23 32 1900 http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/5f638eb10165b1239ddecac7dda60144.PDF f6cda32aba82e71c6b5daba291e76890 PDF Text Text SEAFAllEltS#LOG Octobw 24. 1958 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • :Mlif (->.. •< '.J ' ' -'J'- i f s: jS;:;-:; • 0:' • BACK 5 MORE k..:>' •.. I V -i" I n US RUNAWAYS iT-" r I'l'j -i- Backs SfU Stand. Sa(^ (lef5"tours SIU facilities in New York with American Coal veteran Ben Tagle before heading home. Prado had been in Balti­ more on the Ciudad de la Habana, one of the struck Canadian SIU ships whose Cuban crews were called home when SIUNA exposed strikebreaking. (Story On page 3.) -Story On Page 3 SIU Voting Starts Nov. f story On Page 2 Check Pocf Gains. New York study SUP newspaper report on latest SIU Pacific District contract. Pictured (1 to r) are Don Cooper, Bill Korb, Ken Morford, Antonio Gusino, Fred jpadillo and delegate Dusty Briscoe. 5!- - e If :••' If I •I i :• ... Dad's A Sailor. , Dennis Pages, 2^3. maintains & steady perch in arms of Seafarer Frederico Pages on Visit to SIU headquarters. Pages was checking the ship•jping rules, but says Dennis isn't committing himself yet v «n iVheth»r heTTb4 k^sailor^ Mun. L y •Jilic/iisj.'.i'.'iK-'.V; "i. The recent signing of the first uniform contract agreement for the three member unions of the SIU Pacific District is another notable stride forward on the west coast. For many years there existed three ^Continued ,.v.. A irtaffini • >• separate unions each going their own way with individual welfare, pension and vaca­ tion arrangements, working rules and wage scales. Last year, by negotiating Jointly, the three Pacific District Unions on page 11) . J �SEAFARERS October U. U8t LOG Mobile Tugs Get SIU Vof# Gains Underway Nov. 1st MOBILE—Using SIU deep sea contracts as a guide, two Mobile towing companies have signed new pacts with the Union's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division providing for. wage increases and im--^ proved working conditions, shipments of iron and steel, petro­ Cal Tanner, port agent, an- leum, oyster shells and bauxite m- Voting in the SIU's biennial election will get underway on Sat­ urday, November 1, with 73 quali­ fied candidates on the ballot com­ peting for 38 elective posts. The voting will continue for two months, after which a jjistrict-wlde rank and file taUying committee will count up the ballots. All candidates for the two-yCArterm Arere listed, along with photOs and brief biographies, in a special supplement in the October 10, SEAFARERS LOG. The supple­ ment also contained a sample of the b^ot which will be used In the election, as well as proyisiona of the constitution dealing, with election procedures. Additional copies of the suppl^ rtiCBt are available in headquartera and In all SIU ports for Seafarer* seeking Information on the candi­ dates and on the voting procedure. The Uffgest group of candidates consist of nominees for New York joint patrolman, with 25 men In all competing for eight posts open. Other contests are for Boston pa­ trolman, Philadelphia agent, Balti­ more. patrolman, Tampa agent. Mobile patrolman. New Orleans agent and patrolman, and Houston patrolman. Voting will continue through the end of December in aU ports. helped raise the total. noimced. The Mobile Towing and Wreck­ There were nine vessels paying ing contract. Tanner said, was off during the period, five signed geared to the same wage increase on and only four in-transit ships won by the deep sea men, while hit the port for servicing. From all the contract with the Marine Divi­ indications shipping should con­ sion of the Ideal Cement Company tinue to hold up, with nine ships Before union hiring hails were set up. {obs w^r# fifled through calls for a fiat $17.50 increase per scheduled to show in the next cou­ company-operated "Seamen's Shipping Office," where every­ ple of weeks. In addition to these, month, across-the-board. one was at the mercy of the company shipping master. Preone of the box-type tankers, which Shipping Good currently imdergoing repairs in 1938 photo shows scene outside one office in Nbw York. Shipping for the port for the last is the yard here, may take on a couple of weeks was very good crewGulf during the coming period. with the majority of the men shipped going to India or the Mediterranean on ^ain ships. In fact. Tanner reported, the shipping of men to four vessels to India, the The SIU-A&G District wiU mark its 20th anniversary Ocean Joyce, the Pacific Star, on November 1-with the publication of a feature supple­ Hastings and the Captain Nicholas has the port "beating the ment in the next issue of the SDAFARERS LOG. The 20th Sitinas, anniversary "special" will commemorate the hiatoric progress of bushes"'to get crews, despite the fact that there was a good-sized US merchant seamen since 1938 under the SIU banner. backlog of men on the beach. The Historically, the birth of the SIU-A&G followed less than three Pandora also joined the grain weeks after the founding of the SIU of North America. The trade, but took her cargo to Poland. HOUSTON — The Bloomfield international union was established on October 15, 1938, when the Steamship Company is on its way Port's Tonnage Increased American Federation of Labor convention in Houston issued a new to retaining its rank as the cleanest Imports and exports passing international charter covering seamen and allied marine crafts to in the SIU fieet. A US PubUc through the Port of Mobile last the late Harry Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Health Service sanitation Inspec­ month totaled 1,178,059 tons, an in­ tion Union of the Pacific. In Galveston, Texas gave the The SUP became the West Coast district of the new international crease of 66,000 tons over the pre­ Alice Brown a 99 percent rating. and Lundeberg was elected its first president. Thereafter, vious month. Most of this increase. This was in line with last year's top organizers in Atlantic and Gulf ports sparked the formation of Tanner said, was aitributed to record achieved In last year's PHS Prove Eligibility separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts which, by 1941, were amalga­ grain movement. However, added inspection. mated in one district. For Hospital S Other Ships Clear, Too Bom in a period of violent upheaval in the maritime industry Seafarers being admitted to a O. C. Webster, Vice-President and in the labor movement generally, the SIUNA and SIU-A&G Public Health hospital are of the company, states that until went on to pioneer the wages, shipboard conditions and benefits dliplaced by Rome other SlU-con- urged to carry with them their which are looked upon as commonplace today. The supplement in tracted company, his company will Union book plus proof of eli­ the next issue of the LOG will help recall this 20-year span In mari­ maintain Its slogan, "An SIU ship gibility for SIU benefits; time and labor history as the forerunner of today's conditions—and is a clean ship—and a Bloomfield namely, a record that they have what's yet to come. Three months after the opening ship Is the cleanest of them all." at least 90 days seatime during of the American section of the St. Two other ships, the Neva West the previous year and at least Lawrence Seaway, the number ot and the Margaret Brown, will be one day during the previous six American vessels making use of Inspected upon their arrival in months. Failure to have the the passage has been dwarfed by Houston. Hotlng that these ves­ proper credentials will cause a that of foreign nations. A mere sels are meticulously clean, Web­ delay In payments to the Sea­ nine vessels have passed through ster Is hopeful of 100 percent rat­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to the locks compared to over three ings for both. thousand foreign. The 27-foot Althoughi ineligible to receive a hospital which Is not a PHS SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the Sailors Union of the draft of the Seaway, inadequate a Public Health citation because institution, he should contact Pacific will be voting in December on proposed revisions of for most US vessels, is one reason the company has less than five the Union Immediately. The the union's shipping rules. The new rules, if approved, would for the vast difference in figures. ships, the Bloomfield vessels con­ Union will arrange with the spell out a seniority system'" Canada, which has sent 650 ships tinue to strive for perfection In the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ for shipping somewhat similar bosun's rating and three years as of limited draft down the water­ 168-ltem check by the Service. The lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up to the one existing in the A&G an AB to ship as deck maintenance. way, has been the heaviest cus­ check covers a variety of ship­ the hospital tab for private An appeals system to a joint tomer. Germany, Norway, Great board sanitation items, the major­ District, and would incorporate hospital care, unless it is noti­ union - employer appeals board Britain and the Netherlands follow ity of them dealing with foodthe existing seven-month rule. fied in advance. handling in the galley. would be set up to deal with dis­ in that order. Previously voted in an SUP ref­ erendum, the seven-month rule putes over shipping and seniority .calls for a maximum of 210 days' rights. The shipping rules also Old Friends Meet Once Again continuous service on SUP-manned spell out the duties of delegates. The proposed rules. If adopted vessels. The proposed rules would estab­ by the SUP membership in the lish three seniority classes, A, B forthcoming SUP elections, would and C, with the class A group con­ be the basis for negotiation with sisting of men who have six years the employers in order to secure or more seatime on SUP-manned their approval of the shipping ships. Class B men would have to procedure. have at least one but less than six years' time with the union, or be graduates of the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship which the Oct. 24, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 22 SUP maintains. The class C group would consist of men registered after the union and the employers jointly dsterPAVI. HALL, Secretary-Treasurer mined that the number of "A" and "B" men was insufficient in a given HERBERT BRAND. Editor. BERNABO SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTBCB, IRWIN port. . SPIVACK. AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, ANA. Must Take Jobs TOLE LEVKOFE, Staff Writers, BILL MOODY, One rule calls for class B and Gulf Area Representative. class C men to accept any and all Shipping Report Page 4 jobs offered to them. Refusal to Final Dispatch Page 9 accept such a job without reason- Letters Pages 12, 14 abPe excuse would lead to cancella­ Dollar's Worth Page 7 tion of shipping rights. As in the Personals Page 15 A&G, a 60-day rule would apply to "B" and "C" men. Publlshad MwMkly at Hi* haadquarttra tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Uolen, At­ AiioUief provision of the pro­ ef lantic A oulf Diatrlct, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth posed rules would bar ABs from Avanua. Breoklyn 13, NY. Tai. HYaelnth t-MBO. Saw^nu class postaga paid Old shipmates meet again as Mrs. William Reichord,, wWi doughters Batty, 13,; OBd^Gorol,10j ranaw shipping as ordinaries unless there at tha Fast Ottka In J^Mklyn, NY. undai friendship with SIU steward Jose Aloiwo aboard the Monarch of the Seoi. The iodiei were pleased were no ordinary seamen avaiiab'e. ha Act ef Aug. 34, iyi3. to find Alonzo on hand since he'd lerved them mony times before on Wotermbn trips between Florida 13# The proposals also call for. six 1 yeaesl - seatime -as- AB to obtain- B and their home in Puerto NOVEMBER MARKS 20th SlU BIRTHDAY BlooiAfieM Co. Claims Title As 'Cleanesf Foreign Ships Control Lakes SUP Maps Vote On New Shipping Rules SEAFARERS LOG �Oetobrir 94. 19S8 SEAFARERS Pro-SIU Men Get Gear Off Yarmeuth LOG Page Tbre* MORE SHIPS RETURNING \ J Flag In Cargo Bid WASHINGTON-^A combination consisting of stiff competition from modem foreign-flag tramps and heavy "50-50" grain cargo offerings is stin^ating new interest in "transfer* backs" of Liberty ships from the runaway flag. While not comparable to the spate of re-registrations which took place last spring, the transfer- where "50-50" farm surplus and that have always operated under aid cargoes are available the US flag are in lay-up. hack movement has involved foreign at higher freight rates. The 19 ships that have been in­ five additional ships in the last Up until now the Maritime Ad­ volved thus far, beginning as of few weeks. ministration has accepted Amer­ last February, are the Pegor, Penn The trickle of vessels back to ican-flag registration of these Lib­ Trader, Pacific Pioneer, TaxiarcTi, American registry reflects ' the ertys, citing the fact that the law Galloway, Pacific Star, Penn Ex­ ironic fact that operators of Lib­ permits American registry as long plorer, Wang Trader, Transglobe, erty ships are, in some cases, hav­ as American ownership of the Transyork, Transcape, Robertville, ing a tougher time making ends vessel can be proven. It is no Penn Voyager, Penn Mariner, meet under the tax-free, low wage secret though that many American- Omnium Explorer, Myriam III, Liberian flag than under American flag operators are imhappy about Evicynthia, Eviliz» and National registry where they are protected the transfer-backs while some ships Freedom. by "50-50" law. 19 Break Away Yarmouth crewmemberi ore shown lining op to recover their property which was taken with ship when it fled Washington. DC, All told, so far this year 19 ships have re-registered under the Amer­ to escape SlU picketline. Vessel is currently in a Jacksonville shipican flag or have applications pend­ yard. ing for re-registi-y. Many of these vessels have been purchased by SlU-contracted companies and have been manned by Seafarers. NEW YORK—Two more SIU crews turned in near-perfect Farm surplus disposal programs are largely responsible for the new records when their vessels paid off recently. High on th^ interest in sailing American. There list of clean payoffs were the crews of the Wang Dispatcher have been very heavy shipments of and the Cities Service Miami,"— grain to such countries as India, both of which required ful Pakistan, Brazil and Middle East SAN FRANCISCO—The operation of a nuclear-powered nations. Many T-2 tankers that crew replacements in foreign ports merchant vessel will prove to be a more expensive proposi­ have been dispossessed from the The Dispatcher crew came from tion than that of operating a conventional steamship, the oil trade have also turned to grain Israel and the Miami from Japan cargoes. "Pacific Shipper," a West Coast ^ = when their articles terminated early Sought Gravy Train maritime magazine, claims. efficient design as more experi­ this month. Although both ship Any hopes American shipping ence is gained in operating nuclear Initially, most of the Libertys were on shuttle runs for more than lines migtit tiave had of making a vessels. were transferred to runaway flags a year each, their delegates were MONTREAL—^No further devel­ profit on these vessels, It said, Maritime is now considering de­ beginning in 1954, with operators proud to point to a. record of only would have to rest entirely on very signs involving both surface tank­ hoping to make hay out of the fact one log and less than ten overtime opments have been reported in the strike of the SIU Canadian District generous subsidy allowances from ers and sub tankers as being the that they could hire crewmembefs disputes on the two vessels. against eight vessels previously most economical ways of utilizing at $75 to $100 a month, cut down the US Government. Considering the length of time Basing its findings on a study nuclear power. on maintenance costs and avoid they were at sea, plus the pres­ owned by the Canadian National conducted by a group of marine payment of US taxes to the bar­ sures of the tanker shuttle run, Steamship. Negotiations have been Steam Plant $4 Million • engineers and architects, the The "Pacific Shipper" says, that gain. The gravy train was par­ these records will be very hard to going on for several weeks now in an effort to find a formula where­ "Shipper" published a comparison the initial cost of a conventional ticularly juicy in the fall and beat. by the ships could be transferred of operating costs for two vessels ship of the same size as the Savan­ winter of 1956-57 when the Suez Agree To Arbitrate back to the Canadian flag. The Identical in size > except that one nah would amount to $16.4 million, Canal was shut down. But since would use nuclear power and the of which $4 million would be for last summer, rates have been skid­ Although shipping for the past present owner is the foreign trade other a conventional steam, power the power plant as compared to ding and the foreign-flag Libertys period could be called extremely bank of Cuba. Ships Tied Up plant. the $12 million cost for a du^icate had to compete with many 20,000- good, a large part of it resulted The fuel costs of running the of the Savannah reactor. deadweight ton bulk carriers with from the Mates Union's agreement Of the eight vessels involved, atom-powered ship at sea, it said, The magazine concluded that speeds around 14 and 15 knots. to arbitrate their beef and return seven ships are currently tied up would be $400 less per day than 'a both the Atomic Energy Commis­ The larger, faster ships could haul to work. Almost 400 men landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the conventional ship of copiparable sion and Maritime have overlooked cargo in the open market at rates berths during the last two weeks, eighth, the Ciudad de la Habana, size, the savings resulting from the the high operating expense that below the Liberty ship profit point. 182 of them within a two-day is in Maryland Drydock, Baltimore, use of a small amount of uranium would be borne by an steamship The result has been sporadic period. A total of 15 payoffs, five where her Cuban owners unsuc­ as its fuel source, compared to the company undertaking to run an return of a limited number of sign-ons and 18 in-transit vessels cessfully attempted to put her back heavy tonnage of fuel oil required atom-powered ship. Libertys to the American flag kept business rolling at a good pace in shape for seagoing service. for the conventional vessel. for the port. All the Cuban seamen who had However, this saving would be originally been sent to Halifax to Paying off in the port "were the lost in a $2,950 daily increase in Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Pennant, man the ships have long since been other fixed costs and a $420 rise Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Robin Good- sent home under agreement In daily port fuel costs required fellow, Robin Locksley, Robin Kirk reached between the SIU of North by the nuclear vessel. (Robin); Beati'ice, Frances, Eliza­ America and the Cuban owners. Operation Costs High beth, Suzanne (Bull); Rebecca (In­ The agreement followed SIUN.A The magazine quoted figures tercontinental); Cantigny, CS Nor­ demonstrations against Cuban flag­ The Marine Engineers Beneficial. Organization has been folk, CS Miami (Cities Service) and ships and Cuban government of­ claiming that it would cost $13,925 fices. per day to operate the atom-pow­ authorized to strengthen its national office and to take steps to the Wang Dispatcher (Fairfield). ered ship at sea, $2,550 more than convert the union into a more genuine national organization. The ships were originally struck Beefs Settled the $11,375 daily operating cost of by the Canadian District on July 4, In a membership referen­ Signing on during the period 1957, in a beef over a wage increase the conventional ship. dum completed October 16, local operating costs. were the Robin Kirk (Robin); Alcoa in a contract renewal. In addition to these daily costs, marine engineers called for a forOther principles outlined in the Pennant, Alcoa Runner ( Alcoa); were subsequently sold to the shipowner would also have to convention to write a new consti­ nine guideposts call for maintain­ Sandcaptain (Construction Aggre­ theThey consider the heavy Initial outlay tution embodying the changes. ing the local autonomy Cubam bank for $2.8 million that charac­ gates) and the CS Miami (Cities although Canadian Involved in constructing an atom- The membership vote was 2,128 terizes the MEBA's present had bid struc­ Service). The repair list beef on on them at or abovefirms powered vessel, the magazine said. for the convention and 1,852 ture. The power to make policy that figure. the Robin Kirk was settled with all America's first nuclear-powered is expected to remain vested in the crew repairs being made before Ship, the Bavannah, had a con­ against. The convention will start aroutid convention, which meets every two the ship was signed on. In addition, Be Sure To Get struction tag of some $31 million «rith an initial fuel bill of $1.5 November 15 and continue work­ years, and in the National Execu­ subsistence was paid the crew for ^ Dues Receipts tniUlon. Included in the capital cost ing until a new constitution is com­ tive Committee, consisting of the the time the ship was laid up in Headquarters again wishes to was some $5.6 million spent in de- pleted. The revised text then will business managers of each of the the course of the Mate's strike. remind all Seafarers that pay­ "be submitted to membership re­ locals'. Under the present set-up, glgn and development. Added costs The in-transit vessels were the ments o* funds, for whatever ferendum for approval. locals vote at the convention pome from incidental expenses of Bienville, Gateway City, Beaure­ according to their numerical gard, Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ Union purpose, be made only, ' Changes Due ghoreside facilities, crew training Changes will be made to con­ strength, and each local has one tic); Seatrain Georgia, Savannah, to authorized A&G representa­ gnd the like, raising the total initial form with nine principles laid vote in the council, regardless of New York and Texas (Seatrain); tives and that an official Union cost to around $40 mllion. receipt be gotten at that time. , Proponents of a nuclear-powered down at the MEBA convention in the size of its membership. Young America, Wacosta, Yaka, If no receipt is offered b. sure The MEBA represents about lO,* Afonndria (Waterman); Val Chem to protect yourself by immec.lship, including the Maritime Ad­ 1954. The major change expected ministration, have conceded that will authorize MEBA headquarters 500 engineers in 29 locals on the (Heron); Steel Rover, Steel Maker, .tely bringing the matter to the the initial cost, is very high, but in Washington to collect all mem­ Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts', Steel Voyager (Isthmian); the Cal- attention of the secretary-t-'«'»sclaim that such, costs would he con­ bership dues and assessments and the Great Lakes and - the inland mar (Calmar) and the Bents Fort urer's office. siderably reduced through more remit checks to the locals to pay waterw^s. . (CiUes Service). Study Claims Atom Ship Too Expensive To Run Tanker Shuttle Crews Boast Clean Payoffs •JSl B\ is 'M '1 -I 'il Talks Still On In CMS Ship Dispute MEBA Membership OK's Nat l Set-Up x4\ •'si �Pate Four &EJI.FARERS LOG October 24, 19St SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPIM ROARD October 1 Through October 14, 1958 SIU shipping hit a 15-mnnth high last period, aided in part The only gain in shipping, by seniority group, was for class C, which accounted for ten. percent of the total activity. Class A shipping fell by a number of "re-ships" at the «id of the Masters, Mates & off slightly to 68 percent, and class B, to 23 percmt However, the Pilots' strike. The dispatch total reached 1,192, and affected total shipping for the period showed a gain in the shipping ratio for all three departments across the board. Registratiom rose to a total of 1,290, but all of the increase was in class A registrants. Class B registration fell off slightly. In turn, the figures for men registered on the beach showed the totals up a little also. A total of 210 ships were handled by all ports, covering 48 payoffs, 28 sign-ofis and 134 in-transits. New York, Houston and New Orleans accounted for more than half of the total. (See "Ship Activity" sum­ mary at right.) Seven ports shared in the District-wide shipping rise, among them New York, Philadelphia, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. New York, Mobile and Houston showed the major increases. Baltimore fell way down again, reflecting the erratic nature of ship­ ping in that port. Boston, Norfolk, Lake Charles and all three West Coast ports also declined. Ship Acfmfy Eer Slfo ' la Off! Gas Troas.TOIAi; ioaron ...... 1 1 4 * New York.... 18 it i 38 reslSSwiyww • • V 2 ' 4 13 MHmm ••• 4 4 12 2^ N#rfottl • • • e.p^ 1 1 4 4 SflVflMflll, • « w,• 5 ' • Toaipa — 5 1 MobNo ..... 10 5 5 28 Now Oifeeas. 4 25 * 35 Lake Charles. — * 4 Hosstoo .... 5 3 28 34 Wllmiiigtoa .. — — * 4 Son Praneisco. — 4 4 SeoMo- .^... 1 1 4 > 4 top seniority men (class A) men. Generally, this ratio represents a potential complete turnover of the men on the beach within four weeks. Another index to the Job potential lies in the figures, by port, for men on the beach. They show that eight ports—Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmin^on, San Francisco and Se­ attle—^have lOO or less men on hand in all departments. Boston fol­ lows closely with only 101. Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have fewer than 50 class A men registered. The following is the port by port forecast: Beaton: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . PhUagelpiiia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Should be better... Norfolk: Quiet. . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair... HoMle: Good ...New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . BonstMi: Good; grain is still moving out . . . Wilmington: Quiet . . . San Francisco: , TOTAIS ... 48 Fair . . . Seattte: Fair. ^ " -t 28 134 DECK DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS i Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 2 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 t 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 9 1 37 1 1 9 23 2 8 1 5 4 22 20 64 26 117 1 9 18 27 , 10 7 3 1 4 11 9 133 86 149 49 284 2 34 71 23 128 11 8 117 6 1 4 3 7 5 14 25 — — — 4 3 22 3 32 1 1 — 25 27 10 21 3 M — 7 — 30 -' — — 30 1 7 13 7 67 4 5 16 10 2 1 4 — 34 47 115 17 178 8 22 47 18 37 12 4 — 1 4 5 2 3 2 — 3 — 17 — 2 4 — 5 1 4 _ 1 3 4 1 8 6 10 1 2 4 — — — — 3 1 — 1 1 5 1 — 6 1 8 — 2 8 — 2 1 2 8 2 5 1 I — 5 — — 5 1 2 — 4 — 6 7 — 4 — — — 8 1 1 2 — 4 _ — 11 — 4 2 — 4 26 6 5 6 7 39 1 3 27 27 10 _ 17 1 1 7 6 9 11 3 57 1 .t— 7 11 39 8 2 5 25 11 11 10 1 7 10 40 2 6 73 17 137 2 25 9 46 1 7 15 6 67 47 12 15 — 1 5 6 46 tA _ — 9 4 4 1 1 3 — 1 1 7 2 11 — .— 3 11 3 16 1 — 2 5 2 2 8 9 10 9 31 7 50 3 21 12 8 14 13 45 7 65 2 77 22 35 1 58 1 25 1 — 1 3 50 25 — 1 - —. —. — 1 — 1 1 — 1 — 1 — 2 1 — 1 2 — 14 2 1 1 — 1 2 3 11 — Q g 1 • A IS 4 15 5 3 a 21 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1A V Ate 4wA Aef 9 at — 1 3 5 1 9 2 28 2 2 11 3 3 2 7 3 1 1 9 9 . 19 4i 2 1 5 90 116 39 49 looi 79 187 67 333 10 ,31 37 105 251 63 419 12 78 4 6 20 30 333 78 30 j 441 278 523 101 802 23 Port Boston New York •'-t• Jr ALL 11 48 a Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington. 5 7? 9 1 -8 a ' a Seattle TOTALS a 8 23 18 18 2 g u 229 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Port Boston New York Phiiadelphia Baltimore.....' Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 1 24 70 11 105 19 1 17 1 3 44 5 36 2 4 -— 6 — 2 7 5 — 1 1 • 2 4 25 7 14 23 36 10 3 2 — 1 3 25 2 5 32 1 3 — 4 3 6 1 10 2 3 — 5 62 211 28 301 - Shipped Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 3 9 6 10 25 — 2 3 5 2 11 8 21 — 3 3 6 — — 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 6 8 1 4 6 11 — — 6 6 3 12 8 23 — 2 2 4 2 1 5 8 — 4 1 5 15 59 57 13li I >?.>T CLASS B GROUP 1 b ALL 2 —' 1 1 3 13 5 21 6 8 14 3 8 11 2 3 5 . 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 8 7 5 12 1 _ 1 6 8 12 21 2 1 46 49 2 2 101 CLASS ABC 1 1 — 17 89 21 17 12 14 — 1 21 11 1 5^ 6 1 1 1 5 3 2 8 7 37 7 28 12 1 5 S 29 21 1 2 "i 2 10 39248 101 1 15 — 1 1 — 2 5 1 r — 2 1 1 7 29 *• STEWARD DEPARTMENT - • Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A MM , 1 • •- ^M» • .MM MM. • —• 1 MM MM MM 1 •MM. MM 1 MM . .MM MM. MM MM MM ' MM MM MM • • MM MM. • —M MM MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shaped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0In The BeachCLASSB CLASS A . < GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS' GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 105 251 63 419 12 23 90 116 39 49 100 79 187 67 1 333 .10 6 20 38 333 78 30 441 278 523 101 31 37 78 4 82 211 28 301 15 59 57 131 36 172 40 1 248 6 7 29 39 248 101. 39 388 126 488 43 957 21 136 105 26i 46 40 101 3 101 43 113 257 6 08 287 978 17 13 134 8 68 86 — 62 75 2 72 — 49 49234 80 48 363;283 32 127 t 234 6 268 505 204 977 33 106 174 ,8M 313 288 I 13 88 188 381 234 | 815 22 .78 155 ll^ ,888 lltM •• . . • ! • "m • ^SWAKP GRAND Shipped CLASS A • •, ^ ••-DECK fNGIhm ^ -T-= Wilmington. San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS • Registered CLASS B Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 23 ALL ALL 12 3 ALL 1 4 2 2 2 15 1 18 « 32 21 63 127 48 158 17 221 2 — a 26 2 23 — 25 43 32 88 33 14 105 12 131 12 6 18 11 1 8 1 16 1 1 7—71 8 a 3 2 5 1 9 1 11 f 2 9 12 52 18 31 8 52 1 8 10 21 47 22 64 5 81 3 3 7 Ifi 6 3 ~ -7 — 10 9 13 55 6 26 1 33 1 6 18 1 2 7 — 9 2 4 8 4 5 20 1 26 — 13 12 2 10 — I 12 — - 7 388126 488 43 657 21 136 105 262 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 B 3 Al.T. 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 Af,L 1 3 ATJ. 1 2 2 2 1 ; , , — 8 . 8 2 .... 1 4 14 2 20 1 3 . j . __ 20 24 28 34 10 47 38 121 258 2 91 1 16 20 126 94 17 20 90 10 48 90 2 14 16 18 32 _. 6 4 4 4 11 — 3 3 2 3 10 _ 6 1 23 6 1 1 16 4 3 9 16 1I 6 _ , 4 4 S3 3 24 mmmm 12 6 14 3 15 39 108 4 32 2 2 3 19 24 54 1 6 3 2 12 2 9 5 19 2 10 1 1 1 2 1 10 1 • 'I- 8 6 7 3 1 1 5 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 .. ' 1 — 2 2 — 9 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 — -. 1 2 2 1 8 17 — 2 2 3 2 2 7 2 2 1 1 - 2 10 18 12 7 12 / 55 — 54 22 9 24 31 11 12 9 12 12 31 9 13 4 14 31 11 11 • MM' — 27 21 12 3 15 8 2 11 60 168 — 30 42 37 2 11 2 32 11 6 8 5 21 32 1 7 3 2 1 3 5 2 6 4 2 2 7 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 8 1 1 2 8 2 10 18 5 2 23 — 5 20 — - 2 11 61 -17 4 26 8 8 27 13 9 8 8 10 27 2 1 23 26 — — .2 3 — — 2 4 3 _ 2 i 2 2 1 4 2 I — 1 1 MM' M^ • 2 ' — — 5 2 2 11 MW. 6 80 1 4 13 15 2 3 13 3 2 3 3 9 5 1 — 4 15 6 1 4 4 18 2 2 — 10 10 1 5 8 7 2 6 1 8 1 .A 2 101 17 13 134 164 43 113 257 6 98 287 678 8 68 293 82 75 49 234 80 49 363 49 32 127 234 6 80 2 72 n A. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles • Registered ClASS A TOTAl SHIPPED S/i/ppocf CMSS C GROUP 123 ALL Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 11 17 60 12 89 9 1 2 12 18 1 2 21 1 5 *' — 2 3 5 _ 2 2 25 7 37 5 4 18 6 28 1 2 2 5 4 21 4 29 1 — — 1 _ 1 1 2 — 9 1 10 36 172 40 248 r,f.' 1^1887,^188 mrnm ,11 "HI 164 " �Oetober 24, l»Si SEAFARERS INOime SEAFARER : QUESTION: How do you eopo whh tho language barrier In foreign fountriet? Jeho Urrliia, beeoM In jmt |>bout every port I've hit there'! A 0 m e 0 n e who mow* English. Even when there lin't, the Ameritan dollar can Apeak for you. /uat flash a bUl And you'll tee how qnickly they'll under•tand. Money •cemt to be a universal toiiga#. Pare nv* LOG Automation Chopped Million From US Job Rolls In Year Sesaito B. Presto. OS: It doesn't make much et a difference what port I'm tn. There's always a hotel or a Red Cross or a barber shop where someone ° speaks EngUsh. That's the first place I'U hit after docking. The procedure's Just about the same in every port I've bit so far. WASHINGTON—The much-talked-about threat of automation to US jobs gnd employ­ ment has already arrived—and the recession has given it a big push forward. Figures re­ leased by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Federal Reserve Board show that semiautomat^ factories are pro-"^ ducing more output with less percentage of white collar workers, factory jobs has actually decreased professionals and technicians. AFL.- six percent in the same period, men than ever before. CIO research director Everett M. from 12,700,000 down to 11,900,000. Th« result Is that while factory Kassalow points out that 85 percent Automation has had little Impact output is almost back at the pre- of the unions' membership is con­ on the seagoing side of maritim* ' recession level, the number of centrated in the "blue collar" class. thus far, principally because ships, workers employed in production in­ With the trend toward a higher once built, are seldom revamped dustries Is over one million less percentage of white collar employ­ during their lifetime. However, in than before the recession. That ment, the unions would lose ground the tanker field the building of helps explain why unemployment unless they successfully organized supertankers or enlarging old T-2s ^ X is still over four million despite among engineers, technicians, of­ reduces the number of men em­ Michael Nash, ABt I've found Pedro Jf. Ilarayo, chief steward: the biulness pick-up. fice personnel and others in the ployed in proportion to the amount the Middle East Just about the I have a good knowledge of Span­ In addition, the speed-up of auto­ white collar class. of cargo carried. toughest place to ish, Indonesian, mation is doubly-damaging to the A few statistics dramatize the The same holds true for roll-on get by. But there Filipino and Jap­ strength of trade unions for the trend. Since 1948, US factory out­ and lift-on ships which, with faster are certain things anese and I can simple reason that automation put has increased 35 percent. The turnaround, can carry more cargo that I know how even swear in techniques involve using a higher number of workers employed on over a period of time with the same to say In Just Arabic, so I get amount of crew manpower. Of about every lan­ by OK. Where I course, the roll-ons and lift-ons guage. It's pretty don't speak the have a big impact on the employ­ easy to familiar­ tongue, I'll spend ment of longshoremen. ize yourself and the extra money get around after Some industries that have gone and hire a guide.' a short stay in a in heavily for automation have They're your best new land. done much better than the national protection everywhere you go. average. The producers of trans­ '• 'tf ' ALBANY—^After three months of idleness, American Coal portation equipment—automobiles, X' p Asran Carara, ZaA oookt After Shipping's Coal Miner took on a full crew and a load of grain aircraft and the like-^have in­ Tony Gonxalea, bosun: Getting here for Germany. The crewing of the ship revived the hitting a foreign port I'll generally creased their output 80 percent in along in. Europe is easy because dormant issue of representa-^ look around a the last ten years. The number of there's a lot of fWhile until I find tion of unlicensed crewmem- received on Saturday, October 11 workers in these industries is virEnglish spoken. ja 0 m e o n e who bers employed by ACS. The for a Tuesday, October 14, crewing tually the same today as it was in •peaks English, It's in the Middle 1948. ship sailed Thursday for Europe. date. t'axi-drivers usu­ East that I rim American Coal originally had Actually, there are already more The Coal Miner had been laid Into trouble. Sure ally are sure bets plans to charter from 30 to 80 white collar workers than blue col­ up in July after making a number you can get an because they are of trips in the grain trade. Previ­ ships from the Government for lars in all US industry, including interpreter there, constantly deal­ ously, the company had turned hulk carriage of coal exports to transportation and service indus­ but you've got to ing with visitors. back all of the ships It chartered Europe. But the collapse of the tries as well as factory production. pay well for it In Spanish and from the Government. It has coal export market compelled the The white collars have an edge at and you still Arabic - speaking since purchased a second vessel, company to shelve its program and the moment of 251^ million to 23 Coiuitries I know enough to get by don't know what the T-3 tanker Conoco Lake to return the six ships it had million blue collars, and the trend anyone's saying. on my own. toward white collar employment of Charles, renamed the Coal Shipper broken out. a technical, semi-professional or which was formerly owned by an professional nature is increasing NMU-contracted company. all the time. The SIU and NMU crewmembers Any time there is a recession, who had originally been aboard the this tendency is accelerated. The SAN FRANCISCO — As ex­ Coal Miner when she laid up in July went back to their Jobs ex­ pected, activity was at a cra-vrl less-efficient outdated plants tend The proposed merger between victory in its drive to organize cept for those who could not make during the last two weeks with no to shut down because they are the the 170,000-member Pulp, Sul­ Morton's Frozen Foods Co., a for­ the ship on time for her sailing. payoffs nor sign-ons and only six first to lose money. More efficient, phite and Paper Mill Workers and mer client of the "labor relations" In those instances, relief men were ships in transit, reports port agent automated plants then are in a the 130,000-member Woodworkers service operated by Nathan Shef- put aboard maintaining the ratio Marty Breithoff. Calling in were" position to expand when business Union moved ahead another step ferman. The McClellan Committee that existed on the ship when she the Jean Lafitte and Topa Topa gets better, and the old plants last week when tho executive had charged the company with hir­ laid up. (Waterman); the Texmar and Mary- never reopen in most instances. Some producers also take ad­ board of the Woodworkers ratified ing Shefferman to prevent the The use of reliefs was made mar (Calmar); the Steel Executive vantage a recession slack to a two-year interim agreement. The Packinghouse union from organiz­ necessary by the fact tbat some of (Isthmian) and the Mankato Vlc- modernizeofoverage plants with the Pulp-Sulphite executive board had ing the plant. Subsequently, the the oldtimers who composed the torj' (Victory Carriers). result that fewer workers are fdready acted on the merger pro­ company was sold to Continental original crew had gone to their Some of the old hands on the needed when the enterprise gets posal. The terms of the agreement Baking and, through Shefferman, homes all over the country and beach are W. Davey, N. Vrdoljak, back into full production. pledge the two unions to "aid and landed a "sweatheart" deal with there was. not sufficient time to J. E. Contin, H. M. Wong, B. H. assist" each other and when prac­ the ousted Bakery and Confection­ round them up.. Notification Dawson, F. J. White, R. H. Graf, tical "to participate Jointly in or­ ery Workers Union. of the recrewlng of the ship was T. M. Moriarity and D. E. Bull. Notify Union ganizing workers where such activ­ ity will be beneficial to both or­ On LOG Maii Watchlns The Ships Come in ganizations." Two committees were As Seafarers know, copies of set up by the agreement. One will each issue of the SEAFARERS constitute a mutual aid committee LOG are mailed every two ''dedicated to implementing and weeks to all SIU ships as well as fulfilling the terms of the agree­ to numerous clubs, bars and ment," and to settle all differences. other overseas spots where Sea­ .The other committee will concen­ farers congregate ashore. The trate on outlining the structure procedure for mailing the LOG and administration of a merged involves calling all SIU steam­ organization. ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the X P P basis of the information sup­ The United Auto Workers are re­ plied by the ship operator, three ported as aiming for a $100 million copies of the LOG, the head­ Strike fund before the termination quarters report and minutes of the union's new three-year con­ forms are then airmailed to the tract. UAW President Walter company agent in the next port Eeuther is reportedly preparing to of call. ask the union's 1959 national con­ Similarly, the seamen's clubs vention for tho power to assess get various quantities of LOGs the working membership during at every mailing. The LOG is these three years and for permis­ sent to any club when a Sea­ sion to keep the union's present farer so requests it by notifying $39,000,000 strike fund intact. the LOG office that Seafarers Such a fund is believed necessary congregate there. If the union is going to demand a As always the Union would four-day work week as a solution like to hear promptly from SIU to the industry's growing automaships whenever the LOG and [tion problem. Thus far, the UAW ship's mail is not delivered so Jbas not-confirmed the report tbat the Union can maintain a Crowd lin« pter wall in Recife, Brazil, to greet returning Suwannee Steamship vessels on arrival bock - p-p-.p::'.. day-to-day check on the accu­ t«>Th^ Uifited PAolAvliotiiA Werk^ >kr<port. The ships operate between Recifo^ and Trinidad, BWl. cruising in South Atlantic waters.. racy of its maiMn'g BSts.' lers' scored • a three«to-one NLRB The photo of tM, vpwIPWI.Vvfllppmmg by John "Bananas" Zeirsyi. !• J Coal Miner Sails After Long Lay-Up SF Still Slow • ri i m ,.jil --i �!?"• Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG October C4» 195S41 Rails Open Rate War On Ships p:|.j; WASHINGTON—As was predicted when the "help the railroads" bill passed Congress, the railroads are now going to work to undercut coastwise shipping operations. The Inter­ state Commerce Commission has permitted Eastern railroads to put a number of piecemeal rate ciits cuts into effect, rates" SlU SHIPS AT SEA The crew of the Wang Dispatch­ er extended a vote of appreciation to ship's delegate Edgar King for doing his job in true SlU style under trying and difficult condi­ tions. The vessel has been out for Post pone MM? Pact Hearings r^- m The contract dispute between the'Masters, Mates and Pilots and the member companies of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute is marking time as the first arbitration hearing by AFL-CIO President George Meany has been postponed until October 28. Mea­ ny was originally scheduled to start the hearings on October 21. The AFL=CIO president entered the contract dispute at the request of the Institute, leading to settle­ ment of the walkout on October 7. The Mates had been out for six days against member companies of the Institute demanding im­ provements In various contract fringe benefits and working rules. Wages were not at issue. SlU-contracted Bull, Isthmian and Robin Line ships were affect­ ed by the walkout, but a number of SIU companies, including Wa­ terman, Mississippi and Alcoa, had signed with the union a month earlier. The earlier pact, signed In Mobile, provided improvements in vacations, pensions, penalty pay, overtime and other gains. almost a year now, ship's reporter George Van Etten said, and most of the men will be getting off. However it was a much better trip because of the way King handled his post. Also in line for recognition for doing a top notch job. Van Etten said, is the steward department on the Dispatcher. They put out good meals with fine service consistently in spite of the fact that on many occasions, because of the nature of the run, they lacked fresh stores and were frequently short-handed in personneL ' % % S. Votes of thanks this week also go to the steward department on the SS Rebecca, for their excep­ tional food and service, to the 2nd cook and baker and the crew messman on the Penn Mariner; the electrician on the Del Aires for putting the ship's coffee pots back into shape, and to the galley gangs On the Del Aires, CS Miami, cap­ tain Nicholas Sitinas and the Alcoa Runner. t t It's usually the steward depart­ ment that gets the "vote of thanks" < . but not so on the Steel Rover's last trip. Not because they don't de­ serve it, John Higgins, meeting secretary, care­ fully notes, but because someone else came in for it. First, it was Higgins the men who chipped In to have the TV set re­ paired, and second, the crew mem­ bers who donated for new reading matter. which Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp. has charged are specif­ ically designed to force the SIUmanned coastwise operation out of busine^." • Three cuts, covering the move­ ment of drugs and alcoholic bev­ erages from the Northeast to'Dal­ las, Texas, were cited by Pan At- Seattle Sees Upturn Ahead SEATTLE—Shipping continued on the slow side during the past period as only one vessel paid off here. However the picture should be much brighter over the next two or three weeks as the SS Producer will be in port paying off, and a Liberian-flag ship transferring back to American registry will take on a full crew. Knowings the conditions under which Liberian and other nmaway flag ships are operated, the crew going aboard can probably expect to spend some time in the yards cleaning her up. The City of Alma (Waterman) was the only vessel paying off and signing on during the last two weeks while the Natalie (Intercontinental) and the Seamar, Massmar and the Texmar (Caimar) were in transit. Send Documents On Baby Benefit All Seafarers, who expect to apply for the SIU $200 mater­ nity benefit and are currently eligible for it—having one day's seatime in the past 90 days and 90 days In 19.56—are urged to send in all necessary documents when filing for the benefit. Payment will be made speedily when the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan receives the baby's birth certificate, the Seafarer's marriage certificate and discharges showing eligi­ bility seatime. Photostats are acceptable in place of originals lantic as representative of a whole host of rate-cutting proposals "de­ signed to undercut those of domes­ tic water carriers." The coinpany charged that the railroads "are waging an intensified rate-chop­ ping campaign." Stripped ICC Powers At the time the railroad bill was before Congress, the SIU pointed out that it stripped the Interstate Commerce Commission of ks func­ tion as a watchdog over the com­ petitive nature ot freight rates. By selective rate-cutting on runs where the rMls complete with ship­ ping, the railroads hop^e to drive shipping competition into lay-up, -leaving them free to bid for all coastwise shipping cargoes. The railroads have traditionally cut rates whenever possible— where competing water carriers —even if it meant carrying cargo at a loss, and then made the losses up by keeping rates high on : runs where there is no shipping' competition. The railroad bill passed in the last session of Congress made such : rate-cutting easier when it statedt,^ "Rates by a carrier shall no£ be " held up to a particular level )o , tect traffic of any other mode hi transportation. . ." Up until then; the ICC had authority to consider ship freight rates in fixing railroad freight rates, and the practice had been to give the shipping compa-^ hies-a lower rate on competitive runs because of the irregularities of ship scheduling. , Trucking interests are also pro» testing what they -characterized as "drastic selective rate-cutting'-'! by^the railrbads. 'Job Guide' Boosts Rates; Gosts More For Nothing The mail order gimmick which sells would-be. seamen g manual on "where to get a high-paying job,"^are still with us. Only they too are taking advantage of Inflation with on# New Jersey operator listing^ his merchant marine guide at length of voyage" and finally, "op­ portunity for advancement all thf $2.85 as against the $2 fee way to captain of your own ship." which these "services" usually charge. This and other manuals of its kind cater to those who are taken in by spot ads in the newspapers and magazines offering $400 monthly jobs for beginners. What they fail to specify in their comeon literature is the existence of seniority systems in maritime as well as Coast Guard limitations on the issuance of seamen's papers to newcoihers who have no assurance of employment in the industry. A reply to the New Jersey oper­ ator brings a letter informing the would-be customer that for $2.85 he can get the key to a lifetime of bliss as'a merchant marine: "High base pay with loads of overtime, clean semi-private quarters, choice of one of two menus offered at each meal, choice of any country in the world to visit, choice of Once the customer takes the bait, he receives a list of seamen's unions' addresses plus those of Military Sea Transportation Offices and Coast Guard certification units. He is told to file for sea­ men's papers and report to the un­ ions for employment. Only then does he find out about the severe limitations on the is­ suance of seamen's papers plus un­ ion contract seniority provisions which put the inexperienced new­ comer on the bottom of the list as far as employment opportunities are concerned. Actually, the manuals offer little more than an raterprising indivi^ ual could obtain by consulting « telephone book. But judging by the continued appearance of this ads, there always seem to be new customers, even if the price has gone up. ^ Oil the Winch, Not the Deck ' Oiling the winches, lines and other shipboard gear is an essential function in keeping equipment in good work­ ing order. Just as essential though, is core in applying oil. If it splatters or spills on the deck, take time out and wipe it up before continuing. Otherwise somebody, is liable to take q bad spill that could result in broken bones or other serious injury. So don't forget, "oil the winch, not the deck." Keep the deck around the winches clean and dry, and you eliminote a major cause of shipboard mishaps. 6' • .• • " • ^ .{ i:: - "'v' tv t ft .• •/.S.;,.^v..i.fs. " • 'c' ". -.ihjtti,' t "f^r . V' .".-J.'" ;:V irni.-^ . • y '- .'..^3,- A;!-- J! is a ^are^mL , _ L, mm mm f| �OiWVflr M, Iftt SEAFARERS YODB DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUu* How Long Is Battery's 'Lifetime'? race Here LOG Md, Simplifies Absentee Voting - BALTIMORE—Seafarers who are residents of this state and who expect to be at sea on Election Day, November 4th, are urged to look into the new method for casting absentee ballots the next time they are in port, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. Under this system, a sea­ However, rated members Bethcoaster, Marore and Santore man, or any other voter who port." who register York and signed up again. In transit were will not be in town to vote other ports onintheNew Gulf will find the Santore (Marven); Losmar, on that date, can go down to the Board of Supervisors and file an affidavit that he wiil not be in port on the 4th, and will be given a ballot which he can cast imme­ diately. Sheppard warned that these elections will play an important role in determining future labor legislation. Every union member should make sure he and his fam­ ily does vote on November 4th. They are also urged, he said, to study the slate of candidates checked by the AFL-CIO on their legislative background and give this list their consideration before voting. On the labor front the only major beef in town at present is the shipyard workers' strike at Maryland Drydock. However, they expect to settle this beef in the near future. Although they have been out for a couple of weeks so far, they have the solid backing of all labor in the city and are determined to get their demands. (Ed. note: The shipyard workers signed a new agreement early this week.) Shipping for the port has been on the slow bell during the past period. Baltimore has been an er­ ratic port where shipping is con­ cerned, Sheppard said, and recent weeks have confirmed the trend. A number of vessels are in layup here and they account for the large registration list for the 'Many moderate-Income car owners become Intrigued by full-page •da in magazines touting the virtues of special "wateriess" or "life­ time" batteries. The Federal Trade Commission already has slapped down one advertiser of "life-long" batteries who promised a guarantee of ten years. Now a former distributor of so-called "waterless" batteries, Reader L. B. of La Crescenta, Calif., reveals the inside story behind these claims. He reports, to collect on the 10-year guarantee On these batteries, you actually have to ship the battery to the factory at your own ex­ pense. Then you must wait for the factory to tear down the battery and. determine whether failure was caused by a defect in the battery Itself, or by a bad voltage regulator or generator. The guarantee doesn't apply if the failure was caused by your car (and how can you prove or disprove it wasn't?). One man who .bought one of these batteries has waited more than a month, so far, to find put why his battery failed. The factory kept telliug .hlm it hadn't beeiv. torn apart yet. Another customer has to go to court to try to make the factory live up to the guarantee, this former distributor reports. The battery is supposed to be waterless,, but actually contains a Jelly-like water solution. , Another hoax, used recently by seat-cover manufacturers, mattress manufacturers and filter-tip cigarette advertisers, is the so-called "re­ port by an independent testing company." You've seen this state^ ment on television commercials Je other ads. w Such "tests";prove nothing to us consumers unless we could see the full report and learn how the prod­ uct stood up on all counts, not just those the advertiser selects to tell us about, fiut the high pressure "waterless" battery manufacturer didn't even bother to have "tests made. He simply advertised that he did, as the distributor learned when he wrote to the laboratories. Mr. L. B. says he now wishes he had checked with his bank, attor­ ney or Better Business Bureau be­ fore he invested his money and hopes in this battery business. He advises any workingman who might be thinking of becoming a parttim*^ pr sideline distributor for such a company to make a careful check beforehand. Not only these "long-life" advertisers, but even some well known manufacturers and retailers tend to exaggerate guarantees on bat­ teries, as this department previously warned. WASHINGTON — Increasing Actually, most batteries never get to wear out, but fail for other pressure is reported being brought reasons, most often from overcharging. on the Administration calling for fiar owners generally just have a new battery installed and let it go at that But ignition experts warn that if the battery died early, relaxation of the restrictions on thp mechanic ought to investigate why. A battery's life expectancy trade with Communist countries can be:shortened considerably by improper installation, a loose gen­ in Europe, or at least for loose erator .belt, frayed or damaged wires, a low regulator setting, low regulations comparable to those electrolyte level, corrosion at terminals or cell connectors, or not imposed by Western Europe and using the car much. Even when all the battery needs is a recharge, Japan. According to a recent study by ypur mechanic ought to find out-why it lost its charge. Otherwise, a special advisory committee of you are doctoring the symptom and not the ailment. : A battery tries to signal you before it dies. A frequent need for the Department of Commerce, water is a signal that something is wrong, either with the battery three out of every four business itself or elsewhere in the charging system. Another sign of a sick and trade association executives in­ battery is a slightly raised or buckled cover and bulging sides, in­ terviewed reported they were in dicating it is aging or is being subjected to excessive overcharging. favor of some decontrol on the Excessive white sulphation- indicates a leak in the case, overcharging trade restrictions. or other defect. The only trade of any conse­ ' It is a good idea to have the battery tested with a hydrometer when quence at present consists of US you have your car greased. This is a syringe-like instrument which aid and surplus cargoes to Poland measures the strength of the acid in the cells. It's inexpensive to buy and Yugoslavia, making those if you want to do your own checkipg. But every 3,000 miles, it's wise, countries ship stops for Seafarers. Last year it was noted, the rest to get a voltmeter test. This measures the voltage remaining in the cells. At this time, also have the terminals and cables cleaned and of the free world and Japan lifted their restrictions and put into ef­ t^tened. If you let the electrolyte level fall below the tops of the separators, fect an almost complete decontrol your battery will be damaged. But don't add too much water, since of their trade with the Communist the excess solution will spill thi^gh the vents and attack cables, nations. While the US State De­ partment acceded in this and indi­ cradle and other metal parts.' Overcharging occurs when the voltage regulator Is set too high. On cated it would revise US trade thd other hand, too low a charge rate also wears out batteries pre­ curbs, the department held that maturely. The voltage regulator is a little box under the hood. It it would not go as far as other na­ regulates the flow of electricity from the generator to the battery. tions did. For one thing, the De­ Regulators do get out of order and in any case an difficult to adjust. partment said, the US would not : The dashboard gauge which shows ^e charging rate, called the lift its embargo against trade with ammeter, should show a constant aUcht charge while the car is mov­ Red China. The committee was formed to ing. If the needle remains on the minus side, there may be too many electrical accessoria ih UM at the same time, or the regulator, gen­ provide a basis for support of any erator or other components pf the charging system may be out of order. changes In US trade policy de­ It doesn't pay to delays recharging a we^ battery, as it will wear cided upon by President Elsenhow­ Wt faster than one kept fully charged. Battery manufacturers them­ er. The President Is expected to answer a letter from Soviet Pre­ selves recommend the use of home chargers. Even if a test'shows your battery Is.alniost discharged, don't rush mier Nikita S. Khrushchev re­ td buy a new one. Experts' advise that no battery should be con­ questing closer economic ties be­ demned^ no matter what the reading, if all cells are discharged. The tween .the two nations. It is be­ battmy i^mild be charged ^t and tested again to see if it holds the lieved that this report will play an charge. U the test discloses two cells are charged and one discharged, important part in the final declitm. there is no dQ«bt,ilie .A»t(My IMolectiw a»d ahouUl .bo, reBlacoiLw . SIOIIM,^. much better shipping conditions. Six vessels paid off here during the period, four signed on and 12 were in transit. The Feltore, Marore, Santore (Marven); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Mae . and Emilia (BuU) paid off while the Feltore, Bethcoaster, Yoikmar (Calmar); Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Runner, Al­ coa Polaris (Alcoa); Young Amer­ ica, (Waterman); Steel Maker, Steel Rover (Isthmian); Suzanne (Bull) and the Robin Locksley (Robin). m Biz Groups Press Red Trade Bids '••bm Veteran Seafarer Thomas Tooma looks over LOG chart describing new Social Security beneftts during visit to SlU headquarters with his wife. Tooma h now retired, and is already drawing SlU disability-pension benefit of $150 per month. "It's going to be dull, but the doctors gave the orders." This is the way Seafarer Thomas Tooma reached his decision to give up his life at sea and take it easy on the beach from now oh. Failing health has ended Tooma's 33-year long career at sea as an active union member. A member of the old ISU, Tooma joined the SIU when it was formed in 1938. He has shipped out since then in the steward department, most of the time as chief steward. Not one to sit around and Just be a "dues-paying member," Tooma Joined in most of the Union's beefs and strikes. He was active in the Wall Street strike when the white collar workers called on the "whita caps" for support, and he participated in the 1946 General Strike, to mention just a few. However, like most Seafarers, his best memories are of the sea. One vessel he will always remember, Tooma said. Is the old Robin Adair. It was during the war, he said, while she was enroute to Bandar Shapur carrying food and ammunition. The ship had rounded the Cape of Good Hope, sailed through the Indian Ocean and en­ tered the Persian Gulf with no sign of trouble, when the lookout spotted a sub in hot pursuit. It was a furious chase, but the Adair came through in the clutch. It arrived in Bandar Shapur with its cargo, and only one casualty— the vessel had burned out her engines putting space between her and the sub. His war career also included serving on troop carriers to the Nor­ mandy invasion and the Morrocan campaign. His vessels were under attack many times, but came through without major damage. Tooma likes all ships and runs, but confessed to favoring Robin Line. "In fact," he said, "1 spent almost ten and a half years sailing on Robin Line ships in my time." Tooma will now spend his spare time taking it easy in his home in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife. His biggest troubie, he said, is finding some hobby which will help him pass the time. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consh^t of the following; Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatlme plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can aiHily for and receive the benefit The seatime has to be with SlU-contracted companies. Seafarers who are of age 09 m; over, and also meet the 12-year seatime r^ulremeht pltM tiie Flan's standard eligibility pro­ vision^ <:an also obtain eovcrago under this benefit �}ggAiMnttoe -i'-' ••'' ^i'.-, 'rr ri .V'.'' iv . ., f ^Oct*bcrt«, 19St This II the Mvcnth of a itriM en Amer. Icon trade unions te oppeor in the SEAFARERS LOG. Ue leriei is pr^ , lenrtng a cross-section of Americon yyCy ;: .' ! unionsj their members and airns. y ., y: •>/.;• : : j- •r;-* •'j-'-r- -..v.'-r' •^^'. S#ofe> p;°! I •<iri •^••J • •• II rT s-' I Small, Isolated groups off public employees who |olned hoods during the depression formed whot become the Americon Federotion of State, County and Municipoi Employees in 1936. Todoy the union hos 200,600 membem In o wide voriety of fobs: psychiotrists, loborers, troffic cops, librorions ond mony others. They ore orgoniied in the US, Conodo pnd die Conol Zone in 1;600 locols dvd 60 counciis. . Arnold S. Zonder, one of the eorly organisers of the Wisconsin group chortered os the union's Locol 1, has been president of AFSCME since its creotion. Union heodguorters ore ot 015 Mount Vernon Ploee, NW, Washington, DC. It publishes "The Public Employee," 0 monthly mggcBine. th^~ m hr j lfe:> U- ^ • ' • . ?'• IT" ., y tfi • •• h - • • • '• •% : _ '-k' . ; .' ^ l: ''' "i' f:--•w - >•> 1^i:'- • -- K - •r-.• • • ' ...f: r •"' " i...: ' - . ' - , ir' - • ' _ if- <- m'' Trend toward real collective bargaining by state and local administra^ tions is gaining. Demonstrations like this one,> outside New York's City Hall in 1954, help spotlight demands. jtv- rSi- ' f ;»HE DEPRESSION years which r I gave rise to the trade imion • movement of today presented public employees with one major obstacle besides those faced in private industry. The insecure "security"^ of public employment subjected workers to terrific pres­ sures, since the "boss" was the gov­ ernment itself. Small groups in different parts of the country did speak out for decent conditions, however. Sparkplugged by state employees in Wisr consin, some got local AFL char­ ters, and later functioned briefly as part of the American Federation of Government Employees, which went on to become spokesman for Federal workers other than postal employees. AFSCME became a separate AFL international union in 1936, there­ upon clashing head-on with local government restrictions on employ^ ees' rights to imion representation, to engage in collective bargaining or political activity, and to lake collective action to enforce their demands. As a result, the union' has had to seek legislative rentier • dies in addition to using direct ac­ tion. Despite these obstacles, AFSCME has expanded at a rapid pace. Four years ago it had barely half as ma^ members as it has today. It grew by 27,000 members by merging in 1956 with its CIO counr terpart, the Government and Civic Employees Organizing Committee. As in every union, coordinated organizing eHort has paved the way to collective bargaining be­ tween union and public officials. An outstanding example is the city of Philadelphia, where AFSCME was recently recognized as exclu­ sive bargaining agent for sonle 15,000 employees. Since its demands must invariably come under scrutiny in the news­ papers and before legislative bod­ ies, much of the staff work at AFSCME's headquarters in Wash­ ington concerns minute analysis of government pay and benefit sched­ ules, grievance procedures and personnel ordinances. This has paid off in public recognition that as long as conditions for public workers lag behind those in private industry, the public is the loser, too. Gradually the trend is towaM real negotiations and writtein contracts, Former chief personnel examiner of the Wisconsin Bureau of Per­ sonnel, President Arnold S. Zanider is now a member of the executive board of the AFL-CIQ Miaritime "Trades- Department. Several thousand. AFSCME members em­ ployed by municipal port author­ ities are affiliated with the MTD. . ,:r I' ' '-i" * -K.--'.V . ' JUnion member from local factory gets a hand. .. . < Custodian Ray Schwoegler, m em b ex of from librarian Hutti Shajpiro, an AFSCMEAFSCME local in Madison, Wis., gives locker . Olaf the walrus, a 1,000-pound baby at tho . < New. Yoilt Aquarium, suns hiipself uqder the • �.VJIJC 1 Ifit AEAWAUEBS L0€ •.. ¥w NIM Strike last spring by AFSCME against New York City zoos, musemns and Aquarium prodded recognition of union demands for de­ cent pay schedule. Rented for the occasionnot borrowed from the zoo, live monkeys were : wheeled along picketline in cages. Signs urged the city to "Stop Monkeying With Our Pay!" •-S - When sanitation workers struck for imion recognition in Miami, Fla., the city administration used prisoners from the municipal Jail as strikebreakers. Photo shows prisoners hauling garbage under watchful eye of a motorcycle policeman. Arnold S. Zander, president of AFSCME since it was chartered in 1936, is also member of Maritime Trades Department executive board. f At I • Leveling ground for new street, AFSCME policemen in many cities, as in Omaha, Ne* Lab technician O. Taliaferro belongs to Local ; miMhber Alden Mobley Jockeys truck for New ^ ; bra^a X&^ve); are also part of AFSCME. 171 on IMvers^^ campus at liE^^i^iif^^iJi^sklison, 'hom«'of'APSCME-imtilAl957i??^'^.ifs4i^s4ft^^tChreri.l26ilocals riepresent'p^lice••ttepartmel!ltsh^i^{;t*^5<ifh^fli^M?rStiWt.MaintenalltfiC••Depa^tm«ntiA.:}fe:V|'^^ �SEAFARERS Tag* Tea KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT 'M IThia column U intended to ocQuaint Seafarert with important provision* of the SIV contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarert have any Questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the LOG SIU Wage Scales States On Jobless $ With only five states increasing their unemployment benefits dur­ ing the past year, the Federal un­ Tanker Agreement. Article IV, Section 10. Pumpman. Pumpman's employment compensation program dntlea shall consist of handling earyo, ballast and tank equipment in- going Into effect Monday for vet­ eiudlny all work necessary for the operation and maintenance of caryo erans of the Armed Forces will be plpo lines, room heatinr system and all deck machinery including a welcome blessing to many. Patterned after World War H's tank year on deck, doys on waterticht doors and ports and lifeboat darits. He shall not be required to do ordinary enyine or fireroom "52-20 Club," the new law wUl pro­ vide jobless benefits of $20 a week woih except in line witii his regular duties ... for up to 52 weeks, depending upon the individual states. How­ Tanker Agreement. Article H, Section 27 (b). At sea. when day­ ever, since this is Inadequate to men are switched to sea watches and promoted for the purpose of fully cope with the effects of the replacing men who are injured or sick, they shall recehre the differen­ current recession, the Government is urging the states to take proper tial in pay. measures to improve their unem­ * e e ployment benefits system. Question: If a pumpman has to replace an engine room watchstander, New York is the only industrial does he merely get weekend overtime, or Is he paid OT for all his state having acted in this direction. time he was standing watch? Last year it increased payments from 26 to 39 weeks which, coupled with the temporary 50 per cent This issue arose recently on a T-2 tanker that was on the shuttle Federal aid program, would add run In the Far East and wound up shorthanded in the engine depart­ another weeks of payments. ment both on daymen and watchstanders. The result was that the There are, however, still 18 states pumpman was standing fireroom watches for 23 days and put in for which provide benefits for less 184 hours overtime. than 26 weeks and 22 per cent of The company disputed the overtime, citing as justification Article the nation's total insured live in ir, -Section 27 (b), printed above. According to the company interpre­ these states. A number of these tation, the pumpman was only entitled to weekend overtime since he have programs which date back to was already receiving more pay than the fireman whom he was re­ pre-World War days and have been little altered to meet the rise in placing. The Union argued successfully that Article IV, Section 10, applied wages and cost of living. Eligibility in the temporary Fed­ in this instance since in outlining the pumpman's regular duties, it eral program has averaged 10V6 specifically states "He shall not be required to do ordinary engine or weeks since its initiation last June. fireroom work." Thus, for many workers whose The Union's position was that Article II, Section 27 (b), applied to states insure them for 21 or less other daymen such as wipers or engine utilitymen if the latter are weeks, all forms of unemployment carried. The Union noted that the engine utility, if carried, can be assistance will just about be ex­ "required to replace any unlicensed member of the engine depart­ hausted' by now. The Government ment when said member is sick, injured or missing." Similarly, a is hoping the states will act soon. wiper can be temporarily promoted to fireman or oiler for the same purpose. However, these provisions do not apply to the pumpman who is specifically exempted from doing "ordinary engine or fire­ room work." The result was that the pumpman collated his 184 hours overtime, amounting in this instance to better than $400. SEAFARERS LOG.) Kickbacks By Chandlers Ruled 'Ordinary' Expense WASHENGTON—From now on kickbacks customarily paid by ship chandlers to skippers of foreign tramp ships will be tax deductable as ordinary and necessary business expenses, according to a re^ cent ruling by the Internal amount to the foreign shipmaster's earnings. Revenue Service. In support of the necessity of The practice dates back untold the chandler's paying commissions years in this, country and is also to the shipmaster is the contention found throughout the world, the that the failure to offer such pay­ Service found. It is common on ment will cause the master to seek Liberian vessels. Shipowners are elsewhere for the desired supplies. aware of the practice and recognize Generally, a pre-arranged percent­ it as a "legitimate" business ex­ age of the supply invoice serves pense which adds a considerable as the "commission." In the m' -' f'W p • October U, IMS Far East Line Signs 20-Yr. Aid Agreement WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Board has announced the authorization of a 20-year construc­ tion and operating differential sub­ sidy contract with Pacific Far East Lines, an SlU-Paciflc District con­ tracted operator. The long-range subsidy, wbich goes into effect January 1, 1959, will replace the ciurent 10-year contract the FMB has with Pacific Far East and which would have ex­ pired on December 31, 1959. Under the terms of the new conr tract, PFE will initiate a ship re­ placement program to replace nine vessels, seven Mariners and two C-2s. The C-2s will be replaced by 20-knot Mariners, and the pres­ ent seven Mariners will be re­ placed when they become 20 years old. It is estimated that the new replacement contract _ will cost $131.4 million. In addition to the shipbuilding program, the company also agrees to continue to provide service be­ tween California and Far East ports. This will guarantee a mini­ mum of 47 and a Tiia»imnm of 53 sailings a year. The Government will pay the difference between the building costs in an American shipyard and a ^presentative foreign yard, and guarantee an operating-differential subsidy to enable the line to con­ tinue service in competition with lower cost foreign ships bperating on these roptes. < Dutch, Belgian and Scandinavian yards, which had . provided the yardstick for figuring foreign ship construction costs, may give way to Japanese yards fdr future cost'estimates. . (Ed. note; The following chart gives wages and overtime rates for all unUeensed crewmemhers of dry cargo vessels and tankships. Dry cargo scales are on the left; tankers on the right. Clip this out and keep it as a handy reference in case of need.) DRY CARGO DECK DEPARTMENT Wage OverRating Scale time Bosun (Mariner) $517.04 $2.23 Bosun 463.46 2.23 tCarpenter (Bfariner) 446.48 2.23 tCarpenter 433.85 2.23 AB Maintenance 397.87 2.18 Quartermaster ............... 363.67. 2.18 Able Seaman 363.67 2.18 Ordinary Seaman 282.45 1.70 OS Maintenance — — ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician (Mariner).... $599.26 $2.23 Chief Electrician. 577.48 2.23 Electrician ' — 2nd Electrician................ 537.96, 2.23 Chief Pumpman —' 2nd Pumpman Maintenance... ~ ' 2nd Pumpman Machinist...... ' Unlicensed Jr. Eng, (Day) ,, 46710 2M Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Watch).;. 417.77 2.23 Plumber-Machinist 479.35 2.23 Deck Engineer..... 440.55 2.23 Engine Utility 424.18 2r23 Evaporator Maintenance.386.70 2.18 Oiler .. .................. 363.67 2.18 Oiler-Diesel 393.53 2.18 Watertender . 363.67 2.18 Fireman-Watertender 363.67 2.18 Fireman 363.67 2.18 Wiper '340.42 1.70 Reefer Engineer— (When 1 carried) 537.96 2.23 Reefer Engineer— (When 3 carried) Chief 496.18 2.23 1st Assistant...... 441.32 2.23 2nd Assistant 401.03 2.18 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (Mariner)......$517.04 $2.23 Chief Steward 463.46 2.23 Chief Cook 423.55 2.23 Cook and Baker..... — Night Cook and Baker....;... 417.77 2.23 2nd Cook 376.23 2.18 3rd Cook 359.07 2.18 Messman .;.... 280.28 1.70 Utilityman 280.28 1.70 TA^iKER Wage OverScale time $476.66 $2J8 409.89 375.68 367.68 290.31 340.42 2.18 2.18 2.18 1.70 1.70 $577.48 $2.2$ 500.83 500.83 500.83 2.23 2.23 2.23 416.18 2.18 367.68 2.18 367.68 .2.18 340.42 1.70 $476.66 439.91 434.13 $2.23 2.23 2.23 383.10 280.28 280.28 2.18 1.70 1.70 * For Seatraln Line wage scale, add $7.50 to day cargo scale above on all ratings carried except chief electrician and deck engineer. Seatrain scale tot chief electrician la ISSOgB; for deck engineer, $479.67. < tReceivea $20 additional a month if required to provide own toob. Standby ratea are 02.14, SS.IS and 0203 for the respective overtime groupa. Tramps Again Pitch For Subsidy Grant it. ?a PHILADELPHIA—Tramp shipowners are again pressing demands for Government subsidy aid. The Tramp Ship­ owners Association at its aimual convention heard a deipand for speedy application of Fed- ' eral operating subsidies to the The squeeze on US tramps is tramp field before US-fiag particularly heavy, he declared, in tramping is eliminated by foreign such bread and butter bulk exports competition. as grain and coal, where larger, A number of proposals have more modern and more efficient been made in Congress In recent foreign-flag tramps can cut rates years to subsidize the tramp oper­ bkow the A'meiiean break-even * ?. ators, but such proposals have point. never gotten out of committee up until now. James Anderson, executive sec­ retary of the Association, cited fig­ ures to show that foreign^ tramps Seafarers and- SIU famiUei; carry 70 to 80 percent of Ithe na­ who apply for maternity, hos­ tion's foreigp commerc*. Tho pre­ pital or surgical benefits from ponderance of si)ch cargo on for­ the Welfai-e I^n art urged to eign tramps reflects the growth of keep the Union or the Wel­ bulk cargoes In world trade such fare Plan advised of any as coal, grain, oil, bauMte and iron changes of address while theiri ores, most of which are not carried applications are being pir6(V by conventional cargo liners. essed. Although payments are Tht 1936 Merchant Marina Act, often made by return mail, he pointed out, was passed at a change of address (or illegible time when the liner segment of return addresses) delay them the Industry was relatively more when checks or "baby bonds" important, but today, trlthout sub­ are returned. Those who srS sidizing iHilk cairiers, it would he moving or plan to move ate impossiblo to reach-the 'so percent advised to immediately notify objective set in the 1980 Act. This SIU headquarters mr the Wel­ was that 50 petH^nt of US foreliut fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New comihefce idioiilit bs eairied TOrk,,N¥;V;.sM^ en Amedcsa AiPA • Moving? Notify SiU,Woifaro ^ �OctDltor }4« 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Baltimore Has Lots of 'Em .flfliv I VII wi wiliifiviv, iiwiiiiwMy vfio VI iiiv ww9iV9i nuivwi» vn iriv /^iiuniiw v^vvarg i«»omvio» v anip> jboneyard with more than 60 vessels tied up there for lock of corgo. Twenty-seven vessels of the Idle fleet are pictured tied up at one pier waiting for a reversal in the declining export market. McCarthy Co. Advances In Subsidy Bid WASHINGTON — Tlie first hurdle in its effort to expand pres­ ent shipping activities has been overcome by the T. J. McCarthy Steamship Company, whose ships are manned by the SIU Great Lakes District. A Federal Mari­ time Board examiner has recom­ mended that the company be al­ lowed to continue present opera­ tions if and when it is granted a Government subsidy to maintain Great Lakes-Europe trade. Cars Main Cargo The McCarthy ships presently carry automobiles from Detroit to Cleveland and Buffalo plus bulk cargo between various Great Lake ports. The finding states that the continuation of present operations in addition to foreign commerce would not constitute unfair com­ petition to the other companies in the area. It pointed out that Mc­ Carthy's auto shipping stems from a special arrangement with the Chrysler Corporation while its bulk cargo for 1957 totaled less than one percent of the total avail­ able cargo. AtoWlA/ gCTTV More Benefits For AH (Continued from Page l) obtained substantial gains, particularly through the merg­ ing of their pension plan which resulted in a 25 percent in­ crease in payments to retired West Coast seamen. Now, by the combination of the three existing agreements into one uniform contract common to all, the Pacific District has assured all seamen on West Coast ships an equal share in benefits obtained through negotiations. This equal share will apply to common vacation benefits, to standard general rules where applicable to all three de­ partments. The vacation benefits will be administered joint­ ly, just as the pension benefits are at present, with resultant saving in overhead costs. Coming up in the future are plans for a joint newspaper to replace the three separate publications now in existence, and the merging of three separate welfare plans into a joint fund. Also in the offing is a joint pfiedical clinic for members and their families. All of this is assurance to the members of Pacific District Unions of a stronger organization, better able to serve its membership; To the industry, at large, it is assurance of greater stability, with all three member unions speaking with one voice on matters of importance to the industry and to their membership. It was only three years ago that there was no Pacific District. It's little more than five years from the time that only the Sailors Union of the Pacific represented the SIU of North America on West Coast ships. The Marine Firemen's^nion was then independent. "The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union was in the middle of its long fight to oust the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from control of the steward departments on West Coast ships. Anybody looking at the situation from the vantage point of 1953 would be understandably dubious about predicting stability on the West Coast. But the first major break came in the spring of that year when the Firemen's Union voted affiliation with the SIU of North America. Then the Sailors, Firemen and Cooks, working together, were able to pin complete and final defeat on the Communist-dominated cooks imion. Since then it has been relatively clear sailing for the West Coast seamen with the promise of further benefits in the future for them and a long period of beneficial stability for the industry. . t Automation Arrives The impact of semi-automatic or fully-automatic produc­ tion equipment is becoming more evident in the past year. Official US figures show that US factories are now capable of producing at the peak level of early 1957 with one million less workers than they employed at the time. This development came about as a result of the recession, which speeded the closing of older, less-productive factories. As far as workers are concerned, it is refiected in figures showing that unemployment is continuing in the face of a rapid production recovery. Thus far, maritime has been little touched by these changes, although the development of the "lift-on" ship has had , its impact in the longshore area. But in the long run». maritime too will be faced with the problems created by.,usihglessjjgpi^^ machi^ef^^tp get thp day's. ^ohe. Pare Plerea Organizing Grain Ships Keep Houston Hopping /•.f HOUSTON—While labor councils in California and four other states have been fighting, to prevent the passage of a "right-to-work" law, union members in this state who are" enjoying the "benefits" of such t" a provision, have been striving the four Waterman transfer-tank-, for its repeal. Bob Matthews, ers on the grain run. There were only a few minor port agent reports. The wreck law, he said, is the beefs on the ships, Matthews said, biggest problem on the agenda for but as a whoie, they are coming m the second convention of the Texas very clean with their delegates State AFL-CIO which opened last doing a first class job. Monday. Far from giving a worker the "right-to-work" the law is merely a screen giving the em­ ployer the "right-to-break" labor unions throughout the state. Organizing is continuing in nearly every field in the port. The SIU has leveled its sights on one of the fairly large dredging and towing operators in the port and is making some progress. However, as the drive recently started, there A million dollar sea hunt was is not too much to report on it just launched last week by scientists now. from Columbia University of New Shipping Good York. Leading objectives are a Shipping for the area has been mammoth eel, ten times the size very good in all departments, all of most known specimens, a snail, ratings. A lot of it is due to the whose characteristics have re­ increased amount of grain being mained intact for 300,000,000 shipped from here.to Brazil, India, years and evidence that the Pan­ Pakistan and Haifa. "A tremen­ ama Canal was a natural opening dous" amount is being processed in bygone eras. daily, Matthews noted. A total of 37 ships were serviced in this port during the past period. Five of them paid off, four signed on and there were 28 in-transit ships during the two weeks. Paying off were the Del Valle (Mississippi); Penn Mariner (Penn); Ocean-Ulla (Ocean Trans); Steel Director (Isthmian) and the Alice Brown (Bloomfield). All of these ships, with the exception of the Steel Director, later signed on. Among the in-transit ships to hit the port during the period were the Bents Fort, Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice); Seatrains Texas, New Jersey, Louisiana (Seatraln) and the Almena (Penn). The latter is one of Scientists Hunt Sea 'Monster SIU Man Teaching At Sea School Future engineers and mates at­ tending the Maine Maritime Acad­ emy at Castine, Maine, may not know it but they are getting part of their instruction from an active Seafarei'. The seafaring man in question is John Burrowes, who sails with the SIU in the engine room when not teaching courses, or helping run the bookstore he operates in Port­ land, Maine. A Harvard graduate. Burrowes is now teaching pros­ pective engineers and mates courses in admir­ Burrowes alty law, funda­ mentals of economics and ship's business as well as a course in unions for seniors, so that when they start going to sea, they will know what an OT sheet or a union repair list looks like -and what it means—^plus, of course, the im­ portant role that unions play in the operations of the maritime industry generally. The admiralty law course de­ rives out of Burrowes' attendance at Harvard Law School following his graduation from the university in 1828. He has been sailing with the SIU on and off since 1942, and was Just recently appointed to the Maine AMdemy'a instructional The 11-month cruise aboard a 202-foot three-master will take the expedition to South America, the Caribbean, South Africa, and the Equatorial and South Atlantic. They will also seek to determine the roots of the Andes Mountains, the strength of gravity across the oceans and the reasons for the existence of a mysterious layer of pebbles on the ocean bottom near Cape Horn. The search for the eel stems from the capture of an oversized baby specimen by Swedish scien­ tists in 1953. Its parent is believed to be much larger, big enough to qualify as a "genuine" monster. 72c Is Charge For Canal Swim No wonder the Panama Canal has reported making a profit for the seventh straight year—noth­ ing but fish can use the water­ way for free. "The canal toll collector re­ cently assessed 53-year old Dr. Robert Legge 72 cents for trying to be the oldest to swim the canal. Dr. Legge, a United States Naval physician, swam the 28V^ mile waterway with but one stop, within the time limit, of 24 hours he had set for himself. Dr. Legge should feel some­ what overcharged since accord­ ing to canal authorities, the toU was the minimum rate for a ^'one-ton vessel in ballast." •. 1 1 M '.-1 ^^1 �i Baby Album SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK •' •ft:'- A longtermer on the Norfolk hospital register, F'rancis Boner (ex-Council Grove) has been drydocked there since ruffering paralysis in a 1954 auto accident. He couldn't get by without the care assured by USPHS. Others at Norfolk include Mars Gallop, ex-Orion Comet, who was injured ashore after being assigned th a ship but is getting back Into shape, and Crawford Lightsey, off the Arizpa. Improving despite a heart condition, Lightsey is expecting a transfer to the New Or­ leans hospital. He'll be joining a deck department trio in the Crescent City drydock composed of Thomas Tncker, ex-Del Viento, Jolia J. Harrison, ex-LaSalle, and Gerald Thaxton, ex-Alcoa Corsair. Tucker fell aboard ship, injuring his elbow, but is coming along okay. Drydocked over 18 months, Thaxton lost a leg because of a diabetic condition and should be getting out soon. Harrison is also doing better in the face of multiple injuries, including two broken legs. He had to have a brace made for one leg Thaxton Gallop to help, him get around a bit. Out on the West Coast, Seattle reports satisfactory progress by Phillip St. Marie, who checked in there because of a lung hemorrhage. He had been on the Grain Shipper as chief cook. Myron E. Folts, exOrion Clipper, and Dennis A. Marcoly, ex-Marymar, are two of the latest additions to the San Francisco roster. Marcoly is doing okay after surgery and Folts, who Was injured aboard ship, spent two months in an Indian hospital before he was repatriated. Brother Folts is the father of Susan Folts, who was one of the winners of an SIU college scholarship in 1955. Slow progress Is the word on Charlie Dwyer, SIU hospital delegate at Brighton marine hospital, Boston, who's been in and out of drydock for a couple of years because of a lung ailment. He's in there with Raymond Perry, who was chief cook last trip on the Ocean Dinny. Perry went in for a check-up and found that his ticker was acting up. These brothers and all Seafarers in the haspitals appreciate your mail and personal visits. Stop by to see them and write when you can. Th« foUowing is the latest avallabla list of SIU men in the hospitals: New arrivals AlexarJer Benzuk (top) and Kenneth L Ward vie (or honors here. Alexonder, born June 14, is son of Seoforer and Mrs. Alex Benzoic of Camden, NJ. Young Kenneth, son of Seo­ forer and Mrs. Jomes E. Word of Los Angeles, goes it alone, but his- heort belongs to He Can Cook, Too tfiaai Editor, j 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) • ,,.• .. RH STREET^ADDRESS CITY v .... ZONE STATE .,,,. \ rO.AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are en old tubtcriber and have a change ' of addrast, please glva your former address batowi • " ••"I ADDRESS n, P.ITY ...A. • " ' .• 'V-.V : i- ZONE J- - . .j STATE .y Chief cook Peter Gorvin olso shows talent outside the gal­ ley, as he displays lounge , chair he built and upholstered in spare time aboard the Port-mar. The ^ looks mighty • s Uses SIU 8ot-Up As Union Patforn k stewardv Benlamin Ruclcer.- doleuG** are apprMtated by all' sf the fsBsily. It U always heartwarming %bi know that one's friends an4 shipmates taks.tlmc out to shara In someon* else's grief. Sine*' my beloved mother passed sway on October 7, I have seen an-! other example of the brother­ hood that Is so much a part et ths SIU way of Ufa. H. 8. BiesI Te tile Editor: 1 greatly appreciate your kind attention In forwarding'me the latest LOG. Some time ago 1 requested and promptly re­ ceived your previous Issue. My request was based on the fact that I saUed for 18 years with the Sailors Union of the Pacific, which was my original % 1i union In 1940, then with the Masters, Mates it Pilots and Cites Esperanto finaUy with the SIU Great As World Link Lakes District. To the Editor: Now retired from the sea, I If you could find spact In tiio had experienced great difficulty LOG for a letter from a recent­ discussing anions and union ly-retired member of the SIU, I should like to express some­ thing which I believe would bo of considerable interest to SeatsriacB. If only I had known of Espe­ ranto years ago, I believe my life at sea would have been a more enriching experience. Es­ peranto, as some of you may All letters to the editor for know, is an international lan­ publication in the SEAFAR­ guage. designed to facilitate ERS LOG must be signed, communication between th# by the torifer. Names 'will people of the world. It is not be withheld upon request.. meant to replace other lan­ guages, .but rather to use w^a procedures, but your newspaper; second language. - For anyone who travels to now furnishes convineing proof of my pro-union arguments foreign countries, this would be among these, shoreside stiffs. invaluable. We can all think Thanks a lot for your assistance. when the language barrier pre-' The fellows eagerly pounce vented us from communicating upon the LOG, pass it around our. ideas and thoughts to others. and discuss it in great detail. Just think of how much time I must answer many more argu­ a Seafarer must spend in trying ments than an organizer, but all to. express himself to^ people now agree about the SIU's de­ who do not understand his lan­ mocracy and approve of tha guage. Esperanto is the answer. whole set-up. There are millions of people in The ignorant are being edu­ cated apparently, because many the world who speak .this lan­ of my friends are now beefing guage. You may find them In for reforms in their respective any country In the world and unions and using the SIU as a from every walk of life. Once pattern. Again, thank you for you have learned Esperanto you will be amazed at the new your courtesy. world which has been opeped John J. Tencza up to you. » In each country in the worid, and in most cities, there is ah LOG Helps Him Esperanto delegate who will bh glad to inform you of any father Keep in Touch Esperantists in the area. They To the Editor: I am writing in regard to a are always glad to meet another couple of subscriptions to the Esperantist. It Is one of the SEAFARERS LOG. During the best methods 1 have ever seen time I sailed with the SIU, I for establishing harmony be­ enjoyed the LOG very much, tween different peoples. Esperanto was created in along with all the other SIU1887 by Dr. L. L. Zamenhof of henefits. Now I am ashore because the Bialystok, Poland. It is siinple doctors say so and I also want to learn. Experiments in schools to stick close to my parents. But have shown that Esperanto can I do miss the LOG very much be . acquired in a fifth of the and would like to keep up with time required for learning any the SIU's progress toward a . other language. It could be better life for all American learned in 26 hours of diligent seamen. So if you can, please study. There Is much to be said on send the LOG to me. If there is any charge, please bill me. this subject but rather than go I know the LOG is a special overboard here, I'd like anyone benefit for the members and who is Interested in the idea their families and 1 too want to to contact me. I shall be only too glad to furnish all the in­ contribute to keep it going. Give my regards to Keith formation they wish. My ad­ Terpe, Bull Sheppard, Joe Al- dress is 5065 Cape May Avenue, gina and all the gang and be San Diego 6, Calif. Fred T. MiUer sure to send the LOG to me and to the other address listed. ii. 4 4 It's for another seaman who also misses 'being a Seafarer today. Welfare Assist Smooth sailing to all. Js Appreciated Joseph W. Henry To the Editor: (Ed, note: There is no We wish to extend our sincere charge for receiving the SEA­ thanks to the crew of the Bar­ FARERS LOG, which is sup­ bara Frietchle, which was so ported entirely by membership thoughtful when my husband contributions.) was scalded on the ship while - J, in Honolulu. ^ Thanks also to the SIU wel­ Offers Thanks fare representative who, met my For Condolences husband at the airport in New York, brought him home and To the Editor: I wu'ald like to offer my sin­ did many other nice..things to cere thanks for the kind of ex­ help US- We will always 'oe pressions of sympathy from my greatful that my; husbspid. ;lii(j;ah Union brothers when my moth- . SIU, member. Wnd con.- letters To The Editor USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAI. doddy. MEMPHIS. TENN. BALTIMORE. MD. BUly RusseU Henry Acosta Vincent McNeU T. P. Barbour Luther K. Milton Myron E. Folta Hiclial MlchaUk SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Claude A. Brown A. G. Oporto William J. Kramer A. J. Scheving STATEN ISLAND. NY Raymond E. Dabney Byron J. Ricketts Paul D. Uotta H. J. Schrelner Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isakscn Stephen Dinkel Vincent J. Rizzuto Dennis A. Marcoly A. R. Stevenson Victor B. Cooper Jack Geller Richard Savior Santiago Martinez USPHS HOSPITAL Gorman T. Glaze David A. Schick USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Richard Green Bobby Stalsworth MANHATTAN BEACH, NY J. R. Alsobrook John C. Palmer Everett W. Hodges Wm. J. Stephens Lewis R. Akin* Claude B. Jessup L. Anderson Edourdo Piscopo Charlie Johnson Francis H. Sturgia Woodrow Johnson H. LedweU Jr. Paul W. Seldenberg Manuel Antonana Chas. M. Kellogg Clyde B. Ward • Ludwig Kristiansen Eladlo ArU Woodrow Meyer* William Kunak Paul V. Ward Fortunato Bacmno Thomas R. Lehay VA HOSPITAL Lester C. Lord Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass HOUSTON. TEXAS Warren J. Mclntyre Melvln W. Bass USPHS HOSPITAL B. J. Arsenault J. S. Harmanton Herbert C. Mclssac Matthew Bruno BOSTON. MASS. VA HOSPITAL Jens Madsen Leo Carreon L. J. CampbeU Raymond L. Peny RUTLAND. MASS. Leo Mannaugh James F. Clark* Charles Dwyer Daniel Fitzpatrick J. S. O'Byme Juan Denopra W. P. O'Dea John J. DrlscoU VA DOMICIARY USPHS HOSPITAL Friedof O. FondUs C. Oslnskl THOMASVILLE. OA, GALVESTON. TEXAS George G. Phifer Odls L. Gibba Elmer G. Brewer E. Foreman Jr. John Rawza Joseph Bf. GUlard Winston E. Renny Wm. F. Lawless BALTIMORE CITY HOSPITAL G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranlck BALTIMORE. MD. Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan VA HOSPITAL Simon Eftlme Clarence Hawkins Aimer S. Vlckers CORAL GABLES. FLA. VA HOSPITAL Pon P. Wing . Frank Hemandes Abner Ralford KECOUGHTAN. VA. Boyce Yarborough David Hewson Joseph cm Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORI.EANS. LA. VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAVANNAH. GA. William Bates Leo Lang Thomas W. KilUon' Carey J. Beck Reamer C. Grimes W. A. G. Marjenhoff Louis Bentley Jack Mays USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL John W- Bigwood Philip Mendoza STATEN ISLAND. NY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Claude Blanks WUllam E. Nelson Robert Anderson Edward P. Lessor John J. Cook P. J. St. Msrle Tim Brown Dominic J. NeweU Nicholas Anoustii Boy Le* McCannon Jonas Heldt D. L. Slattery Jack C. Brunson Edward L. Po# Robert W. Bunner Jose R. Moro A. Caragiorgio Winford FoweU Saturnine CaUeJa JOBS Rodriguas Clolse Coats Arthur A. Proulz Mike Chandoha David E. RusseU Clarence A. Dees R. Richardson Warren Conner Jesse Shouts John G. Dooley Henry Robinson Floyd. Dominskl Isaae Sieger William Fisher James H. Shearer Luciano Ghezzo Exequiel Tiong Henry Foy Wm. E. SwUley Luis E. Gutieres Eduardo Tore M. J. Goold Thomas L. Teears Perfecto Hierro Stefan TTzcinsU Herbert E. Grant Gerald L. Thaxton Lawrence P. Hogan Ramon Varela Wayne F. Harris Thomas E. Tucker Leslie Johnston Joseph Wohlets John J. Harrison Ferdinand V. Vigo Oliver J. Kendrick Apron CastUle Alvin C. Headricks James Ward Joseph A. Kramer Frank Mazet John Hrolenok George William* USPHS HOSPITAL James Hudson G. W, Williamson NORFOLK. VA. Henry A. Janicke Cleophas Wright Francis J. Boner Mars GaUop Wooldridge King Charles Wynn Crawford Lightsey Joseph A. Stevens Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. BUTLER, PA. Joseph H. Berger Michael J. Coffer James F. Markel J. V. Bissonet Joseph Ebbole l-ir;.' October M, IIM SEAFARERS LOG Far* Twehre �.••.r=SHv"" •'-•• -^ (Mkibcr 14, l»5t STEEL SURVEYOR (iathmlan), Oct. S—Chairman, P. Shala; Sacratary, J. St. Laurent. Complaint on 2nd mate to bo settled by patrolman. Ship's fund $a5M. No beefs. Suggest dis­ posal of all old eereala—alao suggest tuna Bah on night lunch occaatonally. AZALIA CITY (Pan Atlantic), Oct. 11—Chairman. J. P. Auatbi; Secretary, W. Penka. Eyerything running amooth. ly—no beefa. $3.90 In abip-a fund. Ship'a delegate reatgned: new dele* gate elected. Requeat bathrooma and wadirooma kept clean, alao mfdahip dean eloaad la hot weather. Suggeat return of coffee muga from deck. DSL AIRIS (Miss.), Sept. 3S—Chair­ man, i. Oroen; Secretary, R. Renseme. One man missed ship. Ship's fund $HM. Some logs. Reports ac­ cepted. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be painted. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. and electrician tor flxlng coffee pots. DEL ORO (Mist.), Oct. 4 — Chair­ man, O. OvaTraro; Sacratary, O. Troa- OIL VALLS (Dslta), Sept. SS— Chairman, H. Pstarson; Secretary, J. Clair. XSc ship's fund. No beefs. Re­ quest new ship delegate take reare seeing radio operator about maritlm* news and patrolman about draws and mailing address. ALCOA POINTER (Aicoa), Oct. •— Chairman, D. Krewczyikl; Sacratary. R. Ssdonskl. Report sample of water taken and will be analysed ashore. Several hours ot disputed. One man hoapltallzed In Santos. No becfa. Re­ quest eopa be returned to pentry, and keep pantry clean. DSL MUNDO (MIttlttlppI). Oct. S— Chairman, C. Hancock; Secrotary, L. Prankiln. No beefs. Few hoiurs ot disputed. Ship's fund $93. . Letter to bo drafted re: Allow men 6S yrs. old and 12 years aeatlme in SIU retire without being disabled. Motion made and seconded that carpenter work as carpenter and not carpenter dk. maint. as per agreement. Vote ot thanks to delegate for Job well done. MAS (lull),. .Oct. 7—Chairman, M. Kleiber; Sacretary, R. Tapman. Ship departed without posting sailing board. No launch service for crew on two different nlrtits. Ship's fund S46J4. No beefs. Agree to put In ot for no launch service—no sailing board posted. Discussion on TV re­ pairs. MARORg (Marven). Oct. 11—Chair­ man, R. Nash; Secretary, C. Rerti. Waahing machine needs new motor and repaira cannot be made before Bait. Third mate continuing to per­ form carpenter'a duties on deck. Ot turned In. but not checked by mate yet. Two men getting off under 60day rule. One man quitting. Com­ plaint on old. hard mattress. Request larger fang for foc'sies and additional fan for rec room. Suggest cups bo waAed more thoroughly. Weevils and other crawling insects Inhabiting crackers, dry cereal and other food­ stuffs. captain about correction for late draYa at docking. K 'Bow Lookour iff ff man ffails •varboard, what wovid you dor • By Ssafanr ft. 'Kantucky' Parrf And wbot would you do Iff on ;CSIIonco>', Hollor "mfin offfflcor ffoii ftr ovorb'oord". ovorboordT > Lensfailow. Repair listi submitted— most repairs made. Messball to be painted, Sbmdal paint for awning. Two men short In steward dept. $2 linen allowance. Ship's fund $109. One man mleaed ship. One man In­ jured. Motion to pay ot for any man going down in hold. To purchase $20 worth of magazines next trip. Vote ot thanks to two men working In messhall. Turn In all excesa linen. Dele­ gate explained new wage increase. Loava clean ahlp for next crew. LONCViSW VICTORY (Victsry Car­ riers), Aug. 11—Chairmsn, P. Miran­ da; Secretary, T. Lewis. New delegate elected. Place fruit in ice box. Boson retmests better fan in foc'sle: tee tea and Ismonade. Laundry room to bq cleaned. Put Ud on machine. . Sept. IS—Chairman. F. Taylor;. Seoretary, C. Cadre. To see captain re; fresh stores in Karachi. Some dis­ puted ot. Men can have time off In Karachi but must pay S4.S0 per day to hire shore gang. Motion to run Aedi water One to outer deck for longshoremen to keep them out of crew's quarters. Need new pillows. Usa garbage cans in porL Fix screen door port aft. Need spigot for drink­ ing fountain. See captain about get­ ting fresh stores in Karachi MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Sept. 21—Chairman, L. Pepper; Secretary, J. Dawsen. Repairs made. Need new Ice box tor pantry. Coffeo to be made In um at breakfast time and coffee pots to bs used at stber times. STSEL PABRtCATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 11—Chairman, C. Ruf; Sacre­ tary, L. CeMarsn. All minor repairs made. Water tanks to bs cleaned. Washing machine should be replaced. Patrolman to instruct captain about Instructions for posting sailing board. One man missed ship In NY. One man left ship due to father's illness. Ship sailed short. Ship's fund $42. Reports accepted. Re-elected dele­ gate with Tvto uf tlianks. Motion not to sign articles until tanks are cleaned and washing machine replaced. Ob­ serve quiet when men are asleep. Crew requests better preparation of salads. Toaster to be repaired. Order orange squeezer. SIU Crew Cleans Up Runaway The story is the same, again and again, as Liberian-flag runaway ships come back un­ der the US flag. Thus, when the first SIU crewmen board^ the ex-Omnium Explorer, i.ow the Valiant Explorer, they found a vessel that matched their worst expectations. By now, of course, a good-^ Union crew working imder looked like there weren't any In­ deep tanks failed the marine In­ spection and the ship had to pull Union conditions has brought spections to pass." things closer to par, reports stew­ ard's delegate James B. Elliott. But It was an uphill fight all the way, he adds. The ship is now enroute to Calcutta after « stop at Ceuta for bunkers, "A full crew from the SIU head­ quarters hall found s dirty mess to clean up, plus a stripped ship," EUlott recalled. "Even bunk Ughts and fire axes were missing. It sure WANO ARCHER (He. AHantIc Ma­ rine), Sept. 14—Chairman, J. Shaughnemy; Secretary, P. Bressl. Medical supplies to be checked in States. New man aboard at Karachi. Stores com­ ing aboard at all ports. Captain re­ quests food beefs be brought to him and not the steward. Ship's fund S3. Ot disputed on spoiled grain thrown overboard. Pantryman shifted top­ side. Notify Union concerning food. Boxes are dirty—to be inspected. Beef between steward and chief cook —to be taken care of by delegate. CANTiONY (CttisTssrvlcs), .Oct. II --^etMinnsii, J. Csnnsr, Jr., Sscrstary, T. Drtscsll. CsptolB to pay off ut oM wsgo sealo uota notlBed otborwiso eoavony. No boofA BSBOB OBO sfesiS booBvoo of foSaro to ksnr* for food hSBdlor. MOSBhall to ho atoayoB. OlacuatoB go Bodi ssatebgg hrtas TBB- Crew Kept Busy Boarding her at the Hoboken shipyard, the whole crew worked to get ready for the sailing date. Stores for all departments were received spread over a five-day period. Then, at Albany, rain slowed much of the work as well as the grain loading. Finally, while topping off at Weehawken, the number 4 hold The Heat Has 'Em Beat STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Sspt. 11—Chslrmeii, S. Manning; Secretsrv, R. Brown. Ship's fund $30.29. Dis­ puted ot to be settled. New delegate elected. Suggestion to close laundry room door when using machine after midnight. Saturday & Sunday coffee should be made In um for afternoon coffee time. MARYMAR (Calmer), July 31 — Chairman, J. Labenzi Secretary, 6. iusclolle. Request cable be sent to headquarters re: Brother H. B. Thom­ as injured aboard ship and hospi­ talized in Balboa, Canal Zone 7/20/58. No beefs. Request repair list to get wind chutes and screens for all port­ holes for arrival at Long Beach, Calif. Awguat 24—Chairman, W. Zaletkli Secretary, O. Busclglio. Some ot to WAHO DISPATCHER (He. Atlantis be turned over to patrolman. Motion Marlns), July 23—Chairmen, E. King; made and seconded to post shifting Secretary, D. Van EHan. Donation to ship no later than 9 PM If vessel la be made at next draw for ship's fund. sailing before 8 AM. Hake repair list Headquarters to be notified re: no for NY patrolman. draws and no fresh stores in last port. . One man missed ship—two men short. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Sept. Clarification on tank cleaning time 81—Chairman, S. Rivart; Secretary, J. per freight ship agreement. Three Oenlas. All that got off coastwise men sent home by doctor. Sept. 37—Chairman, E. King; itcvoyage received, penalty cargo bonus, those remaining aboard to collect at rstsry, O. Etten. One man sent home end of voyage. Pictures and letter by doctor. Disputed ot oh tank clean­ sent to LOG. Ship's fund $13.36. No ing and no draw while in port of beefs. One man hospitalized in Dam- Elath. Vote of thanks to delegate for man. Turn In cota before end of voy­ Job well done—also to steward dept. for excellent cooperation and for fins age. Delegates turn In repair list. meals and service. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Oct. 7— WANO FORWARDER (Intsr-Oeean), Chairman, I. Wilson; Sacretary, C. Strlngfeliow. Request not to wear Sspt. 14—Chairman, D. Syktt; Sacra­ wooden shower clogs on deck. No tary, J. Mesill. Beefs to bo taken to beefs. Have stevedore toilet kept in dept. delegates. Nee4 new washing machine. One man short in steward working order. dept. Repair list turned in. Take caro of washing machine. Insufficient OATEWAY CITY (Pan • Atlantic), bathrooms. about cutting Oct. 5—Chairman, H. Cerla; Secretary, atnres. SomeComplaint holding two Jobs. J. Martus. Repair list to be turned Beef about pt men payment. over to patrolman at payoff. No other beefs. $3.13 in ship's fund. Some dls- - WARRIOR (Waterman), Oct. <->> puted ot. Dry stores to be stored F. Blanksnbsrg; Sscrstary, every two weeks becaiue of intense Chairman, M. B. Elliott. Few minor beefs to be heat cai dng weevils. Keep washrOom discussed. Payroll to be mads up clean. Do not write on bulkhekda. throurti midnight Bverythtng Bee captain about keeping door In running smoothly. Monday. Request water bs passageway atbd aide" open for more put on all tables. Discussion on logs elr. Oeffee mugs to be returned t« and safMy. crew pantry. ROYAL OAK (Cities Servlsel, Aus. >S—Chairmen, D. Mefeerti Secretary, 1. Kress. No beefs. B hr. delayed" sailing dlnwted—norlda. Now drteta elected. Request repaira on waabI maohlBe. BtewartPg ratSMbur of milk rcauRa in sooing A urairte. Aajh geat put out 'wbile atm frssk. See Pace Tldrteea SEAFARERS LOG aLORlOA STATf (PMM CamMt). Pat. ia—Cbalnnan, J. McCnmtaj ••» ratary, J. A. Latlla. IMlon made and aaeondad to accept lUp'a delegate ra. part. Sblp'a fund an.Ol, No becfa. •ama dlaputed ot. New diip'e delegato-' Bominatcd. ^ Patrolman to talk wttb cb. englneera and 9nd aast. re­ garding crew, llequeet better grade meat and mora varletp of trulti. - out Into the stream to get them cleaned again. A further complica­ tion was added when company cfflcials themselves tried to work the holds and do longshore work on the ship's stores, as well as cut comers by making repairs. "Our draw money arrives In paper sacks and, of course, only after a few days' delay. Nothing can surprise us anymore," Elliott notes. Ship Shaping Up Now "However, our ship is in good shape now and we feel that the captain has done his best, both with hard work In port and by cooperating with the crew. We were glad to get the new mat­ tresses and fans, and left New York on a high note because of the new raise and vacations. "The feeling of good, solid Un­ ion conditions is fully felt after see­ ing the hole-rldden, sagging mat­ tresses and one-pot galley operated by the runaways. Thanks are duo also to our ship's delegate, G. O'Rourke, who has really been on the ball." Kiowt. Xo-tHEuJS' Mike, crew messman, plays life guard for Gut Liakos (cen­ ter) and George Zelensky as they romp in "swimming pool" aboard Pocifio Carrier on trip to Middle East. "Pool" it for "good swimmers" only. With temperature at 129*, Bill Simpson, AB (left), and Gut Liokos, OS, strip down to shorts. Sitting still proved to be the best woy to beat the heat. In photo ot left, the "snake charmer" is John Ainliti, AB. This b one "snake" ho knows con't bite boclL The trip by tho Poc^c Carrier wot the first one under SIU contract. TM Pocifle Carrier Is the former SS Maurice George. It was the ftion under the SHJ controcl before thot. , .'A- . . �•• .T' ..i^.'-; •' • '4-' SEAFARERS IOC Tonrt^ LOG-A-RHYTHM: One Oood Turn Rates Anether nj-. It WamH^ine At All f'- -By Jolin F. Wunderlich. It's strange, my dear. But true. I are not one, I am two. "• T - •.t: •I il­ ls-: ' •,! . I am a man with the darkest thought; ' A Ttotjjbclieuer in kindness. J am a drunkard, a gambler. " I am vile. I am low, v • -When I am far away from you and the U>orld . >>: That I envy, worship and love, . ,i': ' The world of cleanliness and wisdom ;v That never was mine. >?• Hoping, dreaming, my dear^ Brought me doum. Instead of, up. Bringing me lower. As every dream shattered. But, disillusioned, I turned to you And saw a world of love. Not. overshadowed by the ring Of marching boots. ':i. -s; ' •* 1 Not thrilled ^ By the beat of the drums. Or the shine of steel on naked bayonets. Not shivering with fear, from the rumbling tanks. But no. Your were listening To the soothing effect of a symphony. Then I saw the future; I saw peace. _ ' ^ - s* Now I am tired, sleepy. It's over. And now I can sleep in peace. :*'• JJ. > Goodnight children of tomorrow. The world is yours And it's free. PORTLAND SlU, A&G District I?'- BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. 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Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. 675'4tb Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER ^ Paul HaU ASST. SECREH'ARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck W. HaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volpian. Joint 311 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 Ist Ave Main 0290 WILMINGTON 80S Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96165 Great Lakes District ALPENA . 1218 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY 180 .Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAln 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE -.10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 DULUTH 821 W. Superior St. 'Phone: Randtlph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 92nd St. Phone! Essex 5-2410 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S.... 12814 HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 834 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. _ Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 81714 Cormorant St. ' EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 ^aln St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quehee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Davids St. „• CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebee Phone; 31569 HONOLin.U....51 South Nlmltz Highway SAINT JOHN 177 Princo WilUam St. PHone 502-777 NB OX 2-5431 MONTREAL SUP To the Editor: The ship's delegate on the . J^tCoastal Crusader has asked me to write this as we are due to sail from Port - of - Spain tonight. ^ There' is a Trinidad native down here working on the Suwannee Steamship Company shoregang who is one nice guy. He is always obliging when anyone needs someth'ng in the line of clothes, repairs, etc., and Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAF'ARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. also takes things ashore. He's not the type to charge fOr his services and just won't take a tip of any kind. That kind of person is few and far between in this part of the world. At any rate, he sometimes gets stuck with stuff. He now has some color films he had developed for one of our SHJ men who quit his ship while the films were still in the shop. This local guy is named Alfred Mollineaux and he's anxious to send the film on to the owner, Eddie Hernandez. Perhaps Hernandez; who's off the Coastal Sentry, will see this and get in touch with Molli­ neaux at Western Main Road, Caranage, Trinidad, BWI, about the film. Thanks in advance for your consideration in this matter. Little things like this make for good union relations with the people down here. ' Donald J. Wagner X ^ Urges Extra Aid For Family Men To the Editor: I would like to get the view­ point of the membership on our new pay raise, as I think we overlooked an important thing. I refer to the brother who has a family, and is sick or injured, or gets sick on the beach and is hospitalized, and whose income consists of $21 per week. His wife and children can't live on this. There should be something extra allowed for dependents, which could be added to the $21 per week. This also applies to the brother who is released from the hospital as an out-, patient and is not fit for duty nor eligible for maintenance. He has no Income at all, except for the meal tickets he can get YUPI THERE'S A/UTH/N' LIKE A eopo PAYSWORK^ Id MAKE YOU (500D — Oirtob^ 24; lOSg through the Union, and this still doesn't take care of his family. Cites Errors lit ^ There should be a benefit to Death Notice take care of these brothers. You To the Editor: can find some in every port who I think there is a mistake need our help and deserve it, almut Brother James Ruth in but there is no solution to it thd LOG'S "Final Dispatch" col­ now. Maybe the membership umn on September 12; 1958. has the answer to this and can Brother Ruth was a very goods, offer an idea. friend and Shipmate of mine. BUly Russell : The article states that he was in the deck department and $ there were no Wants to Swap survivors. .' Now this is: Photos Of Ships the correction! To the Editor: James sailed in . 1 have read the SEAFARERS the steward de­ LOG for many years, and I find partment and that it is one of the best papers his mother and of its kind about the sea and father plus a sailors. sister survive I wondered if any of your him. Ruth members would exchange ship I have the photos with me, as I am par­ last Itoown photo of him, which ticularly anxious to obtain a pic­ I- maid'e on his last voyage. As ; ture of the TMT Carib Queen. it is on a color slide, I will have > I would like to hear from any a pi9ture printed from it as soon | Seafarerit interested in swap­ as I can get out of the hospital. | ping photos. My address is 4 to see that his mother ! Clayton Close, Wisbeck, Cam-; andI'd-likc father get a copy and also ' bridge, England. I would be his. close buddy Clarence. I grateful if you would print this might add that James was very letter. proud of his Union, the SIU. Alan A. Lynn Keep the LOG rolling. (Ed. note-. Just to start things H. J. "SUm" For off, we are forwarding a picture (Ed. note: to Brother of the Carib Queen from our Foy for callingThanks this to our atten­ files.) tion. The facts of Brother Ruth's survivors were not • known at the time because, un­ Welfare Helps fortunately, Brother Ruth had not named a beneficiary for the In Nick Of Time Union's records. This required To the Editor: Just recently received word a check to establish his mother both from my doctor and Bon as his next of kin, as well as Secours Hospital in Baltimore involving her appointment as that the SIU Welfare Plan has administratrix of Brother Ruth's once again come to my aid in estate so that she would be able to collect benefits due her. As time of need. This time it was for a com­ the Union has recommended, pound fracture of my left elbow. the membership should fill out It has been six months since the beneficiary cards so that their operation, and although I've beneficiaries can get prompt as­ regained partial use of my arm sistance in time of need.) it 3^ 3^ I cannot straighten it out as fully as I previously had been able to do without a lot of pain. Baby Benefit With that kind of knowledge, Called Unique facing the possibility of having To the Editor: a stiff elbow for life, and with I'd like to express my thanks no future work in sight for me, for the latest benefit that my it's comforting to know I don't husband and I, and our threehave to worry about further ex­ month-old daughter, Gloria penses. I'm proud to be the Marie, have received because of wife of an SIU member and to Richard's membership in the know that the Union is respon­ SIU. sible for all this. We have been happy and There is no lyay for me to grateful many times before for express on paper my feelings other advantages and benefits about the SIU Welfare Plan, but provided by the Union, but I please accept my thanks and should like to express special deepest gratitude for this aid. gratitude for the maternity ben­ May the good Lord bless and efit. It is not only valuable, but keep each and every one of you also demonstrates the Union's for your kind thoughts and gifts interest in the well-being of the to all the members and their Seafarer and his family. Fur­ families. thermore, it is an extraordinary My husband, Robert C. Co- contribution, if not an unique Iyer, will again sail with the one, to the advancement of or­ SIU when I'm able to resume ganized labor. my responsibilities fully here at Thank you all again for your home once again. He is waiting genuine interest in, and the patiently for that day. Thanks able leadership of, one of our to all once again from the bot­ country's most outstanding un­ tom of my heart for your kind ions, the Seafarers International assistance. Union. Mrs. Robert Colyer Mrs. Richard Law .-AMD SiVB YOU THAT FEELINS OF AGCOMPUSHMEA/T — KAJOW Yoa'Rm USEFUL. - lUAT C5/?AAJO f=££I^INa OF HAV/NS .IT'S JUSTSETTiN/G THB DAY STARTBD SO AWipi/L! c'' •pOAjg YOUR. S.MAR6 ..iisfllil » - r V ..J . 7 ^ �Oetobor U, 19SS DIL SUD (Mist.), Oct, f—Chalrmaii, B. Jamat) Sacratary, V. CBrlatit. No liquor or dgarattea to . bo brought aboard In St. Thomaa. Crow warned not to pay oif until all beefs are settled. Ship's fund STS-S?. Movio fund tlOS.41: athletic fund $24.80. New delecate and new librarian elected. Motion to ralTle off old movie pro* lector—use money for new machine— dllference to be taken from ship and moWe funds. Motion defeated. Re­ quest more fresh fruit. Do not throw butts and trash In fruit box. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), $apt. 27—Chairman, W. Dodd; Secre­ tary, F. Johnson. Need more LOGs. Repair , list submitted. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Foc'sles and bathrooms painted. Some trouble with pantry­ man—does not observe sanitary rules A conditions. Motion tliat pantryman not be allowed to sail ' in steward worked. More eoBee perculators needed—steward tg break out anoth­ er. DlseusMoB en aaonlas A form of draws, to be cash or travaUars* ahaeka. PACIFICU8 (Orion), Sept. IS—Chair­ man, J. Tauarti Sacratary, C. Fray, hip returned to the EIU rooently. Everything running smoothly—One crew. Repairs being made. Received new washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food and good aervlce. Discussion on vacation raise. Suggestion to make up by do­ nations, money borrowed from captain by "C" men, who got off without pay­ ing It back. WANO PIONEER (Inter - Ocean), Chairman, L. Smith; Secretary, D. Sachar. Some disputed ot. Do not slam doors. Urge more cooperation between ch. cook and measman. STEEL SCIENTIST (isthmian), Oct. S—Chairman, A. Twckle; Sacratary, P. Omega. S90 ship's fund eonSacatod by customs at Saigon for not being locked prior to arrival In port. Ship's fund now giO. Disputed ot to be taken care of upon arrival In NY. Motion that shipping rules should be revised to make four groups Instead of three,' steward, bosun A elect to be In group. Domestic and drinking tapks to bo cleaned. Suggeston to Install coke machine for cold drinks In hot oUmates. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Sept. II —Chairman, W. Cameron; Secretary, M.' Howell. Ship's fund S3S. Eight bra. disputed ot. One man sick, sent ashqra 1M. NO replacement. Patrolmau'"to check. dept. for one yr. Stores In Houston not satisfactory. Request more milk and lee cream. Ask why sldp can't change course when blowing tubes. Cots covered with soot. Proper attire to be worn In messhaU. Ttim in aU soiled linen. BEATRICE (Bull), Sept. 2S—Chair­ man, C. Kaust; Secratary, B. Joy. No major beefa. Discussion on possibUity of strike; contract demands. In case of strike delegate requested all mem­ bers leave in good order and leave ship In clean condition. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Chairman, P. Travis; Secretary, E. Vacar. Cap­ tain'thanked crew for good trip. Re­ quest new washing macliine. Need port hole fan in bosun's foc'Sle. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Poor water pressure. Need fan in foc'sles; new wringer on machine. DEL SOL (Mlas.), Sept. 7—Chali^ man, H. Fountain; Sacratary, O. Payne. Ship's fund S3S. New dele­ gates elected all depts. PBNN MARINER (Penn Trading), Sept. 27—Chairman, J. Canard; Secre­ tary, S. Bayne. Four men missed ship In Barcelona. Repair list posted —no beefs. Some disputed ot. Wiper promoted to oiler. Disputed ot to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to cook & baker for job well done. YORKMAR (Calmer), Sept. 22 — Chairman, P. Holland; Secretary, R. Lamb. Some disputed ot. Report ac­ cepted. New delegate elected. Crew asked to have ham more often. DEL NORTE (Miss.), Sept. 21 — Chairman, S. Monardo; Secretary, H. Crane. Request delegates report num­ ber of trips on board for all B & C men to patrolmen at payoff. Ship's fund $138.49. Delegate to contact agent to negotiate for reliefs on coastwise trip' adth company. Movie fund $33. $20 refund due on movie machine guarantee. To order films for next trip. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 2—Chairman, R. Wright; Secre­ tary, B. Jenhl.ns. No cota, no Ameri­ can ' currency aboard—-captain had radiogram authorizing local currency. Two men hospitalized. Short three men. Donation made for member fly­ ing home due to illness. Discussion on food stores received In Europe. Have sanitary system and coffee um repaired. Call NY re: obtaining American currency per contract. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), Sept. 27 —Chairman, J. Straka; Secretary, M. Kamlnskl. Two men left In Hamburg due to Illness. Motion to have com­ pany forward mail A not kept 48 hrs. If crew not provided with overaeaa address. Check to see If captain has adequate supply of American money aboard before leaving VS. Poor mail aerWce It limited draws dis­ cussed. cnief steward extends thanks to crew for good cooperation with steward dept. ROBIN eOODFELLOW (R o b I n), Sept. 2$—Chairman, J. Busalaekl; Sec­ retary, B. Landos. Some disputed ot. Two hrs. delayed sailing. Reports accepted. Library to be changed. Need another shelf for liteary. To write letter to Union re: crew's opinion concerning new retirement system. Need fan In bathroom. Everything to be in order to have good payoff. Page PUtMB SEAFARERS LOG NATIONAL LIBERTY (Amar. Water­ ways), Sept. 24—Chairman, W. Mull­ ing; Secretary, P. Bruggnar. Ship to be paid off thru Sept. 28. No logs. Repair lists made up. Five men short —due to Injuries requiring hospitaUzatlon. Disputed ot to be turned over to patrolman. Report accepted. AU fans to be checked by patrolman and replaced. Ship needs fumigating. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Aug. 14—Chairman, T. Yarbrough; Secretary, O. Jackson. Ship's fund SS7.S0. Motion to change present vacation pay period, from 90 days to 60 days. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Sapt. 14—Chairman, L. Pate; Secre­ tary, C. Crabtrae. No beefs, every­ thing running smoothly. Shjp'a fund S63.80. One man missed ship In NO. KYSKA (Waterman), Sept. 21 — Chairmen, P. Qetergeerd; Saerefary, S. Alpede. One man faUed to join ship in Puaan—^picked up replacement in Yokohama: one man hospitalized. Crew to take care of their own beefs. Ship's fund $12.72. Motion to Insulate fan room. Hospital to bo put on re­ pair list. Dlscussloa with steward and his dept. ALCOA BANDER (Alcoa), Sept. 29 —Chairman, W. Barnes; lacretary, O. Annls. Few minor beefs. Spray crew messroom after meeting la over for flies and bugs. Repair list to be turned in also list of men getting off ship. One man getting off. . Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Request change of dairies. -38 qts. of bad milk received. Bequest better cuts of ham. Dlacusaion re: contract requiring S/ hra. notice when quUting ship. CAPT. M. SATINAS (Tramp Ship­ ping), Sapt. 21—Chairman, I. Peacock; Secretary; A. Rudnlckl. Vote of thanks to mate for fixing recreation room for crew. Dlacusaed conservation of fresh water. Ship's fund S27.B0. Some disputed ot. New delegate elected. AU lockers to be eho^ed and re­ paired. Coffee cups to be pantry. Vote of thanks to erow meas­ man. Proud Parents SIT BABY ABBIVALS All of thg follouHng SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. KenneUi Martin, bom September Mrs. Salvatore L. Biondo, Balti­ 23, 1058, to Sparer and Mrs. more, Md. Charles Martin, Union City, NJ. t t t Karen Marie Dnchmann, bora X aKathryn Rodrignei, bora Septem. October 8, 1958, to Seafarer and ber 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Fred H. Duchmann Jr., New Orleans, La. Pablo Rodriguez, Fajardo, PR. ^ X t t t Ronald Lane Kledinger, bora Pamela Jane Reed, bora August 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ October 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert -E. Kledinger, La drew C. Reed, Purvis, Miss. Marque, Tex, 4 * t t t t Alan Toler, bora October 6, 1958, Rickey De Wayne Rains, bora to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Leroy September 17,1958, to Seafarer and Toier, Vineiand, NJ. RL-s. Horace B. Rains, Houston, ^ X. Tex. Patrick Allen Totnis, bora Janu­ t t t ary 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred Benitez, born September Hughes P. Towns, Savannah, Ga. 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs, Al­ tit fred R. Benltez, Bronx, NY, Gwendolyn Ann Padilla, born t t t Charlene Colleen Uorbac, born September 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Padiiia, New Orleans, September 4, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. August Horbac, Newark, NJ. La. t t t Debra K. Brown, bora August 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tim Brown, New Orleans, La. t t t John Paul Kelsoe, bora October 9, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Kelsoe, Springhiil, Ala, t t t Gloria Marie Law is center of attraction following her christ­ ening in Philadelphia. Proud parents are Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Law of that city. The baby was born July 8. John King Your daughter Patty requests t t t that you get in touch with her at Sarah Gray Lewallen, born Sep. 4th St. in Nicerviiie, Florida. tember 3, 1958, to Seafarer and XXX Mrs. Joseph C. Lewallen, Asheboro, Crew, SS Falrland NC. Tomas Ramirez thanks you for ^ ^ & the donation and help in Puerto Jeffrey Mena, bora September 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Rico. He is well now and back in New York. J. Mena, Baltimore, Md. 'I XXX X a. Mary Virginia Condos, bora Sep­ Robert H. Kline Michael John Sovich, born Sep­ tember 20, 1958, to Seafarer and tember 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Please contact Monica Condo at Mrs. George Condos, Wantagh, LI, Mrs. Michael Sovich, Clifton, NJ. 535 Amoi Drive, SW, Atlanta 15, NY. Ga. X X ^ t t t Deborah Prevon, born August 12, XXX Vlto Salvatore Biondo, bora Sep­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roy F. Bill Simpson tember 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Prevou, Gretna, La. You are requested to contact Bill Lowe, SS Cities Service Norfolk (Cities Service), 17 State St., NYC. r'-ai XXX John Poluchovich It is urgent that you contact your brother Alex immediately. •Hie deaths of the follouHng Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Rnfas Freeman, 53: An SIU member since 1939, Brother Free­ man passed away Au^st 6. Death was attributed to natural causes. He had been a patient at the US PubUc Health Service hospital in Staten Island at the time. He sailed in the steward department. Burial took place in Feraclifl Cemeteiy, Hartsdale, NY. His sister. Mrs. Sadie F. Jackson of New York City, survives him. X X % Kenneth R. Jenkina, S3: Brother Jenkins died aboard .the Orion Clipper September 4 of unknown CS MIAMI (CItlas Sarvica), Aug. 24 —Chairman, M. Ohstrem; Secy., A. Janes. Some disputed ot. Ona man hospitalized In BahrelB. Members re­ quested to take care ot ship's prop­ erty. Black gang's picture publlahed In LOG. Ship's fund S11.S0. Some disputed otr-to be referred to patrol­ man. Washing machine to bo re­ paired. Beef on no fruit—to be taken PBNN MARINER (Penn Shipping), up with ateward. Medical suppUes Aug. 7—Chairman, J. Canard; Sacra­ obtained In Bahrein. Discussion on tary, e. Bsyr.3. New delegate elected. future voyage, and termination of Vote of thanks for flowers sent to articles. October 1—Chairmen, J. Lefco; Sec­ brother's mother. retary, A. Janes. Disputed ot to be REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Oct. taken up at port of payoff. To call 4—Chairman, R. Barnes; Secretary, S. Hdqrts. re: non-union men staying on Wright. Some dlimuted ot. Report and determine port of payoff. Ship's accepted. Vote of thanks for fine food fund S14. Each member to donate SI and service. Ship needs fumigating. at draw time for ship's fund. Dis­ puted ot to be settled at payoff. Re­ VALIANT EXPLORER (Ocean Car­ port accepted. All mare Unen to be riers), Oct. 5—Chairman, T. Crawford; turned in to steward. Lock doors in Sacratary, J. Elliott. Delegates, elect­ a^yard. Keys to be turned over to ed. Major stores Items received be­ dept. head. Books A magailnes to be fore departure. Delegates to make returned, packed and lockod away I up repair lists, also pick up shot for new erow. Vote of thanks to cards. Few ot hours disputed. Dla-' ateward dept. and ship's delegate. cusalon on soap shortage & soap pow­ DEL AIRES (MISS.), Sapt. 7—Clisliw ders. Each dept. to share supply on hand; Additional soaps to be requlsl- man, R. Ransame; Sacratary, H. St. imi B4A0. Read ttgned. Observe quiet when men are Oarmsln. asleep. Sougeelng of mcsshails. show- letter re: purser eelllta' zi^rettss tq era A small repalra of Ice box. galley non-crew members tnrJoragn ports. A showers discussed. Screen doors New delegate and troaauror elected. to be locked In port. Gangwap. watch Suggestion tbrTglva crew Ust to guard holds key for messhall at night. Deck at NO In order to ki^ 'StBiilMani off dept. cautions crossing batches In ship. Vote of thanks to geAs and por^r is .ffahgerdus- whilg safgo ' Is 1 steward dept. fw snaoolh ]•lit'!:- IN MMQIZE XXX Tony Bilok William Scott requests that you causes. He' was a Union member reach him at 2519 S. Cuyier Ave., since 1957, sailing in the deck departMent. His body was shipped Berwyn, 111. XXX home to his father, Lloyd Jenkins, Peter Amoren of San Diego, California. Vasco M. Barros XXX Samuel S. V. Carubba Harold A. Thomsen Jfanmie Littleton, 43: Brother Lit­ You have income tax refunds tleton, confined to the US Public waiting for you at Room 201, 403 Health Service Harrison St., San Francisco. hospital in Sa­ vannah, Georgia XXX since 1953, died Salvatore J. Sbriglio September H of Please contact your wife at once multiple acieroat her new address: 9403 Wystono sls. He had been Ave., Northridge, Calif, a Union member !• since April 4, Crew, SS Irenestar 1939, sailing in J. Di Grazia has donated $11.52 the engine de­ from the ship's fund to the LOG. partment. Burial was in the Laurel XXX Grove Cemetery in Savannah. He Henry E. Faile is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Your Union book and seaman's Littleton, of Savannah. papers are being held for you in the Headquarters mail and baggage XXX Leonard A. Marsh, 61: Brother room. XXX Marsh died aboard the Ocean DinMichael Toth ny on August 9 Please contact your sister, Mary as a result of a Witkowski, 216 Bessemer Ave., heart ailment. He joined the Union East Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1941 and served In the en­ Make Checks gine department. Mrs. Mary Marsh, To 'SIU-A&G'_. his wife of Seafarers mailing in checks Youngs town, Ohio, survives or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are Place of burial is. unknown. urged to be sura to make ail of X X X them payable to the SIU-A&G Paul J. Senior, 36: Suffocation District. caused the death of Brother Sen­ Some Seafarers have sent In ior August 1 while he was aboard checks and money orders in the the Choctaw, Joining the Union in names of individual Headquar­ 1945, he galled In the deck depart­ ters officials. This makes for a ment. Cremation took place in problem in bookkeeping which Kobe, Japan. He is survived by his can be avoided if checks are mother, Mrs. Helen CuUey, of made out to the Union directly. Jeffersonville, Indiana. - J/. ,-'y .'3 • 'fA �SEAFAREIIS#U>C i t"-|in" m I :•'• • I L/:.I: If I p, - Ir1 I I ^'r • I" J •'•i.t • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Subsidy Group Continues War On New Applicants More samples of the efforts of the clique of subsidized companies to limit the growth of the American Merchant Marine have come to light in the past two weeks. They tend to confirm the arguments presented by the SEAFARERS LOG in the October 10 issue that the large subsidized companies * are inimical to the best inter­ pitch that it is not necessary to in additional vessels being placed the Far East runs. ests of the merchant marine. have 50 percent participation on a onThe LOG article had pointed out Support for the SIU viewpoint given trade route, and that the also came from another ctuarter Government should be satisfied when the "Journal of Commerce," with less than the objectives of the New York shipping newspaper, merchant marine act. said as follows in an editorial in its .. In answer to this, the FMB counsel declared that on the com­ Wednesday, October 15 edition: "There is good reason why the bined trade routef involved US FMB" (Federal Maritime Board) participation has never exceeded "should favor more rather than 35 percent at any time and that fewer 'chosen instruments' in the "none of his testimony" (by the ocean trades. It is a simple matter US Lines witness) "demonstrates of fairness to 'et as many operators convincingly that the low partici­ participate in the subsidized liner pation on these trades routes could trades as practicable. And in time. be accepted as adequate AmericanCongress may come around to the flag service." US Lines had also been the sole view that some form of subsidy for objector to the establishment of tramping services is justified." One example of the subsidy a joint Isthmian-Matson Far East clique's attitude was reported in service which would have resulted the October 10, "SIUNA Washing­ ton Report." The report cited Lykes Brothers, a large subsidized operator, as opposing States Marine's application for a subsidy on Trade Route 13 on the ground that existing service supplied by Retiring on pension recently Lykes was adequate for that route. from the Sailors Union of the Pa­ Lykes then turned around and cific were Whitman Hyde, John asked the Federal Maritime Board Mikkelson and Lee Ballard. Hyde, to increase the number of its own who intends to relax with his wife subsidized sailings on the route and family and with that monthly from 52 to 56 a year on the ground pension check, .expresses the senti­ that present service was inade­ ments of all three when he says, quate. "Thanks for a job well done:" Similarly, United States Lines $ j; has been fighting tooth and nail SUP'S Portland and Seattle against a recommendation by an homes are due for a face-lifting. FMB examiner which would give Low bids for painting the buildings Isbrandtsen the right to operate on have been accepted. The oldtimers' the US East Coast-Europe run dur­ ing winter months when the Lakes apartments in both building^^ will are frozen over. The recommenda­ also get a new coat of .paint, the tion came as part of Isbrandtsen's cost of which will be shouldered bid for a Lakes-to-Europe subsidy. by the Welfare Fund. » The examiner's position was sup­ If you don't believe that^ 16ported by the FMB's public counsel as maintaining continuity of serv­ foot shark can be snared with a ice in the winter and providing lasso, ask any of the crew of the more adequate services on this run. SS Oregon, writes ship's delegate "US Lines," a Washington news A. De Los Reyes-in the "Marine service reported, "was the only in- Fireman," publication of the Ma­ tervenor to participate in the hear­ rine Firemen's Union. The crew ing and is the predominant US was treated to a free performance flag operator over the proposed while at anchor in the Philippines. Isbrandtsen subsidized service." The native captor told the boys As in its opposition to States that type of shark had no teeth Marine, US Lines agidn made the and was harmless. Most of the crew how the clique, which monopolizes the greater part of Government funds, persistently opposes the ex­ pansion of the American Merchant Marine by attacking any and every other subsidy applicant. The net effect, is to keep the merchant marine small and weak while a few companies control the disposi­ tion of Government subsidies. As the LOG article put it. "The major subsidized companies . . . do not want to see any growth in the American-flag merchant marine unless the growth takes place ex­ clusively within their own orbit. They are the enemies of an expand­ ing merchant marine." AMONG OUR AFMAm Wf. (•i: '^y Fresh Linen Aboard m M> • wf m ; f-ir- '• ' SP • 'fe:. .ti; P^M:U SUP member Ken Morford keeps a close eye on his fooling as ; he carries two bundles of fresh linen aboard APL's President Taft during here recent stop-over here In NY. The vessel completed back to the West Coast soon. were content to take his word for it. 4- 4" 4" Everything is peaceful aboard the SS Matsonia now that the waitresses have their mirrors, reports the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. They'd been ask­ ing for them for some time which simply goes to prove once again that when the gals want something bad enough, they get it. 4 4* Forty-five candidates, an un­ usually high total, are competing for 18 slots as the Marine Fire­ men's Union, began its annual elec­ tions October 1. The polling will continue for 00 days. President Sain Bennett is nmning unop­ posed, while Incumbent Jack Hatton and W. W. Jordan arc vicepresidential candidates. Lakes' Ship To Operate AsShowBoat DETROIT — The SIU Great Lakes District cruise ship Canadiana was sold at auction early this week after the vessel was sued by her crew for non-payment of wages. The successful bid for the $75,000 ship was a low $28,500 offered by a Toledo, Ohio, businessman, Gordan Vizneau. Vizneau said he planned on using the ship as a showboat, complete with refresh­ ments and entertainment., at' a home dock in Toledo for .nine months of the year, and as an excursion boat for the other three months. Although final acceptance of the successful bid is up to the Federal District court which ordered the auction, it is believed it wUl be accepted on the recommendations of the vessel's owner and the union. The only alternative would be to accept bids for separate installa­ tions on the ship The Canadiana made headlines early in August when she was struck by a swiaginf dratvbridge in Toledo, -•••.v-s,'' - SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU fnembership meet­ ings art ., 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: October 29 November 12 November 26 December 10 Backlog Up In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES — The city's Central Labor Council voted last week to seek the appointment of a delegate from the Firefighters Union to the post of chief of the city's fire department, Leroy Clarke, port agent reported. The present chief is retiring next month, and the unions would like to see a union member fill that job. Shipping for the period was very slow. There were only a handful of ships calling into port over the last two weeks with the result that there is a fairly large registration list. Outside of the usual Cities Service tankers, the only other vessels in the area were the Del Campo (Mississippi) and the tug Abbie R (Blue Stack Towing). Tankermen on the beach here are hopeful that shipping wiU pick up shortly in order to supply seasonal needs for heating oil in the north­ east. The heavy shipments should start soon. US To Build Roil-onsif Go's Won't Noting the failure of the marltime industry to heed previous re­ quests, Vice-Admiral John Will,' commander of the Navj''s Military Sea Transportation Service, has warned that unless industry begins building roll-on, roll-off ships, the Government itself will huild them for MSTS operation. Admiral Will made the latest developments known at a merchant marine con-ference in San Francisco last week, Construciion Urged The construction of roll-on rolloff ships has been urged upon the industry as part of the merchant vessel replacement program, for which large Federal appropriations have been designated. Despite Gov­ ernment willingness to subsidize^ construction, the operators have been reluctant to participate be­ cause the ships are considered a poor investment. The operators have maintained that these types waste vital cargo space. Vehiclestrucks, tanks, jeeps—cannot be stacked, while lift-on or standard vessels are able to stack regular cargo so as to make full use of storage space. Container Ships Preferred Container or lift-on ships, fa­ vored by many segments of the in­ dustry, are deemed undesirable for military purposes because of the special equipment needed at both tejmtnals of a ship's route. PanAtlantic and Seatrain are the only lines presently employing • such vessels. Two years ago the Government chartered the Carib Queen as the first full-sized traUership. The con­ verted LSD made several runs be­ fore abandoning operations due to excessive cpsts. Admiral Will has indicated that if the Government should build its own ships, the Navy would be obli­ gated to use them first before allo­ cating cargo to private vessels. ; k, •\ /•, • 'ii !('• Giving Father A Hand ( j-iLI.. ••••• .J 'H''If. V.'>| • • I i I When the erew of the Beatrice paid off In SIU headquarters recently, George ond Manuel DeJeiut decided to come alongand help their rather, Seofarer Armando Garcia DeJesus, (stand- : Ing) and chief Cook ^ed Turok (sitting) gather their gear. Crew if , Apwoff ln Jialafter shlp waitledup by^otes Union stHke» � 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 24, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ’50-50’ LURES BACK 5 MORE US RUNAWAYS SIU VOTING STARTS NOV. 1 MOBILE TUGS GET DEEP-SEA GAINS SUP MAPS VOTE ON NEW SHIPPING RULES RUNAWAY SEEK US FLAG IN CARGO BID STUDY CLAIMS ATOM SHIP TOO EXPENSIVE TO RUN TANKER SHUTTLE CREWS BOAST CLEAN PAYOFFS COAL MINER SAILS AFTER LONG LAY-UP RAILS OPEN RATE WAR ON SHIPS BIZ GROUPS PRESS RED TRADE BIDS UNIONS OF AMERICA STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES GOV’T PRODS STATES ON JOBLESS $ FAR EAST LINE SIGNS 20-YR. AID AGREEMENT TRAMPS AGAIN PITCH FOR SUBSIDY GRANT ORGANIZING, GRAIN SHIPS KEEP HOUSTON HOPPING SUBSIDY GROUP CONTINUES WAR ON NEW APPLICANTS US TO BUILD ROLL-ONS IF CO’S WON’T 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 10/24/1958 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. XX, No. 22  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/33b0c3c72f7ecd9f707ff88fcc69ec9e.PDF f6cda32aba82e71c6b5daba291e76890 PDF Text Text SEAFAllEltS#LOG Octobw 24. 1958 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • :Mlif (->.. •< '.J ' ' -'J'- i f s: jS;:;-:; • 0:' • BACK 5 MORE k..:>' •.. I V -i" I n US RUNAWAYS iT-" r I'l'j -i- Backs SfU Stand. Sa(^ (lef5"tours SIU facilities in New York with American Coal veteran Ben Tagle before heading home. Prado had been in Balti­ more on the Ciudad de la Habana, one of the struck Canadian SIU ships whose Cuban crews were called home when SIUNA exposed strikebreaking. (Story On page 3.) -Story On Page 3 SIU Voting Starts Nov. f story On Page 2 Check Pocf Gains. New York study SUP newspaper report on latest SIU Pacific District contract. Pictured (1 to r) are Don Cooper, Bill Korb, Ken Morford, Antonio Gusino, Fred jpadillo and delegate Dusty Briscoe. 5!- - e If :••' If I •I i :• ... Dad's A Sailor. , Dennis Pages, 2^3. maintains & steady perch in arms of Seafarer Frederico Pages on Visit to SIU headquarters. Pages was checking the ship•jping rules, but says Dennis isn't committing himself yet v «n iVheth»r heTTb4 k^sailor^ Mun. L y •Jilic/iisj.'.i'.'iK-'.V; "i. The recent signing of the first uniform contract agreement for the three member unions of the SIU Pacific District is another notable stride forward on the west coast. For many years there existed three ^Continued ,.v.. A irtaffini • >• separate unions each going their own way with individual welfare, pension and vaca­ tion arrangements, working rules and wage scales. Last year, by negotiating Jointly, the three Pacific District Unions on page 11) . J �SEAFARERS October U. U8t LOG Mobile Tugs Get SIU Vof# Gains Underway Nov. 1st MOBILE—Using SIU deep sea contracts as a guide, two Mobile towing companies have signed new pacts with the Union's Harbor and Inland Waterways Division providing for. wage increases and im--^ proved working conditions, shipments of iron and steel, petro­ Cal Tanner, port agent, an- leum, oyster shells and bauxite m- Voting in the SIU's biennial election will get underway on Sat­ urday, November 1, with 73 quali­ fied candidates on the ballot com­ peting for 38 elective posts. The voting will continue for two months, after which a jjistrict-wlde rank and file taUying committee will count up the ballots. All candidates for the two-yCArterm Arere listed, along with photOs and brief biographies, in a special supplement in the October 10, SEAFARERS LOG. The supple­ ment also contained a sample of the b^ot which will be used In the election, as well as proyisiona of the constitution dealing, with election procedures. Additional copies of the suppl^ rtiCBt are available in headquartera and In all SIU ports for Seafarer* seeking Information on the candi­ dates and on the voting procedure. The Uffgest group of candidates consist of nominees for New York joint patrolman, with 25 men In all competing for eight posts open. Other contests are for Boston pa­ trolman, Philadelphia agent, Balti­ more. patrolman, Tampa agent. Mobile patrolman. New Orleans agent and patrolman, and Houston patrolman. Voting will continue through the end of December in aU ports. helped raise the total. noimced. The Mobile Towing and Wreck­ There were nine vessels paying ing contract. Tanner said, was off during the period, five signed geared to the same wage increase on and only four in-transit ships won by the deep sea men, while hit the port for servicing. From all the contract with the Marine Divi­ indications shipping should con­ sion of the Ideal Cement Company tinue to hold up, with nine ships Before union hiring hails were set up. {obs w^r# fifled through calls for a fiat $17.50 increase per scheduled to show in the next cou­ company-operated "Seamen's Shipping Office," where every­ ple of weeks. In addition to these, month, across-the-board. one was at the mercy of the company shipping master. Preone of the box-type tankers, which Shipping Good currently imdergoing repairs in 1938 photo shows scene outside one office in Nbw York. Shipping for the port for the last is the yard here, may take on a couple of weeks was very good crewGulf during the coming period. with the majority of the men shipped going to India or the Mediterranean on ^ain ships. In fact. Tanner reported, the shipping of men to four vessels to India, the The SIU-A&G District wiU mark its 20th anniversary Ocean Joyce, the Pacific Star, on November 1-with the publication of a feature supple­ Hastings and the Captain Nicholas has the port "beating the ment in the next issue of the SDAFARERS LOG. The 20th Sitinas, anniversary "special" will commemorate the hiatoric progress of bushes"'to get crews, despite the fact that there was a good-sized US merchant seamen since 1938 under the SIU banner. backlog of men on the beach. The Historically, the birth of the SIU-A&G followed less than three Pandora also joined the grain weeks after the founding of the SIU of North America. The trade, but took her cargo to Poland. HOUSTON — The Bloomfield international union was established on October 15, 1938, when the Steamship Company is on its way Port's Tonnage Increased American Federation of Labor convention in Houston issued a new to retaining its rank as the cleanest Imports and exports passing international charter covering seamen and allied marine crafts to in the SIU fieet. A US PubUc through the Port of Mobile last the late Harry Lundeberg, then secretary-treasurer of the Sailors Health Service sanitation Inspec­ month totaled 1,178,059 tons, an in­ tion Union of the Pacific. In Galveston, Texas gave the The SUP became the West Coast district of the new international crease of 66,000 tons over the pre­ Alice Brown a 99 percent rating. and Lundeberg was elected its first president. Thereafter, vious month. Most of this increase. This was in line with last year's top organizers in Atlantic and Gulf ports sparked the formation of Tanner said, was aitributed to record achieved In last year's PHS Prove Eligibility separate Atlantic and Gulf Districts which, by 1941, were amalga­ grain movement. However, added inspection. mated in one district. For Hospital S Other Ships Clear, Too Bom in a period of violent upheaval in the maritime industry Seafarers being admitted to a O. C. Webster, Vice-President and in the labor movement generally, the SIUNA and SIU-A&G Public Health hospital are of the company, states that until went on to pioneer the wages, shipboard conditions and benefits dliplaced by Rome other SlU-con- urged to carry with them their which are looked upon as commonplace today. The supplement in tracted company, his company will Union book plus proof of eli­ the next issue of the LOG will help recall this 20-year span In mari­ maintain Its slogan, "An SIU ship gibility for SIU benefits; time and labor history as the forerunner of today's conditions—and is a clean ship—and a Bloomfield namely, a record that they have what's yet to come. Three months after the opening ship Is the cleanest of them all." at least 90 days seatime during of the American section of the St. Two other ships, the Neva West the previous year and at least Lawrence Seaway, the number ot and the Margaret Brown, will be one day during the previous six American vessels making use of Inspected upon their arrival in months. Failure to have the the passage has been dwarfed by Houston. Hotlng that these ves­ proper credentials will cause a that of foreign nations. A mere sels are meticulously clean, Web­ delay In payments to the Sea­ nine vessels have passed through ster Is hopeful of 100 percent rat­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to the locks compared to over three ings for both. thousand foreign. The 27-foot Althoughi ineligible to receive a hospital which Is not a PHS SAN FRANCISCO—Members of the Sailors Union of the draft of the Seaway, inadequate a Public Health citation because institution, he should contact Pacific will be voting in December on proposed revisions of for most US vessels, is one reason the company has less than five the Union Immediately. The the union's shipping rules. The new rules, if approved, would for the vast difference in figures. ships, the Bloomfield vessels con­ Union will arrange with the spell out a seniority system'" Canada, which has sent 650 ships tinue to strive for perfection In the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ for shipping somewhat similar bosun's rating and three years as of limited draft down the water­ 168-ltem check by the Service. The lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up to the one existing in the A&G an AB to ship as deck maintenance. way, has been the heaviest cus­ check covers a variety of ship­ the hospital tab for private An appeals system to a joint tomer. Germany, Norway, Great board sanitation items, the major­ District, and would incorporate hospital care, unless it is noti­ union - employer appeals board Britain and the Netherlands follow ity of them dealing with foodthe existing seven-month rule. fied in advance. handling in the galley. would be set up to deal with dis­ in that order. Previously voted in an SUP ref­ erendum, the seven-month rule putes over shipping and seniority .calls for a maximum of 210 days' rights. The shipping rules also Old Friends Meet Once Again continuous service on SUP-manned spell out the duties of delegates. The proposed rules. If adopted vessels. The proposed rules would estab­ by the SUP membership in the lish three seniority classes, A, B forthcoming SUP elections, would and C, with the class A group con­ be the basis for negotiation with sisting of men who have six years the employers in order to secure or more seatime on SUP-manned their approval of the shipping ships. Class B men would have to procedure. have at least one but less than six years' time with the union, or be graduates of the Andrew Furuseth School of Seamanship which the Oct. 24, 1958 Vol. XX, No. 22 SUP maintains. The class C group would consist of men registered after the union and the employers jointly dsterPAVI. HALL, Secretary-Treasurer mined that the number of "A" and "B" men was insufficient in a given HERBERT BRAND. Editor. BERNABO SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HERMAN ARTBCB, IRWIN port. . SPIVACK. AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, ANA. Must Take Jobs TOLE LEVKOFE, Staff Writers, BILL MOODY, One rule calls for class B and Gulf Area Representative. class C men to accept any and all Shipping Report Page 4 jobs offered to them. Refusal to Final Dispatch Page 9 accept such a job without reason- Letters Pages 12, 14 abPe excuse would lead to cancella­ Dollar's Worth Page 7 tion of shipping rights. As in the Personals Page 15 A&G, a 60-day rule would apply to "B" and "C" men. Publlshad MwMkly at Hi* haadquarttra tha Saafarara Intarnatlonal Uolen, At­ AiioUief provision of the pro­ ef lantic A oulf Diatrlct, AFL-CIO, *75 Fourth posed rules would bar ABs from Avanua. Breoklyn 13, NY. Tai. HYaelnth t-MBO. Saw^nu class postaga paid Old shipmates meet again as Mrs. William Reichord,, wWi doughters Batty, 13,; OBd^Gorol,10j ranaw shipping as ordinaries unless there at tha Fast Ottka In J^Mklyn, NY. undai friendship with SIU steward Jose Aloiwo aboard the Monarch of the Seoi. The iodiei were pleased were no ordinary seamen avaiiab'e. ha Act ef Aug. 34, iyi3. to find Alonzo on hand since he'd lerved them mony times before on Wotermbn trips between Florida 13# The proposals also call for. six 1 yeaesl - seatime -as- AB to obtain- B and their home in Puerto NOVEMBER MARKS 20th SlU BIRTHDAY BlooiAfieM Co. Claims Title As 'Cleanesf Foreign Ships Control Lakes SUP Maps Vote On New Shipping Rules SEAFARERS LOG �Oetobrir 94. 19S8 SEAFARERS Pro-SIU Men Get Gear Off Yarmeuth LOG Page Tbre* MORE SHIPS RETURNING \ J Flag In Cargo Bid WASHINGTON-^A combination consisting of stiff competition from modem foreign-flag tramps and heavy "50-50" grain cargo offerings is stin^ating new interest in "transfer* backs" of Liberty ships from the runaway flag. While not comparable to the spate of re-registrations which took place last spring, the transfer- where "50-50" farm surplus and that have always operated under aid cargoes are available the US flag are in lay-up. hack movement has involved foreign at higher freight rates. The 19 ships that have been in­ five additional ships in the last Up until now the Maritime Ad­ volved thus far, beginning as of few weeks. ministration has accepted Amer­ last February, are the Pegor, Penn The trickle of vessels back to ican-flag registration of these Lib­ Trader, Pacific Pioneer, TaxiarcTi, American registry reflects ' the ertys, citing the fact that the law Galloway, Pacific Star, Penn Ex­ ironic fact that operators of Lib­ permits American registry as long plorer, Wang Trader, Transglobe, erty ships are, in some cases, hav­ as American ownership of the Transyork, Transcape, Robertville, ing a tougher time making ends vessel can be proven. It is no Penn Voyager, Penn Mariner, meet under the tax-free, low wage secret though that many American- Omnium Explorer, Myriam III, Liberian flag than under American flag operators are imhappy about Evicynthia, Eviliz» and National registry where they are protected the transfer-backs while some ships Freedom. by "50-50" law. 19 Break Away Yarmouth crewmemberi ore shown lining op to recover their property which was taken with ship when it fled Washington. DC, All told, so far this year 19 ships have re-registered under the Amer­ to escape SlU picketline. Vessel is currently in a Jacksonville shipican flag or have applications pend­ yard. ing for re-registi-y. Many of these vessels have been purchased by SlU-contracted companies and have been manned by Seafarers. NEW YORK—Two more SIU crews turned in near-perfect Farm surplus disposal programs are largely responsible for the new records when their vessels paid off recently. High on th^ interest in sailing American. There list of clean payoffs were the crews of the Wang Dispatcher have been very heavy shipments of and the Cities Service Miami,"— grain to such countries as India, both of which required ful Pakistan, Brazil and Middle East SAN FRANCISCO—The operation of a nuclear-powered nations. Many T-2 tankers that crew replacements in foreign ports merchant vessel will prove to be a more expensive proposi­ have been dispossessed from the The Dispatcher crew came from tion than that of operating a conventional steamship, the oil trade have also turned to grain Israel and the Miami from Japan cargoes. "Pacific Shipper," a West Coast ^ = when their articles terminated early Sought Gravy Train maritime magazine, claims. efficient design as more experi­ this month. Although both ship Any hopes American shipping ence is gained in operating nuclear Initially, most of the Libertys were on shuttle runs for more than lines migtit tiave had of making a vessels. were transferred to runaway flags a year each, their delegates were MONTREAL—^No further devel­ profit on these vessels, It said, Maritime is now considering de­ beginning in 1954, with operators proud to point to a. record of only would have to rest entirely on very signs involving both surface tank­ hoping to make hay out of the fact one log and less than ten overtime opments have been reported in the strike of the SIU Canadian District generous subsidy allowances from ers and sub tankers as being the that they could hire crewmembefs disputes on the two vessels. against eight vessels previously most economical ways of utilizing at $75 to $100 a month, cut down the US Government. Considering the length of time Basing its findings on a study nuclear power. on maintenance costs and avoid they were at sea, plus the pres­ owned by the Canadian National conducted by a group of marine payment of US taxes to the bar­ sures of the tanker shuttle run, Steamship. Negotiations have been Steam Plant $4 Million • engineers and architects, the The "Pacific Shipper" says, that gain. The gravy train was par­ these records will be very hard to going on for several weeks now in an effort to find a formula where­ "Shipper" published a comparison the initial cost of a conventional ticularly juicy in the fall and beat. by the ships could be transferred of operating costs for two vessels ship of the same size as the Savan­ winter of 1956-57 when the Suez Agree To Arbitrate back to the Canadian flag. The Identical in size > except that one nah would amount to $16.4 million, Canal was shut down. But since would use nuclear power and the of which $4 million would be for last summer, rates have been skid­ Although shipping for the past present owner is the foreign trade other a conventional steam, power the power plant as compared to ding and the foreign-flag Libertys period could be called extremely bank of Cuba. Ships Tied Up plant. the $12 million cost for a du^icate had to compete with many 20,000- good, a large part of it resulted The fuel costs of running the of the Savannah reactor. deadweight ton bulk carriers with from the Mates Union's agreement Of the eight vessels involved, atom-powered ship at sea, it said, The magazine concluded that speeds around 14 and 15 knots. to arbitrate their beef and return seven ships are currently tied up would be $400 less per day than 'a both the Atomic Energy Commis­ The larger, faster ships could haul to work. Almost 400 men landed in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and the conventional ship of copiparable sion and Maritime have overlooked cargo in the open market at rates berths during the last two weeks, eighth, the Ciudad de la Habana, size, the savings resulting from the the high operating expense that below the Liberty ship profit point. 182 of them within a two-day is in Maryland Drydock, Baltimore, use of a small amount of uranium would be borne by an steamship The result has been sporadic period. A total of 15 payoffs, five where her Cuban owners unsuc­ as its fuel source, compared to the company undertaking to run an return of a limited number of sign-ons and 18 in-transit vessels cessfully attempted to put her back heavy tonnage of fuel oil required atom-powered ship. Libertys to the American flag kept business rolling at a good pace in shape for seagoing service. for the conventional vessel. for the port. All the Cuban seamen who had However, this saving would be originally been sent to Halifax to Paying off in the port "were the lost in a $2,950 daily increase in Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Pennant, man the ships have long since been other fixed costs and a $420 rise Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Robin Good- sent home under agreement In daily port fuel costs required fellow, Robin Locksley, Robin Kirk reached between the SIU of North by the nuclear vessel. (Robin); Beati'ice, Frances, Eliza­ America and the Cuban owners. Operation Costs High beth, Suzanne (Bull); Rebecca (In­ The agreement followed SIUN.A The magazine quoted figures tercontinental); Cantigny, CS Nor­ demonstrations against Cuban flag­ The Marine Engineers Beneficial. Organization has been folk, CS Miami (Cities Service) and ships and Cuban government of­ claiming that it would cost $13,925 fices. per day to operate the atom-pow­ authorized to strengthen its national office and to take steps to the Wang Dispatcher (Fairfield). ered ship at sea, $2,550 more than convert the union into a more genuine national organization. The ships were originally struck Beefs Settled the $11,375 daily operating cost of by the Canadian District on July 4, In a membership referen­ Signing on during the period 1957, in a beef over a wage increase the conventional ship. dum completed October 16, local operating costs. were the Robin Kirk (Robin); Alcoa in a contract renewal. In addition to these daily costs, marine engineers called for a forOther principles outlined in the Pennant, Alcoa Runner ( Alcoa); were subsequently sold to the shipowner would also have to convention to write a new consti­ nine guideposts call for maintain­ Sandcaptain (Construction Aggre­ theThey consider the heavy Initial outlay tution embodying the changes. ing the local autonomy Cubam bank for $2.8 million that charac­ gates) and the CS Miami (Cities although Canadian Involved in constructing an atom- The membership vote was 2,128 terizes the MEBA's present had bid struc­ Service). The repair list beef on on them at or abovefirms powered vessel, the magazine said. for the convention and 1,852 ture. The power to make policy that figure. the Robin Kirk was settled with all America's first nuclear-powered is expected to remain vested in the crew repairs being made before Ship, the Bavannah, had a con­ against. The convention will start aroutid convention, which meets every two the ship was signed on. In addition, Be Sure To Get struction tag of some $31 million «rith an initial fuel bill of $1.5 November 15 and continue work­ years, and in the National Execu­ subsistence was paid the crew for ^ Dues Receipts tniUlon. Included in the capital cost ing until a new constitution is com­ tive Committee, consisting of the the time the ship was laid up in Headquarters again wishes to was some $5.6 million spent in de- pleted. The revised text then will business managers of each of the the course of the Mate's strike. remind all Seafarers that pay­ "be submitted to membership re­ locals'. Under the present set-up, glgn and development. Added costs The in-transit vessels were the ments o* funds, for whatever ferendum for approval. locals vote at the convention pome from incidental expenses of Bienville, Gateway City, Beaure­ according to their numerical gard, Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ Union purpose, be made only, ' Changes Due ghoreside facilities, crew training Changes will be made to con­ strength, and each local has one tic); Seatrain Georgia, Savannah, to authorized A&G representa­ gnd the like, raising the total initial form with nine principles laid vote in the council, regardless of New York and Texas (Seatrain); tives and that an official Union cost to around $40 mllion. receipt be gotten at that time. , Proponents of a nuclear-powered down at the MEBA convention in the size of its membership. Young America, Wacosta, Yaka, If no receipt is offered b. sure The MEBA represents about lO,* Afonndria (Waterman); Val Chem to protect yourself by immec.lship, including the Maritime Ad­ 1954. The major change expected ministration, have conceded that will authorize MEBA headquarters 500 engineers in 29 locals on the (Heron); Steel Rover, Steel Maker, .tely bringing the matter to the the initial cost, is very high, but in Washington to collect all mem­ Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Coasts', Steel Voyager (Isthmian); the Cal- attention of the secretary-t-'«'»sclaim that such, costs would he con­ bership dues and assessments and the Great Lakes and - the inland mar (Calmar) and the Bents Fort urer's office. siderably reduced through more remit checks to the locals to pay waterw^s. . (CiUes Service). Study Claims Atom Ship Too Expensive To Run Tanker Shuttle Crews Boast Clean Payoffs •JSl B\ is 'M '1 -I 'il Talks Still On In CMS Ship Dispute MEBA Membership OK's Nat l Set-Up x4\ •'si �Pate Four &EJI.FARERS LOG October 24, 19St SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPIM ROARD October 1 Through October 14, 1958 SIU shipping hit a 15-mnnth high last period, aided in part The only gain in shipping, by seniority group, was for class C, which accounted for ten. percent of the total activity. Class A shipping fell by a number of "re-ships" at the «id of the Masters, Mates & off slightly to 68 percent, and class B, to 23 percmt However, the Pilots' strike. The dispatch total reached 1,192, and affected total shipping for the period showed a gain in the shipping ratio for all three departments across the board. Registratiom rose to a total of 1,290, but all of the increase was in class A registrants. Class B registration fell off slightly. In turn, the figures for men registered on the beach showed the totals up a little also. A total of 210 ships were handled by all ports, covering 48 payoffs, 28 sign-ofis and 134 in-transits. New York, Houston and New Orleans accounted for more than half of the total. (See "Ship Activity" sum­ mary at right.) Seven ports shared in the District-wide shipping rise, among them New York, Philadelphia, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. New York, Mobile and Houston showed the major increases. Baltimore fell way down again, reflecting the erratic nature of ship­ ping in that port. Boston, Norfolk, Lake Charles and all three West Coast ports also declined. Ship Acfmfy Eer Slfo ' la Off! Gas Troas.TOIAi; ioaron ...... 1 1 4 * New York.... 18 it i 38 reslSSwiyww • • V 2 ' 4 13 MHmm ••• 4 4 12 2^ N#rfottl • • • e.p^ 1 1 4 4 SflVflMflll, • « w,• 5 ' • Toaipa — 5 1 MobNo ..... 10 5 5 28 Now Oifeeas. 4 25 * 35 Lake Charles. — * 4 Hosstoo .... 5 3 28 34 Wllmiiigtoa .. — — * 4 Son Praneisco. — 4 4 SeoMo- .^... 1 1 4 > 4 top seniority men (class A) men. Generally, this ratio represents a potential complete turnover of the men on the beach within four weeks. Another index to the Job potential lies in the figures, by port, for men on the beach. They show that eight ports—Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmin^on, San Francisco and Se­ attle—^have lOO or less men on hand in all departments. Boston fol­ lows closely with only 101. Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have fewer than 50 class A men registered. The following is the port by port forecast: Beaton: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . PhUagelpiiia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Should be better... Norfolk: Quiet. . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Fair... HoMle: Good ...New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Slow . . . BonstMi: Good; grain is still moving out . . . Wilmington: Quiet . . . San Francisco: , TOTAIS ... 48 Fair . . . Seattte: Fair. ^ " -t 28 134 DECK DEPARTMENT Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Registered CLASS A Shipped CLASS i Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 2 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 t 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 9 1 37 1 1 9 23 2 8 1 5 4 22 20 64 26 117 1 9 18 27 , 10 7 3 1 4 11 9 133 86 149 49 284 2 34 71 23 128 11 8 117 6 1 4 3 7 5 14 25 — — — 4 3 22 3 32 1 1 — 25 27 10 21 3 M — 7 — 30 -' — — 30 1 7 13 7 67 4 5 16 10 2 1 4 — 34 47 115 17 178 8 22 47 18 37 12 4 — 1 4 5 2 3 2 — 3 — 17 — 2 4 — 5 1 4 _ 1 3 4 1 8 6 10 1 2 4 — — — — 3 1 — 1 1 5 1 — 6 1 8 — 2 8 — 2 1 2 8 2 5 1 I — 5 — — 5 1 2 — 4 — 6 7 — 4 — — — 8 1 1 2 — 4 _ — 11 — 4 2 — 4 26 6 5 6 7 39 1 3 27 27 10 _ 17 1 1 7 6 9 11 3 57 1 .t— 7 11 39 8 2 5 25 11 11 10 1 7 10 40 2 6 73 17 137 2 25 9 46 1 7 15 6 67 47 12 15 — 1 5 6 46 tA _ — 9 4 4 1 1 3 — 1 1 7 2 11 — .— 3 11 3 16 1 — 2 5 2 2 8 9 10 9 31 7 50 3 21 12 8 14 13 45 7 65 2 77 22 35 1 58 1 25 1 — 1 3 50 25 — 1 - —. —. — 1 — 1 1 — 1 — 1 — 2 1 — 1 2 — 14 2 1 1 — 1 2 3 11 — Q g 1 • A IS 4 15 5 3 a 21 1 2 3 3 2 2 3 2 2 1A V Ate 4wA Aef 9 at — 1 3 5 1 9 2 28 2 2 11 3 3 2 7 3 1 1 9 9 . 19 4i 2 1 5 90 116 39 49 looi 79 187 67 333 10 ,31 37 105 251 63 419 12 78 4 6 20 30 333 78 30 j 441 278 523 101 802 23 Port Boston New York •'-t• Jr ALL 11 48 a Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington. 5 7? 9 1 -8 a ' a Seattle TOTALS a 8 23 18 18 2 g u 229 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered Port Boston New York Phiiadelphia Baltimore.....' Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 1 24 70 11 105 19 1 17 1 3 44 5 36 2 4 -— 6 — 2 7 5 — 1 1 • 2 4 25 7 14 23 36 10 3 2 — 1 3 25 2 5 32 1 3 — 4 3 6 1 10 2 3 — 5 62 211 28 301 - Shipped Registered CLASS B GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 3 9 6 10 25 — 2 3 5 2 11 8 21 — 3 3 6 — — 1 1 1 3 1 5 1 1 6 8 1 4 6 11 — — 6 6 3 12 8 23 — 2 2 4 2 1 5 8 — 4 1 5 15 59 57 13li I >?.>T CLASS B GROUP 1 b ALL 2 —' 1 1 3 13 5 21 6 8 14 3 8 11 2 3 5 . 1 1 1 2 3 4 4 8 7 5 12 1 _ 1 6 8 12 21 2 1 46 49 2 2 101 CLASS ABC 1 1 — 17 89 21 17 12 14 — 1 21 11 1 5^ 6 1 1 1 5 3 2 8 7 37 7 28 12 1 5 S 29 21 1 2 "i 2 10 39248 101 1 15 — 1 1 — 2 5 1 r — 2 1 1 7 29 *• STEWARD DEPARTMENT - • Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A MM , 1 • •- ^M» • .MM MM. • —• 1 MM MM MM 1 •MM. MM 1 MM . .MM MM. MM MM MM ' MM MM MM • • MM MM. • —M MM MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shaped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0In The BeachCLASSB CLASS A . < GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS' GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 105 251 63 419 12 23 90 116 39 49 100 79 187 67 1 333 .10 6 20 38 333 78 30 441 278 523 101 31 37 78 4 82 211 28 301 15 59 57 131 36 172 40 1 248 6 7 29 39 248 101. 39 388 126 488 43 957 21 136 105 26i 46 40 101 3 101 43 113 257 6 08 287 978 17 13 134 8 68 86 — 62 75 2 72 — 49 49234 80 48 363;283 32 127 t 234 6 268 505 204 977 33 106 174 ,8M 313 288 I 13 88 188 381 234 | 815 22 .78 155 ll^ ,888 lltM •• . . • ! • "m • ^SWAKP GRAND Shipped CLASS A • •, ^ ••-DECK fNGIhm ^ -T-= Wilmington. San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS • Registered CLASS B Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 23 ALL ALL 12 3 ALL 1 4 2 2 2 15 1 18 « 32 21 63 127 48 158 17 221 2 — a 26 2 23 — 25 43 32 88 33 14 105 12 131 12 6 18 11 1 8 1 16 1 1 7—71 8 a 3 2 5 1 9 1 11 f 2 9 12 52 18 31 8 52 1 8 10 21 47 22 64 5 81 3 3 7 Ifi 6 3 ~ -7 — 10 9 13 55 6 26 1 33 1 6 18 1 2 7 — 9 2 4 8 4 5 20 1 26 — 13 12 2 10 — I 12 — - 7 388126 488 43 657 21 136 105 262 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 B 3 Al.T. 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 Af,L 1 3 ATJ. 1 2 2 2 1 ; , , — 8 . 8 2 .... 1 4 14 2 20 1 3 . j . __ 20 24 28 34 10 47 38 121 258 2 91 1 16 20 126 94 17 20 90 10 48 90 2 14 16 18 32 _. 6 4 4 4 11 — 3 3 2 3 10 _ 6 1 23 6 1 1 16 4 3 9 16 1I 6 _ , 4 4 S3 3 24 mmmm 12 6 14 3 15 39 108 4 32 2 2 3 19 24 54 1 6 3 2 12 2 9 5 19 2 10 1 1 1 2 1 10 1 • 'I- 8 6 7 3 1 1 5 3 4 1 1 1 5 4 .. ' 1 — 2 2 — 9 1 1 3 2 2 3 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 — -. 1 2 2 1 8 17 — 2 2 3 2 2 7 2 2 1 1 - 2 10 18 12 7 12 / 55 — 54 22 9 24 31 11 12 9 12 12 31 9 13 4 14 31 11 11 • MM' — 27 21 12 3 15 8 2 11 60 168 — 30 42 37 2 11 2 32 11 6 8 5 21 32 1 7 3 2 1 3 5 2 6 4 2 2 7 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 1 3 1 3 8 1 1 2 8 2 10 18 5 2 23 — 5 20 — - 2 11 61 -17 4 26 8 8 27 13 9 8 8 10 27 2 1 23 26 — — .2 3 — — 2 4 3 _ 2 i 2 2 1 4 2 I — 1 1 MM' M^ • 2 ' — — 5 2 2 11 MW. 6 80 1 4 13 15 2 3 13 3 2 3 3 9 5 1 — 4 15 6 1 4 4 18 2 2 — 10 10 1 5 8 7 2 6 1 8 1 .A 2 101 17 13 134 164 43 113 257 6 98 287 678 8 68 293 82 75 49 234 80 49 363 49 32 127 234 6 80 2 72 n A. Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles • Registered ClASS A TOTAl SHIPPED S/i/ppocf CMSS C GROUP 123 ALL Shipped CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 1 11 17 60 12 89 9 1 2 12 18 1 2 21 1 5 *' — 2 3 5 _ 2 2 25 7 37 5 4 18 6 28 1 2 2 5 4 21 4 29 1 — — 1 _ 1 1 2 — 9 1 10 36 172 40 248 r,f.' 1^1887,^188 mrnm ,11 "HI 164 " �Oetober 24, l»Si SEAFARERS INOime SEAFARER : QUESTION: How do you eopo whh tho language barrier In foreign fountriet? Jeho Urrliia, beeoM In jmt |>bout every port I've hit there'! A 0 m e 0 n e who mow* English. Even when there lin't, the Ameritan dollar can Apeak for you. /uat flash a bUl And you'll tee how qnickly they'll under•tand. Money •cemt to be a universal toiiga#. Pare nv* LOG Automation Chopped Million From US Job Rolls In Year Sesaito B. Presto. OS: It doesn't make much et a difference what port I'm tn. There's always a hotel or a Red Cross or a barber shop where someone ° speaks EngUsh. That's the first place I'U hit after docking. The procedure's Just about the same in every port I've bit so far. WASHINGTON—The much-talked-about threat of automation to US jobs gnd employ­ ment has already arrived—and the recession has given it a big push forward. Figures re­ leased by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Federal Reserve Board show that semiautomat^ factories are pro-"^ ducing more output with less percentage of white collar workers, factory jobs has actually decreased professionals and technicians. AFL.- six percent in the same period, men than ever before. CIO research director Everett M. from 12,700,000 down to 11,900,000. Th« result Is that while factory Kassalow points out that 85 percent Automation has had little Impact output is almost back at the pre- of the unions' membership is con­ on the seagoing side of maritim* ' recession level, the number of centrated in the "blue collar" class. thus far, principally because ships, workers employed in production in­ With the trend toward a higher once built, are seldom revamped dustries Is over one million less percentage of white collar employ­ during their lifetime. However, in than before the recession. That ment, the unions would lose ground the tanker field the building of helps explain why unemployment unless they successfully organized supertankers or enlarging old T-2s ^ X is still over four million despite among engineers, technicians, of­ reduces the number of men em­ Michael Nash, ABt I've found Pedro Jf. Ilarayo, chief steward: the biulness pick-up. fice personnel and others in the ployed in proportion to the amount the Middle East Just about the I have a good knowledge of Span­ In addition, the speed-up of auto­ white collar class. of cargo carried. toughest place to ish, Indonesian, mation is doubly-damaging to the A few statistics dramatize the The same holds true for roll-on get by. But there Filipino and Jap­ strength of trade unions for the trend. Since 1948, US factory out­ and lift-on ships which, with faster are certain things anese and I can simple reason that automation put has increased 35 percent. The turnaround, can carry more cargo that I know how even swear in techniques involve using a higher number of workers employed on over a period of time with the same to say In Just Arabic, so I get amount of crew manpower. Of about every lan­ by OK. Where I course, the roll-ons and lift-ons guage. It's pretty don't speak the have a big impact on the employ­ easy to familiar­ tongue, I'll spend ment of longshoremen. ize yourself and the extra money get around after Some industries that have gone and hire a guide.' a short stay in a in heavily for automation have They're your best new land. done much better than the national protection everywhere you go. average. The producers of trans­ '• 'tf ' ALBANY—^After three months of idleness, American Coal portation equipment—automobiles, X' p Asran Carara, ZaA oookt After Shipping's Coal Miner took on a full crew and a load of grain aircraft and the like-^have in­ Tony Gonxalea, bosun: Getting here for Germany. The crewing of the ship revived the hitting a foreign port I'll generally creased their output 80 percent in along in. Europe is easy because dormant issue of representa-^ look around a the last ten years. The number of there's a lot of fWhile until I find tion of unlicensed crewmem- received on Saturday, October 11 workers in these industries is virEnglish spoken. ja 0 m e o n e who bers employed by ACS. The for a Tuesday, October 14, crewing tually the same today as it was in •peaks English, It's in the Middle 1948. ship sailed Thursday for Europe. date. t'axi-drivers usu­ East that I rim American Coal originally had Actually, there are already more The Coal Miner had been laid Into trouble. Sure ally are sure bets plans to charter from 30 to 80 white collar workers than blue col­ up in July after making a number you can get an because they are of trips in the grain trade. Previ­ ships from the Government for lars in all US industry, including interpreter there, constantly deal­ ously, the company had turned hulk carriage of coal exports to transportation and service indus­ but you've got to ing with visitors. back all of the ships It chartered Europe. But the collapse of the tries as well as factory production. pay well for it In Spanish and from the Government. It has coal export market compelled the The white collars have an edge at and you still Arabic - speaking since purchased a second vessel, company to shelve its program and the moment of 251^ million to 23 Coiuitries I know enough to get by don't know what the T-3 tanker Conoco Lake to return the six ships it had million blue collars, and the trend anyone's saying. on my own. toward white collar employment of Charles, renamed the Coal Shipper broken out. a technical, semi-professional or which was formerly owned by an professional nature is increasing NMU-contracted company. all the time. The SIU and NMU crewmembers Any time there is a recession, who had originally been aboard the this tendency is accelerated. The SAN FRANCISCO — As ex­ Coal Miner when she laid up in July went back to their Jobs ex­ pected, activity was at a cra-vrl less-efficient outdated plants tend The proposed merger between victory in its drive to organize cept for those who could not make during the last two weeks with no to shut down because they are the the 170,000-member Pulp, Sul­ Morton's Frozen Foods Co., a for­ the ship on time for her sailing. payoffs nor sign-ons and only six first to lose money. More efficient, phite and Paper Mill Workers and mer client of the "labor relations" In those instances, relief men were ships in transit, reports port agent automated plants then are in a the 130,000-member Woodworkers service operated by Nathan Shef- put aboard maintaining the ratio Marty Breithoff. Calling in were" position to expand when business Union moved ahead another step ferman. The McClellan Committee that existed on the ship when she the Jean Lafitte and Topa Topa gets better, and the old plants last week when tho executive had charged the company with hir­ laid up. (Waterman); the Texmar and Mary- never reopen in most instances. Some producers also take ad­ board of the Woodworkers ratified ing Shefferman to prevent the The use of reliefs was made mar (Calmar); the Steel Executive vantage a recession slack to a two-year interim agreement. The Packinghouse union from organiz­ necessary by the fact tbat some of (Isthmian) and the Mankato Vlc- modernizeofoverage plants with the Pulp-Sulphite executive board had ing the plant. Subsequently, the the oldtimers who composed the torj' (Victory Carriers). result that fewer workers are fdready acted on the merger pro­ company was sold to Continental original crew had gone to their Some of the old hands on the needed when the enterprise gets posal. The terms of the agreement Baking and, through Shefferman, homes all over the country and beach are W. Davey, N. Vrdoljak, back into full production. pledge the two unions to "aid and landed a "sweatheart" deal with there was. not sufficient time to J. E. Contin, H. M. Wong, B. H. assist" each other and when prac­ the ousted Bakery and Confection­ round them up.. Notification Dawson, F. J. White, R. H. Graf, tical "to participate Jointly in or­ ery Workers Union. of the recrewlng of the ship was T. M. Moriarity and D. E. Bull. Notify Union ganizing workers where such activ­ ity will be beneficial to both or­ On LOG Maii Watchlns The Ships Come in ganizations." Two committees were As Seafarers know, copies of set up by the agreement. One will each issue of the SEAFARERS constitute a mutual aid committee LOG are mailed every two ''dedicated to implementing and weeks to all SIU ships as well as fulfilling the terms of the agree­ to numerous clubs, bars and ment," and to settle all differences. other overseas spots where Sea­ .The other committee will concen­ farers congregate ashore. The trate on outlining the structure procedure for mailing the LOG and administration of a merged involves calling all SIU steam­ organization. ship companies for the itiner­ aries of their ships. On the X P P basis of the information sup­ The United Auto Workers are re­ plied by the ship operator, three ported as aiming for a $100 million copies of the LOG, the head­ Strike fund before the termination quarters report and minutes of the union's new three-year con­ forms are then airmailed to the tract. UAW President Walter company agent in the next port Eeuther is reportedly preparing to of call. ask the union's 1959 national con­ Similarly, the seamen's clubs vention for tho power to assess get various quantities of LOGs the working membership during at every mailing. The LOG is these three years and for permis­ sent to any club when a Sea­ sion to keep the union's present farer so requests it by notifying $39,000,000 strike fund intact. the LOG office that Seafarers Such a fund is believed necessary congregate there. If the union is going to demand a As always the Union would four-day work week as a solution like to hear promptly from SIU to the industry's growing automaships whenever the LOG and [tion problem. Thus far, the UAW ship's mail is not delivered so Jbas not-confirmed the report tbat the Union can maintain a Crowd lin« pter wall in Recife, Brazil, to greet returning Suwannee Steamship vessels on arrival bock - p-p-.p::'.. day-to-day check on the accu­ t«>Th^ Uifited PAolAvliotiiA Werk^ >kr<port. The ships operate between Recifo^ and Trinidad, BWl. cruising in South Atlantic waters.. racy of its maiMn'g BSts.' lers' scored • a three«to-one NLRB The photo of tM, vpwIPWI.Vvfllppmmg by John "Bananas" Zeirsyi. !• J Coal Miner Sails After Long Lay-Up SF Still Slow • ri i m ,.jil --i �!?"• Pace Six SEAFARERS LOG October C4» 195S41 Rails Open Rate War On Ships p:|.j; WASHINGTON—As was predicted when the "help the railroads" bill passed Congress, the railroads are now going to work to undercut coastwise shipping operations. The Inter­ state Commerce Commission has permitted Eastern railroads to put a number of piecemeal rate ciits cuts into effect, rates" SlU SHIPS AT SEA The crew of the Wang Dispatch­ er extended a vote of appreciation to ship's delegate Edgar King for doing his job in true SlU style under trying and difficult condi­ tions. The vessel has been out for Post pone MM? Pact Hearings r^- m The contract dispute between the'Masters, Mates and Pilots and the member companies of the American Merchant Marine Insti­ tute is marking time as the first arbitration hearing by AFL-CIO President George Meany has been postponed until October 28. Mea­ ny was originally scheduled to start the hearings on October 21. The AFL=CIO president entered the contract dispute at the request of the Institute, leading to settle­ ment of the walkout on October 7. The Mates had been out for six days against member companies of the Institute demanding im­ provements In various contract fringe benefits and working rules. Wages were not at issue. SlU-contracted Bull, Isthmian and Robin Line ships were affect­ ed by the walkout, but a number of SIU companies, including Wa­ terman, Mississippi and Alcoa, had signed with the union a month earlier. The earlier pact, signed In Mobile, provided improvements in vacations, pensions, penalty pay, overtime and other gains. almost a year now, ship's reporter George Van Etten said, and most of the men will be getting off. However it was a much better trip because of the way King handled his post. Also in line for recognition for doing a top notch job. Van Etten said, is the steward department on the Dispatcher. They put out good meals with fine service consistently in spite of the fact that on many occasions, because of the nature of the run, they lacked fresh stores and were frequently short-handed in personneL ' % % S. Votes of thanks this week also go to the steward department on the SS Rebecca, for their excep­ tional food and service, to the 2nd cook and baker and the crew messman on the Penn Mariner; the electrician on the Del Aires for putting the ship's coffee pots back into shape, and to the galley gangs On the Del Aires, CS Miami, cap­ tain Nicholas Sitinas and the Alcoa Runner. t t It's usually the steward depart­ ment that gets the "vote of thanks" < . but not so on the Steel Rover's last trip. Not because they don't de­ serve it, John Higgins, meeting secretary, care­ fully notes, but because someone else came in for it. First, it was Higgins the men who chipped In to have the TV set re­ paired, and second, the crew mem­ bers who donated for new reading matter. which Pan Atlantic Steamship Corp. has charged are specif­ ically designed to force the SIUmanned coastwise operation out of busine^." • Three cuts, covering the move­ ment of drugs and alcoholic bev­ erages from the Northeast to'Dal­ las, Texas, were cited by Pan At- Seattle Sees Upturn Ahead SEATTLE—Shipping continued on the slow side during the past period as only one vessel paid off here. However the picture should be much brighter over the next two or three weeks as the SS Producer will be in port paying off, and a Liberian-flag ship transferring back to American registry will take on a full crew. Knowings the conditions under which Liberian and other nmaway flag ships are operated, the crew going aboard can probably expect to spend some time in the yards cleaning her up. The City of Alma (Waterman) was the only vessel paying off and signing on during the last two weeks while the Natalie (Intercontinental) and the Seamar, Massmar and the Texmar (Caimar) were in transit. Send Documents On Baby Benefit All Seafarers, who expect to apply for the SIU $200 mater­ nity benefit and are currently eligible for it—having one day's seatime in the past 90 days and 90 days In 19.56—are urged to send in all necessary documents when filing for the benefit. Payment will be made speedily when the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan receives the baby's birth certificate, the Seafarer's marriage certificate and discharges showing eligi­ bility seatime. Photostats are acceptable in place of originals lantic as representative of a whole host of rate-cutting proposals "de­ signed to undercut those of domes­ tic water carriers." The coinpany charged that the railroads "are waging an intensified rate-chop­ ping campaign." Stripped ICC Powers At the time the railroad bill was before Congress, the SIU pointed out that it stripped the Interstate Commerce Commission of ks func­ tion as a watchdog over the com­ petitive nature ot freight rates. By selective rate-cutting on runs where the rMls complete with ship­ ping, the railroads hop^e to drive shipping competition into lay-up, -leaving them free to bid for all coastwise shipping cargoes. The railroads have traditionally cut rates whenever possible— where competing water carriers —even if it meant carrying cargo at a loss, and then made the losses up by keeping rates high on : runs where there is no shipping' competition. The railroad bill passed in the last session of Congress made such : rate-cutting easier when it statedt,^ "Rates by a carrier shall no£ be " held up to a particular level )o , tect traffic of any other mode hi transportation. . ." Up until then; the ICC had authority to consider ship freight rates in fixing railroad freight rates, and the practice had been to give the shipping compa-^ hies-a lower rate on competitive runs because of the irregularities of ship scheduling. , Trucking interests are also pro» testing what they -characterized as "drastic selective rate-cutting'-'! by^the railrbads. 'Job Guide' Boosts Rates; Gosts More For Nothing The mail order gimmick which sells would-be. seamen g manual on "where to get a high-paying job,"^are still with us. Only they too are taking advantage of Inflation with on# New Jersey operator listing^ his merchant marine guide at length of voyage" and finally, "op­ portunity for advancement all thf $2.85 as against the $2 fee way to captain of your own ship." which these "services" usually charge. This and other manuals of its kind cater to those who are taken in by spot ads in the newspapers and magazines offering $400 monthly jobs for beginners. What they fail to specify in their comeon literature is the existence of seniority systems in maritime as well as Coast Guard limitations on the issuance of seamen's papers to newcoihers who have no assurance of employment in the industry. A reply to the New Jersey oper­ ator brings a letter informing the would-be customer that for $2.85 he can get the key to a lifetime of bliss as'a merchant marine: "High base pay with loads of overtime, clean semi-private quarters, choice of one of two menus offered at each meal, choice of any country in the world to visit, choice of Once the customer takes the bait, he receives a list of seamen's unions' addresses plus those of Military Sea Transportation Offices and Coast Guard certification units. He is told to file for sea­ men's papers and report to the un­ ions for employment. Only then does he find out about the severe limitations on the is­ suance of seamen's papers plus un­ ion contract seniority provisions which put the inexperienced new­ comer on the bottom of the list as far as employment opportunities are concerned. Actually, the manuals offer little more than an raterprising indivi^ ual could obtain by consulting « telephone book. But judging by the continued appearance of this ads, there always seem to be new customers, even if the price has gone up. ^ Oil the Winch, Not the Deck ' Oiling the winches, lines and other shipboard gear is an essential function in keeping equipment in good work­ ing order. Just as essential though, is core in applying oil. If it splatters or spills on the deck, take time out and wipe it up before continuing. Otherwise somebody, is liable to take q bad spill that could result in broken bones or other serious injury. So don't forget, "oil the winch, not the deck." Keep the deck around the winches clean and dry, and you eliminote a major cause of shipboard mishaps. 6' • .• • " • ^ .{ i:: - "'v' tv t ft .• •/.S.;,.^v..i.fs. " • 'c' ". -.ihjtti,' t "f^r . V' .".-J.'" ;:V irni.-^ . • y '- .'..^3,- A;!-- J! is a ^are^mL , _ L, mm mm f| �OiWVflr M, Iftt SEAFARERS YODB DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUu* How Long Is Battery's 'Lifetime'? race Here LOG Md, Simplifies Absentee Voting - BALTIMORE—Seafarers who are residents of this state and who expect to be at sea on Election Day, November 4th, are urged to look into the new method for casting absentee ballots the next time they are in port, Earl Sheppard, port agent, reported. Under this system, a sea­ However, rated members Bethcoaster, Marore and Santore man, or any other voter who port." who register York and signed up again. In transit were will not be in town to vote other ports onintheNew Gulf will find the Santore (Marven); Losmar, on that date, can go down to the Board of Supervisors and file an affidavit that he wiil not be in port on the 4th, and will be given a ballot which he can cast imme­ diately. Sheppard warned that these elections will play an important role in determining future labor legislation. Every union member should make sure he and his fam­ ily does vote on November 4th. They are also urged, he said, to study the slate of candidates checked by the AFL-CIO on their legislative background and give this list their consideration before voting. On the labor front the only major beef in town at present is the shipyard workers' strike at Maryland Drydock. However, they expect to settle this beef in the near future. Although they have been out for a couple of weeks so far, they have the solid backing of all labor in the city and are determined to get their demands. (Ed. note: The shipyard workers signed a new agreement early this week.) Shipping for the port has been on the slow bell during the past period. Baltimore has been an er­ ratic port where shipping is con­ cerned, Sheppard said, and recent weeks have confirmed the trend. A number of vessels are in layup here and they account for the large registration list for the 'Many moderate-Income car owners become Intrigued by full-page •da in magazines touting the virtues of special "wateriess" or "life­ time" batteries. The Federal Trade Commission already has slapped down one advertiser of "life-long" batteries who promised a guarantee of ten years. Now a former distributor of so-called "waterless" batteries, Reader L. B. of La Crescenta, Calif., reveals the inside story behind these claims. He reports, to collect on the 10-year guarantee On these batteries, you actually have to ship the battery to the factory at your own ex­ pense. Then you must wait for the factory to tear down the battery and. determine whether failure was caused by a defect in the battery Itself, or by a bad voltage regulator or generator. The guarantee doesn't apply if the failure was caused by your car (and how can you prove or disprove it wasn't?). One man who .bought one of these batteries has waited more than a month, so far, to find put why his battery failed. The factory kept telliug .hlm it hadn't beeiv. torn apart yet. Another customer has to go to court to try to make the factory live up to the guarantee, this former distributor reports. The battery is supposed to be waterless,, but actually contains a Jelly-like water solution. , Another hoax, used recently by seat-cover manufacturers, mattress manufacturers and filter-tip cigarette advertisers, is the so-called "re­ port by an independent testing company." You've seen this state^ ment on television commercials Je other ads. w Such "tests";prove nothing to us consumers unless we could see the full report and learn how the prod­ uct stood up on all counts, not just those the advertiser selects to tell us about, fiut the high pressure "waterless" battery manufacturer didn't even bother to have "tests made. He simply advertised that he did, as the distributor learned when he wrote to the laboratories. Mr. L. B. says he now wishes he had checked with his bank, attor­ ney or Better Business Bureau be­ fore he invested his money and hopes in this battery business. He advises any workingman who might be thinking of becoming a parttim*^ pr sideline distributor for such a company to make a careful check beforehand. Not only these "long-life" advertisers, but even some well known manufacturers and retailers tend to exaggerate guarantees on bat­ teries, as this department previously warned. WASHINGTON — Increasing Actually, most batteries never get to wear out, but fail for other pressure is reported being brought reasons, most often from overcharging. on the Administration calling for fiar owners generally just have a new battery installed and let it go at that But ignition experts warn that if the battery died early, relaxation of the restrictions on thp mechanic ought to investigate why. A battery's life expectancy trade with Communist countries can be:shortened considerably by improper installation, a loose gen­ in Europe, or at least for loose erator .belt, frayed or damaged wires, a low regulator setting, low regulations comparable to those electrolyte level, corrosion at terminals or cell connectors, or not imposed by Western Europe and using the car much. Even when all the battery needs is a recharge, Japan. According to a recent study by ypur mechanic ought to find out-why it lost its charge. Otherwise, a special advisory committee of you are doctoring the symptom and not the ailment. : A battery tries to signal you before it dies. A frequent need for the Department of Commerce, water is a signal that something is wrong, either with the battery three out of every four business itself or elsewhere in the charging system. Another sign of a sick and trade association executives in­ battery is a slightly raised or buckled cover and bulging sides, in­ terviewed reported they were in dicating it is aging or is being subjected to excessive overcharging. favor of some decontrol on the Excessive white sulphation- indicates a leak in the case, overcharging trade restrictions. or other defect. The only trade of any conse­ ' It is a good idea to have the battery tested with a hydrometer when quence at present consists of US you have your car greased. This is a syringe-like instrument which aid and surplus cargoes to Poland measures the strength of the acid in the cells. It's inexpensive to buy and Yugoslavia, making those if you want to do your own checkipg. But every 3,000 miles, it's wise, countries ship stops for Seafarers. Last year it was noted, the rest to get a voltmeter test. This measures the voltage remaining in the cells. At this time, also have the terminals and cables cleaned and of the free world and Japan lifted their restrictions and put into ef­ t^tened. If you let the electrolyte level fall below the tops of the separators, fect an almost complete decontrol your battery will be damaged. But don't add too much water, since of their trade with the Communist the excess solution will spill thi^gh the vents and attack cables, nations. While the US State De­ partment acceded in this and indi­ cradle and other metal parts.' Overcharging occurs when the voltage regulator Is set too high. On cated it would revise US trade thd other hand, too low a charge rate also wears out batteries pre­ curbs, the department held that maturely. The voltage regulator is a little box under the hood. It it would not go as far as other na­ regulates the flow of electricity from the generator to the battery. tions did. For one thing, the De­ Regulators do get out of order and in any case an difficult to adjust. partment said, the US would not : The dashboard gauge which shows ^e charging rate, called the lift its embargo against trade with ammeter, should show a constant aUcht charge while the car is mov­ Red China. The committee was formed to ing. If the needle remains on the minus side, there may be too many electrical accessoria ih UM at the same time, or the regulator, gen­ provide a basis for support of any erator or other components pf the charging system may be out of order. changes In US trade policy de­ It doesn't pay to delays recharging a we^ battery, as it will wear cided upon by President Elsenhow­ Wt faster than one kept fully charged. Battery manufacturers them­ er. The President Is expected to answer a letter from Soviet Pre­ selves recommend the use of home chargers. Even if a test'shows your battery Is.alniost discharged, don't rush mier Nikita S. Khrushchev re­ td buy a new one. Experts' advise that no battery should be con­ questing closer economic ties be­ demned^ no matter what the reading, if all cells are discharged. The tween .the two nations. It is be­ battmy i^mild be charged ^t and tested again to see if it holds the lieved that this report will play an charge. U the test discloses two cells are charged and one discharged, important part in the final declitm. there is no dQ«bt,ilie .A»t(My IMolectiw a»d ahouUl .bo, reBlacoiLw . SIOIIM,^. much better shipping conditions. Six vessels paid off here during the period, four signed on and 12 were in transit. The Feltore, Marore, Santore (Marven); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Mae . and Emilia (BuU) paid off while the Feltore, Bethcoaster, Yoikmar (Calmar); Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Runner, Al­ coa Polaris (Alcoa); Young Amer­ ica, (Waterman); Steel Maker, Steel Rover (Isthmian); Suzanne (Bull) and the Robin Locksley (Robin). m Biz Groups Press Red Trade Bids '••bm Veteran Seafarer Thomas Tooma looks over LOG chart describing new Social Security beneftts during visit to SlU headquarters with his wife. Tooma h now retired, and is already drawing SlU disability-pension benefit of $150 per month. "It's going to be dull, but the doctors gave the orders." This is the way Seafarer Thomas Tooma reached his decision to give up his life at sea and take it easy on the beach from now oh. Failing health has ended Tooma's 33-year long career at sea as an active union member. A member of the old ISU, Tooma joined the SIU when it was formed in 1938. He has shipped out since then in the steward department, most of the time as chief steward. Not one to sit around and Just be a "dues-paying member," Tooma Joined in most of the Union's beefs and strikes. He was active in the Wall Street strike when the white collar workers called on the "whita caps" for support, and he participated in the 1946 General Strike, to mention just a few. However, like most Seafarers, his best memories are of the sea. One vessel he will always remember, Tooma said. Is the old Robin Adair. It was during the war, he said, while she was enroute to Bandar Shapur carrying food and ammunition. The ship had rounded the Cape of Good Hope, sailed through the Indian Ocean and en­ tered the Persian Gulf with no sign of trouble, when the lookout spotted a sub in hot pursuit. It was a furious chase, but the Adair came through in the clutch. It arrived in Bandar Shapur with its cargo, and only one casualty— the vessel had burned out her engines putting space between her and the sub. His war career also included serving on troop carriers to the Nor­ mandy invasion and the Morrocan campaign. His vessels were under attack many times, but came through without major damage. Tooma likes all ships and runs, but confessed to favoring Robin Line. "In fact," he said, "1 spent almost ten and a half years sailing on Robin Line ships in my time." Tooma will now spend his spare time taking it easy in his home in Easton, Pennsylvania, with his wife. His biggest troubie, he said, is finding some hobby which will help him pass the time. Eligibility requirements for the $35 weekly SIU disability-pen­ sion consh^t of the following; Seafarers physically unable to work, no matter what their age, who have 12 years of seatlme plus the Plan's standard eligibility requirement, can aiHily for and receive the benefit The seatime has to be with SlU-contracted companies. Seafarers who are of age 09 m; over, and also meet the 12-year seatime r^ulremeht pltM tiie Flan's standard eligibility pro­ vision^ <:an also obtain eovcrago under this benefit �}ggAiMnttoe -i'-' ••'' ^i'.-, 'rr ri .V'.'' iv . ., f ^Oct*bcrt«, 19St This II the Mvcnth of a itriM en Amer. Icon trade unions te oppeor in the SEAFARERS LOG. Ue leriei is pr^ , lenrtng a cross-section of Americon yyCy ;: .' ! unionsj their members and airns. y ., y: •>/.;• : : j- •r;-* •'j-'-r- -..v.'-r' •^^'. S#ofe> p;°! I •<iri •^••J • •• II rT s-' I Small, Isolated groups off public employees who |olned hoods during the depression formed whot become the Americon Federotion of State, County and Municipoi Employees in 1936. Todoy the union hos 200,600 membem In o wide voriety of fobs: psychiotrists, loborers, troffic cops, librorions ond mony others. They ore orgoniied in the US, Conodo pnd die Conol Zone in 1;600 locols dvd 60 counciis. . Arnold S. Zonder, one of the eorly organisers of the Wisconsin group chortered os the union's Locol 1, has been president of AFSCME since its creotion. Union heodguorters ore ot 015 Mount Vernon Ploee, NW, Washington, DC. It publishes "The Public Employee," 0 monthly mggcBine. th^~ m hr j lfe:> U- ^ • ' • . ?'• IT" ., y tfi • •• h - • • • '• •% : _ '-k' . ; .' ^ l: ''' "i' f:--•w - >•> 1^i:'- • -- K - •r-.• • • ' ...f: r •"' " i...: ' - . ' - , ir' - • ' _ if- <- m'' Trend toward real collective bargaining by state and local administra^ tions is gaining. Demonstrations like this one,> outside New York's City Hall in 1954, help spotlight demands. jtv- rSi- ' f ;»HE DEPRESSION years which r I gave rise to the trade imion • movement of today presented public employees with one major obstacle besides those faced in private industry. The insecure "security"^ of public employment subjected workers to terrific pres­ sures, since the "boss" was the gov­ ernment itself. Small groups in different parts of the country did speak out for decent conditions, however. Sparkplugged by state employees in Wisr consin, some got local AFL char­ ters, and later functioned briefly as part of the American Federation of Government Employees, which went on to become spokesman for Federal workers other than postal employees. AFSCME became a separate AFL international union in 1936, there­ upon clashing head-on with local government restrictions on employ^ ees' rights to imion representation, to engage in collective bargaining or political activity, and to lake collective action to enforce their demands. As a result, the union' has had to seek legislative rentier • dies in addition to using direct ac­ tion. Despite these obstacles, AFSCME has expanded at a rapid pace. Four years ago it had barely half as ma^ members as it has today. It grew by 27,000 members by merging in 1956 with its CIO counr terpart, the Government and Civic Employees Organizing Committee. As in every union, coordinated organizing eHort has paved the way to collective bargaining be­ tween union and public officials. An outstanding example is the city of Philadelphia, where AFSCME was recently recognized as exclu­ sive bargaining agent for sonle 15,000 employees. Since its demands must invariably come under scrutiny in the news­ papers and before legislative bod­ ies, much of the staff work at AFSCME's headquarters in Wash­ ington concerns minute analysis of government pay and benefit sched­ ules, grievance procedures and personnel ordinances. This has paid off in public recognition that as long as conditions for public workers lag behind those in private industry, the public is the loser, too. Gradually the trend is towaM real negotiations and writtein contracts, Former chief personnel examiner of the Wisconsin Bureau of Per­ sonnel, President Arnold S. Zanider is now a member of the executive board of the AFL-CIQ Miaritime "Trades- Department. Several thousand. AFSCME members em­ ployed by municipal port author­ ities are affiliated with the MTD. . ,:r I' ' '-i" * -K.--'.V . ' JUnion member from local factory gets a hand. .. . < Custodian Ray Schwoegler, m em b ex of from librarian Hutti Shajpiro, an AFSCMEAFSCME local in Madison, Wis., gives locker . Olaf the walrus, a 1,000-pound baby at tho . < New. Yoilt Aquarium, suns hiipself uqder the • �.VJIJC 1 Ifit AEAWAUEBS L0€ •.. ¥w NIM Strike last spring by AFSCME against New York City zoos, musemns and Aquarium prodded recognition of union demands for de­ cent pay schedule. Rented for the occasionnot borrowed from the zoo, live monkeys were : wheeled along picketline in cages. Signs urged the city to "Stop Monkeying With Our Pay!" •-S - When sanitation workers struck for imion recognition in Miami, Fla., the city administration used prisoners from the municipal Jail as strikebreakers. Photo shows prisoners hauling garbage under watchful eye of a motorcycle policeman. Arnold S. Zander, president of AFSCME since it was chartered in 1936, is also member of Maritime Trades Department executive board. f At I • Leveling ground for new street, AFSCME policemen in many cities, as in Omaha, Ne* Lab technician O. Taliaferro belongs to Local ; miMhber Alden Mobley Jockeys truck for New ^ ; bra^a X&^ve); are also part of AFSCME. 171 on IMvers^^ campus at liE^^i^iif^^iJi^sklison, 'hom«'of'APSCME-imtilAl957i??^'^.ifs4i^s4ft^^tChreri.l26ilocals riepresent'p^lice••ttepartmel!ltsh^i^{;t*^5<ifh^fli^M?rStiWt.MaintenalltfiC••Depa^tm«ntiA.:}fe:V|'^^ �SEAFARERS Tag* Tea KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT 'M IThia column U intended to ocQuaint Seafarert with important provision* of the SIV contract and will deal with disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarert have any Questions about any section of the agreement which they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the LOG SIU Wage Scales States On Jobless $ With only five states increasing their unemployment benefits dur­ ing the past year, the Federal un­ Tanker Agreement. Article IV, Section 10. Pumpman. Pumpman's employment compensation program dntlea shall consist of handling earyo, ballast and tank equipment in- going Into effect Monday for vet­ eiudlny all work necessary for the operation and maintenance of caryo erans of the Armed Forces will be plpo lines, room heatinr system and all deck machinery including a welcome blessing to many. Patterned after World War H's tank year on deck, doys on waterticht doors and ports and lifeboat darits. He shall not be required to do ordinary enyine or fireroom "52-20 Club," the new law wUl pro­ vide jobless benefits of $20 a week woih except in line witii his regular duties ... for up to 52 weeks, depending upon the individual states. How­ Tanker Agreement. Article H, Section 27 (b). At sea. when day­ ever, since this is Inadequate to men are switched to sea watches and promoted for the purpose of fully cope with the effects of the replacing men who are injured or sick, they shall recehre the differen­ current recession, the Government is urging the states to take proper tial in pay. measures to improve their unem­ * e e ployment benefits system. Question: If a pumpman has to replace an engine room watchstander, New York is the only industrial does he merely get weekend overtime, or Is he paid OT for all his state having acted in this direction. time he was standing watch? Last year it increased payments from 26 to 39 weeks which, coupled with the temporary 50 per cent This issue arose recently on a T-2 tanker that was on the shuttle Federal aid program, would add run In the Far East and wound up shorthanded in the engine depart­ another weeks of payments. ment both on daymen and watchstanders. The result was that the There are, however, still 18 states pumpman was standing fireroom watches for 23 days and put in for which provide benefits for less 184 hours overtime. than 26 weeks and 22 per cent of The company disputed the overtime, citing as justification Article the nation's total insured live in ir, -Section 27 (b), printed above. According to the company interpre­ these states. A number of these tation, the pumpman was only entitled to weekend overtime since he have programs which date back to was already receiving more pay than the fireman whom he was re­ pre-World War days and have been little altered to meet the rise in placing. The Union argued successfully that Article IV, Section 10, applied wages and cost of living. Eligibility in the temporary Fed­ in this instance since in outlining the pumpman's regular duties, it eral program has averaged 10V6 specifically states "He shall not be required to do ordinary engine or weeks since its initiation last June. fireroom work." Thus, for many workers whose The Union's position was that Article II, Section 27 (b), applied to states insure them for 21 or less other daymen such as wipers or engine utilitymen if the latter are weeks, all forms of unemployment carried. The Union noted that the engine utility, if carried, can be assistance will just about be ex­ "required to replace any unlicensed member of the engine depart­ hausted' by now. The Government ment when said member is sick, injured or missing." Similarly, a is hoping the states will act soon. wiper can be temporarily promoted to fireman or oiler for the same purpose. However, these provisions do not apply to the pumpman who is specifically exempted from doing "ordinary engine or fire­ room work." The result was that the pumpman collated his 184 hours overtime, amounting in this instance to better than $400. SEAFARERS LOG.) Kickbacks By Chandlers Ruled 'Ordinary' Expense WASHENGTON—From now on kickbacks customarily paid by ship chandlers to skippers of foreign tramp ships will be tax deductable as ordinary and necessary business expenses, according to a re^ cent ruling by the Internal amount to the foreign shipmaster's earnings. Revenue Service. In support of the necessity of The practice dates back untold the chandler's paying commissions years in this, country and is also to the shipmaster is the contention found throughout the world, the that the failure to offer such pay­ Service found. It is common on ment will cause the master to seek Liberian vessels. Shipowners are elsewhere for the desired supplies. aware of the practice and recognize Generally, a pre-arranged percent­ it as a "legitimate" business ex­ age of the supply invoice serves pense which adds a considerable as the "commission." In the m' -' f'W p • October U, IMS Far East Line Signs 20-Yr. Aid Agreement WASHINGTON — The Federal Maritime Board has announced the authorization of a 20-year construc­ tion and operating differential sub­ sidy contract with Pacific Far East Lines, an SlU-Paciflc District con­ tracted operator. The long-range subsidy, wbich goes into effect January 1, 1959, will replace the ciurent 10-year contract the FMB has with Pacific Far East and which would have ex­ pired on December 31, 1959. Under the terms of the new conr tract, PFE will initiate a ship re­ placement program to replace nine vessels, seven Mariners and two C-2s. The C-2s will be replaced by 20-knot Mariners, and the pres­ ent seven Mariners will be re­ placed when they become 20 years old. It is estimated that the new replacement contract _ will cost $131.4 million. In addition to the shipbuilding program, the company also agrees to continue to provide service be­ tween California and Far East ports. This will guarantee a mini­ mum of 47 and a Tiia»imnm of 53 sailings a year. The Government will pay the difference between the building costs in an American shipyard and a ^presentative foreign yard, and guarantee an operating-differential subsidy to enable the line to con­ tinue service in competition with lower cost foreign ships bperating on these roptes. < Dutch, Belgian and Scandinavian yards, which had . provided the yardstick for figuring foreign ship construction costs, may give way to Japanese yards fdr future cost'estimates. . (Ed. note; The following chart gives wages and overtime rates for all unUeensed crewmemhers of dry cargo vessels and tankships. Dry cargo scales are on the left; tankers on the right. Clip this out and keep it as a handy reference in case of need.) DRY CARGO DECK DEPARTMENT Wage OverRating Scale time Bosun (Mariner) $517.04 $2.23 Bosun 463.46 2.23 tCarpenter (Bfariner) 446.48 2.23 tCarpenter 433.85 2.23 AB Maintenance 397.87 2.18 Quartermaster ............... 363.67. 2.18 Able Seaman 363.67 2.18 Ordinary Seaman 282.45 1.70 OS Maintenance — — ENGINE DEPARTMENT Chief Electrician (Mariner).... $599.26 $2.23 Chief Electrician. 577.48 2.23 Electrician ' — 2nd Electrician................ 537.96, 2.23 Chief Pumpman —' 2nd Pumpman Maintenance... ~ ' 2nd Pumpman Machinist...... ' Unlicensed Jr. Eng, (Day) ,, 46710 2M Unlicensed Jr. Eng. (Watch).;. 417.77 2.23 Plumber-Machinist 479.35 2.23 Deck Engineer..... 440.55 2.23 Engine Utility 424.18 2r23 Evaporator Maintenance.386.70 2.18 Oiler .. .................. 363.67 2.18 Oiler-Diesel 393.53 2.18 Watertender . 363.67 2.18 Fireman-Watertender 363.67 2.18 Fireman 363.67 2.18 Wiper '340.42 1.70 Reefer Engineer— (When 1 carried) 537.96 2.23 Reefer Engineer— (When 3 carried) Chief 496.18 2.23 1st Assistant...... 441.32 2.23 2nd Assistant 401.03 2.18 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Chief Steward (Mariner)......$517.04 $2.23 Chief Steward 463.46 2.23 Chief Cook 423.55 2.23 Cook and Baker..... — Night Cook and Baker....;... 417.77 2.23 2nd Cook 376.23 2.18 3rd Cook 359.07 2.18 Messman .;.... 280.28 1.70 Utilityman 280.28 1.70 TA^iKER Wage OverScale time $476.66 $2J8 409.89 375.68 367.68 290.31 340.42 2.18 2.18 2.18 1.70 1.70 $577.48 $2.2$ 500.83 500.83 500.83 2.23 2.23 2.23 416.18 2.18 367.68 2.18 367.68 .2.18 340.42 1.70 $476.66 439.91 434.13 $2.23 2.23 2.23 383.10 280.28 280.28 2.18 1.70 1.70 * For Seatraln Line wage scale, add $7.50 to day cargo scale above on all ratings carried except chief electrician and deck engineer. Seatrain scale tot chief electrician la ISSOgB; for deck engineer, $479.67. < tReceivea $20 additional a month if required to provide own toob. Standby ratea are 02.14, SS.IS and 0203 for the respective overtime groupa. Tramps Again Pitch For Subsidy Grant it. ?a PHILADELPHIA—Tramp shipowners are again pressing demands for Government subsidy aid. The Tramp Ship­ owners Association at its aimual convention heard a deipand for speedy application of Fed- ' eral operating subsidies to the The squeeze on US tramps is tramp field before US-fiag particularly heavy, he declared, in tramping is eliminated by foreign such bread and butter bulk exports competition. as grain and coal, where larger, A number of proposals have more modern and more efficient been made in Congress In recent foreign-flag tramps can cut rates years to subsidize the tramp oper­ bkow the A'meiiean break-even * ?. ators, but such proposals have point. never gotten out of committee up until now. James Anderson, executive sec­ retary of the Association, cited fig­ ures to show that foreign^ tramps Seafarers and- SIU famiUei; carry 70 to 80 percent of Ithe na­ who apply for maternity, hos­ tion's foreigp commerc*. Tho pre­ pital or surgical benefits from ponderance of si)ch cargo on for­ the Welfai-e I^n art urged to eign tramps reflects the growth of keep the Union or the Wel­ bulk cargoes In world trade such fare Plan advised of any as coal, grain, oil, bauMte and iron changes of address while theiri ores, most of which are not carried applications are being pir6(V by conventional cargo liners. essed. Although payments are Tht 1936 Merchant Marina Act, often made by return mail, he pointed out, was passed at a change of address (or illegible time when the liner segment of return addresses) delay them the Industry was relatively more when checks or "baby bonds" important, but today, trlthout sub­ are returned. Those who srS sidizing iHilk cairiers, it would he moving or plan to move ate impossiblo to reach-the 'so percent advised to immediately notify objective set in the 1980 Act. This SIU headquarters mr the Wel­ was that 50 petH^nt of US foreliut fare Plan, at 11 Broadway, New comihefce idioiilit bs eairied TOrk,,N¥;V;.sM^ en Amedcsa AiPA • Moving? Notify SiU,Woifaro ^ �OctDltor }4« 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Baltimore Has Lots of 'Em .flfliv I VII wi wiliifiviv, iiwiiiiwMy vfio VI iiiv ww9iV9i nuivwi» vn iriv /^iiuniiw v^vvarg i«»omvio» v anip> jboneyard with more than 60 vessels tied up there for lock of corgo. Twenty-seven vessels of the Idle fleet are pictured tied up at one pier waiting for a reversal in the declining export market. McCarthy Co. Advances In Subsidy Bid WASHINGTON — Tlie first hurdle in its effort to expand pres­ ent shipping activities has been overcome by the T. J. McCarthy Steamship Company, whose ships are manned by the SIU Great Lakes District. A Federal Mari­ time Board examiner has recom­ mended that the company be al­ lowed to continue present opera­ tions if and when it is granted a Government subsidy to maintain Great Lakes-Europe trade. Cars Main Cargo The McCarthy ships presently carry automobiles from Detroit to Cleveland and Buffalo plus bulk cargo between various Great Lake ports. The finding states that the continuation of present operations in addition to foreign commerce would not constitute unfair com­ petition to the other companies in the area. It pointed out that Mc­ Carthy's auto shipping stems from a special arrangement with the Chrysler Corporation while its bulk cargo for 1957 totaled less than one percent of the total avail­ able cargo. AtoWlA/ gCTTV More Benefits For AH (Continued from Page l) obtained substantial gains, particularly through the merg­ ing of their pension plan which resulted in a 25 percent in­ crease in payments to retired West Coast seamen. Now, by the combination of the three existing agreements into one uniform contract common to all, the Pacific District has assured all seamen on West Coast ships an equal share in benefits obtained through negotiations. This equal share will apply to common vacation benefits, to standard general rules where applicable to all three de­ partments. The vacation benefits will be administered joint­ ly, just as the pension benefits are at present, with resultant saving in overhead costs. Coming up in the future are plans for a joint newspaper to replace the three separate publications now in existence, and the merging of three separate welfare plans into a joint fund. Also in the offing is a joint pfiedical clinic for members and their families. All of this is assurance to the members of Pacific District Unions of a stronger organization, better able to serve its membership; To the industry, at large, it is assurance of greater stability, with all three member unions speaking with one voice on matters of importance to the industry and to their membership. It was only three years ago that there was no Pacific District. It's little more than five years from the time that only the Sailors Union of the Pacific represented the SIU of North America on West Coast ships. The Marine Firemen's^nion was then independent. "The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union was in the middle of its long fight to oust the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from control of the steward departments on West Coast ships. Anybody looking at the situation from the vantage point of 1953 would be understandably dubious about predicting stability on the West Coast. But the first major break came in the spring of that year when the Firemen's Union voted affiliation with the SIU of North America. Then the Sailors, Firemen and Cooks, working together, were able to pin complete and final defeat on the Communist-dominated cooks imion. Since then it has been relatively clear sailing for the West Coast seamen with the promise of further benefits in the future for them and a long period of beneficial stability for the industry. . t Automation Arrives The impact of semi-automatic or fully-automatic produc­ tion equipment is becoming more evident in the past year. Official US figures show that US factories are now capable of producing at the peak level of early 1957 with one million less workers than they employed at the time. This development came about as a result of the recession, which speeded the closing of older, less-productive factories. As far as workers are concerned, it is refiected in figures showing that unemployment is continuing in the face of a rapid production recovery. Thus far, maritime has been little touched by these changes, although the development of the "lift-on" ship has had , its impact in the longshore area. But in the long run». maritime too will be faced with the problems created by.,usihglessjjgpi^^ machi^ef^^tp get thp day's. ^ohe. Pare Plerea Organizing Grain Ships Keep Houston Hopping /•.f HOUSTON—While labor councils in California and four other states have been fighting, to prevent the passage of a "right-to-work" law, union members in this state who are" enjoying the "benefits" of such t" a provision, have been striving the four Waterman transfer-tank-, for its repeal. Bob Matthews, ers on the grain run. There were only a few minor port agent reports. The wreck law, he said, is the beefs on the ships, Matthews said, biggest problem on the agenda for but as a whoie, they are coming m the second convention of the Texas very clean with their delegates State AFL-CIO which opened last doing a first class job. Monday. Far from giving a worker the "right-to-work" the law is merely a screen giving the em­ ployer the "right-to-break" labor unions throughout the state. Organizing is continuing in nearly every field in the port. The SIU has leveled its sights on one of the fairly large dredging and towing operators in the port and is making some progress. However, as the drive recently started, there A million dollar sea hunt was is not too much to report on it just launched last week by scientists now. from Columbia University of New Shipping Good York. Leading objectives are a Shipping for the area has been mammoth eel, ten times the size very good in all departments, all of most known specimens, a snail, ratings. A lot of it is due to the whose characteristics have re­ increased amount of grain being mained intact for 300,000,000 shipped from here.to Brazil, India, years and evidence that the Pan­ Pakistan and Haifa. "A tremen­ ama Canal was a natural opening dous" amount is being processed in bygone eras. daily, Matthews noted. A total of 37 ships were serviced in this port during the past period. Five of them paid off, four signed on and there were 28 in-transit ships during the two weeks. Paying off were the Del Valle (Mississippi); Penn Mariner (Penn); Ocean-Ulla (Ocean Trans); Steel Director (Isthmian) and the Alice Brown (Bloomfield). All of these ships, with the exception of the Steel Director, later signed on. Among the in-transit ships to hit the port during the period were the Bents Fort, Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ ice); Seatrains Texas, New Jersey, Louisiana (Seatraln) and the Almena (Penn). The latter is one of Scientists Hunt Sea 'Monster SIU Man Teaching At Sea School Future engineers and mates at­ tending the Maine Maritime Acad­ emy at Castine, Maine, may not know it but they are getting part of their instruction from an active Seafarei'. The seafaring man in question is John Burrowes, who sails with the SIU in the engine room when not teaching courses, or helping run the bookstore he operates in Port­ land, Maine. A Harvard graduate. Burrowes is now teaching pros­ pective engineers and mates courses in admir­ Burrowes alty law, funda­ mentals of economics and ship's business as well as a course in unions for seniors, so that when they start going to sea, they will know what an OT sheet or a union repair list looks like -and what it means—^plus, of course, the im­ portant role that unions play in the operations of the maritime industry generally. The admiralty law course de­ rives out of Burrowes' attendance at Harvard Law School following his graduation from the university in 1828. He has been sailing with the SIU on and off since 1942, and was Just recently appointed to the Maine AMdemy'a instructional The 11-month cruise aboard a 202-foot three-master will take the expedition to South America, the Caribbean, South Africa, and the Equatorial and South Atlantic. They will also seek to determine the roots of the Andes Mountains, the strength of gravity across the oceans and the reasons for the existence of a mysterious layer of pebbles on the ocean bottom near Cape Horn. The search for the eel stems from the capture of an oversized baby specimen by Swedish scien­ tists in 1953. Its parent is believed to be much larger, big enough to qualify as a "genuine" monster. 72c Is Charge For Canal Swim No wonder the Panama Canal has reported making a profit for the seventh straight year—noth­ ing but fish can use the water­ way for free. "The canal toll collector re­ cently assessed 53-year old Dr. Robert Legge 72 cents for trying to be the oldest to swim the canal. Dr. Legge, a United States Naval physician, swam the 28V^ mile waterway with but one stop, within the time limit, of 24 hours he had set for himself. Dr. Legge should feel some­ what overcharged since accord­ ing to canal authorities, the toU was the minimum rate for a ^'one-ton vessel in ballast." •. 1 1 M '.-1 ^^1 �i Baby Album SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK •' •ft:'- A longtermer on the Norfolk hospital register, F'rancis Boner (ex-Council Grove) has been drydocked there since ruffering paralysis in a 1954 auto accident. He couldn't get by without the care assured by USPHS. Others at Norfolk include Mars Gallop, ex-Orion Comet, who was injured ashore after being assigned th a ship but is getting back Into shape, and Crawford Lightsey, off the Arizpa. Improving despite a heart condition, Lightsey is expecting a transfer to the New Or­ leans hospital. He'll be joining a deck department trio in the Crescent City drydock composed of Thomas Tncker, ex-Del Viento, Jolia J. Harrison, ex-LaSalle, and Gerald Thaxton, ex-Alcoa Corsair. Tucker fell aboard ship, injuring his elbow, but is coming along okay. Drydocked over 18 months, Thaxton lost a leg because of a diabetic condition and should be getting out soon. Harrison is also doing better in the face of multiple injuries, including two broken legs. He had to have a brace made for one leg Thaxton Gallop to help, him get around a bit. Out on the West Coast, Seattle reports satisfactory progress by Phillip St. Marie, who checked in there because of a lung hemorrhage. He had been on the Grain Shipper as chief cook. Myron E. Folts, exOrion Clipper, and Dennis A. Marcoly, ex-Marymar, are two of the latest additions to the San Francisco roster. Marcoly is doing okay after surgery and Folts, who Was injured aboard ship, spent two months in an Indian hospital before he was repatriated. Brother Folts is the father of Susan Folts, who was one of the winners of an SIU college scholarship in 1955. Slow progress Is the word on Charlie Dwyer, SIU hospital delegate at Brighton marine hospital, Boston, who's been in and out of drydock for a couple of years because of a lung ailment. He's in there with Raymond Perry, who was chief cook last trip on the Ocean Dinny. Perry went in for a check-up and found that his ticker was acting up. These brothers and all Seafarers in the haspitals appreciate your mail and personal visits. Stop by to see them and write when you can. Th« foUowing is the latest avallabla list of SIU men in the hospitals: New arrivals AlexarJer Benzuk (top) and Kenneth L Ward vie (or honors here. Alexonder, born June 14, is son of Seoforer and Mrs. Alex Benzoic of Camden, NJ. Young Kenneth, son of Seo­ forer and Mrs. Jomes E. Word of Los Angeles, goes it alone, but his- heort belongs to He Can Cook, Too tfiaai Editor, j 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) • ,,.• .. RH STREET^ADDRESS CITY v .... ZONE STATE .,,,. \ rO.AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are en old tubtcriber and have a change ' of addrast, please glva your former address batowi • " ••"I ADDRESS n, P.ITY ...A. • " ' .• 'V-.V : i- ZONE J- - . .j STATE .y Chief cook Peter Gorvin olso shows talent outside the gal­ ley, as he displays lounge , chair he built and upholstered in spare time aboard the Port-mar. The ^ looks mighty • s Uses SIU 8ot-Up As Union Patforn k stewardv Benlamin Ruclcer.- doleuG** are apprMtated by all' sf the fsBsily. It U always heartwarming %bi know that one's friends an4 shipmates taks.tlmc out to shara In someon* else's grief. Sine*' my beloved mother passed sway on October 7, I have seen an-! other example of the brother­ hood that Is so much a part et ths SIU way of Ufa. H. 8. BiesI Te tile Editor: 1 greatly appreciate your kind attention In forwarding'me the latest LOG. Some time ago 1 requested and promptly re­ ceived your previous Issue. My request was based on the fact that I saUed for 18 years with the Sailors Union of the Pacific, which was my original % 1i union In 1940, then with the Masters, Mates it Pilots and Cites Esperanto finaUy with the SIU Great As World Link Lakes District. To the Editor: Now retired from the sea, I If you could find spact In tiio had experienced great difficulty LOG for a letter from a recent­ discussing anions and union ly-retired member of the SIU, I should like to express some­ thing which I believe would bo of considerable interest to SeatsriacB. If only I had known of Espe­ ranto years ago, I believe my life at sea would have been a more enriching experience. Es­ peranto, as some of you may All letters to the editor for know, is an international lan­ publication in the SEAFAR­ guage. designed to facilitate ERS LOG must be signed, communication between th# by the torifer. Names 'will people of the world. It is not be withheld upon request.. meant to replace other lan­ guages, .but rather to use w^a procedures, but your newspaper; second language. - For anyone who travels to now furnishes convineing proof of my pro-union arguments foreign countries, this would be among these, shoreside stiffs. invaluable. We can all think Thanks a lot for your assistance. when the language barrier pre-' The fellows eagerly pounce vented us from communicating upon the LOG, pass it around our. ideas and thoughts to others. and discuss it in great detail. Just think of how much time I must answer many more argu­ a Seafarer must spend in trying ments than an organizer, but all to. express himself to^ people now agree about the SIU's de­ who do not understand his lan­ mocracy and approve of tha guage. Esperanto is the answer. whole set-up. There are millions of people in The ignorant are being edu­ cated apparently, because many the world who speak .this lan­ of my friends are now beefing guage. You may find them In for reforms in their respective any country In the world and unions and using the SIU as a from every walk of life. Once pattern. Again, thank you for you have learned Esperanto you will be amazed at the new your courtesy. world which has been opeped John J. Tencza up to you. » In each country in the worid, and in most cities, there is ah LOG Helps Him Esperanto delegate who will bh glad to inform you of any father Keep in Touch Esperantists in the area. They To the Editor: I am writing in regard to a are always glad to meet another couple of subscriptions to the Esperantist. It Is one of the SEAFARERS LOG. During the best methods 1 have ever seen time I sailed with the SIU, I for establishing harmony be­ enjoyed the LOG very much, tween different peoples. Esperanto was created in along with all the other SIU1887 by Dr. L. L. Zamenhof of henefits. Now I am ashore because the Bialystok, Poland. It is siinple doctors say so and I also want to learn. Experiments in schools to stick close to my parents. But have shown that Esperanto can I do miss the LOG very much be . acquired in a fifth of the and would like to keep up with time required for learning any the SIU's progress toward a . other language. It could be better life for all American learned in 26 hours of diligent seamen. So if you can, please study. There Is much to be said on send the LOG to me. If there is any charge, please bill me. this subject but rather than go I know the LOG is a special overboard here, I'd like anyone benefit for the members and who is Interested in the idea their families and 1 too want to to contact me. I shall be only too glad to furnish all the in­ contribute to keep it going. Give my regards to Keith formation they wish. My ad­ Terpe, Bull Sheppard, Joe Al- dress is 5065 Cape May Avenue, gina and all the gang and be San Diego 6, Calif. Fred T. MiUer sure to send the LOG to me and to the other address listed. ii. 4 4 It's for another seaman who also misses 'being a Seafarer today. Welfare Assist Smooth sailing to all. Js Appreciated Joseph W. Henry To the Editor: (Ed, note: There is no We wish to extend our sincere charge for receiving the SEA­ thanks to the crew of the Bar­ FARERS LOG, which is sup­ bara Frietchle, which was so ported entirely by membership thoughtful when my husband contributions.) was scalded on the ship while - J, in Honolulu. ^ Thanks also to the SIU wel­ Offers Thanks fare representative who, met my For Condolences husband at the airport in New York, brought him home and To the Editor: I wu'ald like to offer my sin­ did many other nice..things to cere thanks for the kind of ex­ help US- We will always 'oe pressions of sympathy from my greatful that my; husbspid. ;lii(j;ah Union brothers when my moth- . SIU, member. Wnd con.- letters To The Editor USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAI. doddy. MEMPHIS. TENN. BALTIMORE. MD. BUly RusseU Henry Acosta Vincent McNeU T. P. Barbour Luther K. Milton Myron E. Folta Hiclial MlchaUk SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Claude A. Brown A. G. Oporto William J. Kramer A. J. Scheving STATEN ISLAND. NY Raymond E. Dabney Byron J. Ricketts Paul D. Uotta H. J. Schrelner Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isakscn Stephen Dinkel Vincent J. Rizzuto Dennis A. Marcoly A. R. Stevenson Victor B. Cooper Jack Geller Richard Savior Santiago Martinez USPHS HOSPITAL Gorman T. Glaze David A. Schick USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Richard Green Bobby Stalsworth MANHATTAN BEACH, NY J. R. Alsobrook John C. Palmer Everett W. Hodges Wm. J. Stephens Lewis R. Akin* Claude B. Jessup L. Anderson Edourdo Piscopo Charlie Johnson Francis H. Sturgia Woodrow Johnson H. LedweU Jr. Paul W. Seldenberg Manuel Antonana Chas. M. Kellogg Clyde B. Ward • Ludwig Kristiansen Eladlo ArU Woodrow Meyer* William Kunak Paul V. Ward Fortunato Bacmno Thomas R. Lehay VA HOSPITAL Lester C. Lord Kenneth Lewis Joseph J. Bass HOUSTON. TEXAS Warren J. Mclntyre Melvln W. Bass USPHS HOSPITAL B. J. Arsenault J. S. Harmanton Herbert C. Mclssac Matthew Bruno BOSTON. MASS. VA HOSPITAL Jens Madsen Leo Carreon L. J. CampbeU Raymond L. Peny RUTLAND. MASS. Leo Mannaugh James F. Clark* Charles Dwyer Daniel Fitzpatrick J. S. O'Byme Juan Denopra W. P. O'Dea John J. DrlscoU VA DOMICIARY USPHS HOSPITAL Friedof O. FondUs C. Oslnskl THOMASVILLE. OA, GALVESTON. TEXAS George G. Phifer Odls L. Gibba Elmer G. Brewer E. Foreman Jr. John Rawza Joseph Bf. GUlard Winston E. Renny Wm. F. Lawless BALTIMORE CITY HOSPITAL G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranlck BALTIMORE. MD. Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan VA HOSPITAL Simon Eftlme Clarence Hawkins Aimer S. Vlckers CORAL GABLES. FLA. VA HOSPITAL Pon P. Wing . Frank Hemandes Abner Ralford KECOUGHTAN. VA. Boyce Yarborough David Hewson Joseph cm Antonio Infante USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORI.EANS. LA. VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAVANNAH. GA. William Bates Leo Lang Thomas W. KilUon' Carey J. Beck Reamer C. Grimes W. A. G. Marjenhoff Louis Bentley Jack Mays USPHS HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL John W- Bigwood Philip Mendoza STATEN ISLAND. NY SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Claude Blanks WUllam E. Nelson Robert Anderson Edward P. Lessor John J. Cook P. J. St. Msrle Tim Brown Dominic J. NeweU Nicholas Anoustii Boy Le* McCannon Jonas Heldt D. L. Slattery Jack C. Brunson Edward L. Po# Robert W. Bunner Jose R. Moro A. Caragiorgio Winford FoweU Saturnine CaUeJa JOBS Rodriguas Clolse Coats Arthur A. Proulz Mike Chandoha David E. RusseU Clarence A. Dees R. Richardson Warren Conner Jesse Shouts John G. Dooley Henry Robinson Floyd. Dominskl Isaae Sieger William Fisher James H. Shearer Luciano Ghezzo Exequiel Tiong Henry Foy Wm. E. SwUley Luis E. Gutieres Eduardo Tore M. J. Goold Thomas L. Teears Perfecto Hierro Stefan TTzcinsU Herbert E. Grant Gerald L. Thaxton Lawrence P. Hogan Ramon Varela Wayne F. Harris Thomas E. Tucker Leslie Johnston Joseph Wohlets John J. Harrison Ferdinand V. Vigo Oliver J. Kendrick Apron CastUle Alvin C. Headricks James Ward Joseph A. Kramer Frank Mazet John Hrolenok George William* USPHS HOSPITAL James Hudson G. W, Williamson NORFOLK. VA. Henry A. Janicke Cleophas Wright Francis J. Boner Mars GaUop Wooldridge King Charles Wynn Crawford Lightsey Joseph A. Stevens Edward Knapp USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. BUTLER, PA. Joseph H. Berger Michael J. Coffer James F. Markel J. V. Bissonet Joseph Ebbole l-ir;.' October M, IIM SEAFARERS LOG Far* Twehre �.••.r=SHv"" •'-•• -^ (Mkibcr 14, l»5t STEEL SURVEYOR (iathmlan), Oct. S—Chairman, P. Shala; Sacratary, J. St. Laurent. Complaint on 2nd mate to bo settled by patrolman. Ship's fund $a5M. No beefs. Suggest dis­ posal of all old eereala—alao suggest tuna Bah on night lunch occaatonally. AZALIA CITY (Pan Atlantic), Oct. 11—Chairman. J. P. Auatbi; Secretary, W. Penka. Eyerything running amooth. ly—no beefa. $3.90 In abip-a fund. Ship'a delegate reatgned: new dele* gate elected. Requeat bathrooma and wadirooma kept clean, alao mfdahip dean eloaad la hot weather. Suggeat return of coffee muga from deck. DSL AIRIS (Miss.), Sept. 3S—Chair­ man, i. Oroen; Secretary, R. Renseme. One man missed ship. Ship's fund $HM. Some logs. Reports ac­ cepted. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be painted. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. and electrician tor flxlng coffee pots. DEL ORO (Mist.), Oct. 4 — Chair­ man, O. OvaTraro; Sacratary, O. Troa- OIL VALLS (Dslta), Sept. SS— Chairman, H. Pstarson; Secretary, J. Clair. XSc ship's fund. No beefs. Re­ quest new ship delegate take reare seeing radio operator about maritlm* news and patrolman about draws and mailing address. ALCOA POINTER (Aicoa), Oct. •— Chairman, D. Krewczyikl; Sacratary. R. Ssdonskl. Report sample of water taken and will be analysed ashore. Several hours ot disputed. One man hoapltallzed In Santos. No becfa. Re­ quest eopa be returned to pentry, and keep pantry clean. DSL MUNDO (MIttlttlppI). Oct. S— Chairman, C. Hancock; Secrotary, L. Prankiln. No beefs. Few hoiurs ot disputed. Ship's fund $93. . Letter to bo drafted re: Allow men 6S yrs. old and 12 years aeatlme in SIU retire without being disabled. Motion made and seconded that carpenter work as carpenter and not carpenter dk. maint. as per agreement. Vote ot thanks to delegate for Job well done. MAS (lull),. .Oct. 7—Chairman, M. Kleiber; Sacretary, R. Tapman. Ship departed without posting sailing board. No launch service for crew on two different nlrtits. Ship's fund S46J4. No beefs. Agree to put In ot for no launch service—no sailing board posted. Discussion on TV re­ pairs. MARORg (Marven). Oct. 11—Chair­ man, R. Nash; Secretary, C. Rerti. Waahing machine needs new motor and repaira cannot be made before Bait. Third mate continuing to per­ form carpenter'a duties on deck. Ot turned In. but not checked by mate yet. Two men getting off under 60day rule. One man quitting. Com­ plaint on old. hard mattress. Request larger fang for foc'sies and additional fan for rec room. Suggest cups bo waAed more thoroughly. Weevils and other crawling insects Inhabiting crackers, dry cereal and other food­ stuffs. captain about correction for late draYa at docking. K 'Bow Lookour iff ff man ffails •varboard, what wovid you dor • By Ssafanr ft. 'Kantucky' Parrf And wbot would you do Iff on ;CSIIonco>', Hollor "mfin offfflcor ffoii ftr ovorb'oord". ovorboordT > Lensfailow. Repair listi submitted— most repairs made. Messball to be painted, Sbmdal paint for awning. Two men short In steward dept. $2 linen allowance. Ship's fund $109. One man mleaed ship. One man In­ jured. Motion to pay ot for any man going down in hold. To purchase $20 worth of magazines next trip. Vote ot thanks to two men working In messhall. Turn In all excesa linen. Dele­ gate explained new wage increase. Loava clean ahlp for next crew. LONCViSW VICTORY (Victsry Car­ riers), Aug. 11—Chairmsn, P. Miran­ da; Secretary, T. Lewis. New delegate elected. Place fruit in ice box. Boson retmests better fan in foc'sle: tee tea and Ismonade. Laundry room to bq cleaned. Put Ud on machine. . Sept. IS—Chairman. F. Taylor;. Seoretary, C. Cadre. To see captain re; fresh stores in Karachi. Some dis­ puted ot. Men can have time off In Karachi but must pay S4.S0 per day to hire shore gang. Motion to run Aedi water One to outer deck for longshoremen to keep them out of crew's quarters. Need new pillows. Usa garbage cans in porL Fix screen door port aft. Need spigot for drink­ ing fountain. See captain about get­ ting fresh stores in Karachi MANKATO VICTORY (Victory Car­ riers), Sept. 21—Chairman, L. Pepper; Secretary, J. Dawsen. Repairs made. Need new Ice box tor pantry. Coffeo to be made In um at breakfast time and coffee pots to bs used at stber times. STSEL PABRtCATOR (Isthmian), Sept. 11—Chairman, C. Ruf; Sacre­ tary, L. CeMarsn. All minor repairs made. Water tanks to bs cleaned. Washing machine should be replaced. Patrolman to instruct captain about Instructions for posting sailing board. One man missed ship In NY. One man left ship due to father's illness. Ship sailed short. Ship's fund $42. Reports accepted. Re-elected dele­ gate with Tvto uf tlianks. Motion not to sign articles until tanks are cleaned and washing machine replaced. Ob­ serve quiet when men are asleep. Crew requests better preparation of salads. Toaster to be repaired. Order orange squeezer. SIU Crew Cleans Up Runaway The story is the same, again and again, as Liberian-flag runaway ships come back un­ der the US flag. Thus, when the first SIU crewmen board^ the ex-Omnium Explorer, i.ow the Valiant Explorer, they found a vessel that matched their worst expectations. By now, of course, a good-^ Union crew working imder looked like there weren't any In­ deep tanks failed the marine In­ spection and the ship had to pull Union conditions has brought spections to pass." things closer to par, reports stew­ ard's delegate James B. Elliott. But It was an uphill fight all the way, he adds. The ship is now enroute to Calcutta after « stop at Ceuta for bunkers, "A full crew from the SIU head­ quarters hall found s dirty mess to clean up, plus a stripped ship," EUlott recalled. "Even bunk Ughts and fire axes were missing. It sure WANO ARCHER (He. AHantIc Ma­ rine), Sept. 14—Chairman, J. Shaughnemy; Secretary, P. Bressl. Medical supplies to be checked in States. New man aboard at Karachi. Stores com­ ing aboard at all ports. Captain re­ quests food beefs be brought to him and not the steward. Ship's fund S3. Ot disputed on spoiled grain thrown overboard. Pantryman shifted top­ side. Notify Union concerning food. Boxes are dirty—to be inspected. Beef between steward and chief cook —to be taken care of by delegate. CANTiONY (CttisTssrvlcs), .Oct. II --^etMinnsii, J. Csnnsr, Jr., Sscrstary, T. Drtscsll. CsptolB to pay off ut oM wsgo sealo uota notlBed otborwiso eoavony. No boofA BSBOB OBO sfesiS booBvoo of foSaro to ksnr* for food hSBdlor. MOSBhall to ho atoayoB. OlacuatoB go Bodi ssatebgg hrtas TBB- Crew Kept Busy Boarding her at the Hoboken shipyard, the whole crew worked to get ready for the sailing date. Stores for all departments were received spread over a five-day period. Then, at Albany, rain slowed much of the work as well as the grain loading. Finally, while topping off at Weehawken, the number 4 hold The Heat Has 'Em Beat STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Sspt. 11—Chslrmeii, S. Manning; Secretsrv, R. Brown. Ship's fund $30.29. Dis­ puted ot to be settled. New delegate elected. Suggestion to close laundry room door when using machine after midnight. Saturday & Sunday coffee should be made In um for afternoon coffee time. MARYMAR (Calmer), July 31 — Chairman, J. Labenzi Secretary, 6. iusclolle. Request cable be sent to headquarters re: Brother H. B. Thom­ as injured aboard ship and hospi­ talized in Balboa, Canal Zone 7/20/58. No beefs. Request repair list to get wind chutes and screens for all port­ holes for arrival at Long Beach, Calif. Awguat 24—Chairman, W. Zaletkli Secretary, O. Busclglio. Some ot to WAHO DISPATCHER (He. Atlantis be turned over to patrolman. Motion Marlns), July 23—Chairmen, E. King; made and seconded to post shifting Secretary, D. Van EHan. Donation to ship no later than 9 PM If vessel la be made at next draw for ship's fund. sailing before 8 AM. Hake repair list Headquarters to be notified re: no for NY patrolman. draws and no fresh stores in last port. . One man missed ship—two men short. STEEL ARTISAN (Isthmian), Sept. Clarification on tank cleaning time 81—Chairman, S. Rivart; Secretary, J. per freight ship agreement. Three Oenlas. All that got off coastwise men sent home by doctor. Sept. 37—Chairman, E. King; itcvoyage received, penalty cargo bonus, those remaining aboard to collect at rstsry, O. Etten. One man sent home end of voyage. Pictures and letter by doctor. Disputed ot oh tank clean­ sent to LOG. Ship's fund $13.36. No ing and no draw while in port of beefs. One man hospitalized in Dam- Elath. Vote of thanks to delegate for man. Turn In cota before end of voy­ Job well done—also to steward dept. for excellent cooperation and for fins age. Delegates turn In repair list. meals and service. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), Oct. 7— WANO FORWARDER (Intsr-Oeean), Chairman, I. Wilson; Sacretary, C. Strlngfeliow. Request not to wear Sspt. 14—Chairman, D. Syktt; Sacra­ wooden shower clogs on deck. No tary, J. Mesill. Beefs to bo taken to beefs. Have stevedore toilet kept in dept. delegates. Nee4 new washing machine. One man short in steward working order. dept. Repair list turned in. Take caro of washing machine. Insufficient OATEWAY CITY (Pan • Atlantic), bathrooms. about cutting Oct. 5—Chairman, H. Cerla; Secretary, atnres. SomeComplaint holding two Jobs. J. Martus. Repair list to be turned Beef about pt men payment. over to patrolman at payoff. No other beefs. $3.13 in ship's fund. Some dls- - WARRIOR (Waterman), Oct. <->> puted ot. Dry stores to be stored F. Blanksnbsrg; Sscrstary, every two weeks becaiue of intense Chairman, M. B. Elliott. Few minor beefs to be heat cai dng weevils. Keep washrOom discussed. Payroll to be mads up clean. Do not write on bulkhekda. throurti midnight Bverythtng Bee captain about keeping door In running smoothly. Monday. Request water bs passageway atbd aide" open for more put on all tables. Discussion on logs elr. Oeffee mugs to be returned t« and safMy. crew pantry. ROYAL OAK (Cities Servlsel, Aus. >S—Chairmen, D. Mefeerti Secretary, 1. Kress. No beefs. B hr. delayed" sailing dlnwted—norlda. Now drteta elected. Request repaira on waabI maohlBe. BtewartPg ratSMbur of milk rcauRa in sooing A urairte. Aajh geat put out 'wbile atm frssk. See Pace Tldrteea SEAFARERS LOG aLORlOA STATf (PMM CamMt). Pat. ia—Cbalnnan, J. McCnmtaj ••» ratary, J. A. Latlla. IMlon made and aaeondad to accept lUp'a delegate ra. part. Sblp'a fund an.Ol, No becfa. •ama dlaputed ot. New diip'e delegato-' Bominatcd. ^ Patrolman to talk wttb cb. englneera and 9nd aast. re­ garding crew, llequeet better grade meat and mora varletp of trulti. - out Into the stream to get them cleaned again. A further complica­ tion was added when company cfflcials themselves tried to work the holds and do longshore work on the ship's stores, as well as cut comers by making repairs. "Our draw money arrives In paper sacks and, of course, only after a few days' delay. Nothing can surprise us anymore," Elliott notes. Ship Shaping Up Now "However, our ship is in good shape now and we feel that the captain has done his best, both with hard work In port and by cooperating with the crew. We were glad to get the new mat­ tresses and fans, and left New York on a high note because of the new raise and vacations. "The feeling of good, solid Un­ ion conditions is fully felt after see­ ing the hole-rldden, sagging mat­ tresses and one-pot galley operated by the runaways. Thanks are duo also to our ship's delegate, G. O'Rourke, who has really been on the ball." Kiowt. Xo-tHEuJS' Mike, crew messman, plays life guard for Gut Liakos (cen­ ter) and George Zelensky as they romp in "swimming pool" aboard Pocifio Carrier on trip to Middle East. "Pool" it for "good swimmers" only. With temperature at 129*, Bill Simpson, AB (left), and Gut Liokos, OS, strip down to shorts. Sitting still proved to be the best woy to beat the heat. In photo ot left, the "snake charmer" is John Ainliti, AB. This b one "snake" ho knows con't bite boclL The trip by tho Poc^c Carrier wot the first one under SIU contract. TM Pocifle Carrier Is the former SS Maurice George. It was the ftion under the SHJ controcl before thot. , .'A- . . �•• .T' ..i^.'-; •' • '4-' SEAFARERS IOC Tonrt^ LOG-A-RHYTHM: One Oood Turn Rates Anether nj-. It WamH^ine At All f'- -By Jolin F. Wunderlich. It's strange, my dear. But true. I are not one, I am two. "• T - •.t: •I il­ ls-: ' •,! . I am a man with the darkest thought; ' A Ttotjjbclieuer in kindness. J am a drunkard, a gambler. " I am vile. I am low, v • -When I am far away from you and the U>orld . >>: That I envy, worship and love, . ,i': ' The world of cleanliness and wisdom ;v That never was mine. >?• Hoping, dreaming, my dear^ Brought me doum. Instead of, up. Bringing me lower. As every dream shattered. But, disillusioned, I turned to you And saw a world of love. Not. overshadowed by the ring Of marching boots. ':i. -s; ' •* 1 Not thrilled ^ By the beat of the drums. Or the shine of steel on naked bayonets. Not shivering with fear, from the rumbling tanks. But no. Your were listening To the soothing effect of a symphony. Then I saw the future; I saw peace. _ ' ^ - s* Now I am tired, sleepy. It's over. And now I can sleep in peace. :*'• JJ. > Goodnight children of tomorrow. The world is yours And it's free. PORTLAND SlU, A&G District I?'- BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Acent EAstern 7-1900 BOSTON 278 State St. Jamea Sheehan. Asent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthewa, Agent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La.. . 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 8-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira. Agent FRanklin 7-3584 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cat Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 875 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. -Agent Market 7-1635 PUERTA de TIERRA PR 101 Pelayo Sal Colls, Agent Phone 2-5096 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SAVANNAH 2 Abercom St. E. B. KIcAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 let Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON. Calif ... 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS .. 675'4tb Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER ^ Paul HaU ASST. SECREH'ARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. Deck W. HaU. Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E. Mooney. Std. J. Volpian. Joint 311 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 Ist Ave Main 0290 WILMINGTON 80S Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 96165 Great Lakes District ALPENA . 1218 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO. NY 180 .Main St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAln 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE -.10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 DULUTH 821 W. Superior St. 'Phone: Randtlph 2-4110 SOUTH CHICAGO 3281 E. 92nd St. Phone! Essex 5-2410 Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S.... 12814 HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 834 St. James St. West PLateau 8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. _ Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC 81714 Cormorant St. ' EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 ^aln St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quehee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Davids St. „• CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebee Phone; 31569 HONOLin.U....51 South Nlmltz Highway SAINT JOHN 177 Princo WilUam St. PHone 502-777 NB OX 2-5431 MONTREAL SUP To the Editor: The ship's delegate on the . J^tCoastal Crusader has asked me to write this as we are due to sail from Port - of - Spain tonight. ^ There' is a Trinidad native down here working on the Suwannee Steamship Company shoregang who is one nice guy. He is always obliging when anyone needs someth'ng in the line of clothes, repairs, etc., and Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAF'ARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. also takes things ashore. He's not the type to charge fOr his services and just won't take a tip of any kind. That kind of person is few and far between in this part of the world. At any rate, he sometimes gets stuck with stuff. He now has some color films he had developed for one of our SHJ men who quit his ship while the films were still in the shop. This local guy is named Alfred Mollineaux and he's anxious to send the film on to the owner, Eddie Hernandez. Perhaps Hernandez; who's off the Coastal Sentry, will see this and get in touch with Molli­ neaux at Western Main Road, Caranage, Trinidad, BWI, about the film. Thanks in advance for your consideration in this matter. Little things like this make for good union relations with the people down here. ' Donald J. Wagner X ^ Urges Extra Aid For Family Men To the Editor: I would like to get the view­ point of the membership on our new pay raise, as I think we overlooked an important thing. I refer to the brother who has a family, and is sick or injured, or gets sick on the beach and is hospitalized, and whose income consists of $21 per week. His wife and children can't live on this. There should be something extra allowed for dependents, which could be added to the $21 per week. This also applies to the brother who is released from the hospital as an out-, patient and is not fit for duty nor eligible for maintenance. He has no Income at all, except for the meal tickets he can get YUPI THERE'S A/UTH/N' LIKE A eopo PAYSWORK^ Id MAKE YOU (500D — Oirtob^ 24; lOSg through the Union, and this still doesn't take care of his family. Cites Errors lit ^ There should be a benefit to Death Notice take care of these brothers. You To the Editor: can find some in every port who I think there is a mistake need our help and deserve it, almut Brother James Ruth in but there is no solution to it thd LOG'S "Final Dispatch" col­ now. Maybe the membership umn on September 12; 1958. has the answer to this and can Brother Ruth was a very goods, offer an idea. friend and Shipmate of mine. BUly Russell : The article states that he was in the deck department and $ there were no Wants to Swap survivors. .' Now this is: Photos Of Ships the correction! To the Editor: James sailed in . 1 have read the SEAFARERS the steward de­ LOG for many years, and I find partment and that it is one of the best papers his mother and of its kind about the sea and father plus a sailors. sister survive I wondered if any of your him. Ruth members would exchange ship I have the photos with me, as I am par­ last Itoown photo of him, which ticularly anxious to obtain a pic­ I- maid'e on his last voyage. As ; ture of the TMT Carib Queen. it is on a color slide, I will have > I would like to hear from any a pi9ture printed from it as soon | Seafarerit interested in swap­ as I can get out of the hospital. | ping photos. My address is 4 to see that his mother ! Clayton Close, Wisbeck, Cam-; andI'd-likc father get a copy and also ' bridge, England. I would be his. close buddy Clarence. I grateful if you would print this might add that James was very letter. proud of his Union, the SIU. Alan A. Lynn Keep the LOG rolling. (Ed. note-. Just to start things H. J. "SUm" For off, we are forwarding a picture (Ed. note: to Brother of the Carib Queen from our Foy for callingThanks this to our atten­ files.) tion. The facts of Brother Ruth's survivors were not • known at the time because, un­ Welfare Helps fortunately, Brother Ruth had not named a beneficiary for the In Nick Of Time Union's records. This required To the Editor: Just recently received word a check to establish his mother both from my doctor and Bon as his next of kin, as well as Secours Hospital in Baltimore involving her appointment as that the SIU Welfare Plan has administratrix of Brother Ruth's once again come to my aid in estate so that she would be able to collect benefits due her. As time of need. This time it was for a com­ the Union has recommended, pound fracture of my left elbow. the membership should fill out It has been six months since the beneficiary cards so that their operation, and although I've beneficiaries can get prompt as­ regained partial use of my arm sistance in time of need.) it 3^ 3^ I cannot straighten it out as fully as I previously had been able to do without a lot of pain. Baby Benefit With that kind of knowledge, Called Unique facing the possibility of having To the Editor: a stiff elbow for life, and with I'd like to express my thanks no future work in sight for me, for the latest benefit that my it's comforting to know I don't husband and I, and our threehave to worry about further ex­ month-old daughter, Gloria penses. I'm proud to be the Marie, have received because of wife of an SIU member and to Richard's membership in the know that the Union is respon­ SIU. sible for all this. We have been happy and There is no lyay for me to grateful many times before for express on paper my feelings other advantages and benefits about the SIU Welfare Plan, but provided by the Union, but I please accept my thanks and should like to express special deepest gratitude for this aid. gratitude for the maternity ben­ May the good Lord bless and efit. It is not only valuable, but keep each and every one of you also demonstrates the Union's for your kind thoughts and gifts interest in the well-being of the to all the members and their Seafarer and his family. Fur­ families. thermore, it is an extraordinary My husband, Robert C. Co- contribution, if not an unique Iyer, will again sail with the one, to the advancement of or­ SIU when I'm able to resume ganized labor. my responsibilities fully here at Thank you all again for your home once again. He is waiting genuine interest in, and the patiently for that day. Thanks able leadership of, one of our to all once again from the bot­ country's most outstanding un­ tom of my heart for your kind ions, the Seafarers International assistance. Union. Mrs. Robert Colyer Mrs. Richard Law .-AMD SiVB YOU THAT FEELINS OF AGCOMPUSHMEA/T — KAJOW Yoa'Rm USEFUL. - lUAT C5/?AAJO f=££I^INa OF HAV/NS .IT'S JUSTSETTiN/G THB DAY STARTBD SO AWipi/L! c'' •pOAjg YOUR. S.MAR6 ..iisfllil » - r V ..J . 7 ^ �Oetobor U, 19SS DIL SUD (Mist.), Oct, f—Chalrmaii, B. Jamat) Sacratary, V. CBrlatit. No liquor or dgarattea to . bo brought aboard In St. Thomaa. Crow warned not to pay oif until all beefs are settled. Ship's fund STS-S?. Movio fund tlOS.41: athletic fund $24.80. New delecate and new librarian elected. Motion to ralTle off old movie pro* lector—use money for new machine— dllference to be taken from ship and moWe funds. Motion defeated. Re­ quest more fresh fruit. Do not throw butts and trash In fruit box. OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), $apt. 27—Chairman, W. Dodd; Secre­ tary, F. Johnson. Need more LOGs. Repair , list submitted. Few hours dis­ puted ot. Foc'sles and bathrooms painted. Some trouble with pantry­ man—does not observe sanitary rules A conditions. Motion tliat pantryman not be allowed to sail ' in steward worked. More eoBee perculators needed—steward tg break out anoth­ er. DlseusMoB en aaonlas A form of draws, to be cash or travaUars* ahaeka. PACIFICU8 (Orion), Sept. IS—Chair­ man, J. Tauarti Sacratary, C. Fray, hip returned to the EIU rooently. Everything running smoothly—One crew. Repairs being made. Received new washing machine. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food and good aervlce. Discussion on vacation raise. Suggestion to make up by do­ nations, money borrowed from captain by "C" men, who got off without pay­ ing It back. WANO PIONEER (Inter - Ocean), Chairman, L. Smith; Secretary, D. Sachar. Some disputed ot. Do not slam doors. Urge more cooperation between ch. cook and measman. STEEL SCIENTIST (isthmian), Oct. S—Chairman, A. Twckle; Sacratary, P. Omega. S90 ship's fund eonSacatod by customs at Saigon for not being locked prior to arrival In port. Ship's fund now giO. Disputed ot to be taken care of upon arrival In NY. Motion that shipping rules should be revised to make four groups Instead of three,' steward, bosun A elect to be In group. Domestic and drinking tapks to bo cleaned. Suggeston to Install coke machine for cold drinks In hot oUmates. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Sept. II —Chairman, W. Cameron; Secretary, M.' Howell. Ship's fund S3S. Eight bra. disputed ot. One man sick, sent ashqra 1M. NO replacement. Patrolmau'"to check. dept. for one yr. Stores In Houston not satisfactory. Request more milk and lee cream. Ask why sldp can't change course when blowing tubes. Cots covered with soot. Proper attire to be worn In messhaU. Ttim in aU soiled linen. BEATRICE (Bull), Sept. 2S—Chair­ man, C. Kaust; Secratary, B. Joy. No major beefa. Discussion on possibUity of strike; contract demands. In case of strike delegate requested all mem­ bers leave in good order and leave ship In clean condition. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Chairman, P. Travis; Secretary, E. Vacar. Cap­ tain'thanked crew for good trip. Re­ quest new washing macliine. Need port hole fan in bosun's foc'Sle. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Poor water pressure. Need fan in foc'sles; new wringer on machine. DEL SOL (Mlas.), Sept. 7—Chali^ man, H. Fountain; Sacratary, O. Payne. Ship's fund S3S. New dele­ gates elected all depts. PBNN MARINER (Penn Trading), Sept. 27—Chairman, J. Canard; Secre­ tary, S. Bayne. Four men missed ship In Barcelona. Repair list posted —no beefs. Some disputed ot. Wiper promoted to oiler. Disputed ot to be taken up with patrolman. Vote of thanks to cook & baker for job well done. YORKMAR (Calmer), Sept. 22 — Chairman, P. Holland; Secretary, R. Lamb. Some disputed ot. Report ac­ cepted. New delegate elected. Crew asked to have ham more often. DEL NORTE (Miss.), Sept. 21 — Chairman, S. Monardo; Secretary, H. Crane. Request delegates report num­ ber of trips on board for all B & C men to patrolmen at payoff. Ship's fund $138.49. Delegate to contact agent to negotiate for reliefs on coastwise trip' adth company. Movie fund $33. $20 refund due on movie machine guarantee. To order films for next trip. OCEAN EVA (Maritime Overseas), Oct. 2—Chairman, R. Wright; Secre­ tary, B. Jenhl.ns. No cota, no Ameri­ can ' currency aboard—-captain had radiogram authorizing local currency. Two men hospitalized. Short three men. Donation made for member fly­ ing home due to illness. Discussion on food stores received In Europe. Have sanitary system and coffee um repaired. Call NY re: obtaining American currency per contract. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), Sept. 27 —Chairman, J. Straka; Secretary, M. Kamlnskl. Two men left In Hamburg due to Illness. Motion to have com­ pany forward mail A not kept 48 hrs. If crew not provided with overaeaa address. Check to see If captain has adequate supply of American money aboard before leaving VS. Poor mail aerWce It limited draws dis­ cussed. cnief steward extends thanks to crew for good cooperation with steward dept. ROBIN eOODFELLOW (R o b I n), Sept. 2$—Chairman, J. Busalaekl; Sec­ retary, B. Landos. Some disputed ot. Two hrs. delayed sailing. Reports accepted. Library to be changed. Need another shelf for liteary. To write letter to Union re: crew's opinion concerning new retirement system. Need fan In bathroom. Everything to be in order to have good payoff. Page PUtMB SEAFARERS LOG NATIONAL LIBERTY (Amar. Water­ ways), Sept. 24—Chairman, W. Mull­ ing; Secretary, P. Bruggnar. Ship to be paid off thru Sept. 28. No logs. Repair lists made up. Five men short —due to Injuries requiring hospitaUzatlon. Disputed ot to be turned over to patrolman. Report accepted. AU fans to be checked by patrolman and replaced. Ship needs fumigating. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), Aug. 14—Chairman, T. Yarbrough; Secretary, O. Jackson. Ship's fund SS7.S0. Motion to change present vacation pay period, from 90 days to 60 days. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Sapt. 14—Chairman, L. Pate; Secre­ tary, C. Crabtrae. No beefs, every­ thing running smoothly. Shjp'a fund S63.80. One man missed ship In NO. KYSKA (Waterman), Sept. 21 — Chairmen, P. Qetergeerd; Saerefary, S. Alpede. One man faUed to join ship in Puaan—^picked up replacement in Yokohama: one man hospitalized. Crew to take care of their own beefs. Ship's fund $12.72. Motion to Insulate fan room. Hospital to bo put on re­ pair list. Dlscussloa with steward and his dept. ALCOA BANDER (Alcoa), Sept. 29 —Chairman, W. Barnes; lacretary, O. Annls. Few minor beefs. Spray crew messroom after meeting la over for flies and bugs. Repair list to be turned in also list of men getting off ship. One man getting off. . Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Request change of dairies. -38 qts. of bad milk received. Bequest better cuts of ham. Dlacusaion re: contract requiring S/ hra. notice when quUting ship. CAPT. M. SATINAS (Tramp Ship­ ping), Sapt. 21—Chairman, I. Peacock; Secretary; A. Rudnlckl. Vote of thanks to mate for fixing recreation room for crew. Dlacusaed conservation of fresh water. Ship's fund S27.B0. Some disputed ot. New delegate elected. AU lockers to be eho^ed and re­ paired. Coffee cups to be pantry. Vote of thanks to erow meas­ man. Proud Parents SIT BABY ABBIVALS All of thg follouHng SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name. KenneUi Martin, bom September Mrs. Salvatore L. Biondo, Balti­ 23, 1058, to Sparer and Mrs. more, Md. Charles Martin, Union City, NJ. t t t Karen Marie Dnchmann, bora X aKathryn Rodrignei, bora Septem. October 8, 1958, to Seafarer and ber 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Fred H. Duchmann Jr., New Orleans, La. Pablo Rodriguez, Fajardo, PR. ^ X t t t Ronald Lane Kledinger, bora Pamela Jane Reed, bora August 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. An­ October 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert -E. Kledinger, La drew C. Reed, Purvis, Miss. Marque, Tex, 4 * t t t t Alan Toler, bora October 6, 1958, Rickey De Wayne Rains, bora to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Leroy September 17,1958, to Seafarer and Toier, Vineiand, NJ. RL-s. Horace B. Rains, Houston, ^ X. Tex. Patrick Allen Totnis, bora Janu­ t t t ary 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alfred Benitez, born September Hughes P. Towns, Savannah, Ga. 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs, Al­ tit fred R. Benltez, Bronx, NY, Gwendolyn Ann Padilla, born t t t Charlene Colleen Uorbac, born September 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Padiiia, New Orleans, September 4, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. August Horbac, Newark, NJ. La. t t t Debra K. Brown, bora August 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tim Brown, New Orleans, La. t t t John Paul Kelsoe, bora October 9, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Kelsoe, Springhiil, Ala, t t t Gloria Marie Law is center of attraction following her christ­ ening in Philadelphia. Proud parents are Seafarer and Mrs. Richard Law of that city. The baby was born July 8. John King Your daughter Patty requests t t t that you get in touch with her at Sarah Gray Lewallen, born Sep. 4th St. in Nicerviiie, Florida. tember 3, 1958, to Seafarer and XXX Mrs. Joseph C. Lewallen, Asheboro, Crew, SS Falrland NC. Tomas Ramirez thanks you for ^ ^ & the donation and help in Puerto Jeffrey Mena, bora September 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Rico. He is well now and back in New York. J. Mena, Baltimore, Md. 'I XXX X a. Mary Virginia Condos, bora Sep­ Robert H. Kline Michael John Sovich, born Sep­ tember 20, 1958, to Seafarer and tember 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Please contact Monica Condo at Mrs. George Condos, Wantagh, LI, Mrs. Michael Sovich, Clifton, NJ. 535 Amoi Drive, SW, Atlanta 15, NY. Ga. X X ^ t t t Deborah Prevon, born August 12, XXX Vlto Salvatore Biondo, bora Sep­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Roy F. Bill Simpson tember 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Prevou, Gretna, La. You are requested to contact Bill Lowe, SS Cities Service Norfolk (Cities Service), 17 State St., NYC. r'-ai XXX John Poluchovich It is urgent that you contact your brother Alex immediately. •Hie deaths of the follouHng Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Rnfas Freeman, 53: An SIU member since 1939, Brother Free­ man passed away Au^st 6. Death was attributed to natural causes. He had been a patient at the US PubUc Health Service hospital in Staten Island at the time. He sailed in the steward department. Burial took place in Feraclifl Cemeteiy, Hartsdale, NY. His sister. Mrs. Sadie F. Jackson of New York City, survives him. X X % Kenneth R. Jenkina, S3: Brother Jenkins died aboard .the Orion Clipper September 4 of unknown CS MIAMI (CItlas Sarvica), Aug. 24 —Chairman, M. Ohstrem; Secy., A. Janes. Some disputed ot. Ona man hospitalized In BahrelB. Members re­ quested to take care ot ship's prop­ erty. Black gang's picture publlahed In LOG. Ship's fund S11.S0. Some disputed otr-to be referred to patrol­ man. Washing machine to bo re­ paired. Beef on no fruit—to be taken PBNN MARINER (Penn Shipping), up with ateward. Medical suppUes Aug. 7—Chairman, J. Canard; Sacra­ obtained In Bahrein. Discussion on tary, e. Bsyr.3. New delegate elected. future voyage, and termination of Vote of thanks for flowers sent to articles. October 1—Chairmen, J. Lefco; Sec­ brother's mother. retary, A. Janes. Disputed ot to be REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Oct. taken up at port of payoff. To call 4—Chairman, R. Barnes; Secretary, S. Hdqrts. re: non-union men staying on Wright. Some dlimuted ot. Report and determine port of payoff. Ship's accepted. Vote of thanks for fine food fund S14. Each member to donate SI and service. Ship needs fumigating. at draw time for ship's fund. Dis­ puted ot to be settled at payoff. Re­ VALIANT EXPLORER (Ocean Car­ port accepted. All mare Unen to be riers), Oct. 5—Chairman, T. Crawford; turned in to steward. Lock doors in Sacratary, J. Elliott. Delegates, elect­ a^yard. Keys to be turned over to ed. Major stores Items received be­ dept. head. Books A magailnes to be fore departure. Delegates to make returned, packed and lockod away I up repair lists, also pick up shot for new erow. Vote of thanks to cards. Few ot hours disputed. Dla-' ateward dept. and ship's delegate. cusalon on soap shortage & soap pow­ DEL AIRES (MISS.), Sapt. 7—Clisliw ders. Each dept. to share supply on hand; Additional soaps to be requlsl- man, R. Ransame; Sacratary, H. St. imi B4A0. Read ttgned. Observe quiet when men are Oarmsln. asleep. Sougeelng of mcsshails. show- letter re: purser eelllta' zi^rettss tq era A small repalra of Ice box. galley non-crew members tnrJoragn ports. A showers discussed. Screen doors New delegate and troaauror elected. to be locked In port. Gangwap. watch Suggestion tbrTglva crew Ust to guard holds key for messhall at night. Deck at NO In order to ki^ 'StBiilMani off dept. cautions crossing batches In ship. Vote of thanks to geAs and por^r is .ffahgerdus- whilg safgo ' Is 1 steward dept. fw snaoolh ]•lit'!:- IN MMQIZE XXX Tony Bilok William Scott requests that you causes. He' was a Union member reach him at 2519 S. Cuyier Ave., since 1957, sailing in the deck departMent. His body was shipped Berwyn, 111. XXX home to his father, Lloyd Jenkins, Peter Amoren of San Diego, California. Vasco M. Barros XXX Samuel S. V. Carubba Harold A. Thomsen Jfanmie Littleton, 43: Brother Lit­ You have income tax refunds tleton, confined to the US Public waiting for you at Room 201, 403 Health Service Harrison St., San Francisco. hospital in Sa­ vannah, Georgia XXX since 1953, died Salvatore J. Sbriglio September H of Please contact your wife at once multiple acieroat her new address: 9403 Wystono sls. He had been Ave., Northridge, Calif, a Union member !• since April 4, Crew, SS Irenestar 1939, sailing in J. Di Grazia has donated $11.52 the engine de­ from the ship's fund to the LOG. partment. Burial was in the Laurel XXX Grove Cemetery in Savannah. He Henry E. Faile is survived by his wife, Mrs. Pearl Your Union book and seaman's Littleton, of Savannah. papers are being held for you in the Headquarters mail and baggage XXX Leonard A. Marsh, 61: Brother room. XXX Marsh died aboard the Ocean DinMichael Toth ny on August 9 Please contact your sister, Mary as a result of a Witkowski, 216 Bessemer Ave., heart ailment. He joined the Union East Pittsburgh, Pa. in 1941 and served In the en­ Make Checks gine department. Mrs. Mary Marsh, To 'SIU-A&G'_. his wife of Seafarers mailing in checks Youngs town, Ohio, survives or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are Place of burial is. unknown. urged to be sura to make ail of X X X them payable to the SIU-A&G Paul J. Senior, 36: Suffocation District. caused the death of Brother Sen­ Some Seafarers have sent In ior August 1 while he was aboard checks and money orders in the the Choctaw, Joining the Union in names of individual Headquar­ 1945, he galled In the deck depart­ ters officials. This makes for a ment. Cremation took place in problem in bookkeeping which Kobe, Japan. He is survived by his can be avoided if checks are mother, Mrs. Helen CuUey, of made out to the Union directly. Jeffersonville, Indiana. - J/. ,-'y .'3 • 'fA �SEAFAREIIS#U>C i t"-|in" m I :•'• • I L/:.I: If I p, - Ir1 I I ^'r • I" J •'•i.t • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Subsidy Group Continues War On New Applicants More samples of the efforts of the clique of subsidized companies to limit the growth of the American Merchant Marine have come to light in the past two weeks. They tend to confirm the arguments presented by the SEAFARERS LOG in the October 10 issue that the large subsidized companies * are inimical to the best inter­ pitch that it is not necessary to in additional vessels being placed the Far East runs. ests of the merchant marine. have 50 percent participation on a onThe LOG article had pointed out Support for the SIU viewpoint given trade route, and that the also came from another ctuarter Government should be satisfied when the "Journal of Commerce," with less than the objectives of the New York shipping newspaper, merchant marine act. said as follows in an editorial in its .. In answer to this, the FMB counsel declared that on the com­ Wednesday, October 15 edition: "There is good reason why the bined trade routef involved US FMB" (Federal Maritime Board) participation has never exceeded "should favor more rather than 35 percent at any time and that fewer 'chosen instruments' in the "none of his testimony" (by the ocean trades. It is a simple matter US Lines witness) "demonstrates of fairness to 'et as many operators convincingly that the low partici­ participate in the subsidized liner pation on these trades routes could trades as practicable. And in time. be accepted as adequate AmericanCongress may come around to the flag service." US Lines had also been the sole view that some form of subsidy for objector to the establishment of tramping services is justified." One example of the subsidy a joint Isthmian-Matson Far East clique's attitude was reported in service which would have resulted the October 10, "SIUNA Washing­ ton Report." The report cited Lykes Brothers, a large subsidized operator, as opposing States Marine's application for a subsidy on Trade Route 13 on the ground that existing service supplied by Retiring on pension recently Lykes was adequate for that route. from the Sailors Union of the Pa­ Lykes then turned around and cific were Whitman Hyde, John asked the Federal Maritime Board Mikkelson and Lee Ballard. Hyde, to increase the number of its own who intends to relax with his wife subsidized sailings on the route and family and with that monthly from 52 to 56 a year on the ground pension check, .expresses the senti­ that present service was inade­ ments of all three when he says, quate. "Thanks for a job well done:" Similarly, United States Lines $ j; has been fighting tooth and nail SUP'S Portland and Seattle against a recommendation by an homes are due for a face-lifting. FMB examiner which would give Low bids for painting the buildings Isbrandtsen the right to operate on have been accepted. The oldtimers' the US East Coast-Europe run dur­ ing winter months when the Lakes apartments in both building^^ will are frozen over. The recommenda­ also get a new coat of .paint, the tion came as part of Isbrandtsen's cost of which will be shouldered bid for a Lakes-to-Europe subsidy. by the Welfare Fund. » The examiner's position was sup­ If you don't believe that^ 16ported by the FMB's public counsel as maintaining continuity of serv­ foot shark can be snared with a ice in the winter and providing lasso, ask any of the crew of the more adequate services on this run. SS Oregon, writes ship's delegate "US Lines," a Washington news A. De Los Reyes-in the "Marine service reported, "was the only in- Fireman," publication of the Ma­ tervenor to participate in the hear­ rine Firemen's Union. The crew ing and is the predominant US was treated to a free performance flag operator over the proposed while at anchor in the Philippines. Isbrandtsen subsidized service." The native captor told the boys As in its opposition to States that type of shark had no teeth Marine, US Lines agidn made the and was harmless. Most of the crew how the clique, which monopolizes the greater part of Government funds, persistently opposes the ex­ pansion of the American Merchant Marine by attacking any and every other subsidy applicant. The net effect, is to keep the merchant marine small and weak while a few companies control the disposi­ tion of Government subsidies. As the LOG article put it. "The major subsidized companies . . . do not want to see any growth in the American-flag merchant marine unless the growth takes place ex­ clusively within their own orbit. They are the enemies of an expand­ ing merchant marine." AMONG OUR AFMAm Wf. (•i: '^y Fresh Linen Aboard m M> • wf m ; f-ir- '• ' SP • 'fe:. .ti; P^M:U SUP member Ken Morford keeps a close eye on his fooling as ; he carries two bundles of fresh linen aboard APL's President Taft during here recent stop-over here In NY. The vessel completed back to the West Coast soon. were content to take his word for it. 4- 4" 4" Everything is peaceful aboard the SS Matsonia now that the waitresses have their mirrors, reports the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union. They'd been ask­ ing for them for some time which simply goes to prove once again that when the gals want something bad enough, they get it. 4 4* Forty-five candidates, an un­ usually high total, are competing for 18 slots as the Marine Fire­ men's Union, began its annual elec­ tions October 1. The polling will continue for 00 days. President Sain Bennett is nmning unop­ posed, while Incumbent Jack Hatton and W. W. Jordan arc vicepresidential candidates. Lakes' Ship To Operate AsShowBoat DETROIT — The SIU Great Lakes District cruise ship Canadiana was sold at auction early this week after the vessel was sued by her crew for non-payment of wages. The successful bid for the $75,000 ship was a low $28,500 offered by a Toledo, Ohio, businessman, Gordan Vizneau. Vizneau said he planned on using the ship as a showboat, complete with refresh­ ments and entertainment., at' a home dock in Toledo for .nine months of the year, and as an excursion boat for the other three months. Although final acceptance of the successful bid is up to the Federal District court which ordered the auction, it is believed it wUl be accepted on the recommendations of the vessel's owner and the union. The only alternative would be to accept bids for separate installa­ tions on the ship The Canadiana made headlines early in August when she was struck by a swiaginf dratvbridge in Toledo, -•••.v-s,'' - SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU fnembership meet­ ings art ., 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: October 29 November 12 November 26 December 10 Backlog Up In Lk. Chas. LAKE CHARLES — The city's Central Labor Council voted last week to seek the appointment of a delegate from the Firefighters Union to the post of chief of the city's fire department, Leroy Clarke, port agent reported. The present chief is retiring next month, and the unions would like to see a union member fill that job. Shipping for the period was very slow. There were only a handful of ships calling into port over the last two weeks with the result that there is a fairly large registration list. Outside of the usual Cities Service tankers, the only other vessels in the area were the Del Campo (Mississippi) and the tug Abbie R (Blue Stack Towing). Tankermen on the beach here are hopeful that shipping wiU pick up shortly in order to supply seasonal needs for heating oil in the north­ east. The heavy shipments should start soon. US To Build Roil-onsif Go's Won't Noting the failure of the marltime industry to heed previous re­ quests, Vice-Admiral John Will,' commander of the Navj''s Military Sea Transportation Service, has warned that unless industry begins building roll-on, roll-off ships, the Government itself will huild them for MSTS operation. Admiral Will made the latest developments known at a merchant marine con-ference in San Francisco last week, Construciion Urged The construction of roll-on rolloff ships has been urged upon the industry as part of the merchant vessel replacement program, for which large Federal appropriations have been designated. Despite Gov­ ernment willingness to subsidize^ construction, the operators have been reluctant to participate be­ cause the ships are considered a poor investment. The operators have maintained that these types waste vital cargo space. Vehiclestrucks, tanks, jeeps—cannot be stacked, while lift-on or standard vessels are able to stack regular cargo so as to make full use of storage space. Container Ships Preferred Container or lift-on ships, fa­ vored by many segments of the in­ dustry, are deemed undesirable for military purposes because of the special equipment needed at both tejmtnals of a ship's route. PanAtlantic and Seatrain are the only lines presently employing • such vessels. Two years ago the Government chartered the Carib Queen as the first full-sized traUership. The con­ verted LSD made several runs be­ fore abandoning operations due to excessive cpsts. Admiral Will has indicated that if the Government should build its own ships, the Navy would be obli­ gated to use them first before allo­ cating cargo to private vessels. ; k, •\ /•, • 'ii !('• Giving Father A Hand ( j-iLI.. ••••• .J 'H''If. V.'>| • • I i I When the erew of the Beatrice paid off In SIU headquarters recently, George ond Manuel DeJeiut decided to come alongand help their rather, Seofarer Armando Garcia DeJesus, (stand- : Ing) and chief Cook ^ed Turok (sitting) gather their gear. Crew if , Apwoff ln Jialafter shlp waitledup by^otes Union stHke» � 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 24, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ’50-50’ LURES BACK 5 MORE US RUNAWAYS SIU VOTING STARTS NOV. 1 MOBILE TUGS GET DEEP-SEA GAINS SUP MAPS VOTE ON NEW SHIPPING RULES RUNAWAY SEEK US FLAG IN CARGO BID STUDY CLAIMS ATOM SHIP TOO EXPENSIVE TO RUN TANKER SHUTTLE CREWS BOAST CLEAN PAYOFFS COAL MINER SAILS AFTER LONG LAY-UP RAILS OPEN RATE WAR ON SHIPS BIZ GROUPS PRESS RED TRADE BIDS UNIONS OF AMERICA STATE, COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES GOV’T PRODS STATES ON JOBLESS $ FAR EAST LINE SIGNS 20-YR. AID AGREEMENT TRAMPS AGAIN PITCH FOR SUBSIDY GRANT ORGANIZING, GRAIN SHIPS KEEP HOUSTON HOPPING SUBSIDY GROUP CONTINUES WAR ON NEW APPLICANTS US TO BUILD ROLL-ONS IF CO’S WON’T 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 10/24/1958 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. XX, No. 22  1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/1ff384ed9df96809702049580fd624ce.PDF 5e29c9d7c4a20bf3caf2a53ca99f788c PDF Text Text 1'- •- ' " '^J' \ ••:' ^.v,. ;- : v"'- •.••/VS*', Vol. XX No. 23 ' "-'i^L . SBAFARBRS^LOG Novombor 7 1958 f OFFICIAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIQ j-i-"-.;'.', >.•# • t J WI#," J ''0 ** 'r • • •" •«. • ' I'• ,1 Story On Page 3 Story On Page 2 1: • - f • tUS^^ Linked with California labor effort to JOD rlfllllf WW ins* beat "right-to-work" bill on Tuesday'* ballot, Sailors Union members Glenn Rowe, W. J. Parker, Ed Haskell and Wallace Boyce flank sign outside SUP San Francisco headquarters " turging defeat of job-Mling measure. SIUNA affiliates help^ whip : |»ill by almost two to one. (Story on Page 3.) The SIU-The First Twenty Years Cover Of SlU Anniversary Supp/emenf—See Centerfold CiH American Coal veteran A. Wheaton, AB jf w if Of C %jpCnS* (left), cast one of the first ballots in SIU 1959-60 election of officers that began November 1. Steward Ed Kaznowsky (right) prepares to go into the voting booth at Union headquar­ ters in New York while Joe Braeht, polls' committeeman, looks on. Seventy-three Seafarers are competing for the 38 posts on the ballot. Voting in all SIU ports will continue through the end of December. (Story on Page^ 3.) ••<0.1 t;'!..', S.-r.'V ••f �•'•• -'y *mv£ds^i«r«iMw IMe«NigW:Al<l l>riv(i SIU Safety Down Shipboard • . ... - Trr:*", < r-.-; I Operating less than tWo years, the SIU's joint health and safety program has pro­ duced significant benefits for SIl^ men and their families. All available figures indicate that the program is reducing accidents throughout the SlU-contracted fleet. I S«of«a«r MM I Part of the program involved the establishment of k. I. kr.»'-ft* medical centers in four ports •t MMtai )• Ii.*u •.wylKng li stay. S-H SKATUAin CJBOIt(fjI Ato aid in the detection of ailments . Of ooiaw. *a MM IwMairva lor gdiw hla )«b «kM» MKiMo* ii faroHicjool or d-^roo. ,Myko.a» before they disabled the Seafarers • Ii'lo'ifl UooiklnloiKo^lrtAaiVkMlkiiiginaoiM PfhSlt'AYS WfTil«)A • MoMyatMoroonootiolprooooliofii. Involved. The four, centers have WWlow Iko cimmlmo, II motoi Mina lo Ida larfy ofaii koj groporo br anir tmrgoncy IkM nHjki oriM been in operation an aggregate of .hOHT TIME _ SO months since the first opened hETS iCEMP in Brooklyn in April, 1957. That I center alone handled 4,000 exams I — THE i;EOniUA SAFE An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship In Its first year. I On the shipboard side the big­ vwAi;.^ gest accomplishment has been in Typical of sorios of safety reminders in each Issue of the SEA­ cutting iniuries, particularly lostFARERS LOG is the «ne above which cautions against entering time Injuries, in the SlU-conholds olid tanb oione. tracted fleet Company figures sub­ •r mitted to the Safety Department of the Seafarers Welfare Flan and 1 Information obtained directly from the companies themselves both show accident rates on the decline! ' In a typical case, one major SItJ operator had an . accident fre­ quency rate of 21.11 in 1955. It was down to 13.0 last year and SAN PEDRO^ Calif.—^Almost a year after theix^bvicstoi^ is. 9.87 so far in 1958. Other com­ over a Harry Bridges-inspired raid, njembeiBi^f th« SIU of panies have reported similar re­ North America's Seine and Line ]^^(nmen's Union won sults. Seairain Georgia sign stresses ship's safety record. Messman five National Labor Relations" ' These figures come from a form­ Koa Lim poses before sign. Photo by Glen Vinson. Board elections, defeating an­ the fishermen, Local 33 demanded ula representing the number of These conclusions are other attempt by Bridges to an $80 tonnage rate, which was Ipst-time accidents per million percent. However, a more ac­ cent. man-hOurs in a fleet. It is based curate figure, dealing with the drawn from reports on about three take over their union. termed ridiculous by tee SIU fish­ on a complex National Safety total number of men involved be­ fourths of all SlU-contracted ships. The SIU of NA affiliate, in vot­ ermen as it would have led' to tea The safety picture is best pre­ ing covering crewmembers of 42 closing of most West Coast can­ Council equation that takes into cause of the usual turnover of account the 24-hour exposure to jobs reduces that percentage con­ sented by the following figures: West Coast fishing boats, defeated neries. (Continued on page 15) accidents aboard ship. Shoreside siderably to about 13 to 15 per­ Local 33 of tee International Long­ Roving strong-arm squads then workers have their accidents shoremen's and Warehousemen's attempted to pressure SIU fisher­ figured on the basis of eight hours. Union by a total count of 193 to men into walking off their boats In the course of one year, the 117. in support of Bridges' demands. average ship represents some 350,The elections were a decisive The tactics used included intimida­ 000 man-hours (total crew times defeat handed to Bridges, whose tion of fishermen through mass days worked multiplied by 24). For Local 33 had been attempting to longshore picket lines, threats of example, a 13.0 AFR (accident fre­ raid tee SIU Fishermen's member­ violence against fishermen, their Any search for safety information and statistics in the quency rate) could represent 13' ship for some tin»e now, starting wives and families and threats lost-time accidents on three ships maritime industry will inevitably lead you to the Marine back in September 1957. against members of the SIU Pacifie during one year, or 4.3 accidents Index Bureau. The. SEAFARERS LOG went to the Marine At that time, tee SlU-affiliated District who came to the fisher­ Index Bureau. It found out-* per vessel. union signed a contract for the men's »id. The front-runner among SIU that the Bureau doesn't really It does not perform any safety edu­ fishing season with the. cannhrles No OT Policy companies last year, .Alcoa Steam­ know. cation service. calling for a $55 a ton rate.f To The ILWU raid was defeated at ship, lost the top spot in maritime At the end of each year, the cover up its attempt-to take over tee time when Pacific District Yet the Bureau has been report­ competition by a whisker. Its ing so-called accident and illness Bureau tallies all the reports re­ crewmembers voted a "no-over­ " accident frequency Was 3.71with rates in maritime ceived and projects this informa­ time" policy while in Los Angeles, the industry average at 7.30 for for 20 years. Just tion as foliows: In 1957, for exam­ thus hitting back directly at tea passenger and dry cargo ships. Yet recently, the ple, the Bureau received 24,490 Bridges-run longshore union whoss its record Is even better this year Bureau reported injury reports and then another members were then deprived of than last. its latest "statis­ 23,000 illness reports. Using 58,normal overtime earnings. The Through August, 1958, the Alcoa tic" along these 500 jobs in the industry as a base, SIU Cannery workers of the Pacifie Roamer and Alcoa Patriot were lines to the National Safety Coun­ the Bureau arrived at a casualty also assisted in the fight. still neck-and-neck in the race for cil. Said the Bureau: ". . . over rate of 81.1 percent—although it As a result, Bridges had to with­ fleet honors. The Roamer had a the past seven years . . . illnesses did not consider^be number of draw his picket-lines and resort to total of 808 straight days without a and injuries reported, based men involved. When the LOG an election petition instead, which, lost-time mishap; the Patriot, 603 upon the total number of seamen's questioned this statistical pro­ as It turned out, also proved tm-. ^ days. jobs, rose from 47.5 percent to the cedure,'the Bureau conceded that successful in breaking the ranks of Throughout the SIU fleet, the 81.1 per cent." This 81.1 per the 58,500 figure more accurately WASHINGTON—The total of re­ SIU fishermen. figures show that lost time acci­ cent figure was picked up by news­ should have been the sanie 90.- turning runaways is now up -to 22 John Calise, secretary of tho dents are only about one of every papers the following day as "acci­ 000 men who were employed In with the announcement that three Seine and Line Fishermen's Union, ' three accidents aboard ship. The dents" only. the industry. This use of the more vessels have been redocu- declared at the conclusion of tho others are of the minor variety A casual reader would have thus 90,000 figure would have chopped mehted under tee American flag. voting, "We sincerely hope this that do not keep a man from work­ been led to believe that four of one-third off the 81.1 percent. The three returnees are the Chris NLRB election victory will mean ing. They also show that the ratio every five seamen have at. east The Bureau told the LOG it H, a Liberty tanker; tee Theo- tee end of internal disruption di­ of all accidents to the total of one accident a year these days. doesn't have the following figures: keeter and the Arion, all of them rected against the Seine and Lino jobs involved is about 25 to 30 Fortunately, such is not the case. • Number of actual injuries and formerly Liberian-flag vessels. Union by ILWU Local 33." Vor the "illness and injuries re:> illnesses These ships, like the 19 vessels SIU of NA Secretary-Treasurer ported" by Marine Index turn out • Number of lost-time injuries redocumented before them, are John Hawk and Andrea Gomez, SIU's Safety to be in fact "illness and injury and amount of lost, time involved probably in tee market for "50-50" SIU vice-president, were active in reports"—a small difference in Plan Pays Off • Number of men involved in farm surplus cargoes, since they the beef on behalf of the fishermen Accident reports covering spelling but a big one in meaning its injury and illness reports are unable to compete in the open throughout the attempted raid. October, 1957 through June; because one illness or injury can, The Bureau's totals are heavily market with tee many larger, more and does, often involve a number weighted with repo^ on incon­ modern foreign-flag. tramps that 1958, show the following: sequential injuries such as have been built in recent years. • No fatal accidents to SIU of successive reports. A second factor rendering the scratches, cuts and bruises, most Ships can rerregister under the Nov. 7, 1958 men; Vol. XX, No. 23 • 95 of every 100 Seafarers Bureau reports invalid lies in the of which would not involve lost American flag at will, simply by fact that the number of seamen time on the jo'D. In fact 36.7 per­ s'oowing that the ownership is with no lost-time accident: • 85 of every 100 Seafarers is greater than the number of sea­ cent of all the injuries the Bureau American. Since almost all of these men's jobs—a natural result of the listed were "contusions, abrasions, ships were transferred foreign by with no accidents -at all. inclination of most seamen to take etc." to the extremities, which Americans in the first instance, this VAVL RAUU 5«cretarv-Trcasur«r AAA some time ashore between trips. means minor cuts and bruises on has been no great problem. Based on Seafarers Welfare Hnam BIAMO. Editor. BEBRAU* SUMAN. Art Editor. OBIMM AHIBVII. Inm Skeptical of the 81.1 percent re­ hands or feet-. Another 10.1 per­ Flan records of hospital benefits A majority of the ships returaed SPIVACX, AL MABKIN, JOHN BRAzn,, ANAport, the SEAFARERS LOG ques­ zoLC Staff Wrttera, Biu. MOOBT, paid: cent were "unspecified injuries." thus far are being operated by Gulf ixncarr. Aran JRopsenmtative. • 87 of every 100 Seafarers tioned the Marine Index Bureau The accepted procedures of tee SlU-contracted pramp shipping required no hospitalization for on its reporting- methods. The National Safety Coimcil call for companies and are being manned PuMlfhad biwaekiy IT tha haAdquartara of tha Saafarars intarnatlonal UnkMi, any cause (injury or iUness) in LOG iearned thafi'>the Bureau col­ reports to be made on the lo^- by Seafarers out of SIU hiring lanfie A OUlf Oistricf, AFL-CIO. «75 PflOrtM f lects reports furni^hi^ by shipping time basis, reflecting the actual halls. 1957; Avanua Brooklyn 31, NY Tol HYai y^MW. -Socond class pestaga companies,, tabulaitils' them and '* Less ihan 2 of every 190 severity of illness or Injury in The transfer-back move started at tha Post tMtlea In brooklyn, NT. Seafarers were hospitalised passes these reports on to shipping relation to time spent on the job. last February and has been pro­ 10 Act of Aug. 14, ifllv company subscribers seeking in­ This is the ' system used by the ceeding in. fits and spurts since more .than once in 1957. formation on ipdividuai seamen. Health and Safety program. teen. " I i ' » r NT I Fishermen Vate 'No' On Bridges LOG Cfieek-Up Explodes Setitnen's 'Accident' Rate Three More Ships Back To US Flag SEAFARERS LOQ 1^4 �SEAFARERS race nmett LOG California Leads | 5-Sfate Rejection ' Of'Wreck'Bills * Waiting for their turn to use the polls in headquarters in the SlU's biennial election are Seafarers l-r) H. White, Miguel A. Velez, Rafael Salldana and Ricardo Lata. Early voting in this year's election war fairly brisk in all ports. Voting Brisk For 38 SiU Offices Organized labor scored a smashing victory in Tuesday's elections as aroused voters in five states trounced proposed "right to work" bills. The anti-labor, open shop measure was decisively defeated in the industrial and shipping states of California, Washington and Ohio, and went down to defeat in Colorado and Idaho as well. It was put on the books in only one state, Kansas. Late figures indicated that California voters had rejected the misnamed bill by a margin of 10 to 6, and had snowed it un­ der by 500,000 votes. The same picture emerged in Washington state, where the "right to work" initiative was turned down by a margin of 13 to 8. In highly in­ dustrialized Ohio, where the cam­ paign to defeat the bill was headed up by a coordinated labor drive, Voting in the biennial SIU elections got off to a brisk pace as Seafarers on the beach at headquarters and in other For a round-up of results in ports lined up to cast their ballots for the candidates of the election see page 8. their choice. A total of 73^ trolman, Baltimore agent, Norfolk the "right to work" measure was candidates are on the ballot agent. Savannah agent. Mobile by more than 800,000 for 38 elective posts. Ballot­ agent, Houston agent and agents trounced votes. ing will continue for two months, for the three West Coast ports. until December 31, 1958. While the actual voting started In all ports on Saturday, November 1, Monday, November 3 was the first complete day of balloting and lines of Seafarers waited their turn at the polling place. In head­ quarters, approximately 400 Seafarers cast their ballots through Wednesday with voting running equally heavy in the outports. As per the requirements of the SIU constitution, all ballots voted in a port are placed in a sealed Final details on the projected envelope and mailed by certified world-wide boycott of runaway-flag or registered mail to a central lo­ sliipping will be worked out by cation in New York. The polls the International Transportworkers committee members are required Federation at a meeting fiext week by the Union constitution to write in Hamburg, Germany. The ITF's their names across the flap of the International Fair Practices Com­ envelope after it is sealed. The mittee will meet November 13 and Commercial State Bank and Trust 14 to decide on the scheduling of Company, at 1400 Broadway, has the boycott action. been selected as the safe deposit ITF General Secretary Omer agency for the voted ballots. Becu and Tom Yates, general At the conclusion of the elec­ secretary of the British Seamen's tions a 14-man tallying committee Union, were in New York recently consisting of six elected from head and consulted with SIU Secretaryquarters and two each elected from Treasurer Paul Hall and other Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans maritime union leaders on the and San' Fl-ancisco will get the bal­ boycott plans. Hall was elected as lots from the safe deposit and thr representative of American count the votes. seamen on the ITF's general coun­ The heaviest concentration of cil in August. candidates is in the headquarters Becu announced that union mem­ port with 25 men running for eight bers shoreside and aboard ship in joint patrolmen posts open. Other 62 countries will join in the boy­ contested offices are Qoston joint cott action which was approved patrolman, Philadelphia agent, Bal­ at the ITF's 25th congress in Am­ timore joint patrolman, Tampa sterdam. He Is now negotiating for agent, Mobile joint patrolman, New supporting action from interna­ Orleans agent and joint patrolman tional labor bodies representing with eight running for three pa­ workers in allied industries. trolmen's posts in. that port, and Ships will be asked to pay a Houston joint patrolman. minimum scale of approximately Running unopposed are the can­ $140 a month or else be boycotted. didates for secretary-treasurer, five This is equivalent to British wages assistant secretary-treasurers, Bos­ plus benefits. ton agent, Philadelphia joint pa­ At present, approximately 13 percent of the world's shipping tonnage is registered under the runaway flags, with the bulk of it consisting of Liberian and Pana-f manian registry. A large part of tills shipping is American-owned, in all about 1,500 ships are In­ volved with an estimated 75,000 seamen, all of them outside the scope of union contracts. ITF ^tting Up Details Of Boycott ' •;' •. 'I . - Tell it to "tlit I(Og! Labor unions in all five states, including SIU of NA affiliates in California, Washington and Ohio, played an active part in telling the state's voters about the dangers of the open shop bill. Unprecedented numbers of posters were displayed ealling for "no" votes on the meas­ ure, huge volumes of literature were distributed, and unions con­ ducted a vigorous drive to register members and their families and get the vote out. The campaign paralleled one conducted in Loui­ siana two years ago, where the SIU and '6ther unions went all out to win repeal of the state's "right to work" law. ' Well-Financed Campaign "Right to work" was defeated in the face of a well-financed cam­ paign supported by big business and anti-labor groups that had hoped to gain the advantages of the open shop. For union workers, the measure would have meant the end of genuine proteetion and job security, and an opening wedge for (Continued on page 15) 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: November 12 November 26 December 10 • rJ. 'j' •• SIgi) on Harrison Street opposite Sailors Union of the Pacific San Francisco headquarters was one of many in California urging voters to turn down Proposition No. 18 calling for q state "right to work" law. AMMI HeM Balks At Growth Of US Maritime Ralph Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine Institute, purportedly speaking for a major segment of the operators, has again demonstrated concern exclusively for subsidized shipping and has-* written off any expansion by "impracticable" from Casey's other sections of the industry standpoint is that there is a pos­ as "impracticable." In a statement distributed to member companies of the AMMI, Casey denounced maritime unions as responsible for all the ills of the industry and reaffirmed his consistent position on behalf of subsidized companies against the interests of the rest of maritime. The statement was a copy of a position presented by Casey in the arbitration proceedings dealing with the dispute between the In­ stitute and the Masters, Mates and Pilots. The 20-page document, loosely draped with irrelevant and often inaccurate data, also reveals a total lack of perspective and under­ standing of the conditions , and history of the maritime industry. Stripped of all the trimmings and the off-the-top-of-the-head analysis of the problems of maritime and reasons for industry conditions, Casey's pitch was for preservation of status quo for the major sub­ sidized companies. In effect Casey saw no hope for the rest of the industry. The AMMI president, blithely bypassing Congressional judgment and jurisdiction for dealing with subsidies, says flatly it is "imprac­ ticable" to expand the subsidy provisions of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. At the very time his statement was issued, the Federal Maritime Board was hearing applications for subsidies from no less than five major opera­ tors presently unsubsidized. The FMB sees nothing "Impracticable" about these applications. What is sibility of broadening subsidies to include companies other than the fat cats to which his services are dedicated. • The so-called "haves" of the in­ dustry are violently opposing addi­ tions to the ranks of the subsidized operators; consequently, Casey finds such additions "impractic­ able," although in theory he is supposed to be the spokesman for all companies in the Institute. Casey states the American mer­ chant marine is inadequate and barefacedly offers as the reason that "much of this deficiency can be traced directly to labor trouble." Casey carefully refrained from repeating his pitch for preser­ vation of American shipping under Panamanian and Liberian flags on the grounds that they are "our fifth line of defense." It would be fitting for Casey in his role as spokesman for the industry, to take the position, as does maritime labor, that these ships be returned to the American flag. That of itself would put an end to the deficiency. Having written off the expansion of the industry as "impracticable" on behalf of the clique of major subsidized companies and having expressed tender concern for the runaway-flag operator, it is under­ standable how Casey, in his state­ ment, foresees no future for the shipowners outside of these two categories. With not-too-carefully coucealed satisfaction, he envisions a merchant marine consisting of 300 ships under the American flag, (Continued pa sage 15) 'i^' �ftcc SEAFAREitS LOG HtiftmlmT 1.19S$ • SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD Ship Avthity October 15 Through October 28, 1958 Shipping fell way off in the last period, hitting a six-month low with a dispatch total of 908 jobs. However, registration declined almost as much to a total of 1,060. This was the lowest two-week registration since May. These figures illustrate the erratic conditions in the shipping industry, since the total jobs shipped in the previous repi^ represented a IS-month high. At the same time, due to the drop in both registration and shipping, the "on the beach" figures at the end of the period showed no rise and, in fact, also fell off a bit. Two hundred ships were handled by all ports during the past two weeks, covering 51 payoffs, 37 sign-ons and 112 in-transit vessels. New York, New Orleans and Baltimore handled 95 ships of the Dis­ trict-wide total. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) The general decline in shipping was not reflected in seven ports, all of which were busier than in the previous period. All of the West Coast ports plus Boston, Ba'timore, Tampa and New Orleans showed some improvement. In addition. Lake Charles showed no .change. New York, Fblladelpbia, Norfolk, Savannah, Mobile and HoH.ston all declined. Seniority-wise, the "slow" period produced some sharp shifts in the proportion of jobs filled by the three seniority groups. Class A men accounted for 75 percent of all jobs shipped, class B for 20 percent and class C for the five percent remainder. Thus the only increase was in the class A portion, indicating that the top seniority men don't hold back on taking jobs when the piakings are not as plentiful as usual. Figures, for the period also show that nine ports still have 100 or lesg men on hand, in all departments. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle all fall into this category. Of these, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have fewer than 50 class A men reg­ istered on the beach in all departments. These figures are a guide to the job potential in any port. The following is the general outlook port by port: Boston: Not much doing . . . New York: Good . . . FhllMielphia:' Should be better . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Quiet; coal is still not moving .much... Savannah: Slow ... Tampa: Fair . ; . Mobile: Good... New Orleans: Good . . Lake Charles: Quiet . . . Houston: Good.. JWUmtargton: Slow = . San Franrisen: Fair . j . Sctttle: Fair. Fay Slpa la Ms Oat Traat. TOTAL Bottoa ...... New Yerk ... PkiloMphla.. BfllHaMfe •. • Norfolk 3 16 2 7 1 3 12 — 5 1 Toaipfl ..... 1 — Mobile 9 3 New OrieoBi. 4 5 — Lake Chorfet. — 3 Hoettoa .... 1 WlSmlagtoa .. 1 ' — SOB Fraacltco. - 1 3 Seafi:^ 1 2 TOTALS . .. il 37 10 40 12 24 2 7 7 4' - 7 13 1 20 31 10 10 17 21 4 11 7 4 7 4 10 10 12 too 111 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle mALs Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL _1 2 t ALL 2 2 '4 5 2 1 8 13 10 18 43 13 24 74 5 1 4 1 9 3 13 10 28 4 12 45 18 5 4 1 2 3 II 3 1 1 4 1 2 4 5 2 5 5 18 4 11 6 14 « 19 28 53 2 3 3 1 — 2 1 16| 6 10 38 — 11 20 8 10 5 13 2 3 « 20 1 4 6 9 18 — 1 3 36 62 105 84 184 50 m Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTALSHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 2 5 — — 17 32 16 65 — 3 2 6 2 10 — 46 — — 7 28 11 _1 11 — 9 4 3 57 5 10 31 2 10 5 10 7 148 56 13 51 ^ .2 28 5 19 111 26li — 1 2 1 — 4 — 1 — 1 4 2 5 16 GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 '3 ALL 123 ALL 3 3 — 5 3 — 10 9 1 8 12: 23 4 39 5 59 8 — — 2 2 65 75 85 153 43 281 3 30 26 8 2 1 111 9 23 4 8 2 6 1 36 — .1 — -I 10 5 68 51 38 96 143 8 21 39 5 — 5 .-rr. .46 9 4 5 22 — 6 13 3 1 9 1 2 1 1 12 — 2 2 ' S 6 5 5 2 3 — 9 — 1 S 2 ah 4 — •13 4 — 54J 1 7 17 24 26 4 1 5 1 — 3 25 7 4 51 7 4 62, 47 66 10 Ii23 1 9 15 10 — 2 11 15 1 2 • 1 10 4 66 1 10 10 18 — 28 -10 — 38 22 41 3 5 2 14 2 2 4 18 2 7 7 — 4 1 . 1 26 11 14 1 26 2 12 — 1 — 1 11 12 1 11 6 3 24 11 19 1 31 2 40 '60 7 261 60 7 I 328 272 512 91 875 21 92 129 242 = .1 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registerech CLASS A GROUP _1 2 3 AT.L — Boston Z — 2 New York 20 47 12 79 Philadelphia — 5 — 5 1 25 6 32 Norfolk — 2 — 2 Savannah — 3 1 4 Tampa — 2 — 2 Mobile '.. 4 12 1 17 New Orleans 4 20 2 26 Lake Charles.......... 3 4 — 7 Houston 7 24 2 33 Wilmington — 5 1 6 San Francisco.... 4 8 — 12 Seattle . .. 8 — 8 — rnfA'S 43 167 25 235 Port Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL _ 1 12 12 25 1 4 5 4 7 11 3 2 5 — — 2 3 5 5 2 7 1 2 3 1 6 4 11 1 3 4 2 2 4 3 5 8 2 40 46 881 Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 2 ^ 2 1 3 4 13 43 7 63 7 9 18 — 4 — -4 1 _1 — 34 8 42 1 4 — — 1 — 1 — 1 2 — 3 — 4 — 4 1 1 2 4 7 1 12 2 6 8 ' 3 4 3 26 3 32 7 1 5 6 4 4 4 9 5 18 2 4 6 — 3 — 3 1 1 3 10 3 16 2 2 4 8 1 5 1 7 — 4 3 7 30 154 29 213 4 23 43 70 —M i— • Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS fl CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 , 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL li 2 4 3 1 1 7i 1 12 1 2 1 2 7 9 63 18 9 90 54 158 17 229 7 27 21 55 2 4 6 1 1 1 6 1 19 1 21 1 4 — 42 . A 46 13 81 '8 102 3 28 27 58 ... 12 8 9 1 10 20 1 1f 1 1 3 9 1 10 1 1 2 1 4 4 2 6 1 6 1 8 1 1 2 ... 12 8 __ 3 3 6 20 14 33 4 51 6 6 7 12. 51' 23 64 4 8 7 17 12 32 91 2 6 3 3 4 . 10 i 5 5 10 6 6 1 19 1 1 18 25 ' 11 34 2 47 1 12 6 3 7 5 13 1 4 3 14 1 18 1 _ 16 3 3 29 8 _ 24 6 22 1 6 7 5 6 7 14 — 12 —11 12 1 10 14 25 213 70 25 308 132 478 42 652 14 114 96 224 i— -mm. —iM •— STEWARD DEPARTMENT Pert Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL ~5' — 5 26 10 28 64 3 2 4 9 6 4 8 18 1 1 2 2 — 1 3 1 — 2 3 8 4 10 22 14 5 32 51 1 — 3 4 7 2 12 21 2 1 3 6 1 1 5 7 4 1 6 11 80 3l'll5 226 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Sfi/ppecf CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP B C ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 .23 ALL 1.2 3 ALL A 4 — — — 4 3 7 14 2 4 20 1 — 4 5 4 16 21 7 39 33 5 67 5 77 96 37 113 246 3 2 28 67 5 .4- _ 5 5 3 — 1 3 1 4 7 4 6 — 4 4 1 17 12 12 4 19 3 35 39; 43 15 26 3 27 33 3 35 1 — 94 3 4 3 2. 12 2 1 7 1 2 7 10 1 2 8 3 2 2 1 — 2 2 U 1 1 2 4 2 3 6 2 3 — 1 1 2 12 8 3 4 1 — — 4 12 27 66 — 7 6 — 4 1 10 IS 27 7 10 22 10 1 29 30 — 13 4 43 13 60 40 10 66 116 30 43 13 3 1 3 2 2 1 3 9 3 5 5 4 — 1 2 6 10 16 7 23' 23 2 7 3 6 .10 16 1 6 32 1 7 2 1' 8 2 5 — 3 5 1 1 15 2 1 6 4 10 — 15 15 6 5 14 25 — 8 8 15 _6 3 17 3 5 3 1 8 16 10 2 5 9 — 6 8 1 — — 88 61 21 125 I 207 3 1 47 14 207 51 14 272 298 100 284 682 14 15 132 161 51 2 — 12 2 ^3 — — 5 — — 12 112 — r- — 8 8 19 — 24 1 •— 1 — 24 — 33 3 13 72 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A ENGINE STEWARD GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B ShIpphd CLASS C Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3A ALL 123 ALL _1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 84 184 50 I 318 57 148 56 I 26"i "4 16 40 43 167 25 I 235 30 154 29 I 213 '4 23_243 80 31 115 I 226 61 21 125 r 207 3. "1 47 207 382 190 | 779 148 323 210 I 681 11 40 130 1U J.-'" • •; Shipped CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP 28 2 8 ALL ABC ALL 1 ALL 1 7 261 60 7 I 328 272 512 91 I 60 10 14 1 25,213 70 J25 f 308,132 478 42 I 70 14 207 51 14 I 272;298 100'284 I 51 _2 — 12 I ISli 4 GROUP ALL 12 3 I 875 21 92 129 1 652 14_114 96 I 682 "14 15 132 11 31 r 46 681 181 46 |908.7(>2 1090 417 |2209 49 221 357 ALL I 2^ r224 j 161 I 627 �November 7. 195S f. Talks Progress In CN5 Beef V ii.i ji,:;' I-: Now that he is receiving his $150 monthly payments from SIU Welfare Plan, Seafarer John Taurin often reflects on his long seafaring career, especially his experience of being torpedoed in both World Wars. Taurin caught his first "tin fish" in 1918 in the mid-Atlantic when he was a bosun on the SS Lucia, an Army Transport ship. Again in 1942 a U-boat struck, this time in the Caribbean. There was heavy loss of life aboard the Barbara (Bull Line) but luck rode with Taurin a second time. All told Taurin stayed with sea­ faring for 57 years until a heart ailment forced his ^complete re­ tirement last November at the age of 70. He was a mere 13 when he hopped his first ship in Riga, Lat­ via, at the turn of the century. Four, years later he was in the States and had become a member of the internaiioiial Seaiiieu's Union in Baltimore. When the SIU was chartered in 1938, Taurin signed up. He is proud that through 40 total years of union .membership he had a clear union record, , ^ Freighters, tankers and passen­ ger- i^lps .made no difference to Taurin. When finances ran low he John Taurin cmd wife in photo grabbed "whatever hooker I could taken some yeors ago. find." After being torpMoed for the second time, he took a respite from, the sea, putting in five years with the Union at Baltinaore headquarters. He served as a patrolman, doorman and hospital committeeman before shipping out again as a quartermaster on Ore Line boats, which lasted until 1953. Then he worked on and off until his retirement. Taurin's heart condition has kept him in and out of hospitals during the past few years. He puts his time to good advantage, however, working on various handicrafts. Some of his braided cord belts,earned him first and second places in past SIU art contests. He also enjoys a good hand of pinochle every now and then. Taurin and his wife make their home in Baltimore. The . strike bV members of the AFL-CIO Laundry and Dry Clean­ ing Union at 22 dry cleaning and laundry plants in Anniston, Ala­ bama, entered its third month last week. The 165 union members struck at the plants in a drive to land a contract providing for a $1 an hour minimqm, as compared to their present scale of 20 cents an hour. Despite the fact that the union has received pledges from the 165 employees at the plants, most of the companies have re­ fused to recognize or negotiate with the union. Many of these firms have been paying as little as $13 for a 70 hour week. Although hampered by the state's "Right to Work" law and stringent antipicketing provisions, the strike has cut production down to 20 percent of normal because the companies have been unable to obtain enough scabs to'work at these low rates. 'i : , 'V •"; • fiV:-iia*: •fc :.¥• .a,, >".7 ; '.<Vv if 'C. .'"' Wire ri*»~ SEAFAR EES LOC in which only the 124 strikebreak­ ers were allowed to vote. The strike, which started over a break­ down in contract negotiations, was marked by legal harassment of union, individual strikers ^and their families. The company manufac­ tures Cherokee brand bedrooih and dining room furniture. 4 4 4 A "seven point program of pre­ paredness" calling for major changes in the national defense, was adopted by delegates to the 19th convention of the Marine and Shipbuilding Workers Union in Cincinnati. The convention also heard President John J. Grogan warn of'the introduction of auto­ mation into "industry. Automation, Grogan warned, hurts both small business and the worker; the work­ er because it takes too. long for him to reap the benefits and gains of automation, and the small busi­ i. 4" 4" Members of the Steelworkers nessman because he can't afford Union employed by Dominion Steel expensive automated machinery. 4 4 4 & Coal Corp., at its tube plant in Montreal, won a new two-year pact Some 200 delegates to the sixth calling for a package increase of biennial convention of the Ameri­ 18 cents-an-hdur. The new agree­ can Federation of Grain Millers ment raises the base rate from voiced their overwelming support $1.58 to $1.74 ah hour in four of the union's new major organiz­ jumps, the first of which is retro­ ing campaign and voted to increase active to August 6. The company per capita tax payments from $1 employs some 900 Steelworkers. to $1.50 a month to finance it. The 4 4 41 hike, which will Increase the or­ The strikebreaking provisions of ganization's annual income by the Taft-Hartley Act have again $240,000, will be used to expand been relied on by ah employer to the union's organizing staff with oust a union from its plants. Local special concentration on feed mills 251 of the Furniture Workers located in the southwest. The con­ Union had been striking Carolina vention also wrote a detailed code Woodturning Co., of Dryson City, of ethics into the constitution. The NC, since April 8, 1957. The work­ union, a member of the AFL-CIO ers found themselves on the out­ Maritime Trades Department, rep­ side last week when the NLRB de­ resents some 40,000 grain millers certified the union in an election throughout the US. Representatives of SIU and of Cuban labor confer In Havana on problem of ex-Canadian National ships. They are (I to r) Louis Neira, SIU; Hal Banks, SIU vice-pres. in Canada; Jose Ensenat Polit, gen'l sec'y, Cuban Maritime Union; Paul Hall, president SIU of NA; Silverio Simpson Girod, Cuban Confederation of Labor; Sergio Pons Rivero, gen^l sec'y, National M'time Federation of Cuba. MONTREAL—Optimism is rising that a break will come soon in the deadlock over the Canadian National fleet which has been tied up since July 4, 1957. A serjes of meetings be­ tween SIU of NA representatives and representatives of Flota Maritima Browning de Cuba, the present operators of the^' vessels, has approached agree­ ment on the disposition of the fleet. The "Canadian Sailor" pub­ lication of the Canadian District, declared that a settlement appears possible. The objectives of the meetings which have been held at various NEW YORK^—Both business and shipping for this port have times In Montreal, New Yoi^r and Ravang, are to return the ships to been very good over the past two week period, Bill Hall, as­ thie Canadian flag, the manning of sistant secretary-treasurer, reports. While job turnover re­ the' vessels with Canadian SIU mained fairly constant, a*" members and the signing of an greater number of jobs, more sley (Robin); Fairland, Beauregard agreement between the SIU affili­ than 95 percent of them, were and Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ ate and the operators. tic); Hilton (Bull); National Lib­ taken by class A and B men. At present the ships are still Mention should be made at this erty (American Waterways) and Cuban-registered as the result of time. Hall said, of the fine job the the Atlantic (American Banner). the earlier sale of the vessels by ships' and departmental delegates The in-transit vessels were the Canadian National to the foreign are doing on their vessels before Seatrains Georgia and Savannah trade bank of Cuba. Troy Brown­ coming in for payoff. Out of the (Sealtain); Portmar and Alamar ing, an American ship operator 18 vessels paying off in this port (Calmar); Hurricane and Warrior who runs vessels contracted to the during the past period, only seven (Waterman); Val Chem (Heron); SIU Great Lakes District, was to of them had beefs; thre^of the Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); Mermaid have operated the fleet on behalf beefs were disputed overtime, two (Metro-Petroleum), and the Steel of her Cuban owners. concerned minor repairs and the Navigator (Isthmian). Coastwide protests by the Cana­ other two contract clarifications. dian District assisted by the A&G Continued cooperation of this kind, District and supported by the he explained, hot only makes it world seamen's movement made it easier to pay off a vessel, but also clear that the new owners could results in additional port time for not hope to operate the fleet until the crews. Organizing in and around New the economic beef the crews had against the former owners was set­ York harbor has been meeting with tled. Consequently, Cuban crews much success. The SIU's Marine that had been placed on some of Allied Workers Division has re­ the ships, were brought back home, ported signing up another com­ much to the relief of the men pany which manufactures marine Foreign-flag tramp shipowners, themselves who were obviously equipment, and is expecting to get alarmed over falling profits, have under pressure to work these ships action on three others. come up with further details on a The membership was reminded plan which would boost their de­ against their personal convictions. The crews were removed from that the polls will be open from 9 pressed charter rates. The back­ the struck ships on September 13 to 5 every weekday and from 9 to bone of the plan is the setting up and negotiations over the disposi­ 12 on Saturdays in the two-month of a fund to pay tramps to keep tion of the eight vessels have been SIU elections. The polls commit­ their excess vessefs off the market going on ever since. The problem tees are elected every morning be­ until the rates go back up to a more profitable level. of their return to Canadian regis­ tween 8 and 9 AM. There were a total of 40 vessels try has been accentuated by the A committee representing some ownership requirements under Ca­ calling at the port during the past ten foreign maritime flags, said it period. Two of them, the Hilton nadian law. Canadian citizens have plans to sound out shipowners in to be involved in such a registra­ (Bull) and the Seatrain New Jersey advance of a December 1 meeting (Seatrain) called for full crews as to settle the issue. British, Italian tion. came out of lay-up. ' As far as the ships are con­ they Greek owners were reported There were 18 vessels paying off, and cerned, they are sitting exactly 12 signing in accord the provision calling on and 10 in-transits. for a fund,with possibly $30 mil­ where they were on September 13, Paying off were the Edith (Bull); lion vicinity area, outin ofthewhich the the Ciudad de la Habana in Mary­ Azalea City, Fairland, Bienville, owners who voluntarily lay-up land Drydock, Baltimore, and the Gateway City, Beauregard, their vessels, would be paid. other seven ships in Halifax, Nova ael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); Raph­ Alcoa Scotia. > It has been estimated that the Polaris (Alcoa); Steel Artisan fund would pay an annual fee of (Isthmian); Robin Locksley, Robin Sherwood (Robin); Seatrain Loui­ $22,500 to keep a tramp in lay-up, siana, Seatrain Texas (Seatrain); and a bonus of $95,000 to Liberty Atlantic (American Banner); Can- ship owners who scrap their ves­ tigny (Cities Service); Antinous, sels. US-flag vessels would not be and the Andrew Jackson (Water­ involved. Included in the international man). Signing on during th^ period committee are representatives of were the Antinous and Andrew tramp owners in France, Germany, Jackson (Waterman); Alcoa Polaris Japan, Greece, India, Italy, the (Alcoa); Steel Artisan and Steel Netherlands, Switzerland and the Scientist (Isthmian); Robin Lock­ United Kingdom. Payoffs Smooth In NY As Crews Do Fine Job Spell Out Plans For Idling Ships �ijs'i winmi"' XH\ .L-,-tiJltJ:% "l,!, •!iui.,JLt.JSi SEAm^mEKS L&G iift Canada SlU To Get Hotel At Lake Port FMB Opens Hearings On Waterman Snbsidy Bid WASHINGTON—Waterman Steamship Company's bid for an operating subsidy on four major trade routes is now being heard by a Federal Maritime Board examiner. Company rep­ THOROLD, Quebec — A local resentatives are testifying on magistrate's attack on the SI (7 US North Atlantic to North Europe the SlU-contracted operator's' Canadian District last August "for 18 to 30 sailings. The proposed application for subsidy on the not providing facilities for Its following runs; US Gulf to the services to Europe would cover At­ members," has aided the union in lantic Coast and-North Sea ports United Kingdom and North Eu­ putting through long-sought plans rope, 30 to 40 sailings annually; exclusive of Portugal on the south for hotel accommodations for its US Gulf, California and Far East and Scandinavia on the north. members. ' As a result, architects In supporting the subsidy appli­ Bervke westbound, 18 to 30 sail­ and designers are now drawing up ings a year; Pacific Coast to Ear cation, Waterman is pointing to its blueprints, while attorneys are East, 30 to 42 sailings a year and existing services on many of these clearing up' the legal technicalities routes. On the North Atlanticin the way of the operation. Continc "ft run, the company spokesrii;;ri ?ited the fact that this The Canadian District has long particular service is overwhelming­ been aware of the pressing need ly dominated by foreign-fiag lines. for better accommodations in the Winner of $1,800 on one TV quiz, John Lombardi brushes up on Major opposition to the Water­ port, but the District's contracted his homework in preparation for another contest while John man subsidy proposal has comq ship operators had ignored the Mascola looks on. Both sail with the Sailors Union of the Pacific. from US Lines and from Lykes problem. When the magistrate Brothers, with US Lines arguing made his attack on the union. that Walefniaii was Uiiable lu op­ SIUNA vice-president Hal Banks immediately utilized it to push WSHINGTON — Loopholes in erate successfully on the North through the hotel plan. the revised 1958 tax form may send Atlantic to Europe run. The Water­ He wrote the operators dedar* expense account spending soaring, man spokesman pointed out that ing: "We have been aware for a. despite Government efforts to con­ the service had to be suspended number of years that some form tain it, many tax experts believe. because Waterman, as a non-sub­ of quarters should be provided for The practice of a businessman en­ sidized operation, could not com­ with the subsidized lines on Tired of watching Navy and Coast Guard officers pick up our members and your employees^ tertaining his wife and friends at pete in this area." Employer represehtis'' the theatre, night club or restau­ these runs. Waterman, Isthmian, States Ma­ extra money on television quiz shows, Johif M. Lombardi, a atives on tiie board of tt-ustees of rant and listing such expenses as and Isbrandtsen are four ma­ member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, decided to show the Canadian District Welfare Plan "necessary" to the business, is ex­ rine jor non-subsidized companies who the audiences that a merchant went, along, under the circumpected to become more widespread are now seeking Government as­ seaman could do just as well. appearance, when he was up to-_ Stanees, with the union proposal than ever. Should their applications So he applied for NBC's day­ $2,800, that he slipped up.'^He for accommodations to be financed Under the new tax form, the sistance. be approved, it would mean that time quiz program,- Tic Tac Dough, missed not because he didn't know by the plan. taxpayer will not be required to virtually all offshore liner opera­ put in three appearances, and the answer, but'because he had to file an itemized account of all his tions would Thorold, a small but bustling receiving subsidy walked off with a check for $1,800. go.4md'"'do them one better." spendings. Instead he must merely aid, leaving be Canadian seaport on the Welland the tramps, tankers He had been asked the name of Canal, is notorious for its lack of submit an account of his expenses and ships in the Lombardi was sailing coastwise and into his employer, indicate the total tercoastal trade outside the sub­ the President Jackson .when he de­ Napoleon's second «dfe, and all he lodging accommodations. The num­ on the form, and he is home free sidy group. cided to tor bis hand as a contest- had to answer was Maria. "How­ ber of Seafarers congregating in —almost. The regulations are ex­ apt,, Whieii- his vessel called Into ever I had to give her middle name the port has often left men without New iTork recently he went down and said, Maria Theresa, Instead a room for the night. pected to make it easier to provide to the program's interviewing of­ of Maria Louisa," Lombardi an­ for more liberal expense accounts. Prices at the hotel are expected fice and asked for a chance to swered. (Maria "Theresa was her to be in line with other low-price However, the Internal Revenue grandmother and the mother of SIU rates. Welfare Plan funds will prove his point. will seek to accomplish its objec­ IAMPA — Shipping has been The girl who processed his ap­ the Ill-fated Marie Antoinette who finance the project. tives by subjecting company rec­ ords to closer scrutiny than before. slQw-for- the men on the beach plication was a little surprised, was guillotined during the French Companies will be pressed show here as there were no vessels sign­ Lombardi said, for the ship was in Revolution.) However he was not completely in detail that expenses had a direct ing on during the last two weeks, port for only a few hours and he business connection, so as to and the only jobs shipped were did not have time to "dress up" in out of the money for he pocketed qualify under the "ordinary and replacements to in-transit vessels. style as did the other contestants. the $1,800 In winnings from his One vessel, the Yaka (Waterman) However he met all of the eligibil­ earlier appearances. Besides he is necessary" clause. Previously Internal Revenue had paid off during the period, but has ity requirements and they decided still eligible to be called for an­ other show sometime in the future; to put him on the show. announced that it would require rot yet signed on. The questions were not too hard, Meanwhile, Lombardi said, he will In transit were the Fort Hoskins, taxpayers to itemize expenses, but It backed dpwn in the face of a Cantigny (Cities Service); Gateway Lombardi noted, and the only dif­ take it 'easy ashore with his win­ rash of complaints plus the fact City, Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlan­ ficulty he had was to keep from nings and try his hand at a couple tic) and the Antinous (Waterman). getting rattled. It was on his third of other "easy money" shows. that this in an election year. Dining Out? Charge If . To Expense SUP Man A Winner On TV Quiz Show "i i C 1n i Tampa Slow ' fon All Yoint PEAn SEA CHEST ir,:r/ ^ Ladders Are for Climbing ^ It would seem obvious thot ladders ore for climbing and not for securing lines. Yet, on one SlU-manned ship a crewmember suffered on in{ury from-leaping to the deck because his passage down a ladder was obstructed by someone who had tied a line to one of the tower rungs " y. • of the ladder. Whether the obstruction is a line as in this instance, a bucket of paint on the landing or any other obstacle to safe passage, it doesn't belong there. Keeping ladders, stairways and passages clear reflects good shipboard housekeeping and neatness on the job aside from reducing hozords to your shipmates. \ An SIU Ship is a Safe Ship • ••v �^•WMbW 1, Hii SEAFARERS VIM DOUAK'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUtu Labor Fights Drug Costs Group health services sponsored by unions and consumer co-ops now are seeking to expand their own drug services as one way to beat price gouging by the big pharmaceutical manufacturers. For unions and group health plans have come to realize that nowa­ days the cost of the medicine often is greater than the doctor's fee for prescribing it. A doctor may charge you $5 or $6, but the bill for the medcine oftsn is $8 or $12 in the case of the modem antibiotics, and sometintes as much as $15 or $20-for other drugs and vitamin preparations Latest vqion-sponsored health-care organisation to open its own pharmacy is AFL Medical Service Pian of Phiiadeiphia, the Labor Committee of Group Heaith Federation of America reports. The new pharmacy fills prescriptions at a minimum charge for union fami­ lies coming to the center for medical care. Numerous co-op and unlpn-servfng pharmacies throughout the country are working out ways to team up to beat the modern phar­ maceutical gouge. They are seeking ways to cooperate in developing private brand?; to educate people in how to buy drugs at least cost; to exchange information on products, prices and suppliers; and most importantly, advises Harry Winocur, director of the pharmacy operated by District 63 in New York, to educate doctors to prescribe medicines by. generic name rather than brand name. For that's the heart of the problem. Nowadays your doctor often wiU prescribe a brand-name drug rather than the basic medicine itself. . • i_L^u brand-name equivalent invar(9191959 UHWiably carries a much higher price LOG Pare Serea 2 SI U Crews Win Safety Awards Seafarers aboard the SteeL Chemist and the Steel Traveler received $250 each frqm Isthi^an Lines last week for having the safest ships in the company's fleet. The two vessels tied for first place in the semi-annual Isthmian Fleet Safety contest by turning'in spotless accident-free records for thef" ^— six months from January paid to the ship's fund for the period, 47 were lost time, and th« shipboard welfare and recreational remaining 85 non-lost time acci* through June, 1958. Close behind in second place comfort of the crew. dents. Nine ships in the fleet re­ was the Steel Voyager which re­ Of the 132 accidents reported ported only one lost-time accident ported one accident, while the in the 24-ship fleet in the six-month during the period. Steel Executive, Steel Rover, Steel Scientist and the Steel Surveyor, all tied for third place with two accidents each. Under the rules of the contest. Isthmian gives $250 checks to both the unlicensed and licensed per^ sonnel of the vessel turning in the best accident-free record for the six-month period. The money is China Buys Liberty Ship A Liberty ship, built in the Bal­ Steel Chemist Captain H. L. Howser turns over $250 Isthmian timore yards in 1943, will soon be award to crew members (I to r) P. Colonna, eng. delegate; J. bearing the flag of Communist China. Transferred to Britain in Kearns, steward and ship's delegate; W. Carter, deck delegate; 1944 under Ihe Lend Lease Act, R. Murray, Safety Representative. the Springbank later passed into private hands, and recently was sold to China for $406,000, the first For example, druggists sell Pred­ time in many months that any Lib-' nisone for $10-$18 per 100, but erty ship sale has topped the $400,Meticorten, its brand-name equiva­ 000 mark. lent, costs $25-$30, depending on A second English ship, the 38the individual retailer's pricing year-old freighter Canadian Fir, policies. Reserpine costs $2-$4.30 was bought by Red China for the per 100, depending on where and phenomenal price of $250,OOQ. It how you buy it. But brand-name was estimated that the same ship General elections for 18 official been 90 nominations for the 17 Serpasil costs $6. Dextro-amphet' would posts in the SIUNA Canadian Dis­ different posts, but many of the be worth about $40,000 on amine sulphate costs you $1.45- the scrap market in the Unitec trict have opened and will continue men have been named for mora $2.70 per 100. But if your doctor States, with few buyers anywhere through December i5. The vacan­ than one position and the final prescribes brand-name Dexe- interested cies, carrying two year terms, are ballot will contain a smaller group. in a ship of that age. drine, you'll pay $3. The new being sought by 22 men. Hal Banks Nominations will remain open The emergence of China as Thfragran formula has a price tag is unopposed for the top slot of until November 15. maritime nation has been a boon of $15.75 for 180. But other thcra= secretary-treasurer while Red Mc­ to shipowners outside'the US, who 4" 4> 4" peutic vitamin preparations of the Pacific District crewmembers Laughlin and Norm Cunningham same potency are available for as are finding that the ship-hungry are alone in the race for the two aboard the 88 'Ventura were com­ little as $7.50 for 250, a cost of Chinese are willing to pay better assistant secretary-treasurer posi­ plemented by numerous maritime three cents apiece compared to 8.8 than the going price to satisfy their tions. organizations in Japan for their growing demand for ships. On the cents for Theragran. Three-man committees in each rapid and efficient extinguishing of US market, Libertys generally net According to Harry Abraham- about $350,000. port will supervise the balloting. a fire which broke out while the son, president of Celo Laboratories, wholesale drug cooperative, the ship was docked at Yokohama. Most of the sales to the Chinese Council of Pharmacy and Chemistry of the American Medican Asso­ have been in ones and twos since Company action in barring an Among groups to extend praises ciation is reported once to have checked the prices of "ethical proprie­ the sellers, predominantly US al­ SIU Canadian District patrolman were the Japanese Fire Depart­ taries" (the brand-name products which manufacturers advertise pri­ lies, fear to antagonize this country from its ships resulted in a walkout ment, Japanese and United States marily to the medical profession). The Council found that the whole­ by any mass sales. Nonetheless, of two crews on Canadian Pacific Coast Guard and the Maritima' sale price of twelve of the "ethicals" was $31.45, while the price of over the past few months, China's ships, while other personnel stood Safety Council of Japan. twelve identical pharmaceutical substances was $11.26. _ fleet has grown by over 100, niost by for immediate action. The But while state pharmaceutical associations recently have been try­ of which consists of charters rather patrolman was attending a meeting ing to educate doctors to prescribe by genecigname, and save the than sales. aboard ship to discuss various beefs patients often half the price of the prescription, the AMA itself has Shipowners do not believe the with the crew when he was ordered been little help in combating the trend to prescribe by brand-name. harvest will continue for much off the vessel by company officials. In fact, the AMA has been a beneficiary of the exorbitant prices longer. They expect that the Chi­ Later, while on the pier, he was charged by drug companies. The Federal Trade Commission's inves­ nese will begin to sense their im­ attacked by three company police­ tigation of antibiotics prices found that 15 leading mannfacturers had portance in the maritime field and, men. placed 32 pages of antibiotics advertising in the Journal of the AMA noting the exorbitant prices they 4" t Nominations have been opened in 1949 but by 1957, were buying 534 pages. have been paying, will resort to YORK—If it had not been Moreover, before 1950, generic names such as penicillin or strepto­ shrewder tactics in their dealings. for all officials of the Sailors Union forNEW the fact that he parked his car of the Pacific for 1959. There have mycin were generally mentioned. But after that date, the ads in the The flood of Chinese purchases near the scene of a homicide, a AJVLA Journal emphasized the various patented brand-name variations and charters lately is a result of lonesome British electrical engi­ of penicillin or streptomycin. the relaxed sales regulations neer, working in New York, would These patented brand-name variations cost much more than the adopted by US allies early in the probably still be making round-trip original substances under their generic names. A dose of penciiiin, for year. However, the United States voyages as a stowaway to visit his example, has a wholesale price of five or six cents compared to a still maintains a complete embargo family in England'. wholesale price of 30 cents for a dose of the newer patented anti- on all trade with Communist The engineer, William Roland China, which only an act of Con­ Uotics. McAtter, became lonesome after gress can rescind. LAKE CHARLES—It's either a his wife returned to their family The drug manufacturers have persuaded doctors to prescribe by feast or a famine on the shipping near Liverpool last-July following brand-name-not only through the AMA but by employing a small army front in this port, Leroy Clarke, a short visit here. So McAteer de­ of representatives to visit doctors frequently, by entertainment and port agent, reports. While there cided to go and visit them over gifts and constant mailings of brochures. Notify Union was a large number of ships call­ there. On October 3 he parked his < These pharmaceutical representatives are called "detail men". About Sick Men ing into the area over the past ear near the 52nd Street Cunard The FTC found that during its 18-month campaign for Terramycin, Ship's delegates are urged to period, shipping was almost at a Line pier, boarded the liner Bri­ one of the new antibiotics, Chas. Pfizer & Co., one of the biggest and notify the Union immediately standstill. tannic, mingled with the passen­ most lucrative companies, increased its detailing staff from eight to Talking about feasts, if all of gers and ate sandwiches in the when a shipmate is taken off 800 men, as well as using direct mail. Journal ads and exhibits. the vessel in any port because the boasting going around the hall ship's lounge on the voyage over. One former detail man, now working with union health plans, tells of Illness or injury. Delegates here comes true, Clarke said, the Meanwhile his car,. which had this department that the companies have a fabulous sampling pro- should not wait until they send men on the beach, will all be living remained on the street for three ' gram, that some dortors are able to make a side profit by selling the in the ship's minutes but should off wild duck for the next month. weeks without ticketed or samples, and there are even retailers who regularly, buy the samples handle the matter in a separate The duck hunting season opened towed away, wasbeing spotted by police from the doctoi%. communication, so that the Un­ November 1, and many of the last week while they were investi­ The technique of patenting a variation of ,i basic medicine and ion can determine in what man­ brothers have been oiling their gating a homicide. selling it under a brand-name has resulted in fiibulous profits for the ner it can aid the brother. shotguns for a try at . the birds. When the ship arrjVed in New drug man'qfacturers. For example, the 1957 pr(>fit statement of Pfizer Calling into the area over the York on the 18th, the engineer, It would also be helpful if shows that the company made a profit of ovw 2) per cent on its sales, the full name, rating and book two-week period were the Bents his lonesomeness temporarily and of 60 per cent on its investment. number was sent in. Address Fort, Council Grove, CS Norfolk, cured, went down to pick up hU In fact, the FTC found that the ccmpaaiet it recently surveyed these notifications to Welfare Winter Hill, CS Baltimore, Royal car. He was arrested by the policfr . Oak, Cantigny and the Bradford and turned over to the Immigraaveraged about 25 cents in profit on each dollar they took in, for Services at headquarters. Island (Cities Service).. , bwadTRPPR APtiblbtjca. i • ; • I « 41 • 4* • Notes From Other SIUNA Affiliates Car Traps Round-Trip Showaway It's Duck Time In Lk. Charles �Pace Eh:bt k • •f SEATARERS LOG [ i?iir- K- Vofe Result: Dems Riding High Hail NbTOBlitcr 7.19Bt -, Bienville Seafarers' 'Remarkable'Seamanship A landslide victory has been scored by the. Democratic party in Tuesday's elections for the 86tb Congress. The Democrats racked up wins from coast to coast gaining 13 seats in the Sebate and at least 45 in the House. ' The new Congress will con--* sist of; 62 Democrats and 34 Kansas: A. F. Schoeppel, R.; North Dakota: Milton R. Young, Seafarers aboard the Bienville (Pan-Atlantic) were hailed R.; •William Langer, R. Republicans in the Senate, and Frank Carlson, R. for a "remarkable >showing of seamanship in all respects'* 280 Democrats and 152 Republi­ Ohio: Frank J. Lausche, D-; following their rapid-fire rescue of Seafarer C. W. Howard, Kentucky: John S. Cooper, R.; cans in the House. Two seats are T. B. Morton, R. Stephen M. Yonng, D. after he fell overboard. In a-*" still- in doubt. •v i *1 • •i'i Okiahoma: Robert S'. Kerr, D.; letter to all crewmembers, at the time. The lifeboat was back Louisiana: Allen J. Ellender, D.; Each party scored one major vic­ Russell B. Long, D. A. S. M. Monroney, D. Captain O. H. Caswell lauded in its cradle at 12:05 PM. just 29 tory in' the races for governor. Oregon: R. L. Neuberger, D.; the crew for its fast and effi­ minutes after the accident occurred. . Maine: Margaret C. Smith, R.; Republican Nelson Rbckefeller-de­ The ship was off the Florida coast cient action. Wayne L. Morse, D. . Edmund S. Muskle, D. feated incumbent Democrat Averell at the time. . > ^ Pennsylvania: Joseph S. Clark, Howard, who was crane main­ Maryland: John M. Butler, R.: llarriman for Governor of New "I truly know," the skipper de-: tenance man on the Pan Atlantic D.; Hugh Scott, R. *J. Glenn Beall, R. York, and Democratic candidate Rhode Island: Theodore F. trailer-carrier: was working on the Glared, "that every crewmember • Massachusetts: L. Saltonstall, tl.; Edmund (Pat) Brown defeated Sen. aft gantry- crane at the time of did act ih a seamanliHe- manner, • Green, D.; •John O. Pastore, D. William Knowland for Governor of *Jolin F. Kennedy, D. the accident. All of the trailer- from the men in the engine room . California. Michigan: P. V. McNamara, D.; South • Carolina: Strom Thur­ ships have two traveling cranes giving me the., proper speedy Rockefeller's 550,000 vote plural­ PhiUp A. Hart, D. mond, D.; Olin D- Johnston, p. maneuvering revolutions, the men withv which they load and unload ity carried in Rep. Kenneth B. Minnesota: H. H. Humphrey, D; South Dakota: Karl E. Mundt, trailer boxes. on the bridge carrying out my Keating, Republican candidate for E. J. McCarthy, D. R.; Francis Case, R. He fell overboard at. 11:36 AM orders, the meh' that went for- the Senate seat being vacated by Mississippi: J. O. Eastland, D.; , Tennessee: Estes Kefauver, D.; on October 17 and was pteiked up wai'd as lookouts without being . Republican Irving Ives. Out in John C. Stennis, D. •Albert Gore, D. by a lifeboat 16 minutes later al- tol4 to- do so, the men that stayed California, voters chose Democrat Texas: livndon B. .Johnson, D: ikeUgh • hcSVy aWcll was fUiUiing aboard to brisg tho lifsbost aboard . Missouri: T. C. Hennings. Jr„ D.t Clair Engle to replace Knowland •Stuart Symington, D. •R. Yarborough, D. and, of coursel the .men that . as senator. Utah: W. F. Bennett, R.; Frank Montana; Jame.e' E. Murray, D.; manned the lifeboat." He add^ In other notable contests. Sen. E. Moss; D. that they did "a remarkable jotf ' Mansfield, D'. Be Sure To Get John W. Bricker (Rep., Ohio) was •Mike Vermont: George Aiken, R..; Nebraska: Carl T. Curtis,. R.; of getting the boat away from the defeated by Democrat Stephen M. •Roman L. Hrusfca, R. Dues Receipts Winston L. Prouty, R. ship considering at least a seven Young, who attacked Bricker's con­ Headquarter^ again wishes to to nine foot swell was running,' \^irginia: A. W. Robertson, D.; Nevada: Alan Bible, ,D.; H. W. nections with big business. Sen. Cannon, D. remind all Seafarers that pay­ •JBiarry F. Byrd, D. He concluded as folio\);s: ffAa" John W. MalonO'Of Nevada, noted New Hampshire: Styles Bridges, Washington: W. G. Magnuson, D.; ments 0* funds, for whatever master of the^^i^l I llo 'not be- ^ ; iiolationist and ultra-conservative, R.; Norris Cotton, R. Union purpose, be made only lieve it cqtifiMliuiW been done any •Henry -M. Jackson, D. was beaten by Democrat H. W. West Virginia; Robert C. Byrd, to authorized A&G representa­ faster, oiK'^w fast, by any other New Jersey: Clifford P. Case, R.; Cannon. tives and that an official Uqion crew unless they bad been trained D.;. J. Randolph, D. A. Williams, D. Massachusetts Sen. John F. Ken­ Harrison Wisconsin: Alexander Wiley, R; receipt be gotten at that time. highly in this type of rescue. Even New Mexico: C. P. Andwson, D.; nedy (Dem.) won easily in his bid If no rMeipt Ijii^ered, be sure though trained, I have my d<^t# •William Proxmlre, D.: , ; : Chavez, D. for reelection. Baltimore Mayor •Dennis New York: Jacob K. Javits, R.; Wyoming: J. C. O'Mahoney, • D.; to prpbect'Ydnirself by bnmecli- they could have done 1^ as fast ; ": Thomas D.. D'Allesandro lost his K. B. Keating, R. .^te^ bringing the matter to the considering the conditioii of thf ^Gale McGee, D. •" bid for election against Maryland attention of the secretary-treas­ sea. North Carolina: Sam J. Ervin Senator J. Glenn Beall, Republi­ Jr., D.; B. E. Jordan, D. urer's office. "I want to, thank every man on 1 * Reelected. can incumbent. Sen. John J. Wil­ board for doing eversdhing he'<Ud< ? liams (Rep,, Delaware), an out­ It was a remarkable showing-of spoken critic of shipping subsidies, seamanship in all respectif. V,' ' / narrowly won re-election. "I only hope that in the. fu^iUist; In House races. Democrats I will have the pleasure Of sailing scoi-ed heavily in all parts of the - WASIi0S4G'ruN—The start of a maritime nuclear age is not far off, according to ICemper with men that can carry out^f^rderg * country, picking up most scats in SuUivah, Deputy Nuclear Projects officer of the Maritime Administration. If tlie expected as well and as calmly as you men New England, Middle Atlantic and trend in estimated costs for nuclear ships continues, "the- nuclear plant should te in com­ did at a time of emergency." Fast Central states normally dom­ inated by the GOP. A Democrat petition with conventional . : .viwas even elected from Vermont for ships before 1970." ii . Conceding that the $30,500,the first, time since 1852. 000 cost of the MA's first nuclear The following is the list of US Senators for the upcoming 86th ship, the Savaimah, will be ,35 per­ Congress (names in dark type are cent greater than that for com­ parable conventional ships, he QUESTION: The SlU is celebrafing its 20th oniiiversary this month. What, in your opinion, has beM' those elected Tuesday). foresaw lower costs with the pass­ the greatest benefit you have gained by being a member of the SiU? Alabama: Lister Hill, D.; John ing of the experimental stage. The Sparkman, t). J Savannah, designed for round-theAlaska: Election Nov. 25 for two service, will carry 9,400 tons J. Maldonado, carpenter: Back In ^ John L. Gibbons, chief cook: The John Dolan, steward: Respecta­ terms, length to be determined by world of cargo and 60 passengers. A con­ bility! When I started sailing in protection we get by just being in 1927 when I started shipping out, the Senate. ventional ship of its nature would my wife told me the thirties, a the SIU, and beArizona: Carl Hayden, D.; *83x17 cost about $23,000,000. to stay home as Ing' .recognized seaman was look­ Goldwatec, R. The MA's contention in effect seamen were the ed upon as next and looked upon Arkansas: J. J. McClellan, D.; J. disagrees with the findings of the "last people in to nothing, as it a union ni^Wm. Fulbright, D. Pacific Shipper," a West Coast the world." That shiftless and ir­ ber. When I first California: T. H. Kuchel, R.; maritime magazine, published in may have been so responsible. But siailed we had to Clair Engle, D. the last issue of LOG. The maga­ then, but today today, because kneel tmd scrape Colorado: Gordon L. Allott, R.; zine concluded that the overall ex­ we are looke^ the -Union came to the steward, Joim A. Carroll, D. penses of operating a nuclear ship upon as respeci • in and got us the port steward, Connecticut: Prescott Bush, R.; would be much too great to war­ table men, just port captain, and better conditions, Thomas j. Dodd, D. rant commercial usage. It sug­ like any otheir increased wages the ship's skip­ Delaware: J; A. Frear, Jr., D; gested that the Atomic Energy union member. Next to this we *Jnhn J. Williams, R. Commission and MA had not and stabilized the industry making per, before they would deem you Florida: G. A. Smathers, D.; *S. correctly sized up the operating the sea more of a career, we are worthy of the Job. Not so today. have the big gains we received in wages, the medical center and vaca-: L. Holland, D. costs that would have to be borne. respected in our communities. That Now we ship from a shipping tlons. Earlier a working man with means board, and compete with other a lot to me. In addition to Georgia: R. B. Russell, D.; H. E. Sullivan contended that the costs a family could not take a vacatioii Talmadge, D. for a reactor and power plant and this we have such benefits as a members of the Union who are from the sea. If he stopped work­ Idaho: H. C. Dworshak, R.; other operational devices would be welfare and vacation plan. In the just as qualified for. the berth. I'd Frank F. Church, D. more than overcome by the ship's early days no one dreamed seamen much rather get a-Job because of ing, money stopped coming in. But Illinois: Paul H. Douglas, D.; E. cost-reducing advantages. Higher would ever enjoy these benefits as seniority and rating, as It is now, today, we can take time out witk, than because of whom I knew, as our families, and\ still receive M. Dirksen, R. rate of speed, more cargo space, we have them today. it was then, It makes you feel enough money to live on until w#.: Indiana: H. E. Capehart, R.; R. faster turn-around, and smaller 4" ij> secure to have union representa­ ship again. Vance Hartke, D. crew were cited among these. tion. DeForest Fry, chief cook: The Iowa: T. E. Martin, R.; B. 3. Regarding the reduced crew, he John (Jake) Fedlow, AB: The Hickenlooper, R. said nuclear ship crews would con­ difference we now enjoy in both » * i more than 100 percent improve-, :.; sist of specialized manpower who wages aid work­ Walter H. Stovali, AB: Better ment in wages, would utilize remote control and ing conditions. In living and working conditions. The working and gen^ other modern conveniences to a the early days Union put in a e r a 1 shipboard large extent. Other advantages they put out one. lot of time and conditions. One given were the need to refuel the cut of meat and thing w© never effort getting vessel only six to eight times dur­ if you didn't like would have today these, for us, and ing its lifetime, instead of regular it you went hun­ except lor a I for one surely SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping bunkering, and the vast changes in gry, and 12 hours strong union is a appreciate them. for this port was on the slow side marine machinery, hull form and a day was average Standard set nf I am sorry that duHng the past period as only general arrangement which was for the working fair shipping many of the oldone vessel,. the Maiden Creek anticipated in the years ahead. seaman. Today I rules and the (Waterman), paiil off while the City The appointment of Lewis make more on overtime than I timers who first shipping board which guarantees of Alma'( Waterman) and the Wang Strauss, former AEC cliairiuai), as made then iu regular pay. Another shipped with me. a man ah even break in trying for Governor (North Atlantic) signed US Secretary of Commerce is ex­ major advantage is in Union rep­ ^nd who put their pected to have considerable effect resentation. No longer must the sweat into this Union, are not a job. Besides this we now enjoy on. Among the in-transit vessels in advancing the Government's individual seaman go before the around to enjoy these benefits. We a welfare and vacation plan, have were the Losmar, Flomar (Cal- hopes for the use of atom power company boss himself. Now we have gone far In this industry in modern halis and facilities in this mar); Steel Advocate, Steel Fabri­ on merchant ships. The Maritime call the Union ball and they go the past 20 years, and I doubt I and other ports. It's a big jump, cator (Isthmian) and the Iberville Administration is part of the De­ down and go to bat for us. That could have done better if I stayed from the old one-room stOte^.j|^%:sr shipped out of in the early days. partment of Commerce. ashore to make my living. and Choctaw (-Waterman). makes quite a big difference. MA One Payoff Is 'Frisco's Fare Atom Fleet By '70 • �:<t NoTmber T, 1158 'f: Pace Nine SEAFARERS LOC Homecoming: Happy Day For Natalie, DeSoto Men »» - m j *• " CJ Back in New York for payoff and with vacations in prospect for those crewmembers piling off, SIU crews on the DeSoto and Natalie were the targets for LOG visits last week. Returning from Japan, DeSoto crew­ man R. P. Taylor (right) shows-a happy grin for cameraman as he totes oncoming stores for trip to Europe. At left, Karl Dreimer un­ wraps souvenirs from Far East for routine Customs check. Lionel Des)lant waits turn to show gifts he jrought home. Natalie (photos beow) was back from intercoastal trip to West Coasl. Both ships were in good shape. -I m ;|| •fl 1 • iV .t >, Seafarers on- Natalie (above) shoot the breeze in ' passageway while waiting for payoff to begin. It looks like Tony Barone (2nd from left) has pulled off a good one oh baker E. V. Cromwell (back to caniera), as Bill FerriR-join in. Back in port^^vVfi^, , i^ieft), checks radio reception. ; • IJ , �^v-,' w U; if- t/pf' :i «.),<. i;:'i^.--^.»^' ;' • ,->-. '5^ Pare Tea SEAFARERS Naraatw T, UW S!U Hospital Pationte Display Handicraffto Broader Benefits Voted By BME W^fare Plan Broadly expanded welfare benefits for members of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers who are unfit for duty or confined to hospitals have been voted by the BME Welfare Plan. ^ Starting October 1, 1958 en­ Plan also pays up to $150 towards gineers will receive $50 a week the member's hospital expenses for up to 39 weeks while they're and from $15 to $300 towards sur­ unfit for duty, plus $12 a day for gical expenses, if an operation is up to 20 days while they're hospi­ required. talized. The benefit will be paid Extension ^of the Union's $25 each time the engineer becomes weekiy benefit for diskfaled engi­ unfit for duty, or is sick or hospi­ neers also has been approved by talized. the Plan. Starting immediately, For engineers who are confined engineers who are totally disabled to hospitals for three weeks or and unable to return to work will more, the original benefits will receive benefits of $25 a week for amount to $134 a week. Later they life. wili continue to receive $50 a week Pensions of $150 a month for until they recover, or use up the retired engineers also have been fuU benefit. Thfe BME Welfare voted by the trustees of the BME pension plan, subject to approval by actuaries for the Plan. The new benefits will be paid iJo engi­ neers now on the retired list and to those who become pensioners in the future. The new $50 weekly benefit ret SEATTLE—Shipping for this places two benefits that had been port received a much needed boost paid in the past by the BME plan. last period when a crew was sent One benefit provided for payments to the SS Wang Trader, a former of $25 a week as long as an engi­ runaway-flag vessel which retrans- neer was hospitalized. The other ferred back to US registry recent­ called for payments of $30 a week ly. The ship is now being op­ for up to 26 weeks while an engi­ erated by the SlU-contracted North neer was unfit for duty. The -$50 weekly benefit, plus the Atlantic Marine Co., and is on the $12 a day while hospitalized, is grain run to India. Among me other vessels calling similar to a benefit negotiated by into port were the Producer the Marine Engineers Beneficial (Marine Carriers) which paid Association last June. 'The new off and signed on, and the Texmar, benefits will be paid from the addi­ Marymar, Fiomar (Calmar); John tional 50 cents a day in welfare B. Waterman, Maiden Creek, Chot- contributions that the BME nego­ taw (Waterman), all of which were tiated with its contracted operators in transit. October 1. Seattle Crews Ex-Runaway LOG The occuc iional t h e r a room in the Manhattan Beac Public Service Hospital has captured the creative ener­ gies of many of the Seafarers convalescing there. With fa­ cilities available for ceramics, woodwork, paintiiTg, leathercrafts, copperwork, and other activities, many a patient has discovered a previously un­ known talent. Above right, Manuel Antonnana displays hand-made PHS emblem. At his left, aide Alice McCaleb examines a ceramics e c e by Joe Wariekas. )wer right is a comic clay bust of himself done by Seferino De Souza. Plan 'New Look' For Foe'sies Your Gear.. tor ship •. • for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionoperated Sea Chest store. Sporf Coats Slacks Dress Shoes Work Shoes Socks Dungarees Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Beits Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-shirts Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps hC'". •" |lf-V Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras luggage the SEA CHEST WASHINGTON—The "new look" may soon take to sea. A Maritime AdmihistratioB study of living conditions aboard ship may result in cleaner, plusher and more spacious liv-? ing quarters for crew, officers and passenger alike. ^ The study, by industrial de- ' Once the ship is built, little can the interiors of a number of new ' signer, Raymond Loewy, will be done to relieve the inadequacy passenger ships, among . theni American Banner Line's SS At­ recommend changes in layout, of crew accommodations. The Loewy firm has designed lantic. color schemes, furniture and fabrics that would increase the comfort and. efficiency of living quarters and recreation facilities, while at, the same time decrease maintenance costs. Cramped quarters and lack of recreation space have long been a CHICAGO—Foreign ships using the Great Lakes with­ major source of seamen's com­ out licensed pilots aboard pose a serious safety hazard, accord­ plaints. For the most part, ships ing to Vice Admiral, Alfred Richmond, head of the US Coast taking to the sea today were con­ structed during or right after the Guard. This, in eHect, sup--f" war and were not particularly de­ ports the positon of the Mas­ signed to provide maximum com­ ters, Mates and Pilots in its fort. More recent models have strike last spring against all for­ taken strides towards relieving the eign vessels using the Lakes with­ out a licensed pilot. problem. The SIU and other maritime Speaking at the annual conven­ The surplus of ships will keep unions have long complained that tion of the National Safety Coun­ cil, he declared, "There is simply present slump conditions in ship­ they have not been consulted on the design and layout of living no requirement whatsoever to as­ ping from improving significantly quarters, galleys, messrooms and sure that foreign-flag vessels navi­ for at least another three years, other shipboard spaces, with the gating these waters do so with an according to a London shipping result that these items have usually acceptable degree of competency." analyst, W. G. Weston, Ltd. A large amount of scrapping will been bandied almost as after­ With the opening of the St. Law­ thoughts in the design of a ship. rence Seaway drawing near, and be necessary in order to attain an traffic due to get heavier, the prob­ equilibriunr between the demand lem is one that demands legisla­ for and supply of shipping space, tive action. Present laws applying unless maritime countries resort to to competency in navigation, he a concerted laying up of tonnage. went on, do not apply to foreignThe report noted the similarity with the depression period of the All Seafarers who expect to flag shipping. US Ships Use Pilots 1930's. At that time, even when apply for the SIU $200 mater­ Although not required by law, conditions began to improve, cargo nity benefit and are currently eligible for It^having one American and Canadian vessels rates remained at their lowest level day's seatime in the past 90 have traditionally picked up pilots for almost six years. Now, with days and 90 days in 1956—are in Kingston, Ontario, carrying prosperity "just arbund the cor­ urged to send in ail necessary them to the port of destination and ner," Weston finds little to be op­ docuihents when filing for the back. Foreign ships, however, are timistic about in the shipping benefit. Payment will be not bound in any way to carry world. "On the basis of the time lags made speedily when the Sea­ pilots. The^ need for trained pilots during the 1930's, it will take until farers Welfare Plan xeceives the baby's birth certificate, the aboard Lake vessels is accentuated 1981 at the earliest before the Seafarer's marriage certificate by the fact that the foreign ships older and less efficient vessels now aqd discharges showing eligi- that run aground every so often ia.d up will-have been scrapped, b^tf seatime. Photostats are block traffic and present a hazard so that freight'rates are unlikely acc^tflble in place of- qriginals to -Other , vessels. navigating the to increase substantially until that JUikef. date." it npnolnded. CC Head Calls Foreign Vessels Hazard On Lakes See 3-Year Shipping Slump Send Documents On Baby Benefit �rv-TT-Tu'i..; ; • » »• » • - ^ » s r-« % »-8» > ' > •« if • i > r f .• f ? i r r " " - ; •' "A •'s.'r-r'v-i "'lii'''--^,—-'•> • • IStAlPAnEHig tOG 'Mind If I Lookr iUJL JL V: ViHr* BCTM SIU Hai Program Eyeglass Need Runs High, MSTS Finds Tests of seamen's eyesight are in important factor in ship­ board safety, the Military Sea Transportation Service reports. The results of examinations given 2,000 seamen during the past year. Admiral John Will the MSTS commandant, said tection of periodic eye examina­ show that 325 men were found tions since the SIU health center in need of eyeglasses and 45 others had vision only in one eye. Seafarers on ships under con tracts to the SIU have had the pro- Mobiie On Nise; Job Calls Mount NY Labor Merges On State Level Tap any Seafarer on the shoulder, ask him what changes he would like to see on his ship and the answer will almost al­ ways be in the area of more adequate and more comfortable crew quarters. Shipboard rules and working conditions have changed greatly in recent years as the result of contract im­ provements but shipboard living accommodations have lagged behind because they cannot be easily altered. With a large part of the merchant fleet due for replacement within the next few years, the Maritime Administration has ordered a study by a firm of industrial designers as to how to make more effective use of shipboard living quarters. This is a welcome step in the right direction but it is not enough. Before any recommendations are cast in final form. the men who man the s nips should be heard from on what they consider their ma or needs. Consultations of this dnd would be fruitful in avoiding errors that are all too often made in designing and installing foc'sles, messrooms, galleys, storerooms and other interior accommodations, even on new ships. NEW YORK—Negotiating com­ mittees for the State Federation of Labor and State Congress of Industrial Organizations have reached an agreement merging their two organizations . into a single New York State AFL-CIO. t The agreement, which is ex­ pected to be ratified at conventions in New York City on December 8 The SIU Pacific District and the affiliated fish and cannery and 9, will unite some 2,000,000 workers unions on the West Coast have long been enmeshed members of AFL-CIO unions whose locals are affiliated with the in battles with pro-Communist organizations on the West Coast spearheaded by Harry Bridges' International Long­ two groups. ^ shoremen's and Warehousemen's Union. The most recent The committee also announced Bridges-sponsored raid got underway one year ago when that a draft constitution has been drawn up and, along with the Bridges' union sent out picket squads in efforts to force SIU merger agreement, has been ap­ of NA fishermen's unions off their boats. proved by the executive boards of That move was defeated when the SIU Pacific District in­ the two organizations. stituted a "no overtime" policy in port, hitting hard at the An executive council of 29 mem­ pocketbooks of Bridges' membership. Having failed in their bers—^25 vice-presidents 'and four seizure tactics, the Bridges group then petitioned for a Na­ executive officers — will preside tional Labor Relations Board election only to suffer convinc­ over the merged organization. ing defeat. It looks like curtains for the latest in a long series Harold 6. Hanover, president of the State AFL, will be president of attempted raids on the SIU of NA's membership. 4 4 4 of the new organization, while Louis Hollander, state CIO leader, will be chairman of the group's ex­ Seafarers aboard three ships have been cited recently for ecutive council and director of po­ their records of good seamanship and safe practices. The litical and community activities. New York labor is the fourth crewmembers of the Steel Chemist and Steel Traveler each state group which .will complete received $250 awards from the Isthmian Steamship Company merger plans in December. On for attaining a perfect no-accident record during the^ six December 4, state labor councils months ending in June, 1958. The SIU crew and licensed offi­ in Massachusetts will merge; Cali­ cers aboard the Bienville (Pan Atlantic) got n citation for a fornia labor will merge on Decem­ superb feat of seamanship in the speedy rescue of one of ber 9, and Pennsylvania on Decem­ ber 15. This leaves two states, their shipmates who fell overboard in rough weather. The men of these three ships certainly have won wellIdaho and New Jersey, in which deserved praise for living up to the highest standards of shipstate labor bodies have not yet set boardi operation. dates for a mergeCi Another Bridges Befeat Well-Deserved Citations MOBILE—Shipping and political activity kept this port hopping dur ing the past two weeks with future prospects equally promising, re­ ports port agent Cal Tanner. During the period 11 ships hit port while 13 more are due in. Two ships, the Young America and the Coalinga Hills (Waterman), were crewing up. In port for payoff or in transit were the Alcoa Pioneer, Alcoa Calvalier, Alcoa Roamer Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Ranger and Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa); Claiborne, Monarch of the Seas, and Yaka (Waterman); and the Chiwawa (Cities Service). Due for payoff or in transit are the Alcoa Pegasus, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa); Arizpa, Yaka, Hurricane, Claiborne, Wa costa and Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); Steel King and Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); and the Del Rio (Delta). The near-completion of two new piers and warehouses will give this port 12 slips capable of holding three ships each, plus a grain ele­ vator and a coal storage plant, thus making Mobile one of the largest ports on the Gulf. The news that five runaways are returning to the American flag was welcomed here. With most of these ships able to haul grain and other "50-50" products, the shipping pic^ ture is given an added shot in the arm. About the only problem present­ ing itself here lately has been get­ ting men to work the grain ships to India. Seems that with the hunting season on, the men want to stay around. and level their sights at the ducks, deer, doves and squirrels in the region. Tanner reports that "from the conversa­ tion being heard around the hall, there are a bunch of crack shots in the Union." program started operating in April, 1957. Every Seafarer gets an an­ nual eye examination as part ol the medical checkup given aUleast once a year, wUh'some men being examined more often than that. Those Seafarers who are found to be in need of eyeglasses are referred to the optical centers in the respective ports where they get a thorough eye check-up and a free pair of glasses under the eyeglass benefit provisions of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Since the free eyeglass benefit was instituted in June of this year, a total of 1,200 pairs of glasses have been pre­ scribed for Seafarers in the first four months. Most of these, of course, involved replacement eye­ glasses for men who were already wearing them. Similarly, MSTS has found that eye examinations involving me­ chanical sight-screening devices and other instruments for examin­ ing eyesight have great value in detecting eye ailments and helping to protect the safety of crewmem­ bers. 'V $\ i J "Ml 3I M ..'I Duncan Bay Hits^ Sinks Fishing Boat SAN FRANCISCO—A thick fog irl M was blamed as. the cause of the collision between the SUP-manned Duncan Bay and the commercial fishing boat, Norma Jean, about three miles northwest of the San Francisco lighthouse. The 50-foot fishing vessel, which was all but cut in two by the coliision, sank within a matter of minutes. The 20,000-ton tanker was headed inbound with a load of pulp from British Columbia when she bore down on the fishing vessel during a heavy fog. Maneuvering carefully in the fog, the vessel came about and quickly spotted the two-man crew of the Norma Jean in a lifeboat. As R. C. Winright, owner of the sunken craft, said, "she lowered a lifeboat and the crew did as nice a job get­ ting us out of the drink as anyone could ask for." The Duncan Bay, which is owned by Crown-Zellerbach, was the center of a major beef two years ago when the Sailors Union of the Pacific fought efforts to operate the runaway in domestic service. As a result, the ship was brought under SUP contract after being tied up by a SUP picketline. The vessel normally runs between Bri­ tish Columbia and California car­ rying pulp in liquid fomh for use by the Crown-Zellerbach paper WASHINGTON—The Maritime Administration, rejecting a sole bid plant.. • on the SS Carib Queen, has an­ nounced that it will seek new Quitting Ship? sealed bids in an effort to encour­ age competitive bidding. A joint Notify Union bid of $4,305^00 by J. T. Steven­ A reminder from SIU head­ son & Co. and Zilkha & Sons was quarters cautions all Seafarers only slightly above the minimum leaving their ships to contact bid price established for the vessel. the hall in ample time to allow Built in 1956 from an incomplete the Union to dispatch a repL ••LSD hull, the Carib Queen was the ment. Failure to give notice be­ first privately-owned roll-on, roll- fore paying off may cause a de­ off ship to go into service. How­ layed saiUng, force the ship to ever, high operational costs com­ sail short of the manning re­ bined with other factors forced quirements and needlessly make its owners, TMT Ferry Trailer the work tougher for your ship­ Ferry, Inc., to discontinue opera­ mates. tions after several voyages. Ask Bid For Carib Queen '-y % ^ %'•'•; • I' •'1 ,--V. -.i-' • ..... r-i: �• »SEAFARERS »• - .'»• IN DRYDOC •Mtip Pare Twelve Ifife^i' • fiP'K' SEAFARERS 'Sea-S^pray' -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink fs:r- A fish that "bit back" at the man on the other end of the line kept Thomas L. Teears laid up for a while, but he's now due out of the New Orleans hospital in about six weeks. Teears was fishing when a fish finned hun on the finger and the result­ ing poison almost paralyzed his heart. He was on the Del Rio. Good progress Is also reported on Vincent Pizcitolo, who expects an operation for stomach trouble in a few days. One thing pushing Plzzitolo's recovery is the assur­ ance that once he's out, he'll he packing a full Union book as a result of his organizing work on the SS Atlantic. George Wendel, ex-Del Valle, still has a long con'"Vaiesceijcg. ahead of him, but is doing imSib -beJtjger. He was in pretty bad shape w'BWHie checked in at the New Orleans drydock last Kellogg Wendel month. Walter Zasanc and Walter Sikorski are both due out in a couple of days after a short stay at the Galveston hospital. Off the Del Sud, Zasanc was suffering from gastritis when he came in late last month. Sikorski is being treated for a strained muscle in his arm and should be out soon. He was on the Mermaid last trip out. Hopes are high at the Baltimore hospital that recent surgery on a bothersome gall bladder condition should do the trick' for Charles Kellogg, ex-Calmar. Paul Strickland, ex-cook and baker on the Baltore, is behig treated for high blood pressure. The reports say he's doing okay now. In New York, the SIU roster at the Staten Island hospital includes Clemente Aguin, ex-Steel Recorder, whose pressure is acting up; Florian Clark, ex-Pacific Wave, with a thyroid condition, and Fred Blichert, who came off the Steel Chemist with a dislocated shoulder. Also in there are the Valiant Explorer's Ray McCannon, with a throat condition, and Leslie Johnson, ex-Wacosta, who's up for surgery on a cyst.' All of the boys seem to be coming along fine under USPHS care. Seafarers in the hospitals appreciate your visits and mail. Stop by to see them and write when you can. i::' lU-;-7||''t - ; \m-' [•^iV .•' ' I; i' ''•* ' #" i?: : 4-^ » •' .. V r- vy, • •,, '• r' • - '-• The following is the latest available list USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. Harry Acosta Vincent J. McNeil T. P. Barbour Luther R. MUton Ben L. Bone Augustin G. Oporto Claude A. Brown Domingo Orbigoso Ernest C. Colby W. A. Oswinkle Raymond E. Dabney Byron J. Ricketts Stephen Dinkel Vincent J. Rizzuto Simon Eftime Richard Savior Thomas D. Foster David A. Schick Leslie Sigler Guy Gage Aifrcd Sloman Jack Geller Bobby Stalworth Gorman T. Glaze WUiiam J. Stephens Richard Green Everett W. Hodges Paul Strickland Charlie Johnson Francis H. Sturgis Charles M. KeUogg Clyde B. Ward Lester C. Lord Paul V. Ward USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. • Cecil P. Diltz Donald Ruddy SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Thomas Isaksen Victor B. Cooper USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH, TEXAS J. R. Alsobrook Woodrow Meyers Lawrence Anderson John C. Palmer H. LedweU Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Amos Buzzclle A. C. Harrington L. J. Campbell John J. Kulas Charles Dwyer Raymond L. Perry USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Robert L. Cooper John Rawza Marvin L. Leache Isaac G. Shelton M. E. LongfeUow Walter Sikorski L. W. MacPonneU. Walter A. Yahl Roy A. Poston Walter Zasanc USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA, Francis J. Boner Crawford Lightsey USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANOSCO, CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Paul D. Liotta Joseph V. Bi.ssonet Santiago Martinez Michael J. Coffey Francisco Rodriguez Joseph Ebbole Arthur J. Scheving Myron E. Folts Henry J. Sehreiner William J. Kramer W. E. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Richard Chazarra Simcha Zablozki Lucius A. DeWitt Louis T. McGowan Reamer C. Grimes USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN Z2ACH, NY Lewis R. Akins Antonio Infante Manuel Antonana Claude B. Jessup Eladio Aris Woodrow Johnson Fortunato Bacomo Ledwig Kristiansen Joseph Bass Thomas R. Lehay Melvin W. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Bruno Warren J. Mcpityre Leo V. Carreon Jens Madsen James F. Clarke Leo Mannaugh Joseph D. Cox J. S. O'Byrno Juan Denopra W. P. O'Dea John J. Driscoll C. Osinski Friedof O. Fondila George G. Phifer Odis L. Gibbs Winston E. Renny Joseph M. Gillard G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guranick Henry E. Smith Taib Hassan Aimer S. Vickers Clarence Hawkins Pon P. Wing , Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough Donald Hewson VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R, J, Arsenault J. S. Harmanson VA HOSPITAL THOMASVILLE. GA, Elmer G. Brewer VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND. MASS, Daniel Fitzpatrick VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gill VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas K. KUlion of SIU men in the hospitals; VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F. Market VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES, FLA. Abner Raiford USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN, BiUy Russcl SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CALIF. Nighbert Straton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Samuel Bailey WUliam Marjenhoif Robert Barrett Alexander Martin Louis Bentley John Mashburii ' John Bigwood Edward Moore Claude Blanks William Nelson Tim Brown Dominic Newell Jacob Buckelew Joseph O'Neil Cloise Coats Vincent Pizzitolo John Dooley Winford Powell Henry Foy Arthur Proulx Henry Gerdes R. Richardson Marion Goold Antonio Santiago Edwin Harris James Shearer Wayne Harris Benjamin Stewart Daniel Harrison Thomas Teears John Harrison Thomas Tucker Alvin Headrick James Ward John Hrolenok George Wendel James Hudson Curtis Wheat Henry Janicke George Williams Wooldridge King James Williams Edward Knapp Charles Wynn Leo Lang Cleophas Wright USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Clemente C. Aguin Ray Lee McCannon Nicholas Anoustis M. E. Mdkatanga David. C. Archia Lawrence T, Mays Anthony Beck Anthony Pisani Fred Blichert Augustin Rosado Frutuoso Camacho Jesse Shonts Apron CastUlo Thomas Smith Mike Chandoha Adblph Swensbn Florian R. Clark Exequiel Tiong Luciano Ghezzo Eduardo Toro Perfecto Hierro Stefan Trzcinski A. Irizarry Ramon Varela Leslie Johnson Joseph Wohletz Oliver J. Kendrick Jose Rodriguez William D. Kenny Robert R, White More On Rule To Limit Ship Time To the Fdltar? I'd like to comment on Broth­ er Wells' letter which Jt Just read in the October 10th LOG. It was in rebuttal to the propo­ sition of a 360-day shipping rule suggested by another brother (LOG, Aug, 29). Brother Wells places much emphasis on our "inherent rights" as Americans to job se­ curity. He fears these rights J?. tej- November 7, IS LOG Letters To "You're tall, Stonley. Yoo can get the overhead!" 'Sm6key'Hits Bottom; Fights Back The old saying that it isn't the fall that hurts so much—it's the sudden stop when you get there— was proven again when the Steel Artisan hit Abadan, Iran, Actually it wasn't the Artisan that did the falling. It was one of the Artisan's "artisans," ship's re­ porter M. E. "Sraokey" Byron. Byron had decided to go swim­ ming at the pool in Abadan, but instead of just hitting water, he fell like a sack of cement and didn't stop until the bottom came up and collided with his head. Byron was • given first aid at the seatnan's club, but shooed off the ambulance that had been called, to the scene. The chief mate was heard to say later, when he saw "Smokey's", head, that it was a good thing his head was square and the pool was flat. Otherwise, there might have been "some damage." The mate never made it quite clear whether he meant the swimming pool or "Smokey's" head, Byron added an extra warning— the first one Is to watch how you plunge into a pool—^regarding occa­ sions when crewmembers go ashore in most of the Persian Gulf ports. He said there had been quite, a few incidents of watches, fountain pens, etc,, being grabbed by street thieyes, especially ;in the native quarters. He urged Seafarers to leave these items aboard ship or at least to pocket them and keep them out of sight while walking through town. In that way, they won't be put­ ting. temptation in the path of the snatch-artists that frequent some Middle East ports. Many items that were lost can't be replaced, he added. Oiler John French looks on (left) as M. E. "Smokey" Byron gets first aid treatment from manager Jane Gallagher at the seqman's dub in Abadan. Byron banged up his head from a nasty spill in the swimming pool but wound .up okay in the end. All letters to the editor lor pubfication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will withheld upon request. would be ^jeopardized if 360day rule was adopted. But I'd like to point out that in any democratic organization like ours, where all rules and regulations adopted express the wishes of the membership through majority vote, no one's "inherent rights" can be im" paired or destroyed. Besides, there is seldom a rule or regu­ lation anywhere that meets with 100 percent approval. The brother also is a bit con­ tradictory on the issue of job security. He first, states that such job security as a 360-day rule is unnecessary because shipping is so good, as attested by the number of class B and class C men being shipped. Later, assuming the adoption of this rule, he says that if a home­ steader did leave a ship for a vacation at the expired time, he might be out of work indefin'tely afifer he came back. He says the homesteader might also have to ship in a lower rating because "of a lack of funds caused by his taking the vaca­ tion.. This of course ignores his previous remark about shipping being so good. It also Ignores the possibility that a member who. has been' homesteading could probably afford to wait out a job a little longer than those who ship out at intervals. Brother Wells seems to think he would be penalized by having to take a vacation. However, if a rule limiting the time a man could stay on a ship was adopted, it would ap­ ply to all. No one member or group could therefore consider themselves penalized. Although a ruling limiting each man's time on a ship to seven months was recently adopted by one of our affiliated unions, it is doubtful that any of the members in that union considers his "inherent rights" trespassed upon. The . rule just gives all hands a fairer shake and keeps the jobs rolling on a much more even basis. Under our present shipping rules, any member has the right to homestead or not, and this is as it should be. One of the most popular, reasons advanced in far vor of homesteading is that if a member is a family man, etc, he has to keep working to as­ sure a steady income. This man be so, but there are a great many family men who don't stay on one-ship indefi­ nitely and still make out okay. They consider it a great advan­ tage to be able to get off s ship at any time and be home with their families, and take their chances on shipping again ^ '/If-..!'. - like everybody else. This is an "inherent fight"-of these broth­ ers and of the rest of the liiembership also. Brother Wells further sug­ gests an amendment to the ship­ ping rules so that a member could insure his homesteading on any ship. His system would be to allow a man to leave for a vacation and have his job held down by a brother member until he returns. But this, 1 think, really would be poaching on the "Inherent right" to job security of the rest of the mem­ bership. It is also out of order because the proportion of the member­ ship who. are homesteaders is very small. And even with a rule like this in force, it is doubtful that all those who homestead would take advan­ tage of it. It would certainly work to the advantage of very few at the expense of the ma­ jority and thus be contrary to the democratic principles under -•schtch we operate. Regardless of whether any change Is made in^4be 4ihipping rules, I'm quite sure-, every brother member is aware that while he is a member of the SIU his "inherent rights" as an American and his job security will always be protected, , / V Art Lomas Si 1. To the Editor: This is reference to Brother Wells' letter in the LOG dated October 10, I propose we vote on the 12-month rule like pur West Coast affiliate, the SUP, A two-thirds majority vote would then approve it or.reject it,. rule or regulation ever made in any union was made not by 100 percent of its mem­ bers but- by the majority. Our vacation plan, which pays $360 a year, enables a man to get some rest. If a man stays on a ship 12 months and can't get off, he'll never have enough. There's nothing to stop him from waiting out the same ship or another one on the same run when he comes back. I have talked with ,numerous brothers and, the majority fa­ vored a vote. How about it? Bob Johnson (Ed. note: The Sailors Union of the Pacific voted a sevenmonth rule last spring. The. SUP previously had a one-year rule.) ft ft ft Welfare Assist Is Appreciated To the Editor: I wish to thank all the mem­ bers of the SIU for being so kind and helpful during my brother's Illness, and following his death. My brother, James A. Oliver, had been sailing for the SIU since 1949 and became a full member in 1955. He thought there was nothing like his Union. He sailed on the SS Producer February 20, 1958, as chief cook, and on July 23 was removed from the ship due to a heart attack. He was placed In the Army hospital in Korea, then recovered and was on his way home. ' , .. However, after stopping for a check-up at the Navy hospital in Japan on August 8, he had a fatal attack - on August 11. As was his wFsh, he was Jburied at sea on August 17. Thanks again to the Union and especially the welfare offi­ cials in Baltimore for handling everything for me. Anna M. Wingate �SE AFARERS 'LOG WoTtHiWr 7,. 19SS PORTMAR (Calmar). Oct. «—Chairinaiv R, Stahli Sacratary, C. tCfia. Bverytbiiif numlnc amootUy. DEL RIO (Dalta). Au«. 14—Chair­ man, A. Durachari Sacratary, L. Morcatta. New delesate elected. Increase In pay A ot rates. Repairs taken care of in NO. No logs to be lifted. Ship's fund S50. Oct. 12—Chairman, L. Eiiandt Secre­ tary, L. Marsetta. Two men logged in steward dept. Ship's fund S3»— spent S17 for party. IS hours dis­ puted ot. No beefs. Two men logged. Request clarification on non-paying passengers such as children. Repair list to be turned' over to steward for typing. Vote of thanks to messman. Need new washing machine. ATLANTIS (Petrol Shipping), Sept. 18—Chairman, M. Keetfer; Secretary, J. Grant. No American money or Bait. Crew Informed of death of brother member. One man rick. One man short. Waritlng machine being repaired. Take better care of cots. Notify Union of brother's death and arrangement for funeral wreath. Oct. 11—Chairman, R. Hampton; Secretary, O. Brown. Crew briefed re: letter to brother's widow: wires sent—no wreath due to trouble re­ moving body from Cuba. Agent writ­ ten concerning ot beef on deck. Re­ port accepted. Vote of thanks to dele­ gate for time A effort spent during brother's death. Donation for widow to be taken up at payoff. STEEL KINS (Isthmian), Oct. 11— Chairman, H, Moblay; Secretary, E. Yancey. Few small beefs. Foc'sles to be cleaned up. Ship's fund S134.01 Few hours disputed. Beef on electri­ cian's and oiler's ot. See patrolman about adequate supply of sanitary equipment and other supplies. Need at least 18 mops for steward dept. Iron in steward's possession—may be used by crew. Galleyman questioned Steward on ot—okayed by headquar­ ters; also disputing ot for carrying stores; also if there are set working rules for steward dept. Ot in steward dept. to be settled by patrolman. Eggs tm be replaced—present ones rotten. Griddle too small for frying steaks. Screens over range need cleaning. KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. 11—Chair­ man J. Giordano; Fecretary, M. H$rnandez. Some disputed ot. One man hospitalized' — headquarters notified. New dfdegate elected. Army coffee to bb used first; French coffee last. Sug­ gestion to collect money for cable­ gram. Slop sink to be locked by deck dept. checks 00 board—notify fleatiquarlers. Letter sent to NY for clarification. Report accepted. Motion that Union adopt, plan for seamen's retirement with 15 yrs. seatimc. regardless of age or disability. Each member to contribute to ship's fund. All excess linen to be turned in. Check ship for number of windshutes needed. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Oct. 12— Chairman, I. Criggers; Secretary,' D. Marine. One man ndssed ship in La Guria—given permission to see sick mother; rejoined ship in Trinidad. One accident. One man injured, not given proper medical attention. Ship's fund $324.40. No beefs. Suggest crew members go to chief mate in lieu of doctor. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Oct. IlChairmsn, L. Moose; Sacratary, V. Hall. No beefs. Ship's fund S24.33. Request complete slop chest. One man injured. Linen not in use to be turned in. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job well dona. MARIA H (Harold), Oct. 11—Chair­ man, E. Saboya; Sacratary, R. Banta. a '.*1- ttfi Fait* Ttairteca BEAUREGARD (Pan-Atlantic), Oct. 20—Chairman, E. Yates; Secretary, J. Gribble. Few beefs on repairs—to be turned over to patrolman. One man missed ship; one man missed payoff. Ship's fund $15. Delegate to see about rusty water. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard for Job well done and for good feeding. ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Oct. 18—Chairman, E. Sobezak; Secre­ tary, K. Collins. Repairs made. Discus­ sion on replacements and payoff pro­ cedure. Few hours disputed ot. One man hospitalized—returned to ship. 'Request variety in steak meats. In­ sufficient night lunch. Steward would like patrolman to see ell menus of this trip. Vote of thanks to baker for 'Job well done. Member who broke glasses would like to be repaid for same—to see patrolman, DEL ALBA (Miss.), $ept. 11—Chair­ man, G. Parker; Secratery, R. Calla­ han. $21.50 ship's tund. Request cargo boys be kept off riiip in all African ports, also not to wash clothes in ship laundry. No food to be given out without steward's OK. Messman to empty own galbage cans and not cargo boys. Repair list and disputed ot discussed. Ship carrying two soldier passengers MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Oct. —discussion of ot for same to be corrected. Steward dept. to be 18—Chairman, D. Tlcer; Secretary, J. Balldey. Request no sign-on unless sougeed after loading and discharging cargo. Ship to be fumigated. Bath­ .all major repairs are made. Smooth room to be painted. Steward dept. to payoff despite few disputes. Vote of thanks to boarding patrolman for Job check sanitary conditions. Requisition well done. No beefs. Ship's fund for stores to be checked. Request travelers' checks instead of foreign $31.88. New delegate elected. money. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ tory), Oct. 11—Chairman, C. Foster; STEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Oct. Secretary, N. DuBols. No beefs. All I—Chairman, A. NIckle; Sacratary, F. Omaga. Ship's' fund SIO. Some dis­ repairs'made. One man-missed ship from New Haven—rejoined in NC. puted ot—to be settled upon arrival in NY. Motion to revise shipping New delegate elected; vote of thanks rules—four 'groups Instead of three. to old delegate. Ship's fund $7A7. Request Coca Cola machine be in­ Few hours disputed ot. Make out stalled for cold drin^ in hot climates. repair list. OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime Over­ DEL MAR (Mist.), Oct. 12—Chair­ man, E. Stoush, Jr.; Secretary, E. seas), Sept. 17—Chairman, C. Halla; Secretary, L. Themas. Obtained for­ Fusilier. S50 given to member for hospital. Captain pleased with work mica for tables and chairs. Cabinets, of crew and cleanliness of ship. Ship's port holes, and dogs to be fixed. Ma­ fund $375. Dumping of garbage on jor repairs taken care of with excep­ mooring lines on after deck by shore tion of retinning two sinks. No beefs. workers to be discontinued. Some Suggest each dept. take care of Jaun­ disputed ot. Reports accepted. To ty, spare bathroom A book room. purchase movies next voyage. IVashr - Discussion on officers cleaning laun-. ins machine to be repaired. Radios dry also. Delegates to get together to be repaired. See Sea Chest about on situation of only one washing library. . Vote of thanks to ship's machine aboard. doctor. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ways), Oct. I—Chafrmsn, P. McNabb; FLOMAR (Caimar), Oct. 11—ChairSecretary, R. Goodnlck. New delegate man, C. Carlson; iecretary, M. Duco. Everything running smoothly. Motion and reporter elected. One man missed to cut retirement to 12 years without ship in Bremerhaven; headquarters a disability. More food and Juices to notified. 80 hours disputed ot. One man short. Few minor beefs. Messbe put out. rooms and pantry need painting. Hot water heater, engine dept. shower ^ ALAMAR (Calmar), Oct. 11—Chair­ drains, and toaster in messroom need man,' E. Hoggs; Secretary, W. Orr. repairing. Refrigerator cpnstantly Complaint about lack' of variety in meals. Ship's fund $10.29. Report of breaking down. bonus area in Formosa waters estab­ RAPHAEL SBMMES (Pan-Atlantic), lished. Oct. 10—Chairman, B. Vern, Jr.; Sec­ VALIANT FREEDOM (Ocean Car­ retary, E. Stinehelfer. Some rooms riers), Sept. 14—Chairman, J. Thomp­ to be painted aft. Some disputed ot son; Secretary, T. Berry. Everything to be taken care of at pay-off. Every­ running smoothly. Few minor beefs. thing running smoothly. Ship's fund $3.29. No beefs. Request men getting SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), off to notify delegates. Suggest bigger Oct. IS—Chairman, R. Prltchett; Sec­ room for electrician and crane main­ retary, S. Phillips. Need new trash­ tainor. Request cups and silverware ing machine. Few hours disputed ot. be brought back to pantry after using Request better grade of night lunch; same. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food A service, also to Charapples & oranges. Ue Henning for nice TV shelf buUt CHARLES C. DUNAIF (Orion), Aug. and Installed. One dollar donation for ship fund to be taken up at pay off. 14—Chairman, L. CConnel; Secretary, R. Martin. New delegate elected. Old ANGELINA (Bull), Oct. 11—Chali^ mattresses will be replaced. Clorox to be distributed to each delegate. En­ man, R. Principe; gscretary, T. Optaszeskl. New delegate elected. Some gine and deck will alternate cleaning laundry; steward dept. to take care of disputed OT. Proper attire to be worn recreation room. Hook to be installed in messhall. Rotate cleaning laundry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. in galley screen. Oct. 11—Chairman, D. Pashkott; Sec­ COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), retary, E. Martin. Some disputed ot­ to be taken up with patrolman. Dis­ Oct. 19—Chairman, S. Furtado; Sec­ retary, J. Douglas. New delegate cussion on American money to be given out at draw—none available at elected. One man missed ship in last port. Vote of thanks to steward Phlla. One man getting off with 60 days. Report accepted. Take better dept. care of washing machine. Use care when placing glasaes in shi^^ Write OREMAR (Marven). Sept. If—Chair­ letter to hq. re blotrara for foc'alea in man. R. Hampson; Secretary, R. Brown. Two men missed ship In engine room. Norfolk A GIobe-Girdler 5 Tunes Some of the "vital statistics" on the performance of a supertanker during a 412-day voyage came to light following the recent payoff of the Cities Service Norfolk. Details on the ship's escape from a dock fire during loading operations appeared in an earlier issue (LOG, Sept. 26). A "fact sheet" on the trip "This is the equivalent of five some of our men spent one-third notes that of 412 days on arti­ times around the Earth at the of their time under water in the cles, 336 days, 19 hours and 28 equator and^ should qualify us for engine room . . ." minutes were spent at sea covering a citation such as was presented The Norfolk's average speed over a distance of 132,629 nautical miles. to the sub Nautilus. Don't forget the distance covered was 16.4 knots loaded and light, enabling her to move 339,048 tons of various car­ goes—equivalent to 2,778,992 net barrels delivered to^cargo;" owners' specifications. Tbe ship hit 42 ports,:spending 75 days all told in port, and went into the Persian Gulf nine times to load. All in all, "35 well-seasoned men" came home with the ship of the "45 men and boys, mostly men," who started out together. Two were lost through sickness, two paid off under mutual consent and one missed the ,ship in Manila. The "boys," of course, were the "short-trippers" who paid off after only a year and 12 days on articles. • Norman Peppier was the ship's delegate. B. Nielsen, deck; L. V. Springer, engine, and A McCullum, steward, were the department dele­ gates. Hurricane Leaves Calling Card /> rri LOG-A-RHYTHM: Rain At Sea Oiler John Pedrosa (left) and deck maintenance on the Irenestar survey some of the wreckage after the ship ran into a hurricane near the Azores. Besides smashing the starboard lifeboat ahd de­ positing same on the engine room skylight (above), the big blow twisted the boom and tore away a couple of ventilators. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST ( . By Roy Fleischer The ocean was heavy gray And the sky shrouded with mist That dropped rain unceasingly. The waves snarled and hissed. "Everything falls apart. Families divide and die. Love—a disturbing thing— Leaves women behind to pine." The rain soaked the upper deck And seeped dawn to the crew. Men snapped, like turtles at mess. And complained about the stew. • - -- Water, starboard and port. No spot was dry below. Clothes were damp and soggy. The fire went .out in the stove. ' :i TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" EVERY SUNDAY. U20 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday! WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. TVFL-65, 15850 KCa 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, iVITD 'Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue ,. . Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCs Europe and North America WC<)-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 DEPARTMEHT "Life isn't worth the living. It is trouble, aches and pains. Listen, Neptune! I'll blow my top With one more day of rain!" The rain continued to fall. Nights and days for a week; And the ship sailed on For ships, like men. Have goals and ports to reach. •• And the man didn't blow his top. Saw his wife and child again. They were waiting, filled with tove. On the pier in the cold, gray rain. 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 • ••S**$*' CITY STATE ••••*• ZONE ... TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you arg an old tubscribe. and havo • ; change of addraat, pitas* qiv* your form*; addr*ss balow: ADDRESS CITY ZONE...i ST^^TE ••••••••••••*•••• - i '• I .4 I �n r^An^KS^ Lao ^>T^''^FjMn<ie« Good Feeding Comes Naturally > NeremlMr Wants Barbolls, Mot 'Barflies' To tho Edltort NegotiaUoni by SIU officlala with steamship owners have made it psssible for seamen to enjoy pleasant working condi­ tions, top wages, vacation pay and other benefits. This is a fine job they are doing, but I feel that thejt are forgetting a very important item. 1 would suggest that at an early meeting of the negotiating committee and company repres- letters To The Editor m-2r" All letters to the editor for -publication the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG muxt be 'signed by the writer. Names toili be withheld upon request. Above (left), baker Ray H. Casanova dispf wares in bread, rolls, buns and pies after a busy day's work­ out before the crew got to Work on them. Meanwhile, crew pantryman Frank Pieczy< koln (above, right) keeps busy on clean-up chores so every­ thing's in readiness for meal­ time. At right, 2nd cook Charles A. Borrough and chief cook Jimmy Jordan turn to preparing the main items on the bill of fore for the day. Photos by "Big John" Wunderlich. SlU, A&6 District h' ' t^'• t ti^•- :'^-. Uf--. 1-- -'V; • r--: RICHMOND. CalU....B10 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 20935 SAN FRANaSCO........450 Harrison St. Douglas 28363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 808 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORE 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 88U8 Great Lakes District 1215 N. Second Ave. Phone: 713-J BUFFALO, NY 180 Mahi St. Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. MC&S Phone: Randilph 2-4110 3261 E. 92nd St. HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway SOUTH CHICAGO Phone: Essex 8-2410 PHohe 21714 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn Canadian District HYadnth 26600 HALIFAX. N.S 128V4 HoUis St. PORTLAND 311 SW Clay St. Phone 3-8911 CApitol 7-3322 MONTREAL 634 St James St. West PLateau 8161 NEW ORLEANS »3 BlenvUle St. 408 Simpson St. . RAmond 7428 FORT WILLIAM Ontario Phone: 3-3221 SAN I^ANCISCO........350 Fremont St. PORT COLBORNE. . 103 Durham St SUtter 1-1885 Ontario Phone: 8581 272 King St. E. SEATTLE ..2505 —1st Ave. TORONTO. Ontario EMplre 4-5719 MAin 3-0086 VICTORIA, BC 817H Cormorant St WILMINGTON .....505 Marine Ave. EMplre 4531 TErminal 4-8538 VANCOUVER, BC 388 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS ..304 Charlotte St. MFOW Phone: 6346 HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Highway BAGOTVILLE, Quebec.. 20 Elgin St. PHone 5«)77 Phone: 845 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Davids St. BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. CAnal 7-3202 •EAstem 7-3383 QUEBEC 44 8ault-au-Matelot NEW ORLEANS.... 533 BienvUle St. Quebec Phone: 3-1569 MAgnoUa 0404 SAINT JOHN..... 177 Prince WUIiam St. NB OX 2-5431 NEW YORK..... 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW EverStt St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SUP SAN PEDRO............296 West 7th St. HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Hi| TErminal 3-4485 PHone 2333 Western Ave. PORTLAND ^ 2ll SW Clay St. SEATTLE.. CApital 24336 MAin 26326 BALTIMORE 1218 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard. Aeent EAstem 7-4800 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent Capital 3-40B9; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La.... .1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-8744 MIAMI -.744 W. Flagler St. Louis Nelra. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE. I South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1784 MORGAN CITY 812 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 3156 NEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUle St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK. .. 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 28608 NORFOLK . . 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9634 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo, Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. Agent Douglas 25475 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez ^Juncos Sal Colls. Agent Phone 25986 S/rVANNAH 3 Abercom St. E. B. McAuley, Agent Adams 21728 SEATTLE 8505 1st Ave. Jeff GiUette. Agent Main 24334 TAMPA . 18021811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 21323 WILMINGTON. Calif ... 605 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 22874 HEADQUARTERS 875 4th Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina, Deck W. HaU, Joint C. Simmons, Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E Mooney, Std. J. Volpian. Joint ALPENA Knowi. •(OIHEWS' KH!:- i:- •::;- • thO' membership through- the LOG. We would also' like to know what the other' think on this matter. Furthermore, on Article II, Section 46 (b), regarding the crew being called out to work overtime, the crew of the Kyska, and the deck depart­ ment especially, went on record unanimously that the 15-minute period be changed to 30 min­ utes. If they've sailed these ships in the winter, in the North Pacific and North Atlantic Oreans, the brothers can see why we need 30 minutes instead of 15 for proper readiness. J. H. Pamell Ship's delegate (Ed. note: The above was signed by 24 crewmembers.) 4'. 4 4 Baby Benefits Draw Cheers To the. Editor: I wish to express my thanks . tq-,^|khe Seafarers International UnioiV'ior Uie $200 maternity benefit and'the $25 US savings entatives tb§ .iubject of ath­ bond which we recently received letic equipment aboard ship be for the birth of our daughter'' Kathryn. brought up. Not having the aforesaid I am very proud that my hus­ equipment at his disposal, some band is a seaman and a mem­ seamen have a tendency to ber of,such a great organization. "drop anchor" at the nearest: Mrs. Robert Layko bar as soon as they land ashore. If ships were equipped with even a minimum of body-building ap­ SIU B^od Bank paratus, these men would work themselves into top physical Urged By Wives condition and perhaps discard To the Editor: We three wives of SIU men their drinking habits. .1 believe it would be in the in lyiobile would like to suggest best interests of the Union's something for the consideration members and the shipowners to of all Seafarers and their fami­ Have this equipment aboard ship. lies. We think it would be advis­ Seamen would thus be better able to perform their duties to able to start a blood bank among the advantage of all concerned, our own members. It could operate for the benefit of sea­ Anthony C. Aronica men and their families through­ SS Hurricane out the world. Perhaps some­ 4" t 4" thing like this could be started. Sailing Board Mrs. E. S. Brinson Mrs. W. H. Johnson Chango Urged -Mrs. C. J. Vincent To the Editor: (Ed. note: A voluntary blood We, the unlicensed crewmerabank program in cooperation bers of the SS Kyska, unani­ with the USPHS has been tried mously went on record, when in various from time to the last shipboard meeting was time but hasports never covered all held, that in our main freight SIU ports. The Union is cur­ agreement. Article II, Section rently tryingAo work out a more 38 (a), regarding the posting of comprchcnsroc arrangement. In the sailing board, should be addition, the SIU Welfare Plan changed. already provides a blood trans­ We believe the sailing board fusion benefit for SIU wives should be posted upon arrival and dependents.) in port regardless of whether 4 4 4 the vessel's stay in port .is to be 12 hours or more. The week­ Offer Thanks end is a specific beef. The vessel arrives in port at For Condolences 1430 hours on Friday and, on To the Editor: My family joins me in thank­ this vessel especially, they never, so they say, know how ing the SIU and the Seafarers much cargo or bow long we will Welfare Plan for the $4,000 be in port, etc., so those brothers benefiit left me by my son Wil­ having the weekend off natural­ liam W. "Dutchy" Moore. We ly are quite worried when no would also like to express om sailing board has been posted thanks for the lovely letters of sympathy from several SIU offi­ by 1700 hours on Friday. This is an item that should cials after the death of my son. be brought'to the attention of They were all very kind. Mrs. A. Greenlee the negotiating committee and �t9age»¥UUitm IS i: ii F^Ait'etts* L'O'c Sir lfAB¥ ARRIVALS Theodore Calapothakoo Please • contact Jack' Lynch at Room 201, SUP hcadquarten, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco. ^ it> Joseph Padelsky "Your wife requests that you eontact her at once. The address l<i 312 W. Fayette St., Baltimore, Md. % ^ ' John T. Howard Your brqther David urges yon to get in touch with him immedi­ ately. His address is Route Ho. 1, West Point, Va. 4^ 4. Alvin L. Blain It is Important that you contact your family at once at 1202 Whittle Ave., Olney, lU. Your mother has been lU. « » . All of tfie. following SIU famtlies have received a $200 maternity benefit plies a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Tina Cynthia Rnssel, bom Sep­ tember 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Billy Russel, Memphis, Tenn 4 4 4 Tlmetky Dwayne SmKB, bora July 21, to Seafarer and Mrs. R. £. Smith, Boaz, Ala. 4 4 4 Elaine Carol Stevens, bom Au­ gust 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Walter C. Stevens, Baltimore, Md. 4) W. R. (Dick) MasMy Tour gear has beeu shipped to Houston Hall and la waiting for you there. Geerge W. L. F. Flfait Anyone knowing the whereabouta of the above, please contact his daughter, Mrs. Delorea Buchwaid, 1580 MontpcUer St, BalUmore, Md. George T. Chandler Calvin James » 4) 4^ JoseiA Camso Bin Bcnaon Your shipping cards are being . Yett are urged to contact Thomaa held for you at SHJ beadouartcrs. C. Hephina. c/o Wttmhwlon ptaig Co., P.O. Bebi 1809, Wilming­ ton. NO. Ridiard Nomiapi.Jatir4, and bffitlioe Kbttbon Pafr[fji, Id months, stond for their por­ trait. iha two boys cAr# sons of Seafarer hfarry K. Eost. Boincy JBcuetl, brnm Septem­ ber to l^afarer and Mrs. Garland McHugh Bennett, Jesup, Georgia. 4 4 4 Robert nmothy Mabe, born July 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alvin B. Mabe,, Mt. Airey, NC. Dorothy E. Flanagan, bom Sep­ tember 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Flanagan, Philadelphia, P». 4 4 4 Deborah DegoHado, bom Octo­ ber 8, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Margairito Degollado, Galveston, Tex. - - '' ' ^ ' .•' •4: --'4 74 WHilam Larce Jr., bora Septem­ ber 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Larce, New Oyleans, La. 4 4 4 Jody Amme Pokrywka, born Sep­ tember 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norman J. Pokrywka, Balti­ more, Md. 4 4 - " ;3; 4 Karl Lelter, bora September 1, .. 4. 4. • Thmnae Brett Lirady, bora Au­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Alex­ 4 4 4 gust 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ander Letter, Elmhurst, NY. Fierentino C.- Saya Thomas J. Lundy, Wflmm', Ala. , 4 4 4 * It ia important that you get in Cynthia Webe, bora September 4) 4 4 tsueh with Jo« Kite at «SS5 Water Bsvid ANsst Wallaee, bom Sep^ 27, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. WiL St., Jacksonville, Fla. tember 23. 1958; to Seafarer and Ham D. Weise, Philadelphia, Pa. Mrs, Waltor F, Wallace, Norfolk, 4 4 4 4 4*4 Ivonne Mercedes Hernandes, Va. Henry B. Falle bora September 24, 1958, to Sea­ 4 4 4 ^ Your Union book and seamen's Jetty M. Parker, born October farer and Mrs. Juan Hernandez, papers are being held for you at 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Pucrta de Tierra, PR. headquarters of Eastern Air Lines. liam M. Parker, New Orleans, La. 4 4 4 Continued from page 3> 4 4 Judy Marie Gnarlno, bora Octo­ 4 4 4 ittacfcs on wages and union work­ Eldon M. CnDerfon Evelyn Colon,, bom October 12, ber 26, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. BALTIMORE—The first step in ing conditions. Please get in touch with, your renovating the Union hall in this 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leo- Bennie J. Guarino, New Orleans, The chief responsibility for ex­ mother at 2014 Chippewa St., New port has been completed. Earl poldo Colon, New York City. La. plaining the effects of "right to Orleans, La. She has a check wait­ Sheppard, port agenL announced. 4 4 4 work" to the community fell to the ing for you. David Johnston, bora September The outside of the bualding is labor movements in the states 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Her­ sporting a new paint job and looks where the measure was up for a bert W, Johnston, Houstcm, Tex, as if it was newly-built. Work on vote. The results indicate that o»interior of the building has not yet. 4 4 4 ga^zed labor did a successful job Brian Gngliotta, bora September begun, but it Is expected to start in ^getting its message across. 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Otho in the near future. Besides beating back "right to Gugliotta, Baltimore, Md. Although shipping for the pert work" itself, voters in several 4 4 4 has been only fair, the registration states defeated candidates identi­ Dorinda CatalaneUo, born Sep­ list has fallen off somewhat. How­ fied with it. California Senator tember 29, 1958, to Seafarer and ever the membership is warned Willlain Knowland, who made Mrs. Frank Catalanello, Brooklyn, that the list is en the heavy side ••right to work" a major issue in (Continued from page 2> NY, his campaign lor governor, was From October, 1957 through June, in all three departments. There 4 4 4 (Continued from page 3) are still five Ore ships tied up in awamped by Democratic Attorney- 1958, there were no SIU fatalities Thomas Barns, bora October 4, the yards here, Sheppard reported, ail of which, no doubt, would be 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert General Edmund (Pat) Brown by due to accidents; the SIU ratio about one million votesl Governor of all accidents to total working along with the Irenestar, Michael operated by the fat-cat category J: Burns, Jamaica Plains, Mass. Goodwin J. Knight, who opposed membership was less than 15 per­ and the'Kenmar, The Michael is which he represents. Throughout his statement, "right to work," was beaten for cent; the ratio of lost-time ac- expected to crew up soon, bnt it senator by Democrat Clair Engle, ddents to men working was under is anybody's guess as to when the Casey repeatedly blamed unAn but his losing margin was less five percent. In each case, the others will find cargoes and come "frictions" for making his job out of the yards. difficult. His position is that all than Knowland's. figures matched estimateo based There were seven diips paying unions should accept what he Also defeated was Indiana Repub­ on a sampling of SlU-contracted off during the must period, five deems to be the pattern of con­ lican Goveraor Harold W. Handley. fleets. signing on and 12 were in transit. tract settlement. The sincerity of running for the Senate. R. Vance The SIU figures bely the grim Paying off were the Steel Scientist his proposal can be weighed in Hgrtke, Handley's Democratic op­ picture of ah industry loaded with asthmlan); O r e m ar (Marven) light of his reactions when his pat­ ponent, attacked Handley for ap­ "chronic" hospital cases and (twice); Eveljm, Angelina, Jean tern is questioned. It will be re­ The deaths of the following Settproving Indiana's "right to woik" . law by allowing it to go on the "claim-happy'' seamen. The total (Bull) and the Charles Dunaif called that when the licensed farers have been reported to the number of Seafarers receiving (Colonial).. Signing on daring the engineers .would not accept ajdic- Seafarers Welfare Plan and the books 22 months ago.' hospital benefits in 1957 amounted period were the Steel Scientist; tated settlement, Casey's answer SIU death benefit is being paid to Another "right to woric" hacker who was defeated was Ohio's Re­ to barely 13 percent of the total Oremar; Pennmar (Calmar); Char­ was "let's destroy the union by their beneficiaries. publican Senator John W. Bricker. active membership, Including both les Dunaif and the Dorothy (Bull). setting up a company-dominated J. A. McNamara, 31; Sailing on The 12 in-transit ships were the outfit for all ship's officers." Dropped with Bricker was Ohio's injuries and illnesses. Of those hospitalized over 86 percent were the SS Seamar, Brother McNamara The fact that he thought a com­ Yaka, (Waterman); Bethcoaster, Republican Governor O. William in only once during the year, and was reported missing at sea August pany union could succeed in mari­ Portmar, Calmar (Calmar); Steel O'Neill, who made "right to work" the principal issne of his campaign. four percent were long-termers Director, Steel • Navigator dstb" time betrays a lamentable lack of 9. He was a Union member since The only major "right to work" inactive for years because of major mian); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Puri­ understanding. This is coupled 1955 and worked in the deck de­ tan, Alcoa Pennant (Akoa); Robin with the fact that a portion of partment. He leaves no known supporter to win reelection was ailments such as TB. The Marine Index Bureau, a re­ Goodfellow (Robin); Santore (Mar­ the statement consisted of a "pres­ survivors according to the death Senator Barry Goldwater (Rep., porting service, in its 1957 analysis ven) and the Emilia (Bull). All entation" on the structure of the certificate. Ariz)' 4 4 4 • . were reported in good shape with maritime industry which ia shot As a result of the Kansas .vote, notes: Roy Cain, 27: Brother Cain was full of inaccuracies. , . The maritime industry, in­ only minor beefs to be settled. there now are "right to work" laws As head of an organization pur­ stricken while at sea August 25. on the books in 19 states. In addi­ sofar as serious injuries are con­ The cause of porting to speak for a large seg­ tion Jto Kansas, they are: Alabama, cerned, compares favmably with death was not dement of industry interests, Casey Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Geor­ other, industries.. It thus appears termlned. A showed no signs of a bold approach, gia, Indiana, Iowa, Mississippi, that safety programs In the mari­ Unionmember and no enthusiasm for ways and Nebraska, Nevada, North and time industry, which have been since 1955, he means to encourage industry ex­ South Carolina, North and South intensified during the past few sailed in the deck pansion. It would appear to be Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah years, are producing the desired department. His incumbent upon him to devote results . . and Virginia. wife, Mrs. Sybil his energies to just such objectives, Cain, of Mobile, and, at the very minimum, he Ala., survives should fulfiU his function, of estab­ Stay Puf For Jobless Pay him. Burial took lishing good faith in relations be­ place in MobUe. tween the Institute and the muiSeafarers who are collecting state unemploymeiit benefits, while time unions. on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid 4 4 4 Richard C. Slar, 27: A victim of InsteuT, he cheoses to cut up changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue rethe industry In favor of an cxclih polio, Brother/Siar passed away celvhig their checks regularly., Several Seafarers have already experieneed interruptions of from three to five weeks in getting slve circle of subsidy beneficiaries. S^tember 28 in the US Naval Casey may be spidcesman for the Hospital, Guahtanamo Bay, Cuba. their next check Mter they notified the state uneifiployment offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. AMMI, but bis statement showed Joining the SDJ fn 19.55, he shUed . An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing no signs of offering a constructive m the engine depariment. Race rcohslderable hardship to the'^men involved.. iwlicy aimed at a healthy and ex­ of bnrial is unknown. Mrs. Jean Ann Siar, his wife, survives him. panding Industry. . Five States Beat Curbs On Unions '•^1 M Paint Job Dresses Up Baitimere SlU safety Sef-Up Cuts Injury Rate AMMI Head Against New A'- •' -I I �'- 0'^ f •OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFAREHS INTERNATIONAi UN lON • ATLANTIC AND ^ULF DISTRICT • AFL-ClO • AFL-CIO Visitor To Health Center Lead Barracks Life Chinese Facing Total Regimentation By Reds ^n-. [K [g, th'i rfef U.:; !5l-i 'Pi': Is Ordered For SlU Co. The semi-imilitary organiration pf workers and peasants tato communes in which eve^body ik. iroifofmed and regi­ A 35^0-ton deadweight tanker,mented and nobody has any money has been rfeported as the believed headed for American-flag latest "stride forward" of^^ operation, has been peered by Communism in Red China. lages from such places as Singa­ .Maritime Overseas Corp., an SIUThe total regimentation of hu­ pore, Malaya and Indonesia have contracted company. Heretofore, man beings involved in the new reported that they have been un­ Maritime has solely been Identified commune system even has Com­ able to locate the places they for­ with dry cargo shipping, operatingmunists worried, the "New York merly lived in or the graves of a fleet of eight vessels. J Times" reports, as ~ involving the their parents aiid ancestors. The taidcer, under constructloa. complete elimination of all per­ In addition to working together New York Shipbuilding' sonal privacy and individual ac­ and wearing identical clothes, com­ Coni:'5'6W*||Camdcn, NJ, will b« tivity. mune members eat in communal 676 feet >nil8BEH||^ In tho - Under the commune system now ijiess halls and leave their children beam. Scheduled fbe*TOBg^gt^ being set up in the Chinese coun­ in community nurseries while the in 1959, she represents the i tryside, everybody wakes up to mothers join the "workers' mil­ large tanker to be started id tfab 5 AM reveille, marches off to work itia." Even the funerals are run yard in the past 14 ^onths^ '' and meals in formation and dresses by the commune with the proce­ A number of other companies in uniform. All men and women dure being a uniform one. are. building supertankers for the . under 30 spend two hours daily in Alms Against Money American-flag, many of them with military drill including handling of A Seafarer in his early days, Nelson Cruikshank, (lirector of AFLOne goal o( the commime is to assurances of long-term charterg rifles. CIO Social Security Department, listens as SlU Medical Dire^ptor, wipe out the use of money alto­ with the Military Sea Transporta­ - To further the commune and de­ gether, which in effect means de­ Dr. Joseph Logue explains x-ray procedure used in the -Union's tion Service. Supertankers in tho stroy the idea of individual family priving Chinese of any type of medical centers. X-ray technician-Ben Ibnnotti looks on. Cruik­ 32,000 to 35,000-ton range are fast living, the Chinese Communists personal possession making them becoming the standard, replacing: are reportedly plowing under totaliy dependent Oh thh Commu-. shank proudly displayi SlU button in his lapeli a reminder of his the now-obsolete T-2 variety; sailing days. ,' , . . ' '! whole villages, uprooting homes nist government for where they —_—.— —• •' -u and even transplanting bodies from sleep, the food they eat, the clothes cemeteries into a common burial they wear and the work they do. pit. The cemetaries are then contrast, residents of Russia plowed up and planted. Overseas By are permitted to accumulate a Chinese visiting their home vil- variety of personal possegsions* insofar as their income permits. The military nature of the com­ mune is emphasized by the fact BRINDISI, Italy—Seven refugees from Yugoslavia, who were rescued two weeks ago by that federations of communes are the SlU-manned freighter Valley Forge (Peninsular) in the Adriatic Sea, have finally found considered divisions and individual communes are organized as battab a home. For a while it looked as if nobody would take them, but the Italian Government, after originally rejecting aid, ions of from 600 to 1,500 men. decided to grant asylum to the sure and lack of food and water sanctuary was found. In addition After reveille, commune members winding up what had and Captain Stefan Kalegaro has­ the Valley 'Forge has no passenger seven, are checked off in a roll call and developed into an expensive rescue tened to seek medical aid at the berths which would have created WASHINGTON —Predictions Of marched to work. They eat break­ operation for the ship. The four nearest port. Upon docking in a problem of accommodattonSi five million unemployed by the fast at 8 AM, lunch at 1 PM and Brindisi, Italian authorities in­ days of idieness cost the. ship's winter began to take shape last dipner at 6 PM when the workday formed the skipper that the ref­ owners $8,000. week as jobless claims, reversing ends, involving a minimum of 10 ugees could not enter the country, It all began when the Liberty a flve-week downward trend, rose hours work daily, probably more. claiming they were under US to their highest mark since mid- There is one day off every second ship picked up six men and a wom­ protectionthat on a ship flying under an adrift on a rajit in the Adriatic, September«' The expected slack, as week. After the harvest is over, a result of suspension of outdoor the communes are put to work shortly after the ship delivered a the American flag. The skipper watf at a loss as to work with the colder weather set­ on road-building and Irrigation grain cargo to Yugoslavia. The what to do. US immigration laws seven were suffering from expoprojects. ting in, boosted the unofficial would not allow the refugees to Because yards and yards of unemployment figure to over enter the US, a return to Yugo­ red tape are enmeshing the ^op­ 4,000,000. slavia might result in serious re­ erations of merchant vessels, ac­ Government economists maintain prisals against the group and the cording to a recent survey made the rise is normal despite the gen­ by the Marinie Exchange, Inc., the Italians were hesitant. eral upturn of business activity. amount of paper work required for Appeals were sCnt to high Italian The increased production will not a merchant ship has increased un­ authorities, to the American em­ be felt during the winter, but offi­ til it is now more than four times bassy in Rome and to the World cials are hoping that the boom will that required by an. airplaiie op­ {This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important Council of Churches. Finally, the begin in the spring and send un­ erating in a parallel service. Italian Government reconsidered provisions of the SW contract and will deal with disposition of employment down to 3,000,000 by various contract disputes and interpretations .of the agreement. If and allowed .the seven to enter. The report claims that a mer­ next October. , chant ship sailing out of the Port The latest national rise, was dup­ Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which The freighter resumed its inter­ of New York, for example, must rupted voyage back to the States, they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the licated on a state level in New while all hands breathed a collec­ prepare 22 documents as compared York, where layoffs in the con­ SEAFARERS LOG.) to five handed in by the airplane. tive sigh of relief. struction, paper, resort and food Article II, Section 38 (d). If the vessel's departure Is delayed and These consist of six documents There have been cases ' in the processing industries boosted the the delay is due to the loading or discharging of cargo, the new time for Public Health officials, eleven total of unemployment claims by of the departure shall Immediately be posted on the board and If past where' ships, unable tp put for Customst four for Immigration alien crewmembers or passengers 8,600. such delay exceeds two hours the watch below may be dismissed and ashore, were obligated to carry and one mysteriously classified aS The high for the current.reces­ shall receive two hours' overtime for such reporting. "miscellaneous." The airplane (f) The overtime prescribed above shall not apply when sailing Is them aboard for months until a which operates out of the same sion was last June's figure of 5,437,000. September's total was delayed on account'of weather, such as rain, fog, or any other condi­ city, merely files a general declara­ almost twice as high as the Sep­ tion beyond the vessel's control. tion and Immigration and Customs Make Checks tember 1957 figure.* declarations. t t QUESTION: If a ship, because it Is taking water and bunkers, does This problem of multiple forms To 'SIU-A&G' not sail until two hours after sailing board time, can the crew claim is not restricted to the United two hours overtime for delayed sailing? Seafarers mailing in checks States, the survey found, for it is An SlU-manned ship, .anchored in Singapore,, had posted sailing or money orders to the Union just as bad in other nations. For board time for 2000 hours. It did not finish taking water and bunkers to cover dues payments are example a iship. in London files 32 until 2200 hours and did not release its lines until 2251. urged to be sure to make all of documents,. 10 in Rotterdani and The steward department and watches below, in both the deck and them payable to the SlU-A&G Hamburg, 21 in Copenhagen aqd engine departments, claimed that the ship was delayed due to the District. 18 in Stockholm. loading of cargo and demanded Iwo hours' overtime. The company's While the maritime industry has , Some Seafarers have sent in contention was that water and bunkers were not to be ^considered checks and money orders in-the been doing a lot of "sharp pencil cargo and that no justified overtime existed. names of individual Headquar­ work" in an effort to cut operating i When the matter could not be decided at the payoff. It vtras referred ters officials. This makes for a costs, the survey concluded, reform to the contract clarifications committee. The committee ruled that problem in bookkeeping which in this area, on an international the delay was not due to the loading of cargo and therefore the men can be avoided ;f checks are level; Avould result In materially were not entitled to any overtime. However, to avoid confusion, the made out to the Union directly. reducing paper work and cutting expenses.' •' ship should properly have-posted a nOW sailin]g' 'b6ajhdi ' » Layoff Total Rising Again US Reports SIU Ship Rescues Seven Yug6s^ Causes International Tangle Ships Tangled By Paperwork KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT B'- •...;'i/--v'. i Send 'em to the Loe • �•' "iW . -/ i ..4 • l Ml J -•'•i I I 'The SIU—The First Twenty Years' V- . .5:^v;:-:^':f>ii,J j' /. v- . • I nr,[i'-\'-•l-iNj > •,-• •...rr,'., ,.'.1 �11- Puw tw« I SEAlTAlttiBS LOO S«(h Aulvcmwy IkuwlcMtel N this special anniversary issue, the SEAFARERS LOG touches upon some of the highlights in the involved, complex and crowded days of the last 20 years during which seamen have scored major advances as workers and as citizens. It also shows how the "bread and butter" union founded in 1938 has changed the seaman's way of living in ways in which its founders could scarcely have imagined. The Seafarers International Union, Atlan­ tic and Gulf District, was chartered twenty years ago, on November 1,.-1938. The new seaman's union arose out of a need for effec­ tive union representation based on a demo­ cratic form of organization. But the new union did not spring out of a vacuum. It had its roots in some 75 years of unremitting struggle in the course of which seamen were beaten, shot, savagelymistreated and deprived of the most elemen­ tal rights enjoyed by Americans ashore.' As late as 1915, a seaman sacrificed'^rights as an. American citizen the minute he went aboard a ship. He could not speak up nor protest his treatment without running afoul of the supreme authority of the'skipper. He could be booted and teaten for petty or imagined infractions without having any It was through the efforts of a trade union leader, Andrew Furuseth, and Senator Rob­ ert LaFollette, Sr., that an act was passed, known as the 1915 Seamen's Act, which erased many of the limitations on a seaman's freedom of action as a citizen and a worker. As great a change as this might have been, it did not remove all of the deficiencies in­ herent ip a seaman's calling. He now had his freedom, politically speaking. From an eco­ nomic standpoint his existence was at the bare subsistence level. He had a sorry diet, cramped, dank and unsanitary quarters and was deprived of the accepted comforts avail­ able to workers shoreside. Except for brief periods of temporary ad­ vance through unionization, the seaman's repeated efforts to break out of the trap col­ lapsed in the face of the power of the ship­ owner, aided by a government in which labor had no status. It was not until the late 1930's that Atlan­ tic and Gulf seamen were able to weld a strong organization which was dedicated to a trade union program free of Communist influence. Thus the SIU Atlantic & Gulf Dis­ trict came into being, on November 1, 1938, as an organization which devoted itself to the economic betterment of the seamen it N«vcab«r 7. ISSt ... In die early days. Union hails may not have been mucli to loolc at, but tp o Seafarer they meant protection... ... Today the Union offers modern, spacft>us - facilitiei|. to provide for increased services to the membership ..• ' HEN the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District , was founded, the nation was in the midst of a union revival. The long-dormant sea­ men's union movement, which had been crushed J in 1921 by Government-supported strikebreakingr > had flared anew on the West Coast in 1934. -In the:: bitter strikes of 1934 and 1936 the Sailors Union • of the Pacific, under the leadership of the late i ' Harry Lundeberg, had succeeded in reestablishing a militant trade union. On the Atlantic and Gulf coasts though, there was confusion and chaos. The waterfront section of the Communist Party, ob• lejiying, the successes of the West Coast sailor, capitalized on the revival of trade union spirit among seamen and seized control of .the newlyformed National Maritime Union, easily displac­ ing the decaying International Seamen's Union which had never recovered from the loss of the 1921 strike. Large numbers of seamen were duped into following the leadership of the Communist Party which successively dominated the Marine Workers Industrial Union and t^e NMU. But a small core of Atlantic and Gulf seamen was not taken in by the Communist line. Neither the ISU nor the then Commuiiist-controlled NMU offered them what they wanted^—a union that would be run by its membership with pure and simple economic ob­ jectives on the trade union level—establishment and preservation of a hiring hall, imposition ofminimum standards of shipboard living and work­ ing, protection of the wages and job rights, of seamen. . ' , ' .... 'h-' Lundeberg issued Charter no In ' •U. These men went tp. Lundeberg, then secretary! of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, and asked for • a charter. In this way the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District was chartered on November 1,1938; and ' became part of a new' seafaring international, the days breadlinfis and stew kitchens kept yoji going until the next s.hip,. .vYou had no money, , Seafarers International Union of North America^ tlxiphyinent and nothing to look forword fo if wi^^L'um^eli^^'^fe first presidettt^^' '^^^ rlh'i �. K*wmh» 'V IMt Pac« ThreA \ SEAFABERS LOajtOilL Amhrenuy AqnMamiil ... Robin Moor Seoforon were vicHmt of Nazi U-i^ts long .^before Pearl Harbor...^ip was first U S. vessel to Be lost... iiilillillli® fight against the shipowner, the Union maintained a,second front against the Communist Party, • • Alongside-the • Aloi ntched~ battles with the Communists, on both coasts were part of the scene until they were driven off US ships, HE immediate problem of the SIU was a simple one—survival. Under dual attack from the shipowner and the Communist Party, the SIU- monbership dug in and fought biUBk. The shipowner's attadc was countered with ihipboard organizing, strikes and job actions. The tinion sought and won recojrnitipn of its hiring hall and coniracts setting specific wage scales and a.few basic overtime provisions, plus assurances fihat the ship woiild. carry such essentials as a bar of soap and a box df matches. The Union fought for fresh milk,, linen change^ dishes to replace the .tini -plate, clean foc'sles, potable drinking water, fin adequate medicine chest and all'of the thourand imd one details that go inito shipboard living. .AisHed to Communist Threat .Alongside this fight, it fought the second front against the Cpminunist Party. It constantly alerted .'the seamen on the ships as to the activities of the jparty both in maritime and in the' international arena and exposed the Party's tactics and objec­ tives. The Party, which set the destruction of the SIU as a major objective, failed miserably in the face, of a determined, informed SIU membership.. {I Winning the first contracts was tough» Enforc­ ing them was equally difHcuIt. The shipowner from whom the contract was wrested, usually •tinder the pressure of a picket line, had not the slightest intention of meeting its terms if he yeasn't .; compelled to do so. It was the Union's membership who had to make him live up to his obligations. For many years after the Union was founded it was' constantly in battle with the ship­ owners over every conceivable item of shipboard living. Bitter beefs were fought ovec such items as assuring a seaman two eggs for breakfast and gegular linen changes. It was that difficult a struggls in which the membership scratched for every inch it moved ahead. Suspicious Of Qovernntent Role Nor were the shipowners and the Communists the only obstacles, Sgunen ivhp T! /twenties had and letter meiit pipping halls where a bill under the counter often was the Shortest route to a job. They remem­ ber^ how in 1921 the Government helped the operators smash the Seamen's unions by sun?lying thousuids of strikebreakers to the ships and break­ ing up union picket lines. Therefore, although the attitude in Washington toward unions, had changed for the better, seamen 'still looked upon the Government with jfuspieioh. In 1939, a few mohths after the A&G District was founded,and in the midst of depression con­ ditions and with'thousands of seamen on the beach, the Maritime Commission .instituted a •toaining program under which uniformed trainees subject' to semi-militaiy discipline were tunied out to man merchant ships. If this program was to go unchallenged the Union , hiring hall as a source of civilian seamen for U S ships could. be endangered. Consequently, the Seafarers fought the trainee p]^ogram in the streets and in the hall% of Con­ gress. Throughout World War II, the Union guarded Its hiring hall against repeated efforts to man privately-owned ships directly from Gov­ ernment training schools. HE first couple of years then, were turbulent ones. They involved organizinif and striking such companies as Eastern, P&O, Seatrain, Waterman, Bull, Robin, Calmar,- New England Steamship, Mississippi and others ; drawing up and voting a constitution, electing officers, setting up hiring halls in all major ports, establishing and enforcing contracts, blocking Government training programs and fighting an endless war with the Communist Party's waterfrdnt section. ... Mora than 1,500 SIU A&G District men lost their lives In U-boat sinkings and oir attacks on US shipping, SIU contract was assurance that the ship would be equipped with soap, matches, dishes, silver, linen changes, mattre^es,. medical supplies and adequate food stores. If it Wasn't, he and his ship­ mates knew that the Union would act promptly. If a Seafarer fell ill or was injured and went to a hospital, the Union would keep him in cigar­ ettes and spending money, and if death should come, then at least he knew he would get the minimum decencies at his funeral. Most important of all, when he was on the beach he could ship via the rotary system through an' SIU hiring hall instead of having to buy his job. This was far more than he could boast of just a fW years before. The, accomplishments of these few years indicated that the seaman was oh the way to ii better life. H 'OWEVER, in the immediate future the > Seafarer was to become deeply involved - with World War II. Even before the United States entered the war the SlU-manned Robin Moor had been, shelled and sunk by a German submarine. That led to a Union demand for war. bonuses and insurance protection for seamen: This beef, like others before it, was fought through on the picket lines. -. With the U S entry into the war on December 7,1941, the SIU faced a new set of problems. Now the need was to provide manpower, to maintain the identity of the hiring hail and to protect the rights of seamen in the midst of a period of mili­ tary rule of merchant shipping. Efforts to bypass the hiring hall were bitterly resisted and the ener­ gies of the organization were strained to make available sufficient trained men to man the thou­ On A Firm Foundation NeverUieleBS, by 1941 the Unioii was on a firm sands X)f ships turned out by the nation's ship­ foundation. A Seafarer now knew that if he had a yards. The story of the war years has been told many . beef over wages, overtime or shipboard conditions he had his Union to protect him. He knew when times and the SIU publication "Seafarers In World he went on a ship that he would be paid a set wage, War II" has dealt with its highlights—the disas­ g9(l a month for example, and that he wouUi g^t trous "Fourth of July" convoy to MurmUjnsk which hr fCOhl^usdairPage-i^l.'^ overtime'ifor ilr«rk out^di^his t^ulai^ dptietie Thg >'.1 T �Ttif Four 6EAFAREFS LOG tftk Aakltktm SnppIcmBBf NoTMlilMr 1, USt^ iiiiitiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiniiHiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii'"niiiiiiiimmiinnHiiiiiniiiiiiiimMiiimiimiiiiiiiimiiiniui •• 4 1 • ¥l', i -. . wpa mighty hdrd fo find .V. You hong ' > 4 ? ^ (Biround th« iempany offieo while the doyidraped byW You tiept ert a |dck Woffed' -wlth^ihow.., You ilid Irt butkef^ wpthed up the tamo woy it-' t"" \ -, * • t. • Jta the Early Daym Before the XJhUm ''- T »-.* K • v..;- tmii ;•? If You Wanted a Joh, You Bought It,..* >4-4' 'f'-i. f'- ,• m---: M-'- - • f:•%•.. r •^'' The measure of the first 20 years of the SIU lies int the changes it made ip the life of the^ seeunan. The vay. of life of the man who wient to sea 20 years ago. bears little resemblance to that of the Seafarer today. It's not just the' passage of years, but a considerable change in his way^of living and working, a change wrought largely by the fact ^ that he met his problems through Union actioxi. What was it like to go to sea in the early-days•before the.Union? To start off with, work of any kind was mighty hard to find and a seaman's job harder than most. There were periods when men were feeding families on (15 a week,-and if they had holes in their shoes they filled them with cardboard. If you wanted a job, you bought it in the back of a ginmill or from the guy who ran the flophouse. Or you went.up to the company office and sat on a bench looking at the back of your hands while the days dragged by. Maybe, after a while—^if you got desperate enough the company would put you on as a workaway. That meant that you got a place to sleep, some stew and some watery coffee, but no pay. If you worked one trip maybe you would get knocked off. You might be lucky and get on the payroll. It might be for as little as (30 or (40 a month. Tiie "good" ships in those days would pay you up to (05 and even give you dishes to eat off. But on too many ships the routine was the same. When you went aboard you brought your own soap, matches, knife and fork, tin plate and cup with ypu—unless you wanted to go dirty all trip and scoop stew out of the pot with your hands. You slept on a "mattress" that was nothing more than a sack stuffed with straw covered with cheap blue ticking which served as your linen. You did your laundry in a bucket and washed up the same way. watches—four on, four off around the clock, seven days: a week. When watches,were b;roken ypu might, be turned to on field days—the whole gang including the cooks painting,' scraping, sougeeinS and cleaning up without overtime. You Mode Your Own Way Home' Then caime the payoff. Say you signed on in New York for a European run and they dumped you in Jacksonville. Jobs in Jacksonville might be scarce, or perhaps you just wanted to get back home. If you didn't owe your whole payoff for draws and slops, you might have enough left for a bus ^ ticket home. But you thought twice about it because you ' never knew how many weeks it might- be until you could eat ' regular again. That's why you grabbed a rattler one night when the railroad dicks weren't looking and hoped it would get you to where you could catch another ship. Or you hoofed and hitched the long miles and wished you hhd a pair of shoes that didn't leak. When you got back, if jobs were hard to get, the Salvation Army or some other breadline kept you going until the next ship. You often couldn't get local city relief because you had no regular home. In fact, chances are you would be a loner, unless your wife had a job or you were one of the fortunate few on a steady passenger^ship run. All in all you didn't rate for much. Maybe the law said you were a citizen like the people shoreside,but respectable people would just as soon as not come hear you. You had no money, no promise of regular employment and nothing to look forward to when you got a Job. That's why you wanted a Union—and the minute you got the opportunity, you and your shipmates began building one. Two Pot System Ruled What's the seaman like today, twenty years after the beginning of the SIU? Now when you want a job you come down to the union hiring hall, register, get your shipping card and wait for a good one to come along. If the weather's : right yOu take in a ball game, a picnic with the family or go fishing until you are ready to ship. Or maybe you pass the day at the hall talking with shipmates, or shooting some pool. The galley operated on the two-pot system—"steak for the saloon and stew for the crew." If you were fortunate, you got some evaporated milk to go with your coffee, but most of the time it wOuld be cut with water. You came aboard a ship to work and they saw to it that time didn't hang heavy oh yoUr hands. You stood three /-• - 1 • * * P a * a c f w P P I P �I> Novemter 7, IMft SEAFAItERS LOO tM|i. Aulvenwr Sapplemeiii Pare riy iiiniiiiiii»i«i»iiitiiiiiiiHmuimiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiinHiiiiiiiHUiimiiiiiiiiiBniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiniiiii»iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiig '• Billli ^ ^ •I •:4i j •m ' i ' f i-,t" 'llii -i' ;. • Now when yoy want q io,b> you come, down to^ the Union hiring halt register, get your shipping card ai^ wait for the one you want to cqnie along. ., You ship vfq the,rotary.sx^teiq'insjead 0^ having to/buy your job.., . - , it* f '.I'.'Tr.v A- -."i -• V* 4.^-" ,^i•. * •. ' B' '->.*.11 •."Br'" - -"trf.-r. I .: -;» .^•. ^ .f.r c :• -r - .'•' -.i »,• • ••- nWltli tlie XJnlcm. came not only a f«tir, democratic lilrinc; system, but an entirely new way of life ... " •"A I i\ _ k. You Pick Tho Job You Want ' ? w!hen you find the Job you want aind' thit>w in your shipping card, you put the car in storage and'pabk your gear--which today includes items like a camera ox* short wave radio--and head for the ship; Once aboard you present your shipping card and sign on. By Union contract you have available clean linen, towels, soap and other necessities."' When mealtime comes you wash up at a sink with running water and come in to be served. There's fresh milk, butter and bread on the. table and more often than not the main course will consist of a fresh roast with vegetables, plus soup, coffee and milk and pie or cake for dessert. If you want a second helping it's yours for the asking. The Union feeding program places emphasis on individual service and freshly-prepared food. , You Wtfi-k A Forty-Heur Week As a watchstander, you will stand two four-hour watches daily and get paid automatic overtime for weekends plus a list of holidays specified in the contract. If you are a day worker, you will put in your eight to five, bnday through Friday. Your duties are spelled out in the greement and any work outside of these specified duties is ayable by overtime. The same appliesjif you are called out hile off watch. Should there be any dispute over .your ssignment,-the shipbbard delegate elected 'y the crew takes t up with his department head. If it can't be settled, t's held over to the payoff where the Union patrolman ettles the beef. While you are workl^ng, the operator, luider terms of lis agreement with the Union, is making payments on'-your behalf for every day worked into the Seafarers Vacation Flan and the Seafarers Welfare Plan. In that way, you accumulate, cash credits'toward your vacation pay and become eligible", for a variety of welfare benefits. Among other items, these welfare payments provide for a system of retirement protection for the oldtiraers and those of any age who are physically luiable to perform shipboard work any.longer.. These men draw a $150 a month benefit from the SIU Welfare Plan in addition to Federal old age or disability benefits. Scholarships Are Ayailabfo Also Like-several Seafarers have done, yOu might .think of resuming your education under the Scholarship Plan, or if you are an older man, you might have one of your children competing for the five annyal awards worth $6,000 apiece. If you have signed on in New York and paid off on the West Coast, you go to the company office and collect the equivalent of first class r^il or air transportation back home. Then you hop a plane and go back to your family for a rest until you are ready to ship again. With a good payoff and your vacation money you can take some time off ashore between trips. ^ As a seaman today then, you differ from your next door neighbor only in the treuisient nature of your Job. There will always be some, because of the nature of the .industry, who will not put down roots, but most seamen now "belong" in the community. The change in the seaman's status is shown dramatically in the statistics compiled by the Seafarers Welfare Pletn. Despite the high percentage of young men in this industry, the figures show that close to 50 percent of Seafarers are married men with homes and families and that they support an average of better than,three dependents. To seamen of 20 years ago, marriage and a family, which should be available to every man who wants it, was a luxury they couIdn^t afford. It's commonplace how. In a sense the seaman of today as a family man has more responsibilities and more obligations, which explains why the Union has put so much stress on family protection, vacations,and health and safety. You no longer ride alone. Maybe you traveled lighter 20 years ago, but few seamen-who lived through that period would want to taste it again. As problems arise for you and your family in the days ahead you have assurances that they will be met satis­ factorily, because as an SIU man today, unlike your brothers back in the early '30's, you have a Union to protect you and represent your interests. And your Strength in your Union is multiplied by other unions affiliated with it in the Seafarers International Union of North America—eO.OOO workers in the maritime and allied fields. 'II n -il •^1 AM i''! ..'Bj B'l 'H- 'i'l �WfSIx SEAFARiaWH[.00^4Mh.^teMl« N««Mab^ tr WfHliwiiBl. J, if'" ... With th* war's •nel,th« $|U ambarkMl on a largo-tcolo organizing program aimed at bringing the major non-union ship* ping companies under coilective bargaining agreements... These drives succeeded iri strengthening maritime unionism.. • (Continued from Page 3) ANDREW fURUSETH 1854-1938 ^ Fired by the belief that sea­ men could be freed from age-old servHude, he dedi­ cated his life to their eco­ nomic and social freedom. His efforts resulted in pass­ age of 1915 Seamen's Act which broke bondage In which seamen. had been held. First leader of Sailors Union of the Pacific, he was father of US mari­ time unions. HARRY LUNDEBERO 190M957 'm ifej:- Front-line fighter In sea­ men's movement, he led re­ vival of maritime unions in 1934. flu pressed relentless fight on critical issues, in­ cluding estabiidiment and preservation of the hiring . hall and the destruction of Communist influence on American ships, meanwhile maintaining a ,constont drive to odvance seamen's econo^if well-jbeiiig. , loet 22 of 33 ships; the single-o run of the Sleatrain Texas to Alexandria with the load of Shenhan* tanks which turned the tide against'the German Army then threatening to seize the Suez Canal; the dozens of vessels sunk within sight of the East Coast and in the Mississippi Delata; the beachhead runs to North Africa, Normandy, Guadalcanal and other landing sites. When it was all over, more than l^OO Seafarers had lost their lives and man for man, the merchant marine had suffered more casualties in proportion to total numbers than the Armed Forces of the United • States. ITH"the war's end, the Union was able toface the new and pressing problems of the postwar world bigger, stronger-and more secure than when it started. It took on the issue of peacetime Government controls over wages and working conditions, the growing threat of. Com­ munist penetration in maritime which reached its peak right after the war, and the continuing problem of non-union shipping operations. W Maior Organizing SucceKM A program was set up to deal with these issues. A major organizing drive resulted in notable suc­ cesses. Such companies as Isthmian with 96 ships at the time, and subsequently Cities Service, then a citadel of non-unionism in the tanker industiy, were unionized after drives which were unprece­ dented in size and duration. These campaigns demonstrated that the SlU, which had started out a few short years before without money, with­ out experience and with limited organization, now had stature in the eyes of merchant seamen who looked to it as a strong force to serve their welfare. Organizing was not the only project which the Union undertook. In the 1946 general strike, the SIU, together with the affiliated unions of the SIU of North America; restored the right of free collective bargaining In maritime, breaking iron, clad Government controls on wages and workiim, .-•i. i' 1 _ ... The SIU wai in the forefront of the fight which smiashed the Communiit-front "G>mmittee for Maritime Unity"... forefront of the successful attack which split up and disintegrated the so-called "Committee on. Maritime Unity" the most ambitious effort by the American Communist Party to get a stranglehold on all of maritime. Not long after, the SIU, in cqncert with SIU of NA affiliate^ routed the Communist-dominated Canadian Seamen's Union. In the course of this fight Uie Communists unsuc­ cessfully sought to best the SIU by boycotting American-flag shipping in foreign ports. The last chapter in this story was written in 1955 when the Pacific District of the SIU of NA ousted the Communist-dominated National Union of Marine Cooks and Stewards from West Coast ships. For the first time since way back in Uie early 1930's, the Communists were left without a toehold aboard U S ships. Other Unions Got A Hand Other unions, both in maritime and in shoreside industries, learned they could turn-to the SIU for help when they had a Mrious beef on their hands. The SIU expanded its trade union activities by implementing a program of cooperation with other unions -on their beefs. The program saw Seafarers joining the picketlines of shipyard workers, telephone workers, Stock Exchange em­ ployees, dectrical workers, printers, insurance salesmen, longshoremen, restaurant workers and countless others. IMULTANEOUSLY, the Union went ah^d at a rapid pace in improving conditions for Seafarers. Cramped^ unattractive offices Inaging waterfront buildings gave way to modem, spacious facilities better suited to the member* ship's needs. The new headquarters hail; the Bal­ timore building, the new Philadelphia hall in the offing and. the remodeling of halls in Gulf ports testify to a long-range program of improving shoreside facilities. They provide places where a Seafarer cJin check his g^r, pick up his^ mail, read a book, write a letter, get a haircut, buy new clothes, eat a low-cost meal, watch his favorite S T^^r^^<Sm hi|^ ^xtol |riSme all �N«vciib«r 1, If St UAVABIBS LOO Mtii AnBlvcnary Bawlemeat Pafe ScTca . k.r'' <.va-y i-'iii' , r' ' M ."4 •V ...Th* SIU policy of cooperation with oth*r unions saw ...A revolutionary SIU Vacation Plan gave vacation benefits Seofdrers oh other picketlines as well' as .their own ... to all seamen, available when and where they want.it... ... Oldtimers now ore protected by $150 monthly poyments under the SIU Welfare Plan plus Sociol Security... -^1 i'l .. .five college scholarships worth $6,000 each are awarded - ... The Union provides periodic medical examinations for ... With economic advdhcds made by SIU men, close to half annually to Seafarers and the children of Union men... ' Seafarers and their families through Union health centers... of Seoforers are married men with homes and families . .. surroundings that are bright, cheerful and com­ fortable. They testify to the fact that the Seafarer ';i8 ; moving put of the dingy, surrouhdinga he had. been condemned to In pre-u^n djuysi' (ig Improvements On The Job , Far-reaching changes were also taking, place where they counted most—on the job. The AB who was earning $65 a month or far less in preunion days now enjoys an income of approxi­ mately $600 a month in wages and overtime pay­ ments. The 84-hour week was replaced by the' two-watch system and the 40-hour week. ITH wages and conditions vastly im­ proved, the Union turned its attention to other needs. Seamen had new problems •now which involved more than simple survival, among them added protection for themselves and their families in the areas of health and welfare. Under the SIU Welfare Plan negotiated in 1949 and the related Health and Safety Program put in effect subsequently, a host of benefits was estoblished covering financial needs arising out of hospitalization, surgery, disability and death. The Union concerned itself with such items as periodic health check-ups for the membership and families, maternity benefits, eyeglasses for Seafarers, col­ lege scholarships for teamen and their children, a disability-pension system and a host of other items which reflected the new status of Seafarers. All of these benefits are financed by the employer as the direct result pf Union contract gains. On the shipboard level, the Union instituted a feeding program designed to provide individual service, improved menus, and "to order'^ prepara­ tion while cutting down the. wasteful practices of. mass cookery. The Union undertook to supply adequate reading matter and well-equipped slopchests. A system of communication with the ships was set up. Under this system, copies of the Union news^per and shoreside meeting reports are air- W t^ii^ 'crewis afttipil'iihi; and pass pn the business of the Union. At the same time, the results of shipboard meetings are mailed to headquarters for action on any beefs and for publication in the LOG. In still another shipboard area, the Union, in cooperation with contracted employers, undertook a joint safety program designed to reduce hazard­ ous conditions and practices on board ship and by doing so, cut down on the incidence of .ship­ board injuries. become solidly established. What once was won only through strikes and job actions is now nor­ mally decided on the basis of long-established contract terms. fT^HE kind of problems facing the Union today I are generally vastly different in nature from those of 20 years ago. An immediate problem, for example, is that of the runaway registries. Notable headway has already been made in this area with the Union taking action against a num­ ber of runaway-flag ships. The Union organizing NE of the most significant changes instituted program considers the runaway ship as its prime by the Union was the Seafarers Vacation target. Plan, first negotiated in 1951. The idea of vacations for seamen was in itself revolutionary; the runaway problem looms the chang­ that of pooling time worked for several companies ingBehind structure the industry and rapid advances toward vacation credit the best way yet devised in ship design of and technology. Twenty years from of meeting the particular needs of seamen who now, many ships will undoubtedly have some type went from company to company and job to job. of nuclear power plant. Large numbers of them Under the previously-existing system, virtually no could conceivably be submarines. Turnarounds Seafarer ever got a vacation or compensation for will be shorter and crews will have to be trained . one. The pooled plan put vacation benefits in the to operate complex engineering and navigational hands of all seamen. Now a seaman receives vaca­ devices. Much of the day-to-day maintenance work tion pay at the rate of $360 a year. Since the such as exists on today's ships — the chipping, vacation money is available to him every 90 days painting, securing of cargo ^ear, opening and he has the option of taking it whenever he accumu­ securing hatches, oiling, firing and the like—will lates 90 days' time, if he so desires. be reduced or eliminated. Already there are fiber­ Union action also helped win a fair shake for glass lifeboats, automatic hatch covers and travel­ Seafarers in the legislative arena. Whether it was ing cranes instead of booms and other cargo gear, fighting for the passage of the "50-50" law; de­ as a foreteste of things to come. Bigger ships feating plans to shut down all Public Health operating with the same number of men are hospitals or going to bat for an expanded merchant further illustration of the problems of the future. marine the SIU's legislative activities were di­ In the future, the men of the SIU, like the rectly reflected in improved employment oppor­ Seafarers the past 20 years, will face challenges tunities and better protection for its membership. like those of indicated here and others that cannot Dramatic Chang*'For The Biitfer be foreseen. Whatever they are, these challenges The picture of the past 20 years then is one of can be no more difficult than the ones the Sea­ dramatic change for the better for the seamen of farers of 1938 faced. The problems of 20 years ago the SIU. The group of union-minded men who were met successfully because of an alert, in­ started out in 1988 were clawing for survival in formed and determined membership. That same a hostile world. Whatever they did was against kind of dieterminatidn can solve the Seafarers' stacked odds and they had to fight hard. In 1958 problems to come. For seamen have a Union to the,putlQqk.i&4il 5rent. These men vWbo paiitici- m^t «nd beat-such-problems through their com- O SrSilSei . •;/ - - ..m- ! f' �SBATAUM LOO tOtk AulrnMrr Sawb tntf tsMgn N«Tenlwr T, ItSt \ ^ K' r?. :;.•••• li:'• ' |.i V'--'--. 6-'! ' c--; ; ,"J • . ;C\V. I. 'M -Ij-- •' -fc-.- »*'"•. •'- V.>W,.->'r.-r.- , \ ••\ vvf^'^ ^y^•<••'^' '-. ,; .''.v .' •" '• . r''!••"• T'^''::-•--is • *-•,> • -», '••i' •r . p ;i(. '• ' •' '' •i'r'"'.., : -r' .»• • /• i]/-'. O"' ••':r C'5 jT jMv'f- • I-,.-,,.'. :"y' -• " •'•' -J ;•;; •';^/ v • ^ to dur Brothers ^ :;;>v:y::;;:;;;;:S::-:<;:::;;;:':':':v:::::y:i;:y:; <?". In their years of fighting.to win improvements and chang* their way of woricing and. living, the Seafarers of the SIU Atlantic and Gulf District were not isolated from their brother unions elsewhere who were also fighting to advance the welfare of the man who went to sea for a living. No account of the accomplishments of the Atlantic and Gulf Dis1;^ict would be accurate without acknowledging the many instances of joint action and assistance by the dl^er affiliates of the Seafarers International Union of North America. The member unions of the SIU Pacific District — the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine Cooks and Stewards Union—have fought side by side with the A&G District on many occasions. - These joint actions resulted in improvements for seamen everywhere, Similarly, the close working relationships with the SIU of NA's Canadian District and the Great Lakes District have been of mutual benefit to all seamen concerned. Close relationships with the fish, cannery and' allied marine sections of the international "have also contributed to the economic betterment of the workers, involi^. Obviously the future holds many challenges for the man who goes to.sea, but based on the record of close cooperation Jn the past between the affiliates of the Seafarers Inter­ national Union, it is apparent that these challenges can be 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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Title A name given to the resource November 7, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: 5 STATES REJECT CURBS ON UNIONS SIU SHIPS SHOW ACCIDENT DECLINE SIU SAFETY PROGRAM CUTS DOWN SHIPBOARD INJURIES FISHERMEN VOTE ‘NO’ ON BRIDGES LOG CHECK-UP EXPLODES SEAMEN’S ‘ACCIDENT’ RATE THREE MORE SHIPS BACK TO US FLAG VOTING BRISK FOR 38 SIU OFFICES ITF SETTING UP DETAILS OF BOYCOTT AMMI HEAD BALKS AT GROWTH OF US MARITIME TALKS PROGRESS IN CNS BEEF PAYOFFS SMOOTH IN NY AS CREWS DO FINE JOB FMB OPENS HEARINGS ON WATERMAN SUBSIDY BID CANADA SIU TO GET HOTEL AT LAKE PORT 2 SIU CREWS WIN SAFETY AWARDS CHINA BUYS LIBERTY SHIP MA SEES ATOM FLEET BY ‘70 BROADER BENEFITS VOTED BY BME WELFARE PLAN EYEGLASS NEED RUNS HIGH, MSTS FINDS MOBILE ON RISE; JOB CALLS MOUNT NY LABOR MERGES ON STATE LEVEL SIU SHIP RESCUES SEVEN YUGOS; CAUSES INTERNATIONAL TANGLE ‘THE SIU –THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS’ 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 11/07/1958 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. XX, No. 23 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/b1b1972248b9ce4c2a52172d9eb24c56.PDF c37ed63a528db1836ae36dec2cae5ae6 PDF Text Text story On Page 3 SEAFARERS^LOG November 21 1958 OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • AT L A N T10 AND GULF DIS T RICT • AFL-CIO • SET WORLD AHACK ON RUNAWAYS ; r.'., •1: ii'M • , '".li Story On Page 3 |o |L Looking mighty serious for the moment, Deborah Ortiz, rFOOC* 2, daughter of Seafarer J. Ortiz, gets set as DrTtTohn Shel­ ley tries to get a look at her throat. Deborah and her mother, Mrs. Grace Ortiz (behind doctor), visited the SIU health center in Brooklyn for a check-up last week. (Other Photos, Page 9.) SlU's Vacation Plan Payments Top $10 Million Story On Page 2 The Runaway Flag Issue "Ten years ago, the Repub­ lic of Liberia had five ships re­ gistered under its flag total­ ing 126,700 deadweight tons. Today, the tiny African na­ tion, which plays a very minor role in world trade, has 965 ships totalling 16,457,000 dead­ weight tons. These figures reflect the threat of runaway shipping to the maritime nations, particularly the United States ... "Part of this growth was ac­ complished by the transfer of over 400 'US-flag vessels to Liberian registry . . , • Seafarer D. J. LeBerre (left) heaves in on line wWOSnOOY* bringing up soiled linen from the Steel Admiral's round-the-world trip. Shipmate A. Androh looks on. The ship was just back from a run to India, one of three Isthmian services tentativelyapproved for subsidy aid last week. (Story on Page 2.) (For a complete analysis and' the latest figures on the scope of the runaway ship problem, see Page 7.) M J I 'I :4\ - I •;a| .J �*»*« SEAFARERS LOG VACATION! BENEFITS MOVE PAST liO MILLION LEVEL Ranmher tl, ItSS Welfare^ Vacatoon Benefit Figjures In addiUou to the $tu million, tn Vat^on Plan benefit*,iOiife='following are some of the other benefit ioUls, In toundinuhifi^i as of November 1: • ^ ; / Vr f "'i'. • • Hospital, $1,400,000. • filaterfilty, SlTK^ddd, • Death, $2,350,000. • Flaihily hospital $500,000, • Disability-pension, $600,000. o Optical, $10,000. The total of vacation and welfare benefits paid Seafarers, ac­ cording to the latest figures, now stands at $15,642,000 since the various benefits were instituted. Isthmian C^fs OK On 3 Subsidy Bids WASHINGTON—Nearly two yealris aft^r its original appli' cations, SlU-contracted Isthmian Lines has won the recom­ mendation df a Federal Maritime Board examiner that it be granted US" subsidy aid on>* three routes. The recommen­ from hearings held here between dations stiU need formal ap- February and April, 1958, and in- Vacation Plan omployees at headquarters are shown processing Seafarers' applications. Plan pro­ vides payments to Seafarers in New York within hours; usually within a day or two via airmail to the outports. Seafarers con collect vocation money any time they fiove 90 days' seotim'e. The SIU Vacation Plan is now working on its serond $10 million in direct cash benefits to SIU men. Fittingly enough, a tally by the Vacation Plan shows that the first $10 million benefits level was reached on the eve of the SIU's 20th anniversary, Nov. 1. At that date, the total bene-^ the last negotiations they were fits paid since the Plan started the death benefit. functioning in February, 1952, When the Plan first started-mak­ Jumped $100 to the current $360 I • 1^. f'-' lm: ^"'' stood at $10,019,652.28: . }t took approximately six years and eight months to reach the $10 million level the first time around, but it is obvious that the $20 mil­ lion mark will be reached in a much shorter time as the current benefit levels of $360 a year are far higher than those which pre­ vailed in earlier years. The $360 benefit went into effect on Septem­ ber 1 of this year as the result of an increase in Vacation Plan con­ tributions negotiated by the Union. The coincidence of the $10 mil.llon total with the Union's 20th anniversary WM particularly fitting in light of thd fact that the Vaca­ tion Plan is considered one of the Union's outstanding achievements. The first of its kind in the mari­ time industry, the Plan was nego­ tiated in 1951 to assure that Sea­ farers could get vacation pay based on the number of days actu­ ally worked, no matter how many ships or companies he worked for in the course of a year. To assure this, payment, the operators agreed , to make daily, cash contributions to a central kitty for each day a Seafarer worked for them. In turn, when the Seafarer ac­ cumulates 90 days or more seatime, he is entitled to cash in on bis vacation pay on the basis of the $360 annual rate. Before that, the only way a Sea­ farer could collect vacation money was by staying on a single ship for a whole year. Consequently, few men ever got any vacation benefit. By pooling the benefits the Union assured that all Seafarers would receive vacation pay on an equal basis. In-addition, the SIU system does not require a Sea­ farer to leave his job to collect. The vacation pay is bis as a matter of right, whether or not he actually takes a vacation. For practical pur­ poses then, the Seafarer can col­ lect his vacation money at the time he chooses to do so, whether he is on a ship or on the beach. An added feature of the Vacai tion Plan is that it provides for survivor's benefits. The benefici­ ary of a Seafarer can collect vaca­ tion money due him at the time of his death if the Seafarer had the requJired 90 days' discharges. The •6catipn payment i& in addition to '• >•'. eg citfO'.v Jic. ing payments in 1952, they wetv at the annual rate of $140 for a full year's work. Benefits have been increased several times since then. They became $176 a year in 1954, $244 in 1955 and $260 in 1956. In figure, the largest Increase since the Plan was established. A 30cent increase in the operators' daily contribution for each Sea­ farer was negotiated by the Union to make the $360 figure possible. Early NY Voting Brisk; Shipping,Registration lip NEW YORK—Early voting in the SIU's biennial electitm has been very brisk for this port. Over 750 Seafarers cast their ballots in headquarters in the first 12 days of the 60day voting period. Those who have not yet voted are urged are coming back to American-flag to do so as soon as possible, registry durhig the next two weeks and will be taking on full crews. One of these vessels is expected to sign on here in New Ywk. There was a total of 49 vessels in this port during the past periq^. Twenty-two of these ships paid off, nine signed on and 18 were Intransits. The following were the ships paying off: the Beatrice, Suzanne, Elizabeth, Frances, Ines and Kathryn (Bull); Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Pennant and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Natalie (In­ tercontinental); Robin Goodfellow (Robin); Seatrain Savannah and Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain); Wang Pioneer (Inter-ocean); De Soto, Chickasaw - (Waterman); Wang Archer (Marine Bulk); Steel Arti­ san, Steel Flyer (Isthmian) and the Azalea City (Pan-Atlantic). ^ Signing on during the period were the Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa Pen­ Nov. 21, 1952 Vol. XX, No. 24 nant. Alcoa Runner and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Steel Flyer and Steel Artisan (Isthmian); Robin Goodfellow (Robin); Seatrain Geor­ gia (Seatrain) and the Alamar PAUL BAU, Seeretary-Treoiurar (Calmar). The in-transit vessels were the HEBBEST BIAMB. Editor. BZHKAMB SEA­ MAN. Art Editor. HIBMAM ABTBUE, IBWIM Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); Alamar, SFIVACK, AL MASKIN. JOHN BHAZII,. ANATOLE LEVKOIT. Statf Writers. BILL MOODT. Seamar and Massmar (Calmar); GttI/ Area Jt^eeentatioe, Bienville, Azalea City, Gateway City, and Beauregard (Pan-Atlan­ Publlshad biwMkly at tha haadauartart tic); Steel Navigator, Steel King, of tb# Saafarari Intarnatienal Unlan, At­ lantic a Sulf Dtafriet, AFL-CiO. 079 Feurtli Steel Artisan and Steel Flyer 5Y?!!!!'* Sroehlyn M, NY. Tal. HYaclntti (Isthmian); Atlantic (American 9-0000. Sacond daso aostam paid at tha Pott Ctrico in Brooklyn, NY, undor Banner); Val Chem (Heron); Seaha Act af Aug. 24, 191L trains New York, Louisiana and Texas (Seatrain) and the Dykes (A&S ^ans.). . •••iqc TiiW - especially those signing on foreign voyages so that they don't mi$s out on the voting. Shipping Fair ' Shipping for the port remained moderate throughout the past two weeks. Two Bull Line ships, the Ines and the Kathryn, laid off their crews which helped swell the reg­ istration lists here. However, they are expected to come out of lay-up. Registration for the port is about average at present: The deck department happens to have a pretty big load of-rated men on the beach here, but the black gang ratings are on the lighter side. The outlook for the future is very good both in this port and in the outports. Five runaway vessels SEAFARERS LOG provid by the T)oard itself. The . decision i by ; / ^aminer Charles B. Gray okayed Isthmian's bid for an operating subsidy on its existing westbound round-theworld service, and'^'for expanded service on its India-Paldstan-Ceylon and Persian Gulf runs. At the same time, on the basis of the service already provided by US vessels on the route, he turned down bids by both Isthmian and American President Lines to put additional vessels on the west­ bound round-theworld run. Isthmian also gained permission to continue its Atlantic-Gulf-Ha­ waii service in conjunction with Matson Navigation. States-Marine, which is Isthmian's parent com­ pany, got permission to continue two intereoastal services of its own. However, APL's application to add ships to its westbound-intereoastal service was rejected. APL and Matson are under contract to the SIU Pacific District. In addition to. Isthmian, the ex­ aminer recommended that Central Gulf Steamship and American Ex­ port should also get subsidy assist­ ance on the Persian Gulf service. FormaLapproval of subsidies for Isthmian will add one of the last big unsubsidized offshore operators to the ranks of Government-aided companies. Only four. Isthmian, Waterman, States-Marine and Isbrandtsen, are now outside the charmed circle of subi^ized oper­ ators, and all of them arc seeking subsidies on one or more routes at the present time. Waterman Is in the midst of its subsidy hearings at the moment The examiner's decision stemmed Battery Ad Recalls 7-2 Explosion The blinking of a flashlight which brought rewue to three crewmefiibers of the SlU-manned Salem Maritirk? in 1956 is now being retold via a radio spot com­ mercial plugging a flashlight bat­ tery manufacturer. The tanker ex­ ploded in Lake (Jharles In the radio ad, the listener hears Frank Toto, then 3rd as­ sistant in the crew, describe how he and two others were trapped in the engine room until rescued when their flashlight signals were seen. As reported in the SEAFARERS LOG at the time. Seafarer Fred Gentry, FWT; Toto and 1st as­ sistant George Emery were trapped in the engine room for four hours. They finally managed to reach the head at the top level of the engine room, open a porthole and signal for help with a flashlight. SIU port agent Leroy Cllarke and Cities Service personnel on shore picked up the signal and sum­ moned a tugboat for the rescue of the three. corimrated several proceedings. Isthi^u first publicly announced its intention of seeking subsidy aid early in the fall of 1856, and filed formal applKraUons with the FMB a few months later. • Informal hearings, and the filing of amended applications and other documents look over a year, at which time the hearings eriginaliy scheduled! for January, 1959, were put over toe one month more. The full board new bis to act on the examiner's recommendations. Isthmian presently operates a fleet of 24 C-type dry cargo vessels in its various services. ^ Gov't Barter Plan To Aid US Shipping WASHINGTON—A Government decision to launch an accelerated program irf bartering surplus farm products for itratcgie materials is expected' to provide additional cargoes foe US skips. As opposed to the stralidit sale of surpluses, this ^11 require the transportation of materiala back to the States from foreign ports, in­ stead of ships returning empty, as in the past Farm surplus disposal has been one ' of the bulwarks of US-flag slilpping, particularly tramp ves­ sels. There has been .considerable pressure upon Congress by farm groups fM an increase in barter deals. This serves in the interests of both nations Involved, they con­ tend. For the US it means more production and more trade and a convenient source of strategic raw materials; for fore<gn nations, often unable to purchase agricultural products on iUie world market, it is a ready means of bolstering their economies. Canada, a huge supplier of wheat, has protested the action as unfair competition. The increased barter would reduce Canadian ex­ ports and might lower prices on the world market in an effort to cjmpete with the US. �.—..— t'j-;-^: ;-. •»» tl, IMS SEAFARERS .SIU Health Center Checks No. 5,000 %- The SidOOfh Seafarer to'^e examined br the SlU's New York Health Center since it opened in April, 1957, Dolth E. Holm, AB,' gets his onceover from staff physician. Center gives onnual exam­ inations to Seafarers as well as to family members. —i V • ::'.~-T—•i-.;r^": ^ ;,'i' ' .'>•• ni.. J.... I -' LOG —rr Pae^ lluM World Sea Unions Set 4-Day Protest Against Runnways Seamen and maritime workers affiliated with the International Tran^ortworkers Federation in 42 countries will launch a four-day worldwide demt^tration against runaway-flag shipping starting Decend)er 1. The SIU lias pl^ed its full support to the^ president Hal Banks, representing cf ITF to organize substandard global union campaign. the SIU Canadian District, and Bill runaway shiping in the area. Runaways are a big moneymaker SIU assistant secretaryThe starting date and Hall, treasurer, fiew to Europe for the not only for the operators but also final plans for the anti- strategy meetings. for the countries which collect-the registry fees on the ships. The run away. demonstration Here in the United States a Panamanian minister has meeting of 18 seagoing and shorewere pinpointed last week side maritime unions has been disclosed thatfinance some $2 million of at. a two-day meeting in Ham­ called for next week in New York Panama's $60 million annual reve< burg, Germany, attended by to work out details of American nue comes from registration fees. StU officials. v SIUNA vice- participation in the boycott. The This averages out to a' cost of call for the meeting was issued by SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joe Curran to dis­ cuss ways and means of putting the protest into effect against freighter, tanker, bulk ore and passenger ship operations under the runaway fiags. Representatives of the long­ shoremen, teamsters, oil workers and railway clerks (the latter han­ dle bulk loading in such ports as WASHINGTON—A new weapon to fight the activities of runaway-flag shipowners has Norfolk) have been invited to par­ emer^^ from the meeting of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades Department executive council. ticipate along with the various sea­ going unions. However, no invita­ The MTD council approved the establishment of a Maritime Federation of the Caribbean to tion was sent to Harry Bridges of the International Longshoremen's act within the framework of dorsement of the pending ITF and Warehousemen's Union on the the International Transport- attended by representatives of the world demonstrations against run­ West Coast. Caribbean area unions workers Federation in the various which will formalize the new or­ aways. Targets Set world-wide maritime union cam­ ganization. It was also announced that two Major targets for the drive are paign against runaways. The Department also pledged its more international unions have af­ 1,000 active ships now flying the The Caribbean Federation would continued support for the SIU filiated waterfront locals with the fiags of Panama, Liberian, Hon­ tentatively Include maritime un­ Canadian District in its strike Department. The latest to join are duras and Costa Rica—the "Panions from such areas as Venezueia, against the Canadian National the International Brotherhood of faohlibcp:' /flags of convenience Cuba, Trinidad, Puerto Rico, Neth­ fieet, now in its 17th month, and Electrical Workers and the Hod after pufiihg down'the US fiag and erlands West Indies, and others in­ announced Its wholehearted en­ Carriers and Laborers Union. the ensigns of other maritime na­ cluding the SIU Atlantic and Gulf tions to. escape their legitimate Districts. It would concentrate its .obligations not only to their crews, efforts In the Caribbean area which but also to the countries they has been a happy hunting ground abandoned. for runaway ship operators, par­ The ITF already has agreements ticularly in the passenger ship covering an additional 173 runtrades during the tourist season. irways under various fiags, and an For Higher Wages estimated 500 more are currently WASHINGTON—Highlighting the AFL-CIO's ten-point In layrUp. At least 42 percent of The immediate objective would legislative program for the coming session of Congress, Fed­ all runaway tonnage Is Americanbe the improvement of wages, hours and working conditions on eration President George Meany announced, is the "long over­ owned. the runaway vessels. SIU organ­ due" revision of the TaftOne development even before izers working in this area in drives the demonstration begins is the in the states' unem- announcement ainied at American-owned tonnage Hartley Act and the passage provements by Costa Rican have found that the American run­ of a fair and effective anti? ployment systems. President Mario Echandi Jiminez away operators invariably recruit racketeering law. that his country is planning action their crews from widely-scattered of its own against the runaways. The overwhelming victory of locations. The SS Yarmouth, for laborrsupported He said the National Assembly in this example, currently the target of an year's election, candidates will shortly be called to a special Meany said, is a SIU drive, has crewmembers from sign of the voters' hostility to session to draft legislation outlaw­ Cuba, Jamaica, Honduras, Nassau "cynical politicians and big busi­ ing the runaways and barring their and the Dominican Republic ness reactionaries" who have been use of the country's flag. among others. Other operators in trying to make the most of a few Flag A Gimmick the field apparently follow much "isolated Instances of corruption DETROIT—Only two men of Most of 122 vessels how un­ the same hiring pattern, so that in labor's ranks." Most of these a crew of 35 were rescued from der Costa the Rican registry are run­ participation of all Caribbean mar­ instances, Meany pointed out, are Lake Michigan Wednesday when aways using its fiag as a moneyitime groups in a combined opera­ the result of "unscrupulous em­ saving gimmick. The ships have their vessel, the Carl D. Bradley, tion will strengthen the campaign ployers . . . left free to subvert no other tie to the Central Ameri­ split in two during a heavy storm against the runaways. union leaders through bribes and and sank within a matter of min­ can counti-y or any of the other It is expected that a meeting will gifts." utes. Despite a gigantic air-and- runaway havens. Of course, the be held within the next few weeks The major changes needed in sea search, all that was found of 825,000 tons under Costa Rican the T-H act, he said, are < in the the 612-foot vessel was a large registry are dwarfed by the 16.5 provisions allowing the individual tank and other evidence which in­ million tons registered by Liberia, Smoke Costs states to adopt "the Infamous dicated she may have split after an which had only five vessels under right-to-work" laws; the unionits flag just ten years ago. Bull Line S50 busting clause which permits em­ explosion. But the decision by Costa Rica The vessel was returning empty Violating the city's air pollu­ ployers to hire strikebreakers and tion control regulation for the vote them in an election against to her home port of Rogers City to shut the door on the runaways second time in six months, the the union in a struck plant while on Lake Huron when she first sent is likely to help spark the forma­ Bull Lines Co. has been fined the strikers themselves cannot out a "Mayday" signal. Fourteen tion of the Maritime Federation of $30 in Uie Brooklyn Municipal vote, and the ban on secondary minutes later she radioed she was the Caribbean, plans for which going down. Although planes and were adopted two weeks ago by Term Court. Heavy smoke issu­ boycotts by unions. ing from the freighter Beatrice Also on the legislative agenda rescue ships had been immediately the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ while she was docked at the is an increase in the minimum sent to the Bradley's aid, they partment, including the SIU and Bull Lines pier on October 10 wage rate from the present $1 an found only two survivors. Winds all SIUNA affiliates. The new was the reason for the fine. The hour to $1.25 an hour; provisions of up to 50 and 60 miles an grouping of MTD unions in the company was .assessed .$23 In for the setting up of hospital-medi­ hour and 35-foot waves hampered US and their counterparts in the cal coverage for persons on Social the rescue operations. The vessel nations bordering on the Caribbewi April for a similar offense. will operat"ei'^vi)tthin the framework Security, and some permanent im­ was not under SIU contract. Union Body To Fight 'Pirate' Flags Revise T aft-H art ley, AFL-CIO Demands 33 Lost As Lakes Ship Goes Down some $3,500 annually per ivessel. Accordingly, the operator with a fieet of 12-15 ships registered in Panama has to cough up only about $50,000 per year out'of his vast savings on wages, manning, feed(Continued op page 6) Union Drive Alarmed over the proposed ITF boycott, American operators of runaways have banded together under the title of the "American Committee-for Flags of Necessity". In what is obviously a defensive measure against the boycott and long-range organizing program.s, the group announced that it would "enforce" maritime standards that "are in everyway as high as the major countries of Europe." Representing -.American ships flying mainly the Panamanian and Liberian banners; the group could conceivably' represent up to 10 million tons of shipping registered under foreign flags. Evasive. Measure . . By claiming that it will "live up to" European standards, the group evidently hopes to sidestep the fact that its members are American operators and as such would still be evading American taxes and American wage and manning scale standards. The touchiness of the Americanowned runaways on the subject of standards was indicated by the statement that the group would "boycott" any American operator who ran a "substandard" ship. Erling Naess,- president of the com­ mittee and operator of a substantial amount of Liberian-flag supertank­ er tonnage, declared further, that every member would have to meet all the requirements of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention. These requirements, of course, are the minimum world-wide standards and are far below those enforced by the Coa.st Guard for US-flag vessels. Evidently alluding to the "fifth arm of defense" argument used on the runaways' behalf by Ralpn Casey, president of the American Merchant Marine Institute, Naess proclaimed that ships of the group would be made. available to the Government in case of an emer­ gency—undoubtedly at juicy emer­ gency-level frei|,ht_ rates, .all of which would go to a tax-free haven. 51 -J' Ml m'•s| -^sl ?3l �rag* FW SEAFARERS LOG NoTaibar 81, ,JlgW; SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD •••V" Ship Activity October 29 Through November 11, 1958 Shipping and registration continued to drop last period. On the seniority side, 69 percent of the Jobs shipped were taken by class A men, 24 percent by class B and seven percent by class C. Offs The dispatch total of 836 jobs was the lowest since April, and This amounted to a rise for both the "B" and "C groups, reversing Boito* ...... 2 the registration figure was 1,028. The number of class A men the trend in the previous period. Figured another way, seven of every Now York ... 22 registered during the .period'actually rose, however. Together with routine shifts in the overall registration totals due to retirements, hospital cases, etc., thiese figures combined to produce a drop in the total number of men on the beach by the end of the period. This was the same 'general pictiu-e in the previous two weeks also. A total of 216 ships were handled by all SIU ports during the cur­ rent period. This covers 58 payoffs, 35 sign-ons and 123 in-transit ships. New York, New Orleans and Baltimore accounted for almost half of the total. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Three ports escaped the general decline in shipping. Mobile showed a healthy increase, and Norfolk and Lake Charles gained also. Savan­ nah and Wilmington remained the same as before: slow. The rest all fell off, although New York, Baltimore, New Orleans, Houston and even San Francisco were still relatively busy. ten jobs shipped were taken by class A men, and one of every four by men with class B seniority. The rest was accounted for by class C, representing newcomers to the industry. - The latest count also shows that six ports have less than 100 "A" and "B" men on hand in all departments, including Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington and Seattle. They're followed closely by Norfolk, with 101, and San Francisco with 103. Of all these. Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington have fewer than 50 class A men registered on the beach in all three departments. Following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Good; Jobs still hang on board for several calls . . . PUIadelphfa: Fair . . . Baltimore: Seems to be slowing up . . . Norfolk: Quiet . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Slow . . . Mobile: Good ... New Orleans: Should be better . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Quiet . . . San Franeisoo: Fair . . . Seattle: Should be busy. ««s la Oas TroMLTOTAI, 2 3 7 f 14 47 — • " 4 II 23 3 3 • 1 4 f — fv B 3 4 14 7 21 34 1 7 f 1 14 17 rUlodolpbio.. 3 ieMaier* ... • Norfolk ... 2 2 Moblio' ..... New OrteoM. Loiw Cborlot. Nomfea .... Wilmiaglon .. Son, Praaclieo. 7 A 1 2 — 3 — 4 3 10, 14, TOTAik ... B4 3S 123 4 U 7 214 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUF 12 3 ALL 2 4 1 7 26 65 17 lOi 4 12 2 18 10 23 7 40 7 2 10 1 2 3 1 ff 2 1 — 1 9 15 4 28 19 10 12 41 2 1 2 5 2 24 7 15 5 — 1 • 16 4 10 2 1 1 2 4 i3 112 50 315( Port Boston. New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle rOTMS Registered CLASS B GROUP 123 ALL 3 T 1 1 6 9 1 16 1 — 1 3 17 21 2 2 4 1 — 1 — 1 1 —— 1 — 4 1 — 5 1 .2 22 48 I ~3 5 2 8 2 7 2 75 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B TOTAL Shipped CLASS C SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A [ CLASS • GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 23 ALL ABC ALL 12 3 2 1 3 f 6 4 10 20 2 32 57 1 12 5 11 35 11 18 — 4 57 18 81 90 178 51 319 2 3 6 1 1 6 7 12 27 3 1 42 8 16 8 32 _ — 6 4 1 — 32 40 38 96 13 147 4 1 1 — 2 2 2 5 14 24 2 1 1 4 4 4 3 10 14 1 1 1 1 1 4 7 6 22 35 1 4 9 14 35 14 .2 1 1 51 25 26 14 10 19 33 2 — 12 14 33 14 — 47 41 46 10 97 3 1 — 4 4 A 8 4 — 12 9 2 11 3 14 20 — 5 4 20 — 1 4 1 27 21 39 42 2 2 2 2 3 14 19 2 6 12 — 13 4 12 16 10 15 4 — 27 4 2 2 3 7 1 4 7 13 11 4 — 13 24 52 126 47 1225 19 « •731' 111225 73 11 309 274 513 142 185 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 14 2 7 3 26 26 55 — 24 4 7.. 22 50 79 — 84 12 — 21 3— — 3 3 — — 2 2 5 4' 11 1 3 4 1 13 10 U 2 — 3 1 1 3 2 4 4 2 4 17 88 118 223 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A . Regrsferecf ClASS B Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 Z 3 ALL — Boston 3 — 3 2 2 New York 20 52 11 83 1 15 10 26 Philadelphia........... 0 7 2 9 — 5 5 10 Baltimore 18 1 4 23 1 7 7 15 Norfolk 2 6 — 8 2 2 2 4 Savannah '— — 2 — 2 — 3 3 Tampa — 4 — 4 — 3 — 3 BAohile................ 6 12 1 19 — 3 4 7 New Orleans 6 17 4 27 1 4 2 7 I,ake Charles 7 sV 4 1 1 2 Houston 7 17 2 26 — 2 4 4 Wilmington — 2 — 2 2 2 4 San Francisco — 9 — 9. 1 3 4 Seattle 9 — — 9 3 2 5 43 164 24 231 7 TOTALS 49 48| 104 Port Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 A1.1. 1 2 3 ALL . 1 1 __ 1 1 2 13 32 3 48 16 5 21 1 3 2 3 3 4 3 18 4 25 5 • — — 1 — 1 1 3 '4 — — — — 2 1 3 — — 3.— 3 1 1 2 9 20 4 33 —— 4 10 14 7 20 5 32 — 4 4 • a 7g 1A 2 2 A 4 10 4 4 . 4 18 1 1 — 1 — 2 3 2 14 2 2 .4 18 . — 4 — 2 — 3 2 1 1 5 42 131 27 200 3 32 45 80 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP CLASS 1 3 ai.s. A 2 B 2 2 1 2 2 8 48 21 4 0 3 _ 25 5 ... 4 1 3 __ 9 2 4 4 S3 16 2 5 7 32 8 WW WW .w 4 17 4 9 18 3 __ 18 — 2 21 200 4 Regiiaered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 5 1 10 12 3 1 1 8 77 51 170 25 244 .4 31 30 47 9 21 2 23 6 6 12 30 8 79 9 94 2 35 28 45 5 1 12 1 12 8 14 1 21 3 10 10 4 1 1 1 1 6 1 8 1 1 2 4 53 13 S3 3 49 1 1 2 7 40 47 18 4 42 -8 4 2 9 ' m A m n 4 4 •9 3 1 2 • 9 . 24 11 23 1 35 1 10 3 14 3 2 12 4 14 1 7 14 24 4 18 3 24 4 7 7 14 16 1 4 9 4 21 301114 4.54 47 1 417 15 119 101 231 www •WW WW. WM www e 5 80 ^^w www STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered ClASS B Shipped CLASS B shipped • TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP AW.WA For# 3 ALL 1 1 2 Z 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A C ALL 1 2 2 B 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 Boston — — — 1 1 1 1 1 1 12 1 3 16 1 3 4 New York 25 11 48 84 16 6- 19 16 8 33 _ _ 10 10 9 10 10 S3 105 1 10 33 40 132 277 2 "2 36 48 Philadelphia 6 2 4 12 1 2 3 2 2 3 12 2 1 1 1 5 9 26 1 0 7 Baltimore 11 4 12 27 — 2 7 9 7 4 9 10 20 — 10 20 30 39 10 18 25 82 3 3 28 34 Norfolk 5 — 1 6 1 •w. 1 5 7 — 1 — 1 — 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 4 10 2 3 15 3 2 8 13 Savannah __ _ — — — ' 1 — 1 1 2 4 1 1 — 1 — 1 1 8 4 3 15 2 1 3 Tampa — — — — _ 3 5 8 1 1 1 ... 2 4 1 1 1 1- 5 10 1 1 Mobile................ — 4 4 10 — 18 1 1 10 5 12 3 3 27 — 9 3 9 39 21 9 27 11 27 59 5 1 New Orleans 8 — 6 _ 31 9 21 38 4 6 3 22 7 7 7 38 35 31 10 58 103 2 15 17 Lake Charles — 1 1 3 1 4 4 1 1 3 5 6 5 4 4 11 4 1 1 4 5 1 Houston — — 8 8 16 2 4 6 1 3 1 9 1 11 11 4 4 15 25 1 6 32 1 7 8 Wilmington — 1 1 3 — 1 2 2 1 _ - 3 4 3 4 4 1 1 1 5 6 13 5 9 San Francisco 10 1 7 18 — 2 — 2 5 2 9 2 3 16 3 16 1 3 14 19 1229 1 2 7 10 Seattle 1 3 — 1 5. — 3 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 5 7 2 5 14 1 4 5 85 35 123 243 4 6 50 TOMts 40 39 51 — 24 90 153 2 2 47 1 21 22 153 51 226 300 102 295 697 12 15 130 157 WW. 47' Shipped CLASS A •WW. .WM www ,• www MM WM MM -.W. W.W WW. www •S<' W» . WW MM www WWW www MM www Mw' www •WW. .. -WW. .w .WW .WiW MW. w. WW. MM MM MM ' ^M 'MM ..'MM • WWW WWW. MM WM www WWW MM MM 'MM MW SUMMARY Registered CLASS A 'WM DECK ENGINE STPWARD GRAND TOTAIS ~ Registered CLASS 0 GROUP 1 23 ALL 83 182 50 1 315 43 164 24 1 231 VU vet .A4b9 I ivV9 «11' m 197 1 789 GROUP 123 5 22 48 7 49 48 A 4t RA 4 V ou 16 77 146 Shipped CLASS A GROUP ALL 123 i 75 52 126 47 1 104 42 131 27 AA AA 11 DEk 39 24 90 1 239 138 i/.281 144 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered C>n The Beach ClASS A CLASS B GROUP . GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP ALL 1 23 ALL 123 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 19 48 73 15 225 4 5 11 225 73 11 1 309 270 513 102 885 17 88 118 223 [ 200 3 32 45 80 — 80 21 { 301 116 454 47 417 15 119 101 238 4 17 21 200 A 01 AST 1 1 RRf*! %• 09 AA ORO 114 AA I AAA AAA - lAA AAAAAH OA 4 4 AA 1 193 4 2 47 1 91 — 1 21 183 51 22 1 224 300 102 295 697 12 .15 130 197 22 1 10 43j 619 i i78 11 83 140 1 204 578 204 84 I 834 484 1049 444 2198 44 228 349 �ti, lift' SEAFARERS KNOWlNfi YOVB SIU CONTBACT LOG P«jt« Fb«' SS YARMOUTH IS TARGET M4W Union Files Unfair Labor Charge Against Kunaway (Thi$ column h Intended to acquaint Seafaren with important provinona of the SIU contract and will deal toith disposition of various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If Seafarers have any questions about any section of the agreement which MIAMI—The SIU hit operators of the runaway cruise ship Yarmouth with unfair labor they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the practice charges on behalf of 136 West Indian crewmembers last week. SEAFARERS LOG.) - Charges filed at the Tampa regional office of the National Labor Relations Board on Article II, Section 38 (d). If tte Tcsaere departore Is delayed and November 10 declared thei the delay la dne to the loadiny or discharylnf of caryo, the new time men were fired for Union ac­ ance from Immigration to go during the Washington layover of departure shall immediately be posted on the board and if sneh tivity and demanded rein­ ashore and, at the same time, set were continued. delay exceeds two honrs the watch may be dismissed and shall re- statement plus back wages for all up picketlines protesting the com­ The whereabouts of the ship ' oeire two hoars' oTertime for sndi reporting. time lost. The vessel has been idle pany's anti-union attitude and re­ were not known until Wednesday,, fusal to bargain. . J, since the end of September. September 24, when she appeared Two days latw, on September in Miami and was met with an SIU ' QUESTION: If a ship is delayed becaoso of the failure of pas­ The company discharged the sengers to arrive on tinm and sailing board time has not been changed, crew and laid up the Yarmouth in 20, the crew was locked out and picketiine again, in line with the la the crew entitled to overtime for the delay beyond sailing board a Jacksonville shipyard in the face abandoned ashore, as the company Union's earlier pledge to picket time? of the men's enthusiastic support cancelled the scheduled Bermuda the Yarmouth wherever she of the SIU and their demands for sailing and skipped port with the showed up. t 4" i Upon arriving in Ponce, Puerto Rico on September 4, a vessel Union recognition, wages and con­ men's personal effects and payroll. However, after the operators posted sailing board time for 0900 hours of the following morning. ditions. Board agents are now in­ Arrangements made by the SIU were obligated to transport for housing and feeding the mew the entire crew down to Miami to At that time, with all cargo operations complete and the stevedores vestigating the SIU complaint. off the boat, it was discovered that two passengers had not yet boarded rejoin the vessel, they chose to pay Demand Union Recognition the ship. Since it was pre9umed that they would arrive momentarily, off the men rather than resume. Organized by the SIU last sum­ sailing board time was not cbanged, but in effect they did not arrive the regular sailing schedule and mer while the ship was running until 1130 hours. The ship* sailed at 1140. provided only two days' pay at The crew held that it was entitled to overtime because they had between Boston and Nova Scotia, that. The crewmen were thereafter been Inconvenienced and restricted to the vessel during the wnifing -crewmembers reacted quickly on sent hack to their homes, while the period. It was the company's contention that Article II, Section September IB after company of­ ship was moved to the Merrill88 (d) printed above did not apply in this instance since; passengers ficials had repeatedly refused de­ Stevens shipyard in Jacksonville, could not be considered as cargo. - mands to recognize the SIU as vyhere it has been idle ever since. HOUSTON—Shipping for the The matter was brought before the clarifications committee which their bargaining agent. past two weeks was decidely off as It is scheduled to go back into found the crew's demands Justified. It concluded that passengers were Arriving in Washington, DC, to compared with the prior period's service on December 12, to bo considered as cargo for the purposes of the contract and that, pick up passengers for a cruise to totais. Bob Matthews, port agent In a progress report to the in-) In accordance with the contract the men were entitled to overtime pay. Bermuda, the crew received clear­ said. However indications are that dividual crewmen on the develop­ it will improve during the next ments so far, the SIU advised each' period. The latest word on the man this week that ". . . the fight crewing of the Del Mundo, Mat­ against job insecurity, inadequate, thews noted, is that.it will be on wages and poor working condi­ That old saw about sea air being healthy has a foundation in fact. Seafarers should be the 26th of this month. In addition, tions wUl not be relaxed by the. until the men's just de­ the Lucile Bloomfield is paying SIU . . pleased to learn that they're breathing the cleanesi around, according to a recent survey of off here and should be taking on a mands are incorporated in an SIU: contract with the company. The the nation's air by the US Public Health Service. Automobile exhausts^ factory furnaces few replacements. Paying off in this' port during present shipboard wage scale and windblown dust are ra­ ranges from $43 to $90 per month.' pidly polluting the nation's rural checks across the country. like that of Los Angeles, which is the past period were the Westport While the Yarmouth is registered' Located in the desert. Phoenix suf­ known as "The smog capital of the (Transport) and the Steel Traveler air, the reports find, and often fers severely from dust and grit, world". Air thus polluted can (Isthmian). The Coalinga Hills under the Panamanian flag, its lead to various physical ailments. which tend to be nose-clogging but cause lung cancer, eye smarting (Marine Tankers) was the only ves­ operators are closely tied in with American interests, as is the case sel signing on. Ocean air, tested off the Florida not seriously unhealthy. Its air is and bronchial ills. As usual, it has been a busy with the Liberian-flag, SS Florida. keys, proved the purest of all the free from chemical compounds, unLos Angeles and other cities, samplings. And with cars and fac­ seeking to control industrial wastes period servicing the large number tories iiot yet ready io take to the in the air, must now cope with the of in-transit ships that hit this sea, it is expected to stay pure for growing number of cars. A Gov- port. This period alone there were some time to come. ernhient expert noted ironically, 16 in-transit vessels. They were the that while our standard of living Del Monte (Mississippi); Ideal X, Phoenix and Los Angeles were Coalinga Hills (Marine Tank); Mer­ rises, bringing more cars, factories, maid found to contain the most polluted (Metro); Bienville (Pan-At­ and private homes which often lantic); Cantigny, Fort Hoskins, C3 air from among 167 urban and burn their own garbage or leaves, SAVANNAH—Shipping for this so does the amount of air pollution Norfolk,, Bradford Island (Cities Service); Petro Chem (Valentine); port, while slow during the past rise. NEW ORLEANS —While much Seatrain New Jersey (twice) (Sea­ period, should pick up in the com­ Other cities with high amount of train); Atlas (Tankers and Tramps); of the clamor over the recent na­ ing two weeks. The Edith, Bull dirty air were San BernardlBO, tional elections has died down, Line's bulk carrier, paid her crew Calif.; East Chicago, 111.; Buffalo, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); Val Lindsey Williams, port agent re­ Chem (Heron) and the Arizpa off here early in the period and NY.; and FI Paso, Texas. ports, there is still a lot of interest (Waterman). went into idle status, E. B. McAubeing shown in the coming election ly, port agent reports, but she is for Supreme Judge here. expected to crew up soon. In ad­ The membership in this port is dition, there will be the normal urged to check into the back­ amount of replacements needed grounds of the two candidates for for the in-transit ships which hit this office before going to the polls. this port. It has been a very busy period While shipping was slow, regis­ for the patrolmen in this port as tration also remained fairly quiet a total of 34 vessels called into the during the period. As of the start area during the last two weeks. of the new period there are less However the overall shipping than 19 Class "A" and "B" men Reg­ picture was on the slow side. Re­ istered in each of the departments gistration at tlie end of the period here. was heavy with class A men in all Paying off during the past period three departments, and normal for were the Edith (Bull) and the B men. The ships paying off were Fort Hosklns (Cities Service). The the Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Del Fort Hosklns also signed on. Aires, Del Norte, Del Santos, Del In transit were the Seatrain Sud (Mississippi) and the Neva New York, Seatrain Georgia (SeaWest (Bloomfield). train); Robin Goodfellow, (Rob­ in); De Soto (Waterman) and the Signing on over the past two Steel Age (Isthmian). weeks were the Alcoa Pointer (Alcoa); Del Rio, Del Norte, Del Monte, Del Aires (Mississippi); Neva West (Bloomfield) and Isth­ mian's Steel E^ng. Headquarters again wishes to In transit were the Alcoa Ranger, remind all Seafarers that pay­ Clipper, Roamer, Corsair, Pegasus ments of funds, for whatever (Alcoa); the Seatrains Georgia and Union purpose, be made only Louisiana; Del Norte, Del Monte, SHORE W^R « SEA6EAR to authorized A&G representa­ Del Aires (Mississippi); Luciie tives and that an official Union Bloomfield (Bloomfield); Steel SEA GEAR iSHORE WEAR receipt be gotten at that time. King, Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); If no receipt is offered, sure the Raphael Semmes, Gateway City to protect yourself by immeci(Pan-Atlantic) and the Antinous, .tely bringing the matter to the Arizpa, Claiborne, Youhg America, attention of the secretary-tr-nsMonarch of the Seas and De Soto Seafarers James Thomas Peft) and Nels Larson enjoy a chat and urer's office. ifWaterman). Boost Due In Houston -..:4 . :1 v'.u) .'I J •6 PHS Finds Ocean Air Purest SS Edith Idle In Savannah New Orleans Activity Up /or SIU MEMBERS! -'^1 AfeSHOKmAR' RmA-r3cmmen TOASOUftESIERAJLATSPeOM. ££4 Cjoer PRICES your SEA CHEST I .; Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts a little fresh jiir outside the SlU'snUouslen Jia|l.>4^« or ir« r ^ m �Tve SI? . SEAFARERS Ready 4^Day Protest LOG Souvenir Of A Long Voyage I v.. •.i •' b'. l' • (Continued irom page 3) Ing, malntenwce, repairs nnd, of cours6, tax^. The rest is pure gravy. Early announcements of the planned ITF demonstration were greeted with the formation of a socalled "Committee For Flags of Necessity" by major runaway ship­ owners anxious to avoid any crimp in their free-booting operations. The "flag of necessity" tag is typi- cal of the same kind of business ethics that dreamed up the "right to work" label for union-busting laws in the US. Meanwhile, a declaration by Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse that he viewed American ownership of runaway ships mere­ ly as another way of spreading American capital investment abroad drew sharp comments from a;New York firm of brokers and agents. J. C. Hampden and Co. said Morse's statement "could not be more hypocritical, injudicious and untimely ... How can Mr. Morse endeavor to encourage investment in US-fiag tonnage by US steam­ ship lines, stimulate business for US shipyards, and at the isame time tell ... of a means to destroy what SAN FRANCISCO—The contin­ little remains of the US merchant uance of $10.50 weekly hospital marine? payments for as long as a man is "Let us be frank about it," the hospitalized is among the new Tony A. Baroni, crew rheSsman on fhe Natalie, lugs a set of chinawelfare benefits announced by the agency added, "neither Liberia, ware purchased on this Notarre's wanderings In the Far East. Panama or Honduras care at all Pension and Welfare Plans of the Looks like somebody , cshore Is in for a -gift.. about the financial problems that Sailoi-s Union of the Pacific. In the their maritime attitudes create in­ past, the patient received $5 a ternationally . . . For the US Gov­ week after the first 26 weeks. ernment to support these nations Another benefit calls for provid­ in creating this havoc is reckless ing the cost of grave markers and irresponsibility, and avoidance of flowers*:at funerals in lieu of the meeting with and solving the is­ small numbered plate which had sues." been used previously. In broaden­ The shape of things to come in ing the death benefits, the plans next month's ITF demonstration is agreed to recognize step-children BALTIMORE—Trade unions here are congratulating them­ and step-parents as eligible bene­ indicated by some notable suc­ ficiaries as well as nephews and cesses in the past with only lim­ selves on the results of energetic "get out the vote" drives and nieces, even though they might not ited effort. These produced agree­ the outcome of the vote. All but one candidate endorsed by be in a' direct bl6od line of the ments on minimum wage and work­ seaman, as was required in the ing standards, manning, feeding the local union groups were and welfare benefits. past. victorious in the November 4 Bethcoaster (Calmar). Those pay­ Typical was the case in 1955 of ing off were the Emilia and Mae In step with past practice, the voting proving the effective­ (Bull); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Pa­ the former British-flag Ottinge, trustees also moved to provide ness of the union members at the cific Wave (Pegor); Oceanstar (Dol­ Christmas and Thanksgiving din­ named the Sofia under Liberian polls. registry. Within 24 hours after the phin); and the Marore and Feltore ners for all seamen ashore and to On the shipping side, twelve (Marven). Sofia was tied up by the ITF with present $10 to ail in-patients in the support of British unions in ships tied up without charters or In transit ships were: Steel Flyer the hospital on Christmas Day, Cardiff, Wales, a full contract was cargoes emphasize the slowness of and Steel Artisan (Isthmian); Alcoa Other proposals under consider­ nailed down. At the time, the shipping in this port. Port agent Poiarl-s s.nd Alcoa Runner (Alcoa); ation are the establishment of a Spanish owners had been paying Earl Sheppard said that future Emilia and Rvelyn (Bull); Pennmar schol^ship program .ajid the ex­ the crew less than ten pounds ($28) shipping prospects lie in the rapid­ and Alamar (Calmar); DeSoto tension of death benefits to widows per month and were ladling out ity in which these ships can pick (Waterman); C S Norfolk (Cities of pensioners. fresh water barely once a day. up some cargo and leave the bone- Service) and the Robin Sherwood The ITF contract produced an yard category. (Robin). immediate 200 percent wage boost, The port saw only four shipis Organizing activity showed more plus shipowner con^tribujions to. a signing on during the past two life than the shipping scene as the welfare plan, increased manning weeks and eight ships paying off. Union filed for a vote with the and full job security for crew- Eleven were in transit. Signing on Burch Co. with the National Labor members who joined the ITF dur­ were the Feltore and Marore (Mar- Relations Board. The election has ing the beef. ven); Pacific Wave (Pegor) and the been set for today. SS V/elfare Aid Limitations Baltimore labor Scores Near- Sweep In Balloting m p: • K ffi.'fnr''. , i-.- • How To Keep AU Ten Fingers K : t t —guwiw r--:- 4" Tdxas trade unions and their members contributed and collected a total of $92,000 In an emergency fund-raising drive to prevent the closing of the Texas Rehabilitation Center at the Gonzales Warm Springs Foundation. Nearly $30,000 of the total came 'from the union's treasuries while the rest was collected in a ddor-to-door campaign by the membei-s. In ad­ dition the affiliated unions and the States AFL-CIO bore the entire cost of material used in-the fund raising campaign and the members volunteered their time to organize the drive. t i Officers of the Plumbers Union have warned their locals to obey . the Taft-Hartley law's restriction on the closed shop. The National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that the Union had violated the T-H act by a contract clause which required a Texas firm to hire all employees from the union's ranks. The union was ordered to return ail dues and .assessments collected under the pact .forj.a pe­ riod beginning some six months be­ fore the charges were filed. Con-. sequently the union has recom­ mended isix clauseis' for contracts between - local affiliates and con­ struction companies to be followed in the future, basing employment on seniority. EEPING fingers InlacI while slicing food in the galley is eosily done. All it involves is using a mesh glove on the noncutting hand, then should the knife slip for any reason, the steel webbing on the glove will word off injury. It also helps to keep the knives properly sharpened because a dull blade will tend to slip and do the most damage. Evien if it does, the gloves serve as an extra safe­ guard. They are a useful safety device for every man who works In the galley. AnSIU Ship is a wwifiii dtn In a precedent-setting move, the NLB!B has ordered ah election at six large St. Louis bakeries, where one local of the ousted Bakery and Confectionery Union, under a joint contract with another B&C local, has (decided to join the. AFL-CIO American Bakery and Confection­ ery Workers. Under prior deci­ sions, the Board has refused to hold representative elections where the employees are covered by a contract negotiated jointly by two or more locals until the ter-. mination of the agreement. How­ ever| It allowed the election here because the larger of the locals; undw the contract voted, 483 to 3,1 to disaffiliate from the expelled • orgahization. �" '•V-: SEAWAREtLS LOG iSliSt £ Tax Dodge Registries Now Santfuary 'Ti. For 24 Million Tons Of Ships, Mostly Ameriran-Owned XK'Jtt.-t '• " •-J I iV./' * •• v/ Why Shipowners Run Away The reason for the growth of runawajr flags can be stated in one word—money. The monetary benefit eomes In various ways, at the expense of the seaman, tiie US Government and the legitimate American-flag shipping operation which lives up to specific standards. Here's how the runaways take their competitive edge: • Wages run from f4g to |100 a month for unlicensed men. • There is no vessel inspection. • 'Hiere are no minimum manning scales. e There are no licensing requirements. • Vast tax evasion-Is practiced. No Income or cor­ poration tax is paid as long as the earnings stay outside the United States. • Ship construction and maintenance standards can be held to a minimum. • There is no limit on-overloads. • There is no obligation to provide for repatriation, maintenance and cure, medical care or other benefits. Ten years ago, the Republic of Liberia had Jive ships registered under its Rag totaling 726,; '700 deadweight tons. Today, the tiny African nation, which plays a very minor role in 'world trade, has 965 ships totaling 16,457,000 dead^ weight tons. These figures reflect the threat of runaway shipping to the merchant fleets of legi­ timate maritime nations, particularly the United States. The problem has again attracted world attention as the result of the decision of the In­ ternational Transpprtworkers Federation to put on a four-day world-wide boycott demonstration against the runaways December 1 to 4. Runaway flag shipping—registering vessels under the flags of non-maritime nations such as Panama, Liberia, Honduras, Costa Rica and others—is not new. It was practiced as far back as the 1930's. However, it has been since the end of the Korean War that the runaways have mushroomed to the point that little Liberia has more tonnage under its flag than the whole United States privately-owned Reet. In terms of total tonnage it is the second-largest Reet in the world behind Great Britain and most of this tonnage is American-owned or AmericanRnanced. Part of this growth was accomplished by the transfer of over 400 US-Rag vessels to Liberian registry through one pretext or another begin­ ning in 1953, involving the direct loss of at least 16,000 jobs to Americans. The rest involved the construction of new tonnage, mainly super­ tankers and large dry bulk carriers. Since the amount of bulk cargo in international commerce is becoming a larger proportion of total trade with each passing year, the runaway registry ships are bidding for domination of world trade. US seamen have a very big stake in this de­ velopment because the bulk of runaway tonnage, an estimated 42 percent or about ten million tons deadweight, is openly owned by Ameri­ cans. Much of the remaining tonnage, in excess of 14 million, is technically in foreign hands but actually has been Rnanced by major American oil concerns through the medium of long-term charters. For example, when the Onassis interests trans­ ferred 12 T-2 tankers formerly manned by Sea­ farers to a foreign Rag, all of the ships imme­ diately went on a long-term charter to an Ameri­ can oil company for $20 million a year. Sim­ ilarly many new Liberian-Rng supertankers may be owned by foreign citizens but their construc­ tion is Rnanced directly or indirectly by major US oil companies. The same applies to the many large bulk carriers now in operation, as subsidiaries of steel concerns or mining com­ panies. >4 •v " *_ '-i J. ' Who Supports The Runaways o Some US oil companies. o Some US steel companies and other bulk ore users. International oil companies. The US State Department. The American Merchant Marine Institute. Who Opposes The Runaways e Most US-flag operators Including the Pacific-Ameri­ can Steamship Association. • Major maritime nations — Great Britain, Norway, Sweden, the Netherlands and others. • Virtually all ship operators in Western Europe. • All the maritime unions affiliated with the Inter­ national Transportworkers Federation involving seamen and other inaritime trades of 42 countries in all. • All American maritime unions. • Officials of the Department of Defense who want a strong merchant marine. American Union Action Against Runaway Ships 1959: Sailors Union of the Pacific organizes SS Pho Pho, later renamed the Harry Lundeberg. Ship owned by Henry Kaiser interests under Panamanian flag was brought under SUP contract. 1952: Foreign crew of Liberian-fiag Riviera rebels while In Seattle, caUs on SUP for aid. SUP, SIU, A&G Dis­ trict. Masters, Mates and Pilots and other unions keep^ ship tied up for 3V& months until removed by injunctions. Unions compelled to pay damages by the courts. 1956: SS Duncan Bay. Liberian-fiag pulp tanker goes into service between Canada and Antioch, California, for American owners, Crown-Zellerbach. SIU Pacific Dis­ trict unions in cooperation with Canadian District tied up ship until American union contract was won. 1957-1958: SIU Canadian District, with aid of other SIU affiliates, prevents two separate efforts by struck Canadian National ships to transfer to another flag. 1958: SIU wins election aboard Liberian-fiag SS Flor­ ida after National Labor Relations Board rules that Amer­ ican-owned runaway flag ship in American commerce is subject to jurisdiction of US labor law. 1958: Crewmembers of Panamanian-flag SS Yarmouth strike ship with SIU support in Washington, DC. SIU files unfair labor charges against owners when crew is laid off and owners seek to recruit replacements. The Growth Of Runaway Flags, 1948-1958 .us Maritime Administration Official Figures Runaway flags are listed In boldface type 1948 Country Great Britain United States* Norway Panama Netherlands France Italy ..... Sweden Greece ..................... Houduras Liberia ................... Shiim 2,569 1,400 865 453 481 475 355 537 223 IS « Cesta Elci...,......,....;.... T 1 Deadweight Tonnage 21,620,000 14,000.000 6,725,000 4,458,000 3,549,000 3,333,000 2,990,700 2,707,500 1,931,000 511,000 126,700 IJWO 1958 Country Great Britain Liberia Nqrway United States*. Japan Panama i Italy Netherlands West Germany France Costa Rica Honduras Ships 2,569 965 1,248 1,009 800 563 709 581 838 619 122 45 Deadweight Tonnage 21,620.000 16,457.000 13,300,000 13,000,000 7,000,000 6,670.000 6,364,000 5,321.000 5,266.000 5,212.000 810,000 S75.000 i- • V * United States figures exclude some 2,000 ships in the Goveramenf-owned boneyard fleet -1 �Efffht SEAFARERS LOG NoTeaiber>21. 1958 Predict Rise in Oil Imports CHICAGO—^Despite US-imposed qud^5l^^nits on the import of foreign petroleum, the American Petroleum Institute's meeting here was told that the US will become "more and QUESTION: Do you hove arty'tupersHribhs about the sea, or hove more dependent" on foreign oil sources. The prediction came from the retired chairman of you come across any unusual ones? the Texas Company, W.S.S."*^ domestic trades. But in the off­ as well to!supply It with its basic Rodgers, shore trades the American-flag Sam Small, chief cook: I don't industrial fuel. George Zalensky, AB: It's not a If the prediction is justified In fact. Federal Maritime Board tankers have no protection and no have any superstitutions myself, superstition but I doh't. like sail­ then under present conditions thfe" ebairman Clarence Morse told the subsidy against foreign competi­ but' I have seen ing on ships with US will not only be dependent: on INational D'efense Transportation tors, many of whom operate under some on many women aboard. foreign oil but on foreign tankers Association in St. Louis that the the runaway flags. ships. For in­ They always The "50-50" proposal, it was stance there is seems tp cause US tanker fleet is declining rapidly and \yill continue to do so in part argued, would involve building of the one about some kind of. dif­ ficulty. Other­ because of the quota system. As of new tonnage for American-flag small birds land­ Noveinber 1, the active US tanker operation and transfer back of ing on the ship wise, T would sail fleet was down to 275 vessels, a other tonnage from the runaway in the ocean. on a ship loaded drop of 25 from the 300 vessels flags, since at present the Ameri­ Many of the guys with" cats, or any can-flag tanker fleet does not con­ believe that this operating last year. other kind of animal or what Morse emphasized that the grow­ tain enough tonnage to handle 50 is a bad omen, while others in the crew will In­ not and whistle all the way. It ing dependence on foreign-flag percent of imports. MOBILE—Although the hall is tankers is a "serious condition . . . sist on feeding the birds to help doesn't bother me. still under renovation, the mem­ which may frustrate our national them continue their flight. ft bership in this port held its first defense planning for an adequate Mike Itomalo, atwd dep^f: I heard , J. William Adams, messman: ^ one. men say; he didn't'li^e'signing meeting on the new ground floor tanker fleet." dbn't know if yoii would call if a deck, Cal Tanner, port agent, re­ on the iSth. Well Propose "50-50" Oil Rule superstition, b^;.f ports. When painting and facelift­ I did.^on i^eptemQuota or not, the inevitable I remember one ing in the hall is finished. Tanner growth of foreign imports and for­ ber 13, 1|44, and ship I worked on said. Seafarers in this area will eign tanker fleets traces to the we paid |ff Sep­ where the captain tember 18, 1945. be able to point to their meeting fact that Middle Eastern oil can went around and and f r pm the hall as one of the best in the city. be delivered to the East Coast of BALTIMORE—'The first Liberty asked the men money \|o made,. Shipping for the port was very the United States for 50 cents a not to whistle I. woul<S^ hardly good during the past period. While barrel less than Texas oil. That, ship that was built in World War while working. ciall 'it-ttad luck. there were only three vessels in turn, is the result of higher II is noiy being scrapped here He did it sort.^of TheVoply supersigning on, a number of replace­ exploration, drilling and develop­ along with 38 others sold 'ior this kiddingly, ,but {to stitipnk I've no­ ments were shipped to the six ment costs in the United States purpose by the Maritime Admin­ keep him happy ticed are the same we: find ashore In-transit ships which called into where new oil fields are harder to istration. Commemorating her his­ we stopped. Buf otherwise. I have —black cats, or leaving a hat on the port for servicing. find. not noted many superstitions about the bed. Paying off during the past period Last year, some American-flag tory, the welding torch that burned were the Arizpa, Claiborne and independent tanker operators pro­ the ship free at her launching in the sea. ft ft ft. /I Anthony Soto, 2nd cook: I never A $ Monarch of the Seas (Waterman i; posed a "50-50" rule on US oil 1942 was used to start cutting up Henry Bentz, FWT: This is not really gave it a thought, I just Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa imports to deal with the problem. the vesseL The torch had been Cavalier and the Alcoa Ranger Pointing to the country's growing kept as a memento of the Liberty a superstition, but I just dislike shipped out and act as I always (Alcoa). S gnihg on were the Coa- dependence on foreign oil sup- ship program which resulted in signing on a ves­ have. However, Imga Hills, Young America and , plies, these operators argue that the construction of 2,708 vessels. - sel on the 13th. Twice I've done there was one the Ideal X (Waterman). the US is likely to become totallyDuring her operating • career, it, and each time captain I sailed The in-transit ships were the dependent on foreign-flag tankers the Patrick Henry participated in something went under who would Steel King, Steel Surveyor (Isth­ as well. the Normandy invasion, made the wrong. The first warn any crew mian); Yaka, Hurricane, Arizpa When most US oil came from member who (Waterman) and the Del Rio (M s- domestic sources, the country built Murmansk run and delivered heavy time I signed for whistled while he sissippi). up a sizable tanker fleet in the tonnages of war materials to vari­ what was to be a ous war fronts. She went into three-month trip, worked, "not on mothballs in 1946 as part of the but it turned out this ship, son." Government's huge reserve fleet to be a ten-month Another time we had a pregnant which has been tapped from time voyage. The second time we 'made woman aboard and ran into some to time to ineet emergency ship­ just one short trip and the vessel very foul weather. Some of the ping needs. laid up. crew blamed it on her. 1,700 In Reserve Fleets Of the 2,708 Libertys constructed in American yards, about 1,700 are still in the mothball fleet. Many were sunk by enemy torpedoes and Whatever you need, in work or drew aircraft and hundreds were sold to both American-flag and foreign op­ geor, your SlU Sea Chest, has it. Get top erators under the ship sales act. quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ The Maritime Administration is Having succeeded in luring workers into boosting produc­ ing at your Union-owned and Unionnow in the process of culling out tion levels with offers of bonuses and piece rate payments, the oldest' and most decrepit of operated Sea Chest store. these and selling them off for the Chinese Communists lowered the boom by putting all production on a fixed rate of pay. scrap. Sport Coats The decision involves a wage ering of nearly all of the workers'" At» the time of its construction Slacks the Patrick Henry was valued in cut for a large percentage of wages. Communist officials have Dress Shoes the area of $2 millioii. After the Chinese production workers. It is been instructed to hold education Work Shoes war the Liberty ships were sold being excused on the ground that "discussions" with the workers' Socks under the 1946 sales act for bonuses and high earnings are a unions. Shanghai workers! after being around $660,000 and in the fluctu­ vestige of capitalism and have no Dungarees called into one of these discus­ ating steamship market they have place in a Communist society. Frisko Jeens gone, for anywhere from $250,4)00 Adopted a few years ago as a sions, decided that the piece-rate CPO Shirts to $1 million. As scrap though, the means for increasing productivity, system was bad and '^spontaneousDress Shirts Patrick Henry carried a price tag bonuses were paid to piece work­ ly" denounced it. Similar action Sport Shirts of $73,000. ers who exceeded their average was reported in Peiping, by the Beits production quota. However produc­ Communist youth paper, where Khakis tion grew to such a degree, the warehouse workers, after a pro­ Ties "Chinese Peope's Daily" report­ tracted "debate" on the issue, real­ Sweat Shirts ed, that many factories in Shang­ ized that "to labor only for money, T-Shirts hai have had their production goals food and clothing was too narrowminded and selfish and that life increased several times. Shorts , Briefs Under the old system, workers under such conditions had no NORFOLK ^ Shipping yras on paid on a time basis would have meaning at all." Swim Trunks the slow side here during the past to do more work, but collect the Sweaters two weeks with Only three ships same pay. However piece-work la­ Sou'wesiers signing on aiid two paying off. Nor borers jumped their pay as much Raingear is there any substantial activity in as 78 percent above their basic Caps sight. Registration ran high for"A" wage. Writing Materials men in the deck department. The Seafarers mailing in checks Tlie basic objection to piece Toiletries Council Grove and Cities Service woi-k, the Communist press made or money orders to the Union Norfolk (Cities Service) and De- clear, is 'that many workers have to cover dues • payments are Electric Shavers Soto (Waterman) signed on here. been making more money than the urged to be sure to make all of Radios The Council Grove and Norfolk regime thinks proper. Some strong, them payable to the SIU-A&G Television also paid off. In transit were the energetic workers, the Daily noted, District. Jewelry DeSoto (Waterman); Alcoa Polaris have been able to make as much Some Seafarers have sent in .Cameras (Alcoa) and Northwestern "Victory as $25 a month while highly skilled checks and money orders in the Luggdgo (Victory). men have' gone as high as $120. names of individual Headquar­ Recent heavy rains caused some This was in comparison to the ters officials. This makes for a damage around the Union hall. average $12 to $25 monthly pay of problem in bookkeeping "Which Repairs are now being made and urban workers. can be avoided if ehcks are everything should be ship-shape In order to put acr(£)ss the fixedmade out to the Union directly. soon. 'v; ! wage system, which means the low­ Mobile Hall Scrap Yard Gets First t ••, Your Gear... High Wage Scales Evil, China Rules for ship •. . for shore lii:'-"' Norfolk On Slow Pace Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' "'.-•.V'S the �, NoTMttber 21. 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Pac« NIB* Family Day: Happy Time At %IU Medkal Center DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Betler Buying By Sidney Margolius InfBatipn and Labor Costs vi. j, , T I "Constant' j^petitlon by businessmen and some Government officials newspapers of the ckim that wage Increases are responsible for '|||1t6day.'s high living costs has led the public fo assume this is true, '' ' Gite of the ip.ost damaging results of tb^ success of businessmen . ^ in jpf^euvering labor into the whipping-boy role, is that it has en^iitbled them to raise prices with increasing boldness. now the propaganda is beginning tO; boomerang. Labor unions ^{ar^ji^prously attack^g the widespread legend that wage increases j, , , have been responsible for the suc­ cessive waves of Inflation, and Fjederal and State authorities are be­ ginning to examine price boosts more closely. Recently, when five major bread companies increased the price of a standard loaf by the same IV^ cents at wholesale and 2 cents at retail, all in the same Deborah Ortiz, 2, daughter of Seafarer J. Ortiz, week. New York IState legal au­ electrician, weighs in during medical exam at thorities started an investigation. SlU health center in Brooklyn. Dr. John Shelley The bread companies were a little does the honors as Deborah keeps her eye on too brazen for the boost to pass camera. unnoticed. , -; In previous articles, depart­ ment has reported these Acts: Union - made and union - sold goods in general icost no. more than non-union goods made by cheaper labor. In fact, our surveys have found that union goods sometimes cost even less; that the union-made products tend to be better quality as shown by tests of independent iabpratories; that living costs in low-wage, largely non-unionized areas the South, are often as high as in unionized cities in the North. ^ The proof is in the prices. Union-made cigarettes cost no more than non-union Camels. Or take men's hats; Two of the lowest-priced standard-quality men's hats, generally considered by trade experts to be outstanding value, are union-made even though their price tags generally are much lower than other brands. (These are Adams and Young's.) ... in a new investigation of the effect of wages on prices, especially on the present high cost of food, this department finds there is really little or no relation between wage increases and recent price increases. In the first four months of 1958, when the wholesale food price index went up two percent, and. retail food prices rose three percent, aver­ top, Mrs. Michael Aversano readies age earnings of workers in the food-processing industry remained at Michael, 4, and baby Deborah for check-up. exactly the same $2 an hour—no increase whatever. Deborah takes her turn on scale (above) while Nor does this simple- comparison even take into account the inClifford, who's a giggler, finds out (right) that a creiase jn productivity, which holds down unit labor costs—the actual stethoscope can tickle. labQir' cost of manufacturing and selling goods. In the supermarket industry, for example, productivity increased from 1950 to 1957 at an average rate of five percent a year. In industry as a whole, reports Solqmon Barkin, Research Director of the Textile Workers Union of America, output per man-hour rose Seafarers overseas who want 40 percent from 1947 to 1956, compared to an Increase in real hourly to get in touch with headquar­ earnings of 32 percent. ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable Moreover, the labor cost of manufacturing an article is only a frac­ tion of the price you pay. Here are the actual costs of labor in the WASHINGTON—Being more generous than at any time -HHress, SEAFARERS NEW manufacture of typical items you buy, as reported by the US Census in the past, the Federal Maritime Board has upped the con­ YORK. Use of this address will assure Bureau: struction differential subsidy from 45 to 48.4 percent in its peedy transmission on all mes­ Industry Wagea as % of value latest contract. The boost re­ sages and faster -ervice for the sulted from a decision to com­ lowest, instead of against Euro­ men inv^'ved. Meat packing plants 8.1 pare US construction costs pean shipyards as in the past. Canned fruits & vegetables 12.3 In granting the highest subsidy with Japanese shipyards, whose Bread and related products .......................... 15.5 prices are presently the world's since the Merchant Marine Act of 1936 fixed the statutory maximum Cigarettes ............................... ' 5.8 at 50 percent, the Government has Men's and Boys' suits & coats .............. ....... 26.4 agreed to pay Lykes Brothers $4,Men's shirts & pajamas 21.0 452,800 for each of its four pro­ posed freighters, estimated at $9,Women's blouses 21.2 200,000 apiecV. Under the former SAN FRANCISCO—It has been Dresses ....... 21.9-22.7 subsidy rate of 45 percent, the fairly quiet on the shipping front Women's suits, coats & skirts ........................ 19.2 WlLMlNGTON--The Maritime Government would have shelled Children's dresses ..; 21.5 for the past two weeks as only out $4,140,000. Thus, Lykes is Trades Department Council of gaining $312,800 on each ship over three vessels called into port for Southern California went on rec­ the old formula. This could< Wood furniture .' ..• 25.6 payoff. However, shipping is ex­ Upholstered furniture • ......... 22.2' ord last week in favor of the In­ amount to a large sum consider­ Pharmaceutical preparations 8.8 ) ternational Transportworkers Fed­ ing that 95 ships are in the proc­ pected to pick up during the next period as two ships, the Coeur eration's position against the uSe ess of being built or on order by D'Alene Victory and the Kyska, Tires and tubes ". . 17.6 various companies. of runaway fiags. Reed Humphreys, Shoes .... ... 27.9 Up to now, subsidies were com­ are expected in for payoff so far. port agent, said. The MTD Council puted by comparing prices with This is in addition to the port's Domestic laundry equipment 12.2 "Vacuum cleaners 14.8 completely agreed with the ITF's Dutch and West German ship­ normal in-transit business. International Fair Practice Com­ builders, previously the world's Paying off during the period The retailer's margin is added on to the manufacturer's price, When mittee's report on Panlibhonco cheapest. However, a recent slump were the Fairport and Choctaw you pay 816.50 for a dress, the factory price is $10, and the actual registry and voted its support to has plagued Japanese yards, (Waterman) and the Ocean Eve­ labor cost of maniffacturing It is just $2.20. If you gavie the workers the ITF. knocking prices there 20 to 40 lyn (Ocean Trans). Signing on who make that, dress a five percent wage boost, the actukl increase Shipping for the port, Humph­ percent below the European level. were the Maiden Ci'eek and Choc­ in the manufacturing cost would be 11 cents. reys said, remained about the same, The move to use these lower prices taw (Waterman) and the Ocean , To blame the recent food price hike on "labor" is especially false. slow, as there were no vessels in computing a differential subsidy Evelyn. The in-transit ships were Labor costs in food processing run from eight to 15 percent on various signing on or paying off during to American shipowners is ex­ the Losmar, Yorkmar, Calmar items. Labor costs in that industry went up four percent from Jan- the period. In transit were the pected to speed ship replacements. (Calmar); Almena (Clover); Steel With Japanese costs actually Advocate, Steel Rover, Steel Scien­ ; uai-y, 1937, to April, 1958. Thus the actual price increase attributable Yorkmar and Caimar (Calmar); ;,to increased wages, without even considering increased productivity CS Baltimore (Cities Service); running less than 50 percent of tist (Isthmian); CS Baltimore is about one-half; of one percent. But as noted above, retail food S: eel Scientist (Ishmian); Fairport American costs, Lykes requested a (Cities Service) and the Morning , .prices jumped eight percent in that period, or 16 times as much as and. the-John B. Waterman (Wa- subsidy of 55 percent, which the Light and John B. Waterman (Waterman). > Government could not allow. the increase in labor JtS^man). US Board Boosts Construction Subsidy Calif. MTD OK's BoyeofI O . I .,V m •; Union Has Cable Address See Pick-Up In San Fran. 1 xid 5?I �_ • PWTc* -. »s«'* SEAFARERS LOG turned Down OT? Don't Beef On SS SlU SHIPS AT SEA The crew aboard the SS Pacifi,.CHs, ship's delegate C. J. Frey writes, is looking forward to good trip its first time out. The vessel had been bareboated to an­ other company for a number of years, he said, and recently re­ turned to its A&G - contracted operator. Frey declared that tiiere appears to be a fine gang Third 5IU Ship Rpted 100% Clean aboard, both topside and un­ licensed. In addition, he said, the steward department is "high class'' and received a rousing vote of thanks from the gang for fine food and service. ' 4- t Voting in several states on "right-to-work" laws prompted Brother Dowling on the- Del Mar to suggest that crewmembers be acquainted with the issue through the medium of the ship's bulletin board. His- proposal called for posting stories from labor papers on the effects of such legislation for the benefit of Seafarers aboard. 4> ^ 4^ The crew of the Oremar wishes to extend its sjunpathies to the family of Seafarer R. C. Siars who died recently In^ Cuba. They also want to express their thanks to P. Dew and R. Brown who spent much of their time and effort mak­ NEW ORLEANS—For the sec­ ing arrangements to have Siars' ond consecutive year, the SIU- body sent back to the States. manned Neva West (Bloomfield), 4> ^ 4> was awarded a perfect rating for Beefs are beefs, but this is cleanliness by the Public Health Service sanita- new one. Usually the crews want tlon inspection bigger cuts of meat or larger por­ tions, but the team. With the gang on the SS company bidding Steel King will to retain its rank settle for bigger as SIU's cleanest galleys. Accord­ fleet, two of three Bloomfield ships ing to Horace already inspected Mobley, delegate have received 100 on the King, the percent ratings. crew went on Geis Only the Mar­ record as com­ garet Brown remains to be judged. plaining of the A 100 percent finding is extremely Mobley "smallness of the rare. griddle" used for frying steaks. It The steward department aboard must have been a long wait be­ the Neva West was cited by the tween courses. company for maintaining a par­ ticularly high, degree of cleanli­ ness. The galley gang consists of W. R. Geis, chief steward, Humela Fluence,, chief cook, Heinrich Schnoor, night cook and baker. Do Chen, 3d cook, and Francisco Fernandez, galley utility. In earlier inspections the Lucille The US Department of Labor Is iBToomfield was given a perfect rat­ ing while the Alice Brown barely finding it necessary to keep a con­ vigil to sift out employers missed that, receiving 99 percent. stant who are not meeting minimum The Bloomfield Co., though un­ able to I'ecelve a Public Health wage requirements nor paying citation because it has less than their workers proper overtime ' five ships, continues to strive for wages as fixed by the Fair Labor perfection in the Service's 168- Standards Act. In the month of item check. The survey covers all October alone, action was taken phases of shipboard sanitation, against 32 firms in the metropoli­ emphasizing conditions in the tan area alone. While clothing manufacturers galley. comprise the bulk of the violators, there are also firms' representing a wide, cross-section of American industry. A messenger service, real estate firm, auto parts distributor, food wholesaler, television com­ pany, construction firm and a lum­ ber corporation are also involved. One of the plants under indict­ ment, a New York manufacturer of children's clothes, employs no less than 333 workers. A similar Manhattan establishment employs 158, a Brooklyn addressing service 101. Three firms were found guilty of criminal violation of the Act, which fixes wages at $1 an hour for workers engaged in, or in the pro­ duction of goods for, interstate commerce. The fines against them totaled $1,860. Pay Chiselers Still Flourish 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 with equal overtime when the easier jobs come alor g. 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 mak-^ up the overtime he turned down before. MTD Assails Gov't Policy On '50-50' WASHINGTON—The Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has protested to the Department of Agriculture over the letter's policy of interpreting the "50-50" law as a ceiling on American-flag ship­ ping. A letter from MTD Secre­ tary-Treasurer Harry O'Reilly de­ clared that the Department's pol­ icy is contrary to that of the act and of the intent of Congress. "The "50-50" act, he pointed out, provides-that a minimum of 50 per> cent of all Government-flnanced cargoes shipped overseas must be carried on American-flag ves­ sels. The Agriculture Department has indicated It would interpret the law to mean that the 50 per­ cent figure should be the absolute maximum for US ships instead of the absolute minimum as pre­ scribed by the law. "As we read the Act," O'ReUly wrote, "it provides that at least 50 percent of the gross tonnage of cargoes financed by the US for any foreign nation without reimburse­ ment shall be carried in US-flag commercial vessels which are available at fair and reasonable rates. We think Congress intended this to be a floor, a minimum guaranteei We think your Department has treated it as a ceiling, a maximnm guarantee of the amount of American-flag tonnage which must be used . , , Your policjr... not only contravenes the language of the statute and the policy of Con­ gress, but ... is harmful to the American merchant marine." He called on the~ department to consult with the MTD as the rep­ resentative of US seafaring and shoreside unions when it discusses the problem with industry spokes­ men. sw motuesi Novi ALCOA PMASUt (AICM), Oct. Chiirmm, C. ScaMaMi S*cv.. L. Pfillllpt. N«w rlcslM ordarvd for aew aancwar. Safotr Aou may bo ordered from SM Cheat. One man hoapitallzed In Trinidad. Shlp'a fund S9. Few hour» disputod OT—referred to patrolman on arriyal in Mobile, Dis­ cussion on safety. Crewmembers urged to vote. BENTS FORT (Cltlas Sarvice), Oct. 1*—Chairman. W. Walldridga; Sacy., T. Hsbert. Repair list given to captain. One man left ship due to injury. Reports accepted. To see patrolmon about telephone. Beef about dirty poop deck. STEEL CHEMIST (isthmian). Sept. 13—Chairman, J. Levine; Secy., H. Burga. Ship's fund S5.1S. New delegate elected. Close ice box door securely. '.^4- i!.'»ipfliX'5 Agular. AU passageways to be souseed. Meed mora varialy anO «ni»o. tity of supplies in slop 'chest. 'New delegate elected. Suggestion to change linen day to Saturday. Anyone per­ forming when ship is securing gear to be reported to patrolman at payoa. KATHRYN (Bull), Oct. IS—Chair­ man, A. Blorntton; Secy., P. Nakllcfcl. Few hours disputed OT. Check on shore leave in one port. Repair list to be made up. One man missed ship in Rotterdam. Captain will have souveniers cleared in Norfolk. Re­ ports accepted. Check to see if rooms need painting. Motion to accept re­ tirement plan. Leave room clean when leaving ship. KVSKA (Watsrmsn), Oct. 2S— Chairman, J. Alpedo; Secy., R. Hamp­ shire. Patrolman to check on captain's 2,300 hours curfew on cord games ,etc. in mess and recreation hails, dlepairs not completed. Reporter elected. Ship's fund S12.72. Crew to he more quiet when returning to ship from beach. Discussion on storing ice —beef settled between dept. dele­ gates. LOSMAR (Csfmsr), Oct. 13—Chairman, 6. Hansen; Ssey., W. Barth. New delegate elected. Milk to be a4rved until' anpply exhausted—to avoid eomplatnta about sour milk. Water Into washing machine needa adjusting.' Bemovo clothes from Una when dry. • ORION CLIPPER (Oyton), Sept. 34^ —Chairman, O. Barry; ' Secy., R,^ Barker. Some disputed OT. New dele-':., gate elected. 'Vote of thanks to dele­ gate for Job wen done. Keep laundrv Clean. Ehgineersto keep oil off meat block below. STEEI- VOYAOER (Isthmian), Oct. Oct. ll^halrman, T. Webber; Beey., fL- Mwrry. SSSB received from 13—Chairman, T. Blades; Secy., P.'^' captAin ifbleh was swarded to crew Quinteye, New delegate elected. Ship's by company for safety. Ship's fund . fund SIO. Request mora rapid die-' SS. Report accepted. S20 to be taken patch of mail to ships. out of safety award for ship's fund. Discussion on laund^ and night WILD RANGER (Waterman), Oct. lunch. Suggestion to buy TV set witii 11—Chairman, J. Rogarw Bscy.', L. safety award wben ship returns to CIsrnimlL Ship's fund Sll. Hospital to States. Pictures sent. be cleaned and plumbing repaired. WANO ARCHER. (North Atlantic). Oct. IS—Chairman, D. Alt; Secy., L. Brennsn. Two men logged — not lifted. Repair list turned in—to bo acted upon at payoff. Ship's fund S4. Some disputed OT—to be taken np with patrolman. One man abort engine dept. Motion to have ship fullymanned according to manning acale. Vote of thanks to baker for job weU done. Letter of recommendation to be given to man picked up in Karachi. MASSMAR (Caimsr), Oct. 3t—Chair­ man, T. Butsrlkes; Sacy., M. Slblsch. Patrolman explained- that all extra services to captain sre to be over­ time. Some disputed OT. Mate to equalize same. Repair lists to b« made up. Discussion on sub-standard menus. Request patrolman check tosee if men fired are entitled to any compensation. Voyage itores inade­ quate—only 2S percent meats ordered were delivered. Request two meats each meat. ALCOA FARTHER (Alcoa), Oct. 1« —Chairman, O. Erilnger; Secy., L. Pierson. Slop chest inadequate. New delegate elected. Remove clothes when dry. Take better care of wash­ ing machine. To check valves in bath­ rooms. ALCOA FILCRIM (Alcoa), Oct. 3S— Chairman, R. Quean; Secy., A. Plsrrowskl. Discussion on safety. Ship's fund S25. Keep Suez Canal workers out of midship house. Steward asked to feed same in PO mess. Members to keep soiled linen in foc'sles while vessel is in Suez. Steward not to order fresh vegetables in India or Pakistan. ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Oct. 2S— Chairman, J. Kana; Secy., L. Moore. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $24.33. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Oct. 1f~ Chairman, J.. Johnson; Sacy., J. Hannon. Tanks to be cleaned—water rusty. Vote of thanks to delegate for Job well done. New delegate elected. Committee to see about overtimemen arc broken out before 6 and after S PM in deck dept. Leave seats for 4-8 watch at supper. See about room for cook and galley man—four to each room at present. ALMENA (Pann), Oct. IS—Chair­ man, H. Las; Sacy., P. Johnson. New delegata elected. One man missed ship in Port Arthur. Repair list to be made np. Check mattresses. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food. SEAFAIR (Orion), Oct. 34—Chair­ man, W. Robinson; Sacratary, R. Vaughan, No increase in amount ofAmerican money for draws. Few hours disputed OT. Motion to sea about sufficient American money or travelers checks for' draws. Check launch schedule for crew. New dele­ gate elected. PETROCHEM (Valentine), Oct. 34Chairman, J. Hoggia; Secretary, J. Hoggla. Two men missed ship. Ship's fund S10.05. Notify headquarters re: oilera pay on diesel Jobs end differ­ ence, in aalariea between freighters and similar Jobs at this. . .t.f'i'' *:>t ''i - '"l- • ' LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomflald), Nov. 2—Chairman, W. Smith; Sacratary, O. Flint. Request clarification on payoffs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. No milk purchased in France. Laundry sent ashore causing shortage of Jackets, aprons, etc. Ask witcther or not milk can be purchased as' certified -milk in France. ARIZPA (Waterman), Oct. Chairman, C. Parker) Secy., P. Van Wygerden. One man logged. Wreath sent to deceased mother of mate. All beefs to be referred to dept. delegate. All safety repairs to be made at shipyard. Surplus money to, be turned over to ship's fund. Some OCEAN ULLA (Maritime Overseas), disputed OT. Motion to have rafts Oct. 33—Chairman, T, Oodd; Secret placed on board In addition to life­ tary, S. Rothschild. Need new motor boats. Request steward order new for washing machine. Some food not blankets. Juice to be served daily prepared properly. Stove needi re­ when no milk available. pairing. Delegata to check cigarette prices. ARMONK (Mew England Ind.), Oct. 76—Chairman M. Hitchcock; Secy., E. STEEL SEAFARER (isthmlsn), Oct. Nichelsen. One man missed ship. 34—Chairman, 6. Falrcloth; Secretary, Draw to be given out in American W. Carroll. One amn missed ship in money before going to Germany. Re­ Karachi. Crew warned to watch per­ port accepted. New delegate elected. sonal effects. Observe quiet in pas­ All watertight doors to be completely sageways. Ammo and restricted OT overhauled as soon as weather per­ disputed to be referred to patrolman. Beef with mate regarding issue of mits. medicine. Repair list submitted. Some BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ disputed OT, Pantryman inefficient ice), Oct. U—Chairman, D. Sheehani and irresponsible. Discussion of new Secy., F. Fisher. Beef about draws— Customs ruling for declared articles. to be referred to patrolman. Pump­ man missed ship in LC. New delegate DEL MAR (Miss.), Oct. 34—Chair­ man, H. Maas, Jr.; Secretary, C. Dowl­ elected. ing. Clean payoff. Washing machine FELTORE (Marvan), Oct. 34—Chair­ repaired and movies purchased for man, T. Yablonsky; iaey., S. Wolton. next voyage. Everything . running Everything running amoothiy. Some smoothly. Ship's fund S167. Report beefs to ba taken up with patrolman. accepted. Motion to take up collection Washing machine to be repaired. for children's CSiristmas party in NO. Vote of thanks to all watches for Need more chairs. System of draws keeping pantry clean: also to steward explained. Movie films to be pur­ dept. and baker for fine food and chased. Laundry room to ba kept clean—^rotation system initiated. Clari­ pastries, e<^cfications on agreement to be sent te HURRICANE (Watarman), Oct. 3S— port agents and ship's delegate. Chairman, J. Cabaral; Sacy., E. BrenALCOA RANGER Oct. 34—Chair­ son. Repair list to be drawn up. Dis­ cussion - on SIU activity on Lakes. man, C. Gait; Secretary, G. Crabtrae. Motion to hava rooms arranged in Repair list sutnhitted to eapt. FirecouVvutioSal maauer for this type and boat drill sud meeting to tit held. ship. Remove laundry bags from One man getting off in Mobile. Mo spare room and convert It back into beefs. Complaint about deck tils in recreation room. Vota of thanks to pantry—to ba referred to patrohnan; All garbage to be dumped aft of steward dept. house. Washing machine to be used IBERVILLI (Waterfflan), Oct. It- for 29 minutes only on ono wash and < Chairman, W. Oonssles; t(Ry., M. turned, off, Return cups to pantry., .-L.-i:!'/ • ' s,;"vi ; v.; yy •i • u'' >T'. • i •';:y V �Novemyby >1, IWt •*-i1 rV i T V a i., 't T* •'-,••*• SEAFARERS •-i 1 i;, 'i s J/,t • f|- f fil .V , - • -T'L. . -nitv i." .i;i V -, ,. A-i V '-"-i "' •'•;• Ji*-. .'. ;;S'- . y • .: • - . ' .. >s.. ii): •• > • ^ The Federal Maritime Board Examiner's recommendation calling for an operating subsidy for Isthmian Steamship Company on a number of trade routes is significant far be­ yond its impact on that one SlU-contracted operator. What it involves is an important shift in US subsidy policy, one which has long been sought by the SIU and the other affili­ ated unions of the AFL-(^IO Maritime Trades Department. It has been the SIU's and the MTD's position for a number PHILADELPHIA—Union mem- of years that whatever finaneial aid is given to maritime by bers and their families can be the US Government should be distributed as equally as pos­ very proud of the strong showing sible across-the-board to all shipping companies. For quite some time, the SIU and the MTD were the only they made in the" past election, Steve Cardullo, port agent an­ groups to maintain this position. Ship operators who received nounced. The labor-backed ticket the bulk of the subsidy funds have bent all their energies in this port cleaned up and Phila­ toward keeping newcomers out. Now, however, it has become apparent that the program delphia now bas slx^ pro-union of confining subsidy aid to a small clique was defeating the representatives in Congress repre­ purposes of the 1936 Merchant Marine Act and undermining senting the area. the US merchant fleet. For practical purposes, the approval Shipping for this poA has hit a of the Isthmian application is a fairly good indication that temporary slump, Cardullo reports. other pending applications, including that of the Waterman Registration was high and Job ac­ tivity low. A good part of the regis­ Steamship Company, will also get the nod. When all these tration increase came from the applications have been processed, a big step forward will crew of, the SS , Evelyn (Bull) have been taken toward establishing a merchant fleet in which paid off during the period which all segments, in the liner trades at least, get an equal and went into idle status. How­ break as far as Government assistance is concerned. ever there is still some hope she 4 4" will come back out soon. Phila. Votes Union Way Paying off in this port during the past period were the Alamar (Calmer); Evelyn (Bull) and The Cabins (Cabins). There were no ships signing on. In transit were the Emilia, Jean, Dorothy (Bull); Steel Artisan, Steel King and Steel Flyer (Isthmian) and the Yaka (Waterman). f i Foreign Operators Get • Subsiaies JPo:Wm WASHINGTON—"Ilie Uiiited States k fetfi'brn whent/ * it comes to. providing director indirect subsidies to its mer^j f chant marine.^ A Maritime Administration suryey says that •' nine of the ten leading foreign •nations give considerable aS' bff 140 percejiit of. the cost of a -^0 sistance to merchant shipping ship against his tax bills. "t -=.J? • I J•••-•»<:. f } f -s /,3.;r-v t"?i sjii'A u-.Ji: j riVf f.' •r'T-A lef's Do This Right!' .t-V rr.»t'.i .1 * rti",,*-:/•(- . Paee Elevea LOG Deadweight Outlook Nothing that floats is as slow-moving as one of those plod­ ding old Liberty ships. But those old workhorses are speed demons compared to some US shipowners. The opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway is now less than a year off and ioreign operators have that pretty well sown up by default. Trailerships, containerships and "rollons" are taking hold at last, but most are barely out of the blueprint stage. Interesting enough, it was the Military Sea Transportation Service—accused of responsibility for many of the industry's ills—^which laid it on the line in the case of the "roll-ons" and boxships. MSTS said, plainly enough, either the private operators can build and operate them with full assurance of cargoes for years to come—or the Government will do so. Now MSTS has again come to the front with an offer to ease itself out of the transport business—a steady traffic amounting to 13 million passengers plus untold millions of tons of cargo in household furnishings since 1948—providing the private operators will undertake to take oyer. Yet there still hasn't been a noticeable nibble from the shipowners. If the ship operator is going to show himself worthy of Government subsidy assistance, he will have to demonstrate initiative in this and other areas. Failing that, he then can't beef when someone else comes up with an innovation and offers some smart corhpetition. , .. , including direct operating and cow struction subsidies, tax benefits, loans and depreciation allowances. Norway Is the only country that does not provide any form of subf sidy to its ship operators. On the construction subsidy side, both France and Italy make direct payments on the difference be­ tween the domestic and foreign cost of building ships, with the payments going as high as 30 per­ cent. Since construction costs in those countries are less than the United States, the subsidies would not run as high as the 45 percent given on US construction. In addition, the French and Italians also grant operating sub­ sidies on runs and services deemed to be in the national interest. The subsidies in Italy usually involve a guarantee of a four percent profit. The US restrictions limiting domestic trades to US-fiag ships are similar to those enforced by a number of shipping nations includ­ ing France, West Germany, Greece, Italy and Japan. However, West Germany will permit foreign ships in the trade when no domestic vessels are available. The French go the United States one better on "50-50" with a "6633" law. This provides that twothirds of all oil Imports have to be carried by French tankers. French dry cargo ships also get an edge on brokerage fees, giving them a better crack at cargoes. Most of the maritime nations have a wide variety of tax benefits for ship operators. These include lower income tax rates on earnings from foreign trade; free import of shipbuilding materials or tax re­ ductions on such materials and ex­ emption from taxes for various periods when a ship registers under the flag of the nation in­ volved. The biggest British assist to ship operators is a hefty depreciation allowance on construction. Forty percent of the construction cost of a ship is tax exempt, meaning that shipowners who put funds into new vessels can escape taxes on that portion of their earnings. In addi­ tion, the total cost of the new ship can be applied as a business ex­ pense against taxes. This, in effect, is a massive construction subsidy which permits the operator to write " Special tax allowances are also available in different degree ta^ West, Germany, the Netherlands and Jai^." Lew cost loans at in­ terest; rates below the^bing mar­ ket, level are made available to operators in Trance, West Ger­ many, Greece, Italy, Japan and Sweden, with some of,these coun­ tries granting government loans for that purpose. i Seattle's On Even Keel SEATTLE—Although there were no vessels paying off in this port during the past period, shipping remained on the fair side as 25 men were taken as replacements on the six in-transit ships calling into the area. Registration for the port is about average, Jeff Gillette, port agent said. However, there were Only 19 "A" and "B" men on the beach in the steward department as of the end of the period. The Wang Governor (North At­ lantic Marine) was the only vesi sel signing on during the two weeks. In transit were the Wang Governor; J. B. Waterman, Choc­ taw, Morning Light (Waterman 1 and the Losmar and Yorkmar (Calmar). Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility for SIU benefits; namely, a record that they have at least 90 d_ays seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union' immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick upi the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied in advance. f Relaxin' In The Taft's Messhall •I-:::!'! 'i -J Lloyd Burkhardt (left) and Abe .Pruilt, carpenter, members of SIU Pacific District unions, take life easy during coffee tinie aboard the President Taft of American President Lines. �Tagm-Vwaw'.i'-r-. SEAFARERS K«#«iiWr-n;lMr-!'^ LOG Wacosta Has All Kinds Of Models ¥•I a*:'-"' ;:5;r. Wives Support ID Card Plan attempt by me to evade paybieut of iuy dues on time ei< though, es things worked out, the fourth quarter 1996 dues To the Editor: In the October 10 issue of the were not paid until 1957 had SEAFARERS LOG, Mrs. Isabel arrived. Joe Brack! Delgado suggested that tho wives of SIU members should be provided with some kind of an identification card that would Lauds Service prove we are an SIU man's On Benefit $ dependents. I think that is a grand idea. To the Editon I too have had difficulty on ' I have been receiving the SIU on several occasions establishing disability-pension since August. my identity as a dependent of Each week, without missing one day, my check is there in the mailbox. This weekly payment for a " seanian is very important he-' cause you know that a seaman ^th money in his pockets most­ ly spends it all at once. This way, we are assured of having only 335 per week to spend. I'm thankful the Union and the SIU All letters to the editor for Welfare Plan set up things with publication ip the SEAFAR­ such understanding. ERS LOG must, be signed by the writer. Names wiR' Aboard ship, every time ihe be/iicithheld upon rcQuest. subject of a pension came up for discussion at a meeting one an SIU member. Identificalion of these sea lawyers would get is absolutely essential in some up and say we have to have this states', especially farther inland ' or that and never knew what It where the' iSIU is not well really was all about. The best way to find out is to known. " So coihe on wives. What do be 65 years old, have 12 years' you think' about it? Let's hear seatime and then see the agent from you, especially if you're in the Union hall. This brother can help you and give you Infor­ in favor of the idea. mation first hand, the same as I Bessie L. Gillespie was given at the SIU hall In ' Baltimore. Maiiy thinks again to To the Editor: the SIU for these benefits. " As an SIU member's wife, 1 R. C. Kienast would be very happy to know 'S> Sr if there is a chance for me to be issued a medical identifica­ Yarmouth Crew tion card. I often have difficulty estab­ Hails SIU Aid lishing my identity in connec­ Te the Editor: tion with the SIU Welfare Plan I wish to thank the SIU in and other matters while my Baltimore and everywhere for husband is away at sea. the excellent treatment 1 and Mrs. Everett B. Pridgeon the other erewrifembers off the (Ed. note: The Union is now Yarmouth received while we looking into the possibility of were staying in your country un­ issuing and distributing an iden­ der the care of the SIU. 1 hope tity card for SIU dependents that the day wiU come when < along the lines suggested- by we'll be in a position to give our various Seafarers and their financial support to our union, vrives. Further detail^ toill be the SIU. carried in the LOG.) On September 25, after we i, t. i. arrived hack at Pier 3, Miami, to receive our belon^ngs on Explains Delay hoard the Yarmouth 1 noticed On Union Dues that the lock was missing from my locker and called one of the To the Editor: While the SIU election cre^ guards to witness same. When I dentials committee has not opened it, 1 found it ransacked placed me on the SIU election and the $55 that 1 had kept in ballot, my disqualification on. a little red box was missing. When I got through packing the basis of my dues record was not the result of any deliberate my belongings 1 told the master of the ship about it. 1 also re­ omission on my part. One of the reasons given by ported it to the SIU attorney. the committee for.my disqualifi­ -who was on the pier,- who told cation was that it could find no me he would try to help me get record of a dues payment in the it back. Thanks again for all you have fourth quarter of 1956 nor any evidence that done for us. 1 hope that we will I was unable he hack on the job under better to pay . that working conditions. Edgar G. Daniels quarter's dues because I was 4" 4 4 at sea. What had SIU Aid Helps actually hap­ In Time Of Need pened was that. To the Editor: I was taken 1 should like to express my ill aboard a gratitude for the assistance and Bracht ship heading sympathy given by the SIU fol­ into Aruba, and -was removed lowing the death of my hus­ from the vessel in Aruba on band, Einar A. Hansen. TheDecember .31, 1956. I re­ Seafarer's Welfare Plan and the ceived treatment there for Union's welfare department about three weeks before being were extremely helpful to us. , repatriated to the States. 1 am thankful that the Union There I received additional had the foresight to .set up a ; treatment before being able to Welfare Plan and greatly apship again, and my fourth quar­ predate receiving these bene­ ter dues were paid subsequent fits. Social Security payments < to my arrival in the States in will not be available to me for the early part of 1957. another three years, so the SIU I'd like to make it clear, in benefits' will help me .ts keep explaining these circumstances, going until then. that there was no deliberate Mrs. Edith Hansen letters To The Editor "someday' Model is scaled one centi­ meter to the foot, and is com­ pletely furnished on the inside. Pollamen made all the blue­ prints himself. LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Master Artist By Carl M. McDaniel With giant strokes His brushes apply The red, red glory Of the morning sky; And over the fields of golden rye. Cast the carmine mist of dawning high. With the sun at its zenith. He paints anew. Broad masses of color In harmony, pursue Bright golden yellows and cobalt blue; Nature's panorama From His palette grew, The sun settles slowly. Purple shadows are cast. The Master Artist paints on. His colors contrast. ' In a final burst of glory, The day is past; Another painting tomorrow. Different than the last. 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) ^l^^hdE a *. ....... ....... e e~ e • t e e e • e e ' STREET ADDRESS 1^; I: I ""^- ' li^r. CITY ZONE ... STATE TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you • ro an eld fubscribe: and have a change ef addrett, plaata give your former addrast below: ADDRESS ee - •• ae-eeee'eeeeeea'eeeeee CITY ZONE ... STATE -. ill.............. Favorite camera subject aboard Wacosta on trip through Europe (top, right), this young lady was dubbed "Miss Wacosa" by crewmembers. She was traveling as passenger. Above, modelbuilder Vic Pollamen stands wheel watch with 3rd mate John Milne looking on. Another model-maker, Fred hTazard (not shown), built kit model of Old Ironsides. Photos by W. Calefato. SEAFARERS IH SRYIOCI Public Health doctors are still checking samples of the water taken orTtsy the Ines at Barcelona, which apparently caused sickness among the whole crew all the way . home. Seafarers Peie Bush, F. Aponte, R. Galarrza, F. Tborp and I. McCormack plus 2nd engineer W. Jackson all had to be taken off at Quaran­ tine and sent to Staten Island for observation. Things got so bad that Jackson's wife got sick after greeting him at the hospital and even the doctor who examined the men at Quarantine was laid low for a few days. Others at Staten Island Include oldtimer George Griswold, exAlcoa Pegasus, who's got an in­ fected leg, and Arthur Heroux, Ocean Ulla, whose ticker is acting up. William Feil is also drydocked in New York after leaving the Cit­ ies Service Norfolk in Baltimore due to a back injury. It looks like he'll be laid up for a long while. On the good side is news that Wil­ Harrington Griswold liam O'Dea, a veteran at Manhat­ tan Beach hospital, has been discharged fit for duty again. Boston reports Arthur C. Harrington laid up due to a severe electric shock he suffered in Belgium on the SS Atlantic. He faces a long hospital stay because of bums on both his back and feet. However, Harrington is making good progress. Ditto on Amos Buzzelle, who has an ulcerated stomach. His last ship" was the Penn Mariner. Richard Chazarra has gotten a clean bill from the Savannah hospital after coming in for a check-up. He's off the Gateway City. Hospital­ ized for treatment of ulcers, L. T. McGowan, ex-Govemment Camp, is also doing fine. Out- in San Francisco, Hoyt Tanner off the Almena is coming along okay after getting a knee injury stitched up. There's still some dis­ agreement between the docs and Brother William E. Thompson, though. The medics think they found a lung spot while giving him a'routine check-up, but Bill is sure they need glasses. He's off the Antinous. These brothers and all others in the hospitals appreciate visits and mail. Keep them in mind. The foUowing is the latest available list USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. T. P. Barbour John C. Mitchell Ben L. Bone Clarence Murray Raymond E. Dabney A. G. Oporto Louis Evans Vincent J. Rizzuto Gorman T. Giaze Richard Savior Everett W. Hodges Leslie W. Sigier Frank Kantorski Jose Simmons Charles M. KeUogg William J. Stephens Adam Krause Sr. Paul Strickland Luther R. Milton John Zohll of Seafarers in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL. BOSTON. MASS. Antos Buzzelle A. C. Harrington L. J. CampbeU Raymond L, Perry Charles Dwyer USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Douglas DeWaU C. K. Wedgeworth Marrin L. Leache Walter Zajanc Walter M. Slkorski Sdward J. Wright (Continued on page 14)- —- V ' �Navfpbcr XI, UU SEAFARERS Tilt! F. Kuvakas Di^s In Ohio Fomer Seafarer Frank Kiivakas, 30, who shipped with the SIU from 1946 through 1952, died of career last May 7, the LOG learned this week. The report came from Kuvakas' brother, John In Youngstown, Ohio. Kuvakas, who sailed in the stew­ ard department. Joined the Union in ^Kew York on November 5, 18i6, as a merman. He shipped steadily with Robin Line for the three years before his retirement in 1952 to work ashore. "He loved the sea, the Union and all the men he came in con­ tact with while he was in the merchant marine," his brother re­ called. He added that Kuvakas was keenly interested in Union activ­ ities and the many developments in the SlU. Was Restaurant Manager Kuvakas had been working ashore as manager of a restaurant in Youngstown for six years, and had been known locally for his aid in the fight against cerebral palsy. He was food chairman sev­ eral times for the cerebral palsy telethons staged in the^area. He died of cancer at St. Elizabeth Hospital after a year's illness. His survivors include his wife. Beryl, whom he married in 1949; two sons, two brothers: two sisters and a half-sister. CHIWAWA (Citlat Sarvlca), Ot*. IS --Chairman,-W. Adamw Sacratary, I. LaBlanc. One man miucd ship in LC. Few hours disputed OT—to ho taken up with patrolman at payoff. Report accepted. Patrolman to square away beef on sailing board time and delayed sailing. CHOCTAW (Waterman), Oct. 1»— Chairman, none; Sacratary, S. Itcobar. One man Injured and hospitalized: one man Joined ship in Yoko­ hama. Ship's fund 11.34. Few hours disputed OT. Send crew list to haU for checking. Need large wooded lockers for all rooms. Crew to have blood test and X-rays at least every six mos. Do not send crew to Japanese doctor who cannot speak English while in Japan. No relief for any dept. while in Japan. Check medicine ehest for fresh medicines. There's no' question where Seafarers Frank Paskowski (left) and J. Johnson have, seen. The only puzzle is where they're going, since we don't know which ship sent this in. The boys are posed near the famed Leaning Tower at Pisa, Italy, during a tour of the sights. to haadquartcra requesting answer about allotments. Repair list to be made up. Keep noise down. Dirty cups, butter, jam, etc. to be put away after using. Discussion about insufficient American money aboard. Card players to clean up recreation room after playing. Obtain better grade of washing powder. Crew warned to be sober at payoff. Ship needs fumlgaUon. •EATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), Oct. SS—Chairman, T. Moore; Sacratary, P. Patrick. Members to donate 90c toward repair of TV set. Chief cook fired—unsatisfactory. Disputed pen­ alty OT straightened out. Coffee time for gangway watches. Report accept­ ed. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to former delegate. Have Union books ready to speed up pay­ off. Suggestion to have payoff every FAIRPORT (Waterman), Sept. 11— Chairman, R. Anderson; Secretsry, J: Coylo. Report on subsistcnee for shortage of hot water. Ship's fund •40.U. New steam iron purchased for crew. All quarters to be sou'gced. No payoff until all disputed overtime Is settled. Motion to contact head­ quarters concerning bonus in Formosa area. Vote of thanks to retiring dele­ gate for Job well done. New delegate elected. KYSKA (Waterman), Oct. S—Chslrmati. J. MacKenile; Secrstsry, R. Hampshire. Crew to be on board one hr. before sailing time—^patrolman Informed captain men not reporting back as per agreement can be logged one half day.' Few Items to be placed on repair list. Ship's fund tU.T3. New delegate elected. Capt. requests steward dept. hold meeting with him—claims lounges and rooms arc dirty. Vote of thanks to delegate for fine Job as delegate past two trips. MERMAID (Metro), Oct. 1—Chair­ man, W. Ssylers; Secretary, D. Emerlck. New delegate elected. Dele­ gates to check all repairs needed for off-shore trip. Oct. 34—Chairman, P. Oazic; Secre­ tary, K. Goldman. Two men missed ship. Repair list made up. Complaint re: wash water, soap. New treasurer elected. Inquiry concerning coast­ wise pay offs: wash powder, washing water. Turn in soiled linen. Insuffi­ cient lava soap. Vote to donate SOe to ship's fund. SANTA VENETIA (Elam), Oct. 13— Chairman, A. Loguldis; Sacratary, A. Kauen. Delayed sailing at Ceuta to be taken up with capt. and eng. Some disputed OT. Letter received from headquarters re:. repairs. Com­ plaint to steward about baker—stew­ ard tc help man. Repairs to be listed and submitted to capt. WESTPORT (World Tramp), Oct. 17 —Chairman, O. Stanley; Sacratary, O. Patterson. Request captain to give crew individual statement of earnings, draws, slops, etc.—agreed. Capt. to request money for draw on arrlvaL Ship's fund $.48. Some disputed OT. Few minor beefs. Three men logged. Motion that patrolman take action re: conduct of member: that allotm- nfs go out promptly and that monny to cover aUotments be put In escrow to insure same: medicine cabi­ net' be ehaidiad for sufficient and proper madlelBat latter to be written 'I LOG Ship News: $s, Mary On Move Reports from several SIU ships give the latest dope on mo: oblems in a'couple of southeast Asian ports as well as news of the shift in locale by "Wi ly Mary's" in Inchon, Korea. On the currency matter, the Mary" at Inchon has moved her there." "The new location, for Steel Executive's Pedro Ha- operations to "... a much nicer anyone whp's interested, is Number rayo says a warnmg is in place. There are the same girls 8, 4th Street, Chungang-Dong, order, especially for the newer and we all had a wonderful time Inchon. brothers, about taking extra spend­ ing money ashore. He points out 'Sea-Spray' — By Seafarer 'Red" fink that authorities in Jakarta, Indone­ sia, allow a seaman to take only 50 rupees ashore—which is not very much—but that if they catch you with more, you'll lose it all. A similar warning comes from the Steel Scientist- regarding Saigon. Ship's treasurer A. Anapol reports a continued crackdown on loose US currency in IndoChina. He says 50 bucks that had been in the ship's fund was con­ fiscated by-^the Customs at Saigon because it wasn't locked in the safe prior to arrival. He said he still had $10 stashed away, how­ ever. The final bit of intelligence from. overseas comes from ship's reporter R. Burbine on the Kyska. Burbine advises that "Whiskey Tell it to tilt I/oj! "You want NEW gear? What's wrong with the tools you got now, boson?" pairs made to TV set. Contributions toward ship's fun-l to be maiia at pay­ off. Disputed OT concerns delayed saiUng at Cochin and restriction to ship at Songkhla. No action taken on on 13-4 room allowance. Report ac­ cepted. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Oct. 30— Chairman, W. Trolls; Sacratary, R. SImpklns. Steward dept. rooms and messrooms to be painted. Steward shifting men around on different jobs where suited—to be taken up with patrolman at payoff. Ship's fund S3.90. New delegates elected. Request to im­ prove feeding aboard ship. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Oct. 4— Chairman, E. Foley; Secretary, R. Hall. Delegate reported that Alcoa will not be affected by MM&P strike. Ship's fund S6.39. Some disputed OT. Ship fumigated for roaches. Vote ef thanks to deck dept. for good Job lashing loose deck cargo in storm. ANTINOUS (Waterman). Oct. 25— Chairman, F. Travis; Secretary. J. Maleney. Request new washing ma­ chine. Repair list to be made up. Ship's fund S28. Beef, about feeding plan. Reporter to write protest over loss of conditions In feeding plan to LOG and Sec. Trees. New delegate elected. Discusrien on present feed­ ing plan. Remove clothing from line. two weeks—no matter how much money man has coming captain limits his draw. Engina room noisy in evening. DB SOTO (Waterman), Oct. 34— Chairman, L. Russell; Secretary, - C. Gamer. All clothes of men who missed ship to be checked and put ashore. Some disputed OT. Deck dept. to sougee all quarters. PENN EXPLORER (Penn), Sept. 11— Chairman, E. Thompson; Secretary, J. Anderten. Some disputed OT. Repair -list to be made up. Crew prefers American dollars to travelers' checks If' permitted In port. ORION STAR (Orion), Oct. 1«— Chairman, C. Smith; Secretary, W. Blckford. Mail to be forwarded from Yokohama to Sasebo: yen' to be put out after ship docks same time passes are issued. Two men missed ship in Pago Pago. Ship's fund $9. Some dis­ puted OT. Two men ill. Two men short. Discussion on sick men being given light duty; request clarification from headquarters. Return chairs to messroom from fantail. Discussion on logging practices. CAFT. NICHOLAS SITINAS (Tramp Shipping), Oct. If—Chairman, A. Smith; Secretary, F. Raid, Jr. Settled draw matters with captain. Captain complimented crew on seamanship and excellent conduct. Ship's fund S39.70. Report accepted. Vote of thanks to delegates. Cots to be taken care of: linen to be returned in dry condition. New screen door to be put In messhall. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Oct. 33—Chairman, J. Declngue; Secretary, C. Gibson. New delegate elected. Lodging at shipyard to be settled. Request blanket. Crew to clean recre­ ation hall and passageways. ALCOA PURITAN (Alcoa), Oct. 13 —Chairman, J. Lennon; Secretary, A. Barbaro. Discussion on sailing time in Beirut and other ports. To see capt. about posting a sailing board before five o'clock sailing day. Ship's fund $1.79. Messroom, pantry, galley and showers to be painted. Need new books for library. Turn In all excess and soiled linen to steward. FRANCES (Bull), Oct. 34—Chair­ man, J. Doak; Secretary, J. McLaugh­ lin. Beef in steward dept. Some dis­ puted OT. Motion that after Bull Line contract signed, members be al­ lowed for one year, to return to Bull vessels laid up for over ten days. S.. Telech. Wiper relief refused in SJ. Ship's fund $45.90. Motion to accept .dispute on penalty hour. Request price list for slop rhest ho posted—to be taken up with patrolman. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), Sept. 3$ —Chairman, L. Koza; Secretary, J. Hannon. Collection made for ch. en­ gineer flowers. Bathroom to be re­ paired. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Fill washing machine with suffi­ cient water. Steward dept. room to be changed. Committee to see about two hrs, when men are broken out before 8 AM and after 8 PM. STilL FLYER (isihmlan), Oct. 19— Chglrman, D. Koddy; Secretary, CNIatltiews: Baker put ashore at Sura­ baya fbr hospital treatment—welfara Bottfted. Repair Uste submitted. Re- ROBIN HOOD (Robin), Oct. 3S— Chairman, A. Arnold; Secretary, J. CaposMla. Some dispute over repair list. Some disputed OT. One man hospitalized in Madagascar. New ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Oct. 19 —Chairman, H. RIdgeway; Secretary, 4'« ••*!>«>.>• -mxa.-VV race 'TiiirueB'«i(,'« treasurer elected. Ship's fund started. Recommend change brand of soap. All extra linen to be turned in be­ fore end of trip. Request clarification as to whether OS is to go aloft or not. All beefs to be straightened out between delegates and partolmen. Patrolman to be notified of mate's accusation that deck dept. is slowbeiiing him and to explain same. Vote of thanks to steward dept. AZALEA CITY (Pan Atlantic), Nov. 2—Chairman, J. Davis; Secretary, J. Austin. Ship's fund $4.75. New dele­ gate elected. Discussion on improving quarters aft section of ship. Coffee urn put Into operation. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Scatrain), Nov. 3—Chairman, V. Whitney; Secre­ tary, V. Ratcllff. Keys obtained for foc'sles—$1 deposit for each day. New delegate' elected. SI per man to be donated for purchase of Coca Cola. Cleaning of laundry room to be alter­ nated. Delegate to see captain con­ cerning repairs not completed. STEEL VENDOR (Isthmlsn), Oct. 11 —Chairman, J. Bruso; Secretary, V. Orsnclo. Ship's fund $27.90. Plastic bags for garbage disposal to be used while ship Is in port. Take better care of washing machine. Steward to put out sugar wafers, more hot rolls, corn-bread and grits. Discussion on quality of bread. Crew and PO messhalls to be sougeed. DEL MONTE (Mist.), Sept. 34 — Chairman, E. Rogg; Secretary, J. Chat- tsln. No liberty boat provided in port of Ambriz. Delegate informed a shore boat would be unsafe, and not per­ mitted to use ship's boat. A record of time remaining on board to be turned in at regular OT rate. Ques­ tion brought up re: frequency of money draws when ship makes more than one port in five days. Request clarification on same. Oct. It—Chairman, J. Chastain; Sec­ retary, J. Long. One man logged. Seven loggings, nine days pay. Few hours disputed OT. Ship's fund $118.25. Purchased food for party. Suggest Public Health Service. Patrol­ man to look into condition of hospi­ tal. Vote of thanks to steward dept. Return foc'sle keys to delegates when leaving ship. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vic­ tory Carriers), Oct. 11—Chairman, T. Forsbsrg; Secretary, A. Dsheza. One man missed ship. All reading material to be turned over to delegate. New delegate elected. Return boolis and magazines to library after reading. Proper clothing to be worn in messroom during me'ai hours. Unauthor­ ized persons to be kept out of crew area while in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to steward dept. To raise money for ship's fund. Arrival pool made with sixty $1 chances. Winner to receive $50 and fund to get $10. OCEAN STAR (Triton), Nov. 3— Chairman, E. Armstrong; Secretary, J. Springer. One man missed ship in Bait.—^to be referred to patrolman. Repair list to bo submitted before arrival so some work can be done at sea. Ship's fund $17.89. Some dis­ puted OT—to be referred to - patrol­ man. Motion to turn in to Public Health Servlco complaint on galley drains, if not repaired by time of arrival in imrt. Discussion on sanitary work in port. Galley drains to be cleaned. Familiarize membership with agreement. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. MARCRE (Marvcn), Nov. 1—Chair­ man, C. Kent; Secretary, C. Berts. Washing machine repaired. Com­ plaint almut clothes getting torn. To be referred to patrolman. Some dis­ puted OT. Foc'sles not sougeed as yet. Two brothers getting off under fiO-day rule. Complaint on quality of food this trip as compared with pre­ vious trips. Ham served once a week for breakfast. Request bacon or sausage when hash is served. More fruit for night lunch: more fruit juices. No chocolate syrup on table for ice cream. Request rare cuts with prime ribs. Cook says not possible. CALMAR (Calmar), Oct. 3$—Chair­ man, A. Dyer; Secretary, W. Bllger. One man missed ship in Bait., no re­ placement. New delegate elected. To see ch. engineer about ice box and leaking sinks. Ch. cook commended for good job in performing two men's work. CNICKSNAW (Waterman), Nov. 3— Chairman, D. McCervey; Secy., N. Hastings. Repair list turned in. Some repairs being made. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Ship to be fumigated in shipyard. Keep messhall clean at night. Request better slop chest aboard ship. Thanks to baker for nice dishes. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Sestrain), Nov. 3—Chairman, R. Mays; Secy., W. Pritchett. Four men missed ship. New delegate elected. Need new agitator for washing machine. Every­ one to be present at payoff. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Nov. 3— Chairman, E. Foley; Secy., R. Hall. Members urged to vote. Minor beefs to be squared away by patrolman such as controlling of keys and steward's authority. Had couple of stowaways last trip. Vote of thanks to bosun and deck dept. for secur­ ing life-boats in storm last trip. Ship's fund $6.25. To see patrolman about porthole in bosun's foc'sle, also bunks. Foc'sles badly in need of repairs. Request better menus in port, also pastries at coffee time. Notify Union that the NMU has requested a paid holiday for birthday. .t ROSE KNOT (Suwannee), Oct. 30— Chairman, J. Patlno; Secy., F. Pat­ terson. Washing machine and ice box broken—new items to he ordered. Two men removed from ship due to iilness in Recife—repiaced by Braziiians working for sub-standard wages. Headquarters to be notified. Ship's fund $16.50. Report accepted. Notify headquarters of captain's attitude towards crew. Gear locker containing slop sink to be left open for all departments to use. Sanitary work in laundry and recreation room to bp rotated between all departments. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), Nov. 3— Chairman, H. Smith; Secretary, M. ' Phelps. Ship's fund $284.43. Letter to LOG regarding retirement. Report accepted. Presser to be put back in working order. Cooperation asked in using laundry room. Observe quiet in. sleeping area. - 4' "i �—•— • T" Paire Fcnrteen SEAFARERS Fre^ JEnterprise^Pays Off SEAFARERS IH RRTROCK 'Citizen Only' Job Tag Seen Unfair (Continued from page 12) I,-;- Shipmates together on the Robin Goodfellow, Jock McCollom, (left) and Bob Frazer teamed up last summer to do some fishing out of Boston with their own outboard rig. Now on the DeSoto, Frazer visited the New York hall last week to show the results of the partnership. One of their first outings produced this prize, which was good for a couple of tasty codfish steaks. Sill HALL DIRECTORY VSIU, AiG District J'* f"' BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St.. Earl Sheppard, Acent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan, Agent Richmond 2-0140 .HOUSTON 4202 Canal St Robert 'Matthews. Agent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Claike, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St, ^Louis Neira. Agent' FRanklin 7-3584 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cat Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITV ... 912 Front St. -•rom .Gould. Agent Phone 2156 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. Llndsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8G26 HEW YORK ti75 ^th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6000 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. Bullock. Acting Agent MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA .. 337 Market St. S Cardullo. Agent . Market 7-1635 SAN FRANClfit O 450 Harrison St Marty Breithoff. Agen* Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Sal Culls. .-Agent Phone 2-5896 SAVANNAH 2. AMrcorn Si E B McAuley. Agent. A^^s ,3-1728 SEATTLE ..... 2S0'5 Isi Ave Jeff Gillette. Agent filain 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent, - phone 3^1323 WILMINGTON. Cam 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave.. Bklyn SECRErARY-TREASURER Paul Han , ' i C. < E ASSl SECRETARY-TREASURERS. Aleina. Deck W Hall, Joint Simmons. Eng. R Matthews. Joint Mooney. Std. J. Volplau. Joint SUP ;F :••• I" •fc' H6NOHJLU....51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 502-777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND. CalU. .. 510 Macdonald Ave. BEacon 2-0925 SAN FRANCISCO'. ,450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 NEW YORK ini 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacibth 96165 MC&S HONOLULU... .51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. 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N.S t28Vi HoUis St. Phone 36911 MONTREAL 634 SL James SU .West PLateau 3161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE Hl3 Durham St. Ontario . Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario .272 King St. E. EMpira 4-5719 VICTORIA, EC 617t4 Cormorant St. EMpira 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. PacUic 3468 SYDNEY. NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone; 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebeo 20 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 8aiUt-au-Matelot Quebeo Phone; 3-1569 SAINT JOHN 177 Prince WUllaro St. NB OX 2-5431 '- i'n-'vfly.i'.-.stfji' Norman Longtino John Maher VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R. J. Arsenault USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. .Tames Barnes George Lawson Robart G. Barrett Henry D. Long John Bi.gwood W. Marjenhoff Claude Blanks John Mashburn Tim Brown Edward Moore Jacob Buckelew Alexander Martin Jack B. Cheramie William Nelson John Dixon Dominic Newell Henry Foy Joseph O'Neill Henry Gerdes Winford Powell Leonard Gordo'n Arthur Prou'lx James Guy R. Richardson W.ayne Harris Antonio Santiago D. G. Harrison Melvin Schrade John J. Harrison Thomas Teears Alrin C. Headricks James W.ard ^ .1. H. Hudson Sr. George Wendel Ramon Irizarry George Williams Henry Janicke Robert Wiseman Wooldridge King cleophu.s Wright Edward Knapp Charles Wynn Leo Lang VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND, MASS. Charles Bartlett D. Pltzpatrick USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner William S. Rudd Hermit H. Dotson ,• _ USPHS HOSPirAi SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Arthur J. Schevlng Michael J. Coffey Henry J. Schreiner George B. Dunn Hoyt L. Tanner Myron E. Folts W. E. Thompson William J. Kramer Claude A. Virgin Paul D. Llotta William H.'Walter Edward Robinson ^ . USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Richard Chazarra Reamer C. Grimei Irvin DeNobriga C. T. McGoWan ' USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS < J. R. Alsohrbok H. LedWell Jr. L. Anderson John C. Palmer ' SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper- Thomas Isaksen VA DOMICIARV THOMASVILLE. OA, Elmer G. Brewer VA HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Thomas W. Killion VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Market . VA HOSPITAL CORAL GABLES. FLA. Abner Raiford USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Lewis R. Akins Donald Hewson i\Ianuel Antonana Antonio Infante Eladio Aris "Claude B. .Tessup Fortunate Bacomo Wobdrow Johnson .loseph J. Bass L. Krlstiansen Melvin W. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo V. Carreon Warren J. Mclntyre James F. Clarke Jens Madsen Joseph D. Cox Leo Mannaugh Juan Denopra " J. S. CB-vrne .lohn J. Driscoll C. Osinski Friedof O. Fondila George G. Phifer Otis L. Gibbs Winston E. Renny Joseph M. Gillard G. E. Shumaker Bart E. Guaranlck Henry E. Smith Taib Hasean Aimer S. Vlckers Clarence Hawkins Pen P. "Wing Prank Hernandez Royce Yarborough USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Clemente Acuin William A. Jordan Nicholas Anbustis WilUam D. Kenny F. Aponte E. Langstrand John Auslitz • John Laugblin Fred D. Bentley Roy Lee McCannon Fred Bllchert I. McCormack Frank. S. Bosmente M. E. Makatangay Pete Bush . Anthony Pisani Sheldon T. Butler Jose Rodriguez Frutuoso Camacho William Saltarei' Apron Castillo Jesse Shontz Mike Chandoha , Isaac Sieger Florian R. Clarka Adolph Swehson Matthew Eurisa F. Thorp WilUam C. FeU Eduardo Toro R. Galarrza Ramon Varela G. B. Griswold James H. West Arthur J. Heroux Joseph Wohlets Samuel Jonas .• KoTemberSl. 1958 LOG To the Editor: As a former non-resident alien, now a resident of the United States and with a class A seniority rating in the SIU, I would like to raise some ques­ tions about the alien crewmembers on our ships. First off, r cannot understand why so many shipping compa­ nies ins'st on a "citizens only" requirement for their ships wlien men like myself have Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the .SEAFAR­ ERS LOG. jniust be, .^igxted by itfit waiter. Najries, will be withheld, upon request,; been cleared Ity the Coast Guard and;;accepted for residence iH ithe.rUnited States. . We, have •gone through the ,same screen­ ing as everyone else, perbaps even a stiffer one. We pay our US taxes and meet all. our other obligations, yet we are denied employment on one flimsy ex­ cuse or another. The usual reason given for the "citizens only" tag is that the ships are carrying classified cargoes. . Well, that one is knocked in the head by the fact that many of the ships directly operated by the Military Sea Transportation Service on the Japan-Korea shuttle have large numbers of Japanese and other alien seamen aboard. If MSTS ships can run with aliens, how come privately-owned, non-sub­ sidized ships rule us off? My second beef is against the non-resident aliens who refuse to get off the ships. They will ride one vessel for three or four years, keep another man from getting a Job and evade payment of US income taxes because they never. come ashore here. Many of these men could , get landing permits if thejL tried, but we all know that they don't want them. They go to the skipper and ask to stay aboard. Since under the McCarran Act the compa­ nies have to post bond when these men go ashore, the coinpany is just as contebt to leave them stay aboard. The Immigra­ tion people just wash their hands of the whole matter because then there's one less man they have to be concerned about be­ ing ashore here. Then, after they pile up all the loot, they go back to the home country probably laughing at us stupid Americans. When I was a non-resident alien I took my chances with my 28-day shore leave because I Bnrty IS ^ \r r WHAT DIFf=e/2eA|CB DOEBir^ J MAicePy Weu,\r "pie COOK ; was Interested In becoming ff iJS citizen. Sometimes it wasn't easy to get a Job in those 28 days because of the restrictions on aliens. But I made a go.of It, and there are many others in the SIU today who did the same. I say that those aliens who sa.'l our ships, refuse to get off and show no interest in apply­ ing for US citizenship should be unloaded. Then the men who are good Union men and pay their taxes can get a crack at the Union-contracted jobs these people are monopolizing..., . . I would like to hear what some-of the other brothers think; of th's. Kenneth Collins Transatlantic's IVSakIng Steam - To the Editor: A lot of things have happened since the Transatlantic left Baltimore last August 17. • . First of all, we left Baltimorewith a load of grain for Poland on what was expected to -be a short trip; However, before wa completely discharged the grain we had an MSTS charter for the next three months. We got' a royal reception in Poland. In fact, they Pked us so well that even the money­ changers were letting some of the boys go on the cuff. The same thing happened in Nordenham, Germany. It was SO good there that a couple of the boys stayed. We are now two days out of Gibraltar bound for Turkey and a few ports in Iraq and Iran that I cannot even pronounce, much less spell. From the Persian Gulf, it's back to north­ ern Europe empty and, who knows, we may start all over again. Abe Rosen Ship's reporter t ft Urges Pensions^ For Widows Too To the Editor: I am most interested in your articles about pensions. I have often wondered why the Union doesn't also provide pen­ sions for widows and dependents after a seaman has died. The Armed Forces do, so why not the mercjiant service also? I am sure the seamen as well as the wives think the same way about their dependents as I feel about my late husband. You wouldn't have to give the wido^r the same amount as the seaman would receive. I'm sure that If the dependent could receive only half of the pension it would help a lot. I am working to send my two children through school and I know every little bit helps. Think it over, Seafarers. A benefit like this would help your loved ones a lot after you're gone. Mrs. Harry L.- Parrott �M Ifwwriter tl. 1959 i,*"-• T SEAFARERS Seafarer's First - SIU BABY ARBIVALS All of the following SIU familieM have received a $200 maternity henedt plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Thomaa E. Pedersen, born No­ tember 30, 1958, to Seafarer and vember 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William K. Kehriewer, Balti­ Mrs. Perry M. Pedersen, Brooklyn, more 17, Md. NY. 4 4 4 . Joyce M. Everett, bom October Robert I. McNeil, born October 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wal­ 24, 1958,'to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ ter A. Everett, Philadelphia, Pa. ert T. McNeil, Springfield, Mass. 4 4 4 4" 4 Miehele J. Goddard, born Octo­ Susan Ann Smith, born July 25, ber 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs: Thonias Edward M. Goddard, Seattle, Wash. W. Smith, Woodford, Va. 4 4 4 t 4 4" Kenneth D. Willis, born October George Lasso, bom October 11, 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Par­ 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert ley D. Willis, Norfolk, Va. J. Lasso, San Juan, PR. 4 4 4 4 4" 4 . Katthy G. Glock, born October 9, Kimberly R. Gilmore, bora Octo­ 195$, to Seafarer andf ^s. George ber 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gldck, Baltimore, Md. David C. Gilmore, Jr., Dunn, NC. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Stephen Spurgeon, bom Sep­ Nada St. Marie Broaasard; born October 6, 1958, to Seafarer and tember 27, 1858, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton G. J. Broussard, Lake Mrs. Martin Spurgeon, Brooklyni NY. Charles, La. 4. 4. 4 Susan Marie IPConnell, bom Jidut H. Smith, bom October 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. William October 2, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Dennis J. O'Connell, San J. Smith, Philadelphia, Pa. Francisco, Calif. 4 4 4 Sandy MeMUlan Jr., bom Octo­ 4 4 4 ber 30, 1858, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rita Faye Brodcnr, bom October Sandy McBfillan, Brooklyn, NY. 27, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Joseph W. Brodcur, New Boston, 4 4 4 Bobby Bntts Jr^ bora October Texas. 91, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4 4 4 Allca P. Raymend, born August Bobby Butts, Whistler, Ala. 15, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs 4 4 4 Tirglnla C. Kehriewcr, bora Sep­ Allen P. Rajrmond, Baltlmme, Md. EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD- IVMY SUNDAY, laao GMT f11.-20 fsr Svad^rl WTK-H, 19tSt KCs Ships in Caribbean. East Coast ot South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. IVFL-88, 18858 KCs Ships in Gull of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of ^ South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast IVFK-98,18780 KCa Ships in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Vlfireiess Broadcasts Continue ... " •• i.- ;: r. "Vv •!'. 'I- ' •. . ' '••r.- .n X ;i - il " v. .f-- • rate Fifteea LOG Every Sunday. 18I8 GMT <2:15 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCa Europe and North America WCO-16908.8 KCa East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCa West Coast South America Every Monday, 8S18 GMT (10:18 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCa Australia WMM 81-110S7A Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEMRTM^ Seafarer and Mrs. Isaac Vega Brown and Isaac Jr. have (amity portrait token. Personals And Notiees The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Thor Thorson, 69: A Union mem­ Service Hosi^tal in Staten Island ber since 1939, Brother Thorson October 13. Causes of death were heart disease and diabetes. Burial died of heart took place in Heavenly Rest Park, disease October E. Hanover, NJ. He Is survived by 23 in the Public Mrs. Anna L. Fififord, his wife, of Service Hospital Newark. in Chicago. He served In the deck department and had been receiving the SIU disability - pen­ sion. Burial took took place in the Mt. Olive ceme­ tery in Chicago. His sister, Mrs. Jorgine Kristianson of Oslo, Nor­ WASHINGTON — If you're one way, survives him. of those resourceful men who are 4 4 4constantly conceiving new inven­ Charles H. Montgomery, 52: tions, but feel that nobody wants Brother Montgomery died of un­ them, take heart—the Pentagon is known causes on more than willing to hear you out. October 16. A The National Inventors Council, a Union member branch of the Commerce Depart­ since 1947, he ment, reports that the Government sailed in the en­ is in the market for some of the gine department answers to some 82 military prob­ Burial was in lems, with a bundle ef cash ready Richland Ceme­ for every answer they accept. tery, Dravesburg, Seek TV System Pa. Surviving High en the wanted list are a him is his daugh­ ter, Mrs. Virginia Brookes, of Tor­ television system which can clear­ ly trace long-range missiles in rance, Calif. flight, a device to prevent airplane 4 4 4 fuel from exploding upon impact Sidney Ghale, 64: Brother Ghale, or collision, a more effective means another retired of digging holes in frozen ground Seafarer on. the and an artificial eel to generate disability - pen­ electric power in sea water to sion, died of art power amplifiers in undersea teriosclerosis Au­ cables. gust 16 in the Constantly changing conditions Mobile General of modem warfare are creating Hospital. Mobile, new military wants and eliminat­ Alabama. He was ing old (Hies every year. The Coun­ a Union member cil reports that ef 380 inventions since 1941, sail­ sought for last year, 30 responses ing in the steward dep^ment. Burial was in the Pine Crest Ceme­ are now under consideration. None tery in Mobile. Mrs. Frank Smith have been bought as yet. of Charleston, SC, his sister, sur­ vives him. Elite Seraia Please contact Leo Brown, attor­ ney, at 165 Broadway, New York f, NY. Important. F. E. Wing Ex-SS Kyska Your reading glasses, left aboard the Kyska, are being held for you at the San Franci^o hall. Charlee E. Ackennan Contact Mrs. Paul S. Hurdel, Sr., 723 Linnard St., Baltimore 29, Md. She is holding papers for you. Charles A. Carlson Please get in touch with Des­ mond and Dmry at once. Harry C. Scott It is Important that you contact Mrs. Louella Scott c/o Mrs. RoUisd Miller, Westport, Washington, Box 51. 4 4 4 Bill McDonald Ralph Sturgis, 43: Brother SturYou are urged to contact AJ gia was stricken with a circulatory Whitman in Philadelphia. attack July 6 in Leonard A. G. SaHth Rijeka, Yugoslav­ ia. He was an Your wife urges yen to contact SIU man since her at once. 1941, sailing in Giles LcRoy GlcndeBBlng the deck depart­ Your mother requests you to get ment. Place of In touch with her as soon as pos­ burial is un­ sible. Her address is 3900 Clifton known. His Ave., Baltimore 16, Md. mother, Mrs. Beulah Sturgis, of Norfolk, Va., survives him. Lake Charles Hails'Atlas' LAKE CHARLES—Shipping for this area picked up a bit over the past two weeks, Leroy Clarke, port agent, reports. The new super­ tanker, Atlas, owned by Cargo and Tankship Corp., was a welcome sight when she pulled into port for a payoff recently. The ship has been in operation only three months now, and should be kept busy for some time. The following vessels called into port over the past period: the Bents Fort, Council Grove, Royal Oak, Chiwawa and the Bradford Island (Cities Service). Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits while a ship is in port, delegates are asked to contact the ball 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. Tampa Future On Dim Side TAMPA—There was little activl^ to speak of dewn here as the two-week period was devoid of any payoffs or sign-ons. A handful of men shipped as replacements for in-transit vessels which in­ cluded the Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Gateway City and Raphael Semmes (Pan-Atlantic); De Soto (Wa­ terman) and Chiwawa (Cities 4 4 4 Frederick Fulfwd, 64: Brother Service). The future outlook re­ Fulford died at the Public Health mains dim. "FiJr&r a Seafarer! TMe «aOD AMIS VUxCeSKOHROVtH mmii£Ai^m>isoi^siocAfBrazil ARB ^BAr.AR^lZS OF oo'R, UNXCM, IW 1^ THE AE;Ar TIME YaJ^^EAT-ThiEtUU. Jl �•'• •- 'i • . • m' Vol. XX No. 24 • , ,' • -; 7 .J • SEAFARERS»LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • AfSTS Proposes Privafe Ships For Troop Traffic ST. LOUIS—^Private industry has been called upon to build and operate transports for military personnel, their families and their possessions by the head of the Military Sea Transportation Service, Admiral John Will. In a speech at the annual convention of the Na­ tional Defense Transportation • Association, the Admiral operators build ships for this type however, are new roll-on, roll-off vessels which in his view are un­ called for replacement of the of service. MSTS transport fleet, now ap­ With the establishment ot a equalled for carrying tracked and proaching obsolescence. Will re­ large number of semi-permanent wheeled military vehicles. He said vealed that this plea had already military bases overseas, the move­ that 24 percent of the Army's total been presented to passenger opera­ ment of troops, dependents and cargo requirements consist of such tors earlier in the year and has their personal possessions has be­ equipment. The need for roll-on produced no specific response to come a major shipping operation. craft is so intense, he said, that In addition to approaching ob­ the MSTS will seek construction of date. For a number of years now, ship solescence, the existing MSTS several such vessels for Its own operators and maritihie unions, in­ tiansport ships do not provide suit­ account if private operators do not cluding the SIU, have been calling able accommodations. Wills said. act soon. It is also planning to on MSTS to get out of the trans­ While satisfactory for emergency activate the trailer ship Carib portation industry, particularly wartime needs, they are admittedly Queen, v/hich up until now, has where the carriage of families and cramped and-inadequate for peace­ been on the auction block with no buyer in sight. household possessions of military time standards of travel. Thousands Of Berths men was involved. It was argued On the East Coast alone, MSTS that this type of passenger service, operates 11 transports of varying as well as many other functions of sizes with accommodations for an MSTS, properly belonged to the private shipping industry. Admiral unspecified number of passengers, up into the thousands. Will's statement indicates that running Aside from MSTS' willingness to MSTS is willing to cut back on its out' of the passenger business. operations in this area if the get Will said the agency was eager to employ American-flag reefer ves­ sels, and heavy lift ships. The lack Darn Clever, of such shipping in this area, and Those Indians the shortage of new tankers as As Seafarers who hit Calcutta well, has forced MSTS to charter and Bombay well know, India foreign ships during emergency has embraced prohibition. The periods, he said. During the recent Lebanon inevitable result has been a crisis, he pointed out, the Govern­ spate of bootlegging with some ingenious devices springing up ment was compelled to commission for transporting a bit of home foreign-flag tankers, because not enough American tonnage was brew to the customer. In one instance reported from available. The need for heavy-lift Bombay, police stopped a bus­ ships capable of lifting from 100 load of apparently pregnant to 150 tons (there are only two women. As it turned out, the presently in operation) was accen­ swelling consisted of a gallon of tuated during the Korean War liquid alcohol in rubber bottles when it was necessary to charter strapped to each woman's stom­ German and. British ships for this purpose. ach. Foremost among MSTS needs, SCHEDULE OF StU MEETINCS 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 26 December 10 December 24 'SIU Of Indonesia' Now Offers Clinic It if: f' An old-time member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, Seafarer Arthur Nelson tvas one of that original group of seamen who were the core of the Atlantic and Gulf District when it was founded in 1938. Now a recipient of the SIU's $150 monthly disability-pension. Nelson can look back to almost a half-century of sailing that began back in Seattle in 1908 and included an Interval of Coast Guard Service In the early days. One of the highlights of his career, he recalls, was during World War I when the SS Mongolia fired the first successful American shot against a German U-boat. "We were bound for London with a large cargo of war material for the US allies," he recalls, .when Nelson the submarine was first sighted. The crew's initial alarm gave way to confidence when the SUpper outmaneuvered the sub and turned possible defeat into a significant victory. - But Nelson wasn't always as fortunate. He was aboard the Coast Guard ship Takoma when it went down in Alaskan waters In 1914. The crew got away in a lifeboat and spent several days adrift before rescue came. In 1916, Nelson became a member of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and sailed West Coast ships for a number of years. He then switched to Atlantic and Gulf vessels and signed up with the SIU In Mobile when it was formed. The hospitality of the Italian and English peoples made those two countries his favorite runs. They treated you "like one of the family" there, says Nelson. In fact, it was in .Genoa, Italy, where romance turned into marriage. Rheumatism was the cause of Nelson's retirement two years ago. Much of his time is how spent collecting animal mounts, which dec<H rate the walls of his home on the Bon Secour River in Alabama. He also has 20 albums containing photographs taken of his travels. ' The annual Thanksgiving dinners served to Seafarers on the beach and their families will be held in all SIU ports next Thursday, November 27. The Thanksgiving dinners, like the ones served Christmas Day, have been a stand­ ard practice of the SlU for sev­ eral years now. In headquarters, the traditional turkey day dinner will be served in the cafeteria. The same will hold for Baltimore and other ports where facilities are available in the Union halls. Smaller ports are making arrangements with local restaurants for the holiday treat. Last year's dinner in headquar­ ters attracted more than 600 Sea­ farers and members of their fami­ lies. In Included turkey, roast beef, Virginia ham, shrimp cocktails, salad, cranberry sauce, yams, mince pie, pumpkin pie, rum cake and a variety of other holiday specialties. On the West Coast, members of the SIU Pacific District will also enjoy holiday fare in West Coast halls. Tickets for the dinners should be obtained in advance In the port involved. 273 Million By 1980> Official of Indonesian seamen's union, John B. Malacas, speaks at dedication of union's clinic. Services of the clinic are available to Seafarers as well as to members of jhe Indonesian union. iS .• Turkey Day Dinners Set In All Ports DJAKARTA, Indonesia—Things are looking up for the Serikat Pelaut International, the Seafarers International Un­ ion of Indonesia, Seafarer Juan Reinosa reports. He recently attended a meeting of the-* ^ —— group at the inauguration of a new clinic in the port for use by seamen. The Serikat Pelaut International was originally formed by a group BOSTON — Preparations are of Indonesian seamen after they had learned about the SIU struc­ being made foi* the annual Thanks­ ture from Seafarers on the Isth­ giving Day Dinner held for the mian ship run. The Indonesian men on the beach and their fami­ union copied the SIU emblem and lies, James Sheehan, port agent patterned itself In various ways on reports. In order to make reserva­ tions at the hotel, Sheehan asked the SIU. men who plan to attend to let the Seafarers Welcome dispatcher know in advance. Reinosa, ^ crewmember on the Patrolman Gene Dakin Is out of Steel Admiral, was invited to the the hospital and is recuperating Djakarta dedication as represen­ at home, Sheehan said. The men tative of the SIU. He adds that the on the beach here all join in wish­ services of the clinic "are available ing him a speedy recovery. to any SIU brother that may re­ Shipping for the period has not quest medical attention in this been too good with expected tanker port free of charge." runs not materializing. There He reports that the SIU is held were only two vessels, the Brad­ in high esteem among Indonesian ford Island and the Royal Oak seamen. "They have studied our (Cities Service) paying off and constitution, our ° working agree­ signing on ovei: the last two weeks.^ ment and system of .welfare to im­ In transit were the Steel Flyer prove the seamen's working and (Isthmian), Bents Fort (Cities Service) and the. Robin Hood living conditions," he added. Tanker Lag Hits Boston WASHINGTON—This is going to be a pretty crowded country by 1980 according to the predictions of the Census Bureau. If the birth rate over the next 22 years in­ creases by about ten percent, aS forecast, there will be 272,600,000 people in the US, an Increase of more than 100 million over the present population. ' . The Bureau bases its estimates on the assumption that there will be no war, epidemic, major eco­ nomic depression or any other catastrophe which would kill off a large part of the population or reduce the birth rate. Even if the birth rate continues at its present level, the Bureau said, the population in 1980 will be about 260 million, as compared With 174,500,000 as of July this year. The Bureau also predicted that there would be three million more women than men in the nation by that time. The girls, they said, now outnumber the men by about 1,500,000. 106 Million Workers As for the working force, there will be about 106,300,000 persons between the working age of 25 and 64 in 1980, or 24,500,000 more than the present total. That means an equivalent job expansion will be requifed. In addition to the birth' rate climb, the Bureau predicts the life span of the average American, es­ pecially female, will be longer. In fact, it predicts continued substan­ tial increases in the number of persons over 65. The total of elder­ ly folks, it said, should increase .by iabout half a million a year, or up to 24,500,000 by 1980. By that time there would be only 72 men over 65 to every 100 women. -- -vi � 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 21, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: MTD ENDORSES CARIBBEAN FEDERATION SET WORLD ATTACK ON RUNAWAYS SIU’S VACATION PLAN PAYMENTS TOP $10 MILLION ISTHMIAN GETS OK ON 3 SUBSIDY BIDS EARLY VOTING BRISK; SHIPPING, REGISTRATION UP GOV’T BARTER PLAN TO AID US SHIPPING RUNAWAYS HIT BACK AT UNION DRIVE REVISE TAFT-HARTLEY, AFL-CIO DEMANDS UNION FILES UNFAIR LABOR CHARGE AGAINST RUNAWAY PHS FINDS OCEAN AIR PUREST READY 4-DAY PROTEST AGAINST RUNAWAYS SUP EASES WELFARE AID LIMITATIONS BALTIMORE LABOR SCORED NEAR-SWEEP IN BALLOTING THE RUNAWAY FLAG ISSUES PREDICT RISE IN OIL IMPORTS US BOARD BOOSTS CONSTRUCTION SUBSIDY MTD ASSAILS GOV’T POLICY ON ’50-50’ FOREIGN OPERATORS GET SUBSIDIES TOO MSTS PROPOSES PRIVATE SHIPS FOR TROOP TRAFFIC ‘SIU OF INDONESIA’ NOW OFFERS CLINIC 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 11/21/1958 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. XX, No. 24 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/e8052c9b8f7a0a4776e6d9b5e5ebd562.PDF 2d5636c1caf20c6b7dd8d6d49bb9b692 PDF Text Text Vol. XX No. 2B SEAFARBIIS«^I.OG Doeombor B 19St » OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • I't j J '* "i i'^J.Z ' ~' ''•/.'X '"ll ' ' fmt ' i' l- • f. «• «"••• k Hfl V . « .. i t." • €>EATTLe \• r' NEW YORK, Dee. 4—Jolnriy led by tho SiUNA and NMU, the American union protest on the runaways produced the following results as of 10 PM (EST) tonlghtt - ?: •.. b 160 runaway ships affected in 20 poets. b Only 23 ships escaped from behind picketiines. Most of them left with little or no cargo handled, and i/dthout tugs or pilots. b Injunctions halted picketing on only six ships, b No American-flag ship lost time due to picketing in any port. —Complete Details on Page 3 4. " . . ?'y^' - • • • •' l' - • : --.-f/;". , Joint Picket Action Affects 160 Vessels • ^ Ci i,'ji Misi® :li:;.'•/•••; �[EMS toe i '•,•• i'!.. V • ••• »it 'Go To NLRBV Court Says; OK's ITF Beef EXCERPTS FkOIN JUDGE'S RUUNC Hopes entertained by American owners of runaway tonnage that the US courts would block united labor demonstrations against them< were deflated by the decision isisued by Federal Judge Frederick van Pelt Bryan, lit addi^n to refusing to issue an in-^ when the National Labor Re­ ing that any fraud or violence has junction against the SIU front lations Board ruled that the run­ been CT will be resorted to lo as and the National Maritime away ship SS Florida was actually to bring the case within those sec­ I"' I I <?••;• Union, the judge suggested subject to US labor law. The Board tions of the Nonis-La Guardla Act the runaways go to the Na­ held then that the corporate man­ which autbo^e injunctive relief tional Labor Relations Board ipulations Involved in the transfer by the courts under such excep­ of the ship to a runaway flag did tional circumstances." If they had a complaint. not change the realities of the sit­ However, he still left the com­ li la the opinion in the Industry that the runaway operators would uation—namely that it was an plaint on the calendar stating that be extremely reluctant to so near American ship engaged in Ameri­ he would study the unions' request for a dismissal. > the Labor Board for the simple can commerce. Judge Bryan's ruling was the In his decisV>n, Judge Bry.-ui reason that It would Involve aefcnowledslnr the fact that they are told the runaways that he lacked third recent action which indicated ossentlaUy American businesses. Jurisdletioii ever the issue. ''This that the American-owned run­ In turn, that would mean their court," he said, "has no Jurisdio- away flag Ships come under the crews could be organized by Uie tion over this action, the subject Jurisdiction of US law. Just last matter of which Is udthln the cz- week, another Federal court Judge 611} and other maritime unions. Up until now. the runaways have clu^ve Jurisdiction of the board," ruled that an American-owned run­ away ship was subject to lawsuit been able to evade the Jurisdiction referring to the NLRB. of US labor law by claiming that The Judge also upheld the claim by a seaman under the Jones Act, they were actually foreign busi­ presented by SIU and NMU at­ even though the ship was reg­ nesses. However, last May the torneys that the unions were in­ istered under another fla^ (See SIU scored a major breakthrough volved In a "peaceful protest" }n story on page .5.) The Jones Act against the runaways on the legal j a labor dispute. "There is no show- ruling, like the Labor Board rul­ ing in the Florida case, held that corporate and registry changes could not alter the realities of American ownership. The companies which sought the Injunction against the SIU and NMU included most major Amer­ ican oil companies who operate foreign,tonnage.'Among them were Gulf Oil, California Standard, Amoco, Cities Service, Socony, Esso and Atlantic Refining as well as Independent tanker and bulk cargo operators Including Na­ tional Bulk Carriers, Marine Trans­ port, Naess Shipping and Keystone Shipping. Over 600 Feast At NY's Thanksgiving {Ed. not*'. The following are tom* direct gtiotei .from Judge Bryan'* decision in u^ich he refused to glM tunawcty shipowners an injunction against demonstrations hy But American maritims unions.) ^ » » » f'The Taft-Hartley Act ... doies not authorize any per­ son aggrieved by unfair labor piractices to bring suit in the courts ... the National Labor Relations Board is given aclusive primary jurisdiction. . , "... the first eonsideraticm is wfaeth^ thk is a case inTidvins or srowiaf out of a labor dispute. I think that It dearly is . .. ". .. it Is not for the court to say whether or not the defendant unions are wise in pursuing the course they seek to follow ... As long as their activities concern terms or conditions of employment ... or the representation of persona in negotiating . . . the case involves or growr out of a labor dispute and the courts are pro­ hibited from Interfering with such peaceful activities . . .. 'Legitimate Labor Objectives' "I find nothing in the Norris-LaGuardia Act, or the Sherman Act, or indeed in any other statute which prevents . . .American labor nnions from acliiis in concert . . . wiUi fweign trade unions ... to carry out legitimate labor objectives in the course of a labor dispute ... . . the plaintiffs find themselves on the horns of a dilemma. The remedy against unfair labor practices condemned by the TaftHartley Act lies exclusively under that Act . . . • person aggrieved must-first appeal to the NLRB . . . . . Indeed, the defendants argue that the Peninsula and Occi­ dental ease before the NLRB [SS Flwida ease: Ed.] indleates that the Board would take such Juriadietion, partlenlarly in light of the conceded facta here ahowing that the plaintiff eorporatlona were controlled by Ameriean corporations ... "Moreover, sueh eases . . . eited . . . give some color to the claim that majority owners^ and control by Amerieans of the corporate owners of foreign vessels might nuke . . . sueh statntes aa the Taft-Hartley Aet applicable to such vessels ... "If the plaintiffs have the right to seek the aid ef the NLRB, they have not done so ' "1 conclude . . . the plaintiffs liave not shown that they arc en­ titled to the preliminary, injunction wldch they seek. To sum­ marize, as far as n6;v appears, this case involves a labor dispute within the meaning of the Norris-LaGuardia Act. There is no show­ ing that any fraud or violence has been or will be resorted to . . ." -• Mates Get Part Of Mobile Part n I '^-i •• I' ,t • !iT>. Readying o couple of turkeys for the Thanksgiving Day dinner, headquarters cafeteria chef Al Clark does a little basting with the gravy. » f-•'' •• i: ft, rh-' wm. I f</ • 4; Ifc'- I fe-L' p,'- p: W-'-' lift Pft: hi'--'"(f, ; Seafarers and members of their families had their fill of holiday fare at the six-course Thanksgiving dinner in New York last week. Sixteen large turkeys,.80 pounds of prime ribs of beef and 40 pounds of^" ham were eagerly attacked by included cream of turkey soup and 628 Seafarers and their adult shrimp cocktail, chefs salad, yams, guests plus about 75 children. creamed onions, whipped pptatoes, Besides the entrees, the menu asparagus tips, mince, pumpkin and apple pies/ fruit cake and apple cider, plus coffee, tea and milk. Bee. 5, I95S Vsl. XX, No. 2S . The dinner served -In New York was duplicated by similar feasting in other SIU. ports On the Atlantic and Gulf Coast, as well as in the halls maintained by the Pacific V*m. BALL. SecrAtmry-Treanirtr District imions on the West Coast BBAsa, Editor. BzBHAn SEAKAN. Art Editor, H»MAN AETHUB. lawn Where facilities for preparing and SnvAOc. AL MASXIN. JOHN BBAZIL, AHA- serving food are not available in •OLB iMWorr, Stair Writer*. Bnx MOODT. Oulf Area Repreeentatioei the Union's halls, arrangements were made with nearby restaurants PubMfhaU blwMfcly at MM hBaUaoartar* to accommodate Seafarers and ' ef tha Saafarara Intarnotlonal Union, At­ their families. lantic • Ovif Olitrlct, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth Avanuo Brooklyn >8, NY. T*l. HYaelnth The Tiijoiksgiving Dinner Is a M4S0. , Socona claw postago paid at tha Post Offico In Brooklyn. NY. undor preliminary warm-up for a similar «w Act of Aoe. as. ins. affair which will be held on Christ­ mas Day in aU SIU ports, follow­ ing Union tradition. SEAFARERS LOG AFL-CIO President George Meany has handed down his arbitration award in the con­ tract dispute between the Masters, Mates and Pilots and 21 shipowners represented by th« American Merchant Marine Institute. Meariy accepted the post of arbitrator after the Mates tied up East and Gulf^ Coast shipping for six days at crease in pensions from $100 to addition, noates have now the right $150 a moiith, and a vacation sched­ to terminate articles in any con­ the beginning of October. ule patterned after the West Coast tinental US port or In Puerto Rico. The nine-page award preserves agreement All three items are Provision has also been made for the traditional contract parity be­ retroactive to June 15, Instead Of the payment of severance benefits tween East and West Coast mates October 1, when .the East Coast when a mate loses his Job per­ and between mates and engineers contract expired. manently because his ship has been on East and Gulf coast ships. It Other Improvements call for sold or transferred foreign. gives the Mates the full West overtime pay while, working cargo Nine issues that are up for fur­ Coast contract, plus 28 items from in foreign ports on weekdays be­ ther negotiation include organiza­ the agreement they negotiated tween 5 PM and 8 AM, greater or­ tional security, relief deck officers, with a group of shipping companies ganizational security, overtime pay shifting ship, seniority lists, shipin Mobile last August. Nine other at sea and in port, and a miniifium ping of relief Jobs through tho items from the Mobile agreement manning scale of two 3rd mates On MM&P hiring hall, and coastwise will be renegotiated by the mates all four-mate ships. Maintenance reliefs. Negotiations will resume and the Institute In the next two and cure coverage has been won December 8 in New York. weeks. If they fail to reach agree­ for masters, and first-class air The new 3-year agreenaent will ment, the items will be submitted transportation for all mates. In expire June 15,1961. to Meany for arbitration. Among' the key gains of the award are welfare benefits of $50 a week for up to 39 weeks when a mate is sick or hospitalized, an in- Coast Guard Alters Rules On Lite Preserver Content Use Only One Mail Address WASHINGTON—The C^ast Guard has Issued orders re­ quiring all life preserver pads made of kapok and fibrous glass materials to be sealed in special vinyl containers, inaking Seafarers with beefs regard­ ing slow payment of monies due them more resistant to gas and from various operators in back oil seepage. The order is an ex­ plastic substance, protected them wages and disputed overtime tension of a previous require­ from the oil seepage even though the bag mi|d>t be punctmred by a should first check whether they bave a proper mailing address ment for life preservers used on snag. Since vinyl is available in lim­ on file with the company. SIU passenger, ships ^and will affect ited quantities, the order Will apmerchant vesselsr headquarters officials point out that reports recdved from sev­ , The oi^der was issued after a se­ gly only to the future production eral operators show checks have ries of! tests showed that tinder of these types of preservers. A been mailed to one address, certain ! condMion# gasoline and provision was also included in the while a beef on the same score light oil films tended to have>a order to allow present life pre­ is sent from another, thlis cre­ dctrlmeiital e;ffect on' the btiby^y servers made: jyithout ribe vinyl ating much difficulty In keeping of life preservers with kapok and bags to remain in service if they fibrous glass-pads. It was found are In good cohditlons and meet iccounUf straight. other requirem^Si'< that sealing these pads in .1't I'..' •/.Kl •^1 �- - V -DMMAOT I. IfIt SEAFARERS toe Vtc* IfbiM "S; US Unions Hit 160 Runaways 111 4-Day Protest Is Big Success Spearheaded jointly by the SIU and NMU, a dra­ matic demonstration of American support for the worldwide union protest against runaway-flag shipping was successfully concluded ships flying the flags of Panama, late yesterday after 96 Liberia, Costa Rica and Honduras. Plans for the American demon­ hours of picketing by sea stration were set up at a meeting in New York November 24 called' men in 20 US ports. by SIUNA president Paul Hall and The protest staged by NMU president Joseph Curran, as of the American ITF the American Committee co-chairmen Committee. Two former SlU-manned ships which ran away, the Atlantic Wdter and Gulf Water, lie dead behind a picket line in Baltimore. of the International TranS' Summing up the impact of the portworkers Federation af beef in a joint statement issued fected a total of 160 runaway last night, co-chairmen Hall and Runaways Learn They Can't Hide "We got them scattered from hell to yonder , , was the report clicked out by teletype froni New Orleans all week as the ITF runaway ship demonstration picked up steam New Orleans had 24-hour picket squads and a couple of ets dressed in down east foul picket boats roving right into weather gear appeared on a local • i. television show and went back to their posts where Liberian-flag su­ pertankers were hung up. • • • Mobile had the Liberian run­ away Ampala in hand, which was empty when picketing began and empty when she skipped port with­ out tugs or a pilot. Owners of that one should have a bit of trouble when they bring her back to Ala­ Costa Rica, one of the four bama after flouting state law bar­ "Panhonlibco" nations, has com­ ring any sailing minus tugs or a peted plans to cancel the reg­ pilot. A couple of ITF pickets ap­ MONTREAL—Critically af­ istry of runaway-flag ships peared iive on television in Port­ fected by the runaway-flag under her flag, effective Decem­ land, Oregon, complete with picket gimmick that has reduced Can­ ber 31. The action involves signs and ITF leaflets, to tell their ada's deep-sea merchant fleet IZZ ships and affects some 810,- case to the public. They did so to less than 20 ships, the SIU 000 deadweight tons of ship­ well, the local papers upped cov­ Canadian District picketed ping. erage on the runaway protest story on both coasts and the Lakes, The bill passed by the Costa the next morning . . . Five ships tying up 14 runaways that Rican iegislature cancels all were tied up there. showed up in seven ports. The * « * licenses that are in arrears im­ vessels were picketed until the One major benefactor of the mediately and the rest at the end of the four-day demon­ end of the year. The IZZ ships world-wide demonstration are the stration led by SIUNA vicebrought the country $100,000 a rope and paint companies. Unable president Hal C. Banks. All year in revenue, or less than to get any type of service in port, moves to block the Canadian $1,000 each for the privilege of some ships just cut lines and picketing by injunctions failed drifted out, hopeful of gaining evading US wage scales and the completely. 52 percent US corporation tax sanctuary in another port. Others, like the Panamanian Helen H. in New Orleans, painted out their rine Engineers Beneficial Associ­ pushed aside the regular tug crew, names in a bid to hide their iden­ ation, Masters, Mates & Pilots, took over the boat and tried to tity from roving picket squads. The American Radio Association and move the big ship out. pickets stayed with them anyway. the Radio Officers Union. Efforts Typical of the trade union spirit of local ITF port committees, that predominated throughout the which gained the support of thou­ beef was the reaction of the tug's sands of workers in all phases of crew ... They Jumped over the the maritime industry, were co­ side to an ITF picket boat standing ordinated by Cal Tanner, SIUNA by. The tugmen, members of the vice-president, and NMU vicepresident Shannon Wall. Inland Boatmen's Union, said they didn't want to have any part In The port distribution of ships letting the runaway get away . . . showed that New Orleans and Philadelphia bore the brunt of the She left without a pilot also. demonstrations, each having more « * * than 20 ships hung up. New York, In New York, operators of the as a package cargo port, had a Liberian freightship Panagiotis smaller number, since the runaways showed they didn't care much are primarily bulk cargo carriers. what flag they flew if they eould On the Pacific Coast, Morris get their ship serviced . ^ . An­ Weisberger, SIUNA first vicechored out in the stream, the Pan­ president and secretary-treasurer agiotis pulled down the Liberian of the Sailors Union of the Pacific, flag at 4 AM Tuesday, ran up the .directed joint picketing activities 6|:eek ensign and waited for busi­ by the .SUP, Marine Firemen, Ma­ ness. When none came, she upped rine Cooks and Stewards and West anchor at 3 PM Tuesday heading Coordinating American pro­ Coast branches of the NMU and for Boston, where, she was tied up test, SIUNA v-p Col Tanner the officers unions. Wednesday all over again. (center) and NMU. v-p Shan­ Due to the combined US effort, .. t * • non Wall (right) check ship only 23 runaways were able to skip : Snow boots were the order of the day In Portland^ Maine. Pickmoves with Pogor, NMU. (Contjintt^ on page 5.> the bayou country to keep tabs on the more than 20 runaways in the Crescent City's port area. * * « Seattle had the Liberian super­ tanker Neapolis locked up tight at Anacortes, Wash., until three com­ pany officials of Foss Tug & Barge SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curron took turn on line down at Erie Basin, New York. They were picket­ ing the SS Houston. The runaway ship West Princess was one of more than 20 vessels hung up in New Orleans by the joint action of American maritime unions. Philadelphia, piekat boats madt life miserable for: rundwa^ Sign on pilot house tells.iwhoie story. i i A i Curran declared: "The effective united action of the American maritime unions proves their de­ termination to resolve this critical problem. The unions will now sur­ vey the effects-of the protests as a means of determining the course of our future action." Shannon Wall, Vice-president of the NMU, and Cal Tanner, SIU vice-president who coordinated the activities of the two unions de­ clared the success of the operation was a result of tiie officic-nov and cooperation among the unions m ail ports. All hands worked as one, they said, and despite the vastness of the beef it came off without a hitch anywhere. Picketlines in the ports where runaway ships showed up were manned jointly by SIUN.\ and NMU affiliates, along with the Ma- One Gone Canada SIU Pickets 14 ^.1 �SEAFAMERS r LOG i, l»Bt " I w SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD Ship Acfiyify November 12 Through November 25, 1958 > Per SiOR In Offs Oas Trans. TOTAL iofltM 1 1 3 1 class B and the remaining nine percent for "C" men. These figures New Yerfc ... 27 8 13 40 represent proportions of the total jobs shipped and have been virtual­ HdledelpMn.. 4 3 10 17 ly constant for many months. leMiiere ... 9 2 11 . 22 A recap of the men on the beach at the end of the period shows NerfoHi ..... 1 2 7 11 seven ports with IfiO or less men on the beach in all departments, pee 1 9 8 among them Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wil­ Tompn ...... —" _ 4 4 mington and Seattle. San Francisco follows with 107 and Philadelphia Mobile 7 1 i 13 with 109. Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington also have New Orle«M . I 19 2 28 50 or less class top seniority (class A) men on hand. Norfolk has 51. Lake ClMrles . ~ 8 i The following is the forecast port hy port: Boston: Very slow .•. . Neusten .... 1 2 18 19 New York: Still good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Fair . . . . — 7 7 Norfolk: Fkir. . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Quiet . . . Mobile: Should WHmliigfaa 1 8 10 pick up sgein . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Just fair . . . See Fraedsce. 2 4 7 Houston: Still busy . . . Wilmington: Slow . . . San Franeisoo: Fair . . . Seatrie 1 14 SIU shipping showed a healthy increase last period, re­ The seniority totals indicate no change for class A, a slight dip for flecting a 35 percent rise over the previous report. The total class B and a corresponding rise,for industry newcomers in class C. number of men dispatched was 1,126. Registration rose also, The proportion of jobs for class A was 69 percent, plus 22 percent for to 1,138. Thus, the number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period was virtually the same as before. The rise in shipping was across the board, covering all three departments. All SIU ports handled a total of ^8 ships, including 61 payoffs, 28 •ign-ons and 119 in-transit vessels. New York, New Orleans and Bal­ timore again accounted for the bulk of these, 96 all told. The heavy activity didn't do much good for shipping in Baltimore, however. (See '^hip Activity" summary at right.) Eight ports shared in the overall shipping rise. Tampa showed no real change and five others declined. Shipping in New York was more than double the previous report, producing the highest dispatch total for that port in five years. Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, New Or­ leans, Houston, Wiluiington and Seattle also gained. On the downside, Mobile slumped, Boston shipped no jobs at all and Baltimore, Lake SeatOe: Good. Charges and San Francisco fell off again. TOTALS ... 81 28 119 208 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake. Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco.. Seattle TOTAtS GROUP 12 3 2 4 — 30 46 18 5 10 11 28 3 8 1 1 9 21 16 28 2 1 7 20 2 4 9 9 6 11 108 186 46 Registered CLASS B GROUP 12 3 ALL 2 1 3 6 11 12 25 94 4 19 — — 4 4 6 12 46 2 4 5 10 12 1 — 1 1 2 — 1 1 1 6 1 3 34 2 8 13 48 2 23 3 1 — 2 S 3 27 1 9 2 2 6 4' 1 5 6: 23 3 4 7 19 — 340~11 41 62* 114 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 123 ALL — 31 73 28 132 3 8 5 16 8 10 23 7 3 11 10 6 1 1 — 8 8 19 36 10 20 2 37 10 21 7 4 1 2 10 14 5 4 12 82 172 66 3201 Shipped CLASS B Shipped GROUP 123 ALL Roglsterod On The Booth CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP 123 ALL ABC ALL GBOUP 121ALL 8 15 13 — 2 1 1 2 — — 1 — 1 — 3 2 6 — — — 3 31 2 2 2 1 1 3 8 10 8 19 132 — 1 1 23 16 — 2 11 10 1 19 36 2 37 7 14 12 29320 2 2 1 2 4 27 37 0 8 l7 14 14 31 2 2 2 1 1 19 — 1 — — -- 3 8 2 4 6 — 8 — 67 29 20 2 30 182 88 158 43 289 38 18 14 20 4 26 38 92 13 143 13 9 15 2 22 1 4 — 5 f 4 1 2 1 71 24 26 38 7 n 48; 2 43 7 20 20 42 — 62 14 9 1 34 3 -11 — i2 2 11 2 24 6 12 14 416 279 490 94 GROUP I ^2 3 ALL 5 *3 1 9 2 20 25 47 2 5 7 21 47 71 8 7 11 — i 2 lit 1 10 1 •1 2 17 2 26 1 27 — 863 19 1 6 12 13 1 5 S 2 — 1 79 135 1 9,. 20 7 15 9 7 8 233 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Pert AA Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Cin The Beach CLASS B CLASS A ' *! GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A B 3 ALL 1 2 2 2 1' ' • • 3 3 3 6 3 6 1 12 14 1 50 17 9 76 5 23 13 31 25 41 12 74 11 97 3 3 11 21 18 42 14 153 •69 148 23 230 7 63 42 14 97 _ 13 — 10 1 6 11 — 4 6 4 18 2 12 8 12 13 2 3 20 ' 1 5 _ 5 18 2 36 5 43 —4 8 6 34 25 60 12 1 13 4 18 6 98' 9 lis 1 18 1 1 --4 24 8 _ 1 6 1 8 — 5 2 12 6 20 7 1 2 3 15 2 18 2 1 1 2 3 2 5 1 ' — — 2 5 — 7 — 2 7 2 3 3 6 — 6 — 2 7 3 3 7 3 2 1 13 1 — _ 4 4 — 4.— 3 — 2 — 5 2 3 — 4 4 1 6 — 4 2 2 2 — Q g • 3 19 s 13 10 18 IS 45 5 27 4 10 a0 44 7 X fj 4 12 WW xw X0 xo V xw Aw 34 8 3 45 4 7 7 8 17 91 2 5 59 7 16 6 21 2 2 5 4 11 ~8 11 14 29 14 29 54 25 — ' 3 — 3 —. 2 6 7 1 1 3 3 3 4 1 1 4 1 4 ... 5 1 1 6 23 30 — 1 10 5 18 9 5 S3 13 25. 3 41 3 14 5 24 33 6 2 2 48 13 4 7 13 , _ — 7 6 1 8 _ 6 17 1 1 6 6 14 1 1 1 7 2 6 1 1 2 13 4 4 1 5 19 — 2 21 2 30 — 12 __ 2 . 7 14 7 — 1 3 2 4 21 7 14 1 2 — 11 8 3 3 13 — 5 9 4 8 — 12 — 13 1 9 1 7 8 19 1 4 1 1 11 — 43 221 33 297 9 68 54 131 29 189 27 245 7 43 58 108 13 20 S3 245 108 33 386 134 483 55 672 17 131 94 242 1 • , s "o •— It STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A fOrff Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles..... Hoiiston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TPW ' DECK MN&ME VrfWARIt X Registered CLASS B •— Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 3 ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 2 2 4 2 2 __ 22 11 33 66 2 13 15 34 15 51 100 6 1 4 11 — 3 3 4 3 5 12 13 4 17 34 12 12 4 1 3 8 1 2 3 6 1 2 4' 7 4 5 — . 1 — 2 2 4 1 1 2 7 1 4 — 2 5 7 _ — 1 1 6 2 5 13 _ 10 10 2 — 7 9 — 34 11 45 _ IS 15 3 1 30 34 — 1 1 2 2 2 3 — 1 ' 4 10 3 3 16 1 6 1 8 7 11 18 _ 1 1 — 2 — 2 2 1 1 1 3 10 2 4 16 — 4 4 5 9 4 — 4 3 — 7 2 2 1 1 4 6 91 26 116 233 3 5 75 83 70 23 123 210 Registered CLASS A MM MM Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Oh The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS C ALL 1 3 ALL 3 ALL A B 2 2 1 ___ - . 5 19 1 13 19 'MM 28 100 19 23 142 94 .34 112 240 1 22 8- 24 3 ' 4 12 4 16 13 96 18 34 8 - 8 5 13 44 11 3 ' 2 5 5 5 10 . 6 8 2 1 2 2 7 2 2 11 5 2 7 13 1 1 MM' 1 1 2 5 M 14 27 2 9 2 11 22 9 t» 118 17 7 7 84 58 40 17 7 3 1 4 2 6 2 2 8 5 31 7 18 7 25 23 3 9 3 3 1 4 3 1 'MM MM 31 3 12 8 3 9 12 16 3 15 1 7 7 1 14 11 1 1 6 98 286 681 75 33 216 75 33 924 297 1 32 GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 MM MM J . MM MM 1 1 1 MM - •' MM 1 2 3 9 4 15 4 4 4 1 1 2 _ 17 2 6 1 1 MM' 4 5 61 MM ,1 . MM • .M MM MM MM MM ^M MM MM MM MM MM MM , M- MM MM MM MM MM MM • - MM MM'. WWM MM Mi—" MM MM «M MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM '•A/- GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 4 4 32 2 2 28 1 '7 8 2 4 85 41 8 7 4 14 — — 1 1 — 14 14 — 1 21 22 — — 4 4 1 5 7 1 7 1 >— 8 — 1 7 8 — 4 1 8 15 144 168 9 MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Sharped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C 1 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0ht The Beach CLASSB CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLAJei§ GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 12 8 AIA^ 1 9. % Ak.T,l ABC ALL 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 2 1 AfX 1 108 186 46 1 340 11 79 135 233 41 62 1 114 82 172 66 320 3 27 37 29]320 67 29 | 416 279 490 94 j 863 19 67 1 14 14 43 221 33 1 297 9 17 131 94 242 68 54 1 131 29 189 27 j 245 7 43 98 109 — 331249 108 33 | 386 134 483 59 1 672 13 20 m. OA AA OMdi. 1 '0AB 00*A9B9.) AfC ' QA 1 'WAX AAW 14C tAA •• tMM ^ • 0 K TK WA AO eoo A' K ' 09 WW WX .. .AMI XXw i X99w' 'xD xw% 0 /D 11 e9 70 297 M xW rfVl 23 123 216 V 83jZ10 75 33 1 824 5 ol 75 — T' 32 b42 p8-_195 1 870 23 114 191 1 32i 181 384 216 .78i] If^ 75 15f .38f{ 1 28 60 XSlTtl 250 95 [IITOITlp ion 435 12216 45 225 373 I .< "1 t f < .• - • • 1 - - m �Deeeaber ». 1M» SEAFARERS LOG 'ii. • •»• "• • " 'Fit® Whig / ;,rt| JONES ACT APPLIES: QUESTION: Do you lind riio protont systom of itsuing draws ogoinft your boso pay ad^uole? Jim 6^i«t«r, ottUtgr: No. I would rather thejr allowed us to draw against our overtime too. As It la now we don't have much to draw against, especially after they take out our allotments, taxes and other deduc­ tions. However I think the draw should be limited to assure a man of some money when he pays off at the end of a voyage. Charles Oglesby, ABi The present system is not fair. If a man makes the money, let him have It. I think It is up to each guy Individually to make sure he saves enough for when he is paid off and winds up on the beach. But the present draw limit Is pretty small when you get down to it after the deductions are taken out. US Court Rules Seamen Can Sue Runaway Ships While American seamen were preparing for their role in the worldwide protest agaipst runaway shipping, a Federal District Court judge in New York ruled that an Americanowned runaway operation was subject to injury suits under the Jones Act. The decision, which held that the creation of a rtmaway-flag corporation owners, to avoid stringent shipping pressed beyond the normal foiv did not absolve American laws by seeking foreign registra­ mantles of more or lew nominal owners of their obligations, ap­ tion eagerly offered by some coun­ foreign registration to enforce, pears to be another important step tries.' against American shipowners the in whittling down the special priv­ "Confronted with such opera­ obiigations which onr law places ileges enjoyed by the runaways. tions, onr courts on occasion have upon them." Judge Irving R. Kaufman, in announcing that he would accept suit against the owners under the ti Jones Act, declared: 4" C. C. Bridgman, AB: Personally "Under the view pressed by the Pete Foti, AB: They should it doesn't matter that much to me Compania" [Compania Panaitiena allow us to draw some amount of for I try to draw our overtime. Af­ Maritime San Gersimo SA] "an as little as pos­ ter all, on SIU American owner might escape his sible during a ships Saturday statutory liability merely by inter­ trip. All they and Sunday over­ (Continued from page 3) posing a foreign corporation be­ claimed that all the Niarchos tank­ take out of my time Is guaran­ ers got away early Tuesday. tween himself and the vessel, both port, after delays, after being hit by pay Is the allot­ teed, so why not Despite the press releases, the of which, for all practical purposes picketlines or roving picket squads ment. However let us have It? World Enterprise and World Bond he owns . . . 'I do not believe that covering miles of waterfront In the present sys­ Many times a the law can be so easily baffled." cars and picket boats. A few of were still being picketed at Port­ tem Is hard on man has a prob­ the ships slipped out after being land until 36 hours later, when the NLRB RuHng Similar the men who lem and has tb serviced by scab labor behind un­ Enterprise skipped after dark Wed­ Judge Kaufman's ruling would have' allotments send money ion picketlines. The rest got away nesday, under cover of a fierce taken out of their pay leaving home, but It is hard to get. I thus appear to follow the same line only after cutting their lines, and snowstorm. The World Bond was . them with little to draw against. would like to see our draw limits of thought expressed by the Na­ then minus tugs and pilots and still tied to the dock yesterday with They should Increase it in their Increased up to about one-third of tional Labor Relations Board when Portland under six inches of snow. with full or half-loads. it ruled that the runaway fiag pas­ case. Operators who tried the injunc­ Major Injunction Bid Fails our OT. senger ship SS Florida was subject t t it tion route to drive off persistent In advance of the scheduled pro­ i t> Max Eustace, DM: I think they to the US Labor Relations Act. The Y. E. (Johnny) Pedrsza, Jr., Board held that the Liberian-flag test, a group of runaway tanker picketlines were successful only in should allow us to have more draws than they FHVT: No, the present draw-limit vessel and its owners were subject operators sought an injunction in Mobile, where picketing was does not give a to its jurisdiction because the ship Federal District Court in New York banned on five ships already in do. After all, man enough to was actually American-owned and to bar the SIU and NMU from tak­ local shipyards, and In Galveston, we've earned the get by on. How- operated In American foreign ing any part in. the beef. District where the NMU was barred from money, so why ever, if they trade, even though two subsidiary Judge Frederick Van Pelt Bryan picketing one ship. Other than not let us have would allow us corporations were set up as a threw the operators' petition out that the various injunction, pro­ it. Many times to draw agalhst means of operating It under the for lack of jurisdiction. (See story ceedings failed to halt the fourwe've hit a port day protest. on page Z;) our overtime, it Liberian fiag. and needed Accordingly, the Picketing in the ITF demonstra­ Ex-Seatram Picketed would help a lot. Board approved the SIU's bid for money for ex­ tion got underway 12:01 AM on In New Orleans, the runaway exIf a man does an election on the ship whioh was penses, not onl}' Monday, December 1, and con­ Seatrain New Orleans, formerly draw it though, subsequently won by the Union. for ourselves but tinued through midnight yester­ manned by Seafarers, highlighted it would be up to our families, especially around The Jones Act ruling by Judge day on a 24-hour basis. By noon argument in Civil District Court the holidays. But what can we do, him to make sure he saves enough Kaufnoan Involved a suit by a the captain has the money locked to take care of his family and him­ Greek crew-member of the Pana­ Monday an estimated 60 ships were before Judge Rene A. Viosca. already tied up, as support from Ruling out an Immediate ban on' up. self while on the beach. manian-flag Marcella. He was in­ waterfront workers for the anti- picketing, Judge Viosca told the jured while the ship was in Can­ runaway fight steadily mounted. operator's attorney, Walter Carroll, This figure jumped to 75 by (who also represents the SlU-con-' adian waters, and brought suit under the Jones Act although when Monday evening, and to 106 on tracted Mississippi Shipping), that he sighed on In Baltimore he had "Tuesday, when the Liberian "De­ he would not issue a temporary to agree th'at Ife only had rights puty Commissioner of Maritime writ and' leave the unions with no for injury claims under Panaman­ Affairs" Issued a hasty press state­ means to carry on a peaceful pro­ ian' law. Consequently, by accept­ ment calling the demonstration test during the rest of the fourthe case. Judge Kaufman in ineffective." At the time, 75 of day period. It has been normal WASfflNGTON—The SEAFARERS LOG won its 24th La­ ing effect, ruled that the seaman could the ships tied up were Liberian- practice In Louisiana before thia bor Press citation over the years when it was awarded a cer­ not sign his rights away. flag vessels. to "enjoin fi^st and ask questions 'Hot Ships' Snowed Under tificate of merit for general editorial excellence in the an­ A key element In the Judge's afterwards." In the same way, runaway opera­ In addition to widespread tele­ nual International Labor ^ decision was the fact that a ma­ Press of America competi­ volving the over-all content and jority of the stock in the company tors sought some comfort from vision coverage and front-paged tion. The "United Rubber appearance of the entries. was owned by residents of New scattered reports on ships that newspaper stories giving the back­ Judging the entries of over 300 York who are citizens of the United managed to escape from behind ground of the union protest, 100,Worker," published by the union of the same name, took the award labor organs were faculty members States. He cited a 1953 Supreme picketlines. Spokesmen for the 000 leaflets were distributed on the in the class for International pub^ of the Journalism Department of Court case in which the court held big Niarchos tanker interests re­ waterfront by the time picketing leased an "obituary" to the press ended; Tfie leaflets issued by the lications, while the "Machinist" tfie University of California at Los as follows: on the NMU-SIU demonstration In American ITF Committee pointed organ of the International Associa­ Angeles and of the Institute of "It is common knowledge that In tion of Machinists, also won a Labor Relations. In Issuing a cer­ recent years a practice has grown, Portland, Me., after one of the Ni­ out that 400 ships which had fled certificate of merit. General edi­ tificate of merit to the SIU news­ particularly among American ship­ archos supertankers got away. the US flag for tax-dodging Liber­ Heady with this success, they ian registry had torpedoed 16,000 torial excellence Is the major clas­ paper they remarked that, "This seamen's jobs plus thousands of jobs ' newspaper shows obviously high sification in the ILPA contest infor other-maritime workers,, while coippetent technical awareness of endangering national security by journalistic practices." cutting a huge slice from the US Last year the LOG won one first qierchant fleet. Another 100 US prize and three merit awards. As ships also switched to the other a result of its top award for having runaway havens whose vessels were the best front page in the 1957 picketed. competition, the L(X} was ineligi­ Although the protest was acti­ ble to compete In the front page vated in 20 ports, local committees category this year. Other classifica­ were on 24-hour standby in five tions 'judged in the labor press other'ports completely bypassed by LAKE CHARLES—Shipping for competition are "best single edi­ the. runaways. Some of the "hot" this port hit a new low over the torial," "best original cartoon" and ships, unable to move into berths,. past period as many of the vessels "best feature article." rode out the four-day protest at The LOG'S certificate of merit due in for pay-off and sign-on were anchor or slowed up in transit to diverted to other ports, Leroy was the SIU newspaper's 24thUS ports, 4n order to arrive late. Clarke, port agent reports. This prize since the inauguration of the was-largely due to the. fact that annual awards in 1947 under the Cities . Service had slowed down auspices of the American Federa­ production at its refinery in order tion of La'bor. It was the paper's 11th prize siitoe the AFL-CIO to make some inajoi i-epaks. - Calling Into port during the last merger, in 1955. two weeks were the Bents Fort, In 1955 and 1953 the LOG won Bradford Island, Cantigny and the top award for editorial excel­ Winter Hill (Cities Service) and (he lence; It has: placed first or been Sid* by side, EmIle JHqllins,:SlU. (left) and H. Bpvms, NMU, pickol Atlas (Cargp^^ and . Tapdcship). AU vQited./or this award .five.of the last were reported In good shape. seven years.. . runaway ship in Mobile, Ala. •n '•i 4 US Sea Unions Tie Up Rnnaway-Flag Shipping LOG Is Cited For Editorial Excellence CS Refinery Work Slows Ik. Charles Ttll it to tht I/oj! ^ �• ', rum Sta^ -^v A '. "rl' *'i -. -• t, •• SEAWAREK3 IPG DMMitier »; Bloonifield Fleet Gets Top Cleanliness Score WC Sailors HOUSTON—^The 88 Margarett Brown, last of Bloomfield Steamship Company's four-ship fleet to be inspected, received a perfect score in the annual US Public Health Inspection last month. Two of the company's other ships, the Uucille Bloom- immersed in water never less than field and the Neva West also 170 degrees, meat blocks are ecored 100 percent in :the test, cleaned daily with wire brushes, while the fourth vessel, the Alice and cooks' knives and utensils arc Brown, just missed the perfect kept clean and greaseless at all circle with a score of 99 percent. times. "The sanitation certificate framed Daily. Practice In a letter to Robert Matthews, on the bulkhead of each of our Unusual Interest has been shown he did during the last two voyages SIU Houston Port Agent, O. C. vessels is of the utmost importance Webster, Bloomfield vice-president, to all hands," he noted, "as it re­ by the crew on the Steel Seafarer on the Kyska. in the vessel's praised the efforts of the crews in presents not only a clean ship but Several bakers, cooks and stew­ safety program, ard departments were in line for keeping their vessels up to par. a continuous effort of ship's per­ Grady Fairclotb, votes of confidence and thanks "Cleanliness," he said, "is not a sonnel to safeguard the health of ship's, reporter from their shipmates. S. M. Wokcase of being up for these annual all aboard." noted. It • is be­ ton, baker on the Feltote was Matthews commended the crew inspections, but is a day to day lieved to hayC praised for his variety of pastries; practice on all of these vessels." of the Margarett Brown and the come about as a thanks to Johnny Knowles for the It requires daily inspection by other three Bloomfield vessels for result of the ac­ fine French bread he has been put­ the chief stewards, Webster, said, the fine job they have been doing cident on the last ting out for the crew on the Alin true SIU style. tc see that all of the dishes and trip in which one mena; and to the steward depart­ tableware are properly washed and crewmember fell ments on the Calmar, Maria H, Fairclofh and broke his' Steel Admiral, CS Norfolk, Del leg, he said. But whatever the Monte, Ocean Star, Alcoa Polaris, cause, it is an excellent idea for Bienville, Jefferson City Victory, all to join in for it will pay off in and Lucille Bloomfield, all of the long run. whom have been doing "a fine It was a very clean payoff re­ job." cently on the Del Mar, Michael Dunn, ship's del­ PHILADELPHIA—Shipping for egate writes, be­ this port picked up a great deal cause of the fine over the last period, Steve Car- cooperation the dullo, port agent reports. The SS delegates have Evelyn (Bull) recrewed as was been receiving predkted and took a number of from all of the men off the registration list. The crew. This co­ remaining jobs were replacements operation has he for vessels paying off or calling continued, SAN FRANCISCO — Shipping said, with the re­ into port for servicing. Dunn for this port picked up somewhat sult that every­ The membership attending «the thing running qery over the past period as a number has been last meeting in this port was filled of vessels paying off or calling in­ in on the background of the Inter­ smoothly during the present trip. to the area for servicing took on The last, ship's hieeting could be national Tfansportworkers Federa­ tion beef against runaway flag, ves­ called the entertainment meeting replacements. However, Marty Breithoff, port according to the ship's minutes. sels, Ciirdulio said. Paying off during the past period Much of the time was spent In agent, reported that the spurt is were the Massmar, Marymar (Cai- expiaining the system of draws and expected to slow down next period. Calling here during the period mar) and the Cities Service Chl- the vessel's movie program to new wawa and Winter Hill.. The Mass- crewmembers, he noted. All hands were the Coeur D'Alene Victory mar, Evelyn and the Steel Sea­ voted in favor of buiiding up the (Victory Carriers) and the Kyska fund to purchase new movies, and (Waterman), both paying off. Infarer (Isthmian) signed on. In transit were the Petro Chem the whole program as turned over transit were the Ocean Evelyn (Valentine); Robin Hood (Robin); to Brother J. Tucker. (Maritime Overseas); Portmar, Votes of thanks were In order- Pennmar (Calmar); Fairport (Wa­ Young America (Waterman); Emilia, Jean, Edith (Bull); Steel to ship's delegate John Brady for terman); Steel Surveyor and the Admiral (Isthmian); Ocean Dinny the fine job he has been doing in Steel Flyer (Isthmian). The Coeur (Maritime Overseas) and the Alcoa that capacity on the Orion Ciipper; D'Alene Victory and the Wild Pennant (Alcoa). and to Brother Pamell for the job Ranger (Waterman) signed on. SIU SHIPS AT SEA Philly Showis PHote Big Upturn L0rr^/^ In Shipping Shipping Up In 'Frisco; Future Dim VfiAWihm mcLss xkcmd"/ aie >VelCoTti£db\r youjr • ••"T. • ""i: • 54 Running -f ~ SAN FRANCISC(5—The annual election of the Sailors Union of the Pacific got underway December 1 with 64 candidates in the run­ ning for 17 offices. Incumbents Morris Welsberger and Harry Johnson are -unopposed for secre­ tary-treasurer and assistant , secre­ tary-treasurer respectively. Union members will also be called upon to elect five of seven candidates as building corpora­ tion trustees and five of seven as delegates to next year's SIU of NA Convention. Trustees are elected to one year terms while delegates are chosen every other year for the biennial conventions. There are also seven propositions on the. ballot, among which are shipping rule changes incorporat­ ing the seniority preference sys­ tem; a proposal to extend the tenday period ii> which crews can re­ turn to their laid up ships to 21 days; and one to decide whether men working on shoreside jobs have the right to be registered on on the SUP shipping list. Other candidates running unop­ posed are Joe Pohorence for San Francisco dispatcher. Jack Dwyer, first patrolman in San, Francisco, and William Armstrong', New York agent. Voting will continue through January, 1959. . : Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership, including cmmittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groupit named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of eachoneeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so.. h.a ^Memory^s Not Enough^ I ^ 'r. d V-*'* '* ; : ^ 1' fl - it's largely true thot safety practiceg are a matter -of developing good habits, so that it becomes semi-automatic after o while for the safety-conscious Seafarer to dO his .fob tlie. ri^ht way. But oven the bestintentioned crewrheiViber can become forgetful and that's when it's always good to have d reminder handy. • A^V'. v-r ite- Signs posted in appropriate places, such as the one illustrated here, will serve to jog the memory ifa if a crewmember to overlook " happens " a necessary safety precaution. Properly used, such v can be a definite-asset in preventing shipboard mishaps. ' ' J • ,» '•/^f n>' hM' • • -i C!"' •I'Sp-.-h;'"' I V" : • IH< r-\ • '.H 1: Stains"; , vimCi �Deoeoiker 5^ 19tt. SEAFARERS YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Science Toys For Children TagaOngm >;..T LOG Pier Collapses -Tired Bloo^ , Sections of a Brooklyn pier just quietly gave up and col­ lapsed into the Upper Bay, dumping some 50 cases of watches, cameras and other optical goods into saltwater. About 170 feet of Pier 6, Bush Terminal, were involved. The pier started showing" cracks on Sunday afternoon, November 30, and an hour later, a section of the pier gave'way. Fortunately, since it was Sunday, nobody was working on the dock at the time. It was believed that some of the pilings under the dock gave way, which would be an unusual accident but the only logical reason offered for the pier's collapse. New York Booms, Sets Five-Vear Shipping High NEW YORK—Shipping for the past period hit a five-year record high as 477 jobs were shipped from this port alone, Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer reported. The last highest total was in Decem­ V ber, 1953, when 502 berths doing, "^he crew of the Ocean were shipped during the pre- Dinny refused to pay off their ves^ Ch'ristmas rush period. The crew- sel because they could not coma ing of a,couple of ships that were to terms on an overtime beef. in lay-up helped boost the totals. However the beef was settled Next period should also be very quickly in favor of the crew by good'with men piling off in order the boarding patrolman and the to bq home for Christmas. ship paid off deari. On the whole. Hall said, the There were a total of 48 vessels vessels paid off clean because of calling into this port over the past the fine job their delegates are period. Twenty-seven paid off, eight signed on and 13 were intransit. The following vessels paid off: Seagarden (Peninsular ' Nav.); Frances, Beatrice. Elizabeth (Bull); Bienville, Gateway City, Fairland,. patrolman reported that most of Beauregard, Raphael Semmes the tankers are not docking in (Pan-Atlantic); Robin Sherwood, Robin Hood (Robin); Maria H Richmond any more. (Herald); Longview Victory, North­ western Victory (Victory CJiuriers); From the Great Lakes District Steel Admiral, Steel Traveler comes news that Seafarers at the (Isthmian); Atlantic (Banner Line); Detroit Public Health gervice hos­ Ideal X (Marine Tankers); Seapital took to cover when a British trains New York, Texas, Savan­ jet plane recently crashed oniy nah, Louisiana (Seatrain); Ocean 1,000 feet from the hospital One Dinny (Ocean Clippers); Madaket of the men remarked, "Give me a (Waterman); Seastar (Traders) and good safe SIU ship any time over the Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa.) Signing on were the Steel Ad­ the dangers of a hosMtal." miral and Steel Traveler (Isth­ mian); Atlantic (Banner); LongSeafarers who worked aboard view Victory, Northwestern Vic­ the SlU-contracted excursion boat, tory (Victory Carriers); Ines (Bull); the Canadiana, are expected to re­ Robin Hood (Robin) and the Gate­ ceive their wages due them now way City (Pan-Atlantic). The in-transit vessels included that the ship has been sold, reports the Great Lakes District. A ship the Winter Hill, Cantigriy (Cities accident in July had drained the Service); the Arizna (Waterman); company of all its assets. The ship Seatrain Georgia, New Jersey (Seawas bought for $28,500 at an auc­ train), Texmar (Calmar) and the Val Chem (Heron). tion last month. Everybody's science-conscious this Christmas, and toy manufactur­ ers are likely to make more money from Sputnik than the Russians. But the problem for parents who want to make scientific materials available to their youngsters, is to separate the worthwhile materials from the tremendous, amount of "scientific"' junk on the market. First of all. avoid the pseudo-scientific playthings that try to capita­ lize on th% present interest in science. You can spend $4 for a me­ chanical moon rocket that nierely moves around the floor and blinks lights. Or you can get an intt-oductbry astronomy kit for $3 which will really teach a child sky observation. Compare prices. They vary widely. Some mail-order houses and lowprice retailers sell the popular Spitz all-electric planetarium for as little as $14 as compared to the national list price of ^0. Investigate off-beat sources for scientific materials as well as the standard toy retailers. Such specialized sources for science materials -include the large natural-history and science museums, school science suppliers and specialty suppliers like the radio and electronics parts retailers and jobbers who sell to adult hobbyists and servicemen at Marine Cooks and Stewards reasonable prices. Some represen­ member' Jaroslav Pavel is in the tative sources of these types 'are listed below, and will send cata­ restaurant business again but it isn't likely to provide the same in­ logs or'price lists. Buy something good in a low­ trigue that his World War II cafe er-cost . material, rather than in Czechoslovakia did. During the something cheap in an expensive occupation, he piayed host to Ger­ officers, getting away several line. For example, the Science man times a night to meet with other Materials Center in New York, members of the Czech underground which employs high school teach­ in his basement. His present res­ ers to test materials, reports that taurant, at .124 Ellis St. in San many lower - price telescopes Francisco has many of the old proved unsatisfactory in tests, and trimmings, except that the base­ would discourage a young astron­ ment is simply a basement. omer. Generally, says this center, •$, i, field glasses or binoculars of mod­ erate power will be a greater val­ Eighteen additional homes for ue and can be used later as an oldtimers are under construction accessory to a telescope. at the Marine Cooks recreation site Safety features of scientific play­ ill Santa Rosa. Vacant homes are things and materials need careful now available for all pensioners examination. Electric toys, should who so desire them. The area is bear the label of the Underwriters' Laboratories both on the cord and also used as a training site for on the toy itself. Whenever possible, electrical toys should be con­ union members. structed to operate on 6 to 12 volts and should include a transformer. i. t. AM eheffiical sets are potentially dangerous. If a cljild wants a toy San Francisco Congressman John chemical set, he should be taught what each substance is, if it is flam­ mable, how it reacts under vary.!ng temperatures, and its reaction when Shelley addressed SIU Pacific Dis­ combined with other- substances." Under no circumstances should he trict crewmembers at a recent be allowed to mix substances just to see what will happen, the Safety meeting aboard the President Wil­ son. He urged vigilance against Council warns. In buying radio, electrical and construction {tits, make sure the kit Communists who seek to regain is not-too complicated for the child. Simple crystal radio kits are avail- control of the union movement and Although the opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway is ex­ able-fpr $3 or less in ihany'stores, but are hot recommended if you labor racketeers who have gained pected to revive the passenger trade on the Great Lakes, only control of a segment of organized live much further than ten miles from a radio station. A widely-avail- labor. one operator so far, a Dutch company, is scheduled to put a itble electrical kit recomihended by the Science Ma^rials Center, is the "Electrical -Workshop," $6, which includes an electrical, motor, 4 t t passenger liner in the service. batteries, svvitches, operating panels, telegi;aph keys, other equipment visitors toured its overlooks since An eleventh hour agreement Hopes for reviving the once 1956. With the Seaway open, it for making hundreds of electrical experiments. The more complete with Olson Steamship averted a "12-in-l electronic lab" kit (available at $15 from Allied Radio, listed walkout by the Sailors Union of the lucrative Great Lakes tourist will be possible to extend tourist trade were sparked this year when service as far East as Quebec City, below), includes equipment for making a relay which can serve as a Pacific as negotiating committees two ships, the North and South and possible to the Saguenay burglar alarm; a photo-electronic relay to turn on lights or other de­ settled the last three of 21 issues American, made two trips to the River, some 300 miles east of vices when you speak into a niike; a code oscillator; electronic flasher, involved in contract talks. The new American locks. Up to this and other circuits. agreement came as the SUP was time the two vgssels were limited Montreal. SCIENCE MATERIALS CENTER, 59 Fourth Ave., New York 3, sup­ about to Impose a "no contract, no to the Lakes region only. Both plies selected scientifle equipment, books and records for young peo­ work" policy on the Olson ships, Ships were heavily booked d«pite ple and schools. Among notable items here are the "Adventure with t it the fact that they could not navi­ Stars" kit, for ages ll up, $2.95. It includes a book on stars, star flnder, Finding that the hall no longer gate any further eastward than log, sky map and scope for locating constellations. Another reason­ serves any useful purpose, the SUP Massena, NY. However the open­ able kit is "Plant Sciehce," $1, which includes materials needed for has decided to close its Richmond ing of the Seaway will permit them growing plants year-round on a window sill or under a lamp, and a office by the first of next year. to go almost to the Gulf of St. The decision came after the tanker Lawrence. Both these vessels are booklet of plant experiments. The excursion ship. Liberty WARD'S NATURAL SCIENCE ESTABLISHMENT, INC., 3000 East manned by the SIU Great Lakes Belle, under contract with the Ridge Road, Rochester 9, NY, is a mail-order supplier of geological and District. Marine Allied Workers Division, biological-science materials for 'schools. They'll sell you a live amoebe Turned Down OT? While a number of American has been sold by its owners. Wil­ if you care to study one, but more practically, have a larger selection Don't Boot On SS companies have been talking of son Lines, to Cuba. Next month of rocks and minerals, fossil and miniature-dinosaur collections, eg^diverting some of their passenger she will head south, with a new Headquarters wishes to re­ science kits, insect-collecting equipment, botanical supplies and other mind Seafarers that meu who ships from former runs to pick up name (Treasure Island) and flag, materials. ' ;i are choosy about woridng certhe Lakes' tourist (fade, has and go into operation as a passen­ ALLIED RADIO, 100 N. Western Ave., Chicago 80, is the: country's taiu overtime cahnot expect an been no further progressthere reported ger-cargo ship. The Cuban owners largest mail-order electronics supplier. equal number of OT hours with In that area. Apparently none of paid $250,()00 for the Liberty AMERICAN MUSEUM OF NATURAL BISTORT, Central Park W. the rest of their department. In them plan on building new ships Belle. at 79th St:, New York, has an excellent selection of rock kits, insect some crews men have been for the service. Since 1949, the ship went on kits, weather kits; available by mail. Also publishes "Junioj^ Natural turning down unpleasant' OT Foreign-flag operators, on the countless pleasure cruises to Rye History Magazine," at $1.75 for 14 months. Jobs and then demanding to CHICAGO NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM BOOKS SHOP. Chicago come up with equal overtime other hand, have been trying to Beach, Rockaway Beach and Atlan­ 5, has' the famous "Peoble Pup" kit of rocks and minerals, and book­ when the easier jobs come along. short-cut Immigration restrictions tic Highlands. She was originally on the handling of passengers on built as a Naval-patrol craft, but lets, all for $1.25 postpaid. This practice is unfair to Sea­ the Lakes by foreign lines. The was acquired by the Wilson Line MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, Jackson Park, Chicago farers who take OT jobs as they Dutch vessel, Oranje Line's Princes after the war and converted into 37. Offers rock, gens, jihell and coral collections. Also has individual come. Irene, is expected to drop her over­ a four-deck excursion craft. For rock end mineral specimens for ten cents up. Will send price list. The general objective is to BUFFALO MUSEUM OF SCIENCE, Humboldt Park, Buffalo ll. equalize OT as much as possible seas passengers at Montreal, and if a year she Operated from Boston New York, has insect, shell, rock and other kits, nature and sclencf but if a man refuses disagree- Immigration permits, to pick up to Providence and Nantucket. booklets. atde jobs there is ne require­ tourists to travel the Seaway. An Mass., across Massachusetts Bay. Others that have science materials and books of special regional ment that when an ef^er Job extension of this service would be Renaming ceremonies took plac* December 2 at the Wilson Marin* Interest, include Southwest Museum, Htghtand Park, Los Angeles, 32; comes along be can make-up tbt^ ft Lakes-to-Eurep* run. New York State ftutboilttee have Repair Terminftl in Wilmtagten, Denver Museum of Natural History, Denver 3; The Newark Museum, ovsrtlma ha turned down before. Del. Newark 1, NJ. AMONG OUR AFFILIATES '•J '.i' US Companies Miss Boat On Seaway Passepger Run 5 Excursion Boat Sold To Cuba kv •• •• I M '/ail s| I .'n'i I ' ,1 rEM"'''' �X Pare'Elf^i ..,~!r'.'- SEAFARERS LOG Red Drive Hurts US Ships r ' Pceeaiibci':-!/ ItSt'- Mobile Host To 200 At Holiday thinner -. I'if A potential headache for^ US merchant shipping was highlighted by the news this week that a major American company has signed a contract to buy benzene from the Soviet Union at a price well below the current market price. The annoimcement called attention to a i^ed trade drive which, by-*^ MOBILE—Alabama's Governor-elect John Patterson last - A-'r. undercutting US producers, in the United States because their abroad, and of course, would mean week limited the completion of the new Alabama State Oockf could deprive US merchant metal products are not bringing retaining at least the amount of by barring the authority from borrowing more money foy. them as much money as they used export cargo that US shipping now •hips of export cargoes. construction purposes. His-*— For example, in the past year to get. This too is harmful to US manages to handle. action followed a report that Margarett Brown (Bloomfield)/ Any such moves would be a radlthe Russians have been selling trade and US shipping. the docks, for the first time which is in drydock for about threecaL departure from past practice. The Russian tactics have caused aluminum in Europe at prices un­ der those of American producers. much concern in Washington and But for practical purposes, this Is in 20 years of operation, went into weeks' work will- take on a full They have also been successful in discussions are. going forward on exactly what the United States is the red, Cal Tanner,; port agent crew on completion of repairs. Calling inip the area during the selling oil and oil field equipment how to handle the problem. Sincq doing with its agricultural surplus. said. The authority was reported to Latin American countries which the Russians are selling at a loss, This cargo, is in effect, US-subsid­ as losing almost a quarter of a past twd^: weeks were the Wacosta, are short on American dollars, and it has been suggested that some ized exports,; since the prices it is million -dollars in operations. last Wild ':Rahger. ,peSotp, Claiborne, MonarCkbi;i(be.Sea« (Waterman); are entering other trade Areas m kind of US trading agency be set sold at are below the going rate! year.^ The farm surplus export has up under which the United States Thie director of the docks has Steel Apprentice, Steel Traveler, the Middle East and Far East that were formerly pretty well domin­ could meet the Russian prices been a bulwark of US-flag ship­ been under stiff attack by the Steel Age (lithmian); Akna Clip­ ated by the United States and its wherever and whenever necessary, ping, particularly in the tramp local press. Tanner reported, and per, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair even if it means selling at a loss trades, where it has provided al­ it is believed that 4he Governor (Alcoa) and the Margarett Brown allies in Western Europe. ; most all of the cargoes available acted as a result of this and other (Bloomfield). The "basic problem involved Is too. Such a procedure would involve both US tramps and US inde­ publicity that politics was inter­ simple. Since the Soviet Union does the US Government in subsidizing to pendent tanker operators switch­ fering with the efficient operation not have to worry about profit and the sale of United States products ing to grain, v ' of the docks. loss in its foreign trading opera­ As these new docks and slips will tions, it can and does deliberately be playing a vital role in the undercut American prices which Changini^ Of The Guard development of the state's ship­ have to return a profit to the seller. ping industry, it is expected that For example, if the Soviet Union sells oil field equipment to a Latin some action will he taken soon to American country, it means that remedy the situation. American ships will be deprived Almost 200 Seafarers, their, of that particular cargo which for­ wives and families, enjoyed the LONDON — With the United merly came from the United annual Thanksgiving! Day dinner States building the SS Savannah , ';;a- • States. held in this port last week. A full and the Russians having an atomy-tX' course holiday dinner was served powered icebreaker under con­ As it is, American-flag shipping by Cliff Taggart and his helpers at struction, shipowners in the United is carrying a shrinking percentage the SIU Snack Bar and was en- Kingdom are ci.lling for a similar of US foreign trade. Should the Joyed by all. over-all total of such trade be cut construction program in their Shipping for the port for the coimtry. by the Russian's tactics it would last couple of weeks was definitely reduce actual cargoes for US ship­ The call for an atom ship was ping accordingly. on the slow side Most of the made by the president of the vessels hitting the area were United Kingdom Chamber of ShipIn addition to competing directly either on continuous articles or plng,~an organization representing with American exports, the Soviet were In transit and as a result British shipowners. Indications Union has been accused of dump­ there were only a few calls for are that the British government ing such metals as tin on the mar­ replacements. The outlook for will go along, with Prime Minister ket, hurting many Latin American the coming period looks just about Harold Macmillan predicting that countries. These countries then the same with only a handful of the choice of a suitable reactor for have to cut back on their-buying ships expected in for payoff or in such a vessel will be made by next transit. From all reports, the spring. Now British Plan Atomic Black Gang List Short In Norfolk NORFOLK—Shipping for this period, while .slack, still held up enough to ease the registration list for the engine department As of the start of the new period, there are only 12 class A men registered in the black gang, James Bullock, port agent said. There were a large number of vessels calling into the area over the past two weeks. Bul­ lock noted, but most of them were in-transits and only took on a few replacements. The membership in this port wishes to extend their sincere sym­ pathies to the family ahtl friends of Seafarer Angelo Gormohti, who died here recently. Brother Cormonti had just paid off the Seafair when he died in the launch going ashore. Paying off in this port during thd past period were the Pandora (Epiphany), and the Seafair (Colo­ nial). The Seafair and the Chicka­ saw (Waterman) were the only vessels signing oh. In transit were the Natalie (In­ tercontinental); Ocean Dinny, (Ocean Clipper); Chickasaw (Water­ man); Cantigny, CS Norfolk (Cities Service); St.eel Admiral (Isthmian), and the Seafair (Colonial). Union Has Cable Address Seafarers •"verseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Union at its cable ---ess. SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this addresa will assure eedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster --srvice for the men Inv-'ved. , Your Gear... for ship • • • for shore Nelson L Norwoocl (left) outgoing chief steward on the* Penn Ex­ plorer briefs his replacement, L. J. Beai,.on the ship's linen supply. Slump In Baltimore Persists; Ships Idle BALTIMORE—It has been recommended that the men on the beach in this port be allowed to leave their shipping cards with the dispatcher"when they go down to collect imemployment compensation,Earl'" Sheppard, port agent reports. ner, Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Rob­ in Hood (Robin) and the Edith Since that usually is a long, (Bull). slow moving line, some of the There have been reports that men have reported losing out on some of the men In this port have jobs because they could not get surrendered seaman's papers back on time to throw in for them. to the Coast their Guard foC minqr rea­ These have been two of the slow­ sons and are having difficulfy iln est shipping periods in this port getting them back. The only time for some time. At the moment the Coast Guard may take a sea­ there are 12 vessels in idle status man's. papers is after he has been in the area, and although they can found guilty of charges which he made available ^n short notice, warrant his losing, his papeyS' • the possibilities of their getting In some of these cases it has cargo commitments are considered been reported men have had their slim right now. papers lifted for reasons of health, There were a total of 22 vessels or to keep a man on the beach to calling into port during the past appear as a witness or for some period. Nine paid off, two signed other minor reason. Since each on and 11 were in transit. man is responsible for his papers, The ships paying off were the he is advised not to turn them Seaman Texmar (Calmar); Hilton, over to the Coast Guard for these Jean, Dorothy,, Emilia (Bull); San- reasons, but should hold on to tore, Feltore (Marvan) and the them unless he has-been brought Royal Oak (Cities Service). Sign­ up and proven guilty of a charge.' ing on were the Santore and the Feltore. The in-transit ships were the Bradford Island (Cities Service); Kenmar, Bethcbaster (twice). Massmar (Calmar); Steel Admiral, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); • AlcoA ? Run­ Whafever. you iiBecl, in work or (dress geor, your SIU Sea Ohesf hos if. Qef fop qualify gear af subsfantidi savings by bdy* ing df \our Union-owned and Unionoperafed Sea Chesf sfore. i Sport Coats Slacks Dross Shoos Work Shoes Socks Dungarees frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis > Ties '; yy SweaiShirts' T-Shirts Shorts^ T Briefs Swim trunks.: ' ' Sweaters Sou'wesiers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletrtes Elettric Shavers Radios Teleyinpn , Jewelry . Cameras • /"yi luggage "ih'.''' »;••'"i ] ii - - .i' tXI • V-'l �list: i SEAFARERS - . LOG ; - . 'X'r i v: •-,,^"'7 « :."&.V _:s:, _ • -y.it ..ac ;•' J, ; i:,.-.,;>r.;.) yi •-a i - ix^j :'*x£'? i,' ••• • ':7X,. -.; :^«'f . 'r:j£ :?•" *r •JJ ' • ?'* '• "•; ' • ' . '•V^^. An Admirals In Town •rx: Frank Le Berre and Carlos Morales, DMs, seem to be get­ ting the word from pet bird. Aft^r circling the globe, Sea­ farers aboard the Steel Ad­ miral hit New York lost week, before taking off on another long Far East haul. A few of the crew are pic­ tured on this page. '•• r • ]• 'f-': ^ •• . V" -; • , , There's a lot of soiled linen left after a ship's' been out on, a round-theworld run. 'Here Seafar­ ers Sam Levies and Rich­ ard Doupe- wrestle with laundry supply (right). V -•• >>• Catching up on their mail are Bert Winfield (1) saloon mess, and Frank Villacorti, crew MM. At right, , Valentine Acabeo and K. Benezeos are all set for time on beach. Below, 3rd ass't engineer Bill Joyce gets call while R. Rodriguez and A. Bearden (stand­ ing), Joe Cyr and Adrian Torres pose with ship's mascot. :?v:rS . ,. ••••.. x x .yy-v'::.,xv ' Colon Rose, galley util; ity, scrubs the deck. mii-l •,£}3 fey:?-!. iti*; ?i|a'(!::yj;x-R,a:y Pdl a s o keepsPy.i-^IV^'/^Gut on'deck-Joe ReyeS^:- - t .X V . watchful eye on HagenMiflry: bp^un,-. wre::tles : witfe;!i j •I 1. -• •-s"•"S �Y"- SEAFARERS Bos^ Group Seeking Stitfef NY Labor Law LOG Coffe«tliM Plays No Pavoritss Organized labor, which campaigned so vigorously to de­ feat "right to work" laws in five of six states during the past election, seems to have another battle shaping up in NeW York State. A proposal made-^ by the New York Chamber of be doomed -to almost certain de­ Commerce last week, embod­ feat. But its proposal embodies ies many of the principles of the some of the restrictive features of anti-iahor "right to work" laws, both "right to work" laws and of without being called such by name. the national Taft-Hartley law Declaring as its aim the protec­ which do not now exist on the tion of employees' rights to join state's statute books. The. Chamber's proposals call or refrain from joining a union, the new law is the first obvious for' the outlawing of the closed effort to reduce the power of la­ shop, still allowed in businesses bor in New York, which now op­ not engaged in interstate com­ erates under the "Little Wagner merce, and for employers to file unfair labor practices against un­ Act" of 1937. Aware of the strength of the ions. Under the present state act, labor movement in New York only the unions can file such When It's coffeelime on the Penn Explorer e turns to on the {ava for a few minutes of relaxoState, the business group shied charges. Hon. On Hie left. Rex Conway, AB, himself to a hot cup, while 2nd assistant J. "Bladcie** Martin Other provisions would guaran­ away from proposing an outright shares lu< with "Jocko** the monkey. :o" h Q coffee drinker from 'way back when. ' He*s from "right to work" law which would tee "free speech" to employers in Brazil, teo, along with the coffee beans. union matters, put restraint on secondary boycotts, prohibit "featherbedding," bar jurisdictional strikes and empower State Labor Relations Board te compel unions and employers to bargain in good WASHINGTON—With Isthmian Steamship Company having won a favorable recoip-' faith. The Chamber's proposal does mendation on its proposed subsidy, the battleground has shifted to subsidy plans of Matsoh not go to the point of outlawing the union shop, a key feature of Orient Lines, a joint Mitsbn-Isthmian venture, and those of the Waterman Steamship Com-^' "right to work" law but allows in­ paiiystead for unions and employers to Matsoh-Orient has applied son Orient would be in a position of the trade routes it has bid since A second international confer­ decide upon the maintenance of a or a subsidy on Trade Route to have ships on call almost any­ present policy seems to favor the. ence on the law of the sea may be union shop, on the ifame basis as 12, involving a run from the East where on the route by acting extension of Government assist­ held next year in an attempt to in the Taft-Hartley Act. Coast to the Far East. It would through a common traffic agent, ance to virtually all companies in A spokesman for the Chamber, resolve the knotty question of operate with six C-3 vessels as a giving them an advantage over the off-shore liner trade. whether the three-mile limit will in trying to justify the proposal, starter, with the company having the competition. Matson Orient is asking for stay in force or be replaced by a said it would help combat union the option to purchase three C-3s new measure of territorial waters. "racketeering" and would give from Matson and three from Isth­ sailings on the route, on which US The last conference broke up in "the general public, employes and mian, although there Is* a possi­ Lines is already subsidized for 36 Aprii of this year over failure to employers forms of protection bility that the tonnage will be voyages annually. resolve the dispute with the US which the present law fails to pro­ obtained from other sources. MatUS Lines and Lykes Brothers holding out for the old three-mile vide." He said that workers desir­ son Lines ships are manned by have been concentrating their fire rule. ing to rid themsrives of en­ SIU Pacific District crews and on the Waterman subsidy applica­ Many Asian and Latin-American trenched undesirable unions would Isthmian by the Atlantic and Gulf tion as well. The principal objec­ nations have been coming out for be enabled to take initiate pro­ District. tion raised by US Lines is that the a 12-mile limit on territorial ceedings against them. Objectiims to the proposal have 30 percent objective of the 1936 SAVANNAH ^ It has been a . waters with some South Ameri­ Tlie Chamber itself is one of the been led by United States Lines Merchant Marine Act is "unrealis­ can countries claiming territorial most influential state-wide organi­ which presently operates on Trade tic" on the North Atlantic run. The very good two 'weeks on the ship- ^ waters as far out as 200 miles. zations of large and small busi­ Route 12, and also by American '36 Act called for carriage of 50 ping front, acting agent Nevin El­ These claims have been fought as nesses and can be expected to do President Lines. The principal ob- percent of US foreign commerce lis reports As was predicted, tha;, , depriving some countries of access some powerful lobbying for its ection made by US Lines is that on any given run as the dbjective Edith (Buill came out of lay-up : to valuable fishing grounds and proposals. States Marine, Isthmian and Mat- of the subsidy program. after a short stay and took on a others of free transit of ships 'Service Adequate* full crew.'- However the outlook through waters formerly regarded US Lines' representatives re­ for the next period is not toe ' as being outside territorial do­ peated that the present service good as only In-transit vessels ammains. provided by them and by American scheduled to come into port so For instance, in the recent beef Banner Lines Is "substantial under far. over the offshore China coast present day conditions" and "more islands held by the Chinee Na-r The crmving of the Edith helped tionalists. Red China claimed a than adeqOate to meet the needs cut down, a great deal on. the.regr of this trade." 12-mile limit and has been charg­ istratlon list in all three depart- > ing the US Navy with violating her The argument was based MI the ments for the .port. There were' national sovereignty. Similarly, fact that there are a large dumber less than nine Class A men reg-' ' Iceland and England got into a of foreign flag operators in this Istered in all departments at tiie ' While taking it easy on his $150 monthly disability-pension dispute over fisheries when the trade and as a result, any deter­ of V the period. However as ; Iceland government tried to ex­ check, retired Seafarer Gustav Carlson looks back warmly on mination as to adequacy on a for- start there no payoffs scheduled clude British fishing boats from all 50 years of sailing.. When he started with the National Sail­ malistic SO percent basis would be for theare coming two- weeks, there . waters Within 12 miles of Iceland's are enough men on the beach here ors and Fireman's Union of Great Britain in 1907, he never dreamt unrealiirtic." coast. Lykes Brothers, which is con­ to handle any open berths. A compromise at the last confer­ that some day he would retire in comfort such as the SIU Welfare cerned with Waterman's applica­ There were no vessels paying . ence that would have g^ven a coun­ Plan provides today. tion for on two services- off during the period, and only try the right to a six-mile limit plus One of the first ports Carlson hit in the United States was Galves­ Gulf to subsidy Europe and Gulf to Far one, the Edith, signed on. In . fishing rights for another six ton. He liked the Gulf so much that he shipped out of the area through­ East—argued against Waterman transit were the Council Grove, rr. miles also fell through. out his seafaring career. He even tried fishing in its waters for-a liv­ on the grounds of irregularity and Bents Fort (Cities Service); SeaIt was expected that no renewal ing for a short while. In 1912, Carlson played a inadequacy of past performance on train Georgia (twice); Seatrain Sa-. . of the conference would take place hand in the formation of the Lowboat and Dredge- these trade routes. However, the vannah, Seatrain New Jersey, Seauntil 1960, but a number of coun­ boats Union, but as it turned out, "the president Lykes witness conceded that train Louisiana (Seatrain) and the tries have been extending their was an ex-bartender, and all Lis organizers his old Waterman's services are nefcessary Robin Sherwood (Robin). sea iimits on their own In the past cronies. It didn't last very long," Carlson concludes. for adequate American-flag service few months, making It urgent that Joining the old International Seamens Union in and that an expansion of US-flag the problem be settled. 191S, Carlson found that the only American ships operations op these trade routes is hitting Galveston in thosd days were ah occasicmal required: Bull or Morgan and Mallory vessel, or a coal Lyfceo Asks More Make Checks schoonw. The fruit boats, better known as "banana The Lykes argument Is that such To 'SiU-A&G' boats," which kept the port hopping throughout the expanded services should be 'pro­ Carlson year, were primarily under the Norwegian flag. Seafarers mailing in checks vided by giving it additional sailing Several years later, Carlson joined another union, the Eastern and authorizatioiui on these routes, or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are Gulf Sailors Association. After the "disastrous" strike of 1921, good while en the East Coast runs US urged to be sure to make all (rf jobs were hard to come by when a man carried a union book in his Lines has elalmed that no addi­ tional services are needed ^m them payable te the SIU-A&G pocket Distriof. The twenties and early thirties were "lean, years" tor Carlson, and any steemship company. In addition to Waterman, BloomSome Seafarie^ have sent in for countless other seamen. He kept busy working on a Govenunent checks and money orders in the dredge and on Lykes Brothers ships after which he transferred to a field Steamship Company, another names M mdividual Headquar­ West Coast ship. I ive cruises to South America followed, and then SlU-contracted operator, has a bid in for eiqianded subsidy service ters iHHeiala This makes tm a came the 1936 strike, tying up the vessel. With the 1936 strike victory. Carisen became a member of the Sati- on the Gulf to Europe trade route. proUem in boekkeeping wbleb can W avMded if checks are ors Union of the Pacific. In lt41 Carlson transferred to the BIU It appears at present that^Waternude out to the VaUm directly. and sailed with it until bis retirements He now makes tda home In maq has a good fiance of winnbig Texas CHy. ^ ' v . ' «Ff>r«ral fiar>idr|east Plan New Sea Law Meeting Subsidy Bidders In Stiff Fight Totals DroptmIn Savannah mmumu �SEAFARERS Par* Eleroi LOG Thaf's Him!" Latest Injury Totals Running Below '57 Lost-time-accidents on SlU-contracted .ships showed a small increase in the three months ending June 30, 1958, but were well below the last quarter of 1957, the Seafarers Welfare Plan Safety Department reports. There were 121 booms (14) and carrying stores and lost-time accidents in the linen (11). October to December quarter of 1957. The low figure was hit in January through March, 1958, when a total of 111 lost-time acci­ dents was recorded. The accident statistics now being collected by the Safety Depart­ ment from virtually all SlU-contracted ships will be able to indi­ cate a trend throughout the SlUcontracted fleet after two more quarters have been reported on. Then there will be a basis for comparison from year to year. However, statistics collected by several major SIU companies on their own have shown a reduc­ tion in accident rates in 1957 from 1956 and thus far this year from the 1957 figures. The total of all accidents for the quarter was 391, 270 being mi­ nor injuries which did not involve any loss of work time. The break­ down for all accidents showed that 82 occurred while off duty or on the Way to and from work, more than at any working operation. Ac­ cidents occurring during work time involved' such items as han­ dling rigging (28), while on watch (19), docking, undocking and moor­ ing (17), topping or securing Reject APL Transfer Of Luxury Ship Gale Batters New Bedford The fijrst stage of the coordinated fight by American and world unions has come to a close with the ending of the four Fisit Boats days of demonstrations that were scheduled by the Interna­ tional Transportworkers Federation. These demonstrations have served notice on the runaways that from now on they cannot count on total immunity by virtue of wrapping them­ selves in the flag of a non-maritime nation. The American companies and individuals who own a major portion of the runaway fleet now must realize that Amercan maritime un­ ions are united and determined as never before on this issue. Just The Beginning The SIU, along with all other US maritime unions, con­ WASHINGTON—The Maritime siders the four-day protest but the first step in a long range Administration has refused per- campaign to establish decent conditions on the rimaway inission "for now" for the Ameri­ ships. Already the National Labor Relations Board and at can President Lines to sell its pas­ least two Federal court decisions have indicated that for pur­ senger ship SS President Hoover poses of labor law, the American-owned runaways should to forpign interests.. The owners properly be treated as American-flag ships. The Union in­ had hoped to sell the 23-year-oId tends to pursue the runaways vigorously in this area as well . vessel' abroad upon the comple­ as in the legislative arena. tion of a new superliner to replace The demonstrations have also accomplished another pur­ It In 1962. pose. They have unmasked the false-front of virtue and re­ Administrator Clarence Morse spectability behind which major US oil companies and other cited as one of the factors in the large corporations operated ships whose wages, hours and decision the fact that the ship was woiking condtions are far below the legal minimum exist­ purchased from the Governmentowned Panama Lines and implied ing in every other US industry shoreside as well as being that it 'was desirable that it stay one-fourth of those on legitimate US ships. They have shibwn In American hands. It is also known up the hollow argument that these billion-dollar outflts "can't that the Government would like -afford" jto pay taxes to this United States Government on to build up'its reserve of passenger their earnings. ships, which ij at a low -level in ' 'Good To The Poor* recent years. The construction of the new The spokesman for one of these outfits tipped his mitt on APL super-liner and a replacement the whole operation in a court appearance last week for the United States Line's Amer­ when he posed as the dispenser of food and lodging to iniica was made possible through spe­ poverished seamen. He proclaimed his client's respectability cial Cpngressional legislation this year.' Congress agreed to pay the and boasted how when one of the runaway tankers pulls into entire construction costs and to fix a Mediterranean port the seamen there swam out to the ship the price at which the ships would in their eagerness to get a job. By so doing, he revealed how the runaways prey on unemployment and economic distress be sold to the companies. American'President Lines noted in underdeveloped nations to get the crews they want at bar­ that there had been no objections gain basement wages. raised , when the Grace Line was In the long run, the Anierican runaway - fl.ag operator, considering selling its old passen-; whether he operates'50 supertankers or a rusty old Liberty, ger ships, Santa Rosa and Santa Paula, to foreign hands. As it is one and the same. He can be defined simply as the ship­ turned out, these ships were owner who'deliberately evades his obligations both to his turne^i oyer; to the Government as country and to the working people of the United States. That jpart ! s.yi^'..it on new vessels. This is the . issue. which these ;^monstrations have spotlighted, ' po anaount of-squiEn«ng.-0r protestation can alter the fact < / CompMlll an^hlp repfacdments". at itir«we «perMorS taw «his€®iig*fen a massive scale. NEW BEDFORD—Seventy-mileper-hour winds battered the New England coast last \yeek driving five fishing boats aground in the mud of a small island in New Bed­ ford harbor. The vessels, operated by members of the New Bedford Fishermen's Association, an, affil­ iate of the SIU, had only two days earlier returned in a fleet of 20, after being buffeted , by the same storm while at sea. The mooring, lines of the two scallopers and three draggers had been snapped by the gale, blowing the craft to various parts of the island. Efforts to refloat them after the tide had subsided failed. A watchman aboard one of the draggers was the only person aboard the ships during the mis­ hap. Suffering a minor leg injury, he nevertheless found the stormy trip "a nice easy ride." Prove Eligibility For Hospital $ Seafarers being admitted to a Public -Health hospital are urged to carry with them their Union book plus proof of eli­ gibility /for SIU ben e fi t s; namely, a record that they have at least 90 days seatime during the previous year and at least one day during the previous six months. Failure to have the proper credentials will cause a delay in payments to the Sea­ farer. If the Seafarer is admitted to a hospital' which is not a PHS institution, he should contact the Union immediately. The Union will arrange with the USPHS for a transfer to a Pub­ lic Health hospital in his vicin­ ity. The PHS will not pick up the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ fied in advance. ' Forty-two accidents were the tesult of contact with movable ob- ' jects while 40 took place as the results of slips and falls on walk-' ing surfaces. . V'i'? SIU College Award Goes To Alternate Expressing her thanks to the SIU for the opportunity of attend­ ing college via the SIU Scholar­ ship Plan, Miss Mik^el Brady has written to the SIU membership promising to "try very hard to be v/orthy of your wonderful award." Miss Brady, who was selected as the first alternate at last June's scholarship award meeting, was placed on the scholarship list when one of the five w'nners, Delia Alice Prestwood, withdrew. She is now attending the University of Ala­ bama. A resident of Northport, Ala­ bama, Miss Brady is the daughter of Seafarer John G. Brady, electri­ cian, who is currently shipp'ng on board the Alcoa Pointer. She graduated from Tuscaloosa County High School where she compiled an outstanding straight "A" aver­ age throughout her high school c.ireer. The 18-year-old scholarship winner plans to special ze in public relations. In her letter received at SIU headquarters last week, addressed to the membership of the SIU, she declared: "Since my father, John G. Brady, now'aboard the SS Alcoa Pointer, has been a member of the SIU for many years, 1 am well acquainted with your organization, and be­ cause of his affiPation, 1 was privi­ leged to apply for one, of your annual scholarship awards. As. a recipient of the scholarship, I am attending the University of Ala­ bama withl no financial strain on my family. "Please cons'der this letter a personal 'thank-you' to each of you. "1 shall try very hard to be worthy of your wonderful award." The SIU Scholarship Plan pro­ vides five $6,060 scholarships each year good for four years of college study. Both Seafarers and children of Seafarers are eligible for the awards, and in recent years work­ ing Seafarers have carried off most of the prizes. Scholarship winners are selected on the basis of their high school records plus performance on the standard College Entrance Exami­ nation tests. The SIU Welfare Plan at 11 Broadway is now accepting applications for next year's awards, since the college entrance tests must be taken by the end of March in order to get under the wire for the award. Send 'em to the LOG • •^ -j; ''K - s, I 'I m • �Ttm Tirehw SENFUEIS IIIRTIOC Travel-Log The approach of the holiday season again calls for a re­ minder that the brothers in the hospitals always welcome visits and mail from their shipmates, especially at this time of year when many are far from their familieg and homes. Among the Seafarers drydocked recently, according to tha latest reports, are Charlie Gedra and Ferlton J. Mean at the Public Health Service hospital in Norfolk, both coming along fine dnder treatment for nervous conditions. Gedra was a messman on the Natalie; Mears '< ' was last on the Wang Pioneer sailing as deck maintenance. Savannah reports it has only one man on the USPHS roster right now. Seafarer M. S. Forreiter off the National Liberty? He came in after an accident ashore and is making satisfactory progress. . The new additions to the Balti­ more drydock- list are Telesforo Vazquez, ex-Atlas, and John M. Moors Gallagher Gallagher, who last shipped on the Seamar. Vazquez is recuperating from an eye operation and is appar­ ently doing alright under treatment. Ditto for Gallagher, who checked .in with a stomach condition. A skin condition has hospitalized Sal Rodriguez off the Steel Sea­ farer at the Public Health hospital in Staten Island. Others at the Neur York PHS facility are Adolph Swenson, ex-Hastings, due to ulcers; John Jackson, ex-Rebecca, with a nervous condition; Julian Levinsid, ex-Robin Gray, due to a bursitis condition in his right arm, and Cecil "Rudy" Leader, who's off the SS Atlantic for the first time since her maiden drip last June for treatment of hemorrhoids. All of these broth­ ers are reported to be doing okay so. far. The foUowing Is the latest avaUable list of brothers in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL R. Richardson George Wendel MANHATTAN BEACH. NY " Thomas Stevens George Williams Lewis R. Akins Donald Hewsen Thomas Teears Cleophas Wright Mauuei Aulunana Antonio Infante Robert Vance Clifford Wuertz Eladio Aris Claude B. Jessup James Ward Charles Wynn Fortunate Bacomo Woodrow Johnson SAILORS SNUG HARBOR Joseph J. Bass Ludwig Kristiansen STATEN ISLAND. NY Melvin W. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Victor B. Cooper Thomas Issksen Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo V. Carreon Warren J. Mclntyre USPHS HOSPITAL James F. Ciarke' Leo Mannaugh BALTIMORE. MD. Joseph D. Cox J. S. O'Byrne Hennlng BJork Louis J. Evans Juan Denopra C. Osinski Ben Bone John M. Gallagher John J. DrlscoU George G. Phifer Wra. Brightwell Gorman Glaze Friedof O. Fondila Winston E. Renny K. M. Bymaster John E. Jacobs. Jr. Otis L. Gibbs G. E. Shumaker ^ohn Castro Mleczlslaw Knlon Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Viekers John S. Clapp R. L. UtUeton Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Clarence Murray Wm. F. Smart Jr. Clarence Hawkins Royce Yarborough Lawrence Proper Paul Strickland Frank Hernandez Augustin G. Oporto Telesfaro Vasques Blkiano ReboUedo George Warrengton USPHS HOSPITAL George Schmidt Wilmer.C. White STATEN ISLAND. NY Jose Simmons John ZohU Clemente Acuin JuUan Lelinski Nicholas Anoustis Roy Lee McCannon USPHS HOSPITAL James Antoniadis Ignatiij. McCormick BOSTON. MASS. Felix Aponte Frank Mastromarino .^os Buzzelle A. C. Harrington John Ausiitz Juan Otero laiwrence Campbell Raymond L". Perry Frank S. Bosmente Anthony Pisani Peter Bush Jose Rodriguez USPHS HOSPITAL Sheldon T. BuUer Salvador Rodriguez GALVESTON. TEXAS Frutuoso Camacho William Saltarez A. R. Castro Jr. Fernando Tlaga Apron Castillo Isaac Sieger V. E. Wilkerson Edward Wright Lawrence Crane Victor D. Solano N. A. Longtime WiUiam C. FeU Adolph Swenson VA HOSPITAL S. B. Ferrer Frank Threp BOSTON. MASS. Ramon Galarza Eduardo Tore Thomas W.' KiUlon George B. Griswold Stefan Trzcinsld Arthur J. Heroux Ramon Varela VA HOSPITAL Alexander Janes Modesto Veiez BUTLER. PA. William A. Jordan Felix Vlte James F. Markel William D. Kenny James H. West Eugene Langstrand Joseph Wohlets ' USPHS HOSPITAL CecU Leader . SAN FRANCISCO. CAUF. Paul D. Llotta -Jtonry J. Schreiner USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph H. Berger HOyt L. Tanner NORFOLK, VA. J. V. Blssonet Wm. E. Thompson Francis J. Boner Raleigh Evans. Jr. Michael J. Coffey Claude A. Virgin Mars I. GaUop Ferlton J. Meara George B. Dunn William H. Walter Charles A. Gedra Myron E. Folts Henry Waller A. J. Schevlng Joaquin Gomes USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. USPHS HOSPITAL M. S. Forrester SEATTLE. WASH. USPHS HOSPITAL Juan Mojlca NEW ORLEANS, LA. USPHS HOSPITAL James Barnes Clifford Iney FT. WORTH, TEXAS Robert Barrett Henry Janicke J. R. Alsobrook H. Ledwell Jr. John Bigwood A. KUo'dopoulaa Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers Claude Blanks Wooldrldge King B. F. Diebler John C. Palmer Alphonse Bosarge Edward Knapp Tim Brown Leo Lang VA HOSPITAL Jacob Buckelew Henry Lang HOUSTON. TEXAS Fess Crawford William MarjenhoS R. J. Arsenaidt Aden C. Ezell Jr. Edward Moore VA HOSPITAL Heiyy Foy Alonzo Morris RUTLAND. MASS. Gerald Garrlty William Nelson Charles Bartlett Daniel Fltzpatrlck Hebert Grant Dominic NeweU • VA DOMICIARY Wayne Harris Lloyd Olsen THOMASVILLE. OA. James Harrison WUUam Padgett Elmer O. Brewer Hayden Henry Harold Plunkett George Hiers Winford PoweU VA HOSPITAL James Hudson James Price CORAL GABLES, FLA. Romon Irlzarry Arthur Prouln Abncr Ralford y-; y. gir,-'. yyv-:,- Ill: DcMMbw S, SEAPAItgRS LOG Sill Anniversary^ Planter Rates Teps With Him Recalls History To the Editor: To the Editor: I've been running to Argen­ It was indeed a pleasure to note in a recent LOG that tha tina for the past couple of years SIU had passed its 20th birth­ on Mississippi ships, so I didn't day. Prior to 1938 when I'Joined get up to headquarters in New the SIU, we went through a York for some time. But now long siege of dues-grabbers: that I'm on the Alcoa Planter ISU, ILA, AFL 240 and AFL go 1 had a chance to visit and say hello to all the hoys. Reorganization Committee. Brothers, that's some fine se^Even in those I^an years when things were tough on all NMU up we got at headquarters. It vessels, we were making rapid was .a . real to progress and making our signed pleasure see eVjgrything running so Smooth'. * It reminds me of the Planter, which is one smooth ship also. The steward de­ Creel partment is All letters to the editor for tops 100 percent and^ with the, publication in the SEAFAR­ officers we have aboard, she ERS LOG must be signed treats everybody fine. by. the writer. Names toill While I'm at it, I'd like to be withheld upon request. give thanks to Captain Youngji chief engineer Leo Grimm, Ist contracts the model for all sea­ assistant Stanley, 2nd assistant men. Bond, 3rd assistant Cale, and The forward strides made by 4th assistant Hall. They're the SIU and the constant bene­ men. fits provided for the? member­ Thanks also to "Big Tiny" the ship make me* very proud to bosiin, and our chief steward, have played a small role and who also keep things running to have been in on the ground­ Just right., Smooth sailing, work that produced the SIU of brothers. today under the capable leader­ James P. "Sloppy" Creel ship of SIU officials. . ^ t. Incidentally, I'd , appreciate hearing from any old shipmates who have time to write me. The Japan Unionists address Is 365 Gushing Highway, Complete Tour Scituate, Mass. Smooth sailing to all my To the Editor: On the eve-of our departure, friends and shipmates in the for home in Japan, we, all teio next 20 years. of us in the sixth Japanese labor Den Ronan union productivity study team, t are happy to report to you the very .successful completion of Westport Black OUF six-week study tour through­ out the United States, which Gang Applauded was made possible by the Inter­ To the Editor: national Cooperation Adminis­ I wish to thank one and all tration and the US Department of the engine room personnel of Labor. for the upstanding Job that the We feel indebted to you be­ men of this department have yond expression for the success, giveiL to this vessel, the SS of our study tour. May we as-, Wes'tport, on the past voyage. sure you that our visit to your Seldom if ever have I had the organization on September 26. luck to uil with a crew that was particularly an inspiring has been on the Job at all times and enlightening experience fori as ready and ahl^ as this one for all of us. It will undoubtedly hoi any work that comes up. I've of immeasurable value to us in also never seen men more our future endeavors. cheerful at doing their work. We will remember your warm It would he my wish to keep hospitality in receiving us for the entire crew here aa long as a long time to .come, as well a* they could stay, but I know that the friendliness and goodwill business and other responsibili­ shown to us by all the Americanties must take some of you off. people we had the pleasure of I can only express" my regret at meeting officially or otherwisO' this. Your leaving will be the throughout our stay in the" United States. ship's loss. Once more thank you all. I Our thanks to all-members of hope it will he my luck to have your staff who -were so kind and you as shipmates again aomo helpful during our. visit. ^; I tipie in the future. Masaki Ishiyama : ,o > President, Mojl Branch:,, D. M. WlUffuns All Japan Seamen's llnisa Chief engineer Letters To The Editor Deck engineer John Hamilfon (top, left) pays no n)ind to the photographer as George Zelensky plays the shiek in Arab's clothing. Above, also on the Pacific Carrier, Harry, 2ncl cook and baker, and John Ausiitz (right) display a wellcleaned camel bone. Maybe the boys missed dinner. M£ETYO£jyeiC*.OSHl^ MATBSAr-mSKJkom THePiaHTSOtilV. AMP ALWAYS. mico^ HERBAL' >t3UieOMMPtAC& owNBR/^opemto �^imicers' Field Day' By Stafpnr Bwmmf Mant Valley Forge Sparks Freedom Once Again Freedom is now a reality for seven Yugoslav escapees res­ cued by the SlU-manned freighter Valley Forge six weeks ago in-the Adriatic Sea. The Yugoslavs won refuge at a UN camp in Brindisi, Italy, after^ four days of diplomatic that the Yugoslavs could go ashore, and wouldn't be sent back. "There wrangling over their fate. Details sent by the' ship's re­ porter to supplement an earlier account in the IX>G (Nov. 7, 1958) reveal how the rescue came about. Outbound from Rijecka, Yugo­ slavia, the 'Valley Forge was just 12 hours froni port on October 25 when the mate spotted a small boat floundering about with six men and a woman aboard. "They were waving their arms and a piece of cloth to attract our attention .. . The mate notified the captain, who brought the ship about to get a better look . . . The 14-foot boat was ready to fall apart and the people had neither water nor food to last them another day. "The captain called below for someone who spoke Italian hut this didn't help since none of the re­ fugees spoke Italian, Fortunately the first assistant spoke Slavic and was able to understand what the people In the boat wanted." Many a tea veteran wiU tmile with recognition at this old story about motes and Although there were some dis­ •ngineers taking it upon themselves to do the crew's work, thereby fattening the senters among the officers, accord­ overtime bundle for the unlicensed gang. This illustration comes out of the Suwannee ing "to the crew's report, the deci­ sion was finally made to take the fleet in the Caribbean. escapeda aboard and make them comfortable. It was on arrival in WANO PIONEER (InUr-OcMll), N*v. eepted. Need new washing machine. Some disputed OT. Ein logs. Patrol­ Brindisi that the diplomatic hassle 3—Chairman, W. Harris; Sacratary, D. Vote af thanks to steward for Ana man to inspect ship. OT sheets to be began, due to the uncertainty Sachar. Some disputed OT. New menus and to baker for fine French brought up to date. To clear up OT bread; also to steward dept. for Ana of two US soldiers who came aboard delegate elected. among the Italian authorities about food and service. in Beii-ut and got off at Bremcrhavcn. what to do with the visitors. Since How to divide 23 days pay. Steam ARIZPA (Walarman), Oct. SS—Chair­ heaters to be repaired. Galley stove they were on an^ American ship SRATRAIN NEW YORK (Saatraln), man, C. Parker; Secretary, P. Van to be repaired—is accident hazard. Nev. IS—Chslrman, A. McKcnzia; Sec­ Wygardan. Crew donated money for they were said to be an American Captain called SOS—crew stand by. retary, O. Conules. Everything run­ wreath to mate's mother's funeral. No apparent danger. Conservation of "responsibility," although at the ning smoothly. Some disputed OT. One All beefs to be referred to delegates. food supply urged. Delegates to turn man short. New delegate elected. Re­ All safety repairs will he made at same time there was no legal way in repair lists. Rooms to be kept quest brighter light bulbs over bunks. Alp yard. Some disputed OT. Drink­ clean. Turn all keys over to qew crew. to get them into the United States. ing water tanks to be cleaned. Have Crew warned to be sober at payoff. DEL SUD (Mitt.), Nev. f—Chairman, rafts and lifeboats to be placed on Eventually, word came down Ask if ship warranted bonus—fired H. James; Secretary, V. O'Rrlant. board. Need new blankets. Need more milk—^juice to be served when no milk is available. FLORIDA STATE (Pence), Nev. «— Chairman, J. Lssifs; •ecretsry, D. Ross. Deck dept. foc'sles to be paint­ ed. Showers and bathrooms to be Clean ship, all okay. Ship's fund S2(M.37. Movie. $355; Athletic, $24.80. Few hours disputed OT. Delayed sail­ ing time disputed. Motion to use $40 from ship's fund to purchase new books and magazines f?r library. To contact agent' or patrolman to try to get voluntary relief men on coast trip to Houston, Suggestion to get differ­ ent type movies. Coffee to be left in pantry for men coming off watch. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Victory 'Carriers), Nov. 9—Chairman, none; Secretary, J. Katsos. Ship's fund $7.84. Request larger toaster, larger sheets, new chairs for messroom. Medical care not up to par; new ladder for outside of stack. Slop chest prices and Inventory unsatisfactory. New mat­ tresses are faulty. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), Nov. 1—Chslrman, V. Genco; Secretary, A. Brodle. Delegate to see engineer ab'out washing machine. Delegate spoke on behavior in foreign ports and also to see that natives are kept out of house. painted. New repair list to be made up. Ship's fund $17.01. Beef about mate doing sailor's work: to be straightened out by captain. One man sent to hospital and one man missed ship. Beef between made and other officers with steward utility. New delegate elected. Notify patrolman of payoff Mohday, Nov. 10. ALCOA PLANTER (Alcoa), Sept. 7— Chairman, W. Themss; Secretary, Z. Chliw. Most repairs made. No beefs. Payoff In NO. 80 percent new crew this voyage. Ship's fund $21. Pur­ chased SlY picnic stools and small sets of containers. New delegate elected. Distribute LOG to three de­ partments. Lack of work and weather clothes on board in. slop chest. Sug­ gest ' complete supply of slop chest Items for future yovages. Nev. 2—Chslrmsn, W. Thomas; Sec.rolary, T. Applewhite. Delegate in­ jured foot at Army base—^was re­ placed. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $57. Arrival pool winner donated $25. to fund. MoUon to install smaU "fans in bathrooms. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be sougeed. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Nev. 1 —CtMlrmsn, W. Shoemborn; $acy., E. 'Ibaffa. Few hours disputed OT. Compbdnt about mail delivery in Sues .CanaL Nite lunch to be improved. Messroom to be sprayed. One man missed Aip—not to be fined. One man hospitalized in Bangcok—Joined ship in Singapore. Vote of thanks to dele­ gate for fine Job. Crew quarters need painting and fumigating. • • -rt : Vi'' • '• ALMENA (Penn), Nov. II—Chair­ man, M. toe; Seirstary, M. Morris. JIapair list made out. Performing en ftghting with knife. One man MaMp. failed to turn to untU aaiUng WnO-4e b* roferrod ^ natrohnan. ^.oMalnod :ch,- cook. In, ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), Nev. f— Chalrmam R. Hommel; Secretary, C. Gait. Crewmembers to be more care­ ful about smoking in bed. Return cups to gantry: Few hours disputed OT. Need two larger coffee pots for pan­ try. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Oct. 24—Chairman, W. Paderseni Secre­ tary, J. Cantln. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $12. Observe quiet when crewmembers are asleep. All beefs to be taken to delegates. Washing ma­ chine to be cleaned after using. Re­ quest patrolman bo aboard when sign­ ing on. PLOMAR (Calmer), Nev. $—Chslr­ msn, H. Galphin; $earetary, T. Csrmlchael. Everything running smoothly. Some disputed OT, to be referred to patrolman. Suggestion to Include foul weather gear furnished by company. Discussion on revisions in retirement and air-conditioning of ships. Repair list to be turned in. Foc'sles and bath­ rooms need painting. Need dodger for flying bridge. Messhall and pantry to be kept cleaner. One large coffee pot to be left out at night. C $ NORPOLK (Citlot Sorvlco), Nov. $—Chairman, W. Tatum, Jr., Secre­ tary, J. Atchlsan. Rcporta accepted. Repair Uat to be prepared. Motion to have company furnish transportation for men pulled off by doctor in LC, either to Galveston or back to port of engagement. STEEL EXECUTIVE (IsthmUn), Oct. 4—Chairman, G. Plnklea; Sefratary, A. Bredla. All rapaira made: medical chest checked. Discussioa ef ship's fund: union education and duties of ddagate. Request 80c. donations for ship's fans. Wa^Ung macfclna to be rwalrad. Delegate discussed draws in foreign pmrts. MARIA.H (HeraM), Nev. ll^lwlPman, E. Lateyai Secretary, R; Ranta.- was a collective sigh of relief aboSrd," added the crew report, "as we headed out to sea again for our own homes Stateside." Radio Officer Buried At Sea Crewmembers on the SS Marore performed the rites for the traditional burial at sea following the death of radio officer Harold D. fireeland on October 18. Breeland who died aboard the ship after a brief illness, was taken ashore the next day at the Pan­ ama Canal and then flown to Baltimore for cremation. His remains came back aboard the Marore before it sailed again from Baltimore on November 9. He was hurled from his old ship at 0930 on November 11, with Seafarer Edward A. Boyd, SIU ship's delegate and longtime friend of the deceased, acting as pall­ bearer. Capt. J. R. Respess con­ ducted the- service, Breeland was a member of the Radio Officers Union. upon in Beirut. Lebanon. Vote of thanks to steward dept. and special thanks to chief cfiok for Ane Job. t- ALICE BROWN (BloomAeld), Oct. S4—Ctieirman.- W. Wandeli;'Sscretery, A. Hill. One man missed ship 'in Broownsville. Some repairs not com­ pleted. Ship's fund $15.55. 'Reports accepted. Discussion re: closing port­ holes during wash down. Other de­ partments not to use steward dept. shower. Delegate given vote of thanks. Endeavor to obtain ship's foreign port schedule earlier. GATEWAY CITY (Pan - Atlantic), Nov. 10—Chairman, P. Adklns; Secre­ tary, L. Sheehan. New delegate elect­ ed. Ship's fund $3:i3. One man short. Motion to raffle Scotch cooler. NOed new washing machine. Discussion on conduct of chief electrician reporting argument wth AB to chief eng. with­ out first taking matter up With ship's delegate. Matter to be referred to patrolman at payoff. -ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Nov. 10 —Chairman, A. Abrsms; Secretary, W. Cameron. Ship's fund $45.50. To con­ cur with motion by crew of Atlantis re—retirement of seamen with 15 years seatime. DEL NORTE (Mississippi), Nev. $=Chairman, N. Punken; Secretary, H. Crane. No beefs. Suggest giving Christmas fund at New Orleans hall. $50 given by Capt. Kinney for baseball equipment. Ball fund $83.80 in the red. Ship's fund $148.4$. Request using dryer in crew's laundry between 10 AH and 7 PM and washing machine between 8 AM and 7 PM. New dele­ gate and reporter elected. Talk held on showing ship's movies . . . Rota­ tion from each department lounge. Discussion on relief Jobs for coast. Talk on ship's fund. RafugGGs posG aboard VallGy Forga bafcre going oshora to safety in Italy. ToH man on right (stonding) escaped once before, but according rding to his itery, was traded bock for five head of cattle. LOG-A-RHrrHM: Seafarer ^8 Blues MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Nev. 14—Chairman, C. Ruth; Sacratary, J. Bsllday. Everything running smooth)^ with exception of insufficient sizes of goods in slop chest. Ship's fund $31.88. No beefs. Some disputed OT.~ Members to keep Koreans from run­ ning around in passagewaya during ship's stay in Korean ports—also, keep pantry locked. MAE (lull), June 1—Chairman, W. Merrit Jr.; Secretary, A. Ferrer. Everything running smaothly. $7 in ship's fund. Abolish gangway watches on all Bull Line bulk carriers. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well donechief cook in particular.' DEL CAMPO (Mhslsstppl), Chair­ man, R. Crool; Sacratary, C. Ruaux, All repairs ef Tast veyage taken care of. Sh'si'e fund $38.19. No heeft New delegate and treasurer elected. Chief engineer to take care of warm drink­ ing water. Slop sink to bo kept dean. ;iUl books and magailnea to be spBt aatong each dept.: : By J. L. Gomes 1 find myself with pains from loneliness, duing at the moonlight on the tea; My heart grows heavy with thoughts of you. Where are you? TeU me what to do. I watch the shadows gracefully fall. On the hilltops from afar; Calling your name to me. Wishing on every shooting star. When the sun moves toward her cradle. And tradewinds carry a day's heat away; Trees grow shadows on the grass below. As night falls, peaceful and slow. In songs from memory, I praise thee; - . 'f In my dreams J relive our days of htmdness^-'f-^^^'k** down coma. The shadow of lonelinese ^ | ;;; �^PhC« rowteeB SEAFARERS LOG Coot 8|9ot On A Hot Run LOG-A-RHYTHM: Sailor's Love V ryi,' .V. ' • :u} v;. ••-<:. •iri -. ^ }V- Loving a seaman is not altOays gay, 'Cause of the price you often must pay. It's most to have, but not to hold; It's being young and feeling old. It's sending a letter With the stamp upside doiJh, To a faraway love. In a faraway town. And You Not The when he comes in. both laugh together; conscious of others, , time or the weather. Letters To The Editor ; It's having him whisper His love just for you; It's whispering back "I love you, too." All letters to the" editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. Then comes a kiss, A promise of love. Knowing you're watched by G6d up above. Reluctantly, painfully, letting him go. And crying inside 'Cause of wanting him so. Days go on by. No mail for a spell. You wait for a word. Just a hint that he's weli; When the letter does come You light up with joy. And act like a child with a shiny new toy. lir;: For though you know well. That he's far, far away. You love him more And more each day. ^ Making the most of a cool spot owoy from the Persian Golf sun, Loving a sailor ' the gang on the Steel Artisan takes it slow and easy. At top, It's bitterness and tears,(I to r), Lorsen, AB; Dennis, OS, and Baugher, carpenter, take Loneliness, sadness and unfound years. their leisure with a smoke. Above, Shoeffer, OS, and Burke, wiper, watch as Ammon, AB, fishes in style—Southern-style—with No. Loving d" sailor is really no a line tied to his toe. "Smokey" Byron, who sent in the pictures, fun. But it's well worth the price. didn't soy whether Ammon wound up with anything, even a When the battle is won. sprained tee. i• SlU, A&G District :ik <.• ' fyFV) -' '• BALTIMORE 1216 G. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 SUte St, James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Agent « Capital 3-4089: 3-4080 LAKE! CHARLES. La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Oarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Naira. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE I South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmiock 2-1764 MORGAN CITY 012 Front St. Tom Gould, Agent Phone 2136 NEW ORLEANS. 823 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn Hyacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. MAdison 2-9834 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St, S Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St Marty Breithoff. Agen* Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5996 SAVANN^" . ... 2 Abercorn St. ?• Agent Adams 3-1728 T . . 2®"® Ist Ave. Jeff Gillette. Agent ^ Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-lBh N. FrankUc St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 iy SEAFARERS LOG. WILMINGTON. Calif 809 Marine Ave. SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 SUtter 1-1995 2508 —1st Ave. HEADQUARTERS... 678 4tli Ave.. Bklyn SEATTLE MAin 3-0088 SECRETARY-TREASURER WILMINGTON. 805 Marine Ave. • Paul Hall TErminal 4-8538 ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J Algina. Deck W. HaU, Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R. Matthews. Joint E Mooney. Std. J. Volplim. Joint HONOLULU....56 North Nimltz Highway PHone 86077 1216 East Baltimore St. HONOLULU....81 Sonth Nimltz Highway BALTIMORE EAstern 7-3383 PHone 502-777 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. CApital 3-4336 MAgnoUa 0404 RICHMOND. Calif....810 Macdonald Ave. 130 Greenwich St. BEacon 2-09^ NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 SAN FRANCISCO 650 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 PORTLAND ....522 NW Everett St. SEATTLE 2508 1st Ave. CApitol 3-72976 Main 0290 240 Second St. WILMINGTON 808 Marine Ave. S.d^N FRANCISCO DOuglas 2-4592 Terminal 4-3131 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. NEW YORK vrS 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn TErminal 3-4485 HYacinth 96165 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 HONOLULU....81 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW YORK 678 4th Ave.. Brooklyn ALPENA .'...1218 N Second Ave. HYacinth 9-6600 ELmwood 4-3616 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. BUFFALO, NY 180 Main St. ^ Phone; Cleveland 7391 CApitol 7-3222 1410 W. 29 St. NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. CLEVELAND MAin 16147 RAmond 7428 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18, Mich, .r,™. Vlnewood 34741 DULUrH , 621 W. Superior St. _ Phone: Rand, Ipb 2-4110 FRANKFORT. lUch PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 MFOW SUP MC&S Great Lakes District 5 675 Fourth Ave., I Brooklyn 32, NY j I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— i please put my name on your mailing list, i (Print Information) [NAME • 9 f . O , • STREET ADLRESS m:;-- i CITY .. . ZONE. ..... STATE...... • TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are an oM tubtcrlbar and have a ehanga a of addrats, plaata giva your forlnaf^addraW balowt a ADDRESS CITY Says 'Hot' Palnto Heat Up Foc'slo T« the Editor: Just a quick hello and a few lines on foc'sles. I read In the "San Pedro News-Pilot" how this designer Raymond Loewy has some ideas about designing ships and is doing a Govern­ ment study. I don't know what his Ideas are, but he has to know about cool colors, etc. I think they should first study paints. I By E. R. WUd V 9b IMt ...........i.............. i^NE.. WATi......„ Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S . . .128Vi HoUis St. Phone 36911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 26161 FORT WILLIAM ....408 Simpson St. Ontario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNE........103 Durham St. Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario.......272 King St. E. EMpire 46719 VICTORIA. BC 617M Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC ......298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS .'V.304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAG0TVGLL8. QueDae........ 20 Elgin St. Phone: 848 THOROLD. Ontario 82 St. Oavldt. ' CAnal T QUEBEC 44 Sault^u-Ma Queheii ' ' ' Phone; 3'1869 SAINT J0w......tT7 Prinea William St. • NB • . OX know for a fact that paint is the main cause of hot foc'sles. 1 think some chemist could cre­ ate a new formula for paint to contrast the heat on a ship. Then foc'sles 'would be more habitable. For Instance, on a tropical or Persian Gulf trip the ship can get as hot as an inferno. Thanks to the good old SIU, at least we've got cots on our ships to make things a bit more com­ fortable. Rudy Melgosa t, t, t, Cheers 20 Years Of SIU Progress To the Editor: The crew of the SS Del Alba wants to offer its congratuI.itions to all SIU officials and fellow Union members on our 20th anniversary for a job well done Ln the' past 20 years. May God give us the strength and foresight to make life more bountiful for all Seafarers sail­ ing our nation's merchant fleet as He has done in the past. L. W. Peed Ship's delegate LOG's^His L^k To Seagoing Days To the Editor: I would like to receive the LOG and would appreciate your putting my name on the mailing list. I am a retired SIU man and have been receiving my benefit check every week. Believe me, I appreciate that. I'd like to express my thanks to the ^lU Welfare Plan and the Union's Welfare Department for arranging everything. Please remember to send the LOG to me so I can keep in touch with my brothers who are still at sea. James N. Snell t, ft Offers Thanks For Atlantic Aid To the Editor: Recently I WRS in an automo­ bile accident in Brooklyn and was hospitalized for several weeks. I was 2nd electrician aboard the SS Atlantic and was In the car wreck a few hours before she was to leave for Bel­ gium. I have always knou:u that the SIU was the best Union and I now I want to thank the SIU officials at Union headquahers for helping me while I was in the hospital. I especially want to thank the Welfare Services Department at the Brdoklyn hall for thi2 hnahy times It favg me and my family the assist­ ance we needed after the acci­ dent. I am recuperating at home in North Carolina now and I hope it won't be very long until I will be able to get back on a good old SIU ship again and enJoy the best working conditions anywhere. Believe me, I'm proud to be a member of the finest Union anywhere. Again I say many thanks to the SIU and the crew of the SS Atlantic for their assistance when I needed it. Everett A. Herd ft ft ft Rents Rooms Near NY Hall To the Editor: I would like to advise the SIU brothers who ship out of New York and need a room that I am operating a rooming house in Brooklyn at 353 6th Avenue, be­ tween 3rd ^d 4th Street. " The place is not fai' from the headquarters hall and is ideal for anybody who needs a room. The telephone there is ST 85519. Alfredo RIos ft ft ft Ponsion Dobato Still ContinuoS To the Editor:^ We, the members of the Alcoa Corsair, wish to expi;ess our thought and feelings cpncerning the SIU retirem.ent plan. We feel that 12 years' seatlime on SlU-contracted vessels' Is sufficient time to qualify for retirement, regardless of age or health conditions. What good is a retirement plan if you have to' have ond foot in the grave before you can retire? We feel that a man should be able to enjoy some other form of life after 12 years' of sea life. If some such system were made possible, then members of our brotherhood might be able to enjoy shorcside living after a life at sea. ,We would appreciate any available information on this nialter and also would like to know the feelings of our brother members on this sub­ ject. Donald S. Brooks Ship's reporter • • * To the Editor: This is in reference to Brother Thomas A. Brown's pension proposition (LOG, Aug. 29). I'd like to know what he ex­ pects the members who have 12 years' seatime and are 55 to 70 years old to do. Are we sup­ posed to go another.20 years because he is probably only 18 years of age? After going to sea 37 years and another 20 years for a pen­ sion, we old ones don't stand a chance of cashing in on any benefits. According to insur­ ance statistics and the Social Security people, we should be pushing up daisies. Brother Brown should re­ member that we have worked many years fbr this and would like to. cash in on it for a cou­ ple of years. T. T. Parker (Ed. note: In the Sept.' 26 LOG, Brother Brown amended his proposal for a 2Q-year seatime requirement in favor' of another plan for $100 monthly benefits for men with 16 years' good standing and 12 years' sedtime, with $150 for those mth 20 years' good standing and 18 years' seatime. The present SIU disability-pension provides $150 monthly after 12 years' �% itu SEAFARERS Shorthanded? 1j * 1'.- - , i Y- .. •f - r r'* Viailor T« Headquarters If a crewmember quits while a ship Is In port, delegates are asked to ^contact tiie hail immediately for a replace ment. Fast action on their part wUl keep all- Jobs aboard ship fiiied at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. t-ff. i:< a i ^ nee Wittetu LOG WASHINGTON —Monthly fig­ ures released by the Maritime Administration revieaied a slight rise hi shipping 'conditions here. The grand total of 84 Inactive American freighters and .^nnkers is nine less than reported ^ksi month. Of these, 64 were laid up for lack of cargo while 20 were undergoing repairs or conversion. Activity among ships with over : ,1,000 gross tons capacity also im, proved a bit. Here, 944 ships were ..reported in operation, ah increase of seven over October. The Government gained one ship in various transactions, bringing its total to 2,137. This resulted through the sale of one hospital ship and 12 Libertys plus the transfer of one vessel to the Air Force, while gaining 11 transports from the Navy and four via trades.. The total merchant fleet remained at 3,141, including the lay-up fleet. A 0.1 percent drop in foreign commerce from May, 1957 to May, 1958 was also reported by the MA. American flagships presently carry only 14.6 percent of the nation's , foreign trade, which shows the de­ gree to which runaway ships have been making inroads. Vincent Meehan Contact your brother Bill at the San Francisco hall immediately. Urgent. ^ Phillip E. Giordano It is important that you get in touch with Mrs. Odessa Giordano at once. Her address is Route 2, Box 30A, Peizer, SC. Rated Men Can Get Out In Houston HOUSTON—Shipping for this area slacked off somewhat during the past period. Bob Matthews, port agent reported, but it re­ mained good for any rated or class A men who wanted to ship out. Next period should show an im­ provement, Matthews said, as a number of ships are expected to come into port. The Dei Mundo, which has been in lay-up, will take on a full crew on December 1. There were only two vessels, toe Valley Forge (Peninsular) and the Chief olectficion Sverro federtsen ond daughter Helen stopped in Michael (Carras) paying off during SlU headquarters last wegk. Pederssen was last aboard the the past period. The Michael was Steel Voyager. the only ship signing on. In transit were tm Mae (Bull); Fort Hoskins, Chiwawa, Council Grave, Bents Fort (Cities Service); Seatrain Texas (Seatrain); Dei Santos (Mis­ sissippi); The CabUSs (Texas City); Eagle Transporter (United Ma­ rine); Bienville, Beauregard (PanAtlantic); Steel .^e (Isthmian); All of the follouiing SIU familiea have received a $200 maternity Mermaid (Metro); Northwestern benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's narae: Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Marcia Jean Kinehen, born Au­ •. Mrs. Louis F. Greaux, Texas City, Wacosta (Waterman). gust 29, 1958, to Seafarer and Texas. Mrs. Robert L. Kinehen, Ham­ tit Florence Deborah Doyle, born mond, La. May 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ^ James Doyle, Philadelphia, Pa. Begins Lynn Brown, horn Octo­ tit ber 15, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Hope Cabral, born October 29, Woodrow A. Brown, Tampa, Fla. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John t iu Cabral, Bristol, Rl. Patricia Ann Gonzales, born Au­ tit gust 16, 1958, to Seafarer nnd Mrs. Lezlee Celeste Herring, born Enrique Gonzales ^Jr., Houston^ October 6, 1958, to .Seafarer and Texas. Mrs. Earl William Herring Jr., i t i Ruskin, Fla. Gail Ann Paradise, born Novem­ i i i ber 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ' Diana Gayle Tulp, born Novem­ Leo Paradise, Swansea, Mass. TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC iUROPEAN ber 9, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. tit AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS John Tulp, Jr., La Marque, "Fex. Lawrence Duracher, born Octo­ tit ber 23„ 1958, to Seafarer and'^Mrs. Patricia M. Wojton, born No­ Louis B. Duracher, "New Orleans, vember 3, 1958, to Seafarer and La. Mrs. Stanley M. Wojton, Balti­ 'tit more, Md. Sherry Jackson, born November SIU BABY MRIVALS EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST 1. i-: I I f _ nr te iffi-' Is- f "THE VOICE OF THE : if-"; th I'.r MTD" EVERY SUNDAY, 1420 GMT (11:20 EU Sunday) •-f. WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast « of South America, . South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. t If WFL-65. 15880 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Caribheaui West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-iS, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, ' North Atlantic, European and US East Coast E ,- Meanwhile, MID 'Roun^The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue • . • ; V .S ( ^ —r- 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-2S407 KCs West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia' WMM 81-11037A Northwest Pacific V MARITIIRE TRADES DEPARTMENT 12, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jimmie L. Jackson, Houston, Tex. tit Patricia A. Greaux, born Sep­ tember 11, 1958, to Seafarer and iv X ^ George R. J. Hallahan Essential that you contact Mr. Pearl in New York as soon as po,ssible. 4 4 4 Sam N. Bowser Mrs. Irene Pruitt requests that you get in touch with her at 1521 27th Ave., Seattle 22, Wash. 4 4 4- Woodrow Drake You are urged to contact Smith Ganly, Inc., 1100 Olive Way, Seattle, Wash. 4 4 4 lohn Ezell Please get in touch with Esther at the Salvation Army in Panama City, Florida. 4 4 4 Robert B. Carey • J. E. Barrlnger Your papers are being held for you by Welfare Services in head­ quarters. Please contact Tobey Flynn. 4 4 4 Howard Ross Aimer Vickers faces a year's hospitalization and it is important that you get in touch with him at once. He is at the US Public Health Service Hospital, Manhat­ tan Beach, B'kiyn 35, NY. You can phone at DE. 2-1001. 4 4 4 Tampa Has A synchronized light-whistle signal has been put in use No Change on a few vessels in the latest step towards reducing ship tugs in reserve fleets have* been equipped with synchronized sig­ nals, also achieving encouraging results. The new signal device is an out­ growth of the collision in 1955 which sank the Andrea Doria, Ital­ ian-flag passenger ship. Signal misunderstanding was partially re­ sponsible. J i. Visible Whistle' Is Latest Safety Device The device was invented in an effort to eliminate accidents which are due to misunderstanding of whistle signals or the iiiability to hear the signal. Often, the weath­ er or the very nature of the sea will make a sound appear as if it is coming from one direction, while in reality it is coming from an­ other. The amber light, located atop the bridge, will help in elim­ inating this as it can penetrate most fogs and is also clearly visi­ ble" by day or night. The ,, Maritime Administration has indicated it will, install the new fi'?,vice on Its experimental car^o .y;: Bob Hudglns Please contact Michael Hernandez, c/o SIU, 675 Fourth Ave., B'kiyn 32, NY. Ex-Crewmembers Ocean Ulla If any of the former crew mem­ bers have extra photos of the sea hawk that landed on the deck recently please send theip to Emilio Issac, c/o SIU, 675 Fourth Ave., tit B'kiyn 32, NY. He would like one Divina B. Trevisano, born No­ for his album. vember 23. 1958, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Mrs. Dominick Trevisano, Brook­ Robert Banta lyn, NY. Get in touch with Robert W. Perry, -237' Westover Avenue, Nor­ folk, Va. collisions. The signal casts a strong amber beam, horizontally in all directions and vertical­ ly, each time the ship sounds ships, John Sergeant and William Patterson, in the near future. MA her whistle. -^4-1 TAMPA—While all is in good shape throughout the port, ship­ ping continuecf to lag for another period, Tom Banning, port agent, reports. However the membership is urged to take advantage of this slack to come into the hall and vote in the Union's biennial elections. Time is running out and each mem­ ber should exercise his right to vote for the officials of his choice. There were no vesseJs signing on or paying off in the area during the past period. In transit were the Gateway City and Raphael Semnies (Pan-Atlantic); Fort Hos­ kins (Cities Service) and the Wa­ costa (VVaterman). Registration is heavy iii thfe steward department. Banning warns and, from the looks of things, -vill not be relieved much during the coming period. ^ ^ �^v. SEAFAilERS»L06 ...-V- .- D«Minb«r S ma • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN IO N • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • TRAINING HEAD URGES MOVE 'Open Kjngs Point School To Men Out Of Foc's/e' I': .,\. K. T-^'- Dump Old Navigation Charts, Commerce Dep't Tells Skippers WASHINGTON—Outdated nautical charts may make excellent keepsakes but they are hazardous when used to direct a ship's course, says the US Department of Commerce. Changes in land­ marks, navigational aids and submerged obstructions—some eight million of them last year, make charts obsolete each year. Sometimes within months, a chart can become outdated by the discovery of former wrecks, and changes in fchannels and. buoys. Modern instruments employed in present surveys-often reveal dan­ gers that were not detected previously. Economical, sentimental and negligent skippers were warned that they were jeopardizing the lives of their crews by using cbaits which hav.e not been amended to include the latest findings. A case was Cited of a skipper who had sent in a chart with pencilsd-in soundings for a blank area on the chart. Investigation showed that the area had already been surveyed and completely charted, and that the skipper's chart was several years out of datel Mariners were advised to consult their local Coast Guard District office or the weekly "Notice to Mariners" for thfe latest revisions. Those who have an affection for old charts as display pieces are advised to purchase reproductions of really ancient ones which are available in bookstores. An informal proposal to revive Government maritime trading facilities for unlicensed seamen has been put forth by Captain Paul S. Maguire of the US Maritime Administration. Captain Maguire is in charge of maritime training including the US Merchant Marine Acad­ emy at Kings Point, Long Is--^ land. Consequently, he would have a one changes coming in the industry. year course set up for the licensed One stumbling block in such a Captain Maguire's proposa would include a two-year program officers on various subjects related program Is the proposal that the for unlicensed seamen who already to their profession so as to bring industry bear part of the cost of have two years' seatime to their them up to date on technical such tr-airiiog. credit. They would be able to get 3rd assistant and 3rd mate licenses Vote Deadline Coming Up by attending the academy under the proposal. A second feature of the program would involve refresher courses for merchant marine officers who came "up the hawse pipe" and have had no formal instruction. The captam argues that with all kinds of tetihnical advances in the offing includ­ ing atom-powered ships, it is neces­ sary for officers to familiarize themselves with a wide variety of hew cargo and ship operating gear MIAMI—The Marine Engineers Beneficial Association has of a complex nature. drawn up a program to provide MEBA engineers with the One of the main reasons for the same shipping rights and contract representation in all ports new program, Captain Maguire in­ that they receive in their t * dicated, is the fact that the great home locals. ers. The amendments were drafted majority of officers are self-edu­ A special 10-day convention by an 8-mah committee of delegates cated because " so many Kings laid the groundwork for the new representing each of the districts Point graduates as weU as gradu­ approach in a series of proposed and the BME and chaired by E. N, ates of state maritime academies constitutional amendments that Altman, business manager of Logal never go to work in the merchant spell out the policy and establish 38^. Seattle. President Raymond marine or else spend only a mini­ the procedures for carrying it biit. McKay represented the BME. mum number of years at sea be­ The amendments will be put into fore going into shoreside jobs. The appropriate legal language in Janu­ SIU has long been critical of the ary and submitted to the MEBA Kings Point set-up for this reason, membership for approval in a 90and has argued that the academy day referendum. served more as a training center Seafarer Ricardo Lata leave) booth after filling out his ballot in for Navy ensigns than as a mari­ The amendments represent a time institution. compromise between the idea of a the SlU's biennial election. Another Seafarer checks over the lists centralized union with national before marking his ballot. Election ends December 31. In fact, a 1954 survey showed control of finances and policy and that only 14 percent of all Kings a loos» national grouping with Point graduates were serving in strong local autonomy. the merchant marine and that the remainder were on active Navy The delegates interpreted the re­ duty or working ashore, with over ferendum that authorized the con-: NEW ORLEANS—A great deal 60 percent of the graduates in vention as a membership demand shoreside jobs. The survey covered for equality and better service than df interest in the ITF worldwide the period 1945 to 1953, so all of the old constitution provided. anti-runaway drive was voiced by the men involved were yoimg and the membership at the last regular (This column is intended to acquaint Seafarers with important Small Port Representation had put in little or no time work­ provisions of the SIU contract and will deal with disposition of meeting in this port. A number of Steps also were taken to insure ing on ships. The class of 1946, for various contract disputes and interpretations of the agreement. If more effective representation in Seafarers took the floor and spoke example had less than nine per­ Seafarers have any questions about any'section of the agreement which small ports. The convention set on the dangers which result from cent of its members working on they would like to have clarified, send them in to the editor of the up the machinery for an expanded allowing American-owned vessels ships eight years later. SEAFARERS LOG.) program of national subsidies to to register under a runaway flag. As Captain Maguire put It, "the While shipping for the period Section 30(b). For the purposes of this agreement the following provide full-time representation in majority of ship's officers educate are classed as penalty; ports that have had to get along was very good in all three depart^ themselves for their professions." In bulk: with part-time service, and author­ ments, registration is still on the ized mandatory mergers in cases heavy side. In addition to the 160 Bones Caustic Soda where merger would provide bet­ men shipped to deep sea berths Green Hides Soda Ash there were 21 relief jobs and 43 ter service. Manure Creosoted Lumber berths on "vessels working here in The same thinking also led to a In Bags or Bulk revision of the MEBA policy on the harbor during the past two Bone Meal Saltcake voluntary mergers, which had been weeks. Chloride or Lime Super Phosphate There was a total of 26 vessels limited to the amalgamation of a Lampblack Cyanide very" small local with a larger ad­ calling into the area during the Cement SIU membership meet­ Carbonblack joining one in the same district. period. Five ships paid off, two Sulphur Gasoline carried In any manner Locals with more than lOO mem­ signed on and 19 were in transit. ings are held regularly Copra (3,000 tons) Greave Cakes bers were barred from mergihg, The vessels paying off were the every two '^eeks on Wed­ (c) On vessels carrying penalty cargoes In bulk In the combined even if the-members of both locals Del Sud, Del Sol (Mlssissippi)i nesday nights at 7 PM in weight of 1,000 long tons or over, unless otherwise specified, the wanted an amalgamation. The pro­ Steel Age, Steel Apprentice (Isth* all SIU ports. All Sea­ Company agrees to pay each member of the Unlicensed Personnel, posed amendments would permit mian) and the Almena (Clover). mergers betweeh ad­ Signing on were the Del Sud farers are expected to in addition to the regular monthly wages, 10 percent of such wages voluntary joining locals in the same or sepa­ (Mississippi) and the Steel -Age from the time the loading of the penalty cargo is started until the attend; those who wish to penalty cargo Is completely discharged.. rate districts, regardless of the (Isthmian). size of-their memberships. The in-transit vessels were the be excused should request J" 4 Question: Are there occasions when gasoline Is not a penalty cargo The convention laid the ground­ Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, r permission by telegram item? work for a national organizing de­ Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper > (be sure to include regis­ partment. It also provided for (Alcoa); Seatralns Louisiana, 4" 4" 4" When a freighter, which had carried a cargo of gasoline In bar­ constitutional amendments through Georgia (Seatraln); Del Sud (Mis« tration number). The next rels paid off recently, the shipowners refused to pay' the men the joint action of the convention and sissippi); Lucille Bloomfield, Mar* StU meetings will be: additional 10 percent, contending that the gasoline was not carried membership referendum. Previ­ garett Brown (Bloomfield); Steel in bulk. The Union rejected this interpretation claiming that over ously the constitution could be Seafarer, Steel Traveler, Steel Age December 10 (Isthmian); Arlzpa, Claiborne, 1.000 tons of gasoline carried in any manner entitled the crew to the amended only by a convention. tional wages The convention met from Nov. Monarch of the Seaf, Wacdsta _ December 24 Union officials discussed the matter with the owners and it was 15 to. Nov. 24 an4 was atteiided by (Waterman);- Raphael Semmes, mutually decided that the crew's demands were legitimate. Gasoline, delegates from 21 MEBA locals on Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic) and fvJanuary 7 in excess of 1,000 tons automatically entitled the men to'the addi­ the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific the Northwestern Victory (Victory tional wages. * Coasts, the Great Lakes and the Riv­ Carriers). MEBA Engineers To Get Full. Rights In All Ports KNOWING YOUR SIU CONTRACT ^rh SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETIMGS I'.'-i-"- 'ISi' fe.y- ^r;:'/' rr>.:v'^v: •-"v*' . '.' V-rf: '•-4 • :ic- New Orleans Hails IIP Picket Move � 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 December 5, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: US SEA UNIONS HIT RUNAWAYS JOINT PICKET ACTION AFFECTS 160 VESSELS ‘GO TO NLRB’, COURT SAYS; OK’S ITF BEEF MATES GET PART OF MOBILE PACT RUNAWAYS LEARN THEY CANT HIDE US COURT RULES SEAMEN CAN SUE RUNAWAY SHIPS US SEA UNIONS TIE UP RUNAWAY-FLAG SHIPPING LOG IS CITED FOR EDITORIAL EXCELLENCE BLOOMFIELD FLEET GETS TOP CLEANLINESS SCORE WC SAILORS VOTE BEGINS; 54 RUNNING NEW YORK BOOMS, SETS FIVE-YEAR SHIPPING HIGH US COMPANIES MISS BOAT ON SEAWAY PASSENGER RUN RED RIVE HURTS US SHIPS MOBILE HOST TO 200 AT HOLIDAY DINNER SLUMP IN BALTIMORE PERSISTS; SHIPS IDLE BOSSES’ GROUP SEEKING STIFFER NY LABOR LAW SUBSIDY BIDDERS IN STIF FIGHT LATEST INJUSRY TOTALS RUNNING BELOW ‘57 REJECT APL TRANSFER OF LUXURY SHIP MA REPORTS SLIGHT RISE IN SHIPPING ‘OPEN KINGS POINT SCHOOL TO MEN OUT OF FOC’SLE’ MEBA ENGINEERS TO GET FULL RIGHTS IN ALL PORTS 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 12/05/1958 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. XX, No. 25 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/50e6c0ff5b234c6dc98747495290d127.PDF ca5b8a951eff986a7decd0d356ecaa46 PDF Text Text i;',- ; J'i'i '• I SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT « AFL-CIO 4i .-i! 'I'-' I. •^f .''Jt 'j I: "vv .• • , ^ I I!; « f 1 •; [i'-'A Story On Page 3 Delta Line Shows Safety Gain Story On Page 2 >• •r •rf - •. •-!(" '-A ^ ai—LL -.J Trying to avoid serving of court order KUnOWOy NObbCO* seeking payment of back bills for fuel, the Panam&iian-flag cruise ship Arosa Star was tied up by Ber­ muda police after it skipped there instead of going into New York. Pas­ sengers read court order posted on mast. The ship is former SIUmanned Puerto Bico, now Swiss-owned. (Story on Page 5.) : -•-.'V. :r.: A: '}:W' \\\'d A€. .\a'- •l-At- " n J - e-.021 the lookout for Santa a week ahead KCOay rOr dflllfu* of time, Susan Pow, 3%, and brother Louis, 2%, children of Seafarer Jerry Pow, stood watch at Christmas tree in cafeteria at New York hall. The SIU has arranged for the tra­ ditional holiday dinner to be served in all ports on Christmas Day. (Story on Page 2.) P One of 59 ships that inched their way through UCDp rfCCXC^ the ice-choked Ladiine and Soulages Canals in effort to clear the Lakes on time, the SIU Canadian District-manned steamer George S. Cleet waits for frozen lock gate to open so it can move out. Most of the ships made it before the waterway was all iced in for the winter. Season is now over until ApriL ''' �SEAFA*Ema\LQG Oceember 19.U#t • vjl Delta Line Hails Sharp Decline In Ship Injury Rate • '-^l . J ^:'>l . ^'ifM Sales Boost NEW ORLEANS—sharp fall in the accident frequency WASHINGTON—A Goveiamentsolicited study bas conduded that rate for the SlU-contracted Mississippi fleet was noted in the tke nation's farm surplus program company's latest accident report, covering the period from must be continued for at least an­ Jahuary through November, other five years to get rid of $10-13 1958. This year's rating of out a single accident of any kind. billion worth of farm surplus. If 8.34 compares favorably with The Del Oro had several minor the recommendations are accepted, injuries but hone of the lost-time the mark of 10.78 for a similar It will result In a considerable period last year and 11.38 for 1957 variety. Only one lost-time acci­ boost In tramp fleet operations. dent was sustained by the Del as a whole. The indnp, which Is principally The Del Rio led the fleet with- Santos and the Del Vtento. Three engaged In bulk cargo movements, others followed with two while has carried most of the farm sur­ only two of the 14 vessels had 10 Obviously enjoyipg their holiday dinners are Seafarer Jhmes Terry plus commerce. Under the "50-50" accidents or more. with Mrs. Terry and daughter, Che^ Lynn. Terrys were guests ef law, half the cargo has to bo Sailors Union of the Pacific at the bUP i San Francisea ha|L Last year only two ships com­ shipped on AmeFkan-Sag ships. piled an accident frequency rate Foreign operators have also han­ below 7. This year seven sMps aredled a good deal of thes.e ship­ between B.61 and 0.00, as in the ments. case of the Del Rio and Del Oro. Begun In 1954 as Public Law 480 i jpHILADELPHlA — The first Apparently, the joint companyChristmas dinners for Seafarers and their families on the to help deplete surplus farm stocks Harbor and Inland Wateiways ionlon safety program Is providing aeach and a $25 Christmas bonus for men in the hospitals are In this country and bolster waver­ Division $ 3 0 0 0 a good measure of success. n the offing during the holiday season. Both the dinners ing economies of friendly foreign death benefit in nations, the tn^granr Included less One factor wWch proved disturb­ arid the bonus have long been an SIU tradition. this area went to ing was the Increase in passenger than a billion dollars In surplus the family of An­ Injuries, from 21 for The $25 Christmas payment, as voted by the trustees of the at Its Inception. Since then, the year's drew Boyd of first eleven months, to 24 this Seafarers Welfare Plan, will go to all Se^arers who are hos- amount has risen steadily because Chester, Pa., who year. Twelve of these accidents >italized for at least one day between December 21 and De- of Improved agricultural produc­ passed away Oc­ took place aboard the Del Norte, »mber 27. It is in addition to the regular we^y hospital tion which has been adding to the tober 31 at the resulting in a r^mmendatlon that )enefit paid to Seafai^ers. farm surplus. Chester Hospital passengers be indoctrinated in The farm surplus'program has The Christmas dinners, like those on Thanksgiving Day, been attacked by predominantly at the age of 70. shipboard safety, especially on the He had been 111 necessity of gripping handrails are held in all SIIT halls where eating facilities are available, agricultural nations as undermin­ since June, 1958. when ascending and descending or in local restaurants. Dinners on the West Coast are pro­ ing their own exports by selling kt Boyd had been employed by the ladders, the cause of most of the vided through halls of the Sailors Union of the FaciJfic. below market prices. Delaware River Ferry Company mishaps. for 28 years. An outstanding safety perform­ He is survived by his wife, Mrs. ance was recorded by the Del Ruby Boyd, fom: children, four step Viento which recently went 356 children, eight grand children, four days without a single lost-time great grand children and nine step accident until its record was WASHINGTON—A proposal that runaway-flag shipping owned by Americans be^taxed broken. grand children. on the same basis as American-flag shipping has been made by Represoitative ITiomas M. Felly (Rep.-Wash.), a member of the House Merchant Marine Committee, Felly's proposal was the first legislative re-4* sponse thus far to the success­ shipowners have did not compare barred from competing with USful foiur-day demonstrations with the complete exemption en­ flag ships and would require them conducted by -US sea unions against joyed by the runaways. to maliitalu IntefnaUooal standards the runaways. LeglsUtlon to curb runaway on safety, manning anS crew ac­ V Pelly wrote to Rep. Wilbur D. shipping Is not new, but this is the commodations. However,-the Pelly proposal goes BALTIMCRE—The AFL-CIO sponsored a three-day con­ Mills, chairman of the Ways and first proposal to deal with the tax Means Committee of , the House, ference in Washington last week to review the provisions of that the loophole through which problem Involved. In March, 1957, further than the Magnuson bill, the Fair Labor Standards Act, at which he was present. Earl the runaways escape taxes should Senator Warren Magnuson (Dem.- which did not touch on the tax ex­ Wash.), chairman of the Senate In­ emptions enjoyed by runaway oper. Sheppard, port agent, reports, be closed. "It only seems fair," he terstate and Foreign Commerce ators. The Magnuson bill would The SIU has urged the exten­ of this Act, he said, would vastly wTole, "that all US steamship Committee, Introduced a blU which effectively prevent any further sion of this Act, which includes Improve Conditions In some areas operators, tax-wise, should be on would have placed very tight re­ transfers of tonnage to the run­ such basic requirements as a mini­ on the Avers and Great Lakes, as an equal basis." strictions on further transfers of away flags but the Pelly. proposal mum wage and the child labor well as In some deep-sea ports. If a bill Incorporating the Pelly American-flag ships to a runaway would go far toward removing the laws, to cover tiie now unprotected Sheppard congratulated the proposal is Introduced In Congress flag. edge enjoyed by the runaways In merchant seamen and other water members of the SIU and other It would certainly get the support The Magnuson proposal caUed their direct coibpetltlon with Amer­ transportation workers. unions who took part In the recent of all American maritime unions. for any transferred ships to be ican-flag sHps. The Washington State Congress­ Sheppard said that thousands of ITF demonstrations against run­ water transportation workers are away-flag vessels. Special thanks man said that the tax legislation now working under sub-standard are In order, he said, for the mem­ proposal derived from the unions' wage scales, and are making up bers of the- Harbor and Inland protest on ships flying the run­ the difference In pay through Waterways Division whose tugs away flags. For some time, he extra-long hours. The extension refused to move any of the run­ said, the House Merchant Marine away ships. Committee has been aware of the Shipping for the port held its runaway problem, but now, he con­ own during the past period. While cluded that the tax approach was YOKOHAMA-—One of thfe worst storms seen in the Faeific It was not enough to boast of. It the best way of meeting the is­ in the past quarter century battered the SlU-manned John did ease the registration lists In sue head on. He added that the tax and sub­ G en-route to this port. The ship limped in with heavy the engine and steward depart­ sidy benefits which AmerlcanTflag damage and a sizable injury overboard, but the waves picked ments. list. A bright spot In the coming him up and threw him back on the For days, while air and sea deck. period Is the news 4hat the SeaSiU membership meet­ rescue vessels waited for the "They sure didn't have their mar will be coming out of lasmp ings ore held regularly and chanc-8 to .come to their aid. Sea­ number coming up yet for Davey taking on a full crew. In every two weeks on Wed- addition to this ship, a runaway farers aboard the John C battled Jones' Locker," he added. the wind and waves. The storm, A .number of the crew were hurt nesdoy nights at 7 PM in freighter has transferred back to according to ship's delegate F. from being tossed about, Johnson American registry and Is expected all SIU ports. All Sea­ to call for a crew. The ship Is WASHINGTON—SIUNA Presi­ Whltey" Johnson, brought waves reported, and had to wait until farers are expected to being operated by an SlU-con- dent Paul Hall has been appoint­ from 40 to 50 feet high. "It was the ship hit port for proper care. ed to the AFL-CIO Social Secu­ of the worst blows Z ever was They could not get any air rescue attend; those who wish to tracted company. rity Committee by President George one In, though I got caught In. the because of the winds. Attsihpts to The ships paying off In this port be excused should request Meany. Pres'. Meany said the typhoon In 1937 on the old Gen­ transfer them to a large JapanMO the period were the Jean, appointment was made because of permission by telegram during Mae, Evelyn, Emilia, Edith (Bull); Hall's knowledge of the problems eral Pershing and we had to fight passenger liner failed because of (be sure to include regis­ Bethcoaster (Calmar); Marore confronting those Cng^ed In the It for three days from Manila to the rou^^scas. tration number). The next (Marven) and the Steel Apprentice maritime trades, "and the leader­ Kobe," the veteran Seafarer said, However the captain and chief (Isthmian). The Harare, Beth- ship you have shown In the devel­ ^ut It didn't compare to this one." mate radioed for medical, advice SIU meetings will be: coaster and the Apprentice signed opment of welfare programs for It wks^a miracle the vessel made and treated the men as best they on. In transit were the Marymar, those engaged in such, trades." Yokohama with her fqU crew, John­ could until the ship hit Yokohama. December 24 Floihar (Calmar); Alcoa Runner, The committee makes recom­ son reported. "We saw two of the '1 Hiu very proud of every on# Alcoa* Polaris (Alcoa); William mendations to the Executive Coun­ crew washed right over the rail of the SIU crew abroard this ship," January 7 Camith, Penn Explorer (Penn- cil and the AFL-CIO convention In Into the sea and thought they were Johnson said, "for they all chipped trans); Robin Gray (Robin); Steel the welfare policy field. Many goners. However they were washed In to do more than their share of .^. January 21 Age asthmlan) and the LaSalle have been translated Into leglsla- right back on the deck. The bosun, the work, from helping serve the (Waterman). Uoa. Karii .He|\mfU, y/ga also, .washf dj. food to assisting the Injured men." PhUa, HiWD Pays Benefit Hospital Bonus Voted Tax Runaways, Congress Told Seek Pay Floor On Harbor, River Jobs SIU Vessely Crewmen Battered IriT yphoon SCHEDULE OF SIU MEHINGS NAME HALLTO AFL-DIO POST 5w;», rK\ - -V • ^ • �;i .;A>vr, •; V - • > ^ftoeeititer It. IMS ^^^iF'AnEnS LOG V Tage Tiwis* Cdntlnue 'QUIT ITF/ GREECE TELLS SEA UNION . With a succ^sful four-day diemonstration against 160 runaway ships in the r^rd, the Anierican Committee of the International Transportworkers Federa­ tion is now drafting proposals-to follow up on the initial gains. Specific moves to be taken against run-^ of recommendations which 124 were Liberian-flag ships, 23 away shipping, to eliminate series wlU be made by the American Panamanian, 7 Costa Rictm and 6 the threat to the jobs and Committee in a report to the next Honduran. In ship types, 49 were of the ITF which vnll be tankers and 111 were dry cargo security of American sea­ session held early in 1959. The recom­ carriers, many of them large bulk men, are now being dis­ mendations are expected to in­ carriers. Of the 49 tankers, 38 cussed in a series of clude specific proposals for a mas­ were under the Liberian flag and Heavy pressure by runaway ship operators is apparently what prompted a sharp attack by the Greek government on the four-day world demonstration against runaway shipping meetings between the SIU sive joint attack on the runaway most of these were in the super­ December 1-4. A govern —~~— shipping problem. They are now tanker category. ment spokesman said Greek Liberia, in turn, with only five and the National Maritime being put into final shape and an Favorable Legal RuUngs Union. seamen would withdraw from ships in 1948, has 965 today. setting forth many The operators themselves con­ It has already been concluded announcement the world sea labor movement as The heartening outcome of most of the details may be forthcoming a result of the protest action by cede privately that the new con­ that the coordinating committee within the week. of the legal actions initiated by the the International Transportwoi-kers struction and transfers back to the set up under the joint leadership against the unions is a The success of the anti-runaway operators Greek flag in recent yeats merely of Shannon Wall, NMU vice-presi­ major factor in future planning. Federation. campaign to date is reflected both Almost half of the runaway fleet reflect a sentimental attachment to dent, and Cal Tanner, SIU vice- in the figures on ships tied up and Very few of the moves to halt under the flags of Panama, Hon­ the mother country. Such gestures president, will continue to function in the area of court rulings as well picketing were successful, and it duras, Liberia and Costa Rica is are what enabled runaway shipping on a permanent basis. The com­ as in the reaction of the press, was apparent that Federal Judge Bryan's finding that the runaways registered by Greek nationals, and tycoon Stavros Niarchos to have mittee was established initially for public and government. should come under the jurisdiction the bulk of the remainder is Amer­ Queen Frederika of Greece christen the purpose of handling all the Breaking down the results, the of the National Labor Relations his newest supertanker here last details involved in the four days ican-owned. committee found that of the 160 Board' in many instances- is "a The Greek consul in New York month. It is one of the few'Niar­ of demonstrations. Under preparation now are a ships affected in the United States,- most significant development. attacked the protest demonstra­ chos ships luider Greek registry. In other legal moves in Norfolk, tions as "sabotage" based on "for­ Virginia, a state court refused to eign antagonism" and "envy." His consider the operators' petition statement indicated that the Panbecause proper procedure had .nqt helienic Seamen's Organization was been followed. In Philadelphia an planning to quit the ITF "next injunction was denied on grounds month." Apparently under con­ similar to those made in the New siderable government and ship­ York ruling. owner pressure to do so, the Greek In Mobile, anti-picketing in­ seamen's union has so far neither junctions were issued on behalf of confirmed nor denied the report. a local shipyard where two Liber­ If the union does withdraw from ian ships were being picketed and the ITF, its decision will likely be on behalf of another ship with based on an implicit threat by perishable cargo. When additional Greek runaway operators—^with operators sought injunctions, they government backing—to also switch were first turned down by the local the ships they still maintain under Mobile court and subsequently by the Greek flag to runaway registry. the Alabama Supreme Court. About 20 percent of an estimated In Houston and Galveston, no in­ 1,000 ships now flying house flags junctions were issued except in the 01 Greek nationals are still under case of one banana boat. The in­ the Greek flag. Less than half of junction actually was effective only all these ships are manned exclu­ a few hours. In New Orleans in­ sively by Greek seamen. junction moves did not have any Government Switch direct effect as the protest was The Greek's government's role in closed out before they were acted the maneuvering on behalf of. run­ on. away operators is also noteworthy By and large, up and down the as a complete switch of its position coast, very few of these operators' only a few years ago. In 1954, when moves had any deterrent effect. Canadian Seafarers too did a the big switch by American, Greek In only one case did a run­ bdng-up {ob on the runaways and other owners to runaway regis­ away operator go to the National hanging up 14 ships in various try began, the Greek merchant Labor Relations Board for relief. Canadian ports. Here gang fleet was among the hardest hit. This was in Philadelphia, but be­ of pickets keeps tight watch on At that time, the Greek govern­ fore any action was decided by the snow-covered dock where Liment, condemned the runaway gimBoard, the company withdrew its -~mick for destroying the Greek-flag berian-flag Perseverance Bay charge because it appeared it would (Continued on page 15) fleet. Later, after almost 200 ships was tied up. WASHINGTON—-Advocates of a strong American-flag had fled the Greek flag and the op­ erators began using their savings merchant fleet were heartened last week by the news that on wages and taxes to buill new Rep. John J. Allen, Jr., has been named Under Secretary of tonnage exclusively for runaway Commerce. Rep. Allen has registry, the government worked in the Department. Up until now, out arrangements to bring some been selected by President the Commerce Department and the Eisenhower to replace Lpuis^S. Maritime Administration have not ships back under its flag. Despite this, the Greek-flag fleet Rothschild. As Under Secretary actively opposed the foreign-flag today is still only slightly bigger of Commerce, Allen -will have transfers and have, in fact, encour­ than it was ten years ago, when its good deal of authority in maritime aged them. NEW ORLEANS—An important victory was won in this 223 ships represented 1.9 million port for class B Seafarers last week. The Louisiana Division A resident of Oakland, Cali­ deadweight tons. Today, even with niattera since the Martirae Admin­ fornia, in the San Francisco Bay of Employment Security finally conceded that class B and G the vast growth of the Greek- istration is a branch of the Com­ area. Rep Allen was first elected men. are entitled to collect un-"^ owned fleet, only 263 vessels total­ merce Department. to Congress in 1946. He is an at­ employment insurance pay­ nated in accordance with the 60ing less than 2.3 million dead­ Rep. Allen represented the 8th torney and a graduate of the Uni­ ments in those cases where day rule of the contract, he was weight tons ai-e Greek-documented. District of California in Congress versity of California. their jobs are affected by seniority entitled to collect unemployment for 12 years until his defeat in clauses in the SIU collective bar­ insurance without being penalized. the recent elections. While in the gaining agreements with the ship­ In applying for such benefits Notify Union then, the Seafarers involved should House of Representatives he was owners. the respective unemploy­ About Sick Men an active member of the House Dec. 19. 1958 Vol. XX, No. 26 A favorable decision by the notify ment insurance' office that their Merchant Marine Committee and Board of Review for the Louisiana Ship's delegates are urged to staunch supporter of legislation Division, handed down in an appeal jobs were terminated because of a notify the Union immediately adesigned to strengthen the USof a test case, brought to successful contract agreement to which the when a shipmate is taken off flag fleet. ' conclusion a fight of several years employers are a party. the vessel in eny port because duration waged by SIU officials Before this puling, most of the Allen's predecessor, Louis of illness or injury. Delegates PAVZ HALL. Secretary-Treasurer denied benefits to the men should not wait until they send Rothschild, had formerly been HBBBCRT BRAND, Sditor. BERNARD SEA­ and attorneys in this port to estab­ states involved, claiming "voluntary quit" Maritime Administrator. It was lish the right of these men to full MAN, Art Editor, HERMAN ARTHDR, IRWIN in the ship's minutes but should SPIVACK, AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, ANA- unemployment insurance benefits. as the cause. handle the matter in a separate during his term of office in that TOLE LEVKQFF, Staff Writers, Bux MOODT. Previously, SIU attorneys had The favorable Board of Review communication, so that the Un­ post that wholesale transfers of Gulf Area Representative, American tohnage to the runaway established the principle in test decision was based on an opinion ion can determine in'what man­ from State Attorney General Jack flags took place, starting in 1953, Publishoe bIWMkiy *T tn* hMdquartart cases in several major maritime ner it can aid the brother. P. F. Gremillion holding that "un­ of the S«af«rari International Unlen; resulting in the loss of over .500 states, among them New York, Mas­ It. would also be helpful If lantic • eult ulttrict, AFL-CIC, i7S Fourth Avenue. Brooklyn S3, NY. Tel. HYaclnth sachusetts, Pennsylvania, Georgia, der the circumstances, a seaman the full name, rating and book ships and over 20,000 jobs to mem­ >-«60e. Second clan postage paid number was sent in. Address bers of American maritime unions. et the Feat office in Brooklyn, NY, under Delaware, Alabama and California. such as the claimant [Luther C. In .all instances, a ruling was ob­ Mason, a class B man] is forced to these notifications to Welfare With Allen in the Commerce the Act ef Aug, 34, 1*13. lU tained that where a class B or C leave the ship pursuant to the conpost, there, is hope of a change in Services at headquarters. (Continued on page 15) man had his employment termi­ dttitude' on the runavvay-flag i^ue Rep, Allen Named To Commerce Post SIU Wins Louisiana OK On Jobless Benefits I IfV,'-' -I SEAFARERS LOG • �Faiie Fonr • SEAFjiRERS^ tOQ IMoni^ It^ -V- - U. SEAFARERS ROTARY SRIPPING ROARD 'r '"•'*>•; November 26 Through December 9, 1958 The usual ~spurt in shipping as a result of increased job turnover during the holiday season hasn't shown itself yet. Accordingly, the total number of jobs dispatched dropped to 1,002 last period. Registration fell off by almost the same amount to 1,059, so that the number of men left on the beach by the end of the two-week period went down also. Most of the decline was among class A men in all departments. A total of 208 payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit visits were reported by all ports, the same as last period. This covered 56 ships in the payoff column, 31 sign-ons and 121 in-transits. New York, New Orleans, Houston and Baltimore accounted for 118 of these. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Five ports did manage to show some impsovement in shipping, however, including Boston (which shipped, no men last period), Balti­ more (still slow), Norfolk, Lake Charles and Houston, Tampa showed no change; the rest declined. The drop was only a small one for New York, which accounted for almost hMf of all the shipping. Mobile and the three West Coast ports were very slow. New Orleans fell off just a little; Philadelphia and Savannah were quiet New York dispatched over 80 percent of all class C newcomers shipped last peridQ, with the result that one of every four jobs sbipjjled from New York was filled by a "0" man. In turn, Boston^ Philadelphia, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle shipped no class C men. at alL Sixty-five percent of all jobs shipped in the District went to class A, 24 percent to claSs B.. and 11 percent to class C. These figures represent a rise for all but the top seniority (class A) group. By the end of the period, eight ports had less than 100 men on. hand in all departments. These were Bostra, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savan­ nah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle. All of these except Philadelphia and Seattle bad fewer than SO class A men registered on the beach. It is expected that shipping throughout fhe District will show some improvement in the coming period due to the heavy job turnover that is traditional at this time of year. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Very good . . . Miiladelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Slow . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Quiet . . . Tanva: No change . . , Mobile: Should be better .. . New Orleans: Steady . . . Lake Charles: Quiet.. . Houston: Good .. .Wilmington: Fair . . . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. Ship Aeiivify Pay Offs Rostoo 4 Now Yorfc ... 24 PMIodefplita.. > BolHaieio ... • TOTALS ... S4 2M DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York PhUadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans.... Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAtS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CUSS B Milpped CLASS C • GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GBOUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 ALL 1 2 3 . » — '•aa 1 5 3 9 2 1 3 2 4 6 27 55 10 92 1 14 22 37 23 61 12 96 1 13 26 40 1 3 24 6 3 1 6 2 10 — 1 — 1 1 9 ^. _ 2 2 _ 9 23 2 34 3 3 9 15 4 18 2 1 1 3 24 1 — 4 1 5 — 1 4 2 — 3 1 5 1 4 3 8 — — 3 — 1 6'— 1 1 — 3 2 — 2 — 2 — ' 1 1 1 — 1 1 I 1 '- — 10 13 3 26 — 4 2 3 4 2 7 .' 10 28 8 5 8 46 1 14 10 26 8 44 1 10 11 1 1 >— . — 7 — 4 1 2 1 — 6 5 1 w—. 1 t • ' 10 18 3 31 — 1 5 6 7 22 7 36 _ S 9 _ _ — 3 2 _ 2 5 — '— — 2 . i 2 ... 4 12 1 17 1 — 3 4 6 4 2 _ 2 — 2 — 4 — — — 1 1 — — 1 1 78 174 37 289 7 28 63 98 52 156 35 2431 4 23 56 33 1 3 27 aa. a^ GROUP GROUP CLASS B C ALL 1 A 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 3 4 2 6 4. 12 3 19 6 50 33 96 40 28 164 91 165 45 301 3 17 30 ma. 2 3 32 9 2 5 11 10 20 2 24 3 27 41 103 10 154 4 16 48 68 3 4 6 • 11 4 15 3 22 10 3 3 _ 2 5 6 1 2 7 2 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 7 _ 7 29 42 8 77 1 1 9 11 44 11 85 43 60 15 118 3 , 10 9 22 5 2 7 . 6 6 1 1 7 9 6 8 36 12 48 21 37 2 60 14 2 _ 9 2 9 18 1 '6 I . 4 6 3 9 11 24 6 1 41 2 8 — 1 1 — 29 — 1 3 2 14 11 4 4 31 243 83 81 1 357 277 512 98 887 15 65 130 210 mm aa. .oam 'a. aa mm •a. a— aa. —a a. u s «a. a^- •am ami •a.m mm ma. mm 'mm 'am. mm aaW aa. a..; am mm a— •am mm a_ ^ a.a ma .aia • Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED mm mm am mm aa. •am a. ENGINE DEPANTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York PhUadelphia.; Baltimore............. Norfolk •.............. Savannah... Tampa Mobile. New Orleans Lake Charles.......... Houston............... Wilmington" San Francisco Seattle 70TAL5 Registered CLASS B m. Shipped CLASS B GROUP . GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 2 1 3 3 2 2 1 1 8 44 8 60 5 42 17 64 16 61 4 81 — 1 15 — 16 — -— — 6 1 7 4 13 5 8 8 22 — 16 2 15 6 23 — 5 — 5 — 6 — 1 5 7 — 7 — — 4 — 1 — 4 — 1 — — 5 — 5 1 —. — 1 1 1 2 3 16 3 22 — 1 1 2 1 6 2 9 4 23 5 32 1 10 7 18 2 22 4 28 3 5 — 8 — — 2 2 1 5 — 6 6 16 — 22 — 5 1 6 8 25 4 87 — 4 1 5 — 1 2 8 1 2 8 5 5 2 4 3 12 — 7 3 3 2 8 — 4 1 5 — 1 — 1 1 — 1 34 161 26 221 7 75 48 130 35 155 23 213 mm •am mm mm mm •— mm Shipped CLASS C GROUP 2 2 ALL I 1 1 8 25 16 44 . 2 4 . 6 mm 2 2 .4 8 3 6 •am mm mm mm am mm am am mm ma mm am 1 8 2 7 __ 1 1 1 48 45 2 14 4 12 _ 2 1 96 am m. ' mm aa. 1 6 2 5 ma ' mm am* 3 TOTAL SHIPPED ReglMered On The Beach CLASS A ClASS 1 GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS. B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 8 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL A 5 2 7 1 —2 • 5 2 7 1 16 66 15 81 44 Iff 140 51 129 24 204 8 40 18 6 _ 3 2 5 7 13 1 24 2 27 28 7 95 12 114 1 30 31 82 1 4, 1 I 23 'ala — 7 9 5 12 2 14 2 6 .18 16 b— 11 11 1 2 8 _ 8 4 4 1 1 2 mm 1 _ 6 7 64 2 1 13 1 1 9 12 14 44 6 .3 28 14 3 45 25 58 9 19 3 92 2 10 7 7 3 8 4 1 11 3 1 1 6 10 3 2 5 5 37 12 5 54 10 18 1 29 _ l.-- 4 13 . 3 16 __ ' 6 7 3 1 13 2 __ '8 30 3 5 . • 10 6 23 1 2 — 20 — 5 2 7 1 — I 2 2 17 1 27 213 96 27 336 120 460 62 642 13 121 93 227 1 26 am : aaa mm mm am mm mm mm am am am •aa mm am aaa'' a— mm ma. mm mm. am mm •am 'mm mm . •am •mm mm mm mm ' mm 'mm .am mm aa. mm mm STEWARD DEPARTMENT m: lift/' Shipped CLASS A Port Boston New York. Philadelphia''. Baltitnore ...~. Norfolk............... Savannah .............. .Tampa. . • Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington..... San Francisco.. Seattle ;. TOTALS Registered Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 1 23 ALL 1 23 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 — 3 5 — _ 3 3 — 2 2 30 15 45 90 1 1 20 22 29 11 44 34 13 15 4 2 8 14 2 1 6 9 1 1 14 4 6 24 1 — 11 12 6 3 15 24 4 4 2 — 1 3 2 2 2 6 1 — 3 4 4 2 2 2 5 3 — 2 2 — 2 4 5 5 4 4 1- — 1 1 1 2 2 — 4 4 6 14 9 9 1 7 1 1 8 11 5 21 37 12 12 9 — 24 33 6 6 1 4 — 5 2 3 1 — 6 1 ~6 9 1 4 14 10 6 8 11 20 ~1 — 12 13 1 — 1 2 1 1 — 1 1 4 9 7 16 2 3 1 1 6 —• 2 3 93 40 104 237 5 75 84 57 25 116 198 56 6 46 1 ^ 47 2 TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS 2 3 ALL ABC ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 — 5 6 16 2 11 — 6 2 — — 1 47 51 48 84 . -15 48 147 99 32 113 244 1 6 7 22 3 6 9 1 — JO 13 45 2 41 92 2 24 4 — 28 43 18 31 3 7 12 3 1 11 2 4 6 2 12 7 2 2 JO 4 6 4 2 2 1 — 2 "2 ~ — 25 25 66 9 26 16 24 • 1 — 1 24 25 41 41 13 58 112 33 6 2 6 — 1 1 4 — 7 2 1 6 — — 4 « "s 20 13_ 8 36 21 2 3 26 8 2 4 10 1 r- 7 1 4 4 13 1 7 8 14 81 — 8 2 8 7 12 IS — 15 198 86 55 309 301 99 263 668 16 11 179T206 Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 23 ALL 1 *2 "s "i I "2 — 84 SUMMARY Registered CLASS A iKife.'r'< I DECK' ENGINE •RTFIilf ABO • GRAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered 0>n The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GBOUP GROUP CLASS GROUP • GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 £ 3 ALL 12 3 B C ALL i 2 3 AI.L 1 28 ALL A 78 174 37 289 7 28 63 1 98 52 156 35 243 4 23 56 81 243 83 31 857 277 512 98 887 15 65 130 3 27 83 1 34 161 26 221 7 75 48 1 136 35 155 23 213 3 48 45 I 26 27 213 96 27 386 120 460 62 642 13 121 93 96 — oa ooa AS4 . 10 (i IC >71C t KA ICR KT Oft 2 1a BAB A- ' 'A MM 1 Q.O 4Aa QAi 03 40 104 11 Au XX 179 X.I9 wUlVtP MVV % D fa 1 QJ 54 07 llNf DO DD wW XO llo 198 55 4.0 40 86 1 — 54 teos 375 167 747 18 108 186 1 312 144 836 174 654 11 88 197 402 2192 698 1071 428 2 4 107' ftU 684 285 118 1002 14« aa ^.VWW 4^ ALL 219 22^ , ',;il sno IQUW 637 {I iff �rrT" Deeember 19. 195t SEAFARERS LOG Cops Play Skip-Tracer, Nab 'Runaway' Runaway In^Transifs Prove Boon To Houston HOUSTON—With the exception of one banana boat, the ITF beef was very successful in this area, Robert Matthews, port agent, Aoted. The ship, the Azua, man­ aged to slip out of port after her owners got an injunction barring ITF pickets. However, she was a small factor in the total number of vessels hit by this beef. Shipping for the period has been excellent, Matthews said. Al­ though there were no vessels sign­ ing during the past two weeks the 20 in-transit ships took on a large number of replacements as many of the Seafarers got off to cele­ brate the holidays with their famiies. • There were only two ships pay­ ing off during the last two weeks. They were the National Liberty (American Waterways) and the Nicholas Sitinas (Tramp Ship­ ping). In transit were the Val Chem (Heron); Del Mundo, Del Oro, Del Alba (Mississippi); Almena (Clo­ ver); Seatrain Texas, New Jersey, New York (Seatrain); Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers; Steel Appren­ tice (Isthmian); Bienville, Ideal X, Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); Royal Oak, Fort Hoskins, Bents Fort (Cities Service); The Cabins (Texas City); Mae (BuU) and the Hastings Waterman). Most disappointed bunch of Seoforers was this gang in Lake Charles when runaway ships failed to show up in their port. Coffee and sandwiches tasted good anyway. Lake Charles Downcast: No Runaways Show Up LAKE CHARLES—The most disappointed pickets in the whole United States are tuidoubtedly the jSeafarers in this city. They were all set to go on the nmaway-flag beef, but not a single runaway strip showed up in the port, leav­ for the runaways, but dam it, they ing the men in the port with would not come in here. Oh well, maybe next time we can catch a nothing to do. few." Port agent Leroy Clarke reported With the runaway beef ove?, the that "we, even had one of the brothers, C. E. Savant, who has a port is now facing a new "right to broken leg and ii on crutches, work" drive by the law's Louisiana ready for duty. He reported to the backers. They are busy trying to hdll for duty if needed. We had corral enough votes and support for their proposition at the next enough cars for all our needs. Also, state legislature meeting; Mrs. Guidry, who runs Terry's Bar Shipping for the port picked up near the freight docks, was ready a good deal the past two with her coffee pot and sandwiches, weeks, Clarke over 'said. In fact the free of charge. "So all in all, everything was set port was cleaned out of rated men in the engine department, but was able to get the necessary replace­ ments from the outports. The OS Baltimore made Christmas some­ what better for five .men on the beach here-recently'as she called in for a standby gang to paint her hull. The extra work and mohey QUiESTION: Did yow do your Christmas shopping overseas? will come id Very handy, Clarke said. - James Sanders, eblef steward: Paul P. Lopes, Srd eoofc: I did Calling into the area over the No, I purchase most of 'my Christ­ some shopping in France and Ger­ past two weeks were the CS Noiv many where I folk, Chiwawa, Cantigny, Bradford mas presents here in the states. find the goods Island, Winter Hill, Council Grove, One reason is be­ cheaper,, fancier Bents Fort, CS Baltimore (Cities cause I never and stylish. I Service). The Almena (Penn Ship­ have enough time don't think you ping) was also in port and signed to do any exten­ get Jhe right 12-month articles before taking off sive shopping styles here as fast for the Far East. overseas. Besides, as you can by The membership is reminded while it may be picking them up that- the SIU annuai Christmas cheaper over overseas. Take Dinner there, by the time provided for all one of those big Seafarer'swillandbe their I pay the duty families in and cart the gifts department stores in France, you this port at one of the local hotels. home, I find it a lot cheaper and can't beat them on quantity or easier in the long run to shop here. quality. 9IO CAECVrOAf t MU-r: Michael Lynn, FWT: You could say I do about one-half of my shop­ ping overseas and the other half here in the States. 1 pick things up each voyage and store them until Christmas. I find practicaliy the same quality in goods and work-manship abroad as I can here, and the price is light. " John Walqulst, steward: No. The only things I pick up overseas are articles such as clocks and other knick-knacks for my family. I rather do my Christmas shop­ ping here in the US, especially in 5 s Q . Francisco where I can get better quality than I can get overseas You usu­ ally save money too in ,the long tun> and it is less 8train> Pace Fit# S t Reginald Tasques, cook: I did some of my shopping overseas, and some of it here in the States. However, I think American - made, goods are much better than the stuff in some foreign: countries, and the price does not make that much of a difference. It's the flfiality that counts. t i lb • T. E. Smith, FWTt I did some of my shopping overseas, but I've distributed my gifts already. Or­ dinarily I find that the foreign product is not that good unless you get it in a store run by the government, as in J^mbay. But out­ side of chinaWare, some wool, and seme furniture, buying here Is better. Countries usually export their better foreign products to. the enyyiray; > Trailerships Add Stop^ln Jacksonville PORT NEWARK, NJ—Pan-At­ lantic's SlU-manned trailerships will begin calling at Jacksonville, Florida, early next year. Upon completion of special loading facil­ ities at the port, trailerships will make regular calls on the north­ bound voyage from Puerto Rico to Port Newark. The intemediate stop was made necessary with the extension of Fan-Atlantic's Sea-Land Service to Puerto Rico last summer. This had been the first expansion of the line's operations since the trailership service was inaugurated. Weekly Puerto Rico runs are provided by the' Azalea City and Gateway City while four trailerships make weekly sailings from New York to the Southern ports of Houston, Miami, New Orleans and Tampa. These four are the Beapregard, Bienville. Fairland and Rapbpel! Bqnimes. ..oi HAMILTON, Bermuda—A first-hand sampling of the way runaway companies operate was handed to the 183 passen­ gers aboard the Panamanian liner Arosa Star (formerly Bull Line's 88 Puerto Rico) when^" she abruptly was diverted by the company, the Arosa Sun and from New York and landed the Arosa Kulm, both in England. The Arosa Star action was remi­ here instead. The Swiss-owned vessel was returning from a 15-day niscent of what happened two Caribbean cruise when its owners months ago in Washington. Then learned that the vessel was to be the runaway-flag cruise ship Yar­ attached because of over a mil­ mouth abruptly cancelled a pro­ lion dollars in fuel and supply bills jected cruise, stranding its pas­ senger list, and pulled out to sea pending against the company. to evade an SIU picketline. Upon learning of the pending As the SS Puerto Rico, the attachment, the vessel swung into Bermuda, only to find police wait­ Arosa Line ship had formeriy been ing at the dock to seize her. operated on a New York to San Writs attaching the ship and her Juan run with an SIU crew. The cargo amounted to some $1,300,- 7,000-ton vessel had maximum ac­ 000, most of it, ironically enough, commodations for 200 passengera from Esso. and Standard of Cali­ when it was operated by Bull Line fornia, two major runaway opera­ but, for practical purposes, it never carried more than 140, since most tors themselves. of the smaller cabins were usually Wha Hoppen? rented as singles. Passengers who were anxious to However, after Bull Line sold get home were stunned by the the vessel, she was cut up and re­ development with one girl exclaim­ made into a dormitory-type carrier, ing: "What's happenmg? We were with accommodations for 800 pas­ having such' a good time." Some sengers or better. passengers thought at first that the ship was being diverted to es­ cape the anti-runaway demonstra­ tions. In addition tq the disruption of the passengers' plans as a result of the seizure, ,the company has outstanding several hundred reser­ vations for next spring and sum­ mer's transatlantic crossings. Also under attachment are two other Panamanian ships operated Lakes SIU Wins Three NLRB Votes Seafarer In 2nd Rescue During Fire For the second time this year. Seafarer Anthony Skillman put his seaman's fciiow-how to use in res­ cuing fire victims. Two weeks ago, on November 25, lie climbed into a burning building to help city firemen rescue a mother and her four children trapped in their apartment. Last January, Skillman rescued a mother and her two children and guided several other tenants to safety from a blazing house in the same Brooklyn neighborhood. . Skillman had just returned to his Brooklyn home from a trip on the Hilton when be heard fire en­ gines in the street below. Looking out the window, he said, he saw smoke pouring from a top-fioor apartment of a tenement house down the block. Pausing only to put on a pair of heavy work gloves, he climbed over backyard fences and up the fire escape into the apartment. Along with a fireman who had climbed a 35-foot aerial ladder, Skillman passed the ebildren to firemen forming a human chain down' the aerial ladder to the street. A Sanitation Department worker also participated in the rescue, Skillman said. In the January rescue, the fire broke out when one of the child­ ren involved set fire to clothes in a closet with a lighted candle. Gne small child'died in her crib and the Seafarer wound up with a mild case of smoke poisoning. Rescues are not new to the 39year-old Seafarer. In 1953 he in­ jured his back and right side pull­ ing a shipmate to safety after the latter was knocked unconscious by a heavy _ swell which swept the bow. A member of the deck depart­ ment, Skillman jbined the SIU in Baltimore in 1944. DETROIT—The SIU Great Lakes District has announced organizing victories in three separate National Labor Relations Board elections. The most recent vote was aboard the eight ships of the Gartiand Steamship Company, with the tally showing 72 votes for the Lakes Dis­ trict, 71 for "no union," one chal­ lenged and one void ballotJ Tho challenge was made by the Lakes District on a ballot cast by a su­ pervisory employee. A determina­ tion of the ballot results is now be­ ing made by the NLRB. In past years, Gartiand has vig­ orously battled organizing attempts and defeated other imions' elec­ tion bids three times. Earlier, Lakes District won rep­ resentation rights for crewmembers of Cargo Carriers Inc., and the newly-formed Steel Products company. In the Cargo Carriers vote, the Lakes District won in voting aboard the Harry Jones. The company also owns two other ships, a tug and a barge, and the NLRB certification covers all these ves­ sels which were inactive at the time. A unanimous victory was reg­ istered in the election on the first ship of the Steel Products Co., the steamer Venus, by a 23-0 count. Outlook Poor In Wilmington WILMINGTON —Shipping here remains slow, reports Reed Hum­ phries, port agent. There were no payoffs or sign-ons, mth the entire activity being via the in-transit route. There were six of these in port during the past period. They were the Pennmar and Alamar (Calmar): Jean LaFitte, City of Alma (Water­ man), and the Cities Service Mi­ ami. Due in were the Mas,smar and Marymar-(Calmar); Topa Topa and Chickasaw (Waterman); Natalie (Intercontinental); Longview Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers), and Steel Fabricator Isthmian). Si j �WW^>"-^-' SEAFARERS LOG^ '" • • Deeember 19, MSI: NY SMS Conjinuing Shipping Boom U- llj NEW YORK—Shipping for this port during the past period continued to hold up very well, staying over the 450 mark, Bill Hall, assistant .secretary-treasurer, reports. There were a number of vessels, including the 88 Wang Pioneer and the Kathryn, which came out of lay-up and took on full^*--^—^ —^ — crews. of them came in from fairly long needed, there are a nuinber of From £he shipping figures-. trips, such as the Ocean Eva which vessels coming in from long trips Hall noted, it would seem that a paid off after a lOV^-month voy­ and they will be taking on full large number of Seafarers plan on age. The Eva is crewing up again crews. So far three vessels, the spending Christmas at home this for another long trip. Headquar­ Maria H, the Atlas and the Aryear. Of the 451 men shipped from ters wishes to commend all of the monk, are scheduled to come out this port over the past two weeks, ships' and department delegates of lay-up, and three runaway Lib01 of them were class C cards. This who have be'en doing such a fine ertys are transferring back to means that any seniority men, he job keeping their vessels in order American registry and will be look­ said, who wanted to, could have and clearing iip most of the beefs ing for crews. shipped during the past period befdre hitting port. There was a total of 54 vessels from this port. The outlook for the next period calling into this port over the past "What a mess" is the report from voted to give a donation to the All of the ships hitting the area is very good. Hall said. In addition period. Twenty-six of them paid the SS Jean LaFltte, and it's all Christmas fund for the New Or­ diu-ing the period paid off with to the usual large number of holi­ off, 12 signed on and 16 were in • very few beefs although several day replacements which will be traiysit. because of the holidays. The ves­ leans hall. sel, the report The following were the vessels said, crossed the paying off in this port during the international date past two Uteeks: the' Beatrice, line on Novem­ Suzanne, Elizabeth, Frances (Bull); ber 11, Armistice (Banner); Penn Explorer, A new twist to the old "Government check-up" gimmick used by collection and credit Atlantic Day, and the William H. Carruth (Penntrans); crew decided agencies has been reported to the 8EAFARER8 LOG.-The come-on Is called.the "8emi- Seatrain New Jersey, Georgia (Seathey would cele­ Annual Employment Record."-^ train); Atlas (Tramps and Tankers); brate it on differ­ The form, printed on what Andrew Jackson, John B. Water­ ent dates. The is apparently an IBM card and man, La Salle iWaterman); Alcoa , black gang, for mailed from a Washington, Patriot, Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Po­ gOOM SOr iiiiiiiiliiilM laris Joseph example, decided DC, address, contains a question­ (Alcoa); Steel Architect, Steel 3434 "K" SfHSSr. N.W., WASMtNGTON S, to take off the following day so naire delving into the employment Designer (Isthmian); Robin Trent, Alt; <4; Owe); Alt Ostitiam Mutt tk» Aiitwnttt^ CiwnKftjt CwnMtiy onrf end *»n» SemntMiii wwe) ' they could help celebrate Bill Ev- record of the addressee and his Robin Gray (Mormac); OS Balti­ Itt's birthday. Bill is the electri­ wife more, Bents Fort (Cities Service); cian on the ship. The deck gang Ocean Eva (Ocean Clippers) and If the card is filled out and re­ not to be outdone, took off the turned it could possibly be used the Azalea City and the Bienville second day so they could paint the either to attach a person's salary (Pan-Atlantic). ship red on Sam Joseph's birthday. or can be sold to various firms Signing on were the Seastar (Traders); Longview Victory (Vic­ seeking credit information. t t 3; This is just one of the many tory Carriers); Steel Architect With Christmas coming along ^ ' If KXrff wot fo'wtinSnil pteaw . /A (Isthmian); Seagarden (Peninsular next week. Seafarers hitting Dan­ devices used by private credit Nav); Kathryn (Bull); Atlantic zig, Poland, had better give up agencies. One, previously reported (Banner); Wang Pionee^ (InterInformailon cord used by celleciicn and credit agency resembles the idea of buying presents for to the LOG, sent out what ap­ Ocean); Robin Hood (Robin); Al­ the folks here at home. Accord­ peared to be an official Govern­ an official Government form. coa's Patriot and Polaris, and the ing to the gang on the William ment check voucher, requesting Penn Explorer and William H. Car­ Carruth, Polish customs is very the individual to fill out and re­ ruth (Penntrans). strict on the amount of currency turn the "confidential office ques­ In transit were the Gateway they are allowed to bring ashore. tionnaire" on the back. Carried Eagle Insignia City, Beaiu-egard, Raphael S'emme* LONDON—U8 East Coast ports like Baltimore and Phila­ (Pan-Atlantic); Mermaid (Metro The check and form were also Names of ships' captains also delphia will suffer a slight shipping decline when the 8t. Petroleum); Arizpa (Waterman); entered into the reports from the printed on an "IBM" card and car­ Lawrence 8eaway Opens in 1959, Weston Ltd., London's ship­ Seatrains New York, Savannah* ried a picture of the American ships during the past two weeks. Louisiana, Texas, New Jersey (Sea^ The gang on the Seastar, meeting Eagle. It was sent from the '"Preas- ping analysts, indicated." As a result of studies of Other findings in the study were: train); Val Chem (Heron); Losmar chairman P. M. Meth noted, voted urer's Office" in Washington, DC. (Calmar); Steel Architect (Isth­ thanks to skipper for the good To complete the deception, the facts and figures of tonnage care he has been giving the sick card also carried a picture which gleaned from American and Cana­ ' • The demand for cargo liners mian); Coeur D'Aleae Victory (Vic­ members of the crew during the was a replica of one of the many dian publications, the agency pre­ and possibly the chartering of tory Carriers);" Amonk (New Eng­ land) and the Ocean Eva (Ocean last voyage. They had "excellent US Treasury buildings. dicted there would be a decline tramps for general cargoes will Clippers). continue to rise. care" he said. Since the card stated that the in general cargo and grain exports, • There will be no appreciable On the Del Norte, one of agency would "forward you a which make up only a smaU per­ movement of coal since most of it the SIU's floating baseball teams, Treasurer's Certificate with a centage of'the coast's shipping. ship's delegate J. W. Altstatt said small sum of money" if the form Weston also felt that steel fac­ is still required by local steel fac­ , that Captain Kinney donated $50 was filled out and returned, the tories around the Lakes will enjoy tories. to the fund to purchase new base­ agency usually did mail back a a sharp growth with a large supply • Total shipments on the Sea­ ball equipment for the Norte team. small sum of money—^in fact, ten of domestic and foreign ores avail­ way should rise three or four times The crew in turn, Allstatt said. cents. able. over the 1936 level. SlU SHIPS AT «"•— New Credit Come-On Pops Up , * .,. . r~~ iiiliiiiiif' Seaway To Hurt East tiiMiiovecAt •';|> ''•i. • L ^Crates Are ior Oranges' The use.of makeshift devices such as chairs, wooden boxes and the like as substitutes for proper staging still pops up from time to time as -o cause of shipboard accidents. The kinid of crates used to pack fruit In are seldom sturdy enough to hold a man's weight, and even if they ore, they are o poor substitute for o properly-rigged stage. Take time out to do the job the right way ond there may be one less accident re­ port coming froiR the ship. • .;• - .. • •• •i • 'y ' 'y • y ||;A ISO v.,. . . ' ; J •••• '' . f®-- ' .V - ' ? ; '.i -ite' �SEAFARERS LOG Deeottber 18, 1951 TOUlt DOUM'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying Pare Seres Discuss Plans For Frisco Center '• 4-'''4 By Sidney Margoliua Buys In Encyclopedias This department's recent comment on encyclopedias kicked off controversy, and also brought out some useful information for mod.erate-income families seeking values. ^ A helpful librarian, Evelyn Colcord of Arlington, Mass., writes: "Used encyclopedias are apt to be about ten years old, and dut-ofdate information today is'very bad. Certain'fields of information change almost from day to day: satellites, submarines, etp. As library ians we feel that it is important in supplementing school Work to use only late and accurate information. ^ ^ "Your article gave the impression that World Book is useful only through Junior High. -The Hart Chart lists it for adults as well as for children from seven up. "The Lincoln Library, which we use a great deal, has the advantage M, D, Wiljeyifc (right) from Gsniorniuj operatio!! of being accurate for children ten years and up through adult, and of SfU New York Health Center with Dr. Joseph Logue, director costs only around $25. of the Medical Department of the Seafarers Welfare Flan. Dr. "Thank you for warning people about the 'package deals' by sales­ Willcutts is sotting up similar facility for SlU Pacific District mem­ men who use all sorts of strategy. If there is a good public library wtdch keeps Its reference books up to date, it is much better for people bers in San Francisco. to use It instead of putting money into books whkh become obsolete so soon. Chain-store, bargain encyclopedias also are poor quality." Any family considering buying an encyclopedia should get a copy of the Hart Chart, to which Miss Colcord refers. It gives price, size, strong points, other buying facts, and evaluation of all major encyclo­ pedias, and is thoroughly fnmk in its ratings and criticisms.- You can get a copy by sending 35 cents plus a stamped, self-addressed envelope to Laurance B. Hart, 14 W. Walnut St., Metuchen, NJ. Additional copies are 15 cents. The Lincoln Library mentioned by Miss Colcord is available in one WASHINGTON—Perhaps somewhat envious of the success or two volumes. It contains 3,000,000 words, 800 illustrations and ten of some large corporations in setting up tax-exempt runawaymaps—about half the wordage provided by Compton's (6,500,000) and flag shipping fleets, business organizations have launched a World (7,000,000). The Lincoln costs little more than some of the drive to obtain special tax^ cheap encyclopedias sold in super­ treatmait on American invest­ runaway operations. Shipowners markets, which most of the ex­ perts feel are poor quality and, in ments in foreign countries. with runaway vessels have no in­ The US Chamber of Commerce, vestment in Panama or Liberia some cases, falsely advertised. Machinery and Allied Products but simply use those fiags as a If you can't find a local agency Institute, American Tariff League tax and wage loophole. Other in your phone book, the Lincoln and New York Board of Trade businesses with investments abroad Library is published by Frontier were among groups proposing such have a genuine connection with Press Co., Lafayette Building, a step in hearings before a House the countries in which they in. Buffalo 3, NY. vest in the form of offices, pro­ Ways and Means subcommittee. Another recommended one(Thif is the same committee duction facilities and employment volume encyclopedia is Volume that has been called upon to close of native personnel. Library published by Educators the tax loophole on the runaway Association, 307 Fifth Ave., New fiags. See story on page 2.) York 16. It's usable for age 8 In their testimony, the spokes­ and up, costs $27.05, has 3,250,000 men called upon the Congress to words, 1,650 illustrations, 77 msps. provide for deferral or elimination The thumb-lridex deluxe edition of United States taxes on income of Vpltime Library $33.9Si. ; earned, abroad.. One. spe^er Members of the Brotherhood of You can get a ten per cent disr called for outright tax exemption Marine Engineers now' operating count on Volume Library as well- for all foreign Income. Curtis Bay Towing Co. .ships in as some of the other one-volume Washington observers pointed out Philadelphia will not be -affected encycloBedias, dictionaries,, and that the ^fect of such legislation, by the sale of the company to other reference, science and tech­ if approved, would be to encourage Moran Towing. The fleet will nical books, from Consumer Book US businesses and investors to continue to operate as a Mwan sub­ Club, PO Box 634, New Rochelle, NY, BuL the larger encyclopedias sink their'funds into foreign tax- sidiary, the company announced. are. available only from company agents. Nor have we, been' able'to' free Investments rather than here find any discounts on Tlie Lincoln Library. in the United States, with the re­ Boscoe Fancher, Wisconsin district manager for Compton's, writes: sult that this country could be The Marine Cooks and Stewards VThere are several Inaccuracies in your article . . . specifically: faced with growing unemployment Union unhappily reports the theft "1—Compton's can still be purchased for $104.50. This places it and declining industrial produc­ of $15,000 from tbe union vault in San. Francisco headquarters. For­ under World Book at $11^5. tion. "2—Compton's. actually has more articles than World Book . . . This is ^exactly what has hap­ tunately, the funds are fuUy cov­ However, all of the brief articles are given in the Fact-Index at the pened in the maritime industry ered by insurance. back of each \'alame, rather than in the general alphabetic sequence. where the investment of funds in 3^ 4^ "3—Both Compton's and World Book are commended as useful from ships built for runaway registries, Joining the ranks of the retired the third or fourth grade through high school. Many recommending which operate tax free, has result­ were Ludvig Thostrup and Oscar agencies also add 'for the whole family,' or 'adults also will find the ed in a shrinkage of ships and'emOsterholm, of the Sailors Union of set useful.' ployment in the US merchant ma­ the Pacific. Thostrup. who began ,"4—The top cost of Compton's in the best binding with all, of the rine. extras, is $179.50. The set most often sold, still including all the As in maritime also, the tax sailing at 15, will devote much of extras, is $149.50. Our installment plan is $10 with the order, and exemption would go to businesses his time to his hobby, photography, either $10 or $6 per month. A 50-cent carrying charge is added for Mdiich, by and large, show a much while Osterholm; who has been on each month. With installments of $10 a month on. a balance of $140, higher margin of profit for a com­ the high seas since he was 16, will the cost of financing would be $7. This amounts to 5 per cent on the parable operation because they are try seeing what the interior, of $140 for the 14 mcmths, or about 4.3 per cent for the year. L ain sure run with far lower labor costs this country looks like. you will agree this is a modest service charge, compared, for example* than in the United States. t 4" With the amounts charged on department-store purcliases. Obviously though, there is one The SIU Paolflo District and Us "It is regrettable that an article of this kind has been published floajor differeilce between shore- affiliates, celebrated Thanksgiving without sufficient study, and that as a result' many homes may ,be side .investment abroad and the with holiday dinners at SUP head­ deprived of the reference materials so desperately needed in these quarters in San Francisco. Pres­ of crisis in education" . ent were men from the Marine BeSureTo^t Fireman. Marine Cotto and Stew­ First, to correct the inaccuracies in Mr. Fancher's letter correctin| our inaccuracies: The charge of $7 on a balance of $140, is not a true ards, Inland Boatmen's Union and Dues Receipis rate, of 4.3 per cent for the year, as he says. It's an actual effective SIU Atlantic and Gulf District. Headquarters again wishes to Interest rate of almost double the stated rate. The fact is, the bnymr remind all Seafarers that: pay­ Turkey and ham were featured. a finance charge of $7 on an average debt of only $75. ments of funds, for whatever ^: jWe are glad an adltion of Compton's still is available at $104:50. Union purpose, be made 'only A new hall in Buffalo has been But the district office we consulted originally, quoted $124.50 and up. to autborirod A&G representa­ Xt% revealing that the finn sells more of the $149.50 set with "extras.", tives and that an official Union acquired by the SIU Great Lakes The salesmen can't be pushiiig the $104.50 set very hard. receipt be fiotten at that lime. District, ha its second move at imThe whole drive of .mmy encydopedia puUh^Bieia is to sell hj^hcr- If no receipt Is offered be sure provini facilities in Lakes ports. piriced sets., The Hai$ Chart warns that"Combinations and premiums to «n^eci yourself by lm(iBei.i- The building, at 914 Main St., three i ; : are becoming^a rmdcet. It.ghlHild be possible for wyone to obtain any ^ .te^ brjegtng iiie mailer lb the blocks north of the Greyhound ter­ set by itself Jit the pHoo of Ifie cheapest biiidingSv Why must one buy: jdlention of Ihe 4ie»etaryj4««a- minal. -will seat 206 wd provide a variety of services. (HMming 4s a h<><fiapasfu globed OT anything ^e. to ^ ureFa office. due by the fhrst of the year. the aet ItsellT": Shoreside Rrms Now Seek Runaway Outlet " 4 Ala. Docfcs Economize; Lose Yachts MOBILE — The financial prob­ lems which have halted the expan­ sion program on the Alabama state docks are still under scrutiny at the Governor's office and in the local press, Port Agent Cal Tan­ ner reports. The new governor sent down a member of the state's auditing staff to check into the financial status of the docks and to make recommendations for its future operations, Tanner said. One of the first moves was an order to sell the dock's two yachts, one air­ plane and one new fire truck. Some 85 persons were reported laid off. : as the local newspapers increased. . their pressxne, claiming that the-.' docks' difficulties result from inef* ficient management in the last two years, '; The recent ITF protest was a big > success in this port. Tanner noted, | as a total of 17 vessels were tied i up during the four-day demonstra- • tion. One ship managed to get away without the aid of tugs and a pilot, but was forced to leave most of her cargo still on tbe docks. Shipping in this port for the past period was fair but should pick up during the next period. The Margarett Brown is still in lay-up here but is expected to call for a crew within the next few days. The following ships paid off and signed on during the past period: The Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa >; Monarch of the Seas and the Claiborne (Waterman). The in-transit ships were the Coeur D'Alene Victory, (Victory Carriers) Cbickasaw (Waterman) and the Natalie (Interconfnental). .•is •'iil •M SIU crews in the ,Great Lakes District have alread;- contributed $2,500 towards a fund set up to a d the EO children left fatherless in the sinking of the freighter Carl Bradley last mohth. Over $25,000 from all sources has already been collected. i t i -i • • •m , An increasie In sick benefits to $50 a week for 39 weeks and a re­ tirement pension of up to $150 has been approved by the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers' Welfare Plan. Moreover, a man will receive $20, a day for his first 12 days in the hospital. Previously, disabiLty benefits were $30 a week for 28 weeks if at home and $25 a week indefinitely while hospitalized. Special disability benefits of $25 weekly have now been extended to life. ' Canadian District Seafarers are abuzz with the construction under­ way at the headquarters building in Montreal. Three stories are due to be added to the building, making It, according to the "Can­ adian Sailor," "the finest union structure in Canada." . Outside, the brick work is finished, whilq inside the galley has been en­ larged and "it is a foregone con­ clusion that the members of the union will be enjoying Christmas dinner in the most modern union hall in the country." -••ij M . ••:S3| ' ' 1 �Paee Eiglil SEAFARERS LOG Mates Add To Cains In Completing Pact All Ready For Seafarers La. Unions Poiiticai Action Drive LABOR ROUNB-UP End Hears For French Luxury Ship P'-'- /i The Masters, Mates and Pilots and the American Merchant Marine Institute have reached agreement completing the terms of a new contract covering deck officers on East and Gulf Coast ships, which added more items from the so-called Mobile last August, and the bulk BATON ROUGE, La.—AFL-CIO of nine other items from the "Mobile Pact." trade unionists from throughout The MM&P and the 21 ship- Mobile agreement. Louisiana met here last week for Substantial gains in imion secur­ owners came to terms following the Louisiana State Labor Coun­ negotiation of nine items that had ity and job opportunities for Mates cil's first Officers* Political Educa­ been left xmsettled by AFL-CIO were won by the MM&P in the tion Conference which concluded President George Meany in his renegotiations. High on the list with organization of a State Com- ' December 1 arbitration award. were new provisions governing re­ mittee on Political Education. . The new pact concludes negotia­ lief mates and night relief jobs. An sru. delegation headed by tions that collapsed October 1 and Under the new agreement, relief New Orleans Fort Agent Llndsey set off a six-day tie-up of East mates will be furnished on the J. Williams, who served as vied coastwise leg of foreign voyages, and Gulf coast shipping. chairman of the conference, was all reliefs will be assigned The terms of the agreement are and among those which heard a succes­ through the MM&P hiring hall. expected to cover mates sailing Night relief mates will be fur­ sion of speakers emphasize the with companies not affiliated with nished importance of effective poiiticai to MM&P-contracted ships the Institute that had not signed in all continental United States action .to maintain recent major with the Mates. legislative gains won by* Louisiana Steward department mess on SS Atlantic was picture of a well­ ports, and night relief watches will labor. MM&P officials hailed the pact run from 4:30 PM to 12:30, and -ordered dining room after it was set up for Thanksgiving Dinner. as a'"hell of a good agreement." from 12:30 to 8 AM. Many friendly members of the Menu included such items ds fresh pineapple; assorted fresh fruit, It includes the full West Coast Louisiana legislature appeared be­ cookies, punch. Walnuts, mince pies plus the usual turkey and trim­ The companies also'have agreed contract, 28 provisions of • the to furnish the MM&P with an fore the conference to warn trade mings. agreement negotiated with a annual list showing what seniority union leaders that already they group of shipping companies in the mates have in the company, are being propagandized by such labor enemies as the Louisiana and to keep the MM&P informed Free Enterprise Association, Louis­ of changes in the list. Mates also iana Farm Bureau Federation, and must be given written notice that various other big business "front" they're being fired 24 hours before groups who are forming for an allpayoff or termination of the voyage. As part of a campaign to bring eight weeks after eight years' ser­ out attack on Louisiana labor's , Earlier, AFL-CIO President about a settlement of the year­ vice. Meanwhile, pilots at Ameri­ gains of the last two sessions. can Airlines gave notice of a strike These gains, they all warned, long strike by sales clerks at an Meany had awarded the Mates PHILADELPHIA — Shipping continues steady here as the year many of the most important pro­ R. H. Macy outlet in Toledo, Ohio, scheduled to start tonight. The will be under attack at. the next , draws to a close. Some of the men visions they had asked for in the Retail Clerks Union will picket pilots strike had been barred earl­ session unless trade unionists re­ on the beach are planning to sit negotiations. Among the key the company's 34 stores through­ ier by a Federal Court injunction. double their efforts to support the campaigns of friendly candidates. if 4 4 it out until after the holidays in items were a minimum manning out the country during the Christ­ order to spend Christmas with scale of two 3rd mates on all four- mas shopping season. The Clerks Editorial and business employees The drive against labor includes their families. This has made it mate ships, overtime pay while started picketing the Toledo store, on the "Washington Evening Star," such major items as reenactment easy for a man to register and working cargo in foreign ports on LaSalle and Koch, in November, members of the AFL-CIO News­ of the so-called right-to-work act ship out quickly, which has hap­ weekdays between 3 PM and 8 AM, 1957, after the > company refused paper Guild, have voted to accept which was repealed in the 1956 pened on a number of ocasions maintenance and cure for masters, to negotiate a 'renewal of their a new contract offer and end their session, and watering down of and improved transportation contract with the union, thereby three-day., walkout which forced sweeping liberalization of the lately. rights. ending a bargaining relationship the paper to suspend publication. state's unemployment insurance The Petrochem (Valentine), Flomar (Calmar) and the Cantigny The Mates also gained major which had run for 20 years. The The new agreement provides for a and workmen's compensation pro­ (Cities Service) paid off during the increases in pension and welfare store then hired strikebreakers and $14-a-week wage increase in top grams enacted by the 1958 legis-. benefits, additional job security held an election in which strikers minimums over a three-year pe­ lature. last period. The conference, first of its kind and severance pay when , jobs are were not allowed to vote. In con­ riod. There will be a $7 a week In transit were the Steel De­ permanently lost because a ship to bo conducted in Louisiana since junction with the • nation-wide raise llie first year, $4 the second signer and Steel Architect (Isth­ is sold or transferred foreign. merger of AFL and CIO unions at mian); Robin Gray and Robin Trent Agreement on the last items of picketing, the union plans an ex>- and $3 the third. The top minimum the state level, was conducted in. tensive publicity campaign to tell wage for experienced editorial (Robin); Wang Pioneer . (Intercontract was reached Decem­ the public of the company's re­ workers on the "Star" under the an atmosphere of complete harr Ocean); Longview Victory (Victory the mony and indicated a united and ber 9 following two days of nego­ fusal to negotiate a settlement. old contract was $127 a week. Carriers); Ideal X (Pan-Atlantic); tiation. determined effort will be made , The new three-year pact Emelia (Bull), and the Petrochem expires June 15, 1961. 4 4 4. to conduct a successful political. . The United Mine Workers and (Valentine). The United Auto Workers have action program in the 1960 elec-. reached agreenaents ending strikes the bituminous coal operators have tions. There were no vessels signing signed a contract providing' for a on. at Studebaker-Fackard, the last The meeting was presided over holdout in the auto industry, and $2 a day wage increase for some jointly by Victor Bussie, president The recent boycott of runaway 186,000 soft-coal miners. The new at Caterpillar Tractor plants in ships was a huge success in this of the State Labor Council, and East Peoria, Morton and Decatur, agreement set a precedent in that Gordon Flory, director of the port, Steve Cardullo, port agent, 111. The agreement with Stude­ it was signed in two separate con­ Council's Department of Legisla- reports. Of 30 ships that pulled in, baker-Fackard provides for a tracts. One agreement, covering tive and Political Activities. only four were able to get away. wage boost of from 7 to 15 cents mine operators who are members Around-the-clock picket duty an hour, and gears the company's of the Bituminous Coal Operators v/as maintained by the Interna­ Association, bars' the operators tional Transportworkers Federa­ LE HAVRE—The lie de France, contributions to the supplemental from buying, selling or handling unemployment plan to the sale of tion. Picket boats maintained a one of the most famous of the non-union coal. The other agree­ constant vigil around the run­ transatlantfc luxury liners, is being Studebaker cars. The union has ment, which covers mines produc­ agreed to allow the company to aways in the harbor. withdrawn from service, the French ing for one buyer only, such as a Line has announced. Excessive drop its five cent an hour con­ steel mill, left this clause out as the operating costs were given as the tribution to the fund 'until the operators feared it would subject sales e«f the 1959 model reach the reason for the decision. BOSTON—There was activity 60,000 total. The full five-cent them to prosecution for violation on all fronts during the last period When buUt In 1928, the He de contribution will be restored when of Federal anti-trust laws. with four payoffs, five sign-ons France was the sixth largest pas­ 90,000 cars are sold. and five ships in transit, most of senger liner in the world and the The Caterpillar agreement ended them in Portland, Maine, as cold flagship of the French fieet. With a seven-week walkout by some weather brought the tankers out. a tonnage of 44,356, a length of 14,000 UAW members and brought BOSTON—^A man who worked 764 feet, a speed of ^31^ knots and added pressure on International Faying off were the Bradford Is- ; briefly for the .Textile Workers accommodations for 1660 passen­ Harvester where 37,000 have been land . (twice 1 and council Grove; Organizing Committee in 1938 but gers, she was one of the first ships on strike for a month. The agree­ (Cities Service); and The Cabins who has served as public relations that proved to the world that a ment provides for increases rang­ (Texas City), ^ NORFOLK A dark shipping counselor for several large firms liner could be both big and fast. Signing on .were the Bradford ing from 8 to 17 cents am hoiir, picture'here was brightened some­ iii the last decade, was described Early in the Second World War, of which 6 to 15 cents is retroac­ what by the signing on of a full Island (twice) and Council Grove as a "former textile union organ­ the lie was converted into a troop­ tive to Aug. 14. crew by the Fandora (Epiphany), (Cities Service); The Cabins; izer" by the local press. The union ship but was taken over by the after she had been tied up for (Texas City) i. and the Fandora 4" .tf if tag was applied after he had been British in July, 1940, after the (Epiphany). . , afrested for possession of part of a Germans occupied France. With Members of the International As­ several Weeks. Those in transit \yere the Robin ^ One other sigri-on, that of Interhalf-million haul of securities from the allies she proved invaluable, sociation of Machinists voted over­ whelmingly in favor of ending their Ocean's Wang Fioneer, was re­ Trent and Robin Gray (Robin); • two Canadian banks last year. as much as 9,700 troops a walkout at Trans World Airlines ported by James Bullock, port Steel Architect (Isthmian); Royal • The man, Bernard J. Erhazy, carrying trip at times. and accepted, the company's latest agent. There wjere no payoffs dur­ Oak ( Cities Service) ; and the: was taken into custody by FBI • After the war, the liner under­ contract proposal. The strike ing the period and" none in yght. Fandora (Epiphany); agents, when he was found with Forty of the . men here spent a : Fort Agent James -Sheehah re-: $50,000 in securities from one of went reconditioning, a project halted the company's domestic and which lasted two years. In 1949, internBtional operations for 16 hearty Thanksgiving together at ported a big turnout at the annuel.; the banks in his possession. In the last ten years he has been minqs her third funnel, she re­ days. The agreement contains im- the Puritan Rest, a local restaurant, Thanksgiving Day dinner, held, at ;" consultant to the Electric. Boat Co;, turned to service on the L'Havre provementii ih the method of which did a good job of keeping nil the Hotel Essex. He urged alt Bates Manufacturing Co., and Col­ r-Southampton — New York run. handling grievances, company-paid stomachs well-fiUed; Since it . will Seafarers'' Planning;: to -attend lins & Aikman. Hou'ever, no ref­ Its' cuisine and .high-style luxu^ life insurance for .hazardous duty not, , be open for Christmas, the. ,Christmas., 'dinner,to, bo ^..held. at erence was miade td these afliiia*- brought the lie de France Inter- ,and lay-off'pay'ranging from two hoiiday dinner on that Occasion. the 'same place;' to- makeAirange^^'jw^^i^ tlons In the newspaper Stdrtes; - ' national fame. ^ jwilFA9«''iwld:.eisewhbiie;'^ • ',m£nts.-.thtouglr • him; .iw)eek4 After tlvo'yehx^^^ Big Turnover Boosts Phlla. 9.1 - December 19,. 195a Union Label Stieks Fast Winter Spurs Norfolk Has Liftle Action �• =/ Deoembar 1», 1958 SEAFARERS LOG Tnge Nia« Press Opinion On Runaways When the lines went down in US ports on midnight December 4, after hitting a total of 160 runaway-flag ships in the previous four days, it was apparent that the demonstra­ tions^ by American isea unions against runaway shipping had been outstand­ ing successes. Totaling the results, the American Committee of the ITF found four major accomplishnrients to its credit; • Of the 160 ships picketed, 137 were completely tied up. The 23 that got away in most instances had to ciit lines and leave cargo' xmtouched. ' • Press reaction throughout the country was very favorable. For the first time, the spotlight was turned on the evils of runaway registries and it was apparent that the press and public were jolted by the exposure. • A series of court rulings rejected most attempts to block the demonstrations and, in many instances, spelled out clearly that the American Committee had a legltima^ trade union beef with the runaway oper­ ators. • The major unions involved, the SIU and the NMU, demonstrated their ability to work efficiently and in complete har­ mony on this issue. In light of the initial success of the deiponstrations, it became apparent that loMg-rango plans are needed to follow up the advantage gained both on the legisla­ tive and organizational fronts. Of the 160 ships picketed here 124 were described as Liberian, 23 Panamanian and the rest Honduran (7) and Costa Rican (6). There were 49 tankers and 111 freight­ ers involved. The runaways had their troubles in other countries as well. Cana­ da's Seafarers hung up 14 ships in grim reprisal for runaway activities by Canad^n shipowners • which have decimated that country's deep-sea fleet. Cuban sea­ men reported nine ships locked up tight in that country's ports and in far off Israel, the nation's labor federation, "Histadrut," reported with satisfaction that "the longshoremen and stevedores In the Port of Haifa refused to handle the cargo of two ships flying 'flags of convenience*, from Deceniber l-4th." Other nations reported similar actions. . , So it went around, the world, but-the . higgest -impact was in the United: Stiaites, ; which is understandable in light of the fact ^ that the biggest slice of runaway shipping is owned or controlled by .Aniericansj, ;j"^l,Aside ftom. the ;unlons' : direct j-inent of the, runaways , via pic]keting, , reaction in the press made it clear that the runaways' mask of respectability had been removed and* that they stood ex­ posed as wage and tax dodgers. For ex­ ample, the "Washington Post" on Decem­ ber 4 declared: "As AmerlcSta ^axes and costs have steadily risen . . . the convenience flags have become a convenient 'out' for American fleet o^wners. But the Paniibhonco flags afford the seafaring man pre­ cious iittle protection, inasmuch as wages and working conditions are notably in­ ferior in most cases. The transfer policy takes no account of this and in this respect, at least, is indefensible . . ." Other editorial opinion, some of which appears on this page, was in much the same vein. On the legal front, the runaways suf­ fered a shattering setback when the major operators went into; Federal Court and were told by Judge Frederick van-. Pelt Bryan that he found nothing in the -law "which prevents . . . American labor unions from acting in concert . . . with foreign trade unions . . . to. carry out legitimate Ijbor objectives in the course of a labor dispute . . He added to the IIM'M II ' ti bargain that "majority ownership and control by Americans of the corporate owners of foreign vessels" might give US trade unions a perfect right to pick­ et, strike and organize such ships. Other judges to* whom the runaways appealed for injunctions came to similar conclusions. Federal Judge William O. East in Portland, Oregon, noted: ". . . what flag any given bottom car­ ries is not of importance. The question is: Who are the true owners, the true operators and the true charterers of any given vessel upon any given voyage? If it should develop that the owners, op­ erator, or charterers are engaged in some sort of conspiracy, or some sort of activity that tends to relieve them of their true obligation of dealing:collectively vrith bargaining, agents of American, seamen, . then the American seaman has had a wrong cqmmitteed against him ..." "That, pf jtself, pretty well sums up the . whole issue. If the protest accomplishes nothing more than to get this kind of policy established in the courts and in the National Labor Relations Board, it will have laid the groundwork for an ef­ fective attack on the runaway problem. at I wbM'Vt** • WW ,where the tne iihlp* smpa •re'lwtihert; ««'• Mftnflay, Ihp rpsul^f an Pickftta caiTiwl plnrmtH wltku stated. 'Condiuors, jtifrnntionril wsxM and not up lo mil' of International Transport Worhiinrifp IgM^MtloMtandftrds.' fn'-e." . -Hie . -. VANCOUVER PROVINCE, Van­ couver, Canada "Ships are registered under flags of convenience to avoid taxation . . . "Freedom from taxation has en­ abled the flags of convenience to earn exceptional profits during the post­ war shipping boom. The shipowners who operate under these flags are not members of any of the recognized shipping federations, nor parties to collective agreements on wages and conditions for seamen." 1 flogs'm ^onfirnQ The boycott aHecfe sMjw o* I Iberian, ranamanian. H«n Kn and Cost* Rlcan regis to-. Many shipowners have sought registration undo Ihesa llaat to paylnf union warns, taxes. nt*'" Ulrting safely .jtamUidi, IN KDMK American poris lhlunrtior.s hiNw heen granlc^, l.i. -hipping <oniEaPiesj*6* • rilnAlt-,.. f/ons • ; *;?: a fry,.. rpccialiy ,l I Ji®?' L.H^ . '«.'l w'w International boycott hits five ships in pprt IrtadliiBof nve'Ubcrtnn|»-TSKn to rroM 11 FINANCIAL TIMES, London: *'The international labour boycott is a dangerous and, in principle, un­ desirable practice; on the other hand, these shipowners have deliberately put themselves outside national loy­ alties and camiot claim their protec­ tion. They cannot ask for the benefit of responsibiiities they do not accept, or of taxes they do not pay." • ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH "... These are ships actually owned in the United States or other countries but registered in Panama, Honduras or Liberia. The false flags are raised to escape wage standards, taxes and regulations imposed by the countries in which the ships are really owned ... What if these ships had to depend on Panama, Honduras or Li­ beria for the navigational aids pro­ vided for modern shipping, not to mention the protection afforded only by the true countries of origin?" • DAILY PRESS, Newport News, Ya. . . . "The registry of American vessels under the flags of Panama, Liberia, Honduras and Costa Rica is not capricious nor purposeless. The unions are correct In their conten­ tion that by these foreign registries the crews can be paid less, working conditions below American standards can be maintained, and perhaps even safety regulations are . not the same ... "The ideal, of course, would be to have them under the . Stars and Stripes . . . suppose an enemy at­ tacked one of these ships—how quick­ ly the owners would run to Wash­ ington for naval protection!" Vif-'-. Four Days' Pkkefing Fo€uses Spotlight On Tax-Wage-Dodging Jil vinofr'i , 'O^eor/jCA'. tX-—J |j„ioii Pi ole5lIiivolvtiS I . ucs«"' ., o.# 10 Vessels ill Porl ,u. ..rW. V JiJ >" J* "'S' \ firrt d*y Jo* J*'*' • u., ,1. * Mostofthep»ckcimgwasf*li ^ 5 oji ^n^•«^Monc m -Nc-.vpi.rt as \ uf ihejcieh'.hniif • :'•'h;^fI , • .ioql bjiriumeipickt lin« 75™ .'J M'trt IntKnaiion- entrance to the • Iv.av toal piers.. I>cU\^ toidiat I ^Crcck. »• e sr\-ci» ;A few samiptes of jprw coverogo i>f |hq: i^navoci^aa pro- f 1 U5 cprried the seqtnen's unions' argomenls as Id wHy - f 1 .-.ji-V: �race Ties ' s E A:P'M if >iy ^ Launch W4,SW^6n Tanker KURE, Japan—The world's largest supertanker, the 104,500-ton Universe Apollo, was launched here last week after her builder, shipping maf^ate Daniel K. Ludwig, received "guarantees" that the ship would be Imder charter from an American company for a long period of time, While most shipowners pany. Gulf Oil, the vessel wUl be ;-2, her crew Is Just 17 more than e T-2*8 complement. Of course, were complaining that the bot­ registered under a runaway flag, her wage bill will also be far less tom dropped out of the tanker giving her Immunity from-Ameri­ than that of an American-flag T-2. can taxes, conditions and stand­ charter market, Ludwig had held The ship, which will be under ards. off laying the keel to the ship In order to cut down on operat­ charter to Gulf Oil for an undis­ until he received assurances that the vessel would be employed on ing costs, the,ship will only carry closed • period; will carry oil from a crew of 60. Whllie the Apollo is ttie Penlan Gulf to Tokuyama. delivery on January 31. seven times the size of a 15,000-ton Japan Ludwig is the owner of National Bulk Carriers, which owns, builds and operates one of the largest ^Daily Worker' Pipedreom; private merchant fleets in the world. The Apollo was built by National Bulk at its Kure ship­ yards. Although the vessel Is owned by en American company and will be under charts to an American com- I Deda^ber U. IMS tlATRAIII NIW JIRSIY (SaatralM), NOV. ts—ChaliMaa, P. arauiw S«cr*tarw V. RaMW. T«m». gaag* and teMRW'llao Rnai ansUUtr etaOmasn oat or w«w. Aft. msebUra at biad to b* replaced. Rblaf fond Sicie. ushta on dack f bo raised and larsar buUM InataUed. Naw delasaU alaalad, lMl«|ata to b« roatatad avary twa trips. Ne pises ts dry clothaa. Dryar naededi tabs in laundry room rostad. Sussaation to iiistan atalnlaaa tuba. Another 15 i' I?-!,- , T-'y-'- • i:;y' Libertys On Scrap Heap Food net up to par. Short on bacon,Jama. praaerves and catsup. Need new washing machine. Some mix-up In hot eekss end bHCkwheat «•!:«•• Discus, ston on food shortage. Delegate to see patrolmaa about shortage. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoal, Nov. U— ATLAS (Cargo), Nov. 3—Chairman', J. FIcou: Saaratary, V. Stsnklowici. HaU situaUon improved. Ship's fund S7a.lS. Few hours disputed OT. One man hospitalized in Pedro. Vote of thanks to deck dept. for help after iiufiil and rwUgh Wcatlier. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good chow, oqpedally chief cook. Jobs Slaik In Savannah MARORH CMaivan), Nay. M—Chafiman, G. Rabartsi Saeratary, C. Kant. SiAOARORN (Pann.), Sapi. 11— Chairman, J. Crows: Seeratary M. Cox. Chairman, M. RUHM; Saeratary, J. No communicaUons or LOGS received. Lakartlk. Ship needs general clean Movie fund S288.53. New delegate up. roc'alea, mesa and recreation elected. Do not place chewing gum on deck. Keep biscuits hot at break­ roonu and bathrooms to bo painted, Nov. SO—Chairman, I. Morsavli Sec fast time for watch: post notice for ratary, J. Lakwyk.. Ice box riiacked— hours of washing and pressing ma­ okay. -One man hoipitaUted. Pew chine. houra disputod OT. Carpenter work SEAMAR (Calmar), Nov. S—Chair­ man, v.. ReM: Secretary, D. Forrest. Repair list submitted. Membership urged to vote in coming elecUon. Several houra disputed OT. To write letter to hq. re: food shortages. Bold? Get 'Arry In White House Harry Bridges may or may not know it, but the fondest dream of one "Worker" columnist is to' wake up one morn­ ing and find him the president of the United States. That interesting bit of information-*^' SAVANNAH—It has been a very was contained in the Sunday, President," he wrote, "and It added slow period on the shipping front December 14, "Worker," offi­ years to my life . . . I had Just for this port as the only Jobs cial organ of the Communist Party about given up believing in the hu­ called in were for replacements In Uie US. man race T. . I thought our coun­ on the six In-translt ships hitting try was finished and though the the area. The outlook for the fu­ The columnist, Michael Gold, whole world had gone socialist, we spun himself a fantasy In which ture Is about the same. would stay dumb and capitalist Calling Into port over the last Bridges, long-time head of the forever. ' , West Coast longshore union, was two weeks were the Fort Hosklns, "How wrong I was, children. CS Norfolk (ClUes Service); Sea- elected president in 1964 on the Never give up your fight for a train Georgia, X^outslana (twice) ticket of the "United Front Party.' good cause -.. ffelt'So gosh damed That 1964 election sent Harry good when Hai^-Bridges and our Seatrain) and the Robin Hood Bridges to the White House as new United Pmnt Party made It (Robin). that my hair riarted growing back on my bald head." There was more of the same, but the drift ought' to lie clear by how. Bridges, meanwhile, was making no'apparent move for the presiden­ cy. but hls offidal publication "The Dispatcher" carried an attack by him on US opposition to the sur­ render of Berlin to Communist (Ed. note: The column this issue is devoted to three retired Sea­ East Germany. farers, an over 75 pears old, who are receiving the ISIU $150 disability Other editorials and stories In benefit.) the same Issue applauded Egyptian George Jackson . . . 73 . . . and preparing to join Golden Age Club President Nasser and denounced In his Baltimore community . chief steward . . . SIU member since US policy In the Middle East; called for trade with Red China, 1938 . . , received commendation from former and demanded, the ouster of Secre­ Secretary of Navy Frank Knox in 1942 for action tary of State Dulles, None of these In combat against German submarine . . . had been objectives are the kind with which aboard SS Elizabeth (Bull Line) which was tor- the "Worker" would quarrel. -pedoed . '. . started sailing in Virgin Islands in 1909 . . . preferred rims to Europe because of bigger payoffs . . . still keeps in touch with former ship­ mates Claude Fisher, Frank Antonettl and Jose Garcia . . spends most of time watching television . . , vividly recalls the hardships of the ^"old days" Jackson ... remembers how the shipowners fought the unions all the way . Is proud of the dignity and decent conditions seamen enjoy today . last sailed on the Seamar in 1952. 4", it 4> Ernest Trotmaa . . . 77 . . . first shipped out from Barbados, British West Bidies, in 1893 . . . Union member since 1938 . . . sailed in both World Wars on the SS George Washington and WASHINGTON — Another 15 others . . .-most trips'he made on one ship was on battered Liberty ships are on sale SS British Guiana . . . 141 round trips between as part of the Maritime Adminis­ New York and West Indies . . . also served 514 tration's Liberty-scrapping pro­ years on Robert E. Lee . . . still In touch with gram. Inaugurated last December, shipmates Frank Moore, Wilfred Grant, Ollva Lake the Junking program has disposed . . . lives in New York City with wife and daughter of 86 damaged or unstrengthened ... occasionally visits the hall to trade stories about Libertys so far. The fleet presently old times .. r sailed for the last time in 1955 aboard numbers 1437 ships. Bidding will open on January 6, the Robin Sherwood . . . urges newcomers In the Trotman Industry to appreciate the good conditions they 1959, with no bids below $70,000 inherited . . "never dreamed" back In '98 of benefits he enjoys in being considered. ' leisure years. A total of $6,595,997 has been collected for the 86 Scrapped Lib­ William Johnson ... 76 ... also an SIU member from the begin­ ertys, an average-of $76,696 per ning . -. . sailed in steward department . . . began in New York in vessel. All Items of machinery, and material and 1917... saw Europe "from one comer to other" equipmeat consumable-Stores- and fuel are ... Referred "any ^Ip I could get a. Job on" . Included in the sale. When con­ Uves with wife and son in Orlando, Florida . . . structed during World War H, attends church whenever he can ^; stiffwed recent Libertys were valued in the area strrico but is "not giving up" . . . "I am stlU hrid- of tZmiUlon. , Jdany ed the 2,7M built for war­ Ing my head up and praying to the Lord for all of time ptirposcs were sunk by enemy my brothers and their families" . . . stlU recom­ torpedoes, sriiUe a considerable mends a taste of a seaman's life for youngsters first numbm' have bera'sold to domestic starting out on. their own . . .. last ship was the and foreign operators under the Wflliun Camrih in 1954 . . . misses oldtlmers who Ship Sales ihet of »46. The inajoef sallect with him and arent around today . . . proud of his fife a« a aytdOM liberty. 9eet^ id J|a^ jeamwi,. , would still fflw to more trip;; 'I^Ulr 'r' : -• dent dgarattes. Heat net turned off in hot weatbor. Veto of thanks ta steward dept.. socially baker. on grain abuts. Sea patrolman abaut ebiat cook, maaaman and pantryman. Clean frarii waUr tanks, check salt water ahewera. repair list made out, washing martilna ta be repaired— needs apara partA Cake atixing ma. china needs spare parts. No perform­ ing at payoff. MORNINO LIOHT (Watorman), Nov. It—Cbalrman, L. Kyaori Socrstary, J. Mumtariynn. Now delegates elected. General diacuaaion on welfara of crew: report on safety meeting. Vote of thanks to steward dept. far axceUent meal provided Thankagiving. PORT KOSKINS (CHIaa Sarvlee), Dac. 9—Chairman, J. Narvsas: Seero. tary> J. MtcLeushlln. Soma disputed or. One pierhead in.Houston. Dis­ cussion on aqualizaUen. Sea steward ahont caid drinks in hot weather. Sea patroiman abaut roaches. Have fan* taU washed down more often. BIENVILLR (Pan-AtlanHc), Dee. 7— Chairman, A. Thompson: Saeratary. R. Wardlaw. Ship's fund S1.72. New delegate elacted. Recreation room to bo cleaned. See patrolman about pay­ ing ship off earlier. Ship to ho fum­ igated for roaches. TBXMAR (Calmar), Nov. 3—Chair­ man, D. Stana: Saeratary, V. Manta. Repair list ta be aubmitted in tripUcate. Bvarytblns running smootUy. New waahlBg macbine and fan to be placed in laundry romn. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done—fine food end lots of milk. STEEL DESIGNER (Itfhmlan), Nov. IS—Chairman, J. LaFolntat Saeratary, J. RlwaH. New wasblns machine or­ dered. Suggestion to send letter to bdqrts. re: OT for no shore leave. All disputed OT taken care'-of. Eng. dept. watch standees ataould have individual foc'dea for each arateb in order not to waka up other men not on watch. Veto of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done—good food and service. Linen this trip vary poor, to bo taken up with patrolman at payoff. eOUER D'ALRNE VICTORY (Victory Carriers), Nov. U^Chalrman, H. Krehn: Saerotsry, H. Robinson. Dele­ gate called for .safety meeting. New delegate elected. Ship to be fumigated for roaches and rats. Bombs and spray guns have no effect. WACOSTA (Waterman), Nov. 3S^ Chairman, R. Hodgesr Saeratary, J. Fursall. No ctgarettes to be issued on coastwise; Twa men missed ship. Some disputed OT.' New delegate elected. Foc'alo door to bo repaired. Water Tine not repaired—crusty water coming through faucets. ORION STAR (Orion), Nov. 33— Chsttman, C. Smith: Secretary, J. . Baldarsten. AU draws to bo given as ' men requested." Ch. Cook hospitalized - in Sasebo—may return. Ship's fund SO. Some disputed OT.- Two men short. Reports scesptsd. Keop per•onal opinions to ones self—do not spread rumors. Suggestion to havo PORTMAR (Calmar), Nov. 3—Chair- ice tongs or large spoon for ice cubes. man, E. Bayns: Saeratary, B. Ruckar. Request chairs be brought in fromBhlp'a fund $5. New treasurer elected. decks and fantsU in bad weather. SUZANNR :(BuU), Nav.. IS—Chafr-v ALCOA RANGER (Alcos), Nov. 33— man, J. Bracht: Sccratsry, A- Fedroa. Chairman,, D. Jordan: Secretary, C. New delegate elected. Reports ac­ Crabtree. Milk beef—on board tod cepted. . long. Suggest some be left out for' lunche ALAMAR (Calmer), Nov. IS—Chair­ man, J. McPhaul: Secretary, B. Agel. ROBIN GOODFELLOW (Robin), Nov. Ship's fund SSAS. Written menus to Itr-Cbalrmsn, H. NeiMn: Soeratsry, be used. Letter read cencemlhg food R. Slerk. Need keys, to foc'des. beef and conditions in general. Re­ Foc'slea heed phihtinA Improvement' quest mora IXJGS. Delegate to sew in steward dept. this trip. New dele­ that proper stores are put aboard.^. gate and treasurer elected. Ship's fund to be started. Take care of all HILTON (Boll), Nov. •—Chtlrnlan, Unen. Library to bo locked, ndien in ^J. Winn: Saeratary, W. Bodnar. Few port. hours dlqnited OT. Not enough steaks ' to order. Keep bathrooms cleaner. ROYAL OAK (CItiol Service), Oct. 33—Chairmen, E. Bryan: Socrstary, D. . DEL ORO (Miss.), Nov. 33-:-Chalr- Board. SMp'a fund $3.82. Reporta acman, G. Trexclair: Secretary, F. Wol- cepted. New delegate elected. Dis­ debrand. Ship's fUnd SS.6S. Delegato cussion on limit for coastwise draws. to pick up bo<du from union halL Bathrooms need sougeeingl Repair list Vote of thanks to steward dept. to be made up. Clothes may be dried in fire room fidley not in passageways. MYRIAM III (Int. Nay.), Nov. 37— Chairman, E. King: Seeratary, F. SuiDEL SUD (Miss.), Nov. 33—Chair­ llns. Steward dept. to take care of man, W. Forktni: Saerotsry, T. Novak. recreation room; other dept. to take Capt. allowed one bottle aboard in . St. care of laundry. Keep bathroomc Thomas. Ship's fund 3324. Purchasedclean. Galley range and ovens to be projector parts, movies and library. repaired. Kequest company send mall New treasurer, librarian, athletic di­ rector elected. To procure shrimp in to ship in foreign ports. Brazilian port for X-maa party. Dis­ PBNN TRADER (Pann.), Nov. 33— cussed shoreside workers aboard in Chairman, H. Wostphali: Saeratary, M. So. Amer. ports. MacDonald. One man missed ship in ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Nov. V M«nr»-r. Old man ran SIU. Canadian patrolman off" shii^—letter to NY by • —Chairman, W. Noma: Seeratary, R. Rsyos. Bequlra more night lunch at delegate. Few disputed OT. Crew uq^t. Do not molest dog. Chang# does not went ddp's fwd. linen on day designated. While on STIEL FLYER (isthmian), Nov. 33— African coast, keep all coolies away Chairman, D. Ksddy: Saeratary, A. from water cooler. Maldanade. AU repairs made. Awn­ LUCILLR BLOOMFIILD (BlObming baric aft requested. Ship's fund •irman, F. Rowsll: SUA7. Hdqtrs. tu consider pesslbUity Beld), Nov. of having ghots given to crew three Saeratary, L. da Farller. Crew warned days before aalUng. NEW delegate and if necessary ta shift ship mst to mha reporter eleeted. Members requested same. Capt. says no LOGS lifted. No to pass LOGS along when Rnlahed overdraw la Bnropo. 8 men to bo :pBid off in NO. Taka it oaay en reading. drinking. Repair list squared eway MASSMAR (Calmar), Oct. 33— except wariiihs macbine wringer. Oho Chairman, T. Butorakos: Seeratary, M. man .paying off 1, NO. New delegiato RIbtsch. Extra gervices arc OT. Some elected. OT Oimntta. mat* to equalize OT. Re­ KY8KA (Waterman), Nov. 13—Chairi pair liatg Afi be made up. Discussion on motiene and amendmenta. Economy man, J. MacKamldf Saeratary, R; Cat.fesKUng •Btatcsm was necessary to es- tat. Check wttb. pat-?tma« yd: rittd aure voyage—adequate atorea aboard wlaytag aftar U .FIS. EafUnf. board Wef aettled wUb Capt Reprir Hat now, • iuraed in. aup'x fund EU.fik. Two. WACOSTA XWatorman), Nov. A— men UL To. fvoiac out Cbalrman, «. •Hadgai: Seerolary, A Tauncb acedule; Yum in foc'alo Iceys ta delegates. Beefs-te -ba -mben ii* dt ;Puraan, Aaa oadet for ,el<»F TfOui -row bonra dispntod OT. Fr^ meeting, BiNdaeer t»segif|aib»AeaUag. water faube -to be; cleaiwd. rangiritt-', •ystem aft. (tf. AZALIA CITY (Pan-Atlairtic), Qae. 7—Chairmsn, S. Cisa.t; Sssrstsry, J. Davia. Need new washing machine: Ship's fund St.78. Need chairs for mtss haUi water cooler to be repaired: keys for wipar's foe'sle. Vote of, thanks to steward dept. �December 19, 1959 Pace Elevea SEAFARERS IOC 'Out Of The Depths' 1 STRIKif. BR£4%, BME Votes Organizing Funds; Elects Officers Members of the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers have voted to assess themselves $50 a year to pay for the union's organizing and legislative program. The $50 annual assess­ ment carried by better than 4-t to 1 in a two-month referen­ cember 1. Ten candidates com­ dum that ended December !. peted for the seven open posts. BME engineers also have elected officials for a four-year term be­ ginning January 1. Raymond McKay was reelected president, Leon Berlarge, treasurer and Jack Regan, vice-president, businessmanager In the port of San Fran­ cisco. Gordon Spencer was elect­ ed first senior vice-president and business-manager of the port of Phiiadelphia. BME members also elected three union trustees. The successful candidates were William Gammill, William Verwilt and Harry Miller. The trustees represent the mem­ bership directly at meetings of the BME executive board. Results of the referendum and the election of officers were an­ nounced December 9 at the mem­ bership meeting at BME head­ quarters in Brooklyn. The bal­ lots were counted and tabulated by a five-man committee elected by the membership. A total of 286 votes were cast on the assessment. There were 235 votes in favor and 51 against. A two-thirds majority was required for approval. The BME secret referendum began in October 1 and ended De­ SS Uberte Boasts Own Tote Board 600 Eng'rs For years, despite all evidence to the contrary, the National Vote To Join Association of Manufacturers has claimed that it is not really "against" labor and the working man, but only against Canada 51U "abuses" by unions. However, the NAM recently discarded MONTREAL—Some 600 marine engineers, representing the east coast division of the National As­ sociation of Marine Engineers of Canada, have voted to quit the NA of ME and to join the Li­ . Passengers aboard the French censed Division of the SIU Cana­ Line's Liberie were betting win, dian District. According to the place and show shortly after the "Canadian Sailor," the engineers, ship sailed from New York last fed up with years of inactivity on week. The horses. Jockeys, start­ the part of the association, voted ing gate and finish line were all almost unanimously to join the ^present—only they were on the SIU. film. The move came about after the In what was the first known at­ engineers, represented by John tempt to bring horse-racing to the Wood and Peter Scragg, aided by sea, the ship carried electronic the SIU- officials, negotiated a films of actual races at leading vastly-improved contract for Cana­ American tracks. A pari-mutual dian engineers on the Great Lakes. ticket machine was available forAlthough the agreement was to the customers as well as a minature board, flashing odds and final wipThe old SS Puerto Rico, well-remembered by many Seafar­ cover all marine engineers on the ning prices. ' ers on the San Juan run, now lies dead at the dock in Ham­ Lakes, neither the head of the org­ Advertised as "genuine horse rac­ ilton, Bermuda, with writs representing $1,300,000 worth of anization nor any of his appointed ing but without horses In the unpaid bills tacked *to her mast. Now the Arosa Star of the deputies sat in on the negotiations. As members of the licensed divi­ flesh," the races provided viewers with the traditional joys and dis­ Panamanian-registered Arosa Line (Swiss-owned), she and sion, the engineers received an appointments of the track. Losers two sister passenger ships have apparently come to the end immediate cut in union dues from $60 a year to $4 a month for still tore up worthless stubs and of the line as far as continued operations are concerned. The Arosa Star represents one aspect of the runaway pic- the nine months of the inland winners debated whether to keep betting or call it a night. The one ture-i-the aging ship which can no longer make a go of it in navigation season. In addition the advantage-was the omission of the regular competition, Switched to a runaway flag where there engineers will be able to sail as long, cheerless trip home after a are no taxes to pay and precious little wages. Even in this oilers during the slack, periods without having to pay additional day at the track. area, the ship couldn't make money, although her new owners initiation the Canadian Dis­ stuck bunks in eyery inch of space to squeeze in something trict. 'Thisfeesis tomost important in like 809 or more accommodations on a 7,G00-ton ship! view of the opening of the St. Law­ This situation outlines the evils of permitting aging ships rence Seaway which is expected to to transfer foreign instead of being scrapped or going into cut the activities of canalers now Seafarers mailing in checks the reserve fleet. Despite all the corner-cutting oh wages, used on the Lakes. The en^neers wiU also be rep­ or money orders to the Union taxes and passenger accommodations, despite ducking the to cover dues payments are bill-collector, the ship could not make a go of it. But in the resented on the" board of trustees urged to be sure to make all of process, she did a great deal of damage to legitimate carriers. of the Canadian Seafarers Welfare them payable to the SIU-A&G Thousands of passengers who would ordinarily have trav­ Plan and Will have the full use of Canadian District facilities, in­ District. eled on American-flag ships, and who would have supported all cluding the new hotel now being -Some Seafarers have sent in a flourishing passenger operation on modem, efficient ships built for seamen by the Canadian checks and money orders in the were diverted to aging,' inefficient ships under a runawaySIU at Thorold. names of individual Headquar- flag. The only satisfaction that could be derived from this tors officials. This makes fof a situation, if any, is that the concerns that were burned., for. Elections will be held soon among the engineers en all matj' problem in., bookkeeping which can be avoided if'checks are $1,300,000 in unpaid bills werie Esso Standard and California tdrs i^rtaining to the operatiqn of made out to the Union directly. Standard, both of them big-sc^^e runaway-operators them-: t^eir.fiivkiibn - Mid the selection .of ' selves.,, VI.;• oS-.-' fleers for all posts. J* " the mask of benevolence and made it plain that it is ^hat the unions have charged it to be all along—an organization dedicated to the destruction of unions and union contracts. The NAM established its identity by giving its "man of the year award" to an employer who has spent the last four years operating with scabs in an effort to break the union. The same employer has been cited for 11 unfair labor prac­ tices in violation of US labor law, has utilized an elaborate labor spy apparatus against thr union and stocked a, tear gas arsenal in his plant. It matters little who the employer involved is. In this instance, it is Herbert Kohler. "WTiat does matter is that the NAM thinks that this is the ideal way for an employer to behave. The End Of The Line Make Checks To/SIU-A&G' BME members voted by mail in continental US ports and on ships overseas. 1,000 Vote So Far In New Orleans f 'I :4 • •••*9 NEW ORLEANS—Voting in the SIU's biennial election has been very brisk in this port. Lindsey Williams, port agent, reported. Al­ though there are still two weeks left in the balloting period, over 1,000 Seafarers voted in this hall so far. The ITF protest against the flag of convenience vessels affected a total of 25 ships during the fourday demonstration in this port. The support given this beef by all of the maritime unions in the port, and especially by the men on the beach was gratifying, Williams said. In fact, so many volunteers turned out for picket duty that the captains had to cut the watcli to six hours in order to allow all hands a turn on the lines. As has been the custom in the past, the SIU will hold its Christ­ mas dinner here in the hall. All the members and their families are invited to attend. Shipping for-the port was fair during the past period with the exception of a few key ratings. In addition to the 141 regular jobs shipped, 10 relief and 38 HIWD jobs were called during Ihe pe­ riod. Paying off during the past period were the Del Oro, Del Alba, Del Mar, Del Viento (Mississippi); the Alice Brown (Bloomfield) and the Hastings (Waterman). Signing on were the Del Santos, Del Sol, Del Mar, Del Oro (Mis­ sissippi); Alice Brown (Bloomfield); Northwestern Victory (Vic­ tory Carriers) and the Natalie (In­ tercontinental ). Among the in-transit vessels were the Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa); Claiborne, Chickasaw, Warrior (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City, Almena (Pan-At­ lantic) and the Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers), Plan Blockade Of Red Ships An economic blockade of East Germany, which would include a maritime boycott, will be staged by the International Confederation of Free Trade Unions if the West is pressured to give up its hold on West Berlin. Tife announcement came in the wake of increasing Soviet pressure upon the allies to . puU out of the city. The boycott would not only bar the loading of cargoes for East Germany and unloading of East German ships, but would call on • ail East German crews in nonCommunist ports to quit their ships. * Some 55,000,000. million workers from 137 trade unions of 97 coun- • tries comprise the JCTFU, : •'i *;i-. '^ �• I': On The Job SEIkFMEIS IN DNYDOC Good news is the best news—especially around the holiday season—so the encouraging reports on brothers in the hos­ pitals this period are welcomed by all hands. Among those due for discharge from the Galveston drydock by the end of next week are Bjom Granberg, cx-Almena, who came in with a stroke but is due out soon. The same goes for Fernando Tiago off the Steel Seafarer and Thomas Oliver, ex-Wild Rangen Tlagb checked in with pneumonia and is Hearing the end of his confine­ ment. Troubled by pleurisy, Oliver is likewise iihproVing under capable care. Savannah now has a trio of brothers at the local US Public Gillikin Henze Health hospital. Harry Henze, exGovernment Camp, and William Stanley, ex-Bradford Island, have Joined Marvin S. Forrester since last period. Hospitalized due to stomach trouble, Stanley is reported doing fine now. Ditto on For.rester, off the National Liberty, who had an accident ashore. Henze is progressing slowly. He's been bothered by a loss of memory. Both the surgeons and Brother Paul Llotta had a bad time of it out in San Francisco, with Liotta*under the knife for a total of seven houre. Off the Wild Ranger, Uotta suffered an arterial occlusion but feels pretty fair today. Leo Gillikin, ex-Northwestem Victory, had a cyst removed from his lower spine and is also coming along okay. A skin fungus that had been troubling John Clapp has been brought vnder control at the Baltimore hospital, with the result that his dis­ charge is expected soon. He's off the Oceanstar. M. Kulon, ex-Evelyn, is also getting ready to pack his gear after treatment for a hernia condition. Under surgery for a serious stomach condition, Domingo Orbigoso is making fair progress toward recovery. His last diip was the Steel Age. These brothers and airothers in the hospitals appreciate vlsit^ and mail from their shiinnates. Remember them when you're in port.The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Sidney Anderson Henry A. Janicke Ralph Armstrong Woolridge King James Barnes Edward Knapp Robert G. Barrett Leo H. Lang John Bl'twood W. A. G. Marjenhoff Claude Blanks Alonro Morris Alphonse Bosarge WUUam E. Nelson Joe Brown Jr. Dominic J. NeweU Jacob L. Buckelew William A. Padgett Winford PoweU . Eugene Cheramie Paul R. Cook James O. Price Fess T. Crawford Joseph A. Proulx Jeff Davis R. Richardson Lee A. Smith hlatthew Eurisa Henry Foy Thomas H. Stevens James C. Glisson Pedro ViUabol James Ward Herbert E. Grant Wayne F.~ Harris Leo Watts Hayden Henry George WflUama Cleopbas Wright James Hudson Benjamin Huggins Clifford Wuertz J. W. G. Iglebekk Charles E. Wynn Ramon Irizarry USPIIS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY W. Kenny J. Abraham James T. Alien J. Lelinski Nicholas Anoustis Henry Maglnness AUen C. Mason James Antoniadis L. McGlone Mariano Arroyo Anthony Pisanl John Ausiitz A. Pisano R. Bunner Fi-utuoso Camacho John L. Roberts Salvador Rodriguez August Charous W. M. SikorsU Thomas Danbeck E. Toro Rupert Daniels • S. Trzcinski J. Eaton Ramon Varela J. Furr M. Velez Erling A. Hansen James H. West John Hawkins Joseph Wohleti John A. Jackson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis J. Boner Mars I.- Gall<9 I •<': USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Paul D. Liotta J. V. Bissonnet Arthtir J. Scheving Michael J. Coffey Henry J. Schreiner Myron E. Folts Wm. E. Thompson Led Gillikin Henry Waller USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Lewis R. Akins Frank Hernandez Manuel Antonana Donald Hewson Eiadio Aris Antonio Infante Fortunato Bacomo Claude B. Jessup Ludwig Krlstiansen Joseph J. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Melvin W. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Bruno Warren J. Mclntyre Leo V. Carreon James F. Clarke Leo Mannaugh C. Osinski Joseph D. Cos George G. Phifer Juan Denopra Winston E. Renny John J. DriscoU Frledof O. Fondtla G. E. Shumaker Almer S. Vickera Otis L. Gibbf Pon P. Wing Bart E. Guranick Boyce Yarborough Taib Hassan Clarence Hawkins USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. M. S. Forrester Joseph ScuUy Harold D. Cause Randolph C. Shedd Harry Henze WUiiam Stanley John M. Power Victor Tubo USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Joseph Arnold Mieczislaw Kulon Hennlng Bjork Robert L. LitUeton Wm. BrightweU John A. Morris Gaetano Buscigiio C. G. Murray Sr. Kermit Bymaster Augustin G. Oporto Domingo Orbigoso John Castro John Clapp Bajrmond Potorski Vincent Rlzzuto Rosario Copani George Schmidt Peter DeVrics Lucius DeWitt William F. Smart WUIiam Dunn Jr. NIghhert Straton Fred England Paul Strickland John M. Gallagher John J. SypniewsU John Jacobs Gewgo Warrington Edgar Krotzer UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. John E.' Jacobs Jr. USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASHINGTON D. H. Anderson Joseph Sharp C. H. Andrews P. J. St. Marls Juan Mojica J. W. Wait* USPHS HOSPITAL ^ BOSTON. MASS. L. J. CampbeU Raymond L. Perry A. C. Harrington Ray Peters John Keegan USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Donald K. Fisher Thomas Oliver Bjom A. Granberg Fernando Tiago Norman Longtine SEASIDE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LONG BEACH. CAUF. Jacob L. Zimmer SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VA. Joseph GUI VETERANS flAMP MT. MCGREGOR. NY T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you or* an old tubscribo: and have a Thomas W. KiUlon VA HOSPITAH . cbanga of oddrast, plaaia giva your BUTLER. PA. James F. Markel formor address below: VA HOSPITAL COR.VL GABLES. FT-A. Aimer Ralford VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEX.^S B. J. Arsenauli VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HEIGRTS. MASS. . Charles BarUetj DnnM Ftteptdrlck VA DOMICIABY , SEAFARERS LOG. 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn 32, NY I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG —please >ut my name on your mailing ist. (Print Information) STREET ADDRESS ItKl' ,1'/ CITY .. ZONE ... STATE ImM'. ADDRESS .V 'iW^- '., ZONE, STATE DeMmber 19, 195t SMAFAItEltS iOG Paf« Twdlvc L.; SUP Brother Dies In Azores Te tte Editor: Brother Juan S. Nlve8, 'who was a crewmember on the SS Eagle Traiuporter, died Novem­ ber 28 on an island in the Azores < after being stricken by a heart attack. He had been a : bookmember of the Sailors Union of the Pacific for many years. The company has flown his 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 reouest, - Enrouto to VugosTavia •on th« Valley Forge, 3rd cook M. Guerro (top) grinds away fop a spaghetti and meatball din­ ner. In his turn, bosun C. Negron !s (iiictiired liking the holes in the dedc of the saloon messhall. with C.. Truenski looking on. Negron fixed all the holes in the foc'sies, too. Photos by "reporter A. Doni- luk. ; • ^ body back to New York where his family lives. Brother Nives was A good shipmate and ail members of the crew share the grief of his family. This is the only news from the ship so far on its first voyage out. M. D. Green Ship's delegate (Ed. note: 'The deceased was flown back by military plane to an East Coast airfield and then was shipped on to New York, where the SIU assisted Brother Nives' wife in making funeral arrangements.) ir Ir i- Seeks Pix, News On WW 2 Ships LOG-A-RHYTHM: By W. WUIdrldse Who are we but wand'rers? No port do we call home. While sailing all the seven seas. Around the world we roam. From New York to Madagascar, Down to Singapore; Spending weeks and days at sea. So we can go ashore. Seldom knowing where we're bound — : Each trip's a different run. No matter what our destination. We hope to find some fun. •t Maybe in Spain with' a senorita. Or a geisha (Jepanese), Perhaps a colleen from Ireland, Or a lovely gal in Greece. We may head for the Equator, Down to Rio or B-A, Or maybe a Kttle port in Chile, Or down to Uruguay. Maybe it'll be a northern port. To -Norway,. Denmark or Sweden. Any Scandanavian spot Is a little bit of Eden. In Europe there are BaDcan ports Of these we're not so certain; They're linked up with the Soviets, Behind the Iron Curtain. No matter where we stop off. It's different In some way. We'd like tdSinflter longer. But there is no time to stay. Europe, Asia, Austratid, Each one has its special ports; Every one a little different. Where we meet all kinds, all sorts. But when we've had our fill Like good teefarin^ men. We're ready^ be on our way; It's back to 'sea again. And nomatter inhere we travel. Every hmtr, every day. There's none wtve found to rival To the Editor: I have been receiving the LOG for quite some time and it. is interesting to note the ships still being mentioned that I saw ' during World War II in many^parts of the world, I'd especially appreciate hear­ ing froid anyone Who sailed on the foiiowing ships during 1944 or 1945: SS Clement Clay, SS Lucius Fairchiid and SS. Alcoa Pointer. If they have pictures . of these ships or would be ing to write about the old days during 1944-45 I'd like them to write to me at the Monroe For­ estry Camp, RFD, Readsboro, vt. i was a ihemhpr of the US Navy armed guard on ail three ships and hope to hear from anyone then aboard during the trip to Europe and Africa on the Clement Clay In ^r the trip to Hawaii, Le:^ and Okinawa on the Alcoa Pointer. Thank you for sending me the LOG, as I can assure you I have always been deeply interested in maritime affairs. Frank D. MeNeli. Sr. t Rates Shipmate Tops in Taient To the Editw: Roscoe Aiford, better known as "Ai" to all his shipmates, has been on the Alcoa Clipper for quite a spell. He has the crewmembers and passengers alike wondering where a young fellow like he is acquired such skill in deborating and dressing pp dishes. He joined the Union in *46, and has sailed with Isthmian, Waterman and Alcoa principaiiy, WhUe on the Ciippm: a num­ ber of years back, he became! interested in the fine art of pre­ paring hers d'oeuyres and cana­ pes, and different types of dress­ ings and salads that would de­ light a gourmet. Incidentally, he was requested by his ship­ mates to sail chief pantryman, and has been doing so ever since. Man, Seafarers can certainly recall the wonderful job he did on Christmas dinner at the hall in New Orleans with Brother Frank Palmer, chief cook ex­ traordinary. - "Ai" v.?a.s struck by illness just recently, hut our luck held out and he is hack with us. Three cheers, and hats off to a man I think belongs in the "hail of fame" for chief pantryman. Maurice "Duke" Duet 'X> if Backs One-Year Limit On Jlobs To the Editor: After reading the article in the LOG (Nov. 7, 1958) on limit­ ing the time a man can spend on a ship, I agree 100 percent with Brothers Art Lomas and Bob Johnson. I believe one year on a ship is plenty long enough^and after that a man should get off. Why should a certain few enjoy the good runs for years? Besides, if a man thinks anything of his family and his health he'll get off. Increase the job turnover and do everybody some good. I've spoken to a lot of feiiow;s. and a great many are in favor of a one-year limit. I say let's have a vote on it and .not wait until shipping is rough. Now is the time for it. The entire membership, not just a few, would profit from this, and it would be fair to everyone. Why should we fall behind like the NMU? Let's hear from mprq,^of the brothers on this. As for me, 1 would like to see a one-year limit so that everybody would have a chance. I believe this is the democratic way. Ernest C. deBautts SS Atlantio • i ail $1 Miami Crew Draws Thanks To the Editor: I'm a retired seaman and was and dfrcharge from the Cities Servicie Miami in order to get my vacation pay. While I'm at It. I'd like to offer my thanks to the boys 1 sailed with to thank them for the line treatment. I have never sailed with any better crew. I'm a retired seamen and was OB vacation' in Japan when the ship came in needing a man, so I took the job. I'm happy I did, because I could not have sailed with a finer bunch of good union men. W. R. Wallaca - t i Benefits Help Again And Again To the Editor: My wife and I think that the welfare services of the SIU are wonderful. We have received benefits for the birth of pur last two children and, while I was away just this last trip, the benefits came in handy again when two of the chiicfren had their toiisiis taken "out. It makes a person feel good to be able to tell the doctor what kind of Insurance hacks him up. Also, Our bat is off to the negotiating committee- for the last raise. I am proud to' be a member of the SIU. •. Alton Booth 'V �I ;a, nptamhee 19, 198t RAPHAEL SEMMES (P«n-AtUntle), Nov. 17—Chalrmanf R. Jonas; Socrotory, B. Varn. Moat repairs taken care of. No beefs. DeleKate resigned wtth vote of thanks from crew for Job well done. Ship's fund $28.29. New deler gate elected. Have lights rigged aft port and stbd. side. Cannot see with present lighting system. Have extra rail put up forward where crossing is by No. 1 hatch. Install chain rails on cranes with snap—on hooks. Re­ quest ttoi using water fuuntala as spitoon and mouth washing station. Suggest cups be brought back to pan­ try. Vote of ^anks to steward dept. for good food and service. SEASTAR (Triton), Nov. 17—Chair­ man. C. Taylor) Socrotary, P. Moth. One man missed ship at beginning of trip. Letter written to union. One man left in Axores due to sickness. SEAFARERS SEATRAtN TEXAS (Seotrain), Nov. SO—Chairman, P. Patrick; Socrotary, T. Moore. No beefs. Motion to ob­ tain new waAing machine. Have air conditioner fixed. Kcportcl on re­ pairs of TV set. RARHARA FRIRTCHIH (Liberty Novigatlwi), Nov. 14—Chairman,' O. Payne; Secretary, E. KarczswAI. Ship's fund $13. Six hours OT dis­ puted: no other beefs One man left ttaip in Canada duo to accident. New delegate elected. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Soatrain). Nov. 14—Chairman, F.' Boyno; Socro­ tary, J. Sweat. No beefs. Request taking care of kerosene can in pas­ sageway. Make effort to get books to patrolman on time. Take up empty stool butts from deck in messhaU. SEATRAiN LOUISIANA (Soatrain), Nov. If—Chairman, J. Clonn; Socro­ tary, N. Romlay. No beefs. Ship's fund $98.90. Mattresses uncomfortablo because of large size. Discussion about repairs on last repair list not taken care of. No rye bread or pumper­ nickel delivered in New Orleans, al­ though reqiUsitloned~by steward. Too many Incorrect orders served. Re­ quest rectifying tiiis. Oct. 19—Chairman, J. Clonn; Socro­ tary, N. Romloy. One man missed Alp in New Jersey. Ship's ftmd $43.80. Some disputed OT. No major beefs. Delayed sailing dieted. Mo­ tion made and seconded to contact patrolman about milk and bread in Texas City. Beef on quality of food. MAR (Bull), Nov. S3—Chairman, R. SHIia; Secretary, R. Tapman. Elect one man from each dept. to act on safety committee. Ship's fund $42.72. Discussion on different types of food to be ordered. Poultry to be inspected by patrolman en arrlvaL More night lunch, to be put out. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service). Nov. 24—Chalrmsn, P. Hammel; Secretary, D. Reard. Repair list made up. Settee In- recreation room to be repaired. Payoff to be on new wage scale. Ship's fund sa-.sa. Reports accepted. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good chow and especially to baker. Menus to be typed out for messhall. MUk supply should be ehecfced leaving port. Re­ quest less canned apricots, more peaches and more pitchers. Coopera­ tion urged in keeping messhaU and pantry clean. Need better grade of bathroom tissue. THE CARINS (Toxas City Ref.), Oct. 34—Chairman, E. Mlnyard; Socrotary, R. Orant. Ships needs fumigation. Rooms need painting. Te retain ship's delegate another trip. Mo)» coopera­ tion urged. Delegate wants steward dept. feed for full hour. Parties aboard ship to quiet down. Nov. 23—Chairman, S. Frank; Soc­ rotary, H. Starck. Delegate reported on men fired in Fhila. Deck dept. beefs squared away. Some disputed OT. New delegate elected. Repair list to be made np. AU soiled Unen to be turned in. Blankets to be put on board next port. Vote of thanks to stewdard dept. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas).' Oct. 19—Chairman, R. CuArell; Sec­ retary, P. Napell. No beefs. One man hurt and went te hospitaL New dele­ gate elected. Nov. 9 — Chairman, J. Robertson; Socrotary, P. Jonos. Requested repair list. Chief electrician to be order In Norfolk. Capt. pleased with, deck A cngr. depts. Two men in steward dept. logged and one In deck. Chief CS MIAMI (Cities Service), Nev. IS— electrician hospitalized in Rotterdam. Chairman. C. Burns; Secretary, C. Men dissatisfied about chow In port Ward. Draws te be In checks—requlof Rotterdam. Five hrs. disputed OT Aion for supplies to be okayed by —no oAer beefs. Meeting to be held master. Few miner beefs. Report ac­ in port of payoff to prefer charges cepted. -Keep messroom and pantry against steward dept.. member. Mo­ clean. Need more LOGs. tion made to ronew galley exhaust fan as promised prior to this trip. HASTINGS (Waterman), Nev. Chelrman, H. Mailman; Secretary, J. VALLEY POROE (Penlnsutor Nav. .E. Wells; One man hospitalized in Corp.), Nov. 14—Chairmen, W. Ollli' Gibraltar—headquarters Four Secretary, S. Aralea. New treasurer men logged. Repair listnotified. to be made elected, ship's fund $14.50. Suggest up. SA patrolman at payoff regard­ changing tsrpe of soap powder. Pan­ chief and 2nd mate. Few hours try and messroom- to be kept clean.- ing disputed OT. Discussion about sick Vote of thanks to night cook and men working. Check slop chest for baker for fine job. Vote of thanks to steward Sapt. 27—Chairman, W. Olll; Socro­ supplies. tary, S. Aralot. New delegate elected. dept. No beefs. Suggest repair list bo ARMONK (New England Ind), Dee. turned in. Messroom, pantry, and rec­ N. Matthey; Secretary, reation room to be kept neat at all S—Chairman, L. HIckey. One man hospitalized in times. Germany. Repair lists submitted. LA SALLE (Waterman), Nev. 17— Ship to lay up in Brooklyn and some men may be Irept to secure Aip. Few Chairman, P. Ken; Secretary, E. Moran. Two men hospitalized: ono hours disputed OT. Report accepted. man returned to slUp. Three men All foc'sles to be cleaned up. Turn In .missed sliip—one returned. Some dis­ all Ailed linen and f A'sle keys. puted OT. Everything running OCEAN EVA (Marltimo Ovcrtsas), smoothly. Nov. 23—Chairman, T. BrtghHul; Secraiary, H. Schwartz. Request patrol­ JEAN LAFITTE CVatarman), Nov. 9 —Chairman, W. Evitt7 Sacretary, S. men hold meeting with crew before Joseph.' Good launch Ai-vlce. DUlcus- payoff. Reports accepted. Repair Ust sion on draws In Far East. Request to be made up. Request safety greenbacks and not local money.. meetings. Greenbacks should be put out 24 hours MANKATO VICTORY (Victory-Car­ before arrival. Crew pleaAd on sign­ riers), Nov. II—Chairman, J. Morgan; ing on under new agreement and new Secratary, L. Peppor. AU repairs to wage scale.' AU rooms' and showers painted. AU repair Usts turned in. be made aa Aon as possible. See del­ egate concerning any beefs about pa­ No beefs. Ship's fund $6.75. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Job. trolman. Some disputed OT. Need ice box and washing machine. Quar­ Request painting aU insdie pasuge way de6ks. Suggest watch foc'sle for ters to be Augeed. Company maU eng. dept. Patrolman to check medi­ Arvlco handled poorly. ' Discussion about garbage disposal In portcine cabinet. should be placed in cans. Ship needs •EAUREOARD (Pan Atlantic), Nev. fumigating. Vote, of thanks to steward 15—Chairman, F; Sullivan; Secretary, dept. and aU delegates for job weU T. Vlelanto. Repair Ust turned in. dono. Three men missed ship. Ship's fund MAI (Bull), Nov. I—Chalrmsn, W. $19, No beefs. Few hours disputed OT. Change of Unen schedule dls- McltvMn; SMretary, R. Tspman. Ship's fund $42.74. New delegate ciused. Engine m$n has day's pay disputed. AppUcations for vacation elected. Repairs to deck eng. foc'sle. pay to bo distributed on ship. Vote PENN EXPLORER (Psnn Shipping), ef thanks to steward dept. for good Nev. 23—Chairman, E. Thompson; food and Mrvlco. Secretary, J. Anderton. Three men SHINNECOCK BAY (Msr Trtdo), hospitaUzed in Honolulu—^two replace­ Nov. II—Chairman, P. Boyer; Stcre- ments received. Two promotions. Re­ ;iiiry. None. New delegate elected. pair list to be turned in to Capt. Arrangements made to kAp doors Some disputed OT. Return aU cots cloAd In port—aU men to cooperate to steward dept. MeuluU and pantry With gangway watch. No beefs. Some to be kept clean. Return cups and dlAutcd OT.' glasAS to pantry. BINTS POST (CIHet Service), Nov. 1<—Chairman, W. WUidrldge; Secre­ tary, A. Hobsrt. AU npalrs taken care of. No beefs. Delegate resigned after three months—reotected 1»y acelamatlofc New boatswain to be toUt Pace Thlrteea The Gulls Went Hungry.., to wash down poop deck. 1st asst. to look at scuttlebott in messhall to get cold water.- STERL KING (Isthmian), Nov. II— Chairman, H. Burgotsos; Secretary, P. HoWe. Beef about innerspring iqattressra. Ship's fund $134.01. Need new mattresses. Paper baskets' not delivered. Suggest vote of thanks bo given tn captain for good earo of sick men.. 23 hours disputed OT, cleaning deep tanks. No beefs. Two hrs. OT for oUef cook under pew agreement— clarification will be necessary. Delor gate to see about lay-off slips. Dele­ gate to be reimbursed at payoff for cost of telegrams. Vote of tlianks to steward dept. for Job well done. Sepa­ rate copies of diluted OT for men and captain to be made. LOG ^t.AJKTON (Clover), Now. 4—chair­ man. J. Schilling; SMretary, P. Hai^ aye. Bequest pool for ship's fund. AU Beefs to be taken te delegates. Vote of thanks to brother far aeUnE at delegate. Outgoing . . . going . ., gone! Passing out orders from the galley during Thanksgiving dinner en the Del Mar (left) era crew cook Nicky Bastes (left) and 2nd cook Brown Huszak. On the right, helping to demolish the big teedi were "(seated, I to r) Anthony Russo, Nathan J. Benonate, Louis Suslovitz and Manuel Archibald. In background. William Lennox end Doyis P. Danos serye. Photos by George E. Annis. Thanksgiving Day has come and gone and, with it, a mountain of stripped turkey car­ casses, hams and prime ribs. As usual, this trio proved to be the mainstay of all SIU holiday menus, along with a variety of other fixings. •>Some, like the Mankato Vic­ tory, als(F featured roast shyinff away from meat and poul­ the "Ambrosia spirits" reported chicken and baked Alaska sal­ try, while t h (r Mfwnliiff Light as one item among the Hurricane's mon. Tile Andrew Jaekson offered prepared "filJt of flounder a sauce broiled filet 9t perch for those tartare" to round out the menu. The meeting minutes from the Cities Servfce Baltimore offered no details on the bill of fare, but pre­ sumably it was equal to the occa­ since the steward department EVERY SUNDAY sion draw an enthusiastic vote of thanks for its efforts. The Del Mar sub­ DIRECT VOICE mitted a menu plus pictures BROADCAST (above). Since it's a passenger wagon, its menu naturally reflected long, hard labor by the galley staff for the holiday. Extra touches appearing on some of the menus ranged from such items as "champagne sauce" to complement the "baked sugar cured smoked ham" on the Mankato to "Yorkshire pudding, hard sauce" on the Del Mar and "hot home-made rye. bread * for the gang on the Jackson. How the baker managed to produce home­ - To Ships in Atiantic made bread at sea is a puzzle, but South American of course SIU cooks and bakers do accomplish magic at times in cater­ and ing to their shipmates. European Waters , Another menu spell-binder was many dinner offerings. Perhaps somebody on there will write and let everyone in on the secret of what that is. If the dish matches the advance billing, it must really jiave been something fit for the gods. Ambrosia wassupposed to be the food for the gods in a couple of eons ago. Whatever the CLSJ, all hands concur that the gulls salvaged very little by the time the holiday was over. (Comments from ether ships will be published as they come in since, due to the problems in shipshore mail communication, only a few reports have been received so far. Thanks to John Carey (.Mankoto), George Annis (Del Mar) and M, N. Evans (Morning Light) for the details available.—Ed.) UdOWl, fo-NBWS' Every Sunday, 1420 GMT <11:20 AM EST Sunday) • WFK-39, 19858 KC» Ships in Caribbean. East Coast of South America. South Atlantic and East Coast of United States « WFL-4S, 15SS0 KCS Ships in GaU of Mex­ ico, Caribbean. West. Coast of South AmMica. West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast • WFK-93, IS700 KC» Shipa in Mediterranean area. North Atlantic. European and US East CASt Meanwhile, MID Round-the-World Broadcasts continue ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:lSPJIf EST Sunday) I WCO-130te KC$ Europe and No. America WCO-l490$.t KCs Bast Coast So. America WCO-92407 KCs West Coast So^ America Every Mondsy, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) WMM 25-15407 KC$ Australia WMM OI-11037.S Northwest Padfle MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT AFbGIO That Was No 'Fish Story' A mighty cautious man, ship's delegate Bob Musselwhite on the Cce Victory backs up his fishing yarns witl^^he facts. Musselwhite had written in-(LOG, Oct. 10) how anglers on the ship COu9 ht two sharks in Aqaba Boy—one 7' long weighing 195 pounds and the other a 500pound 11-footer. fHe's now sent in a photo showing the smaller one flanked by R. Beale, OS, and A. Queary, MM, after Bill Gurner, FWT, brought it in. Just for the record, we also have a picture of the 500-pounder after it was las­ soed by A. Kasinski, DM. Both fish were hauled up at the stern by the after capstan. One thing is cer­ tain from the photos. Both fish were big fellows that must have put up quite a fight. • "ITB �-- .i ,•*i5®- .'- V ••»• • SEAFyii^WliltS LOG Mca Foiirtieea V r.. . Lull Before The Storih LOG'S Best Cure Nest To Sea Air To the Editor: Receiving an occasional LOG from a fellow sailor is a Joy in itself here in Texas, Since the nearest water—the Rio Grande —is dry three-quarters of the time. Needless to say, eveiy SIU sailor Who served in the Army at one time or another hSs had the longing to have, good old steel and bolts back under, him Letters To The Editor A pretty capable-lopking crew, the galley gang and the crew mess on the Portmar get ready for the meal hour before the hun­ gry hordes descend on them. Pictured (I to r) P. Garvin, chief cook; A. Flores, 3rd cook; F. Smith, cook & baker, ond J. Malyszko, MM. Ship's delegate E. Bayne sent in the photo. SlU, A&G District . ' \J I: . BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Asent EAstem 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. James Sbeehan. Asent Rlchmuod 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St. Robert Matthews. Asent Capital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Claike, Agent HE3nlock 6-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira, Agent FRankiin 7-3564 MOBILE I Soutb Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEbniock 2-1754 MORGAN CITV 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Pbone 2156 NEW ORLEANS . 523 BienviUe St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK ... 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO ... 450 Harrison St. Marty Breitboff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncoi Sal Colls. Agent Pbone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St. E B McAuley. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2503 1st AVe. Jeff Gillette. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1609-1811 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGION, Caiil .. 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humpbries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave., Bklyn SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECKEl'AKV-'rKEASURERS I Aleina De'-k W HaU, Joint C. Simmons. Eng. R Matthews. Joint E i>i •iic.v Sid. J. Volpian. Joint SUP |i' .• L- ^ ^ F' i-' • HONOLULU... 51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 502-777 PORTLAND 311 SW Ciay St. CApital 3-4336 RICHMOND, Calif. .. SIO Macdonaid Ave. BEacon 2-0023 SAN FRANCISCO. 450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE' 2505 1st Ave. ^ Main 0290 WILMINGTON ... 905 Marine Ave. Terminal 4-3131 1 fe"' Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar­ ters In a huri-y can do so by cabling the Union at its cable • '-ess, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure leedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster rarvice for the men inv'ved. again, so you can understand why I am sending in a plea. If you have a few extra LOGs lying around in some corner I would be more than happy to receive them. Incidentally, any of you old salts who wish to break away from the w'ater for a vacation will find Juarez, Mexico (walk­ ing distance from El Paso) not only a long way from the ocean but also a land of gorgeous senbritas and Bacardi rum sell­ ing for 80 cents a fifth. . I wish also to. extend hopes for fair sailing to all, especially everyone who's already been through this ordeal. I'll be see­ ing yop chaps in another year and a half. Pvt. D. L. Skelton ""nVa'dinTOoS MC&S HONOLULU....51 SoUtb Nimltz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St. RAmond 7428 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. SUtter 1-1995 SEATTLE .2505 — 1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON..... 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 4 8J3J MFOW HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 BALTIMORE 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstern 7-3383 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 hTW Everett .St, CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 Great Lakes District ALPENA . 1215 N Second Ave ELmwoOd 4-3816 180 Main St. Phone; Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave, River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St.. Phone: Randilph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 BUFFALO. NY Canadian District HALIFAX N.S.. Union Has Cable Address All letters to the editor for ^publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. 128V4 HoUis St. Pbone 3*8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Onfario Phone: 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. £. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617V4 Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Wn 8L Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS... 304 Charlotte St. _ Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Queboe ...20 Elgin St. Phone: 945 THOROLD. Ontario......52 St. Davids St. OAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-an-Matelot Queheo Phone: 3-1569 SAINT JOHN m Prlnco William St. NB 'OX 2-5431 J, Sees A Solution For Mail Delays To the Editor: While in the Port of New York, one of our able seamen went around to several company offices trying to locate a lot of back mail; Upon his return to the ship, he had a story worth telling. In one office he found a gang of bop-silly personnel lying on the fioor listening to rock and roll with a record player going full blast. Everybody was too busy to pay any attention, to him so he had to create a scene to shake.up someone with a little authority. , His mail was finally found right on the desk. The gal re­ sponsible thought the Chicka­ saw was a Norwegian ship. Speaking for myself, I am fast developing a sense of hu­ mor like Jack the Ripper, I had not heard from my wife for five months. When I finally do get through on the phone, I find out that my little boy fell oil bis hike and broke his wrist three months ago. I understand that the Union has taken care of iMeenlNir 19; IsKl everything, hut it's sUU a hell of a time for me to he finding out about it. I would like to recommend that we appoint a committee to go around in each port and find out just what kind of facilities are being used to handle our , mail. Then, with proper reports filed at headquarters, maybe the next negotiating committee can do something about it. I know these companies like to save money, so maybe we can help them. Why waste money on a mail clerk when, for a bag of salted peanuts, we can go to the local lunatic asylum and get someone to do the job? Theycouldn't possibly foul up things any worse. Daniel D. Backrak $1 Wives Support ID Card Plan To the Editor: As an SIU member's wife, 1 -(oo think it would he a very good idea if we wives had some kind of identification card show­ ing we are dependents of SIU men, I often find it very difficult to cash my check when my hus­ band is out at sea, as people in many towns and cities don't like to cash checks from out of town. I think that if I had some kind of identity card this would make things much easier. Like Mrs. Gillespie in the Nov. 21 LOG I too would like to say, "Come on, wives, let's hear from you if you're for the idea." Mrs. Elnora A. Parks * • • To the Editoh I would like to join the other Seafarers' wives in their request for ID cards as well as the pen­ sion. We do need both. The SIU has done a wonder­ ful job taking care of the sea­ faring man's families and we wives do appreciate - it. I am proud to be the wife of an SlU seaman. Mrs. David W. Liete • * * To the Editor: I was reading in the LOG about a plan to issue identifica­ tion cards for the seamen's wives. My husband is a seaman and I think it would he a great idea. I vote 100 percent for it Here's an example why we need them. I went to the Baltic more hall for Thanksgiving din­ ner and had a very hard time getting in. Since my husband is out to sea and Christmas is com­ ing up, no doubt I will have the same problem then. Of course, I don't blame them at the halL They want to keep out freeload­ ers and keep down trouble, as we have a very nice hall here in Baltimore. I hope you put this in the . next issue of the LOG to get this idea rolling, so we wives can get an ID card and avoid a lot of red tape and arguing. Mrs. Clarence R. Brocket! Welfare Cash CPmes In Handy To the Editor: I wish to express my' thanks to the SIU and the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the $200" maternity benefit and the $25 US savings bond which we re­ ceived after the birth of our daughter Kathy Georgeann. I am very proud that my hus­ band is a member of the SIU, and, I'm sure that when Kathy is older she too will be proud to -be part of an SIU family. Mrs. George F. Clock • • 4: To the Editor: I was recently advised by the Seafarers Welfare Plan that I became eligible for the SIU dis­ ability benefits as of November 2, 1958. My wife and son join me in thanking you all. We ehall pray for the well-being and long life of ail of you. Gregory Morejon 4 4 4 To the Editor: I should like to offer my sin­ cere appreciation to ail SIU offi­ cials and the Seafarers Welfare Pian for the payment of the death benefit left me by my brother, Rufus Freemaii. I am grateful to all of you for your kindness. Mrs. Sadie L. Jackson t- ^ a. Lauds Aid After Brether's Death To the Editor: Please print this letter of ap­ preciation to all the members of the SIU, SUP and MCS for their kindness and help to my broth­ er, Frank B. McCollian, who passed away November 4, 1958, in Baltimore. I wish to extend my personal thanks to Steve Cardullo, SIU agent in Philadelphia; Marty Breitboff, San Francisco agent, and Ed Turner of the Marine Cooks & Stewards for all their help and kindness to Mrs. Frank B. McCoilian. Due to circumstances beyond my control at ; this time and at the time Frank died, I could , do nothing. Thank God for the Broth|erhood of the Sea, our unions and the men who lead them. Jack MeColIian. SUP. 4) i , MIsGlng Watch Gets Home Again To the Editor: A while hack I wrote to you for yoiir assistance in getting iny watch repaired by the man who was to repair it hut had kept it for eight months. I am happy to report tljat the watch has been returned and ; was repaired finally. Your ready cooperation was- certainly appreciated. Without your help, I am fairly sure 1 ^ would never have seen the watch again. Thank you all very much. " Mrs. T. B. Grlffitk ^ AWORP,, 1 ^SKIPPER/ BEEN DESISA/ArED By-rWEe«Ev\/,'3iR,i& PRBSENTTO YdD... .. T — WISH WHSRECfF VoU.ASViEP^Rr/ / YOU A OF-TriE FIRST MRT W RESPECT MERRY. •TO ATDREME/^TIONED AMTTFR, / MERRY , NEVERTWELESSAND^WlTTHB ENTIRE CRE.W POES HEREBY— OULF! v„ ^ k-' �Deeember 19, 1958 SEAFARERS 10 a 60-Day Provision Upheld; Louisiana To Pay Benefits Christmas Card (Continued on page di tract under which he is.employed. It could not therefore be correctly held that the claimant voluntarily quit the job. A review of the con­ tract between the Company [MisEissippi Shipping Co.] and the Union,. contained in the file sub­ mitted to u^, leads us to the con­ clusion that this is a bilateral agreement and, under those cir­ cumstances, we do not feel that the seaman should be disqualified for leaving employment without good cause connected with the work." 'Thanks to the diligence of At­ torney General Gremillion, this de­ cision, coupled with action of the 1958 Louisiana Legislature in liberfilizing unemployment insurance benefits, means that SIU class B imd C men shipping out of Louisi­ ana ports now will enjoy equal treatment with ehoreside workers and with Seafarers in other states where this principle previously was established," New Orleans Port Agent Lindsey J, Williams said. The 1958 Louisiana legislature increased maximum unemployment insurance benefits to $39 a week for 28 weeks. In previous cases, Louisiana un­ employment insurance agencies have refused to pay benefits to Sitl men in such cases on grounds that their employment was interrupted by. a Union shipping rule, By so doing, the agencies completely ignored the fact that the 60-day rule is part of the seniority provi' sions of the. SIU's collective bar­ gaining agreement negotiated bi­ laterally by Union and maoagement It was this latter position which was argued-successfully by SIU attorney C. Paul Barker and up­ held by Attorney General Gremil­ lion ih his opinion. Tampa Sees Better Days TAMPA—Shipping for this port has been on the slow side over the past period. The future is not too bright, for While there are over 12 ships scheduled to call In dur­ ing the next 12-14 days, all are in transit. There were no shijii paying off or signing on in this port during the past period. In transit were the Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Raphael Semmes. Gateway City (Pan-At­ lantic); Chiwawa, Fort Hoskins (Cities Service) and the Almena (Penn Shipping). - EVERY I SUNDAY i DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST I I TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "JHE VOICE OF THE MID' EVERY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday) , WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships In Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United States. WFt-SS; 15850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. TVFK-DS. 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 (2:19 PM EST Sunday) WCO-1S020 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 Sundoy) ' WMM 25-15607 KCi Australia ~WMM 81-11037.5 . Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT rare nfteea Ovw 5,400 AA6 Votes Cast; Election End Near n:..: Voting in the SIU A&G District's biennial election picked up early in the second month of balloting to put the totS well over the 5,000 mark. With 14 days remaining in the balloting period, a total of 5,483 Seafar--* — ers cast their ballots in 15 posts are . contested in Tampa, SIU halls throughout the Philadelphia and New Orleans. Seafarer Pedro Villabol sends seoson's greetings to all from the Dei Sud, where he's serv­ ing OS smoking room steward. Scene is festively-decerated lounge aboard the cruise ship. She's due home Jan. 1. Unions Will Press Drive I (Continued from page 3) have' to disclose the true identity of the American ownership. In any event, SIU attorneys believe that they would have won the case be­ fore the Board. Attorneys are studying the con­ tents of all the legal proceedings to determine their collective im­ pact on the methods to be used in dealing- with the rufiaways. (For some interesting quotes from the courts,. and for details of press reaction, see feature on page 9.) Nor could the runaways get much encouragement from devel­ opments in the legislative and diplomatic areas. Congressman Pelly's call for closing of tax loop­ holes (see page 2) was followed by the announcement on Wednesday that the State Department would meet with representatives of major maritime nations in "February to discuss the whole issue of runaway registries. Spokesmen from Norway, the Netherlands, Denmark, Great Srltain, Sweden, Finland and West Germany are expected to partici­ pate and to seek US action re­ straining the runaway flags. Personals And Notices Dominick D1 Male Please contact your wife at 1321 Ronan Ave., Wilmington, Calif. Harold S. Lelond You are urged to contact LuciUe Lelond at 700 Michele Dr., Mart­ inez, Calif. You can caU person to person at 2417 J. ' Donald it. Pitman It is important that you get In touch with Mrs. Floyd Pitman at 435 North K St.. Muskogee, Okla. Ellis Samhi Please contact Leo Brown, at­ torney, at 165 Broadway, New York 6, NY. Important. Ernest L. Magers The Welfare Services Depart­ ment in headquarters is holding your shot card. Donald French Please contact your mother at 2540 Garfield Street, Hollywood, Florida. WilUam F. EUlott, Jr. UrgeuL that you contact your sister, Mrii. Fannie Lester, in Chatham, Virginia. She is serious­ ly concerned about you. -- country and Puerto Rico. The two-month baUoting period, which started oii November 1, will end as of December 31. As of December 15, the voting- breakdoym port by port was: Boston, 73; New York, 1,425; Philadelphia, 351; Baltimore, 680; Norfolk, 86; Savannah, 70; Tampa, 47; MpbUe, 553; New Orleans, 1,056; Lake Charles, 56; Houston, 554; Wilmington, 163;' San Fran­ cisco, 236; Seattle, 83; and San ,ruan, 50. As Is provided In the Union's constitution, all baUots cast in each port are placed in a sealed envelope and mailed by certified or regi-stered mail to a central location in New York. All of the poUs committee members are also required to write their names across the flap of each envelope after it has been sealed. The baUots are then deposited in a safe deposit with the Commercial State Bank and Trust company in New York City. A total of 73 candidates are on the baUot this year for 38 elective posts. Heaviest competition is for the eight Joint patrolmen posts open in headquarters. Other con­ tested offices are joint patrolmen in Boston, Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. Agents CS Baltimore Rescues Five A 14-man taUying committee tyill be elected at the next branch meetings, on December 24. The committee wiU consist of six men from headquarters and two each from Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and San Francisco. It will be their job to take all of the ballots from the bank vault in which they have been deposited and make the official tally for the District, as soon as balloting ends December 81. Freeze-Up Hits Ships On Lakes MONTREAL —Caught by tho sudden drop in temperatures two weeks ago, which froze over many portions of the St. Lawrence, over a score of ocean ships almost found themselves ice-bound for the winter. The two-day exten­ sion of the canal's closing by the Canadian Government ^nd the "flying squads" provided by Can­ ada, staved off this wintry fate, but even at that, many of the ships barely managed to beat the new deadline by only a few hours. I'he oc€an vessels, en route to Atlantic Coast ports which they will use during the winter months, found the going extremely diffi­ cult in the narrow ice-blocked waterway. A breakdown in one of the new locks forced a shutdown in one section, which tied up about a dozen vessels, adding to the trouble. With ice-breakers finally paving the way, the vessels made it to the safety of MontreaL A large fleet of domestic ships were westward bound when they too were trapped. They managed to break through without much difficulty and continued on their way to winter quarters on the Lakes. The number of ocean vessels is expected to more than double in the inland trade when the new St. Lawrence Seaway opens next Spring. NORFOLK — The SlU-manned Cities ServiciB Baltimore an-ived in Virginia waters in the nick of time to save the five man crew of the floundering yacht Kyma. Efforts to salvage the yacht by lashing her to the hull of the Baltimore were In vain, however, and she capsized after a 12-hour struggle. The severe storms that plagued the Atlantic Coast two weeks ago found the yacht ready prey, bat­ tering the vessel and forcing its crew to signal for help. In the area at the time was the Balti­ more, which took the five aboard, and. made the yacht fast alongside. The crew reported that a Coast Guard cutter was summoned but before it could arrive,, the yacht broke loose. Quick action by the deck gang secured her until two hours later, the rough seas broke the craft away a second and last t|me. In the ensuing turmoil the yacht collided with the tanker, -damaging her hull and sending AH of the following SIU families her to the bottom. have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Three Payoffs Coming in SF SAN FRANCISCO—While ship­ ping was on the slow side^^uring the last period, Marty Breithoff, port agent, reports that "all men who want to ship should be able to get out" in the next two weeks. Three payoffs are due in the com­ ing period. There were no ships paying off during the past two weeks, while the Kyska (Waterman) was the only sign-on. In transit were the Jean LaFitte and DeSoto (Waterman); Alamar and Kenmar (Calmar); and Isthmian's Steel AdmiraL -I Francis Negron, born Octobei 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Crua Negron, Bronx, NY. Michele Regan, bom Novembex 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. DoviUe P. Regan, MobRe. 3) i 3^ Ernest-M. Lurikin, born Novem­ ber 22, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Lester N. Larkin, Woburn, Mass. ^ 3> 3» Faund All, bom November 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fazil All, Brooklyn, New York. 4, Ji, , ^ Margaret A. Bomgamer, bom August 5, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jerry L. Bumgarner, Nor­ wood, NC. vr-- �SEAFARERSALOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEA FA RE RSINTERNATI ON ALUNION® ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT* AFL-CIO • f. This holiday season, like any other, finds Seafarers cele­ 4:\ brating it in all corners of the globe. Many have come off the ships to spend the time ashore with their families, determined , "K * during the holiday season at least, to make up for the months of JS' • enforced separation that are part of the Seafarers' lot. Others, - who have replaced them aboard ship, might spend Christmas ' Day bucking a North Atlantic gale or Sweltering under a tropic sun. But in any case, there will be a gala Christmas dinner and .a well-decorated messhall to remind them of home. Those who mi^ht happen to be ashore in some foreign port may spend the day participating in the universal celebration in ways that differ from those they know, but still represent the spirit of the season. « Wherever they may be, and however they might celebrate the holiday, the SlU extends to each and every Seafarer warm­ est holiday greetings. .... -r'. ••v::,-- Seafarers International Union Atlantic & Gulf District yrtAFL'CIO • " ''5. V t. •' •' " V" • .• '• • K.V. -L. \ • •. . - .• •f? > .'A- to ..-vo. • Tkw , -A , •' ^ • • •. 'I.'H' • *• • ' -....i-j !-1 i. . ^ i -;^v, - • .•-j;.,.. V'./',. ... -••. -5r i- t'.j.fe-:];;c••• • ".y^ -••-—'-J ry •O.-y iy ^h:- -yy -yyj . ( • 'V' ;»Vv'~ ^ ••,' -'•t' }• -•y."-' • r::y:y-y : ' cvt vV. .-A•frSJ.V.-'.vraV~ ; , LI. � 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 December 19, 1958 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNIONS PLAN NEW RUNAWAY ATTACK DELTA LINE SHOWS SAFETY GAIN TAX RUNAWAYS, CONGRESS TOLD SIU VESSEL, CREWMAN BATTERED IN TYPHOON RUNAWAY DRIVE TO CONTINUE ‘QUIT ITD,’ GREECE TELLS SEAUNION REP. ALLEN NAMED TO COMMERCE POST SIU WINS LOUISIANA OK ON JOBLESS BENEFITS COPS PLAY SKIP-TRACER, NAB ‘RUNAWAY’ RUNAWAY LAKES SIU WINS THREE NLRB VOTES NY SEES CONTINUING SHIPPING BOOM NEW CRDIT COME-ON POPS UP SHORESIDE FIRMS NOW SEEK RUNAWAY OUTLET MATES ADD TO GAINS IN COMPLETING PACT LA. UNIONS SET POLITICAL ACTION DRIVE THE RUNAWAY PROTEST LAUNCH 104,500-TON TANKER BME VOTES ORGANIZING FUNDS; ELECTS OFFICERS 60-DAY PROVISION UPHELD; LOUISIANA TO PAY BENEFITS OVER 5,400 A&G VOTES CAST; ELECTION END NEAR 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 12/19/1958 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. XX, No. 25 1958 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/9f9d730d4e75f80d432d2aba2d274583.PDF db24f04a876a8a91f657ea97811d9db4 PDF Text Text -y-! r ' > SEAFAREItS«^I.OO \y't -vVlV • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION > ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTglCT • AFL-CIO • • •< •R:--I I/'-' , v 'irr f j. V ••'.'J :'ir.;:.•'' :rTm.jy-'\ ' •(. .-' • '- • .' >• ; ^ ^ -.''r •«, ' : -\ " * ^ -'i, H'ii:- • ••• '"•• i-'-- -' • ^ • • .. • •.mi• ."•., .J.-'-W^ ^r..-,-.'. '/y-- '• • •- t-i . .,•, •'' r:t4' ••,'• •'•••• ' •:i~ . /• ; '>•• < ITF Plans New Steps: V, • •'.• .-v-- au.LOHDON RAEETING OF SHIP UNIONS s . .-^ ' ^- I'M •i *5 ] -Stoiy On Page 3 •'-'. ,1 .. - Alcoa Leads 1958 US Safety Contest V.< -Story On Page 3 Bridges Sponsors Red Get-Together In Tokyo Story On Page 2 Morse Asks Halt in Rail War On Coastwise Ships -Story On Page 5 Delta To Build Voting Over; Air-Cooled 5IU Election Freight Ships Count Begins • "" '" —-—Story On Page 3 — , ,,., , .—Story On Pag® 2 • ./.'V. '. '•i I ;• 'fr'% I :A :J^ I " vi- �pace Tw» fe.- SEAFARMRS LOG Bridges Sponsoring Tokyo Meet Of Asia Red Unions SAN FRANCISCO—A transparent effort to blacken US foreign policy in non-Com­ munist Asiatic cotmtries has been liaimched by Harry Bridges, head of the West <3oast longshore union. A Bridges' proposal for a "conference of longshore unions in the Pacific Area" scheduled for Tokyo next spring is clearly a Soviet-sponsored move to make it appear that maritime labor is mouthing the Soviet line on world issues. The tipoff on the proposed conrerence lies in the nature of the unions sponsoring It, four Asian dockworkers organizations which, along with Bridges' union, have a long record of affinity for the ComSEAFARERS mimist line. If that wasn't plain enough, Bridges, in his let­ LOG ter of invitation, outlined an SPECIAL agenda of purely technical mat­ REPORT ters relating to longshore work, but then pushed the door ajar to admit resolutions to the conference which would be critical of the US policy in Asia. • It was anticipated. Bridges said, that the other participating organizations, "wUl probably wish to make additions to this agenda ... takinc Into account issues of a more general trade un­ ion and working class importance including such vital matters as the end of nuclear bomb test­ ing, disarmament, etc." Obviously the matters of "working class im­ portance" (a phrase straight out of the Com­ munist lexicon), will Involve the Soviet Union's position on these major issues and will echo the Soviet line of the moment. Since the conference is not scheduled until next April, one reason for not placing these matters on the agenda could be the expectation of flip-flops in the jf^y line in the next few months. Irrespective of the inhocent-sounding agenda which deals with such items as basic working conditions, safety, medical care, pensions, containerization, flags of convenience and the like, the pro-Communist bias of the proposed confer­ ence is clearly apparent in the list of> sponsors. They are the All-Japan Dock Workers Union; the Wateraide Workers Federation of Australia; the Madras Harbour Workers Union of India and the Waterside Workers and Seafarers Union of Indonesia. All of these have long been identified as proCommunist and Communist-dominated groups. The Australian rmion, in fact, was compelled by the Australian labor federation to withdraw from the Communist-dominated World Federation of Trade Unions in 1953, but still mouths the Com­ munist line. The Madras Harboiu* Workers, a small group of 2,500 members, is affiliated with a Communist-dominated labor organization in India and the Indonesian outfit is also clearly identified as a Party front. Noteworthy by their absence as sponsors of a so-called conference of longshore unions of the Pacific Ada area are unions from the fol­ lowing countries and regions: The Philippines, Burma, Thailand, New Zealand, South Vietnam, South Korea, Formosa, Pakistan, Bombay and Calcutta in India, Ceylon or any of the Latin American countries fronting on the Pacific. Obviously these countries and regions were omitted because there were no pro-Communist dockworkers' unions in the areas involved. The reason for selection of Tokyo as the sito of such a conference at which Bridges will serve as the host is clear on several counts. Japan's, industrial strength and technical know-how make it the strongest anti-Communist bastion in the Far East, and the juiciest target of world com­ munism. In addition, the Japanese public, with its memories of Hiroshima, would tend 4o be eympathetic to Soviet - propaganda about H-bombs, even though the Soviets have blocked a nuclear inspection system for 12 years now. It is also to be expected that the conference will demand greater trade with Bed China and admission of that country to the United Nations, denouncing opposition to China and US trade policies as "western imperialism." For as Bridges puts it in his publicatton "The Dis­ patcher," . . , the remaining colonial areas of Asia and Africa are Unwilling to submit to the type of imperialist trade which they formerly had to accept." This is an open bid to nonCommunist Asia to replace trade with the West by trade with the Soviet Union. If successful, such a move would reduce US foreign trade and deprive bis own members, as well as US. seamen, . of job opportunities. Bridges' new role as a host to International pro-Communist conferences stems from the fact that the US* Government's . deportation case against him has been quashed in the US courts. During the years the case was pending. Bridges could not leave the US for fear that he would be barred from re-entry. " Consequently secondstringers like Hugh Bryson used to substitute for him at international Party pow-wows. Now, with the barrier to his International travel re­ moved, Bridges is free to jplay a more aggressive role on behalf of the Soviet Union. Examination of "The Dispatcher" shows that Bridges is still carrying on his long-time func­ tion of propagandizing Soviet causes. The Decem- . ber 5 "Dispatcher" in which the conference was announced carries a column signed by him de­ fending the Soviet position on Berlin, and criticizing US policy in Germany. He concludes "We need no Adenauers, Chiang Kai-Sheks or Syngman Rees to decide what are the best inter­ ests of the United States. They'll sell us out ks soon as they can make a better deal elsewhere." Alongside these pronouncements is an artlclo criticizing King Hussein of Jordan ( a pro-Western ruler In the Middle East) and denouncing US policy in Lebanon, Egypt, Syria and in Iraq where the Communists are rapidly Infiltrating the gov­ ernment. What this has to do with running a-longshore imion Is hard to determine but it clearly has a direct connection with the international Commu­ nist program. Elect SI U Tallying Committee With baUoting hi the biennial SIU elections having come to a close on December 31, a '14-man tallying committee is now toting up the approximately 6,000 votes cast in the Atlan tic and Gulf District. -i The,committee is composed San Francisco. The six from New C. Stambul, B. Slade, P. Gonzalez of six Seafarers from New York were .elected at last week's and J. Giordano. York, and two each from Bal­ general membership meeting. Bepresenting the out-ports are P-r?V- • kw-- timore, Mobile, New Orleans and They are: B. Schwartz, J. Bluitt, Salvatore Biondo and Oswald Ergle from Baltimore, William Nordlund and D. L. Parker, Mobile, Bay Vaughn, Ashton Stevens, New Orleans, and Waher Beidy and William Bogers, San Francisco. A check of roster sheets and daily poll reports submitted by all SIU branches during the Novem­ ber 1-Depember 31 voting will be made by the committee. The ac­ tual ballots have been withdrawn from safekeeping in the central vault of the Commercial State Bank & Trust Co. in New York in order to be tallied. Their safe­ guarding la part of the election procedures Included in the 1956 Cortstlt itionaJ, amendments. Seventy-three Seafarers were on the ballot contending for 38 offi­ cial posts. The results of the bal­ jCqndMate for SIU failylng committoo, Sfofqror Howard Boekor loting will be inade known at the holds up book os heodquarteix jntmborshlpvotas on commiffto.* membership vui;;;' Jaaaary t, 1959! Record Vacation Payment A whopping $409.71 chtck rupretenHng 668 days* vacation pay is, eoBeetea by Nicholas Leone, 2nd electrician, at SIU headquarters. Leone was aboard Coe Victory from January 27, 1957, to Decem­ ber IS, 1958. Ship was out 11^ months on lost trip. Check cov­ ered payment after taxes on old and new vacation pay rates. Cuban laborTied Up 16 Runaways in Beef T HAVANA—Coming up with « nearfperfdfct record of achievement, Cuban seamen and maritime workers tied up 16 out of 17 runaway-flag ships that were in Cuban ports during ~ ^ • the December 1 to 4 period,"* In a detailed report to the Esso Guatemala, Panamanian Yucatan, Liberian; Barcelona, American Committee of the flag; Costa Bican; Uramar, Honduran{ i n te r n ational Transportworkei s Charta, Costa Bican; Patricia Joyce, Federation, the Cuban imion said Panamanian; Baleares, Costa Bican;. that only one ship, the Esso Argen­ African Trader, Liberian. tina, was able to discharge cargo, Also, the African Monarch, Bican; Yurtia, Liberian; Boaand that one only because she was Costa tan, Costa Bican; Atlantico, Liber» discharged by supervisory person­ ian; Lake Charles, Liberian ithis nel at night. ship skipped out of New York the day before the demonstrations be* 191 in West All told, with the 160 ships af­ fan only to be hung up in Cufoa)t the Urania, flag unspecified, and fected by US demonstrations. 14 the City of Havana, passenger cari> more hung up by the SIU Canadian rier that runs between Key West District and one in Uruguay, 191 and Havana. One other Costa Bi­ runaways were hit by protest ac­ can ship was tied up but the ve^ tion in this hemisphere. sel's name was not reported^ An­ The round-up report from the other pasisenger boat that was in­ Cuban union listed the following active was also picketed by the ships affected by the boycott: ^Cubans. Perishable Cargo Cleared In addition, the Cubans reported that they permitted a Honduran ship to sail because it was already loaded with perishable fruit car­ goes. All other vessels were held up completely until the four-day period came to an end. Most of the vessels involved la the Cuban demonstration are su­ gar-carriers and dry cargo ships with the. exception of the Esse tankers and one other tanker In New Union trustees have been the molasses trade. - r selected to represent the SIU on Ports in which the demonstrar the Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Seafarers Vacation Plan. The Wel­ tions took place included Havana, fare Plan trustees will now be Mariel, Cienfuegos and Matanzas. Lindsey Williams, New Orleans agent; Cal Tanner, Mobile agent, aqd Keith, .Terpe, representing the SIU in San Juan. Jan. 2, 1959 ' Vol XXi, No. 1 Vacation Plan trustees will be Marty Breithofif, San Francisco agent; Bob, Matthews, agent in Houston, and A1 Tanner, SIU head­ quarters representative on the PAVL HAIIU Secretary-Treamr«r •- T Lakes. HERBKBX BRAND. Editor. BERNARD Previously, Union trustees of the iRAN, Art Editor. HERMAN ARIBDR,.1RWIW i AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZH,, ANA. two plans cmne out of headquar­ SPIVACK, IDLE LEVXOFF, stair Writers, BnxHooDT* : ters. Bringing in outport repre­ Gulf Area Representative. sentatives as trustees offers the ad­ vantage of keeping them fully up- PubllshDd bIWMkly at fli« htadquartan to-date-on all developments in the of tha Saifararf Intarnatlonal Union. Mlantle & oulf. District. APL-cio, 67S Feurlh plans' operations. Avanua. Brooklyn 32. NY. Tal.-HYaciRtll 9-MOO. Saeond class pcstags paM. Both plans are run by hoards of at tba Pest Office'In Brooklyn. NY, undar V ia six trustees, threfe from the Uhiop- ha Act of Aug. 24, 1912. iand three designated,-by companies, wbicb iiVitaysry.. Name New Trastees To SIU Plans SEAFARERS LOG •""1 •:S �Pace Ikre* SEAFARERS LOG jflitttfy t, Uif Deifa Asks Bids On New Ships NEW ORLEANS Seafarers sailing the Delta Line ships of the future will have fully air-con­ ditioned vessels under ship replacement plans made by the Mississippi Shipping Company. In­ vitations have b^en sent out to various US ship­ yards for bids on three C-3 type cargo vessels at part of the company's-replacement program. The new ves­ sels will replace. C-ls presently operating in the West African trade. Additional vessels of the same type will be contracted for at later dates for the C-2s the company now operates on its South American run, since all ships are designed to be interchahgdahle, no matter what service they run in. 18-Knot Cruising Speeds In addition to. full air conditioning, thd new vessels will differ radically from the present C-ls in several respects. They will have almost, twice the deadweight tonnage, 13,000,-as against 6,700 for the-C-ls, and four knots additional speed. 18 knots against-the present 14. The superstructure design will d'.r.>r considerably Drawing shows "two island" design of proposed Mississippi Shipping freighters. They will be of C-3 capacity and replace present C-ls on West African run. Note crone operation of hatches and longitudinal catwalk running from engine room and engine foc'sles aft to main quarters forward. from conventional present-day deep-sea freighters in that it will be a "two-island" set-up reminiscent of tanker design. The navigation bridge, passenger and deck and steward crewmen's quarters, messhalls and galley will be well forward. The engine room and engine foc'sles will be back aft, with two catwalks for communication. The ships will have seven holds, five of them in the midship section, serviced by five-ton cargo cranOs. In addition, there will be one hatch forward of the bridge and another back of the stack. Revised Contracts Ready; Co Out To SlU S/i/ps Revised copies of the SIU standard frelghtship agreement includ­ ing the memorandum of understanding negotiated with the opera­ tors last siunmer are now available at all SIU halls. Three copies of the agreement are also being air-mailed tbday to all SlU-contracted vessels along with this issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. The 20-page booklet includes the updated shipping rules as well as the steward department working rules In one compact package. Increases in basic wages, overtime and penalty rates that became effective September 1. 1958 have been- Incorporated in the new printing along with changes in the seniority clauses previously negotiated with the operators. . Meanwhile, negotiations with respect to other items set forth In the memorandum of understanding are still continuing as well as revisions of contract clarifications. Similar steps are being taken to update the tanker agreement and special Seatrain agreement. Alcoa Leads National The hatch covers will be of the hydraulic type. A 30ton heavy lift boom will be included on No. 4 hatch. The five center cargo holds will be divided longitud­ inally into three compartments of three decks each. The design^ the company said, will make for greater flexibility in stowing ore and grain cargoes, and also make possible the use of containers and unitized cargoes. Other data on the ship is as follows: Overall length, 506 feet, three inches; beam, 70 feet; draft, 31 feet; shaft horsepower, 8,340 at 18 knots. ITF Calls London Sea Union Meeting LONDON—Serving notice on the runaway shipowners that the four day protest last month is only the beginning, the International Transportworkers Federation is scheduling a series of meetings in this city from January 19 through January 22 to make plans for fmture actions against the runaway^ Another important meeting on ships. SIU and NMU dele­ renewal of a general world-wide demonsaation against the run­ the subject is expected to take gates will attend. In announcing the meetings, aways, or might consider some place next month between the US Omer Becu, secretary-general other course of action to deal with State Department and diplomatic representatives of major European of the ITF, indicated that the the runaway problem. maritime nations. The Europeans American maritime unions in organization might arrange for the American Committee of the are going to protest the State De­ ITF are already at work on a series partment's position that the run­ of recommendations to be sub­ away registries are justified and mitted to the ITF meeting. The entitled to the protection of the recommendations, now being put United States. At last year's United in final form, will propose a series Nations conference on the law of of specific moves on the runaways the sea, the United States success­ to follow up on the advantage fully blocked moves by maritime countries to require a "genuine gained thus far. As reported in the last SEA­ link" between a vessel and the flag FARERS LOG, the American Com­ it files. mittee has already arranged for continuation of the joint NMU-SIU coordinating committee which di­ rected the December 1 to 4 dem­ onstrations against 160 ships in American ports. Reports are still coming in on last month's' worldwide activity. WASHINGTON — An Interstate Seamen and other maritime work­ Commerce Commission examiner ers in Cuba, for example, reported has recommended approval of that they had successfully tied up Pan-Atlantic's proposed purchase 16 of the 17 runaway-flag ships that and merger with S. C. Loveland, were in Cuban ports during the an inactive operator. Loveland four-day period. (See story on page holds an ICC certificiate authoriz2.) . jng operation as a water carrier be­ The meetings next month call tween ports along the Atlantic for the seafarers section of the Coast and tributary waterways. The examiner's were based on ITF to meet January 19 and 20, the dockers section to meet Janua­ the fact that Pan-Atlantic "is the ry 21 and a joint conference of only active water common carrier both groups to be held on January of its kind on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts 22. Contest Port Rights Sale Upheld Winners of movie pro{ector for 715-day accident-free record, Alcoa Roamer crew receives prize from Others Captain T. L Proud of company port staffr Seafarer Cecil Terry, bosun, is holding chief engineer; (behind terry) and Seafarers Albert Rogers, are C. L. Kinsey, chief mate; A FWT and John R. Tilley, cook. MOBILE—Alcoa Steamship Co., which was barely nosed but last year In the National Safety Covmcirs contest for the safest fleet in the merchant marine. Is on its way to the top, According to the January-October safety figures released by the Council. The SlU-contracted fleet of^ — Alcoa was actually on top of the 16 vessels sustained only 18 two accidents monthly. The overall average reported for heap all year long until it in­ lost-time accidents for the 10teonth period to earn an index rat­ the industry was 5.99, or over twice curred three lof^-time accidents ing of . 2.86. Somewhat behind as'great as the Alcoa figure. How­ during December and was edged With a 3.75 mark was the United ever, the industry's average repre­ out by States Marine Line. An outstanding safety perform­ States Lines, after which followed sented an improvement over the th* United Fruit Co., wr^h a 4.12 1957 figures, reflecting greater ance of 715 consecutive days with­ concern for safety practices out a lost-time accident earned rating. • the crew of the Alcoa Roamer a Two of Alcoa's 18 accidents came throughout all of maritime. Last year, Alcoa's ratio between sound picture projector. The in October and actually had the effect of boosting the fleet's acci­ lost-time accidents and hours award was made by Alcoa's senior dent rating slightly, since the worked earned It a safety rating port captain, Captain T. L. Proud, . year's average has-been less than of S.61, well below this-yeai^'s pace. in-'MobUe. •/ SIU Blood Bank Set Up A Seafarers Blood Bank program, which should assure suf­ ficient supplies of whole blood to meet the needs of Seafarers and their families in the New York area, will get underway on January 5 at the New York-* Clinic of the SIU Welfare necessary steps prior to donating. Before the donation is taken, the Plan. The pilot blood donor project is designed to meet ail Seafarer will be given an examina­ tion by the center. Ai the end of possible calls for blood The program, which for the time each day, the biood collected being will operate in New York through donations will be picked cn a trial basis, calls for daily up and processed by the Brooklyn donations of blood at the facilities Donor Center which will then of the New York clinic. Appoint­ distribute it accordingly as needed. Through these donations. Sea­ ments for blood donations will be scheduled a day in advance by the farers will build up credit in their Welfare Service Department in blood ba-nk for use when any Sea­ headquarters. Welfare Services farer or a member of his family will also instruct donors in the needs assistance.>- �SgilF.<gER5 LOC January ti 1SS9 SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINC ROARD ^i7V 'v il% December 10 Through December 23, 1958 I T/'* ii;"' SIU shipping showed a healthy increalse last period, appar­ ently largely due to holiday turnover The number of jobs dispatch^, 1253, was the highest in 18 months, and repre­ sented a big increase over the same period a year ago when the nation­ wide business recession was at Jts worst. Registration rose also, but not as much as shipping, and was heaviest in the deck department. As a resuit, the total number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period declined. The overall rise in shipping throughout the District was keyed to the large number of ships in port during the period in readiness for the holiday. A total of 242 visits were reported by all ports, covering 62 payoffs, 36 sign-ons and 144 ships in transit. As usual, New York, New Orleans, Houston and Baltimore, in that order, accounted for more than half the activity. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Nine ports shared in the shipping* increase while the other five declined. This accounted for a rise in Boston, Baltimore and all the ports from Mobile on out to Seattle on the West Coast. Baltimore and Mobile are still relatively slow, however, compared to New Orleans and Houston. New York, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah and Tampa fell off, but this was noticeable in Phiiadelphia only. New York was Ship Activity •till very busy shipping over 400 Jobs; the others ran. Just about normal. The upward spurt in shipping was evident from the number of class Pay C men dispatched, as all ports except Wilmington shipped at least one Off! man in class C. Reversing the trend, most of the class C activity was lettoa 2 in steward department Jobs. Overall, 03 percent of the total Jobs 24 shipped went to class A men, 26 percent to class B and the remainder Philadelphia. . 2 to the "C" men. The class B proportion was the only one to show a f gain, and all of it picked up from class A. 2' Eight ports again listed less than lOO men*, on hand In all depart­ ments at the end of the two^week period. These were Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles. Wilmington, Sim Francisco, and Seattle. All of these except Boston and San Francisco also showed Moblla 7 less than 50 top seniority (class A) men on the beach. Boston had 53, 1 and San Francisco, 81. 2 The following 1» the forecast port by port: 2 Boston: Slow . . . New York: Very good; still shipping over 400. . _ Philadelphia: Slow . . . Baltimore: Fair . . . Norfolk: Slow . . . Savan­ 3 nah: Slow . . . Tampa: Slow . . . Mobile: Should be better . . . New 3 Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . .. Honaton: Very good, grain shipments are very heavy . . . Wilmington: Fair.. ^ San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. TOTALS ... 42 SIga la Oai Traai. TOTAL 2 f . 13 10 48 14 — 12 ^18 4 27 12 2 1 f — 7 7 t •. 4 13 2 4 21 30. 7 13 2 24 28 2 — 7 7 t 13 2 B 10 2 34 144: 242 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A w i/rr Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Bofpch CLASS B CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED •• *_ • Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile • New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS (• fci "j,' V 1 MM MM . MM •1 MM' MM • MM MM MM MM MM MM "*M— MM Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 2 6 — 8 58 9 77 1 15 7 23 28 1 4 33 1 3 — 4 — .6 — 6 4 —: 5 1 16 4 4 24 5 38 46 3 5 16 11 — 6 23 .1 30 1 3 5 1 5 7 1 1 12 1, 13 — 42 224 31 297 Port m:' Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 1 2 3 AT.T. 1 Z 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 — • 7 2 9 1 3 1 3 - 23 7 1 1 3 4 1 3 1 18 , 4 4 29 62 24 115 1 38 11 15 27 30 71 13 114 1 13 17 31 17 114 17 19 31 17 162 94 158 50 302 2 5 12 4 10 4 18 5 1 5 8 14 40 V , 1 2 4 2 2 — 1 2 18 8 1 1 1 7 25 8 40 — 5 5 6 S3 1 6 4 1 22 5 12 33 12 45 36 18 37 57 91 13 140 2 4 3 8 — 1 3 —, 1 2 1 5 1 2 3 1 5 9 6 21 5 ••5' 4 — 1 3 12 3 10 1 4 7 2 13 _ 2 1 3 —) 1 1 1 _ 1 — 1 2 13 1 2 4 3 8 2 2 1 ; 3 1 1 2 9 — 11 1 1 1 8 2 2 3 1 4 9 1 1 2 3 4 3 7 1 16 12 5 33 1 6 6 19 1 1 4 10 3 43 10 85 1 3 4 19 23 32 2 10 13 4 13 34 1) 58 1 3 8 54 2 12 18 28 8 3 54 5 14 1 1 1 3 71 38 66 18 122 2 8 10 7 14 20 —, 3 6 7 16 3 3 3 3 10 3 __ 3 16 4 1 2 2 3 6 12 4 6 9 1 10 1 12 24 6 42 2 6 8 16 23 3 42 4 16 — 5 7 42 20 69 17 6 20 2 7 34 54 3 3 3 _ 3 2 2 6 2 2 2 5 1 3 1 2 8 8 9 1 4 5 7 18 1 2 8 2 5 7 1 4 12 8 4 13 9 17 7 1 5 3 6 14 17 14 31 9 22 33 1 5 6 1 2 _ ' — 18 4 5 2 11 — 5 3 8 5 18 — 9 4 3 7 4 7 25 8 5 3 3 16 1 4 107 207 78 392 13 35 48 96 97 188 44 1 329 13 63 106 178 41 64 118 3' 36; 329 118 36 483 269 495 124 888 9 9 24 Boston New York Philadelphia n _ J _1 Registered CLASS B Boston • New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk. Savannah..... Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles. Houston Wilmington '. San Francisco Seattle TOTALS •— ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 Ai.r. 1 3 ALL 2 2 — 1 1 2 1 MMI 1 1 1 2 14 16 32 15 54 6 75 1 81 14 46 — 2 2 4 3 1 4 1 1 — 6 5 11 1 22. 3 26 1 6. 9 16 1 — 1 2 — 2 3 1 2 —— — -— — ~ __ —. — — 1 2 3 2 2 — — — 2 2 4 12 4 20 — 6 5 11 7 38 51 2 6 4 6 12 — 2 3 2 1 2 _ 4 _ 2 15 7 to 8 21 1 30 1 12 7 19 10 29 —__ 4 5 — 1 5 8 _ 1 1 3 1 — 4 4 2 6 12 7 4 1 12 — 1 1 2 1 10 1 12 — 4 2 6 6 50 41 97 43 174 28 245 11 75 50 136 MM MM MM MM. MM MM MM MM MM MM. fe: 1:1- GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL A xR 2 3 ALL 1 3 AI.L 1 2 2 3 2 1 1 1 1 13 5 3 8 10 1 1 11 75 46 11 132 44 128 27 199 8 55 1 10 26 21 5 1 34 7 42 2 2 4 1 4 43 5 16 1 96 1 54 1 1 26 83 8 28 25 — — — 2 5 1 3 — 3 12 12 1 14 2 7 .— _ _ 14 14 1 1 _ 8 _5 2 3 3 1 1 __ '' __ 20 _ 20 14 70 8 50 6 14 70 23 58 7 91 18 3 4 12 7 12 6 6 •7 __ 16 5 5 B •4 15 20 .2 T 5 2 16 30 69 11 4 29 10 31 2 5 19 1 4 5 1 11 __ 5 10 9 1 6 2 2 14 _ 7 2 1 1 12 12 25 7 3 18 _ 3 2 5 1 8 2 3 5 12 6 23 1 14 2 17 — 4 1 5 5 1 13 27 41 245 136 41 422 116 458 64 638 13 105 81 199 MM ' MM - MM MM MM MM MM MM Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 'MM MM MM "i MM MM MM STEWARD DEPARTMENT - Registered, CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B , GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 Z 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 - 2 7 1 4 1 1 2 2 New York 25 15 32 72 — 15 15 21 66 11 34 Philadelphia 4 4 4 12 — 3 3 2 4 1 1 Baltimore 7 3 11 21 2 1 11 14 5 17 2 10 Norfolk. i... 4 6 — 1 1 — 4 4 3 1 4 Savannah.............. 3 •1 1 5 _ — 1 1 Tampa — 2 1 2 5 4 4 Mobile. 28 — 7 4 17 — 12 12 4 17 3 10 _ New Orleans 13 4 34 51 ~ 13 13 11 53 6 36 Lake Charles. 3 2 3 1 — 3 4 1 2 1 4 Houston 5 9 7 •21 2 — 9 11 11 6 20 8 Wilmington 2 2 5 1 3 1 2 San Francisco 8 3 10 21 3 1 3 7 5 3 10 2 Seattle. 4 5 — 1 — 4 4 3 7 2 2 91 50 126 267 9 TOTALS 2 78 89 69 33 109 211 ron Boston MM •— MM' ..M 'MM MM DECK STEWARD mAND TOTALS .v MM MM MM MM MM - MM MM. MM MM. MM GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 4 1 21 1 20 MM MM MM MM MM 1 MM MMM MM 6 11 2^ 14 1 1 1 4 3 70 MM MM MM. M^M •MM MM 3 MM MM MM MM 1 . ^M MM MM MM MM MM^ _M H MM - MM* 6 11 3 15 1 2 4 76 MM s MM MM MM MM 1 1 • 5 4 . __ Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B * GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL , , 6 11 2 1 5 17 3 4 8 5 - — 21 21 66 21 21 108 93 40 98 231 8 32 35 4 13 4 6 12 31 3 . 4 1 — 1 1 17 23 46 18 24 88 5 1 2 89 43 — 2 10 5 3 _ 8 1 4 2 4 7 9 1 - ^ 1 — 1 1 1 2 1 8 11 1 1 2 4 4 2 '_ 2 4 6 — "l 17 24 2i3 14 34 74 1 25 25 19 S3 11 56 110 19 83 43 11 19 1 26- 27 1 9 —" 8 8 4 15 . 4 ' 4 3 8 . 3 3 6 20- 15 — '5 4 6 1 6 28 1 41 18 1 2 . 3 2 10 1 8 4 5 5 6 1 10 2 13 14 3 13 1 30 1 6 1 4 — 1 1 '7 4 1 12 8 2 2 12 3 5 8 1 58 61 211 76 61 348 294 110 255 65al 15 1 9 158 182 MM MM 5 3 TOTAL SHiPPED 1 - MM MM. MM ^M^ ' MM 1 — "MM ^M MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A moiNE MM Shipped CLASS C Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1^8 ALL 123 ALL 107 207 78 392 13 35. 48 96 97 188 44 329 13 41 64 118 42 224 31 297 6 50 41 97 43 174 28 245 11 75 59 136 A A Fy/> AO QO 1AO 0 TO fin w WD fil 50 12fi 2117 O V dS iO 89 ao liKl Z\l o 3 70 7o 956 2^ .,7^5 TOTAL SHiPPED CLASS" GROUP 123 ALL ABC 36 329 118 36 3 9 24 245 136 41 1 13 27 D19 " trD fi-t Zll 76 61 1 1 59 [.,,5 23 no J 131 Registered 0In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP ALL 1 23 ALL 1 23 ALL 483 269 495.124. |. 888 9 63 106 178 422 116 458 64 I 638 13 105 81 199 VIA Acs 1 iffPA 'IS WAD On>4 A ^CA 346 294 110 255 1 659 15 9 158 182 �•: j'-..'-tT-r-.."';..-' jraim t. ifsf M«rry Christmas In New Orleans Hail SEAFARERS LOG Flv» •f'M Stop Railroads' Rate Yfar On Ships^ Morse Asks ICC WASHINGTON—Maritime Administrator Clearance Morse has appealed to the In­ terstate Commerce Commission to intercede and stop a rate war on Pan-Atlantic Steamship Company by the railroads. In a letter to Howard Freas, ICC chairman, Morse warned that a reduction in rates for one^ form of transport would re­ Railroads were not aUowed to un­ cause of favorable rail rate reduc-. sult in its receiving a prefer­ dercut ship rates, because of the tions on newsprint, for example, ence over the other. Granting of fact that ship lines operate under his company has lost much of ita rate cuts requested by both sides, the handicap of irregularity in trade and will probably be forced he wrote, would result in Pan- scheduling. out of the newsprint trade entirely. Atlantic and the railroads experi­ What the railroads are now do­ As an example. Ready said, on encing "substantial reductiona in ing is cutting rates where they March 20, 1958, the rails protested are competing with ships and rais­ the Coastwise Line rate with tha revenue." The appeal came after Pan- ing rates on other commodities to ICC and the company had its rates suspended. Yet only eight montlui Atlantic, an SlU-contracted opera­ make up the difference. The Maritime Board, Morse later the rails reduced their rates tor, filed a protest against ICC ac­ ceptance of a railroad rate cut on pointed out, is responsible for the below those denied the West Coast canned goods and requested a re­ development of the American mer­ shipping company. duction on the water rates for the chant marine to meet the require­ "Obviously," he said, "if the ments of the foreign and domestic rates denied Coastwise were same products. commerce of the US, and to serve deemed unfair to the railroads, the "Inasmuch as these most recently as an auxiliary in time of an emer­ reductions . . . granted to the rail­ proposed rate reductions (Pan- gency. roads were also unfair to other Atlantic's) would bring about a However, he warned, "it has shippers by rail.. ." situation in wtych water rates been the fact that intercoastal and While granting the rails permis­ would again be lower than all rail coastwise shipping had dwindled sion to drop their rates below the rates," Morse said, "it would be to the point where it is nearly ex­ newsprint rate for 1952, thus cut­ reasonable to expect that the rail­ tinct. ting Into the water rates, the ICC roads In turn will protest and peti­ "For these reasons, we are im­ has also allowed the railroads to tion for suspension of Pan-Atlan­ pelled respectfully to represent to increase their rates for commodi­ tic's proposed rates. the commission that both the raU- ties generally np and down tho . . If only the Pan-Atlantic road and Pan-Atlantic reductions Pacific coast, but excluding news­ rates are suspended," the Admin­ be suspended and the print. istrator cautioned, "water rates should status quo maintained . . ." As a conclusion. Coastwise con­ wiU then be higher than rail, and Meanwhile a West Coast ship­ tended, "the Interstate Commerce it is not unreasonable to expect ping line, Coastwise Line, has that Pan-Atlantic will not be able charged the ICC with being "dere­ Commission, since the 1958 Trans­ portation Act, is now a promotional to retain its canned goods traffic." lict in failing to act with impartial­ agency and no longer a purely Tho rate war between the rail­ ity" has appealed to the FMB regulatory body; and, therefore, roads and Pan Atlantic is exactly for and aid railroad actions legislation should be enacted to Captain Tom Doyle, (fop) Mississippi Rtvar pilot end SlU member, what was predicted by maritime aimed at against killing off water carrier protect the water carriers since ploys Santa Clous surrounded by Seafarers children at Christmas spokesmen when the last Congress competition. the ICC is guaranteeing loans to passed a biU giving the railroads party in New Orleans hall. Below, members of Seafarers' families Howard Ready, president of the rail carriers and, consequently, leeway to do selective rate-cutting attended while dads were at sea. At head of table fs Seafarer on cargo it was competing for Coastwise Line, charged that be­ is incapable of impartiality." Forest C. King, off the Alcoq Ranger. Others Include William against coastwise and intercoastal Donnelly, son of Seafarer Henry Donnelly. Del Mart Mary Cotes, shipping firms. daughter of H. 8. Cotes, Del Sud; Mrs. Cotes, Mrs. King, Cheryl The effect of permitting such Donnelly, Mrs. Donnelly, Patrick Donnelly and Johnny Cates. selective rate-cutting, it was feared, would b« to drive the last few domestic water carriers out of the shipping bu.siness altogether, In­ volving such companies as Seatrain and Pan-Atlantic on the East Coast. WASHINGTON—New higher Social Security taxes, and The SlU of NA objected to the higher benefits to match, took effect today under legislation bill at the time as "highly detri­ Two <nere stetee have completed to aid tha vicklms and their fami­ mental to coastwise and inter­ passed by Congress last August. The new tax rate is 2^2 per­ the formal merger of their state­ lies. cent of the first $4,800 of an--fecoastal shipping." wide AFL and CIO councils Into % % t Under previous rate-making, the nual earnings, or a maximum The tax increase this year is tho one organization. In New York, Delegates fe tho Kansas State ICC was required to consider ship of $120 a year for each Sea­ first of a series of boosts over the delegates from the state's AFL AFL-CIO special convention gave freight rates in fixing railroad farer. The old rate was 2^ per- next ten years. Eventually, tho and CIO unions representing some solid approval to the setting up freight rates on competitive routes. cent''bn the first $4,200 of earnings. taxes are scheduled to reach 4^/i 2,000,000 members unanimously of a central labor news bureau and percent, which would mean an ratified a merger agreement the eventual founding of a state-maximum annual take of $216 a reached last October, and have wide labor newspaper to combat year, which, of course, is matched adopted the name, "New York the hostility of the state's daily by employer contributions. In ef­ State AFL-CIO." Harold C. Han-, newspapers. Machinist President fect then, annual premium payover, president of^e-state -AfL, AI Hayes warned the 600 delegates meitts- will reach a maximum of was named president of the merged that it was the anti-labor force's $432 per worker. On the outgoing organization while Harold J. Gar- monopoly over the newspapers that side, the new taxes will make pos­ no, secretary-treasurer of the New swung the "rlght-to-woric" biU in increases in old age benefits NEW YORK—With a good number of Seafarers staying sible York State CIO, WM elected to the recent election. The news up to $118 now and up to $127 in serve ii^ that capacity. In Id.nho, bureau will provide a unified add home for the holidays and with shipping holding up very future years for retired workers at separate conventions held on De­ consistent presentation to "~the well here, there were more than enough jobs to go aroimd 65; increases in maximum family cember 15 formally ratified the public to make Kansas realize that during the past two weeks.4 benefits up to $254 a month; bene­ creation of a united labor move­ "organized labor is not a foreign Assistant Secretary-Treasurer (Pan-Atlantic); Alcoa Runner and fits for wives and dependent chil­ ment throughout the state. Mean­ element, but the person next Bill Hall, noting that many Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Council dren of workers retired at age 50 while talks are still being held in door." class A and class B men have been Grove and Norfolk (Cities Service); under the disability provision and... New Jersey, Pennsylvania and hesitant about shipping out, ad­ Coe Victory and Mankato Victory a variety of other improvements in 4 t Massachusetts towards the adop­ vised them that the competition (Victory Carriers); Atlantic (Ban­ the program. Christmas travelers had to make tion of a state merger agreement. last-minute Seafarers over 50 and under 65 arrangements . after for jobs will be keener after the ner); Chas. C. Dunaif (Colonial); who get SIU disability-pensions Robin Gray (Robin); Steel Worker holidays and that they should be 4", • t 1,500 airline pilots struck American (Isthmian); and the Ideal X (Ma­ and who have dependents should Organized labor in Chicago and Airlines in an effort to get a new less particular now. get in touch with their nearest So­ other Illinois cities donated t'me, agreement. The strike came about The period showed 402 men ship­ rine Tankers). money and blood to aid the families after a US Federa} District Judge ping as 10 vessels signed on, 14 The following ships signed on: cial Security field offices to deter­ and surviving victims of the fire lifted his restraining order against were in transit and 24 paid off. Mankato Victory and Coe Victory mine their eligihilty for additional at Our Lady of Angels .grammar the. pilots, allowing .them to set up Among those paying off was the (Victory Carriers); Steel Worker benefits. Excluding the depen­ school which took the lives of 89 picket lines. In other develop­ Coe Victory (Victory Carriers), (Isthmian); Andrew Jackson (Wat­ dents, men receiving the disabilitychr'ldren and three nuns on Decem­ ments it was reported that 5,500 back from an llVi-month cruise erman); Atlantic (Banner); Beatrice pension plus Social Security can much as $268 a ber 1. Fifty other pupils were machinists at Eastern Airlines around the world with a clean pay­ (Bull); Chas. C. Dunrif (Colonial); now receive month from a combination of the Robin Gray (Moore-McCormack); hospitalized with severe burns and. started voting 6n thie ratification of off. Union and Government programs. Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa) and the Since the Seafarers Welfare Plan shock. Many of the unions ap­ a strike settlement boosting wages pealed to employers to forego the of machinists and inspectors 44 to las announced the start of a blood Valiant Effort (Martis). usual Christmas party and turn the 49 cent's an hour; Federal mediators bank January 5, all men willing to In transit were the Seatrains money over to the families of the have entered' into negotiations donate blood are requested to re­ New York, Georgia And Savannah; victims. Radio station WCFL, between striking Flight Engineers port to the Director of Welfare Steel-Apprentice (twice) and Steel Worker (isthmian); Azalea City and owned by the Chicago Federation arid Eastern Airlines; and the Civil Services on the second deck. of Labor, made round-the-clock Aeronautics Hoard has scheduled Paying off were the, Beatrice, Bienville (Pan-Atlantic); Hastings appeals for blood donors to supply hearings on protests against a Suzanne, Elizabeth,' Evelyn and (Waterman); Cantigny (Cities Serv­ fresh blood for the injured chil- strike fund pact ainong the major Frances (Bull); Seatrains New ice); Yorkmar (Calniar); Mermaid ^ dren. The c ty's union men and airline companies A'dch calls for York, New Jersey, Texas and Loui­ (Metro Shipping); Valiant Faith ' women contributed more than $50,- lines to pay their "excess" revenues siana; Raphael- Semmes, Gateway (Martis); and Capt. Nicholas Satito a special emerjenic^ fond tojetruclt companies^" City, FaiUAnd 'and Beauregard has (Tramp Shipping). Social Security Tax Up; Benefits increase Also HI "4\ ^I I • vvv; I Shipping Sfiii Over 400 Mark in NY FOK AU yook 01Alt SEA CHEST 3 �•. '•••'.• .e'-'• rata Stx SEAFARERS LOd Juraarjr X, 199t Spain Home To Movie Runaways Even Hollywood has its runaway problem. In increasing numbers in recent years, movie and television studios have taken their cameras overseas and have made productions for a fraction of the cost in the States. Unions in the movie indus--^ try have protested. They say pany and its smaller affiliates, familiar with the runaways. The actors' and technicians' jobs operating in Spain, Portugal, result In the maritime world was SlU SHIPS AT SEA l^'- Casablanca is not the best port In the world to spend Christmas Day according to Wllbufu D o d d, ship's delegate on the Ocean Ulla. "The French are leaving here every day," Dodd said, "and we wish we could do the same." The ship is in port Dodd delivering a load of sugar which it picked up in Brazil It has been raining every day so far, and the stevedores ai'e very slow In unloading her. While they were not being spe­ cific, the meeting report from the Seagarden promises to have some news in the future. When Roger Witham was. elected ship's dele­ gate, the crew voted him a hand, they said, for "he'll need it." 4" .';•^-' i. ij^4:r 4 "A vote of thanks was cast by all hands for former ship's dele­ gate, J i m m i e Allen," Manuel Sanchez, meeting chairman on the Coastal Crusader reports. "Brother Allen broke the lee hereregarding lots of crew beefs and straightened out many difficul­ Sanchez ties with com­ pany officials. "In a nice, polite, but firm way," Sanchez said, "this ship was better represented than it had ever been before. "The company representa­ tive hln^lf acknowledges that fact." Votes of thanks are also in order for the steward departments on the Seastar, Beauregard, Robin Hood, Steel Admiral, Steel Designer, Texmar, Evelyn, Del Oro, Azalea City, Mankato Victory, Hastings, The Cabins, Nicholas Sitinas, Valchem and the Atlas. Special applause was given to A! Carpenter, the baker on the Royal Oak and to Joe Adams, chief cook on the Atlas for their fine food and serv­ ice. are jeopardized, pointing to the de­ creasing number of pictures made in Hollywood each year. But for the companies, Europe has been a godsend. With . the lower standard of living there, prices on sets, costumes and crowds do not come close to equivalent costs here. For example, a recent film shot in Spain cost $30,000. The same film on the Hollywood price scale?—$225,000. Spain is the principal European hunting grounds of the movie run away just as Liberia is for the ship­ pers. Italy was, and France wasn't bad either, but rising costs have turned the companies elsewhere. Business, nonetheless, has been booming. So much so that a French company, has been formed for the purposes of sppplying cheap production and distribution for the American companies. The com- France and Italy, permit the run­ last month's successful interna­ aways to take advantage of govern­ tional protest of the runaways and ment subsidies. Import licenses a constant vigil thereafter. and tax benefits. Moreover, it claims ideal work­ ing conditions. Said one execu­ tive: "Five minutes from Madrid there is country that absolutely duplicates Arizona and California and our weather is even more reli­ able than fheirs." Low wages, tax-dodging, govern­ ment subsidies—^the situation is familiar to Seafarers, who are SF Has Spurt Of Ship Action SlU Ballot Record Seen In N'Orleans NEW ORLEANS—Voting In the SIU's biennial election of officers promises to set a new record high for the port, Llndsey Williams, port agent, reports. As of December 24. SAN FRANCISCO—A flutter of a total of 1,190 ballots were cast activity brightened the 'Frisco by the membership in this port shipping picture during the last and with a little luck, the port should set a new record by the end period. of the voting perioil. Three ships paid off, two signed With the exception of a few key on and eight were in transit. ratings, shipping for the port has Isthmian's Steel Fabricator, the been very good. A total of 224 jobs Ames Victory (Victory Carriers) were shippbd from here during the and the City of Alma (Wateiman) period, with 24 of them taken by WASHINGTON—The Administration is expected to ask all paid off with the first two im­ "C" cards. mediately signing on crews and 31 Ships In Port Congress for a one-year extension on its multi-billion dollar shipping out. _ ^ farm surplus program. The program, since its introduction Another two ships are due in There were five vessels, paying for payoffs during the coming off during the past period, four in 1954, has swelled the^ signing on an<f 22 in-transit. The period. policy is undercutting world mar­ amount of shipping jobs, par­ ships paying off were the Del Valle ket prices on farm products. The In-transJt vessels were the ticularly on tramp vessels, The one-year extension, which Marymar, Alamar and Massmar (Mississippi); Neva West (Bloomwhich are the principal carriers of would run through 1960, would (Calmar); Iberville and CWckasaw field); Steel Vendor (Isthmian) farm produce under the "50-50" allow the Government to sell up to (Waterman): Natalie (Interconti­ and the Yaka (Waterman). law. Signing on were the Del Vlento, $1.5 billlod worth of farm surplus. nental); Longvlew Victory (Victory) Although a recent study of the Del Alba, Del Mundo (Mississippi) In its four years, the program has and the • Ocean Dlnny (Ocean economic needs of countries pres­ and the Waldo (Compass). In transit ently receiving US agricultural aid averaged close to $1 billion a year. transport). were the Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa advised that another three to five Clipper, Alcoa Planter, Alcoa years be tacked on to the program, Roamer, Alcoa Corsair, (Alcoa)i Stay Put For Jobless Pay which runs out in one more year, Seatrains Savannah, Louisiana, the Administration is apparently Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits wblle Georgia (Seatraln); Del Viento, Del going slow in an effort to win: over on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid Alba, Del Norte (Mississippi); Steel many legislators who have been changing their mailing addresses If they want ta continue re­ Designer, Steel Vendor, (Isthmian)|i hesitant about supporting the pro­ ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already -Claiborne, LaSalle, John B. Water­ gram. experienced Interruptions of from three to five weeks In getting man, Monarch of the Seas (Water­ Considerable pressure has been their next check after they notified the state unemployment man); Raphael Semmes, Gateway levied by foreign agricultural na­ offices that they had moved and changed their mailing address. City (Pan-Atlantic); Jefferson City tions and by some domestic Inter­ An average delay of a month Is reported In most cases, causing Victory (Victory Carriers); Ocean considerable hardship to the men Involved. ests to cease the "giveaways" on Eva (Ocean Clippers) and the Ided the grounds that the.Government's X (Marine Tankers). | Farm Surplus Cargoes To Continue luto 1960 Tell ^Eih All About It In addition to wotching out for their own safety, Seafarers have another concern on those vessels carrying passengers.^ As Is to be expected, passengers are novices when It comes to following safe pro­ cedure aboard ship. The commonplace practices which are'familiar to Seafarers such as how to navigate properly on stairways and ladders are unknown to the average passenger* ' Alert, safety-minded Seafarers should be orrthe lookout for unsafe practices by passengers and attempt to correct them, just as they follow safe practices In their own doily routine* r;; . r ."•Xw .. V'-' •->-v 7'": -1, lafe r Ani hutilMfi is a Safe Ship J mm qa stm tme ' ^ ^ m 9<ii*Gii4lVWA AlPOttlUuwaitti^hUtf �S^BAFAnEKS LOG laanary t, IBSi P:- YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH t >c • ''iyi VMgi 'Back Home At The Ranch% MCS-Style Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Buying Tips For Your 80-Cent Buck Afler almost three years of inflation, your family will have a breath­ ing spell in 1959 and a chance to improve its financial position. The outlook is for level living costs, with even a dip in some prices In mid-winter, before living expenses start rising again next summer. , Last January this department had estimated living costs would rlire one to two per cent before prices-leveled off in the fall. The actual increase was 1.7 percent. In all, the third major inflation since the end of Woidd War II took a b^ bite out of the buying power of your dollar. * Businessmen and Investors pianaged to do very well in the inflation. The latest compilation of profit reports by the First National City Bank of New York found that corporate net profits after taxes in the third quarter of 1958 jumped 16 percent over the second quarter. Biggest reason why living costs this coming year will be more stable, and give yoii some opportunity to catch up on delayed needs and rebuild gavings, is that food will be cheaper. Food alone takes about 30 percent of a. typical family's Income. The bill for eating went up almost three percent from fall, 1957, to faU, 1958. •But housing will be a big problem in '59, especially if you're seeking a new home. Not only are prices of new homes still edging up, but mortgage money is getting tight again. The present high interest rates ,are firm and lenders are charging additional hidden fees. tn 1959, you can make the best of your 80-cent bucks if you know .where to look for values. Not all prices rise and fall at the same time. In food especially, and that's your biggest single expense, you can save by planning meals around those items that are comparatively plentiful and reasonable. In other goods, yoii can anticipate your needs when price increases impend. Note this particularly: 1959 will be a year to avoid unnecessary inatallihent buying or borrowing, or unnecessarily large mortgages. For tight money is coming back. That means higher interest rates. Hete is a forecast of prices and shopping conditions in various necessities this coming year, which will help you plan your buying: In food, you'll find these items cheaper this year: pork, broilers, eggs, dairy products, potatoes. Other abundant foods which are good buys this winter include canned peas and cooking apples. Broilers are the cheapest they've been in the past two years. Turkeys will continue to be low-priced in early winter. Large ones are the best buys. Not only do they cost less per pound than the smaller ones, but a 15-pound hen turkey will yield 54 percent cooked meat com­ pared to 45 percent for a 6V6-pounder, and 49 for an 8Vi pounder. Clothing prices will be a little higher in "Sg. Some piece goods and household textiles such as sheets, drapes, and upholstery fabrics also win cost more as the result of price hikes by mills. One increase to watch out for is higher prices forthcoming on wash-and-wear fab­ rics and garments made of the popular Dacron-cotton blend. Our advice is to beat the im­ pending prke Increases by shop­ ping the January clothing clear­ ances. These sales offer you one of the best opportunities of the year to find price reductions on all types of apparel. Among im­ portant reductions this month are the semi-annual shoe sales, otteting reductions of 10-20 percent on standard styles. Men's coats, bosm' and Infants' wear also are sharply reduced this month in clearances. One of the best buys at this time are men's wash-and-wear shirts which some manufacturers recent­ ly reduced to $4 while other makers have held the same shirts fat the previous $5_tag. An important development this year is the new winter-weight wash;and-wear suits. Previously such suits have been available only in kummer weights. Not that most people actually wash the so-called wash-and-wear suits. They stiil often have them dry-cleaned. But the Iblends of wool and synthetic fibers like Dacron do resist soiling and [keep their press longer. And they can be washed at home with vary^tng degrees of carie. The truly machine-washable garment is generally labeled "Automatic Waiih and Wear.'" I - Compare values in women's apparel carefully. Dr. Lazare Tep«, tXadies Garment Workers research director, reports that some retailers irecently have increased their mark-ups. Without the knowledge of Iconsumers, the stores, have induced garment manufacturers to put 'cheaper garments in higher price lines. Thus, if you're accustomed >to buying a $10.95 dress, for example, inspect quality carefully to make 'guro it's the same grade as before. ^ Home furnishings sales both for furniture and household appliances fitart in late January. Simple modem furniture generally offers most ireasonable value. Louis Goodenough, editor of "Home Furnishings iDaily," reports that the most popular ^rice range for a modern bed^room set is $150-1200. ' Housing prices are still rising. The F. W. Dodge statistical agency [estimates that a house now tagged $18,900 will cost $1,000 more by [the end of 1059. ^at same house cual only |7,§00 in 1939. : Moreover, mortgage rates have sneak^ bikck up from the small reductions available for a while last spring. Latest reports ue that j;lnost lenders are.charging 5V& to 6 percent. Few FHA or GI mortgages /are available now.:This is especially iro^c, since Congress raised i^e GI rate last spring to the present 4% percent ht the expectation Ibat lenders WMmU 4M |Msndde4Derff<iRich>«MtitgageB. < • A - ^4 -J Photo from way up high shows facilities of SlU-affiliated Marine Cooks and Stewards Training and Recreation Center. Recreation hall is at far left, bathhouse and swimming pool behind and to be right of it. At right, rear, are vacation cabins for members. There is olso a lake on premises. ... ^ Runaway Operator Represents US At UN Maritime Meeting LONDON—^US maritime labor and bona fide US-flag shipping operators have been com­ pletely shut out from tiie State Department-named delegation to the first meeting of the new United Nations maritime agency here next week. Set up over ten years ago,4the Intergovernmental Mari- yesterday, and also has not Joined Maritime Commission and repre­ sentative of large stevedoring in­ time Consultative Organiza­ IMCO. tion (IMCO) first became a per­ Accordingly, Liberia's entry into terests. in Boston, and Claiborne manent United Nations agency the world maritime organization Pell, a Washington admiralty law­ last March when it finally gained poses serious diplomatic problems. yer. the approval of the required niun- As one of the foimdlng members The only delegate who could be ber of governments. As part of of the agency, and the nation with remotely described as a US ship­ the world organization, it will seek the second largest merchant fleet owner representative is Millard G. to promote uniform safety and nav­ in the world—though in name only Gamble, consultant for Standard igational rules and eliminate dis­ — it would presumably rate top Oil of New Jersey, which operates criminatory practices affecting consideration in the formation of one of the biggest runaway-flag world maritime commerce. IMCO's governing bodies. How tanker fleets in the world. Gamble The agency's debut comes barely the regular maritime nations such is also one of the founders of the a month after the successful four- as Norway, Belgium and the Neth­ so-called "Committee for Flags of day demonstration staged in the erlands will handle this issue re­ Necessity," a lobby group for American runaway shipowners. US and elsewhere to spotlight the mains to be seen. On the US side, the American As such. Gamble could hardly be tax and wage-dodging practices of runaway shipowners. The State De­ shipping industry will be repr^ expected to voice any support for partment's appointments to the sented by a group led by Capt moves to curb runaway shipping American delegation Indicate no Robert G. Metrill. head of the operations. The State Department change so far in the official Ameri­ State Department's shipping sec­ itself has long been one of the can Government attitude on the tion. Others on the delegation will foremost opponents to such moves be Maritime Administrator Clar­ within Congress and has a long runaway-flag Iswe. Representatives of Western mar­ ence G. Morse; Vice Admiral record of opposition • to "50-50" itime nations who will attend the Alfred C. Richmond, conuaandant legislation and curbs on ship trans­ conference are not expected to be of the Coast Guu^; Richard Park- fers and sales designed to assist as generous in their atUtude to­ hurst, a former member, of the old legitimate US-flag shipping. ward the runaways, particularly in light of Liberia's last-minute deci­ sion to join IMCO last week. Liberia's growth- as a maritime power since 1948 despite its minute role^ as a trading nation—as well as the whole runaway ship problem —is likely to be brought into sharp focus when the conference opens CHICAGO—Union benefits paid to striking workers are Tuesday. The tiny African nation's mer­ not taxable, the US Court of Appeals here has ruled. Such chant fleet is second in size only to Grfkt Britain today although bare­ payments c^ he classified as gifts and as such are not subly a handful of its vessels ever ject to Federal income taxes. touch its shores. Panama also an­ The test case Involved a strike benefits which were paid nounced joining the agency as non-union employee of the were completely unrelated to his former earnings. The benefits has Honduras. The other major runaway haven, Costa Rica, shut Kohler Co. in Wisconsin, who went were given because he and his Its doors on the nmaways effective on strike when the company was family were in need after he ceased struck by Local 833, an affiliate of working. Such payments were the AFL-CIO United Auto Work­ consistent only with charity." Put Postal Zone ers, in April, 1954. Although the worker, Allen On LOG Address Kaiser, did not receive any cash The Post Office Department payments from the union during has requested that Seafarers that year, hi# did receive food, and their families Include postal clothing and payments lor his BOSTON—Shipping for this zone numbers in sending house rent. After he filed port, refiiained steady during the changes of address Into the his income tax return, the In­ past period altheugh there were LOG. The use of the zone num­ ternal Revenue Service notified no vessels paying off and only two, ber will greatly speed the flow him that strike benefits were con­ the Bradford Island and the Bents of the mail and will facilitate sidered as income and that he Fort (Cities Service), signed on. delivery. owed $107 in. taxes. A Wisconsin In transit were the Royal Oak, Failure to include the zone District Court upheld this inter­ Bradford Island (Cities Service); number can hold up delivery pretation. Pandora (^phany); Steel Worker, of the papbr. The LOG is now Steel Chemist (Isthmian): Armonk In reversing the lower court's la the process of zmiing its 2-1 decision, the appellate court (New Englanu); Maria H (Herald) entire mailing Bst. said:...Vlt seems jclesr- that the and the .Nicholas ..Sltinas (Trempk : Court Rules Out Tax On Union Strike Benefit Boston Steady - —"1 I Vj? I • �Tf ngu SEAFARERS LOG Janoary 2. 1059 U.S. biggest V.i Last 20 Commui WASHINGTONtifrm Itself Into ^ ' earth. Space officials fxperlmenj 3t( / . sippi 1 i*i«iiiiii A , I "1 Is f n... - ' vJ When the word goes out from Cope Canaveral that a missile shoot Is In the offing the 11 vessels of the SlU-controcted SuwanneeSteamship Company mOve into their assigned positions on the missile range—the stretch of more than 5,000 miles from the cape to the vicinity of tiny Ascension Island off Africa. Based on the Island of Trinidad and In Recife, Brazil, the missile ships' duties are to serve as mobile tracking stations for earth satellites, moon shoots and just plain, every­ day hfiilitary guided missile and ballistic missile tests. For these special duties, the mis­ sile ships each carry a group of technicians who operate the com>lex assortment of electronic trockIng gear carried in bulging domes on each of the vessels«i^ Frogmen ore also carried when It Is neces­ sary to salvage nose cones and re­ cording gear. The 11 vessels consist of five knottype ships, which in past years were used on "Blue Jay" runs to the far north, and six smaller vessels orig­ inally designed for shallow-draft work during Pacific Island Invasions in World War II. ' Since the ships carry no cargo, the Seafarers aboard them are in­ volved largely in day-to-day main­ tenance and operation tasks. Much of the time is spent on standby waiting at the dock, and many Sea­ farers, especially in Trinidad, have become skin-diving enthusiasts dur­ ing their free time. But when the signal to soil is given, Seafarers know they are participating in a small way in the dawn of the inter­ planetary age. Pictured here are some aspects of the operation and a few of the Sea­ farers manning these vessels. Pho­ tos of the ships and of Seafarers were submitted by Seafarer Ches­ ter R.C6umds. P ^'i.\ ' •: feV' •' '• ,J,-/ ,. 'dh'' • • V..' ^ "•' ^ : ' -' '• •"'- - ' f, • •"•' ", kS;':^"; . • r . ^•;.; . • •iifci'.;> •' - 'f - •i; ^••• ffe-; -.. ' iit . • • •• -.~ V-.- ; • :'t:- ^ i :.r I- ^ ! •:•• "•• './••"•' !•. I-: ^•. : jj.''-""''; .• • 1 • ; '^-^v •'?. ^ • ••• ' ^ :' .' - •.^'5-''r>' r -r 'V •-.'t. ; u-- ,- Waiting orders 4o sail, SIU crewmen (top, 1 to r) A.. A. Apdre^, J. Bingo and W. X Power relax before missile hunt, be^s. Power is also pictured (center) on dock and -R. a W«iioer (left)J Painting goes on, missile himt or not, s| ^ W, Tucker (top) finds out. A ITemo^ f '^ (center) hides from sun, while, bdow, Wi'ii-x Carter works on hatA. ' All photof are aboard tha mlssfla ahlp^ | I'' " -f �Janaary 2, 1959 SEAFARERS LOG ngie liter: .'ald^a^ press dbnJhe radl S?'-J iitfeIl°'®o"®^""'"'scUer r'°'*»-''»ytar.„,„dl,,„ •wto be ?•• vr'rf".',.- • ,^r;V'I >:^ *;•; 'r4 i- .• : :.>vi ^ "; ,;iiiii 'I i liiiiiigilj >< ^iiilMiff: '• -H • ••41 41! ^"Missile-hunter" Paul Bates (top) grabs a smoke en route to picket station while oiler A. Tremor (center) catches up oh reading. In port, unnamed member of • :'?r- d^ gang painie over the side, as main- < tnaance work goes en. ^ r Sequence photos show frogman from missile ship recovering nose-cone of rocket Inspection and tape-recorded data inside t yield vital informatpn. �SEAFAtiERS LOC Pafffli Tea i ^ll: Labor To Press Law Changes WASHINGTON—With Congress coming back in session this week, strengthened on the pro-labor side by the results of November's .elections, the AFL-CIO is expected to push for several legislative changes, including modification of some of the more obnoxious provi­ sions of the Taft-Hartley Act Also"on the trade imioii leg many miscellaneous maritime are receiving less than the presen islative program are proposals workers employed on ferries, $1 an hour minimum and are not for labor reform measures such as barges, tugboats and other small getting overtime after 40 hours those in the Kennedy-Ives • bill craft operating in domestic waters; because they are specifically ex­ which failed of passage last year, In many instances, these workers empt from coverage under the law. minimum wage improvements and welfare fund, legislation. The AFL^CIO program calls for the following; . No Ice Shortage Here • Elmination of the "right to work" permissive clause from the Taft-Hartley Act. • An amendment to the Act to give strikers the right to vote where a struck plant petitions the Labor. Board for an election. Janoaty i, 19St ' lAdLI TRANSPORTIR (Tormlnal Tram.), Hov. 13—Chairman, A. Fentanai Saeratary, B. Andarion. Ona man faUed to join ahlp on aaiUns day —replacemant ahipped <rom Houston. UoUon to air-condition aU trfccted ahlpa. Vota ot thanks to stew­ ard dept. <or Job weU done. Susgestlon that crew members use lounge when messman la aetUng up or taking down tables. CAPT. NICHOLAS SITINAS (Cargo A Tankship), Dac. 5—Chairman, F. Raad; Secretary, A. Rudnickl. Cap. tain thanks crew for cooperation dur­ ing trip. Payoff to be in two envelopes —one for dry cargo, other for tanker. Delayed sailing not good in Lisbon. Transportation will be paid, Members not trened fairly when sick, to make "Wmmiim: up Statpmont and attnnh to rcnorC. Ship's fund $26. Some disputed OT. Vote of appreciation to: delegates. Eng. dept. foc'sles to be cleaned and painted. Request standard brand of coffee aboard. Vote of thanks to stew ard dept. for Job well done. • A $1.25 minimum wage plus extension of minimum wage cov­ erage to millions of workers not now protected. Among these are workers on river boats and harbor craft. • A limited amount of free hos­ pital and surgical care for disabled and retired Americans who are re­ ceiving Social Security benefits. • Establishment of Federal min­ imum standards for all state un­ employment insurance systems to follow, so that there wlU be ade­ quate unemployment benefits in all SiU Great Lakes District member Garry Kortman gets set to do areas. some chopping on decks of ice-girded §. W. Boardmon. Fierce December keeze-up put quick end to Lakes shipping season., • Federal aid to areas which suf­ fer from chronic unemployment. The Taft-Hartley amendments sought by the AFL-CIO have been pending for many years but never got to.first base. However, with the swing in the last elections to­ ward a pro-labor Congress, the Joining the ranks of pensioners who first took to the sea in a US Federation is hopeful that these at the Sailors Union of the Pacifle Navy uniform, plans to catch up on measures will, at least, get a thor­ are Joe Scptt, 66, Mike Sheehan, his reading, while Scott, an avid ough hearing in Congress; soma- 62, and Bob Afford, 69. Scott's fisherman, plans to do Just that. thing which has been denied them career began when he was 13 years % ± thus far. old, serving as an apprentice cook The first Public Health citation The minimum wage provision on a herring drifter. He hopes to ever awarded to a West Coast has particular bearing in maritime live out "my remaining days com­ because it would affect a great fortably and secure." Sheehim, steamship company was recently awarded to the American Ihresident Lines, manned by members of the SIU Pacific District. A nearperfect score was registered by the 26-vessel fleet. MONO OlIR AFFILIATES iir Mobile Repair Yard Hit By Fire; Loss Heavy . A--'. !- < v< mm': » 4. t - Fred Famen, secretary-treasurer of the SIU Great Lakes District, has been named to the executive board of the newly-merged Ktroit MOBILE—A $100,000 fire did considerable damage to the and Wayne County AFL and CIO electric and machine shop at the MAWD-contracted Mobile central labor bodies. The 44-memShip repair yards here, Cal Tanner, port agent, reports. The ber board serves 450,000 workers in the Detroit area. shipyard will have to cut-* : . down on electrical repairs un- the executive board. The elections t 4" til a new shop can be built, will be sometime this month. A resolution submitted by the The ITF protest accomplished a SIU Pacifie District covering the but the yard will not be shut great deal here. Tanner noted, as merchant marine was passed by down for other work. The Mobile Central Trades Coim- it helped bring maritime unions the newly-organized California cil is holding elections for the com­ closer together than before. "It Labor Federation at a recent con­ ing year, Tanner said, and Sea­ has been a long time since all un­ vention. The resolution condemned farer Robert Jordan, SIU patrol­ ions connected with the waterfront the Government's permissive atti­ man here, has been nominated for have worked and cooperated so tude towards runaway ships. closely together in a common cause," he said. 4 't 4 Shipping in the port for the last Tanker negotiations between the couple of weeks was on the slow Sailors Union of the Pacific and side with only a few vessels paying Standard Oil of California yielded off. Those that did were of the a new pact late this week. In­ short trip or Continuous articles cluded are wage boosts of $10-$30 variety, with little turnover in Jobs. per month, higher overtime, lodg­ NORFOLK — Activity remained Prospects for the coming period ing and subsistence payments-«and quiet here during the holiday sea- also appear to be on the slow side four-week instead of three-week iron. Two ships, the Alcoa Pioneer as only a handful of vessels are vacations. • (Alcoa) and the Cities Service scheduled to come into port. 4 4 4 Baltimore, were in for payoffs, A delegation of Iranian trade quickly signed on crews and unionists Visited the SIU Great shipped out. Lakes District headquarters in 'The rest of the period's activity Detroit and seemed highly im­ was confined to^ In-transit vessels. pressed by what they saw. After The five in during the past two a tour of the building they ask^ weeks were the Robin Trent questions dealing with the standard (Robin); Steel Architect (Isth­ of living of the meml^rs, work­ mian); Warrior (Waterman): Alcoa ing conditidhs, wages riud lover^ritan (Alcoa); and the Coe Victime FroiriL^hs. bbd 6ky i •and- Welfare Pi^eiv-^...'^:'>P'!^!V''-'\- Norfolk Has Two Payoffs OATEV/AV CITY (Fan-Atlantic), Nov. IS—Chairman, C. Brazil; Secre­ tary,, H. Cardaar. Meeting caUed at request of chief steward regarding conduct of BR. Stew, utility to pay off vessel upon arrival at Newark. BR, never to saU on another Pan At­ lantic ship as he has created trouble aboard vessel. Discussion on steward utility's attitude. STEEL AOR (Isthmian), Nov. 3*— Chairman, J. Barton; Saeratary, C. Wllha'n. New delegate elected. Dis-' THE CABINS (Texai City). Dec. 7— cussion.on spray bombs, roaches, etc. Chairman, E. Wallace; Secretary, H, Leave table for men on watch at meal Starck. Repair list submitted. Ques­ times. tion on sailing referred to hq. Re­ placement came aboard drunk—was STEEL ARtlSAN (Isthmian), Nov. ordered off ship. Sailed short one IS—Chairman, R. Barret; Sectary, T. fireman. Reports accepted. Request Jackson; Ship's fund Sie.aS. New del­ poop deck awning. Capt. - offered to egate elected., buUd it—no OT involved. Request hq. ask company to build same. Federal aid to education for school construction purposes. It hot eakea for breakfast. Bea patrol­ man about ship's library. ^ BEATRAIN eEORGIA (Seatrain), Nov. 33—Chairman, S. Charles; Secre­ tary, W. Conner. Rooms not painted. Chief mate atraiidrtened out. Request aU hands vote. Ship's fund S4S.60. Suggestion to eliminate ice cream and pig's feet at night. CS BALTIMORE (CIHat Sarvlcs), Oac. 1—Chairman, B. Hagsr; Secre­ tary, B. Manual. Ship's fund S3«. Soma disputed OT. Laundry room (deck) to be painted. Vote ot thanka to steward dept. for Thanksgiving day dinner. See patrolman about getting one extra day for man who haa Bt days—te get B beok and vacation pay. All handa voted in WUmington hail. Ttumka te Wifanington agent for trans­ portation to and from haU. STEEL ARCHITECT (Isthmian), Aug. B—Chairman, V. gutka; Secretary, L. Taner. All reema te be painted. New delegate elected. Ship te be fumi­ gated for roaches. NeV. 34—Chairman, B. Cefena; Sec­ retary, J.' Sandara. Smooth trip, no beefs. aU repaira made. C%ief cook taken off In Satgon. Report accepted. WM. H. CARRUTH (Fenn Steam­ ship), Aug. IS—Chairman, 1^ Dusan; Sserstsry, 8. Butler, Third %ook heapitaiized in Poland, recovered and ar­ rived back In SUtcs. OS who missed ship In Germany logged end Rned. New delegate elected. Place cups In sink. New coffee pets te be ordered.' Dtacnaaien en Peliah currency ^d monetary regulatidna. Sept. If—Chairman, A. Kaval; Sae­ ratary, M. vugan. Motion net te sign on nntil company recognizee cantract obligations; also have thip'a aterea checked for qnantity. etc. Need new tables for recreation and mesa haUs. Uacuaaion on atorea—^IhsuMident aupply. Crewmembera to observe customs regulation In Danzig. ANDREW JACKSON (Watarman), Nov. 33—Chairman, W. Burton; Secrotary, F. Collins, Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Re­ paira being made. Discusilon on pay off and ahip going into idle status. Some disputed OT. Lighting in bath­ room to' bo improved. Discussion on water pressure in bathrooms. Tee much steam in hot water lines. . GATEWAY CITY (Pan • Atlantic), Dec. 7—Chairman, T. Razauetabi Sae­ ratary, G, Brazil. Sailed one man abort. Ship's fund tS.lS. Need new washing macbine. YOUNG AMERICA (Watarman), Nsv. 30—Chairman, W. Reblnton; Secre­ tary, H. Carmlehaal. Everything run­ ning smoothly—^no beefs. New delegats elected.- Passageways need paint­ ing. Sea mate about medical aupplies. LONGVIEW VICTORY (Victory), Dae, 7—Chairman, E. Moanay; Saera­ tary, J. Hayllgar. New delegate elect­ ed. To write agent in 'Frisco to have atorea sent to ahip upon arrival ao •teward can check far shortages. EVELYN (Bull), Nov. 90—Chairman, L. Glllls; Saeratary, O. Hafglmltiet. Rooms to be sougeed and painted. Vota of thanks to steward-dept. for good feeding. FAIRLAND (Pan-Atlantic), Dae. 7— Chairman, J. Rivera; Saeratary, C. Rawllngt. Beefs settled by crew mem­ bers. Soma disputed OT. Class C members to be given opportunity to learn duties—members asked to cooperata with men. MERMAID (Metro), Nov, S»-Chalrman, F. Leonard; Saeratary, H. Whitnant. Few hours disputed OT. New delegate elected. Clear with delegatea before sending correspondence to hq. Delegates to handle beefs, Meiaroom to bo kept cleaner, all handa to cooperato. Mora heat needed in foc'ales. "B" «Bd "C ta be treated as crewmembera. Majority voted agaisat purchaaing TV aet. . OCEAN DEBORAH (Maritime), Dec. 3—Chairman, C, Haila; Secretary, L. Thomas. Steward reported on difficul­ ties in obtaining storefcfor ship. Rep­ rimanded crew for unnecessary beefs. Explained why certain time allotted for obtaining stores from ice boxes. < WESTPORT (World Tramping), Nov. IS—Chairman, R. McCutloch; Secre­ tary, R. Meloy. New delegate elScted, I Delegate to see captain about. sufH-,'^' dent cigarettes for voyage, adequate slop chest. American money, obtain^, ing more fresh milk, fumigating foc'sles. Steward reported on tem­ perature of atoreroom boxes and get- ting rid of stores' with weevils in them. Laundry to be kept clean by members uatalg same. HURRICANE (Waterman), Nov. 33-^ 3 I Chairman, W. Mllllson; Saeratary, J.', Cabral. No beefs—everything mnnhsg-' smoothly. Dinners for Thanksgiving A Christmas to bo served between 9 PM and 6 PM—to give steward dept. plen­ ty of time to prepare A serve • good .dihaer. CITIES SERVICE NORFOLK (CIHea Service), Dae. f—Chairman, W. Tatujihl Saeratary, O. Wagnar, Bverytbing running smoothly. Ship's fund S18.29. Few hours disputed OT. Repair liet taken card of. New delegate and treasurer elected. Men paying eft te leave bunks A foc'sles clean. JOHN B. KULUKUNOIB (MarHt), Oct. It—Chairman, J. Wallace; Seeratary, J. Oavlat. New delegate dleoted. Members requeatad te keep track of draws and datea nf aaaae—te s# turned over to patrolman. JEFFERSON CITY - VICTORY (Vietory Carrlara), Nov. B-r-Chalrman, J. Mayarehski Secretary, V. Nlaahan. Wiper hospitalised in Calcutta. Ship's fund S1S.M. Beef with diief znate. Beef about salads, sougeeing alley­ ways and painting mesaraen'a roomai need more Jama. AU doors dosed on main deck in India. Oac. 7—Chaliman, V. Meahan; See* ratary, C. Ollvar. Picked up two men In Honohdn. Ship's fund ttS9t. Few hours disputed OT. Request dariflcaHon or contract. Xliccuasion on run­ away rags. Discussion on deamtaiest of messroom at night. Vote of tBknka te pantryman and measman for Job weU .done. Steward and cooks not cooperative with crew. COE VICTORV (Victory), Dac. 4— Chairman, N. Lsona; Saeratary, J,' Brigham. One man missed ahip in Aden. Two men hospitalized in Ger­ many; one man missed ship In Ger­ many. Captain to obtain' American money for draw in Azores and New. York. Bonus atopped in Izmir, claimed BO tons only laft for Pireaus two daj's later. Repair Uat to be turned in. Ship's fund SS. Some disputed OT. Check 148 days' bonus. Diacuasiuil on lockers, foul weather gear. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Fresh water tanka to be cleaned. Ship to be fumi­ gated. Would like rubber port chute# included in contract. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (Seatrain), Dec. 14—Chairman, J. Glenn; Sacra->. tary, N. Rsmlay. Ship's fund S109. Brother thanked crew for flowers sent ' to deceased brother. Materials to ba > purchased to build new TV antenna. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for ' their effort in eliminating left-everA VALCHEM (Haren), Dee. S—Chair­ man, B. Ftrry; Saeratary, W. Haata. To see about getting reUefa in Texaa, To start ship's fund. Keep messhaU clean; TV tuned down low during meal tima and at night. Giva 34 hours' notice when getting off ship; No one to open ship's dMegate nmlL. Vota of thanka to steward dept. STEEL SEAFARER (lathmlan). New IS—Chairman, J. Rlehardsen; Saera­ tary, O. Falrclefh. Good cooperation' among crew. New delegate and re­ porter elects. Dept. delegatea te represent crew at. Safety meettngs; SuesesUuu to rotate books in library . and also those owned by crew. Laun­ dry cleaning aehedttle to be drawn up. Steward to give jnore help.and';:/.• COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Sarvlcs), advice te measman serving meala. 1 Dac. 9—iChairmah, J. Ftfar; iserOtary, Didcuasion' on making coffee in pei>.<t^ I L,- OrUrimn. One man misaed. ahip. celatera before meals, Regneat lawi;;; Repair lisig to be turned in. Bagiwat. aoisa when.''ei»aiag .deOr*,' .,^ more rariety of ice cream for supper, '£t-T3Cir-Tf �t, 1953 fctrf/sr-- •• Juaary —,—^..C—. - • SEAFARERS LOG X- • Pace Elerea 4;"y:i V , ' 'Tli-l . I 'Open For Business' Foreign Tramps OK Lay-Up Agreement LONDON—Representatives of leading foreign-flag tramp operators are reported in agreement on a scheme which would involve the wholesale lay-up of excess vessels in order to boost depressed shipping rates.•— Although many of the opera­ lay up their excess vessels. Al­ tors control American ton­ though all of the details 6f the nage, US-flag vessles are not in­ volved in the 12-nation plan. How­ ever, Japanese operators were re­ ported as backing out of the pro­ gram. The plan calls for the setting'up of a special fund to reimburse those operators who voluntarily 38 Applying For Union's Scholarships , A total of 38 applications has been received by the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the 1959 SlU Scholarship Plan awards. Of the 38 applications that are being processed, eight have submitted all their requirements and are scheduled to take the next College Entrance Examination Board tests in January. Eleven of the applicants thus far are Seafarers and the rest are children of Seafarers. The five $6,000 scholarship awards given each year, good for four years of college study, are given to both Seafarers' and Seafarers' children with the proviso that the fifth award is reserved for a Seafarer. Additional, college entrance ex­ aminations are given in February and March, with the March 14 examination being the last that can be taken by applicants seeking to qualify for the award. Requirements for application for a scholarship include three years' seatime on SlU-contracted ships on the part of the applicant or of the father of the candidate, a trans­ cript of the candidate's high school record plus letters of reference, one of which comes from the high school principal. Full details and applications can be obtained from the Seafarers Welfare Plan, 11 Broadway, New York City. Always the man with a purpose, Harry Bridges is pulling out all the stops as the Communist Party's frontrunner in the US. He's now abandoning all the pretense to stage a "PacificAsia Longshore Conference" in Tokyo this April, sponsored by his own West Coast dock union and a select few CP-line organizations in Austrialia and Asia. In the process the bread-and-butter issues confronting his own dockers and their counterparts in the Far East could somehow get lost in the shuffle once the confab gets under­ way. After all, one can't overlook the fact that "sentiment" HOUS;rON—As a look at the is so strong against the nasty old "imperialists" that the shipping totals will show, shipping for this port was excellent during delegates may just get carried away in their indignation, and tha past period, port agent Robert forget about tJie problems of containerships. Matthews reports. Heavy grain While all this has comic overtones, it has a serious side too. shipments to all parts of the globe accounted for the increased traffic Nothing Bridges does is artless. Shunned for a long time by going through this port during the responsible elements on the West Coast, Bridges today ha% past year. From the looks of things, it should continue for a achieved respectability in. the eyes of some industry and poli­ couple of months. As traffic in­ tical leaders. This impression has been courted purposefully. creases, so does shipping, Mat­ When Harry calls for tlie renewal of trade with Red China, BALTIMORE —Although ship­ thews said, and that means more this is no longer looked upon as part of the grand design ping for the port picked up some­ Jobs on the board. ordered by the Kremlin, but rather as a pitch for boosting what, it continued to lag behind Voting Increased Too West Coast commerce. The dollar, admittedly, is a great registration. Earl Sheppard, port Another sign indicative of the equalizer, and trade with the Red Chinese would mean a lot agent, noted. Out of the 111 men shipped to permanent berths dur­ growth of the port is the number for West Coast prosperity. ing the past two weeks, only 23 of men voting here in the Union's Resolutions' Mill All Set To Go were in the steward department, biennial election. The last high which left a fairly high registra­ ior the port was 415, while as of At the same time, where does Bridges' Tokyo road show December 24, the figure stood at fit into the picture? Siuely it too will call for free trade tion list for the department at start of the new period. «2e. with Red China, and the agenda has conveniently been left thePaying off In this port during The port shipped 179 men \o open for this and other "spontaneous" resolutions dictated by the 29 vessels calling into the area the CP line of tlie moment. And if the whipping boy of the the past period were the Jean, Emilia, Mae, Edith (Bull); , Sanduring the past two weeks. Three ships paid off, two signed on and conference is the "imperialist warmonger," who, after all, is tore, Feltore (Marven) and the ^.were in transit. Paying ^off the fall guy? Any "Hate-America" pitch, further inflaming Bethcoaster (Calmar). Signing on tyere the Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); Asian nationalism, can only harm American prestige, lessen were the Santore, Feltore (Mar­ Jefferson City Victory (Victory American Influence and—here is the kicker—thereby damage ven); Seamar (Calmar); Mae (Bull) Carriers) and the Shinnecock Bay American trade. West Coast industry, seamen and long­ and the Mankato Victory (Victory IVeritas). The LaSalle (Water- shoremen will be the losers. Bridges thus calls for a boost Carriers). In transit were the nan) and the Del Valle (Missis­ in American trade and, at the same time, kicks it in the teeth. Steel Architect, Steel • Worker (Isthmian); Cantigny, Winter Hill sippi) signed on. This, then, completes the circle. Moscow needs no bloody (Cities Sei-vke); Lusmar, BethAmong the in-transit ships hit­ revolutions today; the bloodless kind, fought by armies of ting the area over the last two merchants, "experts" and technicians, is far better. This is coaster, Seamar (Calmar); Robin Treat (Robin); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Wooks were the Hastings, Almena (Waterman); Petro Chem (Valen- what has already happened in the iJliddie Sasfc to give the Pennant, Alcoa Puritan (Alcoa) and Hne){ Del Viento (Mississippi); Commies their long-sought foothold there. Now the aim is the Mermaid (Metro). ycliant Effort (Martrade); Cantigny, to apply the "coupt-de-grace" in the Far East, where the trade All were reported in good shape, CS Norfolk (Cities Service) and war has been going on. just as earnestly. Indeed, this is with only minor beefs to-be settled |be Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic). )efore all part of the h2.^criali^, Moscow-styl^,;,.^ Grain Cause Boom In Houston Backlog Up In Baltimore plan are not known, it is believed that the member operators would pay an initial fee of $280 and an annual fee of up to $280 for each ship kept in operation. It has been estimated that the fund would pay a fee of almost $22,500 a year to keep a tramp in lay-up, and a bonus of $95,000 to Liberty owners who scrap their vessels. Greek and British tramp owners, leading supporters of the lay-up plan, have been trying since last April to formulate a scheme which would be acceptable to the other members. A major obstacle is that the plan's success would depend heavily on the voluntary coopera­ tion of the other foreign-Rag opera­ tors, and there would be no means of assuring their keeping the ves­ sels in lay-up once the market picked up. However: the new plan will be submitted to the individual own­ ers and it is reported that it will go into effect once 75 percent of the world's tramp tonnage has sub­ scribed to it. There are approxi­ mately 2,000 ships, with a total of some 23 million deadweight tons, eligible to join in the plan. Represented at recent meetings here were owners from France, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, Italy, Greece, the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, Spain and Great Britain. Ship Aground At Lk. Charies LAKE CHARLES—A tanker ran aground here last week and stopped all night travel on the river, Leroy Clarke, port agent, reported. The ship," the Ponca City of Continental Oil, ran aground about two-thirds of the way down river heading for sea. Six tugs have been trying to free the vessel but have not- had any luck so far. Although the ship juts out into the river, other vessels can pass her during the day time. There were no injuries reported from the NMU-contracted vessel. The Christmas holidays pro­ vided shipping for the port with a much-needed boost, Clarke said. A large number, of the brothers got off their vessels to spend the holidays with their families, and all available men were needed to fill their jobs. The Eagle Transporter (Eagle Carriers) paid off early in the period after a short trip and later signed on for a trip to the Far East. The Chiwawa (Cities Serv­ ice) also paid off and'signed on over the last two weeks. In transit were the Bradford Island, Royal Oak, Norfolk, Winter Hill, Council Grove, CS Baltimore (Cities Serv­ ice); Del Alba, and the Del Viento (Mississippi). Brother Cecil Magnan, an oiler on the Eagle Transporter, is re­ ported doing as well as can be expected in the hospital here. Magnan broke his pelvis bone while aboard ship and is awaiting transfer to the Galveston PHS hospital. insert loiow!, UOi&fo-mm k-l �. Page Twelve fi: SEAFARERS SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK Along with a cold wave, Boston has a couple of newcomers on the hospital roster: Paul Norton, ex-Natalie, and John T. Keegan, ex-Steel Navigator. Norton is resting up from a nerve condition and is coming along fine. Hospitalized originally at Staten Island over some stomach trouble, Keegan was transferred up to Boston where he's reported making good progress: Much better after coming for a check-up and treatment for a heart condition, Raymond L. Perry is also in the Boston drydock. He was chief cook on the Ocean Dinny. Other new arrivals are Robert Guer-^ rero,' ex-Sea train Louisiana, who came in to the Savannah hospital three, days before Christmas for treatment of some boils under his right arm. He's doing okay now. Lake Charles has Just one man on the sicklist, Cecil Magnan off the Eagle Transporter. He's at St. Patrick's Hospital after breaking his pelvic bone in a shipboard fall. Magnan is due to bo moved to Norton Guerrero Galveston as soon as he can travel. Phillip St. Marie and Martin Hammond are in drydock up in Seattle. Hammond was just repatriated from Japan where he had been hospitalized after being injured in a typhoon that battered the John. C. enroute to Yokohama. This was the big blow, reported in the last LOG, that picked up three men from the deck, washed them over the side and then miraculously tossed them back aboard—^but in a lot worse condition than when they started out. Hammond is now making satisfactory progress, as is St. Marie, who's in due to a chest condition. A new trio has been added to the Baltimore roster, and includes William Mellon, ex-Steel King; Salvador Malhaboor, ex-John B. Water­ man; and William F. Smart, Jr., off the Alcoa Polaris. All are reported doing pretty well. Mellon is in because of high blood pressime, Malhabour due to hemorrhoids and Smart checked in because of a chest condition. The following is the latest available list of SlU men in the hospitals: LOG Good HuntEng letters To The Editor All letters to ths editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names lolll be withheld upon request. Leonard Ells, AB (lop pheosonl and fox he «agged on New Hampshire trip. Ells also got himself a bear, but the bruin wasn't too photo­ genic. Above, the Portmor keeps up its fishing record, as steward B. Rucker gets set to cut open a good-sized king mackerel. Charlie Firtz took the photo. USPHS HO.SPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY BALTIMORE, MD. James M. Lennon James T. AUen Joseph T. Arnold John Macchls Salvador Malhabour Nicholas Anoustis Wm. Luhrsen Kenning Bjork Henry Maginness WiUiam I. MeUon James Antoniadis Gaetano BuscigUo Lud>^ Manhart Helarlon Aquio Peter Messina John S. Clapp Andrew N. Boney Frank Mazet Domingo Orblgoso Rosario Copanl Raymond Potordd Frutuoso Camacho Donald 44ash Peter DeVries Mike Chandoha Abner Raiford Lucious DeWitt L. O'ConneU Thomas Danbeck Juan Otero John M. Gallagher Vincent J. Rizzuto Dusah DeDuisin Anthony Pisant Wm. F. Smart Jr. Clarence Gardner Carl DeMarco N. Reznichenko Nlghbert Straton Gorman T. Glaze Irvln DeNobriga John L. Roberts Wilmer C. White Edgar L. Krotzer Peder Espeseth Jose Rodriguez Luke T. Williamt H. E. LeCompte F. O. Fondila Salvador Rodriguez R. L. Littleton Lonnie Fowler A. C. Sankovldt USPHS HOSPITAL Walter Gill John Slaman BOSTON. MASS. Erling A. Hansen Ramon Varela L. J. Campbell Paul C. Norton WUliam F. Vaughn Wm. B. Gardner Raymond L. Perry -tJohn A. Jackson Barney KeUy James H. West John Keegan Ray Petera William D. Kenny John WestfaU USPHS HOSPITAL James R. Williams Rufino Lara GAI.VESTON, TEXAS USPHS HOSPITAL Bjorn A. Granberg Albert Lambert MANHATTAN BEACH. NY ST. PATRICKS HOSPITAL By Boy Fleischer Lewis R. Akins Frank Hernandez LAKE CHARLES, LA. Manuel Antonana Donald Hewson Cyril J. Magnan Eladio Arls Claude B. Jessup SAILORS SNUG HARBOR There's no place in New York Joseph Bass Ludwig Kristiansen That fascinates me STATEN ISLAND, NY Melvln Bass Thomas R. Lehay Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis As much OS the Battery USPHS HOSPITAL Leo V. Carreon Leo Mannaugh NEW ORLEANS, LA, Where Ignd meets the sea. James F. Clarke Jeremiah CByme Rene A. LeBlane Robert Barrett Joseph D. Cox C. Osinakl John Bigwood Isidore Levy Juan Denppra George G. Phlfer Claude Blanks Seraiin Lopez On one side, the ocean; John J. DrlscoU Winston E. Renny William Marjenholt Arthur Bothelo Otis L. Gibbs Georga Shumaker Alexander Martin Joe Brown Jr. On the other, built by man. Bart E. Guaranick Aimer S. Vickers Jacob Buckelew Joseph MarteUn Mountains of skyscrapers Taib Hassan Fon P. Wing Paul R. Cook Phillip Mendoza Clarence Hawkins Fess Crawford Alonzo Morris To climax the land. Joseph Curtis Dominic NeweU Charles Dalcourt William Nelson Joseph O'NeU Jeff Davis Here, gulls and pigeons. Henry Foy WiUlam Padgett James Glisson As different as can be. Winford Powell E. Granderson Arthur Protilx Stand side by side, Hebert Grant R. Richardson join land and sea. Wayne Harris William RoUins Hayden F. Henry Alvin A. Rome Ben Kitchen Thomas Stevens James Hudson Sr. John Sullivan Adventure, from the shore. Benjamin Huggins Edward Taylor Lies beyond the bay. Ramon Irizzary Clayton Thompson Robert K. James Fernando Tlaga While from the sea, sailing In, Henry A. Janickl James Ward A magic place to stay. James D. Johnson Robert Wiseman Wooldridge King Cleophas Wright James D. Johnson CUfford Wuert* Edward G. Knapp Charles Wynn Leo H. Lang USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA, Francis Boner Mars I. GaUop Arthur L. Cox John J. Harrison USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FILVNCISCO, CALIF. Joseph H. Ber^r Paul D. Llotta Michael J. Coffey John E. Moore Victor Egel ' A. J. Scheving •lyron E. Folts Henry H. Schreiner U3FS3 KOSFrfAL SAVANNAH, GA. Harry Henze Robert Guerrero USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH Martin Hammond P. J. St. Mario USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson H. LedweU Jr. B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer , VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND, MASS. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrick VETERANS CAMP MT. MCGREGOR. NY E. T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHT'AN. VA. Joseph GUI VA HOSPITAL Chief electrician Mike Bruton (left) and Larry Tefft try hard to outBOSTON. MASS, ^art each other in a game of cribbage on the /uidrew Jackson. Thomas W, KiUion VA HOSPITAL ~ Oiler Eugene Sobczak looks skeptical of both ployen. Photo sub­ BUTLER, PA. The Battery Tdl it to tht IiOfl! It's Hard To Pick A Winner I.- • W'-' • ir:,; -#aaos r, Markel. ' LOG Article Stirs Interest To tilie Editor: In the October 24 issue of the LOG you printed an article I submitted on the subject of Esperanto. I wish to express my sincere thanks for publish­ ing this item as the response has been tremendously enthusiastic. I .have been receiving letters from all over the country and even from foreign countries LOG-A-RHYTHM: 1^ Jiuniut tf IMt- mitted by John J. Devine, ship's delegate. : * asking further information about the universal language of Espe­ ranto. I have been Teplying to these letters as they come in and will continue to do so until they are all answered. By printing the article. I feel the SEAFARERS LOG Is mak­ ing a significant contribution to. the cause of harmonious rela­ tionships between the people of various nationalities. This, of course, is the primary aim of the use of Esperanto as a uni­ versal language. Any brothers who missed the October 24 issue of the LOG and are interested in obtaining information concerning , t b e language can feel free to write to me at this address; 5065 Cape May Ave., San Diego 7, Calif. Fred T. Miller 4 t 4 Marks Loss Of SlU Brother To the Editor: Please place the following in the LOG in memory of my hus­ band, who passed away last year (1057), In Memory of Jerome (Jerry) Moynihan Earth has lost. Heaven has gained; One of the best This world contained. Sadly missed by bis wife Dor­ othy, son Jerome Jr. and daugnter Valerie. Thanks again also to the crew of the Arthur M. Huddell—and all his former shipmates—^for cverytbing. Mrs. Dorothy Moynlltaii him fax money be should never have to pay. The steamship companies will no doubt try to argue this down on the basis that the majority of their vessels are at sea dur­ ing the period they must send out W-2 forms. But this little matter can very easily be han­ dled by having the captain of each ship send in a list of each man's overtime and penalties up to the last day of the calendar year. In turn, the companies will be able to send out W-2 forms on the taxable wages for a given 12-month year only. Those extra dollars do more good in your own or your fam­ ily's pockets. It Is a misconcep­ tion to say that we are. taxed for a "short year" and then in turn for a "long year" so that they even themselves up. Noth­ ing can be furtber from the truth. The tax rates arp geared to penalize those earning over cer­ tain sums in any one year. So if you're required to pay on a "IS-month-year" you pay much more than would be necessai^if this extra time were ap­ plied in the year where it be­ longs. The painful fact is that we in the maritime industry are paying many more dollars in taxes than we should. The companies hai'e been get­ ting by too long with the argu­ ment that it's too much work for the payroll department, etc. A lot of us have also been "fairttalked" by individuals in and out of. the Bureau of Internal Revenue that you are required to pay tax accor^ng to the year in which you received the with­ holding forms. I don't think this is true, but if it is, let's do something about it and save our­ selves a lot of hard-earned tax dollars in the future. Joseph A. McDougall SS Westport 4 4 ^ • • 1-1 4 Ask Port Relief For Tanker Men To the Editor: We aboard the Atlas, a super­ tanker running coastwise at the present time, have discussed the possibility of having the SIU contact- the tanker compa­ nies to.,make arrangements for having shore gangs handle ship's stores in American ports. There have 'been Instances aboard tbis vessel where men who wanted to see their families could not do so, as the Jesuit of having to wait around handling stores. When a tanker is in port, time is precious and limited, as most tanker men know. We Would greatly appreciate your printing this in the LOG to bring this to the attention of 4 4.4 other brothers aboard, tankers who may have the same prob­ Carryover Tax lem. This matter was discussed thoroughly aboard this vessel Called 'Unjust' and met with great approval To the Editor: It is high time that we, tho from all concerned. Charles Tedora membership, face up to a situa­ Deck delegate tion that vitally concerns each 4 4 4 and eveiy one of us as wageearners. This matter has been A Car Sticker ignored far too long. I refer to the payment- of unjust, un­ For Seafarers? warranted income taxes by hav­ To the Editor: I have bad an Idea for some ing to carry over taxhble income from one year into the next. . time wbich I think we all would To the best of my knowledge go for. This concerns the need this has never been properly for some kind of decai or em­ brought up, although if has been blem to go on our private cars. widely discussed among sea­ to show our profession. I know that all of us are proud of our men. For example: A seaman who profession and our Union. If something like this could signs on a ship the first part of October, 1957, and then pays off be set up and distributed by sometime after the first of the the Union among the member­ year pays 1958 taxes on three ship it would really be appre- r extra months' earnings. It the dated. I'd like jo hear about man shipped throughout 1958 this ^from others throulih the he's in a pretty high tax bracket Loa'after 15 months. This costs Claude B. West .T-. "J'S' �JtalWlT t, 1959 OCEAN DINNY (Maritlmt Ovanaat), Nov. 23—Chairman, W. Harrall; tacratary, F. Napell. Captain plaaied with payoff. -Ship aalled one man abort. New delegate elected. Check repair Uat. Vote of thanka for lob well done to former delegate. Keya to be obtained for all rooma in next port. Check roomi for new fana and onea that need repairing. ROBIN HOOD (RObln), Dec. <— Chairman/ A. Page; Secretary/ J. Capessela. Shlp'a fund tl4. New dele­ gate elected. Water faucet to be re­ paired aft of deck house. Keep na­ tives out of passageways. Screen doors to be fixed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. BEATRICE (Bull), Nov. 30—Chair­ man, J. Fotli Secretary, P. Dunphy. Thanka to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving Day dinner. Discussion on working rules. Patrolman to see cfmipany about giving men four hrs. on Sunday and Saturday to do sani­ tary work. Steam table for galley needed. V" MONARCH OP THE SEAS (Water­ man), Dec. 7—Chairman, L. Pate; Seeratary, L. Moora. Ship's fund 362. Proper attire to be worn in messhall. Keep- noise down in passageways. Some disputed OT. Report accepted. Safety committee to be elected. STEEL ADMIRAL (Isthmian), Nov. 30—Chairman, R. Hunt; Sacratary, H. Orlando. Crank for life boat to be checked. Suggestion that watches keep windward storm doors shut when strip taking sprays. Need dutch cleanser for black gang. MesshaUs to be sprayed for flies more often. Deck rooms need painting. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving Dinner. FLORIDA STATE (Ponca Prod.), Dae. 7—Chairman, J. Laslla; Sacra­ tary, O. Turner. Several crewmembers owe dues. Ship's fund tlO.77. Motion not to use washing machine between 4:30 and 5:30 PM, not to foul up show­ er water. Use bread—do not let it go stale. Discussion on outside doors main deck being locked except one. ANTINOUS (Waterman), Nov. 29— Chairman, E. Walker; Sacratary, B. Cabar. Suggested arrival pool to build up ship's fund. Ship's fund S38. 4-S watch to help clean messhall of leak­ ing water. Request to have cat walks put on port dc starboard side when carrying deck cargo. Vote of thanks to steward for very fine Thanksgiving Dinner. WESTPORT (World Tramping), Nov. 2—Chairman, R. Malay; Secretary, D. Patterson. Payoff Monday—captain will wire for money. Some disputed OT. One man .logged. Four men getting off. Motion that World Tramp Agencies be penalized at rate of $5 for each day of delay for failure to forward allotments. Ship needs fumi­ gation for roaches, etc. Discussion about quality of meat and shrimps. Eggs are bad, should bE"disposed of. Delegate to check hospital supplies, food and items for slop chest. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. Crew urged to be sober at payoff. Clean rooms before leaving. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Nov. 1$—Chairman, C. Athcom; Sacratary, W. Schultz. One man ill in Manila. Some performing on ship. Crew to study and get acquainted with agree­ ment. Wiper to get X-rays and medi­ cal treatment. Personalities not to be brought up at meetings. Fan in laundry room needs repairing. Wiper to report on his injury. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), Nov. 29—Chairman, R. Barryman; Socrotary, J. Craft. Ship to load for Far East. One man missing—all agen­ cies in PR notified. Need new wasRing machine. Ship needs fuihigaUon. All men in log book to be reported to patrolman. Crew urged to remain SEAFARERS LOG Pace TUrteea aober for payoff. Ship to be left clean when leaving. Turn In all linen and clean rooma. Repair list sub­ mitted. Improve sanitary conditions. Poor water pressure. No ventilation in bathrooms. Need ladders for top bunks. Quarters need painting. This ^Sayonara' Means Hello ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), Nov. 34 —Chairman, A. Thcmpson; Secretary, W. Home. Some disputed OT. One man logged. One man left In Durban due to inness, will be picked up in Dar es Salaam. To designate man to make coffee weekends and holidays in AM. Request iced ten and koolade on menus as often as possible. OT to be equalized. Do not use dryers In laundry when men are sleeping. Use care when disposing of garbage. I was jtist.getting ready to pen a real apple-polisher in appreciation for all the good news our paper brought us in our isolation out here on the John C. in French Somaliland. Then I read it again and found to my utter horror that ye editor had up and outraged all my sensibilities something^ awful by mislabelling George' even get to glimpse it is to trot san who's in charge of the cold, Dunn's plug for Maxie Lip- over there and look for yourself. cold, cold beer, and you sigh, ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), Nov. S3— Chairman, J. MaHhewt; Secretary. W. Morris. Draw figured thru Friday. All declaration slips to be handed In. One man hospitalized In Rio—headqitarters notified. Three men logged Record player and iron disappeared last trip. Two men short. All repairs made. Discussion on TV—need re­ pairs; new fans and spare parts. S s about rigging Jury toilet on stern. Discussion on condition of lifeboats; using too many left-overs. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwannee), Nov. 2—Chairman, B. D'Ornellas; Sec­ retary, J. C'Rourke. No reply to let­ ter re; transportation of crew to Jack­ sonville. . Request answer why chief cook was removed from ship. Unable to secure fresh milk and bread. Two men hospitalized in Brazil. Full deck gang for first time aboard. Few hours disputed OT. Three men picked up in Trinidad.* To start ship's fund by donating tl to buy electric irons and ironing board. Everything running smoothly aboard ship—no logs and no firing. Need electric coffee perculators. COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), Nov. 11—Chairman, M. Sanchez; Sac­ ratary, S. Lalby. New delegate elect­ ed. Vote of thanks to former dele­ gate. Beefs squared away. All OT will be referred to headquarters foa decision. LUCILLE BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), Nov. 20—Chairman, S. Rowall; Secretary, L. da Parller. Capt. stated no logs to be lifted. Generous draw to be given in NO. no overdraws in Europe. Repair list squared away, except laundry wringer and few keys. One man paying off in NO. Crew warned not to miss ship if nec­ essary to shift same. New delegate elected. FORT H05KINS (Cities Service), Nov. 11—Chairman, F. Jensen; Secre­ tary, E. Wright. Pay off Sat. No pay raise—^not included unless order from office—patrolman to be notified. Va­ rious disputed. Ship's fund $3.30. Ship to be fumigated for roaches and other insects. TV to be repaired. TEXMAR (Calmer), Sept. 28—Chair­ man, D. Stone; Sacratary, V. Monte. Smooth payoff. Carpenter missed ship, fined $50. New delegate elected. ALMENA (Pann Shipping), Dae. 4— Chairman, none; Sacratary, H. Lea. New washing machine not delivered. Check slop chest. No rooms or decks painted for few months. Capt. to is­ sue American money in Japan. Need new washing machine and library. DEL MAR (Miss.), Nov. 30—Chair­ man, H. Mats; Sacratary, H. Huston. Laundry schedule carried out. One man missed ship in Parangua. De­ layed sailing. Clean ship, good crew, good trip. Ship's fund $337. Some disputed OT. Reports accepted. To give movie director $20 for spare parts and $200 for movies next trip. Motion to give brother $25 for fun­ eral expenses. Keep shore personnel out of crew's quarters in NO. Sug­ gestion to check books before each meeting: also delegate replacements. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving meaL ROBIN ORAY (Robin), Nov. 22— Chairman, B. Nuckols; Secretary, E. MIshanskl. Two men logged. Loan to crewmember for emergency. Ship's fund $6.23. Some disputed OT. Need new mattresses, pillows. Request pa­ trolman give info, re; food situation. Delegates to see patrolman first, then individuals.- Electrician thanked crew for assistance rendered. Life pre­ server racks to be Installed in steward dept. rooms. Purser thanked crew for cooperation during voyage. EDITH (Bull), Nov. 3»—Chairman, H. Jenoti Sacratary, J. Parker. One man missed ship in Savannah. Brother thanked crew for their kindness andconalderation shown him on first trip out of hospital. kin's new venture in Yokohonja, That's what we're gonna do, "Bring it, on." "Maxie's Eatery Rates With Him" Frenchy Martineau and me. Oh, To think that we knew you when (LOG, Aug. 29). the hours we've spent on number you were just an ordinary mortal. Eatery indeed! There ain't no five scheming up ways and means We remember you in the West eateries in Japan. Of course, there to get there. Frenchy was all for Coast halls as a wild-eyed visionary is something to be said in ex­ dummying up ordei-s so the old babbling of going to Japan and setr tenuation for the caption-writer. man would proceed right to Yoko­ ting up a business. 1 blush to George Dunn is a misleading sort hama but I was against the idea. think that 1 was one of the scof­ of guy when it comes to food. fers who used to rap my head George is an excellent cook and significantly behind your back to steward but just look who he has indicate that you weren't all there dragged into court to attest to his upstairs. facts—Johntiy Zeireis. But circumstances, alter cases, Now get me right: Johnny Zeireis Maxie, and these are circumstances is my friend. If you're in the that call for me to abandon the market for a master bosun or if principles of a lifetime. 1 hate to you want a guy who can patch up remind you, Maxie old pal, but a sprung camel with a bit of sail you owe me a favor. Wasn't 1 the twine and the tongue of an old guy, Maxie, wasn't 1 the guy that shoe, then Johnny Zeireis is the stepped asidd and let you take the guy to break out for the Job. But We'd just be the logical suspects chief steward's job (was it the Johnny doesn't know any more anyway when the Coast Guard went Irenestar?) on that ship going to about the delicate art of pitching to snooping. Japan ten years ago? Me with 40 for an enterprise like Maxie's than days on the 'Frisco beach and my We're gonna get there though. a rabbit knows about Sunday. we can see you now, tongue hanging out this far for a Now if Maxie really is in the Maxie, Frenchy and me. You've had a ship to Japan .. . me that was hold­ market for a guy to shell for his hard morning the safety deposit ing the killer card. place, I can tell him in all modesty box counting at your and now 1 figure you'll be seeing us soon, where he can raise an eminently you're going home to yen paradise. 'We Maxie. And, Maxie, I'm hoping qualified applicant for the job. that all these years in Japan have can just see you taking off those You can't use George Dunn, stupid Western street-clothes and taught you the difference between Maxie. Look at his similes: "The climbing into your kimono and a girlsan and a mamasan. SayonToots Shor of Japan." Toots Shor your chop-chops, and you turn ara. never slept in th 'Same block with leisurely to that lovely little girlFrenchy Michelet a set-up like you have, Maxie. You just have to snap your fingers and ten people will chop up to see what you want. Let Toots Shor try that. *He'll get the shop steward on his neck and the waiter will give him the soup in his lap. The holidays are over but the greetings to the membership, George's whole letter is one of officials and the LOG keep rolling in. Here are some of them "wish-you-were-here" fables them, reprinted with thanks: you write to your mother-in-law Bodega Bar, Zeebrugge, Belgium To All SlU Brothers: Every good (especially after she's camped in your best to the gang on the SS bedroom for a year or so and fi­ wish for a Happy New Year. Atlantic) . . . and from the whole Peter Zaccone (Junior) nally went home. "Maxie sends gang on the Maiden Creek (via SS Armonk his best,'' George says. Like hell acting reporter Johnny P. Baliday). he does! Maxie ain't about to send his best. Maxie is keeping his best cheer—the warm oldand the only way you are gonna Good fashioned kind. Good friends, the tried and true, Good luck,- the kind that never, Rare Bird never fails. The Christmas wish for you! Big John Wunderlich Reason's (greetinss 0 0 o Season's greetings and best wishes for the New Year to the officials and members of the SlU. Crew, SS Del Mar * * * An old-fashioned wish for a very happy holiday season. James S. McRae Steel Traveler 41 Always ?n the stew, "Poncho" the mynah bird not only talks but he cooks, too. He's been chief chef on the Steel Ad^ mirol since electrician F. Sayo picked him up in Surabaya. » 41 Greetings to all hands from M. Dwyer (LOG-a-Rhythms) . . . Lake Hotel, Lake Charles, La. . . . Mr. and Mn. John Paerels . . . Ruby Drapen-, Bombay ... R. C. Kienast . . . S/T Atlas, via Charles Tedora . . . WilUam J. Dean, MV Merino, Sydney, Australia . . . Franz Pletzidc, Bremen, Germany . . . The Maiden Creek goes firs) class this year with its own greeting card picturing the gang at coffeetime in Japan. �Paftt WomrUsem SEAFARERS L&C Happy To Be Home trouble cashing my chOcks when my husband is out to sea. Another reason why I'd like to have an ID card is thi8: I was To the Editort taken sick a few years ago and This concerns the newly- had to go to the hospital. They organized "ship's corporation wanted some ^identification committee" formed aboard the there so I gave them my'mar­ Alcoa Planter during voyage riage certificate, which was mis­ 111. The main idea is to help placed, and I've never gotten it out all our shipmates, un­ back. licensed and licensed alike, to If we had some kind of ID make the shipboard team stick card we wouldn't have trouble together and live as one big cashing things in the bank or family.. It can make for a real opening a charge account. happy ship. Sometimes I have a very hard The purpose is not to stop time doing that without suf­ ficient identification. Please try to get the SIU wives an ID card, as we surely will ap­ preciate it very much. Thanks a million for looking out for the wives. Mrs. M. H. Angina Work As Team, Planter Urges y '• letters To The Editor Homeward-bound, deck gong on the Notional Liberty breaks out lines on the way in to Houston from Germany. Pictured (I to r) are L Wright, AB; W. 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Superior St. , . Phone: Rand: Iph 2-4110 FRANKFORT. Mich. 1........PO Box 287 MILWAUKEE Jantury f, 19Bt 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. anyone from drinking or hav­ ing a good time as long as this is done in the right time and place. But there does have to be a limit on when a guy can get gassed up if the ship is to function properly. The idea was Ilut before a special meeting by the delegates and everyone seemed agreeable and satisfied with the report. Now we'll see how it all works out. The committee plans to meet once a trip to see how things . are going. Included on the com­ mittee are the four SIU dele­ gates, plus the steward, chief engineer, chief officer and master. * Z. Y. Ching Ship's reporter if if A ID Card Plan Gains Support To the Editor: I have Just read the LOG for Dec. 19 and was glad to see that the wives of other SIU men also favor getting some kind of ID card from the Union. I think it is a wonderful idea. I have only been a seaman's wife for two years but I have been a seaman's daughter for 21 years. So you see it was natural for me to marry a seaman. I enjoy reading the LOG very much and I want to thank you for all the interesting articles that appear In the LOG. Thank you again. Mrs. Martha A. Dobbins To the Editort I think it is a great sugges­ tion for the seamen's wives to have an ID card. I have a lot of i, i. i, SIU Cafeteria Draws A Have To the Editor: I have had the occasion many times when my husband was home to have lunch with him at the cafeteria in the Union hall in New York. BelicYe me, 1 look forward to this, as the food is excellent, and Just like homecooking. The atmosphere is always pleasant and a delight because of the fresh, clean look the place always has. I prefer hav­ ing lunch there more than any­ where else in the city. Everyone connected with the c^eteria is to be complimented on a good Job. Mrs. Carl Johnsson if i if Frost Dims Joys Of European Run To the Editor: Here are some pictures made on hoard the Yaka (Waterman) since we took her out of lay-up in Mobile. There are still about a dozen of us sticking it out. We have been on this north­ ern Europe run and it's geUing to he mighty cold over here. We all have our hopes that the ship will go hack on the Far East run again. Johnny "Scar" Kennedy would he thankful if you would put his picture in the SEA­ FARERS LOG. Brother Ken­ nedy has been sailiqg with the Union for about 17 years and never yet had his' picture in the LOG. I have been on several ships with Brother Kennedy and he is a good shipmate and depend­ able worker. If you haven't room for all the pictures please put one of Brother Kennedy In the LOG. We don't want him to be shut out forever. M. J. Danzey Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S 128^4 HoUis St. MONTREAL...... .'634 St James" St.^We" FORT V^L^ 408"fcn®St^ PORT COLBOHNE .lOs'SSSbam^t. TORONTO. Ontario.. 272 SoSg'st^E. VICTORIA. BC 617H cS?ant®'it® vANCuUvTia. uC..^ EMoire 4531 298 Main St. SYDNEY. NS 304 cSartotte^ BAGOITOLLE. Queheo 20 Egin^ CITY ..........ZONE.... THOROLD. Ontario......52 St.^Davlds^ QUEBEC.,.^. 44 SaiStauJIta't^ ST^^TE PrincJ'&^^T TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you SAINT NB OX 2-5431 are an old subscribe: and have a change of address, please give your former address belowt . ADDRESS CITY ...ZONE.... STATE •••••••«•« I •• Pictured at work, Johnny "Scar" Kennedy (loft) makei hl| first appearance in the LOG from aboard thf^Yakaz Jimmte roster, DM, h en the end. He's Not The Schoolboy Typo To the Editor: At sea or ashore the radio brings the world to me. A year ago the radio said there was a shortage of car drivers in case of an emergency. I guess they meant in case of an. H-bomb or something like that. I hope there would never be such an emergency but, as I had time on my hands between ships, I decided to ieam the art of driving a car. The right way to learn, I was told, would he to enlist in a driver's school. In the first school I had 55 driving lessons and at the test I fiunked badly. I went to the next driving school in New York. I had quite a few driv­ ing hours hut, at the test, I flunked badly again. Next I went to a third school; same thing. I thought I passed the test hut this time I did sobadly that the inspector threw < Bverything but the bucket at me, Now after -flunking three times from three different schools in NY my faith is wear­ ing thin, not in the high art of driving but in myself. Also, this has cost me about 8 C's so far. But as I still have time, I'll put in for one more driving test and this time, Just to be different, I'll take a few private lessons Instead of going to school. ' Somehow I figure that even If I don't get a license I should get some kind of diploma for flunking three times. Anyway, if I happen to get a ship before the next driving test comes up I'll take the ship and ride over the waves and 'round the world and leave the cars and licenses and schools for the landlubbers to figure out. The way I go through driv­ ing schools there ain't many left in NY for me. Can't blame me for not trying, I reckon. A. E. Auers % % i . Wants To Build Up Blood Bank To the Editor: I have a couple of sugges­ tions that I think ought to be given some consideration by the membership. First, I think we should have a system to build up a blood bank in the various ports. Fei> haps something could be worked out so that after a man is checked out at the Union med­ ical center he would be in a position to contribute a pint .of blood. This could he stored up and used as needed. In the same way, if there's a rush call at the hall for blood donors for somebody, we should at least assure the guy a good meal when he gets back. This would help build up the blood bank, too. The next thing Is that every­ one should be careful about whatever hs signs abcard ship, whether It's a pay voucher or an accident report. A man in­ jured a>oard ship shouldn't sign anything because he's only okaying somebody else's ver­ sion of what happened. Then when he recalls something that may be important, he's got a light on his hands. Many of the men, especially _the aliens, sign these staterneiits without ever knowing what the mate has written down. H. J. Mourn (Ed. notst See story on page t about bloioid bank.) r �Juffurj SEAFAMERS Gunfire Punctuates Crew Shore-Leave In Sumatra LOG Fv* niiMB Sitting in On Union Meeting BELAWAN, Sumatra—SlU-affiliated Marine Firemen, Oilers, and Watertenders got involved in a shoreside dispute last month but never realized they "would be ducking mach­ ine gun fire as a result. Shortly after the fight, In­ er. President Fillmore. *At the donesian pdlice appeared on same time, an eight-man shore the waterfront with machine guns party was refused permission to re­ and rifles and opened fire on the turn to the ship and was held' cap­ American President Line's freight- tive for several hours. Nobody got hurt as the bullets bounced oil the vessel's hull or whizzed by overhead, but one did lodge itself in a lifeboat. Efforts to obtain release of the'shore party were futile for no sooner would a man apprpach the railing so he could call but to the police than he WASHINGTON — The Leilani, was- greeted with a shower of ' Hawaiian Textron's tourist vessel, bullets. continues to attract bidders, with After two hours of vainly trying Danny Gonzalez, 4, sat In with father, Seaforer Mariano Gonzalez, American President Lines recently to make radio contact with Indo­ at headquarters meeting last weelu expressing interest in'the ship. nesian authorities, the skipper se­ A decrease in passenger trade cured release of the eight men. on the Leilanl's tourist class run A similar incident Involving an between Long Beach and Hono­ ALP ship occured in Indonesia in lulu has forced its owners to seek 1957. A formal protest was filed disposal of the vesseL George at the American consulate. Killian, president of the SIU Pacilic-IMstrict m a.n n e d President Lines, has indicated he would'conAll of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity tinue the vessel's present run if benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: the! APL bid Is accepted by the Trena Alice Bishop, bom Novem­ Justine Leigh IHse, born Octo­ Federal MaritimjLBoard. ber 26, 1958, to Seafarer and Miy. ber 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Two mortgages, one held by the HoUls Bishop, Bayou La Barre, Ala. Jack D. Wise, Nags Head, NC. Govemmeot and the other by the » » ft ft ft Bowery Savings Bank in New HONOLULU—The Coast Guard Susan Bosemaiie Crafferd, bom Alvla Leon Starks, born Septem­ York, represent the Leilani's $4.9 million asking price. The figure has ordered two American-flag December 2, 1958, to Seafarer and ber 16, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Is considered very reasbnable since grain carriers to lighten their loads Mrs. Charlei W. Crafford, Ports­ Alvin L. Starks, Perry, Fla. ft ft ft most good-sized passenger ships before continuing their voyage to mouth, Ya. Preston Mitchell, born October sell for in the neighborhood of India with foreign aid grain car­ Pandora Mary Crane, borq No­ 19, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. goes. Both ships were found loaded $20 miUion. vember 11, 1958, to Seafarer and Lawrence A. Mitchell, New Or­ over their PlimsoU lines when they The. Leilani is GovernmentMrs. Harold E. Crane, New Orleans, leans, La. called here for bunkering. owned and is manned by members a ft ft ft The Wang Governor and the La. of the, Siy Pacific District. Rodney Lee Charles Fontenot, 4 4 , A Maritime Board decision on Wang Hunter were ordered to dis­ Joseph Harold Mills, bom No­ Jr., bom December 2, 1958, to Sea­ the vessel is expected around Jan­ charge 400 and 200 tons of wheat vember 21, 1958, to Seafarer and farer and Mrs. Rodney Lee Charles uary 9. If no sale is negotiated by respectively before proceeding. then, it will probably be turned The Wang Hunter also was brde'red Mrs. Cecil Harold Mills, Portland, Fontenot, Kinder, La. ft ft ft to put enough fuel on board plus Ore. over to the Board. Barry Nicholas Hammond, born 25 percent to spare in case of October 15, 1958, to Seafarer and emergency before she sailed for Mrs. Harry D. Hartmond, New Cebu or Yokohama, her next bun­ Orleans, La. kering port. ft ft ft The ships were loaded at LongDebra Jean Kranse, bom Novem­ view, Washington, in bad weather ber S, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. that reportedly "confused" the Adam F. Krause, Jr., Baltimore, loaders. It was the first time Wang Md. ships, both T-2s, have been in the ft ft ft grain trade. Charles Arvo Larson June Marie Manning, bom. No­ . The death of the following Sea­ Very importent that you con­ vember 10, 1958, to Seafarer and farer has been reported to the tact Laurie Larson, 916 Pleasant Mrs. Michael M. Manning, Tampa, Seafarers Welfare Plan and the Street, New Orleans, immediately. Fla. SIU death benefit is beinp paid to X if his beneficiary. James Ackerman Please contact your mother, Mrs. Frank P. Shaw, 48: Brother Shaw, SAVANNAH—Shipping for this Carrie Ackerman, 241 Hanover St, who became a full member of the Union six months port has been very slow, with only Charleston, SC, phone RA 2-2010. ago, suffered a five men landing permanent berths fatal heart attack during the past period. Of these John C. Levaek October 14 in Na- five Jobs, four of them were in the Will Brother Levack or anyone gaski, Japan. He deck department. As a result there knowing of his whereabouts please A ten-man committee representr worked in the en­ is a fairly large registration list contact his sister, Mrs, John Dun- ing the four geo^aphical districts gine department. for all three departments for the lop, Sheguiandoh, Ontario, Canada. of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Burial was in the port, with more than enough men t ' Association and the BME will meet Pine Grove on hand to fill any open Jobs. Robert A. Desmond in Phoenix, Ariz., January 5 to Cemetery, Farm- The picture for the coming Anybody knowing his where­ draft the language for a series of ington, NH. His period Is about the same as only abouts should contact his mother, wife, Mra. Thelma Shaw, of Farm- tho usual in-transit ships are Mrs. Margaret Desmond, 26 Ham­ amendments to the MEBA consti­ tution. IngtoA,, survives him. scheduled to call-into the area. ilton Road, Brookline 46, Mass. The committee will complete 4 ft 4 the work of the special MEBA George Lichtenb.erger constitutional convention that met Please get in touch with Jack ^BA AS Lynch at Koom 201, SUP Head­ in November and drew up a pro­ quarters, 430 Harrison St., San gram to provide MEBA members Fraucisco, Calif. He has your in­ with equal shipping rights and come tax refund forms which he contract representation in all ports. will sign for you if you give him The convention also laid the groundwork for mergers of the the authority. locals and the creation of a •ft ft ft stronger national organization. Delbert Shields Delegates from nine locals on You are requested to get In touch with your wife at once. . the Atlantic and Gulf and the Pacific Coasts, the Great Lakes ft ft ft and the Rivers will attend the W. "Willy" Madrid, AB Regret to report brother Adolph meeting, which will be chaired by died Dec. 15. Contact brother E. N. Altman, Business Manager Henry, 232 El Campo Drive, South MEBA Local 38, Seattle. BME President Ray McKay will repre­ San. Francisco, Calif. sent the BME. 4i ^ ^ MEBA engineers will vote on Joe Pilutis, at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City, would the amendments by referendum appreciate, mail and ylsltera.,,.... ballets LeSlani Up For Grabs SIU BABY ABRIVALS Overloads Hit By CG Action Personals And Notiees Little Action In Savannah PORTO'CAU e>7S-A=^/'^f^N0B'\2i6 E.SM.-nA«aieE MROOtCX>(fi etAUTTAiOBp MEBA Drafts Union Changes Anti-Union Bomb Piot Fizzies Out BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Two striking, members of the Retail, Wholesale and Departmenf Store Union were freed for the time being last week when a Birming­ ham grand Jury refused to in­ dict them on charges of "bombing'* a strikebreaker's house. If up­ held, the charge could carry a death sentence. However, the city prosecutor de­ clared that ^ the Jury's action was mistaken and indicaled he might seek an Indictment when the new grand Jury term begins. According to the "Record," the union's official publication, tee two men are leaders in a twcPmonte strike against Perfection Mattress Company. The two, John Richard­ son, a shop chairman, and Alex­ ander White, were identified by Hulen Bibby, a non-striker, as being in a group riding in a car from which the "bomb" was re­ portedly thrown. The "Record" reported Bibby as charging that on November 17 "smoking, sparking thing" had been thrown from a car and "ex­ ploded" in front of his house. Viteile tee only light in the area was from a bulb in a tree near tho road, tee ^'Record" declared, Bib­ by contended that he was able to identify, both Richardson and White, although not sure how many occupants the car had. Birmingham newspapers carried news of the alleged bombing on page one. The "Record" reported that at the grand Jury hearings no evidence was offered that anybody had been hurt or property dam­ aged, or, In fact, teat any kind of explosive device had been deto­ nated. Subsequent headlines played up six other "bombing" attempts at homes of plant workers, but the "Record" charged that a company investigator was the only source of information as to the purported attacks. There were no reports of any damage in these instances either. The walkout at the company started when an overwhelming ma­ jority of 140 workers at the plant put up picketlines to protest two months of futile negotiations. Picketlines have been successful in curtailing the company's opera­ tions considerably. The firm. is now seeking court action, included heavy fines to be levied on the un­ ion, on the basis of the alleged bombings. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meefings are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ nesday nights at 7 PM in all SIU ports. Air Sea­ farers are expected to attend; those who wish to be excused should request permission by telegram (be sure to include regis­ tration number). The next SIU meetings will be: January 7 January 21 February 4 ••I'i •i''! 'i| •. ".••i II �SEAFARBRS^k^LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFUCIO • 1958;Year Of Advances f or StU fledged merger. Similaily,. the Am«-ican' Radio Association and the Radio Officers Union now have a' close working rela­ tionship. i] ^ prf ' The runaway problem is now being attacked effectively for the first time. The SIU scored a major breakthrough in this area when the National Labor Rela­ tions Board agreed that the Union had a right to represent the crew of the Liberian-flag SS Florida. The Board acted because it held the parent com­ pany was effectively American-controlled. The subsequent 4-1 SIU election victory opened the door to direct organizing of runaways. • In September, the SIU aided the Cana­ dian District's own fight on the runaway issue with the result that the Canadian District blocked attempts to transfer the struck Canadian National Fleet. . K"-' • -«• Its campaign to win unemployment bene­ fits for Seafarers with "B" and "C" rat­ ings. It added Pennsylvania and . Louis­ iana to the list of states granting such benefits. • » * ^1 • Technical changes in the Industry indi­ cate that the ships of the near future will be quite different from those of to­ day. In 1958, Pan-Atlantic put its trailership operation into full swing,'and Seatrain Line, also adapted for carriage of trucks on ships. a .''••.••it; Great Lakes Affiliation Important developments took place ,ln ? other affiliates of the SIU of North Amer-. lea. The Great- Lakes District voted affiliation with the A&G District and has made headway, in organizing on the Lakes. Beginning with the signing of the Tom- ! Reproduction of LOG front page on Dec. 5, 1958 marking joint American unipn . linson fleet, the Great Lakes District has ^ action against runaway sfiipping Dec. 1-4. made steady progress despite a poor ship­ ping season, jr The close of another year, this On the West Coast, the SIU Pacific^ one the 20th anniversary year of the District made headway In coordinating' , SIU, finds a new list of achievements the activity of its .three member imions, in the record both for the Atlantic the Sailors Union of the Pacific, the Substantial headway was made under and Gulf District and its affiliated the joint Union-operator safety program, Marine Firemen's Union and the Marine unions. However, coming up in 1959 are Cooks and Stewards Union. The climax several major developments which prom­ with a declining injury rate showing up was the signing of a joint Pacific District ise to be of tremendous significance to on SIU ships. Several operators, among contract for all threq, following merger them Mississippi, Alcoa and Isthmian, re­ the maritime industry. of three previously-distinct welfare plans. ported heartening declines in accidents, * * » Among these are the continuation and and reports received for 1958 expansion of the first concerted attack show over-all Here, in brief, are a few other events improvement throughout the SIUof 1958: by all US maritime unions on runaway contracted fleet over 1957, Even ship­ The Harbor and Inland Waterways shipping, and the opening of the St. board sanitation seemed Free eyeglasses for Seafarers were to be on the Division raised its welfare plan benefits Lawrence Seaway added to list of SIU welfare bene­ upgrade with Seafarers working for Sea, . . The Maritime Administration started In addition, 1959 should be the year tiain, fits. It now covers 16 items. Bloomfield, American Banner, Ore scrapping 100 of its Libertys . . . The in which many major non-subsidized Calmar achieving exemplary records. . Then on December 1 to 4, in coopera­ Marine Engineers Beneficial Association shipping companies should win approval and Employment opportunities held up re­ tion with the International Transport-*? and the Masters, Mates and Pilots both of their subsidy bids. markably well despite the industry's workers Federation, the SIU, NMU and struck to win new contracts ... The sharp decline from the previous year as other US unions effeotlvelx, bottled up Sailors Union dedicated a monument to the "result of the recession and the recall 137 runaways and hampered the aetivities Harry Lundeberg on the anniversary of of 23 others. The Canadian District his death ... the US Supreme Court tied up 14 ships and other countries' reaffirmed the right of peaceful picketing For the SIU, the 20th year was marked unions did likewise. Legal opinions in a case growing out of the SIU Bull by an unusual degree of progress in the which followed in Federal courts .tended Line strike of 1957. face .of the business recession and the • A Federar judge ruled that runaway ' to substantiate the SIU' argument in the difficulties of US-flag maritime. On the Florida case; namely, that US imions had ship seamen could sue under the Jones bread and butter front, the Union nego­ the right to organize American-controlled, Act ... An international conferehce oh ' tiated an eight percent wage increase sea law failed to decide on a substitute for'. runaway tonnage. and an increase in vacation contributions This Issue will certainly be « major the old three-mile limit. by the operators, making possible a $360 The SlU-manned Claiborne won an -• item of uhion busings in 1959. • * » annual vacation benefit. award from the National Safety Couhcit Equally significant gains were made in Although 1958 was an election year, for two rescue actions during the prevl--'- ' the area of welfare benefits and the it did not feature any startling legislative ous year . . . Four Seafarers and one. Union's health and safety program. A new developments in maritime. The threat­ daughter of a Seafarer won the five $6,000 ., benefit, free eye examinations and eye­ ened closing of some Public Health hos­ SIU scholarships ... The US active ^ glasses, was added to those given Sea­ pitals, protested by tbe Union and Sea­ fleet dropped below .the 1,;000 ship mark * farers and 1,600 prescriptions were filled farers, never materialized. There was for the first time since the 1930's ... in the six months since the benefit took Seatrain Lines added "Seamobile" inuch talk but little action oh legislation The Marine Cooks expanded facilities at ^ effect. The requirements for receiving regulating trade , union activity. Of more the union's ranch to include homes for truck trailers to coastwise lift-on welfare benefits were considerably liberal­ impact in the maritime industry was a oldtimers. service with rail freight cars. ized when the trustees of the Welfare Lebanon offered Itself as a new run­ bill which gave railroads the . right to Plan discarded the "one day in 90" rule, of over 200 Government break-outs that cut rates under those of competing ship­ away regl.stry . , . The SltT Canadian The SIU's New York Health Center were operating most of 1957. Factors ping lines, thus creating grave problems District added new space to its Montreal completed its first year in April giving contributing to good shipping, for Sea­ for coastwise shipping. headquarters and began building a hotel • . more than 5,000 examinations to Sea­ farers were the signing and crewing of On the state level the Union continued in Thorold, Ontario . . . The SIU bought „ property for a new Philadelphia halL farers and their families, and the Med­ 11 Suwannee missile ships; the return of The Public Health Service agreed that . ical Department completed "^its program the Robin Line vessels; the transfer back Vlta'i statistics collected by the Sea­ of providing similar diagnostic and pre­ to the American flag of more than two smoking was harmful . . . US atom subs • J farers Welfare Plan showed the death ventive facilities in New Orleans, Mobile dozen Liberian Libertys and the crewing cruised under the top of the world, right • of 103''Seafarers during the year 1958, of a number of new supertankers. The up to the Pole. and Baltimore. and the birth of 326 children to Sea­ SIU Harbor and Inland Waterways Divi­ farers - for which maternity • benefits sion also gained several new. companies. were paid. The births included three sets of twins. Notable among those who passed on were two former SIU officials, Ben Bees, 65, former port agent in Nor­ Undoubtedly, a most important devel­ folk, and Pat McCann, ex-patrolman in opment during 1958 was the joint action Baltimore, at the age of 59. of the SIU and the NMU on the runaway SIU oldtimer John Hopkins, the first issue, a matter of mutual concern to ail Seafarer to receive a disability-pen­ American seamen. The two unions, which sion died at 97 in New York. He had were at odds at the beginning of 1958, spent nearly 80 years at sea. Another are now planning to continue their joint oldtimer to go was Bill McCourt, 80, effort in this field. one of the original group Who broke The trend toward stability and interaway from the Communist-dominated union cooperation was evident .in other, National Union of Marine Cooks and areas. The Marine Engineers Beneficial Stewards and fouihied the SlU-affilFirst woman to go on SIU disabilitySteel King'Crew received six-month :• Association and the Brotherhood of iated Marine Cooks and Stewards pension was Mrs. Mary Chopin, ' safety award of $250 from comMarine Engineers approved formal ties union. shown with Lindsay Wiluams. between them, leading , to. eventual Ml? .5afety^ joins are continuing.. Safety Drive Proved Worth {i, i" /, til : i OM Union Made Pact Gains r /•' I L"^-" £'•: - V-*' -^4 •;y 'W •M % u' ;•£ Joint Union ITF Action 'v..-V u fpyM': - � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource January 2, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: CALL LONDON MEETING OF SHIP UNIONS ALCOA LEADS 1958 US SAFETY CONTEST BRIDGES SPONSORS RED GET-TOGETHER IN TOKYO MORSE ASKS HALT IN RAIL WAR ON COASTWISE SHIPS DELTA TO BUILD AIR-COOLED FREIGHT SHIPS VOTING OVER; SIU ELECTION COUNT BEGINS CUBAN LABOR TIED UP 16 RUNAWAYS IN BEEF ELECT SIU TALLYING COMMITTEE NAME NEW TRUSTEES TO SIU PLANS ITF CALLS LONDON SEA UNION MEETING SIU BLOOD BANK SET UP ALCOA LEADS NATIONAL SAFETY CONTEST STOP RAILROADS’ RATE WAR ON SHIPS, MORSE ASKS ICC SOCIAL SECURITY TAX UP; BENEFITS INCREASE ALSO SHIPPING STILL OVER 400 MARK IN NY FARM SURPLUS CARGOES TO CONTINUE INTO 1960 SIU BALLOT RECORD SEEN IN N’ORLEANS RUNAWAY OPERATOR REPRESENTS US AT UN MARITIME MEETING COURT RULES OUT TAX ON UNION STRIKE BENEFIT MOBILE REPAIR YARD HIT BY FIRE; LOSS HEAVY FOREIGN TRAMPS OK LAY-UP AGREEMENT GRAIN SHIPS CAUSE BOOM IN HOUSTON 1958: YEAR OF ADVANCES FOR SIU 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 01/02/1959 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. XXI, No. 1 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/a4939de753f9bbcac8262d51f774d944.PDF 0a855c7c132f57ad6ed366bb3dab5afc PDF Text Text LOG Jj JWflfy H » OFfrClAl ORgAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • , ..'^'il "-iim Story On Page 3 • . • 'v ..i'l ' - JM /- " - ^ OS^' Ban# First SIU man to be processed under the Union's new blood bank program, Seafarer Leonard gpence, wiper, poses at New York Clinic of the SIU Welfare Plan with the pint of life-saving fluid he donated. Spence said it "didn't hurt a bit.'- Program will build up credit for Seafarers and their famihes to draw on at any time. (Story 4m Pago 3.) SIU Blood Bank Now Operating -Story On Page 3 Liberia, Panama Seek UN Ship Role -Story On Page 2 IN THIS ISSUE: SIU CONSTITUTION j • f '• • banned supertanker Cities Servico Miami ,made it by inches last Week while everybody held his : breath. After swiaglng slighMy irom side to Siae^ the iceencrusted shipi slipped through *'slick as a whistle," according to the drawtenders. She had pnly five feet of play on both sides* Published Twice Each Year In The SEAFARERS LOG J . ^ • See CA CenferloM | ' :: 'I ' i\ �Fwre Tw» SEAfAkBKS Wp^' Major Role In UN Ship Body -• i;' ['''•• ¥•''• lti^- ;- f-" fr., • k-- • •/)'-••.. •f:V- - "'ic ',' m tfe'- LOG 1^ 19» US UNlONV PROPOSALS fOR FURTHER ITf imiVt (The folloivinff consists of excerpts frorji the report of the American Committee of the Inter­ national Transportworkers Federate to ITF , headquarters. The report reviewed the euccese of the four-day demonstration and made a num­ ber of recommendations for future action. The - excerpts here deal with plans for future activi­ ties.) have available . . vital and costly maritime services. "Therefore, the American Committee intends to urge the United States withdrawal of these services from runaway flag ships except in cases of dire emergency ... "3) Organizing And Signing Contracts LONDON—Not content with providing a haven for tax-1 . the American Committee will "In the final analysis* the ultinute objective dodging American-owned shipping, the runaway flag repub­ maintain the coordinating committee on a lics of Panama and Liberia are now seeking a top-level voice | continuing basis. Further meetings of the of the whole protest against runaway flags is the establishment of bona-fide collective bar­ in United Nations maritime participating unions will be called to plan gaining agreements . . . by the appropriate matters. A United Nations United States delegation' strongly specific moves.... unions. The American maritime unions are demaritime organization meet­ indicated that there would be no "The American Committee is convinced that termdned to work collectiveiy In this area . . , ing here Is faced with a demand chauge in the US policy- of giving the runaway shipowners will now resort to a- We believe the member organizations of the ,1TF by th% two countries that they be support and comfort to the run­ variety of devices, maneuvers and subterfuges should now agree on policies by which true given committee assignments on aways. even though the runaway to conceal the true-control of their ship opera­ control of the individual vemis involved in run-. the basis of tonnage registered device was being used to evade tions as a means of escaping decent wages and away operations can be determined ... and the Under their flags. This demand is US tax laws. The only shipping working conditions and evading bonaflde collec­ unions within the countries In which that control opposed by the legitimate maritime man on the delegation came out of tive bargaining agreements with bonaflde ITF rests made respohsibli for organizing those, ' flags with the exception of the Standard Oil of New Jersey. Jer­ ships ... units. sey Standard controls a fleet of United States. "For example, companies in legitimate mari­ "Plans For Further Action By At issue is the composition of some 114 runaway ships and par­ time nations, through the device of long-term the maritime safety committee of ticipated along with other oil US Unions time charters, will subsidize an operator under the United Nations Inter-Govem- companies in the effort fo secure "... Demonstrations will be carried on against a runaway flag . . . Such action would be an at­ mentai Maritime Consultative Or­ aq Injunction prohibiting the selected targets which will keep constantly before tempt to becloud the real control . . . which for ganization, known as ''IMCO" for American Committee of the ITF the public the nature of this threat and the comall practical purposes, lies in the hands of the short. Liberia and Panama are from carrying out its four-day pro­ panics and individuals responsibie for It. company on whose behalf the ship is chartered. seeking seats on the safety commit­ test December 1 to 4 against the "Organizing drives will be mounted against "In fact, most of the supertankers under con­ tee, which is supposed to draw vp runaways. struction for use under a runaway flag are built specific companies with NMU, SlU and other programs for Improvement of sea Since the United States delega­ only because . . . the builders have a guarantee unions working together to bring the compan­ safety conditions. tion has no representation from from an oil company of a long-term charter . . . ies under contract. the American-flag side of maritime "The unions will work together in the public In such cases, control of the ship is effectively As the LOG went to press word or from American maritime unions relations, lejgal and legislative phases of this exercised by the oil company involved. tras received that the runaways had it was expected that 'it would go battle ... been turned down in their first bid down the line for the runaway flags "•Therefore, proper determination must be for seats on the committee, but are despite the damage they have done "Recommendations For Further _ made to assure the ITF that the unions will not planning an appeaL be deceived or victimized by these company to the American-flag fleet and to Action By ITF manipulations ... the fleets of the nation's allies. "No should be wasted in esUbllshing The committee consist of 14 " . . . there are three major areas in which specific time programs and poUcies for carrying formembers, at least eight of whom, the ITF unions ... can proceed to implement the ward the battle against riinaway ships on a according to the regulations, must attack on the runaways: world-wide basis . . . • be from the largest shlpowning "... Since the primary aim of ITF is to elim­ countries. Panama and Liberia ''1) National Legislation inate the threat these ships pose to jpbs and are claiming rank in the first eight "The American Committee is preparing for an standards of organized seamen . . . the respon­ on the basis of that provision. all-out effort to convhice the US Congress of the' sibility for organizing specific ships belongs to The opposition, coming mostly urgency of imposing restrictions on the tax dodg­ the unions ... of the nation which.is the eco­ from the European marlthne coun­ ing runaway owners, "who at the same time, are nomic base of operation of those ships. In other tries, has pointed out that clause depressing wage and living standarfls of mari­ words, runaways should be organized by unions Involved specifically defers to the time workers. -This same problem is posed in, In the countries from which control of ships Is "largest shipowning nations," and nil nations and consequently could be an objec­ exercised, notwithstanding any device or subter­ that the tonnage registered under tive ... of the trade union movement in each fuge which shipowners may employ to camouflan' the Panamanian or Llberian flag nation ... their identity. j is not actually owned by citizens SAN FRANCISCO — Harry "Provision should also be made for mutual of Panama or Liberia. The Euro­ Bridges' recently-stepped up ac­ ''2) Withdrawal Of Oovernment as^tance among ITF affiliates in the Job of en­ pean countries call for a standard tivity In the international field forcing legitimate union contracts on Panlibhocco on the basis of the tonnage actu­ does not begin and end with his re­ Services ships on a world-wide basis. This will discoux^ ally owned In the country in ques­ cently-announced "Pacific-Asia "All maritime nations have reciprocal arrange­ ago the runaway operators' custom of Ignoring tion. Longshore Conference." The Jan­ ments whereby shipping receives a variety of contract terms once their ships are outside the Under such a standard, of uary 2 issue of "The Dispatcher", services from Government agencies .. . Runaway scrutiny of the union. It will also help discourw course, the two runaway flags official organ of the West Coast ships draw on these services, which are paid age owners from shufflihg ships among dununy would be barred from this and longshore union, revealed that directly by the taxpayers of the respective na- corporations for the purpose of dodging agree­ other committees to be set up by Bridges has left on a six week tour tionsk But the mnaway registry flags do not ments . . , " the new international shipping or­ which will take in Iron Curtain ganization. countries, including the Soviet Un­ The United States is giving ion. strong backing to the runaway na­ tions which is to be expected in On Bridges' itinerary are such light of past State Department, cities as Moscow and Leningrad in Winds of up to 75 miles an hour cause# considerable damage along -the Atlantic Coast the Soviet Union and Prague, practice. Czechoslovakia. He will also visit last week and resulted in two collisions in New York harbor, one of them involving the SIUThe make-up of this year's England, France, Greece, Egypt, manned dredge, Sandcaptain. West Germany, Turkey, Finland The Sandcaptain and the anchor. The anchor chains of the her plates. The Wolverine State and Sweden. States Marine freighter Wol­ two ships became entangled and suffered dents in her hull at the The ostensible purpose of the they collided. The freighter stem and a cracked deck plate, trip is "to observe longshore car^ verine State were being buf­ crushed one of the dredge's life­ There were no injuries reported feted by the heavy winds when the go-handling methods and condi­ boats .and did minor damage to among the two crews. freighterstarted dragging her tions in the ports to be visited and Seafarers on the Sandcaptain to confer with labor leaders gen­ had to cut through the ship'g an­ SlU membership meet­ erally." chor chain with a welding torch The "Pacific-Asia" conference ings are held regularly (Continued on page 6) Bridges is. sponsoring in Tokyo every two weeks on Wed­ consists at the moment of a gath­ nesday nights at 7 PM in ering of Communist-dominated wa­ all SlU ports. All Sea­ terfront unions. It Is s^eduled to make the usual Communist cold Jan. I«, !*$« Vol. X», Hai a farers are expected to war pronouncements against attend; those who wish to United States policy on armaments be excused should request control, hydrogen bomb tests and support of Japan and other nonpermission by telegram Communist Asiatic nations. CofAVMi BAXxa. aecretary-TrMsanr : (be sure to include regis­ sponsors of the • meeting with -finBan BMJIIV Xdnor, Baaxjue OuXAw. Art gaUff. HnuAM Axatmu bnrnr tration number). The«next Bridges are longshore unions from SPIVAOC. Ai Mgjrrif. ioan BHASB,. AJTAJapan, Australia, Indonesia and toxM imm. Staff vrritert. BniT" SlU meetings will be: GuV Area JUt Madras, India, all of whom are known to be Communist-conaemitked blWiMkiy. M ma aMOqiMifen January 21 troUed. of qie aM*n«n Unles, AtIt is anticipated that Bridges' February 4 current trip to Moscow will Include the Pe«» pffic SlU-manned dredge %>ndcapla!n, survived hariwr coliision when Mt a discussion of the matters that the Act of Avs. as, ifiL February 1.8 gale-force winds drove freighter Wolvprlne State against her. will be presented to the confer­ ence in Tokyo. Ship suffered/crushedlifebpat,and minor hull damage.^' ; ^ Bridges On 'Mission' To SovietUnion Sandcaptain In Harbor Crash m- 1'^ SCHEDULE OF SlU MEETINGS SEAFAREKS:LOG V- ' 'M:. .r .i.-i-v.W .A - \ �laaoarjr It, ltS9 SEAFARERS US Unions Give Proposai To ITF LOG , NMU Reach Agreement To End Infer-Union Beefs The London conference of the International Transportworkers Federation opens this coming Monday with specific pro­ posals before it from the United States on what should be done as a follow-up on the^^ December 1-4 protests. The four-day ITF protest. The Greek proposals, submitted in a re­ government had denounced the port by the American Committee protest and had declared that the of the ITF, call for the following: Greek seamen's union was leaving An agreement to resolve existing dil^utes between the. two organizations and • Efforts In all countries by the the ITF, although no announce­ to set up a committee to deaf with these and future differences has been signed by respective unions to pass legisla­ ment was made by the union con­ cerned. the SIU and the National Maritime Union. NMU President Joseph Curran and tion restricting the runaways. In the US, the emphasis will be on Until the December rush began, SIU of NA President Paull tax legislation, among other areas. the Greek merchant fleet totaled 1,870,000 tons in all. Greek ship­ Hall signed the memoran­ ' Efforts to secure withdrawal ping sources predicted that the dum which will promote of government shipping.services to rush to the Greek flag would con­ runaway operators. . This with­ tinue, with the runaway owners close cooperation between drawal would be based on the lack evidently hoping to find it a new the two seamen's organiza­ of reciprocal facilities offered by the runaways, which, fn effect, puts sanctuary. tions on issues affecting the all the burden on the taxpayers The runaways have indicated welfare of merchant seamen. of the legitimate maritime nations. that they would seek hew refuges The disputes involved in the of further ITF action. • Agreement on an International in the event and NMU delegations will settlement include those over organizing policy to a) determine beSlU present at the ITF conferences American Coal Shipping, American In what country the true control in London which are scheduled for Banner Line and the Robin Line. of a runaway vessel lies, b) assign four days. SlU of NA President Ill signing the memorandum on to the unions of that specific Paul Hall will head the SlU of NA Wednesday, January '7, 1959, the country the authority and respon delegation while NMU President heads of the two organizations de­ sibilty as to organizing and signing Joseph Curran will attend along clared: contracts with the ships involved. with other NMU representatives. "In establishing a committee to Selected Targets Both .seafarers and dockers sec­ deal with problems and issues, the tions will hold separate sessions NMU and SIU are taking a positive The American Committee report followinjg which a joint meeting step which should result in consid­ said that the United States unions, erable benefit to the seamen of will be held. as previously indicated, were pre­ both organizations. paring to work together to carry Leaden In Discussions out the program in this country. "The leadership of both unions It declared that demonstrations have been in discussions over the would be carried on from time to past several months. We have been time against selected targets and working together on matters affect­ SiUNA president Paul Hall and NMU president Joseph Curran that organizing drives would be ing merchant seamen. undertaxen against specific com (left) sign joint pact after agreement was reached in New York "The establishment of this com­ panics with the "NMU, SlU and fast week on resolving disputes affecting the two unions. Pic­ mittee is the culmination of these other unions working together to tured in background is NMU vice-president Shannon Wall who, discussions and activities and pro­ bring the' companies under con­ vides a proper effective vehicle for with SIUNA vice-president Col Tanner, coordinated work of tract." meeting and attempting to resolve American ITF Committee in US protest against runaway shipping. The report placed emphasis on problems of common concern. the need, to identify the actual con­ "We welcome this development. and Robin Line. The SIU has with the SIU pending disposition A total of $5,275 was paid out We are confident that our unions agreed to withdraw its charges at of the charges, and their with­ trolling factor in any runaway-flag operation so that the vessjels in­ in hospital bonus payments to Sea­ 'will continue to work amicably in the Labor Board against American drawal will enable the SIU to sign volved could be organized by the farers laid up in hospitals all over the interests of stabilizing the Coal and to halt Its organizing a contract with the Banner Line. appropriate'', national union. It the country during the Christmas American merchant marine with efforts in that company. The NMU also agreed to disconpointed out that, the runaways had holiday period last month. resulting benefit to the community Conversely, the NMU has agreed (Continued on page 5) 211 Get Benefit and the American seaman." recourse tq a number of devices to withdraw charges and court ap­ to conceal their true financial con­ According to the Seafarers Wel­ The memorandum Of agreement peals affecting the status of the SB trol, among them the system oi fare Plan,-211 Seafarers each re­ provides for mutual withdrawal of Atlantic, the American Banner SiUNA Unions long-term charters, particularly on ceived a $25 payment in addition Labor Board charges and . other Line passenger ship, and to halt Applaud Pact the part of supertanker operators. to their regular $21 weekly SIU legal actions, as well as withdrawal its organizing activities in that The need for reciprocal contract hospital benefit paid by the Plan. from competitive organizing activi­ area. The Atlantic has been oper­ The following wire was sent enforcement -machinery was also The bonus, was paid to all those ties in American Coal, Banner Line ating under an interim, agreement to SIU of NA President Paul v-stressed so as to keep the runaways hospiialized for at least one day Hall by the SIU Pacific District. It was signed by SIU of NA 1st from ducking out on contract pro­ between December 21 and 27. Vice-President Morris Weisbergvisions once agreements have been Payment of the Christmas bonus, er, SUP; and Vice-Presidents Ed signed. funds for which were approved by Turner, MCS, and Sam Bennett, Underscoring the problem of the Welfare Plan trustees earlier, MFOW: Who actually owns and operates is a holiday tradition in the EIU. "SIU Paeifie District wel­ runaway-flag' ships was the news The bonus benefit is designed to comes news of accord between that 450,000 tons of runaway ship­ help SIU men in the hospitals ob­ Hie Seafarers Blood Bank started accumulating donations SIU and NMU resolving differ­ ping had registered under the tain extra comforts for themselves Greek flag during the month of and their families in spite of their last week to build up a reserve for use by Seafarers and their ences between the two organiza­ December, following the successful shut-in status during the holiday. families. When an adequate reserve has been accumulated, tions, and establishment of joint committee to iron out present tSeafarers and their families and any future problems. This on the Atlantic and Gulf agreement reflects the previ­ Counting Ballots in SIU Election Coast will be able to draw ously-considered position of onr upon the blood bank for emergency International and its affiliated blood needs. Seafarer Leonard unions and we reaffirm our feel­ Spence, wiper, donated the first ing that it could serve as a ve­ pint. hicle for positive action bene­ At present^ donations are being fitting all seamen. We heartily handled through the SlU Welfare agree with this step towards Plan's New York clinic. Would-be inter - union cooperation and donors are requested to contact the pledge our support of this ac­ Welfare Services will set up an ap- tion." the second deck at headquarters. Another message was received Welfare Services will set up an ap­ from SIU of NA Vice-President pointment and give the donors in- Hal Banks, Canadian District: .Struction. "Happy to hear that you have Seafarers donating blood are ex­ reached agreement with NMU amined by the SIU clinic's physi­ to resolve outstanding differ­ cians to determine if they are ences and to set up committee qualified. The blood collected each for dealing with current and day is processed by the Brooklyn new problems that might arise. Donor Center. Through these As we indicated in previous dis­ donations a credit will be built up cussions, it is our feeling that on behalf of Seafarers which can such a plan holds promise of be drawn upon In any hospital In benefit for all seamen. While the Atlantic and Gulf area by a Canadian District may not be Seafarer or a member of his family. directly involved, we join our Part of the distrlet-wlde rank and file tallying committee is shown at work counting up the ballots in International and affiliated un­ the SlU's biennial election. The comniittee report, including the results of the balloting, wilt be pre­ (For full details, at to the opera­ ions in endorsing this action." tion of the blood bank, see page 16.) sented to membership meetings in all porti on January 21, HolidayGifts In Hospitals Top $5,000 Blood Bank Begins; Serves A&G Coast • Pace Tkre* •a ••'i? •m -V •;f:i �SEAFARERS Jaawry K, 1»M LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD mt December 24, 1958 Through January 6, 1959 Reflecting the "boom or bust" nature of US shipping, job Despite the overall decrease in shipping, all but two ports—Norfolk activity in the SIU hit .the lowest mark in two months last and Tampa—dispatched industry newcomers in class C. This shows period. In the previous report, shipping has reached an 18- that, despite the general lull, ten percent of the total jobs shipped bung jnonth high with a dispatch total of 1,253. The totak number of SIU Jobs dispatched this time was 894. However, registration fell off also, to 1,070, so the figure for men on the.beach at the end>of the two-weeR period rose only slightly. , The Distrlcttwide decline in shipping affected virtually all ports except Seattle and Philadelphia. Seattle had its busiest two weeks since last May and Philadelphia was fairly active also. Savannah and Boston showed a rise, but the gain in those areas amounted to less than a dozen jobs. Wilmington remained the same: slow. All other ports reported declines. The net result is that New York fell back to its normal pace after six weeks of 400-plus shipping. Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston all slowed up, too. The SIU ports handled a total of 197 payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit visits, a figure that likewise represented a big drop from the previous report. The 197-totaI covers 49 payoffs, 31 sign-ons and 117 in-transil visits. New York, New Orleans, Baltimore, Houston and Philadelphia In that order, accounted for almost two-thirds of the ship activity (See summary at right.) on the board with no takers in class A or class B in 12 of the 14 SIU ports. However, 66 percent of the total jobs shipped were filled by class A men, and the remaining 24 percent by class B. These propor­ tions actually mean an increase in the class A portion. ' At the end of the period, eight ports listed less t^an 100 men on the beach in all departhaents. These are Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle. Five of these, including Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle, have fiO or less class A men on hand. In addition, Norfolk has only 53, and Boston, 57. Seattle is very low with only 83 men on tap in both class A and class B. The following is the outlook port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Steady . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Balti­ more: Fair; still has a large number of ships laid up . . . Norfolk: Slow .. Savannah: Quiet... Tampa: Fair .. . Mobile: Fair .,. New Orleans; Good . . . Houston: Still good . . . Wilmington; Slow . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. DECK DEPARTMEHT Registered CLASS A Fort Boston New York Philadelphia B' Baltimore. Norfolk. Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 17 4 10 3 90 27 43 20 21 4 11 6 41 5 27 9 8 -7 1 8 4 — 1 3 — 6 3 20 5 10 5 46 19 22 5 4 5 2 11 17 21 10 48 3 2 2 7 7 1 13 5 4 12 3 19 101 184 •67' 352I Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B • Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Ship Activity Pay Sl9i to Offs OMS Trans. TOTAL iostoa New Yo|fc.... If PMIaddphla.. 4 BaMaMra 4 NarfaHi '....• Sovaaaah ~ Taaipa — MoMla 7 NowOrlaaai.. 4 Laka Chariot.. >Hoaitoa .... 2 WilniaqtoB .. Saa Fraacitca. 2 Saaflla 8 TOTALS ... 49 '• 2 3 4 13 10 • t i 8 2 23 12 14 4 2 2 4 48 14 17 9 • , 8 11 32 If 17 4 4 10 31 117 197 13 1 1 1 — — 2 i — 1 —i Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 S ALL 1 1 2 3 AT.T. 1 3 ALL 1 Z 2 3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL . 1 2 3 ALL 3 2 2 1 2 4 2 2 4 2 6 5 18 4 . 3 3 27 6 5 7 13 21 43 15 79 1 1 3 10 14 4 4 79 14 4 97 94 147 50 291 1 48 17 86 — — 5 — 5 3 13 1 3 4 1 1 13 4 1 18 15 22 10 47 — 2 2 2 2 7 11 6 12 6 24 4 5 9 _ 1 9 1 1 24 34 34 108 15 157 "s 16 88 57 — — ... 8 2 5 — 3 _ — 1 3 1; 3 1 4 6 16 4 26 " '7 18 1 — _ 1 — 1 1 — 3 —. 3 — ^ —— 1 3 1 4 8 2 11 14 2 4 — 1 1 2 2 1 — 3 1 2 3 3 3 6 3 5 8 1 1 2 — — 3 2 2 1 1 2 5 2 2 5 2 7 33 33 12 19 78 10 3 13 13 16 9 4 6 38 2 3 5 10, — 1 1 38 10 1 49 36 79 17 132 1 5 12 18 2 3 1 4 6 3 1 8 — 1 1 ! 8 1 9 2 8 3 1 .5 6 IS 3> — 10 2 12 3 13 3 .19 1 2 1 3 3 4 4' 19 26 25 37 9 10 8 71 19 —- — 2 1 1 2 2 4 — 1 2 3 1 1 3 2 2 4 9 4 9 10 — • , -5 28 5 — 4 — 7 3 4 3 13 — 3 2 5 1 1 13 5 1 19 11 20 1 82 2 — 3 8 — 2 2 7 3 4 7 17 2 3 3 8 4 2 6 17 8 6 81 5 7 12 — 1 1 7 34 38 79 67 117 49 1 233 5 21 ~39~ 65 — 11 10 21233 65 21 319 283 5171131 931 8 62 112 182 1 "I ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS S Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 AT.T. 1 1 Z 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston................. 2 7 — 9 2 2 4 1 __ 1 1 1 2 New York...,...,..;.. 12 53 9 74 8 8 5 13 10 45 6 61 31 3 7 41 Philadelphia — 12 1 13 — — 2 5 4 2 3 12 — 1 3 4' Baltimore. 84 1 1 28 5 4 3 8 2 15 2 19 4 2 2 8 — — 1 __ ' Norfolk 1 — 1 2 3 — — 1 Savannah 3 1 . 4 1 2 3 — 3 8 1 — Tampa '— 4 — 4 2 — 2 — 1 1 Mobile 4 7 1 12 — 2 4 6 1 7 2 16 —. . _ New Orleans 6 23 2 31 — 6 8 14 3 14 8 25 1 . 4 5 10 Lake Charles 2 2 1 5 1 8 4 2 3 2 7 — — 3 8i Houston 9 2 6 20 1 11 5 13 1 27 — 19 1 1 2 Wilmington _ 2 — 3 — 2 _ 1 2 1 2 3 San Francisco 5 1 1 7.~ 6 2 8 2 2 1 5 2 3 5 Seattle — 8 1 9 — 10 4 5 1 14 — 13 2 15 1 7 34 174 25 233 4 51 39 TOTALS 94 28 122 28 178 i 38 20 28 86 1% — Fori 1 Registered • CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans,. Lake Charles.. Houston Wilmington... San Francisco. Seattle mim. Registered ClASS B 1 Shipped CLASS B Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 AT.T. A B C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 8 Af.L 1 — 2 1 1 1 4 2 10 1 18 8 2 1 ,4 — 4 61 41 4 106 44 132 80 296 A 25 16 49 12 4 16 2 34 5 2 3 8 41 8 1 — 1 1 19 28 3 92 12 107 22 24 47 ..._ —* 1 10 2 9 4 13 2 18 _ _ 3 1 4 8 1 • 1 1 9 8 1 12 1 8 12 8 1 — 1 10 1 11 16 47 6 69 7 10 17 2 3 6 25 10 fi 40 17 64 5 86 1 7 9 17 3 1 — 1 11 • 7 18 1 4 8 U 4 14 4 4 2 8 8 19 29 10 24 3 87 4 8 5 17 3 3 3 11 2 16 3 1 4 5 5 10 6 14 2 4 3 22 7 3 2 5 15 7 5 7 1 27 1 2 2 9 4 15 11 26 178 86 26 290 109 479 70 658 16 96 83 198 • STEWARD DEPARTMENT • Shipped CLASS A TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED 1 Registered 6n The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 3 AT.T. 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 -3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 4 3 3 10 1 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 9 9 17 2 2 3 3 •— 3 1 2 1 3 5 28 14 41 83 1 85 85 43 116 244 2 8 23 11 28 62 1 9 2 ll 13 62 10 13 2 81 -85 7 10 — 3 — 1 2 2 4 4 1 8 4 1 14 19 13 5 9 27 — 3 3 3 8 14 — 6 4 6 — — ' — 11 9 2 14 5 — 25 16 47 15 32 4 5 94 8 11 1 2 41 1 8 9' 4 46 1 6 — — _ 1 4 3 — 3 — 5 — 7 1 4 9 14 8 2 2 5 _ 3 3 8 5 1 1 — 10 — — 2 6 5 2 1 __ 1 2 8 1 3 1 _' f _ — 2 —2 3 1 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 — 3 2 8 5 — 8 1 18 _ 4 2 8 1 2 4 2 1 4 2 4 15 3 1 17 22 18 32 21 6 72 13 13 3 3 1 - I 13 24 5 24 14 -r— 16 80 50 38 5 67 110 — ' 2 18 8 S 29 13 8 13 1 14 13 15 7 4 18 29 20 — 8 3 3 2 — 2 1 6 —: _ 2 10 5 8 3 2 2 2 6 8 _ 2 8 10 8 11 29 — — 7 7 8 27 18 7 9 84 8 8 12 6 7 3 7 6 2 7 1 6 12 3 1 1 5 1 5 6 4 1 1 1 1 1 3 11 1 . 4 2 1 1 8 1 8 1 — ' — , — 10 3 '^ 3 1 5 9 — 3 —13 13 3 8 24 1 — 4 1 3 5 1 4 1 5 10 — 8. ' 3 11 3 3 3 9 — — 2 7 3 21 .4 1 1 6 — — 1 3 4 7 1 2 4 11 — 2 5 86 41 121 1 248 5 5 54 40 181 64 40 285 279 112 291 682 12 64 2 38 9 151 172 64 54 26 101 181 4 ^ 4 56 r • z mmmm ' SUMMARY Registered CLASS A fNGINE STEWAS^ QRANDTOTAIS GROUP ! 2 3 .^L 101 184 67 I 352 34 174 25 I 233 86 41 121 I 248 221 399 213 I 833 Registered CLASS B GROUP 1 2 8 ALL 7 34 38 4 51 . 39 5 54 90 131 16 Shipped CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 J9 67 117 49 94 28 122 28 64 54 26 101 I 237 149 265 178 ALL I 233 I 178 r 181 1592 Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 23 ALL A B C ALL 1 12 8 ALL 1 21 233 65 21 319 283 517 131 931 11 10 5 21 ,39 85 38 20 28 "86 — 15 11 26178 86 26 290109 479.. 70 658 40!I81 64 40" 285 279 112"^ 682 2 38 64 — 4 4 56 28 59 I 87 592 215 87 i 894 671 1108 492 2271 47 45 123 215! GROUP 1^1 ALL 8 62112 m 16 96 83 195 12 9 151. 172 86. 167 :346 I 549 �Jaaaanr K,' 1959 I ,• /fi'' QUESTION: How did 1958 ihapo up for you? SEAFARERS LOG Faire Fiv» Defense Dep'f Hints At Subsidies For Roll-0ns / • - WASHINGTON—^In an effort to win support from the private shipping industry, the M. White, metsman: The past Vietw Doca, cooki Very good, year was one of the, best I've had had no sooner getten off a US Defense Department has altered its demands for roll-on, roll-off ships and is nov/ ready since I Joined the seven-month to accept such vessels that contain just one deck for roll-on operations with the rest of the SIU. The best trip when I ship designed for convention­ part of it was the landed another al cargo. Under the Department's pro­ vessels would have to be equiva­ fact that I worked berth. When posal, new vessels would con­ lent in size to the large C-4 or Ma­ Having received the cold tain athespecial the w|)ole year, shipping is good, deck below the riner-type ships. C-3s would not had good ship­ the year is good. shoulder from Industry In its pre­ weather deck with a 14-foot ceiling be satisfactory. mates, and made Things are going vious attempts to interest them in capable of handling not only The new vessels would presently the roll-on operations, the Defense good mobey. The well now. I'm on Department loaded truck trailers but other be employed to carry large stores hoping that the new year was also a swell ship, with modificationsis will types of military vehicles, such as of military cargo to Europe and meet with ap kind to my fami­ a top notch stew­ proval. Tacked on to the plan Is a jeeps and tanks. Moreover, the the Mediterranean area. ly, as all are well. ard, not to men­ hint that the Defense Department I hope the coming year matches it. tion the rest of the crew. I couldn't would provide subsidies out of deask for a better way to start 1959. iense funds it for the construction Leonard C. Eiis, AB: Very good. t » and operation of these vessels. I worked steady most of the year Leon Rysop. eook: I found 1958 This, in itself, would be some­ and outside of a was okay because shipping was what unusual, since it is the Mari­ little sickness good, and that's time Administration and not. the ' .which hit me the main thing; Defense Department that handles while in the next to good OT, subsidies. .P e r 81 a n Gulf, that is. My family Some US Libertys which were sold foreign in the years enjoyed good The 20-ship plan, offered to in­ did fine also, with immediately following the 1946 Ship Sales Act are now flying dustry representatives in closed health. I even no major prob­ sessions here, is a modification of the flags of Communist nations. About 15 vessels have been had fine luck lems. In short, the Department's original request purchased by Communist^" while hunting up nothing occurred for five complete roll-on roll-off China, Poland and Yugoslavia of $400,000. This reflects the pro­ In New • Hampduring the year vessels. The "semi" roll-on idea in the past year, and most of tection given to US tramp shipping s hi r e; recently, that would give is believed preferred by the De­ these are vessels originating in the in the form of the "50-50" law. bagging a deer .and a bear. All in me much cause partment since it offers greater United States. •alL It was a good year and I for complaint. American Libertys have access to flexibility and is expected to prove couldn't ask for much better. This situation has developed farm surplus and foreign aid more attractive to the shipowners. because, the large numbers of cargoes, while the greater number i if ' if % if X Because the mUitary, cargo car­ Libertys sold foreign right after of foreign-flag Libertys find the John: H. Hunt, AB: I would say ~ Louis Kemp, waiter: It was a ried aboard roll-ons is stored in World War II- were not restricted pickings thin in the 50 percent of that the' past year was all that 'very good year for me as I worked huge wheeled truck trailers, there in any way as to future sales. Con­ cargoes that they can bid on. could be asked 11 out of 12 The low prices and lack of buy­ is no means of stacking the cargo sequently, as freely-transferable for. I had no months, one of trouble getting and consequently a good deal of ships, they can be sold off any­ ers for Libertys and older ships is the main factors. berths and there space in the holds is wasted. where in the world. During the reflected in an active iship-scrapPersonally I was plenty of Shipowners have always considered Korean War, restrictions were im­ ping market. The Maritime Ad­ found it satisfac­ overtime. The this operation economically un­ posed on such ship sales barring a ministration is in the process of tory in all re­ foreign or domestic buyer from selling 100 Government - owned union made fine sound. spects excluding A compromise solution offered transferring a ship to another Libertys for scrap, most of them progress during the short stay I by industry under which wheels country without the approval of going at the minimum $70,000 the year with our had in the hospi­ price, and similar scrapping of would be removed from, the trail­ the Maritime Administration. benefits and con­ tal getting my Libertys is going on ovei-seas. ers to permit more compact stow­ tract gains. I Ironically enough, the so-called nose fixed. But age was rejected by the Govern­ "free-transfer" ships. command a that was not a major operation and just hope: we do as well in 1959, ment. if not better. premium price in the second-hand didn't hinder me much. ship market because their potential market is that much greater. In addition, the Red Chinese have been paying premium prices to ob­ tain shipping. Over-all though, the prices of from appealing from the refusal NLRB decision in case number 2(Continued from page 3) used ships dropped sharply in 1958 CC-448. [Robin Line-Mooce Mcof the regional director of the sec­ tinue appeals from court decisfons because of the slump in shipping. and NLRB findings concerning ond region NLRB to issue a com­ Cormack—Ed.] The Board of Trustees of the A "freely-transferable" Liberty 4. NMU and SIU shall establish that went for about $600,000 at the Seafarers Welfare Plan has recom­ representation on Robin Line ships. plaint on the charges filed by NMU a joint committee with the object beginning of the year was worth mended the extension of the Plan's At present, the SIU represents with respect thereto. crews on seven ships of the Robin 3. NMU agrees to withdraw and ef resolving all current and future only $325,000 at the year's end, free eyeglass benefits to include discontinue Its appeals now pend­ issues and disputes as may affect while T-2s in the same category Philadelphia and Houston. Line fleet. The committee to be set up un­ ing 111 the US Court of Appeals both unions. Such committee shall declined from $1 million to $700,Welfare Plan representatives are der the agreement will serve <2nd circuit) from the decision ef meet upon call from either union. 000 v/ith no takers at the present surveying these .ports with an eye as a clearing house to discuse Judge Sidney Sugarman, Civil The committee shall make its own asking price. for an appropriate facility. As soon and resolve other matters that number (128-100), and from the rules of procedure. Oddly enough, American - flag as one is found Seafarers in the might arise and that might possibly Libertys are bringing higher prices two cities will be receiving this become Items of dispute between than their foreign counterparts, benefit. Mail Call On Jeff City the two organizations. with asking prices in the vicinity The Welfare Plan's program for Months Of Talks free eye examinations and for free eyeglasses went into effect June 1, Signing of the agreement was an 1958, in New York. Baltimore, New outgrowth of some months of disOrleans and Mobile. Six-month . cussions, as the joint statement in­ figures show that 1627 Seafarers dicated, as well as the successful have received free treatment and cooperation of the NMU and SIU 1611 pairs of glasses given out. on the protest demonstrations Eligibility requirements are the against the' runaway flags. That MONTREAL — Hal Banks has same as for most other welfare cooperation provided ample evi­ been elected to a two-year term as benefits; discharges showing one dence that the two unions could secretary - treasurer of the SIU day's seatime in the previous 180 work together on matfbrs of mu­ Canadian District. Running unop­ days and 90 days in the previous tual interest for the benefit of both posed, Banks received 4,536 votes, calendar year. their memberships. the largest number for any one The text ofHhe agreement is as candidate. follows: Norm Cunningham and Les Mc­ 1. SIU agrees to withdraw all Laughlin were elected to the posts unfair labor charges and the con­ of assistant secretary - treasurers. tempt application against Ameri­ Both ran unopposed. can Coal Shipping and to abandon Port agents chosen were: R. its efforts with respect to the or­ Heinekey, (Vancouver); W. Glas­ ganisation of the unlicensed sea­ gow, (Fort William); P. Gayne men employed by ACS. It also (Thorold); M. Davidson (Toronto); agrees to refrain from filing ex­ R. Doucet (Quebec); and S. Devine ceptions to the trial examiner's in­ (Halifax). termediate report In NLRB case " The following were elected pa­ number 2-CA-5169. trolmen; M. Sheehan (Montreal); and D. MacKinpon (Vancouver); J. 2. NMU agrees to Trithdraw all Royce (Fort William); and H. Caunfair labor charges against Amer­ hill (Thorold); R. Power (Toronto); ican Banner Line, Inc. and SIU, R. Turcotte (Quebec). and to abandon Its efforts with re­ picking up their mail after ship pulled into Brooklyn Army base A total of 22 men ran for 18 spect to the organization of the 0re 11 to r| Seofaren.W* Walker, baker; W. Slater, pantryman unlicensed seamen employed by official posts in the biennial elec­ ABL. It also agrees to refrain tions. and W. Mitchell, oiler, bf SlU-manned Jeffeirson City Victory. Some Ex-US Libertys Now Flying Red Flags i 7...' 1 ' V I i, • . More Ports To Get SIU Optical Aid SIU, NMU Agree To End Dispute Canada SIU Elects Banks �• f.-- ••" "-r.•• --••*•", -: •• • SEAFARERS fan Sx Jtmiurj 16. mt LOG Foreign Oil In Squeeze; US Tankers May Gain The "good old days" of plush returns'from foreign oil are still around for the big interna­ tional oil companies, but they may never be quite the same again. One result of the changes may be a change in t [le pattern of oil traffic which would have a bearing on USflag tanker operation. The three most recent de­ from the Gulf. The latter were in a position to In addition, a complete take-over retaliate against Onassis in the velopments which undoubted­ ly made for an uneasy chill in oil of Iraq by the Communists would event he tried to cut them out of company headquarters were as fol­ have repercussions in neighboring the oil transportation field, since for practical purposes, their char­ Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. lows: The Arab League plans for ters are what keep him and other • Venezuela imposed a new tax "Fresh baked dolphin with lem­ to steward departments on the pattern on foreign oil companies building Arab tankers are not new. independents in business. on sauce" is the new delicacy be­ Seatrain Texas, Ames Victory, Na­ which for the first time broke the This time, the League has organ­ ing served on the Sword Knot tional Liberty, Rebecca, Alcoa traditional "50-50" profit split for­ ized an Arab Petroleum Congress lately, reports ship's reporter John Runner, Seafair, Seatrain Savan­ mula between the nil operator and which announces it will build the Skipper's Letters tankers to "put an end to the world the foreign country. Drews, and the crew finds it de­ nah and the Losmar. Do Not Count . The oil-rich nation of Iraq monopoly in transportation of Mid­ licious. Thanks were extended to It's a good crew manning the < It has been called to the at­ "Slim" (Jack Holt), the ship's ang­ Pacificus according to steward has shown an alarming, but steady dle East oil." tention of headquarters ' that Cut Tanker Profits ler, and Coy Hendricks, the ves- George Seeberger. "This has been drift into the Communist orbit The transportation of the oil is some skippers have been claim­ ael's cook, for this treat, Drews a wonderful trip with an excep­ which would , have drastic conse­ said. tional crew," Seeberger said. "The quences throughout the Middle at present controlled by American, ing that they have "clarifica­ British, French and Dutch oil com­ tions" on various sections of the Votes of thanks were also voted best bunch I've sailed with in a East. The Arab League, organiza­ panies. Since most of the ships on standard agreement in the form long time." tion of Arab states in the area, is this run are either owned by these of a letter from the Union or ^ t planning construction of an Arab companies under the runaway some other communication. The only official clarifications It was just the luck of the draw tanker fleet. flags, or are on long-term charters are those which have been ap­ that kept Seafarer Frank Coggins These developments would tend from the independent operators from paying off the Northwestern to reduce or eliminate profit oper­ such as Onassis, Nlarchos and Lud- proved by the Joint Union-em­ Victory last month, according to ations for the international oil wig, any Arab tanker - building ployer clarifications committee ship's reporter J. companies. Conversely they could plans would cut heavily into the and have been printed up as L. O'Rourke. stimulate production of oil at home lush profits made carrying Middle such as clarifications to the con­ tract. All other so-caUed "clari­ Wanting to get in the United States. Any such Eastern oil. BALTIMORE—Rumors continue fications" have no contract sta­ off the ship, Cog­ Previous efforts by Arab coun­ trend would inevitably be followed to circulate about when the 13 gins decided to by a rise in the American-flag tries to obtain their own tanker tus whatsoever. ships laid up here will sign on As previously reported, the raffle off a large tanker fleet. fleets have been stymied by the clarifications crews, but in the meantime ship­ is cur­ short-wave radio international oil companies. At one rently in the committee Breaks Pattern ping remains slow. process of rewrit­ because it was The Venezuelan tax Increase, time, Onassis announced he would Port agent Earl Sbeppard re­ too bulky to car­ while not expected to disrupt the operate tankers on behalf of the ing and condensing the existing ported a total of six vessels paying clarifications, but until official ry it around. normal flow of oil from Venezuela Saudi Arabian government, but notice is received from the Un­ off, three signing on and eight in As it turned to the United States, could have this plan, whether or not it was Coggins transit diu-ing the last period. The out the Seafarer two long-run consequences. Since ever seriously considered, folded ion all ships are to proceed on following paid off: Calmar and who won it didn't relish packing it is the first time the 50-50 divi­ under the outcry raised by the oil the basis of the existing docu­ Yorkmar (Calmar); Emilia (Ball); ments. Steel Chemist (Isthmian); Marore it either and offered it for sale. A sion of profits has been broken companies. complicated transaction was com­ between a producing country and (Marven); and the Royal Oak pleted with still another crew- companies already in production, (Cities Service), member and all seemed settled. it might lead other oil-rich coun­ The Marore (Marven); Royal Oak (Cities Service); and the Calmar However, O'Rourke reported, in tries like Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, subsequent friendly game of Kuwait and Indonesia to break the (Calmar) signed on crews. chance, Coggins wound up winning pattern also. That, in turn, could In transit were the Alcoa Runner the radio back again. He's staying lead the oil companies to switch and Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Steel aboard for another trip now be­ part of their drilling and explora­ Designer and Steel Vendor (Isth­ cause he doesn't want to tote that tion .to the US and Canada. mian); Calmar and Yorkmar (Cal­ a 'There have been some conces­ mar); Robin Kirk (Robin); and the big radio all the way down to Mo­ bile. Whalever you need, in work or dress sions signed which granted the Valiant Faith. government involved more than 50 Sheppard reports that the face­ gear, your SlU Sea Chest has it. Get top ; percent, but they were exploratory lifting of the Baltimore hall is quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ concessions and not in long-estab­ progressing smoothly and that the ing at your Union-owned ond ' Union- ' lished production centers. hiring hall is already sporting a new coat of paint. Far more serious are the pos­ operoled Sea Chest store. The men, the «gent reminds, are sible consequences of a Communist advised to check their health clinic take-over in Iraq. That country, Sport Cools cards and apply for a new one if once the staunchest ally of the Slacks they have run over their year's West in the oil-rlcb Middle East, Dress Shoes limitation. If so, they should see now has a distinct pro-Russian ori­ the dispatcher for another appoint­ Work Shoes entation. Communist sympathizers WASHINGTON — A code of ment.. Socks ethics aimed at eliminating behind- are in key posts in the Government. Iraq produces about 255 million Dungarees the-scenes influence in Govern­ barrels of oil a year and is the Frisko Jeens ment affairs, has been recommend­ CPO Shirts ed for Congressional legislation chief supplier of - oil to Western Europe. If the Communists were to Dress Shirts by a House subcommittee. cut off Iraqi oil it would mean a Sport Shirts Noting that some Federal agen­ replay of what happened after the Bells . * " cies have been lax in setting up a Suez War in 1956 when ^ every strict code of ethical practices for available US tanker was pressed Khakis i-their members, the report suggest­ into service to carry oil to Europe Ties ed that laws be established pro­ Sweat Shirts viding for civil and criminal penal­ T-Shirts (Continued from page 2) ties to be invoked against any one Shorts before they were able to disen­ involved in unethical backstage Briefs tangle themselves. The Sandcap­ politics. Swim Trunks tain made her way into berth under The code would apply to all of­ her own power and then went into ficials and employees in the execu­ Sweaters a shipyard for inspection. Sou'westers tive branch and to persons doing The Wolverine State went business SAN FRANCISCO—Two vessels Raingear with the Government, but aground following the collision and paid off, two signed on and two Caps conspicuou"'" omits Congressmen was stuck for an hour and a half were in-transits as the shipping themselves. New York Senator Writing Materials before two tugs pulled her free. here began to lean towards the Keating (Rep., NY) termed such Toiletries Both ships were off 69th Street, slow side. Paying off were the omission "discriminatory favorit­ Steel Electric Shavers Brooklyn, at the time. Advocate (Isthmian) and the Radios In the other collision, a barge ism," said it was tantamount to a Maiden Creek (Waterman). broke away from her tow under "double standard of morality in Television The Steel Advocate quickly the heavy winds and rammed into the Government,?' and warned, signed on a crew along with the Jewelry a commuter-packed Staten Island "We cannot afford to take a holier- Choctaw (Waterman). Cameras ferry, injuring some 2(1 passengerg. than-thou attitude," Isthmian's Steel Architect and luggage The ferry, the Tompkinsville, was The proposed code would pro­ Calmar's Flomar were in transit. eanylng 1,800 commuters when the vide for dismissal of Government Port agont Marty Breithoff re•ollisipn occurred. The Tompkins­ employees and cancellation of Gov­ : )ort8 that oldtimera on the beach ville limped into Staten Island ernment loans, contracts, grants include T. M. Moriarty, W. Bauae, where 16 of the passengers were and permits for violation of its J. W. Carlew, B. Gapge, and provislcms. hospitalized for treatment, . Giliik«i. SlU SHIPS AT SEA Bait. Story: Idle Ships Your (Sear... for ship ... for shore •,-f- Study Gov't Ethics Code In Congress Sandcaptain Damaged In NY Collision Sf On Dull Side Again m SEA CHEST -•' r.l �nurr 19, ItSf SEAFARERS laC Page 8erem Ban '50-50' On Runaways - Pelly YOUR DOllAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying Bv Sidney Margoliua WASHINGTON—Continuing his fight in Congress against runaway shipping, Rep. Thomas Pelly has introduced a pro­ posal which could effectively bar runaways from handling 1959 Cars: Costlierp But More Subdued any "50-50" cargoes and also4-— — with us car manufacturers chastened by last year's sales flop, the Now US flag design, which carry out the original intent device of documenting a vessel becomes official July 4, 1959, 1090 cars are generally more subdued In horsepower, in some cases of Congress in passing the under some foreign flag. adds star for Alaska as 49th In appearance too, but not in price. They're bigger thah ever and "50-50" law. Although a tax on these Ameri­ state. they cost more than ever. The manufacturers still don't realize that For all practical purposes. Fed­ can-owned vessels would repre­ eral agencies handling movement sent a sizable contribution toward their ever-increasing prices have pushed many wage-earners out of of "5()-50" cargoes have so far in­ the country's tax needs, the com­ the new-car market. They still hope they can overcome the price terpreted the law to mean that mittee felt it would involve "seri­ problem by trying different model changes, making cars bigger and American ships are entitied to ous problems." Its contention was putting on a "hard sell." carry only half of the shipments. that the runaway-flag companies Actually, Rep. Pelly points out, the are genuine "foreign" corporations. But the Big Three popular-price sixes have gone up an average law was designed to assure US-fiag Pelly countered with the view that of gl44 again this year, an increase of 6.7 per cent. The average list vessels of at least half of this ton- "these foreign-flag operations are price of the Big Three sixes now is $2,284 compared to $1,613 in conducted under the device of age. 1051, Ml Increase of 42 per cent. While the factories have raised His latest proposal would limit wholly-owned subsidiaries." prices constantly—almost seven per cent each year since 1055'— This was precisely the case, for the carriage of "50-50" cargoes ex­ dealers have had to take the brunt of holding down actual selung clusively to American ships and to example, with the Liberian-flag Florida, on which the SIU won prices by paring their own profit margins. WASHINGTON-rNo immediate vessels of the nation receiving the SS bargaining rights in a National US Government-financed ship­ change in Federal regulation of Basic Equipment Ups Price Board election last May. Alaskan shipping is expected now ments. Vessels of "third party" Labor Add to the average Ust price of $2,284, such basic equipment as that Alaska has formally entered nations would be excluded. Up The NLRB sustained the SIU until now, the runaways, primar­ claim that the foreign "subsidi­ heater (average price, $58); radio ($65); oil filter ($7.60), plus typical the union as the 49th state. aries" established by P&O Steam­ The statehood act passed by Con­ ily Liberian-flag ships, have been ship were set up solely to mask transportation of $35 to Cleveland moving the balance of these ship­ and $147 to the West Coast. Thus gress last year specified that the the true American ownership and the price of a standard-transmis­ Federal Maritime Board's regula­ ments since^ nations like India, operation of the former Americanwhich receive large amounts of sion six-cylinder sedan becomes tion over Alaskan commerce since flag cruise shid. $2,450 to $2,560, depending on 1916 would continue as is. The "50-50" assistance; have few ships of their own. where you live. Deduct the typical Board is now conducting a "fur­ US-fiag supporters see the Pelly discount of $250 (if you don't get ther review" to determine whether a corresponding over-allowance on any unexpected problems are crop­ proposal as a means of giving a your old car), and you can expect ping up. Formal recognition of big lift to US-flag shipping. In to pay a cash price of $2,200 to Alaskan as a state is expected to cases where the nation for which $2,300 for one of the popular sixes mean ever-growing opportunities the cargo is destined cannot supply for US-flag shipping on the West ships at fair and reasonable rates, this year. movement of the cargo would re­ The increasingly-popular Ram­ Coast. Alaska was formerly admitted vert to American ships. This bler has gone up less this year would effectively shut out the run­ MOBILE—Fifteen degree tem­ than the Big Three. Rambler and into the union on January 3, at aways from carrying these ship­ peratures blowing in here from which time the design for a new th'e-^ew compact-size Studebaker up north and a slow shipping pic­ Lark now have a price edge of 49-star American flag was revealed. ments. Meanwhile, an earlier proposal ture have kept most of the Sea­ $300-$400 on the Big Three. While The new design does not become farers here indoors during the past the Big Three have increased in official until July 4. It is apparent­ by the Washington Congressman period, according to Cal Tanner, that the Government put the same ly arranged for the easy addition length again this year, from two port agent. tax bite on American-owned run­ of still another star in the event to six inches, both Rambler and Seven ships called into port for Studebaker Lark now offer buy­ statehood is also approved for Ha- away vessels as on American-flag payoffs, those being the Claiborne, ships drew a cold reception from waU. ers a compact alternative to the The 13 red-and-white stripes re­ the House Ways and Means Com­ Young America and Monarch of small European cars, which gained In sales last year while US makes were sinking. Jiote that the big main as they were, but the ar­ mittee, the tax-writing branch of the Seas (Waterman); Alcoa Cor­ difference between the compact US models and the full-size US cars rangement of the 49 stars has been the Congress. In fact, the com­ sair, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer is more in overall length than in actual- wheel base. The Big Three staggered. The first, third, fifth and mittee suggested that if the run­ and the Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa). simply have more overhang. Even Ford, which last year had a 202- seventh rows of stars start at the away problem is to be handled by Two vessels, the Yoqng America inch model, now has dropped it and offers only a 208-inch body in outside edge of the blue field. The Congress at all, it should be done (Waterman) and the Del Campo second, fourth and sixth rows are through some means other than (Mississippi), were in transit. all price classes. ^ Eleven ships are due in the com­ The various Ramblers and the Liujc now are significant competitors slightly indented at the outer edge taxation. Rep. Pelly had urged a study of ing two weeks. to the imported cars. The popular Volkswagen sells for $1,545 at the and protrude beyond the oddTanner reports that they didnt port of entry, while the Renault Dauphine, which has been overhaul­ numbered rows at the inside edge the tax '^opholes which allow of the field. need the air conditioning in the American-owned vessels to transfer ing Volkswagen in popularity, costs $1,645. But it is hard to get Chosen from among 2,000 design to runaway flags and avoid US Union hall lately. The unusually discounts on the imported cars. The new compact US cars can be bought in a range of $1,700 to $1,900 after discounts, not including suggestions submitted to a special taxes, while still competing with low temperatures have made pool, commission, the new design was American-flag ships. "It only television, and simple relaxation FOB charges. put into production by manufac­ seems fair," Pelly said, "that all the order of the day. The compact US cars provide more power and room than t^e turers a few hours after it was US steamship operators, tax-wise, A new combination dispatch and small Imports, but not as much gas-saving. disclosed. It is the first new version should be on an equal basis." No welfare counter has been set up Horsepower On Downgrade Now of the "Stars-and-Stripes" since American shipowner, he contend­ on the second deck of the hall to 1912 when Arizdna and New Mex­ ed, should be able to escape pay­ improve service for the member­ One benefit this year is that the l/S makers have reduced horse­ ico were admitted to the union. ing his fair share of taxes by the ship. The booth is a cashier type power and compression ratio slightly, thus reversing the higherset-up with one window being horsepower trend. This is an attempt to answer the complaint of used for registration and dues, and high operating costs, and to make it possible to operate at least a the other for vacation applications six-cylinder car on regular-grade gas. The gas-saving, however, will and welfare items. not be significant, especially since the manufacturers at the same The New Year's dinner here, time have increased the size of the cars. which brought a large turnout of New cars in the showrooms this year must be labeled with the Seafarers their families, was manufacturer's suggested selling price for the car itself and each SIU members who were PhUippine nationals dtirmg the highlightedand by jowls and blackaccessory installed by the factory. This helps you avoid the fornler Second World War can apply for possible compensation if: eye peas, plushog the conventional practice of many dealers, of exaggerating the list price or padding t) they were taken prisoner by Japanese forces while serving holiday menu. charges for accessories, and then offering what seems like a big dis­ vvith the US, 2) they were cap-^ count or trade-in allowance. tured by the Japanese while But some dealers are trying to fool buyers into believing that the in the Philippines, or 3) they label price is an official price. The trade publication Automotive' were next of kin to deceased pris­ News reports dealers are hahging on to the suggested list prices. oners of war. Benefits have been A Los Angeles dedler says: "This new sticker looks like a legal docu­ made available through the Phil­ ment. The prospect believes it." Another speaker at a trade conven­ ippines Red Cross through a pro­ tion said the Government now controls the price. Even Sen. Mike vision of the recent peace treaty Monroney, who sponsored the new label law, has praised it as an concluded between Japan and the Influence toward establishing fixed prices. Philippines. Don't be fooled into believing the label price is an official fixed Claims forms are available at the price. It is only, a "list price" or "factory-suggested price." The New York Chapter of the Ameri­ dealer still can sell at any price he wants. Many still give discounts, can Red Cross at Lexington Ave. most typically 10 per cent, this reporter has found. and 38th St.,and should be filed The guide to car prices. Car Fax, this year lists not only the sug­ by March 15 to be eligible for gested retail prices of all US and imported cars and accessories, but benefits. also their wholesale cost so you can see just how much room you Applicants are requested to have for bargaining with the dealer. The guide also lists transporta­ bring with them a certified or tion costs to various cities and costs of all optional extras whether photostatic copy of their discharge Installed by the factory or by the dealer himself, so you won't be certificates or POW certificates. If fooled by inflated charges for dealer-installed equipment. (Car Fax neither is available, citizenship costs $1.75 at newsstands or can be ordered for $2 from the Car Fax papers or other official documents H. Fifth Ave., New %qrkjq., |g;ejv, Xpyk.}'.......... i.. - X Alaska Ship Rules Stay Unchanged r Yankee Air Chills Mobile Filipinos Can File Claims For POVi Pay By Japan PORTO'CAU 675'-.4^.A'<ffiMar -12/6 e..t!M3iUOeE �SEAFARERS Pace ElcM January U> 19S9 LOG Red Trade Drive Gains As West Eases Embargo Lk. Charles Shipping Up; 11Vessels In A new contract agreement be­ decision of the licensed officers to tween the SaUors Union of the affiliate with the SIU. Pacific and Standard Oil of Califor­ Russia's concentrated drive to ease trade barriers between 4. t t nia (Calif. Shipping) provides wage East and West is meeting with some degree of success in the Carl Born, 65, and Kenneth Moincreases of up to $30 a month, United States and Great Britain. The Soviets recently con­ hourly increases of 9-15 cents on rine, 63, have recently gone into cluded a deal purchasing 20,-^ ' retirement from the Sailors Un­ overtime rates and 5 cents on pen­ LAKE CHARLES—Labor in this alty rates, an additional week's ion of the Pacific. After 51 years, 000 tons of sheet steel from ments and nuclear apparatus from port is patiently awaiting the out­ vacation, and boosts in room, meal, Bori/intends to take it easy, devot­ Republic Steel while Eiigland the embargo list In an effort to ing his time to his hobby of orna­ has relaxed its embargo on many step up trade with the East. ; come of a meeting between the linen and traveling allowances. mental square-knotting. Morine, items formerly barred to Commu­ Amalgamated Meat Cutters, AFLArguing that many items on the ^ ^ X. with 46 years of sailing imder his nist trade. ClO. and the National Labor Rela­ list had been openly demonstrated tions. Board, port agent Leroy Charges of "theft" against John belt, plans to take in the sights The steel transaction, made by the Red nations at the recent Clarke reports. The meeting was Wood and Peter Scragg of the Li­ around the countryside. through a New York import-export Atoms For Peace Conference in held over the union's port-wide or­ censed Division of the SIU Cana­ concern, is the first large shipment Geneva, Britain added cyclotrons, ganizing campaign. of steel from the US to the Soviet radiation detection instruments, ac­ dian District were dismissed by A Matson ship, the Lurline,, be­ Union in several years. Presum­ celeration tubes and other instru­ The butchers union called off Montreal Judge almost -as soon as its pickets around these unorgan­ he saw them. In his politest terms came the line's second vessel since ably to be used in the production ments to the list. ized store? after their owners h€ said, "Greaves (the accuser) the early 1930's to head north of automobile bodies, the sheet Vacuum pump manufacturers, in agreed not to interfere with their acted too hastily." The "theft when it pulled into Seattle amid a steel was shipped via Halifax, particular, are calling for more lib­ After employees' choice of union repre­ charges were an outgrowth of the Jiuge public reception. eral trade laws, noting that they :. throwing open its deck to Seattle Nova Scotia. sentation. The owners had previ­ One of the conditions .of the sale have a huge potential market In residents for a first hand look-see, ously obtained an the LurUne, with its SIU Paeifie was that the New York concern C^ina. injunction limit­ District ci-ew, steamed towards agree to buy 80,000 tons of highing the number Honolulu with 700 passengers grade metallurgical steel chrome of pickets, but ore from Russia. The chrome, aboard. the union agreed which along with the steel lyas if if if to call them off sold at world market prices, can entirely once An increase in the hospital com­ be used in making stainless and they got the own­ fort benefit from $1 to $1.50 a day specialty steels and high-tempera­ ers' assurances has been voted by trustees of the ture alloys. that they would Marine Cooks and Stewkrda secu­ Other non-strategic goods COLUMBUS — The Ohio branch rity funds: Death benefits were shipped to Russia during 1958 in­ Magnan ^ ' an NLRB elec­ of the National Association of also expanded to include nieces cluded rubber, electrical machi­ SAN FRANCISCO — American tion in the future. Manufacturers and the Ohio Cham­ and nephews by marriage, step­ nery, prihting presses, agricultural President Lines, once reported la Although the state elections have ber of Commerce have been un­ children and stej^parents. machinery, automobiles, trucks, the market for Hawaiian Textron's Just ended, many members herC masked as the prime backers of passenger liner, the Leilani, has busses and scientific supplies. 4 t ft have reported a step-up in cam­ "Right to work" despite an attempt discarded plans for purchasing the While the US has maintained a paigning among the city's unions to camouflage loans made to antiThe historic 10,200-mile trip into tight bah on all trade with Ried vessel. according to the "Pacific by the local political aspirants. labor forces in the last election. the Canadian Arctic by the deep- China and has done only slight Shipper," a West Coast shipping Many of these politicians are try­ The financial campaign report of water tug Arctic Rover has rais^ business with the Eastern Euro­ publication. George Killion, presi­ ing to sound out labor here to see 'work" supporters revealed that many an eyebrow up in Can­ pean bloc, England has freed a dent of APL, told the magadne . if they can swing their support in the NAM loan of $39l!,500 and the ada. Upon starting its four-month wide raiigt of scientific instru- that the company changed its plans future elections. because it believed the vessel was Chamber loan of $261,000 were cruise last July, experts predicted Shipping for the port was very more like gifts than they' were the Rover, manned by the SIU "not suitable" for their needs/ good over the past two weeks. Al­ loans. Both groups had pledged Canadian District, would never The future of the Leilani is in Notify Union though many of the men are stick­ their surplus bonds to "guarantee" beat the winter freeze and would doubt as Hawaiian Textron, after ing close to the hall now that the the loans, just in casei they would be tied up in ice until spring. Not Abouf Sick Mfen annoimcing plans to turn the vessel holidays are over, the dispatcher not be returned, which, of course, only did the vessel make it but Ship's delegates are urged to back to the Maritime Administra­ reports that he was hard put to they never were. The Chamber, in she made it In record time, suc­ notify jthe Union immediately tion, failed to make a mortgage fili some Openings. fact, is writting the loan off as a cessfully unloading 2,000. tons of when a shipmate is taken off payment due last week and laid off Caiiing into this area over the "bad debt." cargo at 13 different ports en route. the vessel in any port because the ship's crew and their passenger past two weeks were the Cbiwawa, Attempting to remain behind of Illness or Injury. Delegates office personneL Cantigny, CS Norfolk, Winter Hill, The only other company showing With only a six-week portrait should not wait untU they send Bradford Island, Royal Oak, CS the scenes, the NAM made its loan Miami, Bents Fort, CS Baltimore, through the Huntington National painting course under hia belt. in the ship's minutes but should any interest in purchasing tlia . Council Grove (Cities Service) and Bank of Columbus. It was only Marine Cooks and .Stewards mem­ handle the matter in a separate Leilani, the "Shipper" reported, . through threat of state action that ber Victor Wigington is producing communication, so that the Un­ was American Banner Line, owner the Mermaid (Metro). this was disclosed. some mighty impressive results. ion can determine in what man­ of the US's only all tourist passen­ The membership in this port ger ship, the Atlantic. Although Ironically, it was these same In less than a year he has sold over ner it can aid the brother. was deeply saddened by the death It would also be helpful if unable to purchase the vessel once of Brother Cyril Magnan in St. groups that protested agai^t or­ a dozen paintings; four of which Patrick's Hospital here last week. ganized labor's contributions in the hang in Tiki Bob's, a San Fran­ the full name, rating and book before, the magazine said. Banner Brother Magnan was in the hospi­ statewide referendum on the issue. cisco restaurant. Wigington paints number was sent in. Address Line is reported still considering tal recovering from a broken pelvis The outcome in the Ohio elections on a black velvet surface, prefer-> these notifications to Welfare the possibility of using the Leilani in its New York to Europe pas­ suffered while on the Eagle Trans­ was a sound trouncing for propo­ ring the native South Sea Tdhi- Services at headquarters. senger service. tians as his subjects. porter, when he had a heart attack. nents of "Right to work." NAM Cash Aided Ohio 'Right' Drive iif;:- • ' ' ji APL Won't Buy Leilani The cbristncted nature of shipboorjd living often mokes for hazords overhead as well as underfoot. Taller crewy . ' members particularly often find it difficult to avoid light­ ing fixtures, projecting lines and other ob ects fixed to . the overhead, n situations of this kind, it is sometime$ pos­ sible to eliminate the^ hazard by relocating fixtures and lines. Such steps are obvi­ ously most desirable. Where they are not practicable, warning signs should be posted and crewmembers have to exercise extra caution to avoid painful head injuries. To sum up, move the hazards where they can be moved. W![ie^<|lbey :can't, keep a sharp eye on the overhead. Watch Those Overheads I .' ^' .'•i . ' - ;A| :,v • - h,- • yTiy,* J : �Junurjr II. 19M SEAFAkERS Family Reunion LOG Pace Nine NY Gets Taste Of Runaway NEW YORK—Another runaway-flag vessel, the Valiant Faith, transferred back to American registry and took on a crew of Seafarers last week. Bill Hall, assistant secretarytreasurer reports. This was the first American crew to man the ship since she transferred to the Liberian flag more than • five years ago. wanted to get home died down. train); Rebecca (Intercontinental); Patrolmen signing the ship The majority of those brothers who Winter Hill, CS Norfolk, CS, Miami on found conditions aboard the wanted to spend Christmas an.-l (Cities Service); Elizabeth, Suzanne Valiant Faith were the poorest con New Year's with their families got (Bull) and the Robin Trent (Robin). Signing on during the period ceivable. The messrooms had never off their- ships during the prior been sougeed and had not seen a period and only a few late arrivals were the Alcoa Puritan, Alcoa coat of paint in a long time. In got off during the last two weeks. Runner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); CS addition the company had taken As it was. Hail said, 21 berths were Miami (Cities Service); Robin nearly all of the lockers out of the filled by class C cards which in­ Trent (Robin); Kathryn, Evelyn unlicensed foc'sles and left the dicates that any class A or B man (Bull); Fairland, Beauregard (Pan- . foreign crews to shift for them who wanted to ship out, could have Atlantic); Rebecca Intercontinen­ selves. Two of the foc'sles, the taken a job during the past period. tal); Topa Topa (Waterman); Steel bosun's and the night cook's, were There were 45 vessels calling Voyager (Isthmiwi) and the Valiant into the area during the past two Faith (Ocean Carriers). used for storerooms. In transit were the Alcoa Planter Some of the necessary repairs weeks. Nineteen ships paid off, 13 (Alcoa); Cahnar, Portmar (Calmar); were completed before the vessel signed on and 13 were in transit. The vessels paying off were the Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); CS sailed with a cargo commitment with agreement reached with the Topa Topa (Waterman); Steri Norfolk (Cities Service); Kathryn company to bring the ship up to Voyager (Isthmian); Fairland, (Bull); Jean LaFitte (Water­ SlU standards before she s'gns on Beauregard, Raphael S e m m e -s. man); Mankato Victory (Vic­ Azalea City, Bienville (Pan-Atlan­ tory Carriers); Steel Designer, again. tic); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Puritan, Steel Vendor (Isthmian) and the (Subsequently in Norfolk the ship Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Seatrain Seatrains New Jersey and TeXas ran hard aground at Town Point Srvanhah, Seatrain Georgia (Sea- (Seatrain). Wharf and was stuck there for a Horn* after trip en the Yaka, steward Wong Kong brought the day despite attempts by a Coast family around for a visit to SlU headquarters while he picked Guard cutter to pull her free up his SlU vacation check. Steven Wong, 4 (center), David, 5, Private tugs finally refloated the and Mrs. Wong all seem pleased to have dad home for a spell. vessel the following day.) As the weather reports have in­ dicated, the whole East Coast was hit by a cold snap during the past Acting on a resolution submitted poultiT sold this year will be Fed­ weeks. It got so cold that. the by the executive board ' of the erally inspected, as compared with Cities. Service tanker Winter Hill Jewelry Workers' Union, AFL-CIO less than one-third which was in­ resembled an iceberg more than President George Meany appointed spected under the voluntary proa tanker when she pulled into Charles Hasenmeyer to act as grani existing up until now. Bridgeport, Conn., for payoff. The trustee of the union. Under the X X entire ship, from bow to stem, was resolution, Hasenmeyer, assistant The AFL-CIO Laundry and Dry regional director of the AFL-CIO, Cleaning Intematibn^ Union won coated with ice. The SlU-manned Bull Line has announced the expansion Shipping for the past period will have"all the powers" vested a sweeping victory In Milwaukee of its Puerto Rican service with the start of a weekly run slowed down somewhat. Hall noted, by the union's constitution*^in their the expelled Laundry Workers out of the Gulf ports of New Orleans and Mobile. Tiie com­ as the pre-holiday rush of men who president and secretary-treasurer as union threw in the towel and an­ "necessary to carry .out the con­ nounced it was ceasing all opera­ pany has been the principal stitutional obligations" of the tions in the area. The withdrawal operator on the New Yorkunion to the AFL-CIO. Hasenmeyer of the ousted union followed nine Puerto Rico run for over 50 will hold office as trustee until the consecutive election defeats at the years. Jewelry Workers next constitu­ hands of the AFL-CIO affiliate and The sailing of the C-2 cargo ship tional convention, makes unnecessary representation Frances on Februaty 9 will sig­ $. i elections pending at dozens of area nify the start of the expanded Bull Officials of the Meat Cutters plants. Amo Schultz, expelled pres­ Line service. Another ship, as yet union have hailed the start of ident of Local 3008, of the AFLunnamed, will go on the run a compulsory Federal inspection of CIO union, signeid a stipulation week later. It will also be a 0-2/ (Ed, note: The column this issue is devoted to three retired Sea­ poultry in interstate commerce as ending the operations of Laundry The company intends to main­ a great day for consumers and Workers Local 714, independent. farers who are teceiviny the SIU f 150 disability benefit.) tain its present service out of New poultry workers." Under the law, XXX York at the same level, which Perry Roberta . . . 43 . . . Joined Union in June, 1940, worked as starting January 1, all poultry in Representatives of some 30,000 means.the addition of two vessels deck engineer and FOW . . . preferred Far East hins—"the trips are interstate commerce will have to to its regularly-scheduled .service. long and the payoffs good" . . . sailed on ore ships, be examined for disease with the Missouri union members have an­ At present, six C-2s are on the tankers, cargo ships and Seatrains . . . felt that same strictness with which' the nounced plans for a statewide cam­ New York-Puerto Rican run, with every trip was interesting and every ship sailed an Federal meat inspection program paign for the repeal of a law which compulsory arbitration of other Bull ships running coastwise experience—"you can learn something every day is carried but. The union, with the requires public utility pact disputes. Under or Irregularly in the sugar trade. if you want to" . . . blood clots forced amputation endorsement of the AFL-CIO and the law, the King-Thompson Act, It has not yet been announced of both his legs . . . sees old shipmates In Tampa its affiliates, had long complained the state may seize a struck utility whether the company . will useevery now and then . . . came across many familiar of the dangers of uninspected poul­ and can order the workers back to Ubertys' as replacements for the faces on his last trip to New York . . . ipasses the try. The Agriculture Department work. The act also provides for Frances and the other C-2 now time reading and drawing . . . lives in Tampa with estimates that two-thirds of all fines of $10,000 a day on the union operating out of New York, or mother . . . one of many men under 50 who is re­ for each day the workers remain whether it will obtain additional ceiving the SIU disability-pension. on strike after the state "seizes" ships. e * * the company. Union officials are The Bull Line expansion makes subject to $1,000 fines. Two unions, Claude Flalicr . . 62 . . . hails from a family of 16 children . . . it the second major 8ITJ com­ after coming to the US in 19i7 he went to work as a tailor .. . worked the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Work­ pany to enlarge its Puerto Rican ers and the Street Railway Em­ afterwards as a waiter at Harvard College, then as operations.. Waterman-Pan-Atlan­ ployees, are contesting the consti­ a bus-boy and short order cook'^in a Massachusetts NORFOLK — Shipping for the tic recently Initiated a New Yorkrestaurant . . . started sailing in 1918 and joined port was on the slow side during tutionality of the law in the state Puerto Rico and Gulf-Puerto Rico Union at its founding in 1938 . . . preferred pas­ the past period, James Bullock, courts. The Chemical Workers service, using its trailershlps on senger ships with short island runs because "I like port agent, noted, as there were Union is also fighting a $241,000 the run. to keep in toucb with the home" . . . still gets a no vessels paying off, and only one, fine levied, against it after its hearty chuckle upon fecallihg good luck in Lisbon, the Jean LaFitte, signed on. The members refused to go back to Portugal, in 1939 aboard the "Independence Bridge" majority of the men shipped were work in a 1956 strike at Laclede . . . the .entire crew got sick (from what nobody replacements to in-transit vessels Gas Co. in St. Louis. The members returned to work after an injunc­ ever found out) ,811 except Fisher ... keeps in touch calling into the area. tion was Issued. with former mates Samuel Howard, Walter GrosRepairs will be started soon. ^X X X venor, WiUiam Jenkins and Enoch Pringle. Bullock said, to replace the storm For the first time in history, • • » drains along the side of the build­ teachers balloted in a National Hugh Fouche . .. 44 . . . first sailed on Lakes from Chicago in 1932 ing which rusted and flooded the Labor Relations Board election and as ah ordinary seaman . . . Joined SIU in 1941 working as a 2nd elec­ hall's basement. Because of this voted in favor of representation by trician in the engine department . . . saw some the hall was withpiit heat for short the American Federation of Teach­ perilous duty during the War, sailing to Russia periods of time. However the ers by a 2-to-l margin. The teach­ as part of the famed "4th of July" convoy PQ13, contractor reports he will start ers are employed by the major and spending 15 ihonths in .^changel... in peace­ work soon and all will be in good motion picture and television stu­ time his favorite trip was to South America on the running order shortly. , dios in Los Angeles under an The in-transit vessels calling agreement permitting child actors Idississippi Co. ships Mcause of the runs but espe­ cially on account of "heavenly" New Orleans ... intq the port during the past two and entertainers to continue their sailed on Just about every kind of ship in his ^veeks were the CS Baitimore education outside the normal pub­ career—r-tankers, freighters, trawlers and even a (Cities Service); Rebecca, Madaket, lic school schedules and facilities. garbage scow .:. . multiple aclerosis has paralyzed Jean LaFitfe (Waterman); Steel While the NLRB does not handle Brother Fouche from the waist down but he still Designer (Isthmian); Alcoa Polaris, representation elections for teach­ prays that he'll be able to go back to sea some day ... his sister thinks Alcoa Planter and the Alcoa Puri­ ers, it allowed the election in this "we have the finest Union and the best bunch of guys in the world"- tan (Alcoa). All were reported in case because the motion picture . . his pet hobby?—his little nephew Hugh, "who's going to be an good shape with no outstanding and television studios are engagefl in interstate commerce. SIU man some day" . . . makes his home in Dawson, Georgia. | beefs. • •' rs .41 Bull Expands Services; To Operate From Gulf Norfolk Gets In-Transifs .1 -r :l| • •< I J ..Iv X • 't - I �SEAFARERS Fare T®« P/asffc Lifeboat Passes Tesfs Subjected to a series of rigorous strength tests by the Coast Guard, a prototype all- plastic lifeboat has passed its exams with flying colors. It is expected to go into active service aboard ship later this year. The 24x8x3.5-foot c r a f t^ feet. It reportedly met all these could be the forerunner of an to rot, corrosion and exposure to 10 tests and others without suffering wide fluctuations of temperatures. all-plastic merchant vessel of Under testing, the boat was any damage. A Maritime Adminis­ the future, which could have ev­ erything but its moveable parts and machinery cast from tough plastic materials. The revolution in building ma­ terials is such tnat tne Air Force already has a full-sized, two-seat­ er aircraft made of a plastic en­ velope that fits into a seven-foot packing case. The envelope, com­ plete with a standard prop engine that mounts on the outside, can be filled with air in an hour. It is part of a "survival kit" that can be dropped by parachute to pilots marooned in out-of-the-way places where standard aircraft can't land. Constructed of fiber-glass rein­ forced polyester resin except for its release gear, hardware and fastenings, the plastic lifeboat is said to have a life expectancy as long as any merchant ship on which it will be used. The boat is considered suitable for use on any type of vessel and may be standard gear on the atomic ship Savannah when it comes out next year. The prototype seats 40 persons and will be part of a set of four, including one motor-propelled craft, that will be tried out in service on the experimental gasturbine ship William Patterson. The Patterson is itself a proto­ type converted from an old re­ serve fleet Liberty. Besides a long life span, the plastic boat offers the advantage of savings in maintenance and re­ placement dosts. It contains a foam floatation material that is said to make it "unsinkable" when fully loaded, even if it is punctured or broken into parts. Other features are "lifetime" resistance Phiia. Expects More Payoffs O- PHILADELPHIA—Shipping for this port can be considered fair, compared to the number of men registered here during the period, Steve Cardullo, port agent re­ ports. However, the next period should be even better as there are a couple of vessels scheduled to pay off within the coming two weeks and there will be the usual number of in-transit ships. There were 15 vessels calling into port during the past period. Four paid off, one signed on and 10 were in transit. The vessels paying off wer6 the Jean LaFitte (Waterman); Pacific Wave (Pegor); Cantigny (Cities Service) and the Pennmar (Galmar). The Pacific Wave was the only vessel signing on during the period. In transit were the Alcoa Puri­ tan (Alcoa); LaSalle, Yaka (Wa­ terman); Steel Designer, Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Emilia, Edith, Jean (Bull); Calmar (Calmar) and the Robin Kirk (Robin). Be Sure To Get Dues Receipts - p-> HV- Headquarters again wishes to remind all Seafarers that pay­ ments o' funds, for whatever Union purpose, be made only to authorized A&G representa­ tives and that an official Union receipt be gotten at that time. If no receipt is offered be sure to protect yourself by immeui.tely bringing the matter to the attention of the secretary-t»"'osurer's office. loaded above capacity, flooded, slammed against a steel pier from a distance of 12 feet and dropped into the water from a height of January 16, 196$ LOG tration contract for the construc­ tion of the prototype was awarded to -the Lane Lifeboat and Davit Corp. of Brooklyn last July. State Court Can't Bar Peaceful Pickets 8RATRAIN NEW JERSEY (SMtraln), Dec. 31—Chairman, J. AlUn; Secre­ tary, V, Ratcllff. One man hoapitallxed In Edsewater. Subdstenca to bo paid to thoae men who joined ahip in ahip.yard. Ship'a fund, S3S. Report ac­ cepted. Foc'alea to be painted. New delesate elected. Need place to dry clothea—dryer needed. Do not hang clothea In engine room. SUZANNE (Bull), Dee. 14—Chair­ man, A. Albe; Secretary, J. Dolan. Everything running smoothly. No beefs. Steward to make work list for crew's laundry. Ship in good shape. KYSKA (Waterman), Dec. 14—Cbaliv man, R. Ferrandiz; Secretary, H. PenquIneHe. Called Union hall for payoff. Arrangements for timeoff for steward dept. while In port. No beefs and no disputed OT. Suggest checking stores for tmttcr grade of products. DEL MAR (Miss.), Dee. 13—Chair­ man, H. Maas> Secretary, D. McFall. Two hours disputed sailing time. Captain will allow each member one fifth botUe of liquor, five cases of beer, and any i^arettea purchased MV DEL ORO (Mill.), Dse. IS— Chairman, W. Cummont; Sscratery, S. Smith. Ship's fund S20. New dele­ gate elected. Crew requested to keep messroom clean and turn off washing machine when finished. ATLAS (Cargo A Tankship), Dec. 31 —Chairmen, J. PIceu; Secretary, R. Higglnt. Ship's fund S67.70. New dele-' gste elected. Suggestion to set patrol­ man about 2 B^s or 1 BR and utility man aa pi^r company request. MV TIMBER HATCH (Suwanneo), Nov. 30—Chairman, H. Warran; Sacrotary, W. Newsem. New delegate A reporter elected. Ship's fund S7.50. No beefs, no disputed OT. Menus not to changed except by addition or approval of steward. Black gang foc'alea need painting. WASHINGTON—The United States Supreme Court has given full approval to peaceful union picketing and has ruled that a state court may not enjoin picketing unless violence involved. The decision-^— IS knocked out a Florida state The state courts justified their court injunction barring pick­ right to bar picketing by declaring eting at 12 exclusive Miami Beach that picketing must be "done in hotels by members of the Hotel an atmosphere conducive to-reach­ ing a result that is fair to the em­ Employees Union. The decision is the second major ployer, employees, and the public," step by the Supreme Court in the and not in an atmosphere "of in­ past year reaffirming a union's sinuation, bad faith, deception, right to peaceful picketing. In Jan­ farce or damned-if-I-don't-showuary, 1953, that nation's top court. you spirit."" In its appeal to the Supreme refused to review a Circuit Court's decision upholding picketing by Court, the union urged the court the SIU at Bull Line's terminal in to reaffirm the "free speech" doc­ New York City, during a contract trine in which it was contended that picketing is "free speech" and beef with the company. The Circuit Court reversed a can not be curbed so long as it is Districe Court's injunction against peaceful. picketing by the Union pointing The court, in its brief opinion, out that "no one controverts that emphasized that its ruling in favor this is a peaceful strike." The Su­ of the union was based entirely on preme Court refused the com­ the lack of violence. "In none of pany's appeal for a further review the 12 cases did the Florida trial of the case. courts make any findings of vio­ In the Florida case, the Hotel lence, and in some, an affirmative Employees Union-had set up picket finding of no violence was made," lines at 22 Miami Beach hotels the court held. after the owners refused to recog­ The injunction prohibited pick­ nize the union as bargaining agent eting at 22 fiotels, but only 12 cases for their employees. The hotels were appealed to the Supreme went into court and obtained an Court. The hotels involved In the injunction against the union on the court's decision were the Saxony, ground that their picketing vio­ Sans Souci, Versailles, San Marino, lated the state's "Right-to-Work" Sherry-Frontenac, Lombardy, Mi­ law which provides that union ami Colonia, Nautilus, Delmonico, membership shall not be a condi­ President Madison, Robert Richter tion for employment. and the Martinique. SS Atlantic Wins PHS Award For Cleanliness SIU crewmember aboard the Banner Line passenger ship SS Atlantic can pat themselves on the back as the result of receiving a 95 percent rating on the ship's semi-annual sani­ tary inspection by the US-*Public Health Service. As a This is particularly true on the At­ result of the 95 score, the ves­ lantic which boasts a private bath sel was awarded the coveted cer­ tificate of sanitation by thie Serv­ ice. Certificates are awarded only to those ships scoring 95 percent or better. A Public Health Service spokes­ man said that the rating compared favorably with that of any other American-flag passenger ship oper­ ating out of New York and was in many instances superior to that achieved by other such ships. "A rating of this kind for a passenger liner," he said, "means that every crewmember has lived up to his obligation, because failure to do so would mean that the ship would not have achieved the rating it did." This was the first operating in­ spection of the new vessel, since the previous inspection took place before the ship went into actual service. The passenger ship inspection consists of the same items as a freight ship inspection, but of course, the margin for error is much greater Ton a large passehgey vessel where ine sanitation problem is multiplied many times over. .• M •h r., V. . » M o 11 • and. shower for every passenger room. See Upturn In Savannah SAVANNAH — It has been a fairly slow period on the shipping side, William Morris, port agent reports, with only 14 jobs shipped fromvthls hall during the past two weeks. However, of the 14 jobs, Morris said, three were .taken by class C men, which means that the majority of the class A and B men registered on the beach here are in no hurry to ship out. The outlook for the coming two w eeks is on the brighter side as there are a good number of intransit vessels scheduled to come into the area. in transit during the past two weeks were the Fort Hoskins (Cities Service); Seatrain Georgia (twice), Seatrain Louisiana (twice) (Seatrain); Steel Recorder (Isth­ mian); Robin Trent (Robin) and the Atlas (Tankers and Tramps). »'ll II »• B • I7 l J. v .. JEFFERSON CITY VICTORY (Vie, fory). Dee. 7—Chairman, V. Maahan; Sacralary, C. Ollvtr. Ship'a fund S1S.S8. Few houra disputed <>3;. Dim cussion on runaway ships. Dlscuaslom on claanliness of messroom and pantry at night. Voto of thanks to crow moss and pantry crew. wiU be deducted from dop raUon. Ship's • fund S79.2S. New delegate elected. Asked sa movie donaUon from each member, to be coUected at first draw. To send Xmas cards to Uq and NO haU. To purchase S40 worth of magazines next trip. Sea Chest library on board. Keep bath­ rooms clean. Steward to check aoap ^sappearance. ALAMAR (Calmar), Dee. 11—Chair­ man, B. HSM) Secretary E. WHhelmsen. Shortage on several items. Con­ tacted SeatUe A NY haUs. Ship'a fund $7.90. Wiper not doing good Job, could do better. Food beef. In­ sufficient stores. Need larger blankets for crew. Vote of thanks to delegate for Job weU done, also to cook. Re­ quest more LOGs. IDEAL X (Penn Ship.), Dec. 7— Chairman, W. Smithi Secretary, D. Nunn. Delegates to make up repair list in advance. Collection to ne made for Xmas. One man hospitalized in Texas City. Discussion on disputed OT and equalizing same. New dele­ gate elected. Discussion on draws. Safety rules posted. Need new wash­ ing machine and toilet seats. Steward to issue lava soap. ALCOA RUNNER (Aleaa).. Mm,. Chairman, H. Casklli; Secretary, R. Hall. All beefs squared away—ex­ cept porthole in bosun's foc'sle and bunk. Bosun sunk boat in 83 Harbor —rescued by tug boat. No .more launch service—bosun to take swim­ ming lessons. Ship's fund SS.S5. Ask for change of table in messhall to fsciUtate work. Menu suggestions welcome. Vote of thanks to steward and dept. , Dec. 17—Chairman, E. Foley; Secre-. tary, R. Ortii. Report on wiper being fired due to lateness; squared away by patrolman—man remaining. WAND ARCHER (Ne. AtlanHc), Nov. 37—Chairman, J. Beurgeels; Secretary, R. Pierce. Mixing machine and galley door to be fixed. Water tanks need cleaning—water rusty. Clean laundry room. Discard old washing machine and spare parts. Dec. S—Chairman, A. Lavagnoi Sec­ retary, A. Mslene. Some repairs made. Captain to ok painting of messhall and pantry. Water tanks need cleaning. Keep doors locked in alley­ ways to keep shore workers out. Keep water hot while washing dishes. Stew­ ard ta issue roach powder for roaches. More night lunch to be put out. Ship in very bad shape. Food has been good during trip. - SEATRAIN NEW YORK (Seatrain), June 13—Chairman, E. Jones; Secre­ tary, E. Lanier. Two men missed ship. Repair lists to be - turned in. Payoff expected in ship-yard. Sailed an OS short for round trip. Galley skylight to be adjusted to operate fcom inside. 3rd & 4th grade of meat being sent. Complaints about inferior quality of baking. Bevel sharp edges of messroom receiving table at dumb­ waiter. WANG TRADER (No. Atlantic), Dee. 14—Chairman, J. Hurst; Secretary., O. Ort. New delegate elected. WM. H. CARRUTH (Penn Shipping), Dec. 14—Chairman, S...Holden; Secre­ tary, J. Chermetlno. New delegate elected. Request coffee pot bracket: laundry cleaning list. Radio and bunk lights need repairing. Electric plug needed in bathroom. Water fountain to be repaired and water to be colder. FAIRLANO (Pan-Atlantic), Dec. ki —Chairman, C. Rawllngs; Secretary, C. Goldstein. Deodorizers ordered. Meeting to be held once a month un­ less anything of importance turns up. end to be held before payoff. Re­ quested a first aid kit for engine room —not received yet. SANTORB (Ore), Dec. 31—Chalrmanr H. Shepeta; Secretary R. RayfieM. Some trouble with water. Two men missed ship. Report accepted. To see . captain about water or make claim for ruined clothes. Keep laundry and washing machiiie clean and return cups to pantry. PACIPICUS (Orion), Dee. 14—Chair­ man, P. Fox; Secretary G. Seeberser. Expect to be In port Dee. 21st. Wiper's foc'sle to be fumigated and maw tresses changed—man left ship due to lUness. Check for American money before sailing. Ovens to be reliued on galley range. Hot water to be main­ tained at all times. Request new spare fans to be pet aboard and all fans put In good working order. Vote ot thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Tanks to be cleaned—water rusty. Good trip and fine crew. ST SAVANNAH (Seatrain), Dec. 3S— Chairmen, A. Frick; Secretary, W. Dunham. Reported having trouble with .range' A oven in galley—new parts ordered. All repairs to be turned in to patrolman. New delegate elected. Request more variety of night lunch: also extra stores. Shortage of linen brought to mcfmlwrshlp's attention by steward. Voto of thanks to steward dept. for excellent dinner at Christ­ mas. ELIZABETH (Bull), Dsc. 2S—Chair­ man, R. Rschrlch; Secretary, T. VIge. Report accepted. New delegate elected. Discussion on use of washing machine. Suggestion that man on watch bo fed first. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Dec. 37— Chairman, R. Breomhead; Secratary R. Hall. New delegate elected. Vota' of thanks to steward dept. for fine Job decorating messhall and excellent Christmas dinner. Contributions to bo made toward ship's fund. FAIRLAND (Pan-Atlantic), Dec. 31— Chairman, C. Rawllngs, Secretary. C. Goldstein. Need first aid kit. New delegate elected. Meeting to bo held once a month before payoff.- Patrol­ man* instructed delegate to report permit men to respective dept. for replacements after time is up. Dec. 27—Chairman, Derea; Secre­ tary, C. Goldstein. Special meeting re: steward dept. beef—chief cook refuses to let 3td cook do his work. Suggestion to call^ Union and have beef straightened ont. REBECCA (Maritime Overseas), Dee. SI—Chairman, M. Mullen; Secretary,' S. Wright. Everything running amoothly. Suggestion to paint flying bridgo with non-skid paint; also that day workers and men off watch re­ frain from whistling in passageways. Vote of thank* to steward dept. for Job well done. YORKMAR (Calmar), Jan. S-^halPman, I. larch; Secretary, R. Cummlngt. Meiaroom tables to be repaired In •hipyard. One man missed ship In Bait. Keep library books in order at all times and return after reading. Return cups to pantry. Less noise dur­ ing meal hours. Men missing ship to be reported. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. ORION COMEt (Orion), Dee. 33— Chairman, W. Clegs; Secretary, H. Morris. Reports accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. Try to obtain new mattress In Japan. Steward nqt to accept milk if not pasteurized. MADAKET (Waterman), Dee. IS— Chairman, R. Pararra; Sscratary, J. Burke. Some repairs not made. New delegate elected. Discussion re: log­ ging of cook for day off. Requen coffee be made Utile stronger: also to chill aU Juices. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Jan. 3—Chairman, R. Fararra; Soo, retary, J. Burko. Several brothers lowered gangway and missed ship. Few hours -disputed OT for doing longshoreman's work—to be turned in at payoff. Picked up three new men In England. Repair Usi to bo made up. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. CHIWAWA (Cities Sorvlce), Dee. 3t .Ti-Chalrman, W. Adams; Secratary, R. Bridges. Two men missed ship in LC. New delegate elected. STEEL iXECUTIVS (lithmls?!). !5«s. 28—Chairman, G. Finkles; Secretary, A. Brodie. Washing machine' to be repaired. Repair Ust turned over to delegate. Ship to be fumigated. One map logged. Reports submitted. Dele­ gate spoke on helping workaway who cama aboard without gear—crew ob­ tained clothing for cold weather from ship's fund. inti'i H ) < t I'll s n Ti I I li I �IC, U5» SI^AFAR^RS Face Berca LOG 4 Man's Job' Social Security Benefit, Tax Rises Take Effect • -'i WASHINGTON—The Government's Social Security pro­ gram which now covers over 78 million workers and members of their families has been found "sound, practical and appro­ priate" by a Federal advisory council, and has proved itself old-age and survivor assistance a "permanent institution in eligibles, whose number is ex- k Is li> American life." The council, composed of 13 rep­ resentatives from labor, manage­ ment and the general public, expressed confidence that the pro­ gram was adequately prepared to meet all foreseeable expansion. Some critics had declared that the program would be unprepared to meet an expanding roster of CS Ships' Engineers Vote Set « t A P >«»••«• • The ^sition of the United States as the sponsor of eutrate shipping regis'trations has again been spelled out, this time at the United Nations' new maritime organization. With the US State Department in their corner, Panama and Liberia are now seeking membership on the organization's safety committee and other top Committees which will make deci­ sions affecting world shipping, despite the fact that nationals of those two countries own practically no shipping. Obviously, without State Department bac^g the two London — Runaway thipowner countries' bids would not receive serious consideration. In Stavroa S. Niarchos stole the show at a Jewel exhibition here when he effect, ttxe. runaway registries would have three votes, .their entered a 128-carat diamond worth own two and that of the United States, since the State Depart­ approximately $2 million. The Ni­ ment has long since abandoned any pretense of representing archos gem outshone two entered that segment ofthe US fleet under the American flag. The fact of the matter is that while the runaway operators by Queen Elizabeth which weighed In at 94.4 and 63.6 carats respec­ have triple representation, the American-flag shipping indus­ tively. The Niarchos diamond has try has nobody to speak for it, since the only shipping man been described as the finest gem on the US delegation represents a company with extensive ever to come out of the South runaway interests. African diamond fields. American operators who permit opportvmities to speak in Niarchos is a close associate of international conclaves to go by default have no one but them­ the American committee of the selves to blame for failing to insist vigorously on representa­ "Flags of Necessity", an organiza­ tion at such, meetings. tion of runaway tanker operators Under the circumstances, if is up to the American maritime formed to combat the activities of unions to speak for American-flag shipping and for the rights the International Transportworkof legitimate maritime nations whenever and wherever the ets Federation. One of the claims put forth by the "Flags of Neces­ opportunity presents itself. $2 Million Gem Shovut By Niarchos sity" group is that it would be financially impossible for them to operate under the American fiag and that they are therefore com­ pelled to register as runaways out of dire economic necessity. Much of the Niarchos tanker fleet consists of isupertankers in the 30,000 to 60,000 ton-range and a great many of these are on longterm time charters carrying oil on behalf of the American oil com­ panies who make'up the "Flags of Necessity" group. in addition to his $2 million trinket, Niarchos, in 1957, bought , tip the art'-collectlon of film actor Edward G. Robinson for. an es­ timated $3 to $4 million. He had previously been reported paying as high as $500,000 for a single painting, and also operates one of tiie world's largest and costliest yaeUs.;" ' ' Peacefdl Picketing The right of peaceful picketing without interference by state courts, one of great importance to all unions includ­ ing those in maritime, has been reaffirmed this week in a Supreme Court decision dealing with picketlines at Miami Beach hotels. The court held that no state court could issue an injunction against such picketing as long as it was peace­ ful in nature. On two previous occasions, the SIU's right to picket was challenged by just such injunctive actions. One was the Bull Line strike of 1957, when a US Appeals Court affirmed the Union's right to picket peacefully and the Supreme Court re­ fused to review the appeals finding. The second was the re­ cent ITF demonstration when a Federal District coimt held that thQ American maritime unions could not be prohibited from picketing the runaway-flag ships. The cumulative effect or these decisions is to reinforce a union's most potent economic-, weapon, and as such, could have considerable bearing on future action by the SIU and bthcF aaaritime unions ^ organizing campaigns. '.a pected-to swell from today's 12.5 million to approximately 22 million by 1980. One reason for the optimism of the council in the excellent finan­ cial condition of the old-age and survivors insurance trust fund, whose surplus for 1958, after ben­ efits had been paid out, was $22 million. Past totals and future estimates indicate that tax contributions will continue to exceed disbursements slightly, leading to an anticipated $24,600,000 surplus by 1963. The primary recipients of assist­ ance are retired men over 65 and women over 62. Others receiving benefits are disabled workers over 50, widows of covered, workers and their children under 18. The pay­ ments are intended to replace a portion of the income lost through retirement, disability or death. The fund draws its resources from equal tax contributions of em­ ployees and employers. Present rates are 2V4 percent of all the em­ ployee earns up to $4,800. Any­ thing beyond that is non-deducti­ ble. However, the rates are expected to be upped to three percent by I960 and 4V& percent by 1968, so that a worker earning $4,800 or more woul^have to pay $216 by 1968 as against $120 now. Boosts would affect employees and em­ ployers alike. An election to determine who shall have the right to represent engineers on Cities Service ships has been scheduled by. agreement between the company, the SlUaffiliated Brotherhood of Marine Engineers and the Deepwater Offi­ cers Association {independent). Ap­ proximately 74 engineers are in­ volved in the balloting. The election was arranged at the request of the BME after an organ­ izing drive which began last spring. Since engineers are supervisory employees under the labor law, the BME could not petition the Na­ tional Labor Relations Board for a vote. Consequently, under the terms of the agreement, reached with the company and the DOA, the voting will be conducted by the American Arbitration Association on a mail ballot. Eligibility lists and addresses of the engineers are being supplied by the company. The vote Is scheduled to last for six weeks or more, depending on final arrangements now in the Seafarers who sail out of the making. Port of New York or who work for The BME became active in the New York shipping firms may find Cities Service Fleet when engi­ themselves with another withhold­ neers in th^ fleet, dissatisfied with ing tax on their payoffs if "present the existing lack of representation, plans of the New York State gov­ sought out the union on possible ernment are carried out. The state affiliation. After a majority of the administration and legislative lead­ engineers had joined the BME, the ers are planning a New York state union asked the company to ar­ withholding income tax which may range for a vote. The company take effect later in the year. agreed to do so, and after some The withholding tax would re­ prodding, the DOA did likewise. place the present system of having The BME program calls for an eight hour day for engineers">vith employees file their tax returns in overtime after eight hours; sever­ April of the following year and pay ance for engineers whose ships are either in a lump sum or quarterly. transferred foreign; improved The state estimates that adoption working rules and working condi­ of the withholding system would tions; and representation and griev­ bring in about $35 million more because it would reduce tax eva­ ance procedure. The existing organization In sion by employees who do not file Cities Service, the DOA, is one of state tax returns. a string of oil company independ­ In addition, New York plans a ent unions controlled by John J. two-cent increase per gallon of gas­ Collins. Although the DOA has oline and a one-cent increase on been active in Cities Service for cigarettes. On top of that. New some 18 years now, engineers in York City is contemplating a onethe fleet complained of the lack of percent sales tax increase to four representation and the absence of percent, or else as a substitute, a union conditions on the .Cities. tax on off-track betting, up until now considered illegal in the state. Service ships. ji I • •I I NY Plans Withholding On Taxes Stay Put For Jobless 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 eases, causing consldsridrie hardship to the men involved. I A\ -J .1 -St . �Paf» TwelTe [>••.• :• '•'-- Yeah! You Right If Ri fe'j-r • '-• 'T. KR' V. i''' ;•* •fy^ ' • •R • • ! K/;;. I K'r p . p'. w:' SEAFARERS • i:' r"^'- &«•'- "• . ; If the guy talking gets especially violent about a subject, he'U get up and stretch and politely say you sure right! then he's gone. I got the treatment, that's how*! caught on. He isn't paying any atten­ tion and I wasn't mak­ ing any sense I guess, but every once In a while »he'd say Yeah! then nod his head and all the while staring out to sea, I'd keep rattling along and he'd say yeah, you right. I sorta watched the guy that's what almost everj'one does on a ship. I noticed he. did every one that way. Well Dad I got the mes­ sage. After that I use to see him on #9 hatch and I'd go out on deck • anyhow, we'd look at each other and smile and then say hi and both sorta laugh a little then I'd climb up on the hatch by him and • look at the sea and the sky and we both we're content I guess cause < I know I didn't have to say any­ thing. And he didn't have to . say Yeah! You sure Right! To Dad. Frank Timmons SS Ocean Eva sijv-'': wyp \ SEAFARERS IH RRYROCH He's an Ore Boat stiff I guess, been on them The hospital roster in Baltimore should be reduced by three most all the time he's names before long, according to the latest reports from the Maryland port city. been going to sea. Due for discharge shortly are a pair of Seafarers off the Ocean Eva, Got a family, a wife and some Thomas Brightful and James Keavney, who shipped as messman and grown kids, so he's had to ride oiler respectively, plus Paul Klausen off the Mermaid. Brightful is in the Ore Boats sorta 'steady 'cause with a mild stomach condition and Keavney due to yellow jaundice. they always come back to Balti­ Klausen is improving rapidly from a case of ulcers. Savannah has a pair of newcomers in drydock now, Kufus L. Fields, more no matter where -4hey go. ex-Chiwawa, and Henry Lanier, ex-Edith. Fields checked in for treat­ ment of hemdrrhoids and is doing A lot of guys come and okay after an operation. Ditto on go, usually make a trip or Lanier, who has a stomach condi­ . two and pile off. . Every tion. kind of guy hits the Ore Recovering as well as can be Boats sooner or later and expected today, J. J. Harrison, came in to the Norfolk Public he's seen them all I Health hospital after a bad acci­ . guess. dent when a mooring line broke and injured both his legs.^ He was The crew sleeps and eats aft AB on the LaSalle. Roger W. Fuland usually gathers around num­ Lanier Wilson ford, who's shipping with the SlU's ber 9 hatch after meals. Harbor Sc Inland Waterways Division, is coming along okay under . I dont know where or treatment for stomach trouble. He was a deckhand on the Willston, a when I first noticed him, Willis Towing Company tug under SIU-HIWD contract. Busy as ever. New York has several additions to the roster at the but he struck me as the Staten Island hospital, including Danny Wilson, ex-Hilton; Phillip G. y , saddest and dumbest per- Salino, ex-Rebecca, and James T. Allen, ex-Robin Locksley. Wilson is ;R SOA I've seen. He's got a being cheeked over for a chest condition and Allen is getting special bulldog face and not a medication for an eye ailment. Salino, who sails as bosun, is being wrinkle of a smile nor a treated for a hernia. i' hair on his head. Other recent arrivals at Staten Island include Rnflno Lara, ex-Steel Apprentice, over a heart condition; Nicholas Resnichenko, off the Penn We all talk, that is everyone but Explorer because of a stomach ailment, and a pair off the Valley Forge, . him, he just puts in yeah when he Mike Chandoha and Walter Gill, Chandoha has a skin condition and thinks he got to. Gill is recovering from a shoulder injury. All SIU brothers in the hospitals' appreciate visits and mail from ^ We talk about every " . subject in about every their friends and shipmates. Visit and write them when you can. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: way you could think of and he'll say yeah^ you USPHS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. KECOUGHTAN, VA. right you sure right. Maximino Bemea Edgar Krotzer • tev' LOG I S • J i i Fernando Bertoio Robert L. Littleton Henning Bjork Salvador Malhabour Thomas Brightful . WilUam I. MeUon Russell Ciymer Ralph Nay Peter DeVries Domingo Orbigoao Lucius DeWitt Vincent' Rizzuto Clarahce Gardner Herbert Shartzer Gorman Glaze Bobby Stalpwortb Floyd J. Hurd, Jr. Nighbert Straton George Warrington Emanuel Jonin James Keavney WUmer C. White Paul Klausen USPHS HGsprrAL BOSTON, MASS. Gilbert Edwards Raymond L. Perry William B. Gardner Ray Peters Joseph GairUo Charles Evan ZlateS Paul C. Norton • USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS John C. Mitchell Vivian E. Wilkerson MEMORIAL HOSPITAL LAKE CHARLES. LA; Charles A. Young USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Roger W. Fulford Arthur Cox John J. Harrison USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANaSCO, CALIF. Joseph H. Berger John E. Moore Michael J. CoRey Arthur J. SchevThg Victor Egel Henry J. Scbreiner Arshad B. Ismail USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH, GA. Rufus L. Fields Henryi La^er Wade B. HarreU Robert Guerrero W, V. Kouzounas Harry Henze USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON Martin Hammond P. J. St. Marie John F. Siusarczyk J. W. Waite USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH, TEXAS Lawrence Anderson H. LedweU Jr. Benjamin F. Oeibler John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGTS., MASS. Daniel Fitzpatrick Charles Bartlett SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL MEMPHIS, TENN. Albert DeForest OlUe N, Williams 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 I STREETADCRESS.... I CITY • • • • • • • • • •a VA 'HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Thomae W. KilUon VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F. Markel USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Clauds B. Jessup Manuel Antonana Ludwig Kristiansen Eladio Aris Thomas R. Lehay Joseph J. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Brunn Warren J. Mclntyr* Leo V. /Carreon Leo Mannaugh James F. Clarke Jeremiah S. O'Byme Joseph D. Cox C. Osinakl Juan Denopra George G. Phifer John J. DriscoU Winston E. Renhy Otis L. Gibbs George Shumaker , Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Vickers Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Clarence Hawkins Royce Yarborough Frank Hernandez USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY James T. AUen John C. Jackson Nicholas Anottstls WUlUm D. Kenny John AusUtz Ruflno Lara Andrew N. Boney William Luhrsen John W. Broad Henry Magihness Frutuoso Camacho Ludwig Manhart Mike Chandoha Donald Nash Thomas Danbe'ck N. Reznlchenka Dusah DeDuisin Jose Rodriguez Carl DeMarco Salvador Rodriguez Irvin DeNobriga PhllUp G. SaUno Peder Espeseth Stanley Swienckosld Friedof ^O. Fondila Eduardo S. Toro .Lonnie Fowler . . Ramon Varela . Walter GiU John WestfaU Michael Gretz Jr. Danny Wilson Erling A. Hansen Lewis R. AICITIS USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Robert G, Barrett Henry A. Janicko Thomas W. Bernsea James D. Johnson John W. Bigwood Wooldrlge King Claude Blanks Edward G. Knapp Jacob L. Buckelew Leo H. Lang Paul Cook Isidore Levey Fess Crawford Joseph MarteUo Joseph Curtis PhUlp Mendoza Charles Dalcourt WUiiam Nelson Jeff Davis Wlnford PoweU Henry J. Foy James D. Price Demetrlo D. Franco Arthur Proulx Paul Frankmanls R. Richardson James Glisson William Rollins Herbert E. Grant Calvin A. Rome Hayden F. Henry John J. Sullivan James HudMn . Fernando Tlaga Ben Hitchen James Ward Sidney Irby Clifford Wuertz Robert K. James Cleophas Wright i ... ....... ZONE. .,,, STATE .... i • TO AVOID DUPtlCATION: If you are an old subscriber and have a change * of address, please give your former address below: . • ADDRESS CITY Joseph GUI . ZONE STATE.. $end 'em to the LOfi January 18, 1958 New Quarters Seen Essential real Seafarert is and should be. I would like the whole mem­ bership to know and meet E, Wiley Carter, better known as "Bouncy", our Union brother and Seafarer of long standing, A. Kassim Engine Department SS Steel Chemist To the Editor: I am an SUP' member who read with great interest the editorial in the LOG of Novem­ ber 7, 1958, regarding the crews' .quarters of our American ships. 4 4 4 It is up to us to see that the poor living quarters of the old Dei Aiba Hails sh'ps are not merely copied into the new ships. For, after all, Place in Congo no matter how well-intentioned To the Editor: I have been asked by 'several some of the Maritime Adminisof our Del Alba crewmembers to write this letter in order to bring attention to a man here in Matadi, Belgian Congo, He is Dave Nimiec and operates a place called the "Guest House." He is no stranger to the many SIU members who make this port regularly on the Delta Line ships out of the Gulf, His All letters to the editor for place is clean, reasonable and publication in the SEAFAR fair, and he renders a mail ERS LOG must be signed service to all who wish it, for by the writer. Names will the price of the stamps alone. be withheld upon request. He has been helpful to SIU members here in the hospital !}y tration designer? may be, they visiting them and bringing ciga­ arc not going to live aboard the rettes and reading matter while ships. We are. they are there. We would like The .most often-heard com­ to have him on the regular mail­ plaint is too many men iii one ing I'st for the LOG as we think room. Single - room? for a',1 .this would be placing the LOG hands or, at the most, two men where it would be read and apin a room would be a big Im­ preciated-by a great many peo­ provement. ple who otherwise never see it. One could go on and on, me.nThings are going on very weil tioning everything under the with a good crew ou the Del suh from air conditioning to Alba. Thanks to the .personnel locating watchstanders' rooms, at headquarters for this and away from the galley and mess- many past favors, rooms. However, merely getting George L. Baugh rid of three-man rooms would Engine delegate' get everyone's vote as the most » 4. ft important s.tep toward improved They Feel Taken shipboard living. ^ It would be a fine^ thing if all the American seagoing unions To The Cleaners could get together on this quar­ To the Editor: I am going to give you an ex­ ters issue and then use their combined efforts to get modern ample of how some people try to advantage of seamen when American living standards built take their time is limited In port. into ouf new_ships, The John B. Waterman ar­ J, Cnnnlngiiam rived in New Orleans late one 4 4 -4 Friday night when most busi­ Lauds Shipmate, ness establishments were al­ ready closed for the weekend, 20-Year Main WeU, along about noon Satur­ To the Editor: day, two agents for a cleaner Twenty years ago in Novem­ and laundry came aboard the ber. 1938, the Union accepted ship'to collect laundry and dry E. Wiley Carter into its fold. cleaning. We were told it He was obligated a few months would take six hours. later while active in organiza­ But when, the laundry and tional work on the SS Fairfax cleaning came back you would and sailin^n the engine depart­ never been known it had been / ment as wper. ashore; it was that bad. And He then joined the steward to top that off, there were the department and, in 1942, lost prices. One fellow had a laun­ two SIU ships, the SS Robin dry and dry cleaning bill for Hood and the SS West Chetac, $22—and that is quite a bit even due to enemy action. Again in for a fellow who works ashore. 1944 he lost another ship, the Another fellow paid $4.50 for SS William L, cleaning a suit and a pair of Marcy, this slacks. time while Special or no special, thosa sailing on prices are strictly out of line. deck. All ships Besides, a very poor job was lost were due done on the clothes. If the job to enemy ac­ was a little decent, one^wouldn't tion in which mind .so much. But the things many of our came back in just as bad shape brothers died as when they were sent out. at sea. In conclusion, the name of the Carter Carter has outfit is Banner Laundry Clean­ been in the deck department ers, Inc., and they are on Camp ever since and has been active St., New Orleans. Yes, they through all Union beefs con­ must think that seamen are a cerning the advancement and bunch of suckers at all times. strength of our organization. He Crew, John B. Watennan had to retire his book a few 4 4-4 times due to doHiestic reasons Speedy Payment but Union activity and the call of the sea made -his stay ashore Is Appreciated a short-lived one. To the Editor: He has been sailing as AB off I wish to thank all those in­ and on for the past 13 years, volved for the speed in which having been elected deck dele­ my check was delivered during gate on most ships he's sailed. my recent illness in the hospital. At the pi eseiit time i]e is a'Doard My case was handled in a most this vessel as AB and deck dele­ satisfactory manner and I wish gate, rounding out the 20 years to express my appreciation for he's served with the SIU,' the fine treatment. Carter is my idea of what the WiiUam Van Artsdaleu Letters To The Editor �PORTMAR (Calmar), Dac. 14—Clialr> man, F. Rmmif Racratary/ JaRnatan. Rlilji'a *«n4 IS, Bepert acesptad. Sea anRlneer regarding water fountaia, Heasroom to be cleaned after use. ALCOA PATRIOT*(Alcoa), Dae. 11— Chairman, J. Matthawai Sacratary, W, Nation. Arrangements made witb captain for mall in Ceuta. Short one electrician. Linen to be changed by crew members. Cooperation asked la caring of linen and use of coffee. Slop chest to be checked for suppliesinadequate for voyage 139. Keep pan­ try clekn and nolM down in passage­ ways. SEAFA1R (Orion), Dec. 4—Chair­ man, J. Meahan; Secretary, F. Hicks, Jr. Shortage of stores—steward to endeavor to secure stores In Spain. No reply from bq. re; money in draws —US currency, In foreign ports. Re- Deck foe'giae need ^ more fans. radJators. FUh perature to he adjusted. teip-^ IMILIA (Bull), Dee. 14—Chairman. C. FIthar; lacretary, C. Welch. Wash­ ing machine and toilet seats repaired. Purchased timer for washing machine —410. Request better grade of floiir and pudding mixes. To postpone New Year's Day dinner until ship out at sea. To make collection for brother hospitalized for TB. MARYMAR (Calmar), Dec. 14—Chair­ man, W. Zaieikl; Secretary, 6. Wal­ ter. Washing machine to be repaired. Collection to be taken up for Xmas tree and trimmings. Need new wash­ ing machine. Do not leave razor blades in soap dishes. Delegate to pick up mail and distribute. ROBIN GRAY (Robin), Dac. II — Chairman, B. Nuckelsi Secretary, R. Anderson. Ship's fund S6.23. Discuasion on racks for life preservers: weevels in bread. Water cooler needs repairing. Messhall ahould lie kept clean at all times and things kept in order. Steward talked almut supplies on hand for trip. CALMAR (Calmar), Dec. IS—Chair­ man, P. Dandy: Secretary, W. Seary. Tive. men paid off and raplaced on west coast. See captain about cold water to galley. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (VlcfOry), Dec. i—Chairman, H. CRourke: Sacratary, H. Iverson. Soma repairs not made. Letter rei "A" seniority written to hq. Donation of SS to Merchant Marine library In Teaas. Ship's fund S9.84. One brother left ship due to death In famUy. Few hours disputed OT. Everything run­ ning smoothly-no beefs. Chow much Improved. )fq. to Inform ITF of our support In their beef. New delegate elected. Valve In foc'sle to ba re­ paired. Messhall chairs to he re­ paired. NATIONAL LIBRRTV (NaPI. Ship­ ping), Nov. 10—Chairman, D. BuHsi Secretary, L. CIrlgnano. Beet about lockers, showers, bathrooms, refriger­ ator handle & gasket. Vote of thanks to radio operator for MTD reports: also to steward dept. Keep radios lower. Deck It Eng. dept. to clean laundry room, messman to keep rec­ reation room clean. "'ppy "'y" CHICKASAW (Waterman), Doe, S— Chairman, H. Hastings. Sacretary, M. Sterne. Roaches In messhall te be be extcrminatelL One man faUed to join ship In Mobile. Delayed sailing disputetf. New delegate elected. Gar­ bage to ba dumped In prepay plaee. Bosun claims meat la cut too thin. Xmas decorations to be obtained on west coast. Delegates to cfaack repair list. SEAGARDEN (Penn-Nav.), Dec. 4— Chairman, J. Splvey: Secretary, C. Nelson. Keep recreation room clean. Observe quiet when men sleeping. Keep bathroom door and shower hooka up. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Dee, S—Chairman, C. Baggs: Sacretary, J. Williams. Crew to send flowers to de­ ceased member'a father. Payoff Thurs. Dee. 11. Motion to take up aoUactlen for kin of steward. Delects admon­ ished crew about refusing chairman's job at meetings and making same man carry job at every meeting. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), Dec. 7— Chairman, J. Merkel: Secretary, D. Goteeff. Company asks parcels leaving ship be inspected. Ship anchored 8L John's harbor tn remalii mrernight. men request liberty. Delegate Inquired for transportation ashore, reported no local launch servlee on Sunday—to contact English ship near by for their launch. Complaint about offlcers get­ ting most of remaining coffee stock. Later coffee was shared with crew. Coffee exhausted—Nescafe substituted. Inad.cquate supply of coffee. port accepted. Vote Of thanks to steward dept. for good service. Vote of thanks to delegate for job well done—re-elected as delegate. Crew quarters to be painted. ORION CLIPPER (Colenlal), Nov. tf —Ohalrman, J. Wade: Secretary, M. Barlowltz. Ship's fund, S31. Deck depL beef with topside. Discussion between steward and roving utility about his work. Also division of overtime. Re­ quest equalization of overtime. Three men missed ship—two men hospital­ ized, one missed. Bosun to run deck crew. CITY OP ALMA (Waterman), Dec. 7 —Chairman, C. Collins: Secretary, M. Clagle. Two repair lists turned In. Repairs made except painting and dogs on porthole. Donations made to orphan home in Pusan. Launch serv­ ice beef In Yokohama. Slips to ba turned in at payoff. Washing machine repaired. Ordered new one. One man missed ship in Kobe, rejoined in Yoko­ hama—man logged. Ship's fund, 413. Disputed OT to bo taken up at pay­ off. Vote of thanks to eng. for fixing washing machine. Food beef—not hot enough and not cooked enough. Pa­ trolman to check all menus. Check all stores coming aboard. Request bet­ ter grade of meat. Beef about hot water aft. Do not overload washing machlna. STEEL FABRICATOR (laflimUn), Nov. 33—Chairman, G. Ruff: Sacra­ tary, L. Cslda.-on AB &esh water tanks cleaned. Ship's fund, 440. Soma dlaputad OT. New treasurer alacted. Motion to dispose of travelers chacks, Suggeation to obtain keys for aU bath­ rooms, Steward to endeavor to get sliced bacon. Contact engineer about dlapoalng of one washing machine, AMES VICTORY (VIctary), Nav. I— Chairman, B. Burks: Secretary, B. Cawdrsy Report accepted. Oiseuaaion on ship's stores. Steward ordered 34 oota and received six—also ordered two mattreaaea—not dellverod. Dea. 7—Chairman, W. Burke: Sacrfr ^ '••"rhciak. Repair lift tubmittad. Draw will ba mvan upon, ai* rivsL Boma dlqtutad OT. Check maty water. Request batter grade and mora variety of moata. Cofiaa vm to be repaired or replaced. Cteen laimdry room after nae. Vote of thanka t» steward dept. for job wall dona. LOSMAR (Calmar). Nov. >7—Chair­ man, O. HanMn: Secretary, W. Sears. Discussion on inferior grade of meat this (rip—patrolman to meet ship in NY. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Thanksgiving dinner. Order -rubber wind chute for next trip. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saalrain), Dae. IS—Chairman, F, Patrick: Sacratary, Y. Fadraia. Mora ' aooparaUon whan settling beefa. Alr^ondltloner not rapaired. Motion that all ooaatwlaa ahips pay off at and of each voyage m, ataad of every two or three tripe Motion that Union ahould meet wltb company rbi number of licensed perionnel aboard ships and renegonate manning seals to include saloon pan­ try utility man. Discussion on TV-» decision not to have set turned on during meal houre. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for fine holiday meal and for job well done. PACIFIC EXPLORER (World Tramp­ ing),- Dec. 7—Chairman,' B. Porter: Sacretary, L. Geraghty. Three men taken off ship due to illness. Repair list to be submitted. One log. Report accepted. Suggeston that vessels en­ gaged in Far East & India trades carry sufficient supply of canned fresh milk. OCEAN ULLA (Overseas), Nev. II— Chairman, M. Garu: iecretary, S, Rothschild. Letter eent to hq. rei men missing ship In Recife due to being hoepitaUzed. Captain to open slop cheat. Some mlsunderstanmng re: OT. New delegate elected. Beefe to be brought to delegate's attention. GwGSf of honor Robert Mason, OS (center), prepares to cut up birthday cake whipped up by baker James Mrclay (right) on the Andrew Jackson. Chief cook Fred Szoblik makes it a threesome In the photo by deiegote John J. Devine. .it: . Aside from the extra calories and decorations, the yule holiday had more than the usual meaning aboard the Choctaw last month after the crew got together to play Santa for a family of Chinese immigrants^ley gangs on the Alcoa Rtmner, coming to live in the US. A report by delegates Win­ Atlas and Seatrain Savannah for / ston E. Battle, Cal Hettinger, Heath their special culinary efforts. Dinner menus and greetings sent Pressley and Jonathan Young noited that up to then the existing in by the Almena, Atlas, Andrew financial condition of the family Jackson, Cities Service Baltimore, "would have surely warranted a Cotmcil Grove, Madaket, National poor image of Santa Claus for the Liberty and Val Chem also show yoimgsters." The Dang family, two that the Heinz Company has no adults and two children, were monopoly on the "57 Varieties" traveling as passengers to America label when.it comes to food. under sponsorship of the World Chnrch Service. In view of this, the ship's offi­ cers and crew contrlbiited $50 "in the hope that maybe their first Christmas In the USA would not be Just another day to them." As far as the calories were con­ cerned, minutes on other ships note votes of thanks to the g^- I was on a tanker enroute to Has Tanura in the Persian Gulf. On previous look-outs I had notified the mate on^atch of several different attempts to contact him by passing ships. He had steadfastly refused to answer. I judged he was poorly schooled in the operation and recog­ nition-of Morse Code. I had reported an oncoming light one night, and as the ship neared IM I could see by the glare of its lights that it was a big passenger vessel. I was rather surprised when our blinker system went Into operation. I supposed the mate was curious as to the identity of the big frog In our puddle, even as I. The formalities of opening the message were quickly and safely Delegate W. E. Battle pre­ passed. Then the inevitable query by our blinker: "What ship?" sents crew's gift of $50 to Mrs. The passenger answered, but there was no confirmation by our mate. Yin Jeom Dong. They tried again and drew another blank. Twice more they tried, only to find themselves talking to a blank bulkhead; then they must have given up. There was darkness for a few minutes. But no, our mate hadn't given up. Again be signalled: "dit-dah, dit- LOG-A-RHYTHM: dab. dit-dah." They signalled the go-ahead. I almost fell over in astonishment Our mate bad queried "What ship?" again. There was but slight hesitation from the other ship. From the funnelBy Thnrston Lewis deck, high over its three tiers of brilliantly-lighted decks, the dazzling Illumination of its neon-lighted nameplate blazed like the sign-off piece When the last New York cough t* of B fiieworks display: "EMPRESS OF INDIA." coughed. Charles A. Wlggln And the last Yankee sneeze is snoze; When the ship has rounded HatMove Over, Elvis terns, And one's fingers becomes unfroze (With fewer sniffs from a runny nose) ; One remembers opportunities That whispered at the door. And a certain strength and sweet­ ness He has vaguely known before-— But, Opportunity has gone ashore! Another Ship My shipmate's name's Content­ ment And I can say without resentment. He's a better pal than Ambition, Or other shipmates by the score. Let the shysters do the fleecing. Let the cops do the policing. And let the gashounds take the cure. Strumming away on the blues (in the Red Sea, of course], Vernon Harris has an appreciative audience in (I to r) Blackie, the chief matp, chief cook and Stanley (foreground). The musical session was on the John B. Kulukundis. tmRFAlHEAYY ^ Choctaw Purse Starts Family On New Life The Perfect Squelch t 9BftS0NAUi(?f^^R "J,:-.5. /. raccTUrtoca SEAFARERS IOC 1«. 1>» But this Seafarer, mute dhd moody. When he's awake and has the duty. Let him stand his leatch in peace And, if you please—long endure! �SEAFARERS The Old And The New .r '•'-: Disputes Beef "On Crew Mail '^ ; W.'^:y''-'y'--^ ••'• • filS|iliSI*P:f:E -:'ISIP SIU Veteran W. Andrews Dies At 66 WHITMAN, Mass. — Vet­ eran Seafarer William B. An­ drews died at his home here December 11 after an illness over the past two years. His sister, Mrs. C. W. Clift of Whit­ man, notified the LOG of his pass­ ing last week. Andrews last sailed in the en­ gine department on the Steel Rover- in 1955. Ho would have been 66 on December 28. An SIU man since 1944, when he Joined the Un­ ion in New York, Andrews sailed through World War II as a chief electrician and reefer engineer. During one 22month period Andrews early during the war, he made 22 crossings of the Atlantic as chief electrician on the troop hospital ship Chateau Thierry. He was a former member of the Whitman School Committee and active in other civic affairs, particularly in promoting athletics for young people in the communiPrior to his sea service, Andrews had been an electrical contractor and merchant ashore. Besides his sister, he is survived by a nephew and three nieces. Burial was at Colbrook Cemetery on Dec. 14. f: S:"' K- I; 'Sea-Spray' w. Getting the feel of the wheel, first-tripper W. Consoli, OS, leornt what to do (above, left) from H. Bjerring, AB (center), aboard the Valley Forge. 2nd mate Shuttleworth stands by to see that everything is okay. Picture by reporter Alexander Daniluk. At right, a pair of oldtimers on the Wild Ranger, Homer Starling (left) and Mike Laugivin, get ready to go oshore after a Far East run. Mike's many friends, will be glad to know he's still chipper at the age of 77. Photo by C. E. Martin, chief cook. SIU, A&G Disfrict BALTHUORE... UU B. BalUmon St. Earl Slieppard. Asent EAatem 7-4900 BOSTON 278 State St. Jamea Sheehan, Agent Richmond 24140 HOUSTON..... 4203 Canal St. Robert Mattbewa. Agent Capital 3-40892 34080 LAKE CHARLES. La .^19 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HBndock 6-8744 MIAMI... 744 W. FUgler St. Louia Nelra, Agent FRanfciln 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1784 MORGAN CITT 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 3196 NEW ORLEANS ,...833 BienvlUe St. Lindaey WllUama. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW VORK.., = .m8 4th A~.. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 NORFOLK .137-129 Bank St. J. BuUock. Agent MAdlaon 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Martot 7-1^ SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harriaon Marty Breithoff. Acent Douglaa 2-9478 SANTURCE. ra.. 1313'Fernandez Juncoe Sal CoUa. Agent Phone 3-5996 SAVANNAH 3 Abercom St, Wmiam Morria, Agent Adama 3-1728 SEATTLE ....2905 l*t Ave. Ted BabkowaU, Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklta St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 3-1323 WILMINGTON. CaUf 80S Marine ^e. Reed Humphrlea, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....679 4th Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST. SECRETARY-TBEASURERS /. Algina, Deck W. HaU. Joint, C. Simmona. Eng. R. Mattbewa. Joint Joint E Mooney. Std. SUP "^''^a'cinMS MC&S HONOLULU....81 South Nlmltx Highway PHone S-1714 NEW YORK 878 4th Ave.. Brooklyn • HYaclnth 94600 PORTLAND .211 SW Clay St. . CApltol 7-3222 NEW ORLEANS 823 BlenvUle St. RAmond 7428 SAN FRANCISCO 380 Fremont St. suiter 1-1999 SEATTLE 2909 — 1st' Ave. MAln 3-0088 WILMINGTON 809 Marine Ave. TErminal 44938 MFOW HONOLULU... .98 North Nlmltz Highway PHone 9-6077 BALTIMORE 1218 East Baltimore St. EAztern 7-3383 NEW ORLEANS 823 BienvlUe St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 822 NW Everett St. CApltol 3-72974 SAN FRANCISCO... 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4992 SAN PEDRO 298 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4483 SEATTLE .2333 Western Ave. MAln 24326 Great Lokes District vi'. ^•: RICHMOND. Calif....810 Hacdonald Ave. BEacdn 24938 480 HarrUon St. DongUa 2-8363 SEATTLE .3908 1st Ave. Main 0390 WHJONGTON ...BOS Marine Ave. . Terminal 44131 SAN FRANCISCO.. HONOLULU....51 SouUi Nlmltz PHone 902-7' PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltal 3-4336 ALPENA -By Seafarer 'Red' Fink I If ;j3- 1219 N. Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 180 Main Sk Phone: Cleveland 7391 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. \MAln 14147 •RIVEE ROUGE ..10229 W. Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 BULUTH 621 W. Superior St.< , Phone: Rand> Ipb 2-4110 FRANKFOBt. Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 BUFFALO. NY..; Canadian Disfrict HAUFAX. N.S.. 128% HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St James St. West "Victor 24161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Untario Phone; 3:3221 PORT COLBORNB........103 Durham St. Ontario Phone; 5591 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. £. . EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA, BC 617% Cormorant St. EMpire 4531 VANCOUVER, BC 298 Main St. Pacific 3468 SYDNEY, NS 304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE, Quebeo. 29 Elgin St. Phone: 545 THOROLD. Ontario .....82 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec Phone; 3-1569 SAINT JOHN...... 177 Prince WUliam St. NB OX 2-S43I V •'• u- &•mp- W\'. im-'y. • ' And the bartender set up the girls and you said 'I didn't order for them—I ain't payin' for theiril' . . .'Then what hop- JaanuT K. 1989 LOG To thB Editori "Letter to the Editor," which appeared in your December 19, 1958, edition, wai' brought to the attention of the manager of our New York office by the home office. We in the New York office of Waterman Steamship Com­ pany take exception to the let­ ter as a whole and I take excep­ tion particularly to tw^o specific paragraphs since I am^ the only letters To The Editor All letters to the editor lor publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names trill be withheld upon request. "gal" who would be "respon­ sible" for crew mail. I think I remember the inci­ dent. One of our shore person­ nel bed occasioQ. to visit the SS Chickasaw and picked up all the crew mail that was in the office when he left, and brought U to the ship. Aftmr the mall was dis­ tributed to the crew, one of the crewmembers informed him that a letter he was looking for was not in that batch. The crewmember was informed that was all the mail for the ship that was in the office when he left, but that his letter may have come in during the day and if he wanted to, he could check the office. It is regular routine in this office to deposit all mail ad­ dressed to any vessel that is in port on the port captain's desk, so that it can readily be picked up by anyone leaving the office for the ship and delivered to the ship. That was the reason why "his mail was finally found right on the desk" when he came to the office and asked for it. Further on the delivery of mail to crewmembers: 1 know life would be much easier for all if crewmembei's would ad­ vise their .families and friends, emphatically, to include the name of the vessel In the address when directing mail. We realize^ the men on our . ships are" anxious to hear from home. When these letters are received and the name'of the vessel Is omitted we make every effort to"find out the ship the man is on but this is not always pos­ sible. Marlon McCann Waterman Steamship Corp. (New York Office) First Sea Trip Leaves A Mark To the Editor: I would like to relate the wonderful experience I had this summer working on an SIU ship, the Armonk. When 1 say it was the greatest and best experience in my life so far, I am being perfectly truth­ ful and I honestly mean it. My age, by the way. Is 18. I shipped as an OS and, be­ lieve me,-the work I eacountr ered on board was interesting ' and healthful. I was -with a great group of fellows who knew what their Jobs were and how to do them, They sure were masters of their Jobs . and T learned much about seamanship from their teachings which will definitely stay with me for a lifetime, f don^ havB to teU you of my: ;' numerous adventures on the high seas, which were very ex­ citing and humorous, and could fill volume 'upon volume of books. All the seamen who may read this probably know what I mean-when I say this. Since this was my first trip on a ship, 1 was excited, eager to help and learn, but unfamiliar with ev­ erything. The point I'd like to express is about the seamen I've en­ countered. I'd say that they are the best people in the whole world. Their character and per­ sonality can't be equalled. This was shown throughout the twomonth trip, by their willingness to help me out in tough situa­ tions where 1 didn't know too much about the Job at hand, . their jollity and hardiness in performing work and in leisure hours, and the way everyone cooperated for the benefit of one another. It was remarkable and won­ derful! I'm sure that if people all over the globe would live the way seamen do this would be a world full of the things we ail strive for today for our world of tomorrow. Visiting .Poland, where we delivered a load of coal, was another exerience I'll never for­ get. This was in seeing how people existed under a Com­ munist rule. Note that I said "existed" and not "Uve". I bet­ ter understand the horrible un­ dertakings- of Communism now and take world events more seriously than previously. I al­ so appreciate a million that I am an American. Coming back to the United States, we ran into a couple of bad storms. Here the intensity of sea life was evident, and still ' a more vivid example of how the seamen cooperate in time of danger took fom. Believe me, I can't describe the magni­ tude of this one adventure alone.. Seeing waves pound against the sides of the Liberty ship, and its rolling and pitch­ ing, really got me thinking. It occurred to me that maybe seamen are the fine way they are and have the outlook on life that they do because they know th^re is something greater and stronger - than they are all aroimd them. This qomes from the effect of the ocean, the great natural environment en­ closing them everywhere, whose great power they know. Well, my trip is over now, and I want to add that it is liv­ ing with me in my daily life. The education I've gained from this terrific sea life has certain­ ly played an immense part in maturing me both physically and mentally. I am continuing my senior school studies at present and, In. the future, 1 plan- to go to a maritime col­ lege here in New York State. Peter "Junior" Zaccone ^ it 4) Support Vote On One-Year Limit To the Editor: After reading Brother Ernest DeBautte's letter in the LOG (Dec. 19, 1958) we, the under- signed, hereby agree 100 per­ cent on the, one-year shipping limit. We think that this' should be put to a vote as soon as possible. S. Garcia T. Allen R. B. Wingard . F. F. Rasheed Herman H. Winbora Denny Moore Steve Vlahos Olaf Lafsakie -E^.JfCocani^ �SEAFARERS Page Fifteei LOG Meet The Family Hnbert R. BnteidiM ^ Please contact Eunice Tart. 107 Albemarle St., Baltimore 2, Md. » » » Tony Nettnno You are urged to get In touch 'with Ernest Knight at 115 St. John's Place, Brooklyn 6, NY. : . t Harold E. Peterson Anyone having any information on the ahove please contact Mrs. Francis Hart, 217 Amherst St, ;Providence 0, RI. I : * t CS Miami Crewmembers The money collected for the wife of Frank Shaw has been sent to her by ship's delegate Charles Bums. Mafson Cuts Pacific Fare ; SAN FRANCISCO — Matson 'lilnes, which recently laid up the passenger vessel Lurline for lack of bushiess, is reducing passenger fares 25 percent on ^cial roundtrip voyages to the South Pacific, 'New Zealand, and Australia next • sprii;^. '. ; jdanned by members of the SIU, Pacific District, Matson has been hard hit by British passenger ves­ sels operating at- lesser rates in 'the area. Recently, Matson has been sporadically lajring up its ships in response to fluctuations of bu^ess. Ex-SS Ariekareo Ex-SS Stony Point Back pay forms for the follow­ ing crewmembers are being held by SIU counsel. Miller and Seeger,'26 Court, (6th floor), Brook­ lyn, NY: Donald E. Mackey, Francis Dowd, Brady Falrcloth, Gomaire Bloeman, Ignatius J. Tor-> re. . ^ John F. Wflliams -Urgent that you write your sis­ ter, Mrs. Lucy Williams Smith Abel, c/o General Delivery, Stuart. Fla. She has important business to discuss with you. i » BUI WorthingtoB It is important that you get In touch with M. J. Coffey at the US PubUc Health Ward 6 East, 15th Ave It Lake St, San Francisco, Calif., ^ 3^ William D. White Your sister, Mrs. Rose Phillips, requests that you write her. Her address is 5 Fleet Walk, Brooklyn, NY. ^ ^ ^ Bob W. Ferrandis, Sverre B. Pederssen, Erie Risberg, Rich­ ard W. Schnlts, Sylvester Zygarowski, Raymond H. Miller Income tax refund checks are being held for you by Jack Lynch, at Room 201, SUP Headquarters, 450 Harrison St., San Francisco, Calif. For Miller, there is a W-2 for 1957. EVERY I SUNDAY I VOICE I BROADCAST I .••c, •• I ••if 'I' "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" IVaY lUMBAY, 1420 OMT (UM CST Svadiajf) J;-' if. - %.c. • ffTK'U, 19850 KCi Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlantio and East Coast of United States. WFL-IS, 15850 KCa Ships In Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. WFK-OB, 15Y00 KCO Ships in Mediterranean area. IN^orth Atlantic, Buropean and US East Coast. t Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Wireless Broadcasts Continue ... j •v: 1 --v:| -I- i'C?'' • •: 'SSii ,, SIU BABY ARRIVALS All of the follotoing SIU familiea have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Kenneth B. Kent, bora Novem­ Anne Elizabeth Bagley, born Au­ ber 3, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. gust 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert Bagley, Jamaica, NY. Clyde Kent, Baltimore, Md. . t \ t Pierre & Andre DeBoissiere,horn Merrill Charles Cucia, born De­ November 9, 1958, to Seafarer and cember 9, 1958, to Seafarer and ]Mrs. Rudy P. DeBoissiere, Lexing­ Mrs. Jacob Cucia, New Orleaus, La. ton, Va. ft * Sandra Cruz, born October 11, Elizabeth A. Maldenado, born 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Juan November 21, .1958, to Seafarer Cruz, New Orleans, La. and Mrs. Rafael R. Maldonado, ft ft ft Wilmington, Calif. Tyrone Ellis, born November 23, tc> $• % • 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Farris Charles E. Yonng, born Decem­ Ellis, Oakland, Calif. ber 13, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. ft ft ft Charles A. Young, Lake Charles, Stephen Michael Jacobson, born La. December 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. John W. Jacobson, Kear­ ney, NJ. Final TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS y-" Seafarer Sol Biondo Is sfiewn at hom« In Baltimo.^e with wife. Rose, and daughj^, RosAnn, 3 ^ears aid. Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:19 PM EST Sunday) WCO-13020 KCa Europe and North America WCO-T6908.8 KCa East Coast South America WCO-22407 KCa West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GAfT (10:15 PM EST Sunday) . WMM 25-15607 KCa Australia WMM 8M1087Jt Northwest Pacific MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT ft ft ft Richard Hemby, born November 7, 1958, to Seafarer and Mia. Clar­ ence. £. Hemby, Tampa, Fla. ft ft ft Arosa Ships To Be Sold Via Auction BREMERHAVEN, Germany — More details about the defunct Swiss-owned, Panamanian-flag Arosa Line came to light here in a court statement dealing with dis­ posal of the company's ships. The statement said that the total debts of the firm are about $8,400,000, roughly a million and a quarter more than the company's assetd. The Arosa Line ships, including the Arosa Star, the ex-SS Puerto Rico, were seized to satisfy out­ standing bills for fuel oil and other supplies. The Arosa Sun was im­ pounded in Bremerhaven, the Arosa Star in Bermuda and the Arosa Kulm in England. The Swiss-owned, Panamanianregistered ships were manned mostly by European crews and, like most runaways, operated in Amer­ ican foreign commerce. They ran between the US and Europe in the spring and summer months, and operated on Caribbean cruises during the winter carrying ah overwhelmingly American passen­ ger list. The German coiu-t ordered the auction April 10 of the Arosa Sun, the largest and most modern of the three ships with an assessed value of better than $5 million., A British court in Bermuda has ordered the auctioning of the Arosa Star and the third vessel is also expected to go on the auction block. When operating in the European trade, the three vessel? carried better than 2,800 -American passengers per crossing, while evad­ ing payment of Income taxes and accepted maritime standards through the device of Panamanian registry. Upturn Due In Houston Gary Lee Morrison, born Decem­ ber 20, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. The death of the following Sea­ C. A. Morrison, Seattle, Wash. farers' has been reported to the ft ft ft Seafarers 'Welfare Plan and the HOUSTON—WhUe shipping for SIU death benefit is being paid to -Bdberto Narvarez, born Septem­ this port fell off a bit during the ber 22, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. their beneficiaries. past period. Bob Matthews, port Felipe Narvarez, Houston, Texas. agent, reports the outlook for the Francis B. MeCoilian, 46: A ft ft ft coming two weeks is very good. In throaty disease proved fatal to Brother McCollian who passed away Lucas Wheeler, born September addition to the usual in-transit In the USPHS Hospital in BalU- 1,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orien tankers, a number of other vessels including the Penn Trader, Coal­ more on November 4, 1958. He Wheeler, Toomsuba, Miss. ings Hills, Pacific Carrier, Atlan­ ft ft ft Joined the Union in 1956 and sailed Reginald C. Sylvester, born Oc­ tis and the Steel Maker are sched­ in the steward department. Burial was in Our Lady of Grace Ceme­ tober 15,1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. uled to come in port for payoff. As some of these vessels are from tery, Penndel, Pa. Surviving is his Eddie Sylvester, Whistler, Ala. fairly long trips, it is expected wife, Mrs. Mae McCollian, of Phil­ ft ft ft that there will be some replace­ adelphia, Pa. Marcia Lynn Waldrop, born Sep­ ments needed. tember 18, 1958, to Seafarer and t • 4" t There were 15 vessels calling Francis Dngas, 43: Brother Du- Mrs. James L. Waldrop, Panama into port over the past two weeks. gas died Novem­ City, Fla. Two paid off, one signed on and ber 19, 1958, ft ft ft from hemor­ Bernard Anthony Fimovicz, horn 12 were in transit. The vessels rhages suffered December 16,1958, to Seafarer and paying off were the Maxton (Clo­ fn an auto acci­ Mrs. Bernard F. Fimovicz, Amster­ ver Carrier) and the Penn Trader (Penn Trans.) The Shinnecock dent. He had dam, Ohio. Bay (Veritas) signed on. been taken to the ft ft ft In transit were the Waldo USPHS Hospital Karen Reveia Bailey, born De­ in Galveston, cember 23, 1958, to Seafarer and (World Tramp); Seatrain New Texas. Joiidng Mrs. Sam Bailey, New Orleans, La. York, New Jersey, Savannah (Seatrain); Val Chem . (Heron); the SIU in 1952, ft ft ft Mermaid (Metre); Bienville, Beau­ he sailed in the steward depart­ Kevin Lee Ort, born November regard (Pan-Atlantic); Winter ment. The place of burial Is not 25, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gil­ Hill, Royal Oak, Bents Fort (Cities known. bert Ort, Portland, Ore. Service); The Cabins (Texas City t i ft ft ft Refinery); Petro Chem (ValenWiUiam V. Shores, 6S: An HIWD Joe Adam Gutierrez, born De­ ttne) and the Steel Recorder (Isth-. member since 1957, Brother Shores died in his BaUiinoie . home be­ cember 19, 1953, to Seafarer.and miau). cause of a heart ailment. He had Mrs. Tomas Gutierrez, Galveston, . . worked in the engme department Texas. ft ft ft but had been placed on the dis­ ability-pension because of his ail­ Meiva L. Hamilton, born Novem­ ment. His wife, Mrs. Verba Shores, ber 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. survives him. Bui'ial was iii London Melvln J. Hamilton, Baltim«r?, ! . I Park Cieme^n', Baltimore, Md. Md. �SEAFARERS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERN ATIONAL UN ION •ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT •AFL-CIO • • •> *: " :• - iiHiiil. i-i -:'x , 'iHiiiliiliSiiii : -v' 'J- - " 'v ' fr * V, •• s A • 'y'l; -J"' J., -ij V. • : FOR SEAFARERS AND THEIR iiiiiiipii Already in operoHon on a limited scale in New York, the SlU blood bank program promises to fill a life-saving need for the continuing health and safety of SlU men and their families in all Atlantic and Gulf ports. The pilot blood donor project is designed to eve,ntually meet all possible colls for blood, and thereby do away with the need to round up donors in an emer­ gency. Once sufficient reserves are accumu­ lated, a Seafarer or a member of his family who is ill or injured in any A&G port will be able to draw on the credits bui t up in the Union's own blood bonk right in his local hospital. Costly, time-consuming delays will no longer be a proi!>lem in a time of crisis. With the cooperation of Seafarers the SlU bank will be able to meet its initial reserve need in the near future. . — - - J, . • Under the program set up through the facilities of the Seafarers Welfare Plan, a volunteer donor makes an dppoinfment q day in advance at the New York hall and is advised of the necessary steps to take before he appears at the Plan's nearby clinic the following day. All donors are given un examination at the clinic to check on their condition. Then, at the end of each day, the blood collected IS dispatched for processing and storing of the Brooklyn Donor Center. Thereafter, the blood is to be distributed as needed to replenish the amount a local hospital ad­ ministers to any Seafarer or S|U dependent. At the same time, additional donors keep building up the reserve in the blood bank itself to meet any future need. iiilliiiiililiii iiiliiiiliiiii ^;fy.yi:y.^y\yy,.yyyyyAyy::.^ j ";wl �•i «:.-,•£€ , llPfitf • '"II # ^ • • 1^ - ^ '® • •'•" '' r. Iv >; ,:. r- ^ -• 'v^;;-:,,.' t" •.'•-• - •»' ,- '••3i "C w ""^'''i ¥- - '' • ', ^ ' .• % T -'i' '"i ^ i- ::• J - ^' Vf ' ': ^V ?•- • .!i '.- - J i • r. v„ f.f'. - .-: _.j '-_ ' -,• i'" , !|_VA / • : : • CONSTITUTION ,•• . jjl J: v <>i; . - j': ( '; • ;i::'' ^.-'••vls^;-'.'iv-' .'' . u.. ., • 1' " • -•' V ; Seafarers Internafional Union •.- v; ij'.- • »•' • ', ^ ' , ! • ••' *'. U-." •- ' T" • r '••• :, Ej^£/?y SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED r .M S^2 vr. <i , \ fc-i' V<-~. A s. 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' " '• • •:*!' f y-;^ "V ' -'• •'Sk M 'iv's:•• . \j* -_/ 'y-• JS ;" i- - • r." m' i*/ . :r%'^ ^ H -i* ' ; "f t a,'!/;.;''; , j* •yrhi- ' -• ,7 7 :7 5 -. . ••r-' '••" .fc> ' '• T-..7'i' • ^ - ' • ,' V-,- ., .^,y_ - i I?;: V:.;-.^ ^ ,.^,; •_' « • Protection of 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 he hound to uphold and protect the rights of every member and that in no case shall any member he deprived of his rights and privileges as a member without due process of the law of the Union. ^ The right to he confronted by his accuser and to he 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 stdnd with him in defense of the democratic priti' ciples set forth in the Constitution of the Union, -1 ,I 'ij-ri} /' . . >i:.y -WI-' f'i.'• • - - The 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 reao tions to the document from members of Congress. ': -•• 7 , • i " ;y|i -:,',' 5"^^ ...'i i-J |7-^ -' ;> Senator Henry M. Jackson, Wash.i •*... I have looked over the constitution and offhand it would appear to be emiently fair and just. I was particularly interested in {he fact that it was adopted in such a democratic manner by the full membership of your organization." "V .'i A ;,;.;s i'j7 . v-- C .•: .. .,•- ' •• •" • '' AFL-CIO "i •. "L'ii' -V-•" «>'. • 3 ' ,••, ' • •• .- ^'. .-•«-' A&G District •'.1 in the spirit of democratic trade imionism." Senator Hubert Humphrey, Minn.i "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, HI.: "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," 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 confrmitation by the accuser ... am happy to note that your new constitution is drawn -' •' • '•,- ,• •- A •^I hr;pi:< I 7J /•r.Vv,, ^ •<'1. , .. .jQCt,-, |k»,- • 1 •• -444 .»;| ' •\7 77-7'77.. : ,7 '••\'7r-777;%77v;'A'-7-v7/^77%7:;>vA7A;vA;;7-77^?7 -7 - it . A--' 7 '•; 7 :7r-, ; . -L-;' ;!;I:,»r.7-;r.,--''7 ' 7' A / , ;7 ,r.,;l7, r'' •'•'''''77'7fS^-"'7p-w77?'..'7:Ay;77,:7^i --77 '•*.• I' Itey • |V,7-;,y,, ''"7. ' .. 'v.'" • M, ' . ' -.-I. -7, . 7''777 . ^ ^ - ttiv mm "•vm'* '. * y- -j3 ••A''7;:r^ Mr- r»ti'' dM '•mm- .t-m* J'-•7; .i«« "7 713 ^7 -.V- ' i,.. ' """ " ' • V . • .yj:^.. • \ • . • , .y, ^ •oi-'M ««a mm mm- '' U;, |,;7:::A77WA.. • :~zy .•' • 7.. • 7_..; . . •' ; >' -. >7 . .7:71 • I.*; I r-m • ;1| ;l| .7^1 7 Si �.•••'„' • . Is $. W- %y. '?' •••-• p;; -• Jiif '• " • ' ' ' ' '•.••"•' ^T' ' CONSTITUTION United States, provided the member uwsln good landing at the time of entry into the Armed Forces, and futlher provided he applies for reinstatemept within BO days after discharge from the Armed Forces (e) While a member has no opportunity to pay dues because of empioyment aboard an American flag mer­ chant ves.sel. ^ Section 4. A majority vote of the membership shall be Seafarers Internationa! Union • A&G District sufficient to designate additional circumstances during which the time specified iii Section 3 shall not run. It (As Amsnded, August, 1956J shall be the right of any member to present, in writing, to any Port at any regular meeting, any question with re­ the Union. PREAMBLE gard to the application of Section 3, in accordance witlh We, the Seamen and Fishermen of America, realizing procedures established by a majority vote of the member­ Every member of this Union shall have the right to vote. ship. A majority vote of the membership shall be neces­ the value and necessity of a thorough organization of sea* taring men, have determined to form one union, the No one shail deprive hhn of that right sary to decide such questions.. in SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH Section 5. The membership shall be empowered to es­ Every member shall have the right to nominate hlmseif tablish, from time to time, by majority vote, rules under 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. which dues and assessments may be remitted where a IV the following principles: member has been unable to pay dues and assessments for No member shall be deprived of his membership with­ the reasons provided in Sections 3 and 4. 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 Section 6. To preserve unity, and to promote the com­ shall be compelled to be a witness against himself in the mon welfare of the membership, all members of the Union in the Union. trial of any proceeding in which he may be charged with shall uphoid and defend this Constitution and shall be First of these fights is the right of the American sea» men to receive their employment through their own failure to observe the law of this Union. Every official governed by the provisions of this Constitution and all Union Halls, without interference of crimps, shipowners, and job holder shall be bound to uphold and protect the policies, rulings, orders and decisions duly made. fink halls or any shipping bureaus maintained by the rights of every member In accordance with the principles Section 7. Any member who advocates or gives aid to set forth in the Constitution of the Union. Government. the. principles and policies of any hostile or dual organiza­ That it is the right of each member to receive fair and V tion shall be denied further membership in this Union. Just remuneration for his labor, and to gain sufficient ' Every member shall have the right to be confronted by A majority vote of the membership shall decide which leisure for mental cultivation and physical recreation. ' bis accuser whenever he is ch'arged with violating the iaw organizations are dual or hostile. Further, we consider it our right to receive healthful of this Union. In all such cases, the accused shall be Section 8. Evidence of membership or other affiliation - and sufficient food, and proper forecastles in which to guaranteed a fair and speedy trial by an impartial com­ with the Union shall at all times remain the property of rest. the Union. Members may be required to show their evi­ mittee of his brother Union members. Next, is the right to be treated in a decent and respect­ VI dence of membership in order to be admitted to Union ful manner by those in command. No member shall be denied the right to express himself meetings. We hold that the above rights belong to all seamen Section 9. Only members in good standing shail be al­ freely on the floor of any Union meeting or in committee. alike, irrespective of nationality or creed. lowed to vote. Recognizing the foregoing as our inalienable rights, we A militant membership being necessary to the security ARTICLE rV are conscious of corresponding duties to those in com­ of a free union, the members shall at all times stand ready REINSTATEMENT mand, our employers, our craft and our country. to defend this Union and the principles set forth in tho Members dismissed from the Union may t>e reinstated We will, therefore, try by all just means to . promote Constitution of the Union. <n accordance with such rules as are adopted, from time harmonious relations with those in command by exercis­ to time, by a majority vote of the membership. 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 assist­ ARTICLE V holders by the Constitution of the Union shall be reserved ance to our employers in caring for their gear- and DUES AND INITIATION FEE to the members. ' property. Section I. All members shell pay dues quarterly, on a CONSTITUTION Based upon these principles, it is among our objects: calendar year basis, on the first business day of each quar­ ARTICLE I To use our infiuence individually and collectively for the ter, except as herein otherwise provided. The dues shall NAME AND GENERAL POWERS purpose of maintaining and developing skill in seaman­ be those payable as of the date of adoption of this Con­ 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 stitution and may be changed only by Constitutional United States, so as to render it ihore equitable and to trict. Its powers shall be legislative, judicial, and execu­ amendment. make it an aid instead of a hindrance to the development Section 2. No candidate for membership shall be ad­ tive, and shall include the formation of; and/or issuance of a Merchant Marine and a body of American seamen. mitted into membership without having paid an initiation 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 fee of one hundred ($100.00)'dollars. Of the seafaring class, and through its columns seek to Section 3, Payment of dues and initiation fees may be establishment of enterprises for the benefit of the Union, maintain the knowledge of and interest in maritime waived for organizational purposes only, in accordance and similar ventures. A majority yote of the membership affairs. shall be authorization for any Union action, unless other­ with such rules as are adopted by a majority vote of the To assist the seamen of other countries in the work of wise specified in this Constitution. This Union shall, at membership". organization and federation, to the end of establishing ARTICLE VI all times, protect and maintain its jurisdiction over all the Brotherhood of the Sea. RETIREMENT FROM MEMBERSHIP work which belongs to the seaman and all such work as To assist other bona fide labor organizations whenever seamen now perform. Section 1. Members may retire from membership by possible in the attainment of their just demands. ARTICLE II paying all unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which they To regulate our conduct as a Union and as individuals AFFILIATION retire, assessments, fines, and other monies due. and ow­ so as to make seamanship what it rightly is—an honorable This Union shall be affiliated with the Seafarers Inter­ ing the Union. A retirement card shall be issued upon re­ and useful calling. And bearing in mind that we are national Union of North America and the American Fed­ quest, and dated as of the day that such member accom­ migratory, that our work takes us away in different direc­ eration of Labor. All other affiliations by the Union or plishes these payments and request. tions from any place, where the majority might otherwise Section 2. All the rights, privileges, duties, and obll-' meet to act, that meetings can be attended by. only a^ by the Ports shall be made or withdrawn as determined gations of membership shall be suspended during the pe­ fraction of the membership, that the absent members,^ by a majority vote of the membership. riod-of retirement, except that a retired member shall who cannot be present, must have their interests guarded ARTICLE III not be disloyal to the Union nor join or remain in any from what might be the results of excitement and pas­ MEMBERSHIP dual or-hostile organization, upon penalty of forfeiture of sions aroused by persons or conditions, and that those Section I. Candidates for membership shall be ad­ his right to reinstatement. who are present may act for and in the interest of all, mitted to membership in accordance with such rules as Section 3. Any person in retirement for a period of six we have adopted this constitution. are adopted, from time to time," by a majority vote of months or more shall be restored to- membership, ex­ STATEMENT OF PRINCIPLES AND DECLARATION the membership. cept' as herein indicated, by paying dues for the current OF RIGHTS Section 2. Candidates for membership shall be quarter, as well as all assessments accruing and newly In order to form a more perfect union, we members American citizens, or'eligible for such citizenship. No levied during the period of retirement. If the period of of the Brotherhood of the seamen, fishermen and allied candidate shall be granted membership who is a mem­ retirement is less than six (6) months, the required pay­ workers ashore—realizing the value and necessity of unit­ ber of any dual organization or any other organization ments shall consist of all dues accruing during the said ing in pursuit of our improved economic and social wel­ hostile to the aims, principles, and policies of this Union. period of retirement, including those for the current fare, have determined to bind ourselves together in the No candidate shall be granted membership until be has quarter, and all assessments accrued and newly levied Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic taken the following oath of obligation: during that period. Upon such payment, the person in and Gulf District, and hereby dedicate ourselves to the OBLIGATION retirement shall be restored to membership, and his mem­ following principles: "1 pledge my honor as a man, that I will be faithful to bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him. In promoting our economic and social welfare, we shall this Union, and thaTi will work Tor its interest and will Section 4. A member in retirement may be restored to ever be mindful, not only of our rights, but also of our look upon every member as my -brother; that I will not membership after a two-year period of retirement only duties and obligations as members of the community, work for less than Union wages and that I will obey all by majority vote of the membership. '— 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 Section 5. The period of retirement shall be computed the proceedings of the Union to its injury or to persons the democratic principles to wMich we seafaring men not entitled to know It. And if I break this promise, 1 from the.day as of which the retirement card is issued. dedicate ourselves in this Union. ARTICLE VII ask every member to treat me as unworthy of friendship We shall affiliate and work with other free labor or­ SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION and acquaintance. SO HELP ME GOD!" ganizations; we shall support a journal to give additional Section |. This Union, and all Ports, Officers, Port voice to our views; we shall assist our .brothers of the Section 3. Members more than one quarter in ar­ Agents, Patrolmen, and members shall be governed, in sea and other workers of all countries in these obligations rears in dues, or more than three months in arrears in as­ this order, by: . to ihe fullest extent consistent with our duties and ob­ (a) The Constitution sessments or unpaid fines, shall be automatically sus­ ligations. We shall seek to exert our individual and col­ (b) Majority vote of the membership 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 Section 2. The functions of this Union shall be ad­ and other legislation and policies which look to the at­ dismissed if they'are more than two quarters in arrears ministered by Headquarters and Ports. tainment of a free and happy society, without distinction in dues or more than six rnonths in. arrears in assessments Section 3. Headquarters shall consist of the-Secretary-.. based on race, creed or color. or unpaid fines, > » Treasurer, and one or more Assistant Secretary-Treas-1 To govern our conduct as a Unioi) and bearing in mind urers, the exact number of-which shall be deterniined by This time shall not run: ' ' that most of our members are migratory, that their duties (a) While a member is actually partidpating in a strike majority vote of the membership to be held during the " carry them all over the world, that their rights must and or lockout. T' month of August in any election year, as set forth more: ! shall be protected, we hereby declare these rights as (b) While a member is an-in-patient in a USPHS particularly in Article X, Section 1-D, members of the Union to be inalienable: Hospital. Section 4. Each Port shall consist of a Port Agent andy I (c) While a member is under, an incapacity due to ac­ Patrolmen, as prorided for herein, and the Port shall; No member shall be deprived of any of the rights or tivity iri behalf of the Union, bear the name of the city in which the Union's Port,' privileges guaranteed him under the Constitution of (d) While a member is in the /frmed Services of the Offices are located. ^ • • AFL-CIO n vu vm t'.' - !i'. • ^• fl*' -, .1^' !^.y P!" :>. • >•,"' it/' I- • 11 (S?lK :• iil^ '& V' S '.yy) 'I itMi'i'yf �\ S«^n 5. Ev#w member of the Union shall be regie- not be delegated, but the Sceretary-TMasurer may delegate tered in one of three departments; namely, deck, engine, to a penon or persons the execution of such of his duties or stewards department. Hie definition of„these depart­ as he may in his discretion decide, subject to the limita­ ments shall be in accordance with custom and usage. tions set forth in this Constitution. (J) Immediately after assuming office, the SecretaryThis definition may be modified by a^ majority votO of the membership. No member may transfer from one de-/ Treasurer shall designate one of the Assistant Secretarypartment to another except by express approval as evi­ Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his temporary in­ denced by a majority vote of the membership. capacity. This designation may be changed from time to ARTICLE Vni time. These designations Shall be entered in the minutes ATLANTIC AND GULP DISTRICT OFFICERS. PORT of the Port where Headquarters is located. The provisions AGENTS. AND PATROLBIEN of Section 2-A of this Article Hull apply in the ease of a Section 1. The officers of the Union shall be elected, vacancy in the office of Secretaiy-Treasnrer. as set forth except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. These in that section. officers shall be the Secretary-Treasurer and one or more (k) Any vacancy in any office or the job of Port Agent Assistant Secretary-Treasurers. or Patrolman shall be filled by-the Secretary-Treasurer by Section 2. Port Agents and Patrolmen shall be elected, temporary appointment exce^ in those cases vdiere the except as otherwise provided in this Constitution. filling of such vacancy is otherwise provided for by. this ARTICLE IX Constitution. Such appointment shall be submitted to a OTHER ELECTIVE JOBS regular meeting for approval,. modUieatkm. substitution of Section I. The following jobs in the Uniop shall be a replacement, or postponement of a vote to a later date, voted upon in the manner prescribed by this Constitu­ by a majority vote of the membership. In the event of the tion: postponement of the vote, the temporary appointment shall (A) Meeting Chairman . remain in eUect until a vote is taken. (B) Delegates (L» The Secretary-Treasurer is directed to take any and fC) Committee Members of: all measiures. and employ such means, which he deems - (a) Auditing Committeenecessary or advisable, to protect the interests, and further Ibi. Trial Committee the welfare, of the Union and its members, in HI matters (c) Quarterly Financial Committee involving national, state or local legislation, issues, and tdl Appeals Committee public affairs. (e) Negotiating and Strike Committee. Section 2. Assistant SecretaryrTreasnrer Section Z. Addition^ committees may be formed as ia) In the event the Secretary-Treasurer shall be unable provided by a majority vote of the membership. Commit­ to carry out his duties by reason of incapacity, the AsHst-tees may also be appointed as permitted by this Consti­ ant Secretary-Treasurer designated in accordance with tution. Section 1-J of this Article shall assume the office of Sec­ ARTICLE X retary-Treasurer during the period of such incapacity. DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER Upon the death, resignation, or removal from of^e of ELECTED JOB HOLDERS the Secretary-Treasurer, succession to the, office shall.be Section L The Secretary-Treasurer determined as follows: (a) The Secretary-Treasurer Hull be the Executive Of­ That Port Agent of the Ports of New Orleans. Mobile. ficer of the Union and shall represent, and act for and in . or Baltimore who received the highest number of votes behalf of. the Union in all matters except as otherwise in the last regular election shall be the firH in line of specifically provided for in the Constitution. succession. The next in the line of succession HtaU be that (b) He shall be a member ex-officio of all committees, Port Agent of the said Ports who received the next higheH port or otherwise. number of votes in that election. The next in the line of Ic) He shall be responsible, for the organization and succession shall be that Port Agent of the sHd Ports who maintenance of the correspondence, files, and records of received the next highest ntunber of votes. the Union; setting up. and maintenance of, sound accoun(> The Port Agents of the said Ports shall also be deemed ing and bookkeeping systems; the setting up. and main­ to 1>e Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, whether or not so tenance of. proper office and other administrative Union referred to on the ballots or elsewhere. procedures: the proper collection, safeguarding, and ex­ (b) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall assist the penditure of all Union funds. Port t,r otherwise. He shall Secretary-Treasurer in the execution of the tatter's duties be in charge of, and responsible for, all Union property, as the latter may direct and shall be in charge of Headquarters and Port Offices. (c) The Assistant Secretary-Treasurers shall be mem­ He shall issue a weekly comprehensive report covering the bers of the Agents' Conference and each may cast a vote financial operations of the Union for the previous week. In that body. Wherever there are time restrictions or other considera­ Section S. Port Agents tions affecting Union action, the Secretary-Treasurer shall <«) The Port Agent shall be in direct charge of the take appropriate action to Insure observance thereof. administration of Union affairs in the Port of bis juris­ (d) Subject to approval by a majority vote of the mem­ diction. bership. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate the num­ (b) He shall, within the jurisdiction of his Port, be ber and location of Ports, the jurisdiction, status, and responsible for the enforcement and execution of the Con­ activities thereof, and may close or open such ports, and stitution, the policies of the Union, and the rules adopted may re-assign Port Agents and Patrolmen of closed ports by a majority vote of the membership. Wherever there are to other duties, without change in wages. The Ports of time restrictions or other considerations affecting Port New York, New Orleans. Mobile, and Baltimore may not action, the Port Agent shall take appropriate action tobe closed except by Constitutional amendment. insure observance thereof. Where ports are opened between elections, the Sec­ (cl He shall be prepared to account, financially or other­ retary-Treasurer shall designate the Port Agents thereof, wise, for the activities of his Port, whenever demanded subject to approval .by a majority vote of the membership. by the Secretary-Treasurer. The Secretary-Treasuref shall supervise the activities (d> In any event, he shall prepare and forward by reg­ of all Ports. istered mail, addressed to the Secretary-Treasurer, n Subject to approval by a majority vote of the member­ weekly financial report showing, in detail, weekly income ship. the Secretary-Treasurer shall designate, in the event and expenses, and complying with all other accounting of the incapacity of a Port Agent or Patrolman, a replace­ directions issued by the Secretary-Treasurer. ment to act as such during the period of incapacity. (e) The Port Agent, or someone acting under his in­ At the. first regular meeting in August of every elec­ structions, shall open each Port meeting and shall deter­ tion year, the Secretary-Treasurer shall submit to the mine whether a quonun exists. Nothing contained herein -membership a pre-balloting report. This report shall rec­ shall permit the Port Agent to otherwise act as chairman ommend the number and location of Ports, the number of any meeting, unless so - properly designated by a of Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Agents, and the majority vote of the members present at the said Port number of Port Patrolmen which are to be elected for Meeting. (f) Each elected Port Agent may cast one vote at any each Port. It shall also recommend a bank, a bonded warehouse, a regular^officer thereof, or any other similar Agents' Conference. (g) The Port Agent may assign each Port Patrolman to depository, to which the ballots are to be mailed or de­ livered at the close of each day's voting, except that the such Union jobs as fall within the jurisdiction of the Port, Secretary-Treasurer may. in his" discretion, postpone the regardless of the departmental designation under which recommendation as to the depository until no later than the Patrolman was elected. 'h) The Port Agent shall designate which members at. the first regular meeting in October. that Port may serve as representatives to other organiza­ This recommendatloa may also specify, whether any Patrolmen and/or Assistant Secretary-Treasurers, shall be tions, affiliation with which has been properly permitted. (i) The foregoing is in addition to those other duties designated as departmental or otherwise. The report shall be subject to approval or modification by a majority vote prescribed elsewhere in this Constitution. Section 4. Port Patrolmen of the membership. Port Patrolmen shall perform whatever duties are. (e) The Headquarters of the Union shall be located In New York. The Secretary-Treasurer shall also be the Port assigned to them by the Port Agent. Section 5. Meettng caialrmen Agent of that Port. (a) The chairman of each meeting at any Port, including: (f) The Secretary-Treasurer shall be chairman of the the Port in which Headquarters is located, shall be the Al^nts' Conference and may cast one vote. presiding officer of the meeting, shall keep order under (g) He shall be responsible, within the limits of his rules of order provided for. from time to time, by a powers, for the enforcement of this Constitution, the policies of the Union, and.all rules.and rulings duly majority vote of the membership and, if none, then byadopted by a majority vote of 'he membership. Within such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by a majority Ihesa limits, he Hull strive to enhance the strength, poH- vote of the membership in each PorL (b> The meeting chairman may cast a vote only in the ti^ and pri»;ttge of the Union. : (h) Tbtl foregoing duties Hull be In addition to Hwse event of a tie. <e) The meeting ehalnnan shall not peraHl thf #acii»> Other duties elsevdiere demrlbed In this Constitntion, as aion of aiqr cHlgloaa subject, 'r well as those other duties lawfldly Imposed upon Uin. HCCHM •, DHegateia i "•^•1; U) The responHb^UUr of the ^ecrvtiry-Tmsaser nuy SMMHI •tenr—JPu« ncM (a> The term "delegates" shall mean those members of the Union who are elected,^ under the proviHons of this Constitution, to attend the convention of the Seafarers International Union of North America. (bi 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 sHd report The Auditing Committee for the Port where Headquarters is located shall also audit the Secretary-Treastirer'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 tbo membership. (b) TrlH Committee The Trial Committee shall conduct trials of persons charged, and shall submit findings and reccmmendaticns 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. Id Quarterly Financial Committee 1. The Quarterly Financial Committee shall make a quarterly (thirteen week) audit of the finances of Head­ quarters and each Port, 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. Ail Port Agents are responsible for compljring 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. Id) Appeals Committee I. 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 Fort 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 anJ recommendations, in the same manner above set fortb. 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, ia granted therefor. In all other cases, a majority vnf i of the membership shall decide when a strike shall begin. fi. This Committee shall be charged with the preparetlM and exemitlon of a strike plan which shall be bindfat on nU eaemhcrs «aBd other persona «ffiiated with .--3 '•iii m •km • • 3 �saniMi t If |ig vs. .- K'Jl'': -^"•• l.vi"--.'v,;..,; •,>• • iO'' cG?.; r-'V-..-- , mf'' J jlMi UnloB. Howeva*. a majority vote of the membOtvhip Iliiay repeal, or otherwise treat or dispose of any part or 'pU of a strike plan. V* ^ AKTICLBXI WAGES AND TERMS OF OFFICE OF OFHCBRS AND OTHER ELECTIVE ;iOB HOLDERS. ONION EMPLOYEES. AND OTHERS Section 1. the following eleOted officea ana Jobs shall be held for a term of two years: Secretary-Treasurer Assistant Secretory-Treasurer Port Agent Patrolman The term of two years set forth herein la expressly 'subject to the provisions for assumption of office as con­ tained in Article XIII, Sec. 6(c), of this Constitution. I Section g. The term of any riecUve Jobs other than ; those indicated in Section 1 of this Article shall conUnue 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 T'nlon, whichever applies, 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. Section 4. Subject to approval by a majority vote of the membership, all other classifications of employees of the Union shaii be hired or discharged, as well as compensated, as recommended by the Secretory-Treasurer. Section 5. Subject to approval by a majority Vote of the membership, the Secretory-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 seatime, in an un­ licensed capacity, aboard an American Flag merchant vessel or vessels; if he is seeking the job of Patrolman or Assistant iSecretary-Treasurer 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 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, between January Ist 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 oif the United States of America. I Section 2. AU candidates for, and bidders of, othee ieiective 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 bi appointed in abcordance 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 joV ARTICLE Xin 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 folflowing: ^ (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. y The letter must reach Headquarters no earlier than Au­ gust 12th and no later than September 12th ot the election • year. Section 2. Credentials Committee (a) A Credentials Committee shall be elected at the first regula'r meeting in September of the election year, at the Port where Headquarters is located. It ^all Consist of six members in attendance at the meeting. With two members from each of the Peck, Engine and Stewards De­ partments. In the event any Committee member is un­ able to serve, the Committee shall suspend until the Sec> ^ calls a special meeting at the Port in •^^^rder te eilecl a replacement, The Committee'a results. : ibaU^^fe vote, with ally tie vote being resolved by • ( 1 BtoJoriW vote of tbe mcmberriiip at a special meeting handed to the member who shall thereupon sign his. nam# i-r--i on a roster sheet (which shall be kept in duplicate), tea; called lor that at Headquarters Port. <b) After Its elcCtloit. the Cotnolittee shal) immediately gether with his book number, and ballot number. The ^ go into dessioii. It shall determine whether the person portion of theliallot on which the ballot number Is prlnte(i< : has submitted his appUcation correctiy and possesses the shall then be remocved, placed near the roster: sheet-, ana • ^ / • necessaiy qiiallEcatfons. The Committee shall prepare a the member shall proceed to the Voting sitej. (e) Each Port Agent shall be responsible for the estab­ report listipg each applicant and his book number under the office Or Job he is seeking. Each applicant shall be lishment of a bootb or other voting site where each mem­ . marked "qualified" or "dbqualified" according to^e find­ ber may vote in privacy. (f) Upon completion of voting the member shall fold the • < ings of the Committee. Where an applicant has been :>. j marked "disqualified." the reason therefor must be stated ballot so that no part of the printed or written portion is in the report. Where a tie vote has been resolved by a visible. He shall then drop the ballot into a narrow-slotted special meeting of the membership, that fact shall also be ballot box, which shall be provided for that purpose by . noted, with sufficient detail. The report shall be signed tpe Port Aigent, and kept locked and sealed except as by all of the Committee members, and be completed and hereinafter set forth. (gl Voting shall commence on November 1st of the - > submitted to the Ports in time for the next regular meet­ ing-after their elMtion. At this meeting, it shall be read election year and shall continue through December 31st; and incorporated in the minutes, and then posted on the exclusive of Sundays and (for each individual Port) holi­ days legally recognized in the city in which the Port Bulletin Board In each port (c) When an applicant has been disqualified by the affected is located. If November 1st or December 31st Committee, he shall be notified immediately by telegram •falls on a Sunday or on a holiday legally recognized in at his listed addresses. He shall also be sent a letter a Port in the city in which that Port is located, the bal­ containing the reasons for such disqualifications by air loting period in such Port shall commence or terminate, mail, speciar deliveiy, registered. A disqualified appli­ as the rase may be, on the next succeeding business day. cant shall have the right to take an appeal to the mem^ Subject to the foregoing, voting in all Ports shall com­ bership from the decision of' the Committee. He shall mence at 9:00 AM, and continue until 5:00 PM, except that, or Saturdays, voting shall commence at-9^)0 AM forward copies of such appeal to each Port, where the appeal shall be presented and voted upon at a regular and continue until 12 Noon, and, on regular meeting meeting no later than the second meeting after the Com­ days, voting shall commence at 9:00 AM arid continue until 7:30 PM. mittee's election. It is the responsibility of the applicant Section 4. Polls Commltteea to insure timely delivery of his appeal. In any event, (a) Each Port shall elect, prior to the beginning of the • without prejudice to his written appeal, the applicant may appear in person before the Committee within two days voting on each voting day, a Polls Committee, eonsisting after the day on Which -the telegram is sent, to correct of three members. For the purpose of holding a meeting for the election of a Polls Committee only, and notwith­ bis application or argue for his qualification. The Committee's report shall be prepared early enough ** standing the pro\' 'PS of Article XXIV, Section 2, or to allow the applicant to appear before: it and still reach any other provision of this Constitution, five (5) mem­ the Ports in time for the first regular meeting after its bers shall constitute a quorum for eaCh Port, with tha said meeting to be held Between 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM, election. (d) A majority vote of the membership shall, in the with no notice thereof-required. It shall be the obliga­ case of such appeals, be sufficient to overrule any dis­ tion of each member Wishing to serve on a Polls Com­ qualification classification by the Credentials Committee, mittee, or to observe the election thereof, to be present in which event, the one so previously classified shall then during this time period. It shall be the responsibility be deemed qualified. of the Port Agent to see that the meeting Tor the purpose (e) The Credentials Committee, in passing upon the of electing the said Polls.Committee is called, and that qualifications of candidates, shall have the right to con­ the minutes of : the said meeting are sent daily to Head­ clusively presume that anyone nominated and qualified in quarters. In no case shall voting take place unless a . previous elections for candidacy for any office, or the job duly elected Polls Committee Is functioning. (b) The duly elected Polls Committee shall: collect of Port: Agent Or Port Patrolman, has'met all the require­ all unused ballots, the voting rosters, the numbered stubs ments of Section: 1-A of Article XII. of those, ballots already used, the ballot box or boxes, Section 3. Belloting Procedure. <a) The Secretory-Treasurer shall insure the proper and' the bal.ot records and files kept' by the Port Agent.. and tihiely preparation of ballots, witiiottt partiality as It shall then proceed to compare the serial numbers and to candidates or Ports. The ballots may contain general amounts of stubs with the number of names and corre­ information and instructive comments not inconsistent sponding serial numbers on the roster, and Hhen com-: with the provisions of this Constitution. All qualified pare the serial number and the amounts of haUots used Candidates shall be listed thereon alphabetically within with the vei-fication list, as corrected,, and ascertain each category. The listing of the Ports shall follow a whether the unused ballots, both by serial numbers and geograpbical pattern, commencing with the most northly anlount, represent the difference between what appears Port on the Atlantic, coast, following the Atlantic coast on the verification list, as corrected, and the ballots used. down to the most southerly Port on that coast, then west­ If any discrepancies are found, a detailed report thereon erly along the Gulf of Mexico and go on,, until the list of shall be drawn by the Polls Committee finding such dis­ Porta is exhausted. Thqre shall be allotted write-in space, crepancies, which report shall be In <duplicate, and signed on each ballot, sufficient to pennit each member voting to by :all the members of such Polls Committee.' Each write in as many names as there are offices and Jobs to be member of the Committe. may make what separate comr voted upon. Each ballot shall be so prepared aS to have the ments thereon ho desires, provided they are.signed, and : number thereon plaiied at Uie top thereof and shall be dated by. him. , A copy of this report; shall be given the : so perforated as to enable that portion containing the said Port Agent,'to be presented at the next r^cular meeting. number to be easily removed. On this removable portion A copy shall also be simultaneously sent to the Secretaiyshall also be placed a short statement indicating the nature : Treasurer, who shall- cause an investigation to. be made forthwith. The, results of such iqvestigation shall be re^ of the ballot and the voting.dates thereof. <b) The ballots so prepared at the direction of the Sec­ ported to the membership as soon as completed, with retory-Treasurer shall be the only official ballots. No recommendations by^ th'^ Secretary-^Treasurer. .A majority . others may be used. Each ballot shall be numbered as vote of the meuibership shall determine.- what action, If . indicated in the preceding paragraph and shall be num­ any, shall be taken-thereon, with the same effect as in­ bered consecutively, commencing with number 1.' A suf­ dicated In Article I. ficient amount shall be printed and distributed to each (c) The Polls ComtAlttee shall also insure mat the ballot ' Port. A .record of the ballots, both by serial numbers and box is locked and sealed, which lock and seal shall not amount, sent thereto shall be maintained by the Secre-: be opened except ih the manner hereinafter set forth. tary-Treasurer, who shall also send each Port Agent a . 'The same procedure as Is'set forth In the preceding para­ verification list indicating the amount and seriarnumbers graph with regard to discrepancies shall be utilized In of the ballots sent. Each Pdrt Agent shall maintain sepa­ the event the Polls Committee has reason to believe the rate records of the ballots sent him and shall inspect and lock and seal have been illegally tampered with. count the ballots, when received, to insure that the amount (d) The Polls Committee shall permit'qualified niembera sent, as Well as the numbers thereon, conform to the only to vote. Prior thereto, it shall ascertain whether they amount and numbers listed by the Secretory-Treasurer are in good standing, stamp their book with .the word as having been sent to that Port, ^e Port Agent shall •'voted," and the date. Issue ballots to voters, insure that immediately execute and return, to the Secretary-Treas­ proper registration on the roster takes place; collect the ' urer, a receipt acknowledging the correctness of the stubs, and keep them iii numerical order. It shall preservb amount and numbers of the ballots sent, or shall notify good order and decordm at the voting site and vicinity the Secretary-Treasurer of any discrepancy. Discrep­ thereof. All members and others affiliated with the Union ancies shall be corrected as soon as possible prior to the are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee, voting period, in any event, receipts shall be forwarded vriien called upon, in the preservation of order and for ballots actually received. The Secretary-Treasurer decorum. shall prepare a file in which shall be kept memoranda and (e)'ln order to maintain the secrecy and accuracy of correspondence dealing with the election This file shall the ballot, and to eliminate the possibility of errors or at all. times be available to any member asMng for in­ irregularities in any one day's balloting affecting all the spection of the same at Headquarters. balloting in any port, the following procedure shall he (c> Balloting shall take place in person, at Port Offices, observed: At the end ot each day's voting, the Polls Committee, and shall be secret. No signature of any voter, or other distinguishing mark, shall appear on. the ballot, exOept In the presence of «>ny member desiring to attend, nrothat any member may write ib the name or names of any. vfded he observes v )er decorum, shall open the ballot member or members, as appropriate; for any office, or the bbx or boxes, and piwce all of that day's ballots therein in an envelope, or envelopes, as'requirid, which shall Job of Port Agent or Patrolman. (d) No member may vote without displaying his then be sealed.; The members of the Polls- Committee Union Book, in: which there shall'be placed an appro­ shall thereupon sigif their names Across^ the flap of the n : ' priate notation of the date and'of the fact of voting, both said envelope or envelopes; with their book numb.;ie neXb'prior tm being handed a ballot. A ballot shall theii\be to their iijgnatures, The Committee shall also place the ^ ' �SoMMcMCBtary—Page Phr* \0''' fife; f;;% *' If- V Vv - ~ -4eM and name of the Port on the aaid envelope or en-^ lyitb the tally of -all the ballots and the preparation of p. velopet, and shal! certify, on the envelope or envelopes, closing report setting forth in complete detail, the results that the ballot box or hoxa were opened publicly, that of the election. Including a complete accounting of all all ballots for that day only were removed, and that all ballots and stubs, and-reconciliation of the same wiib the of those ballots are enclosed In the envelope or envelopes - s osiers-, verification lists, and receidie of the .Port Agents,. dated for that day and voted in that Port. The Polls' . ell with .detailed reference to serial numbers and amounts, Committee shall check the rosters, and any other records acd with each total broken down into Port totals. The they deem appropriate, to insure the foregoing. At the- Ta.ly.r g Committee shall be permitted access to the elecdispretion of Headquarters, official envelopes may be pre* f f¥-t records and files of all Ports, which they may require pared for the purpose of enclosing the l»ilots and the to be forwarded for inspection at its discretion. The re­ making of the aforesaid certification, with wording em* port shall clearly detail all discrepancies discovered, and cjntain recommendations for the treatment of these bodying the foregoing inscribed thereon, in which event, these envelopes shall he used by the Polls Committee for discrepancies. All members of the Committee shall sign the aforesaid purpose. Nothing contained herein shall the report, without prejudice, however, to the right of any prevent any member of a Polls Committee from adding member thereof, to submit a dissenting report as to the such comments to the certificate as are appropriate, aicuracy of the count and the validity of the ballots, with provided the comments are signed and dated by the ?..rt.nent details. member making them. The envelope or envelopes shall The Tallying Committee is also charged with the re­ then be placed in a wrapper or envelope, which, at the ceipt and evaluation of written protests by any member discretion - of Headquarters, may be furnished for that "-Ho claims an illegal denial of the right to vote. If it purpose. The wrapper or envelope shall then be securely finds the protest invalid, it shall dismiss the protest and •sealed and either delivered, or sent by certified or reg­ so inform the protesting member, by wire, on the day of istered mail, by the said Polls Committee, to the deposi­ dismissal. If it finds the i)rotest valid, the Committee tory named in the pre-election report adopted by the shall order a special vote, to be had no later than within membership The Polls Committee shall not be dis­ the period of its proceedings, on such terms as are prac­ charged from its duties until this mailing is accomplished tical. effective, and just, but which terms. In any event, and evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port shall include the provisions of Section 3(c) of this Article Agent, which evidence shall be noted and kept in the , and the designation of the voting site of the Port most convenient to the protesting member. Where a special Port Agent's election records or files. vote is ordered in accordance with this Section 5(c), these The Polls Committee shall also insure thet the ballot terms shall apply, notwithstanding any provisions to the box or boxes are locked and sealed before handing them back to the Port Agent, and shall place the 'cey or keys contrary contained in this Article. Protests may be made only in. writing and must be received by the Union Tally­ to the boxe" in an envelope, across the flap of which the members of the Committee shall sign their names, book ing Committee during the period of its proceedings. The reports of this Committee shall include a brief summary numbers, and the date, after sealing the envelope se­ of each protest received, the name and book number of curely In addition to delivering the key and ballot box the protesting member, and a summary of the disposition or boxes as aforesaid, the Polls Committee shall de­ liver to the Port Agent one copy of each of the roster of the said protest. The Committee shall take all reason­ able measures to adjust the course of its proceedings so sheets for the day, the unused ballots, any reports culled for by this Section 4, any files that they may have re­ as to enable the soecial vote set forth in this Section ceived. and all the stubs collected both for the daj and 5'c) to be completed within the time herein specified. No those turned over to it. The Port Agent shall be respon­ closing report shall be made by it unless and until the sible for the proper safeguarding of all .he aforesaid ma­ special votes referred to in this Section 5(c) shall have terial, shall not release any of it until duly called for, been duly completed and tallied. td) The members of the Union Tallying Committee and shall insure that no one illegally tampers with the shall proceed to Headquarters Port as soon as possible material placed in his custody. The remaining copy of each roster sheet used for the day shall be mailed by the after their election but, in any event, shall, arrive at Head­ Polls Committee to Headquarters, by certified or regis­ quarters Port prior to the first business day after Decem­ ber 31. of the election year. Each member of the Commit­ tered mail or delivered in person. tee not elected from Headquarters Port shall be reim­ (f) Members of the Polls Committee shall serve without bursed for transportation, meals, and lodging expense oc­ compensation, except that the Port Agent shall compensate each Polls Committee member with a reasonable sum for casioned by their traveling to and returning from Head­ quarters Port. AH members of the Committee shall also be meals while serving. Section 5. Ballot Collection, Tallying Procedure, paid at. the prevailing standby rate of pay from the day subsequent to their election to the day they return, in Protests, and Special Votes. (a I On the day the balloting in each Port is to lermi- noFuial course, to the Port from which they were elected. The Union Tallying Committee shall elect a chairman V nate. the Polls Committee elected for that day shall, in • from among themselves and, subject to the express terms addition to their other duties hereinbefore set forth, de­ liver to Headquarters; or mail to Headquarters (by certi­ of this Constitution, adopt its own procedures. Decisions fied or registered mail), all the unused ballots, together .as to special votes, prptests, and the contents of the final with a certification, signed and dated by all members of report shall be valid if made by a majority vote, provided the Committee that all balloi(s sent to the Port and nui there be.a quorum in attendance, which quorum is hereby used are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each .fixed at nine .19), The.Union Tallying Committee, but not member of the Committee to make-separate comments less than a quorum thereof, shall have the sole right and to obtain tiie ballots from the depository immediate­ under his signature and date. The certification shall , duty after the termination of balloting and to insure their specifically Identify, by serial number and amount, the ly safe Custody during, the course of the Committee's pro­ unused ballots so forwarded. In the same package, but ceedings, ptoceedings of thisjCommittee, except for bound separately, the Committee shall- forward to Head­ the actual^he preparation the closing report and dissents quarters all stubs collected during the period of Voting, therefrom, if any, shall of be open to any member, provided together with a certification, signed by all members of he observes decorum. In ho event shall the Issuance of the Committee, that all the Stubs collected by the Com­ the hereinbefore referred to closing report of the Tallying. mittee are enclosed therewith, subject to the right of each "-•V.niitJee be delayed beyond the January i5th Imme­ member of the Committee to make separate comments un­ diately subsequent to the close of voting. der his signature and date. The said Polls Committee, (e) The report of the Committee shall be made up In members shall not be discharged from their duties until sufficient copies to comply with the following require­ the forwarding called for hereunder is accomplished and ments: two copies shall be sent by the Committee to each evidence of mailing or delivery is furnished the Port Port Agent and the Secretary-'Treasurer prior to the first Agent, which evidence shal| be noted and kept in the regular meeting scheduled to take place subsequent to the Port Agent's election records or files. close of the Committee's proceedings or, in the event such (b) All forwarding to Headquarters, called for under meeting is scheduled to take place four days or less from this Section 5. shall be to the Union Tallying Committee, thei close of this Committee's proceedings, then at least five at the address of Headquarters; In the event a Polls days prior to the next regular meeting. Whichever meet­ Committee cannot be elected or cannot act oh the day ing applies shall be designated, by date, in the report, the balloting in each Port is to terminate, the Port Agent and shall be referred to as the "Election Report" meeting. shajl have the duty to forward the material specifically As soon as these copies are received, each Port Agent shall set forth in Section 5(a) (unused ballots and stubs) to the post one copy of the report on the bulletin board, in a Union Tallying Committee which will then carry out the conspicuous .manner. This copy shall be kept posted for functions in regard thereto of the said Polls Committee. . a-perlod of two months. At the Election Report meeting, In such event, the Port Agent shall also forward all other the other copy of the report shall be read verbatim. material deemed necessary by the Union Tallying Com­ (f) At the Election Report meeting, there shall be mittee to execute those functions. taken up the discrepancies, if any. referred to i- Section All certilications called for under this Article Xlll of this Aiticle and the recommendations of the Tally­ shall be deemed made according to the best knowledge. 5(c) ing Committee therewith. A majority vote of Information, and belief of those required to make such the membershipsubmitted shall decide what action, if any, in ac­ certifications. \ (c) The Union Tallying Committee shall consist of 14 cordance. with the Constitution, shall be taken thereon, action, however, shall not include the ordering of members. Six shall be elected from Headquarters Port, ..which a special vote unless the reported discrepancies affect and two shall be elected from each of the four ports of the results of the vote for any ofiRce or job, in which Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. The event, the special vote shall be restricted thereto. A six to be elected from Headquarters Port shall consist of: majority of the membership, Election Report meet­ two from each of the three departments of the Union. ing, may order a recheck andata the recount when a dissent to The others shall be elected without regard to department. The election shall be held^at the last regular meeting in the closing report has been issued by three or more mem­ December of the election year. No Olficer, Port Agent,. bers of the Union Tallying Committee. Except for the ,Patreimah, or candidate for office, or the job of Port cbniingBncles provided lur in this Section 5(f}, the closing Agent or Patrolman, shall be eligible for election to this report shall be accepted as finaL J 'Committee. In addition to' its duties hereinbefore ,aet •; (g) A special vote ordered pursuant to Sec, 5(f) must C|«t,^;-»fqrtht. th«^ Union Tallying Uommittee- shaU; be charged take place and be completed within seven (7) days after the Election Report meeting, at each Port where the dis• crepancles 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 sych 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 I 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 jof Polls Committees, shall be enclosed therewith. The iSecretary-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 acceptedi the numerical results in the pertinent segments of the Tally­ ing Committee's closing report shall be de^med-accepted and final without modification. If ordered, a recheck and recount, and the report there­ on by the Urion 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 6e 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 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 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 resblts deemed final and ac­ cepted as provided in this Article. It shall be the duty of the Secretary-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 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 hot apply where the successful candidate cannot assume h(- 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. (d) Before assuming office, every Officer, Port Agent, and Patrolman shal) 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 1 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 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 provisious shall apply with regard to the Port. where Headquarters is located except that the Auditing Committee there shall audit the financial reports of the Headquai^ers Port Agent and the Secretary-Treasurer. • �, .fju-»i:*i; 11-1^T^Wi-Ji.i-'S^.'*^-^HIM I SupplementaryVvti Mt I If? • h If*' I' P-fc: b^ff |HK^.; / •' 1?^; •''•• !;»?';• i'^ li-' ^ fl-:. " P?' • I"' .SeafioB i. Qnarletlp FliuBdal Camarittee. section •. The Trial CbmmOtee riiall hear an pertinent (01 A new trial riiall be recommended If the Appeals The Quarterly Flaaiielal Cmnmlttee shall iw elected at evidence and rilall not Iw bound by the rules of evidence committee finds—(a) that any member of the Trial Com­ the Port where Headquarters Is located, at the Hrst or see> required by courts of taw but may receive all relevadt mittee should have beeiTdis^allfied, or (b) that the ac­ end regular meetine held after the close of the calendar testimony. Tiw Trial Committee may grant adjournments, cused was not adequately informed of the details (rf tho 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 give'n a_filr trial, or te) that for any other reason., the ac­ . decide at which of these meetings the election shall take beneath a quorum. It shall adjourn until a quorum does cused was not given a fair triaL place. The Committee shall consist of six memters. with exist (d> If there is' no substantial evidence to support a 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. Fort Agent. Patrolman or enw accusers are present The Trial Committee shall conduct 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. members shall be elected by a majority vote of the mem­ cross-examine the accuser, or accusers, and the witneAes, (e> The Appeals Committee may recommend lesser 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 eligible to serve may nominate himself. SeeUon 14. The Appeals Committee shall deliver Its trial; provided, (a), the said member is available at the decision and dissent, if any. to the Secretary-Treasurer. Section 3. Trial Commltfee. A Trial Committee shall be elected at a Special Meeting time of the trial and (b> the said member agrees to render The Secretary^reasurer shall cause sufficient copies to bs held at 10:00 AJM. 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. place. It shall consist of five members, of which threa that the charges do not adequately Inform him of what He shall also send a copy to each accused and accuser at shall constitute a quorum. No Officer. Port Agent. Port wrong be 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 ot^' 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 fenserTbe guilt of an accused shall be found only if proven accept the decision of the Appeals Ck)mraittee. or the dis­ cannot, for any reason, render an honest decision. It shall by the weight of the evidence,.jind the burden of such sent therein, if any. If there Is no dissent, the decirioa of be the duty of every member to decline nomtautlon 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 nuffibef of wliaesses pfeiueed. Port Headquarters is located, in ttie manner pro­ Section 5. The Trial Committee shall make findings as videdwhere tee shall be elected tmder such generally applicable rules for In Section 2 of thia Article. Any decision BO to guilt or innocence, and recommendations as to pun­ as are adopted by a majority vot of the membership. providing for a new trial shall contain auch directions as ishment and/or other Union action deemed desirable In will Section 4. Appeals Committee. Insure a fair heariag to the accuaed. The Appeals Committee shall consist of seven members, the Itght of the proceedings. These findings and recom­ Seetton .II. The Secretary-Treasurer shall notify tho mendations shall be those of a majority of the Committee^ five of whom shall constitute a quorum, elected at the accused and each accuser, either in 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 ei mittee shall forward Its findings and recommendations, ifications and duties of members shall apply with regard the. appeal. A further appeal shall be allowed as set fortb to this Committee as apply to the Trial Committee. In along witli any dlssmit to the Port Agent of the Port In Section 17. where the trial took place.' iriiile a copy thereof riuU bn addition, no member may serve on an Appeals Committee Section 17. Each member is charged with knowledge of - In the hearing of an api^ from a Trial Committee deci­ forwarded to the accused and the accusers, either la per­ the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Interna* son or by mail addressed to their last known addresses. sion. if the said member was a member of the Trial Com­ The tfamal Union of North America, and the rights of. and findings shall include a statement that the rights «f procedure mittee. as to. further appeal at provided for therein. the accused under this Constitution, were properly safe­ fseetian S. NegotlatlBg and Strike Committee. Decisions reached thereunder shall be binding on all mem­ guarded. The findings also must contain the charges The members of a Negotiating and Strike Committee. bers of the Union. ' whether of a Port or otberwi*e. shall be composed of as made, the date of the trial, the name and address of the SeetloB 19. It shall be the duty of all members of the accused, the accuser, and each witness: shall describe each many members as shall be determined, by a majority vote Union to take all steps within their constltutienal power document used at the trial; shall, contain a fair sununafy of the memberriiip. upon recommendation of the Secre­ te carry out the terms of any effective decisions. tary-Treasurer. Any member may attend any meeting of ,of the proceedings, and shall state the findings as to Section 19. Any accused may waive any or all rights guilt or Innocence. If possible, all the documents used at Ihia Committee provided be observes'decorum. However, and privileges granted to him by this Artirie. If an accused the trial shall be kept All findings and recommendaUont a limit may be set by the chairman of the Committee on shall be made a part of the regular flies. has been properly notified of his trial and fails to attend the number of those who may attend. without properly requesting a -ostponement, the Trial SeetloB 6. The Port Agent of the Port of Trial shall, SeeHon d. Meeting Chairman. upon receipt of the findings and recommendations of the Committee may hold its trial without his presence. The meeting Chairman shall be a member elected from Trial ARTICLE XVI cause the findings and recommendations the floor by majori^ vote of the-members at any meeting. to be Committee, OFFENSES AND PENALTIES presented, and entered into the minutes, at the Section 7. Delegates. Section L Upon proof of the commission of the follow* As soon as the Secretanr-Treasurer is advised as to the regular meeting. tag offenses, the member shall be expelled from meooiSection 7. The Port Agent shall tend the record of date and duly authorized number of delegates to the con­ bcrriiip: . vention of the Seafarers International Union of North the entire proceedings to Headquarters, which shall cause (al Proof of membership in any organization advocating sufficient copies thereof to be made and sent to each America, be shall communicate such facts to the Port the overthrow of the Government of the United States Agent of each Port, together with recommendations as to Fort In time for the nest regularly scheduled m^ing. by force: Section S. At the tatter meeting, the proceedings shall generally applicable rules for the election of delegates. (b) Acting as an informer against the Interest of the These facts and recommendations shall be announced and be discussed. The meeting shall then vote. A majority 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. or agent, of the Company (al Accept the findings and recommendations, or changed by a majority vote of the membership during that against the interests of the memberriiip 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 (<a Accept the flndl^, but modify the recommenda­ not 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 tht (d> Order a new trial after finding that substantial Jus­ Agent, posted on the bulletin hoard, and announced at the following offenses, the member shall be peiial^ed up to • tice 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 penal^ of expulsion from the Union. In the event the under may Include provisions for aufbmatic election of all quarters is located and. upon application, the accused, the penal^ of expulsion is not invoked or recommended, the qualified nominees, in the event the number of such accusers, 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 andand privileges of membership for more than two (2) years, or subsistence. elected. ARTICLE XV Section 9. After the vote set forth In Section 8. any a fine of $50.00. or both: (a) Wilfully misappropriating or misusing Union prop­ punishment so decided upon shall become effective. The TRIALS AND APPEALS Section 1. Any member may bring charges against any Secretary-Treasurer shall cause »i6tice of the results erty of the value in excess of $50.00; (b) Unauthorized use of Union property, records, stamps, other member for the commission of an offense as set thereqf 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 bis who Is under effective pnnlshme.nt 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 unauthorized handling of accuser may withdraw his charges before the meeting where Headquarters is located, after receipt of the notice _takes place. , of appeal, the Secretary-Treasurer shall present the notice, ballots, stubs, rosters, verification lists, ballot boxes, or 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; (el 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 those charges to be read at the said meeting. is charged with the duty of presenting the before-men­ are false: (It Making 0.- trt nsmitting, with intent to 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 comr.;urlcatIons. 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 unauUiorizedly altering reports or communica­ the Union within 90 days thereafter. If the charges are cused. The acqiised.may argue bis 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 bis written . ment of the Union or its agreements; (h> Deliberate and unauthorized ipterierence. or delib­ until the morning following the next regular meeting, at statement or argument arrives at Headquarters In time for which time the Trial Committee will then be elected. He such presentation. erate and malicious viUification, with regard to the exej^u- ~ shall also be handed a written copy of the charges made Section 13. The Appeals Committee shall decide the ap­ tion of the duties of any office or job;against him. (i> Paying for. or receiving, money for. employment 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; mediately cause to be sent to him. by registered mail ad­ journments and may request the accused or accuserti to (j) Wilful refusal to submit evidence of affiliation for dressed to his last known mailing address on file with present arguments, whenever necessaty for such fair coB" the purpose of avoiding or delaying money payments to the Union, a copy of the charges, the names and book sideration. the Union, or unauthorizedly transferring or receiving numbers of the accusers, and a notification that he must Section 13. The decision of the Appeals Committee shall evidence of Union affiliation, with intent to deceive; appear with his witnesses, ready for trial the morning be by majority vote, and riiall be In the form of findings (k) Wilful failure or refusal to carry out the orders o} after the next regular meeting, at which meeting the Trial and recommendations. .Dissents wOl be allowed, pensions those duly authorized to make such orders during time Committee will be elected and disSents shall be In writing and signed by those partic­ of strike. In the event a majority of the membership of the Union ipating in such decision or dissent In making its flndings Section 3. Upon proof of the commission of any of tho shall vote to accept charges after their rejection by a and recomroendatioiig. tke.CooHQBittee shall be Eovemed following offenses, members shall be penalized up to Port, the Trial shall" take place in the Port where Head­ by the following: suspension from the rights and prfvlleges'of membership quarters Is located. Due notice thereof shall be given to (a) No ttsding of guUI afaali be reversed if inere is sub­ for two (2> yeanf. or a nne of $50.00. or both: the accused, who shall be Informed of the name of his stantial evidence to suwert eaeb e flndiiig and. In sudi: (a) WUfuUy misappropriating or mlstwing Union prop­ accusers, and who ritall receive a written atatement of case, the Appeals Commlflee ritall net nskke Its mru find- erty of the value under $90:00; Ike charges. At the reqimst ol the accused, transportation togs as to the weight of evidence. (b; Assuming any offiro.or Job. whether elective OMWC. and auksirience ahali be pnvid«t fbo ueused mid ids (b> In BO event shall tncreased nualitaaiMit be Mtw# with knowledge of the lack of pOsseaslon of the quaiificnmended. . .v ffeqtdrad theNfor: "''•''WK -V I •• - 'J!*I ••rM hmw • • '-M ' •' i.r ' • • -V i.': 'K; ii| i.-f' rV'''. r.:- '••vrp, �•""n-'i I m ; 5^ ' >•' n 'frit. SonMeaicafarf—Sena (c) Misconduct daring any meeting'or other official Union proceeding, or bringing the Union Into dlarepnto 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 penalised up to a fine of $50.00: la) 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; i le) Disorderly conduct in the Union Hall; ~ (f) Gambling in the Union Hall; (g) Negligent failure to join ship. Section 5. Apy 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 g. 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, by a majority vote of the membership. ARTICLE XIX EXi>ENDITURES Section 1. Policies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures to be made or expenses to be incurred shall be determined by a majority vote of the membership. In the event no contrary policies or instructions 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. Section 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 XL 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. X 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. Section 3. No assessments shall be levied except after a ballot conducted under such general rules as may be decided upon by a majority vote of the membership, pro­ vided that: (a) The ballot must be secret. -(bi The assessment must be approved by a 2/3 ma­ jority of the valid ballots cast. Section 4. A)I payments by members or other affiliates of this Union shall be applied successively 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 This Union, by majority vote of the membership, may provide fdr affiliation with It by individuals in a iesser ^capacity than membership, or 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, receiv.e priority or rights ' over members, or be termed a member. ARTICLE XXII FORMULATION OF SHIPPING RULES Section I. 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 "I ' : 4 and governing conduct and procedure connected > therewith may be Issued and take effect only after ap­ proval by a majority vote of the membership. Shipping rules duly issued shall be deemed to We Union policy. Section 2. A majority vote of the membership may make special exceptions or rules for any company or vessel, for organizational purposes, whether covered by a contract or not. ARTICLE XXIU QUORUMS Section 1. Unless elsewhere herein otherwise specif­ ically provided, the quorum for a special meeting of a Port shall be six members. , Section 2. The quorum for a regular meeting of a Port shall be seven members. Section 3. The quorum for the Agents' Conference shall lie a majority of those eligible to attend. Section 4. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here­ in, the quorum for any committee shall be the majority of those duly elected or apdointed thereto. . Section 5. Unless otherwise specifically set forth here-.. in, the decisions, reports, recgmmendations, or other func­ tions of any segment ai the Union requiring a quorum to act officially, shall be that of the majority of the quorum, and shall not be official or effective unless the quorum requirements are met. ARTICLE XXIV MEETINGS Section 1. All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided a quorum is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M. If such meeting night falls on a holiday, the meeting shall take place, providing a quorum is present, at 7:00 P.M. the following night. In the event a quorum is not present at 7:00 P.M., the Port Agent of vhe pertinent port shall post­ pone the opening of the meeting until a quorum is pres­ ent, but in no event later than 7:30 P.M. A majority vote of the membership shall be sufficient to change the date of any future regular meeting. Sectioi; 2. A special meeting at a Port may. be called only at the direction of the Port Agent. No special meet­ ing may be held, except between the hours of 0:0U A.M. . and 5:00 P.M. Notice of such meeting shall be posted at least two hours in advance, on the Port bulletin board. ARTICLE XXV AGENTS' CONFERENCE Section L The Secretary-Treasurer shall call an.Agen's' Conference-once a year, and may call, with the approval of a majority vote of, the membership, additional Agents' Conferences during the year. The time and place of each such meeting shall be fixed by the Secretary-Treasurer. These conferences may be postponed or cancelled by a majority vote of . the membership in case of emergency. A majority vote of the membership shall determine when such emergency exists. Section 2. The Agents' Conference may discuss and prepare reports and recommendations on any part of the Union's activities, policies and plans. The adoption of any such recommendation by a majority vote of the member^ship^ shall make the provisions thereof binding Union policy, until modified or otherwise altered by a majority vote of the membership provided such recommendation is not inconsistent with the provisions of this Constitu- to mean that calendar year prior to the calendar year la which elected officials and other elected Job-holders art required to assume office. The first election year shall be deemed to be 1954. Section 8. The terms, "this Constitution," and "this amended Constitution," shall be deemed to have the same meaning and shall refer to the Constitution which takes the place of the one adopted by the Union in 1939. as amended up through August 1951. Action 9. The term, "member in good standing," shall mean a member not in arrears or under suspension or sentence of expulsion. Unless otherwise expressly indi­ cated, the term, "member," shall mean a member in good standing. Section 10. The term, "membership book," shall mean any official certificate issued as evidence of Union mem­ bership. Scciion 11. Whenever the day on which a Union meeting or action is to take place falls on a holiday, the meeting or action shall be put off until the next business day, at the same hour. ARTICLE XXVII AMENDMENTS This Constitution shall be amended in the following manner: Section 1. Any member may submit, at any regular meeting of any Port, proposed amendments to this Con­ stitution in resolution form. If a majority vote of the membership of the Port approves it, the proposed amend­ ment shall be forwarded to all Ports for further action. 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 members, 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 m^y. receive whatever advice and 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 seciet 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 out the referendum to a vote, the Union Tallying Committee shall consist of six (Q' members, twO from each of the three <3) departments of the Union,' elected from Heaiquarters Port. The amendment shall cither 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. Section 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 shall immediately illness or condition preventing the affected person from notify all Ports of the results of the vote on the amend­ carrying out his duties for more than 30 days; or absence ment. ARTICLE XXVIII from the United States; or suspension from office or TRANSITION CLAUSE membership 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 of 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 the 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 ali 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 Jio 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, and 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 immediateiy 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 special. provisions of this Constitution. From the date of adoption Section 5, THfe term, "membership action" shall mean of this Coustiluliun, they shall execute the powers and the same as the.term "majority vote of the membership." functions, and assume tlib 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 holder thereof, is set forth in fliis Constitution, all refer­ shall hold office, pursuant hereto, until the expiration ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall date of-the terms of office set forth herein. The terms of be deemed to be equally applicable to whomever is duly Article XIII, only insofar as they apply to election of acting in such bffice or job. Officials. Port Agents, and Patrolmen, sbaU take effect the ' Section 7, The term "Election Year" shall be deemed first election year. m 1 • c^l ' ^I I . /sl -^1 .-1:1 tl ; ^1 --j^l '•'iil ~ rl w.'dl •it •^1 7n �.wA'. ^ 'A SUMMARY of Sll] ARTICLE XlV-Olher Elections: ARTICLE I—Name and General Powers: nat^'^i 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 nn^i Ell A Provides for affiliation of the At- AKTICLc 11—Arnlianon: lantic and GUM 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 XV-Trlals and Appeals: S|h', member to a fair trial by ah 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 accepCance, rejection or modification by a majority vote of the members—Provides procedure for app^lt. ARTICLE lll-AAembership: set by a majority vote of the membership—Defines certain eligibility requirements that must be met by candidates for new membership —j^ovides 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 XVI—Offenses and Penalfies: [la^tieb- ARTICLE IV-Relnstalement: fenses for which a member may be brought to trial—Places limita­ tions oh 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 meetihg. Statement of dismissed members. ARTICLE V-Dues and Initiation Fee: schedule, initiation fee and method of payment—Provides du« may not be changed mccept by constitutional amendment—^Permits thie membership, by majority vote, to waive dues and initiation fees for organizational purposes only. ARTICLE XVH-PublicaHons: lication of a newspaper and other literature.. ARTICLE VI—Retirement from Membership: ADTin F Provides for bonding of officers A\K I IV*LC AYm DOnaS: and employes oflhe Union under such 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 Vll-System of Organization: ARTICLE XIX-Expervditures: ments of the Union and provides for administrative authority. cies or specific instructions with regard to expenditures. ADTI/*IC \/iU Designates the following as elecAKTlLLt YlH—Utticers: tive officers: the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treasurers and Port Agents and Patrol­ men* ADTI/^I C VY D^nes the Union's sources of inAM\ I itwLC AA income: come—Sets forth the duty of mem­ bers to require Union representatives to give them a receipt for any pajrment of money to the Union—Provides that no assessment may be i^ied 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 ftw assessment balloting—Pror vides for the Union to derive htcome from dividends, intere.st «id legitimate business operations. ARTICLE IX-Other Elective gates and members of certain committees must be elected by the membership. ARTICLE X-Duties of Elective Officers: ARTICLE XXI-Degrees of Membership: 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 XXII—Formiilation of Shipping Rules: Guarantees, as did the previous Constitution, that shipping rules may not be revised unless approved^ by membership. A DTl/"l C Will • Provides that the quorum for AKI IVi^LII AAIM L<UOrUinS; a special meeting of any'port shall be six members and the quorum fot- a regular Port meeting shall be seven members. ARTICLE XI—Wages and Terms of Office: Provides that the Secretary-Treasurer, Assistant Secretary-Treas­ urers, Port Agmts and Patrolmen shall serve for two-year terms and that their wages shall be set by a majority vote of the membershif^Provides for hiring and dismissal of other employes and personnel, subject to a majority vote-bf the membership. ARTICLE XXIV-Meetings: regular meetings at 7 PM on every other Wednesday—Exceptions are noted ibr holidays and. failure to obtain a quorum. ARTICLE XII—Qualifications for Elective Office: ARTICLE XXV-AgenKs Conference: Sets forth that any member has the right to nominate himself for any office—^Lists eligibilify requirements for the various offices. APTirtF yill—FUH'irkne. Describes procedure for nomiMK1IV.,LC AMI CieaiOnS: nation to office—Provides for election of a six-member Credentials Committee to inspect the candfdatiBS' eBgffiafty, acccarding to rules of Constitution—Estab­ lishes safeguards for the right of a member to non^ate himself to i^ce. Describes the Union's balkiting jnrocedure in detail—pro­ vides lor «d^on. ^ FoRs Cmnmltt^ to conduct electiwts and of a iffistrietHvid!* Committee, including members from New BahimcKe, New Odeans and San Francisco to tabu^^te cestiltS—manner fas installation of officers. encc of Port Agents to .be called by the Secretary-Treasurer. ARTICLE XXVI-DefWtk»$: of the CiHistttution. ARTICLE XXVH-Am«fldn#«$r£^^ s^ttt^OH by the mttsliirshipi. AR»a£ XXVIII-Traiwitfe^ '.r r''J .t»f i-j/aosoo III: i 8":t«s<l| • r ; i j;ia lOifH .mcv' ec;' Pi smid riri "HBO sniOR os-nt 013 "r; ^ � 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 January 16, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU, NMU REACH ACCORD US UNIONS’ PROPOSALS GO TO ITF SIU BLOOD BANK NOW OPERATING’LIBERIA, PANAMA SEEK UN SHIP ROLE RUNAWAYS SEEK MAJOR ROLE IN UN SHIP BODY BRIDGES ON ‘MISSION’ TO SOVIET UNION SANDCAPTAIN IN HARBOR CRASH BLOOD BANK BEGINS; SERVES A&G COAST DEFENSE DEP’T HINTS AT SUBSIDIES FOR ROLL-ONS SOME EX-US LIBERTYS NOW FLYING RED FLAGS BAN ’50-50’ ON RUNAWAYS-PELLY ALASKA SHIP RULES STAY UNCHANGED RED TRADE DRIVE GAINS AS WEST EASES EMBARGO LK. CHARLES SHIPPING UP; 11 VESSELS IN NY GETS TASTE OF RUNAWAY BULL EXPANDS SERVICES; TO OPERATE FROM GULF PLASTIC LIFEBOAT PASSES TESTS STATE COURT CAN’T BAR PEACEFUL PICKETS SS ATLANTIC WINS PHS AWARD FOR CLEANLINESS SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFIT, TAX RISES TAKE EFFECT CS SHIPS’ ENGINEERS VOTE SET AROSA SHIPS TO BE SOLD VIA AUCTION 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 01/16/1959 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. XXI, No. 2 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/802897d3d7c39dd764ef06a9e6ebb479.PDF 843705699bbb8824369308f7ff024a6e PDF Text Text LOG 1|... ^ — jMry 30 1959 OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • - - . • — If'' f i f A -Story On Page S Budget Cuts ttit Story On Page 2 ii SI U Crew Rescued in Tunis Shipwreck m -Story On Page 2 A &G District Election Results — Page 7 — * Report By X A tshgled mess of sctap is all that's left of the Michigan Avenue bridge over the Buftaio • if|Cr€l|I ipOlIf (NY) River after 75-mile-an-hour winds tore the grain freighter, Michael K. Tewka* bwy from its inobrings arid sent it ?mr- b'>g ' " ' " ' ' — • -^ ship" suffered a battered stem, end in the engagement. Tallying • • - I' j- — Centerfold r'-r. "-"V' .,T, • �Us Shipping Hit Hard By TightBudget Ship Sahity Stepped Up i fand MARiriMB Key points affecting maritime in the budget message sent to Congress by the President call for the following: • Complete "reappraisal" of 1936 Merchant Marine Act and policy on subsidies, ship replacement, the life span of ships and the size of US-flag fleets ^ • ReeogniUim of the effect of nmawwr-flag and twOgn shipping on the US-flag fleet. • A ceiling' on subsidized voyages barring most new applicants. • Limited aid for new ship construction even Where already obligatedl • Reconsideration of bill to buUd superliners for US Lines and APL. The Joint RlU-industry safety program will iNiw include regular visits to the ships by the safety director of the Central Safety Com­ mittee. Captain W. B. Penney will be hitting ships in New York and the major outports to meet with officers and crews on. matters con­ cerning shipboard safety. The new tactic has been insti­ tuted by the Central Safety Com­ mittee in order to give the shlpsf crews the benefit of first-hand advice and service on^fety mat­ ters that might have been «vei> looked by the shipboard safety committees. Captain Penney win also consul! with officers and crews on means of making the safety program more effective so as to continue its progress in reducing shipboard accident rates throu^out the SIUcontracted fleet. WASHINGTON—A12 to 18-month slowdown in long-range planning for US shipping is the outlook under budget propos­ als sent to Congress by the President last week. The overall maritime program calls for new appropriations of $277 goals spelled out in the Merchant millon, almost $13 million Marine Act of 1936, indicate that less than last year, and clamps a when the President's recommended • "Pay-as-you-go" interest rates on ship mortagago loans. ceiling on subsidies which would industry study is carried out, broad • Eventual scrapping of Libera now in t'eserve.' new policy will be charted. Part not allow for any aid to pending • No nujor change .In fweigu aid and farm suridns disposal applicants. Among those affected of this blueprint is to stretch tbq, programs. " by the subsidy ceiling would he life span of new ships to more than • An extra $1.1 million for operating USPHS hospitals. Waterman. Isthmian, States Ma­ 20 years, in order to spread the • SUiht outback in scope of MSTS activittes. rine, Ishrandtsen and other new cost. The President hinted this last (See stories on page* 2, S, 5. and 16 Bering budget recom-' summer. applicants. mendations.) • * The budget cuts, together with With applications for over 660 the recommendation for a- full- new subsidized voyages pending, scale "reappraisal" of US maritime the proposed ceiling would shut out policy, hold out bleak prospects for all but a few seeking authoTrization shipping in the immediate itoture. for Great Lakes services: Funds The proposed study would explore have been tentatively earmarked BIZERTE—Encountering a heavy storm while steaming through the Mediterranean en the same ground covered again and for only 75 Lakes voyages, an^this figure is barely half of what has route to Calcutta, the SlU-contract^ Valiant Effort crashed into a reef on January 18 and been determined to be "essential sank within an hour. The 37-<man crew, taking refuge in two lifeboats, was rescued after in the public interest." ilye hours on the sea by a^ Observers thus see little chance ^ench aircraft ; carrier and rfe(, at about 1:15 AM, most of "practically taking over" the nunafor American-flag ships to get a ;ug. the Seafarers felt two heavy Jolts ber 4 lifeboat and saving it from slice of the Seaway traffic, espe­ The Valiant Effort was mak­ but thought it was merely the sea capsbing by throwing a sea anchor cially since none of the contracts ing its first voyage under the tossing the ship around again. The into the water. for Lakes operations have yet been American flag after having trans­ ship began taking water immedi­ completed. ferred from rimaway registry. It ately through the shaft alley in The remaining applicants for had left Galveston December 23 the engine room. Efforts to plug subsidies, such as Isthmian—which and was en route to Calcutta with the gap with lumber were futile; already has gotten tentative ap- 10,000 tons of US surplus wheat. the water was coming in too fast. It was soon apparent that the When the freighter first hit the (Continued on page 10) again" by previous inquiries, and vessel was never going to reach would probably set back action on Calcutta. At 2 AM an SOS was necessary maritime bills at least sent out and the men were told to until next year. Kven before the abandon ship. Lifeboats number SAN FRANCISCO—Joint action budget was released, a separate 2 and 4 were lowered; the other by the member unions of the SIU House probe of all government two being on the windwud side Pacific District, the Marine Fire­ subsidies was urged by Rep. Gross men's Union, the Marine Cooks and impossible to get to.' of Iowa. and Stewards and the' Sailors The crew then discovered to its Generally, the only instance Union of the Pacific, averted a dismay that the niunber^ boat bad where more funds are asked right major tie-up of West Coast mer­ no sea anchor and no flares, now is in the area of marine train­ couldn't - get its motor started; chant vessels and quickly settled a ing, for which an additional $600,number 4 had slightly fewer ills, dispute involving the Firemen's 000 is sought Union and the Pacific Maritime it was only missing oarlocks. Aside from the proposed study Association. Number 2 boat, which was carry-and its implications for the future The dispute arose when the Ing 23 of the 37 men, was so over­ of the subsidized fleet, the budget engineer im the States' Line crowded that the men were unable calls for the following: to get into a rowing position. To freighter M.M. Dant, was knocked •'•Construction of only 14 new make matters , even worse, one of off between the hours of 5 PM and ships; 19 were 'authorized last the officers brought two large 7 PM, when the longshoremen year. This would require rewriting trunks aboard. Besides taking up were not working. Although the contracts calling for twice that vital space, they prevented the union contended that the contract number. bilge pump from being connected. required the electrician to be paid *A permanent ceiling of 2,040 When the crew finally threw-one for such a two-hour period, the subsidized voyages (1,069 are al­ suitcase overboard, the officer set company disagreed and refused, to , ready contracted), ruling out all out4o retrieve it, losing an oar in pa'y the electrician. As a result of an appeal to the new applications except some for the process. two other unions of the Pacific Great Lakes runs. The present Cold and wet to the bone, the District, "ships' crews refused 16 ceiling is 2,225. crew spent the rest of the night work overtime hours between 8 •"Authority to "charge the full bailing water and riding waves up PM and 8 AM in port, and refused costs of the loans" In place of the to 25 feet high. But, standing as a to sign on ships all along the coast. present 3?4 percent ceiling on ship beacon in the gloomy night and Within two days a number of ves­ mortgage loans. As a result Con­ keeping everybody's spirits up, sels werd affected by the tie-up. ' six qugrti of rare iyps AB negaflvs blood ors ioiien from Brook­ gress should reconsider its author­ was the French aircraft carrier Although the owners moved into lyn Donor Confer by E. B. McAuley, Welfare Services represenfaization to build two superliners Arrowmanches, which responded court when the firemen took ac­ with direct Federal loans and sell taflve, for use by oiling Seafarer. to the SOS call. Anchored only 500 tion, they later agreed to withdraw them to US Lines and APL. away, the French vessel their suit and to settle the dispute The first Seafarer to benefit from the services of the SIU yards f'looked real good" to the boys in through regular channels as pro­ These moves for cutting Federal Sid to shipping, in the face of the Blood Bank underwent major surgery this week with an the boats. "ItTlooked like my living vided in the Pacific District agree­ assist of six pints of blood picked up at the Brooklyn Donor room," one said. "It was the pretti­ ment. Subsequently the man was est sight I'd seen in a month," said awarded IVi hours' OT. Center where the blood re-another. "A wonderful fueling," a serve is kept. Seafarer Henry not deposited six pints of type AB third recalled. "You felt that you Jon. 30, 1959 Vol. XXI, No. 3 Maginess, last off the Steel negative biood, the exchange ar­ Unions Demand were safe." Flyer, went into surgery only after rangement under which the Bank Rather than attempt a rescue at Morse Resign the SIU iBlood Bank was able to operates made it possible to with­ night, the French captain called Aroused by the statement of supply a rare type of AB negative draw six pints of that type from through a loudspeaker in English: blood which was not available in the central pool. The advantage of "We are standing by. We will pick Clarence Miwse, Maritime Ad­ ministrator, that tho runaways ViVh HALL. S«cr«(ara-Tr«atur«r sufficient quantity at the Staten having a central blood kitty was you up in the morning." are "essential" to the US, SIU HSBBIBX Baaiia, IDcUtor. BBmsaD Su- Island Public Health HospitaL thus pointed up by the^ery first Two helicopters from the Arrow­ of NA President Paul HaU and SAX. Art Editor. ffntAX Aaunia. lawn .' • . The AB negative type is present case to come up. •nVACX, AL IIASKIM. J«MDf taAXH., ANAmanches and the French tug Belier NMU President Joseph Curran wu Lnxwr. Stair Writora. BILL MOODT. in only one of 400 individuals and assisted in the rescue. The French Under the SIU Blood Baink Gul/ Area Rej^e$«tUattv«. the hospital was only able to scaape system, all blood collected through proved most hospitable, providing sent a wire last nl«dit to Presi­ dent Elsenhower eaUlsg for Mithfd « tM aaatf^ujMlArt up six pints of this type ou its own. the SlU Plan is deposited at the their guests with hot food and dry Morse's reslgnsthm. Morse had the SiMfarars At- However, surgeons needed 12 pints Brooklyn DonOr Cqnter. Hospitals clothes and /beds. ; A GoH District, ATL-CiO, 475 Paurtk stated that US union -jiians tn Avanua Breafclyn 12, NY. Tal. HYaclnth to operate. The SIU Blood Bank anywhere in the US can then call Every i^a disaster usually has organize the runaways threat­ gssse. SacoMI clan poataga paid it MM Post omca in Braoklyn, NY, under was called on to supply the addi­ upon the center for blood in the its standouts and the Valiant Ef­ ened US defense plans. He also AM Act at ARB. Mf Ifia. tional six pin..I, event, a Seafardr'pr a member of fort was no exception.,- A^s John defended the runaways' tax I2C Although w/m SIU Bank in its a Seafarer's famiip is in need of Hudgins, and Larry Bounds were pracdoes; cited for their qu^ck. leadership in ' WOWI 9^^ had a blood donation..; ... r;'., .ais-wc;*- SlU Crew Escapes Wreck SlU Blood Program Already Paying Off 8EAFABERS LOG Bt p m- Eft :^-u. L-'-- End MFOW Pact Dispute �u, lisf SEAFARERS LOG ITF Votes US Union Plan US Unions' Position (The following consistt of excerpts from the policy statement of the American Comntittee of the International Transportworkers Federation as submitted to the ITF LoTuIon meeting.) "The phenomenal srowth of the PanLlbHonCo fleet . . . has taken place in spite of the policy against PanLibHonCo . . . adopted ... by the ITF ... in 1052 . . T "... Consequently the objectives of the 1952 Stockholm policy • V. have not been achieved ... "In light of this situation, the ITF, at its meeting in 1958, called for more forceful action, which resulted in the December boycott . . . The world-wide boycott . . . was an effective blow ... It was sufficient to convince the runaway operators that they could not withstand . . . action of this type. "Consequently they have already, taken positive counter-action. In the United States they have formed an organization which they call the 'Committee of Flags of Necessity' . .'. They have announced their firm intention ... if the worid maritime unions make it difficult for them to operate under^anLibHonCo registries, to seek registration under other Tags which would offer them the same conveniences ... to evade the standards and conditions they would have to meet under the American flag ... "The shipowners' new tack poses a more serious threat to the world seamen's movement . . . These operators are counting on their ability to pit seamen against seamen . . . There Is only one answer to this: The organized seamen of the world must present a firm, united front against any attempt to pit one nation's seamen against another. ... ". . . If these operators succeed In destroying the standards of American seamen, it is only a question of time until they will crumble the standards of seamen'd unions in every legitimate mari­ time nation . . . ^ "The affiliates of the ITF must close all loopholes through which shipowners can escape their original obligations ... It is the position of the^American Committee . . . "1) That seamen on runaway ships shall be protected by con­ tracts of the unions of the country in which actual control of the shipping operation is vested: and "2) That all affiliates of the ITF support the efforts of the un­ ions of each nation to organize such ships and enforce such con­ tracts ..." PHS Gets Clear Sailing In Budget WASHINGTON—Budget figures disclosed by a spokesman for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare indicate clear sailing for the US Public Health Service in the fiscal year starting this July. The 161-year-old agency will gain $1.1 million over last year's appropriation for PHS Inhospital services, bringing the rec­ ommended new outlay to $34.6 million. This would assure no cut In existing facilities for the care of US merchant seamen at the 16 PHS hospitals now being operated. Slightly higher funds than in the last budget are proposed for main­ taining an additional 125 out­ patient facilities. This figure is $5.2 million, almost $15,000 more than last year. The overall in­ creases will cover additional perlomiel as well as higher food costs. 'New' and 'Old' Money Included in the $1.1 million figure is. $771,000 in new money, plus $330,000 earmarked for new construction under the 1959 budg­ et, which will be applied to gen­ eral opex^iting; funds this time. The higher figures all along the line indicate that the Departmoiit has put aside' earlier plans for closing the Savannah, hospital and three others, as- well as the Man­ hattan Bpach: TB institution, in Brooklyn, wfhieh was rumored lastFall. Previous hospital closings produced considerable hardship on patients in the major port areas affected, such as Mobile, which now has only an.out-patient facility. The nearest hospital from, there is Eisenhower Asks Study On Registry WASHINGTON—The growth of tax-dodging runaway shipping to the point where tiny Liberia today has more tonnage under her flag than the United States has at long last attracted formal White House attention. 'Full Examination' Recognition of the magnitude of the problem came as the Presi­ dent, for the first time, specifical­ ly called for a full examination of US policy "on such matters as foreign-flag registration and the competition of foreign shipping." US maritime suppo.iers were heartened by the long-hoped-for announcement. The President touched on the subject briefly in his budget mes­ sage to Congress last week, when he proposed still another fullscale study of the transportation industry, including water trans­ port, both by the Department of (Commerce and the Congress, In (Continued on page 10) Ownership Of Runaway Key To Union Part Right LONDON—revised policy on runaway flag operations deigned to pave the way for appropriate collective bargaining agreements has been adopted by the In­ ternational Transportworkers Federation at its meeting here. The new policy, which was urged jointly by the I* of multiple corporate set-ups American maritime unions, ess and muiti - national crew hiring calls for the signing of practices. It assures that wher­ union agreements with the ever a crew may be hired or what­ ever its nationality, the union from runaways by unions of the the shipowner's native country will country in which actual sign agreements for and represent Canada SIU, British In Flag Accord the crews of the ships involved. In presenting the US unions' position SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph' Curran declared it was "urgent to act now to halt a shipowner plot aimed at driving a wedge between LONDON— An agreement to deal unions of free seamen and by so with the problem of flag switches by Canadian ship operators was doing, to continue to exploit the worked out at the International seamen manning their ships." (See Transportworkers F e d e r a tion excerpts from unions' position on meeting here between Hal Banks, this page.) The SIU and NMU delegations secretary-treasurer of the SIU to the convention heartily sec­ onded the resolution with the an­ nouncement that they were pre­ pared to start working immediately with appropriate American mari­ time unions for the organization of American-controlled runaway MADRAS, India—Lost on the shipping. Indian Ocean, without food and The nub of the formal resolu­ water for 15 days, and surrounded tion is the following: by menacing sharks, six natives of the Maidive Islands were on death's The ITF will (a) "call again up­ doorstep when rescued by the SIU- on appropriate governments to get manned Alcoa Patriot January 8. together for the purpose of finding The six, including boys aged 14, a solution to this problem; 10 and 8, were so weak at first they "(b) To continue the fight could hardly walk, but after a short against any shipowner using a flag stay in the Patriot's hospital and for the purpose of avoiding the some hot broth in their stomachs, proper wages and working condi­ they were reported in satisfactory tions and normal'taxation; and condition. "(c) To seek to have established Hal Banks The Patriot was en route to India the appropriate collective agree­ with a cargo of wheat when it ments covering wages and working Canadian Di.strict and a vice-presi­ spotted several bright flares in the conditions and, where lacking, so­ dent of the SIU of NA, and repre­ distance. Through binoculars, a cial security; such agreements to sentatives of the British seamen's two-masted sailing boat, about 35 be concluded through affiliated union. The agreement deals with feet long, was spotted. jinlons of the country in which flag switches involving Can­ "As wo came near," the ship's actual control of the shipping oper­ those adian ship transfers to the United log reports, "we could hear frantic ation Is vested, and, where nec­ cries for help ... hysterical crying essary,dby the ITF Seafarers' Sec­ Kingdom flag. and wailing of young boys."" Com­ tion through its Fair Practices A number of Canadian opera­ tors, both deep sea and on the ing closer to the drifting craft, Comifiittee." Great Lakes, have been registering crewmembers could see over a dozen sharks swimming close to its A second policy statement dealt their ships under the British flag with the problem of those opera­ and crewing their vessels with sides. This has been Upon securing the vessel to a tions in which there would be no British seamen. done even though the companies clear jurisdiction involved. It line, James Matthews, AB, went aboard, tied a safety rope around held that in such cases, as deter­ involved may have been operating the chest of each victim, and one mined by the Fair Practices Com­ entirely within the Canadian do­ by one they were hoisted up to mittee, the ITF would continue re­ mestic trade. The Canadian District has been ceiving contributions of two safety. concerned with this problem for pounds ($5.60) per month per Since nobody understood the natives' language, the entire story crewmember for the international some time and Banks felt it should could not be determined until the seamen's welfare fund. This would be resolved within the ITF. Canada does not have a regula­ ship reached Madras, India. There, also apply where an affiliated un­ through interpreters, it was re­ ion with appropriate jurisdiction tion such as in United States law vealed that the six had been jifloat has no welfare fund of its own, but, confining its domestic shipping op­ for 20 days, and had run out of of course, would not affect run- erations to Canadian-flag ships. The position of the Canadian food and water after the first five. (Continued on page 10) District was that in view of the differential in wages between the United Kingdom and Canada, both shoreside and on ships, that the operation of ships in Canada un­ der the British flag was deterimental to both Canadian Seafarers and Canadian-flag shipowners who were paying a higher wage scale. Banks pointed out that this ac­ tion by the Canadian shipowners was also taking advantage of Brit­ ish seamen to their detriment, par­ ticularly since they had to live within the Canadian price struc­ ture while serving on Canadian ships. The arrangement worked out be­ Part of SIU one! NMU delegations are shown at London ITF con­ tween the twq unions is designed ference. At left of table are NMU President Joe Curran, Steve to remedy the situation and take Federoff, William Perry. On right, SIU of NA President Paul Hall; the advantage out of "flag-h«ip> ping" by Canadiimi shipowners. IHal Banks, Canadian delegdtei Lindsey Williams and Cal Tdnnef. ownership of the vessel exists. The new policy is designed to keep the runaway shipown­ ers from evading an appropriate union contract through the proc- Alcoa Crew Rescues Six AdriftAtSea ''j tS �SEAFARERS rag* ¥*at lanuary 3t; IMt^ LOG ROTARY SHIPPINO ROARD January 7 Through January 20, 1959 Ship Atfivify A breakdown of the total shipping shows 69 percent of the jobs SIU shipping this period was practically the same as in the were filled by class A men, 21 percent by class B and the ten percent revious two weeks, with a dispatch total of 890 jobs shipped. by class C. These percentages actually mean a rise for the top seniority he total registration, 1,010, fell off also, but the decline was (class A) group and a corresponding drop in class B jobs shipped. ? only among class A men. Class B registration was somewhat higher than last period. In the same fashion, the figure for the total number of men on the beach at the end of the period showed a decrease, but all oi( it in class A. Despite the "slow" period, four ports showed improved shipping, two reported no loss and in one. New Orleans, the decline was negligible. Baltimore, Norfolk, Mobile and Houston all reported more jobs shipped than in the previous two weeks, which was a welcome change in each case. Lake Charles and Wilmington held to the status quo, while all the rest slowed up. But Seattle, for one, was still pretty busy handling 63 jobs. New York, on the other hand, shipped less than 200 jobs for the first time since last April. All ports covered a total of 211 payoffs, sign-ons and in-transit visits. Of these 52 represented payoffs, 22 were sign-ons and the rest were in-transits. New York accounted for 31 ships. New Orleans had 27, Baltimore, 25, and Houston, 20 for a total of 103 or almost half the activity District-wide. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) There was no change on class C, although there were a few more class "C" jobs shipped Hhan before. The. bulk of them again were in the steward department Boston. Baltimore and Tampa, however, shipped no one in class C. By the end of the period, seven ports had 100 or less men on hand in all departments. This list included Boston, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle, San Francisco had 101. In turn, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles and Seattle all had 50 or less class A men still registered on the bench. Wilmington followed with 51 and Boston with S3. The following is the port by port forecast: ~ Boston: Still very quiet . . . New York: Should pick up again . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore: Good; sevmil laid-up ships may crew . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Slow . . . Tampa: Slow , . . Mobile: Fair . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Honston: Good . . .Wilmingtwi: Quiet . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. fay Sign In Offs Ont Trans. TOTAL Betloa ...... 2 ' — New Yoffc.... 12 2 — PhnodolpMa.. 3 BaltinMra .. 19 4 Nofffaiii ..... 3 1 Sovansoh .... — — Tampa ...... — - 1 Mobil# ...... 7 . 2 New Orloaas.. 4 4 Lolca Charles.. 1 1 Henstoit .... 8 1 WIMagton ... — — See franeisee'. — 1 3 Seattle ..... 8 TOTALS ... 52 22 2 17 19 • 9. . 12 9 . 5 . 10 12 14 4 T • 7 137 8 31 13 25 12 12 9 14 27 14 20 4 -0 15 211 DECK DEPARTMENT ReglstereA . CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS 8 Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL A B C ALL 1 2__8 •ALL 12 3 3 i 2 1 . 2 5 1 — 1 i 1 1 — 5 3 2 5 16 4' 25 1 63 — 11 17 38 15 19 25 12 56 — 9 — 45 2 6 56 9 8 73 93 154 46 293 — 21 17 14 8 3 9 6 15 19 1 — 1 — 17 1 1 17 9 43 — — 1 24 6 11 1 11 15 9 23 9 41 — 47 19 e — — _ 41 6 — 77 11 117 5 14 33 4 10 9 — 3 3 4 10 — 14 — — 9 « 14 9 — 19 5 11 4 20 — 5 6 1 1 1 — 1 2 2 1 3 3 — 1 4 4 7 1 12 — 1 1 1 1 2 15 — 6 4 17 — 29 11 13 2 3 6 5 3 1 2 14 4 14 93 — 19 39 40 14 2 8 4 16 27 10 49 17 10 19 6 35 3 7 13 — 35 13 90, 38 77 15 130 — 6 16 11 5 2 6 9 7 3 — 1 4 2 3 4 14 — *\ 1 10 3 7 43 11 25 13 8 24 12 44 4 1 5 44 9 so! 22 33 62| 2 10 4 3 7 3 1 1 4 — 1 1 4 1 • 24 — 1 5 11 10 5 1 9 2 5 — 3 4 — 3 9 9 3 15' 7 23 32i 2 3 7 3 _10 1 6 3 i 2 11 3 — 3 6 — 32 11 6 19 — 9 •22l • 7 80 151 42 273 9 32 48 *89 65 132 54 I 251 8 13 33 54 1 8 13 22 251 54 22 327 280 499 122 301110 78 113 i Port Boston ....... New York Philadelphia.. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans.. Lake Charles.. Houston Wilmington... San Francisco. Seattle TOTALS 9 38 1 52 11 2 10 10 22 10 20 5 5 6 201 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 1 2 3 ALL — 1 1 2 14 39 6 89 — 8 — 8 — 18 5 23 8 3 — 11 2 — — 2 — 4 — 4 3 — — 3 6 40 3 49 1 4 3 8 4 30 3 37 6 — 1 7 3 5 1 9 2 6 1 9 34 171 26 231 • rOFI •'.»> § ll5f • Boston New York. Philadelphia Baltimore.... Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington.... San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS A • Shipped CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 ALL meee MM - .1^ 2 I 3 ^M« MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM- MM ewM MM' MM MW MM 8 _ 3 2 1 1 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM MM 3 4 13 Registered C n The Beach TOTAL CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS GROUP GROUP 2 9 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 4 1 _ ^ 16 7 1 2 12 2 63 47 7 54 47 144 22 213 8 35 20 7 3 35 _ 2 3 5 10 1 31 3 90l - 14 21 35 33 10 43 3 79 8 6 .9 8 7 1 14 1 10 2 1 1i 2 3 — 9 2 1 3 1 _ __ 6 5 1 69 9 11 29 21 10 48 7 8 9 11 8 7 8 93 IS 80 18 68 7 8 30 19 5 15 1 3 9 1 4 1 10 16 2 12 1 22 47 9 27 1 87 2 14 6 1 34 12 1 2 1 6 2 13 2 17 3 1 1 1 4 26 6 3 3 7 9 19 2 4 2 3 1 7 .— 7 9 9 3 1 28 8 11 •4 57 640 11 103 82 196 473 21 197 85 21 303 119 1 5 MM STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 2 3 ALL B C ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 2 3 ALL 1 2 1 3 3 4 12 2 1 2 5 1 1 1 5 1 1 18 26 ' 81 — 1 13 2 37 40 65 86 43 104 233 1 14 13 0 11 28 — — 11 11 40 46 — — 8 9 6 — 12 9 8 25 t 6 12 3 1 9 2 4 4 — — 2 10 8 23 — — 9 1 34 74 1 8 9 30 7 30 37 42 11 21 19 SO 1 — 6 1 2 5 13 4 8 2 3 7 12 1 7 1 3 1 14 8 11 2 16 1 0 6 — — I 3 1 5 2 1 10 1 — 2 3 3 7 2 3 1 1 — — — 2 1 2 4 8 — — 2 1 2 1 9 9 3 20 tt 29 3 3 — — 8 20 26 28 18 30 29 3 10 3 1 — 15 3 27 45 12 0 67 119 23 23 0 4 32 37 12 9 1 16 — 4 4 22 6 — 0 22 3 2 5 10 1 — 3 3 2 4 2 12 3 8 1 — .3 4 2 4 — 2 4 2 0 — 4 4 6 25 2 — 8 11 4 10 6 9 36 31 21 • 10 10 8 — a 8 2 2 24 2 14 8 — 8 2 — 3 5 19 2 3 2 2 7 9 4 2 3 — 2 -• a 8 4 2 9 3 4 16 — 4 1 13 4 12 9 3 4 3 2 8 3 — 1 29 1 — 1 1 1 1 4 3 9 9 4 18 4 4 1 16 0 14 1 — 1 2 2 4 2 9 19 iL 94 33 100 227 26C<|273 110 272 655 9 54 11 9 147 70 51 20 92 163 48il9S 49 48 15 8 27 3 40 49 Part Boston New York Philadelphia... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa........ Mobile New Orleans... Lake Charles.. Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle 1— TOTALS J M SUMMARY .1 f'.- DECK ENGINE ::STEWARD CHliMMV lOrAiS Registered Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP1 7 GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 1 1 J1 2 1 1 1 11 9 1 21 8 27 12 47 1 6 7 — 1 4 5 1 4 2 7 1 2 3 — 5 10 15 2 24 7 33 1 3 6 10 — 2 3 8 — 6 2 ' 8 3 3 6 — 1 — 1 1 2 — '1 1 2 1 — 1 _ 1 — 3 2 8 1 1 13 2 1 5 8 11 11 — 6 9 xS 9 20 5 39 _ "9 0 15 — 1 5 6 1 7 2 19 1 4 8 1 12 9 22 "4 24 6 34 2 9 9 12 — 1 1 2 2 1 4 1 — 3 3 1 1 3 3 — 4 2 6 1 10 11 1 9 3 9 15 51 54 120 39 -128 39 197 15 33 37 85 i Registered Registered Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL 80 151 42 1 273 '9 32 48 i 89 65 132 54 251 34 171 26 1 231 15 51 54 1 120 30 128 39 197 OA ' AO Q NA few 33 IfMI WB. ,*9*9 AW 11 22? mrmrB - 7 f V D4 11 70 51 20 92 168 m fni 'tl!y^''92 156 1 279 146 289 105 til Shipped CLASS B . GROUP 123 ALL iv 13' » 54 85 19 33 37 Aw 0 AA 49 2* 49 119 'isil Reglsterf d ,C'n The Boocfc s " TOTAL _ Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 28 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 2 ALL ABC ALL 1 280 499 122 \ 901 327 10 78 113 261 251 54 22 1 8 13 22 21 197 85 21 803 110 47? 97 1 849 11 108 82 186 • -a 13 8 TC -A AQ MO ASi OftA tlA tv #147 wlw AAv 372 If MOM -A* Ml# MM iOvV !273 V XMi 1I IM MViW 15 O- Ot. 27 - MM 133 yMki: iS80 1982 JSl 12m m 180 91 19 27 45 \ .01 x^ �JamuT Mi lt5t SEAFARERS QUESTION: How much gear do you take with you when you ship? Y i LOG race rive Planning CouFt Appeal For Role In UN LONDON—^The world's two leading runaway sanctuaries, Liberia and Panama, fight­ Fcanela D. Wall. FWT: Usually Jack Olson, bosun: Outside of all the gear I take with me fills a the gear needed for working on ing desperately to establish themselves as legitimate maritime nations, were given a severe suitcase and a deck, all I bring jolt last week when the United Nations Inter-Govemmental Maritime Consultative Organ­ along are two hand bag. Most suits, one lighb- ization meeting here decisive-"* of the clothes are wdlght, one ly rejected their bid for seats proposal up before Congress to bar ally. The motion passed and in the dress clothes, a heavy. Most of on the 14-member Maritime "50-50" cargoes from runaway subsequent voting neither Liberia suit, slacks and ships as welL nor Panama could muster more the tinse I travel the like since all Hie us support of the "Panlib" than 11 votes, far short of the 23 Navy style—^three Safety Committee. the work clothes Although the group later unan­ half of the "'•PanLibHonCo" axis necessary for approval. work changes. If I need I wash as Elected to the secretariat were one is dirty, and imously approved a Liberian re­ at the IMCO meeting was strongly we go along. A couple of changes the one I am solution that the issue be referred eriticized by SIU President Paul the United States, Great Britain, wearing gets wet, to the International Court of Jus­ Hall and National Maritime Union Norway, Japan, Italy, France, West is all you have Joe Curran. In a Joint Germany and the Netherlands. toT carry. I always have the ace to fall tice, which will rule on the legiti­ President telegram to the International Completing the 14-member unit macy of runaway registries, it was back on. > 4 4 Transport Workers Federation, are the Soviet Union, Canada, little consolation for the runaway H. Connolly, bakey: I bring very operators, who were reportedly which sent a representative to the Greece, the United Arab Republic, Eugene Keed, ABt I usually fuming at the turn of events, little gear aboard with me since I meeting, they said, . . all United Argentina and Pakistan, don't need too travel with two suits, one sununer Press reports quoted them as be­ States maritime unions strongly Hinges O nDefinition much. The bakers and one winter ing "shocked" by the IMCO action. oppose any international recogni­ and other mem­ The major legal battle before wear. When you The owners, most of them Ameri­ tion of runaway ships or the na­ the World Court will probably bers of the stewwork on deck, tions which give them refuge from cans, went on to charge Great center around what constitutes • ard department you have to be Britain, Norway and the other Eu­ and protection against union rep­ "shipowning nation." If the major­ receive their prepared for any ropean nations that had rebuffed resentation, collective bargaining IMCO findings are accepted, working gear, so type of weather, the runaways with "ganging up." and decent wages and working con­ ity then the status of Liberia. Panama all I actually need and climate. So I Despite vigorous United States sup­ ditions." and other runaway havens, whose of my own would wind up carrying port of the runaways, most of this Might Go Elsewhere resident nationals own only a hand­ be good clothes boots, rain gear, country's NATO allies voted US authorities argued that if ful of ships, will be severely .to wear ashore, heavy clothes and against the two. This included, be­ American shipowners were not al­ diminished. like a sport jacket and slacks. of course, light sides Britain and Norway, France, lowed to register in Liberia or It is likely that the runaways work clothes. , 4 4^ aj Italy, West Germany, and the Panama they would do so in an­ will that since the ship­ Clyde Kreiss, baker: I need very 4" it itNetherlands, all powerful estab­ other country offering similarly ping argue corporations registered in little gear to wear working aboard George Stravarides, wiper: That lished maritime nations. low costs. Lower wages, smaller the country imder whose flag they ship since 1 am depends on the ship and the run. operating costs and considerable sail, these corporations are .sub­ Plan 'Getting Even' in the steward If it is winter tax benefits are the major induce­ department. How­ time, then I have - Intent on "getting even," run­ ments offered runaway shipowners. ject to the laws of that country and for all practical purposes can ever I always to bring a lot of away owners in the States have Debate was long and heated as be considered as acting as na­ bring along my warm clothing, served notice that they intend to hobby — leather and lighter wear urge Congress to enact laws bar­ the London conference headed to­ tionals of that country. The Court, which sits in The working, and that if in the summer. ring ali "50-50" cargoes from Eu­ wards a showdown. The US pro­ weighs a ton. I If I am going on ropean nations that carry on trade posed that the eight-member sec­ Hague. Holland, is not expected to be automatically filled by hand down a ruling for several have to carry a long trip, then with Communist China and other retariat the first .eight nations listed in months since its calender 'is al­ some leather and it means taking "iron curtain" nations. Such a Lloyd's register the world's ready cluttered with other inter­ my tools, at least a full load, for move is particularly aimed at "largest shipowningas nations." This two suitcases full. In a way, its I like to bring England and Norway, who main­ would have assured seats for national disputes. lucky I don't have to carry a lot enough with me to last through tain such trade. Liberia and Panama, who are rated of apparel. the voyage. Rep. Thomas Peily already his a third and eighth respectively. The resolution was defeated 17-11. Urging that the criterion to go by should bff the amount of ton­ nage actually, owned by a country or its nationals, rather than amount WASHINCTON—On the surface, the outlook this early in 1959 on the foreign aid and of shipping registered under a farm surplus disposal programs appears little changed from a year ago. Both programs, flag, the British then moved that Aid, Surplus Programs Unchanged operated under the "50-50" law governing US-financed cargo movement, are critical to the the nations be voted upon individulivelihood of US-flag shipping^ and American seamen, since they supply heavy cargo of­ ferings for us ships. The budget submitted by the President to Congress- last week again calls for a $3.9 billion author­ ization for foreign aid. Equally im­ portant, it would extend the life of the surplus program for 12 inore months to the . end of 1969, and authorize shipment overseas of another $1.5 billion in farm prod­ ucts. V Congress last year finally settled Upturn Slight In Lk. Charles LAKE CHARLES—Shipping for tills port picked up somewhat over the holiday slump. Port Agent Leroy Clarke reports.. However, there is still a fairly large registra­ tion list in all three, departments and any openings that are put on the board are taken within one or t\Vo calls. The Central Labor Council of Lake Charles last week elected its tic-w officials for the coming 12 months. All of the men ,;ielected for the posts have always worked in close cooperation with the SIU, and will continue to coordinate ail of the port's labor actilities.The vessels calling into the area during the nast period were the CS Norfolk, Winter HiU, Chiwawa, Cantigny, Royal Oak, CS Miami, CS Baltinmre, Bents Fort, Brad­ ford Island (C'Ues Service) and the issiDpi). NY Expects Rebound In Job Totals on a $3.3 billion foreign aid figure and an 18-month extension of the NEW YORK—Shipping for the surplus program along with a $1.5 past period slowed down quite a billion authorization. The cut in bit. Assistant Secretary-Treasurer the foreign aid outlay will require Bill Hall noted, with only 192 men a $225 million supplemental ap­ being shipped during the last two propriation in the present session weeks. This is quite a drop from to keep the books straight. the 400 mark hit during the previ­ Actual expenditures on foreign month. However, it is expected aid for the fiscal year starting' (Ed. note: The column this issue is devoted to tioo retired Sea- ous to bounce back again during the farert who are receiving the SIU $150 disability benefit.) July 1, 1959, are estimated at $3.5 coming two weeks. Hall said, for, in billion, about $400 million less than William Guilford ... OT... an SJU member since 1938 . . . started addition to the usuaT number of in the current fiscal year. sailing two years earlier out of Mobile ... had unpleasant distinction ships coming in for payoffs from . However, the proposed one-year of being aboard first American ship torpedoed by long trips, there are four vessels extension on the' surplus disposal Germans in World War II . . . bad^ luck followed expected to take on full crews program indicates it will Operate Brother Guilford to the Red Sea where another here. Two are missile ships, one on about the same level as before. vessel ho was aboard was caught by a "tin fish" a tanker and one a Liberty. , It also shows that the Administra­ ... in Okinawa Bay in 1943 it wasn't a torpedo but There was a total of 31 vessels tion is not yet ready to commit a typhoon that destroyed his ship . . . worked as calling into this port over the past iself to any longterm disposal pro­ steward and chief cook . . . preferred passenger two weeks. Twelve ships paid off, gram. which was recommended last ships, and freighters . . . favorite run—Europe, two signed on and 17 were in year by a special commission. The because "I had many friends in those countries" transit. study group urged at least a five. . . keeps active tending to flower garden, barbecu­ 'Paying off during the past period year extension so. that shipments ing for local church and playing with his three could be scheduled on an orderly grandchildi^ .., lives with wife In Prichard, Alabama . . . stiil keeps were the Elizabeth and Frances basis over a period of years to in touch with fornler shipmates Lish Taylor and Walter Dunn . . . (Bull); Atlantic (Banner): Steel Ex­ dispose of '$ip-13 billion in fira wife sick for past two years but "thanks to the SIU retirement plan ecutive (Isthmian); CS Miami (Cities Service); Robin Kirk; Robin surpiuses. . I have been able to make ends meet." Locksley (Robin); Andrew Jackson The unwiHingness of the Admin­ i t 4 r (Waterman); Alcoa Pennant (Al­ istration to commit Itself may stem Lish Taylor... 67 ... charter member of tto Union . . . sailed until coa); Ocean Joyce (Ocean Clip­ in part from the President's call 1955, working as steward . . . two sons, Georgwand Leslie, maintained pers); Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic) . for a thorough re-evaluation of family tradition by becoming.seamen ... in fact, and the Ideal X (Marine Tankers). American shipping policy under Signing on were the Atlantic (Ban­ Taylor was once aboard ship with George when she the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. ner) and the Northwestern Victory was torpedoed in the Mediterranean in 1944 . . . This could even reopen the crucial (Victory Carriers). it was on St. Patrick's Day . . . father and son "question of the "59-50" and its jumped overboard, staying adrift until rescue boat In transit were the Dorothy interpretation. arrived . . . always liked European .run ... it Was (BuU); Kenmar, Alamar (Calmar); Although a "permanent" law^Jp. long, paid better and allowed for longer periods at Seatrain Louisiana, Texas, Georgia, assure movement of at least half home .'. . fishing and crabbing his favorite pastimes New York (Seatrain)j Raphael of all Government-financed shipi .. keeps in touch with oldtimcrr Felipe Reyes Sr., Scmmes, Beauregard. Bienville, s'-snts on American-flag ships was ' Bert Steam, Fred Liam, Forrest MoConico and Paul Fairland (Pan-Atlantic); V&l Chem put on the books in 1954—ending Warren . . . would like to hear from Freddie Stew­ (Heron); Steel Chemist (Isthmian); the fight each session on year to year extensions—some . agencies art, Howard Gninler, Jolm Marshall, Raffael Martini and George Royal Oak (Cities Service); Jeffer-..,^ — the — Northhave never given up hope of get- Snares:. . . Besides two sons, he has three daughters, and.one gran^ . 5nn City Victory and daugitw , Uves with Hflfe At 405. St, .Charles Aye,,.Mobile,.Ala, )^^tei(Psyictory (Victory Cw::^). iiSl �rage «« SEAFARERS LOG fuattarf U, ,19^1 5111 Optital Benefit \ Set Up tn Houston Job applicants line up at Pittsburgh steel plant in hopes of being on recall list. Despite rising produc­ tion, shoreside workers are suffering heav7 unenriplcyment in this city and other key industria areas. Unemployment Persists In Many Cities h UJr- HOUSTON—Final arrangements are being made to set up the SIU Welfare Plan's eyeglass benefit for Seafarers in thi* port. Port Agent Bob Matthew, announced. The Plan's ad­ ministrators selected Texas^^ • State Optical Company to Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic) and the handle the program, and as Transatlantic (Pacific Waterways). soon as the necessary forms are All of the ships seem to be made out, the benefit will get coming In with less beefs, Mat­ underway. thews noted. Shipping for the port has been holding up fairly well during the past period, Matthews said, and should continue to do so for a couple of weeks more. There is still a terrific amount of grain pass­ ing through the area, bound for India i^d Europe, and this means more work all-around. There were five vessels paying Although he never handled off in this port during the past two them, except posslbely to admire weeks, one signing on, and 14 in them, 200 frogs carried on the transit. Faying off were the Coal- Robin Locksley last trip meant an inga Hills (Marine Tankers); Fort additional $50 in overtime to Ae Hosklns (Cities Service); Hurricane ship's bosun. (Waterman); Ocean Deborah The vessel picked up the iroge (Ocean Trans.) and the Pacific Car­ in Africa last month for delivery rier (World Carriers). The Rebecca (Intercontinental) signed on. In transit were the Seatrains New York, Texas and New York again (Seatrain); Rebecca (Inter­ continental); The Cabins (Texas City Refining); Atlas (Tankers and Tramps); Val Chem (Heron); Mer­ maid (Metro); Ideal X (Marine Tankers); Fort Hoskins (Cities Service); Del Aires (Mississippi); Frog-Tending Means 01Pay The predicted lag in employment recovery from the recession looks like it will become gemi-permanent in some areas, the "New York Times" reported in a survey of major indus­ trial centers. The January 25 "Times" said that the closing of older, less efficient plants, the dispersal of industry and"*" the use of automated equip­ of the speed-up of automation dur­ Pittsburgh, as faced with long-term unemployment because of automa­ ing the recession. ment is reducing employment One impact of the recession is tion in the steel and auto indus­ recovery even ttiougti production to cause the closing of older plants tries and also because mahy plants la on the upgrade. which are the first to start losing have moved out of the area or The survey confirms the report money when times get tough, just have established new branches made in the SEAFARERS LOG of as in the shipping industry, older, elsewhere and closed down old October 24, 1958, which quoted less-efficient vessels are hit hard­ ones. The only major areas not af­ Government figures to show that est by any shipping slump. fected are around San Francisco one million production Jobs were The "Times" cited such major Bay and in Southern California. lost permanently last year because industrial centers as Detroit and The survey pointed out that it wasn't easy for workers to pick up and move with the plants with the result that they are left behind with shrinking employment oppor­ The Bull Line C-2 Kathryn will join the Frances when the tunities. . company starts its new Gulf to Puerto Rico service next In addition, shifts In business SAN FRANCISCO—It was a month. Bull Line announced recently it would operate out hit workers hard if they have spe­ quiet shipping period in 'Frisco cialized training In a given area. of New Orleans and Mobile to with most of the activity being of Puerto Rico using two C-2s on Railroads have lost trade to buses the in-tran^sit variety. Therefore and airlines but the ;railroad work­ the run. no payoffs and only one sign-on, Up until now, the, Bull Line ers who are laid off are not trained the Maiden Creek (Waterman). Puerto Rican nins have all orig­ to drive buses or fly airplanes. In transit were the Ocean Eva The only way to solve the un­ Ocean-Transport); Eagle Trans­ inated in New York, while Water­ If f|[' lUlliUfcw man, Alcoa and Lykes Brothers employment problem is by ex­ porter (Terminal Trans.); Steel have serviced the Island from Gulf panding production beyond the Worker (Isthmian); Losmar and 1957 level so as to" absorb the Seamar (Calmar); and the Wild ports. In announcing the new opera­ automation unemployed as well as Ranger and Yorkmar (Waterman)^ tion the company said it would the 700,000 new workers who come Marty Breithoff, port agent, re­ maintain its existing services out Into the employment market every ported that among the old-timers of New York, but thus far has year. Just how to provide for an on the beach are H. Eerman, O. 70WI not indicated Which ships will be expanding economy is a problem McEnaney, J. Basch, D. Blumlo, put on the New York run to re­ for which a variety of answers C. I. Roble, D. M. Tlcer, L. Knick­ place the Frances and Kathryn. have been offered. erbocker and R. C. Henke. Lull Persists In SF Jobs $5 Kathryn On Gulf Run Mftlrtifitir WltlTE to a laboratory here in the States for pregnancy-test use. The frogit were kept in special containers and required very little handling. However the mate, rather than assign the Job to one of the ship's deck gang, decided to take care of them himself and put in for 8S hours overtime. The company did not disputrthe mate's overtime sheet and that seemed to end the matter,^at least until the SIU patrolman cami aboard to pay the ship off. , Under the SIU contract, it was pointed out, if a vessel does not carry a livestock tender aboard, then the job of tending, feeding and cleaning the stalls of the ani­ mals must be given to one of the deck gang, at the regular OT rates. So the company, wound up pay­ ing an additional 23 hpurs over­ time to the bosun for the work done by, the mate. How Strong Is That Pad Eye? !tb iSR'i V. >• ill im^ •' I ' Normally o pod eye, which Is welded to the deck, Is strong enough to take all* the strain that might be placed on it by the rigging. The as­ sumption is that the line would fail before the pad eye- But occasionally the reverse is true. Rusting at the^se of the pod eye may weaken it with the result that it could carry away under strain with unhappy con­ sequences fqr anybody In the vicinity, A routine item in a shipboard safety Inspection should be to check the condition of oil pod eyes to make sure they are up>to snuff. "vi'f • J'?; 'I L. I i am Uitf IS a .•J •• zr'. -r: • 4: - — ^ • I .. . -i'-.'S'S -'•liJ ;5.'tA I.I. I . „ �SEAFARER^ LOG TGIl GOIMS'S WORTD Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney MargoUtu How To Buy A Mattress i« t'.*" .February is a good shopping month. Many stores have storewide sales. Lincoln's Birthday especially has become a day of really hot specials in many cities. This is particularly the month to look for reduced prices in furni­ ture, rugs, mattresses and women's coats and furs. You can, for ex­ ample, save $10^0 on'a mattress in the February sales, in compari­ son to regular prices. The saving is all the more worthwhile because prices of mattresses have gone up this year. Mattresses are a particular buying problem for moderate-income families. They often pay as much as $79.50 for those sold with such pseudo-medical names as "orthopedic" or "posture." Sometimes, our mail reveals, people are sadly disillusioned by the ordinary quality of such overpriced mattresses. Here are suggestions for getting reasonable values ia mattresses and Other February buying opportunities: Mattresses: Brand names mean little in mattresses. The same manu­ facturer may offer good value under one brand, mediocre under an­ other. Best buys usually are the mattresses sold tmder their own brand names by leading retailers and mail-order catalogs. You pyraniid this saving by shopping special sales, as in February bedding sales. The legitimate mattress sales offer true reductions of up to $10. But you can't depend on a "discount" from a price tag attached to a mattress. This industry is notorious for the practice of labeling mat­ tresses with exaggerated prices so retailers can offer what seems to be a reduction. Another frequent trick of the mattress trade Is "step-ups." A retailer may have three mattresses of basically the same quality and construction. But one or two will be covered in more attractive or decorative ticking. Although the mattresses are much the same, the prices will be stepped up $10, as $39.50, $49.50 and $59.50. One rough yardstick qf the qual­ ity and firmness of an innerspring mattress, although not the only one, is the number of coils in the innerspring unit. Here is a brief guide to what you can expect at what prices, in legitimate mat­ tress sales this month: '200-coil type, available under $25 in February sales, is a stand­ ard-quality mattress. But it may not have the desirable "no-sag" vertically-stitched sidewalts. ^ 250-coil type, available under $30 at sales; is a firmer mattress, and should have the no-sag bor­ der at this price leveL . 300-coll, available under $35, is firmest of the standard grades. 400-coil, sometimes called "hotel-grade," is a high-quality grade, available under $45. The "hotel" type generally also has 25 per cent additional cotton-felt padding and is a durable mattress. 600-coil, is often caljied an orthopedic type. Orthopedic mattresses are 'extra firm. The firinness is sometimes achieved by the use of more coils; sometimes the cbils are heavier wire or have an extra turn; sometimes additional cotton felt is used, or the insulation over the coils Is latexed sisal rather than ordinary sisal. Some experts also feel that a firm mattress also will last longer, because of the greater amount of filling material or stronger coils used. Part-hair padding over the coil pnit, in addition to the usual felted cotton, also adds to firmness. In general, aside from any medical need for an extra-firm mattress, a heavy person finds a firm mattress more comfortable, a lighter one may prefer medium-density, ^ 837-coiI mattresses are, a luxury type, selling for $59.50 to $79.50. |rhese are small coils in^vidually pocketed ip muslin. These are sup­ posed to provide greatest sensitivity to body pressure. Such mattresses are ^generally available in either standard firmness or extra-firm "or­ thopedic" type. r COATS, FURS: In genuine furs, moutojn coats (made of moutonprocessed lamb) are very close to the orlon-dynel price in current Bales. Mouton jackets are available under $40; longer coats (36 and ^ inch lengths), under $85. These sales prices represent savings of about is per cent from the early-season price. Despite its low price, moutqn is one of the most durable and warmest furs. Othei's that provide good Serviceability at, moderate ftnd medium .prices are let-out muskrat (under $200 for good quality in current sales) and sheared raccoon under $300). Such'long-haired furs provide both more warmth and onger wear than the delicate short-haired furs. It's better to buy a dood grade of an inexpensive fur than a poor grade of a costly species. : In comparing values of the more moderate-price furs, look for these quality factors, based on information from the Fur Information- and ashion Council, Better Business Bureau and other expert sources: Muskrat: Good quality has large skins; with short, thick lustrous fur. |l Sheared Raccoon: Look for uniformity of color; uniform width and qareful matching of Bkiqs, and "silky" texture. ' Fox: Look for density of the underfur, a full covering of hair end lilky texture. 11 Persian Lamb; Good coats In this fur ere usually In the mors expehiilve bracket with some on sale this winter in the $400-$500 range, and lackets available under fSOO. Look for silky, tight curl and soft pUable leather. li Sheared Beaver: This Is generally a very serviceable and very warm fur. Good-quality beavm- cibats are cratly (around the $606 mark In r>:rreut sales). But ipod-quality Jaekets are being offered around th9 f3()0 mark. LOok for'diHim fdr^aillrlasteeilamfi { f Paf8 Seirca WASHINGTON—Cohsiderable legislative attention to organized labor is assured in Con* gress this year as several bills were put in the hopper, or will be introduced shortly, deal­ ing with regulation of the trade union movement and modification of the Taft-Hartley law. Of major interest to mari->time is a measure introduced Ariz.) called for a variety of con­ unions to exercise restraint on by Rep. Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) trols on union finances, elections wage demands. The President's message was which would legalize pre-hiring ar­ and other operations. The Goldrangements in the maritime indus­ water bill has the support of the promptly criticized by the AFLAdministration. CIO as ignoring the nation's un­ try and the building trades. Other bills introduced by Sen­ Meanwhile, President Eisen­ employment problem and the need ator John Kennedy (Dem.-Mas8.) hower, in his annual economic to improve purriiasing power so and Barry Goldwater (Rep.- message to Congress, called for as to put the unemployed to work. The Kennedy bill ia a re-write of the Kennedy-Ives bill which passed the Senate by 88 to 1 last year but was killed In the House because of objections by business interests. The bill imposes penalties for false reports of union financial affairs or misuse of union funds, Final election results reported by the SlU tallying com­ requires secret ballot elections of mittee show that Seafarers cast 6,464 ballots in the two union officers and limits certain months of voting. This was 224 ballots more than were cast types of picketing. in the last SlU elections in-* It would also modify some of 1956. liam Morris, Savannah;- Louis the features of the Taft-Hartley A ' total of 73 candidates Neira, Tampa; Bob Matthews, Act to which labor objects. It were on the 1958 ballot Contesting Houston; Reed Humphries, Wil­ would permit strikers to vote in for 38 open posts. The winners mington and Ted Babkowski, Seat­ NLRB representation elections and would allow for a hiring hail In the took office following the January tle. 21 meeting at which the election Patrolmen elected, and the ports building trades. By and large, it is results, as reported by the tally for which they were chosen, are expected that the AFL-CIO will support the Kennedy proposals. committee, were'confirmed by the as follows: The "labor relations" provision membership. Boston: Eugene Dakin of the Kennedy bill has been re­ Reelected to a two-year term unopposed was SIU Secretary- New York: Ernest (Scotty) Au- written to specify that it is aimed at expenditiu-es for labor spring, Treasurer Paul Hall. Also reelected busson, Joseph DiGiorgio, Paul union-busting the like and not were five assistant secretary-treas­ Drozak, Lou Gpffin, Paul Gonsor- normal labor and relations expenses. chik, Howard Guinier, Freddie urers; Joe Algina, Claude Simmons, Senator Goldwater's bill, sup­ Stewart, Keith Terpe Ed Mooney, William Hall and Joe ported by the Eisenhower Admin­ Philadelphia: John Hetzell Volpian. istration, offers punitive provi­ Port agents reelected were Steve Baltimore: Rex Dickey, Eli Han­ sions including withdrawal of Cardullo, Philadelphia; Earl Shep- over, AI Stansbury NLRB certification and tax-exemp­ pard, Baltimore; Gal Tanner, Mo­ Mobile: Harold Fischer, Robert tion for unions held in violation bile; Lindsay Williams, New Or­ Jordan, Leo Marsh of its measures. The Goldwater bill leans; and Marty Breithoff, San New Orleans: Tom Gould, C. J. puts heavy emphasis on outlawing Francisco. Elected as agents in the (Buck) Stephens, Charles Tanne- organizational picketing and any other ports were A1 Tanner, Bos­ hill. form of Inter-union action on ton; James Bullock, Norfolk; Wil­ Houston: Charles Kimball beefs. All Ports Approve 51U Tally Report A&G District Eiection Tabulation Saerctary-Traaturar Paul Hall. H-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins Deck Assistant Seeratary-Traasuror Joseph Aigina', A-1. No Votea Voids WriU Ins Engine Aulstant Secretary-Treasurer Claude Slmmone, S-1 No Votes Voide Write Ins Totala e.32S* 73 69 -11 8A64 9,983* 421 68 4 6,464 8,948* 452 94 10 8,464 Steward Assistant •ecretary-Treasurer Edward (Eddie) Mooney. M-7 9.949* No Votes 452 Voids 93 Write Ins 10 Joint Assistant Sacretary-Treasurar WiUiam Hall, H-272 Joseph Volpten. V-1 No Votes Voids Write Ins 6.464 6.112* 9,946* 764 96 10 12,928 Boston Agent .. 8,004* Ai Tanner, T-12 No Votea 383 61 Voids IS .Write Ine.^.'.. 6.464 Boston-Joint Patrolmen Eugene Dakin. D-9 .. 3,941* WiUlant John Smith. S-80.\ .. 919 James Sweeney. S-8.. .. 1.784 No Votes. t... 447 voids 178 V^rite Ins. at a • a Now York Joint PatrMman Ernest (Scottle) Aubusson. A-S Robert Barrett. BBS... Arnl BJornaon. 8-34. • WUlUm (BUIy) BurBe. B-886.. Deniel Butts. 84138:...,:.... Malcolm M. Cross. C-4tt,... Carlos M. Din D-81......... Joseph Di Giocsio. D-t...... Paul Drosak. IKISS Tltomas If: PlemlBg. F-a41..., Vincent Genco, G-79. laouie (LoiD OoUln. G-T...... W. Paul Ooneecchlk. O-S.... Hownrd Gulnlar. G-S........ Frank J. Jankesrrid. J-74.... Caamler -Casey" Kaust 6.464 B443* 882 784 734 •26 787 fit 4.ttl* 4J8S* 808 881 0740 4J73* 8806* •88 433 46S 463 New York Joint Patrolman (Cont.) Totals Joseph Teicher. T-132 343 Keith Terpe. T-3 4,m* James L. T'ucker, T-22...'.,. 638 Alan (Honest Al) Whltmer, W-316 838 Van Whitney, W-11 700 No Votes. 8.479 1.392 Voids Write Ins 3 81.712 Philadelphia Agent Stosh (Stanley) Bojko, B-33... 640 Steve (Blackle) Cardullo. C-1. 4,989* Harry Gerie, G-28S 934 No Votes 204 Voids lis Write 1ns 8 8A64 Philadelphia Joint Patrolman John Hetzell, H-8 S.TiO* No Votes 672 Voids 41 Write Ins..... ; 11 6.464 Seltisnore Agent Earl (Bull) Sheppard. S-2.... 8.193* No Votea 107 Voids 48 Write Ins 18 Baltimore Joint Patrolman Rex E. Dickey, D-9 Ell Hanover. H-S18 CUfton H. Jackson. J-239..;. Ralph W. Marry. M-374...... Flaye (AU Stansbury. 8-22... No Vote*.. Volde Write In*.. 8.464 6,377* 4B15* 1.141 1,014 8JWl* 1.426 348 10 19.392 Nertoik Agent James A. BuUock. B-T SJ)32* . No Votea 879 Volde 49 Write Ine. ....••••••••a ...a.4 Savenneh Asent William J. Monrlg. M-4 Ne Votes Voids Write Ins 6.464 B399* 883 48 7 SA84 Tempa Atanf A. W. (Andy) Ctowdar. G-3S8.. 798 iUuis (BlackU) Nebn. Nl... 4.418* F. F. Beid. Jr.. B-4S$. 784 Ne Votes.................... 381 ^^KIS 133 . Write Ins..9 M.MI.A.«.t Csl TMunr. T-t Ne Vetes.. Write Ins OSl* 184 84 . s Mobile Joint Patrolman Durwood Dees, D-42 . Harold J. Fischer, F-1 Robert Jordan, J-1 Leo Patrick Marsh, M-9...... No Votes Voids Write Ips Totals 1,382 5,507* 5,452* S.131* 1,660 253 9 12,392 New Orleans Agent Waiter (Rusty) Beyeler. B-81 . 376 Lindsey J. WUliams. W-1.... 5,766* No Votes 242 Voids 79 Write Ins 1 6,464 New Orleans Joint Patrolman George E. -Annis, A-230 ... 948 Thomas (Tom) Gould, G-267.. 5,169* Sylvester Monardo, M-734 ... 391 C. J. (Buck) Stephens, S-4 . 5J93* Frank (Red Sully) Sullivan. S-621 766 Charles M. (Whltey) TannenhllL T-9 9,098* John L. Whlted. Jr., W-282.. 409 Keith (Honolulu) Wlnsley. W-289 490 No Votes; 960 Voids 267 Write Ins 3 19,392 tloutten Agent Robert A. Matthews. M-1.... 6,161* No Votes... 261 Voids ...a 35 Write Ins 7 6,464 Houston Joint Patrolman James L. Allen. A-90. 429 CHiarles KimbaU. K-2 4.956* James A. McConathy. H-454.. 2S8 Wm. (BilU BUtcheU. M-22.... 908 No VMs 181 Voida ....................... 121 Write Ins 1 8.464 Wllmlnaten Agent Reed Humphries. H-4........ 6,027* No Votes 408 Voids 29 Write. Ins..................a 8 8,464 San Pranctoce Agsnt HarUc (Marty) nretthott. 88 8J>81* No Vetss.- .age.............. 398 _Voids S3 Write Ins................... 8 • -vl •,4M SeeHIc AfeM Theodore (Ted) BabkowsU. B-1 9804* No Votes.' 387 Voids 43 Write Ins.41 8.484 . * Bennteg Ika* aua wng eleetsd. • \'a i-: �" -f^T ^ Pace HcM SEAFARERS •;-"'|^v"!'''-' LOG Hamnfrtu§\ W E, the undersigned Union talIj^g committee, duly elected at the regular business meet­ ing of December 24th, 1958, .six (6) at headquarters port meeting, two (2) Is Mobile, two <2) In New Orleans, two (2) in San Francisco, and two (2) In Balti­ more, submit the following report and recommendations: ' On December 29, 1958, at 9:00 AM, wa met wltb A1 Kerr, the Union office man­ ager, who had been assigned by head­ quarters offices to assist this commlttiea as a result of our request. He gave each committee member an amended copy of the Union constitution, as well as show­ ing this committee a copy of a teletype that had been sent to all port agents by Paul Hall as a guide for the. various porta polls committees on the closing day of voting. He suggested that we read those sections of our constitution dealing with the Union tallying committee In detail, as well as the teletype of Instructions sent to the port agents referred to above. A full quorum picked up the ballota from the Commercial State Bank and Trust Company located at 1400 Broadway, New York City, as per the constitution. (See correspondence annexed, showing, official documents exchanged.) ' The committee then took over one com­ plete room on the third deck of our head­ quarters building as the place in which we would do our work while in session. Our sessions were open to all members. There were no Instances of misconduct. In compliance with Article XIII, Setftlon 6 (d) of our Union constitution we ac­ cepted from among ourselves, John J. Giordano, G-32, as chairman of the com. mittee. We then received from the headquar­ ters offices of the Union, all of the files relative to the conduct of the election. From the files, we found signed receipts for ballots No. 1 through No. 9350, which had been Issued to the following porta as follows: BALLOTS PORT ISSUED Boston 1- 250 New York 7350-9350 Philadelphia 251- 800 Baltimore 801-1800 Norfolk 1801-2000 Savannah 2001-2250 Miami-... 2251-2350 Tampa 2351-2500 Mobile 2501-4000 New Orleans 4001-5500 Lake Charles 5501-5650 Houston 5651-6350 Wilmington J6351-6550 16976-7000 San Francisco ;. 6551-6975 Seattle 7001-7250 Puerto Rico '7251-7349 Sf-fe:- I.;" '^...•••-•^^ic' 1^ •rl.ikiii The committee then checked the nunvbers on the stubs received from the vari­ ous ports, and these numbers, when checked against the numibers on the stubs of all ballots printed and issued, and ready for voting, were found to coincide, port by port. Your committee then checked the dates of the voting rosters' and compared them against the minutes of the special meet­ ings for the election of the polls commit­ tees in the various ports. We found in every instance that polls committees had been duly elected on each day in which voting was conducted in the various ports, with the exception of the port of Savan­ nah. In the port of Saiffhnah we found that on December 1st, 1958, that a duly . elected polls committee was elected, one of whose members was H. C. Grimes, G-207-. However, Brother Grimes shipped on the 10:00 AM call. He was replaced on the committee; by; R- A. Carter, C-429,who served for the remaini.er of the day. However, in Article XI, Section 4, para­ graph (a) of our constitution, it states that -the polls com^ttees shall be elected be­ tween (he hoiirs of 8:00 AM and 9:00 AM. Therefore, since Brother Carter replaced Brother Grimes on the polls committee after 10:00 AM, the committee has asfumed that this section of the constitution '? was unintentionaUy violated. We, the conw ^ mittee, have, therefore • ruled that; the . ae«i;,:^.,^.j)aUqtA on Members of District-wide 14-man tallying committee are shown while at work in headquarters counting the bal­ lots. At left are Ray Vaughan, New Orleans (with hat); Oswald Ergle, Baltimore, and Ben Schwartz, NY (white shirt). At right, front, J. Giordano, chairman, NY; across table, Pete Gonzalez, NY; standing, rear, Sal Biondo, Baltimore. Ballot count and checking took more than a week. December 1st, 1958, should be voided, but inasmuch as their being included in the totals would have no bearing on the outcome of the election, we have included them. Where no polls committee could foe elected, no voting took place, as is re­ quired by our constitution. We note that on the last day of voting in Norfolk, Savannah, Miami, Tampa, Lake Charles, Seattle and San Juan, no polls committee could be elected. In these cases, as per the constitution, the port agent took over the duties of the polls committee. ' We checked the unused ballots that were on hand in headquarters offices that bad not been issued. The stubs on these unused ballots were numbered - 9003 through 9806, a total of 804 ballots. Your committee then checked the un­ used ballots that were returned from the various ports, including the Port of New York, which are listed as follows: UNUSED PORT BALLOTS Boston 91 — 250 New York ....' 9003 — 9350 Philadelphia 654— 800 Baltimore 1582 —1800 N-rfolk ;...... 1907 —2000 S. f'Simah 2071 — 2250 Miami ; .....2251 — 2350 Tampa .2408 — 2500 Mobile 3155 — 4000 New Orleans ...........5248 — 550(} Lake Charles 5558 — 5650 Houston .' 6319 — 6350 Wilmington 69851— 7000 San Francisco .......... 6846 — 6975 Seattle 7119 — 7250 San Juan 7306 — 7349 PORT BALLOTS Boston 5 •New York 20 Philadelphia 5 Baltimore . 10 Norfolk 5 'Savanhah 5 Miami . 5 Tampa 5 Mobile ........... r... I.'. 15 NewOrleans .................. 15 Lake Charles 5 Houston 5 Wilmington , 5 San Francisco """" _ Seattle S Puerto Rico 5 — Total 120 On hand In headquarters 10 * Grand Total 130 ^ New York, NY Dear Sir: « assistent secretary-treasurer of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, AFLCIO, in charge of the minutes thereof, I herewith certify that, in accordance with the constitution of this Union, the membership have duly elected tfoe following to constitute the Union tallying committee lor the 1958 elections: p c i. « ^ « i ' " . W. Norland " t i »' If V' *• 2 i* w a 5' TO" P We, the committee, have checked the files of headquarters offices 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 received, and against the stubs still attached to the unused ballots. Nine thousand three hundred and fifty (9350) official ballots were sent to all ports, the stubs on them bearing serial numbers one (1) through nine thousand three hundred and fifty (9350). We received back stubs (including the ones on the unused ballots) numbered one (1) through nine thousand three hundred and fifty (9350). The following is a breakdown of the ballots that were sent to the ports'by headquarters, as well as a breakdown of the unused ballots returned to headquarters, ballots used, and total ballots cast. The above unused ballots,^ when com­ bined with the unused ballots in head­ quarters and the stubs of the used ballots in all ports, compare equally in number with the amount printed by the printer for the Union. the committee has seen a letter from the printer, "The Rand PreSs, ;ihc.," who printed the ballots that were used in the conduct of our Union election for the • election .of 1959-1960 officers of the Seafarera international Union of North Amer­ ica, Atlantic and Gulf District. The letter stated that they had printed 9,806 ballots for the Union, numbered from 1 to 9806. In addition to which, theyjjad printed 130 blank sample ballotis^ ^ : This conimittee, has checked the ele^ ^ ^ tion files, maintained by headquarters offices as per the Union constitution, and . .V has found signed receipts from the fol-' . lowing ports for the following amount of samide baUots, bndiem dowoi bs-foltows: The committee would also like to bring to the attention of the membeiship the fact that some write-ins will not be ineluded in this report. The reason for this is. that some ballots containing write-ins happened to be voided because the ballot oh which they wfre written was illegally defaced or Illegible. The following correspondence was bandied by the Union tallying committee: January 2, 1959 _ ,, „ . . Executive Vice-President Commercial State Bank & Trust Company Article XIII, Section 5 (d) states, in part: "The Union tallying committee shall a chairman from among themselves and, subject to the express constitution, adopt its procedures. Decisions as to speP^'otests, and the contents ® report shall be valid if ^ Ballots Ballots Received '' Ballots Unused Ballots fort From Headquarters Used Returned Cast Boston 1-i250 1- 90 91- 250 90 New York ................. 7350-9350 - 7350-9002 9003-9356 1653 Philadelphia 251- 800 251- 653 654- 800 403 Baltimore .................. 801-1800 801-1583 1584-1800 783 Norfolk 1801-2000 1801-1906 1907-2000 .106 Savannah ...... ....... 2001-2250 Miami. ..................... 2251-2350 Tampa 2351-2500 Mobile ...•.. ..,....,,.,.. ,...,2501-4000 New Orleans i...4001-5500 Lake Charles .,....,...,..,..5501-5650 Houston . . 5651-6350 Wilmington 6351-6550 i . 6976-7000 San Francisco6551-6975 Seattle, 2001-2070 2071-2250 70 None 2251-2350 b 2351-2407 2408-2500 66 2501-?154 3155-4000 . 654 V 4001-5248 5249-5500 1248 ' 5501-5557 5558-5650 57 5651-6818 6319-6350 . 668 ' 6351-6550 None . 697ftr6984 ^. ;fi985-7000 ! 208. 6551-6845 6846-6975 295 70Qlr7118 . 7U9r72aO « . ;118' : , 7251-7304 ' •-^••Totfll -Votes" Cast«=BitiiAU- Ports-O �JAmunr 39, 1959 SEAFARERS numbers through ;. (Here put ib the serial numbers of the unused ballots). All are accounted for. Except " (Put in the word "none" or give details.) Date: As Read And^ ^ Meetings in Book Number Aii SiU Ports, Jan. 21,1959 the various ports since for the election held livered this day to us. B. Schwartz J. Bluitt W. Slade C. Stambul J. Giordano P. Gonzales S. Biondo January 2nd, 1959, for 1958 end de­ O. Ergle W. Nordland D. Parker R. Vaughan^ A. Stephens* W. Reldy W. Rogers January 7, 1959 The Seafarers International Union Atlantic and Gulf District 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32, New York Alt: Mr. Joseph Volpian Gentlemen: This wiil certify that all the envelopes received by this institution addressed to Mr. R. Harold Bach, Executive Vice Presi­ dent in the name of Seafarers Interna­ tional Union, of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, AFL-CIO, have been properly safeguarded in our vaults. We have today surrendered the above mentioned envelopes to the Union tallying committee and that no one other than the signer and the witness have hbd access to the said envelopes contained in our vaults. Very truly yours, Irving Gould Manager Witnessed by: Alice Goodman Secretary to Mr. Bach (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 en­ closed in a package with the unu.sed ballots. ' 2. In the same package with the unused ballots, but bound separately, the polls committee shall forward to headquarters all stubs collected during the period of voting, together with a certification, signed and dated by ail members of the polls committee. The following is the certifi-* cation that is suggested be u.sed by each port. 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 for the port of and that we have checked them against the rosters and the number of unused, ballots, for the port all 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) December 31, 1958 Re: Polls Committee's Duties On Last Day of Voting In Election for Office for 1959-1960 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 en­ closed in a paclcage with the stubs. The polls committee members shall not be discharged from their duties unlil the "1; Union Tallying Committee Seafarers International Union Atlantic and Gulf District 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn 32. New York Book Number (Name of Polls Committee Member) January 2, 1959 Mr. R. Harold Bach Executive Vice-President Commercial State Bank & Trust Company 1400 Broadway New York, NY a Dear Sir: The undersigned members of the Union tallying committee, acting under and pur­ suant to Article XIII, Section 5 (d) of the constitution of the Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, acknowledge receipt of the envelopes sent to you from the various ports for thie election held for 1958 and delivered this day to us. O. Ergle B. Schwartz W. NordlandJ. Bluitt W. Slade D. Parker R. Vaugban C. Stambul . A. Stephens J.' Giordkno P. ,Gonzalea«' W. Reidy S. Biondo W. Rogers forwarding called for by the aforemen­ tioned is completed 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 consti­ tution shall be to the following: (Name of Polls Committee Member) Approved At Membership made by a majority vote, provided there be a quorum in attendancf. 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 immediately after the termination of bailoting and to Insure their safe cus­ tody during the course of the com­ mittee's proceedings." In accordance therewith, the Union has authorized that any nine (9) or more of the above accept delivery of, and sign a receipt for, all of the envelopes which have been mailed to you under the course of the said elections. It is hereby requested that you certify that all the -envelopes received by you have been properly safeguarded in your vault, that you have surrendered them to the said Union tallying committee, and that no one other than appropriate bank personnel, have had access to the said envelopes. Very truly yours. Seafarers International Union : of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, AFL-CIO JOSEPH VOLPIAN Asst. Secretary-Treasurer AI Kerr Witness PaceMM* LOG In the event a polls committee cannot be elected or cannot act on the day the bailoting in each port, is to terminate, the port agent shall have the duty to forward the material specifically set forth in sec­ tion 5 (a) of the constitution i unused bal­ lots and stubs) to the Union tallying com­ mittee. Fraternally, Paul Hall Secretary-Treasurer PH:AK:cp Enclosures Comments And Recommendations Pursuant To Article XIII, Section 5 (c) Of The Union Constitution 1. This Committee finds and fecommends as follows: (a) We recommend that the procedure on write-ins followed by this committee be upheld, inasmuch as it is impossible to count write-in votes where the name writ­ ten in is illegible or he defaces the ballot. 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 careful not to place illegal marks on the ballot. This committee feels very strongly on this point. (b) This committee finds that there have been no protests written or otherwise, with respect to thfc conduct of the election, that the balloting took place in strict accordance with the constitution and that what errors were made, were all 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 committee is annexed to this report and made a part of it. Subject to the appropriate action of the inembersliip at the "Election Re­ port" meeting, it represents the basis fot the action called for in Section 6, Article XIII, of the constitution. Dated: January 10, 1959 Book No. Dep't Name B. Schwartz J. J. Bluitt W. J. Slade J. J. Giordano Chairman C. Stambul P. Gonzales S. Biondo O. Ergle W. Nordland D. L. Parker R. Vaughan A. Stephens W. Reidy W. Rogers Dear Sir and Brother: Article XIII, Section 5 (a) and Section 5 (d) contain the instructions with respect to the way the port polls committees are to carry out their functions on the last day of voting. The constitution is, of course permanent, and that governs the duties of the committees. However, for your convenience, the following is sent along to serve as a guide, and you may find it useful. Remember, the constitution governs. 1. On the day the balloting in each port Is to terminate (Wednesday, Decensber 31st of this year), the polls committee elected for that day shall, in addition to their January 7, 1959 other duties, deliver to headquarters, or Mr. R. Harold Bach mail to headquarters (by certified or reg­ Executive Vice-President istered mail), all the unused ballots, to­ Commercial State Bank & Trust Company gether with a certification, signed and 1400 Broadway. dated by all members of the committee. New York, NY The following Is the certification that is suggested be used by each port. Dear Sir: The undersigned members of the Union . Certification for Unused' Ballots taiiying committee, acting under and pur-; "We, the polls committee of the port of suaiit to Article,XIII, Section 5 (d) of the' • ....;...-..., hereby certify that constitution of the Seafarers International the (inclosed are all the ballots sent to fh(s ~ A. L. Stephens, New Orleans, left, totes up Unipn^ of North' America,' Atlantic and; '' ;'',port and not used, Hie unused ballots while at right. Jack Bluitt, New York, and Gulf bf'Strict, ackridwledge pf thb- " •number .'(here put in the balance of the envelopes senf :^^oa fromv • • • •; • 'nhiount''' ol 'tb(e< ballots)- and ' bear odetlal^' .,c-.<^.-4:^ientries'on'taller sheets. - S-332 B-15 S-120 G-32 Port Elected Hq. Deck Hq. Deck Eng. Hq. Stwd. Hq. S-578 G-132 B-276 E-148 N-172 P-84 V-129 S-318 R-4 R-329 Eng. Hq. Hq. Stwd. Deck Bait. Stwd. Bait. Eng. Mobile Deck Mobile Deck NO Eng. NO Stwd. SF Eng. SF • • li; ; r -'-i figures on adding machine Sal Biondo, Baltiinore, make .-'-'•••A �SEAFARERS t^C MTD Adds BaHimore Port Group BALTIMORE — The newly formed Baltimore Port Council of the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades De­ partment held its first meeting last week, Rex Dickey, acting agent, re­ ports. As the council represents 11 waterfront and other affiliated unions, it is expected to be of valu able assistance in assuring greater cooperation and coordination in any strikes or beefs that may come up ih the area. Registration and shipping for the port ran fairly even over the past two weeks. Dickey noted. Rumors are still being circulated that the Ocean Star (Dolphin) and the Irenestar (Traders) may be crewing up shortly. It also has been reported that the Portmar will take on a crew sometime next week, and that the Hilton is sup­ posed to be crewing up within the next ten days. Should any or all of the^ reports stand up, it would be a boost for the men here. There were 25 vessels calling into port during the past period. Ten ships paid off, six signed on and nine were in transit. The ves­ sels paying off during the last- two weeks were the Edith, Jean, Mae, Emilia (Bull); The Cabins (Texy City); Feltore, Santore (Marven); Wang Archer (Marine Bulk); Bar­ bara Frietchie (Liberty Nav.) and the CS Baltimore (Cities Service). Signing on in the port were the Steel Chemist Qsthmian); Feltore, Santore (Marven); Bethcoaster (Calmar); Dorothy (Bull) and the Wang^ Archer (Marine Bulk). SS Atlantic A 'Contalnershlp' • (Continued from page 3) away ships owned by Americans. The vote to adopt the new ITF policy was near-unanimous, with only the Greek seamen's union dis­ senting. Following the December 1 to 4 boycott, the Greek consul in New York declared that the Greek seamen's union would with­ draw from ITF and denounced the boycott action as a plot against Greek" shipowners. However, the Greek seamen did participate in the London meeting. The new ITF decision was hailed by NMU President Joseph Curran and SIU of NA President Paul Hall as serving notice to the run­ away operators that "the maritime unions of the world will stand to­ gether to prevent them from con­ tinuing to escape their responsi­ bilities to the unions in the conntry which is their genuine eco­ nomic base ... ''Operators of runaway ships in the United States have been blow­ ing that if labor keeps up the pres­ sure . . . they will simply transfer to some traditional maritime flag Longshorebnen (obovo) at American Banner Line pier get ready to seal container box holding misceNaneout cargo. Below, incoming container is swung out onto pier. Use of containers is spreading among shipping operations to cut down handling time and cost. WASHINGTON—Hearings on Waterman's Steamship Company's subsidy applications were held here last week and then moved on to New York under the shadow of proposed budget limits on the subsidy program. Even if the SlU-contracted shipping company wins approval for its subsidy ^pro-.f posals, the Administration's budget would not allow funds for a subsidy contract, un­ less this particular aspect of the budget is increased by Congress. Substantial wage Increases and open to crewmembers of a number Otherwise, Waterman and most other new subsidy applicants will improved working conditions have of unorganized ships laid up on the have to wait at least until next been assured seamen in the SIU Lakes. It is felt that a "look be­ Canadian District in contracts re­ hind the scenes" would convince year. At stake in the latest phase of cently negotiated with six compa­ theqe men of the advantages oi the hearings was Waterman's plea nies. Aside from opening up 65 new SIU membership. that its affiliated company, Pan- jobs, the pacts call for a 44-hour ^ i. a. Atlantic, be permitted to continue week, a $42.50 monthly pay Ernest Lax, 68, and Richard its domestic, non-subsidized opera­ boost, welfare plan coverage, eight Benson, 65, are now receiving pen­ tions in the coastwise and Puerto paid holidays, 14 days' paid vaca­ sion checks through the Sailors the Pacific. Lax started Rico trade, when and if Waterman tion, the hiring hall and Improved Union shipboard conditions. his sailing in 1905 as a deck boy receives an offshore subsidy. and stayed with seafaring 51 years, The Waterman proposal was at­ t 4^ tacked by the competing companies Acting to relievo the burden of surviving four shipwrecks and two in these trades including Bull, widows whoso late husbands had world wars. Now he figures he'll Alcoa and Seatrain. Previous hear­ been receiving welfare fund re­ give his wifa a hand with the ings of the Federal Maritime tirement checks, the SIU Pacific household chores, watch his grand­ Board dealt with Waterman's ap­ District has decided to con­ children and do some reading. plication for subsidy on various tinue such payments to a widow Benson.'^ aa ex-Navy man, plans to offshore runs including East Coast for one year after her husband's, play the homes whenever possible. to North Europe. death. The checks will be monthly "I intend to enjoy every day until Further hearings have also been and in the same amount as had I'm at least a thousand," he de­ called for in the application of been received by the deceased, li clared.' * t t T. J. McCarthy Steamship company will not be possible for a pensioner A brdhd, effective Welfare plan to continue its domestic auto- to "will" his pension check to any­ carrying and bulk trade operations one other than his wife. The $500 has been cit^ as the primary 1950 on the Lakes while it is engaged death benefit currently paid to goal of the BlU Great Lake* Dlson the Great Lakes-Europe run. wives of deceased Sailors will con­ triet. Contracts signed last year made prDvislona for follow-up talks The McCarthy V operation is cur­ tinue. on a proposed health and welfare ^ % rently under contract to the SlU Great Lakes' District. Mall ballots went out January 21 program, and Secretary-Treasurei Farney expressed Intentions The Fefderal Maritime Board has in the election to determine Fred of beginning such talks this spring, Afready ruled favorably ou various whether the Brotherhood of Marine t other asikects of the McCarthy Enttoeera or the Deepwater Of­ The winter freeze will keep most ficers Assuclallon ahould represent cdmpauy application. of the SIU ships on the Great In this instance, the subsl^ has engineers employed on Cities Serv­ laikes laid up until the spring thaw ice ships. The balloting will con­ a better chance of coming into but reports from Milwaukee Indiexistence, since the Administra­ tinue for six weeks, or until all eata ttiat four ships will be run­ CS engineers have voted.. tion's bu^et did allow a limited ning-from there all winter. They number of subsidy voyages to be »re the Milwaukee Clipper. High­ reserved for the Great Lake-£uThe SIU Great Eakea MstriM way 16 and two tankers, the De­ .roi>e run.has thrown its headquarteiii^doMa troit and the Clark MUwaificee. AMONG OUR AFFIUAm f 1^'" f! fep ;! If m- ... The American unions asked tho ITF ... to make clear that such operators will find no place to hide. The policy adoptedT here ~ does that. "jVhen we get back to the States we will promptly sit down with representatives qf other unions . . . and draw up a program for bringing American-controlled run­ aways under contract." The SIU delegation, in addition to Hall, included Llndsey Williams, Cal Tanner, Earl Sheppard and for Canada, Hal Banks. The NMU delegation consisted of Curran, Steve Federoff, Shannon Wall and William Perry. Accompanying the NMU delegation was Bernard Ras­ kin, editor ot the "NMU Pilot." ^ The ofiicial ITF press statement issued by General Secretary Omer Becu added: "The ITF unions have now served no', ice that operators who try to use any flag foe thepurpose of undercutting union standards in their own countries can expect exactly the same treat­ ment as if they registered their vessels under a regular flag of convenience." Eisenhower Wants Study Of Foreign Ship Registry Budget Clouds Subsidy Bids •I 3>^ Ownership Is Key To Runaway Drive (Continued from page 3) the course of his budget message, the President declared: "The national maritime policies under which we now operate were laid down 23 years ago in the Mer­ chant Marine Act of 1936. It is increasingly apparent that both the adequacy of and the need for those policies require reappraisal." Since the budgetary requests for maritime were kept to a minimum of- $277 million—^less than fourtenths of one percent of overall Government expenditures — and were coupled with a call for a "reappraisal" of US maritime pol­ icy as it now stands, several ma­ jor considerations are involved. The budget message pointedly noted that since the bulk of the US-flag fleet consists of war-built ships and existing law requires them to be replaced after 20 years, "definitive policies" must be .estab­ lished on such questions as: " . .* j the realistic life span of merchant ships . . . "... the nuifiber of ships actu­ ally in our merchant marine . . . "... the extent to which . . . construction and operation should continue to be subsidized ... "... and the pattern of trade routes that should be served by subsidized ships ..." These and subsidiary Issues have been explored repeatedly over the past five years. Likewise, problems developing over the growing runaway fleet, transfers of registry and the "50-50" cargo rule have been explored constant­ ly in each session. Due to the phrasing of the President's recommendations and the "economy" approach to the budget, observers view the pro­ posed inquiry as a preliminary to further cutbacks in Federal aid to maritime. (See separate story on subsidies, page 2.) At the same time, any shift in Government policy on runaway shipping could lead in-only two directions. One would mean al­ lowing all vessels to switch from the US flag at will. This approach would Inevitably result in an American fleet in name only, ex­ cept for a few prestige ships, and would reduce the Government's rtiip subsl^ bin eaqh yeaj^ .Al!no!St to nothing.' The ot^ eoune wpuM ba^ oft a deiii&d i»m8llstain adequate US-flag merchant fleet for trade and potential military use and: bring it up to its actual re­ quirements via much higher spend­ ing. Some studies have found the fleet at least 600 ships under its actual needs. This would necessitate closing off the loopholes making transfers possible and would require longrange planning for a stable, pros­ perous US-flag merchant fleet op­ eration. . However, emphasis on a bal­ anced budget, private ship financ­ ing and cutting down Federal aid in such areas as shipping indicates little likelihood that this latter course will pirevalL Ship Funds Face Slash (Continued from page 2) proval—and Waterman—^for whom hearings are now going on—would be blocked from subsidy asrtstwce altogether. The question of what happens to companies obligated to undertake new construction during 1959 la also left unanswered. A typical case is Mississippi Shipping, an­ other SIU - contracted company, which is required to execute a contract for three' ships this year. Mississippi is hot Included among the four companies for which con­ struction funds have been set aside'' (Farrell, Grace, Lykes, American Export). Several other operators would also be shut out this year. i v At the same time, with no com­ mercial advantages likely for sev­ eral years, legislation is urged to assure that nuclear materials may be distributed for use as fuel on US merchant ships. The one- ^'coia<^' mercial" nuclear ship under con­ struction will not be in sin'vice for. at least two years, and Bieia only; on . an experimental basis. �/nwurr tt, U8t SEAFARERS LOG 'End Of The Line' Pare Elerc Indian Seamen Protest Loss Of Strike Rights BOMBAY—A bill depriving Indian seamen of their right to strike and submitting all disputes, for practical purposes, to compulsory arbitration by the Government of India has been passed by the Indian Par--* liament. - The hew measure complainers have to deposit a has been denounced as a bond with the government to com­ "Charter of slavery for Indian pensate the shipowner, in the seamen" by the secretary of the event the government's inspectors Maritime Union of India, the find that the compl-int is not Indian Maritime Officers Union. justified. His position was supported by the National Union of Seafarers of India, representing unlicensed sea­ men. Writing in the "Oceanite," the Indian seamen's union publication be declared; "They take away the seamen's right to strike. They in­ troduce the right of the govern­ Unemployed tankers, unable to ment to amend or reject a judicial find oil cargoes, are taking a bigger award granted by a tribunal . . share of the grain-carrying trade, The new law requires that all according to the latest chartering disputes between Indian seamen figures. Within the past month and shipowners must be submitted alone, all six commitments for for arbitration to a tribunal ap­ grain to India were awarded to pointed by the Indian government. tankers, three American-flag ves­ However, if the government de­ sels and three foreign-fiag ships. cides that it is "inexpedient" to put Five of the six ships, will carry the arbitration award into effect li can set it aside or modify it to its grain from the Gulf to Bombay, own liking and make its decision while the sixth vessel will pick up binding on both the seamen and her cargo somewhere in the North Pacific. All of the grain shipments the operators. In addition to giving the govern­ in recent months come under the ment power to decide wages and Agricultural Trade . Development working conditions for seamen, the and Assistance Act which author­ law makes it difficult for crew- izes the Government to sell surplus members to take action in the farm produce to foreign nations in event a ship is unseaworthy. Com­ need of food products. Under the plaints of unseaworthiness have to "50-50" law, at least one half of be made by at least one-fourth of cargoes must be carried in Ameri­ the crew, and what's more, the can bottoms. Tankships Now Grain Carriers t ji Ifi' i Proper Care ChoosingMD Found Vital A Joint aurvey by a labor-man* agement foundation committee has disclosed that although a great majority of union members . and their families Jn the New York area are covered by health Insur­ ance plans, most of them used their health benefits to purchase low-grade medical care and treat­ ment. The survey revealed that almost one-third of the doctors consulted by the unionists did not have staff appointments, to a hospital, and many of those described as spe­ cialists, were not professionally certified. Many of the families In­ terviewed, It was found, went to non-accredited hospitals for op­ erations gnd other medical serv­ ices and, as a result, were not get­ ting the proper medical service for their coverage. - « While these people have suffi­ cient medical aiid hospital Insur­ ance, the survey concluded, "the union meml/ers and'their families had a lot to learn If they were to make the most effective use of their health and welfare benefits." If a 'Seafarer or a member of his family has to be hospitalized, get surgical> treatment • or special­ ist care, the best way to deter­ mine' whether the doctor or the hospital Is acceptable Is to con­ sult the local medical society. Tjie societies keep dlrectorie!! in which properly^c-^-redlted specialists are listed^''Vbe'name of every special­ ist to^d-'pArttcular area will be ^ed in these dlrectorlbk^^ • .-A- The new policy adopted by the International Transportworkers Federation holds forth great promise to seamen all over the world. By adopting the basic recommendation of American maritime unions that ownership be the key to determining union -action against a given operator, the ITF is closing off a major escape hatch for the runaways. Without such a ruling, the runaway shipowners would be in a position to escape union action and, what is worse, to play one union againsj; another by switching from flag to flag and from one crew nationality to another. The danger of such switches was pointed out by US and Canadian unions and was recognized at the London Conference. Consequently, steps were taken to protect the interests of all the seamen's imions involved. Still ahead, of course, is the big job of organizing runaway operations, a major, long-term task in itself. But by adopt­ ing the new policy, the ITF has paved the way for such con­ structive organizing activity by seamen's unions. t Blues US maritime didn't come out too well in some aspects of the President's budget message. While the budget calls for continued heavy foreign aid and farm surplus expenditure, important sources of cargo for US ships, it proposes a ceiling on new subsidies and strict limits on new ship cpnstruction which would set back the replacement of old ships and expan­ sion of the US merchant marine. In the offing is the hint that new shipbuilding might be stretched out even further in the future. The fact of the matter is that to replace the present sub­ sidized fleet, to say nothing of the ships of pending subsidy ap­ plicants, will cost at least $4 billion, over a period of the next few years. Unless the Upited States is prepared to spend that kind of money on a merchant marine, there won't be a mer­ chant marine to worry about. . The problem then, is not seamen's wages and operating sub­ sidies, the het cost of which is an almost invisible fraction of the total budget, but thb fact that a new ship is a very ex­ pensive item. Even the "simple" Liberty ship of World War II days cost around $2 million each on a mass production basis, and, «s everybody know.s, the value of the dollar has gone down since then and the complexities of a modern cargo ship have increased considerably. It remains to be seen then, Whether Congress, which is willing to appropriate all kinds pf money for a nuclear fleet because the Russians might have one, will face up to the realities of the Situation in dealing ..And Uncle Sam Picks Up The Tah The National Association of Manufacturers as well as anonymous Wall Street sources sputtered with denials after a Columbia Broadcasting System news program surveyed the expense-account call girl rack--^ et on January 19. The pro-' customer on a tour of the city's gram, conducted by Ed Mur- hot spots and then all concerned row, entitled "The Business of usually retire to a hotel suite where Sex" asserted that many of the the business deal is clinched—in nation's largest corporations main­ advance of any serious recreation. tained call girl services in New The normal practice, the pro­ York City on a monthly basis to gram claimed, is for call girl costs help clinch sales deals. to be listed as "public relations'* The NAM'S anguish at the pro­ expense and deducted accordingly gram was redoubled when it was from the corporation's income tax learned that the McClellan Com­ returns. mittee was "considering" looking Customers usually consist of into the business racket. Up until such as bank presi­ now the NAM had been doing much dents, individuals mortgage officers, re;ff self-righteous finger-pointing at estate brokers, high of unions. The anti-labor business large retail chains, and officers others who lobby charged that Murrow was a either buy goods in large quantity past master of innuendo, smear, are in a position to approve snide Implication and unsupported or large business loans. accusation ..." but admitted that From a legal standpoint, the de­ "it would be idle to deny" that ductions would be in violation of some "unscrupulous individuals" the internal Revenue code, as weil in business have used "commer­ as whatever violations of local or­ cialized sex to further their pur­ dinances on prostitution are in­ poses." volved. Before the NAM's outburst, the "Wall Street Journal" quoted more than two dozen firms in the fields of banking, manufacturing, oil, steel and utilities" as disclaim­ ing the employment of call girls to increase sales.- But the "Jour­ nal" added, those firms denying NORFOLK—Shipping picked up the existence of such practices a little dufing the past two weeks, "declined use- of their names." The Murrow program consisted with 47 men shipping out, reports of recordings with imnamed call port agent James Bullock. There girls and business executives. It were three ships paying off, one reported the going rate for the signing on and eight in transit. The following vessels paid off: girls is $50 an huur, and claimed that in some instances large cor­ Seafair (Colonial), Northwestern porations maintain call girl serv­ Victory (Victory Carriers) and the ices on a stand-by basis and pay a Iberville (Waterman). The Sesfair was the only ship to sign on a cre.w monthly hilh for such services. during the period. The call gjrls.jbost the Shipping Up For Norfolk �Pace TwelvB SEAFARERS SEHFUERS 11IIYDOC Art Show j;- USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMOKE, MD. Talrhadge Barbour Emanuel Jones Maximino Bernes William Kovamees Fernando Bertalo S. Malhabour Henning Bjork Domingo Orbigoso Clyde F. Carlson Adam Quevedo Peter DeVries James Rivers Lucius DeWitt Vincent Rlzzutn Patrick Uurkin Henri J. Robin Jr. John M. Gallagher Herbert Shartzer Clarence Gardner Bobby Stalsworth Gorman Glaze George Warrington James W. Gordon USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Joseph Garello Raymond Perry Milton A. Jaeger Ray Peters Paul C. Norton Charles E. Zlateff USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Troy A. Cousins C. C. Martinez Dorwin L. Coy Roscoe MUton Norman W. Kirk VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fltzpatrick USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Herbert AUman Leo H. Lang Robert G. Barrett Isidore Levy John W. Big wood David E. McCollum Claude Blanks WUliam J. McKay Robert Brown W. A. G. MarjenhoB Jacob L. Buckelew Joseph Martello S" Alexander Martin Fess Crawford PhiUp Mendoza Chas. R. Dalcourt WiUiam E. Nelson Donald Dambrino Dominic J. Newell Adolph L. Danne Winford PoweU Jeff Davis William Rollins Melvin Eickraeier Calvin A. Rome Charles H. Foster James Rutherford Henry Foy Paul Signorino Pauls Frankmanis .Andrew Stauder Herbert E. Grant Cla.vton Thonip^n James E. Guy Fernando Tlaga Vernon Hall Robert Vance Joseph Holsenbeek James Ward John Hrolenok Herman H. Winbom James Hudson Robert Wiseman Sidney Irby Cleophas Wright Henry Janicke , Clifford Wuertz Wooldridge King Charles E. Wynn . VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY E. T. Cunnhigham VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gill VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Markel USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY James T. Allen Patrick T. KeUy -John Auslitz RuPino Lara Robert H. BuUock WiUiam Luhrsen Robert W. Runner Henry Maginness Byrd O. Buzbee Carlos Mojica, Mike Chandoha R. J. Peterson Enoch B. Collins N. Reznichenko Dusah DeUuisin Jose Rodriguez Irvin DeNobriga Salvador Rodriguez Walter Gill Sidney Rothman Michael Gretz Jr. FhUlip G. Saline Ralph Groseclose W. M. Sikorski Henry Grzegorsk! Thomas Stratford Mikacl llovland S. S. Swienckoski John C. Jackson Eduardo S. Toro Wylie G. Jarvls Francis D. Wall Barney Kelly Daniel P. Wilson USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH. NY Lewis R. Akins Donald Hewson Manuel Antonann Claude B. Jessnp Eladio Aris Ludwlg Kristiansen Joseph Bass. Thomas B. Lehay Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo Mowimigli Leo V. Carreon James F. Clark* J. S. O^ym* Joseph D. Cox C. Osindd Joan Deafipra George C. Phlfer John J. Driscen Winston E. Kenny Otia L. GIbba George Shumaker Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Vlckers Taib Hassan Pen P. Wing Clarence Hawkins Royce Yarborough Frank Hernandez "That's my baby!" says M. J. Danzey, AB, showing off the Waterman "W" he painted on the Yaka's stack. What some guys won't do to get a picture in the LOG. Rave Notices On Yule Food Keep Coming The season of good feeling that starts with "Turkey Day" in November and carries over into Christmas and New Year's Iclt its mark on SIU ships. On the Topa- Topa, a vote of thanks to the steward de^i^ent far its top-notch work was matehed ly the steward, who offered a par­ ser.:! thank-you to the members of his galley force, without? whom none of the excellent results would hrve been possible. Both the delegates and the stew­ ard's gang dnew thanks from the crew on the Val Chem for a "way above ordinary" job . . . Aboard t'.ie Maiden Creek and the Alcoa Pclaris, the cooks were cited for a "wonderful" job on the holidays rs well as all voyage long . . . The Amlea CHy congratulated" itself, with thanks to the steward depart­ ment and all hands. A special tribute was voted on the Seafair for a top job by the galley "under bad weather condi­ tions and rough seas" and, on the Ideal X, for "fine meals and a good all-around Job well done by all concerned." The Gateway City force drew plaudits for "excellent holiday meals" and "general high efficiency." Other vessels that drew appre­ ciative votes Included the Orion Comet, Yorkmar, Rebecca, Cities Service Norfolk, Orion Star, Bien­ ville, Del Alba, Alcoa Corsair and the Edith. News In The Making Edwaid Kiiapp SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Francis J. Boner Mars L Gallop Albert W. Canter John J. Harrison Rogey W. Fulford William H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Myron E. Folts Carl J. Biscup Chester Just Michael J. Coffey Grover H. Lane R. S. Cossiboin Arthur J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Henry' J. Schreiner Alberto Espina USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. OA. Rufus L. Fields Humberto Leon Harry Henze A. E. Norton Henry Lanier Wade HarreU I USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH, Martin Hammond J. Ross Karl A Hellmaa P. J. St.-Mario P. Hugglna J. Waite • C. Jacks -\jy- Wh USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence-Anderson H. LedweU Jr. B. F. Deibler. John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. komas W. KOUoii _ Urges No Lapse in Ship Physif^als "To the Editor: After due consideration, I have decided to write the LOG to express my opinion concern­ ing the annual physical exam­ ination that Seafarers take. I have inquired among the men aboard sblp and those -from whom I requested opinions have submitted and agreed with the following. I am in complete agreement and in favor of the annual phy­ sical examination we receive; Seafarers in the hospitals will be heartened by the news that the proposed budget for the USPHS doesn't call for any broad cutbacks in funds or services. This is a threat the hospitals had faced for the past several years. Among those in drydock this period are Paul Frankmanla. ex-Steel Vendor, Joseph Holsenbeek, ex-Westport, and Sidney Irby, ex-Del Alba, all in New Orleans. They had all been out for a while and were re­ admitted recently. Frankmanis was hospitalized over a year due to a skin ulcer but is making good progress. The same report goes for Holsenbeek, who slipped and feU down a ladder from the bridge to the deck on the West^rt. He wound up with a neck injury, but is coming along fine today. The latest report shows Lake Charles has no men in a local hospital right now and lists only two for Houston. Carmelo Mar­ Holsenbeck tinez. with a broken ankle from the Seatrain Savannah, has about two more months in the hospital ahead of him. A one-month stay is in prospect for Norman Kirk, who suffered a heart attack on the Bradford Island. Both are doing as well as can be expected. Seattle has a pair of ulcer cases drydocked there, both off the Pacific Ocean. Both J. Ross and P. Hoggins are improving under treat­ ment. J. Waite, whose last ship was the Iberville, is also doing better. He's in for treatment of a lung ailment. Albert Espina, also off the Pacific Ocean, is at the-San Francisco hospital. He's recovering from a severe head injury caused by a fall off a ladder. Chester Jnst, ex-Maiden Creek,-is in Trisco being treated for a fractured jaw. His trouble apparently-started while he was having some teeth extracted. He's doing fine, as is Grover H. Lane off the Orion Star. Lane has a hernia. Others recently checked into the hospital include Humberto Leon and Wade Harrell, both in Savahnah. Leon is off the Gateway City due to a lung condition. Harrell, whose last ship was the Antinous, is under treatment for kidney stones.. These brothers and all those in the hospitals appreciate, visits and mail from their shipmates. Write or stop by to see them when you can. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: SO. loss LOG Indonesian soldier and Seafarer Felix Dayrit (right) aboard the Sleel Executive get the news over DayrSt's new h^h-poi/vsred rodio. GIs served ds guides for crew in local piditi hostilities biaJh^:>gdVdfninent;and -rebels. : - v;. , Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor lor publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. however. I and many other members feel that, in addltioB, we should not dispense with the medical exam prior to sigh­ ing on and off each ship as in the past. During the lapse of one year, I flel it is possible to contract just about any illness or disease and not be aware of it until serious or irreparable damage has been done. Unfortunately, but yet very Important, steward department personnel could become ill from venereal disease or some other contagious disease after their yearly physical and still take a job. 1 am certain no brother would ' approve of having his food prepared and |ierved by anyone with a contagious dis­ ease. I would like to have this thought brought to the atten­ tion of the membership and to have it known that I feel it very necessary to have an exam'ination prior to signing on and off each ship for the safety and protection of all members and their families, I further request that my sug­ gestion be voted on as well as discussed by the membe.'rhip. I feel certain that, if not all, certainly a majority of the membership will approve and vote in favor of my suggestion. E. J. Thlbadeanz, Jr. SS Taka i i. Sees No Need For dob Limit To the Editor: After reading so many articles on the one-year limit on a Job aboard ship I think I should get my little say-so In on this issue. For some time I have heard this discussed. Well, I think a man is entitled to stay on a ship as long as he wants, If he does his work and doesn't get into trouble. ActuaUy. the only crewmember I heard complain about this is the fellow who can't make but one trip. This bias been proven right here on this ship. The man who says no one should be allowed to stay on a ship more than a year is the only one who has been fired so far. Last trip the same thing hap­ pened. When the ship reaches port some guys think can coine and so as they please, go on watch only when they're ready or just stay in their sack, miss­ ing watches, etc. These are the men I see raising all the fu^ about others staying on . ships longer than a year. ' . I don't think anyone stays on a ship just for fun. They must have a reason for doing so. I don't think anyone wpuld stay on a ship if he wasn't doing his job. What's wrong with a union man staying on a ship as long as he wants? What has this to do with anybody else? Everybody has the same chance jto stay as long as he wants when he ships off the board. Just this trip one man was so bitter against some of the crew for being on the ship a couple of years that he dis­ cussed It the whole time. But this same man didn't even com­ plete the voyage. He was fired before the ship reached New York. Guys like that are the only ones who want the shipping rules changed. We don't need a time limit. When we are ready to get off we do so the way the rules are now. They're fine with me, but I wbiild like to hoar what some of the other fellows have to say about It. William Cameron t it Si Wrecked Ship Inspires Poem ^ To the Fd tor: I read the LOG and enjoy hearing of the ships and the progress being made by the SIU. I also have a nephew who enjoys the LOG, too. He is 15. and when the SS African Queen broke up off the Eastern Shore here in Maryland he sat down, wrote, a poem and handed it in to school as part' of his extra­ curricular English composition work. Here it Is: AFRICAN QUEEN By John J. Wiecz^ski A rusty old vessel Rolling vHth the tnaves. Points her nose toward the sea. She's traveled many days. Her hull is covered voith barn­ acles, • And colored rusty red; Her funnel~and still foghorn Make her seem so dead. Her bow which slowly rose and fell. With every passing tide. Will no more see the ocean waves That she's been knovm fo ride. Her Her The For propeller can't turn 'round,; engines can't turn over; , Queen taill have no cargo her sailing days are over. Her crew has all been saved, •And toill sail the ocean, blue; But for the steamer African Queen, Career and life are through, The teacher thought the poein was good and a Baltimore paper published it, so I thought you might like a copy also. Mrs. Gabrielle Umstead 4. i t. Jackson Says Feeding's Swell.. To tte Editor: The crew on the Andrew Jackson would like you brothers - shoreside to. .toow about the best damn cook and baker on these high seas. They are chief cook Fred Szoblik and baker James Barclay on "this vessel. The only thing tllit can be said about our trip to France and Germany is that everybody had a hell of a good time with­ out one foul-up. The crew sure, put on plenty of weight on jthe trip and aii the brothers are .happy and contented. We hopewe -^cah keep things that jvay f for |he future. C •~- JoiMi J, Devbte -S--' '^ ^1^*8.. delegate ; m �JiiftHwy 30, 1919 SEAFARERS AZALIA CITY (Pan-Atlantic), Jan. 1—Chairman, J. Davit; Sacratary, J. , Austin. Everything running smoothly. ' Vote 0* thanks to steward dept. for fine work during holidays. Ship's fund >4.79. Some disputed OT. Dis­ cussion on Importance of cooperation among crew. Beefs to be referred to patrolman. SANTOS (»-''s.). "e- ti —. Chairman, O. Arndt; Secretary, C. Carter, Jr. One man ill. New delegate elected. Free dogs on portholes. Ship to be washed down more often. Screen doors to be kept closed port. 'Take better care of wasting machine. BIKNVILLR (Pan-Atlantle), Jan. 4— maman,' LImbaugh; Secretary, J. WoMan. Two men missed ship. New Hannan.' Honey coUected ^or radio repairs. Coffee found in locker—will search lockers If found missing. New delegate an)l treasurer elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Christ­ mas dinner. To see about new room. CHCCTAW (Waterman), Dec. 14— Chairman, M. G-iuIke; Secretary, S. Escobar. Ship's fund S1.24. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good Thanksgiving dinner. See patrolman for Yale key to all doors. Observe quiet at meal hours to give messman cuance to get orders. LOG Pace TUrteea He Only Wanted A Cup Of Coffee A layover for the Wacosta at Southampton, England, some time back, was just what Joe had long hoped for. Now he'd have a chance to look around the city and examine all the things printed about it in the expose and girlie magazines. His conclusions, up to that point, ^ ~ ^were that the magazines had so grossly exaggerated, condi­ All's Well With Almeita tions that they seemed fantas­ tic. Turning to the .more virtuous things of life, like something to eat, he entered an eating place that seemed to be up to the stand­ ards he knew back home, and ALCDA PARTNER (Aicos), Dec. 21 —Chairman, G. Hsyss; Sacratary, L. PIsrson. Some disputed OT. Need new washing machine. Screen door locks to be replaced. Christinas tree to be placed in comer of mcssroom ilstead of on table. 'Messroom to be aougeed. (Ed. note: This story was submit­ ted to the LOG by Seafarer-Wil­ liam Calefato.) JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watorman), Dec. 23—Chairman, P. Spencer; Sec­ retary, C. Ellzey. New delegate elected. Need new washing machine. Keep washing machine clean and do not soak clothes in machine. delegate elected, dinner served. YORKMAR (Calmar), Dec. 14— Chairman, K. Hatglmlslos; Secretary, W. Kohot. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine work. Some disputed OT to be taken up at payoff. Notify headquarters re: amount of food aboard^insuffleient for voyage. Soap Aortage deck dept. Discussion of West Coast and East Coast agree­ ments re: wages and OT rates. Offi­ cials to see If East Coast agreements can be made same as West Coast agreements. Pine Christmas WINTER HILL (Cities Service), Jan. S—Chairman, C. HIntley; Secretary C. Lsneert. Keports accepted. WANG GOVERNOR (No. Atlantic), Nov. 16—Chairman, W. Brown; Secre­ tary R. Halns. New delegate elected. Contact ' patrolman re: rationing of cigarettea. Repair Uata to be made up before reaching Honolulu. Living conditiona aboard ship very poor and unsanltory. No hot water, etc. WANO PIONEER (No. Atlanlk), Dee, 21—Chdirmen, J. ChaHIn; Sec­ retary, J. Craft. Delegate explained Italian draw in local money. Ships fund S17. New delegate and treasurer elected. Schedule posted for cleaning of laundry room. Take better care of washing machine. Request engineer to repair scuttlebutt. Foun­ tain motor running but not refriger­ ating. VALCHEM (Heron), Dec. 21—Chairmon, J. Pamell; Secretary, B. Perry. Ship's fund $20. TV set to be checkea and antenna to be fixed. New dele­ gate elected. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for Dine Job on holiday dinners. Vote of thanks to delegates for Job well done. MAMKATO VICTDRY (Victory Car. rleri), Dec. 21—Chairman, J. Farrand; •••'•••nr, L. Pepper. Most beefs • settled. New ice box and washing machine put aboard In NY. New dele­ gate eleeied. Request more canned fruit on menu instead of perishable frultff. Vote ef thank# to reslifnins delegate for Job well done. ORION STAR (Orion), Bee. SS— Chairman, R. Pierce; Secretary, J. Balderiten. Better launch service- obkined. One man missed ship In Bas Tanure. Two men short in steward dept. Letter to be drawn stating that ehlef cook was not drunk when put ashore by doetcn*. Vote of to Bteward dept. for - fine Christmas dinner. Washing machine needs com­ plete everhauling. Crew to check any medicines put out by mate. Do not place soiled linen In butcher shop. ALAMAR (Calmsr), Dec. 21-HChalr. mBn,_J. AAcPhsul; Secretary, B. Agel. Repair list submitted. Beefs to be taken up with delegates. 5.9. MIAMI (CIMss Ssryfcs), Dse. 2* —Mslrmsn, K. Rebsrts; Secratary, C. Wood. New delegate elected. Ship's V' """t missed ship. Stew­ ard Injured hand. Oelcgats to contact agent re: former delegate, who missed amp. and -coUected ceniributions over JW for famUy of deceased brother. Request receipt for money sent. Re­ quest members eat during meal hoar to avoid Inconvcnlcncg In steward dept. e *4rvlee), Jen. 2 Chairman, O. Wasner; Secretary, A. Manual. Ship's fund S17.2S. Some dis­ puted OT to be referred to patrolman. Reports accepted. Vote of thanks to stewayd dept. for outstanding service. .ALCOA POLARIS (AfcM), Doc. 27— Chairman, L., White; Secretary, J. REBECCA (Maritime), Dee. 21— Chairman, M. Mulles; Secretary, 8. Wright. Flying bridge to be painted with, non-skid paint. Refrain from whistling in passageways. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), Dec. '•"•t«ry, J. Biliday. Some minor repairs not made. Ship's fund tSORS. Some disputed OT. Medicine supply to be checked by patrolman prior to signing on or sail­ ing day. Insufficient slop chest suppUes. AU scuppers to be cleared back aft. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Christmas dinner and Job well done. Quiet moment (above, I to r) finds steward Harvey Lee, 3ra cook John Garber and 2nd cook & baker Johnnie Knowles taking it easy on the Almena. Flog draped over the door was drying out. 4 DEL CAMPO (Miss.), Dee. 21—Chslrmsn, J. Grassier; Secretary, J. Levin. Two men logged. Stores are poor quality and Jnsufficlent. No launch service. ChiM engineer doing car­ penter's work. To be takeh up with patrolman. Ship's fund $17.13. 20 hours disputed OT. No ice for cold drinks. Night lunch of poor quality and Inadequate. Meeting to be called at payoff. TOPA TOPA (Waterm?n>, Dec. 7— Chairman, H. Knowles; Secretary, N. Carver. Two men missed ship. AU beefs squared away for clean payoff. Ship's fiuiu $6.30. Repair list sub­ mitted. Few hours disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for excellent Job weU done. Repair list to be completed and turned in. STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), Dec. 27—Chairman, S, Jansson; Secretary, P. Guintano. MaU not being deUvered to ship—notify colnpany. Few men Injured. Ship's fund $3J3. Forty Itours disputed OT. One man logged— captain wUl not lift same. Messmen's lockers need painting. Discussion on runaway-flag ships. Request Inner spring mattresses en hospital beds. Chief mate to order enough bandages next voyage. Sea patrolman about aUcn on ship; also medical treatment. SEATRAIN ^BORGIA (Soatrafn), Doe; J|2—Chairman, S. Chariot; Sacrotary, J. McGIII. Delegates job to be rotated between aU depts. Dis­ cussion on increase in Social Security. Ship's fund S4S.S0. Some disputed OT. New delegate elected. Take better care ef washing machine. Discussion on changing ef-two messmeit—crew agreeable. JTEEL SCIENTIST (Isthmian), Nov. a»—Chairman, J. Ssmborskl; Sseratery, P. Omasa. Crew warned about locking up excess cigarettes before unval In port. Ship's fund S«. Six noura disputed OT. Report accepted. ALICB BROWN (Bleemllsid), Dae. W*««MIII Secretary, R. McNsll. Men cautioned about foul­ ing up on trip: no second chance be­ fore logging. $15.23 In ship's fund. No beefs. Request more quiet so men off watch can get some rest. ALCBA PENNANT (Aleaa). Jsn. 4Chslrmsn. O. FarBo; Sacratary, W, Camsrbn. New delegate elected. Ship's fund S4S. Te purchase slsctrlo timer far washing machine. j. "I -fi \ Neptune Gets \Best Bargain A money-saving scheme I that backfired has added a radio to the scrap heap in loaded hLs tray with whatever food he could recognize. When he stopped at itiC coffee counter and asked for black cof­ fee, the girl gaped at him. "But we never serve black cof­ fee, sir," she explained. Joe looked around hopefully for the manager, but finally sat down. When he bit into same pastry, he discovered it was a meat pie con­ taining a vast assortment of in­ gredients. With no black coffee to wash away the taste, he lost his patience and again went looking for the manager. Exhibiting typical English re­ serve, the big woman listened to his story. She explained at the end that the meat pie was the talk of the town, though she didn't say what ^the talk was. His queries about' black coffee drew a blank. "But why? Where I come from i' ff I e "We don't serve it. Never have." He tried again and got nowhere. Finally somebody suggested an­ other pla(» where it might be ob­ tained. Later, heading for the ship through a lonely dark street, a familiar voice called out. It was the big woman from the first res­ taurant. "Where did you say you were from, big boy?" "Never mind where I'm from. I'm g(>ing to the ship and get into that night lunch. Goodbye, sister. Now I see why a guy can't get a decent cup of coffee. The mags were right, after alL" King Neptune's 'domain, and the boys on the Royal Oak are still chuckling over how It got there. According to A1 Carpenter, it A couple of the Almena's AB$ all started when chief cook Pete (unnamed) ham it up for I Hamlin bought a radio from the SIU Sea Chest in Baltimore, and photographer !"• Whitey John­ saved himself about 20 percent son, who took both pix. on the regular retail price. Not content with that, 3rd cook Horace I Curry decided to go bargain-hunt­ ing, figuring be could do better ' at a pawnshop by shopping around Dogged by so much misfortune on a trip into the Gulf that I a bit. it rated mention in a New Orleans newspaper, the Gateway 'Standard Model' City is running trouble-free again. None of the SIU crew was After due consideration. Curry involved. bought a standard model for $16 that he brought back to the ship One mishap, a fatal heart attack, took the life of the 2nd mate and, {and rigged up. Five hoars after in rapid successioo, a heart attack and a bad case of ulcers disabled they left the dock, the radio gave two other officers. Even before the ship reached New Orleans, a Coast lout. The tubes were falling out Guard cutter had to take the officers off for emergency hospitalization. Events happened fast on the fatal trip south from New York. First, and the speaker was practically 2n(i mate Alvin "Pat" Landreth suffered a heart attack and died. Two {In pieces. days later, chief mate Francis Ciccosanti began to suffer from ulcers, Curry took quite a razzing from requiring medical advice by radio after the Coast Guard contacted* the crew about "bargain-hunting" the Public Health Service. after that. Then when the high- Then, even as this was going on, 2nd assistant Joseph Harrison was est offer he got for it was $2.50— also stricken by a heart attack. With the ship beginning to resemble he would have settled for $5—he an infirmary, a CG cutter took the two men off and carried them to heaved the whole mesa over the land where a helicopter could pick them up and fly them to New Or­ I side. leans. Since then, Harrison has been discharged with instructions to He concedes now that you still return at a later date for a check-up. Ciccosanti is still drydocked. can't get something for nothing. Fo? ite part, the crew voted Capt. Whitmire a warm commendation It looks like the Sea Chest has for his 'prompt action in helping sick and injured meif. . . (and) . . . gained another customer and, if doing-all he could under tiying conditions for the late 2nd mate " A there's a decent repairman around, collection by the crew has also been forwarded to Mr^. Landreth, ac­ I Neptune has got a radio. cording to meeting secretary F. Femancez, Trouble Comes In Threes i-| -'•'I er •f; �SEAFARERS Far« FowteM Mixing Business With Pieasure -?'• LOG-A-RHYTHM: No Despair iljii liiiiiillili A pair of SlU deckhands do a little artistic decoration over the side of the Coastal Crusader, part of the fleet of SlU-monned ships operating on the US missile range in the South Atlantic. The boys leave no doubt about their union affiliation (left). By J. F. Wunderlicli A mari can be a dreamer. Yet not be a fool; A -man can be a geniui. Need never been to school. A man can be real thrifty, . Yet not be a miser; A man can make mistakei. Which should make him wiser. A man can make his plans. Yet foul up his life; Can dream of 15 kids, Then never get a wife. A man can talk 'bout millions. Yet never have a dime; Ca7i promise you a fortune. When he couldn't give you the time. Yes, a man can reach his goal. Can succeed with his schemes; Yet. if he should fail. He'll still have his dreams. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Seaports By Thurston Lewis Sing a song of seaports Near and far away. Rhyming little reports. Tell what they have to s&y: Rio has its Sugar Loaf; Copacabana, too. Santos has its coffee Near the Sao Paulo zoo. Montevideo has its beef, B.A. has its fruit. ^ Happy grass in Recife, But for this I don't give a hoot! Boston boasts baked beans/ Oysters in Baltimore; Molasses in New Orleans, Where the girls all know the score. The seaman has a happy time. Let it sleet or hail or snow. He may not air a classic rhyme But he sure knows where to go! SfU, A&G District I S. i'i i '^' • %• r: BOSTON 276 State St. James Sheehan. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 Canai St. Robert Matthews. Agent CapiUI 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-3744 MlAftU 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira. Agent FRanklin 7-3S64 MOBILE . I South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 MORGAN CITY 912 Front St. Tom Gould. Agent Phone 2136 NEW ORLEANS . . 323 BienviUe St. Lindsey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK #75 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank ,St J. BuUock. Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. ^ Cardullo. Agent Market 7-16.35 SAN FRANCISCO .... 450 Harrison St Marty Breithoff Aeen' Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE. PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos Sal Colls. Agent Phone 2-5998 SAVANNAH 3 Abercorn St. William Morris, Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE ... 2505 1st Ave. Ted n.ibk,iw»ltl. Aeent Main 3^34 TAMPA 1809-1011 N. Franklin St. Tom Banning. Agent Phone 2-1323 I Edifor, S j I ; ; Tending line over the side, Jack Holt on the Sword Knot gets a hand from "Jocko" the ship's mascot. The Sword Knot is another of the missile ships so that makes "Jocko" a missile-man, too. Both photos by Seafarer Chester R. Coumas. WILMINGTON. Calil 503 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-3874 HEADQUARTERS . 675 4tb Ave.. Bfclyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS J. Algina. 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Jefferson Ave. River Rouge 18. Mich. VInewood 3-4741 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Banddph 2-4110. FRANKFORT. Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAXTCEE ...633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 [ STREET ADDRESS p To the Editor: I would like to let the mem­ bership know that a fellow Union brother is now operating a nice place where they can drop by for a drink when in Carteret, New Jersey. Many of the boys know me as an oldtlmer who has been shipping with the SJU since . 1947 in the deck department. ' Hie place is known as O'Donneil's Bar and Grill, 565 Roose- ^ONE STATE....••y...... • ••••••• eaeeeBaaaeeeeee >•••••••••• ••e •••••••••••••• eeeneeeea Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S 128V4 HoUls St. PI - bone 3-8911 MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Untario Phone; 3-3221 PORT COLBORNB 103 Durham St. Ontario Phone: 5591 TORONTO. Ontario.......272 King St. £. EMpire 4-5719 VICTORIA. BC......617tk Cormorant St. . BMplrn 4931 VANCOUVER. BC...... 298 Main St. ^ - Pacific 3468 SYDNEY. NS.. ....304 Charlotte St. Phone: 6346 BAGOTVILLE. Quebee 20 Elgin St. Phone: 045 THOROLD. Ontario 02 St. Davids St. CAnal 7-3202 QUEBEC44 8ault-au-Matelot Quebeo ' Phone: 3-1560 SAINT JOroi.;...vm Prince H^laro^ tion with the Union. But it did give me a good feeling to be able to do something worthwhile like this, t sincerely hope othera will do the same. M. Dywer t. t. t. Maxton Sailing As Tanker Again To the Editor: Having been converted back to a regular tanker, the SSMaxton is enjoying-a nice trip to glamorland. She brought the largest load of grain from "Texas (16,000 tons) that has ever been brought to Rio. It looks like we will have about 25 days of port time dis^arging here, so most of us will have to stay 'on another trip to have enough pay. So far the trip has uneventful. One wiper is in the hospital but All letters to the editor for we expect him to be okay before publication in the SEAFAR­ sailing time. We have very few ERS LOG must be signed beefs and a top steward depart­ by the writer. Names will ment. be withheld upon request. The Maxton was formerly one of Waterman's piggyback veit Avenue, Carteret,, and la tankers. near the waterfront where some Louis Cayton of our ships dock. SIU brothers Ship's reporter are always welcome, can always t t t be sure of a square deal when they're there. Artisan Boosts John Bednar Letttrs To The Editor t i Back Sailing Board Change 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 CITY Takes Over Bar In Carteret, NJ t I-' '• |i /'•"'. BALTXMURii. 1210 B. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Agent EAstern 7-4900 Juu^ 80, lOSifL^ LOG To the Editor: Crewmembers on the City of Alma concur with the members of the ,Kyska (LdG, Nov. 7, 1958) in regard to the sailing board change and on making the call-out time one half hour In­ stead of 15 minutes. We also feel there should be a two-hour minimum for callout on overtime for the-watch below. Paul R. Smith Ship's delegate (Ed./ note: The, above was signed by 28 crewmembers. On the sailing board change, the Kyska had urged that the board be posted upon arrival in port regardless of whether the vessel's stay was to be 12 hours or more.) t t t Blood Donatioji Really 'Painless' To the Editor: I would like to take the op­ portunity at this time to thank the doctors and employees of the SIU Welfare Plan's clinic in New York for the wonderful treatment I received while do­ nating blood for the Union blood bank. I'd like to make it quite clear, however, that the dona­ tion was not made for publicity purposes, as I did not know at the time that I was the first woman donor. But if my dona­ tion leads to more men and women donating blood, I will feel that something worthwhile had been accomplished. The blood bank can surely use these donations as we all know only too well. V Donating blood is not as frigh­ tening as some believe it to be. I can honestly say that I did not feel a thing and had no bad results. I'm sure most of the seamen and seamen's wives whose, health permits will find the time to drop into the clinic and donate their blood also. After all, the blood is for emergency use by SIU men or their families, and someorie does have to furnish it. I, for one, am not even entitled to get any, since I l^ave no connec­ Safety Training To the Editor: A departmental /neeting on safety was held just after the Steel Artisan left the States for the Persian Gulf, with the chief mate and engineers showing a lot of interest in promoting safety aboard ship. The deck delegate was given a book on accidents and their prevention, and the mate said he was open at all times for sug­ gestions pertaining to the safety of the men. We also had a gen­ eral meeting for instruction on the operation of the fire detect­ ing and alarm system. We were ^ shown where and how fires' could be isolated and smothered . before they could spread. - This sort of education can make a lot of difference in an emergency. We wish to remind brothers who are not able to cope with the heat, flies, etc., either phy-. sically or otherwise, not to sign on and then start trying to pay off in every port. If a man takes ^ a Job he should try to stick with it at least until he can get a relief. Then his leaving doesn't put a hardship on his Union brothers. i About the only port we hit out in the Gulf that was half­ way decent was Abadan, Iran. The seamen's club there is the best up that way, with a swim- , mlng pool, movies, meals, beer and nice cool rooms. The man­ ager and help there are very nice to the seamen who go there. Millard "Smokey" Byron Ship's reporter 4" 4" i, Union Benefits 'Heaven-Sent' To the Editor: i would like to give the Sea- « farers Welfare Plan my most sincere thanks for the wonder­ ful services and benefits.it pro-,"^ vided for me while I was a pa­ tient at Wyekoit Heights Hospltal in Tampa. You never know how the Wel­ fare Plaii can help you until , you really need it. In all my " 76 years I have never seen any­ thing as good as the SIU Wel­ fare Plan. Let me. add that the $25 Christmas bonus for thosR lb the hospital at the time was a gift sent from heaven. ' ' -i AngnSt- r-N . I �Jww M. 1»5» TV Tribute Paid To La. Union Men Father Has An Armful NEW ORLEANS—Union membern In this port were urged to take time out and watch "Opera­ tion Cameron" on their televiaicm •eta Sunday, Acting Agent Budr Stephena reporta. The ihow hon­ ored the union memheri and busi­ ness groups who voluntarily gave their time and effort to help re­ build Cameron, La., after the town was demolished by a hurricane last year. Unionists from Lake Charles and New Orleans, including a large number of Seafar^, took part in It's sbita tbi)* for Hi* nawotf additions to the DoBotssfero fomlly the drive to help these homeless as Piorro ond jib brothor Andro sloop poacofully In tho arms of people. tholr fathor, Soofaror Rudy DoBobsioro. Tbo oight-pound twin Shipping for the past period has brothors woro bom to Mr. and Mrs. DoBobsiero on Novomber 8. been en the good side with four vessels signing on and a large num­ ber of ships calling into the area in transit. However the spurt is expected to be short-lived and will not last through the coming twoweek period as only a few vessels are scheduled for payoff here so far. All of tho following SJU families have received a $200 tnotemttv In addition to the 132 men benefit plus a 325 bond from the Union in the baby's name:' shipped to deep-sea berths, there Michael Phillip Brown, bord No­ Mrs. Bernard Feely, Kearny, NJ. were 27 men si^ed to HIWD Jobs, vember 28, 1958, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 and 11 standby and relief berths Mrs. Richard J. Brown, Sr., Balti­ Daniel DelgadcH bora December during the two week period. 4, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Julio There were 27 vessels calling more, Md. M. JL * Diaz Delgado, Ponce, PR. •V into port during the pbriod. r our 4 4 4 James Seymour Brannon, bpm paid off, four signed on and 19 Michael Miller, born May 4,1958, were in transit. Paying off were December 28,1958, to Seafarer and to Seafarer and Mrs. Raymond the Del Rio, Del Monte, Del Aires Mrs! James C. Brannon, Mobile, Miller, Brooklyn, NY(Mississippi) and the Transatlantic Ala. 4-4 4 (Pacific Waterways). The Del Cam• 4- , t Clifton GnUett Jr., bora Novem­ po, Del Monte (Mississippi); Steel JoAnn Marie Olds, bom October ber 17, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Voyager (Isthmian) and.the Afoun-' 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ Clifton GuUett, Mobile, Ala. dria (Waterman) signed on. liam H. Olds, Lpckport, La. 4 4 4 In transit were the Alcoa Ranger, Desiree Diane Boudreaux, bora J4 t Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa James Eric Lamb, born Novem­ December 17, 1958, to Seafarer Cavalier KAlcoa); Seatrain Louisi­ ber 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. and Mrs. A. Boudreaux, Slldell, La. ana, Seatrain Georgia (Seatrain); 4 4 4 Del Campo (Mississippi); Lucile James F. LaraV, Levittown, NY. Donna Ruth Folse, bora Decem­ 4 4 4" Bioomfield (Bloomfield); Steel Voy­ 1, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Randall Seward Cantrell, bora ber ager, Steel Recorder (Isthmian); William P. Folse, Chalmette, La. Madaket, Yoimg America, Jean December 20.1058, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 LaFitte, Claiborne (Waterman); Mrs. Seward Cantrell, Baltimore, Michael Thomas McDonald, born Md. Monarch of the Seas, Raphael) December 10, 1958, to Seafarer and Semmes, Gateway City_ (Pan-At­ 4 4 4 Mrs. Sam W. McDonald, Mobile, Bernard Joseph Feeiy, bora De­ lantic); Rebecca (Intercontinental) Ala. cember 31, 1958, to Seafarer and and the Evelyn (Bull). 4 4 4 Elizabeth Renee Smith, bora De cember 28, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert G. Smith, Houston, Texas. SIU BABY ARRIVALS Free-Piston FINilL DISPATCH ShipReadled The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: Cyril J. Magnan, 47: A Union member for 10 years. Brother Magjean passed away December 28 in St. Patrick's Hos­ pital in Lake Charles, La., as a result of a lung ailment. He sailed in tho en­ gine department. His father, Joseph Magnan, of Grand Rapids, Mich., sii^ves him. Burial rm *u rent eraa It. SEA CHEST Pare fVteea SEAFARERS LOG was in Resurrection Cemetery, Kent County, Mich. 4 4 4 Joseph Caruso, 44: A heart attack suffered aboard ship on December 5, 1958, proved fatal to Brother Caruso. A member of the deck department, he became a Union member in 1948. Burial was in Fairmont Cemetery, Newark, NJ. He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Jenny Caruso, of Bloomfield, NJ. 4 4 4 Angelo Cammeroto^ 84; Brother Cammeroto died of a heart disease on November 25 at the USPHS Hospital in Norfolk, Va. A mem­ ber of the Union since 1944, he sailed in the steward department. Surviving him is his sister. Miss Millie Cammeroto, of Philadelphia, Pk:. Buri*^ was in the Holy Cross Cemetet. Yeadon, Pa. SIU SHIPS AT SEA Life on the Ideal X is Just that, ideal, according to latest re­ ports. The reason — "have a new washing machine" and all hands are happy, on that score. The crew also ex­ tended its wishes for lots of luck to brother Chris Markris, the Morbis ship's baker. when he got off in Mobile recently, Dave Nunn, ship's reporter, noted Chris and his brother Jack, also an SIU man, run an eata^ on the Ful­ ton Road called "Jack's Chuck House," so if any Seafarers are in the vicinity and are looking for a good place to eat, "Jack's" is highly recommended. 4 4 4 A vote of thanks was extended to the brothers and crewmembers who used their cars to take the gang on the De Soto to the Union hall in Baltimore to vote in the recent SIU . biennial elections, writes Robert Frazer, ship's dele­ gate. The men appreciated this aid in helping them exercise their right to vote for officials of their choice. 4 4 4 The crew of the Alcoa Corsair presented the vessel's doctor with a belt buckle and a tie clasp in ap^ preciation for the fine Job he has been doing keep­ ing all hands shlpshape, John Crews, meeting chairman, report ed. The buckle and clasp were Crews inscribed from the ' Crew of the SS Alcoa Corsair,' Crews said. 4 4 4 There were no beefs from the Chiwawa according to W. J. Adams, meeting chairman, and all was quiet except for one small incident which tickled many; of the humor­ ists aboard. It seems that a load of nuts were sent aboard as stores when the vessel docked at Lake Charles recently, and the chief steward, evidently a satirist at heart, promptly sent them back dubbed, "this is one for the squir­ rels." Lay-Ups To Slow Mobile H. E. Hicks Your wife asks you to call MAdison 3-0814 at once. 4 4 4 Giles F. Giendennlng Urgent you get in touch with your mother at 3900 Clifton Ave., Baltimore 16, Md. 4 4 4 The following men have gear in storage at New Orleans branch. Any gear not tagged since January 1, 1959, will be disposed of after June 30, 1959: A British free-piston gas turbine ship is scheduled to go into com­ mercial service this week, marking what many in the industry consider C. E. Bennett a revolutionary change in ship pro­ A. VUlamar M. Cronin Wesley B. Leike pulsion. The new vessel is a 9,200- E. Smallwood John J. Houlihan ton ore carrier with 8,000 horse­ Henry Helrch J. R. McCaU B. Ryan E. Maldonado power and an 11-knot cruising Philip Broderlck E; B. Lindsnmuth Wm. M. Hand speed. BUI Tatum Howard Felix Botello Both the United States and the George Wm. R. Bruce Tex Powers British have been interested in de­ C. D. Dickey Norman Cohen W. B. Ulrlch George Anderson veloping free piston engines which R. C. Strlppy John S. Oisen are, in theory at least, adaptable Carl Knudsen Wm. H. Futman Francis Murray Joe Caruso to the use of small nuclear power Gulllermo James Sumpter Garcia plants. The . free piston is consid­ J. M. Hand M. J. MUhas Clolse Coats E. Booth ered as a most promising form of J. Charles Gregory Edward P. Marsh propulsion for ships between 8,000 Jphn Ramiszewiki Chas. R. Nicholson Donald Helton - Nunquesser and 15,000 shaft horsepower. WUbar E. Deherry Wm. Johnson The US Maritime Administration E. F. Cox li. Dermoody W. Blgwood Jack Ryan has two experimental gas turbine J. N. Lykiradopouloa Leo Broussard plants in operation, one on the Hector Felix Harry Peek O-NeU James D. Feurtado Liberty ship John Sergeant, the Joe Ramon Murillo Henry Gock other, a free piston type, on the M. Menahan M. H. BUck Charles Jeffers J. P. Zimmer William Patterson. E. F. Hardeman Johnia Hcnderlck Essentially, in the gas turbine Jack BoAe Turner ship, the turbine is driven by gas Blackle Conner consisting of a mixture of hot air 4 4 "4 . and exhaust, rather than by steam Lawrence Hogan from a boiler as on steam turbine The clothes you left aboard the ships. The biggest advantage of the free Eagle Transporter are being held piston on the British ship is saiff for you in the SUP hall in San to be less space and less weight. Francisco in your name. MOBILE—Seafarers here were casting an eager eye towards the future as a result of newly-elected Governor John Patterson's prom­ ise to get the Alabama State Docks back in operation. The ex-dock di­ rector had been unable to induce any new business to the multi-million-dollar facilities of the docks, due largely to the bitter opposition of the local press. Shipping-wisft, the port has been on the slow side for the past two weeks. ProsiR»cts are not too good for the immediate future since two of the ships due in during the next two weeks are scheduled to lay up for a while. Seven Payoffs Seven ships paid off during the last period Including the Madaket,Claiborne, and Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); Alcoa Cavalier, Roamer and Clipper (Alcoa); and the Lucile Bloomfield (Bloomfield). The Young America (Waterman) signed on. In transit were the Jean Lafitte and Afoundria (Waterman); Steel Recorder (Isthmian); Del Monte (Mississippi); and the Rebecca (In­ tercontinental), Seafarers are reminded that the clinic here is now over a year old and all men must retake a physical examination at the expiration of the year on their individual cards. Tell it to tbe LOG • • �SEAFARmS _ \ • OFFICIAL ORGAti OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • AT L AN Tl C AN D' G U LF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • V -'fi' :- : • '.W i:i-^ >.. v • • f.-' • t '•'•• '!• '-v'" m-- i If:- i'". • r.- r ••. i'ii-•"•»' Budget Message Hints End Of Boneyard Liberty Fleet SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU membership meet­ ings . are held regularly every two weeks on Wed­ WASHINGTON—A tight budget with no room for sentiment has sounded the death sen­ nesday nights at 7 PM in tence on 1,400 crusty old Libertys in Government reserve fleets. The pronouncement re­ all SIU ports. All Sea­ quired only 14 words in the President's budget message to Congress last week. farers are expected to Paring his maritime budget^ attend; those who wish to recommendations to the bone, be excused should request the President called for the permission by telegram disposal of surplus Maritime Ad­ ministration shipyards and a 25 (be sure to include regis­ percent cut in reserve fleet ex­ tration number). The next penses "through reducing preser­ SIU meetings, will be: vation work on dfer 1,000 Liberty ships no longer suitable for mobil­ ization." The proposed reduction in pres­ ervation work would mean that all work except bottom preserva­ tion would be discontinued on practically all of tbe Libertys in reserve. There is a total of 1,437 of them in lay-up right now, 15 of which are already earmarked for Scrapping. An additional 86 Lib­ ertys were previously sold to go under the cutting torch. Government records show that 2,708 Libertys were built during 1^42-45 as assembly-line, emer­ gency cargo ships at a cost of about $2 million each. By the end of 1943, at a time when they were ah'eady classified "obsolete" in favor of the higher-speed Victorys, Now in Suisan Bay boneyard fleet, the Joeph Squirerwas named they were being turned out in 41.5 after a Seafarer-hero of World War 11 when launched at Portland, days from keel-laying to delivery. Maine, in 1944. She has not been active since 1952 and is one At the end of the war, several of more than 1,400 Libertys that may be headed for the scrap hundred Libertys lay at the bot­ tom due to enemy action. Sum­ yard under budget proposals which would withdraw maintendhce ming up their war role, while funds for boneyard ships.. American shipyards were turning out five and six Libertys a day, the show that an ll-knot Liberty could Liberty that had been a Kings head of the War Shipping Admin­ be upgraded to meet present con­ Point training ship and then was in ditions apparently fizzled^ Four lay-up for years, sailed for the US istration said in 1943: "The Liberty ship is a product Libertys were modernized and missile range in the South Atlantic. for war use. It -can be classed souped up as prototypes with new Converted to a specialized tracking with the tank, the fighting planes kinds of propulsion gear that pro­ ship, the SS American Mariner-is and other material of war. It was duced 16-18-knot speeds but, even in the front line again. produced to be expendable if nec­ with the cost of replacement ships This left over 1,500 Libertys in essary. If expended, it had served skyrocketing to $11-12 million, the reserve fleet, until Maritime there was little interest. A $2 mil­ announced it would scrap 100 of its purpose . . ." The Libertys had not exhausted lion modernizing cost on a 15-year- them in small lots, at minimum their usefulness at war's end, old hull didn't seem worth the bids of $70,000: The 86 sold so far have netted $6.6 million, an however. They served as a peace­ trouble. average of $76,698 per ship, but time lifeline from the US to a dev­ Barely 100 Active Today few bidders: astated world, and were sold, traded or given outright to friend­ Today, barely 100 Libertys are Since the new budget proposals ly nations trying to rebuild their still in the active US-flag fleet, call for maintaining only the bot­ merchant fleets. With price-tags over 50 of them under SIU con­ toms on those left in reserve, pre­ of $660,000 under the Ship Sales tract, manned by Seafarers and still sumably the rest will eventually be Act of 1946, hundreds were paying their way. A week ago, a disposed of by scrapping also. grabbed up by both American and foreign shipowners. WOULD OWN TANKERS: Government reserve fleets held the remainder, many of which were utilwcu in later emergencies such as the Korean War. With the end of the Korean shipping boom and the resurgence of foreign-flag BEIRUT, Lebanon—^The interna­ tract" in asking for more advan­ shipping, American owners, using tional oil cointiines, still smarting tageous terms. the transfer of registry route, used In one part of his 12,00d-word them as the foundation for today's under the effects of the recent 60- memorandum, hinted that 10 highly - profitable runaway - flag 40 profit split imposed by the percent on theHaliq proceeds from the operations. Venezuelan government, are of crude oil would be ade­ An effort by the MA in 1957 to sweating over proposed changes sale quate return for an oil company, recommended by an advisor to the as compared with the present 50-50 arrangenient. 'A Weed By Any Saudi Arabian government. The advisor, Uthman Haliq, cir­ Among the other major recomOther Name , . / culated document among mem­ mendation^ offered by Haliq were: Since the phrase "right-to- bers of athe • ,That the. Arab nations them­ Arab - Oil Congress, work" has come into bad odor calling for a share selves should manage their ovm in the profits as recently, the supporters of the much as three times their present oil industries, rather than" parent union - busting measure are royalties, and demanding greater organizations in Britain and the changing their label in order to Arab control over the production, United States, attract the unwary. refining and transportation of all • Arab companies should take In New Mexico, the "Citizens Arabian oil products, steps which over the ownership of. the pipelines Blght-To-Work Committee" an­ affect the runaway opera­ that transmit oil to the Mediternounced that henceforth it was would tions of the internation^ oil com­ rean ports, to be knSwn as the "Educational bines. • More Arab oil should be re­ Committee'For Voluntary Union While recommending gradual fined in the-Middle East and the Membership." The change was made, a spokesman said,, be­ progress toward these goals, Haliq government? should share in these also implied that thte Arab govern­ profits as well as in the profits of cause "the new name fits ments Involved should not be held the refinenes abroad using Arab better." ,|)wk'by the "sanctity ot » eon- crude oil, -Jr February 4 February 18 March 4 Turkey In Pitch For US C-ls WASHINGTON—Perennial pro­ posals to sell off surplus US ships to foreign nations are being re­ vived again in the current Con­ gress.. A measure has been sub­ mitted . by, Congresswoman St. George (Rep.-NY) calling for the sale of 15 C-1 shigs to Turkey. In recent years, ship sale pro­ posals Jiave been made on behalf of such diverse groups as the city of Trieste, the Philippines, Korea, India, Peru, Germany, Mexico, Guatemala and a host of others. The' ships involved, would have been sold foreign at bargain prices and in most instances would have operated in general offshore trades in competition with. US - flag vessels. . The .. US'boneyard fleet has long been the target of foreign countries who do not have the resources to accumulate a merchant fieet~ on their own. Few of the vessels in the boneyard are suitable for pres­ ent-day commercial operations ex­ cept under circumstances of low wage and manning scale require­ ments. Arab Oil Aim: 90-10 Split • Increased production from ex­ isting reservc.s.in Arab states, • Arab states should be given a share in the profits from existing transport and marketing of their oil, in other wdrds the supertanker business. : Although the Oil Congress will not meet Until sometime in April, the first step toward entering the transportation, field was taken last week when the.. Economic Council of the Arab League established an Arab navigation company with the obvious aim of entering the oil tanker business. Meanwhile another Arab spokes­ man, Dr. Ibrahim Kubbah, minister of Economy of Iraq, joined in the demand for greater Arab partici­ pation and management in oil pro­ duction in a letter to the Economic CouUcll on the institution of the navigation company. Arab countries suffer^ Kubbah said, from dealing individually with the several companies. - . PHS Hails Bloomfield's HOUSTON—A special commen­ dation has been given to the SIUcontracted Bloomfield SteamshipCompany by the Public Healrh Service as the result of its haying achieved one of the highest fleet sanitary ratings every scored by: a steamship company in the United States. "The fleet scored an overall 99 on its four vessels, an extremely' high rating, since anything qyer 95 is considered: excellent; ; The company reported that it' was the first such special, commen­ dation ever given to a steamship' company operating out of the Gulf-' of Mexico. Repeat Performance This was the second consecutive' year that all of the four ships had. received a Public Health Certifl-; cate of Sanitation. The special com-, mendation from M. D. Hollis, As­ sistant Surgeon General of the PHS, congratulated the company for "the excellent cooperation which the officers and employees of the Bloomfield Steamship Com­ pany have extended to the per­ sonnel of our vessel sanitation pro­ gram." ' B. M. Bloomfield, president of the company^ hailed the men in the fleet and the shoreside staff for the fine work they have done in obtaining the PHS citation. The sanitary award is based o.n a PHS inspection of 168 items cov­ ering food handling and dish wash­ ing practices, portable water sys­ tems, food storage, rodent and insect control and general allaround cleanliness. Attive Fleet Drops In '58 WASHINGTON — The US-flag merchant fleet dwindled by 23 ships during the year 1958, the Federal Maritime Board reports. By January 1, 1959, the active fleet consisted of 960 vessels of 1,000 gross tons or more, of which 25 were Government-owned ships. In terms of actual private fleet operations, there were 1,007 ships owned privately, a drop of five from the previous year, but ot these, 72 were' idle for lack of cargo. • The decline in the American-flag fleet would be even- iharper were it not for the fact that some twodozen runaway-fiilg Libertys trans­ ferred back to US registry in the course of the year to get a crack at "50-50" cargoes. 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Title A name given to the resource January 30, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ITF ADOPTS NEW RUNAWAY POLICY BUDGET CUTS HIT US-FLAG SHIPS SIU CREW RESCUED IN TUNIS SHIPWRECK US SHIPPING HIT HARD BY TIGHT BUDGET SIU BLOOD PROGRAM ALREADY PAYING OFF END MFOW PACT DISPUTE CANADA SIU, BRITISH IN FLAG ACCORD ALCOA CREW RESCUES SIX ADRIFT AT SEA PHS GETS CLEAR SAILING IN BUDGET RUNAWAY PLANNING COURT APPEAL FOR ROLE IN UN SIU OPTICAL BENEFIT SET UP IN HOUSTON UNEMPLOYMENT PERSISTS IN MSNY CITIES CONGRESS GETS LABOR BILL PROPOSALS MTD ADDS BALTIMORE PORT GROUP OWNERSHIP IS KEY TO RUNAWAY DRIVE INDIAN SEAMEN PROTEST LOSS OF STRIKE RIGHTS PROPER CARE CHOOSING MD FOUND VITAL ARAB OIL AIM: 90-10 SPLIT 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 01/30/1959 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. XXI, No. 3 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/96fff665d0939574580276359b1c40e7.PDF 03c32145486c39ab5c64a05b6c5c41e9 PDF Text Text •m •'k LOG f OFFICIAL OHeAN OF TH 6 SE A FAR E RS INTERNATIONAL UN ION » ATL A N TIC ANP 6 ULF DIST RICT . AEI .rin T Defense Dep't Finding: i Vl^i \&l \m. i-i ;-;r ;> '•h- Aikcf WICAAC ^Seafarer Henry Maginess (left), rapidly re"f #ff C5« covering after surgery in which he received six pints of rare-type blood donated by the SIU Blood Bank, is congratu­ lated by fellow-patient Seafarer Robert Bunner. Both men were dis­ charged from Staten Island Public Health Service hospital this wc®h. A seqpnd blood assist wfis given to the mother of Seafarer Louis Cirignano. (Story on Page 2.) MERCHANT FLEET NOT UP TO PAR' \ -Story On Page 3 •I '•J I '•'<1 M - Sailors Union members mark second annlver'» arwf aw y 9 Harry Lundeberg's death at monument -putsWe SUP's San Francisco haa Lundeberg, first SIUNA president and siecretary of SUP for 20 years, died Jan. 28,1957. Pictured (kneel• 1 to J") wa C. Bohm, W. Twiss, O. Fagsrtvedt: standing, Robert La^ue, H. He^rjlpji^on and & R^ iViQkfll^PAfnfniV Seafarers L. Layton (left) and J. Green, both flOlffieCOmffly* ABI^ Hakt out line aboard the SlU-m^ned freightship National Liberty as the vessel heads in to Houston on re­ turn from trip to Germany. She wentout again after discharging and picking up new cargo of grain bound for Egypt and India. The photd was submitted by ship's delegate N. Mendelson. . V- �Fwre ,Tw» SEAFARERS LOG Runaway Febniarr 13. 1959 Pouring A Fresh Cup For Congress Hearing p-. WASHINGTON—Prospects of Congressional action on the runaway issue have brightened as the result of a wire sent by SIU of NA President Paul Hall and NMU President Joseph Curran to all members of the House of Representatives and the Senate. The tele0:am fol­ lowed up their message to-^ American-owned shlpe fliyiag President Eisenhower calling and their concern about the issues the flags of Panama, Liberia and for Maritime Administrator raised by the maritime unions. For Honduras. It seems anomaloua Clarence Morse's resignation be­ example, on the Senate side. Sen­ that' those companies availing cause of Morse's defense of the ator Hubert H. Humphreys (Dem.themselves of the loose condi­ Mirm.) answered as follows: runaway flags. tions in these countries can Morse, in a press inlerview two "Many thanks for your tele­ Jeopardize truly legitimate ship­ weeks ago, declared that the gram about the statement by the ping and hold union seamen at unions' activity against the run­ Federal Maritime Administra­ a grave disadvantage. Certainly aways was injurious to^ American tor concerning unionisation of It should not be the plan or mobilization plans. He also de­ American-owned ships flying purpose of uy one connected fended the, runaways' tax and wageforeign flags. I have followed with the Government, mn<^ dodging practices. articles in recent Issues of less the Maritime Administra­ The Joint wire, sent on Thurs­ > the Norman Longtine, AB, on the Bienville, helps htmself to a piping* the 'Seafarers Log* and I am tion, to help build up what you day, February 5, has already evoked much concerned about this sit­ hot serving of coffee while ship wos paying off In Port Newark fast call 'phony flag fleets'." considerable response from mem­ uation. I will give this mattes week. Vessel a Pan-Atlantic containerJiip. bers of the Senate and House. Rep. CeUer added that although very careful and sympathetic Senator Richard Nenberger (Dem.he is not a member of the mer­ attention." Oregon) a member of the Senate chant marine committee, he would Commerce Committee, assured the Brooklyn's Rep. Emanuel Celler, be glad to introduce remedial leg­ two unions that the Conunlttee one of the deans of the House of islation to deal with this issue. would thrash out the matter fully Representatives and chairman of their wire, the Unions asked when the eonflrmation, of Louis the Committee on the Judiciary, forInchanges in the Merchant Marine Strauss as. Secretary of Commerce strongly put himself on record In Act to protect US Merchant comes before It for hearings. The favor of the unions' stand as fol­ Marine againstthe"administrative Secretary of Commerce is respons­ lows: The SIU Blood Bank gave its second assist last week when abuse." ' It cited Morse's "mis­ ible for Maritime Administration Mrs. Rosd Cirignano, mother of Seafarer Louis Cirignano, "I approve your opposition to guided policies which were appa­ activities. was supplied with four pints of A-positive blood for an operarently dictated by profiteering anti­ the efforts of Maritime Admin­ Many Influential membera in union shipowners," ion in Passaic General al Hos--*^ istrator Morse, who seeks to both Houses of CongreSis have re­ The joint wire pointed out that jital, Passaic, NJ. prevent the unionization of that Seafarers coming into the sponded Indicating their interest the maritime administrator "has Meanwhile Seafarer Heiiry other ports can also make donar responsibility to promote and pro­ Maginess, who received six pints tibns. tect" the American, merchant of rare AB negative blood through marine not to weaken it by en­ he'blood bank, v/as discharged on couraging the build-up of phony outpatient status. Maginess under­ flag registrations. went major surgery at the Staten It characterized Morse's state­ Island Public Health Service hos­ ment that union organizing would pital, two weeks ago and needed drive ships to other flags and leave twelve pints of blood all told, six the US unprepared as proof that of which were supplied by the the US Government has no real- hospital and the rest by the SIU control over such vessels. The ad­ Blood Bank. Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse's strong defense ministration's position has been Without the SI Uassist it would of the runaway device included a deniaPthat there was really that these ships could be relied on have been extremely difficult for any tax benefit to the runaway or tax loss to Uncle Sam. in. an emergency. Maginess tp get the tj'pe of blood Morse declared that the tax.The action of the last Interna­ he needed as the hospital was un­ PROVIDENCE—Joint action by loss argument was "falla­ be noted- that the Administration tional Transportworkers Federaable to i^upply it the SIU. and the National MaritlmB cious" because when the run­ is against allqwing Amepcan-flag (Continued on page 11) Union meant food and lodging for Building Up Reserves away operator sends earnings back operators to' get Federal 'loans at the crew of the Liberianto the parent company, they be­ 3^ percent Interest for ship con­ Contributions now coming in to flag 32-man tanker, MV Fleet Tank, after come taxable if passed on as divi­ struction but has shown no Interest the Blood Bank at the SIU New they sued the for ^,000 dends. in closing the "no-interest loan" York clinic are now hiiilding up in back wagesowners in this port last loophole for the runaways.) its reserve credits. All blood col­ week. " "At the samg time," he was . lected through the SIU Blosd Bank The action was taken after it was quoted as saying, "if the parent e Should a US operator transfer is deposited at the Brooklyn Donor companies obtain the transport of one of his American ships foreign, that the ship was out of Center. When a Seafarer or a mem- reported their raw materials at less than no capital gains tax has to be paid food and not have enough fuel It would cost them by chartering when the payment is made in the )er of his family. Is in need of aboard todid maintain heat. Acting other foreign tonnage it improves form pf a stock tranrier instead of blood, as is often the case in sur­ through NMU Providence Port their earning position and conse­ cash. In addition, use of the stock gery, then a hospital anywhere in Agent John Reaves, the two uiM quently raises their taxes. So they transfer device allows the stock the United States can call on the ions supplied the crewmembem don't escape taxes in my book." value to be understated consider­ SAN FRANCISCO—One proposi­ Brooklyn Donor,Center to supply with money for food and lodging tion calling for '-'no promotions on the needed t)lood, which Is charged Contrary to Morse's position, ably. ' ashore. The SIU does not maintain ships" after a ship has saUed was against the SIU Plan. the benefits of tax-dodging to the a hall in the Rhode Island port. e Further, the earnings of the decisively rejected and a second runaways were clearly described foreign In addition to the normal ad­ Although both unions are plan­ subsidiary can be plowed one increasing the six-month ship­ by the Bureau of Internal Revenue direcUy into more ships, re­ ping rule to seven months" easily vantages of having a reserve on ning a joint drive to organize back in May, 1957. As reported in back fineries or other foreign installa­ passed as the biei^nial Marine deposit, the system aUows for the American-owned Liberian and Pan­ the May 24, 1957, SEAFARERS tions without being subject to any Fireman's Union elections came to drawing of different types of blood amanian-registered , vessels, their LOG the following are the ele­ US tax which might normaUy be difficult move to aid the crew of the Fleet bite. a close. ments of the situation: to obtain on the spot. Tank was prompted by the crew's Morse's statement that these Pr«ident Sam Bennett and At present the blood donations need, not for organizing purposes. o The runaway shipowner can tactics by the American owners of hold his earnings outside the runaway shipping "Improves their, Vice-President Jack'Hatton were are being accepted at the New No 'Froteotion United States as long as he wants earning position" is undoubtedly both returned to office. Others York SIU clinic only, but !t is However, the situation on tho elected were George Paton and planned to expand the system so Fleet Tank was further striking and the Internal Revenue can't im­ true to say the least, but it doesn't pose any penalty tm him. Conse­ follow that the Improved earnings Leonard Knppp as San Francisco evidence of the absence of protec­ quently, for tax purposes, any of ar«. necessarily reflected In in­ business agents; Stu Hunt, 'Frisco tion and representation for crewburiness agentiKilerk; C. J. uhristie, these earnings that are remitted creased taxes to the same degree members of runaway ships, despite to the States can bb Included in that they would be if earned here SF Dispatcher, and W. Haley, assorted claims to the contrary by ^b. 13, 1959 Val. XX!, No. 4 Seattle business agent the most suitable calendar year. in the States. Furthermore, the spokesmen fgr the runaways. o Even if earnings are remitted crews of these ships pay no taxes Also Joe Do Bosics, San Pedro The runaway operators have to the States, they are not neces­ whereas American seamen would agent; Art Coleman, Portland port stated that conditions on their ves­ sarily taxable. The foreign opera­ in an American-flag operation; and, agent; R. N. Sweeney, Portland sels are superior to those of legiti­ tion dimply givaa the parent com­ of course, shipyards and shipyard business agent; and Fred Bruette, mate - maritime flags, except the PAUt HALL, Seereiary-Trtaaurtr gulf representative. pany an interest-free "loan." Or workers lose iimome while the Gov­ US, ^ BnazBT BBAMD, Editor. BCBNABO SCA Trustees Named the foreign iteration can transfer ernment losbs revenue from them. Conditions aboard the vessel MM, Art Editor. HZBKAM AinBtni,.lBwiM its funds by buying additional Carrying Morse's argument to Elected to the board of trustees SPIVACK, AL MASKIN, JOHN BBAXIL, ANA- were the worst he had seen"in 20 stock of the American company. its logical extreme, the Govern­ wex» Coleman, DoBosicsr W. W. xoLB Lzvxorr. Stair Writer*. -BILL MOODY, years, the NMU agent reported^ Oulf Area Representative. This provides the American com­ ment should forgive everybody's Jordan and A. H. Ward. "Not only Is there no heat or food; pany with additional financing at Income taxes in 1959 so that all The proposition on promotion there are two inches of water In no cost to it; financing whicb it companies and individuals can in­ wouid have made it impossible for Pubilthad Vlwaskt, fit hHdqusrtsFS all the crews' quar.ters and theretho Soafarort IntornlatloMl Union, Af would have to pay four to five per­ vest their surplus and make money, a seaman to take a higher position 'o* UntiiTA Oulf District, APL>CiO. Al «79 Fourth is not a seaworthy lifeboat aboard," .... HVoclnth he said. Brooklyn 32, NV. cent for if It went out to get it on with resulting additional taxes in than the one he shipped in where Second 'class postage paid the open market. If such financing the future. The only catch to this such higher, opening is created at the Fust Office The court order holding the ves­ in Brooklyn, NY, undar were done out of tJS earnings, the Ponzi-like argument is that the throi^gh-a man taking ill, leaving 'In AL* *i' Aug 24/ 2912. sel was issued, last week in behalf m earned surplus would be subject Government wouldn't have any ship, or unable to discharge his of all the crewmenibers and offito the 52 percent tax rate. (It might money to function with. on page. . duties for any other reason. Blood Bank Assists { Seafarer's Mother (<y f'i-' r \ Runaways Find Tax-Dodge Simple SIU, NMU Aid Liberian Ship's Crew MFOW Votes On Proposals; Elects Bennett V9 p SEAFARERS LOG -tike �Z'. iT-i ; -C i-';: -.-^ r; •••" flebrukry IS, 1980 THE 'AMERICAN YIAY* I" GETS ODD DEFENDER •:"V • Under attack from US maritime unions on their tax and wage-dodging practices the runaway-flag shipow;ners have embarked on a campai^ to picture themselves as staunch defenders of the American Way Of Life. A high-powered public relations apparatus has been set up, under the label, "Committee for the Flags of Necessity," to convince the public that the runaways are in business to assist the Army, Navy and Air Force In meeting a world emergency. The Committee's approach is complete with all the Madison Avenue 'Jproduct image" apparatus. Armed with volumes.of press releases and slick-paper brochures, the runaways raise the spectra of America's defense stripped bare of its essential transportation arm should a union delegate dare set foot on the deck of one of their ships. The implication is thfit somehow the idea of American companies paying American wages is subversive. Admittedly, the campaign has been a persuasive one. For ex­ ample, "Newsweek" magazine, which normally disposes of many earth-shaking developments in two paragraphs, found it important enough to devote its entire editorial column, two weeks running, to berating the SlU'and NMU for presuming to annoy the runaway operators. Similarly, high Government officials and other editorial­ ists have taken up the cry. SEAFARERS LOG fagm ThrM US Merchant Fleet Called 'Deficient' In Defense Study WASHINGTON- In the face of Government cutbacks on aid to merchant shipping, and official support for the runaway flags, the US Department of Defense has received the results of a study indicating the merchant marine is deficient in minimum needs Isthmian, Waterman, States Ma­ fect, that the theoiy wouldn't hold for mobilization. The re­ rine and Isbrandtsen,' except for an water when he declared that the 75 voyages on the Sea­ runaways would transfer to a port, which is "under additional way run put of the Great Lakes. European flag if they so desired study" has not yet been re­ The budget also does not allow and he could not stop them from for new passenger ship con­ doing so. (See story on page 2). leased, and its existence funds struction for US Lines and Ameri­ Obviously a ship under the flag President Lines as authorized of a European nation could not be came to light only after an can held to be under tho'direction and last year. inquiry was made in the De­ partment. Attempts by maritime re­ porters to get further details on the content of the report were blocked w^h the announcement that it was "classified" and that it had not been finally adopted as official policy. It is believed though, that it is on the agenda for such adoption. Should such a report be adopted as pcdicy, it would mean that the Department of Defense, in effect, disagrees with the Administration's policy on the budget and also runs counter to the "effective control" theory. This theory, pushed enthuaiasticaily by the State Department and ihe Maritime Administration, says that the runaway flags should be considered part of the US mer­ chant marine for defense purposes. The budget presented by the Administration to Congress calls, for cutbacks in new ship construc­ tion schedules, allowing funds for only 14 new ships as against a proposed 28 and a ceiling on sub­ sidies of 2,040 voyages. The ceiling would not allow any room for addi­ tional subsidy applicants such as According to reports that hcve come out so far. the Defense De­ partment study indicates that the United States has a sufficient num­ ber of merchant ships for mobili­ zation requirements but that mod­ ern, high speed ships are lacking. This would indicate that the De­ fense Department no longer con­ siders the Liberty reserve fleet as Hardly anywhere in the flood of literature is there a bint that representing any useful asset for giant oil, steel and aluminum companies are in business to make emergency purposes. money and that they have found that registering their ships under runaway flags with assorted tax and wage advantages is an excellent Hold Nuclear War Unlikely way to make more money faster. It is .well known that many De­ In these threats to junk the shipping operations rather than pay fense Department planners believe an American wage, no mention has been made of the fact that these the only likely international emer­ fleets are transportation arms of the giant companies, carrying the gencies will be so-called "small raw materials with which they operatie. The idea of such com­ wars" fought with conventional panies surrendering all control over the transportation of oil. Iron arms. This theory holds that no­ ore and bauxite to the vagaries of the charter market has itis ridicu­ body would be Hkely to use nuclear lous aspects. Obviously, these bompanies dp not have the slightest weapons because of the threat of intention of leaving themselves vulnerable to violent fluctuations on world-wide destruction of civiliza­ the charter market and fluctuations in the availability of independ­ tion that would be involved. ently-owned shipping. They will maintain their fleets, through owner­ Such "small wars" and other in­ ship and long-term charter contracts, no matter what flag they use ternational crises would rely heav­ or what unions approach them. ily on a modern merchant fleet to It would be refreshing candor for the runaways to concede that serve the pipeline functions it per­ they are runaways simply because they can make more money that formed in World Wars I and II way and save quite a few bucks on their tax bills, just as the sea­ and In Korea. men's unions concede quite readily that their object is to raise the The "effective control" theory, wages of crewmembers on the runaway-flag ships and to protect whose strongest exponent is Mari­ the earnings and jobs of their membership. time Administrator Clarence Morse, holds that the runaway ships can be suibstituted for USflag vessels in the event of any such emergency and that such ships are under the direction of WASHINGTON—Having modified its original demand for complete roll-on, roll-off the US Defense establishment for ships with a proposal that private industry provide one deck for roll-on operations on its new practical purposes. cargo ships, the Defense Department has all but given its assurance that it would pay for the Morse himself conceded, in ef­ costs of constructing such fea-t ^— tures. 'Pull All Together, Boys' Vice-Admiral John Will, commander of the Military Sea Transportation Service, recently declared: ". » . the Department of Defense will be expected to pay " 100 percent of the cost of that defense feature." He felt that the ahipoivners should not be required to pay for the special deck if it was of no commercial value to them and was primarily a national defense feature. One of the stumbling blocks in this proposal is that President Eisenhower's 1960 budget-does not Include any allowances for the construction of roll-on ships. More­ over, the Defense Department is not likely to depart from its policy of not paying for the defense fea­ tures of fnerchaht ships out of its own 'appropriations. Therefore, if funds were obtained (after a tequest to Congress), they would probably be turned over to the Com'hierce Department for dis­ posal'. , Despite the apparent offer, ship­ owners continue to cling to their ! original preference for lift-on or container ships. Their reaction to Four fowboqtt line up and haul away at the SS Michael K. Tewkesbury, SlU-contracted Great Lakes ; any sort of proposal for roll-on vessel, which rah aground in BufFalo. Unddr lash of 75-mile-an-hour winds, ship rammed and demolships has been cool since it is felt lahed bridge on lufFolo River before grounding. The tugs fiholly got her off after much strenuous haul­ that roll-on ope atlons entail <m excessive' waste of storage space. ing and pulling* US May Pay Roll-On Costs -• - control of the US Defense Depart­ ment except in action involving the NATO countries. Neva West In Collision; No Injuries ROTTERDAM — A dense fog which cut_ visibility down to a matter of yards caused a coilision between the SlU-manned Neva West and US Line's American Angler in the new waterway which connects this port to the sea. There were no reported injuries to either of the crews, and damage to both ships was slight. The Neva WfiSt ran aground after the collision and had to be pulled free by two tugs. The ship re­ turned to Rotterdam for drydocking and is expected to be there for four or five days undergoing the necessary repairs. The vessel will tlien go to Southampton to pick up cargo for the Gulf. Shipping through the new water­ way was almost paralyzed as many of the vessels waited outside for the weather to clear before trying for port. Some of the ships were tied up for the third straight day when the collision occurred. Norfolk Slow NORFOLK — Shipping for this port has been very slow, James Bullock, port agent, reports, with only t)^'0 vessels calling in for payoff during the past two week period. However, although only 27 men were shipped, the majority of the jobs, 15, were taken by class B men. There were seven ships calling into the port over the past period. Two paid off, the Arizpa (Water­ man) and the Atlas (Tankers and Ti-amps) and only one, the Atlas, signed on. In transit were the Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa), Steel Ex­ ecutive (Isthmian), Coe Victory (Victory Carriers) and the Wang Pioneer (Inter-Ocean). 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 the'r part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ nate the chance of the ship sailing shorthanded. •n-I �T!-:...': € .VWe FMT ,•:> .J \ SEAFARERS February 13. 195f LOG SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING BOARD fv- ,i. '..-• ., - - - 'iV' :' f• • • '.' .IJil.;;; January 21 Through February 3, 1959 SIU shipping rose again for the first time in six weeks to a total of 1,054 jobs dispatched. The increase affected all seniority groups except class C. Registration was up only slightly, however, to 1,066, and was barely higher than shipping. The result, taking into account normal changes due to re-registration, hos­ pital cases, retirements, etc., left fewer men on the beach at the end of the period than in the previous report. Taken together, these figimes show that the average top seniority man on the beach last period had a 50-50 chance on every job shipped. This is based on the ratio of one job shipped during the past two weeks for every two class A men on the beach. Eight ports reported shipping improved over^ the previous report and Lake Charles and Wilmington again showed no change either way. Thus shipping in only four ports declined during the period. On the "up" side, Boston, New York, Baltimore, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, Houston and San Francisco all showed gains. Houston and 'Frisco were particularly busy. The opposite held for Philadelphia, Norfolk, New Orleans and Seattle. New Orleans fell way off again, shipping under 100 jobs this time. , All SIU pS^ts handled a total of 60 payoffs, 28 sign-ons and 135 in- • . ^ transit calls, or a total of 223 visits. New York was kept busy covering 44 ships and, with New Orleans, Houston and Baltimore, in that order, accounted for more than half of all the ship activity. (See summary at right) A shift in activity by seniority classes brought class B shipping back up to an even 25 percent of the total. Class A shipping ^pped slightly to 68 percent and the class C portion fell off to seven percent. Boston, Philadelphia and Norfolk shipped no men in class C. Half of the "C" jobs shipped by all ports were again in the steward department. The list of men on the beach at the end of the period showed eight ports with less than 100 mm on hand in all departments. These ports were Boston, NoiTolk. Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington, San Francisco and Seattle. All of these except San Francisco also had less than 50 class A on the beach. Following is the forecast port by port; Boston: Slow . . . New York: Busy again ... Philadelphia: Slow; still waiting for Bull Line lay-ups to come^out . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Quiet . . . Savannah. Tamps: Slow... Mobile: Fair . . . New Orleans: Fait . . . Lake CharlM: Fair . . . Houston: Busy .. ..Wilming­ ton: Slow .. . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Good. Ship AtiivUy SIga la Offs Oat Troat. TOTAL ioBtea ...... 2 1 7 10 Mow Yorit.... 26 13 6 44 — • 16 PMIodelpUo.. 1 11 ioltlaioro ... 11 6 • 26 Noffolk ..... 2 6 1 i Sovoaaoh .... 1 1 f 11 Tompo — 4 4 Mobile ..... 9 4 2 16 Now Orleoas.. 2 3 20 23 Lake Chariot.. —• — 12 12 Hoatfea .... 3 2 22 27 Wlhalaftoa ..*1 — 7 i Soa Froacltee. 2 6 2 19 Soflttio 1 2 7 10 TOTALS ... 60 28 136 223 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS B GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL Boston 3 14 7 4 2 2 4 New York 85 1 22 38 25 8 5 14 Philadelphia — 13 — — — 1 11 1 Baltimore 36 7 12 13 20 3 19 Norfolk............... — 4 — 4 — 2 5 7 Savannah. — — 6 — 6 Tampa 5 2 2 1 2 — 2 — 2 Mobile.. 6 9 1 16 2 New Orleans 13 18 9 40 2 2 8 12 Lake Charles 7 3 2 12 — — 1 1 Houston 18 28 3 49 1 5 12 .18 Wilmington 5 5 1 11 — 1 1 2 San Francisco 6 10 2 18 1 7 4 12 Seattle 7 4 3 14 — 10 1 11 98 169 56 323 5 46 53" 1041 TOTALS Port t*'- li' >v, ••Cv' Shipped CLASS A Shlpp^ CLASS'S Shipped CLASS C GBOUF 1 2 3 ALL -GROUP GROUP 1 2 -3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 1 3 1 1 2 14 42 15 71 2 4 6 2 1 2 5 — 9 22 8 39 2 3 13 18 3 4 1 8 1 — 1 — 4 1 5 1 1 ... . 2 2 1 1 9 13 6 28 2 2 4 15 9 5 29 . 2 2 — 5 1 6 1 1 16 26 11 53 2 10 10 22 2 3 5 1 1 8 16 3 27 1 9 4 10 2 7 2 11 2 3 3 8 78 1.52 62 292i 9 26 42 77 — ••I.* — 1 1— —1 "I 1 — 2 6 — I 5 TOTAL Peglrtered On The Beach SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS f CLASS GROUP GROUP A B C ALL 12 3 ALL 123 ALL 3 2 71 6 5 39 18 8 1 5 1 2 1 28 4 29 2 6 1 53 22 9 1 27 10 11 8 20 11 14 292 77 14 383 284 477 120 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A rOfr Boston .*. New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS I Registered CLASS B Shipped CIASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 Z 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL — 4 — 4 — — . 1 4 S * 1 11 37 7 55 1 9 11 21 11 49 8 68 7 1 9 — 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 3 10 4 17 1 1 11 13 ,1 22 5 28 7 1 0 5 3 8 1 1 1 — 2 —. 3 — — 1 2 1 1 — 3 — 3 — 4 1 5 — 3 — 3 1 3 '— 4 5 3 3 11 4 2 6 3 16 2 21 36 8 2 5 28 3 10 3 17 2 22 2 4 3 9 1 2 2 2 4 2 8 2 27 3 32 1 13 6 20 2 17 4 23 4 1 6 2 4 1 6 1 7 1 9 3 15 5 23 5 4 9 1 • 4 2 7 4 16 1 21 1 6 1 8 2 8 — 10 36 170 34 240 4 58 49 111 30 156 27 213 GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 1 7 14 22 __ 2 9 11 1 4 4 .9 GROUP 3 1 MM MM l'' — 2 9 1 2 — 4 15 12 1 1 4 4 7 44 60 MM MM MM 1 1 4 Registered CLASS A 2 OMM MM MM MM 1 MM 'MM« "i ii 3 4 27 2 9 8 108 MM MM MM MM MM MM 1 1 MM .M. MM MM 2 OAM' MM Registered CLASS B - Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B w 1 3 1 2 Shipped •M. MM ' 1 MM MM MM MM MM MM MM ' .'MM' •M MM MM MM' •• f P" •!?;/• MM MM MM - MM '^M M— .... TOTAL Registered 0 n The Beach CLASS C GROUP 1 2 3 ALL GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALT. 1 2 3 ALL Boston 3 —. .— 3 __ 1 1 2 3 5 — 1 1 New York. 32 11 34 77 2 2 8 7 27 12 26 60 1 1 9 11 1 -MA. 20 Philadelphia 4 1 2 7 — 1 1 2 1 3 Baltimore............. 14 3 6 23 1 2 6 9 12 6 9 2 17 3 27 1 20 Norfolk 1 — 1 2 1 — 3 . 4 1 1 6 2 __ — 5 — Savannah..... — _ — m-m. 1 1 2 2 2' 0 1 1 : AMM Tampa '. — — 3 3 — _ 2 2 2 1 ~ 2 1 2 Mobile. 3 11 4 18 — 6 0 . f 3 14 23 __ 1 6 New Orleans MM' 9 3 19 31 2 16 — 2 10 5 1 23 29 2 Lake Charles 8 1 — 3 — — 2 —^ 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 Houston 8 1 8 17 .— — 6 — 10 6 ~8 8 18 2 31 10 __ Wilmington. — 1 2 3 — — 1 1 1 1 San Francisco 5 2 7 14 — 2 3 5 4 4 4 — 9 IS 2 4 12 Seattle 3 1 4 — 1 8 4 1 6 11 6 2 3 11 _ 86 27 97 210 8 10 60 TOTALS 3 64 78 72 32 108 212 8 75 1 2 34 MM M^ MM 3 5 1 • 2, 8 18 MM • CLASS GROUP GROUP A B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 5 1 6 5 1 6 2 4 0 8 68 22 3 93 45 133 18 196 8 35 19 62 g 3 3 1 36 2 39 1 1 4 3 28 11 3 42 . 3 ' 60 7 70 2 12 16 SO 2 9 11 1 14 2 17 4 1 5 3 3 6 1 2 . 2 7 4 _ 4 1 5 4 1 8 2 2 S3 18 31 8 1 21 11 1 67 7 3 10 3 4 29 18 79 7 104 4 22 11 7 18 4 2 2 8 14 2 12 2 16 1 3 ' 4 52 11 37 1 2 23 27 2 49 2 13 4 19' 9 2 6 3 11 1 10 2 3 8 8 7 9 "B 24 8 14 6 28 4 1 5' 8 3 8 10 21 1 7 8 1 2 3 26 213 108 26 347 109 444 59 612 13 97 69 179 MM MM MM fOlT fi'' ii;'' 1 STEWARD DEPARTMENT - l)k MM Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B AT.I. MM MM MM TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C MM MM MM MM MM MM MM a MM SHIPPED CLASS A CLASS B CLASS GROUP GROUP A B C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 2 8 ALL . 5 5 3 1 1 9 1 2 3 92 92 46 114 252 1 21 60 11 21 2 28 31 3 7 3 3 13 23 1 5 0 50 42 12 19 73 1 3 27 20 3 2 21 24 _ 3 1 2 3 7 6 10 1 1 6 8 ... 6 7 6 2 1 8 2 1 3 __ 4 5 1 2 8 4 1 1 23 29 22 16 8A 76 0 24 24 29 31 42 6 68 116 2 1 34 35 9 4 3 1 3 4 8 1 3 4 2 4 43 18 4 7 29 1 ^ . 7 ' •' 2 31 10 2 __ _ • 1 4 1 3 1 8 3 29 3 3 8 14 4 12 18 4 3 4 12 4 11 2 1 11 — 1 *2 4 87 324 261 103 277 641 7 10 136 153 75 37 2li MM a MM MM a MM SUMMARY Registered CLASS A DECK crnuAvn eUAND TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped . CLASS A Registered 0'fli The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED ihlpped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B Goavr ^ GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 1 23 ALL 123 ALL 121 ALL A B C ALL 12 8 ALL 122 ALL 98 169 56 1 323 5 46 53 10^ 78 152 62 292 9 26 42 5 9 77 — 14 292 77 14 383 284 477 120 I 881 8 71 106 185 36 170 34 1 240 4 58 49 "ill 30 156 27 213 4 44 60 108 — 8 18 26 218 108 26 347 109 444 59 1 612 13 97 69 179 •HA 9.1 07 1 9.10 A O -An Oil 1220 366 187 J 773 17 114 162 TO idi 09 4>4 tno AUO 293 180 348 19) mlru A 0. 717 W Q 0 RA. " 166 J TK *9 A 46 09. 919 19 97 194. 9A1 . 1AA OTT i RAi T 1 in loO lU l^SileU:1924-456 12898 .28 178 Slif tEC9A9S. J �Vel«m~lS^195f ii SEAPARERS 'LOG Pace Five Collision With 'Berg Sinks Danish Vessel/l3S Lost In a grim parallel to the Titanic disaster of 1912, another reportedly "unsinkahle" ship, the new Danish freighter Hans Hedtoft, strnpk an iceberg off the coast of Greenland January 31 and sank without any survivors. Returning to Denmark on the final leg of her maiden voyage, the ill-fated vessel-f was carrying 95 passengers The first word of the collision report heard from the stricken came in a terse radio report from ship. ' and 40 crewmen. The collision occured 600 miles the Hedtoft at 11:54 A.M. It read, , When the first rescue boat, a north of the point where the Ti­ "Collision with iceberg," and stated German trawler, appeared on the tanic went down. She too was the ship's ppsition. Less than an scene two hours later, there was making her maiden trip and was hour later, she radioed, "Filing no sign of wreckage nor survivors. reputed to be imsinkable. Only with water in the engine room." More ships arrived later but the 707 of her 2,224 passengers and The engine room was aft in the search was hampered by rough Diesel-poWered ship. seas carrying waves 20-40 feet crewmen survived. The rapidly worsening situation high. Designed and built in Denmark was reflected in subsequent mes­ Among the victims was a mem­ last year, the 2,857-ton ship had sages. At 3:35 PM, less thanfour ber of the Danish Parliament, successfully completed the first hours after the crash, she reported, leg of her Denmark-Greenland "Slowly sinking and need immedi­ Augo Lynge, who had opposed using the Hedtoffs route during run a month earlier. She had skirted the southern tip of Green­ ate assistanc^' That was the last the winter. land and was on her way home when the collision with the berg took place. William 'Miller, right, president of the newly-formed Baltimore Port Council, gets charter from Harry E. O'Reilly, executive sec­ Cold Barred Survival retary of the Mdritime Trades Department. No explanation is available to why the ship's highly-sensitive ra­ dar gear failed to reveal the pres­ ence of an iceberg large enough to inflict such damage. The first of a possible series of oil shipments from behind The ship's construction had been advertised as making her virtually the Iron Curtain is expected to arrive in New York sometime unsinkable. She had been equipped this month. The shipment of 112,000 barrels of residual oil BALTIMORE—^If present rumors come true, there may be with a full-length -double steel bot­ is-coming from Rumania for a break in the shipping slump that has gripped this port for tom and her hull was divided into the Commerce Oil Corpora­ have been trying to buy a good the past couple of months. The Irenestar (Triton) is reported seven airtight compartments. Sup­ tion of New York. supply of pipe from United States' to have receive a charter^ posedly, if the ship did tear a hole Further reflecting Russia's en­ firms. With Russian automobile out­ to carry grain to Yugoslavia The Baltimore Port Council of in her hull, only the compart­ try in the international oil field is put held down to a minimum, tho and if so, will be taking on a the Maritime Trades Department ment or compartments* punctured the news that the Soviet Union is Soviet Union is in a position to ex­ crew early next week. held their first meeting last Tues­ would fill with water and not the building a number of tankers in port a large percentage of her oil In addition the Texmar is re- day. At present there are 15 entire ship. Moreover, the ship the 40,000-ton class. Since Russia output. p6rted ready to load up this week unions in the council which was had extra-strong hull plates and produces more than enough oil for ' The residual oil being imported a reinforced bow for protection her domestic needs, the tankers by the New York corporation is re­ and will also need a crew. Of recently chartered. will be used in the offshore trade, ported to be a premium product course the scuttlebut is still going Earl Sheppard, port agent, said against the ice. strong about the eight other vessels that congrffulations are in store Experts consider it unlikely that which is now estimated to amount because of its low-sulphur -content. tied up here, but as has been for the crew of the Feltore and the ship's three metal life-boats to export of 300,000 barrels of oil Mixed with domestic crude, it cuts pointed out, they are only rumors. the manner in which they handled and four rubber llferafts had been a day. the sulphur content to the point In addition to the tanker con­ that it is more suitable for manu­ However if the Texmar and the a lodging beef while the vessel was lowered into the sea. Their total Irenestar do take on crews this in the shipyards here. Quick and capacity was close to 200 and they struction, the -Soviets are pushing facturing processes. period, it will be 'a big help in concerted action on the part of carried emergency radio equip­ pipeline expansion and, in fact. The news of this latest transac­ relieving the registration lists In the vessel's delegates and the crew ment However,- no radio signals tion followed on the heels of an were picked up by ships In the all departments in this port. agreement for import of $13,000,resulted in three days extra pay area other than the distress sig000 worth of Soviet benzene by for all involved. messages of the freighter itself. Dow Chemical Company at a price Paying off in this port during Radar Failart? well below the domestic level. the past period were the Jean, Emilia, Edith (twice) (Bull); CS One theory is that the life-saving Norfolk, Royal Oak (Cities Serv­ craft had been smashed beyond ice); Wang Trader (Rockland); use in the collision. Survivat~in Marore, Feltore (Marven); Armonk the. 38-degree waters was deemed (New England) and the Steel Di­ impossible. It ls~ estimated that A 30-cent-an-hour package wage a person could survive only a Increase ended a 6V4-day strike of rector (Isthmian). minute in the icy waters. Signing on were the Barbara Ironically, the disaster came on New York harbor tugboatmen last MOBILE—Although shipping has Fritchie (Liberty Nav.); Wang been slow during the past two Trgder (Rockland); Marore, Feltore the same day that the International week when members of United WASHINGTON — Long overduo Ice Patrol began its annual opera­ Marine Division Local 333 voted to legislation weeks, and will probably continue to protect migrant farm (Marven); Armonk (New England) tion of the major North Atlantic accept the settlement and to re­ workers through that way for at least another pe­ minimum wages and the Portmar (Calmar). shipping lanes. Aircraft and cut­ turn to work. riod, Seafarers here have plenty of and other regulation is under In transit were the Kenmar ters cover hundreds of miles of activity ahead, Port. Agent Cal study by the US Labor Depart­ The package provides* for a 20Tanner reports, as it is Mardi Gras (twice), Portmar (Calmar); Steel ocean looking for icebergs. They ment. At present, migrant workers cent Increase retroactive to Febru­ Executive (Isthmian); Alcoa Run­ stick to the conventional ocean time in Mobile. do not have any minimum wags The Mardi Gras, annual pre- ner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Morn­ tracks and do not extend as far ary 1, 1959, and for ten cents more protection. In addition, children ing Light (Waterman) and the north as the rarely-used route the a year from now. The strike arose of migrant workers are not fully lenten celebration, will be as big Ill-fated vessel was following. as ever, with some 15 parades and Robin Goodfellow (Robin). over wage reopening talks midway protected by child labor regula­ other activities scheduled for the In the life of a four-year agree­ tions. ten-day period. Although most of Conversation Group ment. It' will bring basic wages -The Labor Department study is the activities are at night. Sea­ for deckhands on single-screw tugs also considering a system of reg­ farers in this port will have ring­ up to $2,255 by next February. istration of crew leaders. At pre­ side seats for the parades as they The contract will continue to run sent, trcw leaders are in a position pass in front of the hall here. to siphon off migrant workers' until 1961. It has been noted that many of meager pay and usually fail to Some 4,000 members of the Na­ the men on the beach here, and a tional Maritime Union affiliate make social security payments. number of Seafarers getting off were idled in the walkout that be­ Other regulation is needed in long voyages, are holding expired gan February 1, halting work on the area' of migrant housing, health, medical cards. As the test only over 400 liners, freightships and education and safety. Few children takes an hour or so, these men tankers that entered and left the of migrant farm workers receive should have their cards renewed port during the strike period. Only any kind of education-because the promptly. The exams are given at military vessels were handled by migrants are constantly on the the SIU clinic every Monday, Tues­ move from place to place. the tugs while the strike was on. day, Thursday and Friday, starting at 8:30 AM. Thursday and Fridays are days for the members' wives lind children. Eye tests and glasses Sfay Put iFor Jobless Pay may be obtained any weekday, Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment benefits while -starting at 9 AM. (fa the beach waiting to ship are urged tp stay put and avoid Ships here during the last two changing thch; ntailing addresses if.^they want to continue re­ weeks were the Alcoa Partner, ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Boamer (Al­ experienced interruptions of from t^rce to five weeks in getting coa); Claiborne, Wacosta, Monarch their next' check -after they notified the state unemployment Of the Sens, Topa Topa (Water­ offices that they had moved and changed their, mailing address. man); Ocean Heborah (Ocean An average delay of a month is reported in most cases, causing Trans.); Northwestern Victory ([Vic­ considerable hardship to. the men involved. Cbffeeiime-aboard the, Axalea Cliy finds Seafqrgri Joht) Dovlt, tory Carriers) and thfeLucile t^hestef YoW\ qhd A. Mbf^s. llitking' things bvjji^ "' J? ' j ; Bl'bomfield (Bloomfield). Baltimore MTD Meets; End Of Ship Slump Seen Mardi Cras Is Highlight For Mobile Russia Sellfng Oil To US; Building Giant Tankers NY Tugmen Strike, 20c Raise Propose Farm Pay Minimum 1 �February IS. ISBS SEAFARERS. LOG race Six Sudsing Them Up Notify Unioil About Sick Men Hy-i" '• 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 minutps hut 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 he helpful if the full name, rating and book number was sent in. Address these notifications to Welfare Services at headquarters. Lots Of Ships, Few Job Calls In New Orleans With plenty of soap and hot water at his^isposal. Seafarer Tony Dendo gets those dishes clean in the Bientnlle's galley. Seaway Toll Plans Debated In Canada OTTAWA—While the United States and Canada have re­ cently resolved all major issues concerning tolls to be charged on the St. Lawrence eaway, Canada is still faced with serious opposition within its own-^ mons. Influential in the Western ranks. An opposition party, the wheat-producing, province of Sas­ CCF, rejecting the idea of any tolls katchewan, the party Is also known at all, has promised to offer bitter to command the.support of other resistance in the House of Com­ wbeat producers in the area. Opposition is also mounting in Ontario, an industrial center, which traditionally had its raw materials and finished products carried fi-ee of tolls through the Welland Canal. The strongest supporters of the tolls are the Atlantic coastal ports, which are iR, year-round competi­ tion against the Seaway. They have been lobbying for high tolls so as to provide a measure of protection to coastal ports like St. John's and, Halifax. ' At the same time, they' oppose any expenditures designed to im­ proved the effectiveness of the Sea­ way, especially during the winter, when the Seaway freezes over, when they generally hold a monop­ oly on east coast shipping. NEW ORLEANS — Although there were a large number of ships calling here during the past period most of them were In-transits or of the short-trip variety. As a result, shipping continued on the slow side. However, there are seven vessels scheduled to pay off here within the next two weeks and they should help ease the registration lists. There were 27 vessels in this port during the past two weeks. Two paid off, three signed on and 24 were in transit. The vessels paying off were the Del Mar (Mississippi) and the Steel Maker (Isthmian). Signing on wore the Del Rio, Del Aires and the Del Mar (Mississippi). 24 In-Transit 'Visits The in-transit vessels were the Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Partner (twice), Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Roamer,. Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa); seatrains Louisiana, Georgia; Del Rio, Del Aires, Del Mar (Mississippi); Alice Brown (Bloomfleld); Topa Topa, Hurrfcane, Andrew Jackson. Iberville, Claiborne, W a c o s t a. Monarch of the Seas (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City (Fan-Atlantic); Northwesteni Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers) and the Ocean Deborah (Ocean Trans.). Most of the vessels reported only routine beefs that were readil^ straightened out by the boarding patrolmen and«,the various dele­ gates on the spot. -f • iu- J;'-;isK NLRB Closes Book On; 6-MiHion-Word Hearings WASHINGTON—The National La)^r Relations Board has closed hearings (it hopes) oh the longest case in history, the charges of the United Auto Workers Local 833 against the Kohler Company of Sheboy-"^ gan. Wise. The final record of odds to the union-hating employ* er." the four^year case ran 20,414 The Kohler-UAW strike has had pages, or a total of more than six the strong support of the labor movement through out the coun­ faiillion words. The latest hearings were con­ try. The union has been paying ducted in order to put into the strike benefits during the entire record the testimony of two priv­ strike period.. -tate detectives hired by the com­ pany attorney to spy on union of­ ficials. The record, with all tff its testimony, will be turned over to the McClellan Committee. Scabs Employed The strike started in February, 1955, when the company closed its gates and refused to negotiate with the union for economic im­ WASHINGTON — American provements. Kohler, a leading fig­ tramp shipowners have renewed ure in Wisconsin politics, brought their bid for tramp subsidies be­ in scabs to work, his plants turn­ fore the 86th Congress. Long un­ ing out plumbing equipment. successful In their efforts to re­ News of the walkout made head­ ceive Federal assistance, the Amer­ lines across the nation when an in­ ican Tramp Shipowners Associa­ vestigation revealed that in addi­ tion has called upon two separate tion to hiring strikebreakears, Congressional committees to take Kohler had also installed a private some action in the matter. police force and an arsenal of Noting the steady decline in the guns and gas bombs In the plant percentage of American dry car­ to "protect" them. goes carried by American - flag In commenting on the historic ships, the tramps warned that hearings, George A. Downing, the without subsidies they would grad­ NLRB trial examiner, said that ually be forced to suspend opera­ 'this is a good example of' the tions. Although more than 70 per­ unfairness of American justice ... cent of Us ocean-borne dry cargo "It took the Kohler Company foreign commerce is carried by only' a matter of a few .days to tramp vessels, there has never get from the courts theJnJunction "been any move to foster and pro­ it sought to limit Ticketing," mote an American tramp fleet . . . Downing said, "but approximately On a permanent basis," said J. C. five years' will have* passed before Anderson, executive secretary of the Board will have mads Its deci­ the Association. sion regarding the company's guilt Foreign tramp ships are now —a decision that the NLRB must carrying somo 63.4 percent 'of take to the courts to enforce If American jlry cargoes, four timet the company should refuse to obey the tonnage of the entire US mer­ it; a decision the company can ap­ chant marine, according to the peal to the highest court In the group. American tramp owners land, should it so doslre, thus add­ claim it is impossible' to cpmpcto ing at least another year to the with the foreign ships whose oper­ over-all length of the case. ating costs are cbnsiderahly lower. "There's somet^g terribly Under present law. Federal ship­ wrong with American Jurisprud­ ping subsidies are available only ence when such a condition exists. for berth line dry cargo and pas­ New laws should be made, or ex­ senger operations. This excludes isting mies amended, to correct a tankers and bulk carriers as well as glaring evU which gives aU the tramp vessels. Subsidy Bid Renewed By. US Tramps Sure It^s Cool, But... IDi..^. s< \ No oneVilt orguo with the foct thot the closer you ore to o fan, the more effective is its cooling power. Consequehfly when the ship hits . the tropics, the temptation is to mount fans low on. the bulkheads In ^ foc'sles, messrooms and other Interior spaces. ^ > However, such practice can bf dangerous because it makes more ft likely the possibility of head gashes or hand Injuries from contact with V3 ; K moving fan blades. Keep tho fans out of range and above head height t ' X ciii^d you eliminate another cause of ihlpbOard Injury. I?--' ^r- r I-' Hi;: p- • • • ••• 'iUfi ft ft V. . ..f i'i -"ft lij •- •tv'-' .« I'fta AnSIUShmisa % -'ft t rm �Fel^r^ li liin YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Fagtt Serur SBAPARBRS tod 8IU Host To European Maritime Representatives Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying . J :::;] -i By Sidney MargoUus Built To Last—Not Very Long Evca some manufacturers are beginning to rebel against the custom of "yearly models"'In cars, appliances, TV sets and other goods which add to their costs, or contribute to reduction of qdalHy. This is known •8 "planned obsolescence." It costs you money. For example, when home air conditioners were widely introduced after World War II, engineers had hoped that the Indusfry would not follow the yearly-model trend, but would bring out new. models only when they could provide some genuinp improvement. But the manu­ facturers didn't see it that way. They, too, adopted the yeariy-model technique. Another form of planned obsolescence Is the deliberate manufacture of goods so they will last only a relatively short time. Two examples often cited are electric-light bulbs and auto batteries. In contrast to the lead-acid battery used here, the nickel-cadmium Dr. Joseph Logue (right), director of the SlU Medical Department, explains operations of SlU clinic to battery used in Europe lasts the life of. a car and is transferred to the Belgian and Norwegian maritime representatives. They are (l-r) Pierre Van Den Bergh, Georges Do owner's next ear. In defense of lead-acid batteries, US manufacturers Crom and Ward ^ssiers, Belgian Transport Umon reprosentotives; Willy Bocklond, Norwegian argue .that nickel-cadmium batteries would cost over $100, and that Seamen's Union assistant representative in US; Einor Johonsen, representative of Norwegian Sea­ the materials required are too scarce for mass production. Independent electrical engineers tell this writer that light bulbs men's Union in US. Group was one of many from abroad who hove toured SlU facilities. could be manufactured to last five years instead of 2,000 hours (about 83 days) as now. The Japanese build one that lasts 5,000 hours. How­ ever, US manufacturers claim it gives less illumination. This form of planned obsolescence has made particular trouble in home appliances recently. There is evidence that manufacturers don't want appliances to last too long. Manufactiurers aren't always them­ selves sure how long an appliance will last. One executive has indi­ Seafarers and other residents of New York who face a whopping additional $275 million cated his company's washing ma­ in taxes, mostly on incomes, can take cold comfort from the fact that the same thing is hap­ chine probably will last seven pening in California and Massachusetts. Proposals by California's Democratic Governor years compared to the fifteen that .^71 pre-World War II'washers general- Pat Brown for $265 million in ^ additional taxes closely paral­ fill out a state tax form for their that these would continue through u I ' —« L ^ This is not to say that all recent lel New York Republican 1958 taxes, but would be taxed for 52 weeks a year, so that Seafarers changes have been unimportant. Gbverhor Nelson Rockefeller's the balance of 1959 at a higher who take time off on the beach There have been worthwhile im­ plans for New York State. In rate to make up the difference. during the year would be over­ e Withholding of tax payments paying on tax rates. provements too. In electric ranges, Massachusetts, Governor Foster the tublar-type surface elements FUrculo, also a Democrat, signed will be done on a basis similar to Also, those Seafarers who work on modem ranges are more com­ a. bill into law which establishes a Federal withholding, beginning only part of the year for a New pact and more efficient, and are withholding system for Massa­ April 1 according to present plans. York company, such as Isthmian, tested to make sure they will last chusetts state income taxes. The The personal exemptions would be and part of the year for a com­ at least 3,500 hours, reports Elec­ Massachusetts withholding goes similar to those of the Federal pany based in another state, such trical Testing Laboratories, an in­ into effect on Sunday, February .program, $600 per person, but the as Waterman or Alcoa, would overpay heavily because they dependent organization. Water 15, tmder special emergency action. tax rates would be less. * In 1960, the tax rate would would be taxed at the full year heater manufacturers also have Seafarers who are residents of made recent Improvements. 'They Massachusetts but work for New drop off somewhat from 1959 be­ rate for the time spent on the now use fiberglass for insulation York companies may find them­ cause the 1959 withholding begins New York ship. In such instances, just as with since it doesn't settle as did. rock, selves' with a double tax bill on in April, and a year's taxes will be paid in nine months. % Federal withholding, the Seafarers wooh They also developed the wrap-around heating element. Both it their hands. The problem that arises with so affected will have to file next and. the immersion type are efficient, but the vnrap-around is less In both New York and Cali­ Seafarers is that in practically all year for rebates on part of their dangerous. fornia, personal incomes, cigarettes In can too, auto experts often speak of the modem engine-as a and gasoline would take the brunt instances, the Seafarer would be 1959 state taxes, but in any case, 100,000-mile .engine as compared to the old 50,000-mile engines. of the tax increases. FuRher, the overpaying on withholding. This is the tax payments themselves will It also may be.argued that it's'just as well not to build an appliance New York income tax plan, calling because he wOUld be taxed on be higher than they were in pre­ to last forever, ^ facilitate replacemwit when innovations like.the forth­ lor a switch to a withholding basis, weekly earnings on the assumption vious years. coming ultrasonic washing machine appear. promises . to cause problems for But the ifact is, the modern lower-quality appliances have been Seiafa^rers working only part of the responsible for high frequency of service and repair problems. Also, year on ships owned by New York a well-made electrical appliance is a safer one. Moreover, the yearly- companies. , model form of planned obsolescence definitely adds to costs. This has New York 'State has already ' heen particularly noticeable in car manufacturing. passed a two-cent a gallon gasoline Furniture manufacturers, as well as auto and appliance manufac­ tax increase and the governor Is The SIU Great Lakes District , passenger ship and wound up his turers, recently have been trying to accelerate obsolescence. Business calling for a two-cent in9rease in have opened contract negotiations career on one.^Thorstenson plans writer Elmer Roessner reports that some companies would like to see cigarette taxes up to five cents a with the Wisconsin - Michigan to retire in an SUP apartment and completely new furniture fashions every year or two; thus forcing, package as well as changes in the Steamship Co. and the Clark Oil devote his time to woodworking style-conscious women to buy furniture more often. income tax which would bring in an and Refining Co. Although pay in­ while Lockett intends to take his In men's wear too, there has been an acceleration of obsolescence by additional $150 million by lowering creases and v improved working wife, "hitch up the trailer, and go Increased emphasis on fashion. There are many perfectly good double- exemptions and increasing the tax conditions will naturally be among fishing and hunting for a while." breasted suits hanging unworn in closets, and even some single- rate. the Union's demands, particular White, who has 27 years of sea breasted ones with heavy shoulder padding, because tpday's fashion is emphasis will be placed on nego­ time to his credit hopes to catch California's package of woe calls lingle-breasted, natural-shoulder models. tiating a comprehensive Welfare up on some reading. In the auto industry obsolescence was intended to Increase car sales. for a three-cent cigarette tax (at Plan, The District is eurr^tly In present there is no state tax on i i J. I' Finally, by helping increase car prices to this year's record levels, it the midst of an organizing drive cigs), a 15 percent tax on tobacco The SUP'S negotiating committee * has contributed to pricing many wbderate-income families out of the products, five cents additional on a in the Bradley fleet. Bradley's brought to 21 the number of con­ new car market ' . " home port of Rogers City is not Several leading manufacturers themselves recently have proterted gallon, of beer to a seven-cent far away ,irom the SlU hall jn tracts signed in the last five months: leVei; ah increased tax on petro­ udth the completion of agree­ sgainA the rat .race of . obsolescence. American Motors made , lihle Alpena. leum products,a boost in pariments with the San Francisco Bar change in the body of this year's Rambler, in line with its policy of niutuel taxes from 13 to 15 percent Pilots A&ociation/" the Hillcone • • t t avoiding unnecessary^ change. At the same time, it avoided as sharp Steamship Co., and the Tidewater a price rise for 'S9 as other manufacturer^ effected. "Obsolescence is and' increases in personal' income Four years of payment for doc­ only justifiable if it results in an advantage for the consuhier." de­ taxes for taxpayers over the $10,- tors' visits under the Brotherhood Oil Co. The Frisco Pilots granted 000 level from tdx to seven percent. a flat $10 across-the-board increase clared George Romncy, -president .pt American Motors. of Marine EngiheersV welfare plan while Uie other two offered ^ay To add to the general picture of Fred Maytag,. onOf the biggest appliance manufacturers, also ^rehave amounted to $33,000, the BME cently urged that ihanufecturerii bring out hew models only when'they rising taxes. Governor G. Mennen reports. A total of 2,025 claims hikes ranging from $11 to $29, as w^ll as increa^d overtime and Williams of Michigan has asked have significant improvements. His own company .now is followhig that have been handled for doct6rs'3visprinciple. He pointed out that artificial obsolescence harms dealers that that state adopt a personal its to engineers and members/of pebalty time rktes,. increased room, nnd manufacturers as well as consumers. When new models come out, t«x, which it does not have their families. The maximum al­ meal, linen anfi transportation al­ now, to bring in anothw $140 mil- lowance for such vttits^ is $150 lowances, and a generd improve-; dealers must unload-present stock at or near cost. Dealers also are ibent in working conditions, AH; discouraged &om ordering neV models at carload prices, which would Uon in revenue. yearly. 7 three companies agreed/to an extra' Setting aside the "nuisance" in turn enable them to reduce their own selling prices, because they week's vacation. are afraid of being stuck with old models. Even manufacturers often taxes on beer, cigarettes and the f our ^' seamen " have recently find themsdvea choked up with their own old models. Artificial model like, in New York end California, Seafarers will be most effected by joined the ranks of the Sallote changes increase costs of tooling, Maytag reported. , In construction, too, planngd dbsolescence can be dis^itrous. Fred the withholding aspects ; of the Union of the Peeifie pensioners. They are Harry Dizen, 87, WUhefan Hausennan, a bnildhliimaterials manufimturer recently warned •dpr New York State Inchme tax. signers. He asked: "Aiv we going to perm'* the slums of tomorrow to Tbo piiesent proposals;. gfa as Thorstensoa and Phil Leekett, both t, ^ 68. end Marvin Wbite, 51, Dixon be planned on the drawing boards of todayt Deliberate or unplanned, foUowa:;; , ^ J-'"- obsolescence tskttiiMattyJW^^ h'SbhnMr'Waid''lof%ave to begea seiUag 47 yeeti ego on e New York, California Tax Boosts Due To Hit Seafarers //l n "T" %\ A'' m>Yii, %-» A 1 -vi I •M �SEi^^KEJtS 'tOG Pare Elffht ICC Rejects Bid To Halt Steamship-RR Rate War Tebnurr 18, 1951 LdkeCharles Nominates 2 To La, Body Tony Pisano, paoiryman: During get out to Japan more often to INQine SEAFARER QUESTION: How do you spend your vocation time? WASHINGTON—The Interstate Commerce Commission LAKE CHARLES—The Central has ignored an appeal from Maritime Administrator Clarence the summer I go fishing quite see my family. Labor Council of Lake Charles and Morse to intercede and stop a rate war between P^-Atlantic often. At other - t t di vicinity held a meeting last week times I take in a Fred In-ael, AB: I hop into my to pick two candidates for the post Steamship Corp. and a group-• car^and travel around the country. of vice president of the State Labor of coastal railroad lines. The the proposed rate reductions to movie, go to the Lately, I've been Council, Leroy Clarke, port agent, ICC has granted permission either company would result in fights, visit my relatives and girlheading ' Soutiione receiving preference over the reports. The two men picked have for both carriers to reduce their west, usually. to worked in cooperation with the rates for carrying canned goods other, while the .granting of reduc­ friends, read some good detec­ Houston, which ^s tions to both, would mean a sub­ SIU in the past. The elections for from Fiorida to northern ports. quite a city. I this and other posts will be held In a letter to Howard Freas, ICC stantial loss of revenue both to tive thrillers and watch TV. I also love moving at the coming state convention In chairman (LOG-January 2), Morse Pan-Atlantic and the railroads. around and have April. V "Inasmuch as these most recent come down to the had warned that the granting of already been in all ly proposed rate reductions (Pan Union hall just to Two of the top officials of the. sit around and chew the fat, with 49 states. Some­ Atlantic's) would bring about State Council, President Victor times another guy situation in which water rates the boys. Bussie, and Secretary-Treasurer E. on the beach will would again be lower than all rail J. Berg, addressed the members to go along with me. One of these rates," the Administrator wrote, Alberto Yeiez, FWT: A wife and days, when they finish that Pan- the meeting. Thfiy talked on the "it would be reasonable to expect five kids give me plenty to keep various activities of the council, American Highway, I'm g o i n' the COPE system which has been that the railroads In turn will pro­ my hands full South, way South. test and petition for. suspension of set up in this state, and of the when I'm on the SEATTLE—Shipping for the Pan-Atlantic's rates." ' 4 i 4 importance of all union members beach. Being a port during the past period has "... If only the Pan-Atlantic Alfred Casey, FWT: Besides and their families being registered religious m a n, been "booming," Port Agent Ted are suspended." Morse much of my time holding an SIU card, I also belong so .they will not lose their right Babkowski, reports, and from the rates to- a painter's to vote in future elections. warned, "water rates will -then be is devoted to at­ looks of things, it should continue union back home, higher than rail, and it is not un­ Shipping for the port held up tending Church for a couple of weeks more. In and there's usual­ reasonable to expect that Panfairly well over the past period, services, spread­ come cases, he said,' the dispatcher ly some ;£ood especially for men in the black ing the word of had difficulty getting replacements Atlantic will not be able to retain work to be had gang, Clarke noted. However there the Lord, reading for the vessels that called for Its canned goods traffic." when I'm on va­ is still a large registration list and Morse then called on the ICC the Bible and them. cation. Whenever plenty of men on hand to tt ke any to help maintain the'lsLatus quo participating in various religious Of the 53 jobs shipped during possible, i try to open berths.meetings. As far as I'm concerned the last two weeks, 21 were in the between the two carriers until set ^side a week Calling into the area over the black gang, 20 on deck, and the closer investigation of the situa­ I couldn't ask for more. or two to take the past two weeks were the Royal remaining 12 in thg, stewards de­ tion could be held. 4 4 $• family on a trip. Oak, CS Miami, Cantigny, CS A rate War had been forseen partment. The Jump in shipping Tliis year, I'm bringing them to Baltimore, Bents Fort, Chiwawa, earlier when Congress passed an John Katsos, steward utility: during the period left the black gang with only eight class A men amendment granting railroads the When I've got time on my hands, New York and everyone's burning Winter Hill, Bradford Island, Coun­ with excitement. I also manage to cil Grove (Cities Service) and the sit down, puff On the list at the start of the new power to make selective rate cuts get in some fishing, picnicing'and Del Aire^ (Mississippi). All were on cargoes where they were'com­ on a good cigar, |>eriod. swimming with the family. in good shape with no major beefs. The vessels calling into port peting with coastwise and inter- and pick up a during the past period were the coastal carriers. By cutting the newspaper and J. B. Kulukundis (Martis), pay­ rates in competitive areas, and see how the off and sign-on, and the Pacific Star raising them in areas where there horses look. I (Colonial), sign-on. The Seamar, is no competition, the rails could guess I've got Calmar, Pennmar (Calmar); An- eventually drive most of the do­ gambler's blood linious, Fairport, De Soto (Water­ mestic water carriers out of the in me for I also man) were in transit. get out to Las freight business. Vegas once or twice a year. I only wish I could NEW YORK—The crew of the ill-fated SS Valiant Effort which hit a reef en=route to India last January 8, was re= patriated to the United States and paid off at headquarters last; week, Bill Hall, assistant-*^ secretary-treasurer,. . reports (Waterman); Gateway City (PanIn addition to receiving back Atlantic); Ocean Joyce (Ocean wages, room and subsistence, all Clippers); Steel Voyager, Steel Di­ of the men collected for lost gear rector, Steel Executive (Isthmian) Whafever you need, in work or dress undOr the $500 clothing allowance and the Val Chem (Heron). provided for in the SIU agreement. gear, your StU Sea Chest has it. Get top Shipping for the port improved quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ slightly 'over the past two-week ing at your Union-owned and Unionperiod. Hall noted, but is still well below the holiday period total of operated Sea Chest store. Ellis Island, just one mile off .400. The breakdown of jobs shipped the Battery in New York. harbor, saw the engine department taking Sport Coats SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping for is up for sale and although the most, 93, with the steward depart­ Slacks ment running a close second, 92. this port has. been on the fair side official price tag is $1 million, the Dress Shoes "right person" could pick it up However, included in the steward although there were only two ves­ Work Shoes for a loKv $800,000, a Government department totals were 21 jobs sels paying off here during the Socks filled by class C men, an indication past period, Port Agent Marty official reported. that many of the A and B men on Breith'off reports. However, a num­ Dungarees However while' the Government the list, are waiting for special ber of men were sent to Seattle to Frisko Jeens is looking for a buyer for, the 27- ships or runs. take rated berths on vessels calling CPO Shirts acre island. It is noE" willing to into that port. There was a total of 44 vessels Dress Shirts sell it to just anyone. One major calling into the area during the Aside from the two vessels pay­ Sport Shirts condition of the sale is the future past period. Twenty-five ships paid ing off during the period, two Belts use of the island. off, six signed on and 13 wbre in signed on and six were in transit. Khakis Proposals to use the island as a transit. Paying off were the Antinnua resort and cultural center, an Ties The following were the vessels ^Waterman) and the Steel Sur­ amusement park, a lottery head­ paying off: The Cabins (Texas veyor (Isthmian). The Kyska Sweat Shirts quarters, or a haven for narcotics City); Ocean Ulla (Ocean Trans.); (Waterman) and the Steel Surveyor T-Shirts addicts were all rejected by the Steel Artisan, Steel Recorder (Isth­ (Isthmian) signed on. In, transit Shorts . General Services Administration mian); Frances, Suzanne, Elizabeth, were the Fairport, DeSoto (Water­ Briefs recently. Ines, Beatrice (Bull); Robin Locks- man); Calmar, Pennmar (Calmar); Swim Trunks When the sale was first an­ ley, Robin Goodfellow ..(Robin); Steel Chemist (Isthmian) and the Sweaters nounced in February, 1958, a GSA Raphael Semmes, Fairland, Beaurj^ Rebecca (Maritime 'Overseas). Sou'westers • apokesman reported, the depart­ ,gard (Pan-Atlantic); Alcoa Runner, * Raingear ment received 21 bids for the Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Coe Victory Caps island." However, none of them (Victory Carriers); Valiant Effort; Be Sure To Get Writing Materials were of the "right type," he said. Seatrain New Jersey, Seatrain Dues Receipts Toiletries A mile from the Battery and Georgia, Seatrain Ngw York, Sea­ Headquarters again wishes to Electric Shavers train Savannah, Seatrain Texas, about a half-mile froin the Jersey" shore, Ellis island, the first Amer­ Seatrai^ Louisiana (Seatrain) and remind all Seafarers that'pay­ Radios ments 0* funds, for whatever ican landing place for 15,000,000 the Atlantic (Banher). Television immigrants, boasts 30 brick build­ The Atlantic (Banner); Coe Vic-' Union purpose be made only Jewelry v ings, some dating'back to 1804 and toi^ (Victory Carriers); Steel Re­ to autliorized A&G representa­ Cameras 1010, a number, of «:?pcks, water­ corder (Istl(i.'Jiiaiv); Ocean Joyce tives and that an official UiiioA .Luggage works, sidew^ks and shade Jtrees. (C)ceah. .Clippers) and the Robin receipt be gotten at that tlme^ If no receipt is offered be sure' Valued at $6,326,000 Just four Locksley (Robin)'8igned on. to protect yourself by immeoiyeki's agd; island Was purchased In transit were the Massniar, utely bringing the matter to the by t^' Federal' GoveSmment, 'from Marymaii Bethcoaster - (Calmar); attention of the secretiiry-trens^ ?:^aW<i<($'iUiia.:>:'Seryice): 'oret'if Uffrtte H : .. J-< ^i-.;inig »c-:;];dght,-.','Ari2pa,-.--''Afoundtto' t.fv', Seattle Short Some Ratings $•' !:-:• j?,-- ^e: r. Ship Lost, ^Effort' Crew Comes Home Your Gear.. tor ship . • • for shore 'kSi • my- -- - Ellis Island Sale-Priced At$800,000 Sf Reports Fair Activity �Pafe Nin* f -.' ;•', . ••*• -?^'-^,;-!."?riA; ^;';..;^''-i s^_.» i,,iVa-Vi\ • ,. • . ^^"'• ^ -- ,• AT- I^ 'iV'-TfT-y _ ; ,?,-i;fI a; ": - "'T ! ' ?• :jV ' H /••:: '' '--T ' ~ Ivif "''A' /.-• • •r',''>i?A^-r-y-Vy''!' T--i-n .•v<'>^"",:,.. , Plenty of grade A was on tap for lunch. Messman Ruben Martinez made sure of that when he set up. •r Bosun Manuel Sanchez (left) is ready to take gift ashore to family while James McLinden, AB, packs stores aboard. a li I' 'li- ,, ^ ; .•A?V''f -.;,„.,-5., •? •^ 5v' Gilbert GonzaleSj| gallejunan^ T(left) and- Len •<f „ A ; * red Oliver, AB, Stood the gangway watch at £resh br«ad being delivered to, the ship. At v? the foot- of the ladder, helj^g protect the, aiPiotor-id^iis shop..- -ivavaA-,: • 1'-' •••.ti- I •|,'ji7-^i-^l.'' I �lul ¥ - Pace t«s SEAFARERS LOG Liquid Gas Ship On Maiden Hun LAKE CHARLES, La.—The SS Methane Pioneer, forerunner of a possible fleet of spe­ cially-constructed tankers, sailed from this port last month carrying a cargo of highlyexplosive liquefied natural gas to Canvey Island, England. The v^sel, a British-flag con­ verted World War II coastal freighter, is the first of its ling the steel, for at that tempera­ the gas and oil Industry here and kind built to attempt the haz­ ture steel becomes brittle and abroad and an increase in the tanker trade. ardous task of carrying liquefied breakable. It was pointed out that the ship's gas across the Atlantic. To prevent this a. 12-inch layer The project, under the auspices of balsa wood was installed be­ Cargo~of 33,000 barrels of liquefied of the Constock Liquid Methane tween the aluminum and the steel. gas is equal to 115,000,000 cubic Corp., an American Company, and The Methane Pioneer was also feet in gaseous form. This is more the British Gas Council, included fitted with specially-designed deep- than enough gas to supply the •the $2,000,000 conversion on the well pumps. The pump-s' impellers average needs ot 1,000 American Methane Pioneer, the construction are near the bottom of the tanks homes for a year. The converted of a pilot liquefaction plant in while their motors and aii pipings ship is smaller than a converted y: '?r2. Lake Charles and the building of ale kept on deck. "Liquefied gas, experts claim, special storage tanks on Canvey Plans for future methane tank­ could be highly competitive in any Island in the Thames Hiver, some ers, the company revealed, include 50 miles from London. The gas will a small ship-board liquefaction area where manufactured gas sells be distributed for general use in plant to re-liquefy the gas, or to for $1 or more per million cubic It is estimated that Western London. use the boiled-off gas to supple­ feet. lurnpe alone will be u-slng some The vessers main decks were cut ment the ship's fuel supply. S-trillion cubic feet by 1973, and *away and her cargo bulkheads , While the company was confi­ Japan SOO^billion cubic feet by that shifted so five aluminum tanks dent that the "double-flask" tanks time. could be installed. These tanks ex­ of aluminum, steel jmd balsa wood tend above the main deck to the would keep the gas under contfol, foc'sle deck and are inclosed in strict security measures were en­ steel containers. forced while the ship was loading. The major obstacle in transport­ Since under Coast Guard regula­ ing liquefied natural gas is the dif­ tions aii methane gas must be kept ficulty. in controlling the boiling on deck stored in special bottles off or evaporation of the liquefied and in a protected area, the vessel methane. In order to keep it at a had to receive a lurovisional permit temperature of minus 260F, the gas in order to make her experimental is stored in the aluminum and steel run. I'he ship had recently com­ tanks. However, while it is neces­ pleted a series of shakedown tests sary to keep the methane at below- in the Gulf carrying a full cargo. cero temperature. It is also, im­ Success of the Methane Pioneer HONG KONG—Wages amount­ portant to keep the gas from chil­ could mean a.major turnover In ing to less than one-half penny an hour and an 18-hour day, sevenday week were described as basic conditions of labor by a group of Chinese fishermen who fled to this British Crown Colony. The fishermen, part of a group of sev­ eral hundred, told how the Red In an effort to ease the shock of an hpur, a lO-hour day and a 60- Chinese actually cut wages below the closing of their Roanoke, Va., hour work week. In addition, they already rock-bottom levels and toplant, the .American Viscose Corp., are. fighting conditions which re­ creased working hours to the has agreed with the Textile Work­ quire each man to carry his own bargain. ers of America on a $3J( million bedding, and do not provide run­ severance program covering the ning water or facilities for washing In addition, the men were sep­ plant's 2,209 employees. The pro­ either themselves or their clothes. arated from their families who gram will provide separation wages Many strikers are standing guard were also put to work under sim­ averaging $800 for each worker, at bridges to bar attempts by scabs ilar conditions to the so-called with some of the payments as high recruited by the company to get "communes" set up by the Bed as $2,500. Many of the plant's em­ into the camps. They are being Chinese government, ployees had service of up to 35 and fed by the union from a helicopter The men declared that they were 40 years with the company and as union representative.^ arb barred forced to Join a conunune lasrAugust and put to work on a 6 AMmore than 54 percent were 50 or from the camp.' shift, seven days a older. Although a three-man concilia­ to-midnight week. 'Meanwhile, their wives and tion panel, consisting of one rep­ 4 t i children were ordered off the fishAfter a month of negotiations, resentative from the union, the tog boats and all between the ages repre^ntatives of New York company and a public represfista^ of 13 and 55 were put to work on City's AFL and CIO bodies have tive, unanimously recommended construction jobs. ironed out all difficulties between that the work week be cut to^54 Women over 55 were assigned to the two groups and have formed hours and wages be raised three care for all the children under 13 cents an hour the first year and one organization called the New to groups of'23 each. York Central Labor Council, AFL- two cents the second, the company CIO. The council represents over flatly turned down their proposals. At first the fishermen were given one million union members in the The workers then voted 98.8 per­ about $2.40 a month for the sup­ port of their families plus about city. The first formal delegates' cent in favor of a walkout. 11 cents a day for themselves. Sub­ session will be held later this 4 4 4 sequently this was cut down fur­ month. New York CUys longest strike, ther with the $2.40 being discon­ 4 4 4 at Sherman Billingsley's swank tinued and the rest of the wage The Communications Workers Stork Club, entered its third year cut nearly to half. The entire fish­ have signed the first contract in last month with the workers' orig­ ing catch went to the government, the union's 1959 round of bargain­ inal demands for a 40-hour week, whereas before that the men had ing with the Bell Telephone sys­ wage improvements and Job secu­ been allowed to keep 30 percent of tem companies. The agreement, rity still unresolved. Joining In the catch. covering 6,300 employees at the the picketing are 122 employees They escaped by pleading sick­ Wisconsin Bell Telephone Co., pro­ Local 1 of the Dining Room Eni- ness, went ashore and collected vides for' wage boosts of about pjoyees, Local 89 of the Chefs, their families at night and sailed eight cents an hour, increase pen­ Cooks, Pastry Cooks and Assist­ their fishing junks into Hong Kong sion payments from $100 to $115 a ants and Musicians Local 802. Un­ harborl month with a revision of the rules ion officials are still willing to for determining the base for the put the issues before a-neutral pension, and four-week vacations third party, but BilUngsley has for' employees with, 30 years of been adamant. service. In addition to these, Mil­ 4 4 4' Under the rules of the SlU, waukee'operators working on split The United Hatters, Cap and any member can nominate him­ shifts will receive a significant cut Millinery Workers Union is invest­ self for meeting chairman, readto hours. : 'i ing $300,000 in the faltering Mer- tog clerk or any other post that 4 4 4 rimac Hqt Company in an effort to may be up for election before Some 6,000 Inmberja^, mem­ save the jobs of 325 idle wm-kers. the membership, todudtog com­ bers of the Woodworkers Union, The investment will give the un­ mittees; such as the tallying have staged a sltdpwn . strike in ion a majority share in the Ames-, financial commibfeeeziQg weather to . Newfouiid- bu^, Matoe, company's stocks and committees, tees and other groups r.^ed by land. 'thai' ei:"* protes|dng sub-, will give it I majority membership membership. standi Wages,' and living and on the firm's Board of Directon. theSince SIU membership meet­ woridng conditions such as those It was the second Im-ge-scale finan­ ing offlcen are elected at the which prevailed some SSf years ago. cial aid the anion has given • com­ of each mSettog, those who The meii. ^ployed by the Angl^ pany, the first being in 1954 via • <tart wlah 'te nm for these mcettof Newfoundland Beveti^enf po., '$$00,000 toan4d.<thejCax!tlSBQer;Hajti / e^lces can tto ae. ' •re fighttog a wa^ of fOIIS^Corp. Red Chinese 'Pay' ^ale: Half-A-Cent III i Throw In For A Mooting Job , 1^: • t' fr Felnn^ 13. ^iil OaiON CLIPPER (Orion), Doe. IS' —Cholrman, K. Alloni Soerolary, R. Barkor. Naw delasata alected. Ona man atlated ahipr ona man retumadt ona man hoipttaUzed. Impoaaibla to sat Sraah vagatablea—aussaat trozen vasatablaa. Batum cupa t« pantry. Sufgaat Mandly ralationahlp among crew. Bpooial meeting h^d deck dept. rei men mlaaing ship in Yoko­ hama and eaptain appointing man to bosun'a Job. . STEEL VVOYAGER (Isthmian), Ja:«. 1S--Chairman, T. Blades; Sacratary, P. •uintaya. SS.3T Ship's fund. New dele­ gate elected. Pood tee cold. Suggest coSea cake, dougtanuta ar aweet rpU* for coffao time. YAKA (Waterman), Jan. 11—Chairman, S. Wagner; Secretary, • W. Bushong. New repair Usta to be made up and turned In. Suggest dry laun­ dry to be removed from lines. Re­ quest safety lines aft in bad weather. ATLAS CTankort A Tramport), Jan. It—Chairman, C. Todona; Sacratary, EDITH (Bull), Jan. 4—Chalrmin, J.' R. Parry. SQS.BS and 77S bottlea of Parkar; Secretary, J. More. New dele­ Cokes; profit to be used for movie gate elected. of thanka ta stew-* film. New temporary treaaurer elect­ ard dept. tor Vote fino hoUday dinner. ed. One man Injorsd—gettisg «• in Baytown. Tezaa. Bequeit variety of DEL VIENTO (Miss.), Dae. food and batter trade of toUet tia- Chairman, H. Edwards; Sacratary, B. auea. Sussoat aoundpreofing metahaU 'Bredorlck. New delegate elected. In­ and aleaplng quartera because of vestigate why brother was fined two days pay because engineer ordered replacement at eleven o'clock—man had three witnesses. Keep messhall and pantry clean.' Keep Kroo boys outsid dde. tremendous vibration of ship. Double up on stow. dept. lockora; oao to bo . used for poraonal gear such aw ^t- ROYAL OAK (Clt|at Service), Jan. 4—Chairman, P. Hammal; Sacratary, D. Beard. Two men missed ship. Sinks and settee ordered. Mattresses to be checked. Two payoff slips—one for 1958 and one. for 1959. Ship's fund' S3.83. Reports accepted. New dele­ gate elected. Keep messIiaU and pantry clean. Standby to wairn meni sleeping below to cloaa ports when weather changes. COE VICTORY (Victory Carrlari), Dec, II—Chairman, L. Curry; Sacra­ tary, e. Urieh. New delegate elected, Lock reading room in port. Keep outside doors closed. Don't alam doors to engine room. PRANCES (Bull), Jan. •—Chairman, N. Oltn; Secretary, E. Oroli. Delegate fired due to use of profane language. Outline given en Lakes situation. ALCOA CAVALIRR Alcoa), Jan. IS—Chairman, W. Polaa; Sacratary, R. ROBIN KIRK (Rabin), Dec. 31— Ray. New delegate alected. Every­ Chairman, 8. Rivera; Sacratary, R. thing OK. Weed. Two men hospitalized. Ona ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Oct. 31— man left in Capetown. Sadp's fund— S2.25. No beefs. Few hours OT dis­ Chairman, J. Kane; Sacratary, L. Moara. NSw delegate elected. $34.33 puted. Request laundry be shut down to be turned over to new delegate. at midnight until morning because of- pump disturbing sleep. Suggest No hoofs. Nov. 14—Chairman, V. Hail; Sacra­ Improvement on quality and variety tary, L, Meora. New treaaurer elected. of food. Request checkers not to cat Check repair list before sailing. Re­ with crew. quest steak knlvta.. First aid kit to b# IDEAL X (Penn. Ship), Jan. II— put In galley. Dae. 14—Chairman, L. Ickheffi Sec­ Chairman, O. Dunn; Secretary, O. retary, L. Meere. Discusaloh on repair Lletz. Men happy about having new list. No hoefa. SIO in Ship's fund. washing machine. Repairs being made' Soma dlaMtad OT. Vote of thanks to and taken caro of in goOd manner. steward oepL on Thanksslvlns dinner. Cables, phono calls and CSiristmal Spending put ship's fond la minus STIBL ADVOCATI (Isthmian), Jan. pool—$3.75. No beefs. Each man to 14—ClMlrman,, L. Jahnaton; Sacratary; donate one dollar to ship's fund. New T. Cahcapclan. Two men missed ship treaaurer elected. Vote of thanka In San IMeso—reported in Long to steward dept. for good meals and Beach. Two electricians, night cook Job well done. and baker fired for beli;g drunk while ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Dae. 31 on duty; aamd men replaced la Long Beach. Naw daleeate elected. Repair —Chairman, J. Ootse; Sacratary, R. Canonlzado. Painting and minor re­ liat to ha turned In to delegate. Crew to report one hour before Bailing time. pairs needed. Ship's- fund $90. New Requoat discontinuing travelora checks. delegate elected. Requeet new wash^ tag machina. Spring on seats ta messATLANTIS (Petrol), Jan. 11—Chali^ hail to be repaired. Request not to man, P. Albarai Sacratary, J. Themp- have glasses left ta sink at night. aon. No baafa. Ship's fund $30. Ma- Need new percolatonh Keep messbaU wahta payoff next port. Wire clean. ittor sent to hqTIMBER HITCH (Suwannoo), Jan. 3 OCEAN DINNY (Marltlms Ov^rsees), —Chairman, A. Meshon Sacratary, O. Cullan. 5V& hours disputed OT-. New Jan. S—Chairman, C. Malatt; Sacra­ tary,. T. Dalanay. New delegate elect- delegate elected. ad. toccusslon on inadequata alop OS SOTO (Waterman), Dec. If — cheat. Request meaaroom be kept Chairman, P. Sarchio; Sacratary, C. clean nights. Carntr. Vote of thanka to those who PAIRPORT (Waterman), Jan, 11— used their cars to take crew to vote Chairman, J. RIsbaek; Sacratary, J. ta Baltimore. Everything rhnning. ... Cayla- Ship's fund S27.7S. No beefs, amoothly. No beefs. avaiythlhg running smoothly. Soma PBTROCHEM (Valentino Cham. dictated OT. New delegate elected. Diacnaalon on abuso of heating system Carr.), Jan. 4—Chairman, J. Heggle; In after accommodation. AU lighting Sacratary, J. Ward. Beef regarding and cdaetrlcal repairs to be brought to sailing board ta not changing and de­ attention of electrician. ' Vote of layed sailing. Re repairs—not loading . thanks to steward dept. for weU pre­ or discharging cargo, have headquar­ pared food and good menu with spe­ ters clarify. Three men missed shipcial mention of good holiday fare one. ta each dept. $18 ta ship's fund—spent SB for Christmas decoration. NO provided. . beefs. One man missed ship in Hous­ PINNMAR (Calmar), Jan. 17—Chair­ ton. and one in Beaumont. Bequest man, F. Baroni Secretary, W. Mssten- radio turned off. gar. Ona man missed ship at Balti­ ALCOA POINTER (Alcpa), Jan. 3— more. Request membership permit shipment insured to hall in Baltimore. Chairman, S, Thayer; Sacratary, R, No. beefs. Suggest delegate aep en-' Sadowikl. Draws to: be In "Amerieaii ineera about hot water in laundry. money until money on hand la ex­ !eed naw springs In 44 deck foc'sle. hausted. Bugsest BO elothea drying lit ongino room. Several hours OT dla*; Sea about ten minute clean-up time. puted. No other beefs. Suggeatlou BINTS FORT. (CItlaa. Sarvlcs), Jan. made to bo more careful with cups is—Chairman, I. Jehnsan; Sacratary, and dishes.. Crew asked ta ha a Uttla . B. Ambroca. No beefs. New delegate cleaner ta pantry. electedz Clesn A paint meMhaU fens. STIBL APPRiNTICR (IsthmUn), Fix mesihau water fountain. Ica water to ha put on tablea at all meals. Dae. 31—Chairman, J. Saughar; Sac­ ratary, J. Olive. Some OT disputed. ALCOA PARTNER (AlcaaV Jan II— Ship's Tund $.80. Chief Cugtaeer to be Chairman, 0. Hayaa; Sacratary, L, seen about condltloiu ot water. Be­ Plaraon. No baefa—everything run­ quest return of flaahllght atoten'tfom ning cmopthly. Complaint of InaufH- meaaroom. Jhiggast aaythtas takeat dent npedlelna aboard. Bays Ship Cram refrigerator to Ite put back. fumigated Idr rate.' Have patrolman sea about washing machina. Cheek ALCOA RANOIR OUeaa), Jan. 4—' mattrosaes ae to how many naw ones Chairman, S. Manarda; Sacrataiy, W. nsadad. Report slop eheat at pay off. Barnar. Stain cornea off on etothea; itmn chairs In jwoalhall. No bsofa. STEEL CHEMIST flathmlan), Jan. 17 Motion made that haadquartan b« —Chairman, Thamaa; Sacratary, T. contacted about milk from FuorteWafcar. New delagate elected. Com* Rleo being on beard ovar tan dgya. plajnt about not .sotting now waahlns Clean laundry room, ftiggeat maaihaU maehine. OOffg fund t23. No boots. ba checked after each nmaL Laundrp to bo kept eloian. Be# about BotnuB antenna for TV. , OIL ALSA (Mlfiiatlppll, Dec. Chairman, L. SnodsrasN Secretary, 0. ALCOA CLIPFBR (Alcoa), Daa. 7— Paikar. Naw dalagtte eteetad. Nn, j Chairman, L. Hargaahabnar; Sacratary, beefs. Sttggait tahtag care of new^^ F. MaUck, No teefa. IMseuaslon held waahtag nuchine-*oldr ona to W kept^ on roach . on hand. Naw SIV Ubrary. Vote >f I, Moydf thanks to atoward dept. for Chriatgaag laek. j£s-enrthuig- run* dtanar; rotaiy, . Miner Slffarancaa to ^^teMssai.' ROBIN useitstsv Otoidn)Jan. IS—Chairman,,1. Moydt. Sac* -Chairman,'A. Thamggon; Mary, P. BMiacfc. 'SlSO edtoetioa J. Oevttn. S«Mt#d «n ' for Ul-_ <W. ma.,»a •of Ite boaCA 'Una ^ far .jviNMirtef .hfothera. �Fdtounr IS. MS* SEAFARERS LOG Tomorrow Is More' Paffe Elevc B'klyn Sea School Site Now 'Surplus' The Sheepshead Bay Training Center, which once turned out as many as 35,000 maritime trainees a year, will soon be a •thing of the past. Taking the land over from the city in 1942, the Maritime Administration proceeded to Budget May Curb MSTS Operations Sugar Run Seen Boost For Philly PHILADELPHIA — Although it kaa been fairly quite on the ship­ ping front during the past twoWeek period, indications are that shipping from this port in the future will be much better, Steve Cardullo, port agent, reports. The men on the beach here are eagerly waUing the return of the Bull Line Libertys which will he starting the sugar run to Puerto Blco soon. It has been over a year since the company discon­ tinued the service from this port, and their return should mean bet­ ter shipping for all hands. As to the immediate future, Cardullo said, a crew will be called to man the SS Lumber Carrier. The vessel was recently purchased by Kulukundis Steamship Co., an Sru-contracted operator. In addi­ tion, the port will have its usual number of in-transit replacements, and possibly a payoff and sign-on. There was only one Vessel, the Dorothy (Bull), paying off during the past period. There were no •hips, signing on. In transit were the Steel .Recorder, Steel Execu­ tive, Steel Voyager (twice) (Isthaniim); Ocean Joyce (Ocean ClipMrs); Emilia, Jean (Bull); Portmar (Calmer); Petrochem (Valentine) •ni4 the Robin Goodfellow (Robin). mtvMt VLi nr establish the largest merchant marine training base in the coun­ try. Now, with the site long since abandoned by Maritime and more recently by the Air Force, the land may be returned to the city. The Maritime Administration, under whose name the property still remains, began legal proceed­ ings seeking complete release of the site when it declared it sur­ plus. Following a similar release expected from the Air Force, the land will be turned over to the Government's General Services A'Sministration for disposal. It is believed the city is.eager to repossess the land and use it to extend a housing development and recreation site already in the neighborhood. The Manhattan Beach Public Health Hospital may be affected by the latest moves. During World War II, most prospective mariners had to under­ go a training course before obtainseamen's ^ papers. Over 100,000 trainees were turned out between 1942 and 1945. After the war, the center limited its activities to providing courses for seamen who wanted to upgrade themselves. This program lasted for eight years, drawing few appli­ cants towards the end. In 1954, the Maritime Adminis­ tration closed its doors, but the Air Force stepped in to establish a training base for recruits. It, too, recently abandoned operations. WASHINGTON—A slight cut­ back in operations of the Military Sea Transportation Service ap­ pears in the offing, based on budg­ et estimates sent to Congress by the President. A differential of about $60 million is involved. The decrease is attributed to "operating economies, reductions in the number of ships operated, and a favorable commercial mar­ ket . . ." An estimated 190,700 cabin passengers will travel on MSTS account in 1959, a drop of 26,000 from last year. The total represents 60-80 shiploads. Troop passenger travel would at lea^ triple these figures. However, despite repeated re­ quests by MSTS for new construc­ tion by private operators to han­ dle this trade, there have been no nibbles. US passenger operators, except for the American Banner Line with its one all-tdurist ship, are still dedicated to the luxury trade. Banner Line is currently handling some MSTS passenger traffic. A similar call for roll-on and heavy lift ships has also attracted Any doubts that the age of atom power is at hand should be little Interest. Criticized over the years as a dispelled by the news that West German private business in­ direct Government competitor with terests are contracting for a commercially-useful atom-pow­ private industry, MSTS is some­ ered tanker at a price compafable ta that of a conventional what nettled that Its "peace" steamship. This ship, which is scheduled to sail by 1964, will feelers are being ignored. The be the first true atom-powered merchant vessel. The United agency has warned that if private States ship NS Savannah is admittedly an experimental ves­ operators won't build and run the sel which is far too expensive to be commercially-useful, while ships it needs, the Government will them anyway. the only other atom-powered ship being built, aside from build Now in its tenth year, MSTS has naval ships, is a Russian icebreaker. been operating in recent months (Continued from page 2) There are several dramatic iihplications in the German with a fleet of 145 ships, plus vary­ annovmeement. First, it means that the shipping industry is ing amounts of private tonnage tion meeting in London made it extremely unlikely that transfers one of the first in which atom-power will become practi­ chartered from time to time. to European flags would be utilized cable, before competing forms of transportation and .before by the runaways in an effort to other shoreside industries, with the exception of electric escape American union organizing. power plants. The ITF voted tb give jurisdiction over runaways to the unions in Then, the development of atom power means that ships the country of ownership, so that will undoubtedly become far more efficient and economical American-owned runaways would than they have been up until now, holding forth the prospect WASINGTON — Intercoastal have nothing to gain by another of considerable growth for an industry which is suffering shipping for the July-September flag switch. severe competition from railroads and trucks in coastal trades quarter of 1958 dropped 14.4 per­ In addition to being a subject of and from airlines in the offshore passenger and high-priced cent below a synilar figure for the discussion before Congress, the cargo trades. Atomic power may provide the means whereby previous year, according to the runaway-flag issue is expected to report of the Interstate be taken up by the AFL-CIO ocean transportation will be the easiest and best means of quarterly Commerce Commission. The re­ Maritime Trades Department and communication. port covers revenue and traffic of the AFL-CIO Executive Council at ^ost Breakthrough vessels sailing between the East their quarterly meetings in San The very fact that the Germans intend to build an atom- and West coasts via the Panama Juan, Puerto Rico, starting this powered plant at a cost comparable to a conventional plant is Canal. weekend. It is expected that the a major technological breakthrough all by itself. The conven­ The sharpe.st drop was sustained MTD will go on record supporting by the SlU-contracted Pan-Atlan­ the runaway drive and calling upon tional steam plant has just about reached the limits of its ef­ tic Lines, whose volume of busi­ ficiency at the end of over 100 years of engineering develop­ ness was off close to 90 percent. the Federation to take similar ment. The atom-powered plant is in its infancy. It is bound Pan-Atlantic withdrew from active action. to become more compact, lighter, and more economical to intercoastal participation during operate as the years go by and engineers develop new tech­ the year. The only other SlU com­ Use Only One pany in the group, Calmar, fell 26 niques. Mail Address Essentially, the atom-powered plants of today are hybrids percent. Of ten shipping lines surveyed, Seafarers with beefs regard­ because they are still steam-producing engines, with radiation only Isbrandsten show a substan­ ing paym«mt of monies due heat instead of oil heat producing the steam. In years to tial gain—71.6 perceht. Four lines fromslow various operators in back come there is evidence that electricity will be produced di­ showed slight increases of up to wages - and disputed overtime rectly from radiation, which would be a revolutionary source 8.3 percent, while five lines had should first check whether they of power for ships. deficits, ranging from the SlU have a proper mailing address For the immediate future, the atom-powered ship raises a Pacific District's American Presi­ on file with the company. SlU number of serious problems too. If the Germans can build dent Lines' 12.7 percent to Pan- headquarters officials point out that reports received from sev­ buch a ship with modest horsepower at a modest'cost, then Atlantic's high-water mark. Statistics^ for iudlvldual com­ eral operators show checks' have are JJS shipowners making a mistake by ordering new ships panies in the Atlantic and Gulf with conventional steam plants? The US policy up until now coastwise trade showed Pan-Atlan­ been mailed to one address a beef on the same score has been to wait until the Savannah comes put and see how tic with a 95 percent increase over while Is sent from anpther, thus cre­ it operates before shipowners commit themselves to atomic 1957. Seatrain Lines, also under ating much difficulty in keeping power. The advent of the-Germ^h ship may iriajfe for gome an SlU contract, was down 24.5 ^^c<mqnt§ stoaigbt^. I • Congress Will Air Complaint On Runaways Interroastal Earnings OH kecond thoughts'dtt till®? v;). JSSV USIlill I ^ -ft. �SEAFARERS F«fe Twehr* LOG Evelyn's On Tour SEAFARERS M IRYIOC The reaction to the start of an SIU Blood Bank as a means of avoiding possible'delays in securing necessary blood sup­ plies both for themselves and their families has been very good among the brothers In drydock. The feeling is unanimous that this is a welcome step in the right direction. Among those who see the Blood Bank as an Important SIU benefit are Hector Doarte, Samuel Gordon and Georgfe Lowe, Jr., all laid up at the USPHS hospital in Balti­ more. Duarte, who last served on the Jean as oiler, has a broken thumb suffered in an injury while he was working aboard ship, imd Gordon, ex-chief cook on ihe Transatiantic, Is in for a general check-up. Lowe, who was AB on the Pacific Wave, is laid up due to a leg injury. All three are progressing as well as can be exLowe McCarthy pected. Norfolk has two newcomers on the list: William H. Mason, ex-Ocean Dinny, and A. W. Canter, ex-Bents.Fort. Mason also has a leg injury, but due to a mishap while he was working in the icebox aboard ship, and Canter has a kidney infection. Both men are progressing satis­ factorily. They both ship 3rd cook. An old eye condition has Kenneth A. LaRose back at the marine hospital in Boston. He last shipped as oiler on the William Camith. Charles A. McCarthy is another new man in there, and Is slowly re­ covering from asthma. He was 3rd cook on the Bradford Island. At nearby Hahnemann Hospital in the Boston area, Lindley R. MacDonald is almost ready for discharge after an operation to remove a bleeding kidney. MacDonald was 3rd cook on the Steel Chemist. Joe Domino was whisked over to the Staten Island PHS hospital last week to check on h ppssible heart condition as soon as the Steel Artisan docked in Brooklyn. An ambulance met the ship at 3 AM. Domino is alright so far. Duisan De Duisln, ex-Frances, has undergone a serious eye operation at Staten Island which appears to have been successful. He's reading headlines in the LOG without glasses now. Remember, these and all brothers in the hospital with letters and visits. The following is the latest list of SIU men in the hospitals: Winston Renny Pon Wing George Shumaker Royce Yarborough Aimer Vickers USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger Chester. F. Just Michael J. Coffey Dean A. Klssler Joseph R. Ebbola Grover H. Lane Alberto Espina Arthur 3. Schevlng Myron E. Folts Henry J. Schreiner USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASH. . Robert J. Aumiller Samuel Huggini Louis H. Blizzard Robert W. Reynold! USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE, MD. TaLnadge Barbour Gorman Glaze Ma.ximino Bemes Samuel Gordon Henning Bjork Lynwood Gregory MUlard E. Byron George Lowe Jr, Clyde Carlson Domingo Orblgoso Hector Duarte Frederick Radtke Patrick J. Durkln Vincent Rlzzuto Edmond Ericson Henri Robin Jr. -* John M. Gallagher Herbert Shartzer Clarence Gardner George Warrington Jack Gardner USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Roscoe T. Milton R. E. Morrison CHESTER HOSPITAL CHESTER, PA. Donald L. Willis HAHNEMANN HOSPITAL BRIGHTON, MASS. L. R. MacDonald CHELSEA HOSPITAL CHELSEA, MASS. Joseph Bibeau USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Woodrew Meyeri B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer H. LedweU Jr. VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. SEAFARERS LOG. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrick SAILORS SNUG HARBOR '675 Fourth Ave., STATEN ISLAND, NY Victor B. Cooper Thnm.->« Igaksen Brooklyn 32, (SlY VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY I would like to receive the E. T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VA. SEAFARERS LOG — please Joseph GiU VA HOSPITAL jut my name on your mailing BOSTON, MASS. ist. (Print Information^ Thomas K. Kiilion VA HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. James F. Markel NAME USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. • •••••• Herbert Allman Henry A. Janlcke Ronald L. Babbitt Wooldridge King Robert G. Barrett Edward Knapp John W. Bigwood Leo H. Lang Claude Blanks Isidore Levy Robert D. Brown Alexander Martin John L. CaldweU Granville C. Matise Herman Carson David E. McCoUum James W. Carter William J. McKay Bernard R. Chason" Clyde E. MUler Cioisc Coats Lionel MiUer Fess Crawford Edward O. Moore Charles Daicourt Michael O. Muzio Adolph Daiinc TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you William E. Nelson Jeff Davis Dominic NeweU • re an old subscribe: and have a Harris C. Dyas Homer L. Ringo change of address, please give your Melvin Eickmiur William N. Rdllins Oliver S. Flynn Calvin Rome former adt^ss below: Benjamin Foster CyrU H. Sawyer Chas. ti. roster William Scarlett Henry Foy James H. Shearer Henry C. Gerdes Paul P. Signorino J. H. Gleason Andrew Stauder James Glisson • • •' < e • «' 9 9 * 0 » i • c •• • Rirhard L. Toler James E. Guy James Ward VUyne F. Harris WilUam D. White Hayden F. Henry H. H. Winbom John -------TviaoiiiMia Hrolenok R. J. Wiseman • CJT A TC i .-• ' d,. H. Hudson, Sr. Clebpha» Wright Sidney Irby C. T, Wuertz ' ' ' ' USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND, NY Henry Maginness Eustachy Bulik Robert W. Runner WiUiam Morris WUUam C. Palmer Enoch B. CoUins Richard J. Peterson Duisan DeDuisin Irving DeNobriga N. Reznichenko Jose Rodriguez Joe Domino Eugene Roszko Wm. A. Gardner George B. Griswold Antonio Schiavone Ralph Groseclose Elmer Schroeder Hamlin Y. Hambouz S. S. Swlenckoskl Patrick T. Kelly Eduardn Tora Ruflno Lara. Hughes P. Towns Mario G. Lopez Sadak Wala Nils H. Lundquist Wong Yau USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis Boner John J. Harrison Albert W. Canter WUllam H. Mason USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. R. W. Cetchovlch Humberto I.eon Harry Henze USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Kenneth A. LaRose Raymond Perry Chas. A. McCarthy Ray Peters Paul Norton USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, NY Lewis R. Akins Bart Guranich Manuel Antonana Taib Hassan Frank Hernandez Eladio Arts Fortunato Bacomo Donald Hewson Claude Jessup Joseph Bass Ludwig Krlstlansen Matthew Bruno Thomas Lehay Leo Carreon Kenneth Lewis James F. Clarke Leo Mannaugh Jo.seph D. Cox Jeremiah O'Byrne Juan Denopra Constantlne Osinskl John Driscoll George Phlfer Otis Gibbs <ft- STREET ADDRESS ....... CITY. .........ZONE ... STATE ....: ADDRESS l-f &, CITY > '.N . ZONE.^ vw aaxxdug gj, lTlV.Xa Febnurr IS. 19St' SIU Wife Is Proud Of It department as an oiler and also as deck engineer mainly with Bull Line for many years. How­ ever, since some . of the Bull To tlie Editor: I would 'like to express how Line Libertys are idle for lack proud I am to be a seaman's of cargo, I am now aboard the wife. I have been married only SS Jean, as oiler, on the two. a year and a half and believe week run between Baltimore, Philadelphia and Puerte Rico. me I am very well satisfied. E. H. Magboo Things were not too easy at first because my husband had it to be away two, three or even five months. But with us each Explorer Lives time he returns seems to be a Up Te Its Name greater homecoming. He is home only a short time To the Editor: We ^grained up and left the Gulf for Ceuta, Spanish Moroc­ co, went througb Suez to Dji­ bouti, French Somaliland, and then to Vizagapatam and Cal­ cutta, India, where discharge was completed. At'present the good ship Pacific Explorer is .^bunkering in Singapore enI'oute to three loading ports'in' All letters to the editor for the Philippines for cargo to publication in the SEAFAR­ Saigon. ERS LOG must be signed We had the good fortune by the writer. Names trill prior to Thanksgiving to assist be withheld upon request. some Indies sailnraft with - 38 persons aboard who had no but one has to support his fam­ drinking water for 'four days ily so we can't all be together at and also no bvarings. All this all times. In fact, he is at sea was supplied by Captain Pat­ now. But he will be coming rick F. Keenan. home soon, and if you have "Rubberlegs" Pendleton, our faith and love in your heart then serang, is unsure whether his . you don't mind the waiting. dayman speaks Swedish with an I would also like to express English accent or English with my thinks to the Seafarers Wel­ a. Swedish accent, but they fare Plan and its- officials. I seem to be making out anyway.was in the hospital this past We'll be sure to toast the sea­ July and without, their help faring bard who first proclaimed matters would have been bad the truth about most Liberty, for us. ships when he wrote: As you can see, I am very Rust Is Yust, and 'paint is paint, proud that my husband Is a member of the SIU and that I And ever the twain shall meet; too can be part of the SIU fam­ 'TJl blistered, sweatin' sailor ily. men Fall at the bosun's feet. Mrs. Clara F. Daniels So far the weirdest beef that ^ ^ X, has crossed this delegate's wake . Appreciates Aid is one by the guy who says ho gets hungry on company time In Bereavement and wants to know why he can't, To the Editor: My sincere thanks to all the eat on company time also. Bob Forter_ officers' and members of the Seai Ship's delegate farers International Union for t> 'S(> i their expressions of sympathy and for all the kindness shown to my late husband, Bupert Crew Looks Back, Daniels, during, his illness. Hails 1958 Gains Since it is impossible for me To the Editor: to personally thank all who had At the first regular meeting part in easing his suffering, aboard the Steel Apprentice, a I do hope that through this written motion was presented means all of you will be made to the crew, seconded and aware of my deep appreciation. unanimously carried to write Mrs. Gladys Daniels you commending the SIU Nego­ a. ie ie tiating Committee for its suc­ cessful 'efforts during the past Daughter Seeks year. SIU Scholarship These efforts resulted in an To the Editor: Increase in wages and overtime I would like the brothers to rates, a vacation pay increase, know that my daughter, Vir­ plus various and sundry fur­ ginia Lee Magboo, recently took ther welfare - benefits. The the college entrance examina­ crew of the Steel Apprentice tion to help qualify her in the sends its thanks and greetings competition for an SIU college to the responsible officials and scholarship. wishes them continued success As an SIU oldtimer who during the New Year 1959. Joined the Upion when it began The above is also signed by back in 1938, this is something delegates J. Michael, deck de­ that makes me very proud. partment; H. W. Hall, engine department, and M. P. Jilarcelino, steward department. T. C. Riley ^ Ship's delegate letters To The Editor Undismayed by round-th»i' world • port-hopping with the Oceon Evelyn, George Lynch (top, left) and Wiltiom Dovies probably figure it might grow them tome hair by the time they return. Red Sulliyon works hard concentroting on brushing job. LOG.A-RHYTHM: Hospital Wish . By Floren Welntraub All, you dauntless mariners, Keep up your chin; Rise forth your hope, Health will surely win. , AT you ride the storms Along the path of life. Cherish in thoughts That all voas not in strife. ' All our gallant brothers. Men of the sea. Within our hearts Lies a mutual sympathy. Together, as a team, . We worked hand in hand; Each day of our voyage, , ' The going was grand. Preserve your courage. Keep this in mind: Your Union brothers Have faith in time. Each one of you Paves a way to our hearts, path to loyalty That can never part. Our men, our ships, Our great American flagr' Our valiant merchant seamen, None wilt ever lag. Across the broad horizons. Across to foreign shores; With you, old shipmates. We'll sdil once more. -- With partmg''words, dear brothers. Hear what we say: Keep up your spirit. Soon will come the day; ' Up the gangway ' To your ship agai-^ you'll sail, Brothers ,pl, true :.aeu,: ...y, y i: To all 6f ydu'ivi Uait'. '' "v' 1^) bailor, Marine? Love Theim AIR Virginio Mogboo ond fotfier, Seoforer E. H. Mogboo. My...daughter graduated from Southern High School In Bal-r timore on February 4, and is hoping to win an SIU scholar­ ship in-order to cbntinue her education at St. John's College. I have sailed in the engine To the Editor: ^ , I noticed in the December 5 . 1958, issue of the LOG the poem entitled "Sailor's Love" by E. R. Wild. The poem originally ap-^ peared in the Marine publicaikion "The Leatherneck Magip zine" back in 1952. It was en­ titled "Loving a Marine" by bliss Beverly Regaii. Mrs. Robert £. Ahson �SEAFARERS Febnury IS, 195t AFOUNDRIA (WaUrman), Dae. 31^ Chairman, f. 1.ana; Sacratary, W. •Ink. Repaira to he known to dela•ate—aee patrolman on any beefs. Few hours disputed OT. Three men logged. No beefs. One man left In hospital in Karachi. Pakistan. Motion that two'separate valves be installed In heating system aft to accommodate crew, also that heating unit be trans­ ferred so deck dept. foc'sle adjoining will not be too hot. r*ge TUrfeea LOG Voyager Runs Into A Rough One shifting foreign ship crews In Gulf area. Longshoremen to be kept out of midship house. Keep mesaroom Ic pantry clean at night. THE CABINS (Texas Xlty Ref.). Jan. •13—Chairman. E. MInyard; Sacratary. H. FoSMtt. Repair list turned in; some made, others to be done. One man left ship. Ship's delegate to contact hq on letter from Baltimore re: ship's pay­ ing off. TRANSATLANTIC (Pacific Water­ ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa). Dec. 3— ways). Jan. 3—Chairman. M. Spires; Chairman. A. Platrewskl; Secretary. Secretary. L. Carabedlan. Spoke to F. Shancll. Ship's fund SIS. No beefs. captain re men logged. Ok by Captain Request messhall be kept clean. to lift logs, but chief engineer & chief Water spout shut off outside passage­ mate refused to do so. Repair list way. Steward dept. toilet out of order. turned In—few repairs made, other repairs or replacements to be taken STEEL MAKER (Itthnflan). Jan. 10— up with patrolman, such as Installing larger hot water heater, crew refrig­ Chairman. J. Salby; Sacratary. R. ' Simpklnt. Repair list turned in to erator A washing machine. Draw to dept. heads. Three men logged. Messmen told not to dump garbage over t^ side at midship. Keep fans A port hole screens clean. Request men pay­ ing off ship to leave rooms clean and all dirty Unen to be turned In. Ship's fund S13.5S. Some disputed OT. Mo­ tion made and seconded to have letter written to headquarters re voyage stores. Request better variety of meat Instead of so much beef. be -pnt wt en arrival In NO before payoff. So hours disputed OT. One man hospitalized in Karachi. Two men short. Some men logged. Bottoms fall­ ing out of all sinks in crew pantry and officer's pantry — should have been replaced on previous voyage. DEL RIO (Delta). Jan. 4—Chairman, A. Dumas; Sacratary. L. Morsatta. Ship's fund S53—S3 used for wire to call for patrolman In Mobile. Some disputed OT. Suggest more green vegetables and less rice. Request fan in mesaroom and ash trays. DBL SUD (Mississippi), Jan. 11— Chairman. K. Shaugnessy; Secretary. T. Novak. Purchased new movie screen. Repatriated seamen (2) given extra glO. Delegate to check books. SalUng Paranagua no good because of logs. S149.37 Gen. Fund—C87.69 Movie Fund—Se.OO Athletic Fund beginning Voyage #83. No beefs. New athletic director and delegate elected. Ciga­ rettes to be kept out of coffee cups. Lounges to be kept clean. GATEWAY CITY (Pan Atlantic). Jan. 4—Chairman. J. Rlghettl; Secre­ tary. F. Fornandoi. Suggest when man Is sick, cither mats or captain Is to be notified at once. Everything run­ ning smoothly—no beefs. Captain to be commended for prompt action in helping sick or injured men. Ship's fund 88.13. Vote of thanks to steward dept., for excellent holiday meals and general high efficiency. LUCILl iLOOMFIELD (Bloomflald), Dec. 11—Chairman. F'. Rewall; Secre­ tary, L. Parller. Skipper hard to get along with: gives men a hard time especlrlly when putting out last draw. Wanted crew to come back to ship without posting aaUlng board time. Has used delegate as errand boy and treated him with contempt. Ship's delegate resigned and new delegate elected. January 4—Ship to lay up in Mobile shipyard—request statement from cap­ tain for each crewmember describing reason for lay off so unemployment money can be paid quicker. Members to take beefs with delegates prior to and at payoff. Draw list to be drawn up. All repair lists to be turned in complete. Few hrs. OT disputed. Two delayed ' sailings disputed. Discussion on coffee situation. Members dis­ cussed procedure In filing for unem­ ployment compensation and how slipa speed it up. WANG ARCHER (North Atlantis Marina), Jan. 4—Chairman. A. Msgllo; Sacratary, J. Bourgeois. Ship crew did well in keeping natives out of crew living area as planned at last meeting. Everything running smoothly. Repair list made out by all depts. S4.90 in ahipa fund. Drinking water tanks to be cleaned before new crew signs on repairs to be made before next sign on. Room to be clean and all dirty linen to .be turned in. Turn washing machine off after use. LA SALLI (Waterman). Jan. 4— Chairman, A, Tramar; Sacratary. J. Staala. No beefa. Ships fund •10,30. Father, Son in Photo Mix-Up A photo slip-up that pictured retired Seafarer Claude Fisher as his own father in a recent is­ sue of the SEAFARERS LOG has now been set to rights. Fisher was one of a trio of re- STEEL AGB (Isthmian), Dec. 31— Chairman. J. Sauorhaber; Secretary, C. Wolborn. Delayed sailing disputed. No beefs. Discussion on roaches stlU on board. MARIA H (Herald). Jan. 1—Chair­ man, J. Wymbs; Secretary, J. McNeil. No beefs. Repairs being taken care of. Few hrs. OT disputed. All door DEL SUD (Mississippi). Dec. 37— locks to be fixed before reaching India. Discussion on responsibility for -Chairman. W. Perkins; Secretary. A. Novak. $30 for repat. seamen—$3.38 cleaning steward dept—to be settled in ship's fund. 1, man missed ship. at meeting. Motion for new movie screen. New SEATRAIN TEXAS (Saatrain), Jan. librarian elected. Cups to be returned to pantry. 13—Chairman. T. Moore; Sacratary. J. Rollng. Complaint about crew passage­ ARMONK (Now England Industries), way lights being removed, also vapor bulbs and guards. Alr-condltloner stlU Jan. 3—Chairman. L. Paradise; Sscretarv, T. Carmlchael.. Some disputed not working. Some OT disputed. Mo­ tion made and seconded to send reg­ OT. No beefs. B R reprimanded for istered letter re insufficient draws. poor work. Request foc'sles sougeed Discussion on painting. engine quar­ and painted. Also paint lockers. Jan. 35—Chairman. L. Gribbon; Seeters. rotary. T. Carmlchael. No beefs. One MA6AKET (Waterman), Dec. 13— man missed ship in Nordenham. Ger­ Chairman. R. Ferena; Secretary. J. many. Negotiate for foul weather Burke. New delegate elected. Discus­ gear to be furnished by companies, sion on man logged. Suggest stronger gear to be handled by steward and checked out to individual subject, to coffee and to have juices chilled. January 3—Few hrs. disputed OT. pay for damage or loss. Request Slip Repair list to be made by all depts. stating ship is laying up. Leave ship and turned in. Vot of thanks to stew­ clean for next trip. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine Job. ard dept. for job well done, DEt»RIO (Delta). Nov. 3—Chairman, . J. Harris; Secretary, L. Mersette. Wired Mobile Hall for patrolman to meet ship on ,|rrlval re trouble about messman. Ship met and beef handled efrecUvely. Ships fund S93—$6 used for wire and phone calls. New dele­ gate elected. ^ Rappe(i by a big blow In the Atlantic on a recent trip, crewmembers on the Steel Voyager had a big job on their hands before things returned to normal. The ship lost one gangway plus part of an­ other, end had deck cargo scattered aH over. A pair of ABs (left) return after surveying the wreckage while (right) a crewmember steps lightly over loose drums and dunnage. Chief electrician Sverre Pederssen submitted the photos during q visit to the hall with his daughter Debbie. 0. Fisher VV. Fisher tired Seafarers featured in a "Pensioners' Corner" column on January 16, 1959. As a result of the'mix-up, a photo of Fish­ er's late father, William Fisher, which he also sent in to the LOG, was identified as Brother Fisher himself. 'Beauregard Capers': ^ Sales, Cycles, Siesta Plo'wing Its way up and down the coast with its regular load of trailer boxes, the Beauregard and its crew apparently offer shipmate Thurston Lewis plenty of material for com­ ment—^there being little else for diversion along the way. Pie" . . . O'Berry nude a sale of a Here are some notes on "crew beautiful portable tape recorder capers" from the last trip: Red Ferguson, chief electrician, is getting off this trip in Houston. Red was poker champion until Ed­ die Yates came on as AB. He says he Just can't stand a man who plays his cards so close to his chest . . . EUe Cartwrlght; DM, is getting off, too. He wants to try for a Job on the American Banner liner SS Atlantic. George CBerry, keeper of the Sea Chest and also 2nd cook and baker, makes it a ritual to have pizza pie for coffeetime on fire and boat drill days. The brothers have been calling it "Fire and Boat Drill SEAFAIR (Colonial), Jan. 3—Chair­ man. J. Meehan; Secretary. F. Hicks. Jr. Repair list turned in. Most repairs done on s)ilp; shipyard gang to take care of rest. Steward thanks crew for cooperation on obtaining some items he was unable to secure. Few hours disputed OT. 30 hrs. of questioned OT . for extra baking in excess of eight hrs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for holiday meals. Suggest coffee pots -be moved to PC messroom to keep anyone from getting burned in rough , weather. Reported, leaking pipe in steward dept. toilet*. All men asked to be sober -and available for work be­ cause of inspection coming up. SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Saatrain), Jan. 34—Chairman, W. McBrlde; Sec­ retary. W. Dunham. Repair list to be turned in by payoff. Chief mate has keys for rooms: those who wish same to pay SO cents deposit, refund upon return of keys. No beefs. One man hurt. Motion made to have meeting re settling beefs on feeding of ship and ascertain why crew cannot have certain items on menus and variety, of night lunches. New delegate elect­ ed. Shipyard workers to stay out of messroom. Suggest ship's fund. Dis­ cussion of set-up of fruit juices at breakfast. BEAUREGARD (Fan Atlantic), Dec. 14—Chairman. R. Sullivan; Sacratary, T. VIolanta. No beefs. Ship's fund •14.75. One hour disputed OT. New delegate elected. Return cups to messhaU. No coffee grounds to ba put in sink. Hot water heater coils to ba repaired or checked. Jan. 33—Chairman. H. Jehnitoni Secretary, T. Lewis. Some men missed ship. Request no drinking.. Ship's fund $14.75. One hour disputed OT. Need workable lock on 4-8 fae'sle door. Two men short: one missed ship. Inspect percolators, messroom and pantry occasionally. R^urn cups and glafses to pantry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. far good food and sery, ice. Need wrenches for nuts oh deck. PRNNMAR (Calmar). Dae. 31—Chaliv man. P. Banti; Sacratary. W. Maasan•ar. New delegate elected. Few hours OT disputed. No beefs. Request ships deleRate ba given mall. Garbage ac< enmuuting on Insida passagewaysuggest go aft. FAIRLAND (Fan Atlantic), Jan, 33— Chairman, D. Charrein; Secretary, C. Goldstein, Steward leaving ship. New vlelegate elected, Ne beefs. See about deck benches eft te be ordered. MAROARIT BROWN (Blaamflald). Jan. g-—Chairman. O. Bafau Sacratary, W. Stana. One man missed ship la NO. Some disputed OT. Need new hand-type wringer for wadiing ma. china. Headquarters to investigate DEL MUNDO (MIsslHtppI), Dec. 11 —Chairman, C, Wllsen; Secretary, H. Hutchlns. Man get eff ship in Florida as mother was yery ilL Ne beefs. New delegate elected. Discusaion on recre­ ation room. TFaabing madiihe settled. complete with AC-DC converter to one of the FWTs. Then the sea came in the porthole and sent the recorder on the way to Chicago for drydocking and repairs. The best business deal on here yet was when bosun Owens raffled off his TV set, then bought it back for $85 . . . Everybody's selling something, it seems. Eddie Yates is selling leather purses, handbags and wallets made by a friend of his temporarily separated from so­ ciety, in order to help the guy sup­ port his family. "He's innocent, too," adds Eddie. An oil painting of his son that he did entirely aboard ship is be­ ing entered in the 1959 contest at the Seamen's Church Institute by steward BUI Rhone ... Herb John­ ston, crane maintenance, is inquir­ ing about a home south of the bor­ der in Mexico for his wife and three kids. Herb says-^its for rea­ sons of health and economy, but we know he likes those siestas. O'Berry It's Time for Your Check-Up HE ffm* to get your an­ nual theek'Up at the 5IU THealth Center Is right after you come ashore. That way, In case the •xaminotlon shows you need treat­ ment, all your health needs can be. taken care of be­ fore you Mp out again. Don't wait until lust before you ship. Do It new! Peppetf Charley Lee, MM, is busy translatag letters into Chinese for an orphan boy in Hong Kong "adopted" by one of the crew . . . A motorcycle has its disadvantages when you're dating the girl friend, admits oiler Lester Peppett. But he's getting his 'cycle out of stor­ age anyway now that spring is headed-toward Houston . . . There is and wUl always be some turn­ over on the Beauregard but since the same men often come hack the old tub can't he too had! 'TCI! tt to tilt Xofl? �Pace FenrteeB Time Out For Tankermen . SEAFARERS LOG SIUHAIX DIRECTOfiY SlU, A&G District T- IP ClflES SERVICE MIAMI: No card game is really complete without a kibitzer looking in on the play, so John M. Yates, OS (left), and Tony Pinchook, OS, have one, too. He's Alex Triano, MM, who looks dubious about the whole bit. Yates seems to think he has the game cold in the picture by Charles Burns. BALTIMORE! me B. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstern 7^4900 BOSTON > 278 State St. A1 Tanner. Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON .. . 4202 Canal St R. Matthewa. Agent CApital 3^089; 3-40B0 LAK£ CHARLES, La.. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke. Agent HEmlock 6-8744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Nelra. Agent FRanklin 7-3364 MOBILE .1 Sontti Lawrence St. Gal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvlUe St. Lindsey Williams. • Agent Tulana 8626 NEW YORK 675 4tli Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK m-129 Bank St. J. BuUock, Agent MAdlson 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 33? Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Maijcet 7-1638 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty BreitboH. Aeent Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keltb Terpe, Hq. Rep. Pbone 2-5996 SAVANNAH • Ab»reorr! S' William Morris, Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2503 1st Ave. Ted Babkowskl, Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMINGTON, Calit 505 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS 675 4tb Ave.. Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul Hall ASST SECRETTARY-TREASURERS J Alelna. Deck W Hall. Joint C. Simmons, Eng. J. Volpian. Joint E. Mooney, Std. SUP HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 302-777 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. JAckson 5-7428 NEW YORK 078 4th Ave.. Bronklvu HYacintb 9-6605 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApital 3-4336 SAN FRANCISCO ...450 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave Terminal 5-6617 MC&S ATLAS: Back home now, Thomas Danbeck ^wants all hands to meet Connie, who helped him do the town while the Atlas was in Sasebo, Ja­ pan. That's Danbeck on the right, boys. Jack Pierce (left) and John Gallagher are teamed up in the photo taken in their foc'sle. Gallagher submitted both pi;. HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway . PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. RAmond 7428 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 PORTLAND 211 SW Clay St. CApltol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO,.....;.350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — 1st Ave. MAln 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. TErmlnal 4-8538 BALTmORE MFOW me East Baltimore St. EAstern 7-3383 HONOLULU....86 North Nimitz Highway PHone 5-6077 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK...........130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApltol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. Douglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO 296 West 7th St. TErmlnal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAln 2-6326 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone; Randdph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 RIVER ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave, Mich. VInewood 3-4741 BUFFALO. NV Canadian District HALIFAX. N.S 128W HoUis St. Phone .3-8911 408 Simpson St. Pbone; 3-3221 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. £. EMplre 4-3719 VANCOUVER. BC 298 Main St. MU 1-3468 QUEBEC 44 SauIt-au-Matelot Quebeo LAfontaine 31569 FORT WILLIAM Ontario MONTREAL MAXTON: Magdaleno Paralta, chief cook; Tommy Jenkins, stew­ ard; Louis C. Cayton and Y. McMillian, MM, and Theodore Har­ ris, baker, make up the fivesome in the galley of the Maxton after she was converted back to a regular tanker. She had been one of Pan-Atlantic's "piggyback" ships also carrying truck trailers. Cayton, as ship's reporter, supplied the photo. ST. JOHN. NB .;..m Prince WUltam St. ^ OX 2-5431 February 13, 1359 How-To-Travel* Map Suggested To the Editor: As you know, on the second floor of the headquarters hall we have large pictures about various events that have taken place In our Union. I was thinking that It would be a veiy handy thing if we could have a good-sized map of New York Harbor showing all the piers plainly. Very often, when a man Is assigned to a ship, say in ^Greenpoint, hd" 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. doesn't know where the place is nor how to get there. So lie goes and asks the dispatcher, who very often cannot give him the correct dope. Most patrol­ men go to a ship by car, but a seaman going to a job generally has to find his way by subway. Now if we had a good-sized map on the wall'at eye level, we could locate where the ship is docked and get a better idea of how to get there. I would like the map to include the North and East Rivers, Staten Island and as far up as Linden, New Jersey. I have talked with quite a few men in the hall and they thought this was a real good suggestion. I am sending this in the hope that it may be given some thought. A map is always in­ teresting and the shipping hall is a place where we should have a good one. I would like to see others write in their feelings on this subject. James F. Byrne j|ll crew mail through the ship's delegate for posting in all ports on this run. This has resulted in the relief of a mental as well as a physical burden in .the mat­ ter of mail. A typewritten list Itemizing each letter is sent hshore with the agent In each port for re­ ceipt by the postal clerk and listing of the rate of postage for each individual Item. These charges are then posted to the crewmember's slopchest ac­ count. Besides eliminating the in­ convenience otherwise involved, this system also obviates the necessity of exchanging US currency of travelers'' checks for the matter of a few cents of postage. The junior 3rd has ungrudg­ ingly assumed this added bur­ den for no personal gain. It is our hope that in publicizing this service we may. help find other officers with sufficient of the milk of human kindness to adopt this system on any and all runs 'where the posting of mail may present difficulties. Again, our thanks' to Mr. Magnus for an inestimable service, Edgar R. Jansen i i t Widow Applauds Crew's Kindness To the Editor: X would like to express my thanks to each and every one of the crewmembers on the SS Cities Service Miami for their generous collection for me after the death of my husband, Frank P. Shaw. I can't say thank-you enough •for their kindness. I hope they will see Uiis in' the LOG and know of my sincere apprecia­ tion. Mrs. Thelma Shaw i t 1. He Finally Made It Lying Down To the Editor: For the past sixteen years I (Ed. note: An effort to com­ pile a list of directions to the va­ have looked for my pict^e in rious docks in the Neu? York the SEAFARERS LOG.'Then when you do area was already underway print it (Sea­ when this letter was jreceived. farers On the The list, along with a large map, Missile Range, will be posted as soon as pos­ LOG, Jan. 2l, sible.) dahnned if you if ir if don't misspell my name. Mate Lauded For Incidentally, I am the guy Assist On Mali lying down; To the Editor: Tremer the fellow This letter is written on be­ half of the crew of the SS Steel sitting down is'named Owens. Thanks, anyway. It was a nice Seafarer to publicly express its thanks and appreciation for a gesture and I do appreciate It. valuable service rendered us by I am on the LaSalle in La Palthe junior 3rd officer of this lice, France, right now. ship, B. A. Magnus. A. J. Tremer, Jr. . Getting mail posted in many (Ed. note: We were lying foreign ports often'poses a prob­ lem. On this Persian Gulf run down, too, in checking the iden­ In many instances it becomes tifications submitted with the Apologies also to almost an Impossibility, lyir. pictures. Magnus volunteered to receive Brother Owens.) �.fj^ebmary 13, 1959 SEAFARERS LOG SIU: NMU SlU BABY ABRIVALS AidRunaway All of the following, SIU families have received a $200 maternity Ship Crew benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby'* name: (Continued from page 2) cers, except the captain. The wages due are for periods up to eight months, according to the crewmembers. The 14,000-ton 28Vcar-old vessel, owned by Fleet Operators, Ltd., Inc., of Monrovia, Liberia, arrived in Providence on January 31 with a cargo of 88,000 barrels of oiL Agents for the vessel are Philpotts Shipping Agency, 24 State Street, NYC. In addition to the libel by the crew for their wages, the ship has other liens filed against it for wharfage, towing and pilot fees. The vessel also presents a berthing problem to port officials and a 4 4 4 Gordan Keith Wllkerson, bom safety hazard to air pollution au­ January 1, *1959, to Seafarer and thorities who had warned her Mrs. Herman T. Wilkerson, Mobile, agents about thick, black smoke which had poured from her funnel Ala. when the vessel first arrived. 4 4 4 Louis Lucian Wagner, born No­ vember 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Emil Wagner, Kittannlng, Pa. . Terry Daniel and Larry Samuel Mrs. Charles H. Fox, Birmlhgham, Smith, born December 31, 1958, to Ala. Seafarer and Mrs. Leonard E. 4 4 4 Smitbi, ](:i08 Angeles, Cal. Edward Charles O'Connelf Jr., ^ 3^ 4" bom January 11, 1959, to Seafarer • Loretta Anne Palmquist, born and Mrs. Edward C. O'Connell, January 6, 1959, to Seafarer and Salem, Mass. . Mrs. Hilding L. Palmquist, Blue 4 4 v4 Point, NY. Mia Rose Chih Yee Wn, bom 4" 4 December 18,1958, to Seafarer and Richard Clifford Siar Jr., born Mrs. Jerry Chih Yee Wu, Eenton, November 17,1958, to Seafarer and Wash. Mrs. Richard C. Siar, Elmira, NY. 4 4 4 ilt 4 4 Elizabeth Victoria Harrington, Rosie Lee DeLong, born Januaty bom December 25, 1958, to Sea­ S, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John farer and Mrs. Arthur C. Harring­ DeLong, Baltimore, Md. ton, Charlestown, Mass. 4 4 4 Bruce Gary Martinez, bom De­ cember 23, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Aurelio G. Martinet Balti­ more, Md. 4 4 4 Laurel Marie Hubbard, born De­ cember 20, 1958, to Seafarer and Mra. William C. Hubbard, Douglasville, Ga. 4 4 4 Diana Elaine McGowan, bom Byron Wesley Hassett, bom Jan­ January 14, 1959, to Seafarer and uary 3, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Silas M. McGowan, Dayton, Douglas M. Hassett, Houston, Tex. Tex. 4 4 4 4 4 "4 4 4 Ji Tolande Fraone, bom January 16, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Francisco F. Fraone, New Orleans La. 4 Charles Michael Fox, bom De­ cember 7, 1958, to Seafarer and • -t -r - 1- to SHTPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" IVMY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:30 CST Sunday) WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan* tio and East Coast of United States. WFIr<8. 15850 KC§ Ships in Gull 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-Worfcl Wireless Broadcasts Continue .. • -r ^ •i.-'.'i-'ii r.% • :|P • 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 FINAL DISPATCH The deaths />/ the following Seafarers have been reported to the Seafarers Welfare Plan: » Rupert D. Daniels, 59: Brother and worked in the deck' depart­ Daniels died of natural causes on ment. Mrs. C. W. Freeman was December 28 while in the USPHS appointed administrator of his es­ Hospital in Staten Island. He .was tate. a Union member since 1941, sailing 4 4 4in the steward department. He Roscoe Dearmon, 39: Brother leaves his wife, Mrs. Gladys Dan­ Dearmon, a member of the Union iels, of Brooklyn, NY. Burial was since 1945, died in Evergreen Cemetery, Brooklyn. of a heart attack at his home in 4 4 4 Lamar L. Freeman, 25: A kidney Mobile, Ala. on ailment proved fatal to Brother November 29. He Freeman on September 14 while in had sailed in the Cook Coimty Hospital In Chicago, deck department 111. He joined the Union in 1955 Mrs. Lillian Dear­ mon, his wife, survives him. Bu­ rial was in the Chapel Hill Cemetery in Mobile. PERSONALS AND NOTICES Felix Dayrit A letter with the picture you 4 4 4 submitted to the LOG has been Niua Lai Fun Ching, bom Janu­ retumed by the Brooklyn imst of­ ary .14, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. fice. Please send a forwarding Lam Ching, New York City. address. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Kerrylee Cynthia Vial, borh Jan­ Robert J. Landry uary 7,' 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Your clothes are being held at Erwin H, Vial, New Orleans. La. the "Idle-Hour" Club in port of iSpain, Trinidad. Please contact Verney Lu. EVERY I SUNDAY i DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST ' - Page Fifteea 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Bob W. Femandiz Erie Risberg Richard Schultz Richard A. Swartz Sylvester Zygarowskl Jack Lynch is holding your in­ come tax refund checks. Contact him at the SUP building, 450 Har­ rison Street, San Francisco, Cali­ fornia. George Lichtenberger Jadk Lsmch needs your authority to send in your tax forms. Get in touch with him at the SUP build­ ing, 450 Harrison Street, San Fran­ cisco, California. Ed Connor, second mate on the SS Calmai*, is doing a magazine Jobless Hit 4.7 Million In January WASHINGTON — The nation's unemployment problem continued to remain serious as 600,000 work­ ers were added to the unemployed rolls during the month of January. This brings the overall jobless total to 4.7 million. Officials claim the new unem­ ployed figure actually reflects a very slight Improvement In the employment picture, since season­ al work usually accounts for a good percentage of unemployed this time of the year. Six percent of the labor force are now out of work as compared to a high of 7.5 perdent several months ago. A study made by the Federal Reserve Board found that the re­ covery from the present economic slump has been much slower that after two earlier post-war dips. The report found that, except for seasonal fluctuatioas, there has been no pick-up in the employ­ ment situation since September. This is in direct opposition to President Eisenhower's Economic Report, which said that job recov­ ery was progressing rapidly. article on drugs. He needs nega­ tives of coolies in Siam standing in line for their shot of morphine. If the story is accepted, he will pay for the photographs submitted. Contact him at 2240 Ryer Ave., Bronx 57, NY. ,444 4 4 4 Michael Greiz, 33: While in the Marine Hospital in Staten Island. Brother Gretz passed away because of natural causes on January 20. A member of the Union since 1953, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Burial was in St. Peter's Cemetery in Staten Island. His wife, Mrs. Mary Gretz, of Staten Island, surwved him. 4 4 4 Dennis Ponvey Hubert Clements, 49: A circulaFred Honck latory disease proved fatal for Former shipmate R. L. Harden Brother Clements would like to hear from you. Con­ who died Decem­ tact him in care of the Orion ber 21 while at Comet, c/o Dodwell & Co., Ltd., the USPHS hos­ PC Box 71, Yokohama, Japan. pital in Walden, Mass. He joined 4 4 4 the Union in 1942 Felix Bonefqnt and sailed in the Your money order was referred engine depart­ tOithe SIU mailroom in headquar­ ment. Dennis ters for lack of an address on the Clements, his envelope. father, of Walden, Mass., survives him. Brother Clements was buried 4 4 4 in Forrest Dale Cemetery in Wal­ Edward J, Koseckl den. Anyone having any Information 4 4 4 on the above, please contact his Alu Hassan, 58: Brother Hassan mother, Mrs. Lottie Kosecki, New died of natural causes December Court Ave., RD No. 1, East Syra­ 24 while a patient in the USPHS cuse, NY. hospital in Staten Island. He had been with the SIU since its incep­ 4 4 4 tion in 1938. A cousin, Alfonso Jose Cerda survives him. Burial You are urged to get in touch LamporeUa, was in Rosedale Cemetery jn Lin­ with your lawyer, Silas Blake Ax- den, NJ. tell, 15 Moore St., NYC, as soon as possible. 4 4 4 Blooiiifield Co. Sues Lykes Tom Hodney Anyone having any Information as to his whereabouts please con­ tact Mary Milaughlin, 27 Norfolk St., Roxbury, Mass. Hodney was WASHINGTON—As a result of formerly captain on the Buck Eye, allegedly defamatory statements a salmon fishing boat out of the made against the Bloomfield Ship­ State of Washington. ping Company by Lykes Brothers Co., Bloomfield has filed a damage suit for $500,000 in the Federal District Court here. • The suit refers to statements made by a Lykes spokesman at a Federal Maritime Board hearing on the application of States Marine Line for an operating differential subsidy. Noting an agency agree­ ment between States Marine and Bloomfield, an SlU-contracted and Government - subsidized company, the Lykes spokesman charged that Bloomfield was owned by States Marine for all practical and legal purposes. He went on to charge States Marine with violating the 1936 Merchant Marine Act. Bloomfield maintains that, in the past, the Maritime Board has found it to be working within the frame­ work of the Act. A jury trial has been requested. �SEAFABERSALOG • ^OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • AIL ANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-ClO • Germans Set To Build 1st Atom Tanker HAMBURG—A. West German concern plans to have the first truly commercial atom-powered ship in service by 1964. The vessel will be a tanker powered by a 10,000 horsepower nuclear reactor. Completed contracts indi­ will be a 22,000-ton combination cate the project will cost from cargo-passenger ship with accom­ $3.6 milUon to $4.8 million or modations for 60 passengers. The Shown at the time of her commissioning in .1945, US Navy hospital ship Consolation may serve as float­ roughly one-tenth the cost of the Savannah is not being built with an prototype commercial atom ship eye toward commercial operation ing medical school and treatment center in Southeast Asia, operated by American President Lines. now being constructed in the but purely as an experimental ves­ Plans call for ship to call at various Asian ports'and instruct local medical men in latest medical prac­ United States. The US-flag Savan­ sel, and no effort was made to keep tices. She is to be crewed by the SlU Pacific District and will carry some 400 doctors and nurses. nah is' due to be launched next cost in line with a conventional year at a cost of $42 million. She ship. Plans for the German vessel call for using a low pressure re­ actor that would be able to operate within the economical limits neces­ Members of the SIU Pacific District will be erewing the hospital ship Consolation for sary to private business. This American President Lines under present Government plans to use the vessel as a floating would contrast with the high pres­ medical school. The Navy hospital ship will be outfitted'for a tour of Southeast Asia to as­ sure reactors used In the US sist in training local physi--" Navy's atom subs. The Savannah will be powered by a reactor sim­ cians and to perform medical ilar to the one aboard the pioneer services as well. The project, to be financed by US atom sub Nautilus. a private health foundation, calls One of the largest penalties ever Critics of the US atom ship pro­ imposed for a wage-hour violation gram have questioned the large for the ship to carry a staff of 200 was ordered by Federal Judge Government expenditure on a ship doctors and an equivalent number Walter Bruchhausen in New York that will admittedly not be suit­ of nurses. Some 800 hospital beds, last week. He assessed the Kling- able for commercial operation, and operating rooms, laboratories and WASHINGTON—The bill which would make Hawaii th« boffer Brothers Realty Corp. $13,- will not even be powered by an other facilities will be utilized. 50th state of the Union cleared the House Interior Committee Lectures would be given by medi­ 500 plus court costs after a juny advanced type of reactor. More ef­ trial found the firm guilty of fail­ ficient types of reactors have been cal specialists to local medical by a sweeping 25 to 4 vote last week. Although the proposal ing to pay a $1 wage minimum utilized on the newer atomic subs trainees in Southeast Asian coun­ made the first Congressional and overtime after 40 hours. The built for the Nayy since the Nau­ tries and, in addition, the operat­ hurdle with comparative ease, firm was also held to have falsified tilus went into operation in 1955. ing rooms and hospital facilitites a much tougher fight is ex­ would serve as training centers for work records to cover up the The proponents of the program local physicians who could observe pected before the bill passes the underpayments. have argued that the prototype techniques and treatment methods. House Rules Committee. New support for the statehood Pay Court Costs, Too ship by its very experimental na­ of the Pacific territory came about Aid The Underprivileged ture, will pave the way for^ rapid In addition to levying the In the process, t'ne Consolation early this month in.a report from largest fine ever imposed in the advances in nuclear power, which New York-New Jersey area. Judge will give the United States an would treat thousands of people in a special House " subcommittee Bruchhausen's ruling added the edge. They argue that it would poverty-stricken areas who would which spent 15 days in the island Red China, formerly content payment of court costs to the fine not be wise at this early stage of normally have to go without medi­ investigating the controversial with just about any ship it could Communist infiltration' Issus. nuclear power development to cal attention because of lack of for the first time. get its hands on, is showing great­ Admit Reds' Existence The actual amount of additional "freeze" a design and possibly funds and facilities in their home er discrimination in vessel pur­ "We found them (Hawaiians) chases lately. This is evidenced in compensation due to four em­ wind up with an outmoded fleet. countries. ready to admit , that Communism her purchase of the three-year-ol4 One estimate is that the Savan­ ployees involved was $800, but the A World War II hospital ship, heavy fine was apparently assessed nah will cost two and a half times the Consolation is 520 feet long, in the islands existed, but we Greek freighter, Kyvernitis for because of the deliberate nature as much as a conventionally-pow­ has a rated speed of 18.3 knots and learned that tliey abhor it as we over $1 million. ' of the violations including falsifica­ ered ship of the same size built weighs in at 15,400 tons. During do and are meeting its evil chal­ Ship Tastes Improve tion of the company's records. The in the US. The low price tag on the Korean War the Consolation lenges as capably as the people and Compared with the old, World fines involved were actually 17 the West German ship is partially served as a floating hospital, treat­ government in ' the forty-nine War II Libertys China has been times the amount saved by the due to the fact that costs in West ing American and Korean wound­ states," the report said. buying since launching a drive for German shipyards are among the ed. Part of the committee's activi­ violations. lowest in the world. ties included "a. long look" into used tonnage, the Kyvernitis Might Sail Soon Harry Bridges' International Long­ makes quite a contrast. ShipownIt is believed the German ship If the plans woric out,_ the Con­ shoremen's and Warehousemen's eri now speculating about China's will eventu&lly pay its own way since the experts are generally solation would put to sea in about Union and its activities , in "the new taste in ships, wlU see just how lasting this change is. Nego­ agreed that tankers are more suit­ six mopths. American President islands. • ', SAVANNAH—Shipping for the ed to atom propulsion than dry Lines has offered to operate the Hawaii, they concluded, "in train­ tiations. are already under way vessel at no profit to the company. ing for statehood for sixty years," with eight shipping companies for last two weeks picked up a bit for cargo ships. this port. The SS Wang Juror measured up as to its people, its the purchase of 300 vessels frons loyalty to the United States, and Japan and Great Britain. crcwed up in Jacksonville last week In her eagerness to build up a its status in finances and resources on short notice. Port Agent William Morris said, and it was necessary and ability to be a self-governing merchant fleet, China ^ has beeA willing to pay up to $50,000 abova state. ... to call to the outports for addi­ Expected To Pass . , the going world price oh LibeftysV tional men to fill all the berths. While the statehood bill is ex-^ The nine vessels calling into this pected to meei "opposition iti the port during the past period were Make Checks I Eugene Milanesl . . . 31 . . . one of the younger men receiving the Rules Committee, it is predicted all in transit. They were the Fairland, Azalea City. (Pan-Atlantic J; $150 disability-retirement benefit .. . . was paralyzed in 1951 and has it will clear without major delay. To ^SIII-A&G' ^ been receiving benefits since . . . joined Union in The Rules Committee schedules Seatrain New York, Seatrain 1947 as deck department crewmember .'. . started legislation fol: House * action. Seafarers mailing in checkf Georgia (twice), Seatrain Louisiana sailing in 1945 aboard USS Saratoga ... worked, Rep. Leo O'Brien (Dem.-NY), or\money orders to the Unioni (twice); Robin Locksley (Mormac); on runaway tanker under Panamanian flag before acting chairman of the Interior. to cover dnes payments are and the Morning Light (Waterman). joining Union . . . after sailing on SlU-cphtracted Committee, and , chairman of the urged to be sure to make all 'of tanker. Liberty and Victory ships he concludes, special House subcommittee which then! payable to the SIU-A&O "Thank God for aii SIU contract" . . . preferred reported on tKe islands, said that District. Notth Atlantic run for "same reasons as thousands reports for the bill yould be ready Some Seafarers have sent in of other seamen" ... second best was South and to be acted on by the committee checks, and money orders in the East Africa run,' so he could save the money that this week. O'Brien, who carried names'of individual Headquar­ he couldn't save on" the European run . . . reminds the Alaskan statehood bill through ters officials. This makes for a membership that "they are sailing under the best Union contract in the House last year, said he hoped problem in bookkeeping whicb the hfstory of sailing" . . . lives In Brooklyn with wife and son . . . to have the Hawaiian bill passed can be avoided if checks are does oil painting!; . . . drops in at hall every now 'jnd to look by the House before the Easter made put to the Union directly; up old friends. r. recess; or a short time afterward. Court Imposes $13,500 Fine On Pay Cheat APL To Run Floating Hospital Hawaii Statehood Bill Clears House Committee Red Chinese Fleet Isn't Only Junk . •if-> Savannah Up . -U � 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. 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Title A name given to the resource February 13, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ‘MERCHANT FLEET NOT UP TO PAR’ CONGRESS AIRING LIKELY ON BEEF OVER RUNAWAYS RUNAWAY ISSUE HEADED FOR CONGRESS HEARING MFOW VOTES ON PROPOSALS; ELECTS BENNETT SIU, NMU AID LIBERIAN SHIP’S CREW NEVA WEST IN COLLISION; NO INJURIES US MAY PAY ROLL-ON COSTS COLLISION WITH ‘BERG SINKS DANISH VESSEL, 135 LOST RUSSIA SELLING OIL TO US; BUILDING GIANT TANKERS NLRB CLOSES BOOK ON 6-MILLION-WORD HEARINGS SEAWAY TOLL PLANS DEBATED IN CANADA NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA TAX BOOSTS DUE TO HIT SEAFARERS ICC REJECTS BID TO HALT STEAMSHIP-RR RATE WAR LIQUID GAS SHIP ON MAIDEN RUN RED CHINESE ‘PAY’ SCALE: HALF-A-CENT B’KLYN SEA SCHOOL SITE NOW ‘SURPLUS’ BUDGET MAY CURB MSTS OPERATIONS SUGAR RUN SEEN BOOST FOR PHILLY GERMANS SET TO BUILD 1ST ATOM TANKER APL TO RUN FLOATING HOSPITAL HAWAII STATEHOOD BILL CLEARS HOUSE COMMITTEE 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 02/13/1959 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. XXI, No. 4 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/2f3d6a373320d4e7866b52757f451fae.PDF 3017227d0b9f2ad46e297a21aae90b36 PDF Text Text Story On Page 2 SEAFARERS^LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTEiRNATION AL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • p'i: I#-'-' 1-^ > i: fj^' m Story Oil Page 3 • • •'' •' v.; 'it:.- TAC# Rfin steward department crewmen from • American Banner liner SS Atlantic man lifeboat (above) on practice run for Coast Guard lifeboat tick­ ets. Test was held during the ship's layover in New York for annual ihspectipn, after the men attended SIU ^ sponsored school. The Atlantic sailed again March 7. x •"-''!C'gm4^§V' 16mm sound movie projector awarded to SIU. manned Alcoa Partner for outstanding safety per^vJ^prmance is examined by skipper, Gapt. T. Hargensen, and SIU ship's deleJ^'j^te William Siinmons (right). The award by the company spotlighted the :ii|piiip's 500-day accident-free record. The strmg was j^till on at ihe time of. '|;^he-bresentatiom:§3-days-later. XStoryv^-Page 3.).'h 'Ml- i-i -'jv-:::•/ *,< .;v'A �two SETAPARERS LOG Mareh ISr 19U -rr* Unions To Standard US On Runaways m. S;- WASHINGTON—A call for reA March 11 meeting o£ the joint action committee of the searcii in oceanography as an aid to SIU and the National Maritime Union on the runaway issue the safe routing of ships was made has agreed on a course of action designed to bring Americanby the National Academy of Sci­ owned runaway ships under^ ences before a special subiiommitstandard US deep sea union runaway vessels, American shftjtee of the House Merchant Marino Committee. Spokesmen for the Na­ contracts. This decision was owners, unless checked, have tional Academy of Sciences and for announced following the the means of threatening the the Coast and Geodetic Survey de­ meeting in a joint statement hard^on standards and eco­ clared that accurate forecasting of by SIU of NA President Paul nomic security of American sea­ ocean surface wave conditions Hall and NMU President Joseph men. By the simple maneuver could make for extensive savinga of hauling down the American Curran. for ships. (See editorial, page 11.1 fla^ and registering under one BWE Pretideni Rdy McKay is shown addressing convention of The statement dashed any hopes Already, they said, the Military Local lOT, Marine Engineers Beneficial Association,- in Chicago. held in some sections of 'the in­ of the runaway flags, American Sea Transportation Service has shipowners have been able to dustry that the runaways might get BME and MEBA memberships ore now balloting on proposal to succeeded in cutting one day off its any kind of a break contract-wise. wipe out thousands of jobs on merge BME with the MEBA Lakes loco! Utiion. transatlantic crossings via rerout­ Some of the runaway operators which 'American seamen and ing of ships according to forecasts had undoubtedly entertained the their families are dependent. of ocean wave patterns. hope that they miglit escape with In addition, thousands of other The witnesses pointed out that an edge over American-flag ship­ workers dependent on the mari­ Up until now, there was very little time industry for their liveli­ ping. Information available on ocean "We have agreed," the joint hood are also adversely affected. waves but, even on the basis of that As trade unions, with the re­ statement declared, "upon a course information, MSTS has saved over sponsibility of protecting the of action, the object of which is $1,500,000 in operating costs. The to bring all American-owned and economic security of merchant National Academy of Sciences 1$ controlled vessels under union con­ seamen, we are determined to Approval of final merger between the SlU-affiliated Broth­ accordingly recommending a fullcorrect this abuse. We have tracts which will provide American scale study of the oceans at a cost wages, working conditions and agreed upon a ecursc of action erhood of Marine Engineers and the Marine Engineers Bene­ of $651 million over a ten-year the objective of which is to ficial Association has been unanimously voted by the execu­ period. The study would be con­ security for the seamen aboard these vessels." They added that, bring all American-owned and tive boards of the two unions."*^ ducted with the cooperation of "the joint action committee of the controlled vessels iinder union other major powers. Local 101 of the MEBA, which h.is American maritime unions was contracts which' will provide It has been submitted to the jurisdiction in the Great Lakes reAn end-product of such a study, American wages, working con­ two unions' memberships in a directed to implement this pro­ ditions and security for the mail ballot referendum. The vot­ gion. Hie merged organization will it is claimed. Would be highly In­ gram." become bargaining agent for the creased efficiency in moving com­ ing will continue until May 25. The statement recalled the m^i- seamen aboard these vessels. 16 deep-sea steamship companies merce across the seas, and add to 'At the conference of the SeaIf tlie proposed marger is voted, presently time unions long concern"with me under BME contract as safety on • shipboard as well. The (Continued on page 15) adverse effect upon wages, work­ the BME will amalgamate with weU as for companies MEBA pres­ savings fi-om the study would "pay ing conditions, security and . Job ently lepresents on the Great back all the mtmey that is befng opportunities of American sea­ Lakes. asked for in this report," a men by the runaway-flag device." spokesman concluded. ~ Chartered in 1949, the BME was It noted that, "As trade unions, an AFL affiliate through tt$ mem­ with the -responsibility of protect­ bership in the Seafarers Interna'^ ing the economic security of mer­ tional Union of North America. chant seamen, we are i^^emiped After the merge# of the Ayu-CIO to corrtct this abuse." and subsequent close cooperati:^ The full text of the declaration between BME and MEBA on water * Is as follows: - , front beefs, a pre-merger agree­ In effect since 1955, the shipping rules under the agree­ American maritime unions ment was signed by officials of the ment between the SIU and its contracted operators will be have long been concerned with two unions in October, 1957. Nego­ the adverse effect upon wages, four years old tomorrow. The rules became effective March tiations to emnplete the merger 14, 1^5, following ratification by the membership. Enforcement of the overtime working conditions, security process have proceeded intermit­ provisions of the SIU contract and job opportunit'es of Amer­ -- At the same time, the Seafarers Appeals Board has just announced tently since that date. meant almost $1,700 to crewmemican seamen by the ruhaway the latest of a saries of actions relating to'the shipping rules, which Strike Suppert bers of the Alcoa Pilgrim and the. flag device which American Was adopted March 3. The action, number 37, deals with establish­ The amicable relationships be­ Penn Trader. Seafarers on the shipping companies have been ment of a new hearing and appeal procedure tinder the section of the tween the two m-ganizations wore Pilgrim picked up 13 hours over­ shipping rtiles covering disciplinary matters. and are utilizing. highlighted last June when the time each when they were re- , With the substandard wages The appeals board was set up in 1955 when the Union and the op­ and conditions prevailing on erators jointly agreed to institute a scmlority shipping system govern­ BME gave full support and assist­ stricted to their ship in New to the MEBA during its Atlan­ because the captain refused ing hiring operations under the contract. Its actions and decisions ance tic and Gulf coast strike against Jenes to provide launch service. The from time to time deal with interpretations of the rules and whatever major shipping companies, leading vessel hadforrun problems may arise. aground when to a bighly-tttceessfoi contract set shifting to the Todd Shipyard In A full report on the 32 actions of the board up to that time was pub­ tlement. Hoboken. It was taken off on 10 lished in the SEAFARERS LOG on August 1, 1988. In addition, ac­ The merged union expects to tion number 33, which modified ceriahi seniority vreqiiirements, was wage an effective organizirig cam­ PM Saturday and^ iHougbt to safe anchorage. reported in the LOG on September 12. paign in 'two major n6n-ani<m Although repeatedly asked by The board has taken four actions since then, three of them on the areas. One Is on the Great Lakes routine matter ol adding new companies as parties to the contract. where a conililarable group of non-^ the crew to calpfor launch service, it was not until 1 PM Sunday that WASHINGTON -- The -active In this manner, action number 34 added four companies to "Appen­ union shipping companies operate the captain provided launches. dix A" of the collective bargaining agreement, action number 35 added and the other ii In the offshore Because of this restriction, the ocean-going US merchant ^fleet, tanker field in which company • which dwindled by 23 vessels dur­ two more and action number 36 added Six others. Two additional companies are add^ by action number 37, which uni<ma play a predominant role. crew received 416- hours overtime. ing 1958, decreased another six On the Penn Trader it was the amends rule 10 (B) of the shipping rules. The following is the ships during the first month of also In anticipation of the Lakes' presenca of three Greek stowa= text of action number 37: • • 1959 alone, the Maritime Adminis­ organizing drive and of die opening ways that meant 250 hours over­ ACTIOM #37 fUlee and. wiUrodt iliniiiiig of the St, Lawrence ScaWay this tration has Fepofted. ne Seafarers Appeal Board actios the effect of any ather provlaion In these time for aome members of the During the past month one dry wder, and pursuatit to, the collective hearinge may be conducted, and spring, three new offices are sched­ deck and steward departments. bargaining agreement between the Union decisions reached, whether or not tho cargo vessel, the Valiant Effort, and varloua emplejren, hereby takes the seaman is prooent. Pending the faeaztag uled to be opened on the Lakes, When'the' captain found he had was wrecked on a reef and lost, one foUowlng actions: and ^daion. the seaman may roglsfoi assuming the memberships approve stowaways aheard, he decided to fa) The foUowing eompaniea are hereby and ship in accordance with his appro- the merger. . tanker was scrapped and two other added to Exhibit A annexed to the col­ sROioxstr dnd statui. make thmn pay their way and cargo ships were traded in .to the lective bargaining. agreement, effective Appeal* from deei*ion* ot the Hea*iiiK ordered thepi to turn to doing as of the datea indicated; Commtttee^y to taken to the Board, Government as part of replace­ Ocean Tramp Corp., as Broadway, New fP unlicensed work. J?*" mailed by the seamn to York, NY, as of January 37, 19S0; Hope the Board within fifteen (IS) days after ment programs. This -leaves the Steamship The three stowaways put In 250 Corp., 36 Broadway. New York, ^ttfn totlflcation of the Committae's United States with only 954 active NY. as of January 37, ISIIS. Var. XM, No.« hours doing the work of some of dMlafoh. The Board shall have the power (b) Rule 10 (B) is amended to read as to oxteiid this time for good cause. Such vessels of 1,000 tons and over. the deck and steward department zoliows: Shan to heard by the Hoard at The 954 total does not include "Where a seaman deUberately faUs ot Mpeato the next regular monthly .meeting aftet members, which, when the vessel privately-owned ships temporarily refuses_ to Join his. sWp, or is guilty et receipt thereof, provided tho appeal .has paid off, meant almost $550 In over- ' imsconduct or neglect of duty aboard toisn vcceived in sufficient .Ome for the inactive, or any of the Government ship, he may lose hie shipping card for Board to give fiva (S) days notice of the time. PAW HAU, S«cretorv-Trcasur«v (3® daya. Tn\ secorS rf- meetiag to the seaman of the time niid tonnage in mothballs or being up to thirty ™ up to atxty plaee ot the meeting. Pending aixg Appeal ased to store grain. Of the total, (SO) days. In e^ch^ severe cases, or Of dodsion thereon by the Board, the In caM of a third offense, he may lose decMpn of the Rearing UeminUlee dwU BnvAcx, Ax. UASXXX, J«n» BaAXiw AKA27 ships are Govem^nt-owned, his ^5 shipping card permanmitly. Before a to-effective." • -•••"' and the remaining 927 are private- seaman may lose his shipping card under Oaiedi March 3,-W9' "i complaint shaU |y-owned,The amended shipping cules be filed, by .Mther the Union or an EmOn the credit side, the MA Plww, «?th the Chairman of the Board, taking Into account $Ik -SAB , sewho shall thereupon name a Hearing floted, diy: cargo veSiCls Committee, which Committee thall ar­ tlona to date will be published in : .returned to '^e^Cah feghf^ ftom range for a prompt and fair hearing the next issue of the SEAFARERS 'the .'''''"-"t': " with iwropej notice. The manner at tha PM OOMlk np^ tleaves mereoa. of appointment of the Hearing Com­ L<^, Copiea of tbe hbatd'a actions Uw Act et Aue, 24 : ttttfi-'totali privately-owned fleet at mittee, and the procedures to be followed and fheJ shipidngSrules are also by It, shaU be. those specified Iri the last 1,003 paragraph of section 9 (E) and secUou posted in an SIU halls. Engineers Vote On Final Merger Add New Hearing Plan To Sill Shipping Rules Two Crews Get $1J60 Disputed OT Active Ship List Keeps Falling Off SEAPAREBS XOG ill- fee Ml rotfff esas n SEAflllia i" �Maroii is, »&§ Viho Saved The-Nafion?-Thekdnaviays,Of Course! WASHINGTON—^Most of us may not have heard of It^ but the runaways "came to our rescue during the Korean conflict." What's more, they can be trusted, while operation of ships by our NATO allies would be "disastrous to our national security." These views were inserted In the "Congressional Record" by Rep. John Taber, (Rep.-NY) an outspoken • advocate of budget-balancing. Rep. Taber also bemoaned the possible cost to the taxpaper of additional sulwldles If these ships were to operate under the Amer­ ican-flag (they are not. eligible for subsidies at present) but failed to note the cost to the taxpayer of the runaways' tax-dodging. Taber's claim about the runaway's "rescue" operation apparent­ ly is part of the runaways' pose as the patriotic defenders of the "American Way," to which the only alternative Is European regis­ tration. Of course, the runaways' contribution to the Korean War consisted of sharing In lucrative wartime freight rates while not paying taxes in support of that same war effort. US maritime unions believe the large oil and metals companies would never surrender control of their transportation arms; hence the frantic warnings about European control of the ships are con­ sidered a smoke screen. Actually the only real alternative to the run­ away registration Is returning the ships to the American, flag. The Congressman Inadvertently pointed up the seriousness of the problem when he dec^red that- the American-owned runaway fleet consisted of 1,500 ships, some 500 ships more than those un­ der the American, flag. He claimed further, that "Congress gave Mr. Morse" (the Maritime Administrator) "the authority to trans­ fer these ships . . . and only Congress can take away that authori­ ty." Actually there Is no law on the books granting the authority. US maritime unions would welcome Congressional action In this area, since up until now. It has been claimed the runaway" regis­ trations are any shipowner's "right" under international law. While conceding that the annual subsidy to US ships "Is money well spent," Taber declared the Federal Government "would be saddled with an additional four or Ave hundred million dollars In annual subsidies," If the runaways came back to the US flag. How­ ever, the runaways are not eligible for subsidy. But In apy case, the figure somewhat approximates the amount of tax that oil and metal Interests are escaping via the depletion allowance loophole. Ship's Safety Record Still Going Strong With 553 accident-free days under their belt and still go­ ing strong, the crew of the Alcoa Partner is now enjoying movies on a new 16 millimeter projector and screen given them by the company for^ their outstanding safety rec­ Partner's skipper, T. Hargensen, and SlU delegates William Sim­ ord. Actually, the award was pre­ mons, AB, ship's delegate; Nathan­ sented to the ship for passing 500 iel Awler, steward utility and days without an accident, but by steward delegate; Michael Darothe time the presentation ceremony wich, 2nd electrician and engine was arranged at the Brooklyn Army delegate, as well as D. D. Howard, Base, the ship had added another chief mate. - Captain William Penney, safety 53 days to Its credit. On hand to receive the gift from director of the Seafarers Welfare Captain W. R. Llndberg of the Plan, also attended after his re­ Alcoa shoreside staff was the turn from a safety tour of the Gulf. Everybody lends .0 hand to hold, up sign showing outstand. .ing safety recdrd aboard Alcoa Partner. Left to right, they ore Copt. W. Penney, SlU Welfare Plan safety director; Michael Darowich, iZnd elect.; Nathaoje^l. Awleri stwd. otiKty; Williann Simmon s, AB dnd ihip's delegate; LJOpt. Wj Lindberg of Alcod shdrdside. staff; Planter's skippeTt Capti T. Hargensen, and D. P. Howard, Vv5- SEAFARERS Psfe Tkes9 LOG .A 50 percent increase in daily hospital benefits for Seafarers' families and a doubling of the hospital extras benefit has been voted by the trustees of the Sea­ farers Welfare Plan. The new benefits are retroactive to March 1. The trustees' action callsf was adopted after a survey showed since May 1, 1952, and over $701,for the following: that, in most port cities, charges 000 has been paid out under • Pa;nnent of $15 a day for a semi-private room were be­ that program, so that total welfare tween $12 and $14 daily. Four benefits for families of Seafarer^ toward hospital room and years ago, $10 was the prevailing have amounted to about $1,300,000 board charges for wives, charge for this service. through February. Originally adopted by the trus­ The maternity benefit calls for dependent children or de­ tees effective June 1, ' 1955, the a flat $200 payment to each Sea­ pendent parents of Seafarers. The old benefit was $10 per day. • Provision of an additional $100 In allowa'nce for the hospital extras benefit during the first 31 days of hospitalization'making this benefit a maximum of $200 for the first 31 days. • An equivalent $100 increase for hospital extras for those pa­ tients In the hospital over one month, UP" to $200; the 4otal bene­ fits In this area now being a maxi­ mum of $400 as opposed to the old $200 ceiling. As voted by the trustees, any member of a Seafarer's family who is eligible for the hospital bene­ fit will get the $15 daily for time In the hospital on or after March 1. Hospital time before March 1 will be' paid at the old $10 daily rste. The additional hospital extra benefits will apply to those who entered a hospital on March 1 or afterwards. The hospital extra benefit cov­ ers extra charges such as X-rays, electrocardiographs, radiation treatments, anesthesia, use of operating rooms, blood tests and other laboratpry procedures, extra nursing care, special medications and similar services. The decision to double the maximum allowable hospital extras came as a result of a study by the trustees which showed thst, - in almost all cases.the hospital ^xtra"charges were a major Item In any hospital bill. . In modern hospital practice, there is a heavy reliance on labora­ tory tests and the seiwices of as­ sorted technicians, over and above the usual doctor, surgical and nurs­ ing services. The Increase In this benefit will help cover the in­ creased hospital costs resulting from such services. The Increase in room and board to $15 a day Is recognition of the fact that since the family hospital benefit was first adopted in 1955, hospital room and board costs have gone up sharply. The $15 figure fan^ily benefit totals paid out since then through the end of February, 1959, amount to more than $600,000. A separate family benefit program, the SlU mater­ nity benefit, has been in operation farer to cover the costs of baby deliveries. An additional $200 is paid for each baby born in the case of twin or triplet births. The Union also presents a gift of $25 US bond to each child. Navy Balks At WC Missile Ship Change SAN FRANCISCO—Efforts to justify the use of Military Sea Transportation ships on the Pacific Ocean missile range were being made by MS'TS spokesmen in the face of-pro­ tests by the SIU Pacific Dis-^* excess over the accommodations on trict. An unidentified Navy MSTS transports. Nearly half of spokesman declared that the use the 605,000 passengers carried of MSTS ships on the miSsilc were not military personnel, most range was more "flexible" because of thmn being dependents of men of the "intermittent" nature of the in the Armed Forces. operation allowed for "greater efficiency-r. . in the conduct of such operations using MSTS nucleus fleet ships ..." He argued that MSTS could reassign personnel readily during periods of inactiv­ ity. The MSTS position w'as chal­ lenged by the union, which pointed out that tracking work on the East Coast.was also intermittent in na­ ture, but because of the specialized gear carried by the"4racking ships, they have to be kept on standby SAN FRANCISCO — Americanand could not be employed in other Hawaiian Steamship Company has announced plans to reenter the work. Intercoastal service and, pending MSTS ships on the Pacific range by the Federal Maritime would also have to be held In approval Board for ship mortgage insurance, standby status since they would, of will have four trailerships in serv­ necessity, carry the sp'ecial track­ ice by 1963. ing gear. Further, experimental In a letter to the company's missile shots cannot be fired on a rigid schedule, making the use of stockholders, James H. Sharp, standby ships and crews an Ines­ president, ,and Samuel H. Moerman, chairman of the board of the capable part of the operation. SlU Pacific District - contracted Protest To Congress company, reported the company The Pacific District and the Mar­ had revised its 1957 decision not itime Trades Department has writ­ to construct a fieet for. intercoastal ten to key "members of the Senate service. It had been dropped in and the House protesting the 1957 because of the high cost of MSTS invasion of the missile ship building the ships. ' field. At least two major West "Since that time," they said, Coast operators, American Presi­ "the matter has been undergoing dent Lines and Pacific Far East a thorough study and a new basic Lines, have indicated an interest ship design has been worked out in operating the missile ships, of in preliminary form . . . which there will be eight, accord­ "If contracts are awarded^ as ing to present plans. indicated (on or about April, 1960), At the same time, MSTS re­ the company estimates that the leased a report last week asserting first ship would bu completed near that private ship operators got 78 the end of-1962, and the three re­ percent of the money spent by the maining ships thereafter at inter­ agency for transporting cargo and vals of 90 dayisi On this b.asis, all passengers in 1958. As the imion' four sliips would be in operation pointed out in its initial protest, by autumn of 1963." "it has been the stated policy of They reported that they would the Administration to get Govern­ apply to the Maritime Administra­ ment out of private business." Consequently, the use of MSTS tion for the mortgage insurance ships on the missile range runs within the next 60 days, and would counter to the stated policy and investigate the possibility of ob­ taining the needed financing and practice in 1958. MSTS reported that of the $245 equipment, terminal facilities and million In operating expenses, other requisites for the project. commercial operators got 78 per­ cent, compared to 75 percent the year before. During the year, the number of dry cargo ships under time charter and National Ship^ ping Authority agreements Varied between 12 and 34. However^ In the passenger area, MSJS utiliaed conimerclal passen­ ger ships only where ihere was an Pacific SHI Co. Mapping Trailer Run Tell it to the Loj! �s RJtFA REMS LOG Pac»F«i»'' A y . "V'''-f "* '-•' i".* * •" '-.'.J 'j' ^ •*! ' ••; 'SfSTC* lw»' «$£«'>' .W - SEAFAREBS »»i "•'I Wfc-mh'• ••-•^ .-/V viv '-I'-vfe February 18 Through MdrA 3,' SIU shipping hit exactly the same mark during the past two weeks as in the previous period, with 1,083 jobs dis­ patched. The figure is accounted for largely by New York, which handled over a third of the total Jobs. Activity was heaviest in the steward department, due to the reactivation ol the SS Atlantic after a two--week shipyard layoff. In the process, class C shipping showed the only gain, with New York again leading the way. Registration for. the District was up slightly to 1,145 and the list of men on the beach at the end of the period al^ increased a bit. Ove^ all. however, the shipping picture is still very favorable. A total of 225 payoffs, sign-ons and in-tranirits were repMed during the period. Sixty-five of these represented payoffs, 22 were sign-ons and the remainder were in-transit calls. New York, New Orleans and Houston accounted for an even 100 calls. Five ports—Pbiladdlphia, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile and Wilmington—had no sign-ons at all, which was naturally reflected in their shipping totals for the period. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right) Besides New York, Norfolk, Tampa, Lake Charles, Houston and Seattle all showed Improved shipping. Philadelphia, Savannah and Wilmington. shoW^ no real change, and.the rest in fell off a bit. Baltimore, Mobile and New Orleans are still in a slump shipping-vwise, leaving Houston as the lode bright spot fpir steady shipping—aside from New York—am<»g the major SIU ports. , , Since class C ship^g showed the only gain among the three senior­ ity groups, both qlass A and class B fell off slightly.' ClaM A men shipped on 67 percent oi the total Jobs, class B (NB 20 percent ahd class C fillied the remaining 13 percent. All ports shipped at least bne man in class C.. Eight ports had 100 or less men MI hand in all departnimits by the end of the period. The rundown here in^des Bosttrn, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah,. Tampa, Lake Charles,, WHmtogt(m and Seattle. Tampa, in fact, listed only 11 men still registered on the beach. Except for Philadelphia, all of the ports menUoned also had fewer than 50 men on the beach in class A. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Fair . . . New YoA: Good . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Baltimore:-Fair . . . NprfMk: Slow., .. Savannah, Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Should pick up „. ; New Orleans: Gpod . . . l4ke Charles: Quiet . . . Booston: Good . Wil­ mington: Fair . . . San Franciseo: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. • Ship AcHvify Pay Slgo lo Offe ORS Trook TOTAL Boitoo 1 2 New YaHi ,.. 27 5 naiodolpUo .. S m-am.9 iMIVnHVrV f ' " 2' •NoffoMc 1 1 Soveoooh •»• * _ Tompo ,«• 1 lAobHo • 1Now Orloan . 2 A Lake Ckarloa . 1 1 2 Hoo^o 1 WUMogtoo .. — . —' Son PHmehsa. 3 1 Soottio . •.,. »_ 3 TOTALS ... AS 22 7 41 4 f '• • • i 14 7 2A f "" t •" f 12 30. T2 2f A • A- < 10 : 4 22 10 24 A 2 4 13S 2U •rv-ti • DKK DEPARTMENT CLASS A • Retdatend CLASS B GROUP GROUP Port 1 2 3 ALL Z 3 ALL 1 Boston • 6 3 2 2 1 1 i New York83 2 8 14 24 2P 47 12 Phnadelphia........... 2 ' 15 5 22 — 4 4 Baltimore 31 2 3 6 11 10 15 6 Norfolk 9 1 5 — 1 4 — 1 Savannah .............. 2 5 2 — 1 Tampa S 1 1 2' 4 2 ._ 4 Mobile 30 14 12 4 4 New Orleans 43 ... 2 3 5 16 20 7 Lake Charles...' A 2 1 — 3 3 1 2 Houston 57 —— 15 35 7 9 12 21 Wilmington 10 — 5 5 — 1 1 San Franciseo 14 — 1 I 2 10 2 2 SeatUe 19 — 5 2 5 12 2 7 111 ISA 51 343 « 31 59| 37 TOTAiS • —• —• Shipped CLASS'A Shipped CLASSB CROUP 3 3 ALL 1 2 1 9 2 72 16 41 15 3 15 F 3 27 9 Iff 2 3 3 • 4 1 1 — 2 1 3 3 1 5 14 « 2S 8 13 3 24 3 2 3 8 53 18 25 10 — 2 1 3 — 4 2 • 4 8 1 13 73 146 48 r2<T GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 1 13 1 5 7 — 1 1 2 2 6 1 9\ 0 2 4 — —- I, 1 — — 1 1 _ 1 -1 2 5 1 — .— ' 1 I 3 . 4 5 K — — — I 2 '' S •— 3 5 — 3; 4 18 39 AS Shipped CLASS C CLASS A mitoup i 2 • 3 ALL Port Boston New York Philadelphia. 2 16 Baltimore. Norfolk............... Savannah Tampa Mobile 1 1 4 45 Lake Chariear ...... 5 Honston. 6 Wilmington 2 San Francisco. ... 1 Seattle. ........ 3 47 TOTALS New Orleans.......... 4 34 13 19 5 5 2 16 |9 3 29 2 5 9 165 6 — 4 54 15 2 4 - 23 6 — 6 — 2 — 2 22 33 8 8 — 37 2 2 6 1 7 — 12 25 237 Jl^iaforod . CLASS B Shipped A' CLASS A GROUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 1 t 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 25 15 35 8 2 13 10 8 1 11 3 4 4 16 6 8 4 12 5 2 5 1 4 1 2 — 1 3 4 1 — 5 — 13 5 5 '2 1 4 _ 5 7 12 3 14 3 — '2 5 1 2 2 1 15 8 22 6 25 4 — — 2 1 2 3 r 2 3 5 1 2 4 8 12 1 10 2 ft 52 57 115 34 148 36 ..l-B •• ALL 5 58 15 28 Shipp^ •'.V aASSB CLASS A SMIfPfD —• "i "m *1 Shl/^ped , * fOTAt aAss c ;. SHIPPED ' Regislefd Op T^i Bftocli' CLASS A CLASS m GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP B C ALL 1 3 AU. 1 2 S ALL 1 2 3 AIJ. 1 2 3 ALL A 7 3 2 5 2 1 a. 2 2 S 2 — 90 40 128 22 19ft 5 25 23 53 29 1 12 58 20 12 1 12 7 9 6 ' ... 15 2 1 3 . a — 18 1 22 4 2? — a 4 "ft 5 — 73 1 10 19 2 38 27 3 65 5 5 2 .—' 1 ... _ ft 1 9 2 14 2 1 n 2 4 5 ll 2 1 11 -— 1 2 • ;i., I 2 •A. — 1 i 3 ft • — 10 1 — —— '' 2 5 2 S _ ... — ' — 20 5 9 1ft 1 2 ' 3 3 — 23 18 28 1 47 — 2 20 2 4 2 as 20 70 15 195 — 14 14 4' .4 2 2 4 2 2 « . _ 2 2 8 2 2 2ft 12 8 13 1 8ft 1 , Jl" 5 a 4 8. IS 35 15 ' 2 •W 4 32 1 1 « '9 •• • 8 : — — 1 t 3 • 5'- 2 1 ' 1— - — — - 1 M _' 3 3 "- 3 .. •a.; 6 1 "i . 31 ' ft 1 — 12 9 1# 4 2- 4 — — — 13 7 — ' 9 1 7 1 9 1 7 7 — 20 a #3 s 32 81 71 1 T 12 2ft ^8 71 2ft jwloa 417 5ft 584 10 z • — •— .M.. 1 a s 20 2ft 8 35 • 1 ' 5' 13 218 H •'t STEWARD DEPARTMENT •d: - Registered . Port Boston.. New York Philadelphia........... Baltimore Nor.0ik .............. Savannah.............. Tampa. Mobile New Orleans,......... Lake Chayles.......... Houston...:».,.... i r i. Wilmington...... San Francisco......... Seattle TOTALS •• • olcr nr^iv T: SUpp^ Shipped CLASS A cuasB Sfctooei fbrAi ^ ' CM5S 0 CLASS A ClASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS a 3 ALL 1 z s ALL 1 a a ALL A B CALL Z 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 _ .1 • S 1 1 2 1 2 11 a 1 1 a • a 1 2 90 2 3 88 •7 55 2 42 40 2ft 25 48 ita 4 2 IS 7a 102 19 73 194 28 19 2 3 3 12 2 2 a 2 a ta 3 — 4 4 a IX ft 3 19 8 7 3 8 1 24 7 3 3 9 14 — 11 11 I 14 It 1 m 12 — a 1 1 6 — • — 1 1 1= — . 4 1 1 2 4 8 a 1 5 2 a 1— 1 1 ft 1 1 — 1 1 a 1 — a ' a ,.1— 1 — 1 8 1 1 1 3 1 i a 2 4 — 1 2 • 1 _ 8 1 Id a a as 4 a SI 8 2 17 2 5 as . — • 4. ft '• ~ I 25 —' 1 13 as 1 19 14 6 1 14 5 1 ai 18 1 ai — 1ft 18 — a .-ft-.. -.i3 2 7 -i-: — 4 0 -^1 1 1 — .a ' a ' mmm. 1 - — -ft 25 1 1 4 8 12 4 IS 1 8 45 11 4 9 12 * ai 'ft 5 • 5 *— — — - — 1 a a a 1 :a;. ft 1 1 3 — 2 3 • 1 • 1 *r*" 10 20 1 2 1 3 . —. ft ' ft: 2 7 8 2 ft •epm- \ —• ...ft 11 4 — . a a 7 IS — ^ - 3 7 — — a IS 3 3 2 4 a a 'U 1 3 , •'ft./.TI: 'Zk -^0-.... 1- IB- M Sift aftf ft! 29 132 "2521 11 .. s ift 10ft Oft^ -44 13ft tm a "J • a a Registered CLASS A GBOUP 1 » S AIL til m 511 m ^ 23 I 2S7 r. . '-.i Revered •— CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP xCLASS a S ALL A ' K C ALL 1 8 3 ALL 1 Z • 3 ALL 1 , ft 2 U 1 9 S S 4 2 • 7 1 — 12 1 13 72 13 13 si 100 153 40 203 3 18 23 46 4< 2 2 2 13 10 13 5 2 15 as ft 9 1 1 37 30 70 14 120 2 15 28- M 1 27 6 9 2 4 8 ft 13 _ U 4 1 2 5 4 10 ~ - 14 ~ ~Z •2 2 I a 'I mmm 1 1 1 19 t 4 8 1 I 3 1 73 1 1 1 27 34 32 i 7 8 I 1 29 ... 24 7 7 13 a# 31 44 68 33 138 iftr 3 4 9 2 12 ' 4 IS 3 1 • 2 s a 72 11 t 93 .12 A 71 » 38 5 ift — 3 — — 3 12 U 1 24 _. 2 2 ' ft — — 8 6 3 — 9 15 28 4 47 _ 4 2 . — 1 I 13- 8 1 22 11 13 a 24 — . 7 1 2 16 27 267 AS 27 3fiB 3iA 470 lOO 10 73 144 1 137 ENGINE DEPAI^TMENT Rfghlered . RegistetedC TQTAL 1 '••me# nSglSfWwCF • 1 . r If -•! a «•. JtogjOOMlA Oft ?fcoj;«Gc» CtASS A GROUP 1 9 91 9 43 9 3 a as 38 '2 AI.». 1 1 37 184 4 8 7 4 3 i. 1 i -i" la 30 atoup 1 ft 1 asa 1 19 — 3 ALL'^-^ — 3 2 34 3 91 1 . a, 18 1 3 11 4 i ft a 4 37 3 •-! ai • ft. 88 .. aft:; -. lis %•••• 13 7 " a • —• -i 10 57 a I CUSS • a a 11 at • 7 9 S3 ••i- -1 -T.. 1 1 8 —2 •' Z -Vi •• •'..-ftKi: at 5 14 ftO .3 4 4 ft -la 1 ft -A MO'' -lift-aift- 'MG 21 4 keRkfimd^ CLASS M CLA^D CBI^DF" */ - * '• S vfTm isa t m 3^- �••'' •••'--•. • - •'7 •*.• f- •'-' SEAfAREKS LOC »» 4]i)vliir It Back To Dutch at fails' Vse Of Opium P«iB» flVB US Jobless Aid Extension Sought WASHINGTON—With the one-year emergency Federal jobless aid program running out on April 1, efforts are under­ BANGKOK, Thailand—Eor the way to secure extension of the program for periods up to an­ third time in almost as mahy years, other year. Democrats in the-* Thailand Government ofi^als un­ House of. Representatives are, jjjg states, and expand the benefits der the ironclad rule of Field Mar­ proposing quick action on a period as well. Up until now, shall Sarit, will try to enforce an year's extensidh, while the Admin­ neither the Democratic program in opium-smoking ban and close theistration Is reportedly considering the House or the Administration's liundred or more opium dens asldng for a six-month extension proposals have come up to the which cater to the country's SO,000 plus strengthening of the law to AFL-CIO proposals. registered addicts. Incmde workers not now covered. Meanwhile in New York State, . While evidentally meaning busi­ The action to extend Federal as­ the state's Unemployment Insur­ ness, Sarlt's drive to push the ban sistance to tile unemployed results ance Advisory Council has unani­ against opium-smoking will prob­ from the continuation of a high mously recommended a oill provid­ ably run into the same difficulties level of unemployment and long ing 39 weeks of unemployment in­ the Other two attempts made. For term joblessness. It has been esti­ surance coverage in periods of liign one- thing, the Bangkok police for mated that anywhere from 300,000 unemployment. Only two states many years have been protecting to 400,000 unemployed will be cut provide coverage for longer periods the wide-open dens. Only recently, off from all benefits when the pres­ than that. Sarlt's soldiers captured a senior ent emergency program expires The Council's proposal suggests police officer as be piloted a raft April 1. The Federal assistance in­ that the 26-week benefit period be carrying 10 tons of lUlcitly-imvolved giving additional coverage extended to 39 weeks, following porte<r opium down the Mekong to workers who had exhausted their any three-month period in which jUver. Seafarers hitting Bangkok state benefits. However, the Fed­ the unemployment rates goes u.p on . Far East and round-the-world eral extension does not provide for six percent over the previous runs, have long been familiar with the.large number of unemployed quarter. the sight of opium addicts smoking workers who are not covered. Since the majority of SIU ship­ in sidewalk shacks. SS AHoni!c*s ticippor, Captain Aimo Gerber, receives bottle of The AFL-CIO legislative pro­ ping companies have their home One of the dens destined to be Hudson River water from Newbold Morris to be delivered to Am­ gram calls for action to include offices in New York State,, any closed by the troops on June 3'! is sterdam ds part of Hsnrv Hudson 350tb anniversary celebration^ uncovered workers, establish uni­ such change in beneffts would af­ the Heng Lak Hung, the world's form and higher, standards in all fect Seafarers employed on ships Tlie scenery is provided oy Miss Juditfi Stoliermon. largest opium den, which has B.000 owned by these companies. registered smokers. Five thousand On the basis of the Council's pro­ coolies use the Heng Lak Hung as posal, it would be rarely necessory the^ home, sleeping, eating and to tack on the extra 13 weeks, but bathing there. The lower part of in those periods of emergency the the den is a restaurant while the WASHINGTON—Bills have been introduced in both the House and the Senate which additional bepefits would be avail­ upper floors are compoyed of sp& able. At present unemployment clous rooms, partitioned off Into a would prohibit steamship companies from granting free or reduced travel rates to Federal rates, they would go into effect any maze of cubicles. employees or their immediate famihes. The bills are modeled after similar legislation, which time unemployment in the state Here the coolies, most of them was over 300,000 out of a total Chinese, -return from their work, was passed somff time ago, work force of five million. shipping companies for reduced tative Pelly criticized the practice eat a small meager meal, and then, barring free passage to Gov­ rates for militai^ or civilian per­ of American steamship lines who The additional 13 weeks then, ernment employees on Amer­ under the influence of opium, fali extend special privileges and rate sonnel when they are traveling on would add as a permanent feature asleep on the plain wooden floor of ican airllnet and railroads. to Government employees on their official business and the transpor­ to New York law what the Federal their cubicles. Most of the smokm:s The bills, Introduced by Rep­ vessels. Meihher.s of Congress, he tation costs are being paid by the government provided last year in average 10 pipes a night, which resentative Pelly (Rep.-Wash.) in its emergency program. cost about 10..bal^ or 60 cents..., , the House and Senator Williams claimed, or anyone on the Govern­ Government. ment payroll, should not receive . Although''tbere is no. pfficiM (Rep.-Delaware) in the Senate favorable treatment at against the jflgure as to the number of addicts would subject the company to general public. In Thailand, hioK than 30,000 have fines running from $500 to. $10,< Standards Asked yegistered as addicts with the gov­ 000 for offering "any official or "It Strict is Inappropriate," Pelly ernment in order to receive cura­ employee of Ihe US Government charged "for .persons, who adju­ tive treatment at a special sana- or to any member of that em­ dicate, regulate and negotiate as toriifm -which, can only accommo- ployee's immediate family free or well as legislate on shipping mat­ The first contract in the cam­ the Justice Department and mem­ 4date 8,000 patients. Enforcement of reduced transportation rates be­ ters to be recipients of special paign to unionize voluntary hospi­ bers of the McClellan Senate (^n»the.ban was put off untU June 30th low those rates which are offered favors. The contracts and sub­ tals in the New York City area was mittee. in order to give the smokers a to the general ppblic." 4. 4 i sidies involved amount to hun­ signed last week providing for a chance to get- ready. In presenting his bill, Represen- dreds of milliohs of dollars a year, $30 a month increase lor em­ . Some 275 members of Local 1, and public confidence,' it seems ployees at Monteflore Hospital. Chemical Workers Union, are to me, requires a strict standard in The two-year contract covers 883 locked in battle with Mastic Tile employees in the dietary, house­ Corp., of Long Beach, Calif., to this respect." Both bills would continue to al­ keeping and laundry departments, keep their local from being put out low American shipping companies x-ray, and laboratory technicians, of existence by use of the unionthe right to offer free transporta­ nurses' aides, office and mainten­ busting provisions of the Taittion to these officials and their ance employees and registered Hartley Act. The local "charged families on e;icursion or trial-run pharmacists. The increases are that the company provoked the voyages when the trip'is for pro- $16 a month retroactive to Jan. 1; strike last September 1, by "un­ HOUSTON—Shipping for the port during the past two motionail purposes and when all of ahother $10 on July 1; and the realistic bargaining." Just 24 hours $10 on Jan, 1, 1960. Local after the walkout began, it moved weeks was red hot for all ratings and in all departments, ex­ the passengers are guests and are final 199, Drug Employees Union, into court for an injunction against on an invitation basis. ceeding the number of meri registering during, the same Also exempt from the provisions signed the agreement. the union. This was followed i)y of the bills Is the right of the Gov­ period, Port Agent Bob Mat--*' ads' ln local newspapers, calling 3.- 4. t for scabs to work the plant. The thews reports. In fact, the Alcba Patriot and°the Steel Advo­ ernment to negotiate with the Federal agencies have started company subsequently hired some pickup in shipping left the cate, paying off within a few days, investigations into two assault 350 strikebreakers, and using the port with less than 36 Glass A men is expected to provide good ship­ cases in two weeks in which repre­ same tactics employed by O'Sulregistered in <both the engine and ping during the coming period. sentatives of AFL-CIO unions were livan Rubber Co. in its caster of the stweard departments,. There were 29 vessels calling viciously beaten in North Carolina. the Rubber Workers Union, has Most of the increased i^ipping, here for payoff or sign on, or inThe first assault was on Hosiery called for a representation election Matthews noted, is the product of transit during the past period. Workers' organker' Robert D. in which only the strikebreakers the' greater number of in-transit Of that total only two, the Steel Beame, in FrankUn, NC. Beame can vote. The union has appealed vessels calling for grain and other Seafarer, (Isthmian) and the Alcoa food'surplus cargoes. These car­ Patriot (Alcoa) paid off and one, was attacked In his motel room by to fellow trade unionists in its fight goes will .continue to bC available the Texas Ranger (Penn Shipping) a mob and then forced out of town to keep the company from break­ for at least a couple of weeks more. signed on. The remaining 26 ves­ and over the state line Into Geor­ ing the local. Also, the prospect of two ships, the sels were in-transits. gia. The .second attack was on Boyd . J" it Impressive ceremonies marked Payton, viccpresident and regional - They included the Carolyn, Mae director of the Textile Workers the merging of 700,000 Los Angeles (Bull); Steel Navigator, Steel King Union of America who was also unionists into' the Los Angeles (Isthmian); Bents Fort, Fort Hosassaulted in his motel room in County Federation of Labor, AFL, SAN FRANCISCO Shipping kins. Council Grove (Cities Serv­ Henderson, NC., by a gang who CIO. The new federation, one of ice); Del Sol, Del Mundo (Missis­ was on the slow side during ths beat him on the head with a bottle. the largest in the United States, is past period with three ships paying sippi); Atlas (Tadk'ers and Tramps); Shortly 'after the attack on Payton, composed of six former AFL coun­ Seatrain Savannah, New . Jersey off, one signing on and two in violence flared at the Harriet-Hen­ cils' and the former Greater Los (Seatrain); The ' Cabins (Texas tranjslt. derson Cotton Mills, where 1,200 Angeles CIO Council. Albert T. The port bad the following pay­ City); Michael (Carras); LaSalle, TWUA members have been on Lunceford, secretary-treasux-er ft offs! .City of Alma . (Waterman); yaka (Wateyman); Atlantis (Pet­ strike for ,14 weeks, A troop of the former CIO council was named Wang' Governor (Denton); and rol); Mermaid (Metro); Petro Chem state highwfiy pbUcemen were,; on president of; the" new group »aqd [tv (Valentine); Idegl X (Penn BhipWa^ Forwai,-der ((Tlari^; The .City hkdd wh^ stclkebr^ers staift^ Tboroas I^fOTd", pfestttept of of Abba .was .the Idne"!^^ Tn pling); V Wapg Juror (Detvtpn); ehterlng the plaht. The two agen' Los " AngdleS LaboP •doiWdir' traiisit Were the Ocean Joyce and Beauregard (Pan-Atlahtic) and the cies investigating the assaults are named president emeritus. Val Chem (Heron), Natalie (Maritime Overseas). Hits Free Travel By US Aides Houston Hard-Pressed To Fill Job Openings Sf Slows n �s EA ir!4 Pare Six VbV;* •' 'Mmk 13. llBli ' Spying Is Big Business Art SlU SHIPS AT SEA The first report from V. E. Monte, newly elected ship's report­ er on the Barbara Frietchie, is that the present voy­ age has all of the makings of a "most enjoyable trip." A ship, Monte said, is as good as its crew, and the jang on Frietchie is "the Monte cream of the crop." Monte also reported that the crew highly recommends Haifa as one of the better ports to visit "Haifa," he said, "is a progressive city and full of surprises." . 4; 4 £ $1 Thanks were in order for the galley gangs on the Wang Gov­ ernor, Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Pioneer, Steel Advocate. City of Alma, Kyska, Ideal X, Edith, Seatrain Texas and the Raphael Semmes. Special thanks to Charlie Achov, the baker on the Pairland for his "pizza pie" coffee breaks, and; to the Fairland's messman and pan­ tryman, M. Dolores and Wong Kong in that order, for the fine job they have been doing. The latest ships' delegates to make the reports were €. Henning, retiring delegate on the Raphael Semmes, who rated a special hand for a job well done, and George Gibbons on the Ocean Dinny, who is serving another term in that post after the crew refused to ac­ cept his resignation and voted that The Arab League, composed of he sferve again. representatives of the. leading Arab oil countries, is expected to mr.ke formal announce of plans for the building of a halfa-billion dollar pipeline from the three major Arab oil states to some East Mediterranean port, prob­ ably in Lebanon or Syria. SAVANNAH—Shipping was soSome of the Arab nations feel that the price of Arabian oil piped so djuring the past two weeks with to the East Mediterranean, which all the activity coming in the inis closer to the Eiuropean refining transit- department. Eight vessels area, should be higher, thus giving were in transit, on which a total them and the other Arab states of 16 men were shipped as replace­ across which the pipeline would ments, reports Port Agent William run, more in royalties. The pipe­ Morris. line also would be a way of shar­ The ships were the Seatrains ing the oil wealth between "have" Georgia and Louisiana (twice each)' and "have-not" Arab natipiu. ;• fSeatrain);. a g 1 e Transporter Talk is also current of ;Sta!rtlng (t^ice). (Terminal Transportation);' up a tanker fleet to transport some Council Grove (Cities Service), of the area's oil wealth. , and the Robin Hood (Robin). Arahs Plan Building Of Oil Pipeline Savannah Has Eight Vessels Am I t f]•V Reships Boost NY Job Figured; Outjook Fair ,i V ? ^ t• Already versed in the intricacies of spying on labor unions, business firms are'alsb em­ ploying professionar business spies, according to the "Wall Street Journal," a leading busi­ ness newspaper. Once considered a last re­ as a magazine writer, to help him mining from a women's point of view. ^ sort, the pressure of today's find out what his^ client sought. Not only did they explain all of In one case, Cummings was competition has almost made the use of a business spy a neces­ hired to discover how a rival min­ .their secrets to her, he said, but sary expense. "Today," the "Jour­ ing operator handled fumes from .they also gave her a sample of the nal" found, "though little is heard his diesel trucks. Unable to come rock material they used to absorb of their activities, the men who up with a reason for going down the fumes. "She ruined a beautiful engage in this unusual vocation say into the mines himself, Cummings Christian Dior, suit and an expen­ more and more businessmen are sent his wife, who explained that sive pair of shoes," he said, "but using their services to ferret out she was preparing an article on it was* well worth it." competitors' secrets." The role of business espionage, while not new, has been cloaked in a veil of secrecy and rarely comes to the attention of the general public. However it has blossomed into a profitable occupation for many private investigators whose big business clients are anxious to uncover the secret formulas, pro­ NEW YOBK—Shipping during the past period dropped off duction processes, designs or otUcr a little. Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer, reported even plans of their competitors. with 382 men being shipped to permanent berths. However, Finds 'Open Dpor* Everywhere 133 of these crewmen were The "journal'/story spotlighted paying off during the past period: one such successful business spy, reshipped to the SS Atlantic Alcoa Peimant, Alcoa Runner, Al­ which came out of the yards Ulmont O. Cummings, whose dis­ coa Polaris (Alcoa); Seatrain New late in the period and this helped arming appearance, and manner Jersey, Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain have enabled, him to boast that boost the total for the port While the Atlantic was in the Savannah, Seatrain New York, there isn't, a plant in the United Bethlehem Shipyards in Brooklyn Seatrain Texas, Seatrain .Louisiana States that he cannot get into. undergoing the annual Coast (Seatrain); Atlantic (A m 6 r i c a a As proof of his ability, Cum- Guard inspection and a general Banner): Edith, Elizabeth, Kathr ' minigs told the "Journal"^,of an overhauling, a large number of her ryn, Beatrice (Bull); Raphael SeraV' assignment to uncover a superior crew took time off from their short mes, Faitiand, Beau)regard (Pantype of machinery used by his vacation to come in and volunteer Atlantic); Robin Gray, Robin Hoo(^ client's competitor. to donate blood for the SIU's Blood Robin Sherwood (Robin); Chickar, Employing the aid of a friendly Bank program. "Their contribu­ saw (Wateripah); CS Norfolk (Citk policeman, he drove up to the gates tion, Hall said, will go a long way ies Service); Sj^ael Adiniral, Steel' of th1?^:ompetitor's plant and went toward making the program a suc­ Artisan (Isthmlaiv); Mahkato Vic-" in to see the manager on the pre­ cess. tory ..jVictoiY CarriM:|); Almeh4 . text of looking for a fugitive from (Clover CaWiers); and the Ocean A Few Payoffs Due the police. The two explored the ., The shipping forecast for this Evelyn ?0<{ean Trans.). plant after which Cummings took port is fair to good, HaU noted, ac­ Sighing on wfere the Steel Scien­ out a notebook and drew from cording to early schedules. There tist, Steel Art&an, Steel Admiral memory a sketch of the machinery are only a few vessels due to pay (Isthmian); 'Robin Sherwood (R(^ they had just passed. " off within the nest few weeks. bin), arid the Jefferjson City 'Vic­ Another time, as.suming the role However, while shipping >as. tory, (Victorjr 'parr^rs). ^h.e tebf a stockholder, Cuipmings was slowed down, shipping for clasS C, transit;,vessels wer^ir t|e VA taken on a tour of a competitor's cards has increased over the past" (HerbaV Seatrain' SaVannab,^ (wibranch plant and learned the proc­ two weeks. Although most bjf trainl; Alcoa Pvhjtanfr Alcoa Part­ ess used in applying a special coat­ these jobs were in the steward de­ ner (Alcoa); Seairiar (Calmar); ing to its paper product. ' partment, there were a large num­ Winter Hill (Cities Service); Gate­ Being a professional business ber of them in the deck and engine way City and the BienviUe (Panspy offers many challenges, the departments tdo, which means that Atlantic). investigator noted. , During the many of the "A" and "B" men are course of his career .uncovering holding back on the beach. business, secrets , he has assumed There was a total of 41 vessels T/M^ • such roles as parent of a teen-age calling during the past two weeks. > I'LL hot-rod zealot to^ that of an execu­ Of this total, 27 were here for pay­ tive recruiter br. an, assistant fire off, five signed on and'nine were inspector. In a few cas.es, he said, in transit. he has had tp use'his wife, posing The following were the vessels J " \k-' I- K.'"' i^ Your Back Is Weaker •.-V •m A chain's only as strong as its weakest link, as the saying goes, something to remember''when it comes to handling heavy gear. What the biceps ore capable of lifting may be too much of a load for bock muscles to take. Thb moral is: (a) only lift loads that ore well within your capacity^ (b) let the leg and arm muscles take all the strain by bending at the' |crie;#s, not the waist. ."•vcfcii '"i-v • , i.-M,' liiri an;"Vrt<v; - s'i" '•'M i' -rrll Ob isj.w'h'"'- -r? ' • tf.I o'ofi'l #• r:M s• ii ".' 4"'.' 1- .J, rfi"!: -fc/.t-. ;5}V PM'i.; .&di. 4.V j,-? ijrjw. jJfi'.wjt";?" v'iyv • SS;- i alii?. ^ .-4 ? 'X,^, y' V il^V' • ifSiyf"- "0.: |v |-;;;- |i 'SsJliifi/ Ilifii TwhiiHina -Iii^ iaitiiiiriiiaa'iij'aiiii Itfi l.m mii iiiiint fnifriiri iimiBiiiinHr' inwaiii i|^i?dP1i -• .i.',.;.!."iij!.?!:'•.."i -'vt' 1^;- '.b- bafiiiiiiitiiiiiili-iiiiip m-'wA �Pare Seres SE^A^AKrEB^B^' LM Mwdi IS, 1999 Planning For The Spring Seafarer's Goide To Better Buying SlU Hospital $ Hospital benefits paid to Seafail^t ers in the hospital under the SIU'' Welfare Plan topped the 11^ mil*, lion mark during the first, week of March, Welfare Plan administra­ tors have reported. Total payments paid since the Plan went into effect on July 1. 1950, are $1,500,284.50. One of the major points of the Plan's hospital benefit is that pay­ ments under the Plan are unlim­ ited, and in some instances of long illness, payments have been made weekly for periods of five years or more. The first hospital benefit paid when the Plan came into existence almost nine years ago was $7 a week. As the plan grew, the pay­ ments were increased, first to $10 a week, then to $15, and a few • years ago, they jumped to the present $21 a week. By Sidney Margoliua Workers Should invest-^in Housing Reader JWS recently was approached by a salesman who' recom­ mended mutual funds "as an investment for the working man as a hedge against inflation and a means of saving for retirement." The salesman found himself up against a prospect who investigates before he invests. Mr. S didn't just buy what the first salesman rec­ ommended, but compared the prospectuses of 14 different invest­ ment companies suggested by various salesmen. He found trying to select a mutual fund tough sledding. For example: "There is a great variance in the amount of commission charged, the method of charg­ ing for reinvestment of capital gains and dividends, and the penalties for quitting the program. Some of the funds that show the best growth seem to have restrictions that are quite unacceptable. Several, of, my With 1959 organizing targetrup on the board, SlU Great Lakes fellow employees are in the same boat; in factr some have already pur­ District agents confer on future plans. Around table, clockwise, chased." ore, Glen Beaucoek, Fronkfort; Gerald Westphol, Milwaukee; In the first place, many moder'ate-income families .recently have Charles Jackson. Bufifalo; Stan Thompson, oss't se.c.-treas.; Fred found that an even more suitable investment against inflation and to­ Fornen, sec'y-treos.r Al Tanner, MTD coordinator; Ston Wores, wards retirement, is housing and other' co-ops. This has been shown Clevelond;. Mott Antillo, Duluth; Ed Doherty, Detroit, ond Ken most dsamatically in the New .York-New Jersey metropolitan area. Shcrkey, Alpeno. In a typical new non-profit housing co-op, families invest $500 a room, with carrying charges of less than" $22 a month per room, or a total investment of $2,500 for a five-room apartment, and carrying charges of $110. The families own their apartments and the $110 doesn't just go to a latMHord'. Part goes to pay off the mortgage, and the resident's equity. In his apartment increases eadt month. WASHINGTON—In what was described by Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse as In some of the new bousing co-ops. the member families then de­ a sensible settlement "adding new strength to the American merchant marine," the Niarveloped other types of associated co-ops, such as food co-ops and chos shipping interests have won the right to operate 17 ships iinder the runaway flag in credit unions and anrangements for buying household equipment return for building one more'^ supertanker. ipi The settlement ships, four of them new ones, to by SlU-contracted companies. The and cars. The reason for stressing this calls for two tankers, one of the tax-dodging, wage-dodging run­ Niarchos interests had purchased such ships, all tankers. type of investment for wage-earn­ them already built, and one, which away flags is considered a step 19The agreement witlr Onassis ers, is that sometimes union mem­ is in the offing, of 106,500 dead­ towards weakening the US mer­ called for the construction of new chant marine rather than strength­ weight tons, both under the Ameri­ bers have passed up chances to tonnage in American yards, includ­ ening it. It was pointed out that can flag. Of the seventeen ships invest in housing co-ops sponing one 100,000-ton tanker and two a settlement which trades 17 ships under the foreign flag, four already • sored by their own unions, be­ smaller ones under the Americanforeign for two additions to the built in US yards are included and cause the idea is new to them. Then when they saw the buildings the other thirteen are T-2s that American-flag fleet only injures flag in return for which he was actually completed, they applied were purchased by Niarchos under American-flag operators who have permitted to transfer foreign the to compete against that many ad­ twelve tankers and two Libertys. but found there were no more the ship sales act. ditional runaways for cargo at rates The twelve ships were then prompt­ The 106,500-tonner will be con­ vacancies. which American already ly chartered to an American oil structed with Government mort­ Mutual funds are a form of gage insurance at the Quincy, have difficulty Inoperators company at $20 million a year after matching. .. stock-market investment designed Mass., yard of Bethlehem Steel. The e;ntire Niarchos transaction Seafarers^ were removed from the especially lor smaller investors. ships. Such investment protects against This same yard is supposed to build parallels that of the Onassis in­ Even this juicy agreement was terests. In both cases, the two men, a similai', but slightly smaller, inflation. Prices of stocks rise , as subsequently violated, since it who are not US citizens, were ac­ tanker , for the Onassis interests prices in general rise. In fact, a called for Onassis to deposit the mgjor cooperative-oriented life-iur undet- another .deal with the Gov­ cused of violating the Ship Sales proceeds oi the tanker earnings Act by controlling more than half ernment. , * suranoe company (Nationwide) of the stock in the supposedly- toward construction of the new Fledged Investigations now also has its own mutual fund American corporation which pur­ American-flag ships. Onassis used Announcement of the Niarchos (Mutual Income Foundation) to chased the ships. The Onassis case the earnings to pay off fines and settlement followed swiftly on the jprovlde a two-way hedge that will protect people against both inflation involved twelve tankers, two Liber- other obligations instead, and then heels of a promise by ^p. Herbert and deflation. tys and six Victorys, all operated begged off the new construction. Zelenko (Dem.-NY) to investigate But also, there arb p^ods of deflatieh or jrecession, when prices of the Niarchos-Maritime Administra­ stocks sink; In 1957^ ktocks lost 16 percent of their value. That might > have been the year yoii needed your money for some urgent purpose. tion dealings! Zelenko was a prime >T9IU8 it IS Uhodte Id' luyeit 'in rnutual fw other .stpeks unless you mover in the Onassis hearings fol­ lowing a similar generous settle­ , have fijdidy jgeodi en^brsaVini^ imd equU^ ment of Onissis' diffieulties with In mutual fuuds. a member of investors buy shares. The management takes this money and buys and sells stocks .under professional the cjovernment. The basic terms . supervision. This provides boflv diverslfllcation fall your'money isn't of the Niarchos settlement are as invested in just one'Or^two stockSlrOnd also, experienced investment follows: •- Of five tankers already bufit, analysis. These are two advantages a small investor finds hard to se­ four are to operate under the run­ cure on his own. • r. NEW ORLEANS—-With severed vessels running late and put the disadvantage is one that- Reader JWS smelled-out: some away flag and one under the Amer­ with one docking elsewhere, ^ppir).g suffered a reversal i r -1 mutual funds havo high Oelimg bO^s of a eightipercent. They have ican flag. , This ai-rangcment has during the past two weeks. Twenty-two in-transit ships v-w-' v-v'foti*ar'into'an"0*i>eh^-Oa^'syst^<.-'oV . been "regularized'' with the agree­ aal^ c<uAa adM dff prlce^ou i«y for the afaares. Tf ment that the nixth tanker of .106,- were the only action the port *aha and (jeorgia- (Seatrain); Del ^ t;' • .a ^Utual fund returns diyldcmds of three to-five percent, it thus takes 500 tons , is to be built for the. had, according to IPort Agent Santos, Del Sud and Del Sol (Mis­ Lindsay Williams, •' v ai^t two years of dlvidendli-bef«w'e?you recover the cost of the sales American flag, Margaret Brown (Bloom• The transfer of 13 T-2s bought ; ;TWO fo£ the delayed; ships, the sissippi); : fee ojf "loacU" as it's cgUfid in the investme^^^ field); Steel Navigator, Steel Sea­ -from the Government under Del Alba and Del Yiento (Missis­ farer and'Steel King Gsthmian), >:s v H^ i'^|Fhus,' heQiuse of the sateii load;; the first point to reidlm ^-Ttuei funds are not fef abo<t-!cangetSaviiiga, bpt only fmr money you in- Ship Sales.Act of 1946 is aeknowl- sippi)^ are scheduled to pay off La Salle, Yakia and Monarch of edgqd as hart of a "trade out iftid along with five othw ships dur­ the Seas (Waterman); Raphael <ro-:i''t:.t«iMt.^abd Oan.ailford, •j^,h^||yf,i*dope^a opmber.of"years.--,pVii V faSmHa ways to buy fun^i build" agreement and the two ing the coming p^ied,' which Semmes and Gateway City (Fan v5i •ia^thei''<mntiactuaT.l' ifiitn agree to-invest sq much pet imonth, American-flag taiikers. aire deemed should "improve shipping - some­ Atlantic); Suzanne and ~ Frances carries * severe pen- to compensate for; the loss , of flie what. Blooinfield's NesVa - We^. (Bull) and Atlas (Tankers and re­ Tramp^r to; quH j(oOn;:eit<^t starting yoiicdropiped: 13 ships plus -the four new onqs. running Jatq 1>eCause. oft ;v r } f r r- ow at tim end flrd; jmet; you wouh^h^ of your in- Originally Niarchos dperdted dl9 cent 'colUsiOB,' will prdl^hly: deck 8ome'miduel'lumfil,:";.:-fe^-.;-i.^«^ '• shipw under the Anierican flag, filx elsovhere. A; fourfli Tkhip. the ptam 1)0- «f . thgse Tfi .were Seized by the Steel Advocate (isUmflant did not •>v.. KA -J..-. UigcOIltinUe. BUts Oduernment. back in 19^. In De? make, its expected call hfere; It.^ they werey-sold ^tn dc^Aed'^ instead in Texas; becausef you wiil invest; so eeaibier. te»nre the -rjght- to ;4'^!^Icen-fiag,epmp*niesfor--soipnfe^ fis shipyard hert 4s woiidafl. at the peak df the p^> out a; cqnhiet, ~itid fetjese Jht ih -^ d«»^ Tflgh aa^^ w«»; "the jeanny.j; •Memoryi JMtei>! gtve them" sone^ing,:fo^'b^liiin ;, TJill^A-4?lass}C men eontinuett . • x te do wejfi lh Ifleotoac, ; Mqnltdr ^dhd' two m sdew ;«hlipped. :werel "C" 4B»en. N« • , .^"JA^ainn/^einCi the aei^iheBt, wed»' wmw the Del wqt end •' -tkeecF^d,v-« - at^-tftu. Niarehos Belts MA, 17 To 2 Delays, Diversions Slow New Orleans Acfivity ^^dBskMrnmrnmimm smdCDel l^linteE. ^ teRowhii 4%^ Were ui tcanatt; Chlv^wA CauiKil Gce»«^/, ^ ;A^'.;tIqskiaA.MI« -IradlBM-- Islam|...;, fii^eA.'&ervifle); JJel. r4 I ^1 " >Ti\ --.'J7 iI -> M .'il ..JrM '^1 m -Jrj �s INCE It was first organized in 1^50, the Seafarers Welfare Plan has emphasized flexibility to meet the changing needs of Seafarers down through the years. The flexibility was made possible by the organization of the Plan as a self-insured operation goverried by Union an^ employer trustees. With ho contracts with putside insurance firms holding benefits rigidly at a prescribed level for a specified number of years, the trustees are free to act to raise benefit levels or to odd new benefits, when the need arises. the SlU WELFARE PiM That is exactly what has happened in the latest benefit changes. In 1^55, when the trustees established the hospital room and board bene­ fit formembers of Seafarers' families ot $10 a day, it was based on over­ age hospital costs in port cities at that time. Subsequently, it was found that the^ one-month limit on such benefits did not coyer amumber of case; of severe illness, so the^benefit was extendedl^^ •BhVtPlr TOspitalizor tion beyond 31 days. Seafarers' dependent parentsVere also brought under the coverage later on because in many instances they were com­ pletely dependent on Seafarers for all their.e^cpenses. Similarly, the hospital extros benefit was extended beyond thebriglnal 31-day limit. were fare;^;Wey^ a mde yarfetj^t0^ i^fttectiye^3^ and members af tbeir familiesi These pOTticular^ i ^ ; benefits foh hospital room and board and: hospital extre chai^^i plus those pihvidingvipr^sur^ical^;^^^^^^- / care and ddctbih'>ryiSits;^ta .thier ho^^ ,.>! insthi#d M Since tiyep^ , additioh^bf h; benefit lalgr, $600,- I OOO iwh^ptal^Mfesu^^ bills has b^r paid by the SlU Wel&h' i^laft. The latest benefit in•> •- - . '•• - . . • , V 5.%?creases, of course, ; will me^ sizable upsurge in, the amount of these benefit payments. , v Another family l^hefit.,instituted eaHiei-, the SlU maternity benefit, went mtd etfect oh Ahril:;^'f . 1, 1952. Latest totals sh^!( $70|^0p. paid 6 thisi category, covering the births of 3,511 chiP: dren in a little less tha(n seven years. One of the largest benefits of this kind in existence, the SIU maternity benefit fs unusual in that it iriakes multiple paj'ments for multiple births, of which* there have been a considerable number, including -/two sets of triplets to date., •• - In order to assure fastest possible payment of such family benefits, Seafarers and members of their foipilies ore advised to take the following steps: • Be sure that on enrollment cord is on file at the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan, 11 Broadway, listing all dependents of the Seafarer; also for­ ward photestats of marriage cejrtificqies ond birth Of('tlflodtes for chil­ dren. • If a dependent parent is invoked, fill out the form which estab­ lishes him or her as a dependent of q Seafarer. These forrns, are avail-? •able through the PIdn or ;in any SIU hall. ' ^ HBOUIIt ' c ,x.'- ^ Therefore, in less than four years, the trustees have rriodified the : family benefits on several occastons when the situation balled forchonges without the trying and cumbersome procedure which would be ^ involved in renegotiating an insurance contract each time. Impressive as these figures are, they represent only a, small portion pL direct benefit payinehts.l^j^ In-hospital paj^e]^;^; Seafarers of $21 m death benefit-pdymynts; at $^,000,'di^bilf^peh^ I sions of $35 h week to d^ Seafarers at any age, an optical benefit; program, the operation of: SIU health clinics, training and iecreation facili- ^; 1 ties and a yanet^-df other sh^ic^s account tor a totaUbenefits outlay , of $6 million, most of it recent years as the benefits ^yOre ittOreased ih scope;and amount, e. ••' i r ... The latest change, boosting the rdom arid'bodrd'biihefit to $15 ^aily and doubling the extra charges, was vPted pfoftiptly when the trustees learned that average hospital board charges hod risen to about $13 doily in port cities. Extra charges had also gone up considerably because of the increased use of butteries of tests, special medication:!; and other extra services in treating hospital patients. ... [ ' .,t i- of die Plan honstant^ diavd nndeh; advisem^}^^ proposals for ipaproyements in the Plan's opera^ •--tions;';- As thef^atesf l^nefit 'lhcrea||^t^di^ • When filing, a claim, make sure that the claim statement (adioining) is completely.filled out and ;mail it. (Erectly s to t^p Welfare Plan, vdfh ^ c,af- 'tm mIMMUWIB mManrgc ym tmur.Aaate* wstviM nair . It Muewir . , fV' •• f"' Thf.: pibce^ -speed,. up, pOy?;af ;• the: elain^-jvy^Tlfe^'v i Is T; • ••:i::'kv-A" ^iii I- •" f aW,M SIU Mlv .. . .-.IL �. _. ^. • '•! • ,J- • 7 ;; '/• , -i .i-''^ /-H:' ; rigt mat i:. 1- - ;:>vf »; vhn<i 7\,i' •-< - "-•> (-J-':!•!••• ••*•.• •.' *^•.•1'. i*t ' 1.y : •'••/' «• -T ? .• • !^ • ••- '>V'. :..^ .<7.;.),>•; '.•? f-' ;. 1 • • : n, . • . Effective March 1, 1959, payfnents by the Seafarers Welfare Plan •' for Tiospifial room and board charges have been increased from $10 a day to $15 daily for as long as the patient is hospitalized. Patients who were in . .i . the ^9spital before Marpb l .will .be compensated at the $10 rate up until vHtha^ diite, at the $15 rate thereafter.' • Si , This benefit applies to Seafarers' wives, dependent children and det 7;rpendent parents of Seafarers. It is designed to cover the average cost of semi-privato accommodations, based on a survey of hospitals in port cities along the Atlantic and Gulf Coast. It is payable in addition to benefits for , , surgery,. doctors', visits to the hospitals,, blood transfusions and hospital • , a^ctra cliarges, ,, . . . , •U » 'V • i • 4' ,7- -i-H - 'T • Formerly $100 for the first 31 days and $100 after that, the hospital fextras benefit is now doubled to $200 for the first 31 days and an additionhi $200 subsetjiuently. It covers such extra charges as x-rays, electro-car­ diograph exams, operating room charges, anesthesia, special nursing, blood tests and other lab procedure^. These frequently amount to a major experise;"-^- •' ^ '^ i • '1 \ .'/* enter the hospital on or after Mjwch 1 of this year. Like benefits "for other hospital charges, payments arif,:obtained by Ming out' the claims form, ..»• ^ • 1 • •• r • attaching bills and sending thini in to the Seafarers, iYifelfore ,Plan, II • V Broadway, New. York 4^^ ^7 V v" ":•• ••> ! r* * , ' -K J ' J- -•M i 1 �ragm 9tm Tanker Operators Press For '50-50' Caigo Split QUESTION: Do yud fhink Momenvhoutd b« paicf weejcly, as iliore side workers ore, or in one payment at the end of d voyogeZ Joe Teicher, AB: I don't think wc should be paid weekly, but rather keep it as it is. This way we can save money toy banking it when we pay off a ship. Besides. what would we do witn the money while at sea if they paid us every week? It'f would just increase the chances of spend­ ing or losing it MM# IS, l«f _ r SEAWARSMS hoc Joe Air, AB: Keep things as they are. Under the weekly or monthly system a man will accumulate money while at sea.and he will have to watch out that he doesn't lose it. The pres­ ent way, the money is safe, and a man has It when he needs It —^when he gets home. t i, . 4, Brlce Slaybaugh, steward: I think the ship*s draws are enough for any C. Mojica, 2nd cook: If they paid man while over­ seamen off every week, 1 think seas. However if many crewmemthey paid us off hers would be every week, then pretty broke by the ehmees are the end of the that most men trip. By paying would spend it in off at the end of some port and ar­ the voyage a guy rive back home has money in tiis hr^dce. Collecting podkets when he in one payment steps ashore at makes easier to save later on. home. 4 ^ •'if Sf $ ^ Nick Chrlsomalis, waiter: per­ A. Crux, wiper: The' present sys­ sonally,|think the present system tem of paying off at the end of the of paying off at voyage is the the end of a voy­ best. What can age is the best for we do with the all hands. For money. at sea? one thing it The draws we re­ would only me^ ceive in port a lot more work should be enough for tiie pursers. for a man to en­ Besides, U a man joy himself and was paid weridy, buy some pres­ he may be ents, and still tempted to try his hands at cards leave him with enough to tide fahn O lot more than he normally would over at the end (tf the trip. ii he didn't have a roll oai Mm WASHINGTON—-American-flag tanker operators are again pressing for the introduction of a "50-50!' oil cargo bill and claim that such legislation will be introduced by Congress shortly. The proposal would compel all companies import-'' cargoes carried on foreign-flag , ing more than 300,000 barrels ships. of crude, fuel or refined oil or oil products yearly to ship at, least half their cargoes on Americanflag .tankers. The sponsoring American Inde­ pendent Tankers Owners' Aswciation originally made its bid for "50-50" in September, 1957. The decline in American-flag tanker trade and the growing deimndence on foreign oil supplies, which prompted the * initial move, has continued during the past year. It is estimated that over 20 percent of US oil supplies i come from abroad, with virtually all of these BaH. Picks Winners In BALTSMOfia—Now^art the city primaries are over, affairs of the port are getting baOk to norm.il. Port Agent Earl -^epp'ard reportg. All of the winners in'the primaries had the baclhng..of ;the city's labor unions and cottllciite, and, it is hoped they will be^ed into office in the general electiohs this com­ ing May.There . has been no change in the shipping picture for this port and It has, remained the mme.as it 1^' was for the Jast ?|i» inon^s, slpw.. If/. There • a^- stifl^' n going around about three of' the ore ships coming out of lay-up this montli, I• but there has been no official word I In line with the SIU Great rfaie Engineers describing their about them, Sheppvd noted. HdurLakes District's modernization p^ Welfare and Penrion Flans. The ever, the SS Ocean Star is ex­ gram, the port of Cleveland has boddet lists the fifli req^ememts pected to take oh a full cfcw some­ been added to the list of those for. welfare and retlremeat benefits. time in the near future and this . slated for. new nnion halls. The Illustrated wUh drawings and will help ease the registration list hail (142aw. 25 St), oo^ Ave min­ sprinkled with pboft^aphs at which is stBl tiuite heavy for the utes f roiB the heart of the city and BME members and their families. •port. ; • ! ' : • frem.; the docks, has already been It will be available .to-: members There 'were hiine "ves^ls paying leas^ land will be opened in wly latm'this m#th. off during the last.two-weeks, three April. It m®-ks the . third stoP in -•, rignihg 'bn and 14 in transit. The % the year-old jdaii desisted to pro­ Anastacdo rNimez. te, and Pete -vessels paying off were the Jean, vide improv^ service and .facilir- Barnett, fifi,- aFe^latest pension­ Mae, Emilia,-Evelyn (Bull); Marpre ties for the membership. . ers in the Ballon Union of the Pa- tMatven); Flomar (Oalmarti Royal pS. p •eifie. Nmiee, an amateur-paitetm*, Oak iCitiesBeryJce); Steel Traveler Entering its ninth year: of ex- plans, to resettle inland. Bamett, (Isthmian) and the Jciefiha (Lib­ > > ' ist^e, the BroiberhooA pf Marine who sailed through two wars with­ erty Nav.). Slgnihg' on: were the ~ h Engineers' Welfare Plah has ^!d out an accident, I>ians to take ad­ Marore (Marven); JoseUna (Liberty MS;-,,; • ^,.;' A ' out 781 in-hospltri benefits totalli^' vantage of the favorable fishing; Nav.) and the Penh-Voyager. • -i The in-tfansit ships; wyre the • thousand in its first eight years: hunting and. prospecting around Steel Scientist, ;Steel Artisan, Steel • * The 'plan, which origiDally pakf ihls-SeatGe imaSfc'--i-.r-.. Admiral, Steel Seafarer (Isthmian); engineers $7 a week as: long , i. ,VIdtes Massmar, ^ Bethcoaster ,(twice) ^ as tliey wMe in: the tmspUat "now; Over at the SIU of the SlU-eimtnMited Losmar (Calmar); Jefferson . City -Ioffers $50- Weddy for up'^( 38= Biat#d, . weeks plus $20 a/day ftbb -first' companies, .Himon Portland Ce^: Vietmy, Manl^fWid^ #. _ • ii, f,;iv i 20 days of hosdtdiaittdh>; Wdfiuw ment, has purchased the; stmuner Carriers); QS ;^a|tiniore fCities seryice);; AlOQS Polaris, ,Aleoa P|l-,^ .v " :l^efits are finnmetf dniltoyak^ <7ollia8;.;^ ^lm yes#k whl#' ls .grim (Alcoa) dengdhili' hnd #cnrasliHir Mntributioiai" ektabltohed'-^:^^^ : V• -ri:!:'":.!;-,'"hasv been renmhed the -jiflui fi'- (Robin).: . ' ::fic iBkird and Is expected tohe Teady , $ '• .P[,. for opmaUiei la mid-iby;^^ ~.:Crev?p[jembcrs aWarfl.; ! L£:'J*rs: «f the: thapr, uvidehi in pgt4h«ri^ MmldlKaa,' 1^ ;:v ^SIU 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 Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the' names (rf individual Headquar­ ters officials. This makes for a prolflem in bookkeeping which can be avoided If checks are made out to the Union dirtily. • Transfers have taken a consid­ erable toU of the US tanker fleet in recent years and observers doubt whether the entire US fleet could carry more than 40 percent of oil cargoes even if a "50-50" bill were passed. With such a bill, it is likely that new American-flag tonnage would be built. However, for the billr to take effeet immediately, a number of runaways would have JACKSONVILLE •— Following to return to the American flag. Fbderal Court approyri of a reor­ Domeriic oil prodticers and pri­ ganization plan, C. Gordon Andervate tanker interests have suffered •soui a director, of fee Florida Na­ severely by the absence of regu­ tional Bank, has been nsmed presi­ latory en offshore shipping, dent of the TMT Trailer Ferry Inc. the assoctetion maintains. They Neither tie nor the other new offi­ noted that in. the coastwise trade, cers were previously, coiithe law stipulates that,shipments hected with tlie comisany. of petroleum products must be Started in J1953, TMT was under made on US-flag vetesels..; an SlU deep-sea contract until l957 The group is also concerned when Increasing financial strains about the disparity;-of rates be­ forced it to halt operations. It was tween coastwise {iud offshore shi^ the first commerciiil operator in ping. Runaway ;op$ratorsr who fee country to operate a lift-on lift­ virtually dominate: Jhe -Ibreign off vessel, the Carib Queen. The trade, take advantage bf tgx bene­ vessel has since been taken over fits, underpaid fbrjeigrf crewS and by the Government, after it preyed sub-standaril -working- cboditions to a losfeg business prepositloa. enable them to offer loiver trans­ TMT how runs a roll-on, roll-off portation . rates. Thus .domestic barge service between Jacksonville operators have been cut out tf and San Juan/^ Puerto Rico, and much of the triWe. ; Under the betwe«i San Juan and the Virgin AITOA proposal, whenevw com­ Islands/ Last, It transported parable. nates dtffeted by ; more ; ilfen $25 ^|um of cargo, netthan 20 peireent; the' matie^.would' feig oview^D,#Ciiin earnings. The be brought to thb Maritime Adr hew chmpany plans to issue V/i ministratioii and' in turn- to the miliioh ; shares of assorted stock Secretary of Commerce. / 1 from 10c-5c per share. , Court Sftakes UpTMTCo. • t , tor dtip .. > for shore Whafever you heetl, jn work- Qr. drfisf .. Y< geor, your SIU Seo Chest hos it/ ovoi^ flemr <it subgtontlol savings by try­ ing:.;, at'your I UiuOD'OwfeMl'. operoted Seo Chest store/ Span Coofl Slacks H^rKShoei Socks JDifegmfM# •rTTlWKw: -0WWnw'' CPO Shifts Dross Shirts pport Jfcirfe : Molts .••^^... Mhaku . :r : ,:S^oarihirt^i •: • tee- .x'lp-:'.', p -fimv^mhuaL: ;Sid« aaent Awairif IK Make Checks To 'SlU-A&G' Frntx-twati/', :pa)rt' of-' tim;h»i®s,Ufehhri|' iflMi.iltal"';- '""km 1^-' I? -'4^' �SE'AFURERS LOG" On The Way' zf ^ r- • Page Elevea state Dep't Plans June Meeting On Runaways WASHlNGTOr^—West European differences with United States policy towards runaway ships will be aired this June when, maritime representatives from nine European nations meet with US shipping offi­ cials in Washington. tack by th^ West European marl, Slated for some lengthy dis­ time nations. cussion will be_the US' strong siinport of Panama and Liberia in their unsuccessful bid to be placed on the Maritime Safety Committee of the United Nations' InterGovernmehtal Maritime Consulta­ tive Organization, which met in London last December. The same nations, including the leaders in the drive against the runaways—Great Britain and Nor­ way—will be represented. They are France, Italy, West Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Denmark. All have been ad­ versely affected by runaway com-; petition. . US contentions that the ,practice of American-owned ships regis­ tered under runaway, flags is proper have long been under at- Red Trade A Menace Chap Taxes WASHINGTON — A nine-man Presidential study group has rec­ ommended that the United States make an immediate move to block the growing threat of Communjst trading activities, and called for "incentive" programs such as tax reduction to induce greater partici­ pation by private American com­ panies in the development of West­ ern nations. The groUpr, composed of offiqjals and members of the board of Gen­ eral Electric, Standard Oil of Cali­ fornia and New Jersey and J. P. Morgan and Co., and other leading US manufacturing and stock asso­ ciations, although vague on the actual means of combating the Communist trade offensive, was very positive in their recommenda­ tion for the expansion of private capital in foreign development. One immediate means, they found, would be for an amendment to the present tax laws to permit corporations to defer tax on for­ eign income until It is brought into the US, and then to tax it at the 7.8 percent rate presently enforced on intercorporate dividends. Other recommendations included the writing off of foreign losses on ordinary corporate income and the waiver of anti-trust laws in the case of corporations to enable them to participate in the foreign aid program. 1- Ever since the Phoenicians sailed their tiny ships out into the Mediterranean some 3,300 years ago, seafaring men have been pretty much at the mercy of the weather. Bigger and sjtronger ships have been^built since that time, safety meas­ ures of various kinds have been adopted and weather fore­ casting has developed to help ships avoid severe storms. With all-that, each year there are ships lost, sonie.of them of the most modern construction. Countless others receive severe damage, to say nothing of the battering qrewmembers are subject to, because of heavy seas and storms. Jn-^"ecent years, for example, undei^ the American flag alone such ships as the Pennsylvtmia, the Pelagia, MormackA US Naval paHy. boarded .a ite, and the two LSTs,-Southern Isles and Southern Districts, Soviet fishlpg trawler J off New­ foundland last'^ek'9|tei;'^cbver^ foundered in storms, carrying hundreds of American seamen ing breali^Jp. fiye.A^ericab'^bwne^ to t^^ir deaths. transatlanUe cablibs; It was", foand • llid annual list of marine casualties is replete with the the trawlw »Nov9rossisk. gave "no melancholy details., of ships foundering at sea, ships driven indication' of intentions other than aground, crewmembers swept overboard or injured, fishing," but may have caused the 'Weather Satellite' damage by getting her dragging geiu- entangi^ with the cables. That's why,-from the seafaring man's point of view, the The boarding o4 the sWp, the giant strides forward now being made in long-range weather first incident of its kind in' mari­ forebasting are a most heartening development. The recent time hiatpry, was '* Jusiffied by launching of a Vanguard rocket as a "weather satellite" for 'American authorities liy - the inter­ the study of cloud formations and storm centers highlights national ;a''greepent»^> 1884 pro­ viding f(^,'t)he prote(!tipn of under­ a ma|or breakthrough in the offing in predicting the course sea. cableSi'it i§ one of the few pre- Pf storms, days and weeks ah®^id of time. tt' fe now held possible that withintelativ%ly shqrt time,' reyolutiob A ^reements that the Soviets koP^^y to. satellites will be sent ^loft" tvhich will be aole to photograph LAKE CHARLES—The political The bc^dibg party Pf five^found plou^ formations and^ track' the paths of hurricanes and other livened up a bit here as the ship't^ palters in primer and her stpriife with great accuracy,; This would •ena^e-Jhe j^ofecdst-^ scene keveral wbuld-be candidates began gear fitted^or a deep-sea fUshing. ipg-<^ storm conditions well in advance, giving ample notice putting out bids for labor support. Three jttSble shipi^, ^mon"^ them to sjj^s which cbuld then'alter routes to avoid the storms. Port A^ent Lefoy Clarke reports the Jolw MpKav.i panned 'By, m^berj^^tM Caj^adian Dis­ 'Jrt^^ddition, pceanhgrapMc surveys'how 'being" conducted that. the.backgrounds of these men trict, woifejgi^|Bg!fSfinimoned to are ^tablishirig' the ]lpc|[tipn and. capses of, surface wave are beipg Investigated and .that repair ttl^' cabl^y^lthough rough turlMence in the oceahs.^Tliis information can then bemused decisions wUl.be reached according weather operations, in. rating ships. In 'the^'AltlantSci, for example,, MST$-ships, to their previous stands on labor. Soviet Boat Susoect In Cab 0 Break La. Candidates thd faulMra^^as^ted .and;, the cables the storm a " diminished. smoother sailing and" fedhced danger l^venty-one cables,, 18 of , them ij^tru^hasfegMlii^s a long way off ftbm being abie td^con*.^^eripan-owned, ^ il lireat|H tfim but it certainly looks like , .^la^iq. Most breaks tP corrosion, . pc^ct, manufacture. Taad. marina months m advance, which wijl ^ one of ,ihe ;daining inentrsf^b^siKrierer:^^ ' '' '' M,eapwhi^ei., ship]ping yvas , fair, with JO, ships in, transft and oiie, paying off. In " transit v.-ere the Royal OalL CS MiapU, l^wawa,, ,»ra#o?d:is!Bnd;:p^ iJhe; iJei iMhiido, (Mississipp^. -.f-be Chiwawa also paid off. Other European complaints on the "50-50" law are expected to be included on the agenda. This law assures US-flag ships of a mini­ mum of 50 percent of .all Govern­ ment-financed exports. US unions have been staunch defenders of the ^'50-50" law. GE Sees AtomShip Feasible WASHINGTON—Another major company engaged in research and production in the nuclear-power field has indicated that nuclear piapts for ocean ships can be de­ veloped in the very near future. General Electric Vice-President Francis McCune told the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy that his company:,,.believed a nuclearpower plant was feasible for large tankers and cpuld^'become commer­ cially competitive in a few ye*is. GE's viewpoint substantiated previous testimony by Standard Oil of. New Jersey, Snerry Rand and the Isbrandtsen Ccmpany as to the desirability of constructing a nuclear-powered plant for comm.ercial tanker purposes. The position of the .A-dministration has been to "wait and see" what the experience c,f the first nuclear •ship, the NS Savannah, is, after a period of actual operation. Government witnesses conceded that this outlook was dictated by budget considerations and ad­ mitted as well that the Savannah's reactor will he obsolete for prac­ tical purposes as soon as it starts functioning. McCune, like other witnesses be­ fore him, testified to the superior­ ity of the boiling water reactor over the Savannah type and pre-? dieted further reduction in cost and improvement in performance • in the boiling water reactor. PUOtB urreiss VRAWii^ ^ Af!XiCl£S ve ^eiCemedW yovof �f • •' - • W':5.': • ^^V. -I race Twelre SEilFAIERS M DITIOC from this is that early warnings aboijft potential disabling ailments an( Injuries are being taken much more seriously today. The result is that exams at such faciflties as the various SIU clinics are paying off— not only by speeding up necessary treatment but also by cutting re­ covery time. Boston reports four recent arrivals at the marine hospital there, most of them in better than fair shape. Among them are: Williaih Phillips. ex-Hobin Hood, who was found to have some ear trouble after check-up and is now making good progress,' Edward Broussard, exArmonk, who's suffering from hemorrhaging but is improving, and William Ward, ex-Mankato Victory, drydocked for an infected stomach. With his pains gone now. Ward faces a few more tests and then possible discharge. Ward Brewer All's going well with Howard Watts, also in Boston, following his Repatriation on the Steel Rover. Watts had some trouble after an ulcer operation in India, was operated on again back in the States arid is expected to be out for good soon. He was originally on the Steel i'lyer. Savannah has only two men "on the hospital roster: Richard W. Cetchovich, ex-Seatrain Savannah, and Mohammed Said, ex-Eagle Transporter. Cetchovich had some surgery done ori his arm and hand and is doing okay. Ditto's the word on Said, who's being treated for arthritis. In Baltimore, William Brewer, Clyde Carlson and Edward BfeCawaa recently checked in at the marine hospital. Brewer, off the Robin Trent, came in for a check-up and is doing fine. A knee condition has sidelined Carlson, who was on the Michael last trip out. McGowan is in for treatment of a back condition. He was on the Ocean Eva. These and all the brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and mail from their shipmp^es. Drop, in or write them when you can. The following is the latest available list of SIU men in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK, VA. Albert W. Canter Widdie C. Hinson B. W. Castellow Jr. Swindell W. Lewis John J. Harrison Donald L. Willis USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. Joseph S. Barron Wm. H. Pussinsfcy Joseph H. Berger Wm. L. Robinson Michael J. Coffey Maurice Rosenthal Leo Cronsohn A. J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Wm. R. Seibert Myron E. Folts Claude A. Virgin Eric W. Johnson -Joseph Neubauer F. Melgulades USPHS HOSPITAL iSAVANN4Ul. CA.. R. W. Cetchovich Mohammed Said USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON D. L. Warrington VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON, TEXAS B. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS., MASS. Charles Bartlett D. Fitzpatrlck USPHS HOSPITAL . FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers B. F. Delbler John C. Palmer Horace Ledwell Jr. VA HOSPITAL DENVER, COLa Clifford C. Womack VA HOSPITAL BUTLER, PA. James F. Markel VA HOSPITAL , BOSTON, MASS. Thomas W. Kmion H: 1^' • 'I • i';. • •> ' SAILORS SNUG HABBOB STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE, ALA. Benjamin Huggins VA HOSPITAL - KSCOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph cm VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NY E. T. Cunningham USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. HD. John' Asavlcula Emanuel Jones Hennlng Bjork Edward HcGowan William . Brewer Domingo Orbigoso Lonnle Buford Vincent Rizzuto Millard Byron Henri J. Robin Jr. Clyde Carlson Herbert Shartzer Patrick J. Duikln Wm. F. Smart Jr. Clarence Gardner G. Warrington Gorman Glaze Bruce E. Webb Robert Heillg USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS.E. Broussard Ray Peters Dale F. Evans Wm. H, PhUlips C. A. McCarthy WllUam H. Ward Raymond L. Perry Howard J. Watts ^ USPHS HOSI^AL GALVESTON, TEXAS Carmelo Martinez Harold Simmons James Matthews USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, LA. Herbert Allman Wooldridge Xing Robert G. Barrett . Edward Knapp Leo H. Lang Carey J. Beck Claude Blanks Terral HcBaney Robert Brown Alexander Martin Isauro Cardeal Michael Miller SEAFARERS LOG. D. B. Carpenter . John Hills Cloise Coats Jack Moore 675 Fourth Ave., Feas T. Crawford Michael O. Huzio Eugene CroweU Win. E. Nelson Brooklyn 32, NY Chas. R. Dalcourt Dominic NeweU Adolph L. Dannt Edward Northrope Douglas Winford Powell I would like to recefve the James Oliver Flynn WUUam Rollins James C. GUsson James Rutherford . SEAFARERS LOG — please Herbert E. Grant Ernest Sauls.. James E. Guy James Shearer >ut my name on your mailing John Hrolenok T. H. Stevens James Hudson James Ward ist. (Print Information) Sidney Irby Robert Wiseman Nicholas Katoul Clark C= Wood John H. Kennedy f:iifford Wuertz NAME USPHS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN, NYLewis R. Akins Frank Hernandez Manuel Antonana Donald Hewson Eladio Aris Ludwlg Kristlansen Fortunate Bacomo Thomas. R. Leiuur STREET ADDRESS Joseph J. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Bruno Leo Mannaugh Leo V. Carreon J. s; CByme James F.. Clarks. C. Oslnski • • « .» Joseph D. Cox George G. Phifer Juan Denopra Winston E. Benny John J. IbriscoU George Shumaker Otis L. Gibbs Almgr S. Vlckers Bart E. Guranlck Port P, Wing Taib Hassan Royce Yarborougb USPHS HOSPITAL ISLAND, NY TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you Andrew STATEN Brelih Francisco HarUnei •re en eld tiibscriboi and hav* a Robert W. Bunner V, Mavromatis C. Cepriano , Harold J. Moore ehan^a of address, pleasa give your T. Duiah DeDuisin Harvey W. Morris former addrasi balewi .Toseph J, Domino Paul Norton G. B. Griswold - Wm; C. Palmer , Victor Gustafson H. J. Peterson John S. Hauser David T. Raynes ••• • i i E-.'-ward H. Heacox. EtttetejrlQ. Rivera .Jose Rodriguez y-'i > '(••} ! i r.ci * ••J..,.. ! is ;. r.'.'eret^ Hord H.. A. Jurgenton' Frank SoHaho M'.f. .5j f . i'-n Patrick T. Kelly ; -Bhek'iSoM' t Rtifino Lara John UlU - ' CITY ^ joBii R. Longhurst JuUo Valentin'^ ' NUs H. Lundquist Amlello Verdemara L. McGlinchey John WestfaU '•'ST^VTE;, :W'a• . S. Ludwlg Manhart CITY STATE I »'r^' Chowtlme 20NE .. ..... ADDRESS Welfare Assist Draws Thanks To the Edltoir : We want you to rnake public how thankful we arc to the woriderfal Seafarers Welfare Plan for the great services it has given us in bur difficult moments when we had all our children sick in the hospital. They received good treatirient and several doctors' visits, all paid for by^he plan. We are very proud because my husband is a member of the The number of SIU men laid up at various hospitals around the country continues to be fairly constant, even -jvith a spurt of new admissions froih time to time. One conclusion i i««rigita*. iwi' SEAFARERS LOG Bud Wiilioms, nighf cook and boker on the Pocificus, shows off selection bf pies prepored for dinner during trip to Indio: from the West Coost. letto Te 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. best sailors organization in the world. We pray to God that He bless the organization, its offi­ cers and members and that they may continue giving their won­ derful services for years to" come. ' , Mr. and Mrs. Eduardb'Rppefont ; * 4^'- Year Aboard Ship Should Be Enough Chief . cook Dorryl Chofin does the honors on roost beef, cutting off slices for dinner. All told, it looks like the ship it eoting very well. She's cor« rying groin to Indio. Bosun Better, CqmingHome Latest reports indicate that an operation which had been scheduled on Seafarer Jose ^yes-in Singapore has been post­ poned, and that he'll be back Stateside this week. Before the surgery was put off, three crewmen off the Steel Flyer each gave a pint of blood to the blood bank of Singapore's General Hospital in anticipatioir of Reyes' needs during the operation, , The donors from the Flyer, ac­ cording to ship's reporter C: Ma-' thews, were Aldo Perini, AB; Joe Faircloth, fireman, and Juan Felidano, wipeT. Hews had been bosUn on the Steel Admiral. It i.s understood he reopened the incision of a previous operation while working on the Steel Ad­ miral in January. .He 4s also suf­ fering, from a stomach condition. Reyes -was known to the Flyer's crew, having come aboard while both ships were tied up in Singa­ pore's west anchorage early hi January. The Admiral later switched its itinerary and trans­ ferred cargo for Indonesia to the Flyer, which returned to Sing­ apore after calling at Javanese ports. It sailed again wheiv the blood donors returned to the ship. Reyes is' now being flown back for hospitalization in the New York area. Both crews expressed special thaiiks'to Miss Ruth Rosen, a passenger who twice visited the Reyes at the hospital in Singapore, for her kindness to a fellow sea­ man To the Editor: Brother Cameroq . (LOG, Jan; 30) thinks there should be - no limit on the time a seaman can stay on a ship. He mentions performers and the-fabt that they just make a trip or two and that's why they are in favor of the one-year limit. On all the ships I worked oh I found the performers in the minority and the real hard working seamen in the majority. The "one-year rotation" would give the guy on -the beach a break. It could be you! Another feature I noticed among both seamen and land­ lubbers is that then when they stay, on a .Job-,too long they get a sort of "bossy" complex and think they own the ship; If a guy can't make it in a year with the decent SIU salary , and con­ ditions, I would say "Jump off the Golden Gate Bridge." ' Antheay V. SmoiensU . that the overall job picture accor^g .to the shipping. round­ up published in the LOG shows that a lot of jobs, go to class C men for lack of takers with class A or class B seniority. But most of the time these jobs are only the entry ratings. You don't very often see class C men fill­ ing key jobs and such. Brothers, it: matters not what class or job we ship in provid­ ing there are jobs when we w?nt and need them. 1 feel that we should bring thiis subject to a vote of the membership. I have beard this voiced in a lot bf ports and on the ships very often.- Most of the men I'hear speak about it are all in favor of a one-year limit. Now the fact remains that some men want to stay on S ship for years. That is all well and good if a man likes that. As for myself, 1 am married and 1 take off very often for home and the Jdds. I believe there , are a lot men who would do the same if they were sure they could get another ship when the vaca­ tion was over. ^ Biit if we had the 12-month rule, we could practically bet, that we woulfd get a job within a very reasonable peribd of time. In a case where there was. no man available to relieve the man due to come off under the 12-month hile, the man on the', ship'would then have to stay; on in order to prevent the ship from sailing short-handed." I think it will work arid we should give it a try. U i£ doesn't, work, we brivbn't lost A thing, but we should vote on the tlubject and leave it up to majorityto decide. I for one am strong­ ly in favor of limiting the timeon a ishlp. ' '" . fTed R. Hieks, Jr. SS Seafair .444- Sltiiiiii Rates Steward Tops To-the EdUor: . I km Mridting this letter to let the Union know we have a very good chief steward here on the SS Captain Nicholas Sitinas. He is Brother Charles Stevens, man who does everything for'-.the creVr.' '.. The steward is on the spot everjr morning to check on everything, and -to make sme it comes out prepared weU. Bc. sides putting out good irierius, he als6 goes to the galley some^ times, to hfdF turn out special itenis for the crew. • t i ' I am the ship's delegate aiid To the Editor: ~ During the past several on behalf of all the crew rec-' months I have had the pleasur'a. bmiricrid, Stevens aS; one W the . of reading several letters in the best stewards in the SIU. , Thomriif G. Bn^^oa LOG on the subject of forced ; . = .4::. i. vacations for our membership. I wish to state that L.am in MoreOnWIvba complete agreement that we should leave our berths after, a HavlnE ID Card To thb Editor: 12-month period; or 360 days; As a 'married man' and one ' 1 .agijce with.the many other, with, obligations on paying for people-who have-written to the a home and ftiSny other; items LOG kboiit giVlrig: Identification I feel I can speak pretty freely cards, it would foe a little easier on this subject. I hbve s pretty I know,' frOm exp'eriencc, that large obligation, and. I-feel that cashing allottment checla,can if I can 'meet these things on be a problem-' If we had thefeO one year's employment then the cards it would be. a little easier other members of this great for the wives. Jdentificatiori ;eards can be Union , of ours can too..« I understand •- that" in some very-useful for such pupioses as . cases tijls. migbfiwbrk a hard­ getting into the SIU hall to ob­ ship on some important key jobs tain infomatiott or tp see some- ' siich as Those on-the passenger one, and klso,:would avoid the ships, etc. But 1 belieye we trouble that • SIU depmidents could iron out this niatter in have wheri they, go to, the SIU some way by having special pro^ clinic for a check-iip-" " I believe that if all the Seri-i visions for certain biircUto-replace jobs. In any case, a limit farers' wives who read the LOG ^ of a year on a ship , should be would write the. PriiOii; Qfa. tlds . our ultimate goal; Our brothers subject then ;8uiiielhiHg wouliT in the SUP set uir the seven- be done. Believe .riie, I rim sore,,';' niouth. rule and I have spoken to I am sp&.^^king for other-people ipanyof ^m who te«!l tbnt the, -ymcb Ifpy ihpt'ifti^'jd)^ i^t-up is just 6ne; it i^ves tificaiion card would be a.^atM help for the wives and children. everyone a chance for a job. m. NapbTeoiaa-^ • Ndw tfin l^ueSUoa^' i^^ �mmh Ur i*a9 I I)-,4.. .Vv , .. THI CABINS (T*IIM City ll««nlna)*.^ITABKAtL SIMMIB^ail-AthnflcU ifit. ||J^-clMlrBMm> I. WallMai SM> MAE (Suli), Feb. 1—Chairman, R. Tyren; Secretary, R. Tapman. Siip'a fund t31.90.' No beefs. Bequest quiet in passageway.. Water preesure not. eufficient in head*. Collection of tl ' to be taken for antenna for TV at payoC. . SAVANNAH (Saatraln), No data— Xhsihnan, R. May; lacratary, J. ObraM. Washing machine wringer to bd repajred. Ice box to bo adjusted. One man fired in Savannah. Some dis­ puted OT. On* man misted ship. Suggestion to have three lineochangea per week. ORION STAR (Orion), Feb. I— Chairman, C. Smith; Sacretary, A.AFOUNDRIA (Witarnan), Jan. IS— Cunningham. Delegate spoke to cap­ tain about putting out draws in trav- Chairman, R. (FConner; Sacratary, W. Sink. Doctor drunk in Phlla. Captain -relieved doctor and arranged for ahots in NY. Motion to reelect dele­ gate by acclamation. Quiet to be ob­ served whUe men Sleeping. All foc'slea aft to bo aougeed. Fans to be cleaned. MADAKET (Weterman), Jan. IS— Chairman, C. Lambert; Secretary, R. Taylor. New screens and mattresses received. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food and service. VALIANT HOPE (Ocean), Fab. 31— Chairman, J. Sheenan; Sacretary, C. Bellamy. Rcpalia being made. No Major beefs. Request water line to check engine. Sink to bo fixed. Turn off washing machine when finished. Return hooks to library. - JOHN B. WATERMAN (Watermanl. March 1—Chairman, J. Flowers; Secwetary, V. Meehsn. No- beef*. Bom* 'disputed OT. Discueaiott on wiper blowing tubes. Disc on foc'ale sou A painting. Washing machine he*( repair. Vote. *f thanks to steward for improved menus. iBIRVILti iWaterman), Feb. 1— Chairmen, H. Carney; Secretary, C. Rawilni*. Ship's fund S6S.10. No beefs. New delegate and treasurer elected. FLOMAR (Caimar), Feb. 1—Chsil^ man, A. Fertner; Secretary, R. Duff. No beefs. Wiper missed ship—^Frisco. Fireman hospitalised in Coos Bay. Re­ quest cutting down on coffee. FACiFiCUS (Orteni, Jan. SI — Chairman, A. Therw Secrgtary, O. Ruddy. Water tanks will be cleaned after discharge of cargo. fund. Few heefs re diatrflmtian of mada chine motor replaced in Singapore, if possible. Crew agreed to cover cost, Man cautioned about fighting on diip. Cretr Waniad about fooling up in port. Vote of thank* tc cooks for Job well done. Tribute To A Shipmate Reb. 4S-—ClM|niRiii# 'd- OMfSMl refary> B. iiv No be bedis. liV No Men missed gUp, „ SnAS^S^ Vote of tbnka. t*. ' for Job well done. Uag ahewer -tains, to prevent deck from tWo Void of tfii^ to ateward. dsvt. far ffood, food and • service, B1 donation to be collected «t payoff fo> ship's lundi %ary, tf; 'STliackk. Contacted R; Matthew* teom Ttaaa Cttjr.ra »a|4ns •S proceduMt WIU be laatrncted when arriving, NY. Motion made and carried, to have delegate wire B« time of arrivaL Crew asked not to unacrew. all light buUvi in pasMtgewayi. Laun­ dry to be kept clehn. elerg' cheek* with captain eignaturo on them' a* crew have found them difflt 'cult to get 'cariied. Hereafter, cvtain >U\.get all traveler* check* in Jiman, •where his signature is not required. rShip'S' fund was contributed to former chief cook, who waa taken eS aick. Few hours OT disputed. One man missed ship In Saeebo, last trip. ':' > -i .• :"r' • SEAFAMERS IPG STtei. ADsMIRAt (UihmUnK M, •-"•Chairmaiiy t. OuiMi SMraUryp H. Orlami*. Captain to have letters mailed at both points of Canal.- Draw in Halifax on OT. Few hours dis­ puted OT. ReporU sefepted. Motion to post direct sailing time rather .than tentative. Vote defeated en one year limit on thip. Repair lilt to be submitted. Vote of thank* to delc-g«te for Job well dene. BARBARA FRIETCHII (Liberty), Jan. 3S—Chairman, V. Menta; Sacre­ tary, R. KarezawsM. Beefs to be diacussed with dept. delegates. (Mod ship—good crew. Ship's fund tl3.38. New delegate cloctod. SnggeM timet to be put on waahing machine for safety, etc. IDEAL X (Fenn.), Jen. f—Chairman, W. Smith. Rapair Uat prepared—dis­ cussion on fumigation. Ship's fund S3.99. Keep metaroom dean. Flaca glasses en drain hoard. Thanks to steward dept. for job well done. STREL A6I (isHimlan), Fob. 31— Chairman, H. Brown; Secretary, J. Savaga. Some disputed OT. ClarUcation needed re work done by Indians in Calcutta. One man logged fOr not woriring two days. Request more cigarettes. Request more SEAFAR­ ERS LOG* mailed to ships on fereiaB articles. Chief mate uses pantry 'equipment in dispensing medical aid . to crew and refusea medical aid smless during hia working hours... ' DEL VIBNTO (Mississippi), Fob. I— Chairman, B. BroOeriek. Two men off sick. Vote of thanks to steward -dept. for Job well done. Few hours OT disputed. WANS ARCHIR. (Nerth Atlantic VoilKMAR (Calmsr), Fob. 21 — Msrihs), Feb. 1—Chairman, L. Smith; .'Chairman, H. Fllzgarsld; Secretary, Socrotary, L. Hopkins. Ship's fund K. Hatf imlslM. 1^. to clarify .sailing SS.OO. No beefs. Delegates elected in board. AU excess linen to be turned all • departmenta. Request steward in before arrival. Bq. to have quan­ dapt. Uving quartert be cleaned, tity of food inciwased. MeaU A vegeaougeed and painted. Vete ef thanks •tables are main items. to steward dept. SEATRAIN LOUISIANA (ieatrafai), CITIES SSRViCR (Saltimer^, -tan. .Fsb. 8S—ChalmMn,. F. Russo; Sacra­ II—Chairman, D. Hebert; Secretary, tary, N. R*ml*y. SS9S paid out for W. Cassidy. NO: beefs. Everything new TV: tririp's fund $41. On# man running smoothly. Ship's fund $39. paying off in NY. No becfii. New flimigsiin missed ship In Nmrfolk. One delegate elected. Suggest adCquat£^ man hospitallted In Tabipa. Baker ' heat in crews' quarters. Discuasian missed drip In Lake Charles. SSS re xougceing laundry room. Suggest donated to March of Dimes. men asfao have time off in NY be allowed to pay off first. Be* about WANS FiONIER (Inter Qcsan), Jan. getting meat block planed or re­ 31—Chairman, T. Drobbbis; Secre­ placed and sec If any action has been tary, J. CrsN. No beefs. One man taken re air oonditiairing of crews' hospitalized. S14 in dilpM fund. Some mess before hot weather -arrives. • diaputed OT. Motien made, A seconded to have engine pitrdlmaii aboard for KYiKA (Watennan), Feb. S-Chali^ payoff, also havg delegate caU Nor­ man, S. Heufcebe: Sacretary, H. Alefolk Ml fOr replae^ent-of miering Alear. Caputs forbids liquor on man in stoward d^. ship. SfalpM fund $•. After ualns between AB and messman be settled. washing machine at night, leave Ught Request men-leaviBg sliip at payoff to out. Return books to shetyea. DanT leave clean foc'de A drip. Turn In leave clotbea drying for daysJ Heat­ excess linen and matches to steward. ing system needs repairs. Ne an* dishes. Wiper's locker needs repi^. ^COASTAL CRUSAORR fSuwanne*), Feb. IS—Chelrman, 6, Foley; > Secre­ . ROYAL OAK (CItIs* Ssrvlcs), Fsb. tary, D. Wegner. New delegate dect- . Chairman, M. McNab; Secretary, ed. Heads to be In sanlMiv condition A. Carpenter. Several repairs made. sftsr. lisa. ' Jlon't pouir coffee in scut­ Mattreas to eome. Repair list to be tlebutt. Froper attire to be used .in turned in. Flowers sent to OuiUoiy messhall. family in hospitM. tS in ahlp'a fund; request donation at payoff. Tffo.iOIAL X (Fsnn), Jan. f—Chairman, hours disputed OT. No beefs. ReW. Smithr Secretary, D. Llela. Repelir qnest draw before docUng Sdnth. 8e«^ list ready. Dtacusdon on fumlgaUou. about cold water below deck. Plimp M.8S in shlp'a fund. No beefs; evesy- ordered. thlng running smoothly. Keep nussroom clean. Placaa glassea on drain STIRL AOMtRAL (Itthmlan), Dec. board and not in sink. Vote of tkanko 14.. Cbetmian, H. Orlande; Secretary, to steward dept. for Job weU done. R. Hunt. New delegate elected. Ne beefs. Do not fill washing machinv FAIRLAND (Fan-Atlentlc), Feb. SI with taothcn «bdrmaii, c. DeMdelnr leerwferF, Frank Kuafura. No beefs, naebssion ORtON cilFFRR (Orion), Feb. II— on benches for aft. Motion that b*M- CbeHsnan, M. BerlewHs Secrolary, J. er be installed battreom , and BnylO. New AB Joined ship nt Babre—iwer bctwaeb eleb. A bosim'S quar^ in Island. One man JelMd. dhto at * ^.of thai#* to ateward dept. Saseba,. Japan. On* OB aktttrihmm wd halju for pte and paatriea made disputed OT. Delegate ntH ImvlnB trottUe: With Captain Md MSM nute. DissMiaflod i with feed. SbotUga of YAXA -(Waterbian), Feb. F-r-Cbeliv -cigarettes;-man, C. WalUck; Secretary, F, Stan^nharry. Csplsta Jdeaged With er»W. . BRL ORO (MiHiealppO, FA 3X — Me .member got married, no logff .. Chsirmsn, W. Osotmesist Sogreteiv. • Crow to atakc Jist^.of Mfidy-auggeF S. tmlth. On* mm kriate*- gblp in Uona. Evewthltff in. good.Shaw.:. NOL. Montevideo, Urugwor, ||ilF% Banff BM.^ tioj&putcd OfT. yefg nf tbinkA,• -Jteqneat eoffoe -pete boTjaAli. Cm- • to-atniMv.d*i|rt. f«f fiii«;hoUb» dltn^ /Hbm •- ro megiman- /ffiMMi-; bear , beca.-: .-Kepfilir .CMMlttm*:. ' • S-r-lr": -V • • lAiW Heads bowed, crewmembers on the Valiant Faith attend final rites at sea for- 3rd assistant engineer Axel L Lundqvist, who passed away in his sleep on Feb. 7. Services were held Sunday morning, Feo. 8, with Copt. A. DeBoxy officiating and aU engines on "stop." ..Phil Roshke was the photographer. LOG'A-RHYTHM: Love For The Sake Of Loving By JofaD F. Wiuiderlich . / love for the sake of loving; Some toiU cry for. the sake of crying. I sing for the sake of singing; Some will die for the sake of dying. . I drinJc for the sdke of drinking; • Some abstain for the sake of abstaining. I laugh for the sake of laughing; Sanve cotnplain far the. sake of complaining. t win Sonie I live Sonie for'the sake of winning; wilt fail for the sake of failing. far the sake of living; will ail for the sake of ailing. But why shouldn't we all Win for the sake of winning. Sing for the sake of singing, Laugh for the sake of laughing, [And love fpr the sa^ of'loving? And let others do the ailing • Failing Complaining Fat:* TbMMm Laugh-A-Day Helps Keep 'Em Sailing The jokers are running wild these days and it isn't even Spring yet. On the Wang Pioneer, the whole crew has been called down for using the blackboard for practical jokes. They've been marking up the board with early calls and notices for money draws that don't exist. The Orion Clipper gets its comic relief from the new chief mate, a real bell-to-bell man. "He'll be a happy naan,", says our corres­ pondent, "when someone invents pants with a toilet and shirt that has a builtrin water fountain. First he sax's take castor oil for what ails you aad then the next day squawks that you spend too much time run­ ning the head. How can you beat that system?" Then there's the guy on the Wacosta who had his troubles making himself understood in Belgipm until he found a cabbie who- said he spoke English. As the ^ver was taking the sailor back to the ship, he asked if he had yi^ted the World's Fair in Brussels. "Couldn't," said our man. "Not enough time. Too bad." The driver slowed the car, looked back at the seaman in amazement and sjtarted cussing him over the "insult" he'd made. "But you don't understand," the sailor said. "In American, too bad means I'm sorry, sort of." "Ah," said the driver. "You ase sorry our World's Fair was too bad. That is also Insulting." With that, the driver stopped the cab, collected his fare and drove way grumbling. Our man may still be walking. 'J .. * Abstaining And die for the soke of dying. 10 Days' Stores, 20 Days To Home' While on the Flomar I ran across an article about Lish Taylor (LOG, Jan. 30), which brought back memories of a trip we made on the old Andrew Jackson for Waterman some time in 1940. ' This stciy was submitted to know we had ran out of butter one We took her out of Mobile the LOG by Seafarer E. B. afternoon but the next morning we and went to the Far East and (Peloekes) "Fart SS Flomar. had butter in the icebox. I always then to Spain. thought the (miy way you could That was before the US went make butter was by letting milk into the war. We picked up a load was the first time I ever knew that clabber and then churning it. But of tobacco for Santander, Spain, a fish had chitterlings. 1 always it seems Lish was making it out of and were supposed to go through thought they came from a hog. baking grease and eggs. Maybe he We had some good seamen on had some kind of secret formula. Suez,' but American ships couldn't go through theie then, so we had that scow. To name a few: Ray­ He was the best steward I ever to come all the way back through mond Foster, Vernon Hall, Leroy rode with in all my 26 yeai-s on the Panama Canal. Lish put in a GuUey, Adama, Barett, Olmcmd, these ships. lai^e order for stores In the Canal Uncle Jimmy Gray and many more Ahyway we head back to Balti­ but received only about half of I cant recall. more, a run of about 20 days, and I We stayed in Spain about 23 know he only had about ten days' what he ordered. At the tinae he didn't mind that days. Not being able to get many stores. Every day he would take s(i| much, as he thought he could stores, we were running short The a sight and count the meat. We had good weather coming pick up more stores In Spain. We captain asked the steward if he did receive stores in Japan, but could make it home with .what he back, and we made it to the docks they didn't have any cold storage had but I never heard the answer. with the boxes wide open, and not 1 was 2nd orok and-baker on the even one ox joint left. But Lish there so all the.-meat was ireshkilled. To top it off; they brought ship, and I thought I knew what swore if he had to stay out another aboard the heads- and all, and the was in the boxes. I'm telling you 1 day we would have had meat.-1 was sorry wci got in. 1 would have crew was wondering if it ynp being liked to bkve-lemoned the secret of 1^ smne idad of dog. They all making meat. said tlmy weren't going to cat any We didn't have any supper tlie 6t the meat TWs is where our evening we got in so they brought chief cook, Clarence Lett, came in. Seafarers nvefrseas hifo want Well, we had lamb meatballs and to get in touch with hej^quar- saodwichM for all the crew. To top veal hambiirgen, and all tiie time ters In a hurry MU) do. so by it off, we. didn't have a squawk the the crew waB waiting fnr the stew cabling the Union at its cable whole trip. Any of the men who ard.. to put veal or lamb on the • '"OSS, SEAFARERS NEW was on the old Andy will remem her that trip- . lnena..Now in Spahi they had Just YORK... Now Lish has retired; s good gotten over their civil wjuv so the Use ot this address wilFassure USi^s we piched Miip tbeiw dtdnt . -leedy transniisslon on all me»- Union mim and • goodaeaman. Rot am(MMit>tb Bi»^. Wc'wfm lo sages and faster- '-ervicff for the a$ tiie old sa^ng; goes: "Let him hRve tito ilnweci while hff can still fei' jMBiebut thcgr salt ^e men Inv^ved. smffathim." UQimtt^ Cable Addrftss i: - • •.-1 �..•;,v:>-i ... ,vTr v> y : • ,;•; vV- / SEAFARERS LOG : rave Foajcieen Rebecca Has A Meeting Poetry In LOG A Hbbby Only To the. Editor! The appearance Of poems of mine In the SEAFAftERS LOG has brought inquiries concern­ ing my status as a seaman which I feel I should answer, I am not a seaman and have never "been one, • However, it was Inevitable that sooner or later we would come Into contact with each other because we have had the letters To The Editor Union and ship's business get careful attention aboard the SS Rebecca at regular SlU ship's meeting. P.art of the gang is pic­ tured, including J. Henning,\meeting secretary (seated, 3rd from left), and ship's delegate R. B. Barnes (seated, reading). Ship is reported running smooth so far. iNEW YORK 075 4th Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9-66(05 PORTLAND -Sll SW. Clay ^ BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. CApitkl 3-4338 Earl Sheppard. Agent EAstem 1-4900 SAN FRANCISCO.. .i.... .450 Harrison^ BOSTON . 276 State St. Douglas 2-8383 A1 Tanner, Agent Richmond 2-0140 SEATTLE 3505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St WILMINGTON......... R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C LAKE CHARLES, La. . 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-5744 MC&S MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 HONOLULU....51 South Nimitz Highway PHone 5-1714 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. ...523 BienvUle St. Cal fanner. AgentHEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS RAmond 7428 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NEW YORK 075 4th Ave.. Brooklyn UYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND.... 211 SW Oay St. NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. CApitol 7-3222 3. Bullock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 350 Fremont St. PHILAOELPUIA 337 Market St. SAN FRANCISCO EXbrook 7-5600 S Cardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 2505 —1st Ave. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. SEATTLE Marty Breithoff. Aeen' Dougla.s 2-!j475 MAin 3-0088 SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos. WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Stop so TEiiiiinal 4-8338 Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH 2 Abercorn St MFOW William Morris, Agent Adams 3-172ar 1216 East Baltimore St. Sii^Ari'Ll. . 2505 1st Ave BALTIMORE Ted Babfcowski, Agent Main 3-4334 EAstern 7-3383 TAMPA ^BOy-JKH N. FrankUii St HONOLULU ...56 North Nimitz Highway B. Gonzalez. Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 PHone 5-6077 WlLiViiiNUiON, Cant o05 Marine Ave. NEW ORLEANS 523 BKnviUe St. Reed Humphrie.s. Agent Terminal 4-2874 MAgnolia 0404 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., Bklyn. NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. SEC;RETARY-TREASURER COrtland 7-7094 Paul Hall PORTLAND... 522 NW Everett St. ASST SECRETARY-TREASURERS CApitol 3-7297-8 J Aleina. Derk W Hall, Joint > SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. C. Simmons, Eng. J. Volpian, Joint E Mooney. Std. DQuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO. 296 West 7th St. TErmlnal 3-4485 SUP SEATTLE .2333 Western Ave. HONOLULU .51 South Nimitz Highway MAin 2-6326 PHone .502-777 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. Great tak^s District JAckson 5-7428 ALPENA 1215 N Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 BUFFALO, NY......... 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 DULU-rH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randi Iph 2-4110 V Under the rules of the . SIU, FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 any member can ncminate him­ MILWAUKEE; 033 s. second Ave. self for meeting chairman, read- . BRoadway 2-3039 .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave, 2-^ cJerk or any other posi that RIVER ROUGE Mich. VInewood 3-4741 SlU, A&G District All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG musi be signed by the toriier. Names will be withheld upon request. same alms for years. I have always loved the sea and, like you, I have advocated for many years an adequate merchant marine for commerce and de­ fense and fair wages for sea­ men. I am one hundred per­ cent with you in your protests against flags . of convenience but sometimes question, your methods. I have reiid the LOG. xegu>.Iarly for a long time arid con­ sider it the best of all seatrien's publications and have always been proud to have my poems and letters appear .in it. Poetry Is a hobby. I do odd jobs for a living. I once belongfed to an AFL union for elevator operators and there were other employees in the building who were formm: sea­ men. But they aU had been KMU so I didn't even get close to you in my union ajGUliation. Nevertheless, SIU is my favor­ ite union. I think it does most for "seamen. I trust this letter will answer the inquiries. Roy Fleischer March 13, 1951 Bbod Baitki New Valiant Skipper Is A Card, TpbLease Gii Lif# T« >he Editor! Thanks to the SIU Blood Bank and the brothers who made it possible for irie to have a new lease on life. ' i:was sent to the marine hos­ pital on Staten Island for an emergency operation and need­ ed 12 pints of rare type blood. The hospital only had two pints of this type on hand. My wife contacted the First National City Bank where she is em­ ployed and all they had was two pints in their blood set-iip. Next, my daughter's husband contacted the Nassau County Police Department wherq he is employed. They graciously gave all they had, and that was two pints, making a total of six al­ together but a far cry from the ' 12 pints 1 needed. Well, when our S|U Welfare Representative heard about my needing an additional six pints it was no time at all be­ fore he personally made the trip to the blood donor center and came up^ with the needed amount. I am now at home recuperat­ ing, and hoping to be able to hit that shipping list in a few months. Meanwhile, many thanks also to the wonderful surgeons at the USPHS Hospi­ tal, Staten Island, and the Sea­ farers' successful battle to make this service available. Henry L. Maglnness 4- 4 Del Mar Now On 80th Voyage To the Editor: Enclosed find a few photos which I hope can be printed in the LOG. The Del Mar is on Ks 80th voyage and now has a full compliment of passengers.. Everything is running along smoothly ip all three (depart­ ments. The chief steward Is Bruce Bourgeois, 2nd steward is Whitey Lanier and Henry Maas is bosun. Best wishes from all hands. George H. McFall Frlnter-Forter Wv' ;<, 4 4 To the Editor: Instead of the unions fight­ ing among themselves and sometimes poking jibes at. Harry Bridges, why don't we do something constructive? As far as liame-calling is con­ cerned, I think we all could think of relatives who deserve that more than other poor work­ ing stiffs. Why don't we do something' about these "100 percent Amer-' lean" businessmen shipping under the Panamanian flag? Why not get their names, their companies' names, etc., and flush them out in the open? Let's put some dough into the campaign to have these Con-; grcssmcn and Senators who are supposed to be friendly to labor -to do something in this matter. .Publish the names of Icgisia- , tors who are friendly toward runaway ships, \ Bob Lanette > « To the Editor: I get a copy of the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG from the union local I belong to, Boilermakers 112 here in Mobile."As a former; sailor back in 1920 I enjoy read-; ing your newspaper very much. • I'd like to add my voice to i say "Keep 'Em Flying" also. That is, of course, keep Ameri­ can flags on American ships. „ S. J. Orrell 4.^4'- Seeks Directory For Every Hall Canadian District 408 Simpson St, Phone: 3-322I-128>/ii HoUis St. Phone 3-8911 MONTREAL . . 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEX; 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St, David St. CAnal 7,5212 rORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. E. EMoire 4.5719 ST. JOHN. NB ., ..177 Prince WilUam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER, EC. .. 298 Main St. 4 Wants to Flush Out Runaways ; , Throw In For ' A Meeting Jdb may be up for election before the membership, including <- irtiittees such as the tallying committees, financial commttees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership mectin^ officers are elected at the -'art of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. To the Editor: The deuces were wild arid the aces were as hot as two-buck . pistols. Three hands were left with plenty of action when in walked Captain DeBozy. There will be no more card playing after 0100 hours, he says, because the men have to work in the daytime and if they sit up playing cards they will be too tired. On this slow old Liberty on a long haul to India carrying grain, with no overtime except that which is essential, such as docking, undocking, lines, etc., the captain figures that 16 hours sleep a day Is not enough. Maybe the crew ought to take up knitting. Phil Roshke SS Valiant Faith FORT WILUAM Onfario HALIFAX, N.S Piciufed reading mail during voyage to South America, are McOoey, officers printryman (left), and George McFolj, printer-porter (right), on the cruise liner Pel Mqr. The men in the middle is not identified. •4 •• To the Editor: In the "Letters to the Editor" column (LOG, Feb. 13), the' editor of the LOG said that a list of directions to the various docks in the New York area,' . together with a large map, will be posted in the New York hall. Why not extend this idea,to all the SIU halls, so that each hall will have a map of the doek-s in its area and a list of directions on how to reach themby public transportation? ' Edward'C. Roop �• /i -Mmh IS. 1959 SEAPARERS Sni BABir ABRIVilLS J. All of the following SIU families have received.a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name; Daniel Bryan Carver, bom June Wanda Jean McGMdridi, bora ; 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. February 6, 1959, to Seafarer and Noah C. Carver, EI Cerrito, Calif. Mrs. Eugene McGoldrick, Cam­ eron, Texas. 4 4 4, Terry fan! Donzat, born Decem­ Taorgia H^am Konzannas, ber 30, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pavay Joseph Douzat, Thibodaux, bora January 29, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. William Kouzounas, Saco, La. Maine. i 4 '444 Gary Denila Glass, bora DecemGeorge Christopher MiUer, born : ber 24, 1958, to Seafarer add Mrs. February 7, 1959, to Seafarer and John Glass, Glen Burnle, Md. Mrs. Henry W. MOler, Mobile, Ala. 4 4 4 4 4 4 Inez Hernandez, born February Darlene Marie Fontenot, bora 3, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Beraldo Hernandez, San Juan, PR, January 22, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John P. Fontenot, Lake 4 4 4 Barry Wayne Penton, born Feb­ Charles, La. 4 4 4 ruary 22, 1959, to Seafarer and Joyee Elaine Hudimn, born Janu­ Mrs. Leon Penton, New Orleans, ary 25, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. La. Louis E. Hudson, Mobile, Ala. ^ 4-4 4 Donna Marie Ramos, born Feb­ ruary 8,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Armond Raipos, East Boston, Mass. 4 4 4 Evirn James Stokes, born Jan­ uary 27, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ; Donnie Stokes. Coden, Ala. • 4 4 4 4 4 4 ,^444 4 4 4 Mary Anne Doherty,. born Febru­ Darryl Girard Williams, born January 13, 1959, to Seafarer and ary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Mrs. Robert Williams, Mobile, Ala. John J. Doherty, New York, NY. EVERY I SBNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN ANQ SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS MTD" "THE VOICE OF THE tvnrr sdiWAr, laztr OMT HIM or snKfay/ WFK-»;19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast of South America, South Atlan­ tic and East Coast of United. States. WFK-95, 15780 KCa Ships in Mediterranean .areaj < North Atlantic, European and US East Coast Meanwhile, MTD 'Round-The-World Wireless kreadcasts Continue ... Every Sunday, 1915 GMT (2:15 PM EST SuTJdflp) WCO-13020 KCS - Europe and North America WCO-16908A KCs East Coast South America WCO-2Z407 KCs . -ri.*. . West Coast South America Every Monday, 0315 GMT (10:15 PM EST SiM^wf WMM 25-15607 KCs Australia . ,1 *'r. - WASHINGTON—With imports of cheaper foreign oil caus­ ing howls from domestic producers. President Eisenhower has James McLaaghlfn imposed compulsory controls on oil imports, cutting them Anyone having any information back sharply from recent on the above, please contact h.'s tially refining the oil in foreign sister, M. McLaughlin, 27 Norfolk levels. countries then bringing it into St., Roxbury, Mass. Last known job Among the events precipi­ the States,and free of controls. WMM 81-11037.5 iTUA-uiwrst Northwest iraumc., Pacific - &• i- "- was as cook on New York tug. Tankers, transporting foreign oil are generally American-owned runaways, which stand to suffer if mandatory regulations are en­ forced. On the other hand, if the demands of domestic operators are met, it will mean an increase in US oil production here and a boost in coastwise tanker sMi>ping, an area In which US-flag tankers oi>erate exclusively under maritime law. The new controls are expected to apply to most oil products, though not all. Long-established importers would figure to draw a major portion of the permitted imports while special provisions arc expected to be made in refer­ ence to the importation of Cana­ dian oil. Jobless Cost 20 Times That Of Job Accidents 4 4 4 4 4 4 Raymond Queen Your car is being held in Wayne, West Virginia. Contact Jay Watts at once. f 4 4 4 Robert Statham You are urged to get in touch with your brother Arthur at 805 N. Cedar Dr., Cavina, Calif. L. J. Goodwrin Anyone having any knowledge as to the whereabouts of the above's seamen's papers please contact Jos Volplan in headquarters. 4 4 4 4 ' 4 4 4 J 4 Oskar Kaelep Walter Nelson requests that you get in touch with him the next time you are in town. His phone number is TA 3-9517. Eugene ~Hazen > Urgent you get in touch with Jim McKinney. Phone University 3-3606 Gulfpoii, Mississippi, collect. 4 Joseph Rcvill Your clothing left aboard the SS Yaka is in the baggage room in the New Orleans hall. WASHINGTON—Almost 20 times as much productivity 4 4 4 was lost because of unemployment a^ compared to lost-time Ex-Crewmembers Morning Light accidents on the job in American industry in 1958. An AFLThose who sailed on the ship be­ CIO study based on CJoverntween February 14, 1957 and March ment statistical data indicated dustry. The cost to the.American 12, 1957, and were traveling on a economy, while considerable, no­ that 1,118,000,000 work days where approached that of unem­ Greyhound Bus from New Orleans to San Francisco which colUdqd ployment. with a car en route, are urged to The AFL-CIO figures support contact Fred Lowler at 1040 Euclid the Federation's program calling St., Beaumont, Texas. He was in­ for various types of Government jured in the accident and needs assistance to reduce unemploy­ witnesses for his court case. ment whic^ has persisted despite 4 4 4 the business recovery. "Ski," AB Another figure, that for illness Glen Schrolucke wants to get in or injury off the job, was ten times touch with an AB nicknamed "Ski" that of work accidents, amountr who has a withered left arm, light ing to 544 million work days. Auto­ hair and used to work for the old mobile accidents, of course, co.n- US Army Transport Service at tributed heavily to the off-job in­ 58th St., Brooklyn. jury totals. Strikes resulted in the smallest loss of ail the four categories ' • i . . BOSTON—A rough fight is ex­ listed, amounting to 23 million man pected on Beacon Hill over the days, most of which were piled up a Telatively few long-term walk­ proposed Massachusetts state in­ in outs. come tax. Acting. Agent Gene Dakin reports. This taj^ will even hit the earnings of seamen wh6 are not Massachusetts residents WASHINGTON—The Maritime but are employed on a ship in Administration has copies of a Massachusetts' waters. The law study of hydrofoil ships available would hit non-residents oh vessels for interested parties. The study, of such SIU companies as Cities based on preliminary investigation Service, Isthmian, Robin and (Continued from page 2) by the Grumman Aircraft Corpora­ others. farers and Dockers Sections of tion, covers proposals for ships Opponents have pointed to the the International Transport- with speeds of 50 to 200 knots, dis­ workers Federation in London placements from 10 to 3,000 tons fact that the plan, is the majority last January, representatives of of eases, will result in a seaman and ranges from 40 to '3,600 nauti­ maritime workers of all major cal miles. paying income taxes to two states nations of the free world agreed while his ship is; in Massachusetts The conclusions of the study waters. In addition, a tax of this with the American unions' posi­ were that hydrofoil ships could op­ type would have more of a nuisance tion to: erate at three times the speed of value than a revenue value when ". . . continue the fight against conventional vessels, and run everything is taken into considera­ any shipowner using a flag for more smoothly than conventional tion. the purpose of avoiding the ships in rough waters. proper wages and working con­ On the shipping side, registra­ It was this study which led the tion for the port inveased slightly ditions . . . Maritime Administration to award over the past period while ship­ "To seek to have established a contract to Grumman for the ping declined. A total of 16 men the appropriate collective agree­ construction of a test hydrofoil was shipped: fd pemanent berths ments covering wages and work­ ship. on the six vessels exiling into the ing conditions and, where lack­ The hydrofoil ship runs on two area, during the last two weeks, ing, social security; such agree-, stilt-like pontoons. As the speed Dakih said. ments to be concluded through increases, the ship runs higher out Payingpffwere ae Helen (Olym­ affiliated unions of the country of the water. The use of the stilts pic Trans.) and the Bradford Island in "-which actual control of the means that the impact of heavy (Cities SMviceX- liie Helen later shipping operationis vested .. seas is largely neutralized since signed bn7 Ta-ti^dlj^U were the At M meeting today the joint they pass tuid^heath the ship and Wapg Juror; (Dfertjoii); Steel /action commRt^ of the Ameri­ around the stilts. ' miral (T^tnia4> can, maiitime; unions ^as dir ' To: ^t^,| jhe i of iQ^^foU (Victory; CJartifeirtJ ' iaid the CaU'- reeled to Inipleinent this pro? ships has' been limited to s " tigny (Cities Service).' gram. craft, largely as experiments. Standard US Pacts For All wrieti, 15850 KOi Ships in Gulf oi Mexfeo, Carib­ bean, West Coast of South America, West coast Mexico and US East Coast . ..PK: Oir import limits Boost US Tankers Mass. Tax Has Kicker For Seamen 'i S-Ai - •^1 were lost beyond recovery as the result of unemplojmient which fluctuated around or above the four million m%rk all year. • By contrast, work accidents re­ sulted in the loss of 55 million work days, throughout all-of in- I • tiiePUdtn id^G tating the President's decision was the shipment of oil from Commu­ nist Rumania to the Commerce Oil Corp. which arrived la New York last week. The shipment brought an immediate protest from the Independent Petr<rfeam Associa­ tion of America, -which suggested extra duties on such sales, or on other sales where production was subsidized by the4Ni. 78T9A$0 also asked for outright prohibition of all products made by "convict, forced or indentured labor." Both 4 4 4 Debra Ann Bennies,'born Febru- these provisions could probably be applied to all Russian products. a^ 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Since present restrictions apply Etles Hennies, Lowdand, NC. only to crudd oil, many importers 4 4 4 have bep-i dodging the rule by par­ Wanda Lee Flslier, bora Decem­ ber 23, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Duane Flaher, Fasadefia, Md. Madeline and Katberhie Wbited, Sarah Lynne Dew, bom Febru­ born February 22,1959, to Seafarer ary 10, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ^ and Mrs. John L. Whited, New Paul Haywood Dew, Glen Burnie, ! Orleans, La. Md. . M/mpilTRAKS DEPAR^^ '"it-, 'Stilt-Ship' Booklet Outf MA Reports 111 'Ml �is^ •L.-' Vv '•;'-, v-,:.> .'JW , V • • V , .' ' ' .•«-.. • OFFICIAL ORGAN THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Harbor Boom, Ship Race Herald Seaway's Opening Plans for nearly $500 million worth of dock facilities and a race to bring the first deepsea US-flag ship into the Lakes point up the imminent opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway. When the ice goes out on the Lakes and on the St. Lawrence within the next few weeks, the Seaway will be ready „„ Lakes, alace other .a- Railroads are apprehensive about business. plicants, including T. J. McCarthy, taking a beating Tn the process and Major US-flag shipping op­ under contract to the SIU Great this week moved to cut rates on erators are jockeying to see who Lakes District, are not so far grain to meet the .competition. One grain company official cited will be the first to inaugurate serv­ along in the processing of their ice into the Lakes. Grace Line subsidy bids. However, the first the advantages of shipping "grain apparently has the edge on who deep-sea ship to enter the Lakes from Duluth by direct water route •f» will be the first subsidized opera- will probably be American Ex­ to Antwerp and other continental port's Extavia, a C-2, which is ports for less money than you can scheduled to go into the Lakes on ship it by rail to the East Coast." April 23 with cargo from the Seaway ships. are already booking traffic fttr this Spiing which other­ Mediterranean. McCarthy, of course, has been wise would go overseas through a long-time Lakes operator but East and Gulf coast ports after does not have plans ready yet for movement by rail. Similar interest is reported in operating offshore on a saltwater moving green coffee directly into run. Aside from expenditures on the the Lakes via the Seaway from ' Like two spent fighters in the dressing room after a bout, the Seaway project itself, local, state South America and in upping im­ battered Norwegian tanker Jaianta and the US passenger liner WASHINGTON — Chances of and Federal agencies have booked port and export of automobile Constitution tie side by side in'Bethlehem Shipyard, Brooklyn, after passing a "50-50" bill which would nearly a half-billion dollars on shipments on specialized carriers. collision. That's the Jalanta's catwalk hanging free. exclude niiaways from carrying construction- of docks, storage Government cargoes are consid­ elevators, channel widening proj­ p."; ered dim in light of strong opposi­ ects and other improvements. This tion coming from various GDv"ern- in turn opens the way for the use Ifei:* ment sources. The proposals of more and bigger ships on the called for either US ships or Lakes, and signals a boom in Lakes Cruising in a dense fog at a reported 16 knots, the American Export passenger liner Con" ships of the nation receiving shipbuilding activiti^. stitution cojllided with the Norwegian tanker Jaianta off Ambrose Light on March 1, shear­ Government aid to carry all the Most of the chann^, projects call cargoes involved. for a uniform 27-foot depth, en­ ing a 135-foot section from the tanker's bow. No one was injured. The Comptroller-General of abling ocean-going vessels to ceme Both vessels had just com--*the US has criticized the proposal in at will. Chicago, for example, pleted overhauls and were became obscure. When the Jaianta harbor tugboats. The two vessels as possibly leading to restrictions has a $40 million project going to riding light. Had was spotted again, this time by n made it into the Bethlehem Ship­ on foreign trade. The argument is expand and modernize its harbor fortunately the tanker been carrying oil, a lookout, it was only VA of a mije yard in Brooklyn under their own that ships of the legitimate mari­ facilities, making that city a front- fiery disaster might have resulted. away and was moving towards the power but. with tug escorts.. The time nations would also be ex­ runner as an outlet to the sea. Constitution's d^age was slight, The Constitution caotaiii's ad­ liner at right angles. The opening of the new inter­ cluded ^nd that this might lead In the~impen(IIng collf^oh,' the consisting of a IS-fbot wide gash mission of the vessel's speed would to retaliatory measures against national waterway is expected to detached bow section of the tanker in its port bow. The Coast Guard American-flag ships by foreign produce sharp shifts in traditional appear to involve a violation of the remained afloat and though listing has called a hearing on revoking export and traffic patterns. It will rules of the road which call for badly, was towed into shore by her skipper's license. countries. The matter may be thrashed create a fourth US seacoast as far vessels to proceed at. reduced I "T- •'.• 1^-- . out further at hearings before the inland as Duluth on Lake Superior, speeds in areas of limited visibili­ House Merchant Marine Commit­ and a bonanza for grain, ore, ty; Prior to the crash, visibility automobile and coffee shippers. ranged from several hundred yards tee. to no more than a mile. jSindilar To 1956 Crash The accident was similar to the one between an SlU-contracted ship, Fairisle, and a Panamanian MOBILE—For the first time in nine months, the Alabama tanker in 19.58, The Fairisle skip­ per was sailing ~Kis vessel at 15 state docks-here are cperating in the black, Cal Tanner, port knots, and was found guilty of agent, reports. The management of the docks has been the (The brothers described below are receiving $150-monthly SIU dis­ negligent conduct by a doast kibject of considerable inves--' ability-benefits.) Guard Board of Inquiry.- Two crew­ tigation.by the governor's of­ as in-transits. However prospects for the coming period are dim as fice and the local press be­ there are not many ships sched­ Lloyd McGee . . , 53 . . . sailed aboard SIU ships for 14 years after men were injured. joining Union in 1943 . . . worked on Libertys, Vietorys, Mariners, and TheCot&titution had spotted thie cause of Us inability to run the uled for payoff in the area. On« tankers . . . "tankers are best for a man who wants tanker on its radar screen at, a docks at a profit. bright spot will be the crewipg up to get ahead and doesn't care too much about get­ distance of 7V^ miles, but at two However an investigation by of the Claiborne, -when. the ;;,Siiip ting ashore in every port" . . . preferred runs to miles, the captain said, the target state auditore and a neyr adminis­ comes out of the yards after cpmtration fqr the docks, appointed by pleting her annual inpefition. . Germany and Northern Italy because of the many ( : the incoming governor p ii11 e d interesting sights . . . vividly recalls salvage job The vessels calling info this port them out of debt during the past during the past two week period in the Aleutians where lils^i^ip ^resc}ied. 23 sur­ month. As was reported earlier, included the Suzanne, . Frances vivors of Russian tanker . . . crew included five one of the first moves by the new (Bull); Alcoa CavSlier,. AlcoS women, one who gave birth on ship . . . McGee wffs managers was to sell the: dock's Plantei', Alcpa RoantiCr, , AlcoS chief cook on the ship at the time ... in 1950 he two yachts, one airplane and one Clipper, Alcoa Ranger (Alcoa)} ran into a typhoon off Okinawa which lasted three fire engine; The docks, and the Yaka, LaSalle, Claiborne, Morning days and was "a little too scary to be interesting" SjU membership meet­ port, have picked: UP a lot of rev^ Light, Hastihgs (lyateripan): and McGee . . . Retired in December, 1957, because of a heart ailment which made him unfit for duty ; . . lives a stone's throw away ings are held regularly entre from the large grain - ship­ the Steel N^^atbf .(Isthinian). r ments which have been passing from SIU headquarters in Brooklyn and drops over to the hall just Negotiations are' cohtihuing be­ every two weeks on Wed­ through the area. about every day, often running into old shipmates. tween the locail drydock and ship*., nesday nights at 7 PM in The 60,0(l6-toh"LiberIan-flag ore building concerns and the shipyard 4" i i carrier which ran aground here in unions. Tanner reported. In addi* Sam Gordon . . . 75 . . . began sailing from Boston In 1906 . . . old all SIU ports. All Sea­ Mobile Bay ten days ago is still tipn, a couple of SIU Marine Allied ISU member who was with SIU from the opening gun when the Union was chartered back in 1938 . . . sailed to all parts of farers are expected to stuck fast and presents a sight for Workers Division contracts are also world, liking one as much as the next.-.'. "under an attendi those who wish to tlie towii's tourists, Unable to free being negotiated and something SIU contract, every run was a good one, so I wasn't be excused should request the ship themselves, the, vessel's concrete is expected withinweek. forelgn-ftag owners hav^ put in a or;so, ,' . ,, - V fussy" . . . bom in West Indies, his work occa­ the membership aifcl officials Pf sionally took him back there . . . worked in stew­ permission by telegram call for tl)e lar^e rescue tug, Cable, ard department mostly on freighters and passenger (be sure to Include regis­ to try and work the vessel out of the Mobile bi'anch wish to extend ships . . , lives with wife in New York dity . . . tration number The next the mud. Estimates on how long it their deepest sympathy to the fam* will fake the tug to free her run -ily of Jimmle Gray, an oldtimer on can't: get-around much but still reads the news­ •?*. SIU meetings will be; from two days to a week, aiid in the disability list, who died twO papers daily as well as keeping up on Union, news all events, Will probably mean un­ days ago. Brother Gray has been a . in the LOG . . . keeps in touch with former ship­ loading the ship's cargo of ore into familiar figure to the men on the March lU . mates Claude Fisher and William Towbln . . . rebarges, : / y yj'.'' beach' here since ke went on dis* , - ^, Gordon tired in 1954 and finds the $150 monthly disability-^' '-•.•.•A--'." •.I:/:, ; Shipping for the-port for the ability a few years ago. He is sur* , r.f4 1 pension cheek g godsend . . . "I don't know how I would get along past couple of weeks was fair be­ vived by a wife and . Other rela* .!.• summarizing the SIU's effect on the role of seamen, he April : TC 15 »/. cause .of the large' number of ves­ tive?. The burial 14 • ^ the old da)^ a seaman worked from sun-up to sun-down; today V;; sels hitting the "port for payoff of 'Mobile. ' ' '.4;,---vhe .is a- genfleman" . . ; and> he added, has security besides. Gov't Office Hits SO-SO' Law Change m Tanker, Cruise Ship Collide . Liberian Ore Ship Fipds Mobile Channel Snug Fit SSNEDULE OF SIU1AEETINGS f'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. 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Title A name given to the resource March 13, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU, NMU SEEK US SCALE ON RUNAWAYS SIU FAMILIES GET BENEFITS INCREASE UNIONS TO SEEK STANDARD US PAY ON RUNAWAYS ENGINEERS VOTE ON FINAL MERGER ADD NEW HEARING PLAN TO SIU SHIPPING RULES WAVE STUDY CUTTING SHIP TRAVEL TIME NAVY BALKS AT WC MISSILE SHIP CHANGE SHIP’S SAFETY RECORD STILL GOING STRONG US JOBLESS AID EXTENSIONS SOUGHT BILL HITS FREE TRAVEL BY US AIDES HOUSTON HARD-PRESSED TO FILL JOB OPENINGS RESHIPS BOOST NY JOB FIGURES; OUTLOOK FAIR SIU WELFARE PLAN EXPANDING BENEFITS TANKERS OPERATORS PRESS FOR ’50-50’ CARGO SPLIT STATE DEP’T PLANS JUNE MEETING ON RUNAWAYS OIL IMPORT LIMITS BOOST US TANKERS JOBLESS COST 20 TIMES THAT OF JOB ACCIDENTS HARBOR BOOM, SHIP RACE HERALD SEAWAY’S OPENING TANKER, CRUISE SHIP COLLIDE LIBERIAN ORE SHIP FINDS MOBILE CHANNEL SNUG FIT 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 03/13/1959 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. XXI, No. 6 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/320e7f9d955beada2d0537a29ec5dd43.PDF c002c0120497af09e4c4641998be3e3d PDF Text Text -- See Centerfold SEAFARERS i LOG • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • State Dep't Move ttit: RAP US BID TO SHIELD RUNAWAYS -/ %\ -Story On Page 3 Fund Lock Hits Ship Sanitation -Story On Page 2 One Seafarer Dead, Three Missing, 18 Hurt On SS Vaichem The Grace Line cruise ship Santa Rosa rammed the SIUmanned tanker Vaichem at 3 AM yesterday morning off A&m^ City. The following are dead and missing: Dead, Ismatd J. Romo, Idissirig, >tes^ Wiper, Charies S.^: Butter, wiper, and an as yet unidenti­ • ••• .. .-j ",>.ry->-ijir"'--'-•• fied ship's officer. The 18 injured, all. Sea­ farers, were taken aboard the Santa Rosa. The Vaichem was empty at the time, be­ ing outbound for Baytown, Texas. For fuller details and com­ plete crew list of injured and uninjured men see story on page 2. •'I•4 �SEAFARERS LOG Pare Tw* y' bi March 27, l»Sf SS VALCHEM IN COLLISION; ONE DIES, 3 MISSING Hit Mobile; Shipping Up MOBILE—Two harbor accidents . ATLANTIC CITY, NJ—One Seafarer died, three crewduring the Ipast few weeks in the members, including an engineer, are missing and 18 others harbor has resulted in the loss of were reported injured aboard the SlU-manned chemical two lives, considerable property tanker Valchem after it. was-t ^ damage and the disruption of struck by the cruise ship Valchem until she was taken in water commerce along the main Santa Rosa 22 miles offshore tow by a commercial tug. Coast ship channel for a couple of days. here. The accident took place at Guard cutters and a Coast Guard Port Agent Cal Tanner reports. 3 AM, Thursday, March 26. helicopter were also on the scene. The first of the sinkings came The dead man was Seafarer There were no reported injuries about when a barge load of shells Ismael J. Romo, 41, FWT, of Los on the Santa Rosa, which suffered suddenly sank, dragging its tug a gash in her bow just about five Angeles. Missing are Joseph A. down with it. The master of the Mora, 48, wiper, of New York and feet above the waterline. tug and his engineer went down At the time of the accident, the Charles S. Butler, also 48, a wiper, with their vessel. The second sink­ from Houston, Texas. The second Valchem was in ballast, headed ing occiured when a barge load of south to the Gulf from New York engineer is also missing. Another With striking woodworkers thrown into {oil, often without formal wet logs went under in the main 18 Seafarers are reported injured, City. The ship is a diemical car­ charges, wives and daughters have taken over Newfoundland ship channel, threatening to close rier, hauling liquid industrial but aboard the Santa Rosa and the channel to navigation for a picket lines in many instances. Newfoundland government has were being brought to New York chemicals from Texas to the East couple of days before salvage gone all-out to smash the strike and set up a government-sponCoast as the LOG went to press. crews were able to clear the wreck. sored company union. The Santa Rosa, heading nortii Meanwhile down on the Ala­ from a cruise to the Bahamas, bama State Docks, the heavy bulk struck the Valchem on the port loading machinery broke down side aft and her bow penetrated while unloading a cargo of iron halfway into the fireroom. She ore from a Lykes Brothers' vesseL sheared off the stack, two ventila­ It is expected that it will take tors and part of the cabin deck about a week to repair the ma­ which fell on the Santa Rosa chinery before it will be back in When the two ships pulled apart operation. Unloading equipment t after it was determined that they could both float. The two ships The SIU of North America and the SIU Canadian District have contributed a total of was borrowed from another tipple were locked together for two hours. $6,500 to 12,000 striking Newfoundland loggers as organized labor in Canada has rallied across the river and unloading con­ tinued on this vessel and others The dead man was reported to have been taken off by Coast to the defense of the strikers. Members of the Canadian District approved a $1,500 contribu- in the harbor with bulk cargo. Drydook Being Shifted Guard helicopter and rushed to a tion.at their March 11 meeting"^ The SlU-contracted Waterman hospital in Atlantic City, but died and international headquar­ primitive camp conditions and get­ union, even though It had formal before medical attention could be ters gave the balance, SIU of ting $1.05 an hour. But the com­ cei-tificatlon under Canadfan law, Steamship Company has an­ pany refused to make any changes formed a company union called nounced the leasing of the drygiven. He was badly-burned, ap­ the Brotherhood of Newfoundland dock which formerly served the parently in a Are which broke out NA Vice-President Hal Banks re­ in the loggers' conditions. The matter was then referred to Woodworkers, and is enrolling Gulf yard here to a shipyard in aboard the Valchem following the ported. collision. The fire was brought . The call for aid came as the a government Conciliation Board strikebreakers and vigilantes to Jacksonville, Fla. The di^dock is undOr control shortly afterward. government of the province of which, in a unanimous report, smash the union. capable of handling vessels up to Newfoundland organized a corps called for a 54-hour week, and a 18,000 tons, and will be towed over Probe Demanded $1.22 wage rate. With the hours The Canadian Labor Congress' to Jacksonville in the near future. of sirikebreakers and vigilantes The following is the latest cut, the raise amounted to about available list of dead, missing, and declared it would oust the five cents an hour. The union ap­ reaction has been to call for finan­ An eight-man crew will be dis­ striking union, the International contributions from its one mil­ patched from the hall here for injured and uninjured Seafarers proved the report, but the company cial Woodworkers of America, from lion members to support the 12,000 the nm. on the Valchenu rejected it and would not budge. ~ strikers the province. Shipping for the port during the and to demand a national DEAD Company Got Injunction The Newfoundland loggers'- beef government investigation of the past couple of weeks was on the Ismael J. Romo, FWT is one of two bitter strike battles When the union called for a strike. The government has agreed good side. Tanner reported, keep­ MISSING in widely-separated areas which in­ strike vote, the company got a and has appointed a royal commis­ ing well ahead of the number of Joseph A. Mora, wiper dicate a hardening of government court injunction to halt the polling sion to deal with the dispute. men registering for the same Charles S. Butler, wiper attitudes towards unions in both of the membership. Nevertheless The North Carolina strike of the period. INJURED Canada and the United States. An­ the union went ahead and got a textile workers has been on for The following were the vessels Hans Richardson, AB other major strike, this one in 98 percent vote for a strike, al­ over 16 weeks now, and state high­ calling into the area either for I. De Nobrlga, AB North Carolina, shows a similar though some of the members were way police have been giving the payoff, or in transit: the Alcoa H. Won, OS pattern with the North Carolina hauled' into court for holding the strikebreakers an escort in and out Pegasus, Alcoa Comir, Alcoa Cav­ G. Malensky, OS government supplying 135 high­ vote. Claude Blanchard, bosun of the plant daily. Both the Justice alier, Akoa Ranger, Alcoa Roamway policemen to escort strike­ The strike started December 31, Departmene and the McCIellan er (Alcoa); Monarch of the Seas, A. Dokeris, oiler breakers in and out of the Harriet- 1958, and since then both the com­ Committee are reportedly looking Young America, Claiborne (Water­ B. J. Martin, FWT Henderson Cotton Mills in Hen­ pany and the provincial govern­ into the heating of the union of­ man); Frances, Suzanne (Bull); Dd . Ernest C. West, FWT derson, NC. The Textile Workers ment have organized strikebreak­ ficer, one of many such incidents Viento (Mississippi); Ocean Evelyn William M. Safos, oiler Union of America has been strik­ ing activities. The provincial legis­ which have taken place since the Ocean Trans.) and the Mankato John J. Tobin, oiler ing the plant for over 16 weeks lature voted to "decertify" the strike began. William Nesta, steward "Victory (Victory Carriers). and in the process, the regional A. Perez, cbief cook vice-president of the union, Boyd Lowell Harris, baker E. Payton, has been hospitalized B. B. Henderson, 3rd cook Albert Castro, Jr., utility as the result of a severe beating John Kavanagh, utility he received. WASHINGTON—Right after Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse testified that sub­ Rafael Bertram, MM Condemns Strikebreaking William Todd, MM In Newfoundland, the province's sidy appropriations should go up to handle pending applications, the House Appropriations REPORTED SAFE government, headed by Premier Committee voted a cut in subsidies for the balance of the year. Peter D. Sheldrake, DM Joseph R. Sihallwood, has been de­ Gerald L. Kersey, AB Morse had told the commit-1" nounced by Canada's Prime Min­ Ravaughn Johnson, AB appropriation of $10 million to prior appropriation last year for ister, John Diefenbaker, for its tee that the Government handle obligations for the balance existing subsidies. Charles V.-Tyler, AB strikebreaking tactics. The prime would need around $200 mil­ of this year untU July 1. This The House Committee promptly Elmer D. Baker, OS minister, a member of The Con­ lion a year should all pending ap­ money was to make up for a lack of cut the $10 million figure in half. Gene Pasphali, AB Had it been approved, it would George G. Baka, ch'f pumpman servative Party, declared that the plications be approved. This would have provided the same total W. J. Westcott, 2nd pumpman chartering of a strikebreaking or- involve some 2,600 voyages and gEnizaiion has "greatly aggravated cover applications • made by the amount this year, $130 million, as H. L. Trahan, oiler the situation" and represented ac­ SIU - contracted Waterman and the Administration is asking for tions which "go greatly beyond the Isthmian Steamship companies and Mar. 27, 1959 Vol. XXI, No. 7 next year. Similarly, a fire broke out in the usual role of government." He re­ The action of the House Indipaint locker of the Santa Rosa. fused to send additional contin­ Great Lakes District-contracted T. -cates that farTrom increasing the J. McCarthy company. The Santa Rosa, which was gents of the Canadian Mounted Po­ budget anywhere near the $200 companies who hu've ma­ earring 1265 passengers plus a lice into the province. It had been jorOther million that will be needed for all subsidy applications pending PAUL HALL, S«eretarv-Treaturtr crew of 150 NMU men, took charged that the famed 'IMoun- are- Isbrandtsen and State Marine subsidy applicants, Congress may Hcaaraz BsAini. EdUor. BNMABD SCAaboard the 18 survivors, three oi ties" were being utilized by Small' Lines. In addition, existing sub­ Ai.iN, Art Editor. HnxAii AaxBtm. IRWIN cut present subsidy operations whom are reportedly in need of wood to assist strikebreaking, SPIVACK, Al, MAHKIN, Jam. BRAZIL, ANA- down in the coming year. sidized operators, among them tout Lzvxorr, Staff Writers. BILL Moonr, hospitalization. Four of them had The loggers' strike began after Bloomfield and a number of West Chili Area Representative. This would' affect US shipping shipped on the Valchem on Tues­ the Woodworkers Union had or­ Coast companies, have applications seeking to enter the Great Lakesday and Wednesday. Santa Rosa ganized the Anglo - Newfoundland in for expanding their present PuMlihad biwecklf Bf nw baBequartart Seaway trade, since the only sub^ of the SMfanrs intMnaHenal Union, Ab sidy allowances V not now being crewiuembers spent seven- hours Development Company,'-lyas certi­ subslzed services. lanfic a Ooir District, APL-CIO, 4rs Fourth battling the fire in the paint locker fied by the Canadian Labour Re­ Brooklyn Sh HY. Tol. HYoclnth used are some 75 voyages for this As compared to the $200 mil­ Avonuo. 9-MM. BocoM dan .pestofio paid which at one time threatened" to lations Board and started negoti­ lion dgiire, the Administration had at trade, which was based"on the as­ tha Poit Offica In Brooklyn, HV, cause the removal of passengers. ations. Act of AuB- M. WIS. sumption that $130 millipn would requested $130 million to operate lit The Santa Rosa and her sister be forthcoming for sabsidif jpurAt the time, the men were work­ the program for the fiscal year be­ ship,, the Santa Clara, stood by the ing a 60 hour week, living under ginning July 1 plus a supplemental poses. •: •' SlU Backs Loggers' Fight On Newfoundland Scabs House Body Cuts Subsidy Fund &: • ^3* SEAFARERS LOG If''.'•£; lif :• •• IK: �Mareli 27. 1959 SEAFARERS ilExce^pis From Protest To State Department (Thie following are excerpts from the protest sent to Under-Secre­ tary of State Christian Herter dealing with reports that the State Department might attempt to overturn NLRB and court decisions on runaway ships. The NMU sent an identical protest.) "We believe it would be most inadvisable for the State Depart-. ment to intervene in what is essentially and simply a labor dispute between American maritime unions and American maritime man-agement . . . (which) . . . uses Liberian and Panamanian registry as a purely ^technical and legalistic device to evade American wages, scales and conditions and American taxes . . . . . The National Labor Relations Board has found these ships , are American-owned, operate in the commerce of the United States at the service of American industrial corporations ... Both the Department of Commerce and the Defense Department regard these ships as American ships. The only excuse offered for register­ ing thhm under another flag is admittedly to take advantage of low labor costs. This is conceded by the staunchest defenders of this arrangement ... "Liberia and Panama by permitting free and easy registration under their flags are peddling wage discount cards to shipowners ... seeking to escape union organizing . . . Hence the efforts of the owners to__use the US State Department and the navigation treaties as a shield . . . from the legitimate demands of their crews. ". . . Panama and Liberia have abused the navigation treaties by selling these wage discount cards at a trifling fee . . . Whoever uses the navigation treaties as an excuse to justify this practice is guilty of hypocrisy and In-sincerity ... ". . . The State Department has a long record of coolness toward an American-flag merchant marine . . . We trust that the State Department will not formally associate itself with the above-men­ tioned hypocrisy and insineefily by using the excuse of 'navigation treaties' to intervene in a pure and simple domestic labor dispute ... ". . . The legal issues at stake are at present before the Federal courts . . . We urge that you ... let the appropriate agencies—the courts and the National Labor Relations Board—make the decisions that fall within their jurisdiction." Budget Threatens Sanitation Service An inadequate budget appropri^ition which threatens to undermine enforcement of shipboard health and sanitation rules is under attack from the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO and the SIU of NA. Writing to members of the House Appropriations Com­ mittee, MTD Secretary-Treas­ urer Harry O'Reilly, pointed out that collapsd of the sanitatiotf program would open the United States to the spread of com­ municable diseases, rat and insect Infestations from foreign countries. It would also endanger the health of American seamen. SIU port agents and MTD port councils are being alerted to notify the Appropriations Committee members from their area as to the seriousness of the situation. O'Reilly pointed out that the Sanitation Service has only 20 In­ spectors and 18 engineering in­ spectors with the result that it is impossible . to inspect ships and other common carriers as often as they should be. He suggested that the inspection service work force would have to be doubled to per­ form its job properly. The PHS Interstate Carrier Gen­ eral Sanitation Program performs several important functions. One, with which Seafarers are familiar, involves inspection of sanitary conr ditions aboard ships including food handling, general shipboard clean­ liness, freedom from rat and insect infestation, assurance that heads and sanitary lines do hot leak and contaminate other areas of the ship, assurance that drinking water is free of contamination and other matters vital to the health of crews, as well as to passengers on TJS-flag passenger ships. In addition to inspecting vessels and other carriers, the service has an important function to perform in ship construction. When a new ship is built or an old one modifled, it must get a certificate of sanitary construction to assure that all facilities are properly Installed. The Sanitation Service also is called in by the Quarantine Serv­ ice from time to time to check on foreign vessels calling at US ports from the shipboard engineering point of view. For these functions the service has a recommended appropriation of $350,000. While this is pretty much the same as in previous years, it actually represents a cut­ back, because Federal employees were granted a five percent raise last year, and other costs of oper­ ating the program have gone up accordingly. Pare LOG SlU.NMUHitState Dep't Move To Balk Drive On Runaways • 31 .q \ J WASHINGTON —In what appears to be another move by runaway ship­ owners to block unionization, the US State Department is reportedly "looking into" National Laibor Relations Board and US court findings that runaways are subject to US labor law. picketing on the ground that the American ships. The only excuse Both SIU of NA President case properly belonged before the offered for registering them under Paul Hall and NMU Pres­ NLRB as a straight labor dispute. another flag is admittedly to take trial on the merits of this issue advantage of low labor costs. This ident Joseph Gurran have isA still is conceded by the staunchest pending. protested to Under-Secre­ The latest State Department defenders of this arrangement." Runaway shipowners, he con­ action then, is seen as an attempt tary of State, Christian to intervene on behalf of the run­ cluded, are trying to use the "US Herter, objecting to the de­ aways in further court proceed­ State Department as a shield to partment's interference "in ings dealing with the right of protect them from the legitimate what is essentially and simply American unions to organize Amer­ demands of their crews." a labor dispute between American maritime unions and American management ..." The "Journal of Commerce," a New York business newspaper, reported last week that the State Department Investigation "stems from a concern that these decisions might be contrary to treaties of navigation which this country has with nations which provide flags of convenience for Americanowned ships." The implication was that the Department would attempt to overturn NLRB rulings that US unions can organize Amer­ ican-owned runaways. The two sea union officers, in their protests to Herter, declared that, "Panama and Liberia have abused the navigation treaties by selling wage discount cards" to American shipowners. The State Department move derives from the SS Florida case in which the SIU petitioned for an election on the Liberian-flag cruise ship last May. In that instance, the NLRB ruled that the SIU was justified in its bid because the ship was^ American-owned and con­ trolled and operated in the com­ merce of the United States. Subsequently, in December, when the NMU, SIU and other sea unions picketed runaway-flag ships the Federal District Coiut in New York refused to enjoin the ican-owned runaway ships. In his letter of protest to Herter, Hall cited the findings of the Board and the courts and also pointed out that "both the Department of Commerce and the Defense De­ partment regard these ships as The involvement of the State Department is only one of a series of developments in the runaway arena. Others include the follow­ ing: • A leading runaway operator (Continued on page 15) Lakes SIU Wins Isf Welfare Plan MILWAUKEE—The first comprehensive welfare coverage for seamen on Great Lakes ships has been won by the SIUGreat Lakes District with the signing of the Clark Oil and Refining Corporation. As a result, Lakes Seafarers on tions, so that its adoption on the Clark ships will be covered by Lakes will meet the problem Welfare Plan benefits which are patterned on those in existence on deep-sea ships contracted to the Atlantic and Gulf District. Of particular significance to Lakes seamen is the provision for year-round coverage for them and their families, even though all Lakes operations are suspended four or five months in the winter­ time. However, the SIU deep sea requirement calling for one day's seatime in the last 180 days and 90 days in the previous year, is tailor-made to cover such opera- Standing Guard On 'Squatter's Rights' posed by the seasonal nature of shipping. Normally, Lakes ships lay up in December and come out again in April, a span of time which falls well within the 180-day limit. Virtually all of the deep-sea benefits have been included in the Lakes plan including the $4,000 death benefit, the $200 maternity benefit, $15 daily hospitalization allowance for dependents, and for seamen the $21 weekly hospital benefit and $35 weekly disability pension. Signing of the Clark agreement has paved the way for bringing other Lakes companies in under the SIU Great Lakes plan. Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Famen said that meetings with other SIUcontracted companies are being arranged to include them in the pace-setting agreement. SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS SIU meffibership meeN 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 regis­ tration number). The next SIU meetings will be: April I AW (sssort^ "salvageri" heid mad® off with lines, typewriters, fittings, food supplies and other equipment, the stern section of the wrecked tanker African Queen is now under armed guard. It has been claimed for solvdge following its abandonment as a total loss by owners. Tanker is on reef off the coosApf Maryland. April 15 April 29 I •i| d m ^1 �IPace Fonr SEAFARERS LOG House Votes To Extend Jobless Aid 1 '-ly Mmh ». 1W» EVOiHG mum WASHINGTON—With unemployment again up close to five million, the House of Representatives has voted to extend temporary Federal employment benefits for three more QUESTION: Do you find thot ships oxercist proper speed precou* months. The program, which is due to run out on April 1, provides benefits for those work­ lion in fog or in congested waters? ers who have exhausted their"* T" ~ ~ 77 ~ very low benefits, and benefit pe- valid claims by March 31 will ben­ regular state benefits. Edelmarto Albarran, deck: No. M, G. Lopez, bosun: Ships I've riods of as little as 16 to 20 weeks. efit by the extension. Why, the last ship I was. on was sailed on have always taken ut­ Meanwhile, President Eisen­ Designed to provide a general The bill is a watered-down ver­ hower has called for legislation to tapering off of temporary benefits, sion of an earlier Democratic plan cruising about 14 most precautions. provide benefits for three million the bill passed by the House' would to extend the benefits for one year knots—and that They always slow fog was thick. more workers that are now not assist an estimated 405,000 work­ and have it cover all the jobless. down in a fog or Sometimes it covered by state unemployment ers. These benefits take effect When it met with resistance, ef­ go to "stand-by," seems as If the where they could ^ benefit plans. These would include when a worker has used up his forts to push it through were •skippers are change course workers in small operatiohs and regular state, benefits. However, it abandoned in order to assure the more interested with a flip of the workers for non-profit organiza­ will" not provide payments for three-month extension, which was in meeting their wheel. The horn tions. those who had exhausted the bene­ backed even by conservative Jleschedule than in is blown every However, it would not make any fits to which they were originally publicans. s.af eguarding two minutes and provision for extending the pres­ entitled, under the temporary ex­ Finances for the extension will their ship and a lookout Is put ent temporary Federal program, tension, nor to those whose reg­ come from a $665,700,000 fund, of which was passed last year as a ular unemployment benefits run which $218 million is left, ap­ the crew. Relying on radar is not on the bridge. A good skipper will too safe a practice, since the read­ also stand watch; one-shot measure during the re­ out later. propriated last year for the emer­ ings are often deceptive. 3^ 3, 3< cession. Only those already receiving the gency program. It will cost $78 Luis Polanco, deck: The ships t 3^ 4" Union spokesmen In Washington special benefits or those who file million. Clandio Pineyro, deefcr in my ex­ I've sailed generally slow down. have advocated continuation of the perience, the skippers have always If the fog gets temporary program because of the taken utmost too dense, they'll failure of unemployment to show precautions. As even drop anchor anj' decline up until now. The soon as a fog be­ as has happened unions are also calling for a Fed­ gins to settle, the on a number of eral minimum unemployment ben­ ship cuts its occasions. To efit law, because many states have speed, sends an warn other ves­ extra lookout on sels, the whistle, "WASHINGTON—The apparent low bid for the construc­ the bridge and is constantly tion of three cargo ships for Mississippi Shipping Co., an blows its horn blowing. Many skippers will also SlU-contracted operator, was $9,561,000 each, submitted by regularly. That's as much precau­ stay on the bridge while the go­ Avondale Marine Ways, Inc.,-* ing's rough. the Maritime Administration are intended for'* use in the com­ tion as you could ask for. 3^ 3^ $ t 3i 4. The bids are not pany's Gulf to "West Africa run and WASHINGTON—In a letter to reported. Joe Bucher, deck: Sometimes Joe Zuccaro, deck: I've just fixed and are subject to change to the east coast of South America. members of Congress, Secretary of in case of an unforeseen increase The 10,930 deadweight ton vessels they slow down, sometimes they come off one of the missile ships Labor James P. Mitchell, has re­ in labor or material costs. don't. I think and I'll tell you, will be 503 feet long and will have quested a delay in raising the $1 their schedule's it's the last ship According to the MA, the 10 accommodations for carrying 12 an hour minimum wage law, and bids submitted ranged from the passengers. They will tiave a speed their guide. H I'd want to be on they don't want instead asked for an extension of low Avondale bid to a high of of 18 knots. Among other new during a fog. its provisions to "several million slightly more than $12,000,000 for features will be the use of me­ to lose a day, I've seen captains additional workers." they go right on go right on chanical hatch covers and full aireach vessel, with fixed price bids through at speeds tiirough without In support of his position, running even higher. Two of the conditioning in all-dining quarters. of 15 knots slowing down. .Mitchell said that when the statu­ next lowest bids were $9,750,000 Additional bids on the three They use radar tory minimum was raised back in from Newport News Shipbuilding ships and believe me, were made for various de­ and other safety 1356 from 75 cents to |1 an hour, the crew was con­ Corp., and $9,650,000 from the In- fense features which will have to devices, but T cerned. Without it resulted in some "disemploy- galls be analyzed before final determi­ wonder if they're foolproof. Shipbuilding Corp. a lookout, no less. ment" in the low-wage industries, The three Missi^^sippi vessels nation of the award can be made. which did away with many jobs by tightening up their operations. Studies by the Department, he A West Coast Ship Comes Out said, "suggest that the $1 minimum had substantial impact in the lowwage industries and that there is still a heavy concentration of workers" at or near the minimum in these areas. A further raise at the present time, would only re­ ALBANY—The New York State legislature has overwhelm­ sult in running the risk of "sub­ ingly passed an anti-racketeering bill, designed to eliminate stantially curtailing employmenf or earning power" among these some of the abuses in labor-management relations. The bill, industries. in effect, sets up a code of"* "The minimum ought to be ethics for union officers and possible fines of up to $1,000, one raised as -rapidly as possible," year in jail, or both. Mitchell agreed, "but with due re­ agents, requiring annual fi­ Recognizing the need for such gard for the economic capacity of nancial reports from unions, em­ a reform bill in the light of recent low-wage industries to make ad­ ployers and employer groups and abuses, the legislature did not ex­ justments to progressively higher clude employers from fault The labor consultants. standards." Although the provisions of the preamble notes that some employ­ In commenting on Mitchell's bill are generally approved by ers and labor relations consultants proposals, AFL-CIO President : abor forces in the state, objections "participated in or induced such George Meany said that he was were raised by the state AFL-CIO abuses." glad to see the Administration sup­ to the date's action in the labor port for extension of the coverage regulation area. Labor officials but that organized labor would not argued that union activities cross give up its fight to boost the mini­ state lines, and that if New York's mum to $1.25 an hour. action were repeated elsewhere, unions might find themselves oper­ ating under up to 50 different state Turned Down OT? agencies. Such legislation is for The International Executive Com­ the Federal government, not the mittee of the Masters, Mates and Don't Beef On $$ states, they concluded. Pilots has appointed Floyd Silver­ Headquarters wishes to re­ Actually the State bill is con­ man as trustee of Local 88, New mind Seafarers that men who sidered to be milder in tone than York. Silverman, a Local 88 mem­ are choosy about working cer­ the Kennedy-Ervin bill In- the ber, succeeds Charles Crooks, who tain overtime cannot expect an Senate or the Eisenhower adminis­ is returning to his home in San equal number of OT hours with tration's bill which is even more Pedro, California. , the rest of their department. In stringent. The trusteeship was set vp in some crews men have been The bill prohibits an officer or Local 88 after a group in the union turning down unpleasant OT agent of the union from having seized possession of the Local's jobs and then demanding to any financial dealings that conflict headquarters in March, 1958, and come up with equal overtime with his responsibility to his union attempted to take over the opera­ when the easier'jobs come along. or acting in a way that favors his tions of the union, until they were This practice is unfair to Sea­ personal .profit over the welfare ordered by the courts to return farers who take OT jobs as they of his union. possession to the MM&P trustee, come. One provision forbids union Silverman has been working with The general objective is to officers from holding more than -Crooks for seve^l months in rei equalize OT as mucp as possible one percent of the regularly-traded organizing the aiftiirs of Local 88; but if a man refuses disagree­ stock of a company with which the Consequently he was considered able jobs there is no require­ Newly-converted Mariner comes out of yards, as President Gar­ union is negotiating and bans more well-qualified by the MM&P to ment that when ap easier job field for SlU Pacific District-contracted American President Lines. than $100 worth of gifts from em­ succeed Crooks, who wished to comes along he can make up the Below, Doug Crute, bosun, explains winch operation to Davo^ ployers in any one year. Most of return to his home local on the overtime he turned down before. the provlsion^of the' statute carry West Coast •' • McAdoo and D. Buoni, ordinary seamen. v'7-^ • ' Delta Line Receives Bids On New Ships Gov't Opposing $1.25 Minimum NY Passes 'Mild' Curb On Union-Boss Dealings Af MP Names NewTrustee - • ; . II �h- ' Mtfek n; 1959 SEAFARERS 3 Pare Fiv* LOG ^ -.3 For some time now, the SIU has been hammering at the use of Liberian and Panamanian registry by Ameri­ can shipowners. However; the use of the Liberian and Panamanian flag is but one of many moves by Ameri­ can ship operators and shoreside American businesses to escape US wages and taxes. Other areas are also being exploited for this purpose, seme of them British posses­ sions, often in combination with Liberian registry. Among the most favored areas are the Bahamas and Bermuda, both British colonies, which are already welldeveloped as escape hatches. They . offer a unique ad­ vantage in that they fly the flag of Great Britain, a legiti­ mate maritime power, thus offering respectability which is lacking in other runaway nations. The following de­ scribes how US firms have been exploiting this opening, and what this development means in light of the Ameri­ can unions' fight on runaway shipping. ONG-FAMED as handy vacation resorts for American tourists, the Bahama Islands (a hop, skip and jump from Miami) and Bermuda in the Atlantic proper have more to offer th^ sunshine, beaches and good fishing. As a special L gressional curiousity, but others frankly admit, as RCAWhirlpool did, that the tax advantages are "exactly" what attracted them. Of course, some corporations do represent direct Amer­ ican investment in local entei^rises, which, incidentally, gives them an opportunity to exploit the prevailing wage scales. However, other companies simply set up admin­ istrative offices which are handy in juggling tax obliga­ tions. Shipping companies fall into the second category. i. i. X. MANY US COMPANIES INVOLVED Shipping companies include US Steel's foreign-flag subsidiary, the Navios Corporation, which operates four 60,000-ton Liberian-flag ore carriers plus other foreignflag oreboats; Bethlehem Steel's Interocean Shipping Company, also in the bulk cargo trade, and National Bulk Carriers. As previously mentioned, Naess has set up shop in Bermuda, while British operators are found in both places, utilizing their own home-made tax haven. Shoreside companies here include subsidiaries of Owens-Illinois Glass, Crucible Steel, Outboard Marine, Whirlpool and other leading American corporations. HOW TAXES ARE JUGGLED feature in the "Wall Street Journal" of March 11 indi­ cates, "An increasing number of American firms are find­ ing the clime here in the Bahamas is irresistible—the tax climate, that is." Those companies in the Bahamas for tax purposes work it this way: ^ sales or management office is set rip in the islands to handle the proceeds from foreign shipping or sales operations. The profits can be accumulated in the islands or re-invested overseas to produce more profits. There is no need to bring them into the US where they would be taxed at 52 cents to the dollar. Should the parent US company want to return its profits to the mainland for any reason, it can liquidate its island subsidiary and consequently pay at the capital gains rate (a nuudmum of 25 percent) instead of at the 52 percent income tax rate. Actually, there is no need to do this since a subsidiary shipping company caq re­ ADVANTAGES TO US FIRMS For those American concerns who seek to flee the 52 percent corporate income tax in the United States, the Bahamas offer many advantages. They are close to the United States, making communication easy. The weather Is good. British rule offers as respeclable a front as any low-paying businessman would want. There is an ample low-wage labor force available which speaks English and is forced by circumstances to work for from 30 to 70 cents an hour. While union-minded, as they have proven on several occasions, the Bahamans find themselves hamstrung by severe restrictions on union activity. Businesses investing in the Island find the Island legislature eager to cooperate in keeping labor in. its place. With conditions such as these prevailing here and sim­ ilar conditions in Bermuda, both American and British shipping firms are operating out of the islands. Just last week, Erling Naess, a leading American runaway-ship operator, announced he was setting up a Bermuda-reg­ istry firm which will operate 250,000 tohs of bulk ore and oil carriers. TAX SETZfP IS IDEAL The "tax cUmate," Of which Jthe "Wall Street Journal" spoke, is as cozy as can be. The Bahamas Chamber of Commerce points out to all comers that, "It has never been found necessary to introduce an income tax." In­ heritance taxes exclude real estate and are only four per­ cent on persMial property. Even income duties we often bypassed through special arrangements with incoming businesses,... — Most'US corporations oh the' islands would just as soon not talk about the tax picture lest they arouse Con­ 'ft, turn profits to the parent In the form of ridlculously-low freight rates on carriage of the parent company's raw materials. A Bahamas or Bermuda operation then, works very well in a tandem .with Liberian or Panamanian ship registration^ The British tinge given to an American company in the islands is designed to help duck American unions as well as American taxes, by claiming that the controlling interest lies in a "British" corporation. down. However, attempts to organize have been crip­ pled by government restrictions. When the Bahamas Federation of Labor called a general strike last year, the legislature passed an act as follows: o No local union could affiliate with the Federation or pay it per-capita. The Federation conld not bargain for any local union. o Dues checkoff was made illegal, o Unions must register with the government. Failure to do so subjects union officers to heavy fines and Jail terms. The government can reject such registration, in effect outtawing the union. o Strikes In essential services are outlawed. Other sfa-ikes can be ruled illegal on the ground that they cause "hardship to the community." In addition, the president of the Bahamas Federation was imprisoned on a "sedition" charge, but was subse­ quently released by the courts. Since then there has been no more "labor trouble" in the Bahamas, despite relatively-high living costs. Milk, for example, costs twice as much as in the United States and other commodities are equally expensive. UNION COURSE OF ACTION In light of the wide-open loophole now existing, Amer­ ican unions see a need to act in this area. Otherwise the trend will cdntinue and American workers in both shoreside and ship industries will suffer. Consequently, the Maritime Trades Department, AFL-CIO, has already endorsed the formation of a Caribbean Federation, de­ signed to bring American, West Indian and Central and South American maritime groups together to decide on common courses of action. There are many problems to be overcome in this area, but, judging from past experience, the SIU is confident that there will be no difficulty in enlisting the support of seamen and shoreside workers. For example, in November, 1957, the Canadian Na­ tional fleet attempted to switch to Trinidad registry to escape a strike by the SIU Canadian District. Upon being alerted by the SIU and the International Transportworkers Federation, seamen's unions in Jamaica and Trinidad, refused to man the ships. When the ships were sold to Cuba, Cuban seamen likewise balked at working the struck ships and had to be forced to do so by guntoting guards. In September, 1958, the SIU ^truck the SS Yarmouth in Washington, DC, and the West Indian crew, many of them from the Bahamas, walked off the ship down to the last man. The SIU still has unfair labor charges pending before the National Labor Relations Board be­ cause this crew was fired for its union activity. The SIU is convinced then, that given the opportunity. West Indian workers will be solidly pro-imion in any drive on the runaways.^ Since the ITF has agreed that American ownership determines the jurisdiction of American unions, under any flag, the effort to escape unions by registering in a .ilI >^ KBSTRlCriONS ON LQCM LABOR Low-wage island labor is undoubtedly a lure for ship? owners and other corporations. Bunaway-flag cruise ships such as the SS Yarmouth and SS Evangeline tecruit crews in the Bahamas as well as in Jamaica, Trini­ dad and elsewhere in the Caribbean. English-speaking crewmembers at ^30 to 70 cents an hour are unobtainable elsewhere. IndustrM and hotql operations on the is­ lands also like the wage climate. The islanders have not accepted the situation lying British colony does not bring with it immunity from organization. But certainly, the problem would be sim­ plified if Congress acted to close existing loopholes, so that American owners would be compelled to recognize their taoc responsibilities to the United States and their obligations under US labor law. �SEAFARERS Fage Sfz LOG March Zfi IBSt'' US Labor BUI May Curb Boss WASHINGTON—A requirement that employers, as well as unions, be required to fur­ nish non-Communist affidavits along with financial reports to the US Government has been written into the proposed labor reform bill. The requirement, which is strongly opposed by employer groups, was ap-'*' proved by the Senate Labor the building industry and an ab­ (Dem.-NC), chairman of the House Committee which is now in solute ban on secondary boycotts. Education and Labor Committee. process of shaping up the Kennedy-Ervin bill. The proposal calls for the affidavits to be furnished under the section requiring "financial and other reports" to be sub­ mitted to the Labor Department. It would be required of either unions or employers seeking to utilize the facilities of the National Labor Relations Board. At the same time, the commit­ tee rejected pre-hire contracts in Meany was particularly critical of proposals which would spell out the details of how unions are to hold meetings, sanction strikes and the like. He pointed out that the Barden bill would require an absolute majority of all eligible employees voting in secret ballot to call a strike. Such a vote, he said, would count every non-voting em­ ployee as a "no" vote. He also attacked a provision compelling unions to grant un­ limited debate at membership meetings on all issues as well as secret ballots on each and every motion at a union meeting. 'Such legislation, he said, would be tailor-made for Communists and other political groups who would take charge of meetings by a proc­ ess of exhaustion of the rank and file. In another area, the committee acted to speed up National Labor Relations Board machinery by voting to^do away with the pre­ election hearing procedure except in cases where there are major issues of fact or law to be re­ solved. Raps Harden Bill Meanwhile, in the House of Representatives, AFL-CIO Presi­ dent George Meany assailed a bill proposed by Rep. Graham Barden La. Anti-Union Forces Bidding For State Controi NEW ORLEANS—Anti-labor forces in this state have started on their drive to take over the governorship in the coming elections. Port Agent Lindsey Williams reports. This time they are not trying to hide behind an unknown, he pay off and crew up without any noted, but have come out into anticipated lay-ups, Williams re­ the open by nominating a wellknown anti-union figure. Local newspapers have carried articles concerning some 1,100 let­ ters which were sent to politicians, business firms and others, asking for contributions to the campaign fund to fight the "labor bosses' bloc of votes" in the state. If the anti-labor candidate de­ cides to run, Williams said, he can rest assured that all of the state's local and international unions who want to keep the harmonious labormanagement relationships as tiiey are, will give him a good fight. The first step in labor's drive to stop this campaign is to speed up local COPE activity to keep all of the state's union members and their families informed on the latest happenings. Shipping for the past period picked up somewhat, Williams noted and, from the outlook, the future should be just as good. So far there are six vessels sched­ uled to pay off, five to sign on and more than 20 in-transits due in the area during the next tw^ weeks. All of the vessels due in are to P ported, which should mean a good turnover in jobs for the men on the beach. There was a total of 37 vessels calling into the port during the past period. Five ships paid off, six signed on and 26 were in tran­ sit. Five Ship Payoffs Paying off were the Del Viento, Del Alba, Del Valle, Del Mar (Mississippi) and the Steel Age (Isthmian). The Del Viento, Del Mar, Del Alba (Mississippi); Alice Brown, De Soto (Waterman); Mankato Victory (Victory Carriers) were signed on. In transit were the Alcoa Rang­ er, Roamer, Corsair, Pegasus (Al­ coa); Seatrain Louisiana, New Jer­ sey (Seatrain); Del Mundo, Del Viento, Del Mar, Del Alba (Missis­ sippi); Steel Traveler (Isthmian); Hastings, DeSoto, Monarch of the Seas, Young America, Claiborne, Morning Light (Waterman); Raph­ ael Semmes, Gateway City (PanAtlantic); Suzanne, Frances (Bull); Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Trans.); CS Baltimore (Cities Service) and the Mankato (Victory Carriers). SlU SHIPS AT SEA A word of appreciation was ex­ tended to the crew of the Robin Goodfellow from the gang on the Robin Locksley for being such fine hosts while the two vessels were in East London, East Africa. Some of the Locksley's gang were "treated fine" while visiting the Goodfellow, Charles Stambul, meeting chair­ man, reported, and they wish to say thanks. As February was "March of Dimes" month, the crew of the MEBA Strike Cains: One Million So Far The MEBA's new Atlantic and Gulf District contract has netted MEBA engineers $1 million more than the former contract, according to a preliminary report released last month. Figures published in the freighters and other dry cargo Local 33 newspaper showed ships came to $1,466,840.18 as that MEBA engineers on A&G contract ships received $1 million more in welfare benefits and vaca­ tion pay from June 16 to Decem­ ber 31, 1958 than they got in the comparable period in 1957, when they were working under the for­ mer agreement, Norfolk Business Manager Jesse Calhoon, chairman of the A&G Ne­ gotiating Committee, said that ad­ ditional monetary"gains of 40 per­ cent had been won through con­ tract enforcement provisions such as licensed personnel boards, ar­ bitration, etc. The figures showed that welfare payments to engineers totaled $236,408.23 in 1958, as against $30,339.38 in 1957, a gain of $206.068.85 or 67.9 percent. Vacation pay for. engineers on ^ Did Sam Make 'Em If .doesn't take much to trip a man up on the deck of a ship. Sometimes it's an obstruction like a padeye or door sill, or a misplaced item of ship's gear. Sometimes it's clothing that's too billowy or doesn't fit right. Over- long trousers with big cuffs fall Into the latter category. If the only jeans you can get hold of are slightly oversize in the shank, roll them up, or better still, trim them down. You'll be more comfortableiLtoo. /•: , , 'Hi i.i,'.v.-; • . '• iVj • .'iV • t- V-;;! 1 4" t 4" Another vessel reporting a very smooth trip is the SS Producer, enroute to India with a cargo of grain. According to meeting chair­ man L. Schmidt, it has been a long trip with plenty of sea time for all hands. Any minor beefs that might Schmidt have come up, he said, have been settled in an orderly manner and to the satis­ faction of all concerned. 41 4" 4" Safety and cooperation were the main topics at the last meeting in February aboard the Hurricanej according to Jessie J. Cabral, meet­ ing chairman. The first order of business was to see if it is pos­ sible to have lad­ ders made for men who sleep in the top bunks. Thanks to the close cooperation on the part of all Cabral departments, Ca­ bral wrote, everything is running smoothly. There are no beefs and no disputed overtime for this trip so far, and, with'the steward de­ partment going out of its way, life is much more pleasant for.all hands. against $823,756.24 under the old contract, a gain of $643,083.94, or 78.1 percent. The new tanker vaca­ tion pay was $675,260.37, as against $526,374.53, or a gain of $148,885.84 or 28.3 percent. The new contract was negotiated after a five-day strike on the At­ lantic and Gulf coasts. Welfare Increased Under the MEBA's new welfare program, engineers receive pay­ ments of $50 a week for up to 39 weeks when they're unfit for duty or hospitalized, plus $12 a day for the first 20 days of hospitalization. MEBA contracts call for 48 days of vacation a year on dry cargo 4^ 4" 4 ships until June, 1959, and 60 days The report from the Barbara thereafter. Tanker vacations are 75 days a year now, and will be Freitchie was as short as could bt —"no beefs, everyone happy." increased to 90 days in June. i' li Cities Service Baltimore decided to do its share in aiding this worthy cause by' a donation of $20. �SEAFARERS Manh 27, 19M Page Severn LOG T"r5 Low Seaway Toll Rates Hit By NY YOUR DOLLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Beware Health-Insurance Hoaxes Better watch more carefully than ever for misrepresentations when buying accident and health policies or hospital insurance sold by commercial companies. The FTC had issued over 40 complaints against various accident and health Insurance companies for misrepresentation. Then the Supreme Court ruled that the McCarran-Ferguson Act left regulation of insur­ ance company activities to the states, where the states xmdertake to regulate. Since then, hardly a month has passed wittiout an announce­ ment from FTC that it has dismissed, for lack of Jurisdiction, its previons charges of fabe advertbing against one after another of the offending companies. Thus the public now is out in the rain with a very leaky umbrella. For it was the failure of state insurance departments to police the mis­ representations of accident and health insurance ads that led the Fed­ eral Trade Commission to intervene. The FTC had gotten after insurance sellers especially on these points: Failure to reveal policies were cancellable at the company's option,, and to dbclose limitations on beneffts, exclusion of benefits for pre­ existing illnesses and age limitations. Many companies refused to re­ new policies when the Insured person became 111. The compulsory age limit was and still Is another serious defect. Many policies cancel or reduce benefits drastically when people reach 60 or 65. Thb is gener­ ally when they need sickness insurance most, not only because of the Ills of old age, but because their incomes are reduced at this time. For example, FTC found that a big direct-mail insurance seller had represented that Its policies remained In force at an lnsiu*ed person's option, as long as he paid the renewal premiums on time. This was false. Many of the policies could be terminated by the company at the end of any period for which the premium had been paid, for any rea­ son or none at all. This particular case exposed a gimmick used by a number of Insur­ ance companies that sell by sending out mail circulars. They really only insure against Injuries caused by accident and not Illnesses from other causes. While their rates seem to be low, actually there Is little protection against the com­ mon illnesses. In another typical case, the FTC found a company had misrepre­ sented the duration of coverage, amounts payable, the amount and duration of monthly benefits. For example, the company had adver­ tised: "Special Coverage: ages one month through life; your benefits never get less—regardless of age," and, "Lifetime Hospital Plan for husband, wife and child." The Impression created by these claims was that the Insiured re­ ceived full coverage for life. But the examiner found that the policies provided that coverage b renewable at the company's option only, and some policies specifically reduced benefits by as much as 50 per cent when the Insured person reached an advanced age. With the FTC no longer able to defend you, your only protection now is your/ state's Insurance department. Some states have Improved their regulation of health Insurance companies a little since these deceptions were first exposed by the labor press. New York, for example, passed a law stating that Insurers must renew hospltalizatlon-lnsurance policies that have been in effect two years, unless the insured has reached the age limit or other expiration limit In the contract. Nor, In that state, can health and accident policies (as distinct from the hospitalization type) be cancelled during the term for which sold. In New York, buyers now also are entitled to a ten day "free look" at a poUcy. This gives them a chance to get back their money if they discover more limitations than they first realized, or for other reasons. These are the minimum safeguards any buyet In any state should insist on in writing when buying a policy, whether or not state law requires It. But don't delude yourself that this Is complete protection, or that commercial health insurance policies In general are reasonable for. what they give you. For one thing, the New York law has a big, glaring loophole, if the. company decides you don't look like a good health risk after all. It can't cancel during the term of the policy, generally one year. But -Jt can refuse to renew at the end of the term (except for hospitalizatlon-type policies already In effect two yearsY. Moreover, there is nd effective way to prevent companies in other States from flooding strictly-regulated areas with mail-order circulars. The reason lyhy commercially-sold policies are generally not good value. Is the high proportion - of your premium going to selling and administration costs, generally about 50 cents of every dollar. Even the new policy for older people recently advertised widely by Con­ tinental Casualty Co. an.d touted as an answer to the Forand bill seek­ ing to provide hospital Insurance for. people on Social Security, turns out to give little protection. The new Continental plan has been described as the best commercial Insurance Industry has been able to offer so far. But it costs $78 a year compared to a representative Blue Cross standard-contract charge of $29.50 for an individual once he's In the plan. Moreover, the Con­ tinental plan's benefits are very limited. 'The allowance per hospital day of $10 is about half the average hospital room: afid board charge in the states where thCTpdlicy is offered. Nelson; ^uitehank, AFLCIO Social Security dlrectdr, has ported out. In contrast, a representar tlve standard Blue Cross plan provides 21: days (HI ^fullvhospital-irdom <ri.i.^Spdyhient idus lSd half -^ays.:. The Gonttoentai plan pcpvldes f^^ %:c;^^um'-'or'only-/21^dayx''df.i|:bspita^ covbrafe.^;' ' ' '• Public Health Service sanitation award is presented to H. W. Warley, president of SlU-contracted Calmar and Marven Steam­ ship Companies by Joseph B. O'Connor (left) regional director of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare. Twenty-one ships of the two companies scored ratings of 99 and 98 percent respectively on a fleetwide basis. Marven, Calmar Ships Win Sanitalion Awards Two more SlU-contracted companies have been cited by the US Public Health Service for outstanding shipboard san­ itation in the past year. Marven Steamship Company (for­ merly Ore Line) and Calmar Steamship Company received years for Marven and the second citations following the 168- straight for Calmar. The presen­ Item inspeclon of shipboard sani­ tation was made on March 20 at tation on the 21 ships involved. the companies' New York offices The award was the third In three to President H. W. Warley. The Marven and Calmar awards follow similar citations previously given to other SIU companies. Bloomfield Steamship scored a near-perfect rating of 99 percent on Its four vessels, and the SS At­ lantic of American Banner Lines also received a citation recently. Last year, the SlU-manned Sear HOUSTON—Although reglstra. train Line was also cited by the tion continued heavy, shipping was service for high standards of clean­ extremely good for the two-week liness aboard ship. period and looks as If It will hold Marven Steamship was given a up for some time to come, Bob 99 percent rating, which for prac­ Matthews, port agent, predicts. tical purposes, is the highest rat­ Registration, at 195, was 32 ing that can be achieved, while greater than men shipped, which Calmar's score was 98 percent. Is a switch for this port since The Marven ships are all ore car­ shipping generally has matched or riers while Calm&r operates in the outstripped registration recently. intercoastal trade. All the jobs came on in-transit ships, 20 in all, since there were no sign-ons. Four vessels paid off, namely, the Steel Advocate (Isth­ mian); Helen (Olympic); Neva West (Bloomfield) and the Hurricane (Waterman). The following were in transit: Seatrains New Jersey, New York and Texas (Seatrain); Del Valle, WASHINGTON—A ban on the and Del Alba and Del Viento (Mississippi); Alcoa Pegasus and use of carbon tetrachloride fire Alcoa Planter (Alcoa); Eagle Tran^ extinguishers and specifications for porter (Terminal Transport); Alice use of inflatable liferafts are on Brown (Bloomfield); Bienville and the agenda- of a public hearing Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); • Atlan­ called for April 27 by the Merchant tic (Petrol); Fort Hoskins (Cities Marine Council of the United Service); Steel Traveler (Isthmian); States Coast Guard. The Cabins (Texas City Refining); The healings will .deal with a Almena (Clover Carriers); Ideal X host of technical revisions on ship (Penn_ Shipping); Val Chem specifications and regulations gov­ (Heron); and the Michael (J. M. erning firefightlng and other shlpCarras). : . bdai:d .safely procedures. ' Under the proposed regulations, the use of carbon tet extinguishers would be permitted on ships up If a crewniemher quits while until January 1, 1962. a ship.is in port, delegates While effective in fighting certain are asked to contact the hall types of fires, the carbon tet ex­ immediately for. a replace^ tinguishers are deadly in enclosed _meot. Fast action on their part spaces slnc?(rthe fumes are highly will keep all jobs aboard ship ' poisonous. - The SIU contract ^s filled at all times and elimi­ long discoufaged the use of carbon nate the chance; .of the sfalp tet aboard ships through specific S^ilinjg khort^anded; ' provisions in the working rules. • Slight Drop In Houston CC To Ban Carbon Tet Fire Gear Shorthanded? 7,3 WASHINGTON —Loud pro­ tests were heard last week when the governments of Canada and the United States released their long - awaited announcement on the toll rates to be charged ships traversing the St. Lawrence Sea­ way. Opposition to the tolls, which are Identical to those pro-, posed last June, was voiced by port, rail, shipping and other civic Interests. Unfair Competition Charged A spokesman for the Port of New York Authority said toll rates for the world's largest waterway are unrealistlcally low and the estimate of income unrealistically high, and that they give tlie Sea­ way an unfair competitive posi­ tion over the port. Lakes ship operators, on the other hand, said the tolls were too high. According to the final figures released, the basic charge on the registered tonnage will be four cents per ton for the MontrealLake Ontario run, and two cents a ton for the canal. The rate on general cargo will be 92 cents per ton, and 42 cents per ton for "bulk" cargo going the distance. Passengers will be charged a $7.50 toll for the entire trip. Re-classlfy Freight Of major importance in the announcement is the classification of domestic package freight as "bulk" cargo. Ujider this ruling a shipment between US ports by way of the Seaway can move at the 42-cent "bulk" rate, instead of the 95-cent rate applying to packaged cargo for export. The Port Authority warned that the diversion of cargoes from the port of New York "as a result of the unfair competition resulting from subsidized Seaway tolls" could mean a possible loss of some 3,500 waterfront jobs for the port. Lake Charles Forms COPE LAKE CHARLES —Final ap­ proval for the formation of a local branch of the Committee on Po­ litical Education was voted here last week at a meeting of the Cen­ tral Labor Council, Port Agent Leroy Clarke reports. . The first task before this com­ mittee Is to get all of the port's union members and their families to register in time In order to be eligible to vote In the coming elec­ tions. It is only by use of this vot­ ing power, Clarke said, that labor can protect itself against the antilabor forces who would like to bring/back a "right-to-wprk" law In Louisiana. • . Shipping for the port during the past period was not too good, Clarke said. A total of 22 men were shipped to permanent, berths, which- Is small compared to the number of men registered on the beach here. Among the vessels calling here during the past two weeks were the Royal Oak; Bents Fort, Brad­ ford Island, Cantlgny, Chiwawa, CS Norfolk, Winter Hill, CS Miami (Cities Service!; Del Mundo (Mis­ sissippi); Eagle Transpprter (Ter­ minal Transport) and the Ocean Evelyn (Ocean Transpoii;). All of the vessels \vere in good shape, with no;major beefs , reported. • ' - .^1 \.rm • • .1 • • -'-Si •• ^1 J 75^ '•? «] �m: k-> i: ' fate Eicht ' vCe • -^-.V SEAFARERS LOG »Iai«h 27, 1959 .^.1—A N P'r if':.,. '4 • 0; • • ^'' -; THESE RVLES INCLUDE THE RULES PREVIOUSLY PRINTED AND DISTRIBUTED, TOGETHER WITH AMI Every seaman shipped through the hiring halls of tlie Seafarers International Union of North America, Atlantic and Gulf District, here­ inafter called the "Union," shall be shipped pursuant to the following rules: 1. Seniority 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 offered 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. B. Seniority shall be determined in the following manner: A class A seniority rating, the highest, shall be possessed by all unlicensed personnel who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since , before January 1, 1951. On and after October' 1, 1956, a class A seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen with ratings above ordinary seaman, wiper, or messman, who have shipped regularly, up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1952, subject, however, to rule 9. On and after September 1, 1958, a class A seniority rating shall also be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly-with one or more of the com^janies listed in Appendix A, either (1) up to Decem­ ber 31, lv55, since before January 1, 1953, or (2) up to December 31, .1956, since before January 1, 1954, subject, however, to rule 9. A class B seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who have shipped regularly up to December 31, 1954, with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A, since before January 1, 1955, and who do not have a class A seniority rating, subject, however, to rule 9. On and after September 1, 1958, class C personnel who possess a certificate of satisfactory completion of the., Andrew Furuseth Training School course and who, after obtaining such a certificate of satisfactory completion, have completed 60 days of sea service with any of the companies set forth in Appendix A, shall be entitled to a class B seniority rating. A class C seniority rating shall be possessed by all seamen who do not have a class A or class B seniority rating, subject, however, to rule 9. Notwithstanding anything to .the contrary herein, no seaman shall b? deprived of the seniority to which he would be otherwise entitled by virtue of service with the armed forces of the United States. C. A seaman will be deemed to have shipped regularly with one or more of the companies listed in Appendix A if he has been employed as an unlicensed seaman no less than ninety days (90) per calendar •year on one or more American-flag vessels owned or operated by the said companies, 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 to ship but, if not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted insofar as seniority upgrading is concerned. D. Employment with, or election to any office or job in the Union, or any employment taken at the behest of the Union, shall be deemed to be the same as employment with any of the companies listed in Appendix A, and seniority shall accrue accordingly during the period such employment, office, or job is retained. 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 accordingly, subject, nevertheless, to the rules contained herein. F. Within each class of seniority, a seaman shall be shipped in accord- • ance with the length of time he has been unemployed, the one unemployed the longest to be shipped the first, subject, nevertheless, to tfie rules contained he^rein. G. It shall be the responsibility of each seaman to furnish proof of seniority and length of the period of his unemployment. Notwith­ standing any other provisions herein, the failure to produce itiequate proof of seniority or length of unemployment shall be grounds for denial of the job sought. An appropriate seniority rating card dulyissued by the Union shall be deemed sufficient proof of seniority, for the purposes of shipping, without prejudice to the right of any seaman to furnish different proof of his seniority in reasonably legible and, . easily ascertainable form, such as official Coast Guard discharges. Unem­ ployment periods shall be ascertained solely from shipping cards issued by the Union. H. Seniority rating cards will be issued by the Union only upon written and personal application made and accepted. These will be valid only for the calendar year in which issued. No seniority rating card will be issued after October In each calendar year, unless the remaining time is not needed to preserve the seniority rating of the applicant, or is mathematically sufficient'to enable him to retain .his seniority. J.ach seniority rating card, shall be based upon entitlement as of the date applied for. Shipping cards issued by the Union shall be valid for a period of 90 days from the date of.issue subject to the other rules coritained herein. If the 90th day falls on a Sunday or a holiday, .national or state, .or if the hall in which registration has been made is closed on that day for any reason, the card shall be deemed valid until the next succeeding business day on which the hall is open. The period of validity of shipping cards shall be extended by the number of days shipping in a port has beeri materially affected as a result of a strike affecting the industry generally,, or other, similar circumstances. Shipping cards shall be issued to all those requesting the same, provided the seaman has all the necessary documents and papers required by law and is otherwise eligible. I. Seniority shall be calculated on the basis of employment without regard to department (deck, engine, or steward), without prejudice,' however, to the application of any other rule contained herein.-A seaman may not change the department in which he usually ships without permission of the Seafarers Appeals Board, which permission shall be granted only upon proof, deemed satisfactory by the Board, that medical reasons, insufficient to prohibit sailing altogether, warrant the change. J. Seamen with a class B or class C seniority rating may he shipped on a vessel for one round trip, or sixty (60) days, whichever is longer; in the latter case, the sixty (60) day period may be extended, where necessary to insure practicability insofar as leaving the ship is con­ cerned. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a Vessel to sail shorthanded. No transportation shall be due by virtue of the applica­ tion of this rule. The words, "round trip," shall have the usual and customary meaning attributed to it by seamen, whether it be coastwise, intercoastal or foreign. On coastwise voyages, if the schedule of the vessel is such that it is to return to the area of original engagement, a seaman shall not be required to leave the vessel until the vessel reaches the said port or area. On intercoastal and foreign voyages, where the • vessel pays off at a port in the continental United States other than in the area of engagement, TT the vessel is scheduled to depart from the said port of payoff within ten days after arrival, to return to the port or area of original engagement, a seaman with a" seniority rating of less than class A shall not be required to leave the vessel until it arrives in the said port or area of original engagement." 2. Shipping Procedure A. No seaman shall be shipped unless reglstefed ifor shipping. No seaman shall register for Shipping in more than one port of the Union at one time. No shipping card issued in one port shall be honored in another. B. No seaman may register for another, or use another's shipping card or seniority rating card. All registration must be in person, and, seamen must be present, in person, when a job is offered them. C. No seaman may register for a job so long as he is employed on any vessel, \ D. No seaman shall have'the right to reject more than two jobs, after throwing in'for them, within the period of validity of his shipping card. 'Rejection of more than two jobs during this period will require re-registfation and the taking out of a new shipping card. E. Every" seaman who accepts a job, and who quits or is'fired after one day, shall not be permitted to retain the original shipping card on which he received his job, but must re-register to ship. If he quits or is fired within one day, he must ryjort back to the dispatcher on the next succeeding business day or else give up the oritfinal shipping card on which he received his job. F. No seaman shall be allowed to register on more than one list (department), and in not more tl^n one group, as hereinafter set forth. No seaman shall be shipped out' on a job off a list (department) other than that on which he'is registered, except under emergency circum­ stances, 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 registei'. Within one list (department), those possessing a higher seniority rating may fake priority in the obtaining of jobs over those with lesser seniority rating even when not registered in the same group, "^subje'ct, however, to the provisions of rule The following is a breakdown of the list (department) group: DECK DEPARTMENT Greu^ I—Day Worliers Bosun Deck Maintenance Bosun's Mate Watchman—Day Work Carpenter Storekeeper Group ll-Raled Watch Standers •> Quartermaster Car Deckman Able Seaman Watchman—Standing Watc Group III Ordinaries on Watch ENGINE DEPARTMENT Group I Chief Electrician 1st, 2nd, 3rd Ref. Eng'r. 2nd Electrician Chief Storekeeper "Unlic. Jr. Eng'r.—Day Work. Evap. Mainteriance AAan Pumpman, 1 and 2 Unlic. Jr. Eng'r.—Watch Plumber-Machinist Engine Maintenance Chief Ref. Eng'r. Group II Deck Engineer Watertender Engine utility Pireman-Watertendar Oiler—Diesel Fireman Oiler—Steam Group Jll Wiper STEWARD DEPARTMENT Group I—Rated Man Chief Steward—Passenger Chief Cook' 2nd Steward—Passenger Night Cook and Baker Steward 2nd Cook and Baker Chef Group II 2nd Cook and 3rd Cook Group III—Messman . Utility M^issman Messman G. No seaman shall be tendered any job unless he It qualifii therefor in accordance with law and can furnish, on- demand, t^ appropriate documents evidencing. this qualification. H. No man shall be shipped while under the influence of alcol| or drugs. I. All seamen shipped through the Union shall be given two assid ment cards. One of these cards shall be given by the seaman to ^ head of his department aboard ship, the other to his departn delegate aboard ship. J. Subject to the other rules contained herein, a seaman receivil a job shall give up the shipping card on which he was shipped.| 2. Hospital Cases A. N6twithstanding_anything to the contrary hereiit contained, period of employment required during each year to constitute reguj shipping, or for the maintenance of class B or class C seniority withd break, shall be reduced, pro rata, in accordance with the proportion s bona fide in- and out-patient time to each calendar year. Example: If. man has been a bona fide in- and out-patient for four (4) months in o] calendar year, the yearly employment required for seniority purpos' shall be reduced by-one-third for that year. B. A seaman who enters a bona fide hospital as an in-patient ail remains there for thirty (30) days or more, shall be entitled, if otherwif qualified, to receive a thirty (30) day back-dated- shipping card. If has been such an in-patient for less thapj thirty (30) days, he shall entitled, if otherwise qualified, to a shipping card back-dated to til day he first entered the hospital. This rule shall not apply unless til seaman reports to the dispatcher vvlthin forty-eight (48) hours after hi discharge, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and producf his hospital papers. 4.. Buimess Hours and Job Calls A. All , Union halls shall be opep from 8:00 AM until SjOO PNI On Saturdays, the halls shall be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 Noorf On SaturdSy afterrioons, Sundays, and holiday^, the hours of bu'sinesl shall be determined by the port agent, upon proper notice posted ol the bulletin board the day before. B. Jobs shall be announced during non-holiday week days, including Saturday mornings, on the hour/ except for the 8:00 AM and Nooj calls. On Saturday afternoons, Sundays, and holidays, or under excec �-MlKh 27. 1959 SEAFARERS ic-n-: Pace Nine LOG Ml SEAFARERS INTEKNATIONAL UNION A AG District • AFL-CIO And CONTRACTED EMPLOYERS ''^il -'•^1 JMEiVTS, DECIDED l/POiV BY THE SEAFARERS APPEALS BOARD, VP TO Am INCLVDIISG MARCH 3, 1939. I '<4 '•..n tional circumstances, the job may be called out at any time after it comes in. In no case shall a job be called out unless it is first posted on the shipping board. 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 Appendix A; C. There shall be. a limit of Eight (8) job calls in which the priority of class A and class B personnel may be exercised in obtaining a particular job. If the eighth job call does not produce a qualified seaman possessing either a class A or class B seniority rating (in the order prescribed herein), that seaman with a class C seniority rating, Otherwise entitled under these rules, shall be selected for the job. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail shorthanded or late. G. The above preferences shall obtain notwithstanding an/ other prq.visioti to the contrary contained in these rules. D. The five major ports are declared to be New York, Baltimore, AAobile, New Orleans, and San Francisco. In halls- other than .those therein located, if three (3) calls for a job do not produce a qualified seaman possessing a class A or class B seniority rating, the job shall be placed in suspense but only with respect to class A and class B personnel who are registered for shipping, and not with respect to class C personnel. The nearest major port shall .be notified, and the suspended job offered there. A qualified class A or class B seaman (In that order) in the major port so notified shall have the right to bid for these jobs but only within the remaining, five (S) job cells. In the event these jobs are not bid for, that seaman with a class C seniority rating, otherwise entitled under these rules and registered in the notifying port, shall be assigned the job. This rule shall not be applied so as to cause a vessel to sail shorthanded or' late, and shall not be deemed to require any employer to pay transportation by virtue of the transfer of the job call. The provisions of rule 4 (C) shall be sub-' ordinate hereto. 5. Special PreferencesA. within each class of seniority rating, seamen over fifty (50). years "-of age shall be preferred in obtaining jobs of fire watchmen. B. A seaman shipped on a regular job, vvhose ship lays up less than fifteen (15) days after the original employment date, shall have restored to him the shipping card on which he was shipped, provided 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 crewmembers shall have preference, providing they are registered on the shipping list. Such preference shall be extended by the number of days of layup resulting from strikes' affecting the industry generally, or other similar circumstances; D. A seaman with a class A seniority rating shall not be required to throw in for a job on the seme vessel after first obtaining a job thereon, so long as he has not been discharged for cause or Kas quit. E. Class C personnel • with a certificate of satisfactory completion from the Andrew Furuseth Training School shall -be preferred over other class C personnel. F. (1) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of bosun shall be given those seamen who either have- actually sailed as AB for at least 36 months in the deck'department, or, have actually sailed in any capacity'm the deck department for at least 72 months, or, have actually salled'as bosun for 12 months, in all cases with one or more of the companies listed in' the aforetrientloned Appendix A, . (2) Within each class of seniority; preference for the job of chief electridan shall be given those seamen, who have actually sailed for af least 36 months in the engine department, including at least 12 rnonths as second electrician, with one or more of the-Companies listed in the - aforementioned Appendix A. (3) Within each class of seniority, preference for the job of steward on cargo vessels shall be given those seamen who either have actually sailed for at least 36 months in the steward department in a . rating above that of 3rd cook, or, have actually sailed, as steward (or as .. 2nd steward on passenger vessels) for at least 12 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, shall be given those seamen who have .actually sail^ for at least 12 months as chief steward or as 2nd steward on passenger vessels, and preference for the job of 2nd 6. Standby Jobs • Standby jobs shall be shipped in rotation, within each class of seniority rating. No standby shall be permitted to take a regular job on the same vessel unless he returns to the hall and throws In for the regular job. His original shipping card shall be returned'to the standby when he reports back to the dispatcher unlesy it has expired In the interim. 7. Relief In the event an employed seaman wants tirnp off and secures permis­ sion to do so, he shall call the hall and secure a relief. No reliefs shall be furnished for less than four .(4) 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. Reliefs shall be shipped in the same manner'as a standby. This rule shall not apply'when replatements are'not. required by the head of the department concerned. 8. Promotions or Transfers Aboard Ship No seaman shipped under these rules shall accept a promotion or transfer aboard ship unless there Is no time or opportunity to dispatch' the required man from the Union hall. 9. Change in Seniority A. Unless otherwise specifically entitled thereto by these rules, all those who possess a class 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 break. B. All those who-possess a class C seniority, rating shall be entitled to a class B seniority rating two (2) years after they commenced to ship regularly with the companies 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 Appen­ dix 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 requirements therein were not met during the first calendar year in which the seaman commenced to ship but. If not met, the said calendar year shall not be counted Insofar as seniority upgrading is concerned. 0. The same provisions as to military service as are contained in rule 1'(B) shall be analogously applicable here. E. In cases where a seaman's shipping employment has been inter­ rupted because of circumstances beyond his control, thereby prevent­ ing the accumulation of sufficient seatlme to attain eligibility for a ..higher seniority rating, the' Seafarers Appeals Board may. In Its sole discretion, grant him sueh total or partial ienlority credit for the time lost as, again in its sole discretion, it considers warranted In order 'to prevent undue hardship. For purposes of .Board procedures, whether a matter presented to the Seafarers Appeals Board Is an appeal as a result of a dispute over -shipping or seniority rights, or Is an appeal for the exercise of the Board's discretion, shall be Initially determined by the Chairman, who shall thereupon take such administrative steps as are appropriate in connection with this determination, subject, however, to overruling by the body hearing the matter. If the Chairman is overruled, the matter shall be deemed to be a dispute appeal, or a discretionary matter, in accordance with the determination of the Mid body,'and It shall there•upon 'be subject to disposition under the rules corresponding to the type of case it has thus been .determined to be. The applicant shall, at his election, have a right to be heard in person, but only at the place vyhere the Seafarers Appeals Board Is meeting to consider the same. The CJialrman shall insure that the applicant shall receive fair notice thereof.' . 10. Discipline A. The Union, although under no indemnity obligation, 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 anei 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 available port where it Is practicable. This latter Committee shall arrange for a prompt and fair hearing, with proper notice, and shall arrive at a decision, unani­ mously, 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 sa|d company.^ B. Where a seaman deliberately falls or refuses to join his ship, or is guilty of misconduct or neglect of duty aboard ship, he may lose his shipping card for up to thirty (30) days. For a second offense, he may lose his rar^ ijp to sixty (60) days. In especially severe cases, or In case of a third offense, he may lose his shipping card permanently. Before a seaman may lose his shipping card under this sub-paragraph B, a complaint shall be filed, by either the Union or an Employer, with the Chairman of the Board, who shall thereupon name a Hearing Commit­ tee, which Committee shall arrange for a prompt and fair hearing thereon, with proper notice. The manner of appointment of the Hearing Committee, and the procedures to be followed by It, shall be those specified In the last paragraph of section 9 (E) and section 10 of these rules and, without limiting the effect of any olher provision In these rules, hearings may be conducted, and decisions reached, whether or. not the seaman Is present. Pending the hearing and decision, the seaman may register and ship In accordance with his appropriate seniority and registration'status. Appeals from decisions of the Hearing Committee, may be taken to the Board, and shall be mailed by the seaman to the Board within fifteen (15) days after written notification of the Commit­ tee's decision. The Board shall have the power to extend this time for good cause. Such appeals shall be heard by the Board at the next regu-^ lar meeting after receipt thereof, provided the appeal has been received in sufficient time for the Board to give five (5) days' notice of the meet­ ing to the seaman of the time and place of the meeting. Pending any appeal or decision thereon by the Board, the decision of the Hearii.j Committee shall be effective. C. The Board of four (4) shall be a permanent body, and each member shall have an alternate. The selection of the alternates, and the removal of members or alternates shall 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-paragraph A. The Board shall act only If there participates at least one Union member and one Employer member, while the collective 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 the -event of. a tie, the Board shall select an Impartial fifth member to resolve the particular issue Involved, In which case, a majofily vole shall then be final and binding. Where no agreement can be reached as to the Identity of the fifth member, application tnerefor shall be made to the American 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. E. It Is the obligation of the one aggrieved to initiate action. No particular form Is necessary, 'except that the complaint must be in writ­ ing, set out the facts In sufficient detail to properly Identify the situation complained of, and be ad " ess-ed to the Seafarers Appeals Board, 106 North Jackson Street, 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 perttiiUed by law and contract, as aforesaid, by the Seafarers Appeals Board. I n - r/'''S'".v.;','. 'T-' I.'.V-;,. '''"1l'il ' T I �SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING ROARD March 4 Through March 17, 1959 SIU shipping fell off to 1,031 jobs last period to hit an eight-week low, but the decline was all in class C activity. Class A shipping was exactly the same as in the previous period and class B jobs increased slightly but the class C job total this time was cut in half. At the same time, the total registration dropped off a bit, but all of it in the class B column. The only rise this period was in the total number of men still registered on the beach, due to the fact that the drop in shipping was a little higher than the new registration. The actual registration figure for the two weeks totalled 1,127, and there were 64 payoffs, 28 sign-ons and 141 in-transit visits. New York accounted for 48 calls. New Orleans for 37 and Baltimore for 27. Five ports (Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Houston and Wilmington) had no sign-ons at all and four others (Philadelphia, Lake Charles, San Fran­ cisco and Seattle) had only one each. The only ports where this wasn't really reflected in the shipping totals were Houston and San FranCTsco. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Baltimore, Mobile, New Orleans, Wilmington and San Francisco were the only ports showing increased shipping over the last period, but although it represented a 50 percent gain, the rise in Wilmington was just five jobs. Norfolk and Houston showed no real change (they actually declined by 2-3 jobs) and the rest all dropped off also. How­ ever, since the difference between shipping last period and this one was only 52 jobs—split among nine ports—^job activity generally is still good. Seniority-wise this period, class A shipping represented 70 percent of the total, class B 23 percent and class C handled the remaining seven percent AU ports except Tampa and Lake Charles shipped at least one class C man. Half thfi class C shipping was in the steward department in group 3. None, were shipped in group 1 in any depart­ ment. Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle all had 100 or less men on hand in all depart­ ments at the end of th~e period. All of these except Philadelphia and Seattle also had fewer than 50 class A men registered on the beach. The West Coast port had 53 "A" men on tap. The following is the forecast port b> port: Bo.ston: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Fair . . . Balti­ more: Good . . . Norfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Quiet . . . Tampa: Slow . . . Mobile: Improving . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . . . Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Fair , . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Fair. ' Ship Acfiyify ray Sign IN Offt Oar Trcnu. TOTAL 3 22 4 13 2 — — 8 5 — 4 — 1 2 — 4 1 4 2 — — 4 4 1 — — 1 1 TOTALS ... 54 21 Botloa ...... Now Yorii... rhiladolphfa.. BOIfimers ... Norfolk Savanhah .... Tampa Mobilo NowOrioans.. Lake Charles. Houston .... Wilmington .. San Francisco. Soattia ..... 3 20 10 8 4 11 4 4 24 11 20 , 7 • 2 141 4 43 15 27 • 11 4 14 37 12 24 7 11 8 233 DECK DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York. Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Port Boston New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTAIS Registered Registered CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 1 2 4 2 2 4 33 12 32 7 51 3 19 11 13 3 3 12 1 — 6 29 3 14 9 23 c 4 76 5|11 1A 2 4 5! 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 3 3 -60 7 14 2 9 26 6 40 1 3 8 2 6 1 4 4 9 1 2 3 39 4 10 27 2 17 6 27 2 2 2 2 4 20 6 13 1 6 2 8 6 2 1 5 S 9 48 182 29 *259: 9 75 48 132 as! - Registered On The Beach TOTAL Shipped CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 Al.T. C ALL 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 B ALL A 1 2 — — ... ... —^. 3 4 6 5 6 1 J12 1 5 1 — 24 23 49 16 4 113 98 142 35 275 2 4 93 4 — 3 3 —' — 23 — 10 10 9 1 42 — 1 I 8 1 — 35 — 62 18 121 2 11 22 2 51 41 19 2 2 30 —' 6 9 15 9 —13 7 4 1 1 1 5 1 — 1 — 1 11 14 -— — 7 2 1 1 1 1 5 1 —.. — 2 2 — 1 — — 6 9 — — 1 1 2 r 3 36 1 34 28 5 69 — 4 8 1 1 25 1 — — — 26 70 19 139 — 7 19 — 39 3 — 42 50 4 8 11 16 2 2 — — —- 4 9 1 4 5 — — — 23 52 7 11 17 87 — 10 — 71 28 — 61 — '—• 3 2 5 7 6 7 1 14 — — 5 2 — — — 3 4 7 26 39 — 4 — 17 5 — 22 9 8 1 9 13 25 1 3 — 8 11 — — 5 196 7 80 109 474 110 L 875 75 10 1 388 291 5| 10 303 6 Shipped Shipped Registered CLASS B CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 5 ALL 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 1 1 5 1 2 1 — 1 2 2 1 16 3 12 93 1 47 18 8 13 22 28 1 . 1 1 2 8 6 19 9 17 6 30 1 - 9 7 2 9 7 1 1 5 4 6 10 1 4 1 5 — 4 1 I . — 1 1 7 8 3 25 1 15 3 4 7 1 — 3 3 39 — 18 13 9 9 8 . 2 2 5 1 1 1 4 2 3 2 1 10 61 1 « — • 9 34 14 2 6 11 19 13 — 2 2 5 — 4 1 2 3 1 _ 2 2 •^5 17 1 7 4 3 2 5 6 3 2 3 — 5 6 2 2 2 17 49 1 75' 34 50 1 88' 77 162 64 3031 9 4 Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 2 1 5 1 2 2 23 26 15 64 18 2 12 4 14 22 7 43 6 3 3 7l 1 5 1 1 2 3 1 6 18 2 26 30 53 14 9 1 2 1 4 46 10 70 14 2• 1 1 7 5 9 21 1 2 4 5 11 I 91 183 ~59 r?.'i3 '• • • a •— —• —• ENGINE DEPARTMENT Shipped Shipped CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 3 ALL 1 2 2 1 2 2 7 15 23 52 1 11 36 5 9 5 4 3 8 11 __. 18 10 7 2 18 2 22 1 . 3 3 7 7 1 1 ' 1 2 1 1 1 __ 7 5 3 2 5 14 22 6 26 10 50 2 4 14 ; 3 3 2 8 .... 6 8 15 5 12 24 41 1 _ 3 3 5 4 1 3 9 4 16 —— 3 3 6 4 1 5 57 43 51 53 1.53 3Z 1 238l 3 Registered C In The Beacfr TOTAL Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS C GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 AI.T. C ALL 1 2 B S ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 1 Z 2 3 5 5 — 3 4 1 1 1 2 ... 1 .. ' 56 27 23 77 43 124 14 181 6 23 2 2 2 52 2 2 — 20 5 25 — 9 1 21 — 1 1 11 .! _ 16 19 35 84 — 72 5 18 4 44 7 1 4 22 3 7 4 14. 13 2 16 7 3 2 12 1 1 1 2 ... 4 5 12 14 1 2 1 1 — 1 _ •—i _ 10 — , — — 10 — 3 — 2 — _ 33 8 15 4 51 — 7 5 34 14 7 5 22 4 1 ... 15 12 27 70 11 95 — 61 14 6 5 5 50 5 — — 8 — 4 6 2 13 4 21 — 8 4 SO 22 5 40 1 49 3 57 8 15 1 1 41 1 — — — — 3 3 ' 6 9 — 6 1 3 — 3 2 6 8 14 :— — 16 33 44 — 4 5 — 21 7 3 —. 13 1 4 t 9 1 3 6 14 3 2 1 3 5 97 24 359 103 459 55 617 13 U1 161 225 12 12 ,24 238 — ..--i a —• STEWARD DEPARTMENT Port Boston . . New York Philadelphia Baltimore ............ Norfolk............... Savannah ............ Tampa ......... i.... Mobile New Orleans......... .. . Lake Charles:......... Houston . ...,........ Wilmington........ San Francisco* ...... Seattle TOTALS ii'.- TOTAL Shipped Registered Shipped Registered Shipped ' SHIPPED CLASS C CIASS A CLASS B CLASS B CLASS A CLASS . GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL . 1 2 3 Al.l. A B 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 AI.I. 1 2 3 AIX i 1 1 ~ 1 1 —1. 1 ""a 4 IS 13 83 27 64 16 43 8 29 1 18 2 14 1 17 18 18 6 24 1$ 4S 42 1 11 4 4 8 ' 2 2 8 2 1 • —^ 2 1 1 6 8 1 5 4 13 33 3 13 — 4 4 23 29 6 5 1 7 10 3 10 1 4 23 2 8 2 4 1 1 2 2 2 4 3 3 10 4 4 1 1 3 2 — 2 2 1 • 2 li 1 2 1 1 1 1 'j - .J ._ «... i-i —i ;• 5 51 • 2 2 27 6 2 8 4 10 2 22 2 19 6 6 5 5 6 1 12 19 ; . .M' . 41 15 29 4 27 46 . _ • 12 — 7 7 5 — 12 i 12 4 20 29 , 2 3 5 1 1 2 4 2 2 1 2 —,'2 3 2 85 10 7 13 4 33 1 7 13 2 12 4 24 IS 6 8 10 — 7 • 7 24 • 2 5 1 1 2 2 2 2 1 — 1 Z 1 1 — .•a. 3 7 3 2 21 4 14 1 • - 2- ••-•2 16 5 6 3 3 1 5 16 8 1 12 1 2 1 1 •-•'•I Itt 11 — 1 1 1 4 2 4 10 "l 93 35 116 1 2441 6 -85 it 184 62 33 8 57 62 71 57 31 l84 5 2 55 • . •• smm ^RANDTOTAl* ... ; • i Vs" ,• m. •— _•— • '• — ««i.^ • v.L' I Regisfdred On The Bedeh JOTAt SftlppiKf. Registered Shipped. Shipped CLASS A CLASSB SHIPPED CL ASS C CLASS B CLASS B aASS A GROUP GROUP CLASS GBOHP •I'i. ' .-'rf"''.;". >V. • ' GROPP""^ GBQUP GROUP IIROUP 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 S ALL r 2 3 ALL i: 8 y ALL A < If C ALL i ALL. 91__183 59 1 333 4 34_50 I 88 J7_162 WftB !f t7 49 I 75 — 4 10303 75 10 I 588 291 474110 875 7 80 109 I 196 V ^8 162' ^vj 259 9 75 48'|'"i32 ^3 153 32 I 238 12 12 .^24 238 .97. 24 j 3^ 103 459 55 617 13 111 IB I 225' r "-'•ri. 97 -• -iV ' ' 93 as 116] Mi 6 38,184~T62 38 I 284 297 99 267 663 10 11 121 1 142 3 85 8 57~l 71 57 sr'otf 1^184 :^v:v.2..S5n v 51- •72 6311032 432 i2155 80 202 soil 863:,.: 23i;<06 204 I 3381 ^ 117 155 i 291 187 346 192 1 ^8# i7 r48t5S 1,234 Registered CLASS A .. m'wecK-ry: • Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP 3 ALL'2 2 J ALL 1 1 2 4 11 1 — 5 2 37 it • 33 98 227 1 96 19 — ,.— 4 .41 7 11 13 86 41 10 29 y 4 4 : 4 2 12 4 6 4 I 1 2 1 16 4 6 - -1. 9 -..i64 — 18 • IST: 24 14 26 1 20 :• •2i..v...r.-.y10 64 122 18 8 2 — 6 3 2 3 37 — 20 8 9 1 10 .—-/ 6 4 1 1 23 8 U 42 1 ^— — 5 10 3 2 3 ¥ 99 267 663 10 11 121 .I43.-:K: �JHUrth 27, 1959 SEAFARERS Pare Elevea LOG CG Balks At SlU Demand For Lakes Safety Action WASHINGTON—^Asking for a full investigation of the sinking of the steamer Carl D. Bradley on the Great Lakes last November, and seeking the recovery of the 15 bodies still missing, SIU Great Lakes District officials received little only reveal the circumstances of encouragement from Coast the accident, but might show the it * way to prevent similar occurrences on other Lakes ships in the future. Such data could only be furnished through a study of the vessel or whatever sections of it that are recovered. The SIU cited the determination of the Civil Aeronautics Board, which spends huge sums of money, sometimes combing an area for weeks, in" the hope that some clues to a given air crash might be found. They also cited similar ef­ forts by the Government to recover the bodies of servicemen killed during the Second World War and return them to their homes for proper burial. Seamen merited similar treatment, they said. Harry O'Reilly, Executive Sec­ retary-Treasurer of the AFLrCIO Maritime Trades Department, stated that the MTD will continue to press for the recovery of the bodies and for a complete investi­ gation. Declaring that the talks made it obvious that existing Coast Guard facilities are inadequate for the preservation of safety at sea and the accomplishment of rescue, he urged Congressional action to remedy the existing shortcomings. SUP Secretary-Treasurer Morris Weisberger has notified San Fran­ cisco officials that if labor does not receive a seat on the proposed Golden Gate Authority, "we will withdraw our support" (from the body). Pointing out that not a single labor representative was on the Board of Directors of Frisco's rapid transit authority, Weisberger warned, "The same mistake must not happen again." the house, intends to go on figur­ ing out the different combinations possible in a pibochle deck. ^ The SIU Canadian District's Li­ censed Division brought its num­ ber of new contract agreements to 20 with successful negotiations with six companies. They are N. M. Paterson & Sons, Mohawk Naviga­ tion, Beaconfield Steamships, Sincenees McNaughton Lines, Ahearn Shipping and Toronto Tow­ ing & Salvage. The last is a dredg­ ing outfit and it is noted that the dredging industry was never or­ ganized until the Licensed Division stepped into the picture. With negotiations proceeding full ahead with several of the smaller com­ panies, it is hoped that the entire fleet will be under contract by the opening of navigation. ^e«c> C/S Tankers Hit '50-50' Charter Fix WASHINGTON—A new way of bypassing the objectives of *50-50' was uncovered recently. The American Independent Tankers Owners' Association has com­ plained that foreign supply mis­ sions, who have been purchasing surplus American farm products, have been giving charters only to those US-flag companies who agree to charter certain foreign-flag ves­ sels to carry part of the cargo. All of the sales of surplus Amer­ ican farm products come under the "50-50" provisions of the Cargo Preference . Act which requires that at least half of the cargo pur­ chased be carried by Americanflag vessels. < , "When the owner of an Ameri­ can-flag tanker is obliged, by the particular foreign supply mission involved, to furnish a foreign-flag tanker before his American-flag tanker can be accepted for the car­ riage of Public Law 480 gi'ain cargoes, he is forced to take a floss on the foreign flag fixture," the tanker spokesman said. These manipulations, he charged, are defeating the pur­ poses of the act. Instead of help­ ing promote the American mer­ chant marine,- it is being used to supply employment, in a time of a depressed charter market, to for­ eign-flag vessels. The AITOA spokesman appealed to Secretary of Agriculture Benson to -give immediate attention to these so-called "back to back" deals. Know ! . XolNBU^ Guard officials in talks between the two groups here last week. The talks revealed what Lakes repre­ sentatives described as serious shortcomings in Coast Guard facil­ ities and services on the Lakes. The Bradley split in half during a storm leaving only two survivors. Thirty-three bodies were recovered, shortly afterwards. Not only did Coast.Guard offi­ cials indicate they were unin­ formed as to the proceedings of the Coast Guard Board of Inquiry looking into the matter, but re­ ported there will be no effort to recover the vessel since the Coast Guard does not have the equip­ ment nor the funds to either sal­ vage the vessel or conduct an un­ derwater survey. They went on to state they had neither the legal responsibility, authority nor funds to conduct a search for the missing seamen. SIU representatives pointed out that without an examination of the vessel itself any inquiry would be limited in value. To rely on state­ ments, records and speculation would be of little assistance in furnishing data which might not Alarmed that their Shangri-La set-up is coming to an end, American operators of runaway shipping now appear to be enlisting the State Department in their frantic efforts to evade payment of union wages to their crews. At least that is the clear implication of a recent "Journal of Commerce" story stating that the State Department was "looking into" the SS Florida decision of the Natiohal Labor Relations Board to determine whether it conflicted with treaties of navigation. Reversing The Courts Since in the SS Florida case the NLRB recognized Amer­ ican union jurisdiction over the runaways, and since a number of court decisions since then have tended to reinforce that finding, the only purpose of State Department intervention here would be to rule out the NLRB's findings. That is be­ cause under the US constitution, treaties usually prevail over domestic law. Such action by the State Department could only serve the purposes of the runaways who have been attempting to escape American union wages by running up false flags of registra­ tion, thus disguising the nature of their operation. It's-«o secret that over the years the State Department has been less than friendly to the American-flag merchant ma­ rine. In fact, time and again, the Department has been eager to sacrifice a US-flag fleet on-one excuse or another, notably whenever the "50-50" issue came up. However, by getting into the runaway area, the State Department is meddling where it has no business intervening. Bread And Butler Beef The dispute between the US sea unions and the runaways is, purely and simply, a labor beef over basic bread-and-butter issues—wages and working conditions. That is the position of the unions, and that position has been affirmed in every courtroom to date and in the Labor Board. Still pending are further coUrt hearings and findings Oh this basic issue aris­ ing out of the successful protest against runaway shipping, last December 1 to 4. Since this matter is now before the courts, and since no­ body pretends that the runaways are anything but American operations in US commerce using a foreign flag for conven­ ience, it would appear the better part of wisdom for the State Department to keep its hands off. Otherwise, it is leaving it­ self wide open to the charge that it is intervening on the side of management in a domestic labor dispute. The American runaway operator has washed his hapds of any obligation to his crews and to his Government and wants iio American contads except US dollars for carrying cargo. It would be unique, to say the least, for the State De­ partment to support this Mnd of "anti-Americanism" oh the part of the runaways. The Sailors Union's pensioner list grew last week with the addi­ tion of Raphael Perrella, 78; Wil­ liam Donnelly, 72; G. K. Gregoriou, 69, and Murdo McKay, 68. Perella, a stamp and coin collec­ tor, and-McKay, a huntsman and fisherman, plan to pass a good deal of time with their hobbies. Donnelly will continue to keep a sharp eye on the horses while Gregoriou, when not puttering around Seattle Sees Ship Upturn SEATTLE—Shipping for the port remained on the fair side although there were only four vessels in the area during the past period. Port Agent Ted Babkowski reported. There was a number of beefs with the skipper on one of the ships, the SS Transatlantic (Tak), but they were straightened out to the satisfaction of all hands. As the vessel was sold to Alaska Steamship, the ship's crewmen re­ ceived their transportation back to the port of original engagement. Shipping for the coming period should improve as there are h fair number of vessels scheduled to hit the area, including four pay­ offs. The only vessels in this port during the past period, for payoff were the Transatlantic and the Myrtam III (Int'I. Nav.). -The Myriam III later signed on. In transit were the Marymar and the Texmar (Calmar). • i 3) Spring is just about here and the registration rolls in the Can­ adian District are being, to swell. Some of the ships have started to show signs of life again after an inert winter. In several more weeks activity is expected to be in full swing. 'm Remember: Tax Bite Bs Higher A word to the wise now that 1959 is underway is offered by "Sir Charles" on the Seatrain Georgia. He notes, despite stories in the LOG and else­ where, that some brothers get­ ting slightly smaller paychecks than expected this year are get­ ting hot under the collar for no reason. The difference is the extra Social Security tax bite, which went up on January 1 to percent of the first $4,800 of annual'earnings to pay for higher benefits. It used to be 214 percent of the first $4,200 of earnings. The rise is the first of a series of boosts slated over the, next ten years. 'S| 'Nl �r > • z"'- s:;- Jl • ru* Twtirm SEAFARERS SEIIFUEIS IIIITIOC LOG A Critic? Home-Fire r.|f-V-'...','J: ! '• V--'" IR Clifford C. Womack USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. Richard Cetchovich Manuel E. Sanchez Kermit H. Dotson MOBILE INFIBHARY MOBILE. ALA. W. D. Thiemonge U£a>HS HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Frank Hernandez Eladio Arls Ludwig Kristiansen Fortunate Bacomo Thomas R. Lehay Joseph J. Bass Kenneth Lewis Matthew Brtmo Leo Mannaugh Leo V. Carreon Jeremiah O'Byma James F. Clarke C. Osinski Joseph D. Cox George G. Phifer Juan Denopra Winston E. Renny John J. Driscoll George Shumaker Friedof O. FondUa Aimer S. Vlckers Otis L. Gibbs Luther E. Wing Bart E. Guranick Pon P. Wing Taib Hassan Royce Yarborougb USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY John Cabral Paul Norton Tranquilino Cordova Wm. C. Palmer Hugh Curran Frank Przybska Joseph Domino Joseph Ricclardl Peder Espeseth Emeterio Rivera Arthur Fortner Jose Rodriguez George Grlswold Bernard Rosenski Edward Heacox Chow Song Keith Hubbard Charles Taylor Patrick T. Kelly Julio Valentin Nils Lundquist AmieUo Verdemara Leonard B. Heeks John WestfaU Harold J. Moore "Remember me to Cod," you said,| The day you sailed away. And pray, pray for me each night, \ you asked, A year, a month, a day. Oh, I remembered, I remembered. Through many months and years. To ask Him for your safe return To guard the hand that steers. The house is ready for the night. Revealing light so starry bright. Its doors are open, letting, in The cool night air. My soul to discipline. Fire casts a shadow 'cross the — floor. I listen eagerly for your step, To hear your step outside the door. When sun strikes glass With coming of day. The dreams I dream tonight Will rise . . . swell . , . crest And fall away. Members Of The Wedding Shipmates on the Ideal X were on hand to wish Eddie and Blllie Yeamans (seated) a happy future at their wedding reception in Galveston recently. Pictured (standing, I to rj are: Floyd Walker, BB NCB; D. Nwnn, steward; B. Omeianchqkr BR, and Fred E. Otto, MM. Yeomont was 3rd cook on the ship. MM ti, imz TOune' AMIIUCA Ct/aHsrmtm}, Jan. KHtchiiar. SMACi In ship's fund. Seme-dbvutad OT. No beof*. DIaputs between bos'a and panfrynum ra cleaning of coRoo pota. SRATRAIN TRXAC (Saafratn).- Fab. SI—Chairman, P. PaVrlcfci Sacratary, J. Hadgas. Air^onditlanlng equip­ ment ta ba repaired. SmeU ef hides on main deck strong in hot weather. Some disputed OT. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for preparation and serving of meals. Beefs to be. settled with cooperation of all concerned. . SANTORH (Marvan), Fab. fl — • CliBtmn. H. Sfiapatw Sacratary, W, StrlBklaml. Soma OT disputed. Everything running smoothly. Ono man in ship bospltal. See patrolmaii about new washing machine. •SS^bairmaB, R. -Rtant; SaerWary, J. Raux. No baafs. Naw dalagato alected. Naw atoppara far laundry aink obtalnad. Seafarers checking into any of the marine hospitals around the country—especially in an emergency—are reminded again that it's important to have their seamen's papers arid latest discharge with them to facilitate the admission procedure at the USPHS facilities. These documents are essential to avoid trouble­ some delays. Among the latest arrivals reported in drydock this period are three SIU brothers at the Norfolk hospital: Lucian F. Drew, Romie Castellow and Swindell W. Lewis. Castellow, whose last ship was the Atlas, is progressing very well under hos­ pital treatment after suffering pneumonia. Drew is also in good shape after a hernia operation. He was on the LaSalle last trip. A head injury has sidelined Broth­ er Lewis and will keep him out A pair of ABs, Guernsey (left) of action for a while. He was in­ and Ohannasian, are hard at jured ashore after shipping on it on paint job aboard the the John B. Kulukundis. , . V J Mobile reports one man in layCities Service Miarni as the Lewis Kennedy „p the Mobile Infirmary since ship bowls along pn her oil the marine hospital in the Azalea City has been shut down for several run. It's not clear whether years. He's W. D. Thiemonge off the Ocean Joyce. Thiemonge is mak­ Guernsey was skeptical of the ing slow progress following an automobile accident. photographer or the paint Carey J. Beck and John Kennedy are a pair of newcomers at the job. Photo by Charlie Burns. New Orleans hospital. Beck is in for the second time due to an old in­ jury that seems to be causing severe headaches and eye trouble. He was electrician on the Alcoa Corsair before that. Kennedy is laid up with a broken foot after he slipped aboard ship and dropped some ice LOG-A-RHYTHM; cans on his foot at the same time. Shipping as messman, he was In­ jured while the Yaka was in Greece. He's doing pretty well now. A shipboard fall has also laid up Francis R. NapoU, now at the San Francisco PHS hospital. He's due to be transferred to the Stdten Is­ By M. Dwyer land drydock which is nearer his home. Napoli suffered a fall on the Ocean Dinny and was fiown Stateside from Japan a few weeks ago. Oftimes across the room you come. Leo Cronsohn, also in -'Frisco, is coming along nicely after he suffered To press a kiss against my hair; [ a fracture of his left arm and shoulder. He was on the Orion Star. You hold me William R. Seibert is also on the West Coast, off the Producer. He had For no cause at all, save love, an operation to remove a small growth and is getting a general check­ I almost see you, standing there. 1 up while he's in there. All the brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and mail. Drop in All seasons I recall before a /ire,| or write them when you can. The following is the latest available list .All time reverts within the flicker­ of SIU men in the hospitals: ing stir Of light in darkened caverns of\ VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL BUTLER. PA. BALTIMORE, MD. desire. James F. Markel Francisco Argenal Anthony Maiello As I pile high the logs— VA HOSPITAL Maximino Hemes Domingo Orbigoso DENVER. COLO. Millard E. Byron Norman Peppier Logs of applewood and fir. Clyde Carlson Henri J. Robin Jr. Francis M. Clawson John Ross E. L. Freburger Leonard Russl Clarence Gardner Wm. F. Smart Jr. Robert Smith Gorman Glaze Dolphus Walker Emanuel Jones John J. Kearney Thomas R. Walston Edward McGowan George Warrington Manuel Madarang Carlie White USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. E. F. Broussard Raymond L. Perry Lester N. Larkin Ho'^ard J. Watts Chas. A. McCarthy USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Mervil H. Black L. V. Springer Harold J. Romero USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE. WASH. O. W. R. Kristiansen Joseph Pendleton USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Herbert AUman Wooldridge King Robert G. Barrett Edward Knapp Carey J. Beck Leo Lang Claude Blanks Terral McRaney Isauro Cardeal Wm, Marjenhoff Adie Coleman Alexander Martin Arcanjo Crastro Michael MUler Fess T. Crawford Michael O. Muzio Eugene CroweU William E. Nelson Adolph L. Danne Dominic NeweU GuUlermo DeJesus Edward Northrope James Douglas J. W. Patterson OUver Flynn Wlnford PoweU Henry Gerdes William RoUlns James Glisson Ernest Sauls Herbert E. Grant James Shearer James E. Guy Paul P. Signorino John Hrolenok Ernest Smallwood James Hudson Thomas H. Stevens Sidney Irby Oshor Theisen Jasper Jones James Ward Nicholas Katoul Clifford Wuertz John Kennedy USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Romie CasteUow SwindeU W. Lewis Lucien F. Drew Norman W. Sawyer John J. Harrison Donald L. Willis Widdie C. Hinson USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph S. Barron Francis R. NapoU Michael J. Coffey Wm. Pussinsky Leo Cronsohn A. J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Wm. R. Seibert F. Melguiades Norman West Michal Michaltk Joseph Neubauer USPHS HOSPITAL FORT WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Horace LedweU Jr. B. F. Delbler Woodrow Meyers James Lauer John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrick SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Vietor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL PnoOKLYN, NY R. T. Cunningham VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN, VA. Joseph GUI VA HOSPITAL * BOSTON. MASK ntpmas W. KUHga ; OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseat)/ Jan. 31—Chsirmsn. C. Malette/ Secretary, T. Delaney. Steward in hospital—headquarters notified. Ship's fund $8.82. Man rejoined ship. 40 hours OT claimed by wipers involving work in machinery spaces done by CITIES SERVICE MIAMI tCltlei Service),. March 5—Chairman. J. Ward; Secretary, C. Wood. One man missed ship in Lake Charles. Ship's fund tl. Few hours disputed OT. GATEWAY CITY (Fan-Atlantic), March X—Chairman, W. Bruton; Sec­ retary, J. Dolan. Everything running smoothly—no beefs. S8.13 In ship s fund. Few hours OT disputed. New delegate elected. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Vote of thanks to old delegate who is get­ ting off. E42-183y (Suwannee), Feb. 3—Chair-' man, DIckerson; Secretary, R. BIyth. No beefs. New delegate elected. See about draws Sc hot water in galley. Shortage of salt tablets. Cleaning ' gear & other storea . ordered for Trinidad. TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), March 1—Chairman, W. Newsem; Secretary, O. Cullen. No beefs. Ship's fund $7.55. Some disputed OT. One man short. Suggestion made to put up bulletin board for Union notices. Korean labor at Pumn to ba disputed —to be handled by patrolman at pay­ off. Present delegate to remain un­ til payoff. Repair lists to be pre­ pared. Text of telegram re; minutes read to crew and receipts offered for exhibit. EDITH (Bull), Feb. 11—Chairman, J. Parker; Secretary, M. Curry. Mo­ tion to post all letters. Vote of thanks to steward dept. TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), Feb. IS—Chairman, S. Scales; Secretary, O. Cullen. Ship's fund S7AS. One man In hospital—sailed one AB short. Let­ ter re: steward dept. difficulties read. New delegate elected. Return cups to pantry—cooperation with messman urged.ALCOA RAHOER (Alcoa), Feb. IS— Chairman, W. Barnas; Secretary, T. Sanchsz. Repairs made to washing machine. Crew recommended new machine. Repairs made in messman's room. Motion to clarify ruling on man leaving ship due to illness or Injury and right to claim Job back after being released. Request better ••lectloa is night lusch: sss patrol­ man about paying off at sea. Have phone connected to ship in Mobile to that men can be kept informed of change in sailing board time. VALCHEM (Heron), Feb. •—Chair­ men, J. Rewllns; Secretary, B. Ferry, TV to be repaired. Shlp'e fund $30. Some disputed OT. DiscusMon -to have patrolman settle diapnted OT; inferior quality of beef. Eng. dept. claims replacements not being called in time. Discussion on safety anij repairs. Request ventilators In crew's quarters, which are sealed up at present. JOSEFINA (Liberty Nav.), Feb. «— Chairman, E. Seeley; Secretary, C. Canalet. New delegate elected. OT to be equalized. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Feb. 1— Chslrmin, I. Morasvl; Sacratary, F. KHtchnsr. Ship's fund S14A0. New delegate elected. Departments to alternate cleaning ship's laundry and slop sink. ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), March 1—Chairman, C. Stambul; Secretary, R. qretsky. Captain spoke to dele­ gate about draws. Some OT disputed. No l>eefs. Complaints on cooking and not enough' fresh fruits—to see about ordering. IOEAL X (Fenn), March 8—Chair­ man, D. Nunn; Secretary, D. Lletz. One man died in Texas City. Ship's fund $4.15. No beefs. Return drink­ ing glasses on drainboard and not in sink. Cans installed to take cigarette butts at doors. Discussion re putting pipes from overboard discharges mid­ ship to water line. KATHRYN (Bull), March 7—Chair­ man, J. Turntr; Secratary, J. Lakwyk. One man hospitalized in San Juan. Putting out draw before payoff. No beefs. DEL ALBA (Miss), March 1—Chair­ man, L. Harvay; Sacratary, O. Parkar. Few men logged. Ship's fund $21.50. OT disputed. Vote of thanks to delesate for Job well done. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), March 1 —Chairman, R. Qussn; Sacratary, L. Mayan. One man miawd ghin in gng Juan. Delegate elected trea^er. SS in ship's fond. Restriction to ship ta­ bs taken before patrolman. Patrol­ man to check and see who needs new mattresses. DOROTHY (Bull), Feb. 11—Chairman, J. Bergsstrom; Sscrstsry, W. Walsh. No beeb. Few hours dis­ puted OT. One man missed ahip oa. departure from Phila. Drain in laun­ dry to be placed in good working order. Chairs to be returned to rec­ reation room. Request more hot cakes. Repair Usts to be. made up. Request new mattresses for bosun A carpenter. BIENVILLR (Fan Atlantic), March >—Chairman, W. Hanver; Secretary, E. Eriksen. Two men hospitalized in Houston. Ship's fund •32.15. New delegate to bo elected. Fans to be fixed in recreation room. EVELYN (Bull), Feb. 2»—Chairmen, J. Muchleck; Secretary, F. Macklln. Repair list turned in. $22 in Ship's fond. No beefs. Sailed short one AB COEUR D'ALENE VICTORY (Vie- from Boca Grande. New delegate & tory). Fab. IS—Chalrmsn, E. Zsbrow- . treasurer elected. Vote of thanks to •kl; Sacratary, H. Krehn. Travelers* steward dept. for Job well done. checks to be obtained in ^rachi. Soma disputed OT. Need new wash­ WINTER HILL (Cities Ssrvles), Feb. ing machine and water fountain. 14—Chairman, J. Daclnqus; Sscrstsry, Draws not forthcoming when in port. D. Rood. Two men missed ship. No Insufficient miflc. Doors to be kept beefs. Motion seconded and carried closed in passageways while in port. ,to elect C. Bogga ship's delegate by acclamation. SANTORE (Marven), Fab. 11—Chair­ man,- H. Shspsta; Sacratary, J. WagMICHAEL (Carres), March 1—Chair­ nsr. Some disputed OT. Two men man, J. Wunderlich; Sacratary, 0. walked off ship in Bait.—patrolman Forrest. Request repair Usts be made notified. Need new agitator for wash­ up and turned in. Some OT disputed. ing machine. No beefs. One man missed ship at Magpetco. New delegate elected. NORTHWESTERN VICTORY (Vic­ Need new- inattrcSaes. Deck dept. tory), Jan. •—Chairman, S. FItlak; cited for cleanliness A cooperation. Secretary, J. CRourke. Most repairs Vote of thanks to steward dept. for made. Urge support of blood bank. exceUent Job. New delegate elected. Request great­ er variety of salads, more rye A COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannes), wbeat bread. To form arrival pool— Feb. 15—Chairmen, O. Foley; Sacra­ •30 to ship's fund—$90 to winner of tary, D. Wagner. New delegate elect­ pool. ed. Request heads be left in sanitary condition. Don't pour coffee in scut­ ELIZABETH (Bull), Feb. 13—Chair­ tlebutt. Proper attire requested in man, F. Casper; Secretary, R. Her- messhaU. nendcz. Some beefs not settled. Soma disputed OT. RoBOOilnated ship's ALCOA PIONEER (Alcoa), Fab. IZ delegate. Washing machine needs re­ —Chairman, J. Stawart; Secretary, E. pairing. Do not overload. Awning Canonlzado. Ship's fund—$40. No back aft to be replaced. beefs. New delegate elected. Motion made and seconded to have Union JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Marfis), officials meet with operators to nego­ Feb, 23—Chairman, O. Hansen; Sec­ tiate with improvement of agreement retary, F. Rakas, Jr. No beefs. . Vote for transportation rider—that men of thanks to steward dept. for Job paying off ship shoidd get transpor­ well done. tation within 200 mOss or over Com­ port of paying off or signing, on. PANDORA (EPtphany Tankers), Feb. 23—Chairman, A. Turnar; secretary, ALCOA FURITAH (Alcoa), Jaii, 13 B. RIggs. Discussion on loggings. Few —Chairman, R. Plercs; Secretary, A. hours OT disputed. Men getting off Fsrrara. Beef about launch service requested to leave quarters clecni in RUeka. YugosUyla. to be takto up. One minute of silence for departed Ship a fund Sl.TS. 57 hours disputed. brothers. Washing machine to be cleaned after use. Request less noise in passage- r , DEL AIRES (MIsNsslppI), Fab. >3-> way. Need pump for washing ma-''-'. Chalrmsn, N. RldrMge; SecrstarW F. chine. Foc'sles to be jwtotad.. �March 27.195f SEAFARERS Sees Big Danger in Homesteadlng of the union and its progress. If we all were "deadheads" this would be one hell of a Union. In discussing this job-Umlt issue, let's not fall to recognize the danger of a "Let-GeorgeDo-It" atUtude which, I think, must follow the practice of permanent homesteadlng. Art Lomas. To the Editor: Again I'd like to add my bit to the discussion of a time-limit on shipping. It se^s that all those In favor of limiting a man's time on a ship have the basic argument that this would produce a fair distribution of jobs for all hands. Gangway Watch I also believe this to be so and would like to point to one Poses Problem facet of homesteadlng which Is To the Editor: generally, overlooked and which I have-been thinking about this for a long time and I would like to hear the other members' views about it. I think the gangway watch should be done away v/ith now and forever. It's unfair when a man is at sea 15 or 16 days with just a matter of hours be­ fore the ship is underway again, that he should have to worry All letters to the editor for about a gangway watch and publication in the SEAFAR­ have no real time to relax. ERS LOG must be signed He should be able to put In by the writer^ Names will his eight hours and then go be withheld upon request. ashore the same as other' people can when they finish their eight is of great Importance. This hours' work ashore. This is concerns the individual num­ especially true on a run like ber's contribution to the Union I am on, such as Pan-Atlantic. other than just the payment of In every port except one, and dues. a lot of times not even In that Some while back. I made a one, sea watches are never few trips coastwise. On this broken. There is no such thing ship was a brother who had as time off. been on her steady for over six If they keep sea watches In years. We were back in home port. It should be that only one port every two weeks and we man has to be aboard for each were only ashore for about 26 watch. hours before putting out again. Robert Lasso Because of this I don't think SS Axalea City that the classification of "sea­ ^ ^ $ man" applied to this man any more than It would to a guy Sees Big Risk who takes the Staten Island ferry every day back and forth in High Speeds to work, say, In a box factory. To the Editor: This whole business of en­ Now the Umon never had any couraging ship safety is a good major trouble with this partic­ Idea, bbt as long as these ship ular company, so this member captains run at full speed in had never engaged In any beefs bad weather and count on radar In any way, had never hit the to save them, we're still In bricks on a plcketllne or experi­ enced a period of unemploy­ trouble. We can work to bring the ment which, unfortunately but ships themselves up to standard necessarily happens at times and we can get the crews safetybecause of a beef, and he had conscious but we've still got the never attended a shoreside un­ skipper to contend with. He's ion meeting' (at least not for got the company, on his back over six years). His only con­ and a schedule to keep, and he's tact with the Union was by pay­ going to take chances whatever ing dues to the visiting patrol­ anybody says. man. We haven't had a serious ac­ Under these circumstances cident involving an SIU ship what interest can an individual lately, but who wants to wait have in the Union to which he that long? There has to be belongs? None, that is, except a solution so that the skippers to anticipate and accept bene­ and mates too won't run hogfits in the form of additional wild. A guy who breaks a leg wage Increases and conditions" on a ship due to faulty gear or fought for by his Union and even his own carelessness some­ brother members while he goes times Is one thing. But it's a pleasantly homesteadlng along. different matter when the I am sure this viewpoint Is whole ship and its entire crew shared by the majority of our is In danger. And a collision members. To belong to a un­ means at least two ships and ion, to be a bona fide Interested two crews. It'§ a lucky thing member. Is to be one who wants the Constitution had no pas­ to have a share of his union's sengers and that the tanker It activity, who doesn't want to hit was empty. I'd hate to have be on the receiving end all been around If that tanker had the time, and Is ready and will­ been full and there were pas­ ing to give a little of himself sengers on the other ship. W. Feibel In union action for the weKare Letters To The Editor LOG Pace TMrtcca King For A Day On Confederate $ '^1 M Anybody who's ever had a yen lo toss cash around like a money-stuffed millionaire can appreciate the latest yam making the rounds of the SIU ships on the Atlantic missile range these days. The story concerns one missile range, he began showering He was attracting considerable brother—who shall remain the population of Recife, Brazil, attention eveiywhere until the lo­ nameless—^who nibbled the with "C-notes" In exchange for cal gendarmes got wind of what was going on. Some of the local bait in one of those newspaper and a little bit of applause. magazine ads offering a million Although the lettering on the banks may have had a hand in that bucks in Confederate currency of money doesn't mention the when someone tried to cash one of various denominations for an In­ "United States of America" the the bills for cruzeiros. vestment of a few genuine US Spanish and Portuguese-speaking Eventually the poUcia collared treasury notes. The "Confederate" citizens of Recife could make out our man, confiscated his boodle money In the offering Is fresh stuff something about "Confederate and lectured him about undermin­ riglit off the press but it's supposed States of America" and, that was ing the currency of their country to look like the genuine 186(^vlnt- enough for them. The "States ot —not only with Confederate age material. America" part was the convincer money but counterfeits to boot— As soon as our hero received his and they laid out the red carpet and his millionaire's holiday came package -of bogus bills, things got for the "loco Norteameiicano" who to an end. But it was a grand one out of hand. With a couple of days brought prosperity wherever he while it lasted, according to aU off In port after a stay out on the went. reports. 4- A"'- I At Day's End lOG-A-RHYTHM: Before Sailing , By John F. Wunderlich . "Where are you going, my friend. To the land of coffee and sugar­ So late at night cane. In such freezing weather? Where the days are long. My fire is a-light. And the nights are short. And the coffee is boiling. Where it never snows." Can't you stop for a while?" * * • goodbye, my lad. "I am hurrying up 'to the mountain "Well, Go in peace to the distant lands top. And the sugar cane. Where the Northern Lights flash. May you travel far. Where skies are aflame May your life be great. As a million searchights As a Viking's son From a city awake. In a myriad of colorful lights." From this land of ice." * • • "So many a time in the past you "Thanks, Old Man, And God's peace to you. have seen The Northern Lights flash 'cross I am going to see the' Northern Lights the sky. So in years to come Why tonight in a hurry?" 4> • * I'll remember them and the Mid­ night Sun. "At the first break of dawn. The night is growing old. Over hills in the east, Soon dawn will be here; r am leaving for the sea. I must be gone." For the starlit nights. And the tropic breeze. My seabag is packed; The ship awaits her crew." • • « "So you are leaving us, Olaf, 'Cross the ocean blue To the distant lands. For how long?" day's work over, crew messman J. Mclyszko (left) and steward Ben Rucker on the Portmar team up for a photo sent in by ship's dele­ gate E. Bayne. Ru«er is a lensman too. That's a midget camera dangling from the chain around his neck. '• " I: • "My articles say she'll be gone for long, To the islands in the south. Throw in For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership. Including com­ mittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the start of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. '^Sr&rdi^edSsxeYi lUE focfD AMr> vaicesAXoif^ mmo^SA^NB/^ytmsiucAFPrj^/As THE OF UNlOM. /A/75^fVMB YoUkBATfHEAAlL. K Of,THAT WAS, eosH.^HE WAS PRETTY/ CMRISSE... . V. --n-- ' ' - H- . ONE OF THE 6UYS ON THE too STAFF... •• , �SEAFARERS Pace Foorteea March 27, 19SI LOG Whaddya Mean Camera-Shy? LOG Rated 'Tops^ Urges ID Card in News Field For SIU Wives To the Editor: If the enclosed coupon from the last Issue of the LOG does not include non-members of the SIU, would it be possible for me to subscribe to the LOG? I promise a check by return mail. For a long time I have man­ aged to read the LOG by steal­ ing or borrowing copies, reading over someone's shoulder when I should be out on deck taking Li^tters 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. "Horrors! A camera!" is what Andy Mir, DM (above, right) seems to be saying, but a close look shows he left a bit of one eye uncovered so he wouldn't appear too camera-shy. Messman Bob Trippe stays right out in front in this scene from the Yaka. At right (top) Tony Michaelski shows a shipmate the albacore tuna he caught on the Paclficus during trip to India. The two gents under the whiskers (left) are R. Fulghum, wiper, and J. Gilbert, reefer engineer, enjoying a merry tune on the Steel Seafarer. So far, there's been no offer from a recording company, but the boys are hopeful. Shipmate G. Glendenning is caught in the act during clean­ up job in the role of crew pantryman. Photo by Vernon Douglas. ?• DIRECTORY OF SIU HALLS SIU, A&G District BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard, Aeent EAstern 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. A1 Tanner, Agent Rlcbmond 2-0140 HOUSTON . . 4202 Canal St B. Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES, La. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6-S744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler SL Louis NeiTa, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner, Agent lOhnlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienviUe St Lindsey Wiiliams, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 075 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacintb 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St J. BuUock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. Marty Breithoff. 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Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 RIVER ROUGE .. 10225 W. Jefferson Ave, Mich. VInewbod 3-4741 '! • r •• / ct Photo Recalls 5-Man Rescue Disputes Beef Dver Card Game To the Editor: This is an open letter to the brother who complained about the captain's interference in a card game aboard the Valiant Faith (LOG, Mar. 13). Apparently that card game was so noisy it kept the rest of the crew awake. And presum­ ing you do your daily stint of eight hours and sleep 16 hours as stated in yokir letter, you probably Don't bathe Don't shave Don't go in for chow And your quarters look like those of a sow. There are only 24 hours in a day, you Icnow. When you took the job you knew the ship was a Liberty, so quit griping about her speed and just be thankful you have a job. And, last but not least, re­ member the captain has to work for a living too, and. he also has his orders regarding overtime. J. J. Byrnes "On the Beach" To the Editor: Enclosed are some photos of the boat from which we rescued five men off the coast of Vir­ ginia last December. It is the 101' Diesel yacht "Kyma" out of New York. • You carried a story in the LOG (Dec. 10, 1958) and 1 thought you might like the prints of photographs taken by third assistant-Hanralh here on the Cities Service Baltimore. ' We had tried to salvage the 3) 3^ 31" yacht by lashing her to the sidO; • V but she broke loose twice. The ^nds 8 Months second time was the last as she later smashed into our stem On Missile Run after drifting for a while. She. TQ the Editor: capsized after a 12-hour strug­ After we come back from this gle hut the crew was safe. missile mission and after being John'^H. Elliott eight months on this vessel, the Ship's reporter M/V Rose Knot, I airi going back home to the good old USA. I also will do a little vacation­ ing in old Mexico, and would like to have the SEAFARERS LOG sent to, me there. Best wishes to ail brothers of the SIU, ' Humberto Vera 3!'- BUFFALO, NY 4" 3) Retiredg He's Found Security Canadian District ..408 Simpson SL Phone: 3-3231 128V(i HoUls St. Phone 3-8911 Signed; ......... MONTREAL 634 St. James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you aro an old iubtcribar and hava a change Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. of address, please give your former address below: CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, OnUrio . . 272 King St. K. EMnire 4-57'9 AODRESS ...•Aefecnaaaeeaeaeeaaeaaaaeeaeeeeee'eai '•-Seeeeeaeaeaeaaeta* ST. JOHN. NB ... .177 Priuca WUUam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. ^C... Mam ^ ciry w. • • ZONE UU l'34oO STATE .(t;- pictures of passengers or cargo, or minding my upstairs neigh­ bor's mail (which includes his LOG) while he's out oji a trip. But this is not too satisfactory because sometimes I miss out ail around, which makes me most unhappy because, honestly, I'd rather miss- the morning newspaper than miss an issue of the LOG. Compared not only to other union papers hut to trade papers in general, your SEAFARERS LOG rates top of the list. . Mona MacMurray (Ed. note: As you requested, your name is being added to the mailing list. There is no sub­ scription charge but contribu­ tions are always welcome.) To the Editor: I agree with the mpny people who have written to the SEA­ FARERS LOG about giving out SIU identification cards. Be­ lieve me, this would be a great help for the dependents of SIU members. I'm one of the wives who would like to have one of these cards. I know from experience it would he much easier cashing allotment checks, which can be a problem. The card would also he very, very useful for such pur­ poses as visiting the SIU clinic for a check-up and would avoid trouble in making proper identi­ fication. It would also he a big help in an emergency when we have to seek information at the SIU halls. I believe that if all Sea­ farers' wives who read the LOG would write in to the Union on this matter something would be done for us. I pray to God that lie bless this organization, its officers and members and it may continue giving its wonderful services tor years to come. Mrs. Carmen Negron t it FORT WILLIAM ' Ontario HALIFAX, N.S Phato by third assistant pictures the Kyma -along­ side the CS Baltimore before she brok^ fre« and capsized. To the Editor; ;Being a retired Seafarer is a rdugh tough go, but the know­ ledge. of unionism that I had learned from being an SIU sea­ man softens the blow. Having had the union educa­ tion and brotherhood of SIU ships' crews I knqyv. I, have reached a level of security and contentment In unionism that I never will feel again, Gerald MiteheU �1959 SEAFARERS fINAl DISPATCH ' Jan Kozersfci, 54: Brother Kozerski died of a heart disease in John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on February 7. A member of the Union since 1943, he sailed in the steward depart­ ment. Surviving him is his wife, Mrs. Martha Kozerski, of Balti­ more, Md. Burial was in Meadowridge Cemetery, Baltimore. $ SF Turnover SAN FRANCISCO —• Shipping was slow during the last period wdth little improvement dn sight, reports Port Agent Marty Breithoff. With only one ship paying off and one signing on, most of the activity came via the in-transit route. Nine vessels were in transit, including the Steel Scientist, Steel Rover and Steel King (Isthmian); La Salle and J. B. Waterman (Waterman); Alamar and~Texmar (Calmar); Jefferson City Victory (Victory Carriers), and the Ocean Eva (Maritime Overseas). The Steel Fabricator (Isthmian) paid off while the Choctaw (Water­ man) signed on. The Welfare Plan eyeglass pro­ gram, which has recently been ex­ tended to this port, is being pro­ cessed and will be available for the members in the near future. 4) From Down East Israel Hits Egypt's Seizure Of Cargo At Suez Canal 4> 4^ t Alvin Dyer, Jr., is enjoying life back home in Corea, Maine, while dad's aboard SS Cal­ mar. Junior was born May 26, 1958. t John Bellard, 71: Brother Bellard died of suffocation when a fire broke out in his Newport, NY, home on Febru­ ary 3. He had been a Union member since 1942, sailing in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edith Bellard, of Newport. Brother Bel­ lard was cremated. Bill Thompson Ben Martin Frank Murphy, who sailed with you on the Compass in 1952, would like to get in touch with you. His address is 162 Grand St., Middletown, Conn. 4> 4) 4) Joseph BevUl Your gear left aboard the SS Yaka is in the baggage room in the New Orleans hall. Please call. 4> t t Frank Kumelga You are requested to contact >«. t 4 your mother at 287 Coal St., Wilkes John Allmon, Sr., 43: An SlU Barre, Pa. ' man since 1944, Brother Allmon 4) t 4) died in the Newman Hospital in Richard Asmont Atlanta, Georgia, on March 6 of Please send your address to Edi­ a coronary ailment. He had son Walker, Eight Mile, Alabama. sailed in the deck department. ir Surviving is his daughter. Miss l^om Hodney Martha Allmon, of Washington, Anyone having any information DC . on the whereabouts of the above please write Mary McLaughlin, 27 Norfolk St., Roxbury, Mass. Your Gear.. for ship ... for shore Whatever you need, in work or dress gear, your SlU 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 Frisko Jeens CPO Shirts Dress Shirts Sport Shirts Belts Khakis Ties Sweat Shirts T-Shirfs — Shorts Briefs Swim Trunks Sweaters Sou'westers Raingear Caps Writing Materials Toiletries Electric Shavers Radios Television Jewelry Cameras Luggage the P^e Fifteea tack in front of his New Orleans home on January 8. A member of the Union since 1957, he sailed in the deck department. He is sur­ vived by his wife, Eugene Jacobus, of New Orleans, La. Ted W. Marley, 35: Brother Marley died at his home in Asheboro. North Car­ olina, January 3, 1959. A Union member since 1957, he had worked in the 4. t t engine depart­ George Jacobus, 51: "Brother ment. His mother, Jacobus suffered a fatal heart atMrs. Rhoda Marley survives him. Burial was in Pleasant Cross Cemetery, NC. Still Slight LOG SEAGHEST 4 4^^ 4> ^ 4) 4) 4) 4) Raymond Queen You are requested to contact General Motors Acceptance Corp., 4th Ave. &: 9th St., Huntington 19, Va. James E. Johnson, Jr. Important you contact your aunt, Mrs. Helen Coleman, at 6711 36th Ave. SW, SeatUe 6, Wash. Giles Glendenninr • Urg;ent you get in touch with Attack State Dep't Move (Continued from page 3) announced that he was forming a Bermuda-registered British sub'sidiary. This is seen as an attempt to test the recent agreement be­ tween the world's maritime unions that ownership, not registry, would determine which union has juris­ diction. • The International Transportworkers Federation has scheduled a further meeting in London on April 13 to proceed with its cam­ paign against the runaways. • The International Chamber of Shipping also has a meeting set for London, the first week of April, t J discuss the runaway issue, among other items. • A Joint statement issued hy Curran and Hall attacked the de­ pletion allowance provisions of domestic lav/. These provisions allow large oil and metals concerns, to escape a considerable portion of domestic tax obligations. Despite this tax loophole, these companies are the largest operators of run­ away-flag shipping, which also gives them considerable tax ad­ vantages. Israel has filed a formal protest with the United Nations, charging the United Arab Republic with seizing and remov­ ing Israeli goods from two foreign vessels passing through the 4Suez Canal. Said, and impounded the cargo. The incidents, involving a Three weeks later the incident Liberian and a German ves­ was repeated with the German sel, occurred within a three-week vessel Leglott. Carrying 6,300 tons period extending midway through of potash, she was headed for March. JThe Liberian ship. Cape- Malaya, Hong Kong and the Phil­ tan Manolis, left Haifa with 400 ippines. Vessels carrying oil or other tons of potash and five tons of cargoes to and from Israel have fruit Juices bound for Ceylon and been hampered in passage through 1,120 tons of cement for Malaya, according to Abba Eban, Israel's the canal on the grounds that a UN representative. UAR authori­ state of war still exists between ties detained the vessel in Port the Arab states and Israel. A num­ ber of SlU-manned ships have been put on the biacklist for en­ tering Israeli ports, which, in ef­ fect, denies to them the use of conventional port services in Arab countries or access to cargoes there. your mother at 3900 Clifton Ave., Baltimore 16, Md. Will anyone having any information on the above, please write to the same address. 44" 4)1 Raymond Ruppert Your sister requests that you get BOSTON — Although the city in touch with her at 378 Weirfield was going through its worst snow St., Brooklyn 27, NY. storm in many years, the luck of 4 4 4 the Irish held true on St. Patrick's James Dyess Day, as the sun came out and It is important that you contact brought on perfect weather for the your wife at once. marcherst As was expected, the 4 4 4 following day saw more snow, rain Bill Thompson and slush. Your^wife saw your ad in the It may have been because of the paper and asks that you get in cold weather and the snow, but touch with her as soon as possible. only a handful of replacements Her phone number is still the same. were needed for the six vessels 4 4 4 calling into the area during the John (Dutch) Merkel past period. The outlook for the Please contact Rajrmond Moore coming period is just about the at PO Box 4508, Philadelphia, Pa. same. Acting Pert Agent Gene Dakin said, unless some un­ 4 4 4 Walcy Thomas scheduled vessels come in for serv­ Anyone having any information icing. on the above is urged to contact Paying off during the last couple his wife immediately. Her address of weeks were the Ideal X (Marine is Route No. 1, Box 128, Alton, Va. Tankers), Bents Fort and Cantigny (Cities Service). There were no 4 4 4 Jack Sirles ships signing on. In transit were Plea.se contact John Arabasz at The Cabins (Texas City); Eagle the Baltimore hall for your money. Transporter (Terminal) and the Henry E. Fossett. Steel Flyer (Isthmian). Hub Weather, Jobs Gloomy Sill BABY ARRIVALS All of the following SIU families- have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Diane Marie Arndt, born Janu­ Peggy Denise Robinson, born ary 21, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Febi-uary 17, 1959, to Seafarer and Orville Leo Arndt, New Orleans, Mrs. Harry C. Robinson, Mobile, Ala La. 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Mark Andre Anger, born March Vicky Lanette Gatewood, born 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jean February 22, 1959, to Seafarer-and J. Auger, Bellmar, NJ. Mrs. Woodrow W. Gatewood, Baker, 4 4 4 Fla. ChrisHna Elaine Casarez, born 4 4 4 • October 6, 1958, to Seafarer and Glenn Frederick McArthur, born Mrs. Calixto Casarez, Houston, Tex. February 23, 1959, to Seafarer and 4 4 4 Lauri Jean Daigle, born Febru­ Mrs. Allan W. McArthur, Brook­ ary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. lyn, NY. 4 4 4 Paul Daigle, Somerville, Mass. Glenn David Pederssen, born 4 4 4 Daniel Dean Grimes, born March March 7,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Sverre Pederssen, Brooklyn, NY. 4 4 4 L. Grimes, Chickasaw, Ala. Albert Sierra,/born February 27, 4 4 4 Michael Nerosa, born December 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Efrain 20, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tony Rivera Sierra, Bronx, NY. Nerosa, Philadelphia, Pa. Bobby Lee York, born March 9, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Terrill D. York, MobUe, Ala. Elizabetii Rodriguez, born Febru­ ary 21, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Eusebio Rodriguez, Mayaquez, PR. Ernest A. Trader, born February 7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ernest Trader, Baltimore, Md. 'm �SEAFARERS#LOG Moreli 27. 1959 0T:FICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT » AFL-CIO • Firefighter To The Rescue Shipping To Gain With Hawaii in As 50th State Stepped-up shipping for SIU members 'on both coasts and an increase in maritime industry influence in Congress seems assured as the result of the action by Congress in voting statehood for Hawaii. Immediately following the District members man the passen­ Congressional action, Isth­ ger ships on the tourist run and 'j- •M- mian Lines and Matson Navigation announced they were going to in­ crease their joint service to Ha­ waii from the East Coast of the United States. The new schedule calls for sailings every 12 days as a result of increasing interest stemming from the statehood de­ velopment. The addition of Hawaii will mean two more Senators and one or two Representatives who can be regarded as being in the "mari­ time bloc." Similarly, Alaska, wh'ch was voted into the Union last year, also has an overriding interest in maritime matters and her Senators and Representative can also be counted to show con­ cern in this area, along with leg­ islators from such states as New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Alabama, Louisiana, Florida, California, Washington and Oregon, among others. Rapid Senate Action The 56-ygar struggle by Hawaii for admission to the Union was voted with startling swiftness as the Senate approved the statehood bill 76-1-5 and thr, House 323-89. President Eisenhower then signed the measure and all that remains is for the Hawaiian people to rati­ fy it in a vote tentatively sched­ uled for-July. The lush, tropical island group with its famed beaches, hula danc­ ers and ukeleles has always been a tourist attraction and the tour­ ist industry ranks as Hawaii's 3rd leading occupation, next to sugar and pineapples respectively. All three of these major indus­ tries depend directly on shipping to a very great degree. SIU Pacific Map shows islands that will make up the 50th state, over 2,000 miles off the US West Coast in the Pacific. Major islands are Oahu (center, where Honolulu is located, and Hawaii (right), which contains the major sugar port of Hilo. Overall area of the state-to-be is about the same as Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. both Pacific District and A&G Dis­ trict companies are active on the pineapple and sugar runs to both coasts. No other state in the union has as cosmopolitan a population as Hawaii's. The population is partly European, Asiatic and American. The original Hawaiian, descendent of the Polynesian, is in the process of becoming extinct, and composes only three percent of the population. The leading group is now of Japanese descent, making up 38 percent of. the .^population. Americans and Europeans com­ prise 25 percent, Hawaiians and partly Hawaiian 15 percent, Filipinos 13 percent, Chinese seven percent and small numbers of Puerto Ricans and Koreans. The original foreigners to flock to Hawaii were Chinese, imported in the middle of the nineteenth century as a source of cheap mi­ grant labor to work in the sugar fields. A wave of Japanese fol­ lowed, making them the domi­ nant group by 1900. Hawaii's first contact with Americans was through New Eng­ land missionaries who went to the islands in 1820. Ties between the two nations grew closer as the United States helped block moves by Britain and France to annex the islands. On its own request, Hawaii was formally annexed by the US in 1898 and became a territory in 1900. From 1903 to the present, 23 moves were made through Con­ gress to win statehood. Hawaii produces one-fourth of theyworld's pineapples-and onefortieth of the world's sugar cane. British navy helicopWr is shown lowering firefighter to deck of burning German freighter Vormann Rass off Devon coast. Air­ borne firefighters brought the blaze under control. Robin May Go Into Lakes-Africa Service WASHINGTON—Moore-McCprmack Lines has applied to the Government for permission" to amend its present subsidy contract to divert vessels from South African, South American and Scandinavian runs"*^ through the St. , Lawrence outlined wfiy it sought to amend Seaway for occasional calls at the present subsidy contract in Great Lakes ports. If permission is granted, it might mean the SIUmanned Robin Line ships, oper­ ated by Mooremack, would go on the Seaway run. Grace Gets Okay News of the bid came on the heels of the announcement of a subsidy to Grace Lines to operate a service from the Great Lakes to the Caribbean. This will be the first US-flag service to be provided from the Great Lakes to a foreign port and the first subsidized serv­ ice on a US essential foreign trade route from the Lakes. In a letter to the Federal, Mari­ time Board, Moore-McCormack 4- Oceojc f£A/lL Chief crop of Hawaii is sugar, shown being loaded in Honolulu (left) on SlU-manned S$ Hurricane when it was under cherter to Matspn in I955._ Photo shows giant gantry erdne positioned .over hold, Sugar- is loaded unde^Lilfessura itito thehol^ ^' ''-J"V' order to provide this service. At the present time, the com­ pany does not Jtoresee any great diversion of traffic from the North Atlantic ports to the Great Lakes. Neither MSTS nor any other large shipper have plans for handling cargo via the Lakes. In addition, most of the major auto manufac­ turers have assembly, lines on the tidewater from which they fill, for­ eign export orders. Need Subsidy For Service Under these circumstances, Moofemack said, a service from the Great Lakes to the Scandinavia and Baltic areas and African ports' could best be met by an amend­ ment to the present subsidy con­ tract to permit occasional calls at Lakes ports as cargo permits. Under the Grace Line subsidy, the company must provide a min­ imum of 24 and a maximum of 34 sailings per year, or approximate­ ly three to four a month during the open season between the Lakes ports and Venezuela, the Nether­ lands West Indies and the North Coast of Columbia. The. company also agreed to in­ crease its replacement obligations to a total of 31 vessels at an esti­ mated cost of almost $480 million, over the next seven years.; Six C-2 type freighters wiil be used in the service until they can be replaced by new, more modern ships. This replacement obligation is in addi­ tion to the company's present ob­ ligations to build nine combina­ tion and 16 cargo vessels to re­ place Its present subsidized fleets. Halt British SF-Hawaii Cruise Trip WASHINGTON—An advertise4 round-trip cruise between San Francisco, Honolulu, . Vancouver, British Columbia, and back to Trisco,' by the British passengei* vessel Chusan, has been found iil violation of a law prohibiting fpr^ eign-flag ships from carrying pas­ sengers between US, ports. Acting on a complaint of Sen­ ator Warren -Magnuson (Dem., Wash.), chairman of the Senatd Commerce Committee, the US' Customs Bureau found that the stopover at Honolulu constituted'' transpQi'tation between US ports,' in violation of the law. . The British-owned Orient ani Pacific Lines, which planned the cruise, argued that the cruise was not domestic since the ship was only docking in Honolulu over-^ night and the passengers would not be allowed off the ship. The stop at Vancouver did not alter the complexion of the trip,' the Customs Bureau ruled. Deadline On US Welfare Report Near' \> WASHINGTON —The US De^. partment of Labor has announced that April 1 is the deadline for fil­ ing descriptions of welfare and pension pians required by a law passed by the last Congress. Un­ der the law, all welfare and pen­ sion plans covering more tban 2$ workers, whether employer or imion-administered, must be filed with the department. The provt sions of this law apply to the'Sill Welfare Plan, and a description of the Union plan has already beeil filed in accordance with the law. The law was passed last year in an effort to protect beneficiaries of the plans from abuses, wasti and mismanagement. It has been estimated that some 80-90 million workers and their families and de­ pendents, and beneficiaries art covered by the act. ^ in addition to filing descriptions: pf the plans, the act also calls for the filing of annual financial re­ ports. The reports must be filed with the Labor Department withiii 120 days from the time the policy' or. fiscal year of the plan ends in 1959. ; ; Has WlLMINGTON--Shipping dur­ ing the past period remained ahead of registration with the dis­ patcher having a hard time finding men to take the jobs, ac-: cording to Reed Humphries, port agent. Although there were no payoffs or sign-ons, 13 men shipped as re-' placements on the seven ships that were in port in transit. There wPrp 15 jobs open. '' 'The following vffssels Were jhi transit; John Waterman, Wild' R a n g e r .(Waterman); Calmar's Te.wmar, Massmar and Marymar; and the Steel Fabricator (Isthr; niian).":":'-'''v •ii � 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 March 27, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: FULL TEXT OF SIU SHIPPING RULES RAP US BID TO SHIELD RUNAWAYS FUND LACK HITS SHIP SANITATION ONE SEAFARER DEAD, THREE MISSING, 18 HURT ON SS VALCHEM SIU BACKS LOGGERS’ FIGHT ON NEWFOUNDLAND SCABS BUDGET THREATENS SANITATION SERVICE LAKES SIU WINS 1ST WELFARE PLAN HOUSE VOTES TO EXTEND JOBLESS AID DELTA LINE RECEIVES BIDS ON NEW SHIPS NY PASSES ‘MILD’ CURB ON UNION-BOSS DEALINGS US LABOR BILL MAY CURB BOSS LA. ANTI-UNION FORCES BIDDING FOR STATE CONTROL MEBA STRIKE GAINS: ONE MILLION SO FAR MARVEN, CALMAR SHIPS WIN SANITATION AWARDS CG BALKS AT SIU DEMAND FOR LAKES SAFETY ACTION ISRAEL HITS EGYPT’S SEIZURE OF CARGO AT SUEZ CANAL SHIPPING TO GAIN WITH HAWAII IN AS 50TH STATE ROBIN MAY GO INTO LAKES-AFRICA SERVICE 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 03/27/1959 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. XXI, No. 7 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/791126114b6ef9d6c4e2ff96a7123256.PDF 352b4471466a2a9b7b9a9773474e7f34 PDF Text Text -m -Story On Page 3 EXTEND SlU OPTICAL PLAN TO PHILLY, SAN FRANCISCO * '"'V I ————-—Story On Page 2 SEAFAItEltS#LOO • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THI SIAFARERS INTERNATION AL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT > AFL-CIO • . . -r" t �5 5'.^' rare-Twa • >. * '"- ''• I"- " <!. ),' 't ~.'' SEAFARERS LOG 'Frisco, Philly Get SlU Optical Benefit m'i JJ:- 'iv^A' April 19.19it India Would Tax US Seamen J^ WASHINGTON—Tha IIS Government is reported as having*^in­ formally protested a move by the Government of India to impose income taxes on the wages of American seamen. The tax rate would be In the vicinity of 40 percent and would apply while the seamen are aboard ships in Indian ports. - . The SIU Washington office Is keeping close tabs on the situation as are several of the steamship companies. Should the tax proposal go through, it is expected that a very strong US protest would be made. v / Since it Is not unusual for ships to spend as long as a month In some Indian ports, the tax. proposal would certainly hit US sea­ men a mortal blow In the pocketbook. It might amount to as much as $240 on the' average seaman's pay for a month spent in Vizagaptam, for example, where grain is sacked in bags and unloaded by hand onto lighters, a few tons an hour. SIU ships that would be affected by any such move would include many of the tramps and T-2 tankers on the farm surplus run to India, as well as the cargo liners of Isthmian Lines Inc., which reg­ ularly service Indian ports. PHILADELPHIA—Seafarers here are taking advantage of the services of the latest SIU welfare benefit in this port. The SIU Welfare Plan has made arrangements for the free eyeglass benefit to be handled through Dr. Irving I. Criden here, and a number of Sea­ farers have already made use-fof the service. The Philadel­ phia optical service is located at 1015 Chestnut Street, Suite 417, and is open six days a week. The trustees of the Seafarers Plan have also selected an optical firm in San Francisco to service Seafarers in that port. The benefit will be handled through Dr. Ben­ jamin L. Babow at 168 Powell Street, San Francisco. The neces­ sary paper work is now being com­ pleted and the service should start there within a few days. Available In 7 Forts LONDON—After a year of intensive experimentation, a With the addition of Philadelphia British engineering firm has announced plans to go ahead and San Francisco, the eyeglass benefit is now provided in seven with the construction of a 50,000-ton atomic-powered cargo ports in all. The others are Hous­ submarine. The vessel, to bet' ton, New Orleans and Mobile In named the "Moby Dick," will January, 1958, that it was tankthe Gulf; Baltimore and New York testing models of a submarine hull on the Atlantic Coast. cost an estimated $54 million for the purpose of developing a In the New York area, the Dnion and will take eight years to con­ 100,000-ton nuclear-powered sub­ Optical Plan, through which the marine oil tanker. struct. free benefit is operated, has Modify Original Plans However, by the time it is com­ opened two new offices in Nassau pleted, the builders, the Mitchell and Suffolk counties. The offices The follow-up announcement last Engineering Company, predict the week involved considerable modifi­ are the East-Nassau Optical Plan, Seafarer Stan Orkwiszewski is examined by Dr. Irving Criden in costs of construction will come way cation of original plans ^with the East Nassau Medical Building, 350 Philadelphia optical center qs new service tor Seafarers went into down for subsequent ships. South Broadway, Hicksville and submarine tonnage to be cut in effect in that port. The British firm announced in half. Instead of being an oil-carrier, the Suffolk Optical Plan at 10 So. Ocean Avenue, Patchogue. Three the proposed submarine would other offices, one in Hempstead, carry bulk ore. It would operate Long Island, and two in Manhattan, into Cana-da's Hudson Bay all year are available to Seafarers who round and carry out ores which, qualify for the eyeglass benefit. at present, have to be stockpiled Another set of "statistics" purporting to show the annual rate of illnesses and in­ there until the brief summer shinjuries in the maritime industry has just been turned out by the Marine Index Bureau. ping season. But even in reporting its own figures the Bureau isn't clear what they mean and its "sta­ The "Moby Dick" would be 600 tistical" procedures leave feet long and would be capable of much room for doubt. off a third from 1957 and are the specified" injuries. In the "illness" carrying 30,000 tons of bulk ore category the leiwest portion—^22.6 at speeds of up to 25 knots. A The misleading activities of lowest since 1954. Thus, while a casual glance at percent-^s listed as "miscel­ crew of 50 would be required for the Bureau in representing itself as a source of marine safety In­ the Bureau's annual report tells laneous" Illnesses and the next big­ commercial operation, and refuel­ formation were detailed In a LOG the public one thing the facts are gest—16.7 percent— as "respira­ ing would be necessary only once quite different, keeping in mind tory infections (non-TB)" covering in 18 months, HOUSTON—A wage issue with story last fall (Nov. 7). This fol­ that "reports" do not represent minor colds and sore throats. lowed stories in daily newspapers Cmnmercial Subs Possible one of the harbor's tug companies Nowhere does the Bureau's fig­ actual "injuries," or "illnesses," or that seized upon the Bureau's fig­ Here in the United States, the has been settled, resulting in a five anything specific, for that matter. ures tell how many accidents, in­ successful voyages of the nuclear percent increase on the tidelands ures and projected them as show­ And, as noted in the last LOG juries, illnesses or men are in­ an 81.1 percent "accident" rate subs Nautilus and Skate under the and deep-sea scales- and an im­ ing story, a whopping 36.3 percent of volved in its figures nor how much proved overtime rate for all hands. in the industry. accident "reports" again refer lost-Ume may be involved. These North Pole icecap have led to con­ Questioned on Its reporting the Port Agent Bob Matthews reported. to minor cuts and bruises and are the critical questions in any siderable conjecture' as to the commethods at the time, the Bureau merical possibilities of an atomic Meanwhile negotiations are still nearly ten percent more are "un­ safety analysis. submarine. being conducted with another tow­ conceded a number of shortcom­ It has been pointed out that such ing and offshore operator for a new ings in Its "analysis" and even in­ a ship would be relatively immune contract but there is nothing to dicated some changes might be forthcoming. This has not been the to surface weather conditions and report yet. could cruise at speeds far greater Shipping for the port has been case, however. The latest Marine Index figures, than those of a surface ship. terrific' with grain cargoes still which treat reports, including forming the bulk of the activity. Last month, a witness from the General Electric Company told the There was such a large turnover duplicates of accidents and ill­ Joint Congressional Committee on in men on vessels hitting' the port nesses as actual "injuries" and Atomic Energy that an atomduring the last two weeks that "sicknesses" and then projects SEATTLE—Definite plans to go ahead with the proposed powered plaht for large surface there were only ten class A men them as representing the "safety" registered in the steward depart­ picture in the industry, show the "All Pacific and Asian Dock Workers Trade Union Confer­ tankers would be commerciallyment at the start of the new period. following: ence" were announced by Harry Bridges at the 13th annual competitive in the next few years. Other companies, including Stand­ • The ratio cJ injuries to aver­ convention of the Intemation--* 28 Ships In Port ard New Jersey, Cities Service, age seamen's jobs in the industry There was a total of 28 vessels al Longshoremen's and Ware­ Russian A-bomb tests in the Arctic and of Isbrandtsen have indicated in­ stopping here during the past two- last year went down; housemen's tl n i o n here. last summer and fall). terest in construction of such a o The same ratio using ill­ Bridges said that the conference v/eek period. Ten of them paid off, Invited -Russian Delegates ship. However, there have been nesses went up, and . one signed on and the other 17 will be held in Tokyo on May 11, Further evidence of Bridges' in­ no concrete proposals made for a v/ere in transit. o The total of the two also in­ 12 and 13th. creasingly-aggressive role on be­ commercial atom-powered sub­ Paying off were the Lucile creased. The SEAFARERS LOG of Janu­ half 6f Communist Party line pro­ marine in this country. Bloomfield, Neva West (BloomActually, using the Bureau's own ary 2 described the proposed con­ grams was his invitation to the field); Helen (Olympic); Barbara weighted on the two t3q>es ference as, "A* transparent effort Transport Workers Union of the Fritchie (Liberty Nav.); Atlantis of reportsfigures (on injuries and ill­ to blacken US ^foreign policy in Soviet Union to send a "fraternal (Petrol); Pacific Wave (Pegor); nesses), here's what they really non-Communist Asiatic countries." delegation" to Seattle. The delega­ ApriHO, 1959 Vbl. XXI, No. S Alcoa Pilgrim (Alcoa); Steel Sur­ show: The LOG article pointed out that tion was refused visas by the State veyor (Isthmian); Coalinga Hills all of the unions sponsoring the Department since Seattle is on the • Reports of Injuries fell way conference were clearly identified list of cities which are restricted (Marine Tankers) and the Antinous (Waterman). The Lucile Bloom- down in 1958 and hit an 8-year low; as pro-Communist and Communist- insofar as Soyiet visitors are con­ field was the only vessel signing • Reports- of Jesses also de­ dominated groups. It also noted cerned. PAUt HAIX. Secratary-Treasurar creased, and on during the period. that the agenda for the conference, An obvious point to the invita­ HERBERT BRANO. Editor. BXRNAHD SEA.In transit were the Steel Age, as spelled out in Bridges' news­ o Total reports are the lowest tion would' be to attempt to give MAM, Art Editor. HERMAM ARTHUR, iRWa Steel Apprentice (Isthmian); Fort since 1955. paper, the." "Dispatcher," included legitimacy to' the Soviet trade SpivAcat. AL MASKIN, JOHN BRAZIL, ANAXOLR liRVXorr, Staff Writer*. BILL MOODT. Hoskins (Cities Service); Seatrain political topics out of the Com­ union machine, which, as an arm of Gulf Area Representative. Another Bureau* breakdown, Savannah, Seatrajn New Jersey, munist propaganda armory, involv­ the Communist Party, carries out obscured by its preoccupation with Seatrain -Texas (Seatrain); Mae. ing matters of "working- class im­ the political function- of keeping Publiihad blwRRkty M tb* hMilquRrrers of tho Soafarori Intarnatlohal Union, AfCarolyn (Bii)'-.; Bienville, Beaure­ ratios and- weighted percentages, portance" as nuclear bomb testing Russian workers in line. iantic A Gulf blatrlet, AFL-CIO. «7S Fourth shows these critical facts: gard (Pan-Atlantic); Morning Light and disarmament. Bridges recently returned to the Avanut. Brooklyn M, NV. Vol. HVaetnth y-atOO. Second class postage paid o Fatal injuries were cut in half (Waterman); The Cabins (Texas (Recent reports from the US US from a jengthy tour abroad at the Post Office In Brooklyn; NY. under last year and are the lowest since ; City); Ocean Dinny (Ocsan Clipper) Atomic Energy Commission noted during which'he visited a number the Act of Aug. 84, l»1I. tst and the Del Rio and beLCampo at least 1952; a sharp increase in radioactive fall­ of Iron Curtain countries and com(Mississippi). o Fatalities due to Illness are out over the US as the result of (Continued on page IS) British To Build Cargo Atom Sub Ship Injuries At B-Year Low More Ships Than Men In Houston Bridges Sets Pro-Red Asia (kmference May 11 SEAFARERS LOG I: �April 19, 1989 SEAVARERS After-EffecfMOf Collision Fasp TiuM LOG CG Ends Crew Says Valshem Halted Its Engines . A maSs of conflicting testimony has emerged from seven days of Coast Guard hearings into the cause of the fateful pre-dawn collision on March 26 between the SlU-manned tanker Valchem and the liner Santa Rosa 22 miles ofl Atlantic City, NJ. Three Seafarers thing to get away." The Valchem's course. News reports said that the and one engineer lost their captain, Louis Murphy, was not on original radio message sent out by lives and 21 crewmen were the bridge until a short time be­ the Santa Rosa claimed the Uner the crash. Lupton also said had been hit by the Valchem. This injured. Four Seafarers fore he had been too busy the entire was revised about an hour later. are still hospitalized. time to call the captain. A reconstruction of the events, Grace Line View based on the hearing testimony, The bodies of Seafarer Charles S. Butler, 48, wiper, Prior to the start of the'hearings, and Vernon McKay, junior a statement Issued by the Grace Line offered a version of the acci­ 8rd assistant engineer, were dent that appeared to be contradic­ mangled in the wreckage when the speeding Santa Rosa hit the Val­ chem almost at right angles on the port side aft and nearly cut the tanker in two. Butler shared a ^ foc'sle with Joseph A. Mora, 48, also a wiper, whose body is still missing. In addition,. Seafarer Ismael J. Romo, 41, FWT, who was in the fireroom, died of bums while a helicopter was taking him ashore for emergency treatment. Still hospitalized at the Staten Island marine hospital are Claude Blanchard, bosun; William Nesta, steward; A. Perez, chief cook, and Rafael Bertram, MM. Time In Dlspnte Disputed testimony at the hear­ ings which ended this week hinged on the maneuvering of both vessels Blacic circle (top] shows foc'sle where Seafarers Joseph Mora and and the crucial questions of speed, Shirley C. BuHer were killed. White circle and dotted line shows radar plotting, visibility and even escape route of Seafarers John Kavanagh and Albert Castro, the time of the crash. The time steward utilities, William Todd and Rafael Bertram, messmen. factor is important in determining Below, Claude Blanchard, Valchem bosunj is carried ashore in the speed each ship was traveling. New York. He is hospitalized with severe burns. The captain of the Santa Rosa, Frank S. Siwik, conceded his ves­ sel's maneuvering was done at half a knot above her normal 21-knot cruising speed. "I figured that withf my speed I could get away from the other fellow (the Valchem)," he stated. . Second mate C. S. Lupton, the Valchem's watch officer, said no SIU membership meetings in all ports will take formal ac­ matter what evasive steps he took, tion April 15 on the report of a six-man credentials commit­ even after stopping dead in the tee elected this week to check the qualifications of Seafarers water, "I couldn't seem to do any- Membership To Act On Sill Convention Nominees tory to the testimony. The state­ ment indicated the two ships were approaching each other for a star­ board-to-starboard passing but that the tanker suddenly veered sharply to the right across the liner's indicated the ships had been ap­ proaching each other almost headon, that the Valchem turned right for a port-to-port passing and that the Santa Rosa kept turning left for a starboard-to-starboard pass­ ing. These maneuvers produced no alteration in the collision situation. A sharp right turn ordered on the (Continued on page 10) Seafarer Elmer Baker (cenieF, rear) watts while member of threes man Coast Ouqrd Inquiry board poses question. Other two men are stenotype operators. Baker testimony supported claim that Valchem had stopped engines before crash. deiegates tcr • nominated as delegates next month's STUNA conven­ tion. The ninth biennial convention of the international will convene in Montreal en May 25 at the fiheraton-Mount Royal Hotel, bringing together delegates and representa­ tives from 34 autonomous unions and districts. Hosts for the conven­ tion will be the SIU Canadian Dis­ trict, led by SIUNA Vice-President Hal C. Banks, secretary-treasurer of the District. Montreal was chosen as the site because ,of the Seaway opening. ; Action on the naming of the SIU Atlantic & Gulf District dele­ gation follows a communication sent to all A&G ports declaring nominations open April 1^6. On the basis of per capita tax paid to the International, the SIU-A&G dele­ gation will have nine members rep­ resenting 18 votes. Under the procedure established under the constitution, the follow­ ing were nominated: Joe Algina, A. S. Cardullo, Paul Drozak, Paul Hall, Robert Matthews, Earl Sheppard, A1 Tanner, Cal Tanner and Lindsey Williams. The credentials committee is now verifying the credentials- sub­ mitted and, in the absence of more than nine • .minees, those named will be deemed elected once the membership acts on the credentials report. • ^ Survivors Tell Of Narrow Escapes What is it. like to be soimdly asleep in your foc'sle one minute and to wake up in smoke and darkness the next, hot knowing if your ship is going down? That's the way it was for most of the crew of the"^ a • workmanlike, responsible Valchem who, with the ex­ did job of dealing with the emergency. ception of men on watch, were in their sacks when the Santa Rosa came smashing into the crew's quarters at a speed of 21Vi Idiots. Payoff In Hall Still somewhat shaken from the effects of the collision, crewmembers of the Valchem who reported to headquarters on Monday, March 30 to be paid off, told of their per­ sonal experiences in the crash. After the first minutes of confu­ sion and groping in darkness, all agreed that the crew and officers Harrii DeNobriga whipped him while trying to seize the payroll. Ho was out of action for ten months following that inci­ dent, and the Valchem was the first ship he had gone to work on since the Tuxford, going aboard the Several Seafarers singled out ianker on April 17. Seafarer George Baka, chief pump­ Missed By Three Feet man, and ship's delegate for his He was asleep in his foc'sle on courageous action in going down the port side when the Rosa came into the blazing fireroom and bring­ plowing into the after house and ing out Ismael J. Romo, the FWT missed his bunk by a mere three who was on watch at the time. feet. The bulkhead of his foc'sle Romo, who was severely burned, opposite his bunk was crumpled subsequently died en route to a and he was banged up by the force hospital via Coast Guard heli­ of the collision. Like the other in­ copter. jured men, he was taken aboard Seafarers who were taken- the Santa Rosa by the passenger aboard the Santa Rosa were unan­ .ship's lifeboat and brought back to imous in their praise of the Santa New York. Rosa crewmembers for the excel­ Seafarers Ben Martin, FWT, and lent care they received. (See letter A. Dokeris, oiler, were also asleep on page 14)., ^ ' in their foc'sle on the port side, Among the injured on the Val­ but to the ,rear of the after house. chem was Seafarer Lowell Harris, The first thing they knew they baker, who was bauged up on his were awakened by hissing steam, leg and on the heel of his other smoke* and water from broken foot. Harris' last ship was the lines. Robin Tuxford, on which he was At the direction of the chief badly beaten on June 18, 1857, mate, the two men got a stretcher when two hold-up men pistol- and attempted to go down, into the Martin Baka fireroom to get out Romo, but the flames drove them back and they couldn't get down the stairway. "The chief pumpman, got him out," they said. "We don't know how he did it, for there were no lights and the smoke and flames were thick down there. Romo was still conscious when they brought him up but he couldn't talk. He kept pointing at his throat all the time." Seafarer I. De Nobriga, the 8-12 AB, had just shipped to the Val­ chem out of the New York hall as a replacement on Wednesday and this was' his first night on the ship. Like most of the deck de(Continued on page 10) . -A I �April 10, lOSf SEAFARERS LOG %• • V- i':-. 'F-. f •.' v' • • {.-.. >r' i 4^^.' f- Restricted To Vessel, Architect Men Get OT PIek Up 'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be snre to pick up NEW YORK—A restriction to tlieir ship some six months their inoculation cards from the ago meant from 12 to 17 hours extra pay apiece for members captain or the purser when they of* the crew of the Steel Architect when the vessel paid off pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up here last week, Bill Hall, as-> by the Seafarer and held so that sistant secretary-treasurer re­ belonging to the crew which, was it can be ivesented when sign­ lost in the collision. ing on for another voyage where ported. Shipping for the port was good The Architect had been sched­ during the past period, idthough the "shots" are' reqdired. The uled to sail from New York at from the number of ships calling inoculation card is your only proof of having tifiken the re­ 5:00 PM on a Saturday night last into the area, it could have been quired shots. November, but the tugs would not better. There was a total of 52 men who forg^ to pick take the ship out because of high vessels in this port during the last upThose their card when winds. Although the vessel did not two months. Twehty-nine ships they pay inoculation off may find that they paid off, eight signed on and 15 sail until 4:00 PM the following are required to take aU the day, the sailing board was not were in transit. "shots" again when they want changed and the men were re­ No Tanker Charter to sign on tor another such voy­ stricted to the vessel. However the Although it was reported that age. ~ beef was straightened out by SIU the SS Atlas would come out of patrolmen last week and the crew lay-up and take on a crew, the collected extra pay for the restric­ company has announced that it has tion. been unable to secure a charter. Valchem Payoff However, it hopes to put the ship The members of the Valchem into service in the near future. The following were the vessels crew who were not hurt in the col­ lision last month or were no long­ that paid off in this port during er confined to the hospital, were the past two-week period: Robin paid off by the company here in Gray (Robin); Seatrains New Jer­ headquarters. Hall said. However sey, Texas, Louisiana, Savannah, WASHINGTON—The Securities while the men received their New York, Georgia (Seatrain); and Exchange Commission has is­ wages, the Union is still negotiat­ Beauregard, Fairland, Raphael sued warnings that workers knd ing with the company for an allow­ Semmes, Bienville (Pan-Atlantic); others who are amateur stock spec­ ance for clothes wd personal gear Kathryn, Elizabeth, Beatrice (Bull); ulators are in danger of losiiig Alcoa Runner, Pegasus (Alcoa); their savings through stock ma­ Wild Ranger, Andrew Jackson nipulation. (Waterman); Mario H (Herald); CS The unusual warning followed Baltimore, Council Grove, CS Mi­ .similar statements by the New ami (Cities Service); Northwestern York Stock Exchange and several Victory, Coeur D'Alene Victory brokerage houses. The SEC state­ (Victory Carriers);' Steel Designer, ment emphasized that "Investors WASHINGTON—^In response to Steel Architect (Isthmian); Sand- should exercise caution and selfan emergency call from the Soviet captain (Construction) and the At­ restraint when considering the pur­ Embassy, the State Department lantic (American Banner). chase of securities upon-the basis dispatched a Coast Guard cutter Signing on were the Atlantic of tips and rumors." to the Bering Sea to aid a critical­ (American Banner); Longview Vic­ Certain cases of stock manipu­ ly injured Soviet seaman aboard a tory, Northwestern Victory (Vic­ lation are under investigation, the Soviet trawler. tory Carriers); Alcda Pegasus (Al­ SEC said, and "may well re.<na!t in The seaman had suffered frac­ coa); Robin Gray (Robin); Steel criminal prosecution." tures of both arms and both legs Designer, Steel Architect (Isth­ There has been a record in­ throu^ a fall into one of the ship's mian); Penn Trader (Penn Trans); crease in securities salesmen in holds. Assistance was requested in Mermaid (Metro); Winter Hill the stock and bond business, with getting the man to a hospital as (Cities Service) and the Alamar 3,700 new salesmen entering the soon as possible. He was taken to (Calmar). field this month. Some of them a hospital in Kodiak, Alaska, In transit were the Seatrain may be involved in the sales of where he received immediate Georgia (Seatrain); Gateway City relatively worthless stock through treatment. (Pan-Atlantic); Steel Flyen Steel "boiler room" high pressure sales The trawler, a refrigerator ship, Traveler (Isthmian); Robin Trent pitches. was about 100 miles north of (Robin); Valchem (Heron); Ideal Seamen are a prime target for Dutch Harbor in the Aleutian Is­ X,^ Coalinga Hills (Marine Tank­ such pitches because of the fact lands. It was part of a huge So­ ers'); Seastar (Traders); Michael that they generally have more dis­ viet fishing fleet that has been op­ (Cairas); Kenmar (Calmar); Eagle posable ready cash than shoreside erating near Alaska. recently. Transporter (Terminal Trans.) workers. SEC Warns Workers Of stock Tips CC Rescues Red Sailor SIU SHIPS AT SEA Smooth sailing is the report Steward departments making the from a number of SIU vessels reports for their fine cooking and this month. From Bernard Overservice are on street, engine room delegate on the Massmar, the Wild- Ranger, is the announce­ Kathryn, Beau­ ment that there is not one black regard, Wang Ar­ gang beef to be settled, although cher, Alcoa Part­ the vessel has been at sea for the ner, Seafair, Papast 13 months. clflc Carrier, Seatrain Texas, X X X Irenstar, Ines, On the Ines, they have seemed The Cabins and to have found the right ingredi­ the Penn Mari-^ ents for a perfect ner. On the Massship.- Harry Con­ mar, ship's delegate George Bejer nolly, meeting noted that there were "no beefs, chairman, writes and a good steward department" there are no Let's keep it that way, he said. beefs to report XXX from any of the departments. Sec­ Special thinks were given to the ondly, he report­ missileman's baker, Joe Snrlto, for ed, the galley a Job well done on the Coastal gang was compli­ Sentry. Connolly mented, not-only for their good food and service, but also for cooking the chow "to everyone's liking." That's a tall or­ der to fill when you have 40-odd tastes and likes aboard a vessel. XXX Back on the European run after spending six months in the Mid­ dle East, the Hastings reports that all is run­ ning smooth. "We have a good trew here and should have a good trip," Albert . May, ship's delegate, reports. All of the delegate po­ sitions are in good hands," he said. The deck department delegate is Jack Gard­ ner, Earl Trelnuum represents the black gang, and Ernest Perdomo the steward department. MMP Signs Ore Boats A first-time contract has been signed between Baltimore Local 14 of the Masters, Mates and pilots and the Marven Steamship Com­ pany. The contract followed a 08 percent vote in favor of MM&P after a two-momUi organizing cam­ paign on the eight ore carriersoperated by the SlU-contracted company. The agreement calls for an In- crease in officers' vacations from 21 to 60 days a year, and provides other provisions, similar to the standard MM&P dry cargo pact One provision calls for day and night relief for ore boat mates, since the port time on these ships is extremely limited. ^ Keep Your Shoes Clean i.L.i A good deal of ingenuity hos boen put into manufacturing safety shoes that ore reasonably skid-proof on all kinds of surfaces, wet or dry. The^ wise Seafarer always has a couple of pairs on hand for use on the job. But the best safety shoes Ore not much use if^ for some reason, the soles become coated with oil or grease. Then the shoes become an invitation to the hospital. l-V? .if Vr; Keep the bottoms of your shoes clean at alKtimei. If they become so impregnated with grease that they can't be cleoned, turn theni in for a new pair. They are well worth the investment. . -v..,;,? I'yK, iva-'W vhlyk �Ama M, i»M SEAFARERS LOG JapaneM Automobllas Arrlv# Via Waterman Shipment of Japanese autom^ilei, 26 sedans In all, arrives at Port Newark, NJ, aboard SlU^manned Chickasaw. Wild Ranger, another Waterman ship, is en route with another 25 cars as foreign-made automobiles continue to invade US markets. Canada Sued In Logger Strike OTTAWA—No change has been reported in the strike of 12,000 loggers in the woods of Newfoundland in the face*of strikebreaking by the province's governor. But the war of words between the Newfoundland government and the Federal government of Canada con­ tinued as Newfoimdland filed a lawsuit against the Canadi­ tingent of Canadian Mounted Po­ islature pass a law "outlawing" the lice into the province. The Moun- union, set up a government-spon­ an federal authorities. The suit Is a claim for damages ties were being used by New­ sored company union called the In an unstated amount because of foundland's Premier Joseph Small- "Brotherhood of Newfoundland the refusal of Primp Minister John wood to help break the woodwork­ Woodworkers" and enrolled strike­ breakers and vigilantes to smash Diefenbaker to send a large con- ers' strike. Under the agreement between the union. the federal government of Canada It was at this time that the na­ and several of the provinces, the tional government refused to sup­ Canadian Mounted Police also ply any more Mounted Police to serve as provincial police. How­ the province, and the head of the ever, Prime Minister Diefenbaker Mounted Police turned in his res­ refused to send additional Moun- ignation. The Newfoundland law­ ties in because of Smallwood's suit was the next step in the dis­ strikebreaking action. pute. The 12,000 members of the In­ The Canadian Trades and La­ ternational Woodworkers of Amer­ bor Council, AFL-CIO, is rallying ica have been on strike since the all Canadian unions to support end of December against the Ang­ the strikers and their families. The BALTIMORE—As part of the lo • Newfoundland Development SIU of North America has already SIU's policy of cooperating with Company, a logging concern. The contributed $5,000 and the SIU Ca­ the locid and national AFL-CIO strike, which was approved by a nadian District has voted an addi­ groups, members attending the last 98 percent "yes" vote of the log­ tional $1,500 to the strike fund. meeting in this port were requested gers, was called only after the to contact their Congressman with company turped down a Canadian respect to increasing the minimum government conciliation board pro­ wage law to gl.25 an hour, and to posal calling for a 54-hour work extend it to cover an additional week and a $1.22 hourly wage. At several million persons not now the time the strike was called, the brought tuder the act, Earl Shep- men were getting $1.05 an hour, pard, port agent, reports. This was working a 80-hour week under ex­ The Constitution Committee of done at the request of the local tremely hassh conditions in the the Marine Firemen's Union has completed its proposed revisions Newfoundland woods. AFL-CIO. • of the imion's constitution and has When the strike began. SmallIn addition, a group Of some 54 presented them'to the membership. delegates y/aa sent from this port wood stepped in, had the local leg- Starting in June and continuing for to represent the SIU at the AFL90 days, a secret referendum will ' CIO Unemployment Conference be held on the proposed changes. which was held in Washington last Wednesday. Five Marine Co<to tc Stewards its been a long time since this members went into retirement could be reported, Sheppard said, during March, bringing to 169 that but shipping for the port has been union's total number of pensioners. very good over the past two-week SIU membership meet­ Since the union's welfare plan period, and from all indications, it started, $447,990.37 have been will continue that way for a couple ings are held regularly was paid out in benefits to retired of weeks more. There were 10 every two weeks on Wed­ members. In 1957, MCS incor­ vessels paying off here. Seven nesday nights at 7 PM in porated its Welfare Plan with that signed on and 12 were' in transit. All Sea­ of other West Coast unions in the The ships paying off were the all SIU ports. Jean, Emilia, Edith (Bull); Marore, farers are expected to Pacific District. it $ Feltore, Santore (Marven); Penn The Brotherhood ~ of Marine Mariner (Penn Trans);. Royal Oak attend; those who, wish to (Cities Service) and the Robin be excused should request Engineers has signed a new agree­ ment with Ore Transport Inc. call­ Trent (Robin). permission by telegram ing for 60 days' vacations for as­ Signing on were the Marore, Fel­ tore, Santore, Oremar (Marven); (be sure to include regis­ sistant engineers and an increased Pandora (Epiphany); Seastar tration number). The next manning scale. Welfare benefits have also been increased with other (Traders) and tlje Flomar (Calmar). SIU meetings will be: provisions in line with the standard In transit were the Calmar, Bethdry cargo agreement. Ore 'Trans­ coaster, Pennmar (Calmar); Steel April 15 port operates two C-4 bulk car­ Fb'er, Steel Traveler, Steel Ap­ ries, the Hawaiian and the Ca^iprentice (Isthmian); Alcoa Runner, April 29 fornian. Alcoa Polaris, Alcoa Pegasus (Al­ 4- 3) it coa); Northwestern Victory (Vic­ May 13 Among the gains negotiated by tory Carriers) and the CS Norfolk the Sailors Union of the Pacific in (Cities Service). Boom Days Come Again In Baltimore 50-50'Target Of British-U5 'Conversations' With "conversations" on international shipping problems scheduled to come up in June between the US State Depart­ ment and other major maritime nations, British shipowners may be angling for a horse-"' trade under which they would discriminatory practices by the give up their opposition to United States, specifically mention­ runawaji-flag shipping if the "50- ing "50-50" and declared, "I wel­ 50" act was undermined and aid come the forthcoming inter-govto US shipping reduced. emmental talks in Washington in The State Department has been June, when a frank exchange of a staunch defender of runaway- views will, in my opinion, do noth­ flags but has been a critic of "50- ing but good." 50" from the time it first went into Then taking a poke at US Gov­ effect back in 1949. Consequently, ernment aid to maritime, he de­ British operators may figure that clared that "these subsidies have they can wring some concessions risen to very high figures indeed on the "50-50" issue. Such an ap­ and I am sure must be concerning proach would get a warm welcome the American taxpayer." from the State Department which While there is nothing new about has long been hostile to US=flag British opposition to "50-50" and shipping. US aid to American-flag shipping, Meanwhile, the International the meeting with the State Depart, Transportworkers Federation has ment was originally in response to scheduled another meeting, on British led opposition to recogniApril 14 and 15 in London, to draft tion for Panama and Liberia. further plans for direct organizing The main topic of the State De­ action on runaway ships. SIU of NA President Paul Hall will attend partment meeting with the Europe­ maritime^nations was supposed the meeting for the SIU and the an to be the runaway issue, but it now National Maritime Union wili also appears the British shipowners have a delegation in attendance may usethat the meeting as a sounding headed by President Curran. board against "50-50" and other aid The last ITF meeting, January to US shipping. 19 to 22, produced agreement on the principle that the union in the country of ownership or control of a runaway vessel had the rights to organize the ship, no matter v/hat flag the ship might fly. On the basis of this agreement the SIU Canadian District and the National Union of Seamen 6f Great Britain reached an understanding of their own, recognizing the Ca­ DURBAN, South Africa — On* nadian District's right to organize certain Canadian - owned fleets thousand Zuiu dockworkers have been flred in this port city be­ under the British flag. The British position on "50-50" cause of refusal to work overtime was stated by Sir Nicholas Cayzer, at a rate of 241^-cents an hour.' president of the Chamber of Ship­ The overtime refusal had delayed ping of the United Kingdom, an unloading of some 42 ships includ­ organization that is roughly com­ ing the SlU-manned Robin Hood. parable to the American Merchant The overtime refusal came after Marine Institute here. In a speech the daily wage scale was cut from at Cardiff, Wales, he complained of $1.96 a day to $1.40 daily for a work day of over QVit hours. The excuse of cutting the scale was that the longshoremen were going to be given a full weeks' work guarantee, amounting to $7 week­ ly. are illegal on the part a recent agreement with Duncan of Strikes native workers but the use of Bay Tanksmps are a boost in vaca­ tions for unlicensed men to three the slowdown is a new tactic in days per month, a 14c hourly wage this port. Back in February there was a increase to $2.69 In the standby rate, apd substantial increases in one-day strike of all longshore­ subsistence and lodging allowances men, who were promptly fired and from $10.50 to $13 a day. The com­ new men hired. There is no union pany also agreed to investigate the involved on the docks, but native legal possibilities of providing workers complained that it was social security and unemployment better to get $1.96 a day and take for the men, who otherwise receive a chance on a full weeks' work than to work for $1.40 a day. no such benefits. '' •ii ..-1? 'i\ -1 • "jl •n ^^1 hOOO Fired In Beef On 24-€enf OT AMONG OUR AFFIUATES SCHEDULE OF SIU MEETINGS •'i -•s.s • i\ ^ B AfS'A PORT O' CAU 675'-'4^.AvEMEF ^12/6 E.B^L-n/MOeE g«ac*:WAi eALT/AlOBe "'i I �I race SI* i SEAFARERS Ci U'i LOG li, =•J SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPlNe ROARD March 18 Through March 31, 1959 Shipping hit the high mark of the year so far during the still for the first time since October, 1950. San -Francisco showed no past period, with 1,086 jobs dispatched. Registration fell be­ change and was generally busy. Although three ports (Norfolk, Mobile and Tampa) shipped no class low shipping to 986 and the registration of men on the beach at the end of the period also fell off some more. However, the In­ C men, the "C" shipping accounted for ten percent of the total Jobs creased Job activity applied only to class B and class C men, as class dispatched. Eighty-four percent of the class C shipping was In group A shipping dipped slightly. / three Jobs and most of It In the steward department. Class B shipping There were 71 payoffs, 33 slgn-ons and 128 In-translt visits listed for also showed a rise to an even 25 percent of the total, while the class the two-week period, for a total of 232 calls. This Is almost the same A portion dropped from 70 percent to 65. total as In the previous report but somewhat higher In the payoff and The breakdown of men registered on the beach at the end of the sign-on columns. Boston, Savannah, Tampa and Wilmington had no period lists eight ports with fewer than 100 men registered in all de­ slgn-ons and Norfolk, Lake Charles and Houston had only one each. partments and seven of them with less than 50 In class A only. These This didn't affect shipping any In Houston, which had Its best ship­ ports are Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake ping period since last fall due to heavy In-translt traffic. New York Charles, Wilmington and Seattle. Philadelphia had better than 50 "A" was busy with 52 ships, New Orleans had 32 and Baltimore and Hous­ men on hand. ton had 29 each. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right). The following Is the forecast port by port: All told, eight ports showed Increased shipping last period. Including Boston: Slow . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Bal­ Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Tampa, Lake Charles, Houston and Seattle. Baltimore had Its best period since last Septem­ timore: Should stay good . . . Norfolk: Very quiet . . . Savannah: No ber. On the downside were Norfolk, Savannah, • Mobile, New Orleans change . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Should be better... New Orleans: and Wilmington. This produced the slowest shipping period for New Good . . . Lake Charles: Fair . .~. Houston: Good . . . Wilmington: Orleans in almost 2'/i years and showed Norfolk virtually at a stand­ Quiet . . . San Francisco: Busy . . . Seattle: Good. Ship Atiivify Pay Sign la Offt Oat Traat. TOTAL 4 •ottoa 1. — 0 IS 12 Haw York ... 29 10 Phlladalphla.. 2 2 4 7 12 29 laltlnero ... 10 Norfolk ..... — 1 7 0 Sovoaaok .... — 4 4 Temp* ...... 1 — 4 7 Moblio ...... t I S 14 Now Orloaat.. 4 4 ^24 32 LokoCkarloi.; 1 1 10 12 He».>OB 10 1 10 29 — S Wllnlagtoa .. — 5 9 SOB FraBciico. • 1 f i 12 I I Soottlo....... 4 s TOTALS ... 71 33 120 232 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 2 7 9 22 48 13 83 5 3 5 13 6 22 6- 34 — 4 4 2 1 1 4 _ 5 1 6 3 6 2 11 10 17 9 36 — 4 2 6 18 28 7 53 2 4 2 8 6 3 9 18 3 5 10 2 83 161 51 1 295 Port Boston .; New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Shipped CLASS A Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B . Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered Qn The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP C ALL 1 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 1 2 2 2 1 3 3 1 2 3 6 2 11 5 18 1 3 . 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 6 15 53 13 87 1 16 24 29 55 1 22 21 4 11 16 5 5 87 5 108 98 140 40 278 2 13 2 3 3 6 3 1 1 1 3 4 19 1 2 3 ... '1 2 3 19 25 5 14 25 1 4 1 4 7 12 8 34 9 77 34 52 15 101 8 14 22 51 3 2 11 16 2 4 4 10 51 - 16 10 6 6 10 16 1• 1 2 1 1 13 1 1 7 _ __ . 5 1 2 1 1 7 _ 1 1 1 1 1 2 10 2 2 2 1 5 2 2 1 2 .... 4 1 1 4 14 1 — 4 4 4 3 2 1 6 6 38 4 69 4 1 1 1 7 27 — ' 5 _ 4 5 13 6 29 73 21 142 23 9 10 5 29 5 84 48 5 18 — _ _ — 8 3 3 1 3 5 5 1 5 13 5 1 5 18 2 31 2 . 9 11 1 2 IQ 13 14 4 49 1 5 20 26 2 77 23 42 8 26 2 73 _ 2 49 — 5 9 3 .2 1 ^— 1 1 2 2 17 — 1 — 2 — 1 — 1 1 3 6 1 3 4 8 6 8, Y 5 20 2 1 2 5 5 21 2 38 2 4 1 1 26 15 1 20 — — — 4 — 4 1 — 1 4 9 2 15 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 19 7- 8 17 — 2 15 5 26 51 821 76 169 45 290 9 79l 2 60 99 164 15 55 6 18 1 26 290 79 M] 395 275 442 113 830 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS • ...... Registered Registered CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 3 2 1 1 4 — 5 69 18 44 7 8 9 17 — 7 — 7 — 4 4 — 19 4 23 7 10 18 2 3 2 1 2 7 3 2 8 2 7 1 4 2 47 9 14 14 3 32 3 7 6 165 23 9 18 25 6 40 4 13 11 Ws Registered CLASS B CLASS A xsim. • m:>; lis:; BK- I tr.-Bv- •. • j ' •^, rBH-t-B-' StewARD GRAND TOTALS "i5 9 3 10 1 4 5 84 4 3 3 28 2 2 6 7 2 4 14 22 1 1 7 30 36 3 1 1 9 16 6 10 167 31 | 2261 4 1 — 1 — 1 12 1 — 6 53 — 1 1 1 — 1 2 3 2 3 10 25 — 1 4 4 2 8 55 112 1 — 2 — 1 1 — 7 19 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Roistered Port Boston New York Philadelphlg.. Baltimore Norfolk....... Savannah Tampa. Mobile. New Orleans.. Lake Charles.. Houston..:... Wilmington... San Francisco. Seattle.. ...... 1 3 6 1 4 1 — 2 2 4 1 40 39 Registered )ii The Beaeh TOTAL CLASS B CLASS A SHIPPED GROUP GROUP CLASS ABC ALL 12 3 ALL 1 2 8 ALL 2 4 81 9 • — 11 2 — 60 SO 24 74 26 9 109 48 105 16 169 1 1 2 14 11 2 20 27 1 17 16 13 29 74 33 27 10 70 7 60 0 0 12 21 1 16 6 7 2 1 3 1 — 1 7 1 16 — 10 8 10 8 18 4 1 67 5 15 40 2 20 10 31 3 22 95 25 18 67 10 6 1 4 3 7 11 3 11 2 16 21 36 25 63 12 30 1 43 2 15 2 1 3 1 4 — 5 1 8 11 16 4 21 10 10 .2 22 — 9 10 8 18 4 1 5 5 — 27 226 112 27 365120 395 48 563 12 112 83 I 207 Shipped Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B CLASS C GROUP GROUP GROUP 123 ALL 123 ALL 123 ALL — 1 1 1 — 1 12 57 5 74 9 12 14 — 8 26 3 8 3 14 4 7 11 1 1 2 — 31 2 33 15 12 5 5 10 27 *e Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS B CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL A 3 ALL 2 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 __ 2 1 7 4 3 3 3 1 1 1 2 7 17 1 3 1 2 2 1 1 4 4 7 21 10 26 57 1 10 11 25 9 31 65 S3 90 213 ' — 1 16 30 SO 65 17 30 112 90 8 28 17 - — 31 2 — 7 — — — 5 4 4 5 8 3 9 6 1 6 3 3 9 3 18 6 1 9 16 — 4 12 4 10 26 1 7 8 16 6 17 9 39 1 10 1 9 10 10 10 23 1 11 10 ^9 59 36 69 12 — 2 — .— — — 2 4 3 1 8 — 6 4 8 7 3 13 6 16 / — 3 2 — — _ — .. _ 1 6 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 1 1 1 1,;'1 4 1 1 — —^ . .... 5 1 6 — 3 3 3 6 3 9 1 1 -•'i:> 16 5 — 11 3 12 — 20 — 2 ' 2 4 3 9 16 16 11 11 11 23 58 11 27 24 11 \ 4 2 26 — 32 — 9 3 2 11 14 . 3 2 12 72 133 2 27 - 29 9 2 _r. _ 3 14 3 19 49 — — 1 — __ 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 3 4 2 6 2 6 4 4 4 3 11 1 8 18 6 11 35 1 — —— 18 6 7 11 2 7 20 18 9 4 4 8 13 1 18 42 24 10 4 20 45 — 4 1 2 7 - 1 3 2 5 1 2 5' 1 1 Jmmm 2 1 6 5 1 6 1 3 3 8 13 — #4 4 2 3 2 1 2 7 12 • V—' ,— 2 1 2 16 16 2 11 2 14 2 12 29 6 22 3 — 3 — — 1 1 3 2 — 1 1 1 _ 1 1' 1 4 6 8 4 3 2 4 1 4 16 — 5 78' 38 108 224 6 5 55 66 72 77 9 108 189 — 3 74 77 60 326 282 2 58 1 6() 189 16 126 157 94 265 641 15 • 1 1 • SUMMARY Registered CLASS A Registered CLASS 3 Shipped CLASS A GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 .2 3 ALL 1 23 ALL 1 2 3 83 161 51 295 5 26 51 82 76 169 45 47 165 23 235 5 40 39 84 28 167 31 ' Q lAQ 78 38 108 i \J W AW 224 V *J tjtj DO '70 U mlUO 208 364 182 754 16 71 145 232 176 345 184 Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered C(IS The Beqeh CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 B CALL ^ 1.^ 2 23 ALL A 3 ALL 1 2 3 9 15 551 79 2 6 18 26 290 . 79 26 395 275 442 113 830 5 60 99 4 53 55 1 112 1 7 19 27 226 112 27 365 120 395 48 563 12 112 83 ^ OA 1 fti tjrr £A 11 l09 IttO fiA ODe ^ O KO DA' 10A 77 oO 1 77 — Z Oo 326 OQO 2o2 94 265 * 641 15 DO ley lo 126 1 705 13 71 184 1 268 8 15 95 1 113 705 268 113 1086 677 931 426 2034 32 188 308 ALL 1 296 1 226 ALfc 1164' 1 207 1 157 1 528 �SIEAPARERS LOG April 10. 1059 HOW GOOD IS Ships Cartying Radar Sets Not Collision-Proof Undoubtedly one of the outstandinsT technological develop­ ments of World War II was the miracle of radar—the system which could reach through fog and darkness, or beyond the line of vision and "see" objects through radio wave reflections. When the war ended, manufac­ turers hastened to adapt radar to peacetime use, and ship operators lined up io buy radar equipment. There were some opinions ex­ pressed that radar would enable seafaring men: to wipe out the curse of shi^p collisions for all time. Yet today, despite the fact that virtually every US shipping fleet and most foreign fleets are equipped with radar, serious ship collisions occur with discouraging frequency. Two recent collisions, both between passenger ships and tankers, have pointed up the deadly hazards that persist in sea­ faring. Obviously then, radar has not turned out to be a cure-all. The judgment of navigation offlcers still is the deciding factor, and questions are being raised as to the actual role of radar in safe ship navigation. With this in mind, the SEAFARERS LOG has sought out the opinions of a num­ ber of men in various phases of the steamship business. The fol­ lowing consists of their views on the subject. m Best known collision of radar-equipped vessels was between Swedish liner Stock­ holm and Italy's Andrea Doria (above) on July 25, 1956. Copt. Hewlett Bishop, Atlantic Coast Director, Maritime Administration "At the spring meeting of the Maritime Section of the National Safety Council, held In March, 1957, I said in my paper 'Bridge Safaty For Ship Safety' that, 'we all know now that radar is no cure-all; that radar, unless intelligently used, is not only useless, but tan be dangerous." "Since the Maritime Administration's radar school was inaugurated in late 1957, 936 men have successfully completed the one-week course. Of these, 480 already held their' master's papers, and their at­ tendance was motivated solely by interest in their profession." [Ed. note; candidates for 3rd mates' tickets, or mates who wish to upgrade their licenses are now required by-the Coast Guard to have radar training, but those who already had masters' li­ censes do not have to have such instruc­ tion!. "In the coOTse of instruction we stress that the navigator should 'obey the rules of the road—radar is a navigational aid only'." * i t have occurred had there been no radar. This is not to say that radar isn't an ex­ tremely valuable aid to navigation, as are the radio direction finder and sounding machines, but radar must be regarded as an aid only "The part of any Coast Guard examina­ tion for ships' officers which is most stressed is the Rules of the Road. Rule 16 must be memorized by every officer as fol­ lows: 16 (a) 'Every vessel, lor seaplane when taxiing on the water, shall, in fog, mist, falling snow, heavy rainstorms or any other condition similarly restricting visi­ bility, go at a moderate speed, having care­ ful regard to the existing circumstances and conditions. (b) 'A power-driven vessel bearing, ap­ parently forward of her beam, the fog signal of a vessel, the position of which is not ascertained, shall, so far as the circum­ stances of the case admit, stop her engines and then navigate with' caution until danger of collision is over.' "If a vessel discovers through radar that another vessel is ahead, it is just the same as hearing the fog signal of another vessel ahead. This vessel is obligated to FIRST STOP HER ENGINES and then navigate with caution." t Copt. William Penney, Safety Director Seafarers Welfare Plan "Numerous serious collisions have oc­ curred in. recent, years during periods of low visibility. These collisions might not Swediiili Nylonti went |Kirby;:$miHi in Nom^ I Bla Pape Seres •- Way ihrougH midship ?wJ' ; V-V; • -v-r of th« E. Copt., Milton Williams. Operations Man­ ager, Bull Line 'T consider radar a wonderful aid to navigation. In fact, I am sure we had the first radar-equipped freighter fleet in the. US. However, radar is not the navigator. Masters and mates have to exercise their own judgment and not depend on the radar set to see them through. Radar will tell them what is around them and give them the opportunity to take evasive ac­ tion. "If a navigator doesn't know what to do about the signal he is receiving then radar is a hazard. Like a lightship, a buoy or any other navigational aid it must be used intelligently. "Unfortunately, radar gives some of­ ficers a false sense of security. With or without radar, a ship must slow down in fog, for radar cannot tell you what the 'other ship will do. "It is claimed that collisions can be avoided when the radar signals are plotted but vessels that have staffs of plotters aboard still have collisions. "Here in Bull Line, most officers have gone to radar school and our masters are asked to utilize the radar set in clear ^veather so that the mates can familarize MaUon froighlor Hawaiian Pilol h'rt Jacob Luckonbach in 1953. Radar-equipped Mission San Fran­ cisco blew up after collision. themselves with its actual shipboard opet'ation." ^ $1 Donald Smith, Vice-President, Seatrain Line "We have made a very careful study of the value of radar since it became com­ mercially available after World War II. Wo have studied with great care every avail­ able report on collisions between vessels where one or both have been equipped with radar and we have followed the tran­ scriptions of hearings before the Coast Guard as well as trials in the Admiralty Courts. The net result of these studies has been our considered judgment not to in­ stall radar on any of the vessels in our fleet, notwithstanding the fact that they operate in the most heavily-congested sea lanes in the world, namely, the approaches to New York, the Florida Straits, the Mis­ sissippi River and Galveston Bay. "In theoi-y radar should be a perfect anti-collision device, but as a matter of practice it is not better than the skill or intelligence employed in its use. We feel that th'e presence of radar on a vessel tends to instill a false sense of confidence in those having charge over navigation. This false sense of confidence has resulted (Continued on page 15) Tanker Phoenix collided with tanker ^ Pan Massachusetts near Philly. • •-V I �7 SEAFARERS Pare Eiffht INQUIRING SEAFARER N'Orieans Stalled By Yard Beef QUESTION: WhaF was the worst trip you ever mode? John Wolden, FWT: I'd say it was a trip to India, carrying bulk cargo. It was 2Vi weeks before 'they unloaded the stuff, during which time I thought -I'd go crazy. There was nothing to do in port. It was so filthy there I had no desire to go ashore. The weather was nothing to brag about either. Is, t, Angelo Rohas, steward utility: I shipped on a tanker once, and that was the first and last time. I kept thinking: What would happen if some guy drops a match or a ciga­ rette in one of the tanks? I was worried half the time and didn't even sleep well. % t ' t Enoch Collins, cook-baker: Back In '42 I was on a ship In the South Atlantic that was rammed by a German vessel and sank five days later.. We were in the water five days and no soon­ er had an Ameri­ can ship fished us out than a day later it ran out of fuel — with a German sub 25 miles away. That it never spotted us was the only lucky thing of that voyage. Conrad Gauthier, 2nd cook: Sev­ eral months ago I was one of the unlucky ones aboard the Val­ iant Effort when it struck a rock and went down in the Mediterrane­ an. We were in the water for eight hours dur­ ing. the cold, damp night. All personal possessions were lost, but we got back okay, at least. is, is, hi B. C. Simpson, oiler: Back in '42 I had one helluva voyage to Mur­ mansk. After running the gamut of enemy subs and planes going over, we finally got ours when we were docked in port. As if that wasn't bad enough, we were cooped up there for six months, with the city abandoned by all but the military, atid nothing to do but keep warm and stay alive. hi t hi' Joe Ortega, cook-baker: The worst trip I even made was'on a tanker between the Persian Gulf and Japan, for one whole year, and with shore leave only once in every 42-day round trip. We weren't able to get off ship in Ahe Gulf, so you can imagine how I- felt every time hit Japan. Ships Take Lashing From Atlantic Storm W '<?• I ft;. ' I 'J'.' r iv • fe'V'.; A vicious Atlantic storm lashed out last week, causing wide­ spread seasickness, throwing several vessels off schedule and battering one so badly that she had to return to New York after setting out for South - hours at sea was told throughout America two days earlier. vessel. Staterooms were The hapless 11,300-ton ves- the thrown in disorder, beds ripped el, the Rio Tunyan, was battered loose from walls, doors torn off mercilessly by lOO-mile-an-hour hinges, mirrors knocked from walls winds and mountainous seas, limp­ and furniture and luggage strewn ing into port with 13 injured pas­ about. sengers and crewmen and 70 perNearly Capsizes 0 e n t of its accommodations wrecked. So rough had the storm been The mute story of the ship's 48 that at one point the ship rolled sixty degrees, which is about as as she could lean without cap­ Prove Eligibility far sizing. For Hospital $ There were 99 passengers Seafarers being admitted-to a aboard, including 33 children. Public Health hospital are Others too, felt the lash of the urged to carry with them their storm, though not as severely. Union book plus proof of eli­ The Queen Mary, the world's sec­ gibility for SIU b e n e fi t s; ond largest passenger liner, en namely, a record that they have route to England, was hit by one at least 90 days seatime during wave so immense that, despite the the previous year and at least vessel's electronic stabilizer fins; one day during the previous six she rolled 22 degrees in one di­ months. Failure to have the rection and 16 in the other^ proper credentials will cause a Her sister ship and the world's delay in payments to the Sea­ largest liner, the Queen Elizabeth, farer. lost over half a day in her ship­ If the Seafarer Is admitted to ping schedule. a hospital which is not a PHS The German liner Berlin ar­ institution, he should contact' rived New York to report the the Union Immediately. The loss ofin four crewmembcrs who Union will arrange with the were swept overboard by heavy USPHS for a transfer to CPub- seas. lic Health hospital in his vicin­ Two ojher huge ocean liners, ity. The PHS will not pick up the America (United States Lines) the hospital tab for private hospital care, unless it is noti­ and the Constitution (American Ex­ port Lines), were slowed down by fied in advance. as much as a day. April II. lSj» tOG NEW ORLEANS—Shipping for this port hit a new low over the past two weeks, and the outlook for the coming peripd is' just about the same. Two factors seemed to have brought on this slump, Lindsey Williams, port agent noted. One is that major companies are keep­ ing their vessels out of the port here for fear of being held up in the event of a strike in the ship­ yards. Another reason for the i^ipping slump is that a large number of vessels are being re-routed to Texas and other ports for payoff, although originally scheduled to pay off here. During the past two weeks alone there were five changes in schedules, three to Texas, one to Mobile and one to New York. There were three vessels paying off here during the last two weeks, four signing on and 23 were in transit. In addition to the 78 men shipped to regular deepsea berths, there were 14 standby and relief jobs and 24 HIWD berths filled here during the period. • The ships paying off here were the Del Campo, Del Rio and the Del Norte (Mississippi). Signing on were the Del Valle (Mississippi), Frances "(Bull), Steel Traveler (Isthmian) and the Chickasaw (Waterman). In transit were Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Roamer, Al­ coa Clipper (Alcoa); Seatrain New York, Seatrain Louisiana (Seatrain); Del Valle (Mississippi); Steel Age, Steel Traveler, Steel Apprentice (Isthmian); Hurricane, Chickasaw, Morning Light, Young America, Monarch of the Seas. Warrior, Claiborne (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); Suzanne (Bull); Natalie (Intercontinental); Ocean Clippers) and the Longview Vic­ tory (Victory Carriers). SIU Lines Fight Over Subsidy Bid WASHINGTON —The SlU-contracted Seatrain Lines has attacked the bid by the SlU-contracted Waterman Steamship Company for an operating subsidy. Seatrain's complaint is that such a subsidy would prop Pan Atlantic Steamship Company, a subsidiary of Water­ man and Seatrain's rival in the coastwise trade. Testimony by Donald W. iSmith, vice-president of Seatrain, declared that Seatrain's profits have drop­ ped from over $4 million in 1955 to only $250,000 in 1958 as a result of Pan-Atlantic competition. Spokesmen for Waterman have strongly denied charges by Sea­ train and other companies, claim­ ing that' Pan Atlantic is standing on its own and is not receiving as­ sistance from the parent company. Send 'em to the LOG INIt (Bull), March IB-Chalrman, H. Connelly; Sacratary, J, Byrno. No beafa—everythlna Bolnf amoothly. Befraln from alamming doora. Dlaelusion on recreation roona—request it be locked to keep stevedores from stealing books A magazines. Discus­ sion on having washing machine moved from aft to midships. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for one serv­ ice. SEATRAIN NEW JERSEY (Seatrain), March IS—Chairman, R. Stough; Secretary, C. Kraltt. No beefs; everything fine. Ship's fund t58.30. Request cigarette butts not to be thrown in eng. dept. head. ALCOA PILORIM (Alcoa), March IS —Chairman, C. Inman; Sacratary, L. Mayers. Ship's fund S9, Refrain from gatlon of ship for roaches. Keep craw pantry St laundry clean at night.' IRENBSTAR • (Traders), March ItChairman, C. Stacki ^Secretary, J. Braan. No beefs. Fund to be taken up if ship makes next for library. Vote of thanks to stew. dept. for Job weU done. One minute of sUenca for departed brothers. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), Feb. It— Chairman, I. Morgavl; Sacratary, R. Boytt. $14.50 in ship's fund. Some OT disputed. One man logged. No beefs. Discussion re keeping crew and shoreslde persoimek out of pas­ sageways. BARBARA FRITCHIE (Liberty), F»b. 21—Chairman, E. Vlllapol; Sac­ ratary, V. Monte. Ship's fund S13.68 —request additional money for emer­ gency. No beefs. Some OT disputed. STEEL ROVER (Isthmian), Fab. IS— Chairman, C. Bush; Sacratary, J. Long. Draw put out in Bait.— SO percent on OT wiU be able' to draw; in outports draws wUl be Issued in travelers' checks. To see about steak knives. New secretary-reporter elect­ ed. No beefs. See chief mate re room keys. Requested 21 mattresses, but only three received.— Now mattress covers to be issued. Keep washing machine clean. Ship's fund S20. DEL CAMPO (Mississippi), Jan. 17— Chairman, R. Jensen; Sacratary, L. Munna. Ship's fund S41.13. No beefs-. letting washer run without clothes. Dump garbage in cans aft In port. Return glasses and cups to pantry. Jelly glasses to be used' In rooms. - > KENMAR (Cslmsr), Fab. 11—Chair­ man, Nona; Sacratary, F. Buhl. Every­ thing running smoothly. Few hours OT disputed. Repair bsts to be made up. New delegate elected. CITY OF ALMA (Waterman), March 1—Chairman, C. RIdga; Sacratary, R. Schaaffar. Four launchers to be is­ sued at Inchon. Dyiws to be issued one day before arriving at port. Cap­ tain ok'd early meals If desired. Sug­ gest conserving water. S12 in ship's fund. Some OT disputed. No beefs. Incumbent delegate re-elected. Stew­ ard advises milk supply sufficient. JOSEPINA (Liberty Navigation), March 14—Chairman, C. Rica; Secre­ tary, C. Brinton. Three men missed ship—clean payoff. One OS and one dayman short. New delegate elected. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), Jan. 4 —Chairman, W. Schultz; Secretary, W. Fitch. No beefs. Request check­ ing sailing board time; time being changed too often. Check bad leaks in pantry—has been on repair list for three trips; also check on improper equipment for repairing fans. Mareh 13—Chairman, L, Tyburcy; Sacratary, P. Wilkinson. .S30.25 in ship's treasury. No beefs. Food not properly cooked. Request fumigation of ship in States for bugs.' -Get ample supply of DDT bombs. Give delegate repair list for special washing ma­ chine. Shelves for lockers—new lock­ ers. Request cooperation With sani­ tary worker. STEEL MAKER (Isthmian), Fab. U —Chairman, nona; Sacratary, T. Gaspar. S13.40 in ship's fund. New dele­ gate elected. Request cooperation of three depts. to clean passageway. Suggest raising fund. March 21—Chairman, L. Munnai Secretary, C. Braaux. SS2.17 In ship's fund. 40-54 hrs. OT disputed. Sug­ gest more cots he ordered. Request mora quiet in passageways while watches are asleep. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), March Ig" •—Chairman, F. Rowall; Secretary, R. Habart. No beefs; everything running smoothly. Request cooperation when using washing machine. Ship's fund •13.80. Television needs fixing. Coop, eratlon requested with all linen. ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), March 13—Chairman, L. Phillips; Secretary, J. Mellon. No-beefs. . New delegate elected. Discussion on fumigation of ship. PENN MARINER (Pann), March 21 —Chairman, R. Howsa; Sacratary, F. Nozan. Much OT disputed. Soma logs to be turned over to patrolman. Discussion re man being accused of selling job: to place charges In Bait. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Repair lists turned In. SHINNECOCK BAY (Veritas), Fab. 14—Chairman, P. Brady; Sacratary, J. Jallatta. Request man put In for draws and not come up after list Is submitted. Delayed sailing disputed. New delegate nominated. Request deck dept. shower room be cleaned and painted. Refrain from leaving cups and dishes on deck. Complaint about washing machine drain being too small. Do not throw cigarette butts out of porthole. THE 'CABINS (Taxes City), March 25—Chairman, S. Frank; Sacratary, W. Edwards. Repairs taken care of. No beefs. Request first aid kit in engine room and gaUey. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. COASTAL SENTRY (Suwsnnaa), March 21—Chairman, B. Dornallas; A. Fradrickson. Men short eoALINGA HILLS (Pann Shipping), Secretary, all departments. Letters written March 15—Chairman, J. Rially; Sacra­ In tary, W. Mllas. One man missed ship to headquarters and British authori­ in Houston. Patrolman to see about ties as to why members were pro­ draws being put out before entering hibited from going ashore in Ascen­ port. One man fired due to failure to sion Island. Letters read re OT and return to Job after three days—taken difficulty cashing checks for American up with patrolman in Wilmington. No. money. Wired hq. requesting replace­ beefs. Some OT disputed. Messhall ments for men leaving ship. Bought to be painted. Request repair list be electric iron for crew's use. Ship's made and turned In. Suggest better fund 83. No beefs; everything running variety of contents in slop chest, and smoothly. Varied menu and fresh "sizes as well. fruit Sk vegetables suggested. Vote of thanks to baker for Job well done; PACIFIC CARRIER (World Trampart), March 1—Chairman, A. Ball; ANDREW JACKSON (Waterman), Sacratary, F. Paylor. Turn in repair 21—Chairman, G. Sauar; Sac­ lists. Some OT disputed. New dele­ March ratary, Schmidt. Repair list turned gate elected. Cleaning of recreation In. TwoG. men to attend room and laundry to be done by meeting. Food sick—unable not up to par. Short­ three depts. Vote of thanks to stew­ age of milk and coffee. Request hos­ ard dept. for Job well done. pital be cleaned. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), March IS SEATRAIN SAVANNAH (Seatrain), —Chairman, Nona; Sacratary, S. Andarsen. No baefs. Request better March 28—Chairman, R. May; sacra­ meals be served. Check with patrol­ tary, W. McBrlda. Complaint on deck dept. repairs. Some OT disputed. man on paying off procedure. Vote of (hanks to baker who is leav­ SEATRAIN T EX A S (Seatrain), ing ship, for his good work. Discus­ March 21—Chairman, P. Patrick; Sac­ sion on payoff days. Shortage of linen ratary, C. Tukay. Repair Ust to be and cots. Will try to get items sugsubmitted. No beefs. One hour OT 'gested for night lunches. disputed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. Donations to DEL MAR (Mlsslulppl), March 22— be taken up to fix tv and form fund Chairman, H. Maas; Sacratary, B. for repairs, etc, Bourgeois. S277 in ship's fund; S32S TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), March spent on movies and parts for pro-' IS—Chairman, W. Nawsom; Sacratary, Jector. Ship's fund to be used for G. Cullan. No beefs. S7.S5 in ship's benefit of crew only. Motion made fund. One man short. Suggest better and seconded that any crewmember care of washing machine. Request who has donated to ships fund and roster Ust be made for gangway is taken off ship in foreign port for watch. Baker requests that aU-pur- hospitalization, injury or sickness, be pose flour be obtained. given $50. No results on fixing or replacing washing machine and dryer. VALIANT EXPLORER (Ocean Carr.), Delegate to post laundry cleaning deJan. 10—Chairman, P. Livingston; taU Ust and slop chest price list. Sacratary, J. Coyla. New delegate elected. Suggest checking aU lepalia ALCOA CLIPPER (Alcps), March 22 before docking in Honolulu. —Chairman, L. Nicholas; Secretary, P. Blalack. No beefs. Discussion on ALCOA PEGASUS (Alcoa), Fab. 15— fire end boat driU. New delegate Chairman, A. Gragolra; Secretary L. elected. Motion to have sanitary pip-., Phillips. Two men in hospital in ing replaced in deck—crew headsr Honolulu. Few hours OT disputed. present pipe clogged beyond repair. • One man missed, ship in 'Keluia— loined ship next day in Honolulu.. Discussion on care of film and laundry Jo ,. ,. 4 Ni Tew delegate elected. Request fuml- situation. < •• Oft'W. �, SEAFARERS LOG AvHI 10. 1950 rocR DoniiR' s wora Seafarer's Guide To Better Baying By Sidney Margolitu Auto Insurance in A Mess In the past year, 28 states have increased auto-insurance rates, typically 15 percent, in some cases for the, ninth time in the last 12 years. In general, the cost of insuring a car has jumped 72 percent in the past ten years compared to a 31 percent increase in the price of cars themselves, and an average rise for all goods and services of 24 percent In many metropolitan areas, owners now pay $100-$200 a year for insurance, and families with young drivers, as much as $400 in the largest cities. In New York and Massachusetts, where further boosts were denied In recent years by the state insurance departments, the companies went to court to compel increases. In New York, after the previous ad­ ministration of Governor Harriman had denied a requested rate in­ crease-as excessive and premature, auto insurance even became a political issue. Agents formed an "Insurance Agents for Rockefeller" committee to help defeat Harri­ man for re-election. In general, insurance companies blame the present chaos in metro­ politan areas on the increase in accidents, high Jury awards, high repair costs, increased hospitaliza­ tion costs and steep attorney and doctor fees. For example, it costs $100 and up to replace a shattered wind­ shield in a modern car. One au­ thority points out that it cost only $10 to replace a smashed fender ,on a 1949 car. But a fender re­ placement on a modern car re­ quires a whole new quarter panel for ahout $160. Some of these arguments are true, but not the claim that in­ creased accidents are a major cause. There were ten million accidents in 1957 compared to eight million in '39. But the num­ ber of cars has more than doubled from 30 million in '39 to €6 million in '57. Thus there now actually are fewer accidents per car. Two reasons for the climbing rates and the difficulty many motorists have in getting insurance at all, are not publicized by the companies. One is the big cut of the insurance dollar t'hey demand for selling and administration expenses, and profit. They want 40-50 cents of every premium dollar for themselves, and expect to pay out in claims only 60-60 cents. Also, while the insurance companies complain about high repair costs, they themselves have contributed by condoning exaggerated claims. Automotive writer Joseph Ingraham reports that an estimated 25^0 percent of all repair bills paid by insurance companies consist of bribes, secret commissions and padded charges. At the same time, the insurance industry, especially ,the stock com­ panies and agents' associations and some state insurance departments, are hampering efforts to introduce economy methods which would keep down insurance costs. One of the most promising is group auto in­ surance, in which labor unions are pioneering. But efforts to secure group auto insurance by unions at Sperry Rand on Long Island in New York State have been hindered so far by a rule of the State Insurance Department that insurers can't give a reduction except when vehicles have common ownership, as in the case of fleets. Similarly, the Oregon Insurance Department refused permission for a group plan'worked out by the State Labor Council and Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. It did perniit a modified plan, now operating and offering uniop members there savings of five to 30 percent from •tandard rate?. One of the most shocking attempts to stop competition occurred in New York. The state assembly passed a bill aimed directly at Allstate Insurance Co., a leading rate-cutter and a subsidiary of Sears Roebuck. It would have banned mail-order companies or department stores, as the Sears stores, from selling auto insurance. The bill was killed by the state senate. Several assemblymen backing the bill charged that Allstate refused to "cooperate" in settling liability claims and tended to force dilutes into court for settlement. Actually, the State Insurance Department Informs this writer that Allstate had no record of refusals to settle claims, that would require disciplinary action. If it had, the insurance fiepartment itself would have taken action. Actually two of the assem­ blymen trying to legislate Allstate out of business were lawyers with client^ who had claims against the company. .Until group insurance is available or the states themselves provide auto insurance as does the Province of Saskatchewan in Canada, we advise:. (1) Concentrating on liability insurance rather than collision cover­ age, since a liability suit is your greater danger, and non-reimbursed damage to your own car collision is tax-deductible anyway; (2) Shop­ ping for lowest rates in your area and your particular classification among mutuals and other companies, such as Factory Mutual of Provi­ dence, RI, Government Employees Insurance Co., State Farm, Nationv;ide, Allstate, Safeco, Lumbermen's and its affiliated companies, your local auto club and others; . , (31 Making sure you get proper classification'and a reasonable rate if you buy through a car dealer or finance company—they have been known to charge buyers the rate for higher classifications than neces­ sary; • • (4) Driving with great care and avoiding small nuisapce claims or exaggerated claims. , ». "''.ifi Pare Nine Scab Printer Ring Uncovered f, The existence of a highjy-organized strikebreaking ring in the newspaper business has been turned up by an investigation of strikebreaking against the International Typo­ graphical Union. TTie investigation by a three-member special committee appointed by the New York State Labor De-^ partment was an outgrowth there is evidence that strikebreak­ attorney, Bloor Schleppey, assisted of a strike against the Macy ing services are retained by the by a Miss Shirley Klein. Three of newspaper chain in Westchester newspaper industry on an annaai the witnesses were young deaf County, operating eight daily basis and that "similar problems mutes who had attended a printing may exist in industries other than school in Florida which operates papers and three weeklies. under the sponsorship of the state The investigation became en­ newspaper publishing." •The committee added that and Federal government. meshed in a political controversy The three men testified they when the new State Industrial strikebreaking firms are often Commissioner, Martin P. Cather- called in secretly even before col­ were recruited through the school wood, ordered the committee to lective bargaining sessions begin. and received living expenses over Macy Used Them and above their wages. One of wind up its hearings. The group Testimony given the committee them testified to earnings of almost had been appointed by the out­ going commissioner, Isidor Lubin, by strikebreakers themselves $400 a week all told. ITU Local 468 has been on strike who was succeeded by Catherwood showed that they had been recruit­ when the Republicans took control ed for the Macy strike from all against the Macy chain sine* of the state administration on Jan­ over the country by a midwest December 9, 1957. uary 1. The Macy chain' had ob­ jected to the .expose of its strike­ Bids For Membership Votes breaking operation. While the investigation was func­ tioning, the committee said it had turned up the following informa­ tion: •There is a firm "which engages as a commercial venture in the regular business of providing strikebreakers." ' •The business is systematically organized "to recruit strikebreak­ ers from all over the country, transport them . . . provide board and lodging . .,. while the dispute continues and to move t^e strike­ breakers on to other 'trouble' points when the strike is over." •Fur\her, the committee said. Sugar Run Big Boost For Philly PHILADELPHIA—It has been a very active period, shipping-wise, with a good turnover of men on the beach. Port Agent Steve Cardullo reports. In many cases, especially with tanker berths, the dispatcher was hard put to fill all of the vacancies. The membership is requested to take these berths as they are called so that vessels will not leave the port shorthanded or have the job filled off the pier­ head. There were only two vessels, the Pennmar (Calmar) and the Brad­ ford Island (Cities Service) paying off in the area over the past two weeks. Signing on were the Atlan­ tis (Cargo Tank.) and the Dorothy (Bull). The in-transit ships were the Ste^ Flyer (Isthmian); Evelyn, Jean (Bull); Atlantis (Cargo Tank.); Morning Light (Waterman) and the Coeur D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). The resumptidn of the Bull Line sugar run is a welcome sight to the men on the beach here, Cardullo said. For it means more vessels calling into the area and more op­ portunity for berths for the men on the beach. Seafarer Milce Olenchllc hoid^up book for membersliip approval as he bids for post on rank-and file quarterly finance committee at April 1 headquarters membership meeting. Tanker Trade Still Slow Despite New 01! Quotas WASHINGTON—Despite the imposition of quotas on oil products, there has been no appreciable pick-up in the volume of coastwise tanker activity. A side-effect of the quotas had been the belief that they*" would bolster US-flag ship­ was not immediately compensated for by a similar increase in the ping, which operates imcon- coastwide trade, experts feel it tested in the coastal trade. won't be long before the local One reason offered by oil spokes, demand increases and shipping man for the continued slack is picks up. that with the warmer weather ap­ Many In Lay-Up proaching, northern fuel needs, With business presently on the which generally account for a heavy share of the oil, have been quiet side, many privately-owned slight. The real test is believed American fiag tankers have been to be around the start of fall, when in lay-up. This has led a group of colder regions should begin stock­ 12 tanker companies to request the ing up fuel supplies for the fall Military Sea Transportation Serv­ ice to lay up some of its Govern­ and winter. Although the sharp reduction of ment-owned tankers to provide oil imports from the Caribbean work for the inactive privatelyowned vessels. They gave assur­ ance that their rates would be as reasonable as the MSTS and that Notify Union On LOG Maii su^ rates would still enable the As Seafarers know, copies of each issue of the SEAFARERS MSTS to carry out its functions. LOG are mailed every two weeks to all SIU ships as well as to The group went on to state that numerous clubs, bars and other. overseas spots where Seafarers the Government's policy of em­ congregate ashore. The procedure for mailing the LOG involves ploying its own ships when there calling all SIU steamship companies for the itineraries of their were private vessels available was ships. On the basis pf the information supplied by the ship oper­ contrary to the national maritime ator, three copies of the LOG, the headquarters report and min­ policy as set forth in the 1946 utes forms ai'e then airmailed to the company agent in the next Merchant Ship Sales Act. port of call. While the picture was not ex­ Similarly, the seamen's clubs get various quantities of LQGs actly rosy for the private operators at every mailing. The LOG is sent to any club when a Seafarer at the present, some oil officials so requests it by notifying the LOG office that Seafarers con­ believe that when the oil demand gregate there. here begins to grow, there will As always the Union would like to hear promptly from SIU be enough business not only for ships whenever the LOG and ship's mail is not delivered so that all the tankers available, but that the Union can maintain a day-to;day check on the accuracy of some grain tankers might have to Its mailing lists. be put back on the oil run. 1 �Pare Tea SEAFARERS LOG Valchem Tesfimony In Con///cf (Continued from page 3) Santa Rosa at the last moment never took effect in time. , At issue, however, is the ques­ tion of the tanker's speed. Lupton's statement that he had ordered the tanker stopped 8-10 minutes before the crash was reinforced by helmsman Charles V. Tyler, standby watch E. D. Baker, -who was in the galley, oiler William N. Safes and others on the Valchem. Watch officers on the Santa Rosa claimed the tanker was "mov­ ing fast" and never stopped. The question of visibility in the area also came into play, with ev­ eryone on the Valchem, the bow lookout on the Santa Rosa and the skipper of a nearby Grace Line ship testifying that the area was closed in by fog. This view was disputed by the Grace Line and the bridge watch on the Santa Rosa. Radar Use Limited Both ships utilized radar in de­ Wreckage in Valchem messroom testifies to force of impact when termining their respective posi­ Santa Rosa came polwing through the tanker's after house. Rosa tions, but there were admissions penetrated two-thirds the way through the tanker. on both sides which tended to show the limited usefulness of the radar riedly scampered aft at the mo­ Other SIU crewmembers on the Valchem who required medi­ equipment. After two fixes had ment of the collision. cal treatment or hospitalization been made on the Santa Rosa Fire Heightens Danger for a time included: Hans Richard­ A hre also raged for a short time son, AB; I. De Nobriga, AB; H. Notify Welfare on the Valchem and for seven Won, OS; G. Malensky, OS; A. hours in the Santa Rosa's forward Dokeris, oiler; B. J. Martin, FWT; Of Changes paint locker until crewmembers Ernest C. West, FWT; William M. The SIU Welfare Services De­ brought them under control. The Safos, oiler; John J. Tobin, oiler; partment reports that it has had Coast Guard had to drop a supply Lowell Harris, baker; B; B. Hen­ difficulty locating seamen's of C02 bottles on the liner to he^ derson, 3rd cook; Albert Castro, families because the seamen's fight the paint fire. This fire, com­ Jr., John Kavanagh, utility, enrollment or beneficiary cards bined with the gas still in the Val­ and utility; William Todd, MM. have not been kept up to date. chem's tanks, for a time height­ Next of kin of the Seafarers Some death benefit payments ened the danger of a major dis­ haye been delayed for some aster with heavy loss of life. The lost on the Valchem' include But­ ler's mother, Mrs. Bernice. Butler time until the Seafarer's bene­ made it to New York under of Waco, Texas; Rome's mother, ficiaries could be located. To liner avoid delays in payments of wel­ her own power a few hours after Mrs. Fern Romo of San Francisco, and Mora's wife and five children fare benefits Seafarers are ad­ the fire was put out. The collision two weeks ago fol­ in New York City. vised to notify the Union im­ mediately of any changes in ad­ lowed by less than a month a siro' SIU A&G Secretary-Treasurer dress, changes in the names of ilar mishap between the liner Con­ Paul Hall told the April 1 head­ beneficiaries or additional de­ stitution and the Norwegian tank­ quarters membership meeting that pendents by filling out new en­ er Jalanta off Ambrose Light. Al­ the "Union mourned the loss of its rollment and beneficiary cards. most the same conditions pre­ brothers. We do not wish to pre­ These cards can be obtained in vailed in that collision, with the judge this accident, but we )vUl' Jalanta also reported dead in the pay close attention to the facts any SIU port. water when the two ships hit. when they are all in. The Union there was no time for a third. On There were no injuries and, with will then press for maximum effort the Valchem, Lupton indicated he the tanker gas-free, no more than to prevent nnnecesasry loss of the lives of seamen." hadn't had enough radar training. the usual collision danger. The result was that while the liner's radar plots indicated the ships would miss each other by three-tenths of a mile the two ships came almost up to each other in an area of limiled visibility when emergency steps on both sides were no longer useful. The hearing record and the recommen­ (Continued from page 3) In the darkness he managed to dations of the three-man Coast partment men, he was on the star­ find his.flashlight and hearing yells Guard board of inquiry now go to board side of the after house, oppo­ from the dayman's room, broke Washington for action. site the port side collision. He too down the door and released Sea­ Might Have Been Worse was awakened by steam, smoke farer Peter Sheldrake who was Completely overlooked in the in­ and fumes from broken lines and trapped there but otherwise un­ itial concern over the dead and the boiler fire, and found himself harmed. Meanwhile Baka went injured was the miraculous escape groping in the dark in the con­ down into the fireroom for Romo. of all involved, especially the 512 fusion. "The only thing that kept run­ passengers and crewmembers on ning through my head," he said, The ship had Just discharged a the Grace liner, since the Val­ of heating oil and the tanks "was the thought of at least getting chem was not traveling gas-free. load were gassy," he said. "If the half a chance to get out of there." The surviving SIU crewmembers Santa still Rosa had hit us midships, After the initial confusion and on the tanker pointed out that if she would have cut us right in two. shock wore off, Westcott said, they had, been hit another 40-60 "Everybody kept their heads and feet forward, ifew on either ship kept calm. They showed their con­ would be here today to tell about cern .with their shipmates wellit. The point of impact was about being and did all that was imces30 feet from the Valchem's stem. sary." Damage to the tanker included Once the injured had been the loss of her stack, ventilators taken off and the Valchem taken and part of the cabin deck super­ in tow, the men left aboard searched structure, which remained perched the wreckage of the ship for bod­ on the liner's bow when the two ies, but failed to find any of the ships pulled apart 21^ hours after missing three men. One of them, the crash. Bulkheads of foc'sles Joseph A. Mora, wiper, had appar­ Dokeris Westcott and other compartments were ently gone through a porthole to smashed and tiyisted about two- We probably would have explodled, get out of his foc'sle and Was seen the stem section gqiie down, or floating on the water before he dis­ thirds of the way into the hull. The Valchem had been heading both." appeared. The bodies of the other south for the Gulf in ballast when Second pumpman William West­ two. njen, wiper Shirley Charles she met the Santa Rosa returning cott, along with chief pumpman Butler and. junior 3rd engineer, to Hew York from a cruise in the George Baka, was asleep In his Vernon McKay were, found In the Bahamas. The liner suifered a room on the starboard side aft, wreckage by shipyard workers at deep gash in her bow and her bow yet the force of the collision hulled Todd's Shipyard in Broklyn, where loojtout was Injured when he hur- him several feet out of his bunk. the Valchem berthed for.repairs. Narrow Escapes Told By Valcliem Crewmen W: I.r April 1«, 195t. PORT HOSKINS (CitlM. SarviM), ted to captain. Few hours OT dliMarch lS-<halrmBii, «. Wantayi Sae> ' puted. No beefs. One man logged. ratary, A. Capeta. Raqueit tattlns Motion made to have all draws nude rid of roachaa. Sussaat leavins TV In American currency. Complaint re aat Hp to discretion of, crew mesa. turning in cigaretteg two or three Delegate to take'ii^ neW washing mk* weeks before arrival at any Us port, chine problem with patrolman. ,j|lso on receiving ^rawi in travelers' Checks. WILD RANOKR (Waterman), March I—Chairman, N. Lambert; Secretary, CHIWAWA (Cities Service), March C. Lane. Repair items to be given 22—Chairman, O. Smith; Secretary, E. to delegates. Ship's fund SIO. Some • Achea. No beefs. One man left ship disputed OT. .No beefs. Discussion —Port Everglades. Water tanks to be on leftover food in boxes. cleaned, in shipyard. New delegate elected.' KATHRYN (Bull), March 22—Chairman, T. Ostarxash; Secretary, S. BeatCANTI6NY (Cities Service), March tie. One man hospitalized in Ponce, 29—Chairman, J. Phillips; Secretary, PR.' Condolences sent to bosun and P. Reese. Vote of thanks to negoti­ family on death of his father. No ating committee for recent Welfare Plan gains. Ne beefs. To. elect new delegate; J. Sweeney acclamation. Collection to be taken for wreath for member's father's death. Return cups to. messroom/ See mate for flashlight re watchstanders at night. Digest Of SIU Ship Meetings beefs. Discussion on repair list. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. BEAUREQARD (Pan-Atlantic), March 23—Chairman, A. Masclello; Secre­ tary, S. Doyle. Nothing done about heavy rust in tank. Ship's fund $14.79. MoUon made and seconded that SIU members work no more than 13 months abocd SIU ship. Request awning on fantail. Motion made and seconded that crew members of PanAtlantic be given time off—same privilege as Seatrain. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. ALCOA RUNNER (Alcoa), Feb. 11— Chairman, F. BItchoff; Secretary, R. Hall. Turn in repairs on day after leaving PR. Ship's fund $4.70. No beefs. jOne man getting off. March 13—Chairman, F. Simmons; Secretary, R. Hall.'^ Check on repairs) if not done in Baltimore take it up. with patrolman in Newark. Ship's fund $3.20: $1.50 to Merchant Marine Library. Few hrs. OT disputed. 12-4 oUer requests a closer check on re­ pairs—has been unable to lock door aU voyage. Question on gangway in St. Croix; to get platform for same in Baltimore. WAND ARCHER (North Atlantic Marine), March 15—Chairman, L. Smith; Secretary, A. f^eglle. Ship's fund $3.50. Few hours OT disputed. No beefs. Request patrolman speak to captain re insufficient draws in India and >opside personnel doing crew's work. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for exceUent food and good service. HASTINGS (Waterman), March 21— Chairman, A. May; Secretary, J. Walls. Everything running smoothly. Each dept. - to appoint safety delegate. Minor repairs to be taken care of. No beefs. Repair list to be made up at last port before sailing for States. SEAFAIR (Colonial), March IS— Chairman, F. Hicks, Jr.; Secretary, C. Jennetta. New delegate elected. No beefs. Deck dept. rooms to be painted.' Repair steam valve in 'galley and leak in steward dept. Check drains in black gang, showers A heads to see what can be done about smell. YAKA (Waterman), March IS — Chairman, Hancock; Secretary, Bankenberg. New delegate elected. Re­ pair list made up March 19th so ship­ board repairs can be completed be­ fore arrival in States. Keys to foc'sles missing and must be replaced. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), March 23—Chairman, P. Hammel; Secretary, J. Edwards. Request new icebox in messroom. Money in advance for draw in Southern parts. Ship's fund S7. No beefs. One man missed ship in Baltimore. MASSMAR (Calmer), March S — Chairman, J. Elchenberg; Secretary, W. Schater. No beefs. New delegate elected. TVashing machine broken and cannot be fixed—to get one in Long Beach. Request quiet' on starboard side during day. March 22—Chairman, J. Elchenberg; Secretary, W. Schater. TWo men from engine dept. left ship in San Fran­ cisco on hospital slips. On man (OS) missed ship in Baltimore. Washing machine came ini"'®ut burned out in less than one hr.—try to have it fixed in Seattie as there is guarantee. No beefs. OCEAN DINNY (Maritime Overseas), March 22 — Chairman, B. WInborne; Secretary, T. Delaney. Ship's fund S8.'82. One man short. Motion 10* have • communication for hdqtrs. re responsibility of handling of keys fox' rooms end foc'sles. New delegata elected. Several items brought- up for repair list. Delegate has supply of Welfare Plan beneficiary designation cards and Federal income tax forms. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 25—Chairman, C. Borealino; Secre­ tary, W. Stucka. Repair list submit; YOUNG AMERICA (Waterman), March 28—Chairman, H. Carmlcheel; Secretary, W. Heater. No beefs. New delegate to be elected; chief cook elected. Keep laundry room clean. ALCOA PARTNER (Alcoa), March 11—Chairman, D. Parker; Secretary, L. Plerson. Washing machine hal bieen fixed. No beefs; everything run­ ning smoothly. Keep screen doors locked in Casablanca to keep Arabs out of house. Vote of thanks to stew.ard dept. for Job well done. SEAFAIR (Colonial), Feb. 22— Chairman, W. Cullpepper; Secretary, F. Hicks, Jr. No beefs. Some OT dis­ puted. Repair lists to be turned in. Request US currency in foreign ports. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food and service. DEL RIO (Mississippi), March 22— Chairman, A. Dumas; Secretary, J. Arnold. To receive'-mifety award for no lost time accidents for one year and efficiency and economical rating from company. No luck obtaining milk in South America. One man logged. Ship's fund $50.40; $22.60 spent on radiogram and flowers to funeral of member's child. No beefs. Food beef to be settled. EDITH (Bull), March 22—Chairman, Hank; Secretary, J. Parker. One man left in NY, but replacement was made. One man fired in Boca Grand.' Fia. No beefs. Motion was made and seconded to have small ship's fund (50c each). Request fruit be put in icebox In messroom-. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), March IS —Chairman, A. Johns; Secretary, R. Hannon. Two men hospitalized. One man left ship at San Juan. Ship's fund $2.40—^paid for radio repairs. Blood type to be put on medical card. See about having fire & boat drill one week In morninB and following week in afternoon. MADAKET (Waterman), March IS— Chairman, N. Gene; Secretary, R. Taylor; No beefs. Captain to give American money draws as long as it lasts. Request no eating ashore in India. Ship's fund $.65. Suggest mail­ ing discharges to headquarters after 13 years' seatime. Bequest $1 dona­ tion be given for ship's fund. ANTINOUS (Waterman), March 22— Chairman, F. TImmons; Secretary, W. Anderson. Repairs to be taken care of; No beefs; .everything running smoothly. Ship's fund $26. Some OT disputed. Sougee ail engine dept. rooms. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 29 —Chairman, R. Roberts; Secretary, M. Cox. Collection taken up for mem­ ber's grandson. Ship's fimd S408.3(>. No beefs. Request drain on washing machine be repaired. New delegate elected. Suggest better grade of apples. Keep longshoremen in Trini­ dad out of passageways below. FkLTORI (Marven), March 22 — Chairman, P. Murphy; Secretary, W. Thomas. To see if new washing ma­ chine can be obtained. No beefs. Letter to be sent to Baltimore agent to have those not signed on ships to stay off. Steward seen re new cots. Refrain from throwing coke bottles over side. Do not pay off until ok'd irom pBtrulman. , Return cups to pantry. JOHN B. KULUKUNDIS (Martls), March 22-Chairman, G. Hansen; Sec­ retary, T. Pops. No beefs. Request forwarding mall of members getting off. Larger sheets requested. Sug­ gest getting new icebox & washing machine. See about having American money for voyage to India. BIENVH.LE (Pan-Atlantic), March 39—Chairman, W. Moore; Secretary, P. Cathcart. One man missed ship in NJ. Ship's fund $53.65. No beefs. Request fumigation for roaches & rats. DOROTHY (Bull), March 27—Chairs man, G. Seeberger; Secretary, E. Kress. New delegate elected. No beefS: everything running smoothly. It was agreed to keep heads dc. showers claan. , CS MIAMI (Cities Service), March 29—Chairman, B. Padgett;' Secretary, C. Wood,dine man hospitalized.. New delegate elected. Ship's fund $10.49. 8-12 oiler reports chief engineer're; fuses to grant him change from 8-13 to 48, J. �UiL! . SEAFARERS A»ill-1«. 1U9 - Ti'J « • 'SiegHeif Pare Elerea LOG US Jobless Aid Gets Three-Month Reprieve ••1 -A WASHINGTON—A bill extending the US temporary un­ employment compensation program for three months until July 1 was signed by President Eisenhower last week. An estimated 405,000 workers will benefit by the action but many workers' average , earnings, but thousands more who had al- none of the state programs meet •ready exhausted their emergency benefits are left out on a limb. Also not eligible for extended benefits in New York State, are workers who were on their "nor­ mal" unemplyoment benefit and had not previrfusly received ex­ tended benefits. Thus the new program lops off workers at both ends and covers only a narrow seg­ ment who are on the emergency benefit_right now. The result has been a good deal of confusion and resentment as many unemployed workers in New York State and elsewhere are being denied extended benefits because of the technicalities of the law. Meanwhile the White House, with great fanfare, announced that March employment was down by 387,000 to 4,362,000. AFL-CIO President George Meany had dis­ counted the jobless drop the week before by pointing out that the seasonal decline at this time of the year normally accounts for 250,000 to 300,000 drop. " "Even a substantial drop, far in excess of 300,000, would still leave us with a serious unemploy­ ment problem," he declared. Particularly serious in the labor point of view, is the large number of long-term unemployed who have exhausted all benefits and are thrown onto local relief rolls in many instances. When the unemployment ejttenThe traditional pattern for the destruction of human rights sion bill was before Congress. and the substitution of a totaliarian government has been Union spokesman in Washington had demanded basic improvement clearly defined many times, in the past three decades. in n^imum standards. However, Whether it was in the Soviet Union, Germany, Italy or in a move to extend the benefits for any of the less notorious fascist regimes, a key item was the one year was abandoned after meeting Administration opposition. destruction of free trade unions and their right to^trike. Ideally, the objectives of the un­ In all of these regimes, imions as such were not outlawed employment insurance program WILMINGTON—with local elec­ but were simply replaced by government-controlled syndi­ are to provide one-half of the tions less than a week off, the cates which dictated the terms of employment to workers on membership at the last regular a take-it-or-leave-it basis. meeting was urged to give con­ For practical purposes though, the action of these totali­ sideration to the list of candidates tarian regimes involved the destruction of the rights of in­ for the office of .members of the Board of Education of Los Angeles dividuals as workers, as well as all other groups including County, Reed Humphries, port teachers, lawyers, writers, artists and businessmen. Finn Ostergaard agent,'reported. That in essence, is what is happening in Newfoundland Eric Risberg Literature has been distributed where the premier of the province, Joseph Smallwood, has Theodore Calapothakos containing names of individuals rammed a law through the egislature "outlawing" the Wood­ Richard Schultz endorsed by the Maritime Trades workers Union and establishing a Government-sponsored un­ Please contact Jack Lynch at Department Harbor Council and all ion to break a strike of loggers in that province. Room 201, SUP Headquarters, 450 are asked to take time out and read Hai-rison St., San Francisco. Con­ Naturally, the terms and conditions of work of these "un­ cerning income tax refund checks. It. The news of the death of Sea­ ion" members are being dictated by the government at the t 4- 3) farer Ismael Homo, FWT, in the behest of the logging companies, who, in turn, may find them­ K. H. Datson collision between the Valchem and selves next in line under the gun of totalitarian procedure. You are urged to get in touch the Santa Rosa in New York last Nothing that has happened here is new. What makes this with the Home Hotel, Lake Charles, March 26, was quite a shock to de\^elopment so disturbing is the fact that it is taking place La., at your earliest convenience. many of the men on the beach in $ i> 4> this port, Rgmn, a resident of Los not in Asia or in Eastern Europe but in neighboring Canada, Jessie Kraus one of the nations that has been regarded as a keystone of Angeles County, was well known to Important you contact George all here and shipped out of this Western democracy. Rojas, 526 Audubon Bldg., New hall regularily. Newfoundland's destruction of workers' rights has some Orleans or phone collect JA 2-7192. Shipping for the port remained other meanings for American workers and for members of 3) 4> 4> . about the same, with the deck de­ Congress who seek to restrict labor's bargaining rights here George Summerell partment being somewhat slower in the United States. Proposals are constantly being made— Urgent you get in touch with than usual, Humphries said. The slump was caused by the fact that and some are presently before Congress—that the United yoiu* wife in Picayune, Miss, im­ there were no vessels paying off States pass legislation calling for compulsory secret ballots mediately. 3) 3) 3> or signing on during the past before a strike .can be called and/or for compulsory arbitra­ period and all of the men shipped tion or conciliation of the issues in a labor dispute. Ben LcBlanc were replacements on the Ave inWell, in the Newfoundland" situation there was just such a Please get in touch with Billy transit ships that called into the secret ballot, under which over 90 percent of the loggers ap­ at the Savoy Hotel, 114 Royal St., port. These ships were the Steel proved the strike, and there was a national government New Orleans, concerning your in­ Admiral, Steel Advocate (Isth­ come tax. mian); Seamar (Calmar) and the conciliation board which handed down an award to settle 3) 3> 3> . the dispute—an award that was concurred in by the man­ De Soto (Waterman). Pietro agement representative but rejected by the company. But You are imgedPicataggo contact your the union's acceptance of these procedures did not protect it family at 721 N.toRendon, New from government-sponsored strikebreaking. Orleans, or phone AUdobon 8865. Wilmington Eyes Local School Vote 7 ^ I'LL I rii Once it is accepted that government has a hand in deciding 3) t t terms and conditions of employment, it is a big step toward Anyono having any information the d^truction of free unions. For the maritime unions, this on the car owned by late Br9ther Eddie Harris is asked to contact is arlesson which cannot bear repeating too often. this objective in all instances. Workers in most industrial states receive regular state bene­ fits for 26 weeks, and if eligible for emergency benefits get an ad­ ditional 13 weeks. However, many states do not meet the 26-week standard, with some state benefits as low as 16 weeks. / Seattle Has Job Filling Open Berths SEATTLE — Shipping here picked up considerably during the past two weeks with the result that there was some difficulty finding enough men to take the open jobs in the deck and black gangs, Ted Babkowski, port agent, said. It seems everyone on the beach here is waiting for a run to Japan and are being choosy about the jobs they will take. However most of the vessels going through the port are on the grain run to India which makes it difficult to get qualified men. As it was, a total of 43 men were shipped from the hall here to nine vessels. At present there are only nine class A men in the engine department registered on the beach here. Paying off in this.port during the past two week period were the_ Maiden Creek (Waterman); Na­ tional Liberty (American Water­ ways) and the John B. Kulukundis (Martis). The Maiden Creek, Na­ tional Liberty and the Pacificus (Colonial) signed on. In transit were the Texmar, Masmar, Losmar (Calmar); Jean LaFitte and Kyska (Waterman). his father at 3001 Oak Lane, Hope­ well, Va., or call GL 8-82'?6, The car is a light blue, two-door 1954 Ford sedan, Maryland license plate number CC-9386. 35" 3) 3) John M. Poturalski Your gear off the Ocean Eva has been deposited in the baggage room at headquarters. 3) 3) 3) WiUiani T. Cahill - Write to Bob Alvorado, 4805 Broadway, Galveston, Texas. 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 iirges 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. . i| •til �SEAFARERS tOC Pac* Twelr* SlU Welfare Tops in Service To the Editor:I would like to take thii op­ portunity to express my thanks to the SIU Welfare Services De­ partment and Joe Ccmipolei of Philadelphia in particular, for the excellent job they are doing in behalf of the membership. During one of my recent trips, while out at sea, my mother was forced to go to a hospital, and Brother Campolei took complete 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. charge ot all the arrangements. He made sure she was well taken care of so that on my re­ turn -there was nothing for me to settle. It is indeed a pleasure know­ ing that you can go to sea today with complete peace of mind that your family will be taken care of in the best SIU tradition. Thank you again for a job well done. Joseph "Butch" Zhemeck SS Pennmar if • Flowers Comfort Family in Loss To the -Editor: We wish to take this oppor­ tunity to thank the SIU for its very kind message of sympathy on the death of our son, Thomas. Your beautiful flowers ar­ rived early and were such a comfort. While we were deeply crushed by this sad news, it was comforting to know you were thinking of us. Gold bless and keep you all safe. Mr. and Mrs. John T. Keegan » and family 4 4" 4" Llferafts, Not LifeboatSy Needed To the Editor: I thought the following mo­ tion made by the crew of the SS Seafair would be of interest to the rest of the membership and am submitting it to the LOG. Following a ^scussion among the crew on {his ship it was noted that in the paid lives have been needlessly taken because titere is little or no time' to launch a lifeboat from a vesseL However it was felt, and this feeling was unanimous among the members, that if liferafts were placed aboard these ships, they could be launched in a mat­ ter of minutes, thus saving our brothers from a watery grave. In view of this fact, be it here­ by resolved that headquarters contact our shipping companies and request that liferafts be placed aboard our contracted ships. This motion was carried unanimously by a full vote of the membership aboard this vessel. Victorlo DTndia 4i 4> 4^ US Companies Ducicing Wages To the Editor: The following is a copy of a letter which I wrote to the news­ papers condemning the practice of American companies register­ ing their vessels under foreign flags. The letter appeared in the February 27th edition of the "San Francisco Examiner." "Strange as it may seem, maritime tonnage registered under the flag of tiny Liberia exceeds that of the United States merhant marine by more than three million tons. "Of course, US companies own most of these vessels, and by registering them under Liberian and other foreign flags, they deprive US seamen of thousands of jobs and the Gov­ ernment of needed tax revenues. Can it be that these great cor­ porations are ashamed of the American colors? "They do this to escape US taxes, maritime regulations and the paying of union wages to tl^ crews. Far too many seamen are on the beach, and we have a second rate merchant marine precisely because the Admin­ istration and Congress do not move to alter this shameful sit­ uation." As a member of the SIU, and an American citizen, I am in complete accord with the posi­ tion taken by the SIU-NMU on this continuing threat to the livelihood of American seamer. I find this practice of register­ ing vessels under foreign flags a ishameful means of avoiding US regulations, taxes, and wage scales. Ralph H. Baxter, Jr. Skipper's Letters Do Not Coiint It has been called to the attentloii of headquarters that some ridppers have been claim­ ing that they have "clarifica­ tions" on various sections of the standard agreement In the form of a letter from the Union or some other communication. The only official clarifications are those which have been ap­ proved by the joint Union-em­ ployer clarifications committee and have been printed up as such as clarifications to the con­ tract. All other so-called "clari­ fications" have no contract sta­ tus whatsoever. As previously reported, the clarifications committee is cur­ rently in the process of rewrit­ ing and condensing the existing clarifications, but until official notice is received from the Un­ ion all ships are to proceed on the basis of the existing docu­ ments. SavannahGang In Dumps— Baker Leaves It's a sad crew aboard the SS Seatrain Savannah these dai^s, ac­ cording to the latest meeting re­ ports. The cause of their sorrow is the loss of baker Chriss "Voss,. a long-standing member of the Savannah's crew. Voss got off the Savannah last trip for med­ ical reasons and his loss is more Voss than just that of a good baker. Chris, the report said, has been a good friend and Union brother to all the men on the Savannah, and best wishes and a vote* of appreciation from the vessel's crew go with him. A resident of Brooklyn, Voss joined the SIU back in 1952, and since that time has made many trips on Seatrain ships as baker. Outside of tbi> usual beefs about repairs and night lunch, all is run­ ning smooth aboard the Savannah. The gang is starting to break out the cots and summer gear for a run down south, and, with con­ tinued cooperation from all hands, it should be a good trip. Is; \t SEA SPRAY — by Seafarer Red Fink r % mref2$ shomY LJ^LJ ^y'eWelCortij^hf your Here, let me try." SEtfUERS A nnocri Seven Seafarers from th* SS Valchem, spent several days in the USPHS hospital at Staten Island undergoing further treatment. They are Claude Blanehard, bosun; A: Pern, chief cook; William Neata, steward; R. Bertram, messman; John Tobin, oiler; Hana Riehardaon, AB, and A. Castro, utilityman. Tobin, Richardson and Castro were discharged late last week. The other men are resting comfortably but will have to remain in the hospital for an indefinite period. A number of other members of the Valchem crew were previously discharged from the hospital: An aftermath of the Valchem collision is the report that head­ quarters and the SIU Welfare Plan had difficulty in locating the families of some of the brothers involved in the crash because of chapges of address which were not reported to the Plan.. The mem­ bership is reminded to keep their beneficiary cards up to date, in order to avoid such-difficulties and delays. From Boston comes word that Franeia Murray, former AB on the Steel Navigator,' is making good Clncore Sigorino progress licking an intestinal infectton- and will be discharged in a couple of weeks. Frank has lost some weight, they^say, and looks a lot better. Also in the Brighton Hospital are Robert Wiseman, OS, who last shipped on the Alice Brown and who is undergoing a checkup and tests, and Dalton Gabriel, a BR from the SS Atlantic, who discovered he had a small hernia when he went in for a checkup. Down in the Gulf, in New Orleans PHS Hospital, Seafarer Jamea Patterson, is reported doing well after an eye operation. He will have surgery on his other eye before being released. Patterson's last trip was as a waiter on the Alcoa Cavalier, Although he missed the Mardi Gras because he was in the NewOrleans hospital, Paul Signorlno, night cook and baker, was relieved to find he did not have a heart condition. However an examination disclosed he was suffering from gallstones, and surgery was performed to remove them. He expects to be back at sea soon. Signorino's last vessel was the SS Wacosta.. In Baltimore the word is that David Clncore, former 3rd cook on the Kenmar, is doing'as well as can be expected after a shipboard kneo injury laid him up. Also in Baltimore hospital are Seafarers GranvlUo Mattee, wiper, ex-Pacific Star, who is recovering from a back injury, and Domingo Orbigoso, utility, who is doing very well recuperating from a heart ailment. Orbigoso's last ship was the SS Steel Age. All of the brothers in the hospitals appreciate visits and maU. If you are on the beach, or have port leave, drop in and see them, or write them when you can. The fbliowing is the l«te«t avaUable list of SIU men in the hospitals: USPHS HOSPITAI. BALTIMORE. MD. J[ofeph T. Arnold Anthony Haiello Robert Belyea GranvUlo Matiao David Clncore Domingo Orbigoao Franeia M. Clawaon Abner RaUord Clarence Davia John E. Boas Leonard Davla WiUIam F. Smait Clarence Gardner Jose Soarea Gorman Glaze George Warrington USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Dalton A. Gabriel Paul C. Norton Chaa. A. McCarthy Raymond L. Perry Franeia L. Hurray Robert J. Wiseman USPHS HOSPn-AL ^ GALVESTON. TEXAS WiRiam R. Dixon Paul S. Howe John W. Gravea CecU Manning Leonard Htggana Harold Romero USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Lucien Drew Widdie C. Hlnson John J. Harriaon Otovi Y. KivikoaU USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Robert G. Barrett Jaaper U. Jones W. J. BarriUeauz Nicholas K, Katoul Carey J. Bedc Wooldridge King Rodney L. Bennett Edward Kuapp Leo H. I.ang Claude Blanks W. A. G. MarJenhoS Ira C. Bridges Herbert Staixeaaer Lonla T. MershaU Alexander Martin Fees CrawEord wnuam E. Nelson Eugene CroweU E. H. Northrop Jeff Davia -William Paris Jamea R. Douglas Benjamin D. Foster Jamea Patterson Winford H. Powell Henry Gcrdes Wm. N. RoUina « James C. Glisaon Jamea H. Shearer Herbert E. Grant Paul P. Signorlno Wayne F. Harris J. H. Hudson. Sr. Angel J. Urtt Jamea E. Ward Sidney Irby L. C. WUaon -Vlncenzo lacono Clifford T. Wuerts Frank F. James USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. R. W. Centchovich Thomas H, Peacock USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY A. R. Castro: Jr. Charles Oglesby Acsicol Perez T., Cordova Clarence O. Daire Anthony Piaano Albert O. Pflsterer John V. Dolan Carl Pietrantoni Richard B. Doupe L, S= Pretious Ralph w, PuffeU Joseph Prindezla Peder Espeseth Frank Przybyska Jesus Fernandez Arthur J. Forlner Michael A. Reges Pedro Heyes A."W. Gowdar N. Reznichenky Keith Hubbard Marcelino Santiago WiUiam J. Kane Wm. G. Sargent Patrick T. KeUy Chow G. Song Charles Krausch F. A. Stephen Nils H. Lundquist Roy L. McCannon WiiUam Stevens Michael Machusky Fernando Zlaga Christos Tsambis Harold J. Moore R. L. Uguland Jose R. Moro Bernard Murphy Richard L. Welch Bozo G. Zelencio Francis NapoU Robert F. NeiTsen USPHS HOSPITAL • BROOKLYN. NY Manuel Antonana Leo V. Carreon Eladio Aris James F. Clarke Fortunate Bacomo Joseph D. Cox Matthew Bruno Juan Denopra John J. Diiscon Lee Mannaugh Friedof O. Fondila Jeremiah O'Byme Otis L. Gibba C. Oainaki Bart E. Guraniok George G. Pfaifer Taib Hassan Winston E. Benny Frank Hernandez George Shumaker Donald Hewson Aimer S. Vickers Ludwig KrisUanafen Luther E. Wing Thomas B. Leimy Pen P. Wing Kenneth Lewis Royce Yarborottgh USPHS HOSPITAL ST. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson H. Ledwell Jr. B. F. Delbler Woodrow Meyerg Jamea Laucr John C. Palmer VA HOSPITAL HOUSTON. TEXAS R. J. Arsenault . VA HOSPITAL ' RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitipatrlck SAILORS SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY Victor B. Cooper Thomas laaksen VA HOSPITAL BROOKLYN. NY Ke Te f!unninyhaw VA HOSPITAL KECOUGBTAN. VA. Joseph GUI PRO-VIDENCE HOSPITAL MOBILE. ALA. Benjamin Huggina VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W.' Klillon USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Woodrow W. Balch Joseph Neuhauer Joseph H. Berger Arthur Schoving R. V. Boston. Sr. Florentino Teigeir* Michael J. Coffey Wm. E. Thompaoa ' Joseph R. Ebbole Willie B. Toomer MIchsl MlcfealUs Norman Wert Moving? Notify SiU,Weifaro Seafarers and SIU families who apj^ly 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. , . �April If. ISSf SEAFARERS LOG Atlantic's 'Elvis' Golden Gate to Bali "Around the world in eighty days, by no standard means Using celestial sextant, with few familiar stars, and blessings of the Lord, Have 1 considered it something rare or something strange, Looking hack now, through pages on my traveling log . . . * Meldonado. Ship's fund tlB.OS. Two men logged. No beefs. Discussion on draws. Return glasses and cups to pantry from deck and foc'sles. Better care requested to cot and linen. DEL VALLB (Miss.), March • — Chairman, C. Murree; Secretary, J. ^ Ptkyras ^ 4rronie& ^ ?oefR.Y 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. (Print Information) NAME . ' STREET ADDRESS CITY ....... .... ZONE STATE...... TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you or* an old tubierlbor and haya a chaaga of addrMi, plaaia give your former addrau balow: ^ADDRESS Cnr Hanks. Brother put ashore in BA due to heart condition—to .be sent back ; 20Nt STATt„ ning smoothly. Poor condition of hospital discuned. Request new mattresB. Portholes to be repaired. Launch service In Inchon discussed. PACIFIC WAVE (Pager), March 1— Chairman, O. Emerick; Secretary, P. Lukens. Some OT disputed. No beefs. Open discussion on all repairs, short­ ages. money, etc. and things not Uved up to in Union contract. EVELYN ,Bull), March S—Chairman, J. Blake; Secretary, T. Ralney. Re­ pairs being taken care of and every­ thing running smoothly with no beefs. S16.50 in ship's fund. New delegate elected. Washing machine 4 refrig­ erator to be repaired while in port. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), March i—Chairman, A. Peura; Secretary, O. Beard. Repairs taken care of with exception of cold water system. New foc'sle be readied for use. Ship's fund S7. Icebox in poor condition. Galley force give vote of thanks for job well done. Request messhall be kept clean at night. WACOSTA (Waterman), Feb. 22— Chairman, R. Hedges; Secretary, J. Pursell. No beefs—everything OK. Few hours OT disputed. Delegate re­ elected. Request extra table set up. Suggest outside passageways doors repaired. Request proper amount of water in washing machine. Slop chest inadequate. * These are the feelings a seaman experiences when he walks down the gangway after making two complete trips around the world, according to Seafarer Ernest Ibarra. Some 50,000 miles of experience on land-f and sea and adventures in 25 *made a tacksan big money draw, ports in 17 countries around Susie Wong Lee, with the help of the world passed In review during some seducing oriental sandalwood his eight months aboard the SS perfume and a bottle of whiskey, Steel Admiral. tried to convince me I should miss It all started when the vessel the ship and stay under her per­ made its first port of call after sonal care and affections foreverleaving the States, the Aleutian Is­ more." . lands, where, according to Ibarra, According*^ to Susie, who learned it through an owner and captain of a six-foot sampan, who in turn got it from the owner of a twowheel imported shanhie (a rick­ shaw express convertible), "my vessel was soon leaving for Bali, home for all weary seamen . . and roving lovers . . . Seafarers who have hit ports In Bali will long remember the is­ land of girls who possess what the tourist books call the world's best formed -figures. No comment from Ibarra. Soon Ibarra was walking down the streets of Indonesia where, with the girls "taking all of the piastres in cash and the Jungle mosquitoes taking the rest out in red blood, a man no longer has any Incentive to fight for selfpreservation, much less to serve any cause or country." As with everything else that is good, the trip must come to an end. Seafarer Ernest Ibarra is pic­ To the crew and officers of the tured in front of a statue dur­ Steel Admiral, a fine group of men, ing the course of one of his "Salaam amigo, may Allah be with 25,000-miie trips around the you," Ibarra wrote. world. the "birds dress, look, walk, and sometimes even think, like officers." \ Although it was a mild trip to the Islands, the voyage along the Siberian coast was quite different. Piercing hail, snow and winds larought the full force of King Nep­ tune down on the ship. Waves, he said, seemed to Jump up to the sky, trying to slap old man Sol in the face. "Biding the giant waves, he said, "I thought we would sure­ ly beat the Pentagon in the rock­ et race to the moon." Safely anchored in Singapore, Ibarrai's experiences took a new turn. "After finding out that I COI VICTORY (V(cfary)/ iMarcb S— Chairman, L. Curry; Sacratary, T. Oray. Rcqueit Icaa drinldne In port. Repkira comlns al<mg alowly becansa company has no day engineer to help Ist asst. Ship's fund tlS.TS. One hour disputed or. Two men miseed ship in Hilford Haven, but rejoined in next port of Zeebrugge. Belgium. Be­ quest more cigarettes. SANTA VENETIA (BIsm), Feb. 27— Chairman, A. SIstrunki Secretary, R. "Camel caravans in Egypt farewell, and pagodas of India by the sea. To madonnas yearning for^my love in Hong Kong, and also in Bali, Silk sarongs and kimonos of hadochina and Burma, Borneo and Siam, ^ Sayonara to cherry blossoms in Japan, and hashish smokers of Arabia, Salaam." * Fate Thfrteea Showing he has all it takes to be another Elvis Presley, Sea­ farer Marian Payne, of the SS Atlantic strikes up a tune on his guitar. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Resurrection -By Charles W. Cothran. When spring showers begin to fall And warm breezes gently sweep the earth. What makes the little daisy raise it's head. Or the bluebird's throat fill with mirth? I wonderl Is there not a secret well hidden That makes the fishes jump and play. Or the old setting hen cluck As she sets on her nest all day? I wonder! Ah! 'tis springtime, yes of course. Look at the buds on the trees! But who told them it was time to bud. Who put the wings on the bees? I wonder! Why does a snake shed it's skin? What makes a seed open in the ground? Is there not something Divine about. Or are these questions unsound? I wonder! When you have done an unkind deed. How do you know it was wrong? Why do you feel an urge to atone Before you go traveling along? I wonder! There are answers to all the ques­ tions. But where, how and when will we ' know? Is there not a resurrection. Or a God to make it so? I wonder! Throw In For A Meeting Job Under the rules of the SIU, any member can nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or any other post that may be up for election before the membership, including com­ mittees such as the tallying committees, financial commit­ tees and other groups named by the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing officers are elected at the <!tart of each meeting, those who wish to run for those meeting offices can do so. ^ to NO on Del Mar. Few minor beefs. $136 in ship's fond. Few hours OT disputed. Complaint re no fresh fruit or frozen vegetables. Dissatisfied with quality of meats. MAIDEN CREEK (Waterman), March 1—Chairman, J. Fuller; Secretary, J. Baliday. Everything running smoothly. Ship's fund $30.88. Few hours dis­ puted OT. Suggestion to see boarding patrolman re one day lodging when there was no heat on Feb. 11, 1959. Also pertaining to certain repairs that were not done previous trip. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food and service. STEEL DESIGNER (Isthmian), March 1—Chairman, C. LeStrange; Secretary, j. Chelton. Repair list handed out. Some OT disputed. No beefs. See patrolman on rusty F. W. tanks and heavy duty washing machine. Discus­ sion on menu. Vote of thanks to cooks tt baker for job well done. HURRICANE (Waterman), Feb. 1«— Chairmen, E. Dooley; Secretary, J. Cabral. Vote of thanks to all depart­ ments for job weU done. Telephone system to be installed in crew mess for benefit of watch standbys. One man hospitalized in Barcelona. Three men logged. Ship's fund $19.24. No beefs; everything running smoothly. Washing machine to be fnstalled for topside personnel. Request ladder for men who sleep on top sacks. Have foc'sle head deck painted with nonskid paint and have hasps and locks installed oil all passageway doors on crews deck. Have repair list turned in. SEA6ARDEN (Peninsular), March $ —Chairman, L. Williams; Secretary, R. Lendry. Warning about behavior at payoff. 15 hours OT disputed. Re­ pair list sent in. Painting of foc'sles. Icebox repaired, mess hall painted, and new linen & mattresses. ALAMAR (Calmer), March 13 — Chairman, E. Hogg; Secretary, R. Mills. Ship's fund $16.59; S3 paid for delivery of books. New treasurer elected. No beefs. Check atf to why chief cook goes to hospital so often. Take up with patrolman re letter to hq on men missing ship In NY, Re­ quest feet be kept off chairs. OS NORFOLK (Cities -Service), March 14—Chairman, F. Raid; Secre­ tary, A. Hebert. One man hospitalized. Ship's fund $18.25. No beefs. Request better care In messhall and pantry at ni^t. CANTIGNY (CKiet Service), March 14—Chairman, J. PhlUipi; Secretary, J. Sweeney. No beefs. See steward re some food changes—request more fresh milk and fresh vegetables. Care of washing machine discussed. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), March 8 —Chairman, R. Roberts; Secretary, A. Contl. No beefs; everything running smoothly. Brother Brown sent thanks to crew for thuughlluliiess. Ship's fund $391.05. Request larger spreads. Request cooperation with movie direc­ tor re movie fund. MAXTON (Clover), Feb. 14—Chair­ man, J. Grlbble; Secretary, T. Jenkins. No beefs. Still awaiting travelers checks. New delegate elected. Dis­ cussed late sailing in Port Said. One minute silence for departed brother. DEL SOL (Mississippi), Fab. 8 — Chairman, O. Ramsey; Secretary, O. Payne. Ship's fund $35. One man logged. Few hours OT disputed. No beefs. Vote of thanks to chief elec­ trician for fixing up Xmas tree and fixtures. ROBIN SHERWOOD (Robin), March 7—Chairman, S. Bofke; Secretary, A. Beck. No beefs. Rooms painted— request messhalls painted this trip. Ship's fund S14.25; $2 donated for library. Some OT disputed. Discus­ sion on cutting down of foods such as steaks, prime ribs of beef and table condiments. Discussed keeping laun­ dry clean and locking same after 9:00 p.m. ALCOA PENNANT (Alcoa), Feb. 5— Chairman, O. Fargo; Secretary, R. Stewart. Items on repair list which were not completed, to he put In again this trip. Ship's fund $45.50. One man paid off in San Juan, re­ placement came in San Juan. New delegate elected. Request better qual­ ity of ham. bacon, and coffee; also, better steak meat, San Juan water very bad. WANG JUROR (North Atlantic Ma­ rine), Feb. 27—Chairman, W. Morris; Secretary, W. Seltzer. Request re­ pair list be turned in before pay off. 1V4 hours OT disputed. To see chief engineer about cleaning water tanks and take care of foc'sle. Two. men short; one man hospitalized. Icebox iu messhall to be fixed. Keep re­ frigerator clean. STEEL DIRECTOR (Isthmian), March 1—Chairman, Stanley Cotowicki; Sec­ retary, S. Nielsen. Everything run­ ning smoothly. New delegate and treasurer elected. Crew messhall to bee pa: painted. Crew in favor of anchor pool to build up treasury. DEL SUD (Mist.), March I—Chair­ man, Kelly; Secretary, J. ZImmer. Ship's fund $32.06. No beefs. New delegate elected. Crew advised to put in for subsistence. Ascertain about installing independent light switches for recreation lounges. Return cups to pantry. MONARCH OF THE SEAS (Water­ man), March 8—Chairman, JarraH; Secretary, Thompson. No beefs; everything running smoothly. tSO In ship's fund. Request more cups tt silverware at night. COUNCIL GROVE (Cities Service), March 8—Chairman, T. Faulkner; Sec­ retary,. D. Nsgy. Two hours del&yed sailing disputed. Two men missed ship. Replacement of washing ma­ chine in fire room. New delegate elected. See that old meats, vege­ tables. etc. are disposed of and are not re-cooked as in the past. Insuffi­ cient milk. No variety of preserves. Request assorted cakes at coffee time. STEEL APPRENTICE (Isthmian), March S—Chairman, J. Baugher; Sec­ retary, J= eilvo. Small draw to be put out before arrival. Ship's fund S.60. All rooms painted. Some OT disputed. Two men logged. Turn In keys to cabins. Request fumigation for rats and roaches. Water condition getting worse. SUZANNE (Bull), March B—Chair­ man, E. Goulding; Secretary, A. Janes. beefs. New delegate elected. Request proper attire be worn in messroom at all times.' Garbage being dumped by No. 4 hatch and to be brought back aft. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for job • well done. No beefs. Some disputed OT. Fan taken down in messroom not replaced. Repair list to be made. Messroom needs painting. JEAN (Bull), Dac. 7—Chairman, D. Dirksoli; Secretary, W. Lachanee. No EDITH (Bull), March 8—Chairman, ' WINTER HILL (Cities Service), W. Parker, Jr.; Secretary, M. J. March 15—Chairman, J. Decinque; Akins. Some OT disputed. No beefs. Secretary, B. Mysantsikasls. Beef with New delegate elected. Request ice­ mate to be taken up with patrolman. box be kept colder in messroom. One man missed ship in Phila. De­ layed sailing . disputed. No beefs. FELTORE (Marven), Feb. IS—Chair­ Ship's delegate resigned^ man, J. Miller: Secretary, T. YablonMARORB (Marven), March 15 sky. Several OT and departmental beefs to be taken up. New delegate Chairman, W. Morim Secretary, J. elected. Discussion on wadi water— Marcler. Some OT disputed. No Steward required to per­ to see captain on same. Request coop­ beefs. eration on keeping night pantry, clean. sonally check all food stuffs when stores are loaded at Sparrows Point; FAIRFORT (Waterman), Feb. IS— food seems to be second rate. Request Chairman, B. Conner; Secretary, J. scarce Items such as fruit and steak Coyle. New delegate elected. Ship's be stricken from menu, suggest canal fund No beefs: everything run­ crew be aerved ccdd meal. �... r" „:.-j..^,,-^.^. ' SEAFARERS fag* Fonrteea LOG Taking A Breather On The Yaka April It, l»st Valchem Halls Rosa Crew, CO To tha Kdltori 1 am writing this letter in be­ half of myself and the other crewmembers on the tanker Val­ chem to express our sincere thanks for the aid and assist­ ance we received from the crew of the Santa Bosa when our vessels collided on March 26. I am sure that the prompt and unselfish aid given to our injuried men by the gang on the Santa Rosa helped cut down the iy'-'-- • V. y Ihi--: Butterfly's Spouse? Mike Doesn't Know He swears he's not an opera fan, but one Seafarer, whom we shall call Mike, has a problem that sounds suspiciously like the plot of "Madame Butterfly" with a seafaring twist. According to his story, back-f before World War II, Mike, riding a Waterman vessel, made a stop in Moji. Accord­ ing to the story it was a rough trip, under a rougher skipper, so the gang, in order to sooth jangled SlU, A&G District nerves, made for the nearest grog BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. emporium as soon as they hit port. Earl Sheppardi Asent EAstern 7.4900 BOSTON 276 State St. "Dozed" Oifl AI Tanner. Agent Richmond 2O140 4202 Canal St Feeling no pain after imbibing HOUSTON R. Matthews, Agent CApital 3.4080: 3.4080 a few with the boys, Mike said, he LAKE CHARLES, La 1419 Ryan St. dozed off or else had an attack of Leroy Clarke, Agent HEmlock 6.5744 744 W. Flagler St. amnesia. However he awoke with MIAMI Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7.3564 a start when he felt a poke in his MOBILE Lawrence St. chest and to his surprise, found Cal Tanner. Agent 1 South HEmlock 3-1754 himself in a room bare of furni­ NEW ORLEANS323 -Bienville St. WUliams, Agent Tulane 8626 ture, with straw mats on the floor Llndsey NEW YORK 675 4tb Ave.. Brooklyn HYacinth 9.6600 and in the company of a beautiful "NORFOLK 127.129 Bank St. girlsan. J. BuUock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 All he remembers, he noted, was PHILADELPHIA .....337 Market St. she said "you, me hu hu amerika?" S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 FRANCISCO 450 HarrUon St. Being only half awake, he muttered SAN Marty BreithoH, Agent Douglas 2-5475 "yea, yea," and went back to sleep. SANTVRCE, PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 2U When he awoke the second time, Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2 5996 the room was filled with giggling SAVANNAH Abercorn St. girls led by a weird specimen with William Morris, Agent 3 Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. black dress stockings put over her Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3-4334 shoes no less. TAMPA 1809-1811 N. Franklin St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 Married? WILMINGTON, CdUf 605 Marine Ave. "Amidst a lot of noise and bow­ Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 4U] Ave., Bklyn. ing and scraping, a ring was placed HEADQUARTERS....675 SECRETARY-TREASURER on my hand by this fair maiden and Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS the leader of the procession recited I. .Aigina, Deck HaU. Joint what apparently was a set incanta­ C. Simmons. Eng. J.W Volplan, Joint E. Mooney, Std. tion. Much more to my surprise was the fact that I was then mar­ ried, they said, and it was intended HONOLULU....51SUP South Nlmltz Highway that I should take her back to PHone 502-777 523 BienvUle St. America with me." Needless to say NEW ORLEANS JAckson 5-7428 Mike beat it out of there ai the NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., Brook first opportunity. HYacinth 9-6-.. 211 SW Clay St. Now Mike's problem is this. PORTLAND CApital 3-4336 450 Harrison St. Though his present wife is wonder­ SAN FRANCISCO ,— » Douglas 2-8363 ful and understanding, she would SEATTLE 2505 let Ave. Main 2-0290 certainly object to being the No. 2 WILMINGTON... ,605 Marine Ave. spouse. So if there are any sea Terminal 5-6617 lawyers \vho are acquainted with MC&S oriental customs and laws, Mike Highway would like to know if the Moji HONOLULU....51 South Niialtz PHone 5-1714 marriage bureau sanctions such NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. ' RAmond 7428 procedure, or has the. passage of 675 4th Ave., Brooklyn years left his present wife No. 1? NEW YORK HYacinth 9-6600 M. J. Danzay, left, an AB on the Yaka,< posei for the traditionol tea picture at the wheel. However It looki like the ship was safety at anchor at the time. Above, one of the wipers, known only as "Jr.," takes in the salt on deck. That big 'W,' of course, stands for Waterman. SIU HAIL DIRECTORY K':- PORTLAND SAN FRANCISCO SEATTLE WILMINGTON BALTIMORE 211 SW CUy St. CApitol 7-3222 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-5600 2505 —lat Ave. MAin 3-0086 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 4-8538 MFOW 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstem 7-3383 HONOLULU,...56 North'Nlmitz Highway PHone 5^077 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvUle St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK,-. 130 Greenwich SL COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 523 NW Everett St. CApitol 37297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO ......290 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 SEATTLE 2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 Great Lakes District ALPENA 1215 N. Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. BIAln 1-0147 DULUTH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randrlph 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE 633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 RIVEB ROUGE ..10225 W. Jefferson Ave. Mich. Vlnewood 3-4741 BUFFALO, NY. Canadian District FORT WILLIAM 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-ffl21 HALIFAX, N.S 128W HoUls St. Phone 3-891] MONTREAL.......634 St. James St. West ' Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAIontalne 31569 THOROLD, Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO. Ontario 272 King St. £. EMpIre 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince WUUam St. OX 2-5431 VANCOUVER. BC...298 Main St. MU 1-3468 i<er'£M Knowt. _ Letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO. must be signed by the writer. Names toill be vjithheld upon request. number of casualties we could otherwise have suffered, and certainly made it •easier for those in pain. Not only did they go overboard in seeing that we received prompt medical treat­ ment in the Rosa's hospital, but many of them went so far as to donate tl.elr clothes to those of us who lost them in the colli­ sion, and to see to it that we had plenty of cigarettes. In addition, we would also like to extend our thanks to the crew of the-Coast Guard cutter which stood by our vessel all night. The Coast Guardsmen supplied the ship with hot meals, coffee, and water to wash with, since the tanker's boilers were out of commission and we could not make it for ourselves. Although their vessel was on fire, the crew of the Santa Rosa first made sure our injured men were taken care of, and had all they needed until they could be transferred to a hospital ashore. They may rest assured that their assistance in that time of emergency will always be re­ membered by myself and the rest of the . Valchem's crew. Thanks again for everything. George Baka Ship's delegate SS Valchem 4^ Cites Unsafe Tanker Practices To the Editor: This letter is in reference to the collision of the SS Santa Rosa and the oil tanker, Val­ chem, off the New Jersey..coast in which over 20 casualties have been reported, all of them mem­ bers of the tanker's crew. As a member of the SIU who almost signed on as a member of the Valchem's crew, and who probably could have been one of the casualties, I would like to expose certain practices found aboard tankers. It Is a practice on almost all tankers to have the AB quar­ termaster painting, sougeeing •tc, while the vessel is on atito-' matic pilot, instead of taking care of his duty, which is to steer the ship. Many times the mate on watch is in the chart room doing some navigational problems and the QM is some place out of the wheelhouse do­ ing some work in exchange for a few lives of the crew. This Is a good time for the US Coast Guard to step into the picture and prohibit companies using quartermasters for work other than steering the ship, and in this way save a few lives instead of a few cents. Orlando L. Guerrero 4" it 4" SlU's Benefits Suit Him Fine To the Editor: I would like to take this time to thank the officers of the SlU for the fine pension I am re­ ceiving. I would also like to thank my brothers with whom I sailed for 46 years for the many good times We had. If any of my friends would like to write to me, I would only be too happy to an­ swer their let­ ters. My addr^s is 60 Casein A V e,, nue, San FranYesagas cisco, Calif. I appreciate very much the good that the SIU Welfare Plan has done for mp, and I wish aU my brothers the best of luck. George Vesagas t 4^ Retired, Keeps In Touch Via LOG To the Editor: I would appreciate it verymuch if you would put me on the SEAFARERS LOG mailing list. I retired my book last Septem­ ber for the first time, except when I went into Uie Army. Outside of this I have been sail­ ing since January, 1945, so you know I would like to keep up with what is going on in our SIU. I sure do miss a lot of my buddies and some of the good times we used to have, but there is nothing like being home with my wife and two children. Another thing that I sure dq miss Is all of the wonderful ad­ vantages that the SIU has given me. I truly know that we have the best Union on the sea today. I want to wish all the luck in the world to my buddies, to the SIU and to the LOG which is doing such a good jbb for all oiur boys in the Union, and also for the ones such as I, who have retired for a while. Thank you very much for the LOG. I know I will surely enjoy reading it. H. L. "Jack" Horton Jr. (Ed. note'. The LOG is being sent to you as requested.) W" m �%m . -".x/ • ~• Am 19, 19S9 SEAFARERS Runaways Cry Over Oil Company Taxes LOG SIU ftABY ASSIVALS Pace Flffeci She's Suspicious Of Strangors The maritime unions' belief that American oil companies pull virtually all the strings imder runaway flag operation All of the following SIU families has been further substantiated as a result of a statement by have received a $200 matemity Erling D. Naess, chairman of-^ benefit plus a $25 bond from the the "American Committee of lobby to any change in oil deple­ Union in the baby's name: the Flags of Necessity," the tion allowances is considered by a ^ - runaway shipowners' lobby. Naess the unions -to reflect the actual Helen Penny Bureh, born Decem­ rushed 4o the defense of the oil control of virtually all runaway ber 18, 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard A. Burch, Sunset, La. Industry's tax depletion allowances ships by these companies. Terrill Bay Clark, bom March after these allowances had been 15, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ter­ criticized by SIU of NA President rill Clark, Spring Hill, Ala. Paul Hall and NMU President Jo­ Cheryl Ann Flaherty, born seph Curran. March 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Naess' concern for the oil deple­ Mrs. John M. Flaherty, Wellaston, tion allowance was expressed in Mass. letters to Congressmen in which he James Arthur Gilmore, born attacked the unions' demand. The March 8, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. unions had pointed out that the Continued from page 2) James Gilmore. Glen Burnie, Md. depletion allowance greatly re­ mented favorably on the local re­ Shirley Jane Hansen, born March duces trie taxes of major oil com­ gimes. 8. 1958, to Seafarer and Mrs. Arne panies, who also place their ships The Tokyo conference next under runaway flags to escape fur­ month is being sponsored by the W.' Hansen, Galveston, Tex. Edith A. Ayson, born March 11, ther taxation and to avoid paying Waterside Workers Federation of Maureen Cann, 22 months old, keeps o wary eye out for LOG 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Faustino US wage scales. photographer as she perches on her dad's knee. Father, Seafarer Australia; the Madras Harbour Ayson, NYC. Workers of India, a 2,500-member Wanda Grimes, born March 3, Ken Conn, dropped in at SIU headquarters to pick up a vacation Allowance Covers US. Cost pro-Communist group; the Allcheck. 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Gordon The unions declared that the Dock Workers Union, and Grimes. Baltimore, Md. amount of the depletion allowances Japan the Waterside Workers and Sea­ Alice Marie Hanback, born obtained by these companies was farers Union of Indonesia, along March 7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mr.s. more than enough to cover the with Bridges' All these Burt T. Hanback, N. Tarrytown, cost of paying US wage scales on unions have beenunion. closely connected NY. US-owned ships. (Continued from page"7) the danger of collision take a stan­ with local Communist movements. John Dennis Harvey, born Jan­ It has been the, union conten­ No non-Communist waterfront in such tragedies as the Andrea dard avoiding action. This action tion all along that the runaway unions in Asia are participating uary 31, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Doria-Stockholm collision, the can be agreed to, now. It will be tanker fleets are directly-controlled as sponsors. j Robert Henry Harvey, Baltimore, Santa Rosa-Yalchem collision and something like 'Right standard rud­ Md. by American oil concerns, operat­ the recent collision between the der, new course 30 to 60 degrees It is expected that a strong pitch Peggy Sue Henderson, born Constitution and the Norwegian to the right of present course.' ing through the mask of subsidiary will be made at the conference for foreign corporations knd so-called more trade with Red China ant March 4,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. tanker. It is clear to us that none "You'see'him on your radar but "independent" tanker operators possible admission of the Red Roy E. Henderson, Fairhope, Ala. of these collisions would have don't know that he 'sees' you. Your Glenn Joseph Hoffman, born taken place if the master or officer action avoids the danger of colli­ under long-term charters. The sen­ Chinese government to the United November 21, 1958, to Seafarer and on watch had simply obeyed the sion whether or not he sees you. sitivity of the runaway operators' Nations. Mrs. Eugene Hoffman, New Orle­ Rules of the Road. "If for any reason . . . you don't ans, La. 'Since World War II vessels of consider it safe to take the above Teri Michelle Jones, born March our company have been involved in avoiding action, then STOP and 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Farris three collisions. In one instance, proceed with caution as you are M. Jones, Portsmouth, Va. the collision took place in the Nar­ now required to do when you hear rows under conditions of perfect his fog signal. Thus you use your radar in­ visibility where both vessels had each other in full view far at least formation to keep out of the danger ten minutes before the collision of collision and not wait until you took place. In the second instance hear his fog signal or actually see one of our vessels was at anchor him—when it is usually too close in the Lower Bay when she was for comfort." struck by another vessel proceed­ J, ing through heavy fog by use of Capt. Gordon H. Grant, (Ret.) radar. In the third instance one of United Fruit Co. The death of the following Sea­ our vessels was struck in heavy fog (from letter to "NY Times," farers has been reported to the in the Mississippi River by a vessel TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN March 29). Seafarers Welfare Plan and the which was equipped with and was ". . .During hazy weather, I have SIU death benefit is being paid to AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS using radar. their beneficiaries: had radar-plotting-trained "From the above, it is quite clear plot with several targets onmates the Henry Ferree, 70: One of the to us-that the presence of radar in scope. It took them, on occasion Seafarers on the disability pension two instances did" absolutely 15 to 20 minutes to do this. list. Brother nothing to prevent an avoidable from When the vessels came in sight. . . Ferree died of a collision and in the third instance the plots were found to be wrong. EVERY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday) circulatory ail­ radar would have been useless When calculations must be made, ment at his home since there was perfect visibility errors are WFR-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast always possible. . . in South Gate, at the time. of South America,-South Atlan­ 'For merchant use, radar Calif, on March "Accordingly until we are con­ should be reducedship tic and East Coast of United to its simplest 4. An SIU mem­ vinced that the installation of radar States. That is a scope that can be ber since 1947, on our vessels will make a real form. used only on relative. . . WFL-65ri5850 KCa Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ he sailed in the contribution to safety, we do not ". . .In clear during the bean, West Coast of South deck department. propose to commit to this equip­ day or night, a weather, America, West Coast of Mexico careful mate takes Mrs. Maude Fer­ ment and will continue to instruct bearings of approaching vessels and US East Coast. to ree, his wife, survives him. our masters to abide strictly by the see v;hether or not they appreciWFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, M. J. Kavanaugh, 58: A circula time-tested Rules of the Road. ably change. North Atlantic, European and tory disease was the cause of the "With radar on relative he can, US East Coast. death of Broth­ Rear Admiral Roy M, Graham in fog, do exactly the same thing. er Kavanaugh iUSN-Ret.) In addition, radar can give him his March 2 at his (from a talk delivered following distance from an approaching home Ip Savan­ the 1956 Doria sinking) vessel. To navigate with safety that Meanwhird, MtD 'Round-The-World nah, Ga. He ". . . Radar already provides the is all a skipper or a mate need oined the Union anti-collision information but in a know. Plotting, with its possibUity Wireless Broadcasts Continue . . . in 1939, sailing manner which is not yet simple, of error . . . can only lead to Every Sunday, 1915 GMT in the engine de­ reliable and foolproof. The need trouble." (2:15 PM EST Sunday) partment. Sur­ for plotting the anti-collision situa­ WGO-13020 KCs viving diim is his tion Has been stressed again and Europe and North-America sister, Mrs. Eliz­ again. The human element is still Get That SS abeth Bass. WCO-16908.8 KCs a major factor.., East Coast South America Number Right PlillUp Ryan, 38: Brother Ryan 'When approaching low visibil­ died in Dallas, Texas, oii October ity: (1) Establish a radar lookout Seafarers filing vacation WCO-22407 KCs 30, 1958. He was who is known as such by all hands money claims should make sure West Coast South America a patient In the on the bridge. (2) Use you radio­ that they use their correct So­ Every Monday. 0315 GMT city's Jefferson phone for appropriate communica­ cial Security number. Use of (10:15 PM EST Sunday) Davis iTospital at tion with vessels which you think the wrong number means a cler­ the time. A broth­ might involve you in .dagger of ical headache for the Vacation WMM 25-15607 KCs 'Ik. Australia er, David Ryan, collision. . . Serious consideration Plan office and slows up the survives him. No is being given on a standard short handling of payments. WMM-81-11037.5 information was range radiophone set for world­ Northwest Pacific Also, a Seafarer who uses the received in head­ wide use as part of the radar. incorrect Social Security num­ quarters as to '(3) When you are close to say the place of within five miles of another vessel ber is crediting his tax deduc­ tions to some other US worker. ' burial. which you think is involving you in • i J Bridges Calls Pro-Red Meet I k How Good Is Radar? EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST I I "THE VOICE OF THE Final Dispatch MTD' $1 •V o- $ TRADES DEPARTMENT "rV- �f-':-:- (WAFARESS • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL U N IO N • ATL A N Tl C A N D GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO State Tax Applies Only To NY Resident Seamen The new New York state withholding tax system, which went into effect on April 1, has created no-«nd of confusion in the steamship industry. Because of the nature of the Industry, with ships spending most of their time outside New York state waters, many questions have arisen as to' how the state tax yjill affect dency it may be assumed to be: 1) as Federal taxes are deducted, us­ The address used on a Federal In­ ing of course, the state rates of Seafarers. An additional complication is come Tax retimn; 2) The address a taxation. The Vacation Plan application the dispute over whether steam­ seaman gives when he signs on a ship companies have the right to ship; 3) Where the seaman votes; has provision on it for seamen to withhold a state tax from sea­ 4) Where he owns any property; 5) name the state they reside in. A men's wages. The industry claims Where he receives his mail; 6) seaman using a New York mailing that under Federal law, it is illegal Where he has previously paid lo­ address pays New York state with­ to deduct any taxes from a crew- cal taxes, taken out driver's li­ holding on his vacation money. members' earnings other than Fed­ censes and so on. eral income taxes and Federal So­ jy jy cial Security taxes. The New What If I Overpay? York State Tax Commission, on the What About NonSince many seamen do not work other hand, has ruled that such 12 months in a row, they will have Winners of Public Health sanitation award second year in a row, Residents? deductions are legal. more money withheld from their Seatrain Lines officials receive the award in their office. Donald If a seaman is not a resident of earnings than they should have However, some of the steamship Smith, Seatrain vice-president in charge of operations (3rd, left) companies are refusing to deduct New York State, he does not pay been taxed for. To get a rebate accepts plaque from Sylvan C. Martin, PHS regional director. from seamen's wages pending ac­ New York taxes, no matter what on an overpayment, they file a tax Looking on are (left) Richard S. Mark, assistant regional director company he works for, as long as tion in Congress to clarify their return next spring which serves and John Weller, Seatrain president. the ship travels from New York as a claim for a tax refund. It right to do so. In any ease, whether or not a to a port in another stSte or an­ should be noted that the current company does deduct such other country. The only instances rate of taxes is somewhat higher taxes, many Seafarers will be li­ in which a non-resident would pay than it will be in 1960 because 12 able for payment to New York taxes would be for work per­ months' takes are being collected State. The following is a summary formed 9n a ship stationed in New in nine months, and many New of the regulations which apply on York waters, the SS Sandcaptain York Seafarers will then be. en­ for example, or for standby or re­ titled to rebates. the state tax. lief work performed in New York Seatrain Lines became the fifth SlU-contracted company ^ t> ' Who Is Liable? on a ship in port. In the. Sandto win a PHS sanitation award in recent months with pres­ Any seaman who is a resident of captain case, if the vessel is travel­ entation of the special citation to the company on Monday, What About Other States? New York State is liable to the ing between New Jersey and New Further complications have April 6. It was the second^^ state income tax whether or not York, a 50-50 rule has been worked he is working for a company that out to tax half the seaman's earn­ arisen because other states also year in a row that Seatrain Calmar and Mairen had also does business in New York State. ings. Jersey has no state income have withholding taxes. Massachu­ has been cited as having a 95 won the award last year. In fact setts, for example, is trying to tax rating or better on all six ships in for the ore carriers, it \yas the It does not matter whether he is tax. seamen for time spent in Massa­ its fleet. on an Isthmian ship, which oper­ third citation in a row. 4^ 4^ chusetts waters, whether or not The presentation was" made to ates out of New York, owned by a they live in that state. The com­ J. E. Weller, president of the com­ New York company, or a Bloom- What About Meais, panies involved are fighting this pany, by Sylvan 0. Martin, region­ field ship out of Houston. If he effort, and no clear-cut conclusion al director of the PHS, in the cotrihas a New York residence he must Lodging? pany's offices. pay New York taxes. Although the Federal Govern­ has yet been reached. Previously, awards had been The one difference is that if he ment does not count meals and Hy jy jy works for an out-of-state company, lodging as income for withholding given to Marven Steamship Com­ that company has no obligation purposes (except for Social Secu­ What About'58 Ppy? pany, Calmar Line, Bloomfleld whatsoever to deduct from his rity) the state counts these as The Tax Commission has agreed Steamship Company and Ameri­ wages. wages subject to taxation. For that where a voyage started in 1958 can Banner Line, all of whose Where the company does not this purpose an unlicensed sea­ and paid off in 1959, only the 1959 ships scored a minimum of 95 on make any such deductions, the men has $1.20 a day added to his earnings of the Seafarers will be the sanitation inspection of 166 Seafarer has to file an estimated daily earnings, a licensed man taxable. items. tax return. After filing that re­ $1.60 a dajr, The SIU opposes con­ An exploratory meeting between turn, he pays his taxes every three sideration bf a man's meals and SIU officials and representatives months, beginning with July, 1959. lodging as pay for tax purposes. of the new Cuban government was t held .at SIU headquarters in New What Is HY Residency? Do I Pay On Vacation York this week to discuss the dis­ Every individual in the US. has position of the eight strikebound to have a legal residence in some Money? Canadian National ships. state. State residence is deterYes. The Vacation Plan has MOBILE-^Negotiators for the, Harbor and Inland Water­ The Rfeet was purchased by the by where a man actually resides. started deducting state taxes from ways and the Marine Allied Workers Divisions of the SIU Cuban Bank of. Foreign Trade last However, lacking proof of resi­ resident seamen in the same way in a deal engineered by have been successful in signing a couple of new contracts summer the Canadian government to break over the past two weeks, Cal a strike by the SIU Canadian Dis­ Tanner, port agent, an­ The tug wag the Colonel of trict, The sale followed a series nounced, There are a num­ Mobile Towing and Wrecking Co., of unsuccessful moves by the Ca­ ber of other contracts in the pro­ an HIWD-affiliate, and the tanker nadian government-owned compa­ (Based On Daily Earnings) cess of being negotiated which was the Eagle Transporter of Ter­ ny to transfer the ships and have WAGES minal Transport Corp. While the them manned by strikebreakers. Exemptions Claimed should be wrapped up shortly. At Less 0 2 3 4 5 6 The first of the new agreements,, tanker emerged intact, the tug The Canadian District has been on Least Than Tax To Be Withheld the pilot boat contract, was settled reported considerable damage in strike against Canadian National $10.00 $11.50 $ .20 $ .10 $.... $.... $.... $.... $.... on the basis of five percent across- the collision. None of the SIU since July, 1957, in an econoiqic 11.50 12.00 .20 .20 .10 • • • • • ••• • ••• the-board increase aiid an addi­ crew members aboard the tanker dispute over wages. 12.00 .20 14.00 .30 .10 • • • • ' • • • • •• • • tional week's vacation for all men or the tug were injured. 14.00 14.50. . .40 .20 .20 Arrangements made by the old .10 . :« • • • • • • • • • • • Shipping for the port over the Batista government -to man the 14.50 with over one year of service with 16.50 .40 .20 .30 .10 • • • •«' • • • • last couple of weeks was on the ships with -Cuban seamen and the company. 16.50 17.00 .50 .40 .20 .20 The other contract covered the slow side because the majority of move them from behind Canadian .10 • • • • •« • • 17.00 18.50 .50 .40 .30 .20 .10 shipyard here and provided for a vessels calling here were in-transits SIU plcketlines were dropped 18.50 19.00 .60 .40 .30 .20 .10 • • \• • 30-cent hourly wage increase or of the short trip variety. 'The after pretests by the SIU and the 19.00 .50 19.50 .60 .40 .20 .20 • .10 spread over, the two-year life of outlook for the coming period is intervention of the Cuban labor 19.50 20.00 .60 .50 .40 .30 .20 .10 the agreement. This settlement about the same asthete are no movement. also applied to the shore gangs in longer-trip vessels scheduled for 20.00 21.00 .70 .50 .40 The CubanjDfficials at this week's .30 .20 .10 21.00 the port whose wages are patterned payoff. 22.00 ,70 .60 .50 .30 .20 .10 meeting were^ briefed on the devel­ .10 22.00 23,00 .80 .60 after the shipyard contract, .50 .40 Calling during the past two-week opments so far and the talks are .30 .20 .10 24.00 .80 23.00 .70 .60 .40 .30 SIU Ships Collide .20 .10 period were the Morning Light, expected to continue. Attending 25.00 .90 24.00 .70 .60 .50 .40 .30 .20 There was another collision in Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, for the SIU were Paul Hall, as the river here recently. Tanner Chickasaw (Waterman); Alcoa Clip­ president of" the SIU of North 25.00 26.00 .90 .80 .70 .50 .40 .30 .20 reported, this time between a tug­ per, Alcoa Patroit, Alcoa Roamer, America, and Hal C. Banks, SIUNA 26.00 27.00 1.00 .90 .70 .60 .50 .30 .20 boat and a new supertanker which Alcoa Corsair (Alcoa); Suzzanne, vice-president and secretary-treas­ 27.00 28.00 1.10 .80 .90 .60 .50 .40 .30 was moving out of the yards after Frances (Bull); Del Yalle (Missis­ urer of the Canadian District. Also 28.00 29.00 1.10 1.00 .80 .70 .60.40 -.30 being commissioned. Both ships sippi); Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clip­ present was Harry O'BeHly, ex­ 29.00 .30.00 1.20 1.00 .90 .70 .60 .50 .40 30.00 and over. 1.20 1.10 .90 were manned by members of the pers) and the Longview Victory ecutive secretary (rf the AFL-CIO .80 .60 .40 •50 SIU. -(Vlctoiy Carriers). Maritime Trades Department • I • 11 Seatrain Wins PHS Award Second Year i^' If' lp^ • Is-'. ^• I ^•'' ;• I iV- ' i; D' Cubans, SIU Meet Over CNS Ships Mobile Signs New Tug, Yard Pacts NY State Tax Table 4 A • *• • 4 4• •4 4r 4 • 4• • 4 Ifc- 1- '•^,1 '•T ''1 "I � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 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 April 10, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: END 7-DAY HEARINGS ON VALCHEM COLLISION EXTEND SIU OPTICAL PLAN TO PHILLY, SAN FRANCISCO BRITISH TO BUILD CARGO ATOM SUB SHIP INJURIES AT 8-YEAR LOW BRIDGES SETS PRO-RED ASIA CONFERENCE MAY 11 MEMBERSHIP TO ACT ON SIU CONVENTION NOMINEES RESTRICTED TO VESSEL, ARCHITECT MEN GET OT ’50-50’ TARGET OF BRITISH-US ‘CONVERSATIONS’ CANADA SUED IN LOGGER STRIKE HOW GOOD IS RADAR? N’ORLEANS STALLED BY YARD BEEF SHIPS TAKE LASHING FROM ATLANTIC STORM SCAB PRINTER UNCOVERED TANKER TRADE STILL SLOW DESPITE NEW OIL QUOTAS US JOBLESS AID GETS THREE-MONTH REPRIEVE RUNAWAYS CRY OVER OIL COMPANY TAXES STATE TAX APPLIES ONLY TO NY RESIDENT SEAMEN SEATRAIN WINS PHS AWARD SECOND YEAR CUBANS, SIU MEET OVER CNS 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 04/10/1959 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. XXI, No. 8 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/30cd2c93c2a2aefbae9f8afc1d33f63c.PDF 25b381616436780994b629ac977437b8 PDF Text Text 141 m Vol. XXI No. 9 SEAFAREltS»U>0 71 -'n * OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • NLRB To Hear Union Charges: '"'T "31 -- fts hi­ story On Page 3 :' •»• " "••-.-•vx 1. Story On Page 2 ;: 1 ' i"'. . i ' A;:UT ' >'3 ' •"''•A; --OjfV'J -"-A 'fir''g!' • •'A': .-'I • • >'"? j '-" • '5-5^';^ 1 SIU victims of the collision between jWrVllfOrS# SlU-manned tanker Valchem and liner Santa Rosa talk over experiences at Staten Island PHS hospital. Discharged since photo was taken, Claude Blanchard, bosun (left), listens as messman Rafael Bertran and steward William Nesta discuss dis­ aster in whidi four died. (Story on Page 5.) S •a 1?^ • y.3 ^I| •:li •f ff �m IK ,f ' M I - i,'' ' ssMFdnistrs tde FM»'TW»'- SlU-Maiined Fleet '58 Safety Champ SlU-manned Alcoa Steamship Company vessels have won the first prize award for 1958 in the annual safety competition among operators of US-flag seagoing dry cargo and pas­ senger vessels sponsored by the National Safety Council's Marine Section. Akoa won with the best safety record "*• frequency rate of 2.94, com­ formance of two shipi^, the Alcoa ever attained in the contest. dent puted on the basis of only 18 acci­ Partner and the Alcoa Roamer, The SlU-contracted com­ dents serious enough to cause a both of which received awards for pany won the second place award man to miss his watch or work. going more than 500 days without in the 1957 contest, narrowly miss­ Well over 1,000 crewmembers a lost-time accident on board. ing the top spot by one-tenth of a were employed on the 16 ships Acknowledging the significance point. The award is based on the operated by the company during of this safety record, William C. rate of lost-time accidents aboard the year. White, president, of Alcoa, paid ship in a year's time. The fleet's outstanding safety special tribute to the efforts con­ Alcoa's 1958 score was an aod- record was typified by the per- tributed by the SIU and the SEA­ FARERS LOG. He said the com- SIU tnembersMp meet­ ings are held regularly every two weeks on Wiednesday nighfs 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 regis­ tration number). The next SIU meetings will be: AssaU State Dep't Stand WASHmOTOrf—The SIU and the National Maritime Union have again assaRed the US State Depart­ ment's support of runaway ship­ ping, Wis time in connection with the Us position in support of Panama's and Liberia's status in a United Nations shipping agency. The Us delegation, at a meeting in January, 1959, in London, of the Inter-govemmental IHaritime Con­ sultative Organization, supported April 29 : the seating of Panama and Liberia on the Maritime Salipty Commit­ May 13 tee. This move was defeated by the opposition of European maritime May 27 For a fuU report on the prog­ nations who challenged these coun­ ress and achievements of the tries'- qualifications to speak as maritime nations. joint SlU-operator safety pro­ gram, see page nine. J^t Meeting Subsequently, SIU SecretaryTreasurer Paul Hall and NMU rep^ WASHINGTON^The Coast Guard's refusal to postpone a pany could not have achieved the resentatives participated in a meet­ award without the hiacking and public hearing scheduled for April 27 on a complex series of ing called by the State Department cooperation of the shoreside staff proposed new regulations indicates a stormy session when the and licensed and unlicensed per­ on March 91> 1959, to get the views of the industry on matters relating sonnel aboard the ships, and par­ hearing convenes here Mon- * to the UN agency. At that meeting, SIU deal with a 42-page section ticularly the activities of the SID day. the union representatives ^ ex­ titled "Suspension Or Revocation on behalf of shipboard safety. Objections by the SIU to Proceedings" and rules governing Second-place honors in the 1958 WASHINGTON — The Federal pressed outspoken criticism of the the proposed procedures for broad­ investigations, subpoenas, hearings, contest went to US Lines, with an Maritime Board has given the go- whole State Department attitude ening and tightening Coast Guard appeals, reviews of examiners' de­ accident frequency rate of 3.63, and ahead to the Avondale Marine and followed it up with a written protest. control over civilian merchant cisions and the disclosure of in­ third place to United Fruit Com­ Ways, Inc., of New Orleans, to The protest made the foUowing formation such as transcripts. In pany, close behind with a rate of build three cargo ships for the seamen are being prepared by the addition, points: the text released by the 3.65. States Marine Lines won the SlU-contracted Mississippi Ship­ SIU's general counsel for formal Coast Guard failed to include a to^ spot in the previous year with ping Company. Avondale was ruled • Legitimate international or­ submission at the hearing. section by section comparison be­ a mark of 3.61 when Alcoa trailed the low-bidder on the three vessels, The April 27 session was called tween the present disciplinary reg­ with 3.71. One lost-time acciaeni putUng in a $9,591,000 bid for ganizations should not give re^ to deal with proposed new CG ulations and the proposed rules, in December, 1957. closed out Al­ each of the ships, exclusive of de­ spectability to countries coming In regulations covering disciplinary although this was done in the case coa's chances for the top spot that fense features for which the Gov­ imder false pretenses. proceedings for suspending or re­ of the other items on the agenda. year. • The State Department's posi­ ernment pays. voking seamen's documents and tion on runaway ships is "wrong, The three freighters are the first inconsistent, licenses', as well as new rules on dangerous and shame­ of 14 to be ordered by Mississippi ful." lifesaving appliances, fire-fighting hp its long range replacement pro­ equipment, dangerous cargoes and • Runaway fleets do not need gram. They will operate on the run other shipboard safety matters. to West Africa, replacing C-ls now relief from US wages-because they Earlier, a bid by the AFL-CIO used in that service. Once the con­ are operated by such industrial Maritime Trades Department and tract is closed, Avondale promises giants _ as Socony, Sun Oil, Esso,i other organizations to gain more to complete the three ships be­ Alcoa and others. time to study the complex 195tween 840 and 1,020 days, or by • The runaway policy Is incon­ page text was rejected. The regu­ late 1962 for the last vessel. sistent in that it undermines the WASHINGTON—^To the surprise of ho one in the mari­ lations are dated Jan. 30 but copies The new ships wiU be bigger and of the text were not generally time industry, the US Government has agreed to drop its faster than the present C-ls, hav­ economies of our allies in Europe available imtil mid-March. suit against Aristotle Onassis for his failure to construct three ing a deadweight tonnage of ap­ and weakens the- west accordingly. The principal objections by. the supertankers under the Amer--*e Continuaticm of the present proximately 9,000 and a speed of ican flag in return for trans­ low subsequently. The 106,000- 18 knots. Several novel design runaway policy wiU destroy the US features will be incorporated in­ merchant marine. ferring 14 ships foreign. The tonner will come out in 1962. cluding two houses, tanker style, Previously, the two union heads suit would have subjected Onassis The announcement emphasized one forward for deck and steward had written to the Department to fines of some $8 million in per­ formance bonds and return of the that no written agreement had yet men, dining rooms and galley, and criticizing reported moves to In­ 14 ships, formerly manned by Sea­ been reached on the long-delayed one aft for engine rbbm men and terfere in the National Labor Re­ transfer-and-build plan. Mean­ the power plant. The shW will lations Board's processing of elec­ farers, to the American flag. TAMPA—Shipping ran ahead of while, the 14 transferred ships, 12 The decision to drop the suit T-2s and two Libertys formerly carry rotating cranes to work tion petitions on runaway ships. registration during the past period, cargo and mechanical hatch covers, Thus far the State Department the first time in a long while for for breach of the transfer-and- operated by SlU-contracted compa­ as well as being fuUy air-condi­ has not answered the unions' objec­ this port. However, while the reg­ build agreement followed Onassis nies, have been reaping runaway tioned throughout. tions. istration list is very low the sched­ promise to start work on two of profits. The 12 T-2s, upon being the three supertankers, three ule for the coming period is not transferred in 1956,' immediately too good, and there will be more years after the initial agreement went on long-term charter to a US than enough men on hand to re­ was reached. The Maritime Ad­ oil company, at $1,515,000 a month. place. any men getting off their ministration has also agreed to pro­ The estimated profits from this vide Onassis with a mortgage guar­ operation were $20 miUion in the vessels here. antee of up to 75 percent of the Calling into this area during the construction loan, and up to 87^ first two years. last two weeks were the John B. percent of the final cost of the Part of the agreement with Mari­ time called for the profits of the Waterman (Waterman) for payoff; vessels, when completed. and thie Raphael Semmes, Gateway The mortgage guarantee will runaway operation to be put aside city (Pan-Atlantic); Del Rio (Mis­ enable Onassis to borrow money for construction of the three new sissippi) and Wild Ranger (Water­ here in the US at about five per­ ships. Instead, as was brought out man) for servicing. cent interest. Without the guaran­ in a House Merchant Marine Com­ tee, it would be virtually impos­ mittee hearing, $19 miUion of the sible to get a standard bank loan, money was used to pay off income the alternatives being to go abroad tax and mortgage obligations to April 24, 1959 Vol. XXI, No.'^ for money at an interest rate of 12 the US Government. Last June, Victory Carriers an­ percent and upwards, or sell a public bond issue after registering nounced after long delays that ii with the Securities and Exchange would isostpone the ships becauBe Commission. Such registration of the depressed condition of the would require Onassis to disclose tanker, market. Obviously Ihough, PAVL . UAIX.' je<»'eiaiv-TreasU)-«r information as to the' financial the funds to build the vessels were BFWWTT BaARii. Editor. ' BBWABO SKAno longer. available. It was then Art BdUar. . HSBWAW AMxam, IBWIR set-up of Victory Carriers. SPIVAOC, At Uaacnt, JOBK BRAZIL, ANAthat the Government Wed suit for The three ships to be built would xoLB LEVKorr. Statf VfriUrm. Biu. UOODT, OuU Area Repreaentdtttre. be two of 46,000 deadweight tons recovery of the 14 transferred and-one of 106.000 tons at a total ships. PWDilfiM0 BIWMkiy' AT fli* liMdquartArt estimated cost of around $53 mil­ Now all is forgiven, and forgot­ of fho SMfarer* Intornatlonal Unlon< AttotMie A Own Ontrictr APL-CIO. S7S Fourth lion. The three vessels would be ten, with the Government waiving AvomM BrMgyn n. NY. T«l. HYaclnlh operated, by the SlU-contracted the $8 million performance bpndi 9-MM. SocMd elast pestago paid t» tn* Pott omeo In Brooklyn, NY, und»r Victory Carriers company. Accord­ The total down payment that Vic­ JIM Act Of i^Ufl M. 1*11 , ing to the announcement, the first tory Carriers will make on tlie SIU scholarship winner-Seafarer George Butenkoff gets test =^'3 m ship will be delivered in February, three ships mil be in the vicinity 'SIU health center lab before donating blood to Union blood bank. V 1980, with the. other vessels to fol­ pf $7 million. : - J . 7 - ''Butatiihif llii< W'^l* electrical engineering degree!;-^ CC Out To Tighten Rule Over Seamen fV: SCHEDDIE OF SIU MEETINfiS DeltaGets Qo'Ahead On Ships us Drops Onassis Suib 3 Supertankers On Tap Tampa Has Ample List Vr Scholarship Winner Donates SEAFARERS LOG :-7a; r-ij- •' ...r- �isw SEAFARERS LOG Pace Three Siy Hits Runaway in Gulf •ir-.l Labor Board WiU Act On Charges WASHINGTON—Another major gain in the SIU's drive to organize runaway-flag shipping was registered here when the general counsel of the National Labor Relations Board ordered a^ and the intimidation, prompted the complaint issued against SIU's filing of unfair labor charges. the operators of the Ld- (For full background on the beef, at left, below photo.) berian-flag Sea Level. The seeThestory general counsel's action in order means that the New ordering a complaint issued was on the historic P&O case in Orleans office of the NLRB based which the SIU scored a major Shown when ihe'first, went Into service os the old SS Seotrain in 1929, the Liberion-fiog Sea Level formerly operated for many years with an SlU crew aboard as the Seatrain New Orleans, operating between that city and Havana. Vessel was sold in 1954 and went under the runaway flag that year. ITF Beef Aided Sea Level Drive will process "unfair labor breakthrough against runaway-flag charges filed by the SIU shipping. At that time. May 28, charging discrimination 1958, the National Labor Relations against crewmembers who signed SIU pledge cards. The Sea Level case is the The Sea Level was well known third proceeding now before the to Seafarers as the old Seatrain NLRB involvmg SIU charges New Orleans, which was manned by the SIU when owned by Sea­ against Liberian - flag ships. train Lines. Now under Liberian Charges are now pending a:sainst registry with a Cuban crew, the the P&O Steamship Company, Sea Level was the target of an operators of the SS Florida, for SIU organizing drive which began refusal to bargain following the failnre of the company to ne­ in December. gotiate a collective bargaining When the SIU petitioned for a agreement with the SIU. Sim­ collective bargaining election, the ilarly, on November 10, 1958, company fired 26 Cuban crewmem­ the SIU filed charges at the bers in Havana for union activity, Tampa regional office of the subsequently reinstating them after National Labor Relations Board exacting from them a promise that against the operators of the run­ they would revoke tbelr SIU pledge away cruise ship SS Yarmouth. cards. In that instance, the company In addition, company representa­ fired 136 West Indian crew­ tives hired armed Pinkerton de­ members after they went ashore tectives to escort the crewmembers in Washington, DC, and picketed to the regional NLRB office where the ship in a demand for SIU they testified on the SIU's election union recognition and improve­ petition. These actions, the firing ments in wages and working conditions. The ship then skipped port with the payroli and the men's personal gear. Subsequently, the operators hired a new crew in various West Indian countries and have put the Yarmouth back on its West Indian cruise run. The issuance of a National Labor Relations Board complaint against the runaway-flag operators of the SS Sea Level was the outgrowth of an SIU campaign which made rapid headway in December, during the December 1-4 worldwide demonstrations against runawayflag ships. SIU New Orleans officials had been surveying to petition the National Labor NLRB investigators. The armed prospect for organizing the Relations Board for a representa­ Pinkerton men were actually es­ Sea Level for some time prior to tion election. Three days later, on corting the Cuban crewmembers the four-day demonstration and, December 26, the owners fired 26 into the NLRB's offices in groups of three or four until the SIU pro­ in the course of the four-day Cuban crewmembers in Havana. protest, successfully tied up the When the vessel returned to New tested to regional director John •hip in that port. Orleans on the 29th, it was met Lebus, who ordered the guards re­ In fact, the Sea Level was one by an SIU picketline at the Sea- moved. This tactic was employed during of two ships which company attor­ train Lines dock. Belle Chasse, the most critical period of the neys sought to release by petition­ Plaquemines Parish. The line tied Cuban revolution when the Batista ing the state courts for w injunc­ up the ship, and kept it that way (Continued on page 15) tion. The injunction was denied until January 6, 1959, when the by Judge Rene A. Viosca of the line was lifted by a temporary civil district court in New Orleans. restraining order Issued by Judge Full-scale organizing of the crew Bruce Nunez of Plaquemine Parish. However, two weeks later, on began during the ITF beef and January 20, Judge Nunez dissolved continued during the vessel's suc­ ceeding trips between New Orleans the temporary order and dismissed the company's petition for a per­ and Havana. manent injunction. He ruled he 26 Men Fired did not have jurisdiction because By December 23, 1958, the SIU NLRB proceedings had been insti­ LONDON—Further development of plans for international had secured sufficient pledge cards tuted and the Federal agency had union action against runaway ships was reported from last prior Jurisdiction. week's International Transportworkers Federation meeting Cut Her Lines London. Acting on the-* rm When the Sea Level showed up the International Longshoremen's at the Seatrain docks on January basis df policy adopted at a 25, the SIU picketline again tied previous meeting in January, Association into membership with the sponsorship of the SIU and her up completely. Four days later, she chopped her lines and representatives of the world's mari­ the NMU. The action followed the sailed for Hayana. She recently time unions discussed methods of ILA membership's staunch support returned to New Orleans only to organizing the runaways and as­ of the December 1 to 4 protest be tied up again. Members of the signment of the various runaway demonstrations against runaway New Orleans local of the Inter­ fleets to the national unions hav­ shipping. The nine nominees for the posts national Longshoremen's Associa­ ing appropriate jurisdiction. In addition, the meeting went of SIU convention delegates have tion have refused to work the on record that the prevailing wage At the January meeting, the ITF had their credentials approved by ship. scale of the union in the country agreed that ownership of the ves­ the headquarters credentials com- s In between the start of picketing ndttee and consequently were de- on December 29 and January 25 sel, rather than nationality of the of ownership would apply to the tlallred elected following approval when the ship arrived in New Or­ crew, would determine which runaway ship involved. The only exception to this rule, as an­ of the cominittee's report by SIU leans, the company had restored unions had the right to organize nounced by Omer Becu, ITF gen­ runaway ships. This was in accord membership, meetings in all ports. all of the discharged crewmem­ eral-secretary, was for Americanwith the position presented jointly 'Since there were nine nominees bers to their jobs. The circum­ owned ships, in which instance the by the SIU and the National Mari­ for nine dpen posts, the procedure stances under which they were re­ unions were instructed to obtain time Union. wds to declare them elected once stored were testified to in three the "best possible conditions" for Accordingly, last week's meeting the meniber^hip acted on the com­ sworn affidavits by members of the American-owned runaways. revolved around discussion of ac­ mittee's report. the crew, which are now in the The ITF meeting was also note­ tual tactics to be employed against The nine will attend the ninth possession of the NLRB. worthy in light of the fact that the selected organizational targets, and biennial convention of the SIU of In these statements, the crew-, Greek Seamen's Union partici­ agreement on which targets would North America, which will open members said the company told May 25 in Montreal at the Shera­ them they were being fired for be appropriate for the various pated. Last December, at the con.clusion of the December 1 to 4 ton-Mount Royal Hotel. The SIU having asked the. SIU to repre­ unions involved. Canadian Pistrict will be the host sent them. They also were told A recommendation by SIU of NA worldwide protest demonstrations affiliate. they could get their Jobs Back If President Paul Hall called for the which affected a large number of The convention comes at the they would sign statements revok­ appointment .of NMU President Greek-owned Liberian-fiag ships, time of the opening of the St. ing their SIU pledge cards and Joseph Curran to the existing va­ the Greek consul in New York an­ Lawrence Seaway, which offers testify against the SIU before the cancy on the ITF executive board. nounced that the Greek Seamen's new opportunities for maritime or­ NLRB so that the company could Hall is a member of the executive Union was quitting the ITF. No ganizing, and delegates are ex­ win dismissal of the SIU petition. council of the Seafarers and Dock­ prior announcement had . come pected to concentrate on the prob­ When the ship arrived in New ers Section of ITF, and adoption from the union which apparently lems posed'by the Seaway. Orleans on January 2.5 and in the of his recommendation would give had made no such decision. Named to the convention were four days following, all of the the two major US sea unions repre­ At the time, the Greek consul the following: Joe Algina, Steve crewmembers were transported sentation on the two top ITF coun- attacked the demonstrations as a - ^ "plot" against Greek-owned ship­ G^ullo, Paul Drozak, Paul Hall, froin the ship by armed Pinkerton cils. Robert Matthews, Earl Sheppard, detectives to the NLRB office, so In another development which ping, most of which was not under A1 Ttqmer, Cal Tanner and Lind- that they could testify against the followed the London meeting, the the Greek flag and paid no taxes SIU ta cli^d W**"* ITF announced it ..was accepting to the government of Greece. ITF Approves Details Of World Organizing Plan Vote Approval Of Delegates To Convention Board called for an election on the SS Florida, P&O's Liberian-fiag passenger ship which operates be­ tween Miami and Havana with a largely Cuban crew. The SIU sub­ sequently won this election by a vote of 87 to 21 and established its right to negotiate for the crew. In the P&O case, the Labor Board ruled that the SIU had the right to organize the ship, even though it was under a foreign flag, because the ship was Americanowned. operated in American trade from Miami and had never been in Liberian waters. The Board said (Continued on page 15) Cruise Ship To Capsize For Movie , The renowned passenger liner He de France, which is headed for the scrap pile, will make one last voyage—one for MGM movie studios. She will appear in the forthcoming production, "The Last Voyage" in the role of an ill-fated vessel destined to sink at the movie's climax. Since the 44,000-ton ship is go­ ing to be scrapped anyway, there will be no holds barred in filming the action on ship. The action will not be simulated. Instead, funnels will ^really collapse, boilers really explode and the ship will actually sink. ~After the shooting is done, the He's Japanese owners will prepare to scrap her in-Japan. • 1.1 •m •-I �sisAFARERS tOG rag* PMV ".!• T • SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPINO BOARD '%•' -5U;- "T-'1^- 5" \.''~75, April 1 Through April 14, 1959 SIU shipping continued rising during the past two weeks, reaching the highest point since June, 1957, except for a brief period last December. The total number of jobis dispatched was 1,212, way in front of the registration figure of 1,106. The ship­ ping rise was across the board for all seniority groups, but primarily among class A men. In addition, although the registration total this period represented an increase over the previous report, most of it in the deck depart­ ment, the total number of men registered on the beach by the end of the period continued, falling off. As a result, shipping generalb'^ re­ mains in a very healtliy condition. Sixty payoffs, 37 sign-ons and 133 in-transit visits were listed by all ports, for a total of 230 calls. New York led the way with 39 ships, New Orleans had 37 and Baltimore, 32. Houston didn't have as many ships as usual, but its shipping this period was up again to the high­ est mark in almost two years. Philadelphia, Tampa and Wilmington had no sign-ons during the last two weeks, and Boston, Savannah, Lake Charles and San Francisco had one each. (See "Ship Activity" sum­ mary at, right). • Eight SIO ports showed improved shipping last period, including Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Mobile, New drleans^ Houston, Wilming­ ton and Seattle. This represented a welcome change in most of them, particularly New Orleans, which was very slow previously. Declines were reported by Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Lake Charles and San ^Francisco. The drop was very small for Baltimore, with shipping sUU hovering at the 200-Job mark. Tampa was the only port that shipped no class C men, who account­ ed for 11 percent of the total shipping for the District. Over 100 of these Jobs were In group 3 ratings. Class A shipping rose slightly to 66 percent of the total, but the class B portion dipped to 23 percent. The reports also show that Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Lake Charles^Wllmlngton and Seattle all had 100 or less men registered on the beach In all departments at the end of the period. These ports are fairly consistent on this score. All of the above ex­ cept Philadelphia alsp had fewer than 50 class A men on hand. The following is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Good . . . Philadelphia: Good; sugar season Is on; needs unrated men and oilers . . . Balttmore: Good . . . Nmfolk: Fair . . . Savannah: Quiet again .. . Tampa: Fair .. . Mobile: Good . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Lake Charles: Quiet . . . Houston: Always busy . . . Wilmington: Fair . . . San Francisco: Fair . . . Seattle: Good. , Ship AtfivHy Pay Sign la Offt Oof Traas. TOTAL Boitea ...... New Yerli.... fhliadoipUo . RoMawre .... Norfolk ..... Spvbaaoh .... Toaipo ...... Mohtio *.«.... New Orleoas . Lake Ckorles . Hoastea .... Wllailiifitea .. SoaProadic*. Seattle 1 » 2. U 2 18 2 1 1 9 i 1 8 — 2 7 2 1 4 7 1 2 .1 4 1 TOTALS ... *9 5-^ 39 ; 12 32 1119 i 1*._ 37 13 21 i 9 14 1 15 11 12 7 9 4 2 28 11 15 S 5 7 87 133 239 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile. New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS GROUP S ALL 1 2 8 ... 19 2 73 17 - 43 13 3 10 3 16 6 54 9 39 •7 3 4 3 2 1 _ 2 1 1 4 15 3 25 10 19 5 34 3 — 4 7 37 15 4 56 4 6 1 1 6 10 4 20 . 8 17 7 2 •97" 193 42* ~332l Registered CLASS A Port Boston New York Philadeiphiav Baltimore Norfolk S:ivannah Taihpa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B •> GROUP 8_ ALL 1 2 J 2~ St 9 39 5 53 — 12 2 14 3 35 5 43 1 1 — 2 '— 2 3 1 — 4 — 4 6 12 3 21 4 5 23 14 3 3 1 7 7 27 36 2 — — — — 7 16 2 25 — 11 1 12 "40 "177"29 '246 Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C .TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS 3 ALL 1 1 2 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 B C ALL 1 2 S ALL A 3 ALL 1 2 2 8 Af.T. 2 _ 2 * — 2 3 1 1 3 1 18 2 1 2 24 2 4 4 N — 11 8 44 12 6 19 15 71 1 7 4 8 71 93 96 142 39 277 1 14 4 14 8 32 26 59 — 1 4 3 9 2 6 1 2 2 • 9 2 21 1 11 7 1 2 34 _ .4 9 14 26 5 1 24 10 41 3-8 15 26 3 26 7 54 16 193 _ 7 11 7 - 41 74 33 18 _ 3 2 5 7 2 0 6 — 2 5 3 1 7 1 12 6 1 6 14 7 9 — — 7 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 11 2 1 2 6 3 1 2 11 15 2 1 1 1 9 — 7 — ' — — 3 1 7 3 3 3 1 1 3 19 1 8 9 1 2 8 ____ _ 17 s 1 1 3 8 5 16 25 63 4 1 16 1 34 4 1 1 A9 3 3 6 17 22 9 2 2 3 53 43 48 14 105 3 9 12 48 1 — 3 2 2 48 24 — — 3 1 1 — 2 — 4 17 2 6 4 1 2 — 2 — 2 2 11 1 9 4 2 — 7 10 17 21 43 10 74 2. 3 9 3 8 74 14 8 77 __ 8 6 14 5 96 28 45 ' 4 14 — _ — 2 2 3 — 1 1 3 — 1 1 3 5 4 2 4 2 2 11 17 — 2 6 — — — — 1 1 9 5 18 — 2 2 4 3 2 — 18 2 29 13 21 4 38 4 7 —2 • 5 t 7 7 1 2 10 1 16 1 9 — 4 10 1 3 — 5 16 5 10 19 1 81 8 4 8 39 46 1 93 89 180 55 1 3241 8 88 5 81 49 7 21 33 324 77 81 166 88 S3 1 445 273 434 97 1 804 8 •_ ENGINE DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED Registered G In The Beach CLASS A ClASS B GROUP GROUP GROITP GROUP CLASS GROUP 2 _8_ A^ 1 1 C ALL 1 2 8 ALL 1 B 3 2 8 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 Q • 1 1 0 0 0 9 1 9 t 1 St X Si 0 1 1 0 0 2 6 16 7 37 8 8 52 4 10 7 1 10 21 12 85 46 113 13 21 1 12 52 — 5 2 7 1 8 5 3 9 1 6 1 4 9 6 4 19 21 4 — 10 7 17 3 8 68 22 3 13 8 5 13 28 21 13 62 5 9 28 21 — — 3 3 7 3 2 9 5 9 2 3 5 .... 14 _ 9 — — — 2 6 4 1 1 2 9 _ 1 1 1 4 2 6 — — • 1 1 6 , 6 7 6 1 7 1 __ 1 — 5 6 37 2 11 3 12 4 2 7 19 _ 5 7 _ 19 26 15 __ 2 6 5 13 10 18 6 9 40 7 34 1 _ 2 7 1 44 16 9 1 34 1 — 1 4 5 1 3 2 10 5 8 2 2 2 2 6 2 6 2 2 1 10 6 17 7 38 20 6 75 TO 32 6 13 1 4 6 49 4 4 49 1 20 1 — 2 1 3 —, 2 7 2" 6 10 1 5 1 1 2 2 2 1 6 — 5 3 2 23 3 8 1 2 15 10 8 __ 9 2 2 2 9 4 4 — 1 3 — 3 11 6 5 — 2 3 3 13 22 4 4 — 13 1 5 6 6 55 "47" 198 48 242 111 48 401 112 383 49 176 33 2421 7" 54 "50~ 2 16 SO •MM ..I. L inl ALL GROUP 8 ALL 1 2 tt XI 172 4 25 82 12 1 4 ... 7 54 63 8 15 46 4 8 36 9 544 12 •MM 0 0 0 tu 27 2 12 3 _ 24 1 13 4 9 13 2 •MM MM <2 4 5 95 MM M. ' K 9 55 8 25 8 1 1 10 19 10 26 4 6 3 20 3 5 8 4 3 8 82 -189 STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A Port Boston \f.: I" New York Philadelphia. Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans. Lake Charles I: Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Reglsfered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS B - tOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GBOUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUPGROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 C ALL 1 1 2 3 ALL 1 8 ALL 1 2 B 3 ALL 2 2 8 ALL 1 3 ALL A 2 2 3 ALL 1 2 — 2 1 3 2 4 2 13 1 1 3 7 4 1 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 1 1 21 12 31 64 1 14 35 92 219 1 3 35 15 22 83 92 7 24 11 19 39 17 19 53 53 1 10 11 2 : __ — 2 7 9 3 3 4 2 9 18 7 2 — 9 5 5 7 5 3 2 2 — 17 _ 12 6 14 37 2 7 70 60 32 12 26 3 9 18 12 36 12 12 8 5 13 11 36 1 11 12 ' 4 1 — 5 1 2 3 3 3 6 — 7 7 7 13 1 1 1 7 15 5 6 1 1 — — _ . 5 — 1 6 2 2 1 10 3 5 7 7 1 2 1 5 2 — — ,2 5 . 2 1 6 7 5 2 3 1 4 10 6 1 3 2 6; 1 1 __ 7 1 7 15 6 6 3 7 4 10 21 3 4 11 22 20 51 13 8 1 13 11! 7 7 — 17 • 8 3 23 34 68 35 8 52 17 3 3 38 11 44 13 11 11 95 21 13 44 13 21 — — — 1 2 3 3 6 1 3 2 6 3 2 4 5 2 6 3 4 2 __ 1 ^ ' 9 . 9 13 5 14 32 — 2 16 7 63 23 7 87 7 46 10 7 12 14 7 5 27 46 10 10 4 2 2 8 1 — — 1 1 8 1 ><L_ 1 1 4 2 8 6 1 2 - 4 2 2 1 1 2 2| 1 2 — 3 11 16 — 5 6 15 31 4 3 5 2 2 — 12 10 6 1 10 1 7 1 13 10, 2 2\ 1 3 . —. 8 6 1 2 9 _ 3 4 i 11 3 2 4 2 5 1 1 6 8l 5 2 2 93 84 117 2441 1 94 241 588 9 7 75 83 74~ 25 133 232 2 77 57 1 366 253 57 232 19 117 145 771 2 1 54 4 71 • • 1 • MM • MM. MM _M MM. MM MM MM* MM" 1 ^ MM MM " MM ^*M MM ~ MM. MM MM MM. MMM ' •M. ; 1 MM. •, MM -M-.. '. MMM MM. MM M.M MM i MM MM SUMMARY ll;;. pi- ir MMMPrOMtf Reg/sfered -Registered TOTAL Registered On The Beach Shipped Shipped Shipped CLASS A CLASS B SHIPPED CLASS A I CLASS B CLASS e CLASS A CLASS B GBOUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP GBOUP GROUP 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 1 2 8 2_3 ALL A B C ALL 1 2 3 _^L 1 2 8 ALL 1 97 193 42 332 8 39 46 93 89 180 55 I 324 "B 31_49 7 21 j 33 324 88 33 | 445 273 484 97 I 8941 77_81 I- i6ji^- -:.-2 881 ~5 177 29 246 6 55 "47 _108 33 176 "33 1242 "7 '54 50 I 111 2 16'30'| 48 242_111 487| 491112 383 49J 544f 93 82 I 189' 1 7 75 83; 74 25 133 1 232 2 ' 41271 93 34 117 1' 54 I 67232 77 67 1 366 253 94 241 15881" 19 117 77 • ' 2 822 15 Ml IBR" 284 196 881 221 J 798 17 89 170 I 2761 '9.-"irio5iiH^75r 279 188 11212 494 "• 638 911 887 |1936) 29 : 191 289 m �Afril 24. U5f SEAFARERS (Tht brothers described below are receivino |150 monthly SlU dieabiUty-benefits.) ^ Bafiu Stoucb, Sr. . . . 62 . . . steward department member since joining unioq in 1941 . . . Rufus Jr., foilowing dad's footsteps,, has chief cook rating in SIU... Stough, Sr.. worked mostly on vpassenger and dry cargo ships.. preferred West Africa and South American runs be­ cause the ships' home port was New Orleans, Stough's home town ... saw plenty of action dur­ ing World War II . . . ships he was on were tor­ pedoed twice," rammed once and he also spent two years as a prisoner of war . . . still keeps in touch with former shipmate Frenchy Manceaux ... lives with wife and son in New Orleans . . . enjoys tend­ ing family's garden and backyard. .$ 4 t I'ully Robertson . . . 62 . . . joined SIU in 1939, putting in 18 years at sea before retiring on a $150 monthly disabilitypension check ... sailing "had its ups and downs" but, Robertson confides, "I'd still like to go back to sea". . . can't though, because of rheumatism, so. "I guess I'll get my flshihg pole and quit thinkabout it". . . liked passenger ships above all others because of the bigger payoff, "but on the beach I would take anything" . . . vessel, Old Plow City, still remains with Robby as his fondest memory on the seas . . .' put in five days "out in that cold water" after his ship went down . . . still corre­ sponds with shipmates Tom McLees and Phil O'Carnes . . . lives with vdfe in Dallas, Texas, fishing, hunting and just relaxing "on that old rocking chair on the front porch." LOG PaC» PlfW Dry Cell Safety Lighting Urged For SIU Vessels FolIowing^ a central safety committee meeting of the joint SlU-industry safety plan aU SIU companies have been notified of the desirability of installing portable dry cell lij lights in passageways and in the engine rtiom. The recommendation grew out of discussion of the Santa Rosa-Valchem collision. It was pointed out at the meeting that when the Valchem's lighting circuits were thrown out of whack by the coUlsion, the only lights available were a couple of flash­ lights belonging to members of the crew. In another development growing out of the collision, the Maritime Administration has asked a private research organization to undertake a study of collisions at sea. The firm, Dualap & Associates, of Stam­ ford, Conn., will investigate ail available records of collisions in the past five years. The investi­ gation will center on the relation­ ship between errors of navigation and accidents. Study Ship Equipment In addition, the Maritime Ad­ ministration is undertaking a study on ship equipment with the hope of finding ways to improve ship controls and safety. t t ft Jack Howard . . 67 . . . Originally an SUP man. Brother Howard Four Seafarers are still hospi- Seafarer B. B. Henderson, cook, fells headquarters membership of transferred over to the SIU Atlantic and Gulf Dis­ talized as a result of the Valchem f,i$ experience aboard SS Valchem when he was awakened by trict in 1948 . . . career dates back to 1923 when collision, three in Staten Island -alUtfon he sailed on a Lykes Brothers ship out of New Or­ and one in the Galveston PHS.^ leans . . . had chief steward's rating, working on hospital, and a number of other passenger ships, tankers and cargo ships . . . liked crevmiembers are still receiving seafaring because it "took me to places where I had medical care. never been before". . .,did some valuable organiz­ Bosun Claude Blanchard, who ing for the Union in the Isthmian fleet ... it was was burned in the accident, has one of his most memorable experience and "what a been transferred to the Galveston thrill it was when they signed the contract". . . hospital. Seafarers Rafael Berheart condition forced him to retire two years ago tran, MM; William Nesta, chief . . . when he shows friends in his home town of Patoka, 111., the $150 steward, and G. Malensky, OS, are Now well on the rpad to recovery despite first and second still in Staten Island, with Bertran monthly checks he gets,~they can hardly believe it. degree burns over large portions of his body, Seafarer Claude hobbling about on crutches as the Blanchard, bosun of the Valchem, was lavish in his praise result of leg and back injuries. Check Hearing Record of the medical treatment he* ^ The Coast Guard is in the proc­ received at the Staten Island cords, everything is practically ess of reviewing the voluminous Health Service hospi­ healed up." hearing record on the accident, Public The vocal cords will take an tal. involving seven days of testimony estimated four to six months to ."I never thought I would be out by crewmembers of both ships. heal, but Blanchard is able to The Santa Rosa, which sustained of there in three weeks," Blan­ ispeak, although his voice is quite WASHINGTON—The Public Health Service may have to heavy damage to her bow, is now chard said, "but thanks to the ex­ abandon its sanitary inspection program on cargo vessels un­ being fitted with a new bow in cellent care I received at the hoarse. Still in the hospital are Sea­ less Congress votes additional funds for PHS, a House Ap­ the Newport News Shipbuilding hospital, I'm now on out-patient and Drydock yard. The Valchem status and will not need any skin farers William Nesta, chief stew­ propriations subcommit--*^ ard, Rafael Bertran, MM, the most graft operations." tee was told. the spread of communicable dis­ is in Todd's Shipyard, Brooklyn, seriously injured, and G. Malensky. Consequently,-Blanchard, a resi­ awaiting decision as to whether A spokesman for the Pacific eases and endanger the health of dent of Port Arthur, Texas, is or not she will be repaired. American Steamship - Association, American seamen. headed back home and will con­ Vice-President J. Monroe Sullivan, tinue t'' get out-patient treatment declared that he learned from the at the Galveston PHS hospital. PHS that the. present budget would Like other Seafarers on the Val­ only allow for inspection of pas­ chem Blanchard was asleep in his senger vessels. room when she was struck by the That means that' cargo ships Santa Rosa somewhere around 3 could •'hot be inspected while in AM, the morning of March 26. His service or in the construction stage, All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity room was on the starboard side, with po!»ible damaging .effects, on benefit plus a ^25 bond from the Union in-the baby's name: next to the saloon mess. Neverthe­ WASHINGTON The nuclear tho health of Seafar»s. less, the Rosa, driving some two ship Savannah, the world's first Mrs. George W. BdwdBn, Jr;i Nor­ Edmund C. Blosser Jr., born Fewer Inspeeitona Already thirds through the Valchem's after atom - powered merchant vessel, Sullivan cited stetistics showing January 14-, 1959, to Seafarer and folk,'Va.\' wrecked his foc'sie. Mrs. Edmund C. Blosser, Ridge4 . 4 4 • . house, that because of lack of manpower; All Blanchard knew was that he wiU be launched by Mrs. Dwight Kurt Sammy Walls, born March woke up in a room filled with hot D. Eisenhower, on July 21, 1959, inspections had .dropped off .con­ wood, Queens, NV. ' 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kirt kteam which scalded his face, at the New York Shipbuilding .. 4 ' .i' siderably from previous years. If the rate of decline continues, he Jeff Wyne De. LPS l^tos, born Walls, NeW Orleans, La. hands, back, legs and vocal cords. Corp. in Camden, NJ, the Maritime tt. .. 4 • 4 warned, "it could pose a dangerous^ March 10, 1959, to Eeafarer and He war also trapped in his room, Administration has announced. situation and would increase Mrs. Raul De . Los Santos, Galves­ Joy Linda Worley, born March but the first assistant engineer The vessel is a combination 16,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John somehow pried a bulkhead loose passenger-cargo vessel, 595 feet chances for contamination within ton, Tex., ' L. Worley, San Francisco, Calif. merchant vessels and between long, with a 78-foot beam capable i ^ 4 and got him out. merchant vessels. To date no seri­ John Doran, born March 21, From there, Blanchard said, he of a 20-knot speed. The vessel is 4 4 4 Dwight Morris, born March 16, Was taken aboard the Santa Rosa designed to operate for over three ous contaminations have resulted 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Richard and placed in the passenger ship's years on its initial fuel loading. on American-flag ships—in great Doran, St. George, SI, NY. Morris, Vinemont, Ala. degree a result of oim creW per­ hospital. "After giving emergency 4" t In light of the pending launching sonnel being properly trained by Michael Henry Jr., born Febru­ treatment to Romo and Bertran of the Savannah, Lloyd's Register 4 4 4 management together with the co­ ary 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Sheila Lorraine Lewing, born who were the most seriously in- of Shipping has called upon the operation of seafaring unions and Michael Henry, Lake Charles, La. April 7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. jiu-ed, the Santa Rosa medical staff government of Great Britain to the advice and supervision of the Ottis Lewing, Elorien, La. gave me the best of attention. The invest government funds in the 4^ 4 Public Health Service itself. ship's nurse was at my side con­ development of an experimental 4 4 4 Robert Lynn Morgan, born Judy Lucile Graham, born March stantly all day imtil the Santa Rosa nuclear-powered 'Not In Public Interest' carrier. March 4,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. "If the proposed reduction . . . Robert Earl Morgan, Bailinger, 31, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Rob­ got into port that evening and I States Marine will operate the ert H. Graham, Mobile, Ala. was taken over to Staten Island." In the budget becomes effective, Tex. NS Savannah through its threeAt the hospital, Blanchard got sanitary inspection of cai-go vessels 4 4 4 stage program, which consists of 4 4 4 Joseph Ferdinand Da Costa, regular treatments in a Hubbard In foreign trade will be eliminated Louis James Vincent, born born March 21, 1959, to Seafarer tub, an agitated water bath through initial trials and tests for six , , , Such a situation will not be In March 29, 1959, to Seafarer and and Mrs. Jose Da Costa, Baltimore, which jets of compressed air pass. months to a year, then in domestic the public interest." "They told me that the air hitting and offshore operation in modified The Maritime Trades Depart­ Mrs. Floj'd John Vincent, Lake Md. Arthur, La. the burns would make them heal commercial service for operational ment, APL-CIO, and the SIU have 4• 4 4 Dawn' Marie Sachs,- born March fast, and they certainly, knew the evaluation purposes and finally 4 4 4 protested to the House Appropria­ Stephen Alan Bowden, borh 22, i959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ber­ score. Now, except for my knuckles through commercial operation in tion? Committee that any cut in which are still tender, and my vocal passenger-cargo services. the program would open the US to March 30, 1959, to Seafarer and nard Sachs, Baltimore, Md. Burns Healing, Valchem Bosun Hails PHS Care Cargo Ship Health Inspection May End SIU DABY ARRIYAKS N5Savannah Christening Set For July �SEAFARERS rac* CUx Warit Adventure? Bid For Berth On Shinneeock Bay A collision, a few vension dinners provided by the crew, two Hens slapped on the ship, a shortage of bunkers, a boiler breakdown, and the rescue of a crewmember who went into the drink were just a few of the incidents which took place on the current voyage of the Shinnecock Bay. " Af*" last report, the SlU-manned cutta where the Liberty collided Liberty was beating if home­ with an Indian ship and stove in ward from Aden, hoping to arrive in Baltimore by May 8 without further incident. But just to make sure, the Seafarers are keeping their fishing lines out in the mean­ time to replenish a none-too-robust stock of foodstores. According to ship's delegate Bjorn Granberg, the sequence of unexpected events began in Cal- Boston Unions Get Classwork BOSTON — Classes are being conducted in this port to deal with the problems faced by the average working man, Gene Dakin, acting agent, reports. The classes are sponsored by the Greater Boston Labor Council, AFL-CIO, with the cooperation of the Metropolitan Boston United Fund. They are held one night a week for ten weeks and all of­ ficials and representatives of labor unions in the port have been in­ vited to attend. They deal with the services provided by social agencies here. Although there was a couple of ships paying off in the port during the past period, it did not help the shipping picture. Registration for the port increased during the last two weeks, especially in the Deck department where the port has more than enough men on hand to take any jobs that may come up in the near future. Paying off in the area were the Penn Mariner (Penn Trans) and the Winter Hill (Cities Service). The Penn Mariner was the only ship signing on during the period. In transit were the Wild Ranger (Waterman); Bradford Island (Cit­ ies Service) and the Robin Kirk (Robin). a few plates. She spent 12 days getting patched up, picked up a pilot and headed down the Hooghly River—but not for long. It ap­ pears there was a minor item pend­ ing, an unpaid repair bill for $1,200 worth of engine room work to be exact, and the pilot was or­ dered to hold everything. By dint of some persuasive con­ versation, the captain managed to clear the ship for Vizagapatam to load ore. Upon arrival, there was a court order from Calcutta to put the ship under arrest for the col­ lision repair bill, a mere $10,000 in all. This too was cleared up after some hasty communication between the ship and the local au­ thorities, and the Shinnecock Bay beat it out of there, headed for Aden. "Halfway to Aden we had trou­ ble with one boiler, so it had to be shut down and fixed tempo­ rarily. After the boiler was fixed we were short of fuel, so in order to be on the safe side, we were going on one boiler." Limping along slowly on one boiler meant further delay, and consequently the chief steward re­ ported gloomily that stores were running low. Ever resourceful, the crew put out fishing lines over the stem to supplement the rations. 'Man Overboard!' While Granberg, his watch part­ ner and the second mate were dil­ igently tending the lines one eve­ ning, dreaming of a fresh fish din­ ner, they spotted a crewmember thrashing in the water. The cry "man overboard" was followed by* some fast action. "The mate on watch rang the general alarm and started to bring the ship around. We got the boat cover off the motor lifeboat and swung it out. In it went the 2d mate, myself, two more ABs and three ordinaries. "The boat'was lowered and the A9mu,um^ LOO^ Pick Up'Shot' Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the series of inoculations required for certain foreign voyages are reminded to be sure to pick up their inoculation cards from the captaiff or the purser when they pay off at the end of a voyage. The card should be picked up by the Seafarer and held so that it can be presented when sign­ ing on for another voyage where the "shots" are required. The inoculation card is your only proof of having taken the re­ quired shots. Those men who forget to pick up their inoculation card when they pay off may find that they are required to take all the "shots" again when they want to sign on for another such voy­ age. Study Crews' Meal Taxation Shinnecock Bay lifeboat js picked up after rescuing crew­ member from Indian Ocean. 2nd mate . . . started the motor. I took the tiller and we cast loose and headed for the man. He had missed all the liferings but was still swimming when we picked him up. From the time he went overboard to the time we picked him up was 16 minutes.' Made It To Aden Finally, the ship made it to Aden, had its boilers repaired, re­ stocked its bunkers and headed for home. The venison? Granberg explains it this way. "A few of the boys were tiger-hunting in India, but by some mix-up bagged four deer, so we have had deer meat for sup­ per." ° As for the fishing, "that's been pretty good, but all the big ones (over 20 pounds) have gotten away." The New YOrk State government has promised to review the ques­ tion of withholding taxes on sea­ men covering the value of meals and lodging on board ship. Gover­ nor Nelson Rockefeller has written National Maritime Union President Joseph Curran informing him that the State Tax Department will re­ view the situation. Curran had written Rockefeller protesting the tax on seamen's meals and lodging, pointing out that the Federal Government does not impose such a tax. SIU representatives have also protested the tax action and have been in conferences with state tax officials on the problem. The state is taxing earnings of New York resident seamen and is^ applying the tax to meals and lodg­ ing by figuring $1.20 daily for this purpose on seamen's gross wages, $1.60 daily on a licensed officers' pay. Curran had written Rockefeller that the "food and berth that sea­ men receive aboard ship in no way constitute earnings ... The fact that Ihey must live with their jobs does not reduce their costs of maintaining a home and family ashore." Towing fieef Settled In ' N'Orleans NEW ORLEANS—Shipping for this port picked up quite a bit since last meeting and, from the looks of the schedules, it should continue this way for at least an­ other two weeks, Port Agent Lindsey Williams reports. The strike at Crescent Towing has been settled with a new con­ tract negotiated providing for im­ proved conditions and other gaiwa for HIWD members. Seafarers in this port are enthus­ iastically backing the Union's fight to organize the Liberian-flag Sea Level. The men here realize that beefs like this one and the P&O beef are paving the way for large-scale organizing of hundreds of runaways. Although shipping for the port ran slightly behind registration, with 165 men shipped to 169 men registered, there were an additional 14 relief and standby jobs and 33 harbor berths filled during the period. • , ' There were 37 vessels calling at the port during the past two weeks. Five ships paid off, seven signed on and 25 were in transit. The ships paying off were the Del Aires, Del Sud, Del Monte (Mississippi); Margarett Brown (Bloomfield) and the Royal Oak (Cities Service). The Del Norte, Del Rio, Del Sud (Mississippi); Steel Surveyor (Isthmian); Afoundria,. J. B. Waterman and the War­ rior (Waterman) signed on. In transit were the Alcoa Ranger. Alcoa Corsair, Roamer, Cavalier (Alcoa); Seatrain's Georgia, Louisi­ ana; Del Norte, Del Rio, Del Sud, Del Campo (Mississiippi); Lucilo Bloomfield, Neva West (Bloom- ' field); Steel Surveyor, Steel De­ signer (Isthmian); Tops Tops, Mon­ arch of the Seas, Afoundria, John B. Waterman, Warrior, Claiborne (Waterman); Raphael Semmes, Gateway City (Pah-Atlantic) Ocean Dinny (Ocean Clippers); Bents Fort (Cities Service) apd the Coeur D'Alene Victory (Victory Carriers). Know! , tdfik rotHEldS' 11- Know Where Mi While out at sea, a crew is on its own when emergencies occur. That's part of the game. But all too often, it's the same story in port because nobody bothers to fin^ out how to reach the nearest hospital, local fire depart­ ment or other source of aid in an emergency. To Get Help ? Such information sifould be posted on the bulkhead near the gangway so that the gangway watch can summon help promptly when needed. Prompt arrival of such emergency assistance can make the difference in sqving lives. i "• .. * - ^ v ^ ; i-. ] -fc.*-' • r 'J.-' �SEAFAItmiS' XiOg' AviH Z4.'l9St NY Men 'Clean House'; Fire Cripples Dredge tOVR IMILLAR'S WORTH Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margoliua Users Rate Wash-And-Wear Clothes May is a good month for shopping, with important sales and clear­ ances of sheets, cases, towels; soaps and toiletries; lingerie and house­ coats; washing machinesr and ranges. Television sets also are available at additional reductions this month as manufacturers and dealers un­ load 1959 models preparatory to introducing new models in the falL Here are shopping suggestions for important spring family needs: Children's Clothing: Of the many different types of children's gar­ ments on the market, what's the best to buy for warm-weather wear? The problem is not only one of getting long-wearing, comfortable clothing, but of keeping down the family laundry. • All-cotton wash-apd-wear and drip-dry garments, which have been treated with special finishes both to help them resist soiling and wrin­ kling, and reduce ironing; • Garments made of synthetic or man-made fibers as nylon, Dacron or Orion; • Blends of cotton and synthetiQ fibers. A recent survey by the US Agricultural Marketing Service found that mothers who have bought such clothing, tended to consider the cotton wash-and-wear garments most durable, comfortable and best fitting.' Blends of cotton and synthetics were next most satisfactory in this respect, with the all-synthetics in third place. Among the "com­ fort" characteristics which led the families to prefer the all-cottons and blends over the all-synthetics were coolness and absorbency. But in the ease of laundering, including ironing, the mothers rated the synthetics as best, with the blends very close, and the all-cotton garments trailing. The real lesson for shoppers from this survey is that the blends have the most all-around suitability. They're almost as good as cottons for durability and comfort, and much higher in ease of laund­ ering. Interestingly, the price tags on synthetic materials have come down so much that this spring you'll find children's garments of blends and synthetics cost little or no more than wash-and-wear cottonst For example, this depart­ ment finds boys' shirts available at around the $2 mark in either all-cotton or the desirable blend of 65 percent Dacron and 35 per­ cent cotton. Similarly, girls' dresses are available, in drip-dry cotton or nylon at arodnd the same $4 price level. Cotton and nylon were the two most preferred types of dressup dresses for girls. But in girls' slips about twice as many mothers preferred cotton as nylon, chiefiy because of ease of care, the fact they stay white or bright and durability. But nylon slips also rated high in durability, and were liked because they dry quickly and need little or no ironing. The survey also revealed helpful information on socks. About half the mothers preferred nylon stretch socks and anklets for children because they fit smoothly, will fit any foot and have good durability. But almost as many preferred regular socks, generally cotton, chiefly because they are more absorbent, don't turn grey or dingy and have good durability of their own. While nylon has advantages for some uses, it did come in, for some criticism. They were especially concerned that In dresses and slips, nylon is not cool, that its seams fray and stitching, breaks. It's important to scrutinize the seams on dresses, slips, blouses and skirts made of nylon and other synthetics: Such fibers are slippery, and seams tend to slip, ravel or burst. Look for generous seams with edges overcast and not merely pinked. ' , The tendency of white nylon slips to turn grey or dingy after a while is a recurring problem. White nylon should be washed sei>arately from other garments, even from hose or other lingerie. The other garments may seem to be fast color but even if they yield a small amount ot dye they will, gradually darken a white slip after repeated joint washing. Another reason why white, garments may darken is insufficient rinsing in fresh water. You can use- an ordinary house­ hold bleach on most white nylon fabrics, just as with cottons. Women's Blouses: Inexpensive rayon blouses nowadays are generally good buys, a valuable recent test by five state experiment stations and the US/Agriculture Department found, "rhe blouses were tested both in use and in the laboratory. They included cotton blouses which cost $1A0 washed by hand. The blouses washed in the laboratory did not grey as much, probably because of more thorough rinsing. Often the spottings juere concentrated at the shoulder top where the blouse was held while rinsed. Stay Put For 4obies9 Pay I S-..' / • . I ~ •<:• ' 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 reJ ceiving their checks regularly.- Several .BeafarerS 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, i V. An average delay ot a month is reported in^m^t cesies, causili^ s considerable hardship to tGe men Involved, y / ' Pare Capt. John W. CioHc/ new president of Mississippi Ship. ping Company. Name Clark Mississippi President NEW ORLEANS—Capt. John W/ Clark has been named president of the SlU-contracted Mississippi Shipping Company, succeeding Harry X. Kelly, who was elected chairman of the executive com­ mittee. Capt. Clark has been a company vice-president since 1953. He first joined the company, as a cadet in 1936, graduated from Kings Point in 1940 and was as­ signed to his first command in 1943 on the Liberty ship Richard M. Johnson when he was only 23 years old. Following his wartime service, Capt. Clark served as Mississippi's port captain in Buenos Aires and thereafter supervised the expansion of the company's West African service. Since that time he has served in various company posts here and is widely known in shipping, trade and civic circles. He is a past na­ tional vibe-president of The Pro­ peller Club of the United States and past president of the New Orleans Propeller Club. Mississippi currently operates 14 ships on trade routes to West Africa and the east coast of South America. Bids were recently opened for the construction of the first three of the 13 or 14 ships in the company's 12-year fleet re­ placement program. Wilmington Hotei To Be Union Home WILMINGTON—With shipping from West Coast ports again on the increase, all wharfage fees in the state of California will be in­ creased ten percent effective this month. Reed Humphries, port agent," said. The increase was an­ nounced by the general manager of the Port of Long Beech. The Marine Cooks and Stewards Union here has purchased the Don Hotel. While the hotel will be used to house retired members, the union is also, considering making a cafeteria out of the cafe in the building, with special rates for affiliated "unions. A hotel and cafeteria such as this, Humphries said, will be of great benefit to the port. Shipping during the past twoweek period has been good, with 23 men shipped on five in-transit vessels. The port is continuing to experience difficulty in finding qualified men in the engine and steward departments. The vessels in transit here dur­ ing the ^^riod were the Yorkmar, palmarf J»ennmar (Calmar); Re­ becca (Intercontinental) ahd the Steel Flyer (Isthmian). NEW YORK—A crew of Seafarers manned the SS Jackie Hause last week, but only after the company agreed to allow a standby gang to work oh the vessel, bringing the ship's foc'sles and messrooms up to"^ SIU standards, Bill Hall, as­ ment can be dispatched to fill his sistant secretary-treasurer, re­ berth. ported. In the past there have been inci­ It took the standby gang of eight dents in which ships had to sail men three days to get the ship short or take a pier-head jump be­ 'back into shape before the regular cause of men quitting at the last crew took over. The vessel had minute. In the future. Hall said, if been in lay-up for nine months be­ a man knows he is going to get off fore it was taken over by Marinus his vessel at some port, he should SS Co., a new operator in the give the captain 24 hours' notice so maritime field. he can call the nearest Union hall An overheated electric line over to have a replacement sent to meet the ship's boilers was reported as the vessel. Shipping for the past two-week the cause of a fire on the dredge Sandcaptain, in New York harbor period was somewhat slower than last week; "The engineroom fidley usual with a total of 261 men was burned out and the ship's shipped in all departments. How­ office and a mate's foc'sle were ever even with this slow shipping picture, the dispatcher reported damaged by the fire. that he had a hard time finding The fire broke out around 1:00 men to take the standby AM as the vessel, which was riding enough jobs that early in the empty, passed the 69th street period. were called "" Brooklyn ferry. The vessel had just There was a total of 39 vessels left. the Todd Shipyard after re­ calling the port during the pairs were made on one of its sand past twointo weeks. ships paid dredges and was headed out to off, seven signedSixteen on and 16 were pick up a load of sand. in-transit. In Engine Room The vessels paying off were the Seafarer Norm Lekness, who was Ines (twice), Beatrice, Edith, Eliza­ at the wheel at the time, reported beth, Kathryn (Bull); Penn Ex­ that the fire started in the engine- plorer (Penn Trans); Alcoa Polaris, room fidley. The mate on the bridge Alcoa Patriot (Alcoa); Ocean Eva called the crew and sounded the (Ocean Clippers); Azalea City, ship's horn.'A Coast Guard cutter Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); Steel came to the aid of the vessel and, Age, Steel Architect (Isthmian); with the crew, brought the fire Robin Kirk (Robin); and the Elemir (Marine Carriers). under control. Signing on were the Pacific Tide Crewmembers aboard the SS (World Tramping); Penn Explorer Atlantic got an unexpected vaca­ tion in Amsterdam when the ship (Penn Trans); Steel Architect, put in for repairs after a slight Steel Age (Isthmian); Jack'e F""se (Marinus); Ocean Eva (Ocean Clip­ damage to her prop. pers) and the Seagarden (Penin­ The ship missed one scheduled sular). outbound voyage as a result of the In transit were the Portn>ar accident but will go back on her (Calmar); Jackie Hause (Marinus); regular transatlantic run in May. Cantigny, CS Baltimore (Cities It has come to the attention of Service); Seatrain Savannah, New headquarters that some of the Jersey, Louisiana, New York, members have been quitting their Georgia (Seatrain); Fairland, Beau­ vessels without giving the company regard, Raphael Semmes, Azalea sufficient notice and without noti­ City, Bienville (Pan-Atlantic) and fying the Union so that a replace­ the Natalie (Intercontinental). The NLRB has ruled that a union may legally picket a company where it has lost a bargaining rights election if it is trying to preserve union standards at other firms. The decision involved un­ fair labor charges against Radio Broadcast Technicians Local 1264 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers filed by sta­ tion WKRG-TV, Inc., of Mobile, Ala. After it lost the election, thr local requested advertisers not to advertise on the station and to patronize union stations. The board ruled that this was not an effort to force the station to rec­ ognize the union,'but rather "to preserve and maintain the level of wages and working conditions for the employees of the union stations in Mobile whom it repre­ sents" by diverting advertising. •t 4" 4 Some 8,500 members of the Re­ tail, Wholesale and Department Store Union employed by Macy's in New York overwhelmingly ap­ proved a new contract providing for a $5 across tlie board general pay increase, coupled with a hike in the minimum wage to $1.25 an hour. The agreement, retroactive to February 1, calls for a $3 gen­ eral increase in the first year and $2 the second, plus I $50,000 fund ••1 ' ' ^1 ^1 -"-I •;^I •^1 < to overcome wage inequities. Also provided for are severance pay available after 5 years instead of the 10 years as it was in the old contract. A grievance and arbitra­ tion machinery was also set up providing for the union to chal­ lenge, and arbitrate changes in job specifications. 4 4 4 Charging that union demonstra­ tions made it impossible to con­ tinue operations. General Electric closed down its air-conditioning plant in Bloomfield, NJ, two weeks ahead of schedule. In a telegram to President Eisenhower, officers of Local 422 of the International Union of Electrical Workers charged that the company was de­ priving the members of their "true right to work" and asked the President to grant the plant some defense contracts in order to save their jobs and community. Three officers of the local, the last of seven persons who had chained themselves together, re­ fused to leave the plant. The com­ pany had laid off some 300 em­ ployees since last December, and with the closing of the plant, another 427 employees were put out of work. According to a com­ pany spokesman, service of all employees averaged 18 years. . �Face Elsiit it - • SEiiy^HgRS LOG April 24. See Costly Health Plans Booming fkiv't Medidne MA (Sets Its Money Voted - WASHINGTON—Having had its bid for a supplemental $10 million appropriation cut in half by th* House Appropriations Committee, the Maritime Administration has been successful in its bid before the Senate Appropriations Com­ mittee for restoration of the full amount. The requested money would be used as payment towards the Gov­ ernment's operating - differential subsidy obligations, which the MA handles. MA officials have pointed out that they need more than the $5 million the House offered to pay bills which are still outstanding. Against a background of severe government cutbacks in maritime spending, the Maritime Adminis­ tration has also asked that the $18 million limitation on the amount available for the construction of the nuclear merchant vessel NS Savannah be increased to $18.7 million. The same $700,000 request was pared down to $550,0d0 by the House Committee. TRENTON, NJ—^Increasing rates on group and individual health insurance plans may cause socialized medicine to be­ come "an accomplished fact" in the United States, a threemember study committee re--*' ported to the New Jersey health insurance proposal, made by Banking and Insurance Com­ Secretary Arthur Flemming of the Health, Education and Welfare' De­ missioner. The group, appointed last year partment, confirmed the Federato look into the Blue Cross health ation's stand on the "tragic situa­ insurance program, found that "if tion" of many old persons who Blue Cross and Blue Shield rates have only meager resources and continue to rise, and ever reach who are confronted with higher A flu epidemic which was rag­ with only the usual OT beefs hang­ the point where they get high medical costs. Dr. Flemming's report estimated ing throughout Germany recently ing. enough to price themselves out of the market for the budget of the that it would cost the Government hit a number of the crew of the it * average citizen, then the Govern­ about $900,000,000 the first year Lucile Bloomfield while their ship If a sign of a good ship's dele­ ment will be encouraged to step to make the 16,200,000 Social was in port discharging cargo, gate is the shape he leaves the ves­ in, and socialized medicine will be­ Security beneficiaries eligible for Ancost Laasaro, ship's delegate, sel in when he re­ reports. come an accomplished fact" up to sixty days' annual hospital­ signs from that The majority Meanwhile in Washington, on ization. In addition to this, he post, then Seafar­ of the men the Federal level. Administration found, limited nursing benefits er Vincent Genco, officials have placed a $l-billion- and surgical benefits would add aboard the vessel. former delegate a-year price tag on an AFL-CIO another $94,000,000 to the total. L a z z a r 0 said, on the Steel Ex­ proposal which would provide came down with To finance the bill, its sponsor. ecutive. would be free medical care to aged persons Rep. Aime J, Forand, (D-RI) a fever at one up for an Oscar. on Social Security. time or another. called for an Increase in Social After being The bill, which is meeting very Security taxes by one-fourth of However, there delegate on the strong opposition from .the Amer­ one percent each for employers were no serious Executive for a Genco ican Medical Association, would and wage earners, and three^uarThrow In For cases reported. full year, Genco LozEoro provide retired Americans with ters of one-percent for self-em­ Other than that resigned last trip. His final re­ A Meeting ilob paid-up hospital, surgical and ployed. ~ the trip to Europe was routine. port to the crew was "no beefs, no Under the rules of the SlU, nursing bare. disputed overtime" for all three any member can nominate him­ Blue Cross rates in New Jersey departments. self for meeting chairman, readr jumped 18.5 percent last year, and t t t ing clerk or any other post that were jacked up more than 20 per­ Votes of thanks were given to may be up for election before cent in New York. In addition. steward departments on the Gate­ the membership, including com­ Blue Cross has applied to the NY way City, Del Viento, John B: mittees yuch as the tallying State Insurance Department for Kulukundis, John B. Waterman, committees, financial commit­ permission to raise its rates 33 Evelyn, and to the cooks and bak­ tees and other groups named by percent in that State. WASHINGTON—The Federal Maritime Board has brought In an effort to curb the increas­ the hearings on Waterman Steamship Company's subsidy to ers on the Steel Designer. Highest the membership. Since SIU membership meet­ ing cost of hospital insurance, the a close after a stormy session in which opposing companies recommendations of the month were for the steward department ing officers are elected at the committee has recommended that on the Maiden Creek, for putting start of each meeting, those who the medical profession try to dis­ tried in vain to question of--^~~ suade patients from staying in the ficers of the FMB as to Water­ that Waterman has undertaken ob­ out the best chow "any seaman can wish to run for those meeting hospital longer than normally man's relationship with Pan- ligations for Pan-Atlantic, includ­ ever hope to have," according to offices can do so. ing payment of ^charter costs on Terrance White, ship's delegate. merely because "Blue Cross is Atlantic Steamship Company. Throughout the hearings, which some of the trailerships owned paying for it," and also recom­ mended that the state's hospitals dealt with Waterman's right to by Coastal Ship Corporation, an use some centralized system for continue to operate Pan-Atlantic other Waterman subsidiary. They in the coastwise trade, several intimated that there was a good purchasing supplies. In urging the passage of the steamship companies, including possibility that Government sub­ medical care bill, AFL-CIO Presi­ Alcoa and Bull Line, have repeat­ sidy money would, in one form or dent George Meany pointed to the edly charged that Waterman v/ould another, be used to Pan-Atlantic's increasing cost of private health use subsidy money to assist Pan- advantage. insurance and said that "a retired Atlantic's coastwise operation. At present,.US coastwise opera­ worker cannot afford the rising The attorney for Alcoa and Bull tors do not receive any Govern­ Whatever you need, in work or dress costs of medical care." served a subpoena on the control­ ment subsidy since the trade is re­ g^or, your SIU Sea Chest has it. Get top A study of the Federation's ler of the Federal Maritime Board served to US-flag ships. Subsidies quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ in an attempt to question him on are granted to offset higher US the existence of safeguards to pre­ operating costs in competition with ing at your Union-owned and Union-, vent Waterman from passing on foreign shipping. operated Sea Chest store. subsidy money to Pan-Atlantic in The attitude of the FMB ex­ any' form. However, the attorney's aminer and other FMB officials at Sport Coats bid to question the controller was the hearing indicates that they do ruled out by the Board's general not regard the Pan-Atlantic opera­ Slacks counsel. tion as an obstacle to Waterman's Dress Shoes The opposing companies argued subsidy request. Work Shoes LAKE CHARLES—While it has Socks been quiet on the shipping front Dungarees 'Twas A Fine Day For Painting in this port, it has been far from Frisko Jeens peaceful on the political side in the CPO Shirts state. Port Agent Leroy Clark re­ Dress Shirts ports. Sport Shirts Although the elections are still Belts about seven months off, candidates Khakis by the dozen are tossing their hats into the ring. For example it looks Ties right now that there will be 10 Sweat Shirts possibilities for the governorship T-Shirts slot. Shorts ii Several of the men on the beach Briefs in this port attended funeral serv­ it: Swim Trunks ^ ices for Brother James P. Mapp Sweaters who died in the Galveston PHS Kt '-'.y Sau'wesfere hospital early this month. Brother I'"''."''. I.,vRaingear Mapp was buried in Moss Bluff, -1' T'flt: • La., which is in this area. He is Caps survived by his wife, Clara. Writing Mateilgis As was reported, shipping re­ Toiletries ( mained on the quiet side for the Electric Shavers past two weeks. Although there Radios were quite a few ships in the axea, Televsaien most of them were in-transits,'with Jewelry only a few replacements needed. Cameras Calling into the area were the Luggage I CS Baltimore, GS Norfolk, Can1 iV tigny. CS Miami, Winter Hill, Chi^•s^S'T Wawa, Royal Oak, (Cities (^rvice; (pel Campo (Mississippi) and the Spring was in the air and Harold Clarki OM; dn the fTdpa^jW^ai ^ggle n s p pr t e r (Termhial was enfoying every minute of it as .he painted wiiicb control gear, j rlhaaisXr ..-.ji Ship was in Braoklyn Army Base at the time. SlU SHIPS AT SEA FMB Blocks Attack On Waterman Aid *1 Your Gear... tor ship . • • for shore f •/. ii • La. Voters Have Plenty Of Choices '-"m" ti' y'i �Aprn t4, U8f SEAFARERS LOG r*ge Nla« •i A Review Of The First Two Years Of The SlU-lndusfry Safety Plan The Joint SlU-industry safety program in mari­ time, received another boost last week when the National Safety Coimcil, annotmced that Alcoa Steamship Company had won its 1958 safety award. Furthermore, the Coimcil said, the SIUcontracted fleet had achieved the best record ever made by any steamship company since the Marine Section started keeping statistics "of this kind. The outstanding safety achievement of. Alcoa crewmembers represents one aspect of the steadily-improv­ ing safety record achieved on SltT ships under the joint program. The latest available figures in this area, based on the last quarter of 1958, show lost-time accidents down 24 percent and all accidents down six percent from the comparable 1957 figures. There's no question that in the past a considerable amount of skepticism existed ammg Seafarers as to the usefulness of shipboard safety programs. The same out­ look was shared by many on the management side. How­ ever, the experience of the program since it-got under­ way in earnest in 1957, clearly demonstrates that it is pos­ sible to reduce shipboard injuries and fatalities through joint participation by the Union, the operators and mem­ bers of the unlicensed crew on board. Here, for example, are the latest figures on shipboard accidents, comparing the last three months of 1958 with the last quarter of 1957. Figures Show Improvement e Total accidents declined from 378 in 1957 to 355 in the comparable 1958 period. • Lost time accidents, the crucial category involving accidents which caused a man to miss work time, were down from 137 to 104. . Further, the figure of 104 lost time accidents was the lowest for any of the five quarters for which figures are available. The other quarters show, October-December^, > 1957 — 137 accidents: January-March, 1958 — 111 acci­ dents; April-June 1958—121 accidents; July-September, 1958—117 accidents; and finally, October-December, 1958 —104 accidents. Throughout tiie year then, all four quarters were low­ er than the 1957 figure and the last three months report­ ed were the lowest of all. Substantiating evidence of a trend toward accident re­ duction is contained in the reports of individual fleets such as Mississippi and Isthmian, which in addition to Alcoa, reported improved safety records in 1958 as com­ pared to 1957, and previous ydars. For example Mississip­ pi reported a 25 percent accident decline. Isthmian shows figures of 300 accidents ii> 1956, 287 in 1957 and 260 in 1958. This, of course, includes all accident reports, lost time and otherwise. The joint SlU-industry safety program was actually in­ itiated late in 1955 in negotiations with the operators. Before that time, some individual companies had operated safety programs of their own, but the practice was far from uniform and, in most instances. Seafarers were pas­ sive participants in such a program. With direct Union participation, both shoreside and on the shipboard level, it was believed that more successful efforts could be made to reduce the shipboard toll. As a result, in November, 1955, the Union signed an agreement with the shipowners establishing the principle of a joint program dealing both with shipboard safety and prevention of illness. One part of that program was the establLshment of medical clinics in major SIU ports to give annual physical examinations to Seafarers and serve as diagnostic centers for seamen and members of their families. The other section called for establishment of a central safety committee and setting up a central of­ fice for the collection of safety information and the draft­ ing of safety programs to be followed on the ships. With the agreement completed, the SIU then under­ took a survey of ships' crews to see in what areas they id eveiY issui'bf SEAFARERS LOG^rw.Hps oft shipbtoe^ safety hazards and suggestient at to 4 Selection of dippings shows progress of safety pro­ gram since its inception. . felt improvements were needed. The responses to the Union questionnaire clearly indicated that Seafarers had specific, constructive ideas on making changes in ship­ board gear and shipboard work practices to promote ship safety. As a result of this survey and further discussions with the operators, the machinery for the program was set up, effective January 1, 1957. The core of the program was provision for regular safety programs on ships^ in which Seafarers would participate directly, with emphasis on prevention of accidents by preventive maintenance, struc­ tural alteration where necessary and improvement in in­ dividual work habits. It was agreed that Seafarers would elect safety repre­ sentatives from eaeh shipboard department who would participate, along with the r;aptain and other department heads and officers, as members of a senior safety com­ mittee. On the shoreside end, the central safety committee meets regularly to discuss safety practices and safety gear, issues reeommendations in light of shipboard ex­ perience (such as the recent recommendation for emerg­ ency portable dry-cell lights in the event a ship's plant is knocked out), and sees to the distribution of safety suggestions and safety material to the ships, working in collaboration with the safety director of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. , The objective of such a program is the creation of a climate of safety-consciousness and an awareness of ship­ board hazards and safe working practices on the part of ships' crews. Does it work? The safety statistics show that the Im­ plementation of the program has been accompanied by a decline in accidents and an improving safety record. The Union is convinced that continued effort will pay off In reducing the toll of crippling and disabling injuries to crewmembers. Company awards such as to Del Monte (obove) have ' also promoted interest in safety. \ 1 �PageTtm •'<'" QUESTION: Have you ever thought of settling down in one of the foreign countries you visited? U ^' k- fli. Olenchik, AB: How can you Fred Olson, OS: Yes, I've often thought about settling down in beat the life here? Other coun­ tries don't have Japan: I've been anything the there regularly USA d o e s n't three of four have. Some guys times a year for seem to believe the past few you don't need years and I'm money to get convinced it's a along in a for­ wonderful coun­ eign country, try. The people admit I would are friendly, the enjoy visiting way of life ap­ pealing and the country is very abroad for a couple of weeks, but as for settling down there, it's not clean. for me. t. n, t, Arturo Mariani, cook and baker: » » Earl Cain, baker: Several years If I ever settled elsewhere, my back, I was really stuck on Mexico. choices would be I liked the idea Japan and Den­ of cheap living, a mark, in that or­ relaxing way of der. The Japan­ life, a hospitalese people are able people and a very nice; they're favorable cli­ not in the least mate. Since then, b i t prejudiced then, however, towards one race I've discovered or another. Liv­ that Miami offers ing is fairly in­ expensive and anyone who's been many of the there knows what I mean when I things I was looking for. You say their women are unsurpassed, couldn't get me to move now. Trallership TrafficHigh, ICC Reports WASHINGTON—An Interstate Commerce Commission report on revenues of coastwise shipping companies in 1958 shows a sharp increase for the SlU-contracted Pan Atlantic Steamship Company that year as compared to 1957. The increase reflects the apparent suc­ cess of the "lift-on, lift-off trailership operation the company is con­ ducting. Pan-Atlantic took in $15,718,401 in 1958 as compared to $11,077,056 imthe previous year. By contrast, the three other companies on the run—Marine Transport, Seatrain and C. G. WUlis showed little or no improvement^ with Seatrain down by more than $2 millfon. Intercoastal Trade Down In the intercoastal end, Isbrandtsen and Terminal Steamship Were the only companies to show revenue increases over 1957. Other major operators, including Calmar, Luckenbach and Weyerhauscr, all did better the year before. The general decline in revenue reflects the extent of the recession tit Henry Rowe, messonan: I admit in the United States "which reduced Irving DeNobriga, AB: No, I'm quite satisfied right here. I've there are advantages to be found cargoes throughout 1958. In other coun­ never appreci­ tries, but t doubt ated the attitude if I'll ever make of foreignany move abroad. ers, who once For one thing, I they find out wouldn't like livyou're American, i n g somewhere try to skin you of where I don't whatever you're know the langu­ worth. There are age and more im­ plenty of good portant, I've got LONDON—Efforts to get pas­ things in the States, more than enough to keep my family here. So that ends senger ships to follow specified tracks on the North Atlantic have that. me happy and steadfast. made headway as the result of a meeting of the International Chamber of Shipping here. The Italian Line has pledged it will follow the established system of recommended tracks, but Norwe­ gian and Swedish operators are still holding off. The ocean tracks for North At­ lantic ships are merely recom­ With tanker cargoes growing smaller and rates slipping mended tracks and not compulsory, below the break-even point, shipowners throughout the under the 1948 International Con­ world have been rapidly laying up surplus tonnage to pre- vention for Safety of Life at Sea. —tvent further losses. In the Up until now, 12 steamship com^ United States, the Military paniejs are parties to a North At­ lantic trade route agreement, but Sea Transportation Service many others ignore the tracking. has idled 11 T-2 tankers in an Dorla-Stockholm Collision effort to provide more employment The failure to keep recommend­ for privately-owned ships. Thirty-three American flag tank­ ed tracks was a major cause of the ers, totaliing 544,355 deadweight Andrea Doria-Stockholm collision tons were in lay-up during the in 1956. Since then, there have month of March, compared to 21 been proposals made that the in­ SEATTLE — Shipments of sur­ tankers and 328,376 tons for Feb­ ternational convention be amend­ plus US grain to the Far East are ruary. ed to provide for compulsory use boosting shipping for ports on the of the ocean tracks as a means of On the international level, the increasing safety. Specific tracks coast here. Port Agent 'Ted Babincrease in laid-up tonnage is also for eastbound and westbound kowski reports. In fact the dis­ patcher in this port reported dif­ marked. The number of Vessels crossings would be ^opted. ficulty getting men registered in idled from February to March rose Most of the major British, Amer­ group 2, engine and deck depart­ from 276 to 321; the rise in tonnage ican, French and Dutch passenger ment, to take these jobs from the was from 4,111,189 to 4,997,864. lines are parties to the voluntary Shipping experts feel that the agreement to abide by ocean board. The membership was reminded greatest cause for the decline in tracks. that when a job is put on the foreign-flag shipping is the US' Freighters Included board, it is their duty to take them recently imposed quota on oil im­ Under the tentative agreement 80 that a vessel will not have to ports. They contend that the an­ made at the. London meeting, cargo nual decline in oil needs at this ships and tankers would also bc sail shorthanded. This present upsurge in ship­ time of year in the Northern Hemi­ required to follow the established ping, Babkowski noted, should con­ sphere has been only slightly re­ tracks if they were in the same tinue for some (ime as many 6f sponsible for the slump. area. Otherwise they would be re­ these companies still have charters The withdrawal of the MSTS quested to steer clear of those sec­ to carry grain to India.' vessels follows a protest from a tions of ocean through which the Paying off here during the pe­ group of 12 independent tanker tracks pass. riod were the Pacificus (Colonial); operators that Government-char­ An international conference to Waldo (Compass) and the Paciiic tered ships were in operation while revise the present Safety at Sea Ocean tTrans.). The Waldo, Pacif- many privately-owned tankers were Convention is currently scheduled Icus, Pacific Ocean and the J. B. inactive. for London in 1960. It is expected . Kulukundis (Martis) signed on. Seven of the 11 MSTS ships will that proposals will be made by the In transit were ^ the • Fairport, be. entirely activated while the re­ United Stateif tn put 'some teeth City of Alma, Jegn LaFitte fWaterr maining four will be placed in into the tracking agceenfent sO' as man); Losntaiv -Se'^m^'f.r 'YoKkmar ready reserve in the event of any •to compel . nperatoFs tb^follow* and the Texmar (Calmar).upsurge in shipping activity. specified routes.' Italians OK No. Atlantic Ship Track Drop In Tanker Trade Causes MSTS Lay-Up Gram Run Has Seaftle Hunting Men Rl Apflim SEji'FARE^RSJCOG FINN M A R I NI R (Rmiifran*.), March a*—Chairman, R. Rehwartii Sacrafary, B. Wunlar. New delacata YaMansicy. New washing machine ordered. Minor repairs made. One man missed ship leaving Baltimore. No beefs. Complaint ra water being muddy. Suggest, pea stores price list be posted. Discussion held re draw list at Santana. Brazil. elected. Check on repairi and make new repair list. Special dishes to .ba prepared upon request. ALCOA RARTNBR (Alcoa), April 4 —Chairman, O. Parker; Secretary, L. D. Pierton. Turn in repair Usts. Request upholstery In crew mess ba repaired. No beefs: everything run­ ning smoothly. Request ship's fund for movies only. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for weU prepared food and service. BALTORB (Marvan); April IS — Chairman, C. Locke; Secretary, P. Gallanl. Suggest more Juice. Com­ plaint re insufficient silverware in pantry. Refrain from throwing away fredi fruit. Keep laundry room clean. JOHN B. WATERMAN (Waterman), April 4—Chairman, P. Spencer; Sec­ retary, C. Ellzay. One man hospi­ talized in San Juan. No beefs; every­ thing running smoothly. Suggest new washing machine. Request sougeeing crew's rooms. ' Cots to be ordered for next voyage. MARGARETT BROWN (Bloemflald), April S—Chairman, W. Stone; Secra­ tary, S. Pappas. New delegate elected. Minor beefs settled. No beefs. Find way to keep longshoremen put of In- HURRICANE (Waterman), March 34 —Chairman, J. Cabrai; Secretary, R. Sasiioni. New washing machine in­ stalled for topside; telephone system to be installed from bridge to messroom. Ship's fund S19.24. Request ladders for top bunks. New shower heads needed. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. CLAIBORNE (Waterman), April 13 —Chairman, F. Vereer; Secretary, R. Casanova. No beefs. Keep laundry room clean. Refrain from slamming doors. aida passageways and messrooms. Slop chest to ba. checked ra prices. SUZANNE (Bull), April 4—Chair­ man. A, Janes; Secretary, C. Rewilngs. Foc'sles painted. No beefs. Engineer to see about scuppers in meat box. New delegate to be elected. PACIFIC CARRIER (Worid Trampars), Apdl < S—Chairman, R. Stahl; Sacretary, F. Payior. No launch serv­ ice at Kandla. Repairs not being made. Illness aboard: drinking water has fuel oil in tanks. Few minor beefs to be taken care of at payoff. Five hours OT disputed. VALIANT HOPE (Ocean Carriers), April 5r-Chalrman, K. Winters; Sec­ retary, C, Bellamy. Request new mat­ tress. Chief engineer refused to do repairs and paint bead and shower and mate refused to accept repair list—report to 1M made on same. Cots to be ordered. INE8 (Bull), March IS—Chairman, H. Connelly; Secretary, J. Byrne. Re­ frain from slamming doors. Keys requested for foc'sles and toUets in aU depts. Lock recreation room when in port to avoid shore gang from taking books and magazines. Request washing machine to be taken from fantail to amldship due to dangerous conditions on deck at night. Vote. of. thanks to steward dept. for flne serv­ ice and food. FRANCES (Bull), March 34—Chalrman.^ L. Vila; Secretary, V. Hall. No beefs. Hatter of fumigation taken up with master. - Request cooperation to let exterminator men in foc'sles to spray. Few hours OT disputed. Linen to be changed at 8-9 gnd 4-9. Request washing machine be shut off after use. WINTER HILL (Cities Service), April 11—Chairman, C. Hunslay; Sec­ retary, E. Mysantsikanls. One man missed ship. New delegate elected. Mattress replaced. ALMENA (Pann- Shipping), April S —Chairman, J. Ziarait; Secretary, 6. Brady. No beefs. New delegate elected. Ship to be sougeed and foc'sles to be painted. Repair toilet in deck dept. and cap steam line leaking over deck dept. head. MORNING LIGHT (Waterman), April I—Chairman, E. Odom; Secretary, J. Munnarlynn. New delegate elected. No beefs: everything running smooth­ ly. Vote of thanks to steward dept. tor fine food and service. SHiNNECOCK BAY (Veritas), March 34—Chairman, P. Boyar; Secretary, B, Granberg. Made sick call to hospi­ talized man in Vlzagapatam. Repair list made out and turned in. No .beefs. 30 hours OT disputed: some is delayed sailing. Request steward dept. passageways sougeed. Discussion on backrating of articles. Stores- to be taken in Suez. ALCOA RANGER (Alcoa), April II —Chairman, J. Smith; Secretary, J. Fslrcloth. Cooperation requested at fire and boat drill. See patrolman re new sinks in laundry room. Suggest cold supper for change—put up list for meal suggestions. JOHN C (Atlantic Carriers), April S —Chairman, R. WIman; Secretary, W., Jenkins. No member to deliver mes­ sages or communication -from cap­ tain: to be made through delegate.' Ship's fund S2. Three hours OT dis­ puted. No beefs. Have soot blowers repaired before salBng. Request new steam Une In sinks in officer's pantry. Return cots to chief mate for next voyage. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. SEAGARDEN (Pann), April II — Chairman, R. Carey; Secretary, P. Jakubcsak. New delegate and secre­ tary-reporter elected. Two hours OT disputed. No beefs. Request brand name soap powder and coffee be used. Insufficient Unen., Supply canvas shield for bedsprings to protect mat­ tress from getting snagged. Prepare draw list—supply sufflclefit screens for Indian run. EVELYN (Bull), April 13—Chainman, F. Millar: Secratary, L. Gromala. No beefs. Having launch service pro­ vided by Kozy Kitchen. Meeting to be called on arrival. CAROLYN (Bull), April 13—Chair­ man, J. Parker; Secretary, F. Nakliekl. Several men hospitalized. Slop sink, laundry and wiper recreation room to be cleaned. Ship's fund S8.30 —SI spent for stamps and envelopes. Some OT disputed. Auiet requested in messhalls and passageways. Proper attire to be used in messhall. STEEL WORKER (Isthmian), April 11—Chairman, J. Bremer; Secretary, W. Schultz. One man hospitalized in.. Djibouti. Chief copk cautioned on ' food. Ship's fund $29.56. One man fined. Question re qualification' of hospital. Request more heat bights. ' R-43-1M4 (Suwannee), April I — ^ Chairman, T. Cummlngs; Secretary, C. James. No major beefs. Two hours disputed OT. Motion on two men watch system. Request hqclarify. , Refrain from slamming doors to avoid disturbing sleeping inen. Keep pantry clean. Return cups after use. FBLTORR (Marvan), April 13 — Chairman, W. Murphy; Secretary, T. STEEL CHEMIST (Isthmian), April 13—Chairman, J. Thompson; Secre­ tary, P. Watson. Ship's fund $28.14. No beefs. Dispute on making coffee weekends. Shortage of cigarettes. Slop chest to be checked. Request new fans: old ones are either too small or too old to work properly. > f/i rini In the hospital? '• ''-yr! ,'frj iitt siu itiiy ii �>-p^r-' MI4I.^»- SEAFARERS LOG 'Home From The Sea' Pace Elevea- 'Low Bid' On Superlin'er Wee Bit High For API SAN FRANCISCO—Officials of American President Lines are readjusting their sights after receiving the news that the lowest bid for their proposed transpacific superliner was $97 million. The "low" bid came+ from the Camden Shipbuild­ wais to vote an authorization on the ing Corporation of Camden, assumption that the money would NJ. Should the contract go be appropriated at a later date. through, it would make the pro­ The proposed new APL passen­ posed ship the most expensive ger liner, to be called the Presi­ passenger liner ever built in the dent Washington, would have a United States. passenger capacity of 1,464 and George Killion, president of the carry a crew of 800 men. She SIU Pacific District-contracted would be 908 feet long and have a company said that it may be neces­ cruising speed of 26 knots. The sary, in light of the bid, to go back new liner was intended to replace to Congress for an amendment to the existing passenger ship Presi­ legislation .authorizing the con­ dent Hoover on the San Franciscostruction of the vessel. Far East run. Original Estimate $76 Miliion Originally, when the supership was proposed last year, it was esti­ mated that the vessel would cost in the vicinity of $76 million. The bill passed by Congress au­ thorized the sale of the ship to APL at a fixed price of $34 million, which was 45 percent of the esti­ mated cost, the other 55 percent to be picked up by Uncle Sam. BOSTON—The prospect. of a' However, the low bid, if ac­ synthetic whiskey brewed almost cepted, would mean that the Gov­ as fast as instant coffee and free ernment woul(L be paying 65 per­ of those throbbing headaches the cent of the total cost, if the ship morning after was dangled before was to go for the $34 million price. a meeting of the American Chemi­ Similarly, as part of the same cal Society here. Two chemists pre­ bill. United States Line was au­ sented a paper declaring that they thorized to buy a new transatlantic have' isolated the substances re­ superliner at a fixed price of $37 sponsible for that "why was 1 million cash plus turning in the born?" feeling the day after a bit liner America. The US Lines su­ of elbow-bending. They also de­ perliner was tagged then at an clared they are attempting to make estimated $130 million, but in light a synthetic liquor which would of the APL experience, the figure not have to be aged but would will probably run muclr higher. taste like it was bottled in bond. Complicating the prospects for The two men. Dr. Robert E. Car­ the two new superliners is roll and Lawrence C. O'Brien, de­ the fact that no funds have clared that very minute quantities been voted or called for in of compounds' identified as fusel the President's budget to pay for oil and acetaldehyde were present these ships. All that was done in whiskey and that they—not the alcohol—were responsible for the unhappy after-effects of drinking. They believe that the two com­ Make Checks pounds could be removed from To 'SlU-A&G' whiskey as it is now distilled, with­ Seafarers mailing in checks out damaging the flavor. or money orders to the Union What's more, they believe they to cover dues payments are could isolate compounds which are urged to be sure to make all of responsible for the flavor of whis­ them payable to the SlU-A&G key, mix them with alcohol and water and produce "instant liquor" District Some Seafarers have sent in which would not hive to be aged. For those who can't wait for the checks and money orders in the names of individual Headquar­ hangover-free era tp arrive, the ters officials. This makes for a two men suggested that vodka and problem in bookkeeping which gin have the feast amounts of the can be avoided if checks are hangover - producing compounds made out to the Union directly. with bourbon and rye on the high end of the scale. Headache? Don't Biame The Alcohol Safety First, Mobile Men Advise CG MOBILE—^Practically "Everything pertaining to the maritime indus­ try here is on the slow bell. Port Agent Cal Tanner, announced. All of the shipyards in the area are idle and the dredges and tugs in the harbor are not doing any great business either. The harbor tugs are fairly busy but they are moving and berthing mostly foreign-flag ships and not American bottoms. On the shipping side, things also are slack. Most of the vessels hit­ ting the port are of the short-trip or continuous-article type. The coming Coast Guard hear­ ings on disciplinary measures are attracting quite, a bit of attention among the membership in this port, Tanner said. Most of the men feel if that the Coast Guard really wanted to do something construc­ tive it would' endeavor to enforce laws of safety at sea pertaining to speed in bad weather and the rules of the road/and thus help prevent possible collisions. Paying biff in this port during the past period were the Council Grove (Cities Service); Alcoa Ranger, Alcoa Cavalier, Alcoa Boamer, Alcoa Clipper (Alcoa); Wild Ranger, Claiborne and the Monarch, of the Seas (Waterman). The Topa Topa, Wild Ranger (Waterman) and the Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa) signed on. In transit was the Steel Surveyor (Isthmian). On the bright side in the coming shipping picture is the -crewing up of a new supertanker sometime in the' latter part of the month. Life under the Federal Income tax may be painful, but it's simple enough. The Government takes a whack out of every­ body's income in the US, and each April, the taxpayers try to get some of it back when they figure out their deductions. But the sudden multiplication of state and foreign taxes in recent weeks, has people in the shipping industry a 'little dizzy. The most publicized of these is the New York state with­ holding tax, which is supposed to apply to residents of New York only. In the process, some shipping companies are with­ holding the tax,, others are refusing, claiming that it violates Federal law to deduct such taxes from seamen. In any case, the peculiar situation which results finds seaman who work side by side being taxed differently. If we take a mythical ship, the SS RuStbucket, with two AB watch partners on board. Seafarer Jones from New York and Seafarer Smith from New Jersey, the owners of the ship are supposed to take a New York tax cut out of Jones' wage, but .not Smith's. What's more, they take it even though the Rustbucket is running between Houston and Vizagapatam carrying grain, never getting within 2,000 miles of New York. That's complicated enough, but what happens when the SS Rustbucket anchors at Vizagapatam to discharge? Along comes the Government of India and says that Jones and Smith, along with everybody else on the ship, should pay in­ come taxes to India at 40 percent of their earnings. (This tax has been "postpon^" for 30 days as the result of State De­ partment protests). Having escaped from Vizagapatam, untaxed this time, the SS Rustbucket steams homeward with a cargo of chrome ore for discharge in Boston, Since they are suffering from a severe case of channel fever in anticipation of arriving in the States again. Seafarers Jones and Smith are the first ones down the gangway. Waiting on the dock are tax collectors from the State of Massachusetts. Seafarer_Jones and Smith protest indignantly that they are not Bostonians but that makes no difference. "Why, here, in Massachusetts," they are told, "we even tax airline pilots' wages for the time they spend flying over the state." So far, fortunately, Massachusetts hasn't gotten any money out of transient seamen. In light of this situation, the SiU and the various steam­ ship companies are making efforts to straighten out the tan­ gled mess involved, which if left to spread unchecked would skddle seamen with more tax obligations than they could count. "Fii'&raSeafiafer! 7?^ ^3 •i V'i "J .i\ ^'1 AMt> Bmm/i0ANomi'mcsiocAFe7mi4s Afie t:. $SAFAP£=f?S - uN\c»i.xm lHTHeM£F~rVMBYaAe£AnH£AAU. •ri J �r«C* Twtitm '- ' '••••• On The Steel Ships On th« Steel Seafarer, V. Douglas, 3rd cook, top left, and Steward l-l. Bennett, bottorn, prepare meat for supper. Above, chief electrician L Eiland takes a coffee break on deck of Steel Maker. Eiland is a familiar face to the old Evangeline gang who were on her in the Boston day^. I • U)- I fe-c-''V-i'''. ' SiU, A&G District NEW YORK 675 4th Ave., BrooUyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND an SW Clay St. CApltol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont SL EXbrook 7-5600 SEATTLE 2505 — Ist Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. TErminal 45538 BALTIMORE 1216 E. Baltimore St. Ear) Sheppard, Aeent EAstera 7-4900 BOSTON 276 SjaMi St A1 Tanner. Agent Richmond 24)140 HOUSTON 4202 Canal St K. Matthews, Agent CApital 3-4089; 3-408C LAKE CHARLES, ca 1419 Ryan St. Lieroy Ciaike. Agent HE^ock 6-5744 MIAMI 744 W. Fiagler St MFOW Louis Neira, Agent FRanklin 7-3564 UIO East Baltimore St. MOBILE I South Lawrence St.* BALTIMORE EAstern 7-2383 Cal fanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 523 Bienville St. HONOLULU....56 North Nimitz Highway Linusey Williams. Agent Tulane 8626 PHone 55077 NEW YORK 676 4th Ave.. Brooklyn NEW ORLEANS 623 BicnvUlo St. HYacinth 9-6600 MAgnoUa 0404 NOKI'iiLK 127-129 Bank St. ,.130 Greenwich St. J Bullock, Agent ..MAdlson 7-1083 NEW YORK COrtland 7-7094 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S »:ardullo. Agent Market 7-1635 PORTLAND;.... 523 NW Everett St. SAN FRANCISCO 450 Harrison St. CApltol 3-72975 Mart" Brpithoff Aeen' Douglas 2-5475 .240 Second St. SANTURCE, PR 1313 Fernandez Juncos, SAN FRANCISCO... DOuglas 2-4502 Stop 2U Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SAN PEDRO.. ,,..196 West 7th St. SAV.ANNAH 2 Abercom St TErminal 35485 Wiiliam Morris, Agent Adams 3-1728 .1333 Western Ave. SKA. iT.h 2505 1st Ave. SEATTLE ; . MAln 25328 Ted Babkowski, Agent Main 3-4334 TA IPA r.ii!i-»Kii N. Frankiin St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent " Phone 2-1323 Great Lakes District W.UMlNU'l'UN, Call! 505 Marine Ave. 1215 N Second Ave. Reed Humphries. Agent Terminal 4-2874 ALPENA » ELmwood 4-3616 HEADQUARTERS 675 4th Ave., BWyn. BUFFALO. NY.. -.914 Main St. SECRETARY-TREASURER GRant 2728 Paul Hall CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. ASSl SEt;RETARY-TKEASURERS UAln 15147 DULUrU 631 W. Superior St. J Aleina. Deck W nail. Joint C. Simmons. Eng J. Volplan, Joint . Phone: Randolph 25110 E Mivney Std FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEB 633 S. Second Ave. SUP BRoadway 2-3039 HONOLULU 51 South Nimitz RIVER. ROUQB .:10229 W. Jefferson Ave, PHone ... Mich. yinewood 35741 NEW ORLEANS 523 BienvlUe St. JAckson 5-7428 Canadian District NEW YORE 675 4tb Ave., Brooklvn. HYacinth 9-6605 FORT WILUAM;. .-.408 Simpson St. PORTLAND .......211 SW Clay St. Qntgrio Phone: 35221 CApltal 3-4336 HALIFAX N.S. 138W HollSs St. . SA.>1 FRANCISCO 450 Harrisim St. Phone 3591) Douglas 2.8363 MONTREAL ..nt St. James St. West SEATTLE. . . ...........2505 1st Ave. ; . , victor 25161 Msin 2-0290 QUEBEC .44 Sault-au-Matelot WILMINGTON 505 Marine Ave. Quebec LAtontalne 3-1569 Terminal 5-6617 THOROLD, Ontario..'..,.52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontarto 272 King St. E. MC&S EMpire 4-5719 HONOLULU....51 South NImltz Highway ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince WlUlam St. PHone 5-1714 OX 2-5431 NEW ORLEANS........523 BienvlUe St. .VANCOUVER, BC 296 Main St. BAffiimd 7428 MU 1,3468 SEAFAttERS Sends Thanks' For Atd, Solace Tovthe Editor: ih to thank all of the fine members of the Seafarers Union for their donations of blood for my late husband, J, F. Mapp, while he was a patient in the Galveston Marfhe Hospital. My special thanks to Bob Mat­ thews for his quick and kind handling of this matter when it was asked of him, and to the boys from the Houston hail who responded so quickly when called upon for blood. I wish again to thank the fine officials of the Union in'^he ports of Houston and Lake Charles for their aid in my loss. They are fine examples of good Union officers. Also to the of­ ficers and crew of the Winter Hill for their beautiful flowers and expression of sorrow. May God bless ail of them. It makes me proud to know that my husband was a member of such a fine Union and may this Union continue to prosper and I hope that Bach and every member will enjoy a long and happy life. Clara Mapp » i April 24. IfSI LOG $ LOG, ID Cards Rate With Her To the Editor: My husband has been a mem­ ber of the SIU since 1957. We have received a couple of copies of the SEAFARERS LOG and like it very much. We would like to be put on the regular mailing list for the LOG. I think it would be a wonder­ ful idea in so many ways if the wives of Seafarers were issued SIU identification cards. I hope this can be accomplished. We know there is no subscrip­ tion charge for the LOG, but please accept the enclosed con­ tribution. Thank you. Mrs. Walter House (Ed. note: Headquarters is presently looking into the TL> card and is clearing up some of the problems that are in­ volved. ) ter, wUlp holding a shipboard meeting in Leghorn, Italy, oarly . thls .inonth, cimb up'wlth tho following pointers to help spMd iip the mall service to foreign,, ports: * • As soon as you learn of the destination in tho first foreign port, don't wait, write at once. • Be sure the letter is ad­ dressed in clean handwriting, or letters To The Editor AH letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be sighed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. better still, have the envelope typewritten. • When you are mailing overseas, ask the post office to check the amount of postage needed for overseas mail. This will prevent its coming back for additional postage. Zee Yobiig Ching, ship's reporter John M. Kelly, ship's delegate Thomas Trainer, deck delegate' Lee A. Smith, engine delegate Louis Cayton, steward delegate ^ ft Antwerp Has SIU Haven lo the Editor: This vessel, the SS Warrior, has been operating on the northern Europe run for a num­ ber of years now and we never seem to be able to get any LOGs In Antwerp. However, we met an old ship­ mate of ours this last trip, Brother Rene Gciszler, who married in Antwerp and has a home here. He recently opened a bar and would appreciate it if you could send him some LOGS which he could dis­ tribute to all t x of the SIU (hips calling Mail Tips From at this port. Planter Crew Geiszlgr's To the Editor: < bar, the Cafe Since our ships are really, Belmont, is a Geiszler moving fast these days, when a nic-o, clean esperson is writing; to sonieone - -tabilshment and if anyone is In­ aboard ship, it is important that terested in meeting some of the the mail not be delayed, espe­ local neighborhood people, drop cially if that seaman is- on a around his place and enjoy long trip. yourselves. ' He will make you It's fairly simple for those en feel at home. a. coastwise run who -haven't No deubt many, of the memheard, from their, family br beri will recognize Brother Geisfriends to get pH in port and.'"zieV. Ybr he had sailed with the pick up a phone and callv How­ , SIU all through 'the war . and ever when a Seafarer Is on a still ships when lie can./He ship overseas, he can't do that, geheraiiy sails In the blbck gang and pne pf thb first things hp as a fireman or oiler, but as yoii does, afteir his vessel is doi:ked, know, there are not too many is look forward to some news Galls'lor rspiacementa to be had in Antwerp. from home. Morrta J. Danzey, Jr. The crew Of the Aidoa Plan­ Trent Skipper Artd Chlertops Te 11i» Editon ' ' i was . ship's delegate on tho SS Robin Trent from December to March 26 of this year, and I wish to say that in ail my years at sea, which are far over 20, I have never received as fine treatment from both the captain and the chief mate as I have on this ship. Both of these men have a wondeirful sense of fairness, and are perfect specimens of men who have the highest caliber tA. psychology and understanding, and have been very fair in aU their dealings with the crew. It is a rarity when we in the un­ licensed personnel meet a com­ bination such as Captain Cum­ mins and Chief Mate V. Dedter. In behalf of the sailors in the SIU, we present our best to you. Thomas H. Fleming ft ft ft Notifies SIU Of Seafarer's Death To tte Editor: Would you please print the notice of the death of my hus­ band, Sedfarer Clarence LeRoy Graham, in the SEAFARERS LOG. He died at his home in New Brunswick,' and burial was held at Moore's Mills, NB. Brother Graham. had been sick for over three years and had spent over a year in the hospital. He joined the SIU in April, 1946, and sailed in the steward department. Viola M. Graham ft ft ft QuitsSea, Sends Kudos To LOG To the Editor: I wish to thank the very fine Seafarers International Union for the LOG I have been receiv­ ing over the years. However I am presently associated with the CV^A (Communications Workers of America) and have been for several years. The quality and the editorial staff is undojibtedly unsurpassed among union newspapers and newsletters. 1 have thoroughly enjoyed reading the LOG. Robert M. Scott. Jr. ft ft ft SIU Welfare Plan Just the ticket To the Editor: We just received the US Sav­ ings Bond which you sent to bur daughter, Edith, and we wish to thank you and all of the staff of the Seafarers Welfare Plan for the assistance they - have ren­ dered us. Again please extend our many thanks and gratitude to them all. Mr. and Mcf. F. L Ayaon �Afffl SEAFARERS 19W r I-SMIU (SuWiHiilMV March M— Chalt'man, 0. Knlitfiti SacratirV/ A. PbltlM- New delegate atacted. Time. AB'a leaving ahlp at PueHo Rico. Ship" aaillag ahort one oUer atnca Fab. Requeat freah bread & produce. Ship ahoEt two measmen. Patrolman to' meet ahlp at Port Canaveral. ETA to be mailed to Miami hall. Inaufficieht Uuen—UMlag change requeated. ALCOA PATRIOT (Alcoa), March 30 —Chairman, P. Rewall; Sacretary, C. Parker. No beefa. Ship's fund S13.80. New delegate elected. To buy televi­ sion set"on arrival in NY. Ask chief mate to secure chipping around mid­ ship during lunch time (11:30-1:00 P.M.) WARRIOR (Waterman), March 29— Chairman, A. Prlaaora; Secretary, M. Elliott. Draw put out in New Orleans. Japan, and captain getting American money for payoff'in Japan. ' PENN VOYAOER <Penn), March B— Chairman, W. Bunthoff; Secretary, H. Pataraon. New .delegate elected. No beefs. Drinking water tank to be fixed or installed. Cook'a room alnk to be fixed. Big eaters to notify meaannn for large order in advance. Waahing machine in good order again. LUCILR BLOOMFIELD (Bloomfield), March 29—Chairman, R. Parrara; Sec­ retary, L. da Parllar. Deposit of keys, chief mate working on deck, medical attention, safety meetings and repair Uat to be taken up with patrolman in port of payoff. Sent letter covering beefa to NY hq. One man put ashore in Southampton. Foc'aies painted aa requeated. Some OT diaputed. No beefs. Complaint re medical treat­ ment. Requeat ship be kept clean. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Crew to start ship'a fund. STEEL EXECUTIVE (Isthmian), March 14—Chairman, W. Naih; Secre­ tary, A. Brodla. One ipan hospitalized. No beefs. New delegate elected. Re­ quest screens and doors be kept locked. Messhall to be cleaned at night after use. Notify ateward if new mattresses needed. SWORD KNOT (Suwannee), Fab. 24 —Chairman, J. Drewaw Secretary, D. Ootsatr. No beefs. Launch at Antigua delayed men three hours on liberty: three houra OT declared. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. Keep mesahall clean. Repair list turned In. Soma OT dte puted. Delayed aalling diaputed. Suggeat new waahing machine. Turn in exceas linen. More money for drawa requeated for return trip to Statea. Vote of thanka to ateward dept. for job well done. TOPA TOPA (Waterman), March IS —Chairman, H. Knowlaat Secretary, J. Wood. Turn in repair liat. Had general diacuaaion on welfare of membera. Ship'a fund tS. Few houra OT diaputed. Vote of thanka to ateward dept. for Job weil done. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), March • —Chairman, J. Tlllay; Secretary, H. Kopparamith. tSl in ahip'a movie fund. No beefa. Request more ice cream. Suggeat aomething be dona re longahore men uaing meaahall for recreation room it office apace whiie in NO. •ATEWAY CITY (Pan-Atlantic), March iS—Chairman, M. Bruton; Sacretary, L. Shaahah. One man missed ship at Newark. NJ and rejoined at Miamt One hour OT disputed. Ship's fund $8.13. No beefs. Request four lockers on main deck, thwartstaip aft. for use of electricians and day­ men to hand work clothes. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for fine food & sei-vice. plus appreciation for St, Patrick's Day meals, decorations and favors. WARRIOR (Waterman), Jan. 75 — Chairman, WTChristian; Secretary, M. Elliott. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Request new washing ma­ chine. To get library in port. Re­ turn ahort pillow cases. Suggest mora sanitary equipment \be ordered for deck dept. Donation of $2 requested for ship's fund. Return cups to pantry. Vote of thanka to steward dept. for Job well done. ALCOA RANliER (Alcoa), March 29 —Chairman, 6. Scott; Secretary, W. Barnes. Request health card be kept up to date. No beefs. Suggest pantry be kept clean & few glasses left out at nite. . COASTAL CRUSADER (Suwannee), March 22—Chairman, C. Meslay; Sec­ retary, D. Wagner. One man missed ship in Recife. Two men hospitalized. One man logged. Ship's fund 2,(X)0 cruzieros. Some OT diaputed. Short three men. Turn in repaif lists. To get new washing machine. Take ad­ vantage of inactive wash room and sougee down and paint. Request hq. send OT sheets. Order avacados aiid more freah food and ice creamr-Turn in extra linen for inventory. TEXAS RANGER (Marine Carriers), March 22—Chairman, M. Brightwelli Secretary, W. Thompson. One . in­ jured and one sick man to be put off in Port Said. Cooperation request­ ed re conserving drinking water. Ship's fund Si. Some disputed OT. Lockers requested in deck dept. rooms and wipers rooms. Request better care be taken of waahing machine. PACIFIC STAR (Compass), Jan. 31— Chairman, J. Sullivan; Sacretary, Elliott. Lockers & fans to be re­ paired. Drawa to be held to one-half clear wages. Care stressed about drinking. New deck and engine dele­ gates elected. To have welfare dept. raise hospital benefits up to existing West Coast benefits. March 28—Chairman, John Sulllvani Sacretary, M, Oaddy. One man hos­ pitalized in Honolulu. Complaint on slop cheat prices, also shortage on items & sizes. Vote of thanks to ateward dept. for Job well done. Vote of thanks to captain, mates & engi­ neers for coopetatiou in pleasant voy­ age. ORION STAR (Orion), March- 29— Chairman, C. Smith; Secretary, W, Btck'ford. Five men-'ahort. No. beefs. Request tl donation for ahip'a fund. Dl|icuMi<i|ii.^ gpftjng replapementg in ROBIN LOCKSLEY (Robin), March 24—Chairman. E. Smith; Secretary, J. Sweeney. Food preparations poor. One man hospitalized. Some OT dia­ puted. Beef on cadet doing oiler and wiper's work.~ Check for sufficient stores. STEEL FLYER (Isthmian), April i —Chairman, D. Kaddy; Secretary, C. Mathews. Ship's fund $11.07. No beefs. Shipping cards to be tinned in . lieu of stamp. New delegate elected. Addresses to be mimeographed when definite schedule is known. Laundry not to be used for cleaning off grease from hands and face. Waahing ma­ chine to be removed from laundry unless cleaned up and used. Dan­ gerous fan in engine foc'sle to be moved. Leaky pipe in deck shower to be fixed. PRODUCER (Marina Carriers), March 15—Chairman, L. Schmidt. Draws requested. New delegate elected. Portholes need gaskets to be repaired in Bombay. Waahing ma­ chine to be checked and cleaned after use. ALICE BROWN (Bleomllald), March 22—Chairman, W. Wllk; Sacretary, R. McNeil. Some OT diaputed. Two brands of coffee requeated—to decide which one should be used. Request more quiet in morning to avoid dis­ turbing men sleeping. ORION COMET (Orion), March 7— Chairman, W. Harper; Secretary, E. Walls. One man missed ship in Sasebo. Japan. Some OT disputed. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Discussion on having menu changed. Request roach powder be used in lieu of spray. April 5—Chairman, S. Hemko; Sec­ retary, A. Clegg. Few hours OT dis­ puted. Delegate to resign given vote of thanks for Job well done: vote to keep Job unanimously. Complaint re steward not doing Job. DEL AIRES (Mississippi), March 29 —Chairman, P. Plasclk; Secretary, Sousa. Flowers sent to deceased member's family. Ship's fund $10— request donations. Some OT disputed. No .beefs. Suggest present condition of fish box be corrected. Keen pantry and messhails clean. Request misun­ derstanding aboard re stowaways and crew boys be squared away. MICHAEL (Carras), March 29 — Chairman, Eddlns; Sacretary, D. Forrest. One man signed on: worked one watch, then left. New delegate elected. Repair lists to be made up. One minute of silence for departed brothers. Pack TUrteea LOG The Watchstander's Coffee Lament There is nothing more stimulating than a good cup of coffee, according to Seafarer < • Thurston Lewis. To a seaman in particvdar^, that black liquid forms much of his diet, whether he works in the engine department, or as a cook, or if "he stands a watch through the long, cold hours of the"* ^^— uia used by the 8-12 watch for mak­ anyone has a chance to taste th# night at sea. However, like everything ing coffee for his relief. If any­ coffee. else that Is good, coffee Is all In the making and, while sailing as the 12-4 watchstander on the Vali­ ant Freedom, recently enroute to CalCTitta, Lewis uncovered a new method for "brewing" the Java. What Is more inspiring than to be caUed at 11:30' PM, "in the middle of the night as it were," Lewis wrote, "You get up, grunt, wash the sweat out of your eyes and stumble into the mess for-a cup of coffee, made in the finest 8-12 watch manner. "You pour out a cup of some thing that looks like bunker C, and stir in a spoon of sugar. You screw up your face in anticipation of pleasure, and take a sip. "Jumpin' Jehosphat! "You sputter and set the cup down and stir in another spoon of sugar. The concoction is sweeter, but still bitter. After another ten­ tative sip, you go and pour it down the sink in disgust and get a drink of water. "This sets the mood for the watch," he said. "You go up to the bow and relieve the lookout who had just given birth to that masterful brew and compliment him sarcastically. However your sarcasm is lost on him, going com­ pletely over his head, and he ac­ cepts 'the compliment sweetly, as his due. ' "During the lonely hours of your watch you begin to wonder how such a brew came into being." This, Lewis claims, is the form- one knows of a better method, he asks that they please pass it on. At 11:15 dump the old coffee and grounds. Fill the pot with water ~ ' right up to the top, up to the snout. It doesn't matter if it is hot or cold, it's water isn't it? Then plug the cord into the nearest electrical outlet and fill the sieve part Lewis with fresh coffee grounds. Fill It right up to the top so you can hardly get the lid on. Of course when the water soaks the grounds, they swell up and fall into the coffee, but that too does not matter. "Cowboys and hobos know.that coffee grounds in the coffee makies the best coffee in the world." Then drop the inner workings of the pot into the water, clamp down the lid, ght the latest maga­ zine and sit down to read. Soon you will hear the cheerful bubbling sound of coffee percolat­ ing, getting stronger and stronger, but don't let this interfere with your reading. Before you know it seven bells will ring and you can unplug the electric cord, go call the watch, and then rush up to the bow to relieve the lookout before A Wiper's Job? Speak Out At S!U Meetings Under the Union constitution every member attending a Un­ ion meeting is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be fiiied 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, ail 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 shipDiates know what's on their minds. 'All Ashore' One-year old John Padovano seems ready to ship out with his uncle, Seafarer Tony Pisond. "Now if anyone knows of a truly better recipe for making coffee, please print it in the LOG," Lewis asks, "and weH take copies, place them on the skulls of the gentle­ men of the watch we relieve and pound them In with a tried and tested percolator." Crew Corrals ^Rustlers' On SS Dorothy •.-!? • 1 In a daring early evening raid, vigilant members of the crew of the SS Dorothy captured over "one-quarter of a ton of night unch banditry," according to ships' reporter £d Kresz. bandits The raid caught "empty - plated" so to speak, when they were Just leaving the range, the refrigerator in this case. Nicknamed the Crisco K i d s," the three bri­ gands were iden­ tified as Harold Kresz Whitman, MM, the big man of the gang with some 230 pounds to his credit; Carrol Harper, wiper, 210 pounds, and. lightweight Jack Smith, wiper with' only 190 pounds on his side. Escape was impossible, Kresz said, for the trio, measuring soine 11 feet across, was unable to squeeze through the three-foot wide doorway at the same time. The trial was swift, he wrote, and justice rendered accordingly. It was pointed out that hanging was out of the question for the Crisco Kids" since the hawsers had to be used the next day to tie up. "After listening to the defend­ ants' pleas for mercy." Kresz said, "the court put the three of them on probation of only one sandwich a night. "Thus ended another chapter in the story of the night lunch raiders on the SS Dorothy," Kresz con­ cluded. •3 —by Seafarer R. W. Perry imms STEEL VOYAGER (Isthmian), March 31—Chairman, W. Klelmona; Secre­ tary,' W. Simmons. Some OT dis­ puted. No beefs; everything running smoothly. New treasurer elected. Re­ quest better variety of cold drinks. Discussion on bad food and cooking. Donation for deceased engineer's family to be taken up. VRAWli^ TIMBER HITCH (Suwannee), April 4—Chairman, W. Newsan; Secretary, G. Cullen. Ship's fund $7.55. No beefs. Some OT disputed. Question re OT to be paid in steward dept. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job well done. W BRADFORD ISLAND (Cities Serv­ ice), April 5—Chairman, G. Phillips; Secretary, G. Heir. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for good food. Request donations for ship's fund. mCL£S , jcr / srQ WeJcoiaedW your STEEL VENDOR (Isthmian), April 5 —Chairmen, B. Fllesman; Secretary, L. Borewlk. Ship's fund $27.90. Few hours OT disputed. Request extermi­ nation for roaches. Boiled eggs and. leftovers for night lunch. B-42-1837 (Suwannee), March 2 — Chairman, J. Dickinson; Secretary, R. Banta. Water shortage discussed: beefs taken care of and UT explained March 29—Chairman, R. Banta; S*^ ratary, R. Banta- Request messhall' tables to be kept clean. One map 'Short. Men missing Jobs and falling to keep their watches to be reported -to hq. Letter sent to hq re living : .cihidltiohs. ab^. wage cuti , V '..S' .«• i". "Boh always studies „on the weclceti4<: foc hii mate's ticket.' Jei '4 '• �Tag* Fonrteea SEAFARERS Oldtliiiers Meet SEAFARERS IN DRYDOCK > LOG A variety of ailments have drydocked^ Seafarers in hospitals along the Atlantic and Gulf and the West Coast this past two weeks. In New York, back in the Stated Island USPHS hospital, as a result of a re­ newed attack of an illness which laid him up back In 1957 Is Oscar Adams, a member of the black gang. Also In Staten Island Is Robert "Curley" Nielsen, who was taken off the Steel Navigator early this year In Columbo, Ceylon, with a heart condition. Curleyjs now re­ covering from special surgery. Showing some sign A>t Improve­ ment in the Staten Island hospital Is Bozo Zelendc, formerly on the Nielsen Adams American Cool velerani J. Fairland. Zelencic suffered a Escolonte and A. Weaton get heart attack In Puerto Rico. Hernias caused the hospitalization of Seafarers Vasco Barros and together on the Steel De­ Michael Cassidy in New York. Barros last vessel was the Coeur D'Alene signer. Former shipmates on Victory while Cassidy had been shipping on the Seastar. the Martha Berry, they have a Out on the Coast, the word Is that total of 85 years' seatime. Edward Edlnger, former deck' maintenance on the Steel Scientist, Is making good -progress getting over a rough siege of stomach . trouble. He is expected to be up and around In the near future. Two other Seafarers In the •Frisco hospital are reported ready to hit the beach again soon. One is Woodrow Balch, an oiler, who Edlnger Botck Shlp'i agents do not normally Is recuperating from a hernia, and the other is James MacCreay, ex-TWT on the Ames Victory, who rate applause from crewmembers. cheeked into the hospital for a general medical examination. Balch's However one of the best in the business, according to the crew of last vessel was the Flomar. The following is the latest available list of Seafarers In the hospi­ the SS Iberville, Is Mr. Nelson, a tals. If you are on the beach waiting for a ship, stop in and visit them. representative for Everett Steam­ Jose Soares James L. Meeks USPHS HOSPITAL ship Corp., ship's agents In Yoko­ Domingo Orbigoso Watson Stockman STATEN ISLAND. NY hama, Japan. Wm. Robinson G. Warrington Bernard Murphy Oscar J. Adams Vasco M. Barros R. S. Nandkeshwar Angel Seda Seafarer Paul Arthofer, an AB Raphael Bertran WUUam NesU USPHS HOSPITAL Claude Blanchard Robert Nielsen on the Iberville wrote that Nelson NORFOLK. VA. John Cabral Charles Oglesby is different, probably because he Francis J. Boner Donald Lee Willis Michael Cassidy Carl Pietrantoni John J. Harrison Roy L. McCannon Michael A. Reges was once a seaman himself, having Pedro Reyes T., P. Crawford shipped as second mate on Water­ USPHS HOSPITAL Clarence O. Daire N. Reznichenko FT. WORTH. TEXAS Jose Rodriguex Ralph W. DuffeU man vessels up to Arthur J. Fortner WUliam G. Sargent Lawrence Anderson Woodrow Meyers a few years ago B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer Richard Ceiling Chow Song James Lauer W. M. Sikorski A. W. Gowder Jose P. Sousa when he took on Keith Hubbard Fernando Tiaga his present job. USPHS HOSPITAL Patrick Kelly John J. lobin BOSTON. MASS. Nils Lundquist Dominick Trevisano An incident oc­ Raymond L. Perry John M. Yates Timothy McCarthy Richard L. Welch curred recently Gustave Malensky Bozo Zelencic USPHS HOSPITAL while the Iber­ Harold J. Moore GALVESTON. TEXAS ville was in Ja­ Charles Cobum James E. Gross VA HOSPITAL Paul S. Howe Thomas Ritson KECOUGHTAN, VA. pan, Arthofer Terral McRaney Eugene Roszko Joseph Gill wrote, in which Lawrence Springer John Spearman VA HOSPITAL , A^L I Nelson went out USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Arthofer of his way to aid Thomas W. Killion Woodrow W. Balch James MacCrea some of the crew, and the gang on TRIBORO HOSPITAL Joseph Barron Michal Michalik JAMAICA, LI, NY Joseph Berger Arthur Scheving the Iberville would like to thank James RusseU R. Boston Sr. F. Teigeiro him for It. Michael Coffey Wm. Thompson USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph R. Ebbole WUlie Toomer The ship was in the stream in BROOKLYN. NY Kai E. Hansen Manuel Antonana Ludwig Kristiansen Edward Edlnger Yokohama harbor waiting for dock­ Fortunate Bacomo Thomas R. Lehay USPHS HOSPITAL ing space. Since there was time Joseph Bass Kenneth Lewis SAVANNAH. GA. Matthew Brimo Leo Mannaugh to kill, the captain gave one-third R. Centchovich Harris L. Grizzard Leo Carreon Jeremiah O'Byrne of the crew shore leave and they James F. Clarke ' C. Osinski USPHS HOSPITAL Joseph D. Cox SEATTLE. WASHINGTON George G. Phifer got a launch to take them- Into Juan Denopra Eugene F. Goodwin Norman L. Krumm Winston E. Kenny port. John J. DriscoU John C. Green Ray O. Noak George Shumaker Otis L. GibbS Aimer S. Vickers However later that night the USPHS HOSPITAL Bart E. Guranick Luther E. Wing NEW ORLEANS. LA. weather took a turn for the worst Taib Hassan Pon P. Wing Claude Blanks Foster Jimeau Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough and all of the small craft in , the Ira Bridges Edward Knapp Jacob Buckelew VA HOSPITAL Raymond Kzlowski harbor were forced to discontinue H. Burgesser RUTLAND HGHTS., MASS. Derek Lamb service. It stayed that way for a Charles Bartlett Daniel Fitzpatrlck Fess Crawford Leo Lang Eugene CroweU Wm. Marjenhoff SAILOR SNUG HARBOR couple of days, and all of the Jeff Davis Alexander Martin STATEN ISLAND, NY launches were tied up for two days James Douglas Wm. E. Nelson Victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen Melvin Eickmeier Winford PoweU and a night. VA HOSPITAL Henry Gerdes James Shearer TUCSON. ARIZONA Meanwhile the crew who had James Glisson Paul P. Signorino Frank J. Mackey Harry M. Hankee Aristides Soriano gone ashore, expecting to spend a USPHS HOSPITAL Earl T. Hardeman Thomas Stevens couple of hours there, had only BALTIMORE. MD. WUlie T. Hardeman James Stuart Robert J. Allen Emanuel Jones Wayne Harris Faustina Torres taken small draws with them and Joseph T. Arnold A. Karatzas James Hudson Paul R. Turner were soon broke paying for their T. P. Barbour Alexandra Lopez Samuel Hurst James Ward Clarence Gardner Robert McColiock Sidney Irhy L. CI WUson meals and lodging. Some of the Gorman Glaze Mznuel Madarang Frank James Clifford Wuertz men, down to their last yen, called Daniel Gorman GranviUe Matise Jasper Jones on the company's agents, Everett and Co., for a "bite" so to speak. Editor, Nelson, probably remembering SEAFARERS LOG. his old seafaring days, responded as well as he could. Since he could 675 Fourth Ave., not advance the company's money, Brooklyn 32, NY he dug down deep and gave all I would like to receive the SEAFARERS LOG— of them a healthy "draw" from his own pocket. j please put my name on your.Hinailing list. The following - morning when J (Print Information) | the weather cleared, the ship was docked and the crew came aboard [ NAME . and got advances from the captain to reimburse Nelson. STREET ADDRESS ............... Since he is only a~ company's agent. Nelson was not obligated CITY ZONE ...... STATE ... T. to do this for the men ashore, TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you or* an old lubtcrSber and hava a cliahga Arthofer said, but he is a "right of addrosi. plaasa giva your former address below; guy," and came through in a pincb. I say good fortune to him and ADDRESS .. his, and more power to him," CITY ZONE STATE a Arthofer concluded. Waterman Man Is Tops With Iberville Crew iil' '•n'. ?i. . ••a ';i ,a£i' - • - • - Pumpmen Want Job Clarification and my discharges will prove this statement A man who has a family must sail at least eight months out of the year to sup­ To the Editor! — We see where the February port them. I find I can ship but on- a 6027th issue of the LOG carried an article on the work per­ day card anytime in the engine formed as regular duties for the department, group 1, because I pumpman at the time Butter- do not pick a job. However if we have a one-year time limit on a worthing is being performed. In regard to this we think ship, then everyone will stay on there should be overtime for a year and this will really slow the pumpman, for'whlle he Is a shipping. There are only a few who stay key man on the Job, he Is the only one that is not on overtime. over a year on a ship. I think Yet he has to keep running back that a man who keeps up his dues and obligations to his Un­ ion has the privilege to hold his job as it came off of the ship­ ping board. A. E. DeLaney 4i 4. letters To The Editor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOO must be signed by the toritcr. Names tottl be withheld upon request. and forth to the two pumprooms cleaning strainers and keeping the tanks that are being cleaned pumped out. In addition, we think it should be the pump­ man's job to take off the Butterworth plates, for, while it may cost extra in overtime, a more efficient job will be done. If It is possible we would like to have a clear clarification on the time and half, and double time, paid In the tanks and under the gratings in the pumproom as well as a clarification on the duties of pumpman, chief and second, so as to avoid fric­ tion between them and the engineers. These things come up at regular intervals on a lot of coastwise tankers and they seem to cause a lot of confusion. Georce Ranis, Edwin Mariano, Frederick Andersen, James Lassiter, SS Atlantis 4^ $ Charter Member Of SlU, Retires To the Editors: Thank you very much for sending me the SEAFARERS L0(5 regular­ ly, This saves me from hav­ ing to make a trip to Boston to pick one up. As of last month I re­ tired from the »a, having sailed in the Olson SIU for the past 20 years. I was a charter member of ^ the Union, Joining In Boston, back in Januanr 1, 1939. I paid off my last ship, the Bradford Island, last month, and will take it easy here in Brockton, Mass. E. A. Olson Sees Time Limit Slowing Shipping To the Editor: I would like to answer Brother Art LiHnas' letter which ap­ peared in the LOG, of March .27, 1959. I do sincerely believe this Un­ ion brother has been misled in what he calls homesteading a job. For some seamen a ship is his home and he must be doing his job or he couldn't stay en a ship for seven years. The^principies of our union are based on Job security, pro­ tection and to create a better living and wage scale |or . our future. I only stay on a ship for six to eight months out ; of a year Homesteaders Needed In Union To the Editor: This is an open letter to Brother Art Lomas who com­ plained of "homesteaders," as he put it, in the March 27th issue of the SEAFARERS LOG. Has It ever occurred to Brother Lomas that if we did not "home­ stead" our jobs as we do, there would be that many performers, foul balls, and one-trippers do­ ing good Union members, reli­ able and competent seamen, out of their jobs? In my 20 years two months and five days in the SIU, I have yet to be fined by the organiza­ tion, logged by a skipper, miss a ship or refuse a job after tak­ ing my assignment card at the hall, or to miss a picket line on the beach. I have clearance for all our major beefs as well as some little ones, and yet I have been homesteading on and off for the past 20 years. Can Brother Lomas still complain against the men who are doing their obligations towards the Union by keeping these rustbuckets manned? These tubs run on black oil, heat, sweat and blood. I have yet to see an SIU ship leave port with rum and cokes for fuel, and foul balls and performers for manpower. Brother Lomas, put yourself in the position of a chief elec­ trician, steward, bosUn or deck engineer who has only one chance of shipping on any rustbucket, and see how much of a chance you have of enjoying the benefits of the SIU, unless you homestead. Would it pay you to tnake a three or four months trip, if you go on the beach afterwards for four or five months? I am nrettv xnre you would not relish the idea too warmly. As for myself, I have a wife, a home paid for, and also a new car of the high-priced variety which I have the SIU to thank for. This is more than I can say for many one-trip proud ones who hang around the hall with a sob story for brothers who have just paid off. No, brother, you are com­ pletely wrong when you say that we homesteaders are not con­ tributing any interest towards the organization. God help the SIU if we were to have more complainers about homesteaders, and less men of responsibilites and obligations. Think it over and try to learn the other side of the story be­ fore you go off blowing steam on a very weak argument. Is it possible to find a job ashore where I can lay off work for four or five months and go back to put in a stint of three or four? If that is possible, I must say I am on the wrong planet. Well I must say sayonara for now. Keep 'er steady as she goes. Jose M. Melendez, , deck engineer �SEAFARBRS :AfrUt4.USf Paee FUtetm LOG Rlan Of The House NLRB Acting On SIU Runaway Charges Jack Sirles Sobert Men—r You are urged to get in touch Please contact John Arabass in (Continued from page 3) that in ligbt of these facts, "the with your brother Lawrence at 194 Baltimore for your money. form of corporate organixation must Holcomb St., Hartford, Conn., at t give way to the realities of the sit­ your earliest convenience. Earl (Skip) Fuller, Jr. uation. . ." and.that the transfer Please contact your wife at home. » » » of the Fiorida from the US was She Is out of the hospitaL Albert Helm proqipted largely by the desire to » » 4^ Your gear from the SS Afoundria hire foreign crews at iower wage John Qnimby is at the New Orleans hall scales. Cleveland HOwell of 707 St At the time the PAO vote re­ • » 4^ Nicholas Ave., NYC, requests that sults were announced, SlU-secremehdaa ta Fertema you get in touch with him. tary-Treasurer Paul Hall declared: Your mother requests that yon 4) » * "The SIU's election success serves contact her as soon as possible. Ked Fink notice on American interests that Joba Bettina * » » transfer to a runaway flag no Important you get in touch with longer gives them immunity from Ez-erewmembersi, With dod, Suafarur Robert E. Seymour W. BfiUer, SIU general union organisation. Thousands of SSJobnC Kiedinger, oboord the Penn counsel, at 26 Court St., Brooklyn. seamen now working aboard lowWill idl those who witnessed the Trader, Robert Jr., 2, Is bosswage runaway-flag ships will now 4) 4) » accident an July 4 involving Jack Frank Kumieu man ot family's Houston be targets ef SIU organizing DeCulty please get in touch with Anyone having any information drives ..." home. him at 528 W. 112 St., NYC. about.the whereabouts of the above ^ » please contact Jiis mother, Mrs. Carl Treimaim Victoria Kumieza, 287 Coal St., Please contact Mr. Lohse at the Wilkes-Barre, Pa. General Electric Credit Corp., ^ ^ $ Bobert B. Wbite 7409-37 Ave., Jackson Heights, Very important you contact your NY. Legal action has already been eldest daughter, Mrs; Gloria Lewis, started. 2410-llth St., Lake Charles, La., or phone Hemlock 9-8791. She is very anxious to hear from you. If a crewmember quits while Anyone knowing whereabouts of a ship is in port, delegates the above, please' contact Mrs. are asked to contact the hall Lewis. 4^ 4^ 4) immediately for a replace­ Frederick S. Delwenao ment. Fast action on their part Very important that you write The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and elimi­ or call your home. Anybody know­ Seafarers Welfare Plan: nate the chance of the ship ing whereabouts of above, who was Edward Harris, 64: Brother Har­ C. Farnham, 47: A member of last aboard Steel Maker, please sailing shorthanded. ris, a Union member since 1947, the SIU since 1941, Brother Farn­ notify him of this message. ham died of a died on March 3 cerebral henmrin his honM town rhage on August of Hopewell, Va. 18, 1958, in Seat­ The cause of tle, Wash. He death was a cir­ culatory ailment. sailed in the deck Harris sailed in department. Sur­ the engine de­ viving him is his mother, Mrs. Vi­ partment. He leaves his father, ola Famham, of Mr. H. Harris, of South Wellfleet, Hopewell. Burial was in Hopewell Mass. Cemeten^. 4^ » ^ t J" 4" f - - ..-A,- .. -•i '; Leslie Fowler, 67: Heart failure Ismael Rmno, 4(h Brother Romo was responsible for Brother Fow­ was one of the four victims of the ler's death at sea TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN Valehem - Santa on December 30, Rosa collision of i,; • 1958. He sailed AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS March 26. Romo in the engine suffered exten­ department after sive second - de­ becoming a gree burns and Union member died en route to in 1956. Mrs. Jo­ the hospital in sephine Fowler, IVIRY SUNDAY, 1620 OMT (11:20 EST Suniby) Atlantic City. He his wife, of LaJoined the Union JIFFK-39, 19860 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast Marque, Texas, in December, of South America, South Atlan­ survives him. tic and East Coast of United 1957, sailing in the engine depart­ States. X * • 4 ment. He leaves his nmther, Mrs. Fern Romo, of San Francisco, ffFI^8, 16860 KCs Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Carib­ Henry Gillot, 69: Brother Gillot Calif. Burial was in Golden Gate suffered a fatal heart attack at the bean, West Coast of South National Cemetery. America, West Coast of Mexico Seamen's Church and US East Coast. Institute in New York on Febru­ WFK-86, 16700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area. ary 25. An SIU North Atlantic, European and US East Coast man since 1944, he shipped in the steward de­ partment. He is survived by his Meanwhile, MTD 'RoiJhd-The-Wo1-fd niece, Mrs. Su­ Wireless broadcasts Cohiinue . . . zanne Gosse of (Continued froin page 3) Every Sunday, 1915 GMT government was pulling out all the Huntington. NY. (2:15 PM Esr Sunday) stops and the Cuban nationals 4) t 4 WCO-13020 KCs would certainly be subject to in­ Europe and North America PhiUp Rels, 48: An SIU member timidation by armed, uniformed since 1952, Brother Reis died in guards. WCO-16S08.S KCs East Coast South America Upon being Informed of this ac­ his home in tion, SIU Secretary-Treasurer Paul Chalmette, La., WCO-22407 KCs Hall wired a strong protest to the on March 13. The West Coast South'America NLRB general counsel, Jerome cause of death Every Monday, 0316 GMT Fenton, in Washington and also was coronary (10:15 PM EST Sunday ) notified Cuban government author­ thrombosis. ities of the treatment of Cuban na­ Brother Reis WMM 25-15607 KCs tionals by the American operators sailed in the Australia steward depart­ of the ship. WMM 81-11037.5 The unfair labor practice charges ment. Mrs. BerNorthwest Pacific filed by the SIU charge that the nadine Reis, his company fired the. crewmembers wife, survives him. Burial was because of their membership in in Greenwood Cemetery, New or activity on behalf of 'the SIU. Orleans, La. FINAL DISPATCH Shorthanded? EVERY I SUNDAY I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST L I •V • 'THETOICEOFTHE MTD" Sea Level Was Hit By ITF Drive .• MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT In addition to the P&O prece­ dent in the Labor Board proper. Federal Judge Frederick van Pelt Bryan last December ruled that joint SIU-NMU union action against the runaways involved the earring out of "legitimate labor objectives in the course of a labor dispute." Judge Bryan, in denying the run­ away shipowners' petition for an injunction against picketing dur­ ing the December 1 to 4 ITF pro­ test demonstrations, declared that the beef was "clearly" a labor dis­ pute and accordingly, the TaftHartley Act procedures apparently applied. Should the Board now dqcide to uphold the SIU's charges on the Sea Level, it would strongly reinforce the right ot American unions to organize runaway ships. The Sea Level case closely paral­ lels that of the P&O since it too is a former American-fiag ship. From 1929 to 1950 it operated as the SS Seatrain and subsequently as the Seatrain New Orleans on the New Orleans to Havana run. In 1954, it was sold to another American operator, the West India Fruit and Steamship .Xompany, which promptly transferred it to the Liberian flag and put a Cuban crew aboard. Just as in the SS Florida case, the ship continued to operate in the same service it had run in before its transiet In recognizing the parallel be­ tween the two cases, Fehton cited -the P&O decision as his authority for ordering the complaint. He de­ clared there were certain "subsid­ iary factual. differences" involved but ordered the proceeding be­ cause "there are basic questions Involved that hav, application to many American-owned ships." Baltimore Job Spurt Continues BALTIMORE—Shipping for this port continued on the good side during the past period with almost 200 men shipped to permanent berths. While this is slightly be­ low the prior period's total of 206, it is still way above the figures for the port for the past few months. Earl Sheppard, port agent, noted. Most of the improved shipping can be attributed to the increased number of vessels which have been calling here. Local unions throughout Balti­ more have thrown their support behind labor-endorsed candidates for the coming city elections and for the City Council. The Balti­ more membership was urged to study the recommendations and check into the backgrounds of the various candidates before voting. There were 13 vessels paying off in this port during the past period, seven signed on and 12 were in transit. Paying off were the Jean, Evelyn, Mae, Emilia. Dorothy (Bull); Santore, Marore (Marven); Kenmar, Bethcoaster (Calmar), Ar monk (NJ Ind); Irenestar (Trad­ ers); The Cabins (Texas City) and the Valiant Hope (Hope). Signing on were the Kenmar; Alamar, Bethcoaster (Calmar); Hilton (Bull); Baltore, Santore (Marven) aiiu the Irenestar (Traders). In transit were the Steel Archi­ tect, Steel Designer (Isthmian); Bethcoaster, . Alamar, Portmar (Calmar); Alcoa Patriot, Alcoa Pennant (Alcoa); Wild Ranger (Waterman); CS Norfolk (Cities Service) and the Robin Trent (Robin). • m • fe '4 .4 . 4J ..J . iy �I.;?; •%:-•'•• '.I' - • • OFFICIAL ORSAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND ©ULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO Defense Study Reveals: Runaways No Cure For US Ship Lack WASHINGTON—This week's disclosure of details from a hitherto'"classified" Defense Department study of the US merchant fleet indicates that US military planners are at odds with the State Department and Maritime Administration on the issue of runaway-flag ship­ ping. - The report also shows• the US merchant fleet to be dry cargo ships and an unspecified obsolescence of the vast propor­ seriously deficient even if the number of troop vessels, as well as tion of US-controlled (including runaways—^Ed.) tonnage—both ac­ runaways are considered part of other types. tive and reserve . . The budget the fleet. Since the runaway-flag fleet is A document accompanying the primarily made up of tankers, now before Ck)ngress allocates Defense report readily acknowl­ Liberlys and bulk ore carriers, the funds for only 14 new ships in the edges the existence of "a dispute shortages cited by the Defense De­ coming fiscal year, which is a re­ between labor and management" as partment would still be present, re­ duction of five ships from lak year the basis for the campaign by the gardless of wy "effective control" and only half the number called for for by the Government contracts SIU, NMU and other maritime concept. Missile ship crews may have a rendezvous with Air Force Captain labor organizations against ' the The SIU and NMU both chal­ already written. Major passenger Virgil .1. Grissom if he is selected to. be first US "spaceman." runaways. The material appeared lenged Morse's • statement, point­ ship construction for possible trans­ Shown hei'e undergoing one of a series of tests, he is candidate for In an analysis by Hanson W. Bald­ ing out that if the defense needs port use has been ruled out first manned satellite which will come down in South Atlantic for win, military affairs specialist on of the US hinged on having Amer­ entirely. "The New York Times." recovery. ican-owned ships under rundway Defense Main Interest flags, then this was a foolish con­ "It would not be appropiriate," cept at best and Morse should re­ according to a covering letter with sign. Other elements of the Defense the report, "for either the Navy or the Defense Department to become study were that the present USSeafarers riding one of the Suwannee Steamship Comparer missile ships are likely to involved in a dispute between la­ flag fleet could be considered "ade­ be at the ringside of the first manned spaceship flight in 1961,, Recording according to plans an­ anbor and management. Department quate" only for a limited war. The The agency announced nounced by the National Aeronautics .and Space Administration. of Defense interest and anxiety in r^ort classed the fleet as having this matter pertain to the impact marginal capability" in terms of ,that two years from now it^* on our national defense posture a general war only "under the most intends to send a one-ton' forward toward manned space United States, headed southeast, ,that this unresolved problem optimistic assumptions and on a manned space ship into flight flight, Suwannee Steamship's Tim­ the pilot would fire a series of around the world, the ship to land ber Hitch successfully recovered rockets which would slow the cap­ poses." quantitative basis only . . ." The report itself paints "a some­ The report also cited an "urgent in the South Atlantic and be re­ the nose cone of a Thor rocket on sule gently over the South Atlantic. what somber picture of the de­ need for increased emphasis on covered by one of the missile ship March 27. It was described by the At that point, one of the waiting fense readiness of the American orderly ship construction" in view fleet. company as "the first completely missile ships would pick up the merchant marine," , the article of "the rapidly approaching block' Meanwhile, in an Important step successful recovery iby a ship oper­ capsule and its outer-space pio­ points out. Details of the report, ated by Pan-American Airlines- neer. unavailable when inquiries were RCA-Suwannee." * made about it over two months ago, Crewmembers of the ship re­ show the merchant fleet way under ceived a congratulatory message par in terms of defense and mobil­ 'from Captain R. L. West which ization needs. The military ap­ declared: praisal was also sharply critical of ' "The data capsule recovered by present budget limits on new ship this vessel on March 27, 1959, was construction and fleet replace­ the first completely successful re.ment. DETROIT—Told by Coast Guard, officials that the agency covery by a ship operated by PAA/ One of the report's major argu­ ments directly counters a view put had neither the intentions^ nor the finances to conduct a sur­ RCA/Suwanee. Congratulations to forward recently by Maritime Ad­ vey of the sunken freighter Carl D. Bradley, the SIU Great aU hands have since been received ministrator Clarence G. Morse, from both Air Force and PAA with strong backing by the State Lakes District has decided to agencies for a Job well done by the not act, then we must to protect Timber Hitch. To quote one air­ MONTREAL—The SIU Canadian Department, that any maritime proceed on its own survey. those men who man Great Lakes craft pilot du^g the mission, District has unveiled its enlarged, union drive to organize AmericanThe imion has hired a pri­ vessels.".. owned runaway ships could make 'That's showing ihe Navy how to modernized headquarters hall in vate firm for the job and has pro­ a vital difference in US mobiliza-^ Montreal. From the largex, faster doit.' tion requirements. Morse's view vided them with additional SIU elevator to the decorative wall and "It is my pleasure to forward was that American-owned ships personnel. The party will sift the these congratulatory 'remarks to floor panelling, the building has under the Panamanian and Liber- area near Gull ^Island in Lake eVery man aboard ship and to add undergone ~3rastic changes. ian flags were considered the same Michigan, where the ship went Of particular interest to th« my own note of thanks and appre­ as American-flag vessels. He de­ down last November 18 during a ciation to everyone for the coop­ membership is the new all-recrea­ severe storm. Only two of the 35 clared that union organizing pres­ eration and assistance, without tion second deck, complete with sure which might drive the ships to crewmembers survived, with 15 of SAVANNAH—It has been a very which this and future 'firsts' by the new pool tables. The shipping hall the bodies still unaccounted for. other flags, such as those of the good period on the shipping front 'Hitch' would not be possible." on the fifth deck has been en­ Western European allies, would be The main purpose of the survey for this port, Nevin Ellis, acting larged to aecommbdate 600 men The data capsule recovery In­ a serious problem in any emer­ is to determine if any light can be agent, noted. Although there was volved was the first successful re­ and will also double as a television gency. shed on the Bradley's still-unex­ only one vessel paying off during covery of a new type of nose cone room, using a huge^sized screen. As the latest Defense Depart­ plained sinking. There is also some the period the in-transit ships took The shipping board will now dis­ ment finding points out, however, hope of obtaining personal items on a number ol. replacements and which is considered a forerunner play jobs electrically on a bi-colof a design for the manned space even assuming the American-owned belonging to the missing crew- helped cut down the registration ored illuminated surface while flight. runaways are under "effective US members. list The space administration agency registration boards have been re­ control" whiie under Panamanian The SS Wang Dispatcher (Fair­ announced last week that it had placed' by ones large enough to The Coast Guard's impotence to or Liberian registry, the US mobil­ field) paid off last week and laid ization fleet would still have "seri­ conduct a- thorough investigation off her crew. However, the ship is selected seven men out of the haudre tke peak seasons. A new central air-conditioning ous qualitative deficiencies" of be­ drew strong criticism from the expected to take on a full crew in Armed Forces to undergo training as candidates for the first space system has been installed, replac­ tween 100 and 200 fast C-3 type Maritime Trades Department AFL- about 15 days. CIO. Speaking for the MTD, Ex­ The seven were chosen after ing the old individual units, which The men on the beach here wish aflight. ecutive Secretary-Treasurer Harry series of exhaustive tests. All of were prone to break down. Various O'Reilly expressed alarm over the to extend their sympathies to the them have served as pilots and met offices, the barber shop and slop Sign Name On inadequacy of Coast Guard facili­ family' of Seafarer Tom Peacock a series of physical and psychologi­ chest have also taken on a new, who died in the PHS hospital here cal requirements out of a group of modern look. ties. LOG Letters last week. Brother Peacock joined The situation will grow worse the SIU in this port .mid shipped •volunteers. For obvious reasons the LOG Present plans call for one iof the cannot print any V'ttv'g or with the increased traffic as a re- out of this hall regularly. other communications sent in of the opening of the St. Lawrence The only ship paying off in this seven to be sealed in a capsule and FOR AU by Seafarers unless the author Seaway, O'Reilly warned, unless port over the last couple of weeks to be shot into'an outer-space orbit YOUR OURR signs his name. . Unsigned something is done to rectify it. was the Wang Dispatcher. In on the nose of an Atlas intercon­ Discussing the survey, 6reat anonymous letters will only transit were the Seatrain Louisiana, tinental baliistic missile. The wind up in the ;waste-basket. Lakes Secretary-Treasurer Fred Seatrain Georgia (Seatrairt); Robin manned one-ton capsule would If circumstances justify, the Farnen said, "Every Lakes sailor Trent (Robin); Wild Ranger (Water­ make three complete circuits LOG will withhold a signature and every saUor's family have a man); 'Eagle Traveler (Term. around the earth of 90 minutes right to know why this vessel sank. Trans.) a^d the Chiwawa (Cities each. . on request. Then, while passing over the If the Government will not or can­ Service). Air Force Hails Missile Ship I • («•*•,' * SJ: I ' fc; CG Syied, Lakes SIU Will Search Sunken Ship 'New Look' At Canadian District Hq Good Future In Savannah 'IS',;. K .• • K; y:l';''-- • liSEA CHEST I, � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Title A name given to the resource April 24, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU GULF ACTION HITS US RUNAWAY SIU FLEET WINS TOP SAFETY TITLE DEFENSE REPORT RAPS SHIP LACK SEA UNIONS ASSAIL STATE DEP’T STAND CG OUT TO TIGHTEN RULE OVER SEAMEN US DROPS ONASSIS SUIT; 3 SUPERTANKERS ON TAP ITF BEEF AIDED SEA LEVEL DRIVE ITF APPROVES DETAILS OF WORLD ORGANIZNG PLAN DRY CELL SAFETY LIGHTING URGED FOR SIU VESSELS BURNS HEALING, VALCHEM BOSUN HAILS PHS CARE NY MEN ‘CLEAN HOUSE’; FIRE CRIPPLES DREDGE NAME CLARK MISSISSIPPI PRESIDENT SEE COSTLY HEALTH PLANS BOOMING GOV’T MEDICINE FMB BLOCKS ATTACK ON WATERMAN AID A REVIEW OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF THE SIU-INDUSTRY SAFETY PLAN TRAILERSHIP TRAFFIC HIGH, ICC REPORTS DROP IN TANKER TRADE CAUSES MSTS LAY-UP ‘LOW BID’ ON SUPERLINER WEE BIT HIGH FOR APL NLRB ACTING ON SIU RUNAWAY CHARGES RUNAWAYS NO CURE FOR US SHIP LACK AIR FORCE HAILS MISSILE SHIP CG STALLED, LAKES SIU WILL SEARCH SUNKEN SHIP Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04/24/1959 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. XXI, No. 9 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/7312297988fd99f4321f5c130877ec08.PDF 6b0f0cfaeeead7d49b65756ed14b8289 PDF Text Text .Ti-.'Ur \T- - I; ' 7' Vol. XXI Ho. ID • OFFICiAl ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UN ION'• ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CtO • S' UNONS CHARGE ICC •V lESSHPPMG -Story On Page 3 5 Win $6,000 5IU Scholarship -Story On Page 2 "73 - ;<| "^1(1 -?l JA •il .•^1 * t* ^S' «•«.* 1 < t > �7^'iy •: .j:^;W%jrvT r^y\ ~ SEAFARERS' LOG Tace Tw« »•" • ^-1 ^V;. V A>-- ky '- v • -, One Seafarer, two sons of Seafarers and two daughters of SIU members have been se> lected as the five winners of the $6,000 SIU scholarship awards. The selections were made by the four-member board of college administrators on the basis of tiie applicants' previous school records and their per-'^ formance on the standard Col­ Is currently doing graduate work awards. In fact, for the past three years, seamen lege Entrance Examination at the University of Georgia. have won four of The complete list of winners is Board tests. the five awards The five $6,1)00 scholarships as Jollows: given. Miss Rosemary Virgin, 17 enable the applicants to ma­ Of this year's jor in any course of study of their daughter of Seafarer Claude Vir­ winners. Seafarer preference at any recognized col­ gin, Atlanta, Georgia. Donald Peterson Miss Virginia Lee Magboo, 18, lege or university. They are is curently at­ awarded each year by the SIU daughter of Seafarer Eleuterio tending SwarthMagboo, Baltimore, Md. Scholarship Plan. more College, Raymond Munna, 18, son of Sea­ An imusual note in this year's with the objec­ Peterson scholarship awards was the fact farer Leonardo Munna, New Or­ tive of going into that for the first time since the leans, La. teaching. He has been a Union Robert G. Bauser, 24, son of member since 1953. Plan started operating, a second scholarship has been awarded in Seafarer Edgar Hanser, West Miss Virgin, who is graduating one family. Miss Rosemary Virgin, Hartford, Conn. from Murphy High School ln_AtSeafarer Donald Peterson, 26, 17, of Atlanta, Georgia, daughter lanta, intends to major in biology of Seafarer Claude Virgin, oiler, Philadelphia, Pa. The distribution of winners either at the University of Georgia a winner this year, had been preceeded by her older sister. Miss this year is a change in the pattern Anne Virgin. The latter won an followed in previous years, when SIU scholarship award in 1956 and Seafarers had won most of the . »^ i' *• ^. ;.iV ^ •• , Smiling Cuban premier, Fidel Castro, makes way through lobby of Montreal's Queen Bizabeth hotel. Castro met SIU of NA representatives at the hotel and consulted with them on struck Canadian National ships as well as Cuban-manned runaway ships such as SS Sea Level. Hospital Aid For Retired Backed By Gov't Report Casfro,5IUNA Meet On Ships WASHINGTON—A report by the Department of Health, Education and Welfare on medical care for retired Americans has been hailed by the AFL-CIO as clearing the way for pas­ sage of the Forand bill. The**^ bill offered by Rep. Aime J. instances to purchase health in­ surance, even, if they have the Forand (Dem.-RI) would pro­ funds, and often their insurance is vide hospital-surgical benefits im- cancelled at the first sign of ill­ der the Social Security program ness. Consequently, the demand for retired Americans. It is run­ for some form of Governmentning into vigorous opposition from sponsored coverage Is on the in­ organized medicine which tradi­ crease. tionally opposes extension o f Retired Seafarers who are elig­ Social Security benefits as "social­ ible for the SIU disability-pension istic." are covered by the hospital-surg­ The report released by the Gov­ ical provisions of the Seafarers ernment department pointed out Welfare Plan as are members of that the rising cost of medical care their families. Similarly, depend­ particularly affects people over 65. ent parents of Seafarers get this "As a group, they use about 2V& coverage. However, the great ma­ times as much general hospital jority of retired and elderly peo­ care as the average for persons ple are unable to obtain this kind under age 65, and they have spe­ of protection. cial need for long-term institu­ The Health Department's study tional care. Their incomes are gen­ said that the cost of financing erally . . . lower than those of the medical care for retired Americans rest of the population . . . They would add less than one-half of have less opportunity ... to spread one percent to present payroll the cost burden through health in­ taxes, to be divided evenly be­ surance. tween employees and employers. "Because . . . the number . . . The opposition of tiie American of older persons in the population Medical Association and other or­ are increasing, a satisfactory solu­ ganized doctors' groups parallels tion to the problem of paying for their unsuccessful attack on dis­ adequate medical care for the ability benefits for Americans over aged will become more rather than 50. less important." The basic problem of medical care for the aged, as it now stands, is that they are unable in most MONTREAL—Cuban Premier Fidel Castro, while visiting this city last week, had a meeting with Hal Banks, SIU of NA vice-president in Canada, in further discussion of the dis­ position of the eight strike-' bound Canadian National cards and subsequently escorted ships. SIU of NA President thein toithe NLRB under armed Scholarship winners who ore children of Seafarers are (top, l-r) Rosemary Virgin, Virginia Lee Magboo; (bottom, l-r| Robert H a u s e r, Roymono Munna. or at Nortn Carolina. Miss Magboo probably will attend St. Johns College in Baltimore. Robert Hauser is presently a stu­ dent at the University of Connec­ ticut, majoring .in engineering. Raymond Munna hopes to enroll at Loyola University in New Orleans to specialize in physics. The four-members of the board of college administrators who selected the winners were: Miss Edna Newby, assistant dean, Doulass College, Rutgers University; Bernard Ireland, assistant director of admissions, Columbia College; C. William Edwards, director of admissions, Princeton University; Elwood Kastner, registrar. New York University. Dr. Wilkinson of Howard University, the fifth mem­ ber of the board was unable to at­ tend because of illness. SEAFARERS LOG fo' • Five Win SlU May 8, 1959 |5)f fc. Vol. XXI, No. 10 PAVI. HAU. Secretary-Trea*ur*r Bumrt Editor, BSUIABD 8SAWAM. Art Editor. HnifAM ABIBUB, lawni S^ACK, AJ. MASXIN, JOHM BBAZU,, ANAtout Lzvxorr, Stajf Writers. Biu> Moonr. Gulf Area Representative. PuhUshad biwMkir at m* Iwadquartart of HI* S*afar*rs Intarnatienal Union, At­ lantic A Oulf DIftrlct, AFL-CIO, «7S Fourth AVanu» Brooklyn 32, NY. Tal. HYaclntb Socond dais postaso paid at Hia Fact OMca In Brooklyn, NY, undar HW Act at AUB. 24, 1912. IM Committee of college administrators discusses selections (l-r) Elwood Kostndr, New York University; C. William Edwards, Prince­ ton; Miss Edna Newby, Douglas College, Rutgers University; Bernard Ireland, Columbia University. Paul HaU participated in the meeting along with Banks and Cas­ tro at the Queen Elizabeth Hotel here. The Castro-Banks session fol­ lowed earlier meetings between SIU of NA representatives and spokesmen for the Cuban labor movement. The Canadian National Fleet has been strikeboond since July, 1957, in a straight wage dispute. Sub­ sequently, the owners unsuccess­ fully attempted to transfer the ships to the flag of Trinidad, an attempt which was blocked by the world maritime labor movement which refused to handle the ships. Last summer, the fleet was sold to the Cuban Bank of Foreign Trade in. a deal made with the Batista government. Efforts to man the ships with Cuban seamen un­ der the gun of Batista navy men were thwarted after protests by the SIU and the intervention of the Cuban labor movement. The meeting with Premier Cas­ tro was set up when it became known that he would visit Canada following a tour of the eastern sea­ board. In addition to discussing the Canadian National ships, the SIU of NA representatives briefed Premier Castro on developments on runaway ships involving Cuban seamen. They familiarized him with the treatment of Cuban nationals by the runaway operators of the SS Florida. SS Yarmouth and SS Sea Level, all of which ships are the subject of SIU unfair labor practice charges before the Na­ tional Labor Relations Boai 1 All three of these ships operate to Havana and have large numbers of Cuban seameu abuaid. Premier Castro showed con­ siderable interest in the details of the runaway ship operation as they affect Cuban seamen. As-was re­ ported in the last issue of the SEA­ FARERS LOG, the operators of the Sea Level fired Cuban crewmembers who signed SIU pledge guard to recant their pledges. Similarly the owners of thejSS Yarmouth fired crewmembers of that ship who struck the ship in Washington to obtain decent wages. Pay on the Yarmouth is as low u $40 monthly for some rat­ ings. Used T-2's LibertysToo A T-2 tank ship, which back in 1957 mi^t have sold for as hi^ as $2,750,000 was recently sold for $320,000, establishing a new low resale price for tankers. The main cause of the collapse of prices is that the oil trade hae been slumping in recent years, causing a steady lay-up of older tanker tonnage. Sold for the record low figure was the Norwegian ship VenL It was purchased by Panamanian in­ terests. Last year, a similar vessel was sold by the same owners for $500,000, indicating that the resale prices for tankers are still spiral­ ling downward. The resale price for Liberty ships has also dipped to a new low. A British-owned Liberty was re­ cently sold to Italian. owners for $190,000. The World War II ships were selling for about $600,000 after the war, with the price ris­ ing to up te $900,000 in periods crisis; such as the Suez invasion. �May I. U8» SEA UNIONS' POSITION ON SHIP PROBLEMS (The following conaUts of. quotations frorniifit testimony presented pn behalf of the maritime unions to the Senate committee hearing dealing with a proposed bill, 5.1507, which would turn Alaska shipping over to the Interstate Commerce Commission.) •• .. We of maritime labor solemnly believe that if S. 1507 becomes law, Alaska shipping wiil be destroyed. We base this belief on what we have seen the Interstate Commerce Commission do to shipping in other areas ... "In 1940 regulation and control of coastwise and Intercoastal ship< pine was transferred from the Maritime Commission to the Interstate Commerce Commission. In the 19 years since . . . the major portion of US coastal shipping has been destroyed ... by the preferential treatment accorded the railroads ... < ". . . We charge that the railroads have been destroying our water* honie commerce, and that in this deadly and illegal process they have had the .;. . enthusiastic cooperation of the ICC ... > If we go back to June, 1939 ... we find that there were 510 ships ... in coastwise trade. In February, 1959, the total had dwindled to 280 ... of the 143 common carriers, all except 15 have been driven from the seas; 12 on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Just three on the West Coast. This is our progress under the ICC ... ". . . The impact on seafaring jobs, has . .. been severe (with) ... a loss of 7,476 seafaring jobs ... "... A similar picture prevails in the intercoastal trade. In June, 1939, there were 165 intercoastal ships, employing 6,327 seamen. By February, 1959, the number .. . had fallen to 45 andTemployment was down to 2,101 ... ". . . The steady shrinkage of coastal shipping contrasts violently with developments in the rest of our economy. During the same 20 years, every other major US industry expanded by leaps and bounds ... If maritime merely kept pace with the rest of the economy there would be 1,000 to 1,500 ships today in our domestic trades . . . "Had maritime not been the victim of outright bias ... we would be a healthy, flourishing industry offering employment to thousands more seamen, shipyard- workers, ship supply workers, longshoremen and other crafts . . . . . The process by which the railroads and the commission are destroying the American maritime industry is the rate war . . . our human assets, our army of trained and experienced seamen has been depleted by the railroad-ICC conspiracy by more than 20 percent . . . ". . . At the end of World War II, we let our merchant marine de­ teriorate . . . Suddenly, the Korean War flared up and we were faced with the immense problem of rebuilding our merchant marine . . . We faced a disastrous shortage of seamen. Our unions were obliged to take frantic steps to recruit men . . . when we found them, all too often they were reluctant to return to an industry which offers only , (Continued on page 8) Para Ifen* SEAFARERS LOG Sea Unions Assail ICC-Railroad Plot To Kill Off Shipping 1 WASHINGTON—America's sea unions char^^ed this week that the nation's railroads and the Interstate Commerce Commission are '^engaged in a conspiracy to destroy our coastal maritime industry." The unions denounced a bill to place Alaskan shipping under^ into Alaska shipping, he time carrying cargo at a loss in the jurisdiction of that hooks warned, the economic growth of the coastwise and intercoastal the new state will be throttled by trade so as to pot that segment of agency. In testimony be­ extortionate freight rates on Alas­ shipping out of business. fore the Senate Commerce ka-bound commodities. Hall cited numerous examples The ICC-railroad combine^ Hall in which the railroads have done Committee, they also declared, holds major responsibili. exactly that. Cargo bound for called for passage of a ty for the drastic decline of coast­ Alaska, via Seattle, he pointed out, measure which would safe­ guard all coastwise and inter­ coastal shipping from throatslitting tactics by the railroads and ICC. Paul Hall, president, of the Sea­ farers International Union of North America, and head of the AFLCIO Maritime Trades Department, appeared for the maritime labor movement, including the National Maritime Union. Joseph Curran, NMU president, was present at the hearing and fully endorsed the union presentation. Hall presented extensive docu­ mentation showing the extremes to which the ICC and the railroads have gone to put domestic ship operators out of business. If the same ICC-railroad combine gets its SIU Rakes Coast Guard's Move To Hamstring Crews WASHINGTON—Detailed objections to attempts by the US Coast Guard to expand its military authority over the livelihood of merchant seamen were made by the SIU at a hearing in Washington on April 27. SIU of NA General Counsel Seymour W. Miller ap­ peared on behalf of the Union-^^ and objected to several pro­ changes, and the objections filed Coast Guard examiner would have posals by, which the Coast by the SIU dealt only with that to be bound by the decision of the Guard is attempting to whittle section dealing with the Coast Commandant of the Coast Guard, •way seamen's civilian rights. Guard's powers to suspend or re­ even where such decision has been Miller was one of many wit­ voke a seaman's validated papers. overruled by a court. And he nesses^ to. appear at the hearing Subsequently, in light of the added, "we see no reason why an who were highly critical of the protests by the SIU and other un­ examiner's determination should Coast Guard's proposals. Hoyt ions, the Coast Guard has agreed be superior to that of a court." Haddock, Washington representa­ to postpone implementation of the • Oral complaints should not be tive of the National Maritime Un­ new regulations for six months a basis for investigation. ion, also spoke vigorously against pending further, written comment • Seamen should be warned the Coast Guard move, as did by mterested parties. that statements they make may be other union representatives. It also agreed to consult with used against them and that they The Union spokesman was par­ Union representatives before pro­ have the right to have counsej. ticularly critical of a provision mulgating any regulations. • The Coast Guard should not In prefacing his remarks, the be permitted to place an admoni­ which could possibly infringe on the Union's right to strike. He SIU attorney noted that Union has tion on a seaman's record, without urged the Coast Guard to spelLout "always opposed the regulations of any formal proceedings. that activities of seamen in a labor civilian workers in peacetime by dispute may not be deemed a vio­ what is, for all practical purposes, • A seaman should be able to j go to court to appeal the Com­ lation of fuiy Coast Guard regula­ a purely military agency." Turning to the specifics of the mandant's decision to revoke his tion, as long as the crew has done all work they can to secure the proposed regulation changes, he document for life. vessel in a safe port. made the following points, among • A Coast Guard examiner should not "be granted the power . Otherwise, he warned, the pro- others: posbd regulations place "unwar­ • Coast Guard suspension and to compel a surrender of a docu­ ranted power in the hands of the revocation proceedings should be ment before final determination of Coast Guard to break a legal classified as penal in nature be­ guilt or innocence . . . Taking a strike, irrespective ... of the pro­ cause they can deprive a seaman man's document is equivalent to visions of the applicable collective permanently of his employment taking away his right to work in the calling of his choice." bargaining agreement." rights. Initially, the SIU and the Mari­ • The chief examiner should • Log books should not be ac­ time Trades Department AFL-CIO, not be permitted to participate in cepted at face value as the abso­ had protested the short notice appeals from his decision. lutely accurate rendering of facts given them of the hearing and had • He sharply attacked a pro­ involved, but should be treated as unsuccessfully sought a postpone­ vision that "the Coast Guard H not one piece of evidence, no more and ments As Miller pointed out, "the to be bound by Judgments of no less than any other testimony. SIU and its component uiUpus did acquittal." The proposed regula­ • The suggested table of punish­ not receive the Coast Guard's pub­ tions, he pointed out, would enable, ments makes little or no allowance lic hearing agenda containing the the Coast Guard to punish a sea­ for extenuating circumstances. proposed regulations until mid and man even where he has been ac­ They should be treated as the maxlate March." Consequently, the quitted oir an alleged misconduct in imum penalties permissable, unions ^ were unable to make a a court of law. rather than the average penalty to complete study'of the proposed • He assailed a proviso that a be imposed. wise shipping from 510 ships in 1939 to 280 ships today, with the loss of thousands of jobs for sea­ men and workers in related mari­ time trades. The same picture prevails in the intercoastal trade where shipping has dropped from 165 vessels in 1939 to 45 today. All told, 350 ships have gone under with 12,000 seafaring jobs in the years since 1939. Ignore Rate Spread The situation has worsened In the past year because of the pas­ sage of legislation giving the ICC leeway to ignore the traditional rate differential between ships and the railroads. Without that dif­ ferential the ships cannot compete because of slower delivery and the irregularity of ship scheduling as a result of weather conditions. The railroads have made use of this leeway to deliver a series of crip­ pling blows to domestic shipping. At present, Alaska shipping is under the jurisdiction of the Fed­ eral Maritime Board. But with the grant of statehood, a bill has been introduced in the Senate (S. 1507) to turn over jurisdiction to the In­ terstate Commerce Commission, as the ICC has jurisdiction in inter­ state matters. Aside from the serious conse­ quences to Alaska of permitting railroad dictation of freight rates to and from that state, the action could pave the way for similar leg­ islation affecting Puerto Ricq and Hawaii. In such an eventuality, past practice shows that the rail­ roads would have further latitude to boost rates sky high on cargo bound for US offshore areas, thus crippling trade between them and the mainland, while at the same has to pay a higher transit tag than the same kind of cargo over the same railroad run which is not going to Alaska. In fact, this car­ go headed overseas to foreign countries gets the lowest rail rate, (Continued on page 8) Start NY Lifeboat Training A new lifeboat training center for Seafarers got underway in New York this week under the sponsor­ ship of the Seafarers Welfare Plan. Operated in cooperation with the SlU-contracted Bull Line, the life­ boat training program will qualify entry ratings and experienced Sca^ farers as well, to take the Coast Guard examinations for lifeboatmen. The new lifeboat school is the only one of its kind on the eastern seaboard other than facilities oper­ ated by various Government agense iand Government-operated mar­ itime schools. A similar facility has been operating for a number of years at the Andrew Furuseth Training Schol in Mobile, also op­ erated. by the Seafarers Welfare Plan. The facilities of the training cen­ ter are in the Bull Line terminal, one block from SIU headquarters. They consist of a classroom with a lifeboat on a davit, plus another (Continued on page 8) il ••ii ,. Finishing touches are pioced on one of two lifeboats being used in New York SIU lifeboat training course. Other boat is mounted on the dock for "wet run" training. �SEAFARERS Jo. IPG • wAiOii ) f.- May t, 1»M SEAFARERS ROTARY SHIPPING HOARD April 15 Through April 28, 1959 Shipping for SIU ports during the past two-week period declined with Savannah being the lowest, dropping to 14 men shipped showed a decrease with two of the largest ports, New York for the period. There were 59 payofTs, 29 sign-ons and 11 in-transit ships serviced and Houston, being the hardest hit. The total number of men shipped for the period for 13 of the 14 ports was 989. However While shipping declined, registration also showed a slight decrease, slipping to 1,011. It should be noted that these totals do hot Include the shipping and registration figures for the port of Lake Charles, where, because of last minute communications trouble, headquarters was unable to get the shipping figures. Six SIU ports reported increased shipping activity in all departments with two West Coast ports, Wilmington and San Francisco, taking the • lion's share. Shipping for the port of Wilmington almost tripled over the previous two weeks, reaching a high of 79, its best in well over three years. San Francisco registered a 100 percent increase, while Seattle, which^has been high for some time now, remained steady.' On the East Coast, an unexpected increase in in-transit vessels boosted the shipping total for Philadelphia to 64, almost double the prior figure. Boston and Mobile also showed slight increases while New Orleans held its oWn. On the other side of the picture, Norfolk, Savannah and Tampa all in SIU ports during the last two weeks, for a total of 199 calls. New York again led the list with a total of 39, with New Orleans A close second with 33 and Baltimore third with 24. Houston, usually high on the list reported only 17 calls, a decrease from the prior period's 21. Boston, Savannah, Tampa and Houston had no sign-ons during the period while San Francisco and Philadelphia had. one each. New Orleans had the most vessels signing on, a total of seVen. (See "Ship Activity" summary at right.) Port by port, Boston, Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa, Wil­ mington, San Francisco and Seattle have less than 100 class A men on their lists. Five ports, Boston, Savannah, Tampa, Wilmington and Seattle have less than 50 "A" men available. The following Is the forecast port by port: Boston: Slow . . . New York: Should improve . . . Philadelphia: Good . . . Baltimore: Good . . . Norfolk: Good possibilities . . . Savannah: Quiet . . . Tampa: Fair . . . Mobile: Not too good . . . New Orleans: Good . . . Houston: Possible slump . . . Wilmington: Good . . . San Francisco: Good . . . Seattle: Average. Ship Ac/fVfly . .Pay Sign In Offs Ou Trans. TOTAL Rostoa ; 1 ' ~5 « Now York.. . r 22 14 30 PUfodoipya . 2 10 13 RaMaiora . . . 10 024 MorFolk ..... 2 8 YO SovaaRoh .... — 4 4 Tampa ...... .1 Mobllo...... 7 Now Orloain . Lake Charloo . Homton .... Wiln^bigtoR .. San Francisco. Soottlo ..... Port Bi^ton New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile-.. New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle : TOTALS GROUP 1 2 23 2 13 4 2 1 6 9 2 6 31 9 27 11 5 10 12 Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B 2 1 3 18 'A A A 17 11 7 13 TOTALS ... 57 29 111 199 • Figures not receiTed because of trana- A. Shipped CLASS C —• TOTAL ^HiPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP CLASS GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 12 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL A 2 B C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 2 10 1 1 — — 2 3 2 — -— — — — — — 2 . 2 5 18 3 2f 70 16 30 8 9 6 15 10 48 — 48 10 6 10 — 4 — — 58 106 147 47 300 2 13 4 5 10 1 16 2 4 — 3 3 8 — —' 2 2 16 8 2 26 2 18 7 27 47 7 5 14 21 7 18 6 31 3 — 8 11 S 2 1 8 31 11 8 50 33 58 16 105 4 19 1 2 — 1 1i 1 — 3 — 3 — 2 1 3 — 3 3 3 8 9 7 15 3 25 2 9 3 1 — — — — 4 — — — 2 2 4 6 2 2 7 2 11 — 4 2 — 1 — 1 3 — 1 1 4 — — — — 2 2 — 2 6 4 2 0 5 21 — 8 2 12 3 3 13 1 3 — '— — 13 4 — 4 _ 17 25 42 6 73 28 16 7 29 2 5 3 7 1? 8 14 7 12 2 6 6 14 29 12 14 SP 44 50 14 108 * * 27 13 2 3 6 2 3 '2 12 2 8 4 88 160 55 42 — 49 11 17 13 3 14 — 23 301 6 34 46 23 — 11 1 20 1 13 —' 1 10 13 11 10 2 6 3 1 2 7 4 11 5 5 4 7 2 "86 61 120 36 1 5 6 4 30 — 2 — 1 1 2 — 16 12 2 _ 9 1 9 — 8 — 78 8 1 3 2 4 38 s 15 33 5 * 2 3 — 4 DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS A 4 5 21 23 3 11 2 20 2 13 36 217 2 9 9 8 78 " 3 2 2 36 25 30 58 7 23 5 9 1 31 7 19 2 23 7 8 2 331 273 451 112 95 15 28 17 830 GROUP 1 3 ALL 2 3 1 1 8 60 1 32 27 1 •" • 1 9 2 16 7 26 ; 9 1 1 12 1 5 10 2 6 23 9 12 1 2 21 2 3 1 2 - 2 72 82 159 1 5 ENGINE DEPARTMENT Regiatered CLASS A POfr Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Franci^ ir'j' t' k Seattle TOTALS Registered CLASS B Shipped CLASS B Shipped CLASS C TOTAL SHIPPED Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP GROUP ' GROUP CLASS GROUP GROUP 3 ALL 1 1 2 3 AI.T. 1 2 2 3 Al.I. 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 AT.I. A B 2 C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 3 ALL 2 — 1 — 1 — — 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 3 4 1 1 4 9 4 1 8 • 8 2 1 3 16 29 3 48 3 13 5 21 12 23 5 40 6 11 17 2 2 1 5 40 17 62 51 117 11 179 7 32 15 5 54 — 10 5 16 2 1 1 1 1 7 4 12 6 6 2 2 4 12 6 4 22 1 24 4 29 1 1 38 — .5 28 5 18 — 3 30 1 8 10 27 7 17 1 9 7 7 15 30 17 15 62 7 64 11 82 11 11 22 2 7 — 9 — 2 2 6 8 4 1 1 3 3 3 1 1 2 8 13 2 2 9 2 13 1 3 8 4 — 1 5 — — — 1 2 2 1 — 2 2 2 2 2 4 1 4 ' 27 — — — — 6 — 7 — — — 1 6 2 9 1 1 1 10 9 1 7 7 28 — 5 20 3 6 3 12 2 4 4 19 1 6 7 1 1 19 7 1 27 16 44 3 63 9 17 8 ' 41 1 6 32 3 6 7 14 6 16 5 27 13 17 4 5 9 27 17, 9 53 15 54 4 5 74 4 0 12 22 * 7 24 2 33 1 5 15 7 18 9 25 5 1 2 3 1 32 11 37 2 25 5 2 53 5 16 5 7 28 3 1 1 5 1 — — 1 2 2 1 5 4 11 2 17 _ 2 3 5 : 5 17 27 1 5 5 1; - 1 4 2 __ ' __ 2 8 11 1 1 2 2 5 3 11 15 1 3 2 5 20 10 19 15 5 SO 1 1 2 3 8 7 1 8 1 2 2 5 — .— 7 8 1 3 8 5 2 2 8 8 2 18 3 5 2 10 1 1 48 176 26 250 8 45 39 92 37 131 27 195 6 61 50 117 4 24 19 47 195 117 47 359 118 396 46 560 19 82 63 164 MM -• STEWARD DEPARTMENT Registered ClASS A Port Boston New York Philadelphia....... Baltimore Norfolk Savannah Tampa Mobile New Orleans Lake Charles Houston Wilmington San Francisco Seattle TOTALS Registered CMSS B DECK PNGIHE STEWARD Shipped CLASS A Shipped CLASS B GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 4 — 5 1 1 — 1 3 1 2 22 8 33 63 2 1 14 17 13 4 17 34 6 — 7 13 — — 4 4 2 1 7 10 14 6 10 30 1 2 7 10 12 32 4 16 2 — 3 — — 1 3 3 1 — 2 1 1 — 1 2 1 — — . 1 1 3 2 1 — 2 3 1 — — 1 1 —— 1 1 2 12 15 — 8 8 3 17 1 13 6 — 18 24 — — 15 15 12 5 15 32 6 2 1 3 69 3 14 1 — 5 8 3 4 28 111 23 1 3 —. 14 1 10 1 208 8 Registered CLASS A 1 Shipped CLASS A ^ GROUP 1 2 3 88 160 ns 43 176 26 69 28 111 205 364 192 5 — 1 — -— — 3 4 60 6 5 1 •2 1 8 4 6 72) 66 1 1 18 11 3 7 4 08 17 5 15 11 182i • Shipped CLASS C 1 1 MM 1 MM 1 1 MM 2 1 6 MM 1 . — MM MM Shipped CLASS A MM MM 6 6 6 2 1 2 6 17 GRAND TOTAU ajLak* Charles Rgw :eB wtti. sot reecivci this week hecauso of transmission aiwieniriee, MM MM MM "^M • ' MM. MM MM _M - MM ^M. MM MM MM 4 5 4 3 1 3 82 ' . • MM 4 1 7 5 4 — •ill 1 M.M . ' MM MM. MM. 3 2 —24 1 17 3 5 2 15 — 11 25 182 4 1 3 7 2 5 . 4 — 71 25 1 •• GROUP GROUP 2 1 3 ALL 1 2 3 ALL 9 1 4 14 3 3 99 38 104 241 4 8 41 48 ' 2 8 1 8 17 MiJl 2 29 14 17 60 3 8 11 3 13 3 7 3 3 5 11 2 4 2 8 _ .' 7 1 6 14 — - —i 1 i 20 55 9 26 13 13 29 3 47 79 18 is • MM MM 22 17 15 4 22 10 15 2 278 245 8 15 — 1 9 11 2 5 91 249 40 2 5 30 • __ 9 1 585 10 i 8 MM' 4 2 1 12 104 V Shipped CLASS C Shipped CLASS 3 GROUP GROUP GROUP 1 2 3 ALL 1 2 3 AI.I. 1 2 3 6 34 46 1 86 61 120 36 1 217 10 30 38 8 45 39 1 92 37''l3i"~'27 1 195 6 61 50 1 208 8 4 60 1 72 66 18 98 1 182 6 R 62 1 761 22 83 145 i 250 164 269 161 1 594 22 94 150 ALL 1 303 1 250 Registered C In The Beach CLASS A CLASS B GROUP CLASSI, C ALL B 3 ALL A 1 2 ' 3 3 43 7 __ 7 2 2 2 34 16 6 6 10 7 __ 7 7 46 7 7 32 __ 2 5 3 _ 3 _ ,3 4 1 1 3 _ 4 3 '1 25 7 7 1 17 1 1 58 9 17 — 9 9 32 17 GROUP 3 ALL 1 2 SUM MARtir Registered CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED • . •. ^MM 4 4 126 Registered On The Beach CLASS A CLASS B TOTAL SHIPPED GROUP . GROUP CLASS GROUP C ALL 1 2 3 ALL 1 B 2 3 3 ALL A 1 2 36 217 78 36 11 331 273 451 112 836 5 72 82 11 79 8 16 12 47 195 117 47 1 359 118 '396 46 560 19 82 63 1 117 4 24 19 25 182 71 25 1 278 245 91 249 585 10 12 104 1|-.71 1 1 266j 13 40 55 108 594 266 108 I1 968 636 938 407 1981 34 166 249 ALL MM- 11 ?* ;. :> ir ALL 1 159 1 164 11 126 1 449 �\ Umr I. 19St SEAFARERS LOG F»ge Firm 'M m Vote Labor Bill In Senate; Stiffer Measure Sought WASHINGTON—After passing the Senate by a 90 to 1 count, the Kennedy-Ervin bill to regulate the activities -of trade unions is now up in the House of Representatives. President Eisenhower an—— nounced that he was disap­ activities which affect employees pointed with the bill as it in their choice of a labor organi­ MCS Purchase For Oldfimers Photo above shows Don Hotel in Wilmington, Calif., pur­ chased by Marine Cooks and Stewards for use by West Coast oldtimeris. At left, looking over lobby are (l-r); William Pro, MCS; MCS Sec'y-Treas. Ed Turner; Jack Sheather, Sailors Union; Joe Goren, MCS Wilmington agent; John Hall, SUP. Two SUP men were hotel guests. Ship Schedules Hit By MMP Substantiating a widely-held belief that shijJs' captains are under pressure to keep to their schedules, no matter what the weather, an official of the Masters, Mates and Pilots Local 88 h'aa condemned the need to maintain schedules as a contributing factor in ship collisions.' At the same time,f Captain Tom Hampson, sec-' cure-all Which eliminates the need and make his actions a "calculated retary of the New York local, to reduce speed or take other risk" between what he may think struck at the theory radar is a traditional safety measures. Recent collisions such as that between the Valchem and the pas­ senger ship Santa Rosa have aroused considerable interest in the efficacy of existing navigation practices.. As a matter of fact, radar is still an instrument subject to "all the ills of the home television set . . . plus a great many, more," the captain- maintains in! an article published in the. "Local 88 BulNORFOLK — Thirty-two men letin." shipped during a two-week period , E^mmit Yarfef which saw two ships pay.pff, Jh^ee - What's more, he points out, signed on and five In transit, iic- radar equipment varies a great mrding to jPort Agent James'' kul- deal from ship to ship.Vwlth most lock. • •• • : ' ahips equipped 'with "^latively ' Two ships are .virtually' certaipi' prlndtive" sets that , at besi,. can of crewing up during the icoidpg' g^e only a; general '.approxhhption two weeks. One is the Cities Serv­ ^situation.;' . ice Norfolk, which; is awaiting Despite this, the captain charter while tied up in Newport News Shipyard. The other i> g for­ charges, shipowners, share the mer Liberian-flag vessel, the Wil'- views of the general pnblie in Uam Tubman, which has been re- accepting radar as "a perfectly commissioned by Fenn Shipping functioning navigational aid." The and put under the American flag. resnlt is "pressures upon a master to keep his vessel at top speed HIWD Gains Bullock noted that the drive to regardless of his intensive train­ bring the unlicensed pemnnel: of ing in prudent speed values . . Furthermore, he charges, "ra­ various railroad tugs here under the Harbor and Tnland Waterways tionalising based on dol]ar.s and Division has been picking up mo­ cents has established a code of mentum, and despite several ob­ procedure which in effect says: stacles recently encountered, 'Break all the laws you wish, but don't- get caught, and if you do success seems not far off. During the past peribd, the have an accident the blame is Cities Service Norfolk and the solely yours. That is why we rent Westport (Transportation Utilities) your license and if you object to paid off. The Westport, Yaka the procedure we will have no (Waterman) and the Valiant Power trouble tinding another master to replace you'." .. (Ocean Tramps) signed on. In transit were the Yaka and These shoreside pressures — Ahtinous (Waterman); Steel especially where costly arrange­ Worker (Isthmian); Alcoa Patriot ments have been made for a ves­ (Alcoa) and the Valiant Power sel's arrival at a specific time— (Ocean Tramps). limit a skipper's freedom of choice Norfolk May Crew Two is best, and what shoreside orders him to do. "If a master has to take a cal­ culated risk based on dollars and cents information from shore," he says, "the responsibility for the consequences of the risk should be assumed by the shipowner, the back seat driver." The protests and genuine con­ cern of the public, lawmakers and press, he says, "are justifiable if for no other reason than to warn shipping companies that they can no longer slacken off with impu­ nity their responsibility to the public for its-safety." stands and made it clear that the Administration would go out for tougher curbs on trade unions. Among the items specifically be­ ing sought by the Administration are restrictions on picketing rights and on so-called "secondary" boy­ cotts where the business of an em­ ployer who himself may not be strikebound is attacked by a strik­ ing union. The Administration's -attitude in the face of the overwhelming Sen­ ate vote indicated that final pass­ age of the "labor reform" measure might come in greatly altered form or not at all. For what it is worth, the Senate version of the bill provides for several controls on union activi­ ties but also modifies some of the more obnoxious features of the Taft - Hartley Aet. It alters the Taft-Hartley section that bans strikers from voting in a new col­ lective bargaining election. This section had long been attacked by unions as a union-busting measure, and has been used in this manner on several occasions. It also would authorize the National Labor Re­ lations Board to call an election without formal hearings in some instances, and specifically authbrizes pre-hire agreements in the building trades. Similar To Maritime The building trades pre-hiring practices are similar to those in the maritime industry, but have not been specifically authorized by law up until now. Other provisions of the bill deal with internal union activities. They call for secret ballots In union elections; set maximum terms of office for union officers; require filing of detailed financial reports with the Department of Labor; lim­ it the power of international unions to place locals in trusteeship; and restrict loans to union officials out of union funds or by an em­ ployer. Embezzlement of union funds is also considered a Federal crime rather than violation of lo­ cal laws. Employers are also restricted froni engaging in certain financial THEfCiOI>AMI>VRlCeSAralKOV^fi AKe 7H£ Ifl -RPR 554T:4R£=«S OFOt-fi, mMM.VPtV VMS YPiMBATTHBAALL. zation. They would be required to report funds spent on labor spying. 'Rights' Dispute One of the' most disputed sec­ tions in the bill was the so-called "Bill of Rights" amendment sub­ mitted by Senator John MeClellan (Dem.-Ark.) chairman of the Me­ Clellan committee. It was bitterly attacked by Senators from both sides as being so loosely drafted that it would expose unions to end­ less ^ harassment. Among other items, for example, it would have empowered the Secretary of Labor to go to court and get out an in­ junction against a union any time a member made a complaint about union procedures, thus making the Labor Deparlment a policeman in every internal union dispute. As finally passed, the section asserts the right of free speech, free assembly and due process for union members where they are brought up on charges. Also, it calls for dues changes by secret ballot only. Bill Sets Up '50-50' On Oil Imports WASHINGTON—Efforts by in­ dependent American-flag tanker operators to get a "50-50" law on oil imports have been seconded under terms of a bill introduced by Rep. Herlong (Dem.-Fla). The bill would apply the same "50-50" rule to oil imports that now affects Government-financed exports from the United States. Cannot Compete The independents have pointed out that with the exception of Government charters, US-flag tankers are confined to the do­ mestic trades because they can­ not compete with foreign flags and runaway operators. The result has been a sharp decline in the USflag tanker fleet, with many ships staying in business only by enter­ ing the US food surplus export trade. A "50-50" law would result in a boom in-the US-flag tanker fleet and,.-Indeed, would probably re­ quire construction of new tonnage tc meet the need. However, Washington observers rate the bill's chances of passage as extremely small at this time. Make Checks To 'SIU-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 Seafarers 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. -- • I SiI ••31 �Hfi ' M %*m~ f^^.. s W.: r' SEAFARiks LOG Face Six May sr I»Bt H^s Off '50-50', State Dept Tolf j US maritime unions, which would like the 50-50 Cargo Preference Act maintained Inl tact, have received strong support for their position from key members of Congress. The approval came from the heads of the major maritime committees in Congress; —— ^^ (The brothers described below are receiving $150 monthly SIU dis­ Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, chairman of the Senate Inter­ criticism with a written protest, ability-benefits. ) Among other things, the protest state and Foreign Commerce attitude toward the runaway prob­ called the State Department's posi­ Sherwood Finer, Jr. . . . 56 . . . retired in 1958 after 20 years in the Union . . . deck department man . . . sailed on Hog Island ships, C-2s, Libertys, Liberty-tankers and T-2 tankers . . . favored no one special run — "I took whatever came to me on the board" from the old sulphur wagons to the bauxite carriers . . . thankful to the SIU and its Welfare Plane "for all they have done for me".. . . divides his time between the outdoor*—fish­ ing, and "the indoors—cooking . . lives in a small Alabama town with Jiis wife ... manages to get over to the Union hall in Mobile about once a week to see some of his old friends . . . says keeping in touch this way is next best thing to go­ ing back to sea. ^ Finer and wife living it up in Alabama. X- 71 . . . started sailing in 1935 and joined the Charles Shrunk SIU foiu- years later . . had fireman-watertender's rating . . . sailed on tankers, freighters and Liberty ships . . . tried to get BaltimoreCorpus Christi, Texas run, which brought him right near his home town . . . among his more unpleasant memories is being torpedoed by a German vessel in 1942 while en route to Russia in a convoy . . receives regular check-ups in Galveston for rupture and heart ailment, which earlier forced his retirement . . . feels "a little out of place, forever looking to ship at my age" . . . from a fine' sailor. Brother Shrunk has become an equally fine fisherman . . . one fishing contest netted him an all-expense four-day trip to Oklahoma besides giving him something pleasant to do to pass his spare time while in retire­ ment . . . lives with wife in Innsboro, Texas . . . has four daughters, all married, and three grand-children, one married. 1 rfi' i'f-.' L r-f-' Brother Shrunk poses in his backyard with some of the day's catch, out drying on the clothesline. Committee, and Rep. Herbert C. lem, an attitude which US mari­ tion on runaway ships "wrong, Bonner,''head of the House Mer­ time union have also assailed. inconsistent, dangerous and shame­ chant Marine Committee. ful." Unions' Stand Voiced In a joint letter to Secretary of The unions' position was clearly The unions, which have been State Christian A. Herter, the two stated at-a meeting of maritime waging a campaign against the committee heads'warned the State leaders called by the State De­ runaways through the Internation­ Department not to make any com­ partment last March 31, and at­ al Transportworkers Federation, mitments for changing US mari­ tended by representatives of the will consider new moves in the time policies or their administra­ SIU and NMU. campaign when the ITF's Fair tion without the advice and consent At that time, the union repre­ Practices Committee convenes in of Congress. sentatives outspokenly criticized Washington on June 8, at the same This, in effect, means no conces­ State Department policies on the time the State Department con­ sions on the 50-50 Act without runaways, and foUowed up this clave is being held. Congressional authorization. Allied At June Meeting The joint letter had specific re­ ference to the June 8 meeting in Washington at which i-epresentatives of European maritime na­ tions will confer with State De­ partment officials regarding US Government shipping policies. . Among other things, the EiitoNEW YORK—While shipping for the port was not up to pean representatives are expected the prior period's totals. Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treas­ to make a strong pitclrfor an eas­ ing up on the 50-50 cargo require­ urer, said the dispatcher had some difficulty in filling a cou­ "r— ments. Up until now, the State ple of key ratings which were-^ Department has never been a left on the board for several beefs to be settled by the patrol­ men. strong supporter of the measure calls. and has shared the Agriculture In addition. Hall said the ship­ Of these, 22 vessels paid off, Department's view that US ships ping figures show that a number three signed on and 14 were in should get only the minimum of class C cards landed berths in transit. The ships paying off were amount of cargo required by the the black gang. From these indica­ the Steel Worker, (Isthmian); Rob­ law. This view, has been strongly tions many of the A and B men in Locksley, Robin Goodfellow, condemned by US maritime unions are either laying hack on the beach Robin Trent (Robin); CS Baltimore, and the AFL-CIO Maritime Trades for a vacation or waiting for a spe­ Royal Oak (Cities Service); KathDepartment. ryn, Elizabeth, Beatrice (Bull); cial run of ship. Seatrains Georgia, Texas, New Also under discussion, it is ex­ No Word On Lay-Ups York, Savannah (Seatrain); Yaka pected, will be the Government's The Atlas and the Mermaid are (Waterman); Raphael S e m m e s, still in the yards in this port with Beauregard (Pan-Atlan­ Put Postal Zone their future very uncertain. The Fairland, tic); Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa Runner, Mermaid was scheduled to come Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Mermaid On LOG Address out sometime this week but a char­ and the S3 Atlantis The Post Office Department ter it was 'supposed to have was (Metro-Petro) (American Banner). has requested that Seafarers cancelled, and as of now, there is Signing on were the Robin Trent and their families include postal no indication as to when these (Robto); Yaka (Waterman) and the zone numbers in sending ships will take on crews. Steel*" Worker (Isthmian). The inchanges of address into the Other shipping news this week LOG. The use of the zone num­ was the annoimcement by Suwanee transit vessels were the Steel De­ ber will greatly speed the flow Steamship Company, operators of signer, Steel Surveyor, Steel Work­ of the mail and will facilitate the missile-ship fleet, that it was er (Isthmian); Sandcaptain (Const. Aggregates); Afoundria, Warrior, delivery. up two of their ships, the Topa Topa, Iberville, Wacoste Failure to include the zone laying (Waterman); Texmar (Calmar); number can hold up delivery 1834 and the 1837. There was a total of 39 vessels Seatrains Louisiana, New Jersey of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning its caUing into this port during the (Seatrain); Gateway City .(Pan-At­ past two weeks. AU of them came- lantic) and the Alcoa Partner entire mailing list. in very clean, with only a few (Alcoa). NY Slow, But Key Ratings Are Searee '• '' 'iv ig;-- & :a• Little Tight-Fisted S'.. • ;'i no y fc: C [if- OMMON among accidents In the galley are cuts on fingers resulting from the slicing of vegetables. Such accidents, which sometimes result in amputa­ tions, are almost always avoidable if proper procedure is followed—and such procedure is simplicity itself. All that has to be done when slicing up vegetables like, lettuce and cabbage is (a) cut the head in hall so that the flat surface can be placed face down on the table; (b) make a tight fist on the non-cutting hand. That way, the vegetable being cut up will not slip and your fingers are shielded from the knife blade. • Ifrt' •.? . 7O,.; -iv • • ^ 1'^ •I ^ ^-7' !• •f> 1 I'-f : ,77 'Vfl • a f' ''' �May g. USt — SEAFARERS WORTB A Handy Guide To Better Buying By Sidney Margolius Credit Plans Multiply Like Rabbits LOG Cheersr Groan^ Greet Seaway After 50 yearrof talking and five-years of"bailding, the US got its "fourth seacoast" late last month, and Great Lakes ports like Chicago, Milwaukee and Duluth kiid out the welcome mat for the first deep-draft, ocean-going ships. The long-heralded opening of the St. Lawrence Seaway, however, was dimmed in sev­ eral respects. For one thing, there was evi­ dence aplenty that Seaway traffic, at least for the present, will be dominated by the foreign flags. For another thing, there were assertions that the Seaway was a tight-squeeze for the larger ships, with implications -th#t perhaps somebody goofed in laying out the half-billion-dollar ditch. There were also a couple of com­ plaints *from shoreside interests who objected to Seaway traffic speeding by their doorsteps. The preponderance of foreignflag shipping was evident even be­ fore the Seaway gates opened April 25, with some 10 different ensigns flying on the 70-ddd ships lined up outside Montreal to await the opening gun. Eventually, after a couple of Canadian icebreakers and "canalers" led the way, the Dutch-flag freighter Prins Willem George Banks, stores and loan companies are making a new drive to . get people to buy on credit. One new plan is "charge-account banking." In some cities, house­ wives now can have credit cards to use in shopping from store to store, and make just one payment each month, to the bank that issues the tard. Ahother fast-spreading nbw plan is "ready-credit." Here a bank grants you a loan. But it doesn't hand you the cash as in the traditional loan method. It credits the money to a checking account and you draw on it as needed. ' Another development is the adoption of credit plans such as coupon books and monthly installments, by the five-and-tens, One reason behind, all the new pressures to borrow and buy on credit is that the public has been a little cautious about installment buying during the present recovery, or partial recovery, from last year's reces­ sion. Credit buying, has not boomed as rapidly as in 1954-55 after the recovery from the 1953 recession. This time, more people are buying for cash, or making larger down payments. Let's take a look at these new ways to borrow and buy on credit, and see where they might be harmful- or useful to you. Charge-Account Banking: This plan is genelrally sponsored by a bank. You can shop without cash at any of a list of participating stores, just by showing the card the bank gives you. This sounds like a great convenience. Businessmen have used credit cards for some time with enthusiasm. They don'^ have to carry cash and for Some, a credit card serves as a tax-evasion device. American Export Lines has One man wrote an especially enthusiastic letter to a credit-card organization. He reported: "I got my club directory in the mail. They become the second US-flag com­ v/on't let me get very far from here. Bpt there's a broken lock on one pany to get a Government oper­ of the gates so sometimes I do some traveling. I want to tell you that ating subsidy for Great Lakes for the $5 you charge for your card I have never seen such value. service. The first was Grace I've eaten hundreds of dollars in meals and bought lots of flowers. Line. American Export's subsidy, And all this for $5. Sounds crazy to me, but maybe you make it up on volume." The letter was signed by an inmate of a mental insti­ approved by the Federal Mari­ time Board, calls for between tution. More seriously^ the thorn in this convenient plan is the cost. 10 and 16 sailings a year be­ Typically, the bank sponsoring a city-wide charge plan collects six tween Great Lakes and St. percent of the price of your purchases from the participating retailer, Lawrence ports, and Mediter­ ranean ports in Europe and and another one percent a month interest from you. The one percent a month you would pay amounts to. a true interest North Africa. Still pending are subsidy ap­ rate of 12 percent a year. But the six percent participating retailers plications for Lakes-foreign pay, also is of concern to you. For - v:-sa&«vj:v only higher-price stores ordinarily service by US Lines, Isbrandtcan afford to pay such fees. Even sen and T. J. McCarthy. Mc­ some hotels and restaurants are re­ Carthy already operates domc3= belling against, honoring credit tic Lakes service. cards, or are charging card car­ riers an extra service to make up Frederik copped the honor of being for the fee they must pay credit- the first ocean-going vessel to navi­ card organizations. gate the Seaway's complex system The more competitive stores of lakes, power danis, canals and that try to shade prices can't af­ locks. ford to pay six percent to a bank Following the Prins Wiliem was for servicing charge accounts. a French freighter, the Charles Thus cfedit-card plans Inevitably L. D., while America's entry in the lead yon to the higher-price stores. Seaway Sweepstakes—Grace Lines' Even though some retailers may Santa Regina—ran out of the require a carrying charge of 11^ money and ended up in 14th place. percent a month (18 percent a The Santa Regina bumped a sea­ year), their merchandise prices wall at the approach to the first may be lower than those offering lock, scrapped off some of her the easier credit. paint, and encountered an assort­ -The new "ready-credit" also ment of other difficulties which led being promoted by banks has ad­ ker skipper. Captain Hawley Macvantages and disadvantages. In Dermid, to assert that unless the this plan, the bank credits your loan to a special checking account Seaway changed its methods of opknd you agree to pay back one-twelfth or one-twenty-dourth of this eratioti, ocean-going ships would sum each month. have to be redesigned to avoid ' The advantage of ready-credit is that you don't pay any Interest damaging their hulls and super­ until you actually use the money. structures in the narrow canals and r But the disadvantage is that you pay a higher interest rate than if locks. you made a regular personal loan from the same bank. Most commer­ He was backed up by the line's cial banks charge true interest rates on personal loans of as low as executive vice-president, who deeight percent per annum in several cities, to a more general rate of 12 percent, (these rates are generally stated as four to six percent a year, but because you are paying back monthly, the actual effective rate is approximately double the stated rate.) In comparison with the 8-12 percent per-annum rate for personal loans, banks charge 1 or IVi percent a month on the declining balance of ready-credit accounts, which is 12-15 percent a year. SEATTLE-^Four vessels paid This is still cheaper' than the 18-22 percent charged by many re­ off, three signed on and six weye tailers for revolving-credit or budget-charge accounts. ' The other disadvantage is the. encouragement to use credit con­ in transit as~shipping held an even stantly, and thereby add another permanent living cost. If you have a course here, during the past two ^rmanent ready-criedit accqiiht of $6o6^ df which you generally use weeks. Port Agent Ted Babkowski re­ about $300 and keep $300 in reserve,'you have a constant bill of $3$3.75 a month for interest fees, or aliUost half as muCh as your phone ported the following ships paying .Qr electric-light bill. The only way'a working family ever will get off: the Pacific Navigator and to buy the maximum standard of livjng for its money is to get off the Pacific Star (World Tramping); Jhiteresf-fee merry-go-round. ' . Santa Vetietia (Cargo and TankThe new. charge and installment plans offered by variety stores are ships); and the Ames Victory (Vic­ an especially futile type' of credit: Credit needs to be reserved for tory Carriers). eniergeucies Or essential large, purchases, not for small merchandise The Pacific Navigator, - Pacific Star and'the Santa Venetia later iaraditionaBy bought for .c^. , . . ,'.i' Sthall-losnc "personai\iinanue" "beneficial'' finance companies are signed on. ; costliest of all credit Sijucces. They charge lVti-3 percent a month in transit were the Seamar, Cals^i^ .'the^ffeclining:.b(dancei depending on ;the state laws and aipount mafi Vbrkmiir and Penn^jriar (Caltnar); and the Choctaw and Cify of >^i3rpwed< :'Ehis eqUlvalenlb ,0f: trih»il-iier-ara Alma (Waterman). Seattle Has Activity •ii'' ~Pare Serea I .1 M .ill I •«l •'i| •'T •?[ Il •-SI Canadian icebreakers d'Iberville and Monfcaim enter St. Lambert Lock to open service on St. Lawrence Seaway. At rear are cargo ships which followed the icebreakers into the Lakes. dared that "the new Seaway locks seem to have been designed around the old lake freighters and with no thought for ocean ships." As far as shoreside complaints, one oil terminal operator in Mas- ill sena, NY, for instance, said he clocked some of the ships knocking off 20 miles an hmm, although the speed limit is nine miles an hour. The waves churned up, he said, were smashing his docks. ^1 LABOR ROUND-UP Heads of 23 railroad unions have announced plans to launch a full-scale drive against "unjusti­ fied" abandonement and curtail­ ment of railroad operations. Re­ duced service and automatic de­ vices have resulted in a layoff of 170,000 railway workers since 1957 and has made today's total of 823,000 the lowest since the turn of the century. G. E. Leighty, chairman of the 23-union group, declared that Che 1958 Transportation Act has made it too easy for a railroad to cease operations. i i" t 4) 4. 4^ "Be Union-Buy At Bailey's" is the new slogan drumming up busi­ ness for the first department store chain in Cleveland to sign union agreements. Retail Clerks Loci 880 and Office Employees Local 17 coined the slogan urging union members to buy at the four-store chain to mark the event. The initial contract, which runs for three years, provides for wage in­ creases of $2 to $8 a week the first year, with additional increases totaling $4.50 a week for the second and third years. It also providirs foi sick leave, liberalized vaca­ tions, employer payments to a health and welfare program, and the union shop. 4< 4" Negotiations have begun for a pay increase and ^ other added Tinge benefits for some 100,000 shirt and cotton garment workers, members of the Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union, who have not had a pay raise in the past three years. Union President Jacob Potofslcy reported t'^at the union will seek a 15-cent hourly wage increase, an additional paid holiday, severance pay, an additional one percent payroll contri­ bution to the industry-wide in­ surance fund, an increase in minimums for time workers and for men and boy's knitwear to be made in Amalgamated shops. A two-year $500,U00 campaign to promote the sale of men's caps and cloth hats , was announced by ' the United Hatters,'NShp and Millinery Workers International Union last week. The union, in conjunction with some 249 cap manufacturers, :.s sponsoring the drive to promote the sale of union-made products and to help increase the number of job opportunities for its mem­ bers. The union passed up a onepercent wage increase last July and agreed with the companies to build a fund to finance the drive. The companies are contributing the equivalent of one percent of their pay rolls into the fund. Some 400 other companies will also be re­ quested to contribute when they negotiate contracts with the union in the future. 4> 4) 4i The final signing of a merger pact between two AFL-CIO in­ ternational unions will un'te some 35,000 insurance workers in a single labor organization. Final action on the agreement merging the Insurance Agents Interna­ tional Union and the Insurance Workers of America into the Insurance Workers International Union is scheduled to take place '*t conventions in Chicago the ,veek of May 25. This is the second nerger of autonomous interna'onal unions since the AFL-CIO •ame into existence nearly four 'ears ago. In May, 1957, the two jrmer unions in the paper indus•y, merged into the United Paper•akcrs and Paperworkers Union. A-. ?•. 4. Organized labor in East Ten­ nessee has started a "don't buy A&P" campaign in protesting the company's firing and mistreatment of members of the Retail, Whole­ sale and Department Store Union. The union had started organizing among the company's 170 em­ ployees working in eight super­ markets in Knoxville, Oak Ridge and Alcoa in May, 1957. Although the union claimed a majority, A & P'carried on a drive against the union, firing 13 .leaders and demoting and mistreating many other union supporters. Even in the face of this drive by A&P the score of the election was 81 to SO in favor of the >>rdon. The clerks' charges on the l3 fiilngt and^ its bid for a new election is under consideration by the NLRB. j| 1 '^1 i'i --"I M �SEAFARERS Page Eight May S. U5t LOG Cbargee ICC Wrecking Shipping (Continued from page 3) 4 that to a west coast city a higher Other points made in the pres­ mestic trades fleet is a serious threat to national security, since rate, and that to Alaska, the high­ entation were as follows: est of all, even though the hand­ • Not only seamen, but ship­ there is no reserve at present to ling by the railroads is identical yard workers, steel workers, ship backstofk-our offshore ships, even suppliers, longshoremen and thou­ in a minor international crisis. in all cases. In the coastwise trade where sands of others are losing out on Railroads cannot deliver a pound railroads compete directly with employment because of the ICC- of cargo overseas. ships, he pointed out, the opposite railroad war on shipping. • The record shows that the tack is taken. He cited instances • If maritime in the domestic ICC is completely dominated by in which the railroads have cut trades alone had grown along with railroads, in that the agency's of­ rates back to the 1931 level to put the rest of our economy, there ficers are almost always^ railroad coastwise ships out of business would be 1,000 to 1,500 ships to­ men and go to work for the rail­ roads upon leaving Government while getting increases of 158 per­ day in that trade. cent on rates where there was no • The absence of a healthy do-1 emplosmien^ . ship competition. Business Paying? The Cost A good time was had by all when In effect, all of American busi­ the Yaka docked In Holland last ness has been paying the cost of trip, according the railroads' rate war on ships, to meeting chair­ because the rails must boost rates man Cecil Walin other areas to make up for car­ lick. The old rying cargo at a loss in the coast­ man, W a 11 i c k wise and intercoastal trades. • aid, seemed of training in the boat, plus class­ pleased with the (Continued from page 3) crew and when boat out on the dock. ^ Students room instruction, will take two one of the black will work on the boat in the class­ weeks all told for the entry rat­ ings, and it is planned to handle gang, oiler Jack room, familiarizing themselves Green, asked per­ with rigging sails, working releas­ 24 men a month in this fashion. Wallicic mission to miss ing gear, lifeboat provisioning and School Open To All the ship to get married, he readily HOUSTON—Fifteen in - transit equipment, use of the sea painter In addition to the newcomers, vessels made up the bulk of the and sea anchor. Work on the boat the lifeboat school faciUties wUl gave his consent. In addition to activity here as shipping took a will be supplemented with train­ also be open to men who already this, the Captain also gave shore decided slump. The only other ing films and other classroom in­ have lifeboat-handling experience leave to a couple of other men in the engine department to help activity consisted of two ships pay­ struction. aboard ship but never got a life­ Groen celebrate. They saw him ing off. Port Agent Bob Matthews The boat on the dock, which can boat ticket. Engine and steward said there were no indications as accommodate ten. men, will be used department men with two years' off in good style. to how long the dip would last. for training in actual lifeboat han­ seatime can get a refresher course t 4" 4. From the Shinnecock Bay comes In transit were the Seatrains dling in the water, and learning of of two or three days' duration and can then take their Coast Guard the one sour note this week. The Savannah, New Jersey, Texas, and boat commands. New York (Seatrain); Bents Fort, The US Coast Guard has agreed examination. Deck department gang reports it had difficulty with Fort Hoskins and Bradford Island to recognize attendance at the life­ men with a year's experience can draws all during the trip. Then to top it off, the ship was in a col­ (Cities Service); Del Monte and boat school as qualifying a man to do the same. lision in Calcutta and it took 12 Del Aires (Mississippi); Bienville take a Coast Guard test for lifeIn ordej* to qualify for the Coast and Beauregard (Pan-Atlantic); boatmen. Any man with three Guard test, each trainee has to be days to repair the damage to the Seagarden (Peninsular Navigation); months' discharges and 30 hours able to command a boat and han­ vessel. "All in all, a bad trip," re­ marked one of the crew, Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Wild of actual boat handling will re­ dle the sweep oar. tit Ranger (Waterman); and the Mar- ceive a letter -from the school Physical facilities provided by Also in line for a vote of thanks garett Brown (Bloomfield). which the Coast Guard will accept Bull Line include space for the The two ships paying off were as qualifying him to take the classroom in its passenger terminal was the galley gang on the Steel and a dockside site for the out­ Voyager, where, according to the the Steel Voyager (Isthmian) and Coast Guard test. meeting report, they had "quite a It is expected that the 30 hours door boat and davit the Michael (CarraS). SlU Opens NY School To Train Lifeboatmen SlU SHIPS AT SEA Houston Hit By Slump P'''' I?/ • l¥- Ife; J <r' '1: Sea Unions' Position On Coastal Ships (Continued from page ,3) insecurity. And indeed, they were rightfully reluctant, for in 1954, thousands of men . . . found themselves stranded again . . ,, ". . . Take what happened ... following the Suez crisis . . . our merchant fieet was strained beyond capacity. The Maritime Adminis­ tration had to break out half-rotten hulks from our reserve fleets at great expense, and the maritime unions again had to scour the country­ side and dislodge former seamen from shoreside jobs. "I can remember how we combed our old membership lists ... to de­ termine how many men were available. Offhand I would say not one in ten responded . . . ". . . What bearing does this have on the issue we are discussing today? This is the answer. A healthy . . . domestic shipping industry gives us an essential reserve of operating ships and men which can be diverted to meet an emergency ... in the first year of World War II, we depended almost exclusively on . . . domestic trade ships ... to fill the supply gap until the Libertys started coming out . . . We don't have that kind of reserve today, only the broken-down rustbuckets in the boneyard . . . "... I cite the case of the Seatrain Texas, a coastwise carrier. When the Nazis were hammering at the gates of Alexandria . . . the British sent a desperate plea for help . . . They needed tanks and they needed them in a hurry . . . The Seatrain Texas was loaded with 180 tanks and . . . made a . . . successful run around Africa in three weeks . . . Everybody knows what happened at El Alemain after that, "I wonder what would have happened if the ICC had been throttling the coastal trades in the 1930's. How many tanks could the railroads have delivered to Alexandria? Or for that matter, what cou'd a rail­ road deliver to Lebanon, or Jordan, or Iran, or Formosa today, or to Alaska if things got hot in that area? ". . . The pending legislation, S.1507, would transfer control of Alaska shipping ... to the very agency which, in a period of 19 years, has practically exterminated our coastal maritime industry ... if it is deemed desirable to maintain a domestic fieet, if it is important to have available, trained and experienced seamen for the Alaska trade . . . then . . . you have no alternative but to vote down this vicious legislation. ". . . The potential growth ... of the 49th state would be paralyzed ... by the railroads and the cpmmission, because of the practice of the railroads to set excessively high rates on cargo destined for Alaska as compared to domestic rail shipments or rail shipments to foreign coimtries . . . The undisputed record . , . reveals that freight , . , can be shipped from . . . midwestem cities to Yokohama cheaper than it can be shipped to Alaska ... , . The . . .' railroads took the position that in the foreign business there was competition, but in the Alaskan trade, no competition was involved. In other words, what-the railroads are saying is 'Let's soak Alaska, because we have a monopoly.' ... ^ "Remember, Alaska is almost completely dependent on waterborne session" under good and welfare. But it was not as bad as it sounds for the meeting "was well taken and enjoyed by all and eveiyone has a chance to say his piece." Recognition for a job well done was given to the steward depart­ ments . on thq Bradford Island, Warrior, Gateway City, Topa Topa, Antinous, Timber Hitch and the Sword Knot. i t t It was thanks all around on the Pacific Star at the vessel's last ship­ board meeting according to Joha A. SuUlvan, meeting chairman. •To start the ball rolling, the delegates' reports were that all was tip-top with no disputes. Then the steward department came in for a hand vote for a job well done, and finally the captain, mate^ and engineers were given a vote of thanks for their coopera­ tion in assisting in making it a very pleasant voyage. Blue Cross Seeking NY Rate Hike Workers in New York State cov­ ered by Blue Cross hospitalizrtion insurance may find themselv-es paying higher rates come Septem­ ber 1 if thfe plan's latest bid for a rdle increase is approved. The boost of 34.2 percent has al­ ready passed by the plan's board and Is being sent to the State Su­ perintendent of Insuraqce for rat­ ification. , The increase, which would be Blue Cross' siecohd In as many years, would affect six of the sev­ en million persons covered hy the plaii. Cited as the leading reasons for the increase were the rapid deple-tion of the plan's reserve finances and the rising cost of hospital care and higher wages for hospital em­ ployees. Under the proposed increases group rates for an individual under the standard plan will be upped from $1.96 to $2.80 and for a fam­ ily from $5.34 to $6.96. Directpayihent under the standard plan would be boosted from $2.48 to $3.65 for Individuals and from $6.22 to $8.25 for families. Families of Siy men are cov- ered by the Seafarers' Welfare Plan and are not affected except where they may be carrying Blue Cross as subsidiary coverage. commerce . . . Our Alaskan shipping trade must be preserved ... the bill under consideration here would doom the Alaskan trade ... it . . . would be followed by further extortionate rate charges by the railroads . . . and the shipping companies would be powerless to de­ fend themselves ... ". . . Coastwise Line, a Pacific Coast operator, is being deliberately driven into bankruptcy • . . With callous disregard of the law," the conspiring carriers . . . put below-cost rates into effect for a 13-month period . . . That period was the time coldly calculated by the railroads as necessary to put the shipping company on the canvas . . . although Coastwise Line filed . . . protest . . . the Commission decided to deny the protest . . . without an investigation and without giving Coast­ wise a hearing ... ". . . Take the experience of another company. Pan Atlantic . . . in the canned citrus traffic . . . Pan-Atlantic must ... maintain differ­ ential freight rates on this traffic to enable it to compete with the railroads . . . without rate differentials, no traffic moves via water , . . ". .. The rail rates on canned citrus .. . have been changed 21 times since July 1, 1946 . . . During this same period, the rail carriers have . .. received from the ICC seven general. . . increases ... The present 80-cent rate (pn citrus products) is the same as the rate in effect on January 2, 1931 . . . although in the same period the ICC has granted the railroads cumulative . . . increases of 158 percent . . . ". . . Pan-Atlantic has been forced to make corresponding reduc­ tions in its r^es in order to remain competitive. The reductions in the rail rates . . , were aimed at diverting to the rails all of the traffic now being handled by Pan-Atlantic ... ". . . The ICC cannot have any incentive to preserve the merchant marine. The commission members are from a railroad environment . . . recently the chairman of the ICC, Owen Clarke, became vicepresident of the Chesapeake and Ohio . . . another commission mem­ ber, Robert W. Minor, became vice-president of the New York Central ... it is little wonder that the Commission openly favors the railroads. "In conclusion ... "D We vigorously oppose the bill S.1507 . . . because we believe it would enable the railroads ... to destroy the Alaskan shipping industry. The SEAFARERS LOG has re­ "2) We believe that the railroads, aided and abetted by the ICC, are ceived a Public Interest Award engaged in a successful war against our coastwise and intercoastal^ from the National Safety Council shipping which will utterly destroy that shipping unless it is halted by for articles which display "excep­ tional service to safety." legislative action. Six other labor publications also "3) We believe that coastwise and Inlexcuaslal fieels ai'e essential to protect our national prosperity and defense . . . -we should like . . . received safety commendations. They were the "NMU Pilot," "Into present steps which.we think woujd rescue the Industry ... ". . . We propose that the Interstate Commerce Act be amended so ternational Woodworkers," "Voice" as to require maintenance of a differential between water- and rail of the Cement, Lime and Gypsum rates which will enable shipping companies to live. Second, we-re- Workers, the "Sentinel" of Steelquest a legislative provision which would eliminate or reduce the workers Local 1397, and the "Brit­ ish Columbian Worker." " opportunities for evasion by the railroads . . Cites SlU LOG �itila# 19W SEAFARERS •iV • : -v. Pace Nfna LOG '' ^ «'Tr-• •' • "•••J -,-V -'V' ' "*•' FOR YOUR OWN SAKE T BE OVERWEKHH By Dr. JOSEPH B. LOGUE Medical Director^ Seafarers Welfare Plan "^VEB since the opening of the New York clinic of the Seafarers Welfare Plan Medical Department, we have found that excess weight has been the biggest single health problem confronting Seafarers. It is a more severe prob­ lem than might commonly be supposed, because in near­ ly all instances, excess weight Is accompanied by exces­ sive blood pressure which leads to serious ailments of the heart and circulatory syst^. Nor are circulatory ailments the only ones we find among overweight cases. Gall bladder conditions, diabe­ tes and other serious illnesses are a common accompani­ ment to obesity. The chart oh this page shows very clear­ ly that excess weight, particularly for men of 40 or old­ er. goes hand in hand with a shorter life expectancy. Figures we have collected at the New York clinic for the most recent 12-month period show that out of 4,068 examinations given, there were 9-56 men with 15 percent or more excess weight. QLthis group, 90 percent showed abnormal blood pressure. Further, out of 103 new "C" card registrants who were .-found to have various defects, 18 were obese and had high blood pressure. • This picture is not as gloomy as it sounds because there Is a simple and clear-cut remedy for the twin ail­ ments of obesity and hypertension, or high blood pres­ sure. We have found that no matter what the cause of ' the hypertension might be (and there are other causes for It besides excess. weight) a reduction in blood pres­ sure usually goes hand in hand with weight reduction. There are. several reasons why seamen are prone to overweight. The nature of shipboard living certainly COUT tributes to the problem. Anybody who has been on a ship becomes, keenly aware of the physical confinement in­ volved, the lack of space for outdoor activity, the rela­ tive absence of opportunity for exercise off watch and the problem of how to fill spare time. Under the circumstances, food often becomes the chief form of recreation. One of the few things there is to da I The advantages of Ibidng weight are shown by tiie experience of Seafarer Herman D. Carney,, Iberville chief steward. Now down to a relatively light 222 pounds, Carney weighed in at 250 pounds when examined at the Baltimore clinic in October, 1958. His blood pressure reading was 170 sys­ tolic. 100 diastolic and he had a four-plus rat­ ing on sugar in his urine, an indication of diabetes. As he put it, the exam gave him a "good scare." He went to see his family doctor who put him on a diet. Two weeks later, he was checked through the New York clinic. He had already lost seven pounds. He was examined again last week.. Since Herman Carney October he has lost 28 pounds, with a further reduction in blood pressure and the diabetic symptoms have disappeared. "I just used a little common sense pushing away from the table," he said. He also cut out alcohol en­ tirely. "As a result I now feel the best I have felt in several years." , on a shtp is sit in the messhall, eat, and shoot the breeze. Then there is the problem of food selection. In recent years the Union and the companies have made great head­ way, nutritionally speaking, In terms of placing a 'wider vviety of lood supplies aboard. Items such as fresh fruit, fresh frozen vegetables, fresh milk, and other dairy prod­ ucts and a awriety of better-quality meats and poultry are now standard on SIU ships. These foods make it pos­ sible for a crewmember to have a well-balanced diet which is moderate in fat-producing elements. Old Habits Persbt Unfortunately, old habits tend to die hard, and despite this progress in shipboard storing, too many seamen still concentrate on the bread, potatoes, .gravy, doughnuts, grits, beans, bacon, sausage, and other starchy and fatty foods that they grew accustomed to years ago. It is a fact that by and large, the cheaper, less nutritious foods are often the items which add to the weight problem, while the costlier items like melons, fresh or frozen faults and vegetables and the good quality, leaner cuts of beef are the ones which have "more nutritive value and are less likely to pile on poundage. Added to the tendency of some seamen to concentrate on fat-producing food items is the habit of eating be­ tween meals—the coffeetime snack, (usually doughnuts or pastry instead of fruit) and the raiding of the night lunch which puts on weight. Sea air, as is well-known, has a tendency to sharpen the appetite which makes it somewhat more difficult for a crewmember to control ex­ cessive eating. Nor is there necessarily any improvement when the overweight seaman comes ashore. Here at the New York clinic we have developed a sim­ ple and effective procedure for dealing with overweight problems. It has achieved very satisfactory results with those men who are willing to cooperate. Wherever a man is found to be suffering from hypertension and over­ weight, I have a consultation with him and explain what the consequences are of carrying around the excess weight. The seaman is given a diet list with explanation as to what type of feeding is most likely to hold down intake of calories and result in weight loss. Dr. Joseph B. Logue, the author of the accom­ panying article, has been medical director of the Seafarers Welfare Plan since the Medical Depart­ ment was established. Before talcing charge of the medical depart­ ment, Dr. Logue was medical director of the Isthmian Steamship Company. He retired from the US Navy in 1954 with the rank of vice-admiral after medical service with the Navy and Marine Corps since World War I. It should be emphasized here, that dieting, as we see It, does not involve going hungry. On the contrary, the diet list offers a large selection of tasty and attractive foods including citrus fruits and melons; an extensive variety of vegetables such as asparagus, broccoli, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower, squash, tomatoes, string beans, car­ rots, and many others; butter, bread, eggs, cottage cheese, milk, coffee, tea, fish, poultry and lean meat. Items which are discouraged are pork, sausage, bacon, fish in oil, pies, calces, spaghetti, rice, potatoes, sweet canned fruit, jams, and similar fattening foods. In other words as the ads say, "No starvation diet is needed." Only two steps are necessary — a shift away from certain foods toward others, and a mild reduction in total food intake. It is no secret that when the weight reduction program was started some crewmembers regarded it as a fad of the Medical Departments. But several unfortunate cases Involving fairly young seamen who were cut down in what would ordinarily have been the prime of life convinced the skeptics. We are gratified that at present practically all of the men involved make some effort at weight re­ duction, most of them with very beneficial results. We mentioned earlier that reduction in weight also results in reduction of high blood pressure. Where a man is under age 30, his systolic blood pressure reading should be around 150. Over 30 it tends to rise somewhat for the average man to about 160. A small excess over that fig­ ure is cause for concern but is not necessarily conclusive because a man's blood pressure will vary from day to day. However, if blood pressure gets up towards the 180 mark, steps should be taken promptly to reduce weight. Pressure over 190 is cause for genuine alarm and often requires hospitalization in the Public Health Service hos­ pital calling for more rapid weight loss under controlled conditions. Where the reading is 200 or more, hospital­ ization is automatic. To do anything less would be to put a crewmember in grave danger. Excessive weight, and the hypertension that goes with it, also can create a problem in the area of shipboard safety. Men who are overweight are less agile and tire more rapidly, which makes them more prone to shipboard accidents, particularly on gangways and ladders, and in rough weather. It would not surprise me at all if a study of shipboard accidents were to show that men who are overweight suffer a higher proportion of accidents of this kind. Weight reduction then, has many beneficial effects. It lengthens the life span. It reduces the chances of crip­ pling or disabling disease which could deprive a man of his earning powers for long periods of time. It also re­ duces the chances of shipboard injury, other things be­ ing equal. These are the reasons why the Medical De­ partment of the Seafarers Welfare Plan has placed such stress on controlling excess weight with what the evi­ dence shows has been considerable benefit for Seafarers. '^1 -^1 OCATH RATT MCRRASB) iV... �SEAFARERS Par* Tea LOG Hvt^UM fate Of Superships Germans Build Enclosed Lifeboat Up To WASHINGTON-rThe superlin6r replacemi^t program now seems to hinge on the Defense Department, it was learned last week. Commerce Secretary - De­ ing the Queens in everything but signate Lewis L. Strauss told tonnage. a Senate committee that while The superliner replacement pro­ his department favors building the gram ran into a serious snag ear­ two new liners for the Atlantic lier when American President and Pacific trades, it will not ask Lines learned that It would cost Congress to appropriate construc­ at least $97 million to build its tion funds unless the Defense De­ ship. Originally, when the supership was proposed last year, it partment requests the money. At the same time, the British- was estimated that the vessel flag Cunard Line confirmed that would cost in the vicinity of $76 it was going ahead with plans to million. APL has indicated that replace the superliners Queen it may be necessary to go back to Mary and Queen Elizabeth. The Congress for ah amendment to company said it would ask for legislation authorizing construc­ government assistance to build' the tion. So far, no actual money has ships. Cunard said the ships would been appropriated for the super­ he lightweight superliners, match- liners. Congress Sets Sale Price The bill passed by Congress authorized-the sale of the ship to APL at a fixed price of $34 million which was 45 percent of the es­ timated cost, the other 55 percent This submarine-like coniroption is actually a lifeboat, fully-enclosed (or protection of passengers. It is to be picked up by Uncle Sam. boarded by four hatches. Bubble domes are for steering and general visibility. Boat is made of . However, the low bid, if ac­ plastic and fiberglass by German manufacturer. cepted, would mean that the Gov­ ernment would be paying 65 per­ A fully enclosed, watertight plastic lifeboat lias been desired by German marine engi­ cent of the total cost, if the ship was to go for the $34 million price. neers. If it lives up to the claims of its designers, the boat will afford the most protection Similarly, as pm-t of the same yet offered for victims of maritime disasters. WASHINGTON — The . AFL- bill. United States Line was au­ The boat is boarded through•CIO's campaign for more liberal thorized to buy a new transatlan­ four movable hatches on the has a submarine-like double hull unemployment benefits may be tic superliner at a fixed price of of fiberglass and plastic around top. These can be hermeti­ helped along by the personal in­ $37 million cash plus turning in hard plastic foam. This construc­ cally-sealed to make the craft tervention of Speaker of the the liner America. The US Lines tion is said to provide great durgHouse Sam Rayburn, it has been superliner was tagged then at an watertight In the roughest of seas. bility and buoyMcy and requires Lookout Posts Provided indicated here. estimated $130 million, but 4ii little maintenance. Even with the hatches sealed, Any liberalization of the unem­ light of the APL experience, the While seating 40, the boat is ca­ ployment program would benefit figure will probably run much the boat has been provided with pable of holding considerably two cle^ plastic domes at the bow Seafarers working on the ships of higher. PHILADELPHIA—Charged by companies having their headquar­ The proposed new APL passen­ and stern which allow visibility more. It is equipped with radio, several of his employees with fail­ floating anchor and complete sur­ at aU times for lookouts. ters in states like Louisiana and ger ship, to be called the Presi­ ure to pay minihtum wages and Twenty-six feet long, the craft vival gear. Alabama, where unemployment dent Washington, would have a Overtime rates, an employer has benefits are considerably below passenger capacity of 1,464 and been rebuked by the US Court of those of the industrial Northeast carry a crew of 800 men. She would Appeals In an effort to force a and Midwestern states. be 908 feet long and have a cruis­ disclosure of the names of the Rayburn's intervention, it's re­ ing speed of 26 knots. The new workers who complained. ported, is leading the House Ways liner was intended to replace the In a unanimous decision,. thO and Means Committee to reconsid­ existing passenger ship President court held that disclosure of the er its stand against Federal stand­ Hoover on the San Francisco-Far Several innovations in the tradi­ rights for engineers employed by employees' Identities would not ards for the size or duration of East run. It .would be crewed by tional Mariner-type ship are the Delaware River Ferry Com­ only .expose them to possible re­ unemployment benefits. The com­ members of the SIU Pacific planned for three cargo liners soon pany, operator of two ferries from taliation by their employer' but mittee recently voted 14-11 against District. to be constructed by American Chester, Pa., to Bridgeport, NJ. would tend to discourago other such Federal standards, although Mail Line, which is under contract The union also negotiated for a employees from reporting viola­ the AFL-CIO has been pushing for to the SIU Pacific District. The BME contract and coverage under tions in their places of business a Federal bill which would force vessels will contain self-supporting the BME Welfare Plan. in the future. the states to increase their bene­ king-post type masts for handy Meanwhile, the BME Welfare Operates Coneesslbni ' fits and pay them over a longer BOSTON—The port has been working of cargo. Key unlicensed Plan has voted to pay. inhospital The employer, F. RoMa 8c relatively quiet lately, reports act­ personnel will have individual and accident and sickness benefits period of time. Brothers, runs a string of Wash­ Labor, specifically, has been ing agent Gene Dakin. Only one rooms with private bath. Other by the day, rather than by the room and barbershop cohcetetohs; backing a measure sponsored by ship paid off during the last two crewmembers. will be berthed in week as in the past. The benefits in several New York and Phila-' Reps. Karsten of Missouri and weeks and five were in transit. two-man rooms with private or v/ill be pro-rated for periods of delphia railroad stations. Machrowicz of Michigan. This There were no sign-ons. less than a week. Previously, no semi-private bath. In the original trial. Secretary would require the states to pay Cities Service's Bradford Island benefits were paid until after the of Labor James Mitchell, to whom t 4jobless workers at least half of paid off. In transit were the Robin The Brotherhood of ADtrine En­ first week. the employees' complaints were their average weekly wageis, up to Goodfellow (Robin); Bents Fort gineers has gained representation ^ ^ Xsent^ was called in to testify and and Winter Hill (Cities Service); a maximum of $60, for at least 39 The unions of the SIU Pacific was ordered to reveal the: em? Steel Worker (Isthmian); and the weeks. District participated in the huge ployees' names. Upon refusing, th* Eagle Transporter (Terminal), Neither Raybum nor the major­ annual Union-Industry Show held trial court dismissed the Govern-, ity on the House committee is re­ in San Francisco during the past ment's suit against Roma. > ported as favoring Federal standweek, A 120-foot exhibit staged In reversing the original deci­ VMS / ards as liberal as those in the lasion, the Court of Appeals cited., by the maritime unions featured I'LL 7/2K ^ bor-backed bill. However, they live demonstrations by union mem­ the principle of the "informer's hope to devise a more modest for­ bers of the different aspects of privilege," which requires courjs mula which would still be more seafaring. The unions of the AFL- to witbhold uarnes of persoBS per­ liberal than the present benefits. .WILMINGTON—The past; two- CIO Maritime Trades Department forming public service in bilging ., week period was the busiest the were all represented in the show. violators before the law. port has seen in the last three Representing management were Editor, years. So active was shipping that the West Coast Steamship Com­ Get Polio ShotSy pany and the Port Authority of 5 SEAFARERS LOG, several jobs went begging. San Francisco. Port Agent Reed Humphries re­ PHS Urges 675 Fourth Ave., X X' X ports that there were 65 jobs ship­ The Public Health Service Brooklyn 32,MY ped, as three vessels'paid off, two With thb sighing of contracts urges Seafarers who hSVe'^ not I Woujcl nice td receive the SEAFARERS LOG— signed on and six were in transit. with the Upper Lakes Shipping already done so to get their The port Is expected. to. remain Ltd. and Scott Misener Steamships polio shots as soon aS possfbM^' please put my name vOn your mailing list. equally active during., the coming, Ltd., the Licensed Divftloh of the The shots can be gotten at anyi ^ ; (Print Information) period. SIU Cairadlan District brought all PHS hospital without charge.' " ; Paying off were . the Maxton of its major Great Lakes operators Plenty of vaccine Is available so KIAkdF ' (Clover Cafriers); Jefferson City into the fold. there is no delay In the admin-. Victory (Victory Carriers); and the . . X, at.,... X. .A • istering of the shots.- IKje fewSTREET AODRE^V>^ Captain N.i Sltloas (Tramp Ship­ Eighteen new cottage apartments iuinutes a Seafarer takes to' in4 ping), The Maxton and Captain N. in the Marine Cooks apd Stewards ^supe himsell against thb-^crhKT crrf ^. - ^ STATE.. . Training and Ro^K^ibnal Center piipg disease by gettingA the Sitinas later signed on. 5 TO AVOID DUfLICATIOK: if yeti ar* •'nioid iubicrtbar and hava a changa aro nearly- u^er cohipletJdA ^ sbota are well worth the eaviha In transit were the Flbme*". Ken' ef addrssf, H**** ybaf forinsr'addrats baiowt mar and Seamar (^a^iherlJ.. Aflap- use by the ' Mioiae of tlM. incmey, and ntoet bf eWs tis (Petrol); Ocean jbebojcah (Ocean Uhioh. Thpy will ibe,;oc;puphpO^^ ViiWoI#i|(»;bf'sUff^ jihd > convMesj; yiK^ble <-,4lsaMIity.-.ii Trai^spbrtatio^; v dnil ;,.thb/:;JEag^ pihjh^ > jeiTY 'ZONi;:,..STAT6.,..;....... . Traveler,.. US May Act To Improve Jobless Pay It's Safe To Tell On BosSf, Court Rules^ AMONG OUR AFFHIATES Boston Slow Wilmington Needs All Ship Ratings hu w-'- Ifer •- c-.t-" • I..A?" I. ,•.. tic .It .. v' •v-cV.'i- �wm^ J fiiy i; un •- f • - it, r . J, -• • •". Ji :.;\ . '• 'V, •'- « '• • ' • >h'' MEJrARERS LOG PW HteTM States Can't Bar Peaceful Pickets, High Court Rules 'V''" J ^ - v. .?•„ "i,- .''• '-; .*• J WASHINGTON—^The United States Supreme Court has ruled that the states cannot interfere with the rights of un­ ions to engage in peaceful picketing, no matter what the pick­ eting involves. The high|~ court held that Federal labor the right to go to a state court in law prohibits state courts labor disputes and sue for damages. from awarding damages against peaceful picketing, a device that has been widely used to stop union organizing and job action. Justice Felix Frankfurter, in the majority decision, set forth the general principle that state coiuis •have no right to interfere in cases that are regulated by Federal law. He said the principle applies whether the activity is protected by the Taft-Hartley law or pro­ hibited by it. In either case, he said, there is danger of inconsist­ ent regulation that Congress in­ tended to prevent. The court excluded cases of violence and "imminent threats to the public order," in other words, cases where picketing activity was not peaceful. In these the states still have a right to act to maintain order. The decision affirming the su­ premacy of Federal law over state statutes came in a three-year old case involving San Diego, Calif, building trades union that had been fined for peaceful picketing. An injunction had also been issued by the California courts, but was overturned in an earlier Supreme Court decision. The decision deprives anti-union employers of a favorite weapon. iK-' liV NY Taking New Look At Scab Ring One of the most significant pieces of legislation now pend­ ing before Congress is the Forand Bill which would provide hospital and surgical coverage for retired oldtimers under Social Security. Like another recent Social Security advance —the one which provided disability benefits for disabled workers over 50—the new bill would fill a serious lack in the existing Social Security program. Protests by organized labor in Why is the Forand bill needed? Simply because in the New York State have caused State WASHINGTON—Currently the United States, people over 65, retired or not, find it next to Industrial Commissioner Martin P. main source of cargo for US impossible to obtain hospitalization and surgical coverage Catherwood to do an about-face tramps and many tfmkers as well, from the existing private health insurance plans. Even when and permit a further look-see into the US agricultural surplus pro­ they have such coverage, all too often it is cancelled by the organized strikebreaking in the gram would be extended through company at the first sign of a serious illness. newspaper industry. A highly-organized scab ring was the end of 1960 under a bill intro­ The end product of this system is that older people with first uncovered during an investi­ duced by Senator Ailan Ellender the least financial resources and the most need ior medical gation of strikebreaking against (Dem.-La.) protection are thrown to the wolves. the International Typographical Shipped Under 'SO-SO" Fortunately for Seafarers, the SIU Welfare Plan provides Union, which last December struck The Ellender bill would author­ the Macy newspaper chain in West­ hospital and surgical coverage for Seafarers receiving the ize shipment of another $1^ bil­ lion in agricultural surplus, most­ SIU disability-pension, as well as for their famiUes. But in chester County. The investigation was conducted ly wheat and other cereal foods, most cases, retired people have no such coverage. For bringing the total that would be example, the Department of Health, Education and Welfare by a special three-man panel ap­ shipped by the end of 1960 to estimates that of the 15 million people over 65, only 5,200,000 pointed by former Industrial Com­ missioner Isidor Lubin, who was »3,750,000,000. have coverage, with Blue Cross carrying 4wo-thirds of these, replaced by Catherwood when the Since ali agricultural surplus Is only because they got under the wire before their 65th birth­ Republicans took over the state shipped under the provisions of day. The other 9,800,000 have no protection at all. administration January 1. the "50-50" law, it has become a Tell Of Pressure To Quit The need for action here is obvious, yet the Forand bill major item of US export cargo for The investigation became the faces tough sledding for just one reason—the "opposition of American-flag ships, and actually center of a political contrpversy is responsible for the return to organized medicine spearheaded by the American Medical when the committee members Association. In its pathological fear of any kind of Govern­ the American flag of several Libthat CatherWOOd told ertys in the past year. ment medicine, the AMA's standard reaction is to oppose any charged them to drop their probe and quit. and all needed improvements in medical care Disclosure of the attempted A recent article in the magazine "Medical Economics," cover-up led to wide protests by which reflects the outlook of organized medicine, points up organized labor, and the State Use Only One this negative attitude when it declared, "medical leaders AFL-CIO called upon Governor Mail Address breathed a sigh of relief" when Congress adjourned last year Rockefeller to allow the investiga­ Seafarers with beefs regard­ without acting on the Forand measure. It goes on to warn tion to proceed. ing slow payment of monies due So effective were the protests from various operators in back that the Forand bill "will pose a threat to private medicine that Catherwood, at a face-to-face wiages and disputed overtime ... a crack in the dam is the beginning of no dam at all." meeting with the three-man panel, Nowhere in the article is there any suggestion as to how withdrew his order and told the should first check whether they have a proper mailing address to meet the serious needs of the elderly. Hospital-surgical committee to resume its hearings. on file with the company. SlU coverage of course, in no way alters the status of private Catherwood's statement, how­ headquarters officiais point out' hospitals and private physicians who will simply participate ever, leaves doubt about his inten­ that reports received from sev­ in such a program just as they participate in workmen's com­ tions to grant the committee the eral operators show checks have pensation and in the present Blue Cross and Blue Shield right of subpoena, even though Lubin authorized this right. been mailed to one address programs. The Macy chain, which publishes ^hile a beef On the same score . If the day ever comes that there is Government medicine eight daily newspapers and three (s^ sent from another, thus cre­ ating much difficulty in keeping in the United States, it will come about because of the refusal weeklies, has meanwhile indicated of organized medicine to make any adjustment to the chang­ that it will not cooperate with the accounts straight. ing needs of the population. committee. More Grain Cargo LIMy Under the new interpretation, actions by employers will have to be taken in the Federal courts and will be subject to the Taft-Hartley law. The decision supplements court findings in the SIU strike against Bull Lines in December 1957, when the high court upheld a lower court decision that the SIU had a legal right to peacefully picket the company. An injunction against' the Union had been issued in a lower Federal court and reversed by the circuit court. It also may affect American maritime unions' rights to picket runaway-flag shipping. Runaway operators had sought injunctions in state courts barring the unions from picketing the ships during the four-day ITF demonstrations last December. Mobile Gets New Tankerf Food Ships MOBILE—The last of the four Eagle supertankers, the Eagle Voy-. ager, took on a full crew in this port last week, Port Agent Cal Tanner reports. The vessel will probably sail to France on a shake­ down cruise and will then sign on eighteen-months' articles and shut­ tle in the Persian Gulf area. Although the Persian Gulf is not the choicest place to be during the hot summer months, because of the slow shipping which has plagued this port for the past six months there was plenty of com­ petition for berths on the Eagle Voyager. A great deal of relief cargo in the form of sack flour has been passing through the port of Mo­ bile recently. Tanner said, and from all indications, this move­ ment will continue for some time to come. There have been tour shiploads of bag flour shipped out of the port in the last couple of weeks, alone. Two of the ships, the Seafair and the Pacific Venture, are under SIU contract and are bound for Alexandria, Egypt. There has been a great deal of interest expressed by the men on the beach here over the recent LOG story on the USPHS and the possibility of its reducing the health standards on cargo ship in­ spections because of the lack of funds. It has been the SlU's contention that these standards must be main­ tained, in order to assure all Sea­ farers that the health and sanitary conditions aboard ship will be ade-. quate. Shipping for the port was only on the fair side during the past two weeks. Tanner reported. The outlook for the coming period is also on the dreary side as the ma­ jority of the vessels scheduled to hit the area will be in-transit or of the short trip variety, with little or no job turnover. Calling into the area during the past two weeks were the Seafair, (Colonial); Alcoa Corsair, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa); Monarch of the Seas, Claiborne, Jean La Fitte, Antinous (Water­ man); Pacific Venture, (Pacific Venture); Margarette Brown, (Bloomfield); Suzanne and the * Francis, (Bull). �pace Twelve. Pennniar's Bandit-Robber Here is photographic proof of how desperate things were aboara the SS Pennmar, enroute to Seattle last month. According to ship's reporter Smoky Messenger, not only does the Pennmar have night lunch bandits who faithfully raid the refrigerator, but now it seems they have developed a "bandit's bandit," or one who raids the raiders raiding the refrigerator. Determined to catch these chow hounds in action, ship's photographer Ray Moore set up his camera and prepared for a long wait. Much to his surprise, he not only caught the night lunch raider with the goods in his hands, but he also got a photo­ graph of the bandit-robbing bandit too. •However there was not much surprise shown at the unmasking of the two refrigerator raiders. Messenger said, when it was re­ vealed that the ship's faithful raider was Basilio "Boscomb" Boschi, while the gent with the mask and the "artillery" was none other than Joe "Butch" Zhemeck. Although it looks as if Boscomb had his hands on the platter first, he will probably have to turn it over to Butch It just goes to show you that when it comes to chow, you can't even trust your shipmate. Missile Hunter—Sword Knot Special •• •h " • Looking as alsri as any missile-hunf^ should be is Jocko, maseot of tho crow of the MV Sword Knot. Holding Jocko is Seafarer Jerry Kropp, .qn AB on the Suwannee vessel. The ship, on duty somewhere in the South Atlantic, is one of the fleet that will take port in the recovery of the first space-manned rocket. Mar «Ifsr; S EAF ARERS LOG So What's Wrong In Homesteadlng? To the Editor: ' There has been much discus­ sion pro and con about the mat­ ter of homesteading a ship. In the SEAFARERS LOG of March 27th, 1959, one of our Union brothers. Art Lomas, put forth a pretty good argument against the practice of homesteading. While his arguments were good, until a hard and fast rule is voted upon and passed up and dowm the coast by the mem­ bership, the unwritten rule that prevails will continue. There are many angles to be . considered before a decision could be reached in this matter. True, it would cause a turnover of jobs, but could a man be re­ imbursed between jobs with un­ employment compensation, or whatever is available, to tide him over until he lands another job off the shipping board? Anotber situation is that in which a man ships overseas. If he is a married man and the trip is a long one, the very fact that he misses his wife and fam­ ily practically guarantees he will get off after one voyage. There is no problem there, for our Union is composed mainly of married men. Homesteading used to be more of a problem when the men were single, I thought. You must agree it is going to be most difficult to please everyone, whatever is decided upon. One solution seems to be to stipulate a set number of years as the required seatime which a member needs to retire from the industry and anything else, short of the actual home­ steading rule, to facilitate the turnover in jobs. This supposition assumes that many brothers homestead, among other reasons, to accum­ ulate enough seatime to retire before death saves them the trouble. I honestly believe my own case is typical. I joined up dur­ ing World War II and have been a loyal member ever since. The Army, Navy, Marines etc., who were veterans of the wars, since that time have-come by certain benefits in return for their serv­ ices. All due honor and respect to them. But we so-called "heroes in dungarees" were right there with the goods to back them up, if and when needed, and we were often needed. I'm sure that the world owes me a living, but only if I'm wiUing to work for It. But I Want It under certain conditions-bun­ ion conditions. And job secur­ ity goes with them. Is that too'much to ask for, after sailing on most every tjTpe of vessel in ^most every rating in the dedc department. And doesn't homesteading come un­ der the heeding of job security? As long as a man does his job and meets the obligations of his union membership, Ts there any shame he must bear for it re­ specting the reward! of his toll? EspedaUy -inasmuch as a -sea­ man. ovu forty who Joined be­ fore or during the Second World War no doubt has taken his turn on the picketline and has been forced into unem­ ployment more than once due to lay-up of vessels, change of registry etc. I for one shall go along with the majority on this matter. The Letters To The Iditor All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFAR­ ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. only drawback Is that I find conditions most satisfactory with few exceptions on this ves­ sel, and this Is the first one I've even come near to homestead­ ing. There are other reasons why I would not homestead a ship, one 'being my young son and the other the sweetest girl in the Lone Star state. If some rule is adopted, X hope it will exclude men in my category because of the above reasons. Clarence Cousins 4" SlUTopsIn Welfare Benefits Tor the Editor: My wife and I would like to express our sincere apprecia­ tion to the Seafarers Welfare Plan. On March 21, my wife had to undergo major surgery, and had a stay of ten days in the hos­ pital. We are pleased to report that with the treatment she re­ ceived, she is coming along fine now and well on the road towards full recovery. She had noth­ ing but praise for Dr. Camp, our U n 10 li doctor here in Spivey Baltimore. We think he is tops. There is one major point I would like to draw to the atten­ tion of the membership. I am sure that if I had to pay this hospital bill, it would have cost me several hundred dollars, and at the time I certainly was not prepared for anything like that. However the day I brought my wife home from the hospi­ tal, all I had to do was fill out a form and take her home. I didn't haverto pay a penny. Brothers, ^ if you eVer seriously need medical care for some one in your family, you will see now wonderful the Seafarers Wel­ fare Plan really.is. Again we say thanks. Leonard Splrey Which State f Catches Them? ' TotheEdlln? We, the undersigned, crewmembers of the SS Steel Execu- tive, would like to know if we are going to have to pay state income tax in two or more states? If so, we request Head­ quarters to try to do something to keep us from paying out two ' or more taxes on the same in­ come. As some of us on this ship are non-residents of New York and . Massachusetts, and are property ! owners and taxpayers in other | states, we refuse to give our au- • thority to have any taxes but • Federal Income and Social Se­ curity deducted from our in- ; comes. We feel that our consti- . tutional rights are being vlo- ^ lated. We further request that this ' letter be published in the LOG for all of our brothers to read and give their comments. Tincent Genco, deck delegate (this letter was signed by 22 members of crew). 4 4 4 Thanks Crew Of SS Kathryn To the Editor: We would like the SEA­ FARERS LOG to publish this notice of the death of our father, Fernando Gonzalez, at Ponce, PR. We would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks and our heart­ felt appreciation for the flowers sent by the members of the crew of the SS Kathryn, and the three crewmembers of the SS Suzanne. A special thanks To chief mate, Roger Meade, for his encouragement and under­ standing. Once again the fraternal unity of the members of the Seafarers International Union was shown. Thank you all again. Pedro Gonsales, bosun Gilberto Gonzales, OS SS Kathryn 4,44 Sends Thanks For Welfare Benefits To the Editor: .1 would like to give my gin-' cere thanks to the Seafarers, Welfare Plan for help in paying the hospital bills for my chil- . dren. While they were hospital­ ized they received the best of care,, which would not have been possible had it not been foi^the , plan. The benefits wiUch are given to the Seafarers and their fam­ ilies, are truly helpful and ap­ preciated very much. Living in an era of such high prices, we flpd it very difficult to meet such niedical bills. . Thank God for the SIU welfare benefits, and the Union which cares for the welfare of its members' families.. I can only repeat, thank you very much. , Mrs. J. Napoleonls �May K 1959 men spieak up against this unfair ' practice which large shipping companies are taking advantage of, we may get a little help in ro the Editor: 1 have beeii out of action since setting a limit. ' Albert Scboonmaker December 23, 1957, in the hos­ Beaumont, Texas pital in Galveston and here in Houston. Due to my injury, I'll never te able to return to the sea,, my chosen profession. My Doing^Job Right? injury has left me paralyzed Why Not Stay Put from my chest down to my toes. To the Editor: I want to extend mj*- thanks This is in reply to Art Lpmas and appreciation to the SIU and who had a letter in the March to the Seafarers Welfare Plan 27 Issue of the LOG. for standing by me all this time. I'm sorry that I can't agree I don't know what I would have with you at all on the homesteading issue. -You say you wouldn't call a man a seaman because he has been on one ship for six years. Who would you call a seaman? Perhaps some­ one who ships out for three or four months a year. Would you call him a professional seaman? Some peo­ All letters to the editor for ple have obli­ publication in the SEAFAR­ gations and ERS LOG must be signed have to work. by the writer. Names will I can't afford be withheld upon request. to make one trip and lay on done without the hospitalization the beach for benefits. 39 weeks col­ I especially would like to ex­ lecting $45 per press my sincere gratitude and week and sup­ Friend thanks to Charles Kimball here port my fam­ in Houston and to the ten broth­ ily, while the Union has to issue ers who came to the VA hospital new cards to fulfill our obliga­ to donate blood for my last op­ tions. eration. I want to tell everyone Who are the men who make that SIU brothers came up with our Union what it is? The ones their own blood to help a per­ with obligations who have to son in need. work and by doing so, do their Thanking everyone for every­ job right, not fouling up; or thing, I remain, gratefully some of the fly-by-nighters who yours, make only one trip, fouling up Raymond J. Arsenault and not caring how they do their job. Doing this they damage us 4" 4" t and have their actions and mis­ deeds thrown in the faces of our Partner Captain Union officials when they sit Rates With Crew down to talk contract with the To the Editor: company officials. I'm not very lucky. The long­ We the crew of the Alcoa Partner, having heard so many est I've been able to stay on any stories about "bucko" skippers, one ship is 22 months. Staying would like to let the rest of the on one ship for a long time world know that there is an­ doesn't make anyone a bad un­ other type of ship's captain too. ion man. We have in I've been on my present ship, mind our own the Alcoa Runner, four months, skipper. Cap­ yet 1 know what's going on, tain Haagen- thanks to the SEAFARERS LOG sen. Here is and our headquarters reports. a ship's mas­ However there are plenty of ter who is also guys on the beach who make the a real g^entle- meetings only because they have man. Not only to and still don't know what's is be very co­ going on. operative in Perhaps if we had more Simmons such matters homesteaders we could get rid as giving Out draws, but he also of all our deadheads who ship thinks of a seaman's feelings out only three or four months a and integrity as a huhian being. year for Union benefits. It is the little items such as 1 say if a mad wants to work, allowing smoking at the wheel let him. If he has to get off or always have a pleasant word after a year, then he can't say for the crew that makes Cap­ ' he has job security. tain Haagensen one of the best Good luck to anyone who skippers we have ever sailed feels like working. with. We strongly feel that ho. Allen Friend deserves a word of public 4" 4- 4" thanks for his efforts in .making the Alcoa Partner a happy Tanker Ports home. Need Restrooms William Simmons To the Editor: i This is .a letter for some thought and consideration for Use Petitions To the membership and our con­ Attack Runaways tracted companies. At all of the tanker ports, To the Editor: .. I have read quite a few copies there are no facilities for a of the SEAFARER LOG and I resfroom for a seaman's wife think that it is a very informa­ and family to use. They usually tive and Impressive newspaper. have to travel from two to five An idea occurred to me about miles to find a filling station or the runaway flag ship problem. a restaurant that is open. This, Why does not the Union print as you can see, works^ a barda supply of petitions with lines ship on them. on them for about 20 to 50 sig­ . Why can't the oil companies natures and have every seaman cooperate with this suggestion in the United States take one and build a restroom at or near and have ail of their relatives, the parking lots as they do in fi'iends' and everyone they do the country? It would hot cost business with sign them and much and hot be hard to keep. E.^Ycaiiiaiis. ' send them to his individual Con­ SS Elemir gressman? If enough Congrein- Sends Thanks For Blood Donations Letters To The Editor SEAFARERS LOG M HAU DIRECTORY SIU, A&G District BALTIHOBE 1216 E. BalUmore St. Earl Sbeppard, Asent EAstcrn 7-4900 BOSTON 276 State St. Al-Tanner. Asent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON 4202 CanaJ St R. Matthews, Asent CApital 3-4089; 3-4080 LAKE CHARLES. 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Claike, Agent HBmlock 6-9744 MIAMI 744 W. Flagler St. Louis Neira. Agent FRanklin 7-3564 MOBILE 1 South Lawrence St. Cal Tanner. Agent HEmlock 2-1754 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUle St. Lindsey WilUami, Agent Tulane 8626 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave., Brooklyn HYacinth 9-6600 NORFOLK 127-129 Bank St. J. BuUock, Agent MAdison 7-1083 PHILADELPHIA 337 Market St. S. CarduUo. Agent Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO 490 Harrison St. Marty Brelthoff. Agent Douglas 2-5475 SANTURCE. PR.. 1313 Fernandez Juncos, Stop 20 Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep. Phone 2-5996 SAVANNAH ...2 Aberiom St. WUliam Morris. Agent Adams 3-1728 SEATTLE .. 2505 1st Ave. Ted Babkowski. Agent Main 3-4334 TAMPA 1809-1811 N. FrankUn St. B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent Phone 2-1323 WILMiNGTON, Calil .: 509 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4-2874 HEADQUARTERS....675 4tb Ave., Bklyn. SECRETARY-TREASURER Paul HaU ASST. SECRETARY-TREASURERS i. Aigina. Deck W Hail, Joint C, Simmons. Eng. J. Volplan. Joint B. Mooney, Std. SUP HONOLULU....91 South Nlmitz Highw^ PHone 502-777 NEW ORLEANS: 923 BienvUle St. JAckson 5-7428 NEW YORK 679 4th Ave., Brookiyn HYacinth 9-6^ PORTLAND 311 SW CUy St. CApltal 3-4336 SAN FRANQSCO 490 Harrison SL Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE 2505 1st Ave. Main 2-0290 WILMINGTON 905 Marino Ave. Terminal 9-6617 MC&S HONOLULU....51 South Nimltz Highway PHone 5-1714 NEW ORLEANS 923 BienvUle St. EAmond 7428 NEW YORK 67S 4th Ave.. Brookiyn HYacinth 9-6600 PORTLAND . 211 SW Clay St. CApitol 7-3222 SAN FRANCISCO 350 Fremont St. EXbrook 7-9800 SEATTLE 2509 —1st Ave. MAin 3-0088 WILMINGTON.' SOS Marine Ave. TErminal 4-8538 BALTIMORE MFOW 1216 East Baltimore St. EAstem 7-3383 HONOLULU....96 North Nimitz mghway PHone 9-6077 NEW ORLEANS 923 Bienvme St. MAgnoUa 0404 NEW YORK 130 Greenwich St. COrtland 7-7094 PORTLAND 522 NW Everett St. CApitol 3-7297-8 SAN FRANCISCO 240 Second St. DOuglas 2-4592 SAN PEDRO SEATTLE Seafarers Ashore. r. ... in Havana ^ A labor dispute In Havana, Cuba, Iirought a welcome five-day vaca­ tion for the crew of the SS Natalie late in March, ship's delegate John McElroy reports. The vessel ran into the hassle when she was assigned to what the longshoremen called the "wrong dock." Never ones to make hasty decisions, company representatives and union officials spent three days I '"I Moving a cool one in o Hqvono bor ore Seoforers Bob Howlond, BR, ond Neil Metier, crew mess. straightening the matter out, and then, after the vessel ^as shifted to the "right dock," she was tied up an additional two days unloading. During this time, McElroy said, the crew decided to "live it up in Fidel Castro's liberated Havana." Liberated or not, the report is that Havana is still the same old "pleasure town" it used to be back in prerevolutionary days with, business going on as before. "The Cubans are still keyed up over their recent change of govern­ ment," McElroy said. Castro's troops with their long haircuts and beards were on patrol throughout the city. "It Is a bit startling at first to observe so many uniformed men with sub-machine guns in their arms or wearing side-arms. However they are exceptionally well-behaved on or off duty," he noted. Much to the disappointment of the "big bettors" among the crew, there was very little action in the city's gambling casinos, including the magnificent new Hilton Hotel, the one Castro uses as his headquarters. "We bad a chance to hear the revolutionery leader speak to a huge crowd In downtown Havana one afternoon on a labor holiday," McElroy said, "ancf some of the men heard him making a speech outside the Hilton the following day." One new change in the town is the weekly national lottery which now takes the form of a national bond, guaranteeing a partial return on the investment after one year, and a profit to those who hold them more than five years. Drawings are held each week as usual for the the customary cash awards. ... in Amsterdam Making the most of their misfortune, the crew of the SS Atlantic spent two weeks roaming all over the port of Amsterdam, Holland, while their vessel was undergoing repairs in a local shipyard. The ship was put into the yards after she ran aground and damaged her shaft and propeller. The Atlantic's crew is now nicknamed the "motorcycle fleet," accord- 296 West 7th St. TErminal 3-4485 .2333 Western Ave. MAin 2-6326 Great Lakes District ALPENA ...1219 N Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 914 Main St. GRant 2728 CLEVELAND 1410 W. 29 St. MAin 1-0147 DULUrH 621 W. Superior St. Phone: Randilpb 2-4110 FRANKFORT, Mich PO Box 287 ELgin 7-2441 MILWAUKEE .633 S. Second Ave. BRoadway 2-3039 RIVER ROUGE -.10223 W. Jefferson Ave. Mich.: VInewood 3-4741 BUFFALO. NY Canadian District TORT WILLIAM Ontario HALIFAX. N.S... MONTREAL 408 Simpson St. Phone: 3-3221 128% HoUis St. Phone 3-8911 634 SL James St. West Victor 2-8161 QUEBEC 44 Sault-au-Matelot Quebec LAfontaine 3-1569 THOROLD. Ontario 52 St. David St. CAnal 7-5212 TORONTO, Ontario 272 King St. E. EMpire- 4-5719 ST. JOHN. NB ....177 Prince WiUiam St. OX 2-9431 VANCOUVER, EC ..298 Main St. MU 1-3468 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 •"'ress, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure )eedy transmission on all mes­ sages and faster service for the men Involved. •/ "Elvis" Payne and Robert Land are pictured doing their "act" in the Cafe i'Esperance in Amsterdam. ing to Seafarer Eugene Ray. About half the gang rented motorcycles and spent their time and money, cruising from one end of the town to the other. "There were no accidents to the jockeys in the "motorcycle fleet," Ray said, but unfortunately the pedestrians among the crew did not fare as well. The ship's nurse was hospitalized for a couple of weeks recuperating from injuries she received after walking into a moving streetcar. Among the musically-inclined members of the crew, the boys from New Orleans went to town with their electric guitars and singing in the local cafes. Leading the strummers with Elvis Presley records are Seafarers Marion Payne and Robert Land. When the boys started strumming their guitars, the local 'people, especially the females, stopped playing the juke box and sat around and listened. The vessel returned to New York, on April 28; and will continue on her regular schedule. �May SEAFARERS.LOG Page Foorteen Valiaiit Hope SUFMERS M IRYROC Welcome Si^t The following is the latest available list of Seafarers in the hospi­ To Tunisians tals. If you are on the beach waiting for a ship, stop in and visit them. Although no one likes a long stay in the hospital, some struggle to make themselves useful while laid up for a long time. One of them is Seafarer Raymond Perry, who entered the Brighton PHS Hospital last September for a checkup and treatment. Perry has lost some 80 pounds so far during his stay there and has taken on the job of hospital dele­ gate. In addition to seeing to it that ali new SIU patients are taken care of and have all their needs satisfied, Perry also helps out at the hos­ pital during his spare time. Also in the Brighton hospital are Steven "Starllne" WilUams, for­ mer crewmess on the Robin Kirk and Horencio Letie, ex-cook and baker on the Portmar. Williams entered the hospital for a checkup while Letie went in to have some stomach trouble treated. Letie is awaiting the doctor's OK to pack up and go home and expects to be out in about ten days. An accident at home put Louis Peed in the New Orleans USPHS Perry hospital with a broken leg. Peed, who last sailed as an electrician on the Neva West, is repoi^d doing Shipboard accidents that resulted in back injuries hospitalized Ariatldas Soriano and Charles Poifdue in the New Orleans hospital. Sori­ ano was hurt while sailing as steward utility on the Del Mar while Purdue, a third assistant electrician, was injured aboard the Del Norte. Some surgery»was performed on Purdue, but he is improving now. In Baltimore, Edward Gordon, former cook and baker on the Mermaid, is in the hospital with an eye condition and is doing as well as can be expected. Also in Balti­ more hospital are James Hayes and Harry Minkler. Hayes, exquartermaster on the Feltore, was admitted for a general checkup while Minkler entered for treat­ ment for a hernia. He last sailed as a cook and baker on the Valiant Peed Hope. Hayes l;«:- It-' li^' 1^' • •S- If- W'-' m-' %> USPHS HOSPITAL BALTIMORE. MD. Chalmera Anderson Lester C. Long Manuel Madarang James Corcoran Thomas T. Flore Domingo Orbigoso Clarence Gardner Abner Raiford Gorman Glaze Charles Sherinlan Leslie Sigler Edward Gordon James Hayes Jose Soares A. Stracciolinl Charles F. Ison George Warrington Emanuel Jones USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTON, MASS. Alford K. Keenum Raymond L. Perry Fiorencio F. Letie Steven A. Williams USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON. TEXAS Mark B. Hairelson Hubert I. Pousson Stokes H. Harrison Eugene Roszko Charley B. Harvey John H. Spearman Jay C. Jackson USPHS HOSPITAL NORFOLK. VA. Francis Boner Donald L. Willis John J. Harrison USPHS HOSPITAL STATEN ISLAND. NY Oscar J. Adams Bernard Murphy Jose V. Alvarez R. S. Nandkeshwar Vasco M. Barros William Nesta Raphael Bertram Robert F. Nielsen Michael J. Cassidy Fred Oestman T. P. Drawford Carl Fietrantoni Clarence O. Daire William Rackley Feder Espeseth Fedro Reyes Doles D. Groves N. Reznichenko Hector Guzman Jose Rodriguez Patrick T. KeUy WUliam G. Sargent NUs H. Lundquist Fernando Tiaga Benjamin J. Martin A. L. Yarborough Harold J. Moore Bozo G. Zelencic James T. Moore Ladislous Zierabka Jose R. Moro USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH BROOKLYN. NY Joseph J. Bass Thomas R. Lehay Matthew Bruno Kenneth Lewis Leo V. Carreon Leo Mannaugh James F. Clarke Jermiah O'Byme Joseph D. Cox George G. Fhifer John J. DriscoU Winston E. Renny Otis L. Gibbs George Shumaker Bart E. Guranick Aimer S. Vickers Taib Hassan Luther E. Wing Frank Hernandez Fon F. Wing. L. Kristiansen Royce Yarborough USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO. CALIF. Joseph H. Berger James M. MacCrea Michael J. Coffey Ben Pritiken Leo Cronsohn Wm. H. Pussinsky LesUe A. Dean Arthur J. Scheving Joseph R. Ebbole Wm. E. Thompson Edward E. Edinger USPHS HOSPITAL SAVANNAH. GA. R. W. Centchovich Harris L, Grizzard Remberto Duo Walter T. Matthews John H. Fergusen H. E. Neal CUve S. Galbraith USPHS HOSPITAL SEATTLE, WASHINGTON y. L. Harding Norman L. Krumm 8. E. Hauptman Ray O. Noak •WUliam R. Kohler USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH. TEXAS Lawrence Anderson Max Olson B. F. Deibler John C. Palmer James Lauer W. M. Sikorskl v Woodrow Meyers VA HOSPITAL RUTLAND HGHTS.. MASS. Charles BarUett SAILOR SNUG HARBOR STATEN ISLAND. NY victor B. Cooper Thomas Isaksen VA HOSPITAL KECOUGHTAN. VA. Joseph Gm VA HOSPITAL BOSTON. MASS. Thomas W. KiUion VA HOSPITAL TUCSON. ARIZ. Frank J. Hackey TRlBORO HOSPITAL JAMAICA, LI, NY James RusseU USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS. LA. Stokes Ayers Wooldridge King Robert G. Barrett Edward Knapp Claude Blanks Leo H. Lang Jacob L. Buckelew Anna A. Lanza James W. Cobb (stewardess) Gibson H. Coker WUliam Marjenhofl Fess T. Crawford Alexander Martin Eugene CroweU Michael Muzlo Jeff Davis William E. Nelson Jose Seara Deus WUUam Paris Melvin Eickmeier Louis W. Peed Louis Farkas Charles E. Perdua George W. Flint Winford PoweU Henry Gerdes Paul P. Signoriano James Hudson Aristides Soriano ' Samuel Hurst James Ward Sidney Irby Joseph WooUey Jasper Jones Clifford Wuertz 'Sea Spray' TUNIS —Just as her name sig­ nified, the SS Valiant Hope brought new hope to many thousands of unemployed workers in Tunisia, Seafarer James Sheehan wrote. The vessel arrived there last March with some 10,000 tons of wheat, the first shipment of a total of 50,000 tons whiph the US Govern­ ment is giving to Tunisia to use in a country-wide work reUef pro­ gram. Tinder this program, Sheehan said, the Tunis­ ian government started 500 work projects through­ out the small country and are putting approxi­ mately 50,000 un­ employed work­ ers back to work at staggered Sheehan intervals each month. Estimates on the unem­ ployed figure for the country run from 350,000 to 400,000, or about ten percent of the total population. While they do not have sufficient funds to pay for the entire pro­ gram, the Tunisian government is paying the workers in both cash and food products. They are put­ ting up approximately 40 percent in cash, while the US is making up the remaining 60 percent iii wheat. Most of the work relief projects are concerned with agricuitural improvements such as soil conser­ vation and erosion control, land improvement, tree planting, wind breaks, water spreading and irriga­ tion, water points, cisterns and wells. ALCOA riONIIIt (AlCM), Aprillis— 1 Chairman, J. Stewart; Secretary, Canenliado. Report given on fatal stabbing in Haifa, CoUectlon taken up and wreath sent to family. Man held in Haifa on murder charges. SUp'e fund S3S. No beefs. Repair lists to bo submitted. Garbage can In crew mess to be decided by patrolman. SIAFAIR (Colenlal), April 11—Chair­ man, S. TllleHi Secretary, P. Hicks, Jr, Condolences sent to deceased member's family. Few hours OT disputed. Delayed sailing time dis­ puted. Missing man's gear to be sent to him by delegate. Contact patrol­ man re S20 draw at Ceuta. Take care of cots not to be left on deck. Foc'sles to be painted. Sougee black gang heads, showers A rooms. Broth­ ers mourn death of Brother Ackersgreat loss to Union. SEATRAIN NSW YORK (Ssstrsln), April If—Chairman, JL Laltor; Sse- Ship's delegates are urged to notify the Union immediately when a shipmate is taken o£t the vessel in any port because of illness or injury. Delegates should not wait until they send in the ship's minutes but s^uld handle the matter in a sepuate 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. retary, elected. Vote of Job weU V, Cerlls. New delegate Clear scupper In messhalL thanks to steward, dept. for done. BIAURCaARD (Pan-Atlanlle), April II—Chairman, B. Davis; Secretary, S. Doyle. Ship's fund S14.7S. Few hrs. OT disputed. Refused to pay off untU something' done about rusty wash water. CHIWAWA (Cities Service), April 17—Chairman, A. Bills; Secretary, B. Wright. No beefs. Disputed OT on de­ layed sailing to be taken up with patrolman. Discussion on clean gaUey. MAXTON (Clever Carriers), April S— Chairman, R. Pappan; Secretary. P. Harayo. No beefs: everything running smoothly. New delegate elected. See captain about putting out slips stat­ ing amount of draws and slops for trip. Turn in repair lists. Vote of thanks to steward dept. for Job weU done. ROYAL OAK (Cities Service), April 4—Chairman, T. Jones; Secretery, A. Carpenter. No beefa—ship Is running smoothly, cautioned men not to foul up. Ships fund 17.00. KATHRYN (Bull), April If—Chair­ man, none; Secretary. L. Hall, Jr. Few minor beefs. One man missed ship from San Juan to Ponse. One man hospitalized. Two hrs. OT dis­ puted. Sandwiches not to be grilled in electric toaster. Request Lucky Strike cigarettes. ALCOA ROAMER (Alcoa), April IS —Chairman, J. Caruso; Secretary, J. Burke. Three month payoff taken up with Alcoa Co. officials. Ship's fund $71. Few minor beefs to be settled In deck dept. Vote of thanks to stew­ ard dept. for Job well done. Seafarer "Jted" Fink ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), April If —Chairman, R. Roberts, Secretary, M: Phelps. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Ship's fund S418—S300.30 spent for films A repairs. Request new washing machine. Captain to be. Informed when men not aboard ship an hour before sailing. Doors to bo kept closed In cross-passageway be­ cause of air conditioning. Request more'and better movies. PACIPIC OCEAN (Trsnsp. Utilities), April S—Chairman, D. Hartman; Sec­ retary, R. Frelean. One man became detached from ship In Calcutta; re­ joined at Singapore. Submit repair list. Some OT disputed. No beefs. Vote of thanks to steward dept. STEEL ARTISAH. (Itthmlsn), March 27—Chairman, R. Ackreyd; Sseratary, S. Plilp. One man hospitalized In Maszawa. EtbopU. Ship's fund S39.3S. Keep glasses A cups in mesahalL Washing machine agitator to be fixed. Eng. dept. beet -ro watchstandlng be­ tween oilers. ROBIN ORAV (Robin), March 2f— Chairman, R. Albanosc; Sccrstary, C. Fcrregan. New delegate elected. All repairs taken care of. No beefa. Ship's fund S16.50. Vote of thankc to car­ penter for fixing washing machino and buying two extra parts for wash­ ing machino pump. USAP R-4a-IS3« (Suwannao), March Sf—Chairman, C. Carepraio; Socratary, W. Daan. Patrolman to settlo beefa for man mliaing ship and fight­ ing, Motion to collect small amount for treasury. Cooperation requested from wiper on sanitary In morning. Vote of thanks to captain for cur­ tains. wall pictures, etc. Discussion ro missing linen supposedly taken by Brazilians. Vote of thanks to steward dept.—^library hooka from hq. very much appreciated. ALCOA PILGRIM (Alcoa), April 13 ^halrman, W. Kavitt; Sacretary, L. Mayart. Two men short. One man hovitaUzed and j>ne man missed ship. Ships fund SIS. New delegate and treasurer elected. Turn in aU linen. Refrain from throwing trash, etc. out of portholes oh deck. MADAKET (Waterman), April if— Chrirman. S. Fultord; Sseratary, p. ordered to stay aboard amp because bf smallpox epidemic In Singapore. Draw In Japan wiU be in yen. Ship's fund $10.30. Few hrs. diluted OT. No beefs. Delegate to ask captain if he will redeem unused yen. Recreation room to be aougeed. Keep pantry clean. 'AVANNAH (Seatrain), W. McBrlde. Foc'sles to b« pauted. Cota and wlndchutea on orders Two men paid olf at Texaa Sto/ta cMuC! temperature ARCHITECT (Isthmian), April If—Chairman, T. Smith; Sacre*•''1', WH was agreed to donate duplicate books and magazlnea to missions or hospitals overseas. Turn off washing machine after use. STEEL ARTISAN (isthmian), March G-^hslrman, C. Burns; Secretary, $.. delegate and chlef^electrician elected. Discussion of •"'•"ftalnment in ship's water and also conditions in foreign porta. JACKIE HAUSE (Marlnut), April 12 —Chairman, J. Denais; Sacretary, T. Ratnsy. New delegate elected. No beefs. Request donation of $.90 to rtart ship's fund. Request sufficient American money to be Issued "In fOKlgn ports. Need new fans. Toilets end showers to be fixed. AU quarters to M painted. Request new hooks for Iceboxes and new keys for crew. _J-A SALLE (Waterman), March 22— SU. Bfcretcry, P. McCall. Progress made on painting Kytog quarters. No beefs. Ship's fund taSAO. One man missed ship In San Francisco. Depta. to alternate clean­ ing laundry. 'Vote of thanks to stewdone. Checked with hq re penalty cargo.' TRADER (Rockland), March U^halrmen, H. Zurn; Secretary, J. f ee. Drawi not satisfactory. Attempt­ ing to get travelers' checks for next port. No beefs: everything running smoothly. Rooms too hot. Request variety on OT lunch. Take good caro of washing machine. SEATRAIN TEXAS (Seatrain), April "—Chairman, J. Rawlins; Secretary, C. Tukey. Air-conditioner to be fixed and wash water tank to be cleaned. Repair screen door to poop deck. Proper attire to be worn In messroom. ALCOA POLARIS (Alcoa), April 17 ^^nalrman, A. Johns; Sscretsry, J. Hanncn. Patrolman to be notified of water damages. Ship's fund S2.50. No beefs, Gooperation requested: to havs strangers kept out of passageways In Puerto Rico. Vote of thanks to out CS NORFOLK (Cities Service), April If—Chairman, P. Raid; Secretary, W. • going delegate. Goff. No beefs: everything running MICHAEL (Cartas), April 12—Cbalrsmoothly. Ship's fund S18.25. Dele­ gate re-elected. Return cups to pan­ msn, L. McNaIr; Secretary, D. Fortry. Vote of thanks to steward dept. - rCit. Clarification requested re posslbiUty of compensation whUe con­ for Job well done. fined to ship at anchorage- negative reply received. Master commended NATALIE (Maritime Overseas), April crew for workmanship. One man 10—Chairman, W. Holland;-Secretary, missed ship. No beefs. Motion made T. Bolton. Prepare repair Uat, No and Carried to raise ship's fund- one beefs. NEW dslegats elected. Steward dollar per member agreed upon. $4.7a dept. foc'sles need painting. Request to be refunded from ship's fund for new mattresses.. Suggest longer and Houston message. Repair lists' to be wider sheets, made up by dept. delegates. New treasurer elected. One minute silence OREMAR . (Msrvsn), April 32— observed for departed brothers. Chslrmsn, A. Wright; Sscretsry, M. Rsndusisi. Vote of thanks to captain ORION PLANET (Orion), April 11— for cooperation with crew. One hr. Chairman, C. Futch; Sacretary, C. disputed OT. Shortage of fo'od. Makuch. Three non-union men missed ship. One man hospitalized. Crew re­ SEAFAIR (Colonial), April. 12_^-r-i quested to keep record of travelers' Chairman, S. Tlliett;. Sseratary, P.- check numbers. Crew repair lists to Hicks, Jr. Everything runnlrig buiuuth- be made out. Three men logged. ly. Repair list turned in. Letter of Ship's fund S6.10. No beefs, chief cook condolence sent to family of brother , promoted to steward. Discussion on who passed away at sea. Few hrs. OT new shipping rules. Wiper Se- OS to disputed. Question re extia two days' pick up linen in respective depart­ wages due-missing man. Sougeo en- ments. V . "Money? Adventure? Romance? Hell, I tail lust to get oway from the wife!" - ' > fino dopt. rooms, heads, passageways and showtrs. Hissing man's gear to ba sent to him In Norfolk. Take care of cots—not to bo left on dock. Psisagoways. dack and atoward roonu to bs painted. YAKA (Waterman), April If — Chairman, P. Blankanburg; Secratary, Nona listed. No beefa. One man Injured. Suggest better quality of ico cream. Cooperation requested to keep pantry A messhsU clean. FAfntAND (PaB-Atiantle), April 21 —Chairman, C. Ooldsteln; Secretary, P. Kustura. One man missed ship in Port Newark. One man hospitalized In Jacksonville. Fla. Saw officials about chest of drawers for electrician's room. One man short. No beefs. Fund for ships library started. Vote of thanks to chief cook. Toaster not to be used as grlU. Return cups to pantry. Notify Union About Sick Men l>li .-k.-,. A A. " i slip':;'- »# A •v'-'A- w w* ^ n. �(0iir mrY. itst SEAPARERS LOG Pare Fifteea Schlelder Family^ GfVTo^ethar L. A. WrirM Your Union book is beW held for yoa In hieadqUarters after being found In Coos Bay, Oregon." % The following men have income tax refund checks being held for them by Jack Lynch, Room 201 SUP headquarters, 450 Harrison ' Street, San Francisco: Richard King Ng, Final Ostergaard, Arthur L. Craig, Jr., John J. Doyle, Ronald Uacfcinnon, John Roapti, Richard W. Schnltz, Karl Eriksson, Georgd liichtehberger. riogtoni'Nj^^ If- flo, please contact her at 38 Tower Lane, Levittown, NY. % % % Kenneth Lee Murphy Please contact Frank from, the Robin Kirk. SS Atlantic Asks British Port Rights American Banner Lines has asked the Federal Maritime Board a, t t for permission to mahe South­ Tony Ferrara ampton, England, a regular port Please contact Ted Nevola when of call on its service to and from you are in New York, Telephone Europe. LA 8-5937. Citing the need for additional t t 4 US-fiag service in the North At­ Ernest C. DeBantte lantic passenger trade, the SIUGet in touch with Lionel Miller Si t % contracted operator asked the 2603 Ursuline Avenue, New Orle­ George W. Bowden, Jr. Government to modify it subsidy Mrs. Kenneth MeCuUough would ans 19, La. Important contract and authorize it to carry jike to know if you are the brother 4" passengers, cargo and mail to PhiUp Capling of Pete Bowden, formerly of BarEngland's major passenger port. Contact Mr. Bowman, Travelers The SS Atlantic, Banner's tourist Insurance Co., 80 John St., NYC. class Uner, now calls at Amster­ dam and Zeebrugge. Si 4 4 Banner estimated that 40 per­ Richard C. Green Four children of Seafarer Edward J. Schlelder pose at New Or­ cent of total North Atlantic pas­ Urgent that you contact W. M. leans home. Baby is Patrick Henry, 1. Others are Thomas, 16; senger movement now is to and Hudson, Constable, District No. 1, Cheryl, 10, and Donald, 12. Oldest boy, 19, wasn't around when from ports in England. It noted 5050 NW 7th Avenue, Miami 37, picture was taken. that it has received many requests Florida. from travel agents and the public t 4 * for service to Southampton, and SAN FRANCISCO—Representa­ Andres Ygama pointed out that a service to that tives of 14 AFL-CIO international Contact your wife c/o Scherer, port would give the company an unions in the Bay area have estab­ 1440 Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, NY.. important revenue opportimity in lished a San Francisco port coun­ 4 ^ booking tourist groups, particular­ cil of the Maritime Trades Depart­ John D. Holpin ly in the off-season. United States ment. Participating in the group Please contact your wife at FoxLines, the only other Americanafe representatives of the SIU boro, Mass. Important. flag company operating in the Pacific District, as well as other North Atlantic passenger trade, maritime unions in the vicinity. makes regular calls at Southamp­ The organization of a San Fran­ Shorthanded? ton. cisco port council is another im­ If a crewmember quits while The SS Atlantic has completed portant step in arranging for a ship iS' in port, delegates 12 voyages, as the only American joint union action on Important are asked to contact the hall tourist-class liner on the Atlantic. matters affecting maritime labor; immediately for a replace­ She has accommodations for 812 legislative, organizational and ment. Fast action on their part The deaths of the follounng Seafarers have been reported to the tourist passengers and 40 firstOthers. will keep all jobs aboard ship class passengers. Officers for the council will be filled at all times and elimi­ Seafarers Welfare Plan: elected as soon as the national of­ nate the chance of the ship Thomas Peacock, 51: Brother Allan Ritchie, 58: A head injury fice of MTD formally charters the sailing shorthanded. Peacock died of pneumonia in the proved fatal to Brother Ritchie, new group. Public Health who died in the East Louisiana Service Hospital State Hospital on May 23, 1958. in Savannah, Ga. Joining the Union in 1952, he on April 13. A worked in the steward department. member of the Surviving him is his wife, Mrs. Union since 1951, Teddie Ritchie of Amite, La. Burial All of the following SIU families he sailed in the was in Amite Cemetery. have received a $200 maternity engine depart­ 4 4 4 benefit plus a $25 bond from the ment. He is sur­ Thomas Keegan, 37: Brother Union in the baby's name: vive d by his Keegan died March 18 in Tel Donna. Lynn Chaplinsky, born Whafever you need, in work or dress mother, Mrs. Avivl Israel. A March 26, 1959, to Seafarer and Elizabeth Overstreet, of Savannah. gear, your SIU Sea Chest has Jt. Get top member of the Mrs. John J. Chaplinsky, Philadel­ Burial was in Patterson Cemetery, steward depart­ phia, Pa. quality gear at substantial savings by buy­ Patterson, Ga. ment, Keegan 4 4 4 ing at your Union-owned and UnionDonna Kay Fooshbee, born Fe­ joined the Union 4 4 4 operated Sea Chest store. in 1958 and was bruary 2, 1959, to Seafarer and James LaVelle, 39: Brother Laa crewmember of Mrs. John Joseph Fooshbee, Bruce, Velle died of natural causes on the Alcoa Pi­ Miss. Sport Coofa March 29 at the PHS Hospital in oneer at the time 4 4 4 Slacks Staten Island. A member of the Keith Bart Hansen, born March ofJiis death. His Dress Shoes Union since 1951 he sailed in the parents of Mel­ 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul Work Shoes engine department. He leaves a rose, Mass. siurvive Hansen, San Francisco, Calif. him. daughter. Miss Yvonne LaVelle, of Socks • 4 4 4 Pittsburgh, Pa. Burial was in Cal­ Duagorees Paul Ford, born March 6, 1959, vary Cemetery in Pittsburgh. Frisko Jeens to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul. E. Ford, 4 4 4 Coden, Ala. CPO Shirts Dress Shirts 4^4 4 Marinus Hansen, 70: A liver ail­ William C. Rackley, born March Sport Shirts ment was fatal to Brother Hansen, 14, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Wil­ who died March Belts / liam L. Rackley, Bayonne, NJ. 27 while in Reci­ Khakis 4 4 4 fe, Brazil. He Ties Lourdes Rodriguez, born April 4, joined the SIU in Sweat Shirts to Seafarer and Mrs. Ovidio 1942, working in BREMERHAVEN, Germany — 1959, T-shirts Rivera Rodriguez, New York City. the deck depart­ German port health authorites Shorts 4 4 4 ment. Mrs. Cath­ quarantined the supeyliner America Roberto Salcedo, born April 9, Briefs erine Hansen, his here for about 12 hours last week 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Miguel Swim Trunks wife, of Long after it was reported that a pas­ Salcedo, New York City. Sweaters Island City, NY. senger might have smallpox. The 4 4 4 survives him. Sou'westers restriction was lifted when it was John Johnson, born April 15, Place of burial was not indicated. learned that the sick man had Raingear 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John S. chickenpox. Caps '• • 4 4 4 Johnson, Rahway, New Jersey. The United States Line ship was Writing Materials J. F. Mapp, 57: An SIU member 4 4 4 Toiletries since 1941, Brother Mapp died of forced to hoist the yellow flag Catherine Louise Murray, born Electric Shavers a liver disease on when health officials learned that March 6, 1959, to Seafarer and April 5, in the one of its first-class passengers had Mrs. Hugh A. Murray, Marshall, Radios Public Health to be isolated in the ship hospital. NC. Teievision Service Hospital ^The passenger was identified as 4 4 4 Jewelry in Galveston, a lieutenant colonel of the US Terry Michael White, bom Cameras Texas. He is sur­ Army. He was removed from the March 31, 1959, to Seafarer and Luggage vived by his wife, ship and examined at the Bremer- Mrs. Terrence J. White, San Fran­ Mrs. Clara Mapp, haven Army Hospital. cisco, Calif. of Lake Charles, Doctors there announced the 4 4 4 Jorge Gigante, born April 8, La. Burial was patient had chickenpox and notified in Ritchie Cem­ German port officials, who lifted 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Jose Gigante, Brooklyn, N.Y. etery in Lake Charles. the quarantine. MTD Council Set in SF FHIAL DISPATCH SIU BABY ARRIVALS Your Gear.. for ship ... for shore 'Pox' Scare Ties Up US Superliner the SEA CHEST \^ �Vol. XXi No. 10 SEAFARBRS«I.OO •i' .•'isw.l' •- tSf*- 3 • OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION • ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT • AFL-CIO • Minimum Wage Threat Haunts Runaway 'Hot' Newsprint Gets Frigid Treatment WASHINGTON—The nightmare of having to pay decent wage scales is haunting runaway shipowners again, the pos­ sibility being this time that Congress will act on the matter. Now facing union organize--• tion aimed at bringing up de­ harbor and river craft who do not pressed wages of seamen on now earn the minimum scale. runaway ships, the operators are Shipowners are also beefing also battling a bill which would about the effect of the rule on enforce Federal minimum wages American-flag ships sinCe pay­ and overtime on all ships owned ment of mandatory time-and a half would tend to increase the existing by American operators. . overtime rates which are at a Dispute Runaway Contention dollars and cents figure in Further, the bill would give sanc­ fixed most US sea union contracts. But tion to union claims that the the main concern of the operators American-owned ships under the is with their runaway wage bills. flags of Liberia and Panama are really US vessels. It defines "vessel of the United States" as a "vessel belonging in whole or in part to the United States, or any Floyd Collins, an official of Local 4-443, International Woodwork­ citizen thereof, or any corporation ers of America,-holds the fort in front of British ship Bestwood in created by or under the laws of New Orleans. Vessel was tied up because it was carrying cargo any state, territory, district or pos­ of newsprint from strike-bound Newfoundland company. The session tWeof." government of Newfoundland has "outlawed" the AFL-CIO union The impact of the minimum and has established a government-sponsored company union to wage law, which is up for hear­ break the strike. ings before the Senate Labor Com­ WASHINGTON—The New York mittee, would be to more . than State income tax withholding law double existing wage payments on is a direct, target of a bill sub ­ the runaways. Its major objec­ mitted in the House^of Represen­ tive is to provide minimum wage tatives jointly by Rep. Bonner coverage for another 61^, to 7 (Dem.-NC) and Rep. Tollefson million workers. (Rep.-Wash.). The bill would prohibit any state from withhold­ Wages Are Meagre TOKYO-^The Japanese government has issued a visa for ing wages of seamen. Harry Bridges to attend the "All Pacific and Asian DockSince the average seamen on a The New York State tax depart­ runaway ship makes between $90 ment has instructed New York workers Trade Union Conference," but has refused a visa for and $1Z5 a month, and usually State shipping companies to with­ Louis Goldblatt, second in^ works a minimum 56-hour week, hold taxes out of the wages of command of the International Hall, the head of the union's even the present law, calling for a seamen who are residents of the Longshoremen's and Ware­ Hawaiian section, and three other $1 an hour minimum plus time- state. delegates had been designated to housemen's Union. and-one half after 40 hours would attend the conference to be held A number of shipping companies Goldblatt, like Bridges, has long in Tokyo, beginning May 11. boost his pay to around f275 a have refused to withhold such month. Consequently, the run­ wages, claiming it is against the been closely-identified with Com­ As has been reported in the aways can be expected to fight the law to take anything-out of the munist and pro-Communist ac­ SEAFARERS LOG, the conference both locally and interna­ is sponsored exclusively by Com­ proposal tooth, and nail. men's pay except Federal taxes, tivities tionally. He is secretary-treasurer munist-dominated unions in the Actually, one feature of the pro­ slops and draws. posed bill would raise the mini­ In any case, whether or not with­ of the West Coast dock union. The Pacific area. It is expected to be mum hourly wage to $1.25 which holding is ruled legal. Seafarers Japanese did not indicate why used as a sounding board for de­ nunciation of the United States would have an even greater impact who live in New York state are tltey were barring Goldblatt. on runaway ship earnings. He, along with Bridges, Jack W. policy in Asia, and to assist the obligated to pay Income taxes. Red Chinese in political and econ­ Aside from its impact on run­ omic Infiltration of the area at the aways the extension of minimum expense of the United States. wages to maritime workers would As the LOG pointed out, if this affect thousands of workers^ on move were to be successful, it « would lead to a shrinkage of US The new Secretary of Com­ trade with Asiatic countries and merce, if confirmed by the Sen­ would have serious economic ef­ ate, wUl go down the line with fects on the livelihood of sea­ the runaway shipowners. This was indicated by his answers to NEW ORLEANS—Shipping picked up considerably during men, longshoremen and otherVYest questions posed by Senator the past two weeks with the immediate outlook equally prom­ Coast waterfront workers as well as on shipping and industry in Warren Magnuson (Dem.-Wash.) ising, reports Port Agent Lindsey Williams. the West Coast area. at confirmation hearings be­ Seven ships, including ^ The Red Chinese have been fore the Senate Commerce Com­ former Liberian-flag runaway (Alcoa); Del Oro and Del Monte striving for some time now to mittee. The appointee, Lewis L. that returned to the US-flag, (Mississippi); Neva West (Bloom- enter the Japanese market on a Strauss, repeated the pat argu­ signed on. Another former run­ field); Steel Vendor (Isthmian); large scale, to displace the United States, and have programs to pene­ ments offered by the runaways away that had been laid up in and the Antinous (Waterman). Five ships paid off including the Singapore for the past nine years trate other markets in southeast as excuses for their cut-rate wage scales. In fact, he de­ will also be crewed up sometime Alcoa Pioneer and Alcoa Partner Asia as well. Bridges' recent trip to Moscow clared that he "has heard" that next week. "She is in one helluva (Alcoa); Steel Vendor (Isthmian); crew conditions on the flags of shape," reports Williams, "but she Wacosta (Waterman); and the and his other activities on behalf convenience are comparable will be squared away with all new Council Grove (Cities Service). , of the Communist cause, have gear soon." Twenty-one vessels Were in caused open rumblings of discon­ to our own." Formerly Chinese Owned transit. They . were the Alcoa tent in his membership. He is fac­ Maritime union representa­ The second runaway is the for­ Ranger, Alcoa Clipper, . Alcoa ing unrest among longshoremen in tives in Washington pointed out that if that were true—which it mer Liberty ship Ben A. Ruffin, Roamer, and the Alcoa Corsair Los Angeles following his.admis­ isn't—^then it would be hard to which was sold to the Chinese Na- (Alcoa); Antinous, Warrior, Wild sion to a House committee that he understand the near-panic the tionalsts in July, 1947, and re­ Ranger, Monarch of the Seas and would favor a strike of longshore­ runaways are in over the pros­ named the Hai Hsuan. The ship the Claiborne (Waterman); Alice men to keep supplies from the Napect that they might have to was in operation until 1050, when Brown and Margaret Brown lionaL Chinese armies In Formosa, pay their crewmembers $1 an her officers and crew mutinied, (Bloomfield); Steel Voyager and should they try to retake the leaving her high and dry in Sing­ Steel Vendor (Isthmian); Raphael Chinese mainland. hour. The Los Angeles dockworkers Before coming to the Com­ apore. She was repossessed by the Semraes and Gateway City (Panprotested this, and several proAtlantic); Suzanne, Frances and Maritime Administration in 1957 merce Departmentr Strauss was chairman of the Atomic Ene^y and sold later to a Cuban owner. Edith (Bull); Del Oro (Mississippi); Communist resolutions passed at Those signing on were the Jackie Hause (Marinus) and the the ILWU's recent Seattle conven­ Commission. tion. Alcoa Pioneer and Alcoa Partner Wang Archer (Marine Bulk). Bill Hits State Tax On Crews Bridges Gets Tokyo Visa; Nix Goldblatt New (Means Mans Ship After Nine-Year Lay-Up 51^? p-.- li pV(u--'.-: IM'; • ••-•- • ll-i Crew Up 2 Ex-Llberians In Baltimore BALTIMORE—It has been k good period on the shipping front in this port. Earl. Sheppard, port agent reports, in'addition to serv­ icing a total of 24 vessels during the two-week period, two runawayflag vessels that came back to US registry took oh full crews. Conditions aboard these two ships, Sheppard said, were "very sorry." However the company is cooperating with the SIU and has promised that all necessary repairs that could not be finished while the ships were in port will be handled at sea. In addition, all extra equipment, discarded when the ships went under the foreign flag, will be put aboard at the first opportunity. These ships are expectCcTto be up to SIU conditions and standards by the time they return to the US. The membership's attention was called to the mayoralty electloh which was held here the week after the meeting. While every per­ son is guaranteed the right to . vote as he pleases, all Union members are urged to give serious consid­ eration to their various candidates and their records on matters af­ fecting labor. The vessels paying off in this port were the Jean, Carolyn, Eve­ lyn, Emilia, Hilton (Bull); Feltore, (Marven); CS Norfolk (Cities Serv­ ice); Bethcoaster, Oremar and the Texmar (Calmar). Signing on were the Valiant Hope (Hope); Feltore, Marpre, Oremar, Cubore (Marven) and the Texmar (Calmar). In tran­ sit were the Steel Surveyor, Steel Worker (Isthmian); Robin Kirk (Robin); Baitore (Marven); Alcoa Runner, Alcoa Polaris (Alcoa); Valiant Power (Power) and the Marymar (Calmar). SIU Vessel 100% Clean Third Year HOUSTON. — Seafarers aboard the.Lucile Bloomfield undoubtedly can boast of the cleanest ship in the entire American-flag fleet. For the third year in a row the vessel scored 100 percent in the annual sanitation inspection. Perfect rat­ ings on PHS inspections are ex­ tremely rare, and the 100 percenij; score three years' running is prob­ ably an all-time record. As far ai is known, no other American-flag ship has ever received top rating three years' running. In a letter from the company to . the skipper and all hands annpunc> . ing the award, a company spokes^ man declared. "Needless to say, the company is. extremely proud of this excellent rating . . , and wo wish to take this means of com­ mending the officers and crew of the SS. Lucile Bloomfield for . .. . making your vessel one of th* • cleanest afloat. .. yoiu: vessel.. . can be classed as a model of pleanliness for othtf vessels of the American merchaxd marine." i � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 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 8, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: UNIONS CHARGE ICC SCUTTLES SHIPPING 5 WIN $6,000 SIU SCHOLARSHIP HOSPITAL AID FOR RETIRED BACKED BY GOV’T REPORT CASTRO, SIUNA MEET ON SHIPS SIU RAKES COAST GUARD’S MOVE TO HAMSTRING CREWS VOTE LABOR BILL IN SENATE; STIFFER MEASURE SOUGHT NORFOLK MAY CREW TWO IDLE SHIPS BILL SETS UP ’50-50’ ON OIL IMPORTS HANDS OFF ’50-50’. STATE DEPT. TOLD NY SLOW, BUT KEY RATINGS ARE SCARCE CHEERS, GROANS GREET SEAWAY BLUE CROSS SEEKING NY RATE HIKE FOR YOUR OWN SAKE, DON’T BE OVERWEIGHT FATE FOR SUPERSHIPS UP TO DEFENSE DEP’T US MAY ACT TO IMPROVE JOBLESS PAY STATES CAN’T BAR PEACEFUL PICKETS, HIGH COURT RULES NY TAKING NEW LOOK AT SCAB RING SS ATLANTIC ASKS BRITISH PORT RIGHTS MINIMUM WAGE THREAT HAUNTS RUNAWAY SHIPS BRIDGES GETS TOKYO VISA; NIX GOLDBLATT NEW ORLEANS MANS SHIP AFTER NINE-YEAR LAY-UP 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 05/08/1959 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. XXI, No. 10 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/863a11dc1a31019ca2231c202b706ff4.pdf f24c5dd9f5fed83e93a6e33edf946107 PDF Text Text K.  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  «  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   Ship Beef  Upheld:  'iv  VOID; COURT  FINDS DIAS  ­Story On  Page 3  CffI  Ta'MinAAC  Instructor  Petr Drews  explains  uses  JffU ff  raffiees,  of sea anchor in SHJ New York train­ ing school for lifeboatmen.  School is located In Bull Line term­ inal  and  qualifies  trainees  to  take  Coast  Guard lifeboat  tests.  All of first class of  ten passed the exam.  (Story on Page 3.)  w  ­'.'m  ,  ."5  —  •   '­ i  •  ­ J  . "ji  US, SlU Targets  Of  Bridges'  Blast  ­Stories On  Page 2  SIUNA  Convention  ­^Story On Page 3  m  DMAan  Plenty^of  room for personal  gear  is.  M%OOMu»  provided  in  sample  layout  or  crew  >  foc'sle  of  future.  Seafarer  Fred  Suilins,  chtef  steward,  ex­ H amines closet in mock­up of­nnlicensed crewmen's room.  Lay­ put  was part  of  design study  ordered by  the Maritime Admin­ 1 ^stration.  (Story on Page  5.)  '  >  •   •   ,  •  I  IJAA  Ym^mrnmmi'Am  Crewmembers, of SS  Atlantic lean out  f rOllSf Cr» of  side  port  to  lift  heart  victim  from  ^  .lifeboat  of  Dutch feeighter  Mohtan.  l^s: JSlfriede  Rieger,­  ,  i|  passenger on  the Dutch ship,  was stricken  while freighter  was  ;  t;  She was transferred to Atlantic arid rushed i:;ji  ­  to NY hospital.  ,  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace Two  US Corgo Ffeef I  Raps MCS  Drive On  LA Docks  WILMINGTON, Calil—The  Conlbrndng  the statistics­gathered  by  the Seafarers  Wel­ fare Ptaxt  Safefy^  Department,  the  National Safety  Coilncil  reported  a 19­percent  decrease  in  cargo  and  passenger  ship  accidents during 1958.  ——  The  1957  totals,  In  turn,  repre­ The Coundi  showed an  ac­ sentied a ten percent decrease frmn  ddent  frequent^  rate  for  all  those  of  the  previous  year.  roptnrtiag  CMnpinics  in  the  cargo  Sinee iSm  Natbmal Safety  Coun­ sad piisinaif  Add la the  offshme  cil figuros are based  on a  ratte of  and coastoles trade of S.M as eont­ tiBM  loot  In  accidents  in  propibr*  number  one  target  tbese  days,  bat  pared  to  TJO  for  the  year  1957.  tion  to  total  man  hoiurs teork^  second on  his hate  list  is undoubt­ the  accident  redaction  figures  arc  edly  the  SIU  of  North  America.  absolute  and  are  not  affected  by  This was made clear in a hysterical  the  dedine in  the  number  of  sea­ attack  piit  out  by  Bridges'  under­ men  employed now  as  against  last  lings here  against the  SIU.  year  or two yean ago.  Bridges  Nervous  Alcoa Wao Winner  '  The  degree  of  vituperation  in  As  was  reported  previously,  the  the  leaflet  issued to  Icmgshoremeu  SlU­contraeted  Alcoa  Steamship  in  the  Los  Angeles  area  undoubt­ Company won  the top safety  honor  edly  reflects  Bridges'  nervousness  for the  year with  a record  low  ac­ over  rumblings  of  discontent  cident  score  of  2.94.  among  the  membership.  This  was  Accidents in the tanker field also  openly  expressed  following  the  went down  by seven  percent, aver­ pro­Communist'  line  adopted  by  LONDON—Eight  different  pro­ aging 2.77  as  against  2.98  the year  the  International .Longshoremen's  posals  for  building  a  commercial  before.  Tankers  traditionally  show  and  Warehousemen's  Union  a^ts  nuclear­powered  ahip  are  under  a lower  rate.  recent  Seattle  convention  as  well  study  by  the  British  Admiralty.  as  Bridges'  own  pro­Russian  and  Seven  of  the  proposals  have  been  In  actual  total  Injuries,  the  pro­Red  Chinese  testimony  before  made  by  private  Interests  and  the  Council  noted,  eovering  shipyards,  the  House  Un­American  Affairs  Clipping from LOG of Jaiiuory  2, 1959, shown cartoon which  pre­ eighth  by  the  United  Kingdom  longshoremen,  and  deep  sea  oper­ ations  both  privately­owned  and  Committee.  In  the  course  of  that  dicted  Bridges  would  follow  anti­American  iino  at  Tokyo  Confer­ Atomic Energy  Authority.  ence.  testimony  he  stated  he  would  fa­ The  existence  of  these  eight  Government­owned,  there  were  vor  a  strike  of  longshoremen  to  plans  indicates  that  British  ship­ 1,658  lost  time  injuries  recorded  keep  supplies  from  reaching  For­"  ping  Intmrests  may  he  a  lot  closer  as  against  1,865  injuries  in  1957.  mosa  in  the  event  of  an  attack  on  to  the  construction  of  a  commer­ The  1,658  Injuries  were  out  of  a  the Red Chinese mainland.  cially­useful  atom­powered  vessel  total  number  of  304,926,000  man­ The  testimony  followed  Bridges  than  thehr  counterparts  in  the  hours  worked.  tour  of  Europe  in  the  course  of  The figures compiled by the Joint  United  States.  which  he  consulted  with  Soviet  SlU­iudustry  safety  program  show  US Atom  Ship  Ready  leaders  and  those  of  other  Iron  decline  of  24  percent  in  lost­ While  the  NS  Savannah,  the  time  accidents  in  the  last  quarter  Curtain countries  and praised  Rus­ TOKYO—Sketchy reports  coming out  of  the  Japanese cap­ US entry in the  atom sweepstakes,  of  1958  as  against  the  last  quarter  ital make it  clear that  Harry Bridges is running true  to form.  sian  trade  unions.  will' be  launched  shortly,  it  Is  ad­ of  1957,  when  atatistlcal  data  was  In  carrying  through  his "All  Pacific  and  Asia  Dockworkers  Target  of  the  latest  attack  is  mittedly an exjierimental ship with  first collected.  the  SIU  of  NA  in  general  and  Trade  Union  Conference,"•   eommereial' tttilitv.  particularly  the  Marine  Cooks  and  Bridges  is  following  the  pro­ ence.  the  LTC  pointy  out.  was I no  jhe  plans  submitted  Stewards  Union of  the SIU  Pacific  Communist  blueprint  exactly  JapM,  which  is the  strongest  and  would  provide  for  a  eommerdal  District.  An  MCS  subsidiary,  the  as  was  predicted  in  the  SEAFAR­ most  heavily­industrialized  non­ ship to he  boat within  to three  Marine  Staff  Officers  and  Allied  ERS  LOG  of  January  2,  1959.  Communist  country  in  the  Far  years.  One  design,  put  forUi  Personnel,  has  been  making  head­ In  that  issue,  the  LOG  called  East.  It  is  noteworthy  then  that  Bahcock  and  Wilcox; would  he for  way  against  Bridges,  winning  over  the  scheduled  meeting  "A  trans­ the  three­day  conference  was  boy­ a  pressurised  water  plant  which  longshoremen  .in  Port  Angeles,  parent effort to blacken  US foreign  cotted  by  the  All­Japan  Seamen's  would  be  an  improved  verston  of  TAMPA—No  paid  off  and  Washington,  and  in  Alaska.  policy  in  non­Communist  Asiatic  Union  and  the Japan  Trade  Union  the  Savannah  idant  While 20 p«r­ none  si^ed  tm  as  shipping  re­ Scare  Tactics  countries  ... to  make  it  appear  Congress.  The  Japanese  trade  eeni larger,  it would put  out more  mained  slow  here.  However,  al­ The  Bridges'  leaflet,  after  using  that  maritime  labor  is  mouthing  unionists  charge  that  the  confer­ than 2^ times  as much power.  though only  nbie  men  shipped  as  the  scare  charge  that  the SIU  will  the Soviet line on world  issues..."  ence  was hacked  by  Red  China  to  Others  inelndc  a  high­tempera­ replacements, there  was even trou­ do  away  "with  all  our  gains  and  which  is  what  Bridges  has  set  out  make  Japan  an  economic  satdlite  ture  gas­cooked  reactor,  several  ble  shipping  these  as  the  ship­ of  the  Red  Chinese.  contracts  and  hiring  hall"  urges  to  do.  vmraions  of  a  direct  boiling  water  ping  list  for  the  port  is  very  low.  Conference  actkms  clearly  sup­ reactor,  a  heavy­wafer  moderated,  Sevmi ^ps were in  transit dar­ everybody  to  "STICK  TOGETH­ Soviet  Delegates  Attended  ER,  FIGHT  TOGETHER  and  re­ Attending  the  conference  were  port  that  assertion.  Among  other  steam­cooled  reactor,  an  orgatde­ ing the past two weeks. They were:  main a  united rank  and file."  Communist  delegates  from  the  resolutions,  tho  conference  went  modoatcd  reaetwr,  a  gas­cool^  the  Fort  Hoddns  (Cities  Service);  The  leaflet  makes  It  clear  that  Soviet  Union,  a  handful  of  dele­ on  recwd  to  abolish  US  military  grapfattermodemtcd  reactor.  The  Raphael  S«nmes  and  Gateway  Bridges  intends  to  use  the  SIU  of  gates from  Canada, Australia, Cam­ bases  in  Japan.  H  adopted,  snch  variety  of  deidipia  indieotet  con­ City  (Pan­AUantie);  Yaka  and  NA bogeyman as a means of  trying  bodia  and  Japan  and  the  Bridges  a  resolution  would leave  the  Jap»­ siderable  engineering ^rogcesii  be­ Hastings (Waterman);  Ocean Joyco  to  quell  discontent  among  his  delegation., ^n  each  instance,  the  nese  and  the  Nationalist  Chinm  ing  made  toward  a  eoMmereial  (Ocean  CUiver}  and  the  Alcoa  members  who  object  to  his  pro­ delegates  represented  Communist  Polaris  (Alcoa).  '  atom­powered ^p.  (Continued  on  page  8)  Communist  and  anti­United  States  or  pro ­ Communist  Water^nt  gyrations  of  recent  weeks.  groups  in  their  respective  coun­ Ship  Raid  FaUed  tries,  usually  minority  groups  in  Bridges,  of  course,  has  reason  that  country.  to fear  the  SIU because  it  was the  Absent  from  the  convention,  MCS,  with  the  assistance  of  other  apparently  refusing  to  participate,  unions  in  the  Pacific  District,  were  any  waterfront  union  dele­ which  broke  the  Communist's  last  gates  from. India,  Indonesia,  Thai­ hold  on  West  Coast  seamen.  The  land,  Burma,  Vietnam,  the  Philip­ campaign spearheaded  by the MCS  pines,  New  Zealand,  Pakistan,  against  the  old  Communist­domi­ Formosa  and  any  Latin  American  nated  National  Union  of  Marine  countries.  Cooks and Stewards  was successful  The  main  target  of  the  confer­ in  driving  that  organization  off  West  Coast  ships.  In  the  climax  of  the  campaign.  Bridges  set  up  a  "Longshore"  Local  100  which  May 22, 1959  Vol. XXI, No. 11  picked  up  the  ball  from  the  thoroughly­discredited  NUMC&S,  and  enrolled  members  of  steward  departments  on  West ­Coast  ships.  The  tactic  failed  when  "Long­ Ptxn.  BALL,  Strttarp­Trtmrniirer  shore" Local  100  was  thrashed  by  Bmman  BSAIIW  Editor,  the  SIU  Pacific  District  in  a  col­ Art  Editor.  Hiawa  Amm. banm  Ax.  Htoxix.  Jon  AXA­ lective  bargaining  election  in  Srxvjkex,  soxji Xsnconr, Stag Writors.  9ILI. MOOBT,  Apifl.  1955.  OaU  Ar««  Now  Bridges,  who  tried  to  raid  the  sliipbuard  ciwks  with  his  pro­ PuMlsbod  MwooUy  at  nto  koadnnrtor*  Mio  Soofaror*  IntonurtloiMt UIUIMI,  M­ Communist  longshore  apparatus,  of  tonHc « OoinNslrict; AFI..«IO, STS Fwrtk  Sr^iyii n, NV.  ToL  HVaohitb  is howling "raid"  because  the  SIU  Avum  f­MM.  Socontf  clan  petfasa  is winning support from longshore­ at tha  Pact Offtco  In Broofclyn, NV.  men  who also  object  to  being  un­ iia Act  of  Alls­  34.  Itta.  OtfioF^'  Section of SIU of  NA exhibit  at Union Label skew b San Froncisca­leaturos  foncv  ropowork.  i  IW  the  thumb  Af  that  same  ap­ of  NA  afliiibtos.  soctbns of  oxhibif showed activities  of  fishermen, cannery  workers  and  various  SIU  paratus.  United  States  and  its  allied  and  frioidly  governments  in  Asia  may  be  Harry  Bridges'  '  :• :• •  '7'  British Have  Ei^ Atom  Ship Plans  Tokyo Meet Sticks  To Red  Party  Line  Men Scarce  In Tampa  SlUNA Featured At Union Label ShoW  SEAFARERS  LOG  •  M­.­ �• ifw  •.  '  S l^dF^itWRS '  LOG  '­­r  • 'M  •  ^  ­  r­ ­'''Tl  For  Biased  Action  In Ship­Rail  Beet  First  group  of  trainees  moneuvers^ SIU training  tehool lifeboat  at  Bull Line  dock In  Brooklyn.  Boat Is one  of two available  for trains  tng  purposes.  First Lifeboat Ciass  100% Successfui  WASHINGTON—A  Federal  Court has,  in  effect,  substantiated  charges  by  marine  unions and ship  operators  that  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  is  unfair to shipping.  A three­man statiitor:^ court ruled last week that the ICC was  not Justified in authorizing  Maritime  Board  In  Its  effort  ping  concern,  had  protested  cut­ railroad rate changes with­ eral  to  prevent  further  selective  rate  throat  rates  designed  to  drive  it  out first  xonsidering  eyi­ cuts  by  the  railroads  on  canned  out  of  business,  but  the  ICC  re­ Florida.  fused  to  give  Coastwise  a  hearing.  dehce  against the  changes  fruit  from  Back  Union  Charges  The  latest  court  decision  dealt  submitted  by  a  shipping  All  three  developments  substan­ with a  complaint by  Marine Trans­ tiate  the  charge  made  on  behalf  port  Lines.  The  company  pro­ company.  The  court  said  of  the marine unions by SIU of  NA  that  the  ICC  had  "totally  President  Paul  Hall  at  a  recent  tested action  by the  ICC which  ap­ failed  to  expose the consider­ Senate  Commerce  Committee  proved reductions  In railroad  long­ rates  on  sulphur.  Marine  ations  for  its  determination,"  hearing.  Hall,  testifying  against  haul  Transport  charged  that  the  rates  by  refusal  to  consider  all  the  evi­ a  bill  to  give  the  ICC  jurisdiction  dence submitted  and falling to  jus­ over  the  Alaska  trade,  cited  In­ were  below  actual  costs,  and  were  tify  its finding  In  favor  of  the  stances  In  which  ICC  had  per­ put  Into  effect solely  to  thke  busi­ ness  away  from  the  shipping  con­ railroads.  mitted  railroads  to  carry  cargo  at  cern.  It also charged  the ICC  with  The  court  decision  was  one  of  a  loss  where  they  were  competing  refusing  to  consider  evidence  it  three  significant  developments  In  with  shipping  companies.  The  was  ready  to  submit  to  prove  its  the  fight  by  the  shipping  Industry  railroads  made  up  their  losses  by  contention  that  the  rail  rates  were  to stay alive In the domestic trades.  boosting  rates  on  other  cargoes  In  violation  of  the  Interstate  A group  of  ten Seafarers, the first  class to complete  train­ Last  Tuesday,  the  Luckenbach  other  runs,  confident  that  in  Commerce  Act.  ing at the SIU Lifeboat  Training Center  in New  York, have  Steamship  Company,  the  leading  and  the  end,  the  shipping­  companies  Must  Hear  Evidence  successfully  passed  the  US  Coast  Guard  examination  for  Intercoastal  operator,  announced  It  would be  bankrupted and forced  to  Spokesmen  for  domestic  ship­ lifeboatmen,  :  was  selling  nine  of  Its  16  ships  to  go out  of  business.  ping  concerns  hailed  the  decision,  States  Marine  Line,  because  of  the  Coast  Guard as  qualifying him  One  Instance  cited  by  Hall  was  The men  were given an ex­ stating that the  ICC  will now  have  loss of  business caused  by railroad  to take  the  Coast  Guard  test.  the fact  that the  railroads are  now  _tensive  coxurse  in  rigging  to  consider  evidence,  listen  to  the  • alls, working  and  releasing  gear,  Other  Seafarers  with  two  years'  rate­cutting  In  commodities  which  charging  1931  depression  rates  on  objections  of  shipping  companies  the  ships  carry.  Another  domes­ seatlme  can get a  refresher course  canned  citrus  from  Tampa  In  an  lifeboat  provisioning  and.  equip­ and  justify  its  actions  before  go­ tic  operator,  the  SlU­contracted  at  the  center  In  two  or three  days  effort  to  drive  Pan­Atlantic  out  of  ment,  the  Use  of  the  sea  painter  ing  ahead  with  rate­chopping  and  anchor,  the  various  boat  com­ and  can  then  take  their  Coast  Pan  Atlantic  Steamship  Com­ business.  In  another  instance,  the  moves  by  railroads  aimed  at  put­ pany,  won  support  from  the  Fed­ Coastwise Line, a  West Coast  ship­ mands  and  the  actual  handling  of  Guard examination.  ting  shipping  companies  out  of  a lifeboat  In  the water.  business.  The  center, first  of  Its  kind  on  The  Luckenbach  development  the  eastern  seaboard  except  for  dramatized  the  continuing  decline  those operated  by the  Government,  of  domestic  shipping.  As  Hall  is  open  to  both  entry  ratings  and  The  ninth  biennial  convention  of  the  Seafarers International Union  of  North America  pointed put  in his testimony,  coast­ to men  who  already have  lifeboat­ will open  in Montreal  on Monday, May  25,. with  delegates  from  60,000  seafaring, fishing  wise  shipping  has  dropped  off  handling  experience  aboard  ship  from 510  ships in  1939 to  280 ships  but  who  never  got  their  lifeboat  and  allied  trades  in  attendance.  The  convention  will  meet  in  the Sheraton­Mount  Royal  today with  the loss  of  thousands of  hotel  with  the SIU  Canadian  ticket.  seamen's  jobs.  Similarly,  he  said,  District serving as host  to the  on  the  East  Coast  have  called  for  Invitations to attend Is  Joseph Cur­ Intercoastal  ships  went  down  from  Operated  by  the  SIU  Welfare  construction  aid for  fishing vessels  ran,  president  of  the  National  165 vessels  in 1949  to 45.  The loss  Plan,  the  center  Is  located  at  the  delegates.  of  the nine Luckenbach ships drops  Bull  Line  terminal  In  Brooklyn.  The meeting at Montreal empha­ because  fishing  concerns  are  re­ Maritime  Union.  Any  man  with  three  months'  dis­ sizes  the  International  nature  of  quired  by  law  to  build  their  boats  SIU  of  NA  President  Paul  Hall  the total  still further  to 36 vessels.  charges  and  30  hours  of  actual  the  problems  to  be  acted  upon  by  In  American  yards  at  costs  double  wUl  preside  at  the  convention ses­ The  Federal  Maritime  Board's  boat  handling  at  the  training  cen­ the  delegates.  It  was  originally  those of  foreign fishermen.  On the  sion.  He  Is  a  delegate  from  the  intervention  In  the  Pan  Atlaintie  ter  will  receive  a  letter  from  the  scheduled  In  that  city  because  of  West Coast, the tuna fishermen and  A&G  District  along  with  Joe  Al­ case  Involves  an  ICC  hearing  on  the  Alaska  salmon  fishermen  face  gina, Steve Cardullo,  school  which  will  be  accepted  by  the  opening  of  the  St.  Lawrence  much  Paul  Drozak,  the Florida canned goods rate.  The  the  same  problem  of  severe  Robert  Matthews,  Earl  Seaway  this year,  and the organiz­ Sheppard,  FMB had previously asked the ICC  foreign­flag  competition.  ing and  legislative  problems posed  A1  Tanner,  Cal  Tanner  and  Lind­ to  suspend  lower  rates  filed  by  by  the  Seaway  will  loom  large  on  Legislative  matters  affecting  sey Williams.  (Continued  on  page  8)  seamen  including  the  regulations  the  agenda.  governing "50­50," the  budget out­ The  SIU  Great  Lakes  District,  look for the  Public Health  Service,  the  Canadian  District  and  other  the  Coast  Guard's  controls  over  unions  affiliated  with  the  Marl­ seamen and  related items  will also  time Trades Department have been  be  taken  up  at  the  convention.  active on the Seaway for^some time  Among  heads  of  US  maritime  now  and  the  convention  will  plan  unions who have thus  far accepted  Charging  that  today's  Maritime  for  further  organizing  campaigns  Day  ceremonies,  as  presently  con­ In this area. The Impact  of foreign­ HOUSTON—^Arrangements  are  in  the  works  to  set  up  a  stituted,  are  a  "fraud,"  the  SIU  flag shipping  on the  American and  and  the  National  Maritime  Union  Canadian  operations as  a  result  of  medical clinic in  this port  similar  to  the ones  in four  other  .have  decided  not  to  participate.  A  the  Seaway  opening  will  also  be  SIU  ports.  Bob  Matthews,  port  agent,  said.  Dr.  Joseph  Joint  statement  by  NMU  President  discussed at the  convention.  Logue,  Medical  Director  of*  ITF  Activity  Joseph  Ci^ran  and  SIU  of  NA  in  all,  Matthews  noted,  the  ^'resident  Paul  Hall  declared  that  In the offshore  area, the conven  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Elan  All  shipping  picture  for  the  next  two  ,  SIU  membership  meet­ the  public  was  being  deluded  by  tlon will  hear reports  on the  runa­ was in Houston last week tak­ weeks  is  not  too  bad.  the  ceremonies  Into  believing  that  way  ship  campaigns  In  which  the  ings  are  held  regularly  ing  care  of  the  detaUs.  There  were  19  vessels  calling  the  nation  has  ah  adequate  mer­ SIU  of  NA's  various  affiliates  are  every  two  weeks on  Wed­ However  It  will  take  a  while  here over the  past  two weeks.  Two  chant marine.  participating.  Discussions  will deal  On  the  ­contrary,  they  noted,  with  worldwide  organizing  activity  nesday  nights  at  7  PM  in­ before  the  clinic  Is  actually  set  of  them  paid  off  and  the  other  17  many  of  the ­companies  participat­ and  decisions  of  the  International  all  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ up  and  In  operation,  Matthews  were  in  transit.  There  were  no  ing  have, large  ­fleets  under  the  Transportworkers  Federation  In  farers  are  expected  to  said,  and  the  membership  will  be  vessels  signing  on.  runaway  flags  and  are  actually  dealing  with  these  ships  as  well  attend; those  who  wish  to  notified  In  advance  when  to  apply  The  ships  paying  off  here  were  the  Alice  Brown  (Bloomfield)  and  helping  to  destroy  the  American  as the  attitude  of  the  US  Goyem­ meiit,  particularly  the  State  De­ be excused  should request  for  examinations.  the  Pacific  Carrier  (World  Car­ merchant  marine.  partment,  and  Congress  on  the  Shipping  for  the  port  has  been  riers).  In  transit  were  the  Fort  permission  by  telegram  somewhat  {"The  ceremonies  should  sound  runaway  Issue.  slow  during  the  past  Hoskins,  Winter  Hill,  Cantigny  a­ warning  about  the  dwindling  of  (be:sure  to  include  regis­ period.  However  from  all  Indica­ Bradford  Island,  Bents  Fort  An  Imp 0 r t  a  n t  International  our  American­flag merchant  fleet,"  meeting on the runaway  problem Is  tration  number).  The  next  tions  it  will  pick  up  during  the  (Cities  Service);  Del  Santos,  Del  . Tthey  said.  "They  should  point  a  scheduled  coming  two  weeks.  The  SS  Nata­ M u n d 0  (Mississippi);  Seatrain  early  In  June  betweeq  finger  at  the  main  cause  of  this  the US  and European maritime  na­ SIU meetings will  be:  lie  Is  scheduled  to  pay  off  here  New  Jersey,  Savannah,  New  York  Conditlon­^tbe  use  of  runaway  tions.  around  the  middle  df  the  month  (Seatrain);  Bienville,  Beau­ flags . .."  "  May 27  and  the  Steel  King  Is  due  In  regard  (Pan­Atlantic);  Steel  Re­ Fishermen's  problems,  particu­ Hall and  Curran  added  that they  larly  their  difficulties  In  getting  around  the  end  of  May.  In  addi­ corder  (Isthmian);  Pah  Oceanic  June  10  doubted  the  Government  agencies  new tonnage  to  compete  with fast,  tion  to  these two  long­trip  payoffs,  Transporter  (Penn  Nav.);  Ocean  or the American  Merchant  Marine  modern  foreign­flag  fish* factory  the usual number of  short­trip pay­ Deborah  (Ocean  Trans.);  Eagl*  June  24  Institute would  dlaclpse  the  weak­ ships, will also  get an  airing.  Fish­ offs  and  in­transit  vessels  are  Voyager  (Sea  Trans.)  and  the  Pet­ (Continued  on  page  5)  ermen  affUiates  of  the  SIU  of  NA  scheduled  for  the  coming  period.  ro  Chem  (Valentine).,  511/  Convention Opens Monday  SIU, NMU  Hit  M'fime  Houston Next in Line  For  SIU Health Clinic  Day  'Fraud'  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  ,  '­ .If  • o,  y]  k  ki  4  ­  ;:*i  I  k  '  f\ I  T  "  m  1  s  IS  :• ./ 4 m  • m  m  ­51  �sBArARBKi'toe  i^'U.­­ _  v.­  .• '• r.  _.,' V  ­s; ;si  pi  9ll  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPINO  ROARD  ivi::^'  April 29 Through May  12, 1959  Ship  AcfivHy  SIU shipping during  the past  period clinabed  to the highest  York,  37  into  Baltimore  and  S4  to  New  Orleans.__However,  Boston.  Philadelphia,  Savannah,  Tampa  and  Houston  bad  no  sign­ons  at  all,  total  for  the  year  so far,  with  1,225  men di^atched  to  jobs.  and  Mobile,  Lake  Charles  and  Wilmington  reported  only  one  each.  Sl«a  fa  The  registration  total  of  1,220  almost  matched  the  shipping  (See  "Ship  Activity"  summary  at  right).  Oth  Oas  Troas. TOTAL  3  B  for  the  two  weeks  and  also  represented  a  substantial  Increase.  The  The figures  also show  class A  shipping up  to 62  percent  of  the total,  Rotroa  .......  2  —­  and  class  C  up  to  14  percent,  while  the  "B"  shipping  dropped  to  24  Mow  York....  24  •   19  SI  number  of  men  registered  on  the  beach  at  the  end  of  the  two­week  percent of  the  over­all  activity. Since  four ports—^Boston,  Tampa.  Lake  Pfcilodolpklo  .  4  — M It period  was  unchanged.  Charles  and  Houston—shipped  no  class  C  men  at  all,  the  ten  remain­ RoltiBMro  ... 11  1# 37 Six  ports  showed  increased  shipping  activity  for  the  current  peri­ ing  ports  shipped an  average  of  17  men  each, a  relatively  high figure.  5 12 od,  among  them  New  York,  Baltimore,  Norfolk,  Mobile,  New  Orleans  A  breakdown  of  the  number of  men  on  the  beach  at the  end  of  the  Norfolk  .....  2  4 11 13 and  Lake  Charles.  The  upward  trend  was  welcomed  in  all  cases,  as  period  in  all  ports  showed  that  Boston,  Norfolk,  Savannah,  Tampa,  Sovoaaob....  2  7 7  New  York  more  than  doubled  itis  previous  total  and  Baltimore  report­ Lake  Charles,  Wilmington  and  Seattle  all  had fewer  than  100  men  on  Toaipo  ......  ed  the  best  period  since  last  July.  Mobile  and  New  Orleans  were  also  hand  in  all  departments.  The  same  group  also  h. d  less  than  50  class  Mobllo......  V  1 4 14 relatively  active  for  the first  time  in  several  months.  21 34 A men  available for  jobs. Savannah  and Tampa  between them  had  just  Now Orlooaa  .  7  4 Lofco Chorlos .  2  Declines  were  listed  by  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Tampa,  Houston  and  60 class  A and  1 7 It B registered  in all  departments.  all of  the  West Coast  ports.  Wilmington  fell way  off  after  a  very  busy  The  following  is the  outlook  port  by port:  Hoostoa  ....  2  17 19 period  last  time  and  Houston  was  very  slow  again.  Savannah  report­ 1 4 5" Boston: Quiet. . . New  Toiii: Good .  . . Philadelphia:  Should  be bet­ Wilailafitoa  .. —  ed  no shift either  way.  ter .. .  Baltimore:  Good:  lay­ups  starting  to  come  out  . . .  Norfolk:  Soa Froacl^.  2  2 4 10 AH  ports  accounted  together  accounted  for  70  payoffs,  30  sign­ons  Fair . . .  Savannah,  Tampa: Slow  . . . .Mobile:  Good  . .  .  New  Orleans:  Soottio ......  2  2 § 9 and  143  in­transit  ships,  for  a  total  of  246  visits.  This  represented  a  Good  . .  . Houston: May  pick  up ,.  Wilmington: Fair,  Quiet  . .  .  San  considerable  rise  in  shipping  activity,  bringing  51  ships  into  New  Franeiseo: Fair . .  . Seattle: Fair.  TOTALS  ... 70  33  143  244  r^:  .  DECK DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  ron  Boston  New  York.  Philadelplua  ...  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake  Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  'i''  ?­  '.  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  •  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Regisffofmf  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CiASS  f  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  1  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  4  ALL  A  B  C ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALT.  6  1  1  8  —  3  1  2  1  1  1  1  4  19  4  27  1  4  2  •   28  43  9  80  —  12  10  22  24  52  19  95  18  15  33  —  4  4  09  33  4  132  97  141  41  270  1  20  20  41  8  15  6  —  29  —  2  1  3  1  10  3  14  1  1  2  14  2  16  9  21  13  43  1  1  16  39  8  63  2  14  20  36  16  39  13  3  14  68  4  5  2  21  15  22  18  21  22  111  35  54  7  08  1  10  21  32  4  6  2  12  1  2  4  7  1  10  5  16  —  2  2  2  2  10  4  —i  4  2  22  8  10  18  1  5  0  >—  4  2  2  1  5  —  1  2  3  —  4  —  4  —  1  1  2  —  2  6  1  5  4  10  '  1  1  _.  —  —  —  .   —  ­­­ —  •  •  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  '  4  5  13  4  22  —  —  2  2  7  15  5  27  —  1  1  2  —  1  S  4  27  2  4  33  23  30  '  4  87  1  __  8  '  0  12  24  7  43  —  5  1  6  15  26  6  47  3  0  9  18  1  1  2  47  18  2  07  SO  45  10  oil  4  0  It  7  —  _  7  4  2  1  1  2  3  4  7  2  1  2  2  4  —  4  11  3  11  9  10  1  4  .:  '  '   38  —  1  18  19  7  2  9  3  8  5  16  10  16  25  47  7  70  12  6  10  6  6  2  14  2  —  —  3  .—  2  2  5  2  _  2  —  1  1  9  *2  1  8  5  13  2  '  20  2  1  2  _  8  8  2  18  —  —  1  1  5  12  3  20  1  2  3  6  1  1  20  0  1  27  15  15  4  34  2  .  5  8  9  2  19  —  1  8  9  4  3  1  8  1  3  ­­ 1  1  1  3  4  0  3  4  15  11  10  1  22  —  3  5  8  102  192  65  3591  5  46  55  106'  82  186  62  330  9  39  51  99  17  11  12  40 330  99  40  469 272  425  102  799  6  58  82  140  1  s  ;....  s  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  >  Registered  CLASS  A  •  rorr  Boston.  f • '  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake  Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle —  TOTALS  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  3  1  1  1  10  45  6  61  1  13  4  18  50  5  39  6  —  5  —  5  —  4  —  4  6  —  1  7  7  14  5  26  4  28  2  34  —  4  2  6  8  35  1  44  2  6  1  9  2  7  2  11  2  7  1  10  43  214  31  288  Jleg/sfcrccf  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  Z  1  3  ALL  1  2  3  AT.I.  1  2  3  AM.  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  •  C AM.  1  X  3  AT.I.  1  2  8  ___  ___  1  —  —  mmmm  1  —  1  1  2  2  2  7  7  1  2  1  2  10  12  24  14  37  3  54  17  10  27  8  8  54  27  8  89  42  121  13  176  8  26  20  1  5  6  —  3  1  4  1  2  3  1  3  1  1  4  8  1  28  5  34  3  1  11  13  25  5  37  7  49  2  14  11  12  10  27  22  49  27  22  98  6  69  11  80  ­  ­ 11  12  .   ­ 3  3  6  1  2  1  4  3  2  5  1  1  2  4  5  2  11  11  1  12  2  4  I  —  1  ,  •  1  —  1  1  2  1  1  2  1  3  1  5  1  7  —  —  —  —  —  1  "1  1  1  1  12  13  ,  ^  '  1  —  3  3  3  14  3  20  5  7  3  2  12  5  20  12  5  37  17  40  4  81  ­  .  3  5  1  11  ­^8  20  4  23  2  8  11  29  .  —  19  _  8  7  15  29  19  15  63  18  54  11  83  2  8  11  —  2  __  2  .—  6  3  9  1  2  3  0  3  6  3  14  12  5  2  2  3  7  1  11  2  16  18  3  5  2  10  18  10  ;  28  12  ^37  '  4  83  1  8  S  3  2  5  1  2  1  1  3  3  1  4  3  7  1  11  4  2  ­ .  3  —  3  2  7  4  1  2  1  3  1  7  1  3  1  11  9  24  2  85  3  2  5  2  7  2  4  —  6  3  6  3  2  5  • 2  1  5  3  14  8  3  3  8  6  50  58  114'  34  148  23  205  5  62  51  118  1  27  30  58 205  118  58  381 115  429  56  606  12  73  20  ALL  4  54  3  23  '  0  8  21  4  14  0  5  '  0  155  STEWARD DEPARTMENT  Regisfered  CLASS  A  Port  Boston.  New  York....  Philadelphia..  Baltimore.,...  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  ..  ...  New  Orleans..  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington...  San  Francisco  Seattle  ¥ 'V  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  123 ALL  113  5  30  9  41  80  1  1  17  19  9  4  6  19  —  2  2  17  6  17  40  2  15  8  112  4  —  —  5  5  1  —  —  1  —  1  —  1  4  116  2  2  7  —  9  16  —  1  7  8  18  7  28  53  13  13  12  2  5  2  2  13  4  10  27  —  1  3  4  3  115  1  1  4  2  2  8  3  4  2  2  3  7  5  3  111  39  124  274  7  66  79  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  123 ALL  1  —  1  2  32  8  37  77  1  1  3  5  14  9  19  42  3  1  1  5  2  1  1  4  2  2  4  7  9  18  10  23  36  2  3  6  3  6  12  —  2  79  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  123 ALL  A  B  C ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  2  —  —  •   2  7  7  2  4  13  1  —  6  —  34  34  77  21  34  132  93  31  104  228  4  4  39  47  1  10  21  =  1  8  14  2  1  5  10  29  —  2  —  1  1  5  1  2  1  9  11  2  7  10  1  14  16  42  10  16  68  30  10  18  58  1  8  2  15  5  2  3  10  1  1  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before  the  crash  time  of  the  crash,  altered  his  and  she  was  no  longer  moving  at  original  story  that  the  Valchem's  the  time  of  the  collision.  engines  had  been  stopped  several  Three  unlicensed  crewmembers  minutes  before  the  Grace  Line  who  were  on duty at  the time  also  cruise  ship  rammed  the  SlU­man­ testified  that  the  engines  were  ned  tanker  March  26  off  Atlantic  stopped at the time of  the collision.  City.. Three Seafarers  and the  jun  However,  officers  from  the  Santa  lor 3rd  engineer were  killed in  the  Rosa  insisted  that  the  tanker  was  moving  at a  good rate  of  speed.  accident,  A  conflict  in  testimony  given  by  In  his  new  testimony,  Wiseltier  crewmerabers  of  both  ships  dealt  testified  that  the  time  he  got  his  with  the  time  of  the  collision  and  signal .from  the  bridge  was  just  a  whether  or  not  the  Valchem  was  couple  of  minutes before  the crash  moving  when  it was  hit.  The  chief  and  that  the  ship had  not  come  to  a dead  halt but  was still moving  at  from five  to eight  knots.  The  attorney  for  the  Valchem  told  the  inquiry  that  the  engineer  Trying out  unlicensed  man's  foc'sle  for  size  are  to r) Seafarer Fred Sullins,  chief steward; Ludwig  C.  had previously  given differing  ver­ iHoffmann, chief, Office of  Ship Construction and  Repair,  Maritime  Administration; Copt.  l­lewlett  R.  sions  of  what  took  place  at  the  Bishop, MA's Atlantic Coast Director; Admiral Walter  C. Ford, (Ret.) Deputy Maritime'Administrator.  time.  Since  it  is  possible  that  the  tanker  could  have  cut  her  engines  but  still  be  moving,  the  important  The, Federal  Government has  re­ point  of  the  conflict  lay  in  just  jected  23  bids  for  Ellis  Island  as  how  many  minutes  before  the col­ "not  reasonable"  but  left  the  door  lision the  engines  were­Stopped.  open  for  the  possible  construction  In  another  development  the  of  a  language  and  cultural  center  owners  of  the  Valchem  have  de­ for  American  businessmen  and  cided not  too attempt  to repair  the  Designs  for  the "foc'sle  of  the  future"  were  shown  to  shipping  and  union  representa­ their  families  who  are  being  sent  ship,  evidently  because  the  cost  tives  by  the  Maritime  Administration  last  week.  A mock­up of  a proposed design  for both  abroad.  would  be  almost  as  great  as  the,  The  highest  of  the  23  bids  was  market  price  of  an  undamaged  unlicensed  men  and  officers  was  shown  following  completion  of  a  study  by  Raymond  that  of  $'671,000  submitted  by  Sol  T­2.  Consequently they  are  declar­ Loewy  Associates.  The'  G.  Atlas  of  Yonkers,  NY,  who  ing  her  a  total  loss,  and  have  so  Loewy firm  has  done  a  num­ behind  them,  and  storage  space  separate  draw  locks,  a  desk  lamp  and. recessed  ceiling lighting,  mak­ wanted  to  turn  the  27­acre  island  notified  the  marine  Insurers  in­ ber of passenger ship interiors,  underneath for  lifejackets.  into  a  "Pleasure  Island." The  bids  volved.  including  American  Banner  Line's  A  particularly  attractive  feature  ing four  light fixtures  in  the  room  of  the  layout  is  the  ample  storage  in  all.  were rejected  as not reasonable  on  SS  Atlantic.  the  basis of  the  Government's  pasv  The  design  worked  out  by  the  space.  Two  lockers  set  against  the  The finish of  the various fixtures  firm  makes  extensive  use  of  color,  inboard  bulkhead  side  by  side  are  is  vinyl,  melamine  or  other  plastic  Investment  of  $6,326,996,  in  the  good  lighting  and  easily  main­ each  30  inches  wide  with  fixtures  material  with  color  "baked  in"  so  island  while  it  was  used  as  a  tained  plastic  surfaces.  It  is  part  set  in  for  accommodating  personal  that painting is  not necessary.  Sim­ Reception  Center  for  Immigrants,  of  a  layout  for  living  quarters,  gear  of  different  sizes.  There  is  ple  soogeeing  should  keep  mate­ and  its  inherent  real  estate  value.  messrooms,  hospitals  and  other  also  provision  for  a  separate  dead  rials  of  this  kind  looking  brand  One  of  the bids,  that of  $10,  was  facilities  on  the  deck  of  a  Sea­ storage  area  for seabags  and  other  new for  many  years.  Similarly,  the  submitted  by  a  group  in  the  in­ farer­type  ship,  which  is the  Mari­ heavy gear  in a  separate bin  in  the  deck  is covered  with  vinyl  tile  and  terest  of  the  educational  project;  shower  rooms  with  cement  terrazo  time  Administration's  advanced  wall.  Although  it  was rejected,  it allows  floors.  Each  room  also  has  a  desk  with  version of  the existing  C­3.  the Federal  Department of  Health,  Features of  the crew  room which  Education  and  Welfare  to  evaluate  offered  the  greatest  improvement  the  plan.  Under  present  law,  the  Government  can  donate  surplus  WASHINGTON—A  joint  NMU­ over  existing  arrangements  were  real  property  to  a  cause  "meeting  SIU statement  on behalf  of  a mini­ the  more  adequate  sanitary  ..and  the  requirements  of  the  Health,  mum wage for seamen on all Amer­ shower facilities,  greatly  improved  Education  and  Welfare  Depart­ ican­owned  ships  has  been  pre­ storage  space  and  ease  of  main­ ment,  such  as an  educational  proj­ sented  to  the  Senate  Labor  and  tenance.  The  two­man  room  is  A field  representative  for  the  person  makes  more  than  $15  and  ect,"  a  Washington  spokesman  Public  Welfare  Committee.  The  slightly over 12 feet long and  about  Packinghouse Workers  has charged  works  more  than  eight  hours  a  10  feet  wide.  Comparable  three­ that  pistol­packing  foremen  have  week,  he  is  ineligible  for  unem­ said.  statement  by  Hoyt  Haddock  of  the  The  proposal  would  develop  an  NMU  called  for  a  $1.25  minimum  man  foc'sles  on  C­3s  are  10  by  11  attempted  to  intimidate  imion  ployment  benefits.  The  majority  members  at  a  Swift  &  Co.  plant  of  the  Board  ruled,  that  workers  "Internationjd  Institute"  on  the  wage  standard  for  all  seamen  on  on the  average.  The  crew  room  featured  a  dou­ in  Selma,  Ala.  Although  the  plant,  were  faced  with  a  "three­horned  island  as  a  privately­endowed  deep sea  and  domestic  vess^.  ble­decker  bed  against  the  outer  a  cotton  oil­processing  mill,  is  a  dilemma."  If  they  accepted  work,  non­profit  educational  center.  In­ The  primary  beneficiaries  of  bulkhead  with  each,  bed  having  small  one,  employing  less  than  40  they would  be ineligible  for  jobless  terested  in  the  cultural  and  such  action.  Haddock  said,  will  be  educational  center  are  Pan­Amer­ non­union  seamen  employed  on  its  individual  reading  lamp  and  workers,  the  company  has  used  pay.  If  they  refused,  they  would  ican  World  Airways,  Borg­Warner  small craft  in harbors,  bays,  coast­ two  recessed  shelves  in  the  bulk­ every  trick  in  the  book  to  keep  be  disqualified  for  refusing  work,  head.  The  metal  supports  for  the  International,  New  York  Univer­ wise, runs and  on the  inland water­ upper  berth  also  serve  as  the  from  bargining  with  the  union,  and if  they refused on  their union's  sity and  others.  ways.  "Most of  these seamen  work  ladder,  so  that  the  man  in  the  field  representative  Thomas  Vin­ request,  they  would  be  strikers  for less  than  $1  an  hour," he  said.  upper  berth  doesn't  step  on  his  cent said. The  union won  bargining  and  also  ineligible.  "In nfany  cases  they  work  for  less  foc'sle  partner's  linen.  On  the  wall  rights  two  years  ago  by  a  25  to  While  the  lockout  was  a  legiti­ than  50  cents  an  hour."  He  cited  opposite,  is  the  head,  sink  and  9  vote  but  the  company  refused  mate  defensive  move,  the  Board  one company, the  Baltimore  Steam  shower respectively,  with head  and  to  talk  contract  until  some  eight  said, the  employers action in  rehir­ months later  when formal certifica­ ing  workers  and  laying  them  off  Packet  Company,  which  paid  an  average  wage  of  98.6  cents  hourly  shower  in  separate  compartments.  tion was  issued.  The company  then  after  each  earned  $16  was  a  re­ Access  doors  to  the  head  and  with some  men making  as  little  as  shower,  have  large  mirrors  run­ called  for  a  decertification  elec­ taliatory  move.  tion,  to  which  the  union  promptly  46  cents  an  hour.  ning  full  length  of  the  bulkhead  agreed.  Again  the  workers  voted  Seamen  and  other  workers who  4»  4  4  Also,  he  added,  the  minimum  are  able  to put  in  just  a  couple  of  wage bilji  would considerably  boost  in  favor  of  the  UPWA,  22  to  9,  Cooperation  between labor,  busi.  months  work  a  year  when  over  65  wages  oh  American­owned  runa­ but  the  company  is  holding  off  ness and  civic groups  who put  cash  can  still  stay  on  the  Social  Secur­ way ships  whose  present scales  are  talks  until  it  gets  formal  notice  of  on  the  line  to  back  up  their  argu­ ity  benefits  list,  the  downtown  $70  to  $90  a  month  for  a  56­hour  the ielection results.  ment  that  a  shoe  plant  could  be  (Continued  from  page  3)  Brooklyn  office  of  the  Social  Se­ week.  1"  4*  t  operated  at  a  profit,  may  bring  nesses  of  our  fleet  resulting  from  curity Administration  points out.  Operators  of  the  runaway  fleet  back  more  than  300  jobs  to  the  The  NLRB  has  ruled  that  a  the  growth  of  runaway  shipping.  The  regulations  provide  that  in­ have  already  made  a  pitch  in  dividuals  over  65  can  earn  up,to  Washington  dgainst  the  minimum  "There  are  American  companies  Montana  employer  group  violated  town  of  DeSoto,  Mo.  The  jobs  $1,200 a  year in  wages and  get full  wage  which  would  double  and  among the  sponsors  of  these  mari­ the  Taft­Hartley  Act  when  they  were  lost  when  the  town's  biggest  Social Security benefits.  They may  quadruple wages they are presently  time day  celebrations  which dd  not  rehired  locked­out  employees  just  industry,  the  International  Shoe  earn  up  to  $2,000  annually  and  paying.  A  $1.25  minimum  would  subscribe  to  the  idea  that  America  long enough  to disqualify  them for  Co.,  shut  its  plant  there.  A  com­ still  get  some  payments  on  Social  mean  around  $350  a  month  for  must  have  a  strong merchant  fleet  jobless  benefits.  The  case involved  mittee  was  formed  and  with  the  Security.  ,  watchstanders  who  are  putting  in  manned  by  American  seamen  and  Retail  Clerks  Local 57  and a  group  help  of  the  Boot  and  Shoe  Work­ flying the  American flag  . . .  Their  of  eight food  stores in  Great  Falls.  ers,  raised,  nearly  $300,000  for  a  Men  who  are  72  years  of  age  or  a  56­hour  week  on  board  ship.  more,  can  have  wage  income  in  Secretary  of  Labor  James  participation  is  a  sham  and  a  After  a  strike  against  one  of  the  loan  to  provide  working  capital  to  employers  resulted  in  a  lockout,  modernize  the  plant. The  old plant,  any  amount  and  still  eolleet  their  Mitchell also  came  cut  for  a  mini­ fraud."  The  seamen's  unions,  they  con­ the  union  advised  its  members  to  now  completely  modernized,  has  Federal  old  age  benefit.  mum  wage  for  seamen  but  sug­ Social  Security  benefits;  of  gested  that  they  he  exempted  cluded,  will  continue  to fight  for a  apply  for  unemployment.  How­ been  leased  by  the  Hamilton  Shoe  course,  are  separate  and  apart  from  the  overtime  provisions  strong  US  fleet  providing  jobs  for  ever the employers then approached  Co.  of  St.  Louis  and  has  already  from  any unemployment  insurance  which  differ*. from  requirements  American  seamen  and  strengthen­ the  workers  and  offered  them  hired  almost  150  of  the  laid­off  work.  Under  Montana  law  if  a  shoe  workers.  ing  the  nation's  security.  ashgre.  '­­SI  • I  I  l/S Jte/ecfs  Bidding On  MA Shows Oft  Improved  Design For  Ships'  For'sles  Ellis Island  • m  Sea Unions  Urge Ship  Wage Fioor  US Pension No  Ship Job Bar  Maritime Day  • A'm  ^ I  �en Sis  SEAFARERS  LOG  NY Settles Food  Beef; Jobs Up  NEW  YORK—^After  the relatively slack shipping  period  the  previous  two  weeks,  the  results  of  the  last  period  are  much  more  cheerful, Bai Hall, assistant secretary­treasurer,  reports.  Shipping reboundied  sharply with 353  men  getting  out,  46  of  them  "G"  cards,  as  24  ships  were  in­transit  or*  Robin ships to  pounds per man  up to assure  top quality feeding for  signing on.  In  addition,  the  Union  per  day  and  refused  to  allow  ship  crewmembers  at  reasonable  cost,  wrapped  up  a  major  food  beef  on  stewards  to  check  the  stores  on  with  a  minimum  of  food  waste—  the  Robin  Line  ships  after  crew­ the  dock  or  make  out  requisitions.  in  other  words,  to  get  the  most  members  of  two  Robin  ships  re­ In  addition,  the  6?^­pound figure  out  of  the  food  dollar.  This  is  the  fused  to  sign  on  articles  until  the  was  padded  out  very  largely  by  area  in  which  the  SIU  will  work  matter  was  straightened  out.  the  cheapest  cuts  of  fat  pork  and  to  help  hold  down  feeding  costs,  but  it  is  not  going  to  permit  any  While  at  it,  headquarters  repre­ other  low­cost  foods.  operator  to  reduce  costs  by  cut­ sentatives  collected  70  hours'  dis­ When  the  crews  refused  to  sign  puted  overtime  for  two  wipers  on  on,  Robin  Line  officials  promptly  ting  corners  on  quality  or  short­ the  Robin  Sherwood  because  ca­ agreed  to  go  back  up  to  the  71^­ storing  the  ships."  On  the  shipping  side,  the  fore­ dets  carried  by  the  company  had  pound  SIU  minimum  daily  stand­ been  doing  their  work.  ard;  to  upgrade  the  cuts  of  meat  cast  for  the  coming  two  weeks  Is  The  net  result  of  the  beef  is  put  on  board  and  add  to  the  vari­ that  the  current  turnover  should  that  Robin  Line  is  on  good  be­ jety  of  food  stores,  and  to  permit  continue. Quite a  few ships are  due  Seafarers  George  Llanos  (left)  and  Ferdinand  Forte  post  zoning  notice at  site  of  new  SIU  Philadelphia  hall.  Work  is  expected  to  havior  to  maintain  SIU  feeding  the  stewards  to  examine  all  stores  in  for  payoff,  and  two  laid­up  ves­ sels  are  expected  to  call  for  full  get underway  shortly,  following  approval by  city zoning  board.  on  the  dock  and  make  sure  they  standards  on  the  vessels.  Just  to  make  sure,  representatives  of  the  are  of  proper  quality  before  they  crews.  Seafarers  Feeding  Program  are  are  cleared  for  stowing  aboard  Ships  in  here  for  payoff,  sign­ double  ­ checking  Robin  ships'  ship.. All  stores  will  be  delivered  on,  or stopping  in­transit  were  the  stores  with  the  ship's  steward  apd  the  day  before  the  sign­on  so  that  Council  Grove,  Cantigny  and  the company's  port stewards office,  stewards  have  time  to  check  them  Cities  Service  Baltimore  (Cities  Service);  Helen  (Olympic);  Morn­ and  take  corrective  action.  before  they go  aboard.  ing Light, Hurricane,  Andrew Jack­ ''The  Seafarers  Feeding  Pro­ The  beef  arose  when  the  com­ PHILADELPHIA—^It  has  been  a  quiet  two  weeks  here in  pany  cut  down  feeding  on  the  gram,"  Hall  pointed  out,  "was  set  son  and  Wacosta  (Waterman);  Al­ coa  Pennant  and  Alcoa  Patriot  this port, both  on  the shipping and  on  the organizing  front,  (Alcoa);  Kathryn,  Elizabeth,  Ines  Steve Cardullo, port agent, said.  There are no new  develop­ and  Dorothy  (Bull);  Sea trains  New  ments in  the organizing  orgamzing  drive ^^  Jersey,  Georgia,­New  York,  Tex­ by  the  SIU's  Harbor  and  In­ plorer  (Ocean  Wind);  Emilia,  Jean  as  and  Louisiana;  Seamar  and  land  Waterways  Division  (Bull);  Texmar,  Massmar,  Seamar,  Losmar  (Calmar).  some  of  the  port's  harbor  (Calmar);  Steel  Recorder.  Steel  Also  the  Steel  voyager,  Steel  among  The  SIU  Pacific  District  has  call at  the Mexican  seashore resort  Vendor,  Steel  Chemist  and  Steel  companies,­­  except  that  they  are  Vendor  (Isthmian);  Petrochem  signed a  contract with United Vint­ of  Acapulco  on  its  west­bound  Recorder  (Isthmian);  Valiant  Ex­ still  making  headway.  Further  (Valentine);  Mankato  Victory  (Vic­ ners  Lines,  modeled  after  other  aroimd­the­world  cargo­passenger  plorer  (Ocean  Wind);  Coalinga  developments  will  be  passed on  to  tory  Carriers);  Robin  Goodfellow  (Robin)  and  the  Morning  Light  West  Coast  agreements.  The  con­ vessels.  Originally,  Grace  Line,  a  Hills  (Marine  Tankers);  Wang  Pi­ the  memlrrship  in  the  future.  This  port  hopes  to  get  work  (Waterman).  competitor,  objected  to  the  APL  tract  calls  for  a  six  percent  pay  oneer  (Inter­Ocean);  Atlantis  (Pet­ hike,  retroactive  to"  February  1,  plan,  but  later  withdrew  its  pro­ rol  Shipping);  Mount  Whitney  started  in  the  near  future  on  the  new  SIU  hall  here,  just  as  soon  1959,  new  vacation  benefits  tests.  (American  Tramp);  the  Robin  as technicalities can be  Speak Out At  up,  amounting  to  three  days  a  month,  t  Goodfellow,  Robin  Locksley,  Rob­ including  an  okay  from cleared  the  city's  increased  penalty  and  overtime  SIU Meetings  The  vice­president  of  the  Lake  in  Kirk  (Robin);  National  Liberty  zoning  board  which  should  be  rates,  and  additional  room,  meal  Sailors  (American  Waterways);  Bienville,  Union,  company­sponsored  Under  the  Union  constitution  forthcoming  shortly.  and  transportation  allotments.  every  member  attending  a  Un­ outfit  on  the  Lakes,  has  resigned  Raphael  Semmes,  Fairland,  Beau­ On  the  shipping  side,  although  a>  and is  urging seamen  on the  Lakes  regard,  Gateway  City  aind  Azalea  there was a large number of vessels  ion  meeting  is  entitled  to  Morris  Weisberger,  secretary  of  to support organizing efforts by  the  City  (Pan  Atlantic).  calling  into  the area,  most of  them  nominate himself for the elected  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  SIU Great Lakes District.  John O.  were  in­transits  and  needed  only  posts  to be filled  at  the meeting  has  been  chosen  to  serve  on  the  Blackmore  stated  he  was  resigning  a handful of  replacements with the  —chairman,  reading  clerk  and  Board  of  Governors  of  the  San  because  the  Lake  Sailors  Union  result  that  shipping for  the  period  recording  secretary.  Your  Un­ Francisco  Bay  Area  Council.  The  is  unable  to  pi'ovide  benefits  and  Urges  you  to  take  an  active  TPrUTfr  v/as only fair.  However the Hilton,  ion  Coimcil  is  a  public  service  organ­ protection  to  its  membership.  part in  meetings by  taking these  which  has  been  in  the  yards  here,  ization  devoted  to  the  welfare  and  posts of  service.  is  expected  to  come  out  and  crew  progress  of  the  Bay  Area.  At  pres­ And,  of  course,  all  members  up  soon,  and  this  should  pick  up  have  the  right  to  take  the floor  ent, it  is urging  the formation  of  a  Two  more  members  .of  the  shipping  for  a  while.  Golden  Gate  Authority  which  Brotherhood  of  Marine  Engineers  and  express  their  opinions  on  Paying  off  in  this  port  during  any  officer's report  or issue  un­ would  coordinate  "the  various  have  been  placed  on  the  special  the  last  two  weeks  were  the  SS  der  discussion.  Seafarers  are  transportation facilities in the area.  disability  list  under  the  BME  wel­ Evelyn.  Hilton  (BuU);  Mt.  Whitney  urged  to  hit  the  deck  at  these  fare  program.  The  two  men,  ^  (Amer.  Tramp.)  and  the  Winter  meetings  and  let  their  ship­ American  President  Lines,  con­ Charles Melson  and Albert  Harper,  to­mi  Hill  (Cities  Service).  There  were  mates.  know  what's  on  their  tracted  to  the  unions  of  the  SIU  will receive the  $25 weekly benefit  no  vessels  signing  on.  Pacific  District,  has  received  Fed­ for  as  long  as  they  are  unable  to  minds.  In­transit  were  the  Valiant  Ex^  eral  Maritime  Board  permission  to  return  to  work.  ft'  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PS®  'ft  ­ft :­ft^:ii!|fSS^­^ft:­'  .:r'l  �r:*  SE'AFAttKttS  LO0  ¥m DOLLAR'S  WOKTH  Mnr's Ciflide  To  Better  Royin^  Pace  Port Jams, Acridents  Darken  '  Shipping Outlook  On Seaway  Ship  operators  who  rushed  in  to  take  advantage  of  the St.  Lawrence  Seaway  cargo  bonanza are finding that  they were a bit too hasty.  Pile­ups  at  the  Welland  Canal,  in  the  Seaway's  locks  and  in  many  Lakes  ports  have given  them second  thoughts  about  the de­ sirability of  the Seaway trade.  Owning And Feeding A Freezer .  Food­freezer  plans  have  gotten  a  little  more  respectable  now  that  Ocean ­ going  ships  found  are  more  maneuverable  and  have  locks  and  the  shallow  draft  of  some  of  the  get­rich­quick  operators  have  been  weeded  out  of  the  several  disadvantages.  Cana­ shallower  hulls  can  go  through  some  Lakes  ports.  One  Danish  By  Sidney  Margolius  business.  But  even  under  the  sponsorship  od  some  big  department  dian  locks  caused  damage  to  two  without  trouble,  but  ocean  ships  tanker  had  to  use  a  cutting  torch  atores,  several  aspects  of  high­pressure  selling  continue.  The  sales­ ships,  the  Grace  Line's  Santa  Be­ arc finding that winds and currents  to  take  off  a  few  feet  from  the  men,  In  this  writer's  experience, still  refuse  to  state  the  cost  of  food  gina and a  Greek freighter because  in  the locks  can  cause  accidents.  v/ing  of  her  bridge  in  order  to  the walls  of  the locks  do  not  have  In  addition,  the  ocean  ships  are  make it through.  Other ships  com­ and  freezer  separatelF.  Even  when  customos, adc for  a  breakdown,  the  salesmen  insist  on  bumpers or  pilings.  Lakers,  which  troubled  by  the narrowness  of  the  ing  into the  Lakes expecting 25  to  27  feet  of  water  are finding  as  lumping the  payments on the freezer and  the price for  the food in one  little as 19 to 21­foot draft in many  amount, as $23 a  week, or  however  much  you  may  be willing  and  able  Lakes  ports.  to  pay.  But  if  there  is  no  breakdown,  you  never  knbw  how  much  you  The  biggest  difficulties  thus  far  pay  for  the  freezer  and  how  much  for  the food.  You  may  be  paying  were  met  at  the  Welland  Canal,  more  for  each  than  if  you  shopped'for the  best  buy  in  a  freezer  and  which  bypasses  Niagara  Falls.  At  then  provisioned  it  with  supermarket  specials  or  bought  from  local  one time  as many  as 48 ships  were  suppliers who  specialize In  bulk  quantities for  freezers.  backed  up  waiting  to  get  into  the  But  you  should  examine  whether  the  cost  of  owning  a  freezer  will  canal.  Detroit  also  posed  a  prob­ or  will  not  cancel out  the  advantages  of  storing specials  or  buying  in  bulk.  President  Eisenhower  was  urged  yesterday  to  withdraw  lem  since  it  can  dock  only  four  Freezers have come  down  in  price  in  recent years.  You  now can buy  Federal military forces from the strikebound Harriet­Hender­ ships  at  a  time.  Ship  operators  a  i3­cubic  foot  chest  around  the  $250  mmk.  The  fact  stiil  remains,  son Cotton Mills in Henderson, NC, the scene of a six­months­ grumbled  too  about  the  lack  of  efficient  loading  facilities  in  many  that  a  separate  freezer  often is  more  of  a  convenience  than  a  money­ old  strike  by  the  Textile­^  of  the  ports.  saver for  many  families. You  are Ukly  to save  money only  if  you  have  The  biggest  complaints,­  oddly  a  large  famUy  and  use  a  freezer  heavily,  or  live  near  a  rural  area  Workers  Union  of  America.  to  a long­standing  arbitration  pro­ where  you  can  buy  meat  and  produce  in  bulk  at  low  prices  or  raise  The  request  was  made  in  a  cedure and Inclusion  of  a no­strike  enough, are  coming from  the oper­ ators of  the small  Lakes ships who  some  of  your  own  food  fop  the freezer. Otherwise  an  adequate freez­ telegram  to  the  President  sent  by  clause.  Paul  Hall,  president  of  the  SIU  Three  months  ago  the  company  formerly  had  the  Lakes  business  ing  compartment  in  a  standard  refrigrator  may  be  more  feasible.  imported  strikebreakers  and  re­ pretty  much  to  themselves.  With  Costs of  owning and  operating a  freezer  may range from 12­17  cents  of  NA.  a  pound,  depending  on  how  often  you  turn  over  the  contents.  Based  A  similar  telegram  was  sent  to  sumed  operations.  Subsequently,  lafge  ocean­going  ships  coming  on  research  by  the  US  Agriculture  Department,  your  true  costs  for  Governor  Luther  D.  Hodges,  of  a  settlement  was  worked  out  ap­ into  the  Lakes,  American  and  owning  and  operating  a  freezer  costing  about  $250  and  storing  about  North  Carolina,  who sent  National  parently  ending  the  strike,  but  it  Canadian­owned  Lakes  ships  and  Guardsmen  into  the  area.  Bran­ collapsed  when  the mill  owner  re­ eanalers  are  being  laid  up.  Some  450  pounds,  would  run  roughly  something  like  this:  dishing  rifles  with fixed  bayonets,  fused to go  along.  It was then that  of  the  ocean­going  vessels  can  Interest on  investment at  $ 8.75  the  Guardsmen  have  been  shield­ Governor*  Hodges  withdrew  the  carry  as  much  as five  times  the  Depreciation  <13  years)  16.60  ing  strikebreakers  reporting  for  force  of  state  highway  patrolmen  bulk cargo  that the  eanalers can.  Repairs  8.00  work  at  the  plant.  who  had  been  stationed  at  the  Electricity  •  30.00  In  his  telegrams.  Hall  declared  plant  and  called  out  National  Insurance  on  food  ..... ^  4.00  that:  "As  an  American  union,  we  Guardsmen.  At the same time, the  Packaging  <2c  a Ifo.  for <^0  lbs.)  9.00  are deeply  concerned  with  the use  Governor  warned  the  owners  not  A/£;Cr VMS  of  Federal military  forces to  inter­ to  attempt  to  put  a  full  three  I'LL W  TDTAL  $76.35  in  the  legitimate  economic  shifts  of  strikebreakers  into  the  Thus  your  freezer  operating  cost  for  each  pound  ­of  food  stored  fere  strike  conducted  by  the  Textile  would  be about 17 cents a  pound for  450  pounds a  year. If  you use  the  Workers  in  Henderson,  North  plant  since  it  would  only  tend  to  worsen  the  existing  situation.  freeze^more heavily,  and  turned  over 675  pounds a  yesr, your  operat­ Carolina.  ing co^  per  pound  would  come  down  to  about 12  cents, since  most  of  "It  is  imperative  that  efforts  to  your costs would  remain the same.  resolve  the  dispute  be  continued  The  New  York  State  C!ooperative  Extension  Service  recently  com­ without  the Imposition  of  US  mili­ pared  costs  of  pork  bought  for  a  freezer  in  different  ways.  As  shown  tary  force  jvhich  is  alien  to  the  in  the  chart  with  this  article,  it  costs  less  to  buy  a  live  hog  from  a  American  concept  and  which,  un­ packing  plant  and  have  it  cut  up  for  the  freezer. Next  in Ime  is  buy­ fortunately,  could  have  a  damag­ ing  a  dressed  carcass  from  a  butcher  or  packing  plant  and  having  it  ing  effect  on  US  prestige  abroad.  QUESTION: What is  your  formula  for  finding  your  way around  in a  processed.  It  costs  most  to  buy  retail  pork  cuts  from  a  supermarket.  ^'We  respectfully  urge  that  you  sfrange  port?  The service figures  that a  live  hog  weighing  240  pounds,  weighs 180  move  to  withdraw  the  military  pounds  dressed  (75  per  cent).  There  is  a  further  loss  of  30  pounds  from  this  situation  because  its  (16.6  per  cent)  in  cutting  and  boning  the  dressed  cSrcass.  There  also  presence  serves  only  to  prolong  William  May,  messman:  I  find  Edward  Blaha,  messman:  When  will  be  about  35  pounds  of  lard.  the  strike  and  to  foment  lasting  that  a  cab  suits  all  my  purposes.  I'm  in  port  I  look  to  meet  people  However,  you  can  ­cut  meat  costs  below  ibe  retail figure  shown  in  bitterness  in  the  community."  One  thing  I'm al­ and  so  I  most  the  chart  by  taking  advantage  of  the  supermarket  specials.  Also,  you  The  1,100  members  of  TWUA  ways  sure  to  do  often  usually  can  save  by  avoiding  the higher­price  cuts.  in  a  new  port  is  head  straight  for  Locals  578  and  584  struck  on  No­ Since  a  freezer  is  expensive^ to  own,  not  only  should  you  w'ork  at  vember  17,  1958,  after  their  re­ shop at the stores  the downtown  using  it  heavily  and  not just  occasionally,  but  it  should  be  used  pri­ quest for  renewal of  their old  con­ for  souvenirs.  section.  By  be­ marily for  the costlier  foods  as  meat. If  you  use  it  to store  such  items  tract  without  change  was  met  by  The  cabbies  will  ing  friendly  and  as  beans  or  bread,  you  stilK have to  add  12­17  cents  a  pound.  help  you  avoid  conversing  with  management  insistence  on  an  end  Similarly  in  shopping for  a  refrigerator  (they'll  be  special­priced  in  being  lured  into  sign  language  if  June),  compare  the  capacity  of  the  freezer  compartment  in  different"  a  tourist  trap.  necessary  I' v e  brands  and  models.  The  freezer  capacity  is  a  more  important  value  They're  also  the  made  many  per­ than  convenience  gadgets sucb>as  ice­ejectors.  best  bet  for  a  manent  friend­ good hotel,  a  restaurant  or  a  club,  ships.  Once  I  visited  a  college  and  later  had  dinner  at  a  profes­ t  t •  Cosfs of  Buying  Pork  for  Freezer  Adolph  Swenson,  AB:  My  for­ sor's  home.  My  formula  is  be  Live  bog  Dressed Careass  mula  is,  get  a  guide.  I  don't  go  friendly to  people and .they  will be  240  lbs.  @  16c  180  lbs.  (§>  29«  anywhere  with­ friendly  to  you.  Cost  of  hog or  carcass  ....$38.40  $52.20  out  one  in  a  4.  Cost  of  butchering  ....  3.00  strange  port.  I  Fred  Blichert,  chief  electrician:  Processing cost;  180 lbs.  @ 8c  ........ ....  14.40  14.40  don't  like  walk­ My  formula  is  see  the  girls  at  the  ing  around  be­ nearest bar.  They  ­ $55.80  $66.60  cause  too  many  usually  speak  Credit  for  35  lbs.  of  lard  ,.,.,....... ....  3,50  3.50  people  think  some English  and  MATS5 AT 7MC  S HiTflHW  Net  Cost  ....$52.30  $63.10  Araericans  are  nobody  knows  Ost of  storing 115 lbs. @  12c  13.80  ~  13.80  swimming  in  the  town  like  i"  .  ' •  . ^  \  •'     dough  and  try  to  they  do.  After  Total  Cost  ....$66.10  $76.90  hustle  you.  With  the  bar,  the  rest  Average  cost  per  lb.  il.. ... .v;.  .57  .67  a  guide  T am  able  to  get  around  just  follows  na­ quite  well  and  it  isn't  too  expen­ turally.  As far as  Cosfs of  Buying Porkat  Retail  sive.  language  goes,  I  Cut  .  Amount  Price  Cost  rarely  have  any  t  t"  Ham,  smoked,  whole  ...  29  lbs.  63c  $18.27  SWAP  Felix  Serrano,  AB:  In  a  strange  trouble  since  I speak  a  number  of  Loin  roast  ........... .. —...  18  lbs.  61c  10.98  port  1 find  it  best  to  stick  with  tongues.  AKDwiaricM  49e  aioulder  butt,  picnic  ,. .i.. i  .......  11  lbs.  5.39  some of  the other  4*,  ^  i>  Pork  chops  ...\...  .......  10  lbs.  87c  8.70  THePkSHrsotifV.  boys.  Between  Nicholas  Dbrpmans,  chief  cook:  Sausage  8  lbs.  45c  3.60  three  of  four  of  I must' admit that  I don't try to get  AiBWLCWPRlCE&  Miscellaneous  ­cuti  V  1....,  5  lbs.  27c  1.35  us  we  manage  around  on  my  Salt  Pork  ;.?.  T.:  7  lbs.  35c  2.45  AHO YCOlBeALm^  something  inter­ own.  I  usually  Bjacon  .. .......  27  lbs.  7»c  21.33  esting  to  do.  If  get  a  cab  driver  we  ever  run  into  and  have  him  Total  ..— ...4 ...,­115.  lbs.  .  $72.07  rojROWNPLACB.  • '  y  a  situation  where  drive  me  around.  nobody  knows  OWVERANDOreRArtD  In  that  way,  I  .  .  Average  cost  per  lb.  ...  .63  anything,  w e'  1 1  manage  to  eat  a  Cost  per  lb.  of  .storing  ...  .12  look  for  and  usu­ good  meal,  see  a  .:­'y  WrtUNlOM­ACevM^  ally find one of  the natives who are  good show and  in  Aven^­per dlK  .r.*;­.:  ,;....;. .. 4: 0.75  willing  to  show  us  around  for  a  general,  enjoy  Costs  calculated  by Ne# York ­State Cooperative  Extension  Service.  small  price;  •   the  city.  Sill Raps Nat'l Guard  Role In Textile Strike  ,v.A§i  ."N' ,'^• 1  �Fac*  Eicht  K:/'­ SEAFARERS  LOG  May  «e. 195t  i  Bridges  Blasts  US  In Tokyo  that  all  nations  abide  by  siich  a  (Continued  from  page  2)  at  the  mercy  of  Red  China:  The  prohibition.  Japanese  have  no  armed  forces  of  In  addition,  Bridges  threatened  their  own  to  speak  of  since  their  to  boycott  Japanese  shipping  on  the  Pacific  Coast  at  the  behest  of  defeat  in  World  War  II.  Another  resolution  protested  the  the  Japanese  dockworkers  union,  H­bomb,  following  the  standard  a  pro ­ Communist  organization  Russian  line  of  calling  for  "aboli­ which  was a  participant in  the con­ tion"  of  H­bomb  tests  without, an  ference.  Another  action  by  the  inspection  system  to  make  sure  conference  denounced  "slavelike"  K'  ^r:  r  l­l  |h­ il'  IK  ­S'  working conditions  at the  US base  in  Okinawa,  obviously  reflecting  Communist  sensitivity  about  charges of slave labor.  The  LOG'S  January  2  article  pointed  out  that  the  conference  Involved  "an open  bid  to non­Com­ munist  Asia  to  replace  trade  with  the  West  by  trade  with  the Soviet  Union.  If  successful,  such  a  move  would reduce US foreign trade ..  An  interesting  sidelight  to  the  conference  was  the  barring  of  Bridges' second in  command, Louis  Goldblatt, by  the Japanese  govern­ ment.  Bridges  newspaper,  "The  Dispatcher"  declared  Goldblatt  Safety  meetings  on  SlU  ships  Capt.  Bruce  H.  Ellison,  Woodlawn  was  barred  because  of  his  expul­ weeks brought  4­2473.  sion  from  England  in 1949,  follow­ during the  past few  out  the  following  A­  4.  A  BALTIMORE—A  $7,836.15  back  wage  payment  has  been  ing  his  "visit"  to  London  dock­­ suggestion:  on  Thanks  to  the  steward  depart­ workers  who  were  refusing to  un­ made  by  the Old  Bay  Line, to nine  crewmembers  who  were  "tTHe  Hurricane,  ments  were  given  at  shipboard  fired  for  joining the  SlU.  The non­union  outfit, which  oper­ load "scab­loaded  Canadian ships."  Edward  Dooley  meetings  on  the  What  actually  had  happened  in  meeting  c h a i r­ ates  on  inland  waters,  was­*—^^; •   Alcoa  Pennant,  1949  was  that  the  SlU  Canadian  man,  reported.  It  Morning  Light,  found  by  the  National  Labor  District,  with  the  assistance  of  the  was  recommend  S/T  Helen,  Ines,'  Relations  Board  to  have  com­ A&G  District,  had  driven  the  ed  that  all of  the  Coallnga  Hills,  mitted  unfair  labor  practices  by  Communist  ­ dominated  Canadian  men  usingf  the  Alcoa  Roamer,  firing  the  men.  Seamen's  Union  off  Canadian­ sledge  hammers  Fairland,  John  The  back  wage  payments  cov­ flag  ships.  Communist­led  groups  should  first  C, Alcoa  Partner,  Dooley  ered loss  of  wages  to the men,  less  among  London  dockworkers  then  check  to  see  that  Seatrain  New  their  earnings  on  other  jobs  since  attempted  to  retaliate  by  boycot­ their gloves  are  not oily,  and  then  York,  Maxton,  they were fired  by  Bay Line.  ting Canadian  shipping.  to  look  over  the  hammer  handle  T e X m a r, USAP  Goff  The  biggest  payment,  $2,499,  Aside  from  the  Communist's  ef­ to  see  that it is  not  sUck.  A  slick  183g  a n d  the  went  to  George  T.  Willoughby.  forts  to  thwart  the  SlU  Canadian  handle,  or  gloves  with  oil  worked  Yaka.  Other  payments  ranged  from  District,  the  boycott  also  came  at  into  them  are  a  common  cause  of  ^  A  •  A  A  $147.93  upwards,  with  four  of  a  convenient  time  for  the  world  niany  shipboard  accidents,  he  No longer  is it  a  coffee  break in  them  over  the $1,000  mark.  Communist  movement  because  it  noted.  the  afternoon  on  the  CS  Norfolk.  The unfair  labor practice charges  involved  a  test of  the Communist's  The reason  is because of  chief  cook  4  t  t  date  back  to  1955  when  the  SlU  ability  to  halt  MarshaU  Plan  aid.  WUllain  GofL. The  crew  went  on  started  organizing  efforts  at  the  If  the  Communists  could  have  Talking of  safety, crew  members  record  as  commending  Goff  for  company. The  nine men  were fired  halted  these  shipments,  the  shaky  of  the  Alcoa  Ranger,  who  recently  the. afternoon  pizza  pie  and  cool  by  the  company  in  retaliation.  economies  of  Western  European  boosted  their  ac­ drinks he  serves.  Also  commended  Hearings  Prolonged  cqjuntries  might  have  collapsed,  cident­free  days  was  Charles  Locke,  baker  on  the  Hearings  on  the  charges  were  clearing  the  way for  swift  Russian  over  the  50 0  Baltore  and  the  messman  and  prolonged  because  several  of  the  penetration in  the area^  However,  mark,  votedl  to  pantryman  on  the  Eagle  Trans­ George  Willoughby  happily  men  who  had  been fired  subse­ anti­Communist  maritime  unions  accept  a ,  televi­ porter.  The  crew  of  the  Trans­ waves  check  for  $2,499  in  quently  shipped  out  and  the  hear­ in  the US  and  England  were  suc­ sion  set  instead  porter voted to  turn over the ship's  ings had  to wait  upon  their  return  back  pay  won  from  Old  Boy  cessful  in  persuading  the  dock­ of  a  movie  pro­ fund to  the crew  mess and  pantry­ from  sea.  After  a  trial  examiner  Line.  jector  as  their  workers  to  return  to  their  jobs.  man  in  appreciation  for  a  jolTwell  found  the  company  guilty  of  un­ safety  award  done.  fair  labor  practices  last  fall,  the­ James  Faircloth,  company  appealed  the finding  to  ship's  delegate  Carlsen  the  full  Board,  which  supported  reported.  the findings  of  the  trial  examiner.  ^  ^  ^  With  the  settlement  of  the  un­ fair  charges,  HIWD  organizers  Seafarers  going  to Boca  Grande,  hope  to  make  headway  in  the  Bay  Florida,  are  warned  that  there  Is  Line fleet,  since  crewmembers  no  launch  service  there  according  need  not  fear  the  impact  of  pos­ to  Carl Carlsen,  ship's delegate  on  sible firings.  the Evelyn.  However  the owner  of  Whafever  you  need,  in  work  or  dress  the  Kozy  Kitchen  restaurant  there  is  willing  to  give  any  Seafarer  gear,  your  SlU Sea  Chest  has it.  Get  top  courtesy  transportation.  Just  call  quality  gear  at substantial savings  by  buy­ CLEVELAND  —  The Ohio state  ing  at  your  Union­owned  and  Union­ senate  has  approved  a  new  unem­ operated  Sen  Chest  store.  ployment  benefits  bill  which  for  the first  dime  would  provide  such  benefits  for  Ohio  seamen  in  the  Sport  Coats  oif­season.  The  bill  represents  a  Slacks  major  gain  in  the  ten­year fight  Dress  Shoes  by . the  SlU  Great  Lakes  District  Work  Shoes  to  provide  Lakes  seamen  with  un­ LAKE  CHARLES—It  has  been  Socks  (Continued  from  page  3)  employment  coverage.  a  brisk  two  weeks  here  on  the  Dungarees  both,  the  railroads  and  Pan­At­ Still  pending  !». action  by  the  shipping  front.  Port  Agent  Leroy  Frisko  Jeens  lantic,  but  the  ICC  has  refused  to  Ohio  House  of  Representatives,  Clarke  reports,  with  shipping  do so.  but  this  was  the first  time  that  a  CPO  Shirts  holding  the  lead  over  registration  bill  of  this  nature  had  passed  the  In  addition  to  Hall's  testimony  Dress Shirts  for  the  period,  even  though  the  on behalf  of  maritime unions, other  Senate.  Great  Lakes  Cleveland  Sport  Shirts  slow  season  for  tankers  usually  witnesses at the Senate  hearing as­ agent,  Stanley  Wares,  attributed  starts  at  this  time.  Belts  sailed  any  extension  of  ICC  juris­ passage  of  the  measure  this  year  Khakis  Although  Cities  Service  has  diction  over  shipping.  Among  to  the  widespread  support  it  re­ been  laying  up their  vessels in  the  Ties  them were  witnesses from Seatrain  ceived from  the state  AFL­CIO.  yards  here  one  by  one  for  over­ Sweat  Shirts  Line,  Pan­Atlantic,  Alaska  Steam­ In  addition  to  extending  eovef­ haul,  shipping  for  the  coming  T­Shirts  ship  and  Pacific  American  Steam­ age' to  seamen  in  the  off­season,  period  should  remain  about  the  Shorts  ship Association  as well as John  J.  the  bill  would  boost  maximum  same.  Allen, Jr.,  Undersecretary of  Com­ benefits  up to $47  a week  from tha  Briefs  Now that the  nice weather is set­ merce,  and  Thomas  Stakem,.  a  old  $33  maximum,  plus  an  addi­ Swim Trunks  ting in, Clarke noted, the "anglers"  member  of  the  Federal  Maritime  tional $9 maximum for dependents.  Sweaters  among the  men  on  the  j)each  here  The  duration  of  benefits  would  be  Board.  Sou'westers  have  been  vocally  demonstrating  extended  to 30  weeks, compared  to  Maritime  observers  emphasize  Raingear  their zeal  and  ability  with  rod  and  all the rate­cutting  has  been  of  no  26  weeks  at present.  tackle.  However  y/hile  the  tales  Caps  benefit  to  the  consumer,  because  about  the "one  that  got  away"  are  Writing Materials  the  railroads  haye  been  raising  running strong,  the  non­fishermen  Toiletries  general  cargo  rates all  along.  The  are  still  waiting  to  see  some  that  rate  cuts  are  selective  ones  on  Electric Shavers  were caught.  specific  items  of  cargo  carried  by  Radios  Calling  into  this  port  Over  the  ships and only oh the routes served  Television  past ' two  weeks  were  the  Bents  by  ships,  and  the  railroads  make  Jewelry  Fort,  Winter  Hill,  CS  Baltimore,  them  up  by  boosting  rates  else­ Cameras  CS  Miami,  CS  Norfolk,  Chiwawa  where. , The  only  function  served  Luggage  and  the  Bradford  Island  (Cities  by  the  bate  cuts  Is  to  drive  ships  Service). Paying off  here  were  the  out  of  business  and  destroy  sea­ Eagle  Voyager  (Eagle  Transport)  men's  jobs,  after  which  the  rail­ and  the  Pacific  Carriers  (World  roads  will  hava  clear  sailing  to  Carriers).  The.Pacific  Carrier  had  charge  whatever  the' traffic  wUl  Just  returned from  a  trip to India.  bear.  •   ­  .  Line Ordered  To Repay  9 Axed For  Joining SlU  SlU SHIPS AT SEA  Push Ohio  Jobless Aid  To Seaman  Your Gear..  for  ship ... for  shore  '• • ­f ;• •  •   j">. ­ Spring Finds  Lake  Charles  Still Humming  I  IP;  It  C­ 5 •"  ­ I'. P'"­ irS:  "  Court Slaps  Down  ICC  Rate Deals  the  SEA  CHEST  �tMi  muf ltt, 1959  SEArARERS  IPG  • •  ^fp:'^^'; ­ ¥1  D  ­.­•   • ;6.i.i  ir­ \  Topa Topa oilers John Doyle (left) and P. Spinney make a coffee  time duo in  the ship's crew messrooin.  ­ ­­'r,  All smiles  at Steel  Recorder  payoff  are  Seafarers  Douglas  McLeod  (left)  and  Eladio  Grajales.  Ship  was  paying  off  after  four­month  voyage  to  Far  East,  eastboimd  via  Suez.  ­I  ^  Seafarer  Won  Yang,  sa­ loon  pantryman,  checks  on the menu for lunch be­ fore  turning  to  for  the  afternoon  meal.  Jack  Long,  BR,  (left)  checks  clean  linen  supplies while  Harold  Scott, DM,  (top)  and F. Jones, AB, wield paint brushes.  !  •  Chief  steward Herb Knowles has an imusual shipboard hobby, an  elaborate shipboard  tropical fish  collection in his foc'sle.  liiiiiiii  ^slIllBill Osborne,  AB,  (left)  and  Norman Gilllken, pS,,r«move  wira  Large  photo  shows  ani­ mated discussion  between  D. Anderson  (in suit) and  B.  Brown  while  Mike  Marcello  listens.  Below,.  W. Torres, dices  celery,  Setting  'em  up  for  hearty  appetites  in  the  crew  messroom  (above)  are  Marcello  and  Brown.  In  bottom  photo, W. Hudson, AB,  awaits payoff  while company representative checla  him  off  on  ship's  payroll list.  •  '.ysi  �PVC'TCB  S£i<FU]tJ^ICS  LdC  Delta Signs Order  i  For  3  New  Ships  Get Polio  Shots,  PHS Urges  The  Public  Health  Service  urges  Beafarers  who  have  not  already  done  so  to  get  their  NEW ORLEANS—Contracts  have now  been signed for  the  polio shots  as soon  as  possible.  construction  of  three  new  C­3  type  ships  for  the  SlU­con­ The shots  can  be gotten  at any  hospital  without  charge.  tracted  Mississippi  Shipping  Company.  The  vessels,  which  PHS  Plenty of  vaccine is available so  will  be  used in the  company's­t  there is  no delay  in  the admin­ West  African  trade,  will  be  istering  of  the  shots.  The  few  build  at  Avondale  Marine  minutes  a  Seafarer  takes to  in­ Ways  in  this city  at  a  tptal  cost  of  sure  himself  against  the  crip­ approximately $30  million.  pling  disease  by  getting  the  shots  are  well  worth  the saving  Approximately  half  of  the  cost  of  time, money, and  most of  all,  of  the  ships  will  be  home  by  the  Federal  Government  under  the  BOSTON—Preliminary  inquiries  the  avoidance  of  suffering  and  construction  subsidy  program.  into a  number of  possible sites for  possible  disabiUty.  Contracted  for  at  $9,800,000­plus  a  new  SIU  hall  in  this  port  were  in  this  country,  the  ships  would  made  during  the  past  two  weeks.  cost  around $4,990,000  in  Japanese  Acting  Agent  Gene  Dakin  reports.  shipyards,  which  is  the  amount  However  there  are  a  number  of  issues which  have to be  settled  be­ Mississippi  will  pay.  fore  any  kind  of  decision  can  be  Heavy  Lift  Rig  Among  unusual  features  on  the  made  and  more  will  be  reported  ' Mississippi ship  is a special heavy­ on  this when  progress is  made.  lift  rig capable of  handling 60  tim  As  the  totals  show, shipping  for  loads. The rig  will  be paid for as a  the port  has slowed down consider­ national  defense  feature  since  the  ably.  There  were  only five  men  Government  has  long  been  con­ shipped  during  the  period,  all  of  The SIU has signed a new  agree­ ment  with  Suwanee  Steamship  cerned  over  the  lack  of  heavy­lift  them  class  A  men.  Company  covering  Seafarers  on  The  number  of  new  men  seen  capacity  on  US  merchant ships.  the  company's  missile­tracking  around  the hall lately, Dakin  said,  Other  features  on  the  ship,  as  fleet  in  the South  Atlantic.  previously  announced,  will  be  full  are members  of  the Seafood Work­ Because  of  the special  nature of  air­conditiong,  automatic  hatch  ers  Union  who  are  using  the  SIU  the  ships  and  the  fact  that  they  covers,  rotating cranes  on  dqck  in­ meeting  hall  for  the  time  being.  do  not  handle any cargo, a special  They  are  presently  holding  con­ stead  of  conventional  booms,  and  contract had  to be drawn. However,  a  tanker­style  design  with  the  tract  negotiations  with  their  em­ the  new  agreement  basically  em­ ployers  which  necessitates  holding  engine  room  and  black  gang  aft  bodies  the  standard  SlU­freight­ and  the  rest  of  the  crew  forward  emergency meetings.  ship agreement, with the same base  There  were  no  vessels  signing  along  with  passenger  accommo­ wage  scale  and,  where  applicable,  dations,  galley  and  messroom. The  on in  this port for the  period while  the same working rules.  ships  will  have  a  service  speed  of  only  two,  the  Bents  Fort  and  the  Copies  of  the  new  agreement  Cantigny  (Cities  Service)  paid  off.  will  be  printed  by  headquarters  18  knots.  The  three  ships  will  replace  In  transit  were  the  Steel  Chemist  and  distributed  to  the  vessels  as  smaller,  slower  C­ls  now  in  the  (Isthmian);  Robin  Sherwood  (Rob­ soon  as  possible.  in)  and  the  Waldo  (Compass).  West  Africa  service.  Suwanee operates a fleet of  spe­ cially­equipped  ships  which  track  missile  shots  over  the  South  At­ lantic.  Seafarers  on  the  Timber  Hitch  were  recently cited  for  their  prompt  action  in  successfully  re­ covering  the  nose  cone  oi  a  Thor  rocket  on  March  27.  The  data  capsule involved  was  the first  suc­ (The  brothers  described  below  are  receiving  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ cessful  recovery  of  a  new  type  of  nose  cone  which  is  considered  the  ahility­benefits.)  forerunner  of  a  design  for  the  Frank  Shimelfenig ... 68 ... in  45  years  at  sea,  he  sailed  on  all  manned  space  flight  which  will  kinds  of  merchant  cargo  ships,  passenger ships  and  take  place  in  a few  years.  tankers ... all  the runs were  good but Shimelfenig  especially  liked  to  hit  Germany,  Italy  and  Japan  . . ."they  treated  a  seaman  more  humanely  there,"  . . . spends  spare  time  writing  but  would  not  write  one  about  the  sea  because  "nobody  would  believe  it". . . is  in  the  process  of  completing  a  book  now,  but  doesn't  say  about  what  . . . joined  the  SIU  in  1938  and  retired  20  years  later  due  to  poor  health  . . . had  been  quite  a  bowling  enthusiast  but  now  settles  for  television  and  short  walks . . . still cor­ responds  with  many former  shipmates . . . lives  with  wife  in  New  Or­ SEATTLE  —  Shipping  for  this  leans . . . has  two  sons.  port  has  continued  on  the  good  side with  the exception of  two very  t,  t  4.  .  Francisco  Mayo . . . 54 . . . boasts 17  exciting  years of  seatime . . .  slow  days.  However  it Is  expected  shipped on  almost everything from Libertys to or.e carriers, tankers and  to  pick  up  again  and  to  stay  that  the old flush­deck West  Coast ships... was on Spanish ship in 1915 when  • way for  some  time  to  come,  Ted  captain  defied  a  German sub  and tried  to escape  with  a  huge cargo  of  Babkowski,  port  agent, noted.  It  should  be  brought  to  the  at­ arms  and  gasoline  . . . Mayo,  sensing  imminent  danger,  leaped  over­ board, 10  minutes  before ship  was  torpedoed, exploding  without  a  sin­ tention  of  the  men  on  the  beach  gle  survivor  . . . was  hospitalized  in  state  of  shock  for  three  months  here  that  if  they  have  the  neces­ unable  to  talk  or  identify  himself  . . .  torpedoed  again  in  1916,  this  sary  ratings  for  any  replacements  time  all  hands  wqre  saved  . . . preferred  Far  East  Isthmian  runs,  but  that are called  In, they  should take  wasn't too  choosy . . . builds model ships as a  hobby .. . presently work­ these  jobs.  "It  is  unfortunate  we  ing on  one for SIU  Baltimore hall  . . . lives in  Baltimore with  wife . . .  do  not  have  all  Japanese  runs,"  Babkowski  said,  "instead  of  some  three  daughters  and  son  all  married.  of  the hot­box  runs to  India. How­ ever,  regardless  of  the  run,  if  a  man  is  qualified  for  the  job,  it  Is  his  duty  to  see  that  the  Union's  contracts  with  the  companies  are  kept and  the  berths filled."  There  are  a­number  of  vessels  expected  back  in  this  area  soon  from  the  grain  run  to  India  and  they  will  require  replacements.  From  latest  reports,  these  runs  of  surplus  grain  to  India  and  other  Far  East  ports will  continue fOr  at  least the rest of  this year.  A  total  of  seven  vessels  called  here  over  the  last  tw5­week  period.  Two  ships,  the  Ames  Vic­ tory  (Victory  Carriers)  and  the  Alcoa  Eointer (Alcoa)  paid  off  and  signed  on. In  transit were the  Ala­ Retired Seafarer  Francisco Mayo (left)  is  shown  at family  gather­ mar,  Portmar,  Kenmar  (Calmar);  ing  during  marriage  of  one  of  his  four  children.  Mrs.  Moyo  is  Kyska  (Waterman)  and  the  Choc­ taw  (Waterman).  third from left.  Hub Host  To  Seafood Union  Missile Line  Covered  By  Revised  Pact  PENSIONERS'  CORNER  India Runs  Keep Seattle  Shipping Hot  P  May  te, '^iT §  ANTINOUS  (Wat«rman),  April  Chairman,  W.  Andaraoni  Sacratary,  A.  Kubarikl.  Shlp'a  fund  SSASO.  Na  beefa.  New  delegata  elactad.  Dla­ cusaion  on  drying  elothea  In  raerea­ tion room:  clothealinea  to be  Installed  In  lower  alleyway  midship.  iacrafary,  P.  Jahnaan.  Complaint  ra  not  enough  American  money.  Chief  cook  not  given  unfit  for  duty.  Ship  delayed  in  Calcutta.  Two  hours  OT  disputed.  One  nun  injured;  one  man  hospitalized.  Special  report  under  good  and  welfare  concerning  condi­ tion  of  ship  and  beefs  vdth  captain  PENN  EXPLORER  (Pann),  April  M  and  other  beefs  turned  into  head­ —Chairman,  D.  Dlial;  Secretary,  C.  quarters.  AAazar.  No  beefa.  Steam  heat  to  be  turned  an  and  water  fountain  re­ ANDREW  JACKSON  (Waterman),  paired.  Travelers'  checks  to  be  used  April  as—Chairman,  J.  Eracht;  Secre­ as  cash  advances.  tary,  6.  Sauer.  Two  hours  disputed.  No  beefs.  Request  bread  in  pantry  ALCOA  RANOER  <Alcaa),  April  SS  at  aU  times,  and  variety  of  baking.  —Chairman,  J.  Dunlapi  Secretary,  T.  Suggest  fumigation  for  roaches.  Re­ Saneha£  No  beefs:  everything  run­ quest  substantial  prima  meat  for  ning  smoothly.  Unen  to  be  Issued  8­ dinner.  8:30  A.M.  and  4­4­.30  P.M.  Television  USAP  E­42­ltM  (Suwannee),  May  7  —Chairman,  A.  RIasj  Secretary,  W.  Dean.  No  tieefs.  One  replacement  received—stUl  one  man  short.  Ques­ tion  on  transportation—awaiting  re­ port  from  hq  regarding  same.  Ques­ tlon  re  feeding  non­personnel.  PRODUCER  (Marine  Carrier),  May  a—CiMlrman,  C.  Kalleher;  Secratary,  E.  Lane.  Shortage  of  steak,  soft  toilet  paper,  ice  cream,  cigarettes,  and  other  items—see  Captain  about  getting  aame  In  Okinawa.  No  trav­­ elers*  checks  as  yet.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  to  be  accepted  In  lieu  of  movie  projector  as  award  for  safety  record..  ALCOA  COR$AIR  (Alcea),  May  1$  —Chairman,  O.  Mettlngi  $scretary,  M.  Phelps.  Ne  iMefs.  Everything  running  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  $465110.  New  movie  director  elected.  Vote  of  thanks  to deck  dept. for fine  coopera­ tion  in  Trinidad.  Suggest  cooks  give  more  cooperation  to  messman.  See  patrolman  about  wariiing  machine  and  water  cooler.  ALCOA  PENNANT  (Alcea),  April  at—Chairman,  J.  Olten;  Secretary,  R.  Stewart.  Ship's fund  843.50.  One man  payed  off  in  San  Juan:  reshipped  STEEL  VOYACER  (Isthmian),  May  back  on ship.  Complaints re  arrogant  manners  of  engineers.  Vote  of  8—Chairman,  T.  York:  Secretary,  W.  tlianks  for  Job  weU  done  by  steward  Simmons.  To  elect  new  delegate.  Shho'a  fund  $18.38.  Few  hours  OT  dept.  disputed.  No  beefs.  Request  rusty  water  be  taken  care  of.  Shortage  of  MAIDEN  CREEK  (Waterman),  April  cigarettes.  Suggest  blower  system  be  S—Chairman,  J. Mayarchak;  Secratary,  fixed  In  crew's  quarters  and  mess­ J.  Rallday.  One  man  missed  ship  in  rooms.  Keep  library  clean  and  or­ Seattle.  Ship's fund $88.88.  No  beefs:  derly.  Request  porhtole  screens  on  everything running  smoothly.  Suggest  board.  minor  repairs  bo  done  before  arrival  In  USA,  and  major  repairs  not  done  STEEL  DESIGNER  (Isthmian),  April  prior  to  signing  on,  to  be  referred  a<—Chairman,  J.  Reldlsurj  Sacretary,  to  patrolman.  W.  Magnar^.  Everything  running  smoothly.  2H  hours  OT  disputed.  WESTPORT  (W e r I d  Tramping),  Insufficient  cleaning  supplies.  Discus­ March  15—Chairman,  A.  Neah;  Sec­ sion  on  mail  system.  New  treasurer  retary,  T.  McCaffrey.  New  delegate  elected.  elected.  Ship's  fund  $9.10.  No  beefs.  Complaint  re  galley  range.  Washing  DEL  MAR  (Mississippi),  May  10—  machine  to  be  checked.  Safety  rules  Chairman,  W.  Bourgeois;  Secretary,'  to  be  observed.  6.  McFall.  Washing  machine  repaired  in  NO.  Captain  pleased  with  last  HURRICANE  (Waterman),  May  a—  voyage: everything  Ship's  Chairman,  E.  Deeley;  Secretary,  D.  fund  S39.  Spent  satisfactory.  $270  in  NO  for  Haskell.  Repairs to  be made.  Request  movies.  $215  down  payment  on  new  UiUon  mail  be  delivered  to  delegate  Bell  A' Howell  movie  projector.  No  unopened.  Vote  of  thanks  to  all  beefs.  M/S/C  to  purchase  new  loud  depts.  for  Job  well  done.  Ship's  fund  speakers  for  movie  projector  in  NO.  tlSS/i.  One  mae  logged.  Twelve  hours  OT  disputed  to  be  brought  to  PACIFIC  CARRIER  (World  Tramp­ attention  of  boarding  patrolman.  New  icebox  and  ladders  to  be  ordered.  ers).  May  I—Chairman,  F.  Paylor;?:  Request  fumigation  for  roaches,  bugs  Secretary,  R.  Stahl.  Turn  in  OT  for  and  rats.  Suggest  foc'des  be  kept  no  launch  aervlce  from  anchorage  in  clean  for  new  members  coming  Kandla,  India.  Few  hours  OT  dis­'  puted.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  aboard.  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  MARORE  (Marven),  April  12  —  WALDO  (World  Tramp.),  May  «—  Chairman,  R.  Gewan;  Secretary,  O.  Myers.  Repair  list  turned  in.  Three  Chairman,  P.  Fax;  Secretary,  L.  hours  OT  dinutad.  Two  men  getting  Wright.  No  beefs.  Various  discus­ off.  Request  toaster  be  used  for  sions  on  repairs  and  keeping  recrea­ bread  only,  not  for  cooking  meat  or  tion.  laundry  and  messhall  clean.  cheese.  Washing  machine  to  be  More  cooperation requested  from men  in  steward  dept.  cleaned  after  use.  ELIZABETH ^ (Bull),  May  f—Chair­ man,  T.  VIge;  Secretary,  R.  Hernan­ dez.  Everything  running  smoothly...  Any  injuries  to  be  reported  to  head  of  dept.  Request  elimination  of fish  oil on  ship, as  it is  too slippery.  Sug­ gest  blood  type  be  printed  on fit­for­ duty card.  Vote of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  good  food.  Js  i  'w  •  I"­ • J}  ­ ••  :  STEEL  MAKER  (Isthmian),  May  $—  Chairman,  K.  Smith;  Secretary,  T.  Gaspar.  Two  men  left  behind:  one  in  (Calcutta  and  the other  in Gibraltar.  Ship's  fund  $5JH).  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  •   t'  VALIANT  FORCE  (Ocean  Carrier),  May  1$—Chairman,  E.  Browning;  Sec­ retary,  G.  Busclglle.  No  beefs.  Laun­ SANTORR  (Marven),  May  »—Chair­ dry  room  to_be  cleaned: fix  coffee  man,  H.  Gatkell;  Secratary,  M.  Pae­ um.  Hot  and  cold  water  to  be  ad­ chak.  Baltimore  agent  notified  re  Justed  in  shower  room.  Fill  up  holes  washing  machine  not  being  repaired.  In  messroom  and  paint.  One  minute  Three  men  injured  in  Chile—two  of  silence  for  departed  brothers.  ho^talized.  One  man  logged.  Beef  CUBORE  (Merven),  May  12—Chair­ about  washing  machine.  Repair  list  turned  in.  Ne  beefs.  IMacasslon  on  man,  H.  Reynolds;  Secretary,  G.  ship's  fund—decided  not  to  have  one,  Wolfe.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Wipers  A  OS  to  clean  rec.  to  take  up  collection  as  needed.  room.  Steward  dept.  to  clean  laun­ PACIFIC  EXPLORER  (World  dry.  Delegate  to  see  chief  engineer  Tramp),  May  3—Chairman,  M.  Reed;  about  washing  machine.  In  the  hospital?  i­ci  •  V  vi,.  n.i  Call  SHI  Hill  immediately!  iVS'  iji;  �Ifty  SEAPAHERS  LOG  1999  'Hqft Off I Tfca flag It Passing By!'  |  :j:  ,1/  /:  Face  Elerea  Plastic Coating Prevents  Tank  Rust,^ MSTS Finds '  Special plastic  coatings  applied  to the tajnks  of  an  oil  car­ rier can result  in savings of  over $500,000  over the life of  the  ship,  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  Service  has  reported.  The  experiment  was  tried  out  on  the  MSTS  vessel  Yu­ However,  the  uncoated  compart­ kon  which  carried  highly­ ments  were  still  full  of  rust  and  corrosive  cargoes  of  aviation  and  jet  fuels  for  a  year.  Ten  of  the  ship's 31 cargo compartments were  coated  last  April  and  May  with  eight  different  compounds  of  plas­ tic  coatings.  The  other  compart­ ments  were  left  uncoated.  During  the  year  the  tanks  were  cleaned  just  as  if  the  ship  was  in  regular  service.  A final  survey  conducted  last  month showed  that all of  the tanks  that  were  coated  were  in  as  good  a­ condition  as  they  had  been  just  after  the  coating  was  applied.  scale  although  a  total  of  2,228  buckets  of  rust  and  scale  were  re­ moved  from  them  at  the  cost  of  880  man­hours  of  tank  cleaning  during the  year.  According  ­to  Navy figures,  it  would  cost  approximately  $500,000  to  sandblast  and  prepare  the  tank  surfaces  for  coating  and  to  main­ tain  them  for  20  years.  Compared  to this  is the  $1 million  cost  of  re­ placing  plates  corroded  from  car­ rying  gasoline.  Another  major  advantage  in  coating,  it  was  discovered,  is  that  it  has  almost  eliminated  the  pos­ sibility of fine rust particles  becom­ ing  suspended  in  aviation  and  jet  fuel.  These  particles  have  been  blamed  as  one  of  the  causes  of  flame­out, or  engine  failure  in  jet  planes.  Further experiments will  be con­ ducted  during  the  coming  year  by  NEW  ORLEANS —Shipping has  covering  10,000  square  feet  of  the  been  very  good  for  this  port  for  outside hull  of  the Yukon  with one  the  past  two  weeks.  Seven  ships  of  the  compounds.  paid off, six  signed on  and 21  were  in­transit.  The  outlook  is  equally  bright,  with  over  30  vessels  ex­ pected  in  port  in  the  coming  period,  Lindsey  Williams,  port  agent,  noted.  A  total  of  190  members  were  shipped,  along  with  16  relief  jobs  and  48  jobs  with  the  Harbor  and  Inland  Waterways  Division.  The  WASHINGTON —The  Treasury  following  ships  paid  off:  Del  Mar,  Department  has  come  out  in  op­ Del  Santos,  Del  Mundo  and  Del  position  to a  bill  which  would  pro­ Alba  (Mississippi);  Steel  Fabrica­ hibit  the  withholding  of  state  in­ tor  (Isthmian);  Hastings  (Water­ come  taxes from  a seaman's wages.  man)  and  the  Pan  Oceanic  Trans­ The  bill,  now  under  consideration  by  the  House  Committee  on  Mer­ Today  happens  to  be  Maritime  Day.  Like  Mother's  Day,  porter  (Penn  Shipping).  Signing  on  were  the  Del  Mar  chant  Marine  has  the  strong  sup­ it is  the type  of  holiday  on which  people  dutifully gather  to  and  Del Santos  (Mississippi);  Alice  port  of  all  of  the  maritime  unions,  pay  tribute  to  a  grand  old  institution,  but  not  everybody  Brown  (Bloomfield);  Wang  Archer  the  AMMI,  and  the  Maritime  (Marine  Bulk);  Julia  (Ocean  Car­ Administration.  means ^hat they say.  riers)  and  the  Ocean  Deborah  The  Treasury  said  it  is  opposed  We suppose  that  among  those  praising  the  virtues  of  the  (Ocean  Transportation).  to  any  legislation  which  curb  the  US merchant marine  this  afternoon  will  be  Government  of­ In transit  were the Alcoa Ranger,  taxing  jurisdiction  of  the  states.  ficials who are bending might and main  to protect  the inter­ Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  Roamer  and  Opposition  to  state  withholding  est and  promote the development  of  the runaway fleet at  the  Alcoa  Clipper  (Alcoa);  Seatrains  taxes  on  seamen's  wages  is  based  expense  of  American­flag  ships.  There  will  also  be  ship­ Georgia  and  Louisiana  (Seatrain);  on  the  complex  accounting  prob­ owners,  among "them  principally  oil  and  metals  compa­ Del  Mar  and  Del  Santos  (Missis­ lems which  it would  cause, and  the  nies, who  wouldn't  be caught  dead flying the  American­flag  sippi);  Alice  Brown  (Bloomfield);  resulting  multiple  taxation  of  a  Recorder  (Isthmian);  Jean  seaman's  wages  by  a  number  of  if  it  weren't  for  the  fact  that  they  operate  many  of  their  Steel  Lafitte,  Yaka,  Monarch  of  the  different  states.  ships in­the  domestic  trades  where  the law  says  they  can't  Seas,  Hastings  and  Claiborne,  An  industry  spokesman  said,  a  bring  in  a  foreign  flag."  (Waterman);  Raphael  Semmes  and  seaman  wouk} almost  have  to "be­ In  the  course  of  the  day  much  fervent  oratory  will  be  Gateway City (Pan­Atlantic); Royal  come  a  professional  accountant  to  strewn  about  extolling  the  virtues  of  American  seamen  Oak  (Cities  Service);  Ocean  handle  his  complicated  state  tax  whom these same shipowners wouldn't  touch with a  ten­foot  Deborah  (Ocean  Transportation)  affairs"  and  would  almost  ipevit­ and  the  Suzanne  and  Frances  ably  be  subject  to  multiple  taxa­ pole.  (BuU).  tion.  New Orleans  Gets Spurt  Ot  Activity  Treasury For  State Taxes  On Seamen  Bait, Job  Surge Aids  Newcomiers  BALTIMORE—Shipping for this  port  remained  exceptionally  good  during the  past  period. Earl  Shep­ pard,  port  agent,  reported.  How­ ever, this  has resulted  in a  greater  number  of  class  A  and  B  men  oh  the  beach  here  deciding  to  wait  It  out  for  special  runs  or  trips.  In  order  to  protect  their  sen­ iority and  to protect the  jobs of  the  career  seamen,  Sheppard  said,  all  Seafarers,  both  in this  port  and in  the outports, are  urged to take any  US seamen's unions will celebrate Maritime Day on the day  and all of  the Jobs  as they  are  put  that  American  shipowners  are  compelled  to  come  out  of  on  the  board.  Another Safe Alcoa Ship  Of  the  total  number  of  277  jobs  hiding  and  meet  their  obligations.  Until  that  happens,  the  filled  from  this  port  during  the  unions will  have to  be pardoned for  a certain air of  skeptic­ past  two  weeks,  60  of  them,  or  ism about  today's ceremonies.  more  than  one­quarter of  the peri­ od's  total,  were  taken  by  class  C  cards.  The  outlook  for  the  eomini  two  weeks  is  also  very  good.  The  following  were  the  ships  Another  boost  for  shipboard  safety  programs  has  come  which  paid­off:  Jean,  Mae  (Bull);  from  the  Natidnal Safety Council which announces sharp re­ Alcoa  Patriot  (Alcoa);  Baltore,  Santore, Marore  (Marven); Ocean­ duction in accident  rates  throughout the American­flag  mer­ star  (Dolphin);  Massmar,  Losmar  chant  marine.  (Calmar);  Fort'  Hoskins  (Cities  It was  just a couple of  years back,  that the American  sea­ Service)  and  the  Mankato  Victory  man was being criticized by insurance agencies and some seg­ Victory Carriers). Signing on  were  the  Baltore,  Chilore,  Venore,  MaT­ ments  of  the  Coast  Guard  as  being  "unfit" and  responsible  ore,  Santore  (Marven);  Bethcoas­ for  the  high  accident  rate.  Numerous  extremist  schemes  ter,  Massmar  (Calmar)  and  the  were being  put forth  to subject seafaring men  to all sorts of  elaborate  "profile"  screening  and  testing  procedures  as  to  Oceanstar  (Dolphin). ^  their "stability."  In transit, were the Valiant  Force  (Force);  Feltore,  Marore,  Cubore,  Apparently,  all  that  was  ever  needed  was  simply  an  ef­ ­Baltore  (Marvin);  Alcoa  Pennant  fective  .shipboard  safety  program  in  which  shipowners  ac­ {Alcoa);  Afoundria,  Ibervilie  cepted  responsibility for  correcting hazardous conditions and  (Waterman);  Steel  Vendor,  Steel  crewmembers, on  their side, were  instructed in proper work  Third  Alcoa ship  to poss  500 days without  on accident,  SS  Alcoa  Chemist,  Steel  Voyager  (Isthmi­ ­ Patriot  receives  movie  projector  from  company.  Shown  ?!  to  r}  an);  CS  Miami  (Citie.s  Service);  practices.  are:  Seafarer  William  Brightwell,  3rd  cook;  Leonard  T.  $pivey,  Evelyn .  (Bull);  Maxton  (Clover  Such  voluntary programs are the strongest  answer  to  pro­ Carriers);  Robin  Goodfellow  (Roh­ posals to  regiment seamen  further, supposedly  in  the inter­ AB; Capt. W. R. Lindberg, shoreside official; Capt. J. Bulla, ship's  Jn> and^e Bethcoaster  (Calmar).  ests of  safety and efficiency.  skipper  and  3rd  mate  H. E.  William.  No More Profiles  iPla  • V)  �i  s  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pacs  Twchr*  Mar 12,  Yokohama?  It's  Seafarers' Haven  SEilFMEIIS  M  Mnao  Yokohama  was  a  welcome  sight  to  the  crews  of  two  SlU­manned  vessels  during  the  past  few  weeks,  but  for  different  reasons.  To  the  gang  on  the  Orion  Comet,  Yokohama  meant  a  couple  of  long­awaited  days  of  shore  leave  after  eight  months  of.  shuttling  be­ tween  Japan  and  the  Persian­^  Gulf  with  only  a  few  hours  sent.  But  taking  everything  into  flag  vessels  making  voyages  such  "Progroealng  very well" is the  report  from  Seafarers  in the  various  consideration,  we  feel  proud  of  as  this,  where  the  crew  obligated  Marine  hospitals.  From  Seattle  is word  that  W. S.  KeUer. former  AB  ashore  each  month.  themselves  for  a  year's  service  on  on  the  SS  Yorkmar,  Is rapidly  recovering  from  a  head  injury  be  re­ However to  the crew  of  the  John  ourselves."  a  run  where  liberty  ports  are  ceived  aboard  ship and  is expected  to  be'discharged  in  a  vireek  or  two.  C,  Yokohama  spelled  the  end  of  a  Clegg  was  not  the  only  person  more than a  month apart,  and port  Also  in  the  Seattle  USPHS  hospital  t» Kohler's  shipmate  E.  Elvin,  aboard  who  thought  the  Comet's  rough  voyage  through  weather  titpe  is  measured  in  hours  rather  former  wiper  on  the  Yorkmar.  Elvin  in being  treated  for  ulcers  but  changes  which  ranged  from  a  crew  was  top­notch.  In  a  letter  to  expects to  be out soon  too.  than  days,"  Burns  said.  blistering  90  degrees  to  a  cold  19  the  ship's  delegate.  Captain  Grey  Down  In  Gelveston,  Terrance  ' degrees,  all  within  ten­days'  time  Bums  complimented  the  crew  on  "Voyages  such  as  this  call  for  MeRaney,  an  . oiler,  expected  to  men  who  are  motionally  stable  the  job  they  have  been  doing.  of  each  other.  leave  the  hospital  on  outpatient  According  to  ship's  delegate  "There  are  very  few  American­ and  considerate  of  their shipmates  status  any  day  now.  MeRaney,  in  work  and  dally  living.  William  G.  Clegg,  the  crew  of  the  who  has  been  confined  to the  hos­ Orion  Comet  "The  crew  on  this  voyage  has  pital  for  about  six  weejcs,  injured  now  refer  to  LOG'A­RHYTHM:  l^een  generally  excellent.  They  his  knee  aboard, the Westport.  their  ship  as  the  have  with  few  exceptions,  now  Jehn  Spearman,  former  elOctri^  Ichiban  M a r u  gone,  taken  an  interest  in  their  clan on  the Bienville,  is still in  the  because  they  work  and  have  worked  together  Galveston  hospital  being  treated  have  been  roam­ for  the  benefit  of  themselves  and  for  an  infected  kidney  but  expects  ing  in  Asian  wa­ Spearman  McRaney  the  ship.  Indications  are  that  it  .By  Charles  W.  Cothran.  to  get  his fit­for­duty in  about  Ifi  ters  for  the  last  will  be  a  better  ship  when  they  days.  However  bosun  Floyd  Peaee,  formerly  on  the  Del  Monte,  will­ eight  months,  When  I  have  grown  old  with  the  leave  than  it  was  when  they first  have  to  stick  around  the  Texas  hospital  for  further  treatment  for  a  with  four  more  passing  years.  came  aboard.  —' '  heart condition.  to  go.  However  And  the  rocking  chair  bids  me  Please  extend  to  the  crew  my  Out  on  the  coast  in  the  San  Francisco  USPHS  hospital.  Seafarer  Clegg  the  word  from  retire,  thanks  for  their  general  good  per­ John  S.  Asavieids,  ex­Massmar,  is  the  Comet  is  that  all  is  running  God  grant  me  the  grace  to  accept  formance  in  work  and  conduct,"  back  in  the  ho^ital  for  further  smoothly.  with  a  smile.  he  wrote.  treatment.  Asavicuis  had  been  op­ A  lot  of  this  attributable  to  erated  on  in  Baltimore,  but  found  Over  90  percent  of  the  crew  An old  man's  life by the  fire.  aboard  here,  Clegg  said,  are  class  Let  me  be  at  peace  with  myself  the fine  job  the  various  depart­ he  needed more  treatment  and re­ ment  delegates  are  doing,  Clegg  entered  the  ho^ital  on  the  ­West  A men. To  coin a  phrase, he added',  and  the  world.  reported,  in  handling  all  beefs  in­ Coast.  "when  better  men  are  put  aboard  As  the  tide  of  life  ebbs away;  a  ship,  they  will  come  out  of  an  Let  me  ride  its  crest  to  the  telligently  and  quickly.  As  to  the  Coming  along fine  in  the  San  rest  of  the  gang,  he  said,  they are  Francisco  hospital  after  being  re­ SIU  hall."  beautiful  shore,  all  looking  forward  to  a  smooth  patriated  &om  the  Philippines  is  The last trip  to Yokohama,  while  .4  land  that  is  fairer  than  day.  payoff  in  a  few  months.^  most  enjoyable,  was  imusual  in  Seafarer Leslie  A. Dean, ex­Pacifie  ,,  more  ways  than  one,  Clegg  noted.  Before J  recline  in the  old  rocking  "Practically unbelievable" change  Explorer.  A  hernia  condition  Maag  chair.  in  weather  in  such  a  short  period  which  laid  up Frank  (NuMMrlan,  ex­Ocean  Joyce,  was  operated  on  and  For  one  thing  the  company  paid  all  of  the  crew  all  of  the  money  Let  me  gather  some  memories  of  time  is  the  main  topic  aboard  he  is reported as  improving  rapidly.  '  the  John  C  these  days,  according  The following is the  latest available  list of  Seafarers in  the hospitals.  due  them  to  date.  "None  of  us  as  sweet;  yet  know  the  reason  for  this,  but  Like  loving  friends,  kind  words  to  William  Fem­ If  you  are  on  the  beach  or  have  some  shore  time,  stop  in  and  visit  in  any  event,  since  all  of  us  are  and  deeds.  wood,  ship's  del­ them,  or  if  you are  at  sea  with  time  on  your hands,  write  them  a let­ lovers  of  the  fair sex,  and  all  hav­ For 'tis there  again  we  shall  meet.  egate.  "This  ter to let  them know  how  things are going aboard  ship.  ing  in  the  neighborhood  of  $3,000  As  I  take  my  place  in the  evening  was,"  he  wrote,  tJSPnS  ROSPITAI.  G.  Caraballo  Thomas  R.  Lehay  (a  lot  of  yen),  you  would  expect  of  life.  "according to  the  BALTIMORE,  MD.  Leo  V.  Carreon  Kenneth  Leyiris  that  come  sailing  time,  at  least  May  those  friends  and  deeds  of  old  timers  on  Chalmert  Andenon  Lester  C.  Long  James  F.  Clarko  Leo  Mannaugh  James  Corcoran  Harry  W.  Mlnkles  Joseph  n.  Cox  Jeremiah  omyrna  board  this  ship,  Edward  half  of  the crew  would  be  gone.  the  past;  GaUen  Orbigoso  John  J.  Drisc(dl  George  G.  Phifer  one  of  the  cold­ Clarenco  Cardner  Domingo  "Not  this  crew,"  he  boasted.  Be  the  glowing  coals  to  keep  me  Abner  Raiford  Otis  L.  Gibbs  Winston  B.  Renny  Gorman  T.  Glazn  LesUo  W.  Sigles  Bart  E.  Guranick  George  Shumaker  est  crossings  "We  did  lose  a fireman  and  the  warm,  Edward  Gordon  Jos«  Soares  Taib  Hassan  Aimer  S.  Viekers  the  Pacific . ex­ James  steward  paid  off  with  mutual  con­ 'Til  the  finale  of  life  is cast.  Hayes  Harold  Spieer  Frank  Hernandes  Luther  E.  Wing  Emanuel  D.  Jones  John  Wagner  perienced  in  Donald  Hewson  Pop  P.  Wing  Fernwood  David  Ketchum,  Jr.  George  Warrington  Ludwig  Kristiansen  Royco  Yarberongh..  many  years."  VSPHS  HOSPITAL  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Seafarer Buried At Sea  Temperatures  as  low  as  19  BOSTON.  MASS.  NORFOLK.  VA.  Letie  Francis  J.  Boner  John  J.  Harrison  caused the  ship to  look like a steel  Florencio  F.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  USPHS HOSPITAL  iceberg.  The  forward  booms  were  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF;  Charles  Coburn  Floyd  L.  Penco  John  S.  Asavicuis  Victor  Egel  a  solid  coat  of  Ice  from five  to  six  Emerson  Acslcol  Pcrei  Joseph  H.  Berger  James  M.  MacCren  inches  thick.  On  the shrouds,  run­ Charley  B. Giichriest  Harvey  Hubert  I.  Pousson  Michael  J.  CoSey  Frank  Okodrlan  Terral  McRaney  Leo  Cronsohn  Ben  Pritiken  ners  and  rails,  there  was  about  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Leslie  Dean  Arthur  J.  Scheving  three  Inches  of  ice.  "It sure  was a  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  Joseph  R.  Ebbole  Wm.  E.  Thompson  Kenneth  Elvin  WUllam  R.  Kohler  sight from  the  bridge," he  said.  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  R.  E.  Hauptman  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Ten  days  later,  sailing  through  VA  HOSPITAL  victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  the  Malaya  Straits,  the  crew  was  RUTLAND  HGHTS..  MASS.  •   VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN,  VA.  '  sweltering  in  temperatures  in  the  Charles  Bartlett  Ui^HS  HOSPITAL  Joseph  Gm  ninetys.  Yokohama,  was  a  wel­ STATEN  ISLAND.  NV  VA  HOSPITAL  Robert  E.  Ayera  Harold  J.  Moorn  HOUSTON. TEXAS  come  chnage.  Raphael  Bertram  ­  James  T.  Moore  Harry  McCtemon  "We  have  a  good  bunch  on  this  Frank  Blandlno  Bernard  Murphy  VA  HOSPITAL  Michael  J.  Cassidy  R.  Nandksshwar  TUCSON.  ARIZ.  ship," Fernwood said, "with a first­ Clarence  4­ O.  Dairo  Cruz  Negron  Frank  J.  Mackey  class  steward  department.  There  Isidore  Dongen  ,A.  J.  Pontiff  Jr.  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  William  Rackley  JAMAICA.  LL  NY  .  are  no  beefs,  and  all  are  looking  Peder  Espeseth  M.  Gonzalez  Jose  Rodriguez  James  Russell  forward  to  smooth  sailing  to  Emilio  Alton  J.  Green  Maurice  Rosenthal  VA  HOSPITAL  •  Karachi,  we  hope."  Doles  D.  Groves  Frank  A.  Rossi  DENVER.  COLO.  Finale  Of  Life  Union Has  Cable Address  ^.1.^  li'  '  Crewmembers of the  SS Seafair  stand in silence  as the  ship's cap­ tain  offers  final  prayers  over  the  body  of  Seafarer  Jomes  L  Alters  who  passed  away  while  the  ship  was  at  sea. ­  A  seaman  for some  45  years,  Brother  Alters has  been a  member  of  the  SIU  since  its  early  days,  {oining  back  in  February,  1939.  Tribute  to  Brother  Akers was  offered  by ship's  delegote  Peter  Cornelius  who  said, "All  hands knew  him well,  end he  will be a  great loss  to the  Union."  Seafarers  overseas  who  want  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  "'Hress,  SEAFARERS  NEW  YORK.  Use of  this address will assure  peedy  transmission  on  all  mes­ sages and  faster  .("prvice  for  the  men. InvTved.  Hectmr  Guzman'  Thomas  P.  Shea  Clifford  Woraack  Halim  Hambouz  Fernando  Tiaga  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Paul  Jakubcsak  Headley  P.  White  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Gustaf  W.  Johnson  George  A.  WUilams  Jom  Alonio.  Jr.  Edward  KnapR  William  R.  King  A.  L.  Yarborough  R.  G.  Barrett  Leo  H.  Lang  Stanley  F.  Koenig  Bozo  G.'Zelenclo  Claude  Blanks  John Luther  Jr.  Edw.  E.  KuncUeh  L.  A.  Ziembka  Oscar  L.  Briscos  W.  A.  Marjenhoff  Timothy  McCarthy  Victor  Bruno  Alexander  Martin  USPHS HOSPITAL  J.  L.  Buckelew  John  Mashburn  SAVANNAH. GA.  James 'Camnfield  John  W.  Morris  James  W.  Cobb  R.  W.  CentehoTich  Donna  Wiliiamsoa  William  E.  Nelson  W.  T.  Matthews  Fesa  Crawford  Hans  Nettleblatt  USPHS  HOSPITAL  James  P.  Creel  Dominlck  J.  Newell  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  Eugene  Crowell  Eddie  Patterson  L.  Anderson  Max  Olson  Michael  Darawlch  Louis  W.  Peed  B.  F.  Deibler  John  C.  Palmer  Woodrow  W.  Davis  Charles  E.  Perdue  Jame!  Lauer  W.  H.  Sikorski  Harry  C.  Downey  Winford  H.  Powell  Woodrow  Meyers  Henry  C.  Gerdea •   Aristides  Soriano  George  W.  Flint  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Andrew  Stauder  MANHATTAN  BEACH  Mohamed  Halem  Chas.  H.  Summerell  BROOKLYN,  NY  E.  C.  Hoffman  Alberto  Trevino  Joseph  Bass  Sidney  Trby  iHatthew  Bruno  Doiphus  D.  Walker  ­rJj  �'  is^ tt/sHi  VALIANT  HOn  (OCMlt  ««rrl«rt),  board  put  ef  erder­TLe  bs  zepgirsd.  ­Aarli 14—CfialniiM,  *. • hMiiaiw «we­ Ship's  fund  to bo  started.'  rctary, X.  Winttrs. No bccfa. Ueuball  DBL  RM  (MIStlttlppI),  April  11  ­t­ to  bo  kept  deon.  Chalrman,  J.  Burki  Socratary,  4.  AMZPA  (WMomnnb  ApHI  !• :­ Belcher.  No  beefs.  Ship's fund $90.49.  Chairman,  W.  Maohan;  Secratanr,  J.  New  delegate  sleeted.  Forbet.  Two  men  miaaed  ­rtiip  in  Japan.  One  man  ahort  on  deck;  one  "  VALIANT  FAITH  (Ocean  Cerrlersl,  'man  broke  ankle  aloft  (atumbled  on  April  34—Chairman,  J.  NUrtliw  tacre­ 'iaddei).  330  heura.  OT  dUpnted.  Four  tary, R.  Miliar, No  travelere* obeeks  in  men  lofsed.  One  man  reioined  ablp  India.  Repair  list  to  bo  turned  Jn.  Some  OT  disputed.  Cigarettes  and  In  Japan;  missed  ship  in  Goa.  znoaey  to  be  cheeked  before  leaving  Fans  and  screens  needed.  Some  PAN  OCEANIC  TEANSPORTE*  port.  (Pann  Nav.),  April  24—Chairman,  J.  painting  to  be  done.  Haxan;  Secratary,  D.  Manning.  New  FENN  VOYAGER  (Penn  Shipping),  delecate  elected.  Ships  fund  31.80.  April  19—Chairman, U.  BatitheH; $ae­ Man  miased  ship  In  Yokohoma—re­ r^ry,  H.  Pitarssn.  No  beefs.  Ons  placed  In  mio. No  beefs.  Sailed  short  man  left  one  wiper.  Some  disputed  OT.  One  r^laced.  behind  in  Norfolk  and  was  man  hovitalized In  Hilo.  COALIN6A  HILLS  (Marine  Tank­ OREMAR  (Marvan),  April  4—Chair­ art),  Chairman,  W.  Bablar.  One  man  man,  S.  OaMotsi  Secretary,  M.  Rand­ short:  hospltaUzed.  No  beefs.  Repair  list  turned  in.  Request  mattrew.  OCEAN  DEBORAH  (Ocean  Trans.),  April  If—Chairman,  A.  Bender;  Sec­ retary,  R.  Jernlgan.  Soma  OT  dis­ puted.  Three  men  logged.  Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.. for  Job  weB  done.  ALCOA  CAVALIER  (Alcoa),  April  24—Chairman, J.  Lhich; Saeretary,  W.  Lastiler.  Two  men  left  ship  because  of  illness.  No  beefs. One  hour  OT dis­ puted.  Discussion  on  night  lunch  and  messman  keeping  tbemsclvea  clean.  ualas.  New  delesate  elected­  Sailed  abort one  machinist, loe  requested for  cold  water; iceboxes  to  be fixed.  USAP—S­42­I3M  (Suwannaa),  AprU  tt  —Chairman,  C.  Caropresot  Secretary,  P,  MacMaster.  Sfen  talaalwK  ah^  la  Beclfa  to  be  reported  by  department  delexates.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to steward  dnt. Patrolinan  to clarify  transportation  monies  to  members.  »  ^  • 1    *.  •  e  •   .­f  SEAFARERS  LOG  HELEN  (Caree­A  Tankthlp),  AprH  4—Chairman,  D.  Sykst;  Secretary,  K.  Clbbt.  No  beefs.  Suggest  movies  be  bought  in  England.  Check  with  chief  engineer  re  motors  tor  water  cooler.  New  delegate  and  treasurer  elected.  May  3—Chairman,  J.  WvndarUctw  Secratary,  3.  Blmot.  Ship's  fund  341.  No  beefs. 'Tbres­hours'  disputed  OT.  Suggest  mimey  collected  from  pool  be  spent  on  movies  for  next  trip.  •  Engine room door  to be  closed quietly.  Remdr  Hat  to  be  turned  In.  Wasbing  ntactaiae  to  be  cleaned  after  use  and  light  turned  off.  Veta  ot  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  weU done.  Has  other  exit  when  passageways  are  painted.  ROBIN  TRENT  (Robin),  April  If—  TBXMAR  (Calmer),  April  IS—Chair­ Chairman,  F.  Jamas;  Bscrstary,  J.  man,  O.  Stens;  Secretary,  F.  Hipp.  Mssssc.  Proper  attire  to  be  worn  in  One  man  hospitalized.  No  beefs.  Vote  passenger  Roartera.  Ship's  fund  38.30.  ef  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  No beefs.  New delegato  well  done.  Mot  water  si'stem  to  be  elected.  RcRnest  quiet and treasurer  in  morning  checked.  around  galley.  One  minute  of  sllenco  COUNCIL  6ROVB  (Citiee  Service),  Cor  departed  brothers.  April  37—Chairman,  R.  Event;  Secre­ ALCOA  CLIFFER  (Alcoa),  March  1  tary,  F.  Itraol.  One  man  missed  ship  —Chairman,  R.  MailHio;  Sawafary,  L.  in  Jacksonville.  Fla.  No  beefs.  Re­ Hsrgoshsiror.  Ons  man failed  to  Jcdn  Ruest  Ruiet  in  passofieways  durinc  ship  in  NO.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  nisht.  Proper  attire  to  be  worn  in  339.60.  Ship,  to  ba  fatnigatcd  for  meastaalL  roachas.  CANTIONV  (Citica  Strvlcd),  April  MASSMAR  (Calmar),  April  If  —  27—Chairman,  J.  Swoenyi  tocretary,  Chairman,  J.  Elchonherg;  Socrotaty,  L.  Nasmann. Some OT  disputed. Work  E.  Poiry.  Four  men  hoapltalixed;  two  ladder  lued  by  deck  dept.  unsafe.  paid  off  and  replaced.  Waridng  ma­ Meashaa to  be  fmnlfated  for roaches.  chine  repaired.  No  beefs.  Tom  in  re­ Rooms need  paiiding.  pair  list.  Turn  off  water  In  showers  and  wash  basins  after using.  Beqnest  RAOLE  TRAVELER  (Sea  Tranipart),  glasses  ba  left  out  for  use  during  April  It—Chairmen,  W.  Surke; Secre­ Bight.  tary,  A.  Ball,  One  man  short.  New­ treasnrpr  sleeted.  No  beefs.  Motion  ANDREW  JACKSON  (Waterman),  made  and  seconded  to  have  emerg­ April  2S—Chairman,  J.  Bracht;  Sscra­ ency  alarm  put  In  Iceboxes  and  to  tary/  G.  Bawar.  No  beaZs.  Xequeri  Oet  portable  emergency  light  in  firs  bread  in  pantry  at  all  Hmea  and  and  ensina  room.  variety  of  baking.  Suggest  fumigation  TEXAS  RANOER  (Tanker  Tradcrt,  Cor  roaches.  April,  12—Chairman,  M.  Brightamlli  ALMENA  (Psnn),  April  25—Chair­ Secrarary,  W.  Thompson.  Ships  fund  man,  W.  Soudsr;  Sscrstary,  G.  Brady.  S.10.  Some  OT  disputed.  RcRuest  One  hour  OT  disputed. No  beefs.  schedule  for  launch  service.  Snggest  chief  engineer  put  in  drinking  water  STEEL  SURVEYOR (liHimlan),  AprH  Une  for  stevedores  in  Bombay,  also  35—Chairman,  O.  Guarror;  Sscralary,  runnerg  needed  on  aU  gratings  in  M.  Soiplna.  Ship's fund  319.  No beefs;  engine  room.  Request  water  tanks  bo  everything  mnniug  amoothly.  New  cleaned.  delegate  elected.  Return  books  and  magazines  to  library.  Refrain  from  STEEL RECORDER  (Isthmian), Fob. I  making  noise  in  passageway.  —Chairman,  C.  Seofisid; Sscrstary,  M.  Black.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  6 EL  CAMPO  (MItsltslppi),  April  34  fund  $19.27.  Washing  machine  to  be  —Chairman,  O.  Ramsey; Sscrsfsry,  L.  repaired.  Deodorant  needed  for  toilet  Munna.  Ship's  fund  352.  No  beefs.  bowls.  Check  on  washing  machine—drain  too  March  IB—Wiper  and  messman  on  glow.  More  sanitary  gear  to  be  re­ deck  with  knives—entered  in  log  quested  in NO.  hook.  Ship's  fund  319.27.  Discussion  on  food  wasted  and  members'  con­ ORION  CLIPPER  (Orion),  April  duct.  Chairman,  M.  Berlowltz;  Secratary,  R.  April  24—WiU  turn  In  loggings  to  Barker.  One  man  hospitalized  in  patrolman.  Some  OT  disputed.  Repair  Spain;  two  men  missed  ship.  Ship's  list  turned  in.  Vote  of  thanks  to  fund  316.15.  Question  re  captain  pay­ baker  for  dessert  at  coftee  time.  ing  off  without  replacements.  Request  chairs  in  messball  be  replaced  with  EAGLE  TAANSPORTER  (T o r m.  stationary  ones.  Transp.),  April  24—Chairman,  P.  Cre­ ham;  Secretary,  R.  Wheoler.  Ship  LOSMAR  (Calmar),  April  24  —  changing  operations.  One  man  missed  Chairman,  R.  Thomas;  Secretary,  K.  ship  In  Searspnrt.  Ship's  fund  314.68  Chrlstenson.  One  man  missed  ship  in  No  beefs.  4'/4  hrs,  OT  disputed.  Crew  Aberdeen.  No  beefs.  Repair  list  to  be  voted to  tui­n  over  ship's, fund to crew  posted.  mess  and  pantryman  la  appreciation  for  job  well  done.  MORNING  LIGHT  (Waterman),  May  3—Chairman,  E.  ­Odom;  Secretary,  J.  FAIRPORT  (Waterman),  April  IB­ Munnerlynn.  Four  men  logged.  No  Chairman,  B.  Tontr;  Secretary,  J.  beefs.  Have  ship  fumigated.  Vote  of  Coyle.  No beefs. New delegate elected.  thanks  to steward  dept. for  good food  Discussion  on  painting A  sougeeing  of  and  service.  Ruarters.  BENTS  FORT  (Cities  Service),  May  BALTORE  (Marvin),  April  28  —  4—:Che)rman,  W.  Wallace;  Secretary,  Chairman,  G.  Hill;  Secratary,  F. «aU­ H.  Hutchins.  liiree  hours  disputed  anl. Two  men missed  ship at Sparrows  No  beefs.  Request  less  noise  Point.  Complaints  on  rusty  water,  OT.  when  crew  la  asleep.  Delegate  to  condition  of  ci<ew  room,  and  12:00  contact  agent  re  adgnlng  articles.  Re­ o'clock  coffee  being  only  for  watch­ .  men.  Vote  of  thanks  to steward  dept.  pair  list  to  be  made.  tor  job  well  done  in  view  of  luade­ INES  (Bull),  April  12—Chairman,  Ruate  food  issue.  M.  Senve;  Saeratery,  J.  Byrne.  No  ALCOA  PATRIOT  (Aloea),  April  21  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  —­Chairman,  L.  Jhons;  Secratary,  E.  New  delegate  elected.  Door  outside  Cruz.  Dissatisfied  with  baker.  Shin's  bosun's  room  to  be  kept  open  at  all  fund  $13,80—$3:05  to  be  paid  by  chief  times,  weather  permitting,  and  Uipita  elect,  and  treasurer  on  radio  repair.  near  doors  to  be  dimmed.  No  beefs.  One  man  fired  In  Puerto  Rico—no  replacement  on  oiler  Job.  COALIN6A  HILLS  (Ponn),  Jan.  S—  One  man  hospitalized  in  Tampa.  Re­ quest  new  locker  in  bosun's  room­ Chairmen.  S.  Fulford;  Secretary.  F.  Widagren.  Few  beefs  to fcz  taken  up  present ono  out  of  ordei­.  with patrolman.  Two men  hospitalized  In  Santos;  returned  to  duty.  One'  JOHN  C  (Atlantic  Carriers),  March  B­rChairman,  W.  Farnwood;  Sacra­.  man  hurt  in  shore  mishap  and  stlU  tary,  W.  Jenkins.  AU  repairs  taken  in  Idle  status.  One  man  miaaed  ahip  care  of  with  exception  of  ctislrs  in  in  Santos  and  rejoined  in  Trinidad,  messromu.  No Ibeefs.'  Three  men  hurt  Ship's  fund  to  pay  for  radiogram.  in  englns  room.  Blowers  on  star­ Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  Game In The Sun  VaccTUrieca  Suzanne's  Mate  Makes  Hollywood—Daughter  Having  a  hot  game  of  erib­ Jboge  in  the  sun  on  the  Steel  Designer  are  l­r)  Bvis  O.  Warren,  Sze  an  Mung  and  Alex  Wheaton.  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  The Old  Tub  . By  Roy  Fleieelier.  < Tills poem  WBB  IsQtired  by  the  sight  of  a  freighter  as  she  sailed  into  New  York  harbor,  last  Feb­ niJ^, coated with ice and  "looldng  like  a  battered  prise  filter  who  had  taken  a  terrific  beating  but  never knocked out  for the count")  The voind  in her  face can't  stop her.  Nor waves  and  the rising  tide  That  press  their  weight  against  her  bow  And  are  tossed  in  foam  at  her  sides.  Above,  actress  Millie  Perkins,  star  of  the  movie  "The  Diary  «f  Anne ^ank," poses  with her  father,  Adolphe  Perkins,  third  mate  of  the  SS  Suzanne.  Below,  Perkins,  now  known  as  "Hollywood  Joe"  to  the  vessel's  crew,  stands  lookout  en  the  bridge  of  the  Suzanne  whOe  helmsman  Julio  Rivera  looks  on.  Right,  setting  the  officers'  table  for  supper  and  being  busy  "just  posing,"  is  ship's  reporter  and  photographer,  Charles  Rowlings.  She  has  battered  the  sea  for  years  With a bow  of  iron and  steel  And  plowed  heroically  onward  Though  barnacles  clung  to  her  keel.  She  belongs  to  the  eea,  like  a  whale,  ,  '  A freighter,  tougher than  rocks.  Indomitable—a  pugilist,  A  champion  from  the  docks.  No  beauty  prize for  her—  It  was  a  rumor  that  started  it,  but  once  his  interest  was  aroused, nothing  could  stop Seafarer  Charles  Rawlings from  An  old  tub—not  a queen.  getting the full story  about  Adolphe  Perkins,  third  mate  on  But  still,  she  knows  the  love  the SS Suzanne.  +  of  men.  It  all  started  when  Rawl­ zanne  in  Puerto  Rico  last  month.  This  scullion  of  the  sea.  ings  was  shipped  to  the  Su­ Perkins,  who  is  the  ship's  regular  third  mate,  was  on  temporary  leave,  Rawlings  said,  and  rumors  were  going  about  the  vessel  as  to  why.  One  of  them  had  it  that  Perkins  was  "starring  in  some  deep­sea  film"  while  according  to  (On  May 4th,  the  crew  of  the  SS  Del  Sud,  with  bowed  heads,  another  he  was  "courting  some  lined  the  deck  as  the  ship's  captain  offered final  prayers  over  film star."  the  body  of  Seafarer  A1  Mauffray.  Brother  Mauffray.  3rd  elec­ In  a  sense  the  last  rumor  was  trician on  the Del  Sud, had  died of  a  heart attack and was  burled  closer to  the truth, Rawlings  wrote,  at  sea.  The  following  poem,  dedicated  to  Brother  Mauffray,  was  for  the film star  was his  daughter,  composed  by  Seafarer  Harry  Wolowitz,  one  of  his  shipmates  Millie  Perkins,  star  of  the  movie,  "The  Diary  of  Anne Frank."  on  the Del Sud).  Perkin,s,  he  later  discovered,  You  died  of  a  heart  attack,  just  the  had  gone  on  leave  to  attend  the  other  day.  New  York  premiere  of  the  movie,  So  here's  a  few  words,  that  I'd  like  and  from  his  description  of  it,  it  to say.  was  easy  to  see  how  proud  he was  We'll all  miss you  Al, of  course your  of  his  daughter's  success.  Some  family  too.  1,000  persops  attended  a  sneak  You  were a  good  shipmate,  real SIU.  preview  of  the  movie  in  San  Fran­ cisco,  and  of  this  group  800  claimed  it  was  "excellent."  Many  l!)eath  as we know,  comes  to all  of  us.  movie  critics  went  even  further  And  there  is  nothing  that  we  can  do  and  said  that  the  show  was  B  or  say,  ^  Mauffray  "masterpiece."  'Twas  written  in  the  stars  thousands  "We  are  anxiously  awaiting  the  of  years ago,  opportunity  to  see  Millie  Perkins  Just so  much  time,  not  another  day.  in  this film,"  Rawlings  said,  "and  have  high  hopes  that  it  will  catch  When  you  reach  the  Pearly Gates,  inside  you  will  go.  up with  us soon."  Until then, how­ They'll give  you  a seat way  up in front.  ever,  the  crew  and  officers  of  the  SS  Suzanne,  send  out  tlieir  best  Then go on  with  the show.  vishes  of  continued  success  to  You'll stand  before  Our  Savior,  radiant  as the sun.  Millie,  and  by  the  same  token,  a  He'll say,  "Sit  down  My faithful  servant.  great  deal  of  respect  to  a  swell  It  was  a  hard  job—^but  very  well  done."  officer  and  shipmate,  Adolpho  .Pjerkins, her. father...  'SMOOTH  SAILING,  AL'  «  B«  <R  » *4  i  • 41­  NT  '.• ;1  M  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Pac«  Fourteen  Spray'  i­ by  Seafarer/^Rfd"  Fink  ^f.'  m.  fc  From Black  Gang  To Juke­Boxer  M«r ». IMl  Union Steps in.  Ship Up To Par  Toth.EditM­i  We, the crew of the SS Valiant  Many  Seafarers  who  take  •   "breather"  from  the  sea  to  try  Force, Wish to express our deep*  their  hand  at  some  shoreside  Job,  est  thanks  to  the  SIU  ofdcials  usually  try  fields  associated  with  in  the  ports  of  Baltimore  and  the  maritime  industry.  However  Norfolk  for  the fine  Job  they  this  is  not  always  true,  as  was  have  done  in  getting this  vessel  back  into  shape.  seen  in  the  case  of  Seafarer  Nor­ ­This ship  had been  imder  the  man  Cohen.  Liberian flag,  and  on  re­trans*  Cohen,  a  member  of  the  black  to  American  registry,  gang  and  one  attuned  to  the  ferring  was in  pretty bad  condition. We  rhythmic  beat  of  the  ship's  eng­ ines,  is  now the  manager  and  pro­ moter  of  a  band  which  specializes  in  commercializing  Jazz  into  pop  forms to satisfy all dance tastes.  Leader  of  the  band,  Cohen ^aid,  it  Key  DeMichel,  who  recently  wound  up  a  successful  tour  through  the  midwest.  De  Michel  and his  13­piece orchestra,  he said,  4^  4  4  All  leftera  to  the  editor  for  have  Just  cut  what  promises  to  be  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ Thanks Armonk  an  up­and­coming  album. "Cookin*  ERS  LOO  must  be  gipned  With  Rey,"  on  Challenge  records.  by  the  lorlter.  Names  loiU  Crew For Solace  To the  Editor:  As his present occupation Is only  be  withheld  upon  request.  "I don't core if  you did go  to art  tchool, Fink,  on tfiis  ship you  uso  temporary.  Cohen  said,  he  would  My  son  is  a  member  of  the  a  brush  and  roller."  like to  keep In  touch  with many of  had  taken  the  ship  from  Balti*  SIU and  we would  appreciate  it  his  old  shipmates.  He  can  be  more to Norfolk,  hut no  idea of  If  you  would  put  the  following  reached  c/o  the  Rey  DeMichel  more  to  Norfolk,  but  had  no  note  of  thanks  in the  SEAFAR­ CS Miami's Own Comedian  Orchestra,  Box. 46454,  Hollywood  idea of  how much of  a fight our  ERS LOG.  We  wish  to  express  our  sin­ 46.  California.  Union would have to  bring it up  cere  thanks  and  appreciation to  to  standards.  the  officers  of  the  SIU  for  the  James  Bui*  kindness and sympathy shown to  lock  did  an  us  during  our  recent  bereave­ exceptionally  ment,  the  loss  of  our  beloved  fine  Job.  He  wife  and  mother,  Catherine  came  aboard  Luketic.  the  vessel and  We  especially  wish  to  thank  stayed  here  the crew  of  the SS  Armonk and  until  late  at  all  who  helped  in  any  way  to  night  arguing  ease  our  sorrow.  with  the  port  Michael Luketic  and family  captain.  How­ Wems  4  4  4  ever  he  won  out  and  got  us,  a  reasonably  Informs Union Of  clean ship  to sail  on.  When  the  vessel  was  taken  Death Of Oldtimer  out  of  the  boneyard,  it  was  To the  Editor:  beyond  a  doubt  a  completo  Would  you  please  drop  the  mess.  Wires  were  hanging  with  name  of  Edwin  B.  Rhoads  from  no  lights  on  them,  everything  the LOG mailing list.  was ^Ithy  and  there  was  no  My brother died  on  August 2,  Using  all of  his  oratorical  talents  to  get  the  pun  across,  Seafarer  water  to  wash  or  to  drink.  The  1958,  one  day  after  his  57th  Joe Falasca  holds  the deck' aboard  the  Cities Service  Miami dur<  cooks  could  not  work  with  the  birthday, after losing a  five­year  ing coffee  break.  Obviously impressed  with Falasca's  ability as  a  stove  as  it  was,  there  were  no  fight with  cancer.  He  was  bur­ comedian  is  John  Ohannasian,  AB  on  the  Miami.  fans;  bunk  lights,  refrigerators  ied­in  Minneapolis,  Minnesota,  or  washing machine.  All of  the  beside his four­year old  son who  lockers  were  loose  and  the  died  many  years  ago.  vessel required .'hundred  other  Ed  was  one  of  the  oldest  repairs.  members in the port of­New Or­ The  Valiant  Force's  ship's  leans,  and  was  also  one  of  the  delegate,  Herman  R.  Whisnant,  Union's most capable  bakers. He  is  also  due  our  thanks  for  the  will be  missed by his fellow Un­ WILMINGTON.  Calif  609  Marine  Ave.  NEW  YORK  673  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  SlU,  A&6 District  Reed  Humphries.  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  HYaclnth 9­6800  fine Job  he  did.  He  has  shown  ion  brothers.  Ed  has  his  84­ PORTLAND  ;tll  SW  Clay  St.  HEADQUARTERS....679  4th  Ave„ Bklyn.  BALTIMORE  1218  E.  Baltimore  St.  the  men  aboard  here fine  coop­ year­old  mother  and  I,  his  sis­ CApUoI  7­3222  Earl  Sheppard.  Agent  EAatem  7­4900  SECRETARY­TniEASUBEB  BOSTON  278  SUte  St.  SAN  FRANaSCO  830  Fremont  Sb  Paul  HaU  eration  and  worked  alongside  ter, surviving him.  A1  Tanner.  Agent  Richmond  24)140  EXbrook  7­3800  ASST.  SECRETARY­TREASURERS  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St.  L  Algina.  SEATTLE,  .asos — 1st  Ave.  James  Bullock  in  the fight  to  ^  Elizabeth Rhoads Romaine  Deck  W.  HaR.  Joint  R.  Matthews,  Agent  CApital  3­4089: 3­4080  C.  MAin  3­0088  get  a  cleaner  and  more  livable  Simmons.  Eng.  J.  Volplan.  Joint  LAKE  CHARLES.  La  1419  Ryan  St.  E.  Mooney. Std.  WILMINGTON  809  Marine  Ave.  Leroy  Clarke.  Agent  HEmlock  8­9744  ship to sail  on.  TErminal  4­8938  MIAMI  744  W.  Flagler  Sb  We, the crew members, wish to  Laud Union Aid  SUP  Louis  Neira.  Agent  FRankiin  7­3984  MFOW  MOBILE  1 South  Lawrence  Sb  HONOLULU....81  South  N^tsJIjg^wa^  express  our  deepest  thanks  to  in Bereavement  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  HEmlock  2­1794  BALUMORK  1218  Eaet  Baltimore  Sb  Earl  Sheppard,  Baltimore  port  To the  Editor:  NEW  ORLEANS  823  BienviUe  St.  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Blrai^e  St.  EAstem  7­3383  Lindsey  Williams.  Agent  Tulane  8828  JAckson  9­7428  agent;  James  Bullock,  Norfolk  Highway.  NEW  YORK  079  4tb  Ave..  Brooklyn  NEW  YORK  I  wish  to  extend  my  deepest  878  4th  Ave..  Brool^n  HONOLTH.U....98  North  Nimltz  PHone  9­8077  HYaclnth  9­8600  port  agent,  and  Herman  Whis­ appreciation to the  HYaclnth  9­8809  officials and  NORFOLK  127­129  Bank  St.  PORTLAND  823  BlenvUIe  St.  211  SW  Clay  St.  NEW  ORLEANS  nant  for the fine  representation  others  of  the  Seafarers  J.  BuUock.  Agent  MAdtoon  7­1083  CApital  3­4338  MAgnoUa  0404  Inter­ PHILAOELPHIA  337  Market  St.  BAN  FRANCISCO  .490  Harrison  St.  NEW  YORK  they  gave  us,  and  other  mem­ national ,  Union  who  were  so  .....130  Greenwich  St.  S.  CarduUo.  Agent  Market  7­1839  DougUs 2­8383  COrtland  7­7094  bers  of  the  SIU.  SAN  FRANCISCO  490  Harrison  St.  SEATTLE.....  2503  1st  Ave.  kind  and  generous  to  my  late  Marty  Breithnff.  Agent  Douglas  2­9479  Main  2­0220  PORTLAND  922  NW  Everett  St.  Harold G.  Werns  SANTUHCE.  PR.. 1313  Fernandez  Juncos.  WILMINGTON  husband  during  the  time  of  his  803  Marine  Ave.  CApitoI  3­7297­8  Stop  ZU  Ship's  reportec­ Terminal  8­8817  SAN  FRANCISCO  240  Second  Sb  disability  and  illness  prior  to  Keith  Terpe.  Hq.  Rep.  Phone  2­9996  DOuglae 2­4992  •  ir  t  ^VANNAH  ^  .2  Abercorn  St.  his  death.  MC&S  WUliam  Morris.  Agent  Adams  3­1728  SAN  PEDRO  290  West  7tb  St.  Special thanks  to. the officials  SEATTLE  2505  1st  Ave.  HONOLULU....81  South  Nlmiti.Highway  Seafaring's The  TErminal  3­4489  PHone  5­1714  Ted  Babkowski.  Agent  Main  3­4334  here  in  the  Mobile  hall,  who  .2333  Western  Ave.  923  BienviUe  St.  SEATTLE  TAMPA  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  NEW  ORLEANS  Life For Him  MAin 2­8328  B:  Gonzalez.  Acting  Agent  Phone  2­1323  RAmond  7428  were so helpful and  considerate  To  the  Editor:  to  us  during  that  time.  Great  Lakels  District  I  would  like  to  take  this  Mrs.  Emma  Gray  ALPENA  ....U18  N.  Second  Ave.  chance  to  relate  my  first  ex­ .  ELmwood  4­3616  4  4  4  BUFFALO.  NY  ....914  Main  St.  SEAFARERS LOG,  periences as a merchant seaman.  GRant  2728  CLEVFiLAND  1410  W.  29  Sb  My first  trip  to  sea  was  on  the  Tugboat Skipper  675  Fourth Ave,,  MAin  1­0147  missile  ship  the  MV  Timber­ Din.UrH  821  W.  Superior St.  Brooklyn 32.  NY  'Phones  Bandilph  2­4M0  hitch, as  a messman,  and  it has  Finds LOG Tops  PO  Box  287  been one  of  the greatest experi­ To  the  Editor:  1  would  like  to  receive  the  SEAFARERS  LOG—  FRANKFORT.  Mich  ELgin  7­2441  lOLWAXmXE  833  S. Second  Ave.  1 would  like very  much to  be  ences of  my lifetime.  please  put my  name  on  your  moiling list.  ­ BRoadway  2­3039  In  addition  to  doing  work  I  put  on  the  mailing  list  for  the  RIVER  ROUQE  ..10229  W.  Jefferson  Ave,  (Print Information)  Mich.  Vlnewood  3­4741  enjoy, I  have also  learned many  SEAFARERS  LOG,  as  I  find  it  things  about  working  on  ships,  a  very  interesting paper.  Canadian District  NAME  I do not sail much lately, only  from  the  wheelhouse  down  to  FORT  WILUAH  408  Simpson  St.  Ontario  Phone;  3­3221  as an  extra  on  the  tugs.  On my  the  engine  room.  HALIFAX.  N.S...  12814  HoUis  St.  I  STREET ADDRESS  :  Phone 3­8911  last trip  to the hall  in Detroit,  I _  The  other  Seafarers  aboard  MONTREAL....... 634 8b  James St.  West  this  ship  have  been  very  help­ picked  up  a  copy  of  the  LOG.  Victor  2­8181  QUEBEC  44  Sanlt­au­Mateiot  CITY  ..  ZONE...... STATE....  ful and  kind to a  new man  with  However,  1  am  leaving  tonight,  Quebec  LAfontalne  3­1889  TO AVOID DUPLICATION; If you are  en old tubicriber  and have­a  change  limited  experience,  and  I  havo  having  brought  a ­tug  up  from  THOROLD.  Ontario  52  St.  David  St.  CAnal  7­9212  of  address,  pteese  give  your  former  address  below:  Cleveland,  and  am  returning  to  learned  much  from  them."  TORONTO.  Ontario:  .272  King  St.  E.  Kelly's  Island,  Ohio:  EMnlre  ^*­5719  ­  I find  this  type of  work  very  ADDKESS  ST. JOHN.  NB  ....m Prince WU'^­.n  St.  Capt.  Frank  Hantfltoa  Interesting,  exciting  and  educa­ C'.v  v9431  letters To  The  EditiH'  fSS  .tionaL When  w« are  waiting for  days  and days out  hers  on  sta­ tion,  it  is  very  quiet.  But  we  don't  have  the  dust  and  traffioi  and  smoke  found  in  the  big  cities—^Just  salt  air  and  cool  clean  breezes  from  the  sea.  As  you  can  imagine,  this  is  a  very  healthful  and  invigorating  life.  I  want  to  thank  the  men  in  the  steward  department  for  what  they  taught  me  and  the  guys  on  deck  for  showing  me  how  to  splice,  and  handle  the  wheel.  Also  to  the  technicians  and  divers  aboard  the  vessel  for  their  pajience  and  willing­ ness to  teach me.  It has  been a  wondecful experience  to me and  has  helped  develop  me  both  physically  and  mentally,  and  has shown me  the course I want  to follow  in life.  ^  William  Barron  ZONE  STATE.,  VANCOUVER.  BC...........a08  .vmln,«.  MU 1­3468  �ltf59  SEAFAk^^^S'  LOG  SllJ  BABY  ARRIVALS  All  of  th»  follotoing  SlU fianiUes  have  received  a  $200  motemity  benefit  pUu  a $25  bond  fropi  the Union  in the  babj/'e  name:  Audrey  Lynn  BOBWCIL  Iwm  Patrlela Lynne  Slay, bom  March  March  4,  1959.  to  Seafarer  and  17,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Mrs.  Baymond  F.  Boswell,  Gretna,  James A. Slay, Mobile,  Ala.  La.  XXX  ^  4.  DMiald Wayne Towns, bom April  Diania  Marie  Celkeat  born  April  12,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs;  14,  1959, to  Seafarer  and  Mrs. Ed­ Hughes  P.  Towns,  Savannah,  Ga.  ward  Celkos,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  XXX  t.  t  ^  Doreea  Theresa  WoHnAI,  bom  Sarah  Helen  Ctaameoo.  born  April  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  April 10, 1999, to Seafarer and Mrs.  Mrs.  Frank  M.  WolinskI,  New  Or­ Francisco  R.  Chameco^  New  Or­ leans,  La.  leans,  La.  X  X  X  ^  X  ^  Tmietta  Saeeo,  bom  April  27,  Deberah  Ann  Colar,  born  April  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Albert  15,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mra  SacGO,  Hoboken,  NJ.  George  H.  Colar,  New  Orleans, La,  XXX  Personals  Jamea  Donoran,  born  April  5,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Joseph  C.  Donovan,  No.  Abington,  Mass.  Quitting Ship?  Notify Union  A  reminder  from  SIU  head­ quarteys  cautions  all  Seafarers  leaving  their  ships  to  cohtact  the  ball  in  ample  time  to allow  the Union  to dispatch  a replai.e­ ment.  Failure to give notice be­ fore paying  off  may cause  a de­ layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  to  ssdl  short  of  the  manning  re­ quirements and needlessly make  the work  tougher for your ship­ • "'ates.  Michael  W.  Conlon  Get  In  touch  with  your  mother,  Catherine  Conlon,  at  1107  First  Avenue,  New  York  21,  NY.  XXX  3sck  D.  Mardi  Please call your  wife in  Jackson­ ville  or  contact  your  father  right  away.  XXX  Rudolph  Cefaratti  Your family has  moved from 352  North,  Burritt  St.,  to  51  Clinton  Street.  The  telephone,  number  is  the  same.  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I BIRECT  VOICE  I  BROADCAST  I  TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  MTD"  "THE VOICE OF THE  EVHtY  SUNDAY,  1620 6MT  (11:20  EST  SumdarJ  lVFK­39. 198S9 KCs  Ships  In  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South Atlan­ tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  States.  WFL­6$.  15850  KCs  Ships In  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  WFK­95,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  East  Coast.  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­World  Wireless Broadcasts  Continue .  .  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  (2:15 PM  EST  Sunday)  WCO­13020  KCs  Europe  and  North  America  WCO­16908.8  KCs  East  Coast  South  America  WCO­22407  KCs  West  Coast  South  Ajnerica  Every  Monday,  0315  GMT  (10:15  PM  EST Sunday)  m­­ WMM  25­15607  KCs  Australia  A  WMM  81­11037.5  Northwest  Pacific  /  MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  Labor Hits  Ala, 'Wreck'  Referendum  Happy Birthday  Pan­Am Halls  Missile Crew  JACKSONVILLE,  Fla.  —  Sea­ farers  and  other  crewmembers  aboard  the  missile  ship  E­42­1834  were  hailed  as  a  group  "where  everyone  pulls  as  a  team  and  works  toward  a  common  goal"  by  top Pan  American officials  in Trin­ idad.  Pan  American  operates  the  missile  ship  program  through  Suwannee  Steamship  Company.  The  1834  was  recently  laid  up  in  Trinidad  as  part  of  a  reorgani­ zation of  missile ship  operations.  The  marine  base  manager  for  Pan  American  in  Trinidad,  Albert  M.  Jowdy,  described  the  vessel  as  "clean and  . . .  shipshape  .  . . with  all  departments  ready  to  proceed  on  a  very  short  notice,"  and  con­ cluded  with  a  "well  done"  to  the  skipper  and  the  crew.  MOBILE—^Alabama  state  legis­ lators  currently  in  session  are  threatening  to  put  the  state's  "Right­to­Work"  law  on  a  special  referendum  ballot  to  be  incor­ porated  in  the  state  constitution.  Cat Tanner,  port agent,  reports.  If  this drive is successful, it will make  it  practically  impossibly  to repeal  this  law  in  the  futurel  However,  all  of  the  labor  unions  and  coun­ cils in  the aiea  are  determined  to  do  their  utmost  to  prevent  this  referendum.  The  membership's  attention  is  called  to  the  fact  that  the  clinic  Birthday  celebrant  it  Naomi  facilities in this  port  are  open five  Cruz, 3, daughter  of Seafarer  days a  week and  can  accommodate  Virgilio  Crux.  up to 15  persons daily.  Out­of­port  members,  especially  those  coming  from  an  outport  which  does  not  have  such  facilities,  should  reg­ ister  for  examinations  as  soon  as  they  can.  Shipping  for  the  port  for  the  last  couple  of  weeks  was  not  too  bad. Tanner noted. Hitting the  port  for  payoff,  or  in  transit,  were  the  Alcoa  Ranger,  Clipper,  Roamer  WASHINGTON—The  US  Public  Health Service  has  again  (Alcoa); Monarch of  the Seas, Iber­ warned  against  heavy  smoking  of  cigarettes  because  of  the  ville,  Claiborne,  Hastings,  Yaka  (Waterman);  Ocean  Deborah  danger  of  lung  cancer.  Dr.  John  R.  Heller,  director  of  the  (Oeean  Trans);  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Public  Health  Service's  Na­­*^  Service); Alice Brown (Bloomfield);  tional  Cancer  Institute  re­ well­known  New  Orleans  musician.­ Frances  (Bull)  and  the  Del  Mundo  peated  warnings  issued  last  Dr.  Heller  made  it  clear  that  (Mississippi).  year  that  there  was  a  direct  con­ lung  cancer  is^  on  the  increase,  With  the  exception  of  the  De­ nection  between  cancer  and  heavy  and added  that the  outlook  is rath­ er  grim  with  lung  cancer.  He  sug­ borah  and  the  Iberville,  Tanner  smoking.  said,  aU of  these ships  reported  in  The  warning  appeared  in  the  gested  that  individuals  who  are  45  good  shape  with  little or  no beefs.  magazine  "US  News  and  World  years  of  age  and  over,  certainly  However,  on  these  two  ships  the  Report." It  follows increasing  pub­ heavy smokers,  should have  a chest  beefs  were  settled  to  the  satis­ lic concern  over cancer  with prom­ X­ray  at  least  every  six  months.  faction of  all hands  concerned.  inent  victims  in  the  news  recently  He  declared  that  everybody  over  Prospects  for  the  coming  period  being  ex­Secretary  of  State  John  45  is  susceptible  to  lung  cancer,  are  about  fair.­In  addition  to  the  Foster  Dulles;  Arthur  Godfrey,  but  most  of  the  men  who  have  usual  in­transits,  the" Royal  Oak  is  the  television  entertainer;  Gen.  lung­ cancer  are  those  who  are  scheduled  to  4ake  on  a  full  crew  Nathan  Twining  of  the  US  Air  heavy  cigarette  smokers.  Force;  and  the  late Sidney  Bechet,  Further,  Dr.  Heller  said,  heavy  around  the  end  of  the  month.  smokers  should  make  every  effort  to  cut  down  their  smoking  or  cut  it  out  altogether if  they can.  '  Lung  cancer,  he  pointed  out,  la  one  of  the  most  difficult  cancera  of  all  to treat.  Seafarers  can  get  regular  x­ray  check­ups  through  the  SIU  health  centers  in  various  port  cities.  The  x­rays,  in  fact,  are  part  of  the  standard  annual  examination  given  all  Seafarers.  Where  indicated,  the  center  will  call  Seafarera  back  at  six­month  or  three­month  intervals for  more  intensive  check­ ups.  The  deaths  of  the  follotoing  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  PHS Repeats Warning  On Cigarette Heaith Peril  Ernest  A.  Gross.  70:  Brother  department  after  joining  the  WHEN  CNAhiS/NO  Gross,  who  was  on  the  Union's  Union in 1947,  Mrs. Martha Butler,  AOVREBS ON 106  disability­pension  his  mother,  of  Waco,  Texas,  sur­ MAIUNS IIST P/54SE  list,  died  of  a  vives.  Burial was in China Springs,  lung  ailment  on  Texas.  April  18  in  the  XXX  New  Orleans  Leonard  Ellis, 73:  Brother Leon­ hotel  where  he  ard  died  of  heart  failure  at  his  lived.  He became  home  in  West­ an  SIU  member  wego.  La.,  on  in  1939,  sailing  April  29=  A mem«  .with  the  steward  her  of  the  Union  department.  Mrs.  since  1939,  Bro.  Kate  Clayton,  his  sister,  of  Hous­ Ellis  worked  in  ton,  Texas,  survives  him.  Burial  the  steward  de­ was  in  Laurel  Cemetery,  Laurel,  partment.  He  la  Miss.  survived  by  his  wife,  Mrs.  Leana  XXX  Ellis,  of  West­ Gus  Koanavls,  62:  A  member  of  wego.  Burial  was  in  Westlawn  the  Union  since  1944,  Brother  Koanavis  died  in  his  home  in  Memorial  Park,  Gretwa,  La.  Staten  Island.  NY  on  April  20.  The  cause  of  death  was  a  blood  ailment  He sailed  in the  deck  de­ partment.  Mrs.  P.  Koanavis,  his  Seafarers who are  collecting state  unemployment  benefits  while.  mother,  survives  him.  Burial  was  on  the  beacB  waiting  to  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  In Silver Mount Cemetery in  Staten  changing  their  mailing  addresses  if  they  want  to  couUnue  re­ Island.  ceiving  their  checks  regularly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  XXX  experienced  Interruptions  of  from  three to five  weeks  in  getting  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the  state  unemployment  Shirley  Butler,~49:  Brother  But­ offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.  ler  was  qne  of  the  victims  of  the  An average  delay of  a month  is reported  in n^ost  cases,  causing  Santa  Rose­Valchem  collision.  He  considerable  hardship  to  the  men  involved.  died  of  severe  burns  and  shock.  He became a  member of  the engine  [Rpm­ALzavei  •  J  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  •  ^  �SEAFAMEBS  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  U NIO N  • ATLA N    TIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • AFL­CIO •   MEBATp  Get Uniform  Soogee  Mixtures  Endanger  Crews,  CG  Report  Says  Job  Rules  NEW  YORK—Members  of  th#  The  possible  deadly  consequences  of  using  certain  types  Marine' Engineers  Beneficial  As­ sociation  have  aproved  a series  of  of  detergents for soogeeing  on board ship  have been revealed  constitutional  amendihents  de­'  in  the  May,  1959,  issue  of  the  "Proceedings  of  the  Merchant  signed  to provide  MEBA'members  with the  same  shipping  rights  and  Merchant  Marine  Council,"  at  the bridge  house with  such a clean­ contract representation  in all  ports  US  Coast  Guard  publication.  er  and  when  the  job  was  finished,  that  they  receive  in  their  home  The  publication  warns  that  the  gantlines went  back to  the for­ locals.  "  detergents  with  a  phosphoric  acid  ward  storeroom.  It  was  three  The  amendments  also  establish  procedures  for  mergers  between  base  will rot  away manila  or other  months  before  one  of  them  was  locals, and  thereby lay  the ground­ vegetable  fiber  lines  without  the  needed  again,  this  time  to  paint  the  slack.  A  man  was  hauled  aloft  work  for the  creation of  a true  na­ line showing any signs of  weakness.  by  it  and  was  just  about  to  start  tional union.  Even  a  brand  new  line,  the  pub­ painting  when  the  gantline  parted  The  changes  were  approved  by'  lication  warned,  can  completely  and  he  fell  forty  feet  to  the  deck.  better than two  to­ one  in  a 90­day  disintegrate  if  certain  detergents  The faU  killed him.  referendum  ending  May  11.  Ths  Photo  from  Coast  Guard  sofirce  shows  crewmember  of  unidenti­ and  cleaning  compounds  are  results  showed  2,607  votes  In  fa­ Mooring  Line  Parted  spilled  on  it,  with  resultant  seri­ "On  another  ship,  when  the  fied ship  pointing out  here shipmate  was perched when  lines gave  vor  and  1,115  against.  way  because  detergent  splashed  on  them.  Soogee  compounds  ous  injuries.  The  new  constitution  establishes  after  house  was  soogied,  some  of  have  been  responsible  for  severol  serious  shipboard  accidents.  nationkl  supervision  of  the  ship­ P&I  Warning  the  soogy  dripped  on  a  mooring  ping rules  and  contracts  and gives  A  similar warning  was Issued  by  line  .  .  .  When  the  line  was  used>  the  national  executive  committee  the United  States P&I  Agency, Inc.  ... it  parted  as  soon  as  it  took  a  and  the  national  president full  au­ in  a  recent  safety  letter.  Both  or­ strain ...  thority  and  responsibility  to  en­ ganizations  cited  instances  of  seri­ ".  . .  Solutions for  cleaning  tiled  force  and  prosecute  violations.  ous  accident  reported  when  ap­ decks,  toilets, oil  burners,  etc. con­ Steps  also  have  been  taken  to  parently­sound  lin^s  parted  be­ tain  the  same  potential  hazards  assure  more  effective  representa­ *  cause the  core of  the line had been  .  .  a  bottle  of  one  such  solution  tion  for  engineers  in  small  ports.  rotted  away  by  a  cleaner  with  a  was  broken  on a  shelf  in  the  fore­ amendments  provide  for  an  The  phosphoric  acid  base.  peak  locker  and  dripped  its  con­ Seafarers  on  the  disability  list  who  dcT not  have  access  to  expanded  program of  national sub­ In light  of  this information.  Sea­ tents  onto  a  coil  of  new  3­inch  the  SIU's  optical  facilities  will  be  able  to  get  the  eyeglass  sidies  to  provide  full­time  repre­ manila  line.  Some  time  later,  a  farers  are  urged  to  exercise  ex­ benefit through  private facilities near  their homes. IThe  trust­ sentation  in  ports  that  had  to get  treme  caution  in  using  any  deter­ gantline  was  cut  from  the  coil,  ees  of  the  Seafarers  Welfare"^  along­with  part­time  service,  and  gent  with  a  phosphoric  acid  base.  secured  to  a  bosun's  chair,  and  The  entire  matter  has  been  re­ rigged  to  slush  down  a  shroud.  Plan  approved  a  modification  farers  do  not  live  in  or  near  port  authorize  mandatory  mergers  in  ferred  to  the  central  safety  com­ When  the  chair  was  hoisted  aloft,  of  the  optical  benefit  allow­ cities  offering  the  optical  service  cases where  merger  would  provide  mittee  of  the  SlU­industry  safety  the  slusher  climbed  up  and  into  ing  these  disabled Seafarers  to re­ and up until  now have  been unable  better  service.  Voluntary  mergers  will  also  be  program  for  action.  SIU  repre­ it—and |he  gantline  parted.  Down  ceive optical  services, up to a maxi­ to  take  advantage  of  this  benefit.  The action  by  the  trustees gives  j^ermitted  between  adjoining  Iq*  sentatives  are  preparing  a  recom­ the  shroud  he  whizzed  for  ninety  mum  cost  of  $25.  mendation  calling  on  the  compa­ feet. Near the  bottom a  turnbuckle  Under  the  optical  plan,  centers  all  Seafarers  on  the  disability­ cals  in  the  same  or  separate  dis­  <  nies  to  immediately  discontinue  checked  his  momentum  and,  as  a  have  been chosen  in  major  ports  pension  list  access  to  the  eyeglass  tricts,  regardless  of  the  size  of  the  use  of  this  type  of  detergent  result,  he  spend  only  two  months  New York,  Baltimore, Philadelphia,  benefit, no  matter where  they  may  their  memberships.  In  the  past  as  too  dangerous,  even  with  care­ in  a  hospital  .  .  .  Although  this  Mobile,  New  Orleans,  Houston and  live.  Those  who  live  in  the  port  only  the  smallest  locals  were  per­ gantline  showed  absolutely  no  ex­ San  Francisco—^where  both  active  cities will  continue  to make  use  of  mitted to  amalgamate. Besides  per­ ful  handling.  ternal  trace  of  damage  it could  be  Seafearers  and  retired  Seafarers  the  optical  centers  working  with  mitting. better  service,  these  pro­,  New  Line  Failed  visions  leave  the  door  open  for  twisted  easily  where  the  receiving  the  disability­pension  the  Welfare  Plan.  The  Coast  Guard  publication  chemical apart  the  creation  of  a  true  national  or­ In  addition,  disabled  Seafarers  can  get  free eye  examinations  and  had  dripped  on  it  . .  ."  cited  an  instance  in  wliich  a  214­ and  their  dependents  get  the  full  ganization,  along  the  lines  of  the  free  eyeglasses.  The  cost  of  these  Cleaners  that  rot  manila  line  inch  line,  which  was  virtually  new  like  that  have  no  place  on  board  services  is  met  by  the  Welfare  coverage of  the SIU Welfare  Plan's  SIU,  NMU  and  other  maritime  to all  appearances,  was  used to rig  siup  hospital  and  surgical  benefits,  al­ unions.  and  should  not  be  permitted  Plan.  a  bosun's  chair  to  be  hoisted  to  there ..."  However,  many  retired  Sea­ though  they  are  no  longer  sailing.  The  amendments  were  worked  the  top  of  the  ship's  stack.  "Sat­ out  at  a  special  constitutional  con­ isfying himself  his chair was rigged  vention  that  met  from  Nov.  15  te..  properly,  one  able seaman  got into,  Nov.  24,  1958.  The  final  language  it  and  started  to  soogee  the  stack.  was  drafted  by  a Qommittee  repre­ He  cleaned  all  he  could  reach  and  senting  locals  in  the  MEBA's  At­ then  lowered  himself  about  18  lantic,  Gulf,  Pacific,  Great  Lakes  inches.  Just  as he  reached  into his  and  Rivers'  Districts.  Ed  Al^an,  CHARLEVOIX,  Mich.—Two  salvage  vessels hired  by  the SIU  Great Lakes  District  are  rinse  bucket,  the  line  parted  and  Seattle  business  manager,  was  he fell 25 feet  to the deck ..." The  continuing  their search  for the sunken  lakes ship, the Carl D. Bradley despite rough weather  chariman  of  the  drafting  commit­ line  had  been  on  the  ship  about  a  conditions.  tee.  Raymond  McKay,  president,  year  and  had  been, used  only  four  The sonar­equipped ship Sea­ ceeds In  locating the  ship, it hopes  and  safeguard  the  lives  of  15,000  represented  the  Brotherhood  of  or  five  times.  Chemical  analysis  Hear  and the  catamaran  Blue  to  be  able  to  propose  specific safe­ American  seamen  on  Lakes  ships,  Marine  Engineers.  ­  showed  a  phosphate  concentration  Chip  are  sweeping  the  area  ty measures which will  prevent any  many  of  which  are  built  along the  at  the  point  of  break,  and  it  was  in  efforts  to  locate  the  Bradley,  repetition  of  the  Bradley  disaster  lines  of  the  lost  vesseL  subsequently  learned  that  the  line'  which  went  down  in  a  storm  last  had  gotten  wet  from ' detergent  November  18,  carrying  33  crew­ mixture  on  a  previous  job.  The  members to their  deaths. Once  the  listed  breaking strength  of  the line  wreck  is  located,  the  Great  Lakes  was  2,515  pounds  but it  had  fallen  plans  to  send  divers  over  apart  supporting  the  weight  of  a  District  the  side  to  examine  the  hulk  In  single  seaman.  SAN FRANCISCO—After a  slow  of  determining  the  cause  of  Other  examples  of  the  hazards  hopes  start,  shipping  made  a  strong  the  disaster.  They  also  hope  to re­ of  such  detergents  were  reported  cover  comebaqk  towards  the  close  of  the  some  of  the  bodies  and  per­ in  Safety  Letter  No.  010159  put  last  shipping  period  here,  reports  sonal  effects  of  the  lost  crew­ out  by  the  US  P&I  Agency.  An  members.  Marty  Breithoff,  port  agent.  article  Entitled  "Soogy" by  Arthur  Two  ships,  the  Choctaw  and  the  The SIU undertook the  search in  E.  Wills  said  in  part:  Kyska,  both  Waterman­owned,  the  interests  of  shipboard  safety  'Rot  The  Insides'  paid off  and  later signed  on crews.  after  the  Coast  Guard  refused  to  In  transit  were  the  J.B.  Waterman  ".  .  .  One  bad  and  often  unex­ do  so,  declaring  It  didn't  have  and  Wild  Ranger  (Waterman);  pected  effect  of  these  fancy  soogy  funds  for  on­the­spot  investigation  Steel  Architect  and  Steel  Worker  .compounds  is  what  they  can  do  to  of  marine  casualties.  (Isthmian);  Kenmar  (Calmar)  and  a  manila  line; They  can rot  the  in­ After  the  SIU  Initiated  its  the  Jefferson City Victoiy (Victory  sides  of  even  new  manila  without  search, US Steel,  the owners of  the  Carriers).  discoloring  it  or  giving  any  ex­ Bradley  fleet,  belatedly  sent  a  so­ ,  lerual'  indicatiou  of  their  hidden  nar equipped  pleasure  cruiser  into  The  eyeglass  program  recently  devastation.  This  is  true  particu­ the area and  spent a few days mak­ established  here  under  the  Sea­ •   larly  of  cleaners  which  have  a  ing  sonar  sweeps  before  abandon­ farers  Welfare  Plan  has  been  run­ phosphoric  acid'  base.  Even  when  ing  its  efforts.  ning  smoothly.  Any  men  in  need  very  diluted,  they  will  rot  manila  Thus  far,  there  is  no  definite  of  glasses are  urged to come  down  line—or any  other  vegetable fiber.  evidence of  the whereabouts  of  the  One of  two  salvage'vessels  searching  for  sunken Car| D. Bradley,  to  the  h^l  and  make  an  appoint­ the catamaran Blue  Chip carries monitor  screen  of underwater  TV  ment  for  an  eye  examination  and>  On  one  ship,  new  stage  gantlines  sunken  ship.  glasses.  '  .  ••  lyere  rigged  to SQogy  the  front  of  If  the  Great  Lakes  District  suc­ set.  Other vessel,  the Sea­Hear, has sonar  equipment.  m­ All SIU  Pensioners  Get Eyeglass Benefit  Lakes SIU Continues Ship Search  Welcome SF  • f­r  K':.  "'• if !  � 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 May 22, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ICC RULING VOID; COURT FINDS BIAS US, SIU TARGETS OF BRIDGES’ BLAST SIUNA CONVENTION OPENS IN MONTREAL INJURIES DROP IN US CARGO FLEET BRITISH HAVE EIGHT ATOM SHIP PLANS FIRST LIFEBOAT CLASS 100% SUCCESSFUL SIU, NMU HIT M’TIME DAY FRAUD HOUSTON NEXT IN LINE FOR SIU HEALTH CLINIC REOPEN VALCHEM CASE; WITNESS REVISES STORY US REJECTS BIDDING ON ELLIS ISLAND MA SHOWS OFF IMPROVED DESIGN FOR SHIPS FOC’SLES SEA UNIONS URGE SHIP WAGE FLOOR NY SETTLES FOOD BEEF; JOBS UP SHIPPING QUIET IN PHILA.; AWAIT BUILDING GO-AHEAD PORT JAMES, ACCIDENTS DARKEN SHIPPING OUTLOOK ON SEAWAY SIU RAPS NAT’L GUARD ROLE IN TEXTILE STRIKE LINE ORDERED TO REPAY 9 AXED FOR JOINING SIU PUSH OHIO JOBLESS AID TO SEAMEN DELTA SIGNS ORDER FOR 3 NEW SHIPS PLASTIC COATING PREVENTS TANK RUST, MSTS FINDS LABOR HOTS ALA. ‘WRECK’ REFERENDUM PHS REPEATS WARNING ON CIGARETTE HEALTH PERIL SOOGEE MIXTURES ENDANGER CREWS, CG REPORT SAYS MEBA TO GET UNIFORM JOB RULES 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 05/22/1959 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. XXI, No. 11  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/f640aec0d7f2dd1214214470dc57505e.pdf abad492669433b998b938d9c6f8f23f3 PDF Text Text SIUNA Hits Anti'Ship Policy:  CONFLICT OF INTEREST  .­1  ­• 'i  fi  Story On Page 3  SEAFARERS^LOG  JuM 5,  1959  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • A   TLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  Convention Maps Union Plans  Pledges Continued  Fight  On Runaway­Flag  Fleet  Hits  Kennedy­Ervin Bill  As Menacing Union Rights  Denounces Coast Guard,  M5T5 Rule Over  Jobs  Would  Broaden 'SO­SO'  To Cover  US Oil Imports  Stories  On  Pages 2,  3  '' I  m  • 'M  k'>i  l|  i,"X' k'';;  mf­ l '­"~  ..• y*  Ai  Plan 3  More Years  Of  Surplus Cargoes  Story  On  Page  2  story  On  Page  16  SEAFARERS  WELFAREH>LAN  Page  10  :  'i  %  .­Vi  �Fwe Two  Jmu  5. IfHi  SEAFARERS  LOG  CONVENTION  ACTS  The  ^th  biennial convention  of  the SIU  of  North  America  dealt  with  and  approved  re­ ports  by several  committees on  various vital issues affecting Seafarers and  related trades in  the international union. The following is a brief  summary of  major  points covered  in  the va­ rious committee reports.  Seomdn's Grievance  Committee  SIU  Canadian  District  Rank­and­file  members  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Marine  Engineers  tally  results  in  90­day  referendum  on  BME  merger  with  Marine  Engineers  Beneficial  Association.  The  committee,  elected  at  spe­ cial meeting  in  New  York,  reported  the  proposition  carried five  to  one.  MEBA  membership  also  approved  merger.  Engineers  Form  One  Sea  Union  The  convention  voted  full  support  to  the  Canadian  Dis­ trict  in  its  handling  of  the  li­ censed  officers'  problem  in  Canada  and in  its fight  to main­ tain  its  jurisdiction  in  the  face  of  attacks from  outside  sources.  Domestic  Shipping  The  convention  denounced  the  Interstate  Commerce  Com­ mission  for  constantly  favoring  the  railroads  over  domestic  shipping.  It  noted  the  serious  decline  in  domestic  shipping  since  the  end  of  World  War  II  as a  result  of  the  ICC  discrim­ ination  and  called  for  a  Con­ Inland  Boatmen's  gressional  Investigation  of  con­ Strike  flicts  of  interest  in  the  ICC.  It  The  strike^^of  the  IBU  in  Los  also  demanded  defeat  of  a  bill  Angeles  and  San  Francisco  re­ to  give  the  ICC  jurisdiction  ceived  full  convention  backing.  over  Alaska  shipping.  International  officers  were  in­ structed  to  contact  the  Machin­ Subsidies  Once  again,  dOlegates  reaf­ ists Union, some  of  whose  mem­ bers  are  performing  tugboat  firmed  a  long­standing  SIU  of  NA  policy  on  subsidies;  namely  work  In  these  ports.  that  there  should  be  a  more  equitable  distribution  of  Gov­ Runaway­Flag Ships  ernment  assistance  so  that  the  After reviewing  the details of  entire  maritime  industry  the runaway flag  beef, including  benefit.and  be  strengthened can  by  the  successful  ITF  protest  of  the subsidy  program.  last  December,  the  convention  instructed  the  International  to  continue economic action against  State Taxes  Efforts  by  various  states  and  the  runaways.  It  also  called  for  legislation  to  eliminate the  run­ foreign  governments  to  tax  away­flag fleets,  for  a  Congres­ transient seamen  were attacked.  sional  investigation  of  the  The  convention  urged  support  of  a bill to  bar states from  with­ American  corporations  utilizing  holding  runaway flags,  and  urged  closi  wages.  any  part  of  seamen's  scrutiny  of  the  State  Depart­ ment  and  other  agencies  which  have  supported  the  runaways in  the  past.  Hiring Hall  The convention reaffirmed the  long­standing  position  of  the  SIU  of  NA  on  the  hiring  hall  as  the  "only  fair,  equitable and  effective  means"  of  maritime  employment.  SIU Pacific District  The  convention  noted  with  approval  the  progress  of  the  Pacific  District  in  coordinating  contracts,  and  pension  plans  and  the  achievement  of  uni­ formity in  shipboard  conditions.  It  called  for  expansion  of  this  joint, coordinated  approach  into  other  areas  including  amal­ gamation  of  the  welfare  plan,  establishment of  a  joint  medical  clinic  program, a  joint  informa­ tion  program  for  the  member­ ship and  other  joint  activity.  Following overwhelmingly  favorable  votes in secret  bal­ lot  referendums  of  both  unions'  memberships,  the  Marine  Unemployment  Engineers  Beneficial  Association  and  the  Brotherhood  of  Marine  Engineers  have  com­ Insurance  pleted  merger  into  a  single  BME  vote, and  by  better than  four  Efforts  of  seamen  on  the  to  one  in  the  MEBA  membership.  national  organization.  Lakes  to  secure  unemployment  The  merged  union  has  a  total  The  new,  enlarged  Local  101  coverage  in  tthe  winter  months  membership  of  approximately  10,­ will operate offices in  Detroit, Buf­ were  strongly  supported,  with  000,  representing  engineers  sailing  falo  and  Duluth,  and  is  studying  the convention calling for favor­ on  American­flag  vessels  on  all  the  desirability  of  opening  addi­ able  action  in  Ohio  and  else­ three  coasts,  the  Great  Lakes  and  tional offices  in other  Lakes ports.  where  on  legislation  which  inland  waters.  Completion  of  the  Among  major  operators  under  w'ould  make seamen  eligible.  merger  is  expected  to  pave  the  contract to  Local 101 as the  MEBA  way  for  vigorous  organizing  ac­ Great  Lakes  District  are  Bethle­ tivity,  particularly  on  the  Lakes,  hem,  Browning,  International  Har­ where  the  BME  has  joined  forces  vester,  T. J. McCarthy,  Pittsburgh  with  Local  101  of  the  MEBA  as  a  Steamship  (an  operating  subsidi­ new  1,100­man  local  with  juris­ ng  of  US  Steel),  Georgian  Bay  SS Nikolis  After  hearing  of  the  adverfe^  diction  throughout  the  Lakes area.  Line,  Ore  Navigation,  Sinclair  Re­ decision  against  the  Marine  Even  before final  completion  of  fining,  Tomlinson  and  other  big  Oil Imports  Cooks  and  Stewards  for  picket­ Kennedy­Ervin Bill  the  merger,  BME  organizers  had  Lakes  carriers.  ing the Liberian­flag SS  Nikolis,  Delegates  noted  that  the  Delegates  noted  the  passage  already  been  working  with  Local  The  completion  of  the  merger  the  convention  went  on  record  of  this  bill  in  the  Senate  and  growth  of  runaway  shipping  101 as  part  of  the  AFL­CIO  Mari­ last  week  culminates  a  two­year  to  support  any  effort  by  MCS  the  position  of  the  AFL­CIO  has  decimated  the  American  time  Trades  Department's  organiz­ process  which  began  back  in  Oc­ which  is  now  ing campaign  on  the Lakes.  tober,  1957.  At  that  time  the  two  •  to  have  the  decision  reversed.  Executive Council that the meas­ tanker fleet  ure  was  unfair  to  the  trade  limited  to  the  domestic  trades  The  secret  ballot  referendum,  unions  worked  out  a  pre­merger  union  movement.  The  conven­ for practical  purposes.  The con­ the  results  of  which  were  ratified  timetable,  calling  for  merger  by  Coast  Guard  The  delegates  adopted  lan­ tion  was  particularly  critical  of  vention  voted  support  of  legis­ at  the  82nd  MEBA  national  con­ January,  1960.  The  pre­merger  vention in  Miami, carried  the mer­ agreement  was  subsequently  ap­,  guage  highly  critical  of  the  sections  which  call  for  Federal  lation  which  would  require  50  Coast  Guards' efforts to  extend  or  State  interference  in  the  in­ percent  of  US  oil  imports  to  ger  program  by five  to  one  in  the  proved  by  secret  ballot  of  both  its  "quasi­military court  martial  ternal  operations  of  unions,  come  on  American­flag  tankers,  unions'  memberships.  system"  over  civilian  seamen.  even  where  unions have  specifio  and  called for  the remaining  50  At  the  same  time,  members  of  They  voted  to  continue  to fight  procedures  dealing  with  mem­ percent  to  be  reserved  for  the  the  MEBA  voted  to  join  the  AFL­ bership  trials, financial  reports,  ships  of  legitimate  maritinie  the Coast  Guard  power grab.  CIO  Maritime  Trades  Department,  secret  ballot  elections  and  the  nations.  of  which  the  BME  was  already  a  like.  It  called  such  measiures  a  member.  The  MEBA  also  under­ WC Missile Ships  Oil Depletion  took  to  revamp  its  constitution  so  The  Military  Sea  Transporta­ dangerous  trend  toward  com­ plete government  control of  the  members  would  have  equal  tion  Service  was  denounced  for  Allowance  Officials  of  the  New  York  State  that  trade  imion  movement.  shipping  rights  in  all  ports,  a  Its lates| Invasion  of  the private  In  line  with  the  above  item,  Tax Department have had a change  change  which  was  subsequently  shipping  business, the  operation  State Labor  Legislation  the  delegates  charged  major  of  heart  regarding  the  taxation  adopted  by  tliat  union's  member­ of  the West  Coast  missile ships.  The  convention  praised  the  American  oil  companies  with  of  seamen's  food  and  lodging  fol­ ship.  Prior  to  that,  members  of  The  convention  noted  that  on '  action  of  the  SIU  Pacific  Dis­ "flagrant  abuses"  of  tax  laws  lowing  an  industry­wide  protest.  local  MEBA  affiliates  had  priority  the East  Coast, missile ship,s are  trict  in  helping defeat "right  to  through  the  oil  depiction  ae­ Under  a  ruling  dated  May  20,  over  engineers  from  other  ports.  operated  successfully with  civil­ work"  laws  in  California  and  vice.  These  companies  also  op­ food  and  lodging furnished  to sea­ ian, union  crews.  Washington,  but  noted  that  ef­ erate  tax ­ free  runaway ­ flag  men  will  not  be  considered  part  The  absence  of  such  equal  job  rights  all  over  the  country  was  forts  to  pass  anti­labor  legisla­ fleets.  Consequently,  delegates  of  wages  subject  to  withholding.  '50­50' Law  ,  tion  are still  continuing  On  the  called  for  passage  of  a  bill  to  ,  Earlier,  stats  tax  officials  said  one  of  the major  reasons  why  the  The  delegates  noted  that  the  State  level.  It  urged  all  affili­ eliminate  the  depletion  allow­ these  items  would  be  counted  as  BME  was  formed  as  an  affiliate  agencies  responsible  for  admin­ ates  to  work  through  appropri­ ances "to make  these companies  wages, and that an additional $1.20  of  the  American  Federation  of  istering  the  "50­50"  law  were  ate  central  labor  bodies  and  live  up  to  at  least  part  of  their  per  day  should  be  added  to  an  Labor  in  1949.  often'  unsympathetic  and  have  port  councils  to  block  such  leg­ obligations  to  the  American  unlicensed  seaman's  earnings  be­ public."  violated its intent.  Consequently  islation.  fore  companies  took  the  state  tax  they  urged  passage  of  legisla­ bite  out  of  his  pay.  Seamen's Minimum  tion  which  would  give  sole  re­ Canadian Domestic  Union  and  industry  representa­ June 5,19S9  Vol. XXI, No. 12  sponsibility  for  "50­50''  to  the  Shipping  tives  protested  this  practice, since  Wages  Maritime  Administration.^  the  Federal  Government  does  not  Since  Canada  noes  not  have  While  union  seamen  are  not  regard  meals  and  lodging  as  in­ a  law  reserving  its  domestic  effected  by  a  proposal  to  estab­ come  tor  tax  purposes,  except ­in  Public Health'Service  shipping  to  Canadian­flag ships,  lish  minimum  wages  on  ships,  the  case  of  Social  Security deduc­ Concern  was  expressed  over  the  convention  noted  that  the  delegates  called  for  passage  of  PAUL  BALL.'  Secretary­Treasurer  tions.  gradual  erosion  of  the  PHS  by  problem  of  foreign­flag  compe­ this  bill  to  set  a  basic floor  In  BCBBCBT  BRARD.  Editor.  BEBNASO  SCA­ Acknowledging  this  position,  AIM.  a  starvation  budget.  The  con­ tition  is  particularly,  acute  in  maritime,  to  raise  the  wages  of  Art  Editor.  HBIKAM  AKBini. IBWXM  SPIVACK,  AL  MASKXM.  JOHM  BBAZH,.  ANA­ Albany  said:  vention  warned  that  unless  the  this  country.  "Every  major  men  working  on  non­union  TOM  Lxvxorr, StaF  WHtere.  BILL  MOOOT  "It  has  been  concluded  that  the  Gulf  Area  RepreeeiitaUiie.  budget  was  increased  to  cover  maritime nation, except  Canada^  harbor  and  river  craft  and  to  furnishing  of  food  and  lodging  to  iroreased  co.sts,  the  PHS  would  has legal  safeguard  for ships  of  double  and  triple  wages  on  seamen  is in  the same  category as  Pybllshed  biweekly  or  tne  beadquerter:  have  to  discontinue  essen­ their  own flags  in  their  own  American owned  runaway ships; ­ the  Seafareri  International  Union,  At  reimbursement  of  traveling  ex­ of  tial  services.  It  mged  that  the  domestic  waters . . ^ Therefore,  now  averaging  $90  a  month.  lantic ft Cult Dlltrict, AFL­CIO, «7$ Fourtt  penses  of  employees  assigned  to  Avenue.  Brooklyn  32,  NY.  Tel.  HYaelnti  PHS budget  take account  of  the.  we strongly  urge immediate  ac­ Second  class  p^age  pah  ^  ^ ^  duty away  jfrom home  and, accord­ 9­MOO.  rise  in  the  costs  of  operation,  tion  by  the  parliament  of  McCarran Act  at the  Pott Office  In Brooklyn,  NY, undo  ingly,  does  not  constitute  compen­ be  Act  vf  Aug.  M, Tft3,  includiar (h'i  increased costs re­ Canada  to­provide  proper legis­ •   The  treatment  of  non­eitijRff  m  sation  for  personal  services  and  sulting  from  wage  boosts  given  .  lative  protection,  for  domestic  members  of  the  SIU  of  NA'ilni^i«i t  is not subject  to withholding."  Canadian  shipping."  Federal  employees.  (Continued  on  page 15)  Legislation And  Constitution Committee  NY  Backs Off  On  Ship  Tax  SEAFARERS  LOG  v  tf  1^' i  �SEAFARERS  LOG  HH 8. IWff  Par* Thra*  SIUNA Acts On Ship issues  Runaways, 50­50,  CG, Fish  Industry  Problems  Attacked  Charges  ICC Ylith  Conflict Of  Interest  MONTREAL—The fight  of  the  SIU  of  NA  to  preserve  domestic shipping from  destruction by  the railroad­Interstate  Commerce  Commission  alliance  entered  a  new  phase  as  the  international  convention  MONTREAL—Delegates  to  the  9th  biennial  con­ called  for  "a  thorough  Con­ had  a  railroad  man.  who  also  has  vention of the Searfaiers International Union of North  gressional  investigation of  the  a  stake  in  runaway­flag  shipping,  Interstate  Commerce  Com­ participating  in  a  transportation  America  ripped  into the  activities  of  several  Govern­ mission  for  its  apparent  con­ study  to  decide  how  water  and  rail  transportation  are  to  be  reg­ ment  agencies  for  action*^ the degree to  which organized  sea­ flict  of  interest."  ulated.  The  term  "conflict  of  interest"  Strauss  himself, the nominee  for  inimical  to maritime  labor  men  are  vitally  Involved  in  the  describes  situations  .  in  which  Secretary  of  Commerce,  has  been  decisions  of  Government  agencies  Government  officials  operate  with  attacked  by  the  "Pacific  Shipper."  and unions  in general.  In  and  Congress, and  their awareness  Stressing  problems  of  West  a  divided  allegiance.  While  osten­ a  West  Coast  maritime  publica­ of  the  need  to  offer  positive  pro­ taking  action  on  a  wide  sibly  representing  the  Govern­ tion.  as  being  pro­railroad  and,an­ Coast  fishermen  and  cannery  grams for dealing  with the  impact  ment.  such  officials  also  have  ti­shipping  in  light  of  his  Wall  workers,  SIUNA  Vice­Presi­ of  Government  on  maritime.  variety  of  problems  affect­ direct  connections, financial  or  Street background and  past career.  dent  Andrea  Gomez,  repre­ In reviewing the activities  of  the  otherwise,  with  specific  private  The  SIU  of  NA  convention,  in  senting  Cannery  Workers  of  ing seamen, fishermen, fish  past  two  years,  the  delegates  ap^  business  which  they  are  under  discussing  the  role  of  the  ICC  the Pacific,  addresses conven­ cannery  workers  and  allied  proved  a  large  number  of  pro­ obligation  to regulate.  (Continued  on  page  5)  tion  session.  trades  in  the  international  posals brought  before  them  by  the  In  raising  the  "conflict  of  In­ union,  the  delegates  singled  various  convention  committees.  terest"  charge,  the  convention  de­ out the  Interstate Commerce  Com­ They  endorsed  the  successful  ac­ clared  that  the  "ICC  is  working  mission as  guilty of  open  discrimi­ tion  of  the  world's  sea  unions  hand­ln­glove  with  the  railroads  haiion against seamen and shipping  against  the  runaway  ship  opera­ and  deliberately  bypassing  its own  operations. The convention charged  tors  last  December  and  pledged­ regulations  and  the  laws  of  the  that  the  ICC  is  wholly  dominated  to  continue  this  campaign  on  sev­ land."  The  result  has  been  the  by railroad  management and called  eral  fronts—by  organizing,  by  disappearance  of  350  ships  and  for  a  Congressional  investigation  pressing  for  legislation  against  12,000  seamen's  Jobs  from  the  of  a "conflict  of  interest" situation  runaways  and  investigation  of  the  domestic  trades  because  of  "clear  MONTREAL—Taking  action  against  a  "runaway"  prob­ within  the  ICC.  (See  story  adjoin­ use  of  runaway  shipping  by  large  . .  .  discrimination  against  domes­ lem  of  their  own,  representatives  of  the fishing  and fish  ing).  American  corporations,  and  by  keeping  close  watch  on  the  activi­ tic  shipping."  Also  coming  under  the  conven­ The  convention's  conflict  of  in­ cannery  unions  at  the  SIU  of  NA  convention  proposed  sev­ tion's  fire  were  the  Coast  Guard's  ties  of  the  State  Department  and  terest  charges  against  the  ICC  eral  steps  to  deal  with  the  efforts  to  impose  inilitary­tjq)e  the Maritime Administration which,  were  supplemented  by  Congres­ dispersal of the industry. Their  eries  in  Bristol  Bay.  Alaska.  The  court  martials  on  civilian  seamen;  in  the  past,  have  been  more  than  sional  attacks on a  proposed mem­ proposals  were  subsequently  shutdown would  have  deprived  the  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  friendly  toward  runaway  shipping.  Bristol  Bay  community  of  its  live­ Service's  decision  to  bar  union,  Tax  and  wage  problems  affect­ ber  of  a  transportation  study  panel  in  the  Department  of  Com­ adopted  in full  by  the  convention.  lihood.  civilian  seamen  from  employment  ing seamen  were  dealt  with  as  the  merce.  As a  result, he  has notified  Originally  largely  eoncentrated  Other  action  by­the  fishing  on  West  Coast  missile  ships;  the  delegates  called  for  inclusion  of  Secretary  of  Commerce­designate  on  the  West  Coast  and  in  Alaska,  unions'  committee  called  for  in­ State  Department's  connivance  seamen, under  the  minimum  wage  Lewis Strauss  that  he  is withdraw­ involving  tuna,  salmon,  sardines  clusion  of  all  cannery  workers  un­ with  runaway­fiag  operators;  the  law and  a ban  on state  withholding  and  mackeral.  the  fish  and  fish­ der  the  US  minimum  wage;  reg­ Bureau  of  •  the  Budget  for  im­ taxes  on  seamen's  wages.  ing as a member of  the panel.  The individual  involved, Armand  canning  industry  is  spreading  all  ulation  of  tuna  imports;  and  re­ posing  a  starvation  diet  on  the  The  SIU  Canadian  District  was  G.  Erpf.  is  a  New  York financier  over  the  country  and  to  territorial  fusal  by  the  United  States  to  par­ Public  Health  Service;  and  the  US  pledged  solid  support  in  its  fight  and  partner  in  a  Wall  Street  possessions.  Many  fish  canning  ticipate  in  any  international  or­ Senate's  action  in  passing  legisla­ to  protect  its  jurisdiction  in  Can­ brokerage house  which has under­ plants J|iave  been  set  up  in  these  ganization,  such  as  the  General  tion, the  Kennedy­Ervin bill, which  ada  and  the  delegates  also  called  written  many  railroad  stock  and  other  areas  and  are  paying  wages  Agreement  on  Tariffs  and  Trade,  opens  the  door  to  Government  for  Canadian  legislation  to  protect  bond  sales.  He  is  also  a  director  far below  the existing  union scales  which  would  limit  US  regulatory  dictation  of  internal  union  affairs.  the  Canadian  flag  in  that  coun­ powers over foreign commerce.  The  delegates'  actions  reflected  try's  domestic  trades.  of  the Seaboard Air  Line Railroad,  in  California.  a major  East  Coast rail  line which  Consequently, the fishermen  and  The  convention  approved  plans  is  in  direct  competition  with  fish cannery workers organizational  for  implementing  the  SIU  Pacific  Complex Union Activity Outlined  American­flag  coastwise  shipping.  and grievance  committee noted  the  District's  program  of  amalgamat­ (The Seaboard  Air Line  Railroad  desirability  of  legislative  and  or­ The  growing  scope  and  complexity  of  union  operations  was  em­ ing  the  unions'  welfare  plans,  and  also  happens "^to  be  one  of  the  ganizing  action  to  bring  these  phasized by a number of  technical reports  to the SIUNA  convention,  establishmenf^of  joint  medical fac­ owners of  the P&O  Shipping Com­ plants up to union  standards. They  presented by  professional consultants.  They discussed  problems and  ilities. It noted  the District's  previ­ pany.  operators  of  the, runaway­ also voted to set up a standing con­ procedures  involved  in  present­day  union  operations.  Among  them  ous action of  amalgamating its  con­ flag SS  Florida..The  SIU  won  an  ference  procedure  among  existing  were  Nelson  Cruikshank,  AFL­CIO  Director  of  the  Department  of  tracts  and  pension  plans  and  re­ NLRB  collective  bargaining  elec­ fish  and  cannery  unions  in  Cali­ Social  Security  and  an  SIU  member,  who  dealt  with  the  problems  commended  further  action  along  tion  on  the  Florida  last  year  in  fornia.  to  establish  common  con­ of  retirement;  and  for  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  district.  Seymour  W.  these  lines  to  coordinate  opera­ the first  instance  in  which  the  tract expiration  dates and  uniform  Miller,  general  counsel,  who  discussed  the  various  legislative  re­ tions  and  protect  the  security  of  NLRB  recognized  that  American  wage  standards  in  the  Industry.  straints  in  effect  or  being  drafted  against  unions;  Ray  Buchbinder.  West  Coast  seamen.  Plans  for  a  maritime  unions  have  Jurisdiction  The  group  also  hailed  Interna­ certified  public  accountant,  who  gave  the  delegates  a  revealing  joint  Pacific  District  information  tiohal  Secretary­ Treasurer  John  glimpse  of  the  enormous  mountain  of  paper  work  and  reports  re­ service  were  also  adopted.  over runaway­flag  shipping.)­ In  effect  then,  had  Erpf's  ap­ Hawk  for  his  efforts  to  have  the  quired of  unions; Dr.  Joseph Logue,  who reported on the  success of  In  the  fish  and  fish  cannery  pointment  gone  through,  the  De­ Department  of  Interior  ehange  its  the  Seafarers  Medical  Department  in  prevention  of  illness  among  area,  the  convention  noted  the  in­ partment of  Commerce would have  deeision to  shut  down  salmon fish­ seamen,  and  Ray  Murdock,  Washington  counsel  of  the  SIU.  who  creasing  dispersal  of  this  Industry  discussed  the  sweeping  impact  on  maritime  of  a  multitude  of  and  the  runaway  problem  created  by  the  action  of  fish  packers  in  Government  agencies  and  Congress.  (Continued  on  page  5)  Fish Unions Map Fight  On Cannery 'Runaways'^  Int'l Calls  Logger  Strike  Crucial^ Votes $5,000 Aid  MONTREAL—The SIUNA convention  voted additional  aid  to the striking Newfoundland loggers to enable them to carry  on  their fight  for union  rights in  the province  of  Newfound­ land.  The  loggers,  members  of  the  International  Woodworkers  of  America,  are  continuing  their  strike  although  they  have  been  "out­ lawed"  by  the  Newfoundland  government  and  a  Government­spon­ sored  strikebreaking  organization  set  up  in  the  industry.  The  eonvention  acted  following  a  moving  appeal  by  Distriet  Presi­ dent  H. Landon  Ladd  of  the  IWA  who  told  of  the loggers' determina­ tion  to fight^for the  bare  minimum  deceneies  of  existence  and  to  re­ sist  Government  strikebreaking.  Delegates  authorized  a  $5,000  con­ tribution  to  the  besieged  loggers.  _  Previously,  the  convention  had  gone  on  record  as  denouncing  the  use  of  "repressive  tactics  of  dictatorship"  by  the  Newfoundland  gov­ ernment  and  called  the  government's  action  "a  direct  threat  to  .  .  democratic  rights  ,  .  It  galled  attention  to  the  dangers  of  such  strikebreaking  tactics  to  the  entire  trade  union  movement.  The  AFL­CIO  and  the  Canadian  Labor  Congress  have  urged  all  member  unions  to  come  to  the  support  of  the  striking loggers  in  this  key  test  of  union  rights.  The SIUNA'a  $5,000  contribution  was the second  given  by the  Inter­ national.  Two  months  agbran  equal  sum  was  given, the  IWA  along  with  $1,500  from  the  SIU  Canadian  District.  if  11  1 I  Port  of  a  group  of  Canadian  District  rank  and  fil*  seamen  who  attended  the  convention  sessions  as observers.  Men on  the beach  in Montreal  were  invited  to  the  deliberations.  �Fit* Four  Sm^sHW!^  SEArARERS  LiQC  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPme  HOARD  :'­v;  %'  May 13  Through May 26, 1959  Ship  Acfivify  Climbing steadily,  SIU shipping  last period hit  a new  high  The  statistics  by  seniority  group  showed  class  C  moving  up  to  16  Pay  Sign  In  for  the  year  when  1,242  men  were  dispatched  to  jobs.  The  percent  of  the  total  jobs  shipped,  as  class  A  dipped  to  61  percent  Ofh  On«  Tram. TOTAL  rise  was  split  between  class  B  and  class  C  men,  as  class  A  of  the  total  and  class  B  to  23  percent.  Tampa  and  Lake  Charles  were  —  iertea  4  7  shipping  remained  virtually  unchanged.  Begistration  fell  off  to  1,131,  the  only  ports  that  shipped  no  class  C  men.  New  York...  47  .  2t  15  4  mostly  for  class  A  men.  However,  the  total  number  of  men  on  the  Reports  for  the  men  registered  on  the  beach  at­  the  end  of  the  13  11  beach  Increased  slightly,  with  most  of  the  rise  in  the  class  A  column.  period  listed  eight  ports  with  less  than  100  men  available  in  all  MiiadelpMa. .  2  37  laMmore  ..  . 13  •   14  A  total  of  241  ship  visits  was  reported  by  all  ports,  covering  71  departments, including Boston,  Philadelphia, Norfolk, Savannah, Tampa,  Norfolk  .....  1  2  •   11  payoffs,  26  sign­ons  and  144  in­transits.  New  York  accounted  for  4T  Lake  Charley,  Wilmington  and  Seattle.  Five  of  these  ports  (Boston,  Scnraanoh  ...  —  10  10  ships,  Baltimore  and  New  Orleans  for  37  each  and  Houston  had  32.  Norfolk,  Savannah,  Tampa  and  Lake  Charles)  also  had  fewer  than  Tampa  —  0  7  10  Seven  ports  (Boston,  Philadelphia,  Savannah,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles,  50  class  A  men  on  hand.  Tampa,  for  example,  shipped  19  jobs  during  Mobile  4  B  37  Now Orioaos. .  •   S  24  Wilmington,  Seattle)  had  no  sign­ons  at  all  and  Houston  and  San  the  period  and  reported only 25  still'registered  on  the  beach.  Francisco  had  one  each.  Most  of  the  sign­ons  were  split  among  the  The  following  is  the  outlook  port  by  port;  —  LokoCkarlos.  7  7  five remaining  ports.  (See  "Ship  Activity" summary  at  right.)  .  ­­ 27  Hooston  ...  .   4  1  32  Boston:  Fair  .  .  .  New  York;  Good  .  .  .  Philadelphia:  Fair  .  .  .  3  ' 3  Only  six  ports  (Boston,  Philadelphia,  Tampa,  Mobile,  New  Orleans  Baitimore:  Busy  again  .  .  .  Norfolk:  Fair  .  .  .  Savaimah:  Slow  .  .  .  WIfmiii(|ten  . .  —.  —  San Francliee .  2  5  1  2  and  Houston)  shared  in  the  overall  shipping  rise,  with  Mobile  and  Houston  showing  the  only  major  changes.  New  York  and  the  rest  Tampa:  Fair  .  .  Mobile:  Good  ... l/cw  Orieans:  Good  .  .  .  Lake  Seattle  .  T  —  4  S  all  fell  off  a  bit.  The  West  Coast  ports  were  particularly  inactive,  ac­ Charles:  No  change  . . . Honston:  Good  .  .  .  Wilmington:  Slow  .  . .  counting  for  only  69  jobs  between  them.  San  Francisco:  Fair  .  . .  Seattle:  Should  be  good.  TOTALS  .. . 71  24  144  241  0  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  •  Perl  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia..........  Baitimore  Norfolk  Savannah.  Tampa...,  Mobile  New  Orleans...  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco.........  Seattle  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  8  GROUP  3  ALL  1  w  6  2  10  2  77  24  37  16  8  3  2  3  45  16  24  5  7  5  —  2  1  1  5  2  2  1  39  9  17  4  49  13  26  10  2  5  2  9  32  7  17  8  3  2  —  1  10  5  1  4  2­ —  2  4  86  152  52  290  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  11  10  21  —  1  ,  1  2  7  12  21  —  —  5  5  _  e».  —  —  ­  _  13  3  3  7  6  9  2  17  —  _  —­ 7  1  6  1 .  1  —  _  6  1  9  2  1  —  1  2  98  12  34  52  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  Z  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  7  3  2  1  2  5  __  64  19  11  38  15  8  11  _  3  3  10  7  1  2  25  40  2  9  14  13  20  7  7  —  9  1  4  1  2  2  _  2  1  3  2  1  1  —  1  —  —  1  1  1  12  44  5  7  17  22  5  10  70  1  5  4  18  40  12  —  —­  '  —  8  4  2  2  12  33  7  5  11  16  6  6  3  3  —  4  2  11  1  25  —  3  1  4  8  16  1  3  11  r  3  —  5  1  5  98  182  56  336  5  46  51  102  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered C fl The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  S  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ­ .  10  1  11  5  13  2  15  77  21  15  113  82  150  41  3  12  —  8  1  9  12  18  13  3  9  12  45  21  12  78  35  56  11  —  3  1  ­  4  7  5  4  16  8  11  _  1  _  _  1  1  5  5  '  —  5  —  —  5  1  8  30  13  8  3  9  51  27  29  5  9  49  17  9  3  2  4  75  33  47  9  —  .  —  9  .—  9  2  13  3  —  32  —  —  7  39  33.  42  4  _  »  1  1  3  5  9  16  5  1  1  1  1  2  10  9  2  21  20  17  5  —  2  —  8  11  14  2  2  4  2  2  3  17  33  53 290  98  53  441 278  431  106  ALL  20)  273  43  102  19  11  1  61  89  18  79  SO  42  27  815  •  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  7  3  3  38  1  18  19  2  1  1  2  IS  22  39  3  6  9  4  1  3  1  1  10  10  5  3  2  5  1  4  9  5  14  3  1  2  •   7  3  3  1  7  5  2  7  65  82  154  MM  MM  MM  MM  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  B  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  Boston  ­ Philadelphia.  MM  MM  MM  M^  Baltimore  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  2  3  AT.I.  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  __  1  3  2  5  5  5  ,  1  30  9  36  5  50  55  2  15  13  7  40  8  8  2  2  4  10  2  12  6  2  18  8  26  1  34  4  39  41  1  33  7  ­ 6  6  6  6  6  1  1  4  2  7  7  2  2  2  ­ _  1  10  1  9  1  13  6.  19  3  6  7  28  2  21  4  27  8  5  27  8  37  4  4  40  8  23  6  7  5  5  1  1  1  1  1  3  1  32  2  9  7  18  12  26  4  11  21  42  5  —  3  4  1  8  1  1  1  4  16  1  5  10  6  8  2  4  —  5  5  6  6  3  12  2  3  1  3  —  3  3  42  186  34  262  8  67  50  125  35  182  36  253  MM  New  York  Shipped  CLASS  A  MM  Norfolk  MM'  Savannah  MM  MM  Tampa .....'i.........  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake  Charles  Hopston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  MM  MM ­ 'MM  'MM  MM  '  MM  MM.  MM  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  0 In  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  9  3  5  1  3  7  1  1  1  1  7  1  2  85  44  138  16  198  6  28  25  17  50  18  17  59  1  12  5  18  7  10  3  6  1  19  1  19  4  24  1  2  1  5  6  1  _  1  12  27  16  11  1  12  8  21  1  7  12  20  39  21  20  80  4  69  10  83  5  1  5  2  3  5  12  —  7  1  2  3  1  1  6  8  _—  _  —  _  »  2  2  1"~~12  1  14  3  10  11  __  3  —  .1  1  4  ­ 1  4  13  50  36  41  7  5  ,8  8  8  6  8  14  4  4  14  28  84  22  6  40  20  6  66  18  59  11  88  3  11  8  20  1  3  2  1  10  9  2  2  4  2  7  5  7  2  2  5  14  2  10  57  —  4  6  12  6  18  4  42  18  4  64  19  36  2  4  —  _  —  9  4  5  2  2  2  —  3  3  10  1  14  1  MU  .  —^  —  5  3  2  39  —  3  10  3  —  13  11  26  2  1  2  —  3  6  3  1  2  2  2  .—  5  2  10  2  14  2  66(253  101  66  426'144  445  59  648  11  83  73  167  3  55  49  107  2  31  33  MM  MM.  MM.  MM  .  MM  MM  MM  MM  ,MM  MM  MM  ~MM  ' MM  MM  Seattle  TOTALS  ShiopedL  CLASS  C  M^  MM  .  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  ^M  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM '  MM  MM  MM  f,' I,...  lli:.  STEWARD DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  Boston  New  Vork............  Philadelphia  New  Orleans....  Lake  Charles  Houston.  Wilmington.  San  Francisco.  SeatUe.i..  lOTALS  '  ;  MM  MM  MM  .M.  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  M^'  MM  MM  MM  MM  M—  MM  .  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  M^  MM  MM  MM  MM.  MM.  MM  MM  .MM  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  3  3  IS  2  ­­ ­ 14  1  1  3  17  20  5  5  2  2  _  10  11  1  11  11  3  3  7  1  8  3  ^ ­ —  2  2  3  78  ~8S  4  _MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM'  MM'  MM­ MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  .  MM  i  MM  MM.  MM  'MM  "MM  MM  MM  ­MM~  'MM  MM  MM  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  B  C ALL  1  2  3  2  3  ALL  A  1  6  8  2  5  3  1  1  1  2  41  42  61  16  42  119  93  38  100  1  4  10  12  8  1  2  2  2  9  53  31  10  21  1  11  12  21  20  12  5  1  1  3  9  2  1  3  1.  ­ 5  3  _  2  2  1  1  2  1  __  3  8  —  7  3  _  —  43  21  12  22  7  25  11  7  1, ,  1  5  73  40  14  60  5  57  11  5  5  3  1  3  _  4  3  1  7  8  8  5  34  28  5  21  1  4  —  ­  '"—J  —  3  4  3  —  »  10  —  ;  —  8  —  —  3  11  8  15  •  —  —  3  4  1  2  —  3  8  4­ 79  76 214  85  76  375 274  100  262  2  ­  MM  MM  MM  Registered  On  The  Beach  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  4  2  2  2  2  1  1  2  56  2  19  11  28  13  21  61  1  10  5  35  6  1  5  3  3  4  5  9  10  3  10  23  2  3  12  17  6  4  11  21  2  2  1  3  1  2  1  1  1  ^.  2  2  3  1  4  3  2  1  12  8  13  33  1  8  9  7  '4  14  25  9  4  38  51  .  9  9  11  57  8  38  2  1  1  4  2  2  1  1  3  6  14  23  9  8  1  8  2  11  21  '  4  2  1  2  8  2  2  6  4  1  1  2  8  • 2  3  9  6  —  6  12  4  4  1  1  88  33  112  233  5  73  63  28  123  214  5  63  MM '  Baitimore............  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  Registered  CLASS  B  MM  MM  • —s  MM  MM  MM  ALL  15  231  22  62  6  5  15  55  114  7  43  17  29  15  636  GROUP  2  3  ALL  1  7  1  —  6  4  35  42  3  —  —  2  2  1  10  13  2  1  2  1  4  —  1  1  ­  _  —  —  1  1  6  —  —  6  —  —.  25  25  '6  1  —  5  8  1  7  —  —<  —  2  2  —  —  4  4  7  3  3  1  9  11  108  128  SUMMARY  Registered  CLASS  A  r.­Ur..?  DECK  fN&NE.  STEWAnR  GRAND TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  98  182  56  1  336  5  46  51  102  86  152  52  290  12  34  52  1  98  .42.  186  34.  1  262  8  67  50  125  35  182  36  253  3  55  49.1  107  88  33  112  1  233  5  5  63  73  63  28  183  214  43 78  1  85  228  401  202  1  831  18  lis 164  1  300 184  362  211  757  19  92 179  1  »0  Shipped  CLASS C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  1  Registered  0 in  The  Beach  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  '  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  2  3  A LL  1  1^ 2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  53 290  98  53  1  441 278  43,1  106  I  815  7  65  82  1  154  3  17  33  2  31  33  66 253  107  66  1  426 144  445  59 j 643  11  8?  73'1  167  76 214  85  76  1  375 274  liW 262  1  638  9  11108 1128  2  4  70  7  52  136  195 757  290  195  11242|696  976  427  [209il<  27  159  268  t'449  �Pace  Five  SEAFARERS  LOG  fMiie  S. 195t  Bait. Awaits  Steel Union  Pact Action  'Sweatshop' Ships Denounced  Oil Co. Tax Deals  Hit In Congress  WASHINGTON—^Major  American  oil  companies  who are ­ the  operators  of  large  amounts  of  runaway  tonnage  are  be­;  BALTIMORE — Much  Interest  coming  targets  of  increasing  Congressional  criticism.  Two  among  the  men  on the  beach here  la  focused  on  the  present  steel  members  of  Congress  from  negotiations  and  the  possibility  of  both  political  parties  have  sponsored  by  the  independent,  a  strike.  If  there  is  a  steel  strilce  leveled fire  on  the  oil  com­ tanker  operators,  would  remedy'  it  would  mean  that  most  of  the  panies  with  one  of  them  introduc­ this  situation  by  requiring  that  50  Calmar  and  Marven  ships  would  ing  a  bill  to  repeal  the  oil  com­ percent  of  all  oil  imports  be  car­~^  be  tied  up,  with  a  resulting  ried on  American­flag tankers. The  panies'  favored  tax  treatment.  slump  in  Jobs.  However,  from  Rep. Seymour Halpern (Rep.­NY)  proposar received  the  strong  en­ newspaper  reimrts  the  negotiators  has  introduced  the  repealer  bill  dorsement  of  the  SIU  of  NA  con­ are  doing  all ° they  can  to  reach  which  he  estimates  would  save  vention  in  Montreal  last  week.  an  acceptable  agreement  soon.  The Halpern bill attacks  another  the  American  taxpayers  an  esti­ With  the  school  term  closing,  mated  $1  billion  a  year  by  requir­ sore­spot  in  the  oil  cmnpany  pic­ Seafarers  and  their  wives  are  re­ ing  giant  oil  and  metals  concerns  ture.  US  maritime  unions  have  minded  to  bring  their  children  to  pay  their  tax  obligations  along  pointed out  that the same  giant oil ­ down  to  the  SlU  medical  clinic  with the rest  of  American business  concerns  which  escape  taxes  on  in  this  port  for  a _ complete  SlUNA President  Paul Hall (left! welcomes  NMU President  Joseph  and private  individuals. Meanwhile,  their  oil production  operations  are  head­to­toe  physical  examination.  Rep. Torbert  H. Macdonald  (Dem.­ deeply­involved  in  tax­free  runa­ Appointments  can  be  made  at  any  Curran as guest  of international  convention.  Curran urged 'all­out  Mass.),  a  member  of  the  House  way  shipping.  time.  However,  once  all  of  the  labor  fight  against  "buckshot  reform"  bills  in  Congress.  Merchant  Marine  Committee,  The  introduction  of  the  Halpern  schools  close,  it  is  expected  that  charged the oil industry with scrap­ bill  comes  at  a  time  when  the  there  will  be  a  good  number  of  ping  the American  tanker fleet and  House Ways  and Means  Committee  dependents on  hand for the exams.  exploiting  seamen  on  foreign­flag  is  investigating  the  possibility  of  The  SIU's  Marine  Allied  Work­ vessels  under  "sweatshop"  condi­ taxing  exempt  income  of  individ­ uals  and  corporations.  ers  Division  has  scored  another  tions.  victory  in  this  port,  this  time  at  Macdonald  charged  that  the  oil  Among  such  income,  aside  from  Hill  Chase  Co.  The  NLRB  elec­ companies  have  driven  US­fiag  personal  exemptions  and  exemp­ tion  held  last  week,  resulted in an  tankers  ta  the  wall  by  cutthroat  tions  of  dependents,  is  $2  billion  (Continued  from  page  3)  probably  the  largest  labor  conven­ runaway­flag  competition.  He  told  worth  of  business  profits  of  cor­ SIU  victory  by  a  large  majority.  the  House  of  Representatives  that  porations  operating as "non­profit"  Negotiations  are  now  going  on  for  fleeing  union  jurisdiction.  Steps  tion  ever  held  in  that  city.  were  taken  to  coordinate  activities  On  the final  day  of  the  conven­ the  oil  companies  were  scuttling  institutions;  tax­free  deductions  of  a contract.  Shipping  for  the  port  has  been  on  a  nationwide  scale  to  deal  with  tion,  the  delegates  reelected  SIU  the  announced  objective  of  the  business  expenses;  the  capital  very  good  with  jobs  hanging  on  these developments.  (For report  on  of  NA  President  Hall,  Secretary­ United  States—a  merchant  marine  gains  tax,  which  is  a  maximum  of  the  board  for  four  and,  in  some  fish  and  fish  cannery  action,  see  Treasurer John Hawk and 1st  Vice­ capable  of  carrying  50  percent  of  25  percent  against  the  52  percent  corporate  tax  rate;  stock  options  cases, five  calls.  Although  ship­ page  3;  for  a  summary  of  all  President  Morris  Weisberger.  Nine  foreign  trade.  ping  for  the  coming period  should  other  resolutions,  see  page  2.)  other  vice­presidents  were  elected  "In  face  of  this  announced  pol­ for  business  executives;  dividend  be  good,  the  membership  is wged  National  Maritime  Union  Presi­ as  follows:  Captain  John  Fox,  icy," Macdonald  added, "the  major  credits  for  stockholders  and  other  to  take  these"jobs  as  they  are  put  dent  Joseph  Curran  appeared  at  Seattle,  Inland  Boatmen's  Union;  oil  companies  have  virtually  ex­ items.  the  convention,  marking  the first  Lester  Balinger,  San  Diego,  Can­ cluded  US­flag  tankers  from  their  Measures  have  also  been  intro­ on  the  board.  The  following  were  the  ships  time  that  the  NMU  had  been  rep­ nery  Workers  and  Fishermen's  operations.  US­flag  ship­carrying  duced  in  the  Senate  to  reduce  th»  paying  off  in  this  port  over  the  resented  at  an  SIU  of  NA  gather­ Union  of  the  Pacific;  Lester  Ca­ of  petroleum  has  dwindled  from  oil  depletion  allowance,  but  th®  bill is the  first  to  call  for  last  two  weeks:  Emilia,  Evelyn,  ing.  He  predicted  continuation  of  veny,  San  Pedro,  Fish  Cannery  20 percent  in 1956  to less than five  Halpern  its outright repeal.  Mae,  Jean,  (Bull);  Cubore,  Bal­ the  amicable  working  relationship  Workers  of  the  Pacific;  Andrea  percent  at the  present  time.  "This  critical  situation  calls  for  ^ore,  Feitore,  Oremar  (Marven)  between  the  NMU  and  the  SIU,  Gomez,  Los  Angeles.  Fish  Can­ a  change  in order  to  prevent a  na­ Seamar,  Calmar  (Caimar);  Shinne­ nery Workers Union  of  the Pacific;  tional  disaster.  The  American  con­ cock  Bay  (Veritas);  Seastar  (Trad­ Hal  Banks, Montreal, SIU Canadian  snmer does not  benefit at  all when  ers)  and  the  Mt;  Rainier  (Amer.  District; Ed  Turner, San  Francisco,  cheap  foreign  crews  and  foreign­ Tramp).  Marine Cooks  and Stewards  Union;  flag  tankers  are  employed  almost  Signing  on  were  the  Losmar,  Sam  Bennett,  San  Francisco,  Ma­ exclusively  to monopolize  this seg­ Seamar,  '(Caimar);  Cubore,  Fei­ rine  Firemen's Union;  Cal  Tanner,  ment of  our American foreign com­ tore,  Oremar,  Baltore  (Marven)  MobUe,  SIU  A&G  District;  Ray  merce. On  the contrary,  if  the pri­ and  the  Mankato  Victory  (Victory  McKay,  New  York,  Brotherhood  uf  vateiy­owned  American­flag  tanker  Carriers).  Marine  Engineers.  The  tenth  vice­ industry is  to be  forsaken, the  cost  In  transit  were  the  Alcoa  Run­ presidency  was  left  open  for  an  to the  US taxpayer of  constructing  ner,  Alcoa  Puritan,  Alcoa  Polaris  East  Coast fishermen's  represent­ and  maintaining  an  adequate  re­ (Alcoa);  Losmar,  Bethcoaster,  ative.  serve  of  tanker  vessels  will  be  (Continued  from  page  3)  Yorkmar  (Caimar);  Cubore,  San­ The next convention  will be  held  astronomical."  summed  up  its  case  by  stating,  tore  (Marven);  Robin  Sherwood  in  San  Juan, Puerto  Rico,  In  1961.  A  bill  now  up  before  Congress,  "The  behavior  of  the  ICC  in  cut­ (Robin);  Steel  Executive,  Steel  ting rates  to  the  bone  where  ship­ Recorder  (Isthmian);  Natalie  (In­ ping  competition  is  involved,  and  tercontinental);  and  Valiant  Faith  permitting  railroads  to  raise  rates  (Aphrodite).  to  exorbitant  levels  where  they  have a  monopoly  on traffic reflects  the  domination  of  the  agency  by  railroad  men.  to  make  the  collective  bargaining  North  Carolina  became  the first  Conditions  of  Puerto  Rican  "Recent ICC actions  have clearly  workers  were  reported  to  southern state to enact a  minimum  process  of  the  Railway  Labor  Act  been  designed  to  destroy  the  re­ impotent. .  Signers of  the pact  wage  law  when  Governor  Luther  SlUNA  convention  by  Fer­ Hodges  signed  the  75­cent­an­hour  are  American,  Pan­American,  maining  segments  of  the  domestic  nando  Sierra  Berdacia,  Sec­ fleet  ... We  must  intensify  the  TAMPA—Shipping  for  this  port  retary  of  Labor  for  the  island  minimum  wage  bill,  which  goes  United, Eastern, Capital and Trans­ fight  to  preserve  and  rebuild  the  World  Airlines.  The  agreement  into  effect  on  January  1,  1960.  has  been  very  busy  over  the  past  shipping  fleet  . .  ."  Concessions  exacted  by  opponents  provides  that  firms  which  get  ex­ domestic  two­week  period  and  has  cleaned  commonwealth.  Even before  the convention  went  tra  business  as  the  result  of  a  to the  bill  Included  the  deferment  the area  of  rated  men  in  the  deck  arising  out  of  the  unions'  joint  into  session,  a  US  court  had,  in  \  department.  efforts  on  the  runaway  issue  and  of  the  effective  date  and  the  strike  on  another  line  wUl  rebate  effect,  siib­stantiated  many  of  the  There  was  a  total  of  19  men  on  legislative  matters  affecting  exemption  of  agricultural  workers,  the extra  profit  to  the  struck firm.  Union's  charges.  The  court  en­ shipped  from  this  port.  The  bulk  seamen.  His  prediction  was  sec­ outside salesmen, persons receiving  H.  joined  the  ICC  from  putting  rail  of  these men  were replacements  to  onded  by  SIU  of  NA  President  tips  in  addition  to  wages  and  per­ Striking  members  of  the  News­ rates  into  effect  without  hearing  sons  65  years  of  age  and  over.  the SS Edith  which  called  in here  Paul  Hall  who  noted  In  his report  paper  Guild  have  voted  to  accept  evidence  presented  by  a  shipping  In  transit.  that  "this  arrangement  is  a  good  However,  despite  the  exclusions,  a  proposed  settlement of  all issues  company.  It  chided  the  agency  for  There  were  no­ major  beefs  on  one ... I would certainly hope  and  an estimated 55,000  low­paid work­ and end  their 13­week­oid  walkout  its  refusal  to  consider  all  the  evi­ any. of  the  vessels  in  the  area,  trust  this  relationship  continues  ers  ig  the  state  are  scheduled  to  against  the  St.  Louis •   Globe­ dence  before  setting  rates  at  lev­ except for Ji restriction beef  on the  and  grows  stronger  to  the  point  receive  increases  when  the  law  Democrat.  Guild  leaders  called  els sought  by  the railroads  but  op­ Arizpa  which  was  sent  to  head­ where  we  can  work  closer  and  goes  into  effect.  Alaska,  which  the  settlement  a  complete  victory  posed by  the shipping  company.  quarters  for  settlement.  closer with  NMU on these  common  leads  the  other  states  by  having  a  for  the  strikers  in  their  fight  to  In  his  report  to  the  convention,  $1.25  an  hour  minimum  wage,  get  a  guaranteed  pension  plan.  SIU  of  NA  President  Hall  de­ Stopping  here  during  the  past  problems."  period  were  the  Arizpa  (Water­ Others  who  addressed  the  con­ voted  to  increase  its  pay  floor  to  Prior to  the walkout  pensions were  scribed  the  ICC  commissioners  as  paid to  employees out  of  operating  the "openly  acknowledged  tools  of  man)  for  payoff  and  the  Raphael  vention  included  Peter  McGavin,  $1.50  effective  immediately.  Semmies,  Gateway City'(Pan­Atlan­ representing  AFL­CIO  President  revenue,  without  a  formula  or  the American  railroads to  a degree  J"  4"  t  tic); Chiwawa,  Fort  Hoskins  (Cities  George  Meany;  ,  Claude  Jodoin,  The  Civil Aeronautics  Board  has  guarantee  of  continuity.  The  plan  that  is  absolutely  astounding  Service);  Morning  Light,  Arizpa  president  of  the  Canadian  Labour  given final  approval  to  a  strike  won  by  the  strikers  will  be  simi­ "It  seems  to  me—and  I  have  (Waterman)  and  the  Edith  (Bull),  Congress,  Canada's  equivalent  of  assistance  pact  by  six  major  air­ liar  to  the  Pulitzer  Pension  Plan  many  records  on  thLs—these  peo­ all  in  transit.  the  AFL.(:iO;  Frank  Hall,  pre.si­ lines  la.st  fall.  The  pact,  the  CAB  now  in  effect  for  the  St,  Louis  ple  are  so  close  to  the  railroads  dent  of  the  Brotherhood  of  Rail­ ruled,  did  not  violate  the  Railway  Post­Dispatch  workers,  a  funded  that  to  qualify  for  membership  on  way  Clerks,  and  Fernando  Sierra  Labor  Act  nor  hinder  the  settle­ plan.  The new  plan  provides  pen­ the  ICC,  you  must  be  a  railway  Berdacia,  secretary  of  labor.  Com­ ment  of  a  labqr­management  dis­ sions based  in one  percent of  aver­ executive  from  some  large  Ameri­ monwealth  of  Puerto  Rico.  Mayor  pute.  However,  there  was a  sharp  age  earnings  times  the  number  of  can  railroad;  and  in  reverse,  to  be  Sarto  Fournier  of  Montreal  also  25­page  dissent  voiced  by  CAB  years  of  service  up  to  30  years,  an  executive  of  a  large  American  spok«  • *    the convention and  noted  m em b e r  Joseph  Minetti,  who  with  65  as  the  normal  retirement  railroad,  you  must  come  off  . . .  the  ICC  ..."  that th»  SIU  of  NA  gathering  was  charged  that  the agreement  "tends  age.  . '­^1  Convenfion  Acts  On  Major  Union Issues  Charge ICC  Links  With  Railroads  ABs Scarce  In Tampa  ­• I  �tsiEi.  SEAFARERS  LOG  HY  Settles Travel,  07  Beefs; Jobs  Dip  Jane  5,  IfjSt  SlU Missile Ship Scores Asain  'Only Kyietf  Union Agent'  ^ets 1­10  HEW  YORK—Shipping  during  the  last  two  weeks  took  |i slight  dip  compared  with  the  previous  two  weeks­  totals  but still  remained  above  the 300­job  mark for  the  port,  Bil  Hall, assistant secretary­treas­­*^  Urer, reported. Although there  pute  over  working  cargo  in  the  LOS  ANGELES—Unions  in  this  city  are  indignant  over  the  "slap  were only 317  men shipped  to  holds  spelled  out  some  87  hours  on  the wrist"  given  a  Los  Angeles  the  47  vessels  calling  at  the  port,  in  overtime  for  members  of  the  contractor  who  killed  a  Painters  almost  one­quarter  of  the  Jobs,  or  deck  department  before  the  ship  Union  representative  here.  The  a  total of  74, were filled  with class  paid  off.  contractor,  Howard  Newman,  was  C  cards.  One  recent  cause  of  disagree­ sentenced  to  one  to  ten  years  for  ment—^Robin  Line's attempt  to cut  Must  Take  Jobs  manslaughter  after  gunning  down ~  down  on  the  number  of  pounds  While the  summer months usual­ of  food  per  man—^has  been  re­ Roderick  Mackenzie,  business  rep­ ly  mean  some  time  on  the  beach  solved,  Hall said.  All  of  the Robin  resentative  for  Painters  District  vacationing.  Hall  said.  Seafarers  Line  ships  will  start  operating  Council 36.  with class A  and B cards registered  under  the  SlU  Feeding  Program,  According  to  testimony  given  at  for  berths  should  maintain  their  and  the  trial,  Newman  had  been  op­ Union  representatives  will  Union  obligations  by  taking  these  double­check  all  stores  with  the  erating  on  a  non­union  basis  and  jobs  when  they  are  put  upon  the  ships  stewards  before  a  vessel  is  Fished  out  of  the  South  Atlantic,  third  rocke( capsule  recovered  Mackenzie  had  been  trying  to  get  by  SlU­manned  missile  ship  Timber  Hitch  is  displayed  by  crew­ board.  him  to  sign  a  union  contract.  members.  Pictured  (I  to  r  (are  G.  A. Brown,  AB;  J.  E.  Penton,  The majority  of  the vessels  were  stored.  The  contractor,  the  testimony  28  Payoffs  clean,  but  a  couple  of  them  had  oiler, ond  Fred  Eiland,  1st  assistant.  Rocket  was fired  from Cape  said,  got  a  pistol  which  he  test­ major  beefs  that  had  to  be  There  was  a  total  of  28  vessels  Canaveral, Fla,  and was  rushed back  to the  States  for  inspection.  fired  before  the  next  scheduled  settled.  Two  of  the  disputes  in­ paying­off  during  the  past  period,  meeting  with  the  union  agent.  Ha  volved  a  transportation  beef  on  four  signing  on  and  15  in  transit.  then  shot  the  union  representative  the  Captain  N.  Sitinas  and  an  OT  The  vessels  paying  off  were  the  four  times.  v  beef  for  handling  cargo  on  the  Ines,  Kathryn,  Elizabeth,  Beatrice  At  the  trial,  the  contractor  Seatrain  Georgia.  (Bull);  Atlantic  (American Banner);  pleaded  insanity  but  was  judged  The  Sitinas,  Hall  said,  paid  off  Alcoa  Runner,  Alcoa  Puritan,  sane  by  court­appointed  psychia­ here early  last  week,  but  the com­ Alcoa  Polaris  (Alcoa);  Beauregard,  pany  disputed  paying  transporta­ Fairland,  Raphael  Semmes,  Bien­ WASHINGTON—The  US  Labor  Department  Is  going  to  trists.  tion  to  the  West  Coast.  However  ville,  Azalea  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  take another  look  at  wages  in  American  Samoa,  established  In  protesting  the court  sentence,  all was eventually  straightened  out  Pacific  Ocean  (Tramp  Utilities);  last  year  at  the  52­cent­an­hour  level.  An  industry  com­ organized  labor  In  Los  Angeles  purchased  newspaper  advertise­ and  the  company  paid  before  the  Seatrains  New  Jersey, Texas,  New  mittee  has  been  appointed ­by'  ments  denouncing  it  as  "a  gross  ship  cleared.  York,  Georgia  (Seatrain);  Robin  Secretary  of  Labor  James  consists  of  two  labor  members,  miscarriage  of  justice  . .  which  On . the  Seatrain  Georgia,  a  dis­ Hood,  Robin  Sherwood  (Robin);  Mitchell  to  recommend  new  one  from  the  AFL­CIO  office  in  "posep  some  serious  questions  re­ Captain  N.  Sitinas  (Tramp  Ship­ minimum  wage  rates  for  Samoan  Washington  and  one  from  Samoa;  garding  equal  and  exact  justice  ping);  Steel  Executive  (Isthmian);  industry.  tv/o  industry  representatives  from,  to  all  men."  Valiant  Faith  (Aphrodite);  CS  Bal­ the fish  canning  industry,  and  two  The  statement  noted  that , man­ Last  year's  decision  to  establish  timore, Council  Grove (Cities  Serv­ 52­cent  rate  was  denounced  by  public  members,  one  of  them  slaughter  is  usually  reserved  "for  ice);  National  Liberty  (American  the  SlU­affiliated  Fish  Cannery  retired  Judg£  Nathan  Cayton,  killings either  by accidental means,  Waterways);  LaSalle  (Waterman)  Workers Union.  The union  pointed  Washington,  DC,  and  a  Samoan  with  negligence,  or  committed  in  and  the Elemir  (Ocean­Petroleum).  out  that  American fish  canners  official  from  Pago  Pago,  Samoa.  the  heat  of  passion,  with  extreme  Signing on  were the Robin Good­ committee  is  authorized  to  provocation."  The  evidence  had  Seatrain Lines,  contracted to the  fellow  (Robin);  Mermaid  (Metro­ have  established  plants  in  Samoa  The  recommend  rates  anywhere  be­ shown, the  statement said, that the  and other  territorial possessions  of  SIU,  has  received  temporary  au­ Petro); Atlantic  (American Banner)  the  United  States  to  escape  union­ tween  the  existing  minimum  of  52  victim  of  the  killing  demonstrated  thority  from  the  Interstate  Com­ and  the  Steel  Executive.  wages  on  the  American  mainland.  cents  and  the $1  hourly  minimum  "no  belligerence  or  defensive  ac­ merce  Commission  to  maintain  a  tion."  In­Transit  Ships  American fish  cannery  workers  in  the States.  regular  service  between  New  The  in­transit  ships  were  the  last  year  were  receiving  $1.78  to  Orleans  and  Savannah.  Seatrain  has  previously  been  Robin  Sherwood  (Robin);  Azalea  112.51  an  hour, plus fringe  benefits.  allowed  to  carry  freight  between  City,  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Workers  in  Samoa  employed  by  ­  Seafarers who are collecting state unemployment  benefits while  New  York  and Savannah  and  New  Dykes  (A  &  S  Traus.);  Pacific  Van  Camp,  a  leading fish  canner  on  the  beach  waiting  to  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  York  and  New  Orleans  but  not  Ocean  (Trans  Util);  Alcoa  Planter  under contract  to  the SIU  affiliate  changing  their  mailing  addresses  if  they  want  to  continue  re­ between' the  two  Gulf  ports.  It  (Alcoa);  Flomar,  Yorkmar,  Calmar  in  the  States,  were  getting  the  ceiving  their  checks  regularly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  was  able  to  make  intermediate  (Calmar);  Gateway  City  (Pan­At­ bare  52­cent  minimum.  experienced  interruptions  of  from  three  to five  weeks  In  getting  stops at  Savannah  to  unload  cargo  lantic);  Seatrain  Louisiana  (Sea­ The  union,  in  its  protest,  added  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the  state  unemployment  from  New  York  and  to  pick  up  train); CS  Norfolk  (Cities Service);  that  the  cost  of  living  on  Samoa  offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.'  northbound  cargo,  but  the  line  Steel  Chemist,  Steel  Executive  ustified a  sizable increase  in mini­ An average delay of  a month  is reported .in most  cases, causing  was  not  authorized  to  pick  up  (Isthmian)  and  the  Mankato  Vic­ mums.  considerable  hardship  to  the  men  Involved.  Savannah freight for  New Orleans.  tory. (Victory  Carriers).  The  new  industry  committee  SIU Canners' Beef Sparks  New Look  Af Samoan Pay  New  Seatrain  Run  Approved  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  I  Break  |S­..,  g;­"  &••  fc' •   if '  •  I'i.  :  •   Although  broken  bottles;are  one  of­the  •  mosl^ dangerous  ilems  of  trash  to  handle,  ­ ­.for  ­some  reason'^inee  time'ininfiemorial,­­'•   everybody who  throws out an empty  bottle  makes a point  of  smashing it first.  It's  true  that  a  bottle  broken  up.  takes  less space in  the garbage con than a whole  one,  but  that's no  reason  to subject a  ship­  .  .  mate to the risk  of .having his hands or arips­v­'  sliced'up by­broken  glass.  The  next  time  you  discard  an  empty  ,  bottle, drbp it into  the garbage can in one  ­piece..Then whoever  dumps  the ^garbage is  a lot less likely  to suffer injury.  i­,  ­ ­ J  ^  f­­ I"  ,  1  • J::;. i­K'j  I  r  i'­ I  '  1­:  vV  •   •i  '­':  J  is  �5. 1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Sevea  Sea Unions  Assail  Labor  Bill  WASHINGTON—^US  inaritime  unions  have  taken  a  strong  position  against  the  labor  "reform"  bill  passed  by  the  Senate  and  now  being  studied  by  a  House  Committee.  Th«  bill  has  been  attacked  by  the  AFL­CIO  as  totally  "imworkable" and  "undemocratic."  Testifying  as  co­chairman f  meeting.  "The  way  this  law  is  House Committee.  The Senate bill  of the Unit^ Maritime Unions  By  Sidney  MargoUus  Legislative  Committee,  repre­ written,"  Curran  declared,  "mere­ is  the  amended  Kennedy­Ervin  senting  the  SIU,  NMU,  all  of  the  ly  insisting  on  orderly  procedure  proposal  which  originally  had  Vacation?  Try Tenting Out  licensed  officers  unions  and  the  to  get  the  business  of  a  meeting  trade  union  support.  It  was  re­ This is  going to be a record­breaking  travel summer.  But  the trends  Marine  Division  of  the  United  done  or  failure  to recognize  some­ written  on  the floor  before  the  are  economy ones.  People want  to go  more  places  but at  less cost,  the  Steelworkers,  NMU  President  body  who  had  his  hand  up  in  the  Senate  passed  it.  Joseph  Curran  said  the  measure  back,  could  put  a  chairman  in  National  Association  of  Travel  Organizations  reports.  For  one  thing,  many  of  the  new  motels  and  other  travel  facilities  was  "a  buckshot  law  designed  to  jail  .  . .  Photo Mix­Up  are  being  built  on  a  luxury  basis  for  businessmen  and  executives  with  destroy  unioqs,  not  to  get  the  few  "We  of  the  maritime  unions  The  SEAFARERS  LOG  regrets  know  how  skillful  use  of fine  corrupt  individuals."  unlimited  expense  accounts  and  tax­avoiding  credit  cards.  One  hotel­ points  of  parliamentary  procedure  the  publication  of  Seafarer  Leon­ Convention  Stand  chain  executive recently  pointed  out  that  when  a businessman  takes  a  $20­a­day  room  in one  of  the  new  resort motels  or  hotels,  and charges  Curran's  testimony  on  May  29  can ­  create  minority  rule  in  an  ard  Ells'  picture  in  the  obituary  It  to  his  expense  account,  it  costs  his  Cbrnjiany  only  $9.20  after  tax  reinforced  the  official  stand  taken  organization.  We  saw  it  in  the  column  of  the  last  issue  of  the  paper.  Actually,  it  was  Seafarer  by the SIUNA convention  in Mont­ case  of  the  Communists  .  .  ."  deductions.  ^  .  Also,  increasing  state  attd  local  taxes  are  being  piled  on  such  travel  real  last  week  against  Federal  or  He  contrasted  such  provisions  Leonard  Ellis  who  passed  away.  Items  as  rooms,  meals,  gas,  use  of  highways  (through  tolls)  and other  state interference in internal union  with  the civil  rather than  criminal  Ells,  we  are  happy  to  report.  Is  operations.  A  resolution  unani­ penalties  provided  for  employers  aboard  the  Mankato  Victory  now  transportation facilities.  .  Such high costs  are leading  working families to  carry sleeping  equip­ mously  adopted  by  the  SIUNA  found  guilty  of  "wilfully,  deliber­ and  writes  that  he's  feeling fine.  ately  and  persistently  depriving  ment  with  them  and  buy  groceries,  instead  of  meals,  and  economy  delegates  said,  in  part:  "Certainly  we  do  not  quarrel  employees  of  rights  granted  by  cars,  instead  of  deluxe  ones.  There  are  two  main  economy  trends,  travel  organizations  say.  The  with  the  desirability  of  secret  bal­ the  National  Labor  Relations  American  Automobile  Association finds  its  members are  getting  more  lot  elections,  regular financial  re­ Board."  ­Another  area  of  opposition cited  price­conscious  and  the  trend  is  to  camping  out.  Usually  the cost  of  ports,  regular  membership  meet­ was  on  the  bonding  provisions  of  ings  and  the  other  apparatus  of  a  commercial  lodging  and  meals  takes  50  cents  of  your  vacation dollar,  and  transportation,  entertainment  and  miscellaneous  purchases,  the  democratic  union  ,  .  .  But,  in  the  the  law  which  could  bankrupt  a  last  analysis,  it  is the  imion mem­ union  even  when  no  funds  were  rest.  The  other  major  trend  is to  packaged  tours at  less  cost  than  if  you  bership  itself  which  must  decide  lost  or  stolen.  buy  transportation,  lodging,  entertainment,  etc.,  separately.  Trade  the  terms  under  which  the  union  Including  the  Senate  bill,  some  unions and  consumer co­op  organizations nowadays  also  are  arranging  operates  and  not  the  Federal  18  bills  dealing  with  labor  "re­ form"  are  pending  before  the  more  of  their  own  packaged  trips,  even  chartering  special  planes  for  Government  .  .  ."  Business  Pose  European  tours at  a  cost  of  about  half  the usual  $500  per  person for  a  In  his  appearance  before  the  trans­Atlantic  round  trip from  the Eastern  seaboard.  House  Labor  Committee,  Curran  Because  of  the  trend  to  family  camping,  the  National  Park  Service  has  increased  the  number  of  sites  available  this  summer  in  national  ridiculed  the  pose  of  business  parks.  Some  of  the  popular  parks  near  big  population  centers,  like  groups  and  others  who  have  been  "screaming  that  the  Senate  bill  Yosemite,  had  been  getting  tight  on  campsites.  ,  Besides  camping  and  packaged  tours,  another  Interesting  type  of  is  not  tough  enough.  They  want  vacation  is  the  various  summer  institutes  sponsored  by  labor  unions,  'tougher  reform.'  When  these  credit  unions,  consumer  co­ops  and  adult­education  groups.  These  people  say  'reform,'" he  declared,  (The  brothers  described  below  are  receiving  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ "vacations  with  a  purpose," frequently  held  on  college campuses,  com­ "they  are  talking  about  weapons  ability­pension  benefits.)  for  weakening  organized  labor.  Jens  Nielsen .  . .65  .  . .  put  in a  solid  50  years at  sea  before retiring  bine  play  with  learning,  and  often  have  facilities for  the  family.  Here's  a  directory  of  where  to  get  information  and  other  tips  on  When they say  'tougher' they mean  on  a  $150  monthly  disability­pension  check  last  August  .  ,  .  joined  tougher  against  honest  militant  Union  in  1942  working  in  deck  department ... had  bosun's  rating  . . .  Interesting  but  relatively  inexpensive  vacations;  Camping:  For  information  on  camping  and  vacation  facilities  in  trade  unions  . .  .  sailed  mostly  on  cargo  ships,  with  a  tanker  or  passenger  ship  here  national  parks  and  forests,  write  the  National  Park  Service,  US  Dept.  "Corruption  is  not  a  labor  prob­ and  there  .  .  ".  one  of  favorite  runs  was  to  South  .Africa  which  he  of  Interior,  Washington  25,  DC,  and  Forest  Service,  US  Dept  of  Agri­ lem," Curran  stated.  "It is  a  prob­ stuck  to  for  last  few  years  before  retiring  .  .  .  liked  the  weather  culture, Washington 25, DC.  For information on  state parks and forests,^  lem that  runs throughout  the com­ which  was  invariably  favorable  ... a  lover  of  the  sea,  Nielsen  lives  write  state  park  commissions  at  the  capitals  of  states  you're  in­ munity.  We  have  laws  against  only  a  stone's  throw  from  the  water  in  Ocean  Grove,  NJ,  with  his  corrupt acts  that cover every  field.  wife  .  .  . "on  a  clear  day  I can  see  Ambrose  Light  from  where  I  am,"  terested  in.  In tents, a  popular family type  is the "Station Wagon" or "Campfire"  The  problem  is  to  enforce  these  he  says  .  .  .  often  goes  out  to  the  beach  to  watch  the  ships  coming  type,  with  a  canopy  in  front.  It's  easy  to  set  up  and  move.  Beware  laws,  not  to  write  new  laws  .  .  .  into  New  York  harbor  .  .  .  makes  him  start  day­dreaming  of  the  costly,  gadgety  equipment  like  Nobody  thinks  of  outlawing  bank­ ing  or  stock  trading  or  Govern­ that  car­top  tent  that  attaches  to  ment  agencies  although  cases  of  a car.  You may find you've bought  found in  some  inconvenience along  with the  corruption are repeatedly  those fields.  What  happens  is that  convenience.  For  you  have  to  break  camp  every  time  you  want  the  individuals  involved  arc  brought  to  trial.  But  in  the  case  to use  your  car,  experienced camp  of  labor,  the  approach  is  dif­ outfitters  point  out.  ferent  .  .  ."  Travel  organizations  estimate  He  cited  how  provisions  of  the  that a  family of  four can  camp out  bill  call  for  criminal  for  two  weeks  in  a  state  park,  or  Sienate  and  penalties  against  the  one  of  the  closer  national  parks,  charges  of  a  union  meeting  if  for  a  cost  of  under  $100  for  car  chairman  one  member  felt  his  rights  were  expense,  food  and  miscellaneous  infringed  during .the  course  of  a  needs.  This  doesn't  include  equip­ ment.  Basic  needs,  such  as  tent,  ice  box,  gasoline  stove,  sleeping  robes,  air mattresses  and  axe,  will  Photo  token  in  early  days  of  World  War  II  shows  Nielsen  ond  run  about  $150  to  $200  (shop  shipmates  aboard  tne  SS  Coringa.  Army  surplus  dealers  for low­cost  tents  and  other  camping  needs).  wonderful  experiences  in  his  treasure  chest  of  memories  . . .  main­ Hosteling:  Hostels  are  cabins  LAKE  CHARLES  —  Although  tains  another  link  with  the  sea  through  his  hobby,  making  plastic  and  farmhouses with  simple sleep­ shipping  for  the  area  was  on  the  models  of  ships.  ing  and  cooking  facilities  located  slow side,  Leroy Clarke, port agent,  t  t  along  trails  and  country  roads.  The  younger  hostelers  use  them  as  reported,  the figures  for  the  port  John  Clark  .  73  . . . started sailing  in  1900  and  didn't  stop until  headquarters  for  biking,  hiking,  canoe  and  horseback  trips.  But  in  would  have  been  higher  had  there  58  years  later  .  joined  the  Union  in  its  early  days  in  1938  .  .  .  recent  years,  the  hostel  movement  has  opened  its facilities to  families  been  men  around  the  hall  when  worked in  deck department .  . . sailed in  all theatres  with  children.  They  drive  to  nearby  hostels  and  take  short  side  trips.  the  jobs  were  called  in.  As  it  was,  of  World  War  II  .  .  .  came  out  without  a  scratch  You have  to  join a  hostel council  to use  the facilities.  A family  pass  a number  of  open berths had  to be  . . . one of  roughest times  was  in  the  Pacific in  1945  is  $7  a  year.  Individuals  over  21  pay  $5.  Overnight  charge  at  the  filled  by  men  from  other  ports  .  .  .  rode  out  three  typhoons  during  two­month  hostels  is  75c  to  $1.  The  hostel  supplies  kitchen,  beds,  blankets  and  because  there  were  no  takers  in  period  .  .  .  started  sailing  on fishing  boats,  then  the  hall  at  the  time.  utensils.  You  bring  your  own mess  gear and  sleeping sheets.  sailing  boats  and  then  steamboats  .  .  .  Germany  There  are  over 90 hostels  around  the coimtry  with  more  opening  all  There was a  lot of  wailing among  and  Italy  were  Clark's  favorite  runs  because  "the  the time.  Many  are  in  famous scenic  and  sports country.  You  can  get  the  men  on the beach  here,  Clarke  exchange  was  good  and  the  people  always  treated  the  address  of  the  nearest  local  hostel  council  from  American  Youth  said,  because  they  missed  out  on  us  right."  .  .  . lives  in  New  Orleans  and  keeps  in  a  "long"  trip.  The  Cities  Service  Hostels,  Inc.,  14  West  8th  Street,  New  York  City.  shape  walking  and shooting  pool  . .  .  spends  a  good  ,  You  also  can  get  a  free  list  o^ recreation  pamphlets  from  the  Na­ tanker  Chiwawa,  which  usually  deal  of  his  time  down  in  the  Union  hall  chewing  tional  Recreation  Association,  8  west  Eighth  Street,  New  York.  _  makes  only  the  Florida­Georgia  the fat  with old shipmates and  keeping up  his skills  with the cue­stick.  Packaged  Tours:  All  major  rail,  bus  and  airlines  sponsor  packaged,  ports,  loaded  for  a  Northern  run  i.  t.  guided  tours.  Their  ticket  agents  or  local  travel  agents  can  supply  last  trip,  a  long  one,  "all  of  12  or  Florenoia  Medina  . .  . .61  . .  . began  sailing  career  in  Puerto  Rico  information.  Of  special  interest  are  tours  arranged  by the  cooperative  13  days  hound  trip."  in  1936  in  San  Juan,  PR  .  . . joined  SIU  in  1939,  working  in  steward  American  Travel  Association,  with  headquarters  at  1800  H  St.,  NW,  While  shipping  can  be  called  department . . . whenever  possible  tried  to  get runs  Washington,  DC,  and  11 West  42nd  St., New  Yorlt.  fair,  there  are  enough  men  on  the  to  Puerto  Rico  so  he  could  visit  with  his  family  Institutes:  There  are  a  number  of  annual  summer  labor­education  beach  here  to  handle  any  jobs,  "if  .  .  .  considers  himself  fairly  lucky,  never  having  institutes  suoh  as  that  at  Rutgers  University,  New  Brunswick,  New  we can  corner them  when needed,"  had  an  accident  or  any  serious  trouble  in  20  years  Jersey,  and  the  White  Collar  Worl^ops  sponsored  by  the  American  Clarke  noted.  of  seafaring . .. still corresponds  with  former  ship­ : Labor  Education  Service,  1776  Broadway,  New  York.  Calling into  port  during the  past  mates  Jesus  Ayala,  Ernesto  Torres,  Francisco  Co­ops  and credit­ unions also  have  summer  institutes, such  as those  period  were  the  Winter  Hill,  CS  Agosto,  Jose  Vega  and  Alberto  Serrano  . .  .  due  to  f at Estes Park,  Colorado,  and  Bard College, Annandale­o'n­Hudson,  New  Miami,  CS  Baltiihore,  Chiwawa,  ill health  spends most  of  his'time  around  his home  York.  You  can  get  Information  on  co­6p  institutes , from  Educational  CS  Norfolk,  Bradford  Island  in  Santurce,  Puerto  Rico,  where  he  lives  with  his  Services  Department,  Cooperative  League  of  the  USA,  343  South  (Cities Service) and the  Del Mundo  wife  and  three  daughters  and  gets a  chance  to  see  Dearborn  St.;  Chicago.  (Mississippi).  an SIU  ship come  in now  and then.  Seafarer's  Gnitfe  To  Better  Buying  Few Takers  On CS Runs  �^• \' • m*  Eight  SEAFARERS  IPG  «nie S, >l«t»  '(Qy­ H­'­/  ' i­'.  ­., ­.95:  T.V  0'"  l!^:.  ^­STpSK'""  jl^techoien''  N  r"'  I­ lii­ 9;  IS''' •  rt.r  •   :  •  "  •  One  of  the group  of  Seafarers and  children  of  Seafarers now  rweiving  college  level  training  via  the  SIU  Scholarship  Plan,  Miss Joyce DeVries, daughter of  Seafarer Peter DeVries, is train­ ing as a  physical therapist at the College of  Physicians and Sur­ geons, Columbia University.  Physical  therapy  involves  a  series  of  techniques  to  assist  and  speed  up the  recuperation  of  patients who suffered fractures  or  other  injuries,  or  disabling  diseases such  as  polio,  arthritis  and  palsy.  Without  such  therapy,  many  patients  would  be  perma­ nently crippled or deformed, even after  their injuries had healed.  At the very least, therapy treatment cuts a patient's hospital stay  and assures more rapid  return  to a  normal life.  Accordingly, the US Public Health Service hospital and other  modern  medical facilities  make extensiye use  of  therapists.  Physical therapy students at Columbia who are candidates for  a degree, as Miss  DeVries is, have to have two years of  basic lib­ eral  arts  college  training,  plus  two  years  of  specialization  in  physical therapy courses and  other instruction  similar  to that  of  ^ pre­medical student.  In addition, they spend a day and a half  a  week  in  training  at  a  physical  therapy  clinic, usually  in  a  Vet­ erans Administration or  Public Health  hospital, or  similar facil­ ity.  Full  time  summer  work  is  also  required.  Pictured  on­this  page are some aspects of  Miss DeVries' school day; on page  nine,  her clinical training at the Bronx  VA hospital.  V".  .  0­ ':A.  1­::  ­  t­S  ;.. ..i­  »  0  ^ts  Jnset photos  show SIU  scholarship winner  Joyce DeVries riding  subway to school (top),  and entering College of  Physicians and  Surgeons  where  courses are  given.  Backdrop is  catalogue of  required  instruction.  '  ­  'Ins^tchool  lecture  room,  Miss  DeVries  takes  notes  on  ^rmotherapy, a  branch of  treatment  utilizing heat.  Major  hospitals  such  as  Staten  Island  PHS  hospital  make  extensive  use of  physical therapy  techniques. Pictured  above  are group  of  Sea­  ­ forers  in Staten  Island  therapy  room demonstrating  some  of  the  gear  ­ used  In  the  treatment  program.  Free  period  between  dosses  finds  her  catching  up  on  r: study  assignments in  the  medical college  library.  Miss  DeVries  chats  with'Professor  Mary  E.  Callahan  who is director of physical therapy courses at the e^e^  �#  Me 5,^ltW  Parallel  bars  ore  used  td help  patients  "releorn"  walking  after "  ^'in^^'Or long illhesfc  SEAFAREHS  LOG  ­­.  Fa*e  Nlam  Another  VA  therapist  supervises  Miss  DeVries  as  she  exercises  patient's  leg  to  help  him  recover  full  movement and  muscle  tone.  �fci:­­  '>•   Ex­Puerto  Pieo  Sold  Another chapter in  the history  of  the old  SS Puerto Rico  was  completed  when  McCormacfc  Shipping  Corp',  a  "Pana­ manian" concern,  purchased  the vessel  at  public auction for  approximately  $512,000.  The Puerto Rico, now known  service  under  one  of  the  runaway  as  the  Arosa  Star,  was  sold  flags.  She  formerly  operated  in  to satisfy  outstanding debts  of  her  the  transatlantic  service.  former  owners,  the  Arosa  Line,  a  While  the  ship  will  probably  re­ Swiss  concern.  She  had  been  im­ tain  foreign  registry,  her  owner­ pounded  in  Bermuda  after  the  ship  by  McCormack  makes  her  an  company  had  been  unable  to  pay  American  vessel  again,  according  heavy  bills, the  largest items  being  to  the  National  Labor  Relations  Board.  bunkers.  • McCormack  presently  operates  'ii:e  SIU  has  unfair  labor  two  other  former  SIU  ships,  the  charges  pending  against  McCor­ Yarmouth  and  the  Evangeline,  mack  Shipping  for  the  company's  under  the  Liberian flag  in  the  action  in firhig  Yarmouth  crew­ cruise  trade  from  Miami  to  the  members  who  joined  the  Union.  West  Indies.  It  is  expected  that  Wages on  the ship  are reported  as  the  Arosa Star  will also enter  this  low  as­$40  a  month.  The SIU Welfare Services De­ partment reports that it has had  difficulty  locating  seamen's  families  because  the  seamen's  enrollment  or  beneficiary  cards  have  not  been  kept  up  to  date.  Some  death  benefit  payments  have  Jbeen  delayed  for  some  time  until  the  Seafarer's  bene­ ficiaries  could  be  located.  To  avoid delays in payments of  wel.  fare  benefits  Seafarers  are  ad­ vised  to  notify  the  Union  im­ mediately of  any changes in  ad­ dress,  changes'in  the  names  of  beneficiaries  or  additional  de­ pendents  by filling  out  new  en­ rollment  and  beneficiary  cards.  These  cards  can  be  obtained  in  any  SIU  port.  19  te.::  Nam*  o*  FunO  ­J  ­  •  •   • '*  ^  ­  '  ?'  II Broadway, New  York, N. Y.  •  T*  22  Net increase or  decrease after reserves  .(Line  20  plus  or minus  Line' 21}  $  359,089.49  UNASSIGNED FUNDS ACCOUNT  23  Unassigned Funds  at beginning  of  year.  ,$3,853,956.84  24  Net Increase  or  decrease from  Item 22  above.......... .....  359,089.49  Other charges  or  credits to Unassigned Funds  (itemize);  25  26  .......  .  .^................................  27  Pursuant  to  Article IIIA of  the New  York Insurance  Law  Robert T. Creasey  Administrator  ..  TOTAL  (Lines  M­18 IncL)r.  ..?. :$2,104.69L23  ^  *  Address  )k­ .  .  .  .» ..   •   20  Net increase  or  decrease before  reserves  (Line  10  less Line  19).­.  .....$  908,812.86  21  Increase or  decrease in reserves for benefits not insured  549,723.37  Filed with  the  Superinlendenf  of Insurance  for the  calendar year  1958  Seafarers Welfare Fund  r  .  The  annual  American  Merchant  Marine  Achieveinehit  Award has been presented to the SlU­contracted Pan­^Atlantic  Steamship  Company  this  year.  The  Award  Was  presented  for  the  company's  pioneer  work  in  developing  the  con­ containership are  contained  in  the  decisions  by  two  major  American  tainership.  The  achievement  award  is  pre­ operators  to  convert  to  container­ sented  each  year  by the Robert  L.  ship  operation.  Grace  Line  is  Hague  Post  of  the  American  presently  converting  some  of  its  Legion.  Pan­Atlantic  is  the flrst  C­2s  into "lift­on" ships,  and Mat­ company  to receive  the award,  the  son  Navigation,  under  contract  to  others  having  gone  to individuals.  the  SIU  pacific  District,  is  con­ Ike  May  Participate  verting a  0­3 for the same  type of  Formal  presentation  of  the  operation.  The  Matson  dfaip  will  trophy  to  Pan­Atlantic  may  be  operate  between  California  and  made  by  President  Eisenhower  in  Hawaii  and  will idepend  on  dock­ ceremonies  which ^are  to  be  ar­,  side  cranes  on  the  pier.  Pan­ ranged.  Atlantic's  containerships  operate  Other signs of  the success of  the  with  shipboard  cranes.  «  .  18  ANNUAL  REPORT  l­r  ^  I fef. .''  TrailersiHps Win Awiird,  Notify Welfare  Of Changes  STATE OF NEW  YORK  INSURANCE  DEPARTMENT  liSi?'  JOM  5^  Iflb  SEAFARERS  LOG  Paff« Ten  ,  Robert T. Creasey  Fiscal  Officsr  Note:  The data contained herein is for the purpose of providing general  information  as  to  the  condition  and  affairs  of  the  fund.  The  presentation is necessarily abbreviated.  For a more comprehen­ sive  treatment,  refer  to  the  Annual  Statement,  copies  of  which  may be  inspected at  the office  of  the  fund, or  at  the New  York  State Insurance Department, Welfare  Funr?  Bureau,  123  William  Street, New  York  38, N. Y.  CONDENSED  STATEMENT  OF ASSETS,  LIABILITIES  AND  UNASSIGNED  FUNDS  Assets  hvested  assets  $4,526,319.44  ^*^asfi  ................................................... 1,552,235.68  Contributions  from  employers  and  employee­members  due  and  unpaid. Including $39,275.23 more  than two months past  due.  716,663.84  Other  assets  222,717.92  TOTAL  .$7,017,936.88  Liabilities and  Unassigned  Funds  Reserves  for  benefits  not Insured,  Other  liabilities  Unassigned  Funds  .$2,777,842.27  .  27,048.28  . 4,213,046.33  TOTAL  28  Unassigned  Funds  at  end  of  year.v.....  .$4,213,046.33  EXPERIENCE  UNDER  INSURANCE  CONTRACTS  (Based  en  Information  Obtained  From  Insurance  Companies)  (No Insurance  Carried)  BENEFITS  DIRECTLY  PROVIDED  TO MEMBERS­CURRENT  YEAR  Benefit  Type of  Benefit  Payments  1  Death  $  417,727.79  2  Cash  Disability  ..... .  .^ i......  206,315.00  3  Hospital  401,503.29  4  Surgical  v.­­ •   63,250.00  5  Medical  ........;..  11,880.50  ­6  Unemployment  .  333,763.96  7  Vacation  —o—  8  Maternity  69,200.00  9  Medical  Examination Program..  25,307.82  10  Blood  Transfusions  ....  2,418.00  11  Therapeutic  Equipment  564.59  12  Pension  or  Retirement  —o—  12a  Seamen's  Training  Schools  25,456.45  12b  Motion  Pictures  at  Marine  Hospitals  3,063.60  t2c  Cost  of  Fixed  Assets  Acquired  for  the Purpose  of  Providing  Specific  Benefits  Under  the  Plan.:..,  2,377.43  12d  Scholarship  Program  22,681.81  I2e  Medical  &  Safety  Program  .............  217,188.41  12f  Optical  Program  13,855.00  $7,017,936.88  TOTAL  ......$1,816,553.65  SUMMARY  OF  OPERATIONS  1  Contributions  from  employers.........  $2,826,130.33  2  Contributions  from  employee­members.......  ...  3  Interest, dividends  and real  estate net  Income.  ­....  174,316.64  4  Profit  on  disposal  of  Investments  3,171.50  5  Increase by  adjustment.In asset  values of  investments  1,558.83  6  Dividends  and  experience  rating refunds  from Injsurance  com­ panies In  connection  with  member  benefits  —jOther  Income:  7  Equipment  rentals  8,178.85  8  Kdiscella neous  ..  147.94  Sfgfg  Parish  CBSiwy  of  10 \:  I ^ '• \  ; •   11"  TOTAL  Orleans  ilf deposes  and soys  thai this  Annuo! Report  it  true  to  the best  of  his  informotiob,  knowlede*  and belief.  ...................  .$3,013,504.09  Subscribod and SWCMII la bolora me  _  DEDUCT:  11  Premiums  and  annuity  considerations  to  insurance  companies  for  member  benefits  e  12  Benefits  directly provided  to members.. r­­­­• • • • • • ••   •1,816,553.65  • ­• •   •  13  ^yeneral  expenses  v. v.  285,643.1 !•   14 Loss  oh  disposal ojf  investments,  ..i...............  '  4.96  15  Decrease by  ad|u*ifhBdnt IH asset  values of investments;.."...,  2,489.51  • mME  16  :I7  f­R  a4:t£  •T   ruitMi of  the Fond,  boing duly  sworn,  9  ................... ....'. ..............a...............  Ill  ­'it'7,i;  TPii&Siai'  Louisiana  ­'• • v.­ if  the Truhees  ore oomposMf  of bo^^miptdyer  and'l^l  rtjveiOTtblivw,  iho  oba»e  (W  ihost  be  ~  sigrttd Ihf' OM treni wh inuff.  .J.".­,'. .  .  *5'^  f''  '.'al  �Jue MM#  SEAFARERS  LOG  • Comtyr  .  ">  '•  Pare  Elevea  Bridges Sets Up  Red Labor Group  TOKYO—Unable  to obtain  a  sounding  board  in  any  bona  fide  world  labor  organization,  Harry  Bridges  has  created  an  outfit  of  his own  with  himself  as spokesman.  "The  new  pro­ Communist  grouping  wast  fashioned  from  the  rag­tag  part  of  the  Indonesian  maritime  elements  at  the  "First  All­ unions  . .  ."  Pacific  and  Asian  Dockworkers  One  further  aspect  of  the  Trade Union  Conference" here last  Bridges'  offensive  to  follow  the  month,  as  a  pro­Communist  rival  Soviet expansionist blueprint is the  to  the  International  Transport­ decision  by  the  recent  ILWU  con­ workers Federation.  vention  in  Seattle  to  put  to  refer­ The  first  conference  attracted  endum a  plan  to finance  "overseas  a  sprinkling  of  delegates  from  delegations  of  rank  and  file  mem­ Communist­line  longshore  unions  bers  of  ILWU ... for  the  purpose  in  a  handful  of  countries  and  was  of  visiting similar workers of  other  sparkplugged  by  Bridges'  own  In­ lands  and  observing  their  condi­ ternational  Longshoremen's  &  tions  and  learning  their  problems  Warehousemen's  Union  based  in  and  their  thinking."  the  US.  Dockers  groups  from  Japan,  Okinawa,  Cambodia,  Aus­ tralia  and  Canada  were  repre­ sented,  in  addition  to  Bridges'  union and  a  Russian delegation.  Key  decision  made  at  the  three­ day  confab,  from  the  world  labor  standpoint,  was  the  agreement  to  set  up  a  permanent  organization  and  a  second  annual  conference  to  be  held  in  one  of  the  Asian  coun­ tries  by  July  1,  1960.  Tokyo  was  designated  as  the  center  of  opera­ tions  and  the  president  of  the  All  Japan  Dockworkers  Union  was  he Seafarer Dick Sohl, AB, reported  was the  victim of  a  soogee mix­ named  secretary  of  the  coordinat­ ture  which  rotted  away  a  2iy4­inch  ing  committee.  He  had  also  acted  manila line as reported in  the May,  as chairman of  the first conference.  1959,  issue  of  the  "Proceedings  of  The  decision  to  establish  a  per­ the  Merchant  manent  outfit  based  in  Japan  re­ Marine  Council,"  flected  the  emphasis  in  the  Soviet  a US Coast Guard  blueprint  for  Asia  on  Japan,  the  publication.  strongest  and  most  heavily­indus­ As  it  was  sum­ trialized  non­Communist  nation  in  marized  in  the  the Far East  and therefore  the big­ last  issue  of  the  gest  prize  for  Red  Chinese  and  SEAFARERS  Soviet  expansion  in  the  area.  In  LOG,  the  Coast  d£.AVSAiaL6.AS  i­Od  addition,  the  Japan  Trade  Union  Guard  publica­ Congress  and  the  All­Japan  Sea­ ,  tion said the acci­ Originally  the  idea  of  an  independent  Government  regula­ men's  Union  had  pointedly  boycot­ Sohl  dent  resulted  tory  agency  was  to  give  the  agency  authority  and  power  to  ted  the  gathering  as  an  outright  from  wetting  of  the  line  by  a  rebate a  given  industry  or  group  of  industries.  But  what  Communist  apparatus.  phosphoric acid­based detergent  on  happens  when  the  agency  becomes  a  transmission  belt  for  The  conference  was  further  em­ a  previous soogee  job.  the  industry  it  is supposed  to  be regulating?  Then  the  gov­ barrassed  by  what  was  reported  The  account  of  the  accident,  as  "visa  trouble"  for  the  delega­ erning  factor  in  the  agency's  decisions  becomes  the  wishes  as  by  Sohl,  jibes  with  the  re­ tion of  a Communist­splinter  group  given  port  which  appeared  in  the  Coast  of  the  industry  involved.  from  Indonesia.  The  Indonesian  That, in substance, is what the  SIU of  NA charges has hap­ group  arrived  after  the  three­day  Guard  publication.  The  accident,  pened  to  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission.  Theoreti­ conference  was  over  and  then  was  Sohl  said,  took  place  aboard  the  Steel Flyer  (Isthmian) in  Baltimore  cally,  the  ICC  is  supposed  to  b& an  impartial,  judicial  body,  denounced  back  home  in  a  state­ harbor June  30,  1958,  and  until  he  passing  judgment  on the  actions of  steamship lines,  railroads  ment  issued  in  Djakarta  by  the  read  the article  in the  LOG  he had  And  trucking  concerns.  In  practice,  the  SIU  holds,  the  ICC  Technical  and  Harbor  Workers  no  idea  as  to  why  the  line  parted  Union.  MOBILE—Continued  shipments  has  become  puppet  of  the  railroad  industry,  staffed  by  rail­ The  statement,  distributed  to  the  way it did.  road men on a kind of leave­of­absence.  Hospitalized  With  Fractures  maritime  imions  throughout  the  • f surplus  grain  and  flour  to  In­ This situation  is what  Washington characterizes  as a  "con­ Sohl  suffered  two fractured  ver­ world,  said  the  conference  in  no  dia  and  Egypt  kept  shipping  on  the  busy  side  for  this  port  during  flict  of  interest."  There has  been much talk  and considerable  way  committed  Indonesian  mari­ tebrae  and  nerve  injuries  which  finger­pointing  at  situations  within  the  trade  union  move­ timie  workers.  It  pointed  out  that  paralyzed  him  more  than  a  month  the  past  period.  ment  where  it  is  alleged  that  imion  officials  have  relation­ there  are  .  .  .  seven  strong  mari­ following  the  accident.  He  was  All  In all, five  Libertys4ook  bag  ships  with  management  which  compromises  the  union  offi­ time  imions" in Indonesia  and  that  rushed  to  the  Baltimore  Public  i  flour and  one  took  grain here  dur­ the  Communist­dominated  splinter  Health  Service  Hospital  where  he  ing  the  last  two  weeks  alone.  Ru­ cial in the  performance  of  his  job  as a  representative  of  the  group  "represents  only  a  minor  spent  three  months.  All  told,  he  mors  are  strong  that  at  least  two  employees.  In  the  ICC  case, the relationship  between  a  reg­ was in a  cast for four  months, then  more  ships  under  the  SIU  banner  ulatory  agency—the  ICC,  and  the  business  it  regulates—the  in a  body  brace for  several months  will  be  diverted  to  this  port  to  railroads,  is clear  cut for all to  see.  The steamship  industry  more.  He  just  received  his  fit  for  join In  the  trade.  and  the seamen  who man  the ships are  the ones  who suffer.  duty  last  week,  and  although  still  A  lot  of  comment  was  heard  On numerous occasions, steamship companies  have brought  weak,  is  going  to  try  to  make  a  about  the  huge  Norwegian  super­ the railroads  to the  "judge's  bench," as  it were,  and accused  trip.  carrier  Hardlan  which  was  In here  them  of  violating  the  law  by  carrying  cargo  at  a  loss  to  He  said  that he  had  been  issued  loading  up  with  grain.  The  ship  the  line  by  the  bosun  out  of  the  drive  competitors  out  of  business.  But  somehow  the  ICC  has  a  80,000­ton  capacity  and  al­ The  unusual  appearance  of  ice­ forepeak  locker  and,  to all  a ppear­ most  emptied  the  port  of  all  sur­ finds  a reason  to  let  the railroad  off  scot­free,  even  it means  bergs  in  southern  waters  of  the'  ances,  the  line  was  nearly  brand  refusing  to  hear  the  evidence.  plus  grain.  It  took  two  weeks  to  North  Atlantic  has  caused  a  hasty  new.  After  rigging  the  chair  and  load  the  vessel,  acting  agent  This is what  the  SIU of  NA  is  talking about  when  it  says  rerouting of  ships to more souther­ hauling  it  up  to  the  top  of  the  Harold  Fischer  said,  as  the  local  "conflict of  interest."  ly sealanes.  Not since over  10 years  stack,  he  climbed  the  ladder  in­ elevators  are  not  able  to  hold, the  ago  have  icebergs  penetrated  as  side  the  stack  and  got  into  the  amount  of  grain  the  ship  cab  han­ —  far  south  as  they  have  in  the  past  chair.  die.  few  weeks.  He soogeed  the  top  of  the  stack,  Shipping  for  the  last  couple  of  Prevailing  northwesterly  winds,  and  then  lowered  the  chair  a  cou­ weeks  was  on  the  good  side  with  .  Giant  American  oil  companies  which  have  been  immune  pushing Arctic Icebergs with great­ ple  of  feet.  It  was  then,  he  said,  all men on the beach  who were  in­ to their responsibilities  to the US  and their  employees for  so  er force than usual, were  explained  that the  line parted  about  two feet  terested  in  landing  berths  able  to  as  the  cause  of  the  southerly  pen­ over his head dropping  him 25 feet  do so.  The  outlook  for  the  coming  many  years,  are finding  the going  a  little rougher  now.  etration.  One  of'the  bergs  was  re­ to the deck at the base of  the stack.  For years  it has  been an  axiom in  Washington that  the oil  ported  to be  250 feet  high and  700  period Js  about  the  same.  "The  Coast  Guard  account  noted  company's  favored  treatment  on  taxes  was  an  untouchable  feet  long.  Calling  into  the  area  during  the  that  the line  had  a  listed  breaking  past period  were the Alcoa Ranger,  political issue.  Now rumblings are  heard from several  quar­ Transatlantic  shipping  has  been  strength  of  2,515  pounds.  It  was  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  Clipper  (Al­ ters  that  in  light  of  the  budget  deficit  and  heavy  Govern­ using  the  emergency  Track  A,  then  that  investigation  and  chemi­ coa) i  Monarch  Of  the  Seas,  Iber­ .uient needs  for  defense  and  other  essential  purposes,  the  oil  which  has  not  been  used  since  cal  analysis  revealed  that  the  line  ville,  Claiborne,  Morning  Light  'depletion allowance can no longer be justified, any more than  1946.  Track  B,  tlie  normal route  had  gotten  wet  at  one  point  from  (Waterman);  Royal  Oak, Cantigny  for this time  of  year, is 60 miles to  a  soogee  mixture  used  on  a  pre­ (Cities  Service):  Ocean  Joyce  the  insurance  industry's  tax  exemptions  could  be  justified.  the north, and dangerously  infested  vious  job,  and  that  the  mixture  The oil  companies are a  long way  from being down  on the  (Ocean  Clippers);  Pandora  with ice. One vessel, in fact,: had to  had a  phosphate base  which rotted  (Epiphany);  Siuanne,  Frances  mat,  but  their  position'is  no  Ignger  impregnable,  thanks  in  veer 20  miles  south  of  Track  A  to  away the  line from  the  inside with  Bull)  and  the  Del  Sol,  Del  Valle  large  part  to  the  fight  being  waged  by  American  maritime  avoid  low­lying  glacier  ice  which  no  damage  visible  on  the  exterior  (Mississippi).  was  threatening  the  area.  unions.  ef  the  line.  Seafarer Is  I  Victim Of  Rotted Line  • 4  J  Grain Loads  KeeplHobile  Shipping Up  'Bergs Force  Ship Detours  )'l  I  .X  Heat On OU Industry  ­  • /  �,>^Vj.r­ Hopping A Freight By Sea  Tax Crews?  Do It Right 1f   • ?­. '    10  1^"  h^r::  I have been  following the  stories  In  the SEAFARERS  LOG  concern­ ing  attempts  to  tax  the  wages  of  US  seamen,  not  only  here,  but  abroad. Seafarer  Ronald Carraway,  an  AB  on  the  Mount  Rainier,  writes.  "The  SEAFARERS  LOG  recent­ ly  ran  an  article  infonning  us  of  a  40  percent  personal  income  tax  that  India  would  like  to  Impose  on  US  seamen  while  in  Indian  "As if to follow  suit,"  he  said,  "the  State  of  "Massachusetts  "The  last  time  I rode from  coast  to  coast  trying  to  find  a  ship,  I  would like  to  en­ was lucky  if  I could rake up  five cents  to  buy a  couple  of  candles  force  a  like  tax  to keep  warm in  a boxcar,"  Seafarer  Fred  "Blackie"  Oliver  said.  on  ships  in  her  However  that  was  during  the  depression.  Now  Blackie  shows  the  waters.  If  Massa­ chusetts gets such  modern way  of riding  the rails—^while  the car  is being  transported  a  bill  passed,  on  the  Seatrain  Georgia.  Belpw,  Blackie  and  Wesley  Cunning­ then  it  is  most  ham,  cardeckmen  on  the  Georgia,  pose  on  deck.  Carraway  likely  that  other  seabord  states  would  look  for  ad­ ditional  revenue  through  similar  taxes."  Of  course,  he  remarked,  all  of  these  taxes  are  in  addition  to  the  Federal income  tax,  F.O.A.B., state  income  tax,  property  tax,  luxury  tax,  entertainment  tax,  sales  tax  and  the  like.  Despite  all  these  taxes,  through  the  efforts  of  a  good  solid  Union,  Seafarers  still  manage  to  have  a  few  dollars  left  after  a  long  trip  at  sea,  Carraway  noted.  "Therefore  I'm  taking  it  upon  myself  to  suggest  a  tax  to  take  care  of  the  few  remaining  dollars  in  the  pay envelope.  "Since  this  new  tax  Massachu­ setts suggests applies to a  minority  of  the  states—states  with  a  water­ states, I  have  taken it  upon  myself  states  have  no  waterways  so  we  front  with  access  to  the  open  sea  to suggest  a  way  the  inland  states  will  make  this new  "No Port Tax"  —what of  the majority of  the states  can  also collect  revenue from  Sea­ collectible when  we  are  not in  the  waters  that  they  don't  have.  with  no  port  facilities?  Are  we  to  farers.  "This  new  tax  would  take  care  The  "No  Port  Tax"  allow  such  an  injustice  to  the  in­ land  states  just  because  of  their  "Since these states have no ports  of  two  problems left  open.  One—  of  their  own,  this  new  tax  would  it  would  correct  this  grave  in­ geographical  locations?  "Not on  your  life,"  this  solicit­ appropriately  be  named  the  "No  justice  towards  our  inland  states,  and two—it would  take care  of  the  ous  civic­minded  Seaferer  ex­ Port  Tax."  "Seaboard  states  would  tax  us  few  remaining  dollars  a  Seafarer  claimed.  "So  in  order  to  be  just  to  all  while we are in her  waters.  Inland  has  left  in  his  pay  envelope."  SlU,  A&G  District  BALTIMORE  1216  E.  Baltimore  St.  Earl  Sbeppard.  Agent  EAatern  7­4S00  BOSTON  276  State  St.  G.  Dakin,  Acting  Agent  Richmond 2­0140  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St  R.  Matthews.  Agent  CApital  3­4089;  3­4080  LAKE  CHARLES.  La  1419  Ryan  St.  Leroy  Clarke,  Agent  HEmlocfc  6­5744  MIAMI  744  W.  Flagler  St.  Louis  Neira.  Agent  FRanklin  7­3564  MOBILE  1 South  Lawrence  St.  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  HEmlock  3­1754  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  Lindsey  WUliams,  Agent  Tulane  8626  NEW  YORK  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Jose  M.  Melenidez  whose  letter  appeared in the April 24 issue of  the SEAFARERS  LOG. Brother  Melendez  is  in  favor  of  home­ steading on a ship. He also men­ tions what a good Union  man he  is. I feel that  real unionism  like  Christianity, comes  from within,  and is  portrayed by the  way wo  I' •  t'ir.  June  5, 195t  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace  Twelve  ZONE............ STATE.  406  Simpson  St  Phone:  3>22S1  12814  HolHs  St.  Phone 3­8911  MONTREAL  634 St James  St.  West  Victor  2­8161  QUEBEC....  44  Sault­au­Matelot  Quebec  LAfontaine  3­1569  THOROLD,  Ontario  52  St.  David  St.  CAnal  7­5212  TORONTO.  Ontario  372  King  St £.  EnWptre  44719  ST. JOHN,  NB  ....173 Prlneo  WUUam  St.  OX  2­5431  VANCOUVER,  BC.  .a98^Main^^  excitement  and  what  not  that  they'have aboard  a big  ship, we  do  have  our  share  of  experi­ ences.  The  bright  side  is  that  the food is good  and the  captain  is a swell  guy to work for.  E. Cartwright  Informs LOG Of  Ooath Of Son  To the Editor:  This Is  to inform  you  that my  son,  David,  died  Jiiere  in  Pair  lard,  Aia.,  last  Japuary,  and  you can  take us off  your mailing  list. He had been sick for almost  two  years, but  he read  the LOG  often during  his  illness.  As  a  member of  the Order  of  All  letter!  to  the  editor  for  Railway  Conductors  for  48  years,  I  realize, that  the  union.  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  is  our  only , hope  in  this  coun­ by  the  writer.  Names  will  try. I  wish  your  union  the  best  of  success  in  striving  for  the  be  withheld  upon  request.  betterment of  the workers.  J. G. Kelly  treat  and  act  toward  our  ship­ ^  ^  ^  .  mates.  ' He seems to imply that one or  Sends Thanks For  two  trippers  are  "foul­balls"  and  "performers."  I  sailed  on  Solace In Loss  SUP  ships  where  they  have  a  To the Editor:  seven­month  sailing limit  policy  Let  me  take  this  time  to  and  I  have  found  the  "per­ thank  you  for  your  prompt  and  formers" and "foul­balls" in  the  kind  consideration  in  this  hour  minority.  of  bereavement  and  loss.  He  states  that  he  has  been  While  nothing  can  compen­ homesteadlng  for  the  last  20  sate for  the life  of  my departed  years.  I, for  that  matter,  make  son, Shirley  Charles  Butler, the  a coupile  of  trips and then  watch  brotheriiness  makes  such  diffi­ the  Giants  cop  the  Series  (I  culties  smoother  in  human  af­ hope),  read  good  books  and  fairs.  relax in  the  city  by  the Golden  Thank  you  and  I  pray  we  Gate.  shall  ail  be  spared  from  such  I  don't  want  to  be  the  rich­ trying ordeals.  est  guy in  the Marine  Hospital.  Mrs.  M.  B.  Butler  I stW  reiterate  my  statement  (Ed.  note:  Brother  Butler  that if  a  guy  can't  make it in  a  died  in  the  recent  Val  Chem­ year on a  ship, the Golden Gate  Santa  Rosa  collision.)  Bridge  Is  still  standing,  ard  4"  4"  there  are  other  brothers  in  the  hall  who need  a  job. The other  LOG Tops Hor  brother  might  be  you.  Reading List  Anthony V. Smolenski  To the  Editor:  ^  Mere  words  cannot  express  Sea Story?  Try  how much  Jose and  I enjoy our  copies of  the SEAFARERS LOG.  A Barge's Tale  Although  Jose  picks  them  up at  To the Editor:  hail,  we  would  ap­ We have heard of  many things  the Houston  preciate  it  if  you  would  put  us  that happen aboard  a ship. This  on  the  mailing  list  and  send  it  being  a . barge,  the  seagoing  directly to our home, as I miss it  barge  De  Bardeieben  Marine  2,  when he  cannot pick  them up,  of  Blue  Stack  Towing  Co.,  out  The  LOG  is  a  wonderful  of  Tampa,  Fia. We  thought  you  newspaper  and  your  staff  de­ might like  to hear  from  us.  serves  the  praise.  The  To  begin  with,  we  have  a  paper  is  on highest  my  must  list,  my  big crew  of  nine  men. We  have  number one  reader. When  I get  three  ABs,  it,  it  is  not  put  down  until  I  three firemen,  read  even  the fine  print.  coal  burning,  One of  my favorite columns is  that  is),  one  the "Letters to  the Editor"  sec­ engine  main­ tion. T will  look  forward  to  re­ tainance  and  ceiving  it  here  at  home.  one  cook  and  Lorenza  Madnrei  a  captain.  As  you  can  Thanks For SlU  see  we  have  a  lot of  work up  Welfare Benefit  on  deck  when  Cartwrignt  To  the  Editor;  we  raise  batches  or  dock  in  stream. In  addition  to this,  the  I just  want  to  add  my  thanks  boiler  sometimes  gets  into  the  to  the  hundreds,  who,  like  mfij  mood  to  leak  and  put  out  the  have  been the  recipients of  hos­ pital  benefits  from  the  SIIT  fires.  The  big  mystery  aboafd  this  Welfare  Department.  It bas bepn a godsend  in more  barge  is  the  water  in  the  crew  mess  and  the  cooks  and  ABs'  ways  than  one.  I have  been  In  the  Baltimore  room.  While  the  water  was  six  PHS  hospital  for  over  two  inches  deep  here,  on  the  other  months, after  having undergone  side of the ship we did not even  major  surgery,^ and  am  slated  have  wash  water, so  we  had  to  for  an  additional  two  more  in  get  water from  the  gaUey.  Our  the  near  future.  I should  also  cook  is  quite  ingenious.  He  add  a  word  of  praise  for  cur  punched a  hole in the deck  near  hospital  delegate,  Eli  Hanover,'  his  room  and  let  the  water  whose  cheerful  personality  there  run  back  to  the  engine  helps brighten the  day.  We  here  in  the hospital  keep  room  as  they  are  always  short  of  water In  the boilers and  may  track of  the affairs of  the Unluil  and  of  shipping  through  the  be able  to use  it.  The ship right  now is in  Mis­ LOG,  and  appreciate  it  very  sissippi,  and  it  is  about  eight  much.  Thanks  and  best  regards  to  '  miles  to  the  first  "headache"  joint,  I'hope  to  get  this  letter  all of  my Union  brothers.:  ­  Abner  Raiftrd:  i  '  off  at  the  nearest  town  (11  letters  To  The  Editor  $1  �Jiii 6.  ItW  SEAFARERS  LOG  SEIFMEtS IN BRYDOCH  Pace Thirfeea  These  Pirates  Are  No Myths  "­• a I  :i  11  The merchant seaman, unlike most American citizens abroad, encounters petty  swindlers,  con  artists,  plain  thieves  and  pickpockets  entirely  too frequently,  notes  Seafarer  John  Mc­ Elroy,  third  cook  on  the  SS Natalie.  While  the  warm  weather  usually  means  wearing  lighter  clothes,  And  why  not,  he  reasons,­^  Seafarers  Should  be  careful  to  wear  the  proper  protective  gear  while  since attempts to "take" a sea­ what  the  traffic  will  bear.  The  club  can  be  found  a  choice  of  the  working  aboard  ship.  It's  nice  to  get  a  sun  tan,  but  safer  to, wear  a  man  occur  around  the  clock  younger  seaman  sometimes  has  to  better  souvenirs,  picture  cards,  shirt  while  chipping  paint  or  performing  other  deck  Jobs.  from  the  very  time  the  ship  ties  'learn  the  hard  way  that  the  help­ stamps  to  mail  them  with,  a  real  A  combination  of  ailments  laid  up  until  she sails.  It takes  a  pretty  ful  "guides"  of  the  dock  and  barber  who  knows  his  business,  up three Seafarers In the Baltimore  alert  seaman  to  end  a  trip  without  streets  are  up  to  nothing  more  two bars and  a very fine restaurant.  PHS  hospital  during  the  last  two  having  been  gypped  somewhere  than  enriching  themselves  at  his  By  day  a  large  juke  box  fur­ weeks.  George  Dai^,  former  OS  along  the  line  at  least  once,  espe­ expense.  nishes a  wide  variety  of  music  and  on  the  Evelyn  was  reported  in  cially  if  he  stops at  Naples.  These  guides  are  as  easy  to  get  the  evening  hours  are filled  with  good  condition  improving  from  a  For instance  the con artist  comes  rid  of,  McElroy  said,  as  a  chigger.  melodies  of  an  excellent  orchestra  stomach  condition,  while  Emanuel  aboard  as  soon  as  the  ship  docks,  Cbiselers'  Code  that  features a  lovely and  talented  Jones,  ex­cook  on  the  Venore,  is  usually  in  the  guise  of  a  "barber"  Before people get  the wrong idea  songstress  named  Susie.  In  addi­ recuperating from a skin  condition.  who  sets  up  shop  on  deck  or  in  and  come  to  the  conclusion  that  tion,  he  said,  the  girls  who  drop  Also  suffering  with  stomach dis­ the  passageway,  our  merchant  sailor  is  naive  or  into  the  club  for  dancing,  usually  order  in  the  Baltimore  hospital  cutting  hair  for  stupid,  it  should  be  pointed  out  are  the  cute  chicks  you  wanted  to  Ashcom  is  Charles  Ashoom,  an  oiler  who  twice what a good  that  he,knows  he  Is  being  taken.  meet  in  the first  place.  last sailed  on the  Steel Worker.  Medical  reports  indicate  that  Ashcom  haircut  would  He  has  to  recognize  the  chiselling  So,  heed  this  warning,  McElroy  will  be  back  on  his feet  in the  near future.  customs  of  certain  areas  as  their  concludes,  the  next  time  you  are  cost  ashore.  way  of  life.  Actually  they  can  be  in  Naples  set  a  straight  course  Frank  Rossi  is  reported  making  good  progress  in  recovering  from  Close  behind  compared  to some  of  our own  doc­ for  the  USS club.  a  heart  condition  which  struck  him  while  he  was  at  sea  on  the  Sea­ him  Is  the  "jolly  tors and  lawyers who set  their fees  train  New  York.  A  Coast  Guard  helicopter  took  Brother  Rossi  from  old  fat  v/oman"  by  a  person's  ability  to  pay.  his  vessel  and  brought  him  to  the  with  the  soul  of  Also it  must be remembered that  hospital  in  St.  Petersburg,  Fla.,  a  banditto,  who,  Throw In For  the  seaman  in  a  foreign  port  is  in  and from  there  he  was  transferred  in  a  hybred  mix­ a  hurry  with  little  or  not time  for  A Meeting Job  to  Staten  Island,  PHS.  ture  of  Spanish  '  A  spinal  ailment  caused  Gustaf  Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  and  confusing.  Ehiglish,  solicits  shopping around, and  he must grab  Johnson,  ex­FWT  on  the  Seatrain  laundry  from  room  to  room.  "It  what  he  wants  wherever  he finds  any  member  can  nominate  him­ New  Jersey,  to  go  to  the  Staten  self  for meeting chairman, read­ does  not  take  her  long  and  soon  it, he  said.  Island  hospital  for treatment.  Also  she  has  a  load  of  soiled  clothing  However  all  Is  not  lost  every­ ing clerk  or any  other post  that  out  on  the  island  is  Paul  Jaknb­ .  .  .  leaving  behind  only  a  vague  time  a  seaman  hits­  a  port  with  may  be  up  for  election  before  csak  with  diabetes,  Jakubcsak  last  motion  as  to  her  prices,  and  no  only  a  day  or  so  shoretime.  The  the  membership,  including com­ sailed  on  the  Seagarden.  name  or address  at  all," he  said.  best  haven  away  from  the  city's  mittees  such  as  the  tallying  Hancock  Johnson  sharpshooters  is  usually  the  USS  committees, financial  commit­ Down  in  Norfolk,  a  shipboard  Mama's  Dirty  Laundry  club,  and  the  one  in  Naples,  Mc­ tees and  other groups named  by  incident  in  which  he  hurt  his  back  laid  up  Seafarer  Isaac  Hancock  in the  Norfolk  PHS  for treatment.  Recovering  nicely  in  Norfolk  from  When  she  returns  a  day  or  so  Elroy  said,  hits  you  like  a  breath  the  membership.  a  hemorrhoid  operation  is  Prue  Vaughan,  former  third  cook  on  the  later  (that  is if  she  returns  at  all),  of  fresh  air  on a smoggy  day.  Lo­ Since  SIU  membership  meet­ the  seaman  finds out  the  hard  way  cated  in a  part  of  an old  castle  on  tog  officers  are  elected  at  the  SS  Pandora.  what he  must pay  for washing  that  the  waterfront,  it  is  within  easy  each meeting, those  who  The following  is the  latest available list  of  SIU men  in the  hospitals:  looks as  though  it had  no  washing  walking  distance  from  most  docks.  start of  wish  to  run  for  those  meeting  powder  benefit  at  all,  even  if  In this restful and well­appointed  offices  can  do  so.  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  BALTIMORE.  MD.  "Mama"  had  mooched  a  half  a  Franclico  Arsenal  H.  W.  Minkler  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  case  of  the  stuff  to  wash  it  with,  George  Davia  Domingo  Orbigoso  VA  HOSPITAL  Clarence  Gardner  Abner  Raiford  BOSTON.  MASS.  along  with  countless  packs  of  ciga­ James  Girolami  George  Richardson  Thomas  W.  KiUlon  rettes,  bar  soap,  foodstuffs  and  Gorman  T.  Glaze  Jose  Soares  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Julius  Scott  Edward  Gordon  assorted  other  gear  not  nailed  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Jaime  M.  Hilda  Harold  Spicer  Jose  Alonzo  Jr.  Martin  A.  Machel  down.  Emanuel  D.  Jones  John  Wagner  John  Lee  MarshaU  George  Warrington  Robert  G.  Barrett  Wiillam  Marjenhoff  Eager  to  get  ashore  and  enjoy  Nathan  B'enenate  Elxiar  A.  MarteU  USPHS  HOSPITAL  John  Mashburn  Claude  Blanks  himself,  the  seaman  is  left  wide  BOSTON,  MASS.  Oscar  L.  Briscoe  WiUiam  E.  Nelson  Augustus  R.  Hickey  open  for  the  most  lucrative  of  James  Campfield  Hans  Nettelbladt  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Kenvon  P.  Parks  James  W.  Cobb  swindles—money  changing.  Usual­ GALVESTON.  TEX.  Fess  T.  Crawford  Eddie  Patterson  ly  he  does  not  have  far  to  go  to  Eugene  CroweU  Louis  W.  Peed  Charles  B.  Harvey  John  Spearman  Francis  F.  Gomez  Edward  L.  Poe  Robert  D.  Jones  get  his  American  dollars  changed  Mohamed  Halem  Wlnford  Powell  . USPHS  HOSPITAL  into local currency,  McElroy noted,  Eugene  C.  Hoffman  Ralph  H.  Smith  NORFOLK.  VA.  Richard  Stewart  for  there's  bound  to  be  a  drove  Francis  Bnner  James  P.  Fitzgerald  Sidney  Irby  Frank  James  Charles  SummereU  Anthony  Carames  Miguel  Tlrado  of  changers  aboard  just  to  assist  Edward  Knapp  Melvin  Thomas  VA  HOSPITAL  Leo  Lahg  Alberto  Trevlno  him  with  that  problem.  HOUSTON.  TEXAS  Domingo  C.  Lopez  Howard  Waters  Harry  McClernon  These  changers  guarantee  you  James  L.  McCarthy  Charles  B.  Young  VA  HOSPITAL  David  E.  McCoUum  top  bank  rates.  If  our guy says  he  DENVER.  COLO.  VA  HOSPITAL  v;ill  go  to  the  bank  instead,  he  is  Clifford  C.  Womaclc  TUCSON.  ARIZ.  gently  reminded  that  the  banko  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Frank  J.  Mackey  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  is  closed,  and  chances  are  it  is  VA  HOSPITAL  John  S.  Asaviclous  Victor  Egel  KECOUGHTAN.  VA.  too.  So  he  accepts  their  "top"  Seafarer  Al Arnold,  all "decked  oui"  in  his  Bermudas,  has  after­ Joseph  H.  Berger  Johan  T.  Kismul  Joseph  GiU  Wm.  H.  Chadbum  Ben  Pritiken  rates  and  later  leams  how  many  noon sunbathing  interrupted by  the  appearance of  a half­a­dozen  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  Hichesl  J.  Coffey  Wm.  H.  Pusninskjr  JAMAICA. LL  NY  francs,  pesetas  or  lira  he  was  members  of  the  Sampan  Hitcn's  crew  who  want  to  "get  into  the  Leo  Cronsohn  Arthur 'J.  Scheving  James  RusseU  Noel  J.  Dawson  clipped  for.  act."  USPHS  HOSPITAL  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Shopping  for  souvenirs  is  a  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  Raphael  Bertran  Bernard  Murphy  "This  is  just  a  few  lines  to  let  the  men  in  the  States  know  Omar  O.  Ames  M.  L.  Hendrlckson  Frank  Blandino  R.  S.  Nandkeshwar  dangerous  task  for  the  merchant  we  are still  here  and  going  strong,"  writes  Seafarer  Ai  Arnold,  ship's  Clarence  O.  Daire  WilUam  Rackley  USPHS  HOSPITAL  seaman.  The  peddlers,  to  "save  delegate  John  A.  Hoffman  Jose  Reyes  on the  Sampan  Hitch, one of  Suwannee  Steamship  Company's  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  him  a  trip"  of  course,  usually  missile­tracking  Paul  Jakubcsak  Jose  Rodriguez  Law.  Anderson  Woodrow  Meyers  the  South  Atlantic.  Gustaf  W.  Johnson  O.  W.  Rosenberg  Benj.  F.  Deibler  Max  Olson  arrive  aboard  the ship  and  remain  According  to  vessels to  Stanley  P.  Koenig  Frank  A.  Rossi  Arnold,  who  the  bosun  on  the  Hitch,  they  have  James  Lauer  John  C.  Palnwr  until  all  of  the  collectable  funds  a  top  rate  ship,  with  a  crew  is  George  L.  Lecher  Fernando  Tiaga  equal  to  the  title.  No  one  in  his  right  VA  HOSPITAL  Ken.  R.  McAvoy  Stefan  Trzclnskl  are  exhausted.  However  most  mind  would  quit,  he  said,  for  they  have  just  about  everything.  Ac­ RUTLAND  HEIGHTS.  MASS.  Harold  J.  Moore  Headley  P.  White  Charles  Bartlett  travel­wise  seamen  know  that  they  cording  to  the  anglers to  the  crew,  the fishing  can't  be  beat,  the  James  T.  Moore  Bozo  G.  Zelencio  USPHS  HOSPITAL  can  get  better  grade  material  and  weather  could  not  be  better,  and  the  food,  well,  that  is  just  like  the  MANHATTAN  BEACH.  BROOKLYN.  NY  workmenship  in  the  shops  ashore.  missiles  they  are  chasing,  out  of  this  world..  Joseph  J.  Bass  Thomas  R.  Lehay  Matthew  Bruno  Kenneth  Lewis  Two  other  leading  occupations,  Just  how  well  these  ships  are  doing.  Arnold  noted,  is  seen  in  the  Gregorio  CarabaUo  Leo  Mannaugh  among many  in foreign ports,  espe­ fact that  they have  a very  small turnover  in crews.  Leo  V,  Carreon  Primitivo  Muse  James  F.  Clarke  Jeremiah  O'Byrna  cially  in  Naples  and  some  Spanish  As  to  all  of  these  beefs  about  overtime—not  true  on  the  Hitch,  Gscrgs Q.  Phifsr  Josep?!  D.  Cox  John  J.  DriscoU  Winston  E.  Renny  ports,  is  that  of  "taxi"  driver  and  he  said.  Here  the  men  are  averaging  around  80  hours  a  month,  and  Otis  L.  Gibbs  George  Shumaker  "guide."  .  are  stili  turning  some  down.  Bart  B.  Guranlck  Aimer  S.  Vickers  When  you  take  a  taxi,  nine  out  In,^m  case,  he figured,  as  a  bosun  he  makes ^just  as  much  ther*  Taib  Hassan  Luther  E.  Wing  Frank  Hernandez  Pon  P.  Wing  of  ten times he  "neglects" to  both­ as  on  a  C­3,  but  with  one  major  difference—nin  this  ship  he  has  Donald  Hewson  Royce  Yarborough  er  with  the  meter  and  charges  everything.  Ludwig  Kristiansen  • • 1  •"I  m  • • "il  V  41  ::iil  '1  All's Well On  The Hitch  Ttll it  to  the  Iiofi!  .  ilSTCM/AWWiPAM.' YOU'ftENorQNX  ^  MAM NOW­ Yoo'«B ON GARTH! You  \  A  19 Kn If f  V>;f .  �#  Itiiie 8,  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare  Fourteen  Straightening Out A Knot  Ship's Coffee  'Sea Sprays  ­  by. Seafanr "R9d'(  fink \  Bad?­Try It  "Hobo" Style  <  ­ i:  I?;"  i?!'  It.  WACOSTA  (Watarman),  May  1—  Chairman,  R.  Hodgti;  Saeratary,  J.  Pursall.  No  beefa.  Repaira  taken  care  of.  Delegate  resigned.  Motion  made and  carried  to  write hq  re long­ ahoremen  lounging  in  messroom  and  quarters  of  crew  while  ship  is in  port  of  NV.  Suggest  keeping  quarters  aft  orderly  and  sanitary.  Turn  in  soiled  linen  on  changing  day.  Dis­ cussion  on  cold  water  and  heating  system  aft.  Springs  on  bunk  to  ba  repaired.  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isthmian),  May  3.  No  beefs.  Everything  run­ ning  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  S42.  Eew  hours  OT  disputed.  M/S/C  to  elect  Bos'n  as  ship's  treasurer.  Check  screens  and  ail  repairs.  Suggest  get­ ting  canvas  for  bunk  springs.  ­ f­r.  BEATRICE  (Bull),  May  1»—Chair­ man,  N.  Richie;  Secretary,  S.  Dunphy.  Ship's  fund  $1.43.  Food  not  prepared  to  crew's  satisfaction.  t;  STEEL  SEAFARER  (Isthmian),  March  22—Chairman,  F.  LItoch; Secy.,  L.  Joseph.  No  beefs:  everything  run­ ning  smoothly.  Foc'sie  locks  to  be  changed;  one  key fits  aU  locks.  Re­ frain  from  making  noise  during  meal  hour.  Request  not  placing  glasses  in  sink.  I­  •  F­ $  U;'  It  takes  a  lot  of  elbow  grease  to  get  a  vessel  in  order,  and  when  the  crew  of  the  missile  ship  Sword  Knot,  hod  to  do it, it  was no  excep­ tion.  Above,  left,  P.  Barto­ liotta,  AB,  looks  up  from  his  job  chipping  paint,  while  right,  J. Kropp  adds  the  final  touches  with  the  brush.  Enjoy­ ing  a  break  from  the  routine,  messman  Dick  Egber,  left,  takes his  coffee on deck  in the  warm  South  Atlantic  sun.  Pix  submitted  by  "unofficial"  photographer  for  the  SlU  missilemen—Seafarer  C.  R.  Coumas.  ter  from  Union  re  clarification  of  penalty  cargo.  Ship's  fupd  $30.00.  Donation  of  $15.00  to  Polish  Heart  Orphanage  In  Pusan,  Korea.  No  beefs.  Some  OT  disputed.  Motion  to  have  30­minute  call­out  for  deck  dept.  at company's  expense.  Motion to have  ID  cards  Issued  to  wives  and  depend­ ents  of  membersr  Discussion  on  eli­ gibility  and  requirements  for  loans  when  men  are  on  beach.  Remove  clothes  from  line  when  dry.  Vote  of  thanks  to  baker  and  chief  mate  for  help  and  cooperation.  STEEL  KINO  (Isthmian),  May  17—  Chairman,  C.  Mazur;  Secy.,  F.  Shala.  Ship's  fund  $108.27.  One  man  re­ placed  in  Honolulu.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Suggest  longshoremen  be  kept  out  of  mess  and  recreation  rooms  while  in  port.  Keep  recreation  room  ALCOA  CAVALIER  (Alcoa),  May  17  —Chairman,  J.  LInch;  Secy.,  B.  Las­ slter.  No '  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  FACIFICUS  (Orion),  .April  It—  Chairman, D.  Ruddy; Secy.,  C. Quinnt.  Ship's  Fund $25.50.  New  delegate  and  treasurer  elected.  Request  washing  machine  and  cots  be  taken  care  of.  ALCOA  PIONEER  (Alcoa),  April  2«  —Chairman,  C.  Trosclair;  Secy.,  E.  Canonlzado.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  $55.50.  New  delegate  elected.  FLORIDA  STATE  (Ponce), March  1»  —Chairman, O.  Lee; Secy.,  e. Turner.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  $10.77.  Some  OT  disputed.  Discussion  on  OS  work­ ing  over  side  on  stages,  also  on  get­ ting  silex  coffee  makers.  Donation  requested  for  old  seawoman,  now  bUnd.  LONGVIEW  VICTORY  (Victory),  May  13—Chairman,  T.  Jackson;  Secy.,  A.  O'Krogly.  ­Turn  Inirepair  list.  Dis­ cussion  on  preserves  lo  be  taken  up.  Washing  machine  needs  repairs.  Ship  to  be  fumigated.  BRADFORD  ISLAND  (Cities  Serv­ ice),  May  17—Chairman,  E.  King;  Secy.,  N.  Kirk.  One  hour  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  Flowers  and  donations  sent  for member's  deceased  wife.  LA  SALLE  (Waterman),  May  17—  Chairman,'  R.  Ransome;  Secy,,  A.  Tramer.  One  man  who.  missed  ship  in  San  Francisco  hospitalized.  Two  days'  lodging  disputed.  Received  let­ clean.  Request  «hip  be  fumigated  for  roaches.  March  $—Chairman,  F.  Shala; Secy.,  C.  Mazur.  Improvement  on food.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund  $158.27.  No  beefs.  Question  re  gasoline  being  penalty  cargo.  Seaman's  cltlB  rec­ ommended  and  vote  of  thanks  given  to  crew  for  cooperation.  Proper  at­ tire  requested  when  entering  pantry  or  messroom  SEAGARDEN  (Peninsular),  May  7—  Chairman,  None;  Sacy.,  C.  Copper.  Shortage  of  hot  water  in  evening  to  be  corrected.  53  hours  disputed.  Be­ quest  sougeeuig  and  painting  of  ship.  CHIWAWA  (Cities  Service),  May  10  —Chairman,  E.  Asche;  Secy.,  E.  Wright.  Some  disputed  overtime.  Washing  machine  ordered  By  crew  taken  by  officers.  No  beefs.  Request  new  washing  machine  and  refriger­ ator.  Question  on  slqp  sink  taken  out  of  wash  room.  Don't like  the coffee  being made  ­up  by  the  night  watch?  Well,  don't­blame  him. Seafarer  William  Calefato  says,  for  your  problem  probably  is  the  old­fashioned  per­ colator  being  used  aboard  most  vessels.  ­  The  use  of  the  percolator,  while  called  old­fashioned,  is  not  as  old  as  people  think,  having  been  in­ troduced  around 1920.  It  was  the  answer  to  the  eiiamel  pot,  which  was  used  to  brew what  Seafarer  Thurston  Lewis  called  "cowboy  or  hobo  coffee" in  his article  entitled  "The  Watchstander's  Coffee  La­ ment,"  in  the  April  24  issue  of  the  LOG.  Actually,  the  best  method  for  making a  good  cup of  coffee, Cale­ fato  said,  is  the  drip  method.  It  is not  as troublesome  as it  sounds,  "How's It going  Ed, I ain't seen you  since  that trip  to Japan  when  and  certainly  does  not  take  any  longer  than  it  does  to  get  coffee  went  to Cherry  Hill and ...  out of  the percolator.  "A  drip  pot,"  the  seafaring  cof­ tion  of  the  water  through  the  lit­ can  pick  one  up  at  most  depart­ fee  gourmet  explained,  "in  case  tle  holes of  the sieve,  and  through  ment stores.  some fellows  never saw  one, comes  the  grounds in  the  strainer,  takes  One thing  that can  never happen  in­three  parts:  the  pot,  a  strainer  less  time than  it  does  to  percolate  with  this  type  of  coffee  pot  is  which  fits  on  the  rim  of  the  pot,  a  pot  of  coffee  and  makes  a  much  that  the coffee  can  never  be  over­ done.  Many  time  some  crew­ and  another  container,  a  c:^ndri­ more  enjoyable  cup  of  coffee.  cal  part  with  perforated  bottom  The  advantages  of  this  method  member forgets to remove the plug  forming  a  sieve  that  fits  on  the  to  watch  are  that  the  one  whose  from  the  percolator  and  the  cof­ turn  It  is  to  make  the  coffee  only  fee  becomes  so  overdone  it  be­ strainer."  To  make  coffee  by  the  drip  has  to  prepare  the  pot  and  water  comes  unfit  for  the  toughest  of  method, the  strainer  is filled  with  for the  next  watch.  In addition  to  chief  engineers.  coffee  (it  makes  little  difference  this,  the  parts  are  easily  cleaned  "Like  some  difficulties,  they  if  it is ground for  drip  or regular,  by  rinsing  as  compared  with  the  only  appear  difficult  because  too  but  the  drip  is  better),  and  the  tube  and  parts  of  the  percolator  many  persons  say  they  are  so,"  sieve  Is  put  into  place.  The  next  which  should  be  carefully  washed  Calefato  said.  "With  a  time­ tested thing like  a  drip­pot, there's  step  is  to  boil  water  and  pour  it  each  time.  A  drip  pot  is  not  as  costly  as  no reason  why a good  cup of  coffee  Into  the  sieve.  The actual dripping and distribu­ the  electric  percolator  and  a  crew  can't  be  had  aboard  ship."  Secy.,  B.  Carter.  Request  deck  dept.  JDHN  B.  KULUKUNDIS  (Ocean  Car­ riers),  April  2t—Chairman,  A.  Lorenz;  foc'ales  be  painted.  Two  men  missed  ship,  one  man  hospitalized  in  Cape­ Secy.,  R.  Corcoran.  No  beefs;  every­ thing running  smoothly.  Money  draws •   town,  Ship's  fund  $34.76.  No  beefs.  in  India  discussed.  Vote  of  thanks  to  Some  disputed OT.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward dept.  for fine  quality  of  food.  ch.  cook  and  crew  mess  for  Job  well  done.  DiscusNon  on  delayed  sailing  HURRICANE  (Waterman),  May  10—  in  Fort  Elizabeth.  Chairman,  O.  Masterson;  Secy.,  W.  BALTORB  (Marven),  May  2»—Chair­ Bednar.  Ship's fund  $13.24.  No beefs.  Request  more night  lunch and  ladders  man,  C.  Locke;  Secy.,  R.  Obldos.  New  delegate  elected.  for  upper  bunks.  Cheek  slop  chest.  Need  seat  cushions  for  lounge  crew  SEATRAIN  SAVANNAH  (Seatrain),  mess.  May  24—Chairman,  none;  Secretary,  W.  McBrlds.  Two  hours  delayed  sail­ ORION  STAR  (Orion),  April  IS—  ing  from  Edgewater  disputed.  New  Chairman,  C.  Smith;  Secy.,  K.  Ander­ son.  Three  men  missed  ship.  Ship's  delegate  elected.  Turn  in  soiled  lin­ fund  $17.54.  Some  OT  disputed.  No  en.  Cots  available.'  beefs.  Discussion  on  shore  leave  in  CS  MIAMI  (Cities  Service),  May  22—  Bahrein.  Chairman,  W.  Fadgatr;  secretary,  K.  KIrwIn.  Motion  made  to  open  side  FAIRPORT  (Waterman),  May  Chairman,  J.  Castronover;  Secy.,  J.  porta  at  sea.  Coyla.  Repairs  taken  care  of.  Stew­ YORKMAR  (Calmer),  May  ard  dept.  quarters  sougeed  and  paint­ ed.  Two  men  missed  ship  in  Sasebo.  Chairman,  K.  Hatglmlslos;  Secretary,  W.  Handershot.  Request  new  washing  Few  hours disputed.  No bMfs;  every­ thing  running  smoothly;  Vote  of  machine. Suggest  shot cards  be picked  thanks  to  steward  dept. for  Jobs  well  up.  Ship's  fund  $15.  Vote  of  thanks  to  captain  for  contribution.  Cots  to  done.  be  taken  up  before  arrival  in  ports.  Insufficient  quantity  of  stewards  Ar  OCEAN  DEBORAH  (Maritime  Over­ seas),  May  17—Chairman,  L.  Wymbs;  stores­^to  be  taken  up  in  NY  or  port  Secy.,  C.  NIckerson.  Men  pledge  to  of  payoff.  work  together  in  keeping  ship  clean.  COI  VICTORY  (Vic.  Carr.),  May  17  Wear  proper  attire  in  messroom,  —Chairman,  G.  Urich;  Secretary,  A.  don't  use  galley  as  passageway.  Espeneda.  One  man  hospitalized—^may  ALCOA  ROAMER  (Alcoa), May  17—  Join  ship  next  trip.  Ship's  fund  $12.04.  Discussion  on  buying  more  Chairman,  J.  Tllley;  Sacy.,  J.  Burke.  Ship's  fund  $77.00.  Request  messhall  food.  and  pantry  be  kept  clean.  See  about  WILD  RANGER  (Waterman),  April  getting  new  linen.  Vote  of  thanks  24—Chairman,  J.  Longfellow;  Secre­ good  food.  tary,  N.  Lambert.  Repairs  completed  COUNCIL  OROvE  (Cities  Service),  with  exception  of  painting  laundry  May  13—Chairman,  R.  Evans;  Sacy.,  which  wiU  be done  during  trip. Ship's  R.  Myers.  No  beefs.  Nc  delegate  fund  $10.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  eleeted.  Keys  needed  elected.  Request  new  coffee  pot.  for  foc'sles.  Locker  repairs  in  wiper's  room.  Question re  port  time  for  Rew­ SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  (Sea­ ard  department  in  Mobile.  train),  May  23—Chairman,  M.  Gotts­ chalk;  Secy.,  V.  Ratclllt.  Ship's  fund  DEL  VIENTO  (Mississippi),  May  24  $73.48.  Six  chairs  purchased  for  deck  —Chairman,  J.  McLaren;  Secretary,  at  $23.94.  No  beeh.  E.  King.  Three men  logged,  but  lifted  NATALIE  (Maritime  Overseas),  May  for  good  conduct.  One  hr.  OT  dis­ .24—Chairman,  G.  Baka;  Secy.,  J.  puted.  No beefs.  Suggest  welfare  plan  McElroy.  Request  motors  for  exhaust  be  changed  from  weekly  to daily  pay­ fans.  Repairs  to  be  taken,  care  of.  ments.  Request  new  washing  machine.  Complaint  on  brand  of  .coffee  served.  ALCOA  CLIFPER~f Alcoa),  May  24—  Shortage  of  soap  powder.  Ordered  new  bread  box  per  request,  Deck  and  Chairman,  C.  Shirah;  Secretary  P.  engine  departments  to  clean  laundrx,  Blalack.  No  beefs.  100%  donation  for  room.  Steward  department  to  take  member  in  bereavement.  Various  dis­ cussions  held.  care" of  library.  .  ALCOA  CLIPPER  (Alcoa),  May  3—  A.  Bourgot;  Secy.,  P.  Blalsek.  No  beefs.  2  hours  disputed.  ROBIN  HOOD  (Robin  Lines),  March  10—Chairman,  L.  Mevall;  Secy.,  A.  SEA  STAR  (Triton), May  17—Chair­ man, M.  Bugawan;  Sacy.,  J.  Kcauney.  Page.  Vote  of  thanks  to  purser  for"  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  care  of  sick  members.  Rooms  to  be  painted.  Ship's fund  $37.36.  No beefs.  dept.  New  mattresses  for  ship's  hos­ pital.  Repair  lo.ckers  in  3rd  cook's  ­  Everything  running  smoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  Vote  of  thanks  to  room.  Furnish  respirators  with filters  for  deck  gang  cleaning  holds  after  steward  dept.  " May  17—Chairman,  A.  Harrington;  discharge  of. dusty  cargo.  SANTA  VENETIA  (Elam),  May  3—  Chairman,  R.  Maldonada;  Secretary  R.  McLeod.  Ship's  fund  $23.05.  New  del­ egate  elected.  ALCOA  RANGER  (Alcoa),  May  24—  Chairman,  J.  Dunlap;  Secretary,  W.  Barnes.  To  see  patrolman  re  fixing  springs  on  bunks.  Suggest  galley  door  be  left  open.  Vote  of  thanks  to  Stew­ ard  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  JEFFERSON  CITY  VICTORY  (Vie.  Carr.),  May  10—Chairman,  A.  Reasko;  Secretary,  J.  Ryan.  Suggest  launch  schedule  at  Inchon  be  improved.  New  delegate  and  ch.  cook  elected.  Dis­ cussion  on  boat  schedule.  Vote  of  thanks  to  retiring  delegate  for  Job  well  done.  ROBIN  KIRK  (Bobin), May  »—Chair­ man,  Nona;  Secretary,  T.  Deloach.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund  $4.25.  No  beefs.  Motion  made  and  accepted  not  to  use  washing  machine  after 10  PM and  before 7  AM. Bequest  variety  in  menus.  Suggest  washing  machine  not  be  left  running  after  using—fuse  to  be  taken  out  of  ma­ chine  wllile  in  port.  Refrain  from  slamming  doors  at  night  so  men  can  sleep.  KENMAR  (Calmer),  May  24—Chair­ man, J.  Brown; Secretary,  A  Land.  No  beefs.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed.  Laundry  to  be  kept  clean.  Repair  list  turned  in.  CITIES  SERVICE  NORFOLK  (Cities  Service),  May  24—Chairman,  C.  Ma­ lette; SecretaryV  R.  RuHkay.  No beefs.  19  hrs.  OT  disputed.  List  to  be  made  up by  delegate for  cleaning rec.  room.  STEEL  DESIGNER  (Isthmian),  May  20—Chairman,  J.  Boldlszar;  Secretary,  W.  Seaman.  Discussion  on  draws.  Re­ pair  list  to  be  made  up.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed.  Two  men  logged.  No  beefs.  Baking  not  up  to  par.  Request  better  care  of  washing  machine.  Sug­ gest  cold supper  once  a  week.  HASTINGS  (Watermanl,  May  24—  Chairman,  J.  Gardner,  Jr.;­Secretary,  J.  Wells.  Everything  running  smooth­ ly.  Discussion  on  safety  program.  Few  hrs.  disputed  OT.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  delegate  for  good  Job.  Re­ quest  messroom  and  pantry  be  kept  clean at  night. Refrain  from slamming  door  at  night  when  asleep.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  good  food.  Delegate  has  beneficiary  cards,  if  anyone  interested.  DEL  VALLE  (Mississippi),  May  24—  Chairman,  L.  Bellinger;  Secretary,  J.  Baxter.  Everything  running  smoothly.  Ship's fund  $111—$25  given to  injured  man  who  left  ship  in  Buenos  Aires.  Three  men  ill..  N.T  J­tiifs.  Suggest  fumigation for  roaches.  Request  wash­ ing  machine  be  used  for  shorter  pe­ I'luuS.  SEATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Seatrain),  May  24—Chairman,  F.  Rusto;  Secre­ tary,  N.  Remley.  Donated  $192  to  widow  of  member  Foc'sles  Se  heada  to  be  painted.  Ship's fund  $24.11.  Sev­ eral  hrs.  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.  To  see  patrolman  re  air  conditioning  for  messroom.  • —  • ,  ­.  TEXAS  RANGER  (Tanker  Trader  Corp.),  May  4—Chairman,  E.  Bryant;  Secretary,  W.  Thompson.  Two  men  hospitalized  in  Bombay..  Question  on  shore  leave.  New  secretary­reporter  elected.  Some  OT  disputed.  Turn  in  repair  lists.  Caution  requested  on  smoking.  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Soviet  Ship  At  NY;  1st  Pat  Fo*  Fulton  Mears  Your  discharge  for the  last  voy<*  Important  that you  get  in  touch  Since  1949  age  of  the  Pacificus  has  been  with  the  Motorramp  Garage,  114  Pare  Fifteea  FINAL  DISPATCH  The  first  Russian  ship  to  call  at  mailed to  your sister  in  Michigan.  W.  Main  St.,  Norfolk.  Va.  the  Port  of  New  York  in  the  past  4>  4"  4  »  ten  years  has  unloaded  her  cargo  Ralph  Wright  Dick  Martinez  and  is now  en route  to  Vera  Cruz,  Emiglio  Reyes  has left  your  last  You  are  urged  to  get  in  touch  Mexico.  The  5,900­ton  freighter  discharge  with  Buck  Stevens  in  with  Danny  Gemeiner  abord  the  Ivan  Moskvin  docked in New  York  New  Orleans.  Santa  Venetia  as  to  your  correct  with some  10,000 items to  be shown  The  deaths  of  the  follotvivg  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  mailing  address  or  leave  it  in  the  at a  Soviet exhibition  scheduled  to  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  i  t  mail  room  in  New  York  head­ open  in  New  York  shortly.  ­^Arthur  Queary  Very  urgent  that  you  call  home  quarters.  Oddly enough, the  skipper of  the  Ernest  Trotman,  78;  Brother  no  survivors.  Burial  was  in  More­ ^  4>  at  once.  ship  also  captained  the  vessel  Trotman  died  of  natural  eauses  in  land  Memorial  Park  in  Baltimore.  Harlem  Hospital  E.  P.  Moran  4  4  4  4»  t  t  which  20  years  ago  brought  ex­ in  New  York  on  Louie Williams,  54: Brother  Wil­ The  following  are  requested  to  Anyone  having  information  as  hibits  for  the  Russian  pavilion  at  May  19.  He  had  liams  died  of  a  circulatory  ail­ contact  Jack  Lynch  at  room  201,  to the  whereabouts of  the personal  the  New  York  world's  fair.  been  on  the  dis­ ment  on  Novem­ SUP  Headquarters,  450  Harrison  papers and  discharges of  the above  The  docking  of  the  ship  was  de­ ability­pension  ber  18,  1958.  A  St.,  San  Francisco,  for  income  tax  please contact him  at 835  Bayview  layed  for  four  hours  while  Coast  list. A member  of  member  of  the  St.,  Wilmington,  Calif.  refund  checks:  Guard  and  Customs  men  searched  the  Union  since  SIU  since  1941,  t  4"  Richard  King,  Finn  Oscergaard,  the  vessel  thoroughly  and  checked  1938,  he sailed  in  he  sailed  in  the  Ex­Orion  Comet  Arthur  Craig,  John  Doyle,  John  her  throughout  with  Geiger  coun­ the  steward  de­ steward  depart­ Ropati,  Richard  Schultz.  Karl  Anybody  on  board  the  ship  in  ters. This  is standard  procedure on  partment. Surviv­ ment.  His  moth­ Eriksson,  George  Llchtenberger,  November,  1957,  please  contact  all  ships  which  touch  at  Iron  Cur­ ing  him  is  his  er,  Mrs.  Sarah  Steve  Krkovich,  Luther Smith  and  Allen  Bullard  at  1008  South  Paci­ tain  ports.  fic Ave.,  San  Pedro,  Calif.,  if  you  The  Soviet  ship  was  originally  wife,  Mrs.  Frances  Trotman,  of  Hayden,  survives  Francis  White.  were a  witness to the  incident that  scheduled  to  go  into  Sarnia,  On­ New  York  City.  Burial  was  in  him.  Burial  was  ^  if  ill  Evergreen  Cemetery,  Brooklyn.  occurred  at  the  lime.  in  Mobile County  Maurice  "Duke"  Duet  tario,  which  is at  the  southern end  4>  4>  4  4  4  Cemetery.  Anyone  having  information  of  Lake  Huron,  about  50  miles  A.  Borjer  about  the  whereabouts  of  the  from  Detroit,  but  a  last­minute  Charles Wells, 35: A  hemorrhage  Your  radio  and  personal  gear  change  of  routing  diverted  it  to  suffered  while  aboard  ship  was  above  please  contact  James  Gam­ fatal  to  Brother  —ble,  221  W.  Hamilton,  Alpena,  was left in  the car of  M. A. Stabile,  Vera  Cruz  instead.  Wells  who  died  412­7  Ave.,  B'klyn  15,  NY.  Michigan.  on  March  26.  He  4"  4  i  worked  in  the  Morris Geardian  deck  department  You  are  urged  to  contact  your  VVHEAJ  CHAl^SlNG  after becoming an  family  as  soon  as  possible.  They  AVORBS& ON LOG  SIU  member  in  have  moved  to  7417  Westminster  MAIUNG ilSr Pl^  1941. Mrs.  Rachel  Ave.,  Westminster,  Calif.  Wells,  his  wife,  4  . 4>  4  of  Mobile,  Ala.,  Walcy  A.  Thomas  BOSTON—This  port  shipped  26  [^Af­TONe;  It  is  important  that  you  contact  men during  the past  period. Acting  survives him. The  your  wife.  It  concerns sickness  in  Agent  Gene  Dakin  said.  This  has  place  of  burial is  unknown.  The first  definite  indications  of  4  4  4  the  family.  plans  to  build  a  commercial  atom­ been  the  best  shipping  to  hit  this  4  4  4  port  in  the  past  three months,  and  Thomas  Byus,  49:  While  aboard  powered  merchant  ship  have  been  Paoll  Pringi  given  by  American  Export  Lines.  was  very  welcome.  The  greatest  ship. Brother Byus suffered a cere­ bral  hemorrhage  The  company  revealed  that  it  it  Contact  E. C. Hood  at the Union  contributor  to  the  shipping  boost  and  died  on  considering  an  atom­powered  su­ hall,  675  4th  Avenue,  Brooklyn  was  the  SS  Waldo  which  took  on  March  16.  A  perliner  in  the  $100  million  class  32,  NY,  instead  of  the  home  ad­ 16 replacements  when she  paid ofif.  member  of  the  for  use  on  its  New  York­Mediter­ dress  he  previously  gave  you.  Negotiations  are  still  going  on  Union since  1946,  ranean  passenger  service.  4  4  4  as  to  the  possibility  of  an  option  he  sailed  in  the  Previously  two  other  companies,  Simon  Bunda  steward  depart­ the  SlU­contracted  Cities  Service  Your  relatives  and  friends  have  for  a  new  hull  here  but  no final  ment.  He  is  sur­ Oil  Company  and  Standard  OR  of  heen trying  to locate  you  in recent  decision  has  been  made.  vived  by  his  sis­ New  Jersey,  had  both  indicated  months  without  success.  Please  John  Kavanagh,  one  of  the  Sea­ ter,  Mrs.  Josie  that  they  were  studying  the  feasi­ contact  Jose  Besana  at  362  Halt  farers  injured  aboard  the  SS  Val­ chem  when  she  collided  with  the  Johnson,  of  Bal­ blliiy  of  an  atom­powered  super­ Ave.,  El  Centre,  Calif.  Santa  Rosa,  is  still  on  the  beach  timore,  Md.  Place  of  biudal  was  tanker.  No  further  plans  on  the  here  receiving  out­patient  treat­ not  indicated.  subject  have  been  announced  by  ment  at  the  Brighton  Marine  Hos­ 4  4  4  either firm.  pital.  He  hopes  to  get  his fit­for­ Allan  Fitts,  65:  A  limg  disease  Export,  which  is  drafting  plans  duty  soon  and  ship  out  again.  was fatal to Brother Fitts  who died  for  a  third  liner  to  go  along  with  Calling  during  the  past  two  on  December  its  present  two,  said  that  the  de­ weeks  were  the  Waldo  (Compass);  5,  1958,  while  sign  for  the  new  ship  allowed  it  aboard  ship.  He  to  be  converted  easily  to  nuclear  (Continued  from  page  2)  "clarify  and  simplify  the  regu­ Steel  Executive  (Isthmian);  Brad­ joined  the  Union  ford  Island,  Winter  Hill  (Cities  power.  The  ship  would  carry  1,600  der  the  McCarran  Act  came  in  lations"  so  that  alien  seamen  passengers  and  be  in  the  50,000­ for  strong  criticism.  The  dele­ should  no  longer  be  subjected  Service*);  Robin  Hood  (Robin)  and  in 1957  and sailed  the  Longview  Victory  (Victory  in  the  engine  de­ gross ton  size range.  It  would have  gates  called  on  Congress  to  to  constant  harassment.  partment.  He  Carriers).  a  cruising  speed  of  23  knots.  V  leaves  no  known  The  estimated  cost  of  the  ship  survivors.  Place  with  conventional  steam  turbines  of  burial  was  not  would  be  $95  million,  but  costs  given.  with  a  nuclear  plant  would  run  higher.  4  4  Financing  of  such  a  ship  is  a  Howard  Pearson,  36: A  lung  ail­ dubious  proposition  at  the  mo­ ment  was  responsible  for  Brother  tional's  president  had  called  Alaska and  Hawaii  ment  since  the  plans  of  American  Pearson's  death  last  December  13  SEATTLE  —  Although  it  has  for removal  of  these  troops and  The  admission  of  Alaska  and  this  position  was  given  full  been  fairly  quiet  on  the  shipping  at  the  Crosby  Memorial  Hospital  President  Lines  and  US  Lines  for  Hawaii  as  the  49th  and  50th  support.  front  during  the  last  couple  of  in  Picayime, Miss.  Pearson  joined  new superliners have been blocked,  states was  hailed by  the conven­ weeks,  Ted  Babkowski,  port  agent,  the  SIU  in  1955  in  the  engine  de­ in  part  by  failure  of  the  Admin­ tion  and  the  president  in­ Safety Of  Life  At  Sea ^  reported  the  coming period  should  partment.  He  is  survived  by  his  istration  to  request  construction  structed to inform the  governors  With  a  convention  on  Safety  be  "red  hot"  with  two  or  three  father,  Joe  Pearson.  Burial  was  in  subsidy  funds  for  the  two  ships.  of  the  two  newest  states  of  the  of  Life  at  Sea  coming  up  in  ships  scheduled  to  pay  off  here  so  Pearson  Cemetery,  Carriere,  Miss.  delegates' sentiments.  May,  1960,  the  delegates  called  far.  4  4  4  for  full  union  representation  The  Fairport  (Waterman)  was  Clarence  Graham,  68:  A  Union  Lumber, Textile  Strikes  on  the  US  Government  delega­ the  only  vessel  paying  off  here  member  since  1946,  Brother  Gra­ Delegates  expressed  serious  tion.  ham  died  of  a  during  the  past  period  while  the  eoncern  over  the  use  of  "Gov­ Alaskq Longshoremen  paralysis  In  Marymar,  Portmar  (Calmar);  De  ernment  guns  as  a  strikebreak­ Tower  Hill,  WILMINGTON —While  it  has  Soto  (Waterman)  and  the  V^ant  ing  device"  in  Canada  and  the  ­  The  use  of  members  of  the  Hope  (Hope)  were  in  transit.  Charlotte,  Can­ been a  slow period  on the shipping  US. They  referred to  the  action  Armed  Forces  to  unload  cargo  ada,  on  March  front. Reed  Humphries,  port agent,  in  various  Alaskan  ports  was  of  Newfoundland  premier  Jo­ 28.  He had  sailed  noted,  the  coming  period  should  criticized,  with  the  convention  seph  Smallwood  in  outlawing  calling for  Union Has  in  the  steward  show  some  signs  of  improvement.  this work  to be  per­ the  International  Woodworkers  formed  by  civilian  longshore­ department.  His  In addition  to  the  usual  number  Cable Address  of  America  and  setting  up  a  men.  wife,  Mrs.  Viola  of  in­transit  vessels  ealling  in  for  Seafarers  overseas  who  want  Government­ sponsored  strike­ Graham, survives  replacements,  the  Orion  Clipper  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ breaking  organization  as  "a  di­ Retirement  Age  him.  Brother  will  pay  off  here  after  a  year's  ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  rect  threat  to. the  democratic  In  light  of  the  rapid  progi­ess  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  Graham  was  cremated  In  Moore's  trip, and  must likely  will be  taking  righta of all citizens  of  Canada." '  of  automation  techniques  in  on an  entire new crew.'  ''­'• ^ss,  SEAFARERS  NEW  Mills,  Canada.  The  second  instance  was  the  the  United  States,  the  conven­ There were  no vessels signing on  4  4  4  YORK.  use of  National  Guard  troops to  tion went  on  record as  favoring  William  Kavomeea,  59:  Brother  or  paying  off  here during  the  past  Use of  this address will assure  interfere  in  the  strike  of ^thie  a  lower  retirement  age  under  icedy  transmission on all  mes­ Kavomees died  on January 27  of  a  period,  Humphries  said. In­transits  Textile  Workers  Union  in  Social  Security  as  a  means  of  sages and  faster service  for the  lung  ailment.  He  was  a  patient  in  were  the  Maiden  Creek  (Waters  ;  Henderson,  North  Carolina.  It  dealing  with  the  lessened  need  Johns  Hopkins  Hospital  In  Balti­ man);  Atlantis  (Petrol  shipping)  men  inv'ved.  I. W|i8  noted Hhat  Jhe, .Ipter^ar,  fq^„8  large  labor, fqrce.  more,  Mc|.,  at  the  time.  He  leaves  and  the  Texmar  (Calmar)..  .  ^  Boston  Boasts  Top  Shipping  • '4  Export May  Build Atom  Superliner  TO'^O'OBIJVS/'  Decisions Taken  By Convention  Resolutions  And  Officers Committee  Seattle Has  A Breather  Wilmington  Pick­Up Due  '4  �r'  ife • •   Mii  •  li'  lif  '  I'  SEAFARERS  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UN ION*  ATLANTIC  AND  G U L F  DIS T RICT  •  AFL­CIO  Plan 3­Year  Extension  Of  Farm Surplus Cargoes  ri  •  SMperllner Sponsor  WASHINGTON—What  was  statted  as  a  tempora^  one­year  project  back  in  1954  to  provide  $700  million  in  surplus  farm  products  to foreign  nations,  may  mushroom  into  an  extensive  three­year  program  with  a  $4.5  billion authorization  if  the Administration's pro­ gram  is  passed  by  Congress*^  must  be  carried  in  American  bot­ months,  with  a  $2.23  billion  au­ this year.  thority.  If  passed,  the  program  toms.  The  farm  surplus  cargoes  have  However,  the  present  bill,  which  would  be  a  much­needed  shot  in  the  arm  to  US­flag  shipping  since  been  the  mainstay  of  the  US  Lib­ was  recommended  by  special  ad­ under the terms^of  the "50­50" law,  erty  fleet,  and  of  the  T­2  tanker  visors  to  the  President,  calls  for  at least 50  percent of  these cargoes  fleet  as  well.  With  larger  tankers  a  longer extension  of  the  program,  monopolizing  oil  cargoes,  many  from  three  to five  years,  in  order  T­2s  are  now  engaged  in  the  car­ to  allow  many  of  the  foreign  na­ riage  of  surplus grain.  In  addition,  tions  depending  on  the  program  the  large  number of  transfer­backs  to  form  clear  plans  on  how  long  of  Libertys  and  Victorys  from  the  they  will  be  able  to  use  their own  Llberian  flag  has  been  prompted  currencies  to  purchase  American  by the  owners' desire to get a piece  surplus  products.  of  the  farm  surplus  business.  In  addition,  one  of  President  New  York  hotelman  H.  B.  Cantor  poses  with  model  of  6,000­ A  three­year  extension  of  the  Eisenhower's  special  advisors  on  SlU  membership  meet­ would  undoubtedly  mean  food,  has  warned  that  the  US  passenger cafeteria­style  superliner he  proposes to  build for  trans­ ings  are  held  regularly  program  thousands of shiploads of  cargo and  would  be  hampered with  surpluses  atlantic  tourist  travel.  Construction  would  require  Government  every  two  weeks  on  Wed­ considerable  employment for  large  for  many  years  to  come.  subsidy,  and has  been proposed  in several bills  before Congress.  nesday  nights  at  7  PM  in  numbers  of  American  seamen.  The  bill,  commonly  known  as  all  SlU  ports.  All  Sea­ Public  Law  480,  involves  the  sale  farers  are  expected  to  of  US  farm  surplus  products  to  attend;  those  who  wish  to  needy  foreign  countries  in  ex­ HOUSTON—^The  SIU  medical  clinic,  which opened  in this  port recently,  has completed  be excused  should  request  change  for  their  own  currencies.  Started  back  in  1954,  the  program  processing  its first  group  of  Seafarers.  From  all  reports,  it  is  running  smoothly  and  the  permission  by  telegram  was  to  last  for  a  year  and  had  a  men  are  pleased  with  their  examinations.  While the clinic  is  taking  only  a  few  men  at  a  (be  sure  to  include  regis­ $700  million  limit  on  the  amount  time  for  the  present,  once  all •   —  tration  number).  The  next  of  stored  surpluses  that  could  be  of  the  knots  are  ironed  out  soon, it  is not  known whether  they  Seatrain  Savannah,  Seatrain  Texas  sold.  However  the  following  year  it  will  be  operating  at  fuU  will  pay  off  here  or  in  New  Or­ (Seatrain);  Pan  Oceanic  Trans­ SlU  meetings  will  be:  the sales authorization was doubled  capacity.  leans.  porter  (Penn  Navigation);  Bien­ to  $1.5  billion, and  upped  again  in  Shipping  for  the  port  continued  This port  was visited  by the Nat­ ville  (Pan­Atlantic); Alcoa  Planter  June  10  1956  to  $3  billion  and  two  years.  to  improve  over  the  past  period,  alie  (Intercontinental);  Ocean  (Alcoa);  Coalinga  Hills  (Marine  The second  time  extension in the  more  than  doubling  the  prior  pe­ Joyce  (Ocean  Clippers);  Maxton  Tankers)  and  the  Wang  Knight  program was granted in 1958, when  riod's  figures.  Most  of  this  is  ac­ (Trans.  Ocean.); Steel  King, Steel  (Marino Bulk).  June  24  instead  of  its  year­by­year  exis^  counted  for  by  the  fact  that  there  Recorder,  Steel  Fabricator,  Steel  tence,  the  program  was  authorized  was a  large number of  vessels call­ ]\iaker  (Isthmian);  Bents  Fort  Julys  to  sell  the surplus  products  for 18  ing into  the area  for servicing, and  Council Grove,  Fort Hoskins,  Royal  this  of  course  meant  a  number  of  Oak,  Bradford  Island  (Cities  Serv­ replacement  calls.  ice­);  Pacific  Carrier  (World  Car­ The  job  outlook  for  the  coming  riers);  Eagle  Voyager  (Sea  period  is  pretty  unpredictable.  Trans.);  Petro  Chem  (Valentine);  While  there  are  three  Bloomfield  Morning  Light,  Iberville,  Arizpa  ships  scheduled  to  hit  this  port  (Waterman); Seatrain New  Jersey,  SCHEDULE  OF  SIO  MEETINGS  Houston  Medical Clink Opens  N' Orleans  Boom Town;  SIU Scholarship Winner  Outlook Fine  NEW  ORLEANS—It  has  been  a  very "good  period  on  the shipping  front  in  the  port  as  a  total  of  214  men  were  shipped  to  permanent  berths.  With a  wife and  two children  to support  while  working  The  outlook  for  the  coming  two  his  way  through  the  University  of  Connecticut,  Robert  G.  weeks  is just  as  good  as  there  are  eight  ships  scheduled  to  pay  off  Hauser,  son  of  Seafarer  Edgar  (Jerry)  Hauser,  expects  to  here .during  that  period.  find  the going a lot easier now*­ Besides  the  vessels  taking  with  the  help  of  his  $6,000  Subsequently,  he  was  sent  to  on  full  crews, two  there  were  eight  four­year  .  SIU  scholarship,  San  Diego  where  he  attended  ships  paying  off, five  signing  on  Hauser,  one  of  five' winners of  the  flight engineer  school.  On his  tour  Safety  pays  off  again  for  the  crew  of  the  SlU­manned Steel King  1959  SIU  Scholarship  Awards,  is  of  duty he  served  on  planes which  and 24 vessels  in­transit.  often took  sick  or injured  men off  The  Del  Alba  (Mississippi)  and  as the crew  receives a company safety award  for the  second  time.  currently  attend­ ships  at  sea,  both  off  California  tht=  Coalinga  Hills  (Marine  Taii­ Seafarer  Horace  Mobley,  deck  department  safety  representative  ing  the  School  of  and  in  the  Philippines.  While  in  kers)  were  the  two  ships  signing  Business  Admin­ (2nd  from  left),  accepts  $250  check  on  behalf  of shipmates  from  this service  he received  two letters  on full crews while  the Alcoa  Plan­ istration  and  is  ship's  master,  Capt. J,  T. Williams.  Looking  on  (I  to r)  ere  Sea­ ter  (Alcoa);  Del  Norte,  Del  Sol,  of  commendation.  considering  going  farers  Charles  Johnson,  Chester  B.  Jensen  and  James  M. Camp­ Del  Viento  (Mississippi);  Steel  on  to law  school.  After leaving the  Coast Guard  in  Maker  bell.  Photo  by  2nd  mate  Frank  Walker.  (Isthmian);  Frances  (Bull);  The  elder  Hau­ 1954, he  returned home to  Connec­ ser  sails  as  elec­ ticut and  got a  job as  a toolmaker.  Coalinga  Hills  (Marine  Tankers)  trician and  is cur­ He  married  in  1956,  and  now  has  and  the  Ocean  Dinny  (Ocean  Clip­ rently  chief  elec­ two  children,  a  boy  of  two  and  a  pers)  paid  off.  Signing  on  were  the  Alcoa  Planter  (Alcoa);  Del  trician  aboard  baby  boy,  two months  old.  Hauser  Norte,  Del  Mundo  (Mississippi);  the  Steel  Seafar­ Hauser started  at  the  University  With a  record of  just  one accident  in the  last six months  Steel  Fabricator  and  the  Steel  of  1958,  the crew  of  the Steel  King  has  won the  fleet safety­ er on the  Persian Gulf  run. He  has  of  Connecticut in September, 1955,  Maker  (Isthmian).  been shipping with the SIU for the  but  had  to  leave  after  one  term  award for the second time.  As a result, officers and unlicensed  past  seven  years  on  the  Far  East  because of  financial difficulties. He  The  in­transit  ships  were  the  crew  have  divvied  up  a  $500  run, and  before that  served hitches  re­entered  school  in  the  fall  of  Alcoa Ranger,  Alcoa Corsair,' Alcoa  cash award from the company.  record,  but  Isthmian's  cash award  in­the  Navy  in both  World  Wars I  1956  and has  been  attending since  Roamer,  Alcoa  Cavalier  (Alcoa);  For  some  time  now,  the  is  unique  in  the  SlU­contracted  and II,  and worked  in a  San Fran­ then,  despite  the  handicap  of  hav­ Seatrain  Georgia,  Seatrain  Louisi­ ana  (Seatrain);  Del  Mundo," Dei  company  has  been  giving  these  fleet.  cisco  shipyard.  ing a family to  support.  awards  to  the  crews  with the  best  A  native  of  Hartford,  Connec­ "I  wish  to  express  my  thanks,"  Norte  (Mississippi);  Steel  Maker  record,  to  be  spent  in  any  shape  ticut,  Hauser confesses  that "while  he  said,  "for  awarding  me  an  An­ (Isthmian);  Suzanne,  EdiUi  (Bull);  or  form  that  the  crew  desires.  in High  School  I did  not  have  the  drew  Furaseth  Scholarship.  This,  Morning  Light,  Yaka,  Monarch  of  Crewmembers  received  the  sense  to  stop  rebuilding  cars  long  of  course,  will  be  of  tremendous  the Seas,  Iberville, Young America,  award  on  May  5  from'Captain  enough  to  take  advantage  of  the  e.ssi8tance  to  ine  in  completing mis^  Claiborne  (Waterman);  Raphael  J.  T.  Williams.  education  being  offered  to  me.  education.  It  is  very  doubtful  Semmes,  Gateway  City  (Pan­At­ Consequently,  I almost did not  get  whether FWould have  been able  to  lantic);  Ocean  Joyce  (Ocean  Clip­ .  Several  other  SIU  companies  through."  However,  he^%graduated  get  the  education  I desire  without  pers);  Natalie  (Intercontihental);  follow  the  practice  of  presenting  in 1951 and immedlatebr  joined the  your  help.. I  know  that  my  father  Gulf water  (Metro)  and  the  (Jceas  awards  or  citations  to  crewmein­ Joyce  (Ocean. Clippers).  •  , . . is  proud  and  gratefuL"  Coast  Guards  bers  compiling  the  best  safet>'  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Title A name given to the resource June 5, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: DEMAND PROBE OF ICC CONFLICT OF INTEREST CONVENTION MAPS UNION PLANS SHIP ENGINEERS OK FINAL UNION MERGER PLAN 3 MORE YEARS OF SURPLUS CARGOES ANNUAL REPORT OF THE SEAFARERS WELFARE PLAN FILED WITH THE NY STATE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT ROUND-UP OF SIUNA CONVENTION ACTS ENGINEERS FORM ONE SEA UNION RUNAWAYS, 50-50, CG, FISH INDUSTRY PROBLEMS ATTACKED FISH UNIONS MAP FIGHT ON CANNERY ‘RUNAWAYS’ OIL CO. TAX DEALS HIT IN CONGRESS CONVENTION ACTS ON MAJOR UNION ISSUES CHARGE ICC LINKS WITH RAILROADS NY SETTLES TRAVEL, OT BEEFS; JOBS DIP’ ‘ONLY KILLED UNION AGENT’ – GETS 1-10 SEA UNIONS ASSAILS LABOR BILL TRAILERSHIPS WIN AWARD BRIDGES SETS UP RED LABOR GROUP PLAN 3-YEAR EXTENSION OF FARM SURPLUS CARGOES HOUSTON MEDICAL CLINIC OPENS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/05/1959 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. XXI, No. 12 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/cfb089011beeba806e77dd53a227ae78.pdf 2ad2d1d11fde60bdf08f763f68718bdd PDF Text Text •  OFFICIAL  ORGAM  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   ­ '"'  'W  '  Is Target:  tl  US­EUROPE  SHIP TALKS  ^4  '  •  •   ' ­'1^ I  i  I  ' ­l* I  '  I  ­Story On Page 3  ' ­­­• f.'iP.a  ' • ''• 'Sr2  Seafarer Pete Drewg (kneeling)  in­ tlCFFfffy  linCW^PiOllr#  structs trainees on proper technique  for lashing and raising lifeboat sail at SIU's New York lifeboat school.  School will be expanded  shortly to train  ABs, after  successfully pass­ ing 56 of  57 lifeboat candidates.  It is located in the Brooklyn terminal  of  the  Bull  Lin^close  to  the  Union's  headquarters  hall.  (Story  on  Page 2.)  1^200  Libertys  •   •   ("­vii­ ­Story On Page 2  Degrees Awarded  To 2 Seafarers  •  V  .  'T^  • • If  ­Story On Page 3  Begin NewPhila.Hall  •  •   ­Story On Page 3  '; .r>nv.  ICC  Seafarer  George  ButenkofE,  SIU  dfijClffOrvr'WrOCTIIOfC*  scholarship  award  winner,  is  con­ gratulated on his graduation from the Newark  CoUege pf  Enghiyeering  by Dr. Robert  E.  Kiehl of  college faculty.  Butenkoff  ranked tenth in  ; class of  348 engineering  graduates.  He received  a degree in electrical  "^erigiriwring.  Another Seafarer,  John  Logan,  received  a  degnee  from  New Paltz, NYj State Teachers' College.  (Story ou Page 3.)  v  ENEMYOF  DOMESTIC  SHIPPING  tiow  the  Interstate Commerce  Commission and  the  railroads  are  destroying  a  vital  part  of  c  Americans  merchant  marine.  SEE  CENTER  FOLD  "''1  �rage Two  j  • fc­t ,;•   June 19,1899  SEAFARERS  LOG  MA Preparing To Scrap  1,200 Reserve Libertys  WASHINGTON—With  Congress  apparently  set  to go  along with  budget  recommenda­ tions cutting funds  to  maintain  the reserve  fleet,  Maritime  Administrator  Clarence  Morse  has announced  that  his  agency  will  go  ahead  with  the  process  of  scrapping  around  1,200  Liberty ­ ship  workhorses  of  World War II.  Already weed­ budget, with  Maritime anticipating  engine  room  every  four  years,  so  ing out  badly­damaged or  un­ a  possible  restoration  of  funds for  that  even  if  maintenance  work  ie  halted  because  of  fund  shortages,  strapped Libertys from the reserve  that  purpose.  However, the  agency is now  lay­ the Libertys  involved  would  retain  fleet  anchorages, the Maritime  Ad­ ministration  now  will  cut  down  ing  off  maintenance  gangs  in  its  a  degree of  usefulness  for several  preservation  work  on  the  bulk  of  various reserve fleets.  In the three  more  years.  The  hulls  are  pre­ the Liberty fleet  in anticipation  of  East  Coast  anchorages  —  James  served  by  a  network  of  carbon  River,  Virginia;  Jones  Point,  NY,  anodes  and  electrical charges,  and  scrapping  them.  The  cutback in  the  reserve fleet  and  Wilmington,  North  Carolina,  this  preservation  work  will  be  had  been  indicated  in  January  about  ISO  men  engaged  in  ship  maintained  until  the  ships  are  ac­ when  the  President's  budget  mes­ preservation  are  being  laid  off.  tually taken  out  to the  scrap yard.  sage  wrote  off  the  Liberty  ships.  Similar layoffs  are  taking  place at  In  the  opinion  of  US  maritime  Nevertheless,  routine  work  had  five other  anchorages  on  the  Gulf  unions,  the shortest  cut  to  an  up­ to­date  reserve fleet  would  be  a  been  continued  on  the ships  pend­ and  West  Coasts.  massive ship replacement  program  The  present  budget  for  ship  ing  Congressional  action  on  the  by present American­flag operators  maintenance  calls  for  $4,900,000  Slacks  of  two  reserve  fleet  Libertys  show  omid  forest  of  booms  for this purpose.  Last year's budg­ plus  a  requirement  that  present  end "ship gear  at  Hudson  River  reserve .fleet  anchorage.  Some  runaway flag  ships  must  operate  et  was  $6,200,000  and  in  previous  under  the flag  of  the  nation  of  1,200 of  1,400 Libertys  in  the  reserve  will be  scrapped  over  next  years  additional  siuns  were  spent  ownership.  few years, according  to present plans.  Actually,  the  Liberty fleet  is of  dubious  usefulness,  defense­wise  or  commercially,  because  of  the  age  and  slow  speed  of  the  ships.  Should all the Libertys be disposed  of, il  would  mean some  922 vessels  left  in  the fleet,  consisting  mostly  of  Victorys, P­2, C­3  and C­4 troop  transports;  a  limited  number  of  WASHINGTON—Both  steamship  C­ls  and  C­1  diesels,  and  a  small  companies and  alien seamen  would  number  of  C­2s  and  C­3s  which  Six weeks after its establishment, the SIU lifeboat  training school at the Bull Line  dock  be relieved  of  some of  the burden­ are  currently  being  traded  in  as  reports almost­perfect  results in  training, with 56 of  the 57 participants so far having passed  some  requirements  of  the  McCar­ shipping companies embark on new  ran  Immigration  Act  under  a  bill  construction  programs.  The  200  the Coast Guard examination.  In light of its success, the SIU school is now preparing to add  Introduced  by Senator  John Butler  Libertys left  in  the  reserve  would  a new  program for ABs.  ^  (Rep.­Md.). The Butler bill involves  be  retained  for  special  civil  de­ Classes are held daily at  the  a  large  number  of  amendments  to  fense  emergency  purposes  in  the  technical  specifications  of  the  act.  event  of  an  attack  on  the  US.  Bull  Line  pier  in  Brooklyn  The  recent  SIUNA  convention  under  the  tutelage  of  Seafarer  The  decision  to  scrap 1,200  Lib­ passed a resolution calling for mod­ Pete Drews. The training combines  ertys does  not  mean that they  will  ification  of  the  unnecessarily  stringent  provisions  of  the  McCar­ disappear overnight.  The Maritime  classroom work with  practical work  in the school's own  boat, the Harry  ran Act  as they  apply to alien  sea­ Administration  could  not  throw  Lundeberg.  The  wet  drill  covers  them  all  out  on  the  scrap  market  men  who  are  members  of  SIUNA  unions.  The  convention  denounced  at  once  since  that  would  destroy  all  the  tasks  required  to  meet  ATHENS—Greek  owners  who  kept  barely  20  percent  of  their  tonnage under  the Greek flag  have  apparently  decided  the harsh limitations on their right  any  opportunity  to  get  some  kind  Coast  Guard  examination  rules.  A pilot  program to  train men  for  to  switch  ships  and  to  stay  ashore  of financial  return  on  the ships.  that  their  true sanctuary  is in  the  mother  country  after  all.  long  enough  to  catch  another  ves­ Libertys  that  are  now  being  AB  tickets  has  been  operating for  The switch  back to  the Greek"'  several  weeks  on  a  limited  basis  scrapped  are  being sold  for  slight­ sel  without  being  deported.  when  the  Greek  Seamen's  Union  One  provision  of  the  Butler  bill  ly  above  a  $70,000  minimum  bid,  but  will  not  get  into  full  swing  flag  began  last  December  took  part in  subsequent ITF meet­ would  permit steamship  companies  which is the least  the Government  until  the  proper  training  aids  are  after  a  world  maritime  union  ings abroad and refused  to knuckle  obtained.  These  should  be  avail­ to detain an alien aboard any vessel  will  accept.  Only  about  100  ships  In  the  same  fleet.  At  present,  if  have  been  sold  in  this  fashion  in  able in  a  few  week^. At  that time',  protest  put  the  spotlight  on  run­ under  to  the  shipowner­inspired  government  statement  that  it  was  Immigration  rules  that  an  alien  is  the  past  year.  Recently,  the  bid­ the  program  will  be  opened  to  all  away­flag  shipping.  to be  detained, he has to leave  port  ding was  broadened to permit  sale  men  who  have  sufficient  seatime  Since  then,  a  growing  number  planning  to  quit.  These  develop­ on  the  same  ship.  The  result  has  of  the  ships  to  American  citizens  and wish  to obtain  an AB  ticket,  of  Greek  shipowners  have  been  ments  make  it  abundantly  clear  been  that alien  crewmembers have  for  scrapping  in  the foreign  yards  Coast  Guard  tests  for  lifeboat­ transferring tonnage back to Greek  that  the  Greek  government  has  been  frraen  in  on  some  shipboard  of  a  friendly  nation,  and  this  is  men  are  now  being  held  at  the  registry,  including  new  construc­ found  a  new  formula  making  it  Jobs.  However,  detained  aliens  expected to  boost the return  some­ CG's new base at the Battery. They  tion  still  on  the  ways.  One  such  attractive  for  the  Greek  runaway  would still not be allowed to switch  what.  Each  of  the  Libertys  orig­ are  expected  to  be  more  difficult  deal  covered  a  12 ­ ship fleet  operators  to  bring  some  of  their  to ships of  another steamship  com­ inally  cjist  around  $2  million  to  than  the  previous  drills  conducted  ordered  in  Japan  for  Greek  ac­ ships  home.  at  Pier  9,  due  to  the  faster  cur­ counts  and  originally intended  for  pany.  build in  good  pre­war and  wartime  A second  provision would  permit  dollars  worth  over  twice  as  much  rents, the  backwash caused  by fer­ runaway, registry.  ries  and  the  greater  exposure  to  an  alien  under  voluntary  or  invol­ as  the  present  dollar  bill.  The fact  that Greek  registry  in­ untary  deportation  orders  to  be  Under  the  present  maintenance  winds. A 40­foot  patrol bOat  will be  volves a higher insurance premium  sent  to  any  country  willing  to  re­ program,  ships  get  overhauled  on  on hand  in the event  any test  boat  than  it would  for  the same  vessel  ceive  him.  This  would  be  of  par­ deck  every  two  years  and  in  the  gets caught  in  the current  and  be­ under  runaway  registry  wOuld  in­ comes  tmmanageable.  ticular benefit  to aliens from  Com­ dicate  that the Athens  government  munist­dominated  lands  who  are  is  offering  attractive  inducements  subject  to  deportation  but  unwill­ to  inspire  the  return  to  its flag.  ing  to  return  to  their  native  coun­ Prior  to  the  build­up  of  the  run­ tries.  The  SIU  Canadian  District  has  away fleets  by  these  same  ship­ The  steamship  companies  would  owners,  Greece  had  one  of  the  joined  with  the  Dominion  Canal  benefit  since  they  would  ­be  re­ largest  merchant fleets  in  the  Employees  Association  to  file  a  lieved  of  fines  for  minor  crewlist  joint  application  for  certification  world.  With  oil cargoes  getting scarcer  in  relation  to  the  number  errors,  and  of  the  expense  of  de­ Approximately  four­fifths  of  all  'as  bargaining  agent  for  all  Cana­ taining,  guarding  and  deporting  of  ships available, competition for the remaining  business has  Greek­controlled  tonnage  is  istill  dian employees of the St. Lawreuf*  aliens in  certain instances.  been forcing  tankers into  lay­up at  a staggering rate.  As of  registered  in  the  runaway  havens  Seaway  Authority.  .  of  Liberia and  Panama despite  the  The  action  was  taken  after  the  June,  447  tankers  were  idle,"*  with  deadweights  ranging  around  latest  shift.  The  Greek  tonnage  Canada  Labour  Board  ruled  that  representing a total of  7.3 mil­ 40,000  tons  for  most  ships,  and  and  American­controlled  tonnage  the entire Seaway was one bargain­ June  19, 1959  Vol. XXI, No. 13  lion deadweight tons, which is  no  appreciable  increase  in  maif­ account  for  the  major  portion  of  ing  unit.  Previously,  the  SIU  had  filed  for  certification  for  workers  all runaway­flag, shipping.  the  largest  idle  tonnage  in  mari­ ning  or  in 'operating  costs,  employed  at  the  Beauharnois  and  time  history.  Moreover,  the  lay­ . Of  the 447 tankers in lay­up, 899  At  the  time  of  the  world  sea  St  Catherines  Locks,  while  the  are  forei^­llag  ships  and  48  union  demonstration;  against  the  ups  show  no  signs  of  abating.  American.  ,  runaways,  led  Jointly  by  the  SIU  DCEA  had  filed  for  workws  at  Last  year,  at  this  time,  390  In  part,  thi .increase  in  lay­ups  and the NMU  in the United States,  Sault  Ste.  Marie,  Welland  and  PAVI.  HAU.  5ecrrtorv­7y«a«ircr  Iroquois.  <­ HcDBEBT  BBAXD.  Editor,  BBRNABD  SCA­ tankers  were  laid  up  throughout  is :  due  to  the  seasonal  slack  in  the  Greek  consul  in  New  York  AIAH.  Art  Editor.  BBHAB  ABZKUB,  iBwnt  the world, while last  February the  tanker activity during  the summer  was sharply critical  of  the  protest,  Of  the  900  employees  oh  the  EPIVACK,  AL  MAEKW,  JOHN  BRAZIL.  ANA­ months. Movement of  oil generally  which  affected  a  considerable  Seaway,  the  two  unions  claim  the  COLE  LEVKorr. Staff  Writori.  Bai. MOODY.  number  stood  at  297,  ­Culi  Area  Rcprewntativc.  Most of  the idled ships are aging  picks up during the fall and .winter  amount  of  Groek­owned  tonnage  support  of  690.  Moreover,  the  vessels which  cost more to operate  months.  However,  operators ­here  flying  runaway  Hags.  The  consul  unions  report  that  this  figure  is^  PublltiiMl  lilwMfciy  ar  m*  heaMwartcn  and  keep  in  shape  than  for  stor­ are  pessimistic  about  the  • .pos­ also indicated  that the  Greek  ^a­ steadily rising and that by  the time  • f tha  Saafaran  intarnatlanal  Union,  At­ lantic A Gulf Dlttrtct, APl.'eiO,«7S Fourth  age.  The  leading  type  of  laid­up  sibilities  of  a  surge  of  activity  men's  Union  was  quitting  the  the  Labour  Board  acts  on  the. ap­ Avanua  Brooklyn MU  NV.  Tal.  HYaelnth  ships are T­2  tankers, built  during  after  the. supimer.  Mtoy  of  the  Iiiterhationai  Transportworkers  plication they will  have all  Seaway  f­ttn.  Sacond  cla«t  postaga  paid  :  ­  r  Federation  under .whose  sponsor­ employees  in  the fold,  American­flag,  tankers  are  carry­ World  War  II,  wdth  a  deadweight  at tha  Post  omea in  Brooklyn, NY. undar  HlO  Act  of  AUG  M, ivia.  tonnage  of  16,000  tons.  These  are  ing  grain  cargoes  under  the  farm  ship  the  protest .was  set  up.  •   .  In  use  by  shipping  since. Aprils  being  .replaced  by  larger,  faster  sui^ilus  program  and  b^ause they  Nevpr  publicly,  conflriped  nor  the  Seaway  is  due  to  be  formally  deniedi  this  reppit  was  torpedoed  dedicate^ ,hy. Prt?, Eiaenl|ow^r^  j ^  vessels  in  the  supertanket  class.  can't  get  oil  charters.  Senate  Bill  Would  Ease  Alien  Rules  SlU Liteboaf School Lists Top Score; To Train ABs Greek  Shipowners Find  Home Is Best  After  All  Sy.,  i''  hi  £  J 1  I 'V •   m  Canada SIU  Asks Seaway  Pact  Rights  World Tanker  Fleet  Has  447 Ships In Idle Status  r?h.  SEAFARERS  LOG  *s><?  m­ •  . mr  ­ I  '  P  ' '­V­­  '  •   J  /  •   "  "  /  ,  ,7.  •  ^! !!$• : mt  �19, 1959  SEAFARERS^  LOG  TWO  MORE  SHEARERS  GET  COLLEGE  DEGREES  Pace ThrM  Sea Unions Attack  Secret Ship Talks  Viith Foreign Flags  I  Two Seafarers, recipients of  SIU Scholarships, added their  names to the growing list of Seafarers and Seafarers' children  who received their college degrees under the SIU Scholarship  Plan.  The 1959  graduates are  John Logan,  a member  of  the  black gang, who received his Bachelor of Science from Teach­ ers  College,  state  University  of  New  York,  and  George  ButenkofiF,  deck  department,  who  received  his  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Electrical  Engineering  from  the  Newark  College of  Engineering.  Logan, a  member of  the SIU  since 1946,  spent nine  years at sea  and  two  in  the  Army  before  getting  the  urge  to  get  a  college  education.  He  was  enrolled  in  the. New  Paitz  State  Teachers  College,  a  division  WASHINGTON —  Denouncing secret  "conversations"  between  the  US  of  the New  York Stat?  University System,  when he  received the  Union  scholarship award..  State  Department  and  European  maritime  nations  on the fate of  US shipping,  .  Logan  said  his  future  plans  call  for  graduate  work  in the  fall.  Butenkoff,  a  member  of  the  SIU  since  1949,  turned  in  a  very  im­ from which both the industry and the sea unions were barred, US maritime unions  pressive  record  at  college,  ranking fifth  in  his  electrical  engineering  have  charged  that  Euro­^  class  of  125,  and  10th  in  the  total  graduating  class  of  348.  ing,  the United  States and  the Eu­ shipping  if  the  '50­50'  act  was  un­ pean  maritime nations are  ropeans  were  in  opposite  comers  dermined  and  aid  to  US  shipping  In  addition,  he  was the  recipient  of  the Paul  G.  ICayser  and  George  Snell  Award  in  Personnel  Relations,  an  award  given  annually  to  the  "interested... only in scut­ over  the  seating  of  Panama  and  reduced  . , . Such  an  approach,"  student  who  shows  special  understanding  of  the  mutual  interests  and  tling  the  American  mer­ Liberia  as  legitimate maritime  na­ the  LOG  said, "would  get  a  warm  tions,  with  the  US  supporting  the  welcome  from  the  State  Depart­ roblems  of  both  management  and  labor.  He  was  also  a  member  of  chant marine."  runaway flags.  The  conference  ment  which  Las  long  been  hostile  au  Beta  Pi,  the  National  Engineering  Honor  Society.  According  to  school  averages,  out  of  a  maximum  of  four  points  a  A  joint  statement  by  was  called  mainly  to  thrash  out  to US­flag  shipping ..  student  can  achieve  in  his  total  studies,  Butenkpff  received  a  grade  SIU  of  NA  President  Paul  this  issue.  The  LOG  concluded  that  "The  point  average  of  3.60,  one  of  the  highest  granted.  However, the European maritime  main  topic  of  the  State  Depart­ jSe first started sailing  with the  SIU back  in 1949  in the deck depart­ Hall  and  NMU  President  Jo­ nations used it as a  sounding board  ment  meeting  with  the  European  ment,  and  spent  some  time  as  a  union  organizer  in  the  successful  seph Curran  assailed both  the  to  attack  "56­50"  and  subsidy  aid  maritime  nations  was  supposed  to  us State  Department  and  the  Eu­ given  American  shipowners.  By  be  the  runaway  issue,  but  it  now  Cities  Service  drive.  Utilizing  his  seafaring  experiences  with  his  college  training,  the  27­ ropeans  for  moving  to  establish  so  doing,  they  let  the  State  De­ appears  that  the  British  ship­ year  old  engineer  has  accepted  a  position  with  the  AUis  Chalmers  machinery  for  continuous  inter­ partment  off  the  hook  on  its  posi­ owners  may  use  the  meeting  as  a  governmental  consultation  on  tion  of  support  for  the  tax­dodge,  Corp.,  in  Milwaukee,  Wise.,  in marine  sales.  agaihst  '50­50'  and  American  shipping  policy.  "Or­ wage­dodge  operations  of  major  sounding board  other  aid  to  US  shipping."  ganized  labor,  they  said,  is firmly  US  companies.  They  also  got  the  Subsequently  the  British  ship­ convinced  that  the  establishment  State Department to  agree on  "ar­ ping  magazine,  "Fairplay,"  in  its  of  such  mechanism  can  only  re­ rangements to facilitate  discussion  (Continued  on  page  5)  sult  in "an  eroding  of  our  present  and consideration" of  US maritime  maritime policy and  statutes.  Such  policy  with  other  nations.  an  organization,  by  excluding  la­ The  tipoff  on  European  strategy  bor  ­  management  participation  for  the  conference  came  two  To  the  Waterman  freighter  Hurricane  has  come­ the  dis­ would  lead  to  complete  destruc­ months  ago  when  the President  of  tion  of  our  maritime  industry."  tinction of  being the first ship under the A&G District banner  The  unions  pointed  out  that  the  the  Chamber  of  Shipping  of  the  United  Kingdom  revealed  that  the  to  traverse  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway  and  enter  the  Great  conference  had  the  opportunity  to  British  intended  to  bring  up  the  discuss  basic  economic  issues  fac­ "50­50"  issue  at  the  talks.  At  the  Lakes.  ing  the  industry  everywhere,  in­ The  Hurricane,  In  ballast,  head  for  Europe,  carrying  MSTS  cluding  the  problem  of  surplus  time,  the  AprU  10  SEAFARERS  cargo  for  the  Army.  LOG  reported  that  "50­50"  was  Seafarer  Paul  Sanford,  well  left  New  York  earlier  this  A  company  spokesman  in  New  ships  under  the  European fiag  and  the real target of  the conversations  known  to  hundreds  of  SIU  pien  month and  hit Montreal  June  York  said  that  the  Hurricane  run  the  Europeans'  low­wage  exploita­ and noted  that "British  shipowners  sailing  out  of  the  port  of  New  8. On  June  10 she  left for  Chicago  was  a  one­shot  deal  and  that  the  tion of  seamen and  shipyard  work­ may  be  angling  for  a  horse­trade  York,  died in his  sleep after a  long  'but at  last reports ­was  caught  in  a  company  had  no  immediate  plans  ers.  under  which  they  would  give  up  illness on  Sunday,  June 14. He  was  ship  Jam  outside  the  Welland  for  sending  other  ships  into  the  Instead,  the  conference  consist­ their  opposition  to  runaway­flag  50  years  old.  Canal,  between  Lake  Ontario  and  Lakes.  ed  mainly  of  an  attack  by  the  Eu­ Sanford,  who  Joined  the  Union  Lake  Erie.  The  Welland  Canal,  ropeans  on  basic  maritime  policy  back  in  1942,  had  been  active  for  Which  bypasses  Niagara  Falls,  has  Meanwhile,  the  Seaway  Itself  as  established  by the  US Congress  been  a  bottleneck  for  traffic  ever  continued  to^create  problems  for  with  reference  to  the  "50­50"  law  salt­water  ships  which  are  not  de­ since the  Seaway opened.  and  the US  ship  subsidy program.  Her  present  itinerary calls  for a  signed  to  traverse  fresh  water  The  unions served  notice that  in  stop at Chicago,  to load  grain, then  canals.  The  relatively  high  super­ face  of  this  clear  attempt  to  cir­ on  to  Kenosha,  Wis.,  where  the  structure of deep­sea ships, coupled  cumvent  the  authority  of  the  US  Bambler  plant  is  located.  On  the  with  high  wind  conditions,  has  re­ Congress and to weaken  basic mar­ return  trip  she'll hit  Detroit,­then  sulted  in  several  accidents,  with  itime  laws,  they  would  continue  three  American  Export  ships  al­ ready  having  been  banged  up  in  organizing  foreign  seamen on  run­ the locks. Unlike the Panama Canal  away­flag  ships  and  '  fight  for  locks,  where  donkey  engines  tow  stronger  maritime  laws,  including  ships  and keep  them  steady,  ships  a greatly­strengthened "50­50" law.  PHILADELPHIA—Work  is  get­ sailing the  Seaway  go through  the  They  called  on  the  State  Depart­ ting  underway  here  on  the  re­ ment  and  European  representa­ modeling and interior  construction  locks under their own  power.  tives to "face  up  to  the  basic  eco­ of  a  new  SIU  hall  for  this  port.  Shoreside, the  city of  Duluth re­ All  98  persons  aboard  a  British  nomic  problems  or  stop  their  Completion  of  a  construction  con­ ports a  headache in  trying to  keep  cable  ship  were  saved  after  the  talks."  the local  girls off  deep­water ships  tract agreement gave  the go­ahead  ship  burst  into  flames  in  the  At­ coming into the imrt.  The apparent  The  four days' discussions  were  for  work  on the  property  obtained  lantic  this  week.  novelty  of  meeting  seamen  from  scheduled  by  the  State  Depart­ last  year  at  2602  South  Fourth  The  ship  was  the  Ocean  Layer,  oceaif­going  vessels  is  providing  ment  following  a  January  session  Street,  at  the  corner  of  Shunk  which was  bound for France laying  local  authorities  with  a  major  of  IMCO,  a  United  Nations  mari­ Street.  Paul  Sanford  behind  it  a  trans­Atlantic  cable  policing  problem.  time  organization.  At  that  meet­ By  contrast  with  the  present  that  will  provide  the  first  direct  Philadelphia  hall,  the  new  build­ the  SIU  in  many  capacities.  After  telephone  link  between the  United  ing in this  port will  be a  one­story  sailing  during  the  war,  he  served  ptates  and  Europe.  The­disaster  affair  with  ample  space  for  all  the  SIU  as  a  Great  Lakes  organ­ took  place  500  miles  off  the  coast  Union  and  Welfare  Blan  facilities  izer,  dispatcher and  patrolman,  be­ of  Ireland.  wd  sizable  surrounding  property.  ginning  in  1946,  and  took  part  in  German  Freighter  Responds  The  entire  parcel  on  which  the  many  major  Union  beefs  of  the  hall  is  being built  is 266  feet long  post­war  years.  A  German  freighter,  the  Flavia,  by  80  feet  deep,  and  the  existing  Subsequently  he  went  back  to  responded  to  the  stricken  vessel's  concrete­block  building is 114  feet  sea  as  deck  engineer.  He  came  distress  signal  an  hour  after  the  long  by 68  feet  deep,  plus a  20  by  ashore  again  in  1952,  working  for  98 had abandoned ship in lifeboats.  36  wing.  the  SIU  Vacation  Plan  and  the  The  Ocean  Layer  was  abandoned  Construction  of  the  new  Phila­ Welfare  Services  Department  be­ jn  calm  sea  during  the  night,  fif­ delphia  hall  is another  major  step  fore  taking  over  as  supervisor  of  teen  minutes  after  the,first fire  forward  in  the  SIU's  long­range  the  SIU  records  department  in  broke  out  in  the  engine  room.  program  of  providing  modern  19,53.  Ten  Americana  were  aboard  shoreside  facilities  for  Seafarers  He continued  in this capacity  un­ • hip, all  employees  of  the  Amerl­ in  all  SIU  ports.  A  similar  pro­ til 1956  when he was forced to  stop  Oan  Telephone  and  Telegraph  Co.  gram  undertaken  by  the  Sailors  working  because  of  poor  health.  The  rescue  was  carried  out  Union  of  the  Pacific  on  the  West  Headquarters  officials  paid  trib­ smoothly,  with  the  only  stumbling  Coast  has  provided  Seafarers  in  ute  to  Sanford  as  "a  man  who  al­ block  appearing  when  it  was  dis­ those  ports  with  up­to­date  ship­ ways did  a top­notch  Job under any  covered  that  two  crewmen  had  ping and  recreation facilities.  and  all  circumstances" despite  his  been  left  aboard  the  ship.  They  The  new  Philadelphia  hall  is  physical  handicaps.  Were soon rescued.  convenient  to  the  waterfront  piers  Sanford  is  survived  by  his  wife,  The  cable  being  laid  by  the  in the  cijty  and is  also close  to the  Loretta,  a  son,  William,  and  two  Ocean  Layer  would  be  capable  of  Walt  Whitman  bridge,  which  con­ grandchildren.  A  large  delegation  parrying  36  calls  shhultaneously.  nects  Philadelphia  «nd  Camden,  of  headquarters officers and  Union  Amplifiers  are  stationed  every  Whii*  SS  Atlantic  chef  Tom  Beatty  looks  on,  E.  Merchant,  chief  New Jersey. Many  of  the Delaware  members  attended  his  funeral  forty miles  to make  the voices  au­ galleynrian,  adds  to  lavish  buffet  spread  on  occosion  of  recent  River's  shipping  operations  dock  which  took  place Wednesday,  June  dible at  euch long  distances.  shipboard party.  ...  17, at  the Cypress  Hill  Cemetary.  on the  Jersey side of  the river.  I  ? 5S  Hurricane First  SIU Seaway Ship  Paul Sanford  Dies At 50  m  >> I  J  i  I  Phila. Union  Hall Building  Pact Signed  Save 98 In  Ship Blaze  Putting Out A Shipboard Buffet  •  M  W  �•  '­ 'T  .  :'''• ".:­ :! •  "  '' .r­­r­  '•   ­  >  SEAFARERS  LOG  tf Wmm  |'.V'\  .  '  • ­  • •  • • ;  ­wf. f :­r,  'C.  li?­ ;• ;  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPmO  ROARD  f'  > 1.%'' May 27 Through  June  9, 1959,  [fc  Ift­V •  |i>.  1^'­­ W'­.  SIU  shipping  fell  off  in  the  last  period  to  a  total  of  1,147  jobs.  The decline was the first  one in two months, but didn't  affect  the  class  C  activity.  Registration  for  the  poriod  in­ creased  to  a  total  of  1,270,  with  the  rise  mostly  among  class  A  men.  The class  B registration  for  the two  weeks  rose  only slightly,  with  the  result  that  the "B" registration  on  the  beach at  the  end  of  the  period  still  hovered  below  the  500­man  mark.  The  combined figure  for  men  registered  on the  beach  showed  only  a  small  increase.  All  ports  together  listed  57  payoffs,  29  sign­ons  and  160  in­transit  visits  to  produce  a  total  of  246  ships  covered.  Baltimore  bested  New  York  this  time  by handling  40 ^ps  to  New  York's  38.  New  Orleans  covered  39  vessels  and  Houston  had  only  27.  Three  ports  (Philadel­ phia,  Savannah  and  San  Francisco)  had  no  sign­ons'at  all.  Boston,  Tampa,  Mobile,  Lake  Charles,  Houston  and  Wilmington  accounted  for  one each.  (See "Ship  Activity" summary  at .right)  Only five  ports  escaped  the  general  decline,  led .by  New  York,  Savannah,  Wilmington,  San  Francisco  and  Seattle.  Tampa,  New  Orleans  and  Lake  Charles  showed  no  significant  change,  with  New  Orleans  still  very  busy.  The  West  Coast  ports  also  appeared  fairly  active  again.  All  the  rest  (Boston,  Philadeplhia,  Baltimore,  Norfolk,  Ship  A€fivity  Mobile  and  Houston)  dropped  off.  The  declines  fodnd  Baltimore  and  Houston  still  at  very  comfortable  levels.  Mobile,  however,  was  way  fat  off  again.  Offs  Port by  port, reports  on the  number of  men registered  on the  beach  1  at the  end of  the period  showed eight  ports  (Boston, Philadelphia,  Nor­ ioSlOB  New  YoA  ... 18  folk,  Savannah,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles,  Wilmington  and  Seattle)  with  fewer  than  iOO.men  on  hand  in  all  departments.  Boston,  Norfolk, |9Ul^plria  .  3  Savannah,  Tampa  and  Lake  Charles  also  had  under  50  class  A  men  Mtimero .... 12  2  available.  Tampa  is at the bottom  ef  the list  with only  25  men  on tap  Norfolk  holding  "A"  or  "B"  seniority.  Savaaaoh .... —  With  class  C  shipping  showing  the  only  gain  during  the  period,  Toa^  —  the "C" men  accounted for  19 percent  of  the total  jobs shipped.  Class  MobHo  7  A  shipping  dropped  to  59  percent  of  the  total  and class  B  to  22 per­ Now  Otiomw . 7  cent  Philadelphia,  Tampa  and  Lake  Charles  were  the  only  ports  that  Loko  Chorioo .  1  shipped no  class  C  men.  Hooitoa  2  The  following  is the  forecast  port  by  port:  Wllmlogtoa  ..  1  Boston: Slow .  . .  New  York: Good  .. . Phiiaddpltia: Fair  . ,. Balti­ more: Good  . . . Norfolk: Fair .. . Savannah, Tampa: Slow . . . Mobile:  SaaFroRclKa . 1  Should  pick  up  . . . New  Orleans:  Busy . . . Lake  Charles:  Fair  . . .  SooHlo  2  Heuston:  Steady  . . . Wilmingtim:  Fair  . . . San  Francisco:  Fair . «  .  Seattle:  Fair,  Totob  .... 37  Stga  la  0ns  Tmns­TOTAt;  3  18  13  10  18  2  S  13  1  3  3  1  7  23  10  I  1  24  1  7  7  3  1  2  29  133  3  38  13  40  9  If  3  13  39  12  27  9  3  9  243  DECK  DEPARTMENT  1^^  Registered  CLASS  A  hirr  I'T'­ m  ; ;t:.  ,.  ..y:  ''•   ­y­zT^­^­'­Sw M.r*Wf­­  "  '',  Port  B^ton  New  York....  Philadelphia..  Baltimore.....  Norfolk,.....,  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  New  Orleans..  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington...  San  Francisco.  Seattle  TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  <  Registered  C In  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ,—  —  —  —  —  6  2  12  4  1  —  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  3  5  15  4  29  48  13  90  3  8  17  26  22  43  11  76  1  13  11  25  15  8  23  76  25  23  124  89  156  41  3  4  12  —  —  —  —  8  5  1  —  8  1  1  2  4  2  1  —  2  2  10  14  16  13  76  1  15  48  13  29  14  25  8  47  6  9  19  20  6  5  7  5  9  18  47  20  18  85  37  69  13  7  7  1  15  —  4  5  2  —  2  —  —  2  9  —  1  2  2  —  —  1  2  1  5  12  14  1  3  3  1  7  —  1  1  2  1  1  —  2  1  2  —  1  1  3  4  8  3  ——  —  —  4  6  —­ 7  —  —  —  —  —  1  4  —  —  1  4  ,—  1  5  1  2  ....  1  ...  —  8  11  3  22  —  8  —  3  2  1  —  1  3  i  1  —  —  1  1  8  ­ 1  1  10  29  29  5  87  1  18  36  13  43  1  4  6  11  11  25  7  11  2  4  6  4  8  14  43  11  14  68  39  56  11  __  7  9  1  —  1  1  4  4  7  —  —  1  2  1  4  2  1  1  ,  8  2  13  5  14  18  15  47  —  3  8  39  —­ 11  12  21  6  3  2  5  1  3  39  1  1  5  3  47  27  34  10  1  2  1  4  2  —  1  3  2  7  2  11  —  1  1  1  11  2  —  —  1  2  1  14  7  12  2  10  9  2  21  2  6  7  11  4  1  3  22  1  3  5  9  —  3  22  1  2  34  13  17  2  9  3  16  —  7  8  1  —  11  6  4  1  5  6  1  11  2  —  —  6  1  3  6  —  17  12  13  2  123  209  73  4«S  10  31  86  1071  79  157  45  281  13  32  41  86  9  26  31  66 281  86  66  433 282  454  112  —•   GROUP  AI,f,  1  2  3  /LL  _  24  2  2  4  277  3  12  24  39  43  2  1  3  119  1  10  26  37  27  4  7  11  15  —  1  3  4  3  1  1  63  1  S  0  106  ­ 3  2  5  20  1  7  1  5  71  8  6  14  21  3  4  2  9  32  ,  7  4  3  27  3  3  8  848  8  55  90  153  r  ,  ENGINE DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  B  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  liK  >  M­'  Boston­.  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa...  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake  Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  W:  Savannah  Tampa...............  hf oblle  New  Orleans..  Lake Charles.  Houston  ^•' ' 1  2  1  4  16  49  6  71  _  5  4  9  52  7  41  4  4  8  4  —  3  1  4  6  —  7  1  4  10  2  16  53  11  38  4  4  3  1  8  13  19  —  32  7  1  12  4  —  9  2  11  1  11  —  12  66  207  26  299  Shipped  CLASS  C  2  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  1  —  1  4  1  2  3  30  21'  9  —  3  3  11  11  24  1  1  2  2  2  4  —  1  1  1  5  6  7  6  13  2  2  7  2  9  1  1  3  5  2  7  5  3  9  62  50  116  —  •  1  8  —  '  1  9  4  6  2  2  1  34  1  2  33  4  45  4  1  5  23  4  27  2  2  5  5  6  6  2  2  5  30  1  40  2  6  20  4  30  7  2  11  12  2  16  7  1  9  154  21  20^  1  1  __  3  ,  28  15  12  3  1  2  10  10  21  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  1  8  5  17  _ '  2  2  7  4  1  2  —  2  3  2  6  3  2  ­  5  47  39  95  ,—  _  M—  1  • _  1  4  —M.  _ '  • MM  6  MM  MMM  1  4  1  5  1  39  29  4  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On  The  Beaeh  CLASS  A  CLASS  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A Mooting Job  QUESTION: Ar« fir*  and boat drills ofRcMntly  eonductod on  ships?  :  '.PC  Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  any  member can  nominate him­ self for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk  or any  other po^ that  may  be  up  for  election  before  the  membership, including  com­ mittees  such  as  the  tallying  committees, financial  commit­ tees and other  groups named  by  the  membe'r^ip.  Since  SIU  membership  meet­ ing  officers  are  elected  at  the  start of  each meeting, those who  wish  to  run  for  those  meeting  offices  can  do  so..  • 50­50" Target  Of British­US  'Conversations'  JM* nneiro, FWT: For the  most  Marco Calgaro, meaamaa: I think  part,  yes.  They  are  ustodly  held  they're  OK.  Trouble  is,  we aren't  always told  if  we  dally  and  pre­ are  doing  wrong.  pare  the men  for  Otherwise,  the  any  real  emer­ drills  are  held  g e n c y.  There's  With "conversattona"  on international  tUm>ing  probleitit.  scheduled to coma up in June betwe^ tiie Us State D«»rt­ regularly and  one  fault  that  ment and  btihec major  maritiine nations,  BHtldt shipowners  with  an  effort  to  Tve  noticed  on  may  be  angling  fat a betth­l  reproduce  a  live  several  occasions,  trade under whidi tber would • dlarrimlaatory. practieai  br  the  situation.  I'd  say  however.  That  Is  give  up  their  (^pomkm  to  Dnttod SUtea, apecUcally uenUon­ they  prepare  the  rDn«wiy.a»f  thhiptaK  if  the ^90.  ins  sometimes  they  and  dtetare4 "I  wet­.  50"  act  was  midwaiiasd  an*  aid  come  the  fortbcomins ­  tntcrTeoir­ average  guy  for  go  through  the  to  US  *h!pp!na  Hdueed.  • "  .  eromesui  tilSs  in  WuhlBStoo. In  any  disaster  that  entire  drill,  but  The  State  Department hu heen  Jane,  when  a  frank  exchange  of  don't lower the heat into the water.  ihight  come  up.  a  staunch  defender  of  runaway­ yiewa wUI. in  my opinion, do noth­ flaga but baa  been a  criUc of  "SO­ ing  but  good.";•   Perhaps they feel the men know the  J,  J,  SO" from the time tt firat wmt kite  Then  taking a  poke at  US Gov­ procedure  well enough,  but  it's too  etfect .back In ISM.  Coaaeqneatly,  ernment.  aid  to  maritime,  he  de­ important  a  part  of  the  drill  to  Broadway Brown,  messman: Def­ British  operators  msy  Bgare  that  clared  that  "the«e_ snbsidies. have  initely  not.  One  ship  I  was  on  they  can  wrlnjdMim  eonceaaloat  riaen to  voy high flgures indeed  .  overlook.  « "50­Aflif^L.Such an  never  bothered  I am  i  t  t  *  lowering  the  life­ Harry Berg, chief  cook: From the  boats  during  a  Clipping  from  April  10  LOG  story  shows  intent  of  British  ship­ drills  I've  seen,  I'd  hate  to  be  on  drill.  In  gen­ owners  to  moke  "50­50"  target  of  conversations  with  State  De­ some  of  those  eral,  they  leave  a  ships  in  an  em­ partment.  guy  unprepared  ergency.  Not only  in  case  the  real  do  some  ships  Conforming  with  the  changing  thing should  ever  not  hoid  drills  patterns  of  operation  by  SlU­con­ happen.  One way  often  enough, but  they  could  make  tracted  companies,  the  SIU  mem­ when  they  do  these things more  bership  in  all  ports  has  approved  they're do­as­you­ life­like  would  be  to  spring  them  a  headquarters  report  calling  for  like  affairs.  on  you suddenly,  instead  of  letting  the  closing  of  tne  Savannah  hall  They're  held  in  a  you know  just  when they're  sched­ and  the  opening  of  an SIU  branch  haphazard  man­ (Continued from  page 3)  share  of  foreign  commerce  fell  uled.  in  Jacksonville,  Florida,  instead.  May  issue ran  ner,  with  mistakes  usually  going  an editorial  entitled  from  26  percent  in  1954  to  less  In  recent  years  Savannah  has  "The  Greater  Evil,"  stating,  "The  than  18  percent  in  1957  and  down  i.  ^  uncorrected.  declined  as  a  base  for  SIU  ship  view  was  expressed  that flag,  or  under  15  percent  in  1958.  Mean­ Warren  Mclntyre,  oiler:  In  my  it  4"  operations  while  Jacksonville  has  cargo, discrimination ['^0­50"—^Ed.l  while,  the  share  carried  by  the  experience, fire  and  boat  drills  Marcel  Mitchell,  chief  cook:  I  become  significantly  more  impor­ poses  a  far  more  dangerous  and  runaways  rose  to  about  33  percent  have  been  most  have  no  complaints.  I've  even  tant  because  the Suwannee Steam­ immediate  proniem  than flags  of  while  European  ships  carry  about  efficient.  Their  been  on  ships  purpose  is  to  ship  Corporation,  operators  of  the  convenience."  40  percent  of  all  American  com­ that held drills as  train  men  to  re­ missile  ship fleet, use  that  port  as  While  the  State  Department­ merce.  much  as  twice  a  European  sessions  were  secret,  In  the face  of  these figures, Dil­ act  in  an  emer­ a  base  of  operations.  week.  The  men  gency, and  that is  The  change  will  enable  the  some formal  statements of  position  lon  hewed  to  the  Administration's  took  the  drills  just  what  they  Union  to  service  the  missile  fleet  were  put  in the  record.  C. Douglas  position  of  defending  the runaway­ seriously,  learned  accomplis h.  more efficiently. At  the same  time,  Dillon,  Undersecretary  of  State,  flags.  their  jobs,  cor­ Sometimes  the  the  ships  which  were  previously  pointed  out  that  US  shipping's  On  the  "50­50"  issue,  he  took  a  rected  their  mis­ stronger  stand,  making  the  point  new  men  are  not  serviced  out  of  Savannah  can  be  takes  and  pre­ that  should  the  United  States  re­ familiar  with  handled from  Jacksonville or  other  pared  themselves  peal  this  law,  "it  would  not  alter  Just  in  case.  I  their  roles,  but  are  shown  their  ports.  the  practices ef  other governments  guess  that's  how  drills  should  be.  mistakes, and quickly correct  them.  By  and  large,  Savannah  ship  one  iota."  Further,  he  said,  if  the  calls have  been made  by  in­transit  US  would  do  away  with  the  law,  coastwise ships,  or ships  running a  the  nation  receiving  US  Govern­ coastwise  leg before going foreign.  ment  cargo  would  probably  mon­ These  ships  normally  touch  at  opolize  100  percent  of  the  cargoes  other  Atlantic  and  Gulf  ports  where  SIU  halls  are  maintained.  The  tale  of  the  "flying  saucer"  in  question.  It  is  expected  that  a  hall  in  has  come  true  according  to  ac­ Jacksonville  will  be  opened  with­ counts  of  the  experimental flight  '  Members of one of  the newest affiliates of  the SIU of  North  in a  few days  as arrangements  are  of  the  English­designed  "Hover­ America  are  currently  balloting  on first­time  officers  under  now  being  made  to  rent  facilities  craft,"  a  land  and  sea  craft  which  ­travels  at  speeds  of  25  knots  on.  a  the union's recently­adopted constitution.  The secret referen­ in the  Florida  port  cushion  of  air.  dum  of  the  New  Bedford^"^  ^  The  saucer­shaped  craft  skims  (Mass.)  Fishermen's­  Union  A&G  headquarters  officials  work­ across  the  ocean  about  15  feet  Not  even  bombs  have  beep  able  ing out of  headquarters and Boston  will continue through June.  above the  water,  on an  air cushion  to  demolish  an  18­story  high  ice­ The voting  climaxes action  taken  have  been  assisting  the fishermen  which  is  generated  by  a  fan  in  a  berg in  the North Atlantic.  In fact,  pending  the  election  of  their  own  by  the fishermen  a  year  ago  to  large  funnel  amidships.  Small  air  two  direct  hits  by  985­pound  in­ reorganize  an  existing  association  full­time  officers.  Fifteen  candi­ jets  provided  the  forward  motion.  cendiary  bombs,  did  little  more  and  affiliate  directly  with  the  SIU  dates  are  competing  for  the  two  The  foim­ton  craft  carriea  two  than  chip  the  monstrous  naviga­ Atlantic  and  Gulf  District  for  open  posts  on  the  ballot.  pilots  and  full  instrum»itation,  tion hazard.  PHILADELPHIA—Shipping  for  The  union  represents  well  over  the  port  slacked  off  considerably  and  measures  approximately  80  The  berg  is  one  of  many  that  greater  benefits  and  representa­ tion.  The  new  officers  elected  this,  1,000 fishermen  on  scallopers  and  over  have  been  swept  down  from  the  the  last  two­week  period,  feet  in  diameter.  month  will  take  over affairs  of  the  trawlers  working  out  of  New  Bed­ Port  Agent Steve  Arctic by  unusually­strong souther­ The  air  support  of  the  Hover­ Cardullo reports.  union  under  the  constitution  ford  and  since  joining  the  A&G  However  this  Is  only  temporary  craft  is  similar  to  the  inner  tube  ly  currents  and  have  obstructed  adopted  in  February  by  a  14­1  has  nailed  down  contracts  and  a  and the coming period should show  of  a  tire  except  that  the  walls  ef  North  Atlantic  shipping  lanes.  margin.  comprehensive  welfare plan  cover­ signs  of  improvement.  In addition  the "tube" are a Jet  of air pointing  Track  A,  normally  used  at  this  time  of  year,  has  been  abandoned  Now  permanently  established  as  ing  the  men  and  their  families.  to  the  usual  in­transit  ships  that  downward  and  inward.  an autonomous  union  of fishermen,  Benefits  are financed  by  the  boat  call  here,  the  BS  Valiant  Freedom  Thi.s  produces  a  cushion  of  air  in  favor  of  emergency  Track  B,  the  New  Bedford  membership had  owners  and  include hospital  bene­ l3 expected  in for payoff  early next  some  15  inches high  and less  than  which  had  not  been used  for  over  a  delegate  at  last  month's  SIUNA  fits and  death  benefits,  paid  cloth­ week  and  this  should  mean  a  24  inches  across.  The flatter  the  ten  years.  A  few  icebergs  even  cushion,  the  bigger  the  craft  and  penetrated  into  Track  B,  forcing  convention  in  Montreal  who  re­ ing  allowances  in  the  event  of  a  couple  of  replacement  jobs.  to  veer  further  south.  One  ported  on  the  union's  progress  marine  casualty  plus  broad  cover­ As  the  membership  knows  there  the  more  efficient  and  faster  It  ships  iceberg  ended  up  on  a  latitude  under  the  reorganization.  SIU­ age.of  surgical,  hospital  and  extra  is a  considerable amount  of  organ­ becomes.  hospital  expenses  for  dependents.  When  suspended  the  vessel  equal  to  a  point  between  New  Barely  six  months  old,  the  New  izational  activity  going  on  in  the  needs  very  little  power  to  put  it  York and  Philadelphia,  Bedford  Fishermen's  Welfare  Plan  port  by the  Marine  Allied Workers  into  motion.  This  was  demon­ The  18­story  berg,  which  Is  300­ extended  its  coverage  last  month  and  Harbor  and  Inland  Waterways  strated  during  the  trial  run  by  feet  long,  was  scheduled  to  face  to include  not only  wives and  chil­ Divisions.  More will  be said  about  mechanics  who  shoved  the  7,500­ bombing  attacks  for  a whole  week  dren  but  also  dependent  paFents.  these  drives  as  they  progress.  pound  craft  over the  ground  from  following  the  initial  failure.  One  Hospital  room  and  board'benefits  There  was  a  total  of  16  ships  one  to  another  as  if  it  were  a  of  the bombs sent  a cloud of  steam  were also  increased  by  50  percent.  calling  Into  the  area  over the  past  baseball.  rising  from  the  berg,  giving  the  The  union  is  currently  mapping  two week  period.  Three ships paid  While  still  in  the  experimental  impression  that  it  was  on fire.  a  plan for a seniority hiring system  off  while  the  remaining  13  were  stage,  future  plans  call  for  a  Two minutes later,  after the  smoke  to  stabilize  jobs  and  employment  in  transit.  The  vessels  paying  off  hovercraft  capable  of  carrying  had cleared,  the iceberg  was stand­ in  the  industry  and  is  seeking  a  were  the  Evelyn  (Bull);  Petrochem  passengers  and  fast  freight  over  ing  as  undamaged  as  ever.  It  was  site  for  a  permanent  union  build­ (Vttleuliue)  and  the  Flomar  (Cal­ tiie  water  and flat  land  areas.  obvious  that  the  intended  effect­ ing  for  servicing  ap  expanding  mar).  Some  uses  for  the  craft,  the  de­ to  split  the  berg  in  half  through  membership..  It  was  also  success­ In  transit  were  the  Longview  signer said, are as a fast terry over  the  stresses of  heat—had  not  been  ful  last  month  in  winning  the  go­ Victory,  Ames  Victory  (Victory  medium  distances,  as for  example,  achieved.  Early  this  week, Coast Guard re­ ahead  for  the first fishermen's  Carriers);  Calmar,  Pennmar  (Gal­ ,an  inland  lake  ferry.  school ln  the state to  be  located  in  mar);  Jean,  Emilia  (Bull);  Steel  Some of  its  commercial features,  ported  that  a  North  Atlantic  cable  iSlew  Bedford  under  city­Federal  Director,  Steel  Artisan  (Isthmian)  are  that  the  craft  may  be  loaded  had  been seriously  damaged by  an­ other  iceberg  off  Newfoundland.  and  serviced  on  land.  auspices.  j  /  and  the  Alcoa  Runner  (Alcoa).  Vote Closing  in Savannah;  Jax To Open  ^ Unions Hit Secret  Talks On US  Ship Law  A&C Fish Affiliate  Gets Full Autonomy  I  •   ?  1}  Sea­Going  Jet Vessel  Is Tested  Slatk­Off  HitsPhUa.  Berg Shrugs  Oft Bombing  1  PHOTOS  I­ d\  �Face  Six  jteie If, un:  SEAFARERS  LOG  Submit  OT  Early, NY  Warns  NEW  YORK—Two  major  beefs  were  settled in this port during the past period, both of  them resulting in  extra money for  the men involved, Bill Hall,  assistant secretary­treasurer,  reported.  The  first  beef  concerned  When  the  ship  paid  off  here  In  would  normally  be  entitled to.  overtime  work  done  in  the  New  York,  thd  patrolmen  brought  The  other  beef  was  over  the  engine room  on the Steel De­ the beef  to the company's  attention  clothing  allowance  for the  crew  of  signer.  It  seems  that  some  of  the  and after a  couple of  hours arguing  the  Valchem  which  was  involved  crew did  work and at  the time,  did  the  company  finally  agreed  to pay  in  a  collision  with  the  Santa  Rosa  last  March.  The  money  amounted  not  submit  the  overtime to  the en­ for  the  work  done.  to  $300  for  each  of  the  crewmen'  In  order  to  avoid  this  type  of  gineer.  About  two  months  later  they  were  told  that  they  were  en­ beef  and to help  speed up  payoffs,  bers.  titled  to the  overtime for the  work  the  membership  is  asked  to  sub­ After some  two months*  battling  they  did,  and  submitted  it  to  the  mit  their  overtime  sheets  for  ap­ with  the  company,  the  beef  was  engineer  who  refused  to  approve  proval  within 72  hours after  doing  finaiiy  settled  to  the  satisfaction  it,  claiming  they did  nOt  turn  it in  the  work  involved,  otherwise  they  of  all  involved.  may  lose  good  overtime  that  they  Shipping  has  been  fairly  good,  within  72  hours.  but  the  coming  two  weeks  look  none  too good.  However^  it  is  Ex­ pected that  there  will be a number  of  replacements  on  the  missile  ships.  As  the  membership  knows,  the  dispatcher  here  has  had  diffi­ culty in  getting class A  and B men  to  take  these  jobs.  Headquarters would  like to point  out  that  these  missile  ships  are  SUP member  Hans  Randrup  looks  oi insiructions  posted in  Morl­ on  a  par­ with  many  of  our  other  poso wheelhouse  on hpw to  moke a "Wiljiomson Turn."  Successful  After  many  years  of  discouragement  and  difficulty.  Sea­ SlU­contracted  maneuvering of  sliip  ond prompt  oction  by lifeboat  crew  rescued  vessels  and  repre­ farer  Donald  Peterson's  persistent  desire  to  obtain  a college  sent  good  jobs.  Hons in  Just  17 minutes.  ­ education has paid off in the form of an SIU Andrew Furuseth  There  were  41  vessels  calling  Scholarship. Fittingly  enough,  into  the  area  over  the  past  two­ the fact that he was compelled  teer  shipboard  organizer  for  the  week  period. Of  this  total,  18  paid,  to  go  to  sea  to  support  him­ SIU  in  the fleet.  Subsequently  he  off, four  signed  on  and  19  were  in  self  as  soon  as  he  left high  school  entered the  Public Health Hospital  transit.  now  makes  it  possible  for  him  to  at Staten Island for a leg operation  The  following  were  the  ships  devote  his  full  time  to  completing  and then  went  back  to sea  on  SIU  paying  off:  Atlantic  (American  ships, starting with the Robin  Tux­ Banner);  Steel  Artisan,  Steel  Di­ his schooling.  At present, Peterson  Is attending  ford  in  June,  1954.  He  shipped  rector  (Isthmian);  Pacific  Tide  The shipboard  training and  know­how shown  by the  crew­ Swarthmere  College  in  Philadel­ with  Robin,  Isthmian,  Waterman  (Pacific  Carriers);  OS  Norfolk  phia.  He  hopes  to  go  on  to  grad­ and  Cities  Service  among  other  (Cities  Service);  Ames  Victory,  men and  officers  of  the  Mariposa, have  been commended  by  uate  work  and  then  teach  English  companies,  while  trying  to  com­ Longview  Victory  (Victory  Car­ the US Coast  Guard in an article appearing in  the Jime  issue  —  and  History  on the  college level.  plete  his  qualifications  for  college  riers);  Seatrain  Savannah,  Sea­ of  the  "Procwdings  of  the­*  train  Louisiana  (Seatrain);  Ines,  Merchant Marine  Council."  entrance.  nated by  Commander John  A.  Wil­ From  High  School  To  Sea  Suzanne,  Elizabeth,  Beatrice  The Mariposa, owned by the  liamson,  USNR—is  an  oval  turn  Finally,  he  was  admitted  to  Peterson,  now  26,  went  to  sea  (Bull);  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlan­ which  enables  a  ship  traveling  at  in 1951  immediately upon his grad­ Swarthmore  College,  which  he  is  tic);  Alcoa  Pennant,  Alcoa  Patriot  Matson  Navigation  Company,  is  full  speed  to return  to the  precise  now  atteding  full  time.  "My  edu­ manned by  members of SIU Pacific  uation  from  Edward  Bok  Voca­ (Alcoa),  and  the  Atlantis  (Pe'trol  District unions.  area  where  the  victim  fell  into the  cational  plans  in  applying  this  tional High  School.  He started  out  Shipping).  sea.  scholarship  are  as  follows,"  he  The article,  entitled "17  Minutes  with  the  Atlantic  Ranger  of  the  Signing  on  were  the  Atlantic  I'll  Never  Forget,"  relates  how  Atlantic  Refining fleet  in  the  deck  wrote.  "(1) To  complete my under­ department  and,  after  over  a  year  graduate  work  here  at  Swarth­ (American Banner); Longview Vic­ quick  action  by  the  Mariposa's  Don't Send Yotir  on  the ship,  tried to enter  Swarth­ more,  majoring  in  English  litera­ tory  (Victory  Carriers);  Pacific  crew  and  officers  resulted  in  sav­ more.  However,  he found  that his  ture.  (2)  Then to go  to the Univer­ Tide  (World  Carriers),  and  the  ing  the  life  of  carpenter's  mate  Baggage COD  Hans  Randrup,  who  was  acciden­ academic  preparation  was  unsat­ sity  of  Edinburgh  in  Scotland  to  Robin  Sherwood  (Robin).  study  history.  Then  I  would  like  tally  tossed  overboard  last  Decem­ Seafarers  are  again  warned  In  transit  were  the  Bienville,  isfactory and he needed some more  to  teach  English  and  history  on  a  Iberville,  Beauregard,  Fairland,  ber  3  when  the  Mariposa  was  one  not  to  send  their  baggage  COD  schooling.  Raphael  Semmes,  Azalea  City  day out  of  Honolulu  to  any  Union  hall..  The  Union  After  shipping  out  again,  he did  college  level.  some  summer session  works at  the  "But  rather  than  focus  my  edu­ (Pan­Atlantic);  Alcoa  Planter,  Al­ • Sandrup's fall  was  seen  by  his  cannot  accept  delivery  of  any  Peddle  School.  Then  in  1953  he  cational  objectives  on  one  type  of  coa  Patriot  (Alcoa);  Sandcaptain  shipmates,  who  promptly  executed  baggage  where  express  charges  was  drafted  into  the  US  Army,  vocation,  I  would  like the  right to  (Const. Aggregates); Steel  Record­ the  ''man  overboard"  alarm.  The  have not  been prepaid.  Men  who  send  baggage  COD  only  to  be  discharged  shortly  retain  my  choice  of  work,  until  er' (Isthmian);  Natalie  (Intercon­ Mariposa  compieted  a  WiiUamson  thereafter  when  his  right  leg,  after  I  have  completed  my  entire  tinental); Pacific  Navigator  (Com­ Turn,  lowered  ah  emergency  life­ to Union  halls face the  prospect  which  had  been  lame,  collapsed  education.  This freedom  of  choice  pass);  Seatrain  New  York,  Texas,  boat,  and  Randrup  was  picked  up  of  having to  go to a lot  of  trou­ is  something  that  being  awarded  Georgia,  New  Jersey  (Seatrain);  after  17  harrowing  minutes  in  the  ble  and red  tape  with  the Rail­ on  him.  way Express  Co.  He  went  back to  sea  with Atlan­ an  SIU  scholarship  guarantees  Wacosta,  Arizpa  (Waterman),  and  water.  The  Williamson  Turn — origi­ the  Kenmar  (Calmar).  tic  Refining  and  became  a  volun?  me."  'Old College Try'  Pays Off In Award  Ir;  JMariposa  Crew  Hailed  For  Shipmates' Rescue  Ivt'.  I**.­ Seaman's Best Friend:  a;!.­'..  •  pi­ • •   • Isr  A Flashlight  Whether  It's  for  the  Seafarer  who  is  standing  watch  in  the  wee  hours  of  the  morning, or  for any  crewmember in cose  of  an  electrical  system  failure,  a  flashlight  is  a handy tool to hove available.  It prevents  a  good  deal  of  stumbling  around  blindly  in the  darkness  and  saves  precious  time  in  an  emergency.  Keep  a  flashlight­handy  in  your  foc'sle,  land  moke  sure  the  batteries  are  fresh.  It can save  you a good deal of  grief.  •   .. •   .  •  '  •   "­A  ^  �Pare Seres  SEAFARERS  LOG  Jiaui'19,1959  CG Hits Speeding By Ships  Gnide To Better Bnyin^  By  Sidney  Margolitts  n  :  •  ­  'A' '  •  i­  ;­n '­ The US Coast  Guard has, in  effect,  backed  up the contentions  that over­reliance  on ra­ dar  and  the maintenance of  full cruising speed,  despite  weather  conditions, are major  con­ tributing factors in ship accidents.  At the same time, the Coast 1  Guard  warned  skippers  that  more  than  18  knots  in  poor  "Perhaps  much  of  the  competl­.  operating  their  vessels  at  im­ visibility  and  had  failed  to  stop  tion  referred  to  by  counsel," Law­ moderate  speeds,  in  restricted  his  ship's  engines  when  he  heard  lor  said,  "would  disappear  if  th#  visibility,  places  their  licenses  in  the fog  signal  of  an  unseen  vessel  ships  of  all  nations,  all  of  whom  You'll  pay  more  for  youi^  family's  shoes  next  fall—about  $1  more  Jeopardy.  ahead  of  him.  for men's and  50  cents  to $1 more for  women's.  This stiff  increase In  Thus  the  Coast  Guard  put  ship  "The  quest  for  speed  cannot  are  bound  by  the  International  the average family's  biggest  clothing expense  has Just  been announced  masters  in  a  bind  between  their  condone  clear­cut violations  of  the  Rules of  the Road,  were navigated  by  manufacturers showing  new fall  lines.  Th^ blame  the  price hikes^  own  Judgment  and  company  de­ International  Rules  of  the  Road,"  in  accordance  with  Rule 16."  •   averaging  eight  percent, on  higher pricies  of  hides.  Spme retailers  are  mands  to  maintain  schedules.  Reliance on  radar and  the main­ Lawlor  said.  pluming  to  conceal  the  Increase  by  offering  lower­quality  shoes  at  As reported  in  the SEAFARERS  Captain  La  Belle's  lawyers  had  tenance  of  speed  were  also  im­ the old  price  levels.  LOG  of  May  8,  these  "pressures  argued  that "passenger  vessels are  portant  considerations  in  the  re­ The shoe  price  hike is  one  of  several signs  that we're  in for  another  on  a  master,  to  keep  his vessel  at  forced  to  travel  at  express  speeds  cent  Coast  Guard, inquiry  into  th«  summer  of  inflation  following  the  recent  few. months  of  stable­ living  top  speed,"  have  been  denounced  in  order  to meet  competition from  crash  of  the  Santa  Rosa  and  SIU­ manned  Valchera.  costs.  Other  clothing  prices  are  still  close  tb  1949  levels,  but  have  by an official of  the Masters, Mates  other  forms  of  transportation."  been  creeping  up  and  are  expected  to  go  up  more  sharply  this  fall.  and  Pilots,  and  other  sea  unions  Most  rayon,  acetate  and  Wool  materials  have  been  hiked  by  the  mills.  have  voiced  similar  views.  Moderate­income  families  also  will  be  squeezed  by  rising  prices  of  The  Coast  Guard's  position  was  meat.  "  stated  in  its findings, on the  March  We  advise  protecting  yourself  against  the  new  living­cost  boost  by  1 collision  of  the American  Export  timing your  buying,  and  choosing  lower­cost  alternatives  in food.  The  liner  Constitution  and  the  Nor­ annual  mid­year  shoe  sales  start  late  in  June  and  offer  reductions  of  wegian  tanker  Jalanta,  about five  miles  off  the  Ambrose  Lightship.  10­20  percent on  basic styles and  well­known  brands.  OTTAWA—The  Canadian  Labour  Congress,  Canadian  Other  important  sales  this  month  include  piece­goods  clearances  of  The  Constitution's  skipper. Cap­ summer  fabrics;  ciearances of  current­model  television  sets, refrigera­ tain James  W. La  Belle, was found  counterpart  of  the  AFL­CIO,  reports  it  has  raised  approxi­ tors  and  washing  machines;  and  cut­price  specials  on  storm  windows  guilty  of  negligence  and  his  mately $416,000 in its fund drive on behalf of  the International  and  screens;  If  you're planning home  repairs or  expansions,  note  that  master's  license  and  other'Coast  Woodworkers  of  America.­^  lumber prices, which  went  up this year, now are down  seasonally.  Rug­ Guard  documents  were  suspended  The SXU of North America has  Premier  Joseph  Smailwood.  Th«  cleaning  specials  also  are  available  this  month.  Time  your  buying  of  for  one  year.  contributed  $10,000  to  the  Smallwood  government  has  domi­ garden equipment, as lawn mowers, and outdoor  furniture for late June.  However,  in  his  formal  opinion,  drive  and  the  SIU  Canadian  Dis­ nated  Newfoundland  politics  ever  the Coast Guard hearing  examiner,  Here  are shopping  tips for  some  of  the  important  summer  sales:  since the  area  gave up  its status as  Walter  E.  Lawlor,  called  the  ac­ trict another $1,500.  SHOES:  This  necessity  already  has  gone  up  over  30  percent  since  cident, "almost  unbelievable"  in  The  proceeds  are  being  used  to  a  British  crown  colony  and  joined  1949.  Some  of  the  true  price  Increase  has  been  concealed  by  the  use  view  of  Captain  La  Belle's  train­ sustain  800  needy  families  whose  Canada  as a  province.  of  inferior  materials  and  construction.  Especially  this  coming  year,  ing, experience  and  reputation for  husbands  are  participating  in . the  In addition, the Woodworkers are  strike against the Anglo­Newfound­ petitioning  the  Canadian  parlia­ you'll  see  more  synthetic  materials  and  fabrics  replacing  some  of  the  "meticulousness."  leather  in  shoes.  Synthetic  soles  wear  longer  than  leather  but  tend  Lawlor  ruled  that  Captain  La  land  Development  Company.  The  ment to nullify  Smallwood's strike­ to  increase  perspiration  in summer,  and  are colder  in  winter.  Belle  had  operated  his  30,500­ton  Newfoundland  government  has  breaking  legislation.  Thus, it's especially  urgent to check quality carefully in  buying shoes  liner at "an  immoderate  speed" of  "outlawed"  the  strike,  and  set  up  The  strikers  went  out  when  a  government­sponsored  strike­ Anglo­Newfoundland refused  to ac­ this year.  breaking  apparatus  to .work  the  cept  a  Canadian  conciliation  board  Fit is as important as quality of  materials and  construction in  getting  logging  camps.  award  on  a  new  contract.  Major  satisfactory  wear,  A  shoe  with the  wrong  last  for  you,  or  improperly  A  new  turn  in  the  strike  situa­ issues,  in  addition  to  a  wage  in­ fitted,  will  wear  out  sooner  than  one  carefully fitted,  let  alone  the  tion  is  a  drive  for  organizing  an  crease,  involve  decent  food  and  damaging  effect  on  your  health.  The  problem  is  that  expensive  stores  opposition  political  group  in  New­ living  conditions in  the  primitive  generally  are  careful  in fitting  shoes, and  carry  a  wide  range  of  lasts  foundland  to  the  government  of  logging  camps.  and  sizes.  But  the  inexpensive,  mass­volume  stores  don't  always  take  the  time  to fit  as carefully.  You  yourself  need  to  make  sure  your  or  your  child's  shoes  are fitted  properly.  Take  your  time,  and  if  one  store doesn't  have  the  proper size  or last, don't  hesitate  to try others.  Before  you  buy  your  child's  next  shoes,  examine  those^ he's  now  NEW  ORLEANS—It  has  been  a  wearing.  They'll  give  clues  as  to  whether  they fit  properly.' In  a  cor­ rectly­fitted  worn  shoe, first  sign  busy  time  for  this  port  on  the  of  wear  is  at  the  ball  of  the foot,  shipping  side,  with  over  200  men  chiropodists  say.  Wear  at  the  toe  being shipped to permanent  berths.  indicates that the shoe is too short;  Port  Agent  Lindsey  Williams,  re­ (Thfe  brothers  described  below  are  receiving  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ wear  around  the  edges  indicates  ported.  In  addition,  there  were  ability pension  benefits.)  it's  too  narrow;  wear  on  one  edge  12  relief  and  stand­by  jobs  and  28  indicates  the  foot  is  off  balance.  calls for  men  on  HIWD­contracted  Gregory  Morejon  . . . 71 . . . started  sailing  in  New  York  in  1913  Never  rely  on  the  marked  sizes  operations.  and  retired  last  November  after  45  years  at  sea . . . joined  the  SIU  In  shoes.  Different  manufacturers  However  while  the  present  ship­ in  1939  and  worked  in^the  stew­ have  different  ideas of  size.  When  ping  picture  is  good  and  it  is  eji­ ard  department  . . . most  enjoy­ bought, children's shoes  should  be  pecled  to  last  another  two  weeks,  able  trips  were  to  the  Mediter­ a  half­inch  longer  than  the  foot  beyond  that  the  outlook  is  un­ ranean  . . . liked  the  area  for  its  and  at  least  one­quarter  inch  certain.  Because  of  this,  Williams  historical  significance  and  found  wider at  the toe.  They also should  said,  all  class  A  and  B  men  are  the  people  very  friendly . . . was  conform  to  the  shape  of  the foot;  urged  to  take  the  jobs  as they  are  fairly fortunate  during World  War  the  ball  of  the  foot  should  come  put on  the board,  so  that  if  it does  II—never  wound  up  in  the  water  at  the  widest  part  of  the sole,  and  get  slack,  they  will  not  be  caught  . . . "we  saw  the  tin fishes  and  the heel  seat  should  grip  the  heel  on  the  beach  with  "C" cards  hold­ got  scared,  but  that  was  about  snugly  but  without  binding.  ing  down  the  berths.  Gregory Morejon and his  son,  all,"  he  recalls . . . writes  to  sev­"  Some  families  tend  to  buy  ex­ There  was  a  total  of  39  vessels  eral  old  shipmates,  including  pensive  shoes,  and  bring  the  chil­ calling  into  the  port  over  the  past  William,  seven  years  old.  dren  in  twice  a  year  for fitting.  two­week  period.  Seven ships  paid  Frenchy  Michelet,'Richard  Birmingham,  Chuck  Kimberly  and  Johnny  This  is  too  infrequent.  Fit  of  off  and  signed  on,  and  25  were  in  Roberts,  but finds  them  all suffering  from  a  common  seaman's disease  —^they  don't  answer . . . used to  be  a  pretty  good  chess  player  in  his  children's shoes should  be checked  transit.  days,  often  representing  his  ship  in  competitions,  and  making  out  at  least  three,  and  preferably  four  times  a  year. .Nor  is  it  necessary  to  buy the most  expensive shoes.  They  may  wear  so  well that  parents  The  following  were  the  ships  quite  well  . . . has  a  7­year  old  son  who's  always  asking  his  father  may  neglect  to  check  on fit  until  well  after  the  child  has  outgrown  paying  off  here:  Del  Sud,  Del  Rio  about  tlie  different  places  he's  been  to  . . . lives  in  Miami.  (Mississippi);  Lucile  Bloomfield,  .  $  J)  3)  the shoes.  You  can  pay  anywhere from  $3 to  $9 for  children's shoes.  The most  Neva  West  (Bloomfield);  Wacosta,  James  Snell . . . 67  . . . having  7  children  and  13  grandchildren.  expensive  ones  are  generally  a  Goodyear­welt  type.  The  upper  and  • Topa Topa  (Waterman)  and  the  Brother  Snell  is  really  one  to  appreciate  that  $150  disability­pension  check that  arrives out  at his Texas  sole  are  both  stitched'to a  narrow strip  of  leather  so  that there  is  no  John  C.  (Atlantic  Carriers).  home  every  month . . . joined  the  seam  on  the  inside  of  the  shoe.  A  welt  shoe  can  be  repaired  easily,  Signing  on  were  the  Del  Alba,  Union  early  in World  War  II, sail­ because the  new sole can be sewn, on to the welt.  Expensive shoes often  Del  Viento,  Del  Sud  (Mississippi);  ing  in  the  steward  department  Coalings  Hills  (Marine  Tankers):  also  have fitting  features such  as special  arches.  . . . shipped  on  freighters, tankers  In  contrast,  the  cheapest  shoes  generally  have  the  outsole,  insole  Ocean  Dinny  (Ocean  Clippers);  and  passenger  ships  "wherever  I  and  upper  stitched  together  so  that  you  can  feel the  stitches  on  the  Neva  West  (Bloomfield)  and  the  was needed and  whenever I needed  inside  of  the  ahoe.  Shoes  constructed  this  way  cannot  be  repaired  Pacific  Ocean  (Wflrld  Tramping).  a  job" ... like  many  other  Sea­ In transit  were the Alcoa Ranger,  as  well.  ,  farers  who  sailed  on  transport  or  But  you  also  generally  can  buy  welt  shoes  for  children  in  the  Alcoa  Clipper,  Alcoa  Roamer,  cargo  ships  during  the  Second  medium­price  brackets,  around  $5­$6.  Thus,  unless  your  child  has  Alcoa  Corsair  (Alcoa);  Seatrains  World  War,  Brother Snell  was  in­ problem  feet,  the  most  expensive  shoes  are  not  necessary,  and  the  Georgia,  Louisiana;  Del  Sol,  Del  volved  in  several  wrecks  but  was  medium­price  line  generally  gives  most  basic  value  for  your  money.  Alba,  Del  Viento,  Del  Sud  (Missis­ lucky  on  all  instances  . . . drops  In shopping  the summer  sales for  women's shoes,  avoid  the sharply­ sippi);  Steel  King,  Steel  Director  into  the  Union  halls  in  Lake  pointed  toes  and  spike  heels  which  have  been  this  year's  fashion.  (Isthmian);  Kathryn,  Evelyn,  Fran­ Charles  and  Houston  and  chews  This extreme  style  soon  will  look  out­of­date,  and  also  is  undesirable  ces  (Bull):  Margaret  Brown  the fat  with  some  of  the  boys . . .  (Bloomfield);  Arizpa,  Monarch  of  from  a fitting  standpoint.  /  /  The  most  comfortable shoe  style  is  broad  and  round  at  the  toe, and  the  Seas,  Claiborne  (Waterman);  Seafarer  James  Snell  poses  spends  a  good  time  cooking,  par­ tially  because  he  enjoys  it,  and  as straight  along  the inner  edge  as  possible.  The  broadest  part of  the  Raphael  Semmes,  Gateway  City  partly  out  of  necessity  what  with  Shoe  should  come  at f he end  of  ydur  little  toe.  On  the  inside  edge,  (Pan­Atlantic);  Pacific  Ocean  with  three  of  his  grqndchil­ so  many  hungry  mouths  usually  %e shoe should  row^  big loint  of  the.big toe.  Adults' shoes,  (World ­  Tramping);  ^ Ocean  Dinny  dren.  too, 'shoul«l  provide a  half­inch of  space'beyond  the toes.  Spiked  heels  (Ocean  Carriers);  Mankato  Victory  around his home ... 15 years in  the steward, department  prepared him  inot only  affect, foot health, but tend to  run down on one side and throw  (Victory  Carriers)  and  the John  C  for this  job . . . finds himself  almost always  baking  pies and  cakes for  his  grandchildren. :  .  (Atlantic  Carriers).  the shoe out  of  shape.  Footwear Prices Flying High  $416,000 Donated  For Logger  Strike  New Orleans  Still Hopping  ..  �Face  Elch*  SEAFARERS  tPg  Jane U, 195*  IC C: ENEMY OP MMESTI®  ICC­Rail Combine Has Drafted Formula  To Drive Coastal Shipping Off The Seas  Domestic  Ship  Depression  "Made  In  Washington  Twenty years ago,  when  the United  States  was  Jnst  beginning  to  emerge  from  Its  worst  economic  depression,  the  domestic  salt  water  shipping  In­ dustry—coastwise  and  intercoastal—  was  one  of  the  major  carriers  of  US  commerce.  It utilized 675 ships  (more  than two­thirds the  size of  our entire  privately­owned  merchant  fleet  to­ day)  and  was  manned  by  approxi­ mately  26,500  seamen  In  all  ratings  and  licenses,  plus  additional  thous­ ands of  shoreside maritime  workers­ longshoremen,  ship  supply  workers,  ship  construction  workers  and  repair  and  maintenance  gangs.  Thanks  to  the Interstate  Commerce Commission,  the  situation  has  changed  drastically  for  the  worse.  In 1959  the rest  of  the nation  looks  back  on  1939  as  a  bad  dream.  There  are 66  million people  working as com­ pared  to some  45  million  then.  Total  US output  Is  up  from  about  $140  bil­ lion  In  1939  to  approximately  $330  billion this year, In 1947 dollars, allow­ ing  for  changes  in  the  value  of  the  dollar.  But  what.has happened  to shipping  in  the meantime?  While  the  nation's  jobs  were  increasing  by  a  third  and  output  has  gone  up  ZVz  times  in  the  last 20  years, the  bottom has  dropped  out  of  the  coastwise  and  intercoastal  shipping  industry.  The  675  ships  of  1939  are  down  to  316  today,  and  the  26,500  seafaring  berths have  been  cut  to 14,500,  at  a  time  when  every  other  industry  has  been  doubling  and  trip­ ling  in  size.  Offhand, you  would  expect  that  in­ creased  production  would  mean  in­ creased  cargo  and  increased  jobs  in  the  transportation  industry.  But  ships have not been  getting It.  On the  contrary,'If  you subtract the  bulk car­ goes  carried  by  tankers  and  ore  car­ riers  for  the  oil  and  metals  concerns  which  own  them,  the  domestic  ship­ ping  industry  dwindles  to  near­noth­ ing.  In the coastwise  trade, there  are  just  12  common  carriers operating­on  the Atlantic  and Gulf  Coasts and  just  three on the West Coast.  In 1939 there  were  143  such  ships  in  this  trade.  i. •   f­i  i  ICC  Hands  Railroads  A Cargo  Bonanza  This drastic  decline in  shipping has  not  been  matched by  ishipping's  prin­ cipal  competitor, the  railroads.  While  ICC  action  has  put  shipping  on  the  skids,  the  railroads  have  received  a  corresponding  boost  from  the agency.  With  all  the  railroads'  breast­beating  and moaning as to  their financial  dif­ ficulties,  they  have  been  doing  very  well  on  the  profit  side.  A  fact  sheet  distributed  by  the  Railway  Labor  Ex­ ecutives  Association  points  out  that  before  World  War  II,  "net  operating  Income frequently slumped  well below  $500 million and even  below $200  mil­ lion  during  the  (Repression  years  of  the  1930's.  It  has not  dropped  below  $750  million  since  1949  .  .  ."  On  the  contrary!  the  labor  group  states,  the  rails'  operating  profit  has  continued  to be $1  billion or near it  during most  of  the postwar years," and 1959  prom­ ises  to  be  another  billion­dollar  year,  or better.  By contrast,  the revenue  of  East  Coast  ­coastwise  ship  operators  .  was  down  to 9.3  million in  1958  from  $12.9  milUon  in 1955.  V  The  rail  labor  gCfiup  declared  that  much of  the complaining by railroads  of  hard  times  is  simply  to  forestall  union demands  for contract  improve­ ments.  In fact, they said the railroads  are  campaigning  for  a  cut  In  wage  scales when the present rail contracts  expire  in  November.  In other  words,  the picture of  rail­ roads since 1939  has been one of  vast­ ly  improved  profits;  of  domestic  sea­ borne shipping, a constant and drastic  decline.  Why?  In 1939,  domestic seaborne  shipping  was  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  old  Federal  Maritime  Board  of  the  De­ partment ef  Commerce.  In 1940 it was  handed  over  to  the  ICC.  The domes­ tic  shipping  industry  and  the  marl­ time  unions  are  convinced  that  col­ lusive action  by  the railroads and the  ICC  is  responsible  for  the  shipping  decline.  They  hold  that  the  ICC,  far  from being  an independent,  impartial  agency arbitrating between competing  forms  of  transportation  —  trucks,  trains and ships—is actively cooperat­ ing with  the railroads  in  their efforts  to  destroy  domestic  shipping.  ICC­Railroad  Hook­Ups  ICC  bias  on  behalf  of  the  railroads  is simply  explained.  The  members  of  the  commission  come  out  of  the rail­ road  industry  and,  when  they  resign,  they  go  back  to  work  for  the  rail­,  roads.  One  former  chairman  of  the  ICC  became  a  vice­president  of  the  Chesapeake and  Ohio.  Another  board  member  became  a  vice­president  of  the  New  York,, Central.  This  is  com­ monplace.  Under  the  circumstances,  when  a  member  or  employee  of  the  commis­ sion  has  an  idea  that  he  might  have  a  plush  railroad  job  waiting  for  him  the  day  he  resigns,  and  that  same  railroad is  up before  him on  a steam­ ship  company  complaint,  it  is  not  hard  to figure  out  which  way  the de­ cision  is  going  to  go.  It  would  be  just  like  an  umpire  in  the  World  Series  calling  a  close  one  in favor of the New  York Yankees and  then  being­hired  after  the  series  as  assistant  general manager of  the ball  club.  Rails  Move  In  For  Kill  The  railroads  have  made  it  quite  clear  that  they  want  to  swallow  up  all competing  forms of  transportation  —including  the airlines and  truckers.  A  statement  of  policy  recently  issued  by  the  Association  of  American  Rail­ roads, under  the heading " 'One Pack­ age'  Transportation,"  calls  for  re­ moval of  restrictions on railroad  own­ ership ,of  competing  forms  of  trans­ portation.  That  would  give  the  rail­ roads  further  weapons  with  which  to  drive  competing  shipping  to the  wall.  With  the  ICC  loaded,  as  it  is,  on  the  railroads' side, the roads hope to make  short  work  of  competing  shippinft  companies.  Then  with shipping com­ petition destroyed, the railroads would  be  free  to  boost  freight  rates  at  the  expense  of  the  shippers  and,  ulti­ mately,  the  general  public.  .How  Rate­Manipulation  Throttles Shipping  Even without  the "one package" ar­ rangement,  the  railroads  have  been  quite  successful  in  destroying  ship­ ping.  There  are  several  devices  used  by the railroads for this purpose, with  the  approval  of  the  ICC.  They  come  under  the  heading  of  selective  rate­ cutting, or  selective  rate  increases,  as  the  situation  warrants.  These devices can  be summed up as  follows:  (A)  Where  the railroad  can  deliver  cargo  from  one  seaport  to  another  seaport,  In  direct  competition  with  shipping,  it cuts  rates  sharply  on  the  kind  of  cargo  carried  by  ships.  If  nece.ssary, the  railroad will  carry that  cargo below  cost to  drive the shipping  company out of  business.  The railroad  makes  up  the  difference  by  boosting  rates on  other cargo  operations.  (B)  Where  railroads  haul  cargo  to  the  dock  from  an  inland  port,  the  cargo  to move  the rest  of  the way  on  ships,  the  railroads  BOOST  rates  sharply  on  that  cargo,  even  though  the  distance involved  may be as  little  as  40  or  50  miles.  At  the  same  time,  the  railroad  CUTS  the  rate  for  that  same  cargo  if  the  shipper  agrees  to  At the recent SIU of  NA Conven­ tion,  delegates  went  on  record  calling  for  a  Congressional  inves­ tigation  of  "conflict  of  interest"  within  the  ICC,  referring  to  the  railroad  background  of  ICC  ap­ pointees  before  and  after  serving  with  thd  agency.  The SIU and NA  and other mari­ time  unions  feel  that if  the ICC .,1s  permitted  to  continue  functioning  In  its  present  form,  what  remains  of  the  domestic  shipping  Industry  will disappear, with detrimental ef­ fects on  seamen's  employment,  the  national  security  and  the  nation's  cost  of  living.  send  it  the  full  route  exclusively  by  rail.  Since  the  shipping  company  can't  bring its ship  50  miles  inland  to pick  up  cargo,  it  is  at  the  mercy  of  the  railroads'  local  short­haul  charges.  The  combined  rail­ship  freight  charge,  then, .cannot  match  the  all­ rail  long­haul  charge  and  the  ship­ ping company  loses the business.  (C)  If  the  shipping  company  tries  to cut its part of the rate so as to com­ pete  with  the  ali­rail  long­haul  charge, the  railroads  simply  cut  their  long  Jhaul  charge  and/or  boost  the  shorthaul fee it gets to carry the cargo  to and from the dock.  Either way, the  shipping company hasn't got a chance.  Again, the  railroad makes  up the dif­ ference  on  its general  cargo  rates,  if  it  has  to.  Some Examples  Of  Rate  Manipulation  Some specific examples of how these  devices  work  were  displayed  before  a  recent  Senate  Interstate  and  Foreign  Commerce  Committee hearing  by  un­ ion  and  company  representatives.  On the West Coast, the railroads are  competing  directly  with  a  shipping  company  in  the  newsprint  trade  be­ twej^n two West Coast ports.  The rail­ roads put­rates  in effect  in this  trade  which were less than the actual haul­ ing  cost, figuring  that  in  little  more  than a year  they would  put  the com­ peting  ship operator  out  of  business.  Apparently  they  are  succeeding.  The  money  lost  by  the  railroads  carrying  newsprint  is made up by extra charge  on other cargo at the public's expense.  The  long­haul,  short­haul  sample  is as follows: Chocolate bars manufac­ tured  in  Hershey,  Pa.  They  can  be  sent  to  Dallas,  Texas,  in  one  of  two  ways:  overland  exclusively  by  train,  or,  by  train  to New  York,  loaded on  a  ship,  sent  to a  Texas  port  and  tran­ '  shipped  by  rail  to  Dallas.  In 1956,  the railroads  were charging  $2.26 to  transport 100 pounds of  candy  from  Hershey  to Dallas,  a  distance of  1,521  miles,  on  the  all­rail,  long­haul  rate.  What happened if  a ship carried the  cargo?  A  railroad  delivered  it  to the  New  York  dock,  175  miles  away,  and  then, when the ship got to Texas City,  Texas,  the  railroad  there  delivered  it  290 miles  to Dallas, two short hauls at  both  ends.  For  these two short  hauls,  the  railroads  charged  a  total  of  $1.  The  shipping  company  charged  74 Vi  cents  for  the  2,181­mile  water  haul  from  New  York  to  Texas  City.  Consequently, when  the candy firm  wanted to send chocolate  bars to Dal­ las  by  ship,  the  total  charge  was  $1.74^; by  train, $2.26.  The difference  in  favor  of  the ship  traditionally  ex­ isted  because  ships  are  slower  and  subject  to  delays  from  bad  weather.  The only way any ship operator could  get  the  candy firm's  business  was  to  charge him less for the slower service.  That  was  okay  as  far  as  it  went.  COASTWISE  AND INTERCOASTAL iSHIPPIAiS  JOB?  %B00  1^39  \9e9  14,500  Chart shows  drastic  decline  in  employment  and  ship  operation In coastwise  and  jniercoastal trade in lost  20 years,  a decline  attributed  to ICC taking  jurisdiction  over  domestic  shipping  early  in  1^^.  Domestic  shipping  originally  was major  port of US merchapt fleet octivity.  '  Vi...  �W, 1959  Pare NIM  SEAFARERS  LOG  IIPPING  Bat the  raUroads  wanted  to get  all of  that  candy  freight,  and  with  the  aid  of  the  ICC  they  went  to work  on  the  problem.  Fhst,  they  eat  the  long­ haul,  all­rail  rate  for  the  1,521  miles  to $1.72.  Then  they  raised  the  short­ haul rates on both ends. The Hershey­ New  Tprk  rate  went  up five  cents  to  40  cents;  the  Texas  City­Dallas  rate  ,went  up  16  cents  to  81  cents.  That  left  the  totals  this  way:  Hershey  to  Dallas  by  rail  (1,521  miles)  $1.72,  down  51  cents.  Short  haul  at  both  ends  (465  mile  total)  $1.21,  up  21  cents.  The  short­ haul  rate  was  now  more  than  ZV2  times  the  long­haul  charge  on  a  per  mile  basis.  In  order for  the  shipping  company  to maintain, the  diffn'ential, based  on  the all­rail rate of  $1.72, the combined  ­  sea­rail rate  would have  to be  $1.20'^.  Thus,  the  shipping  company  would  have  to  carry  the  candy  for  nothing  and  pay  a  half­penny  to  the  manu­ factnrar  for  the  "privilege"  of  doing  so  since  the  rail  charge  is  alreadr  $1.21.  The  result  Is  the railroads  are  now  misnopolising  Die  chocolate  bar  bu^css ­ thanks  to  ICC  approval  of  Juggling  of  long­haul  and  short­haul  rates.  One more  example; In one year, be­ •   tween  February,  1958,  and  February,  1959,  the  railroads cut  rates on  citrus  Juice  from Tampa  to  New  York  from  $1,05  to  80  cents,  a  cut  of  25  cents.  The 80­cent  rate is  the same  that ex­ isted  in January,  1931.  In  the  period  since 1931,  the ICC has approved  gen­ eral rate  increases on other commodi­ ties  Of  158  percent.  Why  haven't  the  citrus  rates  gone  up  along  with  the  others?  Because  canned  citrus  juices  are  a  mainstay  of  one of  the last  remaining coastwise  shipping operators,  and the cOts were  designed  to drive  the  company out  of  business.  In all these cases, once the railioads  have eliminated the  competition, they  will be able to charge what they please  on such  cargoes.  ICC  Strips  Shipping  Lines  Of  Protection Under  Law  It is understandable that a railroad,  a  steamship  company,  or  any  other  form  of  business would  try  to  get  an  edge  on  its  competitors.  The  job  of  the ICC is to be the fair and Impartial  '  umpire,  but  the maritime  unions and  ship operators  hold  that on  the  con­ trary the ICC is a partner  of  the rail­ roads  in  the  rail  campaign  to  wreck  shipping.  In support of  this claim, the unions  LONiAmsUOftTHAUL  RATE MANIPULATION BVTHE gAggOAOS  PAtes roa. ONE HUHateom&frPNOM HEKSHEY, e^.,TD V>ALLAS,-!EX/\^ MkdSMr  TWf  CAILVWSCmHELO/kS  HERSHEY,  MAUL, ALL­RAIL RATB TO  iNCOURASB COMm\BS TO  BVRAIU,  HEvi>fatai  ^^AzEAlL  VALLAS  SEA RATE FgCtM  A/EW YDRXTO  JEXAeCITY...  PALIAS  74^­ leCAScrrv  TEXAS CfiY  g.g. CHABgESfPR IMI AilLES ­ RX.CimESfi)R465MlLB5''^l.lt  Through  manipulation  of  long  haul  and  short  haul  rates,  rail­ roads hove coastwise ship  operators at their  mercy.  Illustration  left shows  how railroads  cut the long haul,  all rail freight rate  to  make  it  clieoper  for  a  company  to  ship  exclusively  by  rail.  At the  same  time,  the railroad  raises­the  short  haul rate  (right)  and the shipping Industry cite the fol­ lowing  instances,  among  others:  • In the West Coast newsprint case,    the  shipping  company  protested  the  railroad rate  cuts.  The ICC refused to  give  the shipping  company  a  hearing  and ordered the rates into effect with­ out an investigation.  A year  later, the  shippinc company  made another  pro­ test  and  again  was  denied  a  hearing  and a ruling was  handed down  favor­ ing  the  railroads.  • One    East Coast company has filed  15  petitions  with  the  ICC  since  June,  1958.  Only  three  of  these  have  been  granted.  Twelve rulings  were in  favor  of  the  railroads.  • Another company went    to Federal  Court  complaining  that  the  ICC  had  refused  to  consider  evidence  it  had  submitted against a shipping company  in  a  rate  case.  The  court  ruled  in  favor  of  the  shipping  company  and  agreed  that  the  4CC  had  "failed* to  expose  the  considerations  for  its  de­ termination" by refusal to consider all  the­evidence  submitted.  The  case  in­ volved  the  carriage  of  sulphur  below  actual  cost,  a  violation  of  the  Inter­ state  Commerce  Act.  It should be remembered that under  the act it Is  illegal to establish  below­ cost  rates  for  the  purpose  of  driving  a competitor out of business or to Jug­ gle  long and short­haul  rates for  the  same purpose.  By refusing to consider  evidence  in  such  cases,  the  ICC  was  SEtECTIVE RATE CUTTING  •  TTiE  RA/LBQAOS RAISED THE  SHORT HAUL BATE RPRDELIVfeR/  TD ANDFflavlTHE IXCI^,A(AK)N<3  rr TDD CCeiLYTD SHIP BfSEA.  EVEM  IF THE  SHIPOPERAieR  cur HIS CW/VRATEHECOUPNOr  SPINS TOfAL FfSEimrCHAaSS  POWAITD CCMPRmNE LEvtiS  WITH THE ALL­RAlB  RATE,  for  delivering  cargo  to  and  from  the  dock.  Should  the  ship  operator  attempt  to cut  his  rate  to  match  the  all­rail, long  haul  charge,  the  railroads  would  simply  boost  the  short  haul , rote  some  more.  The  ICC  permits  such  manipulation  to  go  un­ challenged.  evading  its  basic  responsibility  under  the  law.  Alaska Pays  Dearly  For  ICC Rate  Deals  The  degree  to which  ICC  will  favor  the  railroads  at  the  expense  of  the  community  is  best  illustrated  by  its  approval  of  railroad  juggling  on  Alaska  freight  rates.  Assuming cargo  is moving  from Co­ lumbus, Ohio,  to Alaska, it would nor­ mally go­by  rail to Seattle and by  ship  from  there.  The rail  charge per  hun­ dred pounds from Columbus to Seattle  in  that  instance  is $4.42.  Take the same cargo, headed by  rail  for Seattle, and  tell  the railroads  it is  going on to Tokyo, Japan.  The charge  for  the  Columbus­Seattle  run  then  becomes  $3.13.  The  result  ­is  that  combined  with  the  shipping  charges,  it  is  actually  cheaper  to  send  the  cargo  to  Tokyo  than  to  Alaska.  In all cases, the railroad is perform­ ing  exactly  the  same  service, hauling  the  same  cargo  to  Seattle.  Yet  the  foreign  cargo  gets  preferred  treat­ ment over Alaska cargo on the ground  that  there  was  no  competition  in­ volved.  The  ICC  accepted  this argu­ ment,  despite  protests  from  Alaska  and other  Government  agencies.  If  this is the way the railroads treat  Alaska, where  cargo is  moved to a US  seapdrt  by  rail,  it  is  fair  to  assume  the same  would hold  anywhere  in  the  US, once the competing form of  trans­ portation  was, eliminated.  The  rails  would  charge  whatever  they  pleased  and  the  consumer  would  pay.  What  Must  Be Done  All  of  these  ICC  actions  are  per­ formed  within  the  framework  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Act  which  calls  for the agency, before  it makes a deci­ sion,  "to  consider  the  facts  and  cir­ cumstances."  The  shipping  industry  and the maritime unions  want specific  legislative  action  to  compel  the  ICC  to  "consider  the  facts  and  circum­ stances"  and  to  live  up  to  the  law.  They are  also asking  for specific  legal  authority  for  shipping  companies  to  charge  a  lower  minimum  rate  than  railroads so as  to allow  for slower  de­ livery  and  irregularity  of  service,  the  railroads to  be obligated  to stay above  that  rate.  This  right  had  existed  in  law  for  many  years,  but  had  been  eliminated  last  year  when  the  rail­ roads  were  in  Washington  pleading  poverty.  The  maritime  group  is  also  asking  for legislation  to strengthen the  long­ haul,  short­haul  clause  of  the  act  so  that  the 'railroads  cannot  evade  Its  requirements  by  juggling  these­ rates  to  destroy  competition.  Finally,  the  unions  and  the  industry  believe  the  agency  must  be  overhauled  to  elim­ inate  partiality  toward  railroads  and  to  make  it  a "law­abiding"  citizen.  ADJUSTA9LE  RATES  1401^ IHE RA/U3QAD5, IN COUOSlOAl WtlN THE KCG,  piREcr A RATE ATJACK ON A eNip COMPANY e£NBRALCmDRm  BAMBRAm  ­.1  enwEJUiCK  a—  S H  IP  ^ isa^l  AS 19311  /  ^liere a ratlrodd  is in  direct competition  with ships  lor  cargo  traveling between  eceonlront cities, the railroad, with ICC approval, simply cuts the rates on such  )0;fi'tteargpes belew^tual cost to drive  the ship  operator out  of  business.  They make;  lip their losses by  boosting rates on cargo net carried by ships.  "  Alaska rates point up railroads' exploitation of monopoly situation.  Rate for cargo  going to Alaska  is higher than that  going to Japan, even though identical rail serv­ ice is provided in both instances.  Rails' excuse  is that  there is  foreign competition  for US  exporters in  Japanese market.  Domestic business  gets no  such break.  �­^JnaaU.mr  SEAFARERS  LOG  Fva Ten  MOBILE—Continuous rain  in the  area for  the last  12  days  has resulted in some  costly delays  in loading flour  and grain  on ships in the  harbor  here.  "  It  took  longshoremen  al­ fixed fee  for  all  shi^,  regardless  most 14  days  to load  the SlU­ of  size.  Strong  opposition  to  the  manned  Waldo,  a  Liberty,  bill was  voiced by the lobbyists for  vhich  normally  would  be  in  and  the  foreign­flag  super  ore  carriers  out  in  about  four  days.  Add  to  who  would  be  hit  the  most.  Be­ this  the  cost  of  wages,  wharfage  cause  of  this  opposition,  the  out­ and  other  berthing  expenses,  and  come of  the hill is in doubt pending  final  committee  hearings.  The  it  results  in  quite  a  bill.  The  Mobile  Harbor  Commission  Mobile  Bar  Pilots  are  ^affiliated  has  issued  a  report  showing  a  with  the  Harbor and  Island Water­ record  number  of  ships bitting  the  ways  Division  of  the  SIU.  port  last  month,  with  the majority  Dock  Faee­Lift  of  them  being  under  foreign flags.  Now  that  they  are  operating  in  A  substantial  portion  of  these  for­ the black  again, the  Alabama State  eign­flag  ships  were  under  the  Docks are  undergoing a face­lifting  runaway­flags, thus emphasizing the  designed  to  speed  up  cargo  han­ fact  that  these  runaways  are  defi­ dling,  and  to  improve  the  general  nitely  a  serious  threat  to  Ameri­ appearance  of  the  area.  The  new  administrator  of  the  docks  has  Seafarer  Leopoldo  Colon (3rd  from ri^, lost row]  Is shown  in days  when he  was in. charge of  jockeys  can seamen.  In  connection  with  this  it  was  ordered  new  rail  beds  to  replace  at  San  Juan  racetrack.  Colon  gave  up  supervision  of  horse  pilots  to  go  to  sea  with  SIU  in  the  reported that  the Mobile  Bar Pilots  the  old  ones  and  also the  sprucing  block  gang.  are attempting to get a  bill through  Up  of  the  piers  and  administration  the  legislature  that  would  author­ buildings.  ize  a  rate  increase  in  the fees  cur­ Shipping  for  the  past  period  in  rently  paid  by  ships  using  pilots  this  port  has been  holding  up very  well.  Tanner  said,  with  practically  in  Mobile  Bay.  The new  bill  would base  the fees  everyone  who  wanted  to  ship  out  The Waterman Steamship  Corporation's bid for 18­30 subsidized Sailings a year  from the  on  the  deadweight  tonnage  of  the  being  able  to  land  a  berth.  The  Atlantic  Coast  to  Europe  has  been  turned  down by a Federal Maritime  Board" counseL  ,^  ship  rather  than  the  present flat  outlook  for  the  coming  period  is  The counsel  said that "unused  capacity" already  exists,  even  though  US­flag  ships  are  equally  good  with  about  16 vessels  now  carrying  only  20  percent^  scheduled to call  in for  either pay­ trade routes,  including the  Giflf­to­ cific  Coast­to­Far  East  sailings,  ha  of  the  trade.  Shorthanded?  off  or  in  transit.  Europe,  Gulf­to­Far  East,  and  Pa­ Wd.  The  following  were  the  ships  in  United  States  Lines,  which  If  a  crewmemher  quits  while  port  during  the  past  period  for  cific  Coast­to­Far  East.  Waterman is one of seven unsub­ a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  pay­off  or  in  transit:  the  Alcoa  vigorously opposes approval of fur­ The  counsel  agreed  that  addi­ sidized  lines  now  seeking  aid  for  ther  subsidi^d  service,  claims  to  are  asked  to  contact  the  hall  Corsair,  Alcoa  Roamer,  Alcoa  have  such  "uiiused  capacity."  tional  sailings  could  be  subi^idized  330­599  sailings a  year.  immediately  for  a  replace­ Cavalier  (Alcoa);  Young  America,  on  these  three  routes—but  not  as  The  Government  has  set a  limit  'The  ,rejected  bid  is  part  of  many as  Waterman is seeking.  ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  of  2,040  subsidized  sailings  this  will  keep  all  jobs  aboard  %hip  Claiborne,  Monarch  of  the  Seas  Waterman's overall request  for  96­ He  also  urged  the  board  not  to  year,  and  1,965  have  already  been  (Waterman);  Steel  Maker,  Steel  144  subsidized  sailings  on  four  permit  Waterman  to "top  off" sail­ allocated.  Before any  pending sub­ filled  at  all  times  and  elimi­ King  (Isthmian);  Waldo  (Compass)  ings  originating  in  the  Gulf  by  sidies  applications  by  Isthmian,  nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  the •   Mankato  Victory  (Victory  stops for cargo,  chiefly  military,  in  Waterman,  T.  J.  McCarthy  and  sailing  short'sanded.  Carriers)  and  the  Kathryn  (BuU).  Atlantic  Coast  ports.  other  companies  can  be  approved  Voyages  originating  in  the  Gulf,  and  go  into  effect.  Congress  will  and  "topped  off"  in  California,  have  to  raise  the  subsidy  ceiling  should  be  deducted  from  the  Pa­ set by  the  Adi^nistration.  Cut  Back  Woferman  Aid  Bid  Your Gear..,  for  ship •   •   •for    shore  l»?.v­  •  IW  •  V  h:..  I::.'  h'- •';•  •:  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  Union­owned  and  Union­ operated  Sea  Chest  store.  Spori  Coats  Slacks  Dress  Shoes  Work  Shoes  Socks  Dungarees  frisko  Jeens  CPO  Shirts  Dress Shirts  Sport  Shirts  Beits  Khakis  Ties  Sweat  Shirts  T­Shirts  Shorts  Briefs  Swim Trunks  Sweaters  Sou'westers  Raingear  Caps  Writing  Mafertals  Toiletries  Electric Shavers  Radios  Television  Jeweiry  •   Cameras  Luggage  SEA CHEST  Unions Build  Memorial To  Storm Dead  ^  A  ten­eents­an­honr  package  in­ strikebreakers  to  live  at  company  LAKE CHARLES—On Saturday,  crease  will  go  into  effect  August  expense  at  a  "private  club  for  June  27,  organized  labw  in  this  31 for  some  100,000 shirt  and._ cot­ high  level  businessmen."  area  will  dedicate  a  monument  to  ton  garment  workers  throughout  4  t  4­ the  unidentified  dead  who  lost  the  country,  as  a  result  of  agree­ their lives  when Hurricane  Audrey  ments  between  the  Amalgamated  The  US  Supreme  Court  has up­ struck  the  Louisiana  coast  two  Clothing  Workers,and  the  manu­ held  a  National  Labor  Relations  Board  ruling  that  local  unions  af­ years  ago,  claiming  more  than  600  facturers.  In  addition  to  a  lives.  cent­an­hour  wage  increase  and  filiated  with  the  American  Bakery  The  hurricane  hit the coast  with  additional  fringe  benefits,  the  un­ &  Confectionary  Workers  Union,  105­miles­an­hour  winds,  followed  ion  also  negotiated  for  a  seventh  AFL­CIO,  may  take  over  the  bar­ by  a  huge  tidal  wave  which  com  paid  holiday  and  increased  pay­ gaining  rights  previously  held  by  pletely engulfed the  Cajiin  County  ments  for  welfare  and  insurance  the  expelled  Bakery  &  Confec­ tionary  Workers.  The  board  had  south  of  the  port,  taking  most  of  funds.  ruled that an  existing contract  was  its victims  in Cameron  Parish.  4)  $  a  bar  to  union  representation  The  AFL­CIO  membership  in  hot  Spurred  on  by  the  disaster,  or­ elections  when  there  has  been  a  ganized  labor  throughout  the  state  Puerto  Rico  has  passed  the  75,000  "schism" in  the ranks  of  the inter­ mark,  Peter  McGavin  assistant  to  and  adjoining  states,  including  national union  resulting in  the loss  many  SIU  members,  contributed  AFL­CIO President  George Meany,  of  AFL­CIO  affiliation.  reports.  The  members  are  in  13  time and manpower to help rebuild  Cameron Parish  and furnish  homes  international  unions  and  several  In  another court  case,  the  AFL­ for  many  of  the  hurricane's  vic­ federal  labor  unions  set up  on  the  CIO  Ethical  Practices  Committee  tims.  island to organize the  workers. The  has urged the  Appellate Division  of  the  NY  Supreme  Court  to  affirm  The  monument  stands  five  feet  unions represent  workers in the  is­ an  earlier  decision  which  allows  land's garment,  sugar, communica­ tall  and is made  of  marble,  Clarke  local unions of  the  bakery  workers  said.  It  will  be  placed  on  the  plot  tions  and  several  other  industries  to take  their  treasuries  and  assets  and services.  in  the  cemetery  where  the  bodies  with  them  when  they  break  with  of  unidentified  victims are  buried.  X.  t  4.  their international  in order to con­ Formal  dedication  of  the  monu­ Six  officials  of  the  strike­bound  tinue  AFL­CIO  affiliation.  The  ment  will  be  made  by Victor  Bus­ MWy chain of  newspapers in West­ lower  court  described  AFL­CIp  sie;  President  of  the  Louisiana  chester  County  (NY),  have  refused  affiliation  as  "highly­prized"  anid  Labor  Council,  AFL­CIO  to appear  voluntarily before  an in­ held  that  the  loss  of  affiliation  It  has  been  a  fairly  quiet  period  vestigating committee  probing into  broke  the  contractual  relationship  on the shipping front  for this port,  the  extent  of  organized  strike­ between  the  expelled  international  Clarke  noted,  although  there  were  breaking  in  the  newspaper  indus­ and  its  local  unions.  10  vessels  here  during  the  last  try.  Public  hearings  had  revealed  4  4­4;.  a vast  movement of  strikebreakers  two  weeks.  The  following  were  the  vessels  from different  parts of  the country  A  fonr­year  battle  by  the  Hotel'  serviced  here  over  the  last  two  to  cities  where  printing  unions  Sr.  Restaurant  Workers ~  in ' thsfr:  week  period:  The  CS  Miami,  CS  have  gone  on  strike.  One  strike­ drive  to  unionize  Miami  Beatdi;  Baltimore,  Winter  Hill,  Chiwawa,  breaker  from  Alabama  admitted  beach­front hotels ended  last  CS Norfolk, Bradford Island  (Cities  he  worked  at  one  of  the  struck  when  the  last­ditch  holdout,  the  Service)  and  the  Ocean •   Dinny  plants  and  earned  up  to  $183  or  Hotel ^xony> finally agreed to eigit  (Maritime  Overseas).  The  Dinny  $190 a week,  phis free lodging and  a  contract: '^en  days: daidim' Yh<a  called  in  for  a  couple  of  hours  in  a  $42 wetkly  food  alloviiance.  He  union had signed six edfldyaiffe withi  order  to  takq  on  a  load  of:  rice,  said  that newspaper  executives arr  a  group  heajsad  by  ranged  for  him  and  two  other  burg which  owns six seaside hotels.  Clarke  said.  ....  •  ­*.  •  i  �U, USf  SEAFARERS  LOG  j'  H'J. .  S.. .  'Class Of '59'  Pace  Hevni  sm  Offer Bill To Protect  Ship Rates Against Rails  WASHINGTON—A  bill  that  would  amend  the  Interstate  Commerce Act to protect domestic ship operators against rail­ road  rate­cutting  has  been  introduced  by  Rep.  Garmatz  (Dem.­Md.), a member  of  the'  House Merchant  Marine Com  Meanwhile,  Under  Secretary  of  mittee.  Commerce  John  Allen  identified  In  effect,  the  bill  would  restore  the members of  a consultants panel  the traditional  differential between  which  will  undertake  a  study  of  rail  and  shipping  which  existed  Government  transportation  policy,  under  the  Act  until  last  year.  It  including  ship  subsidy.  The  panel  was knocked  out  in 1958  at the  be  consists of  Dr. Ernest  W.  Williams,  best  of  the  railroads  on  the  plea  Jr.,  Professor  of  Transportation,  that  they  were  going  broke  and  Columbia  University,  as  its direc­ needed  more  latitude  in  setting  tor; Dr.  Merrill J. Roberts,  Profes­ rates.  sor  of  Transportation  at  the  Uni­ Traditionally,  ship  operators  versity  of  Pittsburgh;  Dr.  William  have  been  able  to  charge  lower  Gomberg,  labor  relations  special­ rates than  railroads because  of  the  ist,  University  of  Pennsylvania;  slowness  and  irregularity  of  ship  Dr.  Virgil  D.  Cover,  Professor  of  service  as  compared  to  rail.  The  Transportation,  Syracuse  Univer­ operators  insist  that  without  this  sity, and Dr.  John E.  Clayton, pub­ differential  in  rates  a  shipper  will  lic  expenditures  specialist,  George  not  give  them  any  business,  pre­ Washington  University.  ferring  faster  rail  service.  The  professional  nature  of  the  panel  from  top  to  bottom  is  a  switch from  original  plans to  name.  Armand  G.  Erpf,  a  Wall  Streeter  and  railroad  man,  as  head  of  the  panel.  His  suggested  appointment  ran into a  storm  of  opposition  and  he  quickly  withdrew.  The  panel  will  study , ship  sub­ sidies,  the  requirements  for  a  na^  tional  merchant  marine,  regula­ tion  of  trucks,  rails,  airlines  and  shipping  and  rate relationships  be­ tween  competing  forms  of  trans­ BALTIMORE — Good  news  to  portation.  the "tanker" seamen  on  the  beach  However,  the  panel's  work  may  in  this  port, is the  report  that  the  be curtailed  unless funds are voted  SlU­contracted  The  Cabins  (Texas  for  it  by  Congress.  Proposed  ap­ City) will be out of  the ysrds some­ propriation  for  the  panel  was  cut  time  around  the  middle  of  next  by  the  House  by  $440,000.  month.  The  ship  went  into  the  Maryland  Drydock  some  time  ago.  Earl  Sheppard,  port agent,  said, to  •  The news that  two more SIU men received  college degrees  be  "jumboized,"  and  will  be  back  this month again emphasizes the successful functioning of  the  in  business  "bigger  and  better"  Seafarers'Scholarship Plan.  These two, along with those who  next  month.  have  graduated  before  them,  are  now  qualified  to  serve  the  There  are  rumors  going  around  community  in  their  chosen  professions,  one  in  teaching  and  the  harbor  that  the  Ocean  Rose,  a  the  other  in  electrical  engineering.  Other  graduates  in  the  former  SIU  vessel,  will  be  coming  back  to the  American flag and  will  Although  a  number  of  US  ship­ offing will also go out into the community, supplying the skills  sign  on  a  crew  next  week,  Shep­ The  missile  ship  Timber  Hitch,  'ping  companies  had  previously  needed in a growing economy.  pard  said.  Along  with  her,  the  operated  by  the  SlU­contracted  been  reported  interested  in  her,  The  SIU  is  proud  it  has  been  able  to  contribute  to  their  Pacific  Navigator  (Compass)  and  Suwannee  Steamship  Company,  is  the  passenger  ship  Leilani  is  now  careers  via  its sponsorship  of  the  Scholarship  Plan.  It  con­ the  Irenestar  (Traders),  presently  in  first  place  in  virtually  every  "headed  for  the  reserve  fleet,  fol­ gratulates  this  year's  graduates.  Seafarers  John  Logan  and  tied  up  here  without  crews,  will  department  on the Atlantic  missile  lowing  her  purchase  by  the  Mari­ George  Butenkoff, for  persevering  to  their  objective  and for  be  calling  for  men  next  week  too.  range.  In  the  past  73  days  on  the  time  Administration  for  $4­3  mil­ With  these  vessels  and  the  usual  range  it  had  established  six  rec­ the fine records they compiled while in school.  lion.  ore  ships  that  call  in .here  regu­ ords  and  was  still  shooting  for  4  4  4  The  MA  was  the  only  bidder  at  larly,  shipping  for  the  coming  more.  a  public  auction held  in San  Fran­ period  should  be  very  good.  While  there  are  11  Suwannee  cisco  after  the  ship's  owner,  Ha­ It  is  expected  that  the  new  vessels  and  numerous  Navy  ships  waiian­Textron,  defaulted  on  two  Some 1,200  Libertys now at anchorage  in the reserve fleets  shipping  system  now  in  effect  in  in  operation  on  the  Atlantic  mis­ mortgages.  The  MA  held  the  first  of  the  United  States—^what  seamen  usually  characterize  as  headquarters  will  be  operating  sile range,  the Timber­Hitch is  the  mortgage  and  had  insured  the  the "boneyard"—will  probably  be  scrapped  in  the  next  few  here by" the next meeting.  The use  only  vessel  which  has  recovered  second.  of  the  new  cards  makes  it  easier  more  than  one  hose  cone.  The  years, provided  a  market  can  be found  for  them.  The  Leilani,  a  reconverted  C4  In  some  respects,  the  scrapping  of  the  Libertys  is  a  con­ to  keep  the  records  straight  and  Hitch  has already recovered  four.  troop  transport,  had  been  operat­ structive step because their disposal will bring to light a more  aids  a  man  in finding  out  at  a  On  May  6,  the  vessel  distin­ ing  in  the  California­Hawaii  pas­ realistic picture of  the weaknesses of  the American merchant  glance how  he stands  on the  regis­ guished  itself  by  recovering  the  tration  list.  senger  trade.  During  this period  it  largest  nose  cone  fired  from  was  manned  by  members  of  SIU  marine.  For  too  long now,  the world  has been  told that  the  The  membership  here  is  urged  Cape  Canaveral.  American  merchant  marine  consists  of  "3,000  ships,"  when  ;o  check  their  clinic  cards  to  see  One  record,  which  according  to  Pacific  District  unions.  approximately half  of  these—1,400 in  the reserve  and a  hun­ that  they have  not run  out.  These  the  Air  Force  officer  attached  to  Among  the  companies  reported  cards, in most cases,  are good  only  the ship  "may  well  go  forever  un­ dred odd in commercial service­^were in the obsolete Liberty  interested  in  the  ship  were  Amer­ for a  year, and  the member  should  beaten,"  was  in  recovering  a  data  ican  Banner  Line  and  American  shm  category.  report  back  for  another  exam  capsule  from  a  missile  in  37  min­ 'The  write=off  of  the  Liberty  ships  leaves  us  with  900­plus  President  Lines.  every  year.  utes. This, chopped off  close to two  vessels  in  the  reserve  and  about  an  equal  amount  in  com­ There  were  12  ships  paying  off  hours  from  the  previous  record  of  mercial service.  Now  it remains  to  be seen  whether  a  con­ here  during the  past  period.  They  structive  US  maritime  program  will  be  forthcoming  which  were the  Chilore, Santore,  Marore,  2 hours  17 minutes, also set  by  the  will upgrade the active fleet  and, at the same time, strengthen  Venore  (Marven);  Emilia,  Jean,  Timber  Hitch.  Its  other  achievements  were  in  the reserve fleet  so it can meet any emergency.  >  Mae  (Bull);  Pennmar,  Bethcoaster  being the  first ship  to recover  any  (Calmar);  Irenestar  (Traders);  Wm.  package  carried  by  a  missile,  and­ 4  4  4  CaiTuth (Penn Trans);  Pacific Navi­ the  first  ship  to  recover  two  and  gator^ (Compass).  then,  three,  successive  capsules.  The Coast 'Guard, in  its ruling  on  the  Constitution­Jalanta  Signing  on  were  the  Chilore,  Santore, Marore,  Venore (Marven);  decision,  has  confirmed  what  has  been  a  widespread  belief  Seastar  (Traders);  Calmar,  Beth­ Sign Name On  among seamen—that speeding at sea in disregard  of  the rules  coaster  (Calmar);  and  the  Ames  of  the  road  is a  major  safety  hazard,  with  or  without  radar  Victory  (Victory  Carriers).  LOG Letters  and other assorted electronic navigation aids.  In  transit  were  the  Feltore,  For  obvious reasons  the  LOG  The findings  of  the Coast Guard are,  in effect, a  warning to  Venore,  Cubore  (Marven);  LaSalle  cannot  print  any  letters  or  all ships' qaptains not  to succumb to the  ship operators'  pres­ (Waterman);  Bethcoaster,  Flomar,  other  communications  sent  in  sure  to make  port  on  schedule  no  matter  what  the  weather  Pennmar  (Calmar);  Evelyn  (Bull);  by  Seafarers  unless  the  author  conditions,  for  by  so  doing  they  jeopardize  the  lives  of  all  Robin  Hood  (Robin);  Longview  signs  his  name.  ^Unsigned  Victory,  Ames  Victory  (Victory  anonymous  letters  "^ill  only  aboard and their licenses as well.  Carriers);  CS  Miami,  Council  wind  up  in  the  waste­basket  On too many ships it appears that the captain is not the mas­ Grove  (Cities  Service);  Steel  If  circumstances  justify,  the  ter of his ship  but  the slave of  the schedule.  As long as  this  Director,  Steel  Maker,  Steel  Arti­ LOG  will  withhold  a  signature  situation  persists,  more  lives  will  be  lost  despite  the  most  san  (Isthmian);  Alcoa  Patriot  on  request  ,  (Alcoa).  elaborate safety devices.  :  .'•'• •• 2 r  •  A  'The Cabins'  Gets Jumbo  Treatment  SIU Vessel  Is Missile  Range Star  No Buyers  For  Leilani  .­• a  ­  ­ly  I  Libertys  Throngh?  !i  ;(  I  •   I  Speed At Sea  ­a I  ^ 1  : iJ  : •   V. 'I I  ­•   j I  .<1  •  �:e  :  j  .. .r.  I  ­it  •  •  •  :  ,.  ­­  r  Pac*  Twelre  SIU *ShipV Seaway Host  •  . On hand  at Chicago  to  welcome the first  ocean­going vessel  to reach  the  Windy  City  through  the  St,  LawTence  Seaway  was  this  six­foot  model of  the SS Brazil  Victory, renamed  the SS  SIU Victory,  built  by  I.  E.  Bishop,  a  member  of  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  District.  Bishop  had  started  on  the  model  back  in  1946  when  he  was  carpenter  on  the  Brazil Victory.  The  model  has  put  in  a  number  of  appearances  at  various  hobby  shows and  parades, Bishop  said, the  latest  being the  welcoming  parade  on  April 30,  greeting  the first  deep­sea  ocean­going  vessel  to  Chicago.  The  model  and  car  are  part  of  Bishop's  contribution  to  the  adver­ tising  of  the SIU  in  the Lakes  area.  He  reports that  he is  also  on  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Merchant  Marine  and  Maritime  Service  Veterans Association  which is aimed at  achieving, recognition and  some  sort  of  bill  of  rights  for  merchant  seamen  for  war  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to a  locker,  conrtacted  vessel  to  determine  they should  be  made  to  pay for  the  percent  of  Class  A  men  we  them.  Then  I  think  we  all  have  who stay  on  a  ship  in  ex­ will  be  more  carefujl  in  the  cess of  one year.  future.  X  .  If  this fact can  be established  William  Cameron  (Ed  note:  If  a  crewmember  maliciously  destroys  ship's  property  he  can  be  brought  up  on  charges  under  the  constitu­ ­  tion.)  ,4)  4i  t  Wants Look Onto  Homestead Issue  letters  To  The  Editor  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  siflincd  by  the  writer.  Names  toill  be  withheld  upon  request.  and some figures shown, and the  information  put  to the  member­ ship, perhaps we  may  bring this  homesteading  issue  to  a  head.  Up  to  now  all  I've  read  about  concerning this  problem is a  lot  of  emotional  feelings,  and  very  little fact.  My  proposal, I  believe,  would  end  all  of  this.  Again  I  urge  my  brothers to  give this  motion  some  consideration.  Francis  E.  McCal!  l"  J­  4"  Sends Thanks  To Dinny Crew  To  the Ed^^or:  I  would  like  to  take  this  op­ portunity  through  the  SEA­ FARERS  LOG  to  say  thinks  to  the crew of  the SS Ocean Dinny  (Maritime  Overseas  Corp.)  for  the  beautiful  flowers  sent  to  me  at  the  time  of  my  bereave­ ment.  .  Thank  you  all again.  Mrs. B. J. McKenven  4;  4  Damaged Ship's  Gear?—Pay Up  To the Editor:  I have  read  with  interest  the  story  in  the  May  22nd  SEA­ FARERS  LOG  about  the  im­ provements  in  crew  quarters,  especially  in  the  lockers,  and  I  feel  that  this  something  our  Union  should  seek  and  protect  by all means.  In the time  I have sailed with  the  Union  I  have  noticed  one  thing.  More  than  once,  someone  would  lock  their  keys  in  their  locker.  So  what  do  they  do  but  take a fire  axe  Cameron  or  saw  and  go  to  work  on  the  locker  to  save  their  35­cent  lock,  yet  damage  a  locker that  costs a  number  of  Offers Remedies  To Homesteaders  To the Editors:  '  After  reading  with  much  In­ terest the  pro and  con letters to  the  LOG  concerning  the  onei'  year rule aboard ship, I have de­ cided  to  add  a  little  more  fuel  to the fire.  It  seems  to  me  that We have  two choices in  the matter.  One  is  to  apply  the  one  year  rule  aboard  SIU  vessels,  which  would  Improve  shipping,  espe­ cially  on  the  coastwise  ships.  The  other, however,  is  to  allow  a  man  to  take  a  vacation  one  year  and  let  him  return  to  his  same  ship  and  job.  The  first  remedy  speaks  for  itself,  but  the  vacation  sugges­­ Seafarer's Kin  tion is something to think about.  Dies in Crash  Giving  a  man  To the Editor:  his  yearly  va­ 1 would  like  you  to  publish  cation  would  this announcement  in  the com­ satisfy  the  ing edition  of  the SEAFARERS  h omestead ers  LOG so my husband, who is pre­ and  would  sently  at  sea,  will  be  able  to  also  provide  read it.  work, for  the  Henry  Wilson  McDonald,  17  members  who  years  old,  of  Gulfport,  Miss.,  only  make one  was  killed  in  an  automobile  ac­ or  two  trips  Dunphy  cident  on  May  16,  1959.  Mr.  on  any ship.  McDonald  was  the  nephew  of  As  the  rules  now  stand,  a  my  husband.  Seafarer  Andrew  member can  keep his  job for as  C. Reed, and  Eugene H. Bry^t,  long  as  he  wishes,  or  until  his  and  his  death  will  be  deeply '  vessel  is  laid  up  tor  a  period  felt.  longer  thap 10 days, or  a strike  Thank  you  for  your  assist­ in the  maritime industry  results  ance.  in a ship not being crewed  up in  Mrs. Andrew C. Reed.,  .  10 days from  the termination  of  4'  4"  4"  the strike.  It doesn't make much sense  to  Thanks Chliore  me  to say  on  the one  hand  that  Crew For Solace  a  job  is ours  to  have as  long  aaf  To  the  Editor:  we  do  our  work  and  obey  the  My  family  and  myself  would  Union rules, and  then contradict  Uke  to extend  our thanks  to the  ourselves  by  taking  that  same  officers and crew of  the SS Chi­ job away.  It should  he one, way  lore for their kind  expression of  or  the  other.  One  year  on  the  sympathy  and  for  their  beauti­ ship  or  the  annual  vacation,  al­ ful  floral  offerings  during  our  lowing  a  man  to  retuf­n  to  his  recent bereavement.  vessel.  Edwin  W.  Batrol,  Jr.  While  I  myself  have  home­ 4)  ^  steaded  a  few ships  in  my  time,  Proud Of Son's  I would  be  in favor  of  either  of  changes  as  I  am  against  SIU Scholarship  these  things  as  they  stand  today.  To the Editor:  How  about some  comment  on  It  has  always  been  a  matter  this  rule  change  from  the  rest  of  pride to  me  to  be  a  member  of  the  membership  so  we  can  of  this  Union.  An  event  has  make  our feelings  known  to alL  just  transpired  which  adds  to  Patrick  Duitphy  my  pride  a  deep  debt  of  grati­ it  4  4  tude.  While in  Bandar Shapur,  1 received  a  wire  from  my  son  issue Ss Ships,  Robert  announcing  he  won  an  Not Rotation  SIU scholarship.  Words  are  not  at  my  com­ To  the  Editor:  mand to fully express my thanks  1  have  been  reading  in  the  and profound  gratitude.  SEAFARERS LOG  many letters  Since  his  program Has always  and  other  comments  on  the  is­ Included  graduate  work  at Har­ sue of  homesteading a ship.  vard,  this  award  will  ease  the  While  it Is  true that  shipping  pressure  on  his  own  time  and  would  pick  up if  we  put a  time­ also compensate for the expira­ limit  on SlU­contracted  vessels,  tion  of  his  Gl  benefit  after  the  I  think  the  better  solution  coming  year.  would  be  to  holster  our  declin­ It will  be the  means of  Insur­ ing  merchant  marine  with  more  ing  the  completion  of  an  edu­ ships.  cation  which,  at  times,  has  not  It  is  a  shame  that  menowho  always  been  assured,  with  tui­ were  willing  to  risk  their  lives  tion  fees  in  Harvard  graduate  at  sea  during  the  war,  have  to  school  running  more  than  a  be  out  of  work  because  these  $1,000 a  year.  same  ships  were  transferred  to  Edgar R. (Jerry) Hauser  .  a runaway flag.  Jim  Flopd  �SBAFAREHS  LOG  1«, Its*  DIL  Aims  (MlMlnlMll)<  April  Si  beefs;  CTerytUng  running .snaoaOiIy.  —Chalmuiu  a.  ilMya;  Spcrptary,  T.  Ship's  fund  tl3.89.  Some  OT  dl*,  SeuM.  Foc'ile*  aM«  falnUlnS.  Sbip'*  puted.  mscuaaleB  on  roeebss  aboard  •  •  fund  tlS.  No  beef*.  New  delefatP  ship.  elected.  ALIOS  MOWN  ­(BlOOMffald),  May  CHILQRI  (M*rven)/May  13—Chelr­ 14—Chairman,  W.  Wllkint;  SacreUry.  man,  Q.  Hill;  Secretary,  C.  Kent,  R.  McNeil.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  Sailed  ahOrt  baker.  One  mati  hoapi*  No  beefa.  New  delegate  electad.  Be­ allied.  No  beefa.  Beturn  cupa  to pan­ quest  identification  cards  be.  issued  .try—keep  pantry  A  recreation  room  to  dependents  in  case  of  illness.  clean.  Requeat  new  waritlng  machine.  l­43­lllS  (Suwannee),  May  11  —  PITRO  CHIM  (Valentine  Chem.),  Chairman,  J.  DIckerson;  Secretary,  S,  May  14—Chairman,  L.  Sreaux;  Secre­ Sandbeck.  No  beefs.  Repair  list  to  tary,  M.  Olvera.  New  replacement*.  bo  made.  Request  better  quaUty  of  One  man fired.  Suggeit  patrolman  fresh  produce.  Discussion  on  Union  apeak  to  captain  re  cooperation.  No  conditions  re  Suwannee  agreement.  beefa.  See  patrolman  re  lockout  A  watchea  In  deck  dept.  being  under­ NORTHWiSTSRN  VICTORY  (Vic­ manned.  Also  check  food  shortage.  tory  Carriers),  May  SI—Chairman,  P.  Request  offlcera  stay  out  of  crew's  Arena;  Secretary,  J.  Theme*.  Ship's  fund  $12.37.  No  beefs.  Suggest  mess­ hall  door  be fixed  and  have  lock*  on  both  mcsshall  and  pantry  repaired  or  renewed  and  supply  suiBcient  keys.  ALAMAR  (Calmer),  Juno  1—Chair­ man,  J.  Ferreira;  .Socrotary,  J,  Mc­ Fhaul.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  $1.29.  Suggest  mattresses  be  placed  on  board  while  in  port.  ROBIN  LOCKSLRY  (Robin),  June  1  —Chairman,  W.  Horns;  Secretary,  M.  Sterne.  Some  OT  disputed.  Beef  re  taking  care  of  medicine  chest.  Re­ quest  quite  in  galieyways.  Discussion  on  breakfast  menus.  Request  coop­ eration  re  turning  in  linen,  also  re­ quest  bunk  curtains.  ORION  COMET  (Colonial),  May  Chairman,  S.  Homks;  Sscrotary,  C.  Boyle.  One  man  hospitalized  In  Singapore.  One  man  missed  ship  In  Yokohama.  No  beefs.  Old  delegate  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Alcea), May  11—  resigned: new delegate elected.  Hdqrs.  Chairman,  T.  Mtettlng;  Secretary,  H.  to  be  contacted  re  shore  leave  in  RIdgeway.  No  beefa.  Cross­passage­ Bahrain.  Persian  Gulf.  way  door  to  be  closed  because  of  air  conditioning.  Ship's  fund $366.60.  Ono  BRAUREOARD  (Pan­Atlsntic),  May  man  left  ship  in  Kingston:  one  man  U—Chairman,  None;  Secretary,  S.  getting  off  in  Mobile.  New  delegate  Doyle.  Ship's  fund  $11.57.  New  awn­ elected.  Movie  raffle  to  bo  used  as  ing  requested.  New  delegate  elected.  source  for  obtaining  money  for  pur­ Suggest  mail  box  In  mes^U.  chasing  movies.  ALCOA  POLARIS  (Alcos), May  17—  PACIFIC  TIDE  (World  Tramping),  Chairman,  J.  Nordstron;  Secretary,  L.  April  !• —Chairman,  J.  Nelms;  Sec­ White,  iio  beefs.  Requested  and  retary,  A.  Dunn.  To  see  about  re­ agreed  that  ship's  fund  be  given  for  pairs  for  shower  A  head.  Turn  in  library  In  Norfolk.  Few hours  OT  dis­ repair  list.  Request  more  fruit  juice  puted.  Request  pantry  be  kept  clean  for  breakfast.  at  night  and  laundry  tubs  to  be  May  30—Chairman,  J.  Duffy;  Secre­ washed  after  using.  tary,  I.  Peacock.  Disputed  OT  for  de­ USAF  E­42­I$3«  (Suwannee),  Msy  13  layed  sailing.  Vote  of  thanks  to  Chairman,  A.  RIos;  Secretary,  W.  steward  dept.  and  to  cooks  for  job  Dean.  Delegate  to  carry  out  Instruc­ well  done.  tions  to  Co.  officials  re  delays  in  CHIWAWA  (Cltlos  Service),  May  3t  allotment  checks.  No  beefs.  One  man  —Chairman,  E.  Wright;  Secretary,  J.  sbort.  One  man  hospitalized  in  Trini­ Parker.  Three  hours  OT  disputed.  dad—to  be  replaced.  New  delegate  New  delegate  elected.  Request  new  elected.  Question  re  OT  work  being  Innerisprlng  mattress,  full  size.  See  done  in  Eng.  Rm.  due  to  loss  of  oiler.  about  Inferior  menus.  mess.  Return  glasses to  messbail.  Bo­ pair  lists  to  be  turned  in.  SEAMAR  (Calmar),  May  34—Chair­ man,  J.  Kawalski;  Secretary,  J.  Hodges.  New  delegate  elected.  Some  disputed  OT.  No  beefs.  PACIFIC  VENTURE  (World  Tramp­ ing),  May  32—Chairman,  E.  Moyd;  Secretary,  J.  PIcou.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Discussion  on  draws.  One  .minute  silence  for  departed  brothers.  Messhall  and  screen  doors  to  be  locked  while  In  port.  Suggest  Arabs  to  be  kept  out  of  crew  quarters.  MASSMAR  (Calmar),  Msy  17  —  Chairman,  J.  Elchenberg;  Secretary,  R.  Perry.  No  beefs.  One  man  hospi­ talized  in  Panama  Canal  Zone.  New  delegate  elected.  Complaint  re  wash­ ing  machhie  not  worki^.  YAKA  (Waterman),  May  23—Chali^  man,  B.  Powell;  Secretary,  L.  Faulk­ ner.  No  beefs:  everything  running  smoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  Keep  pantry  and  mcs.shall  clean.  Re­ turn  cups  to  pantry.  Turn  off  washr  ing  machine.  ALMENA  (Penn  Shipping),  May  24  —Chairman,  F.  Mitchell;  Secretary,  D.  Brady.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for fine  preparation  of  food  and  service.  DfiEANSTAR  (Triton),  May  25—  Chairman,  J.  Arnold;  Secretary,  R.  Morrlsette.. No  beefs.  One  hour  disr  puted  OX.'  Sailed  short  one  man.  New  delegate  elected.  Request  soug^ng  A  painting  of  crews  quar­ ter*,  ntasshall  and  pantry.  Messhall  and  pentry: to  be  grayed  every  day.  He Gets His Photo  —­The Hard Way  recently  while  hii  ship,  the  Su­ let  out  a  yell  that  nearly  shook  zanne,  was docked  there for  cargo.  ten  years  off  my short  Ufe."  Armed with hig camera and flash  All was not wasted, however, and  equipment,  he  started  strolling  In  addition  to  getting  the  photo­ down  Canal  Street, "window  shop­ graph  and  shaking hands  with  the  ping"  so  to  speak.  While  he was  actor,  Rawlings  also  picked  up  a  looking  In  the  windows  at  the  D.  few  tips  on  fashions.  "The  ladies  H.  Holmes  Co.,  Ltd.,  store,  a  win­ were  really  swell  with  all  of  the  dow  dresser  noticed  his  camera  fancy  trimmings,"  he  noted,  and  and  told  him  to  go  In  and  take  a  took  a  photo as  proof  for the rest  photograph  of  Hollywood  actor  of  the  Suzanne  crew.  Cesar Romero.  "1 thought It would  All  of  this  activity is having  its  be  a  good  picture  for  my  collec­ effect.  Before he  goes around  tak­ tion," he  said, "so  I  ambled  up  to  ing  more  photographs  of  celebri­ the  second floor.  ties,  he  Is  going  to  stock  up  on  "Lo  and  behold,  I,  Charles  E.  nerve  pills.  One  word  of  advice  Rawlings,  ran  right  smack  he  has  to  pass  on  Is,  "steer  clear  Into  a  crowd  of  screeching,  push­ of  those  fashion  shows,"  they're  ing,  kicking,  shoving  LADIES  dangerous.  It  Is  much  s^er  to  be  (???>,  all  trying  to  get  closer  to  aboard  ship riding  out a  hurricane  Mr.  Romero."  than  maneuvering around a  bunch  "  From  what  he  could  gather,  of  women.  Rawlings commented, the store was  runnlhg  a  show  called  the  "For­ ever  Young  Fashions  Show"  and  Cesar  Romero  was  the  guest  star.  Not  easily  swayed  from  his  pur­ PACIFIC  OCEAN  (Transp.  UHHHtt),  April  34—Chairman,  JL.  PlatrowskI;  Sacratary,  R.  Praiaan.  Naw  (Megate  RNItttA  (Bull),  May  30—Chairman,  elected.  No beefs.  Some  OT disputed.  W,  welsh; Becratary, M.  Harrlng.  Ne  Replac*  washing  MaehiM,  •  . •   . '• r   Allliough  Joseph  Sawrez,  OS,  claims  he  is  giving  a  few  pointers  lo  shipmate  Ernest  Mlodonich  on  "cleaning  up,"  Mladonich  lookf  skeptical.  The  rest  of  the  gong  on  the  Del Norte rate Joseph  Sawrez  one of  the best  sanitation men  in the  business.  Actor  Cesar  Roiqero  hands  cut  autograph  while  Seafarer  Charles  Rawlings  takes  his  picture;  This "collectors item"  was  the  result  of  Rawlings'  safari  into  the  world  of  fash­ ion  in  New  Orleans.  pose  by  greater  numbers,  he  set  out to  get Romero's  picture for  his  collection.  "To  think  of  all  the  struggle  I  went  through  to  get  that  one  photo."  he  complained,  "all  I  can  say Is  never again."  However, per­ severance  paid  off  and  Rawlings  wound up with his photograph.  "It  "For  the  crew  of  the  Penn  Mariner,  the  myth  of  'cheap  Spain' lies  shattered  and  is as dead  as  their  empty  wallets,"  according  to  the  last  ship's  minutes.  Why?  Well  the  main  reason  is that  while "in  most *  parts  of  the  world  the  dollar  spends  all  of  his  evenings  aboard  ship  cursing  the  postal  authori­ speaks, here in Bilbao it whis­ ties."  pers."  However,  everything  Is  not  as  Despite all of  these obstacles and  bad  as It  seems.  Richie, the  wiper,  warnings,  however,  the  launch  Is  seems to be enjoying himself, since  still  crowded  with  "undaunted"  he took  his first  look  at  one of  the  Seafarers  bound  for  the  welcom­ town's  dark­eyed  senoritas.  "Let  me go," he  said, "they can't  be any  ing  arms  of  the  better  than  that."  And  on  the  Bilbao  senoritas  "Who's  Who"  side,  the  4­8  has  and  the  cantina  broken  into  the  Bilbao  social  reg­ owners  of  the hot  ister.  "He  shows  off  by  riding  spots  which  line  around  town  in  his  girl  friend's  the Cortez Street.  Mercedes  Benz."  Because  of  As  for  the rest  of  the  crew,  the  their  disillusion­ report  concluded,  they  are  most  ment,  the  Ma­ unusual  In  that  they  are  continu­ riner  crew  re­ ously  complaining  —  about  toa  ports  a  number  Chase  much  shoretime.  The  vessel  has  of  unusual  situa^  tions.  For  example.  some  of  another  month  in  Bilbao  before  them  have  taken  to  visiting  the  returning  to  the  States.  historic  churches  which  this  town  boasts.  In  fact,  the  report  said,  "BR  Bob  Wurzler  was  locked  in  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  the  church  originally  built  by  Moorish slaves."  Meanwhile  F.  C.  Chase,  deck  maintenance^ has declared  his own  By  M.  Dwyer  little war  on General  Franco's pos­ tal  system.  Madonna  Delia  Rocce,  bright  star  It  all  started  when  Chase  went  of  the  sea,  ashore  to.mail  some  letters.  "The  Guard  a  lonely  ship, tonight, bring­ price  of  the  stamps  shocked  him  him  back  to  me.  to  such  R  degree  that  he  now  Guide  his  hand  upon  the  helm,  keep  his  course  so  true.  Calm  the  mighty  waters,  I  place  my  trust  in  you.  Star Of  The  Sea  Heed  the  prayers of  those who  sat!  in their  desperate  hour.  Give  them  courage  through  storm  and  gale, should they ever cower.  KATHRYN  (Boll),  Msy  17—Chair­ man,  B.  Bacon;  Secretary,  L.  Hall,  Jr.  No  beefs:  everything  running  smoothly.  Discussion  on  paying  off  at  NO  or  Mobile.  Sufficient  screens  A  DDT  Booms  to  be  aboard  for  Gulf  Run.  Disputed  OT  in  Bng.  Dept.  re  reffers to  be  taken up  with patrolman.  MT.  WHITNEY  (Amer.  Tramp  Ship.  Dev.),  March  $—Chairman,  L.  GIIIIS;  Secretary,  W.  Earth.  Some  OT  dla­ puted.  New  delegate  elected.  Rusty  water  discusaaiL  Coffee  urn  to  be  cleatied  with  baking  soda.  •  •  •   'r­j'  Spain Cheap?—Ha!  Take Another Look  CAPT.  NICHOLAS  SITINAS  (Tramp.  Shpg.  A  Oil),  May. 10—Chairman,  W.  Whaaton;  Secretary,  J.  Oard.  Repair  lists  to  be  turned  in.  Two  men  missed  ship,  , Washing  machine,  re­ frigerators and  recreation  room  to  be  cleaned.  ALCOA  PURITAN  (Alcoa),  May  1—  Chairman,  F.  Fleltchmann;  Secretary,  O.  Larson.  Ship's  fUnd  $1.75.  Some  OT  disputed  to  be  taken  up  with  patrolman.  No  beefs.  Request  coffee  urn  in  pantry.  Launch  service  to  be  given better  consideration for  watches  A  Stew.  Dept.  Proper  care  to  be  taken  with  night  lunch.  Keep  pantry  clean.  Who's Teacher?  "Always ready with my camera," is the motto  of  Seafarer  Charles Rawlings, and he follows it down the line.  However,  while having the "camera  bug" can be an  interesting hobby,  it can  also  lead  to  dangerous­^  situations  like  the  one  Raw­ was  a  lucky  shot  at  that,"  he  re­ lings ran into in New Orleans  marked,  "as  one  lady  beside  me  MT.  WHITNEY  (Cargo  A  Tankshtp  Corp.).  April  iy—Chairman.  J.  Kowal­ skl;  Secretary,  W.  Earth.  Repair  list  turned  in: some  work  done  on  same.  ,Som«  OT  disputed.  Check  sill  of  black  gang  shower  for  leaks.  Keys to  foc.'sle  to  be  turned  in  when  leaving  ship.  To  see  about  water  pressure  in  scuttlebutt.  ALCOA  PENNANT  (Alcoa),  May  24  —Chairman,  J.  Bulitt;  Secretary,  W.  Cameron.  Ship's  fund $9.50.  One  man  short.  Discussion  on ship  sailing short  from  Puerto  Ribo.  Suggest  any  one  SEATRAIN  TEXAS  (Seatrain),  May  willing  to  pay  on .transportation  be  IS—Chairman,  P.  Patrick;  Secretary,  allowed  to  take  jobs,  providing  time,  S.  Karlak.  Letter  sent  to  Marine  idlows.  Supt.  re  air  conditioner.  Poor  mail  service  in  Texas  City.  One  hour  OT  JULIA  (Julia  Nav.),  May  17—Chair­ disputed.  Suggest  getting  clarifica­ man,  M.  Spires;  Secretary,  M.  Pap­ tion  on  Permits.  Request  Seatrain  padakls.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  No  agreements.  Refrain  from  leaving  beefs:  everything  running  smootlily.  cots  on  deck  overnight.  Two  messmen  short.  New  delegate  PENN  MARINER  (Penn  Trans.),  elected.  One  minute  silence  observed  April  26—Chairman,  W.  Young;  Sec­ for  departed  brothers.  retary,  P.  Meth.  Ship's  fund  $4.58.  PACIFIC  OCEAN  (World  Tramp.),  No  beefs.  Turn  off  wasliing  machine  May  3$—Chairman,  6.  Erilnger;  Sec­ after  use.  Messhall  and  Recreation  retary,  W.  Burton.  Icebox  replaced.  Room  to  be  kept  clean.  Captain  to  Washing  machine fixed.  Coastwise  check  on  bad  meat.  Vote of  thanks  to  payoff  to  be  discussed.  Three  men  Steward  Dept.  for  job  well  done.  missed  ship  in  NY.  More  cotS  may  tIMBER  HITCH  (Suwannsc),  May  13  be  needed.  Discussion  on  warm  —Chairman,  W.  Newsom;  Secretary,  drinking  water.  A.  Surrency.  New  secretary  elected.  DE  SOTO  (Waterman),  May  22—  Ship's  fund  $18.55.  Some'  OT  dis­ Chairman,  P.  Erazo;  Secretary,  C.  puted.  Suggest  improvement  on  qual­ Garner,  No  beefs.  Some  OT  dis­ ity  of  food.  Request  peanut  butter  puted.  Discussion  on  painting  deck  and  jellies  put  out  and  sardines  in  In  recreation  room  aft.  Quiet  re­ night  lunch.  Steward  to  check  qual­ ity  of  butter.  quested  in  messhall  at  night.  .  TageThktmm  Should they  slip beneath the waves.  Give  them  strength  to  pray.  Help  them  meet  their  maker,  on  this  their  judgment  day.  In  the  hospital?  Madonna  Delia Rocce, Lady dressed  in  blue.  Forsake  not  these  sailor  men, who  place  their  trust  in  you.  Call  Sm  Hall  imme^iatelyl  Be  their  bright  clear  beacon  light,  guide them to the shore.  That they  in turn may  sing of  your  praises forever  more.  ,. J  ,1  • i  �'y^::  li ?;,• :•   Ij.^;.  Fure  Fonrteen  SEAFARERS  iN DRYDOCK  JoaelSi,)^  SEAFARERS  IPG  ARedHotCoolc  USPHS Toils To  Tills Seafarer  Te  the  Editori  I have  been a  member of  the  SIU since  1942 and  became  ob­ ligated  In  1943,  and  sailed  all  during  World  War  II,  seeing  my  share  of  the  action.  I  believe  In  praising  some­ thing  worthy  of  praise,  and  in  my  estimation,  that  applys  to  two  organizations,  namely  the  SIU  and  the  USPHS  hospitals.  At  this  time  I  am  a  patient  over  at  the  USPHS  hospital  in  as  "Shorty,"  lie  had  been, the  crew mess man on  the SS  Topa  Topa at ^  time.  '  His body  was brought  back to  Baltimore  for  ftmeral  services  and was interested in the  Cedar  Hill  Cemetery.  Many  of  his  seafaring  and  shoreside  friends  attended  the  services.  His family  gratefully  appreci­ ates  the  assistance  received  through  Mr.  John  Arabasz,  SIU  welfare  representative  in  Balti­ more, during  this time.  _  Mrs.  Josie  Johnson  $  A  number  of  Seafarers  are  back  on  the  shipping  list  again,  or  on  the  road  to  recovery,  thanks  to  the  efficient  medical  treatment  they  received  in  the  USPHS  hospitals  throughout  the  country.  Two  of  these  brothers,  Lewis  Akini^and  George  Shumaker,  were  laid  up  for  a  long  spell  in  Manhattan  Beach  in  New  York,  but  are  now  back  home  again  and  are  coming  along  fine.  Still  in  Staten  Island  hospital  undergoing tests and  treatment for  'a  sore  under  his  arm  Is  Bernard  Lald­Upg Noods  Murphy,  AB.  Murphy  last  sailed  Showing  thein  how  to  ploy  It  LOGS Pronto  on the  Alcoa  Pegasus.  Also cut in  "rsa!" hot on  th© EG* in Kara­ To the  Editor:  Staten  Island  is  Frank  Blandino,  chi  is  Ear!  Gates,  chief  cook  This  is  just  a  note  to let  you  of  the  steward  department,  re­ on the  Steel Seafarer.  Gates  Moore  Murphy  know  I  will  not  be  back In  the  cuperating from  a heart  condition.  then  sat down  and dished  out  States  for  a  while.  Because  of  A  number  of  broken  bones  he  suffered  in  a  shoreside  accident  last  a few  licks on the  drums too.  a  broken  hip  and  shoulder,  I  April  are finally  healing  reports  Seafarer. Louis  Peed.  Peed  got  the  will be forced to stay in the  hos­ injuries as  a result of  a fall from  his roof  at home  in New  Orleans.  All  letters  to  the  editor  /or  pital  here  in  Asmara,  Eritrea,  Not  one  to take  a  chance,  smokeroom  steward  Vincent  Call checked  for another month at least.  publication  in  ih9  SEAFAR­ into  the  New  Orleans hospital  for a  "general  overhaul" and  check­up.  I  received  a  letter  from''the  ERS  LOO  must  be  signed  Cali  was last  on  the Alcoa  Clipner.  by  the  writer.  Names  will  SIU  Welfare  A  lung  condition  apparently  Depart­ be  withheld  upon  request.  caused  by  inhaling  dust  from  the  ment  and  also  grain  cargo  on  the  Julia  put  Sea­ farer  Edward  Warsaw  in  the  Or­ Staten  Island,  NY,  and I  would  a  couple  of  leans  hospital.  Warsaw  was  mess­ like  to  express  my  sentiments  copies  of  the  man on the Julia when it happened  What  makes  a  good  ship—^the  through  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  SEAFARERS  and  was flown in from Florida.  for  the  won­ LOG  for  the  crew,  officers  or  chow?'That's  a  Two  bosuns,  Charles Moore,  Del  big order for  many vessels, but the  derful  care  month  of  Norte  and  Raymond  Ferrera  for­ SS Antinous has ail­that  and more,  and  treatment  May,  for  merly  on  the  Lucile  Bloomfield,  it has^a run  to melt the  hardest of  I am  receiving  which  I  am  signed  in at  the New Orleans hos­ during  my  very  thankful,  short­trippers,  according  to  ship's  Burnt  Ferreira  Seiliff  pital recently.  Ferrera  is reported  delegate  Bob  Porter.  confine­'  and  would  ap­ preciate  any  others  I  get  while  doing well  after an  elbow operation  while Moore  is undergoing  further  ment  here.  The Antinous,  Porter said,  start­ here.  ­ tests  to  determine  the  nature  of  his  Ulness,  My praise  From the  West Coast is the word  that Sam Setliff  will be  transferred  ed  off  its  voyage  in  Norfolk,  as  goes  to  the  ­  I  wish  to  take  this  tjme  to  thank,  the  crew  Of  the  Steel  back  to  New  York  soon  for  further  treatment  in  the  hospital  here.  good  a  port  as  any  In  his  book.  doctors,  Voyager  for  sending  me  mag­ Setliff  got  off  his  ship,  the  Coe  Victory,  in  Saigon  and  entered  the  Then It  headed for  Casablanca,  on  nurses,  nurses'  to  Barcelona  and  Moore  azines,  book  and  cigarettes—all  hospital.  aid's  and  at­ made  stops  at  The following  is the latest available  list of  Seafarers in the hospitals.  of  which  are  very much  needed  tendants,  porters,  and  in  fact,  Genoa,  Venice,  and  appreciated—while  they  Otla  Gibbs  Prlmitivo  Muse  USPHS HosprrAi.  Trieste,  Salonika  the  whole  staff.  They  are  just  were  in  Massawa.  Reading  Bart  Guranick  Jeremiah  O'Byrne  BALTIMORE.  MD.  wonderful,  which  means  a  lot  Taib  Hassan  •   George  Phlfer  and  Pyreaus,  Emanuel  Jones  William  Adams  material  is  very ,  hard  to  get  Frank  Hernandes  Winston  Renny  Dloaado  Lavador  ending  up  in  La  to  guys like myself.  Diego  Calarin  Donald  Hewson  Aimer  Vickerg  Harry  Minkler  Jesse  Clark  There's  many  a  time  when  a  here unless,  of  course, you read  WUiiam  Kenny  Luther  Wing  Pallice.  Abner  Ralford  Harry  Cole  Ludwig  Kristiansen  Pon  Wing  man  feels  depressed,  or  just  Italian.  George  Richardson  No,  Porter  Leonard  Davis  Thomas  Lehay  Royce  Yarborougli  This  hospital  is  pretty  good,  Clarence  Gardner  Conrad  Shirley  sick  of  it,  but  the  understand­ said,  the  Antin­ Leo  Mannaugh  Jose  Boares  James  Girolami  and the people  are  nice  and try  USPHS  HOSPITAL  ing  of  the  patient's  condition  ous  is not  a  pas­ Samuel  Tate  Gorman  Glaze  BOSTON,  MASS.  to  be  helpful.  However,  there  Thomas  Gorman  senger  cruise  by  the  staff  here,  and  their  aid  Glenn  ElUs  George  Rourke  USPHS  HOSPITAL  is  one  difficulty,  they_  don't  James  Patrice  Porter  ship,  it's  just  an­ and comfort helps him through.  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  speak  English,  and  1  don't  un­ USPHS  HOSPITAL  other  C­2  rustbucket  toting  cargo  I  would  also  like  to  thank  John  C,  Rounds  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  USPHS  HOSPITAL  for  a  living.  But  after  a  run  like  SIU steward  Jim  Parker for  his  derstand  Italian.  1  would  ap­ Frank  Blandino  Bernard  Murphy  NORFOLK,  VA.  Frank  Bosmente  Stavros  Papoutsie  this,  he  said,  most  likely  most  of  personal help and kindness dur­ preciate  receiving  more  LOGs  Francis  Boner  Miguel  Tirade  Ronald  Cohn  Jose  Reyes  the  crew  will  be  signing  on  for  ing  my  stay  on  the  SS  Edith,  during  my  stay  here.  Thanks  James  P.  Fitzgerald  Enoch  B.  Collins  Clave  Rosenberg  Richard  Comstock  Frank  Rossi  USPHS  HOSPITAL  another  trip.  when he  did a great  job helping  in  advance.  Thomas  Dailey  Fernando  Tiaga  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.  ­  Charles Bums.  In  addition  to  the  run,  the  ship  Clarence  Daire  Francis  Tokarchuk  me.  John  Asavicuis  Johan  T.  Kismul  Paul  Jakubcsak  Stafan  Trzcinski  Joseph  Berger  Benjamin  Pritiken  has  a  crew  equal  to  any,  with  a  In all  humility, I can  only'say  Gustaf  Johnson  Ramon  Vila  Luke Uiamboli  Arthur  Scheving  "real"  skipper,  he  noted.  And  thanks to  these people'from  the  WelfaW Benefit  Juan  Medina  Headiey  White  Michael  J.  Coffey  Joseph  Neubauer  Dioscoro  Militar  Daniel  Wilson  Michael  Grochowskl  down  in the  galley,  making  music  bottom of  my heart.  C.  Moonan  Helps Dependent  USPHS  HOSPITAL  with  the  meats  and  vegetables,  James Thomas  Moore  USPHS  HOSPITAL  ~  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  To  the  Editor:  not  to mention  cakes and  the like,  SAVANNAH,  GA.  E.  A.  Ainsworth  Robert  Hauptman  R.  Centchovich  ,  Luther  Milton  Joseph  Barron  Alfonse  Loguidia  My  son  and  I  would  like  to  is  a first­class steward  department  Clarence  Dees  ClafEnce  Storey  Kenneth  Elvin  Joseph  Prabech  express  our  sincere  apprecia­ Grateful  For  headed by Andy Anderson as maes­ B.  M.  Gold  Vincent  Walrath  George  Graham  James  King  tion  to  the  Seafarers  Welfare  tro  in the  steward's Job  and  Billie  Union's Aid  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEASIDE  MEMORIAL  HOSPITAL  BROOKLYN,  NY  Plan  for.  their  help  in  paying  (Charlie  Chan)  Sing  at  the  ovens.  LONG  BEACH,  CALIF.  Joseph  Bass  Leo  Carreon  my  hospital  and  doctor  bills.  Eugene  Plahn  What  more  does  anyone  need?  To the  Editor:  Matthew  Bruno  Joseph  Cox  On  March  19,  1959,  Just  five  Gregorio  Caraballo  John  DriscoU  The  benefits  I  received  were  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Porter  asked.  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  days from  the pprt of  Malta, my  truly  helpful  and  deeply  ap­ With a  galley gang like  this, and  Robert  G.  Barrett  David  McCollum  brother.  Seafarer Thomas  Byus,  preciated  by  both  of  us.  Again  Claude  Blanks  William  Marjenhoff  the ports  we have,  it is  doubtful  if  SEAFARERS LOG,  Victor  Bruno  Elziar  A.  MarteU  suddenly passed away of  natural  I say,  thank you.  anyone  will  recognize  the  Antin­ Vincent  CaU  Charles  P.  Moore  675  Fourth  Ave.,  Mrs.  Caroline  Souther  James  Campfield  William  E.  Nelson  ous'  crew  when  they  return  to  the  causes.  Known to his shipmates  G.  W.  Champlin  Eddie  Patterson  Brooklyn  32,  NY  States  again.  Melvin  Chilton  Louis  W.  Peed  Fess  T.  Crawford  Charles  E.  Perdue  CroweU  Winford  PoweU  'Sea Spray'  — Ey  Seafarer "Red" Fink  I  would  like  to  receive the  Eugene  Albert  Daniels  WUiiam  Scarlett  Rover'^s  P assengers  SEAFARERS LOG  — pleose  Raymond  Ferrera  Ralph  H.  Smith  Owen  L.  Foster  Roy  T.  Smith  C.  Glisson  R.  Somerholder  Jr.  )ut  my  name on  your  mailing  James  Wayne  Harris  Richard  Stewart  James  Alberto  Trevino  ist.  (Print  Information)  Frank  Jasper  Jones  Cecil  E.  WaUick  Good Ship ?  Hear Story  Of  Antinous  letters To  The  Editor  $1  Edward  Knapp  Edward  J.  Warsaw  Leo  H.  Lang  Howard  Waters  Charles  Lynch  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  ­  JAMAICA,  LI,  NY  James  RusseU  LETTERMAN  ARMY  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  W.  H.  Thompson  VA  HOSPITAL  DENVER,  COLO.  CUfford  C.  Womack  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  Lawrence  Anderson  Albert  L.  Ogletree  B.  F.  Deibler  Mak  Olson  James  Lauer  John  C.  Palmer  Woodrow  Meyers  VA  HOSPITAL  TO  AVOID  DUPLICATION:  If  you  RUTLAND  HGHTS.,  MASS.  • re an  old  tubseribet  and  have  a  Charles  Bartlett  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  change  of  address,  please  give  your  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  former  address  beiowi  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksea  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOuGHTAN,  VA.  Joseph GUI  VA  HOSPITAL  BOSTON,  MASS,  • •    aep******  •  • 99990  Thomas  W.  KiUion  VA  HOSPITAL  HOUSTON,  TEXAS  Harry  McClemon  ­  VA  HOSPITAL  ,  TUCSON,  AMZ.  Frank  J. Mackey  ^  NAME  STREET  ADDRESS  CITY  .........ZONE ...  STATE  ADDRESS  CITY  ZONE ...  STy\TE  .  •   »»• *  .  • ':«•  •   9\r  Introducing  the  Steel  Rover's  roving  passengers is  OS  Paul  "Playboy"  Matsos.  The  young  lady  is  Nansyann,  daughter of  th®  Erigiisb consul  in  Surabaya,  Indonesia,  while  her  furry  friend  is  known  as  BaBa.  Photograph  was  sub­ mitted  by  Seafarer  Edward  Cannon.  .  ­ 'Dome on now. shipping can't ^  bod.. ButLL  �Union Has  Cable Address  /  JebnMtaceUa  Urgent  you  get  in  touch  with  home  Immediately.  Robert  OHoorke  You are  urged that  you call  your  wife  at  UL­4­9083  in  Brooklyn  at  once.  Anyone  knowing  the  where­ abouts  of  the  above  please  deliver  this  message.  Ant4dne  Johnson  The  father  of  the  above  would  appreciate  any  information  on  the  whereabouts  of  Brother  Johnson.  Please  write  to  50  3rd  St.,  Bridge  City,  Westwego,  La.  Josejdi  Baron  Please  contact  J.  R.  Thompson,  Seattle Ships  Doing Fine  SEATTLE—Although  there  was  a  large  number  of  vessels  calling  into  the  area  over  the  past  two­ week  period,  there  was  very  little  of  note  tb  report,  Ted  Babkowski,  port  agent,  writes.  However  ship­ ping held its own during the period  as a total of  48 men  landed berths.  The  Ocean  Evelyn  (Ocean  Trans.)  and the  Pacific Explorer  (Compass)  both  paid  oif  and  signed  on  here  during  the  last  period.  In  transit  v/ere  the  Texmar,  Massmar  (Cal­ mar);  Fairport  (Waterman);  Steel  Fabricator  (Isthmian)  and  the  CS  Baltimore  (Cities  Service).  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 wiU assure  ­.peedy  transmission  on  all  mes­ sages and  faster service  for  the  men  involved.  Offshore Tanker Terminal  Planned Off Jersey Coast  After several  years of  talking, it  now appears  that  the US  may be getting its first  deep­sea mooring facility which would  allow­supertankers to discharge their oil cargoes several miles  offshore.  The  oil  would  then^  be  sent  by  underwater  pipe­ in  Venezuela,  and  off  the  French  coast.  line to shoreside refineries.  Submarines  pipelines  have  suc­ No  concrete  plans  for a  US  pro­ cessfully  been  used  in  the  Gulf  ject  were  revealed  until  recently,  of  Aqaba,  under  Lake  Maracaibo  however,  when  it  was  reported  that  oil  refiners  in  the  Delaware  Valley  are  planning  a  supertanker  mooring  in  deep  water  some  five  miles off the  New Jersey coast.  The  report  was  made  by  W.  C.  Kinsolving,  president  of  the  Sun  Pipe  Line  Co.  He  said  that  the  project—sponsored  by Sun  Oil,  At­ lantic  Refining  and  Cities  Service  —^may  be  in  operation  in  five  to  eight  years.  The  present  difficulty,  Kinsolv­ ing  pointed  out,  lies  in  the  inabil­ ity  of  US  ports  to  handle  tankers  in  the  50,00(>­100,b00  deadweight  ton  class.  Even  New  York,  the  na­ tion's  leading  port,  cannot  accom­ modate  them,  and  neither  can  Philadelphia,  without  going  to  great  expense.  Kinsolving  estimated  that  it  became eligible for  an award.  This  would  cost  about *$400  million  to  time  it  was  the  Alcoa  Cavalier,  dredge  the  Delaware  and  provide  and  according  to  ship's  delegate  suitable  supertanker  dock  facili­ Eugene  E.  MeAIl,  the  gang  on  the  ties,  plus  another  $6­$8  million  a  (Davalier  voted  to  accept  a  televi­ year  for  maintenance.  The  off­ sion set  Instead of  the usual  safety  shore  mooring  facility,  including  award, a  movie projector.  the ­  entire  system  of  submarine  pipe  lines,  would  cost  about  $50  million.  The  facility  would,  of  course,  benefit  the  foreign­flag  super­ tankers,  rather  than  US­flag  tankers  which  run  under  36,000  deadweight  tons.  Kinsolving  noted  that  a  50,000­ BOSTON—A  long  strike  which  ton  tanker  could  carry  oil  for  made  traveling  around  the  port  about  one­eighth  the  cost  per  of  the  older,  smaller  T­2s.  difficult  has  been  settled,  Gene  barrel  In  the case  of  100,000­tonners,  the  Dakin,  acting agent  said,  and  Sea­ margin  of  saving  is  not  so  great,  farers  on  leave  here  will not  have  since  a  100,000­tonner  gives  only  t  it  t  a  20  percent  cost  advantage  The  crew  of  the  Alcoa  Puritan  to  worry  about  transportation  in  about  over a  50,000­tonner.  sends its  best  wishes  for  a  speedy  the  future.  The strike  tied  up  the  recovery  to  SIU  veteran  James  buses of  the Eastern Mass. Bus  Co.  Brasfield,  steward  on  the  Puritan,  for  some  200  days  but  subsequent  who was hospitalized in the Azores,  negotiations finally  settled  the  ship's  delegate  issues.  James  KllUgren  It  is  with  deep  regret,  Dakin  reports.  The ves­ said,  that  the  port  reports  the  sel  had  to  turn  death  of  Seafarer  Charles  F.  off  her course for  Dwyer,  a  member  of  the  stew­ Charleston,  SO,  ard  department,  who  regularly  when  Brasfield  shipped  out  of  this  halL  The  death  of  the  following  Sea­ was taken 111,  and  farers  has  been  reported  to  the  Brother  Dwyer  started  sailing  put  in  at  Fonta  in  Boston  back  in  1945,  as  a  cook  Seafarers  Welfare 'Plan  and  the  D e 1 g a d a,  San  SIU  death  benefit  is being  paid  to  and  baker.  He  Miguel  Island.  their  beneficiaries:  Killigren  sailed continuous­ However  from  latest  reports,  be  is  coming  along  ly  downed  until  Wilbert  Roberts,  62:  Brother  August  1955  fine.  Roberts  died  of  heart  failure  on  when he sailed on  i  ^  i.  January  23 in  the Monroe General  the  Alice  Brown.  Hospital,  Key  West,  Fla.  A  Union  It was  thanks to  the steward  de­ He  entered  the  member  since  1940,  he  sailed  in  partments  on  the  in  San  the  deck  department.  He  is  sur­ Fairport, Sea­ hospital  that  vived  by  his  wife,  Mrs.  Elena  star.  Seatrain  Francisco  month  and  had  Roberts,  of  Key  West.  Burial  was  Texas,  Steel  a  lung  re­  ­>  in  City  Cemetery  in  Key  West.  Maker  and  the  moved.  Dwyer  ^  4)  t  Robin  Hood  dur­ ing  their  recent  On  being  transferred  to  the  William  Ryan,  37:  Injuries  re­ voyages.  All  USPHS  hospital  here  in  Boston,  sulting from an auto  accident were  the  cause  of  were  doing  top­ Brother  Dwyer  remained  on  In­ Brother  Ryan's  notch  jobs  ac­ patient and bnt­patient  status until  death on April  19  cording  to  the  bis death.  He spent  the last  years  «t  Baltimore's  reports..  Special  of  his  life  living  near  the  water­ Mercy  HospitaL  thanks  was  given  to  A.  Gylland  front  with his  sister.  Although  he  Ryan  joined  the  for  his  hand  in  servicing  and  re­ never shipped  out  again,  he  spent  Union  in  1951  pairing  the  TV  set  for  the  crew  as much time as he could  down by  and  sailed  in the  of  the  Seatrain Texas.  Gylland  is  the  ships  and  with  his  chipmates  here  in  the hall.  deck  department  a cardeckman on the  Texas.  Burifi was  in the  Shipping for the port during  the  *  it  >  Baltimore  Na­ last period  was on the slow side  as  It's  hard  for  a  dyed­in­the­wool  there  were  no  vessels  signing  on  tional  Cemetery.  He  leaves  no  deep­sea sailor to get  used to shut­ here  and  the  only  job  caUs  came  known  survivors.  tling,  says  jokn  Bnrire,  meeting  for  replacements  on  the  in­transit  if  if  secretary  on  the  Alcoa  Roamer.  ships.  Talmadge  Barbour,  47:  A  liver  The  vessel is  on  the  Puerto  Rico­ There  were  four  vessels  in  port  ailment  was responsible for  Broth­ Stateside  run,  Itowever,  it  is  over  the  last  two  w^ks, one  pay­ er  Barbour's  death  on  April  25.  not  too  hard to  acclimate­ yourself.  ing  oft  and  the  other  three  in  He  was  a  patient  at  the  Public  Burke  said,  with  a  good  ship  ana  transit.  The  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Health  Service  Hospital  in  Rich­ fine  crew  as  is  the  case,  on  the  Service)  paid  off  while  the  Brad­ mond,  Va.,  at  the  time.  Sailing  in  Roamer.  ford  Island,  CS  Baltimore  (Cities  the deck  department,  Barbour  be­ t  $  t.  Service)  and  the  Steel  Rover  came  an  SIU  member  in  1953.  Another  Alcoa  ship  turned , in  a  (Isthmian)  were  the  in­transit  Burial  was in  Chatham  Park  Cem­ etery,  Chatham,  Va.  500­day  accident­free  record  and  ships.  c/o  SS  Lucile  Bloomfield,  Blomn­ field SS  Co.,  PO  Box  1450,  Hous­ ton,  Texas.  Joe  Thibodeanx  Fred  Ryder  requests  that  you  get  in  touch  with  him  at  60—8th  St., Ridgefield Park,  NJ.  Herman  L.  Smith  Your  mother  would  like  to  hear  from  you.  You can  contact her  c/o  Bennett,  139  East  94th  St.,  Hew  York  28.  Arthur  Smith  S It is  Important  that  you write  to  Larry  Tefft  immedlatelyr  You  can  reach him c/o SS Ocean Eva,  Mar­ itime Overseas Corp., 61  Broadway,  New  York.  '  E.  J.  FnUer  It  is  most  important  that  yoa  get  in  touch  with  your  wife  at  3707  Ave.  S,  Galveston,  Texas.  Michael  Hovland  '  Please  call  Mr.  Deitch  at  TR­ 5­8185.  Oskar  Kirs  R. Pelaso is anxious to hear from  you  concerning the  Houston  trans­ action.  You  can  reach  him  aboard  When asked  if  he had  any news­ the  SS  Steel  King,  c/o  Isthmian  worthy  occurrences  or  humorous  Lines,  Inc.,  71  Broadway,  New  experiences  to  York  6.  pass  on  to  the  SEAFARE  R  S  4  t  Floyd  Mitchell,  Jr.  is  trying  to  LOG,  Denis  obtain  a  cooking  manual  called  Manning,  meet­ "Cooking  and  Baking  on  Ship  ing  secretary  on  Board,"  issued  by  the  War  Ship­ the  Pan  Oceanic  ping  Administration.  If  anyone  Transporter,  re­ knows how  he can  obtain it,  please  torted,  "none—  contact  him  at  Zukers  St.,  these  damn  ships  Mobile  17,  Ala.  .  are  all  funny."  Manning  thought.  Manning  reported,  the  crew  of  the  Transporter  wishes  to  extend  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  SUP and  MFOW  crewmembers for  their  aid  in  getting  the  vessel  in  order  and  good  shape.  "• • ^1  • .VI  SIU SHIPS ST sa  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  I BROADCAST  I  I  •  • n  Page  Fifteen'  SEAFARERS  LOG  Jane U, 19S9  TO SHIPS JN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  MTD'  "THE VOICE OF THE  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  OMT  (11:20  EST  Sunday)  WFK­39,  198S0  KCs  Ships 4n  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  States.  WFL­6S, 15850  KCa  Ships in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean.  West  Coast  of  South  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  WFK­95, 15760  KQs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area,  North  Atlantic,  European. and  US  East  Coast  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­Tbe­World  Wirelfiss Broadcasts Continue ...  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  (2:15 PM  EST Sunday)  WCO­13020  KCa  Europe  and  North  America  WCO­1899S.S  ECa  East  Coaet  South  America  WGO­224e7  KCs  West Coast  South  America  Every Monday,  0315  GMT  (10:15 PM  EST Sunday)  WMM  25­15607  KCs  Australia  WMM  81­11037A  Northwest  Pacific  —  iAMTIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  Boston Settles  Transit Strike  "'• J  .^1  �•  ­'V  '  M:  rJs •  >  .  p:  'i*'  '  Iv.­ I.?:  • ^7t?^!  '  • ""  •  • . i  "wl  SEAFARERS  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  S E A FA R E R S  IN T E R N AT I  ON A L  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • AFL­CIO    •   Senate Unit Backs  Widening  For US Shipping  Nuclear Powcfr Plant Looks Like This  A­Tanker  Is  Seen Useful  In 1960's  Nuclear­powered  tankqrs  will  bd  WASHINGTON—Agreeing  with  the  ^otests  of  a  host  of  operating  on  world  trade  routes  ship  operators,  the  Senate  Appropriations  Committee  has  within  the  next ten  years,  predicts  bposted  the  number  of  subsidized  ship  voyages  the  Federal  Dr. Lauchlin  Currie, vice­president  Maritime  Board  may  author­*  of  the  atomic  energy  division  of  The  recent  SIU  of  NA  con­ the Babcock  &  Wilcox  Co.  ize  each  year  from  2,040  to  vention  restated  the  Interna­ 2,600.  Babcock  and  Wilcox  Is  the' firm  The  former figure  of  2,040  tional's  long­standing  position  constructing  the  nuclear  unit  for  was  hit  by  Waterman,  States  Ma­ on  subsidies.  It  called  for  a  the  Savannah,  the  world's first  rine,  Prudential  and  Isbrandsten  more  equitable  distribution  of  atomic merchant ship. The ship will  on the  ground that  it did  not leave  Government  aid  to shipping  so  be  launched  on  JLuly  21  by  Mrs.  any  room  for  new  subsidy  appli­ as to strengthen the entire mar­ Eisenhower  frona  the  New  Jersey  cants.  Other  subsidy  applicants  itime industry under the Ameri­ shipyard where it was bUilt.  It had  affected  by  the  original  ceiling  can flag.  originally  been  scheduled  to  be  were T.  J. McCarthy and  Isthmian  launched  on  Maritime  Day  last  who,  along  with  Waterman,  are  entering  into  a  subsidy  contract  month  but  unforseen  delays  pre­ SlU­contracted  companies.  vented  the  ceremonies.  when  its  application  Is  approved. .  Existing  contracts  with  ship  op­ Although  installation  costs  for  "We believe your committee will  erators call  for 2,010  voyages.  The  recognize the Inequity which would  nuclear  equipment  run  consider­ remaining 590 would  cover six new  result  from  adoption  of  the  sug­ ably higher than for a  conventional  applicants  plus additional requests  gested  voyage limitation  to an  op­ Plant,  Currie  believes  that  a  nu­ pending  from  presently­subsidized  erator  such  as  Waterman  which  clear  tanker  could  carry five  to  companies.  A total  of  564 voyages  through  its  own  ingenuity,  indus­ ten  percent  more  oil  per  triii lo  are  already  under  request.  The  try  and  efficiency  has  operated  offset  the  price  differences  for  In­ former  2,040  ceiling  would  have  American­flag  vessels  for  a  long  stallation.  allowed  only 30  new  voyages while  period  of  years  without  subsidy,  The  Savannahr buijt  jointly  by  the new ceiling  will cover  all.  Savannah's nuclear  reactor, "which  will provide  dtomic power  for  whereas its American­flag competi­ the  Maritime ^Administration  and  Witnesses  at  Senate  Committee  tors  have for  many  years  had  the  the nation's first nuclear merchant ship, is shown at New York Ship­ the  Atomic  Energy  Commission,  hearings pointed  out that there are  advantage  of  such  subsidy ..."  building yard in  Camden, NJ.  Ship  will be  launched July  21.  will  be  operated  by States  Marine  only  313  subsidized  general  cargo  Lines.  Its  energy  unit,  a  pressur­ liners available  under  present sub­ ized­water  nuclear reactor,  is simi­ sidy  as  opposed  to  the  minimum  lar  to  the  unit  on  the  US  Navy  Defense  Department  requirement  submarine  Nautilus,  but  is  of  a  of  700  to  900  ships  of  this  type.  The  Defense  Department  has  rec­ A strike  of  Italian  merchant seamen protesting low wages and conditions had reported­ more advanced  desigh.  ommended  subsidy  for  qualified  Babcock  and  Wilcox  claims  it  ly tied  up 50 ships in world ports by the end of  this week.  The walkout  began June 9, halt­ has  non­subsidized  operators.  developed  designs for  an  even  Further, a witness for States Ma­ ing the scheduled sailing of  the Italian Line's­ Giulio­Cesare and Vulcania here in New York.  more  advanced  power  unit  than  rine said that failure to expand  the  Reliable  details  on  the  the  one  aboard  the Savannah.  Al­ subsidy  program  "would  give  the  though  not  perfected  in  time  to  due  to  dock  at the same  pier,  the  York,  the  Neptunia  in  Melbourne,  13  presently­subsidized  companies  strike  are  scanty,  but  appa­ Italian  liners  were  moved  by  tugs  Australia,  and  the  Cristoforo  Co­ be  included  on  the  Savannah,  the  a  complete  monopoly  of  US­flag  rently seven  maritime unions,  to the Export pier in  Hoboken. The  lombo  and  Augusta  in  Genoa. The  designs  will  probably  be  incor­ shipping within a few years as war­ including  the  ITF­affUiated  Fed­ strikers had  earlidr agreed  to  han­ striking  unions  have  warned  of  a  porated  into  future  designs  for  built  ships  become  obsolete;  and  eratione Gente del Mare, called  the  dle mooring lines provided they did  general strike if  the companies pro­ marine  nuclear  power  units.  monopolies notoriously  tend to  be­ A  riumber  of  US­flag  shipping  walkout  when  negotiations  for  a  not  have  to  supply  power  for  the  long the  stalemate. They  protested  operators  come  inefficient."  are  reported  studying  winches.  ­ the  action  of  Greek  and  Turkish  new  contract  broke  down. The sea  The  Waterman  witness  testified  the possibilities of  nuclear­powered  Most  of  the  tied­up  ships  so far  authorities  who "forced  three Ital­ on  much  the  same  lines,  l>ointing  strike  came  as  workers  in  several  are  dry  cargo  and  tanker  vessels,  ian  ships  whose  crews  were  on  tankers.  Among  these  is the  SIU­ major  Italian industries  con­ out that  the 2,040 ceiling "if  adopt­ other  cluded  similar  walkouts  and  new  except  for  the  two  liners  in  New  strike to  leave for Italian  ports."  contracted  Cities Service company.  ed  by  your  committee,  will  effec­ strikes were  threatened over stale­ tively  foreclose  Waterman  from  mated  pact  talks.  News  reports  said  the  Italian  shipowners  have  offered  "up  to  a  20%  increase"  but  seamen  on  the  Extending its economic  war  against  Israel,  the  United  Arab  Republic  has  openly  de­ struck ships here declared the offer  actually  amounted  to $i  more  per  clared  its intention  to bar  use of  the Suez  Canal  to any  vessel  carrying  cargo  from  IsraeL  month.  Wages  for  ABs  are  cur­ No  American  ships  have  reportedly  been  affected aff yet.  ­  «  rently $60 per month, they claimed,  News  reports  quoted  UAR­^  CHICAGO—The  American  Can  with  the  chief  radio  officer  high  Company  has  announced  plans  to  man  at  $100  per  month.  Both  li­ Public  Minister  of  State  Aly  use  the  International  waterway  assure free passage for all shipping  enter  politics  down  to  the  ward  censed  and  unlicensed  seamen  are  Sabri  as  $aying  that  Israeli  regardless  of  any  actions  by  the  through  the  Canal,  the  UAR  has  and  precinct  level  to fight  the  involved  in  the  strike.  Other  re­ cargoes  will  not  be  permitted  to  United  Nations,  the  world  court  indicated  It  plans  to  intensify  its  or  the  major  Western  powers.  campaign  against  Israel  with  thb  unions.  ports list wage scales in the vicinity  Israeli  vessels  have  had  to  bypass  Canal  as  the  lever.  The  waterway  Charging that  business was  wast­ of  $80 to $100  monthly.  Suez for  sever^ years^  has  bdSn  open  barely  two  years  ing  too  much  time  and  effort  in  In  any case,  the Italian  beef  em­ A  Danish  freighter,  the  Inge  following  repairs  made xinder  UN  trying  to  find  areas  of  agreement  phasizes  the  tremendous  gap  be­ Toft,  has  been  dletained  in  the  auspices early  in  1957.  The  Canal  with  labor,  Amerjcan  Can  Presi­ tween  foreign  ship  wages  and  Canal  since  mid­May  because  it  was  shut  down  by  sabotage  in  dent  William  Stolk  declared  that  American  scales,  although  ship  carried  cargo  from  Israel,  and  retaliation for  a British­French  ex­ the time  has come  to oppose ."pow­ operators on  both  sides  of  the  At­ erful  forces  which  are  seriously  lantic  charge  the  same  passenger  SIU  membership  meef­ vessels  of  several  othe.r  countries  pedition  against  Egypt  in  Novem­ undermining our  political and  eco­ fares.  Spokesmen  for.  the  Italian  ings  are  held  regularly  have  ha,d  cargo  confiscated  in  ber,  1956; after  the  Cairo  govern­ nomic system."  line said  the cancelled  sailings  will  the  past  few  months.  After  the  ment  had  taken  over management  FoUowing  the  lead  of  General  cost an esflmated $900,0J)0 in,fares.  every two  weeks on  Wed­ Israeli cargo was pemoved the ships  of  the waterway the  previous July."  Electric  and  Gulf  Oil,  American  Even  assuming  all  other  costs  are  nesday  nights  af  7  PM in  v/ere  allowed  to| continue oh  their  The issue  of  freedom of  the seas,  Can's  decision  would  seem  to  con­ equal,  the  big  wage  differential  all  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ voyages.  erupted  in  the  area  earlier  when  Egypt  prior:.to  its  union  with  firm  the  belief  that  management  shows,  the  huge  profits  possible  Fears Sabotage  SjTla  —  tried  to  restrict  shipping  is  readying  itself  for  a  prolonged,  with a foreign­flag  passenger oper­ farers  are  expeeted  to  The UAR  official said liis govern­ ation.  full­fledged  battle  with  labor.  attend;  those  who  wish  to  ment  'Jcannot  allow  Israeli  ship­ into  the  Gulf  of  Aqaba  to  thd^  A  nine­week  course  in  practical  Strikers  have  remained  on  the  be excused  should  request  ping  free  passage,  as  this  would  Israeli  port  of  Effat.  An  SIU­ politics, prepared by  the US Cham­ vessels  and  are  eating  aboard  ship  'expose  thie  vital  waterway  to­sab­ maaiied  tanker,  the  Kern  Hills,  ber  of  Commerce,  is  being  *  • 'ted  but  not  feeding  passengers.  Main­ permission  by  telegram  otage and  delay as a  result  of  any  was  the first  American  ship  intd  out  in  .  several  American  Can  taining  the  class  differential  even  (be  sure  to include  regis­ sudden  action  Israel  m'ghi  under­ Eilat and helped establish  the righi  plants.  Those  taking  the  course,  during the strike, the line provided  tration  number); The  next  take  to  get  revenge  on thef  United  of  free passage in  those  waters for  it  is  hoped,  will  then  be  prepared  food allowances ranging from  only  Arab  Republic."  Just  how  this  all  shipping.  per  day  for  tourist­class  to $12  SIU meetings  will be:  ' ."to  exei't  a  healthy  Influeuce  on  $5  affects  ships  of  uthei'  uatloiis  car­ per  day  for  fii'st­class  passengers,  politics „ in  their  precincts  and  all  rying  Israeli  cargoes  is  not  clear.  of  which  proved  to  be  inade­ June  24  wards." Stolk  said.  UN  Secretary­General  Dag  Ham­ quate  and  further  aggravated  pas­ ;  A  153­man  team  of  executives  senger  beefs over  disrupted  travel  marskjold  is  reportedly  due  to  8  jbas  been named  by  the firm  to act  plans.  visit Cairo later  this month  to help  "oifiHcM  spokesmien"  all: oyer  With  the  voyages  cancelled' and  resolve  the dlsputh^V  ;  July 22  the country.,  Despite  prior  cqmipitoenta  to  American  Export's  Independence  Italian Strike  Halts  SO  Ships  Co. Plans  War  On US  Unions  Egypt  Tightens Ban On Israel Cargo  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU MEETINGS  J^]  mrTme  vu­Kr  .. ­'ri'  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata 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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 19, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SEA UNIONS ATTACK SECRET SHIP TALKS WITH FOREIGN FLAGS MA PREPARING TO SCRAP 1,200 RESERVE LIBERTYS DEGREES AWARDED TO 2 SEAFARERS BEGIN NEW PHILA. HALL ICC ENEMY OF DOMESTIC SHIPPING SENATE BILL WOULD EASE ALIEN RULES SIU LIFEBOAT SCHOOL LISTS TOP SCORE; TO TRAIN ABS WORLD TANKER FLEET HAS 447 SHIPS IN IDLE STATUS PAUL SANFORD DIES AT 50 SUBMIT OT EARLY, NY WARNS MARIPOSA CREW HAILED FOR SHIPMATES’ RESCUE CG HITS SPEEDING BY SHIPS $416,000 DONATED FOR LOGGER STRIKE DELUGE HITS MOBILE, DELAYS LOADING OF GRAIN SHIPS CUT BACK WATERMAN AID BID UNIONS BUILD MEMORIAL TO STORM DEAD OFFER BILL TO PROTECT SHIP RATES AGAINST RAILS OFFSHORE TANKER TERMINAL PLANNED OFF JERSEY COAST SENATE UNIT BACKS WIDENING SUBSIDY FOR US SHIPPING ITALIAN STRIKE HALTS 50 SHIPS EGYPT TIGHTEN BAN ON ISRAEL CARGO Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 06/19/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Newsprint Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 13  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/539e7aad54877d6dfb003e07205ebb55.pdf d78e9f6bf61517ce38bd65601da4ba05 PDF Text Text Ky:,^:i  ^  ^­1­ Von  XXI  ^• • "iV^vit  '^­OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  U N IO N  • AT L A N    TIC  ANP  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO*  ,  • *."'  J  .;  ­i  •  '.T,­ :  ­mi  Wrf:m  _  ;,  ­ ,  £  J  Alcoa  receive  National  Seomanship AHfOfa.  safety  council  merit  citation  for  rescuing five­ •  .'^V>­ E  S I  f f I  E « I ^  a:  man yacht  crew.last  year.  Group includes^coa  Port  Captain  T.  5  CG  S. T. Sorenson; I. W. Mullls, bosun; E. A. Yates, chief engmeer; Q. Williams, AB, CG  Comraande? J. F. Kettles; W. Bramble, chief mate.  (Story on Page 11.)  ­  ­,  c.­ii IL  ­ll  ..­.  ­• • ..• ­• ­....a­  ,,.,.­lt,=i^j  �rare TWO  July  %  i9S$  SEAFARERS  LOG  While the nation's trade unions have been made  hoqdtal room  and  board eharges  had matm  than dpribled,  SIU Welfu­e Plan.  An Insurance company  contract would  the number one whipping  boy in the fight  against  In March  they stood  at 20S.S  as compared to the 100 base  have  required  renegotiation  of  the  insurance  agreement  of  1949,  an  inereaae  of  over  105  percent  Other  workers,  who purchase  Individual  insurance,  are  Infiation, the monthly consumer price index issued  figure  e  Hospitalization insurance has  gone up 53.0 percent as  not  so  fortunate.  Either  their  insurance  costs  are  Iwihg  by the Bureau  of  Labor Statistics presents  a dif­ of  March,  1959,  and new  increases are  in the  offing.  In  boosted  considerably  or  else  they  find  that  the  benefits  ferent  picture.  The  index  shows  that  medical  New  York  State,  Blue  Cross has  Just  won approval for a  provided fall  far short  of  the  actual  expenses  of  medical  care—the  costs  of  doctors,  hospitals,  dentists,  eyeglasses  26.5  percent  increase  in  its  charges,  the tecond  Increase  and hoqiital care.  and  various forms of  hospital  insurance—has gone  up 4.5  in two  years, totaling  48.8  percent  over  idL  As  the  previeuily­eited  iwesident  ef  the  New  Jersey  percent  since  last  year  throughout  the  nation,  compared  • Drug    prices, as  anyone  who has. filled a  prescription  Medleid  Society,  Dr.  H.  Clyde  Bowers,  put  it "All  of  us  to a  three­tenths  of  one  percent  rise  for  all  other Items..  knows, are also dcy­high.  While they have not.goB* up as  realise that  without Insurance  coverage, today  mast of  us  In New York City, the discrepancy is even more marked.  much as  other  items  in  the  medical  e^ense faidex, they  eould not afford to be sick.  TUs InfUtlonaiy conditlMi is  Medical  care  has  gone  dp  sevoi  percent  in  the  year  as  started  from  a  hi^»  base  initially.  The  Hfi  Govern­ not due sdMy to the Incitease of  phyatdans' fees, but more  agaii^ a figure  of  eight­tenths  of  one  ment has  charged  leading drug  manufacturen  with price  to the luereased  east of  ho^HaUastioa and drugs."  percent for  the  index as  a whole.  fixing on an^biotio—an  illegal agreement  in violation  of  Whp, wheu  hospitals pay one  of  the lowest  wages of  al­ SEAFARERS  All  this has happened  at  a time  when ­ the  anti­trust  laws.  most any  industry in  the  country  (they  even  get  internes  the  public  is  being  t(dd  that  wage  in­ e  The president of  the New Jersey Medical Society told  for next  to nothing)  LOG  does  the  cost of hospital  care  go  up  creases won by tra8e unions are the chief  a  druggists'  convention  last  week  that  drag  prices  are  sofast?  SPECIAL  danger  to  a  healthy  and  growing  econ­ much too high  and could  be cut considerably if  companies  A major, reason appears to be the very existence of  hos­ REPORT  omy.  The  fact  is  that  medical  care  is  stopped mailing  free samples  to "some 200,000  physicians  pitaliiatidn  plans.  Knowing  that  the  plans  will  pay  a  the one segment of our economy which is  across the country"  to  promote  their  products.  ­ certaiitminimum charge, the tendency of  the hospitals has  the least  affected  by trade  union activity.  Drag  Firms  Reap  Profits  been  to  boost  their  charges  over  and  above  the  benefits  On the contrary, hospital workers are notoriously under­ e  The  July  issue of  "Fortune," in  its annual  survey  of  The  hohpital  plans  then  raise  their  benefits  paid  and  hospital  Jobs  are  considered  the  least  desirable  the 500 leading industrial  corporations, showed three drag  /  provided.  and rates accordingly and the merry chase is on.­ from the  point of  wages and  benefits.  In New  York City,  among  the  fop  ten  concerns  which  had  the  Much  the same filing  hiu  happmied  in  the  automobile  for  example,  workers  at  several  large  hospitals  have  re­ companies  highest  return  for  every  dollar's  worth  sold.  Insurance field.  It is interesting to note that next to medi­ cently concluded  a strike  of  seven weeks'  duration Just  to  In light of  the above it appears a)  there has been an un­ cal care, transportation costs have shown the second high­ win themselves a  $1 hourly minimum. Yet of  aU the  medi­ reasonable  increase  in  the  cost  of  medical  care;  b)  any  est increase in the living cost index over the past ten years  cal care  items, the hospital  charges have risen  the fastest  woiker  without  the  preteetton  of  some  kind  ot  group  and  ef  the  tranqwrtation  items,  auto  injurance  is  up  80  Here are  some of  the basic  facts in the case:  medical  care  plan  would find  It  virtually  Impossible  to  percent  In  this  insurance  area  too,  labor  union  con­ • In the last    ten years, the medical  expense item of  the  meet the bills  lnv(rived In  any medical  emergency.  tracts have  little bearing on  the  outcome.  consumer  price  index  has  gohe  up  over  50  percent  the  The  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan,  which  provides  hospital­ It  appears  that  Government  officials,  newspapers  and  greatest  increase  of  any  item  in  the  index.  By  contrast,  surgical  coverage  for  Seafarers'  families,  recognized  the  magazines,  who  have  campaigned  against  wage  increases  the index as a  whole has gone up 24 percent.  trend  to  higher  hospital  charges  by  boosting  its  benefit  as  being  solely  responsible  for  Inflation,  are  somewhat  • O   f  the medical  care items, the biggest increases have  rates  early  this  year  from  $10  to  $15  daily  for  hospital  wide  of  the mark.  It appears  too,  that  somebody  in  au­ been  in  hospitalization  insurance  and  in  hospital  room  room and board  and doubling its hospital extras allowance  thority  should  take  ?  good  hard  look  at  why  medical  and board charges.  Through March, 1959  (the last month  from  $200  to $400  maximum.  This could  be  done by  the  care costs  are reaching  the  point  where  Government  will  for  which  a . breakdown of  individual  items  is  available).  trustees  of  the Plan  under the  self­insured feature  of  the  have  to step  in unless  they  are  stabilised.  Planes Strafe  SIU Vessel  West Coast Ship Transfers Patient At Sea  MIAMI­^eafarers  on  the, cement  carrier  Florida  State  were caught in the crossfire' stirred by an attempted revolt  in  the  Dominican  Republic  last  week,  but  all  escaped  unhurt.  The  SlU­manned  ship  was  strafed  by planes  and stopped  when  "out  of  the  blue  sky  two  planes  swooped  down  and  started  by  gunboats  several  times  off  circling the  ship.  The second time  the Dominican coast before re­ around  the  ship,  one  opened  up  turning  here  to  nearby  Port  with  his  guns.  "I  hollered  at  Joe  Collins  to  Everglades.  come out  on deck  as It  looked like  The  latest  incidents  occurred  a  maneuvers  were  going  on.  About  few hours  before an alleged "inva­ that time, I  saw  the bosun  and our  sion  force" in  two  armed launches  was  stopped  right  on  the  coast  by  messman,  Joe  Vilasis,  run  to  go  below  and  then  they  opened  up  Dominican  government forces. The  again.  "invaders"  had  reportedly  been  Sailors  Union  crewmen  on  SS  President  Cleveland  execute  transfer  of  critically  III Coast  Guard  of­ "I said  'heU,  this looks  like they  based  in  Cuba.  ficer  from weotfier  sliip Taney info liner's boot (left)  so he con be brought oboard for treotment.  Pic­ mean  business,'  and  I  hauled  my  All  reports  indicate  that  the  tured (fore  to oft) ore  SUP men  H. Kumogoi, f\ DoRego,  Charles  Nolon  and  Hory  Benovento,  as  armed  action  against  the  Florida  freight also  for  cover."  chief mote Bill Kohili helps toke potient out of the weather  ship's lounch.  State  took  place  between  Cape  Ducote,  in  a  statement  Joined  Samana  and  Cape  Francis  Viejo,  in by  A. A.  Dominguez, ship's dele­ well outside the  Caribbean nation's  gate^  added:  "Later  we  were  coastal  waters.  The  State Depart­ stopped by  a gunboat, number 107.  ment  has  asked  the  US  Ambassa­ The gunboat commander  wanted to  TOKYO—Although  there  are  nearly  450  tankers  in  idle  status  all  over  the  world  at  dor  in  Ciudad  Trujillo  to  investi­ know if  anyone was hurt  but in the  meantime  he  trained  his  guns  on  the  moment,  the  prospect  for  tanker  owners is  a  v&y  bright  one,  according  to a  study  gate.  us.  About 12:30 AM  the following  Eyewitness  accounts  from  SIU  morning  we  were  stopped  again  made  by  a  Japanese firm.  Q^e  Tokyo  company  estimates  that  in  three  years,  tanker  crewmembers  offered  most  of  the  held  up  for  about  one  hour.  operators will be hard­pressed  details  of  the  attack.  According  and  to T­2s.  In fact,  it Is  demand  for  ships  will  pretty  well  Anyhow, we are thankful all turned  to meet  the need  and in four  doesn't apply  expected that  these ships will  have  have  caught  up  with  the  tonnage  to  Curtis  Ducote,  engine  delegate,  out  It  was  reported  later  been  scrapped  in  large  numbers  .available.  he  had  been  aft  walking  on  deck  that okay."  each  of  the  planes  had fired  years  they  will  be  clogging  by  the  time  the  palmy  days  roll  the  ways  with new  ship orders.  four  or five  rounds  that  splashed  around.  into  the  water  between  40  and  50  Of course,  this optimistic outlpok  152 T­2B Short  yards  off^ the  ship.  According  to  the  study,  the  ^  A  brand new  40,000­ton tank­ July 3, 1959  Vol. XXI, No. 14  Seafarer xMason  R.  Scott,  QM,  world wUl  need an estimated 4,713  said  the  gimjboat  which  stopped  er Is  up for grabs  In  Yokohama  tankers  (figured  in  terms  of  T­2  the ship  right  k(ter  the  planes  ap­ for anybody  who has  $0,240,000  units,  not  actual  ships),  but  there  peared  had fired X shot across  the  in  eash  lying  around  loose  at  will  only  be  4,561  T­2  equivalents  vessel's  bow  and  then  questioned  honie.  The  taioker  waa  com­ in  existence,  meaning  a  bonanza  SAN  FRANCISCO—There  waa  pAtt  BAIL,  Secretart/­Treasttr«r  .  Capt.  p.  E.  Willlams^N^e  mai^ter,  tanker  operator  who  can  little  to  report  on  the  shipping  pleted  aiz  months  ago  lot  »  for­any  Bauan  BaAm,  SOitor,  BtmHAao  SM  about its registry,  destWion, car­ hold  out  long  enough  while  hla  scene out  here during  the past two  WAH. Art  Editor.  BZ|U(AH  Azxaini, Uwm  Greek  operator  under  a  CQD  ships  are  now  laid  up  perhaps  by  WiWACX.  AL  MASKIN.  jam  OukUL,  AHA­ go  and  crew.  weeks.  It's  been  slow  and  there's  moLM  LzvKOfv, Eta# Writor*.  Bnx Uoomr.  contract  but fiio  . prospective  picking  up  an  occasional  charter  no  "Then  he  said, 'Okayi  pr^ed',"  pick­up  in sight.  CuU  Area  B^eaentaiipe.  Scott reported.  He added  tfaalh^e  owners  have  refnsed  to  come  for  grain  or  other  bulk  cargo.  What  activity there  was eame  la  US flag  was then  brought  out  At  the  present  time,  the  study  • erooS with  the  lUuaey.  twos.  The  Jefferson  City  Victory  WuMishod fetwMkiy  aT .nia  hndtpwrtar*  "it  stayed  up  alter  that."  Crew­ figiures  the  demand  for  tankers  in  • f  tha  Saafarors  International  Union,  At­ If' the  Japanese  sell  the  (Victor^  Carriers)  and  the  City  at  T­2 units as  3.313 as against  a sup­^  members also said that the ship had  lanHc A Owtt DIstricti AFL^CIO, *75 Fourtb  . Aremio  Brooklyn  32,  NV.  Tel.  HYadntli  been  stopped  by  a  gunboat  on  its  tanker  to . another  hnyer,  then  ply of  over  3,600.  By 1962, despite  Airaa  (Waterman)  paid  oif;'  the  Second  clefs'  jtostaao  naid  at tno  Post­Office in Brooklyn,  KY.jundor  outward run to  Ponce, Puerto Elpo.  the  $624,009  deposit  made  by  the  construction­of  over  700  T12  Jefferson  City; Victory  and  the  fiia AW  at AUB  34,  W1SL,  The  Florida. State  runs on  a, nlne­ the  Greek  concehi  will  be  for­ units  (actuglly, a  smaller  number  ChOctaW  .(Waterman), ^signed _;ion;  of  ships sihee vessels now buHt. are  and  the  Choctaw and  Li?sp§);jji  :day  schedule  between  Port  Ever­ ­felt.  ''  in  the  30,000­ton and  up class)  the  mar)  were  in transit.  glades  and  Ponce..  Tanker  Shortage  Seen—In '62  SEAFARERS  LOG  • #  'Frisco Seeks  SkiDs In Vain  /.  �f. U5f  Par* ThfM  SEAFARERS  lOG  '>yV'­y^x'­y  w»  First SIU­A^G ship  to go  through  tho St.  Lawrence  Seaway, Wa­ terman's  SS . Hurricane  used  this  novel  method  of  putting  man  ashore for  taking lines on  the dock.  Seafarer "Cliff"  Cliffton, AB,  is perched on bosun's  chair ready to  go over  the side,  assisted by  B. Chew,  AB.  Narrow channels  and lack  of  facilities  require  un­ usual method  for docking  vessels  in many  ports.  ICC Offshore Ship'  Crab Sidetracked;  Tax Curb Bill Cains  WASHINGTON.—The fight  waged by maritime  unions  and steamship  com­ panies  against  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  jurisdiction  over  the  shipping  industry scored its initial victory as the Senate  Commerce  Committee  pigeonholed  a move to turn over Alaska ^ merce  Committee  was  one  of  sev­ shipping  bill' has  significance  be­ shipping to the ICC.  eral  taken  on  measures relating  to  yond  the  immediate  Alaska  situ­ ation.  If  the  bill  were  to  go  maritime. In  The  biU,  S1507,  would  ing  working another matter affect­ seamen,  the  commit­ through,  the  ICC would then  be  in  position  to  claim  jurisdiction  have  transferred the  juris­ tee  favorably  reported  out  to  the  a over  shipping  to  Hawaii  as  well.  full Senate  a bill  which would  pro­ diction over steamship lines  hibit  state  and  local  withholding  The  union  testimony  against  tho  ICC held  that  the  agency  was  pro­ on the  wages  of  seamen.  now  serving  Alaska  from  taxes  railroad  and  anti­shipping  and  The  bill  was  prompted  by  the  the  Maritime  Administration  to the ICC on the grounds that  the  ICC  already  has  control  over  domestic  shipping  operations.  The  bill  arises  out  of  the  grant  of  statehood  to  Alaska.  SIU  of  NA  President  Paul  Hall  had  testified  against  the  bill  on  behalf  of  the  US  maritime  unions  and,  in  the  process,  detailed  the  Waterman Asks  Lakes'  Subsidy  action  of  New  York  State  and  Massachusetts  in attempting  to en­ force  withholding  tax  procedures  despite  the  existence  of  Federal  law prohibiting any  such  withhold­ ing except  Federal  Income and  So­ cial  Security  taxes.  In  reporting  out  the  bill,  the  committee  chairman. Senator  War.  ren  Magnuson  (Dem.­Wash.),  noted  that shipowners and  seamen would  be  faced  with  unbelievably  costly  and  complex  bookkeeping  if  many  states  followed  the  New  York  and  Massachusetts  examples.  New  York  had  previously  ruled  that  withholding  should  be  done,  but  steamship  companies  have  re­ fused to  do so  in the  main, believ­ ing it  to be  illegal.  The  Commerce  Committee's  ac­ tion  in  putting  aside  the  Alaska  that  while  the  unions  did  not  al­ ways  see  eye­to­eye  with  the  Mar­ itime  Administration  on  many  is­ sues, that  agency was familiar  with  the problems  faced  by seamen  and  the  shipping  industry  and  offered  full  and  complete  hearings  to  the  industry  on  regulatory  matters.  The  ICC,  on  the  other hand,  tho  unions  said,  had  all  too  often  de­ nied  such  hearings to  the  industry  and  was  loaded  with  former  or  future railroad  personnel who have  repeatedly  shown  bias  against  ships and seamen.  The  action  on  the  Alaska  bill  does  not  affect  the  basic  situation  in  the  domestic  trades  where  the  shipping  industry  is  currently  fighting  rate­rigging  by  the  rail­ roads designed  to destroy  shipping  (Continued  on  page  8)  WASHINGTON—In  an  effort  WASHINGTON—The  SlU­contracted  Waterman  Steam­ ship Company  has become­ the first  SIU deep­sea fleet  to put  to  overcome  attempts  hy  the  in a  bid  for  a subsidy  on  the Seaway.  Waterman is  asking  Interstate  Commerce  Commis­ sion  to  gain  control  of  regula­ for  Government  aid  covering^  tion  of  water  carriers  to  and  16 to 24 voyages a year  on the  in  its'  bid  to  enter  the  offshore  from  Alaska  and  Hawaii,  the  trade.  McCarthy  operates  bulk  Federal  Maritime  ^oard  has  Lakes to  Europe run.  The  Waterman  sutuidy  proposal  carriers and  also carferries  on  the  prepared  a  bill for  transmission  comes  on  the  heels  of  the  Senate  Lakes  and  is manned  by  members  to  Congress.  Under  this  draft  Appropriations  Committee  action  of  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  District.  bill,  a tripartite  board  would  be  In raising the number of  subsidized  set  up,  composed  of  members  voyages to  be authorized  to a  ceil­ from  the  Maritime  Board,  the  ing  of  2,600  a  year.  The  previous  ICC  and  the  Civil  Aeronautics  ceiling  of  2,010  voyages would  not  Board.  Involved  In  the  bill  is  have  allowed  for  any  new  subsidy  the  establishment  of  through  applicants.  routes  and  rates  in  which  all  The additional  bid by  Waterman  forms  of  transportation  would  also  reflects  the  decision  of  the  cooperate  equitably.  Federal  Maritime  Board  Counsel  ­  The  Federal  Maritime  Board  advising rejection of the company's  DETROIT—An  iron­clad  program  of  job  security  and  will ask  Congress to  enact legis­ East  Coast­Europe  subsidy  appli­ seniority  protection  for  SIU  Great  Lakes  seamen  was  ham­ lation  to  authorize  and  require  cation.  Waterman  also  has  sub­ mered  out  by  the  Great  Lakes  District  and  representatives  the establishment of a  system of  sidy  applications  on  Gulf­to­Eu­ of  14  major  Lakes  operators'*  joint  boards.  to  maintain  co­ WASHINGTON —  Low intensity  rope,  Gulf­to­Far  East  and  Pacific  radioactivf^ wastes  can  be  safely  ordination  and  cooperation  in  last  week.  It  will go  into ef­ agreement  offers  Important  pro­ Coast­Far  East.  tection against  loss of  a job  to out­ Early  in  June,  the  Waterman  dumped  withn  118  miles  offshore  the national  interest of  the  var­ fect  upon  ratification  by  the  siders,  supendsors,  licensed  of­ SIU Great  Lakes District member­ ious forms  of  transportation.  of . all  major  Atlantic  and  Gulf  freighter  Hurricane  became  the  ficers or  anyone  else  the  company  Under the FMB  draft bill, the  ship.  first  SIU  deep­sea  ship  to  go  ports,  a  panel  of  experts  ha^  con­ wishes  to  bring  in  to  "bump"  or  cluded after a  ll^­year study.  Pro­ Joint  board  would  have original  Designed  to  meet  the  special  through  the  Seaway.  The  Hurri­ displace  an  SIU  Great  Lakes  un­ jurisdiction  in  ail  disputes  aris­ vided  the  dumpings  are  safely  seasonal  circumstances  of  Lakes  cane  is  currently  in  the  Lakes  licensed man  from his  job.  ing  out  of  through  routes  and  shipping,  with  most  seamen  stick­ where  she  is  picking  up  MSTS  scaled,  the  committee  found  that  they  would  constitute  no  danger  joint  rates.  Other  main  points  covered  are  ing, to  the  same  company  or  ship  cargo  headed  for  Europe.  each  season  because  of  the  Lakes  the following:  A  second  SlU­manned  ship,  the  of  contaminating  the  water  and  Coeur  d'Alene  Victory,  is  going  to  fish.    of  absence  up  to  one  damage  already  done  to  domestic  shutdown  in  the  fail,  the­  joint  • Leave  head  into  the  Lakes  later  this  Twenty­eight  shallow  areas,  10  shipping in the last  20 years  by the  agreement  guarantees  fuU  seniori­ full season  with no  loss of  seniori­ month  on  charter  for  States  Ma­ in  the.Guif  and  18  along  the  At­ ICC  and  its  allies  in  the  railroad  ty  within  each  company,  including  ty.  rine Lines.  The Coeur d'Alene  will  lantic  Coast,  were  found  suitable  industry.  The  Maritime  Adminis­ periods of  lay­up, time off, vacation  • F   ull  seniority^  protection  also  carry  MSTS  cargo  to  La  Pal­ for  the  dumpings.­ tration  and  shipowners representa­ and  illness.  while  ill  or  in  the  armed  forces.  lice, France, after stopping in Ken­ At  present,  the  Atomic  Energy  tives had  also opposed  the  transfer  The  program  is  expected  to  be  •  Right  to  promotion  or  trans­ osha,  Wis.,  and  Toledo,  Ohio.  Commission has  been dumping  low  of  authority.  a  major  asset  in  the  current  SIU  The  Hurricane  is  making .calls  intensity  wastes  100­200  miles  out  The  action  by  the  Senate  Com­ organizing  drive  on  the  Lakes.  It  fer in  the company's  fleet.    days in  which to re­ at  Kenosha,  Chicago  and  Petroit.  at  sea.  will  apply  to  all  Lakes  companies  • Allows 15  claim  a  job  at fitout  time.  Waterman's  subsidy  request  is  The  panel  was  asked  to  study  now  under SIU  contract  and  to  all  the fifth  to  be  received^  thus  far  the  problem  because  of  the  huge  • Full    right  to reclaim  a  job af­ fleets organized  in  the­future. The  by  the  FMB  for  various  Seaway  costs  in  hauling the  drums 100­200  ter  temporary  lay­up  during  the  14 companies initially involved  em­ nms.  One  other  SlU­contracted  miles to  sea. Comparisons of radia­ ploy  some  3,000  SIU  Great  Lakes  operating  season.  company,  McCarthy,  which  tion  counts  between  areas  where  • Right    to fill  a  vacancy  due  to  members.  has  been  operating  on  the  Lakes  drums  were  deposited  and  drum­ a  permanent  lay­up during  the op­ Meeting one of  the Union's basia  for a number of years, is well along  free  sites showed  no  differences.  erating season.  .  goals  in  the  current  Lakes  cam­ One  of  the  recommended  areas    of  company­wide  paign,  the  seniority  program  • Gurantee  is only  two  miles  off  the  coast  of  seniority  in  the  event  only  part  of  tightens  up  various  job  security  The  Panama  Canal  is  operating  Port  Everglades  in  Florida.  An­ the  company's  fleet  operates.  provisions  in  existing contracts  by  other site is  10  miles off  the  coast  smoothly  again  after  its  biggest    against  '^bumping"  commercial  traffic  jam  in  history.  spelling out  details of  every man's  • Protection  of  Providence,  Rhode  Island.  Seafarers .mailing  in  checks  job rights in all  possible situations.  by  any man  from another  fleet re­ Last  week,  there  were  sometimes  A  number  of  Democratic  Con­ or  money  orders  to  the  Union  many  as  27  ships  backed  up  at  Essentially,  it  is  based  on  a  guar­ gardless  of  his  seniority.  to  cover  dues  payments  are  gressmen  from  Texas  have  vigor­ as  • First    preference  to  seamen  the  Canal,  unable  to  get  through.  antee  that every  seaman on  a com­ urged  to  be  sure to make  all  of  ously  condemned  the findings.  Canal officials now say  pany's vessels will  hold the  job he  with  seniority  in  the  company  the worst  is  Texas  Senator  Ralph  Yarborough  them  payable  to  the  SIU­A6fG  now  has  for  as  long  as he  wishes,  when a  job opens In  its fleet.  expressed  the  views of  most of  the  over.  District.  barring  discharge  for  good  cause.  The  overall  agreement,  includ­ With some  locks working  around  critics  when  he  said,  "There  are  Some  Seafarers  have  sent  in  ing further job  guarantees, will  be  checks and  money orders  in the  a  great  many  questions  of  safety  the  clock,  the  congestion  began  to  Seniority  is  also  protected  for  administered  by  six­man  board  two  annual  fitouts  after, a  seaman  ease  up,  but  there  was  little  that  names  of  individual  llieadquar­ which  have  not  been  suitably  representing  the  Union  and  the  leaves  the  ­company  through  no  could  be  done  to satisfy  the  need  answered  and,  until  they  are,  I  ters  officials.  This  makes  for  a  problem  in  bookkeeping  which  not  only  oppose  the  ad^tiom  of  for  trained  pilots.  After  working  fault  of  his  own.  The fltout is the  companies.  An impartial  seniority  can  be  avoided  if  checks  are  new  dumping  sites,  I  believe  we  overtime  for  as  many  as  four suc­ prelude  to  the  resumption  of  officer will  work  full time  to carry  made  out to  the  Union directly;  should  not pollute  our Gulf  waters  cessive  days,  many  of  the.  pilots  Lakes  shipping  after  the  annual  out  full  provisions  of  the  agree­ winter  shutdown.  J[n  addition, the  ment  for  the  seaman's  protection.  were  literally exhausted.  at  all."  Sea  Dumps  For 'A­Junk'  Seen Safe  Make Checks  te  Panama OK  After  Hupe  Ship Jam  Great Lakes District Wins  Seniori^, Job Security  �/• •   ,,;v vr  r«ar  SSAFARERS  £0^  :,'^ V­­  .•  '  "  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPIN6  ROARD  •  r ­ ;• .  June 10 Through June 23, 1959 Ship' ActivUy  SIU ports reported the best two weeks' shipping in the past  mained  the  same.  The  rises  reflected  especially  busy  activity  for  two years last  period, a high  of  1,261 jobs,  llie increase was  Norfolk,  Houston  and  Wilmington.  New  York  was­stlll  fairly  active  SIga  la  mostly in class A shipping, as class B activity fell off a bit and  despite the  drop­off,  and New Orleans,  with no  change, was very  busy  Cos  Traas.TOTAII,  ptts  class  C  rose  slightly.  Registration  for  the  period  fell  off  again  and  handling 210  Jobs.  San  Francisco and  Seattle,  on the other  hand,  fell  iestea  2  .  2  4  /  was well under  shipping, although  the registration  on the  beach  at  the  way off.  New  Yerk  ... 21  4  39  14  end  of  the  two  weeks  was  somewhat  higher  than  before.  The  regis­ The  seniority  figures  showed  class  A  accounting  for  63  percent  of  4  r  tration  for  the  period  was  1,209.  the  total  Jobs  shipped,  class  B  for 19 percent  and  class  C for 18  per­ PUMalpble..  2  1  leMaMre ....14  10  11  15  cent.  The only increase  was  in  the class  A  portlpn.  Tampa and Lake  A total  of  68 payoffs, 36  slgn­ons and  107  in­transit calls Were  listed,  Charles,  however,  were  the  only  ports  that  shipped  no  class  C  men.  Npifolk  .... •   3 '  4  '  4  11.  accounting for 211  visits in  all.  This figure  was  somewhat  lower than  wHwWmlORF*  9 0 0 p  •   —  10  U;  usual,  but  the  sign­on  total  was above  average.  The result  was fewer  Figures  for  the  registration  on  the  beach  pinpointed  Boston,  Phila­ Toaipfl  3  3  ships in  port  produced  more  jobs  through heavier  turnover  during  the  delphia,  Norfolk,  Savannah,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles,  Wilmington  and  MebUe ......  7  if  4  •  4  Seattle  as  all  having  fewer  than  100  men on  hand  in  all departments.  period.  Norfolk,  Savannah, Tampa,  Lake Charles  and Wilmington also had  less  NewOrlaeas..  7  f  20  32  Boston,  Tampa,  Savannah  and  Seattle  had  no  sign­ons  at  all,  while  than 50  class A  seSmen available.  Boston followed  closely  with 52.  Lake Charles..  1 '  1  0  0  Philadelphia,  Lake  Charles  and  Wilmington  had  only  one  each.  Over­ Heetton  .....  0  4  14  20  The following  is the  forecast port by port:  all,  New  York  had  39 ships  in,  Baltimore  35  and  New  Orleans 32,  (See  i  4  Boston: Quiet. .. New York: Steady  . .. Philadelphia: Fair .: . Bal­ Wllmlagtea  .. —  1  "Ship Activity"  summary at  right.)  See froKheo..  2  .  2  2  4  tiBwe: Good ...  Norfolk: Good ... Savannah: Slow .. . Tampa: Slow  0  i  ^  Six  ports  (Philadelphia,  Baltimore,  Norfolk,  Mobile,  Houston  and  .  .  .  Mobile: Better  . . .  New Orleans: Busy ... Lake Charles: Fair ...  Seattle  ......  2  —  Wilmington) reported  better  shipping  than previously, four (New  York,  Houston: Good ... Wilmington: Fair ... San Francisco: No change ...  Tampa,  San  Francisco  and  Seattle)  showed  declines  and  the  rest  re­ SeatUe:  Steady.  Totals  ..... 40  34  107  211,  °  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  Boston  New  York.  Philadelphia...  Baltimore  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C ALL  1  X  3  ALL  __  3  6  14  4  24  2  6  1  3  9  1  1  2  1  1  1  3  ­ 20  50  10  80  1  14  12  27  9  40  0  55  1  5  15  20  95  16  20  91  90  139  44  293  7  8  10  ­  ­ 17  15  13  8  36  6  1  2  8  0  17  17  9  1  1  3  15  33  7  55  1  5  18  24  5  33  7  45  5  7  9  21  8  7  12  W  45  21  27  93  37  69  10  113  6  6  2  14  1  6  2  14  1  3  1  2  11  13  14  9  13  32  11  10  2  23  3  1  5  —  5  6  ­ ­ '  —^  1  3  2  4  6  9  S  18  6  2  4  ...  _  1  4  __  1  2  .  3  6  _  10  4  1  4  7  _—  1  1  —  1  1  1  10  24  6  49  1  19  39  37  8  90  9  3  9  3  14  1  4  5  14  4  2  13  28  9  50  2  5  8  15  15  34  10  59  3  4  3  10  1  4  7  12  59  10  12  81  34  48  13  95  1  4  2  i  2  13  5  20  1  3  2  7  1  —  7  7  _  1  1  _.  1  2  5  26  11  42  1  7  12  20  14  30  12  56  3  10  9  22  1  56  22  9  87  19  39  9  67  *2  8  2  1  12  2  1  11  __  7  1  27  9  1  3  4  7  1  1  6  11  2  19  1  19  0  9  4  19  1  7  3  15  19  1  __  16  14  20  3  37  1  1  1  2  5  5  12  3  20  1  .  —  10  2  7  1  10  1  —  11  12  13  4  29  3  2  1  1  —  97  213  59  369  9  40  58  107<  72  191  55  j  318  14  37  39  90  11  24  47  82 318 .  W" 82  490  449  114  857  •  •  •  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  New  Orleans.  Lake  Charles.........  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco...  Seattle  TOTALS  V­J  Reghtered On The  Booth  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  TOTAL  SHIPPED  shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  •  .  • ~  e  "o  m  GROUP  1  2  8  AUb.  3  3  ­  «:  3  19  27  49  —  2  1  3  —  8  S3  41  —  7  6  IS  ,1  8  4  —  —  2  .—  —  12  18  1  4  5  It  1  3  5  1  —  10  11  21  —  —  1  X  1  ­  4  2  7  1  3  2  •   7  62  Ml  189  • z  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  Reghtorod  CLASS  A  GROUP  Port  i  2  »  ALIJ  Boston  —  4  1  5  New  York............  17  53  10  80  Philadelphia..  —  6  1  7  Baltimore.  i.  5  28  9  42  Norfolk.  10  2  12  Savannah.....  1  6  2  9  Tampa.  2  5  7  Mobile  3  12  2  17  New  Orleans  7  39  5  51  Lake Charles.  1  8  4  13  Houston..............  3  32  2  37  Wilmington  ;.  3  4  2  9  San  Francisco.  3  7  10  Seattle.  2  7  10  TOTALS  47  221  41  309  *  Rogulorod  Shipped  Registered On  The  Beach  Shipped  TOTAL  Shipped  CLASS  «  SHIPPED  CLASS  B  CLASS  C  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  8  ALL  J  2  8  ALL  121 ALL  128 ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  12  3  ALL  Il­ 5  1  7  1  1  1  —  3  4  1  1  9  3  1  2  —  2  4  4  2  12  6  27  18  10  6  36  47  —  16  6  22  1  2  12  ls  47  22  15  84  54  140  23  217  2  1  10  1  19  3  23  3  i  1  2  3  5  3  7  —  1  2  ­7  3  8  11  37  .  4  10  14  —  8  7  15  46  14  13  75  13  73  8  94  12  9  22  46  3  7  21  ^  2  • '2  10  1  IX  1  4  10  2  1  4  7  >2  5  12  2  2  —  1  3  7  1  11  3  15  3  2  2  3  1  8  1  4  2  1  2  —  2  3  —  8  14  3  4  —  3  2  17  4  2  1  1  2  —  1  8  2  18  9  6  15  5  3  3  3  24  1  3  28  11  50  6  67  24  1  9  3  12  8  28  40  —  ~8  5  7  IS  9  4  14  40  12  14  66  13  95  9  77  12  .1  •  ,3.  .  3­ 5  1  6  2  11  a  19  1  4  i  S  —  1  3  4  6  13  6  41  9  18  SO  11  18  73  11  27  2  40  2  5  3  10  56  —  4  11  —  1  2  2  5  2  6  9  1  3  3  9  —  3  5  1  1  9  5  1  19  3  5  1  7  1  —  2  7  2  3  2  5  7  9  7  20  1  28  1  5  —  2  0  —  22  4  1  5  7  —  1  5  7  3  3  10  2  13  1  16  1  2x  2  8  48  39  95  34  198  28  258'  2  42  39  I  83  4 29 44 77 258 83 77 418133 444 65 642  12  78  61  Hi  T)  STEWARD DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  Boston  •  3  —  2  5  2  2  New  York  23  10  41  74  1  2  13  16  13  7  22  42  Philadelphia  1  2  3  6  —  —  2  2  ­ 1  3  4  Baltimore  18  4  8  30  2  2  9  13  13  3  14  36  Norfolk  3  4  1  8  —  —  5  5  1  3  4  8  Savannah  .  3  2  2  7  —  2  2  Tampa.  —  2  2  5  9  1  1  1  1  Ifobiie......  8  4  9  21  6  6  7  2'  16  '  25  New  Orleans  ­ 10  6 ''25  41  9  .  9  10  7  31  48  Lake Charles....  2  —  1  3  —  1  1  1  2  3  Houston  4  4  13  21  2  —  '  6  8  13  3  13  29  WOmlngton  2  1  4  7  1  1  1  3  4  2  5  11  San  Francisco........,  7  3  7  17  —  2  I  3  2  2  4  Seattle  3  2  1  6  —  2  3  5  3  1  4  89  42 124  255  6  9  59  74  67  29  115  2lit  TOTALS  rorf  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Booth  ­ CLASS  B  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  iiLL  A. '  "'1  C  ALL  1  2  •   3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  7  7  1  10  1  8  19  1  1  1  • w  ­ 25  26  42  11  26  79 ICQ  83  102  237  2  S  85  42  2  7  11  1  2  6  8  25  .... .  —  4  3  1  8  11  4  —  3  3  1  1  4  2  20  25  1  8  19  30  12  10  62  45  16  17  76  3  1  —  11  12  1  9  4  4  12  1  —  8  —  5  5  —  1  3  4  8  5  4  17  4  __  —  3  4  15  1  —  2  1  2  8  1  11  20  2  1  8  1  ,,  ,  .  2  '  11  11  4  1  30  25  11  35  71  —  4  1  1  25  4  .  ­ —  7  ,  ­ 15  15  5  53  82  7  8  8  48  7  8  63  24  3  7  1  1  6  8  1  1  4  —  1  4  2  1  4  12  13  29  14  13  56  17  4  H  32  1  6  2  12  14  1  3  3  12  1  6.  9  6  26  6  4  11  1  2  1  6  9  _  ,  ­ 8  13  35  2  6  2  2  8  2  4  «  14  2  4  8  11  1  7  19  —  1  1  6  1  2  4  '  2  2  "2  7  5  57  69  3  3  67  73211  69  '73" • ¥53 285  99  280  664  16  12  122  .1^  •  •   •   in :  1 .  —;•  a>e»  •  1  SUMMARY  Registered  CLASS  A  MKANDTOfAlS  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  0 In  The  Booth  CLASS  A  CLASSB  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  123 ALL  1  2  8  ALL  12  3  ALL  1  2  S  ALL  A  B  CALL  1  2  3  ALL  97  213  58  1  369  9  40 ^ 58  107  72  191  59  1  318  14  37  39  i  90  11  24  4?  t  92 318  90  82  1  490 284  449  114  .857  47  221  411309  8  48  39  95  34  196  28  i  258  2  42  39  1  .93  4  29  44  t  77  258  83  77  j  418 133  444  65  642  89  42  124  1255  6  g  99  74  6?  29  119  )  211  7  3  67  t  72 211  09  73 1 358 289  99  280  664  a  57  t  69  3  238  478 224  I  983 .23  97  156 1 270 1173  416  198  1  787  28  84 135  (  242  18  56_15il_L2S|  712.  992  469  12163  1  DECK  MNQIMM....  Shipped  CLASS  A  "^1  ' '"'i  Registered  CLASS  B  v  GROUP  1  2  S  ALL  7  62  111  128  12  78  61  151  10  12  122  144  29 ^152  294  475  ­sill!  �1. mr  A 'Rustbucket' For Real  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare FIT*  Japan Getting Scrap Ships  Japanese gcrap yards  are going  to get a good  piece  of  the  1,200  reserve fleet  Libertys,  judging from  the Maritime  Administration's first  sale  of  these  ships  for  foreign  scrapping.  Five  ships  have  already  been  sold  to  California  and  New .York  companies  for  scrapping  in  Japan  at  prices  over  the  "  $90,000  mark.  Previously, the  son  Luelling,  Carole  Lombard  and  tration  has  offered  226  for  salo  from  the reserve fleet  and has  sold  best price obtainable  in Amer­ the  Harvey  C.  Miller.  129  of  them  for  a  total  return  of  30  Ships  On  Block  ican  yartis  was  slightly  more  than  the  $70,000  minimum  price  set  as  The  thirty  ships  now  on  the  slightly  under  $10  million.  The  block  are  still  all  in  the  damaged  Libertys cost $2 million  each  when  a floor bid.  As  a  result  of  these  initial  bids,  or  unstrapped  class.  They  come  built,  and  the $10  million received  the  Government  Is  offering  15  from  various  reserve  fleet  anchor­ for  129  of  them  would  suffice  to  more  ships  for  foreign  scrapping  ages  including  Hudson  River;  build  just  one  modern  merchant  at  a  minimum  sale  price  of  $95,­ James  River;  Wilmington,  NC;  ship.  Malntenan^  Cheap  000.  Another  15  ships  are  being  Beaumont, Texas;  Suisan  Bay, Cal­ offered  for  US  scrapping  ait  the  ifornia;  Mobile,  and  Asto^­ia  and  Maritime  Administrator  Clar­ ence  Morse  had  testified  before  Olympla,  Washington.  #70,000  floor.  Sale  of  the  ships  for  scrapping  Congress  that  he  was  reluctant  to  As  reported  in  thD  last  SEA­ FARERS  LOG,  cuts  in  the  appro­ in  Japan  is an  Ironic  development.  embark on  large­scale scrapping  of  priations for maintenance  work  on  Twenty  years  ago,  before  Pearl  the  fleet  since  It  cost  only  a  few  the  reserve  fleet  are  prompting  a  Harbor,  the  Japanese  were  heavy  thousand  a  year to  maintain  a ship  speed­up  of  ship  scrapping.  There  buyers  of  US  scrap  as  they  built  in  usable  condition.  However,  the  are  1,400  Libertys  in  the  fleet  at  up  their  armed  forces,  and  there  budget  for  ship  preservation  work  present,  of  which  only  200  will  be  was  a  good  deal  of  controversy  at  was  cut  back,  with  the  result  that  the  time  about  selling  scrap  to  the  agency  will  concentrate  on  retained  eventually.  SIU  crewmen  and  Union  official  examine  samples  of  rust  from  The reason  for the  higher  prices  Japan.  Now  the  US  Liberty fleet,  maintenance  of  the  more  modern  deck  and  bulkheads  of  the  LoSolle  during  ship's  last  stopover  in  obtained in  Japanese yards,  despite  which  was  built  in response  to the  ships  in  the reserve,  including  the  Now  York.  Pictured  (I  to  r)  ore  Rdnie  Sturba,  deck  delegate;  the  long and  costly  tow  to the  Far  attack  on  Pearl  Harbor,  Is  follow­ C­type  vessels  now  beinjg  traded  Alphonse  Tremer  Jr.,  engine  delegate;  Chuck  Limbaugh,  bosun,  in  by  various  steamship. compa­ East,  lies  in  the  fact  that  scrap  ing  the  same  route  in  part.  and SIU  Assistant Secretary­Treasurer  Ed Mooney.  It looks like  o  steel  is^ traditionally  scarce  in that  To  date,  the  Maritime  Adminis­ nies.  bit of  chipping is  in orderr'  area  plus the  fact that labor Is  con­ siderably  cheaper in  Asia.  •   It  has  been  estimated  that  it  costs  in  the vicinity  of  $110,000  to  tow  a  ship  from  the  East  Coast  to  Japan,  more  thgn  the  actual  $95,­ 000  price  of  the ship.  Scrapping  Pays  Off  (The  brothers  described  below  are  receiving  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ The  toUl  cost,  in  the  vicinity  of  abilily pcnsion  benefits.)  NEW  YORK—Shipping  dropped  slightly  during  the  past  $200,000,  is  not  much  less  than  market  value  of  Liberty  ships  Rudolph  Klenast  . . . 66 . . . started  sailing  in  1912,  retired  in  1958  two­week  period  with  254  men  being  shipped,  reports  Bill  the  for  commercial  purposes.  As  a  .  . . became  an SIU  member  in 1938  and  sailed  in  the  steward depart­ Hall,  assistant  secretary  treasurer.  "Twenty­one  ships  were  result,  a  number  of  operators  of  ment  .  .  .  the  City  of  New  York  in port  paying off, four  signed  overage  Libertys  and  T­2s  are  was  his  first  ship  ... after  that  enroll  by contacting  any  of  the  of­ loading  their  ships  with  cargo  for  on and 14  were in  transit.  came  all  names  and  types  of  Registration increased some­ ficials' at  the  dispatch  counter.  the  Far  East,  discharging  there  V'hat  and  there  were  a  number.of  Shipping  looks  good  for  the  and  then dumping  them  in a  Japa­ freighters and  passenger  ships .  . .  Jobs  hanging  on  the  board  that  coming  weeks.  Several  Isthmian  nese  scrapyard  rather  than  bring  liked  the  run  to  Puerto  Rico  be­ were  passed  up. by  "A"  and:  "B"  and  Robin  Line  shjps  are  due  in  them  back  to  the  States  in  ballast  cause  "it  is  one  of  the  places  you  men.  The  Union  advises  the  for  payoff  while  replacements  for  wth  dubious  possibilities  for  an­ find  nice  people"  and  because  h»  membership  to  protect  their  jobs  missile  ships  will  be  needed  since  other charter.  'had  good  friends  in  San  Juan  .  . .  As one  of  original Union  members,  by  taking  them  when  they  go  up  the year's articles  expired June  30.  With  some  450  tankers  in .lay­up  remembers  the  years  when  a  sea­ on  the  board.  all  oyer  the  world  and  heavy  lay­ The  following  ships  paid  off:  man's  pay  was  considerably  less  It  has  been  noted  that  some  of  Carolyn,  Evelyn,  Suzanne.  Ines,  ups  of  other  tonnage,  principal]jy  than  the  $150  monthly  disability­ the  men  have  been  having  food  Elizabeth  and  Beatrice  (Bull);  Sea­ overage  Libertys,  the  pressure  is  pension  '  he  now  receives  .  .  .  and  coffee  brought  to  them  in  the  trains  New  York,  . Georgia  and  on  to  scrap  these  ships.  sailed  during  both  World  Wars  recreation  rooms  on  the  second  New Jersey  (Seatraln); Robin Gray,  The five  ships sold  by the  Mari­ and  was  torpedoed  once,  during  deck.  This  can  lead  to  unsanitary  Robin  Locksley  and  Robin  Hood  time  Administration  for  foreign  WW II. . .  lives in idyllic­sounding  conditions.  All  hands  are  advised  (Robin);  Beauregard,  Fair land,  scrapping  were  sold  to  American  town  of  Mount  Pleasant  Beach,  to confine  their  eating  to  the first  Raphael Semmes, Bienville  and Az­ citizens  who  were given  the option  Calif.  .  .' .  enjoys fishing  off  his  deck.  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Steel  of  scrapping  them  in  any  friendly  own  cabin cruiser, oil  painting . . .  .  The  lifeboat'  training  school  is  alea  nation.  They  were  the  Simon  Rover (Isthmian);  CS Miami  (Cities  Keeps  in  touch  with  his  niece  in  operating smoothly  and is  schedul­ Service);  Andrew  Jackson  (Water­ Newcomb,  Ewing  Young,  Hender­ Kienost  poses on  his  boot.  Washington, DC.  ing  new  classes.  Applicants  can  man).  t  ' Signing on  were  the Robin  Hood  I  (Robin); Atlas (Tankers & Tramps);  Thomas tooma ... 56 ... a Union  man from  its initial  days in  1938  Ines  (Bull)  and  the  Andrew  Jack­ ...  began sailing  in 1922 and  retired last  August with  a chief  steward's  son  (Waterman).  The  Atlas finally  rating ...  shipped  primarily ­on tankers and freight­ took  a  crew  after  bbing  in  idle  ers,  with  a  special  liking  for  the  South  Africa  run  status  for  some  time  because  of  ... "I made  many friends  there, and  really  enjoyed  the  tanker  sluinp.  the  climate,"  he  recalls  .  .  .  most  eventful  trip  In  transit  were  the  Azalea  City  turned out  to be  one of  his shortest—Newport  News  MOBILE—This port  Is beginning  and  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  The  SlD­contracted  Seatrain  to  Philadelphia  . .  . run  usually  took  36  hours  but  Line  has  begun  its  new  freight  to  look  like  a  short  trip  port,  re­ Seatraihs  Louisiana  and  Texas  raging  storm  kept  ship  at  sea five  days  . .  . kiuda  ports  Port  Agent  Cal  Tanner,  as  (Seatrain);  Portmar  and  Alamar  service  between  New  Orleans  and  shook  him  up,  Tooma  writes  ... keeps  in  touch  13  of  the  16  ships  in  during  the  (Calmar);  Ames  Victory  (Victory  Savannah.  The  service  was  initi­ with  former  shipmate  William  Hand,  also  sees  past  two  weeks  were  of  the  two  Carriers);  Ines  and  Jean  (Bull).  ated  under  a  temporary  grant  au­ many  of  the  boys  on  occasional  visits  to  the  Philly  and  three­week  coastwise  variety.  Robin  Locksley  (Robin);  John  C.  thorized  by  the  interstate  Com­ hall  . . . married and has one  daughter . .  . lives in  The  recent  shipments  of  grain  (Atlantic  Carriers);  CS  Norfolk  merce  COmmision.  Easton,  Pa.  . . .  photography,  tape­recording  and  gardening  give  this  and flour  have  eased  up  with  the  (Cities  Service);  Jean  LaFitte  Although  the  company's  regular,  SIU veteran  plenty  to do  in  his free  hours.  last  load  of flour  being  taken  out  (Waterman);  Steel  Artisan  (Isth­ run  from  New  York  to  the  Gulf  last  week.  It  won't  be  until  about  mian)  and  the  Rebecca  (Intercon  ports and back will not be changed,  its  ships  will  now  be  allowed  to  the  middle  of  July  that  the  port  tinental).  pick  up cargo  in Savannah, deposit  can  expect  an increased  movement  ^ 6 A fS'A  it  in  New  Orleans  and  vice  versa.'  of  grain  and  soybeans.  In the  past,  when the  two ships  on  Notify Union  Fingers are  crossed here  in hope  the Seatrains Georgia  and  that  Waterman's  application  for  About Sick Men  the run,  Louisiana,  arrived at  either Savan­ subsidies for  a  Gulf  to Europe  and  Ship's  delegates are  urged  to  nah  or  New  Orleans  they  were  Gulf­to Far East runs are approved.  notify  the  Union. immediately  allowed  to  unload  only  the  cargo  If  they are  it  will mean that  many  more  jobs  on  the  shipping  board.  when  a  shipmate  is  taken  off  they  had  loaded  in  New  York  and  the  vessel  in  any  port  because  could carry  cargo from each  of  the  The  following  vessels  paid  off  of  illness  or  injury.  Delegates  during  the  period:  Alcoa  Pointer,  should  not  wait  until  they  send  two  Gulf  ports  only,  to  New  York.  Seatrain  officials  are  confident  Alcoa  Clipper,  Alcoa  Roamer,  in  the ship's minutes but should  Alcoa  Corsair  and  the  Alcoa  Ran­ handle the  matter  in  a  separate  that  the  new  service  will  bring  ger  (Alcoa);  and  the  Monarch  of  communication,  so  that  the  Un­ additional  cargo  into  their  opera­ the  Seas  and  Claiborne  (Water­ ion  can determine  in what  man­ tions.  The  company  presently  operates  six  ships  along  the  A^  man).  ner  it  Dan  aid  the  brother.  lantic  and  Gulf  Coasts.  Its  "Sea­ _  Signing on  were  the  Topa  Topa,  It  would  also  be  helpful  if  Wacosta,  and  Warrior  (Waterman)  the  full' name,  rating  and  book  mobile"  container  service  will  be  extended  to  Savannah  and  New  and  the  Alcoa  Pointer  (Alcoa).  number  was  sent  in.  Address  In transit  were  the Kathryn  and  thjEse  notifications  'to.  Welfare  Orleans  as  soon  as  special  port  handling  facilities,  how  under  Frances  (Bull);  La  Salle  (Water­ Services at  headguarten.  construction,  ara  completed­ man) and  the Del Sol (Mississippi).  \  Missile Ship  Job  Calls  Due  As  Articles Expire  Mobile Now  SbuWe Port  Extra Cult  Run Started  By Seatrain  PORT O' CALL  '­pi I  pi I  �Fff» Six  S^AFA1t£RS  ii04i  Mir «,  .4^:'  \M:­ ,!li  A. • •   ­  .  ;..: J,N­:  ,a;  ^  Hosf  Jiras  ;"'  •  ;i^lQWLANj^v,W {:jt^(^|V(_  GAf< OTNS,,  W HO­  Wwfe'­I P^^i­ 5  • :l3­^F9RT0'NATe V!CT]M5  PH'TIJC.i  'p  •   »  RATH­  Q.f  ;HURrCrCA^£  .AtU>;a£Y  .  'p;. ^.rHglR^HAROJA^  EFgORTAAn Vfp sf  JMCSS­  C£:_­NAt­Uji^  ' A^^E5 O k^::^LA^­ Oo,  :­ • ;'  ^'HiGH.'THEY­,W£RE  DE rH.^;.D£00i'­'AT L i.­ FOREAER  E­E.A  SYAIBDL.  Of  THFA CdCRA€I  '  '  ANP:.,;rORTnADE  OF AiUR  • IHATrVE'­Sdis­  • ­ •   AND ;pXIJGHpR$  WHO  ^iADF'T HB  SACR jF i£t.'  :•  oj  • :• ;; o  —  ­­• ''•­• 'f­:' V­• • • ­V  5  OrA­iiAAAAA'  ­  ­­• • ­• ^ ­ • A  I­f'.­ ,f­,:  "­­ •••  •   TH15  M'fio'.nk­WAi mi>­  po'sfr^Lr  r>i3:c:";r.n.rnt  raif­x; R A:.­O  •   C  THZ  L.yi.r  c/unO'^rK;^^ TR>.p£jy;:i  i,xiA  >;  :• ­• • . • > .• .;!..s.  ­­­«  mniiilwiiiiimiiiii  —*  I^T"  li  ­JS ­.  ­  •   Waqoe  dedicated  by  AFL­CIO  unions in  Lake  CfioHes.  induding  Ae SiU, on second  anniversary oi Hurricane Audrey in memory of  heavy loss  of  life caused  by  fhe  big blow.  Unions in  area  spear­ headed  rescue  and  rebuilding  work.  • Br­  f  ­ic'V  Nfyr  ­R"R«3"  . ^  _  LAKE CHARLES—A  six­foot memorial.marble  statue was  dedicated last  week  to the memory  of  36 unidentified  victims  •  ­: •  o­Seafarer .was  rushed  of  the  Hurricane  Audrey  disaster­  The  dedication  came  on  the  anniversary  of  the*  ———  r­ hpsplfal  for an  emergency deration.  hurricane  which  inundated  The  Chiwawa  was  the  single  Cameron  parish,  destroying  ship paying off. Shortly  afterwards  ;  ^*hoot rapid  and skififuf  surgery dhd  ah  I  hundreds  of  homes  and  taking  it  signed  on  for  another  Coastwise  scores  of  lives.  trip.  qrnplB  iupply of  blood,  he could  not have  pulled  Over 2,000  residents of  Cameron  In  transit  were  the  CS  Norfolk  V  ­  through.  T^e  doctors supplied  the  first  Pm­ish  and  the Lake  Charles vicin­ (twice),  OS  Miami,  Winter  Hill,  ity  attended  the  dedicatiod of  the  Chiwawa  and  the  Bradford  Island  requirement and  the SIU  Blood  came  through  memorial,  which  was  the  product  (Cities  Service).  of  funds  and  labor  donated  by  the  , with  pints of  blood of  the type he needed.  Lake  Charles  Central  Trades  and  Labor Council  and  other unions in  ~  today he is  fit  fOr  duty again,  i'.'H'  the vicinity.  Among those  in­attendance  were  y y  Not  every circum^nce  involves  many  Seafarers  from  the  Lake  Charles  hall  as  well  as  members  d­fast­^inute emergency of  this type,  but  of  their  faihllles  who  live  in  this  vicinity.  ^  for­blood may  bmi  just­as pressing..  Victor  Bussie,  secretary­treas­ urer  of  the  Louisiana  AFL­CIO  The  Inland  Boatmen's  Union  is  Council,  presided fit  the  cere­ in  the  seventh  week  of  its  strike,  k­::««t»­^e"|cumstance8.­whether,ihe­need ^  monies.  Labor  unions  from  all  against  tugs in  San  Francisco  har­ or the  member of  a Sea­'  over  Lou'siana,  including  SHJ  boa­ as the result of  a breakdown  in  |r;  members  frqip  New  Orleans  and  contract  talks  and  the  refusal  of  ^re'rV family, whether'the>patiehf;  Lake  Charies,  (^nated  their  lalwr  the  operators  to  .negotiate.  The  on  weekends toward  the rcbiuiding  IBU  is  picketing  tugs,  towboats  in­New­York­­pr New Orleans, or any..other ­ of  the homes  of  hurricadd  victims  airf  iOl  barges  In  San 'Francisco  The memorial  statue  was carved  LJ  C'»y.  on exehange arrange­ In  Italy  arid  installed  by  members  Bay, and also InLos Angeles wberh  the  walkout  began on  June 1.;  of  the  local  unions  here.  ydth­local' blood bonks  assures'a  ^  4'.  4>,  Meanwhile; ori shipping,  one ves­ sel paid 4)ff,  one signed on  and  six  ­Three  oldtimers  in  the  Sail^  were  in  transit  in  wjiat  amounted  Union  of  the Pacific,  Edward  Hcl­ to  a  fair  shipping  period  for  this  gason, Frank  J.  Flynn And Gharlea  F. Smith, are the  latest  to  join the  port.  Port  Agent  Leroy  Clarke  re­ ranks of  SUP pensioners,  Helgason  ported.  that  there  were  several  has  been  an  SUP  memlwr  since  beefs  on  one of  the  ships  but  that  192T after being a  fisherman in hla  thqy  ,were  settled  without  much  native  Iceland.  Flynn  has  been  shipping  since  19X9  on  deep­sea  difficulty.  ,  ^  ­  The moral  of  the 2  the Atdfiy?  Wlwn in  ships  and  Smith  joined  the  Union  during  World  War JI.  ­  k  noddj ci^ oq your SIU :Blaad  And donate  to  Proy^Eilgimnfy  For lio^pttsl s  IS:.'  I  5;fS •   "1­ A';  Seafarers being  admitted  to A  Public  Health  hospital  are  urged  to  carry  with  them  their  Union  bodk  plus  proof  of  ell­ gftlUty  for  SIU  benefits;  namely, a  record  that they  have  at  least  90  days  seatime  during  the  previous  year  and  at  least  one day  during  the  previous six  ntiontbs.  Failure  to  have  the  proper  credentials  will  cause  a  delay  In .payments  to  the  Sea­ farer.  ,  If  the Seafarer  is admitted to  a  hospital  which ,k  not  a  PHS  institutim,  lie  ahould  «ontaet  the  Union  immediately!  The  Union  wiU  arrange  with  the  USPHS far a transfer. to a  Pqb­ Ikc  Health  hospital  in  his  vicin­ lly.  The  PHS  Will not  pick  np  the  hospital  tah  for  private  bespitai  cawe,  nnle^  U  k oantt­ fled in advance.  .  t  t  t  ­H "  'V"A­ ;it whenevefi^ ddh  to help y  whoheveri^  help younekf «nd your  Meetings  are  underway  hetweM  SIU  Padfie  mrtrlct  repras^ta­ tivCfl  and  American  President  Lines  on  a  manning  scale  for  the  hospital ship which  APL will  oper­ ate in the Southeast Asia  area. The  ship­will serve  as a  floating hospi­ tal  for  the  instruction  of  local  medical  men  and  for treatment  of  local  roflidoiits  in  Aslaxi  countries  It  is expected  to sail  In  December  for a  one­year sign­on  with  a staff  of  doctors and  nurses aboard,  brother  Scdfoi^s.  "  ,  V.  ­ And^''  i,'  $  i  The ttner  Mariposa,  manned  by  member*  of  the  SIU  Pacific  Dlg­ trict.  will  be  a floating  summer  school  when  It  sails  on  a  42­day  voyage  to  the South  iPaciflc.  Some  200  California  teachers  will  take  advanced studies In  a  host  of  sub­ ^bip.  The  Mariposa  wffl mafce  calls at Tahiti, New  Zea­ land,  Australia,  Fiji,  Samoa  and  Hawaii.  Those  school  books  will  get  lots  of  competition.  I'  mwSmmskS  AF  L­4  t  ­V")  �SSAPAREkS  liBlr  i. tBS9  Says 'Refonn' BHIs Skip Co­  Abuses  ­11 .S  lideTo BettCT  WASHINGTON—A  demand  for genuine labor­management  reform  I^slatioh  wMdi  would attack  the "real proWem" of  corrupt management  practices,  has been  made  by  Bep^  John P. Shelley  (Dera ­Calif.)  in a letterto Rep.  Graham  Harden,  chairman  of  the  HoUse  Labor  Committee,  Shelley, a •   •   •   .  'il  _i|  member  of  the  House  bribery have  characterized too  well  earlier  referred  should  have  been  subjected  to toe  searching  glare  the  behavior  of  some  management  Merchant  Marine  Committee,  charged  that  the  Kennedy­Ervin  officials,  some  unethical  lawyers  of Congressional  inquiry ...  ­ bill  now  under  consideration  ig­ and  other  types  of  labor  relations  "The  nation's  press,"  he  nrited,  A  reader  asks  for  advice  on  an  especially  poignant  problera.  She  nores  the  wrongdoing  of  manage­ middlemen, and  soine corrupt  pub­ "has  simply  failed  to  do  a  bal­ holps care  for her elderly  parente  who  are  not  well .  Like  many  older  ment  while  threatening a  "terribly  Uc  officials."  anced  job  in  presenting  the  full  fhlks  today,, tlrey  live  In  Florida  on  a  small  pension,  plus  help  from  unfair and  discrimihatory" blow  at­ Shelley  cited  a  number"  of  mc­ story to  the  American  people. How  "their  children.  The  daughter  Is  concerned  about  the  burial  arrange­ all  trade  unions.  anibles^of  the  wide  extHit; of  law  much  of  this  is  due  to  the  fact  ments  when  that  inevitable  day  arriveSi  Her  parents  do  not  want  to  Shelley  declared  that­  the­ prob­ violation  by  businessmen;  among  .that  some  newspaper  publisliers  •  %tscuss  the^ question themselves  other  than  to ifldieam they would  pre­ 4em  of  laber­numagemetit  coirup­ them black  market  operations dor­ have  themselves  been  involved  in  ­  fCT  to be  burled  in their  home  town  back Horth..  tibn  coiUd  billy  be  dbalt. with  by  fhg  price^eiUng  days  by  "almost  toady practices is not yet clear;"  '  There are  a  great many retired  people, living  tod^ay  ln' thq ^uth and^^  il^tation  which  will  get  at  the  one­half  of  all  busfneM  concerns  Shelley  listed  as  management  Far  West  and otAer  areas of  mild  chmateS: Wim­ ;h^ nmFer^^iisc  ­^'tabbc­rebUiQiis'  considtantsi'^  at­ in  the  country";  cheating  of  coh­ abuses in  the labor relations aiiena  I.  • »­;  ­  this  problenf.  thdlr femilles  baCk: home^wottd^:iyha| tp^^  torneys  ami'  b^rs  whb)  advisei  sumOrs  Ihron'gh­  phony  wetght­ee­ tiiie  practice  of  payoffs  to  obtain  • 5^  tttne  cotnes,  or  get into* a  state  of  e6n<l^n • wl»enrl^.dpes.^;F^  inanageni^ on settings up 'liwaet*  ducing preparations to  the  amount  "iweetheart"  contracts  and  SUIH  T .  are some  very  hi^ costs  Involved,  especialjly  in  the ^aim  heart''  deals  andl^ody  contracts,  of  $100 millions  annually; 400  con­ atobdtod ,  agreements;'  back  door  m<.­'  ^V.­ "»•   aWay  from  Home.  This  reader askitd  a friijmd  in  the ftineral ^  as  well  as­ the  management  people^  victions  annually  of  businessmen  contracts'  to  keep  legitimate  un­ • ;  ­ ­ ­ What the procedure and costs wcmid  be for retiirn  of  i  ^ome^  who, cooperate wij^? them.  Violating  pure food and  drug laws;"  ions from organizing; business  con­ V:aod'fbr'seEricea and  Uitennenf.  ;;  thousands  of  violations  each  year  ciH^ons  and  loans ,to  uhion  lead­ I­ i­ ­   answer  was  g­startling hhe:.  Herb ia the?  iff ­wage and'hour  laws'to the  tube  eto and the yiolatitm  of union  rules  '.­  • 'J.  I' • vi'"  Neflheir thKHenited^^  a'"  competitive ,  .ivSto thf  cost  of  returning one persoh home fOT  ^  s  of $80 million a'.yea^  in lost  wages;­ jmd' ccmtracts  to  as  it tiie  B|r­ $300 million worth  of  iilegaL^lvei'­ ^ge  on­rival  coinpaoles^  i  Casket of  choice:­:^t6o  payrbU  and  Social  Security  Ito  dited^numei^^  examplea  of  'Shipping  e#se  (ptefeh  gdi;®­ afayvWibrie  near  Myii«^  Shipping  <5bargesrt^0;fii^hdas^^«iw?^  withholding *  taxes and untold  thou­ these  practices,  among  them  the  ^.i^obteahs  which' liave* heeii  ex­ sands of  phony  advertising rialms­. nOtmrious  union­busting  activities  '  • "A­ '•   ^qrSeipf thr; MbCleJ ^  The  Nbw  Tbrk  Better  HtirineSs  of  Sears ­Itbebucfc  v^  the  "Labor  • 'ian hearings. ­­ ­ '•  ^ v  ,  Transportation  fromi  station  to funeral' home:  eiffO^traii  Bureau alone, he  said, handled  28,­ Relations  Associates'^ firm.  "If  the  McClallan  hearings  have  237  complaints  about  fake­' ads  Insurance  agencies'  and­  insur­ M  Vault: $200,  less allowance lor shipping case  denionstrafed  Mything  at  all.  ,  .  JtMt  ih''one:yCar.  •   ...  ance­  companies,  he  added,  were  Opening  grave:  $83  ,  . . .  they­  hOTB'  revealed'  that  corrup­ equally  involved,  and  also  public  .  "I. ­must  say,"  :^elley  added;  j,.  Cost  of ffaves:  $200'  ;tionj  ' gat^gsteristA;, 'violetice;.  itt^  "that  I  am  disappointed  Ih  the  officials,  partlcolarb'' in" the  scaith­ Clergyinaii: at least  $15  fact  that it  (the  McClelfan commit­ ern  textile  miUs  WheTO  union .or­ ^v>.• .  Tips extra;'­',  tee)  has  not  begun  to  scratch  the  ganizers  and union­men  have  been  ­  .­  r Thus the cosh for each person who must be  returned home fpr buriah  suriace. im  ­the'  area ^ of  unethical  beaten  and  intimidated  at  the  in­ .r  iimording to  this estimate^ would  be  in/ttie neighbOrhooct of $^«300.  conduct  among  businessmen,  law­ stigation­of; mill'owners;  •   <  Here are  the  polhta that  other  famiUea who;:mih«  Bave  tos face  this  yers; and  public  officials.  As  the  "Let  us  never  be  fOoled,"  he  problem should'know:  ­ name  of  the committee implies;  it's  coiocluded,  "info toinking  that­ pu­ i._The  charge  te send  a  body  by  common  carrier  is fixed; advises  nitive, one­sided} .politically  attrac­ ; ­ ^responsibility was to study imprbp^  H9ward> G.  Raether,  Executive  Secretary  of  the Hatlonal  Funeral  Di­ er  activities in  the labor  or  man­ tive  anti­labor  legislation  is  going  :  5?  rectors Association^  If raii.ls usedyt^ firri­fciaas.fares must be bou^t,  agement field,  not  only  in  the  la­ to  solve  corruption,  immorality  or  • Wi'  • i­Jt;­::  •   but one ticket can  be used by  anyone accompanying; tbO  body,  Of  democracy  in  labor­man­ .  ­  .  2.—Some  of  the  other  prices  which  were­ quoted  are on  the, .high  The Soviet .Union  has cbhducted  bor­management field. Some of  the  lack  agement  relations."  '  business: practices to  which  I  have  side; notabftr,  the cost  of  casket, shipping  case and  transportation  from  a  dock  trial  of  the  world's  first  ;  station  to funeral  home.  atomic­powered  icebreaker,  the  The  question  of  cremation  sometimes  also  arises,  especially  when  Lenin.  Due  to  be  launched  next  people  are  away  from  home.  The  Catholic  and  Jewish  C^thodox  year, the Lenin will  soon  be  joined  churches  do  not  permit  cremation  if  the  family  wants, a funeral  serv­ by  two'other  icebreakers, all  three,  ice  in  church  with , burial  in  a  church­approved  cemetery. ' Some  of  of  which  will  rank  as  the  world's  the  Protestant churches  frown  on  cremation  while  others advocate  it.  largest.  There  are  also  some  groups  organized  fon. the  purpose'of  a­  simple  According  to.  details  released  QUESTION: Wkal  kind  of  run  ore you looking  for  at  the  moment  :  funeral based  on  cremation.  abont  the  vessel,  the  Lenin  Is  .  .  Hut  whatever  ttie­arrangement,  it  is  important  to. consider  them  In  operated by  three nuclear reactors  and why?  '•   advance  of  need.  The  daughter  in­ this  case  is  realistic  in  trying  to  which  produce  96,000  kilbwatls  of  Albert  Nash,  coto:  I've  always  ' • '  .  •   develop­an  orderly  plan  for  han­ thermal .^ower  each,  Two of  these  Leo  Kulakowskt,  reefer  engi­ dling  her  ifievltablb' responsibility.  reactors  are  used^  on  the  line  to  neer:  Around  the  world,  because  had  a  preference  for  the  around­ • il:  the­world  run.  I  it hits some  good  For  one  thing,  in  a  time  of  emo­ deliver enough  power .to  the steam  enjoy  visiting,  ports  and  be­ tion; a  bereaved family finds it  dif­ turbines  for  producing  the  44,000  different  c o uh­ cause •  the  payoff  ficult  to  cope  with the' problem  of  kilowatts  required  to  operate  the  tries  and  I  al­ is nice  and  juicy.  costs.  The  average  funeral  now­ ship at filU  speed.  ^  ways  have  an  es­ The  ports  I'm re­ adays costs  about $6p0r not  includ­ pecially  good  Seactojrs  Studied  In  US  :  ferring  to  a r e  ing" cemetery,  charges.  This  itself  time  in  the  Far  Manila,  Penang  "The output of  the reactors  is  of  is  a'  burdeff  pf  moderate­income  'Eastern  ports.  and Bangkok  and  families.  But  the  costs  can  run  special  interest  to  American  of­ There  are  some  there  are  few  much  higher  if  a  very,.elaborate  ficials because  it  is  believed  that  fine places  to  go  places  in  the  they  may  be  the  same  kind  of  re­"^  casket  is  chosen,  and", other  extras  to  in  the  Philip­ world  where  I've  are added  to  the  standard  service.  actors­used  in  the  new  Soviet mis­ pines, Vietnam,  Thailand and  Sing­ enjoyed  myself  as  much.  You  sile­firing  submarines.  US  nuclear  The  custom  of  the  funeral  busi­ apore.  The  trip  gives  you  some­'  ness; ig tO'price  the  entire" funeral  submarines  have  been  using  one  don't  run  out  of  things  to do  down  thing  good  to  look  forward  to  and  there,  reactor In most cases.  on  the basis  of  the  casket selected.  some  wonderful  memories  after­ 4.  4>  $.  Ah  expensive  casket  means, a  dis*  The  world's  first  atom­powered  Ji  merchant vessel, the  NS Savannah,  ­  Enrique  Bosado,  atemrd:  I'm  wards.  portionately  high final  bill.  4"  4/  4"  For  another,  judging  from  this  will  be  launched  by  the  United  looking­ |tor  any  kind:  of  run,  it  Robert  Morrow,  steward:  I  havo  States  in  July.  The  first  nuclear­ doesn't  matter  estimate  of  $800­$1000  just for the  no  preferences.  Whatever  comes  powered  craft  of  any  nation  was  where  to  or  for  casket  and  other  ineidentSr  some  on  the­board; I'll  establishments  may  quote  much  the  Us  submarine  Nautilus,  how long.  A  job's  take.  There  used  a . job  the  way  I  higher  than  usual  prices.  The  launched  in  1955.  to  be  a  time  see  it  and,  as  a  casket,  studies  of  funeral  prices  when  I preferred  family  man,  L  Indicatei  represents  a  little  over  oncrfifth  of  the  charge  for  the  entire  one  run  because  can't afford  to  bb'^  fuheral.  Thus,  a  funeral  priced  at  the  typical  $600  includes a  casket  of  certain  ports  tob'  choosy,  L  if  hit,  but  by this  priced at  about glSO­gWS.  think  the  Union­ It's  especially  important  to  avoid  establishments  that  advertise  very  time  I've  seen  Headquarters­  wishes­­to  re­ low  prices  and  then  pressure  you  into  extravagant  funerals.  A  repu­ mind  Seafarers  that  men  whb'  would;  be  in'  sad'  just  about  all  of  table  funeral  director  won't  pressure  you  ihti)­ an  exjksnsive  caSkefc  or  are  choosy  about  working  cer­ shape  if:  every­ them,  so  one's  as  elaborate  arrangements,  but  leaves  it  up  to  the  family  to decide  what  ,  tain  overtime  cannot  expect  an  one  held out  for  only  one  specific  good  as the  next.  run.  I  love  the  sea,  and  the  sea's  The  important  thing  now  it  wants.  •  equal  number of  OT hours  with  the  same  all  over.  make  a  good  buck.  If  funds  are  limited,  it  is  perfectly accepfable'and  customary  to  ex­ the  rest  of  their  depa'rtment.  In  .  4)  '  3)  4"  ^  ^  ^  plain  frankly  your  income  situation  to  the  funeral  director  and  ask  ^ome  crews  men  have  been­ WiUiam  Cooper,  FWT:  With too  C. Hong,  Utilift': rm keeping my  for  a  reasonably­priced'arrangement.  '  ^  turning  down,  unpleasant  OT  summer  months  here  I'm  looking  As  well  as  securing  prices  beforehandcd,  it's  wise  to select^ burial  eye  on the  board  for  a  coastwise  jbbs  and  then  demanding  to  • p­v::,..  to cool  off  with  a  run.  That's  been  ^  5.^^  space.  There  can  be  a<  great  disparity  in  these  prices  tOo;  In' fact,  come  up  with  equal  overtijne  Northern  run,  my  preference  some  of  the  high­pressure  cemetery promotion^ employing large  staffs  when the easier  jb^come along.  perhaps  to  Scan­ for  the  last  six  ;  i  .  of  salesmen/have  been  notoriously  fraudulent.  .  ;  This  practice  is  unfair  to  Sea­ dinavia.  I'm  not  years.  It's  "iny  Because  funeral  expenses  often  have  been  a  worry  tO  moderate­ farers who take OT  jobs as  they  exactly  fond  of  ,  favorite  because  "T'i  income families,  a few  union locals,  fraternal societies and  cooperatives  come.  the  weather  1  know  exactly  have  worked  out  their  own  cooperative  arrangements.  Some  locals  The  general  objective  is  to  down in the  trop­ wher&  I'm  going  of  mine  workers,  warehouse  workers, and  others  have  such  arrange­ equalize OT as much  as'posrible  ics  this  time  of  and exactly  when  .  ments.  In  the  mid­West,  especially  at  Cloquet  and  New  Uuii,  Minn.,  but  if  a  pan  refuse^  disagree­ year.  It's  much  I'll  be  back.  If  ^  several  funferal  cooperatives  provide  burials  at  charges  belqw  the  in­ able  jobs  thp%  is  no  require­ too  hot  for  me.  I  don't  like  the  ',  dustry­wide  averages.  '  ment  that  when  an  easier  job  At  other times of  ship, I don't have  ^  Sockl  Security  and  the;  Veterans  Administrotiori' pay  fuheral­ comes along he  can make up the  ,  '  reimbursement  fees  on  the  death  of­eligible  workers  and  veterans.  bvertime he turned  down before,  to  stay  on  for  a  long  time  since  the year  I'm usually pretty contept  withi just about  anythlBg.« 4 *  ;  «  ' r' ^  *  the vinms  are  pnetty  short  .  'f ­i­,; ':"i' i i  h 1J t i  4  J?®!  M  #r..  Bv  Sidney  Margotius  t  The High Cost Of  Dying  •   ­I"!  ­J  •  .  ;• ­tf­v'­'"    ^  '• t.  '­y­ ^ l^aefdrs  Fot  A^Ship  m  • '  ,.11 •  .• ..T­'.­.­'ii  ,.i  .11—,—^'..  Tariml Down OT?  Dont Boef On fS  '«  u'p» •   ,  • I    �Bifbt  SEAFARERS  LOG  July  t,  1959  Del  Rio Taps  In Fleet  Safety  ­­5. ­.  •   •  •   P ...  • f;,:  '^• 1  ••  ' L  SIU  crewmembers  on  the  Del Rio  Iqok  on  as  Horry X. Kelly, chairman of Delta Line's executive com­ mittee  left), presents  company's  1958 ship  safety award plaque to Capt. Williarq Cornforth, moster of  the  SlU­manned  vessel.  Top  sqf.ety  mark  was  achieved  by  the  Del  Rio  under  the  joint  Union­com>  pony  safety  program.  NEW ORLEANS—They  had to come up with  a  perfect  record  for  the  year  to  Win,  but  crewmembers of  the Del  Rio did  so and  in  the  process  became  the. 1958  safety  champion  of  the Delta  Line fleet.  The Del Rio,  which logged  60,000  miles  on  the Gulf­South  America  fun  during  the  year,  had  no|  lost­time  accidents during  the  12­month  period.  ICC  Power  Grab  Blocked  In all,  the  ship  had  just  two  mi­ (Continued  from  page  3)  Commuting on  the latest, devel­ nor  injuries  aboard,  neither  of  which  was serious  enough  to cause  competition  and  monopolize  cargo  opment, SIU  of  NA. President Hall  the  crewmembers  involved  to  miss  ­movements  accordingly.  In  the  do­ noted,  "This  is  the  type  of­  situa­ mestic  trades,  the  unions  and  ship  tion  that  the unions  and steamship  «  single  watch.  operators  are  seeking  legislation  industry  have  been  complaining  Plaque  Presented  Harry  X.  Kelly,  chairman  of  the  designed  to  give  ship  operations  a  about.  If  the  railroads,  after  all  proceedings,  these  years,"  cut  freight  rates  on  company's  executive  committee,  better  break •in   ICC  *  *  presented  the  winners  with  a  lyASHINGTON —Indirect  con­ grain  for export  it indicates  one of  plaque  at  a  shipboard  ceremony  firmation of  union­industry charges  two  things:  here.  »  against  the  ICC  came  recently  "The  rates  may  have''been  arti­ .  In  addition  to  the success  of  the  when  the  agency  approved  a  re­ ficially  high  up  until  now  because  Dal  Rio,  the  company  reported  a  duction  in  railroad freight  rates on  the  railroads  had  no  competition,  E'zable  improvement  in  over­all  grain  for  export.  The  grain  in­ in  which  case  American  farmers  Ehipboard  safety  since  the  joint  volved  moves  to  the  Atlantic  coast  and  American  seamen  have  suf­ fered loss  of  grain  export  markets;  SlU­industry  safety  program  was  from  the midwest.  inaugurated  in  January, 1957.  Cap­ The  rate  reduction  followed  the  ,6r it  could  mean that  the new  rates  tain  Edgar  Seamen, company  safe­ opening  of  the  St.  Lawrence  Sea­ are  artificially  low,  perhaps  even  ty  director, said  that  the fleetwide  way  and  was  the  subject  of  pro­ helow  cost,  in  violation  of  the  law,  accident  frequency  rate  which  tests  from  Lakes,  operators  and  so as to drive the  new Seaway com­ stood  at  8,19  at  the  efid  of  1956  shipping  interests  who  charged  petition  out  of  business.  was  now  down  to  6.96.  Similar  they  were  "unreasonably  low" and  "In  either' instance,  this  Is  the  results  have  been  reported  by  sev­ will.impair  the  ability  of  Ameri­ kind of  manipulation which  we feel  eral  other  major  SIU  companies  can­flag  subsidized  operators  to  should  be  the  subject  of  a  taking  part  in  the  joint  program.  meet  their obligations.  thorough  Congressional  Inquiry."  Despite. strong  appeals  for  ac­ The  old  plan  paid  $1.80  a  month  ceptance  from  international  and  for  each  year  of  service  up  to  30  local officials,  members of  the New  years.  It  also  includes  optional  re­ York  Typographical  Union  Local 6  tirement  at  age  55  after  20  years  voted  down­  a  new  contract  pro­ of  service, improvements  in  the in­ posed  by  ten  New  York  newspa­ centive  system  and  procedures  for  pers.  The final  count  on  the  pro­ establishing  piece­work  rates.  Still  posal  was  704  against  and  443  for  unsettled  is  the  walkout  by  17,000  the  $7­package  offer.  Three  other  Rubber  Workers  against  Firestone  unions have  already accepted  simi­ Tire and  Rubber  Co.  lar  agreements.  One  major  prob­ 4  4  4.  leqi in  the negotiatioiis  is the  issue  Across  the sea  in  Great  Britain,  of  resetting  of  ads  which  come  to  the  newspaper  in  mat  or  plate  a  massive  printing  trades  walkout  form.~ Francis G. Barrett,  president  has  tied  up  28  morning  news­ of  Local  6,  said  that  the  future  papers,  50  afternoon  newspapers  moves  by  the local  were  up  to  the  and  4,000  commercial  printing  international.  ''The  international,"  shops,  producing  about  1,000  peri­ he said,  "would  have  to  grant  per­ odicals over  all. An  estimated 100,­ mission  for  Big  Six  to  take  a  000  workers in  nine  unions are  in­ volved  with  a  demand  for  a  40­ strike  vote."  hour  week  being  a  major  issue.  it  More anti­union violence  erupted  4  4  4.  in  the  south  as  two  staff  members  A  two­month  strike  by  members  of  the  Textile  "Workers  Union  of  of  the  Newspaper  Guild  in  San  America  were  stabbed  and  severe­ Jose,  California,  came  to  an  end  ly  beaten  by  a  mob  in  Fitzgerald,  with  a  two  year  agreement  provitl­ Ga.  The  two field  representatives  ing  for  wage  increases.  General  were  dragged  from  their  motel  increases  called  for  are  $3.50  to  room, slugged  repeatedly  and  then  $5.50  a  week.  The  strike  involved  slashed  about  the  face  and  body.  255  members  at  the  San  Jus*  This makes the fourth case of  union  Mercury­News.  ,  representatives  being  beaten  in  4  4  4  southern  states  in  the  last  three  months.  Financing l>f  a  national  scholar­ ship  program  with  the  income  of  .  4.  i  4  An'officer  of  Local  .72,  Fur  Si  enemy  assets  seized  during  World  Leather  Workers'  division  of  the  War  II  has  been  endorsed  by  the  Amalgamated  Meat  Cutters  Union,  AFL­CIp.  The  disposition  of  these  has  been  selected  as  "Worker  assets  has  long  been  in  dispute.  A  Father  of  1959"  by  the  National  bill  sponsored  by  Sen.  George  A.  Father's  Day  Committee. The  win­ Smathers  (Dem.­Fla.)  would  use  ner 'is David  Cleiman, 37,  of  Silver  .some $100  million in  such  assets to  Spring, Maryland,  a  fur cutter ,and  settle  claims  for  war  losses  to  union  officer  for the  past 19  years.  American  citizens  with  the  re­ Cleiman,  the  father  of  three,  was  mainder  to  go  to  the  scholarship ,  selected  for  his  extensive  partici­ and  study  program.  pation  in  community  affairs.  4  4  4  4­44.  Some  14,000  members  of  'the  An  agreement to  keep employers  United  Rubber  Workers  Union  on  the  Texas­Mexico  border  from  ended  their  54­d.ay  strike  against  using  Mexican  labor  to  undercut  B.  F., Goodrich  after  approving  a  wage  scales  has  been  reached  by  new  contract  which  calls  for  im­ the  Texas  State  AFL­CIO  and  provements in  pensions, insurance,  Mexican  union  representatives. Ar­ working  conditions  and  supple­ rangements  have  been  made  for  mental  unemployment  benefits.  joint  negotiations  by  the  Mexicans  The new pension  schedule calls  for  and  Americans  so  that  Mexican  payments of $2.40  a  month for each  workers'  crossing  the  border  to  year  of  service  prior  to  Jan.  1,  work  in  the  United  States  would  1959,  and  $2.50  a  month  for  each  automatically  receive  US  union  year  thereafter, with  no' ceiling on  wage  scales  and  other  contract  th'e  number  of  years  of  service.  provisions.  Keep It Cleait and Dry  You wouldn'l use  a scrubbing  brush, of  coursei  buf  the moral  of  the story  is  simply  this: a  dirty line wears  out  faster  and is  less  reliable  than a clean one.  That's because  dirt will  act like pn  abrasive  on the  fibers and  weaken  the  line,  with unpleasant  effects  should  it give  way  under  strain.  v.  ^,  If a rope is  dirty, hose it down with clear  water, hang it up to  •  '  •  '• AJ'"­ dry and  shake  out  the  remaining dirt.  Make "sure  it is  thoroughly  ' '  '­i  'f­r,­  'f:  dry before  storage  to avoid mildew and rot.  .k.­, r;  '•   ,• Y •    • '  ­ ', '  .  i'?!  1  �Jki^ S.  US9  SEAFARERS  LOG  "W;/" <  "  •  ­• • • • ;!  ­i >i;  Pace  NIM  SIU TRAINING  • M  •  •  4(fc"­.  v­r'..'^  v­­­''­­?'(^<:«­ijv.:Vy :,y. .  a»i«ii|g  .­,,_.jiite;  r*  4r­  ,  y  t  The  New  York lifeboat  classes  of^the  SIU  Training Program,  now in their third  month, have been  uniquely successful, with all  but one student  passing the Coast Guard  test.  The reason lies in  the complete  course  of  instruction  offered  and  tbe full facilities  available.  Operated  in  cooperation with  the  Bull Line,  the school  offers  classroom  instruction  in  the Bull  Line  terminal  where students  learn how  to rig sails,  handle releasing  gear  and  the function  of  the sea  painter,­sea  anchor  and  other  equipment.  Another  boat  on the dock  is  u§ed in  the "wet­training" phase of  the two­week  course.  Pic.tured  here  are  some  aspects  of" the  training  program.  Shown  m  boat  at  left  are:  (seated  left, front  to rear)  G. Bruer,  R. L Feeney  ,W.  Voeks, R.  Maldonado.  Seated  right, J. Lihane,  C.  Farranto,sS.  Rosario,  B.  Wagones.  G.  Roshke  is  handling  sweep, H. R. White, standing rear.  JHK  I  1  I  • M  'Stand by  the oars.'*  The boat has  just  pushed off.  ,::^l  M  • "'WWIiiiilit  • • rsl  ­ Pete  Drews  discusses  sea  anchors.  Trainees  practice  raising  boat  sail.  ­• a|  piwS?;­'  'm  J  Kl#  First  twa  men  in  boat  assume  positions.  Doclcside  davit  offers  realistic  training.  "'I  •  iwilililft  AH  in  boar  and  ready  to  go.  Next  step  is  photo  above.  "Out oars!"  Boat  swings  out with  oil hands set  to row,  in unison.  \  �.a,;;;;­,;r;.;v!^­:­^;::,V^v^  i:'^i,.:y­  • .• ,• •• •    mi\  Lakes SlU  Ship  Rescues 29  AI»M)KA,  Mich—Members  of  the  SrU  Great  Lakes Di%  trict  ye^el  Norman  W,  Fpy  rescued  29  erewmembers  of  a  Li­ bcrian­flag  ship  when  the  latter  was involved' in a e<^lisi<m on  La&e  aiicliigan  near  here.  Tlie Liberian­flag  Monrovia/with  a  Greek  crew  aboard, collided with  the  Canadian­flag  Koyalton, a  bulk  crri'Icr  manned  by members of  the  SIU  Canadian  District.  The  Sibe­ rian vessel  began,  taking; water  in  tv.n  holds, and  her  engine  room;  almost  immediately.  After7 her  .e<e\y­wa?  removed,  the  $hig ..sanii.  I/­  ­'.  .; ;;JHed:Steel Cargo  W tThe ­Noiroan  W,  Foy,; op^tfefl  A. by ­BrowMng­ Steam^p t^mpiphy  Of;  Datrpit,  is­  contracted  td/,the  • : IiakoS  SeafareiiL;; The .­1^^  =  apparently  W  Liberty/  irg ­ a  carid'bf  steel  ht  Ihel time'  ­  of  the  jrt«id«lt rPdMdt  hirfed  ^  beneath "the  vviatbran^  •  ton,  wbi^  seriously  *  NMttMAk  OehMM^  ii|M r—QMIIW  mn,  j; JtonwHVi  OMV.#  «.  CanNnr.  n»tnr*  nut  tuhwam  of  BWidwtw  ant to brother'a  Mvartatt aMOier.  No  1M^  maw  bann  OT  OivntiM. ..In­ aaffi^aiit  atVA  aaS  atSclwii  aarvad.  miSfiitpiato  atorea  and'  reyatra;  Maw  alected.  SUr'a fiud  UTXO.  tarw  unor*  frayi  «ad  tor  waahlnf  macHine,  STiSL  NAVIOATOR  dathmian),  JiMia  7—Chairman,  0.  .  Tragambo;  Saey.,  T.  BMa*.  No  beafa.  SMp'a  tund  Sa8.SS.  Two  hours  OT  dtaputed.  Veto  of  thanka  to  aanltary  man  for  job  was <Eeaie.  Foc'ila  tana  to be  re­ newed.  ­  Sblip  ahottld  be  tumigafed.  Paration  between  mSalheU  and  acul­ ;:• .­  •  I'l  I  Hit 8!;;  ItSt  SEArAItSR9  LaG  :Rw«' Tea  ^  •   •"  •  . . '  r:  aged  in. (he: cphMbfir Stdbd^^b^^^^  ­1­"'  '  '  .,  '  • .  • ilifflfc;'  ­'—.t' 7, I?  « fi  ^ li i>  t! r. !7  .. d JS­J, a  L b  t'.  U fi u  ..  ' '  N  * a 9 It,­,  e  ' i 4  i ^  ;'  ­  ­•   ­,  • . ' ­i­  •   •  /'  '  '  L,a«annw.  ship'a twac ftsfjn,  N*  iraef*.  .Seep  waning,  nacmna  clean.  room  ALCOA  CAVALISR  (Alcoal, June  7  '—Chairman,  J.  Lineh; fteerefary,  A.  Crifflth.  No  beefs.  TV  set  awarded  for  achievement  In  aafety.  Seratr  oT  chairs—rubber  tips  on  aU  chairs.  CAROLVN  (Boll),  dune  7L­Chalr­ man,  J.  Clerdanoi  Secretary,  F.  Mak­.  lleki.  Two  men  hou>lunzed.  SaOed:  Acrt  two  men.  No  beefs.  Jteouesti  dmtton of  tl for ship's fund.  Proper;,  atthw  to'he  worn  in  mcseliali.  Vo.te»  f l»»bks to ft»  Watch for  eooparetlbn  in  h««gbag  pantry  clean.  Beouest  paaswawayg  bef  paintbd.  Vote  of  thants  «a  atanrard  dept.  for Job  weU^  done.  ­ (TiWneA PH|IHet),4,  ihg the rescue eperatibns aad. tbe^  cphtinued'bii her putboun^dlyoya^,;^  Subsequent^,  >  Coast;  Ghiistct  abbbrd"  Si­­/­­/­­' • /•  hearlhg on the  coUt^on  Heiard the  C^^iMinbers  of  tiborlbn" IrtljgtibM'  fMonrovia ; C^  coceuo  Nonfw  W# foyi  SIU JGroot  Lakes  ve«M^ Wlowi'ng  ir  •   ^'r'Y ­  '  \­ master  of  Ihe  Llberian  shipi  Cap­ •   •  tain  Stefanas  Svokos,  adm^^ thag  vCdlisioiFvy^^CcmiMion pioboat in northorh  t^ko  ;  he  failed  to  reduce  speed  when  (M  pick^ up aifter t|^ m  ,  •   .he heard  the Royallbri'S fog' slgnaf.  ­ t  r.­  • •  • •  It  was  reported  that  the  Coqst  Guard  would  press lor  passBSat  of  '  V­­  a  ../­ a  bill  requiri^ 'f<Meigii  sbipo  In­ take  on Great  Lakes pilots in Mghf  •  of  this  accident  and  another  one  1  involving  a  German  and  a­ Leb^­ ., nese ship.;.  .The Lebanese­flag y^­ sel,  theTaxiarchiSi  had  previously  ­  been  the.  center  of  a  row  when  With  the  strike  of  Italian  seamen  in  its  foiarth' weekj  Greek  crev^members  complained  prospects are  that 800 strikers in  New York  m%^ll^ tfepcited  .|r^  of  poor  food  and  mistreatment.  5.  • , • •  '•   US  maritime  unions  have  been  when their 29­day alien landing permits expire,  tlie 800 sea­'  supporting  the  proposal  that  for­ men. are erewmembers of .two­*^  eign  ships  be  required  to  take'on­ Italian  Line  passenger ,  ships,  cahia.  Both  .sbiin  are  currently  the GuilioGesareand the Vul­^  berthed  at  Hobokeit  since  their  pilots  on  the  Lakek.  crews refused  to sail  them  in  sup­ .port  of  the ..world­wide­  strike  by  Italian seamen's" unions,  r  :,v­ Normally,: wheit an alien  seaihen  ov'erstays  his  2P­day  leave,  he  is  subject  to  deportaVon,  voluntary  or involuntaty,  unless an extension  ,/\v  is granted  because of illness^  hard­ ship  or  other,  unusual  circum­ stances.; However,,  the  Bureau  of  Jmmigratipn­has never had a situa­ tion  such/as  this/blie  to  contend  with  in  which  large  groups  of  foreign  seamen  m­e 'strikiiig  thislr  ships  in  a  US  port.  ­ ;  ­  Should  Immigration  fulb  that  the  men' must  be  deportedi  the  Italian  Line would have to provide  passage  for  them,  either  by  plMie  Of  ship. In any evbnt, the men have  / ' Finances,  or  rather  the  lack  of  ing at night. Tim report has  it that  been­living  aboard­., the  two  pas­ .them,  were  topics  for  discussibn  there  is  ."3g  cents  on  hand  after  sengfR­  veisehj in  the course of  the  .  ­ ­ aboard two  SIU  ships recently. On  various  purchases  In  Mobile."  walkout.  '  •   X­ Six  different  Italian ,  seamen's  the  Margaret  Brown,  erewmem­ What dO'you  dp with. 38 cents any­ bers  had  accumulated  an  odd  as­ way?  .BIB EkiBs' is  the delegate on  groups  are  involved' in  the  strike,  among thera the  Federaadone Gente  sortment  of  currency  in  the  ship's  this  one.  Dei  Mare,  which  is affiliated'with  fund,  but  when  you  added  it  all  4.  up,  there  was  just  about  enough  On  the  Bents  Fort,, the report  is  the  International  Transportwork­ for  a  couple  of  plates  of  ham  'n'  brief,  cryptic  and  melancholy.  ers  Federation.  The  present  wage  eggs.  The  fund  consists  oL. gd.5g.  ''Captain Riddle is 00 vacatipn, but  scales  on  Italian  ships  have  been  American:  30­  German  pfehidgs;  the  situation  is  much  the.  same/'  estimated as  b8tween/|80'and $100  One  guilder,  54L  cents  in.  l^t'ch  No indication here that the skipper  a  nionth.  Other " well­  known  pas­ senger lihers  tied up by  the­ strike  Currency,  and  S15  French  francs.  was sorely  missed.  are  the /Cristoforo  Coldmbo  and  R. B, HardcasUe, who  is ship's del­ •  ,  jr  : •  ­J,  ­ egate,  may  have  to  spend  a  little  Seafarers  aboard  the  Ocean  the  Augusta.,,  as  well  as' over  50  time  unraveling  this  assortment of  Dinny  wilf  have  cargo ships.  coinage  and . figuring out  exactly  a  lot  safer  foot­ what  it's  worth.  ing on  ship's  lad­ The ship's  fund  may  be chaotic  ders if  a proposal  but  the  gang  jce>r  hQT  WilUam Sharp  ports  that  there's  is  carried out.  A  reminder  from  SIU  bead­ nothing  wrong  The  ship's  meet­ quarters  cautions  all Seafarers  with the food,  for  Ulg  adopted  a  which  the  cooks  motion  by  Sharp  leaving  their  ships  to  contact  /­• •  i/'®?;,; r. •  .  and  baker,  un­ that  beads  be  the  hall  in  ample  time to  allow  /'"Tv ­  ^'v  named,  rate  tsp­ welded  on  the  the  L ;.:Dn  to di!. .. a a  wpl  '•   Sharp  plause.  steps  of  ail  steel  ment.  Failure to give notice be­ Aboard  the  ladders.  The Dinny  also  scheduled  fore  paying  off may  cause a  de­ O c e a n  iTqyce,  an  educational  meeting  called  by  layed  sailing,  force  the ship  to  ship's,'  treasurer  Seafarer  Frencby  MIehelet.  with  sail  short  of  the  manning  re­­ ^inskr  Tad^ Zfe  the added cautionary note, "attend­ quirements and needlesslir make  tougher for  your  ship­ ba^  nothing  to  safeguard .  that  ance. .is  strictly  voluntary."  No  the work  • "itesi •   would .keep him  tosj^ and: turn^JyTOrd  as  to  what  tlie  tucBOot.was.  tur  I.  7.!.^  STMb  VIMDdR  (lathmlaiU, NMy  1ft  —emimanr  JI.I  JOIMMNHU  Saenfary,  ipitbm..  iceboK  replbced.r  . Wb^ng  machine. ftsed.  Coeatwiae^­ payoBto  be  dUcuteed.  ^hrca  ihen'  '  JXacbasloh  oh/  f  «<«*.  » » to bo:  "TOWed  t0  jdiip**  *  Mere • eets*  »l.cuahto»^%r^r  ;  water,.  —  :/ . ;  'f  l0^:kU::  ­f.i­  Ubcary  be  bete  clean  and  la  otder.  Raqneat  new  oord  for  code* gwrcnla­ tor.  Cftipgiiig  to  bo  atowad  at tte«|.  bonrt,  orew  to  do  other  dntltiB,  I*  » »  # <?  • »  :^';i^i»A  RANeig (Aicoaii;  .f^"#1  Wbijfary,  «*.;  lerjr/eho^d' be /.fttiMbveh­'­bhd 'acrCfii­'  Oa*^  l!(h  beafp. everythW  rini­­ , on adulld^  Catg^­'  ;:  ."obitr'­aniooaily/  68*1#: gaases^iir ty'­ ­  ­aartbnna;  N#W'  'L«»«AR  (grtihert/Jbrtft; 7­­^heli«  majXr. If.  CbrlBhRaam ft?y­»  T«ain^  aei  New  ddSaibta. #l««de^,, <lbMtios  ro bace^Qd ch^ljb yr ^rSr bnil otiw  MAIIMH  ClilgK  (Hratarniaii),  ­IMiy  M­HClMlirmen,  K  XliaiwwalMI  jSecy.,  j»Mg^w^" ae  to  wbjr apnc  waa  San  Franolaeo,  rfpaoeV, ­  Sli^'a fi»n^  Igr  elc«^ai7  .  ­  ; .  •  Jyang#  Seera­ •  boapttaUaad  In  .  —• 'auOit  each  depT.  clean  .'  .  ii—  .^^eatUon  room­  A  laundry  prbpmly^  • CbalhHiiV*/!',  Kaaliiw  iaay.,' J:  Pur­ email  lall.  i«ro  beefas  everything okay,  pels,  SSSf  Dl.cu.uon  ter .written ­tbr  >*; longshoremen  S^lTtfe  ih'mesarooniiF.and  guaftera tn port  of  R.  CtMl; ftacro­ NV.  ;;»rir  hiaunf  OT  disputed.  One  sr*"_"'  Hepair^^s  made.  Jteeeawcndattons  on  safety  practices  lb Sf  taken  UP  bo  matte  up:,. Busiest ribthM  dryer,'.  intH.. pafamnaafl;­  Ship'r  fund—>Uner­ Two ­mwi­v nriiaied­jmlB..  ­  r.'  ­­ . ^  money 84.93, German 30  pbehittg,  Holland 1 gilder. 54 cents.  France, S15­ OIL M0NQ9 5i5»ipim, Attv aex  francv. Some  OT  disputed.  Few  men  Chafrmawr J.  NbwJhani, Sacr­,^ T. JarnJ*  i2?l?3'  to elect  new  troasnrer.  gen, ffiiip'a fund  ISO.  No beam.  NeW  1»9"1«  «»  «»  why  Blbom­ meld  shipr  are  undermanned  in  deck  delegate  elected.  •*     engfaie  deps.  Vote  of  thanks  to  BAL.TORI  (Marven),  June  7—,  .steward  dept.,  especially  cooks  and  Chenwian,  A  Whefleyt  Seer.,  R.  Obl­ baker,  for. weU  prAcared  food:  Dona­ dec:  suggest  notice  be  posted  of  the  tion  for  flowers  due. to  death  in  3rd  ^  onb  hour  before  saUlng.  Vote  of  asst.  engineer's ftmUy.  thankr to  steward  dept.  for  job  weU  thtoriMfi** Svereea#),  done..  May  n­i­Chsirman,  O.  sailey)  sacra­.  C8  MIAMI  (Citlea Service),  June  IS­ —Chairman,  B.  Fadgeltr Secy.,  Jt  Ru­  t  delph.  NO.  beefs.  One  man  missed  «io,ne.  Motion  that  beads  be  welded  ship:  one  man.  hospUaUzed;  list  foe  on • footsteps  of  various  Ipdders  as  cleaning  laundry  room ­to  be. posed;  aafety  meature.  New  driegste  erected.  Question  re  Jttim  IJ^halrman;  A.  Mlchelet)­ cleaning  atalrwey  ieedlng ftom  meee­ .Saermary,  T.  Deianay.  Beef  re  trans­ roont  to  crews  wartere  ition'  settled  satisfactorily.  New '  —­  A  treasurer  elected.  LOtfOVIRW  VICTORY  tVletory  Car­i  riers),  JUne  *—Chairman,  T.  JsckMni  ^  HATALIB  (MarRlma  Overseas),  Juna  Secy.,  P.  Oraham.  No  beefs.  New  deli"  «­r­Chalrman.  R.  Hampshire:  Secre­ egate  elected; Bequest passageways  bei  tary,  J.  MeSlroy.  No  beefa.  Some  OT  kept cleam  Suggest  repairing wariUng  disputed.  Request  toUet  deodorants,  suggest  screen  doors,  be flxed  and  machine  or  purchase; new  pne,.'  ,lo<dced;  Room  ke.vs  obtainable  from  COAUNSA  HlLLft  (Marine  Tenio  mate,  gi.00  d^osit.  art),  June  1—Chalamanr  R.  Connors)  Ssey.,.,  R. ffranf.  Beuuest new  wasfaihg  '  .AIASTAR  (TrWcn),  R.  Ruffe  Secra­ machine.  No  beefSr  everytbihg  run,  .tary,. M.  Bugawan.  No  beefa­ iiepIWM  mattresses.  To  check  If  respita­ ning­smoothly.  New delegate  elected.  worn  tors  were  put  aboard.  Bequeit  lesa  See  about  sougeeing  and  painting  'Stflse  bight.  Turn  off  Washing  mar.  crew  quarters,  messroom and  pantry,  rcbUie at  i^er  using  mnf  keep  laundry  B,4Ma3t  (Suwannee),  March.  25—  elean,.  Request  fans  be  turned  off  ­ Chairmen',  P/Fell;  Saey.,  F.  Nelten.  iyben  no  one  in  foc'sles.  No  beefs;: everythlhg running  smooth­ .'  ALCOA  PWRlTAirtAlces),  Dae.  r—  ly. New  (telcgatea  elected: Extra'  man  Chairman, O.  Vola;  Saeratair,  J'.  Braa­ needed far gaUey,  Bequest; small  per:  ..nafaC,  Crew, to;  put  in  for  two  day*  colat'Or.  :itnlislBtence  for­lodging.  No hot  water  May  lysft­Chairman,  F. Jlelwia­ lur  heat.  Ship's  fund  sr.Ts:  No  bbeta,'  8ecr.,r  J.  H'erigan;  Ship's  fiind  89.43,  Request  change  in  menus and  prepar­ Two  hours  OT  dbq^uted:  Ohe  man  . ation of  food.  Pump needed fbr  wash­ short.  No  beefs.  Vote:  of  thanks  to'  ing, machine,  Slop  chest  InvestlgaiM.  delegate  for  Job  welt  done.  Bequest  IMfS  (Bull);  May  34—Chairman,  R.  new,  washing  machine;  Laneuc; Sacrctary,  J.  Byrne. Some  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  Re­.  ,  USAF A­4Z­1t3«  (Suwannee),  Junn ft  ­­­Chairman,' A.  RIos;  Sacy.^­  W.  Daam  quest  recreation room  be locke'd  when  New . .delegates  elected.  'No  beefs.  in port  to keep  stovedores­ out.  Question  re  OT  to ­he  paid  to  deck  OCBAN  JOYCE  (Ocaan  Citppari),  dept..  for  inside  work  done  by  Brai­ Dac; 7—Chairman,  R.  Eden) Sagratcry,  xiliana  in  Recife;  Question  re  trans­ M.  Culp­  One  man  missed  ditp  In.  portation  in  Canaveral.  Singapore.  Ship's  fund  $.38:  Some  OT  One  man  logged;  Motion  ALCOA  FbANTER  (Alcoa),  June  f ,  .disputed.  that negotiating  committee'  do  away  ­r­CMalnnei),  H.  Flewars;  Sacratary,  E.  •With  g.SO  : hourly  rate  for . cleaMng  Chiflg.  Two' men InJUrad.  Ship's fund  holds  and  substitute  OT.  Resolved  $3,86,  No  beefs.  Beadquarters  to  be  that  in  the  future  any  men  bU  notified  ra  unsafe .condition  existing  granted meal' tlteket  or  load wfib  has  aboard  vessel  due  to  improper  con­ required  time  on  shipping list regard­ struction  of  catwalks  and  ladderv  less  of  which  port  or  porfs  Ito  has  over  deck  cargos.  reaSat'ered  in  and  provided  that  after  gg  days  he  shall  take  any  Job  in his  ' ORION  COMET  (Colonial),  May  ift  own  rating  or  losa  any  future  bene­ —Chairman,  8.  Homko;  Seeratary,  W­ '  fits.  Ciagg;  DiscusUon re  more fresh frUit.  PACIFIC  WAVE  (Pbgar),.  J'ima  MARORE  (Marven),  June  3—Chair­­:  iHMfman,  weiley:  Dieratory^  o:  Faf­ Some  OT. disputed,; iKseutafiOtt  man,  CT.. Thorpe;  Sacratary,  R.  Oowah­ an  stewards  authority fai  steward  Washlng machine  to  bo  renewed;  Ar­;  dept.  rmigements'  to­  be  made' to' 'fumigate  for  roaches­'  22  hrs.  disputed  OT  on  BENTS  FORT  (Cillat  SSTvlce), May  sanding; doors,  and  52 . hrs.  ei<  paint­ 17—CHarrmsn,  W.  Wallscs;  Seefaiary,  ing  and  sougeeing  pumpreom.  No  R.  Nablstt. ;New'  delegate  and  aecre­ beefs.  SMgaesf  additional  fan  be  in­ tarj' reporter  elected.  Ship's  , fund.  stalled  in  recreation  rooni.  Bequest  S3.00.  Motion  made  and  seconded  to  port holes  be  kept clean  and washing  • r  emove;  DR  for.  smokihg  on  catwalk'  machine  be  cleaned  after  use.  .  and  raiding  officer's,  refrigcratoy­ Food  not  up  to 'par. •   *  ­ .  STEEL  V/ORKER  (Ifihmttni),  MSy  .  MbY  34—Chairman;  E.  VaM»  Bafirp.  sr—Chair;n::n,  T.  Bbcklay;  Secrafary,  tary,  W.  Wallaea,  Request  cUef  F.  Saye.  Ship's­ fund S2S.aB:  Some CT  ­angiUeer  stop  dangeraUa tt#  (d  nut  disputed.  No  BeefS.  lioqulry  dtt  pen­ buster  on  we,11.deck,  Sttgs«0'^bP«­'  .  sion  and  retlTcment  plan. ..  Suggest  attire  in .messronm., JNp.:. bea^.^  Ti  '  ^  r  •  '  /;'  •  ­1  /  'U  �JM»  UN  Pace ElcYof  SSAFAMEiS  t^C  Lif e Preserver  Egypt Backs Cai^o Grab,  Says Israel War Still On  CAIRO—The  Egyptian  War  Prize  Commission has  upheld  the  seizure  by  the  United  Arab  Republic  of  a  Liberian  ship  bound  for Ceylon  with  Israeli cargo  last March.  The ship,  the Kapitan  Man­­*  oils; was detained at Port Said  an  American  concern  in  whicji  with  $89,000  worth  of  phos­ Israelis  hold  some  interest.  phates and  cement.  Only jfter the  The  UAR  actions  have  aroused  cargo  had  been unloaded  by Egyp­ an  increasing  amoimt  of  concern  tian  authorities  was  the  ship  al­ throughout the  world and  UN  Sec­ lowed  to  pass  through  the  Suez  retary  General  Dag  Hammarskjold  flew to  Cairo  this  week  to  try  to  Canal.  Two  other  ships,  one  German  pave  the  way  for  a  settlement.  and  one  Danish,  have  since  been  detained  when  it  was  determined  they  were canning Israieli  cargoes.  The  German  ship  was  allowed  to  leave  after  its cargo was  unloaded  hut  the  Danish  vessel,  the  Inge  Toft, is still tied up.  It has refused  tp  give  up its cargo.  In  rendering  its  expected  deci­ sion,  the  prize  court  ruled  that  a  NEW  ORLEANS —In  presenta­ slate  of  war  still  existed  between  tion  ceremonies  here  on  June  26,  Israel  and  Egypt  and  that  Israeli  the  crew  of  the  Alcoa  Pioneer  re­ cargoes  are  considered  "stolen  ceived  the  citation  of  merit  from  goods"  rightfully  belonging to the  the  National  Safety  Council  and  Palestinian  Arab­  refugees.  The  the  American  Merchant  Marine  decision  refutes  a  claim,  by  the  Institute.  The  award  was  for  its  Ceylonese  Government  that  the  rescue of five erewmembers  of  the  cargo  was  Ceylenhse  property.  yacht  Amberjadc  II  on  January  5,  Since  the  Mmiolis  and  the  Ger­ 1958,  in  the  Florida  Straits  while  man  ship,  Die  Leiselott, are  imder  en­route  to  San  Juan.  charter  to Isrhel, the UAB  regards  ­  The  Pioneer  and  the  Steel  Age  them.  In  effect,  ps, Israeli  vessels.  asthmian)  were  among aeven  ves­ The .Inge  Toff Is.  under  charter  to  sels  cited  for  outstanding  acts  at  ses  in  1958.  The  Steel  Age  w.«  named for putting out a Are in the  hoW  of  the  German  freighter  Crostafels in  the  Indian Ocean.  In  1957,  the  SlU­manned  Claiborne  w<m  the  top  award  for  heroism  at  sea.  TM  Pioneer's  rescue took  place  ^  e.  A  ^  A  R  m  R  ^  at  ai  tinie  when  seas  were  running  t  Apparently everbody  who has  to pay a  doctor's or hospital  BALTIMOHE  —  Shipping  re­ so­ high  that  the  crew  was  unable  to  launch  a  lifeboat.  Instead,  the  bill finds it higher than he  expected it to  be.  The latest fi^  inained very  good  in this  port  with  skipper.  Captain  S.  T.  Soreson,  13  ships  paj'ing  off,  10  signing  on  ures  issued  by  the  iBureau  of  Lal^ Statistics  e(mfirm  that  and  11  in  transit.  It  looks  as  if  h  maneuvered  the  Pioneer  alongside  sinking feeling foy showing  that  medical  e3q)ense^particu­ wil}  remain  this  way  for  a  while,  the.  schooner  and  picked  up  the  via  a  pilot  ladder.  larly  hospital  room  and  board  charges—are  Jumping  far  reports  Port Agent  Earl Sheppard.  < five­man crew  Subsequently,  the  yacht  washed,  there  were, a  number  ashore  on­one of  Uie  Florida keys.  faster  than  rent, food,  clothing  and other  items  in  the  cost  of Although  beefs  these past  two  we^s, all  of  living index.  were  settled  tp  the  satisfaction  of  HOUSTON—Sblpping  VEBS  vfry  The  result  is that  unless a  worker  has gome  kind  of  hos­ (he drews except several beefs with  good  for  all  ratingo  at^his: port  pital  insurance  coverage,  he's a  sure candidate  for  the loan  Calmar  and  Ore  Lines;  .The  Union  durtes tJie  last two: weaks, accwd­ company.  All too often; even  with coverage,  a  worker finds  is  meeting  with  cpmpahy  officials  in  an  effort  to  iron  put  tjie  dif­ lag  to  Bob  Matthews,  port  aigcat.  himself  going into debt  to pay  a hospital bill|  ferences.  ^  ships  paid  off,  four aligned  on  True,  the  union, mcinber  js  bette^.ofi  in  this  respect  be­ The  following  ships  paid  off:­ and  14 were  in  transit.  The  fcdlowlng  paid  off:  Wang  cause the group  plans raise  their bchi^ts from  time to time.  Feltore,.  Oremar,­  Cuhpre,  Chilore  Trader  IRocldand);  Boyal  Oak  However, as soon as  they do, the hospitals  Jack  their  prices  and  Baltore  (Marven);  Kennuu­,  Alamar and Pertmar (Cabnar); Jean  (Cities  Service);  Chickasaw  (Waitermah);  Alcoa  Pioneer  (Al­ and  keep One  Jump  idiead. of  the  game.  Meanwhile  every­ (Bull);  Alcoa  Polaris  (Alcoa);  Fort  SAVANNAH—Things  have  becB  coa); Pacific  Wave  (Pegor)  and  the  body else in the mescal business gets into  the act, from  the  Hoskins (Cities Service); Steel Sea­ pretty, quiet  in  this  port,  report*  (Isthmian)  and  the  Valiant  Port  Agent Red Morris. The  Coun­ Margaret  Brown  (Bloomfield).  corner  drugstore which dirges six to 12 dollars for a dozen  farer  cil  Grove  (Cities  Service)  was  the  Freedom.  (Ocean  CJarriers).  The  Wang  Tradier,  Boyal  Oak,  antibiotic pilfe  to the doctor  who decides  that a  call at  your  Signing^  on  were  the  Feltore,  only , ship  to  pay  off,  and  it  im­ Alcoa  Piomer  and  Pacific  Wave  Oremar.,  Cubore,  Chilore  and  Bal­.  mediately  laid  off  the  crew.; But  home is $7,  and  maybe $10 or more  if  it's after  hours.  later signed  on  crews.  tore  (Marven);  Kenmar,  Alamar  it's  expected  to  crew  up  very  No Time To QuSbble Ovev €osts  .  In transit were:  the Del Bio,  Del  and  Portmar  (Calmar);  and  Ihe  shortly,  Morris  reports.  Can^ and  Del VaUe  (MisslGsippi);  Pacific  Rangmr  and  the  Pacific  The  onfor  other  hetlvity  was  10  Seatralns  Texas,  Savannah  and  It's an  old  story  that  when  scHnaebody's  sick  they  don't  Navigator  (World Tramping).  in­transits  coming  in  for  replace­ Itew Jersey; Bienville and  Beaure­ quibble about the cost  of  getting well.  But sin<» the  medical  In  transit were the  Alcoa Polaris  ments, <but  between  them,  only  IS  gard.  (Pan­Atlantic);  Mae  (Bull);  pxpfi^on is dealmg with people who aren't in a strong bar­ Alcoa ­ Pennant,  ahd  Aicoa  Rum^"  Jbbs were avadable.  Petro  Chem  (Valentim  Ohem);  gaining  pc^itum,. it  wqul4 sbem  to liave  a ^eater  responsi­ (AlPoa); Baltore  and  Feltore  (Mar­,  In  transit  were  the. Seatrains  Helen  (Olynopic  Transportation):  ven); Steel  Bwer and Steel  Direc­ Louisiana^  New  York  and  Georgia  Ames  Victoiy  (Vietory  Carrlera);,  bility  for  policihgcits^  against  overcharges  and  unnecesK  tor  (isthmian); Robin Locksley  and  (Seatralb).  Steel  Navigator  and  Waeosta  (Waterman)  and  the Steel  sarily­high  medical ec»ts.  Thus far  it's shown  no Inclination  Robin  Gray  (Rcfiiln);  and­ the  ­Ala­ Steel  Director  (Isthmian);  Fort  Seafgi^r  (Isthmian).  to do so.  mar and the  Bethcoaster (Calmar).  Hoskins  (Cities  Service);  Fairland  and  Azalea  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  The suspicion  that  docitors  and  hospitals  take  advantage  Alcoa  Pennant  (Alcoa)  and  the  of  the fact  that  they have their patients  over  a  barrel is  re­ Robin  Gray  (Robin).  inforce by examination of  the statistics.  For example, gen­ This  port  is  continuing  to  func­ tion  while  the  Union  seeks a  suit­ 42.9  percent since  1949,  de­ '  The  Public  Health  Service  eral pracUtioneri^  fees are  able .rental  property  In  Jackson­ isrges  Seafarers  who  have  not  tists* fees up 33.4  percet and  optometrists' fees up 17.2 p€Sr­ ville,  Florida.  As  per  the  vote  of  already  done  so  to  get  their  the ­membership  up  and  down  the  caftt  The. inerease in  fees  then, seen» to  be  in  direct  prd^|  polio  shots as  soon as  possible.  coast;  the  Savannah  hall  will  he  The shots can  he gotten  at  any  portion  to. the emergency  nature  of  treatment  given.  The;  closed  as  soon  as  one  in  Jackson­ PHS  hospital  without  charge.  optometrist,  who seldom  if  ever  deals  with  a  patient  need­:  vHle  opens  to  replace  it.  Plenty of  vaccine i» available so  The  decision  to  open  a  hall  in  ing  urgent,  on­the­spot  care, has  been  unable  to  boost  his  there is no dday .in  the admin­ Jscfesonvdlc  was  made  to  conform  charges anywhere  near  as much  as the family  doctor.  dstaing  of  the  shots.  The  few  with  the changing  patterns  of  ship  minutes a  Seafarer  takes to  in­ What it  boils down to is that unless ftie  mescal profession  operation  in  the  South  Atlantic  isure  himself  against  the  crlp­ polices  itself,  it  will  be  faced  with  the alternative  of  Gov­ area,  particularly  the  impact  of  plktg  disease foy  getting  the  the missile ship fleet.  The OTwanee  ernment  i«^latk)n.  The doctor­politicians of  the American  ohots are  well  worth  the saving  Steamship  Company,  operator  of  hf itme, money, and  most of  all,  Medical Assocaation, who spend so much of  their time prating  the  missile ships,  has  its  home of­ the  avoidance  of  suffering  and  agamst ''soda^jzed medicinej'' would do well to start cleaning  fice  in  Jacksonville  and  signs  on  |possible  disability;  crew  replacements  in  that  port.  up their  own back  yard,  V  '• 'M  Sill  Vessel  Gels  Award  par  Rescue  Batt. Jobs  On Up^ade  Houston Is  Busy  Again  Savannah To  • ;  .:  •  •  ( .  •  • ­    .  i  ­  . t  .  ' ­ii­'  * • .  ­..• a  If  •  •  ­  •   i  • •t­  ."• ­I  ­ ­ '  i­­  I"';  !• ­    •  Qet Polio Shoto,  IMIS  Urges  \  r­i  �Pare I'welve  SEAFARERS  LOG  SEAFARERS  IN DRYDOCKi  4.  A  •   k, .  Eecuperating in  the Norfolk  Public Health  Service hospital  right now  from  a  back  injury is Seafarer  George  Waas, chief  electrician.  Waas,  who  was last  on the Steel  Director, has  been in  the hospital since June  21 following a  fall from  the generator  platform.  He should  be  getting  out  within  a .few days.  Also  in  Norfolk  with  a  broken  leg  and  frac­ tured  ribs is  Seafarer  Harold  Riley,  oiler,  off  the William  Carruth.  Up in Baltimgre, one of  those nasty slipped  discs has Seafarer Joseph  ArdiUo,  inessman,  in  drydock  since  May  19.  The  doctors  are  trying  to  correct  the  condition  using  a  black  brace  and  weights  so  as  to  avoid  surgery.  Another  messman,­ Antonio Alcain, is in for a check­up  after  showing  signs  of  high  blood  pressure in  his examination  at  the  Baltimore SIU  medical  clinic.  He's  expected  to check out  shortly. The  Kenmar  was his last ship. Seafarer  Paul  Curxi,  formerly  3rd  cook  on  .  the  Evelyn,  is  having  an­eye  and  Ardillo  Curzi  ear  condition  checked  out.  Feeling fortunate about it all is Seafarer Leonard Davis who narrowly  missed losing a  toe when gangrene set in following an injury. Davis was  originally in  the hospital  back in  March and  was discharged  but had to  return  on  May  29  because  of  the  gangrene.  He  expects  a  discharge  shortly,  but  has a  month  or  two  of  outpatient  treatment ahead  of  him.­ Davis' last ship was  the Seastar.  In the Staten  Island Hospital Seafarer Abram Goldsmlt. chief steward,  has  had  to  give  up  nose­cone  chasing for  the  time  being  because  of  a  bladder  ailment.  Until  he  was  laid  up, Goldsmit  headed  the feed­ ing  department  on  the  Timber  Hitch,  the star  of  the  missile fleet.  Everette  A.  Hord,  electrician,  last  on  the  Seatrain  Savannah,  is  get­ ting  some  facial  surgery  to  repair  the  effects  of  an  automobile  acci­ dent.  The SS  Atlantic's chef, Tom  Beatty,  had  to  call  it  quits  tem­ porarily  because  of  a  back  injury.'  ,  ^  ij  Another  Seafarer,  gtavros  Papout­  Papoutsis  Ooldsmit  sis, ex­FairJand 3rd  cook, has  received five  pints of  blood  from  the SIU  Blood  Bank  because  of  an  operation.  The following  is the  latest available  listing of  hospital  patients.  Try  to visit  them when  you can, or  drop them  a line.  llSPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH  BROOKLYN,  NY  l^o Mannaugh  Joseph  J.  Bass  Thomas R.  Lehay  Matthew  Bruno  Gregorio  Carabello  Primitive  Muse  ­leremiah  O'Byrna  Leo  V.  Carreon  George  Phifcr  Joseph  D.  Cox  Winston  Renny  John  J.  DriscoU  Manuel  Silva  Otis  L.  Gibbs  Aimer  Vickers  '  Barf  E.  Guranick  Luther  Wing  Taib  Hassan  Frank  Hernandez  Pen  Wing  Royce  Yarborpugh  Donald  Hewson  WilUam  D.  Kenny  Pacifico  Yuzon  Ludwig  Kristiansen  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH,  GA.  Richard  Centchovlch Clarence Storey  Clarence  Dees  Ernest  H.  Webb  William  House  USPHS  HOSPITAL  ­  BALTIMORE,  MD.  William  Adams  Thomas  Gorman  Antonio  Alcain  George  F.  Hazen  Joseph  Ardillo  Emanuel  D.  Jones  Raymond  Boston Sr. Harold  Laird  Cllftord  G.  Brissett  Diosado  Lavador  George  Litchfield  Diego  Calarin  Abner  Raiford  Bogan  Caldwell  Jesse  Clark  Joseph  Roberts  •   Conrad  Shirley  Paul  Curzi  Jose  Spares  Leonard  Davis  James  Girolaml  Samuel  Tata  WUHe  Whit#  Gorman  Glaze  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON,  MASS.'  John  L.  Hubbard  Dominic  Newell  John T.  Keegan  Jaipes  A.  Patrica  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  Alfred  Hawkins  Frank  B.  Rowell  Robert  D.  Jones  John  H.  Spearman  USPHS  HOSPITAL  •   STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  .f'rank  Blandino  Adrian  Rethyn  Enoch  B.  Collins  Jose  Reyes­ Abram  Goldsmit  Jose  Rodriguez  J^hristopher  Moonan  Olave  Rosenberg  Bernard  Mufphy  Charles Sincere  Fred Olson  Stefan  Trzcinski  '  Stavros  Papoutsis  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  John  Asavicuis  Johan  T.  Kismul  .Toseph  Berger  Ben  Pritiken  William  Brown  William  Pussinsky  bUchael  J.  Coffey  Arthur  Scheving  M.  Grochowski  Jr.  Joseph  Neubauer  USPHS  HOSPITAL  ­ SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  E.  A.  Alnsworth.  Robert  Hauptman  Joseph  Barron  Alfonse  Loguidis  Kenneth  Elvin  Joseph  Prabech  MT.  WILSON  HOSPITAL  MT.  WILSON,  MARYLAND  George  Davis .  George  Richardson  U^PHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  Ronald  Beaton  Rene  A.  LeBlanc  Claude  Blanks  Crawford  Lightsey  TUlman  A.  Byrd  David  McCollum  J.  Campfield,  Jr.  Raymond  McNeely  Vincent  J.  Cali  WUUam  Marjenhoff  Carter  Chambers  Peter Morreale  Earnest  Cochran  William  Nelson  Fess  Crawford  Eddig. Patterson  Eugene  Crowell  Louis  W.  Peed  John  Dooley  Aide  Pontiff  Jr.  Ramon  Ferrers  Wlnford  Powell  Owen  L.  Foster  WilUam  Scarlett  L.  J.  Gardemal  OUver  W.  Trawick  Wayne  Harris  Edward  Warsaw  Frank  James  Howard  Waters  Dewey  B.  Jordan  Harold  Welsh  Edward  Knapp  George  Williams  Leo  H.  Lang  Lewis  WilUamson  LETTERMAN  ARMV HOSP..  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.  William  H.  Thompson  VA  HOSPITAL  DENVER,  COLORADO  CUfford  C.  Womack  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH, TEXAS  Lawrence  Anderson  Albert  Ogletres  Benjamin  F.  Deibler Max  Olson  .Tames  Lauer  •   John  C.  Palmer  Woodrow  Meyers  STOCKTON  STATE HOSPIIAl.  ,  STOCKTON,  CALIF.  Dan  M.  Christolos  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  TO  AVOID  DUPLICATION:  If  you  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  Thomas  Isaksen  • ra  an  .old  lubseribai  and  hava  a  Victor  B.  Cooper  VA  HOSPITAL  changa  of  addrats,  plaasa  giva  your  HOUSTON,  TEXAS  fdrmai  addrass  bafow:  Harry  McCiemon  VA  HOSPITAL  TUCSON,  ARIZ.  Frank  J.  Mackey  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  JAMAICA,  LI,  NY  James  Russell  •  ••  #  • •  «   •  • •    VA  HOSPITAL  •  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Victor  2­8161  QUEBEC.,:  .«  SaulGau­AUtelot  Quebee  'LAfontaine  3­1569  THOROU).  Ontario,,.,..53 St,  David  St.  CAnal  7­5312  TORONTO.  Ontario  STXKIhg  ft.  E  BMolre  4­871®  ST. JOHN.  NB  ,,..m Frlnca WUUam  St.  OX  2­5431  SEATRAIN  GEORGIA  (Scatrain),  Juna  14—Chairman,  S.  Garcia;  Secre­ tary,  Sir  Charles.  Ship  sailed  short­ handed  from  NY.  Sougeeing  and  painting  of  rooms  to  commence  after  completion  of  aandblasting.  Draws  on  OT  to  be  taken  up.  Store  requlsltioni  open  for  suggestions.  Discussion  on  repair  liita.  To  see  patrolman  re  90%  future  draw  it  lodging  of  sand­ blasting  of  two  days  and  painting  out  foc'sle.OB  sight  lodging.  Ship's  fund  633.10.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  de­ partment  for  job  well  done.  PRNNMAR  (Calmer),  Juna  13  —  Chairman, T.  Yeblantky; Secretary,  U.  LA  Barrara.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Bequest  fumigation  of  'ship..  Suggest  emptying  pockets  before  using  washing  machine  to  avoid  clog.  Foc'sles need  painting,  deck  &  Engine  depts.  to' cleai^stash  room  A  steward  dept.  to  clean  recreation  room.  Lief  Sveurh,  quartermaster,  makes a natty  appearance as  he stands  at head  of Del  Mar  gangway.  SIU HALL  UIIIEUTORY  elected,  Snggegt  clothes  ba  taken  oCT  line  when dry for  other's use; R«4[iMst,  chief  engineer  see  abodt  stoppM  drain  In  engine  dept.  shower.  Discns­ sion  on  cooked food  left In  Icebox ton  long  for  re­tue­ellminatlon  promised.  Vote  of  thanks  to  retiring  delegate  for  job  well done.  ^  '  FAIRPORT  (Waterman),  June  14—  Chairman,  W.  Brown;  Secretary,  J.  Castrenovar.  Found  shortage  of  mla­ ceilaneouB  items.  Soiled  linen  to  be  returned.  Mattress  check  to  be  made  Jiefora  voyage  la  ended.  AZALBA  CITY  (Pan­Atlantic),  June  21—Chairman,  V.  Oa  Angato;  Sacnt­ tary,  1.  Sllntak.  No  beefs.  Ship's fund  13—Chairman,  J.  Rftbtck;  Secretary,  62.50.  Closers  on  midship  doors  to  tie  J.  Ooude. Suggest  American  money , be  adjusted  or  repaired.  Return  cups  to  issued  in  Ueu  of  travelers  checks.  pantry.  Keep  messhall  and  pantry  Motion  that  seafarers  having  12  years  clean.  scatime  on  SIU  ships  be  eUglbla  for  retirement  whether  disabled  or  not.  BIENVILLI  (Pan­Atlantic),  Juna  21  regardless  of  age.  Motion  that  since  deck  dept. has  to  put  on  foul­weather  —Chairman,  P.  Cathcart; Secretary, C.  gear  when  caUed  to  work  tying  up  o>  Yippee.  Ship's  fund  $54.45.  One  man  such  be  given  notice half  hour  before  missed  ship.  No  beefs;  everything  time  instead  of  usual  15  minutes.  running  smootlily.  Fresh  fruit  to  b#  Motion  that  headquarters  look  Into  checked. Return  cups  to panfry.  Clean  possiblUty  of  aUowing  draws  on  OT  washing  machine  after  using.  Request  money.  door  be  installed in  starboard  passage­ way  so  steward  dept.  can  get  benefit  ST.  NEW YORK  (Scatrain), June 13—  of  exhaust  fan.  Chairman.  R.  LIparl;  Secretary,  V.  CUBORE  (Marvcn),  June  17—Chair­ Cerils.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Request  schedule  be  posted  man,  H.  Shepeta; Secretary,  W.  Strick­ re  cleaning  laimdry  room  each  week.  land.  No  beefs.  One  man  hospitalized.  New  delegate  eVected.  Repair  list  to  SUZANNE  (Bull),  Juna  14—Chair­ be  made  up.  man,  E.  Ktagy;  Secretary,  C.  DIvou.  PROOIFCER  (Marina  Carriers),  June  Discussion  re  menus.  No  beefs.  Pas­ sengers  entitled  to  any  food  on  ship.  7—Chairman,  J.  Moloney;  Secretary,  H.  Connell.  Some  OT  disputed.  New  ORION  STAR  (Orion),  June  S—  washing  machine  requested.  Rec.  Chairmen,  C.  Snfllth;  Secretary,  J.  Ro(^  it  passageways  to  be  painted.  Balderston.  Ship  to  load  in  Ras  Tan­ Suggest  messroom and  pantry  be kept  ura  for  Sasebo.  Japan.  Ship's  fund  clean.  S17.54:  One  man  short.  Some  OT  dis­ ALCOA  ROAMBR  (Alcoa),  June  13—  puted.  No  beefs.  Suggest  repair  list  Chairman,  J.  Tilley;  Secretary.  P.  be  made  up.  Mitchell,  Jr.  No  beefs.  One' wiper  OCEAN  JOYCE  (Ocean  Cllppars),  short.'Vote  of  tlunks to  steward dept.  Juna  7—Chairman,  J.  Sfbwart;  Sacre­ for  good  food.  tary  S.  Bfown.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  PENN  TRADER  (Penn),  June  14—  $17.68.  .Request  bosun  .  room  be  Chelrmen,  C.  Oamert;  Secretary,  R.  painted  and  deck  room  be  sougeed.  Gralickl.  Some  OT  disputed.  Repair  Repair  list  to  be  rechccked  before  list  made  up.  Showers  to  be  scrapped  arrival at Long  Beach, Cal.  ,  and  cleaned.  Galley  atove  to  be  re­ paired.  Inquire  about  new  fans.  Refer  WANO  JUROR  (Danton),  June  14—  to  patrolman  about  dogging  watches  Chairman,  O.  Orr;  Secratary,  N.  Wro­ lit  engine  dept.  In  port.  ton,  Jr.  Motion  made  to  turn  in  un­ fit  (salty)  wash  water  aubsistance , to  VALIANT  HOPE  (Ocean  Carriers),  patrolman  at  payoff.  No  beefs.'  Few  June  14—Chairman,  J.  Shashan;  Sec­ hours  OT  disputed.  One  minute  sil­ retary,  M.  Rogers.  Repair  list  turned  ence  for  departed  brothers.  In  and  to  be  taken  care  of.  No  beefs.  Request delegate  to secure  each man'g  ALCOA  PIONEER  (Alcoa),  Juna  14  Z  number  A  SS  number  to  be  for­ —Chairman,  C.  Preisnell;  Secretary,  warded  to  NY  records  clerk  for  dueg  E.  Cenoniude,  Repair  lists submitted.  record.  Request  another  toaster—one  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  t70.  75  hoirns  la  Insufficient  for  breakfast  rusB.  OT disputed.  Request  exterminator  or  ship  fumigation  for  roaches.  Vote  of  VALIANT  PAITH  (Octan  Carrlars),  thanks  to  steward  dept.. / especially  June .7—Chalfnian,  N,  Nsltsn;  Secre­ cooks,  for  job  well done,  z  tary,  S.  Kellna.  insufficient  draws.  HoUon  that  bq.  aee  that  ships  of  this  JEAN  (Eull),  June  IS—Chairman,  C.  company  go  to  sea'  with  adequate  Parker;  Secretary,  R.  Crane.  Repairs  Amount  of  money  to  cover  draws  of  taken  care  of. No  beefs.  New  delegate  voyage.  elected.  Request  warning  before  pas­ sengers  are  brought  below.  Keep  HURRICANE  (Waterman), Juna  laundry  room  clean.  Heads  an4  Chalripan, G.  Mastarion; Secretary,  R.  showers  to  be  locked  In  port.  Sestlons.  New  refrigerator  promlseiT—  old  one  to  be  used  In  galley.  Slop  ANTINOUS  (Waterman),  Juna  7  —  inadequate.  Request  bunks  Chairman,  B.  Porter;  Secretary,  G.  chest  Nolas.  Barcelona  drinking  water  beef  stripped  A  foc'sles  in  order  for  re­ cleared  up.  Member  rejoined  ship.  placements.  Vote  of  thanks for. crew's  Ship's  fund 624.50.  Some  OT  disputed.  cooperatibn  during  voyage.  New  aec­ Or^ man  logged. Repair  list taken  up.  retary­reporter  and  treasurer  elected.  Ship's  fund  613.25.  Few  hrs.  O'T  dis­ Ttu­n  in  aU  soiled  linen.  puted.  Complaint  re  too  much  food  STEEL  RECORDER  (lithmtan),  Juna  being  wasted.  Timer  for  washing  ma­ 1—Chairman,  C.  Scofieid;  Secratary,  chine  to be  purchased.  Vote  of  thanks  E.  Parr.  No  beefs; everything  running  to delegates.  Suggest  new  agitator for  smoothly.  Ship's  ftuid  Sl.t.37—snent  washing  machine.  te  for  library.  New  delegate  elected.  VALLEY  FORGE  (Peninsular  Nay.),  MT.  RAINIER  (Tramp  Ship.),  Juna  May  24—Chairman,  D.  Backrak;  Sac­ 7­T­Chalrmen,  C.  Moere;  Secretary,  R.  ratary, C.  Dyer. Four.men  missed ship  OeVlrgllar.  New  stove  promised  for  in  Singapore.  Ship's  fund  635.20.  Few  next  trip.  Request  cooperation  re  hrs.  OT  disputed.  One  man  missed  keeping  stevedores,  etc.,  from  Inside  ship  in  Longvlew,  Washington.  housing  while  ship  is in  Egypt.  Ship's  fund  63.60.  Four  hours  OT  disputed.  ALCOA  PENNANT  (Alcoa),  Juna  IS  No  bgefs.  Motion  that  Union  pro­ —Chairman,  J.  Bluitt;  Sacratary,  W.  tested  proposed  India  tax  on  Amer­ Cameron.  Ship's fund. 645.50.  New  del­ ican  seaman.  Motion  that  blood  type  egate  elected.  Request  removal  of  be  printed  on  clinic  card.  New  treas­ clothes  from  engine  room  when  dry,  urer  elected.  Cooperation  requested  re  cleaiiliness  of  messroom  &  pantry.  RAGLE  VOYAGER  (United  Mari­ time  Corp.),  May  S—Chairman,  G.  CLAIBORNR  (Waterman),  June  7—  Clarka;­  Secratary,  M.  Tianzay.  New  Chairman, H.  Townsand; Secretary,  C.  delegate  elected.  Request  better  vari­ Turner.  Request  washing  machine.  No  ety  of  meals  A  night  lunch.  Draw  beefs.  Motion  that  new  members show  sheets  to,  be  taken  to  purser.  Men  medical  card  with  shipping  card.  warned  to  smoke  only  in  smoking  Delegate  to make  ships  fund  boost  by  cones.  making  arrival  pool  each  trip.  Juno  7—Chatrmsn,  D.  DIcksrtenr  W. Merss.  AU beefs settled.  INE6  (Eull),  June  7—Chairman,  E.  Sscrstsry,  Request  when  using  washing  O'Reurke;  Secretary,  J.  Bymt.  Com­ machine. caution  Some  OT  disputed;  Safety  plaint  re  na  variety  on  night  limoh  and  salads.  Discussion  're  Article  60  meelhig  tu  be  held  once  a  moSth.  New  safety  representative  eIecte(U  of  agreement "(lO­day  clause).  ^  <  RAPHAEL  8EMMBS  (Pan­Atlantic),  June  |4r­Chalrman.  M.  Mannlns;  Sed­ retery,  H.  Carmlchaal.  .  One  man  missed  ship  in  NO.  Ship's fund  $15.44.  Drews  available  for men  Uvihg  In  NY  area.  No  beefs;  everything  rtimtliig  smoothly.  New  delegate and  treasurer  CHICKASAW  (Waterman),  Juno  31  —Chairman,  T,  HInsen;  Sacratar.y>­6>  Rethtchlld.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  Slop  chest  to  be  checked  for  quaUty  at  arrival  In US.  port. Vota of  thanka  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  ifeU  done,  .,  • .i­iiXi  �• • .>v^.^• ^.• v­>.^• ,.^• ;­V'  :.  Pace Thlrfees  SEAFARERS  LOG  Rover  Cruise  Beat  'Em  All  Winners of  Steel  Rover  sfiipbosrcl  drawing were  (I to  r) Seafarers  Enos  E.  Ott,  AB;  Audrey  A. Felts,  oiler,  and  Rudolph  Cefaratti,  FWT.  Tape  recorder  was  top  award.  lOG­A­RHYTHM:  Knowing Each Other  I  By W.  Barron  J/  tre  kJictc  each other  better.  We  would  praise  where  we  now  blame.  We  would  know  each  bears  his  burden.  Each  wears  some  hidden  cross  of  shame­ If  we  knew  each other  better  You,  I, and  all  the  rest.  Seeing  down  beneath  the  surface.  Of  the  sorrows all unguested.  ~  would  quit  our  cold  complaining.  And  a hand  of  trust  extend,  If  we  knew each other  better.  We could  count  each  one  our  friend.  We  can  know  each  other  better  If  we  take  the  time  to  try.  Little  deeds  0/  loving  kindness,  Makes  a  better  by  and  by.  ­  :  Just  a  look  0/  understanding  Brings  a  touch  to  all mankind.  We'  con  know  each  other  better,  .  For  by  seeking,  ye  will  find.  Backs Time Limit  On SIU Skipping  to the Editor:  I've, been In drydock for  quite  a  Spell,  both  at  Staten  Island  and  another , repair  yard,:  and  would  like  to  express  sincere  appreciation  to  our  Welfare  Services  Department  for  its  speedy and adequate  assistance,  ahd  to our  hospital  representa­ tives  who  always  help  to  cheer  a guy along.  I've  received  each  issue  of  the  LOG  and  was  interested  in  the  members'  response  to  the  time­limit  shipping  suggestion.  There  were  some  swell  letters  both  pro  and  con,  such  as  the  opinions  of  Brothers  Ddaney,  Smolensky  anci  Clarence  Cou­ sins;  who  addeif a  touch  of  wit  and humor  to his practical opin­ ions.  Answers  Critic  I  was  much  interested  in  a  letter  on  the­subject  sent  in by  Brother  Melendez.  With  due  respects to  this brother,  I would  like to answer some of  the state­ ments in  this letter.  The  indplication  of  this  letter  seems  to  be  thef  all  men  who  do  not  stay  put  pn  a  ship  are  foul­balls  and  performers,  aqd  that the  only  reliable  and  com­ petent  seamen  are  those  who  homestead.  i  I would like  to remind  Bfoth­ ,gr Melendez that  the  great  ma­ jority of  our members are  those  malm dne  or  two trl^a  aiid  'then  get  off  for  a­spell  shore­ side with  their friends and faim­ ilies.  After  a  well­earned  rest,  they  make  another  trip  or  two.  Many  of  these  men  have  been  doing  this  for years—and  these  men  are fine,  capable,  and  ef­ ficient seamen, the  backbone  of  bur Union.  Brother  Me^dez  doesn't  realize  that  there are  Very  few  performers among our members  these  days.  Brother  Melendez  also  states  that he  has  a  home  that is  paid  Men 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,  a  wife,  and. a  car,  1  give  him  full  credit  for  this.  But  many one­two. trippera  have  the  same things.  .  I'd  also  like  to echo  the  sen­ timents  of  Brother  Smolenski,  who says  he  witnessed very  few  foul­ups  under  the  time­limit  shipping  clause  of  the  SUP.  I do believe a time­limit ship­ ping rule  would mike for i: bet­ ter  job  turnover  and  a  fairer  • hake for  all  hMds.  It  has  worked  out  well  in  Other  unions and  shduld. do the  eaiM  hej^e,  •   Art  LOmaa  '  The Steel  Rover  can hardly  be classified  as a "cruise  ship" but  the selection  of  passen»  gers  on ihe  last  voyage  made  life  more  interesting  for  all  hands,  Seafarer  A1  Ridings,  chief steward, reports.  On her  eastbound round­the­world  trip,  which  headed  out  of  New  York  February  8,  Ridings  re­"  ports, "my  life was 'enriched'  by  being  asked  to  idee  care  of  a  Frencli  poodle  named  Ba­Ba who  belonged to a  passenger  who  was  to  Join  the  vessel  three  weeks later Ih  San  Frandsco."  Before  long,'Ba­Ba  became  one  of  the  gang;  except  that  he  re­ quired  a  wee  bit  more  attention,  such  as  getting  an  occasional  scrubbing dp^.  "One  of  Ba­Ba's  amusing  diver­ sions  was  to race  goeney  birds  up  and  down  the  deck  but  try  as  he  would, he  could  never get  close  to  one.  "During  the  trip  between  New  York  and  San  Francisco,  he  slept  under  the  desk  in  my  cabin  and,  Isthmian commissionary  superintendent Ted Yoelter (right) presides  being  a  good  watchdog,  he  would  at farewell party for passengers.  bark  furiously  whenever  anyone  walked  past and  the  curtain  at my  were  going on  the 4­8  watch in the  Wharf  ... so  I  was  determined  I  door  moved.  I  suspected  that  one  morning  would  move  the  curtain  would  show  them  I  really  was  a  or  two  of  the  ship's  officers  who  . . . Just  to test Ba­Ba's  reaction—  fisherman.  But  try  as  I  might,  I  could  not  catch  anything  longer  and mine."  Upon  hitting  'Frisco,'  the  ship's  than  five  inches."  passenger list  became considerably  Aside from  the fish, the  dog  and  more diversified,  including a jovial  the  conversation  there  was  a  ship­ dirt farmer  from  Idaho,  a Chinese  board  raffle  involving  a  tape  re­ Indonesian  student  who  had  Just  corder  and  a  transistor radio.  The  graduated  from  the  University  of  prizes  were  carried  off  by  threo  Oregon  and  a  British  consul  and  crewmembers  in  defiance  of  the  his  family,  which  consisted  of  an  best  tradition  of  cruise  directors.  American  wife—from Seattle—and  With  the  Rover  hitting  such  ex­ six­year­old  Nancy  Anne  who  soon  otic  spots as  Manila, Saigon,  Khosl  became  the  "Queen  of  the  Steel  Chang  (well,  almost  exotic),  Bang­ Hover."  kok,  Surabaya,  Djakarta,  Fort  "We  were  later  Joined  by  a  re­ Swettenham,  Belawan  Deli  and  tired lumber mill  manager and  his  Singapore,  sometimes  it  was  touch  wife,  and  the  wife  of  an  educa­ and  go  as  to  making  the  sailing  tional  officer  attached  to  the  US  board  time  for "'both  passengers  Navy,"  enough  diversity  to  pass  and crew.  The passengers  also got  the  time  pleasantly,  even'on  the  an insight  into the  loading and  un­ long transpacific  haul.  loading  of  ships,  particularly  in  His  only  disappointment  in  the  one  or  two  ports  where  the  steve­ trip.  Ridings  said,  came  when  "I  dores  brought  their  own  cook  and  showed  them  a  26­pound  salmon  I  cooking  pot  on  board.  "In  fact,"  Steward  A!  Ridings  gives  had  caught  in  San  Francisco  Bay.  he  concluded,  "taking  everything  Ba­Ba,  the  poodle,  his  Satur­ 1  heard  them  making  snide  re­ into  consideration,  everyone  day night  special in  the laun­ marks about the  ship being docked  agreed  a  great  time  was  had  by  conveniently  close  to  Fisherman's  all."  dry room.  Union Fiiieci Need  In His Absence  To the  Editor:  1 would like to take  this time  to express my  sincere thanks  to  .  the  SIU  Welfare  Department,  especially to. the  New York  rep­ resentative,  E.  B.  McAuley,  for  his  cooperation  with  my  cousin  and  his  wife  when  my  mother  was  sick.  My  mother  had  to  go  to  the  hospital  for  a  very  se­ rious  opera­ tion,  and  then  had to  go back  again  with  double  pneu­ monia.  At this  time  I  was  Hartman  aboard  the  Robin  Sherwood  down  in  South  Africa  and  could  not  be  of  any assistance.  However I am  back home now  with my mother  and am  glad to  report  she  is  improving  as  well  as  can"  be  expected.  Once  again,  I  wish  to  express  my  thanks for  the  Union's  and  Mc­ Auley's aid and  assistance.  John  Hartman  Seamen Of '20's  Asked To Write  To  the  Editor:  Back  in  the  mid­tWbnties,  I  sailed  for  aeveral  years  in  the  blac.k  gang  on  the  ships. of  tho  South. Atlantic  Steamship  Gom­ pauy,  but of  Savannah,. Georgia,  Some  of  the  ships  I  sailed  on  for  this  company  were  the  Tulsa,  Coldwater,  Shickshinny  and the  Liberty Glo.  The  ports  we  generally  made  were  LiveriK»ol,  Glasgow,  An­ twerp,  Rotterdam,  Manchester  and  Hamburg.  Shipping  got  so  bad  during  the  late  twenties  that 1 had to get a  shoreside  job  and never  returned  to the  mer­ chant  marine,  although  I  did  several  years  in  the  Navy  dur­ ing  the  war,  but  did  not  get  to  Europe.  I  often  wonder  if  there  are  any  of  the  oldtimers  who  re­ member  Mrs.  Fisher*of  the  American  Seamen's  "YMCA  in  Liverpool.  I  would  also  like  to  know  if  the  following  places  still  exist:  The  American  Bar  near  the  Adelphi  Hotel,  and  Quinn's Place  in  Liverpool;  the  Shiedamshledyke  in  Rotterdam;  the Globe, the  Coney island and  the  Metropole  Cafe  on  Schep­ per Street  in  Antwerp.  If  there  is  a  Seafarer  who  would  care  to  bring  me  up  to  date  on  these  ports  and  the  above  places,  I  certainly  will  appreciate the favor  very much.  I  am  retiring  from  the  US  Civil Service  in 1860 and  I have  been  considering  sailing  as  a  passenger  oh  an  American  freighter  to  these  ports  to  see  the  changes  in  seagoing  life  since  my  time.  I  very  often  obtain  a  copy  of  the  SEA­ FARERS  LOG  and  enjoy  read­ ing  it  very  much.  I  cain  be  reached  at  1449  Boulevard,  SE,  AUantalS.Ga.  I  ^  Riehard  Lindsle^  I  t  i;i  Wife, Baby Fine;  Cites Union Aid  To  the  Editor:  I  would  like  to  thank  every­ one  concerned  for  the  kindness  and financial  help  given  to  me  during  my  wife's  recent  illness.  I  would  also  like  to  compli­ ment  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  for  the  speedy,  efficient  manner  in  which  it  processed  the claims for  hospital  and doc­ tor  bills.  1  especially  would  like  to  thank  Mrs.  Brown  and  the  en­ tire  staff  and  officials  in  New  Orleans  for  helping  me  get  blood  donations  when  1  needed  them  so  badly.  My  wife  is  recovering  nicely  from her  operation and  my new  baby  is a  picture  of  health.  1  have  been  a  Seafarer  for  most  of  my  life,  but  this  kind  of  assistance  is  something  new  to  me.  It  makes  me  proud  just  to be  even  a  small  part  of  this  wonderful  organization.  Samuel  A. Bailey  i 4.  t  Skipper Thanics  Chiiore Crew  To the Editbr:  I  Wish  to  express  my  sincere  thanks and  deepest appi­eclaiion  to the  officers  and  crew  of  the  SS Chiiore for the  kindness and  'sympathy  shown  me  during  my  recent  bereavement,  the  loss  of  my  beloved  father,  who  passed  away  on  June  8,  1959.  Victor E. Raymond  Master, SS Chiiore  • ^1  ­'i I  �Fair*  Fenrfeen  TANKER PLAYS IT SAFE  If  it's  up to  the ofticers  and crew  aboard,  the  new  supertanker  Eagle  Voyager  should  turn out to be one  of  the safest ships afloat,  judging  from  the  minutes  of  the last  shipboard  safety  meeting  on  June  5.  It's  apparent  that  all  hands  are  approaching  the safety  prob­ lem  with  a  ^ood  deal  of  con­"*  there  was  some  doubt  about  the  were not long enough  to reach  into  structive  thought  and  sev­ availability  of  this  paint.  Gay  pro­ the  further  corners  of  the  tanks.  eral  valuable  suggestions  are  posed  that  as  a  substitute  sand  be  The  purser,  P.  L.  Rosecrans,  • rising out  of  the  safety  meetings.  scattered  in  the  fresh  paint  before  offered to  give a  series  of  lectures  Attending  the  June  5  meeting,  it  dried.  and  demonstrations  on  the  three  the ship reports, were  W. E.  Morse,  B.  R.  Pope,  the  deck  delegate,  methods  of  artificial  respiration.  chief  steward;  C.  B.  Wiggins,  proposed  that  each  department  Turning  to  engine  department  bosun,  and  H.  E.  Skipper,  chief  should have  a safety representative  safety,  the  pumpman  proposed  in­ pumpman,  as  top­rated  men  in  to  whom  crewmembers  could  re­ stallation  of  a  red  light  on  top  of  their respective  departments; three  port  on  safety  hazards  and  imsafe  the  pumproom  so  that  other  crew­ 'delegates  including  D.  C.  Gay,  B.  practices so that quick  action could  members  would  be  aware  of  the  R. Pope and  A. C. Long, along  with  be  gotten  on  such  hazards  in  be­ fact  that  somebody  was  in  the  the  chief  mate  and  third  mate,  1st  tween  meetings.  room  and  would  investigate  to see  assistant  engineer  and  the  ship's  After some  discussion on  how  to  if  all  was  well  in  the  event  he  purser.  The  meeting  was  chaired  keep  the  foc'sles  and  crew  pro­ stayed  in  there  longer  than  ex­ by the third mate, B. B. Abramoski.  tected  during  loading  or  disciiarg­ acted.  The  1st  assistant,  R.  D.  In­the  deck  department,  Wig­ ing  of  dangerous  cargo,  it  was  Huebener,  agreed  to  act  on  this  gins  proposed  the  use  of  non­skid  agreed  that  warning  signs  be~  matter promptly.  paint  on  all  outside  decks.  Since  posted  on  the  .fireproof  doors  Long,  the  engine  delegate,  re­ the  ship  is  running  foreign  and  instructing  everyone  to keep  them  ported  it  was  difficult  to  read  the  closed  at  such  times.  gauges  in  the  potable  water  tanks  The  bosun  then  proposed  that  a  and  asked  that  the  gauges  be  re­ lifejacket  be  kept  at  the  bow  for  located  or  gratings  placed  so  that  the lookout  and  E.  J. Demetro,  the  men  would  not  have  to  get  into  chief  mate,  promptly  ordered  it  awkward  or  dangerous  positions to  placed there.  read  them.  This  too  was  acted  on.  A note  in a  bottle tossed  into the  A  proposal  by  the  pumpman  to  The  chief  steward  then  called  sea  a  couple  of  hours  out  of  Rio  lengthen  the  hose  on the  fresh air  attention  to  the  need  for  holders  De  Janeiro  brought  a  reply  from  mask was  also acted upon,  with the  on the  percolators to prevent  their  a  seven­year­old  Miami  grade  chief  mate  reporting  he  had  addi­ spilling  In  the  event  the  vessel  school  student  about  two  months  tional  hose  line  on  order.  The  rolled  and  it  was  agreed  to  install  later.  Seafarer  William  Allen  present  hoses,  it  was  explained,  such a  device as  soon as  possible.  wrote.  The  note,  which  requested  the  finder to contact Allen,  was thrown  over  the  side  of  the  Del  Santos  around  March  29,  when  the  ship  was  only  four  hours  out  of  Rio,  Allen  said.  On  May  29,  two  months  to  the  day, he received a carefully printed  letter  from  seven­year­did  Rusty  Fifer,  of  Miami,  Florida,  who  wrote  that he found  the bottle  one  Sunday  while  looking for  seashells  in  Biscayne  Bay.  "When  we  were  looking  for  shells," Rusty wrote,  "I found  your  bottle stuck  in  a  big bunch  of  sea­ weed.  As  your note  requested  this  is to  let  you  know  it  was  found  in  Biscayne  Bay  on  May  24,  J959  at  11  AM."  Even A Bottle  Picks  Miami  Ranger Galley Gain's Happy  Pick Up 'Shot'  Card At Payoff  Seafarers  who nave  taken  the  series  of  inoculations  required  for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  reminded  to  be  sure  to  pick  up  their  inoculation cards  from  the  captain  or  the  purser when  they  pay  off  at  the  end  of  a  voyage.  The  card should  be  picked up  by the Seafarer and  held so  that  it  can  be  presented  when  sign­ ing  on  for another voyage where  the  "shots"  are  required.  The  inoculation  card  is  your  only  proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ quired  shots.  Those  men  who forget  to pick  up  their  inoculation  card  when  they  pay  oft  may find  that  they  are  required  to  take  all  the  "shots"  again  when  they  want  to sign  on  tor another  such voy­ age.  mim  SBAFAttERS  LOG  Top  photo  showsTlalph,  tho  second  cook,  and  Crabtree,  galley pantryman,  at work  on  the  Alcoa  Ranger.  Looks  like  they are  turning  out  some  sunnysides  for  breakfast.  At  left, Eddy,  the  crew  messman,  serves  himself  some  chow.  The  Ranger  is  one  of  the  Alcoa ships  which wen  itself  a  500­day safety award.  Photos  wisre  taken by Seafarer  Leroy  Rinker.  what  ho  had  done, fie:mxut  Don't Limit Right  have  thought  that  over  for  he  To Stay On Job  did not  make the  motion.  To the Editon  This  is  in  reference  to  the  niunerous comments on the one­ year  rulings  which  I  have  seen  in  the  LOG.  I  feel  that  it  is  time  I get my  say  in  on this  is­ sue.  Personally  I  feel  we  do  not  need such  a ruling  in  an organ­ ization  as  ours.  First  of  all  I  do  not  know  of  any  company,  corporation  or  industry  or  any  labor  organization  that  advo­ I  presume  this  one­year  rul­ ing  sounds  good  to  fellows  that  are not  riding ships that  lay up  fairly  often  such  as  the  Ore  ships,  Calmar,  and  some  of  the  Greek­operated  vessels  that  make  one  trip  and  then lay  the  crew  off.  I  say  let  us  work  as  long  as  we  are  able.  In  closing on this  beef, let  me say,  don't advocate  the one year rule  so  long  as. we  continue  to  ship  "C"  cards  to  our hard­won  SIU  jobs.  James  C.  Barnetto  letters To  The  Editor  Hospital^ Blood  Bank Saved Him  All  letters  to  the'editor  jor  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  by  the  writer.  Names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  To the  Editor:  Last March I  had to  be rushed  to the hospital for. an emergency  operation,  but  thanks  to  the  outstanding  care  I  received  at  the  Lutheran Medical Center in  Brooklyn,  I'm  now able  to  ship  out  again.  For  a  while  it  was  touch  and  go  as  to  whether  I  would survive  the night,'but the  skill  of  the  doctor  and  the  six  pints  of  blood  I  got  from  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  made  the  dif­ ference.  As  soon  as  I  came  into  the  emergency  ward,  which  was  three  o'clock  in  the  morning,  the  hospital  promptly  notified  the  Union as  weU  as my  family.  The  doctor  had  been  on  duty  all  night  but  despite  this  he  spent  six  hours  working  on  me  in  the  operating  room.  Mean­ while  the  Union  made  arrange­ ments for  all  the  blood  I  would  need.  As  a  result,  I  was  able  to  pull  through.  I  recently  re­ ceived my fit  for duty  slip after  recuperating  at  the  Staten  Island PHS  hospital.  I've  donated  blood  myself  in  the  past  without  ever  realizing  that  I  would  some  day  have  to  call  on  the  blood  bank  to  help  save  my  own  life.  I  certainly  want  to  thank  all  of  the  Sea­ farers  whose  donations  to  the  Blood  Bank  make  it  possible  for  me  and  others  to  get  the  help  needed  in  an  emergency.'  Al  Yarborough  cates  the  limit  on  any  working  person's  inalienable,  right  to  work  as  long  as  they  are  competent,  willing and  able  to  per­ form  their  precribed  du­ ties.  I  feel  that  working to­ ward becoming  Barnette  a  full­fledged  member  in  this  organization  was  to  gain  job  seniority, along  with  the  other  things  that  this  organization  has  gained  for  us,  and  I  don't  want  to  see  the  right  to  work  be  taken ­  away  from any  member  so long  as he  is  in  accord  with  all  of  the  policies  laid  out  by  this  Union.  To  better  express  my  point  I  Would  like  to  tell  you  of  a"  brother  who  advocated  the  one­ year rule.  This man  was  regis­ tered  in  Baltimore,  Group  1,  and  always  sailed  as  an  elec­ trician.  A  job  came  in  for  an  electrician on  a  Waterman  ship,  but  he  did not  take  it.  His. ex­ cuse was that there  was no over­ Unable To Work,  time in it.  A  day  or so later  a  job  came  Benefit Aids  in for an  electrician on  an  Isth­ To  the  Editor:  mian  vessel  which  lie  did  not  I  would  like  to  extend  my  take  because  it's  too  hot  in  the  deepest  thanks  for  the  $4,000  Persian ­ Gulf.  In  that  case  a  welfare  benefit  I received  upon  "B" card  got  the  job.  the  death  of  Clarence  L.  Gra­ The  same  man,  rather  than  ham.  This  money  was  really  a  life­ take  a fireman  or  oiler  job,,  which he could have had  at that  saver  for  me,  as  I  didn't  know  time, re­registered  and  went  to  which  way  to  turn.  If  I had  my  the  bottom  of  the  list  for  what  health  and  strength,  I  could  I  felt  was  going  to  be  a  long  earn  some  money.  But  I  have  wait  because he  was so  choosey.  arthritis  quite  badly  at  times.  I  am  sure  that  the  Seafarers  Yet  he  told  me  that  he  was  going to hit the deck  at the  next  Welfare  Plan  has  helped  many  meeting  in  support  of  a  time  others the  same as  it has helped  limit  on  ships.  I  told  him  I  me.  I  thank  God  for  the  Wel­ felt  sorry  but,  to  advocate  a  fare  Plan  and  the  SIU  for  the  rule  such  as  this,  I  would  have  care  it  gives  its  members  and  to  oppose  him  and  explain  to  their  dependents.  Viola  May  Graham  the  rest  of  the  membership  �• • '411  V • ' 1­1  Pare nftcM  SEAFARERS  LOG  4|iD^ |. I>»  Problems  MouthTo­Moutfi Method  Held Dost Respiration Aid  following men  are  urged  to  Charles  Reemzak  contact  Jack  Lynch  at  Room  201,  An important letter from  Marion  SUP. Headqnartera,  4S0  Harrison  Lavine  is  being  held  for  you  in  After  many years of  testing different methods of  artificial  St.,  San  Francisco,  for  income  tax  the Sru  headquarters  mailroom  in  respiration^  the  National  Academy  of  Sciences  has  decided  refund  checks:  Theodoratus  Cala­ Brooklyn.  that the simple mouth­to­mouth method is the most  practical  pothakos,  Arthur  Craig,  Jr.,  John  X  X  X  method  for  emergency  ven­ •   Doyle, Tom Evans, Steve  Krkovich,  Ruby  Maples  tilation  of  an  Individual  of  should  be  lying  down  with  head  George Lichtenberger, Milford Mc­ any age.  This is particularly  tilted  backwards  and  the  lower  Donald,  Angelo  Meglio,  Finn  Floyd Williams requests that  you  get  in  touch  with  him  as  soon  as  true,  the  group  said,  where  there  jaw pulled  down.  Food  particles or  Ostergaard, Leo  Rondario, William  possible.  His  address  is  1170  Un­ is  no  oxygen  equipment  available  other  obstructions  should  be  re­ Watson  and  Ding Hai  Woo.  ion  Ave.,  Memphis,  Tenn.,  phone  or  assistance from  another  indi­ moved,  by  blows  between  the  shoulder blades If  necessary.  BR  6­1768.  viduaL  The  following  ex­crewm^bers  Mbuth­to­mouth  artificial  res­ The  biggest  advantage  of  the  of  the  Ariekaree  or  the  Stony  piration,  they  said,  "has  ttic  ad­ mduth­to­month  method  is  that  it  Point  who  have  money  coming  to  vantage  of  providing  pressure  to  is  far  less  tiring  than  the  back  them  £rom  their  wages  are  urged  inflate  the  victim's  lungs  immedi­ pressure system,  an important  con­ Tiiomas  Joseph  RoHcs,  to  contact  Bfiller  &  Seeger,  26  ately  and  allowing  the  rescuer  to  sideration  when  artifical  respira­ months,  looks  a  mite  unde­ Court  St.,  Brooklyn:  Uonel  Chap­ tion has to  be  kept  up  for  periods  cided  about  a  sea  career  gain  soma  .information  on  the  of  man,  Francis  Dowd,  Eusebio  Rod­ an hour  or more.  pressure,  volume  and  duration  of  right  now,  though  time  will  riguez,  S.  Shulmin,  Alexander  The  National  Academy  indicated  each  blowing  effort"  PeffanU  and  Ignatius  Torre.  tell.  Dad  Wiiliam  R,  Parks,  For  adult  respiration,  the  group  that  it  could  not  recommend  any  WASHINGTON  —  Five  more  wiper,  of  Springfield,  Mass.,  ^  ^  %  recommends  12  deep  breaths  per  single  manual  method  as  better  In  ships  have  been  returned  to  the  Andy  Carvalbo  fust  got  off  the  Seatrain  Sa­ minute;  for  children,  about  20  all  circumstances,  although  the  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  American­flag from foreign registry  vannah  to  visit  mom, Thomas  shallow  breaths  per  minute,  allow­ American  Red  Cross  currently  fa­ in  May,  the  Maritime  Administra­ cousin  Thomas  Pemandez  at  59  vors the back  pressure arm­lift.  In  Joseph and  William III,  who's  ing  for  smaller  lung  capacity.  tion reports,  as owners  of  Libertys  West  90th  St.,  NY,  NY.  that  system,  the  operator  kneels  For  best  results,  the  victim  3 now.  and  trictorys  hope  to  get  a  piece  ^  X.  facing  the  victim  astride  the  vic­ of  agricultural  surplus * export  Miehael  Traskas  tim's  head,  presses  down  on  tho  You  are  urged  to  contact  Mae  cargoes.  .  ribs and  then  slides his  hands  for­ Stepson  at  1126  Hunter  St.,  Laxe  The five ships were  the Sealady,  ward  against the  upper arms,  pull­ Julia,  Penn  Vanguard,  Qulfwater  Charles,  LA.  ing  them  upward  and  outward.  and  Galloway.  However,  the  re­ XXX  Timothy  McCarthy  turns  were  less  than  ships  going  Important  that  you  contact  your  on  idle  status,  with  the result that  All  of  the  follouHng  SIU  families  have  received  a  $200  matemity  • daughter  Ann  at  48  Crowley­ the  active  ocean­going  privately­ Rogers  Way,  South  Boston,  Mass.  owned fleet was down to 947 vessels  benefit  plus  a $25  bond  from  the  Union  in  the  boby's  name:  on June 1,'a  net loss of  three ships  Louis  AUen  Buterakos,  born  Joyce Ann  Machlinski, bora  May  XXX  John  Ward  during  the  month.  April  27,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  10,1959, to Seafarer and  Mrs. Rob­ You  are  urged  to  get  In  touch  Laid­up  ships  included  20  dry  Mrs.  Thomas  Butmrakos,  Win­ ert  Machlinski,  Baltimore,  Md.  with  your  mother­in­law.  She  is  cargo  vessels  and  49  tankers,  re­ chester,  Va.  XXX  taking  care  of  your  children  while  flecting the  world­wide  surplus  of  Carter  V.  Myers,  bora  April  13,  MONTREAL—In  operation  for  XXX  your wife  is sick.  i  tanker  tonnage.  Catherine  Castro,  bom  May  26,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Carter  two months,  the St.  Lawrence Sea­ way  received  its formal  dedication  1959, to Seafarer  and Mrs,  Arthuro  Myers,  Lynnfield,  Mass.  at  St.  Lambert  Locks  near  here  X  ,  X  X  Castro,  Houston,  Texas.  Dana  Frances  Reynolds,  bora  from  President  D^^ght  D.  Eisen­ XXX  March  30,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  hower  and  Queen  Elizabeth  II  of  Adrian  Landa,  born  April  30,  Mrs.  William  H.  Reynolds,  Win­ the  British  Commonwealth.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Carlos  chester,  After  the  speechmaking  and  the  Vs.  L.  Landa,  Dallas,  Texas.  dedication  ceremonies,  the  yacht  •   .X  X  X  XXX  Arthur  Rand  Slade,  born  April  Uritannia  carrying  the  Queen  and  Robin  Marie  Leavey,  born  Feb­ 29,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  her  party,  plus  the  President,  ruary  13,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Bobby  M.  Slade, Baton  Rouge,  La.  transited. the  first  four  locks.  The  Mrs.  Henry  P.  Leavey,  Brooklyn,  Britannia  then  continued  on  with  fr­  t  X  NY.  Paul  David  Stevens,  bora  April  the  Queen  aboard  en­route  to  4"  •  4"  4  7,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Chicago  and  eventually  to  Lake  Joseph  Kurt  Jupitz,  bora  April  Thomas  H..  Stevens,  Mobile,  Ala.  Superior.  21, 1959.  to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl  Meanwhile,  the  US  Navy  sent •   X  X  X  Jupitz,  Baltimore,  Md.  flotilla of  Navy  ships,  28  in  all,  to  David  William  Wennberg,  bora  TO SHIPS  IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  May  2,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  make  calls  at  various  Lakes  ports  X  4>  4»  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  Mark  McCain^ born  May  6,  1959,  William  H.  Wennberg,  Duluth,  as  part  of  the  Seaway  celebration.  ­ The  first  figures  compiled  by  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Julius  Mc­ Minn.  the  Seaway  Authority  showed  that  Cain,  Lake  Charles,  La­ XXX  YV  Philip  Brace  PhiUii^.  bora  2V4  million  tons  of  cargo  were  March  22,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  carried  djjring  the  month  of  May,  Mrs.  George  Phillips,  Oxley,  Ark.  approximately  1^  times  tho  amount  carried  last  year  when the  EVRY  SUNDAY.  1620  GMT  (11:20  EST  Sunday)  XXX  old  14­foot  canals  we^e  in  opera­ David  Neat  Gaskfll,  born  Janu­ WFK­39, 19850  KCs  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  tion.  ary  4,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ The  Seaway  operation  is  being  Floyd  Gaskill,  Sea  Level,  NC.  tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  hampered  by  shallow  drafts  in  States.  X  X  X  many  ports,  lack  of  docking  facili­ Darleen  L.  Bent^  bora  April  1,  ties and  WFL­65,  15860  KCs  Ships in  Gulf  of  Mexico, Carib­ jams at  the  locks.  bean,  West  Coast  of  South  ARLINGTON,  VA.—A persistent  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Henry  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  Army  private  was  so  confident  of  G. Bents,  Brooklyn,  NY.  and  US  East  Coast.  XXX  his  potato  peeling  style  that  he  took  his  case  to  a  court­martial—  Nelson Blaba, born May 21,1959,  WFK­95, 15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  and  was  vindicated.  In  fact,  the  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Edward  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  East  Coast.  court found that not  only was  PFC  Blaha, Jackson  Heights. U, NY.  XXX  Andrew God  Jr., not guilty of  will­ Charleen  and  Marie  Brezler,  fully  destroying  Government  pro­ perty,  but  he  shaved  potatoes  born May  4,  1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs.  Charles  Brezler,  Baltimore,  even  closer  than  his  superiors.  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­World  Tho  death of  the  following  Sea­ The  private  had  been  charged  Md.  farer  has  been  reported  to  the  tireless Broadcasts Continue .  ..    XXX  3y  his  company  commander  with  failing  to heed  Army  directives  as  John  Bernardes  Ferreira,  born  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  and  the  Every  Sunday, 1915  GMT  (2:15 PM  EST  Sunday)  to  the  proper  method  to  peel  po­ June  1,  1959, to Seafarer and  Mrs.  SIU  death  benefit  is  being  paid  to  hit  beneficiary:  WCO­13020  KCs  tatoes. .  Rather  than  accept  com­ Antonio  Ferreira,  Flusblng  LI.  Europe  and  North  America  X  X  ­  X  pany  punishment  of  two  hours  a  Chatles  Nicholson,  58:  An  acci­ day  of. faa^ labor  for  14  days  as  Vlekl Elaine  Harfllne, born  June  dent  proved  fatal  to  Brother  Ni­ f'T  WCO­16908.8  KCs  did  an  associate.  Private  God  4,1959, to Seafarer and Afrs. Lloyd  East  Coast  South  America  cholson  In  New  elected to take  the matter to court.  Hartline,  Dallas,  Texas.  Orleans.  He died  WCO­22407  KCs  ,  XXX  A  pan  of  potato  peelings  col­ in  Charity  Hds­ West Coast  South  America  lected  from  a  month  of  God's  Miebael  J<diB  Hennlng,  born  pital  in  New  Or­ Every  Monday,  0315  GMT  kitchen  efforts  was  Introduced  by  May  9,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  leans,  La.,  on  (10:15  PM  EST Sundav)  the  prosecution  Id  prove  God's  Cyril  Hennlng,  Gretna,  La.  March 3.  He was  XXX  wastefulness^  For  the  defense,  a  a  member  of  tho  WMM  25­15607  KCs  Janet  Ellen  Hlgglns.  bora  May  Union since 1942,  jness  sergeant  testified  that,  con­ Australia  sailing  in  tho  sidering  the  fact that  God  was  us­ 29, 1959,  to Seafarer and Mrs. John  WMM  81­11037.5  deck  department.  ing  a. knife  rather  than  a  potato  F.  Hlggins,  Stoneham,  Mass.  Northwest  Pacific  His  mother,  Mrs.  peeler,  he had  done" a­more  than  4.  X  X  adequate.^ job.V  When  samples  of  Sara  Rodrigues,  b<Mtn  Maf  11,  Emiyl  Nicholson,  of  Collingswood,  both  wisre  put  on,the scales,  God's  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Aiigusr  NJ,  survives  him.  Burial  was \jh  weighed'  lesx.:'  •  •   tin  Rodriguez,  New  York  City.  >  Harleigh. Cometfry,' ChmdeOi  NJ.  "M  • yl  I  ­  i: I  5 More  Ships  Return To US  SIU  BABY  ABRIVALS  Seaway  Is  Christened  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  I BROADCAST  I  I  I  • "K­ MTD  "THE VOICE OF THE  Army  Worry:  Potato Peels  'v  MARtTIME TRilDIES DEPARTMENT  iiwnroitr  • vtf  �5,  •  V  •  Vol.  XXi  No.  14  SEAFARERS  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  U N IO N  • A   T L A NT 10  AND  GUXF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CfO  •   Valchem, Rosa  Deck Officers  Facing Charges  But I  Line Tackies  A Monster  Following  up  its  action  in  suspending  the  license  of  the  captain of  the Constitution for one yjear, the Coast Guard has  filed almost  identical charges  against  both captains  and  both  ^  ^  second  mates  of  the  cruise  ship  Santa  Rosa  and  the  badly  damaged  that  tha  vessel  is  tanker Valchem.  The. officers  not  being  repaired.  of  the  two  vessels,  which  collided  The  negligence  charges  will  be  off  the  Jersey  coast  on  March  26  heard  at  the  end  of  July  at  the  with  the  loss  of  four  lives,  were  Custom  House  in  New  York.  accused  of" improper  navigation  at  immoderate  speed,  improper  use  of  radar,  and  failure  to  stop  the  vessel  after  hearing  fog  signals,  among  other  items.  The  captain  of  the  Constitution,  James  LaBelle,  had  his  license  suspended  because  of  a  collision  between  the  Constitution  and  the  Norwegian  tanker  Jalanta  off  Am­ brose  Light.  The  Coast  Guards  PHILADELPHIA—With  actual  hearing  examiner  cited  the  fact  construction  work  now  underway  that the Constitution  had been run­ on  the  new  hall  here,  the  mem­ ning  in  excess  of  18  knots  at  the  bership  in  this  port  has  taken  up  A  150­ton  generator,  the  largest  Biggest generator ever brought into Puerto  Rico. 150­tonner  hangs  time  in  poor  visibility  and  had  the  job of  sidewalk superintending  single  piece  of  equipment  ever  in  mid­air  at  Bull  Line  Brooklyn  terminal  before  being  swung  failed  to  stop  its  engines  when  it  with  a  vim.  The  men on  the beach  carried  by  a  Bull  Line  ship  to  aboard  the  Carolyn.  ' heard  a  fog  signal  of  an  unseen  have  been  running  back  and  forth  Puerto  Rico,  arrived  in  San  Juan 4.  between  job  calls  to  see  what's  vessel.  last  week and  will be  put to  use in  going  on.  a generating  plant operated  by  the  Speed  In  Fog  Port  Agent  Steve  CarduUo  has  The  examiner  also  criticized  the  put  out  a  blanket  invitation  to  all  Puerto  Rico  Water  Resources  Au­ practice  of  .speed  lay  ships  of  all  Seafarers  to  "supervise"  the  con­ thority.  nations,  irrespective  of  conditions  struction  work as it  goes  on! When  The  generator  was  carried  on  of  fog,  rain,  visibility  and  other  completed,  the  new  hall  at  2602  the  deck  of  the  Liberty  ship  factors.  South  Fourth  Street  will  offer  Carolyn,and  required  special  The  charges  against  Captain  ample  space  for  both  Union  and  wooden  supports  to  safeguard  the  Frank  Siwik  of  the  Santa Rosa Are  Welfare  Plan  facilities,  plus  at­ deck  from  giving  way  under  the  that  he,  too,  negligently navigated  tractive and  comfortable  surround­ weight.  The  ship  listed  only  about  ST.  JOHNS,  Newfoundland—A  member  of  the  striking  his  vessel  at  "immoderate  speed"  ings foir  men  on the beach.  one or two  degrees after cargo  was  International  Woodworkers  of  America  Has  been  acquitted  under  conditions  of  restricted visi­ loaded  on the  opposite  side  to off­ of  a  murder  charge  by  a  jury  here, following  a  picketline  Shipping  in  this  port  was  not  bility  and  also  neglected  to  stop  something  to  get  terribly  worked  set  the~generator's  weight.  fight on March 10.  Earle Ron­<  his vessel's  engines when he heard  up  about  but,  since  registration  .  Bull  Line,  which  is  contracted  aid Laing, one  of  the strikers,  The  Canadian  Mounted  Police,  the fog  signal of  another vessel,  in  totals  were  also  low,  there  is  no  to  the  SIU,  has  carried  several  had  been  in  prison  four  who  took  part  in  the  picket­line  this case,  the Valchem.  _The Santa  pile­up  of  men  on  the  beach.  In  other  generators  to  Puerto  Rico  months  after  being  accused  of  battle, were  withdrawn by the  fed­ Rosa's  second  mate  was  charged  fact,  registration  exceeded  ship­ before,  hut  this  one  topped  the  striking  a  member  of  the  Royal  eral government  of  Canada  follow­ with  improper use of  the radar be­ ping  by  just  one Seafarer.  The fu­ others by 10 tons or  better. Several  Canadian  Mounted  Police  with  a  ing  considerable  outcry  against  cause  he  kept  it  on  the  six­mile  ture  outlook  is  for  more  of  the  more  are  expected  to be  delivered  club.  their  being  utilized  as  a  strike­ .range  when  greater  ranges  were  same,  with  fairly  steady  turnover.  this year  or early  In  1960.  The  loggers  union  had  de­ breaking  weapon  by  the  Small­ available,  with  the  result  that  the  nounced  Laing's  arrest  as  one  of  wood  government.  Valchem  did  not  become  visible  the  tactics  being  used  by  Premier  The  strike,  which'began  when  on the Santa  Rosa's radar until the  Joseph  Smallwood  of  Newfound­ the  loggers  were  refused  a  union  two  ships  were five  miles  apart.  land  to  drive  the  striking  union  contract,  wage  increases  and  im^  On  the  Valchem,  Caiffhin  Louis  out  of  the  province.  Smallwood  provement  in primitive  living con­ L.  Murphy,  who  was  in  his  cabin  had the  provincial  legislature  pass  ditions  in  the  logging  camps,  ha«  at  the  time  of  the  accident,  was  bills  "outlawing"  the  striking  un­ attracted  wide  support from  Cana­ charged  with failing to instruct the  ion  and  setting' up  a  goverment­ dian  and  American  unions.  Aj>­ &y.­ second  mate,  Clyde  St.  Clair  Lup­ sponsored  loggers'  organization  to  proxlmately  $500,000  has  been  ton,  to  notify  him  in  the  event  of  work behind the union picket lines.  raised to aid the strikers, including  '^v;>.  conditions  of  restricted  visibility,  The second  in her family to win an SIU scholarship. Miss  In  the  light  of  Smallwood's  re­ two  $5,000  contributions  from  the  rl­;: :  or  in  case  other  vessels  were  en­ peated  denunciation  of  the  strik­ SIU  of  North  America  and  $1,500  countered.  Lupton,  who  was  in  Rosemary  Virgin,  dau^ter  of  Seafarer  Claude  Virgin  of  ers  and  their  union  and  his  cam­ from the  SIU  Canadian  District.  charge  of  navigation  at  the  time,  Atlanta, Georgia, has a high standard to live up to Jn order to  paign  to  picture  them  as  lawless  faces  charges  similar  to  Siwik;  match  the  achievements  of  and  violent  elements  in  the  com­ namely,  that  he  navigated  at  "im­ science  center.  She  plans to  work  munity,  Laing's  acquittal  will  un­ two  older  sisters.  moderate  speed"  under  conditions  toward  a  degree  In  science  with  doubtedly  be  regarded  as  a  vic­ of  restricted  visibility  and,  after  Her  sister  Louise  was  a  emphasis  on  biology.  She  has  al­ tory  by  the  IWA.  hearing  the  Santa  Rosa's  fog  sig­ scholarship  student  at  the  Univer­ ready  done  specialized  work'  in  nal, sounded two  prolonged whistle  sity  of  Georgia  and  was  elected  this  area  at  Murphy  High  School  to Phi  Beta  Kap­ in Atlanta, winning a  bronze medal  blasts  while  continuing  to  make  y';.­ir>.  ­*•   SIU  membership  meet­ pa  before  gradu­ from  the  Georgia  Academy  of  way  with  his  vessel.  ating  in  1952.  Science  and  honorable  mention  Doing  21  Knots  ings  are  held  regularly  Her  sister  Anne  from  the  W^stinghouse  Talent  Testimony  by  witnesses  at  the  every Iwo weeks  on  Wed­ was  a  winner  of  Search for a research  study on fac­ time of  the accident  indicated that  nesday  nights  at  7  PM in  an  SIU  scholar­ the  Santa  Ri)Sfl  was  doing  better  tors  influencing  plant  growth.  ship  in  1956  and  While  in  high  school  she  has  BOSTON—Shipping here was on  all  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ than  21  knots  at  the  time  of  the  slow  side  during  the  past  two  graduated  from  worked  in  the  Atlanta  Public , Li­ the  crash.  There  was  dispute  about  weeks  as  only  two  ships  paid  off,  farers  are  expected  to  the  University  of  brary system after  school  and dur­ none  signed  the  Valchem's  movements,  how­ on  and  two  were  in  attend; those  who  wish  to  Georgia  last  ing  summers.  .  She  plans  to  do  transit,  according  K^V.;5­:'.'­ ever,  with  some  testimony  to  the  jVr ..­  .':  to  Gene  Dakin,  be excused  should  request  June, magna  cum  graduate  work  in  library  work,  effect  that  her  engines  were  Rosemary  port  agent.  laude,  with  Phi  specializing  in  the  scientific  area.  stopped at  the time of  the accident,  Dakin  reported  that  the  union's  permission  by  telegram  and  other  testimony  contradicting  Beta  Kappa  membership.  Anne  is  Her  father,  who  ships  as  oiler,  organizing  •  campaign  among  a  (be  sure  to  include  regis­ now  working  on  a  master's degree  was last aboard  the Coeur d' Alene  group  of  barge  employees  here  is  that  assertion.  The  accident  apparently  took  at  the  University  which  she  ex­ Victory  and  is­ now  onr  the  beach  nearing an end. The National Labor  tration  number).  The  next  place  when  the  two  ships,  which  pects  to  receive  In  August,  and  in  Ban  Francisco.  Relatioiis  Board  has  been  peti­ SIU  meetings  will  be:  plans  tMeach English  either  tioned for  an election,  which is ex­ ;1­'"  bad  been  approaching  each  other  then  I"  almost­bead­on, both  veered shore­ in  junior  college  or  in.  a  high  July 8  pected to be scheduled before long.  ward,  the  southbound  Valchem  school.  She  also holds'a  graduate  Cities  Service's  Bradfprd  Island  and  Winter  Hill  were  the  two  ves­ "  turning  right  for  a  port­to­poi't I  assistantship at  the University.  sels  paying  off.  The  Robin  Gray  ­  passing  and  the  northbound  Santa  Rosemary,  who  is  17,  plans  to  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•   •   • "  , :<  .'r <x  •,  .  ''I "• •   y54?i.V'  ''• • ­.i/' y4'iia'V  f Yi^4x? i'VS#x'«/! s' 4; ^  ^s; •   ' li^f  •  •  • ­^  A&6 District  y  '.y>.'  J  '  i  ­ i'  <'• '0  ­.: ifv  :1  ;  v_  . '.v:y  • .'. A"  y.$%y  V*­­ "• l y "" . f. A ­  ;• ;  • • ­• • "­• ­"3­ft  AFL­CIO  .i­ • :  ­  ;:5:  <  •  • Protection of 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  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.  • 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.  •  4  ­I  ||  5^  The SW  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.  • ri'• • • :­r'''">  •  '• • '  t­v  \­ {•  >vr;  '  .;• •   ­  «iyf>  ««>­; >f; 3  • ;?;?« »:«'.n'r­ 'Mv'i'yx  .­.I's­j ,x,j,' l,.Wi;i..  '  •   •   • ­  C  •   ErS/^y SEAFARER IS GUARANTEED  ' t,':, ., •   ""i  • «f­>  ­h • ':  ­  •   'ih,:  '  .;>ii.­v­­''T­V;;®*,  ir  J,. :?s^­  ' ii­ Ty:­'J.  V» .•   >• • »»­    '.­ • >,1.  •  :  •  •   . *  ^  ,vi  !)»  r^i'  yy­.  'y  il' k'^­  'ti­  ,[  tS  • ­:•  y­  '  ^• • ' • '    CONSTITUTION  .  .V ' ^  • • '  /in.viiMf'''• •   ­  • • • .• %­>    ''­x­yr  ••   'j"­ixW  ;i • •   "'4 • • ', • ­ • ..'  ­i.­  '  Senator  Henry  M.  Jackson,  Wash.:  * ... I have looked over the constitution  ­  and offhand  it would  appear  to be emi­ # ?| ^ V  ently 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."  7­.  ­'• • X  • • ,  • S'­V"  kfitk­.  ypiy­ • ; xY?'  7;v?. 1  y::V:a  •  Swv­y  j.;;  '­  .•   ;• '• ­  I ­ It.  I',,,, '  ••.•  ./»  : • ''  I>  ''^  X  yxjif y  Senator  James  E.  Murray,  Montana:  • *1 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,  cross­examination,  and  confronta­ tion  by  the  accuser ... I am  happy  to  note that your new constitution is drawn  in the­spirit  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,  Hi.:  "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."  fr\.v3\  I'.r'•   ^  ,  .v;  •'­«  • "5  • ,• ^3  "J  vi  ;.3  • • 'J  •  ^  • '­v..'  ^  • •   x ;  ­'y 'Y  s>''""  '  x  .  .,  �•.  • rafeiMataiT—Tua TWi  "c­l  .I.­;;  United States,  provided  the member  was in  good standing  at the  time of  entry into  the  Armed  Forces,  and  further ;;  provided  hC  applies  for  reinstatement  within  VO  dayi^  after discharge from  the Armed  Forces  fe>  While  a  member  has  no  opportunity  to  pay  dues'  because  of  employment  aboard  an  American flag  mer­ chant  vessel.  Section  4.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall  be  Seafarers  International  Union  •  A&G District  AFL­CIO  sufficient  to  designate  additional  circumstances  during  which  the  time  specified  in  Section  3  shall  not  run.  It  '  (As  Amandad,  Augutt,  19Sd)  shall  be  the  right  of  any  member  to  present.  In  writing,  to any  Port at  any regular  meeting, any  question  with  re­ PREAMBLE  the Union.  gard  to  the  application  of  Section  3,  in  accordance  with  We.  the  Seamen  and  Fishermen  of  America,  realizing  n  procedures established  by a  majority  vote of  the member­ the value and  necessity of  a  thorough organization  of  sea­ Every member of this Union shall  have the right to vote.  ship.  A  majority  vote of  the membership  shall  be neces­ faring  men,  have  determined  to.  form  one.  imion,  the  No  one  shall  deprive  him  of  that  right  sary to decide such questions. •   SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  OF  NORTH  JO  Section  S.  The membership  shall  be  empowered  to  es­ AMERICA, to embrace all seamen and fishermen of  North  Every  member shall  have the right to nominate  himself  tablish, from  time  to  time,  by  majority  vote,  rules  under  America, Canada,  Alaska, and  the Territories, based upon  for. and  to hold, office  In  this Union.  which  dues  and  assessments  may  be  remitted  where  a  the following  principles:  member has  been ifnable  to  pay dues  and assessments for  Whatever  right  belongs  to  one  member  belongs  to  all  No  member shall  he deprived  of  his membership  with­.  members  alike, as  long  as  they  remain  in  good  standing  out  due  process  of  the  law  of  this  Union.  No  member  the reasons  provided  in  Sections 3 and  4.  Section 6.  To  preserve  unity,  and  to  promote  the  com­ in  the  Union. ­ shall  be compelled  to  he a  witness against  himself  In  the  mon welfare  the membership, all members of  the Union  First  of  these  rights  is  the  right  of  the  American  sea­ trial  of  any  proceeding  in  which  he may  be charged  with  shall  uphold of  and  defend  this  Constitution  and  shall  be  men  to  receive  their  employment  through  their  own  failure  to  observe  the  law  of  this  Union.  Every  official  by  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution  and  all  Union  Halls,  without  interference  of  crimps,  shipowners,  and  Job holder shall  he  bound  to uphold  and  protect  the  governed  fink  halls  or  any  shipping  bureaus  maintained  by  the  rights of  every  member In accordance  with  the  principles  policies, rulings, orders and  decisions duly made.  Section  7.  Any  member  who  advocates  or  gives  aid.to  Government.  set  forth  in  the  Constitution of  the  Union.  the. principles and  policies of  any hostile  or dual organiza­ That  it is  the right  of  each  member to  receive  fair and  V  tion  shall  be  denied  further  membership  in  this  Union.  Just  remuneration  for  his  labor,  and  to  gain  sufficient  Every member shall  have the  right to he  confronted  by  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall  decide  which  leisure  for  mental  cultivation  and  physical  recreation.  his accuser  whenever he  is charged  with violating  the law  Further,  we  consider  it  oiu:  right  to  receive  healthful  of  this  Union.  In  all  such  cases,  the  accused  shall  be  organizations  are  dual  or  hostile.  Sactlon  8.  Evidence  of  membership  or other  affiliation  and  sufficient  food,  and  proper  forecastles  in  which  to  guaranteed  a  fair  and  speedy  trial  by­an  impartial  com^  with  the  Union  shall  at  all times  remain  the  property­of  ­ rest.  mittee  of  his  brother  Union  members.  the  Union.  Members may  be  required  to show  their evi­ Next, is  the right  to be  treated  in  a decent  and respect­ VI  dence  of  membership  in  order  to  be  admitted  to  Union  ful manner  by those  in. command.  No member shall be  denied the  right to express himself  meetings.  We  hold  that  the  above  rights  belong  to  all  seamen  freely on  the floor of any  Union meeting or in committee.  Section 9.  Only  members in  good  standing shall  be al­ alike,  irrespective  of  nationality  or  creed.  vn  lowed  to  vote.  Recognizing  the  foregoing  as  our  inalienable  rights,  we  militant membership  being  necessary  to the  security  ARTICLE  IV  are  conscious  of  corresponding  duties  to  those  in  com­ of A  a free union,  the members shall at all times stand ready  REINSTATEMENT  mand.  our  employers,  our  craft  and  our  country.  to defend  this  Union  and  the  principles set  forth  in  the  We  wHl,  therefore,  try  by  all  just  means  to  promote  Constitution  Members  dismissed  from  the  Union  may  be  reinstated  of  the Union.  harmonious  relations  with  those  in  command  by  exercis­ in  accordance  with  such  rules  as  are  adopted,  from  time  vm  ing  due  care  and  diligence  in  the  performance  of  the  The  powers  not  delegated  to  the  officials  and  Job  to  time,  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  duties of  our  profession, and  by  giving all  po'^ible assist­ ARTICLE  V  holders by  the Constitution  of  the  Union shall  be reserved  ance  to  our  employers  in  caring  for  their  gear  and  to  DUES  AND  INITIATION  FEE  the  members.  property.  Section 1.  All  members  shall  pay  dues quarterly,  on  a  CONSTITUTION  Based  upon  these  principles,  it  is  among  our  objects:  calendar year basis,  on the first business day  of  each quar­ ARTICLE  1  To use  our  infiuence  individually  and  collectively  for the  ter, except  as herein  otherwise  provided.  The  dues shall  NAME  AND  GENERAL  POWERS  purpose  of  maintaining  and  developing  skill  in  seaman­ This  Union  shall  be  known  as  the  Seafarers  Interna­ be  those  payable  as  of  the  date  of  adoption  of  this  Con­ ship  and  effecting~a  change  in  the  Maritime  law  of  the  tional  Union  of  North  America,  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Dis­ stitution  and  may  be  changed  only  by  Constitutional  United  States,  so  as  to  render  it  more  equitable  and  to  amendment.  make  it an  aid  instead  of  a  hindrance  to the development  trict.  Its  powers  shall  be  legislative,  judicial, and  execu­ Section  2.  No  candidate  for  membership  shall  be  ad­ tive,  and  shall  include  the  formation  of,  and/or issuance  of  a  Merchant  Marine  and  a body  of  American seamen.  mitted  into membership  without having  paid an  initiation  of  charters  to, subordinate  bodies, corporate  or otherwise,  To  support  a  journal  which  shall  voice  the  sentiments  fee of  one hundred (1100.00) dollars.  the  formation  of  funds  and  participation  in  funds,  the  of  the  seafaring  class,  and  through  its  columns  seek  to  Section  3.  Payment  of  dues and  initiation  fees may  b«  maintain  the  knowledge  of  and  interest  in  maritime  establishment  of  enterprises for  the benefit  of  the Union,  and  similar ventures.  A  majority vote of  the membership  waived  for  organizational  purposes  only,  in  accordanc*  affairs.  To  assist  the  seamen  of  other countries  in  the  work  of  shall  be authorization  for any  Union action,  unless other­ with  such  rules as  are  adopted  by  a  majority  vote  of. the  organization  and  federation,  to  the  end  of  establishing  wise  specified  in  this  Constitution.  This  Union  shall,  at  membership.  ARTICLE  VI  all  times,  protect  and  maintain  its  Jurisdiction  over  all  the Brotherhood  of  the Sea.  RETIREMENT  FROM  MEMBERSHIP  To assist  other  bona fide  labor organizations  whenever  work  which  belongs to  the  seaman  and  all such  work  as  seamen now  perform.  Section  1.  Members  may  retire  from  membership  by  possible  in  the  attainment  of  their  just  deinands.  ARTICLE  n  paying al! unpaid dues, dues for the quarter in which' they  To  regulate  our  conduct as  a  Union  and  as  individuals  AFFILIATION  retire,  assessments, fines,  and  other  monies  due. and  ow­ so as to make seamanship what  it rightly is—an  honorable  This  Union  shall  be affiliated  with  the Seafarers  Inter­ ing the Union.  A retirement  card shall be issued upon  re­ and  useful  calling.  And  bearing  in  mind  that  we  are  national  Union  of  North America  and  the  American  Fed­ quest. and  dated  as of  the  day  that  such  member accom­ migratory, that  our work  takes us  away  in  different Erec­ tions from  any  place,  where the  majority might otherwise  eration  of  Labor.  All  other  affiliations  by  the  Union  or  plishes" these payments  and request.  meet  to  act,  that  meetings  can  be  attended  by  only  a  by  the  Ports  shall  be  made  or  withdrawn  as  determined  .  Section  2.  All  the  rights,  privileges,  duties,  and  obli­ gations of  membership shall  be suspended  during thei>e­ fraction  of  the  membership,  that  the  absent  members,  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  riod  of  retirement,  except  that  a  retired  member  shall  ­ who cannot  be present, must  have  their interests  guarded  ARTICLE  m  not  be  disloyarto  the  Union  nor  Join  or  remain  In  any  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 dual  or hostile organization,  upon  penalty of  forfeiture of  who  are  present  may  act  for  and  in  the  interest  of  all,  mitted  to  membership  in  accordance  with  such  rules  as  his. right to reinstatement.  Section  3.  Any  person  in retirement  for a  period of  six  we  have  adopted  this  constitution.  are  adopted,  from  time  to time,  by  a  majority  vote  of  ' months  or  more  shall  be  restored  to  membership,  ex­ STATEMENT  OF  PRINCIPLES  AND  DECLARATION  the membership.  ..  cept  as herein  Indicated,  by  paying dues  for  the  current  OF RIGHTS  Section  2.  Candidates  for  membership  shall  be  quarter,  as  well  all  assessments  accruing  and  newly  In  order  to  form  a  more  perfect  union,  we  members  American  citizens,  or  eligible  for  such  citizenship.  No  levied  during  the as  period  of  retirement  If  the  period of  of  the  Brotherhood  of  the  seamen, fishermen and  allied  candidate  shall  granted  membership  who  is  a  mem­ retirement  is  less  than  six  (6)  months,  the  required  pay­ workers ashore—realizing  the value  and necessity  of  unit­ ber  of  any  dual be  organization  any  other  organization  ments  shall  consist  of  all  dues  accruing  during  the  said  ing  in  pursuit  of  our  improved  economic  and  social  wel­ hostile to  the aims,  principles,  or  policies of  this Union.  period  of  retirement,  including  those  for  the  current  fare,  have  determined  to  bind  ourselves  together  in  the  No  candidate  shall  be  granted and  membership  until  he­has  quarter,  and  all  assessments  accrued  and  newly  levied  Seafarers  International  Union  of  North  America,  Atlantic  taken  the  following  oath" of  obligation:  during  that  period.  Upon  such  payment,  the  person  in  and  Gulf  District,  and  hereby  dedicate  ourselves  to  the  OBLIGATION  following  principles:  retirement shall  be restored to membership, and  his mem­ "1  pledge my  honor as a  man, that  I will  be faithful  to  bership book, appropriately stamped, shall be given to him.­ In  promoting  our economic  and  social  welfare, we  shall  this  Union, and  that  I  will  work  for  its  interest  and  will  Seetion  4.  A  member  in  retirement  may  be restored  to  ever  be  mindful,  not  only  of  our  rights,  but  also  of  our  look  upon  every  member  as  my  brother;  that I  will  not  membership  after  a  two­year  period  of  retirement  only  duties  and  obligations  as  members  of  the  community,  work  for  less  than  Union  wages  and  that  I  will  obey  all  by  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  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  Section  3.  The  period  of  retirement  shMl  be  computed  the  democratic  principles  to  which  we  seafaring  men  not  entitled  to  know  it  And  if  1  break  this  promise,  1  from  the  day  as  of  which  the  retirement  card  is i^ed.  dedicate  ourselves  in  this  Union.  ARTICLE  vn  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  GOD!"  SYSTEM  OF  ORGANtZATION  ganizations;  w^ shall  support  a  journal  to give  additional  Section  I. This  Union,  and  all  Forts,  Officers,  Fort  voice  to  our  views;  we  shall  assist  our  brothers  of  the  Section  3.  Members  more  than  one  quarter  in  ar­ Agents.  Fatrolmen,  and  members  shall  be  governed,  in  sea and  other workers of  all countries  in these obligations  rears in dues, or more  than three months  in arrears in as­ this  order,  by:  .  ­ to  the  fullest  extent  consistent  with  our  duties  and  ob­ sessments  or  unpaid fines,  shall  be  automatically  sus­ (a)  The  Constitution  ligations.  We  shall  seek  to  exert­our individual  and  col­ pended. and  shall  forfeit all  benefits and  all  other rights  (b)  Majority  vote  of  the  membership  lective  infiuence  in  the fight  for  the  enactment  of  labor  and  privileges in  the  Union.  They shall  be automatically  Section  2.  The  functions  of  tbis­UMon  shall  be  ad­ and  other  legislation  and  policies  which  look  to  the  at­ dismissed  if  they  are  more  than  two  quarters  In  arrears  ministered  by  Headquarters  and  Forts.  tainment  of  a  free and  happy  society,  without  distinction  in dues or more than  six months  in arrears in assessments  Section  3.  Headquarters shall  consist  of'the .Secretary­ based on  race, creed or color.  or unpaid fines.  Treasurer,  and  one  or  more  Assistant  Secretary­Treas­ To govern  our conduct as a  Union  and  bearing In  mind  urers,  the  exact  number  of  which shall  be determined  by  This time shall  not run:  that most  of  our members are migratory,  that their  duties  (a)  While a  member is actually  participating in  a strike  majority  vote  of  the  membership  to  be  held  during  the  carry  them all  over the  world,  that  their  rights must  and  or lockout.  month  of  Augiist  in  any  election  year,  as set  forth  mora  shall  be  protected,. we  hereby  declare  these  rights  «s  (b)  While  a  member  is  an  In­patient  in  «  USPHS  particularly  in  Article  X,  Section  1­D.  members of  the Union  to be  inalienable:  Hospital.  Section  4. Each  Port  shall  consist  of  a  Port  Agent  and  I  •  (c>  While  a  member  Is  under  an  incapacify  due  to ac­ Patrolmen,  as  provided  for  herein,  and  the  Fqrt  shaU  No  member  shall  be  dieprived  of  any  of  the  rights  or  tivity in  behalf of  the Union.  bear  the  name  of  the  city  in  which  the  Union's'Ferf  ,  privilege  guaranteed  blm  under  the  Constitution  bf  '­r  (d)  While  a  member  is  iii  the  Armed  ServiCM  ol the  Offices'are  located.''  �• tenr­Vac*  Tw  1.  Every  meteber of  the  Ualoo  iball  be  regla^  iereft la one of  thcee ftopavtnieate;  jumely* deck, engtaw.  or itewarde  depertment  The  definition  of  tbeee deput*  ments  ihall  be  In  oecordenee  with  cuetom  and  usage.  , This  definition  may  be  modified  by  a  majority  vote  of  the membership.  No  member  may  transfer from  one  do*  partment  to  another  except  tqr  express  approvai  as  evi­ denced  by  a  majori^  vote of  the membecsUp.  ARTICLE  Tin  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  OFFICERS. PORT  AGiBNTS.  AND  PATROLMEN  Section  1.  Tbe  officers  of  the  Union  shall  be  elected,  except  as  otherwise  provided  in  this Constitution.  These  officers shall  he  the Secretary­Treasurer  and one or more  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers.  Section  2.  Port  Agents and  Patrolmen  shall  he elected,  except as otherwise  provided  in this  Constitution.  ARTICLE  EC  OTHER  ELECTITE  JOBS  Section  1. The  following  Jobs  in  the  Union  shall  be  voted  upon  in  the  manner  prescribed  by  this  Constitu­ tion:  fA>  Meeting  Chairman  (B>  Delegates  (C>  Committee  Members  of:  (a)  Auditing  Committee  (h)  Trial  Committee  (c)  Quarterly  Financial  Committee  fd)  Appeals  Committee  (e)  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee.  Section  2.  Additional  committees  may  he  formed  as  provided  hy,ra  majority  vote of  the membership.  Commit­ tees  may  also  he  appointed  as  permitted  by  this  Consti­ tution.  ARTICLE  X  DUTIES OF OFFICERS. PORT AGENTS. AND OTHER ELECTED JOB  HOLDERS  ' Seetion  1.  The  Seeretary­Trcasnrer  (a)  The  Secretary­Treasurer shall  he  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.  (h)  He shall  he  a  member  ex­offtcio  of  all  committees,  port  or otherwise.  (c)  He  shall  he  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  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 ^r  otherwise.  He shall  he  in  charge  of,  and  responsible  for,  all  Union  property,  and  shall  he  in charge  of  Headquarters and  Port Offices..  He shall issue a weekly  comprehensive report covering Uie  financial  operations  of  the  Union  for  tbe  previous  wedc.  Wherever  there are  time  restrictions or other  considera­ tions affecting Union action, the  fiecretary­Treasurer shall  take appropriate  action  to  insure observance  thereof.  <d>  Subject to  approval  by a  majority vote of  the mem­ bership,  the Secretary­Treasurer shall  designate  the num­ ber  and  location  of  Ports,  the  Jurisdiction,  status,  end  activities thereof,  and  may. close  or open  such  ports, and  may  re­assign  Port  Agents and  Patrolmen  of  closed  ports  to  other  duties,  without  change  in  wages.  The  P6rts  of  New  York,  New  Orleans,  Mobile,  and  Baltimore  may  not  be closed  except  by  Constitutional  amendment.  Where  ports  are  opened  between  elections,  the  See­ retaiy­Treasurer shall  designate  tfie  I%rt  Agents  thereof,  ,'BubJect to approval by  a majority  vote of  the membership.  The  Secretary­Treasurer .shall  supervise  the  activities  of  all  Pofti.  : Subject to  approval  by a  majority  vote of  the member­ ship, the  Secretary­Treasurer 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  elec­ tion  year,  the  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  submit  to  the  membership a  pre­balloting  report.  This  report  shall  rec­ ommend  the  number  and  location  of  Ports,  the  number  of  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers  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  Secretary­Treasurer  may,  in  his  discretion,  postpone  the  recommendation  as  to  the  depository  until  no  later  than  the first  regular meeting  in  October.  '  This  recommendation  may  also  specify,  whether  any  Patrolmen­and/or Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers, shall  be  designated as departmental  or otherwise.  Tbe report  shall  be subjhct  to approval  or modification  by a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  (e)  The  Headquarters  of  the  Union  shall  be  located  in  New  York.  The Secretary­Treasurer shall also be  tbe Port  Agent  of  that  Port.  (fv  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  be  chairman  of  the  Agents' Conference and may  cast one vote.  (g)  He  shall  be  responsible,  within  the  limits  of  bis  powers,  for  the  enforcement  of  this  Constitution,  the  policies  of  the  Union,  and  all  rules.and  rulings  duly  adopted  by  a  maJoriW  vote  of  ­he  membership.  Within  these limits, he  shaU strive  to enbance  the suength, posU  Hon, and prestige of  the Union.  (b)  The  foregoing  duties  shall  be  in  addition  to fiiose  pjUi^ diities  elsewhera  described  in  this Constitiition,  as  those ot)lei^ duties lawfully  imposed upcni  him.  tt) The  responfibillty  of  the  Secretaiy­Treasui^  mey  not be daleihted, but HM BecMtaiy­TZeasnrer may delegate  (a)  The tnm  "delegates" shall  mean  those members of  to a person or persons the execution of  such of  his duties  the. Union  who  are elected,  under  the  provisions  of  this  as be  may In  his dlscretUm  decide, subject  to the  limita­ :  Constitution,  to  attend  the  convention  of  the  Seafarers  tions set forth in  this Constitufibn.  International  Union  of  North  America.  (J)  Immediately  after  assuming  office,  the  Sccretary­ (b>  Each delegate  shall attend  the Convention  and  fully  TreasuTMr shall  designate  one of  the Assistant  Secretary­ participate  therein.  Treasurers to assume his duties in case of his tempomy  in­ (c)  Each  delegate  shall,  by  his  vote  and  otiierwise»1  capacity.  This designation  may  be changed  from  time  to  support those policies  agreed upon  bjy  tbe majority  of  ths  time.  These deHffsationa  shall  be  entered In  the minntea  delegates  to  the  convention.  of  the Port where Headquarters  is located.  Tbe provisions  Section  7.  Committees  «  of  Section 2­A  of  this Article  shall  apidy  in the case  of  a  (a)  Anditing  Committee  ,  vacancy  In  the office  of  Sccretai^­Treasurer. aa  set forth  The  Auditing  Committee  in  each  Port  shall  audit  ths  in that  section.  regular  weekly financial report of  the  Port  Agent  and,  in  (k)  Any  vacancy  in any  office or  the Job  of  Port Agent  writing,  or  refuse  to  certify  said  report  Ths  or Patrolman shall be filled  by the Secretary­Treasurer by  Auditing certify  Committee  for  the  Port  where  Headquarters  is  temporary  appointment  exce;^  in  those  cases  where  the  located shall  also audit the Secretary­Treasurer's  financial  filling  of  such  vacancy  is  otherwise  provided  for  by. this  report,  to  which  the  same  rules  as  to  certification  and  Constitutioa.  Such  appointment  shall  be  submitted  to  a  refusal  to  certify shall  apply.  The  said  report  in  its en­ regular meeting for approval, modificatlmi. snbstitntion  of  tirety  shall  then  be  presented  to  the  membership  with  a replacement,  or postponement  cf  a  vote  to a  later date,  action  thereon  to be  taken  as  per a  majority  vote  of  ths  by a majority vote of  the membership.  In tbe event  #f  the  postponement of the vote, the temporary apptdntmcnt shall  membership.  (b)  Trial  Committee  remain in effect  until a  vote  it taken.  The  Trial  Committee  shall  conduct  trials  of  persons  (1)  The Secretary­Treasurer  is directed to take  any  and  charged,  and  shall  submit  findings  and  recommendations  all  measures,  and  emplojr  such  means,  which  be  deems  prescribed  in  this Constitution.  It shall  be  the  special  necessary or advisable, to protect the Interests, and further  as  obligation  of  the  Trial  Committee  to  observe  all  the  re>  the  welfare, of  tbe Union  and its members,  in all  iutters  quirements  of  this  Constitution  with  regard  to  charges  involving  national,  state  or  local  legislation,  issues,  and  and  trials,  and  their  findings  and  recommendations  must  public affairs.  specifically  state  whether  or  not,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Seetion  2.  Asaiatant  Seeretary­Treaanrer  Trial  Committee,  the  rights  of  any  accused,  under  this  (a>  In the event the Secretary­Treasurer shall be unable  Constitution,  were  properly  safeguarded.  to carry out his duties by  reason of  incapacity, the  Assist­ (c»  Quarterly Financial  Committee  ,  ant  Seeretary­Treasnrer  designated  in  accordance  with  1.  The  Quarterly  Financial  Committee  shall  make  s  Se^on 1­J  of  this  Article shall  assume  the office of  Sec­ quarterly  (thirteen  week)  audit  of  the  finances  of  Head­ retary­Treasurer  during  the  period  of  such  incapacity.  quarters  and  each  Port,  shall  note  discrepancies  where  Upon  the  death,  resignation,  or  removal  from  office  of  they  exist,  shall  report  on  their  findings,  and  make  rec­ tbe Secretary­Treasurer, , succession  to the  office shall  be  ommendations.  Members  of  this  Committee  may  make  determined  as follows:  dissenting  reports,  separate  recommendations,  and  sepa­ That  Port  Agent  of  the  Ports  of  New  Orleans,  Mobile,  rate  findings.  j  or  Baltimore'Who  received  the  highest  number  of  vote*  2.  The  report  and  recommendations  of  this  Committee  in  the  last  regular  election  shall  be  tbe first  In  line  of  shall  be  completed  within  a  reasonable  time  after  the  succession.  The next In the line of succession shall  be that  election  of  the  members  thereof,  and  shall  be  submitted  Port Agent of  the said Ports who received tbe next highest  to  the  Secretary­Treasurer  who  shall  cause  the  same  to  number of  votes in  that election.  The  next in  the line  of  be  read  in  all  Ports,  at  the  first  or  second  regular  meet­ succession shall  be that  Port Agent of  the said  Ports who  ing  subsequent  to  the  submission  of  the said  report  and  received  the  next  highest  number  of  votes.  recommendations.  The Port  Agents of  tbe said  Ports shall also be  deemed  3.  All  Port  Agents  are  responsible  for  complying  with  to  be  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers,  whether  or  not  so  all  demands  made  for  records,  bills,  vouchers,  receipts,  referred  to  on  the  ballots  or  elsewhere.  etc..  by  the  said  Quarterly  Financial  Committee.  (b)  The  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers  shall  assist  the  4.  No  report  shall  be  considered  as  complete  without  Secretai^­Treasurer in  the execution  of  the latter'sjdutles  an  accompanying  report  and  audit  statement  by  a  com­ as the  latter may  direct.  petent  accountant, and  the Secretary­Treasurer  is charged  (c)  The  Assistant  Secretaiy­Treasuren  shall  be  mem­ with  the  selection  bf  such  an  accountant,  who. must  b*  bers nf  the Agents'  Conference and  each  may  cast a  vote  certified  under  state  law.  |  in  that  body.  '  5.  Any  action on  the said  reitort  shall  be as  determined  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  '  Section  3.  Port  Agents  (di  Appeals Committee  ,  (a)  The  Port  Agent  shall  be  in  direct  charge  of  the  administration  of  Union  affairs  In  the  Port  of  his  juris­ 1.  The  Appeals  Committee  shall  hear  all  appeals  from  trial  judgments,  in  accordance  with  such  procedures  as  diction.  (b>  He  shall,  within  the  Jurisdiction  of  his  Port,  be  are  set  forth  in  this  Constitution  and  such  rules  aa  responsible for the enforcement  and execution of  the Con­ may  be  adop^.'d  by  a  majority^ vote  of  the  membership,  <  stitution, the  policies of  the Union,  and the  rules adopted  not  inconsistent  therewith.  2.  The  Appeals  Committee  shall,  within  not  later  than  by a majority vote of the membership.  Wherever there are  time  restrictions  w  other  considerations  affecting  Port  one  week  after  the  close  of  the  said  hearing,  make  and  action,  the  Port  Agent  shall  take  appropriate  action  tO'  submit  findings and  recommendations  in'accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution  and  such  rtiles  as may  insure  observance  thereof.  (c>  He shall be prepare^ to account, financially or other­ be  adopted  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  not  '  wise,  for  the  activities of  his  Port,  tvhenever  demanded  Inconsistent  therewith.  (e)  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee  by  the Secretary­Treasurer.  1.  The  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee  shall  repre­*  (d)  In any  event,  he shall  prepare  and forward  by  reg­ istered  mail,  addressed  to  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  »  sent  the  Union  in  all  negotiations  for  contracts  and  weekly financial report  showing, in  detail,  weekly income  changes  in  contracts,  with  persons,  firms,  corporations,  and  expenses,  and  complying  with  all  other  accounting  or  agencies, etc.,  wherein  wages,  hours,  benefits, or  other  terms  and  conditions  of  employment  of  the  members  of  directions  issued  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer.  (e)  The  Port  Agent,  or  someone  acting  under  his  in­ this  Union  are  involved.  2.  Upon  completion  of  negotiations,  the  Committe*  structions,  shall  open  each  Port  meeting  and  shall  deter­ mine whether  a  qu(num  exists.  Nothing contained  herein  shall  submit  a  report  and  recommendations  to  the  mem­,  shall  permit  the Port  Agent  to otherwise  act .as  chairman  bership  of  the  Union  at  a  regular  or  special  meeting.'  of  any  meeting,  unless  so  properly  designated  by  a  The  Committee  may  also  make  interim  reports  and  rec­ majority  vote  of  the  members  present  at  the  said  Port  ommendations  and  submit  them  to  the  membership  at  a  regular  or a  special  meeting.  MeeUng.  3  A  Port  may  establish  a  similar  Committee  for  itself  (f>  Each  elected  Port  Agent  may  cast  one  vote  at  any  provided  permission  by a  majority  vote of  the membership  Agents'  Conference.  (g)  The Port  Agent may^^assigh  each  Port Patrolman  to  has  been  obtained.  In  such  event,  the  Fort  Negotiating  such Union  jobs as fall within the  jurisdiction of  the Port,  and  Strike  Committee  shall  forward  its  report  and  rec­ regardless  of  the  departmental  designation  under  which  ommendations.  together  with  comments  by  the  Port  Agent,  to  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  who  shall  then  cause  the  Patrolman  was  elected.  (h)  The  Port  Agent  shall  designate  which  members  at  the  said  report  and  recommendations  to  be  submitted  to  that  Port may  serve  as  representatives  to other  organiza­ the  membership  of  the  Union  at  the  earliest  subsequent  tions, affiliation  with  which  has  been  properly  permitted.  regular  or  special  meeting,  whichever  he  chooses,  to­ (i>  The  foregoing  is  in  addition  to  those  other  duties  gether  with  any  report  and  recommendations  which  the  Secretary­Treasurer  deems  desirable  to  make.  The  Port  prescribed  elsewhere  in  this  Constitution.  Negotiating and  Strike Committee  shall  submit the  report  Section  4.  Port  Patrolmen  and  of  the negotiations,  Port  Patrolmen  shall  perform  whatever  duties  are­ and  recommendations upon completion  may  submit  interim  reports and  recommendations,  in  assigned  to  them  by  the  Port  Agent.  the  same  manner  above  set  forth.  Section  5.  Meeting  Chairmen  4.  In  no event  shall  a  Negotiations and  Strike  Commit­ (a)  The chairman of  each meeting at any Port, including:  tee  this  Union  or  any  Port  thereof,  in  any  man­ the  Port  in  which  Headquarters  is  located,  shall  be  the  ner, obligate  the  approval  of  the  membership  of  the  presiding  officer  of  the  meeting, , shall  keep  order  under  Union without  as  evidenced  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  member­ rules  of  order  provided  for.  from  time  to  time,  by  a  ship.  majority  vote  of  the  membership  and,  if  none,  then  by  5.  A  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee  may  decidt  such rules as are adopted, from time to time, by  a majority  the  time  of  entry  into  a  strike,  provided  prior authority,  vote  of  the  membership  in  each  Port  as  evidenced  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  is  (b)  The  meeting  chairman  may  cast a  vote  only  in  the  granted therefor.  In all other cases, a  majority vote  of  the  event of  a  tie.  membership  shall  decide  erhen  a  strike  shall  begin.  #  (c>  Tbe  meeting  chairman  shall  not  permit  the  diacus­ 6.  This  Committee  shall  be  charged  with  the  prepara­ lion of ^  rdigious snhJecL  tion  and  execution  of  a strike  plan  which  shall  be  bind­ ing  on  all  members  and  other  persons  affiiated  witb  Ecdieii  t.  DMcgatea  �• • PVleiiientanr^^Pflffe Fnor  ft v^­.  1^  Ibis  Union.  However,  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership  • nay repeal,  or otherwise  treat  or dispose  of  any. part  or  |dl  of  a  strike  plap.  ARTICLE  XI  WAGES AND TERMS OP OFFICE OF OFFICERS AND  OTHER  ELECTIVE JOB  HOLDERS, UNION  EMPLOVEES,  AND  OTHERS  Section  1.  The  following  ele^ed  offices  ano  Jobs  shall  be held for a  term of two years:  '  Secretary­Treasurer  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurer  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 therj^  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.  I  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,  j  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 Secretary­Treasurer.  Section  5.  Subject  to  approval  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  the  Secretary­Treasurer  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  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  I  (b)  He  has  at  least  four  (4)  months  of  seatime.  in  an  unlicensed  capacity,  aboard  an  American  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,  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.  Ali  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  memberriiip 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'j.  ARTICLE Xin  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  Secretary­Tfeasureri at  the ad­ dress of  Headquarters,  The Secretary­Treasurer 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  eontain  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)  Pjxiof  of  seatime and/or employment  as required  for  candidates.  The  ietter 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,  Engit.e and  Stewards De­ partments.  In  the  event  any  Committee  member  is  un­ able  to  serve,  the Committee  shall  suspend  until  the  Sec­ retary­Treasurer  calls  a  special  meeting  at  the  Port  in  order  to  elect  a  replacement  The  Contmittee's  results  t thaU be by majority vote, with any tie vote being resolved by  handed to  the member who  shall  thereupon sigh  his nana*  «  majority  vote  of  the  membership at  a special  meeting  '  on a  roster sheet (which  shall  be  kept  in  duplicate)., to­  ^  called  for that  purpose at Headquartett^Port.  ..  (b>  After its election, the Committee shall  immediately  gether  with  his  book  number,  and  ballot  number,  the  go  into  session..  It  shaJi  determine  whether  the  person  portion of the  ballot on which the ballot nurnber  is printed  has submitted his application  correctly  and  possesses the  shall  then  be  removed,  placed  near  thu  roster  sheet, and  necessary  qualifications.  The  Committee  shall  prepare  a  the  member shall  proceed  to  the  voting site.  report  listing each  applicant  and  his  book  number  under  <e)  Each  Port  Agent shall  be responsible  for  the estab­ the  office  or  Job  he  is seeking.  Each  applicant  shall  be  lishment of  a booth  or other voting  site where each  mem­ marked "qualified" or "disqualified" according to the find­ ber may  vote  in  privacy.  ings  of  the  Committee.  Where  an  applicant  has  been  (f)  Upon completion of  voting the member shall fold the  marked "disqualified,"  the  reason  therefor must  be stated  ballot so  that  no part  of  the printed  or written  portion  Is  in  the  report.  Where  a  tie  vote  has  been  resolved  by  a  visible.  He shall  then drop the ballot into a narrow­slotted  special  meeting of  the membership, that fact shall  also be  ballot  box,  which  shall  be  provided  for  that  purpose  by  noted,  with  sufficient  detail.  The  report  shall  be  signed  the  Port  Agent,  and' kepit  locked  and  sealed  except  as  by  all  of  the  Committee  members,  and  be  completed  and  hereinafter set forth.  submitted  to the  Ports  in  time for  the next  regular meet­ (g)  Voting  shall  commence  on  November  1st  of  the  ing after  their election.  At  this meeting,  it shaU  be  read  election  year  and  shall  continue  through  December  31st,  and  incorporated  in  the  minutes,  and  then  posted  on  the  exclusive of  Sundays  and  (for  each  individual  Port)  holi­ Bulletin  Board  in  each  port.  days  legally  recognized  in  the  city  in  which  the  Port  (c>  When  an  applicant  has  been  disqualified  by  the  affected  is  located.  If  November  1st  or  December  31st  Committee.  h§  shall  be  notified  immediately  by  telegram  • falls on, a  Sunday  or  on  a  holiday  legally  recognized  in  at  his  listed  addresses.  He  shall  also  be  sent  a  letter  a  Port  in  the  city  in  which  that  Port  is  located,  the  bal­ containing  the  reasons  for  such  disqualifications  by  air  loting  period  in  such  Port  shall  commence  or  terminate,  mail,  special  delivery,  registered,  A  disqualified  appli­ as the case may  be,  on  the  next  succeeding  business  day.  cant  shall  have  the  right  to  take  an  appeal  to  the  mem­ Subject  to  the  foregoing,  voting  in  all  Ports  shall  com­ bership  from  the  decision  of  the  Committee.  He  shall  ­ mence  at  9:00  AM,  and  continue  until  5:00  PM,  except  forward  copies  of  such  appeal  to  each  Port,  where  the  that,  or  Saturdays,  voting  shall  commence  at  9:00  AM  appeal  shall  be  presented  and  voted  upon  at  a  regular  and. continue  until  12  Noon,  and,  on  regular  meeting  meeting  no  later than  the second  meeting  after the  Com­ days,  voting  shall  commence  at  9:00  AM  and  continue  mittee's election.  It  Is the  responsibility  of  the applicant  until  7:30  PM.  to  insure  timely  delivery  of  his  appeal.  In  any  event,  Section  4.  PoUa  Committer  without prejudice to  his written appeal, the applicant  may  (a)'Each  Port  shall  elect,  prior  to the  be^nlng of  the  appear  in  person  before  the  Committee  within  two  days  voting  on  each  voting  day,  a  Polle Committee, consisting  after  the  day  on  which  the  telegram  is  sent,  to  correct  of  three  members.  For  the  purpose  of  holding  a  meeting  his application  or argue  for his qualification.  for  the  election  of  a . Polls  (Committee  only,  and  notwith­ The Committee's report  shall  be  prepared  early  enough  standing  the  pro\'  .ns,of  Article  XXIV.  Section  2,  or  to allow  the applicant  to appear  before  it  and  still  reach  any  other  provision  of  this  Constitution,  five  <S)  mem­ the  Ports  in  time  for  the fint  regular  meeting  after  its  bers  shall  constitute  a  quorum  for  each  Port,  with  the  election.  .  .  said  meeting  to  be  held  between  8:00  AM  and  9:00  AM.  (d>  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  shall,  in  the  with  no  notice  thereof  required.  It  shall  be  the  obliga­ case  of  such  appeals,  be  sufficient  to  overrule  any  dis­ tion  of  each  member wishing  to  serve  on  a  Polls  Com­ qualification  classification  by  the  Credentials  Committee,  mittee,  or  to  observe  the  election  thereof,  to  be  present  in  which  event, the bne  so previously  classified shall  then  during  this  time  period.  It  shall  be  the  responsibility  be  deemed  qualified.  of  the Port  Agent  to see  that the  meeting for  the  purpose  (e)  The  Credentials  Committee,  in  passing  upon  the  of  electing  the  said  Polls  Committee  is  called,  and  that  qualifications  of  candidates,  shall  have  the  right  to  con­ the  minutes  of  the  said  meeting  are sent  daily  to  Head­ clusively  presume  that anyone  nominated and qualified  In  quarters.  In  no  case  shall  voting  take  place  unless  a  previous elections  for candidacy  for any  office, or  the Job  duly  elected  Polls Committee  is functioning.  of  Port  Agent or  Port Patrolman,  has met  all the  require­ (b)  The  duly  elected  Polls  Committee. shall  collect  ments of  Section  1­A  of  Article  XH.  all  unused  ballots,  the  voting  rosters,  the  numbered  stuns  of  those  ballots  already  used,  the  ballot  box  or  boxes,  Section  3.  Balloting Procednre.  and  the  bal.ot  records  and  files  kept  by  the  Port  Agent.  (a)  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  insure  the  proper  and  timely  preparation  of  ballots,  without  partiality  as  It  shall  then  proceed  to compare  the  serial  numbers  and  to  candidates  or  Ports,  The  ballots  may  contain  general  nmounts  of  stubs  with  the  number  of  names  and  corre­ information  and  instructive  comments  not  inconsistent  sponding  serial  numbers  on  the  roster,  and  then  com­ with  the  provisions  of  this  Constitution.  All  qualified  pare  the  serial .number  and  the  amounts  of  ballots  used  candidates  shall  be  listed  thereon  alphabetically  within  with  the  vei­fication  list,  as  corrected,  and  ascertain  each  category.  The  listing  of  the  Ports  shall  follow  a  whether  the  unused  ballots,  both  by  serial  numbers  and  geographical  pattern,  commencing  with  the  most  nortbly  amount,  represent  the  difference  between  what  appears  Port  on  the  Atlantic  coast,  following  the  Atlantic  coast  on  the  verification  list, as corrected, and  the  ballots used.  down  to the  most southerly  Port on  that coast,  then  west­ If  any  discrepancies  are  found,, a  detailed  report  thereon  erly  along  the Gulf  of  Mexico and  so on.  until  the  list of­ shall  be  drawn  by  the  Polls  Committee  finding  such  dis­ Ports is exhausted.  There shall be allotted  write­in space,  crepancies,  which  report shall  be in  duplicate,  and  signed  on each  ballot, sufficient  to permit  each member  voting to  by  all  the  members  of  such  Polls  Committee.  Each  write  in as  many names as there  are offices and  Jobs to be  member of  the  Commute,  may  make  what separate  com­ voted upon.  Each ballot shall be so prepared as to have the  ments  thereon  he  desires,  provided  they  are  signed  and  number  thereon  placed  at  the  top  thereof  and  shall  be  dated  by  him.  A  copy  of  this  report  shall  be  given  the  so perforated as to enable  that portion  containing the said  Port  Agent,  to  be  presented  at  the  next  recular  meeting.  number  to be. easily  teiuuved.  On  this removable  portion  A  copy shail  also be  simultaneously sent  to the  Secretary^  shall also be  placed a short statement indicating the.nature  Treasurer,  who  shall  cause  an  investigation  to  be  made  forthwith.  The  results of  such  investigation  shall  be  re­ of  the  ballot  and  the  voting  dates  thereof.  (b)  The  ballots so  prepared at  the direction  of  the Sec­ ported  to  the  membership  as  soon  as  comple^,  with  retary­Treasurer  shall  be  the  only  official  ballots.  No  recommendations by  th'* Secretary­Treasurer.  Alnajority  others  may  be  used.  Each  ballot  shall  be  numbered  as  vote  of  the  mei.ibership  shall  determine  what  action,  if  indicated  in  the  preceding  paragraph  and  shall  be  num­ any,  shall  be  taken  thereon,  with  the  same  effect  asjn­ bered  consecutively, commencing  with  number  1.  A  suf­ dicated  in  Article  I.  ficient amount  shall­be  printed  and  distributed  to  each  (c). The Polls Committee shall also  insure mat the ballot  Port.  A  record of  the ballots,  both  by serial  numbers and  box  is  locked  and  sealed,  which  lock  and  seal  shall  not  amount,  sent  thereto  shall  be  maintained  by  the  Secre­ be  ppened  except  in  the  manper  hereinafter  set  forth.  tary­Treasurer.  who  shall  also  send  each  Port  Agent  a  The same  procedure as^is  set forth  In  the  preceding para­ verification  list  indicating  the  amount  and  serial  numbers  graph  with  regard  to  ^crepancies  shall  be  utilized  In  of  the  ballots sent.  Each  Port Agent shall  maintain sepa­ the  event  the  Polls  Committee  has  reason  to  believe  the  rate  records of  the  ballots sent  him and shall  inspect and  lock  and  seal  have  been  illegally  tampered  with.  count the baliots.  when received, to insure  that the amoimt  (d)  The Polls Committee shall  permit qualified members  sent,  as  well  as  the  numbers  thereon,  conform  to  the  only to  vote.  Prior thereto, it shall ascertain  whether they  amount  and  numbers  listed  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer  are  in  good  standing,  stamp  their  book  with  the  word  as  having  been  sent  to­that  Port.  The  Port  Agent  shall  "voted," and  the  date.  Issue  ballots  to  voters.  Insure  that  immediately  execute  and  return,  to  the  Secretary­Treas­ proper  registration  on  the  roster  takes  place,  collect  the  urer,  a  receipt  acknowledging  the  correctness  of  the  stubs, and keep  them in  numerical order.  It shall  preserve  amount  and  numbers  of  the  ballots  sent,  or  shall  notify  good  order  and  decorum  at  the  voting  site  and  vicinity  the  Secretary­Treasurer  of  any  discrepancy.  Discrep­ thereof.  All  members and others  affiliated with  the Union  ancies  shall  be  corrected  as soon  as  possible  prior to  the  are charged with the duty of assisting the Polls Committee,'  voting  period.  In  any  event,  receipts  shall  be  forwarded  when  called  upon,  in  the  preservation  of  order  and  for  ballots  actually  received.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  decorum.  shall  prepare a file  in  which shall  be kept  memoranda and  (e)  In  order  to  maintain  the  secrecy  and  accuracy  of  correspondence  dealing  with  the  election.  This file  shall  (he  ballot,  and  to  eliminate  the  possibility  of  errors  or  at  all  times  be  available  to  any  member  asking  for  in­ Irregularities  in  any  one  day's  balloting  affecting  all  the  spection of  the  same at  Headquarters.  balloting  in  any  port,  the  following  procedure  ahall  be  (c)  Balloting shall­take  place in  person, at  Port Offices,  observed:  I  At  the  end  of  each  day's  voting,  the  Polls  Committee.  .  and  shall  be  secret.  No  signature  of  any  voter,  or other  distinguishing  mark,  shail  appear  on  the  ballot,  except  in  the  presence  of  any  member  desiring  to  attend,  pro­ that  any  member  may  write  in  the name or  names of  any  vided  he observes  proper  decorum,  shall  open  the  ballol  member or  members, as appropriate,  for any  office, or the  box  or  boxes,  and  place  ail  of  that  day's  ballots  therein  In  an  envelope,  or  envelopes,  as  requirid,  which  shall  lob  of  Port  Agent  or  Patrolman.  (d)  No  member  may  vote  without  displaying  his  then  'be  sealed.  >  The  members  of  the  Polls  Committee  .  Union  Book,  in  which  there  shall  be  placed, an  appro­ shail  thereupon  sign  their  names  icross ihe  liapijof  the. ,,  priate notation  of  the date  andnf­ the fact of  voting,  both  said env^ope or envelopes,  with their  bmdc  numb.:rs neki^^  prior  to  being  handed  a  balJot..  A; ballot  shaU­'theu  be,  !»; their signatures,  ^^he  Coa(j)iM(tMt J^  �SoMtoMatarr­ iiate  «nd  name  of  the  Port  on  the  said  envelope  or  en^  irelopes,  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  remqved,  and  that  ail  of  those ballots  are enclosed  in the  envelope or  envelopes  dated  for  that  da^  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  mall,  by  the  said  Polls  Committee,  to  the  deposi­ tory  named  in  the  pre­election  report  adopted  by  the  membership.  The  Polls  Committee  shall  not  be  dis­ charged from  its duties until  this mailing  is accomplished  and  evidencv  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  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  culled  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 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.  ­ <fi  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.  Seetien  5.  Ballot  Collection,  Tallying  Procedure.  Protests,  and  Special  Votes.  (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  nui  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  ail  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.  Th^  said ^Poils  Committee  members  shall  not  be  discharged  from  their  duties  until  the  forwarding  called  for  hereunder  is accomplished  and  evidence  of  mailing  6r  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  ihc .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  foriyard  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  deiemed  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  membera:.  Six  shall  be  elected  from  Headquarters  Port,  and  two shall  be elected  from  each  of  the  four  ports  of  Bal|;imore,  Mobile,  Hew  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  OiTicer,  Port  Agent,  'Patrolman,  or  candidate  for  office,  or  the  job  of. Foci  >Agefnt  or  Patrolman,  shall  be  eligible  for election  to  this  'Coiiiiiilttie'e;  In  addition  to  Its  duties  hereinbefore  iset  'forth,  the.  Union  Tallying  Committee  shall  be  charged  with  the­tally  of  all  thp  ballots and  the  prep^ktlon  of  p  closing report  setting forth  in complete detail,  the results  of  the  election,  including  a  complete  accounting  of  all  ballots and  stubs, and  reconGiliation  of  the same  with  the  rosiers,  verification  lists, and  receipts of  the  Port  Agents,  all  with  detailed reference  to serial  numbers and amounts,  and  with  each  total  broken  down  into  Port  totals.  The  Ta.ly.rg  Committee shall  be  permitted  access to  the elec­ t  rm  records and files 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  :..iaii  cjntain  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  p,.rt:nent  details.  The  Tallying  Committee  is  also  charged  with  the  re­ ceipt  and  evaluation  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  Sfc), these  terms  shall  apply,  notwithst/inding  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 jdurlng the  period of  its  proceedings.  The  reports  of  thisdCcnninittee  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, shall  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 he  paid  at  the  prevailing  standby  rate  of  pay  from  the  day  subsequent  to  their  election  to  the  day  they  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  less  than  a  quorum  thereof,  shall  have  the sole  right  and  duty­to 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  "­..mmittce  be  delayed  beyond  th<»  January  15th  imme­ diately  subsequent  to  the  close  of  voting.  (e)  The  report  of  the  Committee  shall  be  made  up  in  sufficient  copies  to  comply  with  the ^folIowi^g  require­ ments: two copies  shall  be sent  by  the Committee  to each  Port  Agent  and  the  Secretary­Treasurer  prior to the first  regular meeting  scheduled to  take place  subsequent to  the  close of  the Committee's  proceedings or, in  the­event 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 Flection  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  i.. Section  5(c) of  this Aitic?e  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  rccherk  and  a  recount when a dissent  to  the closing  report  has been  issued  by  three or  more  mem­ bers  of  the  Union  Tallying  Committee.  Exciept  for  the  contingencies provided  for m this Section  5(f), the  closing  report  shall  be  accepted  as final.  (g)  A  special  vote  ordered  pursuant  to  Sec.  5(f)  must  plaer and  be  completed  within  seven  (7)  days  aftdc  the  Election  Report  meeting, at  each  Port  where  the din­ mpandes so acted upon  took place.  Subject to the forn­ ; 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 Committeq^as  set forth  in Section S(c), insofar as that section deals with the terms  of such special vote. The Secretary­Treasurer 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  fAgent shall summarize  the results  and communicate  them  to the Secretary­Treasurer. 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  Secretary­Treasurer  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  iof  Polls  Committees,  shall  be  enclosed  therewith.  The  !Secretary­Treasurer  shall  then  prepare  a  report  contain­ ing  a .combined  summary  of  the  results,  together  with  a  schedule  indicatiog  in  detail  how  they  affect  the  Union  Tallying  Committee's  results,  as  set  forth  in  its  closing  report.  The form  of  the latter'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  Secretary­Treasurer'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  de'>med  accepted  and  final  without  modification.  If  ordered, a  recheck and  recount, and the report  there­ on  by  the  Ution  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  'e­ count  is ordered,  the  Union  Tallying  Committee  shall  b«  required  to  continue  its  proceedings  correspondingly."  Section  6.  Installation  Into  Office  and  the  Job  of  Port  Acent  or  Patrolman.  (a)  The  person  elected  shall  be  that  person  having  tha  largest  number  of  votes  cast  for  the  particular  office  or  Job  involved.  Where  more  than  one  person  is  to  be  elected  for  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  orly  from  results  deemed  final  end  ac­ cepted  as  provided' in  this  Article.  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Secretary­Treasurer  to  notify  each  individual  elected.  (b)  All  reports by  Committees and  the Secretary­Treas­ 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  Secreiary­Treasurer,  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers,  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  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  newly­elected  Secretary­Treasurer  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 as­decided by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  (d)  Before  assuming  office,  every  Officer,  Fort  Agent,  and  Patrolman  shall  take  the  following  oath:  "I  do  solemnly  swear  that  I  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 Officer, Port  Agent. Patrolman, or employee  shall  be eligible  to serve on  this Committee.  The election  shall  be  by  majority  vole  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  thai  the  Auditing  Xlommlttee  there  shall  audit  the  financial  reports  of  the  Headquarters Port  Agent end  the  Secrctary*^Treasttrer.  JI  ­­11  ­­• .ji I  • '/i  e\  �• 'l y.  ­t v".  •  ,«!;_:  ­' ^ "­^  • '  ippp;  •   .1 :f.y''­.[  • '"  P• V'V• 5^/­ . . i,.!­  •   iS. •   liv'^  :•   .i.­.­.vi,  '  ­V.­,,• *?:• . ­ IcSvl;':'"'  • ; ^  ftPPPP"  Ix; ­: ­•   I "•   : ,  I •   • ­'t ",• . •   riP­';":  I:  '  |V jT' i  ­ rsig­­,"­ kf  Saetlou S.  The Trial  Committee shalLbear all  pertinent  Section  S. Qoaiferiy  riaanelal Commtttee.  The Qoartetly  flnendal Committee  shall  be eleeted al  .  evidence and shall not  be  bound  hp the  rules of evldener  the Port  where Hcadtfiarters Is loeated, at the first or sees  required  by  eburU  of  law  but  nay  receive  all  relevant  end  regular  meeting held  after the  close of tiie  calendar  testimony. The Trial  Committee may  grant adjournments,  quarter for  which the Committee  Is to  make the required  at  the  request  of  the  accused,  to enable  him  to  make  a  audit  It shall  be  the duty  of  the Secretary­Treasurer  to  proper  defense.  In  the  event  the  Trial  Committee  falls  decide at  which of  these meetings the  election shall  take  lieneath  a  quorum,  it shall  adjourn  until  a  quorum  does  place.  The Committee  shall consist  of  six members,  with  exist.  Section  4.  No  trial  shall  be  conducted  unless  all  the  two members from  each of  the Deck, Engine and Stewards  Departments.  No  officer.  Port  Agent,  Patrolman  or  ena­ accusers  are  present The  Trial  Committee  shall  conduct  ployee  shall  be  eligible  to serve  on  this Committee.  The  the  trial  except  that  the  accused  shall  have  the  right  to  members shall  be elected by  a majority  vote of  the mem­ cross­examine  the accuser,  or accusers, and  the  witnesses,  bers  present  at  the  meeting  provided  Suit  any  member  as well  as to conduct  his  own  defense.  The  accused  may  select  any  member  to  assist  him  in  his  defense  at  the  eligible  to serve  may  nominate himself.  trial,'  provided,  (a),  the  said  member  Is available  at  the  Section  3. Trial  Committee.  A Trial  Committee shaU be elected at a Special Bleetlng  time of  the trial  and (b)  the said member agrees to render  held  at  10:00  AJd.  the  next  business  day  following  the  such  assistance.  If  the  accused  challenges  the  qualifica­ regular  meeting  of  the  Port  where  the  Trial  is  to  take  tions of  the  members  of  the  Trial  Committee,  or  states  place.  It  shall  consist  of  five  members,  of  which  therej  that  the  charges do  not  adequately  inform  him  of  what  shall  constitute  a  quorum.  No  Officer,  Port  Agent,  Port  wrong  he  allegedly  committed,  or  the  time  and  place  of  Patrolman, or employee may be elected to serve on a Trial  such  commission,  such  matters  shall  be  ruled  upon  and  Committee.  No  member  who  intends  to  be  a  witness  in  disposed  of. prior to proceeding  on  the  merits of  the de­ the  pending  trial  may  serve,  nor  may  any  member  who  fense. The guilt of an accused shall be found only if  proven  cannot, for any reason, render an honest deeisim.  It shaU  by  the  weight  of  the  evidence,  and  the  burden  of  such  be  the  duty of  every  member  to decline  nomination  if  he  proof  shall  be  upon  the  accuser.  Every  finding  shall  be  knows, or  has reason  to believe,  any of  the foregoing  dis­ based on  the quality of  the evidence and  not solely on  the  qualifications apply to him.  The members of this Commit­ number of  witnesses  produced.  , Section  5.  The  Trial  Committee  shall  make  findings as  tee shall  be elected under  such generally  applicable  rules  to  guilt  or  innocence,  and  recommendations  as  to  pun­ as are adopted  by a  majority vot  of  the membership.  ishment  and/or  other  Union  action  deemed  desirable  in  Section  4.  Appeals Committee.  the  light  of  the  proceedings.  These  findings and  recom­ The Appeals Committee shall  consist of  seven members,  mendations shall  be those of  a majority  of  the Committee,  five  of  whom  shall  constitute  a  quorum,  elected  at  the  and shall  be  in writing, as shall  be any  disSent. The  Com­ Port  where'Headquarters  is  located.  The  same  disqual­ mittee  shall  forward  it#  findings  and  recommendations,  ifications and  duties of  members shall  apply  with  regard  along  with  any  dissent,  to  the  Port  Agent  of  the  Port  to  this  Committee  as  apply  to  the  Trial  Committee.  In  where the  trial  took  place,  while a  copy  thereof  shall  be  addition,  no member  may serve  on an  Appeals Committee  forwarded  to the  accused and. the  accusers,, either In  per­ in the hearing  of  an appeal  from a Trial  Committee deci­ son  or  by  mall  addressed  to  their, last  known  addresses.  Bion.  if  the said  member was a  member of  the Trial Com­ The  findings  shall  include  a  statement  that  the ri^ts  of  the  accused  under  this  Constitution,  were  properly  safe­ ""'seriio  5.  NegotlaUng  and Strike Cominlttee.  guarded.  The findings  also  must  contain  the  charges  The  members  of  a  Negotiating  and  Strike  Committee,  made, the  date  of  the trial,  the name  and  address of  the  whether of  a  Port  or otherwi­e.  shall  be  composed  of as  accused, the accuser, and each  witness: shall describe 'bach  many members as shall be determined, by a  majority vote  document  lised  at  the trial;  shall contain  bir summary  of  the  iqembership.  upon  recommendation  of  the  Secre­ of  the  proceedings,  and  shall  state  the' a findinigs  as  to  tary­Treasurer.  Any  member  may  attend any  meeting of  guilt Or  innocence.  If  possible, all  the documents used  at­ this  Committee  provided  he observes  decorum.  However,  the  trial  shall  be kept.  All  findings and  recommendatlMS  a  limit  may  be  set by  the chairman  of  the Committee  on  shall  be  made  a  part  of tiie  regular  files.  the number  of  those who  may attend.  Section  8. The  Port  Agent  of  the  Port  of  Trial  shall,  Section  8.  Meeting Chairman.  upon  receipt of  the  findings and  recomtnendatlons  of  the  The meeting  Chairman shall  be a  member elected from  Trial Committee, cause  the findings and  recommendations  the floor by  majority vote  of  the members at any  meeting.  to be  presented, and entered  Into the  minutes, at the next  Section  7.  Delegates.  regular  meeting.  .  As soon  as the  Secretary­Treasurer  is advised as to  the  Section  7.  The  Port  Agent  shall  send  the  record  of  date and  duly authorized number  of  delegates to  the con­ the entire  proceedings to  Headquarters, which  shall cause  vention  of  the  Seafarers  International  Union  of  North  sufficient  copies  to  be  made  and  sent  to  each  America,  he  shall  communicate  such  facts  to  the  Port  Port  in  time  for  thereof  the  next  regularly  scheduled  meeting.  Agent  of  each  Port, together  with  recommendations as to  8.  At  the  latter  meeting,  the  proceedings  shall  generally  applicable  rules  for  the  election ­of  delegates.  be Section  discussed.  The  meeting  shall  then  vote.  A  majority  These  facts and  recommendations shall  be announced  and  vote of  the  membership of  the Union shall:  read  at  the  fimt  regular  meeting  thereafter.  Unless  .  (a)  Accept  the findings and  reccmmendations,  or  changed by a  majority vote of  the membership during that  (b)  Reject  the findings and  recommendations, or  meeting,  the  election rules shall  apply.  These rules  shall  (c)  Accept  the findings,  but  modify  the  recommenda­ not  prohibit  any  member  from  nominating  himself.  The  tions, or  results of  the election shall  be communicated  to each Port  (d)  (^der a  new trial  after finding that substantial  Jus­ Agent, posted  on  the bulletin board, and  announced at the  tice 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 under may  include provisions for automatic  election of  all  quarters is  located  and. upon  application, the acciued. the  qualified  nominees,  in  the  event  the  number  of  such  accusers,  and their witnesses shall  be furnished  transpor­ nominees  does  not  exceed  the  number of  delegates to  be  tation  and subsistence.  •  Seetlon  9.  After  the  vote  set  forth  In  Section  8.  any  elected.  ARTICLE  XV  punishment  so decided  upon  shall  become  effective.  The  TRIALS  AND  APPEALS  Section  1.  Any  member  may  bring  charges against any  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  cause  notice  of  the  results  other  member  for  the  commission  of  an  offense  as  set  thereof  to be sent to each accuse'*  and accuser.  Section .10.  An  accused  who  has  been  found  guilty,  or  forth  in  this Constitution.  These charges  shall  be in writ­ ing  and  signed  by  the accuser,  who shall  also include  his  who  is under effective  punishment may  appeal  in the  fol­ book  number.  The  accuser  shall  deliver  these  charges  to  lowing manner:  He  may  send  or  deliver  a  notice  of  appeal  to­  the  the  Port  Agent  of  the  Port  nearest  the  place  of  the  of­ fense.  or  the  Port  of  pay  off.  if  the  offense  took  place  Secretary­Treasurer  within  30  days  after  receipt  of  the  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  present  these  charges  at  the  next  regular  meeting.  The  accuser  may  withdraw  his  charges  before  the  meeting  where  Headquarters  is located, after  receipt of  the  notice  of appeal, the Secretary­Treasurer shall present the notice,  takes  place.  Section  2.  After  presentation  of  the  charges  and  the  which  shall then  become part  of  the minutes.  An Appeals  request  to  the  Port  Agent,  the  Port  Agent  shall  cause  Committee shall then  be elected.  The Secretary­Treasurer  is  charged  with  the  duty  of  presenting  the  before­men­ those  charges  to  be  read  at  the  said  meeting.  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, ks  well as  ruled  otherwise  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership  of  any  written  statement  or argument  submitted  by  the. ac­ the  Union  within  90  days  thereafter.  If  the  charges  are  cused.  The  accused  may argue  his appeal  in person, if  he  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  morning.  At  his  request,  the  trial  shall  be  postponed  the responsibility of  the accused to  insure that  his written  until  the  morning  following  the  next  regular  meeting,  at  statement or argument arrives at Headquarters in time  for  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  decide­Ue ap­ 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 grants­ 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  Union,  a  copy  of  the  charges,  the  names  and  twok  Section  13. The decision of  the Appeals Committee shall  numbers  of  the  accusers,  and  a  notification  that  he  must  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  and dissents shall be in writing and signed by  those partic­ 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  shall  vote  to  accept  charges  after  their  rejection  by  a  and  recommendations,  the  Committee  shall  be  governed  Port,  the  Trial  shall" lake  place  in  the  Port  where  Head­ by  the  following:  quarters  is  located.  Due  notice  thereof  shall  be  given  to  (a)  No finding cf  guilt shall  be reversed  If  there U sub­ the  accused,  who  shall  be  informed  of  the  name  of  his  stantial  evidence  to  support  such  a  finding  and.  in  such  accusers,  and  who  shall  receive  a  written  statement  of  case, the  Appeals Committee  shall  not make  its own find­ the charges,^ At  tiie  request of  the  accused, transportation  ings as  to the  Weight of  evidence.  and  subsistence  shall  be  provided  the  accused  and  bis  <b>  In  no event  shall  Increased  punishment  be recqm­ witnesses!  .mended.  ,  .  (jCi.  A  new  trial  sbaU  be  reeommmidad  If  the  AA9Mln  ComaalttM finds­da) Uiat  any mnnber of llio THol OomM; J  mittee siwuld.  have  been  disquiaifiail,  or lb)  that  the  no­^d  cused  was not adequately  Informed  of  the  details of  the  chsrged  offense,  whieh  resulted  In  his  hot  hsviog  been  given a  fair trial, or (e) that for any other reason, the ae­ cused was not  given a fair trial.  (d)  If  there  If  no  substantia  evidence  to  support  a  finding of  guilt, the  Appeals Committee  shall  recommend  that  the  charge  on  which  the  finding  was  based  be  dis­ missed.  (e)  The  Appeals  Committee  may  recommend  lesser  punishment  Section  14. The  Appeals  Committee  shall  dellvw  Its  decision  and  dissent  if  any,  to  the  Seoretaiy­Treuurer.  The Secretary­Treasurer shall cause sufficient copies to bo  published and  shall  have  them sent  to each  Port  In  time  to reach  there before  the next regular scheduled meeting.  He shall also  send a  copy to each accused and  accuser at  their last known address, or notify them in  person.  Section  15.  At  the  meeting  indicated  in  Section  14  of  this  Article,  the  membmhip,  by  a  majority  vote,  ahall  accept the decision  of  the Appeals  Committee, or  the dis­ sent therein,  if  any. If  there is no  dissent, the  decision of  the  Appeals  Committee  shall  stand.  If  a new trial  Is ordered, that  trial  shall  be held  in  the  Port  where  Headquarters  is  loeated,  In  the  manner  pro­ vided  for  in  Section  t of  this  Article.  Any  decision  so  providing  for a  new trial  shall  contain such directions  as  will  insure a fair hearing to the accused.  Section 16.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  notify  the  accused and  each accuser,  either  In  person  or In  writing  addressed  to  their  last  known  addiW  of  the  results  of  the appeal.  A further appeal  ahall be allowed as set forth  In  Section 17.  Seetlea  17.  Each member is riutrged with kuoiriedge of  the provisions of the Constitution of the Seafarers Intemai­ tional  Union  Of  North  America,  and  the rights  of,  and  procedure  as  to,  further  appeal  as  provided  for  therein.  Decisions reached thercnhder shall be binding on all mem­ bers of  the  Union.  : Section  18. It  shall be  the  duty  of  all  members of  the  Union  to  take all  steps  within  their constitutional  power  to carry  out  the  terms of  any effective  decisions.  Section  19.  Any  accused  may  waive  any  or  all  rigfata  and privileges granted to him by this Article. If an accused  has  been properly  notified of  his trial  and­fails to attend  without  properly  requesting  a  ­ustponement,  the  Trial  Committee  may  hold  Its  trial  without  his  presence.  ARTICLE XVI OFFENSES AND PENALTIES Section 1.  Upon  proof  of  the commission  of  the follow­ ing  offenses,  the  member  shall  be  expelled  from  mem­ bership:  (a)  Proof of  membership in any wganization  advocating  the  overthrow  of  the  Government  of  the  United  Statea  by  force;  (b)  Acting  as  an  informer  against  the  Interest  of  the  Union or the  membership in  any organizational  campaign:  (c)  Acting as an  informer for, or agent, of  the Company  against  the  Interests of the membership  or tiie  Union;  (d)  The commission  of  any  act as  part  of  a conspiracy  to  destroy  the  Union.  Seetlon 8.  Upon  proof  of  the commission  of  any of  the  following offenses,  the member shall  be penalised  up to a  penalty  of  expulsion  from  the  Union.  In  the  event  the  penalty of  expulsion  Is not  invoked  or recommended,  the  penalty  shall  not exceed  suspension  from  the  rights  and  privileges of  membership for. more than  two (2)  years, or  a fine of  $90.00. or  both:  (a)  Wilfully  misappropriating  or  misusing  Union  prop­ erty of  the value  in excess  of  $90.00;  |  (b)  Unauthorized use of  Union property, records, stamps,  seals,  etc.,  for  the  purpose  of  personal  gain;  |  <c)  Wilful  misuse  of  any  office  or  Job,  elective  or­not.  within  the  Union  for the  purpose of  personal  gain, finan­ cial  or  otherwise,  or  the  wilful  refusal  or  failure  to  ­ execute  the  duties or  functions of  the said  office or  Job.  or  gross  neglect  or  abuse  in  executing  such  duties  or  functions;  (d)  Unauthorized  voting,  or  unauthorized  handling  of  ballots,  stubs,  rosters,  verification  lists,  ballot  boxes,  or  election files, or  election material  of  any sort;  (e>  Preferring charges with knowledge that such charges  are  false;  (f)  Making or  transmitting, with  intent to  deceive. falOa  reports or communications,  with  knowledge  of  the fblslfty  thereof, or unauthorizedly altering  reports or  communica­ tions which  foil  within  the  scope  of  Union  business: '  '  (g)  Deliberate  failure  or  refusal  to  Join  one's  ship. 'OT  misconduct  or  neglect  of  duty  aboard  ship,  to  the  dOtri­ ment  of  the  Union  or  its agreements;  •  •^   (h)  Deliberate  and  unauthorized  interference,  or delib­ erate and malicious villification,  with regard to the exeCu­'  tion of  the duties of  any  office or  Job;  (i>  Paying  for,  or  receiving  money  for,  empioymOnt  aboard  a  vessel;  (J)  Wilful  refusal  to  submit  evidence  of  affiliation  for  the  purpose  of  avoiding  or  delaying  money  payments  to  the  Union,  or  unauthorizedly  transferring  or  receiving  evidence  df  Union  affiliation.  With  intent  to  deceive;  <k)  Wilful  failure  or­refusal  to carry  out the  orders of  '  those  duly  authorized  to  make  such  orders  during  timo  '  of  strike.  .  Section  3.  Upon  proof  of  the  commission of  any  of  th*'  following  offenses,  members  shall  be  penalized  Up  to  suspension  from  the  rights and  privileges of  membership"  for two  (2) years,  or a fine of  $50.00. or  both:  >  (a)  Wilfully  misappropriating  or  misusing  Union  prop­ erty of  the value  under $90.00;  1  ­?  (b)  Assuming any  office or Job,  whether elective 6r iki|j  .  with  knowledge of  the  lack of  possession of  the—•   • Ai:  tiona required  therefqri  , ;  'bse­ s  �• anteMeatairr—^ac* iie?ap  I fr­t­,­'/..­, ;  _  Kt  (e)  Mlaeonduct  during  any  meeting  or  other  official  Union .proceodlng.  or bringing  the  Union  into  disrepott  by  conduct  not  provided  for elsewhere  in  thte  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  950.00:  (a)  Refusal  or  wilful  failure  to  be  present  at  sign­ons  or  pay­oifs;  <b)  Wilful  failure  to  submit  book  to  Union  representa­ lives  at  pay­off:  (c)  Disorderly  conduct  at  pay­off  or sign  on;  (d)  Refusal  to cooperate  with  Union  representatives  in  discharging  their  duties;  (e)  Disorderly  conduct  in  the  Union  Hail;  (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,  sh^ll  not  be  deemed  to waive  any  ciaim, or personai  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,  by a  majority vote  of  the  membership.  ARTICLE  XIX  EXPEBIDITURES  ­  Section  1.  Policies  or specific  instructions  with  regard  to  expenditures  to  be  made  or  expenses  to  be  incurred  shall  be determined  by a majority  vote of  the membership.  In  the  event  no  contrary  policies  or  instructions  are  in  existence,  the  Secretary­Treasurer  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.  Section  2.  The  provisions  of  Section  1  shall  similarly  apply  to  the  routine  accounting  and  administrative  pro­ cedurea  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.  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.  Section  3.  No  assessments shall  be  levied  except after  a  ballot  conducted  under  such  general  rules  as  may  bo  decided  upon  by  a  majority  vote of  the  membership,  pro­ vided  that:  (a): The  ballot must  be secret.  (bi  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  successively  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  This  Union,  by  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  may  provide  for  affiliation  with  it  by  individuals  in  a  lesser  capacity  than  membership,  or  in  a  capacity  other  than  membership.  By  majority  vote  of  the  membership,  the  Union may  provide  for the eights and obligations  incident  to  such  capacities  or  affiliations.  These  rights  and  obli­ gations may include, biit are not limited to: (a) the  applica­ bility  or  non­applicability  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, (dl. the fees  required for  such affiliation.  In no event  may  anyone  not  a  member  receive  evidence of  affiliation  equivalent  to  that  of  members,'receive  priority  or  rights  over  members,  or  be  termed  a  member.  ARTICLE  XXII  FORMULATION  OF SHIPPING  RULES  Section  I.  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  therewith  may  be  issued  and  take  effect  only  after  ap­ proval by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership.  Shipping  rules  duly  Issued  shall  be  deemed  to  Ve  Union  policy.  Section  2.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership  may  make  special  exceptions  or  rules  for  any  company  or  vessel,  for  organizational  purposes,  whether  covered  by  a  contract or  not.  ARTICLE  XXIIl  QUGRUMS  Section  1.  Unless  elsewhere  herein  otherwise  specif­ ically  provided,  the  quorum  for  a  special  meeting  of  a  Port  shall  be  six  members.  Section  2.  The  quorum  for a  regular  meeting of  a  Port  shall  be  seven  members.  Section  3. The  quoriim for  the Agents' Conference shall  be  a  majority  of  those  eligible  to  attend.  Section  4.  Unless  otherwise  specifically  set  forth  here­ in,  the quorum  for any committee  shall  be the  majority of  those duly  elected or  appointed  thereto.  Section  5.  Unless  otherwise  specifically  set  forth  here­ in, the  decisions, reports,  recommendations, or other func­ tions of  any  segment of  the  Union  requiring a  quorum  to  act officially,  shall  be  that of  the  majority of  the quorum,  and  shall  not'be  official  or  effective  unless  the  quorum  requirements are  met.  ARTICLE  XXIV  MEETINGS  Section  1.  All ports shall hold regular meetings, provided  a quorum  is present, on every other Wednesday, at 7:00 P.M.  If  such  meeting ni^t falls  on a  holiday, the  meeting shall  take place,  providing a  quorum  is present, at 7:00 P.M.  the  following  night.  In  the  event a quorum  is not  present  at  7:00  P.M.) the  Port  Agent of  :he pertinent  port shall  post­ pone  the  opening  of  the  meeting  until  a  quorum  is  pres­ ent,  but  in  no event  later than  7:30  P.M.  A  majority  vote  of  the  membership shall  be  sufficient  to change  the  date  of  any future  reguliar meeting.  Section  2.  A  special  meeting  at  a  Port  may  be  called  only at  the direction  of  the  Port  Agent  No special  meet­ ing  may  be  held,  except  between'the  hours  of  9:00  A.M.  and 5:00  P.M.  Notice  of  such  meeting  shall  be  posted  at  least  two hours  in advance,  on  the Port  bulletin  board.  ARTICLE  XXV  AGENTS'  CONFERENCE  Section  1.  The Secretary­Treasurer shall call an  Agen's*  Conference  once  a  year,  and  may  call,  with  the  approval  of  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership, additional  Agents'  Conferences during  the year.  The  time  and  place  of  each  such  meeting  shall  be  fixed  by  the  Secretary­Treasurer.  These  conferences  may  be  postponed  or  cancelled  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership  in  case  of  emergency.  A  majority  vote of  the  membership shall  determine  when  such  emergency  exists.  Section  2. The  Agents'  Conference  may  discuss  and  prepare  reports and  recommendations on  any  part  of  the  Union's activities,  policies and  plans.  The adoption  of  any  such  recommendation  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  member­ ship  shall  make  the  provisions  thereof  binding  Union  policy,  until  modified  or  otherwise  altered  by  a  majority  vote  of  the  membership  provided  such  recommendation  is  not  inconsistent  with  the  provisions  of  this  Constitu­ ARTICLE  XXVI  DEFINITIONS  AND  MISCELLANEOUS  PROVISIONS  RELATING  THERETO  Seetion  I.  Incapacity.  Unless  otherwise  set  forth  or  dealt  with  herein,  the  term  "incapacity," shall  mean  any  illness  or  condi.tion  preventing  the  affected  person  from  carrying out  his duties  for more  than  30 days;  or absence  from  the  United  States;  or  suspension  from  office  or  membership  as  provided  for  in  this  Constitution;  or  the  due  replacement  of  one  under an  incapacity  as indidated.  However, nothing contained in this Article shall^be deemed  to  prohibit  the  execution  of  the  functions  of'more  than  one  Job and/or'^office,  in  which  event  no  incapacity  shall  be  deemed  to  exist with  regard  to tlie  regular  Job  or of­ fice of  the one  taking over the  duties and functions of  the  one  incapacitated.  The  period  of  incapacity  shall  be  the  time  during  which  the  circumstances  exist.  Section  2.  Unless  otherwise  set  forth  or  dealt  with  herein,  the  term  "vacancy,"  and  the  term  "vacancy  not  caused by  an  incapacity," shall  be deemed  to be  the same,  and  shall  include  failure  to  perform  the  functions  of  any  office or  Job  by  reason of  death, or  resignation, or  expul­ sion  from  the Union  with uo  further right to appeal  in ac­ cordance  with  the  provisions of  this Constitution.'  Section  3.  When  applicable  to  the  Union  as  a  whole,  the  term, "majority  vote of  the me.nbership,"  shall  mean  the  majority  of  all  the  valid  votes cost  by  members at  an'  official  meeting  of. those  Ports  holding  a  meeting.  This  definition  shall  prevail  notwithstanding  that  one  or  more  Ports  cannot  hold  meetings  because  of  no  quorum.  For  that purpose of  this section, the  term ­"regularly scheduled  meeting night at  which the  pertinent vote may  take place"  shall  refer  to  a  meeting  or  meetings  during  the  time  period  within  which  a  vote  must  be  taken  in  accordance  with:  (a)  The Constitution  (b>  Union  policy, and  .  (ci  Custom and  usage  of  the  Union  in  the  indicated  priority.  Section  4.  When  applicable  solely  to  Port  action  and  not concerned  with, or reiated to. Union  action as a whole,  and  not  forming  parf  of  a  Union­wide  vote,  the  term,  "majority  vote  of  the  membership."  shall  refer  to  the  majority  of  the  valid  votes  cast  by  the  members  at  any  meeting  of  the  Port,  regular  or special.  _  Section  5. The  term,  "membership­action"  shall  mean  the same  as the  term "majority  vote of  the membership."  Section  6.  Where  the  title  of  any  office  or  Job,  or  the  holder thereof,  is set  forth In  this Constitution,  all  refei^  ences thereto and the provisions concerned therewith shall  be  deemed  to be  equally applicable  to  whomever is  duly  acting  in  such  office  or Job.  Section  f.  The  term "Election  Year" shall  be  deemed  to mean  that  calendar  year prior  to  the  calendar  year  in  which  elected  officials  and  other  elected  job­holders  are  required to  assume oMce.  The first election  year shaU be  deemed  to  be  1954.  Seetion  8.  The  terms,  "this  Constitution,"  and  "this  amended Constitution," shall  be deemed  to have  the same  meaning  and  shall  refer  to  the  Constitution  which  takes  the  place  of  the  one  adopted  by  the  Union  in  1939,  as  amended  up  through  August  1951.  Section 9.  The  term, "member  in good  standing," shaU  mean  a  member  not  in  arrears  or  under  suspension  or  sentence  of  expulsion.  Unless  otherwise  expressly  indi­ cated, the  term, "member," shall mean  a member  in good  standing.  Section  10.  The  term,  "membership  book,"  shall  mean  any  official  certificate  issued  as  evidence of  Union  mem­ bership.  Section II.  Whenever the day on which a Union meeting  or action  is to  take  place  falls on  a  holiday,  the  meeting  or action  shall  be  put  off  until  the  next  business  day,  at  the  same  hour.  ARTICLE  XXVII  AMENDMENTS  This  Constitution  shall  be  amended  In  the  following  manner:  Section  I.  Any  member  may  submit,  at  any  regular  meeting  of  any  Port,  proposed  amendments  to  this  Con­ stitution  in  resolution  form.  If  a  majority  vote  of  tho  membership of  the  Port approves  it, the  proposed amend­ ment  shall  be  forwarded  to  all  Ports  for  further  action.  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 members,  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  and  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  Secretary­Treas­ 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  seciet  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  nut  the  referendum  to  a  vote,  the  Union  Tallying  Committee  shall  consist  of  six  (G>  members,  twQ  from  each  of  the  tliree  (3)  departments  of  the  Union,  elected  from  Hea^iql<arters  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.  Seetion  3.  If  approved  by  a  %  majority  of  the  valid  ballots  cast,  the  amendment  shall  become  effective  im­ mediately  upon  notification  by  the  Headquarters Tallying  Committee to the Secretary­Treasurer that the amendment  has  been  so  approved,  unless  otherwise  specified  in  the  amendment.  The  Secretary­Treasurer  shall  immediately  notify  all  Ports  of  the  results  of  the  vote  on  the  amend­ ment.  ARTICLE  XXVm  TRANSITION  CLAUSE  Seetion  I. It  is  the  purpose  and  intent  of  this  Article  to provide for an orderly  transition from  Union operations  and  activities  as  governed  by  the  Constitution  in  effect  prior  to  the  adoption  of  this  amended  Constitution,  to  .  operations and activities conducted in accordance with this  amended Constitution.  Accordingly, the following sections  are  to  be  given  the  interpretation  required  to  effectuate  the  foregoing  purpose  and  intent  Seetion  2.  All  routine  administrative,  accounting,  and  other  similar  procedures  and  processes  of  this  Union,  in  effect  imm^iately  prior to  the  adoption  of  this amended  ­ Constitution,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  permitted  hereunder  and  shall  continue  in  effect,  unless  or  until  changed,  in  accordance  with  the provisions  hereof.  • Section 3.  All  methods  and  means  of  collecting  and  disbursing  Union  funds,  all  segregations  of  Union  funds,  the  sequence  of  regular  meeting  nights,  rules  of  order  generally  followed,  bonding  procedures,  shipping  rules,  permit  systems,  reinstatement  procedures,  and  any  other  practices or  procedure,  in  effect  immediately  prior  to the  adoption  of  this  amended  Constitution,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  permitted  hereunder,  and  shall  continue  in  effect  unless or  until  changed  in accordance  with  the  provisions  hereof.  Seetion  4.  All  Union  policies,  customs,  and  usage,  in­ cluding  those  with  regard  to admission  into  membership,  in effect immediately  prior to the adoption of  this amended  Constitution,  shall  be  deemed  to  be  permitted hereunder  and  shall  continue  in  effect  unless  or  until  changed  in  accordance with  the provisions  hereof.  SecRon 5.  The Secretary­Treasurer, the  Assistant Secre­ tary­Treasurer,  all  Port  Agents  and  Patrolmen,  and  all  others  elected  as  a  result  of  the  balloting  held  by  this  Union  during  November  and  December  of  1952,  shall  be  deemed  to have  been  duly  elected  in conformity  with  the  provisions of  this Constitution.  From the  date of  adoption  of  this  Constitution,  they  shall  execute  the  powera  and  functions,  and  assume  the  responsibilities,  of  the  said  offices  and  Jobs,  as  set  forth  In  this  Constitution.  They  shall  hold  office,  pursuant  hereto,  until  the  expiration  date of  the terms of  office set  forth  herein.  The terms  of  Article  Xm.  only  insofar  as  they  apply  to  election  of  Officials, Port Agents, and  Patrolmen, shall take effect the  first election  year.  • •    '­I  •   ­.1  • '  ­y­'l  • '­• J  '. V. /'Af;  •  r  "  '  �.... • • „  • ::^...­ J'  'i  ^r"  f ij­'i  'v  Im'­ I'iW."  ARTICLE  XlV­Oiher ElecHbns:  ARTICLE I—Name  and  General Powers: |?,;4'tU  I i'­ I  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  lowers.  Anxi/"iEii  AIM'  1*^  Provides for affiliation of  the At­ AKTICLC  11—Atnliahon;  lantic and  Ckilf  District  with  the  Seafarers  Internatfonal  Union  of  North  America,  the  American  Federation  of  Labor  and  other  bodies  as  may  be  determined  by  a  majority  vote of  the  membership.  ARTICLE  XV—Trials and Appeals: righVo/"eUry  member  to  a  fair  trial  by  an  impartial  committee  of  his  Union  brothers.  Lists  in  detail  the  procedure  for  bringing  charges  and  for  p re­ sen ting  charges  to  the  membership­^Provid«  for  election  of fi^  ve­ member  trial  committee  and  defines  Committee's  procedure  and  duties—Requires that  accused must be confronted  by  the accuser­ Gives 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 Ill­Membership:  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 XVI—Offenses  and Penalties:  {^Mhe ofl  ARTICLE IV­Reinsfatement:  Sgh?to  Statement of  dismissed members.  ARTICLE  V­Dues and  Initiation Fee: SS'^d/ei  • Ts;  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  XVII­Publications:  lication of  a newspaper  and other literature.  ARTICLE  yi—Retirement  from  Membership:  ADTI^I C  V\/lll  Provides  for  bonding  of  officers  AKI ILLt  AVIII—DOndS:  and employes otihe Union  under.  such conditions  as may  be determined by tne memberships^  Defines the procedure  by which a Seafarer may retire his book  and  outlines the method of  reinstatement.  ARTICLE  VII—Sysfem of  Organization:  ARTICLE XIX­Expenditures:  ments of  the Union  and pro\ddes for  administrative authority  ship  shall  determine  twU­ cies or  specific  instructions  with  regard  to expenditures.  A DTI/"I  C  \/lll  Designates the following as elec­ AKI ILLt  VIII—Utticers:  tive officers: the Secretary­Treas­ urer.  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers  and  Port  Agents  and  Patrol­ men.  A DTi/"i  c  vv  Defines  the  Union's  sources  of  in­ AK I ILLt  AA—income:  come­Sets 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  two­thirds  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 /rom dividends,  interest and  legitimate business operations.  .  ARTICLE IX­Other Elective  Jobs:?7cifSm».'dSe:  L­;;  gates  and  members of  certain  committees  must  be  elect^ by  the  membership.  'Si  ARTICLE  XXI­Degrees of  Membership:  fSlf?  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  Assistant  Secretary­Treasurers,  Port  Agents,  Patrolmen,  Meeting  Chairmen,  Dielegates  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 repdrts­^  Establishes membership control  over actions and reports of  officials .  and committees.  rules for affiliation of individuals other  than full members must bt  determined by the Union's membership.  ARTICLE X­Duties of  Elective  Officers:  ­^­XV  fenses for  which a memiaer may  be brought  to triah­^Places  limita­ tions on penalties that may be imposed upon members  found guilty  of  such  offenses—Gives  a  member  the  right  to  waive  triu  imd  accept an automatic penalty for infractions not involving suspeh^on  or dismissal  from  the  Union—Provides for  trial  by meeting actihg  as committee  as a  whole  for  offenses committed  during  cpurse of  meeting.  ARTICLE  XXIj—Formulatlpri  of  Shipping  Rujesi  Guarantees,  as  did  the  previous  Constitution,  that  shij^ng  rules  may  not  be revised  unless approved  by  membership.  ./  ARTICLE  XXIK­Quorums:  ARTICLE  XI—Wages  and  Terms  of  Office:  Provides  that  the  Secretary­Treasurer,  Assistant  Secretary­Treas­ urers,  Port  Agents  and  Patrolmen  shall  serve  for  two­year  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.  shall  be six  members and  the quorum  for  a  regular  Port  nieeting  shall be seven members.  '.L  for  on  every  other  Wednesday—Excepticms  are  noted  for  holU&ys  and  failure to obtain a quorum,:  ,  i..  ^  ^  ARTICLE  XXIV­Meetings:  regular meetings  at  ARTICLE  XII—Qualifications  for  Elective  Office:  ARTICLE  XXV­Agenf's Conference:  Sets forth  that  any  member has the right  to nominate  himself  for  any  office—Lists eligibility  requirements for  the  various offices.  ARTICLE  XIII—FUrfJrtnc.  Describes  procedure  for  nomi­ MKIHoLC  Alii  elections:  nation  to  office­Provides  for  election  of  a  six­member  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  district­wide Tallying Committee,  including  members  from  New  York,  Baltimore,  Mobile,  New  Orleans and  San Jrancisco  to tabu­ late results—Sets  forth manner  for installation of  officers.  .pi/; V  ence of  Port Agents to .be called  by  the Secretary­Treasurer.  r  ARTICLE  XXVKPefinlrtons 5  frequently  in  the  language  of  the  Constitution.  ARTICLE  XXVII—Amendments: amendm^t of the Con­ stitution  by  the membership.  .r  •\'•  ARTICLE  XXVIII­Transition Claiise:f''^^® ®  transfer of  Union  practices and procedures to regulation  by propqised  Constitution.  � 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 July 3, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ICC GRAB BLOCKED UNIONS HELP CHECK MOVE FOR CONTROL OF OFFSHORE SHIPS DOMINICAN AIRCRAFT STRAFE SIU VESSEL CG TO TRY ROSA, VALCHEM CAPTAINS MEDICAL CARE AND HCL TANKER SHORTAGE SEEN – IN ‘62 WATERMAN ASKS LAKES’ SUBSIDY GREAT LAKES DISTRICT WINS SENIORITY, JOB SECURITY JAPAN GETTING SCRAP SHIPS MISSILE SHIP JOB CALLS DUE AS ARTICLES EXPIRE LABOR UNVEILS MEMORIAL TO LA. HURRICANE DEAD SAYS ‘REFORM’ BILLS SKIP CO. ABUSES DEL RIO TOPS IN FLEET SAFETY SIU TRAINING LIFEBOAT CLASS LAKES SIU SHIP RESCUES 29 ITALY SHIP STRIKERS MAY BE DEPORTED EGYPT BACKS CARGO GRAB, SAYS ISRAEL WAR STILL ON MOUTH-TO-MOUTH METHOD HELD BEST RESPIRATION AID ACQUIT STRIKING LOGGER IN MURDER CHARGE TRIAL 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 07/03/1959 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. XXI, No. 14  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/184b2f41715a08be922daff109467181.PDF 388a21d17df1d6ac74415b7217287396 PDF Text Text , DlSTR.ICT • AFL-C.10 • ). �WASHINGTON-Reflecling the apparent success of its containership operation in the coastwise trade, the SIU-contracted Pan·Atlantic Steamship Corp. is planning tq build four coll'tainerships. to be used._____ . --------in the intercoastal servkes. known as Containerships, Inc., bas The ships would actually be qualified for a loan· and mortgage built by Sea Land Ships Inc. insurance from the Government of Port Newark, NJ, and and is building t~o small conwould · be chartered to Pan tainerships at a cost of $7 million. In ·the hearing which followed The two ships would operate the crash, a Coast Guard examiner Atlantic for operating purposes; between New York and Jacksonfound that La Belle had· operated Sea Land has already applied ville, beginning in the su1J1mer of his 30,-800-ton :vessel "at an immod· for Government-guaranteed con- 1960. The ships will' be ""dieselerate speed'' i~ pOOt viStbillty ~d . struction mortgage loans for the powered and will carry 198 light- · had failed to stop his engines .when four ships, which are estimated weight containers, totaling 21100 to cost almos_t $20 million each. fbns of cargo, somewhat . under Massive shoreside crane . lifts loaded trail•J'I aboard - Matson - he heard the fog signal of an unThe propos~d containerships, half the capacity of Pan-Atlantic's ship in San Francisco. .Matson ships carry trailers on --deck: seen vessel a~ead. 1mlike those presently operating C-2s. C.Qmpany is converting othtr _shi~ f9r .fuU. conta·in•llLip p'rati~n. 111- la:ate June the Coast Guard ·fol< r·!Jl • lowed-up Its. action against La Belle in the coastwise trade, would be built for container purposes from I e ,;al , ' · by fillng almost identical charges 0 the keel up. The presen~ containerships, six in all, are converted · .., Rosa and the-tanker Valchem. C-2s. Huge savings in time, handling ind costs are convincing more and more ship operators ' These collided off tlie Jersey . In addition to being new ships, . . coaSt March 28, brJnging death to the proposed tessels would carry that t~e. way to lower costs and bigger profits is thrQugh co~tainer.ships. lmbated by the SIU-contracted Pan~Atlantic Co. two years ago, containerization has four Valchem crewmen, including more than twice · as much cargo as . three SIU members and one en· the present C-2s. They have a been adopted by a number of capacity of 226 containers, and major operators on b~th coasts leader in container operations with use hi the interco'astal trade. 'These lineer: 4,500 short tons of cargo. The new to some degree, while many. its slx converted C-2's cai'rying ships would hold about 550 conSimilar ~arl'es ships would carry 550 containers others are seriously - considering 226 vans apiece. The company is tainers. (See adJolnln1 1tory.) Ill this case, too;"1he Coast Guard with a capacity of 12,400 short the possibility. hoping to charter four· new .conThe Bluest spm_to the trailer- charted llnproper .navigation at Imtons. Such higher cargo capacity Pan-Atlantic fs ·presently -the tainerships in the near future for carr)ting v~ssela came with the moderate I~. Improper use of would be essential in the longer ddlgn of. 'detachable wheels and ra~ar.· · and failure to .stop •fter intercoastal runs. -. As on · .the existing ships, the and new vessels would carry their own traveling cranes for loading and • _ . .. .'. unloading, making them independconsequently there W!,1 a: hu1e . •captains to maintain speed.m .order ent of shoreside-based gantry waste of stora1e space. . to mee~ ~hedules, are importa~t cranes. Consequently, the ships ' · . Matao. Bua~ contrfbuttn1 factors to ship· accicould call at virtually any pier in . · . The major containershtp operadents. any port. WASHINGTON-A Senate Laltor subcommittee· has rec- tor on the West Coast is Mat15on The hearings on both the ConLonr Esperlmentation ommended sweeping changes in the minimum wage laws .Lines, under contract to the SIU, stitution.Jalanta. and Santa Rosa.The application for mortgage on which for the first time would bring deep-sea seamen tug- Pacific District. Matson. has, been Valchem collisions ess~ntially subnew· ships climaxes several' years .' ' · ' operating six of itl 14 ships as starltiated these' charges. But the of experimentation by the com- boatmen and other workers partial containerships fo'l" the past Coast Guard at the same time pany in the carri~ge of containers. on river, lake and harbor craft ships would be lessened and union· year. The vessela carry about 75 warned skippers that they must Initially, tbe company started under the provisions of the organizing made. easier. . containers. but 011ly ' on the· main obey the .vies o( the road or face carrying 50 containers on spe-· - 'J'he SIU and other maritime deck, Usin1 belpw-4eck space for the pe'naJties. unions bad sti:ongly supported the conventional _· caraoes. However, La Belle's appeal ts subject to r• cially-built decks on four. tankers. law· . _<. ·The tankers carried oil and loaded . The proposal by the the com- proposal to apply the wage mini- the line is planning to add a view by the Coast Guard ·Commancontainers northbound from Hous- mittee would apply • $1.25 mini- mums to runaway-flag ships owned seventh ship next year that will ·dant, who has the i>ower to ·o\/erton, and loaded containers south- mum ~age and ~he 40~hour work by American'" citizens. These ships c~ry iiothliii bu~ ·containers, both rule or reduce the suspension . . If bound, making paying cargo both week to some 100,000 men in the now pay Iii the vicinity of ~ $90 to on its decks and in 'its hol<IS-:.. he does not do so, La Belie will ways. These ships depended on a marine_lndustry over a four-year $100 monthly for a minimum _58- 300 containers in Jtll, automa4canY 1et .his. papers back shoreside crane for loading and period. However, another proposal; hour. week. EveQ at the $1 an hour · ·· Unlike Pan~Atlantfc's set-up, next June 4. / unloading. which would apply the wage mini- level, the .wages of seamen on run- which employs. cranes already Subsequently, the conversion of mums to -foreign-flag vessels owned away flag ships would be almost mounted on the vessel ·- Mation r , the~ C-2s was undertaken, and the by American citizens, is under tripled. . operates with a shoresici'e . gantry: tankers were chartered out to attack by the Department of Labor Consequently, the steainship..,JJI· crane. · , · ,. other companies for pure bulk and may be_dropp~d from tlie bill. dusti;:.v, particulatlY tll.e ~r.ge ·on. Another· -west , Coa~t ~mt>any: "" • cargo or' tanker operation. Would Drop OT and metals companies which o~er- :Ametlcan President " Linei ' "bu When the McLean interests Another comprQmise provision ate runaway shiPJ, have · oppo~ed started usinl l7-foot cpntain~rs on ·. purchased Waterman-Pan · Atlan- would not apply the overtime the minimum wage provision bit- a limited scale. Here too~' the HOUSTON·- Shipping Jn . this tic, they had announced plans to provisions of the act, calling for te.rly and. may be. succentul in van~ are stored on deck, but the port was ~air during.-tbe last:i'eport build roll-on, roll-off ships for the time-and-a-half-for work performed .exc~uding the runaway-ft~g crews company is planning to co~vert period. Three ships wete in for coastwise service. Subsequently, over 40 hours, on the ground that fro!J! its application. · several fiefghter1 to handle con- ,J>&Yoff and there. wefe 20 'l!hi~ ~ studies indicated that container- this would involve a considerable . tainers in- part of .the · below-deck transit. ThRe were J)O sfin-6ni. · "! rea as well. On the '.East Coast, Duiing. the next tWo wee~ only . ships might be more practical, boost in seamen's overtim.e paysince there wasn't any waste space ments under Union contracts. Grace Lines fs converting two of ~ne .•Jiip is ache.!f~ed foc Pl!~otf involved in bringing a truck Even in its present form, ff · ·· . . , •· its ships fot contab)er O}leration. · and the shipping .picture .ti not t(>o o B Sh B C0 S n ox~ . Ip . a~u.Wdgon --------------+ .o :~~!~:t:f~:t~1:c~ :n~~~.~t~ '$125 M1·n1·m-u·'m Proposed~ ::~:~~;: ~~fe'1:oo~:c:~~ n;,~:t!~p:: b,e::'~::tes::.u:tes ' Pil~tl t:i:~~tb!fa~:st::ici ~:;:..~1:fu~e~:!~~;e~~~~::: ·~: 100 ooo· I M ·1· . . n ar1 1me FOr ff.o usto·.n 'H as A .B.real-h.e' r Payoffs · Are ~::::~1~~~t!~:~:,:;i;-::,; :.;~!~:~::=~~~1t: SF':Sliprise " containership in ·which the trailer box is lifted ·Off the cha.ssis and stored in the ship's hold. as a large cargo box. In another development in the eontainership fiel.d, a ·corp . oration or non-union seamen- on hundreds of tugs,· barges, towboats and other craft which are presently payJng well below the $1 hourly minimum. As a consequence, the gap ·between ni th k d th ese wor ers an .,ose on u on r-----5-t---p-------------,----. ' ay ..ut. For Jobless Pay Se~farers who are collecting state unemployment bene.ftts while on the beach waiting to ship are urged to stay put and avoid ' . , changing their mailing addre8ses ff · they want to continue re.ceivin~ t~eir checks regula~y. Several Seafarers have already e~perienced interruptions of from three to ·ave weeks in getting their next check after they notified the state unemployment ~ ...ffices that they bad moved and changed their malling address. ~ ~· ~An avera,e delay of a month is r.e_ported !n most cases, causing ' "' ;consf.derable';' hardship' tp tbe men involved. " . · l r sa.'u_AU,Rs"tOG ~~ti:.r~~W:/;,;7::.ie:~~: ' S:AN , F~~CJSCO - · Althbugh July J7, f959 Vol. XXI, No~ 15 · · PaYliig off_ Ji~re ,w;e te ~Jte Valley none . lj,a d tieen expected, three ( Forge <PenblSular Navigation>, ships tUJ'.Ded up here for payoffs · . ,.. • ' Texas ·- ~cer <M8!'ine , · Carrier~> during the last .. repqrt period · and . ·. . . ·and Paclffc Vehture' ~(Pacific Velf• then lfgned on again. As a result, - · i . -~ • ture). . -.. ..... ·,.. · shipptn1 ."ln this por.r. was , 1ood, · ,. , · · · · · · In .transit • 'Were lhe Mermaid says MartY Brelthoff, · port agent. P•n ~ ••af'•torr·Tr!llrnr~ · (Metro ·Peh:oleum>; ·Jean LaPltte. The ships J;iaying oft . were the ,~ f::.Xi. ·f:l::'f..t= De ~to and Hastings <W.'tltermart>; Producer <M.rtne Cartlers>; Al- Snv~AL JIMKDJ, JO'IDf a..uu,; Ax.v seatralnl New Yorlf, New :J~rsey, mena JClo~~t Carriers~ and John =Ar-ca"r{;p,.~:!:t::',. Bu.r. 11oon;• Savann~ · "'llld · 'l'exa• .t. (Seatra~>: If. Kulukundls ' <Martis). . • . · · · -1 • · Steel Navigator «Isthmian>: Paclflc ;Besides : th~se ·three s~les.. the .~ . · ·· _ ·: · •· · . BUiger "«P~nn »; Shipplnt); . ~tlaa _Ctty of Alina . <W.Ue~p> als~ ,=::.~W:.i-.,•~~1::!"1~ •<T~nfen· and ·TI:amp)~ !.er~Gb,m signed on. ·'-, "· · ;. · 11nflc·1t ovN Dldrlct, APL.Clo. '71.f.ourtll «Valentine); Fort Hos&1ns, Brad· In van1if ·were the Steel "KinJ •ry:::11,,..c:~· J:h~. ford tsi~nd/ ·Bebts Fon ~nd .GS ,U&.ilupJ~);, ~o~· ·~d1 Penmar et t'rleaf fflce ln '8~klYl!' ~Y. Uftdef. No~olk ..'(€itfe1Se!crice1; /;Re1Ji!Na ~Calniar).. r Ro,1-al Palt (C}tjes . Se~-~ ~~··~~': 1' 1,. . . -::;· ., . .. ; . (lnterc_gntinent.ql; "-Blenvllhf!l <PQ,fee), Wil,d ·Ranger. <W.a~a:aiJ>. ~nd~ . ,. · : ~ 1 ~ '" , Atlantlc); .M~.garett•BfoWti· <'Blooftl1fleld). and •De1 ~s (~itjf). Alcoa resasqs (Alcoa).,, . ,· .. . ' ~ ·.. ' ,.,, ... t/ t ~;.i;;;«~;~· !.·~;,;{;,:·~ .(,;~ .; n·v-~ 1t·· .•• , , ~ t- ~,11-·~ '."' c . 1~-: .l ~ :;11" :t .r~:·~·!!' ~.. ~. . \~1 1 _ . • - • .JJ.:t::" !r'd!."T.. •,c= :.Le:.,. ,.t; "!. ;-.· . : -.. I i1-.,.. It" '. ,.. 1 ' I i ,. \o ·ii ). - '°" ••' ! I I ;:" 0 J <:: ~ ~ . • '( .. £ 1 �.. Plreftne " :• ·1.-u. · Fo•·::.1·:; · wASJUNaro~~!!~:._~J!',I : .-.lr·.·e ~ · ..~,~~~-.-:-~ - i.I~_· ~i:;=.,~t=C:t~~~~f~ '. .·. • :..~...: .~~-· - ~·c~. . all ~QiaJo_ ~: ~ .· vU . . : ·r ·o ·g i·a m . .overs All_ ·u·n·1.·,on..·'v-e·ss eI s. the btdclhrg of the rallroad1 ' on A_·1toey.1nrtlie , .. ,. . · . . ·.. · ' ·. · 8 "·Wall Street ol'ournal" by the .,neWJta~f?i'tlf,'u~tton otrl~e quotes ,~ ... )'eterlli'"' Govemm~t. trultbJ&ster·~- followst ~- 4 .. - . . - . . ·~h- aienclea" tii:idependent re1Ul"tory; agencies] "started out . ~ ' . . . . • • · · 1imple 'administrative a1encle1 to look after' the pu~llc interest. Then · . , the industries toot over, and DOW tht ,a1e~cte1 ·took. 1fter ~he· t?du1r • . • trf l.ilterest. Tab the ICC. I'cl lo'fe ·to ~Me the. .._J', wb~ theJ' set ~ that aseilcJ' baelt Jn .the US (;CJver1-.ent. It~ 10..-~pped up with · .· . , .· . . . -the Alloclatlon of. Ainerlcan Bdlrbac11 It'• terrlb!e1 Ancl the other . · · ·. · _ . . apnolea are .ceUins just u 'b.ad." · '· . ~ · , . . 'l'he business new11l>al>er;1 feature· story pointed gut that ..the Antl. An -expanded and strengthened SW food program covering ships of all SIU· 1rust Division of the Juat~ce Department-. has· ~en at loggerJ!eads. - - -~_.,-.I · • fs · in ~ "th • hi f ds With the ·· ICC th•· Federal Commtfnicattons Commission and other· C!OD1.an:;wu C.,Omparues now operation, -WI SIX C e stewar working 8S full _Oovernment aiencies· ~including thejfiritiine ~4.Qiin~atlon OD .Some time field representatives in major SIU ports. The program officially known as issues) over actions taken by these agencles. to permit monopolistic . · C • · ' ~ . SJi'acttcel to cQnt_inue. . , . - ' ,-. .· the Atlantic and Gulf· om· - . · Al has been reported ii) prevlQus issues of tlie SE~FARERS L.O.G, .• .1 n.; , • day operators' contribution to cooked to order, roasts would be the ICC has been ,u ndef attack from maritime unions and the shipping pames Fvuu c ...-ogram, IS a central fund. The contribu- sliced . to order, and indvidual tndustry for favor.Ing , tile railroads at· ~he" exptlnse ·of domestic Amer- being operated- Jointly by tion was negotiated last servings of butter patties, side ic~-ftag shipping. · . . ll d August as part of the SIU contract dishes of vegetables and other im· _ The. last SIU of NA convention charged t~at a conflict ~f interest- th~ SIU an<!_ a . contrac~e . renewal pacJmge, and ·sufficient proved serving practices would be •l~uatton existed ~ the ,ICC wl~h the aae~cy s. commissioners comil)g companies, .and is financed funds have 1now accumulated to put employed. The old mass cookery system, but o~ the railroad Industry before going in.t o_Go~nment service and b fi t the feeding program into operait was found, resulted in heavy then going into plush railroad jobs aft~~ aervinl wlth th, ICC. · , Ya xe-cen S per man per tion. Named by the trustees as direc- 'waste, because the excess food tor of the proaram lt Seafarer that was prepared or sliced ahead 158 Years' Of Seatlme Cliff Wllilon, who in the past had of time had to be thrown away. been consultant steward for Alcoa Family-style serving at the table Steamship Company in establishing also resulted in wastage. Several of the major steamship sound feeding practices on Alcoa companies, notably Alcoa, BuU. shi_p,s. Working with Wilson as ,field <<;ontinued on page_ ~5) representatives are Seaf'8rers Bob Principe, Pete Loleas and William • Jenkins in New York; Ed Smith in Baltimore; Phil O'Connor In New Orleans and Phil Reyes In Mobile. These field representatives will visit SIU-contracted ships as they hit their respective ports and will assist shipboard stewards in setting up efficient · fuventory systems, streQgtheriing - their menu planning, and improving the quality of s~pboard food preparation and seryice while; at the same time, helping eliminate waste. WASHINGTON - The sticky The food program ls also making problem of ·multiple tax withhold· , .available to all .steamship com- ing from seamen's wages seems panies standard storing lists and headed for compromise solution standard 1nventory and requisition in th~ House Merchant Marine forms which simplify th-e- job ·of Committee. .Veteran Seafarers, now on SIU disability-p!nsion program, discuss th, old daytwith Port.Agent Lin~· the steward department in proThe committee wound up a onesey Williams at .Sill mHting Jn N~w Orleans. They are (left to right)·August Steinman: Emory Bar· vldlng ample shipboard variety at day public hearing last week with fiel~~ Nil~~ larsent Willia.!111: . and Erik Ekluhd. - oldtimers h~d a totaf of 1_58 years ·of se~99[1g pxmoderate cost. an apparent decision to write per1e,nce among them. . _ · . _ -= .. The new foo4 program set-up legisJation authorlzlng the withfs an outgrowth of the SIU feed- holding of state, as well as Fedlng plan which got underway in- eral taxes, from seamen's wages. itlally in 1954. At that time, the An existing Federal statute had Union, in cooperation with several raised the question of whether SIU-contracted operators, set out withholding for state taxes was to replace the old "boarding- legal. house" style of feeding on ship by The committee indicated that. it a "to-order" system reflecting the probably . would go along - with practices of better-quality shore.. an industry suggestion permitting side restaurants. wit6holding of state taxes only_ It was felt at the time that sub- . for the state in which the seaman stltuting individual preparation maintained a legal residence, and for mass cookery wherever pos- not for states--where he did not slble, and·- individual '·service as make his home. Such a provision well, WQ\lld greatly improve ship. would protect seamen from multiboard feeding quality while reduc- .pie withholding during the course Ing costs through more economical of the· year, but would allow anfood usage. other type of deduction from Under the new system, for ex- seamen's wages. ample, steaks and chops would be The problem has arisen as a result of recent decisions by states and local governments tCJ withhold taxes from wages, in· stead of permitting residents and non-residents to pay their taxes at the end of the year. An industry spokesman .' pointed ·out · that 23 states now have income tax:· 'Yithholding requirements, and that even one township in Easton, Pennsy_lvania requires withholding from residents of that area who are seamen. · In addition, some states are withholding taxes on non-residents as well as residents, a practice th_a t ls fillttlng more hardship on individual seamep. Since seamen, in the course of their work, are likely to be' employed or paid off in many different states, the exist· ing laws would result in extreme forms of multlple withholding, Whatever solution is worked out, it "Seems certain that seamen will still be required to pay state taxer U they are residents of 11tates that have ID,come tax legislation. r • • • .. . I __ 1 ·w orth States May Get OK To Tax Crews a I �. June 24 Through July 7, 1959 ,, . . . ·Although njne SIU ports reported• greater number of ves- pressed to fill many of the jobs, especlatfy·rated berths in the ~ngine sel calls_ over the past period, ~hipping throughout the 14 department and they h~d to be ft.lied from the outPorts. . ports dropped slightly, staying just above the 1,200 mark Clau A men ac~ounted for over~ per.cent of fhe to~l number of There was a total of 1,206 in.en shipped during the last two weeks as compared to 1,260 for the prior period. The decrease was felt mostly in Ne~ Orleans and ·Houston, while four.. other ports, New York, San Francisco, Tampa . and Savannah, reported gains. There was a total of 226 vessels ser_viced during the past period. Of' this total, 61 were payoffs, 30 sign-ons and ·the remaining 135 were in transit. New York continued to lea4 the Iist in payof{s, with 19 during the period. All of ~e increased activity was the result of 8 larger number of in~lransit sl;tips, and not vessels signing on. In fact three ports, Boston, Tampa and Houston, had no ships signing on during the period, while four other ports, Philadelphia, Savannah, Lake Charles and Wilmington, only had one each. ~n the. sh.ipping side, New York bounced back over the 300 mark agam, sh1p~mg a total of 337 men during the period, a gain of 83 over the prior two weeks. Also showing noticeable gains were Boston, Savannah and Tampa, each shipping almost three times the number ·of men shipped p;:eviousl~. 'Frisco's increased shipping came toward the end of the period when three unexpected ships hit the port, callIng for a number of replacements. The dispatcher there was hard~ I Port - ' ' • . Boston . .........••• ; . New York ...•••• ••••• Philadelphia ..•••••••• Baltimore .. •••••••••• Norfolk . ...•••••••••• Sav. .annah ....••••••••• Tampa . .....••• •••••• Mobile .. .....•••• ~ ••• New Orleans .•••••••• , Lake Charles ..••••••• Houston ... ....••••••• Wilmington .. .•••••••• San Francisco ..••••••. Seattle . .....•.••.••.• 2 24 3 10 2 ·2 2 8 15 1 17 6 6 1 TOTAIC 99 205 65 5 44 9 1 17 2 8 3 34 7 8 6 ' 1 14 6 27 11 4 5 24 1 6 7 9 3 7 1 8 85 - -- u 52 12 10 - Shipped CLASS· A ,,, Shipped , CLASS c. Shipped CLASS 8 - - - - 9 28 53 10 42 19 18 - - - - 9 369 -. -- - - - sr - ·• - " Regllfered' On Th.e leacl~ CLASS" A cµss 8 _ 101~ SHIPPED - GROUP miouP GROUP GBOIJP CLASS 1 z 3 ALL l z 3 ALL 1 - 2 I ALL 1 2 I ALL A B CALL 4 3 2 1 9 ~ 1 9 2 1 1 2 2 1 12 .2 - 12 ,H 23 51 19 2- 6 93 1 8 12 3 8 93 12 8 113 - 131 -1 7 :224 -8 1'14 -6 1 17 13z 61 5 7 181 374 132 · 181 '( 1 5 19 61 - 2 ,1 11 5 1 1 1 3 8 1 .2 1 5 2 5 5 1 H 1 1 2 1 5 8 1 l 1 1 ,_ 10 1 8 - 1 r 6 .4 4 1 1 .z 2 4 - - · s2 3 1 1 z 7 7 4 18 1 1 2 Zl 3. 23 11 3 2 8 f5 1 · 2 7 2 3 8 11 . 11 80 . 8 . 2 ! 1 1 2. 2 .2 2 8 3 8 7 Z5 ii z 25 9 . 42 16 7 2 t 2 1 101 10 4 6 5 3 3 1 1 5 15 2 u 51 4 ' 15 5 . 6 2 -2 1 15 2 3 7 9 · 33 1g 1 •.. 2 '· 2 3 -~ ·~V : 3 · 8 42 13 1 5 3 7 . 29 49 '11 1Z 16 SI 85 '16 180., 3ttl lf Z6 3' 58·1ff 7' 18 43Z GROUP 2 3 ALL i ' • laltf••r• ••• DECK DEPARTMENT Registered CLASS s· Tr••· Offs O• TOTA&: Jobs shipped while clau B men filled approx~atel~ 23 percent and clitss C cards t~e remaining 17 p~rcent< 'l;'~I! is almost . the same. htto• ••••• ; ·'· ' breakdown as _had been reported in- the previous period. . New York .... n 43 3 While slJipp~ for the period stayed slightly ahead of ~egis~a- ·;.llildel;W• • 3 1 13 tton, a number of- ports r~ported more men on ~he beach tlian they 21 s would ~d. Philadelphia reports plenty of JDen on the beach there t ' 1 3 because of a local ,longshore beef. Other ports wltb growing lists Norfolk • • •• • · 4 10 I ~e Mobile, New Orleans, Houston and TamJ?a . . San Francisco . has no Sava1i1.n a• • • • • 4 4 c.ass B .m en registered in .the deck department rand Savannah has ta~pa • • • • •• ·13 4 2· none in the steward department. Five ports, ~ost~n. Norfolk, ~avan- Mobile •. •. • • 7 nah, Lake Charles and Wilmington, reported less than 50 ~lass A New Orleau' . • SI 7 23 men ob their lists. . · J.oU c•arles •. 1 n 1 The ~ollowing is the forecast port by port: _ Hout• •••• · 3 20 23 Boston: Steady ••• New York: Good ••• Philadelphia: Slow, no sign Wll•l•tte• •• · 1 5 1 7 of improvement ••• Baltimore: Slow ••• Tampa: Slow,. only in-transit Salt Framcslco J 1.J ,4' ' 6 ships expe~ted during the coming week ••. Mobile: Should pick up .. ·• s 2. ... New Or!ea~: No change .•• Lake Charles: Steady .•.. Houston: Stattft • • • • · · 2 Fair ... Wilmln~n: ·Good, need rated men/; •• San Francis~: Good · • . • SeaUle: No change. Totals • • • • • 61 30_ 135 226 ' Registered . CLASS A .,., 1111 •• . - - - --- -- - - - - -- - -- i: ~ .' - GROUP ·GROUP 1 . 2 3 ALL · 1 2 3 ALL 2 'I 5 14 3 5 Ii f9 85 149 36 Ht ~ 18 29 1 1 11' 18 9 38 42 73 19 lZ9 1 13 27 fl ·10 6 7 13 10 3 Z3 3· 3 s 5 10 18 5 35 ~2 1 24 .7 •••.u.15 11 10 .57 56 14 51 3 18 -'7 12 8 13 3 3 4 ,9 ·oz 111 jj " lto Zl IS IS H it ---3 -2 - --4 -13 - 3 - - Iii 4 ' ,6 8 11 4 2· 10 2 2 ts - I 4.. 3 · 7 67 99 1'1f 8 lHGINt DE~ARt#ENT Registered· CLASS A p ort . B oston ... . ............ N ew Yprk .. .••••••••• p hiladelpbia .......... B altimore ...••••••••• N orfolk . . ~ ••••••••••• . s avannah .•••••••••••• T anipa ..••••••••••••• M oblle .. ·.............. · N ew OrleanB .••••••••• L ake Charles . •••••••• H ouston . . ....••••••••• wilmington ...•••••••• s an Francisco .•••••••. s eattle . ....... ~ •••••• l OTAL~ Registered CLASS 8 GROUP I ALI.. 2 1 -18 -1 3 1 2 2 14 2 7 2 4 8 37 15 19 7 4 _6 18 28 1 1 5 2 .6 60 17 Z8 -1 10 5 9 4 5 24 -7 -12 14 8 1'1.2 9 2 f'1 3 ·t 10 .· zo --56 29 I 251 Registered CLASS A 8 { GROUP . 1 z I 1 ' 2 ·5 16 10 1 .4 8 '7 4 1 3 - 1 -- -3 7 --28 131 1 -1 36 6 ---1 3 65 2 3 6 4' 1 -5 -2 ts . Ship~ - CLASS A Sllip~ .: CL~SS . 8 : Sitloped CLASS C, . ltNl•t«ecFOn 1he "Beach 101.AL SHIPP.ED CLASS _A CLASS 1 . ... . --GB011P ·GROUP . , - GBOVP GBOVI' . 'GBOUP CLASS B .CALL · 1 ... ·1' .a ALL l z a ALL · 1 z 3 . :ALL . 1 z 3 -ALL . 1 z 3 ALL ·.·_ 11_ -3 7 · · 2 · 7 1 2 3 1 8 1 5 _2 ~ . ll 7 13 6 •< Zl 13 · 11 73 21 . 13 117 48 137. 23 11 27 22 u 18 45 10 .:: 73 2 17 ·g ! 1 20 ·3 - IS 1 if 6 ·2 1 -1 11 I 5 · i·o 10 ·, 27 69 7 '67 11 . 85 1. 13 13 15 5 . 25 5 35 - . 6' 8 . l( . 9' 1 11 . 3 - 3 2 8 8 i: 2 lt 1 9 8 1 11 t 1 7 , .. 2 c 11 1 24 1 z 3 2 7 1. 1 8 ,, 2 11 "· 2 - 2 -,5 4 10 1 ·1 ..:.. " - '2' ~ . ,. 11 3 4 ~ -. 4 :4 .-~ ~-2 I 13 · . 7 1 ' ,21 :a 52' 8' 6 9 - 15 8 3 . 13 88 ·.....- " 1 9 2 -~L z 36 .,, 2 45 17 52 4• :. '3 ·1 5 .7 - 12 f 1 6 23. -7 . i . a~ 4 -3 1 7 . -'1 6 . 2 1 .,2 z 7 1 1 4 8 ·2 10 2 1ti · ~ _, 19' 10 ~ . 13 l5 s· 3 10 4· 11 3 1 39 "" 3 r, 17 1 . 11 17 48 2 It -1 . I 2 ·u 3 -1 12 1 1 2 5· 15. 2 : zz .. 2 9 ·2 ' ' 13 r , ~ 7 1. 4 l ·4 2 7 5 .. 12 8 . _8 12 H ·-'_z 1 2 5 2 28 H . 28 ' 1 . 8 ,.2 8 8 1 3 1 8 9 - - 1 1 .,. 2 9 4 2 15 : 3 ur · ~ . 11 2 1 3 ' 1 u;o co 164 31 j Ht 8 58 s5 I 99 - - 21 ss 1 80241 lH - 59 I 490 lZO - 453 56 b• 13 74 78 j HI , . '· ' ~ ~ ---- - -- - '., - ---- - - - ---- - - - - - . •• l: ' - - ~! 2~ - - ALL - - ' - - . ·--- - - - - - - -• • Registered CLASS 8 Port Boston . . . . •••••••••• New York . . . ••••••••• _ Philadelphia .••••••••• Baltimore ...••••••••• Norfolk .. ..•••••••••• .Savannah . . • •• ·•••••••• Tam.pa ~ . ...•••••••••• Mobile . .. . .. • •••1••••• New O.rleana . ..... .... . Lake Charles. ·· ••••••• Houston .. ....••••••••• Wilmtngton . ..•••••••• San Francisco ..•••••• . Seattle ... ·. ..... ._•••• .' - TOTAL$ --~ SUMMARY Registered C'iASS A . GROUP . legist,red . CLASS 8 GKOUP Shipped , ' . cws.A- Sltlppe~ . Shipped · ·• CLAS$ ·B· ,CLA$5 ·C - · . •, --;:""7"' -2 z 15, 19 15 20 11 1a �..... PIYe P.:r;OPOse.~ Gre.afer Surplus Sales, Plus Ove·rseas Gifts · WASHINGTON-Congress and the administration are still wrestling with the problem of surplus farm sales overseas as the result of a disagreement on the length of time tha program is ·t o be extended. The outcome of the debate on the farm surplus issue is of cru• cial importance to the 'US 1 merchant marine since in re.. posala before the Senate. One of- milllon out of the defense support cent years, the farm surplus fered by Senator Hubert Hum- program. .. phrey <Dem.~Minn. ) would aet up a five-year "Food-For-Peace" bill and would call for sale at bargain prices for local currency of $2 billion worth of "farm surplus each year. The program would be aimed on her last hip. The trouble? No at strengthening US a 11 i a n c e s abroad by use of food surplus as ice cream aboard. It seems that a foreign policy weapon. the ice cream was put aboard at The other proposal calls for conHouston but the reefer boxes went tinuation of the present program dead and all Of the cream melted. B)( this time tt was Saturday afteron a one-year basis with alloca11oon of saili.rie day and the stewtion of another $1.5 billion worth ·ard waa unable to get action ~n of crops. This proposal seems likely to go through while the Humreplacements. As a result the phrey proposal Is debated. ship'a minutes noted th~t "Ice' Several related bills are in the cream is to ·be procured in Rotterdam." House of Representatives with one Bill Mitchell, ship's delegate, recalling for expansion of a prosigned after spreading the bad gram whereby farm surplus is news about the ice cream, but the swapped for foreign-produced stragang eave him a vote of thanks tegic minerals, in addition to the anyway. straight sales of such surplus. The House is also discussing a Government "food for peace" proposal which would include oµtright gifts of surplus -foods to foreign nations. Another Government program upon which shipping depends heavily, foreign aid, bas been cut back heavily iii. the Senate. The upper house voted to slice ~Uitary aid NEW BEDFORD, Mass.-In their first election under their $300 million fr om the $1.6 billion new constitution,· the New Bedford Fishermen's Union has proposed and cut another $83.5 .SIU SHIPS AT SEA lVhaddya ·do when you have 27 men on board and only two watermelons to divvy Up, among them? That was the quandary facing the galley gang on ' the Petrocheril <Valentine) where it was cited as an example of the steward's difficulties in obtainHoggie tng proper stores. "But It was ·also brought out," the report noted, "that the steward feeds very well with what he has." He must have divided those watermelon1 with finesse. The .steward who rated this pat on the back was John Honie. Delegates on the ship are. Richard B. Jones, ship's delegate; J. E. Townsend, deck; F. LeBorde, engine and Julian Dedicatoria, steward. I t t t · "Handle with care" is the word -on the foc'sle fans aboard the Seastar. It seems there are no spare paf ts and consequentlt everybody ~board ts urged not to !burden the ·fan motors ·with un~ecessary labor. Delegate J. Keavney is hoping that they last all trip and give him one less beef to turn -in. · cargoes have been a major bulwark of American-Dai shipping. At present, the Agriculture Department fl selllng $1,500,000 worth of agricultural surplus overseas on bargain terms tbll year under authorization voted by the last CongreBS. Earlier in the yeaF; a special study recommended that the program, 1Vhich had been operating OD a year-to-year basis, be put on a long-range schedule in an effort to get rid of the inounting pile of Government-owned farm · surplus. Amendment Oftered However, an amendment offered in the Senate by Republican Senate leader Everett Dirksen, calling for a three:year program, was de.teated in the general debate on farm legislation. , At pr~sent, there are two pro- Fishermen Elect Officers; Hail SIU 'Splendid Help' elected Howard W. Niclterson, secretary-treasurer and Robert Swain and George Edwards as delegates. . With five candidates in the New Orleans Expects Slack Cargoes shipped under these programs travel in whole or in part on j\merican-flag vessels and are another important factor ·1n keep. fng American shipping going. MEBA To Seek Lakes Job Security AFL-CIO marine engineers on the Great Lakes are making addi~ tional job security the top demand in their current contract negotta· tions with Lakes shipping companies. The engineers will also push for improved working conditions and welfare and pension protection, says Great Lakes Local 101 of the Marine Engineers Beneficial Association. - The 1,100-man local was recently created after merger of MEBA and the Brotherhood of Marine Engineers, with Ray McRay as its pro-tem president. The Seaway, the engineers point out, has thrown open thl'l_ gates to the foreign flags and many of these are now competing with US ships .even in the bulk trades, on which most American seame.n on the Lnkes depend for their employment. Th\ls, the matter of fob security has · become a primary concern. Faced with the same situation, the SIU Great Lakes District ·on June 26 negotiated an agreement with 14 of its contracted companies which provides an iron-clad program of job security and seniority protection for its unlicensed seamen. _ The engineers' local said it would press vigorouslY, to obtain an effective seniority clause, to extend the union shop provision throughout it<; contracts, and to establish a preferential hiring program for all job openings. The operators, the local said, wiJl also be asked to provide better pensions for engineers as well as an industry-wide welfare program. In negotiating its job security program, the SIU Great Lakes Dis• triCt also signed the 14 operators to tne Great Lakes Seamen's Welfar~ Plan. . The engineers' present ~ontx:acts with bulk carrier operators were slated to expire at midnight, July 15, but have been exten.ded subject to 30-days' notice of cancellation. The extensions cover the Pittsburgh, Bethlehem, Brqwn, Tomlinson, International Harvester, Midland, -ore Navigation, McCarthy and Browning lines. .field, Nickerson received 366 votes out ~f a total of 909 cast. His near¢. $ ¢. est riv.al was Edward P. Patenaude . NEW ORLEAN~Port Agent Want to keep in trim? It's sim- who received 303 votes. Nfokerson Lindsey;William$ reports that shippie, according to Willlam Mapard, had been an interim delegate in the ping was very good during the last recording secretary· on the Steel reorganization period. · report period, but the outlook for Designer. When asked for sugSwain and Edwards ran one, two the next two we.eks is uncertain as -'- gestions at a recent shipboard for the ·o pen delegates' posts in a only.four ships are due in for paym'eeting, Magnard, in tire .true 'tone field of ten candidates. off and one of these, the Del Monte, of a physical culturist, said,."a seaThe fishenµen'1 election was is elated to go Into temporary man should touch the toes of his under the provisions of a constitulay-up. ahoes every morning at least tion adopted in February by a H . Qn the brighter side of the pietwenty times. to 1 majority. The constitution ture is the crewing of the MV..Del "Then," h e.J concluded, i'he estab.liShed the group as an autonoOro and the SS Penn Vanguard. 1hould put on hls shoes and turn mous union of fishermen affiliated These ships have been in tempoto.", End of exercise. directly with the Atlantic and Gulf rary lay-up. · t ·i t District but retaining control over Paying off during the last reThe last meeting .aboard the SS its -own ·membershiP" and finances, port .period were the Alcoa PartHoward Nickerson, delegate Almena ·was called a "good show" and electing its own officers. ner (Alcoa); Del Oro, Del Aires and of New Bedford fishermen, according to WilllaJP Soude·r, Following the certification of the Del Norte (Mississippi); Alice meeting chairman. In addition to . month-long secret ballot election, shown at SIU of NA conven· Brown <Bloomfield); Hastings · handling the regular business and Nickerson wrote to SIU Secretary (Waterman); Penn Vagguard (Penn tion in Montreal•. reading of all the·reports, the crew Ti'ea.s urer Paul Hall thanking the Marine), and Valiapt Explorer also due into all of the .old annoy- SIU "for _your Union's ·splendi<J tection for the pil>fessional fisher- (Ocean Wind). Ing squabbles that...have been put help and cooperation in helping us man in New Bedford." The Alcoa Partner and Del Norte establish a permanent autono~ous Although the union now bas con- signed on, as did the Margarett One fuember reported about the organization of fishermen in New eluded Its first election and has Brown (Bloomfield>; Steel Sea. .:. permanent officers and full. au- farer (Isthmian); Antinous and De 1alley range, and then the · hot~ Bedford. - "Not one of ul here can ever tonomy, Nickerson wrote, "SIU. Soto (Waterman), and Rebec~a l\'&ter. heater and finally it tu~ned Into a "general overall verbal clam bop.e to repay the SIU for its gen- representatives have remained on (Intercontinental). ' that all of ll;ine assistance and support in oUJ:! call at. all times to assist in any bake." However In transit were tlie Alcoa Ranger, t he beefs have been reviewed, time-of need, ••• Now on our own ,way possible in settling probleIIJS Corsair, Pioneer, Roamer and ,S.o~der noted, · they. will remain feet ... we recognt~~ that we cou~d ~hich may develop because ~! the Cavalier °(Alcoa); Seatrains Georgia · 4'board arid will n~t come out · in never have come. as far. a9 we have ·newness·' of our or.ganization . . ~ · ~nd Louisiana · (Seatrainl; Dei the .first ginmill asliore. without~the moral and physical su~"All.of these significant changes Campo and Del No,rte (Misslssippi); ' t t .t port of the SIU behind us. '. • • represent an outstanding contribu- Margarett "'-Brown <Bloomfield); "The result is that today we have flon to the welfare and. security Steel-Navigator, Steel Seafarer and • "l\fanana" ma)l be ~ nfc·e leisureJy wa · to live, bµ.t it caused the the· "f inest -contracts ·and benefits of New Bedford Fishermen. I know Steel Traveler <lsihmian); Kathryn; ~!ew of the John B. Waterman no· ~in the industry .... Our ineinbers I .speak for all of our members Carolyn and Beatrice <Bulll; Anti~n~ of. trouble recently. Tbey re- and thei,r .families are fully · pro- when !,. say· we ~ co~ld not ~ave nous, Monarch of the Seas, De Soto ported that one of' the members tected ••• by a no~ost Welfare achieved all this ·without the wlU- and Claiborne"cWaterman>;.Raphael of the black gang .was taken ill "Plan ••• We h~ve a~ constitution ing and able assistance of·the SIU Semmes and· Gateway City (PanSign Name On and ~the ship r.uslled 'him .'to. . . t.lfe guaranteeing . full trade union and its repreSentatives who worked Atlantic), and Ames Victory (Vicnearest port;· which happened to rights to all our members ~ •• --'.' long, .hard hours to.,help our small tory CArriers). · : LOG Letters J>e S'1fnaS"," ?tfexico. 'They dropped "'Of primary .importance . to our org~nizattori' get set up..on its own For obvious reasons the LOG cannot> print any letters or ihe hook a~ 7 PM, in. the e~l)ing, members," Nickerson noted, "is the feet." : · ·· · · ,.- - - - - - - - - - -. .• other communications sent in· l>ut ha~. to wait until. 9 A~ t~e ' job secur-!ty. '»,rQt~Uon wliich has . The N~w Bedford Union has ap-· Zil4I ~llow~n! morning befor~ ,:rne~ical been ·establisljed on their behalf, p~oximately 1,100 meinber8 tn the · . I tO O.B ! · b y Seafar-ers unless the author .;attentfoJ'i could b' gotten AAlior.e. thereby~nsing. with the loose; fishing and scallo~ragging indussigns his name. Unsigned ~allnas, It s~-eiris, ls n~ place ,to'"'get unwritten' procedures .of the past. try out of the Mass~chusetts pprt. anonymous letters will - only , . Cjt· in ~fter~e <!'cl~c}' --jn the ~W~ 'jare. a~o wo~.king ou.t !ll -even Under ..the terms of th~ Union's wind up in the waste-basket. e y_enlifg, . _. _ 1 . . ' · , more ctetalled, iron-clad f.eniority;r constitution, the ;current offi~ers If circumstances justify, the ·i.. ~~· .. -1 ot. • oto....."'· .¢. · ., iitrfug , pi:_~eaure ··io;' be lnco~ · WiIMiold ' office~uiltII)>.ec'ember 31', LOG will withhold a signature :· , r Th , L1:1cpe ; BJoo~eld head a rate<t 0.ur c:optraclfl in ·the near 19~0, wlth · elect~on11 .to be held at on request. t~ "lto . e~ ·OD 'a '10urilful note future. Thia~ me~ fm:ther ~fO· two ¥eat-1nteJ'Vlls. , ' off. - ' · now Tt 11 ··•t · ·t.h..t L fu . . -t •• • ., . .,.. •~ I ' �to various fundS: and all costa of $AN FRANClSCO "'":::" Member unto~ of the ~IU Paclflc, Distri~ the .railroad's supervisory forces. 1 Under the insurance program, a . EaCb ·particip~ting railroad-Will are now w king out p~a for .tlie struck railroad -could collect as pay premium!' which will depend establl11h'ment of a Paclflc District mecUcal cllnic 1n this city. The regmuch as $600,000 a day in benefits. on the fr~quency of strikes and wilf ,ular' meeiings of ,t he .S.ailors Unl~n - The insurance policy is being un- be requi~d to_make ~ tnltlal dederwritten by a British insura11ce po~it, a~!>'l,lDtipg for the. industry · of the Pacific, :Marine Firemen's concern in . the Bahamas which- is- to· some $6 mllllon. T·he railroads ,Union and Marine Cooks ancl supposedly associated· with_Lfoyds will a:lsp pay an estimated .$150,000 Stewaras Unlon ·tiave approved tlie proposal and a joint committee Is of London. · a ~ear, to the Insurance compl!JlY p FII d 'Ch which will go for admtnlstratlve now ·working out the details. ays e arges costs ' IJ'he clinic; and subsequent onc1 All these details were revealed la other West Coast ports, are beThe policy says ~at a railroad Ing financed by five-cent daily would be covered for all its f~ed in the July 13 issue of the "Wall contribution made by the operators overhead charges during a st~ike, Street Journal" in a lead story such as property taxes, -pensions, which commented "Tbe railroads . for each crewmember. ·interest on borrowings, payments have endeavor.ed keep- th~ inThe • propos~ clinlcs would surance plan secret. The bluep I · Jeff G.11 (I ft) · *....._l · • provide free examination and,'diagjacketed, eight-page policies mailed atro man · : 1 ette . 8 · presents ........., •25 vacation pQyment· nostlc services for . members of · to sqme 300 roads which are memto Seafarer Troy Savage at headquarters. -:: C'heck covered-vacaWest Coast SIU -atftliates and their hers ·of the ·Association of Amerition benefits for 506 days, fr~m1 Feb. 1-958 to June ' 1959, for families, similar to the facilltiei · • • • • • ~ • available to Seafarers on the At· can R!lilroads, are stamped 'conse.rVic' on . on• ·SIU ~ip. · .r fidential.' A :rpemo that pl'eceded 1-..-----------~------...,-..__._...,.....,. .lantic a~d Gulf . Coasts. A, in the SW A&G clinics, seaBALTIMORE-The hall here has mailing of the new policies Inbeen put ·back into shape, reports structed rail officials how to brush 'men found to be iii need of treatPort Agent Earl Sheppard, with new_smen off with a few general • ment will be referred to the Public completion of .repairs to the roof statements about the plan, in case Health ~r:vfce hospitals, and_mem, bers cif their families-.'·to family they learned of It." and other repairs apd painting. The insurance program is not physicians.· . Shipping ·has continued fair with yet It will become . so in effect a large number of C men shipped ' , and few takers for the Ore boats. when railroads accounting for at least 65 percent ot the industry's ' · · ' The Cabins, undergoing rebuildUp 'Shot• · ~t the age_of 11, Rajrmond Munna, son of Se~farer ,LeQnud ing, may be ready for crewing business have signed up. And the around August 1, but so far no cla~s will noi be paid when a Munna, is set to embark oQ 1 a career in the new "glamour dates have been set for crewin-g strike becomes so widespread as field,, physics with the help Of his Andrew Furuseth.ScholarSeafarers who nave taken the .' . ' _. . _ series of tnoculatlons required the Valiant Freedom and Shinne- to affect more than half the inprove his ihinking. Loyola, he for. ceJ'tafn foreign voyages are dustry. However, the . industcy ls ship Awar~. cock Bay. Sheppard urges all me,n wlto confident _that the railroads will Muruia has been . accepted says; Is a school which ·~jnvestlgates remind~d to ~ sure to pick up have not had recent physical sign up. · . . at the college of ,his choice, the past, extends the present hori- their .inoculation cards from the check-ups to get them-also to Other industries which have set Loyola University of New Orleaqs, zons of knowledge and, most im- · r:aptain--or ·the pur.ser when they · send their wives and children, now up strike instirance programs ate and will begin stu«Jying. ihere this portant of all, ·teaches one to think pay off at the end _of a voyage. that school is out. ,clearly.V · _ · The card ~li'ould be--pfcked up the American ' Newspap~i' Pub- September. The Paying off here during the last Ushers Association and the na- $IU scholar5hip ~ot :wasting any time planning by the $eafarer and >held so th11t report period were the Emilia, tfon's. major airlines. The airlin·es will help · cover · . ahead, Munna hopes to go to sthool it can be presented wnen sign-_ Mae, Jean and Edith <Bull>; Beth- recently shared ·revenues.. m the tuition, books and summers lor extra.credits, provided Ing on for another voyage where · coaster ·(Calmar), and Feltore, San- course of strikes. · other expenses. A· the clemands of ROTC don' t con- the 11shots" ate reqUtred . ., Tl)e tore, Marore and Oremar (Marven). - - - - - - - . . , . . - - - - - - - - student who often fllct. lnocQlatlon card · Is "your only The four Ore ships signed on, delved Into sub. Raymond's high school grades proot of bavhig taken _the reas did the Alcoa Polaris. . jects deeper than ~ were outstanding, seldom dipping ·qulreil shots._ In transit ·were the Oremar, the coursei rebelow 90 1n any subject, and he ' Those men -who forget to _pick Cubore, Chilore, and Baltore <Mar-: quired · w h • l • · · hopei to maintain an equally-di!"' · up· their Inoculation card when . ven); - Bethcoaster and-' Marymar studyinl · at .<Cor tinluished acor~ in his coil~e they pay .oft may ft.Pd. that they (Calmar>; Alcoa Patriot <Alcoa); Jesu Jngb School Munrta stucue~. are required to . take aU the· CS Norfolk <Cities Service); and in New ~0r1elip8, Munna ·believes Baymond's father•. LeoJlard Mun;: · "shots" again when· they ·want Steel Seafarer, Steel Trav~1er, that Loyola ii_thl, type ~f unlver'.'" ...na, Sr., bu ~een. an SIU man since. 1 .to .sign on tor ·another such ·voy· Steel Scientist, Steel Admiral and ll'ty where he-'ban find the proper 1942. He 1a a chief steward and is /ge ' Steel Navigator (Isthmian). • "· ' · stimuli to ,. ltu~,~ _ancl ·to · im- pr.esently on the Del .Campo. · a to Bait. Gets An Overhaul . -PiCk C,ard ·"t Pay.off : ·~ On the ma1ket f~r use on ship.s' decks is a "skid-prooP1 ~int - which:. , ; /t. -· . . when _applie~, makes''J~ re~ative,ly .diffi~ult J~ · slip .~n .th~ ~e~k•. But_even if ~ 1 • ·: you do not· hGve-,·~ucli-· a_paint':9n bo~rd, ther~-. artt ·v~rio.us ways. to treat . . ordinary paints to make them -~lip-res~~tan•. ~ ~ ·~" ~ O~~ eaJy system .is . io 'l}·f { IQnd~, in,~: the ·w~.r . ~i~t ~ft~~. it :fi~i .~~-+~ applie/d to J,he deet W~en ·the .parntJ:.lr1es, the:SC1f!CI· helps -.Jotm ~ :graft:(. · ~ ~ ;,, ..! - surf~ce v.:hi~~, g_ive~ ..:~e.tte.r footin~· 1 than a ·sm(Kj~-~ - d~~k iJwovld~ ~ · , . ·~~--1-i ~\•...:~? ~ ' ,Of ci)un~·- it is.,alio .important ·to keep' · decks ~C:J..Y w_),enQver.. -hll,'!'fln~t: ..._' ~ ·~; . ;;.' po,ssJ~~~•...-~~d,Jre~ -~,, .oi~ Of,. 9J8Ci!e,. ~rippin~~ !"- ~;, ·, -'t < . / . ~ , <~ ~. ,1 • ;'jl: • . ;. : .' i/ • ~ I j, -,, ,_ ' .. ' - ''." ";;( _ . ., '. 1 ,1 ' ,,• II • ;.;<1i • ~ r" ·- . • ' • ~ ,.;.? ,- C I ·~ ' • .! ~ J ,,.... ~~of... , 'f. • t j" ~ .. • "f . J4l ,. •\, ;;.P, - '·"r , . • . ...-rr · p~~l ·r-· f 1"" I -;". - .! • .. ~• ', J "' l~/ .• Jr. 1: ~ .,:· 1 .. -~· ~ . ,,{ 1· • f �I j • ' s~:...,, ••• , _£00 . Paie lffea · -DOitAt& ~Weith?:: ·~:";/;cf;' . fi:r:~,Ue,n, 1'B c~urs,s ftf Union :Training Progrtitn .•. ; . .. .. .: . .. , - ·<· -::' ,., :-.·.- .·: seafarers Guide T~ ~-r Buyjng_. 'I : I : - '. -Having 'been singularly successful in itl training of lifeboatmen, the SW Train~g Pro- gram' lii New York has now expanded to include ABs and firemen as well.' Ten ABs hav• . . . .. . already taken the course at the school down at the Bull Line pier and have passed, th_e Coast Keeping The Family Buggy Going- Guard examination for an · 'American families are riding· their cars harder a.:i'd longe·~. Tod~y· AB.'s ticket. The ten successthe .~verage car . is 12~ years old and has gone 110,000 niUes befor(! ful ABs 'are in addition to 75 BJ/ Si4ne11 Mari10.H11.' · · it's scrapped, says the Automobile Manufacturers Association. In 192}, Seafarers who have successfully the ll'\ierage vehicle hit the scrap heap when it was only 6¥.& years old passed their lifeboatmen'• exam· ' ·' ' · ination since the school got underwJth just under 26,000 miles on ·the speedometer. Tfiat's testimony to (1) the fact that modem cars acUlalJ,y do last way hi May. . longer, and· (2) they've gone .up so much in price-42 pel'cent since To ·provide for . the · additional 1951-that as far as many families are concerned, they'd b'e tter last training, Artie Harrington 18 aslonger. . ·· · · ." sisting · Pete Drews as instructor. The program for firemen will inThere's· no doubt that people are spending heavy money on keeping ibeir cars in operating con~ition. One authority says -th~ average . volve . use of Bull Line ships in owner now spends .$587 a year on car and re~aJr. This sounds very port, to familiarize candidates with high, but parts especially have become expensive. A. repair specialis~ the duties of the firemen under reports t~at parts now cost about t~ree times more than ten years ago. actual operating conditions in the Even ordinary ignitU>n points which used to cost 65 cents. a set now engln'e room, as well 85 cl~ssroom cost ·$1.65, he says. . . . instruction. One. way car ow~ers Jtold on to their vehicles is bY. ~eplacing motors As a result of the procram, well and transmissions with rebuilts. The· idea of trading a motor instead · over haH the candidates for Cont o.f the whole car, if the body and chassis are in good condition, is Guard tests. In the New York area logical enough. But the lncl~ence of misleading advertislbg in this are comlnc out of the SW school and theJ' are scorhis a far hi&her l!usiness makes it advisable to · shop with -care and knowledge. There are many reputable motor ·and transmission exchange shops percentac.e of successes than m~ performing a valuable- service, but a few .cause continual complaints, taklns the Cout Guard teat froin the St. Louis Better Business other sources. · SW applicant. for Bi.geau reports. Among the com- lifeboat tickets have been .Uceessplaints are misleading ads, mis- fol In 75 of 76 cases. Total appllSeafarers C:faranto (left) and P. Roshka (center) team up to splice quoted prices, keeping ·cars longer .cants for CG cerilflcate1 In tlie •l.' wire rope at SIU's AB training school in New York. Seafarer H. after promising one-day -service, same period have been H5, of 1 and '10,000-mile guarantees" with whom 53 failed. B. Whit~ looks on_. no mention of the time limit. One Year. on Deck In Atlanta; one rebuilding shop Candidates for an AB ticket are working days, which means that ' dry run demonstrations and class• even was indicted by the grand required by Coast Guard rules Seafarers who wish to enroll for room work on a lifeboat rigged in the courses do not have a lengthy the room, plus aclual boat operajury, and the BBB there reports persistent complaints against a to have at least one year's dis- wait to get in. tion off the dock from a second ·number of firms. One widespread charges on deck as an ordlllary The lifeboat training includes lifeboat. seaman. In addition, when they 6 practice ~as beef! · to advertise take their AB test at· the Coast . priCes as -lqw a~ $119.50 for re- Guard, they will be given an eye :~~~d ~~!t c:~!:i~:~~ h:;:u~::r: examination and a test for color e· lzed work often is done and the perception as· per the requirements bills in reality may .run. over $250. for an AB's ticket. Canc;lidates for firemen need 0 . If you do get into this . kind r six months' discharges as wipers to . ~tu_ation, and... your lo,cal BBB qualify for the Coast Guard examcan ·t . force the shop to make lln . lnatlon · adjustment, your only remedy Is The ·training program is geared MOBILE-Although shipping -in this port wa~ slow for a to have a lawyer file a civil action, ' . couple of weeks, the prospects for · the next two weeks are or make a complaint to your city's ~o handle ten to 12 men at a tt_me. district •attor.ney 0~ ~ounty gra~d jury for investigation. It_ is usuEJllY completed in eight much brighter, according to Harold Fischer, Acting Agent. :Preventive care at the right time can lengthen the life of your . Due to hit the port during motor and save large repair and rebuilding cos~ later. One authority . the next two weeks are the ·usts four dan·g er zones Jwhen an engine gives tell-tale clues . . If. you • Monarch of t_he Seas, De Soto, · know these you can provide tbe care ,required at, that point: · • · ' Hastings; Afoundria, Claiborne. FIRST' DANGER. z 'oN'E. Symptom: Your e~gine se.ems to be lo.sing Young America and Jean LaFitte . pep. RemedJ': See if a major tuneup . wi~} revlv~ it )?efore you try A $ZSO,OOO gift bas been pre- troduced by industry, . suffered <Waterman); Alcoa's Corsair, Roamcostlier remedies, The · tuneup includes cleaning, adjusth_lg and ret d b th H0 t 1 d R t t th bl with th er, Cavalier, Ranger, Pegasus and e ;Y e e an es auran ano er severe ow e antlm,ing i·gnition·, clean·ing and adjustln· g carbqretor,· and possibly valve sen Workers Union to a medical re-. nouncement by Armour & Co. that Pilgrim; Jefferson City Victory repatrs. . ' . search center on children's ail- it plans to shut down seven of its <Victory Carriers), and Elizabeth . SECOND DANGER ZONE. Symptom! Engine. begins to smoke; arid ments sponsor e d by Danny plants currently . employing 4,500 and Fr~nces <Bum. tou are using noticeably more o,i L Remedy: ··Have the compression .Thomas, television entertainer. Of men. The heavy loss of jobs is Hitting port during the past two tested. At thi:s time you mv- .be able to save your engine -with com- the. total, $50,000 came from the ~ated to be the main subject of weeks were the Jean LaFitte, Monparatlvely minor repairs, including repla·c ement of piston rings, ·align- international union's funds, and negotiations between the µnions arch Of ~he Seas, Claiborne, An• ment ·and adJustment of rods, reseatjng. and refacing valves, pit.ts a the remainder from fund-raising .and industry when present three- tinous and Madaket (Waterman>:. · . · · , drives by union members plus con- year contracts expires t~ August. the AICoa Cavalier, Roamer, and i\aneup. · ' · ·· ,.. · ·' ·· · · t lb i · Clipper; Wang Juror (North Atlan:. ~ THIRD DANGER ZONE. -~~ittom: · ~rigine pump~ oil badly, you r ut o~s b~ employers, ;\;. ;\;. t. ti M . ) K h ( 11 d need -to add pll freqt,1tmtlY wlth no sigri".it'.s merely lea\ing. out. Rem;.t. ;.t., ;t. The ·11£-ternatlonal · Ladies Gar- s~ee.l a~::iiato:t [isr:i.r!~n>~' ~ ..,: Yqu n$>w may ·req~e Di'jor repairs,' including new piston rings . · ment Workers Union and three we·re in good shape. · · an d .quite poss iblY, rep l aceThe AFL-CIO membership has othex.· labor union. s are. sponso_rln _ g . A lot of favorable comments,· and. pins, a dJUstment of' iiod s1 va 1ve repa irs, ment of· main bearings and ro<I bearings: These repairs . are costly ~ut increased about 380,000 since· the h g oje ts 10 fdanhattan tliat ean give you thousandi of additlonal' miles of engine life. ·-' Executive Council met last Febru- ~usm ~r c · · . Fischer says, 'a re being heard fr9nj _ · . l · . ,\ · ary, Federation President George will provid~ homes for 4 •548 fallll- the members regarding the SIU'i ~OURTH DANGER ZONE• .sympto~: Yqur ·engine hH little power Meany declared. Part of the -in- lies in former slum areas. The building program; . and the mem-· . . .left, .ts noisy, ~efuses .to idle evenly a~d.. shows other signs of destruc-. crease was due to increased em- ILGWU was recently given title to hers f~l that the ports involved . t)ve .wear. N~w ~t~~ay_ need to .b_e r~b1,1ilt,_at a cost of possibly $125- plo~ent"and -part to progress iri a ..huge ~ea on ltfanh~ttan's West . definitely need ·t he new facilities • ..200, dependmg o~ }'Our model, the condition of the engine and loc~l · organizing campaigns!. . Th~ coun- Side and is soon to begm constru~- They 'are also In favor of mbvinlf ~~tes. · . .' • ~ " · , / · '; · · .. ' : . · · cil also reported that mor.e than ti~n of 8 2·Q20-unit developlne~t. the Savannah hall to Jacksonville• ..' Whethe~ the e11:gine . is worth reJnlildinJ depends. prlmarily on 100 aUi\iated . unions increased ~he const~~ction cost is, $3& milFischer also reports' that several ~h!ther the cylind'r wall !llust be ~ebored. The ot~er alternative is their per capita payments to the hon, of which t~e unions pension of the state's anti-labor laws are ~ exchange yoµr._, qgine for • fa~tOI'f·~ebutlt ,r~placernent, w~ich ~ay Federation ... in the first . three fund is .supplymg a .$20,000,000 continuing .to make organizing dif- . not cost' muc~ more than re~ullding. But you need first to ascertain .months of this year. mortgage. Another proJect, on the ftcult at the Alabama Stat Do k · whether the b(;dy and other components ·are in 1ood enoug4 condition · · east ~Ide, is be~ suppo!1~ by th_e The most important of th:se I~\'~~· ' .. ,, warrant rP.placin& tBi' engiile. ' ·. ·~ . '· · · . · .;\;. ;\;. - ;\;. Hatters, .Painter-s D!&trict C~>Uncil is the Solomon Act, which in effect· " A '.{'ood rebuilt . idx-cylln.cter ..engine·, costs· In the neighborhood of· The ~L-CIO's te~evised "Amer- 9.. and the . International J:lrother- prohibits state . dock · employees · f21W~•soC),. '1nclulting~wtallation -tJu the ·credit. for your old en1lne., icans. At Work" series is now being hood of Electrical Workers ~ocal 3• from Joining a union while on the •ome shops do a cheaper job using lQwer-gr~de rebullts. These often presented coast - to - coast and in · ;\;,. t i\. state dock payroll. A number of "· 4J«>- n1>,t include JYllndel'.~ · ~eads, oil , ~~~s or . Installation · 1~skets, ·b ut Alaska~ Hawail and ·P uerto Rico by Labor anti manqement in th~ ~ateifron~~ unions are working tQ9 ·.' , l~o~ld'.includ~ 're~µUt oil pumps. ~or ~o;the sllea~r rebullts have as . 100 televis.ion· stati~ris. Local newc:- inen!s clothiiig incjustry In Phih- gether to ·eliminate this unfair many ne'r. ·or,.recondltioped pa~ as· th.' r bett.e r st•~!· -M~ke sure the .pa~ers will in.!llcate the. day an4. delphla have'·jolned to establJsh a i>iece oUegislation, and meanwhilit ~plac~ril'e~t . ~nglpe . u '-Q.t,\la~ re:-n:u~t,uf~~.ur~~ · and· not Just an time of the showing; !f~bqligsb_ip'· 'flinc;I .lrt ."memocy of they ·ar, ..,Planning to tes! the law 1 v~~,UL .. - .. ~· . . : ' -: . -'.~ ... -~ · -~ . ;to , ' ·.. Charles Weinstein, vice-preSl.dent'of 1~ .court. . _, · M'.~n}' c9stly. rep~ltf· and' t eplaceme.n ts .c ai ..... avpided 1f car owners-. ;\. . the Amalgamated Clothing~Worters . Meanwhile, the Sh,eet Metal ....... ·1r~~~ic,e :Cll'e~- J:Q~tenllic,1 _ese!!°'~li,. ~~~111 - o!i ~ 1requent1Y: T~ M.ea• CuHer•.:anct the ·Pack- and .the _m~n~ger o.f , the u,n io.n 'a W.9rker1 _have. gone en strike for . .·no:~. ~ .Mot~dst~ ~wKo .~Y.~•.~ona.t !~~ ·hi i.~~ ~tr,ic ..Dj&Jl!, ~ave ~to ~p~ous• W~rkers ~ U.niom, w h ~ .Phila~elphia JQin.t· Board, w~o dled .hlghe1 wages, and . the SW · has : . .. ,'.. h e ...oll . v " . -~~~ile1; · ~ppe&I!l · jp !t)e· -~te.f.. ,'!,119nths~ jlave. -:a~~d1 ·i l0st. SO;~ tob~•'. ~~- 1 ~ar~e~ · this,,;>:~8!~1,rhe. ~d ....w.ill o~~r.e~, the use o~. tt.1, hall an~ ~Y _.., .... :~a~"':· .... ..~ 10icl' ~on, Jt~.-.:W,Ortbrti1Jlinl ••t .~tli~{middle.;,. 18 ·peree.-~ ot'tht.lii lla,~r,~fo~e•..Jn. fiqance colle1e;.ed~~ons for. ,the_ oth~r.: 8$Sistan<:e which mieht . b• -·· ~ ·-:!:··· . ~c,~- .-:'~e :.~OJI,,: ~Alf"~~~-·~ ~·d~.,,~wllJch .~u. ;.det~en.ta . and~ :·~be -pa~·~~e11 ye~r..s-,due~to. automa-, cb~~en.- ·oh the ..... workers in ·-the, iieeded . t~ brlnl' tl)is •trite to · a -. . ' ·:: cll~~ - ad~~ to -~~,~·b•~e,,enl,lu,;:de~ , ,., . · ~;· ,,,i,.4-.. . ..... tloQ"· ~nd 1~d·~ll ,t~h~q,u,es ,,!Jl~ .men-a c~othlna ~d~. · . _. ~, 1u~~ful · conelus~op. , .... :.~ • · M .ob•II e un1on· • s Plan-.. T St Of Ala. An·1I•· Strl•k-e.Law" 1 LABOR ROUND UP ......_!.. .): 1,;f I, • \~ ·I ' ;,... It ~ .,_ • t 1 f l • \, • ' .. ' �-~ ...... ITllL ICllNTl•T . <llfhml1n), June ' 14-Ch1lrm1n, A. K•uen, l1cr•t1ry, ARIZ'A CW1term1n>, 1une 21 P. om..1, Held meetlnr re1 Water concl1Uon1. ~ilp'1 llmd •• , Some OT C!l•lrm•P• C. '•rker1 SecrJt•ry, J, 411Quted. dk. II eq. dept. Evei'ythibf Gu•rcl. Steward taken. oU in NO ho• pltallzed Iii. St. 1Nazaire. - Porthole 10.m. unoot~ ID ltew. dept. <. • Aprll 21-Ch1lrm1n, A. Kalien,- lee-. acreena to be obtaliled at llrat 'port Jn. US. New deleaate elected. F1n1 ln ret1ey, P. Om ..1, Dele1.ate reported crew ~uarter1 ~t -to .be cleaned. Quesre: c!Marette deal, two urton1 iuued' tion re OT for wlpel'I 'eleaillng perl· lnlt~d ' of one. He wa1. deleaatea; .t,o acope ln · fldley at · 1ea wee'k .. d•Ys & • weell:end1. Requelt more nJcht lunch . New~'macblne roller required. ~ Digest ~.. •j ,.._._.._ ., ._Of SIU Shilt . COEUR .D'ALENI VICTORY <Victory), June 2f-Ch•lrm1n; R. L•ndry1 lecrlt•ry, D. lrylne. QueiUon re promotion of wJper. lniufflclent fruit ln_ . · SF, allo lrult juice and bread. Re· quelt 10ugeem. PU8af1ewa:v. Repair list. not completed. One man logged four time.. ·Soihe OT dlaputed, Bee.Cito be talten up wl,t b patrolmen. . ,Meetings· Cci'pt. George Taylor (top) . presents $250 safety award ·~ Seafarers aboard Alcoa Corsair. SIU delegates · wer~ not Identified. Photo by Daniel Marine, ship's dele-: gate. In photo at right Ma.. riano Vega, OS; pr~udly displays safety record made by crew of Alcoa Roamer. • o't ' • ROBIN IHIRWbbD <Ro,bln), June 14:-Ch•lrman, J.. F1rrancl1 Secretery, '· · Devl11e• . One man . missed khJp Jn . · Trinidad. SbJp'1 fUnd -112.25. No beets. Some Q'D cll1puted. · Stiagest not ustnc laundry after 9 Bl'tf. ~and before 8 AM, · New relrlaerator · obtained for crew pan~. · • ·- ,.NH l~"LORIR <P.enn .lhlppln11>, . ·June 21-Cb•lrm•n, D. Dfsel1 Seer.. -tary, c 1 Ma&ult. Moat repair• · donefew t.o be taken care +0f. Steward elected tre~surer. No beefs. Request ringer on walhilfa ~achlne be re· paired. Launch 1ervice dJ1cu1111ed. ' ' TIMBllt HITC,H. <IUW•Jlnff), Jun• .214hlilrm1n, W. Newsom; Secretary, D. Gl ..fo.,, Slllp'1 fund 118.115. One abort hi lte!l'A,rd dept. ·S ome OT ~cUs· PIJ,.ted in enl. ·i!ept. Vote of thl!nU to man>1hon -tu. ena. ~ dept.; thiee me11 1teward ;dept. for 'exceue,_t improve, ment iii tood ' and , iservtc;e. Vote- of thanQ to Clele•ate, w)io J1 'leavJnr, for Lie.. Charles .Short-. Men -LAKE CHARLES-Shipping held up very well in this port during the past two weeks with more men being ·shipped- ·than . were registered. Port Agent Leroy Clarke re-. ...:....__.::___________~--.:------------------ r:a~~::•;.~~;n1.:.~~~ali1: :i:: Heavy. SUIDiner:Turb~•·· .Ma.k·es·.."N .•.·.g_-H ' _., ,. . _'. y·_.s·.·h.Ip_.pin ·: No ships paid off during the - ,. period. One, tp.e Del Campo (-Mis- ' sissippi) signedThey on were and the seven· ·_.J were in transit. C.5 · ' · · ·· . . _ ~ Baltimore, CS 'Norfolk, CS Miaini, ' ·• · Winter Hi11, Chiwawa · <twice> -~nd - NEW YORK-~he usual heavy su:rritnertb.J1,e tlirno:ver pl~~ ­ the Bents ~Ort, all- Cjties ~erv1ce. the crewing up _ of. the SS Suza~e ' accp~ntedJot: bx:i~k shiP::. _ The . co~mg gubernator1a1 ~ace ping in this port during the two weeks ending,,J uly 8. A tot.al ts begmmng to .attract atte~tion! _ of .337 men· took berths ·as 19· . Clarke reports, with the man· m the h" · "d ff ·t h. · d · ·is as -specified In - the SIU agreeheadlines, Earl Long, up for -his s Ip~ pa1 P 1 . ree ~1gne ~n . ·· ., . , . . fourth term . .Five ·oth~rs have an- · foreign and 21 we:e ~n ~r.ans~t .. i;?~~ips · payln~ ~oft iin the port lnnounced th~ir intention_ to run, · The t~p-notc~ shipping In the eluded the A:lcoa. Pa!riot ap~t ,;Aland there will probably be another port _h as resulted . in ~any jobs coa Pennant <Alcoa).; Atlantic h~lf dozen before the September hanging on the shipping _b oard· to (Banne~)· Steel' Admiral" Steel Tra15 filing ~eadli~e. The r!ght-to- the point ~hat . th.ey have been veler, SfeeL Sctentlst . 'c1stbfuiaii>; wo~k ~uesh~n w~ll probably be a taken by new r~g1strants 11;1 the Ocean Ev~_lyn (Ocean ·rra~J; John · maJo~ ~ssue m this ~ace, _and labor class C _group. Bill Hall, a~sistant . 'B:: Watermaif <-Waterma1;1); Robin is w~ibng for _commitment~ by the secretary-treasurer, noted that , the Trent and . Robin · Gray (Robin); · can?1dates before making its class B men ~ho ha~e be.e n pass- Coetir · D':Alen'e - Victory (Victory choice. ,_ ing. u~ these Jobs will f~ce com- Carriers>; · flleat~ins .... L~!J~ia~a,- · petition in the future shoul~ .the Texas and savanpah csea(rain); ne~comers acpumulat~ . ~uff.1c1ent, Gateway· City (Pan Atlantl~J,;~ Elw T~nker Crew-Up seru?rity oyer a two-year pe:r;1od to abeth ·and Fi'anceJJ (Bull).. the He1; · at.tam "B" status. .. · r · Boosts Savannah ' ., Money Dt,te SAVANNAH - Shipping here was good during - the last report A,so - hanging on the boar.d, so . Slgn'-ons~~;:re jb~ !to~ ~ock­ period, with 31 men dispatched· in to speak, has been money due Or~y <Rotiip) ,n~. all departments, says Pott Agent William Morris. The Co u n c i l Grove (Cities Service) took a _full crew and the Wang Archer <North ~tlantic Marine) should take a full crew around the end of this month. '.rhe Wang Archer is .still in Jacksonville, as . is the Wang Dispatcher. ·· lri transit during .the period w..ere ;the Fairland and Azalea City (Pan-Atlantic); Ste e 1 Seafarer, ·steel Navigator and Steel Travel(lr · (Isthmfan), and Seatrains Georgia, Ne~ · :Y ork and· Louisiana (Sea~ train). -, 0 ·~ ' 1 ~- �'. .~~:{HUtfiCO.De-: Steir:. ~.Fmas:; · '·se.awav< ~~:_1~umpy. :1oaa .., ( ' . . , ... After· sailing jauntily about the . wide- stretches of ocean . for so many years, the SS Hurricane found itself converted into a canaHer over- . . ., . ·as .far as Montreal, we tied up to the moorin1 system used on the ~n empty dock. Seaway, "Usin1 the winches on "Next day, a gang came aboard Numbers 1 and 2 hatches on both arid started worlc. Lights we never sides for mooring, the same for .heard 'of befor~ were installed, numbers 4 and 5 was indeed novel, booms that wouldn't lift cargo and bu~ mighty easy and handy, Men night on the St. Lawrenc;e Seaway. blocks we didn'~ need were all being swung over the · side on a The Hurrfcane was the fir.st SIU- .myste11Jes t~ us. ~ , 30-~oot boom, the!} lowered to the manned ship ·to fransit the Sea"On Wedne.sday morning, we left dock to handle 11~.~s sort, of mad~ way and· crewmembers are unani- · Montreal and headed up the Sea- monkeys of them. , mous on one point-it was a tight ~ ' · Subsequen~ly, the ship was noti1queeze all the way, fled by radiotelephone that Detroit was its next· _port of call. "T\\'..O Seafarer Joe Wehe said the f;9p' had some of the- elements of Col: <Jays after we entered the first Sea- WaY: lock we anchored !n Lake umbus' voyage to the New World Sn 1492-the · crew liidn't :know . Ontario at. the entrance to the ·where they were going and neither _ Welland Canal. There we stayed did the skipper..:and when they for three ~ys hi a fresh breeze, while_hardie~ squ_Is ~nd ships tried got there, they were1ft sure it was worth It. At that the ~pt:ifcane to mak~ it. .You c;an t make ~t in a fared ·far better than oth~r- deep- , light ship with anything more than a ~entle _br_e~zei s~ tJ:!ey ~~!ll~_limpsea shii>i; which accumulated a se,;; ries of bumps and bruises in Ipg back, some with a bent bow, transit. others a bent rudder and till "When we sailed from La Pal: others with a~ ~eQt prop. lice, "France, on May 29:•. Wehe · . "Finally on June· ·16 we started wrote, "someone said 'you may go , thi:ough the Welland Canat _}falfto Monfrear; so we headed for . w.ay UP:.. the apJ?roacti .to the ··firs~ New York. . lock, · something fouled up .. in the "On the mornf.nl of June 7 we prop, but bein~ 'dauntless we we~t picked up· a pilot for ,the St. Lawon - thl'ough ·- to Thorold, 0ntario, where we sp~~t the night getting . rence ·River. He didn't know where - Seafarer Joe Wehe w:rites bf his ' 'maiden voya_ge" on th~ blades straighte~ed." . . we were ·gouig, nor did anyone ~lse, a_Itboug}l b~ h~d exp~ted a _ the Seaway. · 1 From ther.e . ti . ::was relatively , smooth sailing _tq Detroit except tllJlker. -we changed pllo~~ at Quebee af:td s~~ Ute new . . one didn't way s~!ll wondering where we were that "some s_c9w _had tried to come . · down the Detroit River sideways know, . while .the skipper· blew hi' going. . top. - When the ·third pilot got -"'us The biegest novelty though, was and it didn 'f work. Reslllt-one · channel blocked.· and the Burri. cane on the li_'ook for six hours." From Debooit, -the ·Hurricarie sailed up through Lake Huron and into ~ake Michigan, headed for the Chicago area. Its Clestination was Calumet City, Illinois. " "With a tug fore and aft we started up ·the Calumet River. Brt.dges· o~ al~ sorts .barred our way. There · .were lift bridges, draw bridges, and bascule bridges . • .• Ahead . we could see, ·at long last, the· grain elevator Y1e were looking ~or • • • We slid. hito the berth, got our lines ashore and heaved her along~ide. . ·At last the long voyage was over; we were safe agains~ the dock. Now why, will . · you '- tell D)e, did. lhat· tug have to back into a slack headline and foul it in. his prop?" Wehe cited, two incidents wlifCh typified the kiild of situation the HurJ,".ican~ was· up against. In one instance, a pil,ot hit a bridge twice and had to be.. taken off the wheel. In another, -the maneuvering got ;ao complex that ~there· were 1~8 bells on ·one ~watch. Nothing like that ever happened out on the deep blue sea. ��....Zin• ."Pacific Disti'i~t -·Opens . ' More Pensioners' Homes ~ • I J .- I 0 --·SAN FRANCISCO-The SIU P-acific · District unions are- ·hqlding open house this weekend to celebrate the completion ·ot 18 new homes for retired seamen on the site of the Stewards Training and Recreation Cen-~----------­ ter in' Santa Rosa, Calif. meals. The t ost to retired mem• The new homes, each fully bers Is only $90 a month, meals in- / equipped with attractive furniture and all modern conveniences, h~ve been constructed for retired mem:bers of the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the Marine Firemen's Union. Numerous homes of the same type are already occupied by members of the ?ttarine Cooks and S.t ewards Union. ·The celebration wijl be held on July 17, 18 and 19. Members of all thre·e unions and their families have been invited to attend. Free bus travel has been arranged to carry the visitors to the site, which is located 12 miles fi:om Santa Rosa. Unique ProJed The housing project for old time seamen, the only one of its type in the world, is the latest -result of the close cooperation between the· SUP, the MFOW and the MCS through their affiliation in the SIU Pacific District. Oldtimers of the three unions also receive numerous benefits from the Pacific District-Pacific Maritime Association Welfare and Pension Plans, which cover members of all three unions. Each of the 18 homes is comfortably and' tastefully decorated, with fiberglass curtains, vinyl tile floors, formfca table tops and new furniture. Each is supplied with an Intercommunication system by the bed so that the oldtimer can Sf'nd a message at any time of day or !light. In case of lllness, he can summon help. Eaah home has a separate bath. ' Washing facilities, with the lat·est automatic ~quipment, are nearby. .· T!te messhall at the Cente~ ~rovldes regular, tasty, nutritious cluded. Three oldtimers already have moved into the new facilities and the rest of the homes are expected to be occupied by the end of July. The training center also contains a swimming pool, recreation baU and a lake, as well as training facilities lor West Coast cooks and stewards. No-Strike Act- ~aces. T_e st In NY OSWEGO, NY. - New ·York State's controversial no-strike act -the Condon-Wadlin Law-may be due for another court test as the result of a dispute between t he Oswego Port Authority and the International Brotherhood of Longshoremen. The dispute broke out early this month when the Port Authority invoked the law and fired 15 IBL members who, the Authority alleged, failed to report to work at the Authority's grain elevator after • 6 their lunch hour. Some well-worn cliches about European wages and living The Condon-Wadlin Law proh rA -l _J ~O vides for the automatic dismissal 1 1 HfU, . ,2 standards are ev~porating as a resu t of .t e current wordot public emplOyees who go on wide strike ol Italian seamen. For yearsj t's been known that strike. However, Edward v. Mathe- wages on ·Etiropean-flag ships were considerably below honey, Gr eat Lakes representa,IP~- those on American ships, but th~se inferior wage scales were tive for the IBL, denied that. the , justified on the' grounds that they matched the "standard of men had gone on strike. What they living" in those. countries. _ More important, the myth was did, he said, was to hold ·a long ·· ._ · . ~ · . . · spread that. the .Eur9pean shipowner and the European busimeeting to di:icuss tlieir economic conditions. WASllUlGTON - A .- blll that nessman ashore could not afford to pay more. . . . would . provide • for Government .. , -""h It t ik h uld"h l dem Ii h th b an official of the -• • .L e a1ian seamel} s s r e· s o ep -o s ose est Meanwhile M aubslcpes for the construction. and· liefs. For one thing the seamen's wages of $2 and up daily are ate ediation Service in New operation ; of privately-owned nu- . l . - " * ' bl . k" d f d York _said that that agency had elei,u- ships ·lias beea introduced ID ~p 'Y .msuffi~ent. to ~na e them to have any m. e ecent not entered the picture and could the senate ·by; Senator John But.:· hvmg m the _ltahan economy. Second, -the Italian seamen not do so, under the law, unless Jer <Rep.-Md.). suffer from overlQng hours, excessivelx_':'punitive disciplinary requested by the Port Authority. The bill goes beyond calling for methods and .other inferior shipboard conditions which are No such request has been made. ttie usual subsidies in, that 'it of- not jus'tifiable jD. ~my. eeonomy. ~ : ' be said. . fers , _shi.P!luµders and operators Mo.s t important ·though·is the fact. that EtJropean shipown- ~ Should the IBL decide to carry direct payments to. offset ~he highff d . f b t _ h h d d h · the matter to court,' as has been er developmental and ' construction ers ~an a or to pay ar ·e_ter wa~.e~ t an t ey o, an t. at IZMIR, _, Turkey-The captain of indicated, it would be only the eosts of a nuclear-powered .. vessel undoubtedly appbes to moder~, eff1c1ent E!uropean shores1de an American merchant ship has second court test since the law was as again.i a jlonventloneI ship. concerns as well. . · . . ·-" been sentenc~d to five months 1n _passed in 1949 over ·the vigorous _ The Government aid :would ·last .. Here are some examples .of .shipboard conditions that Italian ·jail by 11 Turkish court as the· re- protests of organized labor. suit ~f a collision · 'in the harbor · 'The first test came that same .Ive Y~ars, ~~l}.I ,.~1$!1 tfDJe, it is seamen oh the PllSSenger shi~s have to·contend with: hoped,,~substantlal P~ll'ess, would ~ • Crewmembers .. have to pay for their own ·uniforms and here in_1~57. T\\_o Turlds~ mer- year, 1949, and . involv~d 500 ~ inade in .indu~~g .P~.Y~te o~- laundering of ·same. , cha~t. manne of~icers received a 'Yonkers garbage collectors. A year eratoJ!s to ti.Ulld nuclear merc~nt " e Waiters pay all breakage costs plqs all pilferage charges similar sentence for t~e accident after their. eight-day sti:ike, the 1hlp!'. At, pr~sent, t~ere 111 only ~ , - 1 h' · t " . L 1• b · ·. · in which two persons _died. . Appellate Division held that the one s uch ~P.' ID. 't he counti)r today~ .1.or ev~ry sp?on or ot ~r. u ens1.1 WlAen y a customer as a '!'.he accident took place on ~eb- law had been improperly invoked t)Jat be~g the Government-built souvem~. Thi~ am~unt~ m many inst(lnces t? ,3 to $7 month~y. ruary. 3, 1957. w~en the Howell in their case since the purpose of SavP,l)l.h• .The,, Savannah, due to • N9 ove~time is . payable when the s~1p s passe~ger hst Lykes collided witlr the Turkish their strike was not · one of those be launcnea· sho~lf. cost $42 mil- falls below a cert~in minimum, even though workdays may passen.g er ship 1!Jnir. .~s a result enumerated in the law. lion: as . ag,lnst JU iqllllon .for i :be 11 hours-or more. N91'. is any weekend overtime paid. of the collision tlie 1~ ,ank and If the Jaw fs now put to a new 25 eonventlonal vessel of similar , di• .§~gn-c;m~ are.fqr as. lon~ _as 1~ months. ~eamen getting o!f ~:eas:~=~b h~~d ton!te :::::e~i test, th.e cotlrts could also be asked before tl1at time m~y .forfeit employment ~1th the company m clear whefiier the American skip- to pass on a four:year-old. ch~nge mensfoi:tl!· , the future. . . per. Captain Hans G. Beet of Hous- in the State Civil Practic.e Act. ·· • A, five-pot systetii is jn force on· the passenger ships wlth , ton, was present at the trial or This gave the courts ~he ~ight to feeding of seam~ii atjhe poorest level. . . ' whether be was sentenced in ab- deci~e whet~er penalties imposed Th· · b d ;;;:.. . h d · - t B t •t · t sentia . -on civil service employees in dis;g ~ ·~· ';& is is a 'uot1g un er "'~ny c.ircums ance~. .u 1 mus :, _ clplinary proceedings were unduly _,i~!~, fj :U be remembered \hat the Italian L~e passenger ships enforce harsh, and the power to modify NOafOLlfl...:_ Thet~ were . fo~ ~u~ht·hwages and . w:orkindg' 1conditiotns. whAmil~_.t~~Y . are coh~~ct: . them. J>uolt~:',Jre'f.e .:.d~g , tlie la&t ~~.:. mg,: e.s~me .Passage. ~ - c~r_go ra ~~as. . er1~an-.11ag s ips.. ~SIU·AAG' So , far the courts have never · Hit "Perie>d' and ·· 40• men sbtpp,t!d, ..._ The . same h9lds_.true fp~ sho~eSide . ll_ld?str1es m Europe. l>ffn a§ked to decide whether thi1 -reports p l)J:'f'Ageiit Jame( Bulioci .· .l!.iW:~pe today 1S no~ the Europe of th~ Pc;>stwar years, stag: Seafarers m8ning in checks: power to .modify severe penalties r.l)e affaliS 0~ the ~rt are ail' m, geri*' under the bill'den~ o~ war destruction. By and .large :; ~~~~rs P~1:t~°!: applies to those specified in the goocf ihal>e-wlth{fi.o ~f1-~banghig j.t is a · boo~g, pr(>spe.rQ!IS .area, bu-t t he European workers'· urged to-be .s_u re. to make all .of _con9on-Wadlin La,\\'. Are. : .. ,f . ··,,, / · ..-._ ,, .. : ·Wil'ges .and CQnditi()~ have not ~~erl iif proportion. ' .t hem payable ,l!> the SIU·A&G The law, while it does r equire P~ ; "~« •,\Vi!rJ :· -the ~~ .. S~tb . :t!l'here is anot~er':lesso~ in~ the ltaJian .ship strike. 'rhos.~ l)Istrlct:. _ . 1 the automatl~ dismissal oi strikina Pt.:••p>~i' ¥2:1lant I Enterprt,i~ who oppose Government aj,d to US, shippi!lg, ·.complain about' ' :-SQme Seafarers have ID publi~ employe'es, also set's up ma· (lnte~~ . ~'- ~orlolk (pi~es. 'tl!e'high -cost-of siil>Sia•es-because' Amerfoari seamen's ~~· aiui m'o ney_orders lo the chfnery for their reinstatement• .sentce>'_, ~d ' ~un~ .. w. h t.t _n , Y are.. ~·t09 }li~'.'" , Bµ~ \American 'ships could never ._pay, :wages - names. of tn.divldual HeadquarHowever;- :those r einstated lose <Ametia - ~amp S~p~in~) ~ . f· •~ 1'0 $80• . th +· ...... e·t cli ·+i.. , fti , !I'h .. . br . ters dfficlals. Tbis ' makea for a seniority rights; are placed on pro. 1 , Tll '. $C;t0~ ..a&l! ,eSi: Noiifolk, ? ._,"'fV , ~ · ~• ni~n_ ~9· u~.. tue compe ~- ,?n. '. , e pro em probJem- ln booUe~plng wlilcb - bation for ~ve years, ~d cann_ot . . ·~ :D~f-.iJ~;'dld .~ft '$eat~li..<e~ ~ . , .P~t, ~~at. (~ !ti.~~ ~tg.~are I too .high~1t._ IS -tl~at. European can . be .av~fded if ·cJiecks are be promoted within that ~.. 1 ''~e ~4ate& ·'.<W.&tennaiil yvag,~ ,~~,.tQ.O lo.w .4114 . __ tJl~p~e increasea ·{no~t· th~ $1:25 ·a ,..made out ·1o .the Union dlreetly•.. They are also ~ed. from ge~~ " · 1n}lraiul~"<t '.,. 1' :" inon~~;yatie~)Afe;long. o .erd(J.tt~""'·,::.._4 ·.i-;-..'.. . ~"· · ~ ~- ·i, " · .. apypaylncre'5eafor .tmee1ean. . t1• . . 'lt'- . 4o ""' ~~ ., ...-<,. ~ i . ' ~ •. $' . . om ·Sh• Af Pro.· no•s.'e d - TU-k ·r s"J-ug: us Sk•1ppe·r •1:-;;J ·spU · ,t ·1: Make Checks "To _ 1::!: wageS f' ~ -- ' " •• .. • .. l". ~I·; · ". ' . ~~\ .. · I. . ~ ~ • ·~~ l '.,;r...~;. ~ '": . ,j·f" l, .. ;" ; t4_· i·~ :·iti:.;.jS:. .. . . . ~ .... '"!_... .. ' ,.c 1~ . " . ,.,_ , , ... .. " ~ • f sent �I .... Twelve . ' .... If Roaches Were. Mo_ney. - .··. -- •, Husband At·.Sea,.. . Union Pays Biii Mate Johns. Stone. Jt., at 8:8Cf ' AM .June 21, 1959. · ... T. lb-de . Sblp'• delesate .on ''Little money,- lots of bugs," that's . the plight of,the er~w of the SS Valiant Faith ac- · To ·the Editor: _ I wo.uld like· to take time to ~ t ~ t cording to ship's delegate Cliff Martin..t and it's a sad tale to he~_r him tell of it. - ' "Well to start off we caught this rustbucket in N_ew Jersey and took her to Baltimore," aend thanks toi the Seafarers .. Sign Language WeHare Plan for the way they N S r· Martin said. "After laying ·handled my bills during my . 0 . olut.on To the E41ltor: idle for six or seven days get~ money, the Valiant Faith could and were disputing his claim to a recent atay in the hospital. claim to have the largest single slice of bread." It ls wonderful to know that Everything fs · going along · ting shifting boards put in for collection of roaches of varioUs and .-- a load of grain, we received the news that the ship was signing foreign articles." It was a happy day, he noted, with all of the gang aboard looking forward to a week's coastwise payoff, with East Baltimore only a stone's th r o w away. But our dreams were shortlived, Martin complained, as it was sub s e q u e n t 1 y learned that, the articles were being back-d a t e d Martin six days. A hurried call to the Union hall In Baltimore brought about a meeting between an SIU patrolman and topside to see what could be done about this. However, while the company reported they did not have port payoff, they said they had put a sufficient draw aboard to cover everything. "Well this sounded OK to all hands," Martin said, ''and the crew signed on." Then came the rude awakening. There was only a small amount of cash aboard, and it had to be handed out in that manner too. None of the gang blame Captain DeBozy for this mix-up, be noted, as he had told the crew if the company would send him more cash, he would gladly put it out. In addition, he and the chief mate had been very cooperative with the crew's requests in trying to get the ship back into shape after ·.going to ruin under a runaway-flag for some time. They also loaned out most of their own pocket money to the crew going ashore in the various ports. Two weeks after they left, the company came up with an additional $1,500 for the trip. After giving everyone a "limited" draw, $15.00 per man to be exact, the ship sailed the next day for Egypt, with the grand sum of $1,000 in the safe for a two-and-a-half month trip. Anyone with a pencil and paper could figure out that this amounted to about $25 per man, Martin groaned, and this ship with 'stops In Italy on its itinerary•. "Oh well, I didn't want to go ashore anyway," he claimed. While the ship wa1 low on a \ After settling for- some crackers, your husband belongs to such pretty good here, but it will · Nelson walked away muttering a Ane union as the SIU, and sure feel good to get back statesomething about these blank-athat they will help the folkfl at side. I don't think I mentioned blank Libertys. However the home while their husbands are it before, but this ls ·an Italian crew admits that the steward deat ae~: . hospital, and the workers here partment is battling bravely In the I would also like to mention do not understand any Eqglish ' ~ -. face of such overwhelming odds. at all. , . -----------------------------. .Once in a .while · it happens "Gad, and to think I left dear old Robin Line· for this job," Marthat a patient who can speak some. English comes in and tl~.e·y tin moaned. do some explaining-for ~e. I've While the bugs are getting the been here six weeks now arid best .of the crew of the Valiant they sun don't Faith, an uninvited cargo of live know what to snails meant sev- · feed me. How en days' vacation would you feel in :r.;:ew Orl~an_s All letters to the edUor for On Course havHig the ... for the gang on pubtication in 1 th·e SEAFAR· iame thing the Alcoa Planter. ERS LOG mu.~t be dgned every day for In a report by b11 the writer. Names unU a two-week be withheld upon t'equest. · s h i p' s delegate per;lod? Th11t Zee Young Ching, is the way I , the Planter had - that my husband has been a have been 'go. just come out of member of the SIU since it first-' tng-, until I the yards after started, and I. am quite proud finally get around to getting .Ching her annual ·Inof it. · Mrs. AU1'118t Droste through to them that I ·am tired spection and was headed for New ~ - it. . • Orleans when they ·discovered the t ;\;. t If . there is anything wrong live snails. "This meant fumigatcan be flxed by moving me ing the .entire ship," Ching said, Wants Stu.dy that · a little, or adjusting a pillow or "and the crew got four days off Homestead Issue something, by the -ume they get in New Orleans with full subsistTo the Editor: to understand what I" want, I've ence." ·I have been reading all-. of the usually forgotten what it was. · After making a second trip to _pros and cons about .the "homeI would advise any of the the Mediterranean, with a stop off , steading" iss~e and would like fellows _that )l they have a_ny:at Tripoli, the Planter arrived to say that I agree with Brother thing ·wrong with them, while back ln New Orleap.s, only to find Francis E. McCall's request for beading here, do their best to out it had picked up some more a study of this situation. get by here unless theY ca~ · snails. On all of the ·ships I have speak Italian. Don't get ·me sailed, whJch has been quite a wrong, the workers here try "4.nother three days off with" few, the largest number of their best, and are good, but subsistence," Ching added. homesteaders~ I found at any with the -1-anguage bard~r; it · !!9t to be too monotonous about the whole thing, the Planter is no'\iv . one time was on the Steel Age, makes it ~retty tough to get with four aboard, myseH in- · across to. them. ·.. heading back from her third trip eluded. That was some six or The ,crew from the SS Nataile on the Mediterranean run "with seveq years ago. ·- sen~ me some, magazines and more sna~· he sa~d ~opefully. books and · cigarettes and I wish Since th a t time I have to thank them very much. I have just received bad s·aned on almost all of the news ·that I .shall. be ·here an. . Clties Service other month yet. The cast will . ' tankers b u t not be taken off my legs for anothel! flft'een ·· days. I am have -·f 0 u n .d I Steering a ship _is a serio1.1s th + I tempted · to walk out of here, ~~~~d ~8 but they have the casts anchored. job as is s_een · by the look on the face of Seafarer George stayed'' aboard down. ~ year ~xcept bb ·(!barlea Bums Chance, an OS on the Steel Going down toward Trinidad?· the Royai Oak, McNa . · (Ed. note: Th• LOG f'egret1 King. Chan~e. was photo~ .Then stop, in 11t the "Bau,xtte Cll,ib'" and sh~ went" into the ahipyard. tfuzt cinothef' photo ~ au.b· graphed while doing his tour· at Carenage, writes Fraser Falt, Pn all of them.there were not 1tiiuted -fO'f Brother Burns' in on the wheel, keeping the vesa recent usue. The photo above a crewmember of the- missile ship more ~a~ two "ho~eirteaders" u the correct one.) 1839. . , - . . sel on an even keel wMle she at any one time, while some of heads for the Panama Canal, While this is a favorite spot for them did not have any. tlo· ·¢. t enroute from Honolulu, homemany of the' crew oi the 1839, Falt If this ·study is undertaken' I' Says said, otJter. crews · among 'SIU-conward bound. think' that the ships that are Dl$8bfll.t y .M ·o ney . 1 tracted companiea calling In the expected to'' be out a year ' or . . . area, make it their stopping off · longer should not be counted· To tlie Edltor1 spot too. ·~ .as being homesteaded. : I w!Sh to offer my thanks. ' For one thing · the ,,.. oWfier and All of the •hips are not the more times than words caii say~·-. same at all times, even If on for my 'dtsnbWty payments . . _ I manager, Mr. Humphrey Malllard, i11e sa1ne run. A ch~nge of skip· want to extend my thank"B·to tlie ·is a good friend to SeafareJ.'s, F.'l!lt pers, mates, engineers or stew- trustees of the Weltare· ~Ian for said. It is for this reason they would like the Club put on the · · ards can 'change sliip so that . my receiving- the b~n~fit. Th!! LOG maillttg Hit al it Will be a the next trip .- man wm want to ~ receipt of · thi1 very convenient place. for Seafarers get oil whereas he ;would , have ' in . rth• port, e~cially those . oii stayed on before. ' Alcoa ships who onlY, have a few · In conclusion I would like 'to say that· u a man wants to · stay hours ashore, to pick thein JJp; . on his ship· a year, let him stay. The Club neve~ ~losecCFalt said, · and all of. the men, even thole who '· -' Mont McNabb liave very litnitejf shore time leav.e, . ' ~ . ·~ t manage tO' nin over and say hello" Retired 'M embeir to Humphrey. Ne•t '. time : down . here,- h~ ·wggested, ju~ hop into · Has-Sea. Funer,at · any cab, 't ell the.. driver the Bauxite To the ·Editor: . ·. ' Club, and prepare to enjoy your- · We,. the crew· of the SS .Gate:. self In nice surroundings. way City, would"- like you to publllb t hl;. letter of· thanks to show our a))preclatlon to Cap- numerous types. "We have them all sizes, shapes and colors," Martin swore. "It got so bad that one night as I stepped into the messhall, I saw deck delegate Cliff Nelson madly swinging and jabbing with the bread knife. "At first I thought he was P:l'acticing som~ new maneuvers for cutlass fightlilg, but after· a second look I saw he was battling a family that had moved into the breadbox Letters To The Editor To the Missilemen ·· :"ind /fa Ven In Trinidad ;i -rh•nkS ,f pr " -------------------------=---·· a . �Pqe Tlalrtffa , , r 1 ·' . r "' Mate Makes·:Like·.AB; . . .. AB Piles Up That OT Mercha:rtt Marine ... • ••Hfgbly pleued" II the reactiOp of the men In the UIP"i Jiospltal1 to the movie program• ipoilaored br the Seafaren Welfar.· J»lan ac• ~ord1n1 to Welfare repre1entat1vea. Under the program, the Welfare l>lan allowa each VSPBS hOJpltal $50 a month to ftnanct the rent1n1 of STATEN ISLAND, NY Jullan I. Autenclo Herold Laird Robert W. BllDDer Herman Meyer Ben L. Bone Henry Lanier Enoch B. Colliu Bernard lllll'Ph7 Ba:vmond Bo1ten Georie Litchfield Jultln Burdo Kenneth w. Miller JlGb!!! (;:qwdry . Albert Pafle _ JUii Clirlf &.--if•. Pale Gold.mil Papoutu · olH Grona · f\drJan Rem:ra Heeter L. Duarte Abner Raiford . _eber Gu:vm11n 1oH Reye1 ·_nqrmail T . Glaze .roae9h llobert1 WUUam Ha..-aa JON loarea Onille ll. Bolmes' luan Reyet Everette A. Bord lose Rod.rip.. · WWlam A. HoUH Samuel Tate Anton Huykman 0-. W. lloaenbe~ Emanuel D." Jonea WlWe Whit• lVUllAm Kane Cbarlea Slneere · USPBS HOSPITAL Paul Kronbei:fa Stefan TnclneJd ' BOSTON. MASS. Fidel Lullban Ramon Vila Samuel Jonu Maurice Jloberta M. JlefU,Wlo1lou A. Wllllam1 Jolm T. Kee1an ·John c. Jloblee · .- USPHS HOSPITAL . DoJP}nlo Newell Jonph Thomu SEA'ITI.& WASHINGTON USPHS HOSPITAL · U1u .G. Coffman · Arthur Furat GALVESTON. TEXAS Clarence Edwaru .Jo•ph Prallleck Thomaa Bowere ·Francitl Rea1an Kenneth Elvin' . Carl. Carlton .John Spearman USPHS HOSPITAL Jlill:e Chan!foa SAN FRANCISCO, CALill'. VSPHS HOSPITAL William B. Brown .Toban T. Kismul . NEW ORLEANS. LA. . Michael J . Coffey Arthur J. Schevln1 Sidney Anderson · .Jamea C. GlisaoD lllk• Golna · Edward '3. Smith JamH IJ, Bales Albert Hammao M. qrochow1Jd . .Jo1epb Neubauer Robert G. Barrett -Wayne HarrJa Carrol :&. Harper Claude Bianka Raymond Hodfea .USPHS HOSPITAL Victor BQnura • Arthur R. Kini MANHATl'AN BEACH .John G• .Brady Bdward Kllapp . BROOKLYN, NY Vincent .r. Call Leo H. Lan• .Joseph Bau Thomu LehaJ' Carter Chamber• David I:. McCetlum Matthew .Bruno Leo Mannau1h .Fea T. Crawford WIUJam JlarJenlloff Grelorlo Caraballo Prlmitlvo llUH WWo.w L. Crawford William Nelao11Leo Carreon . .feremlah O'Byme :SU,ene Crowell - Loula W. Peed· Wade CbandlQ' · Geor1e Phlf,r Joeeph Fibpatricli: Alcle J . Pontiff .ToaepI:a Co• Winston Rellliy Clarence Fontenot Winford Powell Manuel· Silva .John Drlacoll ' Owen L. Fotter ltaroid R. Wellh Almer Vlckere Otta Gibb• Bart Guranlch Luther Wins SAILOR SNUG llAJlBOR / Tatb Hauan Pon Wtns ' , STAtEN ISLAND, NY Frau Hernandea Boyce Yarborou1h Victor B. • Cooper Thomaa Iaaben , Wllllam· Kenny Pacllico Yuaon MT. WILSON STATE HOSPITAL LudwJ1 KristtanH n MT. WILSON. BALTlllOJUr. llD. USPHS HOSPITAL . Geor1e Davia G. Jr. Richardton SAVANNAH. GA. VA HOSPITAL Jl. w. Centchovlch WWlam s. Hanium KECOUGBTAN. VA. Clarence A. P "a Geor1e A. Pease .Joseph GUI ' USPHS HOSPITAL · VA HO$PITAL rr. WORT& T~s ~ . HOUSTON. TEXAS Lawrence·· Anderaon Jolua c. Palmer HalTJ' KcClernon Jamee Lauer · Joaeph P. 'MM TRIBORO HOSPITAL Wooclr.o• lleyere B. ~. Deibler • JAMAICA, NY Jiu Olaon , Jamea Ruaell • tfSPJiS HOSPITAL VA HOSPITAL ,, < BALTDIORS, MD. DSNVBR, COL(). Antonio Alcahi Joaepb ArdJll• Clifford C. Womack •. staTI"o• ,___ _Buy "Everyone wants to get into the act" is the motto ·aboard the Seatrain Savannah according to Seafarer Ray Sasseville, AB maintenance on the ship. Although he is normally not tired .and he might go back' to one to complain, the circum- being a chief mate." To make the story short, Sassestances leading up to his put- ville said, the day he put in for of movies. A mu1cle 1trafn In the lower part hl1 back suffered while punching carbon on tl;le SS Bobin ·Locksley laJd up lleafarer Samuel Jonas bi the Brighton USPHS hospital ting in for eight hours overtime Tlie latest word ls that they m.Y recently are worth passing on, he transfer Jonaa, who 11U1 In the said, not because be did not do Enilne Department, to Staten the work, but because ti.le ship's Island. for further treatment. chief mate decided to try his hand . Also In the Brighton hospital is at being .an AB again. John "Chet"' Roblee, former chief .,,I iiTst noticed bis attempt to cook on the Winter Hill, having. get into the act about a month ago," an infection -:(rom a previous Sasseville s a i d, pneumonia cleared up. Roblee is when: he started reported making good progress going around Roblee · Jonas _..,and should be discharged in a with a chipping couple of weeks. -hammer In his A dysentery condition which caused him to eet oft the Penn Trader ban~, '!> a n g l n g for checkup and X-raya ls Improving and Seafarer Joteph Thomas, away at different deck mainteµance, ls expected to be discharged from the Brighton spots of rust, "<ff hospital in the near future. which we have In New Orleans Joseph 'Fit&Patrlck is doine as well as can be ex- plenty on this pected, recovering from a torn cartllege in bis foot. Fitzpatrick was rustbucket. Sasseville admitted to the hospital after pay"I didn't pay ing off the- Rebecca early last too much attention to his efforts month. to eliminate rust," the AB reAlso In the hospital with a leg marked, "because there is enough injury incurred while on board rust on here for everyone, includ1blp is RIJJDond Hocl&'e.s, formerly ing all of the efficiency experts, on the SS Wacosta. Hodges was at the company offices." down .forced to get oft the ship in Gerafter the mate learned However many late in May and was transhow to use the chipping hammer ferred to the New Orlean1 hosproperly, he would then come pital for further treatment. Fitzpa·triclc Fonte.notaround and .instruct the members Stomach aihnents laid up a number of Seafarers in the New Orleans hospital within a touple of of the deck department, whose months. Among them ls Clarence Fontenot, formerly on the Winter average seatime was in the 20-year class, in the line art of busting rust. Hill. Fontenot is having a complete' check-up. Although hints .were dropped While it fs · too soon to determine his condition.,, Seafarer Victor •·Zeke" Bonura thought it best to . get oft the Alcoa Corsair and sign here and there, be stuck to his guns, even picking up some knowin the New Orleans hospital to have stomach trouble checked. The following ls the latest available listing or-1iospltal patients. how with the scraper, paint brush, Try to visit tl>:em when you can,· or drop them a line. .et al. "I though to myself that be needs the exercise, so let him get USPHS HOSPITAL . Jamea Arm1tron1 A. W. Keefe .C11ram LOG·'A-RHYTHM: Here'• to the men of the merchant marine, Unsung heToes of t he War. They 1erve their country very well, And win forever more. the eight hours overtime started like this. , "We bad started a 'real big' job. I guess it was the most important piece of rust on the ship. It WdS the top deck of the flying bridge. "It was a high-priority job too," Sasseville said, "because all 6f the brass was there from the captain on down, and every one with their own opinion on how to bust rust. They didn't ask the bos'un, as h<''s only a young fellow with about 45 years seatime. "Well they finally decided that to bust that rust you really had to bust it •. . . the dust rose and the rust flew, and the noise was like thunder; and .there was the captain ~d 1he ·mate fn the thick of it, chipping hammers in hands leading the attack on that tough old rust." This went on through the morning and late in the afternoon, he rioted. "Then, when I was putting on a coat of red-lead primer, I stopped to light · a cigarette," Sasseville said. ".Before I could even get it lit, the mate had snatched up my paint brush and started ·prfbting away, hardly missing a stroke, Just like· a deekhand. _ "I decideil then ·and there that if these guys want to play sailor they ought to go to the SIU ·hall and ship out as sailors. The only way for them to' underntand . that lir to charge them a little overtime for doing a sailors' work." So here's to the m en of the meTchant marine, The men who go to sea, A vita! link i n our defense To help keep our country free. Clipper Crew Donates To 'Dimes' Drive 1 In response to their' donation of the ship's fund to the National Foundation of the March of Dimes, the crew of the Orion Clipper was commended for their charity in the expanded fight against crippling diseases. "Armed with knowledge and experience gained in the fight against polio, the National Foundatjon pledges itself to ;meet the new and greater challenge with traditional dedication to the health needs of the American people,"' the Foundatfon wrote . The crew had authorized ship's delegate Beltran Pino to turn over the ship's fund of $12.44 to the March of Dimes as part of their contribution in the fight against the many crippling diseases, for which no cures are yet known. . Mlsslles and Fishes Skipper's Letters Do -Not Col(nt NIJTS'/, DO YOIJ K~OvJ . WHETHE:R MURC.lllS·ON CAt-1 S·WIM ~ . ·• 1 When not busy watching the sky for a falling missile, most of the .crews on the Suwanee Steamship Company's missUe-tracking ships spend their time either swimming or fishing~ However, bec;ause they live in a world of electronics, when the gang on the Sampan Hitch had a fish to boast of, they made sure they could back it up with good documentary proof. Pictured above with 6Vrfoot shark caught by the crew o~ the Hitch is Seafarer Angelo Vennzenella. The other member is not identified. According to tl.e report, it took seven men to haul the fish aboard. , Down to the sea in ships they go, Summer, winter and fall, Can·ying cargo and US aid To many ports Df call • w. Geor•• David Grossman, _ ___. It has been called to the attention of headquarters that some skippers have been claiming that they have "clarifications" on various sections of the standard agreement in the form of a letter from the Union or ·some other communication. The only official clarifications are those which have been approved by the joint Union-empJoyer clarifications committee ~nd have been printed up as such as clarifications to the contract. All other so-called "clarifications" have no contract status whatsoever. As previously reported, the clarifications committee is currently in the pr ocess of rewriting and condensing th~ existing clarifications, but until official notice is received from the Union all ships are to proceed on the basis of the existing documents. 4-IE JUST.Ml~ED iHf SI-II P!! , �While rummagini through an " old trunk, Richard Clark ~of At· lanta; .Ga., came up witlf these oid photographs of some of · the crew of the South Atlantic ss. Co. Hog Island freighter SS Liberty Glo enroute to Liverpool back in June, 1927. According to Clark, the top photo _Is of part of the black gang, taken after a long tour of duty below,- while· on · the left, one of th~ ~Liberty Glo's crew stretches ~s _ muscles on an overhead ~.eam on the poop deck. Recreation facilities on ""the Hog Island freighter were . limited to calisthenics, exercising with a make-shift punchlrig bag, . crap games and black-jack. , . · On the right, "Georgia Boy" Mertz, an AB on the vessel, strikes up a Scottish pose for the phot~ grapher during a morning break. If the pictures strike .a familiar , chord with any Seafarer, ClJ!rk sald, he would. appreciate hearing from him. His address is_ 1449 Blvd., SE:, Atlanta. · SIU, A&G DistridBALTIMORE . . •... . . 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sbeppard, Acent £Astern 7-4900 BOSTON ..... ... .. . ........ . 276 State St. G. Dakin. Acting Annt Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4202 Canal St R. Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; '3-4080 LAKE' CHARLES. La .. .. .. . 1419 Ryan St. Leroy Clarke, Acent BEmlock 6-57f.f · MIAMI .. .. . .. ... . . .... 744 W. Fla1ler St. Louts Neira, Agent FRankliD 7-3564 SEAFARERS LO.G, 675 Fourth Ave., Brooklyn ~2, NY �SE.4.F.4.RERS LOG ·- , .. . -" . . Shortbinclid?~ ' .. (' ~. If a cre'.wm~mber quit• whJie, a ship la in port, delegates are asked to · contact the ·hall 1mmedJatel:Y~ .. ?or a ' _ repl.ac~ . ~ent~ Fast action on their part , will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and eliminate the- . chance of the ship · sailing shorthanded. Revised Rules Meanwhile a 15-man SIU steward dt!partment: committee worked up a set of revised' steward de~ partment working rules to· rede. be the function:i and · qualifica:: tions of .each man Jn t.he · ,galley. The working rules included a ,,.guide for food preparation · and service b.ased on the "to order" system. ·.These rules were adopted by the membership and put into e.ffect. · ·· However, wtlle the feeding program was working well through cooperation with iridividual companies, nQt all companies and ships were participating, and mllnY of l 11 . · th e sma "'iti er tcompan b i es were not ln a po., .on o o ta n the services of consultants, even though all , pe tin . d th 'hips . ,Were o ..!a g un er e revised · unron . working rules 'for the steward departments. ,Conseque_ntly, · in renewing· the . SIU contract last fall, the Union negotiated. the five-cent daily contribution from the operators to flnance the establishment of a fulltime group of consultants who would service all SIU~ontracted · ships. The full-time consultants would not be working for indivdual· .. . SIU BABY ARRlV ALS All of ,t he foii~tng SIU families have ·received a ·$2oO maternity benetlt plus .a $25 bond_fri>m the Union in the. baby's name: . BJarne Bauiebo, born Ma:u 12, " 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Bjarne Haukebo, ~ng B.:~ch:._~alif. "" "" "" . ·sanilra ·Gay Lishtell, b.om 'June 13, 1959, to Seafarer and]tlrs. Paul Lighten, N~w Orleans, La. . ot- o\:. ;t. o.Ph71U1 ·L)'lle~ Ma~ett, boi:n June 14, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Grant Marzett,· Mobile, Ala. t ;t.- born ot- M 21 G recol')' M08h er, ay , 1959• to Seafarer and Mrs. Albert .Mosher, Baltimore, Md. t ~ 't Evelyn Ramirez. born May 15, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Tomas Ramirez, .Brooklyn, NY. ; t t t Jeffrey Armatron&' born June 16, 1959, to Seafar~r and Mrs. James R. Armstrong, Jarvisburg, NC • t ;t.' t Pamela Doris Sanders, born May 5, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. ·EVERY I I DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST .. .I SUNDAi _. I ,,, .I TO SfUPS IN ·ATLANTIC ·EUROPEAN AND SOlt'rH AMERICAN WATERS ..... . . '. "T~E VOICE OF THE MTD" EYHY SUNDAY. '620 GMT (11:20 EST Sunday} ; . \ WFK-39, 19850 KCs Ships in Caribbean, East Coast · of South America, South Atlantic and Eaflt Coast ' of United • :• I ..: w.FL-61. ·15150 1 States~ KC• Ships in Gulf' Of Mexico, Carib. b~an, West <;oast of South Amer.lea, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. !FK-95, 157.00 KC1 Ships · in M,ed.iterranean area, · · North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. Union H. Sanders, Bay Minette, Ala. t t ./ t Rosemary Talbott, born June 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Elwood Talbott, Houston, Tex. ;\'. t t Dennis Mark Ro7al, born June 12, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carl Royal, Ellaville, , Ga. t t t Je&!;e Youns Chapline, b-0rn June 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert L. Chapline, Youngstown, Ohio. Jenifer Devine, born June 16, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul A. Devine, Galveston, Tex . .... ~ .to ~ Joseph _Gebbia, · liorn May 15, 1959, to Seafarer an~ Mrs. Peter Gebbia, New Orleans, La. t t t . . Helen Goldman, born May 27, 1959, to Seafarer- and Mrs. Kenneth Goldman, Ridley Park, La. t t t t. t ot- Sabrina Hennin&'er, born May 11, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Henninger,· Baltpno're, Md. Zanie Camille Milne, born June 17, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Ar· thur Miln.e, Moblle, Ala. ~ ot- t t t ot- ot- Pedro Moreno, born April . 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Pedro Moreno, Galveston, Tex. " Brett Allen Nelson, born June 23, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Frank Nelson, Maplewood, La. t · t t Steven O'Toole, born April 10, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John O'Toole, Baltimore, Md. t . ot- t Thomas Sorenson, born June 12, 1959', to Seafarer and Mrs. Ejvind Sorenson, Tottenville, SI. N~rmatward, ~SJS·' StiH .·competing ~. For · ~a$Senger Business . WASHINGTON:--When is . a Government "secret" not a Goverhment secret? According to the SIU Washington office, it's only "secret" for those who don't know tlie street address of the Library o! Congress . In the past, the office reports, it's been the ROlicy of the Mili~ Sea Transportation Service not to &ive out infOl'Jilati'on OD the number of° seamen working in the fleet. , But a little digging in the library stacks 'tur~ed up the information" that the agency has 11,505 employees, of whom 3,218 are military and 8,28-7 civilians. Just how many of these are seamen is still not known. Othe~ .int~restlng facts are' that MSTS, ll$ of April 30 of this year, still had 120 of its own ships as against 27 charters and four ships owned by other Government agencies. In 1958, MSTS handled 605,000 passengers, over half of whom were military personnel. The additional passengers were the dependents of military personnel and "others approved by the Department of Defense"-in other words, people who were not in the armed forces and were not military men'.s dependents. The maritime unions would be interested in getting a detailed breakdo.wn on these others and why they were traveling on Government ships. On the cargo side. commercial ships handled approximately 3Aths of the MSTS cargo lift and received 78 percent of the $425 million expense incurred, but a breakdown of the companies receiving MSTS contracts is not readily available. All cargo and passengers moved by MSTS, the report notes, are paid for ·out of appropriations for the Army, Navy and Air Force; consequently, the same payments could be ·made directly to private industry for the same functions. The Washington office review notes that MSTS has a new boss, Vice Admiral Roy A. Gano, and expresses the hope that "a change in command will mean a change in the policies of MSTS." G0 v f A~ Ir • 1In • e .GefS f·n· Acf I Fin,al Dispatch The deaths of the following Seafarers have been reported to the SIU Welf(I.Te Plan and the death benefit ll(J.S been paid to their beneficiaries: Paul Smyth, 44: Brot~er Smyth, an SIU deck department member since 1955, aied - - ·' - - June 6 of an internal h e m o rrhage in Doyle, M a r y 1 a n d. He leaves a cousin, Charles Woods, of Seattle, Wash. Burial was In Glen B u r n I e ,, Cemetery, Md. t t t t i t Harry Henze, 67: Brother Henze died on June 13 while a patient at the Pinecrest Nursing Home, S a v an :i;i a h, Ga. Henze was a member ri n c • 1938, sailing in the steward de· partment. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gather Henze of · Savannah. Place of burial was not indicated. Andrew Sudol, 47: Brother Su= dol, a Union member since 1947, died in his home town at WilkesBarre, Pa., on May 27 when hit b)' a train. He had worked in the engine department. Mrs. Josh Thomas, his sister, survives him. Place of burial was not indicated. Personals · William J. Keenan Ex-Timber Hitch Anybody knowing his where'• abouts please contact John Hawryshko, Travelers Insurance ·co., 6th and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia 6, Pa. · Francisco M. Mateo G. .Miranda, Las Casas #1'1, Ponce, PR, wants to contact you urgently. Cyril A. Scot& Ex-Steel Kine Your wife is very anxious to hear froin you. Write 1571 Union St., Brooklyn, NY, or call President 4-8475. born 1 Norman !.d June ·21, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Norman Ward Manteo NC. WASHINGTON -The Military · ' ' Air Transportation Service is proposing that Government passengers and defense business move overseas by ·air instead of by ships. A statement to that effect was made by Lt. Gen . . William H. Tunner, the commander of the' MATS. - ' The proposal. was made because of a dispute between MATS and privately-operated airlines over the. carr~age of passengers and cargo, a dispute which is identical to that between private ship operators· and Paul Hunlns MSTS. Tunper's move was seen as Please contact H. F. Holmes at a means of appeasing the airlines 7020 North Clark Ave., Tampa, Fla. by giving -them more business at James J. Gorman , the expense of ships, without rePl~ase get in touch with your ducing the activities of MATS. The proposal has been attacked mother, Mrs. Marcy E. Gorman, at by representatives of the Ameri- 21-57 33r.{l Street, Astoria, LI. can shipping industry as involving Federico Reyes Please contact your wife, Bea· a - further . weake.ning of the merchant marine. The ship opeFators trice Reyes, 621 Union Ave., Bronx, declared that it '.' disregarded • . . 'NY, about a very important legal the nee'd for sea-lift capacity _re- matter. cently reaffirmed by the GovernFrank Mason ment ancf the Department of De~ ex-Valiant Hope (ens~."-Your gear has been deposited at the Boston Hall. . Wllliam ·Glick Important you co:i;itact Mrs.· Josephine Clinar.d, 3565 NW 12th Street, Miami 35, Florida, concern• ing watch you bought. SIU Aiding · Italy .Stri~e , �• .OFFICIAL;_ ORGAN Engineers Win SeVerarice.Pay _ In Flag· Switehes " An impartial arbitrator has ruled that the ,PrinCiP,le of severance pay appli~s in the maritime inP,us~ry to crewm~m­ bers whose s.hips. are transferred to a foreign flag. . 11te decision, made in connection . tract, bad- agreed with the ship. with the .Marine Engineer~ operators to submit the severance. Beneficial Association agree- pay claim to arbitration to determent represents an important mine if sucli a clahn Ifs suitable in maritime industry .an~. ~f so. b rea k'th rough in obtaining protec- ·the what kind of. terms should be aPtion for seamen on ships µ-ans- plied. · _ ferred foreign. The severance pay progi:am bad The SIU; negotiating_ its new been accepted in principle .last wage and vacation benefits last year in the MEBA contract neg~ fall has not completed an agree- tiations: ·· me~t on severance pay and job Nerotlated Last Year . security demands. A large '°!Jmber The arbitrator's award provides of meetings have been held since then with SIU-contracted operators severance pay for all P~rmanentlf­ in an effort to reach agreement on assigned engineers aboard a transdi - ions are ferred ship. The severance will these clauses an d scuss amount to one month's pay for still going oil on the issue. each four months' service at the As was pointed out at the time .minimum, for engineers · With the of last fall's settlement, the agree- company less tlian a ~ull year. Engineers with one full year of ment in wages and other money ite~s did not constitute a full con- service will get fotµ' months' t~act settlemen~, bu~ these pr~".i- wages. Those with up to eight · s1ons were put mto· effect pending years' service will get the basic resolution of the job security pro- four months' ~ages' plus ·an addivisions. tional month's pay for each addiThe MEBA, in settling its con- tional year. Those with more , than - eight years with the company, will get 11 months' severance pay, plus an additional half-month for additional y~ars. Those with over · ten years' service will get one year's severance. Covers Mates Too The same provisions will apply WASHINGTON - New regula- automatically to members of the tiobs requiring subsidized dry car- Master~. Mates and Pilots Union, go ships to have heavy-lift booms since th~y, und~r th~ terms of and "washdown" systems to fight .their contract settlement', w.ere to radioactivity have been announced be entitled to afiy se:verance pay by the Maritime Administration. awardt:d to the ~gineers. . Over and· ~have th~ mo~etary All ships built in the future for operation under subsidy contracts benefits provided .~~ ~ngmeers, will have to have one 60-ton heavy the severance pay provision would lift and three ten-ton lifts as part tend to diScourage American-flag of their regular gear. The heavy operators from , !rao,sferring ship11 lifts_ have long been regarded by ~oreign because of th~ ~osts , lnthe Gover.n ment as essential items mvolve_d .i n making the t:t;yerance which have been :acking on virtu- payments to their crews. · ally all American-flag cargo vessels. - - - - - -.---~---------...........- - - . - -,-. -~ 'New Ships · Need Atom 'Wash' Gear D k o·· . t SI ' nh·I ~s~!;~ ~h~~::r:~~;~;~~~:g ~e~~~ oc ISP·.u e , . ·,~w.s.·:~;. \., a."'~: ~ . The washdown system will 0 in- Its· function' is to provide a film of seawater on all exposed decks and topside structures should a ship enter an area contaminated by radio.active fallout. Ships equipped fo.;- washdowns will have combination solid streaµi and fog spray nozzles on existing hoses, to be installed in clips about 5Q feet apart and pointed straight .up. Consequently, when all the hoses are tur11ed on, lifeboats, weather decks and other areas will be covered with· SPU\Y. Navy tests have -shown that such washdown systems are effective protecfi~n for .ships! crews against radioactivity. Ships of the Military . . . � http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8c49abf1c9e1cda2f3917e6cf5da3cb7.pdf 8acfdceac90f89445bf2a24f71878ec5 PDF Text Text XXI  ^  fte.  IS  LOG  »  OFFICIAL  0R6AN  OP  THI  SIAFARIRS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   )•   .•   • .Ti  •  ­ •   "J  1:1  1  Stoiy  On  Page  2  "^4  GrouD  of  Seafarcrs  gathers  at site  of  new  Philadelphia  hall  WrOIInwOrCOKJfly* for groundbreaking ceremonies.  That's Port Agent Steve Car­ dullo at  the wheel.  New building  will be modern structure with all facilities on one floor for  Union and Welfare Plan needs.  (Story on  Page 16.)  Lobanese­flag  Taxiarhis  got  vaSlfUfffX*  holed­throu^  in  collision  after owners  tried  to save  pilot's fee  and  navi­ �race 'i'wo  July  17,  195t  SEAFARERS  10^  Plan 4 Giant  Box­Ships For  'Coastal Trade  In'Sjieeiling'  Suspension  The  case  of  the  Coast  Guard  vs.  captains  entered  a new  phase  ear­ lier  this  month  when  Captain  James  W.  La  Belle,  skipper  of  the  American  Export  liner  Constitu­ WASHINGTON—Reflecting  the  apparent  success  of  its  tion, appealed the  one­year  suspen­ containership  operation  in  the  coastwise  trade,  the  SlU­con­ sion  of  his  master's  license  and  tracted  Pan­Atlantic  Steamship  Corp.  is  planning  to  build  other  Coast  Guard  papers.  four containerships  to be  used'^  The  suspension  was  ordered  in  the  intercoastal  services.  known  as  Containerships,  Inc.,  has  June  5­after  La  Belle  was  found  The  ships  would  actually  be  qualified  for  a  loan  and  mortgage  negligent  in  the  collision  of  tho  built  by  Sea  Land  Ships  Inc.  insurance  from  the  Government  Constitution and  Norwegian tanker  is  building  tWo  small  con­ Jalanta  last  March  1.  of  Port  Newark,  NJ,  and  and  tainerships  at  a  cost  of  $7  million.  would  be  chartered  to  Pan  The  two  ships  would  operate  In  the  hearing  which  followed  Atlantic  for  operating  purposes.  between  New  York  and  Jackson­ the crash,  a Coast Guard  examiner  found  that  La  Belle  had  operated  Sea  Land  has  already  applied  ville,  beginning  in  the  summer  of  his 30,500­ton  vessel "at  an  immod­ for  Government­guaranteed  con­ 1960.  The  ships  will  be  diesel­ erate  speed" in  poor visibility  and  struction  mortgage  loans  for  the  powered  and  will  carry  198  light­ had failed to stop his engines  when  four  ships,  which  are  estimated  weight  containers,  totaling  2,100  he  heard  the  fog  signal  of  an  un­ to  cost  almost  $20  million  each.  fbns  of  cargo,  somewhat  under  Massive  shoreside  crone  lifts  looded  troiiert  aboard  Matson  seen vessel ahead.  half  the  capacity  of  Pan­Atlantic's  The  proposed  containerships,  ship  in  Son  froncisco.  Matson  ships  carry  trailers  on  deck.  In late June the Coast  Guard fol­ unlike  those  presently  operating  C­2s.  Company is  converting other ships  for fuH  containership operation.  lowed up its action against La Belle  In  the  coastwise  trade,  would  be  by  filing  almost  identical  charges  built  for  container  purposes  from  against  both captains  and  both sec­ the keel up. The  present container­ ond mates  of  the Grace liner Santa  ships,  six  in  all,  are  converted  Rosa and  the tanker  Valchem.  C­2s.  Huge savings in time, handling and costs are  convincing  more  and  more  ship  operators  These  collided  off  the  Jersey  In  addition  to  being  new  ships,  that  the way  to lower  costs and  bigger profits  is through containerships.  coast  March  26,  bringing  death  to  the  proposed  vessels  would  carry  Initiated by  the SlU­contracted Pan­Atlantic  Co.  two  years  ago,  containerization  has  four  Valchem  crewmen,  including  more  than  twice  as  much  cargo  as  •  three  SIU  members  and  one  en­ the  present  C­2s.  They  have  a  been  adopted  by a  number  oft  capacity  of  226  containers  and  major operators on both coasts  leader In  container operations with  use in  the intercoastal trade. These  gineer.  4,500 short  tons of  cargo.  The new  to  some  degree,  while  many  its  six  converted  C­2'8  carrying  ships  would  hold  about  550  con­ SUnilar  Chargee  ships  would  carry  550  containers  others  are  seriously  considering  226  vans  apiece.  The  company  Is  tainers.  (See  adjoining  story.)  In this case, too, the Coast Guard  with  a  capacity  of  12,400  short  the  possibility.  hoping  to  charter  four  new  con­ The  biggest  spur  to  the  trailer­ charged improper navigation at  im­ tons.  Such  higher  cargo  capacity  Pan­Atlantic  Is  presently  the  tainerships  in  the  near  future  for  carrying  vessels  came  with  the  moderate  speeds,  improper  use  of  would  be  essential  in  the  longer  deflgn  of  detachable  wheels  and  radar,  and  failure  to  stop  after  Intercoastal  runs.  chassis on  the vans,  making  it pos­ hearing  fog  signals.  As  on  the  existing  ships,  the  sible  to  stack  them  one  atop  an­ The  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  new  vessels would  carry  their own  other.  In the "piggy­back"  system,  have  charged  that  over­reliance  on  traveling  cranes  for  loading  and  the  vans  cannot  be  stacked  and  radar,  plus  company  demands  on  unloading,  making  them  independ­ consequently  there  was  a  huge  captains to maintain speed in order  ent  of  shoreside­based  gantry  waste  of  storage  space.  to  meet  schedules,  are  important  cranes.  Consequently,  the  ships  contributing  factors  to  ship  acci­ Matson Expanding  could  call  at  virtually  any  pier  in  The  major  containership  opera­ dents.  thy  port.  WASHINGTON—A  Senate  Labor  subcommittee  has  rec­ tor  on  the  West  Coast  is  Matson  The  hearings  on  both  the  Con­ Long  Experimentation  ommended  sweeping  changes  in  the  minimum  wage  laws  Lines,  imder  contract  to  the  SIU  stitution­Jalanta  and  Santa  Rosa­ The  application for  mortgage  on  which, for  the first  time,  would  bring deep­sea  seamen,  tug­ Pacific  District.  Matson  has  been  Valchem  collisions  essentially  sub­ operating  six  of  its  14  ships  as  stantiated  these  charges.  But  the  new  ships  climaxes  several  years  partial  containerships for  the  past  Coast  Guard  at  the  same  time  of  experimentation  by  the  com­ boatmen  and  other  workers  pany  in the carriage  of  containers.  on river, lake and harbor craft  ships  would  be lessened  and  union  year.  The  vessels  carry  about  75  warned  skippers  that  they  must  containers  but  only  on  the  main  obey  the rules  of  the  road  m: face  Initially,  the  company  started  under  the  provisions  of  the  organizing  made  easier.  The  SIU  and  other  maritime  deck,  using  below­deck  space  for  the  penalties.  carrying  50  containers  on  spe­ unions had  strongly  supported  the  conventional  cargoes.  However,  La Belle's appeal is subject to re­ cially­built  decks  on  four  tankers.  law.  The tankers  carried oil and  loaded  The  proposal  by  the  the  com­ proposal  to  apply  the  wage  mini­ the  line  is  planning  to  add  a  view  by the Coast  Guard  Comman­ containers  northbound  from  Hous­ mittee  would  apply  a  $1.25  mini­ mums to  runaway­flag ships  owned  seventh  ship  next  year  that  will  dant,  who  has  the  power  to  over­ ton,  and  loaded  containers  south­ mum  wage  and  the  40'hour  work  by  American  citizens.  These  ships  carry  nothing  but  containers,  both  rule  or  reduce  the  suspension.  It  bound,  making  paying  cargo  both  week  to  some  100,000  men  in  the  now  pay  in  the  vicinity  of  $90  to  on  its  decks  and  in  its  holds—  he  does  not  do  so.  La.  Belle  will  ways.  These  ships  depended  on  a  marine  industry  over  a  four­year  $100  monthly  for  a  minimum  56­ 300 containers  in all.  automatically  get  his  papers  back  shoreside  crane  for  loading  and  period. However, another  proposal,  hour week.  Even at the  $1 an hour  Unlike  Pan­Atlantic's  set­up,  next June  4.  which  would  apply the  wage  mini­ level, the  wages of  seamen on run­ which  employs  cranes  already  unloading.  Subsequently,  the  conversion  of  mums to foreign­flag vessels owned  away flag  ships  would  be  almost  mounted  on  the  vessel, ~ Matson  operates  with  a  shoreside  gantry,  the  C­2s  was  undertaken,  and  the  by  American  citizens,  is  under  tripled.  tankers  were  chartered  out  to  attack by  the Department  of  Labor  Consequently,  the  steamship. In­ crane.  other  companies  for  pure  bulk  and may  be dropped from  the bill.  dustry,  particularly  the  large  oil  Another  West  Coast  company,  and  metals  companies  which  oper­ American  President  Lines,  has  cargo  or  tanker  operation.  Would  Drop  OT  ate  runaway  ships,  have  opposed  started  using 17­foot  containers  on  When  the  McLean  interests  Another  compromise  provision  the  wage  provision  bit­ a  limited  scale.  Here  too,  the  HOUSTON — Shipping  in  this  purchased  Waterman­Pan  Atlan­ would  not  apply  the  overtime  terly minimum  and  may  be  successful  in  vans  are  stored  on  deck,  but  the  port was fair during the last report  tic,  they  had  announced  plans  to  provisions  of  the  act,  calling  for  excluding  the  nmaway­flag  crews  company  is  planning  to  convert  period.  Three  ships  were  in  for  build  roll­on,  roll­off  ships for  the  time­and­a­half­for work performed  from  its  application.  several  freighters  to  handle  con­ payoff  and  there  were  20  ships  in  coastwise  service.  Subsequently,  over 40  hours,  on  the  ground  that  tainers  in  part  of  the  below­deck  transit.  There  were  no  slgn­dns.  studies  indicated  that  container­ this  would  involve  a  considerable  area  as  well.  On  the  East  Coast,  During  the next  two  weeks  only  ships  might  be  more  practical,  boost  in  seamen's  overtime  pay­ Grace  Lines  is  converting  two  of  one  ship  is  scheduled  for  payoff  since there  wasn't  any  waste space  ments  under  Union  contracts.  its  ships  for  container  operation.  and the  shipping picture  is not  too  involved  in  bringing  a  truck  Even  in  its  present  form,  if  bright.  However,  cnis  port  has  had  engine,  chassis  and  wheels aboard.  adopted,, the  revised  Fair  Labor  more than its share  of  hot shipping  The  roll­on  idea  was  then  aban­ Standards  Act  would  make  for  in recent months.  doned  in  favor  of  the  "lift­on"  considerable improvement in  wages  containership  in  which  the  trailer  of  non­union  seamen  on  hundreds  SAN  FRANCJSCO  —  Althbugh  July 17,  1959  Vol. XXI, No.  IS  Paying  off  here  were  the  Valley  Forge  (Peninsular  Navigation),  box  is  lifted  off  the  chassis  and  of  tugs, barges,  towboats and other  none  had  been  expected,  three  Texas  Ranger  (Marine  Carriers)  stored in  the ship's  hold as  a  large  craft  which  are  presently  paying  ships  turned  up  here  for  payoffs  and  Pacific  Venture  (Pacific  Ven­ cargo  box.  well below the $1 hourly  minimum.  during  the  last  report  period  and  ture).  In  another  development  in  the  As a  consequence, the gap  between  then  signed  on  again.  As  a  result,  In  transit  were  the  Mermaid  containership  held,  a  corporation  these  workers  and  those  on  union  shipping  in  this  port  was  good,  PAVt.  HAU.  g«erAtary­TrMimr<M>  says  Marty  Breithoff,  port  agent.  EteMon  niiAifs.  gdttor,  BnNABa  8IA.  (Metro  Petroleum);  Jean  LaFitte,  The  ships  paying  off  were  the  AUif.  Art  Editor.  HSUCAN  AaxHim.  Iswni  De Soto  and Hastings  (Waterman);  Ai.  HAAXtN,  JOHN  BRAEIL.  ANA­ Seatrains  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Producer  (Marine  Carriers),  Al­ SnvAcx,  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  xou isvKon, Staff  Writart.  BILL  MOODT.  Savannah  and  Texas  (Seatrain);  mena  (Clotev  Carriers)  and  John  Gut/  Aroa  Reprtuntatiot,  Seafarers who are  collecting state  unemployment beneflts  while  Steel  Navigator  (Isthmian);  Pacific  B.  Kulukundis  (Martis).  on  the  beach  waiting  to  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  Ranger  (Penn  Shipping);  Atlas  /Besides  these  three  ships,  the  changing  their  mailing  addresses  if  they  want  to  continue  re­ iHWMKiy  at  ifia  huilquBrt*rs  (Tankers and Tramps); Petro­Chem  City  of  Alma  (Waterman)  also  PwbiliiiMl  ceiving  their  checks  regularly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  of  tho  SoAfaror*. Intomational  Union,  A^  lantic A auif aitfrlcf, ASL­CIO, *75 fourth  (Valentine);  Fort  Hoskins,  Brad­ signed  on.  experienced  interruptions  of  from  three  to five  weeks  in  getting  Broolilyn SL  NV.  Tol.  HVacinth  ford  Island,  Bents  Fort  and  CS  In  transit  were  the  Steel  King  Avonyo.  f­MOe.  Soeoncl  clan  pottago  paid  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the  state  unemployment  at tho­Post  Otfleo in Brooklyn,  NY, undar  Norfolk  (Cities  Service);  Rebecca  (Isthmian),  Yorkmar  and  Fenmar  offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.  (Intercontinental):  BienvUle  (Pan­ (Calmar),  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Serv­ HM Act  of  Aug,  >4,  Ifia.  An average  delay of  a month  is reported  in most  cases, causing  iao  Atlantic); Margarett Brown (Bloom­ ice),  Wild  Ranger  (Waterman)  and  considerable  hardship  to  the  men  involved.  field),  and  Del  Aires  (Misiiasippl).  Alcoa  Pegasus  (Alcoa).  r­T"  .....  .•   ...  .  ­ v.  •  .  f T.» ­'.j'ititt  'it. Til ft"}  I'd'} 'tt'H fiti •  'n t:*Mj  K C If  roM'  t  HI  BFI:  »•   biov  t j  IJ  E I  10  ISJlMo)  I  u 7  ,H » \ f It "  Co's On Box­Ship Bandwagon  $1.25 Minimum Proposed  For 100,000 In Maritime  HoustonHas  A Breather  Payoffs  Are  SF  Suprise  P'­­'  m  KXs.',.­ tefc ;,•  • .  ''J­  .r>"^,­\*'.'.,  •  c­t.r.  SEAFARERS  LOG  • '  • ;V'.'• • jJ.;'':  !\­L^  �r*f ntrca  BEdPARKRS  LOG  fair IT/UW  ':  :f7  Ann­TRUST MAN RAPS ICC  WASHINGTOK—An unnamed Juettce Department offiolal  has backed up the StU position that the Interstate Commerce  Commission Is biased toward the railroad industry and  does  Revised  5IU  Food  Pro gram Covers  All  Union Vessels  the  bidding  of  the  railroads  on  all  major  issues.  A  story  in the  July  8  "Wall  Street  Journal"  by  the  newpaper's  Washington  office  quotes  "a  veteran  Government trustbuster"  as  followst  "These  agencies" [independent  regulatory, agencies]  "started  but  as  simple  administrative agencies  to look  after the  public  Interest.  Then  the  industries  took  over,  and  now  the  agencies  look  after  the  indus­ tcy  interest.  Take  the  ICC.  I'd  love  to  see  the  day  when  they  set  ^t agency  back  in  the  US  Government.  It's  so  wrapped  up  with  the  Association  of  American  Railroads  it's  terrible.  And  the  other  agencies  are  getting  Just  as had."  —  The  business  newspaper's  feature  story  pointed  out  that  the  Anti­ An expanded and strengthened  SIU food program  covering ships of all SIU«  Trust  Division  of  the  Justice  Department  has  been  at  loggerheads  With  the  ICC,  the  Federal  Communications  Commission  and  other  contracted companies is  now in  operation, with six chief stewards working as full  Government  agencies  (including the Maritime  Administration on some  time field representatives in major SIU ports.  The  program, officially  known  as  issues)  over  actions  taken  by  these  agencies  to  permit  monopolistic  practices  to  continue.  the Atlantic and Gulf Com­"*  ^  day operators' contribution  to  cooked  to  order,  roasts  would  be  As  has  been  reported  in  previous  issues  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG,  the ICC has  been under attack from maritime  unions and  the shipping  panics  Food  Program,  is  a central fund.  The contribu­ sliced  to  order,  and  indvidual  industry  for  favoring  the  railroads  at'the  expense  of  domestic  Amer­ being  operated  jointly  by  tion  was  negotiated  last  servings  of  butter  patties,  side  ican­flag  shipping.  August as  part of  the SIU  contract  dishes  of  vegetables  and  other  im­ the SIU and all contracted  The  last  SIU  of  NA  convention  charged  that  a  conflict  of  interest  renewal  package,  and  sufficient  proved  serving  practices  would  bo  situation  existed  in  the ICC  with  the  agency's  commissioners  coming  companies, and  is financed funds have now accumulated to put  employed.  but of  the railroad Industry  before going into Government  service  and  feeding  program  into  opera­ The  old  mass  cookery  system,  by a five­cents per man  ner  the  it  was  found,  resulted  in  heavy  then  going  into  plush  railroad  jobs  after  serving  with  the  ICC.  tion.  waste,  because  the  excess  food  Named  by  the  trustees  as  direc­ that  was  prepared  or  sliced  ahead  tor  of  the  program  is  Seafarer  158  Years'  Worth  Of  Seatime  of  time  had  to  be  thrown  away.  Cliff  Wilson,  who  in  the  past  had  been  consultant  steward  for  Alcoa  Family­style  serving  at  the  table  Steamship Company in establishing  also  resulted  in  wastage.  sound  feeding  practices  on  Alcoa  Several  of  the  major  steamship  i^ips. Working with Wilson as field  companies,  notably  Alcoa,  Bull,  (Continued  on  page  15)  representatives  are  Seafarers  Bob  Principe,  Pete  Loleas  and  William  Jenkins in  New York; Ed  Smith  in  Baltimore;  Phil  O'Connor  in  New  Orleans  and  Phil  Reyes in  Mobile.  These  field  representatives  will  visit  SlU­contracted  ships  as  they  hit  their  respective  ports  and  will  assist shipboard stewards  in setting  up  efficient  inventory  systems,  strengthening*  their  menu  plan­ ning,  and  Improving the  quality of  shipboard  food  preparation  and  service  while,  at  the  same  time,  helping eliminate waste.  WASHINGTON  —  The  sticky  The food program  is also making  problem  of  multiple  tax  withhold­ available  to  all  steamship  com­ ing  from  seamen's  wages  seems  panies  standard  storing  lists  and  headed  for  a  compromise  solution  standard  Inventory  and  requisition  in  the  House  Merchant  Marine  forms  which  simplify  the  job  of  Committee.  >ility­pensIon program,  discuss  the  old days  with Port  Agent Lind­ Veteran Seafarers,  now on  SIU disabili  the  steward  department  in  pro­ The  committee  wound up  a  one­ w  Orleans.  They are (left  to right! August  Steinman; Emory Bar­ sey  Williams  at  SIU  meeting  in  New  viding  ample  shipboard  variety  at  day  public  hearing  last  week  with  • ik Ekiund.  Oldtimers  had  a  total  of  158  years  of  seagoing  tux­ moderate  cost.  field;  Nils  Larsen;  Williams;  and  Erik  an  apparent  decision  to  write  The  new  food  program  set­up  legislation  authorizing  the  with­ perienee among  them.  is  an  outgrowth  of  the  SIU  feed­ holding  of  state,  as  well  as  Fed­ ing  plan  which  got  underway  in­ eral  taxes,  from  seamen's  wages.  itially  in  1954.  At  that  time,  the  An  existing  Federal  statute  had  Union,  in cooperation  with  several  raised  the  question  of  whether  SlU­contracted  operators,  set  out  withholding  for  state  taxes  was  to  replace  the  old  "boarding­ legal.  house" style  of  feeding  on  ship by  The  committee  indicated  that  it  a  "to­order"  system  reflecting  the  probably  would  go  along  with  practices  of  better­quality  shore­ an  industry  suggestion  permitting  side restaurants.  withholding  of  state  taxes  only  The strike of Italian merchant seamen is now  well Into its second month  with no imme­ It  was felt  at  the  time  that  sub­ for  the  state  in  which  the  seaman  diate  prospect  of  major  concessions  from  shipowners in sight.  The strike, which broke out  stituting  Individual  preparation  maintained  a  legal  residence,  and  June 8, has tied  up more  than 100  vessels aroimd  the world, including  three ships  in  New  for  mass  cookery  wherever  pos­ not  for  states  Where  he  did  not  sible,  and  individual  service  as  make  his  home.  Such  a  provision  .Vork—the  liners  Giulio  Ce­ well,  would  greatly  improve  ship­ would  protect  seamen  from  multi­ Twenty­six transatlantic steam,  jumped  ship  or  stayed  behind.  It  sare  and  Vulcania,  and  the  ship  companies  have  agreed  to  was  at  this  point  that  the  SIU  in­ board  feeding  quality  while  reduc­ ple  withholding  during  the  course  ing costs  through more economical  of  the  year,  but  would  allow  an­ freighter  Punta  Alice.  To­ increase  passenger  fares  next  terceded  in  the  men's  behalf.  food usage.  other  type  of  deduction  from  The  Union  emphasized  the  re­ gether,  the  tlu­ee  ships  have  over  year eight percent.  The increase  seamen's  wages.  Under  the  new  system,  for  ex­ sponsible  behavior  of  the  crew­ will affect year­round rates both  1,000  seamen  on  them.  off­season  and  high­season,  ex­ members  thus  far,  none  of  whom  ample,  steaks  and  chops  would  be  The  problem  has  arisen  as  •   Meanwhile  the  strikers, who  cept  result  of  recent  decisions  by  that  passengers  going both  has  run  afoul  of  the  law  in  any  have  declared  that  they  intend  to  way  by  ship  in  the  off  season  respect,  states  and  local  governments  to  and  urged  that  the  com­ hold  fast  in  their  demands,  have  will  be able  to get  a  10  percent  pany,  in  light  of  this  behavior, ex­ withhold  taxes  from  wages,  in­ been aided  by  the  SIU,  which  has  discount.  stead  of  permitting  residents  and  tend  them  leeway  to  get  off.  If  flupplied them  with cigarettes, han­ non­residents  to  pay  their  taxes  On  the  run  to  the  Mediter­ necessary,  the  SIU  said  that  it  dled  their  mail,  and  Interceded  ranean  at  the  end  of  the  year.  An  indus­ on  American  Export  would  accept  responsibility  on  be­ with  the  Italian  Line  to  obtain  ships,  for  example,  the  mini­ half  of  a  certain  number  of  men.  try  spokesman  pointed  out  that  shore  leave  for  them.  23  states  now  have  income  tax  mum  off­season  charge  for first­ Also interceding  on behalf  of  the  withholding  requirements,  and  Permits  Expired  class  passage  will  be  $385;  for  crew was  Rep. Victor Anfuso (Dem­ that  even  one  township  in  Easton,  The question of  shore leave came  cabin class  $291  and  for tourist  Brooklyn).  As  a  result,  company  Up  earlier  this  month  when  the  class  $233.  officials  agreed  that  there  was  no  Election  of  a  slate  of  officers  to  Pennsylvania  requires  withholding  crews'  29­day  landing  permits  ex­ The  same  type  of  fare  sched­ harm in letting all the men  ashore.  take over from the existing trustee­ from residents of that area  who are  pired. The US Immigration Service  ule  will  apply  to  Italian  Line  The  essential  demands  of  the  ship  is  scheduled  to  take  place  in  seamen.  informed  company  officials  that  ships,  whose  crews  are  current­ strikers,  according  to  spokesmen  Local 88,  Masters, Mates and  Pilots  In  addition,  some  states  are  withholding taxes  on non­residents  thsy would be required  to keep the  ly  on  strike  for  an  increase  in  for the Cesare  and Vulcania  crews,  this fall.  Under  plans  worked  out  by  the  as  well  as  residents,  a  practice  crews  in  custody,  but  that  they  their  $60  to  $80  monthly  wage  are  as follows:  would be allowed,  on their  own re­ scale  plus  a  grievance  proce­ • Negotiation    of  a  new  contract  National  Organization,  the  New  that  is  putting  more  hardship  on  sponsibility,  to let  any or  all  crew­ dure and  proper overtime  rules.  to  replace  the  present  40­year­oId  York  local  of  the union,  which has  individual  seamen.  Since  seamen,  men go ashore pending the comple­ agreement  which  has  brought  no  been  under  a  trustee  since  March,  in  the  course  of  their  work,  are  tion  of  repatriation  arrangements.  appreciable  gains  to  the men  since  1958,  will  hold  its  election  imder  likely  to  be  employed  or  paid  off  the  supervision  of  an  outside  im­ in many  different states,  the exist­ The  action  was  one  of  several  could  have  ordered  the  men  Indi­ the  end  of  World  War  I.  ing  laws  would  result  in  extreme  that the Immigration Service might  vidually to leave.  It could also have  • Wage    increases  of  15  to  20  partial  arbitrator.  have  taken  under  the  circum­ extended  the  29­day  time  limit.  percent.  (The  owners  have  report­ Present  plans  call  for  nomina­ forms  of  multiple  withholding.  tions  to  begin  August  15,  voting  Whatever  solution  is  worked  stances.  It  could  have  decided  to  Although company officials were  edly  offered  6  to  8  percent.)  put  guards  on  the  ships  and  kept  given  the  option  of  allowing  the  • Recognition    of  shipboard dele­ to  get  underway  under  the  arbi­ out,  it  seems  certain  that  seamen  the crews  on  board;  it  could  have  men  ashore,, they  were  apparently  gates  or  committers  to  present  trator's  supervision  on  September  will  still  be  required  to  pay  state  15  and  to  continue  for  a  period  taxes  if  they  are  residents  of  ordered  the  company  to repatriate  reluctant  to do  so, since  under  the  crews'  grievances.  the  men;  it  could  have  arrested  law  they  would  be  subject  to  a  • Renewal    of  the right  to strike  of  two  months.  The  new  officers  states  that  have  Income  tax  legis­ would  be  installed  on  January  1.  lation.  the  men  and  deported  them,  or  it  $1,000 fine for every  crewman who  (Continued  on  page  15)  ^1'  States May  Get  OK  To  Tax  Crews  NY  Italian Ship Strikers  Hold Firm; Get  SIU  Aid  NY  Mates  Local Will  Vote  In Fall  • 1  �ffV«FMr  11, im  SEAFARERS  LOQ  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SRIPPINO  BOARD  1 • «  > .Ai: ^  ''M>  June 24 Through July 7, 1959 Although nine SIU ports reported a greater number of  ves­ sel  calls  over  the  past  period,  shipping  throughout  the  14  ports  dropped  slightly,  staying  just  above  the  1,200  mark.  There  was  a  total  of  1,206  men  shipped  during  the  last  two  weeks  as  compared  to  1,260  for  the  prior  period.  The  decrease  was felt  mostly  In  New  Orleans  and  Houston,  while  four  other  ports.  New  York,  San  Francisco,  Tampa  and  Savannah,  reported  gains.  There  was a  total of  226  vessels serviced  during the  past  period.  Of  this  total,  61  were  payoffs,  30  sign­ons  and  the  remaining  135  were  in  transit.  New  York  continued  to  lead  the  list  In  payoffs,  with  19  during  the  period.  All  of  the  increased  activity  was  the  result  of  a  larger  number  of  in­transit  ships,  and  not  vessels  signing on.  In  fact  three  ports,  Boston,  Tampa  and  Houston,  had no  ships  signing  on  dur­ ing  the  period,  while  four  other  ports,  Philadelphia,  Savannah,  Lake  Charles  and  Wilmington,  only  had  one  each.  On  the  shipping  side.  New  York  bounced  back  over  the  300  mark  again,  shipping  a  total  of  337  men  during  the  period,  a  gain  of  83  over  the  prior two  weeks.  Also  showing noticeable  gains  were  Boston,  Savannah  and  Tampa,  each  shipping  almost  three  times  the  number  of  men  shipped  previously.  'Frisco's  increased  shipping  came  toward  the  end  of  the  period  when  three  unexpected  ships  hit  the  port,  call­ ing  for  a  number  of  replacements.  The  dispatcher  there  was  hard­ pressed  to fill  many  of  the  Jobs,  especially rated  berths  In  the  engine  department  and  they  had  to  be filled  from  the  outports.  Class  A  men  accounted  for  over  60  percent  of  the  total  number  of  Jobs  shipped  while  class  B  men filled  approximately  23  percent  and  class  C  cards  the  remaining  17  percent.  This  is  almost  the  same  breakdown  as  had  been  reported  In  the  previous  period.  While  shipping  for  the  period  stayed  slightly  ahead  of  registra­ tion,  a  number  of  ports  reported  more  men  on  the  beach  than  they  would  need.  Philadelphia  reports  plenty  of  men  on  the  beach  there  because  of  a  local  longshore  beef.  Other  ports  with  growing  lists  are  Mobile,  New  Orleans,  Houston  and  Tampa.  San  Francisco  has  no  class  B  men  registered  in  the  deck  department  and  Savannah  has  none  in  the  steward  department.  Five  ports,  Boston,  Norfolk,  Savan­ nah,  Lake  Charles  and  Wilmington,  reported  less  than  50  elass  A  men  on  their lists.  The  following  is  the  forecast  port  by  port:  Boston: Steady ... New York:  Good ... Philadelphia: Slow, no  sign  of  improvement  . .. Baltimore: Slow  . . . Tampa: Slow,  only  in­transit  ships  expected  during  the  coming  week  . .  .  Mobile:  Should  pick  up  .  .  .  New  Orleans:  No  change  .  .  . Lake  Charles:  Steady  . .  .  Houston:  Fair  .  .  . Wilmington:  Good, need  rated  men . . . San Francisco:  Good  . .  . Seattle:  No change.  Ship  Activity  rv  Sign  In  OffS  Ons  Trans. TOTAL  6  Boston  1  5  43  Now York  .... 19  3  21  9  13  PhilodolpUa  .  3  1  26  5  14  Bolrimoro  ...  9  i  3  1  Norfolk  .....  4  9  10  Savannah .... —  1  4  4  Tampa  —  —  13  4  2  Mobile  7  38  23  7  Now Orleans .  B  11  9  1  Lake Charles .  1  20  23  Houston  ....  3  _  5  7  1  WllnilH«ton  ..  1  13  6  4  Son Franc ilco ,  3  9  6  2  Seattle  2  Totals  61  30  135  226  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  ^f#  Boston  New  York....  Philadelphia..  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  New  Orleans..  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington...  San  Francisco.  Seattle  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALT.  1  2  8  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  —.  2  4  3  9  2  2  5  1  1  2  1  12  5  14  3  8  1  1  2  2  1  9  24  44  17  85  3  8  12  2  6  2  12  14  23  51  19  93  1  8  93  12  8  113  85  149  36  3  9  2  14  4  —  1  1  2  1  _  —  1  4  2  1  7  11  18  9  1  1  4  10  34  8  52  1  5  7  18  37  13  18  68  42  73  19  5  13  19  7  22  8  37  6  —  7  13  6  2  7  3  12  1  5  1  8  1  2  2  5  —  —  1  1  3  5  2  5  1  14  10  10  3  1  8  _  .  1  2  8  1  2  5  1  8  1  —  10  1  —  1  1  10  5  10  3  1  1  8  —  _  4  2  6  1  3  4  3  —  4  —  1  1  2  —  2  9  6  5  10  —  1  7  4  18  8  14  6  28  2  1  1  —  1  1  2  21  35  57  7  2  7  2  18  15  27  11  53  3  7  2  3  3  2  6  11  11  23  11  45  1  2  4  8  45  7  8  60  32  56  12  —  1  2  2  6  2  —  —  2  —  —  —  6  8  1  14  6  1  4  5  10  1  2  2  _  8  7  25  6  3  9  2  —  —.  9  2  36  24  51  13  7  2  10  10  17  24  1  42  I  2  25  6  5  15  2  3  —  5  —  3  1  4  1  5  4  24  7  3  3  6  7  6  19  5  4  4  15  2  2  6  3  9 .  2  7  6  9  3  18  9  15  9  9  33  15  18  3  4;  4  10  1  15  1  7  1  9  2  13  1  1  2  3  13  9  4  9  5  3  8'  2  4  3  20  11  *  —  —  3  99  205  65  369  7  29  49  85  76  160  64  300  14  26  34  74l  12  16  30  58 300  74  58  432 288  492  116  —M  ALL  22  270  38  129  23  18  15  99  100  21  88  13  36  24  896  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  7  5  2  2  18  29  49  1  1  —  1  13  27  41  —  6  7  13  —  —  3  3  —  4  4  —  —  6  6  3  4  4  11  —  2  2  2  13  10  25  —  3  2  5  —  —  —  —  7  4  3  8  67  99  174  ENGINE DEPARTMENT  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered On  The Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  128 ALL  6  1  2  2  4  7 48  137  23  268 27  22  67  20  3  23 1  4  5  7  67  11  85 1  13  13  27  1  8  —  9 1  2  6  9  —  2  1  8  .  2  11 2  5  10  15 4  4  6  9  15  8  52  66 73 5  7  12  17  52  7  10 2  1  1  2  57 15  11  4  16  13 3  1  2  9  .4  34 2  11  23  2  1  3  6  3  15  16 GROUP  CLASS  GROUT  1  23 ALL  123 ALL  ABC ALL  8  1  —  1  —  II  7  —  13  13  73  21  13  167  13  21  2  1  —  8  2  1  11  1  10  10  20  35  14  20  69  14  6  3  11  3  —  14  1  7  4  2  13  2  4  —  1  1  4  6  2  7  1  13  21  5  7  Z  1  7  —  7  4­  3  45  1  2  36  —  2  2  8  6.  2  10  —  33  6  3  1  4  19  10  15  —  1  2  5  15  22  1  12  7  8  12  28  2  4  8  —  12  8  1  4  2  15  3  4  —  2  9  60 241 106 59 490120 453 56 6  58  35  99  — 27 S3 GROUP  123 ALL  5  2  7  18  45  10  73  6  2  8  5  25  35  9  1  11  2  7  4  4  4  2  13  8  6  23  36  1  6  1  2  17  19  1  4  5  5  2  8  8  9  40  164  37  241  fev  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  Port  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  Boston  4  __  1  5  3  3  New  York  18  10  21  49  3  5  24  32  Philadelphia  5  1  7  13  —  3  3  Baltimore............  10  2  10  22  1  11  12  Norfolk  4  1  2  7  _  1  3  4  Savannah  3  1  4  A  Tanrina  ....  1  2  2  X  X  Mobile  >  10  4  14  28  —*  7  7  New  Orleans  8  4  24  36  1  13  14  Lake  Charles  1  1  1  3  4  4  13  Houston  •  1  14  1  1  Wilmington  '  4  2  3  9  1  7  8  2  12  23  San  Francisco  9  3  3  7i  1  3  1  3  1  2  Seattie  4  94  30  100  2241  5  9  82  96  TOTAL?  at  et  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  TOTAL  SHIPPED  S/iippeif  CLASS  C  •  a  STEWAKD DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  629 13 Registered  0  CLASS  A  •.  .  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  —  4  7  17  5  10  3  1  1  1  4  18  6  28  52  1  2  20  23  2  1  39  42  52  23  42  117  90  34  94  218  _  —  —  1  7  9  23  5  1  —  6  7  2  1  2  1  5  —  14  14  2  —  13  15  22  14  15  51  44  14  20  78  3  10  22  9  2  2  12  3  4  3  10  2  1  1  4  1  3  8  2  —  2  8  —  6  2  —  8  6  1  3  10  3  2  1  1  1  6  2  •   1  11  t  3  3  8  20  2  Arv  o  5  2  31  27  15  41  83  5  2  5  5  2  24  16  24  6  53  86  11  11  _  —  17  17  27  T1  17  55  27  4  1  22  27  ...  —  6  —  2  5  3  9  1  8  2  6  1  3  1  —  5  —  1  —  _  7  10  40  1  2  16  23  2  13  2  1  10  13  1  2  3  3  10  6­8  24  4  6  —  —  8  1  4  8  10  5  1  4  10  1  —  2  5  12  31  2  6  24  14  6  16  3  3  10  16  2  —  —  6  8  —  13  10  2  5  17  3  4  3  —  2  5!  1  8  —  —  —  —  5  8  70  82  6  1  87  94 198  82  94  374 274  101  276  651  65  22  111  198  4  1  At  1  •  r  A X  S3  74 78 166 —• —  1  Ir;  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  123 ALL  2  1  3  16  10  31  1  4  5  8  7  15  3  4  8  1  2  3  3  3  9  7  11  1  2  28  13  46  6  —  7  1  1  1  —  3  2  6  36  65  49  160  •   Port  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah.  Tampa...............  Mobile  New  Orleana  Lake  Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  Registered  CLASS  A  GROUP  123 ALU  9  8  60  18  37  15  17  26  1  19  10  7  3  4  1  5  6  2  9  2  18  24  47  14  28  2  1  3  7  9  2  7  10  20  4  14  8  8  56  172  29  257  CLASS  B  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  —  6  «  4  7  35  46  —  —  5  6  2  1  18  21  1  8  9  —  .»  2  At  —  15  15  1  19  26  1  8  16  1  3  1  6  16  1  —  6  7  —  —  3  3  —  —  2  8  11  12  133  156  At  SUMMARY  Registered  CLASS  A  11;!?? • ^.^•   DECK  ENGINE  STEWARD  GROUP  123 ALL  99  205  65  1  369  56  172  29  1  257  94  30  100  1  224  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  7  29  49  1  85  36  65  49  1  150  5  9  82  1  96  i^mAND mABSSU ? ^  m A07  186  I  850  48 . m 189 ,1  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  C In  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS B  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  ABC ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  12  16  30  58 300  74  58  1  432 288  492  116  896  8  67  99  174  —  27  33  60 241  JOO­  59  1  400 120  453  56  629  13  74  78  165  6  1  87  94 198  82  94  1  374 274  101  276  651  11  12  133  156  789 t:54,»82||9,  h9Sp 118; i  ,ii ,m  9Vli 789  .miUi \m9i 862  1*46  liAS  !»*« ^2  653 316'  GROUP  12  3  ALL  76  160  64  300  40  164  87  241  65  22  111  198  GROUP  12  3  ALL  14  26  34  1  74  6  58  35  99  4  8  70  82  �iifir  17.  195t  Pare  FIT*  SEAFARERS  LOQ  Propose Greater Surplus  Sales, Plus Overseas Gifts  iMi  WASHINGTON—Congress and the administration  are still  wrestling with  the  problem  of  surplus  farm  sales  overseas  as  the  result of  a  disagreement  on  the length  of  time  the  program is to  be extended.  The outcome of  the debate on  the farm surplus issue  is of  cru­ cial  importance  to  the  merchant  marine since  in re­ posalg  before  the  Senate.  One  of­ million  out  of  the  defense  support  cent  years,  the  farm  surplus  fered  by  Senator  Hubert  Hum­ program.  cargoes  have  been  a  major  bul­ phrey  (Dem.­Minn.)  would  set  up  Cargoes shipped under these pro­ wark  of  American­flag  shipping.  a five­year  "Food­For­Peace"  bill  grams  travel  in  whole  or  in  part  At  present,  the  Agriculture  De­ and  would  call for  sale  at  bargain  on  American­flag  vessels  and  ar®  partment is selling $1,500,000 worth  prices for  local currency  of  $2  bil­ another  important  factor  in  keep­ of  agricultural  surplus  overseas  lion  worth  of  farm  surplus  each  ing  American  shipping going.  on  bargain  terms  this  year  under  year. The program  would be  aimed  Whaddya  do  when  you  have  27  on  her  last  trip.  The  trouble?  No  authorization  voted  by  the  last  at  strengthening  US  alliances  men  on  board  and  only two  water­ ice  cream  aboard.  It  seems  that  Congress.  Earlier  in  the  year,  a  abroad  by  use  of  food  surplus  as  melons  to  diwy  the  ice  cream  was  put  aboard  at  special  study  recommended  that  a foreign  policy weapon.  tip  among  them?  Houston  but the  reefer boxes  went  the program, which  had been  oper­ The other  proposal calls for con­ That  was  the  dead  and  all of  the cream  melted.  ating  on  a  year­to­year  basis,  be  tinuation  of  the  present  program  quandary  facing  By this time  it was Saturday after­ put on  a long­range  schedule in  an  on  a  one­year  basis  with  alloca­ the  galley  gang  noon  of  sailing  day  and  the stew­ effort  to  get  rid  of  the  mounting  tion  of  another  $1.5  billion  worth  on  the  Petro­ ard  was  unable  to  get  action  on  pile  of  Government­owned  farm  of  crops. This  proposal seems  like­ Chem  (Valentine)  replacements.  As  a  result  the  surplus.  ly  to  go  through  while  the  Hum­ where  It  was  ship's  minutes  noted  that  "Ice  phrey  proposal Is  debated.  Amendment  Offered  cited  as  an  ex­ cream Is  to be  procured in  Rotter­ However, an  amendment  offered  Several  related  bills  are  In  the  ample  of  the  dam."  in  the  Senate  by  Republican  Sen­ House  of  Representatives  with  one  steward's  diffi­ Biil Mitcheli, ship's  delegate, re­ ate leader  Everett  Dirksen, calling  calling  for  expansion  of  a  pro­ Hoggie  culties  in  obtain­ signed  after  spreading  the  bad  for  a  three­year  program,  was  de­ gram  whereby  farm  surplus  is  AFL­CIO  marine  engineers  on  ing proper stores.  "But It was  also  news  about  the ice  cream,  but  the  feated  in  the  general  debate  on  swapped for foreign­produced  stra­ the  Great  Lakes are  making  addi­ brought  out,"  the  report  noted,  gang  gave  him  a  vote  of  thanks  farm legislation.  tegic  minerals.  In  addition  to  the  tional Job  security the  top demand  "that  the  steward  feede  very  well  anyway.  At  present,  there  are  two  pro­ straight  sales  of  such  surplus.  in  their  current  contract  negotia­ with  what  he  has,"  He  must  have  The  House  is  also  discussing  a  tions  with  Lakes  shipping  com­ divided  those  watermelons  with  Government  "food  for  peace"  pro­ panies.  finesse.  The  steward  who  rated  posal  which  would  Include  out­ The engineers  will  also  push  for  this  pat  on  the  back  was  John  right  gifts  of  surplus  foods  to  improved  working  conditions  and  Boggle.  Delegates on  the ship  are  foreign  nations.  welfare  and  pension  protection,  Richard  B.  Jones,  ship's  delegate;  Another Government program up­ says  Great  Lakes  Local 101  of  the  J. E. Townsend, deck;  F. LeBorde,  on which  shipping depends heavily,  Marine  Engineers  Beneficial  Asso­ engine  and  Julian  Dedicatoria,  foreign  aid,  has  been  cut  back  ciation.  steward.  heavily  in  the  Senate.  The  upper  The 1,100­man local  was recently  house  voted  to  slice  military  aid  created after  merger of  MEBA and  tit  NEW BEDFORD,  Mass.—In their first  election imder  their  $300  million  from  the ^$1.6  billion  the Brotherhood  of  Marine Engine­ "Handle  with  care"  is  the  word  on  the foc'sle  fans aboard  the Sea­ new  constitution,  the  New  Bedford  Fishermen's  Union  has  proposed  and  cut  another  $83.5  ers, with Ray McKay  as its  pro­tem  president.  star.  It  seems  there  are  no  spare  elected Howard W. Nickerson, secretary­treasurer and Robert  The Seaway,  the engineers  point  parts  and  consequently  everybody  Swain and George Edwards as  out,  has  thrown  open  the  gates  to  aboard  is  urged  not  to (burden  the  the foreign flags and many of  these  fan  motors with  unnecessary labor.  delegates.  are  now  competing  with  US  ships  Delegate J. Kearney is hoping that  With five  candidates in  the  even  in  the  bulk  trades,  on  which  they last  all trip  and  give him  one  field,  Nickerson  received 366  votes  most  American  seamen  on  the  less  beef  to  turn  in.  out of  a total of  609 cast. His  near­ Lakes  depend  for  their  employ­ t  t  t  est rival  was  Edward P.  Patenauda  NEW  ORLEANS—Port  Agent  ment.  Thus,  the  matter  of  job  Want  to  keep  in  trim?  It's sim­ who  received  303 votes.  Nickerson  Lindsey Williams reports that ship­ security  has  become  a  primary  ple, according to William Magnard,  had been an interim delegate In the  ping was very  good  during the last  concern.  recording  secretary  on  the  Steel  reorganization  period.  report  period,  but  the  outlook  for  Faced  with  the  same  situation,  Designer.  When  asked  for  sug­ Swain and  Edwards ran one,  two  the next two  weeks is uncertain  as  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  District  on  gestions  at  a  recent  shipboard  for  the open  delegates'  posts  in  a  only four ships are due  in for  pay­ June  26  negotiated  an  agreement  meeting, Magnard, in the.true tone  field  of  ten  candidates.  off and one of  these, the Del Monte,  with 14 of  its contracted companies  o'f  a physical culturlst, said, "a sea­ Is  slated  to  go  into  temporary  which  provides  an  iron­clad  pro­ The  fishermen's  election  was  man  should  touch  the  toes  of  his  under the  provisions of  a constitu­ lay­up.  gram  of  job  security  and  seniority  shoes  every  morning  at  least  tion  adopted  in  February  by  a 14  ,  On  the  brighter  side  of  the  pic­ protection  for  its  unlicensed  sea­ twenty  times.  to  1  majority.  The  constitution  ture is  the crewing  of  the MV  Del  men.  "Then,"  he  concluded,  "he  established the group as an autono­ Oro  and  the  SS  Penn  Vanguard.  The engineers' local said it would  should  put  on  his  shoes  and  turn  mous  union of  fishermen affiliated  These  ships  have  been  in  tempo­ press vigorously  to obtain  an effec­ to." End  of  exercise.  directly with the Atlantic and  Gulf  rary lay­up.  tive seniority  clause, to  extend  the  District  but  retaining  control  over  ^  Paying  off  during  the  last  re­ union  shop  provision  throughout  The  last  meeting  aboard  the  SS  its own  membership  and  finances,  port  period  were  the  Alcoa  Part­ its  contracts,  and  to  establish  a  Howard  Nickerson,  delegot*  ner (Alcoa); Del Oro, Del Aires and  preferential  hiring  program  for  all  Almena  was  called  a  "good  show"  and  electing  its  own  officers.  according  to  William  Souder,  Following the certification of  the  of  New  Bedford  fishermen,  Del  Norte  (Mississippi);  Alice  job  openings.  meeting  chairman.  In  addition  to  month­long  secret  ballot  election,  shown  of  SIU  of  NA  conven­ Brown  (Bloomfleld);  Hastings  The operators, the local said, will  handling  the  regular  business  and  Nickerson  wrote  to  SIU  Secretary  tion  in  Montreal.  (Waterman); Penn  Vanguard (Penn  also  be  asked  to  provide  better  reading of  all the reports, the crew  Treasurer  Paul  Hall  thanking  the  Marine),  and  Valiant  Explorer  pensions  for  engineers  as  well  as  also dug  into all of  the old  annoy­ SIU  "for  your  Union's  splendid  taction for  the professional  fisher­ (Ocean Wind).  an  industry­wide  welfare  program.  ing  squabbles  that4iave  been  put  help and  cooperation in  helping us  man  in  New  Bedford."  The Alcoa Partner and Del  Norte  In  negotiating  its  job  security  off.  establish  a  permanent  autonomous  Although the union now  has con­ signed  on,  as  did  the  Margarett  program, the SIU  Great Lakes  Dis­ One  member  reported  about  the  organization  of  fishermen  in  New  cluded  its  first  election  and  has  Brown  (Bloomfleld);  Steel  Sea­ trict  also  signed  the  14  operators  galley  range,  and  then  the  hot­ Bedford.  permanent  officers  and  full  au­ farer  (Isthmian);  Antinous  and  De  to  the Great  Lakes  Seamen's  Wel­ water  heater  and finally  it  turned  "Not  one  of  uk  here  can  ever  tonomy,  Nickerson  wrote,  "SIU.  Soto  (Waterman),  and  Rebecca  fare  Plan.  into a "general  overall verbal clam  hope  to repay  the SIU  for its gen­ representatives  have  remained  on  (Intercontinental).  The engineers'  present  (johtracts  bake."  However  now  that  all  of  uine  assistance and support  in  our  call  at  all  times  to  assist  in  any  In transit were the Alcoa  Ranger,  with  bulk  carrier  operators  wer#  the  beefs  have  been  reviewed,  time  of  need . . . Now on  our own  way  possible  in  settling  problems  Corsair,  Pioneer,  Roamer  and  slated  to  expire  at  midnight,  July  Souder  noted,  they  will  remain  feet... we recognize that we could  which  may  develop  because  of  the  Cavalier (Alcoa); Seatrains Georgia  15,  but have  been extended  subject  aboard  and  will  not  come  out  in  never have  come as far as we  have  newness  of  our organization.  •  and  Louisiana  (Seatrain);  Del  to  30­days'  notice  of  cancellation.  the .first  ginmill  ashore.  without the moral and physical sup­ "All of  these significant  changes  Campo and Del  Norte (Mississippi);  The  extensions  cover  the  Pitts­ port  of  the SIU behind  us... .  t  4"  represent an  outstanding contribu­ Margarett  Brown  (Bloomfleld);  burgh,  Bethlehem,  Brown,  Tom­ "Manana" may  be a  nice leisure­ "The result is that today we have  tion  to  the  welfare  and  security  Steel Navigator, Steel Seafarer and  linson.  International  Harvester,  ly  way  to  live,  but  it  caused  the  the  finest  contracts  and  benefits  of  New Bedford  Fishermen. I know  Steel Traveler (Isthmian); Kathryn,­ Midland, Ore Navigation, McCarthy  frew  of  the  John  B. Waterman  no  in  the industry  . . . Our  members  I  speak  for  all  of  our  members  Carolyn  and  Beatrice  (Bull);  Anti­ and  Browning  lines.  end  of  trouble  recently.  They  re­ and  their  families  are  fully  pro­ when  I  say  we  could  not  have  nous, Monarch of  the Seas,,De Soto  ported  that  one  of  the  members  tected  ... by  a  no­cost  Welfare  achieved  all  this  without  the will­ and Claiborne (Waterman); Raphael  of  the  black  gang  was  taken  ill  Plan  . . ,  We  have  a  constitution  ing and  able assistance  of  the  SIU  Semmes  and  Gateway  City  (Pan­ Sign Name On  and  the  ship  rushed  him  to  the  guaranteeing  full  trade  union  and its representatives who worked  Atlantic),  and  Ames  Victory  (Vic­ nearest  port,  which  happened  to  rights  to all  our  members ..  .'  long, hard  hours to help  our small  tory carriers).  LOG Letters  be  Salinas,  Mexico.  They dropped  "Of  primary  importance  to  our  organization" get  set  up  on  its  own  For  obvious  reasons the  LOG  the  hook  at  7  PM  in  the  evening,  members," Nickerson noted, "is the  feet."  cannot  print  any  letters  or  but  had  to  wait  until  9  AM  the  Job  security  protection  which  has  The  New  Bedford  Union  has ap­ other  communications  sent  in  following  morning  before  medical  been  established  on  their  behalf,  proximately 1,100  members  in  the  by  Seafarers  unless  the  author  attention  could  be  gotten  ashore^  thereby  dispensing  with  the  loose,  fishing and scallop­dragging  indus­ signs  his  name.  Unsigned  Salinas, it seems,  is no place to gef  unwritten  procedures  of  the  past.  try  out  of  the  Massachusetts  port.  anonymous  letters  will  only  sick  in  after five  o'clock  in  the  We  are  also  working  out  m  even  Under  the  terms  of  the  Union's  wind  up  in  the  waste­basket.  bvening,  If  circumstances  justify,  the  more  detailed,  iron­clad  seniority  constitution,  the  current  officers  hiring ^procedure  to  be  incorpo­ will hold  office until December 31,  LOG  will  withhold  a  signature  : t The  Lucile  Bloomfleld  headed  rated  in  our  contracts  in  the  near  1960,  with  elections  to  be  held  at  on  request.  to  Hotterdjim  on  a  mournful  note  future. This will mean further pro­ two  year intervals.  ¥  SlU SHIPS AT SEA  MEBA  To  Seek Lakes  Job Security  Fishermen Elect Officers;  Hail SlU 'Splendid Help'  I  J  New Orleans  Expects Slack  ^ I  '  ­K  I  \\  ­al  Ttll  it  to  tilt  1,05!  a,  %  J  M  �rve Bu SEAFARERS  LOG  British Firm Selling  RB 'Strike Benefit'  Ready For  Long Vacation  The nation's  railroads are  setting up  a  gigantic "strike  in­ surance"  program  to  fight  demands  for  new  contracts  by  the rail brotherhoods.  The strike insurance plan provides for  pooling  industry funds  in  the  event  major  railroads  are  to  various  funds  and  all  costs  of  the railroad's supervisory  forces.  struck.  Under  the insurance  program, a  Each  participating  railroad  will  struck  railroad  could  collect  as  pay  premiums  which  wUl  depend  much as $600,000  a day in  benefits.  on the frequency of strikes and will  The  insurance  policy  is  being  un­ be  required  to  make  an Initial  de­ derwritten  by  a  British  insurance  posit  amounting  for  the  Industry  concern  in  the  Bahamas  which" is  to  some  $6  million.  The  railroads  supposedly  associated  with  Lloyds  will also  pay an  estimated $150,000  a  year  to  the  Insurance  company  of  London.  which  will  go  for  administrative  Pays  Fixed  Charges  costs.  The  policy  says  that  a  railroad  All  these  details  were  revealed  would  be  covered  for  all  its fixed  in  the  July  13  issue  of  the  "WaU  overhead  charges  during  a  strike,  Street  Journal"  in  a  lead  story  such  as  property  taxes,  pensions,  which  commented,  "The  railroads  Interest  on  borrowings,  payments  have  endeavored  to  keep  the  in­ surance  plan  secret.  The  blue­ jacketed, eight­page policies mailed  Patrolman  Jeff  Gillette  (left)  presents  $441.25  vacation  payment  to Seafarer  Troy Savage  at headquarters.  Check  covered vaca­ to some  300  roads which  are mem­ tion  benefits  for  505  days,  from  Feb.  1958  to  June  1959,  for  bers  of  the  Association  of  Ameri­ service  on  one  SlU  ibip.  can  Railroads,  are  stamped  'con­ fidential.'  A  memo  that  preceded  BALTIMORE—The  hall here has  mailing  of  the  new  policies  in­ been  put  back  into  shape,  reports  structed  rail officials  how  to  brush  Port  Agent  Earl  Sheppard,  with  newsmen  off  with  a  few  general  completion  of  repairs  to  the  roof  statements  about  the  plan,  in  case  and  other  repairs  and  painting.  they learned  of  it."  Shipping has  continued fair  with  The  insurance  program  is  not  a  large  number  of  C  men  shipped  in  effect  ydt.  It  will  become  so  and  few  takers  for  the  Ore  boats.  when  railroads  accounting  for  at  The  Cabins,  undergoing  rebuild­ least  65  percent  of  the  industry's  the age of 17, Raymond Munna, son of  Seafarer Leonard  ing,  may  be  ready  for  crewing  business  have  signed  up.  And  the  claims  will  not  be  paid  when  a  around  August  1,  but  so  far  no  Munna,  is  set  to  embark  on  a  career  in  the  new  "glamour  dates  have  been  set  for  crewing  strike  becomes  so  widespread  as  field," physics, with the help of his Andrew Furuseth Scholar­ the  Valiant  Freedom  and  Shinne­ to  affect  more  than  half  the  in­ dustry.  However,  the  industry  is  ship  Award.  cock  Bay.  prove  his  thinking.  Loyola,  he  Sheppard  urges  all  men  who  confident  that  the  railroads  will  Munna  has  been  accepted  says, is a school which "investigates  have  not  had  recent  physical  sign  up.  at  the  college  of  his  choice,  the  past, extends the  present  hori­ check­ups  to  get  them—also  to  Other  industries  which  have  set  Loyola  University of  New Orleaqs,  zons  of  knowledge  and,  most  im­ send  their wives  and children,  now  up  strike  insurance  programs  are  and  will  begin  studying  there  this  portant of  all, teaches  one to  think  the  American  Newspaper  Pub­ September.  The  that  school  is  out.  clearly."  Paying  off  here  during  the  last  lishers  Association  and  the  na­ SIU  scholarship  Not  wasting  any  time  planning  report  period  were  the  Emilia,  tion's  major  airlines.  The  airlines  will  help  cover  ahead, Munna hopes to go  to school  Mae,  Jean  and  Edith  (Bull);  Beth­ recently  shared  revenues  in  the  tuition, books and  summers for extra credits, provided  coaster  (Calmar), and  Feltore, San­ course  of  strikes.  the  demands  of  ROTO  don't  con­ other expenses. A  tore, Marore and  Oremar (Marven).  flict.  student who often  The  four  Ore  ships  signed  on,  delved  into  sub­ Raymond's  high  school  grades  as did  the Alcoa  Polaris.  jects deeper  than  were  outstanding,  seldom  dipping  In  transit  were  the  Oremar,  the  courses  re­ below  90  in  any  subject,  and  he  Cubore, Chilore,  and Baltore (Mar­ quired  while  hopes  to  maintain  an  equally­dis­ ven);  Bethcoaster  and  Marymar  studying  at  Cor  tinguished  score  in  his  college  (Calmar);  Alcoa  Patriot  (Alcoa);  Jesu High School  Munna  studies.  CS  Norfolk  (Cities  Service);  and  In  New  Orleans,  Munna  believes  Raymond's father, Leonard Mun­ that  Loyola  is the  type  of  univer­ na, Sr., has been an SIU man since  Steel  Seafarer,  Steel  Traveler,  sity where  he can  find  the  proper  1942.  He is a  chief  steward  and  is  Steel  Scientist,  Steel  Admiral  and  stimuli  to  study  and  to  im­ presently on  the Del Campo.  Steel  Navightor  (Isthmian).  Bait.  Gets  An Overhaul  Scholarship Goal:  Career In Physics  a- i:;^'  lal7 17. Ura  PacfficSIUi  Plans Clinic  In 'Frisco  SAN  FRANCISCO  ^ Member  unions  of  the  SIU  Pacific  District  are now  working  out  plans for  the  establishment  of  a  Pacific  District  medical clinic in this city.  The reg­ ular meetings  of  the Sailors Union  of  the  Pacific,  Marine  Firemen's  Union  and  Marine  Cooks  and  Stewards Union  have approved  the  proposal  and  a  Joint  committee  is  now  working  out  the  details.  The  clinic,  and  subsequent  ones  la  other  West  Coast  ports, are  be­ ing financed  by  a five­cent  daily  contribution  made by  the operators  for each crewmember.  The  >  proposed  ^  clinics  would  provide free examination and diag­ nostic  services  for  members  of  West Coast  SIU affiliates and  their  families,  similar  to  the  facilities  available  to  Seafarers  on  the  At­ lantic  and  Gulf  Coasts.  As  In  the SIU  A&G clinics,  sea­ men  found  to  be  in  need  of  treat­ ment will  be referred  to the Public  Health Service hospitals, and mem­ bers  of  their  families  to  family  physicians.  Pick Up 'Shot'  Card At Payoff  Seafarers who  nave  taken  the  series  of  tnoculations  required  for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  reminded  to  be  sure  to  pick  up  their Inoculation  cards from  the  captain or  the purser  when  they  pay  off  at  the end  of  a  voyage.  The card  should  be picked  up  by the Seafarer and  held  so that  It  can  be  presented  when  sign­ ing  on  for another voyage where  the  "shots"  are  required.  The  inoculation  card  Is  your  only  proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ quired  shots.  Those  men  who forget to  pick  up  their  inoculation  card  when  they  pay  off  may find  that  they  are  required  to  take  all  the­ "shots"  again  when  they  want  to sign  on  tor another such voy­ age.  Make It Skid­Proof!  '  r­.'  fe­.::  |:iA- y  t ( t­ On the  market  for  iise  on ships*  decks  Is  a  "skld­proojF"  point  which,  when  applied, makes It relatively difficult to  slip on  the  deck.  But  even if  you do not  have  such  a. paint  on  board,  there  are  various  ways  to  treat  ordinary  paints  to  make  them  sllp­resistant.  One  easy  system  Is  to  sift  sand  Into  the  wet  paint  after It has  been  applied  to  the  deck.  When  the  paint  dries,  the  sand  helps  form  a gritty  surface  which  gives  better  footing  than  a smooth  deck  would.  J,'  .­.vs  Of course,  it Is also important  to  keep  decks  dry  whenever  humanly^  possible, and  free  of  oil or  grease  drippings.  I  ;  (S'l  K  • ^  �Mr 11,  1959  Palis Serea  SEAFARERS  lOG  Add  Firemen^ AB  Courses  To Union Training  Program  Urer's Guide To  Better Buying  Having been singularly  successful in its  training of  lifeboatmen, the  SIU Training  Pro­ gram  in New  York  has now  expanded  to  include ABs and firemen as well.  Ten ABs have  already taken  the course at the  school down  at the Bull Line pier  and have passed the Coast  Guard  examination  for  an  Keeping The Family Buggy Going  American  families  are  riding  their  cars  harder  and  longer.  Today  AB's  ticket.  The  ten success­ the  average  car  is  12'/i  years  old  and  has  gone  110,000  miles  before  ful ABs  are  in  addition  to  75  By  Sidney  Margolim  It's scrapped, says  the  Automobile  Manufacturers  Association.  In  1925,  who  have  successfully  the average  vehicle hit  the  scrap  heap  when  it  was  only  6^ years  old  Seafarers  passed  their  Ufeboatmen's  exam­ with  just  under  26,000  miles  on  the  speedometer.  ination since  the school  got under­ That's  testimony  to  (1)  the  fact  that  modem  cars  actuaHy  do  last  way  in  May.  longer,  and  (2)  they've  gone  up  so  much  in  price—42  percent  since  To  provide  for  the  additional  1951—that  as  far  as  many  families  are  concerned,  they'd  better  last  training,  Artie  Harrington  is  as­ longer.  sisting  Pete  Drews  as  instructor.  There's  no doubt  that  people  are  spending  heavy  money  on  keeping  The program  for firemen will in­ their  cars  in  operating  condition.  One  authority  says  the  average  volve  use  of  Bull  Line  ships  in  owner  now  spends  $587  a  year  on  car  and  repair.  This  sounds  very  candidates  with  high,  but  parts  especially  have  become  expensive.  A  repair  specialist  port, to familiarize  the  duties  of  the  firemen  under  reports that  parts now  cost about  three  times more  than  ten years ago.  actual  operating  conditions  in  the  Even  ordinary  ignition  points  which  used  to  cost  65  cents  a  set  now  engine  room,  as  well  as  classroom  cost  $1.65,  he  says.  instruction.  One  way car owners hold  on  to their vehicles  is by  replacing  motors  As  a  result  of  the  program,  well  and  transmissions  with  rebuiits.  The  idea  of  trading  a  motor  instead  over  half  the  candidates for  Coast  of  the  whole  car,  if  the  body  and  chassis  are  in  good  condition,  is  Guard  tests  in  the  New  York  area  logical  enough.  But  the  incidence  of  misleading  advertising  in  this  are  coming  out  of  the  SIU  school  business  makes  it  advisable  to  shop  with  care  and  knowledge.  and  they  are  scoring  a  far  higher  There  are  many  reputable  motor  and  transmission  exchange  shops  percentage  of  successes  than  men  performing  a  valuable service,  but  a  few  cause  continual  complaints,  taking  the  Coast  Guard  test  from  the  St.  Louis  Better  Business  other  sources.  SIU  applicants  for  Bureau  reports.  Among  the  com­ lifeboat  tickets  have  been  success­ plaints  are  misleading  ads,  mis­ ful  in  75  of  76  cases.  Total  appli­ quoted  prices,  keeping  cars  longer  cants  for  CG  certificates  in  the  Seafarers C.'Faranfo (left) and P. Roshka  team up to splice  after  promising  one­day  service,  same  period  have  been  145,  of  wire rope  at SlU's  AB iraining  school in  New  rork.  Seafarer H.  and  "10,000­mile  guarantees"  with  whom  53  failed.  B. White looks  on.  no mention of  the  time  limit.  One Year  On Deck  In  Atlanta,  one  rebuilding  shop  Candidates  for  an  AB  ticket  are  working  days,  which  means  that  dry  run  demonstrations  and  class­ Seafarers  who  wish  to  enroll  for  work  on  a  lifeboat  rigged  in  even  was  indicted  by  the  grand  required  by  Coast  Guard  rules  the  courses  do  not  have  a  lengthy  room  jury,  and  the  BBB  there  reports  to  have  at  the  room,  plus  actual  boat  opera­ least  one  year's  dis­ wait  to  get  in.  persistent  complaints  against  a  charges  on  deck  tion  off  the  dock  from  a  second  as  an  ordinary  The  lifeboat  training  includes  lifeboat.  number  of firms.  One  widespread  seaman.  In  addition,  when  they  practice  has  been  to  advertise  prices  as  low  as  $119.50  for  re­ take  their  AB  test  at  the  Coast  buiits.  But  customers  have  com­ Guard,  they  will  be  given  an  eye  plained  that  additional  unauthor­ examination  and  a  test  for  color  ized  work  often  is  done  and  the  perception as  per the  requirements  bills  in  reality  may  run  over  $250.  for  an  AB's  ticket.  Candidates  for  firemen  need  If  you  do  get  into  this  kind  of  six months'  discharges as wipers to  situation,  and  your  local  BBB  qualify for  the  Coast  Guard  exam­ can't.force  the  shop  to  make  an  MOBILE—Although  shipping  in  this  port  was  slow  for  a  adjustment,  your  only  remedy  Is  ination.  training  program  is  geared  to have  a  lawyer file a  civil action,  to The  couple  of  weeks,  the  prospects  for  the  next  two  weeks  ara  handle  ten  to  12  men  at  a  time.  or  make  a  complaint  to your  city's  It  is  usually  completed  in  eight  much brighter, according to Harold Fischer,  Acting Agent.  district  attorney  or  county  grand  jury  for  investigation.  Due  to  hit  the  port  during  Preventive  care  at  the  right  time  can  lengthen  the  life  of  your  motor and  save  large repair and  rebuilding  costs later.  One  authority  the  next  two  weeks  are  the  lists  four  danger  zones  when  an  engine  gives  tell­tale  clues.  If  you  Monarch of  the Seas, De  Soto,  know  these  you  can  provide  the  care  required  at  that  point:  Hastings,  Afoundria,  Claiborne,  FIRST  DANGER  ZONE.  Symptom:  Your  engine  seems to  be  losing  Young  America  and  Jean  LaFitte  pep.  Remedy:  See  if  a  major  tuneup  wilj  revive  it  before  you  try  A  $250,000  gift  has  been  pre­ troduced  by  industry,  suffered  (Waterman); Alcoa's Corsair, Roam­ costlier  remedies.  The  tuneup  includes  cleaning,  adjusting  and  re­ sented by the Hotel  another  severe  blow  with  the  an­ er,  Cavalier,  Ranger,  Pegasus  and  timing  ignition;  cleaning  and  adjusting  carburetor;  and  possibly  valve  Workers  Union  to  and Restaurant  a  medical  re­ nouncement by  Armour &  Co.  that  Pilgrim;  Jefferson  City  Victory  repairs.  search  center  on  children's  ail­ it  plans  to  shut  down  seven  of  its  (Victory  Carriers),  and  Elizabeth  SECOND  DANGER  ZONE.  Symptom:  Engine, begins  to  smoke, and  ments  sponsored  by  Danny  plants  currently  employing  4,500  and  Frances  (Bull).  you  are  using  noticeably  more  oil.  Remedy:  Have  the  compression  Thomas,  television  entertainer.  Of  men.  The  heavy  loss  of  jobs  is  Hitting  port  during the past  two  tested.  At ttis  time  you  may^ be  able  to  save  your  engine  with  com­ the  total,  $50,000  came  from  the  slated  to  be  the  main  subject  of  weeks were  the Jean  LaFitte, Mon­ paratively  minor  repairs.  Including  replacement  of  piston rings,  align­ international  union's  funds,  and  negotiations  between  the  unions  arch  of  the  Seas,  Claiborne,  An­ ment  and  adjustment  of  rods,  reseating  and  refacing  valves,  plus  a  the  remainder  from  fund­raising  and  industry  when  present  three­ tinous  and  Madaket  (Waterman);^  (uneup.  drives by  union members  plus con­ year  contracts  expires this  August.  the  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Roamer,  and  Clipper; Wang Juror  (North Atlan­ .  THIRD  DANGER  ZONE.  Symptom:  Engine  pumps  oil  badly,  you  tributions  by  employers.  4'  4>  3^  tic  Marine);  Kathryn  (Bull),  and  need  to  add  oil  frequently  with  no  sign, it's  merely  leaking  out.  Rem­ The  International  Ladies  Gar­ Steel  Navigator  (Isthmian).  All  3^  4"  it  edy:  You  now  may  require  major  repairs,  including  new  piston  rings  ment  Workers  Union  and  three  The  AFL­CIO  membership  has  other  labor  unions  are  sponsoring  were  in  good  shape.  and pins,  adjustment of  rods, valve  repairs, and  quite possibly, replace­ ment  of  main  bearings  and  rod  bearings.  These  repairs are  costly  but  increased  about  380,000  since  the  housing projects  in Manhattan that  A  lot  of  favorable  comments,  Executive  Council  met  last  Febru­ will  provide  homes for  4,548 fami­ Fischer says, are  being heard  from  can  give  you  thousands  of  additionar miles  of  engine  life.  ary,  Federation  President  George  lies  in  former  slum  areas.  The  the  members  regarding  the  SlU's  FOURTH  DANGER  ZONE.  Symptom:  Your  engine  has  little  power  Meany  declared.  Part  of  the in­ building  program,  and  the  mem­ ILGWU  was recently  given title  to  left, is noisy,  refuses  to  idle  evenly  and  shows other signs  of  destruc­ crease  was  due  to  increased  em­ a  huge  area  on  Manhattan's  West  bers  fdei  that  the  ports  involved  tive  wear.  Now  it  may  need  to  be  rebuilt  at  a  cost  of  possibly  $125­ ployment  and  part  to  progress  in  definitely  need  the  new  facilities.  $200,  depending  on  your  modei,  the  condition  of  the  engine  and  local  organizing  campaigns..  The  coun­ Side and  is soon to  begin construc­ They  are  also  In  favor  of  moving  tion  of  a  2,820­unit  development.  the  Savannah  hall  to  Jacksonville.  rates.  cil  also  reported  that  more  than  The  construction  cost  is  $38  mil­ '  Whether  the  engine  is  worth  rebuilding  depends  primarily  on  100  affiliated  unions  increased  Fischer also  reports  that  several  whether  the  cylinder  wall  must  be  rebored.  The  other  alternative  is  their  per  capita  payments  to  the  lion,  of  which  the  union's  pension  of  the  state's  anti­labor  laws  ar«  io exchange  your engine  for a  factory­rebuilt  replacement,  which  may  Federation  in  the first  three  fund  is  supplying  a  $20,000,000  continuing  to  make  organizing dif­ mortgage.  Another  project, on  the  ficult at  the  Alabama  State  Docks.  not  cost  much  more  than  rebuilding.  But  you  need first  to  ascertain  months  of  this  year.  east side, is  being supported  by the  The  . whether the  body  and other  components  are  in  good  enough  condition  most  important  of  these  laWs  Hatters,  Painters  District  Council  is the Solomon  i 4"  3^  warrant  replacing  the  engine,  Act, which  in effect  f  A  good  rebuilt  six­cylinder  engine  costs  in  the  neighborhood  of  The  AFL­CIO's televised  "Amer­ 9  and  the  International  Brother­ prohibits  state  dock  employees  f250­$35(>,  including  installation  and  the  credit  for  your  old  engine.  icans At Work" series  is now  being  hood of  Electrical Workers Local  3.  from  joining a  union  while  on  the  t  4­  4­ Some  shops  do  a  cheaper  job  using  lower­grade  rebuiits.  These  often  presented  coast ­ to ­ coast  and  in  state  dock  payroll.  A  number  of  do  not  include  cylinder  heads,  oil  pans  or  installation  gaskets,  but  Alaska, Hawaii  and Puerto  Rico by  Labor  and  management  in  the  waterfront  unions  are  working  to­ lihould  include rebuilt  oil pumps.  Nor  do. the cheaper rebuiits  have  as  100 television  stations. Local  news­ men's  clothing  industry  in  Phila­ gether  to  eliminate  this  unfair  many  new  or  reconditioned  parts  as  the  better  grade.  Make  sure  the  papers  will  Indicate  the  day  and  delphia  have  joined  to  establish  a  piece of  legislation, and meanwhile  replacement  engine  is  actually  re­manufactured  and  not  just  an  time  of  the  showing.  scholarship  fund  in  memory  of  they  are  planning  to  test  the  law  Overhaul.  Charles Weinstein, vice­president of  in  court.  4  t  t  the Amalgamated Clothing Workers  Meanwhile,  the  Sheet  Metal  1  Many  cQstly  repain  and  replacements  can  be  avoided  if  car owners  practice  careful  maintenance,  especially  changing  oil  frequently  The  Meat  Cutters  and  the  Pack­ and  the  manager  of  the  union's  Workers  have  gone  en  strike  for  ||»nough.  Motorists  who  drive  ponstantly  in  heavY  traffic  may  have  to  inghouse  Workers  Unions,  who  Philadriphia Joint Board,  who died  higher  wages,  and  the  SIU  has  phi^e  oil  every . SOO^l^fiOO.^: miles,  especially  in  the .winter  months'.  have  already  lost  30,000  jobs,  or  earlier  this  year.  The  fund  will  offered  the  use of  its hall  and any  a car in fairly good  condition, it's worth buying at least the middle­ 18  percent  of  their Jabor  force, in  finance college., educations  for  the  other,  assistance  which  might  be  price  grade  of. oil,  called c"MM"<  grade,  which  has.  detergents  and­ the past three years due tb automa­.  children  of  the  woricers  in  the  needed  to  bring  this  strike  to  a  successful  conclusion.  .  ^  chemicals  ad^ed  to  help  keep the  engine.^ dean.  tion  and  speed­up  techniques  in­ men's  clothing  industry.  •  ^  • 3  "  *n  Mobile Unions Plan Test  Of Aia. Anti­Strike Law  lABOR  ROUND­UP  ­­9.  -i A.  �race  Eicht  '  :  July 17, 1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Alcoa  Ships Press  Safety Campaign  • ATIWAV  CITY  (Pan  Atlantic),  June ai.ACIialniiM#  i. Hawierj Mere­ uiy, V.  Sanehai Jr.  Bepilr  u^ oou*  ylatad.  HoUoB  w  raquait  ratlrament  at  eo  years  wlui  la  years'  aeatima.  Naw  delegate  elected.  PINK  TRADIR  (Pann  shlpplna).  May  17—Chairman,  W.  Browning; Sec­ retary,  H.  Wectphall.  See  Captain  re:  repair*.  No  beef*;  everything  going  amoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  tTEIL  SCIINTIST  (lithmlan),  June  14—Chairman,  A.  KetMn,  Secretary,  P.  Omega.  Held  meeUng  re;  water  condition*.  SlJp'*  fund  SS.  Some  OT  disputed,  dk.  A  eng.  dept.  Everything  going  smoothly  in  stew.  dept.  April  21—Chairman,  A.  KesMn,  Sec­ retary,  P.  Omega.  Delegate  reported  re:  cigarette  deal,  two  cartons  issued  Instead  of  one.  He  was  delegated  to  Urich.  lliBd  • 10J)A­­pald  $R  customs tas.for eisarfttes  to  member  m  imspltaL  No  besff  in  deat  dept.  Few  hnkOY  dispttted.  One  man  hos­ pitalised  ia Nagoya,  Japan.  New  dele­ gate  elected.  Keep  pantry  clean.  Re­ quest  variety  In  menu.  Keep 'feet  off  messroom  Ohalrs.  FLOMAR  (Calmar),  June  22—Chair­ man,  T.  Fralzer;  Secretary,  C.  Clll.  New  delegate  elected.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Discussion  on  baker  work,  not  up  to  par.  ARIZFA  (Waterman),  June  21  —  Chairman,  C.  Parker;  Secretary,  J.  Guard.  Steward  taken  off  in  NO  hos­ pitalized  in  St.  Nazaire.  Porthole  screens  to  be  obtained  at  first  port  in  US.  New  delegate  elected.  Fans  in  crew quarters  aft to  be  cleaned. Ques­ tion  re  OT  for  wipers  cleaning  perl­ scope  in  fidley  at  sea  week  days  A  weekends.  Request  more  night  lunch.  Ne\^ machine  roller  required.  COEUR  D'ALENE  VICTORY  (Vic­ tory),  June  21—Chairman,  R.  Landry;  Secretary,  D.  Irvine.  QucsUon  re  pro­ motion  of  wiper.  Insufficient  fruit  In  SF,  also  fruit  juice  and  bread.  Re­ quest  sougeelng  passageway.  Repair  list  not  completed.  One  man  logged  four  times.  Some  OT  disputed.  Beefs  to  be  taken  up  with  patrolmen.  ROBIN  SHERWOOD  (Robin),  June  14—Chairman,  J.  Farrand;  Secretary,  P.  Devlne.  One  man  missed  Ship  In  Trinidad.  Ship's fund  $12.25.  No  beefs.  Some  OT  disputed.  Suggest  not  using  iaundry  after  9  PM.  and  before  8  AM.  New  refrigerator  obtained  for  crew  pantry.  Copl.  George  Taylor  (top)  presents $250 safety  award to  Seafarers aboard  Alcoa Cor­ sair.  SlU  delegates  were  not  identified.  Photo  by  Daniel  Marine,  ship's  dele­ gate.  In  photo  at right  Ma­ riano  Vega, OS,  proudly  dis­ plays  safety  record  made  by  crew  of  Alcoa  Roamer.  buy spare  parts for  damaged  washing  machine,  and  according  to  report  $10.80 was  expended including  transp..  ete.  Ship's  fund  SS.  Everything  going  amoothly in  dk. A  eng. dept.  One  man  hospitalised  at  Salgen  from  stwd.  dept.  Contribution  of  $1  was  asked  from  crewmemhera  to he  coUected  at  Halifax  to  cover  expenses.­ Lk. Charles  Short  Men  LAKE CHARLES—Stripping lield  !?,;>*•   1;^  m  p;­­ ]•   li''.  i'  i,  I'  h>'­:  up  vei­y  well  in  this  port  during  the past  two weeks with  more men  being  shipped­  than  were  regis­ tered. Port Agent  Leroy Clarke  re­ ported  that  the only  trouble in  the  port  was  getting  men  to  take  the  jobs.  No  ships  paid  off  during  the  period.  One, the  Del Campo  (Mis­ sissippi)  signed  on  and  seven  were in  transit. They  were  the  CS  Baltimore,  CS  Norfolk,  CS  Miami,  Winter  Hill,  Chiwawa  (twice)  and  NEW  YORK—The  usual heavy  summertime  turnover  plus  the  Bents  Fort,  all  Cities  Service.  the crewing  up of  the SS Suzanne  accounted  for  brisk ship­ The  coming  gubernatorial  race  ping in this port during the two weeks ending July 8.  A total  Is  beginning  to  attract  attention,  Clarke reports, with  the man in  the  of  337  men  took  berths  as 19  is  as  specified  in  the  SIU  agree­ headlines.  Earl  Long,  up  for  his  ships paid off, three signed on  fourth  term.  Five  others  have  an­ foreign and 21 were in transit.  ment.  nounced  their  intention  to  run,  The  top­notch  shipping  in  the  Ships  paying  off  in  the  port  in­ the  Alcoa  Patriot  and  Al­ and  there will  probably  be another  port  has  resulted  in  many  jobs  cluded  coa  Pennant  (Alcoa);  Atlantic  half  dozen  before  the  September  hanging  on  the  shipping  board  to  (Banner); Steel Admiral, Steel Tra­ 15  filing  deadline.  The  right­to­ the  point  that  they  have  been  veler,  Steel  Scientist  (Isthmian);  work  question  will  probably  be  a  taken  by  new  registrants  in  the  pcean Evelyn  (Ocean Trans.); John  major  i.ssue  in  this race,  and  labor  clas,s  C  group.  Bill  Hall,  assistant  B.  Waterman  (Waterman);  Robin  Is  waiting  for  commitments  by  the  secretary­treasurer,  noted  that  the  Trent  and  Robin  Gray  (Robin);  candidates  before  making  its  class  B  men  who  have  been  pass­ Coeur  D'Alene  Victory  (Victory  choice.  ing  up  these  jobs  will  face  com­ Carriers);  Louisiana,  petition  in  the  future  should  the  Texas  and  Seatrains  Savannah  (Seatrain);  newcomers  accumulate  sufficient  City  (Pan  Atlantic);  Eliz­ Tanker Crew­Up  seniority over  a two­year  period to  Gateway  abeth  and  Frances  (Bull);  the  Hel­ Boosts Savannah  attain  "B"  status.  en  (Olympic),  and  the  Mermaid  Money  Due  SAVANNAH  —•   Shipping  here  (Metro).  ­ was  good  during  the  last  report  Also  hanging  on  the  board,  so  Sign­ons  were  the  Robin  Lock­ period,  with  31  men  dispatched  in  to  speak,  has  been  money  due  sley  and  Robin  Gray  (Robin)  and  all  departments,  says  Port  Agent  crewmembers  of  the  Valchera  and  the  Suzanne  (Bull).  In­transits  in­ William  Morris.  The  Council  two  other  tankers,  the/ Arickaree  cluded  the  Bienville,  Azalea  City,  Grove  (Cities  Service)  took  a  full  and  the  Stony  Point.  In  the  Val­ Beauregard,  Raphael Semmes  and  crew  and  the  Wang  Archer  (North  chem's  case,  a  number  of  crew­ Fairland  (Pan  Atlantic);  Seatrains  Atlantic Marine)  should take a  full  members  who  lost  thfcir  gear  when  New  Jersey,  New  York  and  Geor­ crew around  the end  of  this month.  the  ship  collided  with  the  Santa  gia (Seatrain);  Steel Admiral, Steel  The  Wang  Archer  is  still in  Jack­ Rosa  have  $300  coming  to  them  Seafarer  and  Steel  Director  (Isth­ aonville,  as  is  the  Wang  Dis­ as  per  the  SIU  contract,  but  have  mian);  the  Jean  and  Emila  (Bull);  patcher.  not  yet  come  to  headquarters  to  Cities  Service  Miami  and  Cities  In  transit  during  the  period  sign  the  necessary  papers.  Money  Service  Baltimore  (CS);  Alcoa  Pi­ were  the Fairland  and  Azalea City  is  also  due on  the  two  other  tank­ oneer  (Alcoa);. Marymar .(Calmar);  (Pan­Atlantic);  Steel  Seafarer,  ers  because  they  transferred  for­ Wacosta  v Waterman),  and  the  Pa­ Steel Navigator  and Steel  Traveler  eign  20  to  22  days  after  signing  cific  Navigator  (Compass).  (Isthmian),  and  Seatrains  Georgia,  articles,  forcing  the  crew  to  leave  New  York  and  Louisiana  (Sea­ the ships before  the month  was up.  Union Has  train).  Consequently,  some  of  these  men  are entitled  to additional  pay,  Cable Address  three weeks  to  be  exact, which  the  Seafarers  overseas  who "want  Union  obtained  in  a  settlement  to  get  in  touch  headquar­ with  the  company  for  transferring  ters  in  a  hurry with  can  so  by  the  ship  while  it  was  on. articles.  cabling  the  Uniom at do  Its  cable  Some seven  or  eight crewmembers  r­d'iress,  SEAFARERS  NEW  are  involved  and  should  contact  YORK.  headquarters on  this  matter.  Use of  this address will assure  Hall again  noted  the importance  peedy  transmission un  all  mes­ of  crewmembers  submitting  over­ sages and  faster  service for  the  time  to  their  department  head  men  lnv'»lved.  within  72  hours  of  the  work.  This  Heavy Summer Turnover  Makes NY  Shipping Hot  HATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Seatrain),  June  22—Chairman,  J.  Collins;  Secre­ tary,  F.  Ryder.  One  man  missed  ship  in­NO.  Ship's  fund  $40.01.  Two  men  getting  off  in  Savannah.  Gear  to  he  sent  ashore  in  Edgewater.  NJ.  Some  OT  disputed.  See  about  air  condition­ ing in  messhaU  and  painting  of  heads  and  showers.  Discussion  re—vegetable  situation.  Use  side  dishes  for  watery  vegetables.  SEAFAIR  (Colonial),  April  *—Chair­ man,  F.  Hicks,  Jr.  Secretary,  J.  Cal­ houn, Jr.  New delegate  elected. Every­ thing  running  Smoothly  in  dk.  A  engine  Dept.  Few hrs.  disputed  OT in  steward  dept.  See  capt.  re;  draw  at  Ceuta.  Request  painting  deck  A  stew­ ard depts.  Chief  engineer check  galley  stack  A  clean  exhaust  fan.  June  21—Chairman  F.  Hicks,  Jr.  Secy.,  J.  Calheun.  A  few  hours  OT  disputed.  Paying  off  in  Norfolk.  Mo­ tion  that  patrolman  see  captain  re;  having  sufficient  American  money  aboard  next  voyage  to  give  out  draw  in  foreign  ports.  Checked  repair  list  before  arrivaL  SEATRAIN  TEXAS  (Seatrain),  June  IS—Chairman,  .J.  Rawlins;  Secy.,  S.  Karlak.  One  man  missed  ship.  Lodg­ ing  for  men  on  starboard  aide,  sand­ blasting Texas  City,  also  delayed  sail­ ing  for  aU  hands  off  watch.  Request  Seatrain' agreements  and  OT  sheets.  Ship's fund S13.  No beefs.  Few hours  OT  disputed,  delayed  sailing.  New  delegate  elected.  Discussion  on  "burners"  working  while  unloading  oil  cargo..  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for'prepaiwtibn  and  serving  of  meals,  aiso'  to  cardackman  for  keep­ ing  TV  serviced  and  repaired.  Re­,  quest  cots  and  linen  be  left  out­  on  deck  overnight.  Complaint  on  sour  milk  from  Texas  City  to  be  handled  by  steward  through  company.  PENN  EXPLORER  (Fenn  Shipping),  June  21—Chairman,  D.  Disel;  Secre­ tary,  C,  Mazuk.  Most  repairs  done­ few  to  be  taken  care  of.  Steward  elected  treasurer;  No  beefs.  Request  ringer  on  washing  machine  be  re­ paired.  Launch  service  discussed.  TIMBER  HITCH  (Suwannee),  Jung  28—Chairman,  W.  Newsom;  Secrstary,  D.  Gibson.  Ship's  fund  S18.55.  One  short  in  steward  dept.  Some  OT  dis­ puted  in eng.  dept.  Vote  of  thanks  to  man  short  in  eng.  dept.;  three  meq  steward  dept.  for  excellent  Improve­ ment  in  food  and  service.  Vote  of  thanks to  delegate, who  is leaving,  for  job  well  done.  Clarification  requested  by  wire  from  hq.  re  number  of  men  short,  length  of  time  required  for  re­ placements  to  arrive  after  requesting  replacement.  ELIZABETH  (Bull),  June  28—Chair'  man,  C.  Cowl;  Secretary,  H.  Kauf­ man.  Two  men paid  off  at  PR.  Purser  requests  clinic  cards  at  payoff.  See  patrolman  re  change  of  Isrzg  of  cigarettes  A  draws.  STEEL  ADMIRAL  (lithmlan),  Jung  21—Chairman,  M.  Burns;  Secretary,  R.  Hunt.  Pleased  with  cooperation  of  crew,  especially  steward  dept.  Menus  up  to  par  and  everything satisfactory.  Repair  list  submitted.  Ship's  fund  $22.63.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed.  One  man  missed  ship In  Subic  Bay: rejoin­ ed  in  Manila.  Situation  of  domestio  water  tanks  to  be  referred  to  patrol­ men.  'Washing  machine  to  be  sent  ashore, and  spare  parts  to  be  kept  In  stock.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.,  especially  to  cooks.  Box  for  crew  mail  to  be  Installed  in messhalL  SANTORR  (Marven),  June 21—Chair­ man,  H.  Gasklll;  Secretary,  D.  Mur­ phy.  Ship's  fund  $4.73.  To  try  and  have  s  watch  to  foc'sle.  One  man  short.  Request  cooler  bo  repaired,  water  hot.  FELTORR  (Marven),  June  2»—Chain­ man,  Clymar;  Secretary,  O'Neill.  Five  men  missed  ship.  No  beefs.  MARYMAR  (Celmsr),  May  10—  Chairman,  O.  Walter;  Secretary,  I.  Johnston.  Motion  made  to  table  elect­ ing­ delegate until  beef  on  deck  taken  care  of  by  boarding  patrolman  in San  Francisco. Repair  lists to  be given  out  CHIWAWA  (Cities  Service),  June  21  and  turned  In  before  reaching  Pan­ —Chairman,  R.  Manuel;  Secy.,  E.  ama  Canal  eastbound.  Discussion  on  Wright.  Request  fumigation  jtl  ship  galley  range  motor  interferfing  with  for  roaches.  Disputed  OT  (eng.  dept.)  radio  reception.  One  minute  silence  Request  screen  doors  for  messhall.  for  departed  brothers.  June  10—Chairman,  G.  Walter;  Sse­ Discussion  re  coke  machine  and  retary,  F.  Beyn*.  Some  OT 'disputed.  menus.  No  beef*.  Discussion  re  broken  lad­ MAXTON  (Oceanic  Fetreleum).  June  ders  and  more  night  lunch.  Make  up  1—Chairman,  C.  Todora;  Secy.,  R...  repair  lists.  Perry.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elect­ ALICH  BROWN  (Bloomflald),  June  ed.  Request  mere  night  lunch.  See  V.  Frtdariksan;  Sacre­ about  sfereens  for  portholes  and  27—Chairman,  fary,  R.  McNeil.  Request  paint.  Ship'a  screen  doors..  fund  $24.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed,  no  One  man  requests  getting  off  ORION  CLIFFER  (Colonlsl),  June  4  beefs.  ship  in  NO.  Suggest  list  be  made  up  —Chairmen,  ­J.  Themai;  Sacy.,  R.  for  bad  mattresses  and  pillows.  Re­ Barker.  Beef  on stores.  One  man hos­ quest  fumigation  of  ship  for  roaches.  pitalized  at  Balrein  Island.  Crew  re­ Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.  for  quested  to  clean  their  foc'sle  before  food  and  service.  paying  off.  Ship's  fund  S12.44  to  be  given  to  March  of  Dimes,  Three  men  BARBARA FRITCHIE  (Liberty  Nay.),  short.  Some  disputed  OT.  Motion  to  April  12—Chairman,  V.  Monte;  Sec­ report  to  hq  re  blowers  on  ship.  Re­ retary,  J.  Fatusky.  Minor  beefa  to  be  quest  repair  of  doors  in  er.?.  room.  ironed  out  among  delegates.  Ship'a  One  minute  of  silence  for  departed  fund  $19.68.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  brothers.  Discussion  on  storas  from  elected.  Suggest  pots  and  pans  be  re­ Japan,  moved  from  recreation  room  after  each  meal.  June  4—Chairman,  KIrchner;  See­ FLORIDA  STATE TFonee),  June  24  —Chairman,  H.  Wills;  Secretary  O.  retary,  Karczawskl,  Ed.  Ship's  Atnd  Lee.  Ship's'fund  $10.77.  No  beefs.  Re­ 824.82.  Few  hrs.  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  Steward  pair  list  to be  turned  in.  ^  to  check  on  stores  A  recorder  in  ALCOA  FATRIOT  ^Aleos),  June  24  Singapore  for  ong^  month,  then  re­ —Chairman,  W.  Rhore;  Secretary,  C.  store  for  trip ­home.'  Rest.  No  beefs;  everything  running  JEAN  LAFITTB  (Waterman),  June  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  $85  paid  $82.30  for  movie  film  projector  assessories.  13—Chairman,  E.  I^resi;  Secretary,  N.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Hatgimlslcs.  Ship  paying  off­ln  Gulf.  job  well  done,  and  to  electricians  for  Keys  to  be  made  in  NY  for  crew  operating  movies.  quarters.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Hamburg.  Germany.  Few  hrs.  OT  dis­ ALCOA  CLIFFER  (Alcea), June  17—  puted  in  eng.  dept.  Chairs  to  be  Chairman,  Ri  Msluten;'  Secretary,  F.  ordered, fbr recreation room.  Unen to  Blalack.  Sailed  short  ens  msn  from  be  turned  in  and  not  kept  in  lackers.  NO—failed  to  loin  ship  in'  Trinidad.  Vote  of  tbUnks  to  steward  dept.  for  .  Movie  fund  A  equipment­ discussed  job  well done.  and  procedure  of  echeduling  movlea.  PANDORA  (iplphany),  June  1—  COR  VICTORY  (Victory),  June  If­­ .  Chairman,  C.  Heuchlni;  Stei'etory;  R.  . Chairman,  L*  Curry;  Snretary,  a,­ Vaughan.­. New. delegate  elected.  �17,  195»  Pace  Nia«  SEAFARERS  LOG  '. ­iii.'str.­ii­iss  Hurricane Crew Finds  Seaway A Bumpy Road  After sailing  jauntily  about  as  far  as  Montreal,  we  tied  up  to  the  wide  stretches  of  ocean  an  empty  dock.  "Next  day,  a  gang  came  aboard  for  so  many  years,  the  SS  and started work.  Lights we never  Hurricane  found  itself  con­ heard  of  before  were  installed,  verted  into  a  canalier  over­ booms that  wouldn't lift  cargo and  the  mooring  system  used  on  the  Seaway,  "Using  the  winches  on  Numbers 1 and  2  hatches on  both  sides  for  mooring,  the  same  for  numbers 4 and 5 was indeed novel,  but  mighty  easy  and  handy.  Men  being  swung  over  the  side  on  a  blocks  we  didn't  need  were  all  night on  the St. Lawrence Seaway.  30­foot  boom,  then  lowered  to  the  The  Hurricane  was  the first  SIU­ mysteries  to  us.  manned  ship  to  transit  the  Sea­ "On Wednesday morning, we left  dock  to  handle  lines sort  of  made  way  and  crewmembers  are  unani­ Montreal  and  headed  up  the  Sea­ monkeys  of  them."  Subsequently, the  ship was noti­ mous  on  one  point—^it  was a  tight  fied by radiotelephone that  Detroit  squeeze  ali  the  way.  was  its  next  port  of  call.  "Two  Seafarer Joe Wehe  said  the trip  days after we entered  the first Sea­ had  some  of  the elements  of  dol­ way  lock  we  anchored  in  Lake  umbus'  voyage  to  the  New  World  Ontario  at  the  entrance  to  the  In  1492—the  crew  didn't  know  Welland  Canal.  There  we  stayed  where they  were going  and neither  for  three  days  in  a  fresh  breeze,  did  the  skipper—^and  when  they  while hardier souls and  ships tried  got  there, they  weren't sure it  was  to  make it  You  can't make  it in  a  worth  it  At  that  the  Hurricane  light ship with anything more than  fared  far  better  than  other  deep­ a gentle  breeze, so they came limp­ sea  ships  which  accumulated  a se­ ing  back,  some  with  a  bent  bow,  ries  of  bumps  and  bruises  in  others  a  bent  rudder  and  still  transit.  others  with  a­ bent  prop.  "When  we  sailed  from  La  Pal­ "Finally  on  June  16  we  started  lice,  France,  on  May  29,"  Wehe  through  the  Welland  Canal.  Half­ wrote, "someone  said "you  may  go  way  up  the  approach  to  the first  to  Montreal',  so  we  headed  for  lock,  something  fouled  up  in  the  New  York.  prop,  but  being dauntless  we  went  "On  the  morning  of  June  7  we  on  through  to  Thorold,  Ontario,  picked  up  a  pilot for  the St. Law­ rence River.  He didn't know where  Seafarer Joe Wehe  writes  where  we  spent  the  night  getting  we  were  going,  nor  did  anyone  of  his "maiden voyage" on  the  blades  straightened."  else,  although  be  had  expected  a  the Seaway.  From  there  it  was  relatively  tanker.  We changed  pilots at Que­ smooth  sailing  to  Detroit  except  bec  and  still  the  new  one  didn't  way still wondering where we were  that "some scow  had  tried to  come  know,  while  the skipper  blew  hitf  going."  down  the  Detroit  River  sideways  top.  When  the  third  pilot  got  us  The  biggest  novelty  though, was  and  it  didn't  work.  Result—one  channel  blocked  and  the  Hurri­ cane on  the hook  for six  hours."  From  Detroit,  the  Hurricane  sailed  up  through Lake  Huron  and  into  Lake  Michigan,  headed  for  the  Chicago  area.  Its  destination  was  Calumet  City,  lilinois.  "With  a  tug  fore  and  aft  we  started  up  the  Caiumet  River.  Bridges of  all sorts barred our  way.  There  were  lift  bridges,  draw  bridges,  and  bascule  bridges  . . .  Ahead  we  couid  see,  at  long  last,  the grain  elevator we  were looking  for  . . . We  slid  into  the  berth,  got  our  lines  ashore  and  heaved  her  alongside.  At  last  the  long  voyage  was  over;  we  were  safe  against  the  dock.  Now  why,  will  you  tell  me,  did  that  tug  have  to  back into a slack  headline and  foul  it in  his  prop?"  Wehe  cited  two  incidents  which  typified  the  kind  of  situation  the  Hurricane  was  up  against.  In  one  instance,  a  pilot  hit a  bridge twice  and  had  to  be taken  off  the wheel.  In  another,  the  maneuvering  got  so  complex  that  there  were  128  "Tiny" Holt« ship's 300 pounder, tested bosim's chair be­ bells  on  one  watch.  Nothing  like  fore  Ricky  Meyvantssoh,  OS,  swung  over  the  side.  that ever happened out on the deep  blue  sea.  Bosun B. Maxwell  (with coffee)  supervises.  I­  • ^1  I'A  Roy  Nichols,  Russ  Ltis­ combe and Walter Cieslak  take Detroit shore leave.  B.  C.  Jones  (left)  stands  Detroit  gangway  watch,  with  Henry  Starck.  *^1  American  Export's  Exan­ thia  dented  bow,  lost  an­ chor  in  Seaway  accident.  Ricky  Meyvantsson,  as­ sisted  by  Cliff  Cliffton,  makes landing  on  dock.  ­'­Tt  ;  River bridge Is background for carload  of  Army  "  '  j i  trucks  Hurricane  took  aboard  in  that  city.  Ship  also  X.|>icked. ]up  additional  cargo at Kenosha  and  Chicago.  Threading  through  channels  such  as  these is all in a day's  work on  the Seaway and  Lakes, the Hurricane crew found.  Worst spot on trip  was Calumet  River in Chicago  area whore ship ran gamut  of  bridges such as pictured above.  �SEArARKRS'  LOG  Pa^e Tea  En­floiit« Ti> Hospital  Fire  Sears  Belgian Ship  After  Blast  CAMERON,  La.—A  Belgian  car­ go  ship  went  up  in  flames  in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico last  week near here  after  an  explosion  in  the  engine  room.  All  of  the  ship's  40  crew­ members  escaped  safely,  two  suf­ fering  slight  injuries.  A Coast  Guard fire­iighting team,  along  with  six  of  the  crew, fought  the flames,  but  could  salvage little  of  the  vessel.  The  ship  was  en  route  from  Freeport,  Texas,  to  Lake  Charles,  La.,  carrying  rosin,  cotton,  lumber,  iron  ore,  rice  and  other  goods.  The  presence  of  the  rice  consti­ tuted  an  added  danger  for  the  fire­fighters  because  its  swelling,  from  the  water  used  to fight  the  blaze,  could  have  resulted  in  an­ other  explosion.  •  _  S ...  No  boofo.  I.ack  of  variety  in  night  lunoh.  Inquiry  roqnostod  as  to  when  water  cooler  la  to  ho  Inatalled.  also  acrean  doors.  Suggest  doors  in  show­ era  ha  removed  and  shower  curtains  placed.  One  minute's aiience  observed  for  departed  brothers.  ROBIN  HOOD  (Robin),  June  SO  —  Chairman,  W.  Reck;  Seeratary,  J.  li­ wall.  No  shore  leave  in  Ascension  Is­ land,  Request  variety  In  food,  Stores  to  be  put  ut  out.  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Aicot),  June  If  —Chairman,  I.  Origgers; Secretary,  M.  Cox.  New  washing  machine.  Won  S250  JACK3R  HAUSI  (Marinut),  May  31  safety  award.  Beef  re  air  condition.  —Chairman,  M.  Korchak;  Secretary,  Ship's  T.  Rainey.  Money  draw  in  India  to be  puted.  fund  $453.30.  Few  hrs.  OT  dis­ in  rupees.  Ship  to  be  painted  during  voyage.  Delayed  sailing  in  Djibouti  '  KENMAR  (Calmar),  Juna  It—Chair­ man,  F.  A I b e r a;  Sacratary,  L.  Oaraghty.  Washing  machine  repaired  —do  not  overload.  Repair  lists  to  be  made  out.  New  delegate  elected. Deck  A  engine  depts.  to  take  care  of  laun­ dry  and  stwd.  dept.,  recreation  room.  .Bequest  variety  of  cigarettes.  FRANCES  (Bull),  July  5—Chslrman,  J.  Craven;  Secretary,  V.  Hall.  No  beefs.  Request  being  on  board  one  hour  before  sailing.  Two  men  short—  no  replacements  in  San  Juan.  One  man  missed  ship  in  NO.  Seafarer Ed Adams,  AB, is  shown as  he was taken off SS  Adgniie  at  Southampton  for  medical  treatment.  Ship  was  westbound  to  US  at  the  time.  Ports Feel Seaway Squeeze  American  deep  sea  operators,  who've  loudly been complaining about foreign­flag cotn­ petition,  now seem  to  be facing  a new  competitive  headache  as  shipping  through  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway  gathers  momentum  and  diverts  traffic  from  ports  on  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  coasts,  where  US  ships  that such a look­see at  the picture,  of  course,  but  they  are  large  normally  call.  For  these  operators  the  an­ through  rose­colored  glasses,  is  enough to convince many business­ swer  would  seem  to  lie  in  getting  largely a process of whistling in the  men in the Midwest that they ought  in  on  the  Seaway  trade  them­ dark  and  trying  to  make  believe  to  use  the  Seaway  and  skip  the  deep sea East Coast and Gulf  ports.  selves, and attempting to reap some  that  the  spooks  aren't  there.  Nor  is  New  York  the  only  port  Facts  Clear  of  the  bonanza.  So  far,  a  half­dozen  US  lines  For,  as  time  goes  on,  a  number  that  will  be  affected.  A  Chicago  —including  ccHnpanies  like  Water­ of  facts  about  the  Seaway  are  Volkswagen  distributor,  for  in­ man, T. J.  McCarthy and  American  emerging  with  increasing  eiarity:  stance,  is  now  getting  his  little  President  Lines—have  bid  for  (1)  the  predicted  traffle  potential  German  cars  through  the  Seaway,  Federal  operating  subsidies  for  is there; (2)  the foreign­flag  opera­ where  formerly  they  came  into  Lakes  service.  tors, who began to make their plans  Baltimore,  and  he  estimates  he  However,  many  other  lines  have  long  before  the  Seaway  actually  saves  $50  a  car  this  way.  apparently  adopted  an  apathetic,  opened, are the ones who are cash­ This importer figures he will still  or  at  least  more  cautious  policy,  ing  in  on  that  potential:  (3)  these  use  Baltimore  during  the  winter  and  seem  to  prefer  to  "wait  and  foreign flags are  proving that  they  months, when  the Seaway  is closed  see"  if  the  Seaway's  loudly­her­ can carry  cargo between  the Lakes  by  ice.  But  as  far  as  Baltimore  is  alded  traffic  potential  actually  and Europe a lot more cheaply than  concerned,  this  still  means  a  loss  materializes,  before  making  a  if  this cargo were transported over­ of  business­8­9  months  a  year.  move  in  that  direction.  land and trans­loaded  at some East  All  of  this  adds  up  to  the  fact  Meanwhile,  many  of  these  lines  Coast  port,  and  (4)  that,  as  a  re­ that  the  Seaway  is  posing  a  real  are  consoling  themselves  with  the  sult,  US  deep  sea  ports  and  US  threat  to  US  deep  sea  ports  and  thought that the Seaway  may, after  deep sea  operators could get hurt.  American­flag  ships.  all, turn out  to be a  white elephant  As is pretty generally known, the  which  will  not  really  divert  much  foreign flags have been diuninating  cargo from the deep sea ports.  the  trade  ever  since  the  Seaway  Arguments  Advanced  was unofficially opened at the start  In  New  York,  for  instance, ­the  of  the  navigation  season  late  last  Port  of  New  York  Authority  has  April.  During  May,  for  instance,  predicted that the Seaway will take  which  was  the  first  full  month  of  away  no  mqre  than  10  percent  of  Seaway  operation,  foreign  indus­ New  York's  trade,  and  probably  trial firms, using foreign­flag ships,  less.  Others  have  pointed  to  the  flooded "Great  Lakes  ports  with  Seaway's  kinks—to  the  narrow  785,200 tons of  cargo or 71 percent  locks  and  ship  jams—and  to  such  more  foreign  cargo  than  was  factors  as  better  cargo  handling  shipped  into  the  Lakes a  year  ago.  facilities  in  the  deep  sea  ports.  Two­Way  Street  to support their belief  that the Sea­ WASHINGTON—On  top  of  pro­ These figures represent only for­ way  will  turn out  to be  a  dodo.  posals by  the Atomic  Energy Com­ eign  imports.  But  the  Seaway,  of  However, it's becoming more and  mission  for  the  dumping  of  radio­ more  apparent,  as  Seaway  traffic  course,  is  a  two­way  street,  and  active wastes from  shoreside plants  gathers  speed  and  as  the  "bugs"  the same foreign flags which  bring  at  various shallow  water points off  in the  new system  are  worked  out.  in cargo can take out cargo at com­ the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  coasts,  a  parable  costs—^which  means  costs  considerably under those  for trans­ committee  of  scientists  has  sug­ via the  old overland­ gested further radioactive dumping  Prove Eligibility  porting cargo  at  sea,  this  from nuclear­powered  and­deep sea route.  For Hospital $  Some of  these cost figures which  ships.  Seafarers being admitted  to a  have  emerged,  since  the  Seaway  Predicting  that there  might  be  Public  Health  hospital  are  opened,  have  proved  very  inter­ 300 nuclear­powered ships  in oper­ urged  to  carry  with  them  their  esting,  and  point  up  the  situation  ation  by  1975,  both  military  and  Union  book  plus  proof  of  eli­ which the deep sea ports now  must  commercial,  the  committee  of  the  gibility  for  SlU  benefits;  buck.  National  Academy  of  Sciences  namely, a record that  they have  A  representative  of  a  Chicago  called  for  dumping  of  "low­level"  at  least  90 days seatime  during  importing  firm,  for  instance,  has  wastes  100  miles  or  more  at  sea,  the  previous  year  and  at  least  reported that  to import 10  cases of  actually,  at  the  200­fathom  depth.  one day  during the  previous six  kitchenware  from  West  Germany  In  the  case  of  the  Atlantic  Coast,  months.  Failure  to  have  the  cost him  $81.13, including trucking  this  would  generally  be  100  miles  proper  credentials  will  cause  a  charges  from  Calumet  Harbor  to  or  more  offshore,  outside  of  the  dday  in  payments  to  the  Sea­ the  firm's  warehouse  on  Chicago's  commercial fishing  grounds.  South  Side.  farer.  However,  It  would  be  necessary  Earlier  this  year  the  firm  im­ to  continue  to  dispose  of  "high  If  the Seafarer  is admitted to  a  hospital  which  is  not  a  PES  ported  a  shipment of  kitchenware,  level" wastes, that is from  the fuel  ' institution,  he  Should  contact  of  the same  size, via  New  York  in­ elements  proper, by  burying  them  the  Union  inunediaitely.  The  stead  of  the  Seaway.  It  cost  only  underground  In  steel drums.  .  Union  will  arrange  with  the  $47.18 to ship  this from Bremen to  "Low  level"  waste  consists  of  USPHS for a  transfer to a PUIK  New  York.  But  then  it cost  $64.50  various  secondary  materials., that  lie  Health  hospital  in  his viohi­ to transport this by rail to Chicago,  Ity.  The  PHS  wili  hot  pick  up  plus  $2.52  in drayage  and  $9.50  in  have  become  contaminated  In  the  the  hospital  tab  for' p^ate  forwarder fees—a  total of  $123.80,  course  of  the  operation  of  a  nu­ =hos|htai' oare,' uhiess ft  l«>hotl­ or  nearly  50  percent  more. than  clpar­power .plant  as compved^  to  the  left­overs  from  the  actual  through, lite. Seaway.  fied:in^advancei­:'­r­^;^­­:^  .uranium  fuel.  ­ . ^Not  alT  savings  are  that  Sea  To. Get  Waste  From  Atom Ships  •   t':­\  '  h'­;  miL TRAVILIR (Irthmtan), April  BialUng  at  Ruoa.  niroo  men  logged.  i—dMlrinan,  J.  Wardi  Saaralaryt  R.  Sim^na. N«« law F#  mtniaa ahlo  Sv  Coast  Gttard­wams  craw  not  to  loavo  la Calcutta  after  pasalng  dootor.  Iwator  leak  ropaalred  in  Houston,  p'a  fund  S4,  Few  beefs  in  deck  New  dalegata  elactad.  June  SI—Chairman,  J.  Ward;  Sac­ ratary,  W.  Borrasen.  Soma  OT  dis­ ite&  Request  starboard  domestio  nk bo  cleaned. Ship'i  fund 14. Short­ ago  of  handaoap.  Quality  of  night  lunch  dlacuaaed.  Cooperation  re­ quested  in obtaining  health  certificate  for  ahlp.  Request  crew  turn  in  all  coll.  ANTINOUS  (Waterman),  July  4—  Chairman,  F.  Travis;  Secretary,  M.  Wiiisy,  No  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  Ship's  .  fund  t24.30.  Food  and  service  up  to  par.  New  delegate  elected.  disputed.  Ship's  fund  $5.  Soma  dla­ senalon  in  enilne  room.  Diacuasion  ra  sanswap  watches.  ROSE  KNOT  (Suwannee).  June  14—  Chairman,'  Cempten;  Secretary,  P.  Batas.  New  treasurer  elected.  Ship's  fund  $17.60.  No  beefs.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  One  man  hospitalised.  Possible  installation  of  guard  rail at  boat  land­ ing  at  Recife.  Revise  launch  schedule  for  accommodation  of  three  watches  and dayworkers.  Keep pressure  up for  adequate  slop­chest  —  situation  im­ ALCOA  CAVALIBR  (Alcoa),  Juno  proved  but  still  not  up  to  par.  Pos­ SI—Chairman,  C.  Strinsfsiiowi  Sacra­ sible  repairs  for  waNilng  machine  to  tary,  M.  Pabrfeant.  27  hours  OT  dis­ be  checked.  Return  crockery  to  puted  for  storekeeper  from  last  pantry  and  keep  messhaU  clean.  voyaga.  Fireman  left  engine  room  in  NO  without  relief.  No  beefa.  Request  DEL  MAR  (MlulttippI),  Juna  31  —  more  fniit.  Suggest  washing  machine  Chslrman,  H.  Mass;  Sacratary,  6.  Me­ lie  rinsed  after  use.  fall.  New  washing  machine  obtained  —don't  overload.  Beef  re  call  outa  STSBL WORKIR  (Isthmian),  June  S7  and rest  periods satlgfactdrily handled.  —Chairman,  J.  Kramar)  Sacratary,  J.  Ship's  fund  98.00.  New  delegate  Oaissiar.  Ship's  fund  «3a.9«.  Some  OT  elected.  Proper  attire  requested  In  disputed  in  deck  dept.  Bxcess  ice  to  meishall.  Discusaion  re  functioning  of  bo put  in reefer  box. Proper  attire re­ ship's  and  movie  funds. $90  donations  quested  in messhaU.  See  patrolman ro  to  men  hospitalized  in  foreign  porta  crew  quarters,  screens  for  pantry  discussed.  Request  being  on  board  galley.  one  hour  before  sailing.  ,  PACIFIC  WAVI  (World  Tramp),  April  IS—Chairman,  Brezsllu  Jtutr—  tary,  Wlllay.  Repairs  made.  No beefs.  Some  OT  disputed  in eng.  dept.  Draw  In  Ceuta;  American  money  in  Baifa.  PENN  VOYAOER  (Pcnn  Trans.),  ROBIN  LOCKSLEY  (Robin),  May  S  June  14—Chairman,  F.  Leonard;  Sec­ —Chairman,  W.  Heme;  Secretary,  J.  retsry, D.  Heberksmp. One  man short.  One  man  hospitalized.  Welfare  Ser­ vices  Dept.  notified.  Dquando.  Most  repairs  taken  care  of.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward­ dept.  for  job  well  done.  Refrain  from  ban^g dryer  doors  In  laundry  room..  DEL  VliNTO  (Delta),  Juna  CImirman,  J.  Precsli)  Sacrataiy,  L.  TEXMAR  (Calmar),  May  17—Chair­ Oaluika.  New  delegate  elected.  man,  O.  Stone;  Secretery,  J.  Furton.  Handle  wadilng  machine  with  care.  beefs  to  be  taken  up  with  bq.  Coffee  grounds  to  he  put  in  garbage  Two  Reouest  glaisea  be  not  left  in  sink.  can.  not  sink.  One  minute's  silenca  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  departed  brothers.  June  14—^Few  hrs.  OT  dlapute^d.  No  beefs.  One  man  paid  off  sick  in  San  WALDO  (World  Tramping),  Juna  SI  Pedro while  taking bunkers.  Delegates  —Chairman,  J.  Laphami  Sacratary,  R.  to  get  repair  Usts  ready.  Discussion  Andarmn.  Unable  to  get  American  on  quality  of  mattresses—to  be  taken  money  for  draws  in  foreign  ports.  up  with  patrolman.  New  secretary­reporter  elected.  No  beefs.  Request  laundry  room  bo  kept  LONOVIEW  VICTORY  (Victory),  clean.  t  June  »—Chairmen,  T.  Jackson,  Secre­ tary,  P.  Graham.  No  beefs.  New  dele­ WM.  H.  CARRUTH  (Panri  Shipping),  gate  elected.  Keep  passageways  clean.  IMarch  SS—Chairman,  T.  Lovahardti  Request  new  washing  machine  or  re­ Sacratary,  J.  Oiivar.  Request  mora  pair  present  one.  pressure  on  water  fountain.  July 2—Chairman,  F.  Puibright; Sec­ May  Sl'^hairman,  J.  McCann;  aac­ retary,  J.  Wagner.  New  washing  ma­ ratary,  R.  Otto.  One  man  paid  off  in  Honolulu,  lava  soap  and  aick. Few  hrs.  OT  diaputed. To  aecuro  chine  glames.  No  beefs.  Fireman  promoted  new  refrigerator  for  crew  mess.  Re­ to  engineer;  wiper  to  fireman.  Ship's  quest  fumigation  of  ship.  Suggest  fund  on  voluntary  bails  in  catches  ha  put  on  doori  in  paange­ charge sUrted  of  dept.  delegates.  Return  ways.  glasses  to  pantry.  LUeiLB  BLOOMFIELD  (Bleemfieid),  NORTHWESTERN  VICTORY  (Vic­ June  21—ChairnMn,  J.  Thompson;  tory),  Juno  21—Chairman,  F.  White;  Secretery,  J.  MeDevgail. Some  OT dis­ Secretary,  J.  Thomas.  New  delegate  puted—letter  to  be  sent  to  hq  for  elected.  Repairs  be  taken  care  of.  clarification.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  Dump  to  garbage,  aft  and not  Check,  with  chief  engineer  re  air  outside  of  messhaU.  Turn  oft  wash­ ducte in  galley and  sanitary  system  in  ing  machine  after  using.  of  deck  and  engine  heads.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Vote  job  weU  thanks  to  retiring  delegate.  done.  JOHN  E.  WATERMAN  (Waterman),  USAF  R­4t­1l3i  (tuwannae),  June  M  Juno  27—Chairman,  M.  Robinson;  C.  Pardy;  • scrctary, W.  Soerotary,  C.  Riizoy.  No  beefs:  every­ —Chairman,  Dean.  Radiogram  from  hq.  read  to  thing  running  smoothly.  One  men  In  meiiibership  re  payoff  and  beefs.  engine  d(ipt.  taken sick, and rushed  to  thing  running  smoothly.  Air­ nearest ^rt, Salinas.  Mexico.  Request  Bvery  conditioning  unit  being  rapslred.  Alp  be ^  fumigated  for  roaches',  Mess­ MUk  shortage  discussed.  Suggest  man's  hunk  springs  to  be  fixed.^  patrolman  talk  to  company  repre­ ATLAS  (Cargo  A  Tankship),  Juno  senUtlves  re  cooperation  with  stew­ 24—Suggest  patrolman  bo  caUod  at  ard.  Houston  ro  milk  beef.  SuggesUon  STIRL  MAKER  (lifhmlen),  June  21  made  that  delegates  and  steward  get  —Chelrman,  Brenner;  Secretery, T.  together  ro  ships  fund  and  coke  ma­ eatper.  One J. man  ship  halt  chine,  etc.  One  minute  sllenco  oh­ hour  before  aalUng missed  from  NY.  Shlpv,  served  for  departed  brothers.  r  fund  15.17.  No  beeft.  To  see  ebottt  draina  In  galley  and  drinking  water  MARYMAR  (Calmar),  May  II—  not  cold.  Refrain  fMm  elam­ ­Chairman,  O.  Walton  Soerotary,  R.  mlng being  whUe  others  are  asleep...  Jghiiitoii.  Motion  made  to tablo  elect­ Return doors  cupa  and  glaMee  to  imntry.  ing dilp's  dologato  until beef  on  dock  Keop  longshoremen  out  of  pssaage­ tiSen care  of. Repair  llste  to bo  Ittvon  out  and  turned  In  before  reaching  way  on  main  deck.  Complaint  re  Panama  Canal;  One  mlnnte'a  'aiience  haker'a  work.  Ibr  departed  broUiera.  ALAMAR  (Calmar),  July  S—Chair­ WILD  RANDBR  (Waterman),  June  man,  J.  Farriera;  Secretary,  J.  M<­ Fhaul.  Shlp'a  fund  S1.S9.  No  beofa.  :  IB—eiMirman,  M.  HInten;  Becretw,  Soma  ono  stealing  from  crew's  fore­.,  N.  Lambert.  Some  OT  diluted.  castlee.  Increase  water  from  fountain  euealm re  aeeonds on  speeial  demme  or  make  suitaUa  repairs.  All  dry.  —rsHssed  became  Only  enoush  for  clothes  wiii.  bo  placed  in  box  when  ene  p«r  man.  not  romoved  from  line  In  laundry.  WAND  KNIOHT (Marino  Bulk)/Juno  WAND  WeilRIR  (Nei^li  Atlsnllcj/,.  Jum  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<;ii,­vU,..i,v5.­­l'"''.­i". V  ,vov'..  •  ••  Pace  Elevea  SEAFARERS  100  •  •   ­^r*  j; •   Pacific District Opens  More Pensioners' Homes  • ^1  SAN  FRANCISCO—The  SIU  Pacific  District  unions  are  holding open house this weekend  to celebrate the completion  of 18 new homes for retired seamen on the site of the Stewards  Training and  Recreation Cen­^^—  ter in Santa  Rosa,  Calif.  meals.  The  cost  to  retired  mem­ The  new  homes,  each  fully  bers is  only $90  a  month, meals in­ equipped  with  attractive  furniture  cluded.  and all modern  conveniences, have  Three  oldtimers  already  have  been  constructed  for retired  mem­ moved  into  the  new  facilities  and  bers  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  the  rest  of  the  homes  are  ex­ Pacific  and  the  Marine  Firemen's  pected  to  be  occupied  by  the  end  Union.  Numerous  homes  of  the  of  July.  • '!  V­  T'  ­­:  V  ­ ''fc "  yv: •   same  type are already  occupied  by  The  training  center  also  con­ • ^" • 'b'H.'; OTni­­r'• ,*• ..  ;4;  •   ! •   S;  •   ^  members of  the  Marine  Cooks  and  tains  a  swimming  pool,  recreation  Stewards  Union.  hall and  a  lake, as  well  as training  The  celebration  will  be  held  on  facilities for  West  Coast  cooks  and  July  17,  18  and  19.  Members  of  stewards.  I  T«'  '  I  all  three  unions and  their  families  . i­.'.  have  been  invited  to  attend.  Free  bus  travel  has  been  arranged  to  carry the  visitors to the  site, which  .. ill.  is  located  12  miles  from  Santa  Rosa.  Unique  Project  ^­g­f's;  .  The housing  project for  old time  seamen,  the only  one of  its type  in  the  world,  is  the  latest ­result  of  the  close  cooperation  between  the  OSWEGO,  NY  —  New  York  SUP,  the  MFOW  and  the  MCS  State's  controversial  no­strike  act  through  their  affiliation  in  the  —the  Condon­Wadlin  Law—may  SIU Pacific  District.  Oldtimers  of  be  due  for  another  court  test  as  the  three  unions  also  receive  nu­ the result  of  a  dispute between the  merous  benefits  from  the  Pacific  Oswego Port  Authority and  the In­ District­Pacific  Maritime  Associ­ ternational  Brotherhood  of  Long­ ation  Welfare  and  Pension  Plans,  shoremen.  which  cover  members  of  all  three  The  dispute  broke  out  early  this  unions.  month  when the Port  Authority in­ Each  of  the  18  homes  is  com­ voked  the  law  and fired  15  IBL  fortably  and  tastefully  decorated,  members  who,  the  Authority  al­ with  fiberglass  curtains,  vinyl  tile  leged,  failed  to  report  to  work  at  floors, formica  table  tops  and  new  the Authority's  grain elevator  after  furniture.  Each  is  supplied  with  their  lunch  hour.  intercommunication  system  by  The  Condon­Wadlin  Law  pro­ Some  well­worn  cliches about  European  wages and  living  an  the  bed  so  that  the  oldtimer  can  vides  for  the  automatic  dismissal  standards  are evaporating as  a  result  of  the current  world­ send a  message at  any time  of  day  of  public  employees  who  go  on  wide strike of Italian seamen.  For years it's been known that  or flight.  In  case  of  illness,  he  strike.  However,  Edward  V.  Ma­ the  wages  on  European­flag  ships  were  considerably  below  can  summon  help.  Each  home  has  honey,  Great  Lakes  representa­ those on American ships, but  these inferior wage scales were  a  separate  bath.  tive  for  the  IBL,  denied  that  the  justified  on  the groimds  that they  matched  the "standard  of  Washing  facilities,  with  the  lat­ men had  gone on strike. What  they  living"  in  those  coimtries.  More  important,  the  myth  was  est  automatic  equipment, are  near­ did,  he  said,  was  to  hold  a  long  meeting  to  di:;cuss  their  economic  spread  that the European shipowner  and  the European  busi­ by.  conditions.  The  messhall  at  the  Center  pro­ WASHINGTON  —  A  bill  that  nessman ashore could not afford  to pay  more.  ivould  provide  ,  for  Government  The Italian seamen's strike should  help demolish  those  be­ vides  regular,  tasty,  nutritious  Meanwhile  an  official  of  the  State  Mediation  Service  in  New  subsidies  for  the  construction  and  liefs.  For one thing, the seamen's wages of $2 and up daily are  York  said  that  that  agency  had  operation  of  privately­owned  nu­ not  entered  the  picture  and  could  clear ships has  been  introduced  in  simply insufficent  to enable them to have any kind of  decent  not  do  so,  under  the  law,  unless  the  Senate  by  Senator  John  But­ living  in  the  Italian  economy.  Second,  the  Italian  seamen  requested  by  the  Port  Authority.  suffer from  overlong hours, excessively­punitive disciplinary  ler (Rep.­Md.).  No  such  request  has  been  made,  The  bill  goes  beyond  calling  for  methods  and  other  inferior  shipboard  conditions  which  are  he  said.  the  usual  subsidies  in  that  it  of­ not  justifiable in any. economy.:  Should  the  IBL  decide  to  carry  fers  shipbuilders  and  operators  Most important though is the fact  that European  shipown­ the  matter  to  court,  as  has  been  direct  payments to  offset the  high­ er developmental  and  construction  ers can afford to pay far better  wages than they do, and that  IZMIR,  Turkey—The  captain  of  indicated,  it  would  be  only  th«  costs  of  a  nuclear­powered  vessel  undoubtedly applies  to modern,  efficient  European shoreside  an  American  merchant  ship  has  second court  test since the law  was  concerns  as  well.  been  sentenced  to  five  months  in  passed  in  1949  over  the  vigorous  as against  a  conventional  ship.  The  Government  aid  would  last  Here are some examples of shipboard conditions that Italian  jail  by  a  Turkish  court  as  the  re­ protests  of  organized  labor.  sult  of  a  collision  in  the  harbor  The first  test  came  that  same  five  years,  during which time,  it is  seamen on the passenger ships have to contend with:  hoped,  substantial  progress  would  • Crewmembers    have  to  pay  for  their  own  uniforms  and  here  'in  1957.  Tvm  Turkish  mer­ year,  1949,  and  involved  500  chant  marine  officers  received  a  Yonkers garbage  collectors.  A year  be  made  in  inducing  private  op­ laundering of  same.  similar  sentence  for  the  accident  after  their  eight­day  strike,  the  erators  to  build  nuclear  merchant  • Waiters pay all breakage costs,    plus all pilferage  charges  in  which  two  persons  died.  ships.  At  present,  there  is  only  Appellate  Division  held  that  the  for  every  spoon  or  other  utensil  taken  by  a  customer  as  a  The  accident  took  place  on  Feb­ law  one such ship in  the country  today,  had  been  improperly  invoked  that  being  the  Government­built  souvenir.  This amounts in many instances to $3 to $7 monthly.  ruary  3,  1957,  when  the  Howell  in  their  case  since  the  purpose  of    overtime  is  payable  when  the  ship's  passenger  list  Lykes  collided  witir  the  Turkish  their  strike  was  not  one  of  those  Savannah.  The  Savannah,  due  to  • No  be  launcned  shortly,  cost  $42  mil­ falls  below  a  certain  minimum, even  though  workdays  may  passenger  ship  Izmir.  As  a  result  enumerated  in  the  law.  of  the collision  the  Izmir sank  and  lion  as  against  $11  million  for  a  be 11 hours or more.  Nor is any weekend overtime paid.  250  passengers  had  to  be  rescued.  If  the  law  is  now  put  to  a  new  conventional  vessel  of  similar  di­ • Sign­ons are for as long as 14 months.    Seamen getting off  The  dispatch  did  not  make  it  test, the  courts could  also be asked  mensions.  before that time may forfeit employment with the company in  clear  whether  the  American  skip­ to  pass  on  a  four­year­old  change  the future.  per, Captain Hans G. Beck of  Hous­ in  the  State  Civil  Practice  Act.  • A five­pot system is In force on    the passenger  ships with  ton,  was  present  at  the  trial  or  This  gave  the  courts  the  right  to  whether  he  was  sentenced  in  ab­ decide  whether  penalties  imposed  feeding of  seamen at the poorest  level.  on  civil  service  employees  in  dis­ This is  bad enough imder any circumstances.  But it  must  sentia.  ciplinary  proceedings  were  unduly  be remembered  that the Italian  Line passenger  ships enforce  harsh,  and  the  power  to  modify  such  wages  and  working  conditions  while  they  are  collect­ them.  Make Checks  NORFOLK — There  Were  four  ing the same passage and cargo rates as American­fiag ships.  So  far  the  courts  have  never  payoffs  here  during  the  last  re­ To 'SlU­A&G'  been  asked  to  decide  whether  this  port  period  and  40  men  shipped,  The  same  holds  true  for  shoreside  industries  in  Europe.  Seafarers  mailing  in  checks  power  to  modify  severe  penalties  Europe  today  is  not  the Europe  of  the postwar  years,  stag­ reports Port  Agent  James Bullock.  or  money  orders  to  the  Union  The  affairs  of  the  port  are  all  in  gering  under  the burden  of  war  destruction.  By  and  large  to  cover  dues  payments  are  applies  to  those  specified  in  the  good  shape  with  ho  beefs  hanging  it is a  booming, prosperous area, but  the European  workers'  urged  to­be  sure to  make  all  of  Condon­Wadlin  Law.  The  law,  while  it  does  require  fire.  wages and con(litions have not  risen in proportion.  them  payable  Jto  the  SIU­A&6  the  automatic  dismissal  of  striking  Faying  off  were  the  De  Soto  There is  another  lesson  in  the  Italian  ship strike.  Those  District  public  employees, also  sets up ma­ (Waterman),  Valiant  Enterprise  who oppose  Government aid to  US shipping, complain  about  Some  Seafarers  have  srat  in  (Enterprise),  CS  Norfolk  (Cities  the high  cost of  subsidies because  American seamen's  wages  chMks and  money orders in  the  chinery  for  their  reinstatement.  Service)  and  Mount  Whitnpy  However,  those  reinstated  lose  are "too high."  But American ships could  never  pay  wages  nai^s  of  individual  Headquar­ seniority rights,' are  (American  Tranip  Shipping.)  placed  on pro­ ters  officials.  This  makes  for  a  ,  The  De  Soto  and  CS  Norfolk  of $60  to $80 a month to match the competition.  The problem  probleni  In  bookkeeping  which  bation  for five  years,  and  cannot  signed  on,  as  did  the  Seafair  (Ce­ is not that American wages are too high—it is that European  can  be  avoided  if  checks  are  be  promoted  within  that  time.  lonial).  The  Madaket  (Waterman)  wages ate too low and that sizable increases  (not the $1.25  a  made  out  to  the  Union directly.  They  are  also  barred  from  getting  v|ui  in transit.  any  pay  Incresses for  three  years.  month variety) are long overdue^  Ttrrr  .. . ...rli'  Y­ ­  •  •   •  •  ­ "  "  ­ • No­Sfrike  Act  Faces  Test  In NY  $  Aid  For  Atom Ships  Proposed  Turks Jug  US Skipper  Norfolk Has  Mild Spurf  Vh;v,;S|  �Twelve  . If Roaches Were Money..  "Little  money,  lots  of  bugs,"  that's  the plight of  the crew of  the 88 Valiant Faith ac­ cording to ship's delegate Cliff  Martin^ and it's a sad tale to hear him tell of it.  "Well to  start off  we caught  this rustbucket  in New  Jersey and  took  her  to  Baltimore,  Martin  said.  "After  laying ^  were  disputing  his  claim  to  a  idle for six  or seven days  get­ money,  the  Valiant  Faith  could  and  slice of  bread."  claim  to  have  the  largest  single  ting shifting boards  put in for  a  load  of  grain,  we  received  the  collection of  roache.q of  various and  After settling  for some  crackers.  news  that  the  ship  was  signing  numerous  types.  "We  have  them  Nelson  walked  away  muttering  foreign  articles."  It  was  a  happy  all  sizes,  shapes  and  colors,"  Mar­ something  about  these  blank­a­ blank  Liberty's.  However  the  day, he  noted,  with  all of  the  gang  tin  swore.  crew  admits ttat  the  steward  de­ "It  got  so  bad  that  one  night  as  aboard looking forward  to a  week's  partment  is battling  bravely  in the  I  stepped  into  the  messhall,  I  saw  coastwise  payoff,  with  East  Balti­ m o r e  only  a  deck  delegate  Cliff  Nelson  mad­ face of  such overwhelming odds.  stone's  throw  ly  swinging  and  jabbing  with  the  "Gad,  and  to  think  I  left  dear  old  Bobin  Line for  this  Job,"  Mar­ bread  knife.  away.  But our dreams  "At  first  I  thought  he  was  prac­ tin  moaned.  were  shortlived,  ticing  some  new  maneuvers  for  While  the  bugs  are  getting  the  Martin  com­ cutlass fighting,  but after  a  second  best  of  the  crew  of  the  Valiant  plained, as  it was  look I  saw he was  battling a family  Faith,  an  uninvited  cargo  of  live  sub sequently  that  had  moved  into  the  breadbox  snails  meant  sev­ en  days'  vacation  learned  that  the  In  I'^ew  Orleans  articles  were  be­ On  Course  for  the  gang  on  ing  back­d a t e d  Martin  the Alcoa Planter.  six days.  In  a  report  by  A hurried  call  to  the  Union  hall  ship's  delegate  In Baltimore brought  about a meet­ Zee Young Ching,  ing between  an SIU  patrolman and  the  Planter  had  topside  to  see  what  could  be  done  just  come  out  of  about  this.  However,  while  the  the  yards  after  company  reported  they  did  not  her  annual  in­ have  a  port  payoff,  they  said  they  spection  and  was  headed  for  New  had  put  a  sufficient  draw  aboard  Orleans  when  they  discovered  the  to  cover  everything.  "Well  this  live  snails.  "This  meant  fumigat­ sounded  OK  to  all  hands," Martin  ing  the  entire  ship,"  Ching  said,  said.'^'and  the  crew  signed  on."  "and  the  crew  got  foiur  days  off  Then  came  the  rude  awakening.  in  New  Orleans  with  full  subsist­ There  was  only  a  small  amount  of  ence."  cash  aboard,  and  it  had  to  be  handed  out  in  that  manner too.  After  making  a  second  trip  to  None  of  the  gang  blame  Captain  the  Mediterranean,  with  a  stop  off  DeBozy  for  this  mix­up,  he  noted,  at  Tripoli,  the  Planter  arrived  as he had  told the  crew if  the com­ back  In  New  Orleans,  only  to find  pany would send him more cash, he  out  it  had  picked  up  some  more  would  gladly  put  it  out.  In  addi­ snails.  tion,  he  and  the  chief  mate  had  "Another  three  days  off  with  been  very  cooperative  with  the  subsistence,"  Ching  added.  crew's requests in  trying to get the  Not  to  be  too  monotonous  about  ship  back  into  shape  after 'going  the whole  thing, the Planter is now  to  ruin  under  a  runaway­flag  for  heading  back  from  her  third  trip  some  time.  They  also  loaned  out  on  the  Mediterranean  run  "with  most  of  their  own  pocket  money  more  snails," he  said hopefully.  to  the  crew  going  ashore  in  the  various ports.  Two  weeks  after  they  left,  the  company  came  up  with  an  addi­ tional  $1,500  for  the  trip.  After  giving  everyone  a  "limited"  draw,  $15.00  per  man  to  be  exact,  the  ship sailed  the  next day  for Egypt,  Steering  a  ship  is  a  serious  with  the  grand  sum  of  $1,000  in  job  OS  is  seen  oy  the  look  on  the safe for a two­and­a­half  month  the  face  of  Seafarer  George  trip.  Chance,  an  OS  on  the  Steel  Going  down  toward  Trinidad?  Anyone  with  a  pencil  and  paper  King.  Chance  was  photo­ Then stop  in at the "Bauxite Club""  could figure out that this amounted  graphed  while  doing  his  tour  at  Carenage,  writes  Fraser  Fait,  to  about  $25  per  man,  Martin  a  crewmember  of  the  missile  ship  groaned,  and  this  ship  with  stops  on the  wheel, keeping the  ves­ In Italy  on its  itinerary.  ."Oh well,  sel  on  on  even  keel  while  she  1839.  I didn't want to go ashore anyway,"  heads for  the  Panama  Canal,  While  this  is a  favorite  spot  for  enroute  from Honolulu, home­ he claimed.  many of  the crew  of  the 1839,  Fait  While  the  ship  was  low  on  ward bound.  said,  other  crews  among  SlU­con­ tracted  companies  calling  in  the  area,  make  it  their  stopping  off  spot too.  For  one  thing  the  owner  and  manager,  Mr.  Humphrey  Maillard,  is a  good  friend  to  Seafarers,  Fait  said.  It  is  for  this  reason  they  would  like  the^Club  put  on  the  LOG  mailing  list  as  it  wiU  be  a  very convenient place for Seafarers  in  the  port,  especially  those  on  Alcoa  ships  who  only  have  a  few  hoims ashore,  to pick them up.  The Club never closed.  Fait said,  and all of  the men, even those  who  have very  limited shore time  leave,  manage  to  run  over  and  say  hello  to  Humphrey.  Next  time  down  here,  he  suggested,  just  hop  into  any cab, tell the driver  the Bauxite  Club,  and  prepare  to  enjoy  your­ self  in  nice  surroundings.  Missilemen  Find Haven  In Trinidad  lis \  hiw­ r­ fait  Yovn  Wk::  "I said  i w« going on  my  diet TOMORROW  I  JalT  17, mt  SEAPARERS  LOG  SEA CHEST  Husband At Seap  Union Pays Bill  To  the  Editor:  I  would  like  to  take  time  to  send  thanks  to'  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  for  the  way  they  handled  my  bills  during  my  recent stay  in  the hospital.  It  is  wonderful  to  know  that  your  husband  belongs  to  such  a fine  union  as  the  SIU,  and  that  they  will  help  the  folks  at  home  while  their  husbands  are  at  sea.  I  would  also  like  to  mention  Mate John  S. Stone,  Jr., at  8:30  AM  on  June  21,  1959.  T.  Hyde  Ship's  delegate  4  4"  4"  Sign Language  No Solution  To the  Editor:  Everything  is  going  along  pretty  good  here,  but  it  will  sure feel  good to get  back state­ side.  I  don't  think  I  mentioned  it  before,  but  this  is  an  Italian  hospital,  and  the  workers  here  do  not  understand  any  English  at  all.  Once  in  a  while  it  happens  that  a  patient  who  can  speak  some English  comes in  and they  do some  explaining for me.  I've  been  here  six  weeks  now  and  they still don't  know  what  to  feed  me.  How  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  would you feel  h a V i h g  the  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ same  thing  ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  by  the  writer.  Names  will  every  day  for  a  two ­ week  be  withheld  upon  request.  period?  That  is  the  way  I  that  my  husband  has  been  a  have  been  go­ Burns  member of  the SIU  since it first  ing,  until  I  started,  and  I  am  quite  proud  finally  get  around  to  getting  of  it  through to  them that  I am  tired  Mrs.  August  Brosig  of  it.  If  there  is  anything  wrong  4^  $  that can  be fixed by  moving  me  Wants To Study  a little,  or adjusting a  pillow or  something, by  the time  they get  Homestead Issue  to understand  what  I  want,  I've  To  the  Editor:  I have been  reading all­ of  the  usually forgotten  what  it was.  I  would  advise  any  of  the  pros  and  cons about  the "home­ steading"  issue  and  would  like  fellows , that  )i  they  have  any­ to say that I  agree  with Brother  thing  wrong  with  them,  while  Francis  E.  McCall's  request  for  heading  here,  do  their  best  to  get  by  here  unless  they  can  a  study  of  this  situation.  On  all  of  the  ships  I  have  speak  Italian.  Don't  get  me  sailed,  which  has  been  quite  a  wrong,  the  workers  here  try  few,  the  largest  number  of  their  best,  and  are  good,  but  homesteaders  I  found  at  any  with  the  language  barrier,  it  one  time  was  on  the  Steel  Age,  makes  it  pretty  tough  to  get  with  four  aboard,  myself  in­ • a  cross  to them.  The crew from  the SS Natalie  cluded.  That  was  some  six  or  sent  me  some  magazines  and  seven  years  ago.  books and  cigarettes  and  I wish  Since  that  to thank  them very  much.  time  I  have  I  have  just  received  the  bad  sailed  on  al­ news  that  I  shall  be  here  an­ most all  of  the  other  month  yet.  The  cast  will  Cities  Service  not  be  taken  off  my  legs  for  tankers  but  another fifteen  days.  I  am  have  found  tempted  to  walk  out  of  here,  none  that  I  but they have the casts anchored  would  have  down.  stayed  aboard  Charles  Bums  a  year  except  McNabb  (Ed. note:  The  LOG  regrets  the Boyal Oak,  another  photo  teas  sub­ and  she  went  into the  shipyard.  that  ­for  Brother  Bums'  in  On all of  them there  were not  stituted  a recent  issue.  The  photo above  more  than  two  "homesteaders"  is  the  correct  one.)  at  any  one  time,  while  some  of  4>  4^  4>  them  did  not  have  any.  If  this  study  is  undertaken  I  Says Thanks For  think  that  the  ships  that  are  expected  to  be  out  a  year  of  Disability Money  longer  should  not  be  counted  To  the  Editor:  I  wish  to  offer  my  thanks,  as  being  homesteaded.  All  of  the  ships  are  not  the  more  times than  words can  say,  same  at  all  times,  even  if  on  for  my  disability  payments.  I  the same run.  A change of  skip­ want to extend my thanks to the  pers,  mates,  engineers  or  stew­ trustees of  the Welfare Plan for  ards  can  change  a  ship  so  that  my  receiving  the  benefit.  The  receipt  of  this  the next trip  a man  will want  to  payment  bene­ get  off  whereas  he  would  have  fit cannot,  and  stayed  on  before.  will not be for­ In  conclusion  I  would  like  to  gotten.  say that  if  a  man  wants  to stay  I  had  saved  on his  ship a  year, let  him stay.  Mont  McNabb  my  money  during  my  %  t,  years  of  ship­ Retired Member  ping,, but after  five  years  of ^  Has Sea Funeral  Trottie  drawing  a  lit­^  To  the  Editor:  We, the  crew  of  the SS  Gate­ tie  here and  a  little there  from  way  City,  would  like  you  to  my  savings,  and  putting  noth­ publish  if?l;  letter  of  thanks  to  ing  back,  the  figures  started  to  show  our  appreciation  to  Cap­ show  it.  In  addition  to  this  I  tain  J.  M.  Dunn  for  permitting  still  have  my  81­year­old  sister  and  added  to  us  to  have  a  burial  at  sea  for  Wilbur  Hollihger,  a  retired  my  own  expenses^  it  is  costly.  I would  feel it yery  keenly it  member  of  the  SIU.  ! The burial  at  sea  was held  at  it' were  not  for  the  farsighted*;  the request  of  the family  of  the  ness of  our trustees in regard .td ^  deceased Seafarer  and the  serv­ us  oldsters.  Thanks  again.  /  Ben jamin Trottip ^  ices  were  conducted  by  Chief  letters To  The  Editor  �SEAFARERS  IPG  |Bly n, Ifl»  SEIFilREIS II ilTIOC  Mate Makes like AB;  AB PUes Up That OT  Par« Thfrteea  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  Merchant Marine  .By  David  Grossman.  "Highly pleased"  Is the  reaction  of  the men  In the  USPKS hospitals  "Everyone wants to get Into the act" is the motto aboard the  to  the movie  programs  sponsored  by  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  ac*  Seatrain Savannah according to Seafarer Ray Sasseville, AB  Here's to the  men of  the  merchant  cording  to  Welfare  representatives.  Under  the  program,  the  Welfare  maintenance on  the ship.  marine.  Plan allows  each  USPHS  hospital  $50  a  month  to finance the  renting  Unsung  heroes  of  the  War,  Although he is normally not  tired  and  ho  might  go  back  to  of  movies.  They serve their  country very  well.  A muscle  strain in the  lower part of  his back  suffered  while  punch­ one  to  complain,  the  circum­ being a  chief  mate."  To  make  the  story  short,  Sasse­ And  will  forever  more.  ing  carbon  on  the  SS Bobin  Locksley  laid  up  Seafarer  Samuel  Jonas  stances leading  up to his put­ in  the  Brighton  USPHS  hospitaL  ting  In  for  eight  hours  overtime  ville  said,  the  day  he  put  in  for  The  latest  word  is  that  they  may  recently  are  worth  passing  on,  he  the  eight  hours  overtime  started  Down  to  the  sea  in  ships  they  go.  transfer  Jonas,  who  sails  in  the  said,  not  because  he  did  not  do  like  this.  Summer, winter  and  fall.  Engine  Department,  to  Staten  the  work,  but  because  the  ship's  "We had  started  a  'real  big'  job.  Carrying  cargo  and  US  aid  Island  for  further  treatment.  chief  mate decided to  try his  hand  I  guess  it  was  the  most  important  piece  of  rust  on  the  ship.  It  was  To  many  ports  of  call.  Also  in  the  Brighton  hospital  is  at  being^an  AB  again.  the  top  deck  of  the flying  bridge.  John  "Chet"  Roblee,  former  chief  "I first  noticed  his  attempt  to  cook  on  the  Winter  Hill,  having  get into the act about a month ago,"  "It  was  a  high­priority  job  too,"  So  here's  to  the  men  of  the  mer­ Sasseville  said,  "because  all  of  the  chant  marine.  an  infection  from  a  previous  Sasseville  said,  brass  was  there  from  the  captain  The  men  who  go  to  sea,  pneumonia  cleared  up.  Roblee  is  when  he  started  on  down, and  every one  with  their  reported  making  good  progress  going  around  Roblee  Jonas  own  opinion  on  how  to  bust  rust.  A  vital  link  in  our  defense  and  should  be  discharged  in  a  with  a  chipping  They  didn't  ask  the  bos'un,  as  To  help  keep  our  country  free.  couple  of  weeks.  hammer  in  his  he's only a young fellow with  about  A  dysentery  condition  which caused  him  to  get  off  the  Penn  Trader  hand,  hanging  45  years  seatime.  for  checkup  and  X­rays  is  improving  and  Seafarer  Joseph  Thomas,  away  at  different  "Well  they finally  decided  that  deck  maintenance,  is  expected  to  be  discharged  from  the  Brighton  spots  of  rust,  "of  to  bust  that rust  you really  had to  hospital  in  the  near  future.  which  we  have  bust  it  .  the  dust  rose  and  the  In  New  Orleans  Joseph  Fitzpatrick  is  doing  as  well  as  can  be  ex­ plenty  on  this  rust flew,  and  the  noise  was  like  pected,  recovering  from  a  torn  cartilege  in  his  foot.  Fitzpatrick  was  rustbucket.  thunder, and  there was  the captain  Sasseville  admitted to the hospital  after pay­ "I  didn't  pay  and  the  mate  in  the  thick  of  it,  ing  off  the  Rebecca  early  last  too  much  attention  to  his  efforts  chipping hammers in hands  leading  month.  to  eliminate  rust,"  the  AB  re­ the attack on  that  tough  old  rust."  Also  in  the  hospital  with  a  leg  marked,  "because  there  is  enough  This  went on  through  the  morning  In  response  to  their  donation  of  Injury  incurred  while  on  board  rust  on  here  for  everyone,  includ­ and late  in the afternoon, he noted.  the  ship's  fund  to  the  National  ship is  Raymond  Hodges, formerly  ing  all  of  the  efficiency  experts,  "Then,  when  I  was  putting  on  on  the  SS  Wacosta.  Hodges  was  Foundation of  the March of  Dimes,  down at  the company offices."  a coat of  red­lead primer,  I stopped  the  crew of  the Orion  Clipper  was  forced  to  get  off  the  ship  in  Ger­ However  after  the  mate  learned  to  light  a  cigarette,"  Sasseville  many  late  in  May  and  was  trans­ how  to  use  the  chipping  hammer  said.  "Before  I  could  even  get  commended for their charity in  the  ferred  to  the  New  Orleans  hos­ properly,  he  would  then  come  it  lit,  the  mate  had  snatched  up  expanded fight  against  crippling  pital  for  further  treatment.  Fitzpatrick  Fontenot  around  and  instruct  the  members  my  paint  brush  and  started  pdfiit­ diseases.  Stomach ailments laid up a num­ ber  of  Seafarers  in  the  New  Orleans  hospital  within  a  touple  of  of  the  deck  department,  whose  ing  away,  hardly  missing  a  stroke,  "Armed  with  knowledge  and  ex­ perience  gained  in  the fight  months.  Among  them  is  Clarence  Fontenot,  formerly  on  the  Winter  average seatime  was in  the 20­year  just like  a  deckhand.  class, in the fine art of  busting rust.  "I  decided  then  and  there  that  against  polio,  the  National  Foun­ Hill.  Fontenot  is  having  a  complete  check­up.  While  it  is  too  soon  to  determine  his  conditionj.  Seafarer  Victor  Although  hints  were  dropped  If  these  guys  want  to  play  sailor  dation  pledges  itself  to  meet  the  ' Zeke"  Bonura  thought  it  best  to  get  off  the  Alcoa  Corsair  and  sign  here  and  there,  he  stuck  to  his  they  ought  to  go  to  the  SIU  hall  new  and  greater  challenge  with  guns,  even  picking up  some know­ and  ship  out  as  sailors.  The  only  traditional dedication  to the  health  in the  New Orleans hospital to have stomach trouble  checked.  The  following  is  the  latest  available  listing  of  liospital  patients.  how  with  the  scraper,  paint  brush,  way  for  them  to  understand  that  needs  of  the  American  people,"  et al.  "I  though  to  myself  that  he  is to charge  them a  little overtime  the  Foundation  wrote.  Try  to  visit  them  when  you  can,  or  drop  them  a  line.  The  crew  had  authorized  ship's  needs  the  exercise,  so  let  him  get  for  doing  a  sailors'  work."  USPHS  HOSPITAI.  James  Armstrong  A.  W.  Keefe  delegate Beltran  Pino to  turn  over  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  Julian  I.  Autencio  Harold  Laird  Ben  L.  Bone  Henry  Lanier  Itobert  W.  Buiiner  Hennan  Meyer  the  ship's  fund  of  $12.44  to  the  Raymond  Boston  George  Litchfield  Enoch  B.  CoUina  Bernard  Murphy  Missiles and  Fishes  March  of  Dimes  as  part  of  their  Justin  Burdo  Kenneth  W.  MUler  Robert  Cowdry.  Albert  Paige  B.  H.  Pule  Jesse  Clark  Abram  ^bram  Goldamlt  Starroa  Papoutsla  contribution  in  the fight  against  Hector  L.  Duarte  Abner  Ralford  Polea  ilea  Grorea  Adrian  Ramyn  the  many  crippling  diseases,  for  Gorman  T.  Claza  Joseph  Roberta  Heber  leber  Guyman  loie  Reyei  William  Hauaamas  Joae  Soarea  OrrUIe  R.  Holmes  Juan  Reyea  which  no  cures  are  yet  known.  WiUlam  A.  House  Samuel  Tate  Kverette  A.  Hord  Joae  Rodriguec  Clipper Crew  Donates To  'Dimes' Drive  Anton  Huykman  D.  W.  Rosenberg  WUllam  Kane  Charles  Sincere  Paul  Kronberga  Stefan  Trzclnski  ­ Fidel  Lukban  Ramon  Vila  M.  Megultaoglou  Seorge  A.  WiiUams  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  Ulaa  G.  Coffman  Arthur  Fnrat  Clarence  Edwarda  Joseph  Prabeck  Kenneth  Eivin  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CAUF.  WiUiam  B.  Brown  Johan  T.  Kismul  Michael  J.  Coffey  Arthur  J.  Schevlng  Edward  3.  Smith  Mike  Goins  M.  Grochowskl  Joseph  Neubauer  Carrol  E.  Harper  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH  BROOKLYN,  NY  Joseph  Bass  Thomas  Lehay  Matthew  Bruno  Leo  Mannaugh  Gregorlo  Caraballe  PrlmiUvo Huas  '  Leo  Carreon  Jeremiah  O'Byme  Wade  Chandler  George  Phlfer  Joseph  Cog  Winston  Renny  John  DriscoU  ^  Manuel  SUva  ,  OtU  Glbbs  Aimer  Vickers  Bart  Guranich  Luther  Wing  Taib  Hassan  Pon  Wing  Frank  Hernandes  Royce  Yarborough  , WilUam  Kenny  Pacifico  Yuzon  Ludwig  Kristiansen  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH.  GA.  R.  W.  CentchoTich  William  S.  Man gum  Clarence  A.  Deea  George  A.  Pease  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH,  TEXAS  Lawrence  Anderson  John  C.  Palmer  James  Lauer  Joseph  P.  Wise  Woodrow  Meyers  B.  F.  Deibler  ' Max  Olson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE.  MD.  :  Antonio  Alcaih  Joseph  ArdiUe  Emanuel D.  Jonei  WlUle  White  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON.  MASS.  Samuel  Jonas  Maurice  W.  Roberta  John T.  Keegan  John  C.  Roblea  Dominic  NeweU  Joseph  Thomas  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  Thomas  Bowers  Francis  Reagan  Carl  Carlson  John  Spearman  Mlka  Chandoa  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  Sidney  Anderson  James C.  Glisson  Jamea  H.  Bales  Albert  Hammao  Robert  G.  Barrett  Wayne  Harris  Claude  Blanka  Rartnond  Hodgeg  Arthur  R.  King  Victor  Bonura  John  G.  Brady  Edward  Knapp  Vincent  J.  CaU  Leo  H.  Lang  Carter  Chambers  David  E.  McCallum  Fesa  T.  Crawford  WUUam  Marjenhoff  WiUow  L.  Crawford  WilUam  Nelson  Eugene  CroweU  Louis  W.  Peed  Joseph  Fitzpatrick  Aids  J.  Pontiff  Clarence  Fontenot  Wlnford  PoweU  Owen  L.  Foster  Harold  R.  Welsh  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  ,  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isakseu  MT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSPITAL  MT.  WILSON.  BALTIMORE.  MD.  George  Davla  G.  E.  RlchardaoB  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN.  VA.  Joseph  Gill  VA  HOSPITAL  HOUSTON.  TEXAS  Harry  HcClemon  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  JAMAICA.  NY  James  Russell  VA  HOSPITAL  DENVER.  COLO.  Clifford  C.  Womack  Skipper's Letters  Do Not Count  When not  busy  watching  tho  sky  for  o  falling  missile,  most  of  the  crews on  the Suwonee Steamship Company's missile­tracking ships  spend their time  either swimming or fishing. However, because they  live in a world of  electronics, when  the gong on  the Sampan Hitch  hod a  fish  to  boost of,  they mode  sure  they could  bock it up  with  good  documentary  proof.  Pictured  above  with  61/2­foot  shark  caught by  the  crew  on  the Hitch  is  Seafarer  Angelo  Vennzeneilo.  The  other  member  is  not  identified.  According  to  the  report,  it  took  seven  men to  haul the  fish  aboard.  It  has  been  called  to  the  at­ tention  of  headquarters  that  some  skippers  have  been  claim­ ing  that  they  have  "clarifica­ tions" on various  sections of  the  standard  agreement  in  the form  of  a  letter  from  the  Union  or  some  other  communication.  The only  official clarifications  are  those  which  have  been  ap­ proved  by  the  joint  Union­em­ ployer  clarifications  committee  and  have  been  printed  up  as  such as clarifications  to the con­ tract.  All other so­called "clari­ fications"  have  no  contract  sta­ tus whatsoever.  As  previously  reported,  the  clarifications  committee  is  cur­ rently  in  the  process  of  rewrit­ ing and  condensing  the existing  clarifications,  but  until  official  notice  is received  from  the  Un­ ion  all  ships  are  to  proceed  on  the  basis  of  the  existing  docu­ ments.  �m  Jnlr IT, i»5t  SEAFARERS  LOG  Fare  Fonrteen  LOO HGlps KGGP  AbrGast Of News  To  (ho  Iditon  t  would  Uko  very  much  to  havo  tho  SEAFARERS  LOG  forwarded  to  mo  at  my  new  address.  As  I  have  been  a  seaman  In  the past and sailed on SIU ships.  I  would  like  to  keep  in  touch  with some  of  my old  shipmates.  My last trip  was  in 1957  on  the  Northwestern  Victory  which  paid  off  in  Oregon.  Whila I am unable to sail  just  ChlnatoTm.  These  people  were  very  decent  to  me,  and  made  • vary effort to sea that I  got by  reasonably.  They  certainly  did  not try  to take advantage  of  the  situation,  and  for  that reason  I  think that  people who  treat sea­ men in foreign  ports as they did  should  have  this  fact  called  to  the  attention  of  the rest  of  tha  membership.  Tony  Petrillo  »  »  Crew Suggests  Time­Off Rule  To  the  Editor:  In the  past, the Seafarers  In­ ternational  Union  of  NA  has  obtained  many  benefits  which  we,  members  of  the  SIU,  have  taken  advantage  of.  The  crew  of  the  SS  Azalea  City  wish  to  send  thanks  to any  and all  con­ cerned  for  the  advanced  condi­ Alt  letters to  the  editor  for  tions  existing  aboard  SlU­con­ publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ tracted  ships.  ERS  LOa  must  he  signed  N 0 w  how­ by  the  writer.  Names  will  ever,  we  are  be  withheld  upon  request.  confronted  with a problem  now,  1 hope  to  be  back  at  sea  which  con­ in  the  near  future  aboard  one  cerns  all  Sea­ farers  and  we  of  the SIU's contracted  ships.  As  I said I  am asking  for this  request  that  paper  to  I  can  keep  in  touch  deep  consider­ with the  news  of  what  is  going  ation  be  given  on in the Union as my heart lies  this  by  the  negotiating  DAngelo  in this  work.  committee  and  the  officials  of  Bernard  Kaufman  the  SIU.  ^  The  theory  or  statement  that  Asks Instructions  "it  you  want  time  off, "get  off"  should  be  dispensed  with,  for  For'Delegates  many of  us feel  it is a  necessity  To the Effltor:  to  have  time  off  in  a  US  port.  .  I  am  in the­same  old  routine  One  major  reason  for  this  is  of  ship's delegate  on  the  Bent's  personal  business  which  cannot  Fort.  Although I  have had  this  be  taken  care  of  after  regular  thankless  job  on  numerous  working  hours.  Another  is  to  ships 1 am  still  confronted with  enable  a  man  to  spend  more  the fact  that 1 am  not  sure  just  time with his family after a trip.  what  a  ship's  delegate's  com­ There  are  others,  but  they  are  plete job  is.  There always  seem  too  numerous  to  mention  here.  Therefore a motion was made,  to  be  a  couple  of  brothers  on  every  ship  who,  although  they  seconded  and  passed  by  the  always  refuse  to  take  a  dele­ crew  of  the  Azalea .City  that  a  system  be  adopted  by  the  SIU  gate's job, find  membership that time  off  in US  the  role  of  a  ports  be given  without  any loss  sea  lawyer  is  of  wages  by  the  crew.  okay for them.  We. request  that  this  motion  Couldn't  we  be  read  at  all  SIU  halls  at  the  have  aome  next  meeting  and  opened  for  type  of  in­ discussion  by  the  rest  of  the  struction  di­ membership,  rected  to  the  Yito D'Angelo  brothers  who  Deck  delegate  do  accept  Wallace  (Ed.  note:  This  motion  was  these  ship­ board  jobs  with  tha  best  of  in­ acted on  at  the  July 8  hq  meet­ tentions  in  mind?  We  had  a.  ing.)  lb  few  ­beefs  here  in  the  past  month  and  I  went  to  Ted  Bah­ Couer d'Alene  kowskI,  Seattle  agent,  for  in­ structions as to what  to do.  But  Rates Thanks  some  of  the  sea  lawyers  were  To the Editor:  dissatisfied  with  what  he  told  to take  this opportuni­ me.  Fortunately,  Reed  Hum­ ty I want  to  convey  through  the  SEA­ phries  was  able  to  straighten  everything  out  when  he  came  FARERS  LOG  my  family's  ap­ preciation  for  the  kind  expres­ aboard  in  Wilmington  and  now  sions of  sympathy from the crew  everyone  seems  to  be  happy  of  the SS Couer d'Alene Victory  again,  thanks  to  the  good  old  ever  the  loss  of  our  father,  SIU  way  of  having  the  patrol­ Joseph  Barbara.  man decide matters on the spot.  1  would  also  like  to  thank  1 hope to be seeing  something  Capt.  T.  Jablonski for  the kind­ in  the  LOG  in  the­near  future  ness and gentleness he displayed  concerning  instructions  to  dele­ in  breaking  the  news  to  my  gates as  to  their  duties  and  au­ brother,  Sal  Barbara,  who  was  thority.  a crewmember aboard the vessel  Walter Wallace  at the time  of  our father's pass­ ing.  Mrs. Francis Curto  Yokohama Bar  letters to  The  Editor  Whiltt  rummaging  through  an  old  trunk,  Richard  Clark  of  At*  lanta,  Ga.,  came  up  with  these old  photographs  of  some  of  the  crew  of  the  South Atlantic  SS.  Co.  Hog  Island  freighter  SS  Liberty  Glp,  enroute  to Liverpool  back  in June,  1927.  According  to  Clark,  the  top  photo  is of  part  of  the black  gang,  taken  after  a  long  tour  of  duty  below,­  while  on  the  left,  one  of  the Liberty Glo's crew stretches his  muscles  on  an  overhead  beam  on  the poop  deck. Recreation facilities  on  the  Hog  Island  freighter  were  limited  to  calisthenics,  exercising  with  a  make­shift  punching  bag,  crap  games  and  black  jack.  On  the  right,  "Georgia  Boy"  Mertz, an  AB on  the vessel,  strikes  up  a  Scottish  pose  for  the  photo­ grapher  during  a  morning  break.  If  the  pictures  strike  a  familiar  chord  with  any  Seafarer.  Clark  said,  he  would  appreciate  hearing  from  him.  His  address  is  1449  Blvd.,  SE.,  Atlanta.  MOBILE  1  South  Lawrence  St.  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  HEmlock  2­17S4  1219  N.  Second  Ave.  NEW  ORLEANS  923  BienviUe  St.  ALPENA  ELmwood  4­3616  BALTIMORE  1216  E.  Baltimore  St.  Lindsey  Williams,  Agent  Tulane  8628  Earl  Sbeppard,  Agent  EAatern  7­4900  BUFFALO,  NY  914  Main  St.  NEW  YORK,.,...079  4th  Ave.,  Broogvn  BOSTON  ­276  State  St.  GRant  2728  HYacintb  9­6600  G.  Dakin.  Acting  Agent  Richmond 2­0140  CLEVELAND  1420  W=  SS  St.  NORFOLK  .127­129  Bant  ^  MAin  1­0147  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  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(Print Information) Canadian District  NAME  SUP  STREET  ADDRESS  CITY  MFOW  ZONE  ...  STATE  MC&S  I  SK  ,  i:''\  ADDRESS  ....  ......  7 CITY  ZONE..,.  ST^VTE'.......*  A/g;(TT/Aiff VLirHY Gets Applause  ^  To the  Editor:  While  1  was  aboard  the  SS  Chickasaw  in  Yokohama  1  had  to get  off  the  ship  to go  to  the  hospital. After  being discharged  from the  hospital, 1 had  to wait  around  on  tha  beach  for  three  weeks.  During  that  time  I  was  treated very  courteously  by the  people  who  operate  the  Bar  Eden,  located  Ih  Yokohama's  ^  t  Thanks Members  For Sympathy  To the Editor:  Please  convey  to  all  the  of­ ficers  and  members  of  the  SIU  my  thanks  to  all  at  this  time.  1  deeply  appreciate  their  kind­ ness  in my  behalf  following the  death of  my husband,  Mn,  Paul  Sanford  �I t.  •  July  17, 1»5»  rage  rmeem  SEAFARERS  LOG  ;f xpancf  SiU Food Sef­Up;  I All Ships To Be Covered  <Ck>ntinued  from  page 3)  companies as in  the  past,  with  in­ Shorthanded?  MSTS Still Competing  For  Passenger  Business  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  iu­e  asked  to  contact  the  hall  immediately  for  a  replace­ IVaterman,  Seatrain  and  Isthmian,  dividual  points  of  view  on  imple­ ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  participated  in  the  program.  They  menting  the  feeding  program,  but  will  keep  all  jobs  aboard  ship  WASHINGTON—When  is  a  Government  "secret"  not  a  employed  food  consultants  to  ride  would  operate  under  a  joint  Un­ filled  at  all  times  and  elimi­ Government  secret?  According  to  the  SIU  Washington  of­ nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  ion­company  undertaking.  This  is  their  ships  and  institute  the  Im­ fice,  it's  only  "secret" for  those  who  don't  know  the  street  proved  feeding  system.  The  re­ what has now  been  put  into effect.  sailing  shorthanded.  address of  the Library of  Con­f  sults  proved  very  satisfactory  both  gress.  to  the  crewmembers  and  the  com­ panies.  In  the  past,  the  office  re­ Revised Rules  ports,  it's  been  the  policy  of  the  Meanwhile  a  15­man  SIU  stew­ Military  Sea  Transportation  Serv­ ard  department  committee  worked  ice  not  to  give  out  information  on  up  a  set  of  revised  steward  de­ the  number  of  seamen  working  in  All  of  the  following  SIU  families  have  received  a  $200  rrtatemity  the  fleet.  But  a  little  digging  in  parjtment  working  rules  to  rede­ fine  the  functions  and  qualifica­ benefit  plus  a  $25  bond  from  the  Union  in  the  baby's  name:  the  library  stacks  turned  up  the  tions  of  each  man  in  the  galley.  BJame  Haukeho,  bom  May  12,  Union  H.  Sanders,  Bay  Minette,  information  that  the  agency  has  The  deaths  of  the  following  Sea­ The  working  rules  included  a  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Bjarne  Ala.  11,505  employees,  of  whom  3,218  farers  have  been  reported  to  the  guide  for  food  preparation  and  Haukebo,  Long  Beach,  Calif,  are  military  and  8,237  civilians.  SIU  Welfare  Plan  and  the  death  i.  benefit  Has  been  paid  to  their  service  based  on  the  "to  order"  Rosemary  Talbott,  born  June  4,  Just  how  many  of  these  are  sea­ beneficiaries:  t  it  system.  These  rules  were  adopted  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Elwood  men  is still  not  known.  by  the  membership  and  put  into  Sandra  Gay  Lightell,  bom  June  Talbott,  Houston,  Tex.  Other  interesting  facts  are  that  Paul  Smyth,  44:  Brother  Smyth,  13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Paul  effect.  MSTS,  as  of  April  30  of  this  year,  an  SIU  deck  department  member  $•   4"  However,  while  the  feeding  pro­ Lightell,  New  Orleans,  La.  still  had  120  of  its  own  ships  as  since  1955,  died  Dennis  Mark  Royal,  bom  June  t  ^  gram  was  working  well  through  against  27  charters  and  four  ships  June  6  of  an  in­ 12, 1959,  to Seafarer  and Mrs.  Carl  Phyllis  Lynette  Manett,  born  cooperation  with  individual  com­ owned  by  other  Government  agen­ ternal  h e m o r­ Royal,  Ellaville,  Ga.  rhage  in  Doyle,  panies, not all  companies and  ships  June 14, 1959,  to Seafarer and Mrs.  cies.  4>  4>  4>  Maryland.  He  were  participating,  and  many  of  Grant  Marzett,  Mobile,  Ala.  Jesse  Young  Chapline,  born  In  1958,  MSTS  handled  605,000  leaves  a  cousin,  ^  $  the  smaller  companies  were  not  in  Gregory  ^  Mosher,  bom  May  21,  1,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  passengers,  over  half  of  whom  Charles  Woods,  a  position  to  obtain  the  services  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Albert  June  Robert  L.  Chapline,  Youngstown,  were  military  personnel.  The  ad­ of  Seattle,  Wash.  of  consultants,  even  though  all  Mosher,  Baltimore,  Md.  ditional  passengers  were  the  de­ Burial  was  in  Ohio.  ships  were operating  under the  re­ pendents of  military personnel  and  Glen  B u r n i e  t>  it  3P  4"  vised  union  working  rules for  the  Evelyn  Ramirez,  born  May  15,  "others  approved  by  the  Depart­ Cemetery,  Md.  Jenifer  Devine,  bom  June  16,  steward  departments.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Tomas  1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs.  Paul  A.  ment  of  Defense"—in  other  words,  4  4  4  Consequently,  in  renewing  the  Ramirez,  Brooklyn,  NY.  people  who  were  not  in  the armed  Harry  Henze,  Devine,  Galveston, Tex.  67:  Brother  Henz*  .SIU  contract  last  fall,  the  Union  »  ^  forces and  were  not  military men's  died  on  June  13  while  a  patient  '  4"  4"  4P  negotiated  the  five­cent  daily  con­ Jeffrey  Armstrong,  born  June  at  the  Pinecrest  tribution  from  the  operators  to  fi­ 16,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Gebbia,  born  May  15,  dependents.  The  maritime  unions  Nursing  Home,  nance  the  establishment  of  a  full­ James  R.  Armstrong,  Jarvisburg,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Peter  would be interested in getting a  de­ tailed  breakdown  on  these  others  Savannah,  Ga.  Gebbia,  New  Orleans,  La.  time  group  of  consultants  who  NC.  and  why  they  were  traveling  on  Henze  was  a  would  service  all  SlU­contracted  4  4.  4  ^  ^  ^  member  sine*  ships.  The  full­time  consultants  Pamela Doris  Sanders, born May  Helen  Goldman,  born  May  27,  Government  ships.  1938,  sailing  in  On  the  cargo  side,  commercial  would not be  working for indlvdual  5,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ken­ the  steward  de­ neth  Goldman,  Ridley  Park,  La.  ships  handled  approximately  %ths  partment.  He  is  of  the  MSTS  cargo  lift  and  re­ 4  4  4  survived  by  his  Sabrina Henninger,  born May  11,  ceived  78  percent  of  the  $425  mil­ wife,  Mrs. Gather  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Robert  lion expense incmred, but a  break­ Henze  of  Savan­ Henninger,  Baltimore,  Md.  down  of  the  companies  receiving  nah.  Place  of  burial  was  not  in­ MSTS  contracts  is  not  readily  4  4  4  dicated.  Zanie  Camille  Milne,  born  June  available.  4  4  4  17,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ar­ All  cargo  and  passengers  moved  thur  Milne,  Mobile,  Ala.  by  MSTS,  the  report  notes,  are  Andrew  Sndol,  47:  Brother  Su<°  paid  for  out  of  appropriations  for  dol,  a  Union  member  since  1947,  4  4  4  Pedro  Moreno,  born  April  13,  the  Army,  Navy  and  Air  Force;  died  in  his  home  town  at  Wilkes­ 1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Pedro  consequently,  the  same  payments  Barre,  Pa.,  on May  27  when  hit  by  Moreno,  Galveston,  Tex.  could  be  made  directly  to  private  a  train.  He  had  worked  in  the  4  4  4  industry for  the  same  functions.  engine  department.  Mrs.  Josh  Brett  Allen  Nelson,  born  June  The  Washington  office  review  Thomas,  his  sister,  survives  him.  23,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  notes  that  MSTS  has  a  new  boss.  Place  of  burial  was  not  indicated.  Frank  Nelson,  Maplewood,  La.  Vice  Admiral  Roy  A.  Gano,  and  TO SHIPS IN ATlANTie EUROPEAN  4  4  4  Steven  OToole,  born  April  10,  expresses  the  hope  that "a  change  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  John  in  command  will  mean  a  change  in  the  policies  of  MSTS."  OToole,  Baltimore,  Md.  SIU  BABY  ABBIVALS  EVERY  SUNDAY  DIRECT  VOICE  DROADCAST  MTD"  "THE VOICE OF THE  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  GMT  (t1;20  EST  Sunday)  VYFK­39, 19850  KCs  Ships  In  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ tic  and  East  Coast. of  United  States.  VFFL­65,  15850  KCa  Ships in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  WFK­95,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area,  North  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Francisco  M.  Mateo  posing that Government passengers  and  defense  business  move  over­ G.  Miranda,  Las  Casas  #17,  seas  by  air  instead  of  by  ships.  A  Ponce,  PR,  wants  to  contact  you  statement  to  that  effect  was  made  urgently.  by  Lt.  Gen.  William  H.  Tunner,  Cyril  A.  Scott  the  commander  of  the' MATS. ~  Ex­Steel  King  The  proposal  was  made  because  Your  wife  is  very  anxious  to  (Continued from  page  3)  of a  dispute  between  MATS  and  hear  from  you.  Write  1571  Union  to  r '.tain satisfaction of  grievances.  privately­operated airlines over the  ('1­...S  is  a  right,  the  crews  say,  carriage  of  passengers  and  cargo,  St., Brooklyn, NY,  or call President  which  has  been  taken  from  them  a dispute  which is  identical  to  that  4­8475.  sinc^  the  end  of  Warld  War  II.)  between private  ship operators and  Paul  Hoggins  • Improved    living  conditions  MSTS.  Tunner's move  was seen  as  Please  contact  H.  F.  Holmes  at  and  improved  feeding.  (Many  of  a  means  of  appeasing  the  airlines  7020 North  Clark  Ave., Tampa,  Fla.  the  Italian  ships,  the  mejq.  say,  by  giving  them  more  business  at  James  J.  Gorman  have  a five­pot system.)  the  expense  of  ships,  without  re­ Please  get  in  touch  with  your  • The establishment  of  controls  ducing  the  activities  of  MATS.  over scab  seamen who are working  The  proposal  has  been  attacked  mother,  Mrs.  Marcy  E.  Gorman,  at  for  far  less  than  minimum  union  by  representatives  of  the  Ameri­ 21­57  33rd  Street,  Astoria,  LI.  wages—a  situation  aggravated  by  can  shipping  industry  as  involving  Federlco  Reyes  the  Italian  unemployment situation  a  further , weakening  of  the  mer­ Please  contact  your  wife,  Bea­ which  has  driven  many  non­sea­ chant  marine.  The  ship  operators  trice Reyes,  621 Union Ave., Bronx,  men  to the  waterfront.  declared  that  it "disregarded  .  .  .  NY,  about  a  very  important  legal  • A   n increase  in manning scales.  the  need  for  sea­lift  capacity  re­ matter.  (Italian  ships,  the  crews  say,  often  cently  reaffirmed  by  the  Govern­ Frank  Mason  carry  one  crewman  for  14  passen­ ment  and  the  Department  of  De­ ex­Valiant  Hope  gers, while  the liner United States,  fense."  Your  gear  has  been  deposited  at  which  carries  1,8()0­1,9U()  passen­ the Boston  Hall.  gers, has  a crew of  about  1,200.)  William  GUck  • Freedom    from  military  re­ Important  you  contact  Mrs.  Jo­ strictions.  (Under  present  Italian  sephine  Clinard,  3565  NW  12th  law,  the  men  say,  they  are  con­ Street, Miami  35,  Florida, concern­ sidered  part  bf  the  Italian  Navy  ing  watch  you bought.  and  subject  to  its  regulations.)  ,  U  I  .t  i • }, i  •   ; I."  .  .......  • .«*. wfil'it­ • s a I u .0 tt  SIU  Aiding  Ifaly Strike  Cov'f  Airii  Gets In Act  .4 �Vol.  XXI  No. 15  SEAFARERSALOO  July  If,  1959  'H:  • • ^  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UN ION »  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  >  AFL.CIO*  Engineers Win  Severance Pay  in Fiag Switches  On Land  And Sea  ITF Holds  Meeting On  Runaways  An  SIU  of  NA  delegation  left  An  impartial  arbitrator  has  ruled  that  the  principle  of  early this  week for  Geneva, Switz­ severance pay  applies in the  maritime industry to  crewmem­ erland, to  attend  a  meeting  of  the  bers whose ships are  transferred to  a foreign flag.  The deci­ Fair  Practices  Committee  of  the  International  Transportworkers  sion,  made  in  connection  tract,  had  agreed  with  the  ship  Federation. The meeting  this week  with  the  Marine  Engineers  operators  to  submit  the  severance  dealt  with  the  ITF  attack  on  the  runaway­flag  problem,  reviewing  ^  Beneficial  Association  agree­ pay  claim  to  arbitration  to  deter­ action  taken  thus  far  and  further  mine if  such  a  claim Is suitable  in  ment,  represents  an  important  steps  to  be  taken  to  implement  the  maritime  industry  and,  if  so,  breakthrough  in  obtaining  protec­ what  kind  of  terms  should  be  ap­ previous' resolutions  on  organizing  tion  for  seamen  on  ships  trans­ plied.  these ships.  ferred  foreign.  The  severance  pay  program  had  Attending for the SIU  of  NA are  The  SIU,  negotiating  its  new  been  accepted  in  principle  last  President  Hall  and  Vice­President  wage  and  vacation  benefits  last  year  in  the  MEBA  contract  nego­ Hal  Banks,  representing  Canada.  fall,  has  not  completed  an  agree­ tiations.  President  Joseph  Curran  is  head­ ment  on  severance  pay  and  job  ing  a  Nation^  Maritime  Union  Negotiated  Last  Tear  security demands.  A large  number  The  arbitrator's  award  provides  delegation  at  the  conference.  of  meetings  have  been  held  since  severance pay for  all permanently­ State  Dep't  Action  then with SlU­contracted operators  assigned  engineers aboard  a  trans­ Among  the  subjects  up  for  re­ in an  effort to reach  agreement on  ferred  ship.  The  severance  will  view  at  the  conference  is  the  re­ these  clauses  and  discussions  are  amount  to  one  month's  pay  for  cent meeting between  the US State  still  going  on  on  the  issue.  each  four  months'  service  at  the  Department and  representatives of  As  was  pointed  out  at  the  time  minimum,  for  engineers  with  the  European  maritime  nations;  at  of  last fall's settlement, the agree­ company  less  than  a  full  year.  which  the  runaway  issue  was  dis­ »  ment  in  wages  and  other  money  Engineers  with  one  full  year  of  cussed,  among  other  matters.  Also  items did  not constitute a  full con­ service  will  get  foiu:  months'  under  discussion  are  recent  trans­ tract  settlement,  but  these  provi­ wages.  Those  with  up  to  eight  fers  of  runaway  tonnage  to  mari­ sions  were  put  into  effect  pending  years'  service,  will  get  the  basic  time nation  flags.  resolution  of  the  job  security  pro­ four  months'  wages  plus  an  addi­ Undoubtedly,  ways  and  means  visions.  tional  month's  pay  for  each  addi­ of  organizing  the  runaways  under  The  MEBA,  in  settling  its  con­ tional  year.  various  unions'  jurisdictions  are  Those  with  more  than  eight  Britain's "Hovercraft," a new machine that rides on an artificially­ being  discussed at  the  conference.  years  with  the  company,  will  get  created  cushion  of  air,  goes  through  its  paces  on  land  and  at  A farther report on  the outcome  11  months' severance  pay,  plus  an  of  the  conference  will  appear  in  sea.  In top  photo  7,500­pound  oval­shaped  craft hovers  above  additional half­month  for addition­ the  next  SEAFARERS  LOG.  .  al  years.  Those  with  over  ten  ground, while below, it rides over water.  years'  service  will  get  one  year's  severance.  Covers Mates  Too  The  same  provisions  will  apply  WASHINGTON  —  New  regula­ automatically  to  members  of  the  In an echo of  the two­year­old  beef  of  the SIU Canadian District against Canadian Nation­ tions  requiring  subsidized  dry  car­ Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  Union,  al Steamships, it now appears a Cuban government bank may have to pay damages for being  go  ships  to  have  heavy­lift  booms  since  they,  under  the  terms  of  unable  to deliver  the eight strikebound ships.  The  vessels  were  purchased  by  the Batista  and  "washdown"  systems  to  fight  their  contract  settlement,  were  to  regime  from  the  Canadian­*­ radioactivity  have  been  announced  be  entitled  to  ahy  severance  pay  government  in  the  midst  of  In a $71^  million suit filed in Balti­ bank's  breach  of  contract  caused  FloU  Maritima  to  lose  $31^  mil­ by  the  Maritime  Administration.  awarded  to  the  engineers.  the strike beef, and unsuccess­ more  District  Federal  Court  by  All  ships  built  in  the  future  for  Over  and  abov^e  the  monetary  ful  efforts  were  made  at  the  time  the  Flota  Maritima  Browning  de  lioh  dollars,  the­suit  says.  Cuba.  This  is  the  Cuban  shipping  Another  contract,  the  suit  operation  under  subsidy  contracts  benefits  provided  the  engineers,  to  man  them.  the severance  pay  provision  would  outfit  headed  by  Troy  Browning  claims,  gave  the  Browning  outfit  will  have  to have one  60­ton heavy  The  present  premier  of  Cuba  a  15­year  lease­purchase  arrange­ tend  to  discourage  American­flag  whose Great Lakes ships are under  lift  and  three  ten­ton  lifts  as  part  has promised  not to  have the ships  ment  on  six  ships  being  built  in  operators  from  transferring  ships  to  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  contract  of  their  regular  gear.  The  heavy  Britain and  Japan.  The default of  lifts  have  long  been  regarded  by  foreign  because  of  the  costs  in­ manned  behind  the Canadian  Dis­ District.  picketline.  A  few  days  after'the  suit  was  this contract, it is  claimed,  eaused  the  Government  as  essential  items  involved  in  making  the  severance  trict  The  damages  are  being  sought  filed,  it  was  announced  that  the  Flota  Maritima  to  lose  $4  million.  which  have  been  lacking  on  virtu­ payments  to  their  crews.  Cuban  bank  had  made  a  down  The  suit,  under  admiralty  law,  ally all American­flag cargo vessels.  payment  to  Canada  on  the  struck  asks  the  entire  $7^  million  plus  The  washdown  system  will  in­ costs and interest.  It also asks that  vessels.  '  volve  a  minor  modification  of  ex­ the one  ship tied  up in  Baltimore,  When  the  Cuban  bank  bought  isting  shipboard  firefighting  gear.  the  Ciudad  de  la  Habana,  be  auc­ the  eight  Canadian  ships—which  Its  function  is  to  provide  a  film  tioned  off  to  satisfy  as  much  of  had ­been  tied  up  in  a  wage  dis­ of  seawater  on  all  exposed  decks  the  claim  as  possible.  pute  of  the SIU  Canadian  District  and  topside  structures  should  a  —^Browning's  Cuban  outfit  was  ship enter an area  contaminated by  supposed  ­to  operate  them  with  radioactive  fallout.  Cuban  seamen.  PHILADELPHIA—Port  Agent Steve  Cardullo reports  that  Ships  equipped  fo^  washdowns  However,  vigorous  protests  by  will  have combination  solid stream  work on  a new SIU  hall for this port  is progressing at a good  the  Canadian  District,  backed  by  and  fog  spray  nozzles  on  existing  pace.  At  present  cement  piers are  being added  to withstand  the  SIU,  including  demonstrations  hoses, to be  installed in  clips about  the added  weight of  construe­ at  the  Cuban  consulate  in  New  SIU  membership  meet­ 50  feet  apart  and  pointed  straight  tion.  All  members,  Cardullo  doldrums  because  of  the­dispute  York,  kept  the  strikebreaking  up.  Consequently,  when  all  the  says,  are  invited  to  take  a  between  the employers  and  the In­ move  from  becoming  effective.  As  ings  are  held  regularly  hoses  are  turned  on,  lifeboats,  look  at  the work. Already  many of  ternational  Longshoremen's  Asso­ a  result,  the  entire fleet  has  re­ weather decks  and other areas  will  them  have done so and  are looking  ciation.  A  few­replacements; have  mained  immobilized  in  Halifax,  every  two  weeks  on  Wed­ be  covered  with  sptay.  forward  eagerly  to  the  building's  been  shipped  on tankers  but there  with  the  exception  of  the  Ciudad  nesday  nights  at  7  PM in  Navy  tests have  shown  that such  completion.  have  been  few  other  job  oppor­ de  la  Habana  (the  former  Cana­ ad  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ washdown  systems  are  effective  The  new  hall,  located  at  2602  tunities.  The  ILA  beef  broke  out  dian  Challenger)  which  has  been  farers  are  expected  to  protection  for  ships'  crews  against  South  Fourth  Street,  will  provide  when  longshoremen  balked  at  un­ tied  up  in  Baltimore.  Cuban  sea­ radioactivity. Ships  of  the Military  facilities  for  both  Union  functions  loading a cargo of  sugar because  of  men  have refused  to  participate in  attend;  those  who  wish  to  any  effort  to  man  the strikebound  be excused  should  request  Sea Transportation  Service already  and  those of  the Seafarers Welfare  unsafe  working  conditions.  have  such  systems  functioning.  Plan. It will be a one­story  building  The  port  had  three  payoffs  dur­ ships.  permission  by  telegram  The  new  regulations  covering  in  modern  architectural  style,  of­ ing  the  last  period—the  Petro  Actually,  Browning's  suit  covers  (be  sure  to include  regis­ two  lease­purchase  arrangements,  heavy  lift  capacity  provide  that  fering ample space and  comforts to  Chem  (Valentine)  and  the  Mary­ mar  and  "Texmar  (Calmar).  The  both  of  which,  he  claims,  the  Cu­ tration  number).  The next  • '.w/fc jV:.  they  are  not  to  be  treated  as  na­ the membership.  ban  baiik  broke.  tional  defense  features  for  which  The  SIU  is  also  continuing  its  Marymar  signed  on.  SIU  meetings  will be:  In  transit  were  the  CS  Miami  Under  the  arrangement  on  the  the  Government  pays  the  entire  organization v/ork  in this port, Car­ July  22  i  cost.  The  reasoning  is  that  such  dullo  says.  Meanwhile  the  beef  and  Winter  Hill  (CiUes  Service);  Canadian  siiii­s,  iUe  Cuban  bank  heavy  lifts  are  needed  for  normal  with  the  Graham  Transportation  Robin  Gray  (Robin);  Steel  Scien­ agreed  to  give  Brow  ng  a  seven­ .Augusts  commercial  operations  because  of  Company  is  still  tied  up in  Labor  tist and  Steel Seafarer  (Isthmian);  year  lease  on  11 shipt­ ­the  eight  Canadian vessels  plrs thi:ee  others  Jean  and  Edith  (BuU),  and  Alcoa  August  19  ^ t  the large amount  of  military  cargo  Board litigation.  —with  an  dptloQ  to  buy.  The,  Shipping  here  has  been  in  the  Runner  (Alcoa).  carried  by American­flag vessels.  New  Ships  Need  Atom  'Wash' Gear  Sue Cuba For Struek Ships  Dock Dispute Slows Phila.;  New Hall Makes Progre^  f  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  • ;  ./­'i  • •   � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Seafarers Log Issues 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 17, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ALL SHIPS TO GET SIU FOOD PROGRAM SIU CO. TO BUILD FOUR BOX-SHIPS FILE APPEAL IN ‘SPEEDING’ SUSPICION $1.25 MINIMUM PROPOSED FOR 100,000 IN MARITIME REVISED SIU FOOD PROGRAM COVERS ALL UNION VESSELS NY ITALIAN SHIP STRIKERS HOLD FIRM; GET SIU AID PROPOSE GREATER SURPLUS SALES, PLUS OVERSEAS GIFTS FISHERMEN ELECT OFFICERS; HAIL SIU ‘SPLENDID HELP’ MEBA TO SEEK LAKES JOB SECURITY BRITISH FIRM SELLING RR ‘STRIKE BENEFIT’ PACIFIC SIU PLANS CLINIC IN ‘FRISCO ADD FIREMEN, AB COURSES TO UNION TRAINING PROGRAM MOBILE UNIONS PLAN TEST OF ALA. ANTI-STRIKE LAW HEAVY SUMMER TURNOVER MAKES NY SHIPPING HOT PACIFIC DISTRICT OPENS MORE PENSIONERS’ HOMES MSTS STILL COMPETING FOR PASSENGER BUSINESS ENGINEERS WIN SEVERANCE PAY IN FLAG SWITCHES ITF HOLDS MEETING ON RUNAWAYS SUE CUBA FOR STRUCK SHIPS DOCK DISPUTE SLOWS PHILA.; NEW HALL MAKES PROGRESS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/17/1959 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. XXI, No. 15  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4958e2a7aba5c3418d406c7f5a739e25.PDF 4474ad5ded2ac4465cbc3efc7b6b0d84 PDF Text Text July 31, 1959 OF Y.HE SE·AFAR'ERS INTERNATIONAL UNION '• ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT~ • AFL-CIO • Site.CleariJJg Begins: _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ __ _ Story On ·Page 3 Form Special Unit To Sign Runoways _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Story On Page 2 Shipyard workers and spectators watch as America's D OWR Th e WGyS. first nuclear-powered merchant ship, the NS Savan~ah, slides down the ways at her.launching in Camden, New Jersey. It will be another year before sh_e is ready to go into service. (Story on Page 5; feature on Savannah's 'nuclea~ operation on Page 9.) �. .se Two -,.· Bill Woulcl Ease Duties On Seamen �P•l'e ThrM SE.4l'.4REltS £0C Cle-a i '-S-i te For, New . . ~ HOii l'n N'OrleanS NEW ORLE~NS-Preliminary work on·the site for a brand-new hall for Sea• · f arers has gotten underway he~e, with actual construction ~ue to start this fall~ Tlie new, modem facility, which will.front on Jackson Avenue m the famed Fr~nch Quart~r, will be located . · t t , ii f m the are In process of revision. The of the French Quarter. It ls ex8 boU · WO m es ro . · hall will cover an estimated area pected that tlie building ·wm be present Union Hall on of l~o· by 135', plus a large i~­ ready late next year, .8 : 'll Street ' It will rounding plot to allow for appr~ 1env1 e . priate fandscapini an4 parkln1 .provide .space for Welfare space. '.Plan functions and fop The start on the New Orleans project follows by only a few Coeur D'Alene Victory is shown paning through lriquois· Lock on St. Lawrence Seaway. Qn the dock to handle lines if necessary is Seafarer Juan Nie~~s, AB. , Union servjces. . weeks the launching ot constrttcDemolition of the existing tlon on a new hall in Philadelphia, structures on the property is located at 2602 South Fourth well advanced, but final plans on Street. the proposed two-story building All of the construction ls In llne with plans for improving services ·l cc·l'n N . ew· A·las·ka'· , B1·d . · - d h · .. WASHINGTON-Counterattacking against the successes of the industry an t ~ mantime unions the Interstate Commerce Commission ·is seeking, in the House of Representatives 'What it has been denied. in the Sen~te-namely, control of Alaska shipping. The Senate bill, which• · would have given the ICC a as coastwise and lntercoastal ship signed to endow the railroads with foothold in the offshore ship- operators. 'lJhe unions and the the undisputed right to eliminat~ ping field , had been pigeonholed operators had charged the .ICC after vigorous attack by ttie SIU with being in collusion with the and other maritime unions', as well railroads, permitting them to rig rate schedules so as to wreck the • domestic shipp~ng ~ndustry. . SurnI US Us • ' G rain oes G any and all ·carrier ~o~petition by any .means at hand without regard to the end effect on the economy of transportation as a whole, or even the railroad economy itself. It appears lhat the ICC has placed a stamp of approval on this theory, sinc·e the rate war continues in full force." ! In a related development, the ICC announced it was appealing to the Supreme Court a US court ruling enjoining u from putting into effect railroad rate cuts on the carriage of° sulphur over the· objections of "a shipping company. The company, Marine Transport Lines, had charged that the ICC · had re f used to consider th e ev1dence it submitted against the rate-cutting move. The court h d h Id th h' i a up e e s IPP ng comparw. ~~d~e:fa~e::e::i::~ p:~;t~:. p::; both business and recreational purposes, as well as eating accommodations for .men on the beach . The New Orleans building has the tentative street address o! 630 Jackson Avenue, at Chippewa and _ Phillip Streets. Preliminary plans call for the building to include such accommodations as a cafetcria, sea chest, hiring hall, offices, a lounge, TV room and other recreational facilities on the main deck, plus additional recreation and meeting space on the top .deck. A large open patio would be situated in the rear for sunbathing and other outdoor activities. . Located just two blocks from the Jackson Avenue ferry landing, the proposed building here will have a modern outer facade, with present exterior plans calling for an outside stairway leading to the top deck. Unlike the building in New York, opened in 19'51, and the Baltimore hall opened in 1954, wh'1c h· coQ. f orm t o th e same genera l pattern, the New Orleans exterior design is entirely different and is i k · 'th ti h "t ture n eepmg w1 1e arc i ec , New hall site is near Jackson Ave. ferry, two miles from They cited numerous instances ~ in which the railroad$, with tbe ap~ Bienville St. proval of ICC, manipulated long: haul and short-haul rates to the • detriment of shipping, · and in many· instances charged below-cost rates to drive shipping out of busiw ASHINGTON-Another boost ness and monopolize the traffic. for shipping via the Seaway has Despite the setback in the Senbeen given by the us· Agriculture ate, ICC Chairman Kenneth H. Tuggle has appeared before a subDepartment, which has announced committee of the House Committee that farm surplus grain cargpes on Int'erstale and Fore1·gn Com· will be permitted to move from merce in support of HR 6244, Canadian P.otf.s on the St. Lawrence which calls for turning over Alaska . Seaway because of cheaper costs. shi'ppi'ng to the ICC. Crewmembers of the SS Atlantict . . th t b th f lg . Th a t · means. a • 0• ore nOn behalf of the maritime unhave received congratulations both flttg and American t.ramp operators, ions, the SIU's Washington office who have been active in the farm · h inserted into the ·r ecord the from the US Public Health Service · statement as · · and the company for the excellent , 1urp1us t ra d e, w1·11 b e br ingin g th e1r by SIUNA President . , . i L k A · score they achieved in the ship's 1h~ps nto ~reat a es mer1can Paul Hall attacking the ICC as sanitation inspection. The Ameriandi Ca~ad1an ports to pick up the enemy of coastwise and interPro - gr ~ can Banner Lines passenger liner era ? cargoes. , coastal shipping. Hall's statement achieved the unusually high ratThe proposal has upset East cited the tremendous decline in ing of 95 in the inspection for the Coast po1·t inte1·ests considerably, domestic shipping. since the ICC Over 150 SIU-contracted ships have already been visited 1958 calendar year. 1ince Baltfmore,~ Ph\ladelphia and first assumed jurisdiction over it by field representatives of the Atlantic and Gulf Companies other cities normally handling the in 1940, and also gave numerous In a letter to the company, the grain movement ·fear heavy_ loss- instances of ICC favoritism .toward Food Program under the new set-up covering all SIU-con- Public Health Service congraty· The. s· i x + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - lated it and the crew for "maint d companies. of ,buSiness to the Seaway route. raifroads and rate manipulation. - t race • · taining a high degree of sanitary He pointed to the well-known field- representatives, all of with several cof!lpanies called for excellence on board your vessel Meanwhile, Seaway ships ran Into another traffic jam at the Wei- fact that most ICC commissioners them SIU chief stewards, steaks and chops to be cooked to during the year 1958. land Canal where some ·~o ships are traditionally railroad men, order, roasts ·to be carved to order "The achievement of the Amer.are waiting to p.i:o. ceed northward, coming out of that industry and have been hitting ships here in an. d individual servings of butter, y .~ i B it· · M0 b'l \ ·N 1 e s1"de dishes of ' 'egetables and the ican Banner Lines in earning a from Lake ~rie to Lake Ontario. tl1en going back to plush railroad ew d N orA,o 1n a imore, • Public Health Service Certificate The jam has ~eveloped as iron ore jobs after leaving the agency. an ew r eans. like. of Sani·tati·on on its vessel 1·n opH ·1 On the ships they are assisting boats i:unning to am1 t.on, Ontario, Subsequently, Tuggle submitte~d shipboard stewards in strengthenThe companies participating in eration attests clearly to your conrushed ·huge supplies of ore to a-written reply to the Senate deny- ing t.heir inventory systems, im- the program initially hired their cern for the health and safety of Canadian steel. mills because of the .tng charges made by Hall. He in- proving menu planning and the own consultant stewards to im- your. passengers and employees atrike on the -American side. sisled that. the ICC is not a "pro- quality_of shipboard food prepara- prove feeding on the ships and ... The inspection rating of gs .•• ~oal ship operators . are com- motional body" which is "railro·a d tion and service. met with a good deal of success. is a signal achievement. "The Surgeon General and all plaining th{lt the. ore boats are get- mir{ded" but claimed that it is an . The new program is being oper- Consequently, the program is now tinet. pr.eference, ~Ith coal ships impartial agency. He blamed the ated by SIU-contracted companies being extended to all SIU com- my associates also join me in forced to waAt thr.ee and four d~ys woes of c·oas'twise shipping on high in cooperation with the Union, and panies on a standardized basis. acknowledging and commending is financed by a five-cent an hour Heading up the food program is the excellent cooperation which before gl'!,tting .into the -Welland cargo-handling costs. Canal. 411sC.year -ships were passThe charge by the unions that·' aaiJY contribution to a central fund. Seafarer Cliff Wilson, while work- the officers and employees of the Ing through the Welland· in nine the ICC is acting in ·colluslon with The· daily contribution was nego- ing under him as field consultants American Banner Lilles have· exhoqrs, but t~is year it is takin~ 58 . tpe railrqads was substantiateq by Ji~t~ci 'by the lfi;iion during last in the various ports are Seafarers tended to the personnel of our hours for the tlY~erage ship to get · an unnamed official of the Anti·. August's contract negotiations. Bob Principe, Pete Loleas and vessel sanitation program." ~ough. :· · : · · '.f.rust -Division of the Justice .De- ., The industcy-wide food program William J'enkins in New York; Ed In passi,ng the letter on to the Ev.en ·with the ·delays and · hazar~s par.tni~nt, . who characterized the Is an outgrowth of tlie SIU feeding ~mith ·in Baltimore; Phil O'Connor Union, William · Augustinus, the ef 1"lhe·1 Seawa~ passage, it is _. stil~ ·Iec_ as -"so wrapped µ.p with· the , plan which got underway i¢tially in New Orleans and Phil Reyes in company's general manager, noted cheapf?r:. to ship from the Middle Association of Ameri~an Rai~o~c;ls in 1954. The Union at that time set . Mobile. that the high rating could not have . West to Europe via the .seaway its terrible." . /. 1 out to replace boarding-house fam- · Trustees of the Atlantic and been achiev.ed without ev~ry man than .to 'ship cargo overland by rail Also in opposition at the House Uy-style f~ed(ng practices . on' tlie Gulf Food Program, representing on the ship "from the captain or. ~ruck, to. .tlie .EaSt .Coast and hear,ing · was, the SIU-contracted ships by ·a "ta~order" feeding sys- -major . steamship companies, are: down fo the galley utllity man d<>-! trapsship from .there. - •Pan-Ml@nJ,lq,1 Ste,.mship ~o~a~ .~m:. ~uch .. ~9 fi' ~ct~ced· 1 ·1n good .Roland Chapdelaine, Sea!ra.in; Cap- Ing his share. _ _ ~, · _ · .'f.~e Pan-Atla~tic 1WQ.M$Qlan ~cited· dboresld reit·¥,~n*' ~ ·• tain Milton William~. Bul,l L.ine; "l'he responsibility for a clean 1 ~/~~ 2tf/1 *'1i ~µn1,1meJ,'able ~xamplee o~ the rail- : T~e program 'Wlls set ' Uft ort . t~,e .Randolph ~chilling, ~lc~a; Charles a~d healthy: ship rests parUcularly, 11-61 ~·. f'tl9VW•"~ -:~ ':?· f, r,oa·d1~t.e.kw~~ on shipping deelar·i groun~ that 'the ·mas~ · coo~ery Jlnd· .Logan, fdississippi 'Shipping; Max on board our ve~~l, o_n members t ~ ~ • .';f. • ' ~ ;ll•.• r ~, .; • • ·ing, ~''!,f...Jte rail carriers' ~ppe&r:<to ·~a~ service Pi:actl~es· were. usually Har _. rison, ,. ·waterman; William of ·-your union ~nd we therefore l'i ·• ~ .:1. n~e J.µ~tifyinf .their 1ct101,1s under.· wasteful , att4 · le.~u1ted ·1n l>O~l'.:-· '. Augustinas,.American .Banriel' Line; . felt piat .·t he contents of the at'.'. ~ , · -,.,.. , '~ --~ '!: '. t.be guis.e that the Transportatfo'- :quaUty fe~ding to . the , bar.aln. . . an.... Ca1>..tain Bruno Spot.as, Isth- -.tached letter wou14 .be to your ~ .a ' vt.as 1i1Ualz ·,W.' ·:Att ~f 195~ ii ID instrument de• "rlie · iiidivldual ··system· :jet· Up mtan. : . ". . particular interest.'' · . r • V IQ • • seO···Way s u sh ips • Get 5 1 0 1 Food . am A1·d. J!A*... . ;: :;, ' •" ft/.11/F ,f • • • • Banner Line Crew Gets PHS Praise / �July a ·n.rough July 21, 1959 SIU shipping fell off slightly last period but no change was Philadelphia had ~n relatively slow · pendiilg the encl of the lon'felt by the two top seniority groups. Both class A and class B shore beef at the sugar 'docks and aH ~e Gulf ports bounced ba~ to job activity showed no change; class c shipping dropped 'off, a more n~r~al level of shipping at the QJDe time. At th~ other end .., Sit• •• Offs . 0.. T,..._ TOTAL however. The job total of 1,156 stayed ahead of the two-week registra- of the llCale, all the West. ~oast_ ports fell oft par, and Boston; New tion of 1,106, as registration also fell off a bit. The -result was no real York, Baltimore and Savannah and Lake Chai;les all dropped, oft a bit. ...... •.• •· • • 2 1 . change in the number of men registered ·on the beach at .the end · of ~ew Y~~: ~~~~:°:led •:ost ~.o jobs and Baltimore °'!'a& more than . llewY..t'". t ._. 11 ' ., the period. usy w · · a num r. ............. • 1 1. The seniority lgw:es show cla~ A accounting for .64 ner.cent of the .......... . • • • 10 - ' Despite the s·m~U decline, shipping . in the engine department in- jobs shipped-, class ~ for 22 percent and class C for the remainder. ~ .' creased over the· previous. report. Actually, steward department ship- The only real drop, as expected, was for . class c: -Boston, Savannah, ...... ~ .... • .. J ping was the only . atea of fall-off. In the same way, the number of Tampa .and Lake Charles shipped no "C'' men at alL s.v........ class A engine registrants and class B deck men rose a little wbile all 1 1 Eight ports li~ted 100 men or less on hand iii all departments at the ,..... • • • • • · . the rest d.eclined. ' 5 end of the period, including Boston, Phnildel1,>hla, Norfolk, Savannah, M.Wle • • • • •·• ' A total of 220 ships were handled by ports, covering 49 payoffs, Tampa, Lake Charles, Wilmington and Seattle. AU of these except New. o;liaM. • ' ' 36 sign-ons and 135 in-tral)sits. The payoff column was the only obe the first two and Seattle also had 'fewer than 50 class · A men on hand._ Lake CHrlea·. • 2 2 showing a drop. New York ·accounted for 39 ships, New Orleans for •The .following is the outlook port by port: H••atH • • • • I J 34 and Houston for 31. There were no sign-ons in Boston · Savannah Boston: No change. ~ . New York: Still busy .•. Phfladelphta: Active Wll•llttfH ·, • -:Wilmington and .Seattle, and only one each in Philadelphia ~nd Tampa'. again . . . Baltimore: Busy except for ore boats. due to steel strike • • . Soll Fr..cl1co · • 1· J (See "Ship Activit.Y" summary at right.) Norfolk: Fair .•• Savannah. Tampa: Quiet •.. Mobile: Good ••. New s.attre • • • • • • I Six ports listed improved shipping since the last report, among them Orleans: Good ••• .,_ke -Charles: Slow ••• Houston: Good ••• We.t Philadelphia, Norfolk, Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. Coast: Fair. Tetek •••••.' 4t H In DECK DEPAR·TMENT Port Bl'.tston .........·.....• New York .. .•......• -. Philadelphia. : ......•• Baltimore ...•........ Norfolk . .•.•.•. : .. ~ •• Savannah .. ..••.. . ..•. Tampa . .............• Mobile . .............• New Orleans ..... : ... . Lake Charles ........• Houston . ............. .. Wilmington . .......... Sao Francisco . : ...... Seattle .. ...... : .....~ TOTALS · ltegist•efl CLASS A .GKOUP 1 z I AU 8 6 1 17, 24 . 47 ·2 10 12 29 2 7 . .2 3 9 18 1 2 - 3 2 7 22 17 . .5 3 5 5 10 - 4 12 7 2 15 R.,,lstered GROUP uj_..14 11 I 5 %1 . 50 17 11 - - 7 . 2 6 14 15 - - - - -- - - ios l7157j"'i3il 9 - ' " --I 8 -3 1 - - - - - -- ,_ -·-- 5' 1 8 2 -· 56 .. 10 2 ,3 5 8 ~ -2 - 5 1 1 2 z l ·Reglst . ered ,Orf Boston .....••.••.•••• New York. •1 • • • • • • • • • Philadelphia ........•• Baltimore ... ; .. • ...•• Norfolk ...•.•••....•• Savannah ..•• , ...•••• Tampa . •...••.•.•.••• Mobile .......•......• New -Orleans ........•. Lake Cbarlu ..•.....• Houston . . ...... . ..•.• Wilmington . ...•.•...• San Francisco. " •.•••• . Seattle : .. . ....••.•••• lOTALS _1 CLASS I GROUP _% S ALL 7 - 2 15 8 52 7 1 'I ·.4 · 1 '14 6 6 26 6 40 ~ 9 2 13 6 6 1 1 3 11 1 15 5 29 3 37 4 4 1 I 3 21 17 3 3 3 3 9 11 2 13 9 2 11 1 -46_1_9_4-30........ I -270 1 1 l 1 9 I ·~ ' Shipped · , C4A$5 A · I~ 3 4 13 12 29 1 1 9 5 H 6 - - 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 s 6 7 13 1 1 Z 8 10 19 5 5 3 2 I 5 2 I 59f5jT13 - 1 · Z I A·LL ·l - - I. . . · J ~· .151 - <r ~ 4 .- ·· L: " l 6 58 - . 5 7 37 1 lo l .4 I 9 19 • fl 1 · 3 :::..... 2 - 1 8 , 44 5 1 29 9 3 3 3 17 6 . 31 3 3 8 23 1 4 l . 5 l 8 33 182 - t. - 3 2 1 1 35 I 33) I. 7 I zso 10. 2 18 - 6 1 4 a - ~ l3 s~ sos 11· llJ' J Registered CLASS A Shipp9cl ctASS I GROUP CLASS A GROUP 1 lliOf*f ·. . Port 1 2 3 ALL . 1 ·Boston . ........••... 1 2 3 1 New York ....•. ._. .... 31 9 21 61 2 Philadelphia ..•......• 1 l Baltimore ...•••.....• 8 7 19 H 1 Norfolk ....••••.... • • 5· 2 3 10 2 Savannab ...••.......• 3 1 2 6 1 Tampa ... .. .••••.. •1 • • • 1 1 Z Mobile ......•.......• 13 New Orleans . .•.....•. 115 - 2 248 37 Lake Charles ... ·.....• 1 1 zHouston . . ; ... : ......• 7 2 2 1l l Wilmington . .........• 2 1 1 4 1 San Francisco . ....... . 4 6 10 Seattl~... : ....••....• ....:...5 5 · 1~ - TOTALS - 83 25 91 %M 9 Z S ALL 1 1 1 19 22· 12 2 I 4 1 9 11 10' 3 3 I 2 1 1 3 .! 3 ~ ·- 7 '1 3 1a u 14 - - - 11 10 1 2 3 5 l 4 41 1 74190! 61 10 2 'J - - Z 4 1 2 1 1 - 2 - DECK · , · i 9 ., • •"ff I iM• 4 -. 2 4 ,;,, n' . ...., 1 . SHll'PED J:OT-AI. - ·. · . 1 . .1.,ered On Th~_J•lt . '· ; ClASS A . C14SS I -l ~. - ' . 'CLASS . . . GioiJii . GROUP ' .. -·. .• .. I : S --ALL A B · C ·A.Li; · ·1 I I .AU . 1 · 2 S . ALL · ~ . ,1· .. 2 ' - · S . 1 · ..10 · 1 . U -=- . 1 ·. 2 -, .. '7-' - d ' · n · .· Z .sa ·.. 18 . 21 .-.95 . 51 _. 1.a, 24 .~n1 .:7.,._ 33 ..25 1 J Z·. 5 · 5 2 12 - · 15 ._ l9 - · 1 2 '1 · . l I 37 12 8 57 13 70 l i , .. 17. .10 2· 9 s ·2 .1 1 ~o 4 , 5 11 .3 ·7 11 . 2 a , " 13 - · 4 -· 1 11 l ·S 2 ·I '3 · 11 1 ' 10 ·t 2 1 1 11> 29 4 l. St 8 •• . . l 5S ' - 8 41 1l 5 11 41 11 18 79 15 ..~ 49 s 17 .,, 7 9 1 18 3 · I 1 · 12 1 2 1 J 33 22 2 12 11 - H .4 ·'9 1 · 11 · 8 - ·_ 1 1 5 8 i' 12 ·3 .. 8 .f.. 1$ ~ , 2. 2 · '1 8 - : 15 9 . 32 4 '5 - · 3 ~ l i 8 4 '·1 11 l 14 . lS "' 1 · 3 4 16 _so 59 250 97 59 406·IZ! t5• : 13 J 639 i1 ·~ 75 - 78 - - a 11 t 2 - 1i - 41 l I -' .t 97 s .. Ship,,.,, · CLASS C · 1 J 12 1' I ·- JQTAL · SHll'PID '• I M ' I I n• ' . < Reeiater•d On The l•ac• CLASS A ~L~SS a 1 .I ALL 1 t S ALL · :A .B '.· CALL 1 ·'I I ALL .1 . z' S :&LL - . ..... ~ . 9 2 a · 19 1 a _., 13 11 2 -, 47 '9. 37 17 48 18$ 103 34 93 IH 3 '5 40 . Cl 1 l 8 1 . t 8 7 ~8 21 -'- :f 4 . 13. 11 1 1 26 13 l· fO .42 12 28 JO 2 .3 14 .19 · '5 · I ·- 1 --. 8 :t 4 9 . '9 ·!I .. 4, 4! 5 13 2 Ji - '1 -t 1 '2 l - · J• 3 7 3 .. 2 !!' - - . 8 - ·'6 ·a ·2 '9 19' Ill I ..:. · 22 2 -,:-- . ' U 29 1'2 , 29, '10 - - ' 23 "II 2, "2 5 5 45 18 . . 5, . ;86 24 . ' 5 "' . 7S l'8 r-:11 . · _ . _ _ _ _~ - ~.-. ... . • . ,. ,, .• .. 1 8 1 1 1 - ·- 14· · r· 18..1 • I& 2 y 4' 7 u !.__ • 2 z 24 11 2 31 . 11 3 ' 7 I• .17 . '. 3 :- 1 10~' . I.ft 1 l " - ~. -.2 3 --· ' ,·5 8 .3,'' :2 . 11 ·' l 4 . ')" 1 I - . 4 .. • . l ' . ; I 19 ., 5 · 13 ", '37 ' 1 8 •' "! 'J 1 ., I 5 t · -::t .Jl 2 7. · 20 ...,....: . ~ , 6 CJ: ',I 11·,, tt 71 I · 0 1 ~ . . ~ 66181 1,6' " 66.l _u'.JH7 . 95 .262 , 641 'll ' 13' 145 1'1 9 H ! 4 1' - 1 =- . ·1 t ·n tt.8I11l5; • r. ENGINE-·· ! ti.i :!tt- .est ltz I tu .CUSS C · ., I ALL I 2 21 11 1 3 3 I ·14 26 1 4 2 .. · 2 ,2 3 a 17 22 _... . 28 45 i ·1 1A 2 . 3 3 - l - GROVP~---.~-~ --GK=-"·~o=UP. ~---t·--OLA.,,..,,...~SS.,.,..._-_ .,..-.1-~G~a~G~U =P.,..----~i--~ G= R~ O~U=P,.----~ _3 _ . - 3 -"'"' 15 · 'S5 " 11 ·20 ,15 ,.· 3:~ JI ,; 16 .. 8 . · l3 4 . 11 ' ·. Gaou.. Shipped CLAS$ ·• GROUP ~ 1 :· STEWARD. DEPARTMENT Registered .. 3 '1 '. J ALL .1 Zj 1 .'16 4 · ·1 1 6 U 1 4 ··2 I ·. 3 • 7 11 1 10 U l 4 l 2 ·5 1 3 3 4 34 ., 45 • 1§ ~1 ~ ...:::... -. ~ · 1 ': ~ - I -} ' I -~. · ·Shipped ., CLASS a GBQlJ.. . GROUP a.ac• -. · leelatered On 1... CUSS A CLASS I GROUP GaOUP ~2 ( . CLASS A GROUP. . .- CLASS ' ENGINE .DEPARTM, 1111 ,, - legislered ~ ALL A • •· c.ALL ·1 I I ALL 1 :z4 · '3I ' AW. -H 688 141 16. ff7 ..J78 l ••b f 54 Uo15 .21 15 36 13I H 13 - 3 ·4 17 1 2 .H 10 .13 . I -1 -- -J 35 . 2 H · 42 7.7. 14 , · HS 2 13 ·2a · . 18 1:1. ~ · 1 3 . ..14 , 189 " 4· 3. Z7 7 . 9 ' ·- 1 '· l7 .'I • .I 5 l 2 I ·4 . ' 5 · . · . • 11. · .I· _ , ' 5 H .. 6 ; 6 . 1 . 11 5. .· ., l 1 3Z - 8 l . 18 ·32 43 n - 3 8 11 •• l ·. 3 ' 13 - 3. ·7 ; 1. . 11 ~ 59 13 ;'11 ·II 32 50 .9 . .. fl · 2 .s• ·2 2 - .· ...J 2 14 .~· -: 1 ll" 9 'tl '1 -.:..._ -42 .. 7 .. '9 29 . 40 · •l'1 - 3 .1 ., 8 4 I I ··' 1. - - :.....; . 4 2 • . S7 .. ·,tt ·! . ~ ~ - 1 2 1 - ,, SHIPPED I JI ..220 ~ ' TOF'AI. . I I ALL s ALL I 2-- I 2, 3 2 1 2 8 15 5 16 1 23· 18 43 1 3 3 .fS 4 13 4 10 8· 22 H 5 15 2 3 .1 4 3. 7 4 2 H . l 1 2 3 2 5 1 1 1 . 4 I 2 (3 5 11 · 15 6 3~1 · l 59 · ·2 2 5 I 111 28 . ·13 1 1 11 -:4 8 i i 14 21 7 ti13 1 ....: • , ·1 2 1 .1 - 2 3 2 4 1 2j i 2 3 5 5 2 8 131 1 ,St 53 I . 90 17•· 183 5'1 I Sts1 I 1 1 ,. Shipped.· SltljJpefl 'CLASS I · CLASS .C GBOUP GROUP t I · I L J AL'L l .. - 1 1 ·Shipped CLASS A GROUP CLASS I . . t 21" 5 5 S ·.'. .,... ' �,!J9sa Sk.ipp.er·_·: Defen~s- S'?~ed ~ ue-sr~io-.~-=-Wh-at~tio'!!-..,~_o~-.d-o-~i-,h-,.,~"~-v•-r-,or-.i-9n-c-urr-.n-cy-wh-.-." ln ~ Va/chem ··..._Q.... JI\• trip ends? · ·-. ·· ·. • _. . Crash S1fuaf1on Coast Guard hearings of ch_arges against the captain of the Santa Rosa were held wjth Captain Frank Siwik strongly defending his decision to maintain the ship's speed prior to to have something in its collision with the SIU-manned tanker Valchem. /Testifying -at the hearing,......,,....-......._..;;.'- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Captain Siwik declared that in which four men lost their lives, J ersey coast on March 26, with he would have executed tlie three .of them Seafarers on the the Valchem suffering heavy damsame maneuvers Uthe same situa- Valchem. Also facing hearing tion faced him again. He declared, charges are the Santa Ro.sa's sec'"I faced the choice of stopping my ond mate, who was watch officer vessel-and relying solely upon the at the time, accused of Improper . ability of the other vessel to avoid use of radar; Captain . Louis L. ·file or making full use of my speed Murphy of the Valchem, charged and maneuverability to widen the with failure to instruct his ship's passing distance." second mate to notify him in the .. The charges against Captain event restricted visibility condi-: Siwik Include .o perating his vessel tions arose or other vessels were at an "immoder.ate speed" in foggy encountered; ·and Clyde St. Clair - weather and failing to stop his Lupton, -second mate of thJe Valship,. as called for in the rules of chem who, like Captain Siwik, is the road, when he heard fog signals charged with navigating at " imforward pf his beam. · moderate speed" in fog arkd failure ' taptain Siwik is one of four. to halt his ship after hearing fog ships' officers who are up on signals fol"Ward of the beam. charges as a result of the collision The two ships collided off the , my. · money on ,...that. At other times, I merely hang on to the cash and trad,e , it. 1n later for American dollars. My soii, my nephew _ others · in my family are coin co 11 e c t o r s so there's no ques. tion about what I do with le!t over currency.. In fact, if the left4> v e r doesn't amount f6, $20- . . $30 I know there are going to be some disappointed people in m~ family, so I always Atom Merchantman's HuH Lailnched; Sa~s In '60 age as the Santa Rosa's bow plowed into Its after house at a speed · of .21 knots. -LABORROUND-UP Heavy emphasis on welfare and pension ben~fits was shown in the contract settlement obtained by 18,000 members of the United Rubber Workers Union after a 58-day strike at Firestone Tire and Rubber. Wage increases were not at issue, since ·t hey are covered by separate agreements sub~ct to reopening this summer. The settlement, similar to one reached at B. F. Goodrich, increased the formula for figuring pension benefits by one-third as well as providing supplemental pay to workers injured on the job. CAMDEN, NJ-With appropriate fanfare and ceremonies, Mrs. Mamie Ejsenhower launched the first nuclear merchant ship, ~he NS Savannah, on July 22. Originally intended for Maritime Day, May 22, the ~-~ ~ launching had to be delayed is around $41 million and operating Workers at the US-Gnsom plant two months. costs are also expected to be_ far in Staten Island, NY, voted to join Billt. Holds · Shortbanded7 · If a crewmember qµlts wbiJe a ship is in port, deleelites are asked to contact the hill . The Sayannah's launching·merely ~re than those o~ a conventional the International Association c;f ·Involved putting the hull in the ship of the same s•~e. Machinists by a resou.n ding 262-70 water. . Still to be done is the inWith accommodations for a pas- margin. The vote result followed stallation of' the reactor and .other senger.J ist of 60, plus 10,000 tons an intensive anti-union campaign, of cargo, the Savannah will be unpar11lleled in the New York area (For details about &he NS Savan· operated in a .wide variety of com- according to an IAM official. Th~ nali, · se~ i~a&ure on page 9J merciaf . services by States Marine company employed some 80 superpreparatocy . work which is ex- Line which was selected by the visors to classify and report on pected to take at least another Government fro!Jl among several workers' attitudes and to supply shipping companies for that pur- the company periodically w i t h year. - Since the. start of the project, pose. arguments designed to undermine the Savannah has been .surrounded While the Savannah is the first the union appeal. Efforts to organ· by controversy, with critics charg- nuclear-powered merchant ship ize the plant in the past-by other fng that there was too much em- most authorities are agreed that unions had been fruitless. phasis on the propaganda aspects the most efficient use of atom t t t and not enough stre.ss on construe- power would be in a· tanker or a The Federal Bureau of Labor tion of a practical, workaday mer· bulk-carrier. The Maritime Ad- Statistics revealed of the twenty chant ship. One of the criticisms ministration and several private US cities with a population of more voiced was that no effort was made operators have studies going lead- than 100;-000, that Detroit led with · to develop a more advanced and . in& to the construction of such a the highest factory wage, $104.67. more efficient reactor .as a protO· vessel. .Similarly, British and Japa- while Providence bad the lowest type for 'possible future merchant nese interests. are both reported factory wage, $69.48. New York. ships. · to be designing a nuclear-powered contrary to popular belief, is not a tanker. high ·wa~e center for factory workCrulsinc Costly It ls estimated that by 1975, · ers, ranking next to last in wage The Savannah is . admittedly far too expensive to be considered a there will be. 300 naval ancl mer- position with an average wage of true proto.type vessel, since- the chant vessels in operation powered $79.22. t ;t ;t total cost o~ hull plus nuclear plant by atomic energy. The Organized Buildinr· and Factory Service Employes Union Local 21 has been barred from rec. ., \......._....... . . . ognition by the New York State Labor Relatfons Board under the board's new policy of denying c~rtification to "racket" unions. The principal officers of Local 21 are charged with signjng "sweet· heart" contracts with · landlords. Welcomlng Released Newfoundland Logger.~ --.,. . t ~ ;t The Papermakers and Paperworkers Union reports 1959 prom· i!)es to be a record year for profits and pr oductivity. The union estimates a gain of about 21c an hour over the length of two-year pacts recently signe~ with the industry's giant, the International Paper Co. Another reason for optimism is the settlement of the West Coast's y~iform labor agreement, boosting minimum · rates to $2.12 an hour. t t t Maine has pused its first mini· mum wage law, $1 an hour for workers in intrastate commerce. Excluded from Ute bill are agricultural and domestic workers and persons in service trades who receive the majority of thejr lnc.o~· from tips. Establisbmenb with three or fewer employes are also exempt. �Reed - ' Seafarers ~ho' made jobs on the missile ships display their shipping cards at headquarters. Replacements joined ships at end of four-month sign-on period. . - t , Operators Go For'Jumbo' T-2 In Tankship .Slump -. . With the squeeze on against Libertys and T-2 tankers in view of the construction of hundreds . of more modern ves& sels, shipowners are resorting to ~ variety of devices to modernize the older ships. •·- - - - - - - - - - - Most successful thus far has by the US , Maritime Admlnistrabeen--t-he-practice of''J\iinbo= tion in revamping four suCh. ves- ~ , l. '· ~--=r. . Jj __ . -- .Notify the n~are~t SIU port .ag.ent, giving him the following information: the name of the·patient, the hospital, the amoun( and type ?f blood nee?ed, .and whether it is for replacing transfusions alreatly made or -for lu.ture use. 1 AIr • /Ines • In 8 ,.CJdi·ng· Fo·,,-· Loan A SSf. S t 0 - ,, - • AH y:oU hawe -to do is call the Ilion -' . lzing" T-2 tankers by building a ·sels. Several foreign-flag Libertys new center section and inserting it have had new diesel-powered between the split halves o,.f the T-2 plants installed and have enlarged so as to increase. its carrying ca- the ships as well, picking_up 1,500 pacity considerably. One such job "tons deadweight and adding a was done recently on the SIU-con- knot or two of speed. However, tracted tanker, The Cabins, and a such changes still do not make the number of tanker owners here and ship competitive by .a long stretch, abroad have gone in for this prac~ and none of this has been don4! on tice. American-flag 11hips. The "jumboizing'~ adds approximately 4,000 deadweight tons to . the T-2, increasing its carrying capacity by 25 percent and enabling !tt o compete more effectively. Most of the new tankers built are h the 32,000-ton class,· while the jumbo T-2s are in the 20,000-ton vid"nity. Nevertheless, the low cost Qf e~lc1rging a tanker as comw ASHINGTON -The Adminlspared to building a new one is a tration is expected to send to Confactor in the decision to "jumbo- g 1·ess soon a program · under which lze." the Federal Government wouldSome tankers that have been guarantee $750 million in loans to enlarged in this fashion have also help airlines equip-themselves with been converted somewhat so that modern cargo aircraft . ..As the program is being .formu- · they are more suitable for dry cargo bulk trades. lated, Uncle Sam would guarantee . Liberty ship conversions have 75 percent of the purchase price, been done on a smaller scale and with the airlines making a 25 perhave been only moderately pop- cent down payment. ular, despite thecostly experiments The program is a response to· the growing need in US civil and military aviation for modern cargo capacity of a kind that will permit Pick Up '.S hot' lower air freight costs and meet the needs of the Military Alr.,-Tl'ans: Card At Payoff Seafarers who have taken the port Service, the Defense Departseries of inoculations required ment's strat~gic hauling force. for certain foreign voyages are MATS employs commercial air reminded to be sure to pick up lines for a portion of its hauling their inoculation cards from tqe work, and wants the airlines to -:aptain or the purser when they obtain more ·modern cargo craft. The loan guarantees would be . pay off at the end of .a voyage. similar to those given ship opera• The .card should be picked up tors on their construction mort- · by the Seafarer and held so th,1t g:iges. it can be presented when sig;iing on for another voyage where the "shots" are- required. The inoculation card is your only proof of having "taken the requ •red _shots. . Those men who forget to pick up theij- inoculation card- when ·tbcy pay oft ·may ftild that tbey are -requfred to take all · the "sb:o.t s" again when they wa-nt · to sign' on tor another sucb"vo}i',,, -age. ''; · •••• '~ ~.. . 3 . _ • -l - . Welfar~ Services, iq .~.tuFn·; . notifies the :Brook_ly~ ·Donor Center which s_ er.ves ·as the depository for the SIU Blood- Bank: '. Since the ce~ter has reciprocal arrang~m'ents with · other US blood banks, it C$ln get immediate - withdrawals of Blood from a local blood pank. .. ';, - ~ · i 'a: ....... . .. ......._.. ...... 'To maintain . this SIU ' reserv~~ Seafarers pa'ssing· tbrough ,t he port of ;New York ·dOnate .blood at the· SfU clinic, to. assist Seafarers ind their families eve, . ... . -.ry~h~re. ..... ,. �. Pap "9ft• ~¥OUR ~- OOUMl'S WOBTIII-, ~~:, '.,. • \' Seafarer's -'qtilde f o"Better :Buying ~:··~· ' .f" r ~--:. ~ I' 4 < • ' .. ' • ' ...... i, • ' o~ • Br Sfdnev MC1rg0Hu. Tight Money""plagues Borrowers , "Tight money'' ls ,back~ and you have to protect your famllY ·accord. , fngly. "Tjght mo~ey1• pi~ans that there'.s a sh~rtage of lending money and interest rates are rising. · .. . _ . · . . But the effect, of tlgbt. money ax:e ~anserous, both to broad prob·1ems 'su,ch as employment, -an~ to speci,fic probl~ms, such.as whether you can buy a- new house this year or sell your ,old .one, how ihuch ·y~ur monthly payments · wil be on · ll car you. hop'e to buy, ~nd what your taxes wlll'be. · · · . _ · In a time of tiglft money.,.. Feder~l•. ·state and -local .goyernments! boards of education . and raewaie , and . wate~ districts• al( oi~t pay~ a : higher ~ntetest rate for the fun~s . th~y borrpw. ·You pay t,!l~~ tqc~as.e"' j . coit In your income ancJ property taxes in t.h e. new com~unlties ~~~~ need to buJld schools to keep up with· rlslng population, -, · : Bu't the.. m~.~t dan~erou.s eff~c~ ~f tight'. ~ne~ ls o~ e~pl~)'mel).t.. Remember the tight-money period of 1956, when the ~ed,e).'al ·~e~e~e Board boosted . interest rates iil 'an , unsuccessful attempt to tame ill· flatJon? .Then tight money forced many consumers to stop buying and buslnesmnen to quit build.Ing, and . thl~ was followed .by the recession of 1957-58. : Both the AdniiDlstraUon and such large banks as First 'National City B..ank of New Y9rk .-re plugging h_a rd for. higher interest rates. They . I: · ~· ·· · I-~. . .. ·z ·· ': J · .· . · f .· · . ::s~!r!h:io;:';:~==~to~~th~~r.:;; bonds they buY: One .·.Government obvious effect' is to raise the Gov- . , Crewmembers of the fishing vessel Jacintha ·collect $2_00 clothi1Jg allowance after their ship was lost, under tMms of the New Bedford Fishermen's Union welfare plan. Handing out the checlcs is the plan's administrator, John Patten. Fishermen recently received full auto'!omy as SIU-affiliated organization •. M -'ob1·1·e F1·gbts Tax On Sh1·p Supp11·e$ ernment's borrowing coats, and MOBILE-A proposed additional three perce.nt sales tax on all ship sµpplies and fuel now keep Jncome taxes high. But in· creased interest rates also· have a pending in the Alabama legisia:ture will have a crippling effect on the Mobile shipping in- tendency to inflate all living costs. dustry if passed, Port. Agent Cal Tanner -reports. Naturally, if the Alabama_legislature In general, tight inoney benefits affirms such a tax increase, people who have surplus income .to companies now storing and the Federal Maritime Board for a Sign-ons included the Corsair, invest, but forces a reduction in fueling their ships in Mobile subsidy on this run. Cavalier, and Ra'nger <Alcoa), and the living standards of people who will divert their business to anTanner also reports that ship- the Monarch of the S.:as, and Hastgenerally need ·to borrow to ft- other port, a port where there is ping for the last couple of weeks ings (Waterman). nance the costlier equipment..ror no tax. v1as fairly good. The following The following ships were In living, such as houses, c~rs and It is estimated such- a move ships were paid off: the Corsair, transit: DeSoto, Young America appliances. would deprive the merchants of Roamer, Cavalier and Ranger <W.aterman); Del Monte (MississipHere is how the new tight money this port of approximately $50 mil- (Alcoa), and the Monarch of the pi); Frances, Elizabeth (Bull); and 1f~J~~~~~~~·:s~; trend will affect you in specific lion yearly, including crews' pay- Seas and Claiborne <Waterman). Alcoa Cavalier (Alcoa). ~. '..;,__ . departments of living in the rolls which are customarily spent . ~ . ~ \'!"""" , " • months im~ediately ahead: in the port. . ·- .· ..::'.l= . :~ . · :~fl'T.J!: Home seekers are particularly All maritime· interests in this ...,.--.-.~ ~.... affected. Mortgage interest rates are", including shipowners, the un. ~ :'.' · · are rising. Particularly, the rate ions and merchants, have banded ~n GI mortg!lge,9. has been raised together to defeat this harmful 5~ percent from 43;4. This ls the third Increase in GI mortgages piece of legislation. aince 1953 when the rate was 4 percent. On a 25-year mortgage, the tn the Alabama Drydock two llew boost increases the ·payments $2.91 a month. Thus, on a $12,000 standard T-2s are in the process DETROIT-Dissatisfaction with their second-class status mortgage a home· buyer will pay back a total of $21,574 instead of $20,- of being converted into ore and inside the giant Steelworkers Union has prompted a revolt 627 as under the 4~ rate. If you take a 30'-year mortgage your total coal carriers. The ships are being on the part of seamen manning Great Lakes ore fleets, the 1 repayment will be even greater. "Jumboized" by adding some 150 SIU Great Lakes District r e - + - - - - - - - - - - - - In Shopping for a mortgage. note that the_ new GI !5~ rate is still feet to the midsection, allowing ports. ·As a resu It, re beI. contrary, had signed agreements plus o.ne-balf of one percent insurance for the storage of over J6,000 tons _ 7 better than th·e FHA rate of ",.,~ 4' FHA rate is- better than a straight conventional mort- of ore, or some 12,000 t ons of coa1 groups within Steelworkers with two non-union steamship compremium. "1he .... th b lk d t B0 th Local 5,000, the shipping arm of panies just as the SIU was about _ aaee at 53,4, since you may eet back a SJJlall part of the one~half ·Of o~e and · 0 .er ~ pro uc s. the steel union, are seeking ties to file petitions for elections in the .ships will operate under the . Percent l·nsurance premium when the mortgage is paid .up. But the these A fl with the Great Lakes District as fleets. FHA 5~ plus- one-half of one percent rate is not as go.od as a con·-- merican ag. their bargaining agent. The seamen of the two compaventional mortgage at 5Y.l percent, which still may b_e avallable to Get Salk Shots Fred Farnen, secretary treasurer Dies, Pioneer Steamship and Wll- · home buyers in some areas except the ·Far West, Southwest and _South. The increase in reported cases of the Lakes District, stated tbat sen Transit, had signed SIU pledge Homeowners· are affected in · a diff.erent way. Their present mort- of polio in the state of Alabama soine 3,000 seamen on the ships of cards but lost their freedom l)f gages, at lower interest rates t_han n:ow available, ~d value to their has resulted in a warning to . mer- <;everal fleets, including Pittsburgh- choice when the Steelworkers present homes. ,, ehant seamen, particularly those Steamship Company, .a US Steel ~igned contracts with the employCar buyers. will feel an immediate effect fro~ higher interest rates. uqder forty years of age who have affiliate wilh 53 ore-carrying ships', ers without the men's knowledge The three leading independent finance co~pani~s have increased the not taken their vaccine shots. The . have sought affiliation with the or approval. The SIU Has filed interest rates they charge dealers to finance their Inventories. Since Salk vaccine shots are now avail- District. At the heart of the revolt, charges in these two · instances credit costs are a' major expense to .an auto dealer, trade-in allowances 11ble fre~ of charge at Public he reported, is their desire to calling them "outright collusion" and discounts will be 11Jtortened accordln"gly. · Health Service facilities. All S~- br~ak ~way from a union of steel between Local 5,000 and the opBorrowers· in some cities where banks .charge less than the usual 12 ft:rers are strongly advised to take mill workers and Join ranks with erators. pel'cent per annum .(one percent a month) on persopal loans, will find ai:!vantage of this offer to safeguard a seamen's· organization. · Notarized affidavits have been they have to pay hieber rates this, year. And while the banks will their health. He noted that as members of collected from a majority of the atill mttke lots of loans, you can .expect them to ask more que~tions Waterman officials informed the Local l),000 these men ·do not elect seamen in these two companies about your income in compari~bn to your other debts, and why you hall that the · Afoundria is going their own ofllcers, or negotiate attesting to the fact .that they did want to borrow. In general, it's best.to avoid borrowing in a .period through the St. Lawrence Seaway. their own contracts. As a result of not authorize the Steelworkers to of tight 'money except for crltlcal needs. Credit unions . will continue This makes the second C~2 for the revolt, · Farnen reported the ~argain in their behalf: to hold their Interest rates to present levels·since they are controlled by Waterman.. 'to make the trip. The Lakes·District has received authorReviewing the incidents leading their members. · _ Hurricane had. previously made a iz&tions frQm a majority of the sea- up to the present beef, Farnen Here are suggestions on August buying opportunities .t-o help you Seaway \'Oyage. Waterman now men in the--Pittsburgh . Steamship reported that the oreboat crew· protect your faIQilY'I liVi!Jg st~da~ds f,;om present high cost!!,:, , has an application pendipg · with fleet calling for ~IU representa· members "were denied the right ·The most, important August · sales. are furniture and rugs. Other tion. A petition for a' National to negotiate their own contract. ' reduced-price sales and clearances• this ~onth h1clude ~urtalns and Labor Relations Board ele~tion has Then they undeytook a 'wildcat' drapes; paint, brushes, wallPiti>er find hardware; lawn tools . and ou.tbeen filed by the Union. strike. Crewmen walked off their , door furniture; sports and camptl\j- equipment; . ~am era~, and the · What touched off the uprising ships and paid thel.r own expenses ·August coat ;'Sales which offer eut ·prtces in advance ~f the autumn was the action of steelworkers' to their homes all oveP- the country. ~ leaders in · forcing th~ men back Three days later they were forced ··1eason. '. ~ There are still some clearances of. suipmer clothing and it's advisable . on· t1ieirships· following a sponta- back by Steelworkers' officials ... - to ·shop them. Shoe -prices especially are rlStng. Tliey ~'lere boost"'d neous walko.u t two weeks before Tlien 10 days later they were laid the nationwide steel strike got oft and again had to pay their own ·underway.. . way home, still witltqut any ~egoFai;nen emphasized that the tiations in their behalf." Lakes District l'iOUld not seek f.o Companies involved, ~side from represent any group of orebOat Pittsburgh Steamship,· are Bethseamim . until such time zas ,t hey !eh.em, Inland Steel, · Buckeye, ;htci!cated by secret b~Uot vot~ .that .Americ'an Steel & Wire, Ore Navitlte¥ wanted. SW ..representation. · g<:tion, :Sepublic, International He noted that Local 5,000, on the Harvester and Shenango. · · ,.; · · -r· ••1 t; ·r ·· . · \ .· . \t ·· . Oreship Crew~ See/c. .Tie With . Lale.es SIU �. SB.4.1'.4.ltEltS £0G ,NJ,·l:~aini~g~ $--Got Sf_i~ Pena_f-xpfO~•f=J«u:lfs Aj¥oun~ · Has Near-Perfect Record. . ··· 1 - ·· .... ,,. . . . / NEW YORK-As was reported e~riier in the SEAF~~S LOG, the feeding program is now in full.operation, coye[..iJ.!g an SIU-contracted vessels, Bill Hall, a~sist~nt secretarx-trei\s; urer, reported. In order to ." ..,o: • make sure that all. of the ves- self, he .should ; check at,.the Clissels maintain the program's patcher's office for all of t}'le parstandards, a member of' the Stew- ticulars. The :pa·ssfng 'rate of all ards ·Food Committee has been graduates thus far has been nearservicing every vessel hitting the perfect. port and has been checking ~wei: . Shipping 1or the past period has the stores with the vessel's steward .. been very good, keeping in stride However,_ this type .of program with registration for the sanie -pe·~a~s for the full .cooperation of all riod. A total -of'· 294 men . were the crews aboard SIU ships, Hall shipped to 'eermanent berths dursaid, and if at any time a vessel ing the last two weeks,. ~3 in the finds itself short on stores, it is up deck department, 9& in the engine to the delegate or the steward to· and 103. in the galley gang, . .• notify headquarters immediately so Although ' the totals for the past that necessary action may be taken. perio(j were under tho8e 'for the .' ks ·1·k 't' s cru1S1ng · ' ' , 11y 1t ''s. stuck in mu d bank outside of Norfoll· previ9us two· weeks, Hall said, a · Penn Ex p Iorer I'oo St•xteen New Trainees 1 e 1 1.eref'.1eIy, but actua Also meeting with much success large pei;centage of thesJY jobs are ft -t . ·1 • h I d f · 1 Sh• h d ~ d ts the SIU's ·lifeboat AB and FWT .still ,b~ing _ taken . by class C cards. a er se ting sa1 .wit_ a oa o c°:.,a.•· . tp ·a to go into yar for repairs. school. Sixteen . ~ew trainees In ord~r fo maintain their seniority, NORFOLK - Headed for . . . · started the two-wee·it upgrading· ctass A and B men should se.e t~at Europe with a load of coal on f-_ " course last week as: nn"incmbcrs of all of the jobs put on the shipping July ~o. the SIU-manne~ Penn , ,_.,. the previous class successfully board are filled as soon as pos- Explorer had .its voyage- suddenly . . . passed their tests. The next class sible. . . • • will start sometime next week and . There were 39 vessels calling termin_~ted w~en it ran aground S~a ·b · · t t d i t k into the area over the past period off Cape Henry just. five hours ·: ff t a~~ mem er is ~n .eres ~- n h~ - Of these 15 paid off six signed after leaving the"--pier: As a result, ng . e course an upgra mg 1.m- on and the· remaining• 18 were in'· tile ship· is now in the shipyard and transit. the coal is back on the Norfolk and . L.O NDO;N-Tl,te -Brit~sh Hovercraft, a land-s~a vessel proFifteen- Payoffs .. western RR dock. pelled by alr jet.s around the rim, has made a ·successful crossThe- following were the vessels The grounding occurred about ing of the English Channel in· two hours, three minutes. The ... · paying. off in this port:· Beatrice 9:30 ~-M in ·22 feet .,,o,~ ;water,. wi~q ~ve~age speed of the · vessei+;:. · . · 1 (.BulU;Royal·Oak,CSMiami:·(C.ities the . shf.p n" appar~ntly ". running · was · arOUJ\d 12 miles an hour; th~re I~ no' w~er resistanc~ · inService); Atlantic (American Ban-· a~round 0 n. a .r.n~d-Jla~ ...~ffor.ts : to It . was·.the first test of the ves·- ·yolv~d. ' · nerl; Pacific Explorer <Compass>; reftoat . the v~ss~~ . on hieh . tide se-l 's ability .outside ()f harJ:>or Aside fro!" the high speeds of · · the "air-cushion" ships, they would SAN FRANCISCO-Shipping has Raphael Semmes, Fairland, Beau- under her Q~n power ·"':ere un- . waters. ' As . reported· ·previously in .-the have the added advantage of-:being ·been fair for the last period with regard, Azalea City (P,an-Atlanticl; successfu~. - Tw!J Cur!is Ba~ tugs .. A" and "B" men not taking jobs. Afo1,llldria (Waterman j; Steel Ap- had to be ~alled to -pull h~~ off the LOG, the Hovercr~t Is a ·proto- .able to ~ide over any kind. of water 'l'he coming period figures to be preiltice, Steel Flyer Usthmianl; next mor_nmg. . . . type of an entirely.,.new kind . of or land surface-be-gs, swamps, The ship went.. ba.ck into the bar- ship propulsion. The vessel never rough terrain, sandbanks, and . very good with three payoffs in Seatrain New Jersey (.Seatrainl and sight. the Atlantis (Petrol ~hipping). . bor, unloa~ed her coal and headed actually touches the water but shallow mud flats. T_he only ship to be .paid off was <w~\~~~!n~.·n Awtelra·ent·~hce (AAfmoue·nr··idcralna for the shipyard for inspection o(. skims · over· it on a cushion of trapThe existing Hove craft look• c k CW t ) Th p.ossible h~ll d~~age.. Seafarers.. ped air blown out of jets ·which like an over.$lzed disc with a twoM d ai e? re~ a ern~an · t: · Banner>; Steel Apprentice. Steel aboard, wtio thou.ght t1:1ey . were rim the ·hull. · seat' cabin. Larger vessels, such~ as fo_Howmg s_i)gned_ ct 0 f Al ships (W were t J 0 h on: B · 1Navigator (Isthmian),· Ocean Evelyn hea d ed f.or E ur_?P.e, h ad th ~mTh·e existing experimental craft, the 100 ·t.on ship, would be capable ·i Y _ma · a e:man • n · (Ocean Trans) and the Atlantis selv.es only a brief ferry-ride tn admittedly~ a primitive m · odel, 1·8 of carry-ing 30(J 'passengers · and Kulu~und1s (~art1s), Produc_er (Petrol Shipping), GI k B <:Marine Carriers). In - transits In transit were the Seatrain iesapea -e ay, powered .bY i 435 ·horsepower baggage. ~ngine and has operated at spec:ds Here in the US, the Curtisswere: Pennmar, Kenmar, Alamclr Savannah Louisiana ·Texas· New · . 4iiiii of UP to 30 knots. It is a small ves- Wright .Ci:n:poration has ~nn_ounced CCalmar.J;_ ~arrior ~Waterman); York, G;orgia (Se~train); 'Alcoa jlP2 Steel Sc1enhst (Isthmian). There PoJaris, Alcoa Pilgrim, Alcoa Part! sel, 30 by 24 feet. t.hat it is going to b~ild a fourlJ Commercial ships are planned iri passenger "air-car''... similar · in were no beefs of consequence on ner, Alcoa Planter, Alcoa Puri·any of these ships. tan (Alcoa); Gateway City . (Panthe future, with .t he first one being .. principle . to the British craft. Th• Port Agent Marty Breithoff said Atlantic); Antinous (Waterman); a small .craft in the 40-toIJ. vicinity, 300~hor~ep.owe.r vehicle will, li,ke about ten times the weight oft the the .British craft travel over both l!e hoped that with shipping due to Wang Juror (Denton); Steel Appick up more Seafarers would take prentice (Isthmian) and the Jean prototype. More remote probabili- land and water' and be able .to the jobs and keep the ships proper- (BulJl and the Mermaid (Metroties ate ships. of 100 tons trav~ling cross rivers and swamps without ly manned. Petro). at speeds of up to 90 bots, because benefit of roadways. . - (• ' ·A • J e·t '.Boa . t -M . ·GKeS ,,·rst Voya · ge ·pred•IC·ts s·Fo ·o·.d 'Shi•pp•ing·. G Trll ·it to_th·r ·L.. orr Watch Thal:Ullra-V:iOlet !. /~ •ff .. " . ~ " ·' "' ' ~ ~~ good sun fan is eonicfered the"sign of the outdoor man and there is 110 better place· to get one than· on the deck'of a ship in_the summertime-that .is, if you take it in smalV,'doses. ·. _·If y.ou feel like s'trippiQg down for .a tan, the recommenc;led procedure is to start .with 15 minutes' · toasting the first day and lepgthen it g~ad~ally_, until the skin turns. ·· · ·brown: . : - ·. Failure to heed these co~mon s,ense rules ~.an result in a nasty burn that, ,at the very · ,,,.. · _least, will ·~eon several days .of acute dis.comfort. Go . o~t 'in "t~e- sun if yo.u want, · ~ut protect ro.ur_self agair,st over-exposure. .. . .. --- .. -~ \ �19:·. SAVANN·AH: · ura·nio:m·~rire.d- " Ship ~ .. .,. ......... "'I • -- 1. 4 ( ; - - ... - ' ~ast )V~e~ at .t~ Camden;. -_NJ, . yat:9s ·o~ th~ ~ew .· ?:-.' ~oi:k. Sb!p~~il.~ihg So~r~tion, t~i.!iS Savanii~h is dfte :to-,_ ~' -1I.<a=uncltfeq entet service sometime next summer as the first nuclear- . \ - ·.,;: po~ered '.mer~hant -.-ihip: · ~Aci-: ·• ' · · < - •• •• '. 1 mitteaiy ~ an . experiiiteptal co~tain_ment vessel .cons~ts of .the : snip, th'e Savannab:!s obje~tive reactor itself with its uranium fuel, · Js th.reef6'Id: to. advertise US devel- and ' sec.tions of the high pressure o~i].l e9J.s ·1r! t he: peaceLu) :a~\i~a- wat~r lines which.pass through the Uon~ of .lttomic energy,. to- s~rve as reactor core. and pick up radiation a testing .ground for practical com- upon being heated by the ura-nium '.!Se. o( atorm~ · ePer;~y; an<:t _ch~in ~?a~tAon . . ~onsequentl~ th.is · to tra't.,_ civ.utan marine engiheei:s in,s1de · .env~lope ' has a radiation •n<f ottler seame'n in the ,oper tions _jfhield to keep .radiation within oi atom-powered shipe. , " ~ot,tnds. , . .- -Th~ SaviJnnah caft't claiin . tO be This primary shield ·consists of a _the: "-fi rat .. ' rl,on;~mtary, : n,!lc~ear.-: ta_nJC _w ith · lead . w~lls from two . to_. jJqweretf ship bec'ause the .Soviet fo.ur lnches thick. The tanl,t itself .Union bas already laun~hed a . gia~t ' is . filled with w~te'r: The I water nuclear.- powered lcebreaket. .- Nev- : are~ surrounding the reactor prop-ert~eiessf.''it"_qualities· . as .. the first ei,: on .all sides is 33 "in~hes wide. genuine atom-powered · merchant -A. 2,000 ton second,ary shield vessel, since it will serve to carry surrounds the outside envelope. both cargo and pal!sengers on re- The lower .part is a concrete wall gular commercial routes servieed s:>me 43 inches thick and the upper by its charterer, States Marine part consists of lead slabs varying , Lines. in thickness from-21h to. six inches ~ It Is }\oped tJt~t the Sav~.nnah plus . additional shielding by polywm be the forerunner of a fleet of ethylene, making an over.all thick• . commercially-useful atom-powered ness of 14. inches. merchant ye.ssels, . probably ,bulk Heavy Beams c•arriers and tanke{'.s •. to be devel- - Aside from all this ·shielding, the op~d and built -in the next ten entire reactor compartment is sur- years. . rounded by heavier than normal Except for the absence of a beams, collision bulkheads and tmokestack, the Savan~ah'_s e~te- .exterior steel plating on that secrior dimensloria are conventional tion of the hull. Layers of steel - enoug~-5951h !ee~ long, 78 feet and three-inch redwood are inf n . t~~ beam_. a 291h-foot draft. Her board of the collision bulkhead. cruising. speed of 21 knot~ and h~r · A vessel colliding with .the Sa. -20,000 shaft _horsepower -:Cl~tput lS Vannah WOUid have to penetrate 17 1 also convei;it10nal. Where she d~- feet of greatly-reinforced ship • 1,>arts r~d1c~Ill" · fro~ a~cep~ed structure before it reached the .....=-titandards\ is, of course, ' In lier outer concrete a~d lead eriveloµe power plant. of tlfe containment vessel in which 'llas Rery•ar Turbines ·the reactor is located. The .propulsion system consists A constan~ check is kept on ra_t>f the usual turbines, reduction diatlon th{'.oughout th_e ship through gears, turbine gene.rators, condens- rl!d~ation monitoring dev_ices. The er and feedwater systems, plus amount of radiation from the ship's auxiliaries. · The reactor system is plant outside of the ma~hinery the difference. Technicaliy-classi- spaces .will be comparable to that fied as a pressurize4 water type, it received from the sun on a clear is similar to that used aboard the dny. Nautilus, the first atom-powered In the machinery spaces, the maxaubmarine. The reactor. substi- imum dosage would be five roent•. tutes for the standard ·oil-fired gens per year, but Qf course, no boiler, and operates on the princt- crewmember ts going to be conpie that water under· high pressure tinuously in the machinery spaces ·in this instance hy 750 pounds per all year round. square inch, can be heated to high A single f I u o r o s c o p· e extemperature without boiling. The amination will result in dosages beating is done by the chain reac- of two roentgens per minute and tion in the · uranium fuel. The up. Chest x-rays produce far less, water heated ~under high pressure about .003 roentgens per x-ray. fs passed in pi.pes through water In order to keep the rtactor und(!r lower pressure, causing the · under c~ntrol, an automatic shutoff latter to' turn·. to steam to operate system bas been installed which • the turbines:'lfhe Savannah's iJiitiat will shut down the reactor i:-1. the fuel supply should be good for ·event of any of a variety of malabout 31h ~years, or ·350,000 miles. functions. In additio~ two diesel The biggest problem in buildin:; generator sets are on standby in a nuclear-powered ship is protect- ·the event the reactor has to be tng the passengers and crew from shut down. rZ?diation, both under normal opTo operate the plant; it was necerating conditions and in the event essary for the , Maritim~ Adminisof a ·ship collision or other-accident. tration and Atomic Energy ComJn dealing with this problem, elab- mission to set up a 15-month trainorate safeguards had to be devised. Ing program for engineers and The 1•eactor was housed in a con" deck officers. The training in tainment vessel .'which can best be Lynchburg, Virginia, inClpdes the described/ as an envelope around actual operation of a reactor plus ar. envelope. operation and maintenance on . a The inside · "envelope;• o.f the; mock-up of the Savannah reactor. .~er«!ial 't '• ' .. kf f'1,j '":~ 1., I\~ : ~)" .... , , Gl!NWl Artist's rendering ~f the Savannah shows placing of reactor and-its co_ntainment vessel amidships, be: cause of . tremendous ' weight of shielding • ..- The · Savannah will carry 60 passengers and 10,000 tons of cargo at a 21-knot cruising speed. It will be capable of traveling for 350,000 miles without replacing its supply of nuclear fuel, thus saving valuabte space for an -extra pay load:. ' I Enlarged, cutaway view of containment vessel shows reactor and primar:y shield tank- in center. Other units are heat-exchangers. pressurizers, steam drums and piping for primary w.a ter system. Heat from nuclear reaction creates steam for the turbines. Diagram of reactor shows atomic fuel (lower center) iil rectangular-shaped fuel ·elements. Long rods control rate of chain reaction. Reactor is similar to type used on atom sub Nautilus. CllR60 . I HOl.'D S '· s~s· HOl'D Z. · o• .and sid~ ;, ~!iw.~of ~~!P c1Gows J.~l~ti~~s~ip·:?f re~ct~r to mach,inery a~d ~ther ~hipb9ard inst~l~1aons:.·. Machinery_ spaces - have~ a:glass wal~¥th1ch ·pe,_m1t1 -passltngers to.·v1ew mac~1nery compartmetJt a,~ the._,ir_ta,in ~ontr~I "room. Machinery consist"'ol;,.cen¥.entional ~team· t.urbi~ncil ,.re41uction gear.' I • · Photo shows actual- containment vessel under construction. It is 35 feet in diGmeter and 501/rfeet long. Th.e upper half has up to . . -14 incl1es of shielding; the bottom rests on concrete. .... �lqr ship • • Whatever you need, in .work _or_ dress · gear, your SIU ·s ea' Clfest 'has Jt. Get .top qualify gear at substantial savings by buy: ' , ing at · your Union'!'C)wned and Unronoperated Sea Chest store. It has tieen •called to 'the att.eQtion o1 headquarters that some skipp_~rs ~ave been claim• ing that tbw have ·"clarifica-. tions" ot;i v~rfous ·sect19ns of the _standard agreement in the' form of a -letter·' frolro ·th~ U~ion or. some otbP,~.co~unicatt9~. The only ,offfoial clarifications are those -which ' have ·been ap-' , proved by tlie.''Joint Union:e'mployer ciarlfication'S · committee and ·have been printed -up ai ' such as :ciarH1cations·to-the con' 'clarf:.. . tract. All other so-called /. ficaUons" have no contract ·sta: ·tus whatsoever. : ~ · · , . As previouslt reported; "'the 1 ~J I clarifJ.c~~iona~@r~t~~~ l~ f.~\Q\- ~: l'ently fo/,~ ~m°O~~j~ O,.(; l'f!Wrf(~ · tng and· co'iD~,rltB ·hl>~x~iffri' clarifications, ·~uf··uniu ·offlt:.fa~ notice. is.·re.celv,fi:d i11>n.-the- .U.n,: ' · J to~ ·al~ ,~Ji;IJ>i''·!lfj;l . · o..,.p,r~~~Jf'on tpe ·Jiasls o1;·. t.,~.. ~~~~:~°'?"'" ~ . .m~ts.. ~ l"' . ·~ ~.!':·:·~r1 ~. ~r-1 ... ·...,_; _~, ·,:j.. :~ ,"j:~ .-J ·,, ' flt.~· .• . ' · �. " COngress Exposes ·$ Fore.ign ·Aid Waste W ASlilNGTON-Foreign aid and mjlitacy cargoes that have been hauled by US ships to such countries as Korea and Pakistan have often been per1!1itted to rot on the g_round or have gone into the black market. A 1,781-page transcript but It's expected that _actual 1pendof testimony released by a Ing allowed will be cut well belovr House Appropriations subcommittee showed such Items of mismanagement as 70,000 tire chains and a million machine gun clips dumped out In the open to rust; a 20-year supply of Woman's Army Corps uniforms on hand at one depot; 4,QOO ton of excess gunnery equipment at another location; and wholesale thefts of tires, hand tools, clothing, construction material, auto parts, petroleum products and other. equipment. - Concress To Vote In the face of these diversions and thi~very, troops in the forward areas in Korea, for example, were short on some essentials that were needed for military operation. The testimony was presented by Controller General Joseph Campbell, who also discussed excessive spending and lavish living by American representatives in many Far East countries. · The release of this information is expected to have its effects when Congress votes actual spending for foreign aid purposes. An authorization bill ·calls for . over $3.5 billion for this purpose in the fiscal year, . Annmg Our Affiliates ,,,. 'Houston Has · , Off slack + A couple of years back, there was a proposal-which has since passed-to provide Social Security benefits foi: disabled · Americans over the age of 50. Th,is was bitterly opposed by the American Medical Association on the somewhat far- - - - - - - - - - - - - fetched grounds that providing Government financial aid to The · SIU Canadian District redisabled Americans was a step toward "socialized medicine." ports new contract successes, ·with Now 1illong comes another proposal, this time to provide Algoma Central and Hudson Bay Federally-sponsored hospitalization ·and i;urgical coverage Railway Company signing agreeHOUSTON - Shipping for the for.· men and women Qver 65, and again the, AMA is in. the .ments with the union's licensed · division. Union members also have pas t t .wo-wee k peri od h as b een vanguard with the old cry "socialized me d icine. ,, gained over 150 new jobs with the fair, and ~he next two weeks do · The sponsors of the · proposal, which has be·e n submitted purchase of Gayport Shipping Ltd. not seem to offer much more. At 'by Rep. Aime J. Forand (Dem.-RI), have taken great p~ins by the SIU-contracted Hall Corthe p~esent time there a~e no pay- to make it clear that nothing in the bill would disturb the poration, the "Canadian Sailor" t>ffs scheduled. Dur;ing the last two present relationship between patient and doctor and patient adds. ~ · 1 weeks only one ship was paid off, and hospital. the Steel Designer (Isthmian). '!'.he What is the real reason for the AMA's concern? One would following ships signed on: P~cific appear to be that ' the Federal Government having underTwo new halls have been opened Venture <Pacific Venture>; John B. k ·b'l"t t ·d d. 1 ' f th g d by the SIU Great Lakes District in Waterman <Waterman>: and steel ta. en a re.spons1 .1 i y o provi e me ica care or e ~ e , Age <Isthmian>. · ~1ght begm puth!lg the squeez~ on some. of tpe exorbitant its drive to organize non-union Lakes seamen and . to service its Shfps-=-Jn .• transit were. the Del fees ~nd charges imp°bsed by private hospitals and by some contracted fleets. The new halls .Aires, ' Del Santos, . (Miss.>; ·uast;. doctors ~nd surgeo~s . .If. the Federal ~overnment, for ex- are in Toledo, ·at 120 Summit lngs .Young .America .Jean Lafitte ample, found that a hospital was charging a $1 or $1.50 to a Street, · and in South Chicago at Job~· B. .Waterman' <Waterman;; patient for an aspirin t~blet or $25 to $30 a day for a semi- 9383 Ewing Avenue. }'ort Hoskins, Be~ts Fort, Bradford private hospital bed (four in a room), there might be presIsland, Chiwawa (Cities Service>; sure brought to bear. . Seatrain New York, Seatrain New The next thing .that might happen is that .the Federal Gov- _ Pressing hard on the issue of Jerse'y; 'Seatrain Savfnnah <Sea- ernrhent would start regarding medical care as -Ill kind of pub- the Navy manning West Coast mistrain); Beauregard, Bi~nville <Pan lie service like water supply education electricity and gas sile ships, the Sailors Union of the Atlantic); Steel · Traveler, Steel . . ' d . 'h t' Pacific has written to Vice-PresiDeslgner • (lsthinian>; Mae <Bull); ~ubhc transport and t~e like, a~ mig t ~tart to regu1a e dent Richard Nixon detailing the Valiant. Enterprise (Enterprise>; some of the free-.wheelmg practices accordmg~y. ,. . . refusal of Navy · authorities -10 Valley Forge <Penisular); Seafair That, perhaps, is the real r~ason why orgaruzed medicme change theU' plans in the face of (Orion), and Pacific Venture (Paci- is rolling ·out its big guns against the Forand Bill. .the use of civilian seamen on the fie ~enture). · ..' _ ;.t. -.\;. to East Coast missile range. WUtnington Up .:.Everybody's A 'Reformer' ' · Six more members of the Marine that figure. · Foreign aid, including military aid, is a major source of cargo for US-flag ships under the "50-50,. law. US Jobless Aid Halted For 45,000 WASHINGTON-More than 45,000 unemployed workers stopped receiving Federal aid last week when the Government's anti-recession program came to an end, the Department of Labor reported. The extra Federal aid was to aid those unemployed who had exhausted their regular state benefits. Change Of Mind The· Federal aid program was originally scheduled to end March 31, when a total of 400,000 unemployed workers were still receiving benefits but, rather than accept a one-year extens.i on. Congress voted to continue payments for an . additional three months. During the 13-month life time of the program, more than 2,000,000 unemployed workers received $600,000,000 fr om the Federal Government to supplement their exhausted state benefits. At the recession's peak, a total of 685,000 persons were collecting the benefit. Seventeen states had accepted the Federal aid to provide for additional benefits while five other states provided for the coverage on their own. Lake Charles Has 'A' .Cards LAKE CHARLES - Alt.hough there were quite a few ships in this area, it turned out that not too many jobs were io be found. The ships in the area were the CS Miami, Winter Hill, Bents Fort, CS Norfolk, Chiwawa, Council 'Grove, CS Baltimore <Cities Service); Del Santos <Mississippi); Steel Traveler (Isthmian), arid Mermaid <Metro Shipping). Agent Leroy Clarke reports all of the above-mentioned ships were in good shape with the exception of a couple that had to square away some OT. In light of the relatively-slo\Y shipping there are enough class 'A" men on the beach here to haodle expected business althoi1gh the number of "B" men is on the skimpy side. : The current effort in Congress· to pass ' a "labor-manage- Cooks and stewards Union have !Pent reform bill" has degenerated -into: a free-for-all. It's had their pension applications apWILMINGTON· ......: Wilmington become apparent that no bill at all is likely to be passed. proyed. They are Aberdeen B. agent, ·Jteed· Humphries i:eports T he bill has reache d sueh a ri·d·icu1oµs pass, th a t an AFL- Lynch, H. E. Savage, c . B au t·ista, d i · 11 t~:-!:!~ ~:r~~. 'O;rt~= CIO analysis finds that as it pr~sently stands in the House, R. G'. Fry, R. A. Ada;'lls and Stanley • 35 mm,registered, 23 shipped. The it would, among other items, encourage "sweetheart" con- Haynes. next.· ~p)tple' of weeks promises- tracts and exempts so.:.~alled "labor relations!' counselors - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - , more ';ot the same. from reporting their activities. · " · . Stay Put For Jobless Pay Everything' ·is running more This has come about simply because "l~bor ref-0rms"· have Seafarers who are collecting state: unemployment benefits while ' smoothly now · -gistratlon with ., the installaan~ •ey of Conoress on the beach waitjng tg sh!P are urged to $tilY put and avoid _board, oecome .... • · . a· vote · - catching , . · item ' ..T ry memhe" • • ·r.M ., . i;, t·ion o#~ '•""'·1·hew .... is a1~x10us to have· )us· -:narrie a tacl:led,{ to .a 1~'.l~por reform' changing their mailing addresses if they want to continue reamethod. big "improvement over the old bi'll. · • · ceiving their checks regularly. Several Seafarers have already c' 1 • . hip · Amid . all the fuss about corruption in labor-management experie1;1ced interrµptions of from three to five weeks in getting Tbe f o11ow iDIJ II I wer~ 1n ,.. t' · •t · · • · t t th . f th W ll St t fin their next· check after~ they notified the state unemployment ~ c~se 0 e a ree . ~noffices that they had move<I and changed their mailing address. ' tr.a.nsit: the Alargar· llhd ~ortm!r · r~J.a ioµs, i is . 1 r~mc ' 0 no. e . · An average delay of a month is 1·~ported J.n most cases, causing · (Calmar>- Rebe~ · <JJ>.tere~titt-~ ct..er who was •p1,cked l..lP m Br~zil. on charges of defrauding entaJ), . ~nd Wild anCi :slockiioldets 'of some $7 miHion. No ·outcry he:i:e for "reform"· .considerable:°:»11ardSiliP fo the men involved. . Matclo Cl!eek <Waterma~r. legislation\ ·It apparently doesn'~ .catch ,the headlines. . ::!PT:!f Ranger �LO.G-~•Rl-(YTHM: c •• -Noth.ing . El~e . .. Th~ bat' Wiii filled with . man11 · Down ffom the •hipping ff.ocw. · T'wcu ea.s11 to aee joho got the I went down to the hall one. da11 To see a frien_ d or two, And register· for some good ship That- was signi ng on a cr ew. I wa8n't keen to leave so soon For my days ashore were few, But I felt a little bored ' somehow, . And I had nothing else to do. jobs, B11 t>ie smile1- t_he,i r · faces bore. Some would b.e off to Europe, And some to Singcif)ore, While others were happy toith the tttought, . That their berths were · secure. Through the big glass dqor I strolled, Into our Union hall, With my book in hand for the doorman to se_e, Who sat there near the wall. And up the granite steps I went Onto our shipping floor, Nodding. hetlo to some I knew, And some I'd seen once before. I ·joined the boys at the ~a,., And drank to their sa,fe ·trip. And, I thought of the. date I had that night, With a girl down on the strip. I knew she had .n o thought• For a sailing man like me, For··it wa1 au takP. and no give, On 0ne ·big spending ipree: FOJ' I wa& just a guy with dough - to spend, And she didn't come for free • . As t 'was close upon the hour. Near time for a job call, I thought that was why, So many were there i~ -the hall, 1. • ' •• • L'- .... _,., . -· , " J • j 1y._.; _i9to : · ..pan.ic. :' • ·, • Salling Since '23,- · : :· ._. '-. " ._ ., • · Letters To,. ,.· The Etlitor.im. ~!:;t:::: :it:...·. · bersh••· .• . - ,.- . •. ~ -.. . :.-< ..': ... _; ; ... .. . All letter~ t~ .the·ed.it~ . f)ubliciition in..: the._ SEAtAB· a. ~, r/ .;~: ,.\o, ;'.,.; ,...:._. •. • must ~ERS ,.. LOG 'be aigned tiy the writet. ~- Name• ·tonr be withheld - .~_, upon' "request.'. t. ,,.,.·~ ~. . • •:.'" . : ' · Movincr -.·:.W•1at•~- ­ - :a·~':• ...... ~~;.: -,-•..,..__ ~~-...,. .. '~;O,:m;:o ·: ~-~ • ;, ~ : · ~o-"tbe-..E~Her: -: · 1. ':: . ._ · the -Union ii moat graciously · .., .... Please.make' the ,noted:eb~ge . accepted . and apprecla~. .. -~- ,tq, :·~~r .-~ddi~-· 'fpr 11 ~.•;.~EA~ ,. . . · · T~dle 1:. 'aitehle . • - "• ' J ~·,. • ' ' :• 1 J l • I ' , f • . r:. . ·•. s1an1.. T. IA.... -.\{,, ;.t. t. To •1le Editor. - ' .: ·"'.. .:u .-:,~;o ·:~ ~- ! .: ..;._. 1,.,. · c. • I bave been · a . full member. of the Union since 1943 and I ~ow m1tnY other brothers are for the same plan for retirement· as I am._ · Wilham Dunn ;.t. ;.t. , to .Go ,_ . · • ._ .... ,'- r' ;---_ <~' '-:.1'~~0~ ', ~ .. .-' .. .'· 't < ~-;.t.~. -~ i '' ·~ ,. • 'governme~t of the people, by the people and for the people.' Since ·our Union is held together by Its members, it is our. organization, by us and for us and we should deCiae the l8$ue." Homesteaders claim theY, have the right to stay ~ a ship . for .as long as they wish. But, the other side· states, eetting off a ship aft.e r· a year of ser;vice should be , no FARERS LOG. We are moving and I would like. you to please continue sending the ·LOG 'to Says SIU'·• Tops me. - - . To the Editor: I enjoy re.ading the LOG very .I've been .going to sea . _since much and look forward to re- 1923 and .have been a Dl..ember celving it: You· have made great ·_ of· the SIU since 1945. Before _ pro_gress. May you continue to that I was. in ano,t her seamen's expand and help those who need · union. . _ help, and ·render assistance to . I'd like- to say that the· SI!J Is all ailing seamen and those who a godsend to all its members, af'.e dhqabled and on pension: and it certainly ls a wonderful Mrs. G. Tarman feeling to .know that we hav-' . the officials and staff memberi that, we have. constantly work" . . ing Jn the interests of the mem- thank God we .· ; ' " - _ ··have -the · Welfar.e Plan. ·. They. io.ok care ot everything fo~1ud1iig my child's· liospita-i bills.~:. It _,- is ·the btggesf ~.elP. _I ~ave ·, ever received: · . It . is . re~~y _someth'ing; and it can rµake a :· guy :feel like' sayin·g !'thank's." · · 1 ,would aiSo like tci· extend a s~cial thanks·· to:'.tti.e .welfaJ.'.e represeiit~tive ·i~ · ~hlljideJJ,>}lla · ·' · fO.r the. qui.~~ ~,.-vice in_~ettlng · -. - fu. -~ little. gid· ., )' . -· . ., lntO: ' the" ,,,,..-.Mspltal ... .· • . t' ~ • I . Cites Declaratloa . When the Declaration of lndependence was ·drawn up, h~ wrote, it ·specifically used the words ~~that ail men are created equal" fo point out the tli!ngs we are -~ndeb~~d for and what we discqss vert. offi!n. The Union refers to its inetnbers as "we Seafarers."- Calefat• holds .. - ..If o w..e :V: _.e r: · ... Correo~ .. ! ciples of humanity. a big problem · (ot .any~~~· -~~' · : a matter of ·a· · tact".. ft'. ilim.cist .~ -. ·threw . ,myself. , and... my fam.:: -. -· ~ it To the Editor: I am saying it now, aqd will say It over and over again, many thanks to the SIU Welfare Plan. The things the Plan has d9ne for so many needy members like mY.self are reaHy -something. Not . so long ago, my little girl took sick and had to go to the hospital. . That, of course, had to happen vihile I am still a patient here · in the USPHS · h o s p l t a 1 in· r.o~,!,.'-".,,,~ ,,,=~ t. : · · .. ·- . . . . "Here, the mate ·said to use. these big hrushei; do a fast-job,. and · don't drip any paint on the deck!" ·H omesteaders? Cites- Abe ·Lincoln Ease Burden· · Of Hospital Bill , , 1t ·, ~,_ ·., I . I had my name put on the list, And though my card was new, Shipping was good and I knew I could, Leave with any merry ole' crew. So I went on down to the bar To have a drink or two, And pass some time with Hank or John, While I sat and quaffed my brew._ · .. ~ . . ·. ·-. Showing. all of the ~ttributes · required of a ladies man is Bruce Edgar Cousins, ion · of Seafarer' Clarence Cousins, a member of the deck department. Bruce, who resides in PennsylvaniQ. hasn't made any definite plans about the future as yet~ It wasn't lQng wh'en tip the stairs, . Once more I went again. · To· look at the shipping board And see tohat might remain. "This would· be· a pretty dull world without a ,gOod Salty argument/' Seafarer William Not to take a ship of. couf'se. Calefato-writes, and a good "salty" beef up and down t~e coast. right now is the homestead As I wasn't t'eady to go, issue; he said. · · But I had nothing else -to do, · Homesteader$ -have their t'1at it is· an organization built so handicap to. homesteaders. Rather And frankly, felt kinda• low. side of the issue, and the anti- closely to the fundamentals estab- it would ben~fit them. They could ,, Well on the boa-rd waa an AB'• homesteaders have t h e i r s, lished by the forefa~hers of our ,take a rest. Calefato said, but most men would country th~t they can't be easily_ · _In addltlon, anotjler Seafarer job, . was ign9red. "To see how: closely our who~ sorely . ~needs a :job and who On a ship bound for Honolulu. find it much _cfearer if And I thought I may as well remembered and respected that we Union is related to these principles has a family to support, would all live together in a country that of human dignity, we should recall have a chance. ,., make it, was 'founded -on the soundest prin- the words of Abraham Lincoln, And after- all of the preceding For I had nothing else to do. The shipping boa-rd was numbered with jobs, For those who wanted ci berth, And . the ships were waiti~g for them to sail, . . To far.away por-ts of the earth. Wher-1!...!!!_any a tiny waist' awaited A strong Yankee arm to girth, With a cup of brew and sweet meats to chew, And relish _tor all they're worth. It's ~ M~r&"an _BJ". Jim Brookl~. '.fo"rD.o~ - · . . ..-. Wes~ ... ,, . F.o r Hot ShlpplnsT•·;*1le ',.Editor: ~ __. questions•. it . boils down to ~his: J'ust exactl.Y what ls a homesteader? "How anybody· could· call a ship a home for a number of years .is a little pu1,.zUng; ·But if it is a hoiile to a homesteader, he ls indirectly ha~miDg hims~!fby k~epin!fPMt:~t circulation. like· a hermit., ~aybe the best thing to ,remem~r i~ -'tt}at generally speakin·g, this · whole country of ours is our home." .. . I Sp~re . Stamps? .~ Send ·' Em Here �SBAP.4REa.S £DC '1 ALCOA _'PIO~ln Q,_.)', - ,I - '° 1ianlect W ..aJ~ ".; ~ew aaF -am.I,...'· ....., ............. ~Iii '-·F. .... *••. ......... '"" •ta7. e........_&ed - . .:.--_ "' ........ •ldljJ Alp •:1 o.. OU ~ ~ llllp In ....~. . ,...,ry;- . ORIMAR <Mer.wen), luly 1-:.Ch•I"' .. J , ...,.,...._.... ;11f!O. New Ml•,.. · 11, 'Lanl9rr . . . ~ ..Vere• • " •~ ~- r~elayed Mil· Oae man •ml-4- ship In Baltimore .... : • • • · ':!'"" and . ou _7tn .VonelUOla. No lleefa. / " ..--lo Rlflt In wub water. • PINN· ifRAtllPOllTIR (PMll Shi.,.., ' •• - ·• · ...... ,, Miy 24-Clullnaan, w. KMIJIJI ALMINA CPHn ...,.,.,.,..,, 'uly 2Socretary, P. •taMMI. Vete of · Charr111an, w. louder1 Secretery, R. tllanlul &e llteward dept. for 19o4 arMly. - Twe· men ml_. 41hlp at food. Hilo, HawaU. - Few houre OT d.11puted. -Repair• to be m ade n ow, and DIL AIRll <M11ll11l1J1110, 'une 27- before. departure. ChatrmUtJ t. MwlBYlf Secretary,- I. -Geney. One man left .behind, but Cl N'ORFOLK (Cities Service>, 'une l!aqht ahlp 1n Senta.. MHlbill to 27....C:halrman, W. C:a11ldy1 Secretary, IHI painted next trip. New dei1!1at• None. .Delerate to recell'e all Union r141uHted. Ship"• fund illa-.-<lbnaUona mall-not to be opened by anyone appraciat-4. Several • 10111 In deck ~ .elee. IM! hour• OT to be settled at , dept. Some OT dlaputed in en11Do payo•. Vote of thanka to steward • · dept. for job well done. ' ....-- 111••• --=-- · . .. ,,...~~~~~~~~~~~~'""" ' Digest ·. . · Of SIU-Sbip Meetings department. :Fruit not exchanfed H ptomLled In Houaton. Req'!eat more ice ~·iun- 1v1L vN <•um, 'u1y s-c:1t11rm•.t, Hammend1 Secretary, D. P'erreat, No beefs. One man paid o• in San .Juan, another sbtpped. New cielefate elected. llembera ollered 92· In Ilea of launch service. Vote of tballka to steward . dept. for Job well done. Repair llllh to be turned In. Request 11dequate 1lorea. One minute of Iii.• Jenee obaerved for cleparted brothera. L UIAfl C·H-1116 <Pan AMerlcaiO, 'uly 1-Chalrnian, A. Phlll1J11 Secretary, D. Knltht. One man fired in Maya auez. PR. Of(ered tranaportatl~n. but r efused aame. Some OT dlaputed. Dump butt ean• dally. Refrain from seatterlnf books le papen on deck In foc"sle,. Turn o• bunk llaht• whe11 leavlnf foc'ales. Keep head door clo11d at nlallt. ITllL APPRINTtC• (flthmlan), 'uly S-Chalr111an, '· Karb Secretary, J. Olive. Two men hospitalized. ShiP.'• "fillld 1.80-tUICI apep,t for tele· arams: fond to be raised at be&lnnlnf of trip. Dlaputed OT r" more lib· erty. To aee. about fu111lsatlon. of ahlp. Reque.t more DDT bomDt, ALCOA PUalTAN (Afcea), 'une H --Chairman. fl. Murray1 lecretat_y, A. Ferrara. New bunks requested and ehalu . Ill reereatlon ball need re· pain. No b..f1, Some OT disputed. Requeat more Interest 1le takea la ·steward dep't. Repair lilt• to be Jurned in. ~ - PACIFIC OCIAN .<W•rld Tram1Jlftg), · '""• 29-Chalrman, '· Morrill lee•. relary, L. Thomas. Moll repairs com· pleted. Shlp'1 fUnd ·1!J.61. Few hours O'I' disputed. - No one allowed 1Jt paasafeways, room• a. meurooms ex· cept crew. Sugitest quiet while men are alee'Plrig. Welfare le enrollment card• available to men who need !,!!em. . . . STEIL FL YIR (Isthmian), 'uly · Chairman, D. Keddy1 Secretary, c. Mathew1. Draw. in Halltax to be elven in US money-last 'before payoff. Repair llst1 turned In. Ship'1 fund 110.28; No beefs. Request letter be written to Union re ral11 In OT rate. also~ proposlnl one quarter"• free due• for dele1ates If trip exceed1 t!J days. Shorta1e of c..arettes. - FAIRLAND <P•n·Atlantlc), July l2 -Chairman, P. - Morrlu Secretary, tr. Kustur•. No beefs: · everythinf run· nlnf smoothly. Shlp'1 .rund Sl. Some OT dlaputed. Chief eook if anyf.hln« can be done about his r0om regardlna heat. See chief mate about key1 ·for foc:'ales. •*• IAOLW TRAVILIR <Sea Tran11JOrf), 'une 14--ChalrMen, M. Coo"" lee· retar.y, '· Mirjan. Men reminded that 811lokln• forward of houM lor· bidden. Cooperation requeded In keeplni ree. room efean. lleturn CUP8 to pantry. Shlp't fund '20.50. Few hour• OT dl•puted. One replacement for man in San Pedro. New deleiate· elected. Beef made con· cerrilnf preparation- of meat•. Dis· cuulon on duties ot •alley force. Steam :Blast Fatal TO 8€afarer . 'as · .. .. in1 for New Orleans when it all started, · Wolowitz noted. Most of the crew was in the engine lounge watching a movie, . when they_first heard a sort of hissing sound, as if an air hose had torn loose from its connection. A few minutes later the door to the engineroom opened and -!,ames "Sloppy" Creal, the 4-to-8 oiler, staggered into the lounge yelling for everyone to clear out as the connection on the main steam line on the starboard boiler just let go. In a matter of seconds the movie was empty as all of the gang headed for the engineroom door to see if they could help the men who had been working below. First to come up was J. Smith, the 4-to-8 reefer, Wolowitz saici, and when be opened the door, all could see that the whole engineroom was already filled with steam. "Just imagine the nerve-shattering noise of that steam escaping and the intense heat from 450 pounds of superheat steam filling the engineroo~" the fireman added. "It was really something to s-:e, and I hope I never see It a1ain." ' First to attempt to brine up · the other men was chief en1ineer Ge_orce Kramer and bis 1st assistant J seph Bradley who had ••AURl•ARD <Pan-Atlanffc), 'UIW' 12-Chalr11ta11, I. YateSI Secretary, I. Doyle. New dele•ato elected. Few houra dlaputed (delayed •Dini) in deck dept. II houri disputed OT fn en1lno department. One maa mlued •hip In Rouaton. Re11.ue.t fwnlptloa of ship. ALCOA CORSAIR (Alcoa), 'uly 1tCh•ll'M8ft, H. erall•m1 lecret•ry, M. Ceir. CellecU~n, m.1ule for wneth for mem1'0'- of brother'• fa~. No beef•. Ono man left ahlp due .to tll· neg. In family. lhlp'1 flllld 136'7. · .,ovles to be run per 1Chedulo. •INT~ ,OtlT (Cfflet Service), 'uly 1l-Chelrma11, W. Wallan1 llecretary, D. Lelyveld. Sailed oaa maa ahort. No beefs. Broken wamer la oaaino room. Vote of thank• to ateward . MASIMAR <Calmar), · June 21- department for Job well done. lleturn Chairman, I. lldlenbart1 leuetary• .- cups. Deck. dept. to dean laundry; '· Pert. No beef1. Vote of thank• to black lanf to ·c1ea.- P,.auafeway. ateward dept. IH Job weU done.· Re• PITRO CHIM <Y•l•ntlne), 'uly 1•uest . better. Military eeaditlons. Ch•lrl'l\.an, '· H...lo, secretary, D. ALCOA- PLANTIR <Alcoa), 'uly · - Petersen. s-e OT dlQuted. SuffHt Chairmen, N. Flower11 lecretary, z. dept. dele•ata lieep written record Chln1. Two men Injured due to lack of all bcefa. Some OT disputed -In of aale ~catwalkl-oae of them ho.. enalne department . DIJ'flculty re ollpltallzed in AllOrll• dd Hr,Mirlal,.;l. talnlnl atwu. Catwalk _Jmprov,ed-no further accl· dent1. Ship"• fUnd 142.11$-expect 120 ALCOA RANOIR <Alcoa), 'UIY · •onatlon from winner 9' Phlla. iar· Cll•lrman, O. Crawford1 Secretary, c. rival pool. No beef•. " Men warned EverYlhlnf runnina 811loothly. aralnll unauthorbed entry into· elec· Diacualon re sereeu for •alley and trlcal dletrlbutloa panel•. New WHh• t pantry. General meetinf to be held every two weeJf1. · Donation to be ~, machine refllleated~ .bken ap for injured man en prevloue trip. OCIAN IV~ (Maritime Overseas!, lune 2'.....ChalrMan, K. Colllnu lee• CITIES HRVICI MIAMI (Cl), July retary, I. ,....... tJS dollar• or travelera1 checka &l'allable I• event 14--Chalrman, P•dt•tt1 Secretary, '· Repair lilt turned In. veael ... out for leaathy period. • .. R!ldolph. Everythlnf runnlna 1111oothly. Ship'• •uelt mora djarett.,. · fund 19.43. No beef1. Mea men to .. Cl aAL TIMORI (Cltlel le..,.lce>, carry •arba1e amt dump It over 'uly S-C:tielliftetl, c. .tennette1 lec- atern. s11n to be placed over wash· retery, P. '•nea. FaDI rep.Ued; mat• lftlr machine to abut U oft when ' tre11 ·cover• fOI' crew. Draw1 to be flallbed. put out per contract a•reement. Shlp'1 fund needed. Meetln• t b• •AL TORI <Merven>, July 14-Chalr· held re beef eoncernlna cb&ef mate. inan, Mclau1hi1n1 iecretuy, - R. Obi· des. _t>ne man mlne4-ablp In Baltl· New •$reaaurer ' elected. Repair JI.ti to be turned bl. ' Laundg room tci be more. No beefL Seven houri diskept clean. Spray meahall after back puted OT. Crew fave radio operator port. fteque.t ·more fan•· In· messhall, vote of thaU. for the radio new1 also more milk, and more money to el'ery day, . \4/olowitz Delorenzo wet down larie towels and bedspreads to protect themselves from the 1earin1 heat and steam. All but two of the men working below when she blew were accounted for. Still .missing were the 2nd assistant engineer and the FWT, Seafarer Frederick "Sal" DeLorenzo. ' In what seemed a long time, but was actually just a iew minutes, Kra~er, who looked about out ·on '°"•L --·. • • r ••• ·,_. ... • • The ~v~niftg ot July 7 ~tart~ off .just an,y othei; night ~(board . ship'; b~t:·:~fore' :_--. dawn, it. lVu one . o!,thOie "nights to remember" to the crew of the SS_Del Sud, especial· ly- to Haity W:olowitz, -the -12-tq-4i -fireman on the Mississippi Steamship Co. passenger ·vessel. · down there,'' Wolowitz added. It was just past 8 PM~ while At Ease DeLorenzo had relieved Wolowitz the vessel was at sea headat 4 PM, and he had just settled · Make Checks To •s1u-A&G' Seafarers mailing in checks or money orders to the Union to cover dues payments are urged to be sure to make aU- of them payable to the SIU-A&G District. · Some Seafarers have sent in checks and money orders in the names of individual Headquarters officials. This makes for a problem in bookkeeping which can be avoided if checks are made out to ' the Union directly. YEAM;'alJT MIM COMllJ'.FRQM 11-11: Pl.ANET MAAS,UE 'DON'T-KNOW _, MWI/ ASOVT OUR WAYo'LIF& ••• down to watch the mo.Vie when it happened. • In a letter to the engineers aboard the Del Sud, the members of the black gang expressed their gratitude for their aid in trying to resc:ue DeLorenzo. "We, the men of the black gang," they said, "want to go on record as giving a vote of confidence and thanks for a job well done beyond the call of duty-going down into - a steam filled engineroom, trying to save the }!fe of our late brother, Frederick DeLorenzo . . . "We want you to know it's an honor and a privilege to work and sail with men like you, knowing we're world ng with honest-to-goodTaking it easy in his fos' cle 11 ness men. chief steward William Chan"In conclusion, we want to redler, presently handling the peat again, many thanks for a job food problems on the Ya~a. well done." Chandler is a · veteran Sea- , · The letter was addressed to farer, having joined the UnGeorge Kramer, chief eneineer; Joe Bradley, lit ·assistant; John io_n as a founding member Selbert, 2nd; J. Nelson, 3rd; R. bac:lc in Mobffe ·in November, Ennis, junior 3rd, and Tony Walker, 1938. . engine cadet. . . Another letter from the passenhis feet, staggered 'back up the gers on the Del Sud was presented passageway and said that the two to the ship's captain offering their men were safe. The stiip'1 doctor, grateful appreciation for "the dewho was treating Creel for burns, votibn •Jlown by the ship's comeave the chief a shot and .he went pany to their duties. · back down again. Creel's hands and ". ; . the maste1· of the vessel, feet were badly burned from hold- his officers and . crew displayed in1 ()D to the white-hot rails and couraeeous calm and pedorm'e d his .face was blistered. · their hazardous duties In the finest By this time, bosun's mate Keµy tradition of the sea," it said. Shauneuey bad brought up the kit - - - - - - - - - - - - with the breatiim1 ·apparatus and · along wjth the other engineerjl and engfne_·cade~ arid some '<!f 'the 'unlicensed crew,- went below. . Kelly later said that he had had DeLorenzo by the hand but couldn't hold on to him • the fireman, uylnt he had to sllUt off bis burner valves, turned and ran ·back into the s.t~am-fHled -ffteroom. Louis Anders00: the ship's ma.- chinist-plumber, who had also tone M"1' vouea.o91a~ below, reported that he tried to MATES 51..t~ get holci of ·De Lorenzo but had to let go because of the he~t. After making . several more rescue attempt$, cr~wD)embers finally found the body of the fireman in front of the master switchboard. "Yoo see something like this on TV or read about it and - think nothing of it at all," Wolowitz said, SWAP "but when the chips . are down and · yA~SAND~ you actualJY see it unfolded before your eyes, you realize what a fine 1}4E ONT../. bunch of officers and men we have HEW L.OW P~ICES aboard the Del Sud." Each member of the crew wanted AND 'lb1QE ALWA'6 to go below, Wolowitz said, but WEl.CO\tE J.IERE AT that was impossible, so the_rest of '(dJR OWN PLACE-. the crew tried their best to aid the burned men, or to keep the ice O*"'DNDO'ERAm> water and buckets full so as to v;f'TMG~ water down the men goiµg into the engineroom. Ml.l.WION·AfS·AR "Now that it's all over, I shiver when I know that but for the grace of God, it could have been myself Ar.,,_,, wa.e IN1JI~ BAL~e Al/D tl:Y.~l/.5, f=l&HTS �Pee. F•lldee• SE.41'..4.ltER!f £0C Sa/ety 's··fJ!he:.CavDlier. ~<>li:fJ- SEAFtit&RS ·ll~llllOC . "Safety~consciq_u~'~- would'. be. the best to d~scribe. th!!. crew,-Qi"ih~ g_S;Al~a: C~~a- -•·.. . -~~~-·...-~--~-~--------~ lier, ·and with good justification; In addition -to rwmmg -a monthlY safetj' sfogal).· contest, .' the ship also has an inspection committee composed of officers :and : mt!mbed Qf the un-· Two recent additions to the roster of Seafarers ln the Seattle USPHS licensed · departments whose ~ hospital are r~porte'd doing wen: One qf them, J. B. Tierney, . who-.last shipped H an AB on th.e De Soto, entered the hospital early·this montb jo_b it is to make regular tours .T he 'Mlsslle Hunters•·. of the vessel to see that standfor a bla~der operation _!!ld expects to be dischareed within a wee)( :way ard safety procedures are . being followed. Seafarers participating In the program are Max Fabricant, chief steward; W. M. Parker, bosun; L. C. Hanson, QM; Anne Blizzard, stewardess, and department representatives L.. B. Dur ache r, deck; L. P. · Kelly, engine, and E. J., Lynch, steward. Making safety a full time job has· .paid off on the Cavalier, as ~~~ · was seen iil the committee's latest report in which it was noted that there were "no uns.a fe conditions or practices detected d u r l n g their inspection," and "no lost time accidents. or accidents of a serious nature were reported since their last ~eeting." The only accidents occurred, they said, when a pantryman cut his finger with a knife while slicing food, and the other when-a crewmember strained himself while cranking up a lifeboat. · To keep the crew of the. Cavalier "safety-conscious" the committee holds a monthly safety slogan contest which is open to all crewrnembers. The winner for the month of June was Albert Nevers, 2nd .radio officer. The winner for the month of May was se.afarer Henry Koppersmith, a wiper on the Cavalier. a J urn;ng his talents to portrait photographs, Seafarer Chester Coumas found excellent . subjects among his shipmates on the MV Sword Knot, one of Suwannee Steamshjp Company's . mi~sile-tracking . ships in the South Atlantic. Always smiling is the description ' for Danny Nelson, top left, deck maintenance on the Knot. On the right, AB Tommy Klein s h o w s concentration and doubt 'as . he scans· the sky, looking for a missile no doubt. Left, giving the conversation all of his ottention is Leo Bruce, messman. DIRECTORY OF SIU -HALLS ,.33'7 SIU, A&G District .. ~ BALTIMORE•' . .. .. . 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Aeent . EAstern '1-4900 BOSTON .. ::-... . .......... .2'16 State St . G. Dakin, Acting Agent Richmond 2·0140 4202 Canal St HOUSTON . . . . . . . . . . R. Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3·4080 LAKE CHARLES, La.. . . . . 1419 Ryan st: Leroy Clarke, Aeent BEmJock 6·5'144 MIAMI .. .. .. ......... . '144 w. Flacler St. Louis Neira, Agent FRanklln '1·3564 MOBILE ... . . , . ... . J South Lawrence ~t. Cal Tanner. Acent HEmlock 2·li54 NEW ORLEANS . . . . . . . . 523 BienvJlle St. Lindsey Williams, Agent Tulane 6626 NEW YORK . . ... G75 4th Ave ..- Brooklyn HYactnth 9-6600 NORFOLK ........ ..... . 416 Colley Ave. ;r. Bullock, Agent .•..... . MAdison '1·10ll3 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 PHILADELPHIA . ...... Market St. S. Cardullo, Aeent • Market 7-1635 SAN FRANCISCO .••••••. ol50 Harrison . St. Marty Brelthoff. AgeI't. Doullu 2-54'15 SANTURCE, PR '. .1313 Fernandez Sunco1, . , Stop 2U Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep, Phone 2-11996 SAVANNAH . . . . ... .. ... Abercorn · St. William Morris, Acent Adami 3-1728 SEATl'LE . . . . . . . . • •" .2505 lat Av~. Ted Babkowskl, Asent Main 3-4334 TAMPA . . . . . 1809-1611 N. Franklin St. B. Gonzalez, Actinl Asent Pho1re- 2·1323 .WILMINGTON, Calif . . . . 503 Marine Ave. Reed Humphries, Agent Terminal 4.2529 HE ADQ UARTERS . . . 6'111 4th Ave .. Bklyn. SECRETARY·TREASURER ASST. SECRVfr'!k,.~REASURERS l . ASllgina. DecEnk ..wVHal Ula, JoJinlntt C. mmons. 1. ... o p n. o E. Mooney, Std. -. SUP HONOLULU .. . . Ill South Nimitz ffighway PHone 502·'1'1'1 NEW ORLEA.~S ..••... . 523 Bienville St. JAckson 5·'1428 NEW YORh. . .... .Cl'15 4th Ave .. Bronklyn HYaclnth 9-6605 PORTLAND ....... , .. , .;ll SW _Cl;iy St. CApltal 3-4336 SA.~ FRANCISCO ........ 4!10 Harrison St. Douglas 2-8363 SEATTLE . . ...... ••., •• , ... 2505 1st Ave. Main 2·0290 WILMINGTON ......... 1105 Marine Ave. Terminal 5-661'1 HONOLULU STREET ADDRESS ...... . CITY ......... ZONE ...• STATE Mc&s 5 Niml · · · · 1 South tz Highway PHone 5·1'114 · . NEW ORLEANS .. ...... 1123 Blenvme st. RAmond '1428 NEW YORK .•••.. 675 4th Ave,. Brooklyn HYaclnth 9-6600 PORTLAND ............. 211 sw Clay st. CApltol '1·3222 S AN FRANCISCO .••••••. 350 Fremont St. . EXbrook '1·5600 SEATTLE . ...•••••••••••. :sos -1st ·Ave. MAID 3-0088 WILMINGTON ........... 305 Marine Ave. TErminaI 4·8538 ·To AVOID DUPLICATION: If you Great Lakes District ere an old subscribe' and have a change of address, pleaH give your ALPENA . : ...•.• , .1213 N. Second Ave. ELmwood 4-3616 former address below: BUFFALO, NY .............. 9~a:itlnJ~ ..... ., • ....... . ................. .• ..... . A-DD RESS , . I i: ..... ·.:., .. ~QNE: . ~ . or so. · AB Earl Tay~or also entered. the Seattle hospital this month, but to have a cyst removed from his !>ac:;k. Taylor's last vesseJ was the yaney Forge. ·still undergoing an ·extensive ·che~Jmp on the West Coast is Seafarer Joe Prabech of the black gang, Prabech was former wiper on the · SS . Marymar. Down in Texas ' tlie reports on tl;le men Jn the Galveston hospital a~l look good. Shipmates of steward Albert C~&er who had to get off the Steel Apprentice in Ir~n with internal bleeding will be glad_ to hear he is recovering nicely. Canter was repatriated to Galveston and expects to be out and back on his feet Jn a couple of days. , A hernia laid up Thomas Bowers iri the Galveston hospital but he is recuperating rapidly after an operation and should be back on the beach in about a week. BQwers last shipped as steward on the Del Oro. Evidently responding tp treatment 'in the Galveston hospital Is Francis Reran, former me·ssman on tlte Atlas. Regan, who enteredthe hospital because,,..of a numbness in his 'arm. 'says he wlll be discharged any day now. News of shipboard activities Is Bower~ always welcome to the men in the hospitals tqroughout the country. If you are as'1ore on leave with time . to spare, or if you have time on your hands while at sea, drop them a line. The f~llowing is the latest available list of hospital patients: w. USPHS HOSPI'P1\L MANHATTAN B);ACH BROOKLYN, NY .Joseph ;J. Bau Tbomu B. LehaJ' Matthew Bruno Leo Mannau1h Gre1orlo Caraballo Prlmltlvo Muse Leo V. Carreon Jeremiah O'Byrne Wade Chandler Geor1e G. Phifer Joffph D. Cox Wln1ton E. Renn:r John ;J. Driscoll Manuel B. Silva .. F. O. Fondlla Almer S; Vlclceu Bart E. Guranick I.uther :t. Wini Taib Hassan Pon P. Wine Frank Hernande:& Royce Yarborouch William D. Kenny Pacifico S. Yuzon Ludwi1 Krlstlansen Gorman Glaze Emanuel :Jones Kenneth Miller Endel Pappel Jesse Puckett · Harrr Pule Abner Rallorcl Jose Soare1 John Ste1lefort Dolphus Walker Levi Warner USPHS HOSPITAL BOSTO~. MASS. Dominic Newell Edward Sleger Charles Robinson .Joseph M. ThomH John c. Roblee USPHS HOSPITAL GALVESTON, TEXAS Morris J. Black Frank .B. Bowell ThomH BOWi!H Cecil Saunders Albert W . .Canter James Sheppard Francl1 Reasan John Spearman USPHS HOSPITAL SEAT.TLE, WASH. Earl Taylor SOUTH CIUCAGO ..... EwlnJ Ave. Benjamin LeBlanc B. Tlen1ey USPHS HOSPITAL SAlfinaw 1-0'133 Joseph A. Prabech TUCSON, ARIZ. ' TOLEDO •• ,,,, •••.•••••••. 120 Summit St. C!feny 8·2431 Frank ;J, Mackey USPHS HOSPITAL FT. WORTH, TEXAS TRIBORO HOSPITAL Lawrence Andenon Max Olson ';JAMAICA, LI, NY WILLIAM •• •••••• .COS Simpson St. FORT R. B. Appleby John C. Palmer Ontulo Phone: 3·3221 Jame. Ru11ell B. F. Deibler Leo Watts H Jo1eph P. WIH ALIFA){. .N.S•••••• • • •• . 128.'>i Holli• St. James Lauer "flA .lfOSPITAL . , PJione 3·8911- Woodrow Meyers -DENVER, COLO. . MONTREAL ....... . 634 St. Sames St. Welt USPHS HOSPITAL Clll!ord C. Womack Victor 2·8161 STATEN ISLAND, NY QUEBEC · • • · • • • • • • •••. 44 Sault-au-Matelot R. W. Bunner Jose Reyes USPHS HOSPITAL Quebec LAfontalne 3-1569 R. G. Cowdry ;Juan Reyes SAVANNAH. GA. THOROLD. Ontario .••••. 52 St, David S$, Everette A . Hord Angel L. Rio• Jose· A. Blanco Geor1e - .Kitcben1 CAnal '1·5212 Fidel G. Lukban JoH Rodrigues R. W. Centcllovlch i. · , ·roRONTO, Ontario .••••• . 2'12 Kina St. .E. Pablo Mendez Manuel Sanchez . . EMPlre .f.5'119 Herman Meyer ;Joseph A. Wehe ST. SOHN, NB .... 177 Prince w~:-sl'ii Stavro• Papoutsl• VANCOUVER. BC .......... . 298 .Main St. USPHS HOSPITAL SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. ' Jr Grover F . Cobbler Joseph Prindezl• BALTIMORE ..•.. 1216 E81t Baltimore St. Michael J. Cotrey Arthur J. Schevlnf . . EAatern '1·3383 Mike Goins Edwud J. Smith HONOLULU . ... 56 North· Nim'ttz Bl1hway Carrol E. Harper Joseph Neubauer · . PHone 5·60'1'1 USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS .• ,,,,, .. 523 BlenvJlle St. NORFOLK, VA. MAgnolla IJ.404 NEW YORK .•••••••• , .130 Greenwich St. Frances Boner · Bernie Watson Albert I. William• . COrtlaiid '1·'109t Harold v. Riley PORTLAND ..• , , • , , • , 1122 NW Everett St. STOGKTON S'rAT.E HOSPITAL CAplfol 3·'129'7·8 STOCKTON, CALIF, SAN FRANCISCO.,.,, •• , . 240 Second St. Dan M. Chrlstolos DOuglu 2·4592 SAN PEDRO .• •••••.• •••. 296 ·west '1th St. SAILORS SNUG HARBOR TErmlnal 3·4485 STATEN ISLAND, NY SEATTLE ...... ••... .2333 Western Ave. Victor B. cooper Thomas Isaksen . MAJn 2·6326 USPHS HOSpITAL . NEW ORLEANS, LA. ~ B. G. Barrett · Edward Knapp Claude Blank• Leo ' H. Lane \ ' Carter Chambers Crawford Ll.rhtse1 Feu T. Crawford D. E. Mccollum Eu&ene Crowell D. H. Mccrary Under the Union constitution .f\llnarfon L. Davl1 Wm._ Marjenho.lr b J~ Fitzpatrick Elziar Mf.rtell every mem er attending .a Un- · Clarence Fontenot William It. Nellon ion meeting -is ent'ltled to • J,amea C. Glisson Louis W. Peed Wln.ford Role Powell • nom inat e hi mseIf f or th e e1ec t ed Franc.I• Herbert F. E. Gomez Grant Edward posts to be, filled at the meeting . Albert Hammac Harold Spicer ~ -ehairm~, r.eading clerk and Wayne Harris s. R. Von Holden . . Raymond Hcideea Rollind ·E. Wilcox recording.'secret.u-y.. Your Un- Arthur R. Kini >' .. . . ion urges you. .to_take an active MT. w1isoN s~TE Hos:P. part ln .meetings by. taking these : Ml. WILSON, MD. · .: ·,. posts of. service. Georce Davis G. Blchard1on And, .-"o f, cour.se, all '> memb'e rs , vA: HOSPITAL hav.e the rl.glt~to 'take ' the fioor," .. .Ph m't:ECOU.~f!-TAN•• VA. :'383 S. 3. Anderson J: Canadian District ·s S MFOW A r:: A R. R. S 5 pea k _0 u·t A "t SIU Meetings o' l CLEVEI;AND ............ 1420 25 St. and expres!JlJ>tbetiaTopilllOn1~ijil2 VA HOSPITAt.:):'-' MAln 1-0147 any office~s-1Fep&r.tr·or issu~t{b- -"- . . . HousTo~. TEXAS · 62l w. Superior St. · · "Harry Mc:Clemon Phone: Randt tpb 2-4110 der discus15lon. Seafarers are· ... . . . USPHS HOSPITAL " • i· ~ ,. FR~NKFORT, Mich. .......... PO BOK 28'1 urged to ·hl't -the.:.ideclc ' at ~liese 1 BALTJM()RE, lrl.D~ •. ~ .: i ~ ' . ·. m.,1n 7·2'"1 meetings ' and let their 1,hip. Jo.1eph Ardillo • ' ~.:rustln Butd• ·•• . MILWAUIQ!B ........ 633 S. Second Ave. · mates ·knOW , what'l '-'Oll theft' Same-. Ar~st!'on~ ' .. E~arj._ -.Bw;~pJ.J ...., . BRoadwa:; 2·3039 •. ,... .. .,. . '«· _ . Jul.Ian Autenclo . , ~ihaJ ~oum . ,.. .., RIVER ftOUGB .. 10225· W. Jel!erion Ave, · m 1Dul. . . · Beil L . .On• ·• · D;uij l'lrlle ' ::·; l ~ :. . Jltcb. . . Vlnewoocl H7t1· • · · •• · .Bo~ ..... · .;;OtJEL,., .,it~),I · ·:. · ·= . -..;.;;..-.."-.;,,..,_....,...,-... . . . .-..lilJ,. y. �~I~ ·Pf Rlar,=-Join-f Run~Way Ortl'!!JiZing .Set~ Up the following SIU families have t'eceived a $200 maternity lu!neftt plus a $25 bond from · the U11i0n in the babt1'• name: -. . ( Jeffrey Armstronr, born June Charlotte Ann Granier, born 16; · 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. July 4, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. James A.rmstrong, Jarvisburg, NC. Antoine Granger, ·Basile, La. ;.t. ;\:- ;\:- ~ ;\:- t Deborah Joan Bacon, born May Linda May McCarlhi , born May 19, 1959°, to Seafar.er and Mrs. 12, 1959; to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert Bacon, ~al~imo_re, Md. Gerald McCarthy, Ya r mo u t b, · Novia Scotia. t . t t Joann .Bracht, born July 17, 1.959; Cheryl Etzab!tb :oore, born to , Seaf~rer and }\{rs. Joseph Bl'.acht, San Juan, Puerto Rico. May 21, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. t . ¢, $ Irvin Moore, ¥arshallberg, NC. .Lisa Dunno, born June 27, 1959, . Scott w~Uam;\; M!.ien, born to Seafarer ~nd ]drs. John .l>urmo, March 8 1959 to Seafarer and Bronx, NY. · ' , ~s . ..Ja~ Mozden, New Britain, o\:t o\:Conn. Douglas Wayne East, born July t t t Terry Joseph Rakowski, _born 1, 1959, to S~afarer and Mrs. Marry June 23, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. East, Houston, Texas. · Joseph Rakowski, Balt~more, Md. ~ - ·i ;.\;. (Continued fr om page 2) jurisdiction would be submitted to a special three-man 1TF committee already set. up in London. This committee, including ITF Secretary Omar Becu and Tom Yates of the British Seamen's . Union, would advise ITF affiliates of the · status of ·each ship, based on its true ownership, capitaUzation and the service in which it was operating. Ships in American trade and financed by American capital, regardless of the nationality of the Augustine Rodriguez, AB, ~ crew and- the runaway flag would then be serviced by th~ joint proudly displays · daughter, American committee as the auSa'ia, adamily's NY home. I PERSONALS .AND NOTICES IUnions Veto Erwin MR ~ t t Robert ·Eschrich, born May 21, Urgent you contact your brother Paul Anthony Ra:rnvr;'born July 1959; to Seafarer and Mrs. Robert 2, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs; Oscar George at Richey Inc., 1223-27 Eschrich, Brooklyn, NY. South Wabash Ave., Chicago 5, Raynor, Galveston, Texas. Ill., Telephone WEbster 9-2040. ;.\;. ""' t t -- t ;\:Shannon Gleen :Fa1an, born May Anthony Roman, born June 28, Your brother Edward is seriously 23, _f959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Fred 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Leonard ill. ;,\;. ;,\;. ;\:-· Fagan, New Orleans, La. Roman, Baltimore, Md. Leonard A. G. Smith t ;\:- t t t :. Margaretha .Kreiss, born July 16, ·Beverly Ann Young, born June 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Clyde -23, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. John Kreiss, Lindenhurst, NJ. Young, Mobile, Ala. ;\:- ~ ;\:- . t . ;t_ ;\:t Lois Marie Latapie, born April Timothy Z I m m e r m a n, born 21, 19?9, to S~afarer and Mrs. Jean ~larch 26, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Latap1e, New Orleans, La. Lloyd Zimmerman, Bedford, Va. I .EVERY .·1 SUNDA-Y·1 ~IR~CT -VOICf I BROADCAST I I ~ TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERIC.AN WATERS ··THE ~OJCE OF THE MTD". EYEIY SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 EST SuncloyJ . - WFK·39, 19850 KC• ; Ships in Caribbean, East Coast · · of South Ame~ica, South Atlantic · and East Coast of United States. WFL.i,t5; ·uuo KC. Ships in Gulf of M~xico, Caribbean, West Coast of South . America, West Coast of Mexico and US East Coast. · Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, European and US East Coast. _, .. I • Meanwhile, . MTD 'Round-Jhe-Wos:ld ~ . · -~Wi~el~ss ·Br~adcasts . . c~~tinu• , ..• : ""Every Sunday, '1915 GMT ·(2:15 PM °l;ST Sundat1) . WC0-13020 KC_- ·. ,.E urope and North Am,etica Barge Line Votes SIUBOSTON-'.I,'he SIU Harbor and Inland· Waterways Division scored an election victory here recently when emplOyees ' of tne Boston Sand ·and Gravel Company voted for Union representation. Negotiations will get und·e rway soon for a working agreement with the com~ pany. · ~ Eugene Dakin, . acting agent, wishes to remind 'all hands that when leaving ·a vessel to receive l}leciical attention. they should report to the hospital or doctor as soon as humanly possible. Unnecessary delay, he warned, can result in loss of maintenance and· cure benefits• . Ships paying off '(luring the last two weeks here were the Winter Hill and Bents. Fort <Cities Service). In-transits .consistea of the Steel Flyer <Istl)miaii>; Atlantis (Petrol .Shipping) and the . Robin Kirk .<Robin). The Winter Hill had . a few beefs which - were settled promptly and cl~an -pay9ff resulted. ·unl•n Has· · Cable. .Address Seafarers ov~rseas who want to get (n touch · with_ headquar- . tera In I hUR'Y can ·do so by ·~aJ)lin11i.thJt rt:Tnlon11• t,'i its ,citble .. ·,.~ss, SEAFARERS· NEW YOR~.· .- , . '. . . .. · Use; of this address w.m assure · · ~edy trinsrnfssion ·on all mes· s·a gescand faster··.. ,rv1ce tor the. dien" 1n,.-~•1red: · : ·· · ; · · . ~m.!11111!!'9~~-....~~ll!!-!~~~~~~~--~~~-~-...~iiiiii...J ship Corp; Oliver F. Martin , P . J : Mccorey, Leslie -Lord, Odis Stout, Frank Adkins, Earl Gates. t ;\:- -~ James Barrett . · Please get in touch with Frank Shandl, ex-Alcoa PiJ.grim. Write to the Baltimore hall. There is a letter · waiting for you at the New Very important you contact your York hall. wife, c/o D. Angeli, 89 Campbell t ;\:- - ;\:Ave., West Haven, Conn. Paul Hin·ins t ;,\;. ;,\;. Please contact H. F. Holmes, Earl Jackson Fuller 7020 Nor.th Clark Ave., Tampa, Contact your wife at 3707 Fla. A venue S, Galveston, Texas. t ;.\;. ;.\;. ;\:- t ;\:Following men have income tax Edwin Spence Harris refund checks waiting for them at Please contact your. wife, Mrs . . the office of Jack Lynch, room E. S . . Harris, General Delivery, 201, Sailors- Union of the Pacific, Natchitoches, Louisiana. 450 Harrison Street, San Frant ;,\;. t cisco: Richard P. Bowman, Theo. Ellis D. Knowles doros G. Calapothakos, Arthur L. Please contact your mother at Craig Jr., John J. Doyle, Tom 108 Channing Ave., Portsmouth, Evans, Steve Krkovich, Milford H. Va. McDonald, Hubert Partridge, Leo ;.\;. t ;.\;. . ·Rondario, Ding Haj_ Woo. Following crewmembers · -h:ive had their gear deposited in Philadelphia SIU hall by Calmar Steam- a ,., , . thorized bargaining representative of the men. Th~ plan w~mld work similru:ly where the financing ilnd , true ownership of the vessel was found to be Norwegian or British, for example. In sucJ:i cases, t he proper Norw e g I an or British unions would take jurisdiction. One major point of agreement reached earlier between the various ITF affiliates is that no organization will tolerate any ship?wner move to dump a runaway m favor of a European flag •o escape American organizing. Such moves, it was agreed, could not be allowed once the ques.tion of true jurisdiction had been cleared up. Some 800 ships o.f all types are believed tO be involved. Escape Biil <Continued from page 2) the Greek seamen's union was not motivated by any special attachment to Greece, since they refused to put their fleets under Greek registry. Indeed, the American representatives declared, the operators not only sought to escape American taxes but wanted to avoid Greek taxes as well. The Athens government imposes a low 2 ~2 percent tax levy on the gross of Greek-flag shipping. Hall and Curran both welcomed the operator's recognition. that the ITF was the proper body to contact in this situation, buf added that the operators would have to face up to the fact that their crews want improved conditions and that the standards - of the runaways would have to brought up to those of the legitimate competition. -FINAL DISPATCH Thomas B. Massey, 43: As a reCharles F. Dwyer, 53: Brother Dwyer died ~f heart failure on sµlt of an acute heart ailment Brother Massey June 8 in · Weypassed away on mouth, Mass. A May 28. He was a steward, Dwyer patient at the joined the Union Grady Hospital, in 1946. He was At I ant a , NC, buried in Holy Brother Massey Cross Cemetery, is survived by his Mal q en, Mass. wife, M o z e 11 e Brother D w y e r Virginia Massey leaves no known of Pilot Mounsurvivors. tain, NC. ~-. t otHarr:r D~eU, 29: On May 29 Brother Dossett died of a cerebral rupture at the M .o b ll e Infirmary. . A member of the engine department, D o ssett joined SIU in 1957. Burial -- PHILADELPHIA - After ~ UI w a s h e I d i n day walkout, during which the harH o w e 11 Ceme- bor had been closed dowl), the tery, Miss. Dos- l~ngshoremen finally won their ~ett is survived dispute in t'1is port. However, by his wife,.Mrs. Mary Fay Dossett,- during the time the waterfront and his son, David H., one year old, was completely tied up, -every of Wilmer, Al~Jma. ship due to call here was diverted. t ·t ~ Only one slfip called in transit, the Aloia : Mauffray, 56: At sea, Evelyn <Bull). One ship paid off, aboard the Del Sud, Brother Mauf- t~ supertanker cs :aaltimore <City fray died of corService), and one ship signed on, onary occlusion . the Edith <Bum. on Apr I I . 27. $teve Cardullo, Philade~phia Mauffray joined agent, reports that the MAWD's ort h e Union f n ganizing program is going full blast at several new companies. . 19 7, and worked in the erighie de- Ship Diversion Slows Philly 4 partmi endt. b~e Is . surv ve · Y · .his ·· wife, T h ~ 1 m a · "'Mauff~•Y• an\J ~~· . . fo~r-ye~-o~~, i9n.•. Phillip, of. New -'!"'i-~-~~"'!"'!!o~.-....----""""' Orlei ns.-. Loulsl.~~.l~ �Vol. XXI No. 16 OFFICIAL ORGAN Of • Italian Seam.e n End Strike, Get Nine Percent Rais~ The six-week.t9ld strike of Italian~flag merchant seamen came to an· end last week with agreement providing a nine perc~nt · increase in base wages for c~e~s •. Translat~d into dollars, the nine percent amounts to $5.4Q to $7.20 per month for most ratmgs_who were previously being paid $60 to · tions hiringpreference (or union members of the .two passenger $30 monthly. seam~n and an increase in man· ships in New York sought assistDetails on other aspects of ning scales. ance from the. SIU when the us the sett:ement were lacking. StrikThe strike, which began June· 8, Imf!ligration. Seryice ln ~tructe d comp__·-any..· offic.1~~ to.t confme the ing crewmembers _of t 11e pas~enger had ti. ed up more than. 100 Italian· th d b f lag vessels throughout the world, cre~s m . eir c~s o Y ecause ships Vulcania and Julio Cesare including the two passenger ships their ~anding .r.ermits ha~ expired. had told the SIU th at they were in New York plus the freighter SIU mtervention won agre~ment seeking recognition of shipbo~rd Punta Alice. from the company to permit the delegates, grievance procedur~, . . crews to go ashore on "good beimproved living and feeding condiIn the course of the strike, CI ew- havior." In addition, the SIU han=::=..::...:..::=_:::_..:._:.:::__ __ _::_________________ __ died the crews' mail ·and supplied t?e -an I Atta'ck .H0u·s·e La·bor -11·11 · To All un·1ons AS .Th reat . . them withwon cigart!ttes •The SIU's warm .thanks from assistance the ships' crews. · SIU Took Responsibility . · I. company been reluctant lo The let the men had go ashore because . they would be subject to $1,000 ' 1 · fines for every crcwmember who '\VASHINGTON-The House version of the labor-re atwns jumped ship. However. they agreed bill to contr.ol corruption in labor-management affairs has to do so when the SIU said it been denounced as unacceptable by AFL-CIO President would accept responsibility for the + crewmembers being board on sailGeonte Meany. Meany ~e· d ~ -d exemptions from reporting on mg ay. clared that the bill would o funds spent in. the labor relations As it was, not a single crewmemserious harm to legitimate un- arena. her ran afoul of the law during ions under the guise of dealing He attacked limits on the rights their strike and all were aboard fully...1·th c"~ruption. of • certain individuals from hol d - when the ships finally sailed, . w.· ...... / \ justifying the SIU's -positlon that it out of the ing union office without compar.a:h The bi.11 r.e.ported · th · d was okay to grant them s ore 1 eave. House Labor Committee is now on hie limitations on the o er si e the floor for amendments. The of the bargaining table and deThe len&thy strike, a rarity Hous e version differs considerably cI are d that a ruli· ng barri·ng organ- among European maritime uriions, . 1 pie · keting would make it was_as much the result of an acfl·om the Senate bill, .which was· iza t iona · f cumulation of serious grievances also denou nced by the AFL-CIO easier or em ployers to obta1'n th t" tr ts Any kind as over monetary m'atters. In addi" Id tion to subnormal wages, even fn and by many unions, includipg the swee ear con ~ck 't1· SIU of North America at its last of organizational pie e me cou be prevented simply by signing a terms of the Italian living stand· convention. contract with a compliant union. ard, the crewmembers on the pasIn prefacing his point-by-point senger ships had to pay for their An even stricter measure proposed by ti.Te Administration is objections to the legislation as it · own uniforms and laundering, waitbeing introduced at this late date. now stands, Meany rejected the ers had to pay all breakage cpsts lt would impose criminal penalties idea that labor should accept .the plus losses - of silver and utensils nn union officers who allegedly bill because "people deqiand legis- th.rough pilferage, and overtime violated the membership's rights lation this year, no matter what was virtually non-existent. Workand would stiffen bans on organiza- kind of legislation it be." On the days of 11 hours or more are comtional .p icketing and on "hot cargo" contrary, Meany said, "We do not monplace enabling the owners to agreements. for a moment consider the .public cut manning scales. ' Meany's criticism repeated labor a · moronic body demanding a The strike began when the shipobjections to the so-called "bill measure which will hamstring free owners, in response to demands for of rights," written-into the bill in democratic trade unionism unaer wa ge increases of 15 to ~o percent, the Senate, which would place the the guise of getting at the crooks." offered the me~ $1.25 -~ · month. Government and the courts square. ly in the middle of routine union operations and meeting procedure. also pointed out that the House bill exempts the main targets of any drive on labor-management corruption, the so-calle,sV labor relations counselors, from reporting on their {inancial activities. (The brothers described be!ov; are receiving $150 111o~thl11 SIU diS· Employers would also get wide abi lit y-pension benefits.) PENSIONERS' CORNER - He SCHEDULE OF ... Adrian Guns ... 67 •.• started ailing in his native Belgium in 1921 later · joined the SIU working in the steward d~partment after sailing on Belgian, Dutch and British-flag ships, Brother Guns says, " There's nothin~in the world · · like an American ship' • , . didn't SIU membership meet- have any special run, whichever got back to the States fastest ings ore held regularly suited him . . . why?-because every two weeks on Wed- racing is his fancy and "there's · nesday nights at 7 PM in plenty of that here" •.• doesn't see or correspond with former all SIU ports. . A II Seashipmates during the year, but fprers ore exp~cfed to during the summer he · inanages attend: -those who wish to four or five ·visits to the Union hall, where he passes many an·. ·be . excuse d s h ou Id request hour recalling tlle past .. ; an in- permis~ion by. telegram door and outdoor man, Guns takes (be . sure t.o include regi~- · to baking and cooking as .well as . Adrian G~n• ond fomily. b • } Th , gardening • • • he is married an~ . . , ·:. . .. , .. traHon num er • . e next n&s one ~aughter, who has already brought Guns three grandchildren SIU m~etings will .be: ..• lives in Kingston, Jamaicl\, · · ,. Siu MEETINGS -r· • 11 '~ ·• ~ r-. ·August 5 . August- 19 . , September 2' ' ., ·t , t. t ."'Y:;~ . . Knut Bercer Cato."':. 65 ••. now residing at 809 N. Broadway; Balti•.more, Md. • • • Sailed Ore Line, Libertys,. -and Hog Island~rs, tbe :}<:, , former fireman preferred no spe'cial run ••• ·joined the Union. In 1932, and first started aailini in 1913' aboard the SS Ge_,rae E. ·Warren. "'-------------------------~- Tug pushes SIU-man~ed Beauregard off Port Newark pier .as s~ip, " loaded down with trai_ler boxes, starts on southbbund ·journei~ ·Sister ship ~airland is tie~ to the pier. ~ _ ·. · Company Cites Sl-IJ<. Men As·'First Rate', .. ... . . , Jp"'-~1 Seafarers aboard the· Pan-Atlantic trailer-carryi~g ships have been applauded by the company for "a .f irst rate jab" in their cooperation with the company's customer-promoti9n program. • . A letter from Captain Hans vessels, which ~ould h~~e .a~pu~ S chroeder, the company's ma- twice 'the capac~tY of, t.h~ present . rine operating - manager, to the trailerships, would J?e used Jn the Union explained the importance intercoastal trade. An applJciltion of the company's promotion pro- is being made for GQ.Ye~n.~~nt gram In which groups of potential mortg~ge insurance o!1 their con· customers are taken . on a guided struction. tour of the ·trailership operation . -.- - - ---1 as a business-sollcit4tion devi~e. , "A ·primary reason for the program's success," he wrote, "is the · , · . complete cooperation and desire to do a first rate job exhibited b'y all members of the Seafarers Internatio~al Union. The ~en who ' . . . have joined us each day from the . · · .. . ,. hall and the members of the ship~ . ) . • • • .. . board steward .depa·~tments • •have. ~. . made eyery effort to ma~e.. ~h~ day · . . . . . . .; one to be long-remembered ~Y each of_ our guests. The . meals . NEW.. ORI:.EANS-Shipping h·~·d · · · · -1 have been outstanding, the serv7 ice has been excellent and the 2en• a .lively t~o weeks du~ing -th~ last eral attitude of· ·an concerned has period at New Or~eans: .New ·o!~I • •r .. been exemplary. Everyone .con- leans agent · Llndsey Williams rec~rned with . t~is service has tried ports six payoffs, six -sigi:i ~ns ai\~ with !tis ~divi.dual tiest to qo the. twenty two s)lips stopping in· best possible Job. · - tra·nsit. For a ·comprehensiV.e "May we thank- you and all o..f breakdown, the ~folio wing ·ships the men wh.o have worked on this. were l>aid off: _A1coa Pllgijt,it ·program for ; the . keen aftentio!} . "(Alcoa,>; Del Santos, Del Mo11te, :Del ~oward '!! m9st ·important :mutual , sud (Mississippi);. Steel ·Age (ilst1i_goal-increasing · btisJness ·~o tba~ mian>; Arizpa (Waterman). ,: '-= more . and better- jobs· W!ll b'~. .The vessels signing .o~ :~e1:e the created." : .. -. • .:~ ...._.' ~· A(coa PUgrtm (A!lcoa)!' Del Ah;e.;s, A reJated company of· Pan ·At- Del Sud (MisSlsslppi); Ste~l !antic's, Sea La~d Inc., hl!s ail- 'T~!lveler {Isthmian>; .John B. WJtnounced· plans to bqlld four new tetrnan (WatermanJ; ~nd Penn tra~lerships on the same · P~in~iple Vanguard (Penn Min·h:le5.•The· ioJ• as the sbips now being opeHted lowing ships · were "in.-translt:, Al• the, cq~stwise · tr~d~. ~~he new ,coa Ranger, Alcoa Clipper , Alc.cia Roamer, Al9oa Corsair ' '~Alcoa: Seatrain Georgia, Seatrain -.Louisi_. a'.na <SeatrairO; ·Del Aires,. Del Sud "· _ F . 11R ,, A' t t (MisslssipPl); lj:l~betl;t; ,, Francet ·u 1· ;r~ ·<Bull); Alice Brown (Bloomft~ld): SteeT Designer, Steel 'travel~r <Isthmian>: Monarch· ·of the ·Sea, ..... Hastings, Young America. J~an Lafitte, John B. Watetman· <Wa~er.. . ~llD);~bo~~·- Rap~ael .Semniei, G~teW,ay: <i:ltyj'(J>.ali At}antic>: V~· 'ley .Forge Clleninsular Navfiatlon), N'Or1eans · . Has· Plen -, .y 1 Of -A·ctivity· • • , in .1'0.IJ1l , IEAR. •# � http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/ac08286a276ba33db38987d23e890eee.pdf 462953ccb486991e789a29e0ce33df73 PDF Text Text Tv'  SEAFAllERS*LOG  • OFFICIAL ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC AND  GULF  DISTRICT*  AFL­CIO  •   I  Sife Clearing  Begins:  WORK TO START  ON NEW BUILDING  IN NEW ORLEANS  'I  m  .Story  On  Page  3  Form Special Unit  To Sign Runaways  .Story  On  Page  2  Down  Tho  Woys  workers  and  spectators  watch  as  America's  first nuclear­powered merchant ship, the NS Savannah,  slides down the ways at her launching in Camden,  New  Jersey.  It  will  be  another  year before she is ready to go into service.  (Story on  Page 5;  feature on Savannah's  'nuclear operation  on Page 9.)  I  ''­i  �SEAFARERS  LO(f  Fare Two  :  utifShiiii'  Rose Knot /i»  f  I  Firsf  Recovery  Of  Atlas Cone  ­;  '  .  ­  ­  '  r,  Mission Set  In January  The  SlU­manned  Rose  Knot  scored  an  important  "first"  SAN  FRAJjrcISGO—The hospital  in  the  United  States  missile  and  space  program  when  it  re­ ship  USS  Consolation,  with  an  SIU  Pacific  District  crew  aboard,  covered  the  nose  cone  of  an  Atlas  intercontinental  ballistic  is  due  to  head  out  of  this  port  in  missile on  July  21.  The  Rose­*  January  for  a  one­year  medical  monkeys,  Able  and  Baker,  who  Knot picked up  the Atlas nose  mission  to  southeast  Asia.  The  cone  approximately  three  survived  a  flight  through  space.  ship will  be operated  by  American  hours  after  the  missile  was  fired  Following  the  Atlas  firing  the  Air  President  Lines  from  its  launching  pad  at  Cape  Force  announced  the recovery  of  a  The  vessel,  which  served  as  a  Thor  intermediate  range  missile  Canaveral,  Florida.  Navy  hospital'ship,  needs  ship­ cone  with  a  16­millimeter  movie  Since  a  modified  Atlas  will  be  yard alterations of  about $1,800,000  used  in  the  program  to  put  a man  camera.  which  will  be  paid  for  by  the  into  space,  the  nose  cone  recovery  Leaving  its Cape  Canaveral  pad,  foreign  aid  program.  Actual  the  Thor  IRBM,  with  camera  en­ was an  important  test  of  the  feasi­ operating  costs  of  the  ship  will  be  bility  of  the  Atlas  missile  for  this  cased  in  an  eighteen­inch  data  met  byiund  raising,  with  a  drive  capsule, travelled  1,500 miles down  program  now  being  conducted  to  raise  the  range landing  near Antigua>  Island.  Previously  another  SlU­manned  The  cone,  camera  and  film  were  NMU  President  Joseph  Curran  (left)  and  SlUNA  President  Paul  $3'/^  million  needed  for  the  proj­ ect.  Hall  answer  newsmen's  questions  on  pro{ected  organizing  action  ship,  the  Timber  Hitch,  had  re­ recovered  intact.  covered  the  largest  nose  cone  that  against runaways.  Current  plans for  the vessel call  hac  been fired  from the  cape,  that  for  211  hospital  beds  for  patients,  one  being  a  modified  Jupiter  mis­ plus  an  equal  number  of  beds  for  emergency  purposes.  In  addition,  sile.  the  staff  of  doctors  and  nurses  The  two  ships,  part  of  a  fleet  of  aboard  will  be  able  to  establish  11  vessels  operated  by  Suwannee  500­bed  mobile  hospitals  ashore  Steamship  Company,  operate  on  for  treating  patients  in  inland  the  South  Atlantic  missile  range  areas.  along  with  Navy  vessels.  Judging  The ship will  carry  a  permanent  from  announcements  made  thus  Preliminary  talks  between  the  SIU  and  NMU  on  setting  up  a  joint  organizing  com­ nucleus  of  American  doctors,  plus  far  by  the  authorities,  the  Suwan­ nee ships have participated  in more  mittee  with  US  licensed  officers  unions for  a  full­scale  drive  on  all  runaway­flag  shipping  additional  groups  of  physicians  missile  recoveries  than  the  Navy  in  American  trade  got  underway  this  week.  The  joint  effort  would  implement  the  policy  who  will  be  flown  out  on  four­ month  tours of  duty.  vessels.  of  the International Transport *  Local physicians  in the  countries  The  Timber  Hitch  is  the  stand­ Workers Federation  following  "pawn" to  undermine and "cut  the  advised  the  Greek  operators  that  being  visited  will  also  become  out  thus  far,  being  the  only  mis­ a  meeting  of  the  ITF  Fair  heart  of  US  seamen's  wages  and  their  rush  to  sign  contracts,  with  temporary  members  of  the  ship's  sile  range  ship  to  recover  more  Practices  Committee  at  Geneva,  conditions." SIUNA  Vice­President  the  Greek  seamen's  union  would  staff  for  training  purposes  and  to  than a  single capsule  (it has picked  Switzerland,  on  July  15­16.  Hal  Banks  represented  Canadian  not  give  them  any  sanctuary  from  exchange  information  on  local  up  three  in  all),  medical  problems.  further  organizing  efforts.  The  go­ahead  for  an  all­out  of­ Seafarers  at  the  meeting.  A  Navy  tug,  the  Kiowa,  had  the  fensive against  some  800 runaways  They also  reported on a  meeting  The  ITF  had  earlier  called  on  The  itinerary  of  the  ship  pro­ distinction  of  recovering  the  Jupi­ directly  competing  with  US  ship­ they  attended  in  London  on  July  the  Greek union  not  to renew  con­ vides for a stop at  Manila  Initially,  ter  nose  cone  containing  the  two  ping followed  the return of  SIUNA  24  with  the  major  Greek  runaway  tracts covering  some 160  runaways  and  then  a  lengthy  stay  in  Indo­ President  Paul  Hall  and  NMU  operators,  which ­ had  been  re­ when  they  expire  in  September,  nesian  waters,  followed  by  calls at  President  Joseph  Curran  from  the  quested  by  the  Greek  shipowners  1959.  (See  adjoining  story  cm  the  other Southeast  Asia  ports.  The  group  handling  the  project  ITF sessions.  Hall and  Curran both  while  the  ITF  committee  was  in  London  meeting.)  is  known  as  the  People­to­Peopl*  made  it  plain  at  Geneva  that  session  at  Geneva.  With  the  en­ Plans  for  the  joint  organizing  American  sea  unions  would  not  dorsement  of  seamen's  unions  in  offensive  by  the  American  unions  Health  Foundation,  Inc.  allow  runaway  operators  to  use  all  the  major  maritime  nations.  are  expected  to  be  completed  the  Greek  seamen's  union  as  a  Hall,  Curran  wd  top  ITF  officials  shortly.  They  would  provide  for  a  coordinated  drive  on  all  runaway  shipping  in  American  trade,  pos­ WASHINGTON  —  A  proposal  sibly patterned after the  successful  long sought  by Seafarers  and other  ITF­sponsored  protest  demonstra­ American  seamen  which  would en­ tion  staged  here  last  December.  able  them  to  bring  a  certain  Some  160  runaways  were  af­ amount  of  souvenirs  home  duty­ free  has  been  embodied  in  a  bill  fected by  the  protest  action  in  20  submitted  in  the  House  of  Rep­ US  ports  over  a  four­day  period,  WASHINGTON—^It  looks now as  resentatives.  as  part  of  a  worldwide  maritime  if  the  farm  surplus  sales  program,  LONDON—^Efforts  by  major  shipowners  to  use  the  the  biggest  single  prop  to  Ameri­ Rep.  Hale  Boggs  (Dem.­La.)  in­ Greek  seamen's union  as a  protective screen  for  their  wide­ union  demonstration.  can  merchant  shipping  at  the  mo­ troduced  the  measure,  HR  8346,  At  a  press  conference  in  New  which  would  give  seamen  and  spread  runaway­flag  operations  were  repudiated  at  a  face­ York  this week  disclosing  the  pro­ ment,  will, be  continued  for  one  crews of  aircraft the  same personal  to­face  meeting here  last Fri­­ gram,  Hall  and  Curran  cited  the.  more year at  the same  level as last  A  $1.5  billion  authorization  day  with SIU,  NMU  and  ITF  and  licensed  men  were  also  pres­ exemptions  on  personal  goods  as  fact  that  NMU  and  SIU  organizers  year.  for  surplus  overseas  is  ex­ those  to  which  passengers  are  en­ representatives.  The meeting  ent.  already  in  the field  had  obtained  pected  to  be sales  passed,  following  the  With  the  endorsement  of  ITF  titled.  was arranged  at  the request  of  the  pledge  card authorizations for  bar­ At  present,  passengers  are  en­ operators.  affiliates in  all the  major maritime  gaining  purposes  from  large  num­ apparent defeat of  moves to broad­ titled  to  bring  home  up  to  $400  The Greek  shipowners asked  for  nations, the operators  were bluntly  bers of  seamen  of  all  naUonalities  en  the  program.  worth  of  merchandise,  duty­free,  the  meeting, here  to  gain  approval  advised  that  ITF  policy  was  clear  on  American­owned  runaway ships  One  such  move  would'  have  subject  to  some  limitations  as  to  by  the  <  International  Transport­ on  the  question  of  union  jurisdic­ operating  In  US  trade.  They  said  called for  direct  bartering of  some  contents.  But  crewmembers  of  workers  Federation,  with  which  tion  over  each  runaway  vessel.  that as soon as the detail  work was  $350 million  worth  of  farm surplus  American  ships do  not receive  any  both  SIU  and  NMU  are  affiliated,  This  was  based  on  the  American  completed,  the  necessary  organiz­ for  strategic  materials.  Another  would  have  set  up  various  "Food  such  exemptions  and  have  to  pay  for  an  arrangement  to  put  some  union  position,  adopted  by  all  ITF  ing  staff  and financial  support,  For  duty  on  all  items  brought  back  to  800  runaway  ships  under  the  jur­ affiliates,  that  the  true  ownership  would  plans  which  would  be  committed  for  a  full­ have  Peace"  involved  outright  gifts  of  the  States.  isdiction  of  the  Greek  seamen's  of  each  vessel—based  on  the  capi­ scale  drive.  In  the  past,  a  number  of  SIU  union and thereby  ward  off  organ­ t^ization^would  be  the  determin­ surplus  to  needy  nations.  Once  the  crews  are  ..signed  up,  A  third  program  called  for  •   ships'  crews have  raised  this  issue  izing  efforts  by  American  unions.  ing  factor  in  establishing  jurisdic­ the  question  of  appropriate  union  three­year extension of  the present  In  letters  to  various  members  of  Apparently  deeply  disturbed  by  tion.  (Continued  on  page' 15)  Congress,  but  proposals  to remedy  developments all  around them,  the  AceordiBfly,  regardleSB  of tiie  farm  surplus  sales,  on  the  current  the  situation  have  not  been  suc­ operators  asked  for  another  meet­ nationality  of  the  crew  or  of  the  basis  of  $1.5  billion  a  year.  At  cessful.  present.  Congress has  been renew­ ing  right  away  to  deal  with  their  • 'dammy"  owners,  runaways  fi­ ing' the  farm  surplus  sales  on  a  problems.  Due  to  the  prior  com­ nanced  predominantly  by  British  year­to­year  basis.  mitments  of  all  parties,  it  was fi­ nationals  or  Americans,  for  ex>  Under the surplus sales program,  nally agreed  to meet  again  in  Sep­ ample,  would  be  serviced  by  the  Ship's  delegates are  urged  to  surplus  farm  products  are  sold  at  July 31, 1959  Vol. XXI, No. 16  tember  or  October  to  explore  the  British unions or the  American un­ notify  the  Union  immediately  low  prices  lOr  local  currency,—in  ions,  whlchcTer  was tiie­ease.  situation further.  when  a  shipmate  is  taken  off  other  words,  the  currency  of  the  Among  tbose  at  the  meeting  Both  Hall  and  Curran  cited  the  the  vessel  in  any  port  because  from the operators' side were  Stav­ fact  that  the  Jurisdictional. line  of  Ulness  or  injuiY.  Delegates  country  receiving  the  surplus.  ros' Niarchos,  Manuel  Kulukundis,  was  clearly  established •   in  the  should not  wait  until  they send  Usually,  the  money  is  then  put­to  pAin.  HALU  Secr«tarv­Trean(r<r  work developing local industiy and  Bmnr  BBAMB.  Editor.  BeiNAas  SBA­ A.  Livanos  and  others  with  huge  case  of  American­owned  runaways  in the ship's minutes  but should  ATAH.  Art  editor,  HnMAB  AaiBca, IBWIR  runaway  ship  interests  all  over  operating  in  American  trade  and  handle the maffer  in a separate  agriculture;  For  practical  purr  SPIVACK.  At  HASKZN.  JOHN  BBAZIL,  DON­ poses,  the  surplus  amounts  to  a  ALB  BANASH.  stajr  Writer*,  Bnx  HOODY,  the world.  In addition  to Hall  and  competing directly  with American­ communication,  so  that  the  Un­ GuU  Area  ReyretentatfOB.  Curran,  the  ITF  delegation  in­ flag  shippings .  ^  said  they  ion can determine In­ what  man­ gift  to  the  receiving  nation.  Both dry cargo ships and tankers  EwWislMil  aiwMkiy  et  Vf  Imdquartan  cluded  ITF  Secretary  Omer  Becu  wouldn't  tolerate  action  "by  >Niar­ ner'it en zdd the  brother.  have  been  sharing  in  the  surplus  • f  MM  Saafarars  intaiyaH^aJ  *• ; and Lawrence White  of the ITF sec­ chos  or  anyone  else"  seeking  to  It  would  also  be  helpful  if  cargoes,  toirfic a 6ulf Ditfrid.  and  many  ships .  have  AvWHM  Brooklyn 12,  NY.  Tai.  HVaclnM  retariat;  Tom  Yates,  representing  kill of! Ame:^can­flag shipping and  the  full  name,  rating  and  book  MMt.  .  Socond  elai»  Bost^o  B*ld  British  unlicensed  seamen,  and  the  j Jbs  of  ilS  seamen.  transferred' back  to  US  registry  number  was  sent  in..  Address  • t  tiM Boat omco In BrMMyn, NY.  Doug  Tennant  for  the  British  li­ 'i1;ey  also  noted  that  the opera­ these  notifications  to  Welfare  from' tlie  Liberian flag  to  become  flW Act  O*  Aus  24.  Ifia.  eligible for the Anierican­flfligsbs^e  IW  censed  officers.  Officials  of  the  tors'  haste  to . sain  cohtrMtb  with  Services at headquarters.  • of such  cargoeiL  :  Greek  unions  for  both  unlicensed  (Contjmed  on  :  Map Joint US Organizing  Unit For Runaway Drive  BUI Would  Ease Duties  On Seamen  Farm Sales  To Continue  Through '60  Unions Veto Greek  'Escape Hatch'  Plan  k  Hfi­ ir  SEAFARERS  LOG  Notify Union  About Sick Men  �Jaly SI, 1959  Pace  Thre«  SEAFARERS  LOG  Another 8IU Ship On Seaway  Clear Site For New  Hall In N'Orleans  NEW ORLEANS—Preliminary  work on the site for a brand­new hall for Sea­ farers  has  gotten  underway  here,  with  actual construction due  to start  this falL  The new, modem facility, which will front on Jackson Avenue in the famed French  Quarter,  will  be  located"*^ are  in  process  of  revision.  The  of  the  French  Quarter.  It  Is  ex­ about  two  miles  from  the  hall  will  cover  an  estimated  area  pected  that  the  building  will  be  present  Union  Hall  on  of  110'  by  135',  plus  A  large  sur­ ready  late  next  year.  plot  to  allow  for  appro­ Bienville  Street.  'It  will  rounding  priate  landscaping  and  parking  provide  space  for  Welfare  space.  The  start  on  the  New  Orleans  Plan  functions  and  for  project  follows  by  only  a  few  Coeur  D'Alene  Yicfory  is  stiown  passing  through  Iriquois  Lock  on  St.  Lawrence  Seaway.  On  the  dock  to  handle  lines  if  necessary  is Seafarer  Juan Nieves,  AB.  Union  services.  weeks  the  launching  of  construc­ Demolition  of  the  existing  tion on  a  new hall  in Philadelphia,  structures  on  the  property  is  located  at  2602  South  Fourth  well  advanced,  but final  plans  on  Street.  the  proposed  two­story  building  All  of  the  constniction  is in  line  ICC In New Alaska Bid  WASHINGTON—Counterattacking against  the successes  of  the industry  and  the  mari­ time  unions,  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  is seeking  in  the  House of  Representa­ tives What it  has been denied  in the Senate—^namely, control  of  Alaska shipping.  The  Senate  bill,  which^  would  have  given  the  ICC  a  as  coastwise  and  intercoastal  ship  signed  to endow  the  railroads  with  foothold  in  the  offshore  ship­ operators.  The  unions  and  the  the  undisputed  right  to  eliminate  with  plans  for  improving  services  to  Seafarers  in  all  ports,  by  pro­ viding  modernized  quarters  for  both business  and recreational  pur­ poses,  as  well  as  eating  accommo­ dations  for  men  on  the  beach.  The  New  Orleans  building  has  the  tentative  street  address  of  630  Jackson  Avenue,  at  Chippewa  and  Phillip  Streets.  Preliminary  plans  call  for  the  building  to  include  such  accommodations  as  a  cafe­ teria, sea  chest, hiring  hall,  offices,  a  lounge,  TV  room  and  other  recreational  facilities  on  the  main  deck,  plus  additional  recreation  and meeting  space on the  top deck.  A  large  open  patio  would  be  situated  in  the  rear for  sunbathing  and  other  outdoor activities.  Located  just  two  blocks  from  the  Jackson  Avenue  ferry  landing,  the  proposed  building  here  will  have  a  modern  outer  facade,  with  present  exterior  plans  calling  for  an  outside  stairway  leading  to  the  top deck.  Unlike  the  building  in  New  York,  opened  in  1951,  and  the  Baltimore  hall  opened  in  1954,  which conform  to the  same general  pattern,  the  New  Orleans  exterior  design  is  entirely  different  and  is  in  keeping  with  the  architecture  ping  field,  had  been  pigeonholed  operators  had  charged  the  ICC  any  and  all  carrier  competition  by  after  vigorous  attack  by  the  SIU  vdth  being  in  collusion  with  the  any  means at  hand  without  regard  and  other  maritime  unions, as  well  railroads,  permitting  them  to  rig  to  the  end  effect  on  the  economy  rate  schedules  so  as  to  wreck  the  of  transportation  as  a  whole,  or  even  the  railroad  economy  itself.  domestic  shipping  industry.  New  hall  site  is  near  Jackson  It appears  that the  ICC has  placed  They  cited  numerous  Instances  a stamp  Ave.  ferry,  two  miles  from  of  approval on  this theory,  in  which the  railroads, with  the ap­ since  the  rate  war  continues  in  Bienville St.  proval  of  ICC,  manipulated  long­ full  force."  haul  and  short­haul  rates  to  the  In  a  related  development,  the  detriment  of  shipping,  and  In  ICC announced  it was  appealing to  many  instances  charged  below­cost  the  Supreme  Court  a  US  court  rates  to drive  shipping out  of  busi­ ruling  enjoining  it  from  putting  ness and  monopolize  the traffic.  into effect  railroad rate  cuts on the  WASHINGTON—Another  boost  for  shipping  via  the  Seaway  has  Despite  the  setback  in  the  Sen­ carriage  of  sulphur  over  the  ob­ been  given  by  the  US  Agriculture  ate,  ICC  Chairman  Kenneth  H.  jections  of  *a  shipping  company.  Department,  which  has  announced  Tuggle  has  appeared  before a  sub­ The  company.  Marine  Transport  that  farm  surplus  grain  cargoes  committee of  the House  Committee  Lines,  had  charged  that  the  ICC  will  be  permitted  to  move  from  on  Interstate  and  Foreign  Com­ had  refused  to  consider  the  evi­ Canadian ports on the  St. Lawrence  merce  in  support  of  HR  6244,  dence  it  submitted  against  the  which  calls for turning over  Alaska  rate­cutting  move.  The  court  Seaway  because  of  cheaper  costs.  shipping  to  the  ICC.  had  upheld  the  shipping  company.  That  means  that,  both  foreign­ Crewmembers of  the SS Atlantis  On  behalf  of  the  maritime  un­ flag  and  American tramp operators,  ions,  the  SIU's  Washington  office  have received  congratulations  both  who  have  been  active  In  the  farm  has  inserted  into  the  record  the  from  the US Public  Health Servic®  • urplus trade, will  be bringing  their  statement  by  SIUNA  President  and  the  company  for  the  excellent  score  they  achieved  in  the  ship's  ships  into  Great  Lakes  American  Paul  Hall  attacking  the  ICC  as  sanitation  inspection.  The  Ameri­ and  Canadian  ports  to  pick  up  the  enemy  of  coastwise  and  inter­ can  Banner  Lines  passenger  liner  grain cargoes.  coastal  shipping.  Hall's  statement  achieved  the  unusually  high  rat­ The  proposal  has  upset  East  cited  the  tremendous  decline  in  ing  of  95  in  the  inspection  for  th®  Coast  port  interests  considerably,  domestic  shipping  since  the  ICC  Over  150  SlU­contraded  ships  have  already  been  visited  1958  calendar  year.  since  Baltimore,  Philadelphia  and  first  assumed  jurisdiction  over  it  other  cities  normally  handling  the  in  1940,  and  also  gave  numerous  by field  representatives of  the  Atlantic and  Gulf  Companies  In  a  letter  to  the  company,  th®  grain  movement  fear  heavy  loss^  instances of  ICC favoritism  toward  Food  Program  under  the  new  set­up  covering  all  SlU­con­ Public  Health  Service  congratu­ lated  it  and  the  crew  for  "main­ ^  of  business  to  the  Seaway  route.  railroads  and  rate  manipulation.  tracted  companies.  The  six 4  taining  a  high  degree  of  sanitary  Meanwhile,  Seaway ships  ran  in­ He  pointed  to  the  well­known  field  representatives,  all  of  with  several  companies  called  for  excellence  on  board  your  vessel  to  another  traffic  jam  at  the  Wel­ fact  that  most  ICC  commissioners  steaks  and  chops  to  be  cooked  to  land  Canal  where  some  30  ships  are  traditionally  railroad  men,  them  SIU  chief  stewards,  order,  roasts  to  be  carved  to  order  during  the  year  1958.  are  waiting  to  proceed  northward  coming  out  of  that  industry  and  have  been  hitting  ships  here  In  and  individual  servings  of  butter,  "The  achievement  of  the  Amer­ from  Lake  "Erie  to  Lake  Ontario.  then  going  back  to  plush  railroad  New  York,  in  Baltimore,  Mobile  side  dishes  of  vegetables  and  the  ican  Banner  Lines  in  earning  a  Public  Health  Service  Certificate  and  New  Orleans.  The  jam  has  developed  as iron  ore  jobs  after  leaving  the  agency.  like.  of  Sanitation  on  its  vessel  in  op­ On  the  ships  they  are  assisting  boats running to Hamilton, Ontario,  Subsequently,  Tuggle  submitted  The  companies  participating  in  rushed  huge  supplies  of  ore  to  a written  reply to the Senate  deny­ shipboard  stewards  in  strengthen­ the  program  initially  hired  their  eration  attests  clearly  to your  con­ Canadian steel, mills because  of  the  ing  charges  made  by  Hall.  He  in­ ing  their  inventory  systems,  im­ own  consultant  stewards  to  im­ cern  for  the  health  and  safety  of  your  passengers  and  employees  proving  menu  planning  and  the  strike  on  the  American  side.  sisted  that, the  ICC  is  not  a  "pro­ quality  of  shipboard  food  prepara­ prove  feeding  on  the  ships  and  . . . The  inspection rating  of  85 . ..  Coal  ship  operators  are  com­ motional  body"  which  is  "railroad  met  with  a  good  deal  of  success.  is  a  signal  achievement.  plaining  that  the  ore  boats are  get­ mlKded"  but  claimed  that  it  is  an  tion  and  service.  Consequently,  the  program  is  now  "The  Surgeon  General  and  all  The  new  program  is  being  oper­ ting  preference,  with  coal  ships  impartial  agency.  He  blamed  the  ated  by  SlU­contracted  companies  being  extended  to  all  SIU  com­ my  associates  also  join  me  in  forced  to  wait  three  and  four  days  woes of  coastwise shipping  on high  in cooperation  with  the  Union, and  panies on  a  standardized  basis.  acknowledging  and  commending  before  getting  into  the  Welland  cargo­handling  costs.  is financed  by  a  five­cent  an  hour  Heading  up  the  food  program  is  the  excelient  cooperation  which  Canal.  Last  year  ships  were  pass­ The  charge  by  the  unions  that  daily contribution to a central fund.  Seafarer  Cliff  Wilson,  while  work­ the  officers  and  employees  of  th®  ing  through  the  Welland  In  nine  the  ICC  is acting  in collusion  with  The  daily  contribution  was  nego­ ing  under  him  as  field  consultants  American  Banner  Lines  have  ex­ hours,  but  this yekr  it  is taking  58  the  railroads  was  substantiated  by  tiated  by  the  Union  during  last  in  the  various  ports  are  Seafarers  tended  to  the  personnel  of  our  hours  for  the  average  ship  to "get  an  unnamed  official  of  the  Anti­ August's  contract  negotiations.  Bob  Principe,  Pete  Loleas  and  vessel  sanitation  program."  through.  Trust  Division  of  the  Justice  De­ The  industry­wide  food  program  William  Jenkins  in  New  York;  Ed  In  passing  the  letter  on  to  the  Even  with the  delays and hazards  partment,  who  characterized  the  is an  outgrowth of  the SIU feeding  Smith  in  Baltimore; Phil  O'Connor  Union,  William  Augustinus,  the  of  the  Seaway  passage,  it  is  still  ICC  as  "so  wrapped  pp  with  the  plan  which  got  underway  initially  in  New  Orleans  and  Phil  Reyes  in  company's  general  manager,  noted  cheaper  to  ship  from  the  Middle  Association  of  American  Railroads  in 1954. The  Union at  that time  set  Mobile.  that the high rating could  not have  West  to  Europe  Via  the  Seaway  its  terrible."  out to  replace  boarding­house fam­ Trustees  of  the  Atlantic  and  been  achieved  without  every  matt  than to  ship  cargo overland  by rail  Also  in  opposition  at  the  House  ily­style  feeding  practices  on  the  Gulf  Food  Program,  representing  on  the  ship  "from  the  captain  or  truck  to  the  East  Coast  and  hearing  was  the  SlU­contracted  ships  by  a  "to­order"  feeding  sys­ major  steamship  companies,  are:  down  to  the  galley  utility  man  dor  transship from  there.  Fan­Atlantic  Steamship  Company.  tem  such  as  is  practiced  in  good  Roland Chapdelaine, Seatrain; Cap­ ing his  share.  The  Pan­Atlantic  spokesman  cited  shoreside  restaurants.  tain  Milton  Williams,  Bull  Line;  "The  responsibility  for  a  clean  innumerable  examples  of  the  rail­ The  program  was  set  up  on  the  Randolph  Schilling,  Alcoa;  Charles  and healthy  ship rests particularly,  road  rate  war  on  shipping  declar­ ground  that  the  mass  cookery  arid  Logan,  Mississippi  Shipping;  Max  on  board  our  vessel,  on  members  ing,  "The  rail  carriers  appear  to  • mass service  practices were  usually  Harrison,  Waterman;  William  of  your  union  and  we  therefore  be  justifying  their  actions  under  wasteful  and  resulted  in  poor­ Augustinas, American Banner Line;  felt  that  the  contents  of  the  at­ the  guise  that  the  Transportation  quality  feeding  to  the  bargain.  and  Captain  Bruno  Spokas,  Isth­ tached  letter  would  be  to  your  Act  p| 1958  is  an  Instrument  de­ The  individual  system  set  up  mian.  particular  interest."  US  Surplus  Grain  Goes  Via Seaway  150  SIU  Ships  Get  Food  Program  Aid  to  •  M­uf.  '4  Banner Line  Crew Gets  PHS Praise  ­Mr''­'  �raceFMT  • '  S'f­'  SC.4J^1I£JES  LOG  iwiT th Mil  M­­ WW^@'  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SRIPPINC  HOARD  July 8 Through July  21, 1959  SIU shipping fell off  slightly last period  but no change  was  Philadelphia  had  been  relatively  slow  pending  the  end  of  the  long­ felt by the two top seniority groups.  Both class A and class B  shore  beef  at  the  sugar  docks  and  all  the  Gulf  ports  bounced  back  to  job activity  showed no  change; class  C shipping  dropped  off,  a  more  normal  level  of  shipping  at  the  same  time.  At  the  other  end  however.  The  job total  of  1,156 stayed  ahead  of  the two­week  registra­ tion  of  1,106,  as  registration  also fell  off  a  bit.  The result  was  no  real  change  in  the  number  of  men  registered  on  the  beach  at  the  end  of  the  period.  Despite  the  small  decline,  shipping  in  the  engine  department  in­ creased  over  the  previous, report.  Actually,  steward  department  ship­ ping  was  the  only  area  of  fall­off.  In  the  same  way,  the  number  of  class  A  engine registrants  and  class B  deck  men  rose  a  little,  while  all  the  rest  declined.  A  total  of  220  ships  were  handled  by  ill  ports,  covering  49  payoffs,  36  sign­ons  and  135  in­transits.  The  payoff  column  was  the  only  one  showing  a  drop.  New  York  accounted  for  39  ships.  New  Orleans  for  34  and  Houston  for  31.  There  were  no  sign­ons  in  Boston,  Savannah,  Wilmington and  Seattle, and  only one  each in  Philadelphia and Tampa.  (See  "Ship  Activity" summary  at  right.)  Six ports listed  improved  shipping since  the last  report, among  them  Philadelphia,  Norfolk,  Tampa,  Mobile,  New  Orleans  and  Houston.  of  the  scale,  all  the  West  Coast  ports  fell  off  par,  and  Boston,  New  York,  Baltimore  and Savannah  and  Lake Charles all  dropped  off  a  bit.  New  York  still handled  almost  360  jobs  and  Baltimore  was  more  than  busy  with  half  that  number.  The  seniority figures show  class  A  accounting  for  64  p.ercent  of  the  jobs  shipped,  class  B  for  22  percent  and  class  C  for  the  remainder.  The  only  real  drop,  as  expected,  was  for  class  C.  Boston,  Savannah,  Tampa .and  Lake  Charles  shipped  no  "C"  men  at  alL  Eight  ports  listed 100  men  or  less on hand in all  departments at  the  end  of  the  period,  including  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Norfolk,  Savannah,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles,  Wilmington  and  Seattle.  All  of  these  except  the first  two and  Seattle also had  fewer  than  50 class  A  men  on  hand.  The  following  is  the  outlook  port  by  port:  Boston: No change . .. New York: Still  busy . .. Philadelphia: Active  again  .  . .  Baltimore: Busy except for  ore boats  due  to steel  strike . . .  Norfolk: Fair  . . . Savannah, Tampa:  Quiet . .  .  Mobile:  Good . . . New  Orleans:  Good  . . . Lake  Charles:  Slow . . . Houston: Good  . . . West  Coast: Fair.  Ship  AclfVffy  rey  Sign  In  Offs  Ons  Trans. TOTAL  lost on  2  —  3  .  s  Now York  IS  A  II  39  miodolpUa..  1  1  1  3  Mltinoro  ... 10  '  A  II  27  ­ Norfok  .....«  3  3  A  12  Savannah .... —  • »  10  10  Tampa  I  Mobiio......  A  1  S  Now Orloant..  A  A  Lako Ckarios..  2  2  Hooiten  ....  1  3  Wilmington  ,. —  —  Son Fronctico..  1  3  Soottlo  1  —  Totals  49  '  A  7  22  9  27  S  S  s  3A  13S  •   10  34  13  31  S  9  A  220  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registefd  rorw  Boston  wv_  ­ n_  New  York  Philadelphia  ffefflstarMf  CLASS  A  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  6  8  1  15  24  47  17  80  2  10  2  14  12  29  7  48  2  7  2  11  2  3  —  5  3  2  —  5  9  7  5  21  18  22  10  50  1  4  —  5  37  12  17  8  3  5  3  11  5  9  14  6  7  2  15  105  177  57  1  330  Baltimore  Norfolk  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco..  Seattle  JOT^S  CLASS  B  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  —  1  2  3  —  8  IS  23  —  1  3  4  —  4  10  14  —  3  1  4  —  .  1  1  2  —  1  —  1  —  r3  2  5  2  5  1  8  —  —  —  —  —  4  8  12  3  1  4  —  3  2  5  2  _3_ __5  —  1  30  "53"  90  Shipped  Shipped  Shipped  Registered C In  The  Beach  ­ TOTAL  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  C  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  B  C  Al.t.  1  2  3  ALL  A  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  2  2  2  6  1  1  8  1  7  8  i3  4  25  1  4  3  8  18  43  5  66  1  8  5  14  4  12  16  66  14  16  96  87  148  45  280  2  15  36  53  3  6  4  13  i  1  3  13  3  16  10  13  4  27  1  2  8  8  22  5  35  2  6  10  18  1  1  _  55  42  77  14  133  2  13  23  2  35  18  2  38  3  7  4  14  2  5  2  9  ­ 1  3  8  4  4  14  27  7  9  1  17  3  4  7  —  3  2  5  —  1  —  5  1  5  6  4  9  ­ 2  2  1  ,  1  '  4  5  _  2  3  5  A  5  10  6  6  1  13  ­ .  ­ 11  15  6  31  1  5  6  1  1  32  6  1  39  32  43  1  82  3  8  11  18  28  13  59  2  5  6  13  3  7  1  11 ,59  13  11  83  32  50  9.  11  2  1  3  ^  6  _  1  —  1  2  2l  —.  2  2  14  8  31  2  • Z  14  21  7  .  421  2  «  7  7  42  80  1  11  9  21  49  29  40  11  Q  «  1  1  A  4  1  4  a  17  2  1  1  4'  A  A  m  At  0  M. 4  X  •4  m  1  «  1  ­ 2  4  1  '  3  1  2  1  7  3  1  11  20  15  3  88  1  ,  4  2  7  5  6  2  _I3:  —  2  1  3  —  13  16  8  13  4  25  «  4  4  3  —  87  163  5i| 303i  8  37  40  85^  4  13  18  35 303  85  35  423 294  452  112  858  9  62  99  179  •  II  _  •  • MM  •  —  'i  CNCINE DEPARTMENT  %  Pert  Boston  New  York.  Philadelphia  Baltimore.  Norfolk  Savannah....!  Tampa ...............  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake  Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco. .  Seattle  TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  A  GROUP  12  3  ALL  7  —  2  9  15  52  7  74  —  6  —  6  40  8  26  6  2  9  2  13  —  6  —  6  1  1  —  —^  3  11  1  IS  5  29  3  37  4  4  1  9  3  21  3  27  3  3  3  9  —  11  2  13  9  2  11  —  46  194  30  1  270  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered C In  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  12  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  CALL  1  2  3  ALL  12  3  ALL  1  —  3  4  1  1  1  1  2 f i  1  2  '  .  3  1  10  1  12  •   1  2  2  4  13  12  29  8  44  6  58  3  6  7  16  58  16.  21  4  17  21  95  51  146  24  221  7  33  25  65  r  —  1  —  1  5  5  5  1  4  2  5  5  2  1  1  12  IS  4  19  1  2  8  —  9  S  14  1  29  7  37  2  7  I  4  6  12  8  37  12  8  57  13  70  14  • 7 10  2  8  21  1  6  —  7  —  3  1  5  10  9  1  10  —  4  3  2  4  5  19  3  7  1  11  2  3  4  9  _  __  —  —  1  —  _  4  1  —  3  1  4  4  1  11  1  13  —  —  1  1  3  __  2  2  3  3  2  M­i  5  3  6  1  10  2  1  8  —  2  1  3  3  17  9  1  29  29  1  3  1  53  34  8  44  1  4  1  6  6  12  4  —  6  7  13  6  31  4  11  2  11  5  67  41  —­ 4  7  18  41  11  18  70  IS  49  3  7  7  14  __  9  —  •  1  1  2  3  3  3  1  1  10  3  9  8  1  1  12  1  2  8  8  10  1  19  8  23  2  331  10  2  10  22  1  1  2  33  22  2  57  11  34  4  49  1  11  8  89  —  5  —  5  1  6  4  5  5  1  1  1  5  6  1  12  3  8  4  15  2  2  4  _  _  7  3  2  1  6  1  5  1  7  2  3  3  8  15  9  32  4  45  3  6  8  9  1  5  2  8  1  1  8  6  1  8  —  4  —  ­  4  1  15  1  4  1  13  1  14  —  8  3  4  9  59  45  113  33  182  35  250  18  34  45  97  3  26  30  59 250  97  59  1  406 122  454  63  639  21  75  78  174  MM  MM  MM  • M.  MM  ­MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  M.  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM'  MM  MM  MM '  ,^M  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM '  MM  STEWARD DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  POff  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Mtf  >1  ,«  • Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  8  ALL  __  —  1  2  3  1  1  31  61  2  9  21  1  19  22  12  37  4  21  —  —  1  1  —  —  2  2  4  8  1  3  8  7  19  34  1  1  9  11  10  26  2  14  5  2  3  10  2  3  3  8  2  1  1  4  3  1  2  6  1  1  1  1  2  —  1  —  1  2  —  3  3  ,3  6  3  5  —  8  13  —  7  7  3  2  17  22  11  2  24  37  —  —  13  13  14  3  28  45  1  —  1  2  —  —  —  7  2  2  11  1  10  11  10  3  11  24  2  1  1  4  1  —  1  2  2  2  4  —  6  10  2  3  5  1  4  3  10 ,  —  —  4  5  —  S  4  1  5  1  3  83  25  96  1  204  9  7  74  1  90 !  61  18  106  1  185  MM    • _  J  Savannah  Tampa  Mobile  New  Orleans  Lake  Charles...  Houston...... i  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  B  „  MM  r­  •   Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On  The  Beach  CLASS  A  ClASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  B  C  ALL  1  1  2  8  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  Z  3  ALL  __  .  ­ .  9  2  8  19  1  6  7  1  3  13  47  49  37  17  49  103 103  34  93  230  3  5  40  48  17  2  8  9  6  7  8  21  1  ­ 4  4  1  1  80  2  40  .42  12  26  3  14  19  13  13  1  26  13  1  1  13  9  9  22  4  4  5  2  5  7  8  9  4  2  2  5  '  9  1  3  7  3  2  12  2  1  1  1  19  6  8  2  9  5  5  0  ­  .  ­  •   22  ­ 70  23  23  2  24  29  12  29  ~2  "2  5  47  76  66  24  5  45  16  5  16  16  5  1  16  1  14  ''  9  1  8  1  1  2  1  6  1  6  1  1  3  7  27  3  37  17  14  2  2  24  11  2  1  10  11  4  7  3  2  11  1  3  5  6  4  '5  2  3  ­ 1  1  1  •  ,  ­ 37  5  19  5  13  1  1  6  1  4  1  1  —  5  20  —  6  11  2  7  6  .  6  1  —  1  1  66 185  76  66. 1  327  287  95  262  644  11  13  145  169  76  3  1  62  5  11  60  MM  •  MM  MM  • MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  • ILM  MM  MM  II  •  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM '  •  •  • • M  ­•   MM  MM  MM  MM  • MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  ^M  MM  MM  MM  1  MM  MM  MM  MM  1  MM  •  —  MM  1  MM  MM  MM  MM  SUMMARY  'i:  K'­ Registered  CLASS  A  DECK  iM&NE  GKAND TOTALS  GROUP  123 ALL  105  177  57  1  339  46  194  30  |870  83  25  96  1  204  234  396  183  1  813  Registered  Shipped  Shipped  TOTAL  Shipped  1  Registered  On  The  Beach  .  CLASS  B  CLASS  B  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS C  CLASS  A  CLASSED  ­  .(_v­ GROUP  '.1  GROUP  ...  GROUP  CLASS  1  GROUP  U  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  1  2  8  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  12  8  ALL  123 ALL  2  8  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  36  53  1  90  87  163  53  1  303  8  37  40  35 303  85  35  1  423 294  452  112 | 8561  9  62  99  1  179  85  4  13  18  9  59  45  1  113  33"  182  35  r250  18'  34  45  59, 250  97  59  1  406i 122  454  63  i  639  21  75  78  ] 174  97  3"  26  30  1  9  7  74  1  90:  61  18  106  1  185  S  11  60  66 185  76  66  1  327 287  95  262  1  644 .11  13  145  ]  169  76  3  1  62  19  102  172  J  293  181  363  194  1  738  738  258 160  11156  703  1001  437  |214i;  41  150  322  1  513  82 145  258  10  40  110  j  M  •   '  '(• '  ­.  fe.,  �nm n; itw  QUESTION:  What  do  you  do  with  leftover  foreign  currency  when  )he trip  ends?  SEAFARERS  LOG  rata W»»  Rosa Skipper  Defends  Speed  4  In Valchem Crash  Situation  Coast Guard  hearings of  charges against  the  captain  of  the Santa  Rosa  were  held  with  Captain Frank  Siwik strongly  defending his  decision  to  maintain  the  ship's  speed  prior  to  Samuel  Patters<m, steward:  Gen­ make  sure  to  have  something  in  its  collision  with  the  SlU­manned  tanker  Valchem.  erally,  if  it  isn't  too  much,  1  buy 'the  kitty.  Testifying  at  the  hearing,^  various  odds  and  4"  "b  t  Captain  Siwik  declared  that  in  which  four men  lost  their lives,  Jersey  coast  on  March  26,  with  Armand  Ceresani,  baker: 1 hold  he  would  have  executed  the  three  of  them  Seafarers  on  the  the  Valchem suffering heavy  dam­ ends  to  bring  on  to  It  and  then  cash  it  in  for  same maneuvers  if  the  same  situa­ Valchem.  Also  facing  hearing  age as the Santa Rosa's  bow plowed  home  as  souve­ American  money  nirs  for  my  fam­ tion faced  him  again.  He  declared,  charges  are  the  Santa  Rosa's  sec­ into  its  after  house  at  a  speed  of  either  in  the for­ ily,  If  I  come  "I faced the  choice  of  stopping  my  ond  mate,  who  was  watch  officer  21  knots.  eign  coimtry,  on  across  a  good  vessrf­and  relying  solely  upon  the  at  the  time,  accused  of  improper  ship,  or  when  I  buy  on  a  watch,  ability of  the  other  vessel  to  avoid  use  of  radar;  Captain  Louis  L.  get  back  to  the  or  blanket,  or  a  me or making full use  of  my speed  Murphy  of  the  Valchem,  charged  States.  Once  in  good  bottle  of  and  maneuverability  to  widen  the  with  failure  to  Instruct  his  ship's  a  while,  I  buy  cognac, I'll spend  second  mate  to  notify  him  in  the  passing  distance."  some  souvenirs,  my.  money  on  The  charges  against  Captain  event  restricted  visibility  condi­ that.  At  other  times,  I  merely  but  as  a  rule  I'd  Siwik  include  operating  his  vessel  tions  arose  or  other  vessels  were  hang  on  to  the  cash  and  trade  it  rather  have  at an  "immoderate speed"  in foggy  encountered;  and  Clyde  St.  Clair  American  dollars  in  later  for  American  dollars.  weather  and  failing  to  stop  his  Lupton,  second  mate  of  the  Val­ to  spend  In  the  States  than  any  ship,  as  called  for  in  the  rules  of  chem  who,  like  Captain  Siwik.  is  ^  ^  foreign  currency  to  spend  in  the  the road, when he heard fog signals  charged  with  navigating  at  "im­ Tony  Cospito,  bedroom  steward:  country  I'm  yisiting.  moderate  speed" in fog ariid  failure  Heavy  emphasis  on  welfare  and  forward  of  his  beam.  My  son,  my  nephew  and  several  is,  'X)  Captain  Siwik  is  one  of  forir  to  halt  his  ship  after  hearing  fog  pension  benefits  was  shown  in  the  others  in  my  Anthony  Aronica,  AB:  With  me,  ships'  officers  who  are  up  on  signals  forward  of  the  beam.  contract  settlement  obtained  by  family  are  coin  there's never  much left over,  may­ charges as a  result  of  the  collision  The  two  ships  collided  off  the  18,000 members of  the United  Rub­ Collectors  so  be  $5­10  or  so.  I  ber  Workers  Union  after  a  58­day  there's  no  ques­ give  this  to  the  strike  at  Firestone  Tire  and  Rub­ tion  about  what  girl  I've  been  ber.  Wage  increases  were  not  at  I  do  with  left  seeing  'in  the  issue,  since  they  are  covered  by  over  currency.  In  particular  port  separate  agreements  sulbjCct  to re­ fact,  if  the  left­ and  although  it  opening  this  summer.  The  settle­ o V e r  doesn't  isn't  much,  it  ment,  similar  to  one  reached  at  amount  to  $20­ helps.  In  the  B.  F.  Goodrich,  increased  the  for­ $30 I  know there  past,  I  used  to  are going  to be  some  disappointed  buy  things  and  CAMDEN,  NJ—^With  appropriate  fanfare  and  ceremonies,  mula  for figuring pension  benefits  by  one­third  as  well  as  providing  people  in  my  family,  so  I  always  bring  them  back  to the States, but it's  such a bother  Mrs. Mamie  Eisenhower launched  the first  nuclear merchant  supplemental  pay  to  workers  in­ with  Customs'that  it's  no  longer  ship,  the  NS  Savannah,  on  July  22.  Originally  intended  for  jured  on  the  job.  Maritime  Day,  May  22,  the^  worth  the  trouble.  launching  had  to  be  delayed  is around $41 million  and operating  Workers at the  US'Gypsum plant  costs  are  also  expected  to  be  far  in  Staten  Island,  NY,  voted  to  join  Sadak  Wala,  wiper:  What  I  two months.  usually  do  is  go  into  a  restaurant  The  Savannah's launching merely  ­more  than  those  of  a  conventional  the  International  Association  of  or  a  bar,  have  a  Machinists  by  a  resounding  262­70  Involved  putting  the  hull  in  the  ship  of  the  same  size.  good  meal  and  a  With  accommodations  for  a  pas­ margin.  'The  vote  result  followed  water.  Still  to  be  done  is  the  in­ few  drinks,  or  stallation  of  the  reactor  and  other  senger list  of  60,  plus  10,000  tons  an  intensive  anti­union  campaign,  maybe  go  out  to  of  cargo,  the  Savannah  will  be  unparalleled in the  New  York area,  (For details about  the NS Savan­ operated  in a  wide  variety  of  com­ according  to  an  lAM  official.  The  a show  and enjoy  nah,  see  feature  on  page  9l)  myself.  I  don't  mercial  services  by  States  Marine  .company  employed some  80  super­ like to bother ex­ Line  which  was  selected  by  the  visors  to  classify  and  report  on  preparatory  work  which  is  ex­ c hanging  the  Government  from  among  several  workers'  attitudes  and  to  supply  BALTIMORE—Port  Agent  Earl  money  back  into  pected  to  take  at  least  another  shipping  companies  for  that  pur­ the  company  periodically  with  Sheppard  reports  that  the  Union  American  cur=  year.  argiiments  designed  to  undermine  has been  quite  busy in  the organiz­ rency;  it's  Just  a  Since  the­  start  of  the  project,  pose.  ing  field,  signing  a  new  company  few  dollars  and  it  doesn't  pay.  I  the Savannah  has been  surrounded  While  the  Savannah  is  the first  tlie  union  appeal.  Efforts to  organ­ and  new  agreement  for  the  also  avoid  using  it  for  foreign  by  controversy,  with  critics  charg­ nuclear­powered  merchant  ship  ize  the  plant  in  the  past 4)y  other  MAWD. On  the deep­sea side,  ship­ products  since  I'd  rather  buy  in  ing  that  there  was  too  much  em­ most  authorities  are  agreed  that  unions  had  been  fruitless.  ping has been fair despite the Steel  the States.  phasis  on  the  propaganda  aspects  the  most  efficient  use  of  atom  XXX  strike  due  to  the  crewing  of  the  and not  enough stress  on construc­ power  would  be  in  a  tanker  or  a  The  Federal  Bureau  of  Labor  Valiant  Freedom  (Ocean  Tramp).  tion  of  a  practical,  workaday  mer­ bulk­carrier.  The  Maritime  Ad­ Statistics  revealed  of  the  twenty  At  the  present  time  the  following  chant  ship.  One  of  the  criticisms  ministration  and  several  private  US cities with a  population of  more  Shorthanded?  operators  have  studies  going  lead­ ships  are  in  port:  Shinnecock  Bay  100,000,  that  Detroit  led  with  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  voiced was  that no effort  was made  ing  to  the  construction  of  such  a  than  {Veritas);  Baltore  (Marven);  Beth­ the  highest  factory  wage,  $104.67,  to  develop  a  more  advanced  and  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  coaster  (Calmar),  and  The  Cabins  more  efficient  reactor  as  a  proto­ vessel.  Similarly, British and  Japa­ while  Providence  had  the  lowest  (Texas  City).  Thus  far  there  Is  no  are  asked  to  contact  the  hall  type  for  possible  future  merchant  nese  interests  are  both  reported  factory  wage,  $69.48.  New  York,  word  as  to  when  these  ships  will  immediately  for  a  replace­ ships.  to  be  designing  a  nuclear­powered  contrary  to popular  belief,  is not  a  ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  crew  up.  tanker.  high  wage center  for factory  work­ Cruising  Costly  Paying off  during the  last report  will  keep  all  jobs  aboard  ship  ers,  ranking  next  to  last  in  wage  The  Savannah  is  admittedly  far  It  Is  estimated  that  by  1975,  period  were  the  Emilia,  Mae,  and  filled  at  all  times  and  elimi­ too  expensive  to  be  considered  a  there  will  be  300  naval  and  mer­ position  with  an  average  wage  of  Jean  (Bull);  Alcoa  Planter (Alcoa);  nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  true  prototype  vessel,  since  the  chant vessels  in operation  powered  $79.22.  Valiant  Hope  (Hope);  Baltore,  and  sailing  shorthanded.  total cost of  hull plus nuclear plant  by atomic energy.  XXX  Venore  (Marven);  and  Massmar  The  Organized  BuUdIng  and  (Calmar).  Signing  on  were  the  Factory  Service  Employes  Union  Welcoming Released Newfoundland Logger  Irenestar  (Traders);  Alcoa  Planter  Local 21  has been  barred from rec­ (Alcoa);  Chilore  and  Venore  (Mar­ ognition  by  the  New  York  State  .  yen);  Valiant  Hope  (Hope);  aind  Labor  Relations  Board  under  the  Massmar  (Cajmar),  '  board's  new  policy  of  denying  In­transits  were  the  John  B.  certification  to  "racket"  unions.  Waterman  (Waterman);  Alcoa  Pen­ The  principal  officers  of  Local  21  nant  and  Alcoa  Patriot  (Alcoa) ;  are  charged  with  signing  "sweet­ San tore  (Marven);  Steel  Appren­ heart"  contracts  with  landlords.  tice  and  Steel  Flyer  (Isthmian);  XXX  Robin Trent  (Robin), and  the Edith  The  Papermakers  and  Paper­ (BuU).  workers  Union  reports  1959  prom­ Seafarers  here  are  requested  to  ises  to be  a  record  year for  profits  be  patient  as  far  as  getting  busi­ and  productivity.  The  union  esti­ '  ness  done,  especially  welfare  mat­ mates  a  gain  of  about  21c  an  hour  ers, because of  a manpower  short­ over  the  length  of  two­year  pacts  age due to summer vacation. Eyery­ recently signed  with  the  industry's  .  thing  will  be  back  to  normal  in  a  giant,  the  International  Paper  Co.  week  or  so.  Sheppard  reminded  Another reason for optimism  is the  those  men  whose  clinic  cards  are  settlement  of  the  West  Coast's  expiring  during  the  coming  month  uniform  labor  agreement,  boost­ . to  get them renewed  now.  ing  minimum  rates  to  $2.12  an  For the  last two months shipping  hour.  ^  has  progressively  dropped  in  this  port.  Consequently,  Sheppard  ad­ XXX  Maine  has  passed  its first  mini­ vises  "A"  and."B"  men  to  take  Jobs  as  they  go  up  on . the  board.  mum  wage  law,  $1  an  hour  for  Those­men  who  wire  or  write  workers  in  intrastate  commeroe.  excuses  .  for  meeting  absence,  Excluded  from  the  bill  are  agri­ should  be sure  to Include  their de­ cultural  and  domestic  workers  and  partment and  number on  the rigfht  persons  in  service  trades  who  re­ hand corner of  the form requesting  Well­wishers  crowd  around  Earl  R.  Laing, member  of  the  International  Woodworkers  of  America,  ceive the  majority  of  their income  to be  excused. It  is most important  following his acquittal on murder charges.  Laing was  arrested  after  Canadian  Mounted  Police  at­ from  tips.  Establishments  with  'that  the  dispatcher  receive  this  tacked logger  picket line  as part  of  Newfoundland  premier's  drive  to  break  strike.  One  constable  three  or  fewer  employes  are  also  .^IdEbrmatiom  <  died in the fight which followed.  exempt.  Atom Merchantman's Hnll  Launched; SaHs In '60  Bait Holds  Up Despite  Steel Strike  �rare Six  SEAFARERS  LOG  Back  To The Caribbean  Yo»  Need  Blood • .  •  '• < j':/  Seafarers  who  made  jobs  on  the  missile  ships  display  their  ship­ ling cards at headquarters.  Replacements  joined ships  at end  of  our­month sign­on  period.  f .iit­ i­t­i  •  I­ With  the  squeeze  on  against  Libertys  and  T­2  tankers  in  view  of  the  construction  of  hundreds  of  more  modern  ves­ sels, shipowners are resorting  to a variety of  devices to mod­ ernize the older ships.  Most successful thus far has  by  the  US  Maritime  Administra­ been  the  practice  of  "jumbo­ tion  in  revamping  four  such  ves­ ­  :  ,  n  ­p..,..  y  ­  ­  >  1  Notify  the  nearest  SIU  port  agent,  giving  him  the following  information:  the  name  of  the patient, the hospital, the amount and type  of  blood needed, and whether  it is for replac­ ing  transfusions already  made  or  for  future  use.  Airlines In  Bidding For  Loan  Assist  Pick Up 'Shot'  Card At Payoff  •  ^  I  v  ''..ri I­ ­  y­"  '• 'tf­i ­.J­'  ' I*'­*"  V •   '•   i'' ?•   ^ v  V,.;  From  here on,  the  Union  takes  over.  ^Tie  port agent  transmits this information  via the  teletype  to  Welfare  Services  Department  at  headquarters.  •  X'.A'  <y­  _  .''A., y  '•  •  . •  •   •    i'  . " '.• !  "T;  • '  •   ..  ; • • • f.T­Tl'  Welfare  Services,  in  turn,  notifies  the  Brooklyn  Donor  Center  which  serves  as  the  depository  for  the  SIU  Blood* Bank.  Since  the center  has reciprocal  arrangements with  other  US  blood  banks,  it  can  get  immediate  ­withdrawals of blood from a local blood bank.  t  ­iJ  f.­U  •  •  ­^1  ­j'l  ­iw;  yJjiM ^''T  W 7..;  • ­ 4.  To  maintain  this  SIU  reserve,  Seafarers  passing  through  the  port  of  New  York  do­  nate  blood  at  the  SIU  clinic,  to  assist  Sea­ farers and their families  every where.  .  v  yssT  yw; ­  f  T''  ~  "s  'i'liFiyiff  n»  i  JMi'­.J  BLOOD BANK  \ t­:  ;/y­iy,; • '  Iffr,  All yoa have to do  Is call the Union  Operators Go For'Jumbo'  T­2 In Tankship Slump  Izing"  T­2  tankers  by  building  a  sels.  Several  foreign­flag  Libertys  new  center section  and inserting  it  have  had  new  diesel­powered  between the  split halves  of  the T­2  plants  installed  and  have  enlarged  so  as  to  increase  its  carrying  ca­ the  ships  as  well,  picking  up 1,500  pacity  considerably.  One  such  job  tons  deadweight  and  adding  a  was  done  recently on  the SlU­con­ knot  or  two  of  speed.  However,  tracted  tanker,  The  Cabins,  and  a  such changes  still do  not  make  the  number of  tanker  owners here  and  ship competitive  by a long  stretch,  abroad  have  gone  in  for  this  prac^  and  none  of  this  has  been  done  on  American­flag  ships.  tice.  The  "jumboizing"  adds  approxi­ mately  4,000  deadweight  tons  to  the T­2,  increasing its  carrying ca­ pacity  by  25  percent  and  enabling  it  To  compete  more  effectively.  Most  of  the  new  tankers  built  are  in  the  32,000­ton  class,* while  the  jumbo  T­2s  are  in  the  20,000­ton  vicinity.  Nevertheless,  the  low  cost  of  enlarging  a  tanker  as com­ WASHINGTON —The  Adminis­ pared  to  building  a  new  one  is  a  tration  is  expected to send  to  Con­ factor  in  the  decision  to  "jumbo­ gress soon  a  program  under  which  ize."  the  Federal  Government  would  Some  tankers  that  have  been  guarantee  $750  million  in  loans  to  enlarged  in  this  fashion  have  also  help airlines equip  themselves with  been  converted  somewhat  so  that  modern  cargo  aircraft.  they  are  more  suitable  for  dry  As  the  program  is  being  formu­ lated,  Uncle  Sam  would  guarantee  cargo  bulk  trades.  .  Liberty  ship  conversions  have  75  percent  of  the  purchase  price,  been  done  on  a  smaller  scale  and  with  the  airlines  making  a  25  per­ have  been  only  moderately  pop­ cent  down  payment.  ular, despite  the costly experiments  The  program  is  a  response  to  the  growing  need  in  US  civil  and  military  aviation  for  modern  cargo  capacity  of  a  kind  that  will  permit  lower  air  freight  costs  and  meet  the needs of  the Military Air Trans­ port  Service,  the  Defense  Depart­ Seafarers who  nave  taken  the  ment's  strategic  hauling  force.  series  of  inoculations  required  for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  MATS  employs  commercial  air  reminded  to  be  sure to  pick  up  lines  for  a  portion  of  its  hauling  their  inoculation cards  from  the  work,  and  wants  the  airlines  to  captain or  the purser  when  they  obtain  more  modern  cargo  craft.  The  loan  guarantees  would  be  pay  off  at  the  end  of  a  voyage.  similar  to  those  given  ship  opera­ ­The card  should  be  picked  up  tors  on  their  construction  mort­ by the Seafarer and  held  so that  gages.  it  can  be  presented  when  sign­ ing  on  for another voyage where  the  "shots"  are  required.  The  inoculation  card  is  your  only  proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ qu'red  shots.  Those  men  who forget  to  pick  up  their  inoculation  card  when  they  pay  oft  may find  that  they  are  required  to  take  all  the  "shots"  again  when  they  want  to sign  on  tor another  such  voy­ age.  ­Cf  S;'  '  �Y;X|di; SI, 1159  Tagit  Benm  SRAFARERS  L<^G  Getting Their Ciotifiitg Allowances  ¥011 DOLLAR'S  WORTH  Seafarer's Guide To Better Buying  By  Sidney  Margolltu  Tight Money Plagues Borrowers  "Tight  money" is  back,  and  you  have  to  protect  your  family  accord­ ingly,  "Tight  money" mbans  that  there's  a  shortage  of  lending  money  and  interest rates  are  rising.  But  the  effects  of  tight  money  are  dangerous,  both  to  broad  prob­ lems such as employment, and to specific problems, such, as whether you  can  buy  a. new  house  this  year  or  sell  your  old  one,  how  ihuch  your  monthly  payments  will  be  on  a  car  you  hope  to  buy,  and  what  your  taxes  will  be.  In  a  time  of  tight  money.  Federal,  state  and  local  governments,  boards  of  education  and  sewage  and  water  districts  all  must  pay  a  higher interest  rate for  the funds they borr.ow.  You pay  that  increased  cost  in  your  income  and  property  taxes  in  the  new  communities  that  need to  build schools  to keep up with  rising population.  But  the  most  dangerous  effect  of  tight  money  is  on  employment.  Remember  the  tight­money  period  of  1956,  when  the  Federal  Reserve  Board  boosted  interest  rates  in  an  unsuccessful  attempt  to  tame  in­ flation?  Then  tight money  forced many  consumers  to stop  buying and  Crewmembers  of  the  fishing  vessel  Jaclntha  collect $200 clothing  oHowonce after  their  ship  was lost,  businessmen  to  quit  building,  and. this  was  followed  by  the  recession  under  terms  of  the  New  Bedford  Fishermen's  Union  welfare  plan,  f­ianding  out  the  checks  is  the  of  1957­58.  plan's  administrator,  John  Patten.  Fishermen  recently  received  full  autonomy  as  SlU­affiliatecl  or­ Both  the  Administration  and such  large  banks as First  National  City  ganization.  Bank  of  New  York are  plugging  hard  for. higher interest  rates.  They  want  the  Government  to  pay  in­ vestors  more  interest  on  the. large  Government  bonds  they  buy.  One  obvious  effect' is to  raise  the  Gov­ ernment's  borrowing  costs,  and  MOBILE—A  proposed  additional  three  percent sales tax on all ship supplies and fuel now  ^  I ^  income  taxes  high.  But  in  a  \  '  creased  interest  rates  also  have  pending in  the Alabama  legislature will  have  a  crippling  effect  on  the  Mobile  shipping  in­ \\  tendency  to  inflate  all  living costs  dustry  if  passed,  Port  Agent  Cal  Tanner  reports.  Naturally,  if  the  Alabama  legislature  In  general,  tight  money  benefits  affirms  such  a  tax  increase,'*'  people who  have surplus  income,to  companies  now  storing  and  the  Federal  Maritime  Board  for  a  Sign­ons  included  the  Corsair,  invest,  but  forces  a  reduction  in  fueling  their  ships  in  Mobile  subsidy  on  this  run.  Cavalier,  and  Ranger  (Alcoa),  and  the  living standards  of  people  who  wlil  divert  their  business  to  an­ Tanner  also  reports  that  ship­ the Monarch  of  the Soas,  and Hast­ generally  need  to  borrow  to  other  port,  a  port  where  there  is  ping  for  the  last  couple  of  weeks  ings  (Waterman).  nance  the  costlier  equipment  for  no  tax.  v/as  fairly  good.  The  following  The  following  ships  were  In  living,  such  as  houses,  cars  and  It  is  estimated  such  a  move  ships  were  paid  off:  the  Corsair,  transit:  DeSoto,  Young  America  appliances.  would  deprive  the  merchants  of  Roamer,  Cavalier  and  Ranger  (Waterman);  Del  Monte  (Mississip­ Here is how  the new tight  money  this port  of  approximately $50 mil­ (Alcoa),  and  the  Monarch  of  the  pi);  Frances,  Elizabeth  (Bull);  and  trend  will  affect  you  in  specific  lion  yearly,  including  crews'  pay­ Seas  and  Claiborne  (Waterman).  Alcoa  Cavalier  (Alcoa).  departments  of  living  in  the  rolls  which  are  customarily  spent  months  immediately  ahead:  in  the  port.  Home  seekers  are  particularly  All  maritime  Interests  in  this  "  11'^,*  •   affected.  Mortgage  interest  rates  are?,  including shipowners,  the un­ •   ^1  nSv^  rising.  Particularly,  the  rate  ions  and  merchants,  have  banded  on  GI  mortgages, has  been  raised  together  to  defeat  this  harmful  to  5V4  percent  from  43/4.  This  Is  the  third  increase  in  GI  mortgages  piece of  legislation.  since  1953  when  the  rate  was  4  percent.  On  a  25­year  mortgage, the  In  the  Alabama  Drydock  two  new  boost  increases  the  payments  $2.91  a  month.  Thus, on  a  $12,000  standard  T­2s  are  in  the  process  DETROIT—Dissatisfaction  with  their  second­class  status  mortgage  a  home  buyer will  pay back  a  total  of  $21,574  instead  of  $20,  of  being  converted  into  ore  and  inside  the  giant  Steelworkers  Union  has  prompted  a  revolt  627  as  under  the  4%  rate.  If  you  take  a  30­year  mortgage  your  total  coal  carriers.  The  ships  are  being  on  the  part  of  seamen  manning  Great  Lakes  ore  fleets,  the  'jumboized"  by  adding  some  150  repayment will  be  even  greater.  >  In  shopping  for  a  mortgage,  note  that  the  new  GI  5V4  rate  is  still  feet  to  the  midsection,  allowing  SIU  Great  Lakes  District  re­­^  better than  the FHA  rate of  SV*  plus o.ne­half  of  one percent  insurance  for  the  storage  of  over  16,000  tons  ports.  As  a  result,  rebel  contrary,  had  signed  agreements  premium.  The  FHA  rate  is  better  than  a  straight  conventional  mort­ of  ore,  or some  12,000  tons  of  coal  groups  within  Steelworkers  with two non­union  steamship com­ gage at  5%, since  you may  get back  a small  part of  the one­half  of  one  and  other  bulk  products.  Both  Local  5,000,  the  shipping  arm  of  panies  just  as  the  SIU  was  about  percent  insurance  premium  when  the  mortgage  is  paid  up.  But  the  these  ships  will  operate  under  the  the  steel  union,  are  seeking  ties  to file petitions  for elections  in the  v/ith  the  Great  Lakes  District  as  fleets.  FHA  5V4  plus  one­half  of  one  percent  rate  is  not  as  good  as  a  con­ American flag.  their  bargaining  agent.  The  seamen  of  the  two  compa­ I  ventional  mortgage  at  5Vi  percent,  which  stili  may  be  available  to  Get  Salk  Shots  Fred  Farnen, secretary  treasurer  nies,  Pioneer  Steamship  and  Wil­ ho'me  buyers  in some  areas  except the  Far  West, Southwest  and South.  The  increase  in  reported  cases  Homeowners  are  affected  in  a  different  way.  Their  present  mort­ of  polio  in  the  state  of  Alabama  of  the  Lakes  District,  stated  that  scn Transit,  had signed  SIU pledge  gages,  at  lower  interest  rates  than  now  available,  add  value  to  their  has  resulted  in  a  warning  to  mer­ some  3,000 seamen  on  the  ships of  cards  but  lost,  their  freedom  of  several fleets,  including  Pittsburgh  choice  when  the  Steelworkers  present  homes.  chant  seamen,  particularly  those  Car  buyers  will  feel an  immediate  effect  from  higher  interest  rates.  under  forty  years  of  age  who have  Steamship  Company,  a  US  Steel  signed  contracts  with  the  employ­ The  three  leading  independent  finance  companies  have  increased  the  not  taken  their  vaccine  shots.  The  affiliate with  53 ore­carrying  ships,  ers  without  the  men's  knowledge  interest  rates  they  charge  dealers  to  finance  their  inventories.  Since  Salk  vaccine  shots  are  now  avail­ have  sought  affiliation  with  the  or  approval.  The  SIU  has filed  credit costs  are a  major expense  to an  auto  dealer, trade­in  allowances  able  free  of  charge  at  Public  District.  At the  heart of  the revolt,  charges  in  these  two  instances  he  reported,  is  their  desire  to  them  "outright  collusion"  and  discounts  will be  shortened accordingly.  Health  Service  facilities.  All  S^­ break  away  from  a  union  of  steel  calling  Borrowers  in  some  cities  where  banks  charge  less than  the  usual  12  fcrers are  strongly  advised  to take  mill  workers  and  join  ranks  with  between  Local  5,000  and  the  op­ erators.  percent  per  annum  (one  percent  a  month)  on  personal  loans,  will find  advantage of  this offer  to safeguard  a  seamen's  organization.  Notarized  affidavits  have  been  they  have  to  pay  higher  rates  this  year.  And  while  the  banks  will  their  health.  He  noted  that  as  members  of  collected  from  a  majority  of  the  still  make  lots  of  loans,  you  can  expect  them  to  ask  more  questions  Waterman  officials  informed  the  Local 5,000  these men  do  not  elect  seamen  in  these  two  companies  about  your  income  in  comparison  to  your  other  debts,  and  why  you  hall  that  the  Afoundria  is  going  their  own  officers,  or  negotiate  want  to  borrow.  In  general,  it's  best.to  avoid  borrowing  in  a  period  through  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway.  their own  contracts.  As a  result  of  attesting  to  the  fact  that  they  did  authorize  the  Steelworkers  to  of  tight  money  except  for  critical  needs.  Credit  unions  will  continue  This  makes  the  second  C­2  for  the  revolt,  Farnen  reported  the  not  to hold their interest rates to present levels since  they are  controlled by  Waterman  to  make  the  trip.  The  Lakes District  has received author­ bargain  in  their  behalf.  Reviewing  the  incidents  leading  their  members.  Hurricane  had  previously  made  a  izations from a majority  of  the sea­ up  to  the  present  beef,  Farnen  Here  are  suggestions  on  August  buying  opportunities  to  help  you  Seaway  voyage.  Waterman  now  men  in  the  Pittsburgh  Steamship  reported  that  the  oreboat  crew­ protect  your family's  living standards from  present  high  costs:  has  an  application  pending  with  fleet  calling  for  SIU  representa­ members  "were  denied  the  right  The  most  important  August  sales  are  furniture  and  rugs.  Other  tion.  A  petition  for  a  National  to  negotiate  their  own  contract.  reduced­price  sales  and  clearances  this  month  include  curtains  and  Labor Relations  Board election  has  Then  they  undertook  a  'wildcat'  drapes;  paint,  brushes,  wallpaper  and  hardware;  lawn  tools  and  out­ Quitting Ship?  been filed  by  the  Union.  strike.  Crewmen  walked  off  their  door  furniture;  sports  and  camping  equipment;  cameras,  and  the  What  touched  off  the  uprising  ships  and  paid  their  own  expenses  Notify Union  August  coat  sales  which  offer  cut  prices  in  advance  of  the  autumn  was  the  action  of  steelworkers'  to their homes all over the country.  A  feininder  from  SIU  head­ leaders  season.  in  forcing  the  men  back  Three days  later  they  were  forced  There are  still some  clearances of  summer clothing  and it's  advisable  quarters  cautions  all  Seafarers  on  their  ships  following  a  sponta­ back  by  Steelworkers' officials  . .  .  leaving  their  ships  to  contact  to "shop  them.  Shoe  prices  especially  are  risiing.  They  were  boosted  neous  walkout  two  weeks  before  Then  10  days  later they  were  laid  once  already  this  year  and  a  new  increase  is  threatened  by , manu­ the  hall  in  ample  time  to  allow  the  nationwide  steel  strike  got  oil  and  again  had to pay  their own  the  Union  to dispatch  a  repln.­:­ facturers.  underway.  way  home,  still  without  any  nego­ But food prices  are the real problem  this summer.  For wage earners,  ineni.  Failure to give notice  be­ Farnen  emphasized  that  the  tiations  in  their  behalf."  this is  a  meatless boom.  Even poultry and eggs,  which have; been loW­ fore  paying off  may  cause a  de­ Lakes  District  would  hot  seek  to  Companies  involved,  aside  from  layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  to  priced  life­savers  this  year,  are  getting  a  little  mere  costly  but  still  sail  short  of  the  manning  re­ represent  any  group  of  oreboat  Pittsburgh  Steamship,  are  Beth­ offer relatively good  value.:  ^  ­ quirements and  needlessly make  seamen  until  such  time  as  they  lehem,  Inland  Steel,  *  Buckeye,  Meat,  especially  pork,  will  be  in  heavier supply  this fall and  prices  the  work  tougher for  your ship­ indicated by  secret ballot  vote that  American  Steel &  'Wire,  Ore  Navi­ will recede.  Meanwhile,  turkeys  are  a  good  buy,  especially  the larger  • ^ates.  they  wanted  SIU  representation.  gation,  Republic,  International  ' I­  ones  which give  you more actual  meat per  pound.  He  noted  that  Local  5,000,  on  the  Harvester and  Shenango.  ; 'I  Mobile Fights Tax  On  Ship Supplies  Oreship Crews  Seek  Tie With Lakes SlU  1)  .  ill  • I  i  m  '• * I  �Pace  Eicht  July SI, lUt  SEAFARERS  LOG  !)•   NV  Training School Still Penn Explorm Runs Agrbundi  Has Near­Perfect Record  NEW  YORK—As was  reported earlier  in the SEAFARERS  LOG,  the feeding  program  is now in fuH, operation, covering  all SlU­contracted vessels. Bill Hall, assistant secretary­treas­ urer,  reported.  In  order  to^  make  sure  that all, of  the  ves­ self,  he  should  check  at  the  dis­ sels  maintain  the  program's  patcher's  office  for  all  of  the  par­ standards,  a  member  of  the  Stew­ ticulars.  The  passing  rate  of  all  ards  Food  Committee  has  been  graduates  thus  far  has  been  near­ servicing  every  vessel  hitting  the  perfect.  port  and  has  been  checking  over  Shipping for the  past  period  has  the stores with  the vessel's steward.  been  very  good,  keeping  in  stride  However,  this  type  of  program  with  registration  for  the  same  pe­ caljs for  the  full cooperation  of  all  riod.  A  total  of  294  men  were  the  crews  aboard  SIU  ships,  Hall  shipped  to  permanent  berths  dur­ said,  and  if  at  any  time  a  vessel  ing  the  last  two  weeks,  93  in  the  finds  itself  shoi­t  on  stores,  it  is up  deck  department,  95  in  the  engine  to  the  delegate  or  the  steward  to  and  103  in  the  galley  gang.  Although 'the  totals  for  the  past  notify  headquarters immediately so  that necessary  action may  be taken.  period  were  under  those  for  the  previous  two  weeks.  Hall  said,  a  Sixteen  New  Trainees  Penn  Explorer  looks  like  it's  cruising  serenely,  but  actuajly  it's  stuck  in  mud  bonk  outside  of  Norfolk  Also  meeting  with  much  success  large  percentage  of  these­jobs  are  after setting  soil with a load  of  coal.  Ship had to go into yard  for repairs.  Is  the  SIU's  lifeboat,  AB  and  FWT  still  being  taken  by  class  C  cards.  In order to maintain  their seniority,  school.  Sixteen  new  trainees  NORFOLK — Headed for!  started  the  two­week  upgrading  class  A and  B  men  should  see  that  Europe  with a  load of  coal on  course  last  week  as all  members  of  all of  the  jobs  put  on  the  shipping  July 20, the SlU­manned Penn  the  previous  class  successfully  board  are  filled  as  soon  as  pos­ Explorer  had  its  voyage  suddenly  passed  their  tests.  The  next  class  sible.  There  were  39  vessels  calling  terminated  when  it  ran  aground  will  start  .sometime  next  week  and  into the  area  over  the  past  period.  off  Cape  Henry  just five  hours  if  any member  is interested  in  tak­ Of  these,  15  paid  off,  six  signed  after  leaving  the­pier.  As a  result,  ing  the  course  and  upgrading  him­ on  and  the  remaining  18  were  in"  the ship  is now  in the  shipyard and  LONDON—The  British  Hovercraft,  a  land­sea  vessel  pro­ the coal  is back  on the  Norfolk and  transit.  palled by air jets around  the rim, has made a successful cross­ Western  RR  dock.  Fifteen­ Payoffs  The­ following  were  the  vessels  The  grounding  occurred  about  ing of  the English Channel in  two hours, three  minutes.  The  paying  off  in  this  port:  Beatrice  9:30  AM  in  22  feet  of  water,  with  average  speed  of  the  vessel^  (Bull); Royal Oak, CS Miami  (Cities  the  ship  apparently  running  was around  12 miles an  hour.  there  is  no  water  resistance  in­ Service);  Atlantic  (American  Ban­ aground  on  a.mud­flat.  Efforts  to  It was the first test of  the ves­ volved.  ner);  Pacific  Explorer  (Compass);  refloat  the'  vessel  on  high,  tide  sel's  ability­  outside  of  harbor  Aside  from  the  high  speeds  of  Raphael  Semmes,  Fairland,  Beau­ under  her  own  power  were  un­ waters.  the "air­cushion" ships,  they  would  SAN FRANCISCO—Shipping has  successful.  Two  Curtis  Bay  tugs  regard,  Azalea  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  have  the  added  advantage  of  being  As  reported  previously  in  the  been  fair  for  the  last  period  with  had  to  be  called  to pull  her off  the  LOG,  the  Hovercraft  Is  a  proto­ able to  ride  over any  kind  of  water  "A"  and  "B"  men  not  taking  jobs.  Afoundria  (Waterman);  Steel  Ap­ next  morning.  The  coming  period figures  to  be  prentice,  Steel  Flyer  (Isthmian);  The  ship  went back  into the  har­ type  of  an  entirely­new  kind  of  or  land  surface—begs,  swamps,  Seatrain New  Jersey (Seatrain)  and  ship  propulsion.  The  vessel  never  rough  terrain,  sandbanks,  and  very  good  with  three  payoffs  in  the  Atlantis  (Petrol  Shipping).  bor,  unloaded  her  coal  and  headed  actually  touches  the  water  but  shallow  mud  flats.  sight.  Signing  on  were  the  Afoundria  for  the  shipyard  for  inspection  of  The  existing  Hovercraft  looks  The  only  ship  to be  paid  off  was  (Waterman);  Atlantic  (American  possible  hull  damage.  Seafarers  skims  over  it on  a  cushion  of  trap­ Maiden  Creek  (Waterman).  The  Banner);  Steel  Apprentice.  Steel  aboard,  who  thought  they  were  ped  air  blown  out  of  jets  which  like  an  oversized  disc  with  a  two­ seat'cabin.  Larger  vessels,  such  as  following  ships  were  signed  on:  Navigator (Isthmian); Ocean Evelyn  headed  for  Europe,  had  them­ rim  the  hull.  City  of  Alma  (Waterman),  John  B.  (Ocean  Trans)  and  the  Atlantis  selves  only  a  brief  ferry­ride  in  The  existing  experimental  craft,  the  100  ton  ship,  would  be  capable  admittedly  a  primitive  model,  is  of  carrying  300  passengers  and  Kulukundis  (Martis),  Producer  (Petrol  Shipping).  Chesapeake  Bay.  powered  by  a  435  horsepower  baggage.  (Marine  Carriers).  In ­ transits  In  transit  were  the  Seatrain  engine  and  has  operated  at  speeds  Here  in  the  US,  the  Curtiss­ were:  Pennmar,  Kenmar,  Alamar  Savannah,  Louisiana,  Texas,  New  of  up to  30 knots.  It  is a  small  ves­ Wright  Corporation  has  announced  (Calmar);  Warrior  (Waterman);  York,  Georgia  (Seatrain);  Alcoa  sel,  30  by  24 feet.  Steel  Scientist  (Isthmian).  There  Polaris,  Alcoa  Pilgrim,  Alcoa  Part­ that  it  is  going  to  build  a  four­ Commercial ships are  planned  in  passenger  "air­car"  similar  in  were  no  beefs  of  consequence  on  ner,  Alcoa  Planter,  Alcoa  Puri­ the future,  with  the first one  being  principle  to  the  British  craft.  "The  any  of  these  ships.  tan  (Alcoa);  Gateway  City  (Pan­ a  small craft  in the  40­ton  vicinity,  300­horsepower  vehicle  will,  like  Port  Agent  Marty  Breithoff  said  Atlantic);  Antinous  (Waterman);  about  ten  times  the  weight  oLthe  the  British  craft,  travel  over  both  he hoped  that  with  shipping due  to  Wang  Juror  (Denton);  Steel  Ap­ prototype.  More  remote  probabili­ land  and  water  and  be  able  to  pick  up more  Seafarers  would  take  prentice  (Isthmian)  and  the  Jean  ties are  ships of  100  tons traveling  cross  rivers  and  swamps  without  the jobs  and keep  the ships proper­ (Bull)  and  the  Mermaid  (Metro­ at speeds of  up to 90 knots, because  benefit  of  roadways.  ly  manned.  Petro).  Air­Jef  Boat  Makes  First  Sea Voyage  SF Predicts  Good Shipping  Watch That Ultra­Violet!  ifc.  Ii>:  1'^  ''  [$  i­ 1^  I?"  '  LK  ^ good sun  fan is  conidered  the  sign of  the  outdoor  man  end  there  is  no  better  place to get one  than on the  deck^of  a ship  in the summertime—that is,  if you  take it in  small  doses.  . If you feel  like stripping  down  for  a ton,  the  recommended  procedure  is  to  start  with  15  minutes'  toasting  the  first  day  and  lengthen  it  gradually  until  the  skin  turns  brown.  Failure to heed these cornmon sense rules  can result In  a nasty  burn  that, at  the very  least, will  mean  several  days  of  acute  dis­ comfort.  Go, out  in  the  sun  if  you  wont,  but protect yourself  against  over­exposure.  'i/  •   /I  "  '  {.  '  fex •  ­''M­ �»M]r Xli IfSfl  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace NIM  NS SAVANNAH:  Uranium­Fired  Ship  Launched last week at .the Camden,  NJ, yards  of  the New  York  Shipbuilding Corporation,  the  NS  Savannah  is  due  to  enter  service  sometime  next  summer  as  the first  nuclear­ powared  merchant  ship.  Ad­"*—  —  mittedly  an  experimental  containment  vessel  consists  of  the  ship, the  Savannah's objective  reactor itself  with its uranium  fuel,  Is  threefbld: to  advertise  US devel­ and  sections  of  the  high  pressure  opments  In  the  peaceful  applica­ v/ater lines  which  pass through  the  tions  of  atomic  energy,, to serve  as  reactor  core  and  pick  up  radiation  a  testing ground  for  practical com­ upon  being  heated  by  the  uranium  luercial  use  of  atomic  energy  and  chain  reaction.  Consequently  this  to  train  civilian  marine  engineers  inside  "envelope"  has  a  radiation  and  other seamen  in the  operations  shield  to  keep  radiation  within  bounds.  of  atom­powered  ships.  The  Savannah  can't  claim  to  be  This  primary  shield consists  of  a  Jbe first  non­military  nuclear­ tank  with  lead  walls  from  two  to  powered  ship  because  the  Soviet  four  inches  thick.  The  tank  itself  Union has already  launched a. giant  is filled  with  water.  The  water  nuclear­powered  Icebreiaker,  Ney­ area  surrounding  the  reactor  prop­ «rtheless,  it  qualifies  as  the first  er  on  all  sides  is  33  inches  wide.  genuine  atom­powered  merchant  A  2,000  ton  secondary  shield  vessel,  since  it  will  serve  to  carry  surrounds  the  outside'  envelope.  both  cargo  and  passengers  on  re­ The  lower  part  is  a  concrete  wall  gular  commercial  routes  service!  some 48  inches thick  and the  upper  by  its  charterer,  States  Marine  part  consists  of  lead  slabs  varying  Lines.  in  thickness from  2i^ to  six inches  It  Is  hoped  that  the  Savannah  plus  additional  shielding  by  poly­ vill be  the  forerunner of  a fleet  of  ethylene,  making  an  overall  thick­ commercially­useful  atom­powered  ness  of  14  inches.  merchant  vessels,  probably  bulk  Heavy  Beams  carriers  and  tankers,  to  be  devel­ Aside from  all  this shielding,  the  oped  and  built  in  the  next  ten  entire  reactor  compartment  is  sur­ ""years.  rounded  by  heavier  than  normal  Except  for  the  absence  of  beams,  collision  bulkheads  and  smokestack,  the  Savannah's  exte­ exterior  steel  plating  on  that  sec­ rior  dimensions  are  conventional  tion  of  the  hull.  Layers  of  steel  enough—595'^  feet  long,  78  feet  and  three­inch  redwood  are  in­ in  the  beam, a  29V^­foot draft.  Her  board  of  the  collision  bulkhead.  cruising  speed  of  21  knots  and  her  A  vessel  colliding  with  the  Sa­ 20,000  shaft  horsepower  output  is  vannah  would have  to penetrate  17  I  also  conventional.  Where  she  de­ feet  of  greatly­reinforced  ship  p.*!rts  radically  from  accepted  structure  before  it  reached  the  "'standards!  is,  of  course,  in  her  outer  concrete  and  lead  envelope  power  plant.  of  the containment  vessel  in  which  Has  Regular  Turbines  the  reactor  is  located.  The  propulsion  system  consists  A  constant  check  is  kept  on  ra­ of  the  usual  turbines,  reduction  diation throughout the ship through  gears,  turbine  generators,  condens­ radiation  monitoring  devices.  The  er  and  feedwater  systems,  plus  amount of  radiation from  the ship's  auxiliaries.  The  reactor  system  is  plant  outside  of  the  machinery  the  difference.  Technically­classi­ spaces  .will  be  comparable  to  that  fied  as a  pressurized  water  type,  it  received  from  the  sun  on  a  clear  is  similar  to  that  used  aboard  the  day.  Nautilus,  the first  atom­powered  In the  machinery spaces,  the  max­ submarine.  The  reactor  substi­ imum  dosage  would  be five  roent­ tutes  for  the  standard  oil­fired  gens  per  year,  but  of  course,  no  boiler,  and  operates  on  the  princi­ crewmember  is  going  to  be  con­ ple that  water  under high  pressure  tinuously  in  the  machinery  spaces  in  this  instance  by  750  pounds  per  all  year  round.  square  inch,  can  be  heated  to  high  A  single  fluoroscope  ex­ temperature  without  boiling.  The  amination  will  result  in  dosages  heating  is  done  by  the  chain  reac­ of  two  roentgens  per  minute  and  tion  in  the  uranium  fuel.  The  up.  Chest  x­rays  produce  far  less,  water  heated  under  high  pressure  about  .003  roentgens  per  x­ray.  is  passed  in  pipes  through  water  In  order  to  keep  the  r.eactor  under  lower  pre.ssure,  causing  the  under control,  an automatic  shutoff  latter  to  turn  to  steam  to  operate  system  has  been  instailed  which  the turbines. The  Savannah's initial  will  shut  down  the  reactor  l:d  the  fuel  supply  should  be  good  for  event  of  any  of  a  variety  of  mal­ about  years,  or  350,000  miles.  functions.  In  addition,  two  diesel  The  biggest  problem  in  buildinrj  generator  sets  are  on  standby  in  a  nuciear­powered  ship  is  protect­ the  event  the  reactor  has  to  be  ing  the  passengers  and  crew  from  shut  down.  rcdiation,  both  under  normal  op­ To  operate  the  plant,  it  was  nec­ erating conditions  and  in  the event  essary  for  the  Maritime  Adminis­ of  a ship collision  or other accident.  tration  and  Atomic  Energy  Com­ In  dealing  with  this  problem,  elab­ mission to  set up  a 15­month  train­ orate safeguards  had  to be  devised.  ing  program  for  engineers  and  The  reactor  was  housed  in  a  con­ deck  officers.  The  training  in  tainment  vessel which  can  best  be  Lynchburg,  "Virginia,  includes  the  described  as  an  envelope  around  actual  operation  of  a  reactor  plus  an  envelope.  operation  and  maintenance  on  a  The  Inside  "envelope"  of  the  mock­up  of  the  Savannah  reactor.  I'..­ •   "/  Artist's rendering of  the Savonnoh  shows placing  of  reactor  and  its  containment  vessel  amidships,  be­ cause  of  tremendous  weight  of  shielding.  The  Savannah will carry 60 passengers  and 10,000  tons  of  cargo at a 21­knot cruising  speed.  It will be capable of traveling for  350,000 miles without  replacing its  supply  of  nuclear  fuel,  thus  saving  valuable  space  for  an extra  pay load.  \  A  I  Enlarged,  cutaway  view  of  containment  vessel  shows  reactor  ond  primary  shield  tank  in  center.  Other  units  are  heat­exchangers,  pressurizers,  steam  drums  and  piping  for  primary  water  system.  Heat from nuclear reaction  creates steam  for  the turbines.  Diagram  of  reactor  shows  atomic  fuel  lower  center)  in  rectangular­shaped  fuel  ele­ ments.  Long  rods  control  rate  of  chain  reaction.  Re­ actor  is  similar  to  type  used  on  atom  sub  Nautilus.  .Y'**  ''''P *'«ows  relationship  of  reactor  to  machinery  and  other  shipboard  installa­ trdns.  Machinery spaces  have a glass  wall which permits  passengers  to. view  machinery  compartrnent  ond  the  main  control room.  Machinery consists­ofvcenventional  steam  turbirtee­ond reduction  gear.  Photo  shows  actual  containment  vessel  under  construction.  It  is  35 feet  in diameter  and 501/2­feet  long.  The upper  half has  up to  ­14 inches  of  shielding; the  bottom rests  on  concrete.  �SEAFARERS  LOG  f9g0 Tea  Labor Pushes Fight For  Medical Care For  Aged  it'  Jaly«l»lt5t  Relaxing At  Marine Cooks'  Ranch'  ffuff 9  R^odl  To Reeovet  WASHINGTON—The  battle  for  Government­sponsored  The  degree  to  which  Chinese  hospital­surgical coverage  for retired  Americans over 65  is in  Communist  authorities  will  go  to  its preliminary stages with organized  labor and the American  prove  their "superiority"  has  been  Medical  Association  lining  up­*  ^  shown  In  a  report  which  appeared  on opposite  sides on  the  issue,  have  full  medical,  surgical  and  hospital  coverage.  Furthermore,  In  a  Chinese  medical  Journal  last  The AFL­CIO, former Presi­ persons  who  had  coverage  when  November  and  has  been  recently  dent  Harry  S.  Truman  and  two  they  are  working  no  longer  have  translated.  former  officials  of  the  Social  when  they­are  retired.  Private  Security System,  Charles I.  Schott­ it  According  to the  Chinese re^rt,  insurance  plans  have  to  charge  so  land  and  Arthur  J.  Altmeyer,  much that few  a  steelworker  in  Shanghai  was  retired  persons can  have  come  out  in  favor  of  such  a  afford tfiem."  burned  by  molten  steel  on. almost  program.  However,  President  90  percent  of  his  body  surface.  Eisenhower  refused  to  commit  Speaking  on  the  same  AFL­CIO  Despite  the  fact  that  such  burns  himself  on  the  issue  at  his  last  radio  program  as  Altmeyer,  Sec­ are  fatal  in  almost  all  instances,  week's  press  conference,  and  the  retary  Flemming"  conceded  the  the  Communist  Journal  declared  present  Secretary  of  the  Depart­ severity  of  the  problem,  declaring  that  the  attending  physicians  were  ment  of  Health,  Education  and  that "Older  persons use  about  2Vi  spurred  on  by  the  local Party com­ Retired members  of  Sailors  Union of  the Pacific, and Marine  Fire­ Welfare,  Arthur  S.  Flemming,  has  times  as  much  general  hospital  men's  Union  at  open  house  at  Santa  Rosa  MCS  center  include  mittee to  do the  impossible.. "What  care  as  the  average  for  persons  also  opposed  the  program.  could  not  be  done  in  Capitalist  under  age  65."  Nevertheless,  (I to r) Pat Dardis, SUP, and Mrs. Dafdis; Ernest Rowlandson, SUP;  countries  we  could  do."  At  stake  is  the  proposal  by  Rep.  Flemming  that  voluntary  Mike  Lenehan,  MFOW; Fred  Helmer  and  Lincoln  Norby,  SUP.  Aime  J.  Forand  (Dem.­RI)  that  insurance  insisted  Forty physicians  then decided on  plans  are  the  answer  hospital­surgical  insurance  be  pro­ to the problem, although most such  15  methods  of  treatment  and  60  vided  to retired  Americans on  the  plans  will  not  accept  applications  medical  students  were  sent  out  to  Social  Security  rolls.  The  Forand  from  oldsters.  round  up  specimens  of  a  virus.  bill  is  prompted  by  the  fact  that  Commissioner  Schottland,  who  Skin  grafts were  done earlier than  it  is  next­to­impossible  for  people  was  usual  at  the  suggestion  of  Com­ appointed  by  President  Eisen­ in  the  65  or  over  age  bracket  to  hower  munist  Party  officials.  The  patient  in  1954,  disagreed  with  purchase  health  insurance.  In  a  Flemming,  declaring,  that  volun­ was  quoted  as  saying,  "Cure  me,  great  many  Instances,  where  they  tary  I'm  needed  in  production.  I  can  insurance  "cannot  be the  an­ are  able  to  purchase  such  insur­ swer  to  the  total  problem  of  leave  my  wife  and  child  but  net  ance,  it  is  cancelled  on  them  as  medical  my  furnaces."  Described  enthusiastically  by  former  teachers  and  super­ care  for  the  aged."  soon  as  they  become  ill.  visors as a "natural leader," a "sincere and hard worker" and  Further,  he  reportedly  declared  The  American  Medical  Associa­ Seafarers Covered  tion,  which  traditionaljy  opposes  one  whose  "scholarship  has  been  of  high  quality  Virginia  ta his wife,  "You have  brought my  pay,  did  you  pay  my  party  dues?"  Retired  Seafarers  on  the  dis­ health  and  welfare  measures,  has  Lee  Magboo  seems  destined  As  a  result  of  the  treatment  of  ability­pension  and  members  of  trotted  out  its  standard  argument  for a successful college  career.  disease  by  "Marxism Leninism''  their families, as well as dependent  that  Government  health  insurance  The  19­year­old  daughter  of  the  patient  is reported  to have  re­ parents  of  active  Seafarers,  .are  would  lead  to  "socialized  medi­ Eleuterio  Magboo,  a  veteran  Sea­ covered.  covered  by  the  hospital­surgical  cine,"  even  though  the  Forand  farer  with  21  years  in  the  Union,  benefits  of  the  Seafarers  Welfare  proposal  would  not  disturb  the  is  enrolling  at  St.  Johns  College,  Medical  experts  here  in  tho  plan.  present  patient­doctor  relation­ Annapolis,  Maryland,  with  the  States  noted  that  tho  treatment  There  are  an  estimated  ship,  or  the  present  administra­ aid  of  the  SIU's  $6,000  scholar­ procedures described  in the  article  million  Americans  in  the  65  or  tion  of  hospital  care.  It's  been  ship  award.  did  not  involve  innovations  and  over  age  bracket,  most  of  whom  pointed  out  that  in  the  end,  the'  At  Southern  High  School  in  that  some  of  them  went  out  of  cannot  afford  to  pay  the  heavy  Government  and  the  community  Baltimore,  Miss  Magboo  excelled  style  more  than  30  years  ago  as  medical  care  costs that  are normal  wind  up  paying medical  care costs  in  languages  and  history  and  was  Virginia  Magboo  and  dad.  Ineffective.  for  older  people.  Altmeyer  esti­ for oldsters  who are  unable to  pay  active  in  many  of  the  school's  mates  that  "only five  percent  ... for their own.  music  and  dramatic  programs  as  well.  She  was  the  school's  repre­ sentative  to  the  Mayor's  Youth  Advisory  Council  and  placed  sec­ ond  in  her  graduating  class  in  National  Merit  Scholarship  Com­ petition.  Union  Oldtlmer  Whafever  you  need,  in  work  or  dress  Virginia's  father  is  one  of  the  gear, your  SIU Sea  Chest  has  if.  Get top  Union's  oldtimers.  Joining  in  quality gear  at substantial  savings  by buy­ December. 1938,  a few weeks  after  the  SIU  was fest  chartered.  He  ing  at  your  Union­owned  and  Union­ sails in the  engine department  and  operated  Sea  Chest  store.  was  a  crewmember  aboard  such  well­remembered  ships as  the  old  Sport Coats  Pipestone  County  which  went  down  in  1942  under U­boat  attack  Slaeka  as  well  as  the  pre­war  Bull  Line  Dross  Shoos  ships  Barbara  and  Carolyn.  He  Work Shoos  has  sailed  mostly  Bull  and  Water­ Soeki  man^ ships  down  through  the  Dungaroos  Chow is always  interesting news,  to put hoses over the side to "repel  years.  Frisko  Joons  but, on some ships,  it is more  than  boarders"  that  were  raiding  the  CPO  Shirts  just  that.  "Here  ship.  They  must  have  been  suc­ Dross Shirts  is  something  of  cessful, for  nothing  more  was  said  interest,"  the  about  the  Incident  in  the  report.  Sport  Shirts  ship's  minutes  Bolts  from  the  SS  We  don't know  Just  whose  birth­ It  has  been  called  to  the  at­ Khakis  Massmar  noted.  day  it  was,  but  the  crew  of  the  tention  of  headquarters  that  Ties  "We  have  a  good  Frances  went  on  record  thanking  some  skippers  have  been claim­ Sweat  Shirts  steward,  good  ship's  baker  Nick  Goersh  for  the  ing  that  they  have  "clarifica­ T­Shirts  steward  depart­ big birthday  cake he  baked to  help  tions" on various sections of  the  Shorts  ment,  the  food  is  celebrate  the  65th  birthday  of  standard  agreement  in  the form  tasty  and  there  Brother  Bill,  the  crew  mess,  Briefs  of  a  letter  from  the  Union  or  Fort  is  plenty  of  it.  Swim Trunks  ­•   some  other  communication.  i  In  addition,  James  Fort,  meeting  The only  official clarifications  Sweaters  From  the  Elizabeth  is  the  rec­ Secretary,  wrote,  the  crew  went  on  are  those  which  have  been  ap­ Sou'wostors  record as  describing the food made  ommendation  that  the  ship  stop  proved  by  the  Joint  Union­em­ using  the  fish  oil  now  aboard  the  Raingoar  by  chief  cook  Gaetano  Fagano  as  ployer  clarifications  committee  vessel as  it is very  slippery.  It  was  Caps  "out  of  this  world."  The  other  and  have  been  printed  up  as  Writing  Maforlats  members  of  this  top  class  galley  suggested that  some  other  type  of  such as clarifications to  the con­ gang are  iPeter  Garvin,  baker;  Bill  oil  be  ordered.  Toiletries  tract.  All other so­called "clari­ Schafer,  3d  cook;  messman  Willie  Cleetrie Shavers  fications" have  no  contract  sta­ Ford;  pantryman  Daniel  Moylan  Radios  tus whatsoever.  ­ a'nd  of  course,  steward  James  As  previously  reported,  the  Television  Eichenberg.  clarifications  comniittee  is  cur­ Jewelry  tit  rently  in  the  process  of  rewrit­ jCqmeroc  ,,,  Attempts by  the natives  to "lift"  ing  and  condbnsing  the  dxistinff  Luggage  articles  from  the  crew's  quarters  clarifications,  but  until  official  is  a  fairly  common  occurrence  in  notice  is received  from 4he Un­ most  Far  and  Middle  East  ports.  ion  all  ships  are  to proceed  on  However,  the  situation  got; pretty  the  basis  of  the  existing  docu­ bad  in  Saigon  recently  when  the  ments.  .  crew of the Steel Flyer were forced  SIU Student Hailed  As 'Natural Leader'  Your Gear.  for ship ... for shore  SlU SHIPS AT SEA  Skipper's Letters  Do  Not Count  •  €  I  U: '•   I ?•  ;  i­^­­  • •   I­ the  :  ­ �SEAFARERS  LOG  i  jraly ll, »5»  TV Hwrai  Congress Exposes $  Foreign Aid Wosfe  WASHINGTON—Foreign  aid  and  milita^  cargoes  that  have been hauled by US ships to such countries as Korea and  Pakistan have often  been  permitted  to rot on  the ground  or  have gone into the black  mar­ ket.  A  1,781­page  transcript  but it's  expected that.actual  spend­ of  testimony  released  by  a  ing  allowed  will  be  cut  well  below  House  Appropriations  subcommit­ tee  showed  such  Items  of  mis­ management  as  70,000  tire  chains  and  a  million  machine  gun  clips  dumped  out  in the  open  to  rust;  a  20­year  supply  of  Woman's  Army  Corps  uniforms  on  hand  at  one  depot;  4,000  ton  of  excess gunnery  equipment  at  another  location;  and wholesale  thefts of  tires,  hand  tools,  clothing,  construction  ma­ terial,  auto  parts,  petroleum  pro­ ducts  and other  equipment.  Congress  To  Vote  In  the  face  of  these  diversions  and  thievery,  troops  in  the  for­ ward  areas  in  Korea,  for  example,  were  short  on  some  essentials  that  were  needed  for  military  opera­ tion.  The  testimony  was  presented  by  Controller  General  Joseph  Camp­ bell,  who  also  discussed  excessive  spending  and  lavish  living  by  American  representatives  in  many  Far  East  countries.  The  release  of  this  information  is expected to have  its effects when  Congress  votes actual  spending for  foreign aid purposes.  An authoriza­ tion  bill  calls  for  over  $3.5  billion  for  this  purpose  in the  fiscal  year.  «  I A  l»  A  «.  that  figure.  Foreign  aid,  including  military  aid,  is a  major  source  of  cargo for  US­flag  ships  under  the  "50­50"  law.  US Jobless  Aid  Halted  For  45,000  WASHINGTON—More  than  45,­ 000  unemployed  workers  stopped  receiving  Federal  aid  last  week  when  the  Government's  anti­re­ cession  program  came  to  an  end,  the Department  of  Labor reported.  The  extra  Federal  aid  was  to  aid  those  unemployed  who  had  ex­ hausted  their  regular  state  bene­ fits.  Change  Of  Mind  The  Federal  aid  program  was  originally  scheduled  to  end  March  31,  when  a  total  of  400,000  un­ employed  workers  were  still  re­ ceiving  benefits  but,  rather  than  accept  a  one­year  extension.  Congress  voted  to  continue  pay­ ments  for  an  additional  thres  months.  During  the  13­month  life  time  of  the  program,  more  than  2,000,­ 000  unemployed  workers  received  $600,000,000  from  the  Federal  Government  to  supplement  their  exhausted  state  benefits.  At  the  recession's  peak,  a  total  of  685,000  persons were collecting the benefit.  Seventeen  states  had  accepted  the  Federal  aid  to  provide  for  ad­ ditional  benefits  while five  other  states  provided  for  the  coverage  on their  own.  A  couple  of  years  back,  there  was  a  proposal—^which  has  since passed—to  provide Social Security  benefits for  disabled  Americans  over  the  age  of  50.  This  was  bitterly  opposed  by  the  American  Medical  Association  on  the  somewhat  far­ fetched  grounds  that  providing  Government financial  aid  to  The  SIU  Canadian  District  re­ disabled Americans  was a step toward "socialized  medicine."  ports  new  contract  successes,  with  Now  along  comes  another  proposal,  this  time  to  provide  Algoma  Central  and  Hudson  Bay  Federally­sponsored  hospitalization  and  surgical  coverage  Railway  Company  signing  agree­ HOUSTON  —  Shipping  for  the  for  men  and  women  over  65,  and  again  the  AMA  is  in  the  ments  with  the  union's  licensed  division.  Union members  also have  past  two­week  period  has  been  vanguard  with  the old  cry "socialized  medicine."  gained  over  150 new  jobs  with  the  fair,  and  the  next  two  weeks  do  The  sponsors  of  the  proposal,  which  has  been  submitted  purchase  of  Gayport Shipping  Ltd.  not  seem  to  offer  much  more.  At  by  Rep.  Aime  J. Forand  (Dem.­RI),  have  taken  great  pains  by  the  SlU­contracted  Hall  Cor­ the  present  time  there  are no  pay­ to  make  it  clear  that  nothing  in  the  bill  would  disturb  the  poration,  the  "Canadian  Sailor"  offs scheduled.  During the  last two  present  relationship  between  patient  and  doctor  and  patient  adds.  weeks  only  one  ship  was  paid  off,  and hospital.  /  the Steel  Designer  (Isthmian).  The  What is the real reason for the AMA's concern? One would  following  ships  signed  on:  Pacific  Two new  halls have been  opened  Venture  (Pacific  Venture); John  B.  appear  to  be  that 'the  Federal  Government,  having  under­ by the  SIU Great  Lakes District  in  taken  a  responsibility  to  provide  medical  care  for  the  aged,  Waterman  (Waterman);  and  Steel  its  drive  to  organize  non­union  might  begin  putting  the squeeze  on  some  of  the  exorbitant  Age  (Isthmian).  Lakes  seamen  and  to  service  its  Ships  In' transit  were  the  Del  fees  and  charges  imphsed  by  private  hospitals  and  by  some  contracted  fleets.  The  new  halls  Aires,  Del  Santos,  (Miss.);  Hast­ doctors  and  surgeons.  If  the  Federal  Government,  for  ex­ are  in  Toledo,  at  120  Summit  ings,  Young  America,  Jean  Lafitte,  ample, found  that a  hospital was charging  a  $1 or  $1.50  to a  Street,  and  in  South  Chicago  at  LAKE  CHARLES  —  Although  John  B.  Waterman  (Waterman);  patient  for  an  aspirin  tablet  or  $25 to $30  a  (lay  for  a semi­ 9383  Ewing  Avenue.  there  were  quite  a  few  ships  in  Fort Hoskins,  Bents Fort,  Bradford  private  hospital  bed  (four  in  a  room),  there might  be  pres­ this area, it  turned out  that not  too  ^  Island,  Chiwawa  (Cities  Service);  sure  brought  to  bear.  many  jobs  were  to  be  found.  The  Seatrain  New  York,  Seatrain  New  The next  thing that might happen is  that the Federal  Gov­ Pressing  hard  on  the  issue  of  ships  in  the  area  were  the  CS  Jers^;  ­Seatrain  SavJnnah  (Sea­ ernment would  start regarding medical care as a kind of  pub­ the Navy  manning West  Coast  mis­ Miami,  Winter  Hill,  Bents  Fort,  train);  Beauregard,  Bienville  (Pan  sile ships,  the Sailors  Union  of  the  CS  Norfolk,  Chiwawa,  Council  Atlantic);  Steel  Traveler,  Steel  lic  service  like  water  supply,  education,  electricity  and  gas,  Pacific  has  written  to  Vice­Presi­ 'Grove,  CS  Baltimore  (Cities  Seiw­ Designer  (Isthmian);  Mae  (Bull);  public  transport  and  the  like,  and  might  start  to  regulate  dent  Richard  Nixon  detailing  the  ice); Del Santos  (Mississippi); Steel  Valiant  Enterprise  (Enterprise);  some  of  the  free­wheeling  practices  accordingly.  refusal  of  Navy  authorities  to  Traveler  (Isthmian),  and  Mermaid  Valley  Forge  (Penisular);  Seafair  That,  perhaps,  is  the  real  reason  why  organized  m^edicine  change  their  plans  in  the  face  of  (Metro  Shipping).  (Orion),  and  Pacific  Venture  (Paci­ is rolling out  its  big  guns  against  the Forand  Bill.  the  use  of  civilian  seamen  on  the  Agent  Leroy  Clarke  reports  all  fic  Venture).  5"  4"  "fc  East  Coast missile  range.  of  the  above­mentioned  ships  were  in  good  shape  with  the  exception  4  4  4;  of  a  couple  that  had  to  square  Houston Has  Slack­Off  Lake Charles  Has'AVCards  Wilmington Up  Everybody's A 'Reformer'  Six more members of  the Marine  away some  OT.  The  current  effort  in  Congress  to  pass'a  "labor­manage­ Cooks  and  Stewards  Union  have  In  light  of  the  relatively­slow  ment  reform  bill"  has  degenerated  4nto  a  free­for­all.  It's  had  their  pension  applications  ap­ shipping there  are  enough class 'A'  WILMINGTON  —  Wilmington  proved.  They  are  Aberdeen  B.  men  on  the  beach  here  to  handle  agent  Beed  Humphries  reports  become apparent  that no  bill at  all is likely  to be  passed.  chipping  has  held  up  well  during  The  bill  has  reached  such  a  ridiculous  pass,  that  an  AFL­ Lynch,  H.  E.  Savage,  C.  Bautista,  expected  business  although  the  the  last  two­week  period.  Of  the  GIO  analysis finds  that  as  it  presently  stands  in  the  House,  R. G. Fiy, R.  A. Adams and Stanley  number  of  "B"  men  is  on  the  skimpy  side.  85 men registered,  23 shipped.  The  it  would,  among  other  items,  encourage  "sweetheart"  con­ Haynes.  next  couple  of  weeks  promises"  tracts  and  exempts  so­called  "labor  relations"  counselors  more  of  the  same.  from  reporting  their  activities.  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  Everything  is  running  more  This  has  come  aibout  simply  because "labor  reforms" have  Seafarers who  are collecting  state  unemployment  benefits  while  smoothly  now  with  the  installa­ become a  vote­catching item and  every  member  of  Congress  on  the  beach  waiting  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  tion  of  a  hew  registration  board,  is  anxious  to  have  his  name  attached  to  a  "labor  reform"  changing  their  mailing to addresses  if  they  want  to  continue  re­ •  big  improvement  over  the  old  ceiving  their  checks  regularly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  bill.  '  method.  experienced  interruptions  of  from  three  to five  weeks  in  getting  The  following  ships  were  In  Amid  all  the  fuss  about  corruption  in  labor­management  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the  state  unemployment  i.  transit:  the  Alamitr  and  Portmar  relations, it is ironic to note the case of  the Wall Street finan­ offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.  a (Calmar);  Rebecca  (Intercontin­ cier  who  was  picked  up  in  Brazil  on  charges  of  defriauding  An average  delay  of  a  month  is reported  in most  cases, causing  flentai),  and  Wild  Ranger  and  stockholders of  some $7  million. No  outcry here  for "reform"  considerable  hardship  to  the  men  involved.  ^'Maiden Creek (Waterman).  legislation.  It  apparently  doesn't  catch  the  headlines.  .  '• Si  �• Hi,;yu ?• '  ••  JHkr tliliti  SEAFARERS  ZOG  Ladies  Man  LOO­A­RHYTHM:  'Saa Spray'  —by Seqforer  "Jted" Fink  \  Nothitig Else  To Do  By  Jim  Morgan  I  went down to  the  hall  one day  To  see  a  friend  or  two.  And  register  for some  good  ship  That  was  signing  on  a  crew.  I  wasn't  keen to leave  so soon  For  my  days ashore  were  few.  But  I  felt  a  little  bored  somehow.  And  I  had  nothing  else to  do.  Through  the  big  glass  door  I  strolled,  Into  our Union  hall.  With my  book  in hand  for  the  doorman  to  see.  Who  sat  there  near  the  wall.  And  up  the  granite  steps  I  went  Onto  our  shipping  floor.  Nodding  hello  to  some  I  knew.  And  some  I'd  seen  once  before.  As  t'was  close  upon the  hour.  Near  time  for  a  job  call,  I  thought  that  was why.  So  many were  there  in the  hall.  The  shipping  board  was  numbered  with  jobs.  For  those  who  wanted  d  berth.  And. the  ships  were  waiting  for  them to sail.  To  faraway  ports  of  the  earth.  Wherejnany a tiny  waist  awaited  A  strong  Yankee  arm  to  girth.  With  a  cup  of  brew  and  sweet  meats to chew.  And  relish  for  all  they're worth.  I  had  my  name  put  on  the  list.  And  though my card  was new.  Shipping  was  good  and  I  knew  I  could,  Leave  with any merry  ole'  crew.  So  I  went  on down  to the  bar  To have  a drink  or  two.  And  pass  some  time  with  Hank  or  John,  While  I  sat  and  quaffed  my  brew.  Ease Burden  Off  Hospital Bill  To  the  Editor:  I  am  saying  it  now,  and  will  say It  over and over again, many  thanks to the SIU Welfare Plan.  The  things  the  Plan  has  done  for so many needy members like  myself  are  really something.  Not' so  long  ago,  my  little  girl  took  sick  and  had  to  go  to  the  hospital.  That,  of  course,  had  to  happen  v/hile  I  am  still  a  patient  here  in  the  USPHS  hospital  in  Brooklyn.  It's  a  big  problem  for anyone. .As  a  matter  of  a  fact,  it  almost  threw  myself  and  my  fam­ ily  into  a  panic.  However  Carreon  thank  God  we  have  the  Welfare  Plan.  They  took  care  of  everything  includ­ ing  my  child's  hospital  bills.  It  is  the  biggest  help  I  have  ever  received.  It  is  really  some­ thing,  and  It  can  make  a  guy  feel  like  saying "thanks."  I  would  also  like  to  extend  a  special  thanks  to  the  welfare  representative  in  Philadelphia  for  the  quick  service  in  getting  my  little  girl  into  the  hospital.  Leo  Carreon  |i • ?  '.'•   |S'''t'  I  JU.J,  I  joined  the  boys  at  the  bar.  And  drank  to  their  safe  trip.  And, I  thought of  the date  I  had  that  night,  With  a  girl  down  on  the  strip.  I  knew  she  had  no  thoughts  For  a  sailing  man  like  me.  For  it  was  all  take  and  no  give.  On  one  big  spending  spree.  For  I  was  just  a  guy with dough  to spend.  And  she  didn't  come  for  free.  Showing  all  of  the  attributes  required  of  a  ladies  man  is  Bruce  Edgar  Cousins,  son  of  Seafarer  Clarence  Cousins,  a  member  of  the  deck  de«  partment.  Bruce,  who resides  in  Pennsylvania,  hasn't  made  any  definite  plans  about  the  future as  yet.  5  •  '  t  '  I  "Here, the mate  said to  use  these big brushes,  do  a  fast  job, and  don't drip any  paint on  the deck!" —  It  wasn't  long  when  up  the  stairs.  Once  more  I  went  again.  To­  look  at  the  shipping  board  And  see  what  might  remain.  "This  would  be  a  pretty  dull  world  without a good  salty  argument," Seafarer  William  Not  to  take  a  ship  of  course.  Calefato^writes,  and  a  good "salty" beef  up and down the coast  right now is the homestead  As  I  wasn't  ready  to  go.  issue; he  said.  But  I  had  nothing  else  to do.  Homesteaders  have  their  that  it  is  an  organization  built  so  handicap  to  homesteaders.  Rather  And  frankly,  felt  kinda'  low.  side of  the issue, and  the anti­ closely  to  the  fundamentals  estab­ it  would  benefit  them.  They  could  Well  on  the  board  was  an  AB's  homesteaders  have  theirs,  lished  by  the  forefathers  of  our  take  a  rest.  job.  Calefato said,  but most  men would  country  that  they  can't  be  easily  In  addition,  another  Seafarer  On  a  ship  bound  for  Honolulu.  find  it  much  clearer  if  it  was  ignored.  "To  see  how  closely  our  who  sorely  needs  a  job  and  who  And  I  thought  I  may  as  well  remembered and respected  that we  Union is related to  these principles  has  a  family  to  support,  would  human dignity,  we should  recall  have  a  chance.  make  it.  all  live  together  in  a  country  that  of  the  words  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  And  after  all  of  the  preceding  For  I  had  nothing  else  to do.  was founded  on the  soundest  prin­ 'government  of  the  people,  by  the  questions,  it  boils  down  to  this:  ciples  of  humanity.  people  and  for  the  people.'  Since  Just exactly what is a homesteader?  Cites  Declaration  our  Union  is  held  together  by  its  "How  anybody  could  call  a  ship  a  When  the  Declaration  of  Inde­ members,  it is our  organization,  by  home  for  a  number  of  years  is  a  pendence  was  drawn  up,  he  wrote,  us and for us and  we should  decide  little puzzling. But if  it is a home to  it specifically used  the words "that  the  issue."  a  homesteader,  he  is  indirectly  all men are  created equal" to point  Homesteaders  claim  they  have  harming himself  by keeping  out of  out the  things we  are  indeb^d for  the  right  to  stay  on  a  ship  for  as  circulation,  like  a  hermit.  Maybe  and what  we discuss very  often.  long  as  they  wish.  But,  the  other  the best  thing to  remember is  that  The Union  refers to its members  side states,  getting off  a  ship after  generally  speaking,  this  whole  as  "we  Seafarers."  Calefats  holds  a  year  of  service  should  be  no  country of  ours is our  home."  Homesteaders? Cites Abe Lincoln  FARERS  LOG.  We  are  moving  and  I  would  like you  to  please  continue  sending  the  LOG  to  me.  I enjoy reading  the LOG  very  much  and  look  forward  to  re­ ceiving it.  You have  made great  progress.  May  you  continue  to  expand and help those who need  help,  and  render  assistance  to  all ailing seamen  and those  who  are  disabled  and  on  pension.  Mrs. G. Torman  1  have  been  a  full  member  Spare Stamps?  of  the  Union  since  1943  and  I  know  many  other  brothers  are  Send 'Em Here  for the same  plan for retirement  To  the  Editor:  To the Editor:  I've  been  going  to  sea  since  as I  am.  I am  writing this letter to you  William  Dunn  1923  and  have  been  a  member  in  hopes  that  you  can  and  will  of  the  SIU  since  1945.  Before  ^  a.  ^  help me.  I am  a reader  of  the  that  I  was In  another  seamen's  SEAFARERS  LOG,  which  I  en­ Go West For  union.  joy  very  much.  I'd  like to say  that  the Siy  is  Hot  Shipping  My reason  for  writing  to  you  a  godsend  to  all  Its  members,  To  the  Editw:  is that I need some help.  I have  and  it  certainly  is  a  wonderful  I  just  wish  "to  let  the  rest  Just  started  the  hobby  of  sav­ feeling  to  know  that  we  have  of  the ..brothers  on  the  beach  ing  stamps,  and  I  would  appre­ the  officials  and  staff  members  know  that  shipping  is  really  ciate  it very  much If  you would  that  we  have,  constantly  work­ good here on  the  coast.  be able  to get  me  in touch  with  ing in the  interests of  the mem­ I had  to get  off  my ship  here  some  of  the  Seafarers  who  bership.  and undergo some  treatment for  might have the same hobby Or  if  Stanley  T.  Lowery  a  slight  back  injury,  so  I  spent  possible,  would  you  print  in  your  paper  that  I  would  be  In­ 4"  4".  t  two  weejks  in  San  Pedro.  Our  agent  here  in  Wilming­ terested in any stamps from any  ton,  Reed  Humphries, has  been  country, regardless if the stamps  having quite a'time  finding men  are old or  new, used  or not.  I  will  answer  every  letter  To the  Editor:  to fill all of  the  jobs, but  I must  This  letter  is  in  reference , to  say  he  is doing  a  swell  job  and  right  away  and  will  appreciate  my  many  trips  at  sea  when  I  is  on  the  go  around­the­clock.  any help you can give me.  often asked  why we  do not have,  It  is  so  busy  here  that  when  Daniel  W.  Yore  a  retirement  plan,  in  addition  the  doctor  gave  me'a  "fit  for  Box  100  to  a  disability retirement.  duty,"  I  landed  a  Job  on. the  South  Walpole,  Mass.  As most other  industries have  Alamar  at  the first  call  I made.  a  20  to  30  year  plan,  the  dis­ 4"  4"  t  Also  if  any  brother  is  stop­ ability  retirement  is  a  godsend  ping  off  here  in  San  Pedro,  I  . io  a  lot  of  wish  to  say  that  they  have  a  Death Beneffit  ^  members,  but  swrtl YMCA here which  will run  Eases Expenses ^  many  of  us  him  around  $8 per  week.  Also,  may  never  be  as  many  know,  San  Pedro  To  the  Editor:  Will  you  please  extend  our  classified  for  has  more  than  its  share  of  gyp  a  d i s a b i L  joints, where  you  can  get  taken  sincere  thanks  to  the  trustees  ity  benefit.  over.  But  there  is  one  place  of  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan,  Would  you  here,  Bill's  Criterion,  on  Har­ for  their  check  of  $4,0(K)  which  please  publish  bor  Blvd.­,  where  you  can  get  a  was  sent  to  my  mother  on  the  this  and  ask  square  deal.  It  is  run  by  an  death  benefit  for  her  son  and  for  c(»nmehts  ex­black  gang  seaman,  and  his  my  brother,  Charles  Ross  Nich­f­ Dunn  from the bthir  wife.  They  v/ll!  mall  your  let*  brothers  as.  I  think  this  would  ters, dig  up a  LOG  for you  and  J This  money  will  help  defray  be  the  best  Way  for  the  mem­ what  hot  and  no  one  will  roll  many expenses and tide  us oyer  this  difficult  period.  We  ap^  bers to understand  the pros  and  you  there.  James A. Bay  preciate 'it  very  much.  cons  of  it  and  then  maybe  we  /  Chief  eook  Helen  J.  jftcholson'll  can  work for  such a  plan.  Sailing Since '23,  Says SlU's Tops  letters To  Pension  Plan  The  Editor  Change  Asked  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  by  the  writer.  Names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  Union Beneffit  Right On Time  To the  Editor:  I sincerely regret  the delay In  acknowledging  the  Union's  let­ ter  with  the  accompanying  check  in  the  amount  of  $4,000.  However,  circumstances  beyond  my  control  prevented  me  from  acknowledging same  immediate­ ly.  Due  to these  circumstances,  this benefit, could not have  been  received at a  more needed time.  The  sympathy  expressed  by  • ro the  Editw:  the  Union  is  most  graciously  Please make the noted change  accepted  and  appreciated.  In  my  address  for  the  SEA­ Teddie  E.  Ritchie  Moving^ Wunte  LOG To i^iiow  |||ip^;;;;.­­.­:  • .  The. bar  troa filled  with many  Down  froth  the  shipping  floor.  T'was  easy  to  see  who  got  the  jobs.  By  the  smiles  their  faces  bore.  Some  would  be  off  to  Europe,  And  some  to  Singapore,  While  others  were  happy  with  the  thought.  That  their  berths  were  secure.  �iiOr tU itM  <  ALCOA  PIONIM  (AICM),  iwly  f—  CkalnHMir J.  Otali  B«cr«larVf  • .  C«M*  • luO. BUo  • xUrminatM  wbUa  In  KG.  Ona  nan  mlaacd  ship  In  Braok­ lyii.  Ship's  land  SSO.  Naw  4ale«ata  '«ls«la<L  OUcnsatoB  ra—delayed  sail­ to*.  PBNN  tSANSPOSTIK  (Pann  Ship,  pint).  May  S4—Chairman.  W.  Knapp;  Sacratary.  P.  Olanannl.  Veta  ot  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  coed  food.  DSL  AIRIS  (Mississippi),  Juno  27—  Chairman,  I.  Morgavl)  Sacratary,  J,  Oarsey,  One  man  left  behind,  but  caught  ship  in  Santos.  Messhall  to  be  painted  next  trip.  New  delegate  requested.  Ship's  fund­S16—donations  appreciated.  Several  logs  In  deck  dept.  Soma  OT  disputed to  engine  be  eorrlad  by  eaptato  so  crow  may  have  draw  baforo  pmrt  ontry,  ORIMAR  (iNarvan),  July  I—Chair­ man,  H.  Lanlar; Sacratary,  A,  Savara,  One  man  missed  ship to  Baltimore  and  ona to  Vanezu^a,  No  beefs.  Rust to  wash  water.  ALMSNA  (Psnn  Shipplnp),  July  2—  Chafrman,  W,  Souder;  Secretary,  R,  Brady,  Two  men  missed  ship  at  Kilo,  Hawaii.  Few  hours  OT  dis­ puted.  Repairs  to  be  made  now,  and  before  departure.  CS  NORFOLK  (Cities  Service),  Juno  27—Chairman,  W,  Catildy;  Sacratary,  Nana,  Delegate  to  receive  all  Union  mail—not  to  be  opened  by  anyone  else.  IVt  hours  OT  to  be  settled  at  payoff.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  dona.  PACIFIC  OCBAN  (Vyorld  Tramping),  June  2f—Chairman,  J,  Morris;  Sec­ retary,  L,  Thomas.  Most  repairs  com­ pleted.  Ship's  fund  $5.67.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  No  one  allowed  Irt  passageways,  rooms  &  messrooms  ex­ cept  crew.  Suggest  quiet  while  men  are  sleeping.  Welfare  A  enrollment  cards  available  to  men  who  need  them.  department.  Fruit  not  exchanfed  as  promised  In  Houston.  Bequest  more  ice  cream.  STEEL  FLYER  (Isthmian),  July  S—  Chairman,  D.  Kaddy;  Secretary,  C,  Mathaws.  Draw  in  Halifax  to he  given  in  US  money—last  loefore  payoff.  Repair  lists  turned  in.  Ship's  fund  S10.26.  No  beefs.  Request  letter  be  written  to  Union  re  raise  In  OT  rate,  also  proposing  one  quarter's  free  dues  for  delegates  If  trip  exceeds  65  days.  Shortage  of  cigarettes.  FAIRLAND  (Pan­Atlantic),  July  12  —Chairman,  P,  Morris;  Sacratary,  P,  Kustura.  No  beefs;  everything  run­ IVELYN  (Bull),  July  S—Chairman,  ning  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  $1,  Some  R.  Hammond)  Sacratary,  D.  Forrast.  OT  disputed.  Chief  cook  asks  if  No  beefs.  One  man  paid  off  In  San  anything  can  be  dona  about  his  room  Juan,  another  shipped.  New  delegate  regarding  heat.  Sea  chief  mate  about  elected.  Members  offered  Sa  In  lieu  keys  for  foc'sles.  of  launch  service.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Re­ lAOLR  TRAVELER  (Sea  Transport),  pair  lists  to  be  turned  in.  Request  Juno  14—Chairman,  M.  Coopor;  Sac­ adequate  stores.  Ona  minute  of  si­ ratary,  J,  Morgan,  Men  reminded  lence  observed  for  departed  brothers.  that  smoking  forward  of  house  for­ bidden.  Cooperation  requested  In  USAP  C­5S­UU  (Pan  American),  keeping  rec.  room  clean.  Return  July  1—Chairman,  A,  Philips)  Sacra,  cups  to  pantry.  Ship's  fund  $30.50.  tary,  D,  Knisht,  One  man fired  In  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  One  replace­ Mayaguez,  PR.  Offered  transportation,  ment  for  man  in  San  Pedro.  New  but  refused  same.  Some  OT  disputed.  delegate­  elected.  Beef  made  con­ Dump  butt  cans  dally.  Refrain  from  cerning  preparation  of  meats.  Dis­ scattering  books  A  papers  on  deck  cussion  on  duties  ot  galley  force.  in  foc'sles.  Turn  off  bunk  lights  BEAURESARD  (Pan­AtlanHc),  July  when  leaving  foc'Hes,  Keep  head  12—Chairman,  R,  Yates;  Sacratary,  S,  door  closed  at  night.  Doyla,  New  delegate  elected.  Few  STCSL  APPRBNTICff  (Isthmian),  hours  disputed  (delayed  sailing) to  dept.  OS  hours  disputed  OT to  July  S—Chairman,  J,  ICarl)  Secretary,  deck  angina  department.  Ona  man  missed  J,  Olive.  Two  men  hospitalized.  ship to  Houston.  Request  fumigation  Ship's  fund  8.60—S4.96  spent  for  tele­ grams; fund  to be  raised  at  beginning  of  ship.  of  trip.  Disputed  OT  re  shore  lib­ ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Alcoa),  July  12—  erty.  To  see about  fumigation  of  ship.  Chairman,  H,  Oraham;  Sacratary,  M,  Request  mora  DDT  bomoa.  Ces.  C­Jlectlon  made  for  wreath  for  memmr'  of  brother's  family.  No  ALCOA  PURITAN  (Alcea),  June  M  beefs.  One  man  left  ship  due  to  ni­ —Chairman,  P,  Murray;  Secretary,  A.  nes* to  family.  Ship's  fund  $367,  Perrars,  New  bunks  requested  and  Movies  to  be  run  per  schedule.  chairs  In  recreation  halt  need  re­ pairs.  No  beefs.  Some  OT  disputed.  BENTS  PORT  (CHIaa  Service),  July  Request  mora  Interest  be  taken  In  12—Chairman,  W,  Wallace)  Secretary,  steward  dept.  Repair  lists  to  be  D,  Lalyvaid,  Sailed  one  man  abort.  turned  In,  No  beefs.  Broken  washer to  angina  room.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  MASSMAR  (Calmer),  June  M—  department for  Job  well dona.  Return  Chairman,  J.  KIchenbarg;  Sacratary,  cups.  Deck  dept.  to  dean  laundry:  J,  Part,  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  black  gang  to  clean  passageway.  steward  dept.  for  Job  weU  done.  Re­ PETRO  CHRM  (Valentine),  July  t—  quest  better  sanitary  conditions.  Chairman,  J,  Haggle)  secretary,  D,  Pelarsen,  Soma  OT  disputed.  Suggest  ALCOA  PLANTBR  (Alcoa),  July  I—  Chairman,  N,  Plewars;  Sacratary,  Z.  dept.  delegates  keep  written  record  Chins,  Two  men  Injured  due  to  lack  of  all  beefs.  Soma  OT  disputed to  of  safe  catwalks—one  of  them  hos­ engine  department.  Difficulty  ra  ob­ pitalized  In  Azores  and  rcpatrlaled.  taining  stores.  Catwalk  Improved—no  further  acci­ ALCOA  RANOBR  (Alcea),  July  f—  dents.  Ship's  fund  S42.89—expect  $20  donation  from  winner  «f  Fhila.  ar­ Chairman,  a, Crawford)  Sacratary,  C.  rival  pool.  No  beefs.  Men  warned  Jonas,  Everything  running  smoothly,'  against  unauthorized  entry  Into  elec­ Discussion  re  screens  for  galley  and  trical  distribution  panels.  New  wash­­ pantry.  General  meeting  to  be  held  every  two  weeks.  Donation  to  be  lAg  machine  requested.  taken  up  for  Injured  man  en  previous  OCBAN  KVA  (Maritime  Ovarsaas),  trip.  June  M—Chairman,  K,  Collins;  Sac­ CITIES  SERVICE  MIAMI  (CS),  July  ratary,  S,  Johnson,  tiS  dollars  or  travelers'  checks  available  In  event  14—Chairman,  Padgett)  Sacratary,  J,  vessel  Is  out  for  lengthy  period.  Re­ Rudolph,  Repair  liat  turned to.  quest  more  cigarettes.  Everything  running  amoothly.  Ship's  fund  $9.43.  No  beefs.  Mess  men  to  CS  BALTIMORR  (Cities  Service),  carry  garbage  and  dump  It  over  July  S—Chairman,  C,  Jannana;  Sac­ stern.  Sign  to  be  placed  over  wash­ rotary,  P,  Jones,  Fans  repaired;  mat­ ing  machine  to  abut  it  off  when  tress  covers  for  crew.  Draws  to  be  finished.  put  out  per  contract  agreement.  Ship's  fund  needed.  Meeting  to  be  BALTORE  (Marvan),  July  14—Chair­ held  re  beef  concerning  chief  mate.  man,  McLaughlin;  Secretary,  R.  Obi­ New  treasurer  elected.  Repair  lists  das.  One  man  missed  ship to  Baltl­ to bo  turned  in.  Laundry  room  to  ho  Inore.  No  beefs.  Seven  hours  dis­ kept  clean.  Spray messhall  after  back  puted  OT.  Crew  gave  radio  operator  port.  Request  more  fans  in  messhall,  vote  of  thanks  for  the  radio  news  also  mora  milk,  and  more  money  to  every  day.  i  •   ''"M va  SEAFARERS  LOG  Steam Blast Fatal To Seafarer  The  evening  of  July  7  started  off  just  as  any  other  night  aboard  ship,  but  before  dawn,  it. was  one  of  those "nights  to  remember" to the crew of  the SS Del  Sud, especial­ ly  to  Harry  Wolowitz,  the  12­to­4 fireman  on  the  Mississippi  Steamship  Co.  passenger  vessel.  down  there,"  Wolowitz  added,  It was  just past C PM,  while  At  Ease  DeLorenzo  had  relieved  Wolowitz  the  vessel  was  at  sea  head­ at  4  PM,  and  he  had  just  settled  ing  for  New  Orleans  when  it  all  started,  Wolowitz  noted.  Most  of  the  crew  was  in  the  engine  lounge  watching  a  movie,  when  they first  heard a  sort of  hissing sound,  as if  an air hose  had  torn loose  from  its  connection.  A  few  minutes later  the  door  to  the  engineroom  opened and  James  "Sloppy"  Creal,  the  4­to­8  oiler,  staggered  into  the  lounge  yelling  for  everyone  to  clear  out  as  the  connection  on  the  main  steam  line  on  the starboard  boiler  just  let go.  In a matter  of  seconds the movie  was  empty  as  all  of  the  gang  headed for  the engineroom  door  to  see if  they could help the  men who  had  been  working  below.  First  to  come  up  was  J,  Smith,  Taking  it easy  in  his  fos'do  is  the  4­to­8  reefer,  Wolowitz  said,  chief  stewonf  William  Chan­ and  when  he  opened  the  door,  all  dler,  presently  handling  the  could  see  that  the  whole  engine­ food  problems  on  the  Yoko.  room was already filled with steam,  Chandler  is  a  veteran  Sea­ "Just  imagine  the  nerve­shatter­ farer,  having  joined  the  Un­ ing  noise  of  that  steam  escaping  ion  at  a  founding  member  and  the  intense  heat  from  450  bock  in  Mobile  in  November,  pounds  of  superheat  steam  filling  the  engineroom,"  the  fireman  1938.  added, "It  was really  something to  see,  and  I  hope  I  never  see  it  his  feet,  staggered  back  up  the  again,"  passageway  and  said  that  the  two  First  to  attempt  to  bring  up  the  men  were  safe.  The  ship's  doctor,  other  men  was  chief  engineer  who  was  treating  Creel  for  burns,  George  Kramer  and  his  1st  as­ gave  the  chief  a  shot  and he  went  sistant  Jqseph  Bradley  who  had  back down again. Creel's  hands and  feet were  badly burned from  hold­ ing  on  to  the  white­hot  rails  and  his face was blistered.  By this  time, bosun's mate Kelly  Shaunessey had  brought up  the kit  with  the  breathing  apparatus  and  along wjth  the other  engineer; and  engine  cadet  aiid  some  of  the  un­ licoiBed  crew,­went  below,  Kelly later said  that  he had  had  DeLorenzo by the hand but couldn't  hold on  to him u the fireman, say­ V/olowiii  DtLorenzo  ing  he  had  to  smit  off  his  burner  wet  down  large  towels  and  bed­ valves,  turned  and  ran  back  into  spreads  to  protect  themselves  the  steam­filled fireroom,  from  the  searing  heat  and  steam.  Louis  Anderson,  the  ship's  ma­ All  but  two  of  the  men  working  chinist­plumber, who had also gone  below  when  she  blew  were  ac­ below,  reported  that  he  tried  to  counted  for. Still  missing were  the  get  hold  of  DeLorenzo  but  had  to  2nd  assistant  engineer  and  the  let go because of  the heat.  FWT,  Seafarer  Frederick  "Sal"  After  making  several  more  res­ DeLorenzo.  cue  attempts, crewnjembers finally  In what seemed  a  long time,  but  was  actually  just  a  few  minutes,  found  the  body  of  the  fireman  in  Kramer,  who  looked  about  out  on  front  of  the master  switchboard,  "You  see something like  this  on  TV  or  read  about  it  and  think  nothing of  it at ail," Wolowitz said,  Make Checks  "but  when  the  chips are  down and  you actually  see  it unfolded  before  To 'SlU­A&G'  Seafarers  mailing  in  checks  your eyes,  you  realize  what  a  fine  or  money  orders  to  the  Union  bunch of  officers and  men we  have  to  cover  dues  payments  are  aboard  the  Del  Sud,"  Each member of the crew wanted  urged  to be  sure  to make  all  of  them  payable  to  the  SIU­A&G  to  go  below,  Wolowitz  said,  but  that  was impossible,  so  the  rest  of  District.  Some  Seafarers  have  sent  in  the  crew tried  their best  to aid  the  checks and  money orders  in  the  burned  men,  or  to  keep  the  ice  names  of  individual  Headquar­ water  and  buckets  full  so  as  to  ters  officials.  This  makes  for  a  water down  the men  going into  the  problem  in  bookkeeping  which  engineroom,  "Now  that  it's  all  over,  I  shiver  can  be  avoided  if  checks  are  made  out  to the  Union directly.  when 1 know that  but for the  grace  of  God,  it  could  have  been  myself  down  to  watch  the  movie  when  it  happened.  In  a  letter  to  the  engineers  aboard  the  Del  Sud,  the  members  of  the  black  gang  expressed  their  graUtude  for  their  aid  in  trying  to  rescue  DeLorenzo,  "We, the men  of the  black gang,"  they said, "want  to go  on record  as  giving  a  vote  of  confidence  and  thanks  for a  job  well  done  beyond  the  call  of  duty—going  down  into  a  steam  filled  engineroom,  trying  to save  the  life of  our late brother,  Frederick  DeLorenzo  ,  . .  "We  want  you  to  know  it's  an  honor  and  a  privilege  to work  and  sail  with  men  like  you,  knowing  we're  working with honest­to­good­ ness  men,  "In  conclusion,  we  want  to  re­ peat  again,  many  thanks  for  a  job  well  done,"  The  letter  was  addressed  to  George  Kramer,  chief  engineer;  Joe  Bradley,  1st  assistant;  John  Selbert,  2nd;  J,  Nelson,  3rd;  R.  Ennis, junior 3rd, and Tony Walker,  engine  cadet.  Another  letter  from  the  passen­ gers on  the Del Sud  was  presented  to  the ship's  captain  offering  their  grateful  appreciation  for  "the  de­ votion  shown  by  the  ship's  com­ pany to their duties,  ",  ,  ,  the  master  of  the  vessel,  his  officers  and  crew  displayed  courageous  calm  and  performed  their hazardous duties in  the finest  tradition  of  the  sea," it  said.  •  I  M£ETY<X;?aDSHI^  MA­msAnnesubarti  SWAP  \;AR/^S ANDlMdticM  7HEFkSmS0NT>/.  A/eW/.OW PRICES  I  •  ;i  'm  OWN  PLACE.  Olf^NE9At€>CPERAm>  mUNlON'ACeAR  yeAHjBin­ MiM COM\H' FROM VlB  PIANET MAOS ,  D^A/'TXAIOW/  OUR  ktiAVo'llFE..­ ­  • • »i|  �Pare  Fanrteen  SEAFARERS  tOG  Jidr SI, 1  Safety^s The Cavalier Motto  SUFiMEIS M NTIOC  "Safety­conscious"  would  be  the  best  way to describe the crew of  the SS Alcoa Cava­ lier, and  with good  justification.  In  addition  to  running  a  monthly  safety  slogan' contest,  the  ship  also  has  an  inspection  committee  composed  of  officers  arid  members  of  the  un­ Two recent additions  to the  roster of  Seafarers in  the Seattle USPHS  licensed  departments  whose  hospital are  reported  doing  well.  One  of  them,  J. B.  Tlerney, who last  job it is  to make regular tours  shipped as an  AB on  the De  Soto, entered the  hospital early this  month  The  'Missile Hunters'  of the vessel to see that stand­ for  a  bladder  operation  and  expects  to  he  discharged  within  a  week  ard  safety  procedures  are  being  followed.  Seafarers  participating  in  the  program  are  Max  Fabricant,  chief  steward;  W.  M.  Parker,  bosun;  L.  C.  Hanson,  QM;  Anne  Blizzard,  stewardess,  and  department  rep­ resentatives  L..  B.  D u r a c h e r,  deck;  L.  P.  Kelly,  engine,  and  E.  J.  Lynch,  steward.  Making  safety  a  full  time  Job  has  paid  off  on  the  Cavalier,  as  was  seen  in  the  committee's latest  report  in  which  it  was  noted  that  there  were  "no  unsafe  conditions  or  practices  de­ tected  during  their  inspection,"  and "no  lost time  Anne  Blizzard  accidents  or  ac­ cidents  of  a  seri­ ous  nature  were  reported  since  their  last  Iheeting."  The  only  ac­ cidents  occurred,  they  said,  when  a  pantryman  cut  his finger  with  a knife  while  slicing food,  and  the  other when a  erewmember strained  himself  while  cranking  up  a  life­ boat.  To keep the crew  of the Cavalier  "safety­conscious"  the  committee  holds a  monthly safety slogan  con­ test  which  is  open  to  all  crew­ members.  The  winner  for  the  month  of  June  was  Albert  Nevers,  2nd  radio  officer.  The  winner  for  the  month  of  May  was  Seafarer  Henry  Kopper­ smith,  a  wiper  on  the  Cavalier.  Turning  his  talents  to  portrait  photographs,  Seafarer  Ches­ ter  Coumas  found  excellent  subjects  among  his  shipmates  on  the  MV  Sword  Knot,  one  of  Suwannee  Steamship Com­ pany's  missile­tracking  ships  in the  South Atlantic.  Always  smiling  is  the  description  for  Danny  Nelson,  top  left,  deck  maintenance on  the Knot.  On  the  right,  AB  Tommy  Klein  shows  concentration  and  doubt  as  he  scons  the  sky,  looking for  a missile no  doubt.  Left,  giving  the  conversation  all  of  his  attention  is  Leo  Bruce, messman.  DIRECTORY  OF  SIU  HAllS  SIU,  A&G  District  BALTIMORE  1218  E.  Baltimore  St.  Earl  Sheppard.  Agent  EAstern  7­4900  BOSTON...:  276  State  St.  G.  Dakin.  Acting  Agent  Richmond  2­0140  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St  R.  Matthews.  Agent  CApital  3­4089;  3­4080  LAKE  CHARLES,  La  1419  Ryan  St.  Leroy  Clarke.  Agent  HEmlock  8­9744  MIAMI  744  W.  Flagler  St.  Louis  Neira.  Agent  FRanklin  7­3584  MOBILE  1  South  Lawrence  St.  Cal  Tanner.  Agent  HEmlock  2­1754  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  Lindsey  Williams.  Agent  Tulane  8628  NEW  YORK  075  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  HYaclnth  9­6600  NORFOLK  416  Colley  Ave.  J.  Bullock.  Agent  MAdison  7­1083  SEAFARERS LOG,  675  Fourth  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32, NY  I would  like  to receive  the  SEAFARERS LOG — please  >ut  my  name on your  mailing  ist.  (Print  Information)  r NAME  SUP  HONOLULU....51  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..10229  W.  Jefferson  Ave,  Mich.  Vlnewood  3­4741  ADDRESS  CITY  .........ZONE ...  or so.  AB  Earl  Taylor  also  entered  the  Seattle  hospital  this  month,  hut  to  have  a  cyst removed  from  his hack.  Taylor's last  vessel was  the Valley  Forge.  Still  undergoing  an  exten­ sive  checkup  on  the  West  Coast  is  Seafarer  Joe  Prabech  of  the  black  gang.  Prabech  was  a  former  wiper  on  the  SS. Marymar.  Down  in  Texas  the  reports  on  the  men  in  the  Galveston  hospital  all  look  good.  Shipmates  of  stew­ ard  Albert  Canter  who  had  to  get  off  the  Steel  Apprentice  in  Iran  with internal  bleeding  will  he glad  ~  n  L  L  to  hear  he  is  recovering  nicely."*  Tierney  Prabech  Canter  was  repatriated  to  Galveston  and  expects  to  he  out  and  hack  on  his  feet  in  a  couple  of  days,  s  A  hernia  laid  up  Thomas  Bowers  in  the  Galveston  hospital  hut  he  is  recuperating  rapidly  after  an  operation  and  should  he  hack  on  the  beach  in  about  a  week.  Bowers  last  shipped  as  steward  on  the  Del  Oro.  Evidently  responding  to  treat­ ment  in  the  Galveston  hospital  is  Francis  Regan,  former  messman  on  the  Atlas.  Regan,  who  entered­ the  hospital  because  of  a  numb­ ness  in  his  arm,  says  he  will  he  discharged  any  day  now.  News  of  shipboard  activities  is  Regan  Bowers  always  welcome  to  the  men  in  the  hospitals  throughout  the  country.  If  you  are  ashore  on  leave with  time  to  spare,  or  if  you  have  time  on  your  hands  while  at  sea,  drop  them  a  line.  The  following  Is  the  latest  available  list  of  hospital  patients:  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH  BROOKLYN.  NY  .Toseph  J.  Bass  Thomas  R.  Lehay  Matthew  Bruno  Leo  Mannaugh  Gregorio  Caraballo  Priraitivo  MUM  Leo  V.  Carreon  Jeremiah  O'Byrne  Wade  Chandler  George  G.  Phifer  Joseph  D.  Cox  Winston  E.  Renny  John  J.  Driscoll  Manuel  B.  Silva  F.  O.  Fondiia  Aimer  S.  Vickerg  Bart  E.  Guranick  Luther  E.  Wing  Taib  Hassan  Pon  P.  Wing  Frank  Hernandez  Royce  Yarborough  William  D.  Kenny  Paciflco  S.  Yuzon  Ludwig  Krisliansen  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE.  WASH.  S.  3.  Anderson  Earl  Taylor  SOUTH  CHICAGO  ^383  Ewing  Ave.  Benjamin  LeBianc  J.  B.  Tierney  SAginaw  1­0733  Joseph  A.  Prabech  TOLEDO  120  Summit  St.  CHerry  8­2431  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  Canadian District  Lawrence  Anderson Max  Olson  FORT  WILLIAM  403  Simpson  St.  R.  B.  Appleby  John  C.  Palmer  Untario  Phone:  3­3221  B.  F.  Deibier  Leo  Watts  HALIFAX,  N.S  128H  HoUls  St.  ­lames  Lauer  Joseph  P.  Wis*  Phone 3­8911  Woodrow  Meyers  MONTREAL  634  SL  James St.  West  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Victor  2­8161  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  QUEBEC  44  Sault­au­Matelot  R.  W.  Runner  Jose  Reyes  Quebec  LAfontaine  3­1569  R.  G.  Cowdry  Juan  Reyes  THOROLD,  Ontario  52  St.  David  St.  Everette  A.  Hord  Angel  L.  Rios  CAnal  7­5212  Fidel  G.  Lukban  Jose  Rodrigucg  TORONTO.  Ontario  272  King  St.  £.  Pablo  Mendez  Manuel  Sanchez  EMpire  4­5719  Joseph  A.  Wehe  ST.  JOHN,  NB  ....177 Prince  WUUam  St.  Herman  Meyer  OX  2*5431  Stavroi  Papoutsis  VANCOUVER.  BC  298  Main  St.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.  Grover  F.  Cobbler  Joseph  Prindezia  BALTIMORE  1216  East  Baltimore  St.  Michael  J.  Coffey  Arthur  J.  Scheving  EAstern  7­3383  Mike  Goins  Edward  J.  Smith  HONOLULU....56  North  Nimltz  Highway  Carrol  £.  Harper  Joseph  Neubauer  PHone  5­6077  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS  523  BienvUle  St.  NORFOLK.  VA.  MAgnoIia  0404  Bernie  Watson  NEW  YORK  130  Greenwich  St.  Frances  Boner  Albert  1.  WiiUamg  COrtland  7­7094  Harold  V.  Riley  PORTLAND  522  NW  Everett  St.  STOCKTON  STATE  HOSPITAL  CApitoI  3­7297­8  STOCKTON.  CALIF.  SAN  FRANCISCO  240  Second  St.  Dan  M.  Christolos  DOuglas  2­4592  SAN  PEDRO  .....296  West  7th  St.  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  TErminal  3­4485  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  SEATTLE  2333  Western  Ave.  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  MAin  2­8326  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  R.  G.  Barrett  Edward  Knapp  Claude  Blanks  Leo  H.  Lang  Carter  Chambers  Crawford  Lightsey  Fess  T.  Crawford  D.  E.  McCoilum  Eugene  Crowell  D.  H.  McCrary  L.  Davis  Wm.  Marjenhoff  Under  the  Union  constitution  Almarion  J.  Fitzpatrick  Elziar  Mvrtell  every  member  attending  a  Un­ Clarence  Fontenot  William  E.  Nelson  ion  meeting  is  entitled  to  Jgmes  C.  Giisson  Louis  W.  Peed  F.  Gomez  Winford  PoweU  nominate himself  for the elected  Francis  Herbert  E.  Grant  Edward  Roig  posts  to be filled  at  the meeting  Albert  Hammac  Harold  Spicer  Wayne  Harris  J.  R.  VonHolden  —chairman,  reading  clerk  and  Raymond  Hodges  Roland  E.  Wilcox  recording  secretory.  Your  Un­ Arthur  R.  King  ion  urges  you  to  take  an  active  MT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSP.  MT.  WILSON.  MD.  part in  meetings by  taking these  Georg*  Davis  G.  Richardson  posts of  service.  , VA  HOSPITAL  And,  of  course,  all  members  KECOUGHTAN,  VA.  have  the  right  to  take  the floor  Joseph  Gill  and  express  their' opinionR' • o  h  j  •  ^  VA HOSPITAt;  '• • • •   HOUSTON.  TEXAS  ;  any  officer's report  or  issue tin­ tiarry  McClernon  der  discussion.  Seafarers  are  USPHS  HOSPITAL  urged  to  hit  the  deck  at  these  BALTIMORE,  BU>.  Justin  Burdo  meetings  and  let  their  ship­ Joseph  Ardillo  James  Armstrong'  Edward  Burton  mates  know  what's  on  their  Julian' Autencio  Thomas  Ctough  minds.  Ben  L.  Bone  Louis  Firlie  '  B.  y.  Boston  Sr.  Ot|s  L,  Gibbg  1  Gorman  Glaze  Emanuel  Jones  Kenneth  Miller  Endel  Pappel  JesM  Puckett  Harry  Pule  Abner  Raiford  Jose  Scares  John  Steglefort  Dolphus  Walker  Levi  Warner  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON,  MASS.  Dominic  Newell  Edward  Sieger  Charles  Robinson  Joseph  M.  Thomas  John  C.  Roblee  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  Morris  J.  Black  Frank  B.  RoweU  'rhomas  Bowers  Cecil  Saunders  Albert  W.  Canter  James  Sheppard  Francis  Reagan  John  Spearman  USPHS  HOSPITAL  TUCSON.  ARIZ.  Frank  3.  Mackey  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  JAMAICA.  LI.  NY  James  Russell  HOSPITAL  DENVER.  COLO.  Clifford  C.  Womack  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH.  GA.  Jose  A.  Blanco  George  Kltcheng  R.  W.  Centchovlch  MFOW  Speak Out At  SIU Meetings  •  •   • .,^  V­ ^  Afc)W  IN  eOTN  lUmmm  �JjOrtt, 1989  SEAFARERS  LOG  Proud Papa  li BAB¥  ARRIVALS  All  of  the  follovoing  SIU  families  have  received  a  $200  maternity  benefit  plus  a  $25  bond  from  the  Union  in the  baby's  name:  Jeffrey  Armstrong,  born  June  Charlotte  Ann  Granger,  born  16j  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  July  4,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  James  Armstrong,  Jarvisburg,  NC.  Antoine  Granger,  Basile,  La.  4  4  4.  4  4  4  Deborah  Joan  Bacon,  born  May  Linda  May  McCarthy,  born  May  19,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  12,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Gerald  McCarthy,  Yarmouth,  Robert  Bacon,  Baltimore,  Md.  Novia  Scotia.  4  4  4  4  4  4  Joann Bracbt,  born July 17, 1959,  Cheryl  Elizabeth  Moore,  born  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Joseph  May  21,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Bracht,  San  Juan,  Puerto Rico.  Irvin  Moore,  Marshallberg,  NC.  4  4  4  4  4  4  Lisa  Durmo,  born  June  27,  1959,  Scott  William  Mozden,  born  to  Seafarer jgnd  Mrs.  John  Durmo,  March  8,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Bronx,  NY.  Mrs.  Jan  Mozden,  New  Britain,  Conn.  4  4  4  Douglas  Wayne  East,  born  July  4  4  4  1, 1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs.  Harry  Terry  Joseph  Rakowski,  born  June 23,  1959, to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  East,  Houston,  Texas.  Joseph  Rakowski,  Baltimore,  Md.  4  4  4  Augustine  Rodriguez,  AB,  proudly  displays  daughter,  Sara, at  family's NY  home.  I  TO  SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  ANP  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  MTD­ "THE VOICE OF THE  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  OMT  (11:20  EST  Sunday)  WFK­39,  19850  KCs  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  States.  WFL­65,  15850  KCo  Ships  in  Gulf  of  Mexicb,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  fVFK­95,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  East  Coast  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­WoFld  ­Wireless Broadcasts Continue .. •   Every  Sunday, 1915  GMT  (2:15  PM  EST Sunday)  WCO­13020  KCs  Europe  and  North  America  WCO­16908.8  KCs  East  Coast  South  America  WCO­22407  KCs  West  Coast  South  America  H  ­­  i •   '  '.ilw  •   '1  •  ;•   •  Every  Monday,  0315  GMT  (10:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  WMM  25­15607  KCs  Australia  :  WMM  81­11037.5  Northwest  Pacific  • UlnilE TUKS lEmTKHT  Plan Joint  Runaway  Organizing Set­Up  (Continued  from  page  2)  thorized  bargaining  representative  jurisdiction  would  be  submitted  to  of  the  men.  The  plan  would  work  a  special  three­man  ITF committee  similarly  where  the financing  and  already  set  up  In  London.  This  true  ownership  of  the  vessel  was  committee, including  ITF Secretary  found  to  be  Norwegian  or  British,  Omar  Becu  and  Tom  Yates  of  the  for  example.  In  such  cases,  the  British  Seamen's  Union,  would  ad­ proper  Norwegian  or  British  vise  ITF  affiliates  of  the  status  of  unions  would  take  jurisdiction.  One  major  point  of  agreement  each ship,  based  on  its true  owner­ ship,  capitalization  and  the  service  reached  earlier  between  the  vari­ ous  ITF  affiliates  is  that  no  or­ in  which  it  was  operating.  Ships  in  American  trade  and  ganization  will  tolerate  any  ship­ financed  by  American  capital,  re­ owner  move  to  dump  a  runaway  gardless  of  the  nationality  of  the  in  favor  of  a  European flag  'o  crew  and  the  runaway flag,  would  escape  American  organizing.  Such  then  be  serviced  by  the  joint  moves,  it  was  agreed,  could  not  be  American  committee  as  the  au­ allowed  once  the  question  of  true  jurisdiction  had  been  cleared  up.  Some  800  ships  of  all  types  are  believed  to  be  involved.  PERSONAtS  AND  NOTICES  Erwin  Max  4  4  4  Robert  Eschrich,  born  May  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Robert  Paul  Anthony  Raynon bom  July  Urgent you  contact  your  brother  2,  1959, to  Seafarer and  Mrs. Oscar  George  at  Richey  Inc.,  1223­27  Eschrich,  Brooklyn,  NY.  South  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago  5,  Raynor, Galveston, Texas.  4  4  4  lil..  Telephone  WEbster  9­2040.  4­4  4  Shannon Gleen  Fagan, born  May  Anthony  Roman,  born  June  28,  Your  brother  Edward  is  seriously  23,1959, to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Fred  1959, to  Seafarer and  Mrs. Leonard  ill.  Fagan,  New  Orleans, La.  4  4  4  Roman,  Baltimore,  Md.  Leonard  A.  G.  Smith  4  4  4  4  4  4  Very important  you contact  your  Margaretha  Kreiss, born  July 16,  Beverly  Ann  Young,  born  June  wife,  c/o  D.  Angeli,  89  Campbell  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Clyde  23, 1959,  to Seafarer and Mrs.  John  Ave.,  West  Haven,  Conn.  Kreiss,  Lindenhurst,  NJ.  Young,  Mobile,  Ala.  4  4  4  4  4  4  ­ 4  4  4  Earl  Jackson  Fuller  Lois  Marie  Latapie,  bom  April  Timothy  Zimmerman,  born  Contact  your  wife  at  3707  21, 1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs. Jean  March 26,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs  Avenue  S,  Galveston,  Texas.  Latapie,  New  Orleans,  La.  Lloyd Zimmerman,  Bedford, Va.  4  4  4  Edwin  Spence  Harris  Please  contact  your  wife,  Mrs.  E.  S.  Harris,  General  Delivery,  Natchitoches,  Louisiana.  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  I BROADCAST  rare Fifteen  ship  Corp;  Oliver  F,  Martin,  P,  J.  McCorey,  Leslie  Lord,  Odis  Stout,  Frank  Adkins,  Earl  Gates.  4  4  4  4  4  James  Barrett  Please  get  in  touch  with  Frank  Shandl,  ex­Alcoa  Pilgrim.  Write  to  the  Baltimore  hall.  There  is  a  letter  waiting  for  you  at  the  New  York  hall.  4  Paul  Higgins  Please  contact  H.  F.  Holmes,  7020  North  Clark  Ave.,  Tampa,  Fla.  4  4  4  Following  men  have  income  tax  refund  checks  waiting  for  them  at  the  office  of  Jack  Lynch,  room  201,  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  450  Harrison  Street,  San  Fran­ cisco:  Richard  P.  Bowman,  Theo­ 4  4  4  dores  G.  Calapothakos,  Arthur  L.  Ellis  D.  Knowles  Please  contact  your  mother  at  Craig  Jr.,  John  J.  Doyle,  Tom  108  Channing  Ave.,  Portsmouth,  Evans,  Steve  Krkovich,  Milford  H.  McDonald,  Hubert  Partridge,  Leo  Va.  Rondario,  Ding  Hal  Woo.  4  4  4  Following  crewmembers  have  had  their  gear  deposited  in  Phila­ delphia SIU  hall by  Calmar Steam­ Barge Line  Votes SIU  Charles  F.  Dwyer,  53:  Brother  Dwyer  died  of  heart  failure  on  June  8  in  Wey­ mouth,  Mass.  A  steward,  Dwyer  joined  the  Union  in  1946.  He  was  buried  in  Holy  Cross  Cemetery,  Maiden,  Mass.  Brother  Dwyer  leaves  no  known  survivors.  .'• J  • '4l  : ii I  Unions Veto  Escape  Bid  (Continued  from  page  2)  the  Greek  seamen's union  was  not  motivated  by  any  special  attach­ ment  to Greece,  since they  refused  to  put  their  fleets  under  Greek  registry.  Indeed,  the  American  representatives  declared,  the  oper­ ators  not  only  sought  to  escape  American  taxes  but  wanted  to  avoid  Greek  taxes  as  well.  The  Athens  government  imposes  a  low  2'/i  percent  tax  levy  on  the  gross  of  Greek­flag shipping.  Hall  and  Curran  both  welcomed  the  operator's  recognition, that  the  ITF was  the proper  body  to contact  in this situation,  but added  that  the  operators  would  have  to  face  up  to  the  fact  that  their  crews  want  improved  conditions  and  that  the  standards  of  the  runaways  would  have  to  brought  up  to  those  of  the  legitimate  competition.  Thomas  B.  Massey,  43:  As  a  re­ sult  of  an  acute  heart  ailment  Brother  Massey  passed  away  on  May 28.  He was  a  patient  at  the  Grady  Hospital,  Atlanta,  NC.  Brother  Massey  is survived  by his  wife,  M o z e 11 e  Virginia  Massey  of  Pilot  Moun­ tain,  NC.  BOSTON—'The  SIU  Harbor  and  Inland  Waterways  Division  scored  an  election  victory  here  recently  when  employees  of  the  Boston  Sand  and  Gravel  Company  voted  for  Union  representation.  Negotia­ tions will  get underway  soon  for a  working  agreement  with  the  com­ pany.  Eugene  Dakin,  acting  agent,  wishes  to  reniind  all  hands  that  4  4  Harry  Dossett,  29:  On  May  29  when  leaving  a  vessel  to  receive  medical  attention  they  should  re­ Brother  Dossett  died  of  a  cerebral  rupture  at  the  port  to  the  hospital  or  doctor  as  Mobile  Infirm­ soon as humanly po.ssible. Unneces­ ary. ,  A  member  sary  delay,  he  warned,  can  result  of  the  engine  de­ in  loss  of  maintenance  and  cure  benefits.  partment,  D o s­ Ships  paying  off  during  the  last  sett  joined  SIU  two  weeks  here  were  the  Winter  in  1957.  Burial  ­  PHILADELPHIA  —  After  a  10  Hill  and  Bents  Fort  (Cities  Serv­ was  held  in  day walkout,  during which  the har­ ice).  In­transits  consisted  of  the  Howell  Ceme­ bor  had  been  closed  down,  the  Steel  Flyer  (Isthmian);  Atlantis  won  their  tery,  Miss.  Dos­ longshoremen finally  (Petrol  Shipping)  and  ths  Robin  sett  is  survived  dispute  in  this  port.  However,  Kirk  (Roblri).  The  Winter  Hill  had  by his wife, Mrs.  Mary Fay Dossett,  during  the  time  the  waterfront  a  few  beefs  which  were  settled  and his son, David H., one year  old,  was  completely  tied  up,  every  promptly  and  a  clean  payoff  re­ of  Wilmer,  Alabama.  ship due  to call  here  was  diverted.  sulted.  Only one  ship called  in  transit, the  4  4  4  Alois  Manffray,  56:  At  sea,  Evelyn  (Bull).  One  ship  paid  off,  aboard  the Del  Sud,  Brother Mauf­ the supertanJrer CS Baltimore (City  Service),  aiid  one  ship  signed  on,  fray  died  of  cor­ the  Edith  (BuU).  onary  occlusion  Steve  Cardullo,  Philadelphia  on  April  27.  Seafarers  overseas  who  want  agent, reports that the MAWD's or­ Mauffray  joined  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ ganizing program is going full  blast  ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  the  Union  i n  at  several  new  companies.  1947,  and  worked  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  ­ess,  SEAFARERS  NEW  in  the  engine de­ partment.  He  is  YORK.  survived  by  his  Use of  this address will assure  ­edy  transmission  on  all  mes­ wife,  T h e 1 m a  sages  and  faster "ervice  for  the  Mauffray,  anci  a  four­year­old  son,  Phillip,  of  New  men  Inv­'ved.  Orleans.  Louisiana.  Ship Diversion  Siows  Phiily  Union Has  Cable Address  vu ny  1  Vl  �Vol.  XXI  No. 16  SEAFARERS^LOO  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • A   FL­CIO  •   Italian Seamen End Strike  Get Nine Percent Raise  The six­week­old  strike of  Italian­flag merchant seamen  came to an  end last  week  with  TBtn  agreement  providing  a  nine  percent  increase  in  base  wages  for  the crews.  Translated  into dollars,  the nine percent amounts  to $5.40  to $7.20 per  month for most ratings  who were  previously  being  paid  $60  to  tions,  hiring  preference  for  union  members  of  the  two  passenger  $30 monthly.  seamen  and  an  increase  in  man­ ships  in  New  York  sought  assist­ Details  on  other  aspects  of  ning scales.  ance  from  the  SIU  when  the  US  Immigration  Service  instructed  company  officials  to  confine  the  crewir  in  their  custody  because  their  landing  permits  had  expired.  SIU  intervention  won  agreement  from  the  company  to  permit  the  crews  to  go  ashore  on  "good  be­ havior."  In  addition,  the SIU  han­ dled  the  crews'  mail  and  supplied  them  with  cigarettes.  The  SIU's  assistance  won  warm  thanks  from  the  ships'  crews.  SIU Took Responsibility  The company  had  been  reluctant  to  let  the  men  go  ashore  because  they  would  be  subject  to  $1,000  WASHINGTON—The  House  version  of  the labor­relations  fines  for  every  crewmember  who  jumped ship. However,  they agreed  bill  to  control  corruption  in  labor­management  affairs  has  to  do  so  when  the  SIU  said  it  Tog pushes  SlU­manned Beauregard off  Port Newark  pier as  ship,  been  denounced  as  unacceptable  by  AFL­CIO  President  would  accept responsibility  for  the  loaded  down  with  trailer  boxes,  starts  on  southbound  journey.  crewmembers being  aboard on  sail­ George  Meany.  Meany  de­|  Sister  ship  Foirlond  is  tied  to  the  pier.  exemptions  from  reporting  on  ing day.  dared  that  the  bill  would  do  funds  spent  in  the  labor  relations  As it  was, not  a single  crewmem­ serious harm to legitimate un­ arena.  ber  ran  afoul  of  the  law  during  ions  under  the  guise  of  dealing  He  attacked  limits  on  the  rights  their  strike  and  all  were  aboard  of  certain  individuals  from  hold­ when  the ships finally  sailed, fully­ With  corruption.  ing  union  office  without  compara­ justifying the  SIU's position  that it  The  bill  reported  out  of  the  House  Labor  Committee is  now  on  ble  limitations  on  the  other  side  was okay to grant them shore leave­ The  lengthy  strike,  a  rarity  the floor  for  amendments.  The  of  the  bargaining  table  and  de­ Seafarers  aboard  the  Pan­• Atlantic trailer­carrying  ships  clared  that a  ruling  barring organ­ among  European  maritime  unions,  House  version  differs  considerably  have  been  applauded  by  the  company  for  "a  first  rate  job"  izational  picketing  would  make  it  was, as  much  the  result  of  an  ac­ from  the  Senate  bill,  which  was  in  their  cooperation  with  the  company's customer­promotion  easier  for  employers  to  obtain  cumulation  of  serious  grievances  also  denounced  by  the  AFL­CIO  program.  and  by  many  unions, including  the  "sweetheart"  contracts.  Any  kind  as over  monetary  matters. In  addi­ SIU  of  North  America  at  its  last  of  organizational  picketline  could  tion  to  subnormal  wages,  even  i'n  A letter from  Captain  Hans  vessels,  which  would  have  about  be  prevented  simply  by  signing  a  terms  of  the  Italian  living  stand­ Schroeder, the company's m.a­ twice  the  capacity  of  the  present  convention.  An  even  stricter  measure  pro­ contract  with  a  compliant  union.  ard,  the  crewmembers  on  the  pas­ rine  operating  manager,  to  the  trailerships,  would  be  used  in  the  posed  by  the  Administration  is  In  prefacing  his  point­by­point  senger  ships  had  to  pay  for  their  Union  explained  the  importance  intereoastal  trade.  An  application  own uniforms and  laundering, wait­ being  introduced  at  this  late  date.  objections  to  the  legislation  as  it  ers  had  to  pay  all  breakage  costs  of  the  company's  promotion  pro­ is  being  made  for  Government  now  stands,  Meany  rejected  the  gram  in  which  groups  of  potential  mortgage  Insurance  on  their  con­ It  would  impose criminal  penalties  losses  of  silver  and  utensils  customers  are  taken  on  a  guided  struction.  un  union  officers  who  allegedly  idea  that  labor  should  accept  fhe  plus  through  pilferage,  and  overtime  violated  the  membership's  rights  bill  because "people  demand  legis­ was  virtually  non­existent.  Work­ tour  of  the  trailership  operation  lation  this  year,  no  matter  what  and  would stiffen  bans on  organiza­ days of  11 hours or  more  are  com­ as  a  business­solicitation  device.  tional picketing and  on "hot cargo"  kind  of  legislation  it  be."  On  the  monplace  enabling  the  owners  to  "A  primary  reason  for  the  pro­ contrary,  Meany  said,  "We  do  not  agreements.  gram's  success,"  he  wrote,  "is  the  for  a  moment  consider  the  public  cut  manning scales.  complete  cooperation  and  desire  "Meany's criticism  repeated labor  a  moronic  body  demanding  a  The strike  began  when  the  ship­ objections  to  the  so­called  "bill  measure  which  will hamstring  free  owners, in  response to  demands for  to  do  a first  rate  job  exhibited  by  of  rights,"  writtcn"into  the  bill  in  democratic  trade  unionism  un'der  wage  increases of  15 to  20  percent,  all  members  of  the  Seafarers  the Senate,  which  would  place  the  the guise  of  getting at the  crooks."  offered  the  men  $1.25  a  month.  International Union.  The men  who  have  joined  us  each  day  from  the  Government and  the courts square­ hall  and  the members  of  the ship­ ly  in  the  middle  of  routine  union  board  steward  departments,  have  operations and  meeting  procedure.  made every  effort  to make  the day  He also  pointed  out that  the House  one  to  be  long­remembered  by  bill  exempts  the  main  targets  of  each  of  our  guests.  The  meals  any  drive  on  labor­management  NEW  ORLEANS—Shipping  had  have  been  outstanding,  the  serv­ corruption,  the  so­called'  labor  ice has  been excellent  and the gen­ a  lively  two  weeks  during  the last  relations  counselors,  from  report­ ing  on  their flnancial  activities.  (The  brothers  described  belovj  are  receiving  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ eral  attitude  of­ all  concerned  has  period  at  New  Orleans.  New  Or­»'  been  exemplary.  Everyone  con­ leans  agent  Lindsey  Williams  re­ Employers  would  also  get  wide  ability­pension  benefits.)  cerned  with  this  service  has  tried  ports six  payoffs,  six  sign  ons  and  Adrian Guns . . . 67 ..  . started sailing  in  his  native Belgium  In  1921  with  his  individual  best  to  do  the  twenty  two  ships  stopping  in­ . . . later  joined  the  SIU  working  in  the  steward  department  . . .  best  possible  job.  transit.  For  a  comprehensive  after sailing on  Belgian, Dutch  and  "May  we  thank  you  and  all  of  breakdown,  the  following  ships  British­flag  ships.  Brother  Guns  the  men  who  have  worked  on  this  were  paid  off:  Alcoa  Pilgrim  says, "There's nothing.^in  the world  program  for  the  keen  attention  (Alcoa); Del Santos, Del Monte, Del  like  an  American  ship" . , . didn't  toward  a  most  important  mutual  Sud  (Mississippi);  Steel  Age  (Isth­ SIU  membership  meet­ have  any  special  run,  whichever  goal—increasing  business  so  that  mian);  Arizpa  (Waterman).  back  to  the  States  fastest  more  and  better  jobs  will  be  ings  are  held  regularly  got  The  vessels  signing  on  were  the  suited  him  .  .  .  why?—because  created,"  Alcoa  Pilgrim  (Alcoa);  Del  Aires,  every  two  weeks  on  Wed­ racing  is  his  fancy  and  "there's  A  related  company  of  Pan  At­ Del  Sud  (Mississippi);  Steel  nesday  nights  at  7  PM in  plenty  of  that  here"  . . . doesn't  lantic's,  Sea  Land  Inc.,  has  an­ Traveler  (Isthmian);  John  B.  Wa­ or  correspond  with  former  nounced  plans  to  build  four  new  terman  (Waterman);  and  Penn  all  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ see  shipmates  during  the  year,  but  trailerships  on  the same  principle  Vanguard  (Penn  Marine). The  fol­ farers  are  expected  to  during  the  summer  he  manages  as  the  ships  now  being  operated  lowing  ships  were  in­transit:  Al­'  attend;  those  who  wish  to  four  or five  visits  to  the  Union  in  the  eogstwise  trade.  The  new  coa  Ranger,  Alcoa  Clipper,  Alcoa  hall,  where  he  passes  many  an­ be excused  should request  hour  Roamer,  Alqoa  Corsair  (Alcoa);  recalling  the  past ... an  in­ Seatrain  Georgia,  Seatrain  Louisi­ permission  by  telegram  door and  outdoor  man. Guns  takes  ana  (Seatrain);  Del  Aires, Del  Sud  (be  sure  to include  regis­ to  baking  and  cooking  as  well  as  Adrian Guns  and  family.  (Mississippi);  Elizabeth,  Frances  he  is  married  and  tration  number). The  next  gardening ...  (Bull);  Alice  Brown  (Bioomfield);  h&s  one  daughter,  who  has  already  brought  Guns  three  grandchildren  Steei  Designer,  steel  Traveler  SIU meetings  will be:  . . . lives  in  Kingston, Jamaica.  (Isthmian);  Monarch  of  the  Sea,  if  if  August 5  Hastings,  Young  America,  Jean  Hn  Knut Berger  Cato ."1. 65 ... now  residing at 809  N. Broadway; Balti­ Lafitte, John  B. Waterman  (Water­ August  19  more,  Md.  . . . Sailed  Ore  Line,  Libertys,  and  Hog  Islanders,  the  man); Gl^bome,  Raphael Semmes,  former fireman  preferred  no special  run . . . joined the  Union  in 1932,  September  2  Gateway  City  (Pan  Atlantic);  Val­ and first  started sailing  in  1913 aboard  the SS  George  E.  Warren.  ley  Forge  (Peninsular  Navigation).  .  tlie settlement  were  lacking. Strik­ ing crewmembers  of  the  passenger  ships  Vulcania  and  Julio  Cesare  had  told  the  SIU  that  they  were  seeking  recognition  of  shipboard  delegates,  grievance  procedure,  Improved  living  and feeding condi­ The  strike,  which  began  June  8,  had  tied  up  more  than 100  Italian­ flag  vessels  throughout  the  world,  including  the  two  passenger  ships  in  New  York  plus  the  freighter  Punta  Alice.  In the  course of  the strike, crew­ Attack  House  Labor  Bill  As Threat To All Unions  Company Cites  SIU  Men As Tirsf  Rate'  N'Orleans  Has Plenty  Of  Activity  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  1 %:i:.  Fr"  rm All  votnt  esAtt  i­.f,;.­ SEA CHEST  ­de;:';:.::,';  � Dublin Core 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Title A name given to the resource July 31, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: WORK TO START ON NEW BUILDING IN NEW ORLEANS FORM SPECIAL UNIT TO SIGN RUNAWAYS ROSE KNOT IN FIRST RECOVERY OF ATLAS CONE MERCY SHIP MISSION SET IN JANUARY MAP JOINT US ORGANIZING UNIT FOR RUNAWAY DRIVE UNIONS VETO GREEK ‘ESCAPE HATCH’ PLAN CLEAR SITE FOR NEW HALL IN N’ORLEANS ICC IN NEW ALASKA BID ROSA SKIPPER DEFENDS SPEED IN VALCHEM CRASH SITUATION ATOM MERCHANTMAN’S HULL LAUNCHED; SAILS IN ‘60 OPERATORS GO FOR ‘JUMBO’ T-2 IN TANKSHIP SLUMP MOBILE FIGHTS TAX ON SHIP SUPPLIES ORESHIP CREWS SEEK TIE WITH LAKES SIU NY TRAINING SCHOOL STILL HAS NEAR-PERFECT RECORD AIR-JET BOAT MAKES FIRST SEA VOYAGE NS SAVANNAH: URANIUM-FIRED SHIP LABOR PUSHES FIGHT FOR MEDICAL CARE FOR AGED CONGRESS EXPOSES $ FOREIGN AID WASTE PLAN JOINT RUNAWAY ORGANIZING SET-UP ITALIAN SEAMEN END STRIKE, GET NINE PERCENT RAISE ATTACK HOUSE LABOR BILL AS THREAT TO ALL UNIONS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Seafarers Log Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Paul Hall Maritime Library Microfilm 1939-1993 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Seafarers International Union of North America Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 07/31/1959 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. XXI, No. 16  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/06d3d913dd0f175c3583bae4d2fe2df4.pdf adadbf6e7b5acefebbac3aea11426a45 PDF Text Text r..—7'<s*>^  Vol. XXI  No.  17  1.^' .­ SEAFARERS#L06  August  14,  1959  »  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   State Levy  On Sttip  Pay  Faces US Ban  ­Story On Page 16  SlU Wins Repeal  Of  CG  Alien Ruie  ­Story On Page 2  ­  "J­­pir:.  Showdown Due On Labor Curb Bills 106/500-Tonner Included: SlU COMPANY  WILL BUILD 3  SUPER­SHIPS  ­Story  On  Page  7  1  ­Story On Page S  ­Story On Page 2  Jacksonviiie  SlU  Hall In Operation  '­^4  Blood  Bank  Aids  Seamen, Families  Story On Page 2  •  • '   . '  ­4  ­  Vi  ; ing.  Now  sailmg  with  an  SIU  crew,  tho  Transeastem  is  the  largest  1/?. ,  under the American flag, but is due to lose its title shortly with  the launching of  a larger  ship in  Newport  News, and  the construction  of  a 106,500­ton  vessel  for Victory Carriers as part of  a "transfer  and  build" agreement reached some  time ago. (Stories on Page 3.)  4J4  5'J  �Pare Tare  1^  I't  SEAPARERS  LOG  House To Vote  On Union Curbs;  'Mild' Bill Lost  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  ore  expected  to  attend;  those  who  wish  to  be  excused  should  request  WASHINGTON—The  House  of  Representatives  has  voted  permission  by  telegrom  down  the labor­backed  bill introduced  by  Rep. John Shelley  (be  sure  to  include  regis­ (Dem.­Calif.)  to control corruption in labor­management  re­ trotion  number).  The  next  lations.  The  Shelley  bill,  one  of  three  major  measures  in­ chairman  of  a  union  meeting  to  a  SIU meetings  will be:  troduced in  the House of  Rep­ two­year  jail sentence  in the  event  August  19  resentatives,  is the  only one  which  he  blocked  "a  disorderly  person  September  2  would  require  management  to  re­ from  disrupting  a  union  meeting.'?  port  the  amount  it  spends  on  so­ It  would  require  the  smallest  of  September  16  called  "labor  relations"  and  labor  unions,  even  without  paid  officers,  /  Aorust 14. 1951  Blood Bank  Aids  four  Two  Dependents  A total of  26  pints of  blood has been  given or authorized  in  recent  weeks  for  Seafarers  and  members  of  their  families  out  of  the SIU  Blood  Bank  supply,  Four  Seafarers  at  the  Staten  Island  Public  Healths­ Hospital  received  the  blood  lected  at  the  New  York  clinic.  It  can  be  distributed  all  over  tho  gifts,  as  did  the  mother  of  a  country  under  reciprocal  arrange­ Seafarer  at  the  Maimonedes  Hos­ pital  in  Brooklyn,  and a  Seafarer's  wife  in  Chester,  Pa.  Under  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  sys­ tem, Seafarers or members of  their  families are  entitled  to  blood  free  of  charge  anywhere  in  the  United  States.  While  the  blood  Is  col­ ments  with  local  blood  banks  through  the  US.  Seafarers  or  members  of  their  families  who  need  blood  transfu­ sions,  should  contact  the  nearest  SIU  port  agent.  The  agent  will  notify  the  Welfare  Services  De­ partment  In  headquarters^ which,  in  turn,  can  make  arrangements  through  the  Brooklyn  Donor  Cen­ ter  for  transfusions  to  be  given  free  of  charge  anywhere  in  tho  country.  Blood  Is  withdrawn  for  that  purpose  from  a  local  blood  bank  in  the  town  where  the  patient  is  hospitalized  and  it  is  charged  against  the  SIU  account  at  the  Brooklyn  center.  Seafarer  Herman  Meyer  re­ ceived  six  pints  of  blood;  Seafarer  Stravos  Papoutsis five  pints;. Sea­ farer  Chrlsto Stambis,  three  pints,  and  Seafarer  Ed  Kaznowski,  two  pints.  Three  pints  were  given  to  Mrs.  Dolores  Patino,  mother  of  Seafarer  Joseph  Patino,  at  Mai­ monedes  Hospital.  Mrs.  Lea  Rambo,  wife  of  Sea­ farer  John  Rambo,  received  four  pints  of  blood  at  the  Taylor  Hos­ pital  in  Chester,  Pa.  Those Seafarers  who wish to  do­ nate  blood  can  do  so  at  the  New  York  clinic  of  the  Seafarers  Wel­ fare Plan medical  department, just  one  block  from  the  Union's  head­ quarters  hall.  to  file  an  enormous  number  of  spying.  .  In  response  to  an  appeal  by  Government reports. It would force  AFLrCIO  Pjiesident George  Meany  union  members  to  handle  struck  to  all  affiliated  AFL­CIO  unions,  goods and  prohibit any  union from  the  SIU  is  alerting  all  its  port  advertising  that  an  employer  is  agents  on  the  need  for  the  mem­ unfair to labor or pays substandard  bership  to  write  letters  to  their  wages.  The  latter  provisions  would  put  Congressmen  backing  the  AFL­ CIO's fight  for  anti­corruption  restrictions  on  rights  of  free  SIU action on  behalf  of  an alien Seafar^ has won reversal  legislation  which  would  not  ham­ speech  since  a  union  could  not  of  a  Coast  Guard  ruling  against  giving  aliens  duplicates  on  per  legitimate  union  organizing  advertise its  beef  via a  picket line.  their  seamen's  papers. As  a  result^  aliens who are so  unfor­ The Landrum­Griffin bill, Meany  tunate  as  to  lose  their  sea­­*^  and  strike  activities.  warned,  "is  a  blunderbuss  that  man's  document  or  have  it  Aimed  At  'Sweethearts  when  the  vessel  Shelley, a  former member  of  the  would  inflict  grievous  harm  on  all  stolen  will,  in  all  probability,  was in the Brook­ Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific,  had  unions. It  is supported  by  the very  be  able  to  get  duplicates  as  do  lyn  Army  Base  been  outspoken  in  his  attacks  on  elements  in  Congress  which  have  citizen­seamen.  and stole some  of  other  proposed  "reform"  bills  as  consistently  through  the  years  Before  the  SIU  successfully  his  gear  includ­ threatening  a  "terribly  unfair  and  voted  for the  program  of  big  busi­ fought  this  case  non­resident  alien  ing  the  seamen's  discriminatory"  blow  at  all  trade  ness and  against  every  progressive  seamen  who  lost  their  documents  papers.  unions.  He  had  called  for  labor­ measure  that  would  benefit all the  could  no  longer  sail  on  US­flag  Barros  prompt­ management  legislation  which  American  people."  Substantiating  ships.  ly  applied  for  would  get at  the  phony  labor  rela­ Meany's  charges,  the  Landrum­ The .precedent­setting action  in­ duplicate  papers  tions  consultants  who  set  up  Griffin bill  has won  the support  of  volved  Seafarer  Vasco  Barros,  an  _  but  was  told  by  Barros  the  New  York  "sweetheart" deals,  "vote no" com­ the  National  Association  of  Manu­ alien  of  Portuguese  ancestry.  mittees  against  unions  and  other  facturers  which  has  consistently  office  of  the  Coast  Guard  that  an  sought  legislation,  such  as  "right  On  December  10,  1958,  while  he  administrative  regulation  made  in  devices to destroy  labor's gains.  would cripple  was aboard  the Coeur  D'Alene Vic­ 1952  barred  issuing  new  papers  to  He  also  attacked  the  bribery  to work" laws, which  tory,  a  thief  broke  into  his  foc'sle  him,  even  though  their  loss  was  trade  unions.  practices  of  major  businesses  and  through no fault  of  his own.'  expenditures  of  huge  sums  of  money  to  keep  legitimate  unions  Barros took  up his  problem  with  out and  get cheap  contracts.  These  the  SIU  Welfare  Services  Depart­ practices  all  would  come  under  ment,  since  without  the  papers,  he  regulation  in  the  Shelley  bill.  faced  automatic  deportation.  The  matter  was  referred  to  the  SIU's  There  are  two  other  bills  pend­ attorneys  and  to  the  Washington  ing  in  the  House  of  Representa­ office  of  the  Union  along  with  an  tives,  both  of  which  are  under  at­ affidavit from  Barros detailing  the  tack  by organized  labor.  One is  the  circumstances.  Elliot  Bill,  voted  out  favorably  by  TAMPA—^Although  shipping  for  the  House  Labor  Committee.  The  SAMOA—^Wages  of fish  cannery  workers  on  Samoa  have  As  a  result,  the Commandant  of  this  port  slackened  off  somewhat  Elliot  bill  has  been  strongly  at­ moved  up another  notch following a Special  Industry  Board  the  Coast  Guard,  Vice­Admiral  during  the  past  period  because  tacked  by Meany  and the  AFL­CIO  inquiry. Workers in  fish  canning and  processing will  get  an  A.  C.  Richmond, reversed  the  1952  there were  no vessels signing on  or  as injuring legitimate trade  unions.  increase  from  50  to  75  cents;  ruling.  In  fact.  Admiral  Richmond  paying  off,  three  in­transit  ships  While  noting  that  the  Elliot  bill  shipping  and  transportation  small  Samoan  operation  compared  wrote,  .  ,  Uie  Coast  Guard  con­ called Into  the area  and took  on 11  contains  provisions  to  safeguard  workers will  get a boost from  to  its  Stateside set­up.  Yet  60  per­ sidered  that  such  regulation  was  replacements.  the funds and rights of  union mem­ 52  to  75  cents.  The  new  rates  will  reasonable, legally sound, and until  cent  of  Van  Camp's  profit  was  de­ ttie ease  of  Mr.  Barros  it  was  un­ As  it  was,  one  vessel  calling  bers,  Meany  denounced  the  meas­ here  sailed  an  oiler  short,  and  an  ure  for  a  variety  of  provisions  go  into  effect  as  soon  as  formally  rived  from  the  Samoa  subsidiary  chailenged."  which  would  make  it  impossible  promulgated  by  Labor  Secretary  last  year.  Noting  that  Barros'  original  other  vessel  took  on  o  "C"  card  for  unions  to  organize  and  func­ James  P.  Mitchell.  The  SIU  fish  The  Samoan  cannery  workers  papers  had  been  issued  in  Novem­ because  there  were  no "A"  or "B"  tion  normally  without  continuous  and  cannery  workers  affiliates  pay  increase  to 75  cents is  still far  ber, 1951,  and that  he had received  men  oh  the registration  list.  harassment  from  the  Federal  au­ have  long  been  fighting sub­stand­ below  the  $1.78­$2:51  pay  range  of  security  clearance  as  did  other  The  coming  period  does  not  .thorities.  "It  would  place  the  offi­ ard  wages  on  the  island  which  has  SIU  cannery  workers  In  California  seamen,  "hence  the  Coast  Guard  promies  much  relief  with  only  cers  of  65,000  local  unions  in  become  a  haven  for  nmaway  can­ who,  in  addition,  receive  various  will  now  entertain  his  application  two  ships  scheduled  to  call  at  th«  port  so  far.  fringe  benefits.  jeopardy  of  being  found  in  viola­ nery  operators.  for  a  duplicate  document."  tion  of  a  Federal  criminal  statute  The  Special  Industry  Board  was  in discharging their normal duties."  mandated, under  1956 amendments  SIU Entertains Nigerian Union Leader  Even  More  Restrictive  to  Uie  Fair  Labor  Standards  Act,  The  third  bill,  the  Griffin­ to  "endeavor  to  bring  the  mini­ Landrum bill  is being supported by  mum  wage  in  American  Samoa  up  President  E'senhower  and  the  Ad­ to  $1  an  hour  as rapidly  as  is eco­ ministration.  It  is  even  more  re­ nomically  feasible." This  has  been  strictive  than  the  Elliot  bill.  the  objective  of  SlU­affiliated  Meany reported  that the Griffin­ Cannery  Workers  Union,  which  Landrum  bill  would  subject  had  assailed  the  minimum  wage  established  by  the  committee  ear­ cents an  hour.  SEAFARERS  ILOG  lier at  52  A  'Runaway'  Haven  Aug. 14,  1959  Vol. XXI, No. 17  As  stressed  by  the  union,  the  Samoan  inadequate  pay  situation  has  ^attracted  runaway  fish  can­ neries  seeking  greater  profits  at  PAUt  HAU.,  Secretary­Treasurer  the  expense  of  exploited  Samoan  HERBEin  URAND.  Editor.  BERNARD  SEA  ei.iH.  Art  Editor.  HERMAN  ARTHUR.  IRWIH  workers.  By  relocating,  or  expand­ SPIVACK,  AL  MASKIN.  JOHN  BRAZIL.  DON'  ing  in  Samoa  the  canneries  do not  ALD  BARASH.  staff  Writers,  BILL  MOODY.  have  to  pay  tax  on  profits  if  the  GuU  Area  Representative.  Published  biweekly  ei  me  heedquarters  money  remains  fn  Samoa.  This  of  me  Seafarers  Intematlenal  Union,  At­ profitable  incentive,  plus  the  in­ lantic A  Oulf District,  AFL­CIO. «7S Fourth  Avenue  Brooklyn  32,  NV  Tel  HVaelnih  applkability of  the  Stateside  mini­ 9­0600.  Second  class  postage  paid  mum  wage  of  $1  has  severely  in­ at  me Post  Office in  Brooklyn,  NY. under  jured  the  California  cannery  In­ tiw  Act  of  AU0  24.  1912.  m,  dustry.  An  enlightening  example  Discussing  seameri's  unions  in  US and  Nigeria  are, SIU Represenlalive  Ai Kerr  (left) and  O. Zudonu,  Is  the  Van  Camp  company  with  a  vice­president  of  the  Nigerian Trade  Union Congress.  State Dep't  representative h  at right.  SIU Wins  Reversal  On CC  Alien Rule  Boost Samoa Fishing Pay;  SIU Union Sought Rise  Tampa Shy  Ships^ Men  �Amiittt 14. 1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare Three  Onassis Signs Deal  For  3 Cianf  Ships  WASHINGTON—^The  Maritime  Administration has given the SlU­contracted  Victory Carriers Inc. a green light to  build  three  supertankers  for  American­flag  operation.  The  ships  will  cost  $55.2  million  and  will  be  delivered  within  three  years,  the first of  them  in"^ for  his  previous  failure  to  con­ to  a  US oil company,  at $1,515,000  1960.  struct  the  three  ships  under  the  a  month.  American flag  in  return  for  trans­ Part of  the agreement  with  Mar­ Winding up a three­year  ferring 14  ships  foreign.  The  suit  itime  called  for  the  profits  of  the  hassle, the Government has  would  have  subjected  Onassis  to  runaway  operation  to  be  put  aside  approved  full  mortgage  fines  of  some  $8  million  in  per­ for  construction  of  the  three  new  formance  bonds  and  return  of  the  ships.  Instead,  as  was  brought  out  and loan  insurance  for the  14 ships,  formerly  manned  by Sea­ in  House  Merchant  Marine  Com­ construction  of  the  ships  at  farers,  to  the  American  flag.  mittee  hearings, $19  million  of  the  the  Bethlehem  shipyard  in  Company  Doubles  Payment  money  was  used  to  pay  off  income  Quincy,  Mass.  One  of  the  The  mortgage  guarantee  appar­ tax  and  mortgage  obligations  to  ships,  a  46,000­tonner  will  be  de­ livered  in  February, and  the other  two, a  46,000­tonner  and a 106,500­ tonner,  by  1962.  The  agreement  follows  a  Gov­ ernment decision last April to  drop  its  suit  against  Aristotle  Onassis  ently involves  only one  setback for  the  US  Government.  the  Onassis  interests.  Under  its  In  June,  1958,  Victory  Carriers  terms. Victory  Carriers will  put  up  announced  after  long  delays  that  $14  million  towards  construction,  it  would  postpone  the  ships  be­ Discussing  ship's  menu  aboard  the  Mankato  Victory  are (I.  to  r.)  instead  of  the  $7  million  that  had  cause  of  the  depressed  condition  Vernon Douglas,  chief  steward; Bob  Principe, field  representative;  been  proposed  earlier.  The  rest  of  the  tanker  market.  Obviousiy  Frank  Nicolas,  chief  cook  and  Peter  Loleas,  field  representative,  of  the  money  will  be  borrowed  at  though,  the  funds  to  build  the  Atlantic  &  Gulf  Food  Program.  five percent interest under Govern­ ships  were  no  longer  availabie.  It  ment  guarantees.  The  Maritime  was then  that the Government filed  Administration  indicated  that  it  suit  for  recovery  of  the  14  trans­ will  guarantee  about  $29,900,000  ferred  ships.  in  loan  insurance  and  $48,300,000  The  two  smaller  tankers  will  bo  in  mortgage  insurance  on  the  the same  size  as  the new  SlU­con­ project.  tracted  tanker  Transeastern,  larg­ Without  the  guarantee. It  would  est  built  for  US  flag  service  have  been  virtually  impossible for  to  date.  The  other  ship,  the  106,­ "As  a  steward  for  many  years,  I  think  this  is  one  of  the  best  things  we  have  gotten  Victory  Carriers  to get  a  standard  500­tonner, will  be one  of  the larg­ lately," was the reaction of Seafarer John Picou to  the new Food  Program which  has recent­ bank loan, the  alternative  being to  est  in  the  world  when  it  goes  into  go abroad  for money  at an  interest  operation.  So  far,  only  one  other  ly  been  extended  to  cover  all  SlU­contracted vessels.  rate of  12  percent and  upwards, or  company,  owned  by  the  Niarchos  Picou, a member of  the SIU ^  sell  a  public  bond  issue  after  reg­ interests,  has  started  construction  we  had  and  what  I  thought."  since  1941,  said  he first  saw  istering  with  the  Securities  and  of  a  ship  that  size.  After comparing the ship's stores  the plan in action when  he re­ and figuring  Exchange  Commission.  Such  reg­ The  46,000­tonners  will  be  736  the  vessel's  needs for  cently made  a  trip on  the SS Paci­ the  voyage  against  istration  would  have  required  On­ feet  long  with  a  beam  of  102  feet,  the  program's  fic  Venture  (World  Tramping).  assis to  disclose information  about  and  will  carry  390,000  barrels  of  standards,  Reyes  contacted  the  his financial  set­up.  When  the vessel  pulled into  Mo­ company  and  told  them  they  were  petroleum  products.  They  will  bo  bile,  the  ship  had  already  been  15  days  short  of  the  minimum  The  agreement  completed  ar­ propelled  by a  geared turbine  with  stored,  Picou  said,  and  was  ready  stores  needed  for  that  type  of  rangements  for  the  long­delayed  a  capacity  of  15,000­hp  and  will  for  the  voyage  from  its  last  port  ship and  run.  Accordingly  the ad­ transfer­and­build  plan,  under  cruise  at  16  knots.  of  call,  New  Orleans.  "According  ditional  stores  were  put  aboard.  which 14 transferred ships, 12  T­2s  The  giant  ship  will  be  940  feet  to  the  company  people,  we  had  "We  just  returned,"  Picou  said,  and  two  Libertys  formerly  oper­ long and  132 feet  across the  beam,  enough  stores,"  the  veteran  Sea­ "and  let  me  tell  you,  he  was  al­ ated  by SlU­contracted  companies,  with  a  cargo  capacity  of  around  farer  wrote, "but  based  on  my  ex­ most  correct  down  to  the  last fig­ have  been  operating  runaway  for  850,000  barrels.  It  will  be  driven  perience  in  the  steward  depart­ ure.  We came  back with 50  pounds  two  years  now.  The 12  T­2s,  upon  by  twin­screw  geared  turbines  op­ ment,  I  thought  there  might  be  a  of  sugar, 34  pounds  of  coffee,  and  being  transferred  in  1956,  imme­ erating at  up to  43,000  hp and  will  mistake,  as  this  is  a  Liberty  ship  the  meats  and  other  foodstuffs  diately  went  on  long­term  charter  make  a  speed  of  17.5  knots.  and  a  slow  one.  So  when  Brother  were  along  this  same  proportion.  Philip  Reyes,  a field  representa­ We  ate  well,  no  waste,  no  beefs  tive  of  the  A  &  G  Food  Program,  and  no  spoiled  food.  came  aboard,  I  showed  him  what  "The  company  did  not  beef  about pur  consumption,  and  I  be­ lieve  it  was  in  line.  What  I want  you  to know,"  he added, "is,  if  we  Josefina  was  another  ship  vis­ did  not  have  the feeding  program  ited  by  field  representatives.  and  the  persons  to  know  about  Ed  Seely  is  doing  the  honors  BOSTON—Seafarers  went  aboard  the  largest  tanker  yet  food  and  its  usage,  we  would  be  in  the  galley.  built  under the American flag  last  week  after  the 46,000­ton  hungry,  as  you  can  imagine  what  15  days'  stores  means  to  a  ship."  inventory  and  requisitions  forms.  Transeastern  was  launched  at  the  Bethlehem  Shipyard  at  Under  the  Food  Program, field  They  will  also  help  simplify  the  Quincy,  Mass.,  near  here.  4  representatives  visit  all  SlU­con­ job of  the steward  departments on  The  giant  ship,  owned  by  as  compared  to  the  usual  upper  tracted  ships  and  help  the  ships'  these ships  in providing ample and  Trans Eastern  Shipping Corp.  and  lower  berth  arrangement. The  stewards and  port  stewards set  up  varied  shipboard  meals  at  moder  of  New  York  is far  from  the  big­ foc'sles  are  about 12  by  14 feet  in  standard storing  lists and standard  ate cost.  gest  afloat, since  there are  a  num­ size.  However,  showers  and  sani­ WASHINGTON  —  Unable  to  ber  of  foreign­flag  tankers  in  the  tary facilities  were provided  in  the  dredge  up  a  bidder  the  last  time  60,000­ton  and up class. She is  also  usual  way  for  a  group  of  foc'slei  around,  the  Maritime  Administra­ due  to  be  surpassed  in  size  when  rather  than  semi­private  facilities  tion  is  preparing  for  a ­second  try  and if  SlU­contracted  Victory  Car­ for one or  two rooms.  on  the SS  Leilani,  passenger­cargo  riers  Corp.  builds  its  projected  The  messhall  is ample  to  handle  vessel  formerly  in  the  Hawaiian  106,000­ton  supertanker.  But  for  the  whole  unlicensed  gang  at  one  trade. The  Lcilani's  previous  oper­ the  time  being  she  is  the  size  time  if  necessary,  with  a  seating  ators,  Hawaiian­Textron,  defaulted  PITTSBURGH—Another  major  American  corporation  is  capacity  of  38.  The  galley  has  an  on  the ship's  mortgage and  turned  following  the  lead  of  General  Electric  in  setting  up  a  com­ champ  of  the  US  tanker  fleet.  The  new  ship  is  736  feet  long,  electric  range  with  three  ovens,  It  back  to  the  Government.  pany­financed  politial agency  to persuade  Americans  to vote  and  has  an  impressive  beam,  102  plus  three  baker's  ovens,  and  is  The  Maritime  Administration  is  management's  way.  feet.  It  draws  38  feet  fully­loaded  stainless  steel  throughout.  asking a minimum bid  of  $4,400,000  The company  plans to oper­ couraged  to  participate in  the pro­ and  consequently  will  not  be  able  In addition, a  swimming pool  has  in  the  domestic  trade  and  $3,200,­ to  transit  either  the  Panama  or  been  installed  on  the  top  deck  aft  000  if  the  ship  is  to  be  used  in  ate in  politics  both  regionally  gram.  Suez  Canal  with  a  full  cargo  of  the  stack,  which  will  be  wel­ and  nationally.  In  Washington  Obviously,  any  company  em­ offshore  service.  The  reason  for  aboard.  comed  in  tropical  climates.  The  the spread  between  the two  bids is  it  is  setting  up  a  two­man  of­ ployee  who  refuses  to  participate  The  46,000­ton  deadweight  ca­ pool  is  about  the size  of  the  usual  fice to  include  a  registered  lobby­ in  such  a  program,  or  who  shows  that  US  law  provides  a  ship­sold  pacity  of  the  vessel  is  equivalent  portable  backyard  type.  for  domestic  service  must  be  at  a  ist  and  a  public  relations  man.  a  lack  of  enthusiasm  for  the  com­ to  16V^  million  gallons  of  petro­ Facilities  for  air  conditioning  The  Washington  office  will  put  pany  point  of  view,  would  be  en­ price  no  less  than  domestic  con­ leum  products,  which  is  probably  have  been  built  into  the vessel  but  out  a  bi­weekly  newsletter.  dangering  his  chances  for  nromo­ enough  to  send  all  the  world's  air conditioning equipment  struction  costs.  has not  On  the  local  level,  district  "po­ tion  in  the  company.  If, as  happened  last  time.  Mari­ Volkswagens  from  here  to  the  yet  been  installed.  Previous  Gulf  political  action  moon.  time cannot come up with  a bidder,  litical  supervisors"  will  be  select­ The  vessel  has  been  assigned  to  it  will  consider  bareboating  the  ed  from  company  ranks and  while  involved  heavy  contributions  in  Despite  the  size •  of  the  ship,  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  ship on  a  trade route  not  now  ade­ on  company  payrolls  will  operate  election  campaigns.  In  1956  Gulf  which  made  possible  her  spacious  Service on  a single  voyage charter.  quately  served  by  a  US  passenger  in  the  political  arena.  "The  com­ officers  and  their  wives  contrib­ crew quarters,  SIU  representatives  She  loaded  part  of  her  cargo  in  pany  also  will  "encourage"  em­,  uted  over  $87,000  in  sums  of  $500  who  boarded her reported  no inno­ Texas  to  give  her  a  33­foot  draft  operator.  Failure  to  get  either  a  bid  or  a  ployees  to  become  politically  ac­ and  more,  and  the  Mellon  family,  vations  of  consequence  in  room  so  that  she  could  make  it  through  bareboat  operation  will  result  in  tive  and  may  grant  leaves  of  ab­ major  Gulf  stockholders,  shelled  layout.  The  crevf  '.quarters  are  the Panama Canal, and then  topped  the ship being placed  in the Suisan  sence to  employees elected  to  pub­ out  over  $100,000  in  political  con­ roomy  and  comfortable,  with  two  off  at Long Beach, Calif., for Pearl  Bay  reserve  fleet.  lic  office.  Wives  will  also  be  en­ tributions.  men  in • araom    in  individual  beds,  Harbor,  Guam  and  Manila.  Food  Plan's  Storing List  Gives Lift To Ship Feeding  Leilanl Put  On  Auction  Block  Again  Employees' Voles Target  Of Company Polifieal Arm  Largest US­Flag Tanker  Crewed By Seafarers  �rage FOOT  SEAFARERS  LOG  AiuiBil4. 198t  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPING  ROARD  July 22 Through August  5, 1959  Ship  AcffVfly  While  the  overall  shipping  report  covering  the  14  SlU  ports  for  the  A  total  of  216  ships  were  handled  by  all  ports,  with  SB  paying  off^  last  two­week  period  showed  only  a  slight  increase,  the  individual  28 signing  on and  130  in­transit.  While remaining  almost  steady, there  report  for each  port  reflected  wide  differences  over  the  period.  was  a  slight  decline  in  the  number  of  payoffs.  Four  ports,  Jackson­ Pay  There  were  eight  porLs  showing  increased  shipping  for  the  period,  ville,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles  and  Seattle  had  no  ships  signing  on  for  Off*  five  of  which  more  than  doubled  the  prior  period's  totals.  However It  the  period.  2  must  be  noted  that  most  of  these  ports  are  merely  bouncing  back  to  The  seniority figures  show  class  A  men  accounting  for  98  percent  Betfoa  their average  level after  recovering  from  a  slump.  NswYerfc .... IS  of  the  jobs  shipped,  class  B  for  25  percent  and  class  C  for  the  re­ The  steel  strike,  while  having  only  a  slight  effect  on  the  shipping  mainder.  As  with  the  prior  period,  shipping  in  the  class  C  category  PMIodelphla..  3  picture  as  a  whole,  resulted  in  a  number  of  ore  ships  being  diverted  continued  to  decline,  with  Lake  Charles  shipping no  men  in  that  class  iotflarara  ... 11  from  their regular  port  of  Baltimore  to  Philadelphia.  Because  of  this  at  aU.  Neifolh  3  shipping  for  Baltimore  nosed  down  considerably,  while  Philadelphia  Although  only  four  ports,  Jacksonville,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles  and  Jadueavilla .. —  more  than  doubled,  shipping  a  total  of  89  men  for  the  period.  —  Wilmington,  listed  less  than  50  class  A  men  on  their  registration  list  Tampa  On  the  upside  were  Boston,  New  York,  Philadelphia,  Lake  Charles,  at  the  start  of  the  present  period,  four  other  ports,  Boston,  Philadel­ Mohlla  4  Wilmington,  San  Francisco,  Seattle  and  Savannah.  As  was  reported  phia,  San  Francisco  and  Seattle,  had  less  than  100  men  all  told  on  Maw Orlsaai..  4  to  the  membership  at  the  August  5  regular  SIU  meeting,  the  hall  in  the  beach.  LahaChaHos..  —.  Savannah  was  closed  and  a  new  one  opened  in  the  Port  of  Jackson­ The  following  is  the  forecast,  port  by  port:  Hoofllaa  3  ville,  Fla.  This  was  done  because  of  the  decline  in  shipping  from  Boston: Doubtful,  but should  improve . . . New York:  Good  for class  Vlfiteinftaa  ..  2  Savannah  and  the  increased  SIU  activity  in  the  port  of  Jacksonville.  A men  . .  .  Philadelphia: Good  if  steel  strike  continues  . . . Baltimore:  San Froaclsca.  2  Looks  slow  .  .  .  Norfolk:  Slow  . .  .  Jaeksenville:  Steady  . .  .  Tampa:  Shipping  for  the  period  declined  in  Baltimore,  Norfolk,  Tampa,  Mobile,  New  Orleans  and  Houston.  Although  showing  a  decline  from  Good  . .  .  Mobile:  Quiet  . .  . New  Orleans:  Good  .  .  .  Lake  Charles:  Soattie  ......  3  the  prior  period's  totals.  New  Orleans  continued  to  enjoy  good  ship­ Fair  . . .  Houston:  Quiet  ,  . .  Wilmington,  San  Francisco  and  Seattle:  Good.  ping,  sticking  to  its  average  of  154  men  for  the  period.  Totab  59  Slya  In  Ons  Trms. TOTAL  1  3  4  4  1  —  —  2  4  —  5  1  3  29  1  23  12  7  4  4  3  i  24  f  21  i  2  3  130  4  44  10  22  .0  4  '  3  14  34  9  20  •   7  4  214  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Pott  Boston  New  York.  ..  Philadelphia..  Baltimore  Norfolk  ...  Jacksonville...  Tampa  Mobile  New  Orleans..  Lake  Charles..  Houston  Wilmington...  San  Francisco.  Seattle  TOTALS  Registered  On The  Beoch  Shipped  TOTAL  Shipped  Shipped  Registered  Registered  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  C  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  ABC ALL  123 ALL  123 ALL  8  11  12  6  29  1  2  2  5  1  3  4  1  3  4  1  3  1113  2  5  4  11  2  1  11  68  13  11  92  92  170  45  307  3  25  37  65  6  13  6  24  52  13  89  1  14  7  22  12  45  11  68  19  10  —  29  8  13  6  27  5  3  1  12  3  11  5  19  4  3  11  5  19  2  2  6  31  54  83  14  151  3  22  24  49  3  6  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Esso has  want  to,  and  sights,  and  many  found  to  its  dismay  that  its 4  money­wise  they  opportunities  to  employees  are  now  actively  in  the 1957  recession.  It  was  then  time.  They  erupted  last  year  when  are  just  as  good  purchase  various  seeking union ties, despite the  that  Esso  employees  realized  that  the  tankermen  threw  out  John  as  long  trips,  foreign  articles.  fiercest  kind  of  company  pressure  their  "security"  in  Esso  was  a  Collins,  up  until  then  the  ruler  of  sometimes  even  My hobby  is pho­ to  isolate,  divide  and  weaken  Es­ myth.  the  tankermen's association  in  Es­ tography,  and  se  men's  organizations.  better,  as  a  mat­ For  the  Esso  tankermen,  the  so  and  operator  of  a  long  string  ter of  fact. Bight  where  could  I  As  a  result,  the  following  sit­ realization  came  earlier  than  that,  of  "independent  associations"  in  now  I'm  waiting  ask  for  better  as  Esso  started  transfering  ships  the  oii  industry.  The  tankermen  subject  matter?  uation  now  prevails  in  Esso:  for  a  nice  short    3,000  employees  of  its  foreign  in  wholesaie  lots  at  the  revised  their  constitution  to  piaco  My favorite  ports  • Some  one  off  the board.  major  refinery  in  Baytown,  Texas,  end of  the Korean War. Some 3,000  control  of  the  organization  in  the  are  Singapore  and  Bangkok.  have  voted  to  hook  up  with  the  tankermen's  jobs  were  wiped  out  hands  of  the  rank  and file  and  to  »  »  ^  4"  4"  4"  Edward  Boyle, steward: Give  me  Joseph  Ferenc,  AB:  A  short trip  Oil, Chemical  and  Atomic  Workers  in  the  process,  and  the  process  is  elect  full­time officers out  of  their  the  long  trips,  especially  in  the  is  my  preference, anywhere in  Eu­ International  Union.  not  yet  complete,  as  the  company  ranks.  M e d i terranean­ • A    smaller,  but  influential  is  planning  to  lay  up another  four  Subsequently,  when  the  newly­ rope.  The  coast­ Northern  Europe  group  of  300  white  collar  admin­ ships  in  the  near  future.  organized  union  was  unable  to  wise  run  is  okay  area.  On  long  istrative  workers  and  lab  techni­ Since,  under  their  existing  con­ make  any  headway  in  its  demands  too.  I've  been  trips  you  meet  a  cians,  at  the  company's  Linden,  tract  the  unlicensed  men  had  no  for  contract  improvements,  the  sailing  since  No­ greater variety  of  New  Jersey,  installation  have  also  protection,  everytime  a  ship  iaid  tankermen  approached  the  SIU  vember  12,  1907,  people,  places  voted  to  accept  a  charter  from  a  up  or  went  foreign,  the  officers,  for  an  affiliation.  The  agreement  that's  over  fifty  and  customs.  national  union.  Several  unions  radio  operators  and  pursers  would  signed  between  the  Esso  group  years of  continual  Long  trips  are  are  under  consideration.  "bump" an  unlicensed man outof a  and  SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall  sailing. Since  I'm  educational  and  • A    group  of  approximately  job.  An  officer  with  one  year  in  provides  that,  if  affiliation  is  ap­ getting older  (I'm  certainly  enjoy­ 1,200 seamen  employed  by  Esso  in  the fleet  has  super­seniority  over  proved  by  the  men  in  the fleet,  over  65)  I'm  not  able, and the pay­ its  coastwise  tanker  operation,  an  unlicensed  man,  no  matter  how  the  Esso  group  will  continue  to  looking  for  any  offs are  good­sized  too.  the  last  segments  of  what  was  many  years  the  latter  might  have.  elect  its  own  officers,  and  control  round­the­world  voyages.  once  an  85­ship fleet,  are now  bal­ Lack  of  any  kind  of  job security  its finances  and  negotiations  as  do  t.  i.  4"  4  4  Anthony  Gnillen, AB:  Give  me  d  loting  on  whether  their  organiza­ is  one  major  evil  faced  by  Elsso  ail  other  districts  and  autonomous  Albert  (Happy)  Pfistrer,  mess­ man:  An  oldtimer  like  me  likes  short  trip  anytime,  say  around  tion,  the  Esso  Tanker  Men's  Un­ men,  who  have  no  other  place  to  union  affiliates  of  the SIUNA.  West Long Island.  ion,  should  accept  a  charter  from  go  for  employment.  Earnings  are  Balloting  in  the fleet  is  now  go­ short  trips.  I'll  Being  a  happily­ the  Seafarers  International  Union  far  below  the  standards  of  union  ing on,  with  the company  exerting  let  the  young  married  man,  of  North  America. If  they approve,  fleets,  with  overtime  almost  non­ heavy  pressure  for  a  "no"  vote,  bucks  take  the  naturally  I  want  the  Esso  Union  will  be,  in  effect,  existent,  and  the  Esso  crewmen  and  sponsoring  a  new  effort  by  a  long hauls. At the  to be  as  near  my  a  separate  district  of  the  SIU  of  have  to  pay  the  cost  of  their  own  revamped  company  union  rig  to  moment I'm wait­ welfare  benefits.  displace  the  existing  Esso  tanker  family  as  pos­ NA,  with  its own  autonomy.  ing  for  a  coast­ • Similarly,    refinery  employees  Rumbles  of  discontent  had  been  union.  The  voting  will  continue  sible.  According  wise  ship  or  a  to my experience,  in  the  company's  Baton  Rouge,  coming  out  of  the  fleet  for  some  until  August  30.  tanker,  like  Bull  the  money  is  La.,  and  Bayway,  NJ,  instaliations  Line  or  Cities  about  the  same  have  been  talking  of  union  ties,  Service,  where  I  when  comparing  but  no  specific  developments  have  can  bo  back  in  emerged  in  these  two  areas  thus  short  trips  with  long  trips.  New  York  in  a  few  days.  far.  Paternalism  Fails  These  developments,  coming  in  The 35­hour  week was introduced  ployes  with  up  to  $50  per  week  rapid fire  order,  signal  the  crack­ into  the  hotel  industry  in  a  new  during  periods of  disability, A  new  up  of  a  well­organized  system  of  three­year  contract  which  also  in­ severance  pay  clause  grants  laid­ company  paternalism  that  for  cludes  wage  increases,  improved  off  workers  up  to  two  weeks'  pay.  4  4  4  years  had  frustrated  repeated  un­ vacations, holiday  and  welfare plan  The 12,000­member Stove Mount­ ion  efforts  to  sign  up  Esso  men.  payments.  Representing  35,000  ers'  Union  has  concluded  its  31st  What  had  happened  was  simple.  unionized  employees  of  190  major  convention.  In  key  conven­ NEW  YORK—A  crew  of  Seafarers  manned  the 46,000­ton  Esso  men  for  some  time  had  been  New  York  hotels,  the Hotel  Trades  annual  tion  actions,  the  delegates  voted  a  Council  signed  the  pact  with  the  • upertanker Transeastern  in  Boston last  week, Bill  Hall, as­ sold  a  bill of  goods  that  their  best  Hotel  Association  of  New  York  25­cent increase in dues for  benefit  protection  and  security  lay  in  ac­ of  out­of­work  members,  to  be  re­ sistant secretary­treasurer, reported, thus  bringing America's  cepting  company  dictation  as  to  City, acting for the hotel operators,  tained  by the  local, made the AFL­ of  negotiations.  after three months  largest supertanker  under  the"^  terms  of  employment,  wages,  con­ CIO Ethical  Practices Code  part of  bership  knows,  will  make  it  rough  ditions  and  benefits.  4  4  4  SIU  banner. The ship, owned  on  class  B  men  in  a  couple  of  For  the sake  of  form,, and  more  In Samla, Ontario, after  98  days  the  union's constitution,  and  eased  by  Trans  Eastern  Steamship  years  and  eventually  for  class  A  important  from  the  company's  on  the picket  line, members of  Oil,  group  insurance  benefit  rules.  4  4  4  Co.,  a  new  operator  in  the  ship­ men.  "So  for  your  own  protec­ viewpoint,  in  order  to  keep  un­ Chemical &  Atomic  Workers Local  Now  pending before  the National  ping  industry, headed  for  the Gulf  tion,"  he  warned,  "you  should  ions  out  of  the  Esso  system,  a  16­14 have  won a  series of  contract  Labor Relations Board  is an  unfair  and  from  there  will  go  on  to  Ja­ make it a  point to take these jobs."  group  of  company­sponsored  "in­ improvements,  including  an  in­ labor  practice  charge  by  the  Meat  crease of  nine cents an  hour, from  pan.  44  Vessels  In  Port  dependent /  associations"  was  Cutters  Union  against  Peyton  In  addition  to  the  Transeastern,  There  were  18  vessels  paying  formed.  These  went  through  the  the  Polymer  Corp.  Packing  Co.,  El  Paso,  Texas.  The  Hall  noted,  there  are  a  number  of  off  here during the past  two weeks.  motions  of  "negotiating"  contracts  4  4  4  Meat Cutters are now  in the fourth  other  supertankers  now  under  Only  three signed  on  and  23  were  with  the  company,  although  in  ac­ Four chOdren of  the Sheet Metal  month  of  their  strike  against  the  construction  for  American­flag  op­ in  transit.  tual  practice,  the  company  made  Workers Local  55 membership  will  company,  one  of  the  largest  meat  erations,  some  of  which  will  also  The  following  were  the  vessels  all the  decisions as  to the  contents  enter Adelphi College  on four­year  packing  establishments  in  Texas.  be  manned  by  Seafarers.  "From  paying  off:  the Seatrain  Savannah,  of  such  agreements.  scholarships  provided  by  a  union­ It is  paying an  average of  $1.05 an  all  indications."  he  stated,  "it  Seatrain  Louisiana,  Seatrain  Tex­ The  sirstem  worked  beautifully  management fund.  The $15,000 for  hour, 80  cents lower  than  in  other  would  appear  that  we  will  have  a  u,  Seatrain  New  York,  Seatrain  for  a  long  time,  as  long  as  Esso  the  scholarship  program  comes  plants serving  the  area.  sizable fleet  of  supertankers under  Georgia,  (Seatrain);  Frances,  Eliz­ kept its wage and benefit standards  from a fund set up in January 1958.  4  4  4  the SIU  banner  by  the  end  of  the  abeth  (Bull);  Alcoa  Pennant, Alcoa  within  striking  distance  of  those  The  union  members  voted  to  pass  Delegates from the International  year."  Patriot  (Alcoa);  Atlantic  (Ameri­ negotiated  by  the  unions  at  other  up part  of  a wage  increase in favor  Association  of  Machinists  and  the  can  Banner);  Robin  Kirk  (Robin);  oil  companies.  However,  in  recent  of  a three percent pasrroli contribu­ United  Auto  Workers recently  met  Shipping  Topped  360  Mark  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Pan­ years,  Esso  wages  and  benefits  tion  by  empioyers  to finance  ap­ in  a  joint conference to  establish  a  Shipping  for  the  past  two­week  dora  (Epiphany);  Council  Grove  have  lagged  further  and  further  prenticeship programs, special shop  period  held  up  very  well  with  310  (Cities  Service);  Chickasaw  (Wa­ behind  union  plants,  and  unrest  courses  and  advanced  training  for  single  collective  bargaining  pro­ gram  for  presentation  to  the  air­ men  being  shipped  to  permanent  terman);  Ocean  Dinny  (Ocean  has  spread  accordingly.  The  frost­ journeymen.  craft,  missUe  and  related  elec­ berths  from  this  port.  Hall  said.  Clippers);  Mankato  Victory  (Vic­ ing  on  the cake  came  in  the  form  tronics industry  in 1960.  Attending  4  4  4  However,  as  has  been  pointed  out  tory  Carriers)  and  the  Steel  Arch­ of  wholesale firings  during  a  com­ the  four­day  conference  were  445  The  Polp­Snlphite  Workers  in  the  past,  a  good  percentage  of  itect  (Isthmian).  pany  economy  drive  that  started  delegates,  representing  600,000  Union  has won  wage  increases  and  these  Jobs  are  being  taken  by  Signing on  were the Robin  Trent  union members. Results of  the joint  substantial  contract  improvements  class  C  cards,  which,  as  the  mem­ (Robin);  Steel  Designer  (Isthmian)  from  several  major  firms  in  the  conference  have  not  been  dis­ and  the  Atlantic  (American  Ban­ Don't Send Your  paper industry.  At  Ketchikan  Pulp  closed  as  yet.  ner).  4  4  4  Co.,  Ketchikan,  Alaska,  members  Baggage COD  In transit  were the  Helen  (Olym­ of  Local 783 gained a three percent  In  Buffalo  a  contract  providing  pic);  Dykes,  Judson  L.  Stickle  (A  '^^safarers  are  again  warned  wage  increase  bringing  the  base  for  union  recognition,  wage  gains,  &  S);  Wacosta,  Jean  LaFitte,  not  to  send  their  baggage  COD  rate  up  to $2.79  per  hour,  highest  shorter  hours,  and  grievance  pro­ Young  America,  Andrew  Jackson  to  any  Union  hall.  The  Union  in  the  industry.  The  contract  also  cedure will  be submitted  for ratifi­ (Waterman);  Jean,  Emilia  (Bull);  cannot  accept  delivery  of  any  includes  ah  additional  paid  holi­ cation  to  250  non­professional  em­ Raphael  Semmes,  Beauregard,  baggage  where  express  charges  day,  and  a  three­week  vacation  ployes of  Our Lady of  Victory Hos­ Fairland,  Bienville,  Azalea  City  iiave  not  been  prepaid.  after  nine  years.  At  Scott  Paper  pital—the  first  of  11  private  hos­ (Pan­Atlantic);  Alcoa  Puritan  (Al­ Men  who  send  bc^gage  COD  Co.,  Detroit,  the  signing  of  a  new  pitals  to  reach  agreement  with  an  coa); CF.  Baltimore, Council  Grove,  to Union  halls face  the  prospect  contract  has  provided  employes  AFL­CIO  Hospital  Organizing  CS  Norfolk  (Cities  Service);  Sea­ of  having  to go  to a  lot  of  trou­ with  wage  increases  totalling  10  Committee.  Details  of  the  wage  mar  (Calmar);  Steel  Flyer,  Stael  ble  and  red  taoe  with  the Rail­ cents  per  hour.  In  addition,  sick­ and  hour  provisions  of  the  agree­ Designer, Steel Traveler  (Isthmian)  way  Express Co.  ness  and  accident  benefits  were  ment  are  being  withheld  until  the  •   and  the  Seatrain  New  Jersey.  increased 25 percent, providing em­ ratification meeting.  Summer  Smiling On NY;  Shipping Spurt Continues  Send 'em to the  —LOG  LABOR  ROUND­UP  1  m  �Fare Six  SEAFARERS  LOG  Anfi­Union Rail Scheme Jells  Aaciut 14, »»  YOUR  DOLIAR'S  WORYH  Overwhelming  approval  of  a  scheme  to set  up  a  huge  strike  insurance  pool  for  the  na­ tion's railroads appears certain.  The pact  is expected to go into  effect in a few days provided  that  railroads  with about  two­thirds of  the industry's  revenue sign  up for  it.  The strike insurance scheme  calls  for  member  railroads  to  lect  as  much  as  $600,000  a  day  in  nual  premium  into  the  Insurance  By  Sidney  Margolius  pool  funds  to  support  any  benefits,* depending  on  the  size  of  pool plus depositing one day's fixed  railroad  tied  up  by  a  union  strike.  the  company.  The  railroad  would  charges.  The  Bahamas  insurance  The  insurance  is  being  underwrit­ be  covered  for  such  charges  as  company  would  collect  $150,000  a  Public On A New Credit Binge  ten  by  a  Bahamas  insurance  com­ property  taxes,  pensions,  interest  year  in  administrative  expenses.  Both  the  AFL­CIO  and  the  Credit  Union  National  Association  have  pany  which  is  a  subsidiary  of  on  debt,  and  costs  of  supervisory  Among  railroads  which  have  announced  to counsel  their millions  of  members  on  how  to man­ forces  to  maintain  the  properties.  Lloyds  of  London.  come  into  the  plan  are  the  New  age money. plans  These programs may  be  just in  time to  save many  famiiies  The  railroads  would  pay  an  an­ York  Central,  Pennsylvania,  the  Strikebound  railroads  could  col­ from  a  repetition  of  the  1955­56  fiasco.  Then  the  public  in  general  Norfolk and  Western, the  Northern  Pacific,  the  Chicago  &  St.  Louis  went  on  a  credit  buying  binge.  This  was  followed  by  many  reposses­ Getting A Look At Union Hail  and  others.  Several  major  lines  sions,  garnishees,  complaints  of  overcharges  both  for  credit  merchan­ not  yet  committed,  such  as  the  dise  and finance  fees.  Now the  public has started on another  credit  binge.  In April,  install­ Baltimore and Ohio  and the South­ em Raiiway are also reported ready  ment  buying  jumped  by  $423,000,000,  the  largest  monthly  increase  to  come into  the  plan as  the  dead­ since  1955.  By  the  end  of  May,  consumers  were  in  debt  to  the  tune  line  nears.  of  forty­six  billion  dollars,  a  rise of  a  billion  and  a  half  dollars  in  two  '  V­ Actually,  only  one  railroad  has  months and  of  seventeen  billion  dollars  in five  years.  been  reported  as  refusing  to  par­ The  labor  and  credit  unions  say  they  aren't  sure  they  know  all  the  ticipate  in  the  pian.  reasons  why  some  of  their  members—often  the  same  ones  over  and  The  news  about  the  completion  over—get  into financial  jams.  of  the strike  insurance  plan  comes  But  they  feel  it's  become  vital  to  at  a  time  when  the  railroad  con­ help  families  learn  how  to  man­ tracts with the various rail  brother­ age  their  money  more  effectively,  hoods  are  due  for  expiration.  "Too  often  the financial gains  won  There's  no  doubt  in  the  labor  at  the  bargaining  table  are  lost  movement that  tlie strike insurance  at  the  retail  counter,"  warns  Leo  plan  will  be  used  as  a  club  in  the  Perils,  AFL­CIO  Community  Serv­ forthcoming  negotiations  to  beat  ices  Director.  down  the  demands  of  the  railroad  The  AFL­CIO  Community  Serv­ workers.  ices  Committee  has  pilot  classes  under  way  in  six  cities,  and  more  will  start  this  fall.  The  National  Community  Services  Committee  has  been  concentrating first  on  sending  its  local  representatives  in  various  cities  through  money­ management  courses  arranged  with  the  help  of  local  colleges.  The  local  representatives  in  turn  SIU  member  George  Mellzer  Sr.  shows  SlU  heodquorters  to  his  will  arrange  courses  of  six  to  ten  classes  for  union  families  plus  son  George  Jr.  (right)  13,  and  George's  friend,  Thomas  one­day  institutes  on  specific  local  O'Brien,  14.  consumer  problems.  For  example,  WASHINGTON — Ck)ntradicting  the  Columbus,  Ohio,  AFL­CIO  Council  just  completed  its first  nine  reports  of  British  and  Japanese  weeks'  course  for  union  members  and  wives,  using  the  City  Hall  for  progress  on  design  and  construc­ the  classes.  These  courses  cover  such  topics  as  comparative  costs  of  credit  tion  of  atom­powered  ships.  Mari­ time Administrator Clarence Morse  offered  by  various  sellers  and  lenders;  budgeting;  shopping  for  mer­ reported that  the  US has  a  15­year  chandise;  shopping  for  insurance;  pianning  family  meals,  and  buying  edge  on  other  nations  in  the  nu­ cars,  homes  and  household  equipment.  clear  power  race.  Similarly  the  credit  unions  have  come  to  feel  that  high­pressura  BALTIMORE  —  As  has  been  expected,  shipping  for  this  The only atom­powered merchant  installment  selling  makes  it  imperative  that  they  provide  their  mem­ port declined  sharply over  the last  couple of  weeks, but  with  ship,,  the  NS  Savannah,  was  bers  with financial counseling.  Such  guidance  will  benefit  employers  recently  but  will  not  go  too,  points  out  John  Bigger,  educational  director  of  the  Credit  Union  the  steel  strike  being  only  partially  responsible,  Earl  Shep­ launched  into service for  another year.  How­ National  Association.  pard,  port  agent,  reported.  '  ever, the US has a  variety of  atom­ "People  more  secure  in  their  family  life  and  more  successful  in  There  are  only  two  ore  on  crews.  One  of  them,  the  newly  powered  submarines  and  surface  managing  their  money  make  more  effective  workers," he  says.  ships now  out of  service here,  "jumboized"  The  Cabins,  is  ex­ Navy  vessels in  operation  or under  The credit unions are concerned  that credit is  not merely  being madt  Sheppard  noted.  One,  the  Baltore,  pected  to crew  up  within  the  next  construction.  available  to  moderate­income  families, it  is being  forced on  people.  In  is  at  Sparrows  Point  fully  loaded  few  days,  as  is  the  Alcoa  Runner,  The  Soviet  Union  has  an  atom­ many  cases  this  high­pressure  credit  is  high­cost  credit.  One  result  but  inactive,  while  the  other,  the  which  has  been  idle  here  for  sev­ powered icebreaker, but apparently  is that  the  personal  bankruptcy  rate  has  been  rising  fast,  the  CUNA  Cubore,  has  been  dry­docked  at  eral days.  has  not  sought  to  build  a  reactor­ Executive  Committee  reports.  Key  Highway.  However  shipping  There  has  been  no  word  as  of  powered  merchant  vessel.  Since  credit  unions  are  non­profit  service  organizations,  they  can  for the  port suffered  somewhat  be­ yet  on  the  Shinnecock  Bay  which  be  more  impartial  and  do  a  better  counseling  job  than  the  pseudcL  Atom  Crafts  Costly  cause  several  of  the  ore  boats had  has  been  on  the  inactive  list  for  counseling  services  operated  by  profit­making  enterprises  as financ*  been  diverted  to  Philadelphia  for  some  time  now.  The  ship  is  still  Since the  costs of  such ships  are  companies,  mutual­fund  salesmen  and  retailers.  discharging.  The  remaining  ves­ awaiting  a  charter.  so  high,  only  the  US  Government  Credit unions have long felt that  the member who applies desperately  sels  have  been  unloading  at  the  The  Baltimore  Port  Council,  appears  willing  at  this  time  to  put  for help  needs  more  than  money.  He  also  needs  help  in  solving  prob­ '  Cottman  Piers  here  in  Baltimore.  Sheppard  said,  has  been  meeting  out  the necessary  funds.  lems  related  to  the  money.  If  Morse'  statement  is  true,  US  Hence,  many  local  credit  unions  for  some  time  have  had  their  own  The  coming  period's  shipping  with much  success in  its short  six­ picture is  expected to be  about the  months existence.  The council  now  ship  operators  would  have  a  big  counseling  programs  which  give families  Valuable  budgeting  and  other  same,  Sheppard  said,  unless  some  has  15  affiliated  local  unions  with  jump  on  foreign­flag  rivals,  pro­ preventive  counseling,  as  well  as  remedial  help  after  they've  gotte;B  unscheduled  vessels  call  in  the  the  Fire  Fighters  being  the  latest  vided  they  can  get  the  necessary  into trouble.  area for  servicing. The  men on  the  to join. In  addition  two other  local  financial support  from the Govern­ One  of  the  most  useful  counseling  services  provided  by  some  credit  beach  here  are  stiil  waiting  for  a  unions  have  indicated  they  may  ment.  Several  operators  have  ex­ unions  is  to  keep  on  hand  copies  of  the  official  auto  dealers'  list  of  number  of  vessels, now  inactive or  join  up  before  the first  of  next  pressed  an  interest  in  utilizing  an  trade­in­values  of  various  cars.  This  helps  members  applying  for  atom power  plant in a  supertanker.  credit union auto  loans to  know  whether  they are  getting a  fair allow­ '  in the  yards,  to come  out and  take  month.  There  was  a  total  of  22  vessels  ance  for  their  old  cars,  and  reasonable  prices  on  the  new  ones.  calling  into  this  port  over the  past  Some  workers have  as many  as eight  or ten  judgments against  them.  Moving? Notify  two­week  period.  Eleven  ships  The strategy  of  one credit union  has been to buy  up the first judgment,  paid  off,  four  signed  on  and  the  so that  the  credit union  becomes the  primary  creditor.  By holding  the  SIU, Weifare  other seven  were  in transit.  first judgment  and  not  paying  it  off,  the  credit  union  is  able  to  fore­ Seafarers  and  SIU  families  The  following  were  the  vessels  stall  the  other  creditors.  While  the first  judgment  is  in  effect  and  who  apply  for  maternity,  hos­ paying  off:  the  Evelyn,  Carolyn,  being  collected,  the  other  creditors  can't  do  anything.  pital  or  surgical  benefits  from  Jean  (Bull);  Feltore,  Cubore  (Mar­ LAKE  CHARLES  —  With  nine  are  more  willing  to settle  for  less  on  a  judgment  than  on  the  Welfare  Plan  are  urged  to  ven);  Valiant  Faith  (Lib);  Mer­ ships  in­transit,  shipping  has  been  an Creditors  ordinary  debt.  The  credit  union's  credit  committee  generally  does  keep  the  Union  or  the  Wel­ maid  (Metro­Petro);  Alcoa  Runner  good for  the last  two weeks.  Agent  the  negotiating  the  creditors.  Creditors  are  more  likely  to  rely ­ fare  Plan  advised  of  any  (Alcoa); Penn Explorer  (Penntrans)  Charles  Kimball  expects  more  of  on  a  third  party with  if  well  established,  like  a  credit  union.  changes  of  address  while  their  and  the  Bents  Fort  and  CS  Nor­ the same for the coming two weeks  In  one  case  a  man  had  four  judgments  against  him.  One  was  for  applications  are  being  proc­ folk  (Cities  Service).  as  most  of  the  ships  in­transit  are  $112  plus  fees.  The  credit  union  bought  it  from  the  original  creditor  essed.  Although  payments  are  Signing  on  here  were  the  Vali­ due  to  retuim  within  the  next  for  $100  cash.  The  second  one,  for  $1,000,  was  held  by  the  First  Nar  often  made  by  return  mail,  ant  (Ocean  Tramp);  Vali­ period.  tional City  Bank  of  New  York,  which  would not  agree to a  settlement.  changes  of  address  (or  illegible  ant  Freedom  The  nine  ships  were  the  Steel  Faith  (Lib.);  Feltore  (Marven)  Often  big  banks  are  the  toughest  creditors,  but  sometimes  they  settle  return  addresses)  delay  them  Age  (Isthmian);  Chiwawa,  Brad­ and  the Steel  Architect  (Isthmian).  for less.  The third  judgment of  $600 was settled for  $400.  The fourth,  when  checks  or  "baby  bonds"  The  in­transit  vessels  were  the  ford  Island,  CS  Norfolk,  Royal  $45,  was  settled  for  $25.  are  returned.  Those  who  are  Balthnore, CS  Miami, and  If  you  yourself, have  an  opportunity  to  enroll  in  one  of  the  new  moving  or  plan  to  move  are  Steel  Designer,  Steel  Traveler  Oak, CS  Council  Grove  (Cities  Service).  (Isthmian);  Texmar  (Calm ar);  counseling programs  being  sponsored  by your  local  council  community  advised  to  immediately  notify  Robin  Kirk  (Robin);  Alcoa  Polaris  services committee, or get  individual counseling from  your credit  union  During  the last  period more "A"  SIU  headquarters  or  the  Wel­ (Alcoa);  Mankato  Victory  (Victory  beforehand,  by all  means  take  it.  &  "B"  men  shipped  out  than  fare  Plan, at  11 Broadway, ^ew  Carriers) and the  Josefina  (Liberty  registered,  A  combined  total  31  You  save ­  money  and  worry  by  getting  information  beforehand  York.  NY.  Nav).  rather than  to wait  for remedial  help after  you're  heavily  in  debt.  registered;  37  shipped  out.  Seafarer's Guide To  Better Buying  MA  Claims  US Edge In  Atom Ships  Baltimore Port Council  Signs Up IStti Affiliate  Beach Light  In CS  Port  fi'  <1-' ­T'  �Aucust  14.  1959  Boom Hits  N'Orleans  Page S^TOl  SEAFARERS  LOG  At Work On The Mankato  NEW  ORLEANS  —  Highlighted  by 24  in­transit ships,  New  Orleans  was  the  benefactor  of  an  extreme­ ly  good  two  weeks  of  shipping.  Port  Agent  Lindsey  Williams  also  reports  six  payoffs  and  four  sign  ons.  Two  crcw­ups  are  anticipated  aboard  the Mount  Rainier  (Ameri­ can Tramp)  and  Valiant  Enterprise  (Enterprise).  Both  ships  are  wait­ ing  to  load  up  at  the  grain  eleva­ tor.  The  ships  paid  off  were  Del  Mundo  (Mississippi);  Steel  Ad­ vocate  (Isthmian);  Iberville,  Topa  Topa,  (Waterman);  and  Mount  Rainier  and  Mount  Evans  (Amei'i­ can  Tramp).  The  ships  signed  on  were  Del  Oro  (Mississippi),  Neva  West  (Bloomfield),  Valley  Forge  (Penin­ sula), and  Mount  Evans  (American  Tramp).  In­Transit  Influx  The  heavy  in­transit  load  con­ sisted  of  the  Alcoa  Ranger,  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  Roamer,  Alcoa  Clipper,  Alcoa  Pegasus  (Alcoa);  Seatrain  Georgia,  Seatrain  Louisi­ ana (Seatraip); Del  Santos, Del Oro  (Mississippi):  Edith,  Kathryn  (Bull);  Neva  West,  Lucille,  Bloom­ field  (Bloomfield);  Steel  Age  (Isth­ mian), Monarch  of  the Seas, Arizpa,  Iberville  (Waterman);  Raphael  Semmes,  Gateway  City  (Pan  At­ lantic);  Valiant  Enterprise  (Enter­ prise);  Jefferson  City  Victoiy  (Victory);  Mermaid  (Metro),  and  Wang  Archer  (Marine  Bulk).  Reach Interim A^eement  On Lakes Jurisdiction  A  full­fledged  clarification  of  the  question  of  jurisdiction  over Great Lakes  seamen is expected  to come out  of  the next  AFL­CIO  Executive  Council  meeting  which  is convening on  Monday  at  Unity  House, For­­^  est Park, Pa.  SIU of NA Presi­ the  seamen's  field  since  1945,  dent Paul Hall, National Mari­ principally  in  ore­carrying  fleets  time  Union  President  Joseph  Cur'  which  are  owned  and  operated  by  ran  and  David  MacDonald,  prest  major  steel  companies.  dent  of  the  Steelworkers  Union  Both  unions  will  withdraw  peti­ will  take  up  the  matter  on  that  tions and  imfair labor  charges pre­ date.  /  sented  to the National  Labor  Rela­ In  the  interim,  an  agreement  tions  Board,  as  well  as  withdraw­ reached  between  the  Steelworkers  ing all  complaints,  resolutions  and  and  the  SIU  has  helped  clear  the  charges  presented  to  the  AFL­CIO  way  for  more  effective  organizing  and  its  subordinate  bodies.  by  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  District  The  resolution  of  jurisdictional  among  non­union Lakes fleets. The  lines on the Lakes will  be a  big as­ Great  Lakes  District,  along  with  sist  in  the  Great, Lakes  District  other maritime  unions in  the Mari­ drive  among  thousands  of  seamen  time  Trades  Department,  has  who  are not  in  unions, or  who art  been  active on  the Lakes since  the  members of  various company­spon­ spring  fitout  in  a  number  of  sored  unions  on  the Lakes­Seaway  companies.  route.  The  initial  agreement  reached  on  August  6 provided  that the SIU  and  Steelworkers  will  support  each  other's  organizational  at­ tempts  among  Great  Lakes  sea­ men,  and  will  refrain  from  inter­ fering  with  each  other's  activities,  Hard  at  work  on  the  Mankato  Victory  are  deck  gong  members  pending  the  outcome  of  jurisdic­ SAN  FRANCISCO  —  Shipping  (foreground  to  background)  Uno  Poison,  bosun;  John  Klecxek,  tional  decisions to  be  made on  Au­ has  been  on  the  slow  bell  here  AB;  Bob  Hothcock  Jr.,  AB;  and  Albert  Coles,  AB.  Ship  was  in  gust 17.  Erie  Basin  at  the  time.  As  a  result,  the.  Steelworkers  with  a  bit  of  a  spurt  when,  on  the  have  agreed  to abandon  organizing  last  day, the Coe  Victory took on  a  activities  among  unlicensed  sea­ full  crew.  The  port  anticipates  men  employ., d  on  the  vessels  of  more of  the same for the  next two­ Hutchinson  and  Company,  which  week  period.  operates  two  non­union  Lakes  There  were  only  five  ships  in  fleets,  the Pioneer Steamship Com­ the  area  over  the  past  couple  of  As approved by the SIU membership in all ports, a new hall  pany  and  the  Buckey  Steamship  weeks.  The  Northwestern  Victory  (Victory  Carriers)  and Steel  Fabri­ has  been  opened  in  Jacksonville, Fla. In  turn, the Savannah  company.  The  Great  Lakes  District  had  cator  (Isthmian)  paid  off  and  hall has  been  closed. Th  eaddress  of  the Jacksonville  hall  is  been  actively  organizing  in  the  signed  on.  The  Fairport  (Water­ Pioneer fleet  and  was  on  the  eve  man) also signed  on, while the Steel  920  Main  Street, Jacksonville,  Admiral  (Isthmian)  and  Marymar  Florida, Room  200.  Telephone  grown in importance. Jacksonville's  of  filing  a  petition  for a  collective  (Calmar)  were  in  transit.  bargaining  election  when  the  good  fortune  is  in  no  small  way  number  is  ELgin  3­0987  with  derived  from  the Suwanee  Steam­ Steelworkers  intervened,  touching  William  Morris as  the agent.  ship  Corporation,  operators  of  the  off  the  dispute  between  the  two  Morris  was  formally  installed  as  missile  ship  fleet,  who  use  the  unions. The Steelworkers  now  will  Jacksonville  agent  at  the  port's  Jacksonville  port  as  a  base  of  support  SIU  activities  on  Hutchin­ first  membership  meeting  a  week  operation.  son  ships.  ago  Wednesday  by  Mobile  Port  .  The geographical  change of  halls  In  turn,  the  SIU  will  refrain  Agent  Cal Tanner.  will  enable  the  Union  to  service  from  organizing  efforts  among  un­ The  prime  reason  for  the switch  the  missile  fleet  more  efficiently.  licensed crews for  whom the Steel­ is  the  changing  pattern  of  opera­ At  the same  time,  the ships  previ­ workers  have  traditionally  bar­ tions by SlU­contracted companies.  ously  serviced  out  of  Savannah  gained  through  Local  5000,  the  In  recent  years  Savannah  has  de­ can  be  handled  from  Jacksonville  seamen's  affiliate  of  the  steel  un­ clined as a  base for SIU ship  oper­ or  other  Atlantic  and  Gulf  ports  ion.  The  Steelworkers  have  been  in  ations  while  Jacksonville  has  where SIU halls are maintained.  No Glee In  SF Outlook  Jacksonville Hall Opens;  Will Service  Missile  Fleet  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  WeUare  Services at  headquarters.  So Nobody Forgets  •  '  .  Sometimes  the  most  obvious  safety  pre­ cautions  tend  to  be overiooked,  like  hang­ ing  on  to a handrail coming  up  and  down  ladders.  That's  where  written  reminders  come  in  handy  in  keeping  crewmembers  aware of  desirable practices.  The  written  reminder  is  a  little  added  insurance  that  will  jog  the  attention  of  a  crewmember who  might otherwise forget  to  follow  the  safe  practice.  Wherever possible,  reminders of  this na­ ture  should  be  stenciled  on  the  bulkhead.  a­r:,!.'  : t'V­ ­ cs'i  An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship  4  J  ­jJI  �Vice  Blcbi  ­ '.wr  ­  • .  •   '"  ' SEAFARERS  LOG  . 'S.v­:­' ­  i^'Ti  r • ; "/o*­  • • * • • ­• •   A  little over  ten  years  ago,  in  the  spring  'of  1949, the SIU Canadian  District embarked  on  a  bitter fight  to break the stranglehold  of  the  Communist  Party  on  Canadian  seamen.  As  a  result  of  the  complete  success  of  that  campaign,  the  Canadian  District  emerged  as  the sole  representative  of  Canadian  seamen.  The Canadian  SIU's success  helped frustrate  the  Communist  Party's  plans  to  dominate  the world's waterfronts and to cripple US ef­ forts to revive Europe,  At  the  time  the  Canadian  District  under­ took  its  drive,  with  the  aid  and  support  of  the SIU  of  North  America,  the  entire  Cana­ dian  seamen's  movement  was  100  percent  Communist­dominated,  and  the  Canadian  seamen,  along  with  seamen  and  waterfront  workers  in  other  lands,  were  being  used  as  tools  in  the  Communist  plot  to  wreck  the  Marshall  Plan  and  open  up  Western  Europe  to Soviet domination.  From their dramatic victory  over  Commu­ nis^t  control of  seamen, the  Canadian District  has  gone  on  to  equally­spectacular  successes  on the economic front. In the face of  a drastic  decline  of  Canadian­flag  deep  sea  shipping  because of  unrestricted foreign­fiag transfers,  the Canadian District  has expanded its mem­ bership  by  a  vigorous  organizing  campaign  Aacnrt 14r 1«M  on  the  Lakes,  the  West  Coast  and  related  areas.  Equally  impressive  has  been  the  District'^  success  in  wiping  out  the  traditional  differ­ ential between US and Canadian wage stand­ ards,  Canadian  seamen  now  enjoy  wages  and  conditions  which  rank  with  any  Ameri­ can­fiag contract, despite  the fact  that Cana­ dian workers have always been paid less than  Americans  and  are  still  paid  less  in  most  shoreside  jobs.  The success  of  the  Canadian  District  in  this  area  has  made  it  the  pace­ setter  of  the  entire  Canadian  labor  move­ ment.  Aside  from  wages,  Canadian  Seafarers  nqw  have  welfare  plan  protection  and fine  working  conditions  and  are  in  the  process  of  getting modern  union  halls in  their  major  ports,,The  headquarters  hall  in  Montreal  in  the  heart  of  the  business  district  offers  a  wide  variety  of  comforts  and  conveniences  to the membership.  This  past  May,  the  Canadian  District  served  as  the  host  union  to  the SIUNA  con­ vention  in  Montreal  symbolizing  the  Dis­ trict's ten  years of  sweeping progress.  Pictured  on  this  page  are some  of  the fa­ cilities in  the Union's  Montreal headquarters  as  well  as  scenes  on  the  Canadian­manned  Lakei',  the  Scott  Misener.  _  ;  Canadian  Seafarer  Bob  LeClerc  poses  of  the  wheel  of  the  Scott  Misener,  giant Canadian­flag  bulk­carrier,  in  Montreal  harbor.  K  t.'  Chief  cook  Betty  Martynuk  is  shown  at  work  in  the  galley,  getting  the  noontime  meal  together.  Many  Canadian  ships  carry  women  cooks.  Like  most  Lakers,  the  Scott  Misener  has  a  seemingly­endless  row  of  hatches  amidships,  with  the  galley  and  engine  room  aft.  Ship  is  shown  in  process  of  discharging  some  24,000.  tons  of  wheat  brought  to  Montreal  from  upper  Lakes.  �14.1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace NiM  Group  of  Canadian  Seafarers  relaxes  in  well­ stocked  library of  Canadian District's  Montreal  headquarters.  {  ' '  '  —  Pool tables  and other  recreational  facilities  get  big  play  from  Canadian  Seafarers  on  the  beach.  Dispatcher  Don  Swait  posts  some  fobs  on  the  Illuminated  head*  quarters  hiring  board.  List  "of  ships  shows  variety  of  jobs  under  Canadian  SlU  contract.  ill  A  A  ii  ".^1  ­ ''51  This  group  is  relaxing  with  quiet  conversation  on  main  deck  of  headquarters,  which  also  serves  as  hiring  hall.  Bill  the  bosun  (left) keeps  an  eye  on  some  of  the  gang  as  they paint  the Scott  Miseners lifeboats. Men  are actually  on  dock»  Foc'sles  on  big  Laker  ore  roomy,  and  well  furnished.  Chief  cook's  room  shown  here  has. lounge  ohqir,  big  double  dresser  and  three­ quarter­sized  bed.  Among  Canadian  headquarters  facilities  are  (top  to  bottom)  spa­ cious  meeting  hall,  lunch  counter,  slop  chest,  several  washing  ma­ chines (plus shower  room not shown)  and  barber  shop.  •  f­lal Banks,  secretary­treasurer  of  the Canadian  District  and  a  vice­president  of  the  SlUNA,  reports  to  SlUNA  convention.  �SEAFARERS  tOO  Pag* Tea  ICC Foces Influence' Charge  ! i'  j  WASHINGTON—A complaint that the Interstate Commerce Commission permitted certain  Interests to  take control of  the New York  Central  Railroad in  1954  without  first  conducting  public  hearings has  been  leveled  by minority  stockholders  of  the  Central.  The  complaint  parallels SIlJ charges  that the­^  railroad ­ dominated  ICC  has  R.  Young  and  Allen  P.  Kirby  be­ schedules  so  as  to  wreck  the  do­ failed  to  give  the  steamship  cause  of  "undue  and  improper  mestic  shipping  industry.  industry  a  hearing  in  its  disputes  infiuence" by White  House officials  They  cited  numerous  instances  and other prominent figures. Among  in  which  the  railroads,  with  the  with  the  railroads.  approval of  ICC, manipulated  long­ those named in the complaint were  The stockholder  group asked  the  Federal  Disti­ict  Court  here  to  the  present  members  of  the  ICC,  haul  and  short­haul  rates  to  the  order  the  ICC  to  investigate  the  Sherman  Adams,  then  President  detriment of  shipping, and in  many  Central  takeover  to  determine  Eisenhower's  chief  assistant;  Dr.  instances  charged  below  cost  rates  whether  control  was  legally  ac­ Milton Eisenhower,  the President's  to  drive  shipping  out  of  business  quired.  They  contended  that  the  brother;  former  Democratic  Sena­ and  monopolize  the  traffic.  ICC  failed  to  rule  on  acquisition  tor Burton K.  Wheeler  of  Montana  of  the  railroad  by  the  late  Robert  and  his  son  Edward;  former  At­ torney  General  Herbert  Brownell  and  former  Air  Force  Secretary  Harold Talbott.  The  complaint  charged  that  the  Wheelers  had  secret  talks  with  four  commissioners,  "during  the  course  of  which  these  commis­ HOUSTON—Shipping has picked  sioners  approved,  prior  to  public  up,  and  future  prospects  loom  WASHINGTON  —  If  the  SIU  adjudication. Young's  plans to take  good.  Three  ships  paid  off.  They  Great  Lakes  District­contracted  control  of  the  New  York  Central  were the Neva  West, Lucile Bloom­ Aquarama  goes  offshore,  it  will  be  without  investigation  thereof."  It  field  (Bloomfield);  and  Westport  without  any  Annie  Oakleys  for  added  that  the  ICC  was  required  (Transp.  Util.).  traveling  Congressmen  or  US  offi­ to look  into the acquisition because  Signing  on  were  Neva  West,  cials.  A bill  to allow the  Aquarama  the  Interstate  Commerce  Act  pro­ Luciie  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield);  and five  other  vessels  to  operate  vides  that  such  ah  investigation  Pacific  Venture  (Pacific  Venture);  outside  the  Lakes  was  passed  by  wiU  be  made  when  one  company  Mt.  Whitney  (Amer.  Tramp.),  and  the  Senate  with  a  rider  that  they  acquires  two  or  more  railroads.  Mermaid  (Metro­Petro).  shall not  be allowed to issue passes  The  complaint  came  as  the  ICC  There  were ships  galore  in­tran­ or  reduced­rate  tickets  to  Con­ pressed  its  drive  in  the  House  of  sit  including  the  Steel  Age  (Isth­ gressmen  or  Government  officials.  Representatives  to  gain  control  of  mian);  Del  Oro,  Del  Sud,  Del  The  rider  is  a  pet  of  Senator  Alaska  shipping.  The  drive  had  Monte  (Mississippi);  Seatrain  New  Williams (Dem.­Del.) who has often  been  blunted earlier  in  the Senate  York,  Seatrain  New  Jersey,  Sea­ sought  to  tack  it  on  to  various  following  testimony  by  the  SIU  train  Texas  (Seatrain);  Pacific  and coastwise  and intercoastal  ship  Venture  (Pacific  Venture);  Pacific  pieces  of  steamship  legislation.  In  previous years, the  House  has  operators.  The unions and  the  op­ Explorer  (Compass);  Seafair  knocked out the  Williams rider and  erators  had  charged  the  ICC  with  (Colonial);  Mt.  Whitney  (Am.  the  House  will  now  have  to act  on  heing  in  collusion  with  the  rail­ Tramp.);  Arizpa  (Waterman);  Win­ roads,  permitting  them  to rig  rate  ter  HUl,  Royal  Oak,  C&  Norfolk,  the  amended  bilL  Fort  Hoskins  (Cities  Service);  Wang  Juror  (Denton);  Bienville  (Pan  Atlantic);  Neva  West,  Luciie  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield),  and  Mae  (Bull).  Seafarers  here  are  requested  by  Port  Agent  Bob  Matthews  to  keep  clinic  appointments.  If,  for  a  valid  reason,  you  are  unable  to  keep  scheduled  appointment  do  not wait  until the last day to notify  the clinic.  Aociut  U. USt  STIIL  DIRBCTOR  (Isthmian),  July  4—Chairman,  R.  Stahl;  Seeratary,  C.  W.  Hall.  Ship's  delegata  to  ba  elect,  ed.  Ship's  fund  $4.33.  No  beefs.  Two  oilers  missed  ship,  one  Baltl*  more,  one  New  York.  Sailed  on*  oiler  short.  No  beefs,  everything  running  smoothly.  MoUon  made  and  seconded  that  Union  oSielaliy find  out  why  watar  tanks  ara  rusty  and  fuU  of  paint.  Ship's  delegate­elected.  Water  tanks  need  cleaning  badly,  food  supply  seems  bad.  Suggest  Union  take  up  same  with  company.  SWORD  KNOT  (Suwannaa),  June  If  —Chalman,  J.  Markal;  Seeratary,  D.  Ootsaff.  No  major  beefs.  Criticized  lor  not  calling  meetings  more  often.  Delegate  eerved  year;  asks  to  be  re­ tleved.  No  beefs,  everything  running  amoothly.  Crew  votes  unanimously  to  hold  one  ship  meeUng  a  month.  Houston Back  On Hot Streak  No Free Ride  On Aquarama?  Work  Moving  Ahead  On  Phila., New Orleans Hails  Vote Set On  SS  Atlantie  Crewmembers  of  the  American  Banner  Lines SS  Atlantic will for­ mally  designate  their  collective  bargaining agent  in a  National  La­ bor  Relations  Board  election  to  be  held  on  August  10.  The  ship  will  be  in  New  York  at  the  time  on  her  return  from  Europe.  The  NLRB  vote  was  made  nec­ essary  under  the  terms  of  the  Atlantic hiring procedure  last year,  under which  crewmembers applied  at  a  company  hiring,  office  and  were  selected  Irrespective  of  un­ ion  affiliation.  Building  croftsman  wheels  in  bricks  for  new  SIU  hall  in  Phil.qdeU  '  Since  the  crew,  at  present,  con­ •   phia.  sists of  SIU men,  an SIU  certifica­ tion  is  a  certainty.  Construction  work  on uiw  halls for  Seafarers in Philadel­ CertificaUon  of  the  SIU  wiU  en­ phia  and  New  Orleans  is  proceeding  at  a  good  pace,  with  able  the  Union  to  sign  a  full  con­ Philadelphia  having a  head start.  Port Agent  Steve Cardiillo  tract  with  the company,  which  has  reports  that  all  demolition •   been  operating  with  a  temporary  has  been  completed  in  Phila­ New  Orleans  building  code  reg­ interim  agreement  up  until  now.  delphia  as  well  as  foundation  ulations  covering  the  French  work,  underground  plumbing  in­ Quarter  call  for  buildings  to  con­ Throw In For  stallations  and  shoring.  At  pres­ form  to  the  prevailing  style  of  ent,  work  is  going  ahead  on  the  architecture and finish, and  the old  A Meeting «lob  steel  framework  and  bricklaying,  brick  will  be  used  in  the  new  con­ Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  as  well  as  installation  of  radiant  struction  accordingly.  In  addition,  any  member can  nominate him­ heating.  use  of  the  old  brick  will  involve  self for meeting chairman, read­ Finished  By  December  a  considerable  cost  saving.  or any  other  post that  The  present  schedule  calls  for  The  new  New  Orleans hall,  near  ing clerk  may  be  up  for  election  before  the  Philadelphia  hall  to  be  com­ the  foot  of  Jackson  Street,  will  be  the membership,  pleted  in  December  and  if  so,  it  closest to  the Waterman  Steamship  mittees  such  as including cbra­ the  tallying  wilt  be open  in time for the  annual  Company  piers in  that city,  as well  committees, financial  commit­ Christmas  Day  party.  as  being  closer  to  the  Public  tees and other  groups named by  New  Urieans  is  still  at  work  on  Health  hospital  and  the  cotton  the  membenhlp.  demolition  of  several  buildings,  in­ warehouse  and  grain  elevator.  Since  SIV  membership  meet­ cluding  an  old  warehouse  on  the  Both  the  Philadelphia  and  Ne.w  in^  officers  are  elected  at  the  property  there.  Demolition  is  go­ Orleans  halls  will  provide  facili­ "tart of  each meeting, those who  ing more slowly than usual because  ties  for  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  wish  to  run  for  those  meeting  of  the  need  to  preserve  the  old  services  to  the  membership  and  offices  can  do  so.  brick  out  of  the  existing'building.  for  Union  operations.  hit  thoughts  and  consideration  ara  always  for  the  crew.  PACIFIC  WAVE  (World  Tramping).  June  21—Chairman,  L.  Hagmann;  Secretary,  E.  Taylor.  No  draw  at  bunker  port.  No  beefs,  everything  running  smoothly.  Short  of  steward  stores  same  as  trip  before.  Repairs  to  bo  aubmitted  before  arrival  In  Haifa.  July  11—ChalrmSn,  H.  Rotscaan;  Saeratary,  L.  Hagman.  Cable  to head­ quarters  on  hospitalization  of  stew­ ard.  Draw  of  S40.  Try  to  get  travel­ er's  checks  in  Tel  Aviv. .Repairs  sub­ mitted.  Motion  made  and  seconded  that hew  crew  refuse  to  sign  on  until  micrometer  valve  oh  feed  pump  is  fixed.  Steward  sending  letter  to  head­ quarters  on  storing  on  this  vessel.  MAE  (Bull),  June  IS­^halrman,  W.  Merrli;  Seeratary,  J.  Turklnetan;  Ship's  fund  $8.65.  No  beefs,  every­ thing  running  smoothly.  Fix  crew  fan.  Loose  change  to  ship's  fund.  Repair  lift  to  delegate.  July  19—Chairman,  W.  Morris;  tec  relary,  J.  Turkinglon.  Fan fixed.  Ship's  fund  $19.62.  No  beefs,  every­ thing running  smoothly.  Motion  mad#  and  seconded  to  air­condition  all  SIU  ships.  Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  de­ partment.  OALLOWAY  (Ovarsaat  Nav.),  Juno  7—Chairman,  F.  Harptr; Saeratary,  O.  Thabo.  Recommended  to  keep  mesc  rooms cleaa  at night  and  repairs dono  at  sea.  Discussion  re  leek  of  coopera­ tion  of  chlof  engineer.  VENORE  (Marvan),  May  3«—Chair,  man,  J.  Archie;  Saeratary,  C.  Hlckok.  Electrician  oBara  to fix  washing  ma­ Few  hours  OT  disputed.  Turn  in  chine.  Crow  promises  to  pay  if  cap.  repair  Uits.  No  beets.  tain  will  not  authorizo  OT.  Captain  okayed  same.  SAMPAN  HITCH  (Suwannaa),  July  11—Chairman,  J.  Morten;  Secretary,  ORION  CLIFFER  (Orion),  July  t—  R.  Donnally.  Reported  on  phone  call  Chairman,  A,  Moraios;  Saeratary,  R.  from  Trinidad  to  headquarters  ro  • arkar. Ship'a  delegata  elected.  Crew  ship'a  bustneas.  Ship's  fund  S4.  One  wants  new  washing  machine  in*  man  abort.  ­New  delegate  elected.  ataUed.  Two  engineers  working  on  Clean  washing  machine  after  use.  Re­ tans.  No  beafi.  everything  running  turn  cups  and  glasses  to  pantry.  amoothly.  Vote  of  thanka  to  radio  operator  for  the  daily  news.  ALCOA  CAVALIER  (Alcoa),  July  19  —Chairman.  J.  Mullls;  Saeratary,  W.  MERMAID  (Metro),  July  11—Chair,  Pelte.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  man,  O.  Abundo;  Saeratary,  A.  Wlla.  elected.  Motion  made  and  seconded  to  post  old  minutes  on  bulletin  board.  Draw  COASTAL  CRUSADER  (Suwannee),  to  bo  given  when  ahlp  goes  north.  Juna  IS—Chairman,  Nona  givan;  Sae.  Ono  man  (C­card)  missed  ship  in  NY.  ratary,  Nona.  New  delegate  elected.  Agent  In  Lake  Charles  was  notified  Ship'e  fund  SIS.  No  beefs.  Motion  and  took  man.'a  gear  ashore.  No  made  that  pressure  be  put  on  for  beefs,  everything  running  amoothly.  new  perculators.  and  washing  ma­ Steward  dept.  given  vote  of  con­ chine.  Hesaroom  and  passageway  bo'  fidence on  good  cooking  and  service.  kept  clean.  Suggest  more  fruit.  Brothers  reminded  to  wear  auitable  attire  in  mesa  hall  at  all  times  and  STEEL  ICIBNTIST  (Isthmlen),  July  return  coffee  cups  to  pantry.  Suggea.  7—Chairmen,  A.  Maldonado;  Secre­ tiona  and  recommendatlans:  ship's  tary,  P..  Omcfa.  lists  sub­ delegate  reminded  brothers  that  U  mitted  and  taken  Repair  care  of.  Water  they  ace  something  wrong  or  havo  tanks  agreed  to  be  cleaned  in  Singa­ a  suggestion  of  any  sort,  mention  tho  pore.  Ship'a  fund  SIS.  No  matter  to  the  person  concerned. Then  Delegate  re­elected.  Messroom  beefs.  bo  If  no  action  la  taken  bring  the  matter  painted.  Clean  washing  machine to  after  to  the  attention  of  dept.  delegate,  using.  ship's  delegata  or  patrolman.  LOSMAR  (Calmar),  July  13—Chair­ man,  C.  Mots;  Saerafary,  R.  RayAald.  Few  beefi  in  steward  dept.,  aU  straightened  out.  SaUed  short  one  man  in  ateward  dept.  Repair  list  made  out  before  arrival.  WANO  TRADER  (North  Atlantis  Marina),  Juna  IS—Chairman,  F.  Shau­ gar;  Saeratary,  R.  Bridge*.  No  beefn  ALCOA  PEGASUS  (AlCOa),  July  13  —Chairman,  W.  Sanders;  Sacraiary.  L.  Phillips,  Repair  list  not  taken cars  of  as  yet—wiU  turn  over  same  to  patrolman  in  Mobile.  No  beefs, every­ thing  running  smoothly.  Ship  it  Just  returning  from  around  the  world  by  way  of  Alaska  and  has  been  a  very  nice  trip  with  good  representaUon  in  Aberdeen.  Wash,  at  payoff.  STEEL  VOYAOER  (Isthmian),  July  19—Chairman,  T.  York;  Sacrotary,  F.  FORT  HOSKINS  (CIHat  Sarvlea),  July  11—Chairman,  I.  Bryan;  Sacra,  tary,  R.  Hartley.  Ship's  fund  S19.  No  beefs,  everything  running  smooth,  ly.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship'a  water  unAt  for  use—noUfied  patrol*  man  In  Houston  and  situation  clarl*  Aed.  Engine  delegate  feels  he  la  being  discriminated  against  by  1st  assistant  over  water  situation.  Sug.  gest  delegate  take  this  matter  up  with  chief  engineer.  JEFFERSON  CITY  VICTORY  (Vie.  tery  Carriers),  July  IS—Chairman,  A.  Raaskei  Seeratary,  O.  Lathrop.  Re.  port  letter  received  from  headquar­ ters  acknowledging  receipt  of  wire  sent  in  regard  to  bosun  being  hos­ pitalized  in  Yokohama.  Ship's  fund  S20.  No  beefs,  everything  running  amoothly.  Motion made  and  seconded  to  see  the  patrolman  about  the  draws  being  put  out  on  time  and  If  no  satisfaction  at  port  of  payoff,  take  the  issue  up  with  New  York.  DEL  CAMPO  (MIMIUIPPI),  July  11  —Chairman,  D.  Ramsay;  Seeratary,  C.  Eraaux.  Ship'a fund  $39.30.  No beefs,  everyttilng  running  amoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  Library  to  ba  kept  locked  in port.  Return  books  to same.  Thanks  to  Bros.  Avrad  and  HcClellan  for  Installing  doors  on  library.  Sug­ gested  that  deck  delegata  recommend  a  safe  rig  to  work  on  blocks  aloft—  to  ba  taken  up  at  lataty  meeting.  everything  running  smoothly.  Each  dept.  to  alternate  on  cleaning  recrea­ tion  room.  Dalap.  One  man  hospitalized  in  Dam­ man.  Some  OT  disputed.  No  beefe.  Vote' of  thanke  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done....  OCEAN  OINNY  (Maritime  Over*  seat),  Jan.  2—Chairman,  C.  '  ^;etti  Secretary,  T.  Dalanay.  New  de.cgate  elected.  Discussion  on  inadequate  slop  chest.  Keep  messroom  clean  nights.  Jan.  19—One  man  hospitalized  in  Vokotiama.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Kobe.  Some  OT  disputed.  Discussion  re slop  chest and  fresh milk  situation.  Jan.  31—Ship's  fund  $8.82.  Brother  who  missed  ship  in  Kobe,  rejoined  at  Naha.  Okinawa.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Resignation  of  delegata  ra­'  Jacted.  Turn  in  repair  list.  Fab.  3S—Some  repairs  taken  care  of.  some  await  parts  and  materiala  at  NV,  One  man  suffered  burns  in  laundry  room  accident.  New  delegate  elected.  Motion  to have  delegate  con­ tact  captain  re using  ex­checker  room  as  library  and  place  linen  supply  in  empty  paaaenger  room.  March  31—Chairman,  B.  WInborna;  Saeratary,  T.  Dalanay.  One  man  short.  Motion  passed  to  post  com­ munications  in  messroom.  Discussion  re  handling  of  keys.  New  'delegate  elected.  ....  May  21—Chairman,  O.  Ballsy;  Sacra­ fary,  T.  Dalanay.  Ship'a  fund  tlO.07.  Soma , ar  disputed.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Matter  of  heads  on  lad­ ders  to  ba  included  in  repair  list.  Juna  14—Chairman,  A.  Mlehalst;  Eacratary,  T.  Dalanay.  Minor  baefa  not  taken  care  of;  major  beef  re  transporUtlon  settled  aatlafactorily.  Ship'a  fund  $10.07.  New  delegate  and  treasurer  elected.  MOUNT  WHITNEY  (Carflo  A  Tank­ ship),  July  19—Chairman,  D.  Bargart  CHIWAWA  (Cities  Sarvlea),  July  IS  Eacratary,  T.  Lewis.  No  beefs.  New  —Chairman,  P.  Raid;  Saeratary,  L.  delegate  and  secretary­reporter  elect­ • aan.  No  baafs,  evarytbing  running  ed.  Suggest  repair  list  ba  made  up.  amoothly.  Agreed  to  work  on  eliml*  JOHN  B.  KULUKUNDIS  (OceeSi  nation  of  r<Mtehei.  LA  SALLI  (Waterman),  July  11—  Chairman,  R.  Ranwrna;  Saeratary,  P.  MeCall.  Evervtlilng running  smoothly.  Receiving  full  cooperation  from  chief  mate  in  cleaning  up ship.  Ship's fund  S4aJH>.  Soma  OT  disputed.  Arrival  pool  drawn  ­up  to  help  Increase  ship'a  fund.  Paint  out  ateward  dept.  Also  a  vote  of  thanka  to  chief  mate'  Sidney  Brown,  for  his  sincere  coop*  eration  and  help  in  cleaning  the  ehip;  Carriers),.  July  IS­rChalrman,  W.  Ai­ vara;  Soeratery,  W.  Bausa.  No  beefs.  One  man  UI.  VALIANT  FAITH  (Ocasn  Carrlarti.  July  19—Chairman,  i.  Kellna;  Escrs­ tary  C.  Nelson.  Draws  had  to  he  taken  in Egyptan  money because  bank  would  not  Issue  travelers'  checks.  N&'  baaft.  Shut  off  watei*  In  waahing  ma­ chine  when  through.' Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.  for  Job­well dona,.~  '  �Ausmt U, 1999  Page  Elevca  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Man^ You Need  A New  Suit!'  Navy­MA Report Again  Stresses Vessel Shortage  • ­v.,  • ^1  WASHINGTON—Confirming  again  what  has  been  said  many  times in  the  past,  a  joint  iNavy­Maritime  Administra­ tion report  has stressed  the weakness  and  inadequacy  of  the  American­flag  merchant fleet.  The  report  called  for  the  of  tankers  would  overcome  the  often­postponed  construction  shortage  by  1962.  Boston Seeks  Barge Pact  of  at  least  two  more  passenger  superliners  as  well  as  the  expan­ sion  of  subsidy  legislation  so  that  more companies  could  get  Govern­ ment  assistance  toward  moderniz­ ing their  ships and  adding to their  fleets.  It  supported  the  idea  that  presently­imsubsidized  companies,  such  as the SlU­contracted  Water­ man,  Isthmian  and  T. J. McCarthy  operations, should  be  granted  sub­ sidies.  Other  points  made  in  the  report  were:  • The    reserve fleet  should  be  upgraded  by  the  addition  of  C­2  and  C­3  ships  at  the  rate  of  20  ships  a  year.  At  the  same  time,  reserve fleet  Libertys  should  be  scrapped  at  a  reasonably  rapid  rate.  • The    more  modern  and  more  desirable  ships  Irr­the  reserve  should  be  kept  in  a  full  state  of  preservation.  • Roll­on,    roll­off  ships,  ships  with  heavy  lift  booms  and  high  speed  vessels  should  be  built.  The  report  also  defended  the  controversial  practice  of  including  runaway­flag  ships  as  part  of  the  US  mobilization  reserve.  This  practice  has  been  attacked  by  the  maritime  unions  as actually,down­ grading and  weakening the  Ameri­ can  merchant  marine.  The ­ report  noted  the  serious  deflciency  in  US  tanker  strength  which is a direct result  of  the State  To  the surprise  of  no one, what  started  out  as  legislation  Department­Maritime  policy  of  de­ runaway­ to  correct  abuses  in  the  labor­management  arena  has  fending the operations of  flag  tanker fleets.  However  it  emerged  as  a  punitive  program  to strip  unions  of  many  of  claimed  that  current  construction  "Sooner  or  later,"  the  report  warned,  "the  whole  World  War  Il­built fleet  must  be  scrapped,"  emphasizing  the  need  for  prompt  steps  to  strengthen  the  existing  merchant  marine.  Lakes MEBA  Extends Ore  Agreements  In  light  of  the  present  steel  strike,  the  Great  Lakes  District  Local 101 Marine  Engineers' Bene­ ficial  Association  has  notified  nine  Great  Lakes  ore  shipping  com­ panies  that  it  is  extending  indefi­ nitely  the  present  three­year  con­ tract,  subject  to  cancellation  with  a  30­day  notice.  The  ore  carriers  that  were  noti­ fied  are:  Pittsburgh  Steel,  Bethle­ hem  Steel,  Browning,  McCarthy,  Tomlinson, Shenango,  Ore  Naviga­ tion,  International  Harvester  and  Midland  Steamship.  Previously,  officials  of  MEBA  Local  101  had  announced  as  their  contract objectives  more  job secur­ ity,  improved  working  conditions,  improved pension  and welfare  ben­ efits. The union  is also pressing for  a  union  shop  throughout  its  con­ tracted  fleets.  The  outcome  of  the  steel  strike  Is  expected  to  have  an  important  bearing  on  future  negotiations  be­ tween  union  and  the  ore  carriers.  the  weapons  used  in  organizing,  and  in  maintaining  wage  standards  and  working  conditions.  The Eisenhower  Admin­ istration  is  going  out  for  a  bill  which  would,  for  example,  prohibit a Union from  picketing a  plant and advertising that  •  BOSTON  —  Negotiations  have  the  boss  was  non­union  and  paid  sub­standard  wages.  gotten  underway  for  a  contract  covering  the  Seafarers  on  the  What  all  this  has  to  do  with  labor­management  "corrup­ tion"  is  hard  to  see.  But  its irrelevance  doesn't  bother  the  Boston Sand and Gravel Co.  barges.  National  Association  of  Manufacturers  and  the Chamber  of  Gene Dakin,  acting agent, reported,  Commerce,  who  have  gleefully  embraced  the  Eisenhower  Seafarer  Crittenden  E.  Foster  has  a  sore  abdomen  but  and  some  progress  has been  made.  program.  otherwise feels  no  ill  effects  after  having  to  take a  series of  However  from  the looks  of  things,  he  said,  it  may  take  several  more  Particularly pleasing  to the NAM  gang is  that  the Admin­ 14  anti­rabies  shots  in  the  Key  West  Naval  Hospital.  The  meetings  before  the  talks  can  be  istration's  proposals  would  not  require  employers  to file  re­ painful  procedure  of  rabies  brought  to a  successful conclusion.  ports  on  funds  spent  on  "labor  relations" activities.  This  is  inoculations  was  made  neces­ lieved  that  bats  in  18  states  aro  Boston Sand and  Gravel operates  a  key  provision  in  any  legislation  which  pretends  to  attack  sary  after  Foster  was  bitten  possibly  rabies  carriers.  Normally,  by  a  bat  aboard  the  Edith  (Bull  US  bats,  which  are  insect  eaters,  a  string  of  seven  barges,  carrying  corruption  oh  the  labor­management  level.  sand  gravel from  a  pit in  Scituate,  What  will emerge  at  present  is  hard  to tell,  since  none of  Line)  while  the  ship  was  off  the  will  avoid  humans,  which  is  why  bat  bites  are  considered  a  sound  Massachusetts,  to  plants  in  Cam­ the three bills  now up in the House  resemble the bill already  Florida  Keys.  bridge and  East  Boston for  proces­ passed by the Senate.  Consequently, what  emerges from  the  The  Edith  was  at  sea  at  the  indication  of  a  rabies  infection.  sing.  The  barges  have  a  carrying  time,  and  Foster  was  relaxing  in  The  doctors  informed  Foster  capacity  of  some  600  to  700  tons.  House will have  to be reconciled  with the Senate version  be­ his  foc'sle  read­ that  he  was fortunate  the bite  was  ing  a  book  when  not  on  the  head  or  neck,  as  the  Shipping  for  the  past  period  in­ fore final  action  can  be  taken.  This  gives  a  little  breathing  the  bat  bit  him  disease  will  spread  far  more  creased  slightly  over  the  previous  space  and  time  for  Union  members  to  let  their  representa­ on  the  right  rapidly if  the  bite is near the brain.  two  weeks,  but  not  to  the  extent  tives  in  Congress  know  what  they  think  about  bills  which  wrist.  He  took  a  Tropical  and  sub­tropical  vam­ tiiat  it  can  be  called  good,  Dakin  would  restrict  Union  organizational  and  strike  weapons.  swipe  at  the  bat,  pire  bats  have long  been  known  to  said.  The  forecast  for  the  coming  t  i  ^  period  is  uncertain,  but  looks  as  if  it  will  also  be slow.  There  were  two  vessels  paying  off,  one  signed  on  and  one  was  in  transit.  The  payoffs  were  the  Fort  Hoskins,  and  the  Bradford  Island  (Cities  Service).  The  new  super­ tanker  Transeastern,  the  largest  tanker  under  the  US­flag,  signed  on  herd  early  in  the  period.  The  46,000­ton  vessel  will  be  on  the  Gulf­Japan  run.  Isthmian's  Steel  Architect,  was  the  in­transit  ship.  Gets Rabies Shots  After Bat Attack  Smoking, Cancer Et Ai  The  repeated  reports  on  smoking  and  its  after­effects  on  death  rates  from  cancer,  heart  disease  and  what­have­you  have  created  a  vast  cloud  of  confusion.  The  Public  Health  Service  and  the  Anierican  Cancer  Society,  both  obviously  authoritative  sources,  have  emphasized  the  link  between  smoking  and  ill health  in  a  variety  of  reports,  but  there  is  a  good  deal  of  medical  opinion  on  the  other  side  of  the  question.  _  Every  time one. of  these reports  comes out, it is  argued  by  the cigarette industry that smoking alone does not  cause can­ cer—that  the culprit  might  be smog, car  exhaust or  other ir­ ritants  which  may  all  contribute  to  the disease  rate.  That  being the case,  there is one good  way to find  out the answer.  Everyone knows that seamen  as a  group are by  and  large,  heavy  cigarette smokers.  Yet  the nature of  their  occupation  is such that they are not exposed  to air pollution, car exhsxist  fumes  and  other  potential  cancer­causing  agents.  It  would  Seem  logical  then, for  the Public Health  Service  to  conduct  a survey  among seafaring  men  which  would  help  pin  down  the significance  of  cigarettes  in  the cancer  picture.  which  evaded  be  rabies  carriers,  as  are  dogs,  him  and flew  off,  foxes,  squirrels  and  other  wildlife,  and  then  report­ but  it is  only  in  the last  few  years  ed  the  accident  that  rabies  has  shown' up  in  the  to  the  skipper.  varieties  of  bats  existing  in  the  Foster  Never  having  United  States.  had  to  treat  a  bat  bite  before,  the  skipper radioed  the Key  West  hos­ pital  for  information.  Naval  au­ Put Postal Zone  thorities  immediately  ordered  him  to  meet  a  Coast  Guard  cutter  On LOG  Address  The  Post  Offlce  Department  which  sped  out  to  take  Foster  has  requested  that  Seafarers  ashore  for  anti­rabies inoculations.  and  their  families include postal  In  addition,  the  Navy  doctors  zone  numbers  in  sending  instructed  the  crew  to  conduct  a  changes  of  address  into  the  thorough  search  for  the  bat in  the  LOG.  The use of  the zone  num­ hope  of  capturing it  and  testing  it  ber  will  greatly  speed  the flow  as  a  rabies  carrier.  Crewmembers  of  the  mail  and  will  facilitate  were  unable  to  locate  the  animal,  delivery.  which  apparently  flew  out  of  the  Failure  to  include  the  zone  porthole  after  biting  Foster.  number  can  hold  up  delivery  In  recent  years  there  have  been  of  the  paper.  The  LOG  is  now  several  incidents  of  rabies­carry­ in  the  process  of  zoning  its  ing  bats  attacking  people,  some­ entire  mailing  list.  times  with  fatal  results.  It  is  be­ 1  1  a  �SEAFARERS  IN DRYDOCK  Just Thinking  Prompt  action  by  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  assured  a  number  of  Sea­ farers  in  various  hospitals  throughout  the  country  the supply  of  blood  required  for  operations  or  transfusions,  Welfare  Service  Representa­ tives  reported.  In  Staten  Island  alone,  four  Seafarers  reclved  a  total  of  18  pints  of  blood  between them  in the space  of  a few  days.  Over  in  the  USPHS  hospital  at  Staten  Island  Is  Brother  Thomas  Gray  who  is  recovering  from  a  burst  appendix  which  happened while  at  sea  on  the  Coe  Victory.  A  2V^­month  stay  at  Staten  Island  was  long  enough  for  Seafarer  Fidel Lukban who recently got his fit­for­duty. Lukban,  a former mess­ man  on  the  Steel  Scientist,  en­ tered  the  hospital  for  a  cardiac  evaluation.  Two  other  Seafarers  are  re­ ported  on  the  road  to  recovery  From  the  smile  on  his  face  at  the Staten  Island hospital.  One,  and  the  glint  in  his  eye,  it  Oscar  Sorenson,  formerly  on  the  doesn't  seem  probable  that  Robin  Kirk,  entered  the  hospital  Seafarer John Wonderlich  will  with a  broken  jaw, the  result  of  a  be  rushing  to  sign  on  for  an­ mugging  incident.  Sorenson  said  other  trip  on  the  SS  Helen.  he  was  hit  by  a  cab  driver  who  "Big  John,"  sporting  o  new  Mendez  was  attempting  to  lift  his  waliet,  beard,  seems  to have  o  stay  and  was  thrown  out  of  the  cab.  on  the  beach in  mind.  A  shipboard accident  in which he  fractured his  right ankle  put chief  cook  Pablo  Mendez  out  of  action  for  awhile.  Mendez  last  shipped  on  the  Kathryn.  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  Out  on  the  West  Coast,  reports  from  the  USPHS  hospital  in  San  Francisco  indicate  George  Brady,  an  AB,  is  recovering  nicely  from  a  throat  infection.  Brady  last  .by  Carl  McDonald.  sailed  on  the  Aimena. •   Also  recovering  on  the  Coast  In  a  small  village  of  Old  Mexico  is  Chang  P.  King  off  the  Yaka.  With  its  quiet  splendor  and  life  King  entered  the  hospital  with  a  serene.  varicose  condition.  Although  An  artist  lingers,  reluctant  to  go  Gray  Brady  there  was no  indication as  to when  Without  fixing  to canvas  the  tran­ he  will  be  back  on  his  feet,  King  is  reported  coming  along fine.  quil  scene.  Seafarers  are  always  interested  in  the  various  shipboard  activities,  In the  village  inn  he  takes a  room.  especially  the  men  in  the  various  hospitals.  Members  on  shore  leave,  the  evening  strolls  the  village  or  on  the  beach  waiting  for  a  ship,  should  take  the  time  out  to visit  In streets.  the  brothers  in  the  hospitals,  or  drop  them  a  line.  The  following  is  The  moon's  silver  light  dispelling  the  latest  available  list  of  hospital  patients:  the  gloom  USPHS  HOSPITAL  4  When  fate  intervenes  and  he  BALTIMORE.  MD.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Ralph  Amac  Ehu  Harry  Pula  meets  ...  NORFOLK,  VA.  Leo  Barrett  Abner  Raiford  Claude  L.  Bibb  Bemie  G.  Watson  Justin  Burdo  Harold  Rivers  A  brunette  maid  of  Old  Mexico  Frances  Boner  Luis  Williams  Herman  D.  Carney  Felipe  Serrano  John  L.  Griffin  Arthur  L.  Cox  Jose  Soares  Slim  shoulders  encased  in  man­ USPHS  HOSPITAL  Gorman  T.  Glaxe  Florentino  Telgeiro  tilla lace.  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.  Emanuel  D.  Jones  Paul  Thornhlll  George  D.  Brady  Joseph  Neubauer  Antonio  LaPorte  Dolphus  Walker  With  raven  hair  and  eyes  aglow.  Michael  J.  Coffey  Joseph  I.  Pelreira  Manuel  Lourldo  Levi  Warner  In  a  broum  and  piquant  face.  Mike  Golns  Arthur  J.  Scheving  Endel  Pappel  John  Zucharskl  Small Village  Aneelo  Polatos  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON,  MASS.  L.  C.­  Melanson  John  C.  Roblee  Dominic  NeweU  Edward  C.  Sieger  Chas.  R.  Robinson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  Thomas  L.  Bowers  Charles  L.  Hlppard  Albert  W.  Cantor  Joseph  O.  Roy  Wilmot  S.  Getty  Alfredo  P.  Stearns  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH,  BROOKLYN,  NY  Joseph  Bass  Ludwlg  Krlstlansen  Matthew  Bruno  Thomas  R.  Lehay  Gregorlo  Caraballo  Leo  Mannaugh  Leo  V.  Carreon  Prlmltlvo  Muse  Wade  Chandler  Jeremiah  O'Byrn*  Joseph  D.  Cox  George  G.  Phifer  John  J.  DriscoU  Winston  E.  Renny  Frledof  O.  Fondila  Manuel  B.  SUva  OUs  L.  Gibbs  Aimer  S.  Vickera  Bart  E.  Guranlck  Luther  E.  Wing  Talb  Hassan  Pan  P.  Wing  Frank  Hernandez  Royce  Yarborough  William  D.  Kenny  Pacifico  Yuzon ^  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH,  GA.  Jose  A.  Blanco  R.  W.  Centchovlch  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  Sam  J.  Anderson  Joseph  Prabech  .  Arthur  A.  Furst  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Robert  W.  Bunner  Ange  Panagopoulos  Thomas  J.  Gray  Stavros  Papoutsis  Jose  Reyes  Jesse  R.  Joy  Patrick  T.  Kelly  Jose  Rodriguez  NeweU  A.  Keyes  Manuel  Sanchez  Raul  I.  Lopdz  Julius  B.  Schutte  Robert  F.  StapUn  Granville  Matlse  Miguel  Tirade  Pablo  Mendez  Herman  Meyer  Aonut 14,  l»St  SKAFARERS  LOG  PMPe  Tweltv  Antonio  E.  Hanesls  Edward  J.  Smith  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  EmUe  P.  Badon  Jacob  J.  Levin  Robert  G.  Barrett  David  E.  McCoilum  WUIiam  Harjenhoff  Victor  Bonura  Carter  Chambers  Louis T.  Mai^all  ­ Fess  T.  Crawford  John  MiUer  Wiiliam  E.  Nelson  Eugene  Croweli  Valentine  Nunez  Ignacio  D'Amlco  LouU  W.  Peed  Jeff  Davis  John  Pennino  Woodrow  Davis  Wlnford  Powell  Louis  Duracher  Joseph  Fitzpatrick  Harry  Rivers  Clarence  Fontenot  ^ward  Roig  J.  Shauglmessy  James  GBsson.  BUly  C.  Ward  Wayne  Harris  Arthur  R.  King  Roland  E.  Wilcox  Edward  Knapp  Donna  Williamson  LesUe  WUson  Leo  H.  Lang  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  Richard  B.  Appleby  Max  Olson  L.  Anderson  John  C.  Palmer  BenJ.  F.  Deibier  Leo  Watts  James  Lauer  Joseph  ?.  Wis*  Woodrow  Meyers  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isakaen  MT.  WIL.SON  STATE  HOSPITAL  MT.  WILSON.  HO.  Georga  Davis  George  Richardson  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN.  VA.  Joseph  GUI  VA  HOSPITAL  TUCSON.  ARIZONA  Frank  J.  Mackey  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  JAMAICA  32,  LL  NY  James  RusseU  VA  HOSPITAL  DENVER.  COLO.  CUfford  C.  Womack  In  the  quiet  of  the  evening  they  promenade.  Beneath  the  moon  in  this  enchant­ ed  land.  The  artist  and  the  Mexican  maid.  Hearts  now  captive,  stroll  hand  in  hand.  Love  speaks a  language all  its own  As in the  night they  stroll.  In their hearts  a new enchantment  sown  Beneath  the  moon  in Old  Mexico.  Quitting Ship?  Notify Union  A  reminder  from  SIU  head­ quarters  cautions  all  Seafarers  leaving  their  ships  to  contact  the  hall  in  ample  time  to allow  the  Union to dispatch  a replh.s­ ment.  Failure to give notice  be­ fore  paying  off  may  cause a  de­ layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  to  sail  short  of  the  manning  re­ quirements and needlessly  make  the  work  tougher for  your ship­ ­'atos.  Speak French?  He Wants Help  Chlwawa  Wants  S­Month Vacation  To  the Editor:  I am interested in correspond­ ing with someone  who reads and  travels  extensively  and  perhaps  has  a  knowledge  of  the  French  language.  My opinion is that your organ­ ization  might  be  of  some  help.  I  would  prefer  a  person  of  *  foreign  nationality,  rather  than  one  who  is  a  native  citizen  of  the  United  States.  Your  consideration  and  co­ To the  Editor:  As  there  has  been  quite  a  bit  of  interest  shown  in  the  SEA­ FARERS  LOG  on  the  issue  of  homesteading,  we  the  under­ signed,  crewmembers  of  the  SS  Chlwawa,  have  drafted  this  letter  to  be  published  in  the  LOG.  We  would  also  like  the  rest  of  the  membership  to  dis­ cuss  this  letter  at  their  ship's  meetings  and  to  write  their  comments  to  the  LOG.  First  of  all,  we  are  all  fami­ liar  with  bur  union  officers'  agreement  in  which  the  mem­ bers  of  the  BME,  MEBA,  MMP  and  the  Radio  Officers  have  90  days'  vacation  a  year.  We  feel  as  if  we  should  re­ ceive the same, with  pay accord­ ing to the rating you are sailing.  If  you  stay  on  a  ship  nine  months,  that  would  entitle  you  to  three  months'  vacation.  You  would  have  the  choice  of  either  getting  off  with  your  vacation  and  registering  on  the  shipping list, or,  you can stay on  your  job  and  forfeit  your  vaca­ tion to the general  welfare fund.  Of  course  this  could  not  inter­ fere  if  you  were  on  foreign  articles  and  if  you  had  signed  on  before  your  nine  months  were up.  CThis  letter  was  signed  by  25  orewmembers  of  the  SS  Chlwawa.)  i  A  letters To  The  Editor  AH  tetters  to  the  editor  for  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  sipned  by  the  writer.  Names  will  be  withheld  upon  request.  operation will  be greatly  appre­ ciated  and  is  eagerly  awaited  with  an  undue  amount  of  en­ thusiasm.  W.  Dawson  Dunett  • 88 Nostrand  Avenue  Brooklyn  18.  NY  ^  i.  Proves  Money  isn't Everything  To the  Editon  This  ship,  the  SS  Eagle  Voyager,  cost  Uncle  Sam  a  cool  121/i  million  bucks  and  just  about  everything  on  her  has  kicked  out  at  one  time  or  an­ other.  There  is no  need  to  tell  you our troubles  though. I  guess  you  get  quite  a  number  of  let­ ters  from  the  men  that  are  out  on  this  Per­ sian  Gulf  run,  so  there  is  no  need  for  me  to  enlarge  on  the  subject.  We  had  a  few  beefs  here  at  the  beginning  of  the  trip,  but  Donzoy  Brother  Sim­ mons sent  us a. set  of  clarifica­ tions  and  that  squared  things  up  pretty  good.  There  is  still  a  little complaining,  but  I don't  think  we  would  be  happy  if  there were none.  We  had four  men  pay off  the  ship  in  Bahrain.  Saudi  Arabia,  with  bad  infections  on  their  feet,  and  hope  they  are  coming  along  OK.  We  will  arrive  at  Sasebo,  Japan,  around  the  end  of  the  month,  and  then  we  can  let  off  a  little  steam.  Menis  J.  Dansey.  Jr.  (Ed.  note:  Enclosed  with  Brother  Danzey's  letter  was  a  drawing  of  the  wheelhouse  of  the  Eagle  Voyager.  However,  we  are  sorry  that  we  can  not  print  it  in  the  LOG,  as  we  are  unable  to  reproduce  light  blue  drawings.)  Thanks For Help  In Kin's Death  To the  Editor:  This  letter  concerns  the  no­ tice carried in the  June 19, 1959,  LOG  about  the  death  of  my  brother  Seafarer  William  Ryan,  who  died  in  Baltimore  after  he  was  run  down  by  a  hit  and  run  driver  on  April  19th.  The  story  as  it  appeared  in  the  LOG  was  not  correct  as  it  stated  that  he  had  no  known  survivors.  1  am  his  twin  brother,  and  am  also  a  mem­ ber  of  the  SIU.  In  addition  to  this, as  you have  probably noted  by  now,  there  was  a  mix­up  in  the  pictures  and  the  wrong  one  was used in his  place.­ While  writing  this  letter  1  would also  like to  take the  time  to thank  the officials at the  Bal­ timore  hall,  the  membership  and  the crew  of  the SS  Marore,  on  which  my  brother  was  a  crewmember  at  the  time  of  the  accident,  for  the  flowers  they  sent.  1  would  also  like  to  say  thanks to the Seafarers from the  Baltimore  hall  who  acted  as  pallbearers  at  the  funeral,  and  to  Brothers  Ray  Kelly  and  John Mohaula, for the help they  gave  my  sisters,  brothers  and  myself  in  our  time  of  grief.  1  would appreciate it if  you would  run  this  in  the  LOG.  Thomas  Ryan  �Pace Thfrteea  SEAFARERS  LOG  Antlttt  14,  1959  Bugs  Win  War  On  Wang  Trader  It was  just  one skirmish after  another  that confronted the crew of  the SS Wang Trader  on  its recent  trip  to  Alexandria, Egypt,  and  according  to  the  account  given  by  ship's  re­ porter Star  Wells,  it  was a  losing fight  all  the way.  "Here  we are  on  the  home­ ward  half  of  our  trip  (we  Another  "hazard"  which  the  We  stopped  for  bunkers  at  Cueta,  hope)  on  the  SS  Wang  crew had  to face.  Wells  wrote,  was  Trader," Wells  wrote,  "and  outside  of  a  few run­of­the­mill  complaints,  it  was  a  fine  voyage."  The  major  beefs  on  the  Trader,  he noted,  are  the common  ailments  found  on  all  of  these  old  Libertys  —little  or  no  overtime,  plenty  of  bugs,  and  just  plain  celebration  "sickness."  There  isn't  much  overtime  on  these  vessels,  Wells  wrote,  and  while  this  is  a  touchy  subject,  it  is  not  the  main  sore  on  this  ship.  Looking  o  lot  cooler  than  they  probably  (eel  are  members  of  the  "It's the  bed bugs  steward department  on  the  Steel  Voyager. Ship  recorded  temper­ that  are  really  atures  of  129  in  the  shade  during  recent  trip  through  the  Persian  driving  us  crazy.  Gulf.  Above,  (I.  to  r.)  ore  F.  A.  Delopenho,  steward;  W. Liston,  "We've tried all  mm; C. DeSouza,  3rd  cook;  A. Moreland, utility;  R. Maitin,  chief  sorts  of  sprays  and  powders, but  cook  and  L Herrera,  pantryman.  so  far  they  are  still  gaining  on  us."  That's  not  the  half  of  it  Working  in  the  galley  is  a  hot  job,  but  when  you  have  to  ^  though,  for  it  hurts  the  crew's  feed a  crew  of  about  45 men  and  the  temperature  is  up  to a  blistering  129  degrees  in  the  shade  of  the  bridge,  then  you  morale  even more  when  they "sort  of  chuckle  when  you  spray  them  could  say  things  are  really •   hot.  rest  of  the  crew  as  giving  some  and  then call  all their relatives out  for  dessert."  That's  the  conditions  the  relief  from  the  extreme­  heat  in  However  perserverance  pays  off  the  Gulf.  galley  gang  on  the  Steel  Voyager  and  the  crew  finally  came up  with  had  to  work  under  during  their  It didn't  matter what  time of  the  a sure­fire  method lor killing  them.  recent  trip  through  the  Persian  day  or  night,  if  you  wanted  a  bite  That's  to  "hunt  them  down  with  a  Gulf,  ship's  carpenter  S.F.  Santos  to  eat,  there  was  always  fresh  magnifying  glass  and  when  you  reports,  and  even  with  this  handi­ bread,  buns  or  other  snacks  in  the  catch  one.  hit  him  with  a  three­ cap,  they  did  a first  rate  Job.  In  messroom  to  tide  you  over  until  pound  sledgehammer."  fact,  he  said,  "they  are  one  of  the  the  next  meal.  Of  course  this  too  has  its  draw­ best  steward  departments  that  1  Heading  the  roster  for  the  backs,  namely  that  there  are  not  have  ever  sailed  with."  Voyager's  steward  department  is  enough  hammers  to  go  around.  In  addition  to  the  gang  seeing  Fred  Delapenha,  chief  steward  "We all  'scratchingly' hope that  the  that there  was the  best of  food and  with  Raul  Maiten,  chief  cook; Ter­ Union  will  see  about  having  this  aervice,  Santos  wrote,  there  were  rill  York, cook  and  baker;  Clestino  ship  fumigated  as  soon  as  it  ar­ always  plenty  of  "seconds"  if  any­ DeSouza,  3rd  cook,  and  utility­ rives  in  the  US,"  Wells  said,  "as  one  wanted  it.  And  this  included  messmen  Leonard  Rheno,  Pedro  most  of  us  would  like  to get  rid of  the ice cream.  Needless to  say  this  Ibardolasa,  I.  Herra,  Percy  Thorn­ them  without  taking  them  ashore  was  greatly  appreciated  by  the  ten,  Alva Moreland  and Bill Liston,  and  causing  an  epidemic.  called  the  "Battle  of  Pedro  Do­ mecq."  Just  what  the  "Battle  of  Pedro  Domecq"  was  is  best  de­ scribed  in  the  following  poem  by  the  ship's reporter.  "We  toere  bound  from Galves­ ton, Texas,  To  Alexandria,  in  the  land  of  the  sheik.  Southern Belle  Hot  Time  On  The  Voyager  «lob Security  Is The issue  To the Editor:  I  have  read  with  much  inter­ est the  many letters  on  the one­ year  rule.  It  seems  that  the  main  issue  here  is  that  of  job  security.  In my  opinion,  the solution  to  this  problem  is  increased  vaca­ tion,  and  vacation  paid  accord­ ing  to  base  pay  rather  than  all  ratings  getting  the  same  as  is  the  case  with  our  present  plan.  If  our  vaca­ tions  were  in­ creased  to  two  months a year,  at  the  end  of  ten  months'  employment,  a  member  could  take  a  well­ deserved  vaca­ tion  with  two  Neill  months' pay  in  his  pocket.  Under  this  type  of  plan  I  don't  think  there  is  any  member  that could  honestly  say  he  couldn't  afford  a  vacation.  In  addition  to  this,  a  member  could  re­ship  within  the  sixty  days  if  he  so desired.  Of  course,  a  plan  such  as  I  have  proposed,  would  have  to  pay benefits  after 90 days as our  present  plan  does,  to  take  into  consideration  the  members  that  do  not  care  to  stay  aboard  a  ship a year.  I  believe  that  each ""member  taking  a  vacation  at  least  once  a year,  with a  chance to earn  12  months' pay  a  year,  would  cer­ tainly  help  creatii  harmony  in  a  member's  family,  as  well  as  aboard  ship.  Above  all.  this  would  also  help  to  rotate  jobs,  and  create  job  security  for  more  men.  This,  I  think,  seems  to  be  foremost  in  everyone's  mind.  Of  course  the  only way  to  de­ cide  the "one­year  rule" is  by  a  ballot  up  and  down  the  coast  to  see  how  the  majority  feels  on  this  issue.  I  realize  that  a  vacation  like  this  proposal  would  be  a  large  step  forward  for  our  Union.  But as  the  trend  seems to  be  to  longer vacation  in  the  maritime  industry,  I feel  our Union  could  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.  work  this  issue  out  with  the  companies  if  it had  the  support  of  the  majority  of  the  member­ ship.  Donald  Neil!  »  »  Recovering,  Thanks  Union  To  the  Editor:  I  would  like to  thank the  SIU  Welfare  Plan  for  the  help  they  gave  me  in  paying  my  hos­ pital  and  doctor  bills.  They  were  wonderful  and  really  a  blessing.  I  am  now  recovering  nicely  and  hope  to  be  well  soon.  My  son  and  1  say  thanks  again  to  you,  and  to  a  wonderful  plan  and  a  great  Union.  Mrs.  Elsie  Falle  Tliero  ore  prettier  "musts"  to  see  at  the  New  Orleans  Branch of  the Federal Reserve  Bank  than  just  money,  and  certoinly  one  is  Margaret  Anne Boyer,  daughter  of  Sea­ farer  Percy  Boyer.  Margaret,  who  recently  turned  21,  has  been  working  for  the  bank  as  a stenographer  since  she  was  17.  And  the  'Battle  of  Pedro  Do­ mecq.'  "Now  Pedro  comes  in a  bottle.  Not  big,  and  not  very  tall.  But  boys  I'll  tell  you  he's  pow­ erful.  For  he whipped  us one  and  all.  "In  the  galley  the  baker  was  frying  eggs.  Without  taking  them  out  of  the  shell.  The  steward  urns  maoning  and  groaning,  'This  ship  is  far  worse  than  hell.'  "The  messboy  was  making  no  headway  Trying  to  slice  the  bread.  The  wiper  was  searching  the  after  deck,  .  Hoping  to  find  his head.  "But  now  the  party  is  over.  And  the  rough  are  looking  meek.  For  each one  knows  he  fought  and  lost,  'The Battle  of  Pedro Domecq',"  Outside  of  these  complaints  there  has  not  been  too  much  trou­ ble  on  the  Trader,  Wells said,  pro­ vided  he  doesn't  count  the  feed  pumps  breaking  down  "both  at  the  same  time.  We  thought  for  a  while  we  were  going  to  have  to  rig  out  sails  to  get  over  here.  "We've  got  a  fine  bunch  of  Sea­ farers  aboard,"  Wells  concluded,  "and  the trip  has been  a  good  one.  So  if  you  see  a  rusty  old  Liberty  coming  in  under  sail  and  the  crew  all  out  on  deck  scratching  them­ selves  and  each  other,  that's  us,  boys,"—that's  the  Wang  Trader  coming  home.  the floral  offering.  It  was  very  nice.  Words  cannot  express  my  gratitude  to  you  for  the  con­ tribution  and  for  your  offer  of  To  the  Editor:  To  the  Editor:  assistance.  I  am  looking  for  a  Seafarer,  I  would  like  to  thank  you  for  Mrs.  Joseph  Wread  an  AB.  whom  I  have  not  seen  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  which  I  in  the  past five  years.  At  that  3;  t  t  get  regularly,  and  use  to  try  time  he  was  shipping  on  the  and  keep  in  touch  with  what  is  Pioneer  Star  and  the  Glen.  Al­ going  on  in  the  Union.  I  sailed  though  I  have  known  him  for  five  years  with  the  SIU,  mostly  about  10  years,  and  he  was  a  as  night  cook  and  baker,  and  good  shipmate  of  mine, I  do  not  on  my  last  trip  in  1953,  as  chief  To  the  Editor:  know  his  last  name.  His first  I  have  been  getting  the  SEA­ cook.  name  is  Joe,  and  he  is  about  FARERS  LOG  from  the  time  Although I have  not made  any  48 to  50  years  old.  He  had  mar­ present  plans  to  go  to  sea,  if  that  our  great  organization  was  ried  a  girl  from  Victoria.  founded.  I  retired  on  June  2,  ever I  do,  I hope  it  will  be with  I  would  like  very  much  to  the SIU.  I never  did  get around  1958.  on  account  of  ill  health.  which  I  sure^^  hear  from  him  and  let  him  to getting  my  book,  for  if  I did,  ly  regret,  for  know  I  moved  from  Wellington  I  probably  would  be  sailing  to­ to  be  among  Street,  Toronto  Flats,  the  place  day.  seafaring  men  Seafarers  called  Barry's  place.  Many  times  I  recall  the  has  no  equal  I  wish  the  SIU  and  the  SEA­ pleasant  memories  I  have  of  in  any  other  FARERS LOG  the very  best and  sailing  with  the  SIU.  as fine  a  industry  in the  hope  that  you  will  be  able  to  bunch  of  men  as  can  be  found  world.  For  help  me find  my  long­lost  anywhere.  these  reasons  friend.  Again  I  say  thanks  for  the  the  LOG  is  Barry  Baxter  LOG, and  God  bless all.  looked  for­ %  US  Consul  Shimelfenig  in our  Arthur  Brazil  Commercial  Road  Melbourne,  Australia  household. It  is read and  passed  i t  through  the  hands  of  many  of  3.  3>  our  acquaintances.  For  some  reason  it  seems  I  have  missed  a  few  issues of  the  To  the  Editor:  LOG.  I  guess  this  happened  Thank you very much for your  when  I was  being treated  at  the  To the  Editor:  I  would  like  to  express  my  sympathy  on  the  death  of  my  New  Orleans  marine  hospital.  son.  Luther,  But  in  various  ways  I  have  deepest  heartfelt  thanks  to  the  and  for  the  caught  up on  all  back  issues ex­ Seafarers Welfare  Plan and  also  Welfare  Plan  cept  one.  that  for  May  22,  1959,  to  Mr.  Louis  Neira,  your  Miami  check.  It  will  the  issue  in  which  my  retire­ port  agent,  for  his  help  in  certainly  help  ment  was  published.  I  was  en­ handling  my  problems.  I  "was  in  terrible  shock  and  very  much.  joying  a  week's  vacation  at  I  would  ap­ that  time in  Needles,  California.  needed  help  desperately  after  preciate  it  if  I am sure  that the  entire USA,  receiving  notice  of  the  sudden  you  would  run  In  fact  the  whole  world,  could  death  of  my  beloved  husband.  Enrique  Bazo,  who  passed  away  a  notice  of  read  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  at  the  British  Hospital  in  Luther's  death  Wread  Frank  Shimelfenfg  Buenos  Aires,  Argentina,  on  in  the  LOG.  He  passed  away  on  July  1,  in  a  . (Ed.  Note:  A  copy  of  the  May  June  2,  when  Mr.  Neira  came  22,  issue  of  the  LOG  is  being  to  my  help.  local  hospital  in  Tampa.  Mrs.  Enrique  Bazo  I  also  want  to  thank  you  for  mailed  to  you).  Wonders About  Old Shipmate  Fond Memories  Of Sailing Days  LOG Should Be  World­Wide  Grateful For  Union's Aid  Lauds Union Aid  In Bereavement  J  J  �Pare  Fonrteen  SEAFARERS  LOG  Guide? More  Like  Grave­Robber  "Alexandria, figypt  ... I  know  now  why  the  pyramids  were  built  —  to  keep  the  guides  from  getting  at  the  Pharoahs."  These  are  some  of  the  findings  of  Seafarer  Ben  Graham  a sea­going cartoonist, on his recent  trip  to  the Middle  East  port.  Graham,  who  doubles  as  ship's  reporter  on  the  SS  Waldo  when  not  handling  his  job  as  messman,  reported  that  they  had  a  fine  trip,  until  they  hit  Alexandria  that  is,  where  the  prices  "are  way  out  of  line  as  far  as  this  ship  goes.  I  guess  we  were  all  gypped  in  that  port,"  he  commented  wearily.  "These  leeches,"  Graham  said,  referring  to  the  port's  numerous  "guides,"  "refused  to  let  us  go  ashore  unless we took  one of  them  with  us.  Otherwise  we  would  have  to fight  them.  Persistent Fellows  "Brothers,"  he  warned,  "don't  ever  let  the  merchants  and  guides  on  your  ship  if  you  come  to  Alex­ andria,  because  once  they  get  aboard,  nothing,  and  I  mean  nothing,  can  get  them  off."  However,  the  stay  in  Alexan­ dria  was  soon  over  and  the  crew  on  the  Waldo  is  now  looking  for­ ward  to  a  nice  payoff  in  the  near  future.  The  vessel  is  heading  for  "And  without  one  of  us  guides  with  you,  poff!  Who  knows—you  Greece  for  bunkers,  and  then  will  head  back  to the  Gulf  again.  might get  robbed."  "All  of  the  boys  on  the  Waldo  send  their regards  and  hope  to see  all of  their old friends again soon,"  Graham  added,  "so  smooth  sailing  A story in  the July 3 issue of  the SEAFARERS LOG about  to  all."  His Bottle Went Portuguese  a note in  a  bottle tossed  over  the side  of  the SS  Del Santos,  bringing a  reply from a Miami grade school student, brought  to  mind  a  similar  incident  which  happened  to  Seafarer  and  forgot  about  It  until  he  read  G.  B.  Anderson,  a  couple  of  the LOG  story.  years  ago  and,  until  recently,  for­ gotten.  Anderson said  tie had  put a  note  in  a  bottle  and  tossed  it  into  the  sea  while  his  ship,  the  Lucile  Bioomfield, was  enroute to  France,  a couple of  years ago. His note  was  answered  by  someone  in  Portugal.  Since  Anderson  could  not  under­ stand  Portuguese,  he  put  it  away  Union Has  Cable Address  Seafarers  overseas  who  want  When  translated,  his  answering  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ note said that it  had  been found  on  ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  the  Lake  of  Graciosa,  at  seven  in  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  the morning on  July 15, 1957,  by a  • ^­ess,  SEAFARERS  NEW  12­year­oId  girl  named  Alcueno  YORK.  Manuci  Pereira  da  Lunha.  Use of  this address will assure  For  years,  putting  bottles  out  to  oeedy  transmission  on  all  mes­ sea  has  been  a  favorite  game  with  sages  and  faster  service  for  the  seamen  and also  has  been  used  by  men  involved.  students  of  the  ocean  currents.  DIRECTORY  OF  SIU  HAILS  SIU,  A&G  District  BALTIMORE  121S  B.  Baltimore  St.  Earl  Sheppard.  Agent  EAstern  7­4900  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Ore  ships.  See  partolman  and  travelers*  checks  —  travelers*  re  draws.  checks to  be  issued in  Formosa. Ship's  fund  830.90.  Some  disputed  OT.  Re­ SEATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Sestraln),  turn  cups  and  glasses  to  messroom.  July  19—Chairman,  J.  Caillns;  Secre­ NORTHWESTERN  VICTORY  (Vic­ tary,  P.  Jakubctak.  No  beefs.  Some  tory),  July  19—Chairman,  A.  Staven­ OT  disputed.  Ship's  fund  SlOO.Bl—  san;  Saeratary,  J.  Thamas.  No  beefs:  spent  60c  for  stamps  and  S2.10  everything  running  smoothly.  Ship's  Georgia  tax.  Delegates  to  make  sani­ fund  S13.27.  Some  OT  disputed.  Vote  tary  inspection  weekly.  Request  air  of  thanks  to  delegates  and  steward  conditioner  for  messhaU.  Check  leak­ ing  ventilating  system.  Suggest  tak­ dept.  for  Job  weU  done.  ing  care  of  washing  machine.  Vote  CHICKASAW  (Waterman),  July  34  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Have  rotor  on TV  antenna  —Chairman,  T.  HInton;  Saeratary,  S.  checked.  '  Rothschild.  On#  man  left  in  Panama  due  to  illness.  Men  congratulated  COE  VICTORY  (Victory),  July  34—  for  generous  contributions  to  sick  C.  Gilbert;  Secretary,  A.  seaman  picked  up  at  sea  and  trans­ Chairman,  Espanada.  See  captain  re  ordering  ferred  to  hospital  in  Hawaii.  Dls­ more  food.  Repairs  not  yet  complet­ ed.  Ship's  fund  $10.04.  No  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  Few  hours  OT  disputed  in  engine  dept.  Two  men  missing  in  steward  dept.  Repair  lists  to  be  made  up.  Food  not  up  to  par.  FORT  HOSKINS  (Cities  Sarvica),  June  17—Chairman,  E.  Bryan;  Secre­ tary,  R.  Hartley.  One  man  missed  ship.  Ship  to  pay  off  on  arrival  at  Baltimore.  Ship's  fund  S6.30:  S3.43  spent  for radiogram  to Houston  Union  hall.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  Request  more  Juices  and  fruit  &  vegetables.  See  about  new  washing  machine.  puted  OT  ra  delayed  aaiiing.  No  beefs.  Wiper  promoted  to fireman.  Check  hot  water  constantly  running  from  shower.  Vote  of  thanks to  stew­ ard  dept.  for  Job  weU  done,  also  dept.  delegates.  COASTAL  CRUSADER  (Suwannee),  July  »—Chairman,  T.  Urhclm;  Secre­ tary,  S.  Oraham.  Ship's  fund  S14.  Request  fumigation  of  ship.  Suggest  new  chief  cook  and  make  present  chief  cook  new  steward.  ORION  STAR  (Orion),  July  27—  Chairman,  C.  Smith;  Secretary,  J.  Bal­ darston.  Ship'a  fund  S17.64.  Disputed  OT  discussed.  One  man  short  in  deck  dept:  two  short  in  engine  dept.  and  one  in  steward  dept.  No  beefs.  Dis­ cussion  re  repairs  needed  and  ad­ visabiUty  of  sending  in  repair  list  ahead  of  ship.  GATEWAY  CITY  (Pan  Atlantic),  July  It—Chairman,  R.  Kaduck;  Sec­ retary,  J.  Wood.  No beefs:  everytlUng  running  smoothly.  Two  hours  OT  disputed.  See  mate  re  drains  on  both  sides  of  midship  house.  Vote  of  thanks  to  aU  hands  for  keeping  pan­ try  and  messhaU  clean  at  night.  HURRICANE  (Waterman),  July  «—  Chairman,  B.  Maxwell;  Secretary,  H.  Starek.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  S10.80.  Cooperation  requested  in  keeping  messhaU  clean.  No  money  to  be  taken  from  ship's  fund  without  see­ ing  delegate first.  ALCOA  POLARIS  (Alcoa),  July  7—  Chairman,  W.  Mtsstnger;  Secretary,  J.  Bewdon.  Repairs  taken  care  of.  Captain  thanked  crew  for  cooperating  In  getting  900  days  without  lost  time  accident  and  winning  award  for  safe­ ty.  No  beefs.  Vote  taken  and  unani­ mously  decided  to  get  projector  for  safety  award.  New  treasurer  elected.  Discussion  on  obtaining films  lor  showing  on  ship.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  One  minute  of  aiiencs  observed  for  departed  brothers.  MANKATO  VICTORY  (Victory).  July  13—Chairman,  W.  Harrall; Saers­ tary,  L.  Pappsr.  Beefs  settled—nona  pending.  Sinks  in  washroom  Ss  hose  leaks—motor  runs  hot.  Suggest  not  overloading  machine.  Check  amount  of  fresh  fruits  and  vegetables  put  aboard  latt  US port  before  departure.  Turn  In  repair  lists.  VALIANT  HOPE  (Ocean  Carr.), July  19—Chairman,  L.  Thomas;  Saeratary,  1.  Barg.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  ATLAS  (Cargo  A  Tank),  July  11—  Chairman,  H.  Harkinhelns;  Secretary,  Bryan.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  Men  not  familiar  with  opera­ tion  of  washing  machines,  to  ask  for  information  on  same.  MOUNT  RAINIER  (Tankthip  Man­ agement),'  July  13—Chairman,  H.  Murehas;  Saeratary, J.  Anderson. New  range  to  be  installed  and  gaUey  will  be  painted  out.  Ship's  fund  $19.70.  No beefs.  Some  OT  disputed  in  stew­ ard  dept.  Request  better  grade  of  night  lunch.  ORION  CLIPPER  (Orion),  July  19—  Chairman,  K.  Winters;  Saeratary,  R.  Barker.  Hot  water  pipe  in  showera  to  be  guarded.  No  beefs.  One  man  getting  off.  Vote  of  thanks  to  ship's  delegate.  ALICE  BROWN  (Bloomfleid),  July  19—Chairman,  J.  Cantrall;  Secretary,  E.  Wilkini.  No  beefs.  Foc'sies  and  deck  dept.  rooms  to  be  painted.  Ship'a  fund  $34.  Some  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  Proper  attir*  requested  in  messhaU.  CAROLYN  (Bull),  July  19—Chair­ man,  J.  Giordano;  Secretary,  F.  Nak­ lickl.  Question  re  delayed  sailing  in  PR  on  June  27  &  28.  Few  hours  OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  Contribution  of  $1  per  member  agreed  towards  ship  fund  for  use  in  television  repair.  More  ice  requested  in  cold  drinks.  Wind  scoops  required  for  port  holes;  CS  NORFOLK  (eitlss  Sarvles),  Aug.  3—Chairmsn,  C.  Joletta;  Saeratary,  W.  Moora.  No  beefs.  Motion  mads  to  see  why  payoff  delayed  11  hours  after  arrival  and  reason  for  no  draws  before  payoff.  Request  participation  in fire  and  boat  drill.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward.  STEEL  ARCHITECT  (Isthmian), July  4—Chairman,  T.  Smith;  Secretary,  J.  Abrams.  Turn  in  repair  lists.  Com­ plaint  re  shower  water  tqo  hot.  Re­ quest  more  fans.  See  about  being  re­ stricted  to  ship  at  Belawan  and  breaking  watches  at  payoff.  MANKATO  VICTORY  (Victory),  July  35—Chairman,  L.  Pappar;  Sae­ ratary,  MacBrida.  Repairs  turned  over  to  department  heads.  No  beefs.  Some  OT  disputed.  Sailing  board  to  be  posted  before  5:00  P.M.  on  Friday  night  for  weekend.  SANTA  VENETIA  (Blsm),  Aug.  1—  Chairman,  J.  Allan;  Saeratary,  T.  Conway.  One  man  paid  off  in  Seattle.  Allotments  to  be  stopped  before  ar­ rival  in  NY.  Letter  sent  to  former  member  re  gear  left  aboard  ship.  Ship's  fund  $14.42.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for fine  food.  PORTMAR  (Calmer),  July  13—Chair­ man,  E.  Hogga;  Saeratary,  M.  Ribisch.  No  beefs:  everything  running  smooth­ ly.  Ship's  fund  $17.80.  donated  to  member'a  chUd  killed  in  accident.  New  delegate  elected.  COASTAL  SENTRY  (E­4S­1849),  July  37—Chairman,  J.  Splrlto;  Saera­ tary,  C.  Bruca,  New  delegate  elected.  Members  to  contribute  $1  toward  ship's  fund.  ALCOA  PATRIOT  (Alcca),  July  19  —Chairman,  Splvay;  Secretary,  Rest.  Ship's  fund  $19.90.  No  beefs.  Two  men  missed  ship.  Dogs  on  watertight  doors,  also  wlndchutes  and  screens  for  portholes.  JOSEFINA  (Liberty  Navigation),  July  II—Chairman,  E.  Sheaiay;  Sec­ retary,  L.  Bugalawtkl.  Four  men  missed  ship.  Two  men  hospitalized.  OT  beef  to  be  settled.  Suggest  fumi­ gation  of  ship  for  roaches.  Requira  few  mattresses.  YAKA  (Waterman),  July  19—Chair­ PACIFIC  TIDE  (World  Carriers),  man,  I.  OaAngalo;  Secretary,  E,  Powtll.  One  man  hospitalized  in  June  14—Chairman,  N.  Nogan;  Saera­ tary,  J.  Oufty.  Request  two  cartons  Kobe,  Japan.  No  beefs.  New  wash­ ing  machine  needed.  Request  fumi­ cigarettes  per  week.  Repair  work  to  done  as  soon  as  possible.  Keep  gation  of  ship  for  roaches.  Suggest  be  Egyptian  longshoremen  out  of  pas­ ship  be  cleaned  up  whUe  at  sea  and  sageways  and  messhaU.  Everything  not  at  end  of  trip.  Slop  chest  should  running  amoothly.  bo  better  suppUed.  JOHN  B.  WATERMAN  (Waterman),  PAIRPORT  (Watarmsn),  July  II—  34—Chairman,  J.  Arallanes;  Sec­ Chairman,  W.  Brown;  Secretary,  C.  July  retary,  S.  Mehrlngar.  Beefs  and  re­ Murray.  Few  houra  OT  disputed.  Re­ pairs  to  crew's  satisfaction.  quest  slop  chest  be  checked.  Bring  CaUed settled  Houston  on  Port  Tampa  soiled  linen  before  arrival  In  port.  launch  service  beef—promised  radio­ Vote  of  thanka  to  ateward  dept.  for  gram  for  results.  Some  OT  disputed.  Job  weU  done.  Request  locker  buUt  aft  for  sanitary  gear, of  deck  &  engine  depts.  Sug­ FRANCES  (Bull),  July  30—Chair­ gest  ship's  fund  be  started.  New  man,  J.  Crayon;  Saeratary,  V.  Hall.  treasurer  One  table  to  ba  Working  on  repairs.  Keys  Issued  to  set  aside  elected.  for  men  going  nn  watch.  those  in  need.  No  beefs.  Request  Keep  messhaU  .clean.  Rinse  bowls  automatic  equipment  on  boilers  be  after  washing  up.  put  in  operating  condition.  BRADFORD  ISLAND  (CItlas  Sarv­ SANTORI  (Msrvan),  July  19—  lea),  Aug.  1—Chairman,  D.  Shcahan;  Chairman,  W.  Briggs;  Secretary,  M.  Saeratary,  J.  Lssten.  No  beefs.  New  Jarrall.  Beef  re  poor  quality  stores.  delegate  elected.  Request  screens  for  Turn in  repair  list.  One  man  iU.  Mo­ messhaU.  Suggest  repair: list  ba filled  tion  to get  relief  for  quartermaster Sc  out.  �iacW  195»  Pare Flfteea  SEAFARERS  LOG  Shorthanded?  FI N il L  DISPATCH  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  are  asked  to  contact  the  ball  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.  PHS Tabs Cig Smoking  in Excessive Death Rates  WASHINGTON—Another  in  a  series  of  Public Health  Service studies has, tabbed heavy smoking  as a  likely culprit  in  high  death  rates. Smoking  of  two or  more packs of  cigar­ ettes a day was reported to co­­^^  incide  with  very  high  death  rates,  twice  as  high  as  those  for  non­smokers  for  given  age  groups.  The  study  was  conducted  among  200,000  veterans  of  the  Armed  Irving  De  Nobrlsa,  53:  On  June  Scmion  Gamier,  €4:  Brother  Forces  whose  smoking  practices  18  Brother  De  Nobriga  died  of  a  Gamier passed  away due  to a.coro­ had  been  recorded.  For  every  heart  ailment  at  nary  ailment  on  1,000  deaths  in  this  group  over  a  US  Public Health  May  S,  1959.  A  2V4 ­ year  period  heavy  smokers  hospital.  New  steward.  Gamier  All  of  the  following  SlU  families  have  received  a  $200  maternity  had  twice  as  high  death  rates  as  Orleans,  La.  No  entered the Union  benefit  plus  a  $25  bond  from  the  Union  in  the  baby's  name:  non­smokers.  relatives  are  in  1949.  He  was  Kenneth  Wayne  Barrett,  born  Fernando  Colon,  bom  July  13,  Other  evidence  in  the  statistical  known.  Brother  burled  in  the  June 13,  1959, to Seafarer  and Mrs.  1959,  to Seafarer  and Mrs.  Antonio  study  was  even  more  striking.  It  De  Nobriga  was  Golden  Gate  Na­ John  D.  Barrett,  Gulfport,  Miss.  Colon, Barranquitos,  PR.  found  that:  a  survivor  of  the  tional  Cemetery,  • The death rate for    lung cancer  Valchem  ­  Santa  X  X  Bruno,  Califor­ X  X  was  16  times  as  high  among  men  Roseniarie  Clclreiie,  bom  July  Rosa  ship  colli­ nia.  Brother  Ga­ Darlene Mady, bom  July 9,  1959,  who smoke more  than a  pack a  day  17,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  sion,  narrowly  mier  leaves  no  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Henry  Mady,  as  compared  to  non­smokers.  Joachim  Cicirello,  Philadelphia,  Clifton,  NJ.  escaping  serious  known  survivors.  • Coronary    heart disease  deaths  Pa.  injury  at  the  time,  only  to  die  X  %  X­ were 63 percent higher for smokers  X  ^  %  shortly  afterward.  David Elwood Edwards, born July  than  non­smokers.  ^  t.  i.  22,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  • Deaths  Jnliaa  Cannon,  43:  Brother  Can­   from  bronchitis,  stom­ Graver  P.  Dnncan,  65: Burled  at  David  Edwards,  Mobile,  Ala.  non  died  of  a  heart  disease  on  ach  ulcers,  cancer  of  various  in­ the Garden  of  Memorial  Cemetery,  July  2,  1959,  at  ternal  organs  and  cirrhosis  of  the  X  ti  Tampa,  Florida,  Mercy  Hospital,  Milton  Brett Poole,  bom  June  1,  liver were  more  than  twice as high  Brother  Duncan  Baltimore,  Md.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Milton  among smokers as non­smokers.  died  apparently  Joining the Union  Poole,  Hauma,  La.  However,  the  study  noted,  that  of  heart  failure.  in  1953,  Cannon  moderate  cigar  or  pipe  smoking  X  X  A  member  of  the  was  a  member  of  Kenneth  Rents,  born  June  29,  had  nowhere  near  the  impact  on  engine  depart­ the  steward  de­ 1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs. Kenneth  death  rates  that  cigarette  smoking  ment,  Duncan  partment. He  was  had.  Rentz,  Baltimore,  Md.  Joined  the  Union  buried  at  the  The  study  was  conducted  by  Dr.  WASHINGTON  —  A  major  oil  in  1949.  He  is  X  X  t­ Grifton Ceme­.  Harold  F.  Dorn,  chief  or  the  bi­ company,  which  up  until  now  has  survived  by  his  tery,  Greenville,  not  operated  any  US flag  ships,  Daniel  Thomas  Rosales,  bom  ometrics  branch.  Division  of  Re­ wife,  Annie  Belle  NC.  Brother  Cannon  leaves  no  may  soon  be  entering  the  coast­ May  14, 1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  search  Services  of  the  National  Duncan.  known  survivors.  wise  trade.  The  Customs  Bureau  Orlando  Rosales,  San  Francisco,  Institute  of  Health.  It  was  im­ mediately  challenged  by  the  To­ has  ruled  that  the  Shell  Oil  Com­ Calif.  X  X  bacco  Industry  Research  Commit­ pany  qualifles  as  a  "citizen  of  the  United  States"  under  the  1920  David  Howard  Williams,  born  tee  which  held  that  the  evidence  July  13,  1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs.  was  unsupported  by  statistical  Merchant  Marine  Act.  data.  Up  until  now  Shell  has  been  Charles  Williams,  Plateau,  Ala.  considered  a  foreign  corporation  under  the  control  of  the  Royal  Dutch­Shell Transport  oil combine,  which  is a  Dutch­British operation.  As  a  foreign  concern  it  was  not  eligible  to operate  ships under  the  US flag,  although  last  year  a  Anybody  knowing  the  where­ Lewis,  In  Lake  Charles,  2410  11th  measure  was  passed  giving  it  a  abouts  of  Thomas  J.  Smyth  please  Street,  telephone  HEmlock  9­8791.  form  of  special  dispensation  along  write his mother,  Mrs. Ellen  Smyth  Anybody  knowing  the  whereabouts  with  another  British  concern,  the  at  428  57th  Street,  Brooklyn  20,  of  the  above  please  contact  Mrs.  Bowater  Paper  Company,  which  NY.  Lewis.  TO SHIPS  IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  has  large  US  plants.  4)  t  .4  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  Paul  Huggins  The  Customs  Bureau  citation  in  Contact  H.  F.  Holmes  at  7020  the  Federal  register  notes  that  a  majority  of  the  officers  and  direc­ North  Clark  Avenue,  Tampa,  Fli.  tors  are  US  citizens  and" that  90  4  4  4  Charles  Lakin,  Jr.  percent  of  the  employees  live  in  Very  important  family  matter  the  US.  awaits  your  attention.  Contact  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  OMT  (11:20 EST  Sunday  your  mother,  Mrs.  Charles  Lakin,  WFK­39, 19850  KCs  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  Sr.,  Gallipolis,  RFD,  Ohio..  Any­ of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ body  knowing  his  whereabouts,  WASHINGTON—Malcom  P.  Mc­ tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  Lean,  president  of  the  SlU­con­ please  contact  Mrs.  Lakin.  States.  tracted  Pan­Atlantic  Steamship  4  .4  4  WFL­65,  15850  KCs  Ships  in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ Corp.,  received  the  1959  American  Tony  Cariopo  bean,  West  Coast  of  South  please  contact  your  mother,  Legion  merchant  marine  achieve­ America,  West . Coast  of  Mexico  Mrs.  Carrie  Gualano,  at  616  West  ment  award  for his  company's  con­ and  US  East  (joast.  Ncsquishbning  Street,  Easlon,  Pa.  tribution  to  reviving  the  coast­ wise  shipping  trade  from  Presi­ WFS­95.  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  MOBILE—^Tlie  organizing  status  4  4  4  dent  Eisenhower  at  a  White  House  North  Atlantic,  European  and  Peter  F.  Hume  on  the  Alabama  State  Docks  has  US  East  Coast  about  reached  a  stalemate.  Legal  Get  in  touch  with  your  brotiier  ceremony.  opinions  are  being  awaited  as  to  John,  or  with  Joe  Rose  in  New  Pan­Atlantic was  cited for  its de­ velopment  of  ships  for  the  trans­ whether  the  dock  workers  can  be  York.  portation  of  loaded  trailer  trucks.  4  4  4  organized  in  the  face  of  current  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­World  Cecil  Futch  would  like  to  notify  The  company  operates  six  contain­ legislation  which  prohibits  state  dock  employees from  joining a  un­ former  shipmates  that  he  is  now  er  ships  between  the  North  Atlan­ .W  Broadcasts  Continue . . .  ion.  Port Agent  Cal  Tanner has  re­ attending  air­conditinning  school  tic  and  Gulf  states  and  Puerto  •   "  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  ceived  word  from  the office  of  the  in  Chicago.  He  can  be  reached  at  Rico,  and  is  planning  four  more  from  the  keel  up.  •  12:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  Governor of  Alabama  in  which  the  940  Lawrence  Ave.,  Chicago  40,  .  ­  WCO­13020  KCs  Started  Trailer  Service  Governor  , agreed  to  discuss  the  111.  '  Europe  and  North  America  Pan­Atlantic,  a  subsidiary  of  situation  as  soon  as  the  current  4  4  4  McLean  Industries,  Inc.,  inaugu­ Frank  S. Paylor,  Jr.  WCO­16908.8  EC^  session  of  the  legislature  is  over.  rated  the  truck­trailer  service  in  East  Coast  South  America  During  the  last  period  there  Urgent  that  you  contact  your  the  spring  of  1956.  Similar  opera­ mother  as  soon  as  possible.  ' 5='.­'y  were  six  ships  paying  off.  They  WCO­22407  KCs  tions  have  since  been  adopted  by  4  4  4  were  the  Iberville,  Monarch  of  the  West  Coast  South  America  '  '  the  SUP­contracted  Matson  Line  Justine  Molena  Seas  (Waterman);  Alcoa  Clippdlf.  and  American  President  Lines, and  Contact  your  wife  at  once.  Every  Monday,  0315  GMT  Pegasus,  Roamer,  Corsair  (Alcoa).  are  planned  by  other  East  Coast  (10:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  4  4  4  atr; ­;­.uf­: ­  •   • ­ Two  ships  signing  on  were  the  operators  like  Grace  Lines  and  James F.  Ryan  WMM  3S­15S07  KCs  Alcoa  Pegasus  (Alcoa),  and  Iber­ Containerships  Inc.  'S'.  Contact  George  Johnson,  "North  Australia  ville  (Waterman).  Atlantic  Marine  Co.,  80  Broad  The  award  is  sponsored  by  the  WMM  81­11037.5  Ships in­transit  were  the  Arizpa,  Street, New York,  NY.  Robert  L.  Hague  Post  of  the  itrtiiii'v.  iS  'S.,;  .Northwest  Pacific  American  Legion,  New  York  City.  Claiborne  (Waterman);  Kathryn,  4  4  4  Robert  Randolf  White  The  post  is  composed  of  legion­ Beatrice  (Bull);  Jefferson  City  'W .il  Urgent  you  get  in  touch  with  aires  connected  with  the  merohant  Victory  (Victory);  Steel  Age  (Isth­ your  daughter  Mrs.  Gloria  W.  marine  industries.  mian), and  Alcoa Ranger  (Alcoa).  mmSmmm  The  deaths  of  the  following  Seafarers  have  been  reported­to  the  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  Sm  BABY  ARRIVALS  Shell Oil Given  'Citizen' Okays  May Get Ships  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I  DIRECT  VOICE  I BROADCAST  •  I  I  MTD"  "THE VOICE OF THE  Governor  Ceffing  Ala.  Dock  Beef  • LJ  MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  Ike Presents  Ship  Award  To SlU  Co.  �Vol. XXI  No.  17  SEAFARERS^LOG  August  14«  1959  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   House May  Ban  Another Accldent­Free SlU Ship  NY  Vtithholding  On Ship Wages  Six  Tankers  Bid To Fly  US  Colors  WASHINGTON  —  A  bill  that  WASHINGTON—Efforts  by  states  to  withhold  taxes from  would  permit  the  SUP­contracted  seamen's  wages  would  be  specifically  prohibited  under  the  Standard Oil  of  California to trans­ terms  of  HR  6815  which  has  been reported  out favorably  to  fer  up  to  six  tankers  to  American  the  House  of  Representatives^  registry  has  been  introduced  by  by  the  House  Merchant  Ma­ Chairman  Herbert  Bonner,  (Dem.­ Rep.  Mailliard  of  California  and  rine  Committee. The measure  NC)  of  the  House  committee  is  under  study  in  the  House  Mer­ would  bar  attempts  by  such  states  pointed out that  23 states and some  chant  Marine  Committee.  A  com­ as  New  York  and  Massachusetts  counties  and  municipalities  have  panion  measure  has  been  intro­ to  compel  shipping  companies  to  withholding  set­ups.  To  expect  duced  in  the  Senate  by  Senator  withhold  from  seamen's  pay,  but  ship  operators,  whose  crews  are  Warren  Magnuson.  If  the  legisla­ would  not  affect  the  right  of  a  constantly  changing  in  composi­ tion  is  approved,  the  ships  would  tion,  to  withhold  such  taxes  would  state  to  tax  a  seaman  as  such.  operate in the  coastwise trade with  The  measure  is  an  outgrowth  place  an  impossible  bookkeeping  full  American  crews.  of  an order t)y  the New York  State  burden  on  them,  aside  from  the  The tankers  were built in  Ameri­ Members of  the crew  of  the SlU­contracted  Alcoa  Polaris display  Tax  Department  instructing  New  violations  of  Federal  statutes  In­ can  shipyards,  but  have  operated  sign  board showing  the  ship's safety record.  Crew is  shooting  for  York  State  shipping  companies  to  volved.  under  a  foreign flag  since  launch­ withhold  taxes  from  New  York  By  specifically  prohibiting  with­ 1,000 days  without  lost  time  accident.  ing.  Unless  the  Mailliard  bill  it  resident  seamen.  The  shipping  holding taxes, the bill  would clarify  passed,  they  would  not  be  per­ companies  refused  to  do  so,  argu­ the  intent  of  Federal  regulations  mitted  to  operate  in  the  domestio  ing  that  Federal  law  prohibited  on  seamen's  wages.  trade.  As  the  law  stands,  ships  any  withholding  from  seamen's  Bonner  reported  that  steamship  may  be  transferred  for  operation  wages  other  than  allotments  and  companies  have  agreed  to forward  in  the  offshore trades  by  changing  Federal income and Social Security  to  the  appropriate  states  duplicate  documents,  but  foreign­operated  taxes.  copies of  the seamen's W­2 Federal  ­ships  cannot  come into the  domes­ In  reporting  the  measure  out.  withholding  forms,  so  that  the  tic services  without  special  legisla­ Prices  for  second­hand  Liberty  ships  have  dropped  to  an  tion.  states will have a  record of  the sea­ men's  earnings.  Such  an  arrange­ all­time low on the commercial ship market. In a recent trans­ Behind  the  request  is  the  Gov­ ment  would  enable  the  states  to  action  between  two  private  shipping  companies,  a  foreign­ ernment's oil imports  policy, which  collect  taxes  from  seamen  who  flag Liberty was sold for $155,­ has  severely  restricted  oil  imports  would be required to file  with their  000.  About  the same  time last  ministration.  Normally,  foreign­ from  overseas.  It  would  permit  respective  states.  year,  privately­owned  Liber­ flag  Libertys  sell  at  a  premium  Standard  OU  to  carry  oil  in  tha  Still up  in the  air though,  is the  tys  were  selling for  approximately  over domestic ships.  domestic trade,  which has regained  status  of  legislation  such  as  in  $260,000  and  the  price  tag  on  a  For  the  past  year  Maritime  has  ground  since  the  import  limits  Massachusetts,  which  calis  for  all  Liberty  right  after  the  Suez  inci­ been  disposing  of  some  1,200  Lib­ were  imposed.  seamen  to  be  taxed for the  period  dent  was  $900,000.  ertys  in  the  reserve fleet,  with  a  of  time  they  spend  in  Massachu­ The  downward  price  trend  of  minimum  bid  of  $70,000  in domes­ setts waters,  no matter where their  privately­owned  Libertys  is  bring­ tic  yards  and  $90,000  for  ships  to  WASHINGTON—The  Labor  De­ residence  is.  Undoubtedly,  there  ing  them  close  to  the  scrap  price  be  scrapped  in  foreign  yards.  In  partment's  Wage  and  Hour  and  will  be  a  court  case  testing  the  and  will  presumably  affect  future  its  last  advertising  for  bids.  Mari­ Public Contracts  Divisions reported  validity of  the Massachusetts  legis­ bids  on  Libertys  being  auctioned  time  got  tenders  on  only  two  of  that  during  the  year  ending  June  lation.  off  for  scrap  by  the  Maritime  Ad­ 15  Libertys  offered  for  foreign  30  some  $12,885,921  in  wages  were  scrapping.  recovered  for  124,046  workers.  Thus  far,  a  couple  of  hundred  "The  recoveries  were  made  under  ships  have  been  sold,  with  the  PHILADELPHIA—Since  the  In­ provisions of  the Fair Labor Stand­ average  price  just  over  the  mini­ ternational  Longshoremen's  Asso­ ards  Act  and  the  Walsh­Healey  mums  set  by  Maritime.  ciation  and  shipping  companies in­ Public Contracts  Act from  employ­ The original  construction  cost  of  volved have  settled their  hassle  on  ers who violated  the law  by failure  Libertys  was  $2  million  in  pre­ the Philly  waterfront, shipping  has  to  meet  the  minimum  standards  war  and  wartime  dollars,  worth  been  very  good.  The  steel  strike  provided  in  the  two  acts.  over  twice  as  much  as  the  current  has  contributed to the  recent  good  The  Fair  Labor  Standards  Act  dollar.  The  Libertys  are  being  fortune.  Thus  far  foiur  ore  ships  provides  that  employees  engaged  scrapped  by  the  Government  be­ have  been  serviced.  Before  the  in  or  producing  goods  for  inter­ cause  of  dubious  usefulness,  de­ steel  strike  these  vessels  had  not  state  commerce  must  be  paid  at  fense­wise  or  commercially,  their  used  the  Philadelphia  facilities,  least  the  minimum  wage  of  $1  an  slow  speed  and  the  age  of  the  and  it  is  expected  that  they  will  hour  and  at  least  time  and  one­ ships.  continue  this  procedure  as  long  half  their  regular  rate  for  hours  Prices  on  T­2  tankers  have  also  as  the  strike  lasts.  worked  over  40  in  the  week.  been  skidding  badly,  with  these  An  item  of  promise  is  the  Bull  The  Public  Contracts  Act  ships,  going  at  upwards  of  $2  mil­ Line  decision  to  take  two  of  its  applies to  Government supply con­ lion  two  years  ago,  now  down  vessels out  of  lay­up. The SS  Edith  tracts  in  excess  of  $10,000.  It  around  the  $300,000  mark.  The  has  already  called  a  crew,  and  the  requires  that  employees  working  T­2s  are  much  bigger  and  faster  Hilton  is  expected  to  do  so  before  on  covered  contracts  be  paid  not  than  the  Libertys  and  are  being  the weekend.  less  than  the  minimum  wage  the  *­ used  heavily  in  the  bulk  grain  Paying  off  during the  last peYlod  Secretary of  Labor  has determined  trade  these  days.  to  be  prevailing  in  the  industry  were  the Oremar (Marven); Losmar  plus  time  and  one­half  their  basic  and  Seamar  (Caltnar).  rate  for  hours  worked  over  eight  The  SIU  blood  bank  in  New  York  has  been  set  up  to  supply  Sea­ Signed on  were  Losmar,  Seamar  Speak Out At  a  day  or  40  a  week,  whichever  is  farers  or  members  of  their  families  with  blood  anywhere  in  the  (Calmar);  Andrew  Jackson  (Watecr  greater.  United  States.  Seafarers  passing  through  the  Port  of  New  York  can  SIU Meetings  man),  and  Oremar  (Marven).  donate to the  blood  bank  at  the  New York  clinic  of  the Union,  Listed  Ships  in­transit  were  Santore  Under  the  Union  constitution  in this  space  are  a  few  of  the  Seafarers  and  others who  have  donated  every  member  attending  a  Un­ and  Cubore  (Marven);  Robin Trent  to  the  blood  bank  in  the  past. The  names  of  other  donors  will  ap­ ion  meeting  is  entitled  to  (Robin);  Steel  Designer,  Steel  pear  in  future issues  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  nominate himself  for the elected  Traveler  (Isthmian);  Texmar  (Cal­ posts  to be  filled at  the meeting  mar);  Alcoa  Polaris  (Alcoa);  Jean  SEATTLE  —  "Past  two  weeks  SPENCE,  Leon  WEBB, Frank  T.  —chairman,  reading  clerk  and  (Bull); Steel  Surveyor,  Steel Arch­ were  very  good.  Next  two  weeks  BALASIA,  Frank  DE  LANGE,  Edward  recording  secretary.  Your  Un­ etect  (Isthmian);  Robin  Kirk;  looks  even  better."  That's  how  COLUCCI,  Mike  MATTOX,  Jack  R.  ion  urges  you  to  take  ah  active  (Robin),  and  Josefina  (Liberty  Port  Agent  Ted  Babkowski  sum­ BUCCI,  John  M.  WESTPHAL,  Gerald  C.  part in  meetings by  taking these  Navigation).  med  up  the  outlook  in his  meeting  UPDEGRAFF, Charles  ,  FRONCKOWIAK, Thomas  J.  posts of  service.  report.  MENICOU,  Haralmbos  VENTURA,  Julio  And,  of  course,  all  members  Three ships were  paid  off  in the  SHORKEY,  Kenneth  W.  HUMMEL,  Charles R.,  Jr.  have  the  right  to  take  the floor  area.  They  were  Ocean  Joyce  O'NEII,,  .Teremiah  M,  RAY,  Dale  Francis  and  express  their  opinions  on  (Maritime  O'seas),  Almena  (Clo­ CORY,  Harvey  R.  CEVETTE,  Louis  J.  any  officer's  report  or  issue  un­ ver),  and  Jackie  Hause  (NH  Ship­ CRUZ,  Felix  LASKY,  John  Peter  der  discussion.  Seafarers  are  ping).  STEINMETZ,  Kenneth  H.  POMASUK,  John  urged  to  hit  the  deck  at  these  Three  ships  were  in­transit.  PROULX,  Raymond  BLACKBURN. WiUlam  T.  meetings  and  let  their  ship,  They  were  Alamar,  Portmar  (Cal­ CUOMO,  Charles  TORO,  Julio  mates  know  what's  on  their  war),  and  Maiden  Creek  (Water­ KLINE,  Thomas  WESTLAKE,  Edward  Jr.  minds.  man).  WARREN,  Huchlin  .  BETHELL, Howard  Ship Prices Down; Libertys Dirt Cheap US Reports  $13 Million  Pay  Chisel  SlU  BLOOD  BANK  ­HONOR  ROLL­ Phila. Gets  Ore Ships  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P.ay Levy. On Ship ~aces .106,'SOO-Tonner Included: ' I US Ban . · Story On Page 18 . . ·. ~---~--·-· S~ry On Page· 2 · - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S t o r y On Page I Blood Bank. 'A ids Seamen~ Families . . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - S t o r y On Page 2 �SEA.il~RERS ·House,_,Jo; Vote On Union.Curbs·' ·'Mild' Bill Lost SCHE•LE ·OF .SIU~EETlllGS . . LOG _SIU membership meetheld. regularly · every two weeks on Wednesday nights at 7 PM in . . .. all SIU .ports. All Seafarers are expected to attend; -those who wish to be excused should request WASHINGTON-The House of Representatives has voted permission by telegram · down the labor-backed bill introduced by Rep. John Shelley (be sure to include regis(Dem.-Calif.) to control corruption in labor-management retration numl>er). The next lations. The Shelley bill, one . · of three major measures in- chairman of a union ·meeti0g to a SIU meetings wiH be: troduced in the House of Rep- two-year jail sentence 1n the event August 19 · resentatives, is the only one which ·he blocked "a disorderly ·person September 2 would require management to re- from disrupting a union meeting.'~ port the amount · it spends on so- It would require the smallest of September 16 : called "labor relations" and labor unions, even without paid officen, i"g~ are SI u ·w ins Reversal On CG ·A lien Rule to file an enormous number of spying.. In response to an appeal by Government reports. It would force .· AFL-CIO_P.)'esident George Meany union members to handle atn:iclt ' to all affiliated AFL-CIO linions, goods and prohibit any union fl'om the SIU is alerting all its port advertising that an employer 18 agents on the need for the mem- unfair to labor or pays substandard bership to write letters to their wages. The latter provisions would put Congressmen backing the AFLSIU action on behalf of an alien Seafarer has won reversal CIO's fight for anti-corruption restrictions on rights of free legislation which would not h~­ speech since a union could not of a. Coast- Guard i:uling against giVing aliens duplicSltes on per legitimate union · organizing advertise its beef via a picket line. their Seamen's papers. ~s a result; aliens· who are so unfor:. The Landrum-Griffin)_.Ul) Meany tunate as to lose ·their seaand strike activities. warned, "is a blunderbuss that man's document or have it when the vessel Aimed At 'Sweethearta' was in the .SrookShelley, a former member of the would in~ct- grievous harm on all stolen will, in all probability, Jyn · Army Base Sailors Union of the Pacific, had unions. It 1s supported by the very be able to get duplicates aa do and stole some of been outspoken in hi!'l attacks oil elem.ents in Congress which have · citizen-seam.en. consistently through the years hls gear includother proposed "reform" bills as voted for the program of big husiBefore . th.e SIU s~ccessf~lly ing the seamen's threatening a "terribly unfair and ness and against every progressive fought this case no~-resident alien papers. discriminatory" blow at all trade measure that would benefit all the seamen who lo~ their- documeJits Barros promptunions. He had called for labor- American people.'' Substantiating could no longer sail on US-flag ly applied for managemeilt legislation which duplicate papers would get at the phony labor rela- Meany's charges, the . Landrum- ships.· . but was told by tions consultants who set up Griffin bill has won the support of - The _pr.e.cedent-setting action In· Barros the New York "sweetheart" deals, "vote no" com- the National Association of Manu· volved Seafarer Vasco Barros, an office of the Coast Guard that an mittees against unions and other facturers which has consistently alien ·or Portuguese ancestry. sought legislation, ·such as "right ·· On December 10, 1958, while he administrative regul~tion made in devices to destroy labor's gains. to work" laws, which would cripple was aboard the Coeur D'Alene Vic- 1952 barred issuing new papers to He also attacked tlie bribery trade unions. tory, a thief broke Into his foc'sle him, even though their loss was practices of major businesses and through no fault of his own: expenditures of huge sums Gf money to keep legitimate unions Barros took up his problem with out and get cheap contracts. -These practices all would come under . faced automatic deportatian·. The regulation in the Shelley bill. matter was referred to the SIU's There are two other bills pendattorneys and to the Washington ing in the House of Representaoffice of the Union along with an tives, both of which are under . attack by organized labor. One is the :::!::'!~!::a1. Barros detailing the Elliot Bill, voted out favorably by TAMPA-Although shipping for SAMOA- Wages of fi sh cannery workers on Sallloa have As a result, the Commandant of this the House Labor Committee. The port slackened off somewhat Elliot bill has been strongly at- moved up· another notch following a Special Industry Board the ~ast Guard, Vice_-Admiral during the past period because tacked by Meany and the AFL-ClO inquiry. Workers in fish canning and processing will get an A. ~· Richmond, reversed ~he 1952 there were no vessels signing on or as injuring legitimate trade unions. increase from 50 to 75 cents; : ruling.•~n fact, Admiral R1ch~ond paying off, three in-transit ships While noting that the Elliot bill shipping and transportation small Samoan operation compared ~rote, · · • .µ ie Coast Guard con- ' called into the area and took on 11 contains provisions to safeguard workers will get a boo~t from t!;> its Stateside set-up. Yet 60 per- sidered that such regulation w~~ replacements the funds and rights of union mem- 52 to 75 cents. The new rates will. cent of Van Camp's profit was de- reasonable, legally sound, and until As it wa; one ves 1 Ill g the ease · of Mr. Barros It was un• . se ca n. bers, Meany denounced the measfrom the Samoa subsidiary cballencecl ,, · here sailed an oiler short, and an go into effect as soon as formally rived ure for a variety of provisions promulgated by Labor Secretary last year. . Notiilg ·that Barros' original other vessel .took o~ ' "C" card which would make it impossifile ' for unions to or ganize and func- James P. Mitchell. The SIU fish · .The Samoan . cannery workers papers had been ·issued In Novem-· becaus~ ~ere were no "A" or "B'' tion normally without continuous and cannery workers affiliates pay increase to 75 cents ls still far ber l95-1 and that he had received men on the registration. list. _ The c()~ing ~riod "does .pot haras!'ment from the Federal au- have long been fighting sub-stand- below the $1.78-$2:51 pay range of sec:u.ity 'clearance 88 did _other ,thorities. "It would place the offi- ard wages on the island whi~h has SI'Q cannery workers In Ca~ornia seamen, "hence the coast Guard pro~es . JD~ch -relJef .. Wit~ only cers , of 65,000 -local unions in become a have~ for runaway can- who~ In addition, receive ·various will now entertain his application two ships scheduled· to call at the fringe benefits. ~· ·for a duplicate document.'' · port so far. jeopardy of bein~ found in viola- nery operators. tion of a Federal criminal statute The Special Industry· Board was in dischargin~ their normal duties." mandated, under 1956 amendments ~nlon Even More Restrictive . .,,,· \ . .. to the· Fair Labor Standards Act, The third bill, the Griffin- to "endeavor to bring the mini· Landrum bill is being supported by mum wage in American Samoa up President E;senhower and the Ad- to $1 an hour as rapidly as is ecoministration. It is even more re- nomically feasible." 'this has been strictive than the Elliot bill. · the objective of SIU-affiliate'd Meany reported that the Griffin- Cannery Workers Union·, which Landrum bill would subject a had as!!lliled the minimum wage established by the · committee earlier at 52 cents an hour. h• p • B00$1 Satnoa...FIS IO_g· ay,·.::n~1!1~:e~:i~-:,:ie~c~a~~.~~ Tampa Shy hi a · • • s . . 1se ' Ships~ Men · Siu UDion Oug · SIU EntertaJns Nls•r-tan SBAF~RERS LOG · Aug. 14,.1959 Vol. XXl4 No. 17 '> PAUi. itAu.. SeCf'etarv·Tteasurn Edttcw. BEBMARD SBA· •·'"· An f;dttor. ll&RlllAN ABTBua,. Jawm . HaRBDT "BRAlfD; SPIVACK, AL MASKL'I, JOHN BRAZIL. DON· ·. &Lii .: BARASH. .• , quu. .tt'ea Stall. Writer•. BILL MOODY. Repreienta«~!· Publllhed blWHlrly ai· tlle 1teadqvuten of tfl• Seafarer1 lntitrnatlonal Union. At· l•ntfc & GUN District; AFL.CIO. 675 Fourth Avenue Brooklyn JI, NY .Jel. HVaclnth . 9-6600. ~nd clus postage paid •· .. at· tit• Post· Office In Brooklyn, NY. under : .• . .... Act of .. A!ff!. ·u, 1'12. · · .. ~1D i. : . ·· ·~·· · :·· A 'Runaway' Haven As str~ssed by the union, the Samoan inadequate pay situation has attracted runaway fish can~ neri~s seeking greater profits at the expense of exploited Samoan worke~s. By relocating, or ·expanding in . Sainoa the canneries do not have to pay .tax· on profits i( 'the money remains fn Samoa. This profitable bicentive, plus the lnapp!kabiiity of the Stateside mini· mum wage of $1 has severely in· jured the California·· cannery in· dustry . .. An enlightening example . ·is the· Van· Camp company with a . i· Lea4er �SEA.PARERS LOC Onassis Signs Deal For 3 Giant Ships WASHING.TON-The Maritime Administration has given the SIU-contracted Victory Carriers Inc. a green light to build three supertankers for American-flag operation. The ships will cost $55.2 million and will be delivered within three years, the first of them in for his previous failure to con- to a US oil company, at $1 ,515,000 1960. struct the three ships under the a month. Winding up a thre·e-year American flag in return for trans- Part of the agreement with Marf.e rring 14 ships foreign. The suit itime called for the profits of the hassle, the Government has would have subjected Onassis to runaway operation to be put aside approved full mortgage fines of some $8 million in per- for ·construction of the three new bonds and retur.:n of the ships. Irlst~ad, as was brought out and loan insurance for the formance 14 ships, formerly manned by Sea- ' in House Merchant Marine Com- construction of the ships at farers, to the American flag. mittee hearings, $19 million of the the Bethlehem shipyard in Companf Doubles Payment money was used to pay off incnme Quincy, Mass. One of the The mortgage guarantee appar- tax and mortgage obligations to ships, a 46,000-tonner will be delivered in February, and the other two, a 46,000-tonner and ~ 106,500· tonner, by 1962. The agreement follows a Government decision last April to drop its suit against Aristotle Onassis ently involves only one setback for the US Government. In June, 1958, Victory Carriers the Onassis interests. Under its terms, Victory Carriers will put up announced after long delays that $14 million towards construction, it would postpone the ships beDiscussing ship's menu aboard the Mankato Victory are (I. to r.) instead of the $7 million that had cause of the depressed condition Vernon Douglas, chief ·steward; Bob .Principe, field representative; · been proposed earlier. The rest of the tanker market. Obviously Frank Nicolas, chief cook and Peter Loleas, field representative, of the money will be borrowed at though, the funds to build the Atlantic & Gulf Food Program. five percent interest under Govern- ships were no longer available. It ment guarantees. The Maritime was then that the Government filed Administration indicated that it suit for recovery of the 14 transwill guarantee about $29,900,000 ferred ships. in loan' insurance and $48,300,000 The two smaller tankers will be , ·in mortgage insurance on the the same size as the new SIU-conproject. tracted tanker Transeastern, largWithout the guarantee, It would est built for US flag service have been virtually impossible for to date. The other ship, the 106,"As a stewax:d for many years, I think this is one of the best things w_e hav.e gotten Victory Carriers to get a standard 500-tonner, will be one of the largbank loan, the alternative being to est in the world when it goes itito lately," was the reaction of Seafarer John Picou to the new Food Program which ha~ recent- go abroad for money at an interest operation. So far, only one other ly been extended to cover all SIU-contracted vessels. rate of 12 percent and upwards, or company, owned by the Niarchos Picou, a member of the SIU+--------....,...::::.......-..- - - - - - - - - - - - - - : - sell a public bond issue after reg- interests, has started construction since 1941 said · he first saw we had and w?at ' I tho1!g?t. istering with the Securities and of a ship that size. t' h h After comparmg the ship s stores · 1 · ' Exchange Commission. Such regThe 46,000-tonners will be 738 t h e p an m ac .ion w en e re- an'd figuring the vessel's needs for istration would have required On- feet · long with a beam of 102 feet. cently made. a trip on the ~S Paci- the voyage against the program's assis to disclose information about and will carry 390,000 barrels · of fie Venture <World Trampmg). standards, Reyes contacted the his financial set-up. petroleum products. They will be When the vessel pulled into Mo- company and told them they were propelled by a geared turbine with The agreement completed arbile, the ship had already been 15 · days short of the mipimum rangements for the long-delayed a capacity of 15,000-hp and will stored, Picou said, and was ready stores needed for that type of transfer-and-build plan, under cruise at 16 knots. for the voyage ; from Its last port ship and run: Accordingly the ad- · which 14 transferred ships, 12 T-2s The giant ship will be 940 feet of call, New Orleans. "According ditional stores were put aboar:d. and two Libertys formerly oper- long and 132 feet across the beam. to the compa~,Y people, we had "We · just returned," _Picou said, ated by SIU-contracted companies, with a cargo capacity of around enough stores, the veteran Sea- "and let me tell you, he was alhave been operating runaway for 850,000 barrels. It will be driven farer wrote, "but based on my ex- most correct down to the last figtwo years now. The 12 T-2s, upon by twin-screw geared turbines opperience in the steward depart- ure. We came back with 50 pounds being transferred in 19~6, imme- erating at up to 43,000 hp and will ment, I thought there might be a of sugar 34 pounds of coffee, and diately went on long-term charter make a speed of 17.5 knots. mistake, as iihis is a LibGrty ship the me~ts and other foodstuffs and a slow one. So when Brother were along this same proportion. Philip Reyes, a field representa- . We ate well no waste no beefs tive of the A & G Food Program, and no ·spoil~d food. ' eame aboard, I showed him what "The company did not beef about ,our consumption, and I believe it was in line. What ·1 want you to know," he added, "is, if we Josefina was another ship vis· did not have the feeding program ited by field representatives. .and the persons to know about Ed Seely is doing the ho11or1 BOSTON-Seafarers went aboard the largest tanker yet food and its usage, . we would be in_ the galley. . built under the American flag last week after the 46,000-ton hungry, as you can imagine what Transeastern was launched at the Bethlehem Shipyard at 15 days' stores means · to a ship." fnventory and requisitions \ forms. , Under the Food Program, field They will also help simplify the Q~incy, M~ss., n~ar here. The ·giant ship, owned by as compared to the usual upper represen.tatives visit all SIU-con- job of the steward departments on tracted ships and help the ships' these ships in providing ample and Trans Eastern Shipping Corp. an~ lower berth arrangement. T~e stewards and port stewards set up varied shipboard meals at moder- of New York is far from the big- f?c sles are about 12 by 14 feet 1n gest afloat since there are a num- size. However, showers and sanistandard storing lists and standard ate cost. \ to _ WASHINGTON - Unable ber of for~ign-flag tankers in the tary facilities were provided in the 60,000-ton and up class. She is also usual way for a group of foc'slea dredge up a bidder the last time I around, the Maritime Admlnistradue to be surpassed in size when rather than semi-private facilities tlon is preparing for a 'Second try and if SIU-contracted Victory Car- for one or two rooms. riers Corp. builds its projected The messhall is ample to handle on the SS .Leilani,inpassenger-cargo vessel formerly ·the Hawaiian ., 106,000-ton supertanker. But for the whole unlicensed gang at one trade. The Lcilani's previous oper-· . the time being she is the ize time if necessary, with a seating PITTSBURGH-Another major American corporation is champ of the US tanker fleet. , ators, Hawai,i an.Textron, defaulted capac4y of 38. The galley has an on. the ship's ~ortgage and turned following the lead of General Electric in setting up a comThe new ship is 736 feet long, electric range with three ovens, it b~ck to --~~e Gov.ernme~t. . . : ·pai:iy-financed poliUal agency· to _persuade Americans to vote and has an impressive beam, 102 plus three baker's ovens, and is The Maritime Administration is management's· way. · feet. It draws 38 feet fully-loaded stainless steel throughout. In addition, a swimming pool has asking a _m inimum bid of $4,40(),00o· The company plans to oper- couraged to participate in the pro- and consequently will not be able in the domestic trade and $3,200,- t . · l' · b h · 11 to transit either the Panama ·or been installed on the top deck aft 000 if the ship is to be used in a e m po it!cs ot regiona Y gram. Suez Canal with a full cargo of the stack, which will be weloffshore ·sei.vice. The reason for and nationally~ In Washington Obviously, any company em- aboard. corned in tropical climates. The the spread .. bet~~en the two bids is It _is . setting up a two-man· of- ployee who refuses to participate . The 46,000-ton deadweight ca- pool is about the size of the usual that US/-law provides a shil>" sold flee to include a registered lobby- in such a program, or who shows pacity of the vessel is equivalent portable ·backyard type. for domestic service must be at a 1st and a public relations man. a ·1ac1t of enthusia!lm for the com- to 16¥.! million gallons of petro- , Facilities for air conditioning price no less· than domestic con- The. Washington office will put pany 'point of view, would be en- leum products, which is probably have been built into the vessel but 1tru~tion costs. · out a bi-weekly newsletter. dangering his chances for oromo- enough to send all the world's air conditioning equipment has not If,.. as happened last · ~lme, MariO~· the loc~l le~e~, .district "po- tion in the compjmy. Volkswagens from here to the yet been installed. time cannot cor;n,e up with a bidder litlcal super.visors will be sel~ctPrevious Gulf political action moon. The vessel has been assigned to it wlli cons~der bareboating th~ ed from company ran_Its and while involved heavy contributions in Despite the size . of the ship, the Military Sea Transportation ship 0 ~ a trade route not now ade- on comp~n! payrolls will operate electinn campaigns. In 1956 Gui' which made possible her pacluus Service on a single voyage charter. quateJ.y served by a us passenger in the pohtlcal ar~na. The com- offi~e~s and their wives contrib- crew quarters, SIU representative-; She loaded part of her cargo in operator. · pany also wlll "encour~ge" e~ uted over $871000 in sumo of $500 who boarded. her reported no inno- 'l 'ex&s to give her a 33-foot draft Failure to get eitheJ:'. a J>id or a ploree~· to become politically ac- a~d more,, and the Mello_n family, vation.s of consequence in room so that she could make it through ·barebaat operation will result in ..tive ·~and m,y grant leaves of ab- ' miQor· Gulf s~ockholders, · shelled layout. The crew uarters are the Panama Canal, and then topped th~ ship being, placed in the Suiian ,sence to employees elected to pub- out over $l00,000 in polittcal con- roomy· and comfortable; with two off at Long· Beach, Calif., for Pearl B~y reserve fieet.. · lie office. .. Wives will also tie en- tributions; men in a room in individual beds, Harbor, Guam and Manila. Food Plan's Storing List Gives Lilt To Ship Feeding Largest US-Flag Tanker Crewed By Seafarers Leilani Put On "Auction Block Again Eirlp/oy-e.es · v0 f es Targef Of.-Com ·. pany Po11·1,·-a1 Arm �, SE..4P .4.REllS= -----------------~ SEAF ABE:B'S---------BOTAQY ·SHIPPING -BOIBD · July. 22 Through August 5,_1959 While the overall shipping report covering the 14 SIU ports for the last two-week period showed only a slight increase, the individual r eport for each port reflected wide differences over · the period, There were eight ports showing increased shipping for the period, five of which more than doubled the prior period's totals. However it must be noted that most of these ports are merely bouncing back to their average level after recovering from a slump. . The steel strike, while having only a slight effect on 'the shipping picture as a whole, resulted in a number of ore ships being diverted from their regular port of Baltimore to Philadelphia: Because of this shipping for Baltimore nosed down considerably, while Philadelphia more than doubled, ship~ing a total of 89 men for the period. On the upside were Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Lake Charles, Wilmington, San Francisco, Seattle and Savannah. As was reported to the membership at the August 5 regular SIU meeting, the hall in Savannah was closed and a new one opened in the Port of Jacksonville, Fla. This was done because of the decline in stiipping from Savannah and the increased SIU activity in the port of Jacksonville. Shipping -f or the period declined in Baltimore, Norfolk. :Tampa, Mobile, New Orleans and Houston. Although showing a decline from the prior period's totals, New Orleans continued to enjoy good shipping, sticking to its average of 154 men for the period. Ship A total of 216 ships were handled by all _ports, with 58 paying oft.,_ 28 sigtJing on and 130 in-tr ansit. While remaining almost steady, -there was a slight decline in' the number of payoffs. Four ports, JacksOn-' viii-:, Tampa, Lake Charles and · Seatlle bad 110 ships sigOine on. for the period. Tire seniority figures show class A men accounting for GB percent of the jobs shipped, class B for 25 percent and class c. for t~e_ remainder. As with ..the prior period, sbippini In the class C category continued to decline, 'with Lake Charles .sbipp_ing no men in. that ciass at all. · Although only four ports, Jacksonville, Tampa, Lake Charles and Wilmington, listed le~s than 50 class A men on their registration list at the start of the present period, four o·t ber ports, Boston, Philadelpbia, San Francisco and Seattle, bad less tban 100 men all told on the beach. The following 11 the forecast, port by port: Boston: Doubtful, but should improve •• , New Yerk: Good for class A men ... PblllKlelplala: Good· ff ate,el strike continues .•. Bal&lmore: Looks slow . . . NOl'felk: Slow· . • • · Jubonrille! Steady • • • Tampa: Good , , . Mobile: Quiet " •• New .Orla111: Good ' . . . Lake Charles: Fair • , • Reastoa: Quiet , •• WBmincto:a. San Francisco and Seattle: Good. ..,. .. . 0.. TN&TOTAL ...... •••• : . .., 2 1 New.Y_. ..•• ·JI , ............... J ....._ •••• 11 ............... ,..,.. ...... -- .N...... •• ... J 1 2J 1.2 7 44 ., ., . • ' J I . J 16 24 J4 1 M........... 6. NewOrte.s •• 6 We a-t.... 2 4 H........... .........,.. .. J 2 Sa• frMclsco, 2 I 1 J n 22· ' ' I z '2t I 7 J "I n• 11 • ·21 I Totois ••••• . 11 4 • • -- s..ftle ...... ..- J 4 4 DECK DEPARTMENT 18{1istetfld CLASS A G°aOUP - Port 1 Z 5 Bosi-on-.-. -. .-.-.-. .-.-.-.•-.-. 2 New York . ......... . 24 52 Philadelphia ........•. 3 11 Baltimore . . .••••... . . 18 30 Norfolk - . . .....••.• 2 7 Jacksonville ........ . . 4 6 .......•.• Tampa 4 Mobile . . . . ......•••• 7 20 New Orleans . .. • ...•• 20 26 Lake Charles ........• 3 8 Houston . ......... . 6 19 Wilmington . ......... . 9 11 San Francisco ....... . s s Seattle . . . . ......•••• - 3_4 TOTALS 116 211 GROUP 3 ALL 4 11 13 19 5 5 1 4 10 14 3 s1 15 1 Z G&OUP 3 ALL 1 GROUP Z -t S ALL 2 1 - " 1 3-1--1--1--3 14 7 %% 12 45 11 68 19 3 1 ' 3 11 . 5 19 H 1 lo 9 ze 5 11 7 u 11 3 4 'J 1 2 2 5 1f 2 4 1 7 t 1 1 Z 1 1 3 5 3 2 5 4 13 . 3 Zt H 1 a 4 a 11 H 4 n 11 1. 1 5 3 3 111 391 5 11 10 22 14 23 1 3 t. I s & 11 a u 18, 2 1 ~ 3 1 3 · 13. 2 .'__ • :{ __ _ _2__ _ - .. __,._ __,.3~~1-!-~' ' I 3121 6 58 39 I . 95· 67 141 u I z,., 2 1 =• I_ 5 1 4 i 3 2 2 3 1 9 5 a "I 1 1 3 6 5 I ALL 1 1 4 1 "'7 13 6 5 lZ - - - S11- GBOUP Z 3 - - - 5 & 2 8 1 2 2 '5 - a 9 TOTAL SHIPPED Shipped CLASS C Slllpped · CLASS B Shipped CLASS A le91stered CLASS B ,z, I .. GBOUP GROUP C ALL 1 Z I ALL l Z I ALL 1 11 12 . 8 ' Z9 1 2 2 I 13 11 92 92 170 45 307 3 25 37 . 85 iO Zt 8 13 6 Z7 · ' • 23 2 s s1 • M 83 14 111 3 22 24 u I 5 9 5 . 19.1 8 16 1 U 1 3 5 I Zj 7 1 -2 10! 6 .8 . 1! 1 1 1 5 1 61 5 8 1 H z 20 10 2· *2'. 29 46 6 11 3 7 11 11: 21 · 11 13 u . 44 70 20 3 2 7 1z 11 3 H l 1 13 H 1 1 s 46 17 3 . , _ 22 33 5 80 7 7 1' 1 23 7 1 3lj 11 e s zo 4 1 s 2 13 5 2 20 1 16 o " n . s 3 2 s 1_7_ _2__1-;.._ 1~~9_!~- 23 .;._ 5 4 • 279 .f4 48 I f2U18 · 49' . 11' 1.mJI 14 . 'J'J 97 I ~ I . ALL A ·l 3 4 1 11 68 - 19 3 1 1 i 11 11 3 17 1 s 1 2 - 1 - - 1 4 1 - 8- - ·7 l H 2 ., 1 17 B 4 ·"'I -! 1 1 i CLASS Z z 2 9' - _lqistered On Tlte •eaclt CLASS A . CLASS 8 a I 17 ENGINE DEP.All.TMEN·r · GROUP ! S A Port Boston . . . . . • . . . . . . • • New York . .. ......... Philadelphia.......... Baltimore . . . . . . . . . . • • Norfolk . . . . •. .. . . • .Jacksonville . . . . . . . . . . . Tampa 18 5 . . . . . . . ••• • Mobile . . . . . . . . • . . . • • New Orleans . ......... Lake Charles......... Houston ........... Wilmington .. ......... San Franclseo.... ..•• ~ttle 1 1 . . . . . .. .. • • • 3 12 3 7 1 5 53 11 I 82 I ALL. 1 1 3 - .5 9 7 4 2 12 4 2 8 2 3· 2· 1 6 9 2 11 9 2 6 1 48 1 11 3 2 19 4111 'J 21 ti 3 18 3 1 5 3 15 - 3 12 1 7 3 2 2 5 1 15~4 II GROUP Z 1 34 9 3 2 14 24 2 4 CLASSA GROUP 1 I· 1 1 3 . ~Shi~ped Registered d-;eglstered CLASS A CLASS 8 21, 11 6' - !l 6 5 z t 19 1 9 8 9 5 GBOIJ.P I ALL . 1 1 8 18 2 9 6 ZS l 7 1 5 l 3 1 I- Z 1 ;~ 11 3 l 1 3 14 3 7 2 12 17 5 3 4 18 2 9 13 z z 41 - ~ 4 -2 - 3 1 2 z 16 ,Zt Sleioll8d Shipped Cl.ASS 8 - -9 - - 'I 1 .3 !f 1 3· 2 - 5 15 13 1 1 1 3 -2 -· s 3 4 7 2_ -5 11'- lli - ' 3- 171 s: - 111.- -,_ ,_- · 9 2 J ~6 A 113 8 23 5 5 1 2 3 l· -.SI -1 1 - · -~, .zo....,.rA_t_s__~-~-~-so;.._2~0~0.....;;i_5~1~2~ss~1~2-· -"~ - _:;;u~-.1~1=19;....;::z~s-=15=s:.....;so;.;...1~z~1~~~11=--·~58;.;..~a• 110s t -cLASS S ALL B I - -2 -- .- z - --4 -Z7. -- -8 -6 -14' 802 -27 1 = GROUP 1 I AU R~l.,_red TOTAL SHII'PED CLASS C 10 11 4 . CLASS A GROUP CALL -14 6 6 5 2 3 -1 -1 ~,! 16~ 31 -2 11 20 4 7 17 11 - .-1 - 1~ 247 115 -1 -- 2 4 9 3 15 - -1 · -2 - 41313 4 . 3 1 - z "- 12 ... 2 14 - 13 3 2 HI 7 43,28 1% : 3 38 14 II · 4 15 9 %8 1 --~5' ztt 1t5 5' I 37.t 139 28 -' STEWARD DEPARTM'ENT ./ Registered CLASS A '""""G'ROUP Pon Boston . . . ...••••••• New York ... •.••...•• Philadelphia ... t • •.••• Baltimore . ...•.... • . Norfolk . . .........• Jacksonville . . ....... . Tampa · ....... . . . Mobile . . ........ . . New Orleans . .•...•.. . Lake Charle1 .......• , Houston. . . .••..•.• Wilmington .. . ....... . San Francisco · . ·: • •.•. Seattle _....•.•••. lOTALS Registered CLASS 8 _1 2 3~7 1~3 16 6 2 1 ' 3 1: GROUP 3 ALL 41 2 6 16 - - ,1 1 2 1 7 ·1 1 2 :11 .• 12• 38: 2 1 3 f 11 ~ 2~ ~I 7 .6 9 4 2 ' 8 s 1 9 3 2 3 1094312s 221 14 15 8· I 211i 2 1 1 - 3 ALL 1 s 1 1 Z 19 11 4· 2 ·3 10 4 3· 2 1 2~5 z~I5 2~7 15 a 1 13 4 ' 3 2 3- - $hipped CLASS 8 'G°BOUP = 3 l~ 1 Shipped CLASS A ti 14 3 · ALL 1 2~-~;l ~ 2 13 1 7 1 2 8 8 a 2 1 10 ~ l~ 1 2 1 1 Z .1 _21 1 . 1 5' 1' 8 .... _.._ 4 Iii : 5! 3j 2, 41 'G°ROUP · 87_!_99,-so---:z9-91-f2eo 1 1 - _ - 3 ~ 11 6 1 - zr= 12' .:_ 8' - 1 _zj _a .-_ _ 37 6 5 e 2 2 - ,~ ,_ 5 :...... - 1 1; 1:J·~ ' = 9 5 2~l ~ 8 11j 8 ll 6 10 l · . t.' ~ROUP 3 ALL 1 Z S · -;- - 2 '· 15: ·= Shipped CLASS C 9 4 4 3 H } ...,.... 4 -:"" , 31 5 - sa-("~91. · e ~· I 2 3 371 j ·B :1 J l e 13 . 12 ~ · 21 5. 6 I - 1: 15 _ l~f; 13 1 · 14 8 8 6 1 9 2 55 46 8 18' ~ 13 9 . l· 2 51 35 3 18 9 15'. 4 ZI 18 11 478 84 I.-881 11 72 11 CALL · -1 .8 2 g 2 2 5 ' 1 2; ._1: 12 - - - GROUP 37 6 6 - 1 17 '1 • 13 2. 1 5 8 3 84 84 • I 11 7 I 179 % CLASS 8 . ~ROUP ' _ I AU. 1 % S ·ALL 11~10: ' ~4 u:8 31) 8 . 351 1c I .2, Zl' 41 ,- 18 37 s 3 4 6 1 2' ~· . . .3 ' 7 22 , 11 25 1 ~l 3~ 1~ ~ I.,:: ~ .5 I~ 4g 18 ..;_ . ~ 3 . _,. I ff 2 -3 .19 . H te • · 2 s 13 · 11 9 1 I 14 5 l: l• '. , . 58 1 19 , zo ' 1•: 10 1 28 15 3 8 26 2 4 .7 • ·:u 6 I 3 2 11 1 2 10 2 u 13 7 12 st. 2 - 1 4 · 3 'li 9 . ·2 _, 7 , I~ · 14 1-u ioo-a,-U-1370.2.s 10s<znJ n,l-19 1 5 2 -7 - 7 -H - CLASS A · CLASS A 11 !ft 13 17 ~ GROUP 1 ! S ALL 1 3 3 7 8 22 25 II 1 3 . f ' 14 11 II 1 4 5 11 2 3 I 1 2 s 6 2 I 1 13 11 II Regis~ered On The Beach · , TOTAL SHIPPED AL~ 10 S ALL 111 57 159 2ft 12 . 1 29 - - -I zs z 011 The lffclt CLASS I -~ 2~ .2: 1 ., 6 ,1 5 - .. 4 I 2 ,., ,. - · '15 ' 1'8 1 tat �SE.41'..f.RERS LOC Esso Worlc.ers Overcoming· C~mpany Anti~U nion Barrier INQUIRING SEAFABER - QUESTION: Do you p~efer long ofhhore trips or short coastwi~e ones, and why? • WllUam Pollard, meaman: Short · Al Benn, FWT: Round-the-world trips are the best for me. You can is my fayorite run. There are so get off when you many Interesting want to, and sights, and many money-wise t hey opportunities t"' are just 81 good p~rchase :ii~ua as 1 on I trips, fore gn c es. sometimes even. My hobby is phobetter, as a mattograpby, and ter of fact. B'ght w~eref cou~dtte!· 88 now I'm waiting bj tor ~t ? for a nice abort au :a~ori;:a ~~ one off the board. ~~B . kok P ;t. ;t. ;t. . are Singa~te al ing · Edward Boyle, a&eward: Give· me Joseph Ferenc, AB: A short trip the long trips, · especially in the i m reference an here in EuMe di terranean- mo~!l'l'm~~~ s y PTh t' yw Northern Europe rope. ~8 co:! area, On long tlse r~n ~ Y 0 trips YQJl meet a ~1 v::i ~en ·:. greater variety of sa s12c\ 90 ,~ people, p 1 a c es ;~~.{ ~ve; fifty ' and c u s t o m s . ye:rs of continual Long trips are ailing Since I'm educational and :etting older (I'm eertainly enjoyover 6S) I'm not able, and the paylooking for any offs are good-sized too. round-the-world voyages. 1 The "Chinese Wall" that was. erected by Standard Oil of New Jersey to keep its many thousands of employees from any contact with unions has started to crumble. For years undoubtedly the largest non-union operation in the United States, Es so has foun'd to its dismay tl)at i t s + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - e~ployees are now actively in the 1957 r ecession. It was then time. They erupted last year when seeking union ties, despite the· that Esso employees realized that the tankermen threw out John fiercest kind of company pressure their "security" in Esso was a Collins, up until then the ruler of the tankermen's- association in Esso men's organizations. For the Esso tankermen, the s~ and operator of a long string AI; · a result, the following sit- realization came earlier than that, of "independent associations" in uation now prevails in Esso: as Esso started transfering ships the oil industry. The tankennen • Some 3,000 employees of its foreign in wholesale lots at the revised their constitution to place major reftnery in Baytown, Texas, end of the Korean .War. Some 3,000 control of the organization in the have voted to hook up with the tankermen's jobs were wiped out- hands of the rank and file and to Oil, C~e_mical and Atomic Workers in the process, and the process is .elect full-time officers out of their International Union. not yet complete, as the company ranks. • A smaller, but influential is planning to lay up another four Subsequently, when the newlygroup of· 300 white collar admin- ships in the near future. organized union was unable to istrative workers and lab techniSince, under their existing con- make any headway in ltS ·demands clans, at the company's Linden, tract the unlicensed men had no for contract improvements, the New Jersey, installation have also protection, everytime a ship laid tankennen approached the· SIU voted to accept a charter from a up or went foreign, the officers, for ~n affiliation. The agreement national union. Several unions radio operators and pursers would signed between the Esso group are under consideration. "bump" an unlicensed man oot--Of a and SIUNA President Paul Hall • A group of approximately job. An officer with one year in provides that, if affiliation is ap. 1,200 seamen employed by Esso in the fleet has super-seniority over proved by the men in the fleet, its _coastwise tanker operation, an unlicensed man, no matter how the _Esso group will continue to the last segments of what was many years the latter might have. elect its owtt officers, and control ;t. ;\;. ;t. · ;t. ;\;. t once an 85-ship fleet, are now balLack of any kind of job security its finances and negotiations as do -Albert (Happy) Pftstrer. .ma.. Anthony Gafllen. AB: Give me loting on whether their organiza- is one ~jor evil .faced by Esso all other districts and autonomous man: An oldtimer Uke me likes short trip anytime, say around tion, ttie Esso Tanker Men's Un- men, who have no other place to union ~iliates of the SIUNA. short trips. I'll west Long Island. ion, should accept a charter from go for employment. Ear nings are Balloting in the fteet is now golet the yourig Being a happily- the ·Seafarers International Union far bel~w the standards of union ing on, with the company ·exerting bucks 'take the 'married man, of North America . .If they approve, fleets, with overtime almost non- heavy pressure for a "no" vote, naturally I want the Esso Union ~ill be, in effect, existent, and the Esso crewmen and sponsoring a new effort by a long hauls. At the moment I'm waitto be as near my . a separate district of. the sru· of have to pay the cost of their own revamped company union rig . t~ ing for a coastfamily as pos- NA, with its own autonomy. welfare benefits. _ displace the existing Esso tanker .wise ship or • sible. According • Similarly, refinery emp_loyees Rumbles of discontent had been union. The voting will continue · tanker, like Bull ·t, to my experience, in the company's Baton Rouge, coming out of the fleet for some until August 30. Line or Cities the money is La., and Bayway, NJ, installations . Service, where 1 about the same have been talking of union ties, when comparing but no specific developments have can b8 back in _N_e_w_Y_o_r_k_m_·_a_f_e_w_da_ys_._·_ _ _ _s_h_o_r_t_tr_ip_s_w_i_th_l_o_n_1_tr_ip_s_.___ ;:~r~ed In these two areas thus 'to isolate, divide and weaken Es- myth. 0 :'r °.j · a LABOR ROUND UP Summer Smiling On NY; Shipping Spurt Continues NEW YORK-A crew of Seafarers manned the 46,000-ton aupertanker Transeastern in Boston last week, Bill Hall, assistant secretary-treasurer, reported, thus bringing America's -· largest supertanker under the The ship. owned bership knows, will make it rough ner. Siu ban • on class B men in a couple of by Trans Eastern Steamship years and eventually for class A Co., a new operator in the shi~ men. "So for your own protecplni industry, headed for the Gulf tion," -he warned, "you should and frQm there will go on to Ja- make it a point to take these jobs." pan. ti V euels In Port In addition to the Transeastern, There were 18 vessels paying Hall noted, there are a nu.m ber of_ .off here during the past two weeks. other supertankers now under Only three signed on and 23 were eonstruction for American-fl.ag op- in transit. eratlons, soJru! of which will also The following were the vessels tie mann.e d by ~ Seafarers. "F'.rom paying oft': the Seatrain Savannah, all Indications."· he stated, "it Seatrain Louisiana, Seatrain Texwould appear that we will have a as, Seatrain New York, Seatrain sizable fleet of supertan~ers under Georgia, CSeatrain); . Frances, -Elizthe Sit[ banner by the end of the abeth (Bull); Alcoa Pennant, Alcoa year." Patriot (Alcoa); Atlantic · (AmeriShlpp~~. Tepped 3'0 Mark c;m Banner); Robin Kirk (Robin); Gateway City (Pan-Atlantic); PanShipping for the past two-week dora (Epiphany); Council ' Grove period held up very well with SiO (Cities Service); Chickasaw <Wamen --b¢ing' shipped to permanent terman);_ Ocean Dil)ny (Ocean berths from this pqrt, Hall said. Clippers); ' Mankato Victory (VicHowever, as has been pointed out tory Carriers> and the Steel ArchIn .the past, a good percentage of itect (Isthmian). these jobs. are being taken by Signing on were the Robin Trent elau C cards, which, as the mem- (Robin); Steel Designer <Isthmian) and the Atlantic (American Banner)._ ~) • I In transit were the Helen COlympie>°; Dykes, Judson L. Stickle (A & Sl; · Wacosta, Jean LaFitte, Young America, Andrew Jackson • •· <Waterman); Jean, Emilia (Bum; Raphael Semme's, · Beauregard, Fairland, Blcnv'lllo, A2nlea City <Pan-Atlantic); Alcoa Puritan <Alcoa); t:S Bal~imore, Council Grove, CS Norfolk {Cities Service>; Seamar (Calmar); · Ste'el Flyer, Stael Designer, Steel Traveler <Isthmian) and tlfe Seattaln Ne"'._ Jersey, . !J • -. . ·Seild:·'em ~10 the . L.08 > Paternalism Fails These developments, coming In The 35-hour week was introduced ployes with up to $50 per week rapid fire order, signal the crack- into the hotel industry in a new *luring periods of disability, A new up of a well-organized system of .t hree-year contract which also in- severance pay clause grants laidcludes wage increases, improved off workers up to two weeks' pay. company paternalism that for vacations, holiday and welfare plan t ~ t years had frustra~ repeated unThe 12,000-member Stove MountRepresenting 35,000 ion efforts to sign up E$o men-. payments. What had happened was. simple. unionized employees of 190 major ers' Union has concluded its 31st New York hotels, the Hotei' Trades annual convention. In key convenEsso men for some time had been sold a bill of goods that their best Council signed the pact with the tion actions, the delegates voted a Hotel Association of New York 25-cent increase in dues for benefit protection and security lay in ac- City• acting for the hotel operators, of out-of-work members, to be recepting company dictation as to after three months of negotiations. tained by the local, made the AFLterms of employment, wages, con;t. ~ ~ CIO Ethical Practices Code part of ditions and benefits. the union's constitution, and eased For the .sake oLform,_·a nd more In Sarnia, Ontario, after 98 days group insurance benefit rules. important f rom the company's on the picket' line, members of Oil, ;t. t ~ viewpoint, .in order to keep un- Chemical & Atomic Workers Local Now pending before the National ions out of the Esso. system, a 16-14 have Won a series of contract Labor Relations Board is an .unfair group of company-sponsored "in- improvements, including an in- labor practice charge by the Meat dependent / associations" w a s crease of nine cents an hour, from Cutters Union against Peyton formed. These went through the the Polymer Corp. Packing Co., El Paso, Texas. The motions of "negotiating" contracts ;t. ~ ;t. Meat Cutters are now in the fourth with the company, although in acFour ehlldren of the Sheet Metal month of their strike against the tual practice, the company made ·Workers Local 55 membership will company, one of the largest meat all the decisions as to the contents er.ter Adelphi College on four-year packing establishments in Texas. of such agreements. .scholarships provided by a union- It is paying an average of $1.05 an 'Ibe system worked beautifully management fund. The $15,000 for hour, 80 cents lower than in other for a long time, as long as Esso the scholarship program comes plants serving· the area. ;t. ;\;. ;\;. kepf its wage and benefit standards from a fund set up in January 1958. within itriking distance of those T,be union mem~rs voted to pass Delep&es from the International negotiated by the unions at other up part of a wage increase in favor Association of Machinists and the oil companie~ However, in recent or a tbr~ percent payroll contribu- United Auto Workers recently met years, Esso wages and benefits lion by eJDployers to finance ap- in a joint conference to establish a have lagged further and further prenticeship programs, special shop. single collective bargaining probehind union plants, and unrest courses and advanced training for gram for presentation to the airhas spread accordingly. The frost- journeymen. craft, missile and related electronics industry in 1960. Attending Ing on the ·eake came in_the form ;\;. t ;t. of wholesale firings during a comThe Pulp.Sulphite Workers the four-day conference were 445 pany eeonomy drive tliat started Union has won w1tge increases and 'delegates, representing 600,000 substantial contrac~ improvements union members. Results of the joint from several major firms in the conference have not been dispaper industry. At Ketchikan Pulp closed as yet. t t t Co., Ketchikan, Alaska, members ~8-ggageCOD In Buffalo a contract providing of Local 783 gained a three percent wage increase bringing the base for union recognition, wage gafns, ~ eafarers are a gain warned not to send their baggage COD rate up to $2.79 pe1· hour, highest shorter hours, and grievance proto any' Union hall. The Union .in the industry. The contract also cedure will be submitted for rat!ficannot accept d~livery of any includes ah additio'1al paid holi- cation to 250 non-professional embaggage where express charges day, and a three.week vacation ployes of Our Lady ot Victory Hosafter nine years. At Scott Paper pital-the first of 11 private hos- have not been prepaid. · Men who send c<' ~g:i ge COD Co., Detroit, the signing of a new. pitals to reach agreement with an Hospital Organizing to Union halls face the prospect ·cont ract has provided employes AFL-CIO of having to go to a lot. of trou- with wage increases totalling 10 Committee. Details. of the wage ble and red taoe witb the Rlill- cents per hour. In addition, sick- and hQUr provisions of the agreeness and accident benefits were ment are being withheld until the 'Way Expresi:; Co. irrcreased. 25 percent, providing em- ratification meeting. Don't Send Your �/ Jtqe Sis · Anti-Union ~Rail s :f hf!me-Jell$ na- Overwhelming appro\Tal of a scheme t~ set up a huge ~trike _insu~ance pool for ..the. tion's railroads app~ars certain. The pact 1s expected to·go mto e~ect m a f~w days prov.id~ that railroads with about two-thirds of the ~dustry's revenue sign up for ;it. · The strike insurance scheme · calls for member railroads to lect as much .as "$600,000 a day in nual premium into the insurance pool f u n d s to support any benefits,· depending on the size of pool plus depositing.one day's fixed railroad tied up by a union strike. The insurance is being underwritten by 8 Bahamas insurance company' which is a subsidiary of Lloyds of London. Strikebound railroads could col- the company. The railroad would be covered for such charges as property taxes, pensions, interest on debt, and costs of supervisory forces to maintain the properties. The railroads would pay an an- Getting A Look At Union Hall charges. The . Bahamas insurance company would collect $160,000 a year in administrative expenses. Among railroads which have come into the plan are the New York Central, Pennsylvania, the Norfolk and Western, the Northern Pacific, the Chicago & St. Louis and others. Several major Urtes not yet committed such as the 1 Baltimore and Ohio ana the Southern Railway are also reported ready to come into the plan as· the deadline nears. Actually; only one railroad has been reporte,d as refusing to par·ucipate in the plan. The news about the completion of the strike insurance plan comes at a time when the railroad contracts with the various rail' brotherhoods are due for expiration. There's no do'!bt in 'the labor movement that th~f strike insu\·ance plan will be used as a club in the forthcoming negotiations to beat down the demands of the railroad workers. - "Seafarer's Guide To Better Buylnl w B11 Sidne11 MarooHua Baltimore Port Council Signs _Up 15th Affiliate . ' BALTIMORE - As has been expected, shipping for this port declined sharply over the last couple of weeks, but with the steel strike being only partially r~sponsible, Eai'l Sheppard, port agent~ reported. +----'- -------There are only two ore on crews. One of them, the newly ships now out of service here, "jumboized" The Cabins, is exSheppard noted. One, the Baltore, is at Sparrows Point fully loaded but inactive, while the other, the Cubore, has been ~ry-docked at Key Highway. However shi~ping · for the port suffered somewhat because several of the ore boats had b~en diverted to Phila~el_phia for discharging. The rem~mmg vessels have been unloadmg at the Cottman Piers here in Baltimore. The coming period's. shipping pi~ture is expected to be about the 1ame, Sheppard said, unless some unscheduled vessels call in the . area for servicing. The men on the beach here are still waiting for a number of vessels, now inactive or tri the yards, to come out and take pected to crew up within the next few days, as is the Alcoa Runner, which has been idle here for several days. There has been no word as of yet on the Shinnecock Bay which has been on. the inactive ·ust for some time now. Th~ ship is still awaiting 8 charter. The Baltimore Port council Sheppard said, has been meeting with much success in its short >Sixmonths existence. The council now has 15 a{filtated local unions with the Fire Fighters being the latest to join. In addition two other local unions have indicated they · may join up before the first of next month. There w~s a total of 22 vessels calling into this port over· the past' two-week period. Eleven ships paid off, four signed on and the other seven were in transit. The following were the vessels paying off: the Evelyn, Carolyn, Jean <Bull); Feltore, Cubore (Marven); Valiant Faith (Lib); Merm~id (Metro-Petro); Alcoa 1\unner <Alcoa); Penn Explorer <Penntrans) and ·the Bents Fort and CS Norfolk <Cities Ser:vice). Signing on here were the V.all~ ant Freedom <Ocean. !!'ramp); Vallpnt Faith <J.ib.); F.eltore <Marven> . arid the Steel ·Ar.chitect (Isthmian). The hi-transit · vessels were the ~teel . Designer,. Steel - Trav.eler <Isthmian); . Texma.r ·(C a·l m·a .r); Robin Kirk. (Robin); ..Alcoa . Polaris <Alcoa>; , Mankato VicicJry f'Viciory ,carriers) and the J'osefina (LJberty Nav>. r--------'------. . Moving? Notify SIU, Welfare Seafarers and SIU families who apply for maternity, hospital or surgical benefits from the Welfare Plan are urged to . : keep the Union or the Wei· ·fare Plan .advised of any changes of address ·while their .applications '.{lre being proc·essed. - Although payments are 'often ·.made , by return mail, ·changes of address <or illeg'ible ."return ~addresses)' delay them 'wlien checks or ''baby bonds" ·are returne.d. Thoff who are ·moving. ·or plan lo move .are·· 'advised to 'immediately notify SIU ' beadguarfers or the W81·fare . P~;· at ;11 Broadw~y •.N,ew ·.vork·, ·NY. ' ·. · - Public On .A New Credit Binge Both the AFL-ClO and the Credit Union National .Association have announced ·plans to counsel their millions .of members on bow to manage money. These programs may be just in time to save many families from a repetition of the 1955-56 fiasco Then the publi in general t b i b · ~ . went on a credi uy ng ~nge. This was followed by many repossessions, garnishees, ·Comp~ints of overcharge~ J;>oth for credit mercbandise and finance fees. 'Now the public has started on another credit binge,. In Aprll, installment buying jumped_ by $423,0QO,OOO, the largest monthly increase since- 1955. By the end of May, consumers were in debt to the tune of forty-six billion dollars, a rise of a billion and a half dollars in two monihs .apd of seventeen bil~on dollars in five years. The labor and credit unions .say -they aren't sure they know all the reasons why some ·of their members-often the same ones over and ov~r-get into financial jams. ~, 1 Bu~ they feel it's become vital to 1 ~ help families learn how to manDA~ .. ,~,,, ·' . . age their money more effectively. T""T tvvvv "Too often the financial gains won at the bargaining table are Jost · at the retail counter," warns Leo Perlis, AFL-CIO Community Serv· ·ices Director. The AFL-CIO Community ·Services Committee has pilot classes ' ' under way in six cities, and more will start this fall. The National Community Services Committee · has been concentrating first on · · sending its local representatives in various cities through . moneymanagement courses arranged · ,· with the help of local colleges. · The ·local representatives in tum ~ will arrange courses of six to ten classes for union families plus , one-day institutes on specific lpcal . consumer problems. For example, the Columbus, Ohio, AFL-CIO Council just completed. its first nine WASHINGTON - Contradicting reports of British and Japanese weeks' course for union members and wives; ·using the City Hall for · ' progress on design and construc- the classes. These courses cover such topics as comparative costs of credit tion of atom-powered ships, Maritime Administrator Clarence Morse 'offered by various sellers and lenders; budgeting; shopping for merreported that the US has a 15-year chandise; shopping for insurance; planning family meals, and buyinl edge on other nations in the nu- cars, 'homes and household equipment. clear power race. Similarly· ihe credit unions have come to feel that high-pressure rhe only atom-powered merchant installment selling makes it imperative that they provide their memship, . the NS Savannah, was bers with financial counseling. Such guidance will benefit employers launche.d recently, but will not go too, points out John Bigger, educational director of the Credit Union into service for another year. How- National Association. ever, the US has a .variety of atom"People more secure in their family life and more successful in powered submarines and surface managing their money make more effective workers," he-says. . Navy vessels in operation or under ·-The credit unions .are concerned that credit is not merely being made · construction. . available to moderate-income families, it is being forced on people. In · The Soviet Union has an atorri- many cases this high-pressure credit · ls high-cost credit. One .r esult ·powered icebreaker, but apparently is that the personal bankruptcy rate has been rising .fast, the CUNA has not sought to build a •eactor- Executive Committee reports. . powered merchant · vessel. since credit unions are non-profit service organizations, they can be more impartial and do a better counseling · job than the pseudOAtom Cratte CostlT couns'eling services operated by profit-malting enterprises as finance Since the costs of $.Uch ships are companies, mutual-fund salesmen and retailers.. so high, only the US ~ver~ment Credit unions have long felt that th~ !!leJl!ber who applies desperately appears w!lling at this time to put for help needs more than money. He also needs help in solving prob- · out . the necessapr funds. , lems related to the money. . . . , ~ If Morse' stateµient ls true, US Hence, many local credit unions for some time have had their own ship operators would have · a big · counseling programs which give families valuable budgeting and other Jump on foreign:.flag . rivals, pro- . preventive counseling, as well as remedial help 'a fter. they've gottep vided they can get· the necessary into trouble. . · . One of the most useful counseling services provided by some credit financial support. fi!om the ~overnment. Se~e~ oper~.tOrs ,haye ex- unions is ·to keep on hand . copies of the officlal auto dealers' list . of . pressed an interest Jn utilizing an trade-in-values of various cars. This helps members applying. for atom power plant i~ a supertanker. credit ·tinion auto loans ·to know whether they are getting a ·fair allow- · ' ance for their old cars, and reasonable prices on the new ones. Some workers have as many as eight or ten· judgments against them. The strategy of one credit union has. been to buy up the first judgment, so that the credit union becomes the primacy creditcsr. By holding the · first judgment' a~d not pay~ns ·it oft, the credit '"lion is able to forestall the other creditors. While . the first judgment is in effect and being collected, the other cr.:ditors can~t do anything. LAKE CHARLES ..:.... W!th nbie Creditors are more willing ~o settle .for less on a judgment than on ships in-µoansit, shipping has . been .an ordinary debt. The credit union's credit committee ge~erally doe1 good ~or the last tw~_ weeks. Agent_ the negotiating with the .creditors. Creditors are more likely to rely· Charles ~ball .expects more .. of on a third. party ff well establf~hed, like a credit union. . , , the same _fo-r: ti)~ COJl!ipl t~o·wee~ .; 1In .one,.,.case ,a . man -had 'tolll' iudgments:·.against .. him. , ·One was Jor as most _~f. th~ ~~PB : ht-!:i:~sit -8:ff . e$ll2 plus fees. ·The · credit ·union ·bough.t "'it from ·the· .ongi~ creditor due to - -return · ~~·~ ., the nex~ for ·.$100 cash. The second:One, for :$1,000,.:waa held> b11the J:Jr.st 1';1a;o, ' pe~od. ..,,, . · · . ,. / , · ttonal City. Bank of New.»'Y'ork,•·whicb ,w.ould not. •~ t<(·a' settlement. Tlie nine ~Ji4>a 'were·,th~: SteeV .0.ften big ~banks are .the tougheSt, c~d1~01'8!•.'b~~ . ~.JJ?etJmes. they. ae~le .. Age (~sti!mian)} · C~wawa, · .B rad-: . t-0r,lea~. !l;he ·ihlrd;judgment .ol $600 was settled for -$400. Th~ fourth, ford, Island, C~ · l:forfolk, ,Rpyal .$45,..was .s ettled'. for ·$25. . ' . · .. , " ___,. · Q~, CS ~~lt1Diore;:.CS MJami,. an9 . ,If,. y-0u ..l'Olll'sell,•llave -an. · opportunit~ . to enroll in one . of ., the new Council Grove . (Cltie1 ~rvice). .- ,.counseling p~gr8D,la hebig sponsored ·b y your local council cO'mmunlty ~ Dorine.the lait;peliod more "A:!., . services. committe~, · or·.g~t in4lvi~ual _couns~~I fr.om your ~redit unto!! & · "B" ·men· shipped out tban beforepand, by a•l means ·t ake it. . .; ·. ·-, . _ . · registere~ . . ·A ~·combined· . ~to~l 31 ... Y.oir saver.money and worry by g~tthlg<~ 1?formation befotehand reglSt!red; 37 ahlj>ped out. ' ·rather. than ,to wait for remedial help. -~fter you re, heavi~y in debt• . wioi;.... • SIU member George Meltzer Sr. shows SIU headquarters to his son George Jr. (right) 13, and George's friend, Thomas O'Brien, 14. I MA Clalms · 1 n· us Edge •ps Atom Slll . �SB.4.R.4llBllS -110G . IOQID:HitSi ·At Work on· The ~ankato ~---· N~Odtans ·. r;EW ORLEANS ..:.... Highlighted by 24 in-transit ships, New Orleans was the benefactor of an extremely good two W!!eks of shipping. Port Agent Lindsey Williams also · reports six· payoffs and four sign OTI S. Two crew-ups are anticipated aboard the Mount Rainier <American Tramp) and Valiant Enterprise <Enterprise). Both ships are waiting to load up at the gralri -elevator. The - ships paid .off were Del Mundo <Mississippi)~ · Steel ..Advocate (Isthmian>; Iberville, Topa Topa, (Waterman>; and Mou:it Rainier and Mount Evans (American Tramp). . The ships signed on were Del Oro, <Mississippi), Neva West (Bloomfield),. Valley Forge (Peninsula), and Mount Evans <American .. 'l'raqip>. In-Transit Influx The heavY in.:transit load consisted of the Alcoa Ranger; Alcoa· ·Cavalier, Alcoa Roamer, Alcoa Clipper, Alcoa Pegasus (Alcoa>; Seatrain Georgia, SeatraiQ Louisiana (Seatrai1p; Del Santos, Del Oro (Mississippi>; Edith, K at hr y n Heird at work on the Mankato Victory are deck gang members (Bull); Neva West, Lucille, Bloom(foreground to background) Uno Palson, bosun; Joh" . Kleczek, . fteld <Bloomfteldl; Steel Age <IsthAB; Bob H~thcock Jr., AB; and Albert Coles, AB. Ship was in mian), Monarch of the Seas, Arizpa, Erie Basin at the time. Iberville <Waterman>; Rap ha e-1 Sl'mmes,' "Gateway City (Pan Atlantic); Valiant Enterprise <Enterprise); Jefferson City 'Victoiy K , (Victory); Mermaid (Metro>. and Jae·•-s·onv',·11e Ha'l l Opens! 0 .w..-a_ng-Ar-ch-er_<M_an_ e_Bulk_>_.- . Notify Uill0n About Sick ,Men Ship'&' delegates are urged ,to notify · the Union iinmediately when· a .'ship~ate is taken off the, vessel in any port because of Illness ·or injury. Delegates should not wait until they send in the,ship'Jl minutes but should h,imdle the· inatter in a. separat' communication, so that the Un'i on ..can determine in what .man· ner it can aid the brother. It would also be . helpf~l if the full name, rating and book number was sent in. Address these 1}otificatlons to Welfare Services at headquarters. · · · <: ·W ill Service Missile Fleet As approved by ~he SIU membership in all ports, a new hall has · been opened in· Jacksonville, Fla. In turn, the Savannah h_a ll has been closed. Th e~~dress of the Jacksonville hall is 920 Main Street, Jacksonvill~,+------------­ Florida, l_loom 200. Telephone grown in importance. Jacksonville's 1 good fortune is in no small way number is ELgin .3-098f with derived from the Suwanee Steam- Wllliam Morris as the agent. Morris was formally installed as Jacksonville agent at the · port's first membership meeting a: week ago Wednesday by Mobile Port Agent Cal Tanner. The prime reason for the switch is the changing pattern of operations by SIU-contracted companies. In recent years Savannah has de·cuned as a base ·for SIU ship operations ·while Jacksonville bas Reach Interim Agreement_ On Lakes Jurisdiction A full-fledged clarification of the question of jurisdiction over Great Lakes seamen is expected to come out of the next AFL-CIO Executive ·Council meeting which is convening on Monday at Unity House, F o r - + - - - - - - - - - - - - est Park, Pa. SIU of NA Presi- the seamen's field since 1945, dent Paul Hall, National Mari- principally 1n ore-carrying fleets time Union President Joseph Curran and David MacDonald, presldent of the Steelworkers Union will take up the matter on that date. / In the interim, .an agreement reached _between the Steelworkers and the SIU has helped clear the way_for more effective organizing by t~e . SIU Gi:eat Lakes District among non-union Lakes fleets. The Great Lakes District, along with other maritime unions in the Maritime Trades. Department, has been active on the Lakes since the sprin~ fitout in a nuinber of companies. The initial agreement reached on August 6~ provided thaf the SIU and Steelworkers will support each other's organizational attempts among Great Lakes seamen, and will refrain from interfering with each other's activities, pending the outcome of jurisdictional decisions to be made on August 17. As a result, .the . Steelworkers have agreed to abandon organizing activities among unucensed se... men employ~ d on the- vessels of Hutchinson and Company, which operates two · non-union Lakes fleets, the Pioneer Steamship Company and the Buckey Steamship company. The Great ·Lakes . District had been actively organizing in the Pioneer ~eet and was on the eve of filing a petition for a collective bargaining election when the Steelworkers intervened, touching off the dispute between the two unions. The Steelworkers now will support SIU activities on Hutchin.son ships, In turn, the SIU will refrain from organizing efforts among unlicensed crews for whom the Steelwor kers have traditionally bargained ·through Local 5000, the seamen's affiliate of the steel un- which are owned and operated by major steel companies. Both unions will withdraw petitions and unfair labor charges presented to the National Labor Relations . Board, as well as withdrawlog all complaints, resolutions and charges presented to the AFL-CIO ari'd its subordinate bodies. The resolution 41f jurisdictional lines on the Lakes will be a big as'sist hi the Great , Lakes District drive among thousands of seamen who are not in unions, or who are members of various company-sponsored unions on the Lakes-Seaway route. Ho .Glee In· SF Outlook SAN FRANCISCO - ShiiJpinl bas been on the slow bell here with a bit of a spurt when, on thi last day, the Coe Victory took on a full crew. The port anticipates more of the same for the next twoweek period. There were only five ships in the area over the past couple of weeks. The Northwestern Victory (Victory Carriers) and. Steel F.abri,;. cator <Isthmian) paid off and signed on. The Fairport <Waterman) also signed on, while the Steel Admiral <Isthmian) and Marymar <Calmar) were in transit. ship Corporation, operators of the missile ship fleet, who use the Jacksonville port as a base of · · operation. ·. The geographical change of halls will · enable ·the ·union to service the missile fleet more efficiently. At the same time, the· ships previously· serviced out of Savannah can be handled from Jacksonville or other' Atlantic and Gulf ports ion. The Steelworkers have been . in where SIU halls are maintained . . ; .. -··- so. Nobody -Forgets ===·· --==·======== Sometimes the most obvious safety· precautions ~end to be _overlooked, like hang:ing on, to a handrail ~oming up and down ladders. That's where written · reminders cc;>me in handy in ·keeping crewmembers . a~are of.desirable pr~ctices. The · written reminder is a little .adde·d insurance .t bat will . iog t,he attention ' of cl ·~re;.vmember who might otherwise forget to foll9w the safe practice. · · Wherever possible, reminders of this nature should be stencited on the bu'lkhead. ··~aOiD .Htu\1J>~· .. ·. . ' - ·' . ' •- . - -. "'!'9 .' ' . - - - -- - - - -- -- --- _, ·, . ~~~~~~~~~·- ~rimUSh~h~~~~~' ~ ~ . _, ·- --.- - - - - ·~ .. . -- - - - -~ . "'. �.'.• ~ 1 ·sEA.I' A. R.ERS '£0G r · ., A little over ten· years ago, in th~ spring. ,. . o. f 1949, -the SIU Canadian District embarked on a bitter fight to break th.e str~ngleheld of the Communist Party on Canadian seamen. A,.s· a result ·of the ~ompl~te succes~ of that _ campa~gn, the Canadian District emerge4· a~ the sole representative of Canadian seamen. The Canadian SIU's success helped frustrate the Communist Party's plans to dominate the world's waterfronts and to1cripple l:TS ·ef- forts to revive Europe. . At the time the Canadian District undertook its drive, with the aid and support of the SIU of North America, the entire Ca~·a- · dian. seam.en's movement was 100 percent Communist-dominated, and the Canadian searpen, along wi~h seamen and waterfront worl~ers in other lands, were being used as tools in the Communist plot to wreck th~ Marshall ~Ian and open up Western J!!urope to Soviet domination. From their dramatic victory over Communist control of seamen, the Canadian District has gone on to equally-~pect.acular successes on the economic front. In the face of a drastiC decline of Canadian-flag deep !s'ea shippi~g _.., because of unrestricted foreigµ.-flag _transf~r~, , the Can~dian Distric~ has expanded· its niembership by a vigorous organizing ca~pa.ign Canadian Seafarer Bob LeCle'rc poses at the wheel of the Scott Misen·er, giant Canadian-flag bulk-carrier, in Montreal harbor. · Chief cook 'Betty ·Martynuk 'is shown at work in the galley, getting the noontime meal . together. M~ny Canadian ships carry ytomen cooks. . . . ~ •. on the Lakes, the West Coast and related areas. . . ~qually impressive has been the Disti:ict'a s'ttcce~s in · wfpillg 'out "the trad,i tionaf ~i~er­ ential between US and Canadian wage standards, Cana.dian seJlmen now enjoy · w~ge.1 and conditions which rank with ·aJ!y, ~e,-i.· can-flag contract, despite the fact t_hat. ·Canad~an workers have alw.ays been paid .less than A.Jnericans and are still · paid less ' in •,most shoreside :jobs. The success ol the CaJ!.aaian District in this, area has made .it ihe :pacesetter of the entire Canadian "labor. mov&mei:it. , . , 4side from wages, Canadian Seafarers no.w have welfare plan protection and -fine working conditions and are in the process of getting µiQdern union halls ·in their Tajo~ ports. .The headquarters hall in Montreal in the heart of the business district offers a wide variety of comforts .and. converiien'ces to the membership. ~ , .. . . This past ·May, the Canadian DiSt'dc~ served as the host union to· the SIUNA con• ,' vention in Montreal symbolizing th~ . Di~- . trict'~ ten years of sweepi~~ prggress. · - · · Pictured on · thls J?.ag~. are some Qf the. fa:_cilities in the Unions Mdptr~a'.l beadquai;ters as ·well as scenes on the Ganadian-manhed .. . . Laker, the Scott Misener. ." �Gro~p of Canadian Seafarers relaxes in well!tocked library of Canadian District's, Montreal _headquarters. ' · · .., Pool tables and other . rec~eational facilities .get _big play from Canadian SeaJarers on the beach. Dispatcher Don Swait posts some fobs on the Illuminated headquarters hiring board. List 'Of 1hiP.S ·shows varief)' of Jobs _under Canadian SIU contract. This g; oup i~ .relaxiitg with quiet conversation on main de~k of headquarters, which ~lso serves as hiring hall. ~ill. th~ bosun (leftl' ~eeps an eye on j ome ~f the gang anhey P.aint the Scott Mi!ener s life_~~ats. ·Men c:ire actually on doc~,; . . :. . ·• ... ... . . . -·-- ----- ·· Amo~g · .. C~~dian . headquarteri · _f.a_c;ilitie~ ~re · (t~p.- . to .~ottom) ~pa· . dous m'eeting ._1hall, lunch :C-o&ll)ter,· slop chest, several washing machines (plus ·shower r~om n.ot shown) and barber _:shop.. . .· . .; . . Hal Bank~, secretary-treasurer of the Canadian Pistrict and _a vice-presid_ent of the Sf UNA, r•por,_ to · SIUNA ~onvention. �ICC Faee$ ·•.t nlluen~e'' Charge . ITllL -DllllCTOll Uathm'lan)~ July bll' tbou1ht1 and co~deratlon 4-Ca,11rm1n~ It. 1tahl1 ••c~et'"' ·c.: 8!wa71 f~r ~h• crew• . : ' · ~ W. Hall. SbJp'• dele1ate to be 'elect• ed. SbJp'•- fund H .33. No beefa, t'wo oUera ml11ed 1h1p, one Baltl• more, one New York. ·Sailed one oiler short. No beef1, everythinll nalllllnt smoothly. Motion 'made Uil Hconded that Union· olllclally find out why water tanka an ru1ty and hill of paint. Ship's delepte · elected. Water tanb need cleanm. badly. Food lllPPb' 1eeme bad. Suggest Union take up aune with company. WASHINGTON:_A complaint that the lnterst~te Commerce Commission per;nitted cez:tafn tntere5ts to take control uf the N~w York CenvaI Railroad in 1954 without first conducting public ·hearings· has been l~veled by minority ! st_ockho~d~rs of the Central. The complaint parallels sro charges that the railroad - dominated ICC has R. Young and Allen P. Kirby be- schedules , 10 •• to wreck the dofailed. to give th~ steamship cAuse of "undue and improper mestlc shlppins industry. industry a hearing in its disputes influence" by Whtie House offtclals and other prominent figures. Amons those named in the complaint were The stockholder group asked the th' e present members of the ICC, Federal District Court here to order the ICC to investigate the Sherman Adams, then President Central takeover to - determine Eisenhower's chief assistant; Dr. whether control was legally ac- Milton Eisenhower; the President's quired. They contended that the brother; former Democratic Sen•ICC failed to rule on acquisition tor Burton K. Wheeler of Montana of the railroad by the late Robert ·and his son Edward; former Attorney General Herbert Brownell and former Air Force Secretary Harold Talbott. · with the railroads. They cited numerous instances. in which the railroads, with the. approval of ICC. manipulated long.:haul and short-haul rates to the detriment of s,bipping, and in m~ny . Instances cbarsed below cost ratei ·tCI drive ·shtpplns out -of buslnea and monopolize the trafftc. · 1 .• · · Houst-on Bac .. .k. _' No Free Ride "i:.:m:~'..:,~nJ!·I_;!~ On Hot-· Streak-· On Aquarama? prospe~ta · · -:- IWOllD KNOT (Suwannee), Jun• 1t -Chalman, J. Marlt111 Secretary, D. ht1e"· No maJor beefs. Crltlclied for not calllnl meet1.n11 more oClen. Dele1ate served year; a1u to be re· Ueved. No bee£1, enrytblnt nannJng smoothly. crew •ot11 un1nlmou1ly lo ·bold one ship meetlnl a month. , n·g t I · e s :,. PAC.,IC WAVI <World Trampln1>1 lune 21- Chalrman, L. H11m1nn1 Secretary, I,_ · .T•ylor. No draw at bunker por:t. No beefa, everythln1 runn~ ·~ootbly. · Short of ateward ll!tor11 ·lllJDe · 81 , trip before. Repatn to be IRlbmltted bifore arrival In · Balfe. ,, . ' .,, " July 12-.C:halrfftlirl, H. llo11cean1 Secretary, L, H1111tan. Cable to head· q\la~en oh ho1pltalluUon of stew• • aril. _l)raw of HO. Try to get travel· er •1 · ~ In ,Tel Aviv •. Repairs nbo llll\ted; Motion made and seconded that ·new c1·ew refuse to llgn on until micr omete.r val¥t on feed pump II 8xed. $te~ard sencllnl letter to head· quarters on 1torln1 on thb vessel. MAI caum, June 1'+Cllalrinan, W. Mo,r111, Secretary, J, :rurkl........_ SblJI'• ,fUnd fll.85 . . No bffti. : Qlhia ~ .oothly. Flz fan, - Looee cbaqe to lblp'a fUnd. . Repair llit to delegate. July · -It-Chairman,' W. Morrl11 lee· · retarv,, :J. i:urkln1ton. Fan fixed. Ship's tund 119.62. No beefs, every. thlnr· running smoothly. Motion made and seconded to ·eJr;condltlon all SW "' lblpa., .Vote of thanb fo ·.ltewanl d• partment. · , •v•t>-· e• . · an · • · -- Of SIU Ship Meetmgs. four commissioners, "during the · . •ALL~WAY r <OV•~ll Nav.), 'lune cour~e of· which these commisHOUSTON-Shipping h~s picked · ,_. · ~- · 7-Chalrman, '· Harperi Sacret1ry, e. Tll..... Recommended to keep me... loom . sloners approved; prior to public· up. and future room1 clean at nitbt and repalrl done WASHINGTON - If the SIU adjudication, Young's plans to take good. Three _ships paid off. They : at Ma. DllC!ualon re k:k of coopvaUon of cblef ·~eer. , Great Lakes District-contracted control of the New York Central were the-Neva \'{eat, Lucile BloomAquarama goes. offshore, it wlll be without investigation thereof." It field (Bloomfield); and Westport VINOltl ~rwen1: May' It-chair." without any Annie Oakleys for added that the ICC was required <Transp. Utll.>. man, J, Archlu Secretary, c. Hickok. &lectrlclan olfen to 8x walblq ma• Few boura en dl1puted. Turn la look into the acquisition •because Signin1 on were.· Nev.a West, trl.lveling Congressmen or US offl· cblne. ·crew p~ml... to pa7 ·if cap. · ·npalr lilt1. No ,beets. cials. A bill to allow the Aquarama the Interstate commerce Act _pro- Lucile Bloomfield (Bloomfield)J taln will nqt autborin O'J'. Captal,D · - . okayed 11m,e. : and five other vessels to operate vides that such ari investigation Pacific Venture <Pacific Venture); SAMPAN HITCH lluw1nnMl1 luly 11-Chalrman, J. Mortona Secretary, outside the Lakes was passed by will be made when one company Mt. Whitney <Amer.. Tramp.), and ORION CLIPPlll . <~rlonl, luly ...... 1: Dennelly, Report-4 on phone call Mermaid (Metro-Petro). . the Senate with a rider that they acquires two or more raifro~ds. Chairman, A.. Merat.u Secretary, It, from Trlntdad to headquarter• n aarller. ~·· del...te elected. Crew lblp'a bumn..,. Sblp'a tund M. One There were ships 1alore ln-tranThe complaint came as the ICC shall not be allowed to issue passes wanta aew walblq madllne in· men lliort. · New delerate elected. or reduced-rate tickets to Con- pressed its drive in the House' of sit includinl ·the Steel Age Usthatalled. Two e...ineers workint on Clean walhtnr. machine efter u1e. a.tans: No beefs. · Hemhlnr numlnl turn cupa and to pantry. gressmen or Government officials. RP.presentatlves . to gain control of mian>; Del Oro, Del Sud. .Del smoothly. Vote of thank• to radio Alaska shipping. The drive had Monte <Mlsslssil)pi); Seatrain New . The rider is a pet of Senator operatot for the dall)t newe•. ALCOA CAVALllll <Alcoal, July 1t -Chairman, I. Mulll11 Secret1ry, w. Williams <Dem.-Del.) who has often been blunted earller in the Senate York, Seatraln New Jers~y. SeaMlllMAID <Mitre), July 12-C:halr. Pol•• No beefa. New ~ele1ate sought to tack it on to various following testimony by the SIU train Texas <SeatrJ!n>; Pacific ·man, G. Abuncle1 Secretary, A. Wiie. elected. and intercoastal ship Venture (Pacific Venture); Pacific and· coastwise Motton made and 1eeonded to · pos\ pieces of steamship legislation. old mlnut11 on bulletin IMlard. Draw . C.OAITAL CllUIADill 1suwanneel. In previous years, the House has operators. The unions and the op- Explorer <C o m P a s s>; Seafair to be rtven when lblp 1oee north. June 1...-C:halnnan, None 11ven1 Seo- · ~he ICC .with (Colonial); ~t. Whitney CAm. erators had charged One man <C-eard) mlaed lblp· ln NY. retary, None. New dele1ate elected. knocked out the Williams rider and Aa..ent In Lake Cbarl11 w11 noWled SblP.'• fUnd · 115. No .beefs. Mi>tloa the House will now have to act on being in collusion .with the rail- Tramp.); Arlzpa <Waterman>: Winand took m~1 rear llbon. No made • that preuure be put on for roads, permitting them to rig rate ter Hill, Royal Oak, CS. Norfolk, the amended bill beef•, everytblnS ~ smootbb'. new- perculatore and walbln1 ma· Steward dept. rtven · vote of con• cblne. Meuroom · and Jiasaapway be - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -·- - - - - - - - Fort Hoskins (Cities Service>; ftdence on tood cooklns and service. kept clean. ·S utlest moie frUlt. W an1 Juror (Denton);' Bienville Brotbera reminded to wear aultable CPan Atlantic); Neva West, Lucile attire ln meu ball at all Ume1 and ITllL SCllNT:llT (Isthmian>. lulr return colle• CUPI to pantry. SUllH· 7-Chalrman, Bloomfield <Bloomfield), and Mae A; Maldonadoa ,.Se.c ir., . Uona and recommendation•: ablp'• to k • • Ila-•· Work Moving Ahead On Phila., .New.Orle~ns Halls {Bum. .. _ Seafarers here ·are requested by Port Agent Bob Matthews to keep clinic. appointments. · If, for -a valid reason, you AJ,'e unable to keep scheduled appointment do not wait until the last day to notify the clinic. Vote ·$e# On · SS 'Atlantic ,, Crewmembers. of the American Banner Lines SS Atlantic wlll formally designate their · collective bargaining a1ent a National i..a-. lior Relations Board election to' be held on .Au.g~st ,19'. The ship will be in New York· at the time' . on her ·return from Europe. .. The NLRB vote was made necessary under · the terms .~ of the, Atlantic·birlnl proce.d ure last. year, under ·which c.-ewmembers applied. , ·at a · co~pany ,hiring., o1'ice.. and. were selected . irrespective of un· · · · .. · ·· ·:. ion affiliation · · · Bu!l~ing craft~man wheels in bric:h for new SIU hall in Phil,9~elr/~'. . Since the ·~rew, ·at present, con~ ph1a. : _ . . . r.? -slsts of SIU . men, an· SW certiflca. ,. ' In "' 99nstruction work on !~;:;w halls ~~r'. Se~farers in ~liilii~el/ tto~e~I=~~~:1:~Yille SIU will enP~a, a:nd l':l~w ~rlean~ is. proceedmg at a good ~ace', ~th~ •)le the Union· to: si~ a full con:.: Ph~ladelph1a havmg a h_ ead star.t. Port Agent Steve. Cardaj.J.o ·. tract with the company,. wh.icli bu reports that all demolition · ,been operailng with a temi)orary ha~ been co~pleted . in PhilaNew ·orleans building code reg- interim agreement · up untll' now~ delphja as well as foundation ulatlons covering th e French · work, undergrou11d plumbing in- Quarter call for buildings to conThr•w·1n stallations and shoring. At pres- form to the prevailing · style of--, ent, work 'is ·going ahead on ·the architecture and finish, and the· old- · steel framework and bricklaying, brick will be used in the ~ew con• , ·Under thi rules of· the -SIU, as well as· Installation of radiant s~ction accordingly; In addition, ·any member can nominate him· heating. use of -\he old brick will involve . self for meetln1 chall1Jian .. read· Finished By December a considerable cost saving. -Ing clerk or any othei'. ·post that The present schedule calls for The new New Orleans hall, near may be up for election befor9; the Philadelphia hall to be com- the foot of. Jackson Street, will be . the membenhtp; 1Dcludii11·ctnn· pll'te'1 in December and if so, it closest to the Waterman Steamship mittees aucli· as · the ' ~I Will be open in time for the ann.u al Company piers in that city, as well . committees, . 'fttt.a'nclal c'oJiltmtt· ' Chrlstnias Day· party. as being closer to . the Public tees and other. Si'OURI ilam~d bY New Orieans ls · still at work on Health hospital and the cotton th" ·membe~_htp. ' ~ · ·· ., demolition of several buildings, in- warehouse and grain elevator. Since ~IQ ~embe~ti~p me~t:. eluding an old warehouse on the Both the Philadelphia and New . In.a .officers are · elected •t theproperty tl~ere .. Demolition is go- Orle~s balls .will provide. facill- -tart of each meettq those who ing more slow~ thari usual because t!es for Seafarers Welfare Plan wish.. to run for 'those meeUn1 · of tfie nee(I "to pt es'elfve the ·olct services to tl\e membership · !lnd offices can ~o _fO• brick out of the exl~tmc"blillding; tor Unign op~rations. For A·MeetlnsJob · ~ . ,; dele1ate reminded brotbere that if they ne 1omethln1 wronr or have a ·au11eltlon of any 1ort, , mention the matter to the pereon concerned. Then If no action II takep 1'r!nr the.matter to tHe attention of dept. dele1ate. lhlP'• dele1ate or patrolman. · LOIMAll <C1lm.arl, luly 1S-Cllalr· man, c. Mo111 Secret1r,y, I. llayfleld, Few beef• ln dept.;· ·all ib'alibtened out. Sailed ahort ont · mu In ate-rd dept. Repair list . made out before arrival. ••••rd tary, I'._ Ome11. Repair lllti 1Ub-· mitted and taken care of. • Water tanka ·a1reed to be cleaned la Slnl•• pore. Ship'• fund 135. No . beefe. Dele11te re-elected. Meuroom to be palntedr Clean waahlnl madllne after uaiJll. ' • . . WAN• TllADlll INerth Atlantic Morine>, June 21-Chalrman, P• .Jts-u-1er1 Secretary, It. •l'kl..1. No l>Cef&~ eveeythlq rWUlln• amoothly~' Baell · ·• dept. to alter04te on cleanlns reerea• Uon room. ALCOA PIGASUi <Alcoa), . July 11 IY.llL VOYAGlll Ulthml•n>. 'J uly . ...;chairman, ·W. · I•. nd1rs1 Secret1ry, . lJ-Ch,lrm.!n• T. York1 Secretary, F. Delap, One man hospltal11ed In Dalli· L. PJttlllps, Rep•ll' list not taken care man. So,ae OT dllputed. No beda. of H yet-will · turn over same . to Vote · ot 'thinks tO 1teward dept; fpatrolman In Mobile. No beefs. every· .· Job well done. . .. . tblDi ,.runntp,e 111100~. Ship ia just . _ returnlnl from around the .world by . way of Alam and bu been ,a very OCIAN DINNY · <Maritime .. ~-v•"' nice trip with 1ood repreaentatlon tn Ha9',. Jan. I-Chairman, c. .\' !¥,ett1 · Aberdeen, Waah. at payoll. Secretary, T. ir;t•!•ney• . New de.:z=:r.te. elected. ~lscuUlon on inadequate · 'OllT H.OIKINi (Cltle1 lervlc1l, llop chelt. KHp melll"OOm , clean ~1ht1 : . ·. . I u I Y 11-ch• Irman, I • • ryan1 • 1cr.. Jan. 19"-0ne man bo1pltalhed In · fary, It· Hartley. Sblp'a tund 119. Yo~oba11)a. one man mined ship lD ·. No beefa, everythln1 runn.lnl alliooth• Kobe. Some <Yr dltputed. Dllcuulon ly. New dele1at11 elected. Sblp'a re llop chelt and freah milk altuiltlon. . water unfit for u1e-notl8ed patrol· Jan. 31--Sblp'a tuncl 11.112.;· ih:otbu man ln Houatcia and- altuatl'on clarl• wbo mllaed alilp 1D Kobe,.;rejolne4 . fl.ed. . Entin• deleHt• · feel•,.. he .. ; at · Naba, Okinawa ~ · Some ·OT dl9o ' belJrr dllcrlmtnafed asalli1t by lat puted. , Reallnatlon , of delelate ., re--· .·' ., a~i,t- over w•ter lltuatlon., Su1•. J'cted; , 'l!urn tn ,repair- list. . 1e1t deletate take tb1a matter up . Peb. l~ome 1:9palri' "taken ··ean with Clilflf entlneer. o,. -.ome await' parti' and :materlala , - at NY. - one man IUl!ered burna ln JIP,lllSON CITY Vl.CTOllY (Vic• laun!Sey roon1'11ccildent. ·New d,letate tory 'C1rrler1f, luly 16-Chalrmln, 'A.· ·· ··elected. .l lQtlon to have delejate· coo• llealko1 lec.retary, G. L11throp. Re;-· tact · c~p~ln re ualnl e~-dlecker .J'OO"'port Jetter received from beadquar· •• library and place linen npply lD ters aclmowlec!Stnr receipt · Of wire empty: pauenier room. , . · sent ln retard to bosun ~ buMar°" D~h11rm_.1t, I. Wlnborne1 · · Pltallaed 1n Yokohama. Sblp'a fUnd secretary; :r. Delaney. One mq · .•20. No beef1, everythlnr rUnnJn• short. Motion paued t'o pl>lit com: . smoothly J4o11on. .l?ade and. aeconded municattom ln meuroom. ~o~ to sea the jatroldla'1 about the..drawa re •handltn1 of key1: New · ileleflte beinr put out on time and 11 no · elec~•d· . , - . " ~ ., . '" , ; , ·.. ._ _ •; satisfaction at .Jlort ·of payoff; take May 2.1 -Chalrman, O. ~all1y1 .llJC,!;t&be tuu,e up with New York. tary, T. Delaney. Ship'1 1 f\lnd -tl0.0'1, · 1 •. . ·" ' : • _" • ·• • -.Some_,. or -dlouted. ·No , beefa. ·• vote • ,,, . Pl.L C~PD (M{11!~IP1tll1; Julr 11 of'·~ . to atew11r~ d41pt ... tor J9fa. .,, -C:hal~n, D. 1·a m11yf lecretary, c. well done. llaUer cif ~ada or( .. . . .-reaux. Sblp'a fUnd 119,so, No beef1, Ciera. to _be lncl~ded In repall' ti.It. ,. , everitbln1 runnm. 11Dootbly. New · .l~RJ • 14:-C~•h'".'an, ~' . Ml.cllelet1 ·:. delesate elected. · Lltirlll')' to be kept s,t;retary, T. Del11~•Y· Minor beeb IOcked tn "pcirl. Return boob to ....e.- ·n.o t · 1akeJ! dare' O.fl major ..,..., I Tbanu to- Bros. Avrad and McClellan 1i'a~rtatlon ~•t~e.d .11tllfa11torl)¥, lor IDltalllnr doors on llbraQ. · Sus· Sblp • .filn~ ~1~.0'1,.. ~ew !l•}...e1ate. ~ll4. .. 1e1te4 that dfflt dele~•t• recpmmend t&uurur elected. ·• ' '\ ·. · · ·• •· re · • ...re rte to work on block.If alott- 1 ._- • ' • ~ ,..n ., "t... to .be taken . 11P at Afet7 meet~. 'c MOU.NT .W,lflTNIY (Cl!1'90 _& T-- ,! · . . : • llllp>, lulf' 1f:-Chalnnan, D; .. . CHIWAWA (Cltln hrvlce), July " ' . Secretary,, ' 11'. l;ewlL No beefs;' New . ~llalr'91an, II'. ~11111 ~ret~rv· dele1ate al,\d ncretarY·reporter ,elect-'. aea11~ No be1f1, everriblnl runn'lnc ·e d: sus1•n repair lift be mad~~· . 1 ~~U.JT. AJrHI to work on .UW.. " ·. ! . ·· ·I ~ · " •· :'.fi'.. ~ nation Of roaches: . .· ·' IO"N , 11 :, KULUKUNDlt ::toe. ·• , 1' · I 'r ~ ,. ..;..._ . ,. i< .. "Clrrlerf),. luly 2~K.lrniln, W. ' : ·LA SAUi <Waterman>; July ,1s;.;. varea iecr~~ry, w. fiUf!J> No bee.fa. C!!•!rmt~· . ~ ll!lnffmll . .c~ar.y, "· .one mu f1L · , · ,...~ ~ ~ _ Mcca11. 1BY•mliliil l'illlD1DI 11Do0-. . -.-- • ,., •· Recelriila Nd eooPlr.a~on frqql . clilef ,YA.t_IANT 'AITH , coce1nf 'f." mate In o1~ ·up lblp. Sblp'a fUnd · -.IUIJ 1t-ifc:Mlrme11, ..._ 'K911Mf•atcN ; " ~· Some PT dlQuted. Artlvu t•rv• c. ,N,laM.-,1'. Draw• had' ..IO. 'a. . · pool ·d:r•!"I' · uP 1 to- help IJlcreaH ' ~en In Z,yptan .money · be•~lli......_ 1 , 11blp'1 fUnt'l. ~t out' ate~rl! ,dept. 1 . "uld not· 111111 tr1~!9t.' ,eheoki::'· -~~. ' AllO ( . •ote ' of tbanb to elllef ' m11te ·hula. ' Sllut oft water In WUhlll(:l ." $.l~ey ,BJ-own, for hll alneere coop. cbln'.e ' When tbr'ourh." V.ot.,,,Qf, t •ration and li,,~lp ln ·cle~nlnr the .,lhlp:; : io. ·~•war~ dept~ for ' : ~~~~ L.: "1- c:.;..,..,.,, • "' �SE.4F.4RERS LOG Navy-MA Report Again Stresses Vessel Sbortage WASHINGTON-Confirming again what has been said many times in the pa_st, a joint Navy-Maritime Administration report has stressed the weakness and inadequacy of the American-flag merchant fleet. The report cal'led · for the· of tankers would overcome the often-postponed construction shortage by 1962. . - of at least two more passenger -s uperliners as well as the expansion of subsidy legislation so that more companies could get Government assistance toward modernizing their ships and adding to their fleets. It supported the idea that presently-unsubsidized companies, such as the SIU-contracted Waterman, Isthmian and T. J. McCarthy operations, should be granted sub- :~!~er points made in the report . I Boston Seeks. Barge Pact ' - • I the weapons used in organizing, and in maintaining wage standards ·and working conditions. The .Eisenhower Administration is going out for a bill which wo'ul'd, for example, prohibit a Union from picketing a plant and·advertising that the boss was non:-union and paid sub-standard wages. What all this has to do with labor-management "corruption" is hard to see. But its irrelevance doesn't bother the National Association of Manufacturers and the Chamber of Coll)merce, who have gleefully embraced the Eisenhower program. . Particularly pleasing to the NAM gang is that the Administration's ·proposals would not require employers to fil'e reports on funds spent on "labor relations" activities. This is a key provision in any legislation which pretends .to attack corruption o:h. the labor-management .level. What will emerge· at present is hard to tell, since none of the three bills now up in the House resemble the bill already passed by the Senate. Consequently, what emerges from the House will have to be reconciled with the Senate version before final action can be taken. This gives a little breathing · b l h space· .and· ti~e f or U ruon mem ers to et t eir representatives in Congress know what they think about bills which would restrict Union organizational and strike weapons. Sntokin.,; Caneer Et AI .. . ' . LaK•-es MEBA I . Extends 0 re Agreements I I II Get.s Rabies Shots After Bat Attack Seafarer Crittenden E. Foster has a sore abdomen but otherwise feels no ill effects after having to take a ·series of 14 anti-rabies shots in the Key West Naval Hospital. The painful procedure of rabies+------------inoculations was made neces- lieved that bats 1n 18 states are sary after Foster was bitten possibly rabies carriers. Normally, by a bat aboard the Edith <Bull Line) while the ship was off the Florida Keys. The Edith was at sea at the time, and ; F~ster was relaxing in ihnigs afobc'slek wrehaedn00 the bat bit him 0 n the right wrist. He took a swipe at the bat, which e v a d e d him and flew off, and then reported the accident Foster to the skipper. Never having had to treat a bat- bite before, the skipper radioed the Key West hospital for information. Naval authorities immediately ordered him to meet a Coast Guard cutter which sped out to take Foster ashore for anti-rabies· inoculations. In ·addition the Navy doctors 1'1 .~ ~cer~that the culprit. might be smog, ear exhaust. or other ir- instructed· the' crew to conduc;t a ·ritaJits which . may all contribute to the disease rate. ·: That thorough search for the bat in the · .. .- ~·· _.·, (being the c.ase, ith~. re· is ·one good· way. to finci out ·the an;swer. ·-hope ·o f -capturin.g it and testing. it , ..J · ' · 1 • • ' • as a rabies carrier. Crewmembers . j" . e ..- ~vet!o~~, kiWW~ that ~eamen as a =group are ~y and lai:,ge, were ·unable to locate the animal,' ··)t · ., ; ~eavy . cig~rette smo~ers. Yet·.the na~ure of ~hell' oc~upabon which apparently flew out of the - fill/Ind°,. 1s such that .they are no~ .exposed to all' pollut1~n, ~ar• ext1a\;st . porthole after biting Foster. ·· _ ~~ . f~m~s and other •potential cancer-cal;lSU)g .agents. It would In ·recent years there- have been ·. • . se~1p logic~ .tben; ~or · the - Public .Health .Service to· conduct several incidents of rabies-carcya surv.ey l!mong seiµaring men"•Which would ·help pin down ing · bats attacking people, somethe sigpUiCance o~ ·ctgarettes. in the cancer pict~e. ' times with fatal results. It is be- ·..• .. . ,{a: . •. . · , .· ·. / 1' .... .. BOSTON - Negotiations have gotten underway for a contract. covering the Seafarers on the BostOn Sand and Gravel Co. barges, Gene Dakin, acting ag~nt, reported, and some progress has been made. However from the· looks of things, he said, it may take several more meetings before the talks can be brought to a successful conclusion; Boston Sand and Gravel operates ~ string of seven barges, carrying sand gravel ·from a -pit in Scituate, Massachusetts, to - plants in Cambridge and East Boston for processing. The barges . have a carrying capacity of some 600 to. 700 tons. ShippJng· for the past period increas~d . sltghtly over the pr4rvious two weeks, but not to the extent ti.at it can be called good, Dakin 1ald. · .The· forecast tor the . coming · ·. · ;\;. .i, .i, . period is uncertain, but looks as · · if it will ·also be slow. There wefe two. vessels paying 8 off, one signed on and one was In . The repeated reports .o n smoking and its after-effects on transit. The payoffs were the .Fort death rates from ·cancer, heart disease and what-have-you Hoskin1, . and the Bradford Island have created a vast cloud of confusion. The Public Health (Cities Service). The new. ·super- Service and the AJJierican Cancer Society, both obviously tanker Transeastern, the largest authoritative sources, . have ·emphasized the link between ~ker. under the US-flag, signed k h · on here early in the ·period. The smo ing and ill ealth in a. variety of reports, but there -ls 46,000-ton vessel will be on the a good deal of medical opinipn on the other side of the . Gulf.:Japa~ run. . I11thmian's ·steel questio,n. ,. A~chitect,- .was J~e tn'!~t ship. . · Every ti,me one. of these reports comes ..out,.-it is ~gued by '· . .· .. .. . . ' the .cigarette industry .that smoking alene does not cause cant I • The reserve fleet should be upgraded by the addition of C-2 and C-3 ships at the rate of 20 In light of the present steel ships a year. At the same time, strike, the Great Lakes District reserve fleet Libertya should be Local 101 Marine Engineers' Bene. scrapped at a reasonably rapid ficial Association has notified nine rate. Great Lakes ore shipping com• The more modern and more panies that it is extending indefidesirable ships Irr-the reserve nitely the presen't three-year conshould b~ kept in a full state of tract, subject to cancellation with preservation. a 30-day notice. 1 • Roll-on, .roll-off ships, sh.ips The ore carriers that were notiwith heavy hft booms and. high fied are: Pittsburgh Steel, Bethlespeed vessels should be built. hem Steel, Browning, McCarthy, The re~ort als~ defe~ded !he Tomlinson, Shenango, Ore Navigacont.rovers1al pr?cbce of im;ludmg tion, International Harvester and runaway-~~g s.hips as part of t~e Midland Steamship. US .mob1hzabon reserve. This Previously, officials of MEBA prac.~1.ce has. been attacked by the Local 101 had announced as their mar1~1me umons as ~ctually . dow~- contract objectives more job securgradmg and weake?mg the Amen- ity, improved working conditions, can merchant marme. . improved pension and welfare benTh~ - rep?rt noted the serious efits. The union is also pressing for ~ deficiency m US tanker strength a union shop throughout its conwhich is a direct result of the State tracted fleets. The outcome of the steel strike To the surprise of no one, what started out as legislation Department-Maritime policy of defending the ope. r ations of runawayls expected to have an important to correct abuses in the labor-management arena has tanker fleets. However it bearing on future negotiations beemerged as a punitive program to strip unions of many of flag claimed that current .construction tween union and the ore carriers. . . tltblflll(. ' "Sooner or later," the report warned, "the whole World War II-built fleet must be scrapped," emphasizing the need for:. prompt steps to strengthen the existing merchant marine. . .· 1 us bats, whlch are- insect eaters. will avoid humans, which is why bat bites are considered a sound indication of a rabies infection. The doctors informed Foster that he was fortunate the bite was not on the head or neck, as the disease will spread far more rapidly if the bite is near the brain. Tropical and sub-tropical vam• pire bats have long been known to be rabies carriers, as are dogs, foxes, squirrels and other wildlife, but it is only in the last few yean that rabies has shown- up in the varieties of bats existing in. the United States. Put Postal Zone On LOG Address The Post Office Department has requested that Seafarers and their families include postal . z o n e numbers in sending changes of address into the LOG. -The use of the zone num. ber will greatly speed the flow of _the mail and will facilitate . delivery. · Failure to include the zone number can hold up delivery of the paper. The LOG is now in the process of zoning Its ·entire mailing list. �.......... , ' ' Speak French? He Wants Help SEAFARERS II DRYDOCI Prompt action by the SIU Blo.od Batik· assured . a number of Seafarers in various hospitals throughout the country the supply of blood required for operations or transfusions, Welfare Servic~ Representatives reported. In Staten Island alone, four Seafarers reclved a total of 18 pints of blood between them in t he space of a few days. Over in the USPHS hospital at Staten Island ls Brother Thom• Gray who is recovering from a burst appendix which happened while at sea on the Coe Victory. A 2¥.i-month stay at Staten Island was long enough for Seafarer Fidel Lukbaa who recently got his fit-for-duty. Lukl>an; a former messman on the Steel Scientist, en· tered the hospital for a cardiac evaluation. Two · other Seafarera .are reFrom the sntile on his face ported on the road to recovery and the glint in his eye, -it at the Staten Island hospital One, 'doesn't seem probable that Oscar Sorenson, formerly on the Robin Kirk, entered the hospital Seafarer John Wunderlich wnl with a broken jaw, the result of a be rushing · to sign on for an• mugging incident. Sorenson . ~Id other trip on the SS Helen. he was hit by a cab driver who King Mendez "Big Joh.n ," sporting a new . was attemptin1 t-0 lift h~ wallet, beard, seems to have a stay . and was thrown out of the cab. on the beach in mind. A shipboard accident in which he fractured his right ankle put chief cook Pablo Mendez out of action for awhile. Mendez last shipped on the Kathryn. LOG-A-RHYTHM: Out on the West Coast, reports from the USPHS hospital in San Francisco indicate George Brad1, an AB, is recovering nicely from a throat infection. Brady last .___ _ by Carl McDonal•--• sailed on the Almena. . Also recovering on the Coast In a small village of Old Me~o ts Chang P. Kine off the Yaka. With its quiet splendor cand Hfe Kibg entered the hospital with a se'l'ene, ·1 varicose condition. Although An artist lingers, Teluctant to oo Brady there was no indication as to when Without· fixing to canvcu the tranhe will be back on his feet, Kilig is reported coming along fine. quil scene. Seafarers are always interested in the various shipboard activities, especially the men in the various hospitals. Members on shore leave, In the villa'ge inn he takes a room, or on the beach waiting for a ship, should take the time out to visit In the evening strolls the village streets. the brothers in the hospitals, or drop them a line. The following is The moon's silver light dispelling the latest available list of hospital patients: the gloom Sm~II . Village ,.., ~ I USPHS HOSPITAL ._------------BALTIMORE. MD. USPHS HOSPITAL Ralph Amat Ehu Harry Pule NORFOLK, VA. Leo Barrett Abner Raiford Claude L . Jllbb Bernie G. . Watson .Tustin Burdo Hllrold Rtve n Frances Boner · Luis Williama Herman D. Carney Felipe Serrano John L. Grlliln Arthur L. Cox Jose Soares USPHS HOSPITAL Gorman T. Glaze Florentino Teigelro SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF• . Emanuel D. Jones Paul Thornhill George D. Brady Joseph Neubauer Antonio LaPorte Dolphus Walker •Michael J. Coft'.ey Joseph I. Pel'reJra Manuel Lourido Levi Warne r Mike Goins Arthur ·i . Scbevlnl Ende! Pappel John ZucharsJd Antonio E. Kanesls Edward J. Smltb Angelo Polatos USPHS BOSPft'AL USPHS HOSPITAL NEW ORLEANS, ·LA. BOSTON, MASS. Emile P . Badon Jacob J . Levin L. C.- Melanson John C. Roblee Robert G~ .Barrett David E. Mccollum Dominic Newell Edward C. Sleger Victor Bonura WWiam Jlladenhol! Chas .. R. Robinson Carter Cbamben Lollla T • .Marshall · USPHS HOSPITAL/ Fess T. Crawford John Miller GALVESTON, TEXAS Eugene Crowell William E. Nelson Thomas L. Bowers Charles L. Hippard I&naclo D'Amlco 'Valentine - Nune& Albert W. Cantor J'osepb o. _Roy Jeff Davis Lollla W. Peed Wilmot S. Getty Alfredo P. Stearns Woodrow Davia .John Pennino Louis ~cber Winford Powell USPHS HOSPITAL MANHATTAN BEACH, BROOKLYN, NY Joseph FltQatricJt Barry Binn .Joseph Bass Ludwig Kristiansen Clarence Fontenot Edward Bolg Jamu GDason . J, ShaushnellJ' Matthew Bruno' Thomas R . Lehay Wayne Barris Billy- C. Ward Gregorio Caraballo Leo Mannaugh Arthur It. Kini Roland E. Wllcllx Leo V. Carreon Prlmltlvo Muse Edward Knapp Donna Wllllamaoa Wade Chandler .Jeremiah 0'8Yrn• .Joseph D. Cox George G. Phifer Leo H. I.aq Leslie WilaoD . USPHS HOSPITAL .John J. Driscoll Winston E. Renny Frledof 0. Fondila Manuel B. Silva FT. WORTH. TEXAS OUs L. Glbb1 Almer S. Vlckera Richard B. Appleby Max Olson Bart E. Guranlclc Luther E. Wini L . Anderson John C. Palmer Taib Hauan Pon P. WinC BenJ. F . Deibler Leo Watta Frank Hernandez Royce Yarborough James Lauer Joseph ?. WIM Wllliam D. Kenny Pacifl.co Yuzon ' Woodrow Me:rera USPHS HOSPITAL SAILOR SliUG HARBOR SAVANNAH, GA. STATEN ISLAND, NY Jose A. Blllnco n. W. Centchovlcb Victor B. Cooper 'nlomu laabea USPHS HOSPITAL llT. WI130N STATS HOSPITAL SEATl'LE, WASHINGT ON MT. WILSON, MD. Sam .T. Anderson Joseph Prabecll George Davia . Geor1e Blehardaoa • Arthur A . Furst VA HOSPITAL USPHS HOSPITAL DCOUGRTAN. VA. STATEN ISLAND, NY Joaeph . Gill Robert W. Bunner Anse- Pana1opoulo1 VA HOSPITAL ThoJnU J . Gray Stavros Papoutala TUCSON, ARIZONA .Jesse R. Joy .Jose Reya Frank ~. Mackey Patrick T. Kelly Jose RodrilUH .TRIBORO HOSPITAL , .JAMAICA 32, LI. - NY Newell A. Keyea iianuet Sanches Raul I. Lop~ .Tulhu B. Schutte Jamea Ruuell . Granville Matise Robert F. Staplla VA HOSPITAL Pablo Mendez Miguel Tirado DENVER, COLO. Herman Meyer Cllff~rd C. Womack When fate intervenes and he meeta . . . A brunette maid of Old Mexico Slim shoulders encased in mantilla lace, With raven hair and eues ~glow, In a brown and piquant face. I In the quiet of the wening the31 promenade, Beneath the moon in this enchanted land, and The artist the Me.rican maid, Hearts noiO captive, stroll hand in hand. Love 1peaks 11 language all ita oton As in the night the11 stroll, In their hearts 11 new enchantment sown Beneath the moon m Old Me.rico. Qulttlns Ship? Notify Union _ A reminder from SIU headquarters cautions all Seafarers leavina their shlpa to contact the hall In ample time to allow the _Unjon .to dispatch a repl11 . ~ ment. Failure to give notice before paying off may cause a de:. layed sailing, force the ship to sail short of the manning requirements and needlessly make the work toUgher· for your ahlp... aws. To the Editor: . I am interested in 'correspond-' Ing with someone who reads and travels extensively and perhaps has a knowledge of the French language. My opinion ls that your organb:atlon might be of some help. I would prefer a person ~f a foreign nationality, rather th1in one who ·fa a native citizen of · the United States. Your consideration and co-: ·Letters To·_ . The Editor, 11 II All letters to the eclttot' 1oit publication in the SEA.FAR· BRS LOG mun _. be aisrned .b1' the, toriter. l(amea wm be toUhheld .upon reques~ operation wlll be .lt'eatly appreciated and Is eagerly awaited with an undue amount of enthusiasm. · / W. DaWHll DuneU Ill N•&ran• Avenue 8~11.NY t. t. ~ Proves . Money Isn't Everything Te .&be Ed.lier: To. &he ..itoi: Ai there has·been quite . a bit of lntetest shown in the SEAFARERS LOG on the issue of homesteading, we the under.signed, crewmembers of the SS Chtwawa, have drafted· this letter to be published fit the LOG. We would also like the rest of the membership to discuss this letter at their ship's meetings and to write · their comments to the LOG. FirsLof ·an, we are all faml- . liar with union officers•. aereement in which the niem~ bers of the BME, MEBA, MMP and the Radio Officers have 90 days' vacation a year. We feel as lf we should receive the same, with pay accordtn1 to the ratfnl you are sailing. If you stay on a ship nine months, that would entitle you to three months' vacation. You would have the choice of either gettin1 oU with your vacation and registering on the. shipping list, or, you can stay on your job and forfeit your vacation to the general welfare fund. Of Course this c0Uld not interfere if you were on foreign articles and if you had signed on before your nine months were up. <Thia letter waa signed by 25 cirewmemben of the SS ChlwawL) our This ship, the SS Eagle V'oyager, cost Uncle Sam a cool 12* million bucts a~d just . about everything on her has kicked out at ORe time or an• other. There Is no need to tell To the Editor: you o.ur troubles though. I guess This letter concerns the noyou get quite a number of let- tice carried In the June 19, 1959, ters from the men tha t are out LOG about the death of mJ on this Per- brother Seafarer William Ryan • sian Gulf run, who died in Baltimore after he so there is no was run down by a hit an~ run need for · me driver on April 19th. . to 'e nlarge on The story as it appeared tn the subject. the LOG was not correct 'as ·it We had a few beefs stated that he had· no known I am his. twin here at the survivors. brother, and am also a membegtrinin1 of ber of the SIU. In addition to the trip, but · Danzey Brother Sim· this, as you have probably noted mons sent us a .set of clarifica- by now, there was a mix-up in .tions and that squared things - the pictures and the wrong one up pretty ·1ood. There is still was used ln his place.· While writing this letter I a little complainin1, but I don't th~ we would be happy i, would also like to take the time to thank the officials at the Batthere were none. We had four men pay off the thnore-- hall, the membership ship ln Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the ·c rew of the SS M'.arore• with bad infections· on their on which my brother was • feet, and hope they · are coming cre\1Vmember at the tlm·e of th• along OK. · We will arrive ·at accident, for the flowers they · Sasebo, Japan, around the end eent. I would also to say of the· month, and tlien we can thanks to the Seafarers fii>m the let off a 'Utile steam. Baltimore hall who acted 89 Morris J. Dame~. Jr. (Ed. note: EnclO,aed ,aith pallbearers at" the funeral, and Brother. Danzeu'• letter ·waa a to Brothers Ray Kelly and drawing ' of the wheelhouse of John Mohaula, for the Jlelp they the Eag'lc VOllCl{ler. However., - 1ave my slste~.. broth rs and we care son,, that toe can not,. myself in our tfme · o~_~lef. I print u in tlle LOG aa we care would appreciate ft lf you would. • unab'lc to reproduc~ light bhte run 'this _in the LOG. . " Thomu Ryan drawino•. >-· Thanks For Help I n Kl n ,•. .Death . like �£0G .... Tldrte• Bugs Win War. On Wang Trader .It was just one skirmish after another that confronted the crew of the SS Wang Trader on its recent trip to Alexan~ria, Egypt, and according to the account given by ship's reporter Star Wells, it was a _losing fight all the way. "Here we- are on the home-+-----------·- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ward half of ·our trip (we Another "ha~rd" which the We stopped for bunker• at Cueto, hope) on the SS Wang crew had to face, Wells wrote, was Looking a lot cooler than they probably feel are members of the steward deportment on the Steel Voyager. Ship recorded · temperatures of 129 in the shade during recent trip through the Persian Gulf. Above, (I. to r.) are F. A. Delapenha, steward: W. Liston, mm: C. DeSouza, 3r.d cook; A. Moreland, utility; R. Moitin, chief .... ·cook and L Herrera, pantryman. · Hot Time On The f oyager Working in the galley is a hot job, but when you have to feed a cr.e w of about 45 men and the temperature is up to a blistering 129 degrees ·in the shade of the bridge, then you could say ~hings are really r' . .. hot. rest of the crew as giving some That's the conditions the rtllef from the extreme· heat in galley eang on the Steel Voyager· the Gulf. had . to work under during their · It didn't matter what time of the reeent trip through the Persian day or night, if you wanted a bite Gulf, ship's carpenter S.F. Santos to eat, there was always fresh reports, and even with this hJndi- bread, buns or other snacks in the cap, they did a ftrst rate job. In messroom to tide . you over until fact, he said, "they are one of the the next meal. best steward departments that J Heading the roster for the have ever sailed with.'' Voyager's steward department 1s In addition to · the gang seeing I Fred Delapenha, chief steward that there was the best of food and with Raul Maiten, chief cook; :Ter1ervice, Santos wrote, there were rill York, cook and baker; Clestino always plenty of "seconds" if any- Desouza, 3rd cook, and utilitycme wanted it. And this included messmen. Leonard Rheno, Pedro the tee cream. Needless to say this lhardolasa, I. Herra, Percy ThornW8$ greatly appreciated by the ten, Alva Moreland and Bill Liston. to be foremost in everyone's mind. Of course the only way to decide the "one-year rule" i1 by a To the Editor: I have read with much Inter- ballot up and down the coast est the many letters. on the one- to see how the majority feels year rule. · It seems that the on this issue. I realize that a vacation like - main is11ue here is 1hat of job "this proposal would be a large security. In my opinion, the solution to step forward for our Union. this problem is increased vaca- But as the trend seems to be to tion, and vacation paid accord- longer vacation in the maritime - tng to bas-e pay· rather than all industry, I feel our Union could . ratings getting the same as is the case with our present plan. If our vacations were increased to two months a year, at the end of ten mo nth s' emplOyment, a All letl er1 to the editOf' for member could publication in the SEAFAR· take a wellERS LOG mu.,C be signed cieserved vacab11 the writer. Namea. will tion with two be withheld upon request. months' pay in bis pocket. Under this type of plan I don't think there is HY . work this issue out with the member that could honestly say companies ff it had the support he couldn't' afford a vacation. of the majority of· the memberIn .addition to this, a memoer ship. Donald Nelll could re-ship within 'the sixty days if be so 'd esired. Of course, a plan such as I "" "' $ h•ve .Proposed, woqld have to ~ pay benefits after 90 days as our present plan cloes,. to~ take into consideration the members that · ,To. the Edltcw: .' do· not care '.to st'a y ·. aboard a · I would like to thank the. SIU 1hip a .year. · · Welfar e Plan for the help they. i .believe- that eacb ~member gave me in paying ,my hos'' taking a va.cation ate.}east once . pit~l and doctor bills. They • year. with a chance to earn 12 were wonderful and really a months~ .Pllf a year, would · cerblessing. , tatnly ht!lP,· ~real: .: harmony in l'. am now recov~ring~ nicely a ' member's family, as well as -· and ho.Pe to be well soon; · ~Y . aboard "., shiJ>. .. "Abov.e · all. this son· and I say thanks again to would • Jsp he_lp,"_to" rota~e ·jobs, you, and to a · wonderful plan 1 · rid ict;eate . ;fob· ~ security for ari~ . ~ · ~re~t Union . .,. . "'., .., more men; T.his, -~ ~,hl ~k, see~s · .., . .~ ~rs. Elsie Fall' 1 - Job Security Is The Issue Letters To The Editor ·R ecoverlns, Thanks Union i.. Trader," Wells wrote, "and outside of a few r un-of-the-mm complaints, it was a fine voyage." The major beefs on the Trader, he noted, are the common anments found on all of these old Libertys -little or no overtime, plenty · of bugs, and just plain celebration "sickness." There isn't much overtime on these vessels, ·Wells wrote, · arid while this is a touchy subject, it is· not the main sore on this ship. "It's the bed bugs that are really driving us crazy. "We've tried all sorts of sprays and powders, but so far they are still gaining on us." That's not the half of it thou g h, for it hurts the crew's morale even more when they "sor~ of chuckle when you spray them and then call all their relatives outfor dessert." However perserverance pays off and the crew finally came up with a sure-fire method for killing them. That's to "hunt them down .with a magnifying glass and when you catch one, hit him with a threepound sledgehammer." Of course this too has its drawbacks, namely that there are not enough hammers to go around. "We all 'scratchingly' .hope that the. Union will see about having this ship fumigated as soon as it arrives in the -US," Wells said, "as most of us would like to get rid of them without taking them ashore and causing an epidemic, Fond Memories Of Salling Days called the "Battle ,of Pedro Domecq." Just what the "Battle of Pedro Domecq" was is best described in the following poem by the ship's reporter. "We were bound from Galves- ton-, Texas, To Alexandria, in the land of the sheik. "But now the party is over, And the rough are looking meek. ·For each one know1 he fought and lost, 'The Battle of Pedro Domecq'," There are ptettiil' ' "musts" to see at the New Orleans Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank than just m o n e y, and certainly one .is Margaret Anne Boyer, daughter of Seafarer Percy Boyer. Margaret, who recently turned 21, has been working for the bank as a stenographer since she was 17. the floral offering. It was very nice. Words cannot express my gratitude to you for the contribution and for your offer of assistance. Mn. Joseph Wread LOG Should Be World-Wide . frying egg1, Without taking them out of the 1hell. The steward was mooning and groaning, 'This ship is far worse than hell.' "The messboy was making no headway Trying to slice the bread. The wiper was searching the after deck, Hoping to find his head. To the Editor: I would like to thank you for the SEAFARERS tOG· which I t t t get regularly, and use to try and keep in touch with what is going on in the Union. I sailed five years with the SIU, mostly as night cook and baker, and on my last trip in 1953, as chief To the Editor: I have been getting the SEAcook. FARERS LOG- from the time Althqugh I have not made any present plans to go to sea, if that our great organization was ever I do, I hope it will be with founded. I retired on June 2, 't he 'SIU. I never did get around 1958, on account of ill health, which I sur~...... to getting my book, for if I did, ly regret, for I probably would .be _sailing toto be among day. seafaring- men Many times· I recall the has no equal pleasant memories I have of in any other ·sailing with the SIU, as fine a industry in the bunch of men as can be found world. For anywhere. these reasons Again I say thanks for the the LOG is . LOG, and God bless all. looked for- Shimelfenig Arthur Brull ward to in our household . . It is read and passed ;t. .\:. ;t. through the hands of many of our acquaintances. For ·some reason ·a seems I have missed a few issues of the 'l'o the Editor: LOG. I guess this happened Thank you very much for your when I was being treated at the . sympathy on the death of. my New Orleans marine hospital. son, Luther, But in various ways I have and for the caught up on all back issues exWelfare Plan cept one, that for May 22, 1959, check. It will the issue in which my retirecertainly help , ment was published. 'I was envery much. joying a week's vacation at r would ap. that time in Needles, ·California . preciate it if I am sure that the entire USA, you would run in fact t he whole world, could a notice of read the SEAFARERS LOG. Wread Luther's death Frank Shimelfenig .,.. in the LOG. He passed away on July ·1, in a . . (Ed. -Note: A copy pf the Mall 22, issue of the LOG is being local hospital. in Tampa; mai led to you l . I a\~o. want to thaJlk you for , Grateful For Union's·Aid . "Now Pedro comes in a bottle, Not big, and not very tall. But boys I'll tell you he's p01.0erful, For he whipped us orre and all. "In the galley the baker was -------------- ·Southern Belle And the 'Battle of Pedro Domecq.' Outside of these complainti there has not been too much trouble on the Trader , Wells said, provided he doesn't count the feed pumps breaki.ng down "both at - ·the same time. We thought for a while we were going to' have to rig out sails to get over here. "We've got a fine bunch of Seafarers aboard," Wells concluded, "and the trip has been a good one. So if you see a rusty old Liberty coming in under sail and the crew all out on deck scratching themselves and each other, that's us. boys,"-that's the Wang Trader coming home. Wonders About Old Shipmate To the Editor: I am looking for a Seafarer, an AB, whom I have not seen in the past five years. At that time he was shipping on the Pioneer Star and the Glen. Although I have known him for about 10 years, and he was a good shipmate of mine, I do not know his last name. His first name is Joe, and he is about · 48 to 50 years old. He had married a girl from Victoria. I would like very much ·to hear from him and let him know I moved from Wellington Street, Toronto Flats, the place Seafarers called Barry's place. I wish the SIU and 'the SEAFARERS LOG the very best and hope that you will be able to help me find my long-lost friend. Barry Baxter % US Consul Commercial Road Melbo~rne, Australia ;\:. <\:. ;\". Lauds Union Aid In Bereavement To the Editor: I would like to express my deepest heartfelt thanks to the Seafarers Welfare Plan and also to Mr. Louis Neira, your Miami port agent, for his h e 1 p in handling my problems. I ·was in terrible shock and needed help desperately after receiving notice of the sudden death of my beloved husband ~ Enrique Bazo, who passed away at the British Hospital in ::Su~nos Afres, Argentina, on June 2, when Mr. Neira came to my help. ·i\'frs. Enriqµe Bazo �SB.4F.4RERS LOC Guide? More Like ___________________________,____________________--. Grave~Rohher •A•L• TRAV•L•R <In TrentpOrt Co.>, 'Ulf 1t-Ch•lmt•n, A. ••111 leeretuy, "'6, Mo1•mn· ..Dnw to be in yea and tt•velen' cbeckl traveler.. checkl to be luued In Formou. Sblp'1 fund P().llO. Some dllputed OT. Re· · turn cup1 .ad Sla1H1 to . meuroom. "Alexandria, Egypt • • • I know now why the pyramids were built .- ~o keep the guides from getting at the Pharoahs." These are some of the findings of Seafarer Ben Graham, a sea-going cartoonist, on his ·recent trip to the Middle East port. Graham, who doubles as ship's reporter .on the SS Waldo when not handling his job as messman, reported that they had a fine trip, until they hit Alexandria that is, where the prices "are way · out of line as far as this ship goes. I guess we were all gypped in that port," he commented wearily. "These leeches," Graham said, referring to the port's numerous "guides," "refused to let us go ashore unless we took one of them with us. Otherwise 'w e would have to fight them. - "And without one of us guides with you, poff! Who knows-you might get robbed." His Bottle Went Portuguese A story in the July 3 issue of the SEAFARERS LOG about a note in a bottle tossed over the side of the SS Del Santos, bringing a reply from a Miami- grade school student, brought to mind a similar incident . which happened to Seafarer and forgot about it untiJ he read G. B. Anderson, a. couple of the LOG story. . years ago and, until recently, for/ gotten. Anderson said he had put a note in a bottle and tossed it into the aea while his ship, the Lucile Bloomfield, was enroute to France, a couple of years ago. His note was answered by someone in Portugal. Since Anderson could not understand Portuguese, he put it away When translated, his answermg note said that it had been found on the Lake of Graciosa, at seven in the morning on July 15, 1957, by a 12-year-old girl named Alcueno Manuci Pereira da Lunha. For years, putting bottles out . to sea has been a favorite game with seamen and also has been used by students of the ocean currents. Persistent Fellows "Brothers," he warned, "don't ever let the ·merchants and guides on your ship if you come to Alexandria, because once they get aboard, nothing, and I mean nothing, can get them off." However, the stay in Alexandria was soon over and the crew on the Waldo is now looking forward to a nice payoff in the near future. The vessel is heading for Greece for bunkers, and then will head back to the Gulf again. "All of the boys on the Waldo send their regards and hope to see all of their old friends again soon," Graham added, "so smooth sailing to all." ~ UtJlon Has Cable Address Seafarers overseas who want to get in touch with headquar- · ters in a hurry can do so by cabling the Un-ion at its cable "-' ..ess, SEAFARERS NEW YORK. Use of this address will assure :>eedy transmission on all messages and faster service for the men inv ...1ved. DIRECTORY OF SIU HAL·LS SIU, A&G Distrid BALTIMORE . . . .. ... 1216 E. Baltimore St. Earl Sheppard, Arent EAltern 7-4900 BOSTON . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2'76 State St. G. Dakin, Acting Agent Richmond 2-0140 HOUSTON · 4202 Canal St R. Matthews, Agent CApltal 3-4089; 3-4080 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 lnlormation) NAME . . . . . . . ....•.... 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Some OT disputed . Vote of thankl to delerates and 1teward dept. for Job well done. , 8.reman whea ID port of Baltimore. New delesate elected. Dl1euulon foullnJ up ~·· a.. panolin.a l'tl draWlt. · r llATRAIN LOUISIANA CIHtraln), July lt-Chalrman, J. Cellln11 lecre. tary, P. J•kubcsak. No bee,1. Some · OT di1Puted. Ship's fund 1100.111pent 60c for ltamp1 and u.10 Georsla tax. Delerates to make' unitary Inspection weekly: Request air conditioner for messhnll. Check leak· Jng ventilating system. Suggest tak· Jng care of washlnr machine. Vote of thanks to steward dept. f or Job well done. Have rotor on TV antenna checked. 1 , Or' CHICKASAW (Waterman), July 2' -Ch.trm1n, T. Hln1on1 Secretary, I. Rothschlld. One man left in Panama due to Jllnes1. Men conrratulated · COE VICTORY <Victory), July 26-for generou1 contributions to sick Chalrman, c. Giibert; Secretary, A. seaman picked up at sea and transE1peneda. See captain re orderins ferred to hospl,tal Jn Hawaii. Dis• more food. Repairs not yet completed. Ship's fund · Sl0.04. No beef1; everythlns running smoothly, Few hours OT disputed In engine dept. Two men musing Jn · steward dept. Repair lists to be made up. Food not up to par. Digest .Of·SIU Ship Meetings puted OT re delayed salllnr. No beefs. Wiper promoted to fireman. Check bot water constantly runnlnr from mower. Vote of thank• to 1tew· ard dept. for Job well done, also dept. delesate1. - FORT HOSKINS <Cltle• Service), June 17-Chalrman, E. Brnn; Secretary, R. Hartley. One man mls1ed ship. Ship to pay olf on arrival at Baltimore. Ship's fund '6.30; S3.42 spent for radiogram to Houston Union hall. Few hours OT dltputed. New delegate elected. Request more Juices · and fruit & vegetables. See about new washinr machine. ATbAS CCar10 & 'rank>, July 11Chalrman, H. Herklnheln1; Secretary, Bryan. New delegate elected. No beefs. Men not familiar with operation of washinr machines, to ask for information on same. MOUNT RAINIER (Tankshlp Man· agement>, ' July 12-Chalrman, H. Murchas; Secret.,..,, J, Anderson. New range to be Installed and raliey will be painted out. Shl'p's fund Sl5.70. No bee.f s. Some OT dilJ>uted In 1teward dept. Request better grade of nirht lunch. COASTAL CRUSADER Cluw•nnH), July t-chalrman, T. Urhelm1 Secre,.,.y, •· Grah•m. Ship'• fund 114. Request fwntgatlon of ship. Suggest new chief cook and make preaent · ORION CLIPPER <Orlon>, July ltchlef cook new 1teward. , Ch•lrman, K. Winters; Secretary, R. B.,.ker. Hot water pipe In showers ORION STAR. <Orlon>, July 27-- to be guarded. No beefs. One man Ch•lrm•n, C. $mlth1 Secretary, J. Bal· rettlng otr. Vote of thanks to ahlp'1 derston. Ship's fund S17 .64. Disputed delerate. OT dlscuued. One man short In deck dept; two short In engine dept. and AL'ICI! BROWN CBloomfleld>. July one In steward dept. No beefs. Dis· 1t-Ch•lrman, J. Cantrell; Secretary, cussJon re repairs needed an!f adE. Wiikins. No beets. Foc'sles and vlublllty of sendlns Jn repair list deck dept. rooms to be painted. ahead of ahlp. Ship's fund SH. Some OT disputed. New deleeate electea. Proper attire GATIWAY CITY <Pan Atlantic), requested In messhall. July 1'-Chalrm•n, R; ·Kaduck1 Sec· retary, J. Wood. No beefl; everything CAROLYN (Bull), July lt-Chalr· running 1moothly. Two hours OT man, J. Glord•no1 Secretary, F. Nak• disputed. See .mate re drains on both llckl. / Question re delayed sailing In side. of midship house. Vote of PR on June 27 & 28. Few hours OT thankl to all hands for keeping pan· disputed In dl!ck dept. Contribution try and messhall clean at night. of 11 per member agreed toward1 ship fund for use in television repair. HURRICAN• <Waterm.n), Julv 6- More Ice requested Jn cold drinks. Chalrm•n, B. Maxwell; Secretary, H. Wind scoop1 required for port holes. Stuck. No beef1. Ship's fund 110.80. Cooperation requested Jn keeping Cl NORFOLK (Cltl111 Service>, Aug. meuball clean. No money to be 2-Chalrm•n, C. Jolette1 Secretary, taken from ship's fund without aeeW. Moore. No beefs. Motion made tq dele&ate first. . to 1ee why payolf< delayed 11 houri after arrival and reason for no draws ALCOA POLARIS (AiCH), July 7- before payoff. Request partlclpat"1n . Ch•lrm•n• w .. MHHnger; Secretary, ln fire anct boat dr!JI . Vote of thanu J. Bowdon. Repair• taken care of. to steward. Captain thanked crew for cooperating in getting llOO days without lost time · STEIL ARCHITECT <Isthmian), Julf accident and winning award for safe- 6-Ch•lrman, T. lmlth1 Secretary, J. Abrams. Turn· Jn repair lists. Comty. No beefs. Vote taken and unanl· plaint re shower water t9o · hot. Remoull)' decided to get projector for quest more fans. See about being resafet:r award. New treasurer elected, stricted to ship at Belawan and Dl.lllu111on 011 obtaining fllms 'for breaking watches at payolf. showing 011 1bJp. Vote of thanu to steward dept. One minute of silence MANKATO VIC T 0 RY (Victory), observed for departed brothers. · 'uly 2S-Chalrman, L. Pepper; Secrat.,.y, M•cBrlde. Repairs turned MANKATO VICTORY <Victory), over to department heads. No beefs• .. July 12-Ch1lrm1n, w. Herrell1 Seer• Some OT disputed. Salling board to t•ry, L. Pepper. Beefs settled-none pendlns. Sinks In w&1hroom It ho1e be posted before 5:00 P.M. on FrlaaJ' · leakl-motor runs bot. Sugre1t not nJsht for weekend. · overloadlnf machine. Check amount IANTA VINITIA Cllam), Au •• 1-of freah fruJtl and vegetablea put aboard laat US port before departure. Chalrman, J. Allen1 Secretary, T .. Conway. One man pald olr in Seattle. Turn ID repair lllt1. Allotment• to be 1topped before · arrival In NY. Letter sent to former VALIANT HOPll (Ocean C•rr.), July 1'-Chalrm•n, L. Thomaa1 Secretary, member re rear left aboard ship. Ship's fund 114.42. Sonie OT dl1•· Ber1. No be!!f•. New ~ele&ate puted. Vote of thanks to 1teward elected. / dept. for fine . food. PORTMAR <Calmar), 'uly 12-Chalr• COASTAL I INT RY Cl-45-1149), man, •· Ho1••1 leer.ruy, M: Rlblsch. No beef1; everytlilnr running smooth- July 27-Chalrman, '· Spl111to1 Seeret1ry, C. Bruce, New delesate elected. ly. Ship'a fund •t7.80, donated to member'a child kllled tn accident. Members to contrl~ute U toward ! Hip'' fund. New dele&ate elected. . JOll!FINA <Liberty Navigation), ALCOA PATRJOT (Alcoa>, July 1f -Chelrman, lplvey1 Secretary, Rost. · July 11-Chalrman, I!. ShHley1 Sec· retary, L. Bugat•wlkl. Four men Ship's fund 115.90. No beef1. Two men missed ahlp. Dogs on W1ltert11bt missed ship. Two men ho1Pltallzed. doors, also· wlndchute1 and 1creena OT beef to be settled. surrest fumi· gatlon of ship for roaches. Require for portholea. few mattreues. FORT WILLlAM ......... Simpson St. VAKA <Waterman>, 'uly 1f-Chalr· PACIFIC TIDI <World C•rrlers),' Untuio Phone: 3·3221 m•n, · •· DeAn1elo1 Secretary, II. HALIFAX. N.S. • • • • • • • • · .128~ Hollli 9St. Powell. One man ho1pltalized in June 14-Chalrman, H. Hoir•ftl leer• tary, J. Dufly. Request two cartons · ' Jame. Phone u Kobe, Japan. No beef1. New washMONTREAL· •••••• . 634 St. St. a.a We1t Victor 1-8181 Jnr machine needed. Request fumJ. cigarettes per week. Repair work to saUon Qf ahlp for. roache.. Sunest be done ... 1oon H po11lble. Keep QUEBEC ..... ·•••• • ••• . '4 Sault·au-Matelot Quebec · LAfontalne 3-1569 ahlp be cleaned up while at 1ea and Eryptlan lonrshoremen out of PH· THOROLD. Ontario .•••.. 52 St. David St. not at end of trip. Slop chest 1hould 1arewaY1 and messhall. Everythlns run,nlng 1moothly. . CAnal 7·5212 be better ailpplled. . _ 27 JOHN B. WATIRMAN <Waterman>, ·roRONTO. Ontario. .... · h~~ ST. JOHN, NB •••. lT'I Prince Wllllun St.• !'AIRPORT <Waterman>, July 1a.-- July 21-Chalrman, J. Ar•llane11 lee• ox 2·5431 C.h •li:man, W. Brown1 Secretary, C.. retary, I. Mehringer. Beefs and · rev ANCOUVER, BC 2118 Main St. Murray. Few houri OT disputed. Re· pairs settled to crew'• satufactlon• quest slop chest b~ checked. Brin& Called . Houlton on Port Tampa . 101led linen before arrival in'. port. launch service beet..,....,,romlted · radio... t Baltlm 9 · Vote well of thanks .01- t d BALTIMORJ: ..• . . 1216 ..... ore t. Job done. to ateward dept. for gram f or-' resu It1. S.ome OT .... .,u e • £Astern 7-3383 Request locker built aft for unlta17 HONOLULU ... . 118 North Nimitz BJ1hway FR.-,NCH CB -ull),July 20-Ch•lr· gear , of deck & engine dept1. Sug· PHone ·IS-6077 rest 1hip'1 funci be 1tarted. New NEW ORLEANS .••••••• . w BlenvWe St. mmn, '· Cr1v1n1 J11=;etary, ·v. Hall. treaaurer elected. One fable to " Workln& on repairs. Keys J111ued to 1et aside for men going Q ll watch. MAgnolia CM04 ~EW YORK .•••••••••• 130 Gt~enwich St. those In need. No beef1. Request Keep niesshall clean. Rinse bowll Corti.ad '1·'10H automatic equipment on boller1 be after waahlng up. PORTLAND •••••••••. 1121 NW Everett lilt• ' put In ope,ratlnf condition. , . CApltol 3-7297-1 '-BRADl'ORD 11LAND (Cltl.. 1e.,,:. SAN· FRANCISCO .••••• .' • . 240 Second St. IANTORI <Marven>, July 1f- Ice), Au•• 1-Ch•lrm•n, D. lhHh•ril • · . • DOUSlu a-an Chalrmmn, W. BrlHll Secretary, M. iecretary, J, Leston. No. ·beefs •. Ne.SAN P.ICDRO .. .,',, ...... 198 Weat 'Ith St. Jarrell., Beef .r e poor quality 1tore1. cfele1ate elect'e d. Reque~t screen1. for · . TErmlnal 3-4485 Tura . 111, repalr . liat.~ One" ma11 w . .-.Mo- me1shall. sursen repau, lilt. be~ · SEA'lTLI: ...... •••., .1333 Weltern Ave. tl!Jn t.o , fet~lief _for·,.q~ri~rm~1ter 4 out. . " , ;,. ; , ,• 1 . ' ' .. ' ~ 1-6311 ·· - -I - -~- - - -.....~----"'"!iii------~'!'"!!!-~'!'!"'!"'~'!!"'!!!'~~~~ • ';.'\11.-f: .... ~,· • •Y;·L ..."·1-,,........-:·~~ · ·-"'."": ~ Canadian District a 1's1f9 ' M - FOW r . . -- . �. . (. . . '. ~. SE..4F..4RERS LOC PHS Tabs Cig Smoking· In Excessive Death·Rates Shorthanded? If a crewmember quits· while a ship la in port, delegates are asked to contact the hall immediately for · a replacement; Fast action on their part will keep all jobs aboard ship filled at all times and eliminate the chance of the sblp sailing shorthanded. DISPATCH WASHINGTON-Another in a series of P. u b I i.c Health Service studies has_tabbed heavy smoking as a likely culprit in high death rates. Smoking of two or more packs of cigarettes a day was reported to coincide with very high death rates, twice as high as those The deaths of the following Seafarer• have been Seafarers Welfare Plan: SIIJ BABY ARllVALS De IrvlD&" Nobrla'a, 53: On June Semlon Gamier, ff: Brother 18 Brother-De 'Nobriga died of a Gamier passed away due to a.coroheart ailment at nary ailment on ·.r;;;:. US Public Health May 5, 1959. A hoa.pital, New steward, Gamier · Orleans, La. No entered the Union re·I a ti v.e1 are In 11M9. Ile was known. Brother burled in · the De Nobrl&a was Golden Gate Naa survivor of the tional Cemetery, V1lcbem - Santa Bruno, CaliforRosa ship colllnia. Brother Gas 1on, narrowly mier leaves no escaplne serious known survivors. Injury at the time, only to die shortly afterward. .. ;t. . ;t. ;t. Grover P~ Dancan, U: Burled at the Garden of Memorial Cemetery, Tampa, Florida, · Brother Duncan died apparently ot b~4rt · failure. A member of the engine ·department, . n u n c a n joined tbe Union in 1949. lie is ·survived by his wife, Annie Belle Duncan. AU of the followfno SIU familiea have received a $200 maternit11 benefit plus a $25 bond fTOm t~ Union in the bab21'• name: Keaneth Wayne Barrett, born Fernando Coloa. born July 13, June 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mn. l959, to ·s eafarer and MI'S. Antonio Joh~ D. Barrett, Gulfport, Miss. Colon, Barranquitos, PR•. $ ~ ;t. RGseaiarle Cleirelie, born July Darlene Mady, born July 9, 1959, l7, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. to Seafare~ Mrs; Henry Mady, loachim Ciclrello, Philadelphia, Clifton, Ni -Pa. Jallu Camaoa, 4Z: Brother Cannon died of a heart disease un July 2, 1959, at ~~~ · .,,.._.~"""" Mercy Hospital, B.altimore, --Md. Joining the Union in 1953, Cannon was a member of ,, the steward de-; partment. He wu burled .a t the Grifton Ceme- . tery, Greenville, , NC. Brother Cannon leaves no known survivors. EVERY I SUNDAY I .DIRECT VOICE I BROADCAST I I ·• TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN AND SOUTH AMERICAN WATERS "THE VOICE OF THE MTD" EYEIY._SUNDAY, 1620 GMT (11:20 EST ·Sunday} WFK-39, · 19850 KCs. Ships in Caribbean, East, Coast . . of South America, South Atlan. tic and East Coast of United States. · $ Shell Oil Given 'Citizen' Okays May Get -Ships WASHINGTON - A major oil company, which up until now bas not operated any US flag ships, may soon be entering the coastwise trade. The Customs Bureau has r.uled that the Shell Oil Company qualifies as a "citizen of the United States" under the 1920 Merchant Marine Act. . · Up until now Shell has been considered a foreign corporati\ln under the control of the Royal Dutch-Shell Transport oil combine, which is a Dutch-British. operation. As a foreign concern it was not eligible to operate ships under the US flag, although last year a measure was passed giving it a form of special dispensation along with another British concern, the Bowater Paper Company, which has large US plants. · The Customs Bureau citation in the Federal register notes that a majority of the officers and direc: tors are US citizens and· that 90 percent of the employees live in the US. ;t. i David Elwood Edwards, born July 22, 1959, to Seafarer and· Mrs. David Edwards, Mobile, Ala. ;t. ;t. ;t. . Milton Brett Poole, born June 1, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Milton Poole, Hauma, La. t. ;t. ;t. ~ ;\:. Kenneth Rents, born June 29, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Kenneth Rentz, Baltimore, Md. ;\'. Rosales, born May 14, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Orlando Rosales, San Francisco, Calif. Daniel" Thomas David Howard Williams, born July 13, 1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Charles Williams, Plateau, Ala. PERSONALS AND NOTICES .j Anybody knowing the whereabouts of Thomas J. Smyth please write his mother, Mrs. Ellen Smyth at 428 57th Street, Brooklyn 20, NY. t ;\; . .t. Paul Huccins Contact H. F. Holmes at 7020 North Clark Avenue; Tampa, Fi':t. i iLakin,~ Jr. Charles Very important family matter awaits your attention. Contact your mother, Mrs. Charles Lakin, . Sr.,' Gallipolis, RFD, Ohio. . Any· body knowing his whereabouts, pJease contact Mrs. Lakin. '· ;t. ;\; ;\; Tony ·Carlopo l>lease contact your mother, Mrs. Carrie Gualano, .at 616 West Ncsquishoning Street, Easton, Pa. · $ · ;\'. ;t. Peter F. Hume Get in touch with your brotaer John, or with Joe Rose in New York. · t ;\:. . .t. Cecil Futch· wou1d .Jike to notify former shipmates that he is now attending air-conditinning school in Chicago. He can be reached at ~40 Lawre~ce Ave., Chicago 40, Governor Getting Ala•. DOck. Beef WFL-65, 15850 KCI Ships in Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, West Coast of South America, West . Coast f?f Mexico and US . ~ast Coast. WFK-95, 15700 KCs Ships in Mediterranean area, North Atlantic, Eu1·opean and US East Coast. · and . l\l"OBIL~The organizing status on the A,l~bama State ·Docks has about reached a stalemate. Legal opinions are being awaited as to whether the dock workers can be organized in· the face of current Meanwhile~ MTD 'Rou.._d-Th9-World legislation which prohibits state dock employees from joining a un·. Wireless Broadcasts Continue . • • -· , · ion. Port Agent Cal Tanner has reEvery Sunday, 1915 GMT ceived word .from the office of the C2:15 ' PM EST Sunday) Governor .of Alabama in which the wco~13020 ·Kcs Governor ,agreed to ~iscuss the ·Ill. ' Europe ilnd North America. situation as soon as -the current ;\; ;\; ·;t. , session of the legislature is over. Frank S. Paylor, Jr. . ·WC0-16908.8 KCi/ . ' ..·East . Coast' South America I . During the la:st .period there . Urgent . that 'y ou contact your . ! were six ships paying off. They mother as soon as possible . · '· -WC0-2249'1 : KCs West Coast South America Iwere the -Iberv.ille, Monar.ch of tlie . . Ju~tine;\'.M~1!,. Seas CWaterman); Alcoa . Clippei-,' . Contact your wife at once. Every 1'fon,Say, 0315 ~M~ . i Pegasus, '.Roamer, 6orsair <Alcoa). ' ;\:. ;\; t ( l"O: 15 P~ ES.~ Sundat1 >. ! Two· siilps signing ' on ·. were the ,James F. Ryan ' WMM 2~1560'1 .Kos ;.Alcoa Pegasus <Alcoa)i and Iber- , Contact George Johnson, North •I · "Australia - · , ; ville (Water~an). · • • Atlantic Marine Co., 80 Broad .. . : Sh_ips ln-transit. were the Arizpa,- Street, New York, NY. , Clai·bOr.n·e <Waterman>; Kathryn, . "1 -. . ;\'. ;t. ·' i .Beatrice · '.(Bull)· Jefferson ·city Robert Randolf White Victory "CVictory); Steel Age ·Cisth-.... Urgent you get in · touch ··· with 7-~~;t;i=.;liii~~~~~~iii"!!~~""!""~--~~~~-....;;..___~J'•i1ian), ' and Alcoa Ranger (Alc9a). " ·your daug,hter Mrs. Gloria w. • - I I f for non-smokers for given age groups. The study was conducted among 200,000 veterans of the Armed Forces whose smoking practices had been recorded. For every 1,000 deaths in this group over a 21h -·year period heavy smokeni had twice as high death rates as non-smokers. · Other evidence In the statistical study was even more striking. It found that: · • The death rate for lung cancer was 16 times as high among men who smoke more than a pack a day as compared to non-smokers. • Coronary heart disease deaths were 63 percent higher for smokers than non-smokers. • Deaths from bronchitis, stomach ulcers, cancer of various internal organs and cirrhosis of the li.ver were more than twice as high among smokers as non-smokers. However, ·the study noted, that mQderate cigar or pipe smoking had nowhere near the impact o~ death rates that cigarette smoking had. The study was conducted by Dr. Harold F. Dorn, chief or the · biometrics branch, Division of Research Services of the National Institute of Health. It was immediately challenged by the Tobacco Industry Research Committee which held that the evidence was unsupported by statistical data. Lewis, in Lake Charles, 2410 11th Street, telephone HEmlock 9~8791. Anybody knowing the whereabout. of the above please contact Mrs. Lewis. l'-e Presents A . Sh.Ip A ward T0 SIU cO • .. WASHINGTON-Malcom P. McLean, president of the SIU-contracted Pan-Atlantic Steamship Corp., received the 1959 American Legion merchant marine achievement award for his company's contribution to reviving lhe coastwise shipping trade from President Eisenhower at a White House ceremony. Pan-Atlantic was cited for its development of ships for the transportation of loaded trailer tr"ucks. The company operates six container ships between the North Atlantic and Gulf states and Puerto Rico, and is planning four more from the keel up. Started Trailer Service Pan-Atlantic, a subsidiary of McLean Industries, Inc., inaugurated the truck-trailer service in the spring of 1956. Similar operations have since been adopted by the SUP-contracted Matson Line and American President Lilies, and are planned by other East Coast operators like Grace Lines 1rnd Containerships Inc. The award is sponsored by the Robert L. Hague Post of the American Legion, New York City. The post ts composed of legion· aires connected with the ·merohal\t marine industries. ,. �BBS Vol. XXI No. 17 Aygust 14,. 195,' ' • - OFF-ICIAL ORGAN OF THE SEAFARERi . INT·ERNATIONAL UNION• ATLANTIC AND GULF DISTRICT ~ . AFL-CIO ' • -Y-.-:-- H--=-.:...:-=-=-=U...:..:.S-=--e-M-- -00 8 NY Withholding On Ship Wages . 0 0 Another Accident-Free s1u Ship Six Tankers Bid. To Fly US ColoFs WASHINGTON - A bill that would permit the SUP-contracted Standard Oil of California to transfer up to six tankers to American registry has been introduced by ,Rep. Mailliard of California -and is under study in the House Mer• chant Marine CQmmittee. A com• · panion measure has been introduced in the Senate by Senator Warren Magnuson. If the legisla· tion is l.\pproved, the s)tips wou~d operate In the coastwise trade with full American crews. . ' The tankers were built in Amerlcan shipyards, but have operated under a foreign ftag since launch· ing. Unless the Mailliard bill i1 passed, they would not be permitted to operate in the ..domestio trade. As the law stands, ship1 may be transferred for operation in the offshore· trades by changing documents, but foreign-operated· "Ships cannot come into the domestic services without special legisla· tion. Behind the request Is the Government's oil imports policy, which has severely restricted o~l imports from overseas. It would permit Standard Oil to carry oil in the domestic trade, which has regained ground since the Import limit1 -Were imposed. -------:-- WASHINGTON-Efforts by states to withhold taxes from seamen's wages would- be specifically prohibited under the terms of HR 6815 which has been reported out favorably to the House of Representatives ·by the House Merchant Ma- Chairman Herbert Bonner, (Dem.rine Committee. The measure NC) of the House committee would bar attempts by such states ac New York and Massachusetts to compel shipping companies to withhold from seamen's pay, but would not affect the right of a state to tax a seaman as such .. The measure is an outgrowth of an order by the New York State Tax Department instructing New York State -s hipping companies to withhold taxes ·from New York resident seamen. The shipping companies refused to do so, arguing that Federal law prohibited any withholding from seamen's wages other than allotments and Federal income and Social Security taxes. I~ reporting the -measure out, US Reports $13 Million Pay Chisel pointed out that 23 states and some counties and municipalities have wlthholding set-ups. To expect ship operators, whose crews are constantly changing in composttion, to withhold such taxes would place an impossible bookkeeping Members of the c_ rew of the SIU-contra. cted Alcoa Polaris display burden on them, aside from the violations of Federal statutes involved. sign board showing the ship's safety record. Crew is shooting for By specifically prohibiting with.1,000 days without lost time accident. holding taxes, the bill would clarify . . the intent of Federal regulations Dow~ . on seamen's wages. Bonner reported that steamship e companies have agreed to forward to the appropriate states duplicate copies 'of the seamen's W-2 Federal · withholding forms; so that the Prices for second-hand Liberty ships have dropped to an states will have a record of the seamen's earnings. such an arrange- all-time low on the commercial ship market. In a recent transment would enable the states . to acti6n between two private shipping companies, a foreign. collect taxes from seamen who flag Liberty was sold for $155,would be required to file with their 000. About the same time last ministration. Normally, foreignre$pective states. year, privately-owned ~iber- flag Libertys sell at a premium Still up in the . air though, is the tys were selling for approximately over domestic ships. status of legislation such as in $260,000 and the price tag on a For the past year Maritime has Massachusetts, which calls for all Liberty right' after the Suez incl- been disposing of some 1,200 Libseamen to be taxed for the period dent was $900,000. ertys in the reserve fteet, with a of time they spend in MassachuThe downward price trend of minimum bid of $70,000 in domessetts waters, no matter where their · privately-owned Libertys is bring- tic yards and $90,000 for ships to residence is. Undoubtedly, there ing them close to the scrap price be scrapped tn foreign yards. In will b.!! a court case testing the and will presumably affect future .its last advertising for bids, Marivalidity of the Massachusetts legis- bids on Libertys_ being auctioned time got tenders on only two of lation. off for scrap ~Y the Maritime A:d- 15 Libertys offered for . foreign scrapping. Thus far, a couple of hundred ships . have been sold, with the 'a verage price ·just over the minimums -set by' Maritime. The original construction cost of Libertys was $2 million in prewar and wartime dollars, worth over twice as much as the current dollar. The - Libertys are being scrapped by the Government because of dubious usefulness, defense-wise or commercially, their slow speed and the age of the ships. · Prices o~ T-2 tankers have also been skidding badly, with these ships, going at upwards of-$2 million two years ago, now down around the $300,000 mark. The T-2s are much bigger and faster than the Libertys and are being used heavily in the bulk grain trade these days. Sh1·p · :n,,·,,.es ,.·. .I.,,erfys· Dirf Ch eap 1 f" .. WASHINGTON-The Labor Department's Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions reported that during the year ending June 30 some $12,885,921 in wages were recovered for · 124,046 workers. The recoveries were made under provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the Walsh-He~ley Public Contracts Act ·from epiployers·who violated the law by failure to meet the minimum standards provided in the two acts. The Fair Labor Standards Act provides that · employees engaged in or producing goods for interstate commerce must be paid at least the minimum wage of $1 an hour and at least time and onehalf their regular rate ·for hours worked over 40 in the week. T h e Public Contracts A c t applies to Government supply contracts in excess of $10,000. It requires that employees working on covered contracts be paid not less than the minimum wage the Secretary of Labor has determined to be prevailing in the industry plus time and one-half theii- basic The SIU blood bank in New York has been set ·up to supply Sea~ rate for hours worked over eight a day or 40 a week, whichever -is farers or members of their families with blood anywhere in the ·SIU ·BLOOD BANK -HO·NOR ROLL- gl'eat~r. Seattle Booms SEATTLE - "Past two weeks were very' good. Next two weeks looks. even better." That's how Port Agent Ted Babkowski sum'med up the outlook in his meeting report. Three ships were paid off in the area . . They were Oceah · Joyce (Maritime O'seis) 1 Almena (Clover), and Ja,ckie Hause CNH Shipping). Three · ships were , in-transit. They _were Alamar, Portmar CCali;uar), and Maiden Creek <Water- man). United States. Seafarers passing through the Por t of New York can donate to the blood bank at the New ·York clinic of the Union. Listed in this space are a few of the SeafarPrs and oth~rs who have donated to the blood bank in the past. The n'ames of other donors will appear in futu~e issues of the ~EAF ARERS LOG. SPENCE, Leon BALASIA, Frank COLUCCI, Mike BUCCI, John -M. UPDEGRAFF, Charles MENICOU, .Haralmbos SHORKEY, Kenneth W. O'NEU., .Jeremiah M, , CQRY, .Qarvey R. cauz, FeJtx, : STEINMETZ,· ;Kenneth H. PROULX, Raymond CUOMO, Charles KLINE, Thomu WARR~N. Ruchlln . .' WEB.B, Frank T. DE LANGE,, Edwitrd . MATTOX, Jack R. WESTPHAL, Gerald c. FRONCKOWIAK, 'Th~~mas J. VENTURA, Julio . •. - . HUMMBL, ,Charles R., Ir. 1 RAY, Dale' Franel1 CEVETTE; 'LoUil J. 'LASKY, Jotih Peter POMASUK; Johll , ·BLACKBU~N~ WWI~ T. TORO, Julio \ - WESTLAKE, Edward Jr. BETRELl.:.r, Boward ' . f_:'J,.• Spe•k.Out .At Sl.U Meetings Phila. Gets Ore Ships PHILADELPHIA-Since the International Longshoremen'• Association and shipping ·c ompanies In· ,vorved have settled their hassle on the Philly waterfront, shipping has been very good. The steel strlk• has contributed to the recent good fortune. Thus far four ore ship1 have been serviced. Before th• steel strike these vessels had not used the PhUadelphia facilities, and it ilf expected that they will continue this procedure as long the strike lasts. An Item of promise is the Bult Line' decision to take two of its vessels out of lay-up. The SS Edith has already called a crew, and the Hilton is expected to do so befo1·e the weekend. ' Paying olf during the last period •were the Oremar.<Marven>; L'o smar , and Seamar (Calmar).· Signed on were Losmar, Seamar (Calmar); Andrew J.ackson (Water; Dian), and Oremar <!\farven). Ships in-transit wer~ Santore and Cubore (Marven); Robiq Tren~ (Robin); Steel Desigher, Steel Traveler (Isthmian); Texmar (Cal,. ·mar); Alcoa Polaris <Alcoa>; Jean (Bull); Stee'l Surveyor, Steel ~r,ch'" . etect (Isthmian); Ro~in ~ir.lf1 <Robin), and ·Jose(ib.a CLibertt Navigation). · Under the Union constitution every member attending a Union meeting- is entitled to nominate himself for the elected posts to be filled at ~he' meeting -chairman, reading clerk and recording secret.try. ·· Your Union urges you to take an active Part in ~eetings by taking these posts of service. . An,4, of course, all members have the right to take the ftpor · and .. e~p~~ss their ophllons · any officer's report or isst.ie un- . lier ·discussion. Seafarers , ar«r urged to hit. the deck at these Jneetings and let their ship· mates know. what'• on ijletr minds. on as � 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 August 14, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: STATE LEVY ON SHIP PAY FACES US BAN SIU WINS REPEAL OF CG ALIEN RULE SHOW DOWN DUE ON LABOR CURB BILLS JACKSONWILLE SIU HALL IN OPERATION SIU COMPANY WILL BUILD 3 SUPER-SHIPS BLOOD BANK AIDS SEAMEN, FAMILIES HOUSE TO VOTE ONUNION CURBS; ‘MILD’ BILL LOST BOOST SAMOA FISHING PAY; SIU UNION SOUGHT RISE LARGEST US-FLAG TANKER CREWED BY SEAFARERS SUMMER SMILING ON NY; SHIPPING SPURT CONTINUES ANTI-UNION RAIL SCHEME JELLS BALTIMORE PORT COUNCIL SIGNS UP 15TH AFFILIATE REACH INTERIM AGREEMENT ON LAKES JURISDICTION ICC FACES ‘INFLUENCE’ CHARGE NAVY-MA REPORT AGAIN STRESSES VESSEL SHORTAGE PHS TABS CIG SMOKING IN EXCESSIVE DEATH RATES HOUSE MAY BAN NY WITHHOLDING ON SHIP WAGES 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 08/14/1959 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. XXI, No. 17 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/d6140b99726632742fa3ce9bb31d6223.pdf 807de837968434e31da24b97d8fd43f8 PDF Text Text Vol.  XXI  No.  18  SEAFA1IERS*U>G  August  28,  1959  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   KEY SHIP BILLS  AWAIT ACTION  BY  CONGRESS  \  4  • i|  '• ll  _Story  On  Page  3  S/(/, NMU Seek US Tanker Aid .Story  On  Page  16  K^fmmA  Captain  H.  Bishop  of  the  Maritime  Admin­ AtfrOrCI*  istration  presents  award  to  SlU­manned  Steel Age for rescue  of burning German freighter last  year.  Accepting  the citation (1­r)  are Capt. W. Olin; J, Fennell, chief engineer; Seafarers  E. Saunders and J.  McGuffey; H.  Ledford, chief  mate, and D. Clifford,  jr. 3rd mate.  (Story on Page 3.)  Waterman Subsidy Gains  —Story  On  Page  3  •   I  THE UNION  LABEL  AND SERVICE  TRADES DEPARTMENT,  AFL­CIO  UNION  INDUSTRIES SHOW  CERTIFICATE OF MERIT  XillUA  10mmaA^A  Crowds  gathered  around  SIUNA  exhibit  at  SXflffOffff fcOuCieO*  AFL­CIO Union  Industries Show  last May  to  ;Avatch demonstrations by members  of  the Marine Cooks Sc Stewards Union.  "Certificate  4  ^of  Merit" (right)  was presented to SIUNA and affiliates  for their role at  the week­long  ISan Francisco show.  Unions and industry  teamed to set  up a  120­foot shipping exhibit.  ^(Story  on Page 2.)  |i[t  mUm­ . • fym  nywtfw m litrnfyj—rfiiiyiiim i» i>i 195* Vm hiMfStm  SMMMcin, CiJ^bM • »  lA im  • j  �Pare  Two  t:;  August  28,  1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Rap ICC Rule  Blocking New  Lakes Service  DETROIT—The  SIU  Great  Lakes  District  and  other  AFL­ CIO  maritime  unions  on  the  Lakes  have  launched  a  new  at­ tack  on  the  Interstate  Commierce  Commission  for  "arbitrar­ ily^*  blocking  the  start  of  the  first  package  freight  service  on  the  Duluth­Detroit­Cleveland  run,  and  to  add  two  more  ships  on  the  Lakes  in  almost  20  next  year  and  extend  service  to  Buffalo  and  Toronto.  years.  The  unions  pointed  out  that  due  A  formal  protest  has  been  to seasonal  conditions on  the  lakes,  filed  assailing  the  ICC  for  the  90­day  suspension  would  block  suspending  for  90  days  a  proposed  the  new  service  until  next  year,  Highlight  of  the  maritime  exhibit  at  the  AFL­CIO  Union  Industry]  rate schedule  posted  by  the Detroit  and  could  stop it  entirely.  It  noted  Show  in  San  Francisco  were  displays  and  demanstrations  by  mem­ Atlantic  Navigation  Corp.,  a  new  that  the  delay  "will  only  serve  to  bers  of  SIUNA  affiliates  such  as  the  Marine  Cooks  and  Stewards!  company  sponsored  by  the  Great  hurt" American  shipping  and  force  Union  (above),  as  well  as  the  Sailors  Union  and  Marine  Firemen.  Lakes  District­contracted  Browning  additional  seamen  out  of  work.  Lines.  The  company  had  planned  ICC  suspended  the  proposed  SIU­aff!liated.  Fish  Cannery  Workers  showed  off  union­mode  fishj  to  put  two  converted  vessels  into  tariff  without  a  public  hearing  fol­ products (right).  The MID also  participated (top right).  service  this year  as container  ships  lowing  protests  by  trucker  and  railroad  interests  represented  by  the  Middle  West  Motor  Freight  Bureau,  the  Traffic  Executive  As­ The SIUNA and its affiliated  unions have  received  a  special "Certificate  of  Merit" from  sociation  and  the  Eastern  Railroad  Association.  Its  action  paralleled  the AFL­CIO Union Label & Service Trades Department  for  their  participation  in  the  an­ similar  moves  made  by  the  ICC  nual "Union  Industries" show in  San Francisco  last May.  against  coastwise  and  intercoastal  Working  jointly  with  vari­'^  shipping  which  were  protested  by  ous  contracted  operators  on  demonstrations  by  union  crafts­ The  show  also  offered  an  exhi­ the SIUNA  and the  AFL­CIO  Mari­ bition  of  talent  by  cooks and  chefs  the West  Coast, the San Fran­ men  in  different  trades.  time  Trades  Department.  Highlights  of  the  maritime  sec­ of  the  SIU  Pacific  District  Marine  cisco  Port  Authority  and  other  lo­ In  the  proposed  new  Lakes  serv­ tion  of  the  show  were  displays  of  Cooks &  Stewards Union.  A  special  ice,  aluminum  transport  vans  with  cal  maritime  groups,  the  SIUNA  ship  and  boat  models,  dockside  galley  force,  including  trainees  general  cargo  would  be  carried  unions staged  a  mammoth shipping  cargo ­ handling  equipment  and  from  the  nearby  MCS  training  SAN  DIEGO—Some  2,000  dele­ as  containers  on  deck  and  iron  ore  exhibition  that  proved  to  be  one  ship  gear,  alongside  various  prod­ school,  supplied  thousands  of  visi­ of  the most  popular features  of  the  gates  at  the  second  merged  con­ in the holds below.  Detroit Atlantic  ucts  made  by  SlU­affiliated  Fish  tors  with  baked  goods  and  hor  vention  of  the  California  AFL­CIO  would  use  shore  derricks  to  hoist  show.  The  exhibition  is  staged  in  Cannery  workers.  d'oeuvres  turned  out  on  the  spot.  a different city  each year to demon­ Labor  Federation  this  month  thun­ the  vans  aboard.  The  vans  would  dered  their disapproval  of  the anti­ leave  their  wheels  behind  at  the  strate  the  products  and  skill  of  union  men  and  women  in  all  fields  union  drive  in  Washington  as  an  ports  and  be  stacked  flat.  of  industry.  Two Browning ships,  the Norman  effort , to undo  what  voters  in  Cal­ In  addition  to  a  giant  120­foot  ifornia  and  other  states  demon­ Foy  and  the  Wayne  Hancock,  al­ ready  have  been  converted  at  the  exhibit  in  a  special  maritime  in­ • trated last  November.  The  convention  cited  the  fact  Frazier  Nelson  shipyard  in  Supe­ dustries  section,  the  show  fea­ that  a  so­called "right­to­work"  law  rior,  Wis.,  for  the  new  container  tured  all  types  of  union­made  con­ sumer  goods  and  machinery  plus  was scuttled  by  voters in California  run.  last  fall  because  its  basic  aim  ,  Seafarers manning US missile­tracking vessels in the South  was  to  hamstring  Atlantic  have  received  another  special  letter  of  commenda­ unions  in  their  tion.  Major General D. N. Yates, commander of  the Air Fore#  effort  to  further  Missile Test  Center at Patrick^  the  economic  in­ Air  Force  Base,  Florida,  of­ requirement  that  may  be  placed on  terests  of  their  members.  They  fered  praise  to all  hands  par­ this  range."  Accompanying­ the  letter  was  an  said  the  "labor  ticipating in recent  successful nose­ CHICAGO—Officers  of  the  AFL­CIO  International  Broth­ cone  additional  note  from  Mitchell  in  refer m"  move­ recoveries.  ment  in  Congress  erhood  of  Longshoremen  and  the  independent  International  "I  wish  to  take  this  opportunity  which  he  added  his  commendation  now  hinged  on  Longshoremen's A.ssociation  began meeting  here yesterday to  to  express  to  you my  pleasure  and  to  the  "officers  and  crews  of  each  ... . ,  the  same  premise  work  out  an  arrangement  satisfaction  in  the  results  of  cap­ of  the CIMAVI  vessels," expressing  Weisberger  and  was  not  clearing the way for the ILA's  to  help  work  out  details  of  the  sule/nose  cone  recovery  activities  his  appreciation  together  with  that  sparked  by  any  desire  to  curb  return to the main body of  the  working  arrangement  between  the  in  recent  months,"  Yates  wrote  R.  of  General  Yates.  "union  abuses."  S.  Mitchell,  vice  president  of  Pan  A  recent  US  nose  cone  recovery,  American  labor  movement  in  the  two  unions.  If  Congress  desires  to  vote  to  AFL­CIO.  The  two  dock  unions  The  Council  approved  readmis­ American  World  Airways,  opera­ one  considered  a  vital  step  in  th«  wipe  out  corruption,  the  conven­ are expected  to work  out an  agree­ sion  of  the  ILA  following  the  re­ tor  of  the  missile­tracking  ships.  development  of  America's  space­ tion  declared,  it  would  not  do  so  ment  leading  to  an  eventual  port  of  a  special  committee  ap­ "I  am  fully  aware  that  these  suc­ man  program,  was  the  pick­up  of  cesses  were  not  luck;  that  it  took  an  Atlas  intercontinental  ballistic  by  seeking  to  harass  labor  unions  merger  pointed  to  review  the  dock  un­ while  leaving  employers  free  to do  The  meeting  follows  last­week's  ion's  application  for  AFL­CIO  much  planning and  training to  per­ missile  On  July  21  by  the  SIU­ manned  Rose  Knot.  The  vessel  re­ as  they  please.  decision  by  the  AFL­CIO  Execu­ affiliation.  The  committee  found  fect  our  procedures .  . .  "What  this  center  (Patrick  Air  covered  the  missile  three  hours  In  other  action,  the  convention  tive  Council  to  approve  affiliation  that  the  ILA  had  shown  vast  im­ once  again  reelected  Morris  Weis­ of  the  ILA  on  a  two­year  "proba­ provement  in  many  areas  since  its  Force Base)  is doing, and  has done  after  it  was  fired  from  its  launch­ berger,  SIUNA  vice­president  and  tionary"  basis  pending  completion  expulsion  in  1953.  ILA  was  ex­ in  the  past,  will  contribute  much  ing pad  at Cape  Canaveral, Florida.  secretary­treasurer  of  the  Sailors  of  an  IBL­ILA  agreement  and  ap­ pelled  by  the  AFL  for  failing  to  to  future  operations  involving  the  Since  present  plans  call  for  the  Union,  as  a  State  AFL­CIO  vice­ proval  by  the  Federation's  upcom­ clean  house,  and  was  replaced  im­ recovery  of  manned  vehicles.  use  of  a  modified  Atlas  to  put  a  president.  ing  convention  and  by  the  ILA  mediately  when  the  Federation  Therefore  it is  very  important  that  man  into  space,  the  nose  cone  re­ your  people  continue  to perfect  re­ covery  was  an  important  test  of  It  endorsed  several  resolutions  membership.  chartered  a  new  union,  the  IBL.  ILA  affiliation  would  increase  Conditions  set  by  the  Executive  covery  methods  that  will  assure  the  feasibility  of  the  Atlas  missile  on  shipping  policy  submitted  by  that  we  will  be  ready  to meet  any  for  this  program.  The  vessels  arc  various  SIUNA  affiliates.  Besides  the  number  of  Waterfront  workers  Council  for  the  ILA's  affiliation  operated  by  Suwannee  Steamship  represented by  AFL­CIO unions by  the  SUP,  delegations  representing  include  completion  of  a  working  Company as  the contractor  for Pan  the  Marine  Cooks  and  Stewards,  some  60,000  longshoremen  in  At­ agreement  with  IBL  and full  com­ American.  The  SIU  has  a  contract  Marine  Fireman's  Union,  Inland  lantic  and  Gulf  Coast  ports.  Paul  pliance  with  AFL­CIO  principles  Boatmen's Union  and  other SIUNA  Hall,  president  of  the  AFL­CIO  and  the  Federation  constitution.  Aug. 28,1959  Vol. XXi, No. 18  with  Suwannee  covering  the  crews  of  the missile  fleet.  affiliates  in  California  participated  Maritime  Trades  Department,  has  The Council  retains the  right until  at  the  sessions.  been designated  to attend the talks  1961  to  suspend  or  expel  ILA  without  convention  action  if  it  PAVI.  HAU.  Soereurg­Trtatwur  concludes that  the union  has failed  BAAm.  MdOor.  IttufAao  Bu.  to comply.  Art  BdUor.  HMMAM  Amxmva.  bwni  Seafarers  who are  collecting state  unemployment  benefits while  SnvAcx.  AL  MAsm,  JOOK  Bwttn,,  DOK­ The  committee  which  acted  on  on  the  beach  waiting  to  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  Aia  BAaASB.  StsB  Writtri,  Biu Moony,  the  ILA's  affiliation  bid  included  UuU  Area  Reprctentatioa.  changing  their  mailing  addresses  if  they  want  to  continue  re­ AFL­CIO  vice­presidents  Richard  MWMWT  W  me  tiMOeiMrtart  ceiving  their  checks  regularly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  F.  Walsh  of  the  Stagehands,  «f HM  SMfnrara  mtarMtiawil  Unmv  experienced  interruptions  of  from  three  to five  weeks  in  getting  Imtic • OuH OMrtct, APL­CIO, «7S Fourth    Joseph  Curran  of  National  Marl­ AvomM.  Brooklyn n. NT.  ToL  HVaclntb  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the  state  unemployment  Socond  doto  postoso  poM  time Union,  David Dubinsky  of  the  tAM*.  offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.  at tho  PMt omeo in BrooUyiu NT  Ladies  Gmrmcnt  Workers  and  • BP Act  of  Aug. U. 1*19.  An average  delay  of  a month  is reported  in  most  cases, causing  1M  Jacob  Potofsky  of  the  Amalga­ considerable  hardship..to  the  men'involved.  mated  Clothing  Workers.  Hail SIUNA Union Show Role Calif. Labor  Reelects  Weisberger  Air Force Cites Success  By SIU Missile Ships  AFL-CIO Board OKs ILA Affiliation Bid m  I  SEAFARERS  LOG  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  I  '  3...  �Aofiut it, 1M»  Fv« Tknt SEAFARERS  LOG  Steel Age Honored  Major For 1958 Rescue  The  SlU­manned  Steel  Age  (Isthmian)  has  received  an  award from  the National Safety Council's Marine Section and  the American  Merchant  Marine Institute  for its  assistance to  the  burning  German  ship •   S.  Findley,  Thomas  C.  Hopkins,  Crostafels in May, 1958.  The vessel  has  received  the  James C. Baudoin  and three  others  Ship Bills Awaiting Final Congress Action Ship  Safety  Achievement  Citation  not  identified  who  were  also  in  WASHINGTON—Congress  is  now racing  toward  adjournment,  with  action  of  Merit,  awarded  jointly  by  the  the  boat.  Marine  Section  and  the  AMMI.  Capt.  Meyers  later  commended  uncompleted  on  most  of  the  major  legislation  confronting  it,  including  various  The  presentation  was  made  by  the  crew  for  its  work,  declaring  vital­to­maritime  measures.  Final  action  is  still  pending  on  foreign  aid,  farm  Capt.  Hewlett  R.  Bishop,  Atlantic  surplus disposal, subsidies,'*"  Coast  Director  of  the  Maritime  subsidies  and  call  for  public  ning  withholding  of  state  or  local  Administration,  in  ceremonies  a  ban  against  multiple  ship  hearings  before  any  subsidies  income  taxes  from  seamen's  wages  aboard  the  ship  at  Isthmian's  Erie  state  or  local  withholding  could  be  granted.  Any  company  or  is  expected  to  pass  with  some  Basin  terminal.  Capt.  W.  Olin,  taxes  levied  against  mer­ major  company  executive with for­ changes. The  Senate­favored  meas­ the  present  master,  accepted  the  ship  interests  that  compete  ure  would  limit  the  ban  to  two  citation  in  behalf  of  Capt.  William  chant  seaman  and  other  eign  with  subsidized  US­flag  shipping  years,  so  that  a  study  of  the  mul­ W.  Meyer,  who  is  on  leave  train­ k«y  bills.  However,  no  would  be  barred  from  receiving  tiple  tax  withholding  problem  af­ ing  for  service  aboard  the  N/S  Savannah.  formal  adjournment  date  has  US  subsidy  aid.  The  House­passed  fecting  seamen  can  be  made.  bill  is  under  Senate  consideration.  New  tax  laws  adopted  by  New  been set for  this session.  The  Crostafels  was  en  route    House­approved  biil  ban­ (Continued  on  page  15)  from  Djibouti  to  Karachi  when  her  Here's  how  the  principal  • A  dangerous cargo of  calcium carbide  maritime  bills shape  up right  now.  caught  fire.  The  German  vessel  • The    forecast  now  is  that  did  not  have  C02  firefighting  Congress  will  authorize  a  compro­ equipment  aboard,  and  any  water  mise  two­year  extension  of  the  poured  on  the  burning  cargo  farm  surplus  program  calling  for  would  have  created  a  highly  com­ the  movement  of  $1.5  biliion  in  bustible  gas.  surplus  cargoes  each  year.  • The    foreign  aid  authorization  Answering  the  freighter's  SOS,  has  already  cleared  Congress,  but  the  Steel  Age  steamed  to  a  ren­ Seafarers  R.  Saunders,  AB  SAN  JUAN—A  strike  by  the  SIU  Puerto  Rico  Division  action  is  not  completed  on  the  dezvous  in  the  Indian  Ocean  and  (left),  and J.  McGuffery, oiler,  money  bill.  The  proposed  appro­ provided  the  Crostafels  with  C02  against  Shell  Oil,  now  in  its  second  week,  is  continuing  to  watch  as  Capt.  IH.  Bishop  of  priation figure  right  now  is  almost  cylinders  to  fight  the  fire.  The  prove 100  percent  effective.  the  Maritime  Administration  $3.6  billion.  cylinders  were  carried  by  motor  Some 100  production, main­ Esso  products  during  the  strike.  Both  these  measures  would  lifeboat  and  hoisted  aboard  the  reads citation  commending  Attempts  by  the  Puerto  Rico  mean  continued  substantial  em­ tenance  and  distribution  em­ German  vessel,  after  which  the  Steel Age crew.  ployment  for  American­flag  ves­ ployees  struck  the  company  Department  of  Labor  to  settle  the  SIU  crew  cut  a  hole  in  the  deck  and  emptied  the  contents  of  the  that "all officers  and crewmembers  sels,  since  cargoes  under  'both  on  August  16  after  unanimously  strike  have  failed  so  far  because  cylinders  into the  No. 5  hold.  The  assisting  in  the  operation  carried  programs are  governed  by  the "50­ rejecting an  inferior contract  offer.  of  the  company's  unwillingness  to  fire  was  brought  under  control,  out  their  duties  in  a  most  satisfac­ 50"  principle,  and  half  of  them  A  previous  contract  between  the  alter its  contract stand,  to continue  and  both  ships  continued  to  Kara­ tory  manner."  He  asserted  that  must  be  carried  on  American  bot­ company  and  the SIU  Puerto  Rico  to  bargain  in  good  faith, or  discuss  the  issues.  The  Union  has  main­ chi.  the  firefighting  incident  proved  toms.  Division  expired  June  30.  tained  that  its  demands  are  not  The  firefighting  team  consisted  the  value  of  the  ship's  fire  drills  • On    operating  subsidies,  one  Strikebreaking  Fails  inflexible  and  that  it  is  willing  to  of  four  officers  and  six  SIU  crew­ and  training  in  the  use  of  fire­ major  bill  would  tighten  the  re­ members, including Seafarer Frank  fighting  equipment.  quirements  on  applicants  for  US  Despite  attempts  by  Shell  to  negotiate  until  a  satisfactory  solu­ recruit  strikebreakers,  the  em­ tion  is  reached  or  to  present  the  ployees  are  holding firm.  Airport  issues  to  a  government  arbitrator.  operations,  as  well  as  the  opera­ Union  Demands  tions  of  Shell's  210  retail  outlets  The  Union's  contract  term.s,  on  the  island  have  been  seriously  presented  to  the  company  last  Meanwhile,  public  sup­ June, include proposals  for a  union  WASHINGTON—A  Federal  Maritime  Board  examiner  has  given  almost  "across­the­ affected.  port  for  the  strikers  is  continuing  shop,  a  welfare  plan,  a  10  percent  board"  endorsement  to  the  Waterman  Steamship  Company's  proposals  for  operating  sub­ to  grow.  sidies on  four essential trade  routes between  the  US,  United  Kingdom, Europe  and  the  Far  Texaco and  Esso employees  have  wage  increase during  the first  year  ot  a  three­year  pact,  and  cost­of­ East.  His  decision  recom­ demanded  that  they  not  be  re­ living  increases  during  the  second  mending  84  to  120  subsidized  services,  plus  permission  to  offer  subsidy  bids  by  Isthmian  Lines.  quired  to  service  Shell stations  on  and  third  years.  sailings  per  year  must  be  ap­ subsidized  services  in  two  other  The  SlU­contracted  company  re­ the  island,  and  the  Shell  Dealers  Shell,  which  has  traditionally  areas  not  adequately  serviced  by  ceived  an  examiner's  approval last  Association  comprising  200  dealers  proved  by  the  Board  itself.  opposed  the  union  shop,  offered  a  While  granting  approval  to  a  present  US­flag  companies.  November.  has  agreed  not  to  use  Texaco  or  watered­down  "maintenance  of  majority  of  the  SIU­contracted  On  its operating­differential sub­ membership"  clause  and  rejected  company's  requests,  which  in­ sidy  bids,  the  company  requested  the  welfare  plan  proposal.  Money­ volved  over  a  half  dozen  different  between  30  and  42  annual  subsi­ wise,  it  offered  a  10  cent­an­hour  routes  and  services,  the  examiner  dized  sailings  on  the  US  Gulf/  increase  spread  over  three  years.  did  cut  back  on  the  number  of  United  Kingdom  and  Continent  The  Union flatly  rejected  this  as  requested  sailings.  Waterman  had  service.  The  examiner  authorized  "ridiculous."  asked  for  approval  of  96  to  144  24  to 30  sailings.  sailings  each  year.  Full  approval,  however,  was  The  company  originally filed  ap­ granted  to  Waterman's  request  for  plication  back  in  January,  1957.  It  18  to  30  subsidized  sailings  on  its  requested  operating ­ differential  US  Gulf/California­Far  East  serv­ subsidies  on  three  of  its  present  ice.  This  provides  for  regular  sail­ ings from  California  to Japan, For­ mosa,  the  Phillipines,  Asia,  and  easlbouiid  from  the Far  East  to  US  Atlantic  and  Gulf  ports.  Crewmembers  of  the  American  The  examiner  also  approved  op­ Banner  liner  SS  ATLANTIC  for­ erating­differential  subsidy  for  24  mally  designated  the  SIU  as  their  to 30  annual sailings  a  year on  the  SIU  membership  meet­ collective bargaining representative  company's  Pacific  Coast­Far  East  ings  are  held  regularly  service. The  company  had  request­ in  a  National  Labor  Relations  Board  election  held  last  week  in  every  two  weeks  on  Wed­ ed  subsidies  for  30  to  42  sailings  New  York.  The  vote  was  267­2  in  nesdoy  nights  ot  7  PM  in  annually.  favor  of  the  SIU.  In  addition  to  these services,  the  oil  SIU  ports.  All  Seo­ The  NLRB  vote  was  made  nec­ examiner  also  approved  the  com­ forers  ore  expected  to  pany's  request  to  offer  subsidized  essary  due  to  the  hiring  procedure  set  up  for  the  Atlantic  last  year,  ottend;  those  who  wish  to  service  on  the  US  North  Atlantic­ under  which  seamen  applied  at  a  Continent  route.  Although  not  be  excused  should  request  company  hiring  office  and  were  presently  in  that  service.  Water­ permission  by  telegrom  man  contended  that  present  US­ selected  irrespective  of  union  affil­ iation.  (be  sure  to  include  regis­ flag  services  in  the  area  were  in­ As  a  result  of  the  vote,  the  SIU  adequate  and  that  additional  serv­ tration  number).  The  next  is  now  awaiting  formal  certifica­ ices  should  be  permitted.  The  ex­ Veteran  SIU  bosun  L.  J.  "Baldy"  Bollinger  (above,  left)  picks  SIU  meetings  will  be:  tion  by  the  l3.bor  board  so  that  it  aminer  approved  the  company's  up  a  few  pointers  on  building  methods from  ^  Holmes,  can  proceed  to  complete  a  full  bid  for  18  to  30  subsidized  annual  September  2  project  superinfendant  in  charge  of  construction  on  the  new  hall  working  agreement  with  the  com­ sailings.  in  New  Orleans.  Since  local  building  code  requires  new  struc­ September  16  pany,  American  Banner  has  been  Meanwhile,  action  is  still  pend­ tures to conform to the architecture in the area, lOO­year­old bricks  operating  with  an  interim  agree­ ing  on  an  FMB  examiner's  report  September 30  from buildings  on  the  site  are being  salvaged  during  demolition.  ment.  recommending  approval  ot  three  Puerto Rico SIU Strike  Ties Up  Shell  Oil  Unit  I  'M  Examiner OKs Waterman Aid  New Orleans 'Sidewalk Super'  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  Atlantic Formally Goes SIU ::A I �SEAFARERS  LOG  Ti  Amgutt  21.  ItSf  I""  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPING  ROARD  }-f'- A­ l|  f August 6 Through  August  19, 1959  Shipping for SIU ports  over the past  two­week period  hit a  Tampa  and  Lake  Charles)  reporting  no  vessels  signing  on,  and  three  26­month high when a total of  1,306 Seafarers were shipped to  ports  (Jacksonville,  Tampa  and  Wilmington)  with  no  payoffs.  jobs.  The  last  peak  was  reached  in  June,  1957,  when  1,447  Shipping  seniority­wise  also  changed  over  the  last  two  weeks  as  men  were  shipped.  However,  although  the  overall  picture  is  very  good  for  the  period,  most  of  the  increases  were  centered  in  a  few  ports.  Five  ports—Baltimore,  New  Orleans,  Houston,  San  Francisco  and  Seattle,  reported  the  greatest  increases  and  between  them,  accounted  for more  than one­half  of  the total  number of  men  shipped  in  all  ports.  Boston  also  gained  slightly.  On  the  downward  side  of  the  picture,  six  ports  showed  a  decline.  The remaining  two ports listed  little or  no change. The  biggest drop was  in  Wilmington,  which  had  jumped  from  a  low  23  to  a  high  of  71  in  the  prior  period  and  then  went  back  down  to  22  this  period.  The  other  ports  reporting  declines  were  New  York,  Norfolk.  Jacksonville,  Mobile  and  Lake  Charles.  The  ports  of  Philadelphia  and  Tampa  were  fairly  steady  during  the  period.  However,  while  reporting  on  increase,  Philadelphia  is  still  riding  the  crest  of  a  shipping  boom,  with  a  num­ ber  of  ore  ships  being  diverted  there  from  Baltimore  due  to  the  steel  strike.  There  was  a  total  of  235  ships  calling  into  the  various  SIU  ports  throughout  the  last  two­week  period.  Of  this  total,  60  paid  off,  30  signed  on  and  145  were  in  transit.  This  represents  a  good  size  in­ crease  in  the  number  of  in­transit  ships  which  also accounts  for  some  of  the  shipping  boom.  There  were  four  ports  (Boston,  Jacksonville,  Class A  and  B men  claimed a  larger share  of  the  total  number of  jobs  shipped.  Of  the  1,306  jobs  shipped,  class  A  accounted  for  60  percent,  "B"  men  for  27  percent  and  class  C  for  the  remaining  13  percent.  This represented  a  decline  of  four  percent  in  the . number of  "C" cards  shipped.  On  the  registration  lists,  four  ports  were  noticeably  top­heavy  in  class  A  men  in  all  three  departments.  They  were  Lake  Charles,  Hous­ ton,  San  Francisco and  Wilmington.  However  the "B"  registration  took  quite  a  drop,  with  Philadelphia  showing  no  men  in  that  class  for  the  deck  department,  and  only  Ave  in  the  steward  and  engine departments  combined.  Two  other  ports,  Tampa  and  Lake  Charles,  had  only  one  "B"  man  registered  in  the  deck  department.  There  were  Ave  ports  with  50  or  less  Class  A  men  on  their  lists  at  the  start  of  the  new  period.  They  were  Boston,  Jacksonville,  Tampa,  Norfolk  and  Lake  Charles.  The  following  is  the  forecast,  port  by  port:  Boston:  On  upswing,  should  stay  that  way  . . . New  York:  Steady,  good  for  "A"  men  .  .  .  Philadelphia:  Good,  depending  on  steel  strike  . .  .  Baltimore: Promises  to increase  . . . Norfolk: Slow ... Jaekaoavllle:  Slow  .  .  .  Tampa:  Steady,  biit  slow  .  .  .  Mobile:  Should  increase  .  .  .  New  Orleans:  Good  .  .  .  Lake  Charles:  Fair  .  .  .  Honaton:  Good  . . .  Wilmington:  Probably  slow  ... San  Franeiaeo:  Fair . . . Seattle:  Fair.  Ship  Activity  Bog  ««•   h  9th  0ns TimH.TOTAl  4  Nmv  Y«fc  ... 17  1  riillndnlpliin..  5  .  1  BnMnwrn ....  4  4  Norfotk  2  3  JncliMiivllIn .. —  —  —  —  Taanra  MeWIn  1  2  New Orleans..  4  4  Lake Cfcarles..  1  —  Heatma  .... 10  1  WIfmlRgten  .. —  1  SanFrnnclscn.  2  1  Senttin  2  2  Tolnls ..... 40  30  4  9  24  40  14  20  7  10  15  10  4  4  7  7  4  11  27  29  7  9  21  14  8  4  •   12  4  9  145  239  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped TOTAL CLASS  C  SHIPPED  GROUP  123 ALL  —  1  5  3  1  1  1  2  2  —  2  3  1  —  1  Port  Boston  New  York  ...  Philadelphia..  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville...  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of  fresh  terests  to  undermine US­flag shipping  via  repeal  of  the "SO­ scallops  donated  by  union  fisher­ SO"  law and other  essential industry  measures are  being  met  men  and  the  boat  owners.  American  Banner Line  has come  With  some  75  boats,  the  New  head­on  here.  The  European f  forward  as  a  possible  charterer  of  Bedford fleet,  manned  exclusively  campaign reached its peak last  maritime  unions,  as  well  as  US  the  Government­owned  liner  Lei­ by  SlU­affiilated  NBFU  crews,  has  June  when  a  "top  level"  talk  industry  leaders,  have  strongly  lanl  as  a  temporary  running  mate  earned  the  port  the  distinction  of  regarding  US  shipping  policy  was  protested  all  moves  in  this  direc­ for  the  SlU­manned  Atlantic  on  "scallop  capital  of  the  world."  held  here  between  the  State  De­ tion.  They  cited  the  fact  that  the  NY­Europe  run.  Theresa  Lou  Sweeney  (left),  partment  and  various  foreign  present  US  shipping  legislation,  while  inadequate  in  some  areas,  The  Maritime  Administration  daughter  of  ex ­ fisherman  Pat  shipping  missions.  has  so  far  been  unable  to  come  Sweeney,  displays  charm  which  Since then,  British interests  par­ was  basically  designed  to  assist  in  irp  with  an  adequate  bid  from  won  her  the  title  of  "Miss  Scallop  ticularly  have  been  pressuring  the  maintaining an  American­flag  mer­ US­flag  operator  in  its  effort  to  Festival."  Throngs  of  visitors  (be­ US to  set  up  the inter­governmen­ chant fleet  and  outside  interests  sell  the  ship  outright.  The  only  low) lined  up outside of  tents wait­ tal  "consultative  body"  allegedly  should  have  no  say  on  this.  bid  so  far  was  one  of  $3.4  million  ing  their  turn  for  a  full­course  promised  them  by  Washington.  At  the  end  of  World  War  II,  scallop  dinner.  by  a  Mexican  corporation  inter­ The  sole  function  of  this  group  when  the US  had  a  vast surplus  of  ested  In  putting  the  cruise  ship  The  festival  was  staged  by  a  lo­ would  be  to  air  foreign  "beefs"  tonnage,  hundreds  of  ships  sold  to  into  service  between  Los  Angeles  cal  group  assisted  by  NBFU  Sec­ against  US  shipping  policy.  The  friendly  nations  at  bargain  prices  and  Acapulco.  retary­Treasurer  Howard  W.  Nieh­ object  was  to  set  up  a  permanent  or  given  away  outright  formed  the  Maritime  had  earlier limited  the  erson.  The affair  is held  annually.  body  with  headquarters  in  Paris.  backbone for the foreign fleets  now  bidding  to  US­flag  operators,  and  The SIU, NMU  and all  American  competing  with  American  vessels.  The  result  now  is  that  nations  has  been  seeking  a  minimum  of  whose  merchant fleets  were rebuilt  S4.4  million  in  the  domestic  trade  with  US  aid  and  tonnage  are  now  and  $3.2  million  if  the  ship  was  trying  to cripple  the American­flag  to  be  used  for  offshore  service.  fleet  entirely.  The  MA  didn't  consider  the  Mex­ In  an  address  expressing  the  ican  bid  responsive  in  any  event,  view  of  the  US  industry  on  this  since  it  came  with  no  bid  guar­ score,  Ralph  Casey,  president  of  antee.  Use  of  the  18,000­ton  Lel­ the American  Merchant  Marine  In­ lani  by  American  Banner  would  stitute,  reported  last  weekend  on  be  contingent  on  the  charter  rate  the  campaign  by  foreign  interests  set  by  the  Government.  to  have  a  voice  in  US  ship  policy.  Banner  Line,  which  began  Its  "This  seems  rather  fantastic  .  . .  tourist  operation  to  Europe  over  DETROIT—The first  meeting  of  imagine  an  organization  set  up  for  a  year  ago,  is  committed  to  even­ the  Great  Lakes  Seamen's Appeals  the  prime  purpose  of  reviewing  tually  provide  a  three­ship  service  Board  was  held  August  24­25,  the  US shipping  policy located in Paris.  on  its  present  run.  The  company  SIU  Great  Lakes  District  an­ How  ridiculous  can  you  get?"  he  has  indicated  that  the  Leilani  declared.  nounced  here.  would  be  a  suitable fill­in  ship  "Protests  from  abroad  with  re­ At  the same time,  the first  meet­ while plans  for the  additional ships  ing was  held  by  the trustees of  the  spect  to  merchant  marine  matters  are  completed.  Great  Lakes  Seamen's  Welfare  should  be  submitted  through  regu­ The  Leilani  was originally  a  P­2­ lar Government channels and  givea  type  troop  transport  which  saw  Pian.  service  during  World  War  II  and  Both  the  Welfare  Plan  and  the  no more fanfare and no more special  later was  converted for commercial  Appeals  Board  were established  as  treatment  than  protests  with  re­ use  In  the  Mediterranean  trade  as  part  of  the  pace­setting  interim  spect  to  any  other  aspect  of  na­ the  LaGuardia.  She was in  service  agreement  signed  by  14  SlU­con­ tional  policy,"  he  added.  US  sea  unions  have  repeatedly  endorsed  for  several  years  until  idled  by  tracted  companies  on  the  Lakes  this  view.  newer  ships,  and  remained  in  re­ last  June  26.  This,  besides  provid­ serve  status  until  purchased  by  ing  for  the  Welfare  Plan,  estab­ Hawaiian  Steamship  about  three  lished a  program of  guaranteed  job  years  ago.  The  vessel  was  used  in  security  and  company­wide  senior­ tourist  service  between  California  ity  unprecedented  on  the  Lakes.  FOREST  PARK,  Pa.—The  AFL­CIO  Executive  Council  John  R,  Emery,  president  of  the  and  Hawaii,  but  was  reclaimed  by  the  US  when  the  company  de­ leld its mid­summer  meeting at  Unity  House here last  week  W.  L.  Emery  Co.,  who  had  previ­ faulted  on  mortgage  payments.  to map  plans for mobilizing its full strength  against the alli­ ously  been chosen  the seniority  of­ Banner  Line  has  expressed  in­ ficer  for  the  program,  was  con­ terest  in  taking the  Atlantic off  the  ance  of  big  business  and  re­"^  firmed  in  this  post.  He  was  also  Seafarers  and  their  families  are  European  run  during  the  slow  actionary  political  interests  dermine  America's  economic  pro­ named  administrator  of  the  Wel­ gress.  making  increasing  use  of  the  SIU  winter  months  and  putting  her  in  which  the  Council  accused  of  fare  Plan.  The  board  adopted  new  Blood  Bank  since  the  program  be­ West  Indies  cruise  service,  on  trying  to  "dismember"  the  organ­ • Mapped    a  5­point  program  of  shipping  rules and  announced  that  which  foreign­flag  ships  have  a  ized  labor  movement.  support for the Steelworkers strike.  th?  offices  of  the  seniority  officer  gan  early  this  year.  One  of  the  virtual  monopoly.  Meanwhile,  the  A  scheduled  meeting  between  These  and  related  matters  are  would  be  at  1375  East  Jefferson  latest  emergencies  met  by  the  blood  bank  provided  12  pints  of  Leilani  would  be  kept  on  the  the  SIU,  Steelworkers  and  NMU,  expected  to  be  considered  by  the  Ave.,  Detroit  7.  European  run  all  year  round,  to  review  the  question  of  Great  full  AFL­CIO  convention  which  Both  the  Welfare  Plan  trustees  blood  for  the  wife  of  a  seaman  in  Lakes  organizing  jurisdiction,  was  opens  in San  Francisco on Septem­ and  the  Appeals  Board  will  meet  San  Francisco  within  less  than  an  postponed  at  the  request  of  the  ber  17.  The  AFL­CIO  Maritime  monthly from now  on.  In addition,  hour.  The  fast­working  system  origi­ Steelworkers, but  is expected  to be  Trades  Department  will  convene  the  Union intends  to meet  monthly  nates  at  SIU  headquarters  via  the  held  as  soon  as  the  steel  strike  in  that  city  on  September  15  for  with  its  companies  to  discuss  con­ Brooklyn  Donor  Center,  where  permits  Steelworkers'  officers  to  a  two­day  meeting.  tract  clarifications.  credits for  the SIU  blood  bank  are  attend.  maintained.  At  the  present  time,  Present  for  the  Lakes'  talks,  blood  donations are  being accepted  representing  the  SIU  of  North  only  at  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan's  clinic  in  Brooklyn,  just  one  block  SAN  FRANCISCO—Shipping for  America, were  President  Paul Hall  from  the  SIU  headquarters  hall.  this  port  took  a  much  needed  turn  of  the  A&G  District,  Vice­Presi­ Blood  donated  at  the  clinic  is  for  the  bcllcr  over  the  past  two­ dent  Morris  Weisberger,  of  the  processed  at  the  Brooklyn  Donor  week  period,  acting  agent  Leon  SUP, and Vice­President  Hal Banks  Center  where  the  SIU  blood  ac­ Johnson  reported. This left the  port  of  the SIU  Canadian  District.  count  is  kept.  Then,  in  any  emer­ with  a  shortage  of  group  2  class  B  The  Executive  Council's  plans  gency,  a  Seafarer  or  a  member  of  men  in  both  the  deck  and  engine  for  mobilizing  AFL­CIO  strength  followed  passage  by  the  House  of  his  family  anywhere  in  the  US  departments.  merely  has  to  contact  the  nearest  With  a  couple  of  pay­offs  due  Representatives  of  the  harsh  SIU  hall,  where  arrangements  can  here  during  the  coming  period,  it  Landrum­Griffin  Bill.  The  Council  be  made  via  the  Union's  teletype  is expected  that  this shipping spurt  branded  this an  "anti­labor"  meas­ network  to  supply  the  blood  at  no  will  continue  for  the  next  couple  ure  passed  "under  the  guise  of  charge  wherever  it  is  needed.  of  weeks.  There  was  a  total  of  10  eliminating corruption."  The AFL­ Use  of  the  teletype  system  link­ vessels calling  into  the  port during  CIO  had  previously  backed  "re­ ing  all  SIU  ports  assures  prompt  the  report  period.  Two  ships  paid  form"  measures  which  were  de­ service.  In  the San  Francisco  case.  off,  one  signed  on  and  the  other  signed  to fight  corruption  without  harassing  all  of  the  labor  move­ Union  headquarters was  advised  by  seven  v^cre  in  transit.  teletype  from  that  port  of  the  Paying  off  were  the Coe  Victory  ment.  blood  requirements  for  the  sea­ In  other  important  actions,  the  (Victory  Carriers)  and  the  Valiant  man's  wife  at  SF's  Merit  General  Force  (Force).  The  Coe  Victory  Council:  Hospital  and,  within  minutes,  a  later signed  on. In  transit  were the  • A   pproved  the probationary  af­ phone  call  to  the  Br.joklyn  Donor  Massmar  tCalmar);  Morning  Light,  filation  of  the  International  Long­ Center  arranged  all  details.  Iberville,  John  B.  Waterman,  shoremen's  Association  (Story  on  Looking  as  domesHcaled  as  any  household  kitten,  an  18­month­ Maiden  Creek  (Waterman);  Irene­ Page  3).  The  blood  was  withdrawn  from  old male lion licks an ice cream pop offered by pier vendor in New  a  local  blood  bank  in  San  Fran­ star  (Trader);  Steel  Flyer  (Isth­ York.  The  600­pound  lion,  a  gift  of  the  Lions  Club  of  South  cisco,  and  the  amount  used  was    the  Administration's  mian);  Valiant  Hope  (Hope)  and  • Branded  Africa  to  their  American  brothers,  came  here  aboard  the  StU­ the  Jefferson  City  Victory  (Vic­ anti­inflation  campaign  as  a  phony  charged  against  the  Union's  ac­ tory  Carriers).  count  at  the  Brooklyn  center.  "brain­washing"  campaign  to  un­ monned Robin Gray for the recent Lions' convention.  Lakes Job  Panel Holds  First Talks  AFL-aO Hits Phony Boss-Led 'Refornt' Jobs Spurt  For Fris(w  SIU BLOOD  BANK  AID  MOUNTING  A Real  'Cool' Cat  J  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Tage  Six  Canadian SlU Signs New  Contract For British Ship  AuKust  28.  1958  Throw In For  A Meeting Job  Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  any  member  can  nominate  him­ QUESTION: What kind  of  trip did  you hove?  self  for meeting  chairman, read­ (Asked  of  crewmembers  of  the  Josefina  on  its  return  from  an  rig  clerk  or  any  other  post  that  may  be  up  for  election  before  around­the­ivorld  voyage.)  MONTREAL—SIU Canadian  District crewmembers  aboard  the  membership,  including  r*  ­n­ the  British­flag  cablelayer  John  W.  McKay  have  ratified  a  mittees  such  as  the  tallying  Leonard  Bughaewker,  AB:  I  Frenchy  Goulet,  MM:  I  had  lots  new contract  which makes them  the highest  paid crew  on  the  committees, flrancial  commit­ think  all  will  agree  this  was  the  of fun  except in Seattle  when a  guy  best  trip  they've  tees and  other  groups named  by  east coast of  Canada.  The new *  lifted  my  roll.  ever  had.  Every­ This  crew  was  pact  was reached  after a  long  chip  or  paint.  The  pact  increases  the  membership.  thing  was  tops—  Since  SIU  membership  meet­ great  and  as  for  round of  negotiations between  subsistence  and  lodging  allowances  good  shipmates,  the  skipper,  they  a  crew­elected  negotiating  commit­ and  provides  a  day  free  on  full  iUt,  officers  are  elected  at  the  great  skipper,  don't  make  guya  tee  and  the  Commercial  Cable  wages  to  crewmembers  when  the  ^art of  each  meeting, those  who  terrific  food.  I  like  him  any­ vessel  remains in  port for  two days  wish  to  run  for  those  meeting  Company.  offices  can  do  so.  was  aboard  ten  more.  Every­ It  was  just  two  years  ago  that  or  more.  months  and  I'm  thing  went  as  the  SIU  Canadian  District  signed  real  satisfied,  no  clockwork.  The  Its  first  pact  covering  the  British­ beefs  and  suffici­ next  place  on  my  flag  vessel  following  a  precedent­ ent  OT.  I  hope  itinerary  is  my  setting  organizing  move.  The  SIU  my next  trip is like  this baby.  home,  Brookline,  Mass.  • h  ad  won  certification  as  bargain­ ^  ^  ^  i,  %  ing  agent' for the  ship's crew  in  the  Charles  Rice,  chief  cook:  I'd  say  Charlie  Brinton,  AB:  It  was fine.  spring of  1957, and  the initial  work­ The  captain  is  the  best  skipper  I  it was a  good trip.  We visited a  lot  ing  agreement  was  completed  in  of  countries  and  ever  sailed  with.  A  Seafarer's  prompt  action  in  notifying  the  Union  when  July.  saw  many  inter­ The  crew  is  tops  In  winning  certification,  the  he was discharged  from  his ship as  unfit for  duty  resulted in  esting  sights.  My  too.  Of  course  union  had  argued  that  since  the  his  receiving  a  full  month's  wages  from  the  company,  Bill  favorite  port  was  you  always  get  vessel's  home  port  was  Halifax  Hall,  SIU  assistant  secretary­ Venice.  The  old  some  characters  and  it  didn't  touch  British  ports,  treasurer, reported.  |  the  yards.  However,  the  outlook  like  my  buddy,  man  made  the  it  should  follow  the  same  rules  as  trip  as  pleasant  The incident occurred  when  two­week  period  Frenchy.  Don't  Canadian ships  in Canadian  waters.  is  good,  as  several  ships  due  in  as  could  be.  I  let  me  forget  the  The  Canadian  Labour  Board  en­ the  Seafarer,  a  night  cook  and  from  long  trips  should  be  taking  wouldn't  mind  first  mate,  chief  baker,  shipped  on  a  vessel  in  New  dorsed  this  contention  and  ac­ sailing under him  engineer,  chief  York  after  being  passed  by  the  a  number  of  replacements.  cepted  jurisdiction.  the  rest  of  my  There  were  17  vessels  paying  cook  .  .  .  every­ company  doctor.  After  reporting  At  the  time,  the  initial  contract  days.  to  the  ship  and  putting  in  a  day's  off  in  this  port  during  the  last  thing  was  perfect.  provided  crewmembers  with  a  30  period,  three  signed  on  and  20  percent  wage  boost and  established  work,  he  was  discharged  the  next  were  in  transit.  Earl  J.  Davles,  AB:  A  good  one.  standard  working  rules.  A  major  day  on  the  basis  of  a  company  We  did  a  lot  of  traveling  and  x­ray  report.  The  following  were  the  vessels  innovation  was  manning  for  the  Quickly  notifying  the  Union,  the  paying  off  here:  Josefina  (Liberty  visited some good  first  time  by  messmen.  This  re­ Seafarer  entered  the  US  Public  ports.  We  were  Nav); Ocean  Evelyn (Ocean  Trans.);  placed  the  old  "black  pan" system,  Health  hospital  and  was  found  fit  in Y u g o s 1 a via,.  Santa 'Venetia  (Elam); Robin  Good­ whereby  crewmen  had  to  fill  their  Venice,  P u s a n.  own  plates  in  the  galley  and  also  for duty  again.  After  he produced  fellow,  Robin  Locksley  (Robin);  the hospital  slip,  the company  paid  We  sure  covered  Beauregard,  Fairland,  Raphael  wash  them  later themselves.  the  man  a  full  month's  pay  due  to  Semmes,  Bienville,  Azalea  City  a  lot  of  ground,  Among  some  of  the highlights  of  the  unfair discharge.  or  should  I  say  Members  of  the  New  York  local  (Pan­Atlantic);  Hurricane,  Yaka  the  new  Conimercial  Cable  con­ Hall  urged  the  membership  to  (Waterman);  Beatrice  (Bull);  Steel  water?  I  don't  of  the  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  tract  are  wage  increases  ranging  keep this in  mind anytime  they are  Worker  (Isthmian);  Seatrain  Sav­ recall  any  beefs.  have  started  voting  by  secret  bal­ from  $30­$60  per  month,  penalty  turned  down  by  a  company  doctor.  ^nah  (Seatrain);  Alcoa  Polaris  I'd  say  that  we  lot on  a  series of  proposed  changes  overtime  for  tank  cleaning,  clean­ Once  they  advise  the  Union  that  (Alcoa)  and  the  Fort  Hoskins  (Cit­ had  some  choice  in  the  local's  shipping  rules.  The  ing  freezers,  and  for  crewmembers  they  are  going  to  the  USPHS  to  ies  Service).  election  represents  the  first  step  required  to  go  over  the  bow  or  to  check  out  their fitness,  the  job will  Signing  on  were  the  Pandora  shore  leave.  in  a  program  worked  out  by  Trus­ 4  man  the  cutter  when  the  vessel  is  not  be  shipped  until  the  hall  is ad­ (Epiphany);  Mankato  Victory  (Vic­ Frank  Rr^nolds,  OS:  We  did  tee  Floyd  Silverman  and  national  engaged  in  cable  work.  vised  whether  he  has  secured  a  fit  tory)  and  the  Robin  Kirk  (Robin).  plenty  of  traveling  and  personally,  MM&P  officers  for  restoring  self­ In  addition,  the  agreement  pro­ for  duty.  In  such  cases,  according  In  transit  were  the  Seatrains  I  liked  Pusan,  government  in  Local  88.  vides "shorthand  money" when  the  to  the  SIU  contract,  the  USPHS,  New  Jersey,  Texas,  New  York,  Korea  .  .  .  great  Union  members  are  voting  on  vessel sails short  any crewmembers  not  the  company  doctor,  has  the  Georgia  (Seatrain);  Steel  Age,  little  old place.  I  changes  in  rules  governing  regis­ and  calls  for  overtime  when  men  final say.  Steel  Voyager,  Steel  Architect  would also like  to  tration,  offshore  shipping,  night  required  to  handle  food  have  to  Shipping  during  the  last  two  (Isthmian);  Pennmar,  Yorkmar,  say  the  chow  was  mates,  eniergency  lists,  general  weeks  dropped  slightly,  when  only  Calmar  (Calmar);  Alcoa  Pointer,  tops and the skip­ procedures and tanker relief mates.  278  men  were  shipped.  Although  Alcoa  Runner  (Alcoa);  ~  Gateway  per  the  greatest.  The  referendum  is  being  super­ there  were  two  vessels,  the  Pan­ City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Emilia,  Jean  I  liked  the  trip,  vised  by  a  court­appointed  referee  dora  (Epiphany)  and  the  Ocean  (Bull);  Pacificus  (Colonial);  CS  but  right  now  and  will end  October  30.  Dinny  (Ocean  Clippers),  coming  Norfolk  (Cities  Services);  Antlnous  I'm  after a  coast­ Nominations  for  officers  were  out  of  lay­up,  another  vessel,  the  (Waterman)  and the  Longview Vic­ wise  vessel  for  due  to  start  this  week  and  close  Santa  Venetia  (Elam),  went  into  tory  (Victory  Carriers).  my  next  one.  on  September  30.  Union Backing Wins Member Full Pay NY Mates Voting On Job Nules Know I. lofHEUiS'  Are You In Good Shape?  Shipboard hozards, like mosf  other kinds,  have  to  be  seen  to  be  avoided.  The  Sea­ farer  who  is  well­rested,  wide­awake  and  in  good  physical  shape  has  an  automatic  advantage in this  respect.  He is less  prone  to make mistakes,  to stumble  or  to drop his  guard in the event of a dangerous situation.  If something unforeseen should arise, the  olert,  welUconditioned  Seafarer  whose  re­ flexes  ore  top  notch  con  move  speedily  if  necessary  to ovoid  getting hurt.  Stoying  in  good  shape  pays  off  in  two  ways: in preserving your health and helping  safeguard against  injury.  iM­  •   An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship �• 'til  Aarnst  n, 1H»  ¥011 DOLLAR'S  WORTH  SEAFARERS  LOG  I  Pare Sevea  life Raff  Use Seen OK By '60  WASHINGTON—The  United  States  is  now in  the midst  of  preparations for  a new  In­ ternational  Conference  on Safety  of  Life at  Sea, due to be held next year.  The impetus  for  a  world  maritime  conference  on  sea safety matters  to  update  outmoded  rules  followed  the  Andrea  Doria­Stockholm  dis­­*  aster in  1957.  the  use  of  inflatable  liferafts  will  time,  and  particularly  in  the  last  By  Sidney  Margoliue  In  addition  to  the  probable  be  permitted  or  required  by  the  twenty  years,  a  great  deal  of  re­ raising  of  standards,  one  of  the  1960 convention, so that  the United  search  and  development  work  has  things  responsible  for  bringing  States  would  at  that  time  be  been  done  so  that  we  now  have  These Shoes Are Really Paper  If  you've  been  buying  lou^priced  shoes  for  your  children  or  your­ about  the  1960  convention  was the  obliged  to  amend  its  regulations.  durable  and  dependable  inflatable  self,  as many  working  families tend  to do  in  this period  of  rising shoe  desire  by the  United  Kingdom  and  US  rules  now  preclude  the  use  of  equipment.  "Equipment  of  this  type  was  prices,  there's  a  strong  possibility  such  shoes  have  paper  "insides" or  other  countries  to  remove  the  re­ such equipment.  striction  against  inflatable  lifesav­ A  Senate­passed  bill  already  ap­ successfully  and  extensively  used  contain  other  short­lived  materials.  You  can  expect  such  shoes  to  wear  out  quickly,  especially  If  they  ing  equipment  contained  in  the  proved  by  a  House  committee  by  the  armed  forces  during  World  get  soaked,  as  often  happens  with  children's Shoes,  and  also  be  almost  1948  Convention.  This  would  per­ would  repeal  sections  of  existing  War  II,  and  the  experience  from  mit  the  use  of  inflatable  rafts  in  US  law  concerning  various  sea  this  use  has  resulted  in  still  fur­ impossible  to  repair.  Wilbur  Gardner,  a  Medford,  Oregon,  shoe  repairman,  has  been  con­ lieu  of,  or  in  addition  to,  the  life­ safety  requirements.  This  paves  ther improvements.  In  the past  two  ducting  a  one­man  campaign  against  shoes  sold  without  notice  to con­ boats  and  liferafts required  by  the  the  way for  American participation  years  we  have  made  a  careful  study  of  their  design  and  capabili­ in next  year's convention.  sumers  that  they  are  made  with  substitute  materials.  His  campaign  present  convention.  All  present  indications  are  that  Independent  of  any  action  taken  ties,  and  following  the  last  annual  has  won  national  attention.  Now  a  bill  has  been  introduced  into  Con­ at  the  1960 convention  with  regard  public  hearing  of  the  Merchant  gress  by  Rep.  Charles  O.  Porter  (Dem.­Ore.)  which  would  require  to the  use of  inflatable  liferafts on  Marine  Council,  detailed  specifica­ manufacturers  to  put  labels  on  shoes  stating  what  materials  they  con­ vessels on iniernational voyages, the  tions covering  construction,  design,  tain.  US  Coast  Guard  and  other  groups  and  equipment  of  inflatable  life  Sometimes  inexpensive  shoes  may  be  good  enough  for  some  style  have  already  endorsed  the  use  of  rafts,  were  published  .  .  .  "It  is  or  costume  purpose.  But  under  the  proposed  law,  at  least  you  would  this  equipment.  They  have  urged  believed  that  properly  designed  in­ know  if  you  were  getting  pressed  it  to  be  permitted  as  soon  as  pos­ flatable  life  rafts  offer  more  pro­ paperboard  or  other  short­lived  HBRB'S TUEM sible  on  certain  domestic  US  serv­ tection  than  the  presently  required  materials  covered  by  a  surface  of  COPIES or: THE leather,  or  sometimes  just  dyed  JACKSONVILLE — Shipping  In  ices  not  subject  to  the  1948  con­ lifeboats  for  some  services."  I SHOV! f  and  QAfLVBUBLB^ It  was  pointed out,  however, that  finished  to  look  like  leather.  the  port  of  Jacksonville  has  been  vention.  steady  and  the  outlook  for  the  In  a  recent  appearance  before  a  the  CG  cannot  permit  use  of  in­ You  also  would  be  able  to  guard  IkMOiV-R^R two­week  period  promises  Congressional  Committee,  a  CG  flatable  equipment  on  inspected  against  paying  more  than  neces­ next  7HE/4RV1Y more  of  the same.  All  port services  spokesman  said: "In  1915  .  .  . suit­ vessels  other  than  small  passenger  sary  for  inexpensively­made  shoes.  are  in  operation,  ShfOES* following  the  re­ able  inflatable  equipment  was  not  vessels  until  the  existing  regula­ Already,  close  to  a  million  peo­ cent  shift  from  Savannah.  tions  are  repealed.  pie  have  signed  petitions  distrib­ Although  there  were  no  ships  in  existence.  However,  since  that  uted  by  Gardner  and  other  shoe  signing  on  or  paying  off,  there  repairmen,  urging  Congress  to en­ were  seven  ships  in  transit.  They  act  a  shoe­label  law,  just  as  wool  were  the  Fairland,  Azalea  City  and  rayon  fabrics,  and  soon  all  fa­ (Pan­Atlantic);  Seatrain  Georgia,  brics,  must  be  labeled  to  show  Seatrain Louisiana  (Seatrain); Win­ their  exact fiber  content.  ter  Hill  (Cities  Service);  Robin  Gardner  says  he  has  found  as  Goodfallow  (Robin), and Ames Vic­ much  as  40  percent  of  children's  tory  (Victory  Carriers).  and  women's  shoes  are  made  with  Two  weeks ago,  Cal  Tanner, SIU  short­lived fillers  such  as  pressed  Mobile agent, officially  inaugurated  HOUSTON—Increased  grain,  oil  and  machinery  shipments  paper.  Men's  shoes  are  generally  the  initial  meeting  in the recently­ from  this  port  has helped  Houston  bounce  back  tonnagewise  better  made  and  are  little  or  no  opened  Jacksonville  Hall.  William  problem.  But  in  women's  shoes,  (Red)  Morris,  former  Savannah  to  first  place  among  Gulf  ports,  and  may  also  help  the  port  quality  is  often  sacrificed  for  the  port  agent,  was  installed  as  Jack­ regain  its  position  as  second­^  among US  seaports.  Bob  Mat­  last  year's  55­million­ton  total. This  sake  of  style  at  a  low  price,  and  inexpensively­made  children's  shoes  sonville  port  agent.  puts  Houston  far ahead  of  its  near­ are  a  particular headache.  Mothers  bring  these  in for  repair  and  often  The  new  facilities  will  provide  thews.  Port  Agent,  reported.  est  Gulf  rival.  New  Orleans,  which  are  told  the shoes can't  be  repaired  because  of  excessive use  of fillers.  payoffs  from , the  missile  ships  of  According  to  US  Army  Engi­ reported  shipments  of  almost  52  Heels  made  with  pressed­paper filler  even  may  fall  apart  from  heavy  Suwannee  Steamship  Co.  to  be  neers,  cargo  shipments  from  this  million  tons.  wear,  especially  if  they  get  wet.  Texas  port  were  300,000  tons  over  Statewise,  Houston  was  one  of  held in  the hall.  Shoes  made  with  wood  shanks  sometimes  are  a  problem  too.  The  six  Texas  ports  to  show  increased  • hank is  that  section  of  the sole  between  the  heel  and  the  ball.  Gard­ shipments  for  the  past  year.  The  ner's experience  is  that  active  children  often  crack  wood  shanks  wh  n  total  tonnage  for  the  state  in  1958  jumping  or  running.  In  general,  repair  experts  consider  shoes  made  was  156  million,  down  four  million  with  steel  shanks  preferable.  tons since  1957.  However,  although­ The  dilemma  is  that  under  present  conditions,  you  can't  always  tell  Houston  was  only  fourth  among  what's  under  the  leather surface.  If  paper filler  is used,  it  is generally  US  seaports  in  total  tonnage  in  underneath  the  outer  sole,  in  the  heel  counter,  or  under  the  heel,  1957,  the  port  is  expected  to  where  It  can't  be  detected,  or  in  the  inside  lining  where  It  can  be  bounce  into  second  position  be­ (The  brothers  described  beloio  are  receiving  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ detected  only  if  examined  closely.  Sometime  plastic  insoles  are  used  cause  all  of  the  other  leading  ports  In  Inexpensively­made  shoes.  Repairmen  say  these  don't  wear  as  well  ability pension  benefits.)  have  been  reporting  tonnage  loses.  as  leather,  but  are  better  than  paper.  William  P. Drlscoll  . . .  63 . .  . still receiving  mall  Shipping  for  the  port  over  the  Nor  is  price  always  a  reliable  clue  to  construction,  Gardner  says.  from  his  former  shipmates,  Driscoll  is  now  living  past  period  has  been  excellent,  He  has  found  some  low­priced  shoes  better  made  than  higher­priced  in  Staten  Island,  NY.  He  is  continually  kept  posted  Matthews  said,  and  it  appears  that  ones.  He  argues  that  the  only  accurate  guide  to  consumers  would  be  as  to  what's  happening  to  who  by  frequent  letters  this  will  continue  for  some  time.  labels  specifying  the  materials  used.  from  Sergeant  Hand's  Austin  Inn  at  New  Orleans,  The  Producer  (Marine  Carriers)  Shoe  manufacturers  are  opposing  the  proposed  labels  and  argue  and  Mrs.  Boby  at  the  Spot­Light  in  New  Orleans.  laid  up  this  past  week,  he  noted,  that  they  could  be  misleading  because  two  shoes  both  labeled  all­ Brother  Driscoll  started  sailing  in  1939,  joining  the  but  the ship  is due  to be  out  before  leather  might  be  quite  different  in  quality.  Admittedly  there  is  poor  Union  the  same  year,  being  an  SIU  regular  from  long.  There  is  also  some  chance  and  good  quality  leather.  But  the  labels  would  at  least  reveal  the  use  the early days of  the Union.  He vividly recalls  what  that  the  Michael  (Carras)  will  be  of  substitute fillers  inside  the  shoe,  and  leave  the  choice  up to  you  as  conditions  were  then  and  how  they've  changed.  taking  on  a  crew  in  the  near  fu­ to  whether  such  a  shoe  is  suitable enough.  Many  of  us  nowadays  buy  ture.  ^  plastic­sole  shoes  with  full  awareness,  but  are  satisfied  that  these  are  Roland  Rae  . .  . 70  .  . .  this  SIU  pensioneer  started  sailing  with  the  It  was  a  very  busy  period  in  reasonably  priced,  do  at  least  give  long  wear,  and  are  satisfactory  US Navy during  the First  World  War and didn't  become a  full­fledged  this  port  with  a  total  of  36  ships  enough  for  some  purposes.  We  just  don't  want  to  be  led  to  believe  shoresider  until  1953,  when  he  retired  after  his  65th  birthday  .  .  .  calling  into  the  area  for  servicing.  they  are  leather.  sailed  in  deck  department  on  merchant  and  passenger  ships  .  .  .  pre­ There  were  10  vessels  paying  off,  Until  there  is  some  labeling  protection  for  consumers,  here  are  at  ferred  runs  to  the  Far  East  (especially  Japan  and  Korea)  and  Europe  five  sign­ons  and  21  in  transits.  least several  ways to  protect yourself  agaipst  buying  lower­grade shoes  (England,  Belgium  and  Holland)  ,  . . saw  plenty of  action during  World  The  ships' paying  off  were  the  unwittingly,  and  get  satisfactory  repairs:  War  II,  some  of  it  in  the  water  .  .  . one  of  the  ships  he  was  on  was  Pacific  Tide  (World  Carrier);  Pa­ • Look    for  a  slightly  flexible  toe  box  and  heel  counter  (stiffening  torpedoed,  another  hit  a  mine  in  the  North  Sea  .  .  .  writes  to  Ben  cific Ocean  (Trans. Utilities); Steel  material  used  at  the  toe  and  back  of  the  shoe  to  support  the  outer  Larsen,  an  old  shipmate  .  .  . lives  with  wife in  Miami.  Surveyor,  Steel  Voyager  (Isthmi­ leather). The  toe  box and  counter  should  give  a  little  when  you  press  an); Wild  Ranger  (Waterman); Del  X  I  them  but  immediately  resume  their  shape.  Alfred  Mueller  . .  . 58  ,  . . beset  by  hard  luck  almost  from  the  time  Vie n to  (Mississippi);  Producer  • Calfskin    is the  preferred  outer  leather.  Cheaper shoes  sometimes  he  started sailing  in  1916  until  his  retirement  in  1951  . . . lost  several  (Marine  Carriers);  Wang  Trader  use  "side  leather",  which  is cowhide  split  and finished to  imitate  calf­ fingers while  taking  down  a  mast  (Rockland);  Margarette  Brown  skin.  By  close  examination  of  the  grain  of  the  leather,  you  can  tell  in  1925  .  .  .  fell  in  a  hold  in  1936  (Bloomfield)  and  the  Pacific  Star  calfskin  by  its fine  grain,  cowhide  by  its  coarser  grain.  Ih  children's  and  broke  an  arm  ... in  1951  he  (Compass).  • hoes, sharkskin  toes  help  avoid  scuffing.  The  Pacific  Tide,  Pacific  Ocean,  was  hit  by  a  heavy  sea  while fix­ e  As previously pointed  out here, the  Goodyear welt  is the  preferred  ing  a  loose  pipe  on  deck  and  suf­ Steel  Voyager, Pacific  Star and  the  construction  in  shoes you  expect  to use heavily  and  have  repaired.  In  fered  a  broken  pelvis  .  .  .  caught  Elemir  (Ocean  Pet.)  signed  on.  this  construction,  both  upper ­and  lower  are  attached  to  a  thin  strip  The  in­transit  ships  were  the  tuberculosis  as a  result  of  last  in­ of  leather called  a  welt.  Ifie inside of  a  welted  shoe  is smooth.  jury  and  was forced  to retire  after  Westport  (Trans.  Utilities);  Sea­ • Look fwr    a sock  lining of  genuine  leather,  not  merely  paper  dyed  a  pair  of  lung  operations  left  him  trains  New  York,  New  Jersey, Tex­ • nd finished  to  look  like  leather.  Also,  look  for  a  leather  lining  in  short­winded  .  .  .  Brother  Mueller  as,  Louisiana  (Seatrain);  Mermaid  the  back  of  the  shoe.  rest  of  the  lining  should  be  closely­woven  was  one  of  the  founding  members  (Metro  Chem);  Del  Miindo  (Mis­ cotton  drill.  of  the  SIU,  joining  in  1938  .  .  sissippi); Petro Chem  (Valentine);  eft's  best  not  to  wait  to  replace  heels  when  they  run  down,  else  sailed  as  a  bosun  in  the  deck  de­ Wang Juror  (Denton); Beauregard,  the  shoes  themselves  will  be  thrown  out  of  shape.  partment,  working  mostly  on  Bienville  (Pan­Atlantic); Fort  Hos­ e  It  doesn't  pay to  have  children's shoes  repaired  If  they  are  about  cargo  ships  ,  .  .  preferred  Far  kins,  Bradford  Island,  Royal  Oak,  to be  outgrown.  You or your  shoe  repairman  can  tell by conning  your  East  run  because  it  kept  him  out  Chiwawa,  Winter  Hill  (Cities Serv­ fingers Inside  the toe  box to see If  the child's  toes are pressing  against  at sea  a  long  time  . .  . now  taking  ice);  Chickasaw  (Waterman);  Al­ It  easy  in  his  home  in  Staten  coa Pioneer  (Alcoa), and the Helen  the shoe.  But don't pass  shoes an  to the younger  children even  If  they  (Olympic).  Island.  are  not  wont'out  Eadi  chUd'»doot  is differentia  Seafarer's Guide To  Better Buying  Jax Says All's Well Houston Moving Up Fast  As Major Port In Gulf  •  .• 'fij  ­"i|  �Page  Eight  SEAFARERS  IPG  Aagwt is, ISSS " :.• • '•  • • • • • >•.I ,• •...   • ": ­.V  When  World  War II ended in 1945,  the US Gov­ ernment  had  literally  thousands  of  ships  on  its  hands—some  5,400  Libertys,  Victorys,  T­2s,  C­ types, and  transports—that  had  been  used  to keep  the  supply  lifelines  open  to  Europe  and  the  Far  East. The  Government  sold  off  ships by  the dozen  to  both  European  and  American  operators  to  re­ build  their fleets  and  an  additional,  but  much  smaller,  number  of  ships  was  sold  following  the  outbreak  of  the  Korean  War  in  1950.  All  told,  the  US sold  1,113  ships  of  its  wartime  fleet  to  foreign  buyers and  another  843  to Ameri­ can  operators.  But  even  then,  after  scrapping  a  number  of  damaged  and  worn  out  vessels  it  was  left  with  well  over  2,000  ships  on  its hands.  Consequently,  Congress  established  the  Nation­ '.V.  If  S  '  K'• •   American  Export's  Excambion  is  one  of  the  C­type ships recently traded in to the Reserve.  US is anxious for more like this.  al  Defense  Reserve  Fleet,  and  eight  anchorages  were set  up,  three  on  the  East  Coast,  two  in  the  Gulf  and  three  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  to store  and  maintain  the  huge  surplus  supply,  over  1,400  of  which  were Libertys.  The  Reserve,  known  inelegantly  to  seamen  as  the "boneyard,"  proved  its  worth  at  the outbreak  of  the  Korean  War.  In  the first  12  months  of  the  fighting  from  June 1951  to  mid­1952,  602  of  these  ships  were  broken  out  and  chartered  to  private  operators or  run  by  the  Military  Sea  Transporta­ tion  Service. Toward  the end  of  1953,  these  ships  were rapidly  retired  from service as  the US  Mer­ chant  Marine  again  went  into  a  tailspin,  and  ex­ cept for  a  limited  breakout during  the Suez  crisis  in  1956­57,  have  not  been  called  upon  since.  Now  with  the  bulk  of  the Reserve  consisting of  old  Liberty  workhorses,  the fleet  is  undergoing  a  transformation.  Slowly  but  surely  the  Maritime  Administration is culling out  1,000 of  the Libertys,  which,  it  hopes,  it  will  be  able  to sell  as scrap  at  modest  prices  of  $70,000  to  $90,000  each.  Mean­ while  it  is  adding  to  the fleet  relatively  modern  C­type ships  when  they are traded  in  to  the Gov­ ernment  by  operators  contracting  for  newer  ves­ sels.  In  a  sense,  the  composition  and  size  of  the  Re­ serve is  a  mirror  of  a  well­being  of  the  US  Mer­ chant  Marine.  The  presence  of  so  many  obsolete  vessels,  most  of  which  have  been  idle  since 1945,  testifies  to the inability  of  the  US  to  maintain  an  active, modern  merchant fleet  in proportion to the  amount  of  commerce  in  which  the  US  partici­ pates.  Old  rustbuckets  or  not,  the  Reserve  Fleet  ves­ sels are kept  as close  to running  condition  as pos­ sible in  what  amounts to a  massive  housekeeping  job. Concentrating on  the newer  and  more  useful  vessels, the  maintenance gangs  turn over  and  lub­ ricate ships'  moving  parts  once  a  year;  paint  the  decks,  bulkheads  and  other  exposed  surfaces  ev­ ery  two  years  with  a  preservative  which  consists  largely  of  oil,  and  completely  overhaul  the ships'  engines  and  electrical  systems  at  four­year  inter­ vals.  An  ingenious  system  of  cathodic  protection  is  employed  to  keep  vessels'  hulls  corrosion­free.  Carbon  anodes are placed  in  the  river  bottom  be­ low  the ships'  hulls and  a film  of  hydrogen  is cre­ ated  by a fiow  of  electric current  through  the an­ odes.  This  effectively  insulates  the  hulls  from  corrosion.  The  maintenance  set­up  makes  it  possible  for  Reserve Fleet  ships  to  be  whipped  into operating  shape  within  a  few  weeks in  the event  of  an  em­ ergency.  While sitting  in  a  Reserve anchorage,  a  number  of  the ships  have  been serving a  dual role—stand­ by  for  emergency  and  storage  depot  for  Govern­ ment  grain  reserves.  A  good  part  of  the  VA  bil­ lion  bushels  of  wheat  the  US  now  owns  is  being  stored  on  reserve  Libertys,  6,000  tons  to  a  ship,  and  aside  from  maintenance  gangs.  Department  of  Agriculture  men  scramble  in  and  out  of  holds  day after  day  to check  the condition  of  the wheat  until  the  day  it  can  be sold  or  given  away  over­ seas.  Pictured  here  are  some  aspects  of  the  Reserve  Fleet operation at Jones Point on  the Hudson  Riv­ er,  This  anchorage  holds  some 180  ships  at  pres­ ent,  including  six  trade­in  C­types, five  MSTS  C­2  and  C­4  troop  transports, 13  Cape­type  ships,  ten  C­1 diesels  and  the  rest  largely  Libertys  and  Victorys.  �Anrnai M. l»Sff  SEAFARERS  hOG  Page  NfM  1  i  n  Two  o'.dtimers  from  way  back  in  the  early  1930's  are  the passenger  ships Washington  and Manhattan.  Maintenance boats need  maintenance too,  and  two Mar­ itime Administration employees  wield the paint  brushes  on  this one.  World  War  II  chief  engineer  Charles  Gindroz,  now fleet  superintendent  of  the  Jones  Point  anchorage,  points  to  detail  on  chart  which  identifies  all 180  ships  in  the  anchorage  and  status  of  maintenance.  Maintenance  man  cleans  screens  as  part  of  biennial  deck  overhaul.  After  cleaning and  scraping, decks  are painted.  Effectiveness of  anti­corrosion methods is shown by differ­ ence in charged  (left) and uncharged rods.  Stack  of  old  Liberty  is  melancholy  sight,  but  despite  peeling  paint  outside,  hulls are  kept  corrosion­free  and  moving  parts  well­lubricated.  Worker  adjusts  control  on  oil­feeding  pump.  Dep't  of  Agriculture  keeps  constant  check  on  stored  wheat.  At  left,  sample  gets  "smell  test"  for  spoilage;  center,  temperature  of  wheat  in hold  is  taken.  At right,  grain  is ex­ amined  for  weevils  and  insects.  �Pace Tea  SEAFARERS  LOG  Health Group Sifts Link  Between Job And Cancer  Seaway Visitors  EXCELSIOR  SPRINGS,  Mo.—Seamen  who  work  in  the  black  gang as  well as  other classes of  workers such  as weld­ ers and  painters  were the subjects  of  a special cancer  study,  it  was  disclosed  here  at  an­*  American  Cancer  Society  pared  to  hospital  patients  who  did  meeting.  The study  indicates  not  have  cancer.  The  study  came  there  may  be  certain  occupational  up with  the following figures;  hazards  which,  coupled  with  • Twelve of  the  18  hospitalized  cigarettes,  tend  to  increase  the  black  gang  members  were  cancer  proportion  of  lung  cancer  cases.  victims.  The  California  State  Department  • Ten of  11  bospltalized  steam­ of  Health  is  conducting  the  study,  fitters  were  in  the  same  category  with  the  theory  being  that  certain  as  were  14  of  16  hospitalized  occupations  prompted  the develop­ welders and  22 of  34 painters.  ment  of  cancerous  conditions.  The  high  prevalence  of  cancer  Some  70,000  workers  in  these  in  several  of  these  occupations  categories  plus  lead,  zinc  and  cop­ leads physicians  to suspect that  the  per  miners, cooks, steamfitters, and  nature  of  the  work  has  something  operators  of  molten  metal  con­ to  do  with  the development  of  the  veyors  have  been  questioned  as  to  disease.  However,  the  specialists  their  health  status.  emphasized that they were in  unan­ Cigarettes  And  Cancer  imous  agreement  as  to  the  major  While  most  specialists  believe  role  of  cigarette  smoking  in  lung  there  is  no  doubt  that  excessive  cancer.  But,  they  said,  cigarette  cigarette smoking  is  a  major cause  smoking  plus  certain  occupational  of  cancer,  the  California  check­up  hazards could  increase the  chances  is  looking  for  occupational  hazards  of  contracting  cancer.  that  might  account  for  other  lung  cancer  cases.  In  doing  the  tabulating,  lung  cancer patients in 13 hospitals were  tabulated  by  occupation  and  com­ ROBIN  SHSRWOOD  (Robin),  Aus.  • —Chairman,  J.  Farrandi  Socratary,  A.  Laka.  One  man  mlsaed  ahip  In  Trini­ dad  and  one  in  Capetown.  Ship'a  fund  88.63;  83.65  apent  on  wire  to  NY.  Some  OT  disputed.  No  beeft.  New  delegate  elected.  Vota  of  thanks  to  retiring  delegate.  Vote  of  thanks  to  stewards  for  Job  weU  done.  Request  change  in  toilet  soap.  FELTORI  tMarvan),  Aug.  1i—Chair­ man,  W.  Murphy;  Sacratary,  F.  O'Neill.  Four  men  missed  ship  In  Bal­ timore.  Washing  machine  to  be  fixed  In  first  port  In  US.  Request  to sougee  rec.  hall.  No  beefs.  Put  washing  ma­ chine  on  aU  repair  lists.  Vote  of  thanks  to steward  Department  for  Job  well  done.  OCEAN  EVA  (Marlllme  Overseas),  Aug.  8—Chairman,  8.  Johnson;  Secre­   One  man  missed  ship  In  San  Juan.  Three  hours  OT  disputed.  HURRICANE  (Waterman),  Aug.  1—  Chairman,  B.  Jones;  Secretary,  O.  Orlsweld.  One  man  left  behind  In  Rotterdam.  Five  men  logged.  Ship's  fund  810.80.  No  beefs.  Request  less  noise  in  morning.  Men  getting  off  to  strip  bunks  and  leave  foc'sles  clean.  Vote  of  thanks  to  chief  cook  and  steward  dept.  ALCOA  PEGASUS  (Alcoa),  Aug.  8—  Chairman,  W.  Johns;  Secretary,  H.  Koppersmlth.  Ice  machine  to  be fixed.  Everything  running  smoothly.  Check  mattresses.  Request  new  wringer  for  washing  machine.  Dirty  linen  to  be  brought  to  locker  on  linen  day.  Proper  attire  requested  In  messhall.  MASSMAR  (Calmar),  Aug.  3—Chair­ man,  J.  Elchenberg;  Secretary,  Green.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  ALCOA  PARTNER  (Alcoa),  July  SI  —Chairman,  D.  Parker;  Secretary,  C.  Oalt.  No  beefs.  .New  delegate  elect­ ed:  vote  of  thanks  to  previous  one  for  Job  well  done.  Return  cups  and  glasses  to  pantry.  Suggest  cutting  down  on  gre.ise  in  food.  Keep  pantry  clean  at  night.  Seafarers  Ismaei  Mazario,  bosun,  and  Juan  Nieves,  AB,  take  a breather  on  the Coeur  d'Alene  Victory  as  the  ship  makes  its  way  through  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway.  Photo­ graph by Thomas Willis, ship's  photographer.  AMONG  OUR  AMIATES  The  effectiveness  of  proper  fire  way,  no shore time  is lost  by  crew­ control  training  is  cited  by  the  members  by  the  time  the  ships  Marine  Cooks and  Stewards  Union  dock.  for  the  minimum  loss of  cargo and  XXX  no  loss  in  life  during  a  recent  fire  A  strike  by  the  Inland  Boat­ on  the  SS  Santa  Eliana.  The  ship  was  enroute  from  San  Pedro  to  men's  Union  of  the  Pacific  against  Acapulco,  Mexico,  when  an  arc  tug  and  barge  operators  in  Cali­ PHILADELPHIA—The  shipping  from  a  cable  failure  caused  the  fornia  ports  has  moved  into  its  situation  for  this  port  continued  to  surrounding  paint  work  in  the  en­ fourth  month.  IBU  men  are  still  improve  over  the  last  two  weeks,  gine  room  to  ignite.  Prompt  work  awaiting  a  firm  offer  from  the  with  well  over  80  men  shipped  by  the  SIU  Pacific  District  crew  companies.  The  only  "offer"  so  from  here  for  the  second  straight  contained  the  blaze  and  the  ves­ far  was for  the  men  to go  back  to  sel  was  able  to  proceed  to  a  near­ work  and  the operators might  then  period.  Most  of  this  boost.  Port  Agent  by  port  after  temporary  repairs.  sit  down  and  talk.  The boat  opera­ tions,  with  SIUNA  support,  are  Steve  Cardullo  said,  is  due  to  the  ti  X  iif  still  tied  up.  fact that  a  number  of  the oreboats  Expanded  services  for  the  mem­ which  normally  run  out  of  Balti­ XXX  bership  of  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  more  have  transferred  operations  District  are  winning  warm  ap­ The  SIU  Canadian  District  has  here  for  the  duration  of  the  steel  plause from  Lakes seamen.  In ad­ signed  an  agreement  with  Carry­ strike.  While  this  is  helping  to  cut  the  dition  to  setting  up  new  and  mod­ ore,  Ltd.,  which  operates  the  larg­ registration  list  for  this  port,  Car­ ernized  halls  in  various  ports,  the  est  freighter  ever  built  on  the  dullo  noted  that  the influx  of  ore­ Union  is  providing  on  the  spot  Canadian  Great  Lakes.  The  715­ boats  has  caused  many  of  the  service  by  covering  the  ships  in  foot  SS  Menihek  Lake  Is  a  speci­ mid­stream.  SIU  representatives  rated  men  to  hold  back  on  taking  catch the ships in the Detroit  River  ally­designed  vessel for  use on  the  jobs  when  they  are  put  on  the  via  a  launch  and  remain  aboard  to  Seaway  between  the  Quebec  ore  board.  In  some  cases,  the  dis­ settle  beefs,  hold  a  meeting  and  fields  and  Lake  Erie  ports.  The  patcher  had  to  call  the  outports  handle other union  business during  ship  was  organized  during  her  iit­ out  and  trial runs  in  June.  A  sis­ for  men.  the  5­6  hours  it  takes for  the  ves­ ter ship is now reported under con­ The  result  has  been  that  a  num­ sel  to  reach  Port  Huron.  In  this  struction.  ber  of  newcomers  to  the  industry  have  been  taking  some  of  these  jobs  and,  not  being  familiar  with  the  Union's  contract  and  working  rules,  have  posed  some  difficulties  on  the ships. These misunderstand­ ings  are  being  cleared  up,  he  added.  In  all,  there  was  a  total  of  19  vessels  representing  almost  every  type  of  ship  now  under  SIU  con­ tract, calling into  this port the past  two­week  period.  Five  vessels  paid  off,  one signed  on  and  the remain­ ing 14  were in  transit.  Paying  off  were  the  Evelyn,  Carolyn  (Bull);  Marore,  Santore  and  the  Chilore  (Marven).  The  Hilton  (Bull)  was  the  only  ship  signing on.  Among  the  In­transits  were  the  CS  Baltimore,  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Service);  Chickasaw  (Waterman);  Steel  Age  (Isthmian);  Yorkmar,  Penmar  (Calmar);  Jean  (Bull);  Robin Locksley  (Robin); Petrochem  (Valchem);  Longview  Victory  (Vic­ tory  carriers)  and  the  Pacificus  (Colonial).  Oreboats In Phila. Boom Job Totals Lull Before The Storm  mTVtM  I'LL W  Ancnst  28.  1958  Sailing day of  Monarch of  tho  Seas from  Now Orlooni finds  Sea­ fares  Paul  LaCoste,  pantryman,  and  James  Roberts,  passenger  BR,  talking over  the fine  points of  handling passenger  Ikten, while  Mike  Cazalos,  saloon  MM  |right),  ploys  If  «ool  with  a  soft  drink during  a breather  before the passengers eame aboard.  ANTINOU8  (Waterman),  Aug.  I—  Chairman,  F.  Travis;  Secretary,  B.  Nielsen.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  S20.20.  New  delegate  elected.  Suggest  pantry  be  kept  clean.  Longshoremen  to  be  kept  out  of  messhall.  Remove  screens  from  portholes  before  closing.  Turn  In  repair  lists.  tary,  M.  Paparman.  Ship'a  fund  84.00.  Report  to  memtwrship  on  trouble  caused  by  4th  mate.  Suggest  US  cash  for  future  draws.  Request  mora  quiet  at  night  by  card  playera  In  mesa­ rooms.  STEEL  ARCHITECT  (Isthmian),  Aug.  13—Chairman,  B.  Landos;  Sacratary,  S.  Pacewics.  New  delegate  elected.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  Request  cold  drinks  In  hot  weather  during  meal­ time.  Proper  attire  to  be  worn  in  messhall.  Read  instructions  before  using  washing  machine.  No  gloves  on  tables  in  messhall.  Keep  passageways  clean.  VALIANT  EXPLORER (Ocean  Carr.),  July  19—Chairman,  M.  Dunn;  Secre­ tary,  A.  Dunne  Jr.  No  beefs:  every­ thing  running  smoothly.  New  dele­ gate  elected.  Request  racks  for  mess­ room  tables.  Aug.  9—Chairman,  M.  Dunn;  Secre­ tary,  O.  Rhodes.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  department  for  Job  well  done.  Milk  not  up  to  par.  BIENVILLI  tPan­Atlantlc),  Aug.  18  —Chairman,  R.  Sulley;  Secretary,  K.  Murphy.  No  beefs;  everything  run­ ning  smoothly.  Ship'a  fund  852.26.  Request  more  fruit  at  night.  Turn  In  repair  list.  Return  cups  to  messhall.  NORTHWESTERN  VICTORY  (Vic­ tory),  Aug.  9—Chairman,  W.  ZaIeskI;  Secretary,  J.  Thomas.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund  812.37.  No  beefs:  everything  running  smoothly.  Shelve  to  he  put  In  crew  rec.  hall  for  books.  Check  lockers  In  bad  condition.  Re­ quest  hook  on  porthole  be  shortened  to  prevent  accidents.  Vote  of  thanks  to  delegate  and  galley.  VALIANT  FAITH  (Ocean  Carr),  Aug.  2—Chairman,  M.  Jones;  Secre­ tary#  S.  Kollna.  Sufficient  money  thli  trip  for  draws.  New  delegate  elected:  vote  of  thanks  to  previous  delegate.  Request  pantry,  messroom  and  laun­ dry  be  kept  clean.  Turn  off  switch  when  through  with  washing  machine.  PLOMAR  (Calmar),  Aug.  t—Chair­ man,  T.  Frailer;  Secretary,  O.  0111.  Some  OT  disputed.  Vote  of  thanka  to  steward's  gang  for  Job  well  done.  ROYAL  OAK  (CItlas  Servico),  Aug.  IS—Chairman,  B.  Blanchard;  Secre­ tary,  J.  Atchison.  Washing  machine  repaired.  Some  OT  to  be  clarified.  Delayed  sailing  disputed.  Pink  slips  needed  so  OT  can  be  checked.  DEL  MAR  (Mississippi),  Aug.  1—  Chairman,  • . McFall;  Secretary,  B.  Bourgeois.  Ship's  fund  8336.  No  beefs.  Motion  to  Uke  sufficient  money  from  ship's  fund  to  buy  movies  fqr  voyage  84.  Discussion  re  rented  movies.  Return cups  to pantry.  Aug.  18—Chairman,  H.  Maas;  Sac­ ratary,  C.  Dewling.  Delegate  left  ship  In  New  Orleaiu.  Motion  to  show  movies  In  deck  quarters  at  5:30  Til.  Motion  to  elect  new  delegate.  Uje  washing  machine  without  dryer  until  10  PM.  Workings  and  benefits  of  movie  and  ship's  fund  explained.  Give  donation  to  same  at  first  draw.  COUNCIL  0ROVB  (CHIss  Service),  Aug.  18—Chairman,  W.  Shell;  Secre­ tary,  O.  Hair.  No  beefs.  Disputed  OT  on deck.  New  delegate  elected.  Prop­ er  attire  requested  In  messhaU.  ALCOA  PATRIOT  (Alcea),  Aug.  1)  —Chairman,  A.  Donnelly;  Secretary,  J.  Naiarlo.  Ona  man  hospitalized  In  Jobos,  PR.  Ship's  fund  8.90.  No  beefs.  One  man  short  on  deck.  Union  to  negotlste  with  companies  to  havo^  locks.  Repair  list  turned  in.  BEAU REGARD  (Pan  Atlantic),  Auf­ 8—Chairman,  .  none;  Secretary,  E.  Yate.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  delegate.  Ship's  fimd  88.57.  Soma  OT  disputed.  Discussion  on  feeding  program.  Motion  that  beefs  be  set­ tled  before  payoff  and  that  there  be  a  stop  put  to  tho  system  while  ship  U  In  port.  PAIRLAND  (Psn­Ailentlc),  Aug.  18  —Gbalrmsn,  M.  Rlechelsow  Secretary,  P.  Kustura.  No  beefs;  everything  running  snioethly.  Ship's  fund  B.4B.  FORT  HOSKINS  (Cities  Service),  Aug.  18—Chairman,  E.  Bryan;  Secre­ tary,  R.  Hartley.  Three  men  missed  ship  In  Houston.  Most  repairs  taken  care  of.  Sailed  one  man  short.  Ship's  fund  816.60.  Spent  82.40  for  telegram  to  NY.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Sec  captain  re  roaches.  Re­ port  any  unsafe  conditions.  See  patrol­ man  re  water  cooler  for  crew  mess.  ARIZPA  (Waterman),  Aug.  IS  —  Chairman,  J.  Kennedy;  Secretary,  J.  Guard.  New  delegate  elected.  Two  new  chairs  to be  Installed  in  messhall.  Some  OT  disputed.  Request  coopera­ tion  be  given  to  new  delegate.  Make  up  repair  list  before  leaving  Europe.  Engine  quarters  aft  to  l>e  sougeed  and  painted.  Vote  of  thanks  to  stewards  for  excellent  menus  and  fine  prepa­ ration  of  food.  PACIFIC  OCEAN  (World  Tramping),  Aug.  IS—Chairman,  B.  KazmlatskI;  Secretary,  L.  Thomas.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund  84.27.  No  beefs.  Few  minor  repairs  to  be  done.  Re­ ceived  three  new  lockers,  but  have  no  shelves  in  them.  Discussion  on  toilets  not  flushing.  EMILIA  (Bull),  Aug.  18—Chairman.  F.  Hipp;  Secretary,  L.  Carabedlan.  Request  new  refrigerator.  New  ship's  reporter  elected.  Ship'a  fund  813.55.  No  beefs.  One  man  Injurbd.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  and  chief  cook  for  courtesy  and  cooperation.  Garbage  to  be  hauled  all  the  way  aft  In  port  and  not  dumped  aft  of  house.  Recommend  all  unauthorized  personnel  be  kept  out  of  passageways  in  port  and  not  allowed  to  hang  around  galley  and  messroom,  especially  during  meal  hours.  GATEWAY  CITY  (Pan ­ Atlantic),  Aug.  18—Chairman,  E.  Llgon;  Secre­ tary,  C.  Maynard.  Repair  lists  sub­ mitted.  Dirty  linen  to  be  turned  in  Wednesday  on  trip  north.  Request  more  bath  towels.  One  man  missed  • hip In  New  Orleans.  AMES  VICTORY  (Victory),  Aug.  14  —Chairman,  L.  Hanon;  Secretary,  R.  Gelling.  Beefs  straightened  out.  Two  men  got  off  ship  In  Hawaii,  one  on  doctor's  orders,  the  other  paid  off  under  mutual  consent.  Ship's  fund  86.00.  No  beefs.  July  1—Chairman,  R.  Barnes;  Sec­ retary,  8.  Berger.  Safety  program  to  be  discussed.  Ship's  fund  85.90.  No  beefs.  One  hour  disputed.  Vote  of  thanks  to  crew  mess  for  clean  mess­ room.  Pantry,  library  and  laundry  to  be  kept  In  better  conditon.  Don't  tamper  with  new  refrigerator.  Refrain  from  making  noise  In  passageway  while  men  are  sleeping.  COEUR  D'ALENE  VICTORY  (Vic­ tory),  July  28  —  Chairman,  G.  La­ Strange;  Secretary,  D.  Irvine.  Request  crew  fill  out  SIU  crew  list.  Mail  ad­ dressed  to  delegate  to  be  opened  by  him.  No  beefs.  Sougee  engine  fos'cles.  Letter  to  be  written  to  SIU  hall  to  have  patrolman  settle  befs  at  Great  Lakes  payoff.  STEEL  CHEMIST  (Isthmian),  May  24  —Chairman,  J.  Yates;  Secretary,  R.  Black.  New  washing  machine  and  re­ frigerator  furnished  by  company.  Ship's  fund  822.49.  No  beefs.  New  secretary  elected.  Keep  messhall  clean.  Discussion  on  30­minute  call  to  work  OT  In Jleu  of  15  minutes.  ATLANTIS  (Metro),  Aug.  12—Chair­ man, C.  Kaust; Secretary,  Taylor.  New  delegate  elected.  Turn  In  repair  list.  Request  change  In  menus.  Food  not  seasoned  properly.  Vota  of  thanks  to  baker  for  Job  well  lione.  Keep  poop  deck  clean.  ROBIN  TRENT  (Robin),  Aug.  1—  Chairman,  F.  Keller;  Secretary,  C.  Ferragna.  New  delegate  and  secre­ tary­reporter elected.  Money  from  last  trip  (855)  given  to  three  workaways.  Money  for  this  trip  to  be  raised  by  arrival  pool.  No  beefs.  Discussion  on  keeping  mesdiaUs  eleia.  Vote  of  thanka  to  stewards.  ORBMAR  (Marven),  Aug.  IS­rChalr­ man, C.  Lecka, Sacratary,  G.  SchmMt.  Some  OT  disputed.  One  man  missed  ship In  Philadelphia.  Recreation  room  to  be  painted.  Discussion  on  cojfeo  and repair  list. Return  enpg to pantry.  �Ancast  28,  1958  Page  Elevea  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Sticks 'n Stones. Lakes MEBA  Wins Right  To Board Non­Union Ships  • •     Great  Lakes  District  Local  101  of  the  Marine  Engineers  Beneficial  Association  has  won  the  unprecedented  right  to  board the ships of a  non­union fleet to organize the company's  engineers.  —  An  agreement  worked  out  sailing  in  Great  Lakes'  fleets.  with  Jupiter Steamship Com­ Earlier  this  year,  Local  101  won  4 « t.  * tf­ pany permits the  Union to send  rep­ sentatives  aboard  the  bulk  car­ riers  Cornell  and  Malietoa  for  a  year  to. talk  to  the engineers  about  the  benefits  of  MEBA  representa­ tion.  The  union  also  will  have  the  right  to  board  any  other  s'hips  the  company  may  operate  during  the  12­month  period.  The  company  also  agreed  to  let  the engineers  vote  by  secret  ballot  on  whether  they  want  to  be  repre­ sented  by  the  MEBA.  The  election  would  be  arranged  within  30  days  after  the  Union  requests  it  and  would  be  conducted  by  an  impar­ tial  referee.  The  agreement  prohibits  Jupiter  from  recognizing  or  bargaining  with  any  other  engineers'  union  before  the  MEBA  election  is  held.  The  company  also  has  agreed  to  drop  a  lawsuit  it  had  pending  against  Local  101 in  Buffalo and  to  withdraw  unfair  labor  practice  charges  it  had  filed  against  the  local  with  the  National  Labor  Re­ lations  Board.  The  agreement  represents  a  key  victory  for  the  union  in  its  battle  for  the  right  to  talk  to  the  ships'  engineers  about  MEBA  contracts  and  benefits.  The  terms  finally  ac­ cepted  by  the  company  were  vir­ tually  the  same  that  the  union  was  prepared  to  offer  earlier  when  the  company abruptly  laid  up the ships  and  sent  the  engineers  home.  Fol­ lowing  the  agreement,  the  union  pulled  down  its  picket  lines  in  Chicago  and  Buffalo  and  the  ships  were  discharged.  The  Jupiter  agreement  marks  another  step  in  Local  lOl's  cam­ paign  to  provide  union  represen­ tation  and  benefits  for  engineers  a  representation  election  in  the  Wyandotte  fleet  and  gained  recog­ nition  for  the  engineers  of  the  tanker  L. S.  Wescoat after  a  14­d.ay  strike  against  Pure  Oil.  The  union  also  is  conducting  major  drives  in  several  other  fleets.  Hold Talks  On Mobile  Tug Pacts  MOBILE—Two  SIU  Harbor  and  Inland  Waterways  Division  affili­ ates in  the tugboat and  dredge field  are  currently  in  negotiations  with  the  operators  for  wage  increases  under  a  new  contract.  Agreement  is  expected  within  the  next  few  weeks.  Port  Agent  Cal  Tanner  also  re­ ported  that  a  new  public  address  .system  is  being  installed  in  the  hall  to serve  both  the  meeting  hall  and  the  dispatch  counter.  The  sys­ tem  is  due  to  be  in  full  operation  early  next  month  to  provide  better  service  for  the  membership.  Shipping  here  has  been  on  the  slow  bell  for  the  past  few  weeks,  with  the  following  ships  hitting  port  either  for  payoff  or  in  trans­ it:  Chickasaw,  Topa  Topa,  Mon­ arch  of  the  Seas,  Claiborne  i  Wa­ terman);  Alcoa  Ranger,  Alcoa  Cav­ alier,  Alcoa  Clipper,  Alcoa  Roamer  (Alcoa);  Mankato  Victory  (Vic­ tory);  Steel  Advocate  (Isthmian),  and  Frances  (Bull).  Prospects  for  the  coming  two  weeks  indicate  a  repeat  of  the past  period,  with  shipping  still  on  the  quiet  side.  Due  to  hit  port  are  the  Monarch  of  the  Seas,  Claiborne,  Vv^ild  Ranger,  Yaka  (Waterman);  Ocean  Deborah  (Ocean  Trans); .\1­ coa  Corsair.  Alcoa  Roamer,  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  Ranger  (Alcoa);  Beatrice,  Kathryn  (Bull);  Steel  Voyager,  Steel  Vendor  (Isthmian);  Longview  Victony  (Victory),  and  Del  Sol  (Mississippi).  The ships  in  port during  the  past  period  were  generally  in  good  shape,  with  no  major  beefs  re­ ported.  As  Labor  Day  approaches,' the  trade  union  movement  is  under heavy attack again. On  the eve of  the holiday set aside  to  honor  labor,  anti­union  forces  are  engaged  in  an  all­out  battle to  cripple American  unions and  to  leave working  men  and  women  with  fewer  defenses  against  the  vast financial  resources  of  their  employers.  Under  the  pretext  of  protecting  the  nation  against  "union  abuses,"  reactionary  businessmen  and  public  officials  have  stampeded  the House of  Representatives into  passing a  harsh  anti­union  bill  and  are on  the  verge  of  pushing similar  leg­ BALTIMORE—The  reactivation  islation  through  the Senate.  In  their  drive  to  weaken  work­ cf  a  couple  of  ships  has  produced  fair  shipping,  although  the  steel  ers'  rights,  the  anti­union  forces  spearheaded  by  national  strike  has  forced  Calmar  ships  to  employer  groups  have  pointedly  refused  to  pass  a  bill  that  Merger talks between  the Chemi­ lay up,  and Ore ships are  discharg­ cal  Workers  and  the  Oil,  Chemical  ing  in  Philadelphia.  The  Cabins  would  have  required  management  as  well  as  unions  to  dis­ &  Atomic  Workers  have  brought  and  Bents  Fort  will  be  transferred  close  their  expenditures  in'  the  labor­management field—  the  two  unions  a  step  closer  to  to  active  status in  the  near future,  as  provided  in  the  AFL­CIO  supported  Shelley  Bill.  They  eventual  merger.  Plans  are  being  but  no  official  date  has  been  se­ drawn  up  by the  respective leaders  are not  trying to enact  a  bill  that  will  guard  against  corrup­ to present  to the  joint  merger com­ lected  yet.  Port  agent  Earl  Sheppard  ad­ tion—an  aim  the  AFL­CIO  has  repeatedly  endorsed—but  mittee,  which  if  it  accepts  the  vises  all  Seafarers  to  snare  the  rather  to make  it  tougher for  unions to protect  the economic  findings,  will  put  the  matter  be­ Jobs  as  they  go  up  on  the  board,  fore  both  unions  at  their  next  re­ spective convention.  as shipping should slacken  over  the  interests of  their  members.  next  two­week  period.  The "killer" bill they  want  has been  pushed  by  costly  lob­ i  i  t  Members hei'e  are also requested  bying  and  a  no­holds  barred  propaganda  campaign.  This  is  The  International  Confederation  to include  all  required  information  of  Free Trade Unions has contacted  on  excuses  when  they  are  unable  designed  to  hoodwink  the  public  into  believing  that  a  few  the  United  Natioriis  Commission  on  to  attend  a  Union  meeting.  The  corrupt  union  officials  were  about  to  take  over  the  country  Human  Rights  and  the  Intl.  Labor  communication should  include each  and  that pay increases and  welfare—not excess  profits—were  Organization  as  a  result  of  the  man's  seniority  classification,  de­ causing  inflation.  death  of  Gen.  Sec.  Aissat  Idir  of  Seatrain  Lines has  applied  to the  partment,  group,  and  registration  the  Algerian  Trade  Union  Federa­ Interstate  Commerce  Commission  Protection For Workers  tion.  Idir  was  detained  by  French  for  authority  to  provide  shipping  number.  Members  whose  clinic  cards  are  approaching  the  expira­ Though  an  anti­union  bill  may  become  law,  union  mem­ authorities for more than  two years  service  between  the  ports  of  Sa­ tion  date  should  visit  the  clinic  bers will not swallow the hogwash the reactionaries are dish­ without  a  charge  and  found  not  vannah and  New Orleans.  The SIU­ for  a  re­examination  before  their  ing  out.  The  achievements  of  trade  unions  for  their  mem­ guilty  when  finally  tried  on  a  con­ contracted  company  presently  charge.  However,  he  was  maintains  service  between  each  of  cards  expire.  bers  in  the  past  50  years  are  proof  enough  that  unions  are  spiracy  not  released,  and  held  incommu­ the  two  Gulf  ports  and  New  York,  Eight  ships  were  paid  off  during  the  last  period.  They  were  the  the  only  protection  working  men  and  women  have  against,  nicado  until  his  death  under  al­ but  direct  freight  movement  be­ Mae,  Emilia,  Jean  (Bull);  Calmar,  the  kind  of  employer  who can't  accept  the idea  that  Ameri­ legedly suspicious  circumstances,  tween  the  two  is  not  authorized.  Yorkmar,  Flomar  (Calmar);  Brad­ can  workers have a  right  to say something about their wages  Seatrain  claims  the  support  of  i  4"  4"  ford  Island  (Cities  Service),  and  and  conditions.  Some  14,000  residents  of  Evans­ over  a  score of  shippers of  general  Feltore  iMarven).  The  sign­ons  This  is  not  the first  time  the  labor  movement  has  been  ville, Ind., received  polio shots as a  commodities  who  are  unable  to  were  the  Alcoa  Runner  (Alcoa),  under  attack  and  it  won't  be  the  last.  The  reactionaries  de­ result  of  the efforts  by  the  Evans­ meet  market  competition  because  Baltore (Marven), Yaka  (Waterman)  cried  the eight­hour day,  the child  labor laws, social security,  ville AFL­CIO Central Labor Coun­ of  inadequate  transportation  be­ aud  Peiin  Explorer  (Penn­Trans).  cil.  The  one­day  mass  Salk  pplio  tween  Savannah  and  New  Orleans.  Ships  in  transit  were  the  Steel  the  Wagner  Act  and  every  other  piece  of  social  legislation,  innoculation  campaign  was  open  These  products  include  clay,  salt,  Age,  Steel  Worker  (Isthmian);  only  to  be overruled  sooiier or later  by  the American  people.  to  the  whole  community—non­ chemicals,  cereals  and  oil.  Evelyn  (Bull);  Alcoa  Pennant,  With  the American  trade union  movement  leading  the  way,  union families  as well  as  unionists.  The  restriction  of  trade  between  Alcoa Patroit  (Alcoa); Robin Locks­ and  with  union  members  giving  their  unions  their  full  sup­ The  sole  charge  was  50  cents  per  the two cities causes a  considerable  ley, Robin  Goodfellow  (Robin).  All  port  the  anti­union  forces  will  have  to  bow  again  in  the  shot  to  cover  the  cost  of  the  vac­ amount  of  cargo  space  to  go  un­ were  in  good  shape.  used,  the  line  stated  .  cine.  future.  BaH. Gains;  idle Ships  Busy  Again  Seat rain In Bidding For New Service '.1  . ,5  I  Tl  I  • 'i I  il  I  'J  �Pare  Tweira  SEAFARERS  LOG  Want Increase  in Hospital S  To  the  Editor:  We,  the  undersigned,  believe  that  a  man  in  the  hospital  should  get  more  than  the  pres­ ent $21  a  week.  We  think  a  man  in  the  hospital  should  be  paid  by  the  day,  and  should  get  at  least  five  dollars  a  day.  We  hope  the  present  benefit  of  $21  per  week  can  be  changed  to  live  dollars  a  day.  A  family  man  in  the  hospital  needs  more  Ranger  Clean­up  Washdays ore no ehora,  or at  least  Seafarer  M.  Osborne  doesn't  seem  to  mind  them.  In  fact,  Osborne,  an  A6  on  the  Alcoa  Ranger,  seems  to  enjoy  using  the  ship's  "old  faithful"  wringer  washing  machine.  Left,  deckmates,  Jordan  and  Terry  put  the  finishing  touches  to  a  neat  paint  jol)  on  the  bulkhead  of  the vessel.  The  Ranger is  usu­ ally on the Mobile­Puerto Rico  run.  ID  Ir  |l"  hi  Letters  To  The  Editor  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  by  the  loriter.  Names  toill  be  withheld  upon  request.  than  $21  per  week.  We  hope  this  letter  will  bring  this  prob­ lem  to  the  membership  of  the  SIU.  E.  C.  deBautte.  M.  O.  Tirado.  Manuel  Sanchei,  C.  J.  Bums,  Raul  Lopes,  Nicholaa  Sabin,  E.  Koznowsky,  M.  S.  Trotman,  Fe­ liz  Quinonex,  Angel  Reyes,  Rod­ rigo  Pelayo,  Oscar  Sorenson,  William  Palmar  X  LOG-A-RHYTHM: The Grand Finale  By  c,  w.  c.  When .1  have  proum  old  toith  the  passing  0/  years.  And  the  rocking  chair  bids  me  retire;  God,  grant  me  the  grace  to accept  with a  smile,  An  old  man's  place  by  the  /ire.  Let  me  be  at  peace  with  mystdf  and  the  world  As the  tide  of  life  ebbs  away;  Let  me  ride  its  crest  to the  beautiful  shore,  A land  that  is  fairer  than  day.  Before  I  recline  in  the  old  rocking  chair.  Let  me  gather  some  memories  sweet.  Like  loving  friends,  kind  words,  good  deeds.  For  tis there  again  we  shall  meet.  When I  take my  place in  the  evening  of  life  May  those, friends  and  deeds  of  the  past.  Be  the  glowing  coats  to  keep  me  warm  . 'Til  the  finale  of  life  is  cast.  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  Seafarers  congregate  ashore.  The  procedure  for  mailing  the  LOG  Involves  calling  all  SIU  steamship  companies  for  the  Itineraries  of  their  ships.  On  the  basis of  the  information  supplied  by  the ship  oper­ ator,  three  copies  of  the  LOG,  the  headquarters  report  and  min­ utes  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  Seafarer  • o requests  it  by  notifying  the  LOG  office  that  Seafarers  con­ gregate  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  the  Union  can  maintain  a  day­to­day  check  on  the  accuracy  of  Its  mailing  lists.  Questions Equal  Overtime Rule  To  the  Editor:  This  letter  is  about  an  article  in  the  LOG  about  equalization  of  overtime.  I  feel  that  you  should  take  this  article  out  of  the  LOG  and  in  its  place,  run  a  clarification  on  this  overtime  problem.  This  article  has  been  Inter­ preted  a  dozen  different  ways,  namely  to  suit  a  few  aboard  differ­ ent  ships,  those  with  high  over­ time.  At  the  present  I  am  sailing  on  the  Fort  Hoskins,  where  this  Bryan  problem  has  cropped  up.  On  this  ship  that  article  means that  If  a  man turns  down  overtime  (with  no  excuse),  then  the  mate  does  not  have  to  call  you  anymore  to  work.  Having  gone  to  sea  for  sev­ eral  years,  I  know how  this will  sound  and  how  many  will  take  It,  but  give  me  a  minute  before  you  begin  with  some  of  the fav­ orite  names  for  a  man  that  will  protest  unfairness  as to  the dis­ tribution  of  overtime,' such  as  choosy,  etc.  These  names  are  all  well­ chosen,  but  used  loosely,  usualr  ly  by  the  few  that  do  not  work  Anrwt  tS. IHt  pvertime  at  all,  and  then  cry  at  the  payoff,  or  by  the  ones  that  are  in  favor  and  work  all  the  overtime.  When  you  take  this  up  the  first  thing  that  is  brought  up  is  about  the  choosy  overtime,  the  overtime  that  nobody  wants and  only a  few will  work. This  really  is  not  so  in  most  cases,  as  the  word  choosy  overtime  best  fits  the  mates and  his  boys.  Each  ship  has  a  man  in  the  underdog  bracket,  and  it's  real  easy  to  be  put  into  that  class  especially  if  he  happens  to  be  a  delegate.  Now  take  a  man  who  has the  12­4 watch.  He  can work  after  4  AM,  docking  or  undock­ ing,  then  be  expected  to  go  on  deck  at  eight.  Or  he  may  work  after  8  PM  to  midnight,  stand  a  port  watch  or  sea  watch  and  then  be  expected  to  go  on deck  at  eight.  This has  happened  more  than  once  to  get  the  men  to  turn  down  overtime  so  as  to  put  them  in  the  choosy  class.  This  is  not  being  choosy,  it's  dis­ crimination  against  your  fellow  shipmates.  Overtime  originally  was  a  penalty  for  the  company's  working  us  more  than  eight  hours  a  day,  but  instead  if  we  don't  get  up  and  go  to  their  beck  and  call,  then  we're  penal­ ized.  This  LOG  article,  "Turned  Down  Overtime,"  I  know  was  written  in  good  faith  but  has  been  misused  time  and  again.  So to  get  this cleared  up,  I sug­ gest  a clarification  to It  be  writ­ ten.  I  feel  that  the  men  riding  these  ships  are  best  suited  for  this  Job  as  they  are  the  ones  Back Home  that  come  in  contact  with  It  and  have  to  work  under  these  conditions.  So  I  suggest  to  all  of  the  members,  with  ideas  on  this  subject  that  they  send  them  to  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  and  have  them  published.  I  believe  this  will  be  a  big  step  toward  cutting  out  this  back­biting,  and  a  few  other  names  I  can  think  of  that  arise  because  of  overtime.  All  of  the  crew  must  think  as  a  unit,  and  not  as  an  individual.  By  working  together  as a  department  we  can  cut  out  this  discrimination,  and  put  a  damper  on  a  lot  of  this  back  biting.  Let's  all  work  together  and  make  these  miserable  ships  as  much  a  home  as  possible.  Ernest  K.  Bryan  (Ed.  Note:  The  item  referred  to  by  Brother  Bryan  appears  on  page  13  of  this  issue.  It  is  pub­ lished  to  remind  the  member­ ship  that  they  must  take  over­ time  as  it  is  offered  and  hot  to  refuse  it  because  the  job  may  be  unpleasant,  and  then  de­ mand  to  be  equal  on  overtime  when  easier  jobs  come  up.  In  order  to  try  and  equalize  over­ time among  all  of  the  men,  it  is  necessary  that  each  take  these  jobs as  they arise.)  XXX  Del Mar, Mundo  Draw" Thanks  To  the  Editor:  I  want  to  thank  each  and  every  member  of  the  crews  of  the  SS  Del  Mar  and  the  Del  Mundo  for  the  kindness  shown  to  my son  Lionel  B.  Miller  who  passed  away  enroute  to  Brazil.  I  also  want  to' thank  Charles  Dowling  and  Captain  Smith  of  the  Del  Mar.  They  have  my  everlasting  gratitude.  Many  thanks  from  a  heartbroken  father,  mother  and  family.  Mrs.  John  Miller  XXX  Thank Union  For Solace  To  the  Editor:  In  behalf  of  the  late  Charles  F.  Dwyer,  his  family  wishes  to  thank  the  SIU  and  all  of  its  members  for  the  death  benefit  check  and  for  their  beautiful  flowers  sent  in  his  memory.  Words  can  never  express  our  appreciation.  The  Dwyer  Family  XXX  "Snorting  a  law"  in  a  Brooklyn  eitablishment  oftor  paying  off  tho  Stool  Voyogor  oro  (standing,  l­r)  Seofarors  Pat  Dono­ van'and  Tom  Bouchard.  Knooling  (l­r)  aro  two  friends,  Tony  and  Bill.  Donovan  and  Bouchard  paid  off  the  vessel  when  she  docked  in  New  York,  before going  on a  round­ the world  trip.  WHV—T/JIS SHIP AIN'T Bie BNOUGM fOR. TUB TWO \oF US/ THORTON MOmON! Appreciates SIU  Baby Bond  Gift  To  the  Editor:  Jenifer  and  I  would  like  to  thank  you  very  much  for  your  kindness  and  the  gift  of  the  savings  bond.  It  is  always  nice  to be  thought  of  by nice  people.  The savings  bond will  be used  to  help  with  her  education  in  later  years.  Again  we  say  thanks.  Mrs.  Paul  Devine  �AmtmU  U, 198*  SIATRAIN  TIXAR  (tMtraIn)/  July  UxCMIrmaii,  P.  Palrlck>  • acratary.  M.  Maanay.  Cempaay  ayraad  to  pay  BUbalataBca  durlnp  Mndblaitiny  to  watch  ataadari.  Ship'i  fund  $26.44.  • ona OT  dlapntod.  Patrolman  to  be  eontactad  in  Texaa  City  re  late  mail  delivery  and  aandblastina.  If  linen  • oiled  by  aand  to  be  chansed  that  evenijis.  Water  from  urn  not  to  be  uaed  in  maklnp  coffee  (use  tap  water).  Membere  not  to  interfere  with  line  on  Lyle  Gun.  ANDREW  JACKSON  (Waterman),  July  If—Chairman,  J.  Beya;  Secre­ tary,  A.  Meuller.  No  beefa.  Few  houra  OT  dlaputed.  Requeat  eollac­ tlon  be  made  for  telegram, and  How­ SEAFARERS  LOG  to  eteward  far  apeakar  in  aMaaroom.  Few  houra  OT  dlaputed.  Raaueat  re­ newinf  lockcra  In  foa'clea.  Vote  of  thanka  to  falley  for  fine  food  and  aervice.  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Itlhmlan),  Aug.  a—Chairman,  L.  Tarallo;  Sacre­ tary,  H.  Principe.  New  delegate  elected.  Sbip'a  fund  S41.  Check  quar­ tera  before  payoff.  JEAN  LAFITTE  (Waterman),  Aug.  r—Chairman,  J.  Kane/  Secretary,  N.  ttatgimlalea.  Lockera  atlil  need  re­ pair.  One  man  mlased  ahip  in  NY.  No  beefa.  Shut  off  washing  machine  after  uaing.  Turn  In  dirty  Unen.  DEL  MUNDO  (Miaaitalppl),  July  SS  —Chairman,  C.  RIttar/  Sacratary,  W.  Walker.  S20  to  be  given  for  Rowers  to  departed  brother.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  No  beefs.  Request  blackout  screens  for  messroom  and  Icebox.  Suggest  chief  mate  lay  papers  in  paaaagewaya  before  applying  Rah  oil  on  decks.  Request  ahip  be  fumigated  for  roaches.  Require  washing  ma­ chine  for  use  of  paaaengcra  and  officers.  era  for  chief  cook's  case.  Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  STEEL  SEAFARER  (Isthmian),  July  12—Chairman,  N.  DuBela;  Secretary,  B.  Caveman.  Requeat  doors  be  locked  while  in  Persian  Gulf.  Suggest  mess­ room  be  more  efficient.  Ship's  fund  S4.44.  No  beefs.  Requeat  messroom  be  sprayed  for flya  and  bugs.  STEEL  APPRENTICE  (Isthmian),  July  IS—Chairman,  T.  Laraen;  Sec­ retary,  R.  Stanley.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship  in  very  bad  state—to  be  cleaned  up.  No  beefs.  Requeat  more  night  lunch.  ORION  COMET  (Celenlal),  July  Chairman,  S.  Homke;  Secretary,  C.  Boyle.  Chief  cook  paid  off  in  Yoko­ hama.  Stores  to  be  obtained.  Dis­ cussion  on  food,  steps  to  be  taken  to  improve  conditions  in  future.  PENN  MARINER  (Pann),  July  S—  Chairman,  A.  Thempsen;  Secretary,  K. Foitar.  Everything  runnJag  smooth­ ly.  Discussion  re  Iceboxa  running  high.  ALCOA  PILORIM  (Alcoa),  July  Si­ Chairman,  Kavift;  Secretary,  Aln»­ worth.  No  beefs.  Short  one  baker—  to  be  replaced  In  Norfolk.  Ship's  fund  Sg.20.  No  beefs.  Discussion  re  setting  up  FO  mess  for  ail  three  meals—all  agreed.  MADAKBT  (Waterman),  July  S—  Citalrmsn,  J.  Cabral;  Secretary,  P.  Ballard.  No  beefs.  Craw  warned  about  LOGS.  New  washing  machine  obtained,  also  water  fountain.  Some  OT  disputed.  Keep  laundry  room  clean.  July  2S—Chairman,  I.  Crews;  Sec­ retary,  J.  Catral.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  S6.5.4.  Refrain  from  using  plastic  glasses.  Request  more  pastry.  Vote  of  thanka  to  chief  cook  and  crew  mess  for  job  well  done.  CHILORB  (hUrven),  Aug.  2—Chair­ man,  P.  Carline;  Secretary,  W.  Smith.  New  delegate  elected.  Member  de­ linquent  in  not  paying  dues.  Request  more  coffee  cups.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  well  done.  JOHN  C  (Atlantic  Carriers),  June  21—Chairman,  P.  Sheldrake;  Secre­ tary,  L.  Flax.  Ship's  fund S2.  Suggest  beefs  be  settisd  in  SIU  manner.  Sug­ gest  safety  committee  be  appointed  to  check  ship  for  unsafe  condition.  Men  urged  to  use  safety  precautions  while  working.  PBNN  SHIPPER  (Penn),  Aug.  f—  Chairman,  a.  Tenley/  Secretary,  E.  Tresnlck.  Requeat  up­to­date  medical  supplies.  One  man  injured.  No  beefs.  Return  cots  to  steward  before  payoff.  See  Captain  re  draws  end  issuing  American  currency  instead  of  travelera  checks.  Keep  pantry  and  recreation  room  clean.  ROBIN  HOOD  (Robin),  Aug.  S  —  Chairman,  Reck;  Secretary,  E.  Trakl­ mavich.  Beef  on  cigarettes  In  Cast  Africa.  Request  new  coffee  perco­ lator.  Suggest  improvement  in  cook­ ing.  menus  and  night  lunch.  Baker's  products  not  up  to  par.  BRATRICB  (Bull),  Aug.  »­Chalr­ man,  M.  Santlage;  Secretary,  S.  Za­ vadcton.  Check  with  patrolman  on  use  of  longshoremen's  toilet  by  crew  at  sea.  Toilet  would  be  cleaned  without  OT  on  weekdays.  New  dele­ gate  elected.  No  beefs.  Clean  cups.  Requeat  less  noise  in  alleyways.  PENNMAR  (Calmer),  Aug.  2—Chair­ men,  T.  Yablensky;  Secretary,  T.  White.  Seme  OT  disputed.  Com­ plaint  re  insufficient  food.  Booms  need  painting.  C0ALIN6A  HILLS  (Aiarine  Tank­ ers),  June  3—Chairman,  B.  Connors;  Secretary,  R.  Darnt.  Reqiuat  new  washing  machine.  No  baefa;  every­ thing  running  smoothly.  New  dele­ gate  elected.  Requeat  aougeeing  and  painting  crew's  quarters,  meaaroom  and  pantry.  July  2t—Chairman,  P.  Hellebrand;  Secretary,  A.  Rudnlckl.  No  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  Few  houra  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  Requeat  new  washing  ma­ chine.  Send  hq  wire  requesting  elarl­ Rcatlon  on  milk,  frtUt  juices,  also  deck  dept.  OT.  SWORD  KNOT  (Suwannee),  July  M  —Chairman,  L.  Pentecost;  Secretary,  D.  Oetseff.  One  man  missed  ahip,  Trinidad.  No  beefs.  Complaint  re  pay  checks  being  late.  ALCOA  RANOER  (Alcos),  Aug.  I—  Chairman,  C.  Jones;  Secretary,  H.  Long.  Made  collection  for  injured  member.  New  treasurer  elected.  No  beefa.  Discussien  on  ship's  fund  and  mentu.  MT.  WHITNBY  (Tankship  Managa­ ment),  Aug.  I—Chairman,  T.  Lewis;  Secretary,  P.  Neely.  Donation  taken  up  for  ironing  board.  Few  houra  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  Re­ quest  quiet  in  passageways  at  night.  PENN  TRANSPORTER  (Penn  Ship­ ping),  Aug.  2—Chairman,  W.  Knepp;  Secretary,  J.  Hedges.  One  man  logged.  Discussion  re  handling  of  stores.  Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.  for  job  well  done  with  short  stores.  DEL  AIRES  (Mississippi),  July  It—  Chairman,  A.  Doty;  Secretary,  R.  Elliett.  No  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  Cooperation  requested  in  keeping  washroom  clean.  VALIANT  HOPE  (Ocean  Carr.),  July  31—Chairman,  B.  Barlter;  Sec­ retary,  B.  Berg.  No  beefs.  Make  re­ pair  list.  Motion  to  get  lockers  paint­ ed  and  ahip  fumigated  for  roaches.  USAP fl­42­lt3i  (Suwannee),  Aug.  4  —Chairman,  P.  Palt;  Secretary,  P.  Mac Master.  Discussion  re  new  hail  In  JacksoDviile.  Clariflcation  on  port  OT  read  and  explained.  No  beefs.  Discussed  poor  meals.  Menus  to  be  revised.  Shore  gang  to  keep  out  o,'  messroom.  SUZANNE  (Bull), Aug.  1—Chairman,  D.  Chasksl;  Secretary,  P.  Morton.  Two  hours  OT  disputed.  Proper attire  requested  In  messhall.  Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.  for  preparatlona  and  serving  of  food.  AZALEA  CITY  (Pan  Atlantic),  Aug.  10—Chairman,  none;  Sscretsry,  V.  D'Angela.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  department.  SANTA  VENETIA  (Blam),  Aug.  1—  Chairman,  J.  Allen;  Secretary,  T.  Conway.  One  man  paid  off.  Ship's  fund  SI4.42.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  department  for  job  well  done.  DEL  SOL  (Mississippi),  June  7—  Chairman,  W.  Boyeler;  Secretary,  J.  Cobb.  Beefs  settled.  Ship's  fund  S26.  One  man  short.  New  delegate elected.  STEEL  SCIENTIST  (Isthmian),  Aug.  2—Chairman,  A.  Maldonado;  Secre­ tary,  P.  Omega.  Repairs  taken  care  of,  Water  tanks  to  be  cleaned  upon  arrival  at  Singapore.  Ship's  fund  S2:i.  No  beefs.  Seven  hours  OT  dis­ puted.  Vote  of  thanks  for  splendid  food  and  eerviee.  TpPA  TDPA  (Waterman),  July  SS—  Chairmen,  alri  M.  McCaffrey;  Secretary,  H,  Knewlee.  Better  care  ef  washing  machine  requested.  Bee  about  paint­ ing  crews  quarters.  Vote  of  thanks  Paf« TUrteea  He Only Wanted A Night's Sleep  "I  thought  it  was  luck  when  I  walked  into the  Isaiah Bar in Calcutta  one hot  morning  in  April," says  Seafarer  Thurston  Lewis, "and the proprietor gave me the address of a hotel  where  I  could sleep  in  comfort  . . .  "It seemed ideal..  the  Britishers  decided  he  trouble  getting  enough  money  to  What  started to be a  peace­ one  of  had  enough  of  this  and  de­ put  out  cash  draws  for  the  crew."  ful night  ashore in  the Indian  had  cided  to  walk  out.  One  of  the  port  soon  turned  Into  a  stay  In  a  Calcutta  Jail  and  a  nightmare  for  a  dozen  seamen  from  almost  as  many  countries.  It  all  started  when  Lewis'  ship,  the  Valiant  Freedom,  docked  in  Calcutta.  Having  some  time  off,  Lewis said, he and  a friend decided  to  take  in  a  movie  before  hitting  the  sack  in  their room  at the  Palm  Lawn  hotel,  the  establishment  rec­ ommended  to  them.  It  was  about  II  PM  before  they  got back  to their  room  and,  having  knocked  about  the  city  all  day,  Lewis  said,  they  were  pretty  tired.  "There seemed  to  be  a  party  going  on  in  one  of  the  rooms," he  wrote,  "but  the  noise  was  not  so much  as  to  disturb  a  couple  of  weary  sea­ farers."  A  couple  of  hours  later  a .loud  banging  on  the  door  woke  them,  Lewis said,  and  he hollered  for the  person  to  keep  going  and  keep  quiet.  He  soon  came  back,  this  time  knocking  much  louder  and  with  a  "definite  aura  of  authority,"  Lewis  noted.  When  he  opened  the  door,  he  foiMd  a  policeman  standing  there.  "It  was a  general raid." the  Sea­ farer said,  "for it seemed  everyone  in  the  hotel  was  standing  in  front  of  the  rooms the  same  as  we  were.  A  group  of  girls  huddled  together  in one  corner of  the patio  was part  of  the reason  for the raid."  It  was  quite  a  collection  herded  down  to  the  local  bastille,  includ­ ing  three  other  members  of  the  Valiant  Freedom's  crew,  an  engi­ neer  and  wiper  off  an  Isthmian  ship,  three  Danish  seamen  off  a Panamanian  vessel, a  German,  a  couple  of  Brit­ ishers, three New  Zealanders  and  one  Chinese  sailor.  Instead of book­ ing  them,  the  po­ Lewis  lice  kept  all  of  the  seamen  in  the offices  for some  time.  Around  four  AM,  some  four  hours  after  they  were  taken  in,  the  trouble  started.  Some  native  prisoners  were  be­ ing  released  or  transferred,  when  'Sea Spray'  guards  stopped  him,  none  too  gently, Lewis recalled, and the next  thing  anyone  knew,  the  officer  was  blowing  his  whistle  to  call  re­ inforcements. They quickly arrived,  freely  swinging  their  clubs.  One of  his shipmates ran into the  room  with  Lewis,  but  a  gendarme  followed  and  hit  him  from  behind  with  a  brass  club.  He  fell  to  his  knees, blood  gushing from  a  wound  on  the  back  of  hia  head.  The'Cer­ It  doesn't  seem  right  that  Seafarer  Paul  Zellner,  DM  on  the  Valiant  Freedom,  should  sport  such  q  crop  while  his  shipmate,  P.  Powers,  an  AB,  doesn't,  but  that's  the  way  it  goes.  His  shipmates  refer  to  Zellner's  beard  as  on  "exaggerated  moustache."  Powers  was  deck  delegate  on  the  Freedom  during  its  lost  trip  to  the For  East.  man  seafarer,  Hans,  was  followed  into the  room and  when  he  tried  to  protect his head  with  his arms,  the  club  came  crashing  down,  break­ ing  his  forearm  and  leaving  it  hanging  limp  about  halfway  down  from  the  elbow.  The  British  sea­ farer who  tried to  leave got a nasty  gash  over his  eye.  Early  the next  morning  the  cap­ tains and  mates started to arrive  to  bail  out  their  men,  a  500  rupee  bail  having  been  levied  to  hold  them  for  a  hearing.  "We  waited  impatiently  but  no  officer  came  from  our  ship,"  he  complained.  "We knew that  the captain had had  The  chief  mate  from  the  Pana­ manian  vessel  came  down  to  bail  out his  three  Danish  sailors,  Lewis  added,  and,  out  of  the  kindness  of  his heart offered to pay  our  bail.  The following  day a  bail  of  2,000  rupees  was  set  and  trial  scheduled  for  some  days  later.  Meanwhile,  their  vessel  had  sailed  without  them,  Lewis  said,  leaving  the  four  in the  city's  jail  without any  funds.  However,  prompt  action  by  the  American  consul  in  contacting  SIU  Headquarters enabled  the  Union  to  have  the  company  cable  the  neces­ sary  funds  to  its agent  in  Calcutta.  The  consul  was  also  able  to  get  the  magistrate  to  advance  the  date  of  trial so the  men could  try  to get  berths  and  head  for  home.  Though  innocent,  the  men  all  pleaded  guilty  to  the  charges,  rather  than  run  the  gauntlet  of  Indian  law  and  justice.  They  were  lined  150  rupees,  and  while  his  three  shipmates  were  flown  back  to the  states, Lewis  decided  to  sign  on  the  Valiant  Enterprise  to  come  back  with a  few bucks in  his wallet.  Now on  his way  to Santos, Brazil,  his  old  "stomping  grounds,"  the  Palm  Lawn  affair  is  in  the  past,  Lewis  added.  He  hopes  nothing  even  remotely  resembling  it  will  ever  occur  again.  Turned Down 0T7  Don't Boof  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  with  equal  overtime  when  the easier  jobs come alor^.  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  mak" up the  overtime he  turned down  before.  -by Seafarer "Red" fink L0N6VIBW  VICTORY  (Victory),  Aug.  V—Chairman,  J.  Wagner;  Secre­ tary,  P.  Oraham.  Various  Issues  of  safety  meeting  brought  to  attention  of  crew.  Some  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.  Fidley  doors  to  be  closed  at  ail  times.  Crew  eautioned  on  proper  use  of  washing  machlite.  Suggest  porthole  fans  be  Instaiied  In  galley  and  galley  range  needs  repairing.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  well  done.  WACOSTA  (Waterman),  June  Si­ Chairman,  R.  Prideaux;  Secretary,  J.  Pursell.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Discussion  re  insufficient  screens  to  portholes.  Fans  to  be  re­ paired.  Slop  chest  to  be  ordered  in  NY.  July  SS—Chairmen,  T.  Danxey;  Sec­ retary,  J.  Purssll.  Some  OT  disputed.  Bosun  missed  ship  in  Bremen.  Ger­ many.  Return  cups  to  pantry  after  using.  Repair  list  being  made  up.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  EVELYN  (Bull),  Aug.  2—Chairman,  S.  KrewcsynskI;  Secretary,  D.  Forrest.  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uses  some  heavy  "hip  english"  to  keep  the  hoop  spinning.  Winner  of  the  contest—the  hoop.  SIU,  A&G  District  SEAFARERS  IN  DRYDOCK  Francisco  hospital.  While  prompt  action  is  vital  in  the  majority  of  these  cases,  it  is  just  as  important  that  a  larger  number  of  Seafarers  continue  to  take  the  time  out  to  donate  blood  to  replenish  the  Union's  Believe  not  what  they  tell  you.  blood  bank  stock  that  is  being  made  available  for  their  use  and  for  That  my  tears  are  just  a  pose;  their  dependents.  They  can't  help  being  jealous.  A  combination  of  back  aches,  leg  pains  and  dizzy  spells  caused  old­ Of  the  way  that  our  love  grows,  timer  Marcellus  Van  Ryswyk  to  check  into  the  Brighton  Marine  Hos­ pital for  tests and  exarns recently.  I  pray  that  God  above.  Ryswyk,  a  member  of  the  SIU  Will  give  me  strength  to  see  this  since  1944,  last  sailed  as  a fire  through,"  watchman  on  the  SS  Atlantic.  And  guide  me  in  my  lonely  way.  Leg  ulcers  sidelined  two  other  For  without  you,  love,  I'm  so  blue.  Seafarers in  the Brighton  hospital  May  He  always  keep  you  safe.  during  the  past  month.  Seafarer  Wherever  you  may  be.  Edward  Sieger,  former  wiper  on  From  temptation,  fear  and  pain,  the  Bradford  Island,  is  reported  'Til  you  come  back  home  to me.  making  slow  progress  with  his  condition,  while  Charles  Robin­ Meehon  Ryswyk  Be  true  to  me,  my  darling,  son,  ex­blackgang  member  on  No  matter  what  you  do.  the  John  B.  Kulukundis, states  he  expects to  be  discharged  in  the  near  For  you  have  my  solemn  promise.  future.  That  I'll  be  true  to  you.  A  bad  shipboard  spill  laid  up  Seafarer  James  Meehan  In  the  Nor­ folk  hospital  with  a  number  of  broken  ribs,  a  sprained  ankle  and  broken  wrist. However,  the bosun  has  been  making  good  progress  and  expects  to  be  released  on  outpatient  treatment  sometime  When  notifying  headquarters  this  week.  by  cable  or  wireless  that  a  Sea­ Severe  stomach  trouble  while  farer  has  paid  off  in  a  foreign  shipping  as fireman  on  the  SS  port because  of  injury or, illness,  Coe  Victory  ended  in  a  stay  in  ships'  delegates  should  include  a  Honolulu  hospital  for  Seafarer  the  following  information:  John  L. GrifTln.  Although  he  has  The  man's  full  name, his  SIU  been  transferred  to  the  Norfolk  Robinson  Griffin  book  number,  name of  the ship,  USPHS  hospital  for  further  the  port  of  payoff  and  the  hos­ treatment.  Griffin  expects  to  be  in  the  hospital  for  some  time  under­ pital  where  he  is  being  treated.  going  further  extensive  tests.  Prompt  treatment  has  helped  Seafarer  The  response  of  ships'  crews  William  Rudd  in  his fight  against  a  diabetic  condition  and  he  also  to  the  Union's  request for  these  expects  to  he  released  from  the  Norfolk  hospital  in  the  next  couple  notifications has  been very  good.  of  weeks.  Sometimes  though,  not  all  of  Seafarers  on  shore  leave,  or  on  the  beach  waiting  to  ship,  should  the  above  information  has  been  take  the time  out  to visit  the  brothers in  the  hospitals or  to drop  then*  included.  Be  sure  to  list  all  of  this  data  so  that  the  SIU  can  a line.  The following  is the latest  available  of  hospital  patients:  I  NAME  STREET  ADL RESS  CITY  Aornst  2S,  19St  SEAFARERS  LOG  Wage  FoorteeB  fi  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Robert  G.  Barrett  Arnt  Larsen  Marvin  J.  Blanton  David  E.  McCollum  Ludwik  Borowik  George  McCurley  Reed  R.  Burns  William  MarJenhoH  Carter  C.  Chambers  Jerry  Miller  Lloyd  V.  Cox  George  W.  MurrlU  Fess Crawford  William  Nelson  Eugene  CroweU  Valentine  Nunez  Jeff  Davis  Frederik  Ouweneel  Enoch  J.  Gaylor  Kenyon  F.  Parka  James  C.  Gllsson  Louis  W.  Peed  Herbert  E.  Grant  Winford  H.  Powell  George  Hatchett  Harry  G.  Rivers  Emile  Herek  J.  P.  Shaughnessy  Raymond  Hodges  Fred  E.  Umholts  Edward  Knapp  Stanley  Wright  Leo  Lang  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK,  VA.  William  Meehan  WUllam  S.  Rudd  Claude  L.  Bibb  Bernle  G.  Watson  Francis J.  Boner  Luis  Williams  John  L. Griffin  Thomas  Bubar  ST.  JOSEPH'S  HOSPITAL  ELMIRA,  NY  Louis  Cevette  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  David  C.  Archia  R.  P.  Mongriet  Charles  Burns  Carlos  Morales  Robert  B.  Carey  Jose  R.  Moro  C.  J.  Caropreso  Juan  L.  Pagan  Ernest  DeBautie  Rodrigo  I.  Pelayo  Norberto  Esquilin  Feliz  G.  Quinonez  Friedof  O.  Fondlla  Tomas  Ramirez  Thomas  J.  Gray  Angel  L.  Reyes  Roman  Harper  Jose  Reyes  Stanley  F.  Hayes  Edwin  C.  Reynolds  Jesse  R.  Joy  Jose  Rodriguez  E.  L.  Kaznowsky  Nicolas Sabin  Patrick  T.  Kelly  Manuel  Sanchez  Luciano  Labrador  Julius  B.  Schutt*  Frank  Lijo  Oscar  Smith  Raul  I.  Lopez  Joseph  Sojac  Edgar  W.  Luke  Oscar  W.  Sorenson  Desmond  McMahon  Robert  F.  Staplin  A.  O.  Maldonado  Paul  Switch  Granville  Mattse  Miguel  Tirado  M.  Meguissoglou  MUton  S.  Trotman  Herman  Meyer  MT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSPITAL  MT.  WILSON,  MD.  George  Davis  ^ PNoros  ^  ?OFTiRY  ac­ USPHS  HOSPITAL  BROOKLYN.  NY  Joseph  J.  Bass  Thomas  R.  Lehay  Matthew  Bruno  Leo  Mannaugh  Gregorlo  Caraballo  Primitlvo  Muse  Leo  V.  Carreon  J.  S.  O'Byrne  Wade  Chandler  Georga  G.  Phlfer  Joseoh  D.  Cox  Winston  E.  Renny  John  J.  Driscoll  Manuel  B.  Silva  Otis  L.  Gibbs  Aimer  S.  Vickere  Bart  E.  Guranlck  Luther  E.  Wing  Taib  Hassan  Pon  P.  Wing  William  D.  Kenny  Royca  Yarborough  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH,  TEXAS  Lawrence  Anderson  Max  Olson  Richard  Appleby  John  C.  Palme;  B.  J.  Deibler  Leo  Watts  James  Lauer  Joseph  P.  Wise  Woodrow  Meyers  Albert  L.  Ogletree  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE.  MD.  Chalmers  Anderson  Angelo  Polatos  John  Atkinson  Ehu  Harry  Pule  Clarence  Banks  Felipe  Serrano  Leo  Barrett  Jose  Soares  Herman  D.  Carney  Florentino  Telgeir*  Gorman  T.  Glaze  Paul  ThornhUl  Emanuel  D.  Jones  Frederick  Tonucie  John  Kucharskl  Dolphus  Walker  Antonio  LaPorte  Levi  Warner  William  Little  Joseph  Wehe  Anthony  Plsanl  Walter  Yahl  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  FeyrI  W.  Ammona  Francis  Regan  Clarence  Ayers  Joseph  O.  Roy  Albert  W.  Canter  Cecil  O.  Sauners  Wilmot  S. Getty  Alfredo  P.  Stearne  Robert  F.  Nielsen  Bobby  W.  Stewart  VA  HOSPITAL  CENTER  HOT  SPRINGS,  SO.  DAKOTA  Clifford  C.  Womack  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON.  MASS.  Martin  J.  Crosby  Stephen  J.  Sceviotir  Stanley  F.  Ostrom  Edward  C.  Sieger  C.  R.  Robinson  R.  J.  Thompson  John  C.  Rohlee  M.  VanRyswyk  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTON,  VA.  Joseph  GUI  USPHS  HOSPITAL  TUCSON,  ARIZ.  Frank  J.  Mackey  SAN  PATRICIO  HOSPITAL  SAN  JUAN.  PR  Luther  J.  Pate  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  JAMAICA.  NY  James  RusseU  US  SOLDIERS  HOME  WASHINGTON.  DC  W.  H.  Thomson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  Georga  D.  Brady  Joseph  Neuhauar  Chang  P.  King  Eusehlo Soto  Antonio  E.  Manetig  Teodora  Urbiu  Joseph 1.  Pcrrotra  EUls  M.  WatU  Arthur  J. Scheving  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH. GA.  OM  A.  Wane*  X. W.  Cantebovtab  �Anffiut  t», 1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare Plfteea  Key Ship Bills Await OK The  deaths  of  the  follouHvg  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  Arthur  S.  Nelson,  72:  Suc­ sister  Mara  Lopez,  of  Chlchon,  cumbing to a  liver ailment, Brother  Glbralter.  Nelson  passed  SI  SI  SI  passed  away  on  Julius Luksewieh,  32:  A  member  April 19.1959. He  Of  the  engine  depaitment,  Brother  Luksewieh  died  is survived by his  of  natural  causes  sister,  Myrtle  A.  in  Kings  County  Bergh,  of  Chi­ Hospital,  Brook­ cago,  111.  Nelson  lyn,  NY.  Lukse­ was  buried  in the  wieh passed  away  Oak  Hill  Ceme­ tery, Chicago,  111.  on  July  25,  1959,  He was a  member  and was buried at  St.  John's  Ceme­ of  the deck  department, and  joined  tery,  Middle  Vil­ the  Union  in  1939.  lage,  NY.  He  ii  ti  leaves no known survivors.  James  Hudson,  50:  A  lung  ail­ X  i  3r  ment  proved  fatal  to  Brother  John  Asavicnis,  58:  On  June  26,  Hudson  who  died  May  9  while  a  1959,  Brother  Asavicuis  died  due  patient  at  the  Public  Health  Serv­ to  a  lung  condi­ ice  Hospital  in  New  Orleans,  La.  tion  at  the  USP­ He  became  a  Union  member  in  HS  Hospital,  San  1951  and  sailed  in  the  deck  de­ Francisco,  Calif.  partment.  His  wife,  Mrs.  Vivian  He had  joined the  Hudson,  of  New  Orleans,  survives  Union  in  1955,  him.  Burial  was  in  Garden  of  and  was  a  mem­ Memories  Cemetery  in  New  Or­ ber  of  the  engine  leans.  department. He  is  survived  by  his  t>  SI  t>  wife,  Laura  Asa­ Albert  Lambert,  59:  Brother  Lambert  died  on  July  14,  1959,  at  vicius  of  Long  Beach,  Calif.  the  Jefferson  Davis  Hospital  Houston,  Texas,  as  a  result  of  a  lung  ailment.  He  had  been  a  mem­ ber  of  the  stew­ ard  department,  and  joined  the  Union  in  1943.  Surviving  is  his  wife,  Edith  Lambert,  of  Hoboken,  NJ.  Burial  was at Glenwood  Ceme­ tery,  Houston,  Texas.  (Continued from page  3)  York  and  Massachusetts,  and  by  some  localities,  could  mean  taxa­ tion  on  seamen  by  several  sources  in  the  course  of  the  same  year,  without  regard  to  where  they  live  or  where  most  of  their  Income  is  derived.  • A   gain  in  the  subsidy  area,  a  measure  to  encourage  greater fi­ nancing  of  new  US  ship  construc­ tion  has  cleared  the  House  and  is  expected  to  pass  the  Senate.  This  would  broaden  the  term  "alien"  under  the  shipping  laws  to  enable  large financial  institutions  and  others  with  some  foreign  directors  to assist  in  new  US ship financing,  but  would assure  American  owner­ ship  and  control.  With  some  $4  billion  in  new  US  construction  slated  by  American  subsidized  operators,  a  proposal  was  introduced  in  the  Senate  last  week  to  recognize  the  realities  of  ship financing  today.  Due  to  the  differential  between  construction  costs  in  foreign  yards  and  in  the  States,  the  Government  is  author­ ized  under the  1936  Merchant  Ma­ rine Act  to pay  up to  50  percent of  the  cost  of  building  here.  Japan  is  now  recognized  as  the  "base"  nation  for  most  new  con­ struction  but,  with  the  differential  starting  to  exceed  50  percent,  the  bill  now  proposed  would  lift  the  ceiling  altogether.  No  parallel  bill  has  yet  been  offered  In  the  House  on  this  program.  Other  important  measures  for  seamen  and  SlUNA fishermen  and  cannery  workers  affiliates  include  a  bill passed  b.v the  House Wednes­ day  (August  26)  authorizing  for  the first  time  a  subsidy  on  con­ struction  of  US fishing  vessels.  The allowance  would be  up to  one­ third  to  meet  the  differential  be­ tween costs in  US and foreign ship­ yards.  This  measure  is  still  to  be  acted  on  in  Senate  committee.  A  proposal  reauiring  all  vessels  over  300  tons  to  use  American  SIU  BABY  ABRIVALS  pilots  In  Great  Lakes­Seaway  wat­ ers  has  been  passed  over  to  tha  next  session.  Measures  to  govern  shipping  in  the  Alaskan  trade  and  bar  ICOrailroad  control  over  this  service  are  also  stalled.  In  addition,  the  omnibus  rivers  and  harbor  bill,  involving  con­ struction  in  many  key  port  areas  on  all  coasts,  is  also  pending  for­ mal  action  by  both  houses  of  Con­ gress.  The  Seaway  ports  are  seek­ ing  prompt  passage  so  tha*  dredg­ ing  work  to  make  the  new  water­ way  fully  useful  can  move  ahead.  Action  on  the  farm  surplus  h.ill  is up  for  Senate  debate  early  next  week.  The  House  has  authorized  a  one­year  extension,  while  the  Senate  favors  a  three­year  author­ ization.  A fight  is  still  shaping  up  on  authority  sought  by  the  Agri­ culture  Department  to  move  US  farm  surplus  cargoes  through  Ca­ nadian  Seaway  ports,  although  the  Department  says  "50­50"  will  still  apply.  Efforts  are  being  made  to  amend  this  section  so  that  load­ ings can  only be  made in  American  ports.  NY Maps Big Labor Day Fete All  of  the  following  SIU  families  have  received  a  $200  maternity  benefit  plus  a  $25  bond  from  the  Union  in  the  baby's  name:  Henrey  Bonura,  born  August  13,  Rachel  Callahan,  born  August  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Victore  16,  1959, to  Seafarer and  Mrs.  Rob­ Bonura,  New  Orleans,  La.  ert  Callahan,  Irvington,  Ala.  SI  SI  S  SI  S  S  Audrey  Brewer,  born  July  29,  Brenda  Canady,  born  July  19,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Jack  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ronald  Seafarers  and  all  American  Brewer,  New  Orleans,  La.  Canady,  St.  George,  Ga.  workers  will  mark  the  77th  ob­ servance  of  the  Labor  Day  holiday  Phyllis  Cox,  bom  July  24,  1959,  on Monday,  September 7,  this year.  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  James  Cox,  Aboard  ship,  the  annual  observ­ Baltimore,  Md.  ance  is  expected  to  be  noted  by  festive  holiday  dinners  for  all  SI  SI  S  Gary  Dean,  born  August  10,  hands  as  the  galley  force  puts  its  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  George  best  foot  forward  for  the  occa­ Dean,  Whister,  Ala.  sion.  Ashore,  the  Labor  Day  holi­ day  has  come  to  mean  not  only  a  SI  S  S  Ceroid  Erlinger,  born  April  12.  salute  to  the  working  men  and  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ceroid  women  of  the  nation,  but  also  the  signal  for  the  end  of  the  summer  Erlinger,  Trail,  Ore.  vacation season  and, for  the young­ SI  SI  S  Wanda  Fillingim,  born  August  sters,  the  start  of  the  slow  trek  11,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ci­ back  to  school.  In  New  York,  where  the  pioneer  lice  Fillingim,  Chickasaw,  Ala.  Labor  Day  celebration  got  under­ TO SHIPS  IN ATLANTIC  EUROPEAN  SI  SI  SI  James  Grifford,  born  July  1,  way  in  1882,  AFL­CIO  unions  will  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Thomas  stage  the  first  Labor  Day  parade  in  20  years  with  the  traditional  Grifford,  Brookhaven,  Miss.  floats,  flags,  banners  and  bands.  SI  S  S  Rhonda  Hamm,  born  May  .29,  The  SIU  and  its  affiliated  unions  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Jiles  are  expected  to  participate  in  the  program  sponsored  by  the  New  Hamm,  Newport  News,  Va.  EVERY  SUNDAY,  9620  GMT  (11.20 EST  Sunday)  York  City  AFL­CIO  Central  Labor  SI  S  S  Council.  WFK­39, 19850  KCs  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  Virginia  Hartmen,  born  June  11,  The  marching  will  get  underway  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ 1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Donald  at  10  AM  along  Manhattan's famed  tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  Hartmen,  Seattle,  Wash.  5th  Avenue,  beginning  on  26th  States.  SI  SI  SI  Street  and  winding  up  on  60th  Michael  Hommel,  born  June  22,  Street.  Participating  unions  esti­ WFL­65,  15850  KCa  Ships  in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Robert  mate that  some 150,000 union  mem­ America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  Hommel,  Atmore,  Ala.  bers  will  take  part  in  the  demon­ and  US  East  Coast.  SI  S  S  stration  of  labor  unity.  NY  Mayor  Priscilla  Jordan,  born  July  22,  Robert  F.  Wagner  has  proclaimed  IVFK­86,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  James  September  7  as "City  of  New  York  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  East  Coast.  Jordan,  Mobile,  Ala.  Trade  Union  Day."  s s s EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  I  RROADCAST  I  I  3^  S.  S.  William  Fischer,  47:  Brother  Fischer  died  of  a  heart  attack  on  May  6,  1959.  Brother  Fi.scher  was  buried  at  the  Metairie  Cemetery,  La.  He  is  survived  by  his  wife,  Thelma  Fischer,  of  New  Orleans.  S. SI S. Edward  B.  Carpenter,  51:  Broth­ er  Carpenter  died "a  natural  death  aboard  the  SS  Alcoa  Partner  on  June  18,  1959.  A  member  of  the  engine  depart­ ment,  Brother  Carpenter  joined  the  Union  in  1938.  He  was  buried  at  the  Orange  Hill  Cemetery,  Tampa,  Florida.  Car­ penter  leaves  no  known  survivors.  ^  SI  SI  William  J.  Kramer,  50:  Brother  Kramer  died  of  a  brain  inflamma­ tion  on  ,Aprll  4,  1959.  Kramer  joined  the  Union  in  1949,  and  was  a  member  of  the  deck  department.  He Is  survived  by  his  wife,  Koaru  Kramer, of  Yoko­ h a m a.  Brother  Kramer  was  cre­ mated.  *  ^  SI  Carlde  Lopes. 4S:  Brother  Lopez  died  on  January  3,  1958,  as  a  re­ sult  of  inhaling  carbqn  monoxide.  A  member of  the deck  departihent,  Lopez  Joined  the  Union  in  1951.  Bi;other  LOpez  is  sunrtved. by  bis  "THE VOICE OF THE  MTD"  Meanwhile,  MID  'Round­The­Worfd  Wireless Broadcasts  Continue ...  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  (2:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  WCO­13020  KCs  Europe  and  North  America  WCO­16908.8  KCs  East  Coast  South  America  WCO­22407  KCs  West  Coast  South  America  Every  Monday,  8315  GMT  (10:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  WMM  25­15687  SC!s  Australia  WMM  81­11037.5  Northwest  Pacific  MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  Charles  Peczack  A  registered  letter  for  you  from  M.  Lavine  of  San  Francisco  being  held  at  the  LOG  office  in  Head­ quarters.  Please  send  forwarding  address  immediately.  SI  SI  S  George  Allen  Leach  Contact  your  wife  as  soon  as  possible.  SI  SI  S  Frank  Wasmer  would  like  to  have  some  of  his  old  shipmates  contact  him  at  5227  College  Ave­ nue,  Kansas,  Missouri.  for  you  by  the dispatcher  at  head­ quarters.  s  s  s  Anyone  with  information  con­ cerning  the  whereabouts  of  Emory  Smith,  ex­Williams  Victory,  is  asked  to  get  in  touch  with  R.  Daugherty  Tariner  at  127  W.  Broad  St.,  Hopewell,  NJ.  s s s Francisco  Pacheco  Eusebio  Rodriguez  would  like  you  to  gel  in  touch  with  him  in  Mayaguez,  PR.  S  S  S  Paul  Muggins  Edmund  K.  W.  Eriekaen  Get  in  touch  with  H.  F.  Holmes  Your  Coast  Guard  discharges  at  7020  North  Clark  Avenue,  left on  tho Wacosta  are being  held  Tampa,  Fla.  S  S  S  �Vol. XXi  No. 18  SEAfARERSIkLOe  •   OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • A   FL­CIO  •   ITF Drive Cuts  Liberian Fleet  Champ Visits NY Hail  President  Signs PHS  Fnnd Bill  I  The worldwide anti­runaway campaign  by mari'time unions  affiliated  with  the  International  Transportworkers  Federa­ tions  is  producing  significant  results—^including  a  sharp  de­ cline  in  new  construction  for'*—  Liberian  registry.  months  of  1959  alone.  The  return  Principal  pos­t­war  haven  of  the dry cargo  ships is  attributed  to the "50­50" law,  which  US mari­ for American­owned  runaway  time  have  strongly  sup­ shipping,  Liberia  is  now  rap­ ported, unions  since  the  competition  for  idly  losing  ground  as  a  sanc­ "50­50"  cargoes  is  much  keener  WASHINGTON  —  President  Elsenhower  has  signed  the  appro­ priation  bill  covering  activities  of  the  US  Public  Health  Service  fol­ lowing  its  approval  by  Congress.  The  measure  is  the first  piece  of  vital  maritime  legislation  on  which  action  has  been  completed  so  far  this  session.  tuary  for  the  big  tanker  interests.  for  the  foreign flags.  At  the  same  Funds  appropriated  for  "hospi­ A  report  by  Davies  &  Newman,  time,  companies  such  as  Standard  tals and  medical  care" repre.sent  a  Ltd.,  British  ship  brokers,  showed  Oil  of  California,  are  seeking  per­ gr.in  of  $1.1 million  over last  year's  that  the  British flag  accounted  for  mission  to  bring  their  foreign  figure,  assuring  no  cut  in  existing  fully one­fourth  of  the net  increase  tankers  back  for  use  in  the  do­ services  for  the  dare  of  merchant  of  2.7  million  tons  in  the  world  mestic  oil  trade.  seamen  at  the  16  PHS  hospitals  tanker fleet  during  the first  six  now  being  operated.  The final  The  registration  of  large  num­ months  of  this  year.  figure  is  the  same  one  recom­ bers  of  new  tankers  under  the  The  cut­rate  Liberian flag  not  British  and  Greek flags  is  viewed  Chief  Steward  E.  Rosado  checks  the  muscles  that  twice  earned  mended  in  the  President's  budget  only  lagged  behind  Britain,  but  in  some  quarters  as  a  challenge  message  in  January.  veteran  boxer  Willie  Pep  the  title  of  "World  Featherweight  Box­ also behind  Norway, the  US, Japan,  to  the  ITF policy  that  union  Juris­ A  slightly  higher figure  than  in  Greece  and  the  Netherlands  over  diction  over  runaway  vessels  is  to  ing  Champ."  Pep  dropped  into  the  SIU  cafeteria  at  New  York  1958 is also  for some 125  that  period. The  decline  is attribu­ be  determined  by  the  nation  in  hall  with  a  former  amateur  oponent,  Seafarer  Tony  Petrillo  (left).  out­patient  allocated  facilities  maintained  ted  to  the  spotlight  focused  on  which  the  ownership  or  control  of  After  a life­time  career  of  over  300  fights,  with  only  13  defeats,  by  the Public  Health  Service.  This  runaway  operations  by  the  ITF.  the  ship  is  vested.  '  Pep  now  operates  a  New  York  cafe.  is supposed to cover  new  personnel  SIU  and  NMU  have  already  an­ as well  as higher food  and  material  nounced  plans  to  organize  Ameri­ costs.  can­owned  runaway vessels through  No  Opposition  a  special  organization.  This  group.  In  all,  the  PHS  appropriation  Which  would  include  US  officers  faced  no major opposition  this time  unions,  would  move  to  bring  the  WASHINGTON—The  SIU,  NMU  and  independent  tanker­owners  have  formed  a  joint  out, despite  earlier  plans indicated  wages  and  conditions  of  runaway  ship  crews  up  to  legitimate  levels.  labor­management  committee to spark long­term  employment  for  American­flag  tankers,  by  its  parent  agency,  the  Depart­ Meanwhile,  despite  the  de­ particularly  in  the US  oil  import  trade.  Co­chairmen of  the committee on the labor side are  ment  of  Health,  Education  and  Welfare,  to shut  down  some  major  pressed  state  of  the  oil  trade,  the  Paul  Hall,  president  of  the  facilities.  American­flag  tanker fleet—the  million  tons  will  be  brought  in,  US­flag  tanker fleet  and  indepen­ only non­subsidized  segment of  US­ SlUNA,  and  Joseph  Curran,  almost  entirely  by  foreign­flag  dent  tanker  owners  have  charged  Although  the  PHS  outlay  is  flag shipping—has continued  to ex­ president  of  the National Ma­ tankships,  during  1959.  that  the chartering  practices of  the  higher  for  this  1959­60 fiscal  year,  pand.  The  US­flag  tankship fleet  ritime  Union.  As  part  of  its  program,  the  new  oil  company fleets  are  destroying  which  ends  next  June,  there  may  still  have  to  be  some  belt­tighten­ now  has  a  tonnage  capacity  11.3  group  will  attempt  to  bring  to  the  the  small fleets  that  remain.  percent  higher  than  in  mid­1957,  The  joint industry committee has  attention  of  Congress  and  the  One major  aspect of  the commit­ ing.  The  increased  funds  are  not  and  another  28  tankers  are  on  charged  that  the  "un­American  public  the  fact  that  the  present  tee's  work  will  be  to  spotlight  the  expected  to  be  enough  to  cover  order  in  American  yards  for  US  policies  of  the  major  international  exclusionary  practices  fostered  by  fact  that  commercial  imports  are  cost  increases  at  various  PHS  in­ registry.  oil  companies"  has  virtually  ex­ the oil  companies are dangerous to  not  being  carried  at  "fair  and  stallations.  However,  one  oil  company  re­ national  defense  and  reasonable  rates."  American  con­ port  forecasts  that  the  US,  now  in  cluded  the  American­flag  tanker  American  imperil  US  foreign  policy  in  the  sumers  are  paying  the  same  price  second  place  behind  Liberia  in  from  the  oil  import  trade.  for  Middle East  oil  as for  domestic  Middle  East.  American­flag  participation  has  world  tanker  capacity,  will  drop  declined from  a  level of  76  percent  Most of  the big oil  companies are  oil,  the  committee  pointed  out,  to  fourth  place  by  1963.  the  wide  spread  between  US­flag  tonnage  has  also  gained  in  1946  to  the  present  low  of  2  keeping  tankers  under  the US flag  despite  tanker  rates.  in  the  dry  cai^go field,  where  a  percent  at  the  same  time  the  vol­ only  for  the  domestic  trade,  from  As  a  result,  "the  American  con­ total  of  29  ships  have  returned  to  ume  of  imports  has  quadrupled.  which  foreign  ships  are  excluded.  sumer  is  actually  paying  for  using  American  registry since  the  end  of  The  US  imported  20  million  tons  Independently­owned  tankers  ac­ American­flag  tankers but  they are  1957,  18  of  them  in  the first  six  of  oil  in  1947.  An  estimated  85  count  for  only  10  percent  of  the  not  being  used."  The  difference  pocketed  by  the  oii  companies  should  be  more  than  adequate, the  LAKE  CHARLES—Seafarers  on  committee  said,  to  assure  full  em­ the  beach  in  this  port  may  now  ployment  for  US­flag  tankers  plus  avail  themselves  of  the  eyeglass  Decker, Curtis  substantial  profits  for  the  oil  com­ benefit  provided  by  the  SIU  Wei­ Drozdowski,  Paul  P.  panies.  fare Plan. Arrangements  have been  Filosa,  Michael  A,  Earlier,  Sen.  Warren  G.  Magnu­ completed  with  a  local  company  De  Jesus, Damasco  son,  chairman  of  the  Senate  For­ for  all  members  to have  their  eyes  Alexander, Lancelot  eign  Commerce  Committee,  called  checked  and  fitted  with  glasses,  if  Thomsen,  Helger  IB  on  the  Government  for  answers to  needed.  Seagarers  should  see  the  Trice, WilUara  some  "serious  questions"  regard­ dispatcher  and  make  an  appoint­ Fisher, James  H.  ing  the state of  the  US­flag  tanker  ment,  Charles  Kimball,  acting  Nelson, Harry  C.  fleet.  He again  questioned Govern­ agent, reported.  Scaturro,  Joseph  A.  ment  reliance  on  runaway  tankers  Service  is  fast,  Kimbali  said,  Raptakis,  Peter  for  US  mobilization  purposes.  Larson, Harry T.  and  if  a  man  registers  for  an  ap­ The  committee  is  known  as  the  pointment  early  in  the  week,  he  Linker, William  G.  Joint Committee for American­Flag  should  be  fitted  out  in  no  time.  Siems,  Hendrik  F.  Tankers.  Executive  director  for  Shipping  for  the  port  was  only  Starckx, Henri  B.  the new  group is B. B.  Howard, Jr.,  fair  during  the  past  two­week  pe­ Goldfinger,  Nathan  whose  father  was  head  of  Jersey  riod,  Kimball  said,  but  should  im­ Camarda,  Frank  Standard  Oil's  shipping  operations  prove  in  the  future.  A  number  of  Doak, WilUam  J.  until  1954.  Jugan, John  standby  calls  including  one  for  The  SIU  blood  bank  in  New  York  has  been  set  up  to  supply  Sea­ Lane, Edward  J.  five  men  to  paint  the  CS  Norfolk,  farers  or  members  of  their  families  with  blood  anywhere  in  the  Mitsis, Nickolos  helped  ease  the  lists  during  the  United  States.  Seafarers  passing  through  the  Port  of  New  York  can  Peliksze,  Stanislaw  last  week,  he  noted.  A  number  of  donate  to the  blood  bank  at  the  New York  clinic  of  the Union.  Listed  Sieradzkl, Eugenlnai  replacements  shipped  to  in­transit  in this  space  are  a  few  of  the  Seafarers  and  others  who  have  donated  O'Mara, Eugene T.  vessels  also  helped.  to  the  blood  bank  in  the  past.  The  names  of  other  donors  toill  ap­ Jackson, Thaddens  S.  There was a  total of  eight vessels  pear  in  future  issues  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  Bentz,  Frederick  M.  calling in port over the past  period.  McAdams,  Lawrence  Behan,  John  F.  McDanlel, Carl  Max  The  Chiwawa  (Cities  Service)  was  Punch,  Early  A.  Bedgood,  WUUam  Collins,  Herbert  the  only  vessel  paying  off,  whiie  Pitt, Charles  M.  Gioelli,  Joseph  Bellefountaine,  Ronald  the  remaining  seven  ships,  all  Stokes,  Jerome  F.  Abrams,  John  B.  Phlfer, Robert  D.  Cities  Service  vessels  were  in  Arscott,  David  Medina,  Marcus E.  Colon, Juan  transit. They  were the  Wintdr Hill,  Sylvestre,  Albert  J.  Curran,  Hugh  D.  Blues,  ITank  Bradford  Island,  Chiwawa  (twice),  Crawford,  Bennle  Kranse, Paul E. Jr.  Bavcttinl,  Andrew 1.  CoimcU  Grove,  Royal  Oak  and  CS  Kelly,  Lang  M.  Rodowsky,  Joseph  P.  inie. Garret  A.  Miami  SIU^ NMU Ask Tanker Aid m  W­ i­ 11;.;­ I  k  V'  S"  I  I:  r.  fc.  'K . •  •   }'• ' .  SIU BLOOD BANK HONOR ROLL SIU Eyeglass  Plan Starts In  Lake  Charles  Send 'em te the  —LOG  � 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 August 28, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: KEY SHIP BILLS AWAIT ACTION BY CONGRESS SIU, NMU SEEK US TANKER AID WATERMAN SUBSIDY GAINS RAP ICC RULE BLOCKING NEW LAKES SERVICE HAIL SIUNA UNION SHOW ROLE AIR FORCE SITES SUCCESS BY SIU MISSILE SHIPS MAJOR SHIP BILLS AWAITING FINAL CONGRESS ACTION PUERTO RICO SIU STRIKE TIES UP SHELL OIL UNIT RAP FOREIGN NATION ANTI-US SHIP BIAS CANADIAN SIU SIGNS NEW CONTRACT FOR BRITISH SHIP LIFE RAFT USE SEEN OK BY ‘60 HEALTH GROUP SIFTS LINK BETWEEN JIB AND CANCER LAKES MEBA WINS RIGHT TO BOARD NON-UNION SHIPS HOLD TANKS ON MOBILE TUG PACTS ITF DRIVE CUTS LIBERIAN FLEET PRESIDENT SIGNS PHS FUND BILL SIU, NMU ASK TANKER AID 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 08/28/1959 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. XXI, No. 18  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/11f0b701d9d8428814e0991f70d1b3f3.pdf 6dd093d2ed3853374dde85bebffe75d3 PDF Text Text Vol. XXI  No. 19  SEAFARERS^LOG  Soptomber  II,  1959  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   ­• > 1  I'.S'.  •  3,.­..  v..  Drei^sed  in  SIU  T­shirts  and  wearing  the  familiar  "Lunde­ berg Stetsons,"  part  of  a  con­ tingent  of  over  300  Seafarers  is  shown  marching  up  New  York's  Fifth  Avenue  in  a  massive  Labor  Day  parade  of  115,000  union  men  and  wom­ en.  SIU  participated  jointly  with  NMU  and  other  mari­ time  unions  in  parade.  Cen­ ter  photo  shows  marine  un­ ions' float;  in  photo  below,  SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall  (right)  leads  Seafarer­pa­ raders. It was first  Labor  Day  parade  in  New  York  in  many  years.  (For  additional  details  and other  photos, see page 3.)  irv  I  'ff'  : ­ • • • 'fl  ®i8  .'­I.,  ­­r'i­;'  . .  .  A'­';­.  ­•  ­%  �Page  Two  SEAFARERS  LOG  SlU Lakes Co.  Starting Regular  Run To Europe  Sept. 11. 195#  Floating Picketiine  DETROIT—Direct  trans­Atlanlic shipping service from  the  Great  Lakes  to  Europe  is  being started  next  month  by  T, J.  McCarthy, an SIU  Great Lake".  District­contracted  company.  The  service  is  being  kicked"*'  off  on  October  1,  with  the  The  Alcoa  Puritan  will  pick  up  SlU­manned  A'coa  Puritan  cargo  at  Detroit,  Chicago  and  chartered  to  carry  Lakes  cargo  to  Kenosha,  Wisconsin,  and  deliver  England  and  the  European  con­ to  the  United  Kingdom.  France,  Germany  and  the  Low  Countries.  tinent.  Meanwhile,  McCarthy  indicated  The  announcement  of  the  Mc­ Carthy  action  is  the  first  such  that  his  company  wUl  either  be  in  step by  any  Lakes operator  as  well  the  market  for  additional  tonnage  as  being  the first  regular  service  to service  the European  run or will  to  be  undertaken  by  a  Great  build  a fleet  of  new  cargo  ships  Lakes  District  company.  However,  for  the operation.  several SlU­manned  deep sea  com­ McCarthy  is  the  only  Great  panies,  including  Alcoa,  Waterman  Lakes company  to have  applied for  and  Victory  Carriers,  as  well  as  a  subsidy  on  this  particular  run.  tramp  operators,  have  made  voy­ One  of  the  delaying  factors  in  ap­ ages  out  of  the  Lakes  to  Europe.  proval  of  the subsidy  has  been  the  Waterman, in  fact,  has  already  ap­ fight  by  rival  Great  Lakes  opera­ Engineer  Robert Luby pickets  the SS  Malietoa at the  Buffalo con­ plied  for  a  Lakes­to­Europe  op­ tors  on  McCarthy's  continuing  its  crete  elevator  in  organizing  drive  by  MESA  Local  101  against  erating subsidy.  carferry  and  bulk  cargo  domestic  The  McCarthy  announcement  trade  operations  on  the  Lakes.  the  Jupiter  Steamship  Company.  pointed  out  that  the  company  has  had  a  subsidy  application  pending  for more  than  three  years, and  has  received  step­by­step  approval  for  such  operations  in  the  face  of  strong  opposition  from  a  number  of  deep­sea  operators.  With final  action  still  awaited  from  the  Fed­ eral  Maritime  Board,  McCarthy  decided  to  go  ahead  with  the  in­ WASHINGTON—^A  new  set  of  restricticns  has  been  clamped  on  the  American  labor  auguration  of  the  service.  New Labor Bill Short On Reform, Hits Unions Only Mates Will  Ballot  Soon  On Officials  Members  of  the  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  will  soon  have  an  op­ portunity  to  vote  in' an  election  of  officers  which  will  restore  the  local's  autonomy  and  formally  end  the  existing  trusteeship.  Terms  governing  the  nomination  of  offi­ cers  have  been  agreed  upon,  with  the  membership  to  elect  a  presi­ dent,  two  vice­presidents,  a  busi­ ness  manager  and  three  trustees.  The rules  governing nominations  to  Local 88  office  provide  that  any  member  can  nominate  himself  before  September  30,  1959,  in  writing,  with  a  second  in  writing  by  another  member.  A  radiogram  v/ill  be  deemed  sufficient  in  lieu  of  a  letter.  On September  30  a special  mem­ bership  meeting  will  be  convened  for  the purpose  of  further  nomina­ tions  and  acceptances,  with  the  nominating  period  closing  after  that  date.  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETIRGS  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  regis­ tration  number).  The  next  SIU  meetings  will  be:  September  16  September 30  October  14  movement  by  Congress  under  the  guise  of  controlling corruption in labor­management re­ lations.  In the face of fierce opposition from every segment of  the labor movement, Congress  has passed  a  modified  version "*•   of  the  Landrum­Griffin  bill  Board  to  decertify  the  striking  un­ over  to  the  even  harsher  state  la­ ion.  Since  only  the  strikebreakers  bor  regulations.  which  had  the  enthusiastic  could  vote,  the  decertification  fol­ On  the  issue  of  corruption,  Blood Bank  Assists Two  in Outports  Two  more  members  of  Seaiarers  families  in  the  outports  have  re­ ceived  assists  from  the  SIU  Blood  Bank in recent days via  the Union's  nationwide  system  for  providing  blood  donations  when  needed. The  mother  of  a  Seafarer  ID  Tampa  received  eight  pints  of  blood  prior  to surgery,  while  in  Mobile,  a  Sea­ farer'a  wife  was  given  a  four­pint  blood  transfusion.  Arrangements for the blood  gifts  to the  mother  of  Seafarer  Ed  Cos­ tine  and  to  the  wife  of  Seafarer  C. E.  Long  were  made  through  the  SIU  teletype  network  link'ng  all  ports.  Blood  for  the  two  women  was  obtained  from  local  blood  banks in the  two cities and  charged  to the Union's account.  The Union Blood  Bank at  present  operates  through  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan  clinic  in  Brooklyn  and  the  Brooklyn  Donor  Center.  Seafarers  passing  through  the .port  of  New  York  who  wish  to  donate  to  the  Union  bank  can  do  so  by  making  appointments  with  E.  B.  McAuley.  the  headquarters  welfare  i­epre­ sentative.  The  blood  donated  in  New  York  is  available  local'y  and  in  all the  outports  through  the  ex­ change  set­up  with  local  blood  banks  in  various  areas  of  the  country.  As  a  result  of  the success  of  the  Blood  Bank  in  assisting  many  Sea­ farers  and  members  of  tlieir  fam­ ilies,  donations  to  the  Un'on  sup­ ply  have  been  on  the  increase.  All  Seafarers who  can  do  ro are  urged  to  donate  at  the  clin'c  so  that  an  ample reserve can  be kept  on  hand  to  meet  all  Seafarers'  needs.  support of  the National  Association  lowed almost  as a  matter of  course.  which  was  supposed  to  be  the  ob­ ol  Manufacturers  and  the  US  Aside  from  this  one  item,  the  jective  of  the  bUl,  the  AFL­CIO  Chamber  of  Commerce.  bill  imposes  a  number  of  severe  reported  that  the  bill  failed  to  Actually  many  of  the  features  restrictions  on  organizing.  Organi­ meet labor's goal  of  fair, anti­rack­ of  the  bill have  no connection  with  zational  picketing is,  in  effect, lim­ eteering  legislation.  In  particular,  the  corruption  issue  but  represent  ited  to  30  days,  by  which  time  a  the  Federation  noted  that  the sec­ instead,  a  tightening  of  Taft­ union  must file  a  petition  for  an  tions dealing  with employer  spend­ Hartley  restrictions  election.  Similarly,  the  bill  re­ ing  to  influence  workers  and  the  The  only  comfort  to  be  gleaned  stricts  the  rights  of  unions  to  ad­ activities  of  lawyers  working  for  from  the  bill  is its  modification  of  vertise,  through  picketlines,  that  management  were  feeble  and  the  Taft­Hartley  provision  which  an  employer  is  non­union  or  pays  toothless.  The  only  expenditures  allowed  strikebreakers  to  vote  in  low  wages.  Such  picketing  is  per­ employers have  to report are those  a  collective  bargaining  election  mitted  only  if  it  does  not  halt  the  through  "labor  relations"  consul­ while barring strikers from the bal­ pick­up or  delivery of  goods.  tants,  but  many  of  these  activities  lot.  The  new  provision  allows  the  Unions are also barred  from pick­ are  handled  by  attorneys  who  are  strikers  to  vote  as  well  as  the  eting consumer  outlets, such  as re­ relatively  Immune  under  the  new  strikebreakers.  tail  stores  or  department  stores,  law.  NEW  ORLEANS—Spearheaded  Under  the  old  Taft­Hartley  reg­ which  handle  the  products  of  non­ Other  provisions  of  the  bill  call  ulation,  there  were  numerous  in­ union  employers.  Another  provi­ by  136  "A" men  shipping  out,  the  for  detailed financial  reports  by  stances  of  employers hiring  strike­ sion  damaging  to  unions  allows  shipping  picture  at  this  port  hat  breakers  in  the  course  of  an  eco­ the Natonal  Labor  Relations Board  unions,  reports  of  officers'  sala­ ries  and  loans  to  officers  and  been  very  good,  and  should  con­ nomic  strike,  and  then  petitioning  to  surrender  jurisdiction  over  members,  require  secret  ballot  tinue  for  the  next  ­ two  weeks  the  National  Labor  Relations  many  labor  cases  and  turn  them  elections  at  regular  intervals,  es­ with  nine ships  thus  far  scheduled  tablished  time  limits  on  trustee­ for pay offs.  ships,  and  bar  individuals  convic­ The last  two  weeks  brought  nine  ted  of  a  felony from  holding union  payoffs,  five  sign  ons,  and  24  in­ office.  Originally,  the  biU  Introduced  transits. The  ships paying  off  were  the  Alcoa  Pioneer  (Alcoa);  Del  In  the  Senate  by  Senator  John  • Norte, Del  Alba,  Del  Sol,  Del  Rio,  Kennedy  (Dem.­Mass.)  had  con­ Del  Valle  (Mississippi);  Alice  centrated  on  the  corruption  issue  Brown  (Bloomfield)  and  Madaket  and  had  emphasized  the  need  to  and  Antinous (Waterman).  regulate  employer  activites  as  Ships  signing  on  were  Alcoa  well. However, as it finally emerged,  Pioneer  (Alcoa);  Del  Norte,  Del  the  bill  bore little  resemblance  to  Viento  (Mississippi);  Klargaret  the original  Keniiedy measure.  Brown  (Bloomfield);  Madaket  (Waterman).  The  following  were  the  ships  in  transit:  Alcoa  Clipper,  Alcoa  Ran­ Sept. 11,1954,  Vol. XXI, No. 19  ger/  Alcoa  Corsair,  Alcoa  Reamer,  Alcoa  Planter,  Alcoa  Pioneer  (Alcoa); Seatrain Georgia,  Seatrain  New  Jersey,  Seatrain  Louisiana,  Seatrain  Texas  (Seatrain);  Del  Pain.  HAIX.  1Sccrftary­Tr«awr«r  B«ANO.  Editor.  BaaMAin  Su.  Norte,  Del  Viento  (Mississippi);  Art  Editor.  Hniuii  Aanraa, UanM  SrivAex.  AL  HASKJN.  JOHN  JBium,  DON­ Kathryn,  BeBtrice  (Bull);  Margaret  Brown  (Bloomfield);  Steel  Vendor  ALO  I  BAMMI.  Stag  Wrltet  '  Cult  Area  acprcMHtatto*.  (Isthmian);  Wild  Ranger,  Monarch  PUMIMM  l^iwMKiy  at  mo  hMdquartora  of  the Seas (Waterman); Ocean  De­^  of  tho  tfofarorf  Intoniolional Union,  borah  (Ocean  Transportation);  Although  he  never  expected  it,  retired  Seafarer  W.  Newhoff  lontlc A Oulf OMrlcf,  ^APL­CIO,  Pl.­Cmj«7Sfovrtb  Raphael  Semmes,  Gateway  City  was  surprised  recently  to see  his  hair growing bqck  in,  Newhoff,  foot Offlco in Broofclyn.  NY. undor  (Pan­Atlantic); Pacificus (Colonial); '  getting  his locks  trimmed at  the barbershop  in the New  York  SIU  of tho  Act  of  Auf. 24.  Ifll.  Longview  " Victory  (Victory  (Car­ hall,  thinks  It  is  the  result  of  a  series  of  50 cortisone  shoh he  re­ IM  riers)  and  Atlantis  (Petrol  Ship­ ceived lasLyeac.,  Jf so,. the line forms on  the right.  ping).  ^  ­ N'Orieans  Ship Jobs  Cram Board  Man With A Hair­Ralsing Tale  S£AFARERS  LOG  •  'i  �Sept. 11, 1959  SEAFARERS Pace TbrM  LOG MTD  Plans  Attack  On  I  M'tlme  Ills  Strengthened  by  the  addition  of  eight  more  inter­ national  unions  in  the  past  two  years,  the  AFL­CIO  Maritime  Department  will  open  its  biennial  conven­ tion in San  Francisco, Sep­^"  continuing  and  expanding  tember  15,  better equipped  grams  organizing  activities  on  the  Lakes,  than  ever  to  tackle  prob­ for  supporting  the fight  of  Ameri­ Ranks  of  marching  SlU  men  pass  New  York  Public  Library  at  Fifth  Avenue  and  42nd  Street,  the  "crossroads  of  tha  world."  115,000 In  NY Labor  Day Parade  .1  lems  confronting  the  nation's  can  seagoing  unions  on  the  run­ away flags,  and  for  legislation  to  maritime  workers.  American merchant  Among items on  the agenda  strengthen the  marine  particularly  in  the  tanker  of  the 200,000­member organization  are reports  on  the  progress  of  the  MTD's  campaign  in  the  Great  Lakes  area,  the  growth  of  its  port  council  organizations,  now  totaling  22  in all  in  virtually  every  port  of  consequence  on  all  coasts  and  on  the  Lakes,  and  developments  in  Washington which  vitally affect the  well­being of  all maritime workers.  All  told,  MTD  now  numbers  20  international  unions  in  its  ranks  as  compared  to  the  12  it  had  two  years  ago.  The  organization's  growth  is reflected  In the  fact that  the  total  membership  of  these  un­ ions  is  many  times  the  200,000  workers who are  directly employed  in  the  maritime  Industry.  This  growth,  plus  the  organiza­ tion  of  port  councils  all  over  the  nation, promises  more effective  ac­ tion by all  unions involved  on mar­ itime  matters.  The  convention  will  plan  pro­ segment of  the industry  and in  the  domestic  trades,  where  shipping  has  been  under  severe  pressure  from  the  railroad  industry,  aided  by  the  Interstate  Commerce  Com­ mission.  AFL  ­  CIO  President  George  Meany  is  one  of  the  scheduled  speakers  at  the  convention,  which  will  be  held  at  the  St.  Francis  Hotel in  San Francisco  on  the Sep­ tember 15  and  16.  Approximately  300  Seafarers  In  white  caps  and  SIU  T­shirts  inarched  up  New  York's  Fifth  Avenue  on  Monday,  September  8  as  part  of  a  massive  Labor  Day  parade  organized  by  the  New  York  City  Central  Labor  Council.  The  SIU  contingent  marched  with  Na­ tional  Maritime  Union  men  and  members of  other  maritime  unions  as  a  segment  of  some  115,000  marchers  who  paraded  past the  re­ Nafional Maritime Union President Joseph  Curran (with hot) leads  viewing  stand  for  eight  hours.  The  heart of  the maritime union  group of  NMU men  who  participated.  presentation  was  a float  represent­ DETROIT  —  Strong  union  ing  the  activities  of  air American  protests  that  forced  a  prompt  sea  unions affiliated  with  the AFL­ CIO,  preceeded  by  a  brass  band  public  hearing  on  an  "arbi­ complete  with  drum majorettes.  trary"  ruling  by  the  Interstate  Members of  the Esse Tanker  Men's Union  have  voted  by a 3­1 margin  to affiliate  their  Commerce  Commission  resulted  in  SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall  and  NMU President Joseph Curran  par­ organization with the Seafarers International  Union of  North America.  A new district  char­ only  a  two­week  delay  on  the start  ticipated  in  the  parade.  Among  ter, establishing ETMU  as an  autonomous  union  within  the SIUNA,  is  being  issued.  The  of  the  first  containership  eervice  those who  marched  the entire  two­ ETMU will retain full control+  on  the Great  Lakes.  mile  route  in  a  hot  sun  were  re­ over finances,  officers,  jobs  petition  the  National  Labor  Rela­ through  thinly  ­  veiled  fronts  Originally  set  to  begin  August  tired Seafarers  Ed  Hansen, 86,  and  and  other  E'TMU  affairs  as  tions  Board  for  a  representation  reached  its  peak  13  months  ago  23,  the  new  service  had  been  Morris  Schapiro,  71.  election  so  that  ETMU  can  estab­ when Esso  men fired  the "advisory  blocked  without  a  public  hearing  do  all  districts  In  the  SIUNA.  400,000 Spectators  Approval  of  the  affiliation  pro­ lish  once  again  its  right  to  repre­ counselor"  who  dictated  their  af­ when  the  ICC  suspended  a  pro­ The  police  safety  division  esti­ posal  represents  a  major  stride  in  sent  the  men  in  the  Esso fleet.  fair  ashore.  The  "advisor,"  John  posed  rate  schedule  filed  by  thw  mated  that  400,poo  spectators  the  year­long  campaign  by  Esso  A  preliminary  hearing  has been  J. Collins, who operates a string  of  Detroit Atlantic Corp. covering two  watched  the  parade  from  26th  to  tankermen  to  reorganize  their  un­ called  by the  Labor Board for  Sep­ organizations  in  Esso  and  else­ converted container ships  to be  put  63rd  Street.  The  parade  was  re­ ion  and  achieve  the  best  possible  tember  11,  today,  in  New  York.  where,  represents  not  only  unli­ on  the  Duluth­Detroit­Cleveland  viewed  by  New  York  Governor  representation  in  dealing with  the  These  developments are  but  one  censed  personnel  but  also licensed  run. Detroit Atlantic is a subsidiary  Nelson  Rockefeller  and  Mayor  giant  Standard  Oil  Company  of  aspect of  a  tangled  labor  relations  officers,  pursers  and  radio officers  of  Browning  Lines,  which  is under  to  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  Robert Wagner.  New  Jersey.  The. vote  count,  as  situation  not  only  in  Esso  but  in  in  separate  associations—all  deal­ contract  District.  several  other  major  US  oil  com­ certified  by  the  Honest  Ballot  As­ ing  with  the  same  employer.  Among  the  colorful  contingents  The new  operation got  underway  in  the  line  of  March  was  a  group  sociation,  was  449  to  165  in  a  se­ panies.  ETMU  approval of  SIUNA  Many  Seafarers  will  remember  this  week  when  the  ICC  reversed  affiliation  follows  less  than  a  Collins as  the  man  who,  ten  years  of  actors  and  actresses  from  22  cret  baUot  mail  referendum.  It  itself  and  approved  the  schedule  stage  shows,  appropriately  dressed  was the largest  total vote ever  cast  month  after  a  vote  by  3,300  Esso  ago in Cities Service, set up a  com­ following a  hearing  in  Washington.  up  for  their  roles.  The  parade  in­ by  Esso  tankermen.  Balloting  be­ refinery  workers  in  Baytown,  Tex­ pany  union  to fight  the  Cities  The SIU and other maritime unions  as, to  join the AFL­CIO Oil, Chem­ gan July  27  and tended August 30.  Service  tankermen's  efforts  to  get  cluded  200  bands,  57 floats,  two  had  sharply protested  the rate sus­ baby  elephants, fire  trucks,  stage  Even  as  the  voting  got  under­ ical  and  Atomic  Workers  Inter­ union  representation.  This  effort  pension  and  actively  participated  national  Union,  and  a  vote  by  a  disintegrated  when  the  NLRB  at the  hearing which  prompted  the  way, Standard  Oil  unleased  a  new  coaches  and  other  vehicles.,  The New  York Labor Day  parade  campaign  to  frustrate  the  Esso  smaller  group  to  become  part  of  branded  the  operation  "company  ICC  reversal.  marked  revival  of  an  old  custom  membership's  action  by  reviving  the  AFL­CIO  Bricklayers  Union.  dominated."  The  Cities  Service  Union  representatives  pointed  Breach  Esso 'Iron  Curtain'  tankermen  then  went  union  by  a  out  tliat  the  90­day  suspension  or­ which  fell  Into  disuse  years  ago.  an  "Independent  association"  pre­ The success of  the parade indicates  viously  rejected  by  the  men.  The  Both  these  votes  mark  the first  lopsided  vote.  dered  by  the  ICC  without  a  hear­ It will  become a  permanent fixture  company  ­ sponsored  action  has  time  the  independent  oil  company  The  calibre  of  the  Collins  oper­ ing,  at  the  urging  of  railroad  and  on future  Labor  Days.  made  it  necessary  for  ETMU  to  unions  have  been  able  to  break  ation  can  more  readily  be  appre­ trucking interests, "will  only serve  through  the  barriers  erected  by  ciated in light of  the fact that none  to  hurt"  American  shipping  and  Standard  Oil  to  keep  them  from  of  his  "associations"  ever  holds  a  force  additional  seamen  out  of  affiliating  with  AFL­CIO  unions.  membership  meeting.  Nor  do  any  work.  Due  to  seasonal  conditions  The  ETMU  vote,  involving  unli­ of  them  have  full  time  officers  on  the  Lakes,  including  the  fall  censed  tanker  personnel,  is  one  ashore  other  than  Collins,  or  do  and  winter  freeze­up,  a  three­ more  sign  of  the  breach  in  the  their  members ever  vote  by  secret  month  delay  would  have  effec­ company's iron  curtain, torpedoing  ballot  to  employ  Collins  or  con­ tively stalled  the new service  until  the  company  myth  that  workers'  tinue  him  as  their  groups'  chief  at least 196u, they contended.  best  interests  can  be  served  by  officer.  In  addition  to  the  two  ships  put  binding  themselves  to  employer­ Based  on  the  Inferior  contracts  on  the  container  run  immediately,  promoted  "Independent  associa­ and  cut­rate  grievance  settlements  Detroit  Atlantic  had  anticipated  tions."  approved  for  them  by  Collins," it  adding  two  more  converted  ships  The widening  gap  between earn­ had  become  apparent  to  Esso  men  next year and extending the servic#  ings  and  conditions  in  unionized  that they could  not seek  protection  to  Buffalo  and  Toronto.  The  two  plants  and fleets  as  compared  to  from  a  man  who  also  represents  Browning  ships  starting  the  serv=  the  "independents"  plus  the  in­ management  and  acts on  behalf  of  ice, the Norman Foy and the Wayno  ability  of  the  "independents"  to  the  licensed  officers.  When  the  Hancock, carry 35 aluminum trailer  deal  effectively  on  their  own  is  Collins­run  "association"  failed  to  bodies  weighing 20 tons each which  bringing  about  this  major  change.  seek  a  reonenlng  of  the  conti­act  are  loaded  by  shoreside  cranes.  Drum  majorettes  paco  in  front  of  band  from  St.  Rocco's  Youth  The  resentment  of  tankermen  in  May.  1958.  allowing  the  old  The  truck  bodies  are  carried  as  Center  in  Brooklyn.  St. Patrick's  cathedral  is  in  background.  against  company  domination  (Continued  on  page  15)  _  _ (Continued  on  j>age  15^  SIU Protest  Wins ICC  Rule Switch  Esse Men Get SIUNA  Charter  "Jl  '=''1  • iS  �5^  fle»t.ll,  im  SEAVAREnS  LOG  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPING  ROARD  August  20  Through  September  2,  1959  Ship  Atfivity  Remaining  as  unpredictable  as  ever,  shipping  for  SIU  paying  off  or  signing  on  during  the  period,  while  Boston  and  Norfolk,  ports  decreased  slightly  from  the  past  two­week  period  as  a  reported  only one  vessel  paying  off  with no  ships signing  on.  Pay  SIRR  • •   result of  a parallel drop in the number of  vessels hitting these  As  has  been  expected  a  number  of ports  were  top­heavy  with  class  A  and  B  men  in  all  departments  at  the  start  of  the  new  period.  This  Ofh  Oa*  Trans. TOTAL  ports.  is the result of  the decline  In  shipping and  of  the end  of  the summer  as  Even  with  the  decline  in  the  general  shipping  figures,  the  overall  lotton  1  —  3  4  total  still  remained  well  over  the  1,000  mark,  with  some  ports,  notably  a  number  of  Seafarers  who  had  been  vacationing  over  the  past  two  Now  York  ... 21  S  18  44  New  York,  Jacksonville,  Mobile,  Wilmington,  and  Seattle,  showing  months,  have  registered  for  jobs.  Three  ports,  Philadelphia,  New  Or­ 2  12  17  sizable  gains.  There  was  a  total  of  1,184  men  shipped  from  the  14  SIU  leans  and  San  Francisco,  have  more  than  enuogh  men  registered  to  Phllodalphio..  3  handle  any  berths  that  may  come  up.  ioltlmere  ...  f  3  9  21  ports  over  the  past  period,  a  decline  of  122  from  the  prior  period's  1  —  4  8  26­month  record  high  of  1,306.  However  even  with  the  decline,  the  Seniority­wise  the  general  breakdown  of  jobs  changed  slightly  over  Norfolk  11  11  past  period's  total  is  somewhat  above  the  average  shipping  totals  re­ the  past  period  as  class  C  men  took  16  percent  of  the  total  number  of  Jaektonrlllo..  jobs  shipped.  This  was  an  increase  of  three  percent.  Class  A  men  also  Tompo  ported  over  the  past  two  years.  —  S  I  On  the  other  side  of  the  shipping  picture,  the  ports  of  Boston,  increased  to  61  percent  of  the  total,  with  the  corresponding  loss  felt  Mobilo  8  1  9  U  Philadelphia,  Baltimore,  Norfolk,  Tampa,  New  Orleans,  Houston  and  in  the  number  of  class  B  men  shipped.  This figure  dropped  to  23  per­ NewOrleoni..  9  5  24  38  San  Francisco,  all  declined.  The  greatest  drops  were  in  the  ports  of  cent  Loko Charles..  1  1  10  12  Philadelphia  and  San  Francisco,  both  reporting  less than  one  half  their  The  following  is  the  forecast,  port  by  port:  Houston  ....  3  2  14  19  previous  period's  totals.  Boston; Slow  . . . New York:  Good for  class A  men  . . .  Philadelphia:  Wilmington  ..  1  1  B  7  There  was  a  total  of  219  vessels  calling  into  SIU  ports  during  the  Hit  a  slump, should  increase  . .  . Baltimore: Slow  , .  . Norfolk:  Promises  Son Froneileo.  117  9  past  two­week  period.  Of  this  total  there  were  59  vessels  paying  off,  to  improve  .  .  .  Jacksonville:  Steady  .  .  .  Tampa:  Slow  .  .  .  Mobile:  3  3  5  11  24  signing  on  and  136  in  transit.  This  is  a  drop  of  16  ships  from  the  Good  .  .  .  New  Orleans:  Good  .  .  .  Lake  Charles:  Fair  .  .  .  Houston:  Seattle  last  period,  most  of  it  in  the  number  of  vessels signing  on  and  in  tran­ Good,  will  hold  up  .  . .  Wilmington:  Fait  .  . .  San  Francisco:  Slow . ..  sit.  There  were  two  ports,  Jacksonville  and  Tampa,  with  no  vessels  Seattle:  Steady.  Totals  89  24  138  219  DiCK  DEPAkTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  Bostoi  ,.  New  York  ...  Philadelphia..  Baltimore  Norl­olk  Jacksonville..,  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans..  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington...  San  Francisco.  Seatflo­ TOTAfS  GROUP  123 ALL  7  1  1  9  18  44  13  75  1  10  2  13  15  29  8  52  1  3  4  8  6  3  9  6  1  1  8  14  10  1  25  21  37  13  71  3  8  2  13  17  29  8  54  1  11  2  14  7  5  19  7  9  15  3  27  Shipped  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  GROUP  123 ALL  1  1  2  12  22  35  1  —  2  4  7  11  2  2  4  —  1  1  1  2  2  3  —  2  8  10  —  2  12  7  1  —  5  3  4  2  115  219  6.3  I  397! 12  50  59  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  123 ALL  2  1  1  4  16  39  12  67  —  9  17  26  3  7  3  13  _  7  17  26'  3  2  6  11  3  —  5  1  1  —  2  5  6  11  —  1  16  10  28  1  4  5  19  15  27  10  52  3  8  12  3|  3  2  1  6  1  1  2  21  14  20  43  8  8  19  1|  5  4  2  2  10  4  10;  4  3  1  8  15  4  9  7  15  1  5  _8  24  121196  161  49  306 10  31  52"  93  TOTAL  SHiPPED  Registered  On  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  ,  123 ALL  ABC ALL  4  4  3  5  4  12  67  26  12  105  —  2  2  13  —  2  15  1  1  4  6  26  11  6  43  5  2  —  7  1  11  —  1  12  2  2  1  —  5  1  34  1  28  —  6  6  52  12  6  70  6  2  8  6  4  11  43  19  11  73  1  1  3  10  4  3  1?  1  2  3  15  4  3  22  3  3  6  24  a  6  38  6  18  27  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  123 ALL  6  12  3  21  2  2  4  88  165  46  289  31  41  74  5  18  10  33  1  47  84  16  147  14  19  34  7  13  4  24  4  3  8  6  7  1  14  3  1  1  2  13  1  16  2  2  34  36  13  83  "3  11  IB  56  74  16  146  12  3  8  3  16  3  22  2  3  18  31  62  10  4  15  8  12  24  3  3  22  24  51  3  4  8  9  12  8  2  11  21  51306  93  51  450 314  514 125  953  12  82  99  193  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  Port  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Lake  Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TD7AIS  Registered  CLASS  A  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  2  —  3  1  60  14  41  5  1  12  1  14  1  26  7  34  —  6  1  7  1  —  —  1  —  4  —  4  14  9  2  25  19  47  4  70  3  4  1  8  7  35  4  46  2  4  —  6  8  8  1  17  1  17  2  20  65  215  35  315  Registered  Shipped  Shipped  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  —  1  1  1  6  8  —  —  —  3  4  2  20  10  32 1  10  56  6  72  1  6  10  17  —  1  2  3 (  1  2  3  3  —  3  3  —  15  13  28  3  14  2  19  ­  _  13  8  21  —  4  1  5  —  3  1  1  1  4  2  —  2  —  2  —  2  —  2  —­ —  1  1  —  1  —  1  —  —  4  4  3  10  3  16  4  4  —  11  6  17  10  33  7  50  7  6  13  —  —  1  3  3  1  1  7  —  7  9  16  4  22  2  11  3  28  14  —  —  1  6  —  1  2  5  8  2  7  4  4  6  4  1  14  —  5  4  5  9  6  1  _'l  8  3  —  13  —  6  2  8  i  2  7  71  61  139  35  163  30  228  4  53  45  102  Shipped  TOTAL  Registered  On  The  Beach  CLASS  C  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  —  4  13  ­ 4  1  12  __  3  3  6  1  2  3  72  17  3  92  53  145  27  225  7  35  32  74  —  4  3  4  10  1  2  3  4  3  1  6  7  —  8  6  14  19  21  14  54  13  78  14  105  19  12  31  —  4  2  _  6  2  14  16  8  1  9  ,  2  2  4  2  2  4  1  5  1  4  5  —.  1  12  1  1  11  1  1  2  4  1  1  21  9  49  4  62  1  8  1  16  9  3  6  9  50  13  9  72  30  84  7  121  1  13  11  25  2  2  2  7  9  4  10  ___  14  1  1  2  1  3  28  14  3  45  8  31  3  8  1  42  1  19  2  1  7  3  3  8  18  3  11  1  15  1  1  2  1  1  5  5  2  5  ­  9  2  16  16  26  2'  44  16  —  8  4  8  12  33  1  16  1  12  13  3  2  18  5  1  27  27  55 228  102  55  385 142  492  61  695  11  98  8?  19i  •  •  ­ ­  •   •  STEWARD  DEPARTMENT  Yr. \ Port  boston  Ne­w  York  Philadelphia..  Baltimore....  Norfolk  Jacksonville..  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans..  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington...  San  Francisco.  Seattle  fOTALS  Registered  Registered  Shipped  Shipped  Shipped  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  C  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  3  2  3  8,  ­ —  2  2 !  26  8  39  73'  —  —  19  19 '  3  3  8  14  —  4  4  21  6  17  44  —  1  10  11  2  —  —  2  —  —  4  4  3  —  —  3  —  —..  .  1  —  2  3  —  —  2  2  5  11  4  20  —  —  8  8  8  10  30  48  —  —'  12  12  —  2  —  2  —  —  1  1  15  7  14  36  2  —  6  8  5  —  1  6  —  —  4  4  7  2  13  22  —  —  4  4  7  1  5  13 i  1  —­ 2  3  105  46  143  2941  3  1  78  82  ^TOTAL  SHIPPED  Regittered On  the  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GRGUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  2  3  B  C  ALL  1  1  1  2  2  4  1  2  1  1  3  8  14  7  34  55  1  23  24  1  26  27  55  24  27  IO6 101  35  40  .  2  1  2  5  4  4  S  4  4  13  9  9  .....  3  4  4  12  20  2  1  4  7  3  20  7  3  SO  47  15  31  —  —  3  —  1  4  —  —­ 2  2  4  2  3  2  9  4  1  —.  —  1  1  ......  2  3  2  1  3  1  4  7  ....  • e­ 3  AA ' 2  —.  1  3  —  i  2  8  3  5  2  2  4  8  4  4  1  4  1  13  21  12  21  1  8  ——  16  16  34  12  16  6  5  23  34  —  _  12  12  62  39  11  73  —  —.  3  ...  3  1  3  4  1  1  1  4  2  12  5  8  7  25  —  7  1  —  13  7  14  4  8  14  25  46  14  4  1  2  6  7  1  7  1  2  7  3  4  5  3  7  17  8  3  —.  8  8  22  1  1  3  1  1  2  3  4  18,  24  11  1  4  11  8  2  5  15  1  1  2  4  1  ­  —  8  4  9  1  5  9  15  28i 1  ^  61  28  194  193  1®  4  68  78  4  2  72  78 193  78  78  349 295  107  234  •  •  ALL  14  176  26  93  9  10  15  54  123  7  26  17  54  12  636  1  1  4  1  1  .  .  ­ 1  1  9  2  3  ALL  ­  ­  .  5  4  53  2  47  5  5  30  25  SB  2  9  IB  ­ 1  1  1  23  24  24  H  • —  5  B  3  4  3  4  1  B  B  1.  —  1  37  157  20I  SUMMARY  Registered  CLASS  A  DECK  ENGINE  STEWARD  GRAND TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  123 ALL  1  2  3  ALL  ifS  219  63 I  397  12  50  59  I  121  96  lef  49  3M  65  215  35 |"^315  7  *71  _61J  139  "35  163 "'36"  228  105  46 143 I  294  3  1  78  1*82  61  28  i04  193  285  480 241 11006  22  122  198  1  342,192  352  183  1'727  Shipped  CLASS  C  CLASS  B  GROUP  )  25 ALL  10  31  52  93  S3  45  202  6  4  68"  78  20"  88  165  273  't  *• ­ TOTAL  SHIPPED  Reglshited  On  Tht  Beath  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  ABC ALL  12  3  ALL  123 ALL  6  18  27  I  51,306  93  51 I  450,314  514 125  953  12  82  99  I  193  1  27 • 27 I    55 228  102  55 1385142  492  61  895  11  98  87  I  198  4  2,  72  I  78 193  78  78 I" 349 295  107 234  636  9  37  157  I  m  47  126  1  184,727  278  i8t  lil84i761  lUS  420  12284  32  217  348 | 992  n ­.1.5  r  ­r­  •  �Upt. Ih ltS9  QUESTION:  As  a  saaman,  where  in  the  world  would  you  like  to  visit without having to worry  about getting back  to your  ship on  time?  Pace  PiT«  SEAFARERS  LOG  Congress Votes Two More  Years Of Surplus Cargoes  WASHINGTON—^With  the  wind­up  of  this  session  of  Congress  only  a  few  hours  Oliver  V,  Ortiz,  AB:  Tliat's  a  Eusebio  Padilla, OS:  Since I live  away, Congress  has formally  agreed  on  a  compromise  two­year  extension  of  the  farm  sur­ • imple one  —  San  Juan,  Puerto  in  Brooklyn,  it  still  is  my  favorite  Rieo.  My  family  port  for  over­ plus disposal  program which  would  give some  permanence to  the legislation.  Up until  now,  la  down  there,  night  stays.  I  year  to  year  extensions  have­*  and  the docks  have  a  wife  and  been adopted, each time in the  stopping  US  shipping.  Since  the  by  the  industry.  These  involved  are  close  to  my  seven  kids,  and  closing  days  of  the  session.  movement  of  US­financed  surplus  amendments  governing  ship  oper­ there  is  no  place  The  action  on  the  surplus  bill  cargoes and  foreign  aid  shipments  ating subsidies as  well as  construc­ home.  The  island  is  lovely,  and  like  home.  That's  and  the  likelihood  that  the  Con­ are  both  governed  by  the  "50­50"  tion  aid.  In  view  of  the  various  people  are  very  why  I  keep  sail­ gress  will  agree  before  adjourn­ principle, they represent  thousands  studies  already  underway  involv­ ing  Alcoa  and  ment on  a figure somewhere  in the  of  jobs for  US seamen.  friendly and  hap­ ing reappraisal of  US shipping  pol­ Bull  Line  runs.  neighborhood  of  $3V4  billion  as  py.  I  live  in  No  Subsidy  Measures  icy  in  its  entirety,  enactment  of  Short  trips  mean  this  year's  foreign  aid  appropria­ Mayaguez  and  as  Congress is  not expected  to take  these other  measures has  been  put  more  time  ~with  tion  assures  no  interruption  in  any  further  action  this  session  on  off  at  least  until  next  year.  soon  as  my  ship  pulls  into  port  I can't  wait  until 1  my family.  these  two  basic  programs  back­ various  subsidy  measures  sought  Further  attempts  by  various  see my family.  t  4'  it  agencies  to  whittle  away  at  the  E.  Buster  Collins,  Cook  and  i.  ^  t,  permanent  "50­50"  law,  which  is  Jessie R. Joy,  DM: New  Zealand  baker:  That's  easy  —  Kingston,  supposed  to assure  movement  of  at  I'm very  interested in  native races,  Jamaica.  They  least 50  percent  of  all US­financed  have  some  pretty  like  the  Amer­ shipments  on  American­flag  ships,  scenery,  the  pep­ ican  Indian,  for  are  still  going  on.  The  latest  ef­ ple  are  very  example.  In  New  fort,  which  the  Senate  and  House  friendly,  and  Zealand  they  maritime  committees  are  seeking  there's  that  good  have  the  Maoris  to  block  is  a  General  Accounting  rum.  I  like  that  tribe,  a  fine  Office  ruling  that  would  assure  a  cooked  flying  NEW  YORK—In  a  major  OT  beef  between  crewmembers  "50­50"  split  in  alloting  these  car­ bunch of  Polynes­ fish; it  tastes real  of  the SS  Barbara  Fritchie and  the shipping  company,  Lib­ goes  only  if  the  same  types  of  ians.  I  also  like  sweet.  Most  of  erty  Navigation,  the  Barbara  Fritchie's  gang  collected  700  ships  were  used  by  both  the  US  the  climate—^the  all,  I  like  King­ healthiest  in  the  hours'  pay  for  restruction  tor­ and foreign  shipper.  ston  because  of  the  prettiest  little  the ship  while in  the ports  of  (American  Banner)  and  Helen  world—and  they  On  this  basis,  when  foreign­ have  pleasing  landscapes.  Bpy,  I  gal  yoq  ever  saw  waiting  for  me  Singapore  and  Aden.  Since  (Olympic  Transportation).  flag  tankers  were  used  to  carry  there.  tell  you,  I  like  that  country.  Yop  the  captain  was  unable  to  produce  Ships  in  tranlst  were  the  Sand  grain  to  a  particular  country,  US  i. t, don't  see sick  people there.  Tony Plsano,  pantryman: Fof me  a  required  letter  of  restriction  Captain  (Const.  Agg.);  Portmar,  shipping  would  be  assured  half  of  there  is  no  place  like  Leghorn,  from  the  local  government,  the  Alamar  and  Kenmar  (Calmar);  this tonnage only  if  US­flag tankers  William  M. Drew, fireman: Well,  Italy.  My  mother  company  was  compelled  to pay  the  Carolyn,  Emilia  (Bull);  Bienville,  were  available  and  used.  This  in­ as far as I'm concerned  there is no  and  father  were  crewmembers  as  stated  in  the  SIU  Azalea  City,  Raphael  Semmes,  terpretation  would  allow  foreign  Beauregard,  Fairland  (Pan­Atlan­ nations and  shippers to  manipulate  place  like  Hono­ born  there.  It's  a  contract.  lulu.  I've  been  beautiful  c o u n­ Headquarters  again  focuses  at­ tic); Steel  Voyager, Steel Surveyor,  the  vast  amount  of  foreign  and  there  for  quite  try,  with  Pom­ tention  to  the  fact  that  "A"  and  Steel  Worker  (Isthmian);  Wild  runaway­flag  tonnage  available  so  awhile,  s t a y­ peii,  Venice,  and  I'B" seniority  books  are letting  too  Ranger,  Mada(ket,  Topa  Topa  and  as  to  cut  the  American  share  of  this  traffic.  ing at the Tripler  plenty  of  gor­ many  jobs  hang  on  the  board.  All  Wacosta  (Waterman).  Hospital,  and  I  geous  women.  hands  are  warned  that  such  prac­ really  haVe  been  And  the  people  tice  results  in  shipping  newcom­ around  the  is­ are  the  friend­ ers,  which  consequently  will  make  land.  I've  many  liest in  the world.  shipping  rough  in  next  several  friends out  there,  I'd  like  to  go  back,  but  right  now  years for  "A" and  "B" men.  and  hope  to  be  I'm  waiting for  a  coastwise  trip to  Shipping Good  getting back  in  the near  future.  the  Gulf  and  back.  Shipping  for  the  past  two­week  period  has  increased  with  303  men  shipping  out.  It  should  remain  WASHINGTON—Manila  rope  is  on  its  way  out,  to  be  re­ about  the  same  for  the  next  two­ placed  by  nylon, reports  the Navy's  Bureau of  Ships and  the  Military  Sea  Transportation  Service.  After  two  years  of  ex­ week  period.  tensive sea  trials, MSTS  t^ts­*­ During the last  period ships  that  paid  off  were  the  Seatrain  NJ,  have  shown  nylon  mooring  shock  loads  are  encountered.  Ny­ Seatrain  Texas,  Seatrain  Georgia,  lines  to  be  far  lighter,  more  lon  also  has  a  much  longer  life  Seatrain  NY  (Seatrain);  Robin  flexible, less  bulky,  and  easier  to  than  manila  line.  WASHINGTON—^An. effort by the Federal Maritime Board  Sherwood  (Robin);  Alcoa  Pennant,  handle and  stow, than  manila.  to discourage foreign nations' attempts to discriminate against  Alcoa  Patriot  (Alcoa);  Ames  Vic­ In  addition,  MSTS  said,  nylon  Pending  a  review  of  current  lab  tests,  MSTS  contemplates  the  US­flag shipping has drawn warm  endorsement from  all seg­ tory  (Victory  Carriers);  Gateway  lines  are  easy  to  splice,  unaffect­ gradual  replacement  of  existing  ments of  the US  maritime in  City  (Pan­Atlantic); Edith, Frances,  ed  by  mold,  do  not  absord  water,  manila  lines  with  lighter  nylon  dustry and maritime unions.  who  directly  benefit from  the  Elizabeth (Bull);  CS Norfolk (Cities  have  a  relatively*  high  melting  lines  of  equivalent  breaking  As  expected,  the  only  op­ foreign  discrimination  by virtually  Service);  Steel  Recorder,  Steel  point  and  are  free  from  insect  strength.  A  61^­inch  nylon  can  re­ position  has  come  from  groups  monopolizing the trade from  which  Executive  (Isthmian);  Barbara  problems.  Nylon  stretches  safely  place 10­inch  manila  line.  American  ships  are  being  ex­ Fritchie  (Liberty  Navigation);  At­ as  much  as 40  percent, yet  returns  Savings  a.s  a  result  of  such  re­ cluded.  Major  case  in  point  so  far  lantis  (Petrol  Shipping);  Ocean  to  its  original  length,  a  distinct  placements is  expected  to  run  into  is  the  Board's  proposal  to  impose  Eva  (Ocean  Clippers);  Atlantic  advantage  where  impact  and  the  hundreds  of  thousands  —  not  additional  fees  on  US  exports  to  to  mention  the  saving  on  aching  Ecuador  carried  on  vessels  under  backs.  Nylon  lines  cost  approxi­ SIU Ships in Detroit  that  country's  flag.  mately  three  times  more  than  This  would  counter  the  higher  manila,  but  with  proper  care  will  charges  placed  on  these  cargoes  give  four  or five  times  the  serv­ ice.  when  they are moved  on  US ships.  HOUSTON —Shipping has  been  List Foreign  Practices  good  for  the  last  two  weeks,  and  Meanwhile, seeking to counter all  Pick Up 'Shot'  looks  more  promising for  the  next  the complaining going on in  foreign  two  weeks,  reports  Port  Agent  maritime nations about "50­50" and  Card At Payoff  Robert  Matthews.  The last  period  United  States  "discrimination"  in  Seafarers who  have  taken  the  offered good  shipping for class "B"  favor  of  United  States  ships,  the  series  of  Inoculations  required  men  with  45  registered,  and  40  Maritime  Administration  has  com­ for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  shipping  out.  "A" men  found  jobs  piled  an  extensive  list  of  foreign  reminded  to  be sure  to  pick  up  plentiful,  with  98 "A"  men  ta^ng  discriminatory  acts  against  US  their inoculation  cards from  the  to the  sea.  shipping.  captain or  the purser  when  they  Ships  paying  off  during  the last  The  discriminatory  practices  in­ pay  off  at  the  end  of  a  voyage.  two  weeks  were  the  Merpiaid  clul^e extra  charges imposed on  US  The card should  be  picked  up  (Metro­Petro);  Atlas  (Tankers  &  and other foreign ships; compelling  by the Seafarer and  held  so that  Tramps); and  Pacific Wave  (Pegor).  US ihips to accept payment in  non­ it  can  be  presented  when  sign­ Ships signing on were  Pacific Wave  convartible  currencies  (this  was  ing  on  for another voyage where  (Pegor);  and  Steel  Vendor  (Isth­ done  in  India,  thus  giving  British  the  "shots"  are  required.  The  mian).  The  following  ships  were  and  European­flag  ships  an  edge);  inoculation  card  is  your  only  Intransit:  Seatrain  New  Jersey  excluding US ships through a series  proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ (Seatrain);  Del  Alba,  Del  Rio  of  special licenses and other special  quired  shots.  (Mississippi);  Hilton,  Mae  (Bull);  conditions;  classifying  cuiiimerclal  Those  men  who forget  to  pick  Bienville,  Beauregard  (Pan­Atlan­ cargo  as  "government"  cargo  and  up  their  inoculation  card  when  tic);  Antinous,  Yaka  (Waterman);  r€servir.g it  to ships of  the country  they  pay off  may find  that  they  Ocean  Debprab  (Ocean  Trans.);  involved; routing commercial cargo  are  required  to  take  all  the  Margaret  Brown  (Bloomfield);  Pro­ on  ships of  its own  nation and  giv­ "shots"  again  when  they  want  While longshoremen tpad heavy anti­aircraft  apparatus into  hold  ducer  (Marine  Carriers);  Ocean  ing  horthlng  priorities  to  national  to sign on  for another such  voy­ Dinny  (Ocean  Clippers);, and  Alcoa  ships against  US and  other foreign  of  SlU­manned  Antinous,  SIU Great  Lakes cruise  ship  Aquorama  age.  Planter  (Alco;i).  ships.  passes  in  the  background.  •   '2  >•   •   '2  Collect 700 Hours Pay  In Ship Restriction Beef  4  Nylon Lines  Seen  Edging Manila Out  Drive Hits Foreign  Curbs On US  Ships  Houston Is  Ship Haven  A  �Pare Six  SEAFARERS  LOG  Sept. 11. 1959  Birthday  Party­Goer  Corruption? Machinists  Cite Business Practices  WASHINGTON  —  With  Congress  having  acted  on  a  pur­ ported  "anti­corruption"  bill  in  the  labor  arena,  the  Execu­ tive  Council  of  the  International  Association  ot  Machinists  has  called  for  appropriate  ac­­ tion  on  business  corruption.  gressional  investigation,  among  The  Council  cited  several  them  the  following:  areas as  meriting  widespread  Con­ • Kickbacks,    payoffs  and  bribes  amounting  to  an  estimated  $5  bil­ lion  a  year,  according  to  Life  magazine.  .  Some 500 delegates to the Teach­ ers  Conference  in .  Minneapolis  went  on  record  calling  for  the  adoption  of  a  salary  schedule  enabling  teachers  to  advance  in  eight  annual  steps  fi­om  a  $6,000  yearly  minimum  to  a  $13,000  max­ imum.  The delegates,  representing  50,000  AFL­CIO classroom  instruc­ tors,  reaffirmed  the  union's  stand  on  discipline  and  juvenile  delin­ quency  and  demanded  a  maximum  class  size  of  25  in  order  to  handle  these problems.  House  Kills  • The use    of  prostitutes and call  Ban On Free  girls  as  an  adjunct  to  selling  and  "public  relations"  by  some  of  the  Ship Travel  country's  largest  corporations.  WASHINGTON—A  bill perenial­ • The  4"  4"    practice of  failing to  turn  Living  costs  climbed  to  an  all­ ly  introduced  by  Senator  Williams  over  to  the  Treasury  some  $250  (Rep.­Del.)  prohibiting free  or  cut­ million  in  withholding  ­taxes  de­ time  record  high  for  the  fourth  consecutive  month  in  mid­July, ac­ rate  passage  to  Europe  on  Ameri­ ducted  from  employees'  wages.  can ships for  Congressmen or  their  cording  to  the  Labor  Department.  dependents  has  been  killed  once  ­  • The  An  increase of  three­tenths of  one­   charity  racketeers  who  percent  brought  the  Consumer  again.  Although  passed  by  the  milk  the  public  for  an  estimated  Senate  this  year,  the  measure  was  $750  million  annually.  Price Index  to 124.9  percent of  the  dumped  by  the  House  of  Repre­ 1947­'49  average.  As  of  result  of  • Corrupt    practices in  the  med­ this  increase,  over  one  million  sentatives.  union  workers  will  recover  part  of  While  Congressional  free  rides  ical  profession,  including  ghost  this  loss  through  two­cent  hourly  were  being  preserved  at  the  Capi­ surgery,  fee­splitting  and  bill­ wage  raises  under  their  cost­of­ tol,  the  Treasury  Department  was  padding.  Screen  actor  Donald  Crisp  does  the  birthday  cake  honors  as'SS  living  escalator clauses.  While  this  reprimanding  the commandant  and    tax  evasion  by  Atlantic  chief  steward  Ernie  Fox  looks  on  during  recent  voyage  cost­of­living index  climbed  to new  assistant  commandant  of  the  • Wide­scale  Coast  Guard  for  permitting civilan  managers  and  directors  of  large  of  SiU­manned  passenger  ship.  heights,  a  seasonal  drop  in  hours  relatives to fly to Europe on a  mili­ corporations  in  the  form  of  stock  worked  cut  the  average  spendable  options at the expense  of  the  pub­ tary plane.  earnings  of  factory  workers  by  The  reprimand  followed  a  28­ lic  and  other  stock­holders.  about  85  cents  a  week.  day trip by  the assistant  command­ • Denial of  4"  4"  4"    constitutional rights  ant,  Rear  Admiral  James  A.  to  workers  both  in  the  political  Over  $108  million  in  supplemen­ Hirshfleld, on  which  he was  accom­ and  the  economic  arena  in  many  tary  unemployinent  benefits  has  panied  by  his  wife  and  Ave  other  states,  particularly  in  the  South.  One of  the most amjbitioiis attempts to organize agricultural  been  paid  to  totally  or  partially  friends  and  relatives^  Another  Substantiating  some  aspects  of  workers is underway  in California.  The AFL­CiO, interested  unemployed  members  of  the  Coast Guard  officer  also took  along  these  charges,  the  US  Labor  De­ in the highly mechanized farms in California, recently formed  United  Auto  Workers Union  in  the  his  wife  and  daughter.  three  years  it  has  been  in  effect  The  purpose  of  the  trip  by  a  partment  reported  that in  the past  an  Agricultural  Workers  Or­­^  Negotiated  in  1955,  the  benefit  five  years  alone  it  has  recovered  group of  four  Coast  Guard  officers  ganizing  Committee  with  the  of  the  migratory  habits  of  many  went into effect the following year,  Including  Admiral  Hirshfleld  was  $45  million  from  employers  who  aim of  enrolling 150,000 of  the  farm  workers.  protecting  workers  against  the  the  inspection  of  Coast  Guard  violated  the  wage  and  hour  laws.  state's farm  workers.  Nevertheless,  Norman  Smith, di­ hardships of  layoffs and short  work  units  in  European  countries.  The  The  total  is  $11  million  higher  With  headquarters  in  Stockton,  rector  of  AWOC,  is  confident  of  weeks. . Greatly  revised  and  en­ reprimand  noted  that  the  inspec­ than  the  previous  five  years.  the  AWOC  has  a  full­time  paid  success,  despite  past  failures.  larged  last  year,  SUB  was  ex­ tion  purposes  were  "proper  and  In  that five  year  period, 507,000  staff  of  a  dozen, including  nine or­ "There are  two to  2V^  millon farm  panded  to provide, along  with state  normal"  but  that  "there  was  an  workers  were  deprived  of  the  ganizers.  It  has  opened  branch  of­ workers  in  the  country," he  notes.  unemployment  compensation,  pay­ Improper  and  unwarranted  inclu­ minimum  benefits  they  were  fices in  two other  California  cities.  "This  could  be  the  largest  union  ments  adding  up  to  65  percent  of  sion  of  civilian  passengers  on  the  entitled  to  under  various  Federal  Attempts to  organize farm  work­ in organized labor."  a  workers'  take­home  pay.  It  was  flight."  wage  and  hour  statues and  121 in­ ers  are  not  new.  Their  tradition­ But  the AWOC  in  California has  also broadened  to protect  the UAW  Admiral Hirshfleld, in  partial de­ dividuals  and  companies  were  ally  low  pay  has  made  them  re­,  a  hard  road  ahead.  In  addition  to  worker on  a short  workweek so  his  fense  of  the  trip,  said  that  the  barred  from  future  work  on  Gov­ peated  targets  of  organized  drives  the  many  problems  relating  to or­ payments would  also  be 65  percent  civilians  had  paid  the  cost  of  all  ernment  contracts  because  of  by  various  unions. Little  has come  ganizing,  there  is  strong  opposi­ of  his  regular  take­home  pay  for  food  and  lodging,.  violations of  these acts.  I of  these  efforts,  largely  because  tion  by  the  farm  associations.  40  hours:  Unions Move To Organize  California Farm Workers  Break ^Em In Right!  Old  hands  aboard  ship  may  have  most  of  the  answers  on  safe  shipboard  proce­ dure,  but  that  isn't  true  of  the  newcomers  entering  the industry.  in  many  cases,  these  men  start  from  scratch  and  it's  up  to  the  wiser,  more  ex­ perienced  hands  to  show  them  what  has  to  be done.  I'f''­'  l^'. ' •  I­ •  In  the  process,  every  oldtimer  should  make  a  point  of  showing  newcomers  how  to  do  their  {ob  the  safe  way.  Teach  them  the  techniques  of  the  trade,  so  that  they  will  work  with  the  least  risk  to  themselves  and  their  shipmates.  •  • I"  ­i.  I.­::  /Tv­ r.  s'fSf  ::.r.  ­I  An SlU Ship Is A Safe Ship  ­r­  'M:.  l­v  �Pare Sevea  SEAFARERS  LOG  Sepi. II, I95»  YOUR  DOUM'S  WORTH  ILA Issue Up To AFL­CIO Meet  Seafarer's Gnide To  Better Buying  lii  By Sidney Margolius Planned Buying Means Savings  What  kind  of  winter  can  you  expect?  For  the first  time  In  three  years  you  can  look  forward  to  stable  living  costs  until  at  least  next  spring.  The  third  round  of  Inflation  since  the  end  of  World  War  II—  a  long  stubborn  one—has finally  been  quenched  for  the  time  being  by  heavy  crops  and  cheaper  food.  The  farmers  have  bailed  us  out  even  though  the  drop  in  raw  food  prices  is  not  being  passed  on  fully  to consumers  by  processors and  retailers. ' (Wholesale fqod^ prices have  gone  down  nine  percent since  last  year; ifetail,' only  three so far.)  In  particular,  the  largest  production  of  pork  In .sixteen  years  is  arriving  on  the  market.  If  you  plan  your  buying,  and  especially  your  meals,  on  the  basis  of  current  trends,  you'll  have  a  chance  to  keep  down  your food  bills and  catch  up  on  other family  needs.  This  fall,  alert  families  will  use  more  pork,  be  careful  about  beef  which  has  not  come  down  as  much,  switch  to  small  and  medium­size  eggs  which .are  better  value  than  big  ones  this time  Of  year.  Broilers  aren't  quite  the  life­saving  bargain  they  were  last  year,  but  fowl  is  relatively  cheap  this  fall  and  turkeys  remain  a  good  value.  The  September  canned­goods  sales  are  an  opportunity  to  stock  up  OR  staples  as  the  groceiyr  stores clear  out last  year's pack to  get ready  for this  year's.  Some big  crops of  fresh fruits and  vegetables, especial­ San  Francisco's  famed  civic  auditorium  will  bo  site  of  third  biennial  convention  of  the  AFL­CIO  ly  pears and  peaches, also  offer  a  chance to  keep down  food  bills.  An­ opening hero  on  September  17.  Convention  is  expected  to  act  on  several  important  maritime  mat­ other  break this year  is  that  you'll find  It  cheaper  to heat  your  house.  ters  including  admission  of  merged  longshore  onion  to  the  Federation.  ­  Fuel  oil  prices  have  come  down,  although  the  oil  companies  now  The new  upsurge of  anti­labor legislation and  sentiment  against  unions  will  be a  major  These seat covers  are talking  about reducing  produc­ subject to  be considered  at the coming AFL­CIO  convention  on  September  17.  The  conven­ vill last the life  tion to  prevent  prices from falling.  tion  will meet  in San  Francisco with  about 900  delegates  expected  to  attend  the  sessions  It's  even  getting a  shade  cheap­ of  the car.'  er  to  operate  your  car.  Prices  of  which  will  run  through  Sep­^"  both  gasoline  and  tires  have  been  tember  25. The  passage  of  the  gust  6  between  the  Steel workers  tlie  nationwide  steel  strike  of  the  trimmed.  In  home  equipment,  modified  G r i f f i n­Landrum  aiid  the  SIU  to  support  each  steel  union.  the  big  bargain  this  fall  is  house­ bill  with  new  restrictions on  labor  ether's  organizational  attempts  Also scheduled for San Francisco  hold  appliances.  Prices  of  auto­ has  raised  numerous  issues  as  to  among  Great  Lakes  seamen.  Final  is  the  annual  convention  of  the  matic  washers  and  driers  have  how  unions  can  preserve  their  solution  of  the  jurisdictional  prob­ International  Labor  Press  Associa­ been  getting  a  little cheaper  each  memberships'  gains  and  continue  lem  has  been  delayed  because  of  tion  on  September  14  to  16.  year  since  1957.  Now,  one  of  the  organizing  activities.  Several  major  maritime  items  biggest  makers  (Norge)  has  an­ ^7  ncunced price cuts of  4­10  per cent  will  be  dealt  with  at  the  conven­ on  1960  models.  It  also  will  cost  tion  and  at  meetings preceeding it.  you  a  little  less  to  make  home  re­ The  AFL­CIO  Maritime  Trades  pairs  this  fall.  The  new  tight­ Department  will  hold  its  meeting  money  situation  limiting  the avail­ at the St. Francis Hotel on  Septem­ ability  of  mortgages is forcing a cut  ber 15  and 16.  (See page  3.)  in  home  building.  In  turn,  prices  At  the  AFL­CIO  convention  it­ PHILADELPHIA—The  Federal  Communications  Commis­ of  asphalt  roofing,  lumber  and  self,  delegates  will  act  on  the  ap­ sion has reversed  a  previous order  barring the use  of  ship­to­ plywood  have  dropped  from  last  plication  of the  International Long­ ship  bridge  phones  and  has  granted  permission  for  their  use  year's  lofty  levels,  and  some  shoremen's  Association  for  affilia­ vessels  navigating  the|  plumbing and  heating equipment  also  has been  reduced.  tion  with  the  national  labor  move­ on  had  been  suspended  following  a  Delaware  River.  This  is  not  to  say  that  all  prices  are  coming  dovm.  You'll  pay  a  ment.  The  AFL­CIO  Executive  little more for  children's school  clothing  this  fall;  also  women's  coats,  Council  had  previously  approved  The permission was granted  Coast  Guard  hearing  at  which  he  and  substantially  more  for  shoes,  as  previously  reported  here.  If  such  affiliation  on  a  two­year  to  the  Joint  Executive  Committe  was accused  of  operating his vessel  you  time  your  buying,  you'll find  reductions  on  clothing  starting  with  probationary  basis.  The  affiliation  for  the Improvement and­ Develop­ at an  immoderate speed  under con­ October  sales.  Furniture  and  rug  prices  also  are  a  little  higher  this  would  be  contingent  in  part  upon  ment of  the Philadelphia Port Area,  ditions of  restricted  visibility  prior  year,  with  the  next  cut­price sales  scheduled  for  January.  agreement  between  the  ILA  and  a  group  representing  some  19  or­ to  the crash  with  the Jalanta.  the  International  Brotherhood  of  ganizations  along  the  waterfront.  Here are  tips  on  several  fall  buying  opportunities:  Longshoremen  to  merge  their  or­ Backed  by  the  companies  operat­ SEAT  COVERS:  Most  people  buy  car  seat  covers  in  spring  and  ganizations.  Meetings  have  been  ing  vessels  in  the  port,  the  com­ • ummer.  But  you  get  best  values  in  the  fall  and  winter  when  the  going on  for  the  past two weeks  to  mittee  formulated  the  bridge­to­ seat  cover  shops  are  very  slow  and  seeking  business.  But  beware  bridge phone plan to  help cut down  work  out  the  details  of  the  pro­ of  high­pressure  promoters  in  this  field.  They  advertise  clear  plastic  the  danger  of  ship  collisions  on  covers,  for  example,  for  $18.95.  These  are  really  as  thin  as 8­gauge  jected  merger,  and  the  ILA  mem­ the  river.  bership  will  vote  Monday  in  a  and  can  rip  easily.  The  best  gauge  is 16.  For  this  quality  the  ad­ vertised­brand  promoters  charge  $35,  compared  to  about  $32  for  the  referendum  to  determine  whether  While  granting  permission  for  same quality for  true  custom­made  covers at  independent custom  trim  they  approve  the  affiliation  the  radiotelephone  use,  the  Com­ mission ruled that they  can be  used  SAN  FRANCISCO  —  Tug  and  chops.  If  you  want  clear  plastic  covers  for  a  new  car,  specify  the  proposal.  Questions  of  Jurisdiction  on  the  only  until  April  1, 1961,  at  which  bavge  companies  here  have finally  16­gauge  and  compare  prices on  this  basis.  But  the  clear  plastics  are  losing  a  little  of  their  popularity  among  Great  Lakes  between  the  SIU  time  an  application  for  their  made  an  offer  to  the SlU­affiliated  new  car  owners.  For  old  cars,  the  choice  is  generally  among  these  Great  Lakes  District,  the  Steel­ renewal will have  to be  filed.  The  Inland  Boatmen's  Union  after  a  workers Union  and  other  maritime  committee  has  expressed  dissatis­ strike  of  nearly  four  months.  The  three  types:  unions  may  also  come  up  for  dis­ faction  over  this  limit  contending  IBU  has  effectively  tied  up  t<ig  Type  Approx.Cost  Estimated Life  cussion  at  San  Francisco.  An  in­ that  it  will  take  time  to  dc'.elop  operations  here  since  May  15  and  Fiber  $16  1­2  years  terim  agreement  was  reached  Au­ the system.  It will  take six  months  in  Los  Angeles  since  June 1.  ,  Saran  $25  2­3  years  alone, they  said,  to buy  and  install  Puff  Saran  $35  3 years  or  more  The  strike  erupted  v/hen  the  the  necessary  equipment.  Hence,  for  a  car  yop  expect  to  keep  only  a  short  time,  the fiber  operators refused  to negotiate  on a  The  use  of  bridge­to­brid";e  covers  are  suitable  enough.  Otherwise,  the  plain  Saran  (a  woven  new  contract,  with  necessa^  phones  has  been  urged  off  and  on  plastic) is  the best  choice, offering the  thost  potential wear  at a  medium  since  the fatal  1956  crasii  between  changes  in  manning, .jvertime  and  price.  the  Andria  Doria  and  the  Stock­ other  conditions.  Although  th«  TIRES,  EQUIPMENT:  Tires,  batteries,  spark  plugs,  mufflers  and  holm  off  Nantucket  which  clairiied  union  considers the  latest offer far  other  auto  accessories  are  special­priced  by  many  retailers  and  serv­ some  50  lives.  During  the  past  from  satisfactory  because  it  still  ice  shops  in  pre­wlnter  sales.  As  this  department  previously  has  year  a  number  of  collisions  took  bypasses  the  basic  differences,  the  recommended, for  a  car  you  expect  to keep at least  a  year,  nylon tires  SEATTLE — Shipping  has  been  place  which  might  have  been  fact  that  the  operators  are  willing  are  preferable  because  of  their greater  sidewall strength  and  tendency  Very  good  during  the last  shipping  avoided  had  the  ships'  navigators  to  sit  down  again  is  a  welcome  to run cooler than rayon tires, with  less likelihood to blow out.  Present  period,  reports  Port  Agent  Ted  been  able  to  contact  each  other  sign.  price  difference  between  rayon, and  nylon  tireS is  about $3­$4.  Babkowski.  The  last  two  weeks  directly.  Among  these  collisions  In  the  absence  of  tugs  during  FOOD:  Pork  Is  the  leading  meat  value  this fall,  and  pork  shoulder  saw  more  "B"  men  shipping  than  were  that  between  the  passenger  tiie strike,  most  of  the ships  in  the  and  smoked  ham  are  particularly  good  values.  .  A  recent  report  on  registered  (19  registered,  20  ship­ ship  Constitution  and  the  Norwe­ area have  had  to speed  up or  delay  cooking oils  by the  US Agriculture Department  points out  that cotton­ ping  out),  and  a  total  of  52  "A"  gian  tanker  Jalanta,  and  between  their  arrivals  and  departures  in  seed  oil  products  are  a  good  choice  for  deep  frying.  Corn  oil  and  men  shipping.  Babkowski  expects  the  SlU­manned  Yalchem  and  order  to ride  with  the tides.  There  peanut  oil are also good  but  have a  somewhat  lower smoke  point. Soy­ the  next  period  will  also  be  very  Grace  Line'st  passenger  ship  the  have  also  been  some  diversions  to  bean  oil  has a  high  smoke  point  but may  develop a  "beany" odor  with  good. '  Santa  Rosa,  which  caused  the  other  ports.  repeated  use.  Paying  Oft  and signing on  at the  death  of  three  Seafarers  and  an  Since  the  resumption  of  talks,  the  union  reports  progress  toward  .  Consimiera Speak Up, Keep  Grade Labels on Lamb  port  during  the  last  two  weeks  engineer  on  the  Valchem.  •  f  Consumers  won  a  victory  over,  industry  Interests  who  wanted  the  were Valiant  Power (Power);  Wang  In  a  related  development.  Cap­,  a  settlement  on  some  items.  In  US  Agriculture­Department  to  stop  grading  laihb  and  mutton.  Meat  Knight (Marine Bulk); and  Rebecca  tain James La  Belle, for>ner master  audition  to manning  rules, the IBU  of  the Constitution,  lost  his appeal  Is  seeking  adjustment  in  current  I  stamped  with  the Federal  grade  labels showS  you  exactly  what  quality  (Interebntinental).  •  •  f  you're getting.. For. pxample, If  you'buy Iheat stamped ''USDA Choice,"  V  The  Kyska  (Waterman);  Mary­ to  the  commandant  of  the  Coast  wages  and  overtime  scales,  plus  vyoti  are always  s^re of  getting this qtia^ty and, not a lower  grade, and  mar, Tisxmar,, Losmar, and  Seamar  Guard  on  the  one­veat  suspeiision  pension,  health  and  welfare  con­ cf  his  license.  CapUain "La  Belle  tributions  by  the  boat  owners.  here.  also, have  a^basis for  compari^  prices.^  .i,  .  ­ ­(jDaJmar)^V'ere,  Ship Radiofelephone  Authorized In Phila,  Struck  WC  Tugs  Make  Pact  Offer  J  J  I  4\  ­­'a I  4 I  i  I  • oil  • • 31  Seattle Still  On Upside  • m  �'7*  '  '­^^<7.7.11^­:.­1'^  "?• •7   Elclit  SEAFARERS  LOG  Sept. 11, 195ft  i­  • ;  .  V  v.­  i'­  • .:­^  ^.­i.  ­:  'V­  • *  •   ­. ­• ^^,  SS PA€IFI€1JS  Just like  a  cruise liner,  Pacificus  offered  quoit  game  bri  deck  on  sunny days.  ­  "I • ' •  V­  :  :  • •>;• •:••x:•     ,/  •   *<;• • • •  • • ­•   '  T.S  .  FWT Lial, in switch from changing burn­ ers,,  gets  some  pointers  on  plain  and  fancy  ropework from  Mason, AB.  f '."•   I./  '^:!:"^ni<M^tifie^^^^  leans  over  rail  to  ^^  €ye oh  whale which  insisted  on  ac­ .  companying  the  vessel  through  the  South  China  • jSea. ..  ­'• I  Bosun  Joe  Pendleton  lashes  down  lifeboat  cover.  Carroll  Quinnt, DM,  jM StTe^.,. .......  •  •  JK.  m  r  /'i  Proud fishermen are Mason, AB,  (left)  and Car­/  roll  Quinnt,  DM.  Fish  wasn't  identified.:  All)  Pacificus photos  by Seafarer Don  Ruddy.  ' ;  �iept 11.  IMf  SEAFARERS  LOG  Fare NIM  ,"fc  .a  i .*  .i  i • i  Third  mate  and  radio  operator  oh  the SS  Helen  pose  for  Big  John Wunderlich's camera in this sequence of  shots taken of  the  tanker  crew.  "Junior,"  the  wiper,  gets  low­ down  on  Communism  in  book  by  former  top  Yugoslav  Red.  Chief  steward  (above)  has  something delegtablfr on  tap^  judging  from  pleased  look  as  he  types  menus.  Third  cook,  (top  right)  does  the  honors  in  galley.  At  right,  ship's' mascot  Minnie  looks  like she has everything a cat  could ask  for.  Seafarer  John  Wunder­ lich steps out from behind  camera  for  portrait.  ;­Ji  I  .1 I  • I  At  left,  Whitey  La  Point,  12­4  OS,  slushes  down deck  railings, while at the helm, above,  is 12­4  AB,  christened "Liberatchie"  by  crew.  It must be the wavy hair because there was no  piano  on board.  V I  ­s\  •  >11  • d\  ­ft I  '^1  : 'A I  '"ll  • ^1  m  Pose  he  uses  for  cigarette  ad  has  become  second  nature  to  Johnson.  On  receiving  end  is  Mr.  Guroo,  owner  and  manager  of  the  Star  Laundry  in  Visak  and  a  faith­ ful LOG reader. .  Whitey  Johnson  caught  this  quartet.  Standing  (I'to r) Eddie Goddard, OS; Murphy, AB; Jimmy,  oiler; kneeling  "Yokohoma Dutch," AB;  In  Gurun,  India,  Chicb,  OS,  and  "Slim,"  AB,  nearly  adopted  this elephant,  biit  thought  the  better  of  it fee­ cause he would make a  tight fit in their foc'sie.  •  tm  �Pac*  Tea  SEAFARERS  LOG  avt*. 11. i»st  Co's Limiting Hospital Benefits With hospital, surgical  and medical expenses going up faster than  any other  item in the  cost­of­living  index,  insurance  companies  selling  health  plans  have  come  up  with  a  device  which  is rapidly  spreading.  That  is the "major  medical  disaster" system,  whereby  the  pat­ ient  has  to  pay  the  first  $300"^  to  $500  of  medical  bills,  after  Blue  Cross  and  Blue  Shield  cov­ ical"  is  that  small  medical  ex­ (Th#  brother  described  below  ore  receMng  $150  monthly  SIV  die­ which  the  insurance  covers  erage.  In contrast  to "major medi­ penses  up  to  $300  eat  up  most  o:  abilitvpension  benefits.)  medical  expenses  for  as  much  as  cal"  plans.  Blue  Cross  and  Blue  the  benefits  paid  out,  whereas real  George  J.  Vesagas  ... 63 ... a  veteran  of  more  than  47  years  of  57,500  to  $15,000.  Shield  pay  from  the  first  dollar  of  protection  is  needed  for  costs  of  sea  duty  who  shipped  out  on  all  kinds  of  runs—"going  anywhere,  The  "major  medical"  set­up  is  hospital  costs,  but  have  a  much  serious,  long­term  illness  and  In­ Europe,  the  Far  East,  or  around  the  world"  ... A  member  of  the  jury  which  is not  fully­covered  by  being  pushed  by  many  employers  lower  top  ceiling  on  expenses.  steward  department,  Vesagas  served  aboard  the  Dunsyer,  Manchuria,  because  of  the  increasing  cost  of  The  theory  behind  "major  med­ present  plana.  Graylock,  West­Kedron  and  A.  B.  Alexander,. to  name  a  few  ships  InltiaUy  Costiy  familiar  to  oldtimers  .  .  .  Vesagas  developed  another  talent  besides  The  only  trouble  with  the  sys­ tem  is  that  few  workers  can  af­ ford  the  $300  to  $500  initial  ex­ penses  before  the  plan  starts  to  give  them  coverage.  For  practica  purposes,  a  large  percentage  of  hospitalization  costs  are  under  $300  so  the  effect  of  a  "major  BALTIMORE—A  "patrolman's  dream" hit  the  port  during  medical"  system  is  to  evade  pay­ the  last  shipping  period,  reports  Port  Agent  Earl  Sheppard.  ment  of  many  hospithl  bills  com  The "dream ship" was SS Pacificus, with a crew that had only  fronting  workers,  (jgnsequentiyr  the  AFL­CIO  and  member  unions  praise  for  Captain  Carl  Inge­"*  man,  Chief  Mate  Frank  Roys,  the  hall  and  whipped  out  a  38­ are  resisting  institutions of  "major  the  entire  steward  depart­ caliber  revolver  when  asked  for  medicaT'  plans  without  some  kind  ment,  and  all  the  officers.  his  credentials.  He  fired  two  shots  of  coverage , for  the first  $300  to  and kept  the  group on  tenterhooks  $500  medical  bills.  The  ship  came  in  without  Seafarers  will  recall  that  when  single  hour  of  disputed  overtime,  until Seafarer  John Arabasz finally  the  SIU  family  hospital­surgical  persuaded him to put his gun down  and no  beefs of  any kind, and  when  the  company's  representative  was  after  a  tense  half  hour.  Minutes  benefits  were , first  instituted,  they  presented  with  the  repair  list  he  later  the  gun­toter  was  taken  into  contained  a  "$50  deducUble"  fea­ cooperatively  agreed  to replace  the  custody.  He  was  later  given  a  san­ ture  under  which  Seafarers  were  crew  refrigerator,  washing  ma­ ity  hearing  which  resulted  in  his  to  pay  the firsf  $50  of  hospital  chine, and  install  new fans  in  crew  being  recommitted.  Fortunately  costs  with  the  Welfare  Plan  pick­ quarters.  As  an  added  note,  the  the only damage done  was a  couple  ing  up  the  costs from  there.  How­ ever,  it  was  found  that  this  fea­ of  holes  put  into  the  bulkhead.  ship  sailed  on  schedule  too!  Still  handling  the  food,  Yosagai  cuts  chicktn  whilo  family  looks  ture  was  undesirable  and  it  was  The  Shipping  Picture  en in  anticipation.  Theiast  monthly  Baltimore  Port  abolished.  The  Plan  now  pays  Council  meeting  here  was  upset  Shipping­wise,  nine  ships  paid  from  the first  dollar,  subject  of  cooking  while at  sea, namely the  art of  description  , .. Hawaii inspired  when  a  man  recently  released  off  during  the  last  period.  They  course,'  to  the  ceilings  established  the  following  from  him:  .  .  the  spell  of  the  tropical  night  takea  from  a  mental  institution  got  into  were  the  Emilia,  Evelyn,  Jean  for  the  various  benefits.  (Bull);  Pacificus  (Colonial);  Com­ possession  of  the  people.  Once  I  heard  the  strain  of  Hawaiian  music  pass  (Pacific  Navigator);  Penmar,  Another  variation  of  the "major  and  the  giggle  of  happy  laughter,  sounding  the  night  and  air  . .  . the  Kenmar,  Alamar  (Calmar);  and  medical"  theme,  calls  for  the  pa­ sunshine,  the  moon  beam,  the  lapping  wave  .  .  .  the  fragrant flower,  Oremar  (Marven).  tient  to  pay  a  percentage  of  the  the  giggling  mirth,  and  strumming  of  a  guitar  makes  the  atmosphere  Ships  that  signed  on  were  the  hospital  bill.  This  too  involves  different  from  the  States"  .  .  .  Retired,  Vesagas  would  like  to  write  Longview  Victory  (Victory  Car­ shifting  the  burden  from  the  in­ to  his  former  shipmates,  but  unfortunately  he  doesn't  have  their  ad­ riers);  Bents  Fort  (Cities  Service);  surance  company  to  the  patient,  dresses  .  . .  now  resides  at  60  Caselli  Ave.,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  and  Oremar  (Marven)  while  In­ with  the  theory  being that  such an  LAKE  CHARLES—Shipping  for  the  past  two  weeks  was  fair.  The  transits  were  the  Steel  Surveyor,  arrangement  would  prevent  "blll­ ne.\t  two  weeks  promises  to  be  Steel  Voyager,  and Steel  Executive  padding."  None  of  these  devices  attacks  better  with  several  ships  due  in  (Isthmian);  Robin  Sherwood  (Rob­ inl;  Ames  Victory  (Victory  Car­ the  basic  problems  of  rapidly­in­ this  port  in  transit.  During  the  last  shipping  period  riers);  Alcoa  Polaris,  Alcoa  Run­ creasing  hospital,  surgical  and  the  Chiwawa  (Cities  Service)  paid  ner  (Alcoa);  CS  Baltimore  (Cities  medical  costs  which  are  rising  at  a  rate  far  faster  than  the  other  off,  and  the  Del  Alba  (Mississippi)  Service).  As has  been  the case  for several  items  in  the  cost  of  living  index.  signed on. The following ships were  Developments  in  Japan,  long  considered  the  cheapest  con­ in  transit:  CS  Norfolk,  Bradford  weeks  now,  activity here  has  been  In  fact,  they  reflect  the  failure  of  Island,  CS  Baltimore,  Council  slowed  considerably  by  the  na­ the  medical  profession  and related  struction  cost  shipbuilding  country,  have  spurred  efforts  to  Grove,  Royal  Oak,  CS  Miami,  Win­ tional  steel  strike,  which  has  led  industries  such  as  drug  manufac­ revise  the  1936  Merchant  Marine  Act  to  provide  for  greater  ter  Hill,  CS  Norfolk,  Chiwawa,  CS  to  the  Idling  of  many  of  the  ore­ turers  to  exercise  restraint  in  construction  differential  sub­"*^  Baltimore  (Cities  Service.)  carriers  which  serve this  port.  charging  for  medical  care.  sidles  for  US­built  vessels.  Taylor and  the Presidents Garfield,  The  Japanese  merchant  Arthur  and  the  Buchanan  was ­set  fleet,  under  an  extensive  govern­ by the  Board,  using Japanese  costs  ment­financcd  construction  pro­ as a  base, at ^45,000, or 50 percent  gram, has expanded by some  1,600,­ of  the lowest  US bid  of  $1,710,000.  Gaville,  Peter  000  gross  tons  in  past  two  Lord,  Alfred J.  years  alone,  and  now  ranks  fifth  Videnovic,  Velidor  among  the  world's  shipping  na­ tions.  The  Japanese  subsidy  pro­ Brack.  James  F.  gram,­  afoiig  with  aid  given  by  Roisea,  Charles  major  European  maritime  nations  Reyes,  Angel  L.  to  their  ship  operators,  has  Chappell,  Donald  widened  the  actual  difference  in  LIndherg,  Charles  ship costs  over the  50  percent ceil­ Creer,  TheodiH­e T.  ing  allowed  under  US  law.  Arcuri,  Vincent  Charging  tltat  the  expansion  of  O'Krogley,  Alfred  the  US­merchant  marine  has  been  DeCnlty,  John  J.  greatly  hampered  by  an  inade­ Blanco,  Peter  quate  subsidy  program,  US  ship­ Elaniaga,  Antonio  J.  builders  have  sought  to  revise  the  D'Angelo, VitO  1B36  act  to lift  the  present 50  per­ Parsons,  Hflmer  cent  subsidy  ceiling  on  American  Ahrams,  Aimer  A.  constructed  vessels.  Latendress,  Norman  ' The  SIU  blood  bank  in  New  Toffe  his  been  set  up  to  supply  Sea­ Under  the  1936  act  the  Federal  Sfsto,  Eugene  J.  farers  or  members  of  their  farniltes  with  blood  anywhere  in  the  Maritime  Board  is  authorized  to  Matheoefc, Robert L.  United  States.  Seafarers  passing  through  the  Port  of  New  York  can  grant  construction­differential  sub­ Dehatttte,  Emesl. C.  donate  to the  blood  bank  at  the  New Yotk  clinic  of  the  Union.  Listed  sidies  tip  to  50  percent.  However,  Vager, Herbert  H.  in this  space  are  a  few  of  the  Seafarefs  nnd  others  who  have  donated  With  increased  US  costs,  and  using  RnndMad,  Bonald A.  to  the  blood  bank  in  the  past.  The  names  of  other  donors  will  ap­ japan's  subsidized  construction  Chlorra,  John  pear  in  future  issues  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  program  .as  its  differential  base,  PHttdeais.  Joa^li  the  SO  ^reent  limitation  means  Pages,  Federice G.  McCartney, George  Morales,  Angnsfln  W.  that  US  aid.  does  not  nteet  the  Messina,  Salvatore  Graff,  Gerald F.  Muoio,  JMin  actual  difference  in  cost  between  Iversen, Kaare  L. E.  All,  Faxel  Martinez, Theodore B.  Japanese  and  American  yards.  Collins,  Herbert  Mm.  Bosen,  Abe  WysOckl,  Charles  One  of  the  latest  US­flag  com­ Petrille,  Antheny  Palenear,  Leonard  J.  Shala,  Fired  panies to  receive  a  50­percent sub­ WeMdell,  Riithxrd  J.  .  Schaeffer, William  C.  Oliver,  RonSldi  B.  Sidy  grant  is  the  SIU  Pacific  Dis­ O^Brien, Charies  Rook,  Joseph  G.  Taylor,  Chailes E.,  .  tinct  cimtracted  American  Presi­ Bernstein, Sidney  Widff,  William  Pollen,  Richard  .  dent  Lines for  the improvement  of  Reiske,  Hans  McMahon,  William E.  Ferudl; Charles  1  four Mariner  Wpe  vessels. The  last  Adkins,  Frank  '  Mattox,  Jack  JC.­ '.Levy,  Medirl*  J.\  Of  the  four  ships,  the  president  Zappalorti;  Henry  T;  '  ^  .Becker,  Edward  S.  Dyd^lfa,. yictoS  ^loivj^ailed from .the Todd  Ship­ '  VanLody,  Felix  •  ':l)dniluk,  Alexander  Clsen, Cdd is.  yards .4n  San JPranciscq  last .­week.;  • 'I  Ratscb,  Hans'  .  y  '  Bakin,  Carl  • } .  The^cpjns^uction sjuhsjidy  fpi; tiip  Pacificus Crew Stars In  Top­Rated Bait Payoff  Tanker  Port  On Upgrade  Japanese Subsidies Spur US Ship Aid SIU BLOODBANKHONORROLL  pHom m-reoa ^ mwifjGe> r'  mci£s I  '  U:  J  ..  i.\  •;     '•  • ' •  • •   VI  �• ^sai  Mtvi. 11. 1959  Page  Elerca  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Out From Under  Him'  HHs Runaway Contracts;  Snpports US Union Drive  A  drive  by  American  maritime  unions  to  organize  Amer­ ican­owned runaway shipping has been welcomed by the head  of  a  Greek  seamen's  welfare  organiaztion  as  a  major  step  toward  improving  seamen's  conditions.  He  said  the  cam­ way ships when  they expire  in 1959  paign  gives "new  hope to sea­ because  these agreements  were not  farers  everywhere  in  the  world."  Kosmas  Fournarakis,  a  former  official  of  the  Greek  Pan­Hellenic  Marine  Federation,  endorsed  the  American  union  drive  in  a  letter  to  General  Secretary  Omer  Becu  of  the  International  Transport­ workers  Federation. The  US drive,  spearheaded  by the SIU  and  NMU,  has full  ITF endorsement.  Fournarakis  said  that  conditions  of  Greek seamen  on  runaway ships  were  ct an  "indecently" low  level.  "The  plight  of  the  Greek  sea­ man  deserves  earnest  and  im­ mediate  consideration  . . . These  workers  are  subjected  to  the  kind  of  treatment  that  was  eliminated  on  American­flag  ships  a  genera­ tion  ago  and  which  most  civilized  European  nations  have  long  since  abolished."  He  charged  that recent  contracts  which  had  been  obtained  by  Greek runaway ship operators were  a  "sell­out"  of  the  Greek  seamen  and  devised  to forestall  a  drive  by  the  American  unions  to  organize  substandard  competition.  At  the  last  ITF  Fair  Practices  Committee  meeting  in  Geneva  on  July  15  and  16,  it  was  announced  that  the  ITF  had  called  upon  the  Greek seamen's union­ not to renew  contracts  covering  some  160  runa­ • ­jfiCfriiMyi'  ICC Gives  There is  mounting discomfort  today in  the ranks of  the fat  Rails Rate  cats of  the oil  industry who, up until recently, merely  had to  sit  back  and  watch  the  profits  roll  in.  For  years,  the  best  gimmick  they  had  was  the  runaway­flag shipping  operation.  Cut Weapon  Mobile Sees  Stepped­Up  Job Totals  This  gave  them  virtual  immunity from  American  taxes,  de­ WASHINGTON —The  railroad­ cent  labor standards and other  essential regulations  that US­ Interstate  Commerce  Commission  alliance  is  still  functioning  flag operators  had to contend  with.  smoothly,  judging  from  a  recent  Starting  in  1958,  however,  various  developments  began  ICC ruling  in a  ca.se covering  paint  stripping  away  the  protective  covering  which  cloaked  such  cargo.  The  ICC  decision  permits  substandard  operations.  For  one,  the  SIU  won  a  decision  the  railroads  to  reduce  freight  before  the  National  Labor  Relations  Board  paving  the  way  rates  drastically  on  this  single  item  in  order  to  win  paint­hauling  MOBILE  —  After  a  relatively  for  American  sea  unions  to  organize  the  large  American­ business  away  from  truckers.  As  a  • low two  weeks,  Seafarers  in  this  owned  segment  of  the runaway  fleet.  Next  came  the  unity  result  of  the  precedent,  the  rail­ port  are  looking  forward  to  among  American  maritime  unions  and  the  foreign  unions  roads  are  now  free  to  make  selec­ stepped­up shipping  led  by  the  re­ via  the  International  Transportworkers  Federation,  which  tive  rate cuts  in  other areas  where  turn  of  another  Liberian­flag  ves­ produced  last  December's  successful  boycott  demonstration  they  want  to  win  business  away  sel  to  US  registry.  The  Pacific  that focused  world  attention  on  the nature of  runaway ship­ from  competing  truck,  barge  and  Thunder  has  come  back  from  run­ ping for  the first time.  ship  services.  away  operation  to  be  run  by  the  The  new  ruling  was  based  on  The  joint  union  action  at the same  time  prodded  Congress  language  of  last  year's  transporta­ SlU­contracted  World  Tramping  Company  and  will  take  a  full  SIU  to take some  cognizancie of  a situation  that had up until  then  tion  act  which  declared  in  part  been  carefully  sjvept  under  the  rug.  Legislation  was  intro­ "rates of  a carrier shall not be  held  crew  in  this  port.  duced hitting at the unfairness of  the 27 percent oil  depletion  up  to  a  particular  leve.'.  to  protect  Port  Agent  Cal  Tanner  noted  that aside  from  the  returning  run­ allowance  and  the  specialized  tax  treatment  for  the  oil  in­ the  traffic  of  any  other  mode  of  away  the  next  couple  of  weeks  dustry.  Indeed, how can an industry ask for special tax treat­ transportation."  It  was  this  lan­ have  some  13  SlU­contracted  ment  when  it  refuses  to fly  the American  flag on  the  major  guage  which  the maritime  industry  ships  due  to  hit  this  port.  By  con­ portion  of  its shipping  as a  device to  escape  American  taxes  had  unsuccessfully  sought  to  re­ move from  the bill.  trast,  the  past  two­week  period  and  jeopardize  American  conditions?  The maritime industry viewpoint,  was  slow  with  very  few  offshore  which  was  supported  by  the  SIU  Admittedly,  the  situation  is  complex.  The  fat  cats  have  ships  paying  off.  and  other  maritime  unions, is  that  The  six  that  paid  off  were  the  also  arranged it so  that  American­flag tanker  operations  are  this  section  gives  the  railroads  a  Ocean  Deborah  (Ocean  Trans.);  in  trouble.  Their obvious  "solution" would  be  to find  a way  weapon  to  cut  rates  selectively  on  Alcoa  Corsair,  Alcoa  Boamer,  and  to put all their  shipping under foreign  and runaway flags but  various  items  to  win  cargo  away  Alcoa  Cavalier  (Alcoa),  and  Mon­ no one, least  of  all the American maritime unions, would  buy  from  ships  and  eventually  put  arch  of  the  Seas  and  Claiborne  a deal like that.  The fact is that now  the shoe is on the  other  ship  operators  out  of  business.  (Waterman).  Only  one  ship  signed  foot.  Up  until  last  year,  the  principle  had  been  to  keep  railroad  rates  on,  the  Alcoa  Boamer  (Alcoa).  Instead  of  calling all  the shots, "big oil" is  now  somewhat  somewhat  higher  than  ship  rates  The following ships were in  tran­ sit: Steel  Voyager  (Isthmian);  Wild  in  the  position  of  having  to defend  its  misdeeds  of  the past.  because , of  the  slower  and  more  Banger,  Antinoiis  (Waterman);  Here at home,  efforts are underway to restore the balance by  irregular  service  offered  by  ships,  Kathryn, Beatrice  (Bull);  Del  Valle  reviving  the  American­flag  section  of  the  tanker  industry  although  in  practice,  the  railroads  (Mississippi);  Longview  Victory  through  legislation  and  by  organizing  the  American­owned  had  won  ICC approval for selective  (Victory  Carriers),  and  Alcoa  Pio­ runaway tanker  fleets.  Although  a slow .process, this is pay­ rate­cutting  in  many  instances,  often  cari­ying  cargo  at  a  loss  to  neer  and  Alcoa  Banger  (Alcoa).  ing off.  take  the  business  away  from  com­ Prospects for  the  next  couple  of  Liberia  is  losing  ground  as  the  primary  runaway  ship  peting  ship  operations.  weeks  include  the  following  ships  haven, and  Greek owners are actually  registering their  ships  The  reaction  from  the  railroads  due  to  hit  port:  Antinous,  Yaka,  in Greece these days.  With the union. Congressional and pub­ to  the  new  ICC  ruling  was  uni­ Monarch  of  the  Seas,  Claiborne,  form'y  enthusiastic,  with  the  rail­ Hastings  (Waterman);  Alcoa  Clip­ lic focus on  the whole  runaway issue, more  positive progress  roads declaring  they will  follow  up  per,  Alcoa  Boamer,  Alcda  Corsair,  is  in  view  at  long last  on  this  long­standing  problem.  The  the  ruling  by  filing  for  new  rates  Alcoa  Banger  (Alcoa);  Elizabeth,  SIU, with the full support of  its membership, intends to  push  on  other  items  to  take  business  Prances  (Bull);  Ames  Victory  (Vic­ just  as  hard  as  it  can  to  bring those  ships  under union  away  from  ti'ucks  and  water­car­ tory);  and  Del. Bio  (Mississippi).  contracts.  riers.  up  to snuff.  Subsequently,  SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall  and  NMU  President  Joseph  Curran  met  with  Greek  shipowners  in  London  and  vetoed  proposal  by them  to place some 800  ships  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Greek  Seamen's  Unioii,  even  though  many  of  these  ships  oper­ ate  in  American  foreign  commerce  under  long­term  charter  or  other  arrangements  with  American  in­ dustrial  giants.  The SIU, NMU  and other  US sea  unions  are  currently  engaged  in  plans  to  undertake  a  full­scale  drive on  the  runaways in  line with  ITF  policy.  An  appeal  filed  by  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  on  behalf  of  19  SUP  members  denied  state  un­ employment  benefits  has  been  re­ solved  satisfactorily  after  18  months.  The  decision  upholds  the  right of  a seaman  to quit  a  tempor­ ary  standby  job  after  ten  days  in  order  to  maintain  his  shipping  rights  under  the  contract  and  qualify  for  r.  permanent  job.  The  19  sailors  had  been  penalized  on  their  unemployment  benefits  early  last  year  for  quitting  the  standby  jobs.  The  ruling  makes  them  elig­ ible  to  for  full  back  benefits.  4­  i»  Manned  by  an  SIU  Pacific  Dis­ trict  crew,  the  Matson  liner  Lur­ line  has  now  completed  her  300th  postwar  round­trip  in  the  Pacific  Coast­Hawaii  passenger  seiwice.  She  has  carried  more  than  380,000  passengers  and  steamed  some  1.4  million  miles  so  far  during  the  postwar  period.  The  Lurline's  din­ ing  room  staff,  manned  by  mem­ bers  of  the  Marine  Cooks  &  Ste­ wards  Union,  has  served  9.9  mil­ lion  meals.  These  used  an  esti­ mated  9  million  eggs,  12  million  pounds  of  meat,  480  million  gal­ lons  of  milk,  2  million  pounds  of  fish,  1.2  million  pounds  each  of  butter and  sugar plus  various other  items.  3^  4  4"  4>  4*  4>  A distinguished  group of  visitors  sailed  through  the  Welland  Canal  on  the  SS  B.  O.  Petman  i­ecently,  the SIU  Canadian  District  reports.  The  Petman,  manned  by  SIU  sail­ ors  in  Canada,  played  host  to  the  skipper  of  the  royal  yacht  Britan­ nia  and  other  British,  Canadian  and  US  naval  officers  prior  to  the  trip  through  the  waterway  by  Queen  Elizabeth  on  her  recent  visit  to  Canada  and  the  US.  Ad­ miral  Dawney,  skipper  of  the  Britannia,  reported  that  the  trip  on  the Petman  proved  a  great help  when  the  Britannia  later  went  through  the  canal  with  the  Queen  and  her  party  aboard.  Slightly  better  than  a  25  per­,  cent  wage  increase  was  gained  for  licensed  engineers  employed  by  the  St.  Charles  Transportation  Company  in  recent  negotiations  by  the  licensed  division  of  the  SIU  Canadian  District.  The  new  Lakes  pact  was  based  on  contract  sug­ gestions  made  by  the  engineers.  The  union  negotiating  committee  was  successful  in  getting  all  the  items  requested  embodied  in  the  agreement.  �Twdhr*  SEAPARERS  IPG  Vatalie  Crew  Dedicates Ode  A  serious  Illness  which  left  Seafarer  Francisco  Infante  incoherent  To  Engineer  and  on  the  critical  list  for  some  time  was  overcome  by  the combined  SEAFARERS  M IRrDOCK  efforts  of  the  doctors  and  members  of  the  social  service  staff  of  the  A  long­winded  reply  to  a  simple  Baltimore  USPHS  hospital, and  resulted  in  the Seafarer's  being  put  in  question  was  the  inspiration  for  a  contact  with  his  family,  after  a  20­year  separation.  poem  being tacked  on the board on  When  brought  into  the  hospital,  Infante  was  critically ill  and  inco­ the SS  Natalie recently  bV  some of  herent, and  the  hospital sought  to  notify  some  member  of  his family.  Because  of  his  condition.  Infante,  the  crew.  The  poem,  dedicated  to  who had  not heard from  his family  chief  engineer  of  the  vessel  was  for  nearly  20  years,  was  unable  to  the  result  of  his  answer  to  the  help  them.  However  through  the  question  "who  gets  the  requisition  efforts  of  Miss  Wlngfield  of  the  for  a fan?"  hospital staff,  one of  his daughters  was  located  in  Manila.  A  letter  In  his  answer,  they  said,  the  from  his  daughter  produced  a  re­ chief  went  into the  general history  markable  change  in  the  ailing  of  "fans, motors, electricians, ships,  Seafarer's  condition  and  he  was  companies,  states  and  countries."  soon  on  the  road  to  recovery.  Rodriquez  Infante  In  addition  to  learning  that  He  then  wound  up his  dissertation  three  daughters  were  now  married. Seafarer  Infante  was  surprised  to  with  the  "theory  of  relativity,  the  electronic  theory,  how  much  it  find he  is  a  grandfather  "many  times  over."  A  leg  ulcer  suffered  aboard  the SS  Valiant  Force  hospitalized  Sea­ takes  to  live  these  days  even  if  you  live cheaply,  and sundry  other  farer  Herman  Wbismant  in  Balti­ items of  great enlightenment." The  more.  Although  showing  progress,  only  thing left  uncovered  was, who  Whisnant  is  not  sure  bow  long  he  would  get the requisition for a fan.  will  be  laid  up.  Verse About 'Stuff  Down  in  New  Orleans  Anthony  "Tony"  Rodriguez,  who  was  re­ The  poem,  which  runs  some  16  leased  recently  from  the  hospital,  verses,  is  entitled  "Stuff." It  is all  had  to  report  back  after  coming  about  the  well­known  ship  and  down  with  a  high  fever  caused  by  shoreside  hobby  of  "tossing  the  a  leg  ailment.  Tony  is  doing  fine,  malarky."  In  describing  this  past­ welfare representatives  report, and  Blanton  time,  the  poem  said:  Nunez  "raising  cane  to  get  out."  Also in  the New  Orleans  USPHS and  hoping to get  out  soon  is  Sea­ "It is the salesman's finest tool. He smears it well and often. farer  Valentine  Nunez,  formerly  on  the  Alcoa  Cavalier.  With glittering eye and rendering Marvin  "Chips" Blanton,  formerly  on  the  Frances,  is  reported  feel­ ing  pretty  good  after a  knee operation  and  expected  to  be  on  his feet  sigh. The  hardest  heart  he'U soften . . .  again  soon.  Seafarers  off  the  ships,  or  on  the  beach  waiting  to  ship,  should  "In slinky bar and swanky club. take the  time out  to visit  the brothers  in the hospitals or to  drop them  It's wielded with a flourish, a line.  The following is  the latest  available list  of  hospital  patients.  (The ones who serve it up so well. Joseph  DeBurger  Jose  Rodriguez  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Upon it often nourish)." Spero  Demoleas  Nicolas  Sabin  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  Charles  Klnnke  Manuel  Sanchez  Robert  G.  Barrett  Edward  Knapp  Using  the  old  blarney,  as  it  is  Charles  W.  Lane  Rex  S.  Sinden  Marvin  J.  Blanton  Leo  H.  Lang  also  called,  often  requires  the  pa­ Albert  G.  Lee  Paul  Switch  Ludwik  Borowik  George  McCurley  Robert  F.  Nielsen  Miguel  Tirade  James  Carter  Wm.  Marjcnhoff  tience  of  a  doctor,  and  must  be  MUton  S.  Trotman  Felix  Quinonez  James  M.  Cheshire  Frank  Martin  Christian  J.  Voss  Edwin  C.  Reynolds  applied  with  skill,  the  poet  cau­ Eugene  CroweU  Jerry  Miller  Enoch  Gaylor  .  William  £.  Nelson  Sidney  Anderson  George  F.  Smith  tioned,  according  to  the  situation.  Chow  . G.  Song  Eustachy  Bulik  Trifon  Gialuris  Valentine  Nunez  Louis  Ccvette  Michael  Sovich  James  C.  Giisson  F.  Ouweneel  "Some  spread  it  on,  a  little.  H.  Christensen  Winford  Powell  George  Hatchett  Some dunk it to the core. USPHS  HOSPITAL  Kenneth  Sanlord  Emile  Herek  BALTIMORE.  MD.  Raymond  Hodges  Harold  Spicer  It's mixture's oft diluted. Jolm  F.  Atkinson  Abner  Ralford  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Some belt it raw, boy, raw! Ben  L.  Bone  Charles  E.  Rogers  NORFOLK,  VA.  Herman  Carney  Ray  Schrum  Claude  L.  Bibb  Robert  L.  Rhea  "Some pat it rather gently. Gorman  Glaze  Jose  Soares  Thomas  H.  Bubar  William  S.  Rudd  • Tohn H.  Hester  Dolphus  Walker  Apply it as an art. John  L.  Griffin  Bernie  G.  Watson  William  H.  Little  George  Watson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  By others as a topping maul. Dipnisio  Medina  Joseph  A.  Wehe  SAVANNAH,  GA.  Charles  A.  Moss  Harold  Werns  It's used to get a start, B.  W.  Centchovich  Raymond  Beddick  Angelo  Polatos  Herman  Whisnant  USPHS  HOSPITAL  David  Prpffltt  Walter  Yahl  "A wedge, a knife, a poultice, MANHATTAN  BEACH,  NY  USPHS  HOSPITAL  In every form it's seen. Leo  Mannaugh  Joseph  J.  Bass  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  Primltivo  Muse  Matthew  Bruno  Feyrl  W.  Ammons  George  Johnson  It's shoveled on or sprinkled. Jeremiah  O'Byrne  G.  Caraballo  Clarence  Ayers  Francis  Regan  Depending on the mean." George  Phifer  Leo  V.  Carreon  Virgil  L.  Coash  C.  O.  Saunders  Winston  E.  Renny  Wade  Chandler  James  W.  Cobb  Edw.  C.  Yeamans  Regarding shipboard  blarney art­ Manuel  B.  SUva  Joseph  D.  Cox  Valerian  J.  Etta  Charles  gubovich  Aimer  S.  Vickers  John  J.  DriscoU  USPHS  HOSPITAL  ists,  he  noted:  Luther  E,  Wing  Otis  L.  Gibbs  BOSTON,  MASS.  Bart  E.  Guranick  Pon  P.  Wing  Harry  S.  Murray  Edward  C.  Sieger  "The chief keeps large supply on Francis  Wonsor  Taib  Hassan  Harold  V.  RUey  M.  Van  Ryswyck  hand. Wm.  D.  Kenny  Royc«  Yarborough  Chas.  Robinson  Thomas  R.  Lehay  USPHS  HOSPITAL  To use as he sees fit. USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  He pours it on both hot ond cold, SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  L.  Anderson  Albert  Ogletree  John  Brady  E.  A.  Ainsworth  R.  B.  Appleby  Max  Olsoh  (He really murders it). USPHS  HOSPITAL  B.  F.  Deibler  John  C.  Palmer  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.  .Tames  Lauer  Leo  Watts  "With mate it is his stock in trade. Mack  J.  Acosta  Donald  O'Brien  Woodrow  Meyers  Joseph  P.  Wise  Without it he would, like old. solEdward  R.  Cavillo  Joseph  I.  Perreira  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  E.  H.  Huizenga  Joseph  Neubauer  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  diers—fade, A.  J.  Scheving  James  Johnson  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  It is the steward's magic wand. John  J.  Kennedy  Howard  J.  Watts  MT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSPITAL  A.  H.  Mander  Spread thick, with lard, upon MT.  WILSON,  MD.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  George  Davis  demand!" STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  VA  HOSPITAL  James  Alston  Edgar  W.  Luke  HOUSTON  31.  TEXAS  And  so,  as  a  final  word  of  ad­ Pedro  L.  Agtuca  Philip  C.  McBride  Harry  McClernOn  Jasper  C.  Anderson  Desmond  McMahon  vice  to  a  young  man  first  facing  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  David  C.  Archia  Richard  Moncrief  JAMAICA  32,  LI.  NY  the world,  the  poem  conehidea:  Ralph  Duffell  Carlos  Morales  James  RusseU  Friedof  O.  FondUa  Jose  R.  More  US  HOSPITAL  SOLDIERS  HOME  "So list to me, my young son, Thomas  J.  Gray  John  F.  Murphy  WASHINGTON  25,  DC  Roman  V.  Harper  Rodrigo  1.  Pelayo  (As Polonius to Laertes), Wm.  H.  Thomson  Stanley  F.  Hayes  John  M.  Power  VA  HOSPITAL  If thou would'st get thy battle won. Patrick  T.  Kelly  Angel  L.  Reyes  CENTER  HOT  SPRINGS,  SD  Luciano  Labrador  Jose  Reyes  Use 'malark^^but for oertes." Clifford  C.  Womack  S»pi 11, 1M»  Year At Sea Is  Wants A Check  Enough, He Says  On  Aid Cargoes  To the Editor:  I  certainly  think  that  a  man  should  get  off  a  ship  after  a  year.  I  have  been  a  member  of  the  SIU  since  '38  and  never  had  any  trouble  shipping.  I  manage  six  to  eight  months  a  year,  and  then  go  home.  We  should  have  some  clause  that  says  if  a  man  does  not  take a vacation, then  he does not  letters  To  The  Editor  All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARr ERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld .upon request. get  any  vacation  money.  With  this  we  would  soon  see  all  of  the  homesteaders  hitting  the  beach.  I  don't  see  why  a  man  can expect vacation money when  he  doesn't  take  a  vacation.  I  think  this  should  be  put  to  a  vote  of  the  membership.  Homer  I.  Niobels  in Holland  He  Offers Weieome  To the  Editor:  I have  been  a  member  of  the  SIU  since  1946,  and  have  hit  nearly  every  port  of  the  world.  One  thing  really  appreciated  was  a  wel­ come,  friend­ ly  hand  when  I  was  in  a  foreign  coun­ try.  For  this,  and  other  rea­ sons,  I  would  like  to  let  the  rest  of  Fase  the  member­ ship know of  Just a  place, where  any Seafarer  can  he sure  to ex­ pect  special,  friendly  service.  I  know,  for  I own  the  place  and.  when  I am at  sea, my  wife  runs  it.  This  place  is  called  the  Port  O'Call, and is located  in  Rotter­ dam.  Although  we  specialize  in  drinks,  rest  assured  that  any­ thing we can  do to help a fellow  Seafarer,  will  be  done.  If  any  member  finds  himself  in  this  port,  and  wants  a  place  to  sit  and  drink,  or  to  find  some  friends,  or  needs  a  hand,  just  coiiie  on  down.  The  place  is lo­ cated  at  Boezemsomgel  82.  The  telephone  number  is 136903.  In  addition  to  this,  we  will  have a supply of the latest SEA­ FARERS  LQQs,  there  for  the  men  to  catch  up  on  the  latest  happenings in  the SIU.  I  hope  to  see  some  of  you  there  soon.  To  the  Editor:  You  read  in  the  papers  about  the superb  work  being  done  by  the foreign  aid  bill,  how  it  off­ sets  the  work  of  the  Commu­ nists  and  what  not.  Maybe  it  does,  but  I  would  like  to  know­ if  the  Government  has  men  checking  every  cargo  it  sends  over  there.  About  three  years  ago  I  was  on  a  ship,  out  of  Portland,  Oregon,  headed  for  Madras,  India. As  we  docked  in  Madras,  the  Backers,  most  of  whom  were  women,  began  to  sack  the  wheat  into 150  pound  bags,  As  fast  as  they  were  loaded,  they  were  carried  off  the  ship  to  the  warehouse.  After  a  while  I  nollced  how­ ever  that  only  three  out  of  every  four  sacks  went  to  the  warehouse. The fourth one  went  to  a  foreign  ship  that  was  moored  down from  us. Someone  must  have  been  getting  a  pay­ off.  We. in  the  maritime  industry,  as  well  as  any  other  American  citizen,  should  be  Informed  of  this  way  our  aid  to  the  people  of  India  is  received. In  addition  to  this,  60  percent  of  these  cargoes  are  supposed  to  go  in  American  bottoms, yet  this does  not  happen.  It  is  getting  more  difficult  than  you  can  imagine  getting  a  Job  in  this  industry.  If  the  Government  took  as  much  care  of  its own  maritime  industry  as  it  did  of  everybody  else's  this  country  would  not  be  in  the  predicament  it  now  finds itself, of  having to depend  on  foreign  nations  for  fast  ships.  This  country  seems  to  forget  that  during  the  war,  man  for  man,  the  merchant  marine  lost  more  men  than  any  other  serv­ ice.  As  a  member  of  the  Ma­ rine Cooks and  Stewards Union,  I'd  like  to  keep  reminding  the  public  of  this.  Philip  Spechler  Now In Englandg  LOO Brings News  To  the Editor:  As I am now staying in  Liver­ peol,  and  not  many  SIU  ships  come  here,  I'll  miss  the  close  contacte  and  companionship  of  my  SIU  brethers.  I have  been  in  the  SIU  since  1942,  and  my  book  number  is  G­473.  Since  that  time  I have  made a  lot  ef  wonderful friends  and  have  been  with  a  lot  of  SIU  brothers,  past  and  present,  and  I figure  the only  way I can  help keep  in  close  contact  with  them is through  the LOG.  For  this  reason,  I  was  worn  dering  if  you  could  send  me  the  LOG  at  the  enclosed  ad'­ dress,  A  wonderful  paper  like  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  is  something that every  brother in  the  SIU  treasures.  A.  Fase  Ernest  Geraoo  �Mtli. 11, 1989 MORNINO  LIOHT  (WiUrman),  Aug.  11—Chairman,  L.  Kytar;  Saaratary,  J.  Munnarlynn.  Minor  beefs  settled.  One  man  missed  ship  In  Okinawa  and  re*  joined  In  Kobe,  Japan.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Yokohoma,  Japan.  Two  hour  disputed  in  engine  department,  one  man  hospitalized  In  Honolulu.  Discussion  on  draws.  Itinerary  to  bo  posted  prior  to  sailing.  AFOUNORIA  (Waterman),  July  12—  Chairman,  A.  Ftontek;  Secretary,  W.  link.  One  dayman  aborl.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Discussion  on  food  items  short  at  sailing  time.  Stew­ ard  requests  getting  stores  at  Great  Lakes  ports.  ALCOA  POLARIS  (AlCoa),  Aug.  22  —Chairman,  D.  Raymond;  Secretary,  W.  Messenger  Repairs  taken  care  of.  $3.00  from  Seaman's  Friend  Society  SEAFARERS Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  depart­ ment.  BALTORE (Ore),  Aug. as—Chairman,  S.  Holden;  Sacfatary,  G.  MacDeneugh,  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Re­ turn  cups  to  pantry,  One  man  Injured  In  Puerto  Ordez.  DEL  SANTOS  (MIsslMlppI),  Aug.  2  —Chairman,  A.  Hanseni  tacratsry,  T.  lallnski  No  beefs.  See  chief  engineer  Shout  pulling  Ice  on  weekends.  None  on  hand  for  cold  drinks.  MAIDEN  CREEK  (Waterman),  Aug.  16—Chairman,  t.  ZIgsrewtkl;  Secre­ tary,  J.  Baliday.  Repairs  completed.  Drinking  fountain  furnished  and  in­ stalled.  Money  draws  this  trip  to  be  US  currency.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund,  $28.45.  Koreans  to  stay  out  of  pantry.  CHOCTAW  (Waterman),  April  18—  Chairman,  J  Doherty;  Secretary,  H.  Bergine.  One  man  logged.  Some  OT  disputed.  Keep  unauthorized  persons  eut  of  crew  area.  Need  outside  tap  tor  fresh  water  on  deck.  July  9—Cheirman,  P.  F6xi  Secretary,  J.  Elliot.  Repair  list  requested  by  Cap­ tain.  No  beefs.  Request  new  porthole  screens.  Suggest  towels  be  dry  before  putting  In  linen  locker.  Washing  ma­ chine  repairs  on  hand.  July  11—Chairman,  P  Fex;  Secre­ tary,  M.  IwatskA.  No  major  beefs.  Passes  to  be  returned  in  Formosa  or  men  are  subject  to  fine.  for donation  for  books.  Vote  of  thanks  for  job  well  done.  Ship's  fund. $17.00.  Few  Iiours  OT  disputed.  6ne  man  ill  at  St.  Thomas.  One  man  leaving  ship  in  Phiia.  Request  excess  linen  be  turned  in  for  inventory.  Complaint  from  pantryman  re  condition  of  pan­ try  in  morning.  Request  ventilation  in  heads.  PSNN  TRADER  tPtnn),  Aug  I—  Chairman,  E.  Mansfieid;  Secretary,  W.  Strickiin.  One  man  missed  ship.  New  delegate  elected.  Keep  sougee  water  out  of  vegetable  sink.  NATALIE  (Maritime  Overseas),  Aug.  16—Chairman,  R.  HampshirO;  Secre­ tary,  G.  Baka.  Shortage  of  food.  OT  disputed  in  all  departments.  WINTER  HILL  (Cities Service),  Aug.  21—Chairman,  F  Wtierrity;  Secretary,  M.  Shiutman.  No  beefs.  Three  men  missed  ship.  Some  OT  disputed  on  deck.  New  delegate  elected.  STEEL  RECORDER  (isthmlsn),  Aug.  19—Chairman,  C.  ScoffiCId;  Secratary,  E.  Parr.  One  man  logged  and  four  fined. Complaint  on dirty  water. Ship's  fund,  $7.06.  No  beets.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Four  days'  subsistence  in  Cal­ cutta  to  he  taken  up  with  patrolman.  Discussion  on  medical  care  Ih  foreign  ports.  STEEL  EXECUTIVE  (iithmlan),  June  28—Chairman,  V.  Ganco;  Secre­ tary,  A.  Brodie.  Some  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.' New  delegate  and  librarian  elected.  Discussion  on  shipping.  Aug.  2—Chairman,  W.  Nash;  Secre­ tary,  J.  Quinenez.  Delegate  In  Bela­ wan  Dell  hospital  for  observation.  Ship's  fund  $29.25.  Some  disputed  OT  on  deck.  New  delegate  elected  for  balance  of  voyage.  Request  paint­ ing  of  steward  rooms  and  fumigation  of  all  rooma.  Seaway Run—An Experience!  You've crossed  the Equator  a couple of  tiines  you  say, and  was  on  the Persian  Gulf  run  during  the  hottest  months  of  the  summer?  Well, that's  something to  write home  about  too,  says Seafarer  Francisco Caspar, ship's delegate  on the  Afoundria. But  you just haven't  lived,  he  claims,  until  you've t  made the journey with the in­ ternational  set  and  travelled  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway.  "It's  quite  an  experience," he  adds.  "First  start  off  with  the  river.  Seaway  and  Lakes  pilots,"  Gasper  said.  Their  trouble  Is  they  just  don't  understand  the  old  "salty"  deep­sea  Sailor.  "They  don't  say  right  rudder  or  left  rudder.  They  haven't  reached  that  far  yet—they  are still  using port  and  starboard."  Because  of  this,  the  quarter­ master  has  two  pilots,  who  talk  it  up  in  French  no  less.  The  ship­ to­shore  radio  is  also  going  full  blast  with all  kind.s  of  nationalities  and  accents  trying  to  reach  the  guard  gate,  asking  for a  pilot  boat,  or  just  plain  beefing  it  up  with  each  other.  Suddenly  out  of  this  linguistic  chaos comes  an  order "some  port."  "Probably  the  quartermaster  had been  pondering why  the Yanks  are  losing  the  pennant  and,  with  all  the  noise  and  what  not,  he  doesn't  know  if  the  order  means  left  rudder  or  wheel,  or  maybe  it's  just  someone  toasting  a  pal  with  a  glass of  wine."  Some  tips  for  the  Seaway  sea­ men,  Gasper  said,  are  that  ABs,  especially  those  on  the  light  side,  should  carry  acrobat's  endorse­ WANG  ARCHER  (North  Atlantic  Marine),  Aug.  22—Chairman,  K.  Wln­ sley; Secretary,  R.  Read.  Action  to be  taken  on  men  logged.  Beef  on  food.  Delegate  resigned  because  appoint­ ment  was  temporary.  Complaint  on  soap  snatcher.  OCEAN  JOYCE  (Marltlma  Overseas),  Aug.  18—Chairman,  G.  Burlesen;  Sec­ retary,  L.  Meyers.  Seattle  agent  no­ tided  of  men  who  had  money  taken  from  wages.  Will  be  returned  by  company.  New  washing  machine  not  available.  Fumigation  deal  at  an  Im­ passe.  Captain  using  steward  depart­ DEL  .VIENTO  (Delta),  Aug.  • —  ment  men  to  hand  spray  for  roaches  Chairman,  J.  Pracell;  secretary,  L.  to  no  avail.  Some  repairs  taken  care  Galuska.  Messhall  and  laundry  room  of.  OT  beef  not  aetUed  saUsfactorily.  for  tardiness  given  to  be  painted.  One  m.in  missed  ship.  One  man  dred  money.  Some  OT  dis­ Turn off  washing  mkchine  after  using.  transportation  puted  by  steward.  New  treasurer  Discussion  on  arrival  pool  and  ship's  Ship's fund  $17.68.  Complaint  fund.  Vote  of  thanks  to  stewards  for  elected.  on  food  being  cold.  OT  In  for  black  job  well  done.  gang  to  he  seUled.  STEEL  DESIGNER  (Isthmian),  Aug.  ORION  CLIPPER  (Colonial),  Aug.  9  16—Chairman,  W.  Christian; Secretary,  —Chairman,  K.  Winters;  Secretary,  J.  Sanders  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund,  R.  Barker.  Move  Urge  fan  from  rec  $13.85.  Beef  re  oilers  and  fireman  room  to  crew  pantry.  mattresses  quarters.  Request  each  watch  have  a  In Wilmington.  Vote of  No  thanks to crew  room.  Mail  in  repairs  before  sailing  for  cooperation  in  mesthaU  Unen  from  last  port.  Vote  of  thanks  to  old  change.  Vote  of  thanks  to add  steward  delegate  for  job  well  done.  for  job  well  done.  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Alcoa),  Aug.  21  ROBIN  HOOD  (Robin  Line),  Aug.  1  —Chairman,  D.  Marine,  Secretary,  J.  —Chairman,  W.  Reck;  Sserstary, .E.  Roberts.  Air  conditioner  repaired.  Trakimavlch.  Beef  about  cigarettes  Water  pumped  overboard  and  more  in  Dar  es  Salaam,  East  Africa.  No  brought  aboard.  Ship's  fund,  $358.60.  beefs.  Request  new  coffee  perculator.  Everything  runhing  aihooth.  Motion  Suggest  improvement  In  cooking,  to  see  boarding  patrolman  about  menus,  and  night  lunch.  Baker's  larger  bed  spreads.  products  not  up  to  par.  Aug.  14—Chairman,  N.  Bathia;  Sse­ EDITH  (Bull),  July  l>­u­Chairman,  rstary,  A.  Page.  Man  who missed  ship  e.  Hatgimisios;  Secretary,  J.  Henault.  in  Laurenco  Marques  rejoined.  One  NO  beefs.  Chief  engineer  to  be  seen  man  missed  ship  in  East  London.  Dis­ re  washihg  machine.  Recreation  room  cussion  on  performers.  and  laundry  to  be  Cleaned.  August  23—Chairman  S.  Boko;  Sec­ CHICKASAW  (Waterman),  Aug.  23  retary,  W.  Berth.  Few  hours  OT  dis­ —Chairman,  J.  McLaren;  Secratary,  disputed.  Discussion  on  food  program.  H.  Kennedy.  No  beefs.  New  treasur­ Everything  running  smooth.  No  beefs.  er  elected.  Repack  old  books  and  send  to  library.  Have  new  ones  re­ SEATRAIN  NEW  YORK  (Seatrain),  placed.  Check  on  water  being  too  Chairman,  B.  High;  Secretary,  V. Cor­ hot  for  showers.  Vote  of  thanks  to  H«.  No  beefs.  Everything  running  baker  for  job  well  dUne  smooth.  (Bull),  Aug.  30—Chairman,  SEATRAIN  GEORGIA  (Seatrain),  W. EVELYN  Porter;  Secretary,  R.  Hannlgan.  Aug.  17—Chairman,  S.  Garcia;  Secre­ see  patrolman  on  delayed  sailing  end  tary,  W.  Coutant.  Some  OT  disputed  question  of  time  and  a  half  OT.  No  in  deck  department.  See  patrolman  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Request  about  meal  hour  changes.  One  man  new  washing  machine  be  taken  care  paying off.  New  delegate elected.  Vote  of.  Fen  to  be  Installed  in  laundry  of  thanks  to  iteWard  department  for  rotim.  Contact  port  steward  re  re­ job  well  done.  pairing  springs  en  bunks,  also  new  mattresses.  Repair  list  to  be made  up.  ALICE  BROWN  (Bloomfield),  Aug.  16^Chalrman>  W.  WMkint)  secretary,  ANDREW  JACKSON  (Waterman),  R.  McNeil.  Some  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.  Request  clothes  be  checked  be­ Aug.  29—Chairman,  V.  Porter;  sec­ fore  putting  in  washing  machine.  Re'  retary,  R.  Hannibal.  No  beefs.  Re­ fraln  from  putting  mop  bucket  in  pairs  taken  care  of.  Ship's  fund  sinks.  Men  in  need  of  new  mattreSseS  Si6.33.  Two  hours  OT  disputed  In  or  pillows  to  turn  name  In  before  deck  department.  General  discussion  requisitions  for  next  trip.  Vote  of  on  Unen  and  pears  spoiling  too  fast.  thanks  to  stewards  for  meals  and  REBECCA  (Mirlttme  Oyertaai), Aug.  menus.  30—Chairman,  L.  Lewis;  Secretary,  V.  RACIFIC  TIDE  (World  Carriers),  Fitzgerald.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Aug  IS­rCHatrmtn, 9.  Jaegers; secre­ Yokohama  and  rejoined  in  Kobe.  tary,  B.  Hay.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund  $30.02.  Request  Iron  and  Repairs  to  he  done  on  deck.  Turn  in  magazines  in  Seattle.  No  beets.  OT  repiiif  lisl.  Vents  la  engine  mom  to  disputed  In  engine  and  steward  da,  partments.  Vote  of  thanks  to  dele­ be  greased.  gate  for  job  well  done.  Discussion  on  ALCOA  RldNEER  (Aleba),  Aug.  16—  agitatbr  in  washing  machine  end  Chairman,  J,  Dial;  Secretary,  E.  Cen­ screen  doors  In  passe yewHy,  dnlzado.  Gear  of  missing  man  to  be  sent  to  Wall.  Delayed  sailing  disputed.  JDSEPINA  (Liberty  Nev.),  Aug.  2S—  Everything  running  smoothly.  Icebox  Cheirihen,  D,  Mafvlne;  kecretery,  J.  to be  replaced.  Member  thanked  crew  LIston.  N  New  delegste  elected.  No  for  iloirers  sent  to  departed  mother.  beefs.  Pat* TMrteea  LOG SEATRAIN  TEXAS  (Seatrain),  Aug.  22—Chairman,  P.  Patrick;  Secretary,  S.  Karlak.  One  man  hospitalized  in  Savannah.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund,  $26.37.  Some  OT  disputed.  Request,  cots  be  removed  from  deck  when  noi  Ih  use.  Hard at  work  on  a  vise in  the  repair  shop  on  the  Afoundria  are  Seafarers  Ed  Synan  (left)  and  Howard  Oberg.  The  two  wipers  were  on  the  job  while their  ship  was in  Detroit.  Advises  Care  On 'Mail­Box'  In  Bombay  Seafarers  going  ashore  in  the  port  of  Bombay  will  be  well  ad­ vised  to  watch  carefully  where  they  deposit  their  letters  for  mail­ ing,  Seafarer  William  Calefato  warns.  Having  lost  a  number  of  letters  which  he  put  in  the  "mail  box" on a  counter  in The  Seaman's  Club  in  that  port,  Calefato  finally  took  the matter  up  with the  Indian  Government.  After investigating his  complaint,  Calefato  said,  the  Indian  Postmas­ ter  General's  office  wired  him  that  the  box  kept  on  that  counter  for  mailing  was a  private  one,  and  is  emptied  by  the  club  people  only.  The Post  Office did  not have  any  jurisdiction  over  this  box,  it  said.  Many  Seafarers,  Calefato  said,  who  purchase  their  mailing stamps  at  this  counter,  are  aware  that  the  natives may try to  swipe the  letters  to  get  the  stamps  or  any  other  valuable  things  in  them,  and  fur  this  reason  they  should  take  time out  and  use the  regular postal  facilities.  The  post  office  in  Bombay  is  easily  reached  by  cab,  and  matly  wary seamen  go there  to mail  their  letters  and  packages,  he  said.  Seafarer  Frank  Gaspor  (left)  relates  some  of  fiis  Seaway  experi­ ences  on  the  Afoundria  to  SlU  Representative  Paul  Drozak  (2nd  from  left),  and  shipmates  Torn  Dai ly,  oiler,  and  Arne  Boekman,  wiper,  'he  vessel  called  at  Detroit  to  load  cargo  for  shipment  overseas.  ments  for  going  over  the  side  in  the  rig  they use  to tie  up  the  ship.  The  fat  boys  are  all  right  for  around  the  winches.  As  for  the  black  gang,  he  noted,  their  theme  will  be  "The  Bells  Are  Ringing."  But  the  words  will  be changed slightly  to "For Me  and  My  Boilers."  One  hundred  hells  per watch  is a  fairly low  average.  Its  quite  a  sight  when  one  first  sees  that  big  round  glass  control  tower  at  the  first  lock.  It  is  an  eighty­foot­wide  lock,  running  some  700  to  800  feet  long  with  a  raise  or  drop  of  50 feet,  depending  on  which  way  you  are  heading.  "One  looks  at  his  469­foot­long,  67­foot­wide  empty  old  scow  mov­ ing  at  dead  speed  ahead,  with  the  wind  blowing and  ships passing  by,  and  wonders  how  the  heck  the  captain  and  the  pilots  are  going to  get  in  that  hole  without  banging  the  guts  out  of  the  old  scow.  "Well,  with  screaming  here  and  cursing  there  and  bumping like  an  old  ferry,  they  get  the  ship  in.  More  screams  and  sweat  as  the  winch  drivers  havj a  full  job  of  it  trying  to  stop  the  ship  without  busting the  mooring wire.  "This  is  only  one  lock,  brothers,  and  there  are  15  going  in  and  15  coming  out,  not  to  mention  a  long  stretch  of  fog  in  and  out  of  the  Gulf  and  river," and  an  almost un­ countable  number  of  bridges  up  and  down  the  route.  As  for  the  ports,  the  best  are  Montreal  and  Detroit,  Gasper  said.  Detroit  is  the  place  for  the  beer  drinkers,  with  the  price  just  right.  The  Afoundria  is  now  bound  for  France  and  Belgium,  and  all  the  "saltys"  will  be  old  "saltys"  again.  "Salty"  is  the  term  used  by  Lakes  seamen  for  the  deep­sea  ships  and  seamen.  Gasper  said.  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  ­^''ress,  SEAFARERS  NEW  YORK,  Use of  this address  will assure  peedy  transmission  on  all  mes­ sages  and  faster  rsrvice  for  the  men  involved.  ­4  Beginner's  Luck  Starling  off  wfiat  promises  to  be  a successful  deep­sea  fishing  ca­ reer,  Seafarer  Martin L,ynch  (left) shows  off  his  record­setting  172­ pound  Warsaw  Grouper.  Sllipmate  Arthur  (Knobby) Graff  poses  with  his  catch,  a  42­poond  Grouper.  This  was  Lynch'$  first  at­ tempt  at deep­sea  fishing  The  two  Seafarers made  their  catches  in  the  Atlantic,  two  miles  off  Fort  Lauderdale,  Flo.  (Lynch's  fisli  has been  entered in  the Bahia  Mara Fishing  Tournament for  deep­ sea  records.)  • • Sfl  >  �SS Waldo—All  At Sea  sni HAll  DiREcmr  SlU, A&G District  BALTIMORE  1216  E.  Baltimore  St.  Earl Sheppard, Agent  EAstern 7.4900  BOSTON  276  State  St.  G. Dakin, Acting Agent  Richmond 2­0140  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St.  R. Matthews, Agent  CApital 3­4089; 3­4080  LAKE  CHARLES. La  1419  Ryan  St.  Leroy Clarke, Agent  HEmlock 6­5744  MIAMI  744  W.  Flagler  St.  Louis Neira. Agent  FRankUn 7­3564  MOBILE  1 South  Lawrence  St.  Cal Tanner, Agent  HEmlock 2­1754  NEW  ORLEANS  523  BienvUle  St.  Lindsey Williams. Agent  Tulane 8626  NEW  YORK  675 4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  HYaclnth 9­6600  NORFOLK  418  Colley  Ave.  J. Bullock, Agent  MAdison 7­1083  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  S. CarduUo, Agent  Market 7­1635  SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  Marty Breithoff, Agent  Douglas 2­5475  SANTURCE,  PR.. 1313  Fernandez  Juncos,  Stop 20  Keith Terpe, Hq. Rep.  Phone 2­5996  SAVANNAH  2  Abercom  St.  JACKSONVILLE..920  Main  St.. Room  200  ELgln 3­0987  SEATTLE  2505  1st  Ave.  Ted  Babkowskl,  Agent  Main  3­4334  TAMPA  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  B. Gonzalez. Acting Agent  Phone 2­1323  WILMINGTON,  Calif  505  Marine  Ave.  Reed Humphries, Agent  Terminal 4­2528  HEADQUARTERS  ...675 4th  Ave.,  Bklyn.  SECRETARY­TREASURER  Paul Hall  ASST. SECRETARY­TREASURERS  J. Alglna, Deck  W. Hall, Joint  C. Simmons, Eng.  J. Volpian, Joint  E. Mooney, Std.  "Ship's Log:" SS Waldo  . .  . At Sea  . . . Seafarer  Ben Graham,  ship's  reporter  . .  . A.nother  voyage  over ... a  good  one  all around  . .  . Fine  crew  aboard  .  .  .  not  a  single  foul­up  among  them  . . .  Just  one  big  happy  seagoing  family  ...  "Crew  had  a  lot  of  ftin  both  ashore  and  aboard  ship  . .  . Stopover  at Greece  for  bunkers gave  the  athletes  in  the  crew a  chance  to  show  SUP  off  their swimming  ability ... A  number  of  them swam  for shore  . . .  HONOLULU....51 South  Nimitz  Highway  Brought  back  a  couple  of  bottles of  wine  . .  . Terrible  stuff  ...  PHone  502­777  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  "Few  of  the  boys  started  a  diet  first  thing  out  .. .  Sorry  ... it  Jackson  5­7428  NEW  YORK  675 4th  Ave., Brooklyn  didn't  work  .  .  .  they  gained  plenty  ...  HYaclnth  9­6605  211  SW  Clay  St.  "Vessel picked up passenger during last voyage . . . some 1,300 miles PORTLAND  CApitol  3­4336  due east of Norfolk . . . The passenger ... a carrier pigeon . . . had SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  Douglas  2­8363  band number NUR 57LF&'431 on leg . . .Was so well feted by crew that SEATTLE  2505  1st  Ave.  he decided to stick around for a few days . . . fust hitch-hiking, I Main  2­0290  WILMINGTON....".  505  Marine  Ave.  guess . . . Terminal 5­6617  "Have couple of cartoons recording trip . . . depicting events which MC&S  occurred during voyage . . . Smooth sailing to all." HONOLULU... .51 South  Nimitz  Highway  PHone  5­1714  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  RAmond  7­428  NEW  YORK  875  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  HYacinth  9­6600  PORTLAND  211  SW  Clay  St.  CApitol  7­3222  SAN  FRANCISCO  350  Fremont  St.  EXbrook  7­5600  SEATTLE  2505  —  lat  Ave.  MAin  3­0088  WILMINGTON  505  Marine  Ave.  TErminal 44538  Great  Lakes  District  ALPENA  1215  N.  Second  Ave.  ELmwood  4­3616  BUFFALO,  NY  ....914  Main  St.  GRant  2728  CLEVELAND  1420  W.  25  St.  MAln  1­0147  DULUTH  621  W.  Superior  St.  Phone: Randolph  2­4110  FRANKFORT,  Mich  PO  Box  287  ELgin  7­2441  MILWAUKEE  633  S.  Second  Ave.  BRoadway  2­3039  RIVER  ROUGE.. 10225  W.  Jefferson,  Ave.  Mich.  Vinewood  3­4741  SOUTH  CHICAGO  9383  Ewing  Ave.  ­SAginaw  1­0733  TOLEDO  120  Summit  St.  CHerry  8­2431  Canadian District  I­ FORT  WILLIAM  Ontario  HALIFAX  N.S  Editor,  _  SEAFARERS LOG.  5  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  TO AVOID  DUPLICATION; If you ar«  an old subserlbei  and hava  a  changa  of  addrass,  plaata  giva  your  formar  address  balow:  ADDRESS  I  CITY  Sept. 11.1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Ihff* Fsnrteea  ZONE  STATE  408  Simpson  St.  Phone;  3­3221  12814  Hollls  St.  Phone  3­8911  MONTREAL  634  St.  James  St.  West  Victor  2­8161  QUEBEC  44  Sault­au­Matelot  Quebec  LAfontaine  3­1560  THOROLD,  Ontario  52  St.  David  St,  CAnal  7­5212  TORONTO,  Ontario  272  King  St.  E.  EMpire  45719  ST. JOHN,  NB  ....177 Prince  William  St.  OX  2­5431  VANCOUVER,  BC...  298  Main  St.  MFOW  BALTIMORE..... 1216  East  Baltimore  St.  EAstern  7­3383  HONOLLrLU....56  North  Nimitz  Highway  PHone  5­6077  NEW  ORLEANS...  523  BienvUle  St.  MAgnolia  0404  NEW  YORK  ....130  Greenwich  St  COrtland  7­7094  PORTLAND  522  NW  Everett  St.  CApitol  3­7297­8  SAN  FRANCISCO  240  Second  St.  DOuglas  2­4592  SAN  PEDRO...  ....296  West  7th  St.  TErminal  3­4485  SEATTLIS.....;.  2333  Western  Ave.  HAln  8:6326  Egyptian Guides?  Ur^es SIU Run  Bakers' School  Nix, He Says  To  the  Editor:  I have Just  read Brother Gra­ ham's  article  to  the  SEAFAR­ ERS LOG on  the guides in  Alex­ andria,  Egypt,  and  I  wish  I  could  only  draw  or  write  a  let­ ter  to  explain  the  names  they  should  tag  on  these  people.  I  Just  got  back  from  a  trip  on  the  Valiant  Explorer,  and  I  would  use  something  stronger  than  the  term  thieves for  them.  That's  a  decent  occupation  to  letters To  The  Editor  All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. these  bloodsuckers.  Believe  me  I  would  rather  face  a  rat­ tlesnake  than  one  of  them.  You  would  really  have  to  see  to  believe  It.  About  10  years  ago  I hit  that  port  while  sailing  on  an  Isth­ mian  ship,  the  Steel  Architect,  when  the  port  was  under  the  British.  But  what  a  difference,  for  at  that  time  none  of  these  vultures  were  allowed  aboard  the  ship.  Ask  any  of  the  sea­ men  returning  from  that  port  today.  Why  they  would  steal  the  eye  from  a  needle  and  cut  your  throat  at  the  same  time,  all the  time telling  you they are  your  friends.  I had asked one  of  these crea­ tures  how  come  they  were  friends  of  seamen,  and  he  re­ plied  that  he  was  not  like  the  others,  he  was  honest.  Some  friend.  Our  messman  had  just  returned  with  this  self­ap­ pointed  ^uide  and  he  was  out  some  $300  In  less  than  6  hours.  Believe  me,  I  get  down­right  sick  everytime  I hear  the  name  Alexandria.  John  DeAbreu  To  the  Editor:  '  I  have  been  in  favor  of  the  new food program from  the very  first. However,  I would  also like  to  see  all  the  baking  on  board  SlU­contracted  vessels  done  with  the  same  high  quality,  and  it  can  easily  be  done  in  our  spare  time.  The  way  to  accom­ plish  this  would  be  for  every­ one  in  the  steward  department  to  take  correspondence  training  courses  in  baking.  In  order  to  do  this,  I  would  like  to  see  the  Union  get  these  courses  in  a  mass  lot,  and  this  way  the  tuition  would  be reduced  for  each  student.  Everyone  would  benefit  from  the  course.  This  way the bakers  Turner  would  have  the  necessary  knowledge,  and  the  crews  the  improved  quality.  As  I  have  worked  from  the  National  Baking  Schools  train­ ing  course,  I  know  that  SIU  bakers  could  also  benefiit  from  this  training.  The  course  would  also  take  up  a  lot of  spare  time  at  sea.  The school  issues each student  a  training  card  at  the  start  of  the  training  and,  when  a  mem­ ber finishes the course,  they Are  awarded  the  NBS  diploma.  I  would like  to see the  baker's Job  on  each  ship  go  to  the  baker  with  this  yellow  card  that  the  school  issues,  and  when  he fin­ ishes  the  course  and  gets  his  diploma,  the  Union  could stamp  "certified  baker"  on  his  book  This  way  we  would  know  the  baker  can  bake,  and  all  SIU  bakers  would  be  masters,  all  performing  high  quality  work.  I  have  written  headquarters  to  look  Into  this  baking  train­ ing to add  to our  new  food  pro­ gram.  It  would  be best  for them  to handle  this to Insure  the suc­ cess of  our food  program.  Grover  C.  Turner  4"  4"  Praises Blood  Ex­Seafarer Dies  Bank Program  Of Heart Attack  To  the  Editor:  To the Editor:  I  wish  to  advise  you  of  the  death  of  Herman  F.  Webber,  a  member  of  your Union for  over 10 years. I  would  appreci­ ate  your  put­ ting  a  notice  in  the  SEA­ FARERS  LOG  so  that  his  many  friends  would  be  Webber  aware  of  his  death.  Mr,  Weber  Joined  the  SIU  in  1945, and  belonged to the  Union  except for  military  service  until  September,  1958,  when  he  re­ tired  his book.  He last  sailed  on  the  Rose  Knot,  a  missile  track­ ing  ship,  and  was  hurt  aboard  the vessel while docked in Trini­ dad  In  March,  1958.  While  In  the  hospital  he  suffered  a  seri­ ous  heart  attack.  He  returned  home  and,  on  March  1,  had  another heart attack.  He seemed  to  be  recovering  when  he  sud­ denly  passed  away  on  May  27,  1959, at  Crlle  Veterans Hospital  in  Cleveland.  He was buried  In  the soldier's  section  of  West  Park  Cemetery  in  Cleveland,  Ohio.  He  Is  sur­ vived  by  his  wife  Betty,  hia  parents and a brother and sister.  Mrs. Herman Webber  Your  recent  article  on  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  was very  good,  and  added  to  what  information  I received  about the  program at  the  medical  center  when  I  do­ nated  a  pint  of  blood.  The  campaign  will  let  SIU  men have  a reserve  of  blood  so  that  when  one  of  our  brothers  or a  member of  his family  Is  In  the  hospital,  it  won't  be  neces­ sary  to try  and rush  around the  hall  looking  for  volunteers  to  donate immediately, as has hap­ pened  all  too  often  in  the  past.  Lawrence  H.  Chapman  4"  41  4  Wants LOG For  Shipping News  To  the  Editor:  I  am  interested  In  the  US  merchant  marine  and  its  sur­ vival.  I've  heard  exeremely  Important  aspects  of  this "fight  for  survival"  from  a  couple  of  well­informed American  seamen  and  am  beginning  to  realize  there  Is  more  to  this  situation  than  the  popular  press tells the  average  reader.  '  r am  looking  forward  to  re­ ceiving  the  SEAFARERS  LOO  and  also  to  becoming  much  more  Informed  on  ho  working  man's  side  of  the  maritime  In­ dustry.  O. Steffau  ­ .lij­ �Sept.  11,  1959  Page  Fifteca  SEAFARERS  LOG  Russians Avidly Interested  In US Workers'  Benefits  May Debut  WASHINGTON—The  average Russian  shows  an  eager  in­ terest  in  American  workers' conditions according  to  a  report  to  the  US  Labor  Department  from  the  American  exhibition  in  Moscow.  US  representatives  at  the  to  Negroes  or  the  foreign­born.  the  Russians  usually  exhibition  report  they  are  Fortunately,  got  annoyed  with  the  hecklers',  Esso Union Men Approve  Full Antonomy In SlUNA  (Continued  from  page  3)  bership  for  a  settlement  on  the  agreement  to  renew  automatically,  company's  terms.  the  situation  reached  the  boiling  Unable  to  deal  on  its  own  with  point.  Esso,  the  ETMU  Executive  Coun­ With  the  dismissal  of  Collins  in  cil  had  earlier  explored  a  possible  August,  1958,  the  Esso  group's  affiliation  with  a  national  union,  continually  besieged  with  ques­ Board  of  Governors  (consisting  of  and  in  the  process, approached  the  tions  about  the  American  worker,  and  invariably  told  them  to  keep  working  seamen  out  of  the fleet)  SlUNA.  As  a  result, an  agreement  such  as  bis  right  to  organize  and  quiet  and  allow  the  American  proceeded  to  revamp  the  organi­ was  reached  on  July  20  providing  strike,  wages, hours  of  work, living  guides  to talk.  zation.  As  a  result  the  Esso  men  that  ETMU  would  join  the  SlUNA  Some  50,000  to  70,000  Russians  conditions,  Workmen's  Compons­i­ voted  4­1  last  February  for  a  new  family  but  would  continue  to  func­ s,*;w  the exhibition each  day for  the  tion.  Social  Security,  extent  of  un­ democratic  constitution  that  pro­ tion  as  a  fully­autonomous  unit  as  FIX  weeks  it  wai  on.  It  is believed  employment, and  insurance  against  vided  lor  regular  secret  ballots  on  do  the  other  district  unions  in  the  that thousands more would  have at­ Aithough  {ust  a  day old  v.'hen  periods  of  joblesseness.  full­time  seamen­offieials  to  repre­ SlUNA.  .  tended  if  tickets  were  available.  this  photograph  was  token,  sent  the  tankermen's  interests  However,  Esse  had  already  The  overwhelming  majority  of  The tickets  were distributed  by the  ashore.  This change,  which  antici­ broken  out the  old,  rejected  "asso­ Daniel  Eugene  Cabral,  lirsS  the  Russian  people  appear  to  be­ Soviet  Government  for  the  price  pated  the  latest  requirements  of  ciation"  in  a  new  dress  as  the  lieve what  they  hear and  what they  of  one ruble, 25  cents at the official  born  of  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Federal  labor  law,  was  voted  over  "Esso  Seamen's  Association"  with  see  at  the  exhibition.  They  listen  exchange  rate,  but  it  has  been  re­ Gene  Cabral,  looks  about  the  company's  outspoken  opposi­ Collins  as  its  hand­picked  head.  A  very  attentively  to  the  American  ported  that  some  Russians  paid  ready  to  speak  his  mind.  tion.  "vote  no"  campaign  was  launched  representatives,  so  attentively  that  as  much  as  50  rubles  through  un­ Daniel  made  his  debut  on  Thus,  the  company  found  itself  against  the  affiliation  move  'in  it  is "physically  impossible  to  tear  offlicial  channels.  May  1.  confronted  by  an  organization  run  which  the  company  actively  par­ away"  from  the  many  who flood  by  the  rank  and file,  which  de­ ticipated)  and  Collins  a'so  called  them  with  questions,  reports  an  manded  genuine  improvements  in  for  acceptance  of  the  inferior  con­ American  representative  at  tlie  ex­ wages  and  conditions.  In  the  face"  tract  offer.  hibition.  of  rising  discontent,  both  at  sea  Using  the  new  "a­ssociation's"  Among  the  crowds attending  the  and  in  the  refineries,  Esso  stalled  existence  as  an  excuse,  the  com­ exhibition  there there  were  always  a  new  contract.  Its first  offer  in  pany  b­oke  off  further  pact  talks  a  handful  of  "professional  heck­ writing  came  the  day  before  the  with  ETMU  on  August  6  until  the  lers"  who  invariably  show  up  as  All  of  the  following  SIU  families  have  received  a  $200  nia<,crni*y  old  agreement  expired  and  the  "representation  issue"  could  be  soon  as  a  sizable  group  of  people  bene lit  plus  a  $25  bond  from  the  Union  in  the  baby's  name :  company  then  went  over  the  head  settled.  The  Labor  Board  hearing  gather around  an  American.  These  of  the  union to  pressure  the  mem­ today  is  the  next  step.  James  Irving  Walker,  horn  Au­ Cmdy  Warden,  born  August  10,  "professional  agitators"  are  un­ informed  about  the US  way  gl  life,  gust  14,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Robert  James  L.  Walker,  Princess  Anne,  Warden,  S.  Portland,  Me.  and  often  make  gross  errors.  4  4  4  For  example,  one  heckler  in­ Va.  4  4  4  sisted  that  the  Social  Security  Sherley  Lambeth,  born  August  Robert  Lambeth,  born  July  22,  13,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  program  in  the  US does  not  apply  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  John  Thomss  Lambeth,  Mobile,  A'a.  Lambeth,  Mobile,  Ala.  4  4  4  Amelia  Gonzales,  born  June  6,  4  4  4  Ray  Joseph  Ca^sanova,  born  Au­ 1S59,  to Seafarer  and  Mr.s.  Gilbert  gust  8,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  R. Gonzales,  Galveston, Tex.  Ray  H.  Cassanova,  New  Orleans,  4  4  4  La.  Camille  Lightfoot,  born  Au.nu.st  4  4  4  6,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Roan  Nestar  Landron,  born  July  9,  Lightfoot,  Jr.,  Brooklyn,  NY.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Jesus  4  4  4  The  deaths  of  the  following  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  Phil  Cajio  Landron,  Brooklyn,  NY.  Mary  Denise  Pound,  born  T­l; rch  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  Contact  Bill  Dzelak, SS  Choctaw,  1,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Vic­ 4  4  4  c/o  Waterman  Steamship  Com­ Eugene  Roszko,  54:  A  heart  at­ steward  and  joined  the  Union  in  tor  Pound,  Bremerton,  Wash.  Maria  Maldonado,  born  July  22,  pany,  310  Sanson  Street,  San  tack  was  the  cause  of  death  for  1942.  He  leaves  no  known  sur­ 4  4  4  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Manuel  Francisco.  Brother  Roszko  vivors.  He  was  buried  in  Wood­ Sharon  Jaynae  Reeves,  born  Au­ Maldonado,  Galveston,  Tex.  on  May  5,  1959,  lawn,  N.Y.  4  4.  i  gust 22,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  aboard  the  SS  Franeis  C.  Dowd'  James  Reeves,  Jr.,  Mobile,  Ala.  4  4  4  Susanne.  Roszko  Ignatius  J.  Torre  4  4  4,  leaves  no  known  Union  attorneys  are  holding  Charles  Kirby,  51:  Heart  failure  Kleovoulos  Simos,  born  August  survivors.  He  vouchers  for  money  due  the  above  felled  Brother  Kirby  on  Nov.  27,  29,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  was  a  member  of  1953.  He  was  men  from  the  SS  Arickaree  and  Simeon Simos, Brooklyn,  NY.  the  steward  de­ buried  at  Myrtle  SS  Stony  Point.  Please  contact  4  4  4  partment  and  Hill  Cemetery,  Miller  &  Seeger,  26  Court  Street  Ruth  W.  Smith,  born  August  6,  joined  the  Union  Tampa  Florida.  Brooklyn  1.  NY.  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Thomas  in 1951.  His  place  Kirby  held  vari­ ^  X.  WASHNGTON  —  The  Federal  W.  Smith,  Woodford,  Va.  of  burial  is  not  known.  ous ratings  in  the  Paul  Hoggins  Power  Commission  reaffirmed,  in  4  4  4  Steward  Depart­ Please  contact  H.  F.  Holmes  at  a  recent  decision,  that  tax  savings  Robert  William  Truenskl.  lorn  4  4  4  ment  after  he  7020  North  Clark  Ave.,  Tampa,  enjoyed  by  private  utilities  under  July  6,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Lionel  B.  Miller,  35:  On  July  8,  joined  the  Un­ Florida.  tax  law  gimmicks  need  not  be  Charles W.  Truenski, Paterson,  NJ.  1959,  Brother  Miller  passed  away  ion  in  1943.  He  passed on  to consumers in the  form  4"  ^  4"  due  to heart  fail­ leaves  no  known  of  lower  rates.  In  a  tax  rate  case  Charles  Lynsky  ure.  Miller,  a  survivors.  We  regret  to  inform  you  that  involving  the  £1  Paso Natural  Gas  member  of  the  4  4  4  your uncle  George  died  August 24.  Co.,  the  FPC's  ruling  allowed  the  deck  department,  He  was  buried  September  2,  1959  company,  which  is  paying  lower­ died at sea aboard  James  Akers,  64:  Brother  Akers  at  San  Diego  National  Cemetery  than­normal  taxes  to.  the  Govern­ the  SS  Del  Mar.  died  at  sea  of  unknown  causes  on  ment  by  virtue  of  depreciating  the  with  military  honors.  He is  survived by  March  15,  1959,  cost  of  new  facilities  at  a  faster  his  wife,  Maria  aboard  the  SS  than  normal  rate,  can  list  what  DeSilva  Miller,  Seafair.  He  had  Isaac  B.  Duncan  of  New  Orleans.  (Continued  from  page  3)  been  a  member  It  Is  extremely  urgent  that  you  would  be  its regular taxes as a  cost  of  the  SIU  since  contact your  wife c/o  J.  Delk, 3737  of  doing  business  when  seeking  a  deck  cargo  and  iron  ore  is  hauled  Place  of  burial  cpnventipnally  in  the  holds  below.  was not  given.  1939,  and  sailed  El  Segundo  Blvd.,  Hawthorne,  rate  increase.  Consumer  groups have  protested  The  operation  parallels the  orig­ in  various  engine  Calif.  4  4  4  that utilities should only be allowed  inal  Pan­Atlantic  containership  department  rat­ i  4  4  Frederick De  Lorenzo, 26:  While  ings.  His place of  idea,  which  utilized  converted  T­2  to  list  actual  taxes  paid  in  their  The  following  men  have  income  tankers  to  carry  truck  trailers  on  at  sea,  aboard  the  SS  Del  Sud,  burial  is  not  tax refund checks  waiting for  them  rate  base.  The  tax  saving  gained  deck  and  oil  below.  The  trailers  in  Brother  De  Lor­ known.  Brother  under  rapid  write­off  provisions  at  room  201,  Sailors  Union  of  the  this  operation  were  also  loaded  by  enzo  died of  first  Akers  leaves  no  known  survivors.  of  the law  should  be shared  by  the  Pacific  building,  450  Harrison  shoreside  gear  until  Pan­Atlantic  and  second  de­ consumers,  they  argue. .Some state  Street,  San  Francisco  5,  Calif.:  bypassed  this  problem  by  convert­ gree  burns,  suf­ 4  4  4  Arthur L.  Craig  Jr.,  John J.  Doyle,  commissions  are  in  accord  with  ing a number  of C­2 freightships to  fered  in  an  en­ this view and have  ordered utilities  Jakob  Hansen,  58:  Brother  Han­ Boleslav  J.  Dzelak,  Willie  Edwards  handle  226  boxes  on  deck  and  in  gine  room  acci­ sen  passed  away  due  to  heart  fail­ Jr„ .  Robert  W.  Ferrandiz,  Steve  to  pass  on  tax  cuts  to  consumers.  the  holds  via  shipboard  gentry  dent.  De  Lor­ ure  on  March  3.  KrkQvieb,  AHI  Nasroen, Wong Ming  Nevertheless,  the  FPC  and  the  cranes.  enzo,  a  member  bulk  of  stAe  commissions  main­ 1959,  aboard  the  Sing,  Sing  K.  Tsai.  Ding  Hal  Woo.  of  the engine  de­ tain  the  philosophy,  in  the  words  P­A has since contracted for  four  SS  Wacosta.  lie  ships constructed especially for this  p a r t m e n t, was  4  4­4  of  the  FPC  in  the  El  Paso  Gas  was  buried  at  the  service  and  to  handle  some  350  buried  at  Green­ Jin  Helgath  decision,  "the  intent  of  Congress  boxes  each  trip.  The  "lift­on"  idea  National  Ceme­ wood  Cemeterj',  NC.  Ho  leaves  please  write  to  Jean  Freeman,  was  not  to  benefit  consumors.  but  tery,  Baltimore,  pioneered  by  this  SlU­contracted  no  known  survivors.  Route  3, Box  137,  Marshall,  Texas,  to  encourage  construction.'  Md.  A  member  operator  bas  since  spread  to  all  or call  WEbster 8­2384.  Intportant.  4  4  4  of  the  deck  de­ Under  the  1954  tax  law,  utilities  coasts.  A  West  Coast  service  be­ partment,  Hansen  Harry  L.  Franklin.  51:  Brother  can  lower  their  tax  bills  to  Uncle  tween  California  and  Haw.­; i  is  4  4  4  joined  the  SIU  Miquel  P.  Tirade  ^am  by  depreciating  the  cost  of  already  underway  and  further  e  ­ Franklin  died  of  coronary  disease  in  1955.  He  has  Your  tvatch  is  in  the  vault  at  new  facilities  at  a  faster­than­nor­ panslQR  at  such  operation.s  is  op  July  27,  1959.  FraQk.ia  s.^­Ilcd  in the  steward department as chief  no  kuowu  survivors.  .ma) jrgtPv  r  >..««», ....  planned.  SIU  BABY  ARRIVALS  i| I  FINAL  Personals  And  Notices  DISPATCH  Utilities Tax  Benefits Not  For Pub/fc  a.  a.  Union Wins  Reversal Of  ICC Ruling  •  • I  • • ^1 IJ  �l^::v  4  SEAFiUlERS  S«ptomb«r  11,  ­  t»59  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • AFL­CIO    •   4­1 SlU Vote  Dumps Shell  Oil's 'Union'  SlU's Home In Puerto Pico  SAN  JUAN  —  A  union­busting  attempt  by  the  Shell  Oil  Company  here  fell flat  as  100  production,  maintenance  and  distribution  employees  of  the  company  voted  for  thfe  SIU  Puerto Rico  Division  by  near­"*"  not  inflexible  and  that  it  was  will­ ly  four  to  one  in  a  National  ing to  negotiate until  a satisfactory  Labor  Relations  Board  elec­ solution  was  reached.  tion  on  September  8.  The  The  Union's contract  terms,  pre­ Shell  workers  routed  an  "as­ sented last  June, include  proposals  sociation"  of  Shell  employees  for  a  union  shop,  a  welfare  plan,  by  a  vote  of  75  to  21.  There  were  a  ten  percent wage  increase during  four challenged  ballots, all of  them  the first  year  of  a  three­year  pact,  challenged  by  the  company.  The  and  cost­of­living  increases  during  "association"  had  all  the  earmarks  the second  and third  years.  of  company  sponsorship.  Shell,  which  has  traditionally  Following the  overwhelming SIU  opposed  the  union  shop,  offered  a  SIU  members  in  Puerto  Rico  victory. Shell  has finally  agreed  to  watered­down  "maintenance  of  relax  in  comfortable,  com­ negotiate  for  a  new  contract,  and  membership"  clause  and  rejected  modious  main  lounge  of  Un­ talks  are  now  proceeding  towards  the  welfare  plan  proposal.  Money­ ion's hall located at  1313 Fer­ a  settlement.  A  previous  contract  v.ise,  it  offered  a  10  cent­an­hour  between  the  company  and  the SIU  increase  spread  over  three  years.  nandez  Juncos  in  Santurce.  Puerto  Rico  Division  was  up  for  The  Union  flatly  rejected  this  as  Structure  in  corner  is  elabo­ renegotiation.  rate  bird  cage.  "ridiculous."  Strike  Successful  The  SIU  membership  in  Shell  struck on  August 16  after  the com­ pany  locked  them  out  and  refused  to  bargain.  The  strike  was  100  percent  effective  despite  attempts  by  Shell  to  recruit  strikebreakers.  Earlier attempts  by the  Puerto  WASHINGTON—A  measure  permanently  banning  with­ Rico Department  of  Labor  to medi­ ate  the  strike  collapsed  because  holding  of  all  state  and  local  taxes  from  seamen's  wages  is  of  the  company's  unwillingness  to  now  awaiting  President  Eisenhower's signature.  The; legisla­ alter  its  contract  stand,  to  con­ tion  would  not  exempt  sea­^  tinue  to  bargain  in  good  faith,  or  discuss  the  issues.  The  SIU  had  men  from state  or  local  taxa­ men  to  taxation  from  a  variety  of  sources  each  year,  even  though  maintained  that  its  demands  were  tion  but  would  end  the prob­ they  are  non­residents.  In  addi­ lem  of  multiple  taxation  and  vast  tion,  Massachusetts  has  a  new  law  bookkeeping  problems  each  year.  subjecting  seamen  to  state  taxa­ Federal  law  already  prohibits  tion for  the period  of  time spent in  any  withholding  from  seamen's  Massachusetts  waters.  This  would  apply  to  residents  and  non­resi­ wages  other  than  allotments  and  dents  alike.  Due  to  the  nature  of  the  indus­ SAN  FRANCISCO  —  Shipping  Federal income and Social Security  taxes.  The  new  bill  was  made  has  been  fair  and  there  are  no  necessary  primarily  by  a  new  state  try, with  seamen sometimes  chang­ signs  of  it  picking  up  during  the  income  tax  withholding  set­up  au­ ing  jobs  several times  and  possibly  working  for  companies  in  four  or  coming  period.  .  thorized  by  the  New  York  State  Only  one  ship  paid  off  during  legislature  this  year.  Citing  Fed­ five  states  during  the  course  of  a  the  last  two  weeks,  the  Kyska  eral  law,  ship  operators  based  in  year,  the  various  state  and  local  (Waterman).  There  was  only  one  New  York  had  refused  to  withhold  laws  could  take  a  big  bite  out  of  ship  signing  on,  the  Valiant  Force  taxes from  New  York  resident sea­ wages  each  year.  Even  though  much  of  this  might  eventually  be  (Force),  while  seven  ships  were  in  men.  transit,  Texmar,  Losmar  (Calmar);  The problem  was complicated  by  returned  through  refunds,  a  big  Alcoa  Pegasus (Alcoa);  Coe  Victory  the fact  that almost  half  the  states  bookkeeping headache  both for  the  (Victory  Carriers);  Steel  Advo­ and  some  counties  and  municipali­ seamen  and  the  steamship  com­ panies  would  have  been  involved.  cate,  Steel  Architect  (Isthmian)  ties  also  had  withholding  laws  on  The bill passed  by the House and  and  Kyska  (Waterman).  the  books  which could  subject sea­ Senate  would  eliminate  this  diffi­ culty altogether. Although the orig­ inal  Senate  version  called  for  a  two­year  limit  on  the  withholding  ban,  the  final  version  knocks  out  this  limitation  and  broadens  the  ban  to  cover  seamen  on  inland  The first  reporting forms  and  printed copies  of  New York's  waters as well.  Under  an  arrangement  report­ Labor  and  Management  Improper  Practices  Law  have  al­ edly  agreed  to  by  the  steamship  ready  been  sent  out  to  over  75,000  business  firms  and  labor  companies, a duplicate copy of  each  man's  W­2  Federal  withholding  unions. The 1959  law provides"*"  form  will  be forwarded  to  the  ap­ for  disclosure  of  finances  by  the  1,200  employer  trade  organ­ propriate state for each  man at the  izations.  labor  and  management  Thus  far,  the  State  Labor  De­ end  of  the  year.  The  states  will  groups.  partment  has  been  able  to  locate  then  have a  record of  the earnings  The  70,000  business  firms in  the  only  85  labor  relations  consultants  of  resident  seamen  as  a  basis  for  collecting  the  required  taxes.  State employing  ten  or  more  regu­ 10 jvhom  report  forms  were  sent.  Attorneys  engaged  in  the  practice  lar  employees  will  receive  report­ of  law  are  not  included  in  the  ing  forms,  and  excerpts  from  the  definition  of  labor  relations  con­ law.  Some 5,500 local, national and  sultants.  international  unions  will  receive  The  first  report  forms  must  be  four­page  report  forms,  with  a  returned  to  the  Division  of  Labor"  printed copy of  the law. A different  and  Management  Practices  by  reporting form  will  be  received  by  December  L  States Barred  From  Seamen Pay  Crab  'Frisco  Has  Fair Outlook  Labor 'Consultants' Shy  On NY  $  Reporting Law  14;  i'  Iter  raw  Exterior  of  three  story  hall (above)  shows  grillworic,  open  alcoves  typical  of  Spanish  architecture.  Louvers,  potted  palms  add  to  appearance.  Below, SIU  patrolman  transacts Union  business  with  three SIU men.  SlU's Puerto Rico Division is one of  fastest­growing  sections  of  the  Unions  � 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 11, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LABOR DAY 1959 SIU LAKES CO. STARTING REGULAR RUN TO EUROPE NEW LABOR BILL SHORT ON REFORM, HITS UNIONS ONLY MTD PLANS ATTACK ON M’TIME ILLS 115,000 IN NY LABOR DAY PARADE CONGRESS VOTES TWO MORE YEARS OF SURPLUS CARGOES CORRUPTION? MACHINISTS CITE BUSINESS PRACTICES ILA ISSUE UP TO AFL-CIO MEET SHIP RADIOTELEPHONE AUTHORIZED IN PHILA. CO’S LIMITING HOSPITAL BENEFITS PACIFICUS CREW STARS IN TOP-RATED BALT. PAYOFF JAPANESE SUBSIDIES SPUR US SHIP AID HITS RUNAWAY CONTRACTS; SUPPORTS US UNION DRIVE MOBILE SEES STEPPED-UP JOB TOTALS 4-1 SIU VOTE DUMPS SHELL OIL’S ‘UNION’ 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 09/11/1959 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. XXI, No. 19   1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/be84b3ef2852c58f223ba41a6bdab520.pdf cb8263395bb600f1d61e5ac5d9d3127e PDF Text Text •  SEAFARERSALOO  • 'r.  »  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   SlUWinsIn  Graham Fleet  *Votes Extended Lakes  Organizing Campaign  * Backs Drive To Curb  Runaway­Flag Use  Story  On  Page  5  :  CONVENTION  ' ,  .  •  iiiil  Court Okays  Hiring Halls  'Demands  Broad  Aid  For  All  US  Shipping  AFL­CIO M'time Committee,  MTD  in  Merger  Agreement  Story  On  Page  3  Story  On Page 6  '50­50' Oil  Import  Rule To  Aid  US Tankers  i  Story  On  Page  2  J  1  O  Federation Okays Return:  ILA Men Vote  To Approve Tie  With AFL­CIO  .Story  On  Page  8  "0  AFL­CIO Calls  For  Aid To Steel Strike  1  :  • :l\  M\  n  : Story On Page 5  •   s I  ^  M  <?  o  ISO Union Trainees  Pass In CG Exams  ^  :  t''K  li  —  ^ Story On Page 16  LisAs^.  1  �pace Twe  SEAFARERS  LOG  September  15,  I9B$  Ask'50­50' Rule  On Il5 Oil Imports  WASHINGTON  — A  new  move  aimed  at promoting American flag carriage of oil prod­ ucts  is  being  undertaken'by  the Joint  Commmittee for  American  Flag Tankers,  represent­ ing  independent  taiiker  operators,  the  SIU  and  the  National  Maritime  Union.  The  com­ mittee is asking  the Office  of"*  Civil  and  Defense  Mobiliza­ fied on  the  grounds  of  national  se­ of  the  fact  that  as  of  March  31  of  tion  to  establish  a  quota  rule  curity,  the  group  argues,  then  this  year,  the  American  Bureau  of  which  would  give  American  tank­ there is equal  justification for free­ Shipping reported  only 230  tankers  ers a  guaranteed  percentage  of  all  ing the United  States from  depend­ engaged  in  the coaswise  and  inter­ ence  on  foreign  tankers  for  its  oil  coastal tankship  trade. Consequent­ oil  Imports  into  the  US.  Already  the US has a  quota rule  import  requirements.  ly, a  50  percent quota  would  virtu­ limiting  the amount  of  oil  that can  For  practical  purposes,  US­flag  ally  double  the  active  Ameriban  be Imported to an  average of  slight­ tankers are  limited to  the domestic  tankship fleet  and require  the  con­ ly  under  million  barrels daily.  trades.  It  is  rare  for  a  US­flag  struction  of  new  tonnage,  or  the  However,  as  the  joint group  points  tanker  to  run  foreign  other  than  transfer  back  of  many  tankers  out,  practically  all  of  this  limited  those  tankers carrying  supplies for  from  the  runaway  flags.  quota  is  being  carried  on  foreign­ the  armed  forces  under  Military  Furthermore,  the  committee  flag tankers most of  them runaway­ Sea  Transportation  Service  con­ notes  that  consumption  of  oil  in  flag  ships  owned  or  controlled  by  tracts.  the  United  States  is  increasing  at  The  tanker committee  notes that  the  rate  of  five "percent  a  year,  the large  international oil  compan­ ies.  An  additional  400,000  barrels  if  American­flag ships were, for the  and  most  of  this  increase  must  be  in  bunker  fuel  is  also  carried  into  sake  of  argument,  to  carry  half  of  supplied  through  imports.  Conse­ the  US  daily  by  the  foreign  flags.  the  oil  imports  coming  into  the  quently,  at  that  rate,  an  additional  At  last  report,  only  two  percent  US,  the  nation  would  require  "a  120 T­2  units will  have to  be added  of  US  oil  imports  were  coming  in  minimum  of  200  additional  T­2  to  the  import  fleet  every  year.  As  under  the  US  flag,  leaving  the  units,  over  and  above  the  50  such  matters  stand  at  present,  these  country  wholly­dependent  on  for­ ships that  are now  in idle status.  ships  will  all  be  foreign­flag  ships  A  memory  of  bygone  doysj  old  building  at  No.­  2  Stone  Street,  The  importance  of  such  a  step  if  the  Government  fails  to  act  on  New  York (light­colored  building, right), h being prepared  for  the "  eign  tankers.  If  a quota  on oil  imports is justi­ can  more  readily  be  seen  in  light  the quota  request.  wreckers  and  replacement  by  new  office  skyscraper.  The  Stone  Since  most  American­flag  tank­ Street  site  was  the  location  of  the  first  SIU  hall  in  NY  in  1938.  ers  are  owned  by  giant  interna­ Hall was later  shifted  to 51  Beaver Street  and, in  1951, to  present  ­ tional  oil  companies  who  also  op­ location  in  Brooklyn.  erate  under  the runaway  flags,  the  management  side  of  the  joint  tanker  committee  consists  of  the  independent  tanker  operators.  In  a  separate action,  some of  the  WASHINGTON—The fight of  the SIUNA and its affiliated  independents  are  pressing  a  suit  fishermen's unions for  Government aid  to their industry  has  against major oil  companies charg­ ing  them  with  cross­chartering  been crowned with partial success as the Senate pass^ a bill  their  ships  to  each  other  at  a  loss  so  as  to  monopolize  oil  transport  The surge of new office construction in the downtown  New  to  partially ­ subsidize  con­"*  adjourned  on  September  15,  the  and  put  the  independents  out  of  struction costs on  fishing ves­ subsidy  York business district has caUght  up with a "well­known land­ bill  was  left  hanging  in  business.  sels under  the American  flag.  conference  committee  set  up  by  mark  for  Seafarers,  the  old  Union  headquarters  at  2  Stone  The  House  had  previously  both  Houses  of  Congress  to recon­ Street.  passed  a  similar,  but  somewhat  cile  differences on  the  measure.  The  dingy  old  building  of  progress  is  the  Alhambra  Bar  different  measure, and as  Congress  However,  since  the  legislators  which  .housed  the  Union  in  which  was  a  favorite  spot  for Sea­ will  resume  business  next  Janu­ its earliest  days  is scheduled  to go  farers  shipping  out  of  the  Stone  ary, chances  are good  that the  con­ under  the  wreckers'  hammer  any  Street  hall.­  Although  It  changed  ference  committee  will  get  "early  day  now.  The  building  has  been  hands,  many  of  the  waiters  and  action  on  a  compromise  bill.  That  SAN  FRANCISCO  —  Shipping  vacated  and  scaffolding  is  being  bartenders  who served  there in '38  is  because  the  1960  meeting  of  was on  the  slow  bell  over  the  last  erected  for  use  by  the  wrecking  still  worked  in  the  bar  until  it  Congress  will  be  a  continuing  ses­ two  weeks,  but  is expected  to  take  crew.  closed last  week.  sion  with  no  intervening  elections  a  turn  for  the  better  during  the  Also  falling victim to  the march  The  old  hall,  like  many  of  the  changing  the  composition  of  Con­ coming period.  There are two  pay­ smaller  loft and  office  buildings in  gress.  offs  in  sight  so  far,  and  the  usual  the financial  district,  was  doomed  Communist  Party  activists  on  The fishing  subsidy,  as  passed  number  of  In­tra'nsits  are  ex­ by  high  land  values  and  the  ex­ the Canadian  west coast  have  lead­ by  the  Senate,  would  pay  domestic  pected.  pansion  of  insurance  companies,  ing  positions  in  the  Canadian  ship  operators  up  to  one­third  the  There  were five  vessels  in  port  banks  and  other firms in  the area.  Brotherhood  of  Railway  Transport  cost  of  domestic  construction  to  during  the  period.  The  North­ With  property  so  valuable,  these  Workers, the SIU Canadian District  make  up  the  difference  between  western  Victory  (Victory  Carriers)  buildings  are  being  replaced  by  charged.  The  Railway  Union  in re­ domestic and foreign  costs of  ship­ paid  off  and  signed  on,  while  the  skyscraper  offices  of  25  stories  cent months  has set  up  a  seamen's  ping  boat  construction.  which  can  bring  in  much  more  remaining  four,  the  Chickasaw  section  and  has  been  raiding  the  The  difficulties  of  the fishing  (Waterman);  Rebecca  (Intercon­ revenue.  jurisdiction  of  the  SIU  in  Canada.  industry  began  a  dozen  years  ago  tinental);  Bents  Fort  (Cities  Serv­ WASHINGTON —The  Treasm­y  The  SIU  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Dis­ Citing  testimony  given  before  when  foreign  shipyards  started  ice)  and  the  Steel  Worker  (Isth­ Department  plans  to  raise  the  in­ trict  occupied  the  Stone  Street  the Canada Labour Relations Board,  turning  out  new fishing  boats  and  mian)  were  in  transit.  terest  on  US  Governnient  savings  hall  from  1938  when  it  was found­ the Canadian  District declared  that  fancy floating fish factories.  Under  bonds  to  3%  percent  under  terms  ed  until  1944,  and  thousands  of  the  president  of  the  newly­formed  a  law  enacted  in  the  early  days  of  West  Coast  ports  in  general  suf­ of  new  legislation  passed  by  Con­ men  who  manned  World  War  II  Local  400  of  the rail  union  admit­ the  nation,  all  American­flag fish­ fered  a  setback  In  the  past  two­ gress.  The  present  rate  is  slightly  freighters  and  tankers  passed  ted  that  he  was  a  Communist.  It  ing  boats  must  be  built  in  Ameri­ week  period.  more  than  3^ percent.  But  at  the  through  its  doors.  Admittedly  in­ also identified  two of  his assistants  can  shipyards.  same time,  equal  or  larger  in­ adequate,  the  Stone  Street  hall  in  the  local  as active  Communists.  Consequently,  with  foreign  creases are  taking place  in interest  was  vacated  in  the  Uiilon's  move  The  alliance  between  the  Cana­ yards' cost  being lower  than Amer­ charges  on  installmetat  plan  buy­ to  larger  quarters  at  51  Beaver  dian  Railway  Brotherhood  and  ican  yards,  foreign fishing fleets  ing and on home mortgages.  Street  Canadian  Communists,  the  Union  sodn  The  increase  in the  interest  rate  This  office  too  was  soon' out­ outstripped  American  boats  charged,  came  at  a  meeting  in  the  on all bonds sold after June  1 is an  grown  by  the  Union,  and  in  1951  "Vancouver  Hotel  some  weeks  ago,  In  size,  speed  and  efficiency,  and  attempt to curtail the  cashing­in of  headquarters  was  shifted  to  its  started  taking away  huge hunks  of  SIU  membership  meet­ bonds  by  holders.  Cash­ins  have  as part of the rail union's campaign  the fishing  business.  present Brooklyn  location.  to raid the SIU and infiltrate Cana­ ings  are  held  regularly  been  running  ahead  of  purchases  Most  frozen fish  sold  In  Eastern  dian maritme.  for  several  months  now  because  Among  areas  that  the  rail  union  US  markets  for  example,  now  every  two  weeks on  Wed­ the  bonds  pay  less  interest  tha'n  comes  from  Nova  Scotia  where  nesday  nights  at  7  PM  in  many savings banks and  practically  Is­active,  the  Canadian  SIU  noted,  is the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway.  "This  highly ­ efficient;  "factory  ships"  all  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ all imvings  and loan  associations.  Sqrt. 2S, 1959  Vol. XXI, No. 20  same  union,  the  CBRT,  by  its  own  freeze  the  catch  as  soon  as  it  is  At  the  same  time that  the  bond  farers  are  expected  to  testimony  before  the  Labour  Rela­ hauled  aboard.  Interest  rate  is going  up,  the  Fed­ tions Board,  is allowing  sections of  Similarly, on  the West  Coast, the  attend;  those  who  wish  to  eral  Housing  Administration'is  re­ tuna­fishing  industry has  been  out­ the CBRT  to  be  controlled bjr  self­ FAVI  HALL.  ^ecretary­TroMuror  portedly  i^anning  a  boost  in  its  stripped  by  foreign  tuna  boats,  be  excused should  request  charges oft  confessed  Communists."  Huans  BBAMa,  SdUor.  BmnAm  Bu.  home mortgages  to 5^  The  Canadian  SIU  also  pointed  with  Senator  Warren  Magnuson,  permission  by  telegram  percent,  while  installment  charges  «AH.  Art  Bditor.  HESMAN  AKtava. Inrai  AL  MASKIN,  JOHN  BRAUL.  DOM­ out  that  the  management  of  the  (Dem.­Wash.)  noting  that  there  (be  sure  to  include  regis­ on  purchases of  automobiles, home  SPWACK.  ALD  BARABH.  staff  Writers.  BILL  Moomr,  Seaway  Authority  has given  CBRT  hasn't  been  a  new  tuna  clipper  tration  number).  The  next  equipment  and  other  consumer  G«l/  Areo  Representative,  organizers  access  to  Seaway  prop­ built  In  US  yards in the  last seven  PyblUhod  biweokly  OT  tno  hMOqMrlbrt  products have  already  gone  up,  SIU  meetings  will be:  Soafarars  iniarnatlonai  UnlMl,  At­ erty  while  denying  such  access  to  years.  in  contrast  to  the­3%  pfercent  ft Iho  lantic a Culf District, AFL­CIO. «7S Fourth  SIU  organizers,  and  noted  that  The sizable  majority vote for the  rate  offered  by  the  US  on  savings  September 30  there  would be nothing  to stop  the  bUl  in  the  Senate,  55­30,  indicates  bonds,  the  Canadian  government  west coast members of the new alli­ .that  favorable  action  can  be  ex­ October  14  has  announced  it  is  going  to  sell  ance  from  infiltrating  the  Seaway  pected  on  the  conference  measure  IN  savings  bonds  carrying  an  interest  October  28  "  local  of  the  rail  brotherhood.  when  it comes  out  next  winter.  rate of  Jqst under five  percent.  Senate Votes  Aid  To US  Fishermen  IP'  • ij ­ IlK­ P'  I'I  It­; •   ^Rival  Union  Red­Tinged':  Canada SIU  Wreckers To Demolisb  Old Stone Street Hall  WC Shipping  Slows Down  US  Boosts  Bond  Rate,  Loan Costs  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  SEAFARERS  LOG  W  |i?;'  IgS"  li­ isssr  �• eviembei; tS, 198§  Pag* HUM  SEAFARERS  lOG  MTD Resolutions  {the  following  is  a  brief  digest  of  the  resolutions  passed  at  the  Maritime  Trades'Department  Convention.)  Runaway  Flags:  The  convention  pledged  intensification  at  the  fight  against  the  runaways  on  all  levels  so  that  American  ships  would  be  built  in  American­yards  and  manned  by  US  seamen.  MSTS  Shipping  Competition:  The  MSTS  was  criticized  for  carrying  huge  quantities  of  cargo  and  passengers,  depriving  private  operators  of  a  substantial  share  of  shipping.  MTD  warned  that  Government  competition  would  bankrupt  private  companies.  Government  Agencies:  The  convention  called  for  continuation  of  . Public  Health  Service  functions;  asked  fair  treatment  for  unions  at  the  NLRB;  called  for  a  civilian  agency  to  take  charge  of  seamen  in­ stead  of  the  Coast  Guard;  attacked  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  discrimination  against  shipping  and  pledged  to  fight  for  propejr  en­ forcement  of  "50­50."  Shipping  Policies:  Demanded  a  "realistic  program  of  Govern­ ment  subsidy"  with  aid  for  tramps,  tankers  and  domestic  ship  oper­ ators  as  well  as  the  present  lingP  service  subsidy  program.  Fish  Industry:  Legislation  was  urged  to  protect  fish  and  cannery  workers  against  "cheaply­produced  foreign  imports."  "  ­ International  Conferences:  The  delegates  called  for  adequate  labor  representation  at  conventions  of  the  International  liabor  Organization  and  Safety  of  Life  at . Sea  meetings.  Organizing:  Continued  participation  in,the  Great  Lakes­Seaway  or­ ganizing  field  was  recommended  and  assistance  to  individual  unions  involved.  Delegates  also  voted  support  to  the  Esso  Tanker  Men's  Un­ ion in  its fight  on Standard  Oil's union­busting.  ITF  Affiliation:  The  respective  unions  of  MTD  were  urged  to  affil­ iate  with  the  International  Transportworkers  Federation.  Labor  Newspaper:  The  AFL­CIO  was.asked  to  investigate  the  pos­ sibility  of  publishing  a  labor  daily  for  presentation  of  labor's  view­ point.  Conununism:  The  convention  reaffirmed  long­standing  opposition  of  the  Department  to  elements  who  cooperate  with  the  international  Communist' movement.  MTD Votes Broad  Program To Meet  US Seamen's Needs  SAN  FRANCISCO—The  greatly­strengthened and enlarpd Maritime Tradesi  Department, meeting  in convention here,  has  drafted  a  program  which  promises  strong , support  to  American  seamen  in  their fight for a healthy merchant marine.  The biennial convention of' ~ and  the  establishment  of  an  effec­ 20  unions^  representing  tive  Government  program  for  as­ over 200,000 workers in the  sisting  the  entire  merchant  ma­ maritime field took positive  rine.  Further  action  by  the  conven­ action  on  organizing  and  tion  made  it  possible  for  the  fast­ growing  department  to  become  the  legislative  matters  which  spokesman  for  the  remaining  seg­ have long  cohfronted  individ­ ment  of  maritime  labor  not  yet  ual unions in the Department.  affiliated  with  MTD.  The  conven­ For  American' seamen,  the  tion  authorized  the  officers  to  call  Department's  growing  strength  in­ dicatCs  more  effecti^^e  backing  than  ever  before  on  many  issues  on  which  seamen  have  encoun­ tered  powerful  opposition.  These  items  include  as examples  the con­ tinuing  fight­on  the  runaway flags  a  special  convention,  if  necessary,  to make  it possible  for unions  such  as  the  National  Maritime  Union,  to  come  into  a  combined  maritime  grouping.  The  convention  would  take  up  any  constitutional  changes  that  might  be  needed  to  pave  the  way for  the admission of  the group  of  unions  headed  by  the  NMU.  Pact  Signed  Subsequently,  on the  closing day  of  the  AFL­CIO  convention,  it  was  announced  that  an  agreement  had  been  reached  between  the  Depart­ ment  and  the  AFL­CIO  Maritime  Committee,  representing  four  for­ mer CIO marine unions,  which pro­ vides  for  a  merger  between  the  MTD  and  the  committee.  The  merger  wouid  bring  the  following  unions  into  the  combined  group:  The NMU,  the American  Radio As­ sociation,  the  Industrial  Union  of  Marine  and  Shipbuilding  Workers  ILA Men Vote To Rejoin  AFL­CIO By Wide Margin  Despite  strong  opposition  in  some  sections  of  the Port  of  New  York,  members  of  In­ . ternational  Longshoremen's  Association  have voted  by a  wide margin  to approve  terms of  affiliation  with  the  AFL­CIO.  The  final  tally was overwhelmingly  in favor  of  the affilia­ tion  despite a  close  NY  vote.  •   by  convention  action  at  the  AFL­ agreement  which  provides  for  The  voting,  which  was  con­ CIO  convention  approving  the  re­ merger  of  the  ILA  and  the  Inter­ ducted  by  the  Honest  Ballot  turn  of  the  ILA  to  the  Federation.  national  Brotherhood  of  Long­ Association,  was  held  in  all  ports  (See  story  on  page  5.)  shoremen,  the  AFL­CIO  affiliate  on September  21.  It  Was  followed  At  stake  in  the  voting  was  an  which  was  chartered  following  the  explosion  of  the  ILA  from  the  AFL  in  195S.  The  IBL  represents  longshoremen  on  the  Great  Lakes,  on  major  river  ports,  in  Puerto  Rico  and  elsewhere.  It  also  has  sizable  tugboat affiliates and  work­ ers  in  related  waterfront  crafts.  The  ILA,  following  the  1953  ex­ pulsion, retained  its  jurisdiction  in  the  Port  of  New  York  and  in  The  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Companies  Food  Program  is  mak­ other  Atlantic  and  Gulf  seacoast  ing  considerable  headway  in  its  drive  to  extend  food  ship­ ports  as  well  as  in  (Canadian  East  board  feeding  and  storing  practices  to  all  SlU­contract^  Coast  ports.  ships. Both  on  thd  East  Coast "•   The opposition  vote in New  York  and in  the Gulf,  the field  rep­ the  inspection  of  Bloomfleld  ves­ was  centered  in  two  Manhattan  resentatives  employed  by  the  sels  by  field, representatives.  The  local  unions.  However,  Brooklyn  program  are  hitting  SIU  ships  as  letter  added  that  the  company  will  longshoremen  voted  for  the  affili­ they  make  port  to  assist  stewards  give  its "wholehearted  support" to  ation by more  than six to one, .6,135  to  1,007.  The  final  count  for  the  In  main.taining  accurate  and  ade­ the  feeding  program.  Port  of  New  York  showed  9,970  in  quate  inventories,  in  properly  favor of  the move  to 7,719  against.  storing  supplies  so  as  to  eliminate  The  ILA  is  also  expected  to  ap­ spoilage  and  waste  and  in  revising  ply  to  the  Maritime  Trades  De­ feedin'g  practices  to  assure  tha  partment,  AFL­CIO,  for  member­ best possible  use of  shipboard food  ship  in  that  organization.  supplies.  The affiliation  action by  the ILA  Recently,  for  example,  field  rep­ members  followed , a  recommenda­ resentatives going  aboard the  John  tion to  that  effect made  by the  last  C found  thdt  1,500  pounds  of  meat  AFL­CIO  Executive  Council  meet­ was  spoiling  because  of  faulty  re­ A  not­so­subtle  bid  for  Japanese  ing,  based  on  the  findings  of  a  frigeration.  The  meat  supply  was  Government  support  in  the  run­ committee  of  AFL­CIO  vice­presi­ condemned  and  steps  taken  to  im­ aways'  fight  on  American  unions  dents.  Meetings followed  with  the  prove  storing  and  refrigeration  so  has  been  made  by  Ragnar  Naess,  IBL  at  which  the  details  of  the  as  to  prevent  future  losses  of  this  spokesman  for  US  runaway  ship­ merger  of  the  two  organizations  kind.  Similarly,  on  the  Robin  owners.  In  Japan  for  the  launch­ were  worked  out.  Hood  a  quantity  of  dry  stores  was  ing  and  keel­laying  of  two  46,000­ Coincidentally,  the  affiliation  found  to  have  weevils  in  it  and  ton runaway ships,  Naess asked the  vote  came at  a  time  when the  ILA  were  disposed  of  to  prevent  the  Japanese  to  "support"  the  run­ was  approaching  a  contract  dead­ spread  of  the  infestation  and  fu­ aways  in  any  beef  with  American  line  in  negotiations  with  the  New  ture  food  losses.  sea  unions.  ,  York  Shipping  Association.  The  Without  timely  inspections  of  Naess  left  the  implication  that  existing  contract  expires  at  mid­ this  nature,  the  losses  might  have  Japanese  shipyards  and  shipyard  night,  September  30.  The  ILA's  been  repeated  on  a  subsequent  workers  would  lose  out  on  con­ present demands  include a  guaran­ voyage  and  erewmembers  'would  tracts  and  employment  because  of  teed  eight­hour  day  and  a  sizable  have  been  faced  with  short  or  in­ American  unions'  organizing  activ­ wage  increase,,  plus  increases  in  ities.  The American  runaway  ship­ welfare  contributions,  in  contri­ fested  supplies.  The  work  of  the  field represent­ owners  are  big  customers  of  Japa­ butions to union  clinics and in  pen­ sions  for  retired  longshoremen.  atives  in  major  SIU  ports has  won  nese  shipyards.  At present,  longshoremen  have a  the  plaudits  of  many  ships'  crews  Actually,  nothing  in  the  activi­ and of steamship companies as well.  ties of  the  American  maritime  un­ four­hour  call­in  guarantee  and  A  recent  letter  from  Bloomfleld  ions or  the ITF  could have  any im­ can  be  laid  off  at  lunchtime.  The  Steamship  Company  declared,  "it  pact  on  where  runaway  operators  existing  wage  scale  is  $2.80  an  hour.  U  our  intention  to  cooperate"  in  decide  to  build  their  ships.  Food Program Reps Halt  Poor Storing Practices  Ask  Japan  To Support  Runaways  Addressing  MTD  convention,  AFL­CIO  President  George  Meony cited  key role  of  MTD  in  support  of  strong  US  mer­ chant fleet.  and  Local  5,000  of  the  Steelwork­ ers  Union.  Under  the merger,  a special  sea­ faring section  will  be  set  up  joint­ ly  headed  by  Joseph  Curran  and  Paul  Hall  a?  co­chairmen.  Action  taken  at  the  convention,  and  the  report  of  the  MTD's  last  two  years,  reveals  the  scope  of  (Continued  on  page  6)  Two  Comrades  Meet—  Bridges^  Khrusltehev  SAN  FRANCISCX)  —  Harry  Bridges  is  still  dear  to  the  hearts  of  the  Soviet  Union,  judging  from  an  incident  during  Premier ­Nikita  Khrushchev's visit hero.  After call­ ing  AFL­CIO  leaders  "capitalist  lackeys," Khrushchev  made a  point  of  visiting  Bridges'  San  Francisco  headquarters,  not  once,  but  twice.  It  was  his only  call  at  a  US  union  office during  his  trip  to  this  coun­ try.  The first time Khrushchev showed  up,  nobody  was  at  the  office.  He  came  back  later,  and  by  this  time  Bridges  had  rounded  up  a  large  group  of  the faithful  to greet  him.  "Here  I  feel  at  home,"  Khrush­ chev was quoted. "May  I here then,  as  is  the  custom  in  the  Soviet  Union,  address  you  as 'comrades?'  "Yes, Comrade  Khrushchev," the  crowd  answered  back.  Bridges  then  put  in  a  pitch  for  more  trade  with  the  Soviet  Union,  a  standard  gambit  of  the  Commu­ nist  propaganda  line.  The visit  was arranged via  a tele­ phone  call  by  Bridges  the  night  before.  The  same  day,  Khrushchev  cancelled  out  a  visit  to  Stanford  University's research  labs  that  had  been  arranged  by  the  tour  man­ agers  weeks  before  and  for  which  several  special  exhibits  had  been  set  up.  .­­4 I  ­ ;vi I  AAAY I  CALL YOU  _  'COMRADE'?  WHY NOT!'­ EVERYOHE  ELSE DOESl  �ffur* FMV  MMriicr  SC,  lilt  SEAFARERS  IOC  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPING  HOARD  September 2 Through September  15, 1959  Ship  Aetivify  SIU  shipping  over  the  past  two  week  period  remained  ports  over  the  last  two  weeks.  Of  this  total,  60  paid  off,  SI  signed  fairly steady, dipping slightly below  the prior period's figures.  on and  the remaining  139 were  in transit.  Ny  Siga  In  There  was  a  total  of  1,177  men  shipped  from  the  14  ports  Although  most  ports  were  fairly  active  servicing, ships,  four  ports,  Jacksonville, Tampa,  Lake Charles  and Wilmington  had no vessels sign­ Offs  OBI  Tram, TOTAL  which  is  just  seven  below .the  previous  total  of  1,184.  ing  on  or  paying  off.  Philadelphia  and  San  Francisco  each  had  one  While  the  over­all  shipping  figures  remained  fairly  constant,  the  vessel  paying off  and signing  on  while  Boston  had no  sign­ons at  all.  9estea  T  2  •   f  breakdown,  port  by  port,  reflected  a  number  of  changes,  Atlantic  Seniority­wise  the  Job  breakdown  changed  as  class  A  men  took  k  New  York  ... 21  4  14  20 •   ports  almost  all  showing  an  increase  while  the  West  Coast  areas  and  much  larger  share  of  the  total,  with  class'B,  and  especially  class  C  PMIodeipMa. .1  1'  9  11  Houston,  normally  high  on  the  list,  all  reporting  declines.  cards,  sharing  the  loss.  Of  the  total  number  of  jobs shipped,  65  per­ 21  Generally  speaking.  New  Orleans  is riding  the  crest  of  the  shipping  cent  were  filled  by  class  A  men,  22  percent  by  clasa B,  and  the  re­,  IpHimore  ...  9  1  '  9  Norfolk  4  S  9  14  boom, shipping  more than  100 men  over its past  figures,"  New York  was  maining  13  percent,  by  class  C  cards.  T^is  reflects  a  reversal  in  the  11  11  second  and  Baltimore,  although  still  feeling  the  effect  of  the  steel  trend  which  saw class  C cards taking­more of  the jobs than  before.  In  JackMsviile.'.  —­ Tampa  —  8  strike,  was  third.  The  combined  figures  for  these  three  ports  alone  fact  Boston  and  Wilmington  shipped  no  cla^s  C  men  ^ all.  1  amounted  to  mdre  than  one­half  the  total  for  all  14  ports.  Mobile  4  4  2  14  Among  the  ports  showing  increases  during  the  period  were  New  On  the  registration  lists,  only  four  ports  reported  less  than  50  men  New Orleoa*..  ID  10  31  81  York,  which  again  jumped  over  the  300  mark,  Philadelphia,  New  Or­ registered  in  class  A.  They  are  Norfolk,  Jacksonville,  Tampa,  Lake  Lake Cbarlet.. —  —  10  10  Charles  and  Wilidington,  Five  ports,  Bostonr Philadelphiai  Jackson­ leans  and  Lake  Charles.  Boston  and  Jacksonville  remained  steady  3  22  20  while  Norfolk and  Tampa  both  dropped  back  to their average figures.'  ville,  Tampa,  Lak«  Charles  and  Wilmington had  20  or  less men  regis­ Hoetton  ....  8  —  WlioiliigtoR  .. —  tered  in class B at  the  start  of  the new  period.  4  4  Declining  over*  the  period  were  Houston,  Wilmington,  San  Fran­ Son  Froaclsce.  ­1  1  4  4  The  following' is the  forecast of  SIU shipping,  port  by  port:  cisco  and  Seattle.  The  greatest  drops  were  in  the  ports  of  Seattle,  1  0  which  went  from  a  high  99  to  a  low  22  this  period,  and  Wilmington  Boston; Steady ... New  York: Good  ... PhUadelphia: Still  slack .  ,  Soflftfe  ..... •   2  2  which  sank  to  a  low  12  men  shipped.  Baltimore: Is  improving*., ,  Norfolk: Should  hold  up .. . Jaeksonyille:  While  the  shipping  totals  remained  fairly  steady,  ship  activity  in­ Fair .,. Tampa: Fair ... Mobile: Fair ... New Orleans: Very  good  ,  ,  ,  creased  somewhat.  There  was  a  total  of  230  ships  serviced  in  .SIU  Lake Charles: Steady ... Honston: Probably  slow ... West Coast: Fair.  Totah ..... 40  91  130  230  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  Bostoi  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  '  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Lake  Charles.,;  Houston  Wilmington  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  >  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A*  B  C  _  8  —  1  9  1  —  1  2  1  2  1  4  —  _  1'  1  4  1  25  40  16  81  2  6  9  17  17  45  14  76  1  17  10  28  1  1  5  7  76  28  7  6  6  7  19  —  5  2  1  1  2  2  9  2  2  1  8  3  3  2  8  44  12  3  8  37  4  49  3  8  16  27  10  26  8  44  3  1  8  12  1  2  —  3  9  5  8  3  8  2  13  —  3  2  6  1  9  1  5  2  1  2  4  1  4  —  5  9  4  5  3  3  —  —  —  —  —  4  2  1  7  —  1  —  1  —  —  1  1  7  1  1  6  —  2  2  8  —  —  1  . _  1  1 "—  1  —  1  2  —  2  _  2  18  3  23  —  —  3  3  8  10  3  21  1  —  3  4  1  1  21  4  1  12  27  8  47  2  5  10  17  23  32  13  68  3  3  7  18  2  7  7  16  38  13  16  —  —  _  __  9  5  —  14  —  —  1  3  1  11 !  2  9j  6  ­ 4  17  10  31  1  2  5  8  7  14  5  26' 1  —  —  3  3  __  26  3  3  2  1  6  —  1  —  2  2  1  1  5  —  2  1  3  5  3  —  3  6  4  4  1  1  3  3  14  —  2  2  8  —­ 3  1  1  8  3  1  —  —  4  3  6  —  5  3  3  —  9  2  10  1  —  3  4  4  —  7  —  7  96  80  154  54  288  11  30  45  82  189  55  326  11  32  53  86  8  17  17  42 288  86  42  1  —  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  GROUP  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  5  4  19  3  .  26  111  88  128  50  266  59  10  23  12  45  22  44  90  12  146  18  7  12  3  22  9  3  8  11  3  3  16  1  20  26  28  30  65  97  45  69  11  125  6  6  16  2  24  29  22  43  8  73  8  5  10  1  16  12  23  21 «  6  50  11  13  14  27  416 301  499  116  916  CLASS  B  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  6  3  19  38  60  2  1  3  3  15  28  46  5  4  9  •  MM  1  1  2  3  14  1  1  1  14  15  5  11  16  3  4  7  9  17  1  1  5  5  12  9  3  15  71  120  205  MM  ENCINE  DEPARTMENT  Registered  Port  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Lake Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  ,',  ,,,,,.  CLASS  A  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  —  3  —  3  12  57  13  82  —  14  2  16  5  29  4  38  5  —  8  3  3  1  2  —  —  7  —  7  8  1  3  12  9  31  5  45  3  2  1  6  9  20  4  33  4  3  1  8  2  2  6  2  —  13  1  14  49  197  35  281  I:  Registered  CLASS  A  fOTAlS  if  iM  DECK  ENGINE  STEWARD  GRAND TOJAIS  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  2  —  1  3  27  10  29  66  5  6  4  15  5  21  13  39  3  —  3  6  1  2  _  3  2  1  —  3  4  3  13  20  9  4  18  31  1  5  4  10  7  7  9  23  3 '  3  2  8  5  3  3  11  2  5  8  15  86  49  118  253  Reghterod  CLASS  A  GROUP  1  Z  3  ALL  J2  169  55  326  49  19'7  35  281  86  49  lis"  253  217  435  208  160  Shipped  Shipped  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  CLASS  3  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  —  1  —  1  .—  1  1  15  12  28  9  52  12  78  1  14  9  24  —  1  1  6  1  2  —  7  ,  —  1  1  2  2  10  9  21  3  28  7  38  —  .  6  4  10  —  3  1  2  1  9  —  10  —  1  2  3  —  1  —  1  —  1  —  1  1  1  —  2  —  —  —  —  2  —  2  —.  —  2  2  3  3  10  2  15  —  1  1  1  1  4  5  2  5  —  7  8  42  5  55  1  9  7  17  __  —  1  1  8  • 2  1  6  1  2  12  1  IS  4  15  1  20  —  6  11  17  —  1  1  2  —  3  1  4  —  1  1  2  2  6  1  9  —  2  1  3  2  —  —  2  2  1  —  3  —.  —  9  53  28  90  33  182  31  246  2  41  42  85  MM  • M.  MM  Shipped  TOTAL  Registered  On The  Beach  ­ ^  %  CLASS  C  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  A  1  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  1  ^  13  3  2  14  1  6  2  1  3  73  24  3  100  56  149  27  232  6  32  33  71  1  2  3  7  2  3  12  2  31  3  36  3  1  2  1  2  51  15  80  10  105  2  21  17  3  38  10  3  —  1  1  3  2  15  2  9  2  10  8  11  J  ­•   2  2  2  5  2  6  2  1  8  ~S  3  _  2  2  4  1  14  1  16  1  1  1  5  1  6  1  15  21  8  40  5  53  6  1  3  3  9*  4  7  55  17  7  79  31  73  7  111  2  1  1  10  3  3  2  8  2  6  2  1  1  4  1  4  5  20  17  5  42  9  41  4  54  3  9  4  16  4  6  2  1  2  3  4  4  12  9  3  37  5  4  12  12  20  5  9  2  5  2  2  3  —  2  5  24  2  26  7  30 246  85  30  361 146  509  66  721  16  96  80  193  2  12  16  • M*  MM  MM  MM  ­MO  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM'  ­M  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  1  MM  M—  •  MM  STEWARD  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  —  5  5  1  15  16  —  3  3  1  2  7  10  1  1  4  6  4  __  2  6  MM  MM  —  —  —  1  _  1  9'  7  14  4  2  9  1  1  2  5  74  MM  MM  MM  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  2  2  4  26  10  32  68  3  3  4  10  11  2  17  30  4  4  1  ~2  3  1  3  4  3  15  1  11  13  3  88  54  3  i  8  7  9  5  7  21  7  14  4  12  1  1  6  3  88  82  • M>  4  11  2  2  28  123  233  ~1  GROUP  2  3  ALL  1  ^M  MM  MM*  'MM  2  16  1  8  4  MM  MM  1  MM  • MM  MM  2  • MM '  .  MM  s  MM  MM.  ^M  2  9  18  1  1  13  MM  MM  MM  MM  4  —  —  8  76  MM  MM  18  1  8  5  MM  2  9  18  3  14  n  82  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  1  28 ALL  11  30  45  86  85  2  41  42  3  3  76  82  16  74  163  253  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  2  8  ALL  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  1  2  3  13  4  4  8  44  44  68  18  44  130 104  34  116  254  5  13  28  1  3  3  3  10  14  10  8  4  3  42  50  18  34  102  1  4  30  3  4  10  5  4  13  3  4  4  4  5  6  1  6  9  5  1  6  3  _  2  1  7  8  2  4  14  1  1  4  8  26  51  15  9  24  17  87  35  12  63  110  15  54  18  15  1  ,  1  13  —  7  4  3  11  3  —  10  4  5  7  25  39  13  1  3  4  21  14  4  —­ 6  4  1  11  —  11  '  4  —.  7  21  48  15  20  5  11  22  6  6  2  2  4  2  —  4  82  85  400,289  110  306  705  85  2  78  5  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  • MM  MM  MM­  MM.  '  ^mm  MM  MM  .MM  '  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  SUMMARY  Rpgiktorod  Shipped  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  2  3  ALL  12  3  AT.L  11  82  53  I  96  80  154  94  288  9  53  Iss" 1  • 90 33  182  31  246  9  "74" 1 ""88  82  28  123  233  29  90  155  I  274 195  364  208  "767  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Shipped  CLASS  C  O C pv­ Port  Boston  New  York...,  Philadelphia.,  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville..  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans..  Lake  Charles.  Houston  Wilmington..,  San  Francisco.  Seattle  Registered  Shipped  CLASS  C  r  TOTAL  SHIPPED  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  —  8  8  2  2  47  51  —  —  4  4  3  3  25  31  2  7  1  19  —  —  —  —  2  2  —  1  15  16  —  20  20  —  —  .  7  7  —  1  4  5  3  1  __  2  —  6  6  1  1  2  4  8  10  149  167  MM  MM  Registered Oi n  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  ABC ALL  12  3  ALL  42 288  86  42  | 416 301  499  116  916  8  17  17  30 246  85  30  1  361 146  509  66  721  2  12  16  289  110  306  705  85 283  82  85  1  490 289  5  2  78  157  253  157  11177 786  1118  488  2342  15  31 111  157 767  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  14  71  120  205  16  06  80  192  8  10  IW  167  38  177  349  564  �gciiMiibw ts, ifKi  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pay flw  gj  AFL­CIO Aetionsx  .QUESTION: Whaf't  your  p*t boof  qboard  ship?  Joseph  Oehlenslager,  wiper:  I  Ronald  B.  Barnes,  steward:  Sea­ man  refusing  to  uso  their  spare  can't  think  of  any  to  speak  of.  I  time  to  further  just  got  off  the  themselves.  I  be­ _  Andrew  Jackson  Ueve  the  SIU  on  the  German  should  make  run.  It  had  a  real  available  various  good  crew,  good  c  o r respondence  skipper,  and  I  courses,  study  liked  about  most  guides,  etc.,  everything.  Ac­ which  would  en­ tually  the  only  able  the  seaman  thing  that  ever  to  learp  some­ did  get  me  thing  while  at  sea  instead  of  just  peeved  was  the  blackout  curtains  killing time  an^ getting  into  beefs.  we  had  back  In  World  War  II  but  that's'long  since  gone.  ^  K,  ^  Joseph  .C.  .Ganthler,  second  4^  cook:  I  Just  got  off  the  Bienviiie  Joseph  Rosa,  engine  dep't:  I  don't  have  any  beefs.  Things  are  and  can  honestly  good  so  why  say  we never  had  create  problems?  an  a r g u m ent.  My  last  ship,  the  Only  once  was  I  Edith,  was a  good  Irritated.  I  was •   ship  with  no  on  the  Valiant  trouble  and that's  Effort  and  we  the  way  I've  had  to  abandon  found  it  through  ship.  Here  was  a  the  years  wheth­ Jammed  lifeboat  er  I  was  sailing  but  the  radio  op­ erator  and  the  first  assistant  had  coastwise  or  on  the  audacity  to  dump  their  gear  an  offshore  run.  and foot  lockers into  it.  ^  X  t,  Edgar  Hauser,  chief  electrician:  Edward  Murtinex, fireman:  I've  Yes,  the  use  of  foreign  languages  aboard  ship  in­ been  sailing  since  1916  and  I've  stead  of  English.  witnessed  many  Those  who  do  i  m p r 0 vements.  this  usually  can  Things  are  get­ speak  English  or  ting  better  and  I  should  make  an  don't  let  the  Ut­ attempt  to  do  so.  tle,  petty  things  This  is only  com­ bother  me.  If  mon  courtesy  to  you're  a  good  shipmates  and  is  worker  and  do  a  reasonable  re­ your  job,  you're  not  likely  to  en­ quest  in  that  we  are  in  America.  coimter  many  beefs.  No,  I  don't  Failure  to do  so creates  much  mis­ have  beefs  worth  talking  about.  understanding  and  hard  feelings.  Graham Co. Yields;  To Deal With SIU  PHILADELPHIA—The  SIU  has  won  a  bitter  six­month  fight  to  represent  the  crews  of  the  Graham  Transportation  Company fleet.  One  of  the  hardest  cam­ lenged  by  the  Union  and  eight  by  paigns in the  coastal field was  the  company.  SIU  charges,  that  wrapped  up  last  week  when  seven  of  the  men  were fired  il­ Graham finally  agreed  to  recog­ legally  were  pending  with  the  nize  the  SIU's  Harbor  and  Inland  NLRB.  Waterways  Division  as  bargaining  The  SIU's  six  month  drive  was  agent  for  the  crews  of  Its  tugs,  marked  by  repeated  company  ef­ coastal  tankers  and  barges.  forts  to  intimidate  the  crews  and  Graham  also  recognized  MEBA  to  bar  them  from  union  represen­ Local  101  as  the  bargaining  agent  tation.  During  the  drive,  Graham  laid  off  seven  crewmembers  for  for its engineers.  union activity  and kept  up a  steady  Seniority  Hiring  barrage  of  anti­union  propaganda.  An  agreement  reached  Septem­ Only  one  week  before  the  vote,  ber  17  also  called  for  Graham  to  Graham  raised  wages  from  $50  to  rehire  in  their .proper  seniority  all  $150  a  month  in  an  obvious  at­ crewmembers  who  had  been fired  tempt  to  influence  the  election.  illegally  for  union  activity,  and  to  The  company  also  refused  to  rec­ establish  a  union­proposed  senior­ ognize  the  MEBA,  although  it  had  ity  program  protecting  the  job  signed  pledge  cards  from  a  major­ rights  of  the  crews.  Graham  ity  of  the  engineers  in  the fleet.  egreed further to  take no reprisals  85­Cent  Wage  against  pro­SIU  crewmembers.  Graham  crewmembers  earn  as  .Negotiations  with  Graham  for  a  little as  85  cents an  hour and  work  full  agreement  will  start  today.  240  hours  a  month  with  no  over­ Philadelphia  Agent  Steve Cardullo  time  pay, no  vacations and  no  paid  will  represent  the  union.  holidays.  The  SIU  has  pledged  to  Strike  Calied  Off  win  contracts  on  a  par  with  those  Graham  threw  in  the  sponge  in  enjoyed  by  other  union  crews  do­ the  face  of  union  preparations  to  ing the  same  work  in the  Delaware  • trike the fleet  to  protect  the  jobs  River  and  Chesapeake  Bay  areas,  of five  crewmembers  who  were  and to establish  union hours,  work­,  fired  illegally  and  replaced  with  ing  conditions  and  benefits.  non­union  men  after  the  SIU  won  Graham  operates  four  self­pro­ a  representotipn  election " early  in  pcllcd  coastal  tankers,  two  tugs  September.  Negotiations  were con­ and four  barges that are  used  prin­ ducted  at  the  company's  request  cipally  to  haul  gasoline  from' sun  as  the  union  stood  by  ready  to  and  Gulf  Oil  refineries on  the Del­ picket  from  New  York  to  Norfolk,  aware  River.  The  company  also  s ­Earlier,  the  SIU  won  a  National  has  Important  contracts  with  yLabor  Relations  Board  election  by  Socony  Mobil  and  John  A.  Roebl­ 17  to  5,  witb five  ballots  chal­ ing's  Sons.  Vote Vast Steel Strike Aid;  Set Up Jurisdiction Board  ; ­r.f  SAN  FRANCISCO—A  militant  AFL­CIO convention  neared its final session today  after  taking  major  action .to  chart  the  course  of  organized  labor  for  the  next  two  years.  It  voted  heavy financial support for  the striking  steelworkers,  authorized  the  probationary  admission  of  the  ILA  and­*  ^  mapped  plans  to  end  inter­ outlined  the  Federation's  position  An  interesting  sidelight  on  the.  union  disputes  and  enlarge  on  the  Russian  visit,  in  declaring  Soviet  premier's  visit  was  the  fact  union  political  education  cam­ paigns.  The  week­long  convention  for­ mally  snubbed  Soviet  dictator  Khrushchev  during  his  US  visit  although  an  informal  get­together  was  held  with  the  Russian  leader  by  several  AFL­CIO  vice­presi­ dents.  The  meeting  clearly  ex­ pbsed  Khrushchev's  contempt  and  fear  of  US  labor  and  the  progress  made  by  American  workers.  AFL­CIO President George Meany  that  Soviet  objectives  could  best  be  measured  "by  deeds  and  not  slogans."  He  challenged  Soviet  leaders "to  fred the  slaves  in  Hun­ gary  and  other  nations  behind  the  Iron Curtain  and then  we can,  per­ haps,  trust  them  when  they  say  they  want  peace  and  freedom  and  peaceful  co­existence."  By  con­ trast, Anna  Kethly, a  symbol of  the  1956  Hungarian  freedom fighters,  drew  aiStanding  ovation  during  an  appearance  at  the  convention.  Esso Union Charge Bares  Company's Front Outfit  Formal  charges  that  the Esso  Standard  Oil  Company  was  upholding  a  company ­ dominated  "independent  association"  have  been  filed  with  the National  Labor Relations Board  by  the  SIUNA ­ affiliated  Esso"*^  Tanker  Men's  Union.  The  earlier  this  month  following  a  ETMU said  that Esso's refusal  secret  membership  referendum  that  the  two  major  industrial  plants  on  his  tour  schedule  were  both  non­union shops,  and the  only  US  union  hall  he  made  a  point  of  seeing  was  Harry  Bridges'  long­ shore  building  here  in  San  Frati­ cisGO.  Bridges'  union  was  bounced  by  the  CIO  in  1950  as  being  Com­ munist­dominated.  (See  story  on  page  3.)  In  voting financial  aid  for  the  steel  strike,  some  900  delegates  representing  13  million  workers  in  135  AFL­CIO  unions  urged  a  con­ tribution  of  an  hour's  pay  per  month  by  every  union  member  to  aid  the steelworkers  and  their fam­ ilies.  Rapping the  Administration's  "hands­off"  attitude  so  far,  with  the  strike  on  since  July  15,  they  sharply attacked  the threat  of  Gov­ ernment  intervention  now  via  a  Taft­Hartley  80­day  injunction  which  could  only  favor  the  steel  companies.  With  the  new  labor  law  already  in  effect,  a  pledge  by  US  Labor  Secretary  James  P. Mitchell  not  to  use  the  law  for  any  "witch­hunt"  against unions  was viewed  as proof  of  the  AFL­CIO's  contention  that  the  measure  was  basically  anti­ labor.  One  of  its  key  provisions  covering  the  bonding  of  union  of­ ficers  could  give  US  bonding  com­ panies  almost  automatic  control  over  who  could  hold  union  office.  A  precedent­setting  program  to  do'away  with  disputes between  un­ ions,  with final  authority  given  to  a  special  panel  of  arbitrators,  has  already  been  authorized  by  the  convention.  A  special  session  may  have to  be held next  year to  amend  the  AFL­CIO  constitution,  but  no  date  or  place  has  been  set  yet.  (For  separate  story  on  ILA  admis­ sion,  see  page  3.)  to  bargain  and  its  assistance  to  a  which  ratified  a  proposed  affilia­ new  association  were  part  of  a  tion  agreement  by  3­1.  The  union  plan  to supplant  ETMU  as  the col­ represents  unlicensed  tankermen  lective  bargaining  representative  on  26  American­flag  tankers  op­ erated  by  Esso.  ^  for  Esso  tanlcermen.  The  Esso  union  urged  the  Labor  Additional  AFL­CIO  support  for  Board  to  recognize  the  true  nature  ETMU  in  its fight  against  Esso  of  the  new  association  "by  label­ was echoed by  O.  A. Knight,  presi­ ing  it  a  company­dominated  or­ dent  of  the  AFL­CIO  Oil,  Chemi­ ganization,"  so  that  Esso  tanker­ cal  and  Atomic  Workers,  whose  men  would  have  the  full  facts  be­ union  last  month  succeeded  in  fore  them  when  they  voted  for  a  breaking  the  anti­union  barrier  at  bargaining  agent  in  a  forthcoming  Esso's  huge  refinery  in  Baytown,  NLRB  election.  ETMU  petitioned  Texas.  the  board  for  an  election  on  Au­ In  its  charges  to  the  NLRB,  the  gust  26  in  order  to  reaffirm  its  ETMU  rapped  Esso's  refusal  to  right  to  represent  the  men  in  the  bargain  in  good  faith  during  three  months  of  contract  negotiations.  Esso fleet.  Earlier,  at  the  convention  of  the  It  cited  Esso's  participation  and  AFL­CIO  Maritime  Trades  De­ assistance  in  the  formation  of  a  partment  in  San  Francisco  last  company ­ dominated  association  week,  ETMU  was  pledged  "un­ when  it  became  clear  that  the  qualified"  support  by  the  20  AFL­ union  would  not  accept  company  CIO  unions  in  the  Department  in  dictation.  The  new  association  is  the fight  to  combat  the  "union­ an  attempt  to  revive  an  earlier  baiting,  union­hating  and  union­ "independent"  group  which  was  busting  monopolistic  oil  industry  the  forerunner  of  the  ETMU,  and  of  America,  in  particular  Esso  oil,  had  been  controlled  by  John  J.  and  Standard  Oil  of  New  Jersey."  Collins,  its  "advisory  counselor."  WASHINGTON—Efforts  of  the  The  new  company ­ dominated  US  Labor  Department  to  set  up  The  convention's  unanimous' as­ surance  to  ETMU  of  "moral  and  group  is  likewise  represented  by  minimum  standards  for  migratory  all  other  support  that  is  feasible"  Collins,  who  also  represents  farm workers  on wages,  transporta­ followed  a  statement  by  ETMU  Esso's  supervisory  personnel  and  tion  and  housing  are  being  fought  President  Charles  E.  Gallagher  licensed  ship  officers  plus  a  long  by  the  Department  of  Agriculture  outlining  his union's  effort  to  free  string  of  so­called  "Independents"  as  "regimentation."  itself  of  company  control  so  that  in  the  oil  tanker field.  ETMU  has  Secretary  of  Agriculture  Ezra  it  could  bargain  effectively  with  charged  that  Esso's  effort  to  re­ Taft  Benson  has  gone  on  record  Esso.  vive  the  old  association  is  a  move  calling the  proposals "repugnant  to  ETMU  was  Chartered  by  the  to  re­impose  Collins  on  the  men  agriculture"  and  said  they  could  SIUNA  as  an  autonomous  affiliate  in  the  fleet.  "ultimately  result  in  regimenta­ tion  of  the  agricultural  economy,"  and urged  the postponement  of  any  action  by  the  Labor  Deuartment.  ^ E A fs­A  The  proposed  minimums  have  been  supported  by  the  Agriculture  Workers  Organizing  Committee,  AFL­CIO,  as  "very  important  step  toward  dragging  the  industry  of  agriculture,  reluctantly,  into  the  20th  century."  They have  also had  widespread  support  from  social  agencies  and  other  organizations.  In  some  parts  of  the  United  States,  farm  workers  are  paid  as  low  as  15  cents  an  hour  and  are  often housed in  tumbledown shacks  with  totally­inadiequate  or  non­ existent sanitary  facilities.  Nevertheless,  the  Agriculture  Department  is going  down  the  line  with  the  major  farm  organizations  who fear  an  end  to  their supply  of  dirt­cheap  migrant  labor.  Farm  Sec'y  Against Any  Wage  Floor  PORT C CAU  67S­A^J^KJB/10B ­12/6  9RXSC»C\Xfi  eAUT/Moee  1  *­:i  I  • Ei  • i  I  J  J  I  I  �Pare  Six  September  X5,  198t  SEAFARERS  LOG  MTD  Acts On Sea Problems  (Continued  from  page 3)  •   MTD  activity  on  behalf  of  Ameri­ can  seamen.  It  includes  participa­ tion  in  organizing  activities  on  the  Great Lakes  and  among other  non­ union segments of  the maritime in­ dustry;  legislative  activity  on  such  matters  as  the fight  of  US  sea  un­ ions  on  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission's  anti­ship  policy,  the  ' rebuilding  of  the  American­fiag  tanker  fleet  and  the  problem  of  Government­owned  ship  competi­ tion;  the  issue  of  the  runaway  flags;  the  whole  problem  of  sub­ sidies  for  merchant  shipping;  the  needs of  the fishing industry.  AFL  ­  CIO  President  George  Meany  summea  up  the  MTD  role  when,  in  his  remarks  to  the  con­,  vention, he  noted . . ."the Maritime  Trades  are  taking  the  lead,  and  they  should  take  the  lead  in  any  campaign  there  is  around  to  strengthen  the American  merchant  marine,  because  if  American  labor  Proposals  for  boosting US­flag  shipping highlighted two­day­MTD  convention in  San  Francisdo  attended  by delegates  from  21 affili­ does  not  lead, in  these things I am  afraid  no one  else  will  lead  in  it."  ated AFL­CIO  unions.  Informal huddle here  pictures (I  to r) MTD  The  report  of  the  Department's  President Paul  Hall, MTD Executive  Secretary Harry O'Reilly,  and  activities  over  the  past  two  years  SlUNA Vice­President. Morris Weisberger,  secretary of  the Saildrs  to  the  AFL­CIO  notes  that  nine  Union of  the Pacific.  international  unions have affiliated  during  that  period.  Action  was  also  taken  on  the  problems  confronting  the  Esso  Tanker  Union  in  its fight  to  retain  Its  representation  rights  and  ob­ tain  a  contract  from  Standard  Oil.  Sign Name On  LOG Letters  For  obviotis  reasons  the  LOG  cannot  print  any  letters  or  other  communications  sent  in  by  Seafarers  unless  the  author  signs  his  name.  Unsigned  anonymous  letters  will  only  wind  up  in  the  waste­basket.  If  circumstances  Justify,  the  MOBILE — Keeping  pace  with  LOG  will  withhold  a  signature  modern  improvements,  the  Mobile  on  request.  hall  is scheduled  to  receive  in  the  near future a giant  shipping  board,  similar  to  one  currently  used  in  New  York,  for  the  dispatchers  deck.  The boards are being shipped  from  New  York,  and  will  enable  Seafarers  in  this  port  to  see  at .a  glance  ships  in  port  ­and  the  breakdown  of  Jobs,  runs,  etc.  Good  shipping  in  neighboring  SEATTLE — Although  shipping  ports, has  resulted  in  many  men  for  the  port  has  hit  a  slump,  the  going  to  the  ports  of  Houston  and  dispatcher  reports  he  has  diffi­ New,  Orleans,  and  getting  ships,  culty in  getting class  A  and  B men  some  shipping  the  same  day  that  to  take  the  Jobs  that  were  called  they arrive. *Port agent Cal  Tanner  in,  Ted  Babkowski,  port  agent  reports  that  Mobile  is  in  constant  noted.~  "It  is  beginning  to  sound  touch  with  the  neighboring  ports,  like  an  old  war cry,"  he said,  "but  currently  enjoying  good  shipping,  when  jobs  are  hanging  on  the  and  will  pass  the  information  on  board it is up to all of  the member­ to  all  Seafarers  interested.  Foreign­Flag  Trade  Up  ship to see that they  are taken and  that  all  ships  sail  with  a  full  SIU  Locally, the Alabama  State docks  are  again  operating  in  the  black  complement."  There  were  two  ships,  the  Mai­ due  to  the  influx  of  foreign­flag  den  Creek  and  the  City  of  Alma  ships which  outnumber  the Ameri­ (Waterman)  paying off  and  signing  can flag  ships  three  to  one.  Pres­ on  in  this  area  over  the  past  pe­ ently the docks are proceeding with  the  construction  of  new  piers  and  riod.  warehouses which, when completed,  An  important  US court  decision  upholding  the use  of  hir­ will  extend  the  present  waterfront  by  one  mile.  ing  halls  by  unions  has  been  issued  by. the  9th  US  Circuit  The  shipping  picture  in  Mobile  Court of  Appeals. Ruling  against a  National Labor  Relations  has  been  fair  for  the  last  couple  Board  decision,  the Court  up­*  of  weeks,  most  ships  being  of  in  held  the  hiring  hall  practices  non­members  In  referring  individ­ transit variety.  They  were  Maxton  (Trans­Ocean),  Alcoa  Clipper,  Al­ of  the  Laborer's  Union  and  uals  to  jobs.  In  the  specific  case  contractors  in  Tacoma,  Washing­ under  discussion,  the  Board  had  BALTIMORE  —  Shipping  here  coa  Corsair,  Alcoa  Ranger,  Alcoa  ton,  noting  that  "the  hiring  hall  is  called  the  hiring ­  hall  agreement  has  been  fair,  reports  Port  Agent  Roamer  (Alcoa);  Monarch  of  the  legal and  has always  been  held so."  illegal  because it  did  not  speli  out  Earl  Sheppard.  The  past  two  Seas,  Claiborne,  Antinous,  Hast­ weeks  witnessed  the  laying  up  of  ings,  Yaka  (Waterman);  Ames  Vic­ Proof  On  NLRB  such  safeguards.  According,  to  the  "AFL­CIO  The  court  said  that  before  the  five  Calmar  ships.  The  Cabins  tory  (Victory  Carriers);  Del  Rio  News" the  effect of  the court  deci­ Board  coiild  arrive  at  such  a  (Texas City)  and Se'astar  (Traders).  (Mississippi)  and  Elizabeth  and  sion  was  to  place  the  burden  of  blanket  decision  involving  hiring  The  Calmar  ships  went  into  tem­ Frances (Bull).  proof  on  the  NLRB  should  it  raise  hall  clauses,  it  would  have  to  pre­ porary  lay­up  because  of  the  steel  Prospects  for  the  coming  two  weeks  promise  more  of  the  same  charges  that  a  hiring  hall  discrim­ sent  substantial  evidence  that  the  strike.  inates  against  non­members  of  a  absence of  such  written safeguards  During  the  last  shipping  period  with  the following  ships scheduled  ships  paying  off  were  the  Portmar  to  hit  the  port:  Monarch  of  the  given  union.  Under the  NLRB rul­ is  damaging.  ing, unions  and employers were re­ In  effect,  the  court  said  that  it  (Calmar);  Evelyn,  Emilia,  Mae,  Seas,  Claiborne,  Morning  Light,  quired  to  prove  that  they  did  not  did  not  matter  whether  or  not  a  Jean  (Bull);  Marore,  Feltore,  Chil­ Young  America,  Choctaw  (Water­ contract said,  in  effect, "we  do not  ore  (Marven),  and  CS  Miami  (Cit­ man); Alcoa  Cavalier, Alcoa  Roam­ discriminate.  er,  Alcoa  Clipper,  Alcoa  Ranger  Previously,  the  Board  held  that  discriminate."  What  really  counts,  ies Service).  hiring  hall  provisions  must  speci­ the  court  said,  were  the  actual  Signed  on  were  Angelina  (Bull);  (Alcoa);  Steel  Artisan,  Steel  Ap­ fically contain  guarantees  that  un­ practices of  the hiring hall, not  the  Alamar  (C^Jalmar);  an^  Chilore  prentice  (Isthmian),  Kathryn  and  Beatrice  (Bull).  (Marven).  ions  do  not  discriminate  against  language  of  any  agreement.  Board For  Mobile Hall  Take Jobs  On Boards  Seattle Asks  Court Raps NLRB  Hiring Hall Rules  Bait. Feels  Steel Strike  Report  on  the  last  session  of  Congress  was  given  ta  MTD  convention  by  Andrew  Biemiller,  AFL­CIO legislative  representative.  What's In It ?  I  Many's  the  time  that  the  thrifty  seaman,  having  a  bit  of  paint,  turpentine,  caustic  soda,  soogee  (JompouncT,  or  other  item left  over  from a  job,  pours it into a convenient  container  like  an  enipty  coffee  con  for  fu­ ture use.  That's fine as  far as it goes—pro­ vided  he  also  remembers  to'  stick  a  label  on it.  II­ I  m.  ­ i. .  , ­  •  5:;  v.j.f.i,.fit't­i  Otherwise,  time  will  pass,  and  nobody  will  remember  just  what  it is  that's  in  that  can, or how it is  to be handled; This is par­ ticularly  important  if  the  substance  is  Inflammable or caustic.  Sii? ta'  ^  ­  If  you  want  to  save  supplies  ­fine.  But  make  sure  they  are  labeled.  3,.;  ,  I An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship }  —  ^.  tmm  .mm  mm'­lam'­  «M,  V  5  ^  '  ­ i­­­  J.';  ''  ' V  ::U  �tS, 198§  SEAFARERS  LOG  Fag»  Sewem  YOUR  DOLLAR'S  WORTH  India Seeks Expanded Snrplns Aid  NEW DELHI, India—The Food  Minister of  the  Indian  Government  is  planning  an  ap­ peal  to  the  United  States for  the annual  shipment  of  five  million  tons  of  grain  each  year  for  the next five  years. Such  a  program  would  mean  approximately  500  shiploads  of  farm  products  to  India  annually.  By  Sidney  Margolitu  Food  Minister  S.  K.  Patil  over  and  above  present  shipments,  most doubled  in  the last  ten  years,  in  a  recent  interview,  said  it  would  provide  quite  a  boost  for  but  she  still  had  to  Import  6Vk  that  shipments  of  this  size  from  US­flag  shipping  and  considerable  million  tons  of  grain  last  year  be­ Textile Mills Rigging Prices  cause  of  the  tremendous  increase  America's  surplus  stocks  will  en­ employment  for  seamen.  Ar«  textiles  and  piece  goods  too  abundant  in  this  country?  Do  you  able  him  to  "solve  India's  food  India's  food  production  has  al­ in  the  nation's  population.  yourself  have  all  the  clothing,  drapes,  curtains,  slip  covers  and  other  problem  for  all  time."  fabrics  you  can  use  for  your  famiiy?  A  project  of  this  kind  would  The  leading  textile  mills  claim  there  are  too  much  goods being  pro­ require  amendment  of  Public­Law  duced.  They  have  put  limits  on  their  production  and  some  also  have  480  under  which  farm  surpluses  established  a  price  at  which  they  all—except  for  a  few  rebels—sell  are  sold  abroad.  Under  the  law  as  it  operated  last  year,  India  re­ certain  standard  cotton  fabrics.  ceived'three  million  tons  of  grain.  The  result  is  that  piece­goods  prices  have  jumped  an  average  of  Congress  has  just  extended  the  about  ten  percent  this  year,  and  at  least  for the  time  being the higher  law on  pretty much  the same  terms  prices  are  sticking;  despite  the  fact  that  raw  cotton's  price  recently  for  another  two  years.  tumbled,  and  there  are  heavy  supplies  of  fabrics  on  hand.  I  am  ready  to­go  to  Washing­ The curbs on production and  maintenance of  prices have  reached  the  ton  myself  to  make  a  case  for  point  where  leading  mass­volume  retailers  complain  that  the  mills are  amending  the  law  so  that  the  now  telling  them  when  they  can  buy  such  staple  fabrics  as  cotton  United  States  can  guarantee  India  flannelette, and  at  what  prices.  While the  mills are  pressing for  higher  five  million  tons  annually  for  at  prices,  the  leading  mass­retailers  are  trying  to  hold  basic  established  least five years to  come . . . Ameri­ prices  like  the  traditional  39  cents  a  yard  for  80­square  percale  (80  can  surpluses  are  not  going  to  threads to  the  inch  in  each  direction).  The  retailers  claim  that  women  come  to  an  end  suddenly,  and  I  will  balk  at  paying  more  than  the  familiar  39  cents  even  though  most  say,  store  your  surplus  in  India."  other  necessities  have  gone  up  more  than  textiles  in  the  recent  years  The  farm  surplus sales  program,  with  India  as  the  largest  single  of  inflation.  beneficiary,  has  been  a  major  The retailers also complain  that.the Federal  Trade Commission  ought  prop  under  the  American­flag  to  investigate  any  arrangements  the  big  mills  may  have  made  to  "ad­ tramp shipping  fleet  which virtual­ minister"  prices  and  limit  production.  They  also  charge  that  specula­ ly  depends .on  it  for  Its  continued  tors  have  taken  advantage  of  the  rising  prices  of  piece  goods  and  are  existence.  Similarly,  many  T­2  holding  a  large  supply.  tankers unable  to find  employment  With all  these supplies  on  hand, one retail  expert predicts  there  will  in  the  oil  trade  are  in  the  grain­ be  many  cut­rate  sales  of  fabrics  this  coming  year  despite  the  higher  carrying  business.  «  Since  all  farm' surplus  products  prices.  In  any  case',  you  can find  good  values  in  yard  goods  in  the  annual  are  carried  under  the  "50­50"  law,  and  the  Indian  proposal  would  November  clearances  of  fall  patterns  and  styles.  But  the  retailers  are  also  worried  about  the  cheapening  of  quality  mean  an  additional  200  shiploads  being  practiced  by  some  sellers  who  are  not  openly  raising  prices  but  of  grain  annually  to  that  country.  concealing  the  price  rise.  The  traditional  80­square  cotton  percale  is  • sound,    balanced  fabric  which  has  durability  not  only  because  it  is  closely  woven,  but  because  it  has  equal  strength  in  both  directions.  For  years  women  have  used  80x80  percale  for  many  famiiy  and  home  needs.  Now,  however,  you  And  in  the  stores  many  fabrics  called  "percale"  Air  Force  Undersecretary  Dudley C. Sharp  gets  in  a  few  licks  as  which  have  thread  counts  below  a strikebreaker  before going off  to Washington for his Government  80x80.  For  example,  you  may  see  "percale"  with  only  64x60  con­ post.  struction,  or a  total  of  124  threads  Three  19­year  old  New  Yorkers  to  the  square  inch  compared  with  are  ill  with  serum  hepatitis  infec­ In  a  letter  to  President  Eisen­ the  age  of  90.  Lawlor  and  other  the  160  provided  by  the 80  square.  tions,  with  strong  evidence  point­ hower,  the  International  Associa­ defendants  at  the  infamous  trial,  In  fact  there  are  now  2C  differ­ ing  to  two  Coney  Island  tattoo  tion  of  Machinists  pro.tested  the  that  included  union  officers  and  ent grades of  percale on the market  parlors  as  the  source.  union­busting  activities  of  Dudley  strikers, had  their homes and bank  compared  to  the  previous  ten,  It  is  suspected  that  many  other  C.  Sharp,  recently  appointed  Air  accounts  attached  when  the  Su­ which shows how much quality jug­ persons  were  infected  in  the  two  Force Undersecretary. The  lAM ac­ preme  Court  awarded  D.  F.  Low*  suspected  tattoo  shops  and  will  be  cuses  Sharp  of  lending  prestige  to  &  Co.  $290,000  in  damages,  repre­ gling  is  going  on.  This cheapened percale sells any­ stricken  by  the  disease,  which  is  the  union  busting  efforts  of  the  senting  triple  damages  and  inter­ where from  a  penny to  seven cents  fatal  in  one  out  of  ten  victims.  Mission Mfg. Co. in  Houston, Texas,  est.  The  suit  and  the  award  led  less  per  yard  than  the  80­square.  With  the  virus  having  an  incuba­ a  struck  tool  firm  in  which  Sharp  Congress to  include  in  the  Clayton  If  the price  difference is small, the  tion  period  of  six  months,  persons  is  a  principal  owner.  Act  a  clause  exempting  labor  or­ 80­square  certainly  is  worth  the  tattooed  up  to  mid­May  could  be  ganizations from  monopoly  restric­ Sharp, vioe  chairman of  the com­ extra  cost.  If  the  price  of  the sub­ felled  as  late  as  mid­October  by  tions.  pany's  board,  had  himself  and  standard  percale  is  substantially  the  disease.  4  4  4  less  than  the  80­square,  the  lower  On  October  1,  when  the  city's  other  Mission  executives  photo­ graphed  working  at  machines  in  count  may  be  worth  buying  for  new  Health  Code  comes  into  At the  Sleeping Car  Por|ers con­ some  purposes  like  ciurtains  or  effect,  there  will  be.  a  provision  the  picketed  plant.  The  photos  vention  in  Chicago,  members  were  were  used  in  a  brochure  aimed  at  aprons  but  will  never "really  be  as  requiring  tattooists  to  sterilize  informed  that  railroads  are  now  satisfactory  as  the  higher  count.  their  equipment.  Hepatitis,  which  assuring  customers  that  the  strike  doing  more  business  than  ever  be­ would  not  interfere  with  produc­ It's  especially  dangerous  to, buy  is  a  serious  liver  ailment,  is  fore with fewer  employees. In  1938,  Ihis substandard  fabric  for  clothes,  particularly  if  the  fabric  also  has  passed  from  one  individual  to  tion.  950,000  workers  produced  333  bil­ t  been  given  a  crease­resistant  finish.  another  via  use  of  unsterilized  lion  traffic  units.  In  1958,  there  ­  The caustic  resins used  to make  a  cotton fabric  more crease­resistant  needles  for  tattooing  or  medical  Pharmacists  employed  by  the  were  600  billion  units  produced  by  Thrifty  Drug  Stores  throughout  840,000 workers.  It was also  pointed  also tend to make  the  threads more  tender.  This is  not harmful  in the  injections.  Southern  California  will  receive  a  out  that  in  spite  of  70  percent  ease  of  a  closely­woven  fabric,  but  is risky  with  the  already­weakened  two­dollar­an­hour  raise  over  a  more work  being done  with 12  per­ lower thread  counts.  Their use  is especially  questionable for children's  a  new  con­ cent  fewer  workers,  railroads  are  elothes  which  get  hard  wear,  and  need  to  be  both  durable  and  shrink­ Pick Up 'Shot'  five­year­period under  tract  negotiated  by  the  Retail  still  attempting  to  persuade  the  Kesistant.  Card At Payoff  Clerks  union.  The  raise,  reported  public  that  its  employees  are  Retailers  point  out  that such cheapening  of  construction  already had  Seafarers who  nave  taken  the  to be  one  of  the biggest  ever nego­ "featherbedding."  discouraged  consumers  from  using  cotton  plisse.  This  crinkly  fabric  series  of  Inoculations  required  tiated  by  the  union,  will  boost  the  was  popular  for  nightgowns,  children's  wear,  sports­Wear  and  other  4  4  4  uses  because  it  needed  no  ironiiig.  Then  the  68x72  thread  count  was  for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  wages  of  the  pharmacists  to  $6  reminded  to  be  sure  to  pick  up  hourly  by  Jan.  1,  1964.  reduced  to  64x60, finally fabrics  of  64x48  count  were  sold  as  "plisse."  Nearly  17,000  members  of  two  Women  found  this  cheapened  plisse  shrank,  and  now  avoid  buying  their inoculation  cards  from  the  unions  are  on  strike  against  Swift  captain or  the purser  when  they  &  Co.  plants  covering  35  cities  plisse at  all.  Voting  in  a  recent  election,  em­ throughout  the  country. The  Pack­ Thus,  whether  you  buy  yard  goods  or  ready­made  house  dresses,  pay  off  at  the  end  of  a  voyage.  ployes  of  National  Biscuit's  largest  inghouse  Workers  Union  and  the  The  card should  be  picked up  children's  and  other  cotton  garments,  it's  vital  to find  out  the  thread  plant,  located  in  Chicago,  ousted  oount,  this  year  especially.  If  the  count  isn't  stated  on  the  label,  and  by the Seafarer and  held  so that  the  Federation­expelled  Bakery  &  Meat  Cutters  Union  voted  strike  it  can  be  presented  when  sign­ action  when  Swift,  the  nation's  the fabric  is  called  simply  ''percale,"  it  may  not  be  the  80x80.  Confectionery  Workers  and  Also,  don't  be  fooled  by  a  description  which  boasts  something  like  ing  on  for another voyage where  switched  to  the  new  AFL­CIO  af­ largest  meat  packer,  refused  to  "128  threads  to  the  square  inch."  If  you  divide  the  thredd  count  by  the  "shots"  are  required.  The  filiate,  the  American  Bakery  &  meet  terms  of  a  pattern­setting  inoculation  card  is  your  only  agreement  negotiated  several  two, you  get  only  about  64 threads  each  way.  proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ Confectionery  Workers.  The  win  weeks  ago  with  Armour &  Co.  In buying cotton flannelette, whether  yard  goods or  ready­made  gar­ quired  shots.  gives  ABC  an  overall  representa­ In lieu  of  Armour's special  auto­ ments,  the  major  differences between  good and  cheapened grades is in  men  who forget  to pick  tion  of  6.000  of  the  8,800  NBC  mation  fund  and  severance  pay.  the  weight  and  shrink­resistahce.  Better  grades  of flannelette  are  up Those  workers  throughout  the  country.  their  inoculation  card  when  Swift  proposed  a  "savings  and  se­ guaranteed  to shrink no  more  than one percent,  they  pay  off  may find  that they  4  4  4  curity"  plan.  Union  officials  JEven  without  the  thread  count,  which  is  not  given  on  all  materials,  are  required  to  take  all  the  Martin  LaWlor,  chief  defendant  charged that the  Swift  pian  meant  |rou can  get  an  approximate  idea  of  comparative  quality  by  judging  it  "shots"  again  when  they  want  immediate  tax  benefits  for  the  l^ourself.  Hold  the  fabric to  the  light  to  see  how  closely it is  woven.  to sign on  tor another such  voy­ at  the  Banbury's  Hatter's  trial  as  company  and  offered  only  remote,  secretary­treasurer  of  the old  Uni­ PuU  it both  ways to  judge  the strength.  Firmness in  both direcUons is  potential  advantages  for  workers.  ted  Hatters,  died  in  Brooklyn  at  more  desirable  than just  in .one.'  •  • •   '  •   ,  Seafarer's Guide To  Better Buying  LABOR  ROUND­UP  '  'ii  A  J  "a  "  Td  I  I  Tattoo Shop  Seen  Source  Of  Infection  w  • If  • • 'A  ­^1  •'  ^1 ­I  ­lii  �­..­CM  '  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare  Efeht  September  2B,  ISBi  US­lntiired  Ship Bonds  Grabbed Up  Union ­ Busfers  Seek  Cripp/ing State Bills  The  passage  of  the  Landfum­Griffin  Act  is  not  the  last  word  in  restrictive  legislation  labor  may  have  to  face,  the  magazine  "Business  Week"  notes.  While  attention  has  been  concentrated  on  Washington,  five  states  have  passed  legis­ Montana,  Nebraska,  New  Mexico,  Merchant marine bonds to flnanco  lation  curbing  unions  in  one  North  Dakota  and  New  York.  ships of  private shipping companies  shape  or  form  and  a  rash  of  such  New  York  passed  its  bill  requir­ are  now  being  offered  to  the  pub­ proposals  can  be  expected  when  ing  financial  reporting  by  unions  lic  with  United  States  Government  state  legislatures  return  next  year  and  restricting  financial  transac­ insurance.  These  new  bonds  §ffer  The  rise in  state activity  reflects  tions  by  union  officers  and  agents.  a five  per cent  yield, a  figure some­ the  eagerness  of  management  The  Nebraska  legislature  passed  a  what  less  than  has  been  provided  law  outlawing  all  secondary  boy­ groups to follow  up their victory  in  recently  on  certain  other  Govern­ Congress  by  further  sandbagging  cotts  and  permitting  the  courts  to  ment­guaranteed  issues.  revoke  the  operating  license  of  unions  on  the  state  levels.  The  bonds  have  received  a  vote  Although  the  "right­to­work"  is­ any.  truck  operator  refusing  to  of  approval  from  investors  who  sue  was  a  standoff,  with  no  new  handle  freight  involved  in  a  labor  oversubscribed  them  within  hours  laws  being  passed  and  none  of  the  dispute.  Coffeeiime  on^'the  afterdeck  of  the  Valiant  Faith  during  tripjnto  after  the  formal  offering.  The  ex­ existing  ones  being repealed,  there  New  Mexico  passed "severe  re­ planation  for  the  popularity  was.  Poland  finds'some  of  the deck  gong lounging  around  home­made  strictions  on  organizational  picket­ was  other  legislative  action  in  that  the  guaranty  under  the  mer­ coffee table.  Pictured (I  to r)  are McNab and  Hudson,  ABs; Nel­ ing  and  opened  the  way  for  dam­ chant marine  law provides  for cash  son,  bosun;  Jones,  AS,  and  Guild,  DM  and  ship's  delegate,  who  age  suits  against  unions  involved  payments  to  bondholders  in  the  in  picketing  which  is  deemed  un­ submitted photo here  and one at  bottom of  poge.  event  of  default,  whereas  other  lawful.  types  of  Government­guaranteed  North  Dakota's  law  makes  it  il­ issues  pay in  debentures  which  are  legal  for  individuals  convicted  of  currently  marketable  at  a  lower  serious  crimes  to  hold  union  of­ than par  value.  fice,  and  punishes  such  unions  by  New  issues  of  merchant  marine  denying  them  bargaining  rights  bonds  were  offered  by  American  All of  the  following  SIU  families  until  they  dismiss  officers  so  .in­ President  Lines,  for  the  construc­ have  received  a  $200  maternity  volved.  Montana's  law  forbids  un­ tion  of  the  President  Lincoln  and  benefit  plus  a  $25  bond  from  the  ions  from  enrolling  as  members  the  President  Roosevelt.  proprietors  and  partners  in  small,  Union  in  the  baby's  name:  Financing  of  ships  under  con­ one  or  two­man  retail  businesses.  Headed  into Poland  with a  load  of  grain,  Seafarers  on  the  struction,  as  contrasted  with  ships  Mona  Murphy,  born  July  ll,  On  the  other  hand,  Oregon  re­ 1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Car­ pealed  its  state  restrictions  on  Valiant  Faith  were  considerably  cheered  when  they  heard  already  built,  is  possible  under  an  melo  Murphy,  New  Orleans,  La.  picketing  and  Hawaii  made  it  of  Vice­President Richard  Nixon's successful stay  in Warsaw.  amendment  to  the  merchant  m^  rine  law.  Prior  to  the amendment  easier for  unions to  get union  shop  Nixon,  who  stopped  off  In  the"*  4"  4"  4"  only  completed  ships  could  be  so  Polish  capital  after  his  recent  trip  worthy  entry  for  the  Moscow  Fair,  financed  under  Government  guar­ Burton  O'Berry,  born  August  9,  agreements.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  George  In  contrast  to  the  general  ten­ to  the  Soviet  Union,  was  greeted  or  any  other  exhibit.  anty.  dency  to  restrict  union  opera­ with flowers,  tears  and  embraces  O'Berry,  Houston,  Tex.  "For  the  most  part,  we're  all  It  is  estimated  that  $1  billion  of  tions,  many  states  have  been  im­ during  a  brief  stopover  in  Poland  4"  4  4'  proving  laws  dealing  with  unem­ where  America  is apparently  more  passengers  this  trip  because  of  an  merchant marine  bonds of  the  typo  empty  paint  locker—which  re­ now  being  offered  will  be  publicly  Lena  Serio,  born  July  18,  1959,  ployment  compensation  and  .work­ to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Salvadore  men's  compensation.  Important  in­ popular  than  ever  despite  years  of  minds  me  of  a  book  someone  sold. The  $1  billion figure  is based  Soviet  domination.  should  write  entitled  'Camouflage  on the  assumption that  some $3 bil­ Serio,  New  Orleans,  La.  creases  in  unemployment  benefits  Can  Be  Fun  . .  .  the  company  de­ lion  will  be  invested  in  new  ships  Change  Their  Morals  have  been  voted  in  Hawaii,  Iowa,  4  4  4  cided  to  let  the  ship  ride  this  trip  between  now  and  1969.  Of  the  $3  Washington  and  Alaska,  while  15  "We  heard  over  the  radio  about  Julio  Sarayno,  born  April  27,  billion,  two­thirds  are  expected  to  as  it  is.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Julio  states  extended  the  duration  of  Nixons'.  favorable  reception  at  come  from  Government  subsidies  the  benefits.  Spot  of  Rust  Here'n  There  Warsaw,"  ship's  delegate  Roy  Sarayno,  Brooklyn,  NY.  and  from  the  private  resources  of  Alaska,  with  its  notoriously­ Guild  wrote,  "and  hope  that  the  4  4  4  "I  don't  mean  that  we're  rusty;  the  ship  lines.  Abraham  Vegas, born  August  12,  High  cost  of  living,  offers  a  top  people  don't  change  their  minds  it's  just  that  in  spots  we  have  to  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Abra­ unemployment  benefit  of  $70  a  about  Americans  by  the  time  we  walk  on  tippy  toe  to  keep  from  week.  Connecticut  pays  up  to  $62  get  there.  ham  Vegas,  Brooklyn,  NY.  a  week;  Nevada,  $57.50;  Michigan,  "Our  replacements  for  all  de­ falling  into  the  'tween  decks.  The  4  4  4  ship^  radio  receiver  is  operating  Charlotte  Weems, born  February  $55;  Wyom'ing,  $49,  Illinois  and  partments  came  on  at  Baltimore—  on  a  tube  and  a  prayer,  which  ex­ 18,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  New  York,  $45  each.  Several  mostly  on  deck  and  former  ore  plains  why Sparks  stands  an  eight­ Charles  Weems,  Jackson,  Miss.  states  now. pay  benefits  for  more  boat  stiffs.  In  my  opinion,  they're  hour  watch  on  the flying  bridge,  than  26  weeks,  with  Utah  tops  in  the best  group of  all­around sailors  4  4  4  scanning  the  horizon  for  smoke  Phillls  Dean  Beatty,  born  July  this  department.  It  has  a  36­week  I've  ever  had  the  good  fortune  to  signals.  The  only  thing  on  here  is  19.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  and  Mrs.  maximum.  sail with.  Though no suitcases have  good working  condition is  the crew  Thomas  W.  Beatty,  Kentwood,  La.  been  thrown  over  the  side,  they've  plus  an  understanding  but  'whad­ HOUSTON — Seafarers  on  the  4  4  4  dropped  several hints  that they  in­ dya  gonna do?'—type  topside."  beach  here  are  to  be  commended  Harold  J.  Bullock, born  June 25,  tend  to  stay  for  a  while."'  By  now,  the  Valiant  Faith  crew  for their  immediate response  to an  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Harold  must  have  discovered  wherefore  emergency  call  for  blood  volun­ No  Prizewinning  Entry  Bullock,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  teers  to  aid  a  group  of  children  While  confidently  expecting  a  the  ship  got  its  name—it  requires  and  teachers seriously  hurt  when a  4  4  4  plenty of  that quality  to ride  some  warm  welcome  "which  is expected  Gary ^nthony  Carter,  born  June  home­made  bomb  exploded  at  an  An  employer's  habit  of  looking  to  be  a  welcome  contrast  to  last  of  these  old  Libertys  on  the  grain  elementary school  here.  The  bomb  4, 1959,  to Seafarer and Mrs.  Court­ ney  Robert  Garter,  Savannah,  Ga.  the  other  way  when  his  male  em­ trip  and  Egypt,"  the  crew  had  no  run.  killed  some  eight  children  and  ployees  slapped  female  employees  illusions  that  they  were  going  to  "I  don't  know  how  we'll  look  4  4  4  adults,  including  the  person  who  Nancy  Cox,  born  September  2,  on  the  seat  of  their  pants  is  one  impress  the  Poles  with  an  up­to­ coming  in  this  time,"  Guild  con­ made  it,  and  injured  scores  more.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs. Thomas  thing,  but  to fire  them  for  it  after  date,  spic­and­span  American  ship.  cluded,  "but  we've  got  a  couple  of  Over  15  Seafarers  were  among  tho  they  have  joined  a  union  amounts  By  no  stretch  of  the  imagination  boxes  of  sougee  powder  so  we  first  to  answer  the  call  for  donors.  Cox,  Brooklyn,  NY.  to  an  unfair  labor  practice,  an  could  this  scow  be  deemed  a  should  have  clean  rust  anyway."  4  4  4  Although  shipping  for  the  port  Michelle  Marie Frankewicz,  born  NLRB  examiner has ruled.  hit  a  slack  over  the  past  two  week  August  16,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  The  decision  was  handed  down  period,  it  did  not  affect  any  class  Mrs.  Stephen  J.  Frankewicz  ,Balti­ in  the  case  of  eight  male  composi­ A  or  B  men  who  wanted  to  land  a  more,  Md.  tors,  employees  of  the  Charlton  berth.  Port  Agent  Bob  Matthews,  Press.  The  company's  president  4  4  4  reported.  Mark  T.  Hopkins,  born  August  John  Santangaelo,  suddenly  be­ There  was  a  total  of  25  ships  18.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  came  incensed  at  the  thought  of  calling  into  this  port  during  the  Thomas  C.  Hopkins,  Duffield,  Va.  this  casual  by­play  among  his  em­ last  two  weeks.  Three  ships  paid  ployees and  fired  them for  it, after  4  4  4  off  and  signed  on  and  22  were  in  Vivian  Beverly  Long,  Ijorn  Aug­ they  had  decided  to  join  a  union.  transit.  The Pacific  Ranger  (Pacific  ust  26,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  While  he  agreed  that  this  action  Ranger),  LaSalle  (Waterman)  and  Charles  E.  Long,  Prichard,  Ala.  "merits acclaim"  if  done to  protect  the  Steel  Recorder  (Isthmian)  all  female  employees  from  unsolicited  4  4  4  paid  off  and  signed  on.  .  James Thomas  Potter, born  Aug­ indignities,  the  examiner  noted  The  in­transit  ships  were  the  ­ ust  11,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  that  this  was  of  no  concern  to  the  Seatraihs  New  York,  New  Jersey,  Owen  E.  Potter,  Washington,  NC.  company  until  an  investigation  re­ Louisiana, Texas  (Seatrain);  Pacific  vealed  all  eight  men  had  joined  4  4  4  Ranger  (Pacific  Ranger);  Beaure­ Donna Marie  Redding, born  June  a union.  gard,  Bienville  (Pan­Atlantic);  27, ­1959, to  Seafarer and  Mrs. John  The employer,  the examiner said,  Royal  Oak,  Fort  Hoskins,  Winter  E.  Redding,  New  Orleans,  La.  .  "is  not  naive:  I  believe  he  was  Hill,  Bradford  Island  (Cities. Serv­ both  aware  and  reconciled  to  the  4  4  4'  ice);  Ames  Victory  (Victory  Car­ Charlene Marie  Travis, born  May  basic  fact  that  contiguous  employ­ riers);  Del  Campo,  Del  Valle  (Mis­ 29,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  ment  of  both  male  and  female  in  sissippi);  Hastings  (Waterman);  Al­ Charles  H.  Travis,  Baltimore,  Md.  offices  and  plants  has  inevitably  cda  Partner  (Alcoa);  Petro  Ch^  led  to a  relaxing of  formal  barriers  4  4  4  Heading  out  of  th«f  English  Channel  en  route  to  Poland,  Valiant  (Valentine);  Mae  (Bull);  Valiant;  Joseph Violante,  born  August 17,  and  to  a  tolerance  of  casual  badin­ Freedom  (Ocean  Tramp)  and­thC  Faith deck  gang raises gear under  direction of  bgsun Nelson (fore­ 1959, to  Seafarer and Mrs.  Anthony  age  and  conduct  not  free  frohi  Natalie  (Intercontinental).  J.  Violante,  Houston,  Tex,  overtones  of  sex."  ground).  McNab,  AB  (right),  pulls  out^runner.  SIU  BABY  ABBIVALS  Polond­Boimd' Ship  No Prize Exhibit  SIU  Aids  Victims Of  Texas Bomb  NLRB For  Fanny Pafs ?  I­. 'v  �September in,  1959  That old standby for ships' cordage, manila line,  is meeting severe  competition from  a host of  syn­ thetics. '  Materials more familiar to Americans in  the  form  of  stockings,  shirts,  sweaters,­­ curtains  and  picnic  ware  are  being  used  in  increasing  amounts  on  board  ship  and  are  meeting  with  widespread  acceptance  from  the  traditionally­conservative  shipping  industry.  Today,  ships' lines  are  made from  such materials  as ny­ lon,  dacron,  orlon,  polyethylene,  glass  fiber  and  other  materials,  all  of  them  showing  certain  advantages  over  manila.  By  and  large,  the  synthetics  are  stronger  than  manila,'are  more  flexible  and  resist  rot,  marine  borers  and  other  ills  that  beset  manila.  The  synthetics  are  also  establishing  reputations  for  amazingly  long  life  so  that  they  are  cheaper  in  the  long  run,  even  though  initial  costs  are  far  higher.  Synthetics have  their disadvantages  too, 'and some  ship­ ping  companies  still  hold  that  manila  is  more  practical.  But  most  operators,  after  gaining  experience  in  the  use  of  synthetics, are  learning  to  overcome  the  disadvantages,  such  as  the  elasticity  of  nylon,  by  combining  it  with  manila  or  wire  rope  for  certain  functions.  Crewmembers generally  welcome  the synthetic  lines be­ cause  of  lighter  weight,  flexibility,  easier­handling  and  easier  stowage,  although  synthetic  splices  require  more  work than  those on  manila.  Most  synthetic  marine  rope  now  hi  use  is  nylon,  with  dacron a  distant second.  Other synthetics have  limited use  for special functions.  Nylon's position as  the leading  com­ petitor  of  manila  is  based  on  its  tremendous  strength.  However,  it  is  very  elastic,  a  quality  which  offers  both  SEAFARERS  LOG  serious  disadvantage  and  considerable  advantage  depend­ ing  on  the  circumstances.  Dacron,  while  not  as strong  as  nylon,  is  far  less  prone  to  stretch.  It  is  favored  for  certain  towing  operations  where  elasticity  would  be  a  drawback,  and  for  use  as  rigging.  Aside  from  their  greater  strength  as  compared  to  manila,  the  following  summarizes  the  advantages  nylon  and  dacron  cordage:  ;  • Resistance    to  mijdew,  rot,  sea  water  damage,  para­ sites.  • L   ittle  loss  of  strength  when  wet  (no  loss  in  the  case  of  dacron).  • Can    be  stored  wet  without  damage  and  can  be  run  through  blocks  wet  without  difficulty.  • Dacron    offers  good  resistance  to  acids  and  alkalis,  while  nylon  is  little  affected  by  various  petroleum  prod­ ucts.  Other  synthetics,  while  not  widely  used,  offer  special  advantages for  certain  functions.  Orion  is superior  in  its  resistance  to  mineral  acids.  Polyethylene  is  also  acid­ resistant  and  floats  on  water.  Glass  fiber  lines  are  fine  for  heat­resistance  but  are  easily  damaged  by  liquids.  Although nylon and  dacron are  considerably more costly  than manila,  (one reason  why some  operators haven't  tried  them  yet),  they  have  remarkably  long  life,  with  operators  reporting  nylon  lasting  three,  four  and  five  times  as  long  as  manila.  Alcoa  has  gotten  four  years  out  of  a  set  of  nylon  lines  on  one  ship  and  Victory  Carriers  has  sev­ eral  lines  still  in  use  after  three  years'  hard  sefTvice.  From  the  crewmembers' point  of  view,  the  biggest  edge  lies in  the  strength  factor.  Since  synthetics  are  so  much  Pare  Nine  stronger,  a  smaller  diameter  nylon  or  dacron  line  can  b«  substituted for  a  larger manila  line  for  a  given  Job.  The  lighter  the  line,  the  easier  life  becomes  for  the  deck  gang,  and  storage  is also  simpiitied.  Statistics  showing  comparitive  strengths  of  the  same  diameter line  are  shown  in  the  chart  on  this  page.  These  come  from  Plymouth  Cordage,  a  major  ship  supplier  and  jibe  closely  with  similar  statistics  from  Columbia  Rope  another  leading  supply  house.  As  the  figures  show,  the  breaking  strength  of  nylon  is  2V6  to  three  times  that  of  manila.  Dacron's  breaking  strength  is  roughly  twice  that  of  manila  and  polyethylene's  approximately  times.  Consequently,  in  a  situation  where  a  line  of  9,000  pounds breaking  strength is  required, smaller, lighter lines  can  be substituted  for the  one­inch  manila.  A  9/"16th  inch  nylon  line,  weighing  less  than  nine  pounds  per  hundred  feet,  can  be  substituted  for  manila  line  which  weighs  over  twice  as  much.  Or  a  %  inch  dacron  line,  weighing  In  at  13  pounds  per  hundred  feet  can  do  the  job.  The  biggest  beef  raised  by  ship  operators  against  syn­ thetics,  particularly  nylon,  is  the  previously­mentioned  elasticity  problem.  When  elasticity  offers  advantages  where  a  ship  is  subjecting  the  line  to  stress  and  strain,  it  was  cited  by  several  operators  as  an  injury  hazard.  A  number  of  instances  were  reported  in  which  a  nylon  line  parted for  one reason  or  another and  because  of  its elastic  qualities,  snapped  back  and  forth  like  a  giant  whip,  caus­ ing serious  injury  in  some  cases.  A story  making the  rounds of  the  industry cites  the  sup­ posed  experience  of  one  .ship  operator  in  tyir;g  u'p  a  ship  with  nylon  line.  Each  time  the  ship  was  hauled  snug  up  against  the  pier,  the nylon  kept stretching  and she  drifted  out  to  fhe  point  where  a  tug  had  to  be called  to  hold  her  steady  while  the  crew  finally  managed  to .take  out  all  the  slack.  Ship  operators  have  sought  to  overcome  this  problem  by  using  a  line  made  of  manila  with  a  nylon  tail.  The  nylon  tail,  being  elastic,  absorbs  the  strain  of  ship  surges,  while  the  overall  length  of  the  combination  line  remains  fairly  constant.  Other  companies  will  dock  with  nylon and  then  tie  up  with  wire rope  or manila.  On the other hand,  the elasticity  is a distinct asset  where  a  ship  is  subject  to  surging.  The  SlU­contracted  Victory  Carriers  company  reports  that  nylon  mooring  lines  are  Unequaled  as  shock  absorbers,  particularly  when  used  in  combination  with  manila.  The  company  cited  instances  where  ships  are  required  to  tie  up  in  ports  exposed  to  ocean  swells,  such  as  in  the  Hawaiian  Islands  or  in  South  American  ports.  With  a  nylon  mooring  line,  or  combination  nylon­manila  line,  the  nylon  will  stretch  un­ der  strain  and  then  come  back  to  shape,  holding  the  ship  relatively  steady.  Inflexible  manila  lines  have  often  parted  under  such  circumstances.  Here,  briefly,  is  a  round­up  of  several  SlU  companies'  experiences  with  synthetic  cordage:  Alcoa:  One  ship,  the  Alcoa  Patriot,  has  had  nylon  lines  aboard  for  four  years,  plus  two  manila  spring  lines.  The  nylon  is still  in  use,  while  the  manila  is good  for  12  to  14  months  at  the  most.  Alcoa  is  now  running  a  compari­ son  test  on  two  of  its  passenger  ships  the  Alcoa  Cavalier  and  Alcoa  Corsair,  with  the  former  carrying  dacron  line.  Alcoa  notes  that after  n^lon  has  been  used for  some  time,  some of  the elasticity goes out  of  it.  Bull  Line:  This  company  has  used  synthetics  sparingly.  It has had a  nylon spring  line on  «ie Elizabeth  for the  past  year  and  a  polyethylene  line  on  the  Mae,  which  carries  sulphur and  phosphates.  Calmar:  Still  sticking  to  manila.  Isthmian: Is  not  using any  synthetics at  present because  of  elasticity  problem.  Pan  Atlantic:  Has  installed  all­nylon  mooring  lines  on  ships  in  the  past  six months  and  thus  far reports  satisfac­ tion.  Seatrain:  Began  using  nylon  line  in  1956.  Uses  all­ nylon spring lines for docking and  then replaces them  with  wire  rope "to  hold  ship  to  pier,  while  using  manila  lines  as  breast  lines  aft.  Enthusiastic  about  strength,  long  wear and  uniformity of  nylon.  Victory Carriers:  Uses nylon  in combination  with manila  or  nylon  mooring  lines  plus  manila  spring  lines.  Also  used  it  on  the,Great  Lakes as  a  tail  on  wire  rope.  Some  nylon  lines  have  been  in  service  three  years  and  are  still  in  good  condition.  Shock­absorbing  qualities  found  ex­ cellent,  plus  easier  handling  and  ability  to  store  while  wet.  Waterman:  Not  using any  synthetics  at  present.  JWIA  MM , W(M  JTSSSE  gr  imk  mk  SOite  29h  IKINS  9000  iSpmlD  OScotD  i3,flcoto  SDJABIH  Machine  at  DuPoni  ploni  checks  breaking  strength  of  nylon fine as  well as elasticity  and.elongation.  27,a»ite  ROTKS  Greater strength  of synthetic  lines as  compared to  Manila  permits the  substitution  of  lines  of  smaller  diameter.  Synthetics  ar«  being  used  for  such  heavy­duty  operations  as tows  and  mooring.  �sisArAnEH9  toe  ff Tw  • • ptMabw  Mr>  tfW  HY Unions Study Hospital Plan  A committee  of  New  York  trade unions  has been  set up  to consider  the construction  of  union­operated  hospitals  and  establishment  of  a  union­run  system  of  medical  insurance  in  this  city.  The  establishment  of  the  chairman;  Louis  Hollander,  Amal­ He criticized the Blue  Cross organ­ (Tht  brother  described  below  is  receiving  the  $150  monthly  SlU  dte­ committee  was  prompted  by  gamated  Clothing  Workers,,  vice­ ization  as  failing  to  provide  any  ability­pension  benefit.)  the  increasing  cost  of  medical  chairman, and Paul  Hall, Seafarers  adequate community and labor rep­ resentation on  its  governing  board  Bernard  M. Larsen  . .. 7$ ... Started his  career  in 1901,  sailing out  and  hospital  care  and  the  constant  International  Union,  as  committee  and  Its  unwillingness  or  inability  of  Noway on  30­foot sailing vessel.  A member  of  the deck  department,  secretary.  increase  in  charges  by  Blue  Cross  to  hold  hospital  costs  down.  Brother Larsen  later sailed  on full  In announcing the project,  Harry  'and  Blue  Shield.  These  increased  riggers,  dry  cargo  steamshipsr  charges  are  greatly  diluting  the  Van  Arsdale,  the  president  of  the  While  the  primary  objective  of  benefits of  Blue Cross coverage for  Central  Labor  Council,  denounced  the  committee  is to  study  the  pos­ tankers,  and  ore  ships,  in  tho  New  York  workers  and  their  fami­ "sweatshop  standards"  In  the  hos­ sibility  of  setting up  hospital facil­ course  of  his  years  in  Norwegian  pitals  where  staffs  are  underpaid,  ities and insurance programs under  lies.  and  American  maritime.  As  a  SEAFARERS  LOG  article  no  accounting  is  rendered  to  the  the  auspices  of  welfare  funds,  the  Larsen  noW  resides  in  Miami,  in  the July  1,  1959,  edition  pointed  public  and  yet "we  are  confronted  committee  will  also  consider  the  possibility  of  a  labor­sponsored  Florida, with  his wife,  Lillian Mad.  out,  the  cost  of  medical  and  hos­ with  skyrocketing  costs  that  must  medical 'school  to  train  physicians.  pital  care  has risen  far  faster than"  be  paid  out  of  our  welfare  funds."  He  keeps  himself  preoccupied  any  other  item  in  the  Consumer  mainly  by  building  models  of  sail­ Price  Index,  even  though  many  ing  ships.'  He  is  most  proud  of  hospital  staffs  are  notoriously  his  replica  of  the  Francis  S.  underpaid.  In  the  last  ten  years,  Hampshire,  the  famous  brig  ho  the  cost  of  medical  care  has  risen  50 percent as compared  to a 24  per­ sailed  from  Port  Arthur,  Texas  to  cent  rise  in  the  Consumer  Price  New  York  in  1905.  Index  as  a  whole.  In  two  years  He finds that a ship model hobby  alone,  Blue  Cross  charges  in  New  Is  a  good  substitute  at  his  age. for  York  have  Increased  by  48.8  per­ When  one  runaway  operator  sticks  another  for  $1,500,000  cent.  easy  on his SIU  disability  pension.  in  unpaid  bills  that's  news  in  any  shape  or  form.  That's  As  a  result  of  these  soaring  in­ what  happened  when  the  final  accounting  on  the  Swiss­ Larsen  began  sailing  with  the  SIU  creases  in  medical  costs,  there  in  I94I,  shipped  during  the  war,  Larson's  Francis  S.  Hamp­ have  been  repeated  suggestions  own^  Panamanian­flag  Aro­ *  and,  after over 50  years of  sailing,  Puerto  Rico,  had  been  seized  in  sa  Line  was  entered  into  the  that  trade  unions  utilize  the  re­ shiro.  ­ Hamilton,  Bermuda,  for  unpaid  retired  on  SIU  benefits  in  1955.  sources of  union­negotiated pension  books.  and  welfare  funds  to  provide  rea­ On  the receiving  end  of  close  to  debts. It was later auctioned off  for  He  calls  it "unbelievable"  what  a  skipper  could  get  away  with  in  tho  sonably  low­cost  medical  care  for  $1,500,000  in  bad  debts  are  three  around  $500,090  to  another  runa­ early days.  The photo  (left) pictures his model of  the Francis S. Hamp­ .>  their memberships. Such programs,  oil  companies,  including  Esao,  way  operator.  The  7,000­ton  ship  shire, on  which he  made the  1905 trip.  of  course,  would  have  to  have  ap­ which  is  a major  operator  of  runa­ had  accommodations .for  800  pas­ proval of  management trustees, but  way  tankers.  The  $1,500,000  in un­ sengers  built  Into  her  under  the  such  approval  would  not  be  dif­ paid bunkers  was only  a  portion  of  runaway  flag  although  under  the  ficult  to  obtain  because  employers  a $9  million bag of unsatisfied bills  American  flag  she  seldom  carried  more than 140.  are also  concerned about  the rising  left, behind  by  the  company.  cost  of  hospitalization  which  they  The  last  of  the  Arosa  passenger  A  third  ship,  the  Arosa  Kulm,  bear  under  union  contracts.  ships was  auctioned off  in Bremer­ was  auctioned  off  .for  $150^000  haven  recently  for  $481,000.  The  earlier  this  year  in  Great  Britain  Consequently,  26  major  New  York  unions  have  set  up  a  special  ship, the Arose  Sun, of 16,231 gross  and  has  already  been  scrapped.  CAPE  CANAVERAL,  Fla.—The first  US attempt  to put  a  committee  on  health  and  hospitals  tonnage,  was  valued  at  $5  million,  Previously,  the  company  had  sold  navigation' satellite  into  orbit  from  here  failed  when  tha  under  the  auspices  of  the  city's  but  is expected  to  wind  up  on  the  its  largest  ship  to  an  Italian  con­ satellite  and  third  stage  of  a  Thor­Able  rocket  came  down  cern.  Central  Labor  Council.  The  com­ scrap  heap.  "  The  Arosa  Line  went  into  busi­ off  the coast  of  Ireland. How­­^­  mittee's  officers  are  Jay  Rubin,  Previously, the  Arosa  Star,  well­ ever, it  is  expected  that addi­ or  sun,  it  will  be  able  to  tune  in  New  York  Hotel  Trades  Council,  known  to  Seafarers as  the  old  SS  ness  in  1952  aimed  at  the  immi­ grant  trade  to  Canada.  The  sole  tional  firings  within  the next  on  the  satellite.  The  shift  in  the  accomplishment  for  the  company  few  months  will  be  successful  in  frequency resulting  from the shift­ is  that  it  diverted  a  considerable  putting up  the satellite  as a weath­ ing  position  of  the  satellite  will  amount  of  passenger  traffic  that  er  and  navigation  beacon.  tell him  when  the satellite  is pass­i  might  otherwise  have been  carried  The  265­pound  sphere  was  supr  ing  exactly  overhead  or  how  far  by ships  of  legitimate maritime  na­ posed  to  enable  ships  to  get  an  it  is.  tions.  accurate "fix" when  weather makes  The  satellite  also  will  broadcast  Stuck  with  unpaid  bills  in  addi­ it  impossible  to  do  so  from  the  the* exact  time  and  information  as  tion  to  Esso  are  a  groui)  of  Swiss  sun  or  stars.  From  the  military  to its  exact location  over the  earth  banks  which  held  $3  million  in  "point  of  view,' the  satellite  would  in  reference  to  latitude  and  longi­ Whatever  you  need,  In  work  or  dress  mortgages;  ship  builders;  ship  re­ enable  ballistic missile  submarines  tude,  enabling  the  navigator  to  pair services and travel agents. The  and surface  ships to establish their  make  an  accurate fix.  gear, your  SlU  Sea  Chest  has it.  Get top  proceeds  from  the  three  liners*  exact  positions  so  as  to  be  able  to  In order for  this system  to work  quality gear  at substantial  savings  by buy­ sales do not  even meet the  primary  aim  a  missle  accurately  at  its  tar­ effectively  it  is  necessary  to  havo  ing  at  your  Union­owned  and  Union­ claims  of  the  crew  for  wages  and  get.  a number of  such satellites in oper­ of  the  mortgage  holders.  The  satellite,  to  be  known  as  ation­which  can  cover  the  entire  operated  Sea  Chest  store.  Transit,  would  broadcast  radio sig­ globe.  With several satellites  oper­ nals  on  four  different  frequencies.  ating,  every  ship  and  plane  would  Sport  Coofs  When a  ship cannot shoot  the stars  have  a  satellite  within  range.  Slacks  Dress  Shoes  Work  Shoes  Dayman Becomes A Spaceman  Socks  Dungarees  The  commandant  of  the  Coast  Frisko  Jeans  Guard,  Vice­Admiral  A.  C,  Rich­ mond,  has  reaffirmed  the  findings  CPO  Shirts  of  a  Coast  Guard  hearing  board  Dress Shirts  that  the  liner  Constitution  was  at  Sport  Shirts  fault  in  its  collision  with  the  Belts  Norwegian  tanker  Jalanta  off  Khakis  Ambrose  Lightsh^  last  March  1.  Ties  The  cause  of  the  accident  was  Sweat  Shirts  held  to  be  the  failure  of  the  Con­ T­Shirts  stitution  to  travel  at  moderate  Shorts  speed  in  foggy  weather  and  to  Briefs  stop  its  engines  and  navigate  with  caution  upon  hearing  the  fog  Swim Trunks  signal from the ship  ahqgd.  Sweaters  Sou'westers  Pretty  much  the  same  kind  of  charges  have'  been  heard  against  Raingear  both the SlU­manned  Valchem and  Caps  the  Grace  Line's  Santa  Rosa,  but  Writing Materials  no  decision ­.  has  been  announced  Toiletries  as  to  the  responsibility  for  the  Electric Shavers  collision.  Radios  Previously,  Admirsl  Richmond  Television  denied  an  appeal^  by  Captain  Jewelry  James  W.  La  Belle,  the  skipper  of  Cameras  the  Coustitutlou  at  the  time  of  Luggage  the accident.  Captain­La Belle  had  asked  the  commandant  to  restore  Seafarer I. Pantoja  h "the flying spooerqan" (during  some  horse­''  ploy  at  the  New (York  SIU hall  with  his  brother­in­TaWj^ wrestling  his  license  which  jfiad  been  sus­ pended Jor  one  year  by  a  Coast  champ  Migubl  Perez  (centeti  l*ft),  and  gym  owner  Barba  Guard  hearing  board,  after  being  Perez  and  Antonlno  Roccta  are  the  world's  tag  team  wrestling >  found  guilty  of  negligence.  ehdmpiens dfid  affpsiared  at Mddisoo  SquoFe.Garden­last .week»< <  • .  mMi.  Fellow Tax­Dodgers Big  Losers As Runaway Folds  US  Seek To Orbit  Navigation Rocket  Your Gear...  for  ship . •  •  for  shore  Cruise Ship  'Cuilty'­CG  m/  li­y­ the  SEA  CHEST  , "('r'  �September  25,1959  WEMeEOA  lIV/lNa WASB...  Pare  Eleres.  SEAFARERS  LOG  IT'S  ­ INFIATION/  WB MEED  ^HOOLS...  Fly Blood From Detroit  For Ailing SlU Member  ITfe  .  INFIATION/  Four pints of  blood flown to New York from Detroit, Michi­ gan,  made possible  a  blood  transfusion  for  Seafarer  Eusebie  Soto.  Soto, a  patient at Staten  Island's Public  Health  Ser^^.  ice  hospital  with  a  throat­'  hemorrhage,  possesses  a  rare  once,  with  one  Seafarer  donating  blood  strain,  A  negative.  blood  three  times  since  the  Blooa  When  it  was  discovered  that  A  Bank  was  organized.  negative  blood  was  unavailable  in  the  SIU  blood  supply  and  at  the  Brooklyn'  Donor  Center,  several  WE  NEED  WE NEED ADEQUATE  out­state  blood  banks  were  immer  diately  contacted,  with  Detroit  rtf^  DECiENT HOUSIN0M.  HEALTH  AND WELFARE  sponding  affirmatively.  Under  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  sys­ tem, Seafarers or  members of  their  families  are  entitled  to  blood  free  of  charge  anywhere  In  the. United  WASHINGTON—Admitting  in  a  States.  While  the  blood  ii  collect­ backhanded  way  that  .stockholders  ed  only  gt  the  New  York  clinic,  it  have been  getting  away  with  mur­ can  be  distributed  all  over  the  der  on  taxes,  the  Treasury  De­ country  under  reciprocal  arrange­ partment  says  it  is  going  to  step  ments  with  local  blood  banks  up  enforcement  of  taxation  on  in­ throughout  the  US,  as  exemplified  by  Soto's case.  Without  the  blood  come  from  dividends,  bonds  and  bank  set­up,  it  would  have  been  bank  interest.  Treasury  Undersecretary  Scrib­ difficult,  if  not  impossible,  to  se­ ner  told  a  Bank  Association  con­ cure  the  type  of  blood  Soto  need­ vention  that  billions  of  dollars  of  ed.  income  each  year  are  not  re­ In  recent  weeks  a  total  of  35  ported.  Such  income  includes  in­ pints  of  blood  has  been  given  or  terest  on  corporate  bonds,  inter­ authorized for  Seafarers and  mem­ est  on  business  funds  deposited  in  bers  of  their  families  out  of  the  commercial  banks,  deposits  in  sav­ SIU  Blood  Bank.  Blood  recipients  ings  banks  and  savings  and  loan  were  Seafarers  Ray  Arsenault,  J.  associations,  interest  on  Govern­ Mathews,  Eusebie  Gherman,  and  ment  bonds and  on  dividends from  Eusebie  Soto;  Mrs.  Dolores  Pati­ insurance  companies  and  slocks.  no,  mother  of  Seafarer  Joseph  Pa­ The  total  of  this  non­reported  in­ tino;  and  Robert  Edmond,  de­ come  is  estimated  at  $3  billion  a  pendent  of  Seafarer  Doyle  Thomp­ year.  son.  Robert  Edmond,  a  patient  at  Dividends  Reported  John  Hopkins  Hospital,  Baltimore,  Md.,  and  Seafarer  Ray  Arsenault,  An  additional  large  sum  of  divi­ a  patient at  Galveston  Marine  Hos­ dend  income  is  not  reported.  A  By  now  everybody  must  be  convinced  that  inflation  is a  pital,  Houston,  Texas,  both  re­ study  of  1956  tax  returns  indi­ menace.  But  there seems  to  be  a  good'deal of  deliberately­ ceived  eight  pints  of  blood,  the  cated  that  $1.4  billion  of  $14V&  created  confusion  over  who  is  responsible  for  it.  Many  of  largest  quantity  needed  for  a  billions  in  dividend  payments  was  America's  giant  corporations,  including  the  big  insurance  blood  transfusions  during  this  last  never  reported  to the  Government.  The  tax  loss  on  this  income  runs  concerns, the strikebound  steel industry  and  other industrial  period.  Donate  Often  and financial powers, have embarked on  a not­so­subtle  cam­ Those  Seafarers  who  wish  to  do­ into  hundreds  of  millions  a  year,  more.  paign to place the full responsibility for inflation on working­ nate  blood  may  do  so  at  the  New  possibly  Unlike  wages,  where  taxes  ai'e  men who are so brazen as to seek a pay increase.  York  clinic  of  the  Seafarers  Wel­ withheld  before  the  wage  pay­ What is  purportedly a  campaign  against inflation  has been  fare  Plan  medical  department,  ments  are  made,  taxes  on  bank,  NORFOLK  —  Shipping  for  the  just  one  block  from  the  Union's  past  two­week  period  remained  seized upon as another stick to  beat down  unions to the  point  headquarters  hall.  Also,  those  who  bond  and  stock  income  depend  on  whether  or  not  the  taxpayer­re­ where  one  major  industry,  the  railroad  industry,  is  asking  fairly  steady,  Port  Agent  James  have  already  generously  given  ports the  existence of  such  income.  its employees  to take a  price cut  to "fight  inflation," and  an­ blood  may  donate  their  blood  for  Bullock  reports,  as  a  total  of  46  other, the steel industry, has kept its employees on the picket  a  second  time.  According  to stand­ Several  attempts  have  been  made  men  were  assigned  to  the  12  ves­ Congress  to  pass  legislation  for  lines  for  over  three  months  by  refusing  any  kind  of  wage  ards set  up  by  the various  medical  in  withholding  of  taxes  on  bank  in­ sels calling  into the area.  The out­ increase.  agencies,  it  is  possible  to  donate  terest, for  example,  but  the  Treas­ look  for  the  coming  period  is  also  blood  up  to  five  times  a  year,  pro­ ury  Department  opposes  such  •   The  total  insincerity  of_this  particular  anti­inflation  pitch  very  good,  he said,  for  in  addition  viding  there  is  a  time  interval  of  legislation.  is  that  the  steel  industry  has  never  once  lowered  its  prices  to  the  usual  number  of  vessels  at  least  eight  weeks  betwen  dona­ calling  in,  the  Steel  Chemist,  in  the  postwar  years;  during  periods  of  recession.  For  ex­ tions.  Thus  far  several  Seafarers  Britain  Withholds  which  has  been  in  lay­up  here  un­ ample,  in  the  worst  of  the  '58  slump,  almost  half  the  steel  have" contributed  blood  more  than  While  the  Administration  is  dergoing  repairs,  is  expected  to  plants  in  the  country  were  shut  down,  yet  at  no  time  did  against  such  legislation  in  the  take  on  a  full  crew  shortly.  United  States,  either  on  corporate  the industry  consider  cutting prices  as a  means of  attracting  There  were  six  vessels  paying  more  business  and  putting  men  back  to  work.  dividends  or  interest,  other  coun­ off,  live  signing  on  and  live  in  tries such  as Great  Britain do  have  Now that  business has  picked  up, company  after company,  transit  here  during  the  last  twor  a  withholding  system.  They  re­ weeks.  The vessels  paying off  were  in  steel  as  elsewhere,  is  reporting  record  profits.  Yet  no­ quire  the  company  to  deduct  a  the  Penn  Trader  (Penntrans);  Val­ where  the suggestion  that  any  of  these  firms  are  willing  to  specific  amount  of  taxes  from  any  iant  Freedom  (Ocean  Tramp^;  fight  inflation  by  cutting  prices  and  profft  margins.  Yet  dividend  payments,  by  imposing  a  Julia  (Julia  Nav.);  Royal  Oak  (Cit­ when  it  is  proposed  that  wages  be  improved,  that  old  age  flat  tax  rate  against  all  dividends.  ies  Service);  Steel  Chemist  (Isth­ protection  be  strengthened  or  that  schools  and  hospitals  be  As  part of  a  program  commemo­ Even  when  reporting  income  mian)  and  the»Valiant  Faith  (Lib­ rating the United  Nations, on Octo­ from  stock  dividends,  taxpayers  built, those who put forth these suggestions are denounced as  erty  Nav.).  ber 24, UN Day, a  number of  Amer­ are  exempt  from  the  payment  of  "inflationists."  Signing  on  were  the  Penn  Trad­ ican­flag  steamship  companies,  in­ the first  $50  of  such  income  and  er,  Valiant  Freedom,  Choctaw  ,  This  is  a  pure  and  simple  case  of  people  living  in  glass  cluding  the  SlU­contracted  Ameri­ are  entitled  to  deduct  four  per­ can  Banner  Line,  will  offer  their  cent  from  the  remainder  of  their  (Waterman);  Royal  Oak  and  the  houses and  throwing stones at the labor  movement.  passengers  menus consisting  solely  dividend­tax  bill.  Congress  has  Valiant  Faith.  The  in­transit  ships  t  t  of  dishes  from  various  foreign  several  times  voted  down  moves  were  the  Seagarden­lPeninsular  countries.  Nav.);  Robin  Hood  (Robin);  Ocean  to  repeal  these  exemptions  and  The "eating internationally"  pro­ make  stockholders  pay  on  their  Evelyn,  Ocean  Debdrah  (Ocean  Trans)  and  the  Afoundria  (Water­ . Some  of  the statistics  that  have  been  coming  to  light  in  gram  was  instituted  in  1958  by  income  at  the  same  rate  as  wage  the  tanker  business  recently  serve  to illustrate  the  decay  of  President  and  Mrs.  Eisenhower  at  and  salary  workers.  man).  the US­flag tanker fleet.  '  ^  the White  House  with  a  menu  pre­ The  entire  problem  is  going  to  A  committee,  consisting  of  independent  US­flag  tanker  pared  by  Mrs.  Eisenhower.  To  in­ be  thrashed  out  this  fall  at  hear­ operators and  the maritime  unions, presented a  detailed  case  sure authentic foreign flavor In the  ings  on  tax  revision  before  the  the  US  Committee  for  the  House  Ways  and  Means  Commit­ for  a  US­flag  quota  on  oil  imports.  It  noted  that  only  two  meals,  United Nations has issued a  revised  tee.  Seafarers  overseas  who  want  percent of  these imports are presently being carried on Amer­ cookbook  for  use  in  the  program.  The  book  contains  some  185  for­ to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ ican­flag  tankers.  Another  set  of figures  shows  that  52  of  America's  meager  eign  dishes.  ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  cabling  the  Union  at  Its  cable  fleet  of  tankers are in lay­up;  that 488  tankers are laid up  all  Altliuugli. the menu  for  the  Ban­ ner  Line's  passenger  ship  the  At­ "ess,  SEAFARERS  NEW  over  the world  been released  as yet,  YORK.  Obviously  then,  with  such  an  abundance  of  idlq  tonnage  lantic has not  Use of  this address will assure  around,  US­flag  tankers  are  permanently  barred,  for  prac­ two  of  the  suggested  dishes  in­ clude  kyet­tha­hin  (chicken  curry)  eedy  transmission  on  all  mes­ sages  and faster  "ervice  for  the  tical purposes, from any  participation in  the nation's offshore  from  Burma  topped  off  with  citro­ oil trade.  All of which makes the case for an oil import quota  envla, a  lemon  chiffon  cream  orig­ men  In^­'ved.  IT'S  fNFtATlON/  ­?  Stock,  Bond  Tax  Cheats  Hit  By  US  ITfe  IMFlATTONl  "V  See Upturn  In Norfolk  No Grits On  UN Holiday?  Tanker Troubles  Union Has  Cable Address  i^e more  urgent• . .  v  inatln|!,^. tha .%ther;eu^^^  ^1  1  �September  18,  1981  SEAFARERS  LOG  PMW  TwelT®  SIU Man Runs  San Juan Cafe  Those  Seaway  'Salts' Take  *  To The  Lakes  Crawmembers  of  the  SS  Coeur  d'Aiene  Victory  cloitn  the  title  of  "Seaway  Vet­ erans"  as  their  vessel  marked  its  third  trip  through  the  newly­constructed  St.  Law­ rence  Seaway.  Top,  ABs  Jim  Morris and  Tom  Willis take in  fhe  shore­side  sights  on  deck  while  left,  f^WT  Jonathan  Young poses  in the  sun,  sport­ ing  a  goatee  and  a  handle­ bar  mo ustaehe.  Photo­ graphed  in  the  background  behind  Young  is  one  jof  the  many  bridges  Seaway  vessels  have  to  contend  with.  In  ad­ dition to a number  of bridges,  the  international  waterway  also  has  a  grand  total  of  15  locks  raising  and  lowering  vessels  heading  to  and  from  the various Great Lakes ports.  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  To The  Crew  by  The  Skipper's  "Old  Lady"  (The  following  poem  was  dedicated  to  the  crew  of  the  SS  Robin  Sherwood  by  Mrs.  Dorothy  Giachetti,  wife of  Captain  Giachetti, master  of  the  Robin  Sherwood.)  I've  passed  you  in  the  passageways.  The  pantry,  and  the  galley.  In  the  purser's  office  too.  And  on the  way to  the  shaftalley.  I've  seen  you  sougeeing  doum'the  ship.  And  swabbing up the  deck.  And  helping  pilots  on  and  off.  Lord  knows  what  else—by  heck!  I've  watched  you  at  the winches.  And  securing  booms  and  hatches.  And  even  stood  upon  the  bridge  With those  who  kept  the  watches.  By  name  I may  not  know  you  all.  For  this  forgive  me  please.  But  this I know—  No  finer  crew  has  ever  sailed  the seasl  To the  Editor:  When  in  San  Juan  recently,  I  ran  into  an  old  friend  an  ship­ mate,  John  F.  Laughlin,  who  now runs  the Bar  Barbacoa.  We  went  to  his  p J a c e  and  hoisted  a  few  while  reminis­ ing  about  the  old  days.  It  is  quite  a  place  with  good  drinks  and  music.  A  former  firiend  seafaring  man  himself,­ Laughlin  would  like  to  see  more  seamen  stop  in  and  say  hello, especially  SIU men.  I  can  guarantee  anyone  going  to  the  Bar  Barbacoa  a  square  shake.  The  address of  the  place  is  1015  Fernandez  Juncos,  stop  15Vfe,  San  Juan.  A1  Friend  ^  ^  i,  Mark Hazard On  Ship, He Says  To  the  Editor:  In  a  gear  locker  aboard  ship  recently,  I  picked  up  a  coffee  can  half  full  with  a  liquid.  It  turned out  to  be  a  caustic  used  to  bleach  the  tile  decks 4n  the  head.  If  some  of  the' contents  of  this can  had  splashed  on  my  face,  no  doubt  very  serious  in­ juries  could  have  resulted.  There  are  many  potential  hazards  aboard  a  ship  and  a  suggestion  I  have  for  a  safer  ship  is  that  the  bead  of  each  department  keep  a  supply  of  red  (or  orange)  adhesive  tape  with  the  word  "caution"  on  it.  This  tape  can  be  dttached  to  containers  or  other  areas  by  the men who create or recognize  a  possible  hazard,  thus  alerting  those  who  follow  him.  This  suggestion  could  be  brought  up at  a shipboard  safe­ ty meeting.  When  it is  adopted,  I  am  sure  it  will  help make  an  SIU  ship  a  safer  ship.  Harry  N. Schorr  4­  4"  Wants Info On  Lifeboat Ticket  To  the  Editor:  I  have  been  interested  In  the  SIU's  Training  School  In  New  York  and  have  been  reading  about  the  lifeboat  examina­ tions.  I used  to have  a certified  lifeboat ticket  but  when the new  seamen's  papers  came  out,  that  is the  validated papers,  I had to  • turn    in  all  of  my  other  papers.  What  I  want  to  know  now  Is  if  I  have  to  take  the  examina­ tion over again,  or can I  get my  lifeboat certificate if  I just write  to  the  Coast  Guard.  I  would  also  like  to  know  If  you  have  training  material  for  third  mate.  If  so  could  you  please  supply me  with  informa­ tion  in  regard  to  these  ques­ tions. I would appreciate it  very  much.  Thank  you.  Donald Stewart  (Ed. note: a duplicate  of  your  lifeboat  ticket  should  have  been  issued  to  you with  your new  pa­ pers.  If  you  contact  the  Coast  Guard  they  will  issue  it., As  for  material  for  third  mate  U  is  suggested  you  contact  the  MMP  or  the  Seamen's  Church  Institute  for  information.)  Need Special  ShoesT.Try Him  To the  Editor:  I  would  like  to  infwm  the  membersj^ip  of  our  Union  and  their'families of  a service  which  is available  to  them.  My  brother  is  an  orthopedic  shoemaker  with  some  30  years  experience  in  the  trade  in  mak­ ing  all  kinds  of  shoes  and  special  cork  e  x  tension  werk.  He owns  G  ardner's  Shoe  Shop  at  600  N.  Main  St.,  Danville,  Virginia,  and  gives  special  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  Gardner  attention  to  publication  in  the  SEAF^­ ERS  LOG  mttst  be  signed  mail  orders.  If  any  members  of  the  SIU  by  the  writer.  Names  wiU  or  of  their  families  have  need  be  withheld  upon  request.  of  suck  shoes, T  am  sure  they  ;  will find  his  work  satisfactory.  He  has  also  been  highly  rec­ He Wants Fix  ommended  by  Dr.  Musgrave,  a  Of Old Vessels  leading  orthopedic  surgeon  of  To  the  Editor:  Virginia.  H.  L.  Gardner  A friend of mine  In the  Dutch  merchant  marine  has  asked  me  4  4^  4  to see If  some Seafarer, or  read­ er  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  Chiiore Beef:  can  furnish  information  as  to  Books Disappear  where  he  can  obtain  photo­ graphs of  these old  vessels: The  To  the  Editor:  Since  I  have  been  on  this  Bark  John  Ena,  Standard  Oil  ship, the  SS Chiiore,  there have,  Co.,  and  the  Barkentine  City  of  been  three  sets  of  books  put  Sydney,  owned  by  Alaska  aboard,  but  at  present  I do not  Packing.  think  you  could find  more  than  In  addition  to  this,  I  am  in­ 15  books around.  This  is due  to  terested  In  getting  shots  of  the  fact  that  no  one  looks  after  some of  the old  Hog  Island ves­ them.  sels.  If  anyone  can  help  us  in  This  is  probably  a  common  this,  we  would  greatly  appreci­ complaint  on  most  vessels  and  ate  it.  Many  thanks  for  your  for  this  reason  I  think  that  it  help.  would  be  a  big  help  if  some­ RIohard  Clark,  Jr.  thing  could  be  put  in  the  LOG  1449  Blvd.,  SE  to  the  effect  that  some  member  AUante  15,  Ga.  of  the  crew should be  placed  in  charge of  these books  and when  the  vessel  is  in  port,  lock  them  up.  He  should  also  give  them  out  to  the  crew  by  their  To  the  Editor:  names  at sea.  I have  seen some  I am  sending this  letter to ex­ of  the  men  take  seven  or  eight  press  my thanks  to  the  Welfare'  books  and  put  them  in  their  Department of  the SIU for their  lockers  and  keep  them  the  many,  services  and  aid.  An  whole  trip  without  any  thought  operation  back  in  1952  forced  for  their  fellow  seamen.  me to retire  from  the  sea  and  I  Outside  of  this  I  would  say  have  been  on  the  disability  list  this ship  is a  good example  ef  a  since.  smoothrrunning  ship.  It  is  one  Recently  I  of  the best  I have  ever sailed on  '  had  to go back  and  everyone,  from  topside  on  into the hospi­ down,  seems  to  go  out  of  his  tal  In  Tampa  way  to  make  it  a  pleasant  trip  for  immediate  for  all.  There  hasn't  been  a  surgery  and  beef  on  here  for  the  last  three  was  laid  up  payoffs.  for  IS  days.  There  has  been  excellent  co­ Since  I was  in  operation  among  the  depart­ • private    hos­ ments here.  If  the deck  depart­ pital,  you  can  ment  makes  a  request  of  the  Steinmann  imagine  the  black gang, there is  none  of  the  amount  of  bills  they  hit  me  usual  hemming  and  hawing.  with.  However  the  SIU's  Plan  '  These  ships  have always  had  covered a good  part of  them, for  a  bad  name  as  far  as  feeding  which  I am  more  than  grateful.  goes,  but  the  stow|trd  depart­ '  So  again  I say  thanks  to  the  ment  on here" has  been  doing a  SIU,  and  to  the  Welfare  Plan's  top  notch  Job  and  deserves  a  representatives  for  their  aid  round  of  thanks.  during  these  times.  Stanley  Lowerjr  August  Stelnmann  Ship's  delegate  letters To  The  Editor  Laid Up,*Uifion  Aid A Big Heip  •  �• • ptMBbw  U, l»st  ALCOA  PARTNIR  (AICM).  Auf.  M  —CRalrmaiw  H.  Hirtahartwii  Sacra­ tary.  I.  Plaraan.  Oaa  haiir OT  dia­ yulad  ea  daek.  Bvarjrthlng  running  amoaUily.  Raauaat  roomi  ba  aprayad  for  roaohaa. taggaat  donation  for  mevio fund.  Contact  Union  to  furniah  movie film.  MARORi  (Marvan).  Aug.  9»­Chalr­ man/  c:  Whita;  Sacralary/  R.  Olaio.  No  baofa.  Two  man  miaaad  ahip  in  Philadelphia.  Six  rapiacamenta  in  deck  department.  Vote  of  thanka  to  ateward  and  aasistanta  for  Job  wall  dona.  PACiPiC  WAV!  (Worid  Tramping).  Aug.  as—Chairman,  E.  Walkar;  Sec­ retary,  P.  Pimvir.  Ship  atorad  com­ plataly.  Mail  to  be  taken  care  of  by  akipper  in  bunker  port.  New  deiegata  'blactad.  CHOCTAW  (Waterman),  Aug.  19—  Chairman,  P.  Pax;  Sacratary,  M.  pe^le  ataould  eat  la  meaihall.  One  minute  ailence  obacrved  for  departed  brothers.  Ship  delayed  two  days  due  to  wrong  bunkers.  LA  lALLB  (Waterman),  Aug.  Chairman,  R.  O'Rourke;  Secretary,'  R.  Ransome.  Shortage  of  water  due  to  ovorloadcd  ahip.  Food  and  menus  no^  up  to  par.  Ship's  fund  Bie.eB:  spent  $37  for fiowera.  Five  hours  OT  disputed  In  deck  dept.  Special  mect­ Inx  requested  re  food  beef.  Requeet  electric  grill  for  galley.  Suggest  an­ other  coffee  pot  for  moeahall.  Vote  of  thanks  to  mosaman  and  pantryman  for  Job  well  done.  ALCOA  PEGASUS  (Alcoa),  Aug.  30  —Chairman,  J.  Calhoun;  Secretary,  H.  Kopperamlth.  No  boefe:  ovory­ thing  running  smoothly.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  woU.  done.  Requeit  repair  of  radio.  ITBIL  SIAPARER  (Isthmian),  Sept.  1—Chairman,  T.  Patton;  Sacratary.  B.  Caufman.  Beefa jre  disputed  OT.  One  man  hoapitaliied  in  Damman.  In­ quiry  re launch  service  from  Damman  to  Rae  Tenure.  Ship's  fund  $9.48.  Some  OT  disputed.  Discussion  ro  shore  personnel  unsanitary  habita  at  drinking  fountain  and  in  measroom.  STEEL  WORKER  (isthmian),  Sept.  I—Chairmen.  J.  Kramer;  Secretary,  W.  Pitch.  Ship's  fund  332.90—310  con­ tributed  to  Seamen's  Library.  No  beefa.' New  delegate  elected.  Refrain  from  slamming  Icebox  door.  Suggest  moving  reefer  engineer  topside.  ALCOA  RUNNER  (Afeee),  Aug.  3<  —Chairmen,  C.  Kent;  Secretary,  J.  Nannon.  No  beefs:  everything  run­ ning  smoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  Iwaiike.  Slop  chest  to  ba  put^aboard'  for  next  voyage.  No  bcafa.  Request  water  pitchers  and  aoup  bowls.  Vote  of  thanks  to  ship's  dalagaU  for  Job  well  done.  SANTORi ~  (Marvan),  Aug.  14—  Chairman.  R.  Abualy;  Sacratary.  M.  Prochak.  Ship's fund  S3.88.  No  baafa.  One  man injured.  New  delegate elect­ ed.  Turn  off  washing  machine  after  use.  Return  cups  to  pantry.  Suggest  voluntarily  contribution  for  ship  iron.  See  captain  about  passes  in  Peru,  Cots  to  be  orderedr  WESTPORT  (Worid  Tramping),  Aug.  1*—Chairman,  E.  Bryant;  Secretary,  A.  Noah.  New  delegate,  secretary­ reporter  and  treasurer  elected.  No  beefs.  Request  sufficient  money  for  draws  in  India.  Make  up  repair  list.  Keep  heads  clean.  Suggest  rooms and  heads  be  painted.  Sept.  a—Chairman,  M.  Bridwall;  Secretary,  A.  Noah.  Discussion  on  inadequacy  of  slop  chest.  Coopera­ tion  requested  to  keep  meaa  haU  and  rec  room  clean.  FAiRPORT  (Waterman),  Aug.  • —  Chairman,  W.  Brown;  Secretary,  C.  Provatt.  No  beefs.  One  man  missed  ship  in  San  Francisco.  New  delegate  elected.  Discussion  on  steward  rooms  to  be  painted,  launch  service  in  Inchon  and  draw  list  for  each  de­ partment.  Aug.  IS—Chairman.  W.  Brown;  Sec­ retary,  C.  Murray.  One  ma.n  missed  ship  in  Inchon.  Some  OT  disputed  by  deck  and  engine  gang.  No  beefs.  See  captain  about  draw.  STEEL  ADVOCATE  (Isthmlrrt),  Aug.  II—Chairman,  J,  Oeuda;  Secretary.  S.  Ralio.  Repairs  not  taken  care  of  as  promised.  'New  treasurer  elected.  Motion  that  all  repairs  be  taken  care  of  before  sign  on.  Poor  representa­ tion  received  at  payoff  and  sign  on  in  NO.  Crew  to  donate  S5  each  for  rental  of  movie  Blma.  CS  NORPOLIC  (Cities  Service).  Sept.  4—Chairman.  C.  Malette;  Secretary,  M.  Oulltery. Chief  pumpman fired  duS'  to  taking  day  off  without  permission.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  Request  fresh  coffee  at  every  meal.  Suggest  two  plugs  for  percolators.  Make  up  repair  list.  KATHRYN  (Bull).  Sept.  «—Chair­ man,  R.  Bacon;  Secretary,  O.  Ortix.  Some  OT  in  engine  dept.  Discussion  re  night  lunch  and  brand  of  Ciga­ rettes.  Suggest  abolishing  present  procedure  of  service.  One  minute  of  silence  observed  for  departed  broth­ ers.  PENN  VANGUARD  (Penn  Shipping),  July  19—Chairmen,  V.  CMary;  Sec­ retary,  S.  Arales.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  One  olier  refused  to  perform  his  duties.  STEEL  CHEMIST  (Isthmian),  Sept.  • —Chairman, J.  Kearns;  Secretary,  L.  McNeil.  Suggest  new  TV  antenna.  Disputed  OT. cleared  up  in  part.  See  patrolman  re  "neeeaaary"  OT.  Ship's  fund  $2.73.  Some  disputed  OT  and  beefs  to  he  taken  up  with  patrolman.  One  man  left  ship  in  Surabaya.  SEA6ARDEN  (Peninsular  Nav.),  Aug.  30—Chairman,  J.  Brown;  Secre­ tary.  J.  Forgette.  Food  program  plan  approved.  New  wind  chutes,  two  washing  machine  agitators  apd  six  new  mattresses  obtained.  Unlicensed  yassageway,  mess  and  recreation  room  and  pantry  painted.  Beef  re  insufftelent  food.  One  man  missed  ship  In  Honolulu.  Three  men  taken  off  unfit  for  duty.  Short  four  then.  Some  OT  disputed.  PiHN  VANRUARO  (Itenn  Marine),  Aug,  29—Chglmen. J.  lee: Secretary,  C.  McRalieglii.  New  secretary­report­ er  elected.  No  beefs.  msw­ IfiUffit'V­'"  ROBIN  KIRK  (Robin).  Aug.  I»—  'CtMlrman,  E.  Etgrytlte;  Secretary,  B.  'OeHant.  New  delegate  elected.  SItiP'e  fund  saAS.  Motian  made  that  Union  Rttldttil  dartflcatton  re  time  extra  PateTUrtMB  SEAFARERS  lOO  AFOUNDRiA  (Watermen),  Sept.  • —  Chairman,  F.  Oaspar;  Secretary,  W.  Sink.  No  beefs.  One  nun  paid  oft  sick  In  St.  Nazairo.  Ship's fund  S7.B1.  Some  OT  disputed.  Motion  made  and  seconded  to have  action  taken  against  rats  on  ship.  Discussion  re  unsafe  practices.  Suggest  patrolman  check  medical  supplies.  OCEAN  EVELYN  (Maritime  Over­ seas),  Sept.  3—Chairmen,  A.  Harring­ ton;  Socretary,  W.  DeLappe.  One  man  hospMalixed.  Repair  list  to  be  taken  up.  One  man  abort  In  deck  dept.  Few  houri  OT  diaputed..  No  beefs;  everything,  running  smoothly.  See  chief  engineer  re fixing  blower  and  heating  system  back  aft.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  ROYAL  OAK  (Cities  Service),  Sept.  • —Chairman, W.  Milei;  Secretary,  R.  Kiedinger.  Washing  machine  re­ paired.  Two  men  missed  ship.  No  beefs.  Discussion  re  seats  in  recrea­ tion  room.  .Suggest  draws  be  put  out  after  arrival  In  port.  COASTAL  SENTRY  (Suwannee),  Aug.  38—Chairmen,  A.  Berier;  Secre­ tary,  C.  Bruce.  Letter  mailed  to  Jackaonville  requeating  clarification  re  working  cargo  and  spray  painting.  Ship's  fund  S17.  No  beefs.  Request  launch  service  be  extended  from  13­M  to  13:30  AM.  Food  not  up  to  per.  VALLIANT  BNTERPRISR  (Ocean  Carr.),  Aut.  14—Chairman,  J.  Sard;  Secretary.  J.  Daheie.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  Keep  one  bucket,  one  mop.  and  ona  broom  In  laundry  room­rack  for  crew  pantry  to  drain  ­water.  FORT  HOSKINS  (CItlaa  Service).  Sept.  7—Chairman.  R.  Bryan;  Sacra­ tary,  R.  Hartley.  Ship's  fund  S16.60.  Some  OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  New  delegate  elected.  Check  with  patrol­ man  re  lodging  in  drydock.  Refrain  from  uiing  wringer  when  washing  greasy  clothes.  Cooperation requested  In  keeping  mestroom  clean.  NORTHWESTERN  VICTORY  (Vic­ tory  Carriers),  Sept.  *—Chairman,  W.  Zeletkl;  Secretary,  J.  Thomas.  One  man  hoapitaliied  in  Kokoaka.  Japan.  Repairs  to  be  taken  care  of.  Ship's  fund  Sfi.fifi;  spent  S3.37  for  radiogram  to  Union.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  No  becfi.  Request  sheives  be  built  Iji  library  and  change  of  books.  STEEL  ARTISAN  (Isthmian).  Sept.  5—Chairmen,  R.  Rivera;  Secretary,  M.  Benlamln.  Two  men  hospitalized.  Waahing  machine  repaired.  Ship's  fund  Sa7.43.  Some  OT  diaputed.  One  man  missed  ahip  in  Leghorn.  Italy.  Insufficient  cups  and  glasses.  ALCOA  RANGER  (Alcoa).  Aug.  30—  Chairman,  C.  Jones;  Secretary.  J.  Rueda.  No  beela;  everything  running  smoothly.  Suggost  wearing  shoes  when  usliig  washing  machine.  Ship's  fund  S17.30.  New  delegate  elected.  Cooperation  requested  in  keeping  messhell  clean.  Return  cupa  after  use.  JOHN  B.  WATERMAN  (Waterman).  Sept.  5—Chairman.  S.  Mehrlnger;  Sec­ retary.  R.  Morrow.  One  man  Joined  ship  In  Okinawa.  Repairs  taken  care  of.  Ship's  fund  S8.40:  U.IO  used  for  phone  calls  and  postage.  Beef  re  memberr  not  turning  to,  to  secure  ship.  Discussl(m  re  aea  welches  In  port.  Return  glasses  and  cupa  to  pantry.  Suggest  more  (urder  be  kept  in  recreation  room.  CHILORE  (Marvon).  Sopt.  S—Chair­ man,  S.  Lowory;  Socrotary.  P.  Fritz.  Sailed  short  one  man  in  doek  dept.  One  man  missed  ship  In  Phlla.  No  beefs,  Dlseuasten  re  no  Hbrary  on  ship  for  last  two  trips.  Cloan  wash­ ing  machino  aftor  uaing.  BIENVILLE  (Pan  AtlanHc),  Sopt.  11  —Chairman.  W.  Mooro;  Socrotarr.  J.  Dtckarson.  Saw  patrolman  about  be­ ing  aboard  earllor  for  paroE.  Ship's  fund  SSI.IB.  No  beefs.  Subs, Planes And Very Little Pay  The  war  is long  since  gone,  but  whenever  Philip  Spechler,  «  member  of  the  Marine  Cooks and Stewards Union, looks at his present­^iay  pay  scale  and  conditions,  a  voyage  he  made back in 1942  comes back  to mind.  "We shipped out of  NY and­*  —  were sent  to Portland,  Maine,  yards  off  the  side.  We  were  num­ plies through  to Oran.  A few  more  to  the  shipyards,"  Spechler  ber one, atlhe point  of  the convoy,  days ashore,  and  back  to  the  Rock  again. This  time, Spechler said,  the  Monroe  ran  into  some  luck.  The  ship  developed  boiler  trouble  and  had  to  drop  out  of  the  convoy,  tailing  along  slowly  some  three  miles behind,  when the  convoy was  hit  by  a  squadron  of  Italian  IxHnbers.  They took  a heai^ toll.  The  only  thing  that  made  it  somewhat  relaxing,  Spechler  re­ called,  was  shore  leave  in  Algeria  with  a  couple  of  cartons  of  Ameri­ can  cigarettes.  They  were  worth  their  weight  in  gold.  The  whole  voyage  lasted  from  September  9,  1942 to  March  9,  1943,  most of  that  time  running  through  sub­infested  waters.  Many  Seafarers  will  remember  these  trips  and  the  dangers  in­ volved, Spechler  noted.  In addition  to  the  torpedoes,  the  planes  and  mines,  there  were  many  other  drawbacks.  The  pay  and  conditions  were  not  exciting,  the  base  wage  The food  on  the  Alcoa  Pegasus  is so  good,  ship's  reporter  running some  $110  per  month.  But  H. Koppersmith announced,  that even  the faithful  sea  gulls,  it  was  through  seamen's  war  role,  relentless  followers  of  the vessel,  have stopped  complaining  and  through  the  continued  growth  of the  maritime Unions that we  now  and  are  happy  just  to  tag­*­ enjoy  top  pay,  and  good  working  around  on  the  Pan­Atlantic  con­ along.  conditions,  he  concluded.  fast  with  shore  "Our  boxes  carry  nothing  tainer ships  is very  time  at  a  mini­ different  from  other  SIU  ships  on  mum,  and  it  has  this  type  of  run,"  Koppersmith  been  next  to  im­ LOG­A­RHYTHM:  said, "with  no  fancy  dishes or  any­ possible  to  get  a  thing  special."  What's  the  secret  suit  cleaned  and  that  has  kept  the  crew  on  the  back  to  the  ship  Pegasus  happy  and  losing  belts?  before  she  makes  "It's  the  way  the  food  is  prepared,  her  trip  back.  by  Roy  Fleischer  seasoned  and  served,"  he  noted.  •T   o  ease  this  (This  poem  was  written  com­ 'The  Pegasus'  steward  department  situation  and  to  memorating  the  dedication  of  a  is composed  of  a  crew  of  men  who  keep  all  of  the  statue  to  World  War  I song  writer,  Aronica  really  know  their  dutle^ and  have  "natty"  guys  George  M.  Cohan.  The  statue  was  performed  the  same  in  such  a  looking  their  best.  Peacock  made  manner  that  it  is  fattening  to all."  arrangements  with  a  dry  cleaning  unveiled  in  Duffy  Square  in  Man­ The vessel  signed  establishment  in  San  Juan  for  hattan's  busy  theatre  district,  E  on  in  Mobile  extra  speedy  service.  Before  the  few weeks  'go.)  with  Seafarers  vessel  pulls  into  port  Peacock  col­ A  statue  to  Cohan,  from  the  Gulf  lects  all  of  the  clothes  that  are  to  As  everyone  knotcs.  who  have  not  be  cleaned  and.  at  his  own  ex­ been  out  of  the  pense, takes  them down  and brings  Has  been  unveiled  Cariibbean  in  them  back  before  the  ship  leaves,  And  steals  the  show.  years,  he  added,  Aronica  noted.  and  they  figure  As  for  the  chow,  it  does  not  A  Yankee  Doodle  Dandy,  this trip to  Japan  matter  what  part  of  the  country  The  biggest  hit  in  years.  Koppersmith  to  be  a  long  and  you  hail  from,  he  said,  for  you  are  Bringing  song  and  laughter  rough  one.  How­ bound  to find  one of  your favorites  And  even  some  tears.  ever  all  are  picking  up  in  the  on  the  me^u.  The  galley  gang  on  weight  department,  looking  for­ the  Azalea  City  are "Honest"  John  He's  back  to  stay.  ward  to  spending  shore  time  in  Davis,  chief  cook;  A1  Mascieilo,  At  Broadway  and  Times  Squart,  Yokohama.  3rd  cook;  Joe  Ortega,  baker;  Louis  For  though  he  often  played  th«  "That  about  covers  our  voyage  Medina,  galley,  and  John  Cain,  road.  so  far,"  Koppersmith  concluded,  crew  mess.  His  heart  mas  aluxtys  there.  and  it  covers  it  in  the  way  that  the  crew  feels—as  they  said  they  work  "from  meal to  meal."  The  Pegasus  was  not  the  only  vessel to come in  for kudos  for fine  feeding.'According  to  the  crew  of  the  Azalea  City,  their  steward  de­ partment  is one  of  the finest  in the  SIU.  Their  talents,  they  noted, are  not  confined  to mere  culinery  arts,  Anthony  Aronica,  deck  delegate  said,  but  also to  other  areas  where  most  of  the  men  would  be  unable  to  help  themselves.  Take  the  case  of  Harvey  Pea­ cock,  chief  steward  on  the  Azalea  City  for  example,  Aronica  said.  As  most  of  the  men  know,  the  turn­ sail],  "to  man  the  SS  James  Mon­ roe.  My  job  was  to  feed  the  31  Navy  men  who  were  stationed  On  the Liberty ship as an armed guard.  On  September  9,  we  pulled  out  in  a convoy,  bound for  England.  "After  some  shore  leave  in  Sal­ ford,  the  vessel  loaded  and  was  bound  for  Murmansk,  Russia,. but  circumstances  lirterveifed  and  we  wound  up  in  a  convoy  making  for  Gran,  Algeria.  • This  voyage  I  remember  clearly,"  Spechler  said,  "for  two  days  out  of  the  Rock  of  Gibraltar,  a  snhmarine  came  up,  some  600  and  the  sub  let  loose  with  three  torpedoes aimed for us. One passed  us  forward  and  the  other  two  aft.  Although  they  missed  us,  they  found  targets  on  both  sides,  sink­ ing  three  ships.  "One  of  the  vessels  went  on  fire  and  her crew  all  safely  abandoned  ship.  However,  some  15  minutes  later  two  lifeboats  were  spotted  returning to the  vessel, presumably  to try and  put out  the fire.  A short  time  later  the  vessel  blew  up,  tak­ ing the  men  with  her."  The  rest  of  the  trip  went  along  safely,  and  the  convoy  got  its  .sup­ Pegasus Chow Tops  —Ask The Sea Gulls  George M, Cohan  Throw In For  A Meeting Job  Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  any  member  can  nominate  him­ self for meeting  chairman, read­ ing clerk  or any  other  post  that  may  be  up  for  election  before  the  membership,  including  •   n­ mittees  such  as  the  tallying  committees, flpancia)  comm't­ tees end other  groups named  by  the  meihbership.  Since  SIU  membership  meet­ ing.  tjUicers  are  elected  at  the  ­*3rt of  OECh meeting,  those who  wish  to  run  for  thoso  meeting  offices  caa  do  so.  "Th* trad* winds of  Esypt  n  ­"'5^1  �Pwe  Fonrteen  September  25,  1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  A  T­A­L­L  One  Sand Captain Saves  2 In Water 5 Hours  SEAFARERS  IN DRYDOC  While  playing* host  to a  boatload  of  wet sand  all  the  time  "Piogressiug  rapidly"  is  tha  report  on  Bosun  JamtM  Matthews,  re­'  repatriated  from  Germany.  Matthews  was  taken  off  the  Neva­ is  not  what  you  would  call  exciting,  the  crew  of  the  sand  cently  West  in  Europe  suffering  from  bladder  stones,  and  was  later flown  dredge  Sand  Captairf,  have  come  in  for  more  than  their,  back  to  the  Galveston  hospital  for  trea,tment.  He  expects  to  receive­ a  "fit­for­duty"  within  the  next  couple  of  weeks.  share  of  unusual  incidents  in"*  the  other,  about  400  yards  away,  .  Also  in  the  Galveston  hospital  is  Raymond  Holland,  former  AB  on  the past  year.  hanging  on  to  an  empty  gas  tank.  the  Alcoa  Partner.  Holland  suffered  a  fractured  cheekbone  in  Hous­ The  latest  occurrence  hap­ Manning  the  lifeboat.  Seafarers  ­0  will  be  Confined  to  the  pened  last  week,  Seafarer  Frank  Red  Funk,  Willie  Williams,  Jim  '  hospital  for another  week  at  least.  Prezlaf  reports,  wtien  the  vessel,  Hanners,  Jerry  .Lipman,  Marvin  A  case' of  the  mumps  caused  loaded  with  sand  dredged  oif  White  and  Eddie  Johnson,  quickly  John  Brady  to  leave  his  ship,  the '  Coney  Island,  picked  up  two  men  rescued  the two.  Orion  Clipper,  in  Seattle.  Brady,  floundering in  the  water  in  Am­ The  men,%both  from  Brooklyn,  an.* OS,  will  probably  be  laid  up  brose  channel.  for a  couple of  weeks recuperating.  had  been  out  in  an  outboard  Two  other  Seafarers  have  It  was about  four in  the morning  motorboat  around  10  o'clock  the  checked  into  the  West  Coast  when  the  bow  lookout,  Willie  Wil­ previous  night  when  a  bigger  Seafarer Kenneth  Turner loolcs  USPHS  hospital  for  treatment  and  liams,  heard  cries  for  help  from  cruiser,  not  seeing  them  in  the  as  if  he  is  ten  feet  tall  stand­ examinations.  Messman  Kenneth  somewhere  in  the  dark  waters  dark,  sped  past  and  caused  their  De  Bautte  Prabech  ing  next  to  petite  Formosan  Elvin  is  undergoing  treatment  for  around  them.  Calling  to  the  mate,  lighter  craft  to  swamp.  Both  had  miss.  However,  TuPner,  a  Williams  aroused  the  other  mem­ lost all  of  their clothing during the  an  eye  ailihent,  while  wiper, Joe  Prabech  entered  the  hospital  for  crewmember  on the  SS  Choc­ chest  and  Jung  examinations.  Elvin  last  sailed  on  the  Pacific  Ocean  bers  of  the  crew  who  lowered  the  six­hour  ordeal  in  the  water.  tawi  measures  only  six­feet  ship's  lifeboat.  Although ^  very  cold  and  tired  and  Prabech  on  the  Marymar.  eight  as  compared  to  the  Using  the  vessel's  big  spotlight;  when  brought  aboard, Prezldf  said,  Some  10  pints  of  blood  were  needed  for  a  throat  operation  for  young  lady's four­foot  six­inch  the  mate  located  the  men,  one  the  men  perked  up  considerably  Seafarer  Eusebio  Soto,  ex­deck  maintainenee  on  the  Steel  Flyer­  A  clinging  to  some  wreckage,  and  after  downing  some  of  steward  good  part  of  the  blood  was  fur­ stature.  Jimmie  Golder's  hot  soup  and  nished  by  the  SlU  Blood  Bank.  chow.  Even  before the lifeboat  had  Soto  is  reported  hi  good  shape  Burial At Sea  been  lowered  in  the  water,  Prez­ after  the  operation  at  the  Staten  laf  noted. Colder  was  in  the galley  Island  USPHS.  A  shipboard  accident  which  re­ getting  the  chow  ready.  sulted  in  the  loss  of  part  of  a  The  crew  chipped  in  with  finger  on  his  left  hand  put  Sea­ clothes  and  money  and  deposited  farer  Edgar  Luke  in  the  State  Is­ the  two  men  at  the  Captain's  land  hospital.  The  accident  oc­ anchorage  in  The  Bronx.  curred  while  he  was  shipping  as  Matthews  Crewmembers  aboard  the  Sand  an  AB  on  the  Ocean  Evelyn,  Captain  were  credited  with  saving  . Also in Staten Island  is Ernest DeBautte,  former AB on  the Kathryn.  flve persons  trapped  in  a  railroad  DeBautte  is  recuperating  after  having  a  calcium  spur  removed  from  car  last  September  when  the  his  left  elbow.  train  went  through  an  open  span  Seafarers  off  the  ships  or  on  the  beach­ waiting  to  ship,  should  take  Into Newark  Bay. The  car was par­ the  time  out  to  visit  the  brothers  in  the  hospitals  or  to  drop  them  a  tially  submerged  when  the  Sea­ line  and let them  know  what  is going  on,  both aboard  ship and  ashore.  farers  broke  a  window,  climbed  in  The  following  is  th6  latest  available  list  of  hospital  patients.  and brought the  victims out.  Forty­ USPHS  HOSPITAL  Charles  Rogers  Joseph  Wehe  eight  persons  were  killed  and  MANHATTAN  BEACH  William  Smith  Herman  Whisnant  scores injured  in the  disaster.  BROOKLYN.  NY  Jose  Soares  Walter  Yahl  Joseph  J.  Bass  WilUam  D.  Kenny  Matthew  Bruno  Thomas  R.  Lehay  G.  Caraballo  Leo  Mannaugh  Leo  V.  Carreon  Primitivo  Muse  Wade  Chandler  Jeremiah  O'Byrna  Members of  the crew  of  the  Steel  Voyager  stand in  silence as  the  Joseph  D.  Cnx  George  G.  Phifer  ship's  captain  reads  final  prayers  over  the  flag­draped  body  of  John  J.  DriseoU  Aimer  S.  Vlckere  OtU  L.  Glbbs  Luther  E.  Wing  James  Bloomenthal,  former  radio  officer  on  the  Steel  Flyer.  Bart  E.  Gurantck  Pon  P.  Wing  Taib  Hassan  Royce  Yarborough  Among  the  Seafarers  paying  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LOG  Personals  Idle Tankers Reach 15%  And  Note  Of Total World Tonnage  The. world's laid­up  tanker fleet  now  totals 488  ships  with  a  total  cargo  capacity  of  eight  million  tons,  according  tO"  a  p.  Cavan  Please  contact  the  vault  at  survey recently completed by the Charles R. Weber Company,  Union  headquarters.  a  tanker  brokerage  concern."^  i.  ^  ^  .  The  latest  study  shows  befono  World  War  II  and  14  of  them  have  been  in  operation  since  Georce  Van  Vlaanderen  tanker  lay­ups  have  risen  by  before  1925.  Please  contact  Miss  Gloria  De  41 ships  since  June.  An  addition­ The  total of  laid­up ships  breaks  Lage, 10  West 61 Street,  room  500,  al  97  tankers,  amounting  to  over  down  to  52  American­flag  and  436  New  York  23,  NY,  as  soon  as  pos­ one  million  tons  of  shipping,  have  foreign­flag.  In  addition,  many  sible.  been  assigned  to  the  scrap  heap.  American  and  foreign­flag  vessels  %  t  ^  The  most  recent  figures,  as  of  are  operating  in  the  dry  cargo  Everybody's  heard  the  expres­ were  literally  in  "hot  water"  dur­ last December,  show  that there  are  grain  trade.  Jose  Martinei  sion  "out  of  the  frying  pan  into  ing  its  recent  trip  to  Djibouti.  In  approximately  3,100  tanker  The tanker  surplus problem  is in  .  Please  get  in  touch  with  Irene  fact,  the  water  part  a  product  of  the  Suez  War  throughout  the  world,  so  that  the  the  fire."  Well  there  was  just  a  got  Keiley  Malcom,  1811  N.  Castle  so  hot  that  of  November,  1956,  and  the  sub­ lay­up  fleet  amounts  to  a  good  15  Street,  Baltimore,  Md.  slight  twist  to  that  on  the  Chilore  they  could  not  percent  of  the  world's  total  ton­ sequent  closing  of  the  Suez  Canal.  J"  4"  Tanker  operators  rushed  to  build  recently,  according  to  the  ship's  take showers.  On  nage.  new  tonnage  as  the  demand  for  minutes.  The  vessel  was  two  days  the  Penn  Ma­ Some  New  Ships  Paul  Hugglns  ships .soared.  They  also  overesti­ out of  Chile, the  crew  noted, when  riner,  the  prob­ Please  contact  H.  F.  Holmes  at  While  the.  bulk  of  the  laid­up  mated  the  demand  for  oil  in  the  a  school  of  flying  fish  took  to  the  lem was the other  vessels  are  the  wartime  T­2  ships,  7020  North  Clerk  Avenue,  Tampa,  221  of  which  are  idie,  the  larger  world's  markets.  One  year  later,  air and landed  on the  vessel's deck.  extreme  The  Florida.  ships  are  not  necessarily  an  ex  the  1957  recession  hit.  Now  the  "The  steward,"  Harold  Thomas,  ship's  ice  boxes  i  4  ception.  Two  85,000­ton  Liberian  new ships  coming out  of  the  yards  ship's  delegate,  reported,  "prompt­ ran  so  high  and  Abdel  K.  Maamener  flag tankers,  the George  Champion  or those  that were completed  since  ly  had  them  cleaned  and  cooked.  got  80  iced  over,  Millison  It  is  important  that  you  get  in  and  the  Universe  Defiance,  are  1956  are  caught  short  without  car­ Fresh  and  tasty­rare  for  the  en­ there  was  hardly  thusiastic  diet  boys,"  his  report  enough  room  to  put  everything  touch  with  your  attorney,  Herman  among the  laid­up ships.  The  last­ goes.  down  there,  William  Millison,  N.  Rabson,  15  Park  Row,  New  named  vessel  was  put  in  lay­up  This seem  to be  the fate  in store  found.  ship's  delegate,  noted.  York,  NY,  Worth  2­5250,  as  soon  upon  coming  out  of  the  shipyard  for  many  ships  now  under  con­ 4  4  4  as possible.  Similarly,  many  American­flag  struction.  The  crew  of  the  Steel  Architect  tankers  that  have  been  built  re­ 4  4  4  Shorthanded?  cently are  going  in  and out  of  lay  Philip  J.  Snider  up,  picking  up  a  charter  here  and  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  Your  sister  would  like  to  hear  there.  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  from  you.  Anyone  knowing  the  That  there  is  room  for  plenty  are  asked  to  contact  the  hall  whereabouts  of  Philip  J.  Snider  of  scrapping  to  reduce  the  size  of  immediately  for  a  replace­ (of  Lowell,  Mass.)  please  contact  the  tanker  fleet  is  shown  by  the  ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  Mrs.  Vivian  C.  Mast,  44427  N.  11  age  of  some  of  the  ships.  There  will  keep  all  jobs  aboard  ship  St.  W,  Lancaster, Caiif.  are 61 vessels  in all that  were  built  NEW  ORLEANS—Shipping for this  port over  the past  pe­ filled  at  all  times  and  elimi­ riod  hit  a  three­year  record  high  as a  total  of  263  men  virere  nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  sailing  shorthanded.  shipped  to  permanent  berths.  This  record goes  back  to  August  21,  1956,  when  a  high'  of  290 men  were shipped from  this  port,  Port  Agent Lindsey  Williams  reported.  The  boom  in  shipping  for  the  port  was caused  by  the  large  num­ ber  of  vessels  that  called  into  the  area  for  servicing.  There  was  total  of  51  vessels here  during  the  last  two  weeks.  The  membership  in  this  port  is  reminded  to  get  out  and  register  TO SHIPS  IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  so  they  will  be  able  to  vote  in  the  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  coming  elections.  As  many  are  The  deaths  of  the  following  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  well  aware,  a  number  of  the  anti­ Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  iabor  candidates  in  the  area  are  Eniiqne  Base,  50:  Brother  Bazo  Dominie  J.  Newell.  44:  On  Au­ going to  toss their hats  in the  ring  died  at  the  British  Hospital  in  gust  8,  1959,  Brother  Newell  died  and  it  will  be  through  the  com­ Buenos Aires, Ar­ of  an  acute  heart  condition.  He  bined  eiforts  of  all  of  the  union  gentina,  on  June  was buried at  the Holy  Cross Cem­ members  in  the  port  and  their  22, 1959.  A mus­ etery,  Mass.  A  member  of  the  IVERY  SUNDAY,  1420  GMT  (11:20 EST  Sunday)  families,  that  labor will  be  able  to  cular  inflamma­ steward  department,  Newell  joined  WFK­S9,  19850 KCs  Ships  in ­Caribbean,  East  Coast  maintain  its  say  in  the  state  and  tion  of  the  heart  the  Union  in  1948.  He  is  survived  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ city  legislation.  .  wall  was  the  by  his  wife,  Isabelle  Newell  of  tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  The  following  were  the" ships  cause  of  death.  Charleston,  Mass.  States.  paying  off  in  this  port  during  the  Bazo  joined  the  4  4  4  WFLrOS.  15850  KCs  Ships in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ past  period;  the  Alcoa  Partner,  Union  in  1940,  Lucins  DeWitt,  54:  Brother  De­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  Alcoa  Pilgrim  (Alcoa);  Dei  Sud,  and  sailed  in  the  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  Witt  died  of  natural  causes  at  the  Del  Campo  (Mississippi);  Neva  engine  depart­ and  US East  Coast.  West  (Bioomfieid);  Steel  Maker  ment.  He  is survived  by  his  wife.  USPHS  hospital  in  Staten  Island,  WFK­96,'15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  (Isthmian);  Hastings,  Afoundria,  Flora  Bazo,  of  Miami,  Florida.  NY,  on  May  15,  North  Atlantic,  European  and  Young  America  (Waterman)  and  4  4  4  1959.  He  is  sur­ US  East  Coast  the  Natalie  (Intercontinental).  Signing on  were the  Alcoa Partner,  Jolian Aalcnelo,  69: Brother  Au­ vived by his wife.  Alcoa  Pilgrim  (Alcoa);  Del  Rio,  tencio  passed  away  at  the  USPHS  Minerva  S,  De­ Witt  of  Savan­ Del  'Sud,  Dei  Valle,  Dei  Campo  hospital  in  Balti­ nah,  Ga.  Brother  more  on  August  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­World  (Mississippi);  Alice  Brown,  Neva  DeWitt  joined  West  (Bioomfieid);  Afoundria  21,  1959,  as  the  the  Union  In  Wireless Broadcasts  Continue . . .  result  of  a  ma­ (Waterman) and the  Natalie (Inter­ 1944,  and  served  lignant  tumor.  continental).  Every  Sunday, 1915  GMT  in  the  steward  department  (2:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  The  in­transit  ships  were  the  Brother  Autencio  WCO­18020  KCs  is survived  by his  4  4  4  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  Ranger,  Al­ Europe  and  North  America  cia  Clipper,  Alcoa  Reamer,  Alcoa  wife, Bemice  Au­ John  H.  Spearman,  59: A  malig­ Partner  (Alcoa);  Seatrain  Georgia,  tencio.  Autencio,  nancy  caused  the  death  of  Broth­ WCO­16908.8  KCs  Seatrain  New  Jersey,  Seatrains  a  steward,  joined  East  Coast  South  America  er  Spearman  on  Louisiana  and  Texas  (Seatrain);  the  Union  In  August  1,  1959.  WCO­22407  KCs  1944.  The  place  of  burial  was  not  Del  Rio,  Del  Sud,  Del  Campo  He  was  buried  in  West  Coast  South  America  (Mississippi);  Elizabeth.  Edith  Car­ given.  the  Rose  Hill  4  4  4  olyn,  Frances  (Bull);  Alice  Brown  Every  Monday,  0315  GMT  Park  Cemetery,  ...  U0:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  (Bioomfieid);  Steel  Recorder  (Isth­ THUIam  F.  Staiart,  49:  A  lung  Fort  Worth,  Tex­ mian);  Yaka,  Claiborne,  Antinous,  tumor  proved  fatal  to  Brother  as.  Spearmauwas  WMM  25­1500?  KCS  '• • i­'  L"!,  ,  .  Monarch  of  the  Seas,  Hastings,  Smart  on  April  12,  1959.  He  was  a  member  of  the  Australia  Claiborne  (Waterman);  Raphael  buried  at  the  Meadowridge  Ceme­ engine  depart­ WMM  81­11037.5  Semmes,  Gateway  City  (Pan­At­ tery,  Elkridge,  Md.  Brother  Smart  ment,  and  joined  Northwest  Pacific  lantic); Ames  Victoiy (Victory  Car­ was  a  member  of  the  steward  de­ the  Union  in  riers);  Ocean  Deborah  (Qcpan  partment,  and  joined  the  Union  1939.  He  is survived  by his  father,  Clippers)  and  the  Jackie  House  in 1953.  He is survived  by his  wife.  Robert  W.  Spearman  of  Cisco,  (NH  Shipping).  Frances  Smart  •  Texas.  SlU SHIPS AT SEA  N'Orleans  Shipping  Hits  3­Year  Peak  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  I BROADCAST  I  •  I  INAL  ISPATCH  MTD'  "THE VOICE OF THE  mxmM ': •   •   '  I­ .'f>' '  MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  '4  . ­w   4 •  �Vol. XXf  No.  20  SEAFARERSltoLOG I  Sopt.  28,  1959  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OP  THE  SEAFARETtS  INTERNATIONAL  UI^ION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • AFL.<    CIO  SlU^Graduates'  «».s.™.. Engineers  Now Total  ISO  Score New  Lakes Gains  NEW YORK—The lifeboat classes of  the SIU Training Pro­ gram, now in their fifth month, have been an outstanding suc­ cess. with  150  students  already  passing  the Coast  Guard  test.  Among  the 150  Seafarers who "*•   CHICAGO  —  Great  Lakes  Dis­ (Isthmian);  Atlantic  (American  passed  the  lifeboat  test,  all  Banner);  trict  Local  101  of  the  Marine  En­ Atlantis  (Petrol),  and  ten  candidates  for  an  FWT  Pandora  (Epiphany).  gineers  Beneficial  Association  has  ticket  were  successful,  and  40  out  Signing  on  were  the  Andrew  won recognition  and a­ contract for  of  41* candidates  upgraded  to  AB.  Jackson  (Waterman);  Dorothy  the  engineers  in  the  seven­ship  (Bull);  Robin  Sherwood  (Robin);  Get  FWT  Ticket  Gartland  Steamship fleet.  *id Ocean Deborah  (Ocean Trans.).  The  Union  wrapped  up  an  in­ The  Union  suggests  that  every  Ships  in  transit  were  the  Alcoa  tensive  six­month  organizing  cam­ wiper  having  at  least  six  months  Planter  (Alcoa);  Emilia  (Bull);  paign  last  month  when  the  Gart­ of  seatime  enroll  in  the  training  Steel  Vendor  (Isthmian);  Seatrain  land management  recognized Local  course 'and  get  his  FWT  endorse­ Louisiana, Seatrain  Texas, Seatrain  101  as  bargaining  agent  for  its  32  ment.  This  also  applies  to  ordin­ New  York,  Seatrain  Georgia  (Sea­ engineers  and  signed  a  contract  ary  seamen  with  twelve  months'  train);  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlan­ with  the  Union.  The  company  seatime  who  desire  to  obtain  an  tic);  Cities  Service  Norfolk  (Cities  acted  after  examining  signed  Service)  and  Steel  Chemist  (Isth­ AB ticket.  pledge  cards  front  a  majority  of  As  reported  previously, "A"  and  mian).  Well  on  the  way  to  mark  of  the  engineers  asking  for  repre­ During  the past two­week  period  "B"  seniority  members  are  letting  1,000  days  with  no­lost­time  many  jobs  hang  on  the  board,  three  ships  were  laid  up,  namely  accidents,  the  SlU­iflanned  sentation  by  the  Local.  which has resulted in shipping new­ the  Pandora  (Epiphany),  John  C  Union Shop Clause  comers  to  the  maritime  industry.  (Atlantic  Carriers),  and  Seagarden  Alcoa  Rodmer  had 970  acci­ The  agreement  gives  the  engi­ dent­free  as of  last trip.  These men  are  in a  position to ob­ (Peninsular Nav.).  neers  a  seven  percent  across­the­ tain seniority and  then compete for  board  increase,  plus  job  security  jobs  in  the ­future.  and  improved  working  conditions.  Headquarters  would  like  to  Its  highlights  include  the  union  thank  all  Seafarers  for  their  co­ shop  and  preferential  hiring.  operation  in making the  New  York  The  Gartland  victory  represents  Labor  Day  parade  a  huge  success.  the  third  straight  win  since  Great  Shipping  for  the  past  two­week  Lakes  District Local  101 kicked off  period  has  been  exceedingly  good  its  major  organizing  drive  at  the  with  341  men  shipping out.  During  this  period  the  ships  that  paid  off  SAN  FRANCISCO—The  25th  Labor  Press  citation  in  12  beginning  of  the  1959  season.  Ear­ were  the  Beauregard,  Fairland,  years of  competition  was awarded  to the  SEAFARERS LOG  lier  this  year,  the  Union  won  a  Raphael  Semmes,  Bienville  and  last  week  at  the  International  Labor  Press  Association  con­ representation  election  in  the  Wyandotte  Transportation  fleet  Azalea  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Ocean  vention.  Joyce  (Ocean  Clippers);  Ocean  A  first  prize  citation  was  issue,  was  titled:  "The  SIU—The  and  brought  the  Pure  Oil  tanker  L. S. Wescoat  under contract  after  Evelyn  (Ocean  Trans);  Alcoa  Po­ awarded  to  the  LOG  for  the  First  Twenty  Years."  14­day  strike.  The  Union  also  laris, ­Alcoa  Runner  (Alcoa);  Robin  best  feature  article  in  the  class  In  judging  the  25  entries  in  the  Hood  (Robin);  Kathryn,  Beatrice  for  international  union  publica­ feature  category,  members  of  the  has  won  the  right  to  organize  (Bull);  John  C  (Atlantic  Carriers);  tions—an  eight­page  anniversary  Journalism  Department  of  the  aboard  the  ships  of  the  Jupiter  Jackie  Hause  (NH  Shipping);  supplement  commemorating  the  University  of  California  at  Los  Steamship fleet,  and  is  making  Afoundria  (Waterman);  Fort  Hos­ SIU's  20th  anniversary.  The  sup­ Angeles  remarked  that  the  LOG  marked  progress  in  other fleets.  Standard, Agreement  kins  (Cities  Service);  Seagarden  plement,  ­published  last  Novem­ feature  was  "a  well­told  story  of  (Peninsular  Nav.);  Steel  Artisan  ber  along  with the regular  16­page  member  benefits,  with  good  illus­ The  agreement  with  Gartland  is  trations."  essentially  the  union's  standard  Some  300  entries  in  various  ore­carryihg  contract,  plus  the  categories  and  classes  of  publica­ union shop  and preferential  hiring.  tions  were  judged by  UCLA  facul­'  It  expires  July  15,  1961.  The  pre­ ty members  in the  annual competi­ ferential  hiring  provision  protects  tion.  The  major  news  award  for  the  jobs  of  the  men  in  the fleet  "editorial  excellence"  was  won  by  and  provides  Local  101  members  "Justice,"  published  by  the  Inter­ with  additional  job  opportunities.  national  Ladies  Garment  Workers  As  It  will  work  out  in  practice,  Union.  "The  American  Teacher  engineers  sailing  with  Gartland  Magazine,"  organ  of  the  American  now  will  have first  crack  at  jobs  Federation  of  Teachers,  won  this  in  the  fleet  next  season.  If  there  award  in the  class for union  maga­ are  additional  openings,  2nds  and  zines.  3rds  will  be  dispatched  from  the  The  LOG  has  won  the  top  cita­ Union.  Relief  jobs  for  2nds  and  tion  for  "editorial  excellence"  3rds  also  will  be  shipped  through  among  labor newspapers  twice and  the  Union  hall.  has  placed first  or  been  cited  for  In  other  developments.  Local  this  award  in four  of  the  past five  101  has  won  the  union  hiring  hall  years.  for the  engineers in the  Wyandotte  This  year's  prize  for  the  SIU  Transportation  Company  and  the  newspaper  was  its  25th  citation  National Marine  Service fleets. Ne­ since  the  annual  awards  began  in  gotiations  concluded  last  week  in  1947  under  AFL  auspices  and  its  the  face  of  severe  unemployment  12th  since the  AFL­CIO merger in  resulting from  the steel  strike also  1955  when  the  competition  was  netted  gains  in  conditions  for  the  enlarged.  engineers  In  the  two fleets.  LOG Wins lalMr Press  Prize For 'Best Feature'  Life Rafts Save  Fish Crew  r  I ­ m  lei  'The SIU­The First Twenty Years'  Cover of  onniversoiy supplement  which  won ILPA  "best  feature"  ,  „ 9Wdn i*«• ''9W9  ,..;:  •  A4AI<eST0(«0Fas.;PegttWCe  m HAS MO visroiBS vm  »  »  4^  AOJOURMS; ITS  MAJOR VHlEVfeMENr" IS  MNDRUM­fi^lFFW IMOR  RESTRAIAJT B/LL.  4^  4^  »  p/miSESALSffitA  orftKfUNiTV  FOfz sen­'  mJn.i'GAffS  AFTtfiRBSBLLIOMEMOS.  «  4^  4>  ISpTLBOMASSSj kWS­ pw tJF Rumm/cmAtm  COURXSPRmTxmmiA  CALMS ABcVkRO HIS UJWfiy  YAfiHTj CRHiAteP  4i  t  4>  LMO POCKET  OM MOOM  AMP PREDICT  BARLVMAM^­MCOVTRJB  4^  4r  4^  LONDON—^British maritime sources have reported another  instance in which inflatable  rubber life rafts have excelled in  a  disaster  situation.  The  instance  reported  followed  a  col­ lision  between  a  large  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Title A name given to the resource September 25, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU WINS IN GRAHAM FLEET COURT OKAYS HIRING HALLS MTD CONVENTION AFL-CIO M’TIME COMMITTEE, MTD IN MERGER AGREEMENT URGE ’50-50’ OIL IMPORT RULE TO AID US TANKERS ILA MEN VOTE TO APPROVE TIE WITH AFL-CIO AFL-CIO CALLS FOR AID TO STEEL STRIKE 150 UNION TRAINEES PASS IN CG EXAMS SENATE VOTES AID TO US FISHERMEN WRECKERS TO DEMOLISH OLD STONE STREET HALL READY BIG BOARD FOR MOBILE HALL INDIA SEEKS EXPANDED SURPLUS AID UNION-BUSTERS SEEK CRIPPLING STATE BILLS US-INSURED SHIP BONDS GRABBED UP FELLOW TAX-DODGERS BIG LOOSER AS RUNAWAY FOLDS US SEEK TO ORBIT NAVIGATION ROCKET FLY BLOOD FROM DETROIT FOR AILING SIU MEMBER IDLE TANKERS REACH 15% OF TOTAL WORLD TONNAGE SIU ‘GRADUATES’ NOW TOTAL 150 LOG WINS LABOR PRESS PRIZE FOR ‘BEST FEATURE’ 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 09/25/1959 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. XXI, No. 20  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/4840ee48c9620c16a3f810b96a69ab7f.pdf 54d41b94c1d7f4ce04e93503acc370a9 PDF Text Text V»I.XXI  Ito. II  SEAFARERS^LOG  D  Octobsr  1959  ^1'  • ' •«  •   OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  PISTRtCT  • AFL­CtO    •   RUNAWAY ORDERED  TO DEAL WITH SlU  !  ­• '^1  • ^1  NLRB Raps P&O;  To Set Hearing On  SS Yarmouth Drive  US  USES T­H  AGAINST ILA  DOCK STRIKE  •'vB ^1  Story  On  Page  3  Marine UnionsVow  To Assist Dockers  t  '50­50' Tanker Drive  Backed in Congress  BULLETIN—A  Federal  Court  issued  an  in­ junction  last night  calling for  an  80­day  cooling­ off period in the Atlantic and Gulf Coast longshore  strike which began October 1,  The injunction was  issued  under  the Taft­Hartley  Act after a  Presi­ dential  fact­finding  board  recommended  the end­ ing of  the strike in the  interest of  national health  and safety.  The ILA took immediate steps to com­ ply with the order.  The walkout on October 1 came when southern  employers refused to go along with an agreed­upon  contract extension calling for retroactivity  in any  contract settlement.  Other  developments  were as  follows:  •   '  0­  Story On Page 16  Subsidy  Firms  Coastal Ships  Ask Okay  For  Fight New  RR  Runaway Ties  Rate­Slashing  Story  On  Page  3  Story  On  Page  2  .  "  • Maritime    unions  representing  both  sea­ going  and  shoreside  personnel  pledged  all  .possible support for the strikers.  • After marine iinion protests,    the Water­ ,  front  Commission  ordered  non­registered  : ^ V ­  baggage­handlers off  the piete.  \  I  • /  H:  FromABToMD  SlU  Award Winner  Makes The Grade  • NLRB    charges  and  injunction  actions  were  initiated  by southern  employers  who  parked the walkout.  :  •   j  H  U  i^oiyonPi^  See  Centerfold  \r n •  ­ ­ �OetolMr  9, 195f  SEAFARERS  IPG  Tace Two  Gov't  Rings  In T­H  On Dock  Strikers  Finnish Doctor Tours SIU Contor  Longshoremen  all  along  the  Atlantic  and Gulf  Coast  were on  strike this  week  follow­ ing  refusal  of  a  group  of  southern  employers  to  grant  retroactivity  upon  expiration  of  the longshorement's contract on September 30.  The  effectiveness  of  the*^  issued  a  statement  declaring,  "We  Commission  for  permitting  non­ strike  resulted  in  a  Govern­ will  take  every  legal  step  possible  registered  people  to  handle  bag­ ment­requested injunction un­ to support  the  efforts of  the  long­ gage  and  do  other  longshore  work  der  the  Taft­Hartley  Act  un­ shoremen  to  obtain  a  fair  and  during  the  strike.  Under  the  Bi­ State  law,  only  individuals  who  equitable  contract."  der  which  the  men  would  be  The  group  placed  the  blame  for  have  registered  with  the  commis­ compelled  to go  back  to  work  the  strike  situation  squarely  on  sion  and  obtained  clearance  from  for an  80­day "cooling  off" period.  "the  last­minute  switch  of  position  the  agency  are  permitted  to  work  The  machinery  for  the  injunction  on  the  part  of  New  Orleans  com­ on the  piers.  It called  the  commis­ was  set  in  motion  and  an  order  is  panies"  which  it  called  a  "cal­ sion's action  anti­labor in character  expected  momentarily.  .Dr.  S.  Barnor­Roimuiion  (rl^ht),  a  Finnish  surgoon  who  runs  tho  culated attempt... to  upset estab­ and  strikebreaking.  The  strike  developed  Just  when  lished  collective  bargaining  pat­ SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall  and  modieol  dBpartmont  in  Finnish  shipyards  discusses  SIU  medical  it appeared  that an  agreement had  terns."  NMU  President  Joseph  Curran,  center's program with Dr. Joseph Logue, director.  SIU center  was  been  reached  calling  for  a  15­day  Retroactivity  has  long  been  a  who  participated  in  the  meeting,  recommend^  as  good  place  lor  Dr.  Barner­Rasmussen  to  see  extension  with  the  understanding  longshore contract  nego­ subsequently  sent  wires  to  New  preventive  medicine  techniques.  that retroactivity would  apply from  feature of  tiations  down  through  the  years,  York  Governor  Nelson  Rockefeller  October  1.  However,  when  the  where  such  negotiations  and  New  Jersey  Governor  Robert  southern  employers  refused  to  beyond  a contract  deadline. carried  Meyner protesting the commission's  abide  by  the  retroactivity  provi­ action.  sion,  International  Longshoremen's  "Many  companies,"  the  state­ The  protest  drew  an  immediate  Association  members  walked  off  ment  said,  "which  rejected  the  response  with  the  commission  principle  of  retrosctivity  in  New  their  Jobs  in  all  ports.  hastily  ordering  the  steamship  The district­wide  strike drew  im­ Orleans  had  agreed  to  it  in  New  companies  not  to  employ  non­reg­ York.  This  is  union­busting,  not  mediate  pledges  of  support  from  istered office employees as baggage­ other  maritime  unions.  A  group  of  collective  bargaining."  handlers on the piers. In past  years,  seagoing  and  shoreside  mhrine  The marine union  group also was  the  steamship  companies  have  tra­ A  test  of  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission's  fairness  unions, at  a  meeting  in  New  York  critical  of  the  Bi­State  Waterfront  ditionally  utilized  white  collar  in  the rate  war  being  waged  by  the  railroads against  coast­ workers  to  handle  passenger  bag­ wise shipping is coming up this week.  A decision is expected  gage  during  longshore  strikes.  momentarily on  a plea  by the •   Participating  in  the  expression  It  to.  and  from  the  dock  at  of  support  with  the  SIU  and  the  SlU­contracted Seatrain Lines  haul  both  ends  of  the  trip.  The  55^ent  NMU  were  the  Masters  Mates  and  that  the  commission set  asiiie  Pilots, Marine  Engineers Beneficial  below­cost  railroad  rates  on  paper  all­rail  rate  involves  hauling  the  car an  additional 788  miles for just  Association  and  other  marine  unions.  Representatives  of  the  products which  are designpd  to put  14  cents  more.  MOBILE—A new  contract has  been signed  here  with Ideal  Teamsters Union were also  present  Seatrain  out  of  that  segment  of  At  presenT,  J;he  combined  Sea­ train­railroad  rate  is '74  cents,  41  Cement  Tugs.  Among new  provisions  are  a  $48  increase  in  At issue in the longshore contract  the  business.  Pan"  Atlantic  and  cents for  the railroad  and  33 cents  J.  P.  Loveland  have  alsb  asked  talks  were  a  variety  of  items,  for  Seatrain.  To  meet  the  55­cent  wages over a  two­month  period,  and  pay  for  the  31st  day  of  among  them  wage  increases,  im­ that  the rates  be set  aside.  proposed  all  railroad  charge.  Sea­ For  many  months,  the  SIU  and  provements  in  welfare and  pension  the month.  The contract  was"*  train  would  have  to  charge  about  Wacosta  (Waterman);  Aicoa  benefits  and  the  problem  of  auto­ other  maritime  unions.  In  conjunc­ recently  ratified,  and  is  re­ borne,  a  dime per hundred  pounds,  which  Corsair,  Alcoa  Roamer,  Alcoa  Ca­ mation  on  the  piers.  The  start  of  tion with  operators in  the domestic  troactive  back  to  the  expira­ valier,  Alcoa  Ranger  (Alcoa);  Eliz­ containership  operations  by  any  trade,  have  been charging  the  ICC  would  put  it  out  of  that  business  tion date  of  the  contract,  thus  giv­ abeth,  Frances  (Bull);  Steel  Sea­ large  number  of  ship  operators  with  acting  in  collusion  with  the  because  it  Is  well  below  actual  costs.  ing  Ideal  Cement  employees  two  farer,  Steel  Director  (Isthmian).  would  seriously affect  the  employ­ railroads  on  rates.  The  maritinie  hauling  Should  the  ICC  suspend  the  In  addition,  the  Alcoa  Pointer,  ment of  longshoremen.  group  has  accused  the  agency  of  months'  back  pay.  The  contract  is  which is presently laid up, will take  While  the  negotiators  had  made  permitting  the  railroads  to  set  ar­ rates,  hearings  would  have,  to  be  under  the  Union's  Harbor  and  In­ on  a  full  crew  sometinie  within  considerable  headway  in  the  con­ tificially­low  rates,  below  actual  called  to  determine  whether  the  land  Waterways  Division.  this  period.  tract  talks,  they  had  not  resolved  cost  to  the  railroad,  when  the  proposed  rates  are  in  the  public  All  hands  are  anxiously  await­ all  the  issues  at  the  time  of  the  roads are  carrying cargo  in compe­ Interest.  If  it  does  not  suspend,  ing  the  Office  of  Defense  Mobili­ September 30 expiration date. Con­ tition  with  a  ship  operator.  Other  them,  then  the  rates  would  auto­ zation's ruling on  the proposed "50­ sequently,  the  agreement  was  rate  manipulation  Involves  jjig­ matically  take  effect  on  October  50" oil import legislation.  If passed,  worked  out  for  the  15­day  exten­ gllng; of  long  haul  and  short  haul  12  without  any hearing  on  the  is­ sue.  this  law  would  result  in  an  appre­ sion, subject  to retroactivity.  charges.  ciable  increase  of  US­flag  tanker  It  was  then  that  the  southern  Held  Senate  Hearings  shipping  in  this  port  as  Mobile  employers threw  a monkey  wrench  The  whole  Issue  was  thrashed  is  one  of  the  major  tanker  ports  into  the  contract  extension  by  re­ in  the  US.  .  fusing  to  grant  any  retroactivity  out  at  Senate  Commerce  Commit­ tee  hearings  In  Washington  last  provision.  Port  Agent  Cal  Tanner  reports  A  meeting to follow  up one  held  The intention of  the Government  spring.  The  unions  and  the  ship  that  shipping  for. the  last  couple  last  July  in  London  between  an  to  intervene  in  the  strike  was  operators  put  on  the  record  nu­ of  weeks  ^as  fair.  The  following  merous Instances  In  whicl» the  ICC  ships  were  in  transit  or  paid  SIU­NMU  delegation  and  Greek  shown  hy  the  action  of  the  New  approved  rates  that  were  clearly  runaway  shipowners  is  scheduled  Orleans  office  of  the  National  La­ Off:  Monarch  of  the  Seas,  Clai­ discriminatory  against  shipping  to  be  held  October  21  in  Athens.  bor  Relations  Board.  The  NLRB  borne,  Anzpa,  Young  America,  and  were  either  below  cost  or  far  TOKYO  —  Approximately  6,000  SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall  will  obtained  a  court  order  instructing  Choctaw  (Waterman);  Alcoa  Cor­ below  other railroad  rates  on com­ people  lost  their  lives  and  over  a  attend  the  Athena  follow­up  talks  the  longshoremen  to  return  to  sair,  Alcoa  Roamer,  Alcoa  Clip­ modities in  which shipping compe­ on behalf  of  the  Union.  work  in  that  port.  million  Japanese  are  homeless  as  per,  Alcoa  Ranger,  Alcoa  Pointer,  tition  was  not  Involved.  ,toe result  of  a  typhoon  which  bat­ (Alcoa);  Steel  Apprentice  (Isth­ The  meetings  are  being  held  at  In  light  of  the  union­industry  tered  the Japanese  islands on  Sep­ mian);  Kathryn,  Beatrice  (Bull);  the  request  of  the  shipowners  to  charges,  the  coming  ruling  on  the  tember 27.  Total damage  was  list­ Del  Santos  (Mississippi)  and  the  deal  with  the  runaway  ship  prob­ papcrboard  and  pulpwood  rates  is  ed at  over $100  million.  lem.  US  maritime  unions  have  Pacific Thunder.  expected  to be  a  tipoff  on whether  The  harbor  of  Nagoya,  a  well­ made  their  position  clear  on  the  Prospects  for  the  coming  two  or  not  the  ICC  intends  to  continue  known  port  of  call  for  Seafarers,  weeks  appear  to  be  slim,  with  the  issue,  pledging  a  full­scale  organi­ its  pro­railroad  policy.  took  the  worst  beating,  with  seven  following  ships  scheduled  to  hit  zing  drive  on  runaway  operations  SIU  membership  meet­ As  explained  by  Seatrain  in  Its  ships  driven  aground,  untold  port:  Monarch  of  the  Seas,  Clai­ to bring  vessel standards  up to  the  ings  are  held  regularly  petition  to  the  Commission,  the  thousands  of  hpmes  destroyed  and  legitimate  competition.  At  the  London  meeting,  both  every  two  weeks on  Wed­ railroads have  used the  "long­haul,  hundreds  dead.  Authorities  fear  Hall  and  NMU  President  Joseph  nesdoy  nights  at  7. PM  in  short­haul"  gimmick  to  make  it  outbreaks  of  typhoid  fever  and  impossible for  Seatrain to  compete  other  epidemic  diseafses  as  an  aft­ Oct. 9, 1959  Vol. XXI,  No. 21  Curran  rapped  an  arrangement  by  the  shipowners to put  several hun­ oil  SIU  ports.  All  Seo­.  in'the  hauling  of  paper  products  ermath  of  the  typhoon.  APL  Ship  Battered  dred  runaway  vessels  under  Juris­ forert  ore  expected  to  from  Savabnah.  SincO  theae  prod­ ucts  are  more  than  half  of  Sea­ No  reports  have'been  received  diction  of  the  Greek  seamen's  un­ attend; those  who  wish  to  train!a  business  In  that  port,  the  of  damage  to  any  SlU­manbed  ion  as  a  means  of  warding  off  PACT,  HAU.  Seeretary­Trtasurtr  .  American  organizing  efforts.  The  be excufdd  should request  new  rates  would  destroy  the  serv­ ships  in  the  storm,  but  the  SIU  HEnBEBX  BBAIW.  SditOT.  BSaNAHD  SCA  '  Paolfic  District's  President ' Bu­ «AN,  Art  Editor.  HsaiiiOi  Asiaoa. lawn  operators  sought  approval  of  this  permission  by  telegrom  ice.  SPIVACX,  Ab  UASim,  JOHN  BSAZIL.  DOM.  arrangement  by  the  International  Diaerlminatory  Rate  Cuta  chanan  was  battered  ir  Nagoya  (be  sure  to include  regis­ AID  BASASR. AUTMV*  Bmmai. Stat  Writ«r<,  Bu.1.  MOODY.,  Gut/  Area  Kepresentative.  Transportworkc?  Federation.  harbor  with  lifeboats  and  other  The  presK'it'railroad  charge  on  Among  those  slated  to  attend  trotion  number).  The  next  an  all­rail  trip  between  Savannah  movable  deck  gear  swept  over­ PwMithtd  MwMkiy  at  ma  hsadi|iMrfar<  of  tlw  SMMrars  nwarfiatimMi  Ualon,  At.  the  Athens  session  are  Curran,  SSU  mqufingi will  be;  and  New  York  Is  79  cents  a  hun­ board.  lantk « Omt PIMrict. AFL­CIO. «7S Pourm  Avaniia  Breeklyii H.  NY.  Tat.  HYaclnth  SIUNA  Vice­President  Hal  0.  dred  pounds.  The  railroads  want  The  typhoon  was  the  worst  on  MAM.  Sacand  class  iwstaga  paid  /Ostpber .fA. :  record  in  the last  25  years.  It hed  to  chop  this to  55  cents.  • I  Ifca Pest  OMea In Breaklyn.  NY. under  Banks  of  the  Canadian  District  BM Act  ef  Aue  S4,  itlt.  HoWeVer,  'where  Seatrain; han­ Winds as^high  as 160  miles an hour  and  Harry  O'Reilly,  executive  :  :Octobef  2^  IM  dles the cargo,  toe railroads eharge  anc| was accompahled  by'torrei^tial  secretary­treasurer  of  the  AFL­ November  I I  .  > :  41  ceiits B.bundredpbuinds'just  tot rainfall  which  flooded  many  atvas.  ffP Jtoitime  Tradw  peprtment.  iti  Ship Unes Protest New  RR Threat­Cutting Rates  Cement Tug Wages  Up In Mobile Pocf  ITF Group,  Runaways  Set Meeting  5,000 Die  As Typhoon  Hits Japan  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  8£AFARERS  LOG  i'  r,  • V,',  ei'­iU  '..i.llf'tT  ij  A^^,ir«rr  ­ ­  ­  ­  ,  ­  •   ­  .  >  ^ .  • Bin  I",:."li'.t.ii  iif':  a,:.,,!;,!,  �0  •  9EAFARERS Ootober  t, 1959  T»g* Threa  IPG 'Bai^in With SiU', P & 0 Told  Order  Runaway  To Rehire 8 Men  The SIU has scored  again in its fight for organizing  and  representation^  rights  for  crewmembers  on  run­ away­flag  ships.  A  National  Labor  Relations  Board  field examiner has ordered^  istered  under  a  foreign  flag  and  the  P&O  Steamship  Com­ carries  a  foreign  crew.  pany,  owners  of  the  run­ Following  the  NLRB  ruling,  the  away­flag  SS  Florida,  to  Union  won  a  collective  bargaining  vote  by  87  to 21  on  the SS  Florida  reinstate  eight  discharged  and  a  sister  ship,  the  Southern  crewmembers  with  back  Cross.  The  owners  of  the  Florida  pay  and  to  bargain  collec­ refused  to  accept  SIU  certifica­ tively with  the SIU.  The  ac­ tion,  refused  to  reinstate  the  fired  tion  is  subject  to  review  by  men,  would  not  bargain  with  the  Container  Trade  Starts On Lalces  Latest  entry  into  eontolnership  'trade,  Detroit  Atlantic  Navigation  Corp.,  put  oontainership  Norman  W. Foy  into  service.  Top,  orane  lifts  trailer  body  for  placement  aboard ship (rear).  At right, long­ shoremen  secure  box  on  deck.  Company,  under  contract  to  SIU  Creat  Lakes  District,  won  operat­ ing  rights  after  SlUNA  Washing­ ton action won reversal of  an order  delaying  the  run.  Subsidize Co's Seek Right  To Own Runaway Ships  the  NLRB.  In  another,  related  action  the  NLRB  has  agreed  to  hear  the  Un­ ion's  argument  that  the  Board  has  jurisdiction  under  US  law  over  the  runaway­flag  SS  Yarmouth.  Both the  Florida and the  Yarmouth  operate  most  of  the  time  in  the  Florida­West  Indies  crui.se  trade  out  of  Miami.  The  eight  Florida  crewmembers  were discharged  back in  November,  1957,  and  despite the  fact  the  SIU  subsequently  won  the  right to  rep­ resent the  crews,  the  company  had  refused  to  reinstate  them  or  to  enter  into  collective  bargaining  with  the  SIU.  Reinstatement  of  the  men  will  undoubtedly  mean  thousands  of  dollars  in  back  pay,  the  amount  depending  upon  their  shipboard  ratings  and  the  subse­ quent  employment  of  the  Individ­ ual  seameii  involved.  Upheld  SIU's  Rights  Union,  and  attempted  to  get  soma  of  the  men  to  withdraw  or  alter  their  testimony  before  the  Board  by  dangling  before  them  a  prom­ ise  of  a  job.  The  Florida  case  has  been  re­ garded  as  the  big  breakthrough  American  maritime  unions  have  been  seeking  in  the  fight  on  the  runaway flags,  because  it  could  set  a  precedent  under  which  US  sea­ men's  unions  could  organize  hun­ dreds  of  ships  and  tens  of  thous­ ands of  crewmen now sailing under  tax­free,  low­wage  runaway  opera­ tions.  Consequently,  it  is  no  surprise  that  runaway  operators  are fight­ ing  the  decision  tooth  and  nail  and  are  seeking  to  overturn  it  or  limit  its  scope,  while  the  Union  la  seeking  to  reinforce  the  ruling.  US Fleet  At  Lowest  Ebb^  MA Reports  By  ordering  the  reinstatement,  the  examiner  upheld  a  previous  NLRB  jurisdictional  ruling  which  said, in  effect, that US  law protects  SIU's rights to  organize  and repre­ sent  crewmembers  of  American­ owned  foreign­flag  ships  which  WASHINGTON—A  gloomy  pic­ WASHINGTON—A  move  that  would  pave  the  way  for  subsidized  American­flag  op­ operate  in  American  commerce.  ture  of  a  declining  American fleet  erators  to  operate  runaway  and  other  foreign­flag  tonnage has  been undertaken  by States  will  now  go to the  full  and. a  drop in  job opportunities  for  Marine  Line.  If  successful,  it  would  undoubtedly  result  in  more  US flag  fleets conducting  The matter  Board  where  the  company  will  un­ seamen  is  shown  in  the  latest  sta­ a good  part of  their operation^'  to get  a reversal  tistics  on  the  US­flag  merchant  out of  tax­free low­wage run­ driven  from  the  seas  by  foreign  to  foreign­flag  operation  by  sub­ doubtedly attempt  of  the  jurisdiction  ruling.  fleet'  released  by  the  Maritime  away­flag  havens.  The move  and  runaway­flag  competition.  sidized  companies,  which  would  be  In  the  Yarmouth  case  the  SIU  Administration.  Is sure to draw ttie fire of  American  Up  until  now,  fleets  that  have  likely  to  seek  to  transfer  tonnage  had  also  filed  charges  against  the  The figures  show  that  the  active  maritime  unions.  been  subsidized  under  the  Ameri­ or  build  new  tonnage  exclusively  operators  for  firing  136  West  In­ privately­owned merchant fleet  had  can flag have been prohibited  from  under  foreign  and  runaway  flags.  dian  crewmembers after  they  pick­ Currently  an  applicant  for  an  Consequently, the application for  eted  their  ship  seeking  recogni­ reached  its  lowest  ebb,  902  ships  operating  subsidy,  States  Marine  having­any  connection  with  a  for­ Is  asking  the  Federal  Maritime  eign­flag  operation. The  whole  ob­ continued  foreign­flag  ties  on  the  tion  of  the SIU  as their  bargaining  as  of  September 1.  The  total  oper­ Board  to  permit  it  to  run  21  bulk  ject  of  the  subsidy  program  is  to  part  of  States  Marine  is  sure  to  agent. The  SIU had  filed a  petition  ating fleet,  private  and  Govern­ ore  carriers,  presently  owned  and  build  up  American­flag  services.  run into heavy  opposition from  US  for a  collective  bargaining  election  ment­owned,  amounted  to  937,  which  is 12  ships  under  the  previ­ The States Marine petition, if  ac­ maritime  unions  which  will  argue  controlled  by  it  through  a  subsidi­ as  well.  ous  month.  ary  known  as  Global  Bulk  Trans­ cepted,  would­  Involve  a  major  that such a device is simply another  alteration  in US shipping  policy. It  escape  hatch  for operators  seeking  Win  Reconsideration  Even  after  the  Korean  War  and  port  Corporation.  The States Marine  petition made  would undoubtedly result  in a rush  to  evade  US­flag  wage  standards.  Both the  petition and  the charges  the  subsequent  wholesale  transfers  it clear that Global Bulk and  States  had  been  turned  back  by  the  re­ of  American  ships to  the  runaway­ Marine  are  one  and  the  same  for  gional  director  and  subsequently  flags  it  was  rare  for  the  active  practical purposes,  since the  voting  the  general  counsel  of  the  Board  merchant fleet  to  drop  below  the  stockholders  of  the  two  corpora­ rejected  the  charges  as  well.  How­ 1,000­vessel figure.  tions are  identical.  ever, the  SIU has  won reconsidera­ At  present,  there  are  115  ships  The  21 ships  involved  Include  20  tion  of  the  inatter  pending  a  in  lay­up,  of  which  41  are  dry  large  bulk  cargo  darriers  in  the  Board  hearing  on  the  union's  cargo  ships  and  60  are  tankers.  iron  ore,  bauxite  and  petroleum  jurisdictional  rights  In  the  Yar­ (See story  on tanker  quota plan  on  trades  and  one  specialized  Liberty  page  16.)  mouth  case.  ship  which  carries  molten  sulphur  The  Union  is  seeking  to  extend  A leader  of  SlU­affiliated  fish  cannery  unions  is  going  to  or liquefied  petroleum  gas in bulk.  the  NLRB  SS  Florida  ruling, to  Six of  the ships are  Norwegian­flag  make, an on­the­spot investigation of  fish canneries in  Puerto  cover the  Yarmouth  as  well,  where  combination  ore  carriers­tankers  Rico to determine if any of them are former Southern Califor­ the  jurisdictional  question  is  con­ in the  20,000­30,000  ton range;  five  nia  operators  seeking  to  es­"^  sidered to  be somewhat  more com­ Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU.  labor and  tax  exemptions.  For  ex­ plex.  A  favorable  or  partially­fa­ are  Liberian­flag  35,000­ton  ore  cape union wage scales  there.  carriers;  two  are  smaller  Nor­ ample,  Van  Camp,  one of  the lead­ vorable  ruling  by  the  Board  would  any  member  can  nominate  him­ self  for meeting chairman,  read­ wegian  iron  ore  boats;  three  Mrs.  Andrea  Gomez,  a  vice­ ing  tuna  packers,  has  established  aie  34,970­ton  bauxite  carriers  president  of  the  SIU  of  North  an extensive operation in American  vastly  reinforce  the  Union's  rights  ing clerk  or any  other  post  that  to  organize  in  the  runaway­  flag  may  be  up  for  election  before  which run  from  the  West  Indies to  America, representing  the Cannery  Samoa,  where  the  US  $1  an  hour  the  membership,  iii;'mding  c  ­n­ Baton  Rouge;  and  five  others  are  Workers  Union  of  the  Pacific,  has  minimum  wage  scale  does  not  ap­ field.  In  its  landmark  decision  on  the  mittees  such  as  the  tallying  miscellaneous Norwegian­flag ships  been invited  to Puerto  Rico by  the  ply. By contrast,  the cannery work­ In  various  bulk  trades.  island's  Labor  Department  to  sur­ ers  in  the  unionized  California  SS  Florida,  handed  down  on  May  committees, flr.ancial  commit­ States  Marine  argues  that  none  vey  the  canning  situation.  plants  average $2.50  an  hour,  Mrs.  23,  1958,  the  NRLB  ruled  that  tees and  other groups named  by  when  a  ship  is  controlled  by  an  the  membership.  For  several  yeaTs now.  Southern  Gomez  said.  of  tine  services  these  ships  are  in­ Since  SIU  membership  meet­ volved  would compete  with Ameri­ California  cannery  workers  have  Recently  a  number  of  canneries  American  corporation  and  is  oper­ can­flag  ships.  Actually,  in  most  been  faced  with  the  problem  of  have  opened  business  in  Puerto  ated  in  American  commerce  ing  officers  are  elected  at  the  instances,  thefe  are  no  American­ "runaway"  operations  as canneries  Rico  and  Mrs.  Gomez  has  charged  an  American  union  may  organize  ­tart of  each meeting, those  who  flag  ships  In  these  trades  because  have  left  their  traditional  home  that  some  of  them  are  runaways  it  under  the  National  Labor  Rela­ wish  to  run  for  those  meeting  unsufosldized  American­flag tankers  base  of  operations  and  gone  else­ • from­ Soirthem­eallfomhi.­ ­Under  tions  Act.  This  holds,  the  Board  offices  can  do  so.  said,  even  though  the  ship  is  reg­ and  bulk  ore  carriers  have  been  where to take advantage of cheaper  (Continued on  page 15)  Fish Union To Investigate  Puerto Rkan Canneries  Throw In For  A Meeting Job  ­.td  I  • .  i  '­J  • ni  �­V­ SEAFARERS October f. IWt  IPG SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPING  BOARD  Fi'oni September  15 Through  Sttpt«mb«r 29, 1959  Ship  Acfhrify  Shipping  for  SIU  ports  throughout  the  past  period  re­ gain  was from  the  port  of  Philadelphia  which shipped  91 men,  almost  twice  its  prior  period's  figures.  bounded  again  above  the  1,200  mark  as  a  total  of  1,207  men  New  York  handled  a  high  of  46  vessels,  while  New  Orleans,  which  were shipped.  This represents a gain of 30 jobs over the prior  handled  51  vessels  last  period,  had  only  36  this  two  weeks.  Another  Bay  fi«a to  *  period's total  of  1,177.  However,  while the  overall figures  show a  gain,  chance  was  in  Philadelphia  which  had  only  one  ship  paying  off  and  Offs  Oas Trans.  TOTAI.  most  of  it  was felt  on  the  West Coast  where­Seattle and  San Francisco  signing on  the  previous  two  weeks as  compared to seven  ships  paying  both  recovered  from  the  earlier  period's  job  depression  and . returned  off  and  four signing on  this period.  There were a  total  of  226 vessels  iewaa  2  ... .  •   7  to  their  "on­again  off­again"  norm.  in  SIU  ports  over .the  last  two­week  period,  a  decline  of  four  from  New  Yetfc  ... 24  4  18  44  Generally  speaking  the  major  ports  of  New  York,  Baltimore,  New  the earlier period.  Of this total, 69 signed on, 92 paid off  and 129  were  •  7  • 4  .4  17  Orleans,  Houston  and  Mobile,  are  still  feeling the  shipping slump  that  in ­transit  2  a • e    .9  i  14  5  has  hit  most  of  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  ports over  the  past  perio(l,  with  Percentage  wise,  the  possibility  of  a  longshore  strike  probably  ac­ a  a  ­  ­ 1  2  i  11  13  Baltimore,  Norfolk,  Mobile,  and  Houston  all  reporting  drops  varying  counted for the  increased  number of  class  A  men taking  jobs.  A  men  w^KBWiwiffVe •   2  o­ e  e • •    1  9  from slight to heavy.  took  more  than  a  lion's share,  accounting  for  68  percent  of  the  total,  MtfllMl  a • 1  « • « « e    •   1  4  8  As reported,  the  West  Coast  ports of  San Francisco  and  Seattle  both  while  class  B  men  took  21 ^rcent and  class  C men  dropped  to  only  6  4  8  • a •   a e    18  showed  a  remarkable  recovery  as  they  climbed  back  to  the  79­90  11  percent of  the total  number of  jobs shipped.  HRIRR OHMM..  8  24  4  34  marks,  shipping  a  total  of  159  jobs  between  them.  This  is  quite  a  The  following  forecast  of  SIU  shipping,  port  by  port,  depends  on  Itkm CiMrlM.a  1  _  '  8  9  change  from  the  low  40  jobs shipped  for  the  last  two  week  period.  the  early  settlement  of  the  longshoremen's  strike  along  the  Atlantic  ­• a a    a  .  4  17  21  However,  not  all  of  the  West  Coast  came  in  for  th'e  shipping  boora.>  and Gulf:  WlhBhitiaB  . .  3  3  Wilmington  shipped  only  eight  men,  its  lowest  figure  since  December,  Beaton: Fair ... New Terti:  Good ... PhHadeiphIa: Picked  up. may  2  4  7  13  1958,  the  port  had  only  three  in­transit  vessels calling  this  period.  2  .  8  hold  that  way . .  . Baltinwre: Slow ... NerfMk: Steady  . .. Savannah:  Saaltfa  ..  .  2  2  On  the  brighter  side  of  the  shipping  picture  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Fair ... Tampa: Good  ... Mobile: Fair... Lain CAariea: Steady ..;  Savannah, Tampa,  Lake Charles  all reported  sizable gains.  The  biggest  Wilaainctoa: Slow ... San Franeiaeo ani Seattle: Good.  ratal  ..... 48  82  129  224  MM  Ragtkfnd  CLASS  A  Port  Bostoi­ New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Lake Charles  Houston  ..:  Wilmington  San Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  Port  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Miainl  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Lake  Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  Boston  New  York  Phiiadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Miami..;  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Lake Charles  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco.  Seattle  TOTALS  DECK  Bi&NB  STEWARD  V  nQRANDrTOTHS  Shipped  CLASS  A  Sh^ppad  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  2  ALL  1  2  2  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  2  ALL  1  2  2  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  2  ALL  1  2  2  ALL  —  6  —  6  —  1  —  1  1  1  —  2  —•   —  2  2  27  2  3"  1  2.  2  mmm  6  4  3  21  3  31  46  13  90  2  11  6  19  22  45  M  01  2  11  8  21  —  5  2  7  01  21  7  119  91  171  41  209  2  21  33  •  57  8 i  3  10  8  4  10  4  18  —  ­  4  2  21  3  1  2  6  1  S  .4  21  38  2  2  6  4  21  12  19  7  ——  —  44  13  34  16  9  10  to  11  24  9  44  —  —  3  2  ­­ 62  1  51  3  47  42  87  23  152  4.  19  28  3  1  5  1  8  2  4  3  9  12  3  0  —  i  —  4  —  1  1  2  9  4  9  18  4  '  2  15  8  10  2  28  2  1  6  —  2  2  2  3  5  2  4  1  —'  1  ­  2  —  2  2  4  4  6  1  4  11  1  8  4  2  4  18  ­  1 1  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  1  —  1  —  —  —  1  1  —  ­ 3  —  10  2  3  —  5  —  I  3  7  —  19  2  —  3  5  —  9  1  11  1  1  15  1  5  11  14  2  27  2  3  5  9  3  17  —  1  5  6  I  1  1  2  17  70]  1  3  9  18  8  3  28  29  35  6  46  7  23  —  9  5  14  14  21  5  40  2  5  7  14  2  4  10  17  40  14  17  5  10  16  71  44  60  12  136  1  —  —  9  3  3  2  5  1  '  0  —  —  2  2  —  1  3  4  3  2  ...­.  3  20  2  2  11  5  12  3  —  —  28  8  15  6  29  2  4  3  9  9  14  5  20  —  4  4  —  10  6  16  «  4  82  25  23  11  —  .—  —  '  —  '  3  2  1  t  2  —  1  2  —  2  6  —  —  1  20  1  1  2  2  7  11  2  _  23  4  13  2  19  —  2  —  2  6  15  2  22  1  1  2  4  ...  .—.  —  4  4  40  1  ­9  4  27  16  18  6  3  6  2  11  —  S  2  »  7  11  4  22  —  7  4  3  2  11  1  • 2   2  11  8  6  3  20  8  12  28  8  11  1  119  204  57  380  5  52  56  107l  90  109  64  323i  11  28  45  84  6  16  21  42 322  84  42  456 201  524  119  944  15  80  111  206  Registered  CLASS  A  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  2  —  2  7  48  7  62  12  1  11  —  2  37  7  46  3 '  14  1  18  7  —  7  —  CLASS  B  GROUP  1  2  2  ALL  1  —  3  2  2  13  9  1  —  4  —  4! 1  1  10  6  1  2  6  9  1  3  1  4  —  4  15  2  3  —  3  3  43  1  _  1  17  3  24  —  42  6  OS '  —  6  1  9  —  19  1  23  1  3  2  5  —  15  1  19  —  15  —  18'  1  237  29  S09I  8  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  3  1  1  5  20  5  34  59  6  4  .7  17  19  5  18  42  2  3  1  6  6  1 .  1  8  —  1  1  2  1  3  5  4  18  27  17  4  54  75  1  4  5  3  7  8  18  2  4  6  9  3  7  19  5  1  6  12  109  39  164  303  Seglstored  ClASS  A  GROUP  122 ALL  119  204_57  1  SM  43  237  29  I  309  100  39  \64  I  303  486  XM  l  998  m  1  2  2  2  11  S  1  3  9  4  1  1  3  —  4  3  65  40  — •  ..iM  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  Registered  _  b  — •  —  s'  sa  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  D£CK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  —  1  —  1  59  ®  43  8  1  14  —  15  31  8  19  4  8  8  3  —  3  —  1  3  ...  4! I  2  14< 1  8  4 !  1  14j  2  4  4  11  6  19  40  6  54  3  1  5  18  7  1i    —  —  12  4  18  2  8!  2  18  2  22  113]  32  194  38  264  Regi^ered  CLASS  B  a4ss c  1  X  R  A  2  1  3  —  2  2  4  11  IS  1  1  4  6  .  6  4  10  1  —  1  —  5  1  7  4  1  5  '  47  47  10b  t  —  —  1  1  —  6  A  1  1  GROUP  1  Z­ 1  ALL  12  12  52  145  25  222  S  25  3  21  6  90  IS  109  5  15  I  21  2  10  —  12  •  •  MM  MM  TOTAL  SHIPPED  MM  MM  MM  MM.  MM  •   MM  MM  MM  ­ MM  «M»  • MM  MM  M>M  M  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM  MM*  MM  MM.  MM  MM  M—  bss  SUMMARY  P  .  T  1  1  —  '  1  14  H  2  2  7  9  16  4  20  —  1  2  10  4  15  2  2  4  3  5  8  5  3  .  9  111  86  205  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  ­ CLASS  B  MM  MM •   GROUP  1"  Z  3  AT.!.  2  3  1  6  6  35  SO  71  1  1  1  26  15  42  7  4  1  12  1  2  1  ,  4  rs  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  3  ALL  Z  2  S  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  1  Z  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  ­ 2  4  3  15  2  5  9  2  1  3  ­­ 2  2  93 109  29  101  239  16  16  60  17  16  17  13  60  2  15  8  39  27  10  9  15  5  8  34  8  14  1  0  4  1  3  5  1  4  6  14  1  8  2  39  55  16  34  105  2  2  32  12  5  4  16  1  4  32  3  2  10  S  6  11  5  6  2  3  3  1  5  1  1  2  3  7  7  2  1  ­  If  8  4  8  8  1  4  ,  M^M' ­ 13  5  —  2  7  9  4  2  2  4  4  4  1  4 '  9  ­ ­ 19  17  10  32  59  S  1  4  1  1 13  4  3  10  5  IS  X  4  7  79  124  13  32  11  13  ­  56  38  13  1  19  20:  8  3  21  11  11  32  ­  ­ S  3  8  9  2  7  1.  1  1  S  4 .  2  2  3  1  1  ­  ­ 7  6  10  36  11  27  3  25  8  3  3  1  9  10 1  6  8  '  8  16  8  25  ­ ­ 4  3  17  2  10  1  1  1  1  I  1  ,  .  ­ '  4  ­  ­ 2  15  20 i  ®  16  4  20  4  S  4  4  MM  12  16  _  20 '  8  6  6  20  2  2  1  1  "t  16  2  7  2  I  8  2  16  68  56  3571289  99  307  895  10  ~84  1021  08  29  136  233  2  3  51  55  8»  1  5  81  MM  1  2  8~  m  Z  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  4  7  1  10  1  2  12  1  2  1  1  19  22  9  40  2  51  2  3  6  54  6  75  32  53  11  96  —  1  7  1  6  1  12  5  1  5  13  _  _  —  27  10  37  9  30  2  41  —  1  1  '  1  7  3  1  2  2  12  —.  —  18  7  _  23  8  24  2  84  30  1  20  1  S  22  5  3  1  2  22  85 264  100  35  399 735  488  65  688  10  23  Shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  MM  _  1  1  R  STEWARD  DEPARTMENT  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  1  3  3  22  28  1  3  4  2  lb  12  6  6  1  1  2  4  ­ TOTAL  Sfc^pecl  Shipped  CLASS  •   SHIPPED  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  S  ALL  1  2  2  AU.  A  B  C  ALL  .—  1  —  4  4  _  4  5  1  10  8  18  1  2  4  7  59  19  7  85  2  5  2  9  9  0  15  33  9  8  1  4  5  10  1  1  2  31  10  2  43  —  S  1  4  1  —  1 ' 8  18  4  1  —  1  3  4  2  1  2  3  4  3  10  M—  MM  MM  MM  GROUP  1  2  S  ALL  4  4  8  1  52  86  —  —  4  4  2  4  26  82  1  2  7  10  1  1  1  S  '  _  __  _  8  6  1  9  10  1  8  9  —  8  8  1  2  8  S  10  13  2  1  2  5  10  14  141  185  MM  •  Reghfared On  The Beech  TOTAL  R*glsfred  Shipped  Shipped  Shipped  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  SHIPPED  ClASS  B  CLASS  C  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  2  ALL  1  2  2  ALL  1  2  8  ALL  121  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  2  ALL  12  2  ALL  52  50  I  107  90  169  64  t  223  11  28  45  I  84  6  18_21  }_43 |823  84  43  450 301  524  119  944  15 80  111  I  206  8  65  "40  1  113  32  194  88  I  264  6  47  47  JOO  2  10  23"1_35 28^  100" "35"  .399 135  "488 ~ 6 5"  '688  14_lll 80" | 205  3  51"!  65 2^  18  66'  357  {80  00  307  685  10 14 141 165.  "a"  ~10  80  ]  102  68  "29  61"  68  ^  1 ?ii4#riiFi$4  ilfi"l»i^  21  izr  638  1  829? !18T%6 2168 '  J  m  �9. IMf  SEAFARERS  LOG  Paf*  WUm  5IU  BLOOD  BANK  MSTS Laying Up 8 Transports;  HONOR  ROLL  Gov't  Report  Hits Inefficiency  ''3  '  '''h  4  WASHINGTON—The  Military Sea  Transportation Service will lay up jsix C­3 transports  and two C­4 troopships as an economy measure,  the Navy announced recently.  The decision  follows a  report  publi^ed  by  the  Government's  General  Accounting  Of­ fice  which  criticized  thei  MSTS  as  being  inefficient  and  their  families  and  possessions  transports  96  percent  of  its  per­ and  wasteful.  It  also  fol­ are  shipped  by  sea  under  the  pre­ sonnel  by  air.  lows an  Army  proposal to  move  its  personnel  by  private  airliners  rather  than  on  MSTS  ships.  The  decision  to  mothball  a  number  of  transports  is  a  victory  for  commercial  shipping  and  espe­ cially  air­transportation  interests,  who  have  maintained  that  they  should  be  given  more  military  work.  The  Maritime  Trades  Depart­ ment AFL­CIO  passed  a  resolution  at  its  last  convention  criticizing  the MSTS  for being  inefficient and  for  depriving  private  operators  of  a  substantial  share  of  shipping.  It  warned  that  Government  competi­ tion  would  bankrupt  private  com­ panies.  Maritime  unions  h>ve  traditionally  been critical  of  MSTS  operations.  About  370,000  Army  personnel  sent system, the  majority on  MSTS  Also,  the  MSTS  has  found  that  ships.  If  the  Army  decides  to ship  ships  inactivated  according  to  its  personnel  by  air,  only  16,000  Maritime  Administration  standards  of  the  total  would  be  transported  could  be returned  to  work  quicker  by  ship.  and  at  less  expense  than  those  The  General  Accounting  Office's  mothballed  under  more  stringent  report  noted  that  during  one  four­ Navy  standards,  This  tends  to  month  period,  four  MSTS  ships  counteract  the  MSTS  claim  that  it.  sailed  with  as  little  as  12  to  32  must  maintain  a  large  and  active  percent of  their total cargo utilized.  fleet  for  tactical  purposes  in  the  The  SlU  blood  banic  in  New  York  has  been  set  up  to  supply  Sea­ Four  refrigerator  ships  listed  in  event  of  war.  farers  or  members  of  their  families  with  blood  anywhere  in  the  another  section  of  the  report  only  United  States,  Seafarers  passing  through  the  Port  of  New  York  can  had  from  31  to  55  percent  of  theii'  donate  to  the  blood  bank  at  the  New York  clinic  of  the  Union.  Listed  cargo  space  utilized.  in  this  space  are.a  few  of  the  Seafarers  and  others  who  have  donated  It  is  estimated  that  the  failure  to  the  blood  bank  in  the  past.  The  names  of  other  donors  will  ap­ to  attain  effective  space  utilization  pear  in  future  issues  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  in  the first  four  cases  cost  about  $173,000.  Qnlntayo,  Felipe  Howell.  Marvin  E.  Montgomery,  Walter  C,  Hurhes.  Gur  Willia  "We  found  instances."  the  GAO  Baldneei,  Feliee  J.  Hermansen.  Robert  report  said,  "in  which  MSTS  was  Seanlon, Thomas  J.  Lakwyk.  Jake  purchasing  space  on  commercial  DaSilva, Joaquin  A:  McCaffrey,  Thomaa  E.  vessels  while,  at  the  same  time,  A  drive  to  erect  a  $2V^  million  Hamby,  WUUam  H,  Caram,  .A^ar  G.  MSTS  ships  sailing  to  the  same  memorial  hospital  was  kicked  off  Thornton,  William  Gelles,  Michael  destinations  were  only  partially  by  the  Communications  Workers  OTlmeda,  Jaime  Maker,  Thomaa  F.  loaded."  of  America  at  the  time  of  Soviet  Herkenhelns,  Henry  Mladek,  Richard  J. i  The Army's  proposal to adopt  air  Premier  Khrushchev's  visit  to  the  Kempesynrici,  Charles  J.  Roberts,  Lewis W,  transportation  of  troops  and  de­ US.  The  union  noted  that  the  So­ Lanier,  William  E.  Silyerstein, Harry  pendents  was  also  influenced  by  viet premier's  visit should  be taken  McDaries,  Ralph  M.  Chesire,  James  the  success  the  Air  Force  has  had  as  an  opportunity  to  do  something  Gillet,  James  F.  Odecaard,  Siyurd  with  this method  of  transportation.  positive  for  the  victims  of  Com­ Meshover,  George  Catherine,  Theodore  By  cutting  transportation  time,  munism.  CWA  President  Joseph  McDermott,  John  J.  Colon,  Edelmiro  the  Air  Force  is  able  to  increase  Beirne  declared  that  the  union  New  legislation in  California  has  tlie  utilization  of  its  manpower  ap­ Chiappone,  Vincent  Pineyro,  Claudio  A.  Increased  unemployment insurance  preciably.  Currently the Air  Force  hoped  to  send  thanks  to  Khrush­ Dnnn,  Thomas  A.  WesGott,  Joseph  A.  chev  for his  unintentional assist  to  to  a  maximum  of  $55  a  week,  and  Richardson,  John  Stephens,  Charles  the  hospital  construction  program.  boosted  disability  insurance  and  workmen's'  compensation  to  $65:  ^  ^  In  addition, California's  duration  An  expanded  scholarship  pro­ of  unemployment  insurance  bene­ gram  is  being  offered  by  the  AFL­ fits  was  increased  from  26  to  39  CIO  as a  result  of  a  decision made  weeks when unemployment  reaches  at  the  Federation's  recent  conven­ Six  percent of  the labor  figure.  tion.  Four  year  scholarships  will  Aid  to  the  aged  and  blind  was  now be  offered to six  students each  increased to $100 a month, and $113  year.  for  special  need  cases.  Free  medi­ A new gimmick—collection  agen­ ^  ^  1  A Florida  company will  attempt to salvage 75 million  dol­ cal  care  has  been  offered  to  the  cies  masquerading  as  movie  and  Still  on  strike  against  rSwift  &  lars  worth  of  metal  cargoes  resting  on  the  bottom  of­Gulf  needy  disabled.  TV  casting  bureaus—came  to light  Co.,  19,000  members  of  the  Pack­ and Caribbean waters, in ships that were victims  of  German  The $55 a week rate is one of  the  as  the  Federal  Trade  Commission  inghouse  Workers and  the Amalga­ highest,  if  not  the  highest,  paid  submarines during the Second 4­ anywhere  in  Hie  nation,  as  is  the  accused  the  Television  and  Appli­ mated  Meat  Cutters  unions  hav#  World  War.  ing  Alcoa,  BulJ  and  Waterman,  39­week  duratimi  of  benefits.  Of  ance  Credit  Corp.,  of  Los  Angeles,  called  for  a  national  boycott  of  all  suffered  particularly­heavy  ship  course,  the  $55  figure  is  the  top  of  misrepresenting  itself  in  order  Swift  products.  The  company  hat  The Isthmus Steamship and  benefit,  depending  on  previous  to  obtain  information  on  delin­ been  accused  of  attempting  to  Salvage  Company  of  Miami,  Flori­ losses  during  this  period.  quent debtors.  After the  Bayard  operations,  the  earnings.  ,  da,  reported  that  it  has  obtained  break  the  strike  by  starting  "back  options  from  Lloydg  of  London  company  will  attempt  to  salvage  Seamen  woiidng  for  West  Coast  The  company,  which  also  oper­ to  work"  movements  and  unload­ permitting  it  to  make  the  salvage  5,000  tons  of  uranium,  valued  at  shipping  companies  whose  main  ates  as  the  "Hollywood  Casting  ing  propaganda  by  the  ton  on  the  $«  million  and  two  iron  ore  car­ offices  are  in  California  qual^  Service,  Inc.," mails  debtors  "con­ honies  of  union  m.embers.  attempts.  for  California­style  insurance  ben­ fidential  casting" forms,  asking  in­ The  company  has­ already  spent  goes  worth  $1  million.  The Isthmus company was  f ormed  efits.  no  matter  where  they  may  formation such  as current  addre.ss,  (230,000  during  the  past  ten  years  A mutual  aid program  in the air­ place  of  employment  and  car  li­ be  on  the  beach.  trying to determine the locations of  in  1048.  lines  industry  has  been  set  up  by  cense  number.  22  ships'that  were  sunk  In  coastal  The  Commission  claims  that  the  six  AFL­CIO  unions  operating  in  waters  during  World  War  11,  and  company  is  not  a  casting  service  the  air  transport field.  Involved  has  located  another  18  ships  at  and  that  is  sells, the  information  in the  program are  the Machinists,  depths  that  can  be  worked.  to business  people who  use this  in­ Transport  Workers,  Air  Line  Pil­ Capt.  Robert  J.  Stefanish,  presi­ formation  to  attach  the  debtors'  ots, Airline  Dispatchers,  Flight En­ dent  of  the  company,  said  he  was  gineers  and  Railway  Qlerks.  The  property.  negotiating  with  "Venturi  Salva­ introduction  of  Jet  aircraft  and  Accompanying the  forms are  let­ taggi",  a  salvage  company  in  Gen­ ters,  supposedly  from  the  "chief  problems  of  airline  safety  are  oa,  Italy  for  the  use  of  its  naval  casting  director,"  which  indicate  among  the  areas  that  the  group  engineers  and  salvage  ships.  the  persons  receiving  them  are  to  will­discuss  and  act  upon.  (4  AiilUon  Cargo  be  cast  as  movie  extras  and  bit  t  J,  He  said  that  he  expected  both  players.  In the face  of  the continuing  na­ companies  would  begin  Joint  op­ The  company  also  uses  the.se  tional  steel  strike,  the  United  erations  next  month  on  the steam­ forms,  which  they  falsely  repres­ Steelworkers  and  two  major  can  ship  Bayard  which  was  sunk  in  ent  to  purchasers' as being  cleared  manufacturers  have  agreed  to  ex­ 1942.  Capt.  Stefanish  said  he  be­ by  postal  authorities  and  the  FTC,  tend  their  contracts  for  at  least  lieves  that  about  half  of  the ship's  for  its  own  finance  business,  the  30 days.  The decision  affects 32,500  $4  million  cargo  was  salvageable.  FTC charged.  workers  employed  by  American  "Don't  get  the  Idea,"  he  said,  Can  and  Continental  Can.  The  "we're trying  to raise  these wrecks,  companies  have  accepted  retroac­ anybody  would  be  crazy  to  talk  tivity  as  part  of  the  agreement,  about  that.  All  we  want  to  do  is  i  4  get  their  cargoes  out."^  Regulations governing the  activi­ A  reminder  from  SIU  head­ ties  of  so­called  "consultants"  in  In World  War II some 1,900  ships  quarters  cautions  all  Seafarers  the  labor­management  field  have  were sunk  in  Western  Hemisphere  leaving  their  ships  to  contact  been  issued  by  Secretary  of  Labor  waters  carrying  a  cargo  worth  $3  the  hall  in  ample  time  to allow  James  Mitchell.  The  regulations  billion.  More  than  1,200  members  the  Union to  dispatch a replace­ require  detailed  reporting  of  of  the  SIU  gave  their  lives in  this  ment.  Failure to give notice  be­ spending,  fund  receipts  and  other  conflict.  fore  paying  off  may  cause  a  de­ The  heaviest  slnkings'in  coastal  layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  to  activities  by  the  Individuals  in­ SlU­manhed  Alcoa  Roomer  made  1,000 days  without  a  lost­time  waters  came  in  the  early  months  sail  short  of  the  manning  re­ volved.  The  reports  will  have  to  of  1942  when  unarmed  merchant  accident  on  September  27  and  was  promptly  awarded  a  certifi­ quirements and  needlessly make  be filed  within  30'days  after  an  cate  of  merit  by  the  city  o( New  Orleans.  At  presentation  are  ships  traveling  convoy  protection  the  work  tougher for your  ship­ individual  enters  into  an  agree­ (I. to  r.)  Carl Andrews,  oiler; Ambrose  Day,  1st  assistant;  Acting  ment  to  serve  as  a  consultant  and  were  sunk  by  the­  score.  Many  mates.  must  be  made  annually  thereafter.  ^  ^U­mailned  companies  indud­ Mdyor  Victor  Schiro; l­larris  Patterson,  ship's  delegate.  Calif. Sefs  $55  Week  Jobless  Pay  Salvage Company Aims  For WW II Lost Cargoes  Movie 'Job'  Bait  Proves  Debtor  Trap  a,  ^  ^  The Reamer Makes It  Quitting Ship?  Notify Union  ;  r'.­ ­4  ­.1  �Pare  Sia  SEAFARERS  IPG  NY Reports Headway  In SlU­MAWD Campaign  Oeteber  9. 198f  QMESTIONt  Hove  you  ever  run  Into  any  hurricanes,  typhoons,  or  severe  storms  while  at  sea?  Alcoa Gear  Gives Fast  Radar Plot  NEW  YORK—Prospects are good  that a  number of  marine  companies in  this harbor  will be under  the SIU's  Marine Al­ Hank  BJerrIng,  AB:  In  1929  off  "Bluebeny  HiU"  Motto,  oiler:  lied  Workers  Division  banner  in  the  near  future,  Bill Hall,  Hatteras  my  ship  got  caught  in  Just  recently  on  the  Steel  Re­ hurricane.  I  was  corder  I  got  a  The  Alcoa  Steamship  Company  assistant  secretary  reported. •   on  a  Hog  Island­ taste  of  wicked  is  installing  a  radar­plotting  sys­ Organizers  in  the  field  who  addition  to  the  Lifeboat  School,  er  and  we  aver­ weather.  We  tem  which  is  designed  to  make  it  have  been  meeting  with  suc­ thw­^  training  schpol  for  ABs  and  aged  eight  miles  were  in the  Med­ faster,  safer  and  easier for  a  mat#  FWTs  is  coming  along  very  well,  a  day.  Last  year  iteranean  when  to  plot  a  ship's  course.  with  new  classes  ready  to  start  the  Stebl  Vendor  the  winds started  The  question  of  radar­plotting  soon.  It  is  hoped  that  more  wipers  got  caught  in  a  to  blow  ... I  had  come  into  dispute  as  a  result  will  enroll  for  this  course  and  try  big  blow  off  in  thought  the  ship  of  many  collisions  of  radar­ for  their  FWT  tickets.  Japan,  and  back  would  tip  over.  equipped  merchant  ships  in  re­ Shipping  for  the  port  over  the  in  1949,  aboard  Most of  the  pass­ cent  years.  last  .  two­week  period  dropped  the  SS  Paoli  I  engers  got  ter­ The  system  being  adopted  by  slightly  below  the  300  mark.  How­ encountered  a  severe  storm.  None  ribly  sick.  How  di^  I  fare?  I'm  Alcoa,  the  Eraser  Luminous  Ma­ ever,  although  shipping  decreased,  an old  seadog—^you  know, and  sea­ neuvering  Board,  makes  use  of  ul­ especially  in  the  steward  depart­ of  them caused much damage.  ^  i(,  dogs  don't  get  sick.  tra­violet  light  illumination  for  ment,  there  were  16  class  C  cards  Mike  Kitsko,  AB:  We  got  hit  nighttime  plotting  plus  special  4  4  4  shipped  in  the  galley alone.  aboard  the  Seatrain  New  York  in  Thomiu  Bubar,  AB:  I  ran  into  triangles,  luminous  dividers  and  a  There  are  still  two  vessels  in  1954.  It  lasted  a  three­day  storm  in  1945,  off  stop  clock  which  makes  possible  lay­up  in  this  port,  the  SS  Pan­ for  two  days,  rapid  plotting  of  a  ship's  course  Okinawa.  It  was  dora  and  the  SS  Seagarden.  There  but  it  didn't  in  relation  to  an  oncoming  vessel.  real  bad,  every­ has  been  no  official  word  yet  as  bother  me  any.  Using  Radar  thing '  was  all  to  the  possibility  of  their  taking  Then  there  was  Isthmian  Steamship,  another  over  the  place.  on  crews  and  coming  out.  a  severe  storm  SlU­contracted  company,  has  had  Also,  in  19 48  HOUSTON—Port  Agent  Bob  Although  job  activity  decreased  in  the  fall  of  the  system  on  board  its  ships  for  when  I  was  Matthews  reports  that  shipping  somewhat,  there  were  a  greater  194 8.  I  was  about  six  months  now.  The  system  aboard  the  Hen­ number  of  vessels  calling  into  the  held  its own  for the  past  two­week  aboard  William  was  installed  aboard  Grace  Line  ry  Villard,  the  period.  He  expects  the  next  two  area  over  the  last  two  weeks  than  James  off  Cape  vessels,  and  was  aboard  the  Santa  weather  got  so  weeks  to  produce  an  increase  in  during  the  prior  period.  Of  the  Hatteras.  A  n  ­ Rosa  at  the  time  of  its  collision  ship traffic—assuming the  dock sit­ 48  vessels serviced  here during  the  other  ship,  not  far  from  us,  the  bad  that  all  the^  with  the  Valchem.  States  Marine,  ships  in  the  con­ period,  24  paid  off,  four signed  on  tanker  £1  Captain,  broke  right  in  uation  is clarified.  voy  separated.  We  were  going  to  Lykes and  MSTS have  also utilized  Visiting  the  port  of  Houston  and  18  were  in  transit.  two.  Murmansk  at  the  time  and  had  to  the  equipment  to  some  degree.  Vessels Paying  during the  last shipping period  and  Opponents  of  reliance  on  radar  iCt  'if  t,  make  it  by  ourselves.  .  signing  on  were  the  Steel  Artisan,  The  following  were  the  vessels  R.  Vasanez,  messman:  Last  year  in  navigation  have  cited  the  dif>  Steel  Maker  (Isthmian);  Young  paying  off  in  this  port  during  the  coming  from  Bremerhaven,  Ger­ Acuity  of  a  watch  officer  navigat­ America  (Waterman)  and  Julia  past  period:  the  OS  Baltimore,  ing  a  ship  and  trying  to  plot  a  many,  aboard  the  Council  Grove,  Bradford  Island,  (Julia  Nav.).  radar  course  at  the  same  time.  Coeur  D'  Alene  Faster  plotting  would  overcome  at  During  the  last  two  weeks  there  Bents  Fort  (Cities  Service);  Alcoa  Victory,  there  Patriot,  Alcoa  Puritan,  Alcoa  Pen­ lea^  part  of  that  objection  were  17  ships  in  transit.  They  nant,  was  a  bad  storm.  Alcoa  Polaris  (Alcoa);  Robin  were  the  Dol  Sol,  Del  Aires  (RJis­ The  ship  was  Gray  (Robin);  Seatrain's  New  Jer­ sissippi);  Seatrain  New  York,  Sea­ rolling,  and  ev­ WASHINGTON  —  Another  step  train New Jersey, Seatrain Georgia,  sey,  Louisiana,  Texas,  New  York,  erything  was  on  forward  toward  commercially­use­ Seatrain  Texas  (Seatrain);­Valiant  Georgia  (Seatrain);  Frances  Eliz­ the floor  —  we  ful  atomic  power  on  merchant  abeth,  Dorothy  (Bull);  Gateway  Freedom  (Ocean  Tramp);  Natalie  must  have  been  ships has been taken  by the Atomic  (Intercontinental);  Neva  West  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Denton  (Den­ traveling  at  Energy Commission.  It has awarded  (Bloomfield);  Ocean  Joyce  (Ocean  ton);  Atlantic  (American  Banner);  about  five  knots.  a  contract  for  a  design  and  engi­ BALTIMORE—Like  the  last  two  Steel  Rover,  Steel  Fabricator,  Clippers); Adzpa, Afoundria, Morn­ The  storm lasted  three days.  neer  study  of  a  nuclear  reactor  periods,  shipping  has  been  very  ing  Light  (Waterman);  Bienville,  Steel  Director  (Isthmian)  and  the  i  4  t  for use  in a 45,000­ton  tanker.  Jean  LaFitte  (Waterman).  slow for  the  past  two  weeks.  This,  Beauregard  (Pan­Atlantic);  Pacific  Julius  Silagwi,  bakeri  The  The  design  involved  is the  pres­ of  course, has  been'due to  the con­ Signing  on  were  the  Ocean  Deb­ Thunder  (Pacific  Thunder)  and  orah  (Ociean  Trans);  Robin  Hood,  worst  storm  I  encountered  was  sured  water  type,  but  studies  are  tinuing  steel  strike,  and  the  ex­ Petrochem  (Valentine).  already  underway  on  a  half  dozen  piration  of  the  ILA  contract.  Robin  Gray  (Robin)  and  the  John  last  summer  in  the Atlantic  when  other  designs.  C.  (Atlantic  Carriers).  Paying  off  in  the  last  two  week  Emphasis  in  the  latest  study  period  were  the  Emilia,  Hilton,  The .  in­transit  ships  were  the  I  was  aboard  the  contract is  on simplicity,  self­regu­ Jean,  Mae  (Bull);  Seastar,  Irene­ Alcoa  Partner  (Alcoa);  Massmar,  Pacific  Star.  We  lation  and  other  features  which  star  (Traders);  Marymar  (Calmar);  Texmar,  Seamar  (Calmar);  Steel  were  getting SOS  Artisan,  Steel Recorder  (Isthmian);  signals  from.,  a  would  lower  the  cosf of  construc­ Valiant  Explorer  (Ocean  Wind);  Robin  Gray  (Robin);  Emilia,  Hil­ ship  20  miles  tion  and  operation.  The  high  cost  Massmar  (Calmar).  ton  (Bull);  Seatrain  Georgia  (Sea­ away,  and  the  of  shipboard  reactors is one  of  the>  Signing  on  were  Feltore  (Mar­ train);  Hastings,  LaSalle,  (Water­ Pacific  Star  took  principle  obstacles  in  the  way  of  ven)  and  The  Cabins  (Texas  City).  man);  Beauregard,  Fairland,  Raph­ such  a  beating  commercially­useful  atomic  power.  Ships in transit were  Evelyn (Bull),  that  afterwards  ael  Semmes,  Vienville,  Azalea  The  target  date  for  the  use  of  Steel  Recorder  (Isthmian);  Robin  ^  0  City  (Pan­Atlantic)  and  the  Sand  we  had  to  stay  in  the  shipyard  the  reactor  aboard  a  working  ship  Gray  (Robin); .Mcoa  Runner,  Alcoa  Captain  (Const.  Agg.).  for  ten  days  for  repairs.  would  be  1964.  Polaris  (Alcoa).  cess  in  talking  to  the  various  em­ ployees,  are  now  obtaining  pledge  cards  and  will  probably  seek  rep­ resentation  soon.  ,  The  number  of  Seafarers  at­ tend ing  the  SIU's  Lifeboat  School  and  who  have,  received  their  tickets  is  rapidly  approach­ ing  the  200  mark,  Hall  said.  In  Ship Outlook  Seen Good  In Houston  Study  Begun  On A­Tanker  Steel  Still  Slows  Bait.  Rigging A Safe Gangway  From the time  ships first started going  to  sea, gongwoy accidents have always been a  major  shipboard  problem.^Various  devices  hove  been  tried  out,  including  cargo  nets  slung  under  the  gangway  to  catch  a  man  who might  fall off.  fiiiiiir  A  n' • '  '  •   •   i­­  , ,*5­ Pictured here is another proposed device  for  gangway  safety,  a  strip  of  canvas,  se­ cured  so  that  a  seaman  slipping  on  the  gangway will not roll  through and over  the  side. It's a device that merits consideration  OS  a  way  of  preventing  injury  and  saving  lives.  U­: y  I An $IU Ship Is A Safe Ship  mi: asjSf  �»  pelAer  f. M5t  SEAFAJLERS  10^  ;; t  't­J  Fa«i 8«fW  Arabian Staada Via SS Cialbarna  TOIIR  MIAR'S  WORTH  ;  Seafarer's Guide To  Better Buying  By  Sidney  Margolltu  Unions Fight High Medicine Costs  Mounting  complaints  over  excessive  charges  for  medicines,  and  Increasing *efforts  by  unions,  co­ops  and  group  health  services  to  beat  this  gouge,  have  the  drug  manufacturers  worried.  The  drug  industry  struck  a  bonanza  in  antibiotics,  vaccines,  tran­ quilizers  and  other  new  medicines,  and,  as  their  profits  soared.  Wall  Street investors  cashed  in. Drug  companies became the big  new money­ makers while you  paid |8, $16 and  even more for  various prescriptions.  US labor  and  co­op  papers  six  years  ago first called  attention  to  the  high charges  for medicines.  Now, an increasing  number of  publications  and  organizations  has  Joined  the  protests.  The  complaints  are  begin­ ning  to draw  blood.  The  cost  of  medicines  has  become  a  big  expense  for  your  family.  One  industry  estimate  is  that  the  average  person  spends  $30  a  year  for  medicines,  pharmaceutical  products  and  medical  appliances.  For  a  family  of  four,  this  is  $120  a  year.  Various  estimates  indicate  that  medicines  now  usurp  20  percent  of  the  average  family's  medical  expense:  In  a  long  illness,  the  cost  of  medicine  dan  be  a  serious  obstacle  to  Handler  heldi  one  of  eight  "pasofino"  horses  delivered by SlU­monnod Claiborne  to Mobile.  Three  treatment.  Edith  Ault,  of  the  Citizens  Committee  for  Children  of  New  York  City,  reports the  case of  a municipal  worker earning  $65  a  week.  stallions  and  five  mares, all  of  them  descendants  of  Arabian  horses  brought  over  from  Spain,  came  aboard  in  San  Juan.  Photo  from  "Port  of  Mobile  News."  ^  developed  a  skin  condition  re­ Qulr'ng  $15^ worth  of  Meticorten  a  week for  a  year. This  is 20  percent  of  the  man's  wage.  He's  insured  for  hospital  and  medical  care  but  not  for  the  medicine.  The long­established  policy of  Standard Oil  of  New  Jersey  of  promoting  and  fostering  The  result  of  the  exorbitant  so­called  "independent"  unions  on  its  ships  and  its  plants  has  been  discussed  in  detail  in  prices  Is  to  discourage  families  a  lengthy  article  appearing  in  the  October  issue  of  "Fortune"  magazine.  The  publication,  from  getting  proper  medical  care.  which  is  addressed  to  a  busi­ Group  Drug  Service  of  New  York  had  only  one  paid  official,­John  J.  the fleet.  However,  as  soon  as  the  reports  it finds  some  people  now  ness  audience  and  largely  re­ Collins,  who  was  also  an  adviser  ETMU  moved  to  affiliate  with  the  a  management  view­ tend  to  delay  calling  a  doctor  be­ flects  point,  discusses  some  of  the  de­ to  at  least  six  other  independent  SIUNA,  Collins  reappeared  with  a  cause  they  fear  they  may  have  a  unions  at  other  oil  compa­ new  "independent"  which  he  marine  vices  employed  by  the  company  $12  prescription  bill  as  well  as­$6  to  keep  the  so­called  "independ­ nies.  As  run  by  Collins,  the  union  named  the  Esso  Seamen's  Associa­ or $7  bill for the doctor.  The Com­ ents" on  the  leash.  In  the  process,  had  no  hiring  hall  and  no  formal  tion.  mittee  for  Children  found  cases  in  it  reports  on  the  attempts  of  the  right  to  represent  men  who  were  —The  ETMU  has filed  charges  which  parents  immediately filled  fired.  In  the  past  decade,  with  the  NLRB  accusing  the  com­ Esso  Tanker  Men's  Union  to break  prescriptions  for  their  children,  free  of  domination  of  the  John  in  the  marine  division  have layoffs  been  pany  promoting  the  Collins­ but  waited  with  their  own  to  see  (Dollin's  chain  of  "independent"  increasing, partly  because  Esso has  created of Esso  Seamen's  Associatioa  if  they  would  feel  better  later.  trimmed  its  own fleet  (from  sixty­ in  an  effort  to  restore  the  long­ tanker  unions.  Mrs.  Ault  reports  another  ex­ ships  ten  years  ago  to  established  Standard  Oil  pattern  pediency  used  by  many  families  The  ETMU,  whose  memb^ers  re­ seven  twenty­six)  and  has  chartered  of  company  domination.  nowadays  is  to  get  a  smaller  centl:^  voted  by  secret  ballot  to  tankers  from  other  •  companies,  Seafarers  who  were  active  in  affiliate  their  organization  with  amount  of  a  medicine  than  the  many  of  them  foreign­registered,"  the  Cities  Service  organizing  drive  the  SIU  of  North  America,  is  cur­ doctor  prescribes.  the  article  said.  back  in  the  late  1940'8  will  recall  Often druggists  themselves suggest  a  smaller  amount  when  a  family  rently fighting an  attempt  by  Col­ "In  July  of  1958,  Charles  Gal­ Collins  as  the  man  who  attempted  Oomplains  about  the  price  or  doesn't  have  enough  money  to  pay  for  lins  to  reestablish  himself  in  the  lagher,  an  unpaid  official  of  the  to  block  the SIU's  certification and  the prescription.  While some  i»harmaceutical  exports do feel  that some­ Esso fleet.  independent, finally  led  a  revolt  a  contract  in  the fleet  by  creating  .Company  Called  Shots  times doctors  go overboard  in the  quantity  they prescribe,  the growing  against  Collins,  complaining  that  a  "Cities  Service  Tankermen's  As­ practice  of  cutting  the  prescription  without  the  doctor^s  knowledge  The  "Fortune"  article  reports  he  had  never  in  his  year  of  office  sociation."  The  attempt  collapsed  lends to  be a  little risky.  It would  be safer  to phone  him back,  explain  that  as far  back  as  the first  World  seen  a  union financial record  .  .  ."  when  the  NLRB  ruled  the  organi­ the  predicament  caused  by  the  high  price,  and  ask  whether  it  would  War  Esso  employed the formula  of  Under  new  leadership,  the  Esso  zation out  as a  company­dominated  "employee  representation  groups."  men  reconstituted  their  organiza­ association  created  for  the  sol#  lie  all  right  to  get  a  smaller  amount.  This  would  also  serve  to  remind  doctors  that  the  cost  of  medicines  These  groups  were  openly  com­ tion  to  provide  for  full­time  offi­ purpose  of  blocking  SIU  organiza­ has  become  exorbitant,  and  beyond  the  ability  of  many  patients  to  pany­controlled  and  existed  until  cers  ashore  elected  directly  out  of  tion  in  the fleet.  pay. Doctors  could do  more to  stop the  drug­price gouge  than anybody  the  Wagner  Act  was  passed.  Since  the  Wagner  Act  made  it  else.  Actually  thsi  cost  of  medicines  could  be  cut  to  a  fraction  of  present  illegal  for  company­dominated  un­ tags. It  is reported that  the pharmaceutical  center run by Group  Health  ions  to  function,  new  "independ­ Cooperative  in  Seattle  serves  its  50,000  members  at  an  average  cost  ent"  unions  were  set  up,  theoreti­ cally  "independent"  of  manage­ of  $$ a  year  per  person  for  prescriptions.  ment  control.  Joint  efforts  by  unions  and  group  health  plans,  such  as  is  being  A  self­insured  Welfare  plan  has  month  have  been  obtained  for  However,  "Fortune"  said,  "On  gone  into  effect  for  members  of  about  100  Canadian  Seafarers  explored  by  a  group  of  New  York  City  unions  with  the  Health  Insur­ two  occasions  the  NLRB  ordered  the  Staff  Officers^  Association.  sailing  with  Dominion  Steel  and  ance  Plan,  could  chop  costs  in  these  ways:  • The    combined purchasing  power of  union health  clinics and  group  local  independents  disbanded  on  Group  insurance  formerly  carried  Coal.  The  cortipany  operates  three  the  ground  that  they  were  com­ with  the  John  Hancock  Insurance  ships  which  haul  coal,  iron  or#  health  plans  could  cut  the  cost  of  me4icine8  by  about  25  percent.  pany­dominated;  each  time  a  Company  was  terminated  at  esti­ and  steel.  The  new  agreement,""  • Education    of  doctors  to  prescribe  drugs  by  their  generic  or  sci­ new  independent but was  formed."  mated  savings  of  some  $3,000  to  negotiated  by  the  SIU  Canadian  entific  names  instead  of  the  same  products  under  higher­priced  brand  The  nature  of  the  "independents"  names  could  chop  the  price  in  half  in  many  cases.  For  example.  Dis­ was  such, "Fortune" reported,  that  $4,000 annual for the pursers union  District,  runs  until  July  4,  1961.  trict  65  offers  members  a  vitamin  preparation,  of  the  same  formula  as  leaders  of  the  outfits  "are  often  plan.  it  t>  X  the  well­known "Unicaps,"  for $3 for  250  instead  of  $6.75  for Unicaps.  fully  paid  by  the  company,  even  Pick Up 'Shot'  • Development    of  a  more  limited  "formulary,"  meaning  a  shialler  for  time  spent  on  union  business  A  group  of  home  economists  Card At Payoff  list  of  drugs  to  avoid  duplication  of  much  the  same  drug  under  dif­ ,  .  .  In  Baton  Rouge  and  at  Bay­ toured  the  Marin.(B  Cooks  and  Stewards training center at an open  ferent  brand  names,  would  be  another  cost­cutter.  Seafarers  who have  taken  the  town—until  early  Hhis  year—the  Labor  unions  already  have  taken  the  lead  in finding ways  for  their  companies  provided  presidents  of  house  affair  during  the  recent  series  of  inoculations  required  members to  get modem  life­saving drugs  at reduced costs. Just  as they  the  independents  with  office  AFL­CIO  convention,  and  were  for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  high  in  their  praise  of  the  train­ reminded  to  be  sure  to  pick  up  —pioneered  in  organizing  group  medical  services.  For  example,  HIP  space  and  telephones."  ing  methods  and  organization  of  their inoculation  cards from  the  foiind  that  of  76  New  York  locals  who  answered  a  questionnaire  (of  By  American  union  standards,  a  llbo who received it), 38  now have  some kind  of  arrangement for their  set­up of  this nature clearly  stamps  the  center  which  is  used  to  assure  captain or  the purser  when  they  supply  of  qualified  cooks  and  pay  off  at  the  end  of  a  voyage.  members  tp  get  drugs  at  discounts.  Nine  operate  their  own  pharmacy,  the  "independent"  as  a  company­ a  bakers  for  West  Coast  ships.  Jig'have  an  arrangement  with  a  privately­operated  group  drug  service,  dominated  organization.  The card  should  be  picked up  *  *  *  fl\fe  with  local  pharmacies,  and  three  with  pharmacies  operated  by  The  pattern  of  "Independent"  by the Seafarer and  held  so that  Deck  orewm^bers  of  the  neiighborhood  group  clinics.  In  Bsso has  been  employed  Western  Pioneer,  members  of  the  it  can  be  presented  when  sign­ bther  unions  in  various  cities  have  services  of  this  type  too.  But  unions  on  the  company's  tankers.  "Until  Sailors  Union  of  the  Paoiflc,  have  ing  on  for another voyage where  they're  still  scattered  and  in  the  minority.  Until  the  movement , for  early  this  year  this  Independent  been hailed  for the rescue of  eight  the  "shots"  are  required.  The  group  drug  services  becomes  more  widespread,  all, you  can  use  to  try  inoculation  card  is  your  only  Canadian fishermen  in  the  Aleu­ proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ to;  keep  down  your  family's  drug  costs  are  these  admitted  half  tian  Islands.  The fishermen  had  quired  shots.  f  I  measures:  to  abandon  their  boat  whea it  ran  • Ask your doctor    when possible, to prescribe by generic  or soientlfle  men  who forget  to pick  up  on  the  rocks.  Western  Pioneer  up The?u  name  rather  than  brand  name.  .  their  Inoculation  card  when  ­crewmembers  took  a  ­ lifeboat  • Shop Several dmgglsts to see which has the more    reasonable price.  they  pay  off  may find that  they  through  heavy  surf  and  then  rode  are  Charges do  vary  bF  loo.|tieibvVolinn,e  of  bnsineas. etc.  This  won't jtfro  required  to  take  all  the  a big. comber , back out  to sea  after  "shots"  ych miilli beeanse  moot of  fne CMt  Is controlled by tiio nianttfa|Otai^rh  again  when  they  want  picking  up  the  eight  men.  Bnt some dmgglsta do shade prices a little, especially in harddiip cases.  to sign on  tor another  such voy­ • In    buying  BM­presoriptiOB'ltemn,  seloOt  the  lowest^prlcod  brand  • 80.  Wage iiioreas#i  of  $40 to $60 per  that  has  the  letton "tISP.'*  'Fortune' Describes  Esso  Rig  Xell  It  I/oj!  li  • is  �rare  «rbt  SEArARERS  LOG  Octeker  9, ItW  •   �petoiir t.  t9g»­ SEArABBRS  LOO  ff  Nbif  •  l}'r.':W:'^'i*­::­^  A  • 4'Wi  "9  fo,  ^^iier  M  B  ^ ^rst  h  loklyn cappinT^  off  with an  A­  I  l^JJa ce.  Of  fjj^  ra  SiV's an "Aft?Pport unity existed IP'P Plar sa/d  ^^.^far'  His seafaring days now behind him,  Seafarer Seymour Wallace, SIU schol­ arship  winner,  is  now  a  full­fledged  MD  as  the  result  of  his  graduation  from  Columbia  University's  College  Clipping  above  from  July  23,  19H  SEAFARERS  LOG  re­ ported  on  Seafarer  Seymour  Wallace's  ambitions  to  at­ tend medical  school.  Dr. Wallace  checks  x­ray  of  patient's  spine.  In  pathology  lab,  he  ex­ amines specimen on slide.  of  Physicians, and  Surgeons  last  July.  Dr.  Wallace  is  currently  completing  his  one­ year "apprenticeship" as  an  intern at  Meth­ odist  Hospital,  Brooklyn,  a  short  run  from  the Union's Brooklyn  headquarters.  Dr.  Wallace  has  the  distinction  of  being  the  first  Seafarer  to  obtain  an  MD  degree  under  the  SIU's  scholarship  program,  al­ though  one  other  scholarship  winner,'  Miss  Alma  Jimenez,  daughter  of  Seafarer  Pedro  Jimenez, obtained  her degree  in 1958  at the  University of  Puerto Rico.  It  was  in  1952  that  the  Seafarer  was  awarded  his  four­year,  $6,000  SIU  scholar­ ship.  At the time  he was  a  pre­medical stu­ dent  at  Long  Island  University.  He  promptly, enrolled  in  Columbia  University,  completing  his  medical  studies  and  grad­ uating in  June.  He sailed  the first two sum­ mers while  in medical  school, but  from  then  on  schoolwork  was  a  12­month­a­year  pro­ position.  .  Dr.  Wallace  started  in  the  hospital  July  I,  selecting  a  rotating  internship  which  would  give  him  the  broadest  possible  ex­ perience.  "1  expect  to  enter  a  specialized  field,  anesthesiology,  when  my  internship  is completed," he  explained, "and  I thought  it  desirable  to  undertake  an  assignment  which would  give me experience  in all areas  of  hospital  practice."  As  a  rotating  intern.  Dr.  Wallace  treats  patients  in  the  out­patient  clinic,  handles  admissions to the  hospital, assists in surgical  operations,  performs  minor  surgery  and  '  serves  in  the  emergency  ward.  He  spends  all  of  his  time  at  the  hospital,  except  that  he  is  off  duty  every  other  night  and  every  other  weekend.  Actually  he  "stands  watch" continuously,  and  during  t^he  duty  period,  is  on  call  in  the  hospital  at  all 'times  and  sleeps  on  tha  premises.  When  his  internship  is  completed,  Dr.  Wallace  expects  to  enroll  at  Columbia  for  two  years  of  advanced study  in  anesthesiol­ ogy.  He  will  then  enter  medical  practice.  A native  New Yorker,  Dr.  Wallace started  sailing  with  the  SIU  back  in  1948  when  he  Was  18.  He.^sailed  as  AB,  usually  on  Bull  Line  or  Mississippi  ships.  Subsequently  he  decided  to  enter  cbl­ ege  for  prcrmCd  training,  in.,the  hope  of  somehow  being  able  to  get  a  medical  de­ gree  on  his  own.  The  going  was  pretty  tough,  particularly  with  a  family  to  sup­ port  (he  is  married  and  has  a  daughter,  7).  The  scholarship award  made  it  possible  for  him  to complete  his medical  training.  •  <J  r.'  llllllll  Youthful patient  came  to  emergency  ward with  cut  finger.  As  a  rotating ­intern, Dr.  Wallace's  duties  include  emergency  as­ signments as well as assisting in  surgery and other hospital  tasks.  After  completing  his  tour  of  duty  at  the  hospital,  Dr.  Wallace  heads  home  to  wife  and  child.  While  on  duty.  Dr.  Wal­ lace eats in  hospital cafe­ teria  along  with  other  doctors on  staff.  With  assistance  of  two  members  of  nursing  staff. Dr. Wallace conducts  examination of  hos­ pital  in­patient,  one  of  his  regular  hospital  as­ signments.  r.  .Vy  In hospital  library.  Seafarer  MD looks  up  some  information., Much of  his  time  is  spent  in  the  library  studying  medical  magazines  and  journals  to  keep  up^ wi^h  the  latest  advances  in medicine.  Vernon  5tutzman,  hos­'  pitol  directory  chats  with  Wallace  at  entrance.  Infant  sets  up  healthy  clamor  as  Dr.  Wallace  uses  stethe­ scope.  Part of  the ex­Seafarer's duties include  work in  the  pediatric out­patient  clinic.  �i«.  SEAfARBBB  toe  PaceTea  Waterman Hits Rough  Going In Subsidy BatUe  r~  |l ­'  |L'  Oslster t. lilt  '  Brand Naw Plar Naar SlU Haadquartara  WASHINGTON—Waterman  Steamship  is  steppMg'i(|)  its  almost  three­year­old  fight  to  gain  Government  operating  subsidies  on  four  essential  trade  routes, following  a  Federal  Maritime  Board  examiner's*"  "  decision  in  August  cutting  Kingdom  and  Continent  service,  back the number of subsidized  US  Gulf/California­Far­East,  Pa­ cific  Coast­Far  East  and  US  North  sailings.  Attorneys for the  SlU­contracted  Atlantic­Continent,  Partial  Approval  company  have  filed  exceptions  to  the  examiner's  findings,  citing  the  The  company  had  sought  ap­ need  for  additional  sailings  on  the  proval for 96 to 144  subsidized sail­'  services  involved. .The  four  trade  ings,  but  the  examiner  recom­ routes  are  the  US  Guif/United  mended  a  minimum  of  84  and  a  ceiling  of  120.  The  examiner's  ap­ New  Mooremack  pier  af  fool of  23rd  Slreel,  Brooklyn, it  juil four  blocks  from  SlU headquarters  halh  '  proval  far  Waterman's  requests,  It was  recently dedicated  and is  now  being used  by  Robin  Line  ships  in  addition  to  Robin  Line's  old  which  involved  Over  a  half  dozen  stamping grounds  in Erie'Basin.  different  routes  and  services,  cov­ ered  subsidies  on  three  services  now  operated  by  Waterman,  plus  permission to offer subsidized serv­ ice  to  two  other  areas  not  ade­ quately  serviced  by  other  US­flag  All  strikebreaking  agencies  active  in  New York  State would have ,to be registered and  companies.  all  employment  agencies  would have  to specify if a strike existed at a plant calling in a  job,  Although  its  original  application  'Tools rush  in where  angels fear  dates back to January, 1957,  Water­ according  to  proposals 'by  a  special  state  investigating  committee.  to  tread,"  as  the  saying  goes,  and  man  must  still  win  approval  of  its  The  committee,  named  last*  a  group  of  amateur  salvagers  subsidy bid  by the Maritime  Board  year  to  investigate  the  use  of  Westchester newspaper  chain,  said  one  such firm.  This  is  an  agency  aren't sure yet  if  it applies to them.  itself.  An  additional  barrier  to be  imported  strikebreakers  in  a  it  discovered  the  existence  of  only  whose  offices  are  in  Indiana,  Disregarding the advice of  experts,  hurdled  are  exceptions  to  the  ex­ owned  and  operated  by  Bloor  they  sank  $100,000  in  raising  a  aminer's  decision  filed  by  the  Schleppey  with  the  assistance  of  sunken  Liberian  tanker.  The  Afri­ public  Counsel.  His  recommends^  Miss  Shirley  Klein,  now  an  execu­ can  Queen,  which  broke  in  two  tions  would  further  whittle  down  tive  of  the  Macy  newspaper  chain  and  sank  in  shallow  water  off  Waterman's  proposed  subsidized  Reporting from the Yorkmar, on which he sails as 8­12 oiler,  in Westchester,  Maryland  eight  months  ago.  The  service  in three  major areas  below  Seafarer  Lawrence  H.  Chapman  has  applauded  the  short­ However,  it noted  the operations  owners  abandoned  the  vessel  sev­ the  examiner's  recommendations.  wave  broadcasts  of  the  Maritime  Trades  Department.  The  of  the firm were  widespread  in the  eral months later when professional  Waterman  and  Isthmian  are  newscasts  go  out  every  week­*  newspaper  business,  as  it  is  en­ salvagers  said  it  couldn't  be saved.  among the last of  the big  dry cargo  both  on  a  voice  transmission  He  noted  that  he  picked  up  the  gaged  in  recruiting  and  transport­ voicecast  on  WFL­65,  19  meter  ing  strikebreakers  to  newspapers  operators running  without Govern­ and  via  Morse  Code.  A  Six­Month  Job  The  amateurs,  headed  by  Paul  ment  subsidy  today.  Ishtmian's  Chapman  noted  that  "I  usually  wavelength  on  a  frequency  of  15.­ in many states.  In New  York State,  the  agency  supplied  117  strike­ Brady  and  Lloyd  Deir  of  Suffolk,  petition  for  subsidy  on  three  sep­ copy  the  news  as  best  I  can  for  850  kilocycles.  Eyea  Lakes  News  breakers in three  separate disputes  arate  routes  Is  also  still  pending,  the  crew  and,  although  I'm  not  a  Va.  quit  their  jobs,  pooled  their  although  it  was  cleared  by  an  ex­ A resident  of  Chicago,  Chapman  involving  printers'  unions  and  court  reporter  I  get  all  the  main  savings, and  worked for six months  expressed particular  Interest in  de­ aminer  almost a year  ago.  newspapers;  The  investigators  facts  of  the  broadcast."  to refloat  the 400­foot  stern section  velopments  on  the  Great  Lakes.  noted  that  students  were  recruited  of  the boat, which  they then floated  Discussing the sinking of the Lakes  in  Florida  for  the  strikebreaking  110  miles  to  Norfolk,  Va.  ore­carrier  Carl  Bradley,  Chap­ jobs  without  being  told  there  was  Were the  tanker to be rebuilt the  man  noted  that,  "Those  self­un­ a  strike  situation  involved.  salvagers  could  get  as  much  as  $3  loaders  all  look  heavy  at  bow  and  ­  As  a  resuit  of  the  investigation,  million,  but  this  unlikely  because  stern, and  many a  person has won­ State  Industrial  Commissioner  there  is  currently  a  surplus  of  dered if  they would  split when hit­ Martin  P.  Catherwood  said  h*  tankers  on  the  market.  They'll  be  ting  a  storm.  Certainly  I  wouldn't  would  recommend  state  legislation  lucky  if  they  even  make  a  profit  go  deep­sea  dn  any  of  them.  The  to curb  the activities  of  such agen­ when  they  sell  it  for  scrap.  length­to­width  ratio  seems  too  cies.  Short  Career  much  for  the  way  the  weight  is  The  proposed  legislation  would  distributed."  Brady,  a  45  year­old  appliance  require  strikebreaking  agencies  to  The Yorkmar Seafarer has an in­ register  and  file  reports  providing  dealer  said,  "For  six  months  I've  novation  on  his  mail  which  could  for  full  public  disclosure  of  their  felt  like  I  had a  bull  by the  horns.  well  be  copied  by  other  SIU  men.  activities.  Employment  agencies  This  is  wonderful.  I'm  going  He  places  an  American­flag  stick­ would  be  required  to  notify  job  straight  home  and  get  some  sleep.  er  on  the  back  of  his ­envelopes  applicants  when  and  if  a  strike  When  I  get  back  to  the  appliance  with  the  legend,  "US  Flag  Ships  situation  existed  at  a firm  calling  business  Til  stay  there.  No  more  salvaging  for  me."  Seafarer  Chapman's  mail  carries  plug  for  US  shipping.  for  American  Cargoes."  for  job  replacements.  Prize' Hulk  Safe^ Value  Is  Dubious  Ask  Anti'Sfrikebreaking Law  Hails MTD Newseasting  STEEL  FLYER  (Isthmian),­ Sept. S—  Chairman,  D.  Kcddy;  Secretary,  L.  Calderon.  No  beefs;  everything  run­ ning  smoothly.  Request  each  person  clean  own  fan.  Ship's  fund  $2.28—  donation  of  $4  to  library  fund.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  Request  coffee  be  made  In  coffee  urn  at  breakfast.  Discussion  on  washing  machine  which  needs  repair.  Suggest  SI  be  donated  to  ship's  fund.  PENN  EXPLORER  (Penn  Shipping),  Aug.  21—Chairman,  J.  Puckett;  Sec­ retary,  F.  Sawyer.  New  delegate  elected.  No  beefs.  Shortage  of  fans,  porthole  wlndscoops  and  screens  to  be  taken  care  of  after  voyage. '  Sug­ gest  laundry  be  cleaned  by  wiper  end  ordinary  and  recreation  haU  by  mess­ man.  Repair list  to be  turned In.  FLORIDA  STATE  (Pence  Products),  Aug.  27—Chairman,  A.  JImans;  Sec­ retary,  C.  Ducota.  Ship's  fund  8.77.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Vote  of  thanks  to  delegate  for  Job  weU  done.  i'::.'  S • .  n'H'';'!/  .  JIsV..'  •   l>T"  ;•   •  •  ­ IP.­V  I • *'  • X'jj  LUCILE  BLOOMFIELD  (BloomUeld),  Aug.  IS—Chairman,  L.  da  Parller;  Secretary,  H.  Huston.  OT  settled  in  Houston.  No  beefs.  b{pw  delegate  ­ elected.  Put  sacks  In  doorway  after  slushing  deck.  Request  soup  be  kept  warmer:  hotplate  to  be  used.  Cold  'water  fountain  discussed.  Sept.  S—Chairman,  H.  Huston;  Sec­ retary,  L  de  Parller.  New  delegate  elected.  Have  patrolman  clarify  dele­ gate's  position  on  ship.  elected.  Discussion  as to  who  should  make  coffee  at  10  AM  and  3  PM.  Sept.  11—Chairman,  J.  Morris;  Sec­ retary,  K.  Abarens.  No  beefs;  every­ thing  running  smoothly.  Three  hours  disputed  OT  to  be  taken  up  with  pa­ trolman.  Request  recreation  room  be  painted.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  weU  done.'  STEEL  ROVER  (Isthmian),  Aug.  i—  Chairman,  E.  Bryant;  Secretary,  R.  Slpsey.  See  that  repairs  from  last  trip  are  done  before  arrival  in  San  Francisco.  Keep  messhall  clean.  Aug.  lf­^halrman,  R.  Slpsey;  Sec­ retary  elected.  Request  cutting  down  on  grease  in  food.  Turn  In  repair  list.  Discussion  on  retirement;  also  on  fans  by  electrician.  LONOVIEW  VICTORY  (Victory  Carr.),  Sept.  S—Chairman,  Watson;  Secretary,  P.  Pullbrlght.  Ship's  fund  S4.90.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elect­ ed.  Deck  and  engine  depts.  to  alter­ nate  cleaning  laundry  room.  Steward  utility  to  take  care'  of  recreation  room.  DEL  VIENTO  (Delta  Line),  Aug.  23  —Chairman,  J.  Procell;  Secretary,  L.  Oaluska.  No  baefa.  Ship's  fund  820.  New  delegate  elected.  Take  care  of  washing  machine  and  keep  laundry  clean.  Three  chairs  ordered.  Take  garbage  aft.  bATEWAY  CITY  (Pan­Atlantic),  Sept.  14^halrman,  R.  Ligon;  Secre­ tary,  C.  Jones.  Repair  Usta  made  tip.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  SRASTAR  (Triton),  Sept.  14—Chair­ man,  J.  Kgavney;  Secretary,  M.  Buga­ wah;  One  man  missed  ship  in  Brazil.  One  man  hospitalised  and  repatriated  before  foUowing  port.  Repair  list  made  up.  Beef, re  chief  mate's  lack  of  cooperation  with  deck  gang,  Soma  OT  diluted.  Request  men  getting  off; Strip  bunka  and leave  room  clean.  Bring  cots  back  to  be  checked.  Re­ quest  captain  give  24 hours'  notice  if  dtlp  lay  up.  retary,  D.  Simpson.  Some  OT  dis­ DEL  NORTE  (MIsslislppI),  July  It—  puted.  Suggest  injured  man  be  hos­ Chairman,  R.  Leonard;  Secretary,  G.  pltallied.  Request  cleaning  equip­ ment  be  suppUed.  Proper  attire  to  Annis';  80  hours  OT  disputed  in  en­ ALC&A  PENNANT  (Alcoa),  Sept.  •   be  worn  In  messhaU.  gine  ^ept.  Time  off  fqr  Coast  Guard  —Chairman,  F.  Pahler;  Secretary,  M.  taken  care  of,  for  deck  and  .;Howell.  One  man  missed  ship  from  BEAUREGARD  (Pan­Atlentic),  Sept.  engine  dept.  held  to  four  men  from  Puuce  to  St.  Thomas.  Two  men  4—Chairman,  B.  Brown; gscrstary,  S.  eeeh  dept..  for.  present  time  Motion  failed  to  Join  ship  from  St.  Croix  to  Doyle.  Vote  of  thanks  to  crew  for  to use  ship's fund  to pay for  repairing  JSaRlmore.  .  Repairs  to  be  turned  In  cooperation.  Ship's  fund  88.57.  No  movie  projector.  New  delegate  elect­ to steward.  Report.on safety .meeting  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  .  ad.  One  minute  of  sUenoa  obiOrved  ' fpl>>shlp.'  dept.  for  Job  weU  done.  in  memory  of  our  doperted  brothers.  Aug.  'I4­­Chalrman,  E.  Leonard;  eOEUR  D'ALRNE  VICTORY^ (Vie.  '" WARRIOR  (Watermen),  June  20—  Secretary,  #.  Annie.  Three  iinen..  Carr.),  Aug.  28—Chairman,  J.  Morris;  Chairman,  G.  Champlln;  Secretary,  M.  logged.  Soma  OT  in engine  dept.  No  Secretary,' K.  Abarons.  New  delegate'  Elliott.  New  delegate  and  ship's  sec­ beeft.  Ship's fund 87.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Aug.  10—fhalrman,  J.  CatalaneHo;  Secretary,  O.  Annie.  Motion  to  change  hours  of  crew's  wash  room  hours  from  8  AM  to  10  PM  to  8  AM  to 8  PM  now  that  there  are two  wash­ ing  machines.  Request  large  Jar  be  placed  in  steward  dept.  lounge  for  donations  of  toy  and  doll  fund.  ALMENA  (Clover  Carr.),  Aug.  Chairman,  J.  Denals;  Secretary,.  A.  Calderarl.  Sailed  short  one  2nd  pumpman.  Request  each  delegate  make  up  minor  repair  list  to  Include  all  watertight  doors  and  portholes.  Repair  Ice  water  line.  VALLIANT  HOPE  (Ocean  Carr.),  Sept.  4—Chairmen,  L.  Thomas;  tecra­ tary,  A.  Olive.  New  delegate  elected.  Draws  to  be  in  American  money.  Spent  83.90  on  Nif  and  Seattle  caUs.  Few hours OT disputed.  Refrain  from  using  topside  head.  Vote  of  thanki  to steward  dept.  for  food  and  service.  DEL  ALiA  (Mississippi),  Sept.  4—  Chairmen,  G.  Perker;  Secretary,  C.  Cobb.  Ship's  fund  838.20.  New  dele­ gate  elected.  Requeat  proper  attlrg  worn  in  mesehaU.  BRADFORD  ISLAND  (Cities  Serv­ ice),  Sept.  17—Chairmen,  H.  Darrew;  Secretary,  A.  Carpenter.  Repair  Ust  turned  In.  No  beefs.  One  men  abort  In.  engine  dept.  Vote  of  tlunks  t»  steward  dept.  for fine  food  and  serv­ ice,  Chief  englheer  to  atart  on  re­ palre  and  painting  foc'elSs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Request  cots  be  brought  Inside  when  In  port.  Refer  to  patrolman  matter  of  having  slop­ chest manifest  placed  where crew  can  read  it.  EAGLE^TRAVELER  (Sea  Transp^),  Sept.  1)—Chairman,  P.  Otto;  Secro­ tary,  J.  Morgan.  Three  men  paid  off;  four  men  hospitalized.  Ship's  fund  880.  One  man  short.  Seven  hours OT  disputed.  New  Relegate  elected.  YAKA  (Waterman),  Sept..  11  —  Chairman,  T.  Danzey;  8ecratery,  O.  Nickolion.  One  man  mlsied  ship  in>  Mobile.  No  beeft.  Turn  In  repair  Ust.  New  delegate  elected.  Keep  pantry  and  drinking  fountain  clean,  Vote  of  thanks  to  Steward  dept. .for  Job  well  done.  ,  ­ WINTER  HILL  (Cities  Service),  Sept.  14—Chairman,  F.  Wherrity;  Secretary,  J.  McLaughlin.  Beef  re  menus.  Delayed ealllng  being checked.  No  beefi.  Naw  delegate  elected..  .  STHHL  NAVIGATOR  (Isthmian),  Sapt.  15—Chairman,  C.  Mszur;  Sacra­ tary,  R.  Wardlaw.,  Ship's  fund .124.88  —donated  84  to  library  in  NY.  No  baafs.  One  man  short  in  engine  dept.  .  Request  napkin  holders  on '  tables.  Native  personnel  to stay  out  of  gaUoy  ahd  Icebovea.  Suggest  boUed  eggs  and  sardines  f6r  night  lunch.  Secohd  electrician  expresses, thanks  foe  How* >  ore  fe.nt  to  father's  funeral.  STEEL  ADVOCATE  (Isthmian), Sept.  OCIAN  JOYCH  (Marltlma  Gvariaas),  14—Chairmen,  J.  Geude; Secretary,  A.  Sapt.  11—Chairman,  H.  Mady;  Sacra­ Etplno.  Parte  for  refrigerator  atlU  tary,  L.  Meyers.  Shtp'a  fund  817.58.  not  aboard.  Ship's  fund  815.28.  Few  New  delegate  elected.  Request  better  hours  OT  dltputed,  No­  heefa,  .  Re­ gredn  of  coffee.  Seg  chief  anglneef  quest  American  money  In.  Ueu  of  re  Having  naw  washing  maeltlna  travelers  checks.  •h   ookad  up.  IMacustloit  oii .'flra  and  VENORR  (Merven),  iapti  19­Chalr­ man,­ R;  Norsnr  Secfrktehr,  R.  Ham­ mend.  Two  men  missed  ship  lit  deck  dept.  Motion  to have  agreements and  clarlAcaMons  put aboard  aU  Ore ships.  '.boat  drm.­.  COUNCIL ^ aROVB 'WItias  SarvteauM  Sapt.  ll­'­;Chalrman,  T.  Sfrlcltlihid;,  Sacratary,  R.­  MySrs.  dalggaCs '  alected.  �Oetober  • , 1959  Pare lleTta  SEAFARERS  106  It Fits!'  Banner  Line Seeks  British Port  Rights  IK WASHINGTON—A. decision by  a Federal Maritime  Board  examiner is now pending on a  petition by  the SlU­contracted  American  Banner  Line  to  include  calls  at  Southampton  on  its regular transatlantic sched­>  ule.  The  company's  ail­toiu^  eign­flag  vessels  and  have  little or  ist liner SS Atlantic now runs  no  effect  on  existing  US­flag  pas­ only  to  Holland  and  Belgium.  senger  se^ice.  The  only  US­flag  In  support  of  its  petition.  Ban­ liners  now  running  to  Southamp­ ner  Line  cited  a  special  study  ton  are  the  United  States  and  showing  that  broader  passenger  America  of  US  Lines,  which  op­ operating  rights  for  the  Atlantic  posed  the  petition.  would  generate  new  sea  traffic,  The  Banner  Line  study  said  divert  additional  traffic  from  for­ "the  record  indicates  that  the  ex­ pansion  of  tourist­class  sea  traffie  between  Europe  and  the  US  has  generally  been  limited  by  capa­ city  and  not  by  demand . . . Each  introduction  of  a  new  vessel  has  been  followed  by  a  corresponding  increase  in  total  traffic  and  par­ ticularly  in  tourist­class  travel.",  ^  While  agreeing  that  air  travel  was  and  will  continue  to  increase  tremendously,  it  contended  this  will  not  br^g  about  a  decline  in  sea  travel  and,  "given  the  capa­ NEW  YORK  —  E.  N.  Altman,  city,  sea  travel  will  increase."  business  manager  of  Local  38,­ The  company's  witnesses  also  Seattle  and  Jesse  M.  Calhoon,  pointed  to  the  "well­known  fact"  business manager  of  Local 11,  Nor­ that  it  Is  virtually  impossible  to  folk,  have  been  elected  president  get  high  season  bookings  less  than  and  secretary­treasurer,  respec­ many  months in  advance,  especial­ tively,  of  the  National  Marine  ly  ' in  tourist­class  accommoda­ Engineers  Beneficial  Association.  tions,  since  the  number  of  tourist  Altman  and  Calhoon  defeated  accommodations  on  other  vessels  Herbert  L. Daggett  and  Arthur  La  is cut down  in peak  times.  Barge,  the  incumbents.  The  results  were  announced  here  October  5  following  tabula­ tion  by  the  Honest  Ballot  Associa­ tion.  A  total  of  4,616  votes  were  cast  in  the  90­day  mail  bfillot  ref­ erendum,  the  largest  number  ever  recorded  in  an  MEBA  election.  Ray  H.  Robinson,  business  man­ SEATTLE — Shipping  has  been  ager  of  Local  41,  Portland,  Ore­ very  good  during  the  last'  two­ Another  setback for  runaway  operators  has  resulted  from  gon  and  Francis  H.  Rogers,  dis­ week  period,  reports  Ted  Babkow­ patcher of  Local 97, San  Francisco  ski,  port  agent.  Jobs  disappeared  the arrogant disregard of US labor law  by the P&6 Steamship  were reelected national 1st and  2nd  the  board  in  quantities  as  Company.  Acting on charges filed by the SIU, a National La­ vice­president's,  respectively,  Ju­ from  card  holders  threw  in  for  open­ bor Relations  Board field  examiner has filed  a  report recom­ lius  Dembicki,  assistant  business  ings.  In  both  the  "A"  and  "B"  mending that  the company reinstate men fired  for pro­union  manager  of  Local  33,  New  Yorkii  classes  more  men  shipped  than  was  elected  3rd  vice­president,  registered.  Forty­one  "A"  men  activity and sit down and  bargain in earnest on a contract.  defeating  Charles  Evans,  business  registered,  and  60  "A"  men  Even  though  the  SIU  had  previously  established  its  right  manager  of  Local  10,  Tampa,  and  shipped  out,  while  15'  "B"  men  to  organize  P&O  ships  and  represent  its  employees,  (the  registered,  and  18  shipped  out  WASHINGTON  —  The  nation's  company's  runaway­flag  registration  notwithstanding),  the  incumbent  John  C.  Emery.  capital  is  being  treated  to  an  un­ company  has  refused  to  accept  the fact  that  it  is subject  to  The  elected  officials  will  take  Xhat  leaves  the  beach  low  in  men  office  in  30  days,  under  the  terms  with  seniority  ratings.  usual  sight,  a  union  picketline  of  the  MEBA  national  constitu­ Paying  off  during  the  last  ship­ around  a  Government  office.  US regulation.  tion.  By  so  doing, it  has  proven  that  the runaways  are exactly  What's­ more, the office  being pick­ ping  period  were  Jefferson  City  Altman  polled  2,456  votes  Victory  (Victory  Carriers),  and  eted  is  the Internal Revenue  Serv­ what  maritime  unions  have  said  they  are—companies  seek­ for  Daggett, and  Cal­ Ocean  Star  (Dolphin).  ice.  ing  to  evade  all  their  obligations  to  the  Government,  their  against 2,140  hoon  received  2,503  votes  against  Actually,  the picketline is  aimed  employees  and  to  the legitimate  American­flag  shipping  in­ 2,089  for  La  Barge.  Robinson, who  Signing  on  were  the  Ocean  at  a  cleaning  service  company  dustry.  was  unopposed,  tallied  3,974 votes.  Alice  (Sea  Liberties),  Jefferson  hired  by  Internal  Revenue  to  pro­ City  Victory  and  Ocean  Star  (Dol­ vide  janitorial  services  for  the  Thanks  to the  stubborn  rear­guard  action  by  these  opera­ Altman  was chairman  of  the  Pa­ phin).  Coast  negotiating  committee  building.  The  striking  union,  the  tors,  the  P&O  case  and  the  companion  Yarmouth  case  now  cific  and  Calhoon  co­chairman  of  the  In  transit  ships  were  the  De­ before the NLRB, are gradually giving the Union an accumu­ Atlantic  and  Gulf  negotiating com­ Soto  (Waterman),  Alamar  (Cal­ lation  of  legal  precedent  through  which  to organize  and  re­ mittee.  mar),  and  Atlantis  (Petrol).  VoteResults  Announced  By MEBA  Seattle Booms;  Ratings Scarce  Tax  Bureau  Pickets  Hit  Wage Cuts  present  the crews  of  hundreds of  runaway ships  actively en­ gaged  in  US  commerce  or  controlled  by  US financial  inter­ ests.  The  NLRB  rulings  and  the  findings  of  various  Federal  judges in last year's worldwide picket demonstrations against  runaway ships, indicate that the rights of  American maritime  unions are  being defined  in such  a  way  as  to give  them  the  weapons they  need to bring runaway  ships under  union con­ (The brother described below is receiving the $150 monthly SIU dfsability-pension benefit.) ditions.  ^  Erkk Eklund . .. 68 .. . Sailed on all types of  ships, including sailing  vessels.  Originally  Eklund  commenced  his  sailing  career  in  Sweden  back in  1905.  He later came  to the  US in  1909, and  sailed  under  the  US flag  up  until 1955  when  he  re­ tired.  A  member  of  the  deck  department,  and  a  ­  Agencies  that  make a  profession  of  recruiting strikebreak­ long­time seafarer, Ekland had  no favorite runs, took  ers have long  been  regarded as  an outdated  relic of  the  bad  the  jobs  as  they  came.  old  days,  but  apparently  they  are  still  with  us.  A  special  Taking it easy now. Brother Eklund resides in New  report  to  the  New  York  State  Department  of  Labor  bares  Orleans, La.  He keeps in  close touch  with  old  ship­ Buiiding  Service  Employees  Inter­ the activities of one such agency which operates solely for the  mates  by  regularly  coming  to  the  shipping  hall  ip  national  Union,  has  no  union  con­ purpose of  supplying strikebreakers  to the  newspaper indus­ that port  and  passing the  time of  day with  Seafarer*  tract,  whereas  the  previous  com­ try, and does so on a considerable scale.  on  the  beach.  He  Is  looking  forward  to  the  con­ pany  had  union  help.  When  the  struction  of  the  new  New  Orleans  hall  which  will  new  service  came  in,  employees  As a result, it is expected that the state legislature will have  have Improved  facilities for Seafarers In that port.  *  *  *  were  told  they  would  have to  take  a  proposal  before  it  next  year  to  require  registration  of  a pay  cut from $1.25 to $1 an hour.  these agencies  and  their  operators.  Sam  Knnekles . . . 71 . . . Brother  Knuckles  retired  in  1956.  A  The  picketline  prompted  some­ The  existence  of  any  such  organized  recruiting  to  break  former  member  of  the  steward  department.  Knuckles  joined  the  SIU  one  to inquire  what  would  happen  in  1939,  right  after  it  was  founded.  He  sailed  on  all  ships,  and  pre­ If  a  taxpayer  refused  to  enter  the  strikes proves once again that  many employers  accept unions  ferred  no  special  runs.  building on  the ground  that he  re­ only because they are compelled to.  They would wipe unions^  Knuckles  is  now  living  In  Baltimore,  Md.  He  is  an  avid  sport*  fuses  to  cross  a  picketline.  Inter­ out in a  twinkling if  given  half  the chance.  fan,  and  keeps  abreast  of  the  latest  doings  in  the  world  of  sport*  nal  Revenue  officials  indicated  That  should  serve  as  fair  warning  to  any  union  member  by  daily  reading  of  the  sport  pages  of  the  morning  newspaper.  He  still corresponds  with former  shipmate Seafarer James  Allen.  It  Twould  hot  create  a  i^obtem.  in any industry not to let his guard down.  »  $  »  ^Flnkherders, Inc.'  M  • 1:11  ­ JV.';  �Homestead? Let  Them, He Advises  SlU SHIPS AT SEA  While  a  number  of  Seafarers  have  been  expressing  their  views  on  how  long  a  man  can  stay  on  a  ship, the crew  of  the Penn Voyager  went on record in  opposition to  any  such  limitation.  This  Umit,  they  said,  would  re­ quire  a  man  to  get  off  his  vessel  after  oni  year's  time,  and  many  Seafarers  would  like  to  keep  it  Leonard  the  way that  it is  now.  Frank  Leonard  was chairman  of  the  meeting  when  this  was  brought  up,  and  D.  Haberkamp  was  secretary.  Shore  leave  and  call  back  had  stirred  up  some  dlscusaioa  on  the  SS  Antinbus  recently.  The  stew­ ard department offered the sugges­ tion that  they  get  three hours'  per  day  port  time, in  all  ports  inas­ much  as  the  de­ partment  Is  obliged  to  be  aboard  while  the  other  two  de­ partments  are  free  to  go  ashore.  The deck  also  had  a  beef  Zaionsky  over  call­back  In  out of  the way ports.  Handling the  beefs  as  ship's  delegate  .is  G.  Zalen^.  LOG­A'RHYTHM:  The SS Jean La Fiite  By  R.  EDEN  Jean La Fitte toos a steamer vessel of the type that is called C-2. She was named for a river pirate, and was manned by a Mobile 'crew. Every seaman in that port knows the story of the day, Jean tried to take the highway to the French port of La Pallice. The weather wasn't foggy, it was only sort of grey. And the sun was getting brighter, and vxu lighting up the way. The skipper had the bearings, but the course was slightly fey. For instead of water 'neath her hull, poor Jean had Isle de Re. First was hollered up a towboat, with a hawser shining bright. And the anchors both were run out, so's to take a mighty bite. Added soon another towboat, and by numbers three and four. But the towboats soon departed, for the Jean was fast ashore. So a Salvage Master came in, and a Frenchy longshore crew. And they brought along some barges, and a fuel oil tanker too. .. Of wine they had a-plenty, bread and onion sausage too. But of work they wouldn't do any, 'till they'd had their daily stew. Though the vjeather was delightful, sun and calm marked every day. Still the longshores moved less cargo than they brought in jugs so gay. But every day to town they carried tales of bright dramatic hue. And the bigger jugs they carried, why the bigger such tales grew. (Stories were told in every barroom of how strong hearts and muscles frail. Struggled to remove Jean's cargo, while competing with a gale.) Every day when tide was fullest, every night at water high. Then the Jean would try her utmost, to get off the beach so dry. But the pinchy-fingered French mud held her tender bottom fast. And it looked like Jean's seagoing days, were something of the past. Full ten days men heaved and grunted, moving cargo to the shore, And the towboats strained and started breaking cables by the score. Then one day the tide came running and the screw bit deep with glee. And the towboat whistles shouted ... for the Jean La Fitte tvasjree. p­r'  October ».  !»«•   SEAFARERS  tOG  Tirelrs  To the  Editor:  I  would  like  very  much  to  have this  letter reprinted in the  SEAFARERS  LOG.  I  have  Just finished reading the August  14  Issue  of  the  LOO  and  the  articles on  the new  tankers and  Brother  Nelll's  article  on  vaca­ tion  pay  interested  me  very  much.  I  might  also  add  the  other  members  of  the  crew  of  the SS Orion Clipper also found  them  very  interesting.  Quite  a  few  of  us  are  satis­ fied  with  our  wages,  food  end  the  many  other  things  the  SIU  has  gotten  for  us;  but  these  new  ships,  46,000  tons  and  up,  seem  great  for  the  companies  oniy.  How  many  Jobs  did  we  give  up for  them?  To  Victory  Carriers'  14­ ships  and  460  Jobs  we  will  get  in  return  160  jobs.  These  are  rough  figures,  but  for  my  point,  close  endu^.  Do  we  give  Winters  up  all  these  Jobs  for  nothing?  How  about  some  health  and  comfort,  like  private rooms and  air condition­ ing.  This  ship,  the  Orion  Clip­ per,  was  built  some, five  years  ago­  and  we  have  the  same  things  the  new  Tianseastem  has, including  a swimming  pool.  I  say  let  the  homesteaders  stay  and let shipping  stay  good.  We  in  the  SIU  enjoy  better  shipping  than  any  other  marl­ time  union  and  if  any  of  the  brothers  don't believe  me  go to  the  other  union's  halls  and  lis­ ten  to  the  dates  on  their  ship­ ping cards.  One  other  thing  we  would  like would be some more library  books.  These ships go out for a  year,  and  one  batch  does  not  last.  In  closing  I  would  like  to  say  we  have  a  fine  SIU  crew  aboard  this  ship.  There  have  been  very few  beefs so  far  and  the very  best  of  food served  up  by  the  best  of  steward  depart­ ments.  Kenneth  "Dusty"  Winters  »  »  t  Continue Drive  On Runaways  To  die  Editor:  It  is  interesting  to  note  the  effectiveness  of  the  last  drive  on runaway  flags.  It  now  is ap­ parent  that  many  shipowners,  feel the  result of  this latest  en­ deavor  of  the  combined  re­ sourcefulness  of  the  powerful  unions,  and  will  not  be  so  anx­ ious any more to evade their re­ sponsibilities  for  Uncle  Sam's  taxes  and  for  Job  security  to  American  seamen.  I  propose  that  we  do  not  let  up on this movement but rather  take  the  initiative  in  foiiowing  it  up  with  new  legislation  to  combat  "others"  who  would  try  to  tread  on  this  territory  with  their  ships  in  an  effort  to grab  American  trade.  The  "Greek"  ships  are  a  se­ rious  threat  to  our  shipping  with  their  owners  still  pocket­ ing  enormous  profits  and  char­ tering  inferior  ships  like  those  of  Turkey  and  Yugoslavia,  and  still keeping those  seamen  on a  low  leveL  J have always stressed the im­ portance  of  proper  union  rep­ reseiitation  for allied  ships  ply­ ing  American  waters  and  think  it would  be to  our advantage  to  solicit  all  foreign  companies  letters To  The  Editor  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOa  must  be  signed  by  the  writer.  Names  will  be  withheld  tqxm  request.  operating.  in  these  waters  to  Join  with  us. in an  all­out  effort  to have the  SIU  as their  repre^  sentative.  As  we  are  well  pre^'  pared  to  offer  them­  our  serv­ ices,  we  could  have  a  so­called  "foreign  department"  in  which  each seaman  aboard  those ships  could belong  and share  the add­ ed  benefit  of  having  each  for­ eign  company  contribute  to  a  welfare plan  which  would  cover  these men  in proper proportion.  This  added  benefit  protection  for  all  seamen  here  would  greatly  enhance  the  protection  of  Job opportunities and welfare  plans,  something  they  are  now  virtually  without.  Harold  Horowits  Wants To Change  Payoff Methods  To  the  Editor:  I have a  beef  to bring  up and  would  like^me comment  on  it  from  the  rest  of  the  member­ ship.  What  bothers  me  Is  what  happens  when  a  ship  does  not  pay  off  until  late  in  the  after­ noon,  the day  following the  day  the  payroll  ended.  In  this  instance  the  officers  and  the  mates  all  get  an  extra  day's  pay  vdiereas  the  unli­ censed  person­ nel,  including  those  who  are  signing  off  and anxious to  get  home,  have  to  wait  around  for  their  money  at  their  own  expense.  Farrond  This has hap­ pened  time  and  again  with  the  pay  ending  at  12 midnight,  and  the  crew  not  receiving  their  money  until  well  ­after  three  o'clock  the  foiiowing  afternoon.  This  works  quite  a  hardship on  many  of  them  for  they  either  lose  shore  time,  or may  miss  a  train  going  home.'  However  in  the  same  case,  when  the  officers  come  up  for  their  pay,  if  they ^ not  get  it  by  12  noon  the" day  following  ,  the day  the pay  ended, they col­ lect  an  additional  days'  pay.  I  think  that  this  is  .the  correct  way  to  handle  it,  but  it  should  also  apply  to  the  unlicensed  as  well  as  the  licensed  crew­ members.  John  Farrand  t  t  4  Oidtimers Read  Sea­Lawyers Got  LOG, Talic It Up  To the Editor:  Many  thanks  for  patting  an­ To Go, He Says  other  seaman,  W.  H.  Thomson,  t  a;  To the  Editer:  This  letter  is  in  reference  to  Brother Walter Wallace's article  in the  July 17  issue of  the LOG,  concerning  instructions  for  del­ egates.  I  don't  <iuite  agree  with  that  headline,  but  I  do  agree  lOd  percent  with  the  rest  of  the  article.  .1 think  that  every  full  mem­ bw knows  the  routine  duties  of  a  shipboard  delegate's  Job.  Now  when  he  said  sea­law­ yers,  he  hit  the  nail  right  on  the  head.  We  have  that  type  that  strictly  wont  accept  one  of  these  Jobs,  but  they'll  try  to tell  you  what  the  job  is all  about.  The main point  to a delegate's  Job  is to  act  as  the  voice of  the  membership.  It's  the  privilege  of  all to accept  or decline  these  Jobs.  We  understand  that  quite  clearly, but  let's all  try  to coop­ erate  with  whoever  takes  the  Jobr  SIU. style.  Percy  Boyer  on  the  LOG  mailing  list.  Now  I  have  another  seagoing  buddy  here  in  the  US  Soldiers  Home  to 'gab  with.  I have  been a  member  of  the  SIU  since 1936,  and  sailed  with  that  suicide  convoy  to  Russia  back in 1942, on the old Ironclad  Waterman  ships.  Best  wishes to  all of  the boyg  and  officials  of  the  SIU.  Many  of  them  may  remember  me,  or  my  brother  Walter,  who  is still  shipping  out.  Paul  Stovall  US Soldiers  Home,  Washington,  DC  4"  LOG isTops  in His Estimate  To the  Editor:  This is Just  a line  to say keep^,  up  the  good  work  on  the  LOG.  I  enjoy  reading  it  greatly  and.  would  like  to  se«  more  unions  prepare an organ comparable  to  the  LOG  in  order  that  their  members  may  stimulate  more  interest  in  their  organikatlons  and  themselves.  Walter  Cbmialanski  '  r".  *  • m.: :V :T  jpfiiv.':  I','!:.  I  • r ?    1  �October  9, 1959  MAOAKBT  <W«l«riMII),  Awf.  M—  Gardes.  Np beefs; aveiythiiig  fsusning  Chalnnan,  P.  Ballard;  Sacratary,  W.  smoothly.  New  treasurer  alaeted.  Jarvia.  Shlp'a  fund  tS.TS.  Ona  aaan  Suggest  one  dollar  be  donated  to  hoaplUUnd  in  Oanoa.  Soma  OT  dla­ Nilp'a  fund.  Instraetiofla  In  using  pntad.  Vote  of  thanka  to  chief  cook  coiree  makers.  Discussion  re  Hbrsry  and  mesnaaa  for  axceptionallj fine  books.  Jab.  CHIWAWA  (Cmet  Service),  Sept.  ML  VALLI  (Mltthtlpalh  Sapf.  H  >3—Chairmen,  N.  Ellis;  Secretary.  E.  —dialrman.  C.  Mwrraa;  Sacratary,  E.  Wright.  Some  OT  disputed.  One  man  • radlay.  Shlp'a  fund  $33.89.  No  getting  off  in  deck  dept.  and  one  in  bcefa.  New  dalaiate,  treaaurer  and  cteward  dept.  Motion  that  NUps  be  aafcty  director  elected.  Requeat  mag­ air­conditioned,  Discucsioa  re  food  azinea  ha  returned  after reading.  Fol­ menus.  low  Inatructiona  in  using  waahing  ma­ chine.  Replace  empty  coke  bottles  ALCOA  RANGER  (Alcoa), Sept.  13—  in  cases.  Chairman,  L.  Mynax;  Sacratary,  C.  Fox.  Request  better  gruda  of  bacon.  DEL  MAR  (Delta),  Sept.  IS—Chair­ Shlp'a  fund  tlSJiO.  Suggest  new  port­ man,  H.  Maas;  Sacratary,  G.  McFall.  hole  screens.  17  Logs.  One  man  missing  at  sea.  Ship's  fund  S437J9.  Some  OT  dis­ PBNN  TBADBR  (Pmm  Shipping),  puted.  To  make  collection  for  movies  Sept.  2$—Chairman,  W.  Browning;  and  projector  repairs.  Request  S2S  wreath  be  given  to  any  brother  who  dies  in  foreign  port.  New  temporary  delegate  elected.  Suggest  additional  washing  machine.  ALCOA  PARTNER  (Alcoa),  Sept.  17  —Chairman,  N.  Flewtrs;  Sacratary,  J.  PIcou.  No  baefs.  One  man  missed  ship  in  NO.  New  delegate  elected,  also  treasurer  and  reporter.  Proper  attire  requested  in ­messliall  and  pan­ try.  See  patrolman  re  roaches  and  repairing  of  settee  in  messhall  and  locks  on  foc'sle  doors.  ELIZABBTir  (Bum,  Sept.  $S—Chair­ man,  RIccI;  Sacratary,  R.  Hsrnapdez.  Some  OT'  disputed.  DeUyed railing  disputed.  Discussion  re  food  and  its  seasoning;  same  to  be  referred  to  food  plan  reprcsratative  or  patrol­ man.  Request  washing  machine ' be .  repaired  or  replaced.  Bacrctary,  C.  Sornnson.  Repairs  taken  carp  of.  No  beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  SBATRAItt  NRW  YORK  (Seatraln),  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Re­ Sept.  19—Chairman,  R.  Jones;  Sec­ «ineet  laundry  be  painted.  Suggest  retary,  V.  Cerlls.  One  man  left  in  Inore  brands  of  cigarettes  and  slses  Texas  City.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  of  clothes.  elected.  Return  cups  to  messball.  Lodging  to  be  put  In  for  two  days,  DEL  ORG  (Miss.;,  Sopt.  M—Chali^  due  to  no  lights  and  water.  nian,  J.  Charlain;  Sacratary,  H.  Gar­ das.  Four  men  logged'—to  be  re­ KYSKA  (Wafertnan),  lapt.  If—  ported  to  patroiman  at  payoff.  Ship's  Chairman;'' C.  MaMi  Sacrotary.  F.  fund  S8.  Discussion  ro  officers'  use  Alray.  Discussion re  missing gear.  of  washing  machine.  ALCOA  PIONEER  (Alcoal.  Sapf.  S  —Chaliman,  • . Trasclair;  Secretary,  E.  Canenlusto.  Na  beets;  everything  running  smoothly.  Delayed  sailing  from  NO  to  Mobile.  Ship's  fund  $16.  New  delegate  nominated.  Refrain  from  dumping  mop  bucket  water  into  laundry  sink.  MAOAKET  (Watarmanb  Sept.  7—  Chaliman,  Moore;  Secretary,  N.  Craws.  One  dun  missed riiip  in  NY.  Men  cautioned  about  being  logged.  Shlp'a  fund  $S.TS.  No  beefs;  every­ thing  running  smoothly.  Request  en­ gine  room  door  be  kept  closed.  Re­ turn  cups  and  glasses to  pantry.  Vote  of  thanks  to steward  dept. for  service,  preparation  and  menus.  ALCA  PLANTER  (Alcoa),  Sept.  13  —CtMlrman,  S.  ProlMgtuk;  Sacrotary,  Z.  Ching.  One man fired  in  NY.  In­ stalled  small  fans  In  head  and  slop  sink  In  washroom  for  cleaning  pur­ poses.  Ship's  fund  $49.75.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Request  mora  supplies  in  slop  chest.  Request  Ice­ boxes  be  checked  before  turning  off  lights.  Engineer  to  check  wash  ma­ chine.  WANG  PIONEER  (North  Atlantic),  fiept.  11—Chairman,  None;  Secretary,  None.  Read  letter  from  hq  re  shore  leave  In  Yokohama.  Ship's .  fund  $12.48.  One  replacement  In  Japan.  Motion  made  to  have  meeting  before  payoff  to  square  away  beefs.  Dis­ cussed meeting  re deck  delegate's  job.  Letter  sent  to  hq  re  beefs  and  shore  leave.  Cooler  not  working  properly—  gives  hit  water.  Discussion  re  crew  going  topside.  Beef  re  baker's  bread  and  baking  in  general..  One  minute  of  silence  observed  in  memory  of  de­ parted  brothers.  PACIFIC  STAR  (Wmrld  Tramping),  Aug.  30—Chairman,  6.  Ivarson;  Sac­ retary,  E.  King.  Spoke  to  captain  re  funds  available  for  draws  reported  OK.  No  beefs.  One  man  left  ship.  New  pillows  to  be  ordered  for  entire  crew.  New  delegate  elected.  Bach  delegate  to  check  on  keys for  foc'sle.  ALCOA  POLARIS  (Alcoa),  Sept.  19  —Chairman,  W.  Metsanger;  Secretary,  K.  Brittain  Sr.  All  repairs  being  taken  care  of.  No  beefs.  One  hour  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  elected.  Vote  of  thanks  to  previous  delegate.  BALTORE  (Marven),  Sept.  25—  Chairman,  S.  Helden;  Secretary,  V.  Dougherty.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Phila.  New  delegate  elected.  One  man  fired.  Leaking  washer  to  be  repaired.  OB  SOTO  (Waterman),  Sept.  Chairman,  A.  Tromer;  Secretary,  J.  Smith.  One  man  missed  tour  days  work.  Some  OT  disputed  In  engine  dept.  No  beefs.  To  see  about  wash­ ing  machine  being fixed  and  engine  dept.  rooms  being  painted.  EDITH  (Bull),  Sept.  18—Chairman,  G,  Hatgimitlosi  Secretary,  W.  Barth.  No  beefs;  everything  running  smooth­ ly.  Disputed  OT  to  be  taken  up  with  patrolman in  Savannah.  New  delegate  elected.  Return  cups  and  glasses  to  pantry.'  Seat  cushions  in  messhall  not  to  be  taken  on  deck.  ANTINOUS  (Waterman),  Sept.  20—  Chairman,  E.  Farrellf  Secretary,  W.  Anderson.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  S19.70.  Discussion  re  safety  aboard  ship—one  man  injured.  Nelson.  Everything running  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  S10.43.  No  beefs.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Linden..  #  1  PENN  VOYAGER  (Panntrans),  Sept.  27—Chairman,  F.  Lenard;  Secretary,  D.  Itaberkamp.  Few  hours  OT  dis­ puted.  Oiseussion  re  welfare  plan.  ROBIN  LOCKSLBY  (Rabin).  Sept.  25—Chairman,  W.  Horne;  Secretary,  W.  PrKchatt.  Three  men  hospltaUied.  One  man  mlastd  ship in  London.  Dis­ cussion re  carpenter's beef  with mate.  Motion  made  to  put  better  grades  of  meat  aboard  vesaels.  Suggest  only  fresh  potatoes  be  used.  MARORR  (Marven),  Aug.  7—Chair­ man,  R.  Gowan;  Secretary,  R.  Ripley.  No  beefs;. cverytbing  running  smooth­ ly.  New  delegate  elected.  Return  cups  to  pantry  after  use.'  ROBIN  SHERWOOD  (Robin),  Sept.  29—Cliairman,  F.  Fauluk;  Secretary,  T.  Williams.  One  man  left  ship  due  to  Illness.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  Suggest  build  ship's  fund  by  having  each  man  put  in  $.90.  Keep  pantry  locked  in  NY.  Vote  of  thanks to  stew­ ard  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  ROBIN  GRAY  (RoMnl,  Sept.  4  —  Chairman,  R.  Allsnara;  Sacratary,  F.  Collins.  One  man  hospitalised  in  Dar  Es  Salaarn.  Turn  in  repair  Uata.  Ship's  fund  $49.33.  Some  OT  dis­ puted.  Discussion  concerning  purser  re  hospital  slips  and  seeing  doctor.  Vote  of  thauks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Special  meeting  called  on  Sept.  13  re  dispute  over  logs  and  firing.  Also  hard  timing  of  bosun  and  other  crewracmbera.  Referred  to  NY  patrolman  for  handling.  SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  (Sea­ traln),  Sept.  IS—Chairman,  W.  BrMe;  Secretary,  J.  Ricamenta.  Check  with  mate  re  repairing  of  port  hole.  Ship's  fund $8.69.  No beefs.  Request variety  in  night  lunch.  ALCOA  PURITAN  (AlCM),  $ept.  20  Chairman,  F.  Fandino;  Oecrstary,  A.  Farrara.  Ship's  fund  811.80.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  Discussion  re  oil­ ers getting  OT  before 8  AM  and  after  G  PM  while  on  sea  watches.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  New  treasurer  elected.  WACOSTA  (Waterman),  $ept.  Chairman,'  J.  Blanehard;  Secretary,  J,  Furrall.  Few  minor  beefs.  One  man  missed  ship  in  London.  Keep  pantry  and  messroom  clean  at  night.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  well  done.  Suggest  more  cake  at  coffee  time.  Prices  too  high  in  slop­ cheat.  Bring  soiled  linen  to  steward.  Washroom  to  be  kept  clean.  REBECCA  (Maritlma  Gvarteat),  Sapt.  IS—Chairman,  O.  Hartman;  Sac­ ratary,  V.  FItzgarald.  Ship's  fund  $1.35.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elect­ ed.  Suggest  returidng  magaslnes  so  everyone  can  have  chance  to  look  at  them.  ZEPHYR  HILLS  (Pan  Amarlcan),  Sapt.  19—Chairman,  J.  Baldisar;  Sac­ ratary,  J.  Griffin.  New  delegate  and  treasurer  elected.  No  beefs.  Suggest  donation  of  $.50  for  ship's  fund.  HASTINGS  (Waterman),  Sapt.  29—  Chairman,  J.  Walls;  Sacratary,  G.  Lima.  New  delegate  elected.  No  faeefs.  Few  minor  repairs  discussed.  Vote  of  thanka  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  VALIANT  PAITH  (Ocean  Carr.),  Sapt.  IS—Chairman,  M.  Jonas;  Sacra­ tary,  S.  Kallna.  No  baafa;  everything  running  amoothly.  Some  OT  disputed  in  deck  dapt.  Motion  mada  to  have  ship  fumigated  before  leaving  States.  DiL  ORG  (Mlssluippl),  Aug.  9—  Motion  made  to  have  new  gangvyay—;•   .port  gtngara^  considered  unsafe. ,  '  ;  l^f»tary,­j  CS  MIAMI  (Cities  Service),  Aug.  30  —Cbalrman, R.  Padgett;  Secretary,  F.  ttfTkMMm  SEAFARERS  LOG  Ice Cream GoesBigOnLucile  "Too Much Too Soon" li th# motto of  th« crew of  the SS Lucile Bloomfield  these dayi  according to the dup's minutea. However, contrary  to  the story  In  the  popular  book  with  that  title,  the  Bloomfield's. problem  is  ice  cream, not liquor.  It all  started when the ves­"^  sel had  to sail  from  New  Or­ leans  minus  its  ice  cream  Beauty Is Her Business  itores  because  they  were  not  de­ livered  on  time.  The  gang  "roughed it" however, and held out  until  they got  to Rotterdam where,  much  to  their  surprise,  a  load  of  the  delicioiM  dessert  was  waiting  for  tRem,  the  compliments  of  the  New Orleans  dairy for their failure  to  deliver  it  on  time  hack  in  the  States.  Now  properly  stored,  the  vessel  was  equipped  to  continue  its  voyage  to  other  European  coun­ tries.  However,  the  ship  no  'sooner  cleared  port  wh^n  its  troubles  started  anew,  this  time  in  the  form  of  faulty  ice  boxes  • c  u •  F  which  kept  aot­ hbrigfjo  Jug up, endanger­ ing  the  ice  cream.  Many  attempts  were  made  to  preserve  it  and  keep  it  in  shape  for  the  rest  of  the  voyage,  including  storing  it  in  Although just reaching her 21st birthday, petite Rose Maris  the  crew's  iee  box  for a  couple  of  Genco, daughter  of  Seafarer "Vincent  Gaico, has proven her­ days.  However  all  efforts  were  of  self  an expert at  the many facets of  beauty treatment and  is  no  avail  and  the  now  thoroughly­ the manager­operator  of  a  beauty salon  in  Windham,  watered­down  dessert  was  fed  to  Ohio.  the  fish.  A  1958  graduate  of  the  Warren  Academy  of  Crew  Optlmistle  Beauty,  Rose  Marie  quickly  adapted  herself  to  all  However,  all  bad  streaks  must  phases  of  the  business  and  was  appointed  manager  end sometime and the gang  on the  of  the  newly opened  Jerry's  Beauty  Post  located  in  Lucilc  Bloomfield  is  very  opti­ the  Windham  Shopping  Center,  mistic  on  the  outlook  for  the  com­ Rose  Marie's  father,  Seafarer  Vincent  Genco,  has  ing  trip.  "More  ice  cream  will  he  been  a  member  of  the  SIU  for  the  past  14  years,  purchased  in  Rotterdam,  and  the  shipping  out  mainly  in  the deck  department.  He  is  boxes  are  OK," they  reported.  But  presently  sailing  as  an  AH  on  the  SS  Steel  Execu­ as for  the  last  two  trips,  well  they  Gence  tive, one  of  Isthmian  Line's "round­the­world" C­3s.  boiled  it  down  to  one  sentence—  Rose  Marie  is  shown  above  giving  a  youthful  customffi­  a  beauty  "No  ice  cream  one  trip,  too  much  treatment  in  her  establishment.  the  next"  Some  trips  nothing  seems  to  go  right.  Handling  all  of  the  beefs,  and  hot  ice  cream,  on  the  Lucile  Bloomfield  are  8.  Sbrlgiio,  ship's  delegate;  N.  Reek,  deck  delegate;  W.  Bowles,  representing  the black  gang,  and  J. Rahago,  Jr.,  speaking  "It  was  a  lavish  affair  to  say  the  least,"  reports  {SV.  A.  for  the  galley  force.  It  isn't  just  the  dessert  that  Schlecht, of  the recent  wedding  of  Ling Shin,  chief  cook  on  makes the  news on  the Ocean  Eve­ the  SS  Steel  Traveler,  and  Miss  Constance  Seldon,  in  Cal­ lyn,  according  to  the  crew.  The  cutta, India.  whole  gang  on  the  Ocean  Evelyn  The  wedding  was  held  in  couple's  numerous  Chinese  and  "unanimously  agree  that  their  the  St.  James  Hall,  Schlecht,  Indian  friends  in  Calcutta.  Ling  ^ip should  be  on  the  top  of  the  ship's  delegate  on  the  Traveler  has  been  on  this  run  for  some  list  for  the  best  feeder  In  the  said, and  was well attended  by the  time  now  and  is  well  known  and  SIU.  Why?  Because  there  have  officers,  crewmemhers  and  friends  liked throughout the port, he noted.  been  no  chow  hgefs  at  all,"  they  of  both the bride and groom. Shin's  "1 know that all of  Ling's friends  said.  many friends  in Calcutta  Joined  to  in  the  SIU  will  Join  with  us  in  give  him  and  his wife  a real  send­ wishing him  and Constance,  a long  off.  ''Both  Chinese  and  American  and  happy  life  together," Schlecht  foods  were  served,  with  an  unlim­ said.  ited  amount  of  beverages  of  ev­ ery  kind,  includ­ ing  champagne,  which  was  used  to toast the bride.  Needless  to  say  Through  their  efforts,  a  son  all  hands,  from  was  returned  to  his  mother  and  Captain  Peter  father,  and  a  father  was  returned  Walsh  on  down,  to  his  wife  and  three  small  sons,"  enjoyed them­ wrote  C.  H.  Griffin,  lauding  the  '  Shin  selves."  officers  and  crew  of  the  Seatraln  The  crew  presented  the  newly­ New  Jersey  for  their  rescue  of  weds with  a solid silver  ice bucket,  the two man crew of a small  shrimp  tongs  and  tray.  In  addition,  there  boat  which  sank  in  the  Gulf  Sep­ were  many  other  gifts  from  the  tember  20.  Trawler  Sank  "I  am  writing  this,"  he  said,  "that  through  you,  I  may  extend  my deepest gratitude to the officers  and  crew  of  the  SS.Seatraln  New  With  a  name  like  Caihieen  Jersey,  who  rescued  my  son,  John  Mary  CReurka,  who  ok*  D. Griffin, and his cr^w, W. Welsch,  could  this  young  miss  be  but  when  his  shrimp  trawler,  the  "Ottis,"  sank  in  the  Gulf  on  the  the  granddaughter  of  Sea­ morning  of  September  20."  farer  G 0 o r g e~ O'Rourke?  "Their kindness  to  him  after he  Cathleen  was  just  eight  was  picked  up and  the donation  cff  months  old  when  this  pleluf*  enough  money  for  them  to  return  was  taken.  Her  seafaring.  to  Savannah;. will  never  for­ .r<s  c  >grandfathar  ships  A6.  "  gotten  by  hM or  myself'; i,  ­I  Traveler Men  Celebrate  Cook's Calcutta  Wedding  Lauds Crew  For  Saving  Son  At  Sea  Introducing...  Send 'em to the  L06  • SI  •   'fi I  m  • :li  ;3  ;E. i  �Paire  Foorteea  SEAFARERS  LOG  Shor« Leave  SaFMEK M MYDOCH  Serious  injuries  suffered  In  a  car  collision  ashora  laid  up  Seafarer  Francis  Boner  in the  Norfolk  USPHS  hospital,  welfare  representatives  report.  Boner  was  paralyzed  as  a  result  of  the  accident  and  will  be  hospitalized  for  an  indefinite  period.  He  last  sailed  as  an  OS  on  the  Cities  Service  tanker.  Council  Grove.  Also in  the Norfolk  hospital is Seafarer John  L. Griffin, former  FiyT  on  the  Coe  Victory.  Griffin  is recuperating  from  a  stomach  condition  and  said  he  expects to  be  released  in  the  near  future.  Although  he  will not  be back on  the beach right  away,  R.  L.  Rhea,  a  former  mess­ man  on  the  Mount  Whitney,  is re­ ported  making' fine  progress  with  Ashore  In  a  foreign  ^ort?  a  lung  condition.  Rhea  was  oper­ Take  it  easy  at  a  sidewalk  ated  on a  couple of  weeks ago and  cafe  like  the  crew  of  the  seems  to  be  responding  favorably  Wang  Archer  in  Port  Sold,  to treatment.  A hospital  is lonely  enough for  a  Egypt.  Pictured  (l­r)  are  Boner  seaman  ashore,  but  the  USPHS  Perry Lydal, 2nd assistant; W.  hospital  in  Brighton,  Massachusetts,  is  getting  lonelier  all  the  time,  Winsley, chief  elect.; and Bob  Boston  reports  as  the  number  of  Seafarers  laid  up  there  decreases  Reed,  2nd  electrician.  .  steadily.  As  of  the  start  of  this  week,  there  we^e  only  two  Seafarers  in that  hospital and  both of  them are  making progress  toward recovery.  One of  the men in the  Brighton USPHS hospital  is  Edward  Sieger,  former  wiper  on  the  Bradford  Is­ land,  now  recuperating  from  a  case  of  leg  ulcers.  Also  on  the  "improving  list"  is  Seafarer  Raymond  Perry,  former  chief  steward  on  the  SS  Maxton.  Perry  has  a  heart  condition  but  is  coming  along  fine  under  expert  treatment.  Seafarers  off  the  ships  or  on  the  beach  wait­ SlU, A&G District  ing for a  vessel, should take the time out  to visit the  BALTIMORE  1816  B.  Baltimore  St.  Earl Sheppard, Agent  ,  EAstern 7.4900  brothers in  the hospital  or to drop  them a line and let  BOSTON:  .....876  State  St.  them know  what is going on,  both ashore  and aboard  G. Dakln, Acting  Agent  Richmond 34)140  HOUSTON  4203  Canal  St.  Perry  ship.  Many of  the brothers are laid  up in ports other  R. Matthews, Agent  CApital 3.4089; 3.4060  than their home  port and  would welcome visits  or news from shipmates:  LAKE CHARLES,  La  1419  Ryan  St.  L»oy Clarke. Agent  HEmlock 6.9744  MLIMI  744  W.  Flagler  St.  The  following  is  the  latest  available  list  of  hospital  patients:  Louis Nelra, Agent  FRanklin 7.3564  SIUHALL  DIRECTORY  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE.  MD.  John  Atkinson  John  Maasik  C.  Barranco  Cristobal  Palmes  Stephen  Bergeria  Angelo  Polatoa  Harold  Clyatt  David  Proffitt  James  W.  Cox  Manuel  Savon!  Anargyros  Dokerls  WiUiam  N.  Smith  William  Dunnigan  Jose  Soares  Gorman  T.  Glaze  Clyde  B.  Ward  John  C.  Green  Earl  D.  WiUis  Charles  F.  Ison  Walter  Yahl  John  A.  Jensen  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON,  MASS.  Baymond  L.  Perry  Edward  C.  Sieger  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  George  Howard  J.  R.  Matthews  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  John  Brady  Joseph  Prabech  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Sidney  Anderson  Emile  Herek  J.  T.  Attaway  Jr.  John  P.  Johnson  Lance  Bailey  Jesse  R.  Joy  Arthur  Botelho  Edward  Knapp  Daniel  F.  Byrne  Leo  H.  Lang  Paul  R.  Cook  Timothy  Less  Ewal  Crawford  R.  A.  Medicus  Eugene  Crowell  Wm.  E.  Nelson  Donald  Dambrino  Valentine  Nunez  Thurston  Dingler  Eugene  Plahn  Miles  C.  Foster  Winford  Powell  Enoch  Gaylor  J.  F.  Slusarczyk  Trifon  Gialuris  J.  V.  Stephens  George  Hatchett  Walter  Zeiffer  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK.  VA.  Francis  Boner  R.  C.  Rhea  John  L.  Griffin  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH,  GA.  R.  Cetchovich  John  M.  Power  George  S.  Chanca  Raymond  Reddick  Harry  M.  Galphin  Joseph  Trawick  Louis  T.  McGowan  VA  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  Kenneth  Elvin  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF.  Mack  J.  Acosta  Robert  Montcalm  Edw.  H.  Huizenga  Joseph  Perireira  James  Johnson  Phillip  Rubis  Tom.  E.  Kelsey  Arthur  Scheving  L.  Knickerbocker  John  Westine  Richard  Kohls  Joseph  Neubauer  SEASIDE  MEMORIAL  HOSP.  LONG  BEACH,  CALIF.  D.  H.  Gemeiner  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH,  TEXAS  Richard  Appleby  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have  a  calcium  spur  removed,  but  had  a  supinator  muscle  cut  and also  a  nerve  in  my  left olbow  worked  on.  This  is Just  to  get  the  facts straight­ ened  out.  The  operation  was  performed  letters  To  The  Editor  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  by  the  usriter.  Names  toill  be  withheld  upon  request.  on  September, 22,  and  I  am  doing fine  and  hope  to  be  out  soon.  I  have  been  laid  up  as  not fit  for  duty  since  June  17  and  believe  me,  when  they  let  me  out  of  here  they'll  never  see me  back  again.  As  long  as  I  am  writing  to  the  LOG  I  would  also  like  to  say^ hello  to many  of  my  fellow  shipmates in  the SIU.  Ernest C. de Bautte t. Record Profits?  More inflation  To the  Editor:  Brother  Seaman's  cartoons  and  that  most  interesting  and  informative editorial in the Sep­ tember  25,  1859,  issue  of  the  LOG  should  be  studied  very  closely  by  our  SIU  parent  bodies,  namely  the  AFL­CIO.  Many  of  the  nation's  giant  corporations  must  be  of  the  opinion  that  organized  trade  union  movements  do  not  have,  enough  gumption  to  realize  there  is  less  than  an  ounce  of  truth  in  what  they  say  on  the  problems  of  confronting  infla­ tion.  '  Everyone  will  agree  that  in­ flation  is  the  cruelest  of  all  taxes.  Therefore,  the financial  and  industrial  tycoons  should  get  together  and  accept  a  much  smaller  margin  of  profit from the  goods  they  manufacture.  If  the steel  in­ dustry  was  to  make  less  in  profits,  manu­ Chew  facturers  o f  steel  products  would  have  no  excuse  for  not  reducing  their  market  prices  of  manufactured  steel goods—^whether  it  be  on  a  can  of  peaches  or |i  battleship.  I  candidly  believe  that  the  outrageous  greed  for financial  gain  by high  mark­ups is partly  responsible for the nationalizing  of  many  European  industries,  including hospitals and medicine  in  sixteen  European  countries.  The essence  of  our freedom lov­ ing  and  prosperous  democracy  is  the  American  constitution  which  must  not  be  overtaxed  by  a  small  circle  of  money  hungry  tycoons.  If  the  industrial  and financial  powers will not  combat inflation  by  voluntarily  reducing  their  margin  of  profit,  then,  when  future union contracts are  being  negotiated,  the  officials  repre­ senting  the  union  memberships  should  reach  for  a  contract  hearing this idea  Ih  mind.  However, tf  union  and  in­ dnstrymegottaHdift'caififbf eoino  to  an  agreement  on  reducing  profit,  a  bill  should  be  intro­ duced  in  Congress  calling  for  a  ceiling  price  on  all  materials  and  products  which  are  a  vital  asset  to  the  national  economy.  A  bill  of  this  nature  should  certainly  increase  the  buying  power  of  the  American  dollar,  besides  combating  inflation.  Whatever  it  is,  something  must  be  done ­in  our  struggle  to  divert  from  the  trend  of  in  fiation which  is  creeping  upon  us.  Surely  management  can  be  of  some  help  hy  not  breaking  past records  of  profit.  WhV  not  start  with  a  reduction  in  the  cost  of  steel,  and  the  very  high  cost  of  medicines  which  are  needed  by  some  of  our  sick and  invalid  citizens?  Jim  Chew  Lauds Union For  Helping Family  Tb  the  Editor:  >  I  would  like  to  extend  my  deepest thanks  to the  Baltimore  Welfare  Representative  John  Arabacz,  and  also  to  Dr.  Camp  and  his  staff  for  their  services  to  both  my  wife  and  my  mother.  During  this  past  year  my  wife  and  mother  had  to  b e  hospital­ ized  and  at  both  times  I  was  at  sea.  Rode  But  our  wel­ fare  representative  made  all  of  the  arrangements  for  them  to  receive the  proper medical  care.  It  is a  great relief  for a  seaman  who  is away  from  his  family  to  know  that  his  Union  will  take  care  of  them  in  time  of  need.  Howard  E.  Rode  t  3^  Thanks Mpmbers  For Sympathy  To  the  Editor:  I  would  like  to  thank  every  member  of  the  Seafarers  Inter­ national  Union  for  their  kind­ ness to  my husband  Julian dur­ ing  his  illness,  md  for  the  floral offering on his death.  God  bless  every  each  and  everyone  of  you.  Mrs. Bemice Antencio  4.  3^  Laid Up, Would  Like Company  To  the  Editor:  My  husband  Is  a  Norwegian  seaman  and  has  been  in  the  USPHS  hospital  for  months  now.  He  was  transferred  to the  City­Hospital  in  Highlandtown,  In Baltimore recently.  His name  is­  Eineir  (Johan)  Holmer,  and  he  is located  on the  third floor,  ward 4.  The reason 1 am writing  this  is  in  the  hope  that  any  of  his friends,  Norwegian or  other­ wise,  may find  out  where  he  Is  and  take' the  time  to  pay  him  a  visit.  ­As  most  seamen  know,  a  stay  in  the  hospital  is  very  lonely,  especially  if  a  man  is  there  by  himself, and  I know Einer would  appreciate  and  welcome  com­ pany very much.  Thanks  a  mil­ lion.  Mrs.  E.  Holmer  Thanks LaSalle  Men For  Flowers  To  the  Editor:  In  behalf  of  myself  and "my  family  I  would  like  to  thank  the  crew  of  the  SS  LaSalle  for  the  flowers  they  sent  oh  the  death  pf  my  mother.  The  ges­ ture  was  one  of  kindness  and  thoughtfulness  in  this  difficult  period.  Franefs^'Maof'  MoCall  3^  »  »  �Ontober  1999  PMT*  FiffMa  SEAFARERS  IPG  Shorthanded?  .  Sni  BABY  ARRIVALS  Gathering Of The Morris Clan  U  a  crewmember  quits  while  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  are  asked  to  contact  the  hall  immediately  for  a  replace­ All  of  tho  following  SIV  families  have  received  a' $200  matemitv  ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  benefit  plus  a  925  bond  from  the  Union  in  the  baby's  name:  will  keep  all  Jobs  aboard  ship  Richard  Lenard  Broadua,  bom  and  Mrs.  Francis  J.  O'Brien,  New  filled  at  all  times  and  elimi­ nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  August  28,  1950,  to  Seafarer  and  York  City.  sailing  shorthanded.  Mrs.  John  B.  Broadus,  Springhill,  4  4  4.  Randall  Eugene  HoUey,  bom  t  4  Si  Tanuay  Loraina  Caine,  born  Au­ August  18,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  gust  28,  1059,  to Seafarer  and Mrs.  Mrs.  John  S.  Holley,  8  MUe,  Ala.  4  4  4  Francis E.  Caine,  Mdblle,  Ala.  Guy  D.  Ireland,  bom  July  25,  t  $>  Vincent Craig  Cantrell, born  Au­ 1959,  to Seafarer  anttMrs.  Jack  F.  gust  0,  1059,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ireland,  Bayboro,  NC.  John  D.  Cantrell,  Jr.,  Mobile  Ala.  .  .  4  4­  4  .  SAN  FRANCISCO  —  The  last  Stephen  John  KueharsU,  born  shipping  • t  4.  i  period  here  saw  all  jobs  Michael  Howard  Saocier,  bom  June  2,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  taken  by  "A"  and  "B"  men.  Tak­ May  30,  1959, to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  John  Kucharskl,  Baltimore,  Md.  ing  part  in  the  clean  sweep of  the  Howard  L. Saucier,  Purls,  Miss.  4  4  4  70  "A"  and  "B"  men  Douglas  James  Powell,  born  board,  t.  i  ^  Earl  Harvard  Utt,  born  August  June 24,  1959, to Seafarer  and Mrs.  shipped  out.  This  was  one  more  than  the  combined  number  of  "A"  Seafarer  Harvey W. Morris  is  shown  with  four  sons  at SlU  heo'fl­ 18, 1959,  to Seafarer and Mrs.  Jack  Odell  B.  Powell,  Brodnax,  Va.  and  "B"  men  registered.  All  in  quarlers |l: to r.)  Frank,  James  Paul,  Patrick  and  Harvey Wdft^.  R.  Utz,  San  Francisco.  Calif.  4  4  4  all,  this  an  excellent  two  Tamitoy  LuolUe  Reese,  born  Au­ weeks  for was  Si  Si  S.  west  coast  Seafarers  Bernard  Brian  Vaiaaei,  bom  gust  24,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  and  the  port  has  high  hopes  for  August  30,  1950,  to  Seafarer  and  Frank  P.  Reese,  Groves,  Tex.  continued  good  shipping  this  coni­ Mrs.  Telesfaro  Vazques,  Phlladelr  4  4  4  phia,  Penna.  Menetta  Ann  Roberta,  born  July  ing  period.  17,1959, to Seafarer  and Mrs.  John  ' Paying  off  at  this  port  during  the  last  two­week  period  were  the  Daniel  Harry  Will, born  July  14,  R.  Roberts,  Jr.,  Springhill,  Ala.  Fairport  (Waterman)  and  Orion  The NMU­manned  Mormacteal,  was  ravaged  by  explosion,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Harold  4  4  4  fire and hurricane wind as it started on its New York to Latin  C.  Will,  Fort  Lauderdale,  Fla.­^  Michael  Jude Sanchez, born  Sep­ Comet  (Colonial).  tember  2.  1959.  to  Seafarer  and  Four ships  were signed on.  They  America run,  but  it didn't  go down,  making it  into Bermuda  S^  4  it  George  Antbon  Garaa,  born  Au­ Mrs.  Thomas  H.  Sanchez,  Chicka­ were  the  Northwestern  Victory  with all under  control.  (Victory  Carriers);  Orion  Comet  Captain  John  M.  Hultman,  gust  17,  1959,  to Seafarer  and Mrs.  saw,  Ala.  ­ fought  the fire  until  one  o'clock  (Colonial);  Maiden  Creek,  City  of  Antonio  Garza,  New  Orleans,  La.  4  4  4  and  poured  tons  of  water  in  the  the  skipper,  described  the  Kirk  Leon  Sojka,  bom  August  Alma  (Waterman).  4  4  4  tense action.  He told  how Mormac­ two  holds  to  put  the fire out."  Lonnie  Carlton  Hanaon,  born  26,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ships  in  transit  were  the  Ocean  teal  was rocked  by an  explosion at  Capt.  Hultman  also  had  to  con­ September 9, 1959,  to Seafarer  and  Robert  John  Sojka,  Maspeth,  N.  Y.  Dinny,  Ocean  Eva  (Ocean  Clip­ 4  AM  as  the  number  3  hatch  blew  tend  with  Hurrican  Hanna  to  the  Mrs.  Lonnie  C.  Hanson,  Mobile,  pers);  Alcoa  Pioneer (Alcoa);  Yaka,  up.  At  8:30  AM  Are  broke  out  in  south,  whose  powerful  winds  were  4  4  4  Virginia Jean Wing,  born August  De  Soto  (Waterman);  Steel  Execu­ the  number  T hold.  Ala­  i.  s.  s^  already  kicking  up  the  seas.  He  14,  1959,  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Yao  tive  (Isthmian)  and  Ocean  Alice  "We  had  boat  drill  the  day  be­ figured that  Hannah  would  swing  Lou  Ella  Trippe,  bom  Septem­ ber  22,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Fang  Wing,  San  Francisco,  Calif.  (Sea  Liberties).  fore,"  he  said,  "so  the  passengers  westward  so  he  set  his  course  to  George W.  Trippe Jr.,  Mobile,  Ala.  and  crew  knew  exactly  what  to do.  the  East.  Unfortunately,  Hannah  We  had  each  of < the  12  passengers  followed  him to the  East.  4  4  4  Roland  Lee  Fllllngim,  born  Sep­ put  on  life  jackets  and  gave  them  "We  had  strong  ninety­mile­an­ ember  7,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  a  little Spirits  to keep  out  the  cold  hour winds," the  captain  said. "We  Mrs.  Tommy  R.  Fllllngjm,  Chlcka­ while  the  crew  fought  the fire."  had  rough  seas,  20  feet  at  least.  aaw,  Ala.  The  crew  attempted  to  smother  Everything  on  the  ship  went—^that  the fire with  carton dioxide, but  at  Is,  everything  that  could  move  4  4  4  Elisabeth  Mae  O'Brien,  born  10:30  AM there was another  explo­ moved."  September  11,  1959,  to  Seafarer  There were five US nationals and  sion  in  hold  3.  "That's when  we brought out the  seven  Latin  American  passengers  fire  hoses."  he  continued.  "We  on  the  vessel.  • ''fl  >1  Plenty Of  Job  Action In SF  Ship Makes Port After  Fighting Fire, Hurricane  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  I BROADCAST  I  I  TO SHIPS  IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  James Dawson  Get  in  touch  with  your  sister,  Gloria,  at  33­24  93rd  Street,  Jack­ son Heights,  LI,  or caU  DE  5­3644.  4  4  '  David  Abner  Dutton  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  daughter­jn­law,  Mrs.  David  A.  Dutton,  Jr.,  107  Hudson  St.,  Buf­ . falo,  NY.  4  4  4  Frederick  E. LlUard  '  Your  Union  books,  seaniian's  papers  and  other  valuable  pdjpers  left  aboard  the  Young  America  are  being  held  for  you  in  the  vault  in  New  York  headquarters,  please  pick  them  up.  MTD­ "THE VOICE OF THE  IVERY  SUNDAY,  1630  OMT  (II.­20  EST  Sunday)  WFK­39. 19850  KCa  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  States.  WFL­65,  15850 SCa  Ships in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  America, West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  WFK­85. 15700  KCi  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  East  Coast  4  4  4  Robert  Eisengraeber  Please  contact  Peninsular  Navi­ gation  Company,  17  Battery  Place,  NY,  for  transportation  due  you  from  the  Valley  Forge.  4  4  Meanwhile)  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th«  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  ­  Archie  Shanasarlan,  61:  Heart  Washington.  Brother  Shanazarlan  disease  felled  Brother Shanazarlan  leaves  no  known  survivors.  4  4  4  while  he  was  aboard  the  Ocean  Knud  B.  Larsen,  63:  Brother  Joyce  In  pmrt  on  August  8,  1939.  Larsen  died  of  a  malignancy  on  He  joined  the  Union  in  1957  and  September  6,  1959,  at  the  Mo­ was  a  member  of  the  engine  de­ bile  General  partment.  He  was  buried  at  the  Hospital,  Mobile,  Odd  Fellows  Cemetery,  Olympia,  Ala.  He  was  buried  at  the  Pine Crest  Ceme­ tery, Mobile.  Ala­ bama.  Larsen  leaves  no  known  survivors.  He  joined  the  Union  in  1941,  and  was  (Continued  from  page  3)  a member  of  the deck  department.  the Puerto Rican  development pro­ 4  4  4  gram,  new  Industries  are  encou­ Lndwlg  Manhardt,  63:  A  frac­ raged to set up plants on the  island  tured  skull,  which  occured  when  and  get  tax  concessions  for  ten  Manhardt  fell  years.  However,  they are .supposed  from  the  after  to  be  brand­new  enterprises  and  gangway  of  the  not  refugees  from  the  mainland  Andrew  Jackson  seeking to take advantage  of  lower  and  caused  his  wage  scales  and  tax  excemptions.  death.  Brother  Mrs. Gomez  said she  is confident  Manhardt  passed  that  if  she  establishes  that  any  of  away  on  July  7,  the  plants  are,  iu  fact,  runaways  '1959.  He  was  a  from  California,  that  the  Puerto  member  of  the  Rican  government  will  take  steps  steward  depart­ to  withdraw  tax  exiemptions  ment,  and  joined  the  Union  In  1958.  He  leaves  no  survivors.  granted  to  these finne.  '  <1  iMi J. 1  A f •   t  ...  iiA.U  Hunt  Fleeing  Fish Canners  •  •»' • •   i  '  'fi  1  '  ­:?i  1  '  ^ ^  �• O   FPIClAl  ORGAN  OP  THt HAFAKlX  iWTlfcWATIONAL  UNION • ATIANTIC    iCNp  #Ulf ttllTRIGT  '50­50'  Tanker  Drive  Senate  •  • APUCIO •     Anothdl^ Sup^^iiker Launched  NlWt  HIADLINII  IN  RIVIIW  WASHINGTON­r­Preliminary steps have been completed in  the Office  of  Civil and Defense Mobilization  in itS considefa­ tion of  a petition for a "50­50" rule on US oil imports.  Mean­ l&tJMlftCIir,AJE'WRU5S/Ahi  I  while,. the  campaign  of  the­*^  Joint Committee for American  to  whether  or  dot  the  Ameri­ • SlmLim  10 CIRCLE  Flag  Tankers  for  such  a  rule  can  tanker fleet  is to exist  be­ MOOAlANP­T>lB^ ORBIT  is  winning  significant  Congression­ cause  with  no  share  of  the  American  oil  imports,  we . can­ E4RIH. a/jcm,  al­^,support.  not  have  a  viable  American  The" Committee,  which  is  com­ posed  of  the  SIU,  the  NMU  and  a  tanker fleet."  In  submitting  their  evidence  to  group  of  independent  tanker  oper­ ators,  is fighting  for  the  "50­50"  the OCDM, the tanker group  point­ quota  ruling  so  as  to  enable  US­ ed  out  that  American  tankers  are  flag tankers  to  get  a  share , of  the  now  carrying  only  aboiit  two  per­ oil  import  business.  This  business  cent  of  the  total  quantity  of  oil  is now  monopolized  by foreign  and  imported  {nto  the  US.  This  total  amounts to aimo^ two million bar­ runaway­flag  ships.  The committee  submitted  its ini­ rels daily  and  iSi)ekpected  to go up  tial  petition  on  September  14  ask­ in  the  years  to  come;  ing  for  the  ruling  on  the  ground  The  group noted  that as  a result  that the present  lack of  US tankers  of  this  situation,  the  foreign  oil  In  the offshore  trade  imperiled  the  producer, using runaway­flag  ships,  Ma0R^Slt)CK\^/riHSo>MB  national  security.  It  indicated  in  is  able  to  deliver  his  oil  cheaper  New  35,000­ton supertanker  Oeean Uila  slides  down  the  ways  at  to East  Coast ports than oil  can be  its  initial  petition  that"  it  would  submit  supplementary  documenta­ carried  from  US Gulf  ports  to the  New  York Shipbuilding  yard in Camden,  NJ.  Vessel is  owned by  AlWAlAVaiWCW CAS0.  SlU­contracted Ocean Transportation Co. and is  expected to  take  tion and  the OCDM  has now  asked  East Coast.  The edge for the near­ by  foreign  producar  amounts  to as  on  a  crew  at end  of  this  month.  '  for  that  information.  In  Congress,  the  campaign  has  much  as  $10  a  ton  on  the  freight  brought  a  sympathetic  response  rate.  from  Senator  Homer  E.  Capehart  By  permitting  oil  to  be  carried  (Rep.­Ind.),  an  Eisenhower  Admin­ on  the  runaway  ships,  the  US  is,  istration  stalwart,  and  several  in  effect,  subsidizing  the  foreign  other members  of  Congress.  Sena­ producers'  transportation  costs  at  tor  Capehart  wrote  to  Leo  A.  the  expense  of  American  oil  pro­ Hoegh,  director  of  the  OCDM,  ducers.  The  runaway ships,  as has  It  was "most  important  and  in  the  been  pointed  out  many . times, ^  do  The  issue of  free navigation,  especially  as far  as  the Suez  tOQicosBdemA  national  interest" that  a  full hear­ not  pay  taxes  to  the  US  or  any  Canal is concerned, c^e up before the United  Nations agdin  other  government,  and  operate  CoHSBR\/Alf)/ES ffi  ing  be  granted' on the  petition.  as Israel and the UnitSd Arab Reppblic clashed several times  with  crews  who . receive  wages  of  He  summed up the  situation this  BmfiO/^,l€SOB3A^ lASaZ  $80  to  $100  a  month  on  the  av­ in heated debate.  way:  Security  Council  ruling  since  .{iBFORMS, FCRBIBA  erage.  Dr.  Mahmoud  Faivzi,  For­ the  "The  evidence  is  that  we  the  curtailment  of  shipping  rights  The  Joint  Committee  estimates  eign  Minister  of  thfl| UAR,  must  make  a  decision  now  as  that  a  "50­50"  quota  rule  oh  oil  claimed  that  Israel  is  tj^ng  to  for  any  country  can  'eventually  imports  would  require  the  addi­ cause  a  crisis  by  pushing  her  seriously  affect  the  welfare  of  aU  tion of  200 T­2'units  to the  Ameri­ claims  for  free  passage  through  seamen.  SIUNA  For  Free  Trade  can­flag  tanker fleet.  For  practical  the  canal.  He  said  that  Cairo  purposes,  the  large  American  oil  would  restore  Israeli  shipping  .In  past  conventions,  the  SIU  of  companies  who  now  operate  many  rights  only  when  the  rights  of  the  NA  has  gone  on  record  as  being  foreign­flag  ships,  would  have  to  Palestinian  Arab  refugees  were  officially  opposed' to  all  restric­ transfer  ships  back  to  the  Ameri­ 'fully, and  actually"  recognized.  tions  on  shipping  rights,  and  fav­ can flagT or else charter  ships from  He  then  went  on  to  blast  Israel,  oring  free  navigation  in  all  seas  independent  operators.  In  either  France  and  Britain  for  their  "ca­ and  waterways  of  the  world.  event,  American  seamen  would  nal  wrecking  misadventure"  in  No SIU  ships  have  been stopped  benefit  to  the  tune  of  5,000  to  1956.  in  the  canal  but  a  number  have  6,000  additional 'jobs  on  US­flag  Israel  claims  that  Cairo  is  try­ been blacklisted  by Egypt for  mak­ eSBNAoWBR. TALKS, PlA^JS  tankers.  to  obscure  the  issues  and  re­ ing  Israeli  ports.  NEW  ORLEANS—shipping  has  At  present, the active  American­ ing  The  Israeli  delegate  to  the  UN  ^iTHMAO­TSceTim,  iterated  its  position  that  the  Se­ been  very  good,  reports  Port  flag  tanker fleet  consists  of  less  curity Council rul^ that  cited  the  Assembly's  overwhelm­ the ships  Agent  Lindsey  Williams.  The  last  than  230  ships.  Some  60  tankers  of  all  nations  miist  have  unre­ ing  disapproval  of  Cairo's  inter­ iwo  weeks  witnessed  active  ship­ are  in  lay­up  at  last  report,  and  stricted  passage  through  the  ca­ ference  with  Israeli  .shipping  in  ping  at  this  port  with  eight  ships  many  of  the  remaining  8hij>s  are  nal.  The  Council  reached  this  de­ the  Suez  Canal.  He  noted  that  paying  off,  four  ships  signing  on,  carrying  dry  cargo,  usually  grain,  cision  in 1951.  '  more  than  20  countries  had  cen­ and  24  ships  in  transit,  before  the  under the farm surplus  program.  sured  the  UAR  for  its  actions  in  The  SIU  is  In  agreement  with  port shut  down for  the dock  strike.  Suez  and  that  not flne  non­Arab  Ships  paying  off  were  the  Del  country  supported  Cairo..  Aires,  Del  Mar,  Del  Santos,  Del  One  UN  delegate,  Thor  Thors  Oro  (Mississippi);  Lucile  Bloom­ of  Iceland,  suggested  that  naviga­ field  (Bloomfield);  Arizpa,  Morn­ tion  s.hould  be  re­established  on  ing  Ught  (Waterman)  and  Penn  the  basis  of  International  Law  and  Shipper  (Penntrans).  the  1888  Constantinople  Conven­ Ships  signing  on  were  the  Del  GENEVA—A stern lyRiTiing  against excessive  and unjusti­ tion  which  said  that  the  Suez  Ca­ Sol,  Del  Aires  (Mississippi);,. Lu­ fied  u^  of  penicillin  issued  by  the  World  Health  Or­ nal  should  be  "free  and  open  in  cile  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield)  and  ganization  noted  particularly  that excessive use of  penicillin  time  of  war  as  in  peace  to  every  Penn  Shipper  (Penntrans).  vessel of  commerce or of  war with­ had  rendered it  virtupJly  use­"*  ^  ^  The following  were  the ships  in­ Consequently  it  is  unwise  to  use  out  distinction  of  flag."  less  against  venereal  and  transit:  Alcoa  Banger,  Alcoa  Cor­ penicillin  indiscriminately,  aboard  .  Fourteen  countries  have  en­ sair,  Alcoa  Roamer,  Alcoa  Cava­ other  diseases.  except  in  cases  of  high  fever  dorsed  the  principle  of  unrestrict­ lier  (Alcoa);  Seatrain  New  York,  The  warning  was  confirmed  by  ship  and severe infection,  when medica­ ed  use  of  the  Suez  Canal:  the  Seatrain.  New  Jersey,  Seatrain  Dr, Joseph  Logue, medical  director  tion  is  absolutely, necessary.  United  States,  Britain,  France,  Louisiana,  Seltrain  Texas  (Sea­ of  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  Sweden,  Norway,  Denmark,  the  train); Dei  Sol, Del  Aires  (Mississi­ Medical  Department,  who  noted  The loss of  effectiveness of peni­ Netherlands,  Peru,  Australia,  Li  cillin  is  ti­aced  to  the fact  that  it  ppi);  K^thryn,  Beatrice  (Bull);  that  many  infections  which  for­ will  virtually  wipe  out  pne  strain  beria,  Ecuador,  Honduras,  New  /Steel  Artisan,  Steel  Apprentice,  merly  were  treated  effectively  by  of  an  infection,  bsctejria,  leaving  Zealand,  and  Iceland.  .^Steel  Maker  (Isthmian);  Daphael  penicillin  now  are  resistant  to  it.  another  strain,  which  is  penicilliru  Nlne .othbr  countries  have  sup­ SSPIA ANPR6P <WWA  ^Jfllemiiies, Gateway  City (Pan­Atlaa­ He  added  that  because  of  exces­ resistant, as  the dominant  one.  ported  "free  navigation,"  although  'it!e);^:Moharch of  the Seas; Choctaw,  sive  penicillin  use,  an  increasing  The  same  thing  has''happened  they  did  not  apeciflcally . mention  OASW Olfie BOWDAbt  Claibome  (Waterman);  number  of  severe  shpt  reactions,  with  DDT,  which,  when  first  the Suez  Canal.  They  are:  Argen­ ITOM«R/MSMa'aF/Al»*  'JS­'Batbara/ F  Si  (Liberty  Naviga­ some  of  them  causing  death,  have  came  out,  was  extremely  effective  tina,. Itaty;.  Uruguay.j^Boliya, . Bel­ v  ­and  Ifaktdli, (TSciiw/^Oeean  occurred.  Repeated  use  of  peni­ against  such  insects  a$ flies  and  gium,  Costa Rica,  El Skiyadoi' and  ' cillin  can  lead'to  such  xeactions.  :thB,, D'iiiidnlcan...Bep]uJilic^  UN  Debates  Issue  Of  Suez  Restristion  N'Orleans  Had Active  Ship Board  ij...  I;  Warn  Against  Excessive  Use Of  Penicillin Shots  ny$o'ri2eAsuK/V£pAPf'  u?  •   '1.  •  BASmie.  it  � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and 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Title A name given to the resource October 9, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RUNAWAY ORDERED TO DEAL WITH SIU NLRB RAPS P&O; TO SET HEARING ON SS YARMOUTH DRIVE ’50-50’ TANKER DRIVE BACKED IN CONGRESS SUBSIDY FIRMS ASK OKAY FOR RUNAWAY TIES CASTAL SHIPS FIGHT NEW RR RATE-SLASHING FRON AB TO MD SIU AWARD WINNER MAKES THE GRADE US USES T-H AGAINST ILA DOCK STRIKE CEMENT TUG WAGES UP IN MOBILE PACT SHIP LINES PROTEST NEW RR THROAT-CUTTING RATES SUBSIDIZE CO’S SEEK RIGHT TO OWN RUNAWAY SHIPS FISH UNION TO INVESTIGATE PUERTO RICAN CANNERIES MSTS LAYING UP 8 TRANSPORTS; GOV’T REPORT HITS INEFFICIENCY SALVAGE COMPANY AIMS FOR WWI LOST CARGOES NY REPORTS HEADWAY IN SIU-MAWD CAMPAIGN ALCOA GEAR GIVES FAST RADAR PLOT ‘FORTUNE’ DESCRIBES ESSO RIG WATERMAN HITS ROUGH GOING IN SUBSIDY BATTLE ASK ANTI-STRIKEBREAKING LAW BANNER LINE SEEKS BRITISH PORT RIGHTS VOTE RESULTS ANNOUNCED BY MEBA UN DEBATES ISSUE OF SUEZ RESTRICTION 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 10/09/1959 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. XXI, No. 21  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/449d95e8ad4dcf8d7e85d5f2fd57a8e5.pdf 80fbd80ee1597e44bc1987e4211801a4 PDF Text Text .55^'  SEAFARERS^LOG  *  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • AFL­CIO    •   In This  Issue­ Domestic  Shipping  Companies  Make Lasf­Ditch  Plea  Against Rate  SIU'S  Cuts; ICC May Cause Lay­Ups  On  Page  2  Key  Test  of  Union  Shop  Legality,  Labor  Legislative  Activity  Awaited  fc  As Supreme Court Gets Appeal  On  Page 16  1 "if  •   • v  INTB  A  sharp decline  in  the  incidence  of  TB cases among Seafarers  has  taken  place in the 2'/4  years that the SIU clinic prc^rtfm  lias  been  in  operation.  The  Seafarer population at the Manhattan Beach  TB  hospital  is  at  an  all­time  low  with new cases down  to rock­bottom. The  preventive  medicine  practices  of  the  clinics are  one of  the key factors in  this  dcviidpment,  along  with  improved  treatment methods utilized by the  Public Health Service.  _Story  On  Page 3  Crew  Collects 700 Hours'  Disputed  \V  Overtime  For  Restriction  To  Ship;  Two Middle East  Ports  Involved  On  Page  6  l'^'  '  "­• ?­•   Runaway­Flag SS Florida May Enter  Boston­Yarmouth Summertime Run;  Asks Nova Scotia For Subsidy Aid  On  Page  11  Sea Unions Assail  'Frozen' Subsidies  A Government decision to impose an indefinite "freeze" on aid to US ship­ ping has been denounced in a joint SIU­NMU  statement.  The  decision  means  nothing will  be done about further aid to shipping, such as increasing the  num­ ber of  companies under subsidy, until such  time  as  a  number  of  transportation  studies are completed. The unions assailed  the  decision  as  further  encouraging  runaway operations.  Story  On  Page  2  Big  Steel  Companies  Crush  Efforts  Of  Smaller Firm To Settle Walkout;  Force  Taft­Hartley  Injunction Move  On  Page 11  Bull Planning  Trailerships  To San Juan  Story  On  Page 16  FOOD  PROGRAM  ON  SIU  SHIPS  ­  V  The Four Coals Of  The  Industry­Wide Service  ­—See  Ceiiterf^  ILA Seeking  Back  Pay  In  Pact Renewal  Story  On  Page  7  Urge Lakes Operators  To Join Runaway Fight  ­Story  On  Page 3  .4  �Fwe Two  SEAFARERS  LOG  Oetober  t», 198t  ICC Action May Force  Uy­Ups Of SIU Ships  Freeze Order On  US Shipping  Aid  Booms Runaways  The "impartiality" of  the Interstate Commerce Commission  came  under  heavy  fire  from'the  SlU­contracted  Seatrain  Lines  this  week  in  its  fight  against  today's deadline  for  the  start  of  a  new  railroad  rate^  —  schedule chvering paper  prod­ other  competitor  for  the  railroads  ucts moving  out  of  Savannah.  whose  major  trade  is  paper  prod­ WASHINGTON—In  the face of  numerous subsidy  applica­ tions for  both deep­sea and  Great  Lakes service,  the Admin­ istration  has  ordered  a  freeze  on  new  applications  pending  the outcome of  studies  of  the^  concluded.  The  FMB  says  the  re­ nation's transportation.  port  of  a  freeze  is  only  a  "rumor"  The  freeze  order  holds  the  and  delays in  subsidy awards  were  With  one  of  its ships  already  in  ucts  hauled  out  of  the  Savannah  lay­up,  the  SIU  company  said  an  area.  Willis  tugs  are  covered  by  ICC  board  ruling would  force  it to  an  SIU  Harbor  and  Inland  Water­ idle an additional vessel almost im­ ways  Division  contract  number  of  subsidized voyages down  only  due  to  the  "time­consuming  mediately.  Seatrain  declared  that  All  American  martime  unions,  to 2.015,  although  Congress author­ process."  Its  60  percent  share of  Savannah's  as  well  as  sbip  operators  in  the  ized  as  many  as 2,400  voyages for  Affected  by  the  freeze  are  such  paper  cargoes  would  be  complete­ domestic trade,  have  long  charged  this year.  It has met with  a prompt  operators  as  Isthmian,  Watermw.  ly  eliminated  by  the  new  below­ that  the  ICC  is  dominated  by  the  protest  from  both  the SIU  and  the  States  Marine,  Isbrandtsen.  T.  J.  cost rate schedule for the railroads.  railroad  industry  since  most  of  its  National  Maritime  Union.  McCarthy  and  others  who  have  Rev.  Alvin  See,  former  Sea­ The  new  rates  are  due  to  go  personnel comes from that industry  A  joint  statement  by  SIUNA  subsidy  applications  pending  on  a  Into  effect  today  unlefss  the  ICC  or  leaves  the  agency  for  jobs  in  farer, poses  at SIU headquar­ President  Paul  Hall  and  NMU  wide  variety  of  services.  acts at  the  last  moment to  suspend  railroad  management..  The  union­ ters before returning to church  them.  Seatrain  said  that  the  new  industry  protest  also  cited  the  President  Joseph  Curran  de­ The  freeze  was  apparently  in­ nounced  the freeze as further proof  stituted  by  the  Bureau  of  the  assignment m Conoda for  the  rates would also "virtually destroy"  "crippling  effect"  of  the  so­called  of  the  Government's  support  for  Budget.  At  present  there  are  ^iscopol  Church.  the  C.  G.  Willis  tug  concern,  an­ railroad  relief  bill  passed  by  Con­ the  runaway flags  as  opposed  to  several  tram^wrtation  studies  go­ gress  last  year,  which  allows  tho  ar  American­flag merchant marine.  ing  on, one  tv the  Department  of  ICC. to  approve  rate  sdiednlcs  re­ The  statement  pointed  out  that  Commerce,  one  by  the  National  gardless  of  their effect  on  compet­ the  Federal  Maritime  Board  had  Academy  of  Science  and  one  by  ing forms of transportation.  originally  sought  an  okay  for  2,600  the  Senate  Interstate  and  Foreign  The  specific  Seatrain  case  arises  subsidized  voyages  which  would  Commerce Committee.  The  lifting  out  of  a  rate schedule proposed  by  allow  for  expansion  of  the  subsidy  of  the freeze depends on  when  the  tbe railroads for pnlpboard amd pa­ program  to  include  the  remaining  Administration receives  the results  per products from  Savannah, which  large  non­subsidized  companies.  of the various studies now going on.  discriminates  between  long  and  The  present  freeze "would  allow  The studies  in the  maritime field  haul  traffic.  The  present  The  news that he had  to  take  on  less strenuous  physical  short  only  for  an  expansion  of  50  over  deal  with  the  size  of  a  merchant  rail rate  would  be cut  by a  third  to  the present  number under contract.  fleet  needed  by  the  US  and  the  activity and live ashore led to a  new fulLtime career for Sea­ 55  cents  per  hundred  pounds  for  At  present,  the  Federal  Maritime  costs  of  the  subsidy  pn^am.  farer  Alvin  "Salty" See, a  member  of  the SIU for 12  years.  an  all­rail  trip  between  Savannah  Board  has  pending applications for  and  New  York.  On  short  hauls to  *  Following  extensive  religious  and  about  600  sailings.  This  freeze  is  from  the  dock  at  both  ends,  nevertheless  being  aM;»lied  despite  studies  in  New  York,  he  was  the  rate  would  remain  41  cents.  the fact  that  we are  at present  car­ ordained a deacon in the Epis­ Since  tbe  present  Seatraln­rail  rying  less  than  ten  percent  of  our  rate  between  both  cities  is  74  copal  Church.  v/aterborne  import­export  trade  in  cents,  this  would  mean  Seatrain  Now  busy  with  his  Ant  assign­ American flag ships," the statement  could  charge  only  slightly  more  ment,  Rev.  See  is  active  in  the  than  a  dime  tq  compete  with  the  SAN  FRANCISCO—West  Coast  shipping  sources  report  mission  field ^caring  for  the  spir­ 55­cent  raU  rate.  This  .  would  Uiikoti Has  amount to a reduction of two­thirds  that the port of  Nagoya, Japan, is virtually closed to shipping  itual  needs  of  some  300  parishion­ in  the  Seatrain  rates,  far, below  CabEe Address  as a result of the tjiphoon which wrecked the harbor. Damage  ers  spread  over  a  60­mile  area  in  the  actual  cost.  The  net  effect  Saskatchewan,  Canada.  His present  Seafarers  ­verseas  who  want  (Continued  on  page  15)  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ to bouys, tugs, docks and load­"^ American­flag  ship to  be  caught  In  parish  is  St.  Mary's  Vicarage,  L'rs  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  ing  facilities  have  compelled  the  typhoon.  She  was  enroute  to  located  on  Lucky  Lake  in  Saskat­ cabling  the  Union  at  its  cabie  Imes servicing  the area to by­ Kobe  at  the  time  wha  it  struck.  ­s,  SEAFARERS  NEW  pass the  port.  One Japanese steam­ Members  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  chewan.  It  covers  some  60  miles  and  takes  in  two  other  local  YORK.  Use of  this add  ­ss will assure  ship company lost  at  least 800 tons  the  Pacific  report  that  all  of  the  churches.  .  ?dy  transmission  on  all  mes­ of  cargo  which  was  washed  right  deck  cargo  was  washed  overboard,  It takes a great deal td traveUng,  all  forward,  windows  were  shat­ he  said,  to  keep  up  with  the  sages  and  faster  "Mvice  for  the  off  the  dock  by  the  storm.  tered,  booms  were  ripped  off,  a  parish's  religious  duties,  which  American President Line's Presi­ men  In­  '­'ed.  dent Buchanan  was the only  known  Iffeboat  was  carried  away  and  the  includes  conducting  morning  and  rudder  indicator,  radar  and  gyro­ evening  prayer  services.  Rev.  See  compass all put out of  commission.  received  bis  assignment  last  May,  ­  Delegates  representing  the  In­ For  a  while,  water  was  knee­deep  and  will  remain  thdw  to  continue  ternational  Brotherhood  of  Long­ eJioremen,  AFL­CIO,  will  meet  in  in  the  wheelhouse.  his  studies  until  he  Is  ordained  a  Milwaukee  on  October  31  in  spe­ Despite  the.  battering  the  ship  minister.  cial  convention  to  vote  on  merger  took,  there  was  only  one  casualty  with  the  International  Longshore­ The  former  Seafarer  started  his  reported,  a  woman  passenger  who  men's  Association.  career  with  the  SIU  back  in  1947,  was  cut  on  the  wrist  by flying  when  as  he  shipped  as  an  AB  on  The action  would  be taken  under  glass.  provfrions rtf the  last  IBL  conven­ SUP  member  Joseph  M.  Mis­ Isthmian  Lines'  Archer.  He  soon­ tion,  which  authorized  a  special  after  became  an  active  organizer  enda,  AB,  told  the  "West  Coast  meeting  of  this nature.  Sailor"  that  "I  am  certainly  glad  in  the  Union's  successful  drive  to  Ratification  by  tbe  IBL  would  bring  Isthmian  vessels  under  the  that  our  shipyards  build  such  fine  emnplete  the  merger  of  the  two  Mariners,  because  we  know  now  SIU  banner.  longshoremen's unions representing  that  you  can  batter,  beat  and  tear  Visiting  in  New  York,  Rev.  See  dockworkers  on  the  Atlantic  and  hell  out  of  them  but  damn  if  you  dropped  in  at  SIU  headquarters  Gulf  coasts,  on  the  Great  Lakes,  recently  to  look  up  some  of  his  in  rivers  ports  and  in  Puerto  Rico  can rink  them."  The typhoon  left more than  5,000  former  shipmates.  "Any  Seafarer  and  Canada.  dead  or  missing  in  the  Japanese  in  the  Saskatchewan  area  is  wel­ Members  of  the  ILA  have  al­ islands  and  destroyed  over  a  mil­ come  to  drop  in  and  talk  over  old  ready  voted  in favor  of  the merger  times,"  be  said.  lion homes.  In  a  district­wide  referendum  ballot.  The  merger was worked  out as a  condition of  the  ILA's reentry  jnto  the  AFL­CIO,  and  is  expected  to  be  approved  by  the,IBL  meeting.  Seafarer's  New  Calling  —Career  In Ministry  T yphoon Demolished  Major  Japan  Port  IBL  All Set  For  Merger  SEAFARERS  LOG  Oct. 23, 1959  Vol. XXt, No. 22  ll'v  11^ 1  kp  PAHS  HAU.  Seerttara­Treasurar  RZBBERT  BBAND.  Editor. •   BERNABD  SBA­ JEAN,  Art  Editor.  HERMAN  ABIHUB.  fawn  SPIVACK,  At  MASKIN.  ,IOHN  BRAZIL.  DON­ ALD  BABASH,  ARTHUR  BERCER.  Staff  WrUera  BILL  Mooax,  Gulf  Area  Representative.  I­ Wrecked  jeep  and  ripped  booms  (above)  testHy to  force  of  ty­ •  • ;  ;  plioon which battered the Presidept Buchanan off Japan.  At right,  y  trne^tj Kainin (left)  and carpenter  W. M. Lindelof  sur*  '• ' ':\(: ­v>ey die ddmogew  ' ^  . lUifl  .V  qi.  j i>  9 .i.Q,e:  ,;v iy) 'l.dii  tii  ^'it ij tss .i C"­  «  PoMMtad  WWMMT  BI  itia  haadquartars  df  lh« Easftrers  iRternatlonal  Union.  At­ lAMlic ft Ottl* Dfatrict, AFL­CIO, 675 Fdtirlil  Aaamw  Oradfelva  37.  NY.  Tel.  HYaclnlh  9­6M0.  Second  class  postage  paid  at the  Post  Offica in Brooklyn,  l«Y.  andar  'Ha  Act  of  Aug.  M,. 191J.;  .  • '  V  �October  S3,  1989  Tage Thre*  SEAFARERS  LOG  SlU Clinics Winning TB  Fight  Seafarer Cases  At  Record  Low  Level  SEAFARERSdZ­MANHATTAN  BEA.CH HOSPITAL  SINCE  81U  CLINICS  OPENEP  The long fight  to wipe out tuberculosis  among Sea­ farers is achieving its goal, and the diagnostic function  of  the  SIU's  clinics  is  playing  an  important  role  in  achieving  this  objective/  Is  a  hard  core  of  oldtimers  Reflecting  the  success  of  there  at  the  hospital  who  have  been  the  campaign  against  tu­ there  for  several  years.  The  fig­ were  released  by  Dr.  Joseph  berculosis,  the  number  of  ures  Logue,  medical  director  ­of  the  Seafarers  now hospitalized  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan.  at  the  Manhattan  Beach  Early  detection  is  particularly  mm  smm  Mm  smm  ­Mm­  Mm  f«SENr  valuable  in  treating  tuberculosis  Public  Health  Service  hospi­ because  of  the  insidious  nature  of  tal  is down  to  19 from  a high  the disease.  A TB  victim is  usualiy  of  43  cases  back  in  January  unaware  of  his  condition  until  it  31,  1958.  What's  more,  the  SIU  is  really  far  advanced.  Since  the  Welfare  Plan's  Brooklyn  clinic  has  regular  physical  examination  at  had  to  refer  only  three  Seafarers  the  clinic  includes  a  chest  x­ray  for  treatment  of  suspected  TB  ­during  the  whole  of  the  year  1959  to  date.  While  the  19  Seafarers  now  at  Manhattan  Beach  do not  constitute  the  entire  roster  of  tuberculosis  cases  among  Seafarers  (there  are  others  being  treated  at  general  hospitals  of  the  PHS  system  in  other cities)  the striking  decline  in  Beach  population  is  DETROIT—^Representatives  of  American­flag  steamship  companies  on  both  the  Great  the Manhattan  proving  the  worth  of  the  yearly  Lakes  and  in  pffshore  trade  were  called  upon to  join with the  maritime unions in fighting  physical  examinations  given  at  the  the  threat  of  runaway­flag  shipping.  Speaking  at  the 33rd  annual convention  of  the Pro­ New  York clinic and  at SIU  clinics  peller  Club  in  Detroit,  Octo­"*  in  Mobile,  Baltimore  and  New  ber 14,  SIUNA President Paul  Great  Lakes  companies'  efforts  to  man  for  major  deep­sea  steamship  Orleans.  Hall  told  250  management  evade  their  obligations  to  their  companies,  for  protecting  and  .as­ Early  Detection  Vital  men  ttiat  the  Great  Lakes  will  be­ crews  and  to  escape  responsibiiity  sisting  runaway­flag  companies  to  The  two  major requirements  for  the  detriment  of  an  American­flag  controlling  tuberculosis  are  early  come  a  new  arena  for  runaway­ in  the  labor  relations  area.  flag  operations  unless  ship  opera­ "The SIU wants  to cooperate and  nierchant  marine.  detection  and  effective  treatment.  tors  sincerely  cooperate  with  the  help  create  better  labor­manage­ Even  subsidized  steamship  com­ The  SIU  clinics  supply  the first  maritime  unions  to fight  this  evil.  ment  relations,"  he  said,  "but  we  panies  are  now  seeeking  ways  and  element  and  the  Public  Health  •   The  SIUNA  president  aiso  are  also  serving  warning  that  we  means  of  establishing financial  ties  Service  the  second,  utilizing  anti­ warned  the  operators  that  Great  will  go the  full route  against  every  with  runaway  operators.  States  biotics  and  other  improved  meth­ Lakes  shipping  can  only  thrive  in  company  with  an  'independent'  Marine,  a  subsidy  applicant  which  ods  of  treatment  that  have  been  an  atmostphere  of  healthy, respon­ union."  has virtually  received full approval  developed  in  the  past  few  years.  sible  collective  bargaining.  He  The  SIUNA,  through  the  Great  of  its  subsidy  operation,  is  now  What  is  particularly  Interesting,  assEdled  the hodge­podge  collection  Lakes  District,  and  other US  mari­ seeking  permission  to  continue  its  in  addition  to  the  decline  in  the  of  company­created  "Independent"  time  unions  have  been  active  for  ties  with  runaway­flag  and  other  number of  cases, is  the comparable  unions on  the  Lakes as  evidence of  the past  year in  the Lakes  organiz­ foreign­flag  services.  While  this  decline in  the length  of  stay in  the  ing arena  and has  scored a  number  move  is now  being fought  by  other  hospital.  Here  too,  an  essential  of  successes.  In  almost  all  in­ subsidized companies, should States  element  is  early  detection.  Since  stances,  the  Union has  had  to com­ Marine  be  successful  it  is  a  fore­ the  SIU  clinic  opened  in  Brooklyn  pete  against  company ­ sponsored  gone  conclusion  that  they  would  in  April,  1957,  the  average  length  organizations.  The  nation ­ wide  swiftly follow  suit.  of  stay  of  Seafarers  referred  to  Sharp  decline  in  number  of  steel  strike,  which  has  halted  most  Hall's appearance  was at  a labor­ Manhattan  Beach  has  been  cut  to  new  cases  reflects  gains in  TB  shipping  on  the  Lakes,  has  tem­ management  panel session.  Among  less  than  seven  months.  Many  of  fight.  porarily  slowed  organizing  activi­ others who  spoke was  Ralph Casey,,  the  cases  detected  in  early  stages  president  of  the  AMMI,  who  re­ do  far  better  than  that,  as  little  and  other  diagnostic  procedures,  ties.  Hall  pointed  out  to  the  manage­ peated  a  long­standing  AMMI  bid  as three months or less. By contrast,  the clinic has picked  up many early  ment  representatives  that  with  the  for industry­wide bargaining, stand­ the  average  stay  of  men  admitted  cases  of  TB  before  the  Seafarers  opening  of  the  Seaway  the  Ameri­ ard  agreements  and  uniform  con­ In  the  two  years  before  the  clinic  involved  had  the  slightest  inkling  can­flag  operator  on  the  Lakes  no  tract expiration  dates on  all coasts.  opened  has  been  12  months,  and  they  were  ill.  PHILADELPHIA —Due  to  the  longer  enjoyed  immunity  from  May  Avoid  Surgery  steel  strike,  shipping  has  slowed  competition  of  iarge, modern  runa­ With  early  detection  it  is  often  down  in  the  Philadelphia  area.  possible  to  treat  tuberculosis  "Several  vessels were  placed  in  idle  way­flag  ships.  Up  until  the  Sea­ without  major  surgery,  greatly  status  as  a  direct  result  of  the  way  opening,  only  small  foreign  cutting  the  hospital  stay  and  strike.  Including  a  number  of  the  ships,  drawing  less  than  14  feet  of  Statement  of  the  ownership,  man­ Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  NY.  water,  could get  into the  Lakes for­ agement, and  circulation  required by  3.  The  known  bondholders,  mort­ enabling the  Seafarer to  get  a  "fit­ Calmar fleet.  the shipping  season.  the  Act  of  Congress  of  August  24,  gagees,  and  other  security  holders  for  duty,"  with  his  lungs  intact.  The  SIU's  MAWD  and  HIWD  1912,  as  amended  by  the  Acts  of  owning  or  holding  one  per  cent  or  Further,  early  detection  is  es­ The  Great  Lakes  is  now  becom­ divisions  are  stiil  busy  organizing  March  3,  1933,  and  July  2,  1946  (Title  more of  total amount  of  bonds, mort­ sential  to  check  the  spread  of  TB.  ing  the  fourth  seacoast  of  the  US,  and  HIWD  seems  to  be  close  to  39,  United  States  Code,  Section  233)  gages,  or  other  securities  are:  (If  Because  of  the  confined  nature  of  concluding  its  negotiations  with  he  added,  and  in  the  process  will  of  SEAFARERS  LOG,  published  there are  none, so  state.)  None.  begin  to  feel  the  impact  of  the  every  other  week  at  Brooklyn,  NY,  4.  Paragraphs  2  and  3  include,  in  shipboard  living,  one  undetected  the  newly­organized  Graham  fleet.  ^kind of  cut­throat, low­wage, no­tax  for  September  30,  1959.  As  things stand  now,  men  who had  cases  where  the  stockholder  or  se­ case  of  TB  on  a  ship  can  result  in  been illegally fired for union activi­ ^mpetition  the  runaways  offer.  1,  The  names  and  addresses  of  the  curity holder  appears upon  the books  infection  of  several  other members  [e  was critical  of  the  American  publisher,  editor,  managing  editor  of  the  company  as trustees  or  in  any  of  the  crew.  This  is  one  of  the  ties will be rehired,  a seniority  pro­«  business  managers  are:  Pub­ other fiduciary relation,  the  name  of  worst  by­products  of  the  disease.  gram  will  be  installed  protecting  Merchant  Marine Institute,  spokes­ and  lisher;  Seafarers  International  Union  the  person  or  corporation  for  whom  Actually,  it  would  be  impossible  the  rights  of  the  crews,  and  sub­ of  North  America,  Atlantic  &  Gulf  such  trustee  is acting;  also  the state­ stantial salary  increases and  fringe  District,  675  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  ments in the two paragraphs show  the  to  wipe out  TB completely  because  NY;  Editor:  Herbert  Brand,  675  4th  affiant's full  knowledge and  belief  as  of  new  men  entering  the  industry  benefits  are  in  the  offing.  These  Ave.,  Brooklyn  32,  NY;  Managing  to  the  circumstances  and  conditions  all the time.  As a  result, the  clinics  crews  had  been  fat  below  scale  under  which  stockholders and  secur­ editor,  (none).  and  are  due  to  get  really  substan­ ity  holders  who  do  not  appear  upon  still  get  men  in  who  have  never  Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  2.  The  owner  is:  (If  owned  by  a  tial  gains.  of  the company  as trustees,  been  examined  before,  and  it  is  any  meniber  can  nominate  him­ corporation  its  name  and  address  the books  hold  stock  and  securities  in  a  ca­ in  this  group  that  an  occasional  Paying  off  during  the  last  ship­ self  for meeting chairman,  read­ must  be  stated  and  also  immediately  pacity  other  than  that  of  a  bona fide  new  case  of  TB  will  show.  ping  period  were  the  Bradford  ing  clerk  ot any  other  post  that  thereunder  the  names  and  addresses  owner.  of  stockholders  owning  or  holding  Island,  Miami  (Cities  Service);  may  be  up  lor  election  before  The  average  number  of  copies  However,  the  evidence  points  to  one per  cent or  more of  total amount  of 5.  Mount  Evans  (Cargo  and  Tank­ the  membership,  including  r  u­ of  each  issue  of  this  publication  sold  striking gains  in  the fight  on tuber­ stock.  If  not owned  by  a corpora  ship);  Losmar  (Calmar)  and  Penn  mittees  such  \as  the  tallying  ration,  the  names  and  addresses  of  or  distributed,  through  the  mails  or  culosis  as follows:  otherwise,  to  paid  subscribers  during  • When    the  SIU  clinic  opened  Voyager  (Penn.  Shipping).  committees, financial  comin*­ the  individual  ov/ners must  be given.  the  12  months  proceeding  the  date  in  April,  1957,  there  were  38  Sea­ If  owned  by  a  partnership  or  other  Signing  on  were  Mt.  Evans  tees and  other groups named  by  above  was:  (This  information  unincorporated firm,  its  name  and  shown  (Cargo  and  Tankship)  and  Losmar  the  membership. V  is required  from daily,  weekly, semi­ farers  at  Manhattan  Beach.  The  address  as  well  as  that  of  each  in­ weekly,  and  triweekly  newspapers  SIU  population  in  the  hospital  (Calmar).  Since  SIU  membership' meet­ dividual  member,  must  be  given.)  The  following  ships  were  in  int  officers  are  elected  at  the  Seafarers  International  Union,  At­ only.) This  information not  required.  stayed close to  that figure through­ transit: Northwestern  Victory  (Vic­ "tart of  each meeting^ those  who  lantic  &  Gulf  District,  675  4th  Ave.,  (Signed)  Herbert  Brand,  Editor.  out  1957  and  1958,  touching  a  tory  Carriers);  Petrochem  (Valen­ wish  to  run  for  thosh  meeting  Brooklyn  32,  NY;  Paul  Hall,  Secre­ Sworn  to  and  subscribed  before  me  peak  of  43  in  January,  1958.  Thi*  tary­Treasurer,  675  4th  Ave.,  Brook­ this  30th  day  of  September,  1959.  tine);;  Feltore;.  Oremar; (Marveu)  offices  can  do  so.  lyn 32,  NY; Claude  Simmons,  Assist­ Thomas E.  Connell,  Notary  Public,  was  because  the  clinic  was  pick­ and  Seamar  (Calmar).  (Continued  on  page  5)  ant  Secretary­Treasurer,  675  4tb  (My commission expires Jan, 7,1961),  Decline in number of Seafarers hospitalized for TB at Manhattan Beach  comes during period  when total  Union  membership  has  been  rising.  January,  1958,  peak  came  at  height  of  recession.  Since  then,  hundreds  of  additional  jobs  hove  been  brought  under  contract.  Challenge Lakes Owners  To Join Runaway Fight  TB CASES  PETRrrEPAT  SIU  BROOICLVM  CLINIC  1906  Pact Hears  On  Graham  Tug Fleet  Statement  Of  Ownership  ^hrow In For  A Meeting Job  , 1959  ^  I  m  �October  23, U5t  SEAFARERS  LOG  ffsce Fear  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPING  BOARD  September 30 Through October 13, 1959  Ship  Atiniiy  Under the  combined effects  of an  eight­day  waterfront strike and  the  three  men  in  the  period.  On  the  west  coast,  Seattle  and  San  Fran­ continuing  steel  dispute,  shipping  for  SIU  ports  for  the  past  period  cisco  both  dropped  again.  New  York,  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Miami,  slumped  quite  a  bit,  barely  managing  to  stay  above  the  1,000  mark.  Mobile  and  New  Orleans,  were  the  other  ports  showing  decreases.  There  was a  total  of  1,008 men  shipped  during  the past  period, a  drop  Shipping  from  the  port  of  Jacksonville  remained  fairly  steady.  Pay  Ston  hi  of  over  200 men  as compared  to the prior  period's totals.  This was the  Broken  down  among  the  classes.  Seafarers  in  class  A  accounted  for  OHs  OH THM. TOTAL  lowest  point  shipping  has  hit  since  April  of  this  year,  when  only  968  slightly  over  70  percent  of  the  jobs,  class  B  for  the  next  21  percent,  men  were  assigned to permanent  berths.  and  class C only  nine percent.  This represents  a  continuing  change  in  ImloB  .....  2—2  4  From  all  indications  however,  the  present  slow  shipping  picture  is  the recent  job breakdown, with  the total  number  of  class C  cards land­ Now  York  ... 17  1  *24  only  temporary,  and  the  coming  period  should  be  much  better.  Many  ing  berths  getting  smaller  each  period.  However,  this  is  the  usual  PhWadifpMa  ..  B  2  5  12  of  the  ports  have  reported  that  a  number of  vessels have  been  sched­ trend  when  there  is a  general  over­all  decline  in  the  shipping  picture  ioltlmore  ...  9  3  4  IB  uled  to come  in,  which  usually means  an increase  in replacement  calls,  and  jobs become  harder  to get.  3  2  4  9  while  other  ports  have  indications  that  some  ships  now  in  lay­up,  will  Also  dropping considerably  over  the  past  period,  were the  figures on  Norfolk  be  coming  out  and  taking  on  crews.  Among  these  ports  are  San  the number of  vessels calling into SIU  ports.  There were  only 140  ves­ JoduoaviUe..  2—8  10  1—23  Francisco,  which  has  a  supertanker  idle  but  due  out  shortly.  New  Or­ sels  calling  into  the  14  ports  during  the  period,  as  compared  to  226  Miami  leans which  reports the  Mississippi  Line  passenger  ship Del Norte  will  for  the  prior  two  weeks.  Of  this  total,  55  paid  off, 17  signed  on  and  Tampa  —  2  2  be calling for a  crew this  period, and  Jacksonville.  Moblio  B  3  1  10  68  were  in  transit.  Leading  the  activity  list  was  New  York  which  There  were  four  ports  showing  improved  shipping  activity  this  past  handled  24  vessels,  with  Houston  a  close  second  with  20  shipa  NowOffaaM..  3  9  0  14  period,  nine  decreased,  and  one  remained  steady.  However  of  the  Hcutlon  ....  B  1  13  20  ports  reporting  increases,  two of  them,  Baltimore and  Wilmington,  are  The  following is  tbe  forecast  of  SIU  shipping, port­by­port:  Wllmhigfaa  .. —  —  B  B  still  shipping  below  their  norm.  On  the  brighter  side  of  the  picture  Boston: Fair ... New York:  Steady .. . Philadelphia: Slow .. . Balti­ T  S  B  were  Houston  and  Norfolk.  Shipping  for  Houston,  in  fact,  was  more: Slow with  a number of  Ore ships still in lay­up ... Norfolk: Good  San Francftea.  —  T  f  2  4  described  as  "terrific"  and  is  expected  to  stay  that  way  for  the  com­ ... Jacksonville: Should be  good according to  reports on  ships in lay­up  Soattft  ing period.  coming  out  .  .  .  Miami:  Slow . . . Tampa:  Fair  . . .  Mobile:  Steady  . . .  Of  the  nine  ports  reporting  declines,  the  greatest  was  Tampa  where  New  Orleans:  Good  .  . .  Hooston:  Booming ... Wilmingtmi:  Good  . . .  Total  SB  17  BO  140  shipping almost  came to  a  complete standstill.  That  port  shipped  only I  San Firaaeiaeo and Seattle: Slow.  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Port  Bostoi  New  York  ...  Philadelphia..  Baltimore....  Norfolk  Jacksonville.,  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans..  Houston  Wilmington  ,.  San Francisco.  Seattlv  TOTALS  =1  =(.?  Jacksonville...  Registered  Registered  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  123 ALL  1 6 — 7  2 2 4 16 50 19 85  12 13 27 — 63 9  2 3 5 10 48 10 68  11 10 22 2 6 ^ S  2 3 5 — 5 — 5  I 3 4 Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans..  Houston  .....  Wilmington...  San Francisco.  Seattle  TOTALS  1 3 9 30 5 34 9 46 3 13 1 8 — — 10 — 57 265 51 lr>'; m  m  Registered  Registered  Shipped  Shipped  Shipped  TOTAL  Registered On  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  C  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  12  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  12  3  ALL  12  3  ALL  ABC ALL  12  3  A LL  123 ALL  5  —  7  2  —  2  2'  4  23  1  28  1 3 1 5 27  68  21  116  12  14  27  21  37  4  10  15  —  2  2  67  15  2  84100  202  47  349  3 34 25 67i  62 3  7  6  IB  1  2  5  3  3  1  2  1  1  2  2  5  10  2  5  17[  15  24  14  53 1 — 1 27  51  11  80  6  13  21  9  24  42,  —  4  4  —  —!  42  4  —  46  60  127  20  207| 23 40 67 6  5  1  12  111  5  5  10  4  6  3  3  5  2  7  —  7  11  7  7  25  7  8  2  6 7 13 17 2  9  1  12  2  1  1  3  —  2  3  s:  0  3  9  4  10  1  15 2 2 4 1  !  1  —  1 r  1  1  1  3  1  1  —!  2  9  1  12 — 1 1 22  32  6  SO  1  4  5  4  10  15  —  3  3  —  ­ 15  3  18  46  51  B  106 1 6 10 17 2  40  10  52  6  4  11  11  20  36  —  2  —'  30  2  —  38  52  97  16  165 1 9 12 22 15  23  11  49  3  12  16  15  27  3  5  9  3  1  5  51  17  5  73  17  26  9  52 3 1 2 7  9  4  20  4  2  3  1  2  6  4  5  3  1  —  9'  2  4  9  5  4  IS  9  14  1  24 4 1 5 6  11  1  18  2  4  4  6  4  9  —  1  1  —  1  —  10  18  20  5  43 1 6 5 12 7  7  1  15  2  —  2  3  5  1  —  1  —  1  —  0  12  15  —  27i 3 6 3 12 127  268  74  463  43  62  llOt  70  141  44  2S3t  15  35  57t  6  13  7  26203"  57  26  346346  627  126  10991 14 101 109 224 Port  Boston . New York Philadelphia.,  Baltimore  Norfolk  4 44 43 60 21 9 10 373 Registered  CLASS  A  Port  li'T  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Miami.  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans.  Houston  Wilmington  San Francisco.  Seattle  fOTAlS  GROUP  1  2  3  AIX  1  2  —  3  26  9  46  81  4  1  3  t  22  8  27  57  2  3  2  7 ;  5  —  3  8  —  —  1  1  —  —  4  4  18  9  46  73  19  7  48  74  12  6  13  31  8  4  3  15  6  3  3  12  6  —  2  8  129  52  201  382  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  Shipped  Shipped  Shipped  TOTAL  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  C  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP ]  GROUP GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  12  3  ALL  12 3 ALL 12 3 ALL A  B  C  ALL  3  ALL  3  ALL  II —  1 2 1 — 4 — 4  1  5  —  12  —  12  2  2  3  7  11 41 61 1 8 10 19  —  —  1  1  61  19  81  56  152  35  243  6  34  37  77  1 9 4 3 7  —  12 — 1  1  2  12  21  3  25  4  32  —  7  2  4  6  36 — 3 27 6  4 10  —  • 1  —  1  36  10  47  12  107  14  133j  2  26  23  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I  931793  207  93  llMSpS?  1300 589  j2726i  30 228:3MI 024 •  r­'­:  �OflMbcr «S. Itfl  SEAFARERS  LOG  (The  brother  described  below  is  receirinsr  the  $150  monthly  SIU  dis­ ability­pension  benefit.)  Pac«  Vi**  Early Detection^ Improved  Treatment Conquering TB  (Continued from  page  3)  ing  up  many  cases  Involving  Sea­ Eval  A.  Olson ... CS  ... A  good  friend  of  Andrew  Furusetb,  back  farers  who  had  not  previously  in the  old days, Olson  was one  of  the  group  that  suggested and fought  been  x­rayed.  In  1959,  a  sharp  de­ for the  use of  the  three  watch system  aboard  Amer­ cline  began  to  show  up,  from  29  ican ships.  Their fight became  a reality with the  in­ at  the  start  of  the  year  down  to  coming,  strengthened  SIU.  19  at  present.  Olson,  a  seaman  for  some  fifty  years,  has  sailed  • The    over­all  population  of  on about  every  type of  ship in  existence since  1908.  Manhattan  Beach  has  also  been  It  was  in  1908  that  he  shipped  out  aboard  his  first  declining  as  a  result  of  improved  craft,  the  Rhine,  a  three­masted,  fuII­rigged  ship  treatment  methods,  but  the  drop­ with a  main  skysail yarder.  His first  paycheck  for a  off  is  not  as  sharp  percentagewise  month's work aboard the Rhine  was a big ten dollars.  as  for  the  SIU  group.  Olson  preferred  the  South  American  run.  It  was    fact  that  only  three  sus­ here  that  he  found  "fine  weather  and  a  good  time  • The  Olson  pected  TB  cases  have  been  picked  ashore."  up  thus  far  in  1959  at  the  New  The  retired  Seafarer  is now  living  in  Brockton,  Mass.  He  still  cor­ York  clinic,  indicates  a  sharp  de­ responds  with  former  shipmates, and  is a  regular  visitor  to the  Boston  cline  in  the  incidence  of  new  TB  SIU  union  hall.  cases  among  Seafarers.  In  1958,  Olson makes note that  years ago nobody  sailed under  their real name.  there  were  19  such  cases.  Everybody  had  a  nickname.  For  oldtimers  who  knew  Olson,  be  was  • The    decline  in  TB  population  Each Seafarer gets chest x­ray  as part of his regular physical exam,  the "terrible Swede."  comes  at  a  time  when  total  Union  thus  enabling  clinic  to  detect  any  signs  of  TB.  membership  has  been  rising.  The  peak  of  43  cases  in  January,  1958,  gram  has  already saved  large  sums  ination,  he  is  given  a  card  good  came  at  the  height  of  the  1957­58  which  can  be  applied  by  the  Wel­ for  one  year.  When  the  card  ex­ recession.  Since  then,  the  number  fare  Plan  for  other  purposes.  Hos­ pires,  he  comes  back  for  another  Of  active  SIU  ships  has  increased,  pital  benefit  payments  alone  run  check­up.  This  routine  has  been  success­ including  the  entrance  into  serv­ $1,100  a  year  for  a  single  TB  pa­ ful  in  a  number  of  other  areaa  tient.  ice  of  the  Banner  Line  and  the  growth  of  the  missile  ship  fleet  Under  the  SIU  clinic  set­up.  besides  TB,  notably  in  checking  Seafarers  get  a  thorough  physical  high  blood  presure,  arthritis,  dia­ among  others.  examination  at  least  once  a  year.  betes  and  other  conditions  of  a  Trend Hopeful  MOBILE—After  being out for  three months  and  ten days,  The  examination  includes  blood  chronic  nature.  crewmembers of  the freighter Pacific Explorer are still wait­ If  the  trend  continues,  and  the  tests,  eye  tests,  a  chest  *­ray,  The  follow­up  procedure  is  also  ing for  a  payoff  in this port.  The ship's total payroll due the  Union  is  hopeful  that  it  will,  it  electrocardiograph  tests  and  other  immensely  valuable  in  treating  will  prove  the contention  on which  procedures  involved  in  a  head­to­ post­TB  cases.  Usuallv  when  a  crewmembers  and  officers  of^  the  clinic  program  was  based  in  toe  physical  check­up.  the  Pacific  Explorer  is  esti­ arrangements  to  help  the  crew  hospital  discharges  a  TB  patient,  the  first  place—that  regular  diag­ until  legal  action  is  completed.  TB  Program  it  asks  that  he  come  ^back  after  mated at  $75,000. Thus  far, 27  Shipping  in  the  port  for  the  last  nostic  examinations  of  Seafarers  Should  the  examination  detect  three  or  six  months  for  periodic  of  the  37  men  aboard  the  delin­ quent  ship  have  filed  US  court  couple of  weeks was  naturally slow  on  an  annual  basis  would  improve  any  ailments  or  suspicious  condi­ check­ups.  In  the  past,  some  men  action  claiming  back  wages  total­ due  to  the  longshoremen's  strike.  the health  of  seamen and  cut down  tions,  the  Seafarer  is  referred  neglected  to  do  so  and  suffered  ling $31,741. The  SIU has furnished  The  following  ships  were  laid  up  on crippling  and disabling  diseases.  promptly  to  the  nearest  US  Pub­ relapses.  Now,  however,  a  dis­ crewmembers  legal  aid  in  getting  in  port  during  the  previous  two  In  the  end,  the  argument  went,  lic  Health  Service  facility  for  charged  TB  patient  gets  the  re­ a  lien  in  Federal  District  Court  weeks:  the  Corsair,  Roamer,  Cava­ by  keeping  seamen  healthy,  the  treatment.  As  circumstances  war­ check  notation  on  his  SIU  clinic  against  the  company  to  recover  lier,  Ranger  (Alcoa);  Monarch  of  clinic  program  would  preserve  rant,  he  may  be  asked  to  come  card.  Since  his  card  expires  at  the  the  Seas,  Claiborne  and  Wacosta  Seafarers'  earning  power  and  job  back  at  three­month  or  six­month  end of  three or  six  months,  the  pa­ wages.  ^  '  As  a  result of  World  Tramping's  (Waterman).  security.  It  would  save  the  com­ intervals  for  further  checks.  tient  is  sure  of  getting  his  reex­ Shipping  prospects  for  the  com­ munity,  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan  and  If  the  Seafarer  passes the  exam­ amination.  runout  on  the  payoff,  plus  its  fail­ ure  to  send  out  all  allotment  ing  two  weeks  appear  extremely  the Public Health  Service the  stag­ checks  or  sending  bad  checks,  slim  with  the  following  ships  due  gering  cost  of  providing  medical  crewmember's  families  are  suffer­ to hit  port; the  Claiborne and  Hur­ care  to  victims  of  TB  and  other  ing  undue  hardship. Some families  ricane  (Waterman);  Alcoa  Clipper,  chronic  and  disabling  diseases,  as  are  being  threatened  with  eviction  Alcoa  Ranger  (Alcoa);  Carolyn,  well  as  giving  them  and  their  fa­ for  being  unable  to  pay  rent  and  Frances  (Bull);  Del  Oro  (Missis­ milies financial  assistance,  through  lights and  other utilities  have been  sinpi),  and  Steel  Rover 'und  Steel  public  welfare  payments  or  other  New  York  hospitals  have  been  to  $2  a  month.  The  additional  Chemist  (Isthmian).  cut  off.  means.  charged  with  refusing  to  set  up  money  will  finance  new  organizing  Food  Short  It  has  been  estimated  that  the  adequate  machinery  to  process  programs,  expand  services  to  local  Seafarer  Albert  M.  DeForest,  total  cost  of  a  single  TB  case,  in­ grievances  of  non­professional  unions, and  wipe out  a  heavy  oper­ steward,  also  charged  that  the  Pa­ cluding  lost  wages  and  medical  hired help. Local  1199 of  the Retail  ating  deficit.  cific  Explorer  short­changed  crew­ treatment,  amounts  to  a  minimum  Drug  Employees  Union  declared  4  4  4  members  on  food.  For  the  90­day  that  the  hospitals  were  dragging  The  Building  Service  Employes  of  $30,000.  voyage  there  was  only  60  days*  Medical  treatment  alone,  the  their  feet  in  putting  a  strike  set­ Union  is  preparing  to  build  a  $25  • tores aboard.  The Union  has made  cost  of  keeping  a  patient  in  a  hos­ tlement  into  effect  involving  mini­ million  skyscraper  apartment  and  pital  for  a  year,  is  estimated  as  mum  wages  and  establishment  of  office  building  in  downtown  Chi­ appropriate  grievance  procedures.  cago, with  one parking  level for au­ much  as  $10,000  annually.  tos  and  another  for  boats.  The  4"  4"  It  was  for  reasons  such  as  these  The  Oil  Pollution  Panel  of  the  building  will  be  located  on  the  A  new  two­year  contract  has  United States  Coast  Guard has  ap­ that  the  Union  originally  negoti­ been  ratified  by  the  Insurance  north  bank  of  the  Chicago  River,  ated  the  clinic  program  in  contract  pealed  to  crewmembers  of  Ameri­ Agents  International  Union's  and  will  be  known  as  "Marina  can­flag  ships  to  cooperate  in  pre­ talks  with  SIU  operators.  members employed  by the  Pruden­ City."  By  cutting  the  number  of  TB  venting  pollution  of  beaches  and  tial  Insurance  Company.  The  vote  This  will  be  the  first  in  a  series  navigable  waters by  bilge and  tank  patients  in  half,  and  also  by  cut­ in  favor  was  5,226  to  2,204.  The  of  projects  by  Building  Service  ting  the  length  of  hospitalization  cleaning discharges.  through  early  detection,  the  pro­ agreement  includes  an  increase  in  Union  to  invest  pension  and  re­ The  Panel,  which  was formed  in  the  days­off  allotment,  improved  serve  funds  in  redevelopment  of  September,  1954,  has  been  issu­ vacations  and  a  guarantee  of  no  downtown  areas.  "Marina  City"  ing  circulars  to  ship  operators  and  loss  in  pay  for  20  weeks  in  the  will  contain  1,120  dwellings.  their  vessels,  but  up  until  now  event  an  agent's debit  is cut.  The  Hollywood  AFL  Film  Coun­ has  not  appealed  directly  to  crew­ 4  4.  4  Almost  19,000  members  of  the  cil,  representing  24,000  workers  in  members.  Packinghouse  Workers  Union  and  the motion  picture industry,  has  is­ Pollution  Appeal  the  Meat  Cutters  Union  are  in  the  sued a brochure urging  union mem­ The  appeal  points  out  that  pol­ second  month  of  their  joint  strike  bers  to demand  an  investigation  of  With  approval  of  SIU  member­ luting  navigable  waters  is  a  vio­ against  Swift  &  Co.,  the  nation's  "runaway"  production  of  American  ship  meetings  in  all  ports  the  hall  lation  of  US  law  and  can  subject  largest  meat  packer.  The  strike  movie  and  television  flims.  in  Lake  Charles,  La.  closed  on  offenders  to  fines  and  imprison­ was called September 3 when  Swift  The  brochure  also  urges  legis­ October  13,  and  was  consolidated  ment.  It  is  a  particularly­serious  refused  to  agree  to  contract  terms  lation  requiring prominent labeling  with  the  Houston  hall.  The  few  problem  within  the  enclosed  con­ met  by  most  of  the  other  large  of  all  films  with  the  country  of  fines  of  harbors  on rivers  and  near  ships  entering  the  port  of  Lake  origin.  At  the  recent  AFL­CIO  meat  packing  firms.  Charles,  La.  that  require  the  serv­ beaches.  ices of  a  patrolman  will  be serviced  The  unions  have  launched  a  convention  a  resolution  supporting  Aside  from  damage  to  water­ by  the  Houston  hall  which  is  near­ "Don't  Buy  Swift"  campaign  that  such  legislation  was adopted.  front  property,  annoyance;  to  by.  has  thus  far  proven  effective  in  4  4  4  bathers  and  destruction  of  recre­ In  Monroe,  Mich,  the  local  AFL­ The  reason  for the  Lake  Charles  every  part  of  the  country.  Con­ ational facilities,  oil pollution  takes  closure  is  that  the  volume  of  ship­ sumers are  being  asked  to  pass  up  CIO  central  body  provided  free  a  heavy  toll  each  year  of  fish  and  ping  in  this  area  did  not  warrant  Swift  products,  from  meat  to  oleo  polio  vaccine  for  all  children  in  wildlife.  the  continued  operation  of  a  sepa­ and  ice  cream,  until  the  strike  Monroe  county.  More  than  350  children  have  received  their  first  The  damage  comes  from  spill­ rate  port  facility.  is sellled.  two  inoculations.  The  county's  overs  of  liquid  cargo  when  the  Charles  Kimball,  Lake  Charles'  4  4  4  loading  rate  is  a  little  too  fast  to  agent,  will  be  re­assigned  to  the  At  the  Chemical  Workers  con­ doctors  and  nurses  donated  their  top off  without  spillage,  or  in  tak­ port  of  Houston,  and  will  work  vention  in  Cleveland,  members  services.  The  AFL­CIO  unions  ing  on  bunkers,  in  pumping  out  under  the  direction  of  Robert  voted  overwhelmingly  to  boost  the  purchased  the  vaccine  and  met  •••  union's  per  capita  tax  from  $1.50  other costs.  Matthews,  Houston  port  agent.  bilges  or  cleaning  tanks.  •­lE • I I  A  "i  I  n  •   if I  M  Crew Sues As Papaster  Fails To Show In Mobile  Don't Pollute  Ocean, CC  Asks Crews  pHom  V0AWlhJ&y  W mcLB  'xkoe­rdV  eye ^^elcamedly  your  d.;:,  Houston Takes  Lk. Charles Job  11  :13  �PWe  •• i'n     Oetober  XS,  1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Cunard Bids  For Liner  Subsidy, Too  f­i  LONDON  — Cunard  Steamship  Company,  operator  of  the  Queen  Mary  and  Queen  Elizabeth,  the  world's  largest  passenger  ships,  is  seeking a subsidy  to  build  replace­ ment vessels. As  a result, the  Brit­ ish  government  has  appointed  a  three­man  committee  to  bring in  a  report on  the Cunard  bid.  The  committee  is  going  to  con­ "It  was  my  first  evening  aboard  that  field.  According  to  the  ship's  sider  three  points  in  the  Cunard  the  Myriam  III, as steward,"  Wer­ steward, the crew downs some 11 to  proposals—^whether  or  not  Cunard  ner  Pedersen,  reported,  "when  a  12 pounds  of  the brew  daily. Aver­ is  entitled  to  financial  aid  and  if  new man  came up'to  my  room  and  aging  30  cups  to  a  pound,  that  so,  how  much;  the  effects  of  air  took  over."  Ac­ spells  out  an  average  of  10  cups  travel  on  the  passenger  trade  and  cording  to  this  per  man  per  day.  the  possibilities  of  building  a  After  shelling  out  disputed  OT bundle,  Wong Pioneer  owners  put  ambitious  chap  if  if  i  nuclear­powered  passenger  ship.  we  were  going  to  "Overheard  on  the  SS  Eagle  new gear aboard, including  galley stove being examined by David  The  company  has  clearly  indi­ clean up  the ship,  Transporter  recently  (according  to  Sacher,  baker, (left)  and  John  Psothos,  AB.  cated  that  it  would  like  to  get  a  sougee, paint etc.,  the  ship's  minutes):  construction subsidy from the  Brit­ etc.,  etc.  Not  one  Chief  Mate:  Bos'n,  what  size  ish  Government,  rather  than  any  to  drown  ambi­ wrench  do you  have  there?  kind  of  long­term  loan.  Should  tion,  Pedersen  Bos'n:  9/16  mate.  Cunard  get  this  kind  of  preferred  agreed  whole­ Chief  Mate:  Well  that's  more  treatment, it would  not sit  too well  _  ,  heartedly  with  than  half  an inch, isn't it?  with  other  British  ship  operatons.  Pedersen  him.  Bos'n:  Yeah . .  An  award  of  a  construction  sub­ "O  say  steward,  are  you  holding  NEW YORK—^In  a major OT beef  between the Inter­Ocean  sidy to  Cunard would further  com­ any  money?"  was  his  next  query,  shipping  company  and  crewmembers  of  the  Wang  Pioneer,  plicate  the  United  States  subsidy  but when  told there  wasn't any, all  program.  No  funds  were  included  conversation  ceased.  The  next  day  the  Wang  Pioneer's  gang  collected  700  hours*  OT  pay  for  in  last  year's  US  budget  for  con­ the  big  clean­up  was  nowhere  in  restriction  to  the  ship  while­*  struction  subsidies for  two US­flag  sight.  in the ports of  Aden and Mas­ all shipping cards as the ILA strike  superliners  including  a  replace­ "Moral  of  the  story,"  Pedersen  sawa.  According  to  the  SIU  virtually  deadlocked  all  shipping,  ment  for  the  SS  America  in  the  said,  "there's  one  on  every  ship."  contract,  in  order  for  a  capta'.­  to  with  the exception  of  tankers, dur­ transatlantic  trade,  and  a  new  SS  if  if  restrict  a  crew  to  a  ship  in  a  for­ ing this last  period.  The eight­day  President Hoover in Pacific service.  eign  port  the  captain  must  obtain  extension will  be only for members  The  objective  of  the  US subsidy  It  was  a  fairly  quiet  trip aboard  HOUSTON—Shipping  has  been  a  letter  of  restriction  from  the  who  registered  prior  to  the  strike.  is  to  equalize  the  cost  of  building  the  Orion  Star  last  month,  and  local  government. If  he neglects to  During the longshore strike most  a  ship  in  an  American  shipyard  they  had  nothing  to  report.  But  terrific  these  past  two  weeks,  and  do  so  he  must  pay  the  crew  OT.  operators  did  keep  their  crews  as  compared  to  a  European  yard.  evidently  they  are  very  optimistic  there  is. every  indication  that  it  will  remain  so,  writes  Port  Agent  The SIU  won  its case when the cap­ aboard ship. However,  several Bull  If  Cunard  Line  gets  a  subsidy,  as  about  the  future  Bob  Matthews.  tain  of  the  Wang  Pioneer  was  un­ Line,  Alcoa  and  Robin  Line  ships  the  principal  operator  in  North  for  they  noted  The  following  ships  paid  off:  able  to  produce  any  such  letter.  laid  off  their  crews.  When  the 10­ Atlantic  passenger  service,  rival  that "we expect  a  Elemir  (Ocean  Petrol);  Josephins  The OT resulted in some $1,500 ex­ day strike concluded, crewmembers  American­flag  operators  would  few humorous ex­ (Liberty  Nav.);  John  B.  Kulukun­ periences  later  called  back  received  their  wages  need  more  than  the  conventional  tra  pay  for  the  crew.  dis  (Martis);  Penn  Explorer  (Penn  on,  before  this  plus  subsistence  and  lodging  for  construction subsidy  to match  it.  This  case  is  practically  identical  pays  of  in  Trans.);  Wacosta  (Waterman)  and  with  the  700  hours'  OT  beef  be­ the time  they  were off  the ship,  as  The  three­man  committee  is  ex­ ship  the  Margaret  Brown  (Bloomfield).  tween  the  crewmembers  of  the  stated  in  the SIU  contract.  As  As­ pected to  report to the  British gov­ August, 1960."  The  Margaret  Brown  (Bloom­ Barbara Fritchie and  Liberty Navi­ sistant  Secretary­Treasurer  Bill  ernment  within  two  or  three  Getting  in  shape  for  the  "humor­ Held)  also  signed  on.  gation  that  occurred  a  month  ago,  Hall remarked, "It seems as though  months, so that the issue will come  ous  experiences"  ,, ,  . ,  In  transit  were  the  Edith, Caro­ Crewmembers of  the Barbara  Frit­ some shipowners will  never leam."  up  again  as  Congress  reconvenes  are  Steve  Krko­  Krkovich  chie  were  restricted  in  the  ports  Shipping for  the past  two  weeks  and  again  considers  the  possibility  rich,  ship's  delegate,  William  Ay­ lyn  (Bull);  Morning  Light  (Water­ of  Singapore  and  Aden.  The  SIU  was  somewhat  less  than  the  previ­ of  voting  funds  for  US  passenger  cock,  repre^ting  the  deck,  man);  Pacific  Thunder  (World  Tramp);  Seatrain  Texas,  Seatrain  won  that  beef  also  when  the  cap­ ous  two  weeks  due  to  the  long­ ships.  Charles  Palmer  the  black  gang,  New  Jersey,  Seatrain  New  York  Competition  from  other  compa­ shoremen's  strike.  Nevertheless,  tain  of  the  Barbara  Fritchie  was  (Seatrain);  Del  Santos,  Del  Oro  unable  to come  up  with  a  letter  of  shipping for  the next  two  weeks is  nies,  especially  the  US  and  Hol­ and  Jose Sanchez,  the stewards.  if  if  i  (Miss.);  Atlas  (Petrol);  Beauregard  restriction  from  the  local  govern­ expected  to  be  very good  with sev­ land­America  Lines,  which  have  eral  long  payoffs  and  sizable  relatively  new  passenger  liners,  is  Talk  about  coffee  drinkers,  the  (Pan  Atlantic);  Mermaid  (Metro  ment.  Headquarters  announced  there  crews  of  ships  laid  up  because  of  said  to be  one  of  the main  reasons  crew of  the SS Pen  Explorer could  Petrol),  and  the  Fort  Hoskina  will  be  an  eight­day  extension  on  the  strike.  behind  the  Cunard  request.  vie for the world's championship  in  (Cities  Service).  Stu SHIPS AT SEA  Crew  Denied  Leave,  Collects $1,500 OT  Ship Flood  In Houston  To Continue  Do Not Disturb '  iV­y  )  ;;r,:  There's  nothing  wrong  with  o  bit  of  friendly  conversation—except  when  it  dis­ tracts a man  who  is  working  with  a  poten­ tially­dangerous  piece  of  equipment,  such  as a slicing machine. While it is a consider­ able  convenience  for  the  steward  depart­ ment,  it  offers  additional  hazards  as  well.  As one  SlU­manned  ship  noted  recently,  "When  using  slicing­machine,  talk  to  no  one." The crew also recommended  that one  member  of  the  galley  staff  be  designated  to operate the machine and everybody else  leave it strictly alone.  When  properly  used,  a  food  slicer  is  a  work­saver in the galley. Make  sure it stays  that  way.  Kir;,  .  ''  'S­'  s/SraSSjvfeii is,  •  •   ­  •   "'• '­i.:., :•v n:    V' "'  f  4;;:'  "a.;.\;Xhr'i­' a i'­ /.I,  .­ ­• 'i  ia.,  '• a "f­  'ii  • i ­.\­ �n.  SEAFARERS  LOG  TOUR  DOLLAR'S  WORTH  SoRfaier's Guide To Better Baying  By  Sidney  MargoKue  November Is Bargain Month  Face Sevaa  I LA Resumes Contract Tallcs  With  its  members  back  to  work  temporarily under  the terms of  a Taft­Hartley Act in­ jimction,  the  International  Longshoremen's  Association  is  still  seeking  a  guaranty  to  make  any  contract  settlemoit  retroactive  to October  8.  The October  8 date is when  the dockers  returned  to  work  bling block  at the expiration ot the  any projected  settlement  is the  at­ under  terms  of  a  court  order  old  contract.  titude  of  southern  employers.  issued  by  Federal  Judge  Irving  R.  Kaufman.  Efforts  to  get  Judge  Kaufman  to  order  retroactivity  failed  last  week.  The  union  and  representatives  of  the  New  York  Shipping  Asso­ ciation  resumed  contract  talks  this  week  with  the  issues  still  where  they were  at the  start of  the strike.  The big  issues are  wages,  improve­ ments  in  welfare  and  pension  pro­ visions  and  perhaps,  most  im­ portant,  the problem of  automation  on the  piers,  plus  the  retroactivity  item  which  became  a  major  stum­ The  automation  issue  assumed  greater  significance  as  a  result  of  the  annoi',cement  by  Bull  Line  that it  is planning  to operate three  ships  as  containerships.  Container­ ships  are  loaded  and  unloaded  by  cranes  with  only a  handful  of  men  needed  as  compared  to  several  gangs  of  20  men each  employed  in  loading  operations on  conventional  toei^ters.  Grace  Line,  a  major  operator  on  Manhattan  piers, to  already  converting  vessels  for  this  purpose.  In  another  area,  ship  operators  were  obviously  stung by  the action  of  the  SIU  and  the  NMU  in  pro­ testing  to the  Waterfront  Commis­ sion  against  the  use  of  non­regis­ tered  white  collar  employees  to  handle  passenger  baggage  on  the  pier.s.  The  Waterfront  Commission  promptly  acted  to  halt  this  prac­ tice  which  had  been  traditional  in  past  longshore  tie­ups.  Ship  operators  complained  that  the  Commission's  action  was  an  over­technical  interpretation of  the  Bi­State  Law.  The  law,  which  was  passed  originally  to  give  the  Com­ mission  authority  to remove crimi­ nals  from  the  piers,  requires  that  every  longshoreman  be  registered  with the  Commission and  get clear­ ance  before  he  can  go to  work.  Still  looming  as  an  obstacle  to  Their  refusal  to  agree  to  retn»aci  tivity was responsible for  the walk­ out in  the first  instance.  The  80­day  "cooling­off"  period  under  the  Taft­Hartley  law  will  expire right  after  Christmas.  Un­ less  a  contract  sc % 'ement  is  reached by then, longshoremen  will  be free to go  back  on strike  and to  stay  out  as  long  as  needed  to  win  a  contract.  November  is  the  month  a  woman  can find  good  buys  in dresses  and  coats.  Beginning with  the Veterans  Day Sales, dresses  and coats under­ go  increasingly sharp  price  cutting  as stores  clear  this  fall's styles.  You  also  can find  savings  on  fabrics  in  the  November  clearances  of  fall  patterns in  piece goods.  Such  clearances  are  the  best  money­savers  available  to  you.  The  reductions  from  original  prices sometimes  are  as much  as  50  percent,  and  will  generally  average  about  20­25  percent.  The  biggest  mark­ downs are on the more expensive dresses.  But  not all  the  mariced­down dresses  are good  values  by any  means.  Some  are  "dogs"  that  didn't  sell  welL  Others  are  extreme  fadiions  that  will  look  out  of  date  next  year,  such  as  a  harem  skirt.  The  size  and  color  range  is  limited  in  clearances.  It's  often  a  gamble  whether  you  will find  something  you  like.  Under  the  Union  constitution  Here's  a  guide  to  shopping  the  November  dress  and  coat  sales  for  every  member  attending  a  Un­ gQod  values:  ion  meeting  is  entitled  to  There  are  genuine  sales  and  also  exaggerated  ones.  The  most  fre­ nominate himself  for the elected  quent  exaggeration  is  the  amount  of  reduction  and  whether  there  is  posts  to  be filled  at  the meeting  any  worthwhile  reduction  at  all.  It  is not  uncommon for  stores to  ad­ —chairman,  reading  clerk  and  vertise a  sale of a  small selection of dresses  while  th^ rest of  the stock,  recording  secretory.  Your  Un­ Including  sometimes  the  more  desirable  s^es,. remains  at  regular  ion  urges  you  to  take  an  active  prices.  Or they  inay bring  in new  part in  meetings by  taking these  stock  to add  to the "clearance.'  posts of  service.  You have to be  particularly care­ And,  of  course,  all  members  full  of  sales  which  offer  a  wide  have  the ri^t  to  take  the floor  range  of  values  at  one  price,  as:  and  express  their  opinions  on  WASHINGTON—A  total  of  sev­ "Values  from  $19.95  to  $39.95",  or  en  bids  have  been  received  in  an­ any  officer's report  or  issue  un­ "Formerly  up  to  $49.50."  The  swer  to  the  Maritime  Administra­ der  discussion.  Seafarers  are  danger to  that  thete  may  be  very  tion's  recent  announcement  that  it  urged  to  hit  the  deck  at  these  few  dresses  or  other  merchandise  intends  to  scrap  another  25  war­ meetings  and  let  their  ship­ at  the  top  value,  although  Better  built Liberty ships.  All  of  the bids  mates  know  what's  on  their  Business  Bureaus  do  try  to  police  just  barely  exceeded  the  $70,000  minds.  such  ads  to  make  sure  at  least  10  minimum  acceptable  to  the  Gov­ percent  of  the  merchandise  is  at  ernment.  the  top  valuation.  The  latest  set  of  ships  up  for  The  store  that says  "values from  scrap are  part  of  a  gi'oup  of  some  $19.95  to $39.95"  is  being  a  shade  1,000 Reserve  Fleet  Libertys set  to  franker than  the store that  merely  go  into  the  ship4>reaking  yards  says "values  to $39.95."  under  the  program  to  update  the  If  the  ad  says  "regularly"  or  US  reserve.  "formerly"  a  certain  price,  you  Bethlehem  Steel  Corporation.  NORFOLK—Those  amateur  salvagers  who  raised  the  have  some  assurance  that  the  mer­ Bethlehem,  Pa.,  bid  $718,750  for  tanker  African. Queen  and  claimed  that  they  were  going  to  chandise actually  has been  marked  ten  ships  now  located  at  Atlantic  end their salvaging efforts with this feat have decided to take  down.  But  sellers  have  been  Coast  reserve  fleets  at  Wilming­ a  jump  into  deeper  water—•   known  to­put  an  exaggerted  price  ton,  NC,  and  on  the  James  River,  and  have a  try at  the Andrea  on  July  26,  1956,  after  a  collision  on  an  item  for  » short  time  so  later  they  can  advertise  it  at  a  "re­ Va.  They made  the  bid on  an "all  with  the  Swedish  liner  Stockholm.  Doria.  duction.*'  '  Fifty­one  persons  were  killed  In  or  none" basis.  Lloyd  Deir,  Paul  Brady  and  an­ the  accident.  Also  watch  out for  the  phrase "originally.*  Stores have  been known  Other  Bids  other  friend  spant  their  savings  to  compare  goods  with  an  original  pri(»  so  old  it  hai  been  reduced  Deir claims  that  he has  dreamed  Northern  Metals  Company,  Phi­ and  worked  like  beavers  for  6  up  an  invention  that  will  do  it.  several times.  If  the store has  a reliable reputotion, you can inspect the price  ticket  ladelphia. Pa.,  bid $701,900 for the  months to float  the African  Queen,  "It  will  cost  big money,  but  it  will  to  see  if  there  actually to  an  old  price  crossed  off  and  a  new  price  same  vessels  and  Walsh  Construc­ which  professional  salvagers  said  work,"  he  said.  "I'll  stake  my  written  in.  But  even  this  Is  not  a  sure  safeguard.  It!s  possible  lor  a  tion Company,  New York,  bid $73,­ couldn't  be  done.  reputation  on  it,"  the  42­year­old  sharp  retailer  to make  such  price  tickets for  merchandise  which  never  000.50  each  for  four  ^ the  same  Unfortunately  the  group  has  yet  mechanic from  Holland,  Va.. added  ships.  to  profit  from  this  daring  venture,  Raising  the  Andrea  Doria  is  a  did  sell  at  the  higher price  indicated.  • Your only  real safeguard in shopping sales to never to take the value  Only  one  bid  was  received  for  which  involved  their  risking  their  much  Ugger  and  more  difficult  claims  for  granted,  but  to  check  the quality  and  compue  with  offer­ ships located  in  the Gulf,  and  that  lives  as  well  as  their  money—and  task  than  the  group  faced  with  ings  at  other  stores.  Because  of  the  differences  in  profit  margins,  a  was  from  Shipwrecking  Inc.,  although  they first  thou^t  they  the  African  Queen.  For  one  thing,  reduction of  ten percent at one store may be as good a value as 20 per­ Chickasaw.  Ala.,  which  <fffered  would  reap  millions  for  the  Afri­ the  Doria  is  a  29,000­ton  vessel  cent  offered  by  sm^er.  In  fact,  the  most  dramatic  reductions,  like  $70,100 for one of  the vessels in the  can  Queen,  it  turned  out  that  and  went  down  in  225  feet  of  Mobile,  Alabama fleet.  there's  a  surplus iff  tankers  on  the  water,  whereas  the  African  Queen  "50  percent  off," are  the  ones you  need  to he  most  skeptical  about.  No  matter  what  the  reduclion,  the  only  genuine clearance  bugain  Throe  bids were  received on  the  market.  The  wredbed  ship has  not  sank in  shallow  water off  the coast  fs a  simple,  basic stole  that  will go. with  the rest of  your wardrobe  and  West  Coast.  Zidell  Explorations,  yet  been  sold  and  Is  standing  at  of  Maryland.  be  usable  next  year,  too.  A  "basic  dress"  Is  one  that  derives  its  at­ Inc.,  Portland,  Oregon,  bid  $70,­ the  dock  at' $1,500  per  day.  The  Italian  Line  has  made  no  tractiveness from  an intrinsleally  beautiful rilhouette  rather than trim­ 077flt for  one liberty.  Willamette  Now,  Deir  and  his  companions  comment  on  Deir's  offer.  Tho­e  Steel  Company,  also  of  Portland,  plan to  attempt one of  the toughest  have  been  previous  proposals  to  mings  and  adornment.  ,  The "good  black dress" is still the  favorite  for  winter  dress­up wear,  bid  $76,678  for  one  Liberty,  while  salvage  jobs  in  the  world—raising  raise  the  Doria  involving  the  use  According  to  a  recent  joint  survey  by tiie  US Agricultural  Marketing  National  Metal  &  Steel  Company,  the  Italian  line's  29.000  ton  of  slings  and  huge,  inflated  pon­ Service  and  Pennsylvania  State  University.  Tm­minal  Island,  CaL,  bid  $70,­ Andrea  Doria.  The  passmiger liner  toons, but  none of  them got beyond  For  a  winter  street  dress,  a  twill  weave  was  found  most  popular,  285.46  for  one Liberty.  sank  70  miles off  Nantucket, Mass.  the  talking  stage.  followed  by  a  plain  weave.  Here the  women questimied  in  the survey  made a  good  choice.  But  their  overwhelming vote  for satin for  special  occasion  dresses is more  dubious.  '  Satin admittedly to luxurious,  but rayon satin, at leasti is not durable,  brepe is another popular  choice for a dress­up dress, hut,tends to shrink  In  cleaning.  Taffeta  is  doubUul, too,  as  it sometimes  hardens  in use.  Actually  the  plain flat  weaves  like chiffon  wear  well  and rton't soil  as  readily  as crepes,  and  are  a  good  choice  for  dress­up  as  wrtl  as street  dresses.  Jersey  is another  practical  choice,  especially since  it  doesn't  wrinkle  |s readily  as  plain  weaves..  Wrinkle.resistance  was  qne  of  the  three  toost­Jmportant characteristics  the  women  said  they  wanted  in  a  dress,  long  with  ability  to  hold  shape  iand  color.  Jersdy,  however,  is  more  ifficult  to wash  at  home.  r  Which fiber  do  you find  most  suitable  in  dresses?  In  the  survey,  kbout  three  out  of  10  women  criticized  cotton, rayon  and  linen  as  not  being  sufficiently  wrinkle­resistant.  Nylon  was  criticized  by  four  out  of  ten  as  being  too  cool  in  the  winter  and  too  warm  in  the  summer.  Bayon  was  mentioned  by  one  out  of five  as  deficient  In  shrink  re­ ristanoe  and toi ability to  hold shap^.  Almnst  ano out  of  of  four  was  dtosattofied  with  the i^l of wool  on the skiu;  For street  and special­nccasion  wear in winter,  wool was considered  to  have  the  best  combination  .of.  viitoes.  followed  closely  by  nylon, with rsyon. tfa^ i Btd: rsym was voted most leaMmaMy Prieeilk  isHowed by  nyl<in, '^witti toeol  thirff.  For  warn  weaUier,  cotton  ait­ loftorml stom saciion of sofcragMl tankor African Quom « shown  wt­rowto  to Norfdk.  Tankor  nrally  was  voted  the  best  all­armuid flber,  bat  also  was  surprbtagly  siwinf dfl dock  in Norfolc.  Amatour  soivagm dmom of Andraa Oeria as thow noxl priio.  popular for wbceet  wear in winter^ if smt ier ipecial  Another  25  Libeitys On  Scrap Heap  SfieakOiitAt  SIU Meetings  'Andrea Doria Hexf^  Ship Salvagers  Say  '• .^1  f • 4­ �OotoW M,  195t  SEAFARERS  LOG  l^te­HcM  SHIPBOARD  S. •  .  PROGRAM  M SII4M1MCTEI SaiPS  • ^  .­r?  X  For  the  past  three  months  SlU chief  stewords,  serving  as  field repre­ sentatives  of  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Companies  Food  Program,  have  been  visiting  SlU  ships  in  major  ports  assisting  shipboard  steward  departments  in  improving  feeding  for  Seafarers.  The  new  program,  which now  covers virtually  all ships  under agreement with  the SlU, is an  outgrowth of  the  SlU  feeding plan  initiated back in  1954.  At that  time,  the  Union,  in cooperation  with several  major  operators,  set out  to prove  that it was  possible  to upgrade shipboard  food supplies  and  improve  feeding,  which,  in  turn,  would  eliminate  waste.  The  four  keys  to  this goal are  proper  storing, utilizing  standard  storing  pro­ cedures  for  a  given  number  of  voyage  days;  effective  control;  "to  order"  food  preparation,  substituting  for  wasteful  mass  cookery,  and  improved  serving  practices.  • •  i­'vl­ '• ­il  'I :  Having achieved  success in  the initial  program,  the Union negotiated  an  industry­wide  package  in  1958  calling  for  all  contracted  operators  to  contribute  five  cents  per  man  per  day  to  a central  fund  to  operate  the  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Companies  Food  Program.  By  setting  up  such  an organization the Union and its contracted companies made it possible  for  smaller  steamship  operators  to  have  access  to  the  services  of  the  food  consultants  and  to  utilize  the  effective  shipboard  feeding  proce­ dures  that  have  been  developed  by  some  of  the  major  operators  and  the Union.  In the  initial program,  the major  companies had  hired  their  own  food consultants  who  were not  available  to other  operators.  I I­"  m  I:  hf  fc  With  seven  field  representatives  on  the  staff,  the  Food  Program  is  able to give coverage  to SlU ships on all coasts and in all major  ports^  New  York,  Baltimore,  Mobile,  New  Orleans and  now  in  San  Francisco.  Seafarers can consult  with them aboard ship  as to  ways to improve ship­ board feeding and can offer suggestions os well  for consideration  under  the  program.  W'  I if­ .7^­  ­ ^ f •  "r  :  f  T­r­  ­ '  :3l>f,  ,  I  1>­.  r:..'  \u r­,  I  '  III  •   Sfi  _  J::: ^,  �'Oeteber fS«  MM  SEAFARERS  LOG  • :,• • '"»  • • ­• rf^"' .  ' • • ;• *'­    • '  ' •   ,  ,,  %'f,  ;"' T'  ' /V­'i  :•   f'^''f ­'S'  r •   «:• • . !  ^  ' •  *^ •  ' . ­  "»• '  '''  "•  Fat* NiM  /i  • ''I  1  •   i'  • *  • ­U. *  . •  .4  '..;  • /  y  .  »"i­i  ­­'i  i­  i,­ STORING  The starting point  of  an  effective feeding  program is  proper stor­ ing in three areas: quantity, quality and variety.  The Food Program  has  developed  a  master  storing  list  based  on  30­day  units  for  a  crew  of  50.  Using  this list  as a  take­off  point, field  representatives  can check  on the adequacy of  stores and see that  they are of  proper  quality.  Short­storing results in items running out  en­route.  Excess  stores  lead  to  spoilage  and  v/aste.  Both  drawbacks  can  come  to­ gether  for,  without  a  master  list,  some  items  may  run  short  and  others may  be in oversupply. Emphasis is also  placed on use of  top­ quality, pre­cut  and  pre­packaged  frozen  meats and  produce.  Food  supplies  of  this  type are more  uniform in quality, keep  better  and  have  very little  waste.  INVENTORY CONTROL  • • • • • iir'  . y  Field  representatives  of  the  Food  Program  assist  stewards  in  checking inventories  while in  port  and  in setting  up effective con­ trols of  supplies while at  sea.  The port  inventory check­up assures  that  the stores,  as  received,  are  of  the  quantity  and  type  ordered  and  that  all  voyage  needs are  covered.  The  Food  Program  recom­ mends  that  while  at  sea  the  chief  steward  issue stores  at  specific  times  each  day.  Two  issues  daily  are  desirable.  At  these  daily  issues,  the steward  can keep  a  running inventory, knowing  exactly  what  is  being  withdrawn  from  the  ship's stores,  what  these  with­ drawals are for and how much  he has left in reserve.  Without such  a  running  inventory,  shortages  will  pop  up  as  the  voyage  draws  to a  close;  or  else  menus  will  tend  to get  monotonous  as  the stew­ ard  tries to  use  up items  in  oversupply.  'X:vx>...  _..• • • :­:v.­:'  :• •   ::• • '• :.­viv:  :­;Xv:­:';''  ii  PREPARATION  With  adequate  stores  on  board  the  ship  and  proper  control  of  inventories, the cooks  have the raw  materials out  of  which  to  pre­ pare  attractive,  nourishing  meals.  The  Food  Program  is  out  to do  away  with  the  old  practice  of  cooking  large  quantities  of  food  in  advance  and  then  letting  the  meal  dry  up  on  the  steam  table.  Broiled  and  grilled  foods  are cooked  as ordered, roasts  are  carved  to  order  and  individual  servings  of  side' items such  as  butter  are  substituted  for  "family­style"  dishes  which  have  been  the  source  of  much  shipboard  waste.  The  storing  of  pre­packaged,  pre­cut  frozen foods  eliminates a great  deal of  trimming, butchering,  wash­ ing  and  other  preparatory  work  and  makes  it  possible  for  cooks  to  prepare dishes  to order  on  short  notice.  SERVICE  • I'  $3  The end­product  of  all the  preparation should  be an  attractively­ served meal.  A clean,  properly­set  table, adequate  silver  and  glass­ ware,  the  use  of  clean  mess  jackets,  ample side  dishes for  vegeta­ bles,  bread,  butter  and  other  items  all  help  make  for  pleasant  feeding.  In  this area  the SIU  Training School  works  closely  with  the  Food  Program  in  supplying  waiters  and  messmen  who  have  been taught  the basic elements of  food service.  Service of  this kind  goes hand  in glove  with the concept  of  "to order" feeding as in  the  better  shoreside  restaurants.  The  relatively small  number  of­ men  fed on  board ship at any one time is the ideal situation for  individ­ ual  service  of  this  kind.  • /­ • '.V­ '  'i­v,­ ;:3r  • 1^  �•   •  SBArAMEMS  10C  ft, int  Coal­Burner  Staggers  Into SF  Seamen  are  supposed  to  be  the  world's  greatest  coffee  drinkers.  How many  cups a  day  cTo  you have  on  the average,  and when?  • )'>  t  IfC.:  p  {  V''  i  I:;  f  1'^  \  After a voyage  that bore more resemblance to "Around  the World  in 80  Days," than  to  anything conceivable in modern­day  shipping, the motor ship Arauco made it into San Fran­ Cisco  harbor  last  August  13.  f­ It  made  the  voyage  from  walls  In  order  to  create  enough  enormous  amounts  of  coal  during  its  voyage  to  San  Francisco  was  Valparaiso, Chile to San Fran­ steam  to  keep  goin^ at  all.  cisco  in  the  record  time  of  The  crew  of  am ttaaa  IS anen  forced to  put  iato ports  alaag toe  Uisino Guzman,  steward:  I drink  Frank Sylvia,  electrician: I drink  ten or  twelve  cups of  coffee  a  day,  at  least  six  or  seven  cups  a  day—  more  than  two  and  a  half  months,  and  officers «C  liie  Aiauoe, aa «n  Sonto  and  Serto  American  eaaats  in  the  morning,  some four  times as  long as  the trip  carrier,  refased to  man toe  tidp  every  few  dafs to  probably  because  at  lunch,  in  the  usually  IsdEea.  & ao  doing  It  was  far  a  projacted  voyafe to  Japan,  oadL  its  usually  the  evening  and  dur­ necessary  to  IMB'B  tables,  chaini,  axid  the  scrap tosap­ handiest  thing  to  ing  the  regular  and  stripped  woodwork  from  the  The  Arauco,  aMch  drink  aboard  "Tt  is aiet  so aaorti  trouble  that  shipboard  coffee  ship  and  I  got  we we stow,*'toe captain explatoed.  breaka.  I  drink  into  the  habit.  I  iTs  that  "we  are  one  of  the  lart;  it whenever. I can  drink  it  any time  sh^ ou toe  ocean to hnro coal  It  get  it  and  don't  I  can  get  it,  and  is bard to  Sad  (coal) bunkers  any­ have to pay for it.  always  have  at  where  good  enough to  make  hot  We  stewvds ww­ least  two  cups  fire to  iieat toe  boilecs.**  ally drink a lot of  with  every  meal  The toip  arrived  ae late  at Siefa­ aside  from  what  I  have  at  coffee­ coffee,  because  we're  around  the  mond,  CaUfornia,  that  the taptaiu  galley all the thne.  time.  bad to  pay $2300 for  coal rtorage,  %  %  %)  it  it  4*  Jim  Paatoia,  deck  eagteeeri  1  WASHINGfTON — Kival  shipping  compames have asked  imt  he  planned  to  go to  Japan  A1 Ringuette, AB: I  usually drink  tea.  That's  because  I'm  French­ drink  at  least  four  or  five  cups  a  States  Marine  to  submit  full  details  of  its foreigDHQ.^  iaes  urhh the good fael  he had received.  in  connection  with 1iie  compMiy's  petition ior  Ihe right to  The  crew toonght  otherwise  and  Canadian,  and  up  day. I always have  lefueed to  aaan  the  Ship.  cxmtinue  such  ties  while  re­*  in  Canada  we  a  cup  in  the  usually  drink  tea  moran^  one  at  ceiving  Aubsidy  assistance  oampanies and aia !Nar.wegian com­ The  Coast Gnard,  at the  request  of  the  Odtoan  consul,  inqiected  instead  of  coffee.  noon,  another  at  panies.  from  the  US Government  toe  rusty  28­year­«U  vessel  and  Nevertheless,  I  The  infonaudaon  sought  deals  3  or  4  in  the  aft­ States  Marine  has  asked  for  the  ruled toat  it  was  ast  seanurthy.  drink  two  or  with  the  idealfty «f toe  stoddadd­ ernoon,  and  oth­ right  to  continue  its  connection  The  Coast  Guard  siad  that toe  three cups  of  cof­ ers  during  the  ers,  directoGB  and  aidMidiaidiM  of  with  Global  Bulk  Transport  Corp.,  fee  a  day,  for  a  evening.  I  also  an operator of 21 bulk ere carriers  these  comparnes.  Ibe totpiieations  litfto toeirtdm­ could aot^undeitalEO  the  month­long  Faeific  crasstog  aft  change,  when  the  like  coHee  with  including  lifoerian­ilag and Narw^  of  the' requests  are  that,  through  hw sia­knot  speed  withoat  esteu­ tea­drinking  gets  my meals and en­ CBsbal Bulk, States Jdariae has con­ gim^g TOSsels. Five af the ships  to  be  too  mono­ joy  it  when  I  nections  wito aevmad'inmaway­dlag  sive r^irs and  alterations.  are  Liberian­flag  vessels.  need something to  pep me up a bit.  tonous.  and  foreign­tong cea^kanieK.  Tlie  crewmen  are  to  he flown  In  its  petatmn.  Kates  Mariae  While  the  conqnnfes  opposing  bade to  Chile  but toe  fste of toe  4>  •   4t  fiaimori  that  the ships  ha  ouestioa  tod  States  Marine  move  are  all  Aianoo nmams undecided. A airip­ Joe Gioeli, steward: I  don't know  are  not  in  competition  with  the  subsidized  oon^mxuto  whtomt tor«  yard ttitoe pneventx repairs, a tog­ how  many  cups  I  drink  a  day,  but  AmericaB flag  because  there  are  eign  conhertians, tooidd  StofteW  boat fitcOEe prevents towing,  aad a  its  at  least  six.  no  Afneticaii­fiag  vessels  in  those  Marine  be  snccessiid  in  Us mave,  sted  strike  autoes  it  tmdcalraWo  When  shipping  services.  isn't  moving  too  it  is  to  be  expected  that  oome  of  to scrap  her in  tfae  United States.  The  reason  for toe  absenee  of  them  would  follow  sidt.  fast,  I  drink  a  iot  the  American flag  is  simply  that  The  move to  permit  sidasiffiaed:  more  than  that,  American ships  are unable to  com­ companies  to  vpenlte  out  of  probably  around  20  cups.  I  espe­ low­wage,  tsK­fioe cunaway havens;  An  official report on revenues of  pete  in  this trade.  cially  like  a  good  coastwise  and  intercoastal  steam­ Companies  opfwrtag toe  States  it sure  to  meet  wkfa  the stoongest;  cup  of  coffee  in  ship  companies  for  the  second  Marine  move,  including  American  kind  of  opposMon from  US marl­!  the  morning,  just  three  months  of  1959  shows  an  President  Lines,  Lykes  Brothers,  time  unions.  Such a task wbnld  be  after I get up.  It  almost  uniform  pattern  of  in­ Pacific  Fmr  £ast.  Export  and  US  defeating  the  purposes  for  whkh  sort  of  peps me  up.  creases  for  most  of  the  operators  Lines, have  asked  for  informatlen  the  subsidy  program  Is  set  up,  in  this trade.  Statistics released  by  about other foreign­fiag operations,  namely  to  establish  aiid  maintain  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commis­ including  six  Panamanian  ­ flag  an  American­fiag rtdppoag Beet.  sion  show  that  the  industry  is  re­ covering  from  the  1958  recession  which  hit  all  domestic  ttansporta­ tion.  Interestingly  enough,  one  of  the  biggest  revenue  increases  was  shown  by  the  SlU­eontracted  Pan  Atlantic  Steamship  Cen^any, tiie,  pioneer of  containersbip operatisB.  Containerships  have  made  their  Pan  Atlantic's "take"  for the  three  first  appearance  on  the  Great  months was $5,074,398 as compared  Lakes  since  before  World  War  II,  to  $3,870,776  for  the  1098  period.  and  their operators  predict  that  35  Pan  Atlantic's  record  in  the  coo­ such  vessels may be  needed.  tainership  trade  is  ­stimnlatir^  The  Nwman  Foy  and  the  W.  other  operators  to  plan  this  type  Wayne  Hancock  inaugurated  the  of  sendee,  Inffluding  Bull  Line.  Great  Lakes  container  service  on  Other  gains  were  reeorded  by  runs  to  Detroit  and  Cleveland,  Seatrain,  up  to  $2,644,000  from  loaded with  the 60 truck  containers  $2,834J)00;  Calmar,  in  the  Inter­ on  their  specially  designed,  decks.  coastal trade, up to $7,lt3JM0 fnm  The  vessels,  which  belong"  to  the  $5,541,000,  and  Pope  and  Talbot,  Detroit  Atlantic  Navigation  Corp.,  which  increased  to $3,544,000  from  carried bagged flour,  foodstuffs and  $2,613,000.  The  SIU.  blood  bank  in  New  York  has  been set vf>  to  i  wood  products  on  their  decks.  The  Despite  these  gains,  which  offer  jarers  or  members  of  their  families  with  blood  mytdhere  ia toe  holds  are  still  being  used  for  con­ prospects,  should  they  be  main­ United  SIMes.  Seajaren posstog timmgh  the  Part of  New  Toifc  cam  ventional  bulk  goods  like  grain,  tained,  of  expanded  employment  donate  to toe  btood  bamfc «t the New York  clinic of Ute  Vtdsm.  Ziat^  ore,  coal,  and  limestone.  The  deck  for  seamen  on  domestic  ships,  in  this space  are  a few of the Seajorers  and  others aobo  htae donated  containers  are  33  feet  long  by  the industry  is faced with  the prob­ to  the  blood  bank  in  the  past.  The  names  of  other donors  mSB.  mp­ eight  feet  wide.  Both  ships  are  lem  of  railroad  rate­cutting  which  pear  in future  issues of  the SEAFARERS  LOG.  " '  '  Protect  yourself  and  ymir  Jarhily  in  event  of  m emergimcy. Armsge  manned  by  members  of  the  SIU  would  deprive  it  of  Its  cargoes. As  Great  Lakes  District.  ­  i  reported  on  page  two,  the  coast­ to denote to the SIU Bipod aonk tiow.  According  to  Troy  H.  Browning,  wise  compaxues  are  awaitiag final  Rosado,  Card!, 'Klcbard  president  of  the  corporation,  some  decision  from  the  ICC en  wfaether  AlVkrez,  Boitaiaa,  Arae  '  35  containerships  may  be  heeded  it  wfll  permit  railroads­  to  cut  Reilly,  Masais, toeiiMrt 1..  if  packaged  shipping  on  the  Great  freight rates on paper products  otrt  Mulhollaad,  CoUina^  Joba J.  .  Lakes  builds  up  to  pre­war  levels.  of  Savannah  wljirii,  ftr  praetirol  Fary, Josmto  I*.  GnlHes, Jadato G.  Container  shipping  was  halted  purposes,  wiU  destroy  the  ablUty  O'ConneK,  Chsffte,  Claude  S.  when_  the  lake  freighters  were  of  ships to compete  for this  cargo, i  Reyes, lose  4i«eea..Saa«MaB  inilleg. Bowartl CL  pressed  into  war  service.  Gong,  LdlllL  Vaeeacs, Maiwid  FtieLBaimtol  New  Service  Tallman, Chatlea  B.  LaPdinte, Joseph N.  The  new  service  will  be  much  Mahoney,  Bdnani T.  Oqaendo,  Juan,  Jr.  'GeiM«go  .  more  efficient,  he  added,  with  all  Loperfidoi,  Bnttnag  Ferrara,  jftndoai  the  modern  advancements  in  con­ Lelinski, Jlidlan T.  Padmos,  Marcelis  J.  For  obvious  reasons the  LOG  tainership design and  freight  pack­ cannot  print  any  letters  or  Meyerowlto,  jftntold  L.  Mottram,  Richard  P.  aging  to  be  utilized.  Hessey, Gemge M.  Hamlin,  Robert  C.  fiMunes, Ttantoy tSt,­  /  other  communications  sent  in  By  reducing  the  shipping  costs,  by  Seafarers  unless  the  author  Kellog,  James  Guy  LIpari,  Antonio  Wolden,  John  H.  ,  \  it  is  hoped  that  manufaaturing  will  signs  his  name.  Unsigned  Biiteiikoff,  George  Darley,  Robert.  .:  Delamere,  Edward  L,  be  brought 1  back  to  the  port  of  anonymous  letters  will  only  Dlvane, Aloysius  :  "Rebane,  Albert  J, •  ' Galmaro.  Salyaitoro  .  •   Duluth^'  .  \­j  .  Hlrsch, Alfred  ,  ..i"  ­Shazes,  Peter J.. ,  •  '  y •  ' Hong,  Ysee  .  ,  ,  ;  windmp  in  ;the  wasto­bjisket.  : Browning'said  that­^e^eompany  If  circumstances  justify/^ the  ;  Martinez,  Rlcbdrd Q.  ;^iyant,;Alotizo  Stoton, •   is  thinking  about  converting  T­2  LOG  will  withhold  a  signature  • "• "Berg/  "Baroiie.  John  V.  •  ':Bosenblatt,. JoidtB':o,vpgtKi(­?c:f'  Carl­W.­'  ^ships.  for  use  with  20  and  40­foot  on  request.  '­Batson,  Seroy'J.  •  />;  vS­S;­';  Meeks,  James  L.'»  •  >  .  ;  ­ ­  Feely,  Bernard  ­U'  '''  containers.  .  ­ Clark,  Raymond :D#'  y  Fontaiae>  Arthur  ^Bodrigues, Fran^  Seek Info On Subsidized  Company's Runaway Ties  Coastal Co's  Do  Better  This Year  See Boom  In Lakes  Box­Ships  SIU BLOOD BANKHONOBROLt  SisnMameOii  LOG Letters  .  .  �October  23,  1953  Fage  Elevea  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Right In The  Backyard'  Big  Steel  Crushes  Bid  To  End  Strike  .­s  WASHINGTON—The  Government  moved  to  get  an  in­ junction  against  the  striking  Steelworkers  after  the  leaders  of  the major steel companies crushed an attempt by a  smaller  operator  to  negotiate  a  con­­^  tract settlement with the steel  efit  could  have  been  replaced  by  union.  The  injunction  would  a  profit­sharing  plan.  bring  a  temporary  halt  to  the  three­month  old  strike,  and  would  lead  to resumption  of  ore and  steel  shipments  on  the Great  Lakes  and  offshore  as  well.  Leading  the  move  to  negotiate  a  settlement  with  the  striking  un­ ion  was  Edgar  Kaiser,  represent­ ing  the Kaiser  Steel Corporation  of  Fontana,  California.  It  was  re­ vealed  that  through  Kaiser  the  steel  union  made  three  separate  compromise  offers  to  settle  the  strike,  all  of  which  were  rejected  by  the  major  companies  headed  by  US  Steel  and  Bethlehem.  The  third compromise  offer  would  have  amounted  to  a  25­cent  package  over  two  years,  ten  cents  of  which  would  have  consisted  of  non­wage  benefits the  first year  and 15 cents  of  wages  and  other  benefits a  year  from now.  But even  that  wage  ben­ «>  Fair  Shipping  In N'Orleans  NEW  ORLEANS—Although  the  longshoremen's  strike  had  kept  things  at  a  standstill  for  a  week,  shipping  was still fair,  with  25 "B"  men  and  8 "C"  men  securing  jobs.  The  outlook  for  the  next  few  weeks is  good, with  eight ships  due  for  payoff, four for  sign­on  and  20  in  transit. The  SS  Del  Norte  For  years,  Great  Lakes  ship  operators  had  a  cozy  rig  all  ships  is  in  dry  dock  with  only  18  men  of  their  own  which  was  relatively  immune  to  the  impact  left  in  the  crew,  and  will  have  to  of  developments  elsewhere  in  the  industry.  The  14­foot  take on an  additional 85 crew mem­ channel  on  the St. Lawrence  River  kept  all  but  a  trickle  of  bers  in  the  near  future.  No  date  foreign  shipping  out  of  the Lakes,  and  an  assortment  of  so­ has  been set  as  yet.  called  independent"  unions  made  sure  that  Lakes  seamen  Paying  off  during  the  recent  shipping  period  were:  Del  Norte  toed  the mark  and  let  the shipowner  call  the shots.  (Miss.); Topa Topa  (Waterman), and  Now  both  immunities  have  been  swept  away,  with  the  Enterprise  (Enterprise).  result  that  the  old  way  of  doing  business  on  the  Lakes  no  Valiant  Signing on  were: Del Mar (Miss.);  longer  holds  water.  Foreign  ships,  runaway­flag  ships  and  Steel Chemist (Isthmian), and  Atlas  foreign  products  are  pouring  into  the  Middle  West  heart­ (Tankers  &  Tramps).  land  in  huge  volume,  taking  advantage  of  the  opening  of  In  transit  ships  were:  Seatrain  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway.  At  the  same  time,  the  SIU  and  New  Jersey,  Edith,  Margaret  other  maritime  unions  have  become  active  on  the  Lakes  Brown,  Steel  Chemist,  Ralphael  and  through  organizing  drives  have  served  notice  of  their  Semmes, Wacosta,  and  Atlas.  BaK. Story:  Steel Strike  In  other  words,  the  steel  union  agreed  with  the  Kaiser  interests  to  no  wage  increase  in  the  first  year  of  the  contract  and  possibly  for  two  full  years.  Nevertheless,  the  heads  of  the  major  steel  companies  refused  to  go  along  and  reportedly  told  Kai­ ser  they  would  boot  him  out  of  the  bargaining  group.  They  then  rejected  the  union's  third  compro­ mise  offer  out  of  hand.  The  result  was  that  the  Presi­ dential  fact  finding  board  has  re­ ported  failure  in  its  hopes  of  me­ diating  the  strike  dispute.  Dr.  George W.  Taylor, chairman  of  the  board,  announced  that  "We  had  hopes . . . that  we could  get  some­ where.  We  found  the  differences  of  such  a  nature  that  it  is  simply  no't  possible  to  get  a  meeting  of  minds  with  respect  to  the  strike  issues."  It  was reported  by  Victor  Riesel,  leading  labor  columnist,  that  Kai­ ser  was  threatened  with  cancella­ tion  of  $200  million  in  construc­ tion  contracts  for  its  subsidiary.  Kaiser  Engineering,  if  he  dared  break  away  and  sign  a  separate  agreement  with  the  Steelworkers  Union.  An  injunction  would  make  the  steel  workers  go  back  again  if  a  contract  is  not  signed  in  the  in­ terim.  The  Kaiser  interests  have  long  had  a  reputation  of  being  liberal  in  its  dealings  with  trade  unions.  The  Kaiser­operated  gypsum  car­ rier, the  SS  Harry  Lundeberg,  was  the  first  and  only  runaway­flag  bulk  ore  ship  ever  to  sign  a  con­ tract  with  an  American  maritime  union  paying  American  wages  and  equivalent  benefits.  The  ship  is  manned  by  members  of  the  Sail­ ors  Union  of  the  Pacific.  The  action  of  the  big  steel  op­ erators  in  whipping  the  Kaiser  concern  back  in  line and  rejecting  all three  compromise offers  is seen  by  the  union  as  reflecting  the  de­ termination of  big business  to deny  unions  any  contract  gains.  BALTIMORE—Because  of  the  steel  strike,  layoffs  have  been  mounting  in  some  SIU­Marine  Al­ lied  Workers  Division  plants,  but  MAWD  members,  under  the  pro­ tection  of  their  Union  contract,  will  retain  their  seniority  ratings  when  steel  is  available  and  work  begins.  intention  to  maintain  relentless  pressure  on  non­union  op­ The  steel  strike  also  slowed  erations.  down  shipping,  and  there  are  cui>­ Last  week  the Lakes  operators were given  a choice of  two  rently 13 ships tied  up in  port. The  courses  of  action:  to  continue  fighting  legitimate  unionism  SS  Jean  will  crew  up  in  the  next  on  their  ships  while  runaway  competition  cuts  them  to  few days  and the  SS Alcoa  Runner  pieces,  or  to  join  with  the marine  unions in  the MTD  in  the  on  November  2.  Paying  off  were  the  Emilia,  fight  to preserve an  American  merchant marine.  The course  Angelina,  Evelyn,  Jean  (Bull);  Al­ they choose  should  be obvious.  The SS Florida, runaway­flag passenger  ship now  the sub­ coa  Runner  (Alcoa);  Santore  (Mar­ 4  t  »  ven);  Galloway  (New  England);  CS  ject  of  a crucial National  Labor  Relations Board  proceeding,  Baltimore  (Cities Service),  and  Mt.  may  operate  next  summer  between  Boston  and  Yarmouth,  Whitney  (Amer.  Tramp).  Nova  Scotia.  Some  crucial  decisions  as  to  the future  of  American  mer­ As reported in  Signing  on  were:  Mae,  Emilia  the last issue  be  receiving  such  a  subsidy  on  top  (Bull), and  the Mt,  Whitney  (Amer.  chant  shipping  will  have  to  be  taken  soon  by  the  Adminis­ (rf  the SEAFARERS  LOG, an  of  its  tax­free  operation.  Tramp).  tration.  The  need  for  prompt  action  is  pointed  up  by  the  NLRB  examiner  has  ordered  the  At  present,  only  one  ship  is  in  In  transit  were:  Steel  Rover,  fact  that  Cunard  Line,  the  major  British  operator,  is  push­ P&O  Steamship  Company,  owners  the  trade,  the  Canadian  National  Steel  Maker  (Isthmian);  Alcoa  ing  hard  to get  construction subsidies  from  the Government  of  the  Florida,  to  reinstate  eight  Railway's  Bluenose.  Patriot  (Alcoa),  and  Warrior  In previous  years, the Yarmouth­ of  Great  Britain  while  here  in  the  United  States  the  Gov­ men fired for Union  activity and  to  Boston  (Waterman).  run  was  operated  by  the  bargain  with  the  SIU.  The  Union  The  SIU  Baltimore  hall  served_  ernment  is  still  undecided  as  to  which  way  it  wants  to  go  won  an  election  on  the  ship  last  now­defunct  Eastern  Steamship  as the site of  the local Union  Label"  in  terms  of  an  American­flag  fleet.  Company  and  was  a  favorite  of  The  latest  announcement  calls  for  a  freeze  on  subsidized  year.  show.  The  presentation  was  a  con­ many  Seafarers  who  shipped  out  A  Canadian  newspaper  report  siderable success.  voyages  until  several  studies,  now  in  progress,  make  rec­ said  of  the  Boston  hall.  Two  years ago,  that  P&O  is  bidding  to  oper­ ommendations  on  what  should  be  done.  The  trouble  is  that  ate  in  the  Boston­Yarmouth  serv­ the  SS  Yarmouth,  formerly  an  the  merchant  marine  has  been  studied  to  death  over  the  ice  if  the  Nova  Scotia  government  Eastern  SS  vessel  but  now  under  past  half­dozen  years  and  nothing  conclusive  has  yet  em­ gives  the  company  a  subsidy.  As  a  runaway­flag ownership,  ran in  the  runaway­flag company, P&O would  Boston­Yarmouth  service.  At  that  erged.  time  the  SIU  successfully  organ­ Headquarters  again  wishes  to  As  far  as  the maritime  unions  are  concerned,  the first  es­ ized  the West  Indian  crewmembers  remind  all  Seafarers  that  pay­ sential  step  is  to  demolish  the  runaway­flag  device  and  re­ of  the Yarmouth. The  Union is now  ments  o'  funds,  for  whatever  fuse  to  recognize  escape­hatch  registries  as  legitimate.  That  seeking a  jurisdictional ruling from  Union  purpose,  be  made  only  the  NLRB  covering  the  Yarmouth  to  authorized  A&G  representa­ single step would  do more  than any other  to create a  strong  crew.  Last  year  the  Yarmouth  did  tives  and  that  an  official  Union  merchant  marine,  at  no  cost  to  the  taxpayer.  The  proposed  not  operate  in  this  service.  ^• eceipt  be  gotten  at  that  time.  "50­50" quota  on  US  oil  imports  would  he another  construc­ Both  the  Florida  and  the  Yar­ If  no  receipt  is  offered  be  sure  tive device.  To  fail  to  do  these  things  and  at  the same  time  mouth,  along  with  a  half­dozen  to  protect  yourself  by 'immei.i­ to  refu­e  to  assist  legitimate  US­flag  operators  is  to  ac­ other runaway­flag ships, spend the  .tely  bringing  the matter  to  the  knowledge  that  there  is  little  future  for  an  American­flag  bulk  of  their  time operating  out of  attention  of  the  secretarj'­'—"s­ fleet;  an  acknowledgement  which  will  only  bolster  the run­ Miami  to  various  West  Indian  • rer's office.  ports.  away  trend.  Runaway SS Florida May  Go On Nova Scotia Run  Decision Days  Be Sure To Get  Dues Receipts  . ­• z  �OaMber  «S. IfM  SEdPAREmS  IOC  From 190S To 1959  Security Befilnd  Homestead Beef  «Jl|r«iiP elM kaowi about  him ar  his affairs.  I am  quit*  sure  no  Armir Not The  one  stays  on  a  Aip  because  SIU, He Says  he  ie  In  love  with  it  To  the  Editar:  To  the  Editor:  .. Horace G. SaaJord  This letto­  is In respect  to an  I  thought  I  would  drop  you  article  1 read  in  the  September  i  t  t  a  line  or  two  to  let  my  ship­ 11.  1059,  issue of  the SEAFAR­ Lauds LOG Story  mates  know  that  I  am  now  sta­ ERS  LOG  by Brother  Homer  I.  ' tioned  in  Korea.  Of  course  I  Nichols  in  wfalcfa  he  stated  his  On Seafarer MD  was drafted,  as  every  other SIU  belief  that  a  brother,  on  a  ship  Te Urn  Editor:  man  was  once,  because  once  Congratulations  upon  the  in­ you have salied with the SIU for  for a  period of  one  year, should  get off  or lose  his  vacation pay.  teresting  and  pictorial  sketch  awhile,  yen  would  have  to  be  Brother  Nichoto  f*  certslaly  you  gave  of  Dr.  Seymour  Wal­ nuts  to  join this  outfit.  entitled  to  expnm  his  opinion  lace  in  the  October  9  issue  of  I  had  ane  bright  spot  on  way  SEAFARERS  LOG.  Wa  are  way  over  here  when  I  met  the  pleased  and  proud  of  the  work  Suzanne,  a  Bull  Line  ship^  in  that  he  Is  doing  at  Methodist  Japan,  and  ran  Into  some  of  Hoepital  and commend  you  and  my  old aiiipmates on  her.  They  your  membms  upon  your  fore­ sight  in  making  scholarships  sure  made  me  feel  at  home.  available  te  wordiy  yeung  peo­ Ed  LukOwski,  the  DM,  took  me  ple  so  that  they  mi^t  perfect  im  a  tour  of  the  ship  to  make  their skills auking  our commu­ me  feel  at  home  and  I  sure  nity  and  world  a  healthier  and  hated  to  leave.  AB  McKinstry  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  better  plaee  in  which  to  live.  said  hella to the  boys from  New  York.  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ Vernen  Stetzman,  Pvt.  Jimes  Logan  ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  Director  by  the  writer.  Names  will  MeChodtot  Hospital  ­  ^  $•   be  withheld  upon  request.  Qt  Brooklyn  Thanks SIU For  i­ which  is a  good  part  of  our Un­ Aid And Solace  ion  rights.  So  I  am  going  to  TolfeeBditar:  take  the  same  privilege.  This  letto: is  in  reference  to  Brother  Nichols  has  his  own  Tette Editer.  the  death  of  my husband. John,  affairs  and  life,. while  1  have  1 am bringing the following to  and  the  receipt  of  the  welfare  mine.  He stated  be had  been a  the attention of our officials and  benefit.  I  wish  to  thank  the  membership  in  the  hope  that  SIU for this  benefit, and for  all  Union member since  '38.  Sure­ something  can  be  done  te  ear­ of  the  wonderful  beip and  care  ly  in  those  days he  got his Un­ reet  a  bad ritnatimi  in  regard  ion book by request  As an old­ to allotments.  shown us daring his long Itluess.  I  think  it  is  wonderfiil  the  timer  he  should  realise  what  a  Most  of  our  major  banks  to­ hardship  all  day will open a special checking  way  you  have  handled  every­^  the  veteran  account  for  you  with  a  bank  thing, and I sincerely thank you  brothers  went  book for your account. This has  and  appreciate  all  that  has  through  in  a number, the same as a savings  been done.  order  to  get  account,  and­this number  is  on  I  want  every  one  to  know  what  a  wonderful  organization  the  benefits  your  cheeks also.  Hie coast  guard seems  reluc­ the Seafarers  InternatuHial  Un­ that  the  mem­ tant  to  send  ion is, and  how  very  good  they  bership  has  your allotment  are  to  their  members.  the pleasure of  to this aocount  Lanra  Aaavieini  '  enjoying  to­ If  they know  it  t  day.  Sanford  is  for  check­ 1  started  to  Illness Cuts  ing.  sea  in  the  SIU,  and  my  fust  Personally  Pilgrim Crew  trip  was  in  August, 1946.  I was  this  is  the  To  the  Editor:  supporting  two  families  seven  safest  and  We've  had  a  run  of  bad  luck  years,  lacking  three  days,  when  most  conveni­ on  the  voyage.  Brother  Cedric  I got my full book  In the Union,  ent way for me  I  would  not  take  love  nor  Brinton  to  do  ail  my  Francis, chief cook  on the Alcoa  money  for  this  book,  and  I  am  banking,  and  here  are  my  rea­ Pilgrim,  was  left  ashore  at  the  Harbour  Hospital  in  Rotterdam  grateful  for  all  of  the  security  sons.  with  an  unknown  intestinal  and  protection  that  it  gives.  It  1—^If  I  owe  money  when  I  disorder.  doesn't  seem  very  smart  to me  leave  port.  I  can  send  a  check  Also  laid  up  is Brother Stan­ for  any  brother  to­destroy  the  after the allotment goes through  ley  Robbins,  FWT,  with  a  bad  protection  that  he  and  aU  the  and  my  bills  are  paid  when  I  arm, but he is remaining aboard  others  have  worked and  strived  return.  the  ship.  This  leaves  us  short­ so  long  to  get.  That  is  the  2—I  send  a  check  to  my  handed as Brother Keesling, OS,  whole  meaning  of  having  a  mother  each  month.  was  transferred  at  sea  to  the  book,  and  a seniority system  in  3—At  the  end  of  the  voyage,  USCG  Mendota,  as  I  informed  our  contract,  our  job  security.  I have  money  in  the  bank  with­ the hall  by radio.  We  shipped  a  new chief  cook  Just how  many SIU  men own  out having  to carry  a  large sum  In  Rotterdam,  but  the deck  and  their own homes, or a new auto­ in cash  at the  payoff.  mobile,  and  have  no  payments  Many  of  my  shipmates,  in­ engine  departments  are  still  to  meet?  Suppose  a  man  cluding myself, have  been rolled  short.  wanted  to  buy  a  new  home  or  for  our  entire  payoff  before  we  We  left  Rotterdam  Tuesday  car,  who  can  support  a  family  ever had  a  chance to  pay  a  bill.  morning  for  Bremerhaven  and  Let's see  if we can't do  some­ got  as  far  as  the  mouth  of  the  and  pay for  a car  or home  in 12  thing to remedy the  above situa­ river when  orders were  changed  months?  If  he  doesn't  pay  for  tion  which  exists  at  this  time.  and  we  returned  to  Rotterdam  it, does he  want to hit the beach  Charlie Brinton  to  load  for  St.  Nazaire.  and  put  himself  in debt?  (Ed.  note:  According  to  the  This  is  the  foWh  time  In  Brother  Nichols  said  that  he  US  Coast  Guard,  a  seaman  is  three  ports  that  orders  have  did  not  ever  have  any  trouble  not  allowed, under  present  law,  been  changed,  so  God  only  shipping.  So why  does he  wor­ to  make  his  allotment  payable  knows  when  or  where  we're  checking  account. The  only  ry so much about what our other  to a  bank  account  that  can  be  used  going.  Otherwise, all  goes well,  brothers are  doing?  I feel  that  is  a  savings  account.  This  sys­ no  more  beefs  than  usual.  B.  W.  Tingley  any SIU member  knows  what  is  tem  would  have  to  be  changed  Ship's  delegate  best  for  himself,  more  so  than  by an act  of  Congress.)  letters To  The  Editor  With 54 years' seatime under  his belt^ Seafarer Tom Bubar  can be classified as a "man in the know"  He's seen progress in  the  maritime  industry  from  the  schooner  to  the  freighter,  from  $15  per  moutli  to  $100  a  week,  from  the  crimp  kouses  to  the  hiring  hall.  And  as  for  ports,  they  don't  change  much,  and  Bubar  has  visited  them  alL  His first  introduction  to  the  sea  was  on  a  coastwise  vessel .when  he  was just 15  years old. Shortly after>  topping  16,  he  signed  on  his  first' that  sounded  the  death  knell  for  deepsea vessel, the Crescent,  bound  the  crimps,  he noted.  Bubar's  association  with  English  for  Shanghai,  as  an  ordinary  sea­ man.  When  his  ship  paid  off  some  maritime  came  about  when  he  five  months  later,  he  was  paid  the  shipped  as  an  OS  on  the  British  vessel  Bucclouch.  His  earnings  for  grand sum  of  $47.63.  "I  would  have  collected  more."  the  four  months.  25  days  he  was  Bubar  said,  "but  the  first  month's  aboard were  24 pounds,  three  shil­ wages  had  been  deducted  in  ad­ lings  and  four  pence,  pretty  good  Vance by the  captain, and  passed on  money  for  those  days.  "I  make  to  the  crimp  house  in  Portland,  more  money  per day  today  than  I  did  in  a  month those days," Bubar  Oregon,  where  I  signed  on."  added.  Crimps  All  Over  One  of  the  veteran  Seafarer's  The  crimp  houses  were  all  over,  htdibies  is  to  have  photographs  he  recollected,  both  here  and  in  taken  with  the  people  of  the  vari­ England.  They  all  had  the  same  ous ports  he has visited.  Above,  he  basic  credo—take  the  seaman  for  is  pictured  with  an  Indian  couple  all  he  is  worth.  So  entrenched  in  in  Calcutta  with  their  10  children.  the  industry  were  these  crimps,  Below,  top,  Bubar  poses  with  a  that the  English government,  in an  Buddhist  monk,  and  bottom,  more  attempt  to  stamp  them  out  and  to  at.home, Bubar stands on  the deck  protect seamen's  wages, printed no­ of  the  Steel  Navigator.  tices  on  all  seamen's  discharges  offering  a  free  banking  service.  But  it  was  actually  the  growth  of  unions  in  the  maritime  industry  Prove Eligibility  For Hospital $  Seafarers being admitted  to a  Public  Health  hospital  are  urged  to  carry  with  them  their  Union  book  plus  proof  of  eli­ gibility  for  SIU  b e n e fi t s;  namely, a record that  they have  at  least  90  days seatime  during  the  previous  year  and  at  least  one  day  during  the  previous­slx  months.  Failure  to  have  the  proper  credentials  will  cause  a  delay  in  payments  to  the  Sea­ farer.  If  the Seafarer  is admitted  to  a  hospital  which  is  not  a  PHS  institution,  he  should  contact  the  Union  immediately.  The  Union  will  arrange  with  the  USPHS for  a  transfer  to a  Pub­ lic  Health  hospital  in  his  vicin­ ity.  The  PHS  will  not  pick  up  the  hospital  tab  for  private  hospital  care,  imless  it  is  noti­ fied in advance.  Wants To Change  Allotment Rules  �'K" ^'...:r  ~.  October  23, U59  SEAFARERS  LOG  DiL  avp  mMttifpn,  see*,  ripyec.  No  beefa.  Mdp'a  fond SISJW.  e$Mfrm»n,  P,  CMfMlw;  fccrcfcrr,  J.  Keciieat  proper  procedure  be  n­ed  CCTC, ffitp'c  Aifkl  aiaz.  Po  kcel«  when  getting  oB  drip  bp  notifying  • varyfhfitr rttmihtg rniuivihiy.  Matkm  reapectire  delegatea.  and  not  uep­.  P*nf*4  t« tfoiMrtc • Irtp'f fand  t«  fUcl  ~]iead drat.  Keep meadMll  clean.  Linen  Mrlkc,  JMriitn  from  trrtncinir  chit'  to  be  checked.  drm  pamrnngtirt  into  ernr  cturtcr*  tfnc  fo  mf«ty  prcesotlon*.  IBBRVILLB  (Waterman),  Oct.  If—  Chelrman,  B.  SleM;  Secretary,  O.  MT.  fVAMf  re«r««  TanbtM^),  July  Oolan.  Three  men  logged.  One  man  1*—<»i»*Tma»»/  A.  Pallndci;  Sacrafary/  hospitalized  In  Kobe,  Japan.  Ship's  J«  IMan.  New  waahing  machine  or­ fund  SI6AS.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  dered and  new motor  and  apare  parta  Motion  that  matters  of  foreign  draws  for  leehox.  Some  OT  dlapoted.  Vote  In  local  currency,  black  gang  work,  of  Ihanka  to  delegate  and  ateward  no  OT  for  deck  dept.,  and  medical  dept.  for  Joh  well  done.  Kequeat  bet­ and  slop  chest  shortage,  bo  brought  ter  grade  of  meat.  before  boarding  patrolman.  Discus­ Auy.  i—ehalrmcn.. A.  eallndat; Sec­ sion remeals  served from  galley.  Vote  retary.  J,  Delan.  New  delegate  elect­ of  thanks to baker  for  good  work.  Re­ ed.  New  waaMng  machine  and  motor  pair  list  to  he  made  up  and  turned  for icebox  on  board.  Soggeat  lire and  In.  Ceble  to  bo  sent  to  Wilmington  lifeboat  earda  be  pat  op  before  aail­ agent  to meet  ship  oil  arrival  in  port.  OCBAN  jevCS  (MorHlmo  Ovorsoas),  OCT.  If—Chairman,  H.  Msdy;  Soero­ tary,  H.  Lepoz.  inadequate  medical  supplies  aboard.  Motor  for  exhausts  misdng  from  heads  and  showers.  Progress  being  made  in  painting  of"  ercw  quarters.  Ship's  fund  gi7A8.  CITIBS  SBRVICB  MIAMI  (CKIet  Service),  Oct.  4—Chslrmsn,  C.  Hou­ chlns; Seeretery,  T.  Whtte.  New dele­ gate  elected.  No  beefs.  Request  wash­ ing  machine  be  repaired.  Rooms  re­ quire  painting.  Repair  list  to  be  tamed  in.  hfg.  Rcqoest  more  night  laneh.  Make  • ehedole for  laandry  elcaning.  Aug.  32—Chairman,  A.  Oallmlozt  Secrotary,  J.  Oolen.  Fan*  Installed,  One  man  left  ship  Just  before  toOlaB  time.  Soioe  OT  and  delayed  saiUnB  dilated.  No  beefs.  Cooperation  re­ quested  In  using  showers  and  beads.  Sept.  27—CtMlrmen,  J.  Csmpdeld  Jr.;  Secretary,  J.  Oaten.  Few  hears  OT  disputed.  MbMr  beefs  handled  satisfactorily.  Vote  of  thanks to cooks  for  Job  won  dotM.  LOSMAR  (Caimar),  Sept.  37—Chair­ man,  S.  Orury;  Secretary,  A.  Oain.  Turned  In  repair  list.  Few  hours  OT  disputod.  No  beefs.  Shortage  of  salt  shakers,  bread  knivet  and  ashtrays.  OREMAR  (Marven).  Sept.  24—Chair­ man,  Ji.  Arnold;  Secretary,  H.  FHi­ ceraM.  One  man  failed  to  join  in  Baltimore—replaced.  No  beela.  Be­ Rtieet  more  freah  fmlt.  Vote  of  thanks  to  chief  cook  for  good  serv­ ices.  Soggeat  obtaining  relief  Sreman  and  QM  upon  arrival  at  Phila.  Re­ frain  from  leaving  cups  in  recreation  room.  Remrcst  better  care  of  tibrarr.  Night  pantry  and  recreation  room  to  be  kept  In  better  condition.  MANKATO  yiCTORV  (Vie.  Carr.b  Sept.  27—Chairman.  J:  Jacobson;  Sec­ retary,  V.  Douglas.  Have  repair  list  ready  before arrival  in  port. No  beefs.  VA  boors OT  dlapoted  in  engine  dept.  Request  ship  be  fumigated.  See  pa­ trolman  re  flop  cfaect  and  wind  scoops.  CLAIBORNB  (Wotorman),  Sopt.  34  ­—Choirman,  H,  Townsond;  Socrotary,  C,  Turner.  No  beefs: everything  run­ ning  nnoothly.  One  man  getting  off  In  engine dept.  Request keeping  mess­ room  clean.  Vote  of  thanks  to  stew­ ard  dept.  for  Job  wcO  dono.  FORT  HOSKINS  (CHIOS  Sorvlce),  Oct.  3—Chelrman,  O.  Rheades;  Sec­ retary,  R.  Hartley.  Ship's  fund  S».fi5.  One  man  short  In  deck  dept.  and  one  in^ engine  ,dept.  New  delegate  and  treasurer  elected.  See  steward  re  changing  brand  of  coffee.  CTiedc  valve  in  galley  to  relieve  congestion  of  draJits.  Suggest  painting  interior  of  foc'sles.  gaUey,  etc.  ROYAL  OAK  (CHias  Service),  Oct.  4—Chairman,  W.  Miles;  Secretary,  R.  Kledinger.  Complaint  re  using  power  tools after  6  PM.  Motion  mado  to see  steward  re  spraying  roaches.  BVBLYN  (Bull),  Oct.  4—Chairman,  J.  Reed; Secretary,  S.  Krswcryski.  No  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  One  man  taken  off  in  San  Juan.  Re­ quest  icebox  handle  be fixed.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Return  cups from  deck.  ATLANTIS  (Petrol  Shipping),  Sept.  37—Chairman,  S.  Taylor; Secretary,  C.  Kausi.  Meetings to  be  held  at  regular  intervals.  Ship's  fund  $2.50.  Clean  boxes  on  mcsshall  table.s.  Vote  of  thanks to  chief  cook  for fine  food.  Trouble Starts Early  In Monrovia  Most  activity  in  a  deep­sea  port  starts  early  in  the  morning,  but  no  one,  especially  the crew  of  the SS Del  Alba,  expected  trouble  to  start  as  early  as  seven  AM  in  the  port  of  Monrovia,  Liberia,  as  it did  last  month.  It was all fairly routine when the vessel shifted  from  the  dock  to  anchorage  ;  ^  at  6:55  AM,  but  within five  search  and  stormed  out  of  the! ed off  the  ship  and  the  matter  re­ minutes,  trouble,  in  the  form  foc'sle,  slamming  the  door  behind | ported  to  the  ship's  agent  in  the  of  a  Liberian  policeman­"exercis­ him,  and  went  to  the  feeder  ship | port.  ing  his  authority"  came  aiioard,  alongside.  This  is  just  one  instance  of  ship's  delegate  Oscar  Raynor  re­ The  policeman was  later brought  many  in  which  the  people  of  this  ported.  back  to  the  master's  office  where  port  have  shown  their  contempt  The  policeman  went  into  the  8­ he  was  asked  to  give  hbs  name.  for American  seamen, Raynor  said.  to­12  engine  quarters,  and,  with  Mumbling  something  no  one could  Once  they  know  that  an  American  his  gun  in  his  understand,  he  was  asked  to  write  vessel  is  in  port,  they  try  to  grab  hand,  took  a  ten  it,  but  refused.  He  finally  started  whatever  they  can  get  their  hands  spot  from  one  making  crude  remarks  to  the cap­ on.  Heaven  forbid  that  an  Ameri­ man.  He  then  tain  in an  attempt  to  provoke him.  can  seaman  should  go to  jaU  here.  went  through  Although  he continually  Insisted  Justice  is  very  swift—he's  guilty,  everything  in  he  was a  policeman,  he was  order­ no  matter  what  is  wrong,  and  the  fine,  as  can  be  expected,  is  very  sight  looking  for  heavy.  cigarettes.  A 1 ­ This  vessel  was  in  Monrovia  for  though  the  men  eight  days,  Raynor  added,  and  see­ had  only  a  few,  ing  how  things  are  here,  the  crew  they  offered  him  Raynor  feels  that  the  port  should  be  boy­ a  pack,  but  be  cotted.  Any  crewmember  of  an  refused  asking  for  a  carton.  How­ American  ship  that  has  ever  been  ever  he  was  unsuccessful  in  his  to  this  port  will  agree  that  it  is  no  good.  "We  feel  that  if  the  crew  will  not  go  ashore,  the  people  will  feel  the  economic  loss.  "I  know  that  this  is  not  a  good  run,"  Raynor  added,  "but  we  should  try  to  save  our  money  for  ports  in the  US."  Let's  face  it,  seafaring  life  is  becoming  more  complicated  for  the  average  crewmember.  In  the  old  days,  almost  every  man  sailed  When  there's  nothing  doing  in  "schooner­rigged."  He  went  on  the  gciley  what  does  a  chief  board  with  the  clothes  he  bad  on  his  back,  or  maybe  with  one  or  cock  do  but  keep  the  watch  two changes  and  met  all  his  needs  company?  So  it  was  on  the  out  of  the  slopchest.  Those  days  Emilia  recently  when  W.  Hart­ are gone  forever. A  radio, a fishing  love  left  his  ovens  to  themselves  rod, a  camera  and a  couple of  suits  ond  joined  AB  Frank  Bona  at  and  ties  are  practically  standard  the  gangway.  Photo  submitted  gear.  But  the  new  supertanker  by  Roman  Jopski,  another  of  Transeastem  has  come  up  with  a  the  Emilia's  crew.  Gangway Gabbers  Modesty Is  Best Policy  Send 'em to the  LOG  Scuttlebutt From The Mount Whitney  DEL  CAMPO  (Mist.),  Sept.  19—  Chairman,  D.  Ramsey;  Secretary,  C.  Breaux.  Repairs  taken  care  of  with  exception of  painting 12­4  deck  £00*016.  shfp'9  fund  S33.30.  No  beefs.  Take  care  of  washing  macUno.  Use  small  sink  to  wash  out  coffee  grounds  in  pantry.  CS  • ALTIMORB  (Cities  Sorvlce),  Oct.  10—Chairman,  T.  Hill;  Secretary,  W,  Thompson.  One  man  missed  ship  la  Unden.  NJ.  Ship's  fund  S14.65.  New  delegate  elected.  SANTORB  (Marven),  Oct.  4—Chair­ man,  B.  Allen; Secretary,  J.  Wilt.  Cots  on  order.  Old  mattresses  to  be  ro­ ported  for  renewal.  Water  cooler  to  be  repaired  as  soon  as  parts  are  re­ ceived.  Ship's  fund  $2.88.  One  man  • ALLOWAV (New  Enpland),  Oct.  t  missed  ship  from  Puerto  Ordaz  to  —Chairman,  D.  O'Leary;  Secretary,  Puerto  de  Hierro.  No  beefs.  Report  V.  Shook.  Inquire  as  to  shortage  of  all  beefs  to  delegates  before  payoff.  food.  Some  OT  disputed.  Check  slop­ Request  members  stay  clear  of  Unas  chest  prior  to  sailing.  when  ships  dock.  Return  coffee  mugs  to  pantry.  COALINOA  HILLS  (Marine  Tank­ Oct,  7—Chairman,  R.  WiH;  Socra­ ers),  Oct.  4—Chairman,  W.  Cammontf  fsry,  J.  Wilt.  Request  fresh  vege­ Secretary,  A.  Rudnicki.  Some  OT dis­ tables,  tea  hags,  and  other  stores.  puted.  New  delegate  elected.  Request  Special  notice  from  captain  read  and  new  washing  machine,  two  toasters,  accepted  re  lay­up,  arrival,  feeding,  and  fans  in  all  heads.  and  payoff  of  ship.  Delegate  to  aee  captain  re  layoff  slips  for  crew.  OCIAN  DSBORAH  (Maritime  Over­ seas),  Oct.  S—Chairman,  J.  Juzang;  SWORO  KNOT  (Suwannao),  Sopt.  33  Secretary,  P.  Fletcher.  Ship's  fund  —Chairman,  L.  Fentacost;  Socrotary,  SIS.  No  hecfs;  everything  running  O.  Oofteff.  Overdue  OT  and  split  smoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  Co­ wages  checks arrived  Trinidad.  Some  operation  requested  from  aU.  OT  disputed.  One  man  short  in  en­ gine  dept.  and  one  in  steward  dept.  ROBIN  TRBNT  (Robin  Lino),  Slop  sink,  laundry  room,  and  recrea­ Oct.  2—Chairman,  B.  Lcispr;  F<—  tion  room  to  l)e  cleaned.  Delegate  tary,  W.  Rlnehart,  No  beefs.  Ship's  assigned  to  pick  up  and  distribute  fund  SIO—win  have  S30  upon  arrival  mail.  Beefs  to  he  taken  to  delegate  piml. Suggest  getting better  face  soap.  and  not  officers.  TBXMAR  (Caimar),  Aug.  S—Chair­ AZALEA  CITY  (Pan  Atlsnfle),  Oct.  man,  O.  Stono;  Secratanr,  A.  WhH­ 4—Chafrmsn,  A.  Frltiors;  Secretary,  mer.  No  new  wlndscoops  or  mat­ J.  Ortega.  No  beefs.  See  about  better  trcMCs  put  aboard,  however  new  safe  conditions  on  deck  re  side  deck  washing  machine  received.  8  hours  of  ship,  water,  grease  and  oil.  Re­ OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  Request  quest  fumigation  of  ship.  Suggest  laundry  be  picked  up  when  dried.  new  mattress.  Sopt.  24—Chairman,  O.  Stone;. Soc­ rotary,  I.  Oaraghty.  Turn  in  repair  HILTON  (Bull  Line),  Oct.  1—Chair­ list.  Soma  OT  disputed.  Foc'sles  and  man,  A. Wile; Secretary,  6. Sceberger.  messhaU  to  bo  painted.  Inquire  as  to  All  beefs  settled  satisfactorily.  New  who  Is  supposed  to  furnish  Rashllght  delegate elected.  Request  reading ma­ batteries.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  terial.  Suggest  recreation  room  be  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  kept  dean.  BALTORB  (Msrvan),  Oet.  12—Chair­ man,  K.  Hstgimisios;  Secretary,  M.  McCoskey.  One  hour  OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  Two "men  losged.  Com­ plaint  re  had  eggs.  Return  cups  to  pantry.  Replace  or  repair  crew  scut­ tlebutt.  Suggest  more  food in  quality  and  quantity.  FACIPIC  CARRIBR  (World  Tramp­ ing),  Oct.  3—Chairman,  C.  Cray;  Sec­ retary,  A. Bell.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Plreans.  Vote  of  thanks  to  dele­ gates  for  iobs  well  done.  Suggest  petty  and  personal  beefs not  be  taken  lu  captain,  73  hours  OT  dispuled  iA  deck  dept.  and  71  hours  disputed  In  engine  dept.  Insufficient  stores  and  brands  of  dgarcttcs.  Suggest  more  American  money  in  foreign  porta.  ALCOA  JtOf^R  (Alcea), Oct. .10—  Chalrmad,"  C.  Johes;  Secrititry,  R.  ruv­i".  »  .m.  lA'  ,so  i)  fMdoK'  t  vrr.'ii r  FAIRLANO  (Pan­Atianfic),  Oct.  1—  Chairman,  M.  RIacbeison;  Secretary,  F.  Kustora.  Ship's  fund  $2.11.  New  delegate  elected.  ISectrlcian  &  crane  maintenance  man  request  clothing  chest  of  drawers  be  installed  in  their  foc'sle.  ALCOA  POINTER  (Alcaa),  Sept.  12  —Chairman,  D.  Butfes;  Secralary,  R.  Sadewsbl.  No  beefs.  Several  hours  OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  Request  stores  be  checked.  Ship  to  be  fumi­ gated  for  roaches.  Suggest  better  preparation  of  food.  MYRIAM  III  (rnteraatlenaf  Nav.i,  Sept.  38—Chairman,  W.  Federsen;  Secretary,  D,  Slattary.  No beefs.  Sug­ gest  seeibig  chief  engineer  re  more  hot  water,  also  colder  water  in  drink­ ing fountain.  Vote  of  thanka  to  stew­ ard  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  Pace Thlrteca  new  requirement  which  will  have  all  the  gang  shopping  in  Rogers  Feet  or  Brooks  Brothers  before  they throw  in  their  shipping cards.  The  Transeastem  has  come  up  with  a  new  problem  In  shipboard  attire  simply  because  it  is  one  of  the  few  ships  afloat  with  a  swim­ ming  pool.  Consequently, a  motion  has  been  passed  instructing  crew­ members  to  be  properly  equipped  with  bathing  trunks  before  enter­ ing  same—and,  they  added,  in  ef­ fect, "don't forget  to take  a  shower  either."  Time was  when ail  a  man  had  to  worry  about  was wearing  a shirt  in  the messroom.  The era  of  the ship­ board  swimming  pool  brings  its  own  complications.  It  seems.  "The good  wheat ship  Mount  Whitney  is leaving  Santos, Brazil  .  .  .  a  good  time  was  had  by  all  at  one  moment  or another  during  our  stay  .  .  .  not  quite  like  shooting  elephants,  but  a  tidy  little  sport  aboard  the  Mount  Whitney  is  squirting  fly  spray  at  individual  flies  in  the  fireroom  . .  .  "Brother  Harold  R.  Nathey,  former  saloon  messman,  now  crew  messman,  has decorated  both  saloon  mess and  crew  messrooms with  paintings  of  his  own  design .  .  . Brother  Joseph  Saide,  AB,  had  de­ haired his  scalp ... he resembles  the  late Mussolini.  Now  that fuzz  is beginning  to appear, he will soon  look like  himself  again . .  . when  he  needs  a  shave,  warn  others  not  to  tell  him  he  has  more  hair  on  his face  than bis  bead .. . comments  unprintable . .  .  "Robert  Mateo,  steward  utility  is rare  ... he  produces  figs  when  figs  are  on  the  menu  .  .  . Richard  Daniels,  OS,  deck  delegate  now  . .  .  notice  him  often  slipping  around  cleaning  the  pantry  and  rec  rooms  while on  standby ... a  very  capable  delegate.  "Thanks  to  Captain  Stenfanos  Kalogeras  and  chief  mate  Pete  Paylatis  for  permission  to  use  checker  room  while  at  sea  for  writ­ ing  to LOG  .  .  .  "Baltimore  coming  up . . . see  you  soon."  Thurston  Lewis,  ship's  reporter  Bob  Aumiller, ship's delegate  Final  Departure  ".ry  'i •  'f;  ri  Shorthanded?  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  are  asked  to  contact  the  hail  iiiiiiiedialely  'tT  a  replac^  ment  Fast  action  on  their  part  will  keep  all  jobs  abdard  ship  filled  at  all  times  and riimi­ nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  sailing  shorthanded.  Crewmembers and  passengers of  ihe SiU­manned  Anlingus watch  OS  casket  bearing  the  body  of  Seafarer  Ludwig  Mdnhart,  former  chief  cook  on  the  Andrew  Jackson,  slides  over  the  side.  Man­ hort  died  in a  hespitol  in St.  Nozaire  after  a  shipboard  accident.  Phologroph submitted  by  George  Zaiensky,  AB  on  the  Antinous.  �SEAFARERS  IN DRYDOCK  7  • d.  I''  li  October  2S.  195t  SEAFARERS  LOG  Fww  Fonrfeea  SIUHAU  DIRECTORY  Being  laid  up  in  the  hospital  is  bad  enough,  but  when  you  have  to  miss a  good  trip "downi  south" to  boot, well that  makes  it doubly pain­ ful.  Take the case  of  Seafarer Jesse Joy, drydocked  in the  USPHS hos­ SlU,  A&G District  pital  in  New  Orleans.  Joy  checked  into  the  hospital  with  a  leg  con­ BALTIMORE  1316  E.  Baltimore  St.  EAstern 7­4900  dition  and  is  reported  making  fine  progress.  However,  he  said  he  Earl Sheppard, Agent  BOSTON  276  State  St.  feels  very  bad  over  the  fact  that  his  ship,  the  Jackie  Hause,  sailed  G. Dakin,  Acting Agent  Richmond 2­0140  short  for  Montevideo,  Uruguay.  It  seems  Joy  has  not  been  south  in  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St.  quite  a  while,  and  would  not  mind  R. Matthews. Agent  CApital 3­4089; 3­4080  MIAMI  744  W.  Flagler  St.  heading that  way  now.  Louis Neira. Agent  FRanklin 7­3964  Also in the  New Orleans  hospital  MOBILE  1 South  Lawrence  St.  HEmlock 2­1794  with  a  leg  condition  is  Seafarer  Cal Tanner. Agent  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  Thomas Dailey, formerly on the SS  Lindsey WiUiams. Agent  Tulane 8626  679  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  Afoundria.  Dailey  has  just  com­ NEW  YORK  HYacinth 9­6600  pleted  a  successful  skin  graft  on  NORFOLK  ....416  CoUey  Ave.  his  leg  and  is  talking  about  ship­ J. Bullock. Agent  MAdiion 7­1083  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  ping out soon.  Market 7­1639  "Lucky" is  what Seafarer  Aubry  S. CarduUo. Agent  SAN  FRANCISCO  490  Harrison  St.  Douglas 2­9479  Sargent  calls  his escape  from  seri­ Marty Breithoff. Agent  Joy  nynn  QUS  injury  down  in  Goodhope,  SANTURCE.  PR.. 1313  Fernandez  Juncos.  Stop 20  Louisiana.  Sargent  was  hit  by  a  car  whiie  on  leave  from  the  super­ Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep.  Phone 2­9S  Main  St..  Room  200  tanker Atlas,  and  was  brought  unconscious  into the  hospital  there.  He  JACKSONVILLE..920  WlUlam  MorrU.  Agent  ELgin  3­0987  said  he  is  very  thankful  that  he  suffered  only  a  badly  bruised  side  SEATTLE  2909  1st  Ave.  Main  3­4334  and  a  broken  collar  bone  in  the  accident.  "It  sure  could  have  been  Ted  Babkowski,  Agent ..  TAMPA  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  worse," he  said.  B. Gonzalez. Acting Agent  Phone 2­1323  An  accident  in  his  house  laid  up  Seafarer  Maurice  "Mike"  Flynn,  WILMINGTON.  CaUf  909  Marine  Ave.  former  FWT  on  the  Mt.  Rainier,  in  the  Baltimore  USPHS  hospital.  Reed Humphries. Agent  Terminal 4­2928  Flynn suffered  a  broken  hip and  will  be confined  to a  wheelchair  with  HEADQUARTERS... .679 4th  Ave.,  Bklyn.  SECRETARY­TREASURER  a  pin  in  his  hip  for  some  time.  Paul HaU  Although  he had  been  released  on  out­patient status  back  in  August,  ASST. SECRETARY­TREASURERS  J. Algina. Deck  W. HaU. Joint  Seafarer  Tommy  Busciglio,  former  steward  on  the  Valiant  Force,  re­ C. Simmons. Eng.  J. Volpian. Joint  entered  the  Baltimore  hospital  and  is  scheduled  for  surgery  for  kid­ E. Mooney. Std.  ney  stones.  However  he  is  re­ SUP  portedly  recuperating  rapidly  and  HONOLULU....91  South  Nimitz  Highway  should  be out  before long.  PHone  902­777  Also  on  the  recovery  list  in  the  NEW  ORLEANS  923  BlenvUle  St.  Jackson  9­7428  Baltimore  hospital  is  Seafarer  NEW  YORK  679 4th  Ave.. Brooklyn  Edwin  Bartol  who  signed  into  the  HYacinth  9­6609  hospital late in  October  with a  cyst  PORTLAND  211  SW  Clay  St.  CApitol  3­4336  on  his  back.  Bartol,  who  last  SAN  FRANCISCO  490  Harrison  St.  shipped  as an  OS on  the Angelina,  Douglas  2­8363  expects  to  be  back  on  the  beach  Ssoforer  Bernard Marat  submitted  the  above  drawing  of  what  can  SEATTLE  2909  1st  Ave.  Main  3­0290  before  long.  happen when  a man  wearing clogs is  concentrating more  on his  coffee  WILMINGTON  909  Marine  Ave.  Suarez  Busciglio  Seafarers  off  a  ship  or  on  the  Terminal 9­6617  than  on  how  he  walks  down  the  ladder.  Maret  is  galley  mess  on  the  beach  waiting for  a  vessel  should  take  the  time out  to visit  the  broth­ MC&S  ers in  the  hospital  or  to  drop  them  a  line  and  let  them  know  what  is  SS  Warrior.  going  on  ashore and  aboard  ship.  Many  brothers  are  laid  up  in  ports  HONOLULU....91  South  Nimitz  Highway  PHone  9­1714  other  than  their  home  port,  and  would  welcome  visits  or  news  from  NEW  ORLEANS  923  BienviUe  St.  RAmond  7­428  shipmates.  NEW  YORK  679  4th  Ave.,  Brooklyn  The  following  is  the  latest  available  list  of  patients:  HYacinth  9­6600  USPHS  HOSPITAL  USPHS  HOSPITAL  There's  a  smart  stowaway  working  out  of  Leghorn,  Italy,  PORTLAND  211  SW  Clay  St.  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  BALTIMORE.  MD.  CApitol  7­3222  William  Grimes  John  Atkinson  SAN  FRANCISCO  390  Fremont  St.  these days,  according to  Zee Young  Ching, ship's reporter  on  Daniel  F.  Byrne  Jesse  R.  Joy  Burl  Haire  EMwin  Bartol  EXbrook  7­9600  Edward  Knapp  Vldette  Clearman  Stephen  Bergeria  George  W.  Harris  SEATTLE  2509  —  1st  Ave.  the  Alcoa  Planter.  And  the  reason  why  he is  considered  a  Paui  R.  Cook  Timothy  Less  Juan  E.  Hernandez  Ernest  C.  Brown  MAin  3­0088  notch  above  the  run­of­the­ Thomas  D.  Dailey  Louis  T.  Marshall  H.  A.  MiUigan  G.  BuscigUo  Donald  Dambrino  Frank  Martin  WILMINGTON  509  Marine  Ave.  David  Proffitt  Wm.  H.  CoUins  TErminal  4­8938  mill type stowaway is because  been  a  very good  voyage all­round.  Herbert  W.  Davis  Wm.  E.  Neison  G.  E.  Richardson  JeS  Davis  Thurston  Dingier  Valentine  Nunez  Under  the  capable  hands  of  ship's  Jose  Soares  Peter  DeVries  Enoch  Gaylor  Eugene  Plahn  he picked  the Planter  to hide  delegate  Harold  Ducloux,  all  ie  Great  Lakes  District  Anargyros  Dokeris  JohnW.  Wagner  Salvatore  GentUe  Lumus  Rose  Thomas  R.  Walston  Mike  Goins  Hector  Duarte  ALPENA  127  River  St.  on, and then  showed he  knows  just  going  well.  The  vessel  Is  spotless,  Fred  E.  Umholtz  Clyde  B.  Ward  Gorman  T.  Glaze  ELmwood  4­3616  Albert  Hamraao  Ruben  G.  Vance  NY  914  Main  St.  who  to  make  his  friends.  Edward  Granderson  Clyde  W.  Wise  and  good  times  and  libertys  are  Wade  B.  Herek  Salvatore  Zammith  BUFFALO.  .  „  GRant  2728  John  C.  Green  Clark  S.  Inman  "aplenty."  CLEVELAND  1420  W.  29  St.  The  man  came  aboard  when  the  USPHS  HOSPITAL  wi.  "Ain  1­0147  BOSTON,  MASS.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  DULUTH  621  W.  Superior  St,  vessel  called  at  the  Italian  port  Raymond  L.  Perry  Edw.  C.  Sieger  MANHATTAN  BEACH  Phone;  Randolph  2­4110  early  last  trip,  BROOKLYN,  NY  FRANKFORT,  BUch  PO  Box  287  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Turn Left?  Chirig  said,  and  ELgin  7­2441  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  Matthew  Bruno  Leo  Mannaugh  MILWAUKEE  633  S.  Second  Ave.  Frederick  Harvey  Ivan  Trelford  G.  Caraballo  Primitivo  Muse  he  proved  very  BRoadway  2­3039  J.  R.  Matthews  J.  P.  WiiUamson  Leo  V.  Carreon  Jeremiah  O'Byrne  RIVER  ROUGE.. 10229  W.  Jefferson,  Ave.  stubborn  when  it  Frank  R.  May  Joseph  D.  Cox  George  G.  Phifer  Mich.  Vinewood  3­4741  John  J.  DriscoU  Aimer  S.  Vickers  came  to  putting  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  SOUTH  CHICAGO  9383  Ewing  Ave.  Otis  L.  Gibbs  R.  E.  Waterfield  PARSONS  BLVD.  SAginaw  1­0733  him  ashore some­ Bart  E.  Guaranick  Luther  E.  Wing  TOLEDO  120  Summit  St.  JAMAICA.  LI,  NY  Taib  Hassan  Pon  P.  Wing  where.  Try  as  CHerry  8­2431  James  RusseU  Wiiliam  D.  Kenny  Royce  Yarborough  USPHS  HOSPITAL  they  might,  the  Thomas  R.  Lehay  SAVANNAH,  GA.  Canadian District  crew  on  the  R.  W.  Cetchovlch  John  M.  Power  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FORT  WILLIAM  408  Simpson  St.  Joseph  P.  LeBlanc  Planter  could  not  Ontario  Phone:  3­3221  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  USPHS  HOSPITAL  HALIFAX  N.S  128V4  Hollis  St.  get  him  to  leave.  James  Alston  NORFOLK,  VA.  Jose  R.  Moro  Phone  3­8911  Erasmo  C.  Arroyo  Walter  Nash  Francis  J.  Boner  Robert  L.  Rhea  As  two  ports  MONTREAL  634  St.  James  St.  West  Wm.  J.  Barrett  John  L.  Griflin  Robert  G.  Sawyer  Robert  F.  Nielsen  Victor  2­8161  David  J.  Barry  USPHS  HOSPITAL  Acsicol  Perez  QUEBEC  44  Sault­au­Matelot  were  passed  without  success,  hope  R.  B.  Benjamin  Anthony  Pisanl  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  Quebec  LAfontaine  3­1560  is  running  high  that  they  may  be  Joseph  Puglisi  Mack  J.  Acosta  L.  B.  Knickerbocker  Frank  Brodzik  THOROLD,  Ontario  52  St.  David  St.  John  P.  Campbell  R.  J.  Reddick  Arthur  W.  Brown  Richard  R.  Kohis  CAnal  7­5212  able  to  deposit  him  in  Piraeus,  TORONTO,  Ontario  272  King  St.  E.  Greece,  the  vessel's  next  port  of  Robert  B.  Carey  Emetrio  Rivera  Edw.  H.  Huizenga  A.  J.  Scheving  EMpire  4­5719  T.  C.  Cepriano  Tom  E.  Kelsey  Joseph  Neubauer  John  L.  Roberts  ST.  JOHN,  NB  ....177  Prince  William  St.  call.  G.  W.  Champiin  Frank  A.  Rossi  VA  HOSPITAL  OX  2­5431  Wade  Chandler  Jesse  A.  Shonts  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  The  stowaway,  who  claims to  be  VANCOUVER,  BC  298  Main  St.  Pedro  Claudio  Gene  R.  Sinclair  Kenneth  F.  Eivin  Spanish, remains  on the ship when­ Diego  Cordero  Rex  S.  Sinden  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MFOW  Joaquin  Cortez  George  F.  Smith  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  ever  in  port,  it's  Marinus  DeJonge  Warren  W.  Smith  BALTIMORE  John  Brady  Joseph  Sharp  1216  East  Baltimore  St.  spending  most  of  G.  L.  Glendenning  Peter  W.  Sotire  Lito  M.  Moralles  EAstern  7­3383  Walter  L.  Griffin  Jose  P.  Sousa  SEASIDE  MEMORIAL  HOSPITAL  HONOLULU  56  North  Nimitz  Highway  his time  with the  Charles  W.  HaU  T.  A.  Spencer  LONG  BEACH,  CALIF.  PHone  5­6077  Howard  Hamlin  Ralph  Spiteri  NEW  ORLEANS  923  BienviUe  St.  captain  and  Daniel  H.  Gemeiner  Stanley  F.  Hayes  Paul  Switch  MAgnolia  0404  mates.  He  was  US  HOSPITAL  SOLDIERS  HOME  NEW  YORK  130  Greenwich  St  Charles  Haymond  Nikolai  Taska  WASHINGTON,  DC  COrtland  7­7094  very  lucky  he  Gustav  Holgerson  Vernon  Taylor  Wm.  H.  Thomson  PORTLAND  922  NW  Everett  St.  happened  to  be  Woodrow  Johnson  Miguel  P.  Tirado  USPHS  HOSPITAL  CApitol  3­7297­8  Stefan  Kadziola  Ernest  West  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  SAN  FRANCISCO  240  Second  St.  on  this  vessel,  Alford  K.  Keenum  Norman  West  R.  B.  Appleby  Max  uison  .  DOuglas  2­4592  Patrick  T.  Keily  Arthur  Wiifert  B.  F.  Deibler  Leo  Watts  SAN  PEDRO  ..296  West  7th  St.  Ching  said,  for  Daniel  J.  McMullen  Tadashi  YatogO  Woodrow  Meyers  Joseph  P.  Wise  TErminal  3­4489  he  gets  treated  Luther  R.  Milton  Wong  Yau  A.  L.  Oglctree  SEATTLE  2333  Western  Ave.  WUliam  J.  Morris  Bozo  Zelencic  VA  HOSPITAL  MAin  2­6326  very  well  by  the  Ducloux  CENTER  HOT  SPRINGS  officers  and  the  SOUTH  DAKOTA  crew,  "under  orders"  of  course.  Clifford  C.  Womack  Stay Put For Jobless Pay  VA  HOSPITAL  "All  this  extra  work  and  no  over­ f­lonestly,  Seafarer  Horace  Mo­ HOUSTON.  TEXAS  Seafarers who  are cullecting state  unemployment  benefits while  time,"  he  added.  R.  J.  Arsenault  N  bley  knows  which  way  to  face  on  the  beach  waiting  to  ship  are  urged  to  stay  put  and  avoid  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  Outside  of  tills  incident,  it  has  while  taking  his  turn  at  the  .STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  changing  their  mailing  addrcsBCS  if  they  want  to  continue  re­ Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  wheel,  but  how  con  the  photog­ ceiving  their  checks  reguiarly.  Several  Seafarers  have  already  BIT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE,  MD.  experienced  interruptions  of  from  three  to five  weeks  in  getting  rapher  take a  picture that  way?  George  Davis  their  next  check  after  they  notified  the, state  unemployment  From  the  smile  on  his  face,  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN,  VA.  offices  that  they  had  moved  and  changed  their  mailing  address.  Mpbley, knowi Gil's clddr  aheacl.  Joseph  Gill  An average  delay of  a  month is  reported  in most  cases, causing  VA  HOSPITAL  Mobley  is  an  AB  on  Isthmian  considerable  hardship  to  the  men  involved.  TUCSON.  AHIZ.  Anyone Want A  Stowaway?  I'­"'­ If  I.  Il­­ ii*.; • •   ­/  /.  •  JfYank  J.  Bfackey  im­0­nU>S'  tines' Steel Kingr^^~  I  .1  r.  �October  tS,  1999  '::^TV  Pare  Fifteea  SEAFARERS  LOG  SlU  lABY  ABRiVilLS  Att  of  tfce  foISHstoff  SW  families  haoe  received  a ^0  maternitg  benefit  pba m  935  bond  from, the  Utmrn.  fa  the  babj/s  ttamer  ntorie  Irene  Alderman,  bom  Caraton  Miner,  bom  Septenib»  September  23,  1959,  to  Seafarer  14,  1959, to Seafarer and  Mrs. WiL  and  BIrs.  Warren  D.  Aldermtai,  ttam H.  Miller, Baltiramre,  Md.  Gretna,  La.  >.  b I  ^  4  .4  4  S  Dennis  David  Malkin, bom  July  Bmmm  Grar  Coe,  ham  Septem­ 2A, 1959, to  Seafarer  and Mrs. Sid­ ber 9t  1951^  to Seafarer  and  Mrs,  ney  Malkis, Los  Angeles, Calif.  DMtald B.  Ctoe, Mootere?,  Calif.  4«  4­  4­ Roberto  Deltp^o,  bom  Jane  12*  1999^ to  Seafarer and  bbs,  Itob^t  lkei»dab Brooklyn,. NT.  ,•   4  4  4  '  Jeant  Marie  HMtom^  btm  Sep­ tembM  29,  1969,  to  Seafarer  and  Mr*.  Tbomas  J.  HiManiw  Mobilo.  Ala^  '  ICC  Slaps  Shin Co s,  See Lay­Up  (Continaed bam page 2>  Melody  Lynn  Jofennea^ bokft Juto  would  be  to drive  Seatrain  ovt  of  17,  1959.  to  Seafarer  and  Mto.  the  trade  Leon­  N.  Johnson  Jr.,; BsAimor^  The  shipping  eonqiany  bad  ap­ Md.­  '•   • '  ••  pealed to an ICC  aaspcnriOB bond  4  4  4  •  to  hfdd  off  pntttog  the  new  rates  Mnelto Efaeieeay,  boat  to  operptloii, bnt was tniiied down.  29.  Mr to  Seafarier  It bos filed  a farther  pcntest  with  and  MTL  Carl  T,  Linebefrr, Rob­ higgler ICC antlMrity  is a last­ditch  ertsdale,  Ala.  effort to  Uoch  the  new  sebedtoe.  The  aiD  i miiaii  y  eostends  that  4  4  4  Frank  Anthony.  Maefccy,  bom  the  sew  valk  ebarge  would  nww  Jelf 4 196F,  to Seafarer aad  jdto­ that the raibrisaie  wonid groos  leas  Frank J. Mackcy,  TueM»,  Arii:  ^  by  carryihr  alt  the  popes  easgo  than, they  do now  with only a por­ ^  4  ^  tion  of  ft  September  30,  1959,  to  Seafarn  A  sinilas  proceetdng  to  gain  and  Rbrr.  Nathan  J.  Monton,  GaL  suspensfam  of  a  new  railroad  rate  rcrton. Te*  sebcdttie  covering  canned  goods  moving  front  California  to  New  4  4  4  Jaaaeo Cardm. Mcttwa, born  Sep­ Yerfc  boo  also  proved  fruitless  for  tember  14,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  sev«ni  intorcoastai  ship  opera­ 'Mrs.  Thmnas  O.'Meltoi^  Mt. Airy,  tors,  ICC has  refused  to  alter  its  =  WC­ position  that  the  rates are  fair.  4  4  4  t  FINAL  DISPATCH  The  deaths  of  the  foOoakig  Seafarers  haeae  been  reported  to  the  Seafarers Welfare  Pkm:  Euaebfo  So«^  57:  Brother  Soto  died a natural death while a patient  at  the  USPHS,  States Island,  NY,  on  September  27,  1959.  He  was  buried at  St.  Raymond's Cemetery,  Bronx,  NY.  Brother  Soto  was  a  membCT  of  the  dock  department,  and  joined the  Union in  1941.  He  is survived by bis  wif^ Vietoila, of  Brooklyn, NY.  I  :'.  :  salt of automobile  colHston  in Bal­ timore,  Md.  on  August  19,  1959.  Be  was  buried  in  Lorraine  Park  Cenwtexy,  Baltimore  McKinney  was  a  menber  at  the  steward  de­ partment,  and  joined the  Union  In  1958.  He  is  survived  by  his  motbCT,  Sarah  M.  McKhmcy.  •   4 r 4  4  •   ...glril  fii­f.  i b Jl  <  t  •   Japan­US Fish Unions Meet  Japanese  and  American  union  representatives, including  an SlU­affiliated fisherman's  delegate,  have  made  progress  in  a  conference  upon  matters  related  to  Japanese  salmon  fishing  in  the  North  Pacific,  it  was  announced  recently.  The  meeting,  held  in  Seat­"^  tlci  was  the  first,  between  have  long  Directed  to  the  anrc­ bear in  mind the neeessW  of  con­ import  of  Japowse  tuna.  servation  of  resources.  union  members  from  the  two  stricted  Ken^ro IGshimura, dtreetor gen­ "On  the  other  hand,"  be  added,  couiUries on  the  eontroversial sub­ ject  which  has  been  under  consid­ eratioB  for  a  long  time  by  Con­ gress  and  the  Intematifmal  North  Paedic  Fisheries  Cffimmisslon.  Although no speciRe  agreements  were  readied,  both  groups  de­ scribed  the  meetings as "fruitful."  "It  is  our  aim  and  purpose,"  they  said  in a  joint statement,  "to have  further  discussions  to find  a  sdu­ tion  which  will  protect  the  legiti­ mate  interests  oi  fishermen  and  allied  workers  connected  with  these  fisheries  and  above  all,  to  protect  the  interest  of  conserva­ tion  and  preservation  of  the  re­ source."  Merle  Adlum,  representing  sal­ mon  fishermen  and  cannery  work­ ers in Alaska,  attended  the  confer­ ence  on  behalf  of  SIUNA  affiliates  in  that  state.  Along similar  lines, after  a  thir­ teen day conference  with American  tuna  fish  packers,  the  Japanese  agreed  to  "supply  tuna  to  the  United  States  market  only  to  fill  the  demand  which  the  American  tuna industry cannot meet." SIUNA  tuna  fishermen and canners' unions  eral  of  the  Govemment  Fishery  Beard,  HUMunmd:  "The  J^ianae  firitcrmen  en­ gaged  in  tuna  liriiing  in  the  At­ lantic  Ocean  and  Japanese  tuna  fleets  operating  from  overseas  bases  will  be  instructed  to  always  A  R  Bd  S  4  4  4  4  4  4  Bernard Joseph Con ley  Jack  M.  JohnsoB  Please  contact  Mrs.  Dorothy  C.  Please  contact  Viola  Johnson,  Aucoin,  1019  Turnbull  Drive,  8410  Howe Street,  Groves, Texas.  Metairie,  La.  i^mwm  4  4  4  4  4  4  George  De  Greve  Henry  Rodriguez  Imperative  you  contact  Mrsi  Please  contact  your  wife.  Edna  De  Greve,  159  Arlyn  Drive  4  4  4  W.,  Massapequa,  NY,  concerning  George B. fKBrien  sale of  house.  Call  Lincoln 1­4280,  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  or  ge^, in  touch  with  Robert  J.  An­ mother,  Mrs.  James  M.  Donahue  drews, attorney, at  1010 Park  Blvd.,  at  311  Willow  Street,  Waterbury  Massapequa.  38,  Conn.  John M.  Gallagher  Ex­Atlas  Please  contact  Thomas  Danbeck  at  his  home.  He  is anxious  to  get  in  touch  with  you.  4  4  4  ^  Mov^ IN  BOTH  "We  hope  the  United  States  will,  on  its  part  in  the  interest  of  the  tuna  industry,  promote  wiwdesone  trade  (with  Japan)  based  on  free­ dom with  a view toward  enhancing  friendship  between  the  two  na­ tions."  WiDtani  P.  Driscoll  D. M. Gerber  Ex­Wang  Pioneer  Friends  of  William  P.  Driscoll  may  contact  him  at  Sailors  Snug  Please  contact  Nicholas  Dorp­ Harbor,  Staten  Island,  New  Ymrk.  mans, 441  East  76th SL,  New  York  City.  4  4  4  ^ P  A  4  4  4  Cnrtls Hancoeii, 49: Brother Han­ cock  drowned  while  swimming  in  4  4  4  Itoetin  VaRe,  52:  Brother  Valle  the  Stockton  death  on  July  2,  1^9.  He  Channel,  Califor­ died  of  a  heart  nia,  M  Septem­ attack  while  in  ber  6,  1959.  He  AguadHIa  DI s­ is survived  by bis  trict  Hospital,  brother,  £Imer  Puerto  Rico.  Hancock,  of  Cen­ Vallc  is  survived  ter,  Texas.  The  by his wife, Juan­ burial  to<rfi  place  Ita,  of  Mayaguez,  in  Cmter,  Texas.  Puerto  Rieo.  Brother  Hancock,  Valle  j(dned  the  a  member  of  the  steward  depart­ Union  in  1938,  ment,  joined  the  Union  in  1948.  .  and was  a member  of  the  de«di  de­ _  4  4  4  partment.  Chwles  Sehnmk,  75:  Brother  Schrunk,  was  felled  by  a  heart  at­ 4  4  4  V V..  l,eo  Firemidiirli,  Pk  Brother  tack  on  August  :  FreundHeb pasded  afd^^r  on  August  11,  1959,  in  8^  1959,  while  a  patient  at  the  WtnnsbOTo,  Tex­ VBPHS bospitoi, Seattle,  Washing­ as.  Schrunk  was  ton.  He  was buried  at  the  Pacific  e member  of  the  Lutheran Cemetery, Seattle,  Wash­ engine  de­ ington.  Frem^Iieh  joined  the  partment,  j<hning  Union  in  1958  and  was  a  member  the  Uidon  in  of  the  engine  department.  He  is  1939.  He  was  survived  by  bis wife,  Ann  Preund­ burled  in  Lee  •  lich.  Cemetery, Winns­ boro,  Texas.  Sebmnk  is  sur­ <G«e«feKfeHi^ 29:^ Brothct Me­ by  his  wife;  Gkrtrude,  of  ^ HMwy met'sudden  death  as a  re­ Winnsboro.  • r­' v  ^  US  end  Joponeso  onren  dehgotes  discuw  prebiems  of  salmon  industry  at  conferonca  m  Seaffle,  Wbsfcinglan,  AAcrto  Adtonr,  representing  SKIhtA­aHilioted  fiahcrmen,  is  seatod  2nd from  right.  C^de Smith  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  wife.  The  mon^  has  not  arrived  yet.  4  4  4  Joe pfhrthi  Friends  of  Joe  Pilutis  can  visit  him  at  St  Vincent's  Hospital,  7th  Ave.  and  11th  Street.  He'll  be  there  for  two  or  three  more  months.  SEAFARERS LOG,  675  Fourth  Ave.,  Brooklyn 32,  NY  I  would  like  to  receive the  SEAFARERS LOG — please  ut my  name on  your  moiling  put  list.  (Mnf  Information)  NAME  STREET  ADDRESS  .......  4  4  4  Andly C.  Foster  Urgent  that  you  contact  your  wife.  4  4  4  Wladlslaw  GrobulskI  John  K.  Lilmess  Luis  A.  Moya  Edgar  W.  KUR  David  E.  Caldwen  The  men  listed  above  have  cheeks  waiting  for  them  at  the  Baltimore  SIU  office.  «)e:4M4r.i2«(6sw:  vtsoiem  sMSMoee­ m  m M  m.m gi..m  4  4  4  Miguel Urido  .  Your  watch is  being  held  in  the  vault  at  SIU  headquaitcra.  CITY  ZONE  ...  S^F^^TE  .................  TO  AVOID  DUPLICATION:  If  you  «rs  an  eld  subscribe:  and  hava  a  clianga  ef  addrass,  plaasa  giva  your  formar  addrass  balow:  ADDRESS  CITY  ZONE  ...  �f­ V  U^'  , ­  ­­ ­ ,*  <  Vol.  XXI  No.  22  S£AFARERS«L06  Oct.  23,  1959  • OFFICIAL    ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION • ATLANTIC    AND  GULP  DISTRICT • AFL­CIO •     Bull Line Plans  SCHEDULE  OF  Arab League  SIO  MEETINGS  Hits 4 More  Three Box­Ships  SlU Vessels  Automation  in handling  ship  cargo  is due  to make  further  inroads as Bull  Lines announced  it plans  to start a  container­ ship service  in  the near  future.  This move  would make Bull  T  ina  tVio  moior  f»arH<»r  in  the •   Line, the  major carrier in the  Puerto Rican service, the fifth  ing  and  unloading  of  cargo  at  the  US  ship  operator  to  get  into  dock.  The  Arab  League's  Israel  Boy­ cott  Committee  has  added  four  more  SlU­contracted  ships  to  the  ^QNSERVATiVEG WiN'SfOBLSetfOd  list  for  violating  their  boycott  reg­ IdAROvJAS79%OP BRITISH­ the trailership  business. Others are  Frank  M.  McCarthy,  vice­presi­ ulations.  The  League  blacklists  Pan  Atlantic, Seatrain, Grace  Line  dent  of  Bull  Line,  said  that  his  and  refuses  to  service  any  ships  HAS ^66 GEAIB T& MBCRfe  company  plans  to  enter  the  con­ and  Matson  Navigation.  which  call  at Israeli  ports.  Vessels  Trailer­carrying  ships  are  also  tainer  service  initially  with  three  placed  on  the  list  are  the  Coeur  operating  on  the  Great  Lakes  as  a  vessels,  including  a  converted  T­2  d'Alene  Victory,  Seagarden,  Wang  means  of  eliminating  much  load­ tanker.  The  tanker  would  be  an  Juror and  the Arizpa.  addition  to  Bull  Line's  present  fleet,  but  it  was  not  clear  as  to  This  is  part  of  the  United  Arab  whether  the  company  Intended  to  Republic's  sustained  effort  to  add  two  containerships  or  convert  blockade  Israel  and  stifle  her  its existing  vessels for that service.  commerce.  In  addition  to  black­ Pan  Atlantic,  the  pioneer  in  the  listing  ships  that  do  business  with  ^6^A9SlMXriOAJAffeMPrOAf  containership  trade,  now  operates  Israel, the  UAR  also denies Israeli  six ships  carrying  trailer boxes  ex­ ships'the use  of  the Suez Canal.  He WAS dir 3 T/MEs  clusively.  Some  of  these  service  The  SIU,  in  past  union  conven­ San  Juan  out  of  the  Gulf.  Sea­ tions  has  gone  on  record  as  being  The first  insurance  survey  of  its  train's  six  rail  car  carriers  have  opposed  to all  prohibitions and  re­ kind  in  30  years  has  amassed  new  been  adapted  to  handle  trailer  strictions  of  shipping  rights  that  evidence  that  high  blood  pressure  bodies  on  railroad flatcars  through  Caught  in  unusually  strong  support free  navigation  in  all  watr  and overweight  often  hasten death.  use  of  modified  loading  devices.  southwest winds,  the Alcoa  Puritan  erways  of  the  world.  ' The  study  was  performed  by  a  Grace  and  Matson  have  recently  was  blown  off  course  about  a  half  Israel and  the  UAR  are current­ professional  organization  of  ex­ undertaken  container  services  but  mile  east  of  the  entrance  to  the  ly debating  these issues  before the  perts who  calculate insurance rates  the bulk  of  their operation  consists  Welland  Canal  at  Lake  Erie,  and  United  Nations.  The  UAR  says  it  SCAdOAlB PMRf UP  and  premiums.  The  study  covered  of  standard  freight  ships.  went  aground  two  miles  east  of  will  restore  Israeli  rights  only  four  million  persons  with  respect  The  decision  of  Bull  line  to  Port  Colborne,  Canada  on  October  when  ^MANEWAS HOUSE COMMtm  the Arab  refugee  problem  is  to  weight,  and  four  million  with  change  to containers  ships reflects  ninth.  It  was  heading  for Toronto.  resolved.  Israel  claims  that  the  respect  to  blood  pressure.  Other  the  efficiency  of  this  new  method  UAR  is  trying  to  cloud  the  issue  The  7,000­ton  steamer  damaged  highlights  of  the  extensive  study  of  loading  and  unloading  cargo.  It  its  propeller  and  sprung  a  leak  in  and  points  to  previous  UN  state­ revealed:  would  also  affect  Seafarers  in  that  the  number five  hold,  but  no  in­ ments  favoring  the  principles' of  • The    lowest  rate  of  mortality  cargo  ships  would  not  have  the  juries  were  reported.  It  was  freed  free  navigation  and  the  unrestrict­ is  found  among  persons  with  low  traditional  time  off  in  port.  In­ the next  day around  noon.  ed  use  of  the  Suez  Canal.  blood  pressure  and  (at  the  age  of  stead, port  time might  be cut down  After  ten  days  of  repair  work  at  Some  foreign­flag  ships  which  30)  among  those around  15  pounds  to eight  hours or less,  thus cutting  the  drydock,  it  wiil  pick  up  cargo  tried  to  use  the  canal carrying  Is­ into  shore  leave.  below  average  weight.  for  the  United  Kingdom  and  Ger­ rael  cargo  have  been  halted  and  • Overweight    persons  gain  in  The  Bull  line  ships  would  oper­ many,  their cargo confiscated.  life  expectancy  when  they  keep  ate  from  Baltimore,  Philadelphia  6eOR^  and  New  York. The  use of  contain­ their  weight  down.  WlW­I CHiEPOF STAFF,  VlBS oP  • Death    rates  are  about  10  per­ erships  is  being  bitterly  fought  by  ejKOi^ AT 78^ 42£Ce/V£P/(56eL  longshoremen,  since  this  automa­ cent  higher  than  average  for  men  TRIZe,  His ysACBBFRDfS^  who  weighed  20  pounds  above  tion  device  threatens  to  sharply  average,  25  percent  higher  for  25  diminish  the number  of  dock work­ pounds  and  50  to  75  percent  for  ers  needed  to  unload  ships,  and  is  one  of  the  reasons  for  the  latest  50  pounds over  average  weight.  ILA  strike.  • When    overweight  and  high  Shipowners claim  that they  real­ blood  pressure  occur  together  the  ize  that  automation  will  create  WASHINGTON—^An  attack  on  the  union  shop  and  any  death  rate  rises  much  higher  than  "human  problems"  for  the  long­ political  activities  of  unions  has  been  brought  to  a  head,  as  would  be accounted  for  by  the two  shoremen  and  state  they  will  do  conditions considered  separately.  something  to  "provide  some  pro­ a case involving the union shop agreement has come up before  rUMS  CWLV W  the  Supreme  Court  of  the"^  STHER P/2ESID5NIS/  • Overweight    persons  who  re­ tection  for  any  loss  of  Job  oppor­ agreements,  were  allowed,  when  A^ID EUCHANAAl,  duce  enough  to  get  the  benefit  of  tunity."  OFflCt  United  States.  they  permitted  union  money  to be  standard  premiums  show  an  im­ However, this offer  is made  only  Recently,  a  Georgia  Su­ used  for  political  undertakings.  ATlHArAS^'  mediate  reduction  of  mortality  if  the  shipowners  are  allowed  to  preme  Court  held  that  compulsory  In  addition,  his  decision  held  rates  to  normal.  introduce new  methods at will. The  As a  result  of  the  study, doctors  ILA  claims  that  the  introduction  union  membership  is. unconstitu­ that  union  shop  agreements,  as  are  expected  to  revise  downward  of  new  methods  should  be  left  up  tional  if  any  dues  money  is  used  they  had  been  enforced,  conflicted  their  estimates  of  ideal  weight  to  a  joint  union­management  de­ for  "political"  reasons without  the  with  the  constitution  and  law  of  ranges.  Average  weights  of  today  cision,  and  that  a  decision  should  consent  of  union  meinbers.  The  the state of  Georgia, and  that their  are reportedly  well over  the desir­ be made for every  automation plan  decision  is  so  broad  that  it  would  enforcement,  along  with  part  of  appear  to  apply  to  any  expression  the  Railway  Labor  Act,  violated  able level.  submitted  by  management.  of  opinion  by  a  union  on  political  the  section  of  the  United  States  M,  1>m>lOCJ4g)0HSECUR}Ti  Constitution  that  guarantees  to in­ coohicii^ycrte..  matters.  Father And Son Team  Unde^  Federal  law,  unions  can­ dividuals "protection  from . . . un­ j bACHS) foiAHo oFHoeeo B/  not  make  political  contributions in  warranted  invasion  of  their  per­ national , election  contests  for  Con­ sonal  and  property  rights—includ­ gress  or  the  Presidency.  However,  ing  freedom  of  association,  fre^  efforts have been  made  in  the  past  dom  of  thought, freedom of  speech,  to  apply  this  regulation  to  any  freedom  of  the  press,  freedom  to  union­published  pamphlets  or  work,  and  their  political  freedom  newspapers,  or  union ­ sponsored  and  rights."  radio newscasts. The  Georgia court  Judge  Long  also  issued  a  per­ ruling  would  seem  to  prohibit  all  manent injunction against  enforce­ of  these  items,  plus  union  partici­ ment  of  union  shop  contracts  and  cad'  pation  in  local  elections,  now  per­ ordered  the  unions  to  refund  the  RUSSIA  protested  dues.  mitted  under  law.  /A/CR£AS£P OUTPUT  Six  employees  of  the  Southern  The  Georgia  Supreme  Court  ^  Railway  System  claimed  that  they  backed  him  up  declaring:  "One  JM HeA\fY I/VDUS­TKY:  did  jiot  want  to  join  unions  and  who is compelled  to contribute  the  shouldn't 'have  to  pay  dues  when  fruits  of  his  labor  to  support  or  some  of  the  money  was  used  for  promote  political  or  economic  pro­ political purposes;  namely support­ grams  or  support  candidates  for  ing  candidates  and  doctrines  they  public  office  is  just  as  much  de­ prived  of  his freedom  of  speech  as  opposed.  The  suit  was  started  in  1053  in  if  he  were  compelled  to  give  his  Macon,  Ga.  Judge  O.  L.  Long  of  vocal  support  to  doctrines  he  op­ j&MBRiCAHSCmstn^  —  the  Superior  Court  there, ruled  poses."  against the  unions stating that  part  The  decision  of  this  court  has  Vfi.SB/EAO OCHCA AdOtR­jmH,  Seafarer  Robert  Oannon,  FWT,  (left)  and  his  son  Thomas,  OS,  HOBBL PRIZE  of  the  Railway  Labor  Act  was  un­ been  appealed  by  a  group  of  15  ; form a family twosome aboard the Northwestern Victory.  constitutional as  far  as  union  shop  unions.  Study  Finds  Overweight  Hazard High  r  lj<.  I  |f'';­ I 16':  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  regis­ tration  number).  The  next  SlU  meetings  will  be:  October  28  November  11  November  25  NiWS  HIADLINil  IN  RIVIIW  Wind  Mau/s  Alcoa  Ship  High Court To Hear Test  Of  Union Shop Legality  ­  •  � 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 23, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SIU’S CLINICS GAINING EDGE IN TB BATTLE SEA UNIONS ASSAIL ‘FROZEN’ SUBSIDIES BULL PLANNING TRAILERSHIPS TO SAN JUAN ILA SEEKING BACK PAY IN PACT RENEWAL URGE LAKES OPERATORS TO JOIN RUNAWAY FIGHT ICC ACTION MAY FORCE LAY-UPS OF SIU SHIPS CHALLENGE LAKES OWNERS TO JOIN RUNAWAY FIGHT CREW SUES AS PAYMASTER FAILS TO SHOW IN MOBILE ILA RESUMES CONTRACT TALKS SHIPBOARD FOOD PROGRAM ON SIU-CONTRACTED SHIPS COAL-BURNER STAGGERS INTO SF BIG STEEL CRUSHES BID TO END STRIKE JAPAN-US FISH UNIONS MEET BULL LINE PLANS THREE BOX-SHIPS HIGH COURT TO HEAR TEST OF UNION SHOP LEGALITY ARAB LEAGUE HITS 4 MORE SIU VESSELS 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 10/23/1959 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. XXI, No. 22 1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/28b8d4677d24263ce194b788451dadba.pdf 243fe706a774a496a18a6104d9a4b2f5 PDF Text Text SEAFARERS^LOG  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   Returns From Russia  Home  after  a  three­week  tour  of  Russia,  Seafarer  Eric  Joseph  (inset,  right)  came  back  with  some  vivid  impressions  plus  souvenir  rubles  to  show around.  Seafarer Harold  Kam­ met  examines  the Soviet  currency as  Joseph  describes  his  trip.  In spite of  all  the  propaganda  they  get,  he said  the  Russians  he  met  still  wanted  to  come to  the US to see for  themselves.  American  products  and  American  practices are greatly admired.  (Story  on  Page  7.)  ITF BLOCKS  RUNAWAYS'  LOOPHOLE  ­Story  On  Page S  • i  f  • i  "i  "I,  ' • i.  A'  Ports Blast ICC  Anti­Ship Acts  ­Story  On  Page  S  Okay Dock Merger  At IBL Convention  • fli  '  * '1  ­Story  On  Page 16  I  m  g  m  r  steward  Richard  Simpson  of  the  Longview  QOOa feeaer•  victory (center)  receives certificate of partic­ ipation in the Atlantic & Gulf  Companies' Food P];ogram from consult­ ants Robert Principe  (left)  and Pete Loleas.  The Food Program  is de­ signed to upgrade feeding by improving storing, inventory controls, food  preparation and service.  • If  .|f  Workmen  and  crewmembers  examine  SWeMfw emuarea*  gaping hole  in  the side of ^he  damaged  liner  Israel  following  night  collision  in  New  York  harbor  with  the  freighter  American  Press.  One  Israel  crewmember  was  lost  in  the  mishap, the latest  in a series of  unexplained accidents in the same gen­ eral harbor area.  (Story on Page 8.)  �SBAFAHERS  tOG  W'  AMMI President Distorts  Seamen Safety  Figures  ^  my<«>Wr • . isgt  nils One is A BIO Ship  Another  calculated  atteiApt  to  blame  seamen  for  all  the ills of  the maritime  industry  has  been  launched  by  Ralph  Casey,  president  of  the  American Merchant  Marine  Institute.  The  Casey  pitch  was  on "safety"  this  time.  As  expected,  the  attack  on­*­ seamen  produced  big,  black  sentative," deserving "no credence"  (be  even  repeated  the  same  error  headlines after Casey  grabbed  and  as "something  that  has  to  be  MIB  made  in  its  1958  report),  and  on  to  every  figure  within  reach,  taken with a  largp grain  of  salt."  that  Marine  Index  felt  Casey  "had  real  and  imagined,  and  lumped  The  AMMI  head  also  went  out  not  gone  far  enough"  in  the  way  them together for toUl impact The  of  bis way to distort the  admittedly  he  presented  his  "facts."  The  ad­ AMMI  president  used  the  figure*  meager figures  available  and  care­ mission  that  the  section  of  the  in a  speech at last  month's Chicago  fully  neglected  to  cite  the  source  speech  containing  the  key  figures  convention  of  the  National  Safety  for  a  meaningless  generalization  was  the  "worst  part"  of  it  bears  that "an average of  four out of  five  out the SlU's conclusions about the  Council's  Marine  Section.  The  validity  of  Casey's  figures  seamen"  reported  sick  or  injured  validity  of  Marine  Index  /igures  and  of  safety  figures  in  the  indus­ and  the  generalizations  he  made  last year.  The  unnamed  source  was  none  try  generally.  (See  separate  story  other  than  the  Marine  Index  Bu­ belew).  Casey On Safety  reau of New York, a reporting serv­ The fact Is that there are no com­ The  "big  He"  teelmique  em­ ice ­that  keeps  tabs  on  individual  plete or  acceptable  accident  statl*.  ployed  by  AMMI  President  seamen  for subscribers  such  as  in­ tics for  seamen  throughout, the In­ Ralph  Casey  to  smear  seamen  surance  companies.  Marine  Index  dustry.  This  is  conceded  by  the  on  safety  took  many  devioaa  does not perform  any safety  educa­ AMMI,  the  Safety  Council, tte  tion  service,  and  its  loose  and  Coast  Guard,  the  Labor  Depart­ twists  and  turns.  totally­distorted  presentation  of  ment's  Bureau  of  Labor  Statistics,  • He took    the National Safety  statistics  was  exposed  by  the  SEA­ and  the  Maritime  Administration.  Council's  unreliable  accident  FARERS  LOG  on  two  ocasions  in  Insurance  company  figures  are  frequency  rate  for  all  maritime  the  past  year.  gleaned from Marine Index reports,  workers  and  tried  to  label  it  The  proprietor  of  the bureau  has  so  there's  a  blind  alley  there  also.  "SEAMEN  ONLY,"  since  received  a  citation  from  the  Figures  of  the  Safety  Council  • Talking    about  safety,  he  Safety Council's Marine Section  for  represent  such  a  minute  sample  threw  in  a  discredited figure  the  report  he  submitted  at  last  that  a  Council  spokesman  in  CU­ eago  said  be  wondered  why  they  covering  injury  AND  ILLNESS  year's  convention.  AldMI  sources  said  Casey  relied  were  published  at  all.  He  ealled  reports.  (Continued  on  page  5)  • He    used  a  33.2  rate  repre­ heavily  on  Marine  Index  figures  senting  accidents  per  million  man  hours as  33.2  PERCENT  to  make  things  seem  even  worse.  Casey's  use  of  the  Safety  Council's figures  has  been  re­ pudiated  by  a  Safety  Council  spokesman.  Within  AMMI  it­ self,  a  spokesman  admits  that  Casey's figures—and  the way  he  The  misadventures  of  the  AMMI's  Ralph  Casey  with  used  them—deserve  "no  cred­ ence."  This part was the "worst  safety  figures  points  up  the  unique  status  of  the  maritime  part" in Casey's  speech, he said.  industry among  all  US industries.  It actually  has no figures,  have  been  completely  discredited  and  apparently  doesn't  want^ for  only  one  out  of  every  three  Vast bulk of 46,000­ton tankor  Transoastern is shown  in picture (top)  looking  forword.  Two crewmembers  (circled) ore  dworfed  by  size  by  the  National Safety  Council and  auy.  within  the  AMMI  itself.  An  AMMI  In  fact,  no  Government  accidents  aboard  ship.  of vessel.  Below is interior  of  one of  the spocious lounges.  informant  conceded  this  week  that  agency  has  any  complete figures.  The  rate  of  lost­time  accidents  the figures Clasey  used and  the way  Washington  must  also  rely  on  the  in  terms  of  total  accidents  has  he  used  them  "was  the  worst  part  wholly­unreliable  Safety  Council  held  steady  through  eight  three  j  of  the  speech."  figures  or  on  Marine  Index  re­ month  quarters  for  which  reports  Casey's  figures  have  also  been  ports.  The  latter  prove  nothing  are  available.  At  the  same  time,'  characterized  as  "not  truly  repre­ about  accidents  in  terms  of  fre­ total  accident  reports  keep  going  quency,  severity  or  average  lost­ down.  time.  This  chaotic  situation  gets  Other  SIU  statisUcs,  virtually  worse  when  it  develops  there  are  unchanged  from  last  year  (LOG,  two  completely  different  sets  of  Nov.  7,  1958),  are  the  following:  "Safety  Council"  statistics  for  the  • Ki    of  every  100 Seafarers  had  The  SIUNA  is  now  of  "voting  age."  The  international  maritime  industry  and  seamen  no  lost­time  accidents  during  the  union's  21st  birthday  took  place  on  Thursday,  October  15,  specifically.  Those  who  accept  two­year  period;  while,  the  A&G  District  came  of  age  November  1,  as  it  one  give  no  credence  to  the  other.  • 85 of    every  100  Seafarers  had  was chartered by the  interna­­^  One  is  the  Council's  own  figures;  no  accidents  at  all.  tional  two  weeks  later.  the  growth  of  the  Union  and  the  the  other  comes  from  the  Marine  "These figures  are  based  on  the  The  21st  birthday  of  the  provision  of  comfortable  shore­ Section.  ratio  of  total  working  membership  Each  is  a  limited  sample.  The  to tetel  accidents  and  total  lost­ Union  comes  at  a  time  when  side  facilities  in  SIU  ports,  a  pro­ American  maritime  unions  have  cess  which  Is  still  underway,  and  Local  88  of  the  Masters,  Mates  Safety  Council's  are  the  most  time  accidents,  and  cover  the  fact  achieved  the  greatest  degree  of  in  legislative  gains  in  many  areas.  limited  of  all,  and  its  spokesmen  &  PUots  will  soon  conduct  its first  that  total  Jobs  and  total  member­ harmony  and  cooperation  in  theii  Major problems  now being  faced  election  since  it  was  placed  under  admit  it.  Even assuming  they  were  ship  have  increased.  history,  with  all  AFL­CIO  marine  trusteeship by  tite  National  MM&P  valid,  it's  way  out  of  line  for  In  the  absence  of  other  credit­ affiliates  not  now  in  the  Maritime  by  the  Union  are  headed  by  the  runaway­flag  registries  and  organ­ Casey  to  tag  seamen  with  the fig­ on  March  19, 1958.  At  the conclu­ able figures, Casey  and  others  try­ Trades Department  slated  to affili­ sion  of  the  elections,  the  MM&P  ure  for  the  whole  maritime  indus­ ing  to  smear  seamen  on  safety  ate  shortly  and  to  work  for  conv  izing  progranis on  the Great  Lakes  and elsewhere where non­union op­ local  will  regain  its  lutonomy,  try,  including  passengers,  lohg­ appear  way  off  base.  interest to all seamen  erations  in  maritime  still  persist.  putting  the  trusteeship to an  end.  .  shoremen  and  harbor  workers,  Essentially,  the  lack of  industty­ mon­goals of  The initial  charter of  the SIUNA  The  new  and  strengthened  line­up  Currently, several  candidates for  especially  when  the rating for sea­ wide figures  plays  rightr in  the  was  issued  by  the  American  Fed­ of  marine  unions  within  the  Mari­ office  in  the  local  are  being  op­ men  is  much  lower,  and  keeps  hands  of  the  ~  subsidized  ship^  eration  of  Labor's  1938  convention  time  Trades  Department  is  ex­ posed. The elections  now avyait  tte  going  down.  This  is  the  one  area  owner.  Since  the cost  of  "property  in  Houston,  Texas.  The  new  inter­ pected  to  make  for  a  more  effec­ conclusion  of  investigation into  the  where  the conflicting  Safety  Coun­ and  indemnity  insurance"  (P&I)  national  union  was  headed  by  the  tive campiign on these issues.  candidates'  eligibility  by  a  court­ cil  and  Marine  Section  rating  sys­ paid  by  the  shipowner  is  a  factor  late  Harry  Lundeberg,  secretary­ • ppointed referee,  I.  Roliert  Fein­ tems  sgree.  in  determining  the  amount  of  treasurer  of  the  Sailors  Union  of  berg.  Despite  the  absence  of  any  con­ A  total of  54 candidates  are run­ elusive figures on seamen  through­ operating  differential  subsidy  he  the  Pacific.  Lundeberg  promptly  ,  ^  ning  for  13  positions  including  out  the  industry,  the  SIU  has  gets  from  the  Government,  He's  issued  charttr*  to  seamen  in  At­  Just  as  glad  the  Government  has  lantic  and  Gulf  ports  and  SUP|'*®^­ • '  *®'' ***'  "  president,  secretary­business  man­ some  Btatistids  that  do  stand  up.  ager,  1st  vice­presidentiT  2nd  vice­ Under  the  program  set  up  by  the  no figures.  He  works  out  bis  organizers  helped  the  East  Coast  president,  three  trustees  and  five  Union  and  SIU­confa:acted  opera­ P&I  claims  and  cost  experience  divisions  set  up  their  working  or­ with  the  insurance  company,  and  ganizationa.  The  separate  Atlantie  ronventioD  delegate  posHioba.  tors,  reports  from  6lU  companies  PAOI  HAU,  StcTttarv­Trta$ur*r  and  Gulf  Districts  were  merged  in  Nominated  for  president  arc  bav«  been evaluated each calendar  that's  where  the  mattec  endfe  the  higher  the  Piel figure,  1941,  fbrmlBg  the  present  AftG  ItaMM  BMAMO,  CdUvr.  BnmAn  SSA­ seven  candidates,  William  C.  ASIL  quarter  by  Hie  Safety  Department  Art  Bditor.  HOMAN  AATBDI.  lawn  Richard  Cahn.  Ingvald  Ranseii.  of  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan.  which  also  covers,  pusenger  in­ Dtetrict  of  the SIU.  SriVACK.  AL  StASKbi.  BRAZIL.  DON­ BARASH.  ARINUR  BINGCR.  Staff  Writer*.  Arthur  L.  Hnldeman,  William  J.  Tbey  now  cover  a  full  two­year  juries  and  claims,  the  higher  the  The  story  of  the  SIU's  progreaa  ALD  BILL  MOODY.  Gulf  Arta  Reprastntativa.  down  through  the  years  was  told  Murphy,  Floyd  Silverman  and  period  through  September,  1959.  subsidy.  This,  in  part,  explains the reluc­ in  full  ileteil  in  the  special  20th  PvUithDCI  biweekly  et  the  tieailquarlers  Robert M.  Slack.  These figures  show  the  follow­ tance  of  the  shipping  gotnpanies  .anniversary  Issue  put  out  by  the  of  the  Seafartri  InternatlonAl  Union,  AN  The voting  date has not  been de­ ing:  Fourth  and  of  the  maritime  Industry  LOG  last  November,  It's  been  re­ lanlic a Oull Dlcirlct, AFL­CIO. tn  Avonya  Brooklyn  32.  NY  Ttl.  HYaelnth  termined due  to Feinberg's investi­ Socoitd  claH  postag*  paid  gafons  of  the  challenges.  How­ • Total accident    teporii are  de­ generally  to  wotfc  out  a  reliatfie  flected te  the  steady  improvement  at the  Peat  Office in Brooklyn.  NY. undor  measure  of  safety  performance  in  shipboard  eoqditlops  and  wag*  He Act  V All*  M­ ever  It  ­Is  expected  that  the  elec­ clEning.  IM  tliat  can  be  fairly  matobcit  with  scaleg,­ fren the $72A9 a  nmntb of  tions  wiU  take  plaee aoineUm* this  other  industries.  those  days  to  present  earnings;  in  month.  Everybody Talks Safety;  But Rgures Evaporate  54  Vie For  13 Posts In  MMP  Vote  Bs  W'Ti '  fe;  \m..  SIU Celebrates  21st Anniversary  SEAFARERS  LOG  �• • m  ir»reiBber  f, 19Sf  SEAFARERS Pac* Tkfw  LOG SlU, Graham  Co.  Agree  On Contract  Greek Owners  Yield To ITF  On Ship Policy  PHILADELPHIA— The  SIU  and  the  Graham  Transportation  Com­ pany  have  settled  on  terms  of  a  new  contract.  In  the  tentative  agreement,  to  be  formally  signed  The  escape  hatch  used  by shipowners of  Greek  an­ In  a  week  or  so,  employees  of  the  cestry  to  evade  American  union  contracts  is  being:  Graham  fleet  will  receive  an  aver­ age  pay  increase  of  $25  to  $75  a  closed  off  as  a result  of  meetings  between  US  union  month  during  the first  year,  and  a  representatives  and  the^  $30  monthly  increase  in  the  sec­ Greek seamen's union. The  suited  in  a  signed  agreement  ond  year.  The  two­year  pact  also  cancel  contracts  signed  by  Includes  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan,  ITF subcommittee  is  shown  in  Athens  at  meeting  with  representa­ meetings,  held  In  Athens  to  the  Panhellenic  Seamen's  job  security,  seniority  and  other  tives of  Greek  seamen's  union.  Among  those  present  were  NMU  under  the  auspices  of  the  Foundation  with  ship  operators  SIU  benefits.  President  Curron,  SlUNA  President  Hall,  Omer  Becu,  ITF  secre­ whose  vessels  are  actually  Ameri­ The  contract  is  the  result  of  a  International  Transport­ can­owned  tary­general; Douglas  Tennant,  British  Officers  Union;  and Teddy  or  controlled.  six­month  drive  by  SIU's  Harbor  workers  Federation,  re­ These  developments  were  set  Gleason,  ILA,  and  Harry O'Reilly,  MTD  exec,  sec'y.  and  Inland  Waterways  Division  to  become  the  bargaining  agent  for  forth  in  a  report  issued  at  the  crews  abroad  Graham's  tugs,  close  of  the  meeting  by  SIUNA  coastal  tankers  and  barges.  After  President  Paul  Hall  and  NMU  President  Joseph  Curran.  Hall  long  hassling,  Graham  agreed  to  and  Curran  were  members  of  the  deal  with  the  SIU  after  the  Un­ ITF  subcommittee  which  repre­ ion  won  a  representation  election,  sented  the  ITF­affiliated  union  in­ and  insisted  on  reinstatement  of  terests at the  meeting.  fired  crew  members.  Graham  crews  had  been  paid  Protests  by  shippers  and  local  groups  both  in  Savannah  and  New  York  are  expected  In  a  subsequent  meeting  with  as  little  as  85  cents  an  hour  and  of  the  Greek  ship­ to  hit  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  as a  result  of  its refusal  to halt  railroad  rate  representatives  worked  240  hours  a  month  with  owner  group,  led  by  Slavros  no  overtime  pay,  no  vacations  and  reductions  on  pulp  and  paper  products  out  of  the  Georgia  port.  The  ICC's  action  had  Niarchos,  the  operators  balked  at  caused  the  SIU ­ contracted­^  no  paid  holidays.  dealing  with  the  ITF  or  member  Graham  operates  four  self­pro­ Seatrain  Line  to,lay  up  the  court  hears  arguments  on  an  ap­ New  Orleans  as  an  intermediate  unions  which  have  appropriate  plication  for an  injunction.  stop  in  its  Texas  City­New  York  pelled  motor  barges,  two  tugs  and  Seatrain  Savannah  and  dis­ Touching  off  the  latest  situation  runs,  and  four  Seatrains  are  still  jurisdiction.  The  operators  were  four  barges  that  are  used  princi­ continue  service  to  that  port.  warned  by  the  union  representa­ pally  to  haul  gasoline  from  Sun  The  lay­up  was followed  by com­ were  ICC  decisions  which  permit  in  this service.  tives  that  no  contracts  with  the  and  Gulf  Oil  refineries  on  the  plaints from shippers  of  other com­ the railroads to  slash their  rates on  Both  Luckenbach  and  Seatrain  Panhellenic  Federation  or  any  Delaware  River.  The  company  also  modities  who  declared  that  stop­ certain  commodities  for  the  pur­ had  appealed  the  new  rates  to  the  other  group  would  be  recognized  pose of  wrecking shipping  competi­ ICC's  three­man  Appellate  Divi­ has  important  contracts  with  So­ page of  ship service meant  that  the  by  ITF­affiliated  unions  if  they  sion after  the rates  were upheld  by  violated  the  ITF  policy  on  juris­ cony  Mobil  and  John  A.  Roeb­ railroads  could  monopolize  their  tion.  The  ICC had  turned  down  a  plea  the  ICC  Suspension  Board.  In  cargo and  force  them  to pay  higher  ling's  Sons.  by  Seatrain  to  suspend  rail  rate  both  cases,  the  pleas  were  turned  diction.  rates.  That  policy  is.  briefly,  that  un­ cuts  on  paper  products.  The  new  In  effect,  the  railroads,  by  cut­ schedules  permit  the  rails  to  re­ down.  ions  in  the  country  where  actual  ting.rates  on  one  item  and  putting  duce  their  all­rail  rates  in  this  Also affected  by the  ICC decision  control  of  a  vessel  is  vested  are  was  the  eight­tug  CG  Willis  Seatrain  out  of  the  trade,  estab­ trade  from  79  to  55  cents  a  hun­ lished  for  themselves  a  virtual  dred  pounds,  while  keeping  a  fleet  which  is  under  SIU­HIWD  The  ITF  subcommittee  sum­ monopoly  on  bulk  cargo  moving  high  short­haul  rate—the  rate  re­ contract.  Willis,  which  employs  between  Savannah  and  New  York.  quired  to  haul  cargo  to  and  from  66  HIWD  members,  has  had  con­ med  up  the  results  of  the  meet­ tracts  with five  companies  to  haul  ings  as  follows:  As  a  result  of  the  action  in  both  the  dock.  bulk  paper  from  Georgetown  and  • The    Greek  Seamen's  Union  communities,  Seatrain  announced  The.ICC also  turned down  a  sep­ HOUSTON—Shipping  has  been  it  would continue  its operation  into  arate  plea  by  Luckenbach  to  Charleston,  SC,  Savannah  and  must  terminate  agreements  Jacksonville  to  Philadelphia.  Last  with  Orion  for  its  runaway  extremely  good  for  the  past  two  Savannah  temporarily  in  the  hopes  weeks with  a total  of  180 men  ship­ of  obtaining  further  consideration  suspend  rail  rate  cuts  on  canned  year  the  tug  company  hauled  180,­ ships.  and  preserved  foods  moving  from  000  tons  of  paper.  But  within  a  ping  out.  During  this  period  more  from  the  ICC.'  • The    Greek  union  also  rati­ (Continued  on  page  15)  "B"  men  shipped  than  registered  Meanwhile,  another  major  ship­ the  west  to  the  east coast.  fied  the  ITF  jurisdiction  policy  Seatrain,  terming  the  new  rail  with  43  "B"  men  registered,  and  on  runaways.  45  "B"  men  shipping  out.  Obvi­ ping  line,  Luckenbach  Steamship,  rates "clearly destructive," prompt­ has  gone  to  the  courts  for  relief  •  None  of  the  tentative  pacts  ly  announced  it  was  suspending  ously,  any  Seafarer  seeking  some  between  the  Greek  union  and  action  would  be  well­advised  to  try  from  ICC­approved rate  cuts which  weekly services  between New  York  would  destroy  a  major  portion  of  and  Savannah  and  Savannah  and  Greek  operators  will  be  con­ Houston.  cluded  until  the  ITF  checks  on  New  Orleans.  Soon  after,  it  laid  Paying off  during the  last  period  Its  intercoastal business.  the  true  ownership  and  control  Luckenbach  has  obtained  an  up  the  Seatrains  Savannah  and  were  Ames  Victory  (Victory  Car­ of  the  ships.  riers),  Alice  Brown  (Bloomfield),  order .from  the  US  District  Court  New  Yoi­k—a  move  involving  68  in  Delaware  restraining  the  ICC  SIU  jobs.  It  has  now  reactivated  • It    is  agreed  that  the  ITF  De  Soto  (Waterman).  will  improve  communications  Only  one  ship  signed  on,  the  from  putting  new  canned  goods  the  Savannah.  schedules  into  effect  while  the  The  line  is  continuing  to  serve  with its  affiliates.  Alice  Brown  (Bloomfield).  The  port  saw  ships  in  transit  • A     clearer  definition  of  The  New  York  County  Medical  galore,  with  25  vessels  stopping  at  what  constitutes  a  runaway  in  Society  has  offered  to  cooperate  Houston.  The  fbllowing  were  the  with  New  York  City  trade  unions  terms  of  actual  control  of  the  ships  in  transit;  Del  Oro,  Del  in  plans  to  establish  hospitals  and  ships  was  arrived  at.  This  will  Mundo  (Mississippi);  Steel  Rover,  medical  schools  through  union  increase  the effectiveness  of  the  Steel Seafarer,  Steel Director, Steel  fight  on  runaways.  welfare  plans.  Designer,  Steel  Navigator  (Isth­ • i n  a  joint  statement,  the  mian);  Topa  Topa  (Waterman);  Pa­ WASHINGTON—The  SIU  and  the  NMU  took  further  Last  month  26  major  New  York  Greek  shipowners  agreed  to  ac­ unions  announced  that  they  would  cific  Thunder  (World  Tramping);  steps  last  week  to  protect  seamen  against  excessive  Coast  study  the  possibility  »f  setting  up  cept,  in  principle,  the  ITF  poli­ Bienville,  Beauregard  (Pan­Atlan­ Guard  regulation.  tic);  Petrochem  (Valentine);  Mar­'  such  a  hospital  system  as  a  means  cies  involved.  In  a  private  meeting  here  The  unions  also  criticized  the  of  beating  the  ever­rising  cost  of  garet  Brown  (Bloomfield);  Alcoa  Planter  (Alcoa);  Waldo  (Compass);  with  the  Coast  Guard's  Mer­ Coast  Guard's  definition  of  mis­ hospital  care  and  treatment  for  the  ones  who  have  the  sole  right  Seatrain  Louisiana  (Seatrain); J.  B.  chant  Marine  Council,  rep­ conduct  and  suggested  that  Coast  workers.  to  organize  such  ships.  For  prac­ Kulukundis  (Martis);  CS  Norfolk,  resentatives  of  the  SIU  restated  Guard regulation of  contract differ­ tical  purposes  it  applies  largely  The  sharp  boosts  in  Blue  Cross  Chiwawa,  Winter  Hill,  Royal  Oak,  orally a series of  written objections  ences  and  strike  action  be  limited  charges  and  other  hospital  costs  to  American ­ controlled  ships  Bents  Fort,  Bradford  Island  (Cities  presented  last Spring  by  SIU  A&G  to  the  security  of  the  ship.  have  had  the  effect  of  diluting  under  the  runaway flag.  Service);  and  Josefina  (Liberty  counsel  Seymour  Miller  criticizing  The  unions further  criticized  the  Union  welfare  benefits.  The first  impact  of  the  Panhel­ a  proposed  change  in  regulations  use  of  a  log  entry  as  uncontested  Nav.).  In  addition  to  setting  up  hospi­ lenic  Seamen's  Foundation  action  that  would  extend  Coast  Guard  evidence of  an offense,  asked  for a  control  over  seamen  and  their  table of  maximum rather than min­ tals financed  by  various  union  is  the  cancellation  of  contracts  the  documents.  imum  punishments,  suggested  that  welfare plans,  the union group con­ Greek  union  had  with  the  Orion  Union  representatives  expressed  Coast  Guard  control  be  limited  to  templates  establishing  a  separate  shipping  agency.  Orion,  a  New  confidence later  that  Admiral  Jew­ acts  that  have  a  direct  bearing  on  medical  insurance  system.  Unions  York firm,  operates  a  considerable  For  obvious  reasons  the  LOO  ell, Coast  Guard  Commandant,  and  documents  or  licenses,  and  object­ have  long  been  critical "of  the  way  number  of  runaway­flag  vessels  as  cannot  print  any  letters  or  the  Council  would  give  the  unions'  ed  to  the  use  of  admonitions  in  Blue  Cross  and  Blue  Shield  are  well  as  having  NMU  and  SIU  con­ place  of  trials  unless  the  seamen  run  and  the. lack  of  labor direction  tracts  for  a  number  of  American­ other  communications  sent  hi  proposals  serious  consideration.  SIU and  NMU attorneys  restated  have the right to consult with coun­ on  the  top  management  level  of  flag  ships.  by  Seafarers  unless  the  author  the  plans.  The  Greek  union  further  agre'ed  signs  his  name.  Unsigned  their proposal that seamen be given  sel first.  anonymous  letters  will  only  the  right  to consult  with their  own  The  unions  also  took  issue  with  The  pledge  to  cooperate  was  not  to  conclude  agreements  with  wind  up  In  the  waste­basket.  lawyers  and  physicians before  sur­ the  lengthy  statute  of  limitations  made  by  Dr.  Samuel  Frant,  presi­ other  Greek  shipowners  until  it  If  circumstances  Justify,  the  rendering  their  documents,  and  on  the  ground  the  seaman  might  dent  of  the  New  York  medical  is  determined  where  true  juris­ LOG  will  withhold  a  signature  that  they  be  given  protection  lose  contact  with  witnesses  if  he  group,  who  noted  that  thie  noup  diction  over  their  ships  lies.  against  self­incriminating  testi­ had  to  wait  a  long  time  before  had  cooperated  in  the  past  with  on request  Cancellation  of  the  Orion  con­ mony.  union  medical  clinics.  trial.  (Continued  on  page  15)  Seatrain Keeps Savannah Runs  As  Ports  Attack  ICC Stand  Jobs  Mount  In Houston  MDs  Promise  Aid To  Union  Hospital Plans  Unions  Meet With CC  On Hearing  Procedures  Sign Name On  LOG Letters  1  �race r«v  SEAFARERS  LOG  Nmrenber  t, 1981  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPING  HOARD  lk'>^  W  I  October  14 Through  October  27, 1959  Despite  the  continued  lay­up  of  a  number  of  ore  and  steel­carrying  grain  cargoes going  out  of  that  port,  and  is  hoping  that  this  may  mean  Ehips,  the  last  two­week  period  saw  a  new  burst  of  shipping  for  SIU  a  greater  number of  SIU  ships calling  there.  ports,  with  the  final  totals  reaching  a  35­month  record  high.  A  total  With  the  increase  in  the  shipping  figures  comes  a  parallel  decline  taf  Slqa  la  of  1,526  men  were  shipped  for  the  period.  The  last  higher  total  was  in  the  number  of  men  registered  on  the  beach.  The  ports  of  Miami  OH*  Oas  Trooi. TOTAL  back  in  December,  1956,  when  over  1,600  men  were  assigned  to  per­ and  Tampa  had  no class  B  men  at  all  on  their lists  at  the  start  of  this  period, and  oniy 32  class  A  men  between  them.  The  other  Florida  port,  manent  berths.  8e(toa  —  I  18  Jacksonville,  has  27  men  registered.  25  in  class  A  and  two  in  class  B.  Although  there  were  only  four  ports  shipping  less  than  50  men  each,  New  Yoifc  21  3  12  28  Other  ports  fairly  low  on  manpower  are  Seattle,  with  only  39  class  most  of  the  increased  shipping  was  centered  in  the  five  major  ports  A and  B  men.  Mobile  with  232 and  Houston  with  193.  nHadelpMa  ..  i  2  11  19  of  New  York,  Baltimore,  Mobile,  New  Orleans  and  Houston.  These  Percentage­wise,  class  C  cards  managed  to  get  only  seven  percent  ieMmora  ports  alone  shipped  over  1,100  men,  or  more  than  three­quarters  of  9  7  •   24  of  the  total  number  of  jobs shipped.  Class  B  books  dropped  to  20  per­ the  shipping  total.  Nerfelk  2  2  4  10  cent,  while  class  A  men  took  the  lion's  share,  73  percent.  The  biggest  increase  in  shipping  was  in  New  York  which  shipped  The  number  of  ships  signing  on  jumped  from  a  low  of  17  for  the  Jockseavlile.... _  1  8  9  387  men.  New  Orleans  shipped  232  and  Baltimore  187.  Mobile  and  prior  period  to  a  total  of  35.  Alf  told  there  were  207  ships  calling  into  1—2  2  Houston  both  shipped  well  oyer  150  jobs  for  the  peribd.  A  number  of  SIU  ports  for  servicing,  55  paying  off  and  117  in  transit.  New  Or­ Miami  the  ports  shipped  far  more  men  than  they  registered.  —  —  I  8  leans  took  the lead  in  the  number  of  ships handled,  squeezing  out  New.  Tempo  Although  it  had  not  been  affected  by  the  longshore  strike,  the  West  York.  There  were  38  vessels  calling  into  the  Louisiana  port  as  com­ MeMlo  2  8  i  12  Coast  ports  of  San  Francisco  and  Seattle  both  rebounded  to  their  70­ pared  to  36  for  New  York.  Next  on  the  list  were  Houston  with  28  and  New Orleoas ..8  8  22  28  80  average.  Both  of  these  ports  had  been  on  the  downward  side  of  the  Baltimore  with  24.  The  ports  of  Tampa  and  Wilmington  had  no  vessels  scale  for  the  past  month  or  so.  Heeitea  2  1  24  28  signing  on  or  paying  off.  However  while  the  majority  of  the  ports  enjoyed  fine  shipping,  The following is  the forecast for SIU  shipping, port­by­port:  Wllmlaftea  ....  —  —  §  |  Wilmington  and  Tampa  both  declined,  shipping  only  25  men  between  Boatoa:  Steady,  may  improve  .  .  .  New  York:  Steady  .  .  .  Philadel­ Soa  graaelsco .  1—2  2  them.  Rumors  that  Isthmian  Steamship  Lines  is  going  to  increase  the  phia:  Good  .  .  .  Baltimore:  Good  .  .  .  Norfolk:  Fair  .  .  .  Jacksonville:  2  2  11  number  of  sailings  from  the  West  Coast  may  result  in  greater  ship­ Good  .  .  Miami:  Slow  . . . Tampa: Slow  .  . .  Mobile:  Should  be  good  Seoffle  ping  from  that  area.  Three  ports.  Boston,  Miami  and  Philadelphia,  all  .  .  .  New  Orieans:  Good  . .  .  Heuton:  Will  hold  up  .  .  .  Wilmington:  remained  fairly  steady.  Boston  reports  an  increase  in  the  number  of  Slow,  may  pick  up  .  .  . San  Francisco  and  Seattle:  Good.  Ship  AetivHy  Tetal  Registered  Port  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  Seattle  TOTALS  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Shipped  Shipped  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  I  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  5  3  2  10  —  1  1  2  —  2  —  2  —  —  22  49  13  84  1  8  14  23  31  45  20  98  1  4  16  21  4  13  9  26  —  —  3  3  4  11  3  18  —  —  2  2  10  14  7  31  —  4  11  15  13  3  7  53  3  1  5  9  7  7  1  15  1  2  5  8  3  8  1  12  1  4  3  8  4  5  —  9  —  —  2  7  1  2  4  2  4  12  —  8  —  —  —  —­ —  —  1  —  —  —  1|  —  —  —  3  2  2  7  —  —  —  —  2  2  1  5  —  1  2  3  6  14  3  23  —  —  3  3  19  23  7  49  —  __  5  1  19  28  13  60  —  3  5  8  18  33  17  68  1  6  6  13  21  35  9  65  —  8  10  18  14  26  7  47:  1  4  12  17  ­—  2  1  4  1  6  —  —  2  —  4.  —  —  1  1  5  8  2  15  3  3  4  10  6  11  5  22  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g  54  30  38  5  73 '  2  6  1  6  4  11  68  13  11  92<  51  80  17  148  1  4  13  18  5  5  1  751  20  39  11  11  47  17  11  70  1  3  7  11  —  _  4  1  5  5  14  1  28  5  2  7  —  —  22  6  28  18  17  6  1  6  6  IS  —  1  1  23  10  1  34  6  4  lo'  2  2  3  16  22*  41412  101  *41*  554 320  541  126~  993  10  78  124  219  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  Shipped  CLASS  A  TOTAL  SHIPPED  98  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Reaiatered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  S  ALL  1'  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  —  —  —  3 :  —  3  1  1  —  2  4  —  —  —  4  4  9  9  3  2  2  7  2  10  7  19 i  16  73  14  103  1  18  14  33  1  5  6103  33  6  142  46  135  28  209  7  26  32  65  1  —  —  —  1  3  10  4  4  M  1  2  3  3  1  3  4  4  14  21  2  30  8  40  5  5  17  5  31  8  441  2  7  8  1  11  5  17  1  1  2  44  17  2  63  11  97  12  120  2  25  18  45  —  —  1  1  4  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A  CLASS  B  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  ClASS  0  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  Boston  2  —  3  5  1  —  2  3  3  —  3  —  —  1  1  —  3  1  __  4  6  4  5  15  1  3  4  New  York  17  5  31  53  1  17  27  78  2  1  25  1  15  9  42  28 1  —  —  14  14i  78  28  14  120 100  25  105  230  2  3  52  57  —  Philadelphia  —  !   —  —  —  1   5  2  2  8  —  2  10  1  2  4  11  2  2  2  2  11  15 :  13  4  12  29  8  8  J  Baltimore  _  4  16  4  13  2  8  10  20  3  21  33  —  1  11  12 1  44 '  —  4  44  12  4  60  64  19  43  126  1  5  22  28  Norfolk  4  3  4  2  1  2  2  3  —  11  1  4  4  8  —  —  3  1  5  6  8  3  6  17  4  5  3  12  2  3  7  12  Jacksonville  4  2  1  3  1  —  3  7  —  —  —  2  2  8; ^  —'  —  3  8  3  4  —  4  4  15  7  1  8  i  1  1  11  iVIIallll ...• • • eeeeeeeeee  X  tj '  I  1  1  **  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Pace  Plfa  Union Sponsors Housing Plan  1 i  Plans  for  the  sponsorship  of  an  apartment  cooperative  housing  development,  which  may  contain  as  many  as  2,000  units,  were  announced  by  the  SIU  last  week.  The develop­ QUESTION: Whaf do you think it the most oxpentivo port in the world?  ment  is  being  sponsored  by  the  non­profit  Seafarers Housing  Foundation, Inc.,  which  was  set  up  by  menibership  action  ^  Gu» A.  Janavaris,.AB: A«  far as  Lester  M.  Wyman, AB:  I've  done  in all SIU ports.  is  open  both  to  the  general  public  to  some  recently­built  projects  I'm  concerned,  Caracas,  Venezuela  mostly coastal  shipping  but  I  have  The  project  is  still  in  the  and  Seafarers  as  well  under  the  which  have  cost  between  $21  and  been  ground  the  is  the  most  ex­ preliminary  planning  stages  and  is  existing regulations,  will be  located  $24  dollars  per  room.  The  invest­ pensive  port  world  a  few  there  is  to  buy  times.  All  ports  subject  to  the  approval  of  city  in the  Williamsburg area  of  Brook­ ment contemplated by the  residents  anything  in.  are  expensive,  state  and  Federal  agencies  that  lyn,  if  approval  of  the  various  is  around  $450  per  room  although  have  regulatory  control  of  such  housing  agencies  is  forthcoming.  this  .figure  too,  is  subject  to  Clothing,  cigaret­ but  for  me  the  developments.  It would  be bounded  approximately  change.  tes,  shaving  costliest  port  was  In  a  cooperative  project  the  Antwerp.  Prices  Past  experience  indicates  that  by  the  Brooklyn­Queens  express­ equipment  .  .  .  securing  such  approval,  acquiring  way,  Division  Avenue,  Kent  Ave­ residents actually buy  stock  corres­ all  these  things  for food, clothing,  the  property,  relocating  present  nue,  Wythe  Avenue  and  part  of  ponding  to  ownership  rights  for  costly.  hotels and  every­ r  Duties  are  very  thing  else  are  tenants  and  building  the  project  the block  towards  Bedford  Ave'nue.  each  apartment.  The  money  paid  Part  Of  Plan  monthly  is not  rent,  but  represents  high  on  imported  high.  Your  normally take a  few years.  Appllca  tlons. for  housing  will  be  taken  The  proposed  housing  is  part  of  a carrying  charge on  the mortgage,  goods  because  they  want  to  sell  money Just  seems to disappear.  when  the  project  gets  approval  the  Union's  over­all  program  of  taxes,  maintenance  and  other  ex­ their  own  products.  i,  X  t,  from  the  appropriate  agencies.  participation  in  community  affairs.  penses.  Joe  Cbiaramonti,  AB:  Of  all  the  X> ^ In the interim, an  office has been  SIU  Secretary­Treasurer  Paul  Hall  These  types  of  housing  develop­ ports  I've  been  to  in  my  shipping  Earl  Croniell,  OS:  New  York  is  around the  world,  established  at  130  Broadway  said  that  "The  Union  has  long  felt  ments  can  be  set  up  in  several  Brooklyn  11,  NY,  telephone  STagg  that  one  of  the  most  critical  needs  ways,  and  the  exact  nature  of  this  the  most  expensive  port  in  the  the  most  expen­ 2­1010, to  handle all  Inquiries.  whole  world  for  of  low  and  middle  Income  groups  development  will  be  determined  sive was Formosa,  The  housing  development,  which  is  for  adequate  housing  facilities."  after  further  consultation  with  ap­ me,  for  one  good  Capitol  of  the  reason.  That  is,  He  added  that  the  proposed  hous­ propriate  Federal  and  municipal  Chinese National­ my  wife  takes  all  ing  facilities  would  be  an  effective  authorities.  ist  Republic.  my  money  when  means  of  contributing  to  the  gen­ It  is  possible  for  housing  devel­ There are  a  lot of  1  get  paid.  BQt  eral  health,  welfare and  well­being  opment  organizations  to  construct  costly  ports but  I  that's  okay  with  of  the  community  and  to  the  elim­ such  projects,  because,  once  re­ think  Formosa  me,  because  1  ination  of  such  by­products  of  cognized  by  housing  authorities,  made  the  biggest  like  to  be  home,  slum  conditions  as  juvenile  delin­ they  gain  valuable  assistance  from  dent  on  my  wal­ and  the  money's  quency.  Federal  and  city  agencies  and  are  let compared to the rest.  in good  hands.  Exact  monthly  carrying  charges  able  to  buy  land  at  reasonable  4"  4"  4"  cannot  be  determined  at  present.  prices  through  city  condemnation  Reidar  M.  Nielsen,  electrician:  4­  t  4"  Thad  Jackson,  bosunt  Istanbul,  The  most  expensive  ports  are  in  BALTIMORE­ • Crewmembers of  It is  hoped that they  will be similar  procedures.  South America,  the  SS  Pacific  Carrier  are  still  Turkey,  was  the  most  expensive  and  the  most  ex­ waiting  for  their  wages  from  port  I've  ever  pensive  there  are  World  Tramping  here.  The  crew  been  in.  Life  is  in  Venezuela.  and  the  ship's  suppliers  have  expensive  there,  All ports in  Vene­ slapped  liens  on  the  ship  which  is  and  fabulous  zuela  are  expen­ currently  idle  in  a  Baltimore  ship­ prices  are  sive  for  Ameri­ yard.  (See  story  on  page  9.)  charged  for  cans.  They  seem  Port  agent  Eari  Sheppard  re­ everything.  They  to  be  waiting  for  minds  all  Seafarers  not  to  forget  put  the  tabs  on  American seamen  their  SIU  clinic  examinations  if  American seamen  and  was  69  percent  less  than  the  (Continued  from  page  2)  because  it  is  their  cards  have  run  out.  The  ex­ more so  than  any  national average. While  the SR  was  maritime  "the  least  satisfying  place  I've  ever  known  that  they are  well  paid  and  aminations  are  given  at  least  once  a  year;  more  often  for  some  Sea­ among  the  major  industries"  re­ higher  for seamen  only, it  was still  have  the  most  money.  seen in  years of  sailing.  less  half  the  national  average  for  farers  if  circumstances  warrant.  porting  to  the  Council.  all  industries.  Even  if  these figures  are  taken  The shipping  picture  for the  last  period  was  poor  due  to  the  fact  at  their face  value.  THEY  SHOW  But  again,  ihis  is  all  based  on  a  that  17  ships  are  tied  up  in  Balti­ THE  RATE  OF  SHIPBOARD  AC­ tiny sample  of  35 companies  in  the  more  with  no crews  because of  the  CIDENTS DECLINING.  They also  whole  industry,  only five  of  which  steel  strike.  Nine  ships  paid  off  show  that  the  accident  rate  for  were shipping  companies.  (Seamen  during  this  period.  They  were  the  seamen  only  is  9.2  compared  to  were  bum­rapped  earlier  with  a  Baltore  (Marven); Texmar,  Losmar,  au  industry­wide figure  of  33.2.  1957  Safety  Council figure  reflec­ SAN  FRANCISCO—With  its  first  full­fledged  container  Seamar  (Calmar);  Bents  Fort  One  of  Casey's  tricks  was  to  take  ting  only  22  companies  in  the  ship  due  to  go  into service  next  spring,  the Matson  Naviga­ (Cities  Service): Northwestern  Vic­ the figure  for  the  whole  industry  whole  industry,  including  only  three  shipping companies.)  It's  not  tion Company has announced it is dickering for the purchase  tory  (Victory  Carr.);  Mt.  Rainer  and  try  to  label  it  "seamen  only."  surprising,  then,  that  when  the  In  one  key  paragraph,  he  pulled  (Amer.  Tramp.  Shipping);  Evelyn  of  two  C­4s  for  the container •   maritime figures,  such  as  they  are.  the  same  switch  twice.  He  talked  cargo  space.  However,  it  limits the  (Bull  Line);  and  Gulfwater  (Metro­ service.  about figures  for  the  whole  mari­ based  largely  on  cargo  handling  operation  to  ports  in  which  Petro).  The two  ships are  the Cali­ ship  time  industry,  then  threw  in  a  and  harbor  craft  are  matched  with  the  shoreside  cranes  exist.  Pan­ Seven  ships  signed  on:  Santore,  fornian  and  the  Hawaiian,  owned  all  other  industries  representing  by  Ore  Transport  Inc.  They  had  Atiantic's ships  can call  at any  port  Baltore  (Marven);  Cosmar,  Calmar  rap  against  seamen.  When  he  was  hundreds  and  thousands  of  com­ where  a  truck  can  pull  up  along­ (Calmar);  Mt.  Rainer  (Amer,  through,  he  left  the  intended  im­ been  used  in  the  past  as  bulk  ore  side.  Tramp Shipping); Jean (Bull  Line);  pression  that  he  had  been  talking  panies,  it  comes  out  at  the  bottom  carriers  but  have  been  idle recent­ of  the  ladder.  If  the  service  Is  successful.  Mat­ Wang  Pioneer  (Inter­Ocean).  The  only  about  seamen  all  the  time.  ly.  Yet  even  with  this  "high"  fre­ son  plans  to  convert  additional  C­ eight  in­transits  were  the  Mankato  He  also  cited  the  Safety'  Coun­ If  the  purchase  goes  through,  3s,  and  possibly C­4s,  into full  con­ Victory  (Victory);  Seagarden  (Pen­ quency  rate,  there's  iess  time  lost  cil's  discredited  33.2  accident  fre­ the  two  ships  wiil  be  used  to  car­ tainerships.  The  C­4s  could  carry  insular);  Alcoa  Pennant,  Alcoa  Po­ in  maritime  than  in  all  but  two  ry  bulk  sugar  plus a  container car­ as  many  as  400  containers,  almost  laris  (Alcoa);  Beatrice  (Bull); Steel  quency rate  for  the  whole  industry  other  industries—the  service fieid  go  on  deck.  Both  vessels  had  for­ twice  the  capacity  of  the  Pan­At­ Rover  (Isthmian);  Robin  Locksley,  and,  just  as  Marine  Index  did  last  covering  garages  and  institutions  year,  he  made  it  a  rate  of  33.2  merly  been  manned  by  the  SIU  lantic C­2s.  Robin  Trent  (Robin).  percent.  However,  this figure  is  and the  air transport field,  of  which  Pacific  District  and  would  con­ not  the  ratio  of  accidents  to  total  actual flight  personnel  are  only  tinue  to  be so  under a  Matson con­ jobs  or  manpower,  as  Casey  tried  a  small  part.  tract.  to make  it seem.  It  actually  repre­ Conversion  work  is  now  going  sents  the  number  of  accidents  per  on  aboard  the  C­3  vessel  Hawaiian  miilion  man­hours  worked.  Citizen  which  will  be  adapted  to  Casey  also  threw  in  the  Marine  carry' over  300  containers  in  the  Index figure  covering  INJURY  California­Hawaii  trade.  AND  ILLNESS  REPORTS  (not  At  present,  the  company  is  op­ actual  injuries  or  illness)  to  try  erating  six  hybrid  container  ships,  The  SIU  membership  in  all  and  bolster  his  case.  carrying  75  containers on  deck  and  ports  has  voted  to  approve  sale  Another  curious  fact  was  conventional  cargo  in  the  hatches.  of  the  old  Norfolk  hall  on  Bank  why  Casey  avoided  mention  of  The  conversion  of  the  Hawaiian  Street  for  $27,500.  The  sale  price  severity  rates  and  the  amount  of  Citizen  involves  widening  the  time  lost  per  accident.  The  of  the  45­year  old  building  is  hatches  to  54  feet  and  cleaning  severity  rate  (SR)  represents  the  $2,500  more  than  the  Union  paid  out  the  tween  decks,  plus  adding  total  amount  of  work  time  lost  for  it  14  years  ago  and  used  con­ a  new  deck.  To  accomplish  this,  through accidents  per million  man­ tinually  until  the  move  to  Colley  the  Midship  house  will  have  to  be  hours  worked.  An  industry  may  Avenue.  cut  off  its  present  deck,  the  new  have  a  high  accident  frequency  The  sale  was  completed  after  deck  installed  and  the  house  weld­ rate  simply  because  that's  the  several  previous  transactions  fell  ed  to  it.  Containers  will  be stacked  nature  of  the  industry.  through.  During  the  summer,  the  six  high  and  six  abreast  in  the  But  severity  is  what  determines  value  of  the  building  was  further  holds,  plus  40  containers  on  the  the  cost.  If  the  average  time  lost  depleted  when  torrential  rains  weather  deck.  per  accident  is  relatively  small,  flooded  the  cellar  and  ruined  the  When  completed,  the  Hawaiian  then  the  resulting  disability  and  20­year­old  heating system.  Citizen  will  clo.sely  resemble  the  the cost involved  can't  be too great.  Under  the  circumstances,  the  Pan­Atlantic  containerships,  ex­ It turns  out that  the average  lost  Union  considered  the  sale  a  for­ cept  that  the  gantry  cranes  will  be  time per accident  in maritime, (stiii  tunate  one  and  recommended  ap­ shoreside  instead  of  on  the  ship.  based on  the Safety  Council's mea­ proval  of  the  transaction  to  the  The  installation  of  the  gantr}' on  shore  simplifies  the  ship  conver­ ger  sample),  was  the  third  lowest  port  membership  meetings,  where  sion  and  probably  allows for  more  among  all  US  industries  last  year.  it  was carried.  Same Old  Bait. Story:  Steel Strike  AMMI Head Launches  Safety Smear On Seamen  Matson To Step  Up  Box­Ship  Services  Old  Norfolk  Hall  Sold  Yii'&r  a   S eafarer!  im ftx>D AAjr> micffs  o<f)H  SeAPSV ftJR  SBAfFAPBeS ­ THC  /V)f/MB©ZS OFOt­li. VNiOfl. VfW  in TWf  ASE/T VMS Ya^SMlHEhlAU.  ^*1  w­ '  I  >'  I  '.3  �SEAFARERS  LOG  pare  6n  Kaiser  Bolts, Big Steel Defiant  The  Kaiser  Steel  Corporation,  defying  the  pressures  put  on  it  by  the  major  steel  pro­ ducers,  signed  a  package  deal  with  the  steel  union  on  October  26.  However,  the  settle­ ment  did  not  lead the  way  to  pacts  with 11  other  struck  producers  and  the  U  8 Supreme  Court  is  expected  to  issue  an*  injunction  under  the  Taft­ mand  that  they  be  given  a  free  the  legal  controversy  is  that  the  Hartley law  ordering the  steel  hand  in  shifting  men  and  in  abol­ Court  of  Appeals  was  divided  2 to  Kmtmher • .198*  TOUR  DOLLAR'S  WORTH  Seafarer's Guide To  Better  Buying  Bv  Sidney  Margolius  men  back  to  work  for  80  days.  ishing  jobs,  without  grievance  1  on  its  decision  to  affirm  the  in­ When  Kaiser  accepted  t h e  steps,, is  the  chief  stumbling  block  junction.  Negotiations  between  the  union  When  comedian  George  Gobel  wisecracked  that  his  sponsors  didn't  union's  contract  proposal.  It  had  to  a  settlement.  and  the steel  producers  began  May  care whether you  buy  their  brand  or "brand  X," since  they  make  both,  Kaiser  had  been  on  the  verge  been  widely­regarded  as  a  break­ through  in  the  3'/^  month  strike.  of  signing  a  week  earlier,  but  5,  25  days  before  the  expiration  of  he  spoke  more  truth  than  he  may  have  realized.  The  fact  is,  a great  many  products sold  under different  brand  names  The  settlement  gave  the  union  a  balked  under  pressure  from  the  the  contract.  The  union  asked  a  25  cents  an  hour  pay  raise  and  are  made  by  the  same  manufacturers  and  often  to  the  same  specifica­ other  producers.  However,  when  package  of  wage  and  welfare  bene­ fits  estimated  at  22V^  cents'  worth  it  became  obvious  that  the  courts  industry  asked  a  one­year  freeze  tions.  The  prices  may  vary  considerably,  and  often  the  lesser­brand  over  20  months,  as  well  as  agree­ would  not  issue  a  "quickie"  in­ on  wages  and  changes  in  the  work  is the  better  buy.  Knowledge  of  this  fact  can  save  you  a  lot  of  money  ing  to  continue  the  present  job  junction,  Kaiser  defied  the  big  rules.  President  Eisenhower  in­ in  your  buying.  In  medicines,  Harry  Abrahamson,  of  Celo  Laboratories,  wholesale  rating  and  grievance  procedures.  steel  line­up  and  signed  an  agree­ voked  the  Taft­Hartley  law  on  October  9,  but  legal  disputes  pre­ drug  cooperative,  explains  that  many  conscientious  physicians  tend  to  ment.  Two  other  companies,  De­ The  major  steel  companies  de­ troit  Steel  and  Granite  City  Steel,  vented  it  from  being  empowered  prescribe  drugs  by  brand  name  instead  of  the  scientific  or  generic  also  signed.  The  latter two  had  not  for  almost  a  month.  During  the  name,  because they  believe the  widely­advertised  brands  insure quality.  period  of  the  strike,  both  sides  But  it's  a  fallacy  to  believe  that  only  a  brand­name  product  assures  been  struck.  Under  the  injunction,  the  union  made  concessions,  but  neither  side  you  good  quality,  Abrahamson  says.  He  reports  that  many  manufac­ men will  be required  to work  for an  found  the  other's  terms  accept­ turers  promote  their  own  brand  of  a  drug  compound  under  an  adver­ tised  name,  but  sell  exactly  the  same  product  under  its  common  name  80­day  cooling  off  period  during  able.  in  bulk  quantities  to  other  distributors at  a fraction  of  the  brand­name  which  negotiations  would  con­ cost.  tinue.  The  union  contested  the  grant­ Or  take  soaps.  Proctor  &  Gamble  makes  white  floating  soap  for  a  A  couple  of  examples  of  "impar­ ing  of  an  injunction  and  its  en­ number  of  retailers  who  sell  it  under  different  brand  names.  Even  its  tial"  news  reporting  have  popped  forcement  was  delayed  several  leading  detergent.  Tide,  is  marketed  by  retailers  under  other  brand­ up  in  the  New  York  press  which  weeks  on  the  basis  of  appeals  that  names.  Co­Op  Breakwater,  for ex  did  nothing  to  change  the  impres­ were  argued  right  up  to  the  Su­ ample,  is  made  by  Procter  &  sion  tiiat  the  newspapers  will  lean  preme  Court.  The  injunction  pro­ Gamble.  over  backwards  to rap  unions.  ceeding  marks  the  15th  time  the  Nor  is  pi­ice  any  more  reliable  One  story  appeared  on  the  front  Taft­Hartley  law  has  been  in­ as  a  gauge  of  value  than  the  brand  page  of  the  "New  York  Herald­ volved  in  this  fashion  by  the  Gov­ name.  The  hospital  Bureau  of  ernment.  As  of  today,  the  steel  Standards  tested  two  dishwashing  workers  have  been  on  strike  116  compounds.  It  found  that  the  one  days,  by  far  the  longest  walkout  NEW  ORLEANS—Shipping  was  that  cost  20  percent  more,  actu­ in  the  industry's  history.  very  good  during  the  last  period,  ally  was  inferior  to  the  cheaper  The  Union  fought  the  issuance  as  more  "A"  and  "B"  members  one.  Incidentally,  even  professional  of  the  Taft­Hartley  injunction  on  shipped  than  registered.  The  count  buyers  are  confused  by  the  many  two  legal  points:  that  it  wasn't  was  eight  payoffs,  eight  sign­ons,  brands  of  detergents  on  the  mar­ the  only  way  progress  could  be  and  twenty­two  in­transit  ships.  ket  nowadays.  made  in  settling  the  steel  strike,  Prospects  for  the  next  period  are  In  car  batteries,  not  only  are  and  that  the  steel  strike  was  not  equally  good,  reports  Port  Agent  the  private ­ brand  batteries  of  endangering  the  health  and  safety  Lindsey  Williams.  large  retailers  generally  made  by  of  the  nation.  the  leading  brand­name  manufac­ The  Wild  Ranger  laid  off  her  What  is  especially  significant  in  crew  because  she  had  to  be  fumi­ turers,  but  some  of  the  big  makers  also  sell  more  than  one  of  the  gated,  so  the  Antinous  was  substi­ well­known  brands.  tuted  for  her.  The  fumigation  and  other  work  will  take  a  couple  of  Exide  and  Willard  are  made  by  weeks,  then  the  Wild  Ranger  will  the  same  company.  Auto­lite  and  crew  up  again  with  a  full  crew.  Prest­O­Lite  also  are  both  made  From the Herald Tribune Bureau  by  another  corporation.  Exide  also  manufactures  such  private  brands  Two  Alcoa  ships  that  were  • W.aSHTNQTQJiT,  nrt  charted  to  other  companies  are  as  the  Mobil  batteries.  Gould­National  produces  a great  many  batteries  The  F.  B.  I.  tonight  was  in­ due  to  pay  off,  after  which  they  sold  under different  brand  names,  including  Co­Op,  some  of  the  Mobil  vestigating  sabotage  In  thej  will  be  turned  back  to  Alcoa.  They  batteries,  Montgomery  Ward,  Gillette,  Western  Auto,  Sunoco,  Kelly­ nuclear  submarine  Nautilus i  are  the  Alcoa  Pilgrim,  for  which  Springfield,  Phillips  66,  Pure  Oil,  Lee,  Mopar,  Amoco  and  others.  while  in  for  overhaul  at  the I  Similarly  in  tires,  the  dozens  of  different  brands  sold  by  large  re­ a  cargo  of  grain  for  Brazil  has  Portsmouth, N.  H.,  Naval  Ship­ tailers and  service stations  under their own  names are  all manufactured  been lined  up and  the  Alcoa  Plant­ by  the  seven  or  eight  largest  tire  makers.  US  Rubber  makes  the  larg­ er,  which  is  looking  for  a  run.  National  Maritime  Union  mem­ During  the  last  shipping  period,  est  number  of  private­brand  tires,  including  Co­Op,  Atlas,  Montgomery  bership  meetings  have  voted  to  the  following  ships  paid  off:  Del  Ward,  Western  Auto  Stores  and  Cities  Service.  Sears'  tires  are  made  approve  plans  to  establish,  a  joint  Mundo,  Del  Viento  (Miss.),  Steel  by Dunlop,  in some cases by Goodrich  and  by several  smaller companies.  organizing  unit,  along  with  the  Navigator  (Isthmian),  Wild  Ranger,  In  clothing,  too,  most  large  retailers  now  have  their  own  brands  of  SIU, for  the  purpose  of  signing  up  Antinous  (Waterman),  Wang  Tra­ garments  made  by  the  well­known  manufacturers.  This  is  especially  runaway  ships'  crews.  The  SIU  der  (Rockland),  Transeastern  noticeable  in  such  staple  garments  as  men's  hats  and  shirts.  Some­ membership  had  previously  acted  (Transeastern)  and  Producer  (Ma­ times the manufacturers  want to cut  prices on  their own  brands, so they  simply  remove  the  brand­name  labels  altogether.  Thus,  very  often  on  the  proposal.  rine  Carriers).  The  NMU  membership  also  Signing  on  were  the  Del  Santos,  you  can  buy  shirts which  brand­name manufacturers  sell  at  $3.65 under  Tribune"  on  October  20,  dealing  voted  favorably  on  the  move  to  Del  Oro,  Del  Norte,  Del  Mundo  their  own  labels,  for  $2.98  at  department­store  sales.  with  reports  of  sabotage  on  the  affiliate  with  the  AFL­CIO  Mari­ (Miss.),  Steel  Director  (Isthmin),  How  can  youi use  this information  in  your own  shopping?  time  Trades  Department,  setting  Rockland  (Rockland),  Transeastern  As  much  as  is  feasible  and  possible,  shop  by  specifications,  grade  atomic  submarine  Nautilus.  labels  where  available,  and  examination  and  comparison­ of  merchan­ The  story  reported  that  electri­ up  a  seafarers'  section  within  the  (Transeastern)  and  Valiant  Enter­ dise  rather  than  by  brand  names.  In  drugs,  medicines  and  vitamin  MTD  which  would  be  jointly  cal  cables  on  the  Nautilus  had  ap­ prise  (Enterprise).  product,  you  have  a  good  guide  in  the  "USP"  designation  on  the  parently  been  cut  while  the  vessel  headed  by  NMU  President  Joseph  In  transit  were  zne  Alcoa  Idbel.  All  brands  which  say  "USP" measure up  to the  official  standard  Curran  and  SIU  President  Paul  was  in  a  US  Navy  shipyard  in  Ranger,  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  no  matter  what  the  name  or  price.  In  foods,  there  are  an  Increasing  Maine.  The  Federal  Bureau  of  In­ Hall.  Pointer,  Alcoa  Roamer,  Alcoa  Clip­ number  of  US grades  to follow,  as in  poultry, meat,  some frozen  foods,  At  the  last  MTD  convention,  vestigation  reported  that  suspicion  per  (Alcoa),  Seatrain  Louisiana,  some  canned  and  fresh  produce,  eggs,  butter  and  cheese.  But  you  do  pointed  to  civilian  shipyard  work­ agreement  was reached  on  such  an  Seatrain  Georgia  (Seatrain),  Del  have to read the  labels to get the  buying information  to compare  values.  ers  at  the  yard,  where  there  had  arrangement  subject  to  modifica­ Santos,  Del  Oro,  Del  Mundo  Is 'brand  X' always cheaper?  been  extensive  layoffs.  (The  work­ tion  of  the  MTD  constitution  for  (Miss.),  Carolyn,  (Bull),  Alice  Very  often  it  is,  and  for  the  same  quality  too.  The  biggest  savinga  ers  are  civil  service  employees).  that  purpose.  Brown  (Bloomfield),  Steel  Direc­ In  a  related  development  on the  tor  (twice).  Steel  Rover,  Steel  De­ in  buying  retailers'  private  brands  are  in  drugs,  foods,  soaps  and  toi­ How  did  the  "Trib"  headline  it?  runaway  issue,  the  NMU  has asked  letries like  toothpaste.  One survey,  by  the University  of  Illinois Bureau  • 'Sabotage of  Nautilus  Is  Revealed  United  Fruit  to  negotiate  a  union  signer,  (Isthmian),  Gateway  City,  of  Economic  and  Business  Research,  found  supermarkets'  private  —FBI  in  Probe,  Labor  Blamed."  contract  for  19  of  its  freighters  Raphael  Semmes  (Pan  Atlantic)  brands  of  canned  foods  cost  an  average  of  11  percent  less than  nation­ Undoubtedly  nine  out  of  ten  under  the  Honduran flag.  The  and  Claiborne, Hurricane,  Monarch  ally­advertised  brands.  readers  looking  at  the  headline  NMU  represents  the  company's  of  the  Seas,  Topa  Topa  (Water­ In  tires,  batteries  and  other  auto  accessories,  and  household  appli­ would  conclude  that  the  Nautilus  American­flag  crews  on  an  equal  man).  ances,  you can't  always generalize.  Tires, for  example, are  a footballed  sabotage resulted  from  a  labor dis­ number  of  vessels.  item  with  list  prices  serving  only  as  a  base  price  from  which  retaileri  pute,  the  word  "labor"  being  long­ and  service  stations  give  varying  discounts,  on  the  amount  of  competi­ NMU  organizers  have  been  ac­ established  as  a  synonym  for  tive in  the  United  Fruit  Honduran­ tion in  the area, how  big a  volume  the  particular dealer  sells, and  your  "trade  union."  own  shopping  ability.  For  example,  on  one  brand,  the  Atlas  Cushion­ flag fleet  which  is  run  by  two  Another  sample  of  disinterested  foreign  subsidiaries  completely­ Seafarers  overseas  who  want  aire, this  reporter found  prices ranging  from $19.35  to $28.39,  including  reporting  comes  from  the  "World  owned  by  the  giant  banana  com­ to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ excise tax.  *rhe list price  happened to be $28.39.  Similarly, a US Royal  Telegram  and  Sun"  which,  in  re­ pany.  ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  dealer  that  had  first  quoted  a  list  price  of  $26  for  a  tire,  immediately  porting  on  an  election  contest  be­ The  action  is  in  accord  with  the  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  offered  it  for  $20  when  the  price  was  quCbUoned.  Even  a  Sears  Roe­ tween  an  "independent"  leleplione  Internaiionai  Transportworker's  ­ess,  SEAFARERS  I^EW  buck  tire­depSrtment  manager  offered  to  cut  the  first  price  he  quoted  by  $3  when  I  indicated  I  might  buy  t^o.  union  and  the  Communications  Federation  decision  allocating  US  YORK.  In  appliances,  even  though  the brand­name  list  prices  are  generally  Workers  of  America  headlined  it  maritime  unions  the  right  to  or­ Use of  this address will assure  "Phone  Union  David  Fights  Gor  ganize  runaway flag  ships  which  edy  transmission  on  all  mes<>  higher  than  private­brand  list  prices,  in  these  days  of  sharp  disooUnti  Math."  The  "David,"  of  course,  are owned  and controlled  by Amer­1  sages  and  faster 'srvlce  for  the  the  national  brands  are  often  as  reasonable.  But  when  the  private­ brand  retailers  offer  special  sales  of  their  own  appliances,  the  price  turned out  to be the  "independent"  lean concerns,  no matter  where the j  men ta'­'ved.  may  beat  that  of  advertised  brands  even  at  discounts.  operators  get  their  crews.  '  union.  'Brand X' Often Has 'Em Beat  In Bight?  Hit Labor  Jobs  Pass  Registration  In  La. Port  Sabotage  Of Nautilus  Is Revealed  fFTRI. ill Probe,^  Labor  Blamed  Okays  Drive  SlU  Union Has  Cable Address  �NwaBbcr • , ItM  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pafi* lena  A Seafarer Visits Russia  The!  biggest  ambition  of  the  average  Russian  is to  live  just  like  an  American.  Women do most of  the hard work  and  most  of  the  young  men  are in  uniform.  If  the  bars  were  let  down,  there  wouldn't  be  enough  ships  to  carry  all  the  Russians  who  want  to  come  to  the  States.  Elvis  Presley  is  a  hero  to  Russian  teenagers.  There  is  absolutely  no  hostility  to  the  United  States  and  to  individual  Americans.  Russians  don't  care  about  politics.  They  are  more  interested  in  owning  a  good  suit  and  a  television  set.  ja  Russian cities  show marked  contrast  between  imposing  public  buildings,  luxury  offices,  museums,  subways  on  the  one  hand,  and  shabby,  poorly­maintained  slum  housing  alongside  them.  Russia's  public  buildings  are  monu­ mental  and  lavLsh.  but  the  majority  of  Russians  live  in  shabby,  badly­run­down  hovels.  There  are  a  few  of  the  Impressions  Seafarer  Eric  Joseph  received  after  a  three­week  tour of  the Soviet  Union  dur­ ing  which  he  visited  four  major  cities­ Riga. Leningrad,  Moscow  and  Kiev.  The  toughest  part  of  the  whole  trip,  he  said,  was  convincing  Russians  and  Europeans  in  general  that  he,  a  seaman,  could  af­ ford  to  take  a  plane  trip  to  Europe  and  back  out  of  his  earnings  on  board  American ships.  Joseph's  visit  to  the Soviet  Union  was  part  of  a  grand  tour  he  took  of  several  European  countries  after  paying  off  the  Del  Sud  last  June  in  New  Orleans,  on  which  he  was  passenger  BR.  In  the  course  of  his  tour  he  visited  London,  Glasgowf^  Rome  and  other  major  cities.  One  of  the  high  spots,  he  said,  was  attending services conducted  by the  Pope  in  St.  Peter's Basilica  in  Rome.  The  greatest  attraction, of  course, was  entering  the  Soviet  Union,  a  country  which  until  this  year  has  been  closed  to  all  but  a  handful  of  Europeans  and  Americans.  Now  though,  the  door  has  been  swung  open  to  travelers,  and  it  appears  that  a  trip  to  Moscow  may  be­ come  as  comrhonpiace  in  the  next  few  years as  the standard  Paris tour.  To  enter  the  Soviet  Union,  Joseph  went  with  a  guided  tour  arranged  by  a  travel agency.  All fees were  paid  before­ hand  covering  transportation,  hotels,  and  meals  and  the  travel  group of  about  40  people  was  assigned  a  Russian  guide  who  went  with  them  on  their  cross­ country  journey.  While  the  guide  also  ran  off  dally  tours  to  points  of  inter­ est,  nobody  was  obligated  to  go.  "As  long  as  we  maintained  our  own  schedule  from  city  to  city,  we  were  free  to  go  anywhere  while  we  were  in  any  one  place,"  he  said.  "Those  who  went  on  the  daily  tours  with  the  guide,  as  most  of  us  did, were  on  our  own,  in  the even­ ings.  As far as I could tell, there was no­ body 'shadowing'  us or in  any  way super­ vising  our  movements  at  any  time."  Joseph  reported  that,  without  excep­ tion,  all  of  the  Russians,  including  the  girls,  he  met  were  uniformly  friendly,  willing  to  talk, and  keen  to  learn  every­ thing  they  could  about  life  in  the  United  States.  "Despite  all  the  years  of  anti­American  propaganda,  they  never  raised  any  political  topics  or  criticized  the  US  in  any  way.  They  only  were  concerned  about  whether  I  had  a  house,  a  car,  a  television  set,  a  refrigerator,  or  how  much  I  paid  for  my  clothes,  my  watch  or  my  transistor  radio.  "1  was  constantly  being  approached  by  people  who  were  eager  to  buy  my  suit,  my  wristwatch  and  other  personal  possessions.  People  would  come  up  and  examine  the  texture  of  my  suit  or  ad­ mire  my  shoes.  They  all  admitted  that  the  Russian  product  was  considerably­ inferior.  Most  of  them  were  poorly  dressed  themselves.  "If  I  could  have  gotten  dollars  I  could  have  easily  sold  every  stitch  of  clothing  1  brought  with  me  at  a  consid­ erable  profit  over  original  cost.  'The  biggest  interest  though,  was  in  automobiles,  American  or  European.  The  Russians  showed  tremendous  admiration  for  the  Seafarer's  possessions.  He  could  have  sold  all  his  clothes  many  times  over  at  considerable  profit.  There  were  quite  a  few  people  who  had  driven  into  the  Soviet  Union  in  Ameri­ can  cars,  or  in  flashy  foreign  models.  Whenever  a  car  would  be  parked,  a  big  crowd  would  collect.  The  Russians  would  stand  around  for  hours examining  the  doors,  tires,  dashboard,  upholstery  and  other features."  Nor  is admiration  for  things American  limited  to  the  products  of  the  assembly  line.  Joseph  found  to  his  astonishment  that  the rock  'n' roll  cult  had  taken  firm  hold  among  Russian  teenagers.  Young  Russians  go  around  in  blue  jeans  and  get  ducktail  haircuts  in  slavish  imitation  of  the US  rock 'n' roll set.  "I  asked  how  it  was  they  knew  about  Elvis  Presley,  and  I  was  told  that  they  listen  avidly  to  jazz  and  rock  'n'  roll  broadcasts  by  the  Voice  of  America.  There  is  a  tremendous  bootleg  trade  in  American  Jazz  records,  and  the  rock  'n'  roll  program  at  the  American  exhibit  in  Th« glau­toppad coffim df Lonin and Sfolfn or* prima taurfit attractions, both  for  fordign visitors  and Rinsians thtmsalvas.  Thousands of  Soviof  citizons lina up far  blocks  oach day, waiting to  gat in  ta saa  tha daeaasad  diototors,  both  of  whom  hovo god­lika stotos.  No amount  of  propaganda  appears  to  have affected  the  average Russian's  ad­ miration for  the wonders  of  America.  Huge numbers  of  Soviet  citizens  would un­ doubtedly come to  the US,  both as  immigrants and  visitors, if  they were  permitted  to do so.  Moscow  was  a  big  attraction  for  teen­ agers."  Apparently,  while  the Soviets  jam  the  Voice  of  America  news  broadcasts,  the  music  programs  get  through.  The  American  exhibit  was obviously  a  tremendous  success,  as  has  been  re­ ported.  The  two  biggest  draws  in  Mos­ cow  at  the  time  he  was  there  were  the  exhibit  and  the  bodies  of  Lenin­Stalin  in  the  Kremlin.  Thousands  of  Russians  waited  on  line  for  many  hours,  day  after  day  to  get  into  the  exhibit.  The  same  kind  of  crowd  lined  up  outside  the  Kremlin  to  view  the  country's  deceased  dictators,  whose  bodies  have  been  pre­ served  in  glass­covered  coffins.  Lenin's  body  is  dressed  in  a  peasant's  smock,  while  Stalin  is  in  a  field  marshal's  uni­ form  covered  with  the  rows  of  medals  and  decorations  he  awarded  himself.  The  popularity  of  the  US  is  such,  Joseph  said,  that  if  the  restrictions  were  removed  on  both sides,  the United  Slates  would  be  besieged  with  applications  from  would­be  immigrants.  "Whenever  I  met  a  girl 1 would  ask  her  jokingly  if  she  wanted  to  come  live  in  the  States.  Everyone,  without  exception,  was  eager  to  go.  Knowing  this  was  an  unlikely  possibility,  the  Russians  1  met  all  ex­ pressed  the  desire  to  come  here  as  tourists,  see  the  skyscrapers  in  New  York  and  get  an  idea  for  themselves  as  to  how  Americans  live."  The  Seafarer  observed  also  that  con­ stant  Communist  talk  of  superior  mor­ ality  didn't  jibe  with  his  observations  as  to  the  behavior  and  accessibility  of  Rus­ sian  women.  (Russian  Premier  Khru­ shchev,  on  his  visit  to  Hollywood  was  highly  critical  of  a  risque  scene  from  the  movie  "Can­Can,"  indicating  that  such  behavior  was  frowned  on  severely  Ho  was  amazed  at  the  amount  of  heavy  work  done  by  women,  and  at  the  large  number  of  men  in  uniform  in  the  streets  at  all  times.  In  the  Soviet  Union.  Here  too  there  seems  to  be  a  considerable  gap  between  Communist  dogma  and  aclual  practice.)  As  to  the  way  Russians  live,  that  re­ flects  the  country's  traditional  emphasis  on  putting  up  an  impressive  front  at  the  expense of  humdrum, everyday comforts.  The  public  buildings  and  major  avenues  of  all  the  large  cities  were  impressive—  spacious,  expensive­looking  and  well­ kept.  The  Moscow  subway  is  a  show­ case; sparklingly clean, well­lit with  elab­ orate  chandeliers  and  generously­de­ corated  with  marble  and  statuary.  "Once you  walk off  the major  avenues  into the side  streets, you  see  how  poorly  people  are  housed  in  decrepit  run­down  buildings.  Even  in  the  hotel  accomrtto­ dations  for  tourists  you  eoiild  see  tho  poor  workmanship  in  the  plumbing.  which  seemed  to  leak  everywhere  I  went.  Simple items  like stoppers for  the  sinks  were  not  available."  However,  he  added,  there  is  obviously  a  tremendous  amount  of  new construction  underway  in  the  housing  field.  Medical  care  was  one  area  in  which  the  Soviet  apparently  is  doing  well,  Joseph  reported.  "Some  of  the  people  on  tour  were  doctors,  and  they  visited  a  number  of  hospitals  in  the  cities  we  toured.  They  were  impressed  with  the  up­to­date  equipment  and  the  way  in  which  the  hospitals  are  run."  Joseph  himself  had  occasion  to  seek  medical  care  tor  an  upset  stomach.  The  Soviet  medical  system.  As  in  Great  Britain,  provides  free  care  for  all  com­ ers.  citizens  or  foreigner.s.  Joseph  went  to  a  clinic,  was  examined  and  got  a  prescription  for  which  he  paid  a  small  fee.  This  too  is  the  practice  in  Great  Britain  where  doctors  are  free  but  there  is  a  moderate  charge  for  medicine.  The  one  distinctive  ferlure  of  Soviet  life,  he  noted,  was  the  role  of  women  in  industry.  "Women  seem  to  do  all  the  hard  work.  They  are  conductors  and  firemen  on  railroad  trains,  they  clean  the  streets,  mix  cement  and  do  all  kinds  of  construction  work,  drive  trucks  and  taxis—just  about  every  kind  of  job  that  men  do  here  in  the  States.  On  tiib  other  hand,  it  seems  that  one  out  o.f  every three  men  you  see on  the streets is  in  some  of  kind  of  military  uniform."  What  about  Russian  seamen?  Joseph  did  get  a  chance  to see  them  operate on  a  passenger  boat  which  he  took  from  Helsinki.  Finland,  to  Leningrad,  and  then  back  to  Helsinki  on  his  return  trip.  The  crew  on  this  ship  hustled  baggage,  stood  watches  and  painted  at  any  hour  of  the  day  and  night.  There  was  plenty  of  OT work  involved as a  regular routine.  Here  too.  the  women  predominated.  All  of  thf  bedroom  stewards  and  virUi­ ally  all  of  the  dining  room  staff  were  women  as  were  dishwashers,  pursers  and  other  shipboard  personnel.  On  one  ferryboat  in  Leningrad,  the  skipper  was  a  woman.  Nor  are  women  ignored  in  the  armed  forces.  Many  of  them  could  be  seen  in  military  uniform  with  pistols  at  their  belts.  Right  now Joseph  is  registered  at  SlU  headquarters  looking  for  a  ship.  "Tra­ veling  as  a  tourist  made  me  appreciate  how  much  easier  it  is  to  get  around  as  a  seaman,  without  all  the  red  tape,  the  worry  about  hotel  accommodations,  bag­ age,  meals  and  all  the  rest.  There's  nothing  like  having  a  ship as  your  home  when  you  hit  a  foreign  port."  Rock  'n'  roll  and  jazz  are  enthusi­ astically  rocotvod fay Russian  teon­ ogers.  There  is  a  thrivtng  bootleg  market  in  American records.  Elvis  Presley is  widely­known.  �ric*  Eickt  Novcnber  f, 195f  SEAFARERS  IPG  Rebate? Just The  SlU BLOOD BANK HONOR ROLL  Spirit Of  Giving  WASHINGTON—When  is  a  rebate  not  a  rebate,  and  how  do you  avoid violating  the "spirit" of  the US anti­rebate ship­ ping  laws  even  if  you  might  violate  the letteR.of  the law?  The  president  of  the States"­ Marine  Lines  has  this  all  for  the  tuition  of  an  association  at  an  American  college,  worked  out,  and  very  simple  executive  but'only  because  Korea  has  a :dol­ it  is.  According  to  Cornelius  S.  "Walsh,  a  rebate,  direct  or  other­ wise,  must  involve  the  actual  re­ turn  of  funds  to  the  "treasury"  of  the  shipper.  Entertainment  or  gifts  involve  no  such  refunding,  he  con­ tends,  no  matter  what  the  cost.  That  includes  giving  free  passage  to  customers  on  the  company's  ships.  These  practices  are  appar­ ently  common  in  the  shipping  in­ dustry.  Walsh  explained  that  States  Ma­ rine  had  purchased  a  television  set  for  a  Korean  cotton  textile  as­ sociation  and  had  provided  funds  Jax  Getting  Job  Action  J.VCKSONVILLE—Shipping  has  been  pretty  good  during  the  past  two  vyeeks  according  to  Port  Agent  William  Morris,  who  said  that  about  40  men  have  shipped  recently.  The  Bradford  Island  crewed  up,  and  the  Coastal  Cru­ sader  is  about  to  do  the  same.  The  outlook  for  the  next  period  is  good.  The  Bradford  Island  (Cities  Service)  was  the  only  sign­on.  In  transit  were  Fairland,  Azalea  City  (Pan  Atlantic),  Steel  Navigator  (Isthmian),  Bradford  Island  (Cities  Service),  Robin  Locksley  (Robin),  Rose  Knot,  Sampan  Hitch  (Suwa­ nee)  and  Seatrain  Georgia  iSea­ train).  There  were  no  payoffs.  lar  shortage  and  because  of  the  difficulty  of  exchanging  money.  He  said  that  the  company  was  repaid  by  the  association  shortly  after­ wards,  anyway.  Speaking  before  a  House  anti­ trust  subcommittee  investigating  fi­eight­rate  juggling,  Walsh  testi­ fied  that  States  Marine  maintains  an  85­foot  yacht  in  Puget  Sound  on  which  it  entertains  guests  at  luncheon  parties  and  cruises.  It  does  not  consider  this  rebating  either.  But  he  asserted  that  he  did  not  feel  that  this  violates  the  "spirit"  of  anti­rebating  laws.  The  company's  outlay  for  adver­ tising and  entertainment  amounted  to  less  than  one  percent  of  States  Marine's  gross  freight  revenue  in  1958.  He  did  admit  that  his  com­ pany  had  been  guilty  in  two  in­ .stances  involving  the  handling  of  bills  of  lading  and  freight  charges  and  violated  Federal  laws and  con­ ference  regulations.  These  involved  the  pre­dating  of  a  shipment  to  take  advantage  of  a  rate  increase  later  adopted  by  the  conference,  and  the  carrying  of  600  bales  of  cotton  from  the  West  Coast  to  Brenren  at  $2.45  per  hun­ dredweight  rather  than  the  official  conference  rate  of  $2.70.  The  same  employee  was  guilty  of  both  these  violations  and  was  severely  repri­ manded.  Walsh  said.  The  hearings  are  continuing  in  the  Federal  Court  House  in  Foley  Square,  New  York.  ALABAMA  FOR  Senate  John  Sparkman  House  Armistead  Selden  Frank  Boykin  George  M.'  Grant  Carl  Elliott  Robert  Jones  Kenneth  Roberts  George  Huddleston  Albert  Rain.<!  NOT  VOTING  George  Andrews  Lister  HiU  ALASKA  FOR  Edward  Bartlett  Senate  Ernest  Gruening  House  Ralph  Rivers  ARIZONA  FOR  Senate  Barry  Goldwater  House  Carl  Hayden  Stewart  L.  Udall  NOT  VOTING  John  Rhodes  Senate  John  L.  Mcdellan  J.  Wm.  Fulbright  House  B.  C.  Gathings  Oren  Harris  Wilbur  D.  Mills  Dale  Alford  James  W.  Trimble  W.  F.  Norrell  CALIFORNIA  FOR  •  Senate  Thomas  H.  Kuchel  Clair  Engle  House  Clement  W.  Miller  Donald  L.  Jackson  John  E.  Moss,  Jr.  Cecil  R.  King  William  S.  .Mailliard  Craig  Hosmer  John  F.  Baldwin  H,  Allen  Smith  JefTery  Cohelan  Edgar  W.  Hiestand  George  P.  Miller  Joseph  F.  Holt  J.  Arthur  Younger  Clyde  Doyle  Chcrles  S.  Gubser  G.  P.  Lipscomb  Harry  R.  Sheppard  John  J.  McFall  James  B.  Utt  B  Sisk  Charles  M.  Teague  D.  S.  Saund  Robert  C.  Wilson  Harlan  Hagen  AGAINST  Harold  T.  Johnson  George  A.  Kasem  James  Roosevelt  John  F.  Shelley  "  "  NOT  VOTING  G.  L.  McDonough  Chet  Holifleld  COLORADO  FOR  Senate  John  A.  Carroll  House  Byron  G.  Rogers  J.  Edgar  (3ienoweth  Byron  L.  Johnson  Wayne  N.  AspinaU  CONNECTICUT  FOR  Senate  rrcscott  »,  Bush  ThonM  i. Dodd  Gordon  Allott  AGAINST  Evitt,  William  E.  Little,  John,  Jr.  Lee,  Wung  Madrid,  Jose  G.  Liner, Freighter  Crash  The liner  Israel and  the freighter  American  Press collided  at night  on October  29  in  the harbor  just  north  of  the Statut  of  Liberty.  One crewmember of  the Israeli ship is missing.  The 9,831­ton Israel received^"  a  gash in  her hull  on the port  Weather  Bureau  said  it  was  partly  with  the  visibility about  ten  side,  extending  from  the  cloudy  miles  at  the  time.  waterline  to  the  boat  deck.  Fol­ lowing the crash,  she went  aground  on  shoal  water  at  the  edge  of  the  channel.  The  8,277  gross­ton  American  Press,  owned  by  United  States Lines, received a  gash in  her  bow  thirty  feet  long,  and  was  es­ corted  by  a  tugboat  to  Pier  6  in  the  Hudson  River.  There was no immediate expLana­ tion  as  to  why  the  two  ships  coi­ lided.  The  accident  occurred  shortly  after  8  o'clock  and  the  FOR  Senate  John  J.  Williams  J.  Allen  Frcan  Jr.  House  H.  B.  McDowell,  Jr.  FLORIDA  FOR  Senate  Spessard  L.  Holland  George  A.  Smatheri  House  William  C.  Cramer  Paul  G.  Rogers  Chas.  E.  Bennett  James  A.  Haley  Dante  B.  Fascell  D.  R.  Matthews  A.  S.  Herlong,  Jr.  NOT  VOTING  Robert  L.  F.  Sikbs  Senate  Richard  B.'  Russell  H.  E.  Talmadge  House  Prince  H.  Preston  Carl  Vinson  Erwin  Mitchell  J.  L.  Pilcher  Iris  F.  Blitch  E.  L.  Forrester  John  J.  Flynt,  Jr  Phillip  M.  Landrum  Paul  Brown  James C.  Davis  HAWAII  FOR  Senate  Oren  E.  Long  House  Daniel  K.  Inouye  IDAHO  FOR  Senate  Henry  C.  Dworshak  House  Mrs.  Grade  Pfost  HameT  H.  Budge  NOT  VOTING  Sen.  Frank  Church  ILLINOIS  FOR  Senate  Everett  M.  Dirksen  House  Barratt  O'Hara  Tvoah  H,  Mason  William  T.  Murphy  Leo  E.  Allen  John  C.  Kluczynskl  Leslie  C.  Arcnds  Tliuinas  J.  O'Biien  Robert  II.  Michel  D.  D.  Rostenkowski  R.  B.  Chiperfield  Sidney  R.  Yates  Edna  O.  Simpson  Harold  R.  Collier  Peter  F.  Mack  Jr.  Roman  C.  Pueinskl  Wm.  L.  Springer  Charles  A.  Boyle  George  E.  Shipley  M.  Stitt  Church;  Kenneth  J.  Gray  Elmer  J.  Herman  AGAINST  Wm.  L.  Dawson  Melvin  Friee  Roland . V.  LibonaU  .  Paul  H.  Douglas  The scene  of  the accident  is con­ sidered  a  difficult  one  for  naviga.­ tors.  Much  of  the ship traffic  mov­ ing  into  and  out  of  the  Brooklyn  piers must cross traffic  in  the chan­ nel  moving  up  the  Hudson  River  from  the  Upper Bay.  On  March  26 of  this  year  a  simi­ lar  accident  occured  between  the  cruise  ship  Santa  Ro.sa  and  the  tanker  Valchem,  colliding  off  the  Jersey  coast.  Four  lives  were  lost  in  the Rosa­Valchem  collision.  HOW  SENATE,  HOUSE  VOTE  FOR  DELAWARE  Hiram  L.  Fong  AGAINST  Pacheco,  Francisco  Amat,  Kasmoin  Rogers,  Anthony  P.  Rost,  Carvil  F.  Rougcou,  Frederick  Heck,  John  A.  Knaflich,  Hanley  Dukeman,  Leroy  N.  Collazo,  Juan  Gregorski,  Henry  Saettone,  Angelo  A.  Uurich,  Heins  F.  Brunelli,  Virgil  C.  London,  David  Sullivan,  David  C.  Cassidy,  Michael  J.  Blomquist,  Richard  R.  Goldberg,  David  Liekaszewski,  Frank  Tinunons,  Frank  Maldonado, Ruben  Carraway, Ronald  Martin,  Matthew  Benjamin, Michael J.  Loleas,  Peter  Costello,  Edward  Hurley, John  R.  Mendez,  Feliciano  German,  Bruce  Frogell,  Michael  E.  NapolitanS;  Neil  INDIANA  Frank  Kowalski  GEORGIA  FOR  l'­ • '  House  Emilio  Q.  Daddario  Donald  J.  Irwin  Chester  W.  Bowles  John  S.  Monagan  Robert  N.  Giaimo  FOR  ARKANSAS  1"'  The  SlU  blood  hank  supplies  Seafarers  or  members  of  their  families  with  blood  anywhere  in  the  United  States.  Seafarers  can  donate  to  the  bank  at  the  SU  clinic  in  Brooklyn.  Listed  here  are  a  few  of  the  Seafarers  and  others  tcno  have  donated  to the  blood  bank.  The  name.s  of  other donors  will appear  in  future  issues.  Protect  yourself  and  your  family.  Arrange  to  donate  to  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  now.  Craig,  James T.  Leach,  George  A.'  Dunn,  Joseph  Jensen,  Erik  H.  Leon, Andrew  R.  Baiter,  Sam  Said,  Mohammed  A.  Kolk,  Arthur  E.  Benenata,  Anthony  Masciello,  Albert  Maniscalco,  Anthony  Guymon,  Heber  Albarella,  Alex  Guitson, Frank  Ramos,  Manuel.  Baiter,  Hyman  Colbert,  Thomas  E.  Rogers,  William  Lowery,  Carl  Rappaport,  Howard  D.  Kaplan,  Martin  E.  Main,  Wilson  E.  Schweizer,  Roman  G.  Charon,  Jamie  F.  Bbnefont,  Genaro  Elliot,  John  Schumacher,  Robert  M.  Gavin, Edmund  J.  Tucker,  William  T.  Senate  H.  E.  Capehart  R.  Vance  Hartke  House  Charles  A.  Halleck  William  G.  Bray  Winlield  K.  Denton  John  Brademas  Earl  M.  Hogan  E.  Ross  Adair  J.  Edward  Roush  Joseph  W.  Barr  Fred  Wampler  AGAINST  Randall  S. .Harmon  Ray  J,  Madden  IOWA  FOR  Senate  B.  B.  Hickenlooper  Thomas  E.  Martin  House  Fred  Schwengel  Merwin  Coad  Leonard  G.  Wolf  Ben  F.  Jensen  Charles  B.  Hoeven  H.  R.  Gross  Neal  E.  Smith  NOT  VOTING  Steven  V.  Carter  KANSAS  FOR  Senate  A.  F.  Schoeppel  Frank  Carlson  House  William  H.  Avery  Edward  H.  Rees  Newell  A.  George  J.  Floyd  Breeding  Denver  D,  Hargis  ­Wint  Smith  KENTUtlKY  FOR  Senate  John  S.  Cooper  T.  B.  Morton  House  F.  A.  StubbleAeld  Brent  Spence  William  H.  Natcher  John  C.  Waits  Frank  W.  Burke  Eugene  Siler  Frank  L.  Chelf  AGAINST  Carl  D.  Perkins  LOUISIANA  FOR  Senate  Allen  J.  Ellender  Russell  B.  Long  House  F.  Edward  Hebert  Otto  E.  Passman  T.  Hale  Boggs  James  H.  Morrison  Edwin  E.  Willis  T.  A.  Thompson  Overton  Brooks  Harold  B.  McSween  MAINE  FOR  Senate  Margaret  C.  Smith  Edmund  8..  Muskle  House  Frank  M.  Coffin  C.  G.  Mclntire  AGAINST  James  C.  Oliver  MARYLAND  FOR  John  M.  Butler  Senate  Glenn  Beall  The  full list  of  members of  the  Senate end  House  of  Rep­ resentotives and how  they  voted on  the Londrum­Griffin bill  is printed here  for  the information of  Seafarers.  The  listing  is  broken  down  by  states  for  the  convenience  of  the  mem­ bership.  It is  being  printed  in  response  to  a  request  from  Seafarer  Paul  Arthofer  who  wrote  the  LOG  as  follows:  "Would it be  possible  for  you  to  publish a  complete  list  of  Representatives  and. Senators  of  the  US  Congress,  their  respective  states  and  how  they  voted  on  the  Landrum­ Griffin bill; whether  for  or  against,  in an  early  issue  of  the  LOG?"  The following list  actually represents  the vote on  the  final  version of  the Londrum­Griffin bill,  after  it  was modified in  joint conference  between a committee of  Senators and  Rep­ resentatives.  House  Thomas  F.  Johnson  R.  E.  Lankford  Daniel  B.  Brewster  John  R.  Foley  George  H.  Fallon  Samuel  N.  Friedel  AGAINST  Edw.  A.  Garmatz  MASSACHUSETTS  FOR  L.  Saltonstail  Senate  John  Kennedy  House  Silvio  O.  Conte  T.  H.  Macdonald  Edward  P. Boland  Hastings  Keith  Philip  J.  Philbin  Laurence  Curtis  Harold  D.  Donohua  J. W.  McCormack  Edith  N.  Rogers  James  A.  Burke  William  H.  Bates  J. W.  Martin.  Jr.  Thomas  J.  Lane  AGAINST  T.  P.  O'Neill,  ir.  MICHIGAN  FOR  Senate  P.  V.  McNamara  Philip  A.  Hart  '  House  George  Meader  Victor  A.  Knos  A.  E,  Jahsniea  John  B.  Bennett  Clare  E.  Hoffman  Chas.  C.  Diggs.  Jr.  C.  E.  Chamberlain  Louis  C.  Rabaut  James  G.  O'Hara  John  D.  Dingell.  Jr  Alvin  M.  Bentley  M.  W.  Griffiths  Robert  P.  Griffin  Wm.  S;  Broomileld.  E.  A:  Cederbe'rg  PAIRID  FOR  ­ T.  M.  Machrowtcs  NOT  VOTING  GerM  R.  Ford  John  leslhsU  FOR  MINNESOTA  Senate  H.  H.  Humphrey  E.  J.  McCarthy  House  Albert  H.  Quia  H.  Carl  Andersen  Ancher  Nelsen .  Odin  Langen  Walter  H.  Judd  AGAINST  Roy  W.  WIer  Joseph  B.  Karth  John  A.  Blatnik  NOT  VOTING  Fred  Marshall  MISSISSIPPI  FOR  Senate  James  O.  Eastland  John  C,  Stennis  House  T.  G.  Abernethy  John  B.  Williams  Jamie  L.  Whitten  Wm.  A.  Winstead  Frank  E.  Smith  William  M.  Colmer  MISSOURI  FOR  Senate  W.  S.  Symington  House  Thomas  B.  Curtis  Charles  H.  Brown  L.  K.  Sullivan  A.  S.  J.  Carnahan  Wm.  J.  Randall  Clarence  Cannon  Richard  Rolling  M.  M.  Moulder  W.  R.  HuU.  Jr.  AGAINST  Frank 'A.  Karston  NOT  VOViNG  T.  C.  Hennlngs  Paid  C.  Jones  �Nvrember  0,  19Sf  SEAFARERS  LOG  hffa  Hlaa  Taking On A Chaiiangar  Union  Acts  To Collect  Wages For  Eight  Crews  SIU  attorneys  have taken  lagal  action  against  eight  of  the  12 ships operated  by  the World  Tramping Agency  for failure  to  pay  allotments  to  Seafarers'  families  and  wages  to  the  crews. Liens have been  placed*^  against  the vessels  and  action  them  is  being  taken  over  by  Mari­ started  to  assure  that  the  time Overseas,  which  is storing  the  n  vessel  and  bringing  it  back  to  the  States  where  the  crew  will  be  paid  off.  Arrangements are  being made  to  assist  the  crewmembers  pending  completion  of  legal  action,  or  set­ tlement of  the beef  with the opera­ tors.  A  number  of  instances  were  re­ ported  to  the  Union  of  World  Tramping's failure  to  send  out  al­ lotment checks  to families.  Where  checks  were  sent,  many  of  them  bounced, leaving the  families  with­ out  income.  Ail  of  the  vessels  operated  by  Seafarer Fred Kritzier, who advertises his prowess at checkers,  tests  World  Tramping  are  Liberty  ships  his skill in combat with Thod Jackson, AB,  at the headquarters hall.  which  have  been  largely  carrying  farm  surplus  cargoes  in  the  bulk  trades.  Rates  for  these  cargoes  have  been  depressed  by  the  heavy  A  US  Tax  Court  has  ruled  that  competition  of  runaway  flag  ships  the  SIU ­ contracted  Bloomfield  and also  by the  entrance of  tankers  Steamship Company  cannot  deduct  into  the  farm  surplus  trade.  The  as "an ordinary and necessary  busi­ tankships,  in  turn,  have  been  ness  expense"  the  money  it  spent  driven  out  of  the  oil  trade  by  the  WASHINGTON—After  four  years,  the  Interstate  Com­ for  repairs  to  eight  ships  which  operations  of  the  ruhaway­flag  su­ merce  Commission  has  finally  granted  the  SlU­contracted  it  bought  from  the  Maritime  Ad­ pertankers  owned  and  controlled  Pan  Atlantic  Steamship  Corp,  the  right  to  purchase  S.  C.  ministration  in  1951,  by  major  US  oil  companies.  Bloomfield  bought  the  ships—  Should  the  "50­50"  tanker  im­ Loveland,  a  coastwise  ship­­*­ to  compete  with  Pan  Atlantic  for  five  Victorys  and  three  Libertys—  port  drive  of  the  US  maritime  un­ ping  concern.  under  the  terms  of  the  1946  Ship  ions and independent  tanker opera­ The  purchase  does  not  in­ cargo  originating  in  the  various  Sales  Act  and  spent  over  half  a  tors succeed,  it  would  result  in  the  volve  any  actual  shipping  opera­ ports  which  Loveland  had  served,  million  dollars  to  put  them  in  return  of  these  tankers  to  the  oil  tions,  but  gives  Pan  Atlantic  the  as  part  of  the  railroad  campaign  shape.  The  MA,  however,  per­ trade and  greatly  relieve  the  pres­ right  to  cali  at  a  large  number  of  to  destroy  all  domestic  shipping  mitted  the  company  to  deduct  all  sure  on  dry cargo  tramp  ships, en­ East  Coast  ports  covered  by  Love­ competition.  but  about  $10,000  of  this  amount  abling  them  to  operate at  a  profit.  land's  operating  certificate.  Many  The  four­year  delay  contrasts  from  the  sum  it finally  paid  for  The  major  American oil  companies  of  these  ports  have  not  been  open  sharply  with  the  ICC's  refusal  to  title  to  the  vessels.  are  all  opposing  the  "50­50"  pro­ to  Pan  Atlantic  up  until  now  be­ delay  railroad rate cuts  which  have  The  Internal  JFtevenue  Service  posal  as  it  would  require  them  to  cause  it  lacked  an  ICC  okay  to  driven  Seatrain  Lines  and  C.  G.  Willis out  of  the  port  of  Savannah,  later  refused  to  allow  Bloomfield  carry  half  of  their  oil  under  the  service  them.  to claim  the  half  million  spent  for  American  flag  and  pay  American  The  four­year  stall  arose  out  of  allowing  the  railroads  to  monopo­ repairs as a  tax deduction,  and this  wages to  their crews  instead  of  the  railroad  protests  against  the  move.  lize  the  pulpwood  trade  from  that  view  was  sustained  by  the  court.  $75 to  $100 a  month  they  now  pay.  The  railroads  objected  to  having  city.  crews  and  their  families  receive  the earnings  due  them.  As  reported  in  the  October  23  SEAFARERS  LOG,  the Pacific  Ex­ plorer  came  into Mobile  with  a  to­ tal  payroll  of  about  $75,000  pend­ ing  and  nobody  showed  up  to  pay  the  ship  off.  Seven  other  com­ pany  ships  are  berthed  in  various  ports  up  and  down  the  coast  and  have  also  been  slapped  with  liens.  In  addition,  two ships  have  been  similarly idled  in  Haifa,  but one  of  Court  Rejects  Bloomfield  Bid  SIU Operator Wins  Port  Service  Rights  ON  LANDRUM­GRIFFIN  BILL  The  Senate  never  voted  on  the  originol  Londrum­Griffin  bill,  it  hod  split  shorply  on  the  bill  originolly  introduced  by  Senotor  John  Kennedy  (Dem.­Moss.)  and  omended  by  Senotor  McClellcm  (Dem.­Ark.)  ond  others.  The  Londrum­ Griffin bill, o  much  tougher  meosure,  hod  originoted  exclu­ sively in the  House  of  Representotives.  The  compromise  version,  thot  wos  opproved  by  the  Sen­ ote,  wos  occepted  os  the  best  bill  thot  could  be  gotten  ot  the  time,  ond  mony  Senotors  considered  pro­lobor  voted  to okoy it on  thot ground.  As con be seen  from the  list only  two  Senotors,  Woyne  Morse  (Dem.­Oregon)  ond  Williom  Longer  (Rep.­North Dokoto),  voted ogoinst  it, holding  thot  the compromise  wos unsotisfoctory  ond  they  would not  vote  for  o  bill  OS  others  did simply  to  show  thot  something  wos  done  obout  unions.  <  PON  MONTANA  Senate  Jamei  B.  Murray  M.  J.  Manafield  Houic  , LM  Hctcalf  LeRoy  H.  Andcrion  NEBRASKA  FOR  Senate  Roman  L.  Hruaka  Carl  T.  Curtia  House  Phil  Weaver  Lawrence  Brock  G.  Cunniniham  D.  F.  McCinley  NEVADA  FOR  Senate  Alan  Bible  Howard  W.  Cannon  House  .Walter  B.  Baring  NBW  HAMPSHIRE  FOR  Senate  Styles  Bridges  Norrls  Cotton  House  Cheater  1. Morrow  Perkins  Baas  NEW  JERSEY  FOR  Senate  Clifford  P.  Case  H.  A.  WiUlams.  Jr.  House  William  T.  CahlU  F.  C.  Osmers. Jr.  MUton  W.  Glenn  P.  W.  Rodlno..  Jr.  J.  C.  Auchlncloss  H.  3.  AddonUlo  r. 8.  Thompson.  Jr.  G.  W.  WallHauser  P.  Frellnghuysen  C.  B.  Gallagher  Florence  P.  Dwyer  D.  V.  Daniels  Wm.  B.  Widnall  NOT  VOTING  ,  Gordon  Canfield  NEW  MEXICO  FOR  Senats  Dennis  Chaves  C.  P.  Anderson  House  J.  M.  Montoya  Thomas  G.  Morris  NEW  YORK  FOR  Senate  Jacob  K.  Javits  Kenneth  B.  Keating  House  8.  B.  Derounlan  S.  S.  Stratton  Frank  J.  Becker  C.  E.  Kilburn  Seymour  Halpern  Alexander  Pirnie  Albert  H.  Bosch  R.  W.  Riehlman  Edna  F.  Kelly  John  Taber  Francis  E.  Dorn  H.  W.  Robison  John  H.  Hay  Jessica  Weis  John  V.  Lindsay  Harold  C.  Osterlag  Edwin  B.  Dooley  William  E.  Miller  Robert  R.  Barry  John  R.  Pillion  J.  Earnest  Wharton  Chas.  E.  tioodell  Dean  P.  Taylor  AGAINST  Lester  Hoftsman  Ludwlg  Teller  James  J.  Delaney  Herbert. Zelenko  Eiigenc  J.  Keogh  James  C.  Healey  bnanuel  Cellar  Isidore. Dollbtger  .  A.  J.  Multer  Chas.  A..  Buckl^  John  J.  Rooney  Paul  A.  FIno  A.  E.  SanUngelo  T.  J.  DulshI  Leonard  Farbateln  Negotiations  between  the  rail­ roads  and  "non­operating"  unions  got underway this  month.  The talks  cover  650,000  workers  who  service  the railroad  industry in  a  non­engi­ neering capacity.  Employers  are  demanding  a  15­ cent  reduction  in  hourly  wages,  which  the  union  joint  negotiating  committee  declared  would  really  result in  a  wage  cut  of  33 cents  an  hour.  Unions  have asked  for  a  25­ cent  per  hour  wage  increase  and  other  improvements.  Operating  unions  have  also  placed  a  demand  to  the  railroads  for  a  14  percent  wage  increase.  They,  too,  have  been  met with counter­demands for  a  cut.  PAIRED  AGAINST  Victor  L.  Anfuso  Adam  C.  Powell,  Jr.  NOT  VOTING  K.  St.  George  S.  Wainwright  Leo  W.  O'Brien  NORTH  CAROLINA  FOR  Senate  Sam  J.  Ervin,  Jr.  B.  Everett  Jordan  House  H.  C.  Bonner  Alton  Lennon  L.  H.  Fountain  A.  Paul  Kitchin  G.  A.  Barden  H.  Q.  Alexander  Ralph  J.  Scott  Chas.  R.  Jonas  Carl  T.  Durham  Basil  L.  Whitener  NOT  VOTING  Harold  D.  Cooley  David  HaU  NORTH  DAKOTA  FOR  Senate  Milton  R.  Young  House  Don.  L.  Short  AGAINST  Sen.  Wm.  Langer  Rep.  Q.  Burdick  OHIO  FOR  Senate  Frank  J.  Lausche  S.  M.  Young  House  Gordon  H.  Scherer  Robert  E.  Cook  William  E.  Hess  Samuel  L.  Devine  Paul  F.  Schenck  William  H.  Ayres  Wm.  M.  McCulloch  John  E.  Henderson  Delbert  L.  Latta  Frank  T.  How  Clarence  J.  Brown  R.  W.  Levering  Jackson  E.  Belts  Way.ne  L.  Hays  Thomas  L.'  Ashley  Michael  J.  Kirwan  W.  H.  Moeller.  M.  A.  Fcighan  AGAINST  Charles  A.  Vanik  NOT  VOTING  A.  D.  Baumhart  W.  E.  Minshall  Frances  P.  Bolton  OKLAHOMA  FOR  Senate  A.  S.  M.  Monroney  House  Page  Belcher  Tom  Steed  Ed  Edmondson  John  Jarman  Carl  Albert  Toby  Morris  '  OREGON  FOR  Senate  R.  L.  Neuberger  House  A1  Ullman  Charles  O.  Porter  Edith  Green  Walter  Norblad  AGAINST  Sen.  Wayne  Morse  PENNSYLVANIA  FOR  ^  Senate  Rober*  S.  Kerr  ClHk.  Jr.  M.  D.  Icott.  Jr.  House  W.  H.  Milliken,  Jr.  G.  M.  Rhodes  Willlard  S.  Curtin  Francis  E.  Walter  Paul  B.  Dague  Walter  B.  Mumma  Ivor  D.  Fenton  Alvin  R.  Bush  John  A.  Lafore,  Jr.  R.  M.  Simpson  James  M.  Quigley  Carroll  D.  Kearns  J.  E.  Van  Zandt  Frank  M.  Clark  Leon  H.  Gavin  James  G.  Fulton  W.  S.  Moorhead  R.  J.  Corbett  AGAINST  William  A.  Barrett  K.  E.  Granahan  James  A.  Byrne  Robert  N.  C.  Nix  Wm.  J.  Green,  Jr.  Hermann  Toll  PAIRED  AGAINST  John  P.  Saylor  FOR  S.  A.  Prokop  Daniel  J.  Flood  John  H.  Dent  Thomas  E.  Morgan  Elmer  J.  Holland  RHODE  ISLAND  Senate  Theodore  F.  Green  John  O.  Pastore  House  John  E.  Fogarty  Aims  J.  Forand  SOUTH  CAROLINA  FOR  Senate  Olin  D.  Johnston  J.  S.  Thurmond  House  J  L.  Mendel  Rivers  Robert  T.  Ashmore  John  J.  Riley  H.  W.  HemphiU  W.  J.  Bryan  Dorn  NOT  VOTING  John  L.  McMillan  FOR  SOUTH  DAKOTA  Karl  £.  Mundt  Senats  House  G.  S.  McGovern  E.  Y.  Berry  NOT  VOTING  Sen.  Francis  Case  FOR  TENNESSEE  Senate  Albert  Gore  House  B.  Carroll  Reece  Ross  Bass  Howard  H.  Baker  Tom  Murray  J.  B.  Fraxler,  Jr.  R.  A.  Everett  J.  Carlton  Loser  Clifford  Davis  NOT  VOTING  Joe  L.  Evins  Estes  Kefauver  TEXAS  FOR  Senate  R.  W.  Yarborough  House  Wright  Patman  Frank  Ikard  Jack  B.  Brooks  John  Young  Lindley  Beckworth  Joe  M.  Kllgore  Bruce  R.  Alger  J.  T.  Rutherford  John  Dowdy  ­  Omar  Burleson  Albert  Thomaa  Walter  Rogers  Clark  W.  Thompson  George  H.  Mahon  Homer  Tharnbcrry  Q.  Clark  Flsker  L.  B.  Johnson  i.  X  At  the  recent  annual  convention  of  the  Massachusetts  State  Labor  Council,  AFL­CIO,  the  member­ ship  voted  to  circularize  labor  or­ ganizations  and  other  interested  parties, to  the effect  that  the coun­ cil supports Senator  John  Kennedy  for  president.  i  i  Despite  strong  opposition  from  the state's powerful  big farmer lob­ by,  the  California  Industrial  Wel­ fare  Commission  has  established  a  state  wage  board.  The  new  board  will  make  recommendations  on  adequate minimum  wage, minimum  hours  of  work  for  women  and  minors  in  agriculture, and  working  condition  standards for women  and  minors.  A  final  order  on  wagea  and  hours will  come from  the com­ mission  on  the  basis  of  the  \vag«  board's recommendations.  Califor­ nia  thus  becomes  the  third  state  to  regulate  wages  in  agriculture,  joining  Hawaii  and  Wisconsin.  Paul  J.  Kilday  J.  C.  Wright,  Jr.  Robert  R.  Casey  PAIRED  FOR  Olin  E.  Teague  NOT  VOTING  Sam  Rayburn  FOR  W.  R.  Poage  UTAH  Senate  Frank  E.  Moss  House  Henry  A.  Dixon  David  8.  King  VERMONT  W.  F.  Bennett  FOR  Senate  George  D.  Aiken  Winston  L.  Prouty  AGAINST  House  Wm.  H.  Meyer  VIRGINIA  FOR  Senate  A.  W.  Robertson  House  T.  N.  Downing  Richard  H.  Poll  Porter  Hardy.  Jr.  Burr  P.  Harrison  J.  Vaughan  Gary  Howard  W.  Smith  Watkins  M.  Abbitt  Pat  Jennings  William  M.  Tuck  NOT  VOTING  Joel  T.  Broyhill  WASHINGTON  Harry  Byrd  FOR  Senate  W.  G.  Magnuson  Henry  M.  Jackson  House  Thomas  M.  Pelly  Walt  Horan  Russell  V.  Mack  T.  C.  Tollefson  Catherine  May  Don  Magnuson  PAIRED  FOR  Jack  Westland  WEST  VIRGINIA  I  FOR  Senate  Jennings  Randolph  Robert  C.  Byrd  House  Arch  A.  Moore  John  M.  Slack  Ken  Hechler  AGAINST  H.  O.  Staggers  Elizabeth  Kee  C.  M.  Bailey  WISCONSIN  FOR  Senate  Alexander  Wiley  William  Proxmire  House  R.  Kastenmeier  .Melvin  R.  Laird.  Jr.  G.  R.  Withrow  John  W,  Bvrnes  Clement  J.  Zablockl  Lester  R.  Johnson  Henry  S.  Reuss  Alvin  E.  O'Konski  AGAINST  Gerald  T.  Flynn  WYOMING  -U ­ FOR  Gall  McGec  Senate  House  E.  K.  Thomson  NOT  VOTING  Sen.  J.  C.  O'Mahoney  4  1  �NY  Has  Active  Sh'pping;  'Keep Record  Of  Or  l\>.  Longview  Victory Trio  NEW  YORK—Sliipping  for  this  port,  as  the  figures  show,  was  booming  over  the past  period as  a  total  of  387 men  were  assigned  to  permanent  berths.  This  is  a  teri­month  record  high  for  the  port,  Bill  Hall,"*  port  agent,  reported.  The last  od  have  been  coming  in  clean,  high  totals  were  in  Decem­1 thanks  to  the  efficient  jobs  being  •  ber.  1958.  when  402  men  were  done  by  the  department  and  ship's  shipped.  '  delegates,  one  beef  continuously  As  has  been  a  problem  in  the  crops  up  and  is  left  for  the  board­ past  when  shipping  is  good,  class  ing  patrolman  to  settle.  That  is  a  A  and  B  men  lay  back  on  the, crewmember's  claim  tor  overtime  beach  and  wait  for a  particular run | when  no  record  has  been  made  of  or  ship.  As  a  result,  a  greater  per­ it.  centage  of  the  total  jobs  shipped  I  If  a  crewman  thinks  he  is  en­ from  this  port  are  being  filled  by  titled  to  overtime,  be  should  sub­ class  C  cards.  In  order  to  protect; mit  it  to  the  department  head  as  their  seniority.  Hall  said,  A  and  j  soon  as  he  completes  it,  so  there  B  cards  should  bid  for  all  of  these  will  be  some  record  of  it  for  the  jobs  as  tliey  are  put  on  the  ship­ boarding  patrolman.  In  doing  this,  ping  board.  | the  man  will  be  assured  of  collect­ Although  most  of  the  ships  hit­ ing  all  of  the  money  due  him,  and  At payoff  of Longview  Victory  in  New  York  ore (I  to r)  P.  Sobfan,  ting  this  port  over  the  past  peri­ will  help  the  patrolman  in  set­ tling  it  with  the captain.  second  cook;  E.  Watson,  steward  delegate,  Marco  Softs,  crow  There  was  a  total  of  37  vessels  pantryman.  serviced  in  this  port  over  the  past •  period.  There were  21 ships  paying '  off.  three  signing  on  and  the  re­1  maining  12  were  in  transit.  Two  ships  in  the  port,  the  Seagarden ^  and  the  Helen,  were  reactivated  during  the  period,  after  being  laid  up  for  some  time  because  of  lack '  MOBILE—Shipping  in  Mobile  of  cargo.  I  The use of  imported Mexican farm labor  to drive down con­ has  been  pretty  good,  reports  Port  ditions  of  American  farm  workers is  at  last  getting some  at­ The  following  were  the  ships!  Agent  Cal  Tanner,  but  only  be­ cause three  ships were  caught there  paying  off:  Atlantis  (Petrol  Ship­ j  tention  from  the  Government.  A  committee  appointed  by  by  the  recent  longshore  strike.  ping);  Dorothy,  Edith,  Hilton,  Bea­' the  US  Department  of  Labor­*^  They  recrewed  and  went  back  on  trice  (Bull);  Seatrain  Texas,  Sea­ has  confirmed  charges  long  the right  to hire  Mexicans.  schedule  when  the  walkout  was  train  Louisiana.  Seatrain  New  bv  AFL­CIO  organizers  The  beauty  of  the  system  from  terminated  temporarily  by  the  Jersey  (Seatrain);  Fort  Hoskins  to  the  effect  that  Mexican  labor  is  the  large  farmers'  point  of  view  (Cities  Service);  Steel  Scientist,  being used  as a  lever  to keep  down  is  that  hiring  the  Mexicans  gives  court  injunction.  Otherwise,  there  were  the  usual  Steel  Designer  (Isthmian);  Long­ American  farm  workers'  condi­ them  immunity  from  union  organ­ in­transit  jobs  but  no offshore  pay­ view  Victory,  Northwestern,  Jef­ tions.  izing  by  the  AFL­CIO.  The  farm­ offs.  Another  World  Tramping Lib­ ferson  City  Victory  (Victory  Car­ As  reported  by  the  committee,  ers  are  quite  content  with  the  erty arrived  here,  the  Pacific Tide,  riers);  Azalea  City,  Beauregard,  in many  instances US farm  workers  minimums  set  for  Mexicans  under  but  like  eight  sister  ships  couldn't  Raphael  Semmes  (Pan­Atlantic);  get  poorer  conditions  and  less  the  law.  which  are  50  cents  an  pay  off.  and  legal  action  has  been  Atlantic  (American  Banner);  Alcoa  wages  than  the  Mexicans  who  are  hour,* free  transportation  and  ade­ Patriot  (Alcoa)  and  the  Robin  protected  by  certain  specific  guar­ quate  housing.  taken.  Prospects for  the next  two weeks  Trent  (Robin).  By  contrast,  many  American  antees  as  to  housing  and  employ­ are  slim.  Signing  on  were  the  Atlantic  ment.  farm  workers  get  as  little  as  $2  During  the  la^t  shipping  period,  (American  Banner);  Seagarden  a  day  and  live  in  hovels  which  do  Present  Laws  the  following  ships  paid  off:  Clip­ (Peninsular)  and  the  Ocean  Evelyn  Under  the  present  law,  farmers  not  meet  minimum  standards  of  per  (Alcoa)  and  Hurricane  (Water­ (Ocean  Trans).  have  to  prove  that  they  cannot  sanitation  and  decent  shelter.  man).  Signing  on  were  the  Clipper,  In  transit  were  the  Alcoa  Pil­ obtain  American  labor  before  they  To  correct  this  situation,  the  Roamer  (Alcoa);  Hurricane,  Mon­ grim,  Alcoa  Pennant,  Alcoa  Point­ can  make  use  of  Mexicans.  Con­ Labor  Department  committee  is  arch  of  the  Seas,  Topa  Topa  er  (Alcoa);  Robin  Locksl^,  (Rob­ sequently, the  large farm  operators  proposing  that  the  law  should  be  (Waterman)  and  the  Steel  Rovgr  in);  Northwestern  Victory  (Victory  in  Texas  and  California  make  a  tightened  up.  They  would  refuse  Carriers);  Bents  Fort  (Cities  Serv­ practice  of  offering  American  to  allow  farmers  to  recruit  Mex­ (Isthmian).  In  transit  were  the  Del  Oro  ice);  Bienville,  Fairland,  Gateway  farm  workers  ridiculously  low  icans  unless  they  offer  American  (Delta);  Carolyn,  Elizabeth  (Bull);  City,  Beauregard.  Azalea  City  wages,  which nobody  would accept.  workers  conditions  and  benefits  Steel  Director  (Isthmian),  and  (Pan­Atlantic)  and  the  Hnrricane  Then  they  claim  they  are  unable  with  which  other  farmers  success­ (Waterman).  to get Americans, which  gives them  fully recruit  American help.  Alcoa  Ranger  (Alcoa).  Mobile Has  Mild Sport  |iV''  Prvremker  t. l»St  SEAFARERS  LOC  P*» T«i  US  Farm Workers  Below  Mexican  Pay  Soviet Bids  For  Second  Bridges Visit  Harry  Bridges,  who  was  in  Mo.s­ cow  last  Febaiary,  is  apparently  going  back  again.  This  time,  he's  taking  some  West  Coast  shipown­ ers  with  him,  according  to  a  Mos­ cow  announcement.  It  has  been  reported,  but  not  confirmed,  that  Paul  St.  Sure,  head  of  the  Pacific  Maritime  Association,  will  accom­ pany  Bridges,  along  with  some  other  ship  operators.  Bridges  is  returning  to  Moscow,  the  announcement  declared,  at  the  invitation  of  Viktor  G.  Bakayev,  Soviet  Minister  of  Merchant  Ma­ rine.  Actually,  it  is  a  return  visit  for  Russian  Premier  N i  k  i I  a  Khrushchev's call  at  Bridges union  headquarters in  San  Francisco dur­ ing  the  letter's  tour  of  the  United  States.  The  visit  to  Bridges'  office  was  the  only  one  to  a  union  made  by  Khrushchev.  The  cordial  tone  of  the  visit  was  in  marked  contrast  to  Khrushchev's  open  hostility  to  AFL­CIO  union  leaders,  whom  he  described  as  "capitali.st  lackeys."  Actually,  Khrushchev  made  two  calls  at  Bridges'  office,  returning  a  second  time  when  Bridges  wasn't  around  to  meet  him  earlier  in  the  day.  It  is  expected  that  Bridges  will  be advertised  In  Moscow  as a  "typ­ ical"  American  labor  leader,  who­ opposes  the  "cold­war  practices  of  the  monopolists."  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,  tblis  cre­ ating much  difficulty  in keeping  accounts  straight.  ^Not For Traveling  Those  innocent­looking  (drums  standing  in  the engine  room may  look  peaceful enough  in o smooth  sea,  but  just  let  the  ship  pitch  and  roll o  little  bit  and  they  can  go  on  a  destructive  rampage.  k  '  Any  geor  of  this  kind,  no  matter  how  heavy  it  niKiy  be,  should  be  loshed  down  ot all times so that it cannot do any destruc­ tive traveling  in bod  weotfier.  li  i  An SIU Ship Is A Safe Ship  �lI«TCBib«r  fc  If Si  SEAFARERS 'When We Get Him Out Of The  Way ..  Faam tSUiwrn LOG Work Rules, Not Pay  Targets of  Employers  A  widespread  attack  on  union  working  rules  is  being  launched by  business management in  current bargaining neg­ otiations involving  several ma,  or industries.  The work  rules  issue  is  the  factor  in  the  na­ tional  steel  strike,  now  31^  agement  demands  are  the  so­called  months  old,  but  it  is  also  at  "flexibility"  clauses  which  would  See Atomic  Ships Okay  Inl960's  Atomic­powered  merchant  ships  should  be  in  operation'in  the  late  1960's  if  the  current  rate  of  tech­ nological  progress  is  maintained,  the  US  Atomic  Energy  Commis­ sion's  Maritime  Reactor  Division  announced  recently.  Considerable advances have  been  made  on  a  helium­cooled  closed­ cycle  gas­turbine  propulsion  sys­ tem,  which  would  allow  greater  potential for automation in the run­ ning  of  ships,  and  would  operate  at  an  engine  efficiency  of  40  per­ cent, higher  than  any  other marine  power  plant  of  comparable  rating.  The development of  the proposed  atomic  engines  would  severely  re­ duce the  number of  men needed  to  operate  a  ship,  since  the simplified  atomic  plant  would  be  almost  self­ regulating.  A number of problems have to be  solved  before  the  ships,  which  the  commission  believes  will  use  the  "propulsion  system  of  the  future,"  can  be  serviceable.  They  involve  such matters  as design,  ventilation,  and  other  safety  matters.  Shorthanded?  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  are  asked  to  contect  the  hall  immediately  for  a.  replace­ ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  will  keep  all  jobs  aboard  ship  filled  at  all  times  aiyd  elimi­ nate  the  chance  of  thd  ship  sailing  shorthanded.  stake  in  various  other  industries.  The  obvious  approach  on  the  work  rules  issues  on  the  part  of  the  employer  is  to  make  up  what  he grants  in  wages by  cutting down  on  job  conditions,  either  by  re­ ducing  the work  force,  or getting  a  free  hand  to  introduce  speed­up  tactics,  or  both.  One  such  situation  involves  the  Inland Boatmen's  Union, an SIUNA  affiliate  in  San  Francisco.  There  tugboat  and  barge  operators  are  trying  to  eliminate  Saturday  and  Sunday  overtime  benefits  where  a  tugboatman  has  not  worked  a  full  week.  More  widely  known  is  railroad  management's  drive  on  work  rules  for  operating  and  non­operating  railroad  unions  which  has been  ad­ vertised  heavily  in  the  nation's  press.  The  railroads  are  trying  to  get  rid  of  firemen  in  diesel  loco­ motives and are  trying to  revise the  mileage  figures  for  an  average  day's  run.  These  two  steps  alone  would  reduce  the  railroad  work  force  and  cut  railroad  men's  earn­ ings  sharply.  They  are  part  of  a  long  list  of  such  proposals  put  for­ ward  by  rail  management,  which  is  also  asking  for  a  reduction  in  base  wages.  A  flagrant  instance  of  direct  at­ tack  on  union  standards  was  the  attempt  by  the  Pacific  Gas  and  Electric  Company,  a  West  Coast  utility,  to  write  a  clause  into  the  On  various occasions,  in  discussing the  conspiracy  between  contract  barring  the  company's  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commission  and  the  railroads  to  premises  to  union  representatives  destroy domestic shipping, the SIU has emphasized the impact  during working hours.  Such a  step,  on seamen's employment involved  in the destruction  of  coast­ of  course,  would  have  given  the  wise  and  intercoastal  ship sfvices.  That  impact  is  already  company  a  free  hand  to  ignore  the  It  would  be com­ being felt  with  the lay­up  of  two ships  of  the Seatrain  Line  contract's terms.  parable  to  a  maritime  union's  pa­ and part of  the C. G. Willis coastwise barge­hauling fleet.  trolmen  being  denied  access  to  a  Clearly,  everything  that  has  happened  in  the  past  few  ship.  The company  had  to give  up  weeks has  confirmed  the Union's  original  charge  that  ICC. is  its  demand  in  the  face  of  deter­ the  willing  accomplice  of  a  railroad  scheme  to  monopolize  mined union  resistance.  freight­carrying  between  East  Coast  ports  and  in  the  cross­ One  of  the  most  common  man­ give  management  the  right  to  as­ sign  workers  to  jobs at  random,  no  matter  what  their  skills  and  jobs  classification.  The  work  rules  issue,  in  effect,  was  a  major  factor  in  the  East  Coast  longshoremen's  strike  which  was  enjoined  by  the  courts  on  Oc­ tober  8.  Here  tlie  question  of  liow  many  men  to  be  employed  at  a  hatch  is  at  stake  with  tlie  coming  of  container­type  vessels  into  the  industry.  A  total  of  102  members  were  nominated  as  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  opened  its  annual  elec­ tion  procedure.  Nominations  will  be  open  until  November  15.  and  acceptances  have  to  be  in  by  that  date.  Under  the  SUP  constitution,  the  acceptances are  the key  to the  nom­ inating  procedure  as  members  w ho  were  not  nominated  at  the  vai ious  port  meetings  can  run  lor  office  by  sending  in  an  acceptance.  Nor­ mally  too.  many  of  the  men  nomi­ nated  at  the  port  meetings  are  not  on  the  ballot  because  they  do  not  accept.  4>  i  SIU  Pacific  District  crewmem­ bers  on  the  President  Cleveland  collected  $550  in  donations  and  a  considerable  amount  of  clothing  to  assist  the  victims  of  typhoon  Vera.  The  typhoon  took  5,000  lives  in  Japan  and  left  over  1.400,000  peo­ ple homeless.  A complete list  of  training sched­ country trade as  well.  ules at  the Marine  Cooks and  Stew­ More is at stake here than  the livelihood of  seamen, as seri­ ards Training  School  at  Santa  Rosa  ous an issue as that is.  Why, after all, are the railroads going  has  been  printed  in  the  October  30  to such extreme lengths to destroy a shipping operation which  "Stewards  News."  The  tra'ning  in­ cludes  both  upgrading  and  re­ carries such a tiny portion of the total freight involved?  fresher courses  which  run from  ten  Seek A Monopoly  to  21  days,  depending  on  the  sub­ The reason  is simple.  As long  as a  shipping operation  ex­ ject  matter.  ists, the railroads  are not free  to charge  what the  traffic will  4.  4.  t  bear.  If  they raise their rates, then shippers will go to domes­ Seafarers,  or  members  of  their  The  Inland  Boatmen's  Union  is  tic ship operators  with  their cargoes.  The existence  of  ship­ families  who  expect  to  mail  par­ now  in  the  25th  week  of  its  strike  ping competition assures the shipper  (and  the consumer, who  cels  or  letters  for  the  Christmas  against  major  tug  operators  in  San  pays the cost  in the end)  of  low­cost  transportation facilities  holidays  haye  been  urged  by  the  Francisco.  The  union  charges  that  Post  Office  Department  to  mail  the  San  Francisco  operators  are  for his products.  Once  the  domestic  shipping  industry  has  been  driven  their  gifts  well  ahead  of  the  holi­ seeking  a  grievance  clause  which  would destroy  job protection  for its  against the  wall, then  the railroads  will be free to  push  their  day  date.  The  Brooklyn  post  office  noti­ membership. Other West  Coast SIU  charges way up—and the public will pay because there will be  fied  SIU  headquarters  that  parceis  unions  have  voted  financial  as­ no  alternative.  and  cards mailed  for  local  delivery  sistance  to  the IBU.  To  accomplish  this  purpose  the  railroads  have  set  out  to  should  be  sent  before  December  X X i. destroy shipping simply by setting the rates so low that  ships  16.  Those  mailed  to  distant  points  Great  Lakes ship  operators  have  cannot compete.  The railroads will  take their  losses  now  in  should  be  sent  out  by  December  been busy  recalling  their crews  for  the  past  two  weeks  in  anticipatiqp  the hopes of  reaping the benefits later  on.  And these are the  10­.  At  least  another  two  weeks  or  of  the resumption  of  ore shipments  people who  talk about fighting  inflation!  the  steel  mills.  The  recalls  have  As Seatrain  has pointed  out, the new  rates set  by  the rail­ more  should  be  allowed  for  first  to  pointed  up  the  desirability  of  the  class  mail  being  sent  to  and  from  roads  on  paper  products  from  Savannah  will actually  bring  ships, depending  on  the location  of  seniority  system  negotiated  by  the  the  roads  less  revenue,  even  after  they  have  captured  Sea­ the  vessel.  Airmailing,  of  course,  SIU Great  Lakes District,  since the  train'a share of  the business,  than  they  earned  previously on  can  cut  down  that  time  problem  men  are  being  hired  according  to  the  date  of  layoff  within  a  given  the short  hauls to and  from  the Seatrain  terminals.  considerably.  There  are several  avenues  that can  be  taken  to fight  this  Other steps  that  can  be  taken  to  steamship company.  trend.  Among  them  are court  action  to enjoin  rate­slashing  speed  the  mail are  as follows:  for the purpose of destroying a  competitor. Congressional and  e  Include  the  postal  zone  num­ Tell  it  to  the  LOG  Administrative  action  to  remake  the  ICC  into  an  impartial  ber  on  all  mail.  agency  instead  of  a  tool of  the  railroads, and  anti­trust  pro­ e  Se  sure  to  include  return  ad­ •   x  ceedings because  of  the monopoly objectives of  the railroads'  dress.  • Make    certain that  the delivery  mftves.  address  is  correct  and  complete.  In any event, if  domsstie shipping does go under, the entire  • Print    or  type  addresses  so  as  coiintry, not just seUm^, will suffer,  "nie SIU, in fighting for  to  lessen  the  chance  of  misunder­ standing  a  name  or  street number.  shipping, is fighting  a  battle for  the  benefit of  all.  Set  Mailing  Dates  For  CItristmas  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Wanted: A Safe Driver  Says Thanks For  Blood Help  To  the  Editor:  I  have  been  totally  disabled  now  for  21  months,  and  would  like  once  again  to  extend  my  most  sincere  thanks  and  ap­ preciation  to  the  SIU  for  all  they  have  done  for  me  the.se  months  that  I  have  been  hospi­ talized.  I  would  especially  like  to  thank  the  very  efficient  officials  the  SIU  has  here  in  the  port  letters  To  The  Editor  Former  Seafarer  Roy  Arnold  thought  some  of  his  old  shipmates  might  be  interested  in  this  high­ciass  souped­up  sports  car  which  he  has on  his  hands.  As  the  photograph  shows  the  car  is  not  an  ordinary  one,  Arnold  said, and  the owner  should  be forwarned.  First  of  all,  the  car  was  specially  built  by  an  engineer.  The  Mer­ cury  engine  has  a  full  house  with  Offenhauser  equipment.  "The  car  Is  fast  and  dangerous,  and  the  owner  should  be  a  good  driver  who  un­ derstands  the  mechanics  of  automobiles,"  he  added.  Anyone  interested  can  get  in  touch  with  Arnold  at  408  E.  2nd  St.,  Dover,  Ohio.  Besides  their  interest  in  the  car,  Arnold  said,  if  any  of  his  former  shipmates  happen  to  find  themselves  in  Dover  they  are  invited  to  drop  over  and  talk  over  old  times  with  him.  A  member  of  the SIU  for 14  years,  Arnold decided  to  try shoreside  work for  awhile.  675  4th  Ave..  BrooUyn  HYacinth  9­6600  PORTLAND...  211  SW  Clay  St.  BALTIMORE  1216  E.  Baltimore ^  CApitol  7­3222  Earl Sheppard,  Agent  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TErminal  3­4485  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  SEATTLE  2333  Western  Ave.  RAmond  7­428  MAin  2­6326  SlU,  A&G  District  NEW  YORK  Great  Lakes  District  Canadian District  SUP  MFOW  i:­ MC&S  i?/"  I­'.  I,  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  must  be  sipned  by  the  writer.  Names  will  be  vrithheld  upon  request.  of  Houston:  Bob  Matthews,  Mickey  Wilburn, Steve Zubovich  and  Charles  Kimball.  Kimball,  I  understand,  is  now  in  Lake  Charles  where  I  am  sure  he  is  doing  a  very  good  Job,  as  he  did  here  in  Houston.  A  lot  of  the  boys  tell me  that  he  is  very  much  missed  here.  I  would also  like to  thank  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  which  made  it  possible  for  me  to  have  some  much­needed  surgery,  and  also  thanks  to  all  of  the  boys  who  donated  that  blood  for  me.  I  am  now  undergoing  my  fifth  major  operation  and  SIU  men  and  the  Blood  Bank  donated  more  than 48  pints.  Their dona­ tions  made  it  possible  to  avoid  unnecessary  delays  in ._my  sur­ gery  and  therefore,  has  helped  me  to  a  speedier  recovery.  Thanking  you  one  and  all,  I  remain,  gratefully  yours,  Raymond J.  ArsenauU  ^  t.  Hosklns Men  Get Thanks  To  the  Editor:  I  would  like  to  extend  my  deepest  thanks  to  the  officers  and  crew  of  SS  Fort  Hosklns  for their moral  support  and  for  the flowers  they  sent  on  the  death  of  my  wife.  Their  ges­ ture  was  one  o f  kindness  and  thought­ fulness  in  this  Stewart  difficult  pe­ riod.  Joe  R.  Stewart  t'  t>  Clinics Doing  Good Job  To the  Editor:  I  think  it  is time  we  took  our  hats  off  to  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan,  for  its  foresight  in  build­ ing  medical  clinics  in  the  vari­ ous  ports  for  the  membership  November  C,  1959  and  their  families.  These  clin­ ics,  as far  as  I see  it,  have  three  major  accomplishments  to  their  credit.  First  off,  the  SIU  medical  centers  have  done  wonders  in  cutting  down  on  the  number  of  undetected  illnesses  and  di­ seases which  are  not  noticed un­ til  they  are  at  an  advanced  stage.  This  was  clearly  seen  in  the  story  in  the  last  issue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  about  the  decline  in  the number  of  TB  cases  among  Seafarers.  The second  major accomplish­ ment  is  the  invaluable  service  these  centers  furnish  the  wives  and  children  of  Seafarers.  Third  on  my  list  is  the  fact  that  the  SIU  medical  clinics  provide  a  sound  argument  against  the  people  who  are  con­ tinuously  beefing  that  seamen's  unions  don't  do  anything  about  the  health  problems  of  their  members.  Actually  I  think  that  today's  seamen  are  a  lot  healthier  and  better qualified  to ship  than  the  men  who  sailed  in  the  past  and  this  can  be  laid  to  the  fact  that  there  are  such  clinics  as  the  SIU  in  operation.  John  Michaels  ti  Antinous  Hits  Mali Delays  To  the  Editor:  We,  the  crew  of  the  SS  An­ tinous,  would  like  to  take  this  opportunity  and  present  a  long  standing  beef,  in  the  hopes  that  some  prompt  action  will  be  taken  on  it.  This  beef  concerns  the  tardy  and  sometimes  absent  dispatch  of  crew  mail  to  the ships  by  the  steamship  companies  and  has  been  discussed  at  shipboard  meetings  and  included  in  the  minutes  of  these  meetings  with­ out  any  apparent  success.  This ship, after Its  last foreign  voyage,  spent  three  weeks  in  Stateside  ports.  Mail  that  had  been  sent  to  the  company  office  in New  York,  was retained  there  until  the  vessel  returned,  in­ stead  of  being  forwarded  to  the  crew.  One  crewmember  re­ ceived  a  letter  there  that  had  been  postmarked  in  Ohio  22  days  previous.  Another  was  handed  a  letter  on  September  16  that  had  been  mailed  a  week  previoi^  from  Tampa,  Florida.  Mail  was  also  distributed  to  other  members  of  the  crew  the  day  after  the  ship  had  sailed  foreign.  Mail  is  a  very  important  item  to  most  seamen,  but  the  steam­ ship  companies  tend  to  forget  this at  times.  In  the  case  of  the  man  from  Tampa,  the  letter  he  received  contained  information  that  required  his  presence  in  Tampa,  yet  he  received  this  news  after  the ship  had  already  sailed.  We  sincerely  hope  that  some  action  will  be  taken  to  rectify  this  very  bad  mail  situation  and  that  the  Union  will  Inform  tho  various  companies  accordingly.  (This  letter  was  signed  by  16  crewmembers of  the Antinous)  Trent Crew  Stand­llp Guys  To  the  Editor:  I wish  to give a  vote of  thanks  to  the  crewmembers  on  the  the  Robin  Trent  for  standing  for  the  rights  of  Robert Lan­ dry  when  on  October  15,  he  was  badly  in  need  of  a  friend,  after  feeling  the  weight  of  the  moon  and  Landnt  Stars,  and  • ­anary  These  brothers  know  what  I  am  referring  to,  and  with  this  letter,  my  appreciation.  Robert  Landry  i  Welfare Comes  Through For Him  To  the  Editor:  I  would  like to  thank  the  New  York  Welfare  Representative,  Brother  E.  B.  McAuley,  for  the  help  he  gave  me  when  my  mother  was  in  the  hospital.  This  was  the first  time  I  have  had  to  use  the  Welfafe  Plan,  and  it  was  really  great  to  have  this  help.  It  sure  is  a  relief  to  know  that  you  can  get  help  when  you  need  it.  Henry  Connolly  t  4  t  Thanks Union  For  Assist  To  the  Editor:  I have  just  received  the check  for  the  death  benefit,  covering  my  brother  William  Palmer.  My  sister  and  1,  his  only  living  relatives,  want  to  thank  you  from  the  bottom  of  our  hearts.  This  money,  at  such  a  moment  of  grief, has  come most  welcome  because  it  has  made  easier  the  many  hardships  which  such  a  time  as  this  causes,  when  one  is  unprovided  for  such  circum­ stances.  I  want  to  thank  you  and  all  of  the  brothers  and  officials  of  the  SIU  for  all  the  kindness  shown  to  my  brother.  May  God  bless  you  and  enlighten  you  always so  that you  can  be shown  the  way  to  make  the  sorrows  of  all  our  fellow  men,  a  less  heavy  burden  to  carry.  Lawrence  Palmer  4  4  4  Report  Loss  Of  Chiiore  Man  To  the  Editor:  Would  you  please print  in  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  the  notice  that our  son, Jon  Benny Bogren,  died  in  a  hospital  in  Worcester,  Mass.  on  August  29,  1959.  He  is the  nephew of  Seafarer Algot  Bogren.  Jon  had  sailed  on  the  SS  CJhilore  with his uncle,  and Cap­ tain  Raymond,  and  was  very  proud  of  it.  We  know  it  would  please  him  to  have  it  published  as  he  had  so  many  friends  in  Baltimore.  Thank  you  very  much.  Mr. ond Mrs.  B.  Bogren  �SEAFARERS  LOG  November  9,  1989  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (AUo*),  Oct.  4—  Ch«lrman>  O.  Stro*ck«r;  Sacratiry.  J.  Robartf.  New  delegate  elected.  Re­ turn  cups  to  messroom.  Request  movie  donation—1249.60  in  fund.  A.  Wile;  Secretary,  Bastion.  OT  dis­ puted  In  engine  dept.  Request  new  washing  machine  and  a  fan  for  rec­ reation  hall.  Request  showers.be  re­ paired  in  steward  dept.  PENN  EXPLORER  (Pann  Shipping),  Sept.  24—Chairman,  J.  Puckett;  See­ ratary,  F.  Sawyer.  Crew's  quarters  ALCOA  POLARIS  (Alcoa),  Oct.  IS—  Chairman,  J.  Bodon;  Secretary,  K.  Briltain,  Sr.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  $19.  .Motion  that  steward  dept.  school  be  set  up  to  teach  new  messmen  fundamentals  of  proper  table  service.  Request  better  service  on  roach  ex­ termination.  painted.  Recreation  room  to  be  paint­ ed  before  payoff.  No  beefs:  every­ thing  running  smoothly.  Have  water  cooling  system  checked.  Return  cof,  fee  cups  to  pantry.  Complaint  re  too  much  coffee  being  consumed.  ROSE  KNOT  (Suwannee),  Sept.  13—  Chairman,  R.  Morris;  Secretary,  P.  Bates.  Washing machine  to  be  brought  aboard  upon  arrival  in  Recife.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund  $17.60.  MT.  WHITNEY  (Amer.  Tramp.),  Sept,  f—Chairman,  T.  Lewis;  Secre­ tary,  F.  Necly.  .New  delegate  elected.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.  Discus.sion  re  men  who  fouled  up.  PENN  SHIPPER  (Penntrans), Oct.  IS  —Chairman,  6.  Tenlay;  Secretary,  J.  Butler.  Master  to  try  and  give  draw  at  next  port.  Two  hours  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.  Suggest  be  sprayed  at first  stateside  port.  ORION  CLIPPER  (Orion),  Sept.  30—  Chairman,  K.  Winters;  Secretary,  R.  Barker.  Letter  re  income  tax  to  be  posted.  New  mattresses  on  Planet  to  be  picked  up  in  Yokohama,  Japan.  No  beefs:  everything  running  smoothly.  Two  men  missed  ship.  New  delegate  elected.  Suggest  starting  ship's  fund.  No  ttcefs;  everything  running  smooth­ ly.  One  man  hospitalized  in  Recife.  One  hour  OT  disputed  In  deck  dept.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  well  done.  WESTPORT  (World  Tramp.),  Sept.  IS—Cttalrman,  i.  Bryant;  Secretary,  A.  Noah.  Diacusaion  re  draw  In  Cey­ lon.  No  beefs.  Request  delegates  turn  In  reports  of  repairs.  TRANSIASTERN  (Trans  Eastern),  Aug.  3—Chairman,  R.  McDavItt;  Sse­ ratary,  J.  Donovan.  New  delegate  and  treasurer  elected.  Refrain  from  leaving  cupa  on  swimming  pool  deck.  Showers  to  bo  taken  and  bathing  trunks  to  l>e  worn  upon  entering  swimming  pool.  Oct.  1—Chairman,  M.  Sanchez;  Sec­ retary,  W.  Trice.  No  beefs.  Ship's  fund  $19.  One  man  hospitalized  In  Philippines.  Request  leaving  keys  to  foc'sles  In  desk  drawer.  Delegate  to  pick  up  shot  cards.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isthmian),  Oct.  I—Chairman,  F.  Baront  Secre­ tary,  J.  Dunne.  Repairs  to  tie  taken  care  of:  draws  on  OT.  Ship's  fund  • 41. Discussion  re  milk.  Keep  greasy  clothes  and  hands  off  bulkhead  in  messhall:  captain  will  inspect  quar­ tern.  ALCOA  PILGRIM  (Alcoa),  Sept.  17  —Chairman,  Alnsworthi  Secretary,  C.  AInsworth.  One  man  taken  off.  Ship's  fund  S7.50.  One  man  logged.  Re­ quest  unauthorized  personnel  stay  out  of  mcssrooms.  Suggest fixing  locks  of  messman'a  lockers  and  door.  VALIANT  POWER  (Ocean  Carr.),  Sept.  17—Chairman,  R.  Kongelbak;  Secretary,  C.  Veaile.  Discussion  re  responsibility  on  food  ordering.  New  secretary  and  treasurer  elected.  Re­ quest  donation  of  SI  (or  ship's  fund.  Beef  re  no  equalization  of  OT  for  wipers.  No  OT  for  steward  dept.  un­ less  authorized  by  master.  MAIDEN CREEK  (Walarman), Oct.  4  —Chairman,  A.  Leguldls;  Secretary,  J.  Ballday.  Clothes  lockers  need  re­ pairs.  One  man  missed  ship  in  San  Francisco.  Ship's  fund  S26.0S—spent  S1.80  for  call  to  Seattle.  Ne  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  Motion  to  have  patrolman  on  board  for  pay­ off.  CHILORE  (Marven),  Oct.  17—Chair­ man,  W.  Brlggs;  Secretary,  W.  Raid.  No  beefs;  everything  running  smooth  ly.  One  man  missed  ship  leaving  Phila.  New  delegate  elected.  Request  new  refrigerator  for nite  pantry. Turn  In  repair  list.  SEATRAIN  TEXAS  (Seatrain),  Oct.  IS—Chairman,  P.  Patrick;  Secretary,  P.  Scroggins.  No  beefs:  ever.vthing  running  smoothly.  Two  hours  OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  New  delegate  elected.  Motion  that  SID  make  dona­ tion  to  Oil  Workers  strike  in  Texas  City.  Sug.eest  sanitary  cleaning  gear  be  washed  in  one  sink  in  laundry  room.  Turn  switch  off  after  using  washing  machine.  Discussion  re  pay­ off  procedure.  FORT  HOSKINS  (Cities  Service),  Oct.  IS—Chairman,  J.  Schilling;  Sec­ retary,  R.  Hartley.  To  take  up  with  patrolman  clarification  re  requested  relief  from  hall.  Repairs  turned  in  to  dept.  delegates.  Ship's  fund  $4.39.  No  beefs.  Request  door  in  messroom  be  repaired.  Request  aft  doors  be  closed  during  rain  storms.  EDITH  (Bull),  Oct.  IB—Chairman,  • .  Hatglmlslos;  Secretary,  W.  Barth.  Repair  lists  and  draw  lists  turned  in.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Pasadena.  New  treasurer  elected.  Suggest  start­ ing  ship's  fund.  Delegate  to  advise  missing  men  where  gear  is.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  well  done.  ALCOA  CLIPPER  lAlsoa).  Or'.  U—  Chairman,  P.  Blalack;  Secretary,  H.  Miller.  No  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  Movie  fund  $116.  Discus­ sion  re aiding  orphan's home  in Trini­ dad.  Keep  messhall  clean.  HILTON  (Bull),  Oct.  )S—Chairman,  GULFWATBR  (Melro­Potro).  Juna  II—Chairman,  L.  Talley;  Secretary,  J.  McAndraws.  Shortage  of  fresh  veg­ etables  for salads.  New  delegate  elect­ ed.  Complaint  re  nite  cook­baker  be­ ing  uncooperative.  September  31—Chairman,  P.  Deuut;  Secretary,  S.  Mangold.  Four  men  hos­ pitalized—two  in  Calcutta,  two  in  Di­ jouti.  Shortage  of  fooC^  and  linen.  Each  dept.  delegate  to see  dept.  heads  re  passageways  and  shower  to  be  cleaned.  Some  OT  disputed.  Three  men  short  In  deck  dept.  Repair  list  turned  In.  Complaint  re  no  money  for  draws  and  gangway  unsafe.  ALCOA  PARTNER  (Alcoa),  Oct.  31  —Chairman,  W.  Simmons;  Secretary  J.  Baxter.  Captain  refuses  to  pur­ chase  pasteurized  milk  in  Europe.  Ship  cleared  qf'roaches  in  NY  after  spraying.  Steward  agreed  to  put  rice  on  menu  twice  daily  upon  request.  Six  hours  OT  disputed.  Discussion  re  food.  Rangoon ? Not  His Favorite  SS  SUZANNE,  Karachi,  India—Inasmuch  as he is a  seafaring man,  the words  of  S. T. Col­ eridge  in  his  poem, "The  Ancient  Mariner," are  more  than  applicable  to  the  recent  experi­ ences  of  Seafarer  Clarence~~~~ seamen,  and  a  man  can  really  en­ Cousins,  while  on  shore  leave  feminine appeal, even  to a  sailor  joy  himself  asiiorc there.  ashore  after  a  long  ocean  voyage.  in the Far  East;  Wliafs  niore,  the  gills  in  Japan  As  for  the  port  Itself,  he  said,  don't  smoke  cigars,  a  lact  to  be  "A sadder  ana a  wiser, nian.  there  was  little  or  nothing  to  do  reckoned  with.  He  rose  the  morrow  mom."  ashore  that  is  entertaining  to  the  High  on  his  list  as  "musts"  are  average  seaman,  except  possibly  the  various Japanese  ports  his  ves­ the  movies.  However,  another  big  sel,  Bull  Line's  Suzanne,  now  on  drawback  about  the  port  is  that  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  charter  to  Military  Sea  Transport  the  legal  rate  of  exchange  for  the  Service,  hit  recently.  However,  he  American  dollar  is  pitifully  small.  Wait  For  Japan  summed  up  his  trip  to  the  port  of  Rangoon,  Burma,  with  the  fore­ "So  be  forewarned,"  he  advised,  By  B.  Welldridse  boding  words,  "be  forewarned."  and  wait  until  you  hit  Japan,  or  "If  you desire female companion­ some  other  good  port  before  de­ Thru  rain  or  fog,  high  winds  or  sh.ip in  this port,"  ciding  to  step  out.  snow,  he  said,  "it's  There  are  few  ports  that  can  about  three­quar­ equal  the Japanese  ports for court­  i  lookout  has  his  post.  it  be  in  foreign  waters.  ters  of  an  hour's  eous,  clean  and  prompt  service,  Whether  '  ride  by  rickshaw  Cousins said.  The  people  are  very  Or  just  a  trip  up  the  coast.  from  the  water­ friendly,  especially  to  American  His  true  sharp  eyes  are  always  front.  But  peeled.  chances  are  that  Scanning  along  the  foam.  all desire  will die  Looking  for  any  dangers  in  you  when  you  That  may  be  out  there,  unknown.  see your  prospec­ Cousins  tive  date  (?)  The  sky  and  the  winds  are  his  smoking  a  'cheroot'"  (cigar  to  the  company,  uninitiated),  "as  big  and  as  round  As  he  looks  across  the  sea.  as  a  ship's  hawser."  Well  "practi­ The  splash  of  the  waves  against  eally" as  big,  he admitted.  the  hull,  Somehow,  a  cigar­smoking  wom­ Is  like a  haunting melody.  an  doesn't figure  to  be  the  acme  Many  nights  can  go  by.  His  eyes  a  ghostlike  stare.  Watching  the  brine  and  the  billows.  For  soniethitig  may  be  there.  EVERY SUNDAY  The  Lookout  Fishing Famiiy  DB  SOSO  (Waterman),  Oct.  31—  Chairman.  J.  Craft;  Socrotary,  C.  Gar­ ner.  Cooperation  of  crew  requested.  8  hours  OT  disputed  In  engine  dept.  Beef  with saloon  pantry  and messman.  DENTON  (Denton),  Oct.  10—Chair­ man,  J.  Novosel;  Sacratary,  W.  Sal­ tznsr.  Repairs  taken  care  of.  No  beefs:  everything  running  smoothly.  Fans  being  repaired  for  messhall  and  foc'sles.  New  washing  machine  came  in:  Cooperation  requested  in  taking  care  of  same.  Turn  in  soiled  linens.  Return  water  glasses  to  messhall.  To Ships In Atlantic  South  American  and  European  Waters  SAMPAN  HITCH  (Suwannee),  Oct.  13—Chairman,  J.  Morton;  Socrotary, J.  Davis.  Ship's  fund  $24.00.  Some  OT  disputed  In  deck  dept.  • WFK­3t,    19150  KCi  Ships  in  Carlbtiqan,  Eazt  Coart  of  South  America,  South  Attentlc  and  East  Coast  of  United  States  • WFL­4S,    15150  KCS  Ships  in  Gulf  of  Mex­ ico.  Caribbean.  West  Coart  of  South  Amer­ ica,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coart  • WFK­95,    1570S  KCs  Ships  In  Mediterranean  area.  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  Eaat  Coast  ROBIN  GRAY  (Robin),  Oct.  18—  Chairman,  R.  Albanese;  Secretary,  T.  Goodman.  One  man  hospitalized  in  Trinidad.  Ship's  fund  $43.13.  Dis­ cussion  re  disability  plans.  .''a  Not  only  does  he  depend  on  piston.  As  any  sound  he  will  hear.  In  him  the  crew  has  faith.  And  sleep without  a  fear.  Many  a  loatch  is  unbearable,  His  garments  covered  with  foam.  He's  cold,  and  wet,  but  you  can  bet.  That  he'll  still  be  there,  alone.  So  hats  off  to  the  lookout,  A  man  icho  deserves  a  toast.  For  his  watchful  gaze  across  the  sea.  As  he  mans  his  lookout  post.  • 4 1  1  • J !|  Meanwhile, MID  I  Round­the­World  Broadcasts  !  continuo ...  Bvery  Sunday,  191S GMT  (2:15 PM  EST  Sunday)  WILD  RANGER  (Waterman),  Sept.  30—Chairman,  N.  Lambert;  Secretary,  ROBIN  HOOD  (Robin),  Sept.  37—  Chairman,  W.  Schultz;  Secretary,  E.  Kaznowsky.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship's  fund $19.  No  l>eefs.  Discussion  re  duties  of  delegates.  Agreed  to  have  coffee  made  in  steam  urn  to  luve  sufficient  amount  at  coffee  time.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  well  done.  ­>•  (11:20  AM  EST  Sunday)  COB  VICTORY  (Victory)  Oct.  S—  Chairman,  J.  Touart;  Socrotary,  J.  Ceyle.  General  report  on  conduct  of  men.  Ship's  fund  $7.04.  Two  hra.  OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  Discussion  re  wasting  of  bread  and  on  delegate's  report.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  depIT  for  job  well  done.  A.  Opsal.  Wiper  missed  ship  in  NV.  Some  OT  disputed  in  steward  dept.  Request  painttHt  of  messhalls.  foc'sles  and  head.  Discussion  on  menus.  Sug­ gest  more  seating  room.  When it comes to reeling them  in, I  T­yeor  old Thomas  Cossi­ bon  proves  he's  as  good  as  his  father,  Seafarer  Robert  Cossibon.  Thomas  caught  a  60­pound  while  sea  bass  while  his  father  brought  in  a  90­pounder.  The  catch  was  made while on a little jounl on  the Seafarer's  41­foot cruiser,  the  Ensendo,  off  Son  Diego,  California.  I  Evtry Sunday, 1430  OMT  PENH  TRANSPORTER  (Penntrans),  Oct.  35—Chairman,  J.  Stogalstis;  Sec­ retary,  F.  Wollnskl.  Some  OT  disput­ ed.  Brief  messman  on  working  rules  and  working  agreement.  Turn  In  re­ pair  list.  TOPA  TOPA  (Waterman),  Oct.  34—  Chairman  B.  Anderson;  Secretary,  O.  Gnencn.  No  beefs:  everything  run­ ning  smoothly.  New  delegate  elected.  Suggest  milk  be  served  only  twice  a  day.  Request  new  washing  machine  agitator.  Refrain  from  draining  wash­ ing  machine  water  on  deck.  No  need  for  radar  with  a  lookout  Because  he  is  on  the  ball.  The  slightest  sign  of  danger.  And  the  wheelhouse  gets  a  call.  DIRECT  VOICE  BROADCAST  STEEL  CHEMIST  (Isthmian),  Oct.  31  —Chairman,  G.  Lineman; Secretary,  L.  Walker.  Complaint  re  steward  keep­ ing  keys  of  storeroom.  Proper  attire  requested  in  messroom.  Suggest  co­ operation  In  using  washing  machine.  Crew  in  favor  of  starting  negotiations  for  retirement  of  men  with  17  years*  seatime  on  SIU  contracted  vessels.  ANTINOUS  (Waterman),  Oct.  34—  Chairman,  F.  Travis; Socrotary,  E.  Far­ roll.  One  man  missed  ship  in  South­ hampton.  Four  men  logged.  Ship's  fund  $19.  Pace Thirteea  I  WCO­13S3S  KCs  Europe and  No.  Amgrlca  WCO­U9SS.S  KCs  ^  East  CkMtrt  So.  America  WCO­334S7  KCa  Wert  Caatt  So.  America  Every Monday. S51S GMT  (10:15 PM EST Sunday)  WIMM  3S­1SSS7  KCs  Australia  WINM  St­11S37.S  Northwest  PacifU  MARiTIME  TRADES  DEPARTMEHT  WINTER  HILL  (CiHes  Service),  Oct.  3S—Chairman,  T.  Faulkner; Sacratary,  W.  Fails.  One  man  left  ship.  Few  hours  disputed  delayed  sailing.  Re­ quest  shower  curtains  for  shower  stalls.  Suggest  fumigation  of  messhall  at  least  once  a  week.  AFL­GIO­ • I \  �fHt* Foarteea  SEAFARERS'tOG SEAFARERS  IN  DRYDOCK  An  infection which  is reported  healing nicely  laid  up  Seafarer  James  McDevitt  in  the  San Francisco  USPHS  welfare  representative  reported.  McDevitt  had  last  sailed  on  the  SS  Kyska,  and  hopes  to  be  back  with  his shipmates  sometime  in  the  near future.  Also  out  in  the  West  Coast  hospital,  but  only  for  a  general  checkup.  Is  Seafarer  Mack  Acosta,  formerly  on  the  Valiant  Force.  Acosta  told  his. friends  he  will  be  back  on  the  beach  any  day  now.  A kidney  disorder which has dry­ docked Seafarer  Edwards Hiuzenga  for  the  past  couple  of  weeks  is re­ ported  clearing  up  and  he  hopes  to  be  fit  for  duty  soon.  However  the doctors have  set no date  for his  discharge.  Hiuzenga  last  shipped  on Calmar's  Massmar.  .  Down  in  Norfolk  "progressing  McDevitt  Acosta  very  well" seems to  be in  order for  Seafarers  Allen  Burke,  Edgar  Bryant  and  James  Black.  Burke,  FWT,  is recuperating from  a  heart condition  and hopes  to be  discharged soon.  Bryant,  former  third  cook  on  the  Steel  Rover,  is  reported  coming  along  fine  after  an  eye  operation,  and  James  Black,  another  FWT,  is  in  the  hospital  because  of  an  arth­ ritis  condition.  Doctors  say  he  is  getting  along much  better after  re­ sponding  to  treatment.  He  last  sailed on  Waterman's Andrew  Jack­ son.  Seafarers  on  the  beach  or  off  their  ships  on  shore  leave  should  take  the  time  out  to  visit  the  Q  .  RupLo  brothers laid  up in  the hospitals.  A  oryani  oorKo  visit  from  shipmates,  especially  now  with  the  holidays  coming  up,  would  be  most  appreciated.  The  following  is  the  latest  available  list  of  hospital  patients;  I w  £ •  rLI  fe'  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  Mack  Acosta  Richard  Kohit  Arthur  Brown  Robert  Morrow  Charles  Fishel  Joseph  Neubauer  Arthur  Scheving  Charles  Harris  Edward  Hiuzenga  James  McDevitt  L.  Knickerbocker  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE.  MD.  William  Lang  Henry  Adams  John  Maaslk  Stephen  Bergeria  Frederick  Muir  Leon  Blusiewicz  George  Richardson  Ernest  Brown  Charles  Roosa  Donald  Catlin  Edward  Scherzer  Jell  Davis  John  Dixon  Jose  Soares  Francisco  Cesarco  Bruce  Webb  Gorman  Glaze  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  Richard  Appleby  Max  Olson  Benjamin  Deibler  Leo  Watts  Woodrow  Meyers  Joseph  Wis#  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  • lAMAICA, NY  James  Russell  US  SOLDIERS  HOME  HOSP.  WASHINGTON,  DC  William  Thomson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BRIGHTON.  MASS.  Elton  Hamaty  Walter  Slad#  Raymond  Perry  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  Frederick  Harvey  William  Scruggs  Robert  Jones  Ivan  Trellord  Albert  Morse  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH,  GA.  R.  Cetchovich  Stanley  Verrill  John  Power  VA  HOSPITAL  HOUSTON,  TEXAS  Raymond  Arsenault  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  SEATTLE,  WASHINGTON  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  John  Brady  Lito  Moralles  VA  HOSPITAL  Victor  .McMahon  Joseph  Sharp  KECOUGHTAN,  VA.  Joseph  Gill  USPHS  HOSPITAL  VA  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  TUCSON,  ARIZ.  Sidney  Anderson  Edward  Knapp  Frank  Mackey  Anthony  Benedict  Leo  Lang  VA  HOSPITAL  Timothy  Less  Roderick  Brooks  CENTER  HOT  SPRINGS,  SO.  DAKOTA  Henry  McKay  Bernard  Burns  Clifford  Womack  Daniel  Byrne  Fred  Morris  Jr.  MT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSPITAL  Melvin  Chilton  William  Nelson  BALTIMORE,  MD.  Thorns  Dailey  James  Norfleet  John  Dooley  Eugene  Plahn  George  Davis  Roy  Gallagher  Aubry  Sargent  SO.  BALT.  GENERAL  HOSPITAL  £aIvatore  Gentile  Paul  Signorino  BALTIMORE,  MD.  James  Glisson  Joseph  Suarez  Jr.  Eusebie  Gherman  Wade  Harrell  Charles  Summerell  VA  HOSPITAL  Edward  Jeanfreau  David  Williams  BALTIMORE,  MD.  Jesse  Joy  Salvatore  Zanimith  Mauric#  Flynn  USPHS  HOSPITAL  STATE.N  ISLAND,  NY  Luther  Milton  Donald  Anderson  Mohamed  Nassar  Ivar  Anderson  Joseph  Puglisi  William  Barrett  Raymond  Reddlck  Frank  Brodiik  Emeterio  Rivera  John  Campbell  Teodorico  Cepriano  John  Roberts  George  Champlin  Jose  Rodriguez  Frank  Rossi  Wade  Chandler  Manuel  .Sanchez  Pedro  Claudlo  Rex  Sinden  Diego  Cordero  George  Smith  William  Dunham  Peter  Sotire  Brigido  Flgueroa  Jose  Sousa  Samuel  Ginsberg  Giles  Glemtenning  Theodore  Spencer  Ralph  Spiteri  Howard  Hamlin  Vernon  Taylor  Stanley  Hayes  Ernest  West  Gustav  Holgerson  Arthur  Wilfert  Allord  Keenum  Tadashi  Vatogo  David  Lietz  Wong  Yau  William  Logan  VA  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  Kenneth  Elvin  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH  BROOKLYN,  NV  Thomas  Lehay  Matthew  Bruno  Leo  Mannaugh  G.  Caraballo  Primitivo  Muse  Leo  Carreon  Jeremiah  O'Byrna  Joseph  Cox  George  Phifer  John  Driscoll  Aimer  Vickers  Otis  Gibbs  R.  Waterlield  Bart  Guranick  Luther  Wing  Taib  Hassan  Pon  Wing  William  Kenny  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK,  VA.  Joseph  J.  Bass  Arthur  Nelson  Henning  Bjork  Harold  Riley  James  Blac;  Chailes  Umphlett  Francis  Boner  Robert  Wiseman  Edgar  Bryant  Robert  Rhea  Allen  Bmke  Wose Cone Ours'—Senfry  SS COASTAL  SENTRY,  At Sea—It's  not  that  they  have  anything  against  the  cfew  of  the  SS  Rose  Knot  or  New  York  newspapers,  but  the  Seafarers  on  the  missile  ship  Coastal  Sentry  want  to set  the  history  books  straight  on  the  all­important  first  recovery  of  the  nose  cone  of  an  Atlas­*  ICBM  missile  last  July.  the  Coastal  Sentry  attained  the  space  travel  progress,  was  taken  According  to  ship's  delegate  honor,  and  the  whole  operation  from  articles  appearing  in  New  A1 Borjer,  the stories carried  in the  went  off  without  a  hitch  and  we  July  31st  and  were  highly  praised  for  a  job  well  August 28th SEA­ done,"  (Ed note: The story of the reFARERS  LOG  concerning  the  covery of the Atlas Nose cone, recovery  were  called an all-important first in inaccurate.  "We  don't  know  the  source  of  your  information,"  Borjer  said,  "but  p  •   you  were  totally  "  misinformed  as  to  the  details."  "Said  nose  cone,"  the  delegate  pointed  out, "was  not recovered  by  trie  Rose  Knot,  but  by the Coastal  Sentry.  However  both  vessels were  at  the  scene  of  the  recovery,  but  'Sea Spray'  STREET  ADDRESS  CITY  ZONE  STATE  ....  TO  AVOID DUPLICATION: If you «r#  an eld  lubicribar  and hava  a ehanga  of  addratt,  plaata  giva  your  former  addrast  balowt  it'  ADDjtESS  ..  CITY  ,  ZONE  STATE.  York  daily  newspapers.  Because  of  security  restrictions,  the  only  source  of  information  available  about  the  activities  of  the  miisile  ships,  are  items  released  to  the  press.)  ­by Seafarer "Red"  Fink  Bye­Bye $  As Bobbies  Nab Butts  ALCOA  PILGRIM:  Southhamp­ ton,  Eng.—The  English,  as  anyone  who  ever  has  had  anything  to  do  with  them  knows,  have  a  passion  for  details.  While  they  pay  great  "Write often,  deor,  even  if  it's  only  money  orders."  attention  to  catching  the  mild,  meek,  hank  clerks  who  dissolve  ten  or  fifteen  victims  in  acid,  they  do  not  fqrget  trifles  like  people  who  forget  to  declare  an  occasion­ SS MASSMAR,  At  Sea—Just  when  everything  seemed  to  al  carton  of  cigarettes.  English  customs  officials  found  be  perfect  on  this ship, something  went  wrong—the fish  re­ an  undeclared  carton  of  cigarettes  fused to cooperate.  on  one  Seafarer  in  Southampton  The  last  meeting  report  departmental  delegates,  James  and  fined  him  eight  pounds  and  Waller,  deck;  J.  Gnagey,  Jr.,  en­ six  shillings  .  .  .  that's  more  than  from the ship noted that  all is  gine, and  W.  J. Schofer,  steward.  $25  in  American  money.  tip­top.  The  crew  gets  along  "Those  Limey's  are  rough,"  re­ fine,  the  beefs  are  non­existent  ports  Seafarer  Carl  Ainsworth  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  from  the  SS  Alcoa  Pilgrim,  in  his  and  the  chow  is  good.  note  about  the  custom  officers,  What  spoiled  the  illusion  of  an  ideal  trip  is  the  poor  fishing.  find  and  fine.  The  Seafarer  who  was  caught  Usually,  the  intercoastal  run  is  the  must  he  fuming^  though  he's  happy  hunting  ground  of  the  red  By  Roy.  Fleischer  probably  not  smoking  too  much.  and reel  hoys and  not a  trip  passes  without  somebody  sending  in  a  Those  cigarettes  cost  him  $2.30  a  Oh! I could jump in the sea. package,  which  almost  makes  it  photograph  of  a  monster  of  the  And no one would ever care. deep  that  was  hauled  in,  immor­ cheaper  to  smoke  doLar  hills.  The  The woman I loved only laughed tobacco  was  probably  Cured  in  Vir­ talized  on  film  and  then  broiled  And said I didn't dare. for  dinner.  This  time,  something  ginia  and  the  forgetful  seafarer  wrong.  "Why don't you sell some tickets, most  certainly  was cured  In  South­ went  Maybe, as the saying  goes, a hun­ Make people pay to see. ampton.  gry  fighter  is the  best  fighter.  Not  And put on a good performance being  hungry,  the  firshermen  on  As you drovm in the murky sea?" the Massmar may have lacked  some  of  the  incentive  and  keen  edge  So here I sit on the deck. needed  to  hook  a  fish.  And  on  the  With the inclination gone. other hand,  maybe  the fish  weren't  I'll never jump, I know that. hungry  either.  But the woman I love is wrong, Assuring  a  well­fed  crew  on  the  Massmar  is  chief  steward  James  I have the guts to live or die, Eichenherg,  while  the  beefs  are  "To be or not to be." being  handled  by  John  Likeness,  The'Woman I love can go to hellt acting  ship's  delegate  and  three  THAT'S what J live to see. Fish Sneer  At Massmar  Retribution  Texas Gang  Notify Union  On LOG  Mail  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)  NAME  IfoTember  9. 198t  A  break  on  deck  it  in  order  for  these  members  of  the  SS  Seotroin  Texos  bosun  Jim  Rowlins  writes.  Stonding  (l­r  ore daymen  T. Smigielski  one  Ed Hogon,  while kneeling  ore  Rawlins ond Moc McCormick,  another doy­ihon.  The photo  wos  token  In  the  Gulf  of  Mexicd.  As  Seafarers  know,  copies  at  each  issue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOO  are  mailed  every  two  weeks  to  all  SIU  ships  as  well  as  to  numerous  clubs,  bars  and  other  overseas  spots  where  Seafarers  congregate  ashore.  The  procedure  for  mailing  the  LOG  involves  calling  all  SIU  steamship  companies  for  the  itineraries  of  their  ships.  On  the basis  of  the information  supplied  by  the ship  oper­ ator,  three copies  of  the  LOG,  the  headquarters  report  and  min­ utes forms  are  then  ait­mailed  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  Seafarer  so  requests  It  by  notifying  the  LOG  office  that  Seafarers  con­ gregate  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  the  Union  can  maintain  a  day­to­day  check  on  the  accuracy  of  Its  mailing lists.  �SEAFARERS  LOG  N*venber  9,  U»  TV  Show  ReEolls  Disastrous Convoy  Page  FItletm  Throw In For  A Mooting Job  Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  any  member  can  nominate  him­ self for  meeting chairman; read­ One of  the most  dramatic and  tragic episodes of  war at  sea  in? clerk  or any  other posi  that  may  be  up  for  election  before  in World  War II  involved Convoy PQ­17, better known among  the  membership,  including  SIU seamen  as  the "Fourth of  July" Convoy to  north Russia.  mittees  such  as  the  tallying  committees,  firancial  com'  Last  Sunday  this  disastrous"!^  tees and  other groups  named  by  000  sent  to  the  bottom  of  the  sea.  mission  was  reenacted  on  the  Only  11  ships out  of  PQ­17  made  th"  membership.  CBS  network  show,  "The  it  through  to  Russia,  including  Since  SIU  membership  meet­ The  deaths  of  the  following  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  Twentieth Century".  Entitled "Sui­ four  SIU  ships;  the  Samuel  Chase,  hjc  officers  are  elected  at  the  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  • ­rt  of  each  meeting, those  who  cide  Hun  to  Murmansk",  the  show i  Benjamin  Harrison,  Ironclad,  and  wish  to  run  for  those  meeting  WlUiam  a PabBcr,  47:  Brother  aande S. Soett. 49: A heart attack  reported  with  full  intensity  the  Bellingham.  offices  can  do  ao.  Palmer died of jutural  cause  while  felled  Brother Scott  on  August  17,  ill­fated  voyage  of  Convoy  PQ­17,  The grim  episode on  "The Twen­ ,  at  the  USPHS  1959,  while  a  pa­ made  up  of  American,  British,  tieth  Century"  was  a  "forceful  Hospital,  Staten  tient  at  the  Mer­ Dutch,  and  Russian  cargo  ships,  tribute  to  the  courage  of  the  mer­ Island,  NY.  Pal­ cy  Hospital,  Bal­ chant  mariners  who  made  the  bound  from  Iceland  to  the  Soviet  mer  was  a  mem­ ^  A  timore,  Md.  He  Arctic  ports  of  Murmansk  and  Murmansk  run",  reported  the  ber  of  the  stew­ Jl  dttm­  *** * member  of  "New  York  Times"  TV  reviewer.  Archangel  in  July,  1942.  aril  department,  T  K  w  f*®  '• cck depart­ joining, the Union  Allied  and  enemy  films  showed  The  story  of  PQ­17  has  been  ment,  and  joined  in  1946.  He  was  the  Union  in  the  forces  that  conspired  against  told  in  considerable  detail  in  the  WASHINGTON  —  Still  on  the  buried  in  Pine­ 1943.  He  is  sur­ the 33  merchant ships and  their es­ SIU  booklet,  "Seafarers  In  World  downgrade,  the  active  ocean  US  lawn  Cemetery,  vived  by  his  sis­ corts.  Shown  in  dramatic  detail  War  H",  a  history  of  the  exploits  merchant  fleet  had  slipped  to  916  Long  Island,  NY.  ter,  Mrs.  P.  M.  was  the  consequences  of  a  critical  of  seafaring  men  during  the  war.  vessels  by  October,  the  Maritime  Palmer  is  survived  by  his  sister,  Tiogelr,  of  Vinton,  Virgina.  error  in  judgment—the  decLsion  Administration  announced.  This  Betty Raino. of Brooklyn. NY.  of  the  British  Admiralty  to  divert  XXX  was  a  decline of  21  ships from  the  Frank  W.  Goarin.  37:  Brother  XXX  the  escorting  warships  from  the  September  1,  1959  deadline.  Robert  G.  Barrett,  62:  Brother  (Soarin  died on  October  6,  1959,  of  convoy  during  its  voyage.  Ordered  A  good  part  of  the  decline  rep­ Barrett died on  September 5,  1959,  a  head  injury.  to scatter,  the merchant  ships were  resents  the  impact  of  the  lengthy  at  the  USPHS  Goarin  joined the  easy  prey  for  the  enemy.  Of  the  steel  tie­up,  so  that  the  November  Hospital.  La.  of  Union  in  1944,  33 vessels,  22  were  sunk,  including  1  figure  will  undoubtedly  show  a  leukemia.  He was  and  was  a  mem­ five  SlU­manned  ships;  the  Hono­ continued  decrease.  buried  at  the  ber  of  the  deck  mu.  Pan  Craft,  Olopana,  Pan  At­ Of  the  916  vessel  total,  only  884  Peach  Land  department.  He  lantic,  and  the  old  Alcoa  Ranger.  are  privately­owned.  There  were  Cemetery,  NC.  (Continued  from  page  3)  survived by  his  All  told  500  seamen  were  lost,  and  136  ships  in  lay­up.  53  dry  cargo  Brother  Barrett  wife,  Jaqueline  tract  by  the  Greek  union  means  war  materials  valued  at  $500,000,­ Goarin,  of  Paris,  that  the  Orion­controlled runaway­ ships  and  64  tankers,  all  of  them  joined  the  Union  in  1941,  and  was  France.  Goarin  flag  ships  cannot  claim  immunity  privately  owned.  was  buried  in  from  American  organizing  on  the  Even  if  all  the  laid­up  ships  a  member  of  the  Paris.  ground  that  they  already  have  an  were  to  suddenly  become  active,  engine  depart­ agreement  with  another  ITF­ the  total  private  merchant  marine  ment.  He is survived  by his sister,  ship  figure  would  barely  exceed  Mrs.  C.  D.  Davidson,  of  Lilesville.  affiliated  union.  1,000.  NC.  The  use  of  the  escape  hatch  by  shipowners  of  Greek  ancestry  de­ veloped  on  a  large  scale  following  All of the following SIU families the  December,  1958,  worldwide  have received a $200 maternity ITF  protest  demonstrations  benefit plus a $25 bond from the against  runaway  shipping,  a  good  portion  of  which  is  operated  by  Union in the baby's name: branches  of  the  Niarchos,  Onassis,  Alfonso  Lopez  Esperanza  George  Nicboiaa  Vourloumls,  Livanos,  Kulukundis  and  Goulan­ Please  contact  Vincenta  Ortiz  born  October  3,  1959,  to  Seafarer  dris  families  located  in  various  Steamship  Company  are  the  only  Esperanza,  Barrio  Media  Luna  No.  and  Mrs.  George  L.  Vourloumis,  countries.  (Continued  from  page  3)  two  major  companies  still  in  this  455,  Fajanfo,  PR.  Philadelphia,  Pa.  few  days  after  the  new  rail  rates  Following  the  demonstrations,  trade.  XXX  4  S.  ^  the  Greek  consul  in  New  York  became  effective, a  number  of  con­ W.  A. Thomas  Luckenbach,  the  nation's  largest  tracts  were  terminated,  resulting  Fernando  Luis  Brown,  born  Oc­ denounced  them  as  a  plot  against  intercoastal  operator,  complained  Please contact your wife at Route  tober 5,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Greek  shipowners,  and  a  large  in  an  estimated  loss  of  60,000  tons  to  the  District  Court  that  the  pro­ 1,  Box  128,  Alton,  Va.  of  paper  and  the  lay­up  of  'he  Isaac  Vega  Brown,  Playa  Ponce,  number  of  the  vessels  involved  it  ^  were  suddenly  transferred  to  tugs  Roleta  and  Chauncey.  Talks  posed  rail  rate  reduction  on  Steve  Sloneski  PR.  canned  goods  amounted  to  about  with  the companies still  under con­ Greek  registry  or  obtained  con­ Please  contact  Hank.  Very  im­ tracts  with  the  Greek  seamen's  tract  are  continuing,  with  the  pos­ $4  a  ton.  and  it  charged  that  the  portant.  sibility  of  more  lay­ups  in  store.  new  rjte  "is  less  than  the  rail­ Joy  Lynn  Cole,  born  September  union.  t  t  t  13. 1959,  to Seafarer  and Mrs.  Lon­ Seatrain.  in  its  plea  to  the  ICC,  roads'  cost  of  performing  the  B.  B.  Henderson  Present  at  the  meeting,  along  transportation  service  covered  nie C.  Cole  Jr.,  Asheboro,  NC.  with  Hall  and  Curran,  were  Omer  pointed  out  that  prior  to  the  new  thereby, as shown  by the  Interstate  Please  contact  Fred  D.  Lynum  rates  the  railroads carried  90  per­ at  1534  Seventh  Street,  Oakland  t  t  t  Becu,  ITF general  secretary;  Law­ cent  of  the  pulpwood  and fibre­ Commerce  Commission's  rail  cost  20,  Gal.  rence  White,  ITF  special  officer;  Marie  Jennie  Colson,  born  Sep­ board  moving  from  the  Savannah  scales."  XXX  tember  26,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Douglas Tennant, secretary,  British  area to New  York.  Seatrain's pulp­ Luckenbach  pointed  out  that  John  F.  Williams  Mrs.  William  H.  Colson,  Savannah,  Merchant  Officers  Union;  M.  Pe­ wood  cargo,  however,  made  up  55  canned  goods traffic  was  the  back­ It is urgent  that you contact  your  troulis, general  secretary. Pan  Hel­ Ga.  percent  of  its  northbound  tonnage  bone of  its common carrier service,  sister  Mrs.  Lucy  Williams .  Abel,  lenic  Seamen's  Federation;  Harry  t  O'Reilly, executive  secretary. Mari­ and  provided  54  percent  of  its  and  amounted  to  about  40  percent  1980 Vale  St., Reno, Nevada.  Please  Darlene  Kay  Gibson,  bom  Sep­ time  Trades  Department;  Steve  revenue.  of  its  total  tonnage  and  a  third  of  wire  or  write  immediately.  tember  26,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Federoff, NMU secretary­treasurer;  Seatrain's  president,  John  L  its  revenue.  XXX  Mrs.  Clyde  J.  Gibson,  Canton,  NC.  Teddy  Gleason,  general  organizer.  Weller,  declared  that  the  rails  The  company  said  that  the  $4­a­ Patrick  White  International  Longshoremen's  As­ were  willing  to  take  the  lower  ton  cut  "would  drastically  curtail  Please  contact  Sears,  Roebuck  Co.,  2675  Geary  Blvd.,  San  Linda  Marie  Gnstafsson,  born  sociation,  William  Perry,  assistant  rates in  order to get  the remaining  its  revenues,  increase  its  losses,  and  10 percent  of the  paper traffic,  and  and  ultimately  drive  It  from  the  Francisco 18,  Cal.  to  Curran.  October  9,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  he also  charged  that  the rails  were  trade." It  also bolstered  its conten­ XXX  Mrs.  Rune  G.  Gustafsson,  Staten  Berfcey Shuler  willing  to  suffer  "out  of  pocket  tion  that  the  railroads  were  trying  Island,  NY.  Please  contact  Mrs.  Shirley  Sa­ losses"  because  they  could  make  to  put  it  out  of  business  by  point­ X  ^  X.  up  for  these  by  increasing  their  ing  out  that  the  reduced  rail rates  waska  at  the  Seamen's  Church  In­ Theresa  Fay  Mills, born  Septem­ traffic  in  the  remaining  45  percent  would  be  in  force  for  only  one  stitute  of  New  York.  25  South  Street,  New  York  4,  NY.  ber  30,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  of  the  commodities  which  Seatrain  year.  Cecil  Harold  Mills,  Portland,  Ore.  XXX  carried.  Pan­Atlantic and  Willis also  pro­ Theodores G. Calapothakos, Don­ "The  commission's  failure  to act  J"  tested to  the ICC on  the new rates,  ald  L.  Christensen,  Boleslav  J.  The  Ocean  Ulla,  Ocean  Trans­ in  this  situation  is  particularly  as­ as did the Georgia  Ports Authority,  Dzelak,  George  Lichtenberger,  Linda  Susan  Mitchell,  born  Oc­ tober  15,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  portation  Company's  new  35,000  tounding  because  the  commission  S.  C.  Loveland  Company,  North  Thomas  V.  Logan,  Sheffield  Ner­ Mrs.  Robert L.  Mitchell,  West New  ton  supertanker,  cracked  a  rud­ was  well  aware  that  failure  to  act  Atlantic Ports Conference,  Virginia  kitt,  Joseph  Pitetta,  Bernado  Tom­ der  on  the  second  day  of  its  trial  was  tantamount  to  a  decision  that  State Porta  Authority, and Norfolk.  bocon,  WilUam  C.  Watson,  Ding  York,  NJ.  run  on  Nov.  28, and  had  to  be  as­ the  port  of  Savannah  is  not  en­ Baltimore  and  Caroliiu  Lines.  Hal  Woo.  X  X  X  titled  to  coastal  water  service,"  sisted  to  Camden  by  tugboats.  Income  Tax  Refund  Cheeks  are  Joanne  Senliy,  born  October  13.  Weller  ssserted.  being  held  for  the  following  men  The  ship  left  the  New  York  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Joseph  "The  commission," he said,  "was  by  Jack  Lynch,  Room  201,  SUP  Shipbuilding  yard  in  Camden,  NJ,  also  aware  that  the  railroad  rate  Scully,  Paterson,  NJ.  Building,  450  Harrison  Street,  San  on  Tuesday,  October  27  to  begin  cuts  on  pulpboard  were  part  of  a  XXX  Francisco  5.  Cal.  its  trials.  On  October  28,  she  had  concerted  drive  by  the  railroads to  Lisa  Ailene  Wright,  born  Sep­ Just  completed  her  power  run  and  XXX  Fraseis  C,  Dowd  tember  12.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  was in  the course of  demonstrating  eliminate  coastal  water  service  Ignatias J. Torre  Mrs.  Esaw  Allen  Wright,  Grand  her  turning  circle  when  the  huge  step  by  step,  in  a  campaign  of  se­ lective  rate  cutting."  SIU attorneys  have  vouchers for  Bay,  Ala.  vessel's  rudder  snapped.  Previous  ICC  decisions  In  favor  money  due  the  above­named  men  XXX  Although  the  rudder  bad  not  of  the  railroads  have  whittled  for  service  on  the  Arickaree  and  CyatUa Ann  Todd, bom  July 29,  broken  off,  it  is  possible  it  may  down  US  coastwise  operatfons  to  the  Stony  Point  Contact  AHller  &  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ralph  need  to  be  redesigned apd  ijepatn  the  point  where  Seatrain  hnd  the  Seeger,  26  Court  Street,  Brooklyn  K. Todd. Ovett,  Miss.  may  take  as  long  as  two  months.  SlU­contracted  Pan­Atiantie  1,  NY=  FINAL  DISPATCH  916 Vessels  In US Fleet  ­A  Creek  Union  Drops  Pacf  V/ith Orion  SIU  BABY  ABBIVALS  Ports Rap ICC Action;  Savannah Run Resnmed  Personals  And  Notices  .• 3  SS Ocean Ulla's  Rudder  Snaps  •  '  ''"<k  I'­;!:']  �Vol.  XXI  No.  23  • • 'sr  .  ­ I  It.­­­ I.f,:  li'fe,  ll t'.  T '  .  I  SEAFARERSl ^LOGI  Nov.  • ,  1959  • O   FFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARER^  INTERNATIONAL  UNION • ATLANTIC    AND  gULF  DISTRICT • AFUCIO    IBL Convention  Ratifies Merger  SIU MEETING  NIGHT CHANGE  Because  Wednesday,  Navember  M,  is  a  na­ tional  holiday  and  a con­ tract  holiday  as  well,  no  meeting  will  be  held  on  that  night.  The  SIU  con­ stitution  provides  that  when  meeting  nights  fall  on such holidays, the meet­ ing  will  be  held  on  Thurs­ day,  in  this  case  Novem­ ber  12,  instead  of  the  normal  Wednesday  night  date.  See PhUly  Hall Open  By Jan, I  NCWS  HIAOLINIS  IN  REVIIW  MILWAUKEE—^The return of  the ILA to  the merged labor  movement was virtually  completed here on  October 31  when  PHILADELPHIA  —  Port  agen.  the  delegates  to  a  special  IBL  convention  approved  an  IBL­ Steve  Cardullo  reports  the  Gra­ ILA  merger  by  a  vote  of>  ham  beef  has  been  settled,  and  four  top  IBL  officers  will  become  5,557  to 1,328.  an  HIWD  contract  should  be  rati­ The  merger  had  been  ap­ members  of  the  ILA  Executive  fied  and  signed  sometime  this  proved In  September by ILA  mem­ Board  and  will  head  up the  Great  week  providing  great  improve­ bers  in  all  ports,  so  that  the  IBL  Lakes  District,  where the  IBL  has  ments  in  wages  and  benefits  for  WITH  IND/AAIS OAI  ScXDEd  action  was the  next­to­the­last step  had  its  greatest  strength  since  it  these  men.  PI5PI;TE^,.171/S/PIA/M5  was  chartered  by  the  AFL In  1953.  In  the  ILA's  reaffiliation  with  the  The  new  Phllly  hall,  presently  tC\LlB\>  /Al  AFL­CIO,  prior  only  to  the formal  The  four  IBL  officers  are  Larry  under  construction.  Is  progressing  issuance  of  an  AFL­CIO  charter.  W.  Long,  president; 'E.  L.  (Buster)  CLASH.  rapidly,  and  should  be  completed  The  reaffiliation—on  a  two­year  Slaughter,  secretary  ­ treasurer;  prior  to  the  New  Year.  probationary  basis—had  been  ap­ David Connors, first ^ce president,  Shipping  has  been  fair  over  the  proved  by  the  AFL­CIO  Conven­ and  Patrick  Cullnan,  Jr.,  president  last  two  weeks.  Several  Marven  tion  in  San  Francisco,  in  Septem­ of  the  IBL­affiliated  Licensed Tug­ ships  signed  on  some  men,  making  ber, after  a recommendation  by the  men's  Protective  Association, v  up  for  the  inactive  Calmar  ships  AFL­CIO  Executive  Council  last  Long,  prior  to  the  merger  vote,  currently  laid  up  due  to  the  steel  told  the  convention  delegates  that  August.  strike.  The  Marven  ships  signing  on  were  the  Venore,  Chilore,  and  That  Executive  Council  action  we  feel  additional  progress  can  Marore.  was  based  on  the  favorable  report  be  made  under  the  banner  of  the  AFL­CIO."  •  made  by  the  four­man  committee  Paying  off  during  the  last  peri­ CAGTRO ATTACKS  which  the  Executive  Council  had  The  ILA's  president.  Captain  od  were  Venore,  Chilore,  Marore  named  last  February  to  study  the  William  V.  Bradley, had  previously  (Marven);  The  Cabins  (Texas  City  U.e. IN RALL.V  BBFO/ZB  formal  application  for  reaffiliatioa  appeared  with  seven  other  ILA  CHICAGO—Ships may  some day  Refining);  and  Council  Grove  300, OOO CUBANS. CASIkO  officers  and  asked  the delegates  to  be  equipped  with  directional  sig­ (Cities  Service).  filed by  the  ILA  on  January  8.  CHARGES  as. ALLOWED  nals  just  like  automobiles,  accord­ The  committee,  composed  of  "forget^about  past  differences  and  ing  to  a  report  given  during­the  The following ships were in tran­ PLANES To TAKB OFF TO  four  AFL­CIO  vice  presidents,  re­ look  to  the  future."  marine  section  meeting  of  the  Na­ sit:  Mankato  Victory  (Victory  Car­ ported  that  it  had  found  the  ILA  The  ILA  has  about  80,000  mem­ tional  Safety  Council  conference.  riers);  Emilia  (twice),  Beatrice  and  BOMB HAVANA,  in  substantial  compliance  with  an  bers  in  Atlantic  and  Gulf  Coast  The  report  was  given  by  Rear  Jean  (Bull);  Bents  Fort  (Cities  AFL  clean­up  directive  of  Febru­ ports  and  on  the  East  Coast  of  Admiral  Donald  T.  Eller,  Atlantic  Service);  Robin  Locksley  (twice),  ary  3,  1953,  as  well  as  the  ethical  Canada,  while  the  IBL  claims  20,­ area  commander  of  the  Military  and  Robin  Trent  (Robin);  Petro­ practices demanded  of  affiliates by  000  members  on  both  the  U.  S.  Sea  Transportation  Service,  who  chem  (Valentine);  Steel  Rover  the  AFL ­ CIO  Convention  and  and  Canadian  sides  of  the  Lakes,  noted  that  a  Dutch  company  has  (Isthmian).  as  well  as  in  Puerto  Rico  and  already  devised  an  arrow  to  be  Codes  of  Ethical  Practices.  Under  the  terms  of  the  merger.  among  tugboatmen  and  other  placed  on  the  fore  part  of  the  waterfront  workers.  bridge  in  a  horizontal  position.  Merger of  the two unions  means  The  arrow  is  operated  like  the  I^O&SIANS fzeiMACE PHcTb  the  creation  of  a  single  100,000­ directional  signal of  an automobile  OF BACK OF MOON ,., IT^  member organization  with  jurisdic­ and  pointed  the  way  the  ship  is  tion  over  every  important  water­ turning.  GMOOTNER. IUAN FACe SiDF  front  area  of  North  America  with'  Admiral  Eller  said  the  device  WITH  FFWER. SEAS, som­rs  the  exception  of  the  West  Coast.  has  already  been  installed  on  a  AJOVJ CALL TH£/V£,ELS/ES TWf  The  IBL,  since  Its  chartering,  few  Dutch  ships,  and  that  the  G'/ZBA­jESrfOW£iZ.  has  been  an  affiliate  of  the  AFL­ MSTS  is  planning  to  equip  one  of  CIO  Maritime  Trades  Department,  its  ships  in  the  near  future  with  and  the  ILA  Is  now  expected  to  the  device  for  operational  evalua­ SAN  FRANCISCO—Members  of  BOSTON—^The  last  period  saw  join.  tion.  the  SIU  Pacific  District  have  won  smooth  shipping  except  for the  SS  an important  victory in  their rights  Pacific  Navigator's  (World  Tramp­ to collect  unemployment  insurance  Shipboard Funeral  ing)  inability  to  payoff  its  crew.  while  off  a  ship.  The  Division  of  The  crew  has  placed  a  lien  on  the  Appeals  of  the  California  Depart­ ship,  with  the  ship  remaining  in  ment of  Employment has ruled that  port  until  all  the  crew's wages  are  seamen  are  entitled  to  unemploy­ PB G/N^LLFP SEEKS IOVEIM  paid.  ment benefit even though they may  SUfAtm COMFBRBNCB .,,  Grain  exports  from  the  port  of  be  collecting  supplemental  wage  WlAS  PAfZiS  AAEETI/NG  /A/  Boston are  on  the increase.  Several  benefits at  the same  time.  VSCEMBEfZ  BFFO/^BIG  ships  are  scheduled  for  loading  in  The  supplemental  wage  benefits  Boston,  but  thus  far  there  are  no  under  West  Coast  contracts,  con­ FOUR, GBT­TO&ETHER.,  indications  as  to  what  percentage  sist of two days' pay for each month  of  the  business  will  be  handled  by  worked  on  a  ship,  and  are  paid  SIU  ships.  when a  seaman leaves  a ship.  The  Recent  increases  in  foreign­flag  benefits  had  replaced  the  former  passenger  ships  to  this  port  indi­ vacation  plan  on  the  West  Coast.  cate  New  Englanders  are  going  to  Originally,  the  Department  of  go  in  for  sea  travel  during  the  Employment  had  ruled  that  the  holidays.  Greek  Lines  have  in­ supplemental  benefits  were  vaca­ creased  from  eight  sailings  (1958)  tion  pay,  and  that  they  should  be  to  13  sailings  (1959).  Italian  Lines  counted  as  wages  for  the  period  also  have  reported  an  increase  in  immediately  following  the  payoff.  COMMUNIST EASfoBm­ passenger  service  departing  from  Such  a  ruling  would  deny  a  man  ANY GETS MBN flAG­ ON  Boston.  unemployment benefits for as much  ANH\YER3A(ii{0F TENThf  In  the  last  two  weeks  only  one  as  two  weeks  or  more.  IN  POWER,  ALLIES  ship  signed  on.  Mermaid  (Metro  The  Pacific  District  Unions  pro­ Petroleum).  There  were  five  ships  FLAG iw wmuw.  tested the ruling,  arguing that  sup­ in  transit.  They  were  Mt.  Whitney,  plemental  wages  were  actually  Mt.  Rainier  (Cargo  and  Tankship),  earned  wages  during  a  period  of  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Serviced  Long­ employment,  and  when  a  man  re­ view  Victory  (Victory  Carriers),  ceived  the  money  had  no  bearing  and  Pacific  Navigator  (World  on  when  he  earned  it.  The  fact  Tramping).  that these wages were not collected  until  the  seaman  left  the  ship  did  not  change  their  status,  the  union  argued.  The  Appeals  Board  upheld  the  union  position,  noting  that  an  in­ dividual  is considered  unemployed  YORK. CHOSEN AS  in  any  week  in  which  he  does  not  FOR. \9UWORlS>  work, and for which week no wages  are  paid.  The  supplemental  wage  FAIR*  FAIR WILLBBHBID  Alcoa Planter flag is at half  mast as  Captain L A. Youngs reads  plan  is. tied  directly  to  the  period  ON SAME  SITE AS 19^9­40  mpmorial^ service  over  coffin  containing  body  of  Hugo  Kotsch,  in which an  individual  worked  and  BTCTJRAVASANZA.  former ship's officer.  Kotsch died in auto accident.  not when he is ott the ship.  Navy Tests  Direcfionats  For  Ships  Foreign Flags  Grab Boston  Tourist  Trade  Coast SIU  Wins Layoff  Benefit ^ef  � 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 November 6, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: ITF BLOCKS RUNAWAYS’ LOOPHOLE PORTS BLAST ICC ANTI-SHIP ACTS OKAY DOCK MERGER AT IBL CONVENTION AMMI PRESIDENT DISTORTS SEAMEN SAFETY FIGURES EVERYODY TALK SAFETY; BUT FIGURES EVAPORATE GREEK OWNERS YIELD TO ITF ON SHIP LOOPHOLE SIU, GRAHAM CO. AGREE ON CONTRACT SEATRAIN KEEPS SAVANNAH RUNS AS PORTS ATTACK ICC STAND UNION SPONSORS HOUSING PLAN KAISER BOLTS, BIG STEEL DEFIANT NMU OKAYS JOINT DRIVE WITH SIU UNION ACTS TO COLLECT WAGES FOR EIGHT CREWS NY HAS ACTIVE SHIPPING; ‘KEEP RECORD OF OT’ COAST SIU WINS LAYOFF BENEFIT BEEF 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 11/06/1959 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. XXI, No. 23  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/3b2327399cce62ad3bd4f555660ebbdc.pdf e7bad6bc920c6579f2b6cdf812499e77 PDF Text Text •   ?­ *• **, „  ­• ,*'•   SEAFARERSALOC  1  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  ANCf  GUIF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   RUNAWAYS  ASK  STATE DEP7 TO  'STOP  UNIONS'  •  r'^"'  • K^^o.­ m  • • '4^  M  Story  On  Page S  ^c­  .  M:  C#E#A#w  Clipper ship's fund is  ^OJCWy  RvWraro*  $250 richer as passenger ves­ sel  has  gone  700  days  without  lost  time  accident.  At  check  presentation  are  (standing, 1.  to r.)  R. Vaughan,  bosun; G. Stauter, 2nd mate; J. Garvey, oh. engineer; C.  Blalack, deck; W. Egan, elect,; Capt. Thomas  Pederson;  S. L. Gibson, oiler.  Kneeling  (1. to  r.)  F. Pastrano, 3rd  cook; O. Lehman, chief  cook, R. S. Cutty, pantry.  I  Predict  5fep­Up  In Surplus  Cargo  Story  On  Page 16  Order Sale  4 Unions  Of Vessel  To Affiliate  in Pay Beef  With MID  • '<A\'^­ Story  On  Page 5  I)  p •  •  If;, ­p..  T ife­ Ad On Runaways  Exploitation  of  WeSt  Jndian  seamen by runaway operators  and program for  dealing with  problem  is  discussed  at  head­ quarters  meeting  with  Trini­ dad seamen's union head, Sam  Worrell.  At meeting  (1. to r.)  are Herb  Brand,  LOG  editor;  Worrell;  SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall;  Joe  Algina,  ass't  sec.­treas.  (Story on  Page 3.)  Eighf  Lives  Lost  rx  '  'is  Tanker  A^oco  Virginia  still  blazes fiercely  at  Houston  oil  terminal  after  fire  and  blast  took lives of  seven crewmem­ bers and officers on the NMU­ jnanned ship and one Houston  firefighter.  Blaze  caused  the  closing  of  the  Houston  ship  channel  for  .  several  days.  (Story on  page 5.)  Story  On  Page 10  ­,'3  • ;s  • • !  .rii  �SEAFARERS  LOG  PSH» Tw»  Norember  29, 19M  Union Clinics Plan  Diabetes Check­Up  On SiU Families  IDS Rate  100% Clean  The  medical  clinics  of  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  have  taken  part  in  the  national  drive  on  diabetes,  November  15  to 21,  known  as  Diabetes  Dietection  Week.  The clinic's  par­ ticipation  in  the  campaign  will  continue  beyond  the  content  and  blood  sugar  If  neces­ sary, with the result that a  number  formal closing, with Seafarers  of  cases of  diabetes  among  Seafar­ urged  to  bring  members  of  their  ers have been  picked  up In the ear­ families  in  for  physical  examina­ ly  stages  and  referred  to  Public  tions  which  cover  diabetes  detec­ Health  Service  facilities  for  treat­ tion.  ment.  The  standard  physical  examina­ Since January 1, 1959, more  than  Now  retired  under  the  SIU  disability­pension,  Mrs. Edna  Johans­ tion  given  Seafarers  on  an  annual  3,200  seamen  have  been  examined  son  is  shown  indulging  in her  hobby while  Mrs. Laurence  Chopin  basis Includes  tests for  urine sugar  at  the  New  York  cUnlc.  Of  these  looks  en  in  photo  token  when  both  were  working  on  Delta  Line  3,200,  14  were  found  to  have  dia­ ships.  Mrs.  Chopin  was  the  first  woman  to retire  under  the  SIU  betes  and  were  referred  to  the  benefit.  "  Public  Health  Service  for  Imme­ diate  treatment  enabling  them  to  continue  sailing  and  keep  them­ selves  In  good  condition.  Consequently,  family  members  who  may  not  have  received  these  examinations  are  the  chief  targets  of  the campaign. Dr. Joseph Logue,  medical  director  of  the  Seafarers  NEW  ORLEANS—^The  second  woman  member  of  the SIU  Welfare  Plan  noted  that  there  is  to  retire  imder  the  SIU's  disability­pension,  Mrs.  Edna  Johansson,  66,  is  now  taking  life  easy  at  her  home  in  New  The  traditional  Thanksgiving  a  family  pattern  to  diabetes;  that  Orleans.  Mrs.  Johansson  fol­­*  ^^^  Is,  a  tendency  toward  diabetes  can  dinners  for  Seafarers  and  their  be  Inherited.  lowed  Mrs.  Mary  Chopin,  a  touch  with  several  of  the  Delta  families  will  be  served  In  all  SIU  Line  regulars  including  Mrs.  Cho­ shipmate of  hers on  the Delta  For  this  reason,  he  urged  any­ ports  and  If  the  menu planned  for  the  New  York  hall  Is  any  Indica­ one  who  has  a  record  of  diabetes  Line, Into retirement  late last sum­ pin, LeRoy  Rinker, and  chief  stew­ mer.  ard  Kaiser.  She finds  that  sewing  tion,  nobody  will  be  going  away  In  his or her family  to be  tested.  and  knitting occupy  a  good  deal of  At  the  time  of  her  retirement,  hungry.  "Early  detection  and ,treatmen>"  her spare  time when  not  busy  with  Mrs. Johannson  had  been  going  to  Dr.  Logue  noted,  "minimizes  the  The  New  York  kitchen  staff  will  her  seven  grandchildren  and  three  sea for ­over 30 years.  Her husband  begin  cooking  the  25  turkeys  and  sons.  Her fourth  child, a  daughter,  died on December 28, 1927,  and she  4  prime  rib's  and  4  Virginia  hams  I am a diabetic  shipped  out In  1928 supporting  her  passed  away  In  January; 1936.  on  Monday.  All  preparations  will  I AM NOT  INTOXICATKD  four  children  and  subsequently  a  bf  carried  out  In. addition  to  the  granddaughter.  cafeteria's  usual  duties  of  prepar­ She  sailed  on  numerous  passen­ ing  breakfasts  and  lunches, during  ger ships  and  Army Transport  ves­ the  week.  Dinner  will  be  served  sels  and  survived  a  torpedoing  on  from 10  AM  to 2 PM.  June  12,  1942,  l)ut  shipped  right  The  menu  for  New  York  is:  out  again  on  an  ATS  vessel.  Appetizer: Garden  celery tray, rose  Subsequently,  Mrs.  Johannson  radishes, olives, green  endives In  became an  SIU member and  sailed  vinaigrette  saUce,  grapefruit  regularly  on  the  Delta  Line  pas­ supreme,  shrimp  cocktail.  The  chaos  in  the  maritime  industry  concerning  accident  senger vessels out of  this city.  Her  Soup:  Chilled  tomato  jOice,  potage  and  safety figures  on  merchant  seamen,  as  reported  in  the  last  ship  was  the  Del  Norte.  a  la  relne,  consomme  Julienne.  last issue of  the SEAFARERS LOG, has  given  everyone who  Mrs.  Johannson  still  keeps  in  Entree:  Roast  Western  Tom  Sample 'of  cord  carried  by_  wanted  one a  big stick  to  use  Turkey,  with  glblet  gravy,  sufferer from  diobete$ in event  Chestnut  dressing,  cranberry  on  the  seamen—the  favorite  steadily  producing  concrete  resuilta  to  cut  down  accidents,  especially  sauce.  Roast  ribs  of  beef,  au  of  on ottock.  whipping boy; of  the industry.  disabling  (lost­time)  acclden^.  .  ,  jus,  baked  Virginia  ham,  with  ravages  of  the  disease  and  makes  :  The confusion  on figures  is com­ A  Coast  Guard  spokesman  who  pineapple garni.  for  more  effective  treatment."  pounded  this  week*  with  a  report  addressed  last  month's  Chicago,  Salad:  Tossed  green  salad  with  from  the Coast  Guard on  a  limited  convention  of  the  National  Safety  The  examinations are  simple.  A  French  dressing.  number  of  ships.  The Coast  Guard  Council's Marine Section  staged the  specimen  of  urine  is  tested  for  • Vegetables:  Green  June  peas,  sugar  content  and  if  there  Is  any  figmes Indicate  very  few  accidents  situation  this way;  '  mashed  yellow  turnips,  kernel  indication  of  diabetes,  a  blood  The  New  York  Dlstrict'offlce of  resulting  from  physical  or  psycho­ "We  are all  continually hammer­ com,  cauliflower  with  mornay  sugar  test  is  conducted.  the  immigration  Service  has  an­ logical  deficiencies.  ing  at  individuals  to  think  and  act  sauce,  candled  sweet  potatoes,  Lacking any  creditable  yardstick  safely  and  of  course  we  cannot  af­ There  are  two  general  types  of  nounced; the. moving  of  Its .offices  whipped  potatoes,  rissole  pota­ diabetes:  Infantile  or  juvenile  dia­ from  Columbus  Avenue  and  West  to  measure the  safety  perfgrmahce  ford  to relax  this pressure.  Human  toies.  betes,  which  Is  serious  since  it  62  Street  to  30  West  Broadway,  of  seamen, critics have  grabbed  on  nature  bepig  what  it  Is,  however,  Dessert:  Hot  minced  meat  pie,  shows  that  there  is  something  In  the  downtown  section  of  the  to  every figure,  real  or  imagined,  we  can  never  expect  to  see  the  pumpkin  pie,  apple  pie,  chiffon  wrong  with  the  body  structure  of  city.  The  move  was. caused  by  to make seamen  the villains  In  the  day  when  accidents  are  eliminated  4)le,  rum flavored  fruit  cake,  the  patient.  The  cause  of  the  con­ plans  to demolish  the old  building  safety picture.  but  If  we are ever  to  approach  the  assorted  cheese  tray  with  crack­ dition  Is  Insufficient  Insulin,  which  to  make  room  for  a  building  proj­ This  can  be  a  convenient fiction  irreducible  nllnimum  we rniist  con­ ers,  Ice  cream.  for  ship  operators, since  Insurance  tinue to  strive to  Increase the  mar­ is  manufactured  by  the  pancreas.  ect  In the area.  Beverages:  Coffee,  tea,  milk,  The adult  type of  diabetes Is less  News  0#  the  move  to  lower  costs help determine  the amount  of  gin  of  safety  by  improving  mate^  orangeade,  assorted  fresh  fruit  serious, since usually  it only marks  New  York,  closer  to  the  district  Government  subsidy.  Because  no  rials, methods,  equipment and  con­ basket,  assorted  mixed  nuts,  the  slowing, down  of  the  pancreas.  called  Shipping  Row,  means  less  Government  or  private  agency; has  ditions."  hard  candles, after­dinner  mints.  Nevertheless,'  it  demands  care­ traveling  for  Immigration, Inspec­ anything' approaching a  complete  The  speaker,  Cmdr.  John  H.  ful apd  prompt  medical  treatment  tors who  have to  travel to  the Bat­ or.reliable set  of figures  on  safety,  Hawley  of  the  Casualty  Review  at  the  tip  end  of  New  York  insurance is a cost item  that is  dif­ Section, USCG,  also cited  some figi  SfiAFARERS  LOG  Until  recently.  Insulin  by  injec­ tery,  City,  to  reach  the  Coast  Guard  ficult  to  challenge.  ures • h  is  agency  had  compiled,  a  tion  was  the  only  effective  treat­ It  follows  from  this  that  when  summary,  of  which  has  just  been_  Nov. 20, 1959  Vol. XXI, No.24  cutters  which  ferry rthem  out.  to  ment  of  diabetes.  In  juvenile  dia­ Quarantine  wheh  they , have  to  in­ costs are high, they  have to be  jus­ published.  betes,  this  method  Is. still  neces­ spect  an  Incoming  vessel.  It's also  tified  by making the. seanian out  as  The summary  covered  the causes  sary  but in adult diabetes,  diet and  much  more  convenient, for  alien  an  unstable, accident­prone, feeble,  and  factors  that  produced  a  total  oral medication  Is sometimes  effec­ seamen.  sick  and  claim­happy  individual  to  of  242  fatalities  and  1,243  injuries  ­  ­ PAUt  HA£I  SecTetary­Trtasurtr  tive.  judge  , .from  descriptions  : placed  in  the  last fiscal  year,  but  it  does  Although  closer  to  the 33tottery,  •   HSBBABT  BRAND,  Editor.  BERNARD  SEA  MAH  Art  Editor.  HERMAN  ARTHUR,  IRWIN  'Although  diabetes,  if  discovered  the  change  in  quarters  does  n^  upon' him.  / •   npt  cover  all  ships  nor  all  acci­ SFIVAK,  AL  MASKIN,  JOHN  BRAZIL,  ARTHUR  and  controlled.  Is  not  too  serious  mean  more  vessels  will  be  in­ ..One  basic  fact  about'seamaii  all  dents.  It  represents, all  accidents  BERGER,  CHARLES  BEAVMET.  Itaff  Writers.  BILL  MOODY,  Gulf  Area  Representative.  an  illness  today,  if  not  treated  it  spected  at  Quarantine  because  the  of  his'detractors  try  to  bypftss  is  reported  to  the  CG  involving  PuDlished  biweekly  or  me  tteaaquarrers  can  do  tremendous  damage  to  the  tendency  in  recen^ years  has  been  this; His  work aboa^ imip and  his  ability  of  72  hours  or  more.  How­ '  of  the  Seafarers  international  Union,  At­ body.  /  to  have  passengers'  Immigration  exposure  to  .potential  accidents  ever, many  vessels  are not  inspectr  tanfie &  6uif PIstrict, AFL­CiO,  47S Fourth  Avenue  Brooklyn  32,  NY  Tel  Hyacinth  All  Seafarer^s  should  make  sure  papers  checked  while  the  vessels  while  <011  a;; ship  can  produce, ait  ed  by the Coast  Guard  and  thus It  MMO.  Secohd  class  postasa  paid  • t the  Post  Office, in  Brooklyn, NY,  under  that  they  and  their  families  have  are  enrpute  to  New  York,  Air  aeCideni/ah^  bpor d* the  day .  pr  basi  no figures  regarding  injuries  Ite Act  of  Aug  24,  1912.  been  tested  for  diabetes.  All  it  passengers'  papers  are  examined  p^hP—whetbeir'at sPh O'  at a  doch>  pn toese  vessels.  .  .  takes  Is' a  phone, call  to  the  clinic  at  foreign  terminals, .before  the  "Ihis Is theMlSon for  a safely  pros­ In  terms  of  the  1,485  caseg  to  set  up  ah  appointment  (Continued on  ppge  planes  leave for J^ew  '^ork.'  ,  gran^  and  the  SIU's  program  Is  Set Holiday  Dinners in  SiU Ports  Stewardess  Retires;  Sailed  30 Years  am uncenadMwmyMMVtorliRKulir.PinM  rgfaf  t* amarga  thiacaid.  CG Figures Add New  Element To Safety issue  Immigration  Moving  NY  Part Office  " 'r­ VS:  HOUSTON—Crewmembers  and  shoreslde  staff  of  the  Bloomfield  Steamship  Company  ai:e  aiming  at  a fleet­wide  100  percent  record  in  the  annual  US  Public  Health  Service  sanitation  Inspection.  If  the  company  is  successful  in  this  regard  It  will  be  the first  time  any fleet  in  the  US  merchant  marine  has  received  a  perfect  score.  Thus far, three  of  the company's  four  ships,  the  Margarett  Brown,  Alice Browq and  the Lucile Blooni­ field,  have  racked  up  100  percent  ratings  In  vessel  inspections,  and  crewmembers  of  the  Neva  West  are  polishing  her  up  in  anticipa­ tion  of  a  check­up  in  New  Orleans  later  in  the.  month.  It  is  a  rarity  for  any  ship  to  receive  100  percent  In  vessel  In­ spections.  The  inspections  cover  168  items  involving  such  matters  as  food  stowage,  refrigeration,  waste disposal, cleanliness in  living  quarters  and  galley,  drinking  water,  wash  wgter,  vermin  control,:  ratprooflng  and  similar  matters.  The  Public  Health  Service'  awards  citations  to  any  vessel  which  achieves  a  95 percent  rating  or  better  in  these  inspections.  Normally,  only  a  handful  of  ship­ ping  companies achieve  records  of  95  percent  or  better  on  all  their  ships.  Bloomfield  company  officials  apr  plauded  the  achievement  of  the .  Seafarers and  other  crewmembers,  with  the copipany  president,  B.  M.  Bloomfield, wiring congratulations.  �IfoteMb«r St.  IfSt  SEAFARERS  LOG  Home Again After Long Trip  Ending  long  shuftle  run  on  the  Orion  Comet,  Seafarer  Benjamin  Mignano  (right)  receives  vacation  check  from  SlU. Assistant  Sec­ retary­Treasurer  Ed Mooney.  Mignano  grossed  $421.75 in  vaca­ tion  pay  after  trip  of  a  year  and  three  days.  Pace ThfM  'Save Our Cuf­Rate  Wages/  Runaways  Beg  State  Dep't  /'• a  '  ' '  Evidently  alarmed  by  the  headway  being  made  by  US  Maritime  unions  in  winning  recognition  of  their  jurisdiction  over some  American­owned  runaways,  the  political  arm  of  American  runaway  shipowners  is  trying  to  get  the  State  Department to upset the application  of  US labor law on  runaway ships.  In  addition, the  runaways' lobby which  calls  itself  the  "American  Committee  for  Flags  of  Necessity"  has  gone  directly  to  the  general  counsel  of  the  National  Labor  Relations  Board  pending  before  the  Labor  Board  pete  with  foreign  vessels  in  th»  asking  him  to  override  or  the  US  courts,  with  the  US Su­ bulk  cargo  trades."  previous board  actions and  preme  Court  scheduled  to  act  on  US  unions  have  consistently  throw  out  union  proceedings  some  of  the  most  important  issues  involved.  Consequently, the  Union  against  the  runaways.  The  feels  that  the  State  Department  committee's  intervention  in  would have  no business  interfering  maintained  that  the  real  concern  of  the runaways  is that  they might  have  to  pay  their  foreign  crews  decent  wages  comparable  to  what  US  seamen  earn  on  American­flag  ships  and  that  all  the  pious  refer­ ences  to  navigation  treaties  ar»  simply  cover­ups  for  wage  and  tax  evasion.  Wages  on  runaway  ships  range  between  $75  and  $125­ monthly.  The  runaway's  concern  has  un­ (Continued  on  page  15)  pending  board  cases  is  unprece­ dented  as  it  is  not  a  party  to  any  in  these  legal  proceedings,  since  the  courts  and  the  NLRB  fully­ disputes.  consider  all  aspects  of  law  and  Among  these  proceedings  are  treaty in dealing  with the matter.»  the  unfair  labor  charges  maae  by  "The runaways'  complaint is clear­ the  SIU  against  the  P&O  Steam­ ly seen as an  effort to get  the State  ship  Company,  owners  of  the  Department  to preserve  their  prof­ SS  Florida;  against  the  owners  of  its, tax  exemptions and cheap  wage  the  runaway flag  SS  Yarmouth  levels.  and  against  the  Sea  Level, another  Once  before,  back  in  March  of  runaway flag  operation,  formerly  this  year,  a  similar  move  by  the  The  governor  of  Georgia  has  intervened  on  behalf  of  the  Seatrain  New  Orleans.  runaways  was  rumored,  with  the  domestic  shipping  to  get  the  Interstate  Commerce  Commis­ In  effect,  the  runaways,  al­ result  that  the  State  Department  American  corporations,  are  was  reported  as  "looking  into"  sion  to  set  fair  freight  rates  on  shipments  out  of  the  port  though  seeking  "diplomatic  immunity"  NLRB  and  court findings  involving  of  Savannah.  Governor  Ern­"^  from  the  application  of  US  law  to  union  jurisdiction  over  runaway  est  Vandiver  led a  delegation  all­rail  rate  cut,  Seatrain  had  an  their  operations.  ships.  At  that  time,  a  joint  letter  edge  of five  to nine  cents  per  hun­ The  Union's  position  is  that  all  by SIUNA  President Paul  Hall  and  of  Georgia  officials,  including  dred pounds  under the  all­rail rate.  of  the  matters* involved  are  either  NMU  President Joseph  Curran  de­ the  mayor  of  Savannah,  to  Wash­ nounced  any  State  Department  in­ ington,  to. confer  with  the  ICC  on  tervention.  They  told  the  Under  its  latest  action  which  would  de­ Secretary  (now  Secretary)  of  State  Christian Herter  that. . . "it would  stroy  the  service  rendered  by  Sea­ be  most  inadvisable  for  the  State  The  problem  of  runaway  activi­ train  Lines,  C.  G.  Willis  and  other  Department to  intervene in  what is  ties in  the Caribbean  and  plans for  domestic  carriers  to  the  Georgia  essentially  and  simply  a  labor  dis­ dealing  with  them  through  co­ port.  pute  between  American  maritime  operative  efforts  under  the  Carib­ As  a  result  of  the  intervention,  bean  Federation  were  discussed  Plans to increase  the effectiveness  of  the Union's adminis­ unions  and  American  maritime  during  Seatrain  has  now  resumed  service  a  visit  to SIU  headquarters  management  .  .  ."  They  noted  that  to  Savannah,  reactivating  the  Sea­ trative and organizational operations so as to better deal with  the  runaways  and  the  countries  of  by  Sam  Worrell,  president  of  the  train  Savannah  for  that  purpose  its  growing  responsibilities  have  been  approved  by  the  last  Panama  and  Liberia  "have  abused  Trinidad  Seamens  and  Dockers  and  will  continue  the  service  for  New York headquarters mem­^  the  navigation  treaties  by  selling  Union.  at least  two  months.  bership  meeting  and  will  be  ant  secretary­treasurer;  Earl  Shep­ wage  discount  cards"  to  American  The  Caribbean  Federation,  a  grouping  of  trade  unions  con­ Protest  Pulpwood  Rates  acted  on  next  Wednesday  in  pard,  Baltimore  agent;  Lindsey  shipowners.  (Just  two  weeks  ago,  the  United  cerned  with  shipping  in the  Carib­ all  other  SIU  ports.  Williams,  New  Orleans  agent  and  The  issue  arose  when  the  ICC,  The plans  call for the  creation of  A1  Tanner,  coordinator  of  Mari­ States  Canal  Zone  was  the  target  bean  area,  has  been  sponsored  by  ever  bitter  Seatrain  objections, ap­ time  Trades  Department  activities  of  an  apparently  Communist  in­ the  Maritime  Trades  Department,  proved  long­haul  all­rail  rates  on  a  district  ­  wide  on  the  Great  Lakes.  Herb  Brand,  spire  riot  by  2,000  club­wielding,  AFL­CIO,  and  is  scheduled  to  be­ pulpwood  and  paper  products  committee  which  gin  functioning  on  problems  in­ editor  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG,  rock­throwing  Panamanians.)  which  are  far  below  the  combined  would  undertake  The  latest  runaway  gambit  con­ volving  US  unions  and  the  sea­ over­all  supervi­ will  work  closely  on  the  coordina­ rail­Seatrain  rate.  At  the  same  tion  Of  organizational  activities,  sisted  of  a  145­page  document  men  and  maritime  workers  in  time,  the  ra|lroads  continued  a  sion  of .such mat­ which  seeks  to  prove  that  the  run­ Caribbean  countries.  high  short  haul  rate  to  the  dock,  ters  as  organiz­ aways  are  not subject  to  American  The  Trinidad  union,  which  is  making  it  impossible  for  Seatrain  ing,  inter ­ union  labor law.  Application  of  the  labor  affiliated  with  the  International  relationships  and  to  lower  the  combined  rate  so  as  laws,  they  claim,  involve  violation  Transportworkers  Federation,  had  to  be  competitive  with  the  all­rail  the  Union's  far  of  navigation  treaties.  distinguished  itself  in  the  past  in  flung  activities  service.  However,  the  memorandum  be­ the  course  of  the  strike  by  the  up  and  down  the  Should  these  rates  continue,  the  trays  the  real  reason  for  the  run­ Canadian  SIU  against  ships  of  the  Hall  railroads  would  take  all  of  the  coasts  and  on  aways'  concern  in  another  section  Canadian  National  Steamship fleet.  pulpwood  and  paper  products  traf­ fresh  water.  when the  giant oil,  steel, aluminum  At  one  time  during  the  course  of  and  other  combines  which  control'  the strike,  the  Canadian owners  at­ fic  putting  the  competing  shipping  The  committee,  chaired  by  SIU  companies  out  of  business  in  Sav­ Secretary­Treasurer Paul  Hall,  will  runaway shipping  complain that "it  tempted  to  transfer  the  ships  to  is  not  economically  feasible  for  Trinidad registry.  But their scheme  annah.  Then,  the  railroads  would  consist  of  Cal  Tanner,  Mobile  Al  Tanner  Simmons  American­flag  ships  ... to  com­ be  in  a  position  to  set  any  rates  agent;  A1 Kerr,­secretary­treasurer  was  foiled  when  the  Trinidad  they  pleased  ­on  this  traffic  and  o^ the  Union's  various  corporate  public  relations  and  Union  educa­ unionists  informed  CNS  that  they  other  commodities  formerly  car­ tion  on  assignments  from  the  com­ wanted  no  part  of  any  struck  ried  by  ships.  mittee.  ships.  "  Want  Joint  Rate  Committee  members  will  be  as­ In  discussions  with  SIUNA  signed  various  responsibilities.  The  Georgia  group  asked  the  President  Paul  Hall,  Brother  Wor­ Sheppard  will  be  ICC to  require the  railroads to join  rell  took  up  the  probldm  of  run­ HOUSTON—Delta  Line's  three  away  shipping  as  it  involves  thw  given responsibil­ with  Seatrain  in  establishing  ity  for  the  Atlan­ luxury  liners—the  Del  Norte,  Del  exploitation  of  West  Indian  work­ Joint  rail­water  rate  which  would  tic  Coast area  ac­ Sud  and  Del  Mar—will  inaugurate  ers.  Many  of  the  runaway  opera­ be  competitive  with  the  all­rail  tivitiesi  to  Puerto  a  new  passenger  service  between  tions  serving  Caribbean  countries  rate.  To  do  this,  the  railroads  Rico;  Williams  this  poi't  and  the  east  coast  of  make  it  a  point  to  recruit  their  would  be  required  either  to  cut  will  have  similar  South  America  in  January,  the  crews  in  those  countries  suffering  their  short, haul  rate  to  and  from  Kerr  Cal  Tanner  tasks  in  the  Gulf  SlU­contracted  Mississippi  Ship­ from  chronic  unemployment.  Be­ the  dock,  or  raise  the  all­rail  rate.  area  and  Al  Tan­ ping  Company  has  announced.  cause  of  this  P09I  of  unemployed  Georgia's  concern  over  the  loss  ner  on  the  Lakes  At  present,  the  ships  pick  up  workers,  the  ship  operators  are  of  shipping service  is based on  sev­ passengers  and  freight  at  New  and inland  watei'­ eral  factors,  among  them  the  com­ Orleans,  but  call  at  Houston  only  able  to  keep  wages  down  to  rock­ ways.  Brand  plaints of  shippers in  the Savannah  for  cargo.  Under  the  new  set­up,  bottom levels and  can virtually  dic­ Simmons  will  handle  contract  the  ships  will  also  pick  up  passen­ tate  the  terms  and  conditions  of  area,  the  loss  of  some  $350,000  an­ matters  and  related  items.  Cal  gers  In  Houston  and  then  leave  shipboard  employment.  nually  in  rental  fees  for  state­ Tanner  will  be  assigned  as  Hall's  for South  America  from  that  port.  One  of  the  objectives  of  thw  owned  port  facilities  in  Savannah  executive  assistant  and  will handle  and the  possible collapse  of  an am­ Delta  officials  said  the  luxury  projected  Caribbean  Federation  inter­union  relationships,  while  cruises would  be 44  days  in iength  would  be  to  halt  the  exploitation  bitious  port  development  program  Kerr  will  deal  with  administration  from  New  Orleans  and  41  days  of  West  Indian  seamen  by  Ameri­ in  that  city.  can  ship  operators.  of  Union finances  and  records.  from  Houston.  Before , the  ICC  approval, of  the  Sheppard  Williami  Ga. Governor Raps  ICC Ship Rate Acts  SIU  Plans Improved  Organization Set­Up  Unions Talk  On Trinidad  Runaways  • /I  'sl  ­'4  • ij  '0  Delta Plans  Houston Call  •••••• .3  •  �^  •   "•   ,  :  ••  •  •  • '.  ­  ­• .  ­  '• '^ ^  .• ', ;.  •  • ­­• • •­s; ._­'i    • ,• ..:• .• • ,•   l|i»«c£licrt«;»Sf^^  SEAFARERiSLTa^^  f,:.'V  ROTARY SHIPPING  HOARD  October 28 Through  Noveriiber  12, 1959  Ship  Atfivify  It  has  been  a  very  slow  period  on  the  shipping  front  for  most  SIU  vessels  signing  on  during  the  last  two  weeks,  and  three  ports  with  no  ports  as  the  total  number  of  men  shipped  over  the  last  two  weeks  ships  paying  off.  Because  of  this  most  ports  had  to rely  on  in  transit  ^oy  slipped  below  the  1,000  mark  for  the  first  time  in  over  six  months.  ships for  all  of  their  activity.  Offe  There  was  a  total  of  868  men  assigned  to  permanent  berths  from  the  There  was  a  total  of  212  vessels  calling  into  SIU  ports  over  the  4  14  ports  which  is  considerably  below  the  prior  period's  1,500  total.  last  period.  Of  this total,  63  paid  off,  28 signed  on and  the  remaining  Restoo  :  121  were  in­transits.  However  the previous  period  was exc^tionally  high.  New  York  21  Hardest  hit  were  the  three  ports  of  New  York,  Mobile  and  Houston.  Percentage­wise  the  job  breakdown  among  the  three  class changed  Pililadolpkfa  4  For  a  change,  Baltimore,  which  has  been  bearing  the  brunt  of  ship  slightly  as  shipping  declined.  Cla'ss  A  men  claimed  slightly  over  73  ioltlfflore  ........  10  per  cent  of  the  jobs,  class  C  cards  six  per  cent,  and  class  B  books  lay­ups  because  of  the  steel  strike,  improved  slightly,  but  is  still  well  the  remaining  12  percent  of  the  total.  This  represents  a  one  percent  Norfolk  ^ 2  below  its  norm.  loss in  class C.  Both class A  and B  fluctuated very slightly.  Briefly  the  bottom  fell  out  of  shipping  from  the  port  of  Mobile  JackienvIRe.1  as  that  area  dropped  to  its  lowest  figure  in  almost  a  year.  Only  31  There  were  three  SIU  ports  with  less than  50 class  A  and  B  men  on  MIomI  . .........  1  the  beach  at  the  start  of  the  new  period.  Seven  ports  have  less  than  men  ­were  shipped  there.  New  York­  also  fared  badly  as  shipping  50  class  A  men  registered.  Miami  was  almost  cleaned  out,  reporting  Towpo  ........a...  there slumped  to a  low 195,  and  Houston dropped  to 64.  only  four  men  registered  in  the  engine  and  steward  departments,  and  5  Also  on  the  downward  side  of  the  shipping  picture  were  the  ports  no  men  in  the  deck.  Wilmington,  although  enjoying  only  fair  ship­ Mobtio  of  Philadelphia,  Norfolk,  Jacksonville  and  San  Francisco.  New  Orleens ..  7  ping,  is  also  fairly  low­ with  only  48  men  registered  in  all  three  de­ On  the  brighter  Side  of  the  report  were  the  ports  of  Seattle,  Wil­ partments.  Hotttton  1  mington,  Boston  and  New  Orleans,  all  of  which,  if  not  showing  an  The following  is the forecast  of  SIU shipping,  port­by­port:  WilmfngtoB  .... ~  increase,  at  least  held  their  own.  Seattle  reports  that  shipping  there  Boston: Good ... New York: Should  improve; a number  of  vessels due  is  booming,  and  it expects  it to  continue.  Class A  and  B  men  will  find  in  for  payoff  .  .  .  Philadelphia: Good  . . . Baltimore:  Slow  . . . Norfolk:  Son  Fraaciifio.'.  1  no difficulty  landing  berths in  that area.  Fair  .  .  .  Jacksonville:  Steady  . .  Miami:  Good  . .  .  Tampa:  Slow  . . .  Seattle  4  Most  of  the  slump  is  the result  of  the  decline  in  the  number  of  SIU  Mobile: Should  pick  up .  . . New  Orleans: Good ... Houston: Slow ...  vessels  signing  on.  In  fact  there  were  five  ports  which  reported  no  Wilmington: Good ... San Francisco: Steady ... Seattle: Very Good.  Total  SIga  lo  Cm  Trani. TOTAl  43  5  ...  f  13  34  15  25  A  10  10  »r  4  —  1  3:­ ':,V  7  13  7  27  1  17  41,  19  ^  S  5  2  5  2  4  5  15  28  121  212  DfCK  DEPAkTMCNT  Registered  Registered  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  123 ALL  3  3  1  2  1  3  'i  —  23  61  15  99'  3  11  18  32  5  2  7,  ­ 2  4  6  12  27  4  43  3  3  10  16  1  2  —  12  —  2  2  4  2  6  1  3  1  9  —  4  Port  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  ...  Norfolk  • ..  Jacksonville  Miami  1  2  —  3  Tampa  7  1  12  Mobile  .  4  15  27  12  54  New Orleans  20  35  6  61  Houston  3  2  Wilmington.  1  6  9  2  13  San  Francisco........I  2  6  Seattle  5  1  12  88  190  51  329  roTAis  —  —  3  1.  —  —  —  1  —  3  4  6  8  10  1  1  2  2  _  2  —  10  40  59  Shipped  Shipped  Shipped  TOTAL  Registered  0 n  The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  CLASS  C  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  123 ALL  2  3  ALL  2  2  —  —  1  4  —  1  5  5  16  3  24  4 1 6 16  30  13  59;  1  5  6  12  —  2  59  12  2  73  96  222  45  363  30 47 82 3  4  2  9  —  9  9  13  24  18  55|  ­ 2 4 6 13  33  55  1  —  11  12  55  12  —  67  49  73  13  135i  5  21 39 65 2  2  5  —  —  2  2  5  2  —  7|  8.  4  2  5 6 11 1  —  —  3  —  1  —  —  1  1  —  1  1  3  6  —  3 1  —  1  1  ;  2  ,  —  2 —  2  2  3  7  ~2  12  —  ,2 3  11  3  3  5  r­ ^  3  5  3  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1" "46 636  186  46 |  �NAvemfcer  29^1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pare  nve  Court Orders Sate Of 'No Pay'  Ship; Union Pressing Claims  BOSTON—The  first  step  in  recouping  wages  owed  seamen  on  World  Tramping  ships  was  taken  here  when  Federal  Judge  George  C.  Sweeney  ordered  the  sale  of  the  Pacific  Navigator  at  public  auction  on  November  23.  The  proceeds  of  the sale  will  go  to  pay  bills  amounting  to $180,000  includ­ ing  crew  wages  and  allot­ Wave  was  taken  ashore,  on  orders  having  enough  troubles, what  with  ments,  plus  suppliers'  bills  of  the  American  consul  in  Israel,  no  money  and  no  bunkers,  to  fur­ the  crew  had  to  resort  to  picnic  ther complicate  things she  has  just  and  other  charges.  Under  the  law,  wage  payments  style  cooking.  They  fried  their  sprung  a  leak.  have first  claim  on  the  proceeds of  breakfast  bacon  and  eggs  and  After  a  hasty  inspection  of  the  chicken­dinner  over  a  wood fire  vessel,  the  US  Marshal  ordered  such  a  sale.  More  Sales  Expected  they made  from grain fittings from  $1,300  worth  of  repairs.  The  Pa­ The  action  by  the  Boston  jurist  the  hold.  cific  Carrier,  which  is  docked  at  is  the first  of, what  is  expected  to  "We didn't  have any  beefs  about  the  Bethlehem  Steel  Company's  be  a  series  of  such  sale  orders  on  the food  that  day," said  Ed  Erick­ yards,  had  taken  on  water  up  to  11  of  the  12  ships  of  the  World  sen,  who  snapped  a  photo  of  the  the  deck  plates.  Tramping fieet.  The  12th  vessel,  cookout.  "We  had  plenty  of  food,  the  Pacific  Ranger, has  been  taken  as  much  as  we  wanted,  and  it  was  over  by  another  SlU­contracted  pretty  good,  too."  company  which  is  bringing  her  Crews Repatriated  back  to  the  States  and  paying  off  A  second  ship,  the  Westpoft,  is  all  her  obligations.  —  Eight  of  the 12  ships  run by  the  in  Suez,  while  a  third,  the  Pacific  Venture,  is  in  Lourenco  Marques,  The  adventures of  a new  "private eye"  will hit  the bookstores  with  World  Tramping  agency  are  tied  Portuguese  East  Africa.  These  the publication of  "Kiss Oft The Dead" by  Seafarer Dave Garrity.  up  in  various  US  ports  with  the  crews  have  also  been  repatriated.  crewmembers  having  plastered  them  with  liens  for  wages  due.  The fourth  ship that  was strand­ Even  before  the  ships  had  come  ed in  the Middle East  is the  Pacific  back  to  the  US,  the Union  had  re­ Ranger,  which  is. now  returning to  ceived  numerous  complaints  from  the States  with  a  solvent  SlU­con­ Although  it is  his first  try at  a full length novel, Seafarer  tracted  operator  having taken  over  Dave Garrity's book, "Kiss Off  The Dead," has shown He  has  families  of  Seafarers  about  the  the  vessel.  the  necessary  "tough  writing"  quality  needed  to  turn  out  failure of  allotment checks  to show  Aside from  the Navigator  in Bos­ up,  or  about  the  checks  bouncing  ton,  the  other  ships  here  in  the  today's  popular  dective  mys­ Makeshift  cooking  arrange­ when  they  did  come  through.  cop  who  suddenly  finds  himself  When  the  ships  arrived  State­ States  are  the  Pacific  Star,  Nor­ ments  on  the  Pacific  Wave  tery  stories.  framed for murder  and in  the mid­ side,  crewmembers  found  there  folk;  Pacific  Carrier,  Baltimore;  after it ran  out of  bunkers  are  Garrity's book. Which is due  dle of  a  gangland  war. The  story's  no  paymaster  available  to  pay  Pacific  Tide  and  Pacific  Explorer,  pictured  while  the  crew  was  for  publication  this  coming  Janu­ first run  in  pocketbook size  will  be  was  them  off.  In  addition, many  of  the  Mobile; Pacific  Ocean, Port Arthur,  ary,  is  in  the  Mickey  Spiliane  some  200,000  copies.  However,  the  vessels  had  run  extremely  low  on  and the  Pacific Thunder and  Waldo  still stranded  in IHaifa.  Cook­ ing  was  done  in  oil drums  on  in  Houston.  tradition,  one  reviewer  noted.  company  is  hopeful it  will  become  stores.  deck.  Photo by Eddie Eriksen.  While  interesting  enough  to  hoid  a best sellfer in  a short  time.  The  Union  promptly  assisted  As If  the Pacific Carrier  weren't  the  reader's  attention,  the  story  A  member  of  the  deck  depart­ Seafarers on these  ships in  plaster­ also  provides  for  plenty  of  the  ment,  Garrity  spent  much  of  his  the  vessels  with  liens  so  that  "rough  and  tough"  detective  type  free  time  aboard  ship  turning  out  ing  their  wage  claims  would  be  satis­ short  stories  for  various  detective  characters.  fied.  "Kiss  Off  the  Dead"  is  about  a  magazines.  More Overseas  Aside from  the eight ships  State­ side,  four  others  were  stranded  in  the  Middle  East  and  Africa.  One  ship,  the  Pacific  Wave,  has  a  lien  on it in Haifa, Israel.  Arrangements  HOUSTON—Eight men lost their lives here last week when  had  been  made  by  the  SIU  the tanker Amoco Virginia caught fire and exploded at a dock  The  International  Woodworkers  such  alien  employment is officially  through  the  State  Department  to  in  the  heart  of  the  petroleum  storage  area  on  this  port'#  of  America  announced  it has  with­ held  to  depress  wages  and  condi­ repatriate  all  but  three  crewmem­ eastern outskirts.  drawn the token  picket lines  it has  tions of  all American  packing­plant  bers.  The  three  men  are  staying  Five  of  the  lost  crewmem­ would  take  possibly  six  months  to  maintained  in  Newfoundland  fol­ workers.  The Meat Cutters Union,  in  Haifa  so  as  to  process  the  legal  bers  were  unlicensed  men  determine  all  the  reasons  for  tho  lowing the action  of  the Newfound­ which won an  NLRB election at the  action  that  has  been  undertaken  who were identified  as members  of  disaster.  land  government  in  setting  up  a  plant  in September,  1958,  went  on  against  the  ship.  the  National  Maritime  Union. Also  The  site  of  the fire  is  only  28  government­sponsored  strikebreak­ strike in March after failure of con­ Crewmembers  of  the  Pacific  lost  were  the  ship's  skipper.  Cap­ miles  north  of  Texas  City  whero  ing  organization.  The  IWA  will  tract  negotiations.  The  strike­ Wave  have  just  returned  to  the  persons  were  killed  in  1947  in  continue  its fight  against  the  scab  breakers  are  paid  starting  mini­ United  States,  after  a  jerky  flight  tain  R.  R.  Combs  of  North  Caro­ 512  a series of  explosions which  ripped  lina,  and  the first  assistant  engi­ "union" set  up  by  Premier  Joseph  mums of  $1 an hour.  that featured stops in Athens,  Lux­ neer, Frank Riley, of  Staten Island.  ships  loaded  with  nitrates.  Smallwood, who had  the provincial  4"  3^  4"  embourg,  Brussels  and  Shannon  Besides  the  NMU,  the  ship  was  legislature  pass  a  bill  "outlawing"  ,  Approximately  1,200  printers  at  International Airport, Ireland.  the loggers  union  and  forcing  the  three Boston  newspaper  plants are  Before  the  crew  of  the  Pacific  under  contract  to  the  Marine  En­ gineers  Beneficial  Association  and  9n  strike  over  various  contract  is­ men  back  to  work.  Masters, Mates  and Pilots.  The scab "union" recently held «  sues . The men,  members of  Inter­ Five  NMU  Men  convention,  adopted  a  secret  con­ national  Typographical  Union,  Lo­ stitution  and  passed  resolutions  cal  3,  struck  the  "Boston  Herald  The five  unlicensed  men  were  which  are also  secret, the IWA  de­ and  Traveler," the  "Boston  Globe"  identified  as  Barry  Walling,  AB,  and  the "Bositon  Record­American­ clared.  Newport  News,  Va.;  Arvid  Hill,  Advertiser."  At  issue  are  wages  oiler,  New  York City; E. C.  Gallar­ J"  ft  i  do, chief  cook, Sommerville,  Mass.;  HOUSTON—Shipping  came  to •   Mexican nationals are  being per­ and time  off  in case of  death in the  Jimmy  Lee  Brown,  second  cook,  standstill  in  this  normally­active  mitted  by  Immigration  authorities  famiiy.  The  employers'  last  con­ Philadelphia,  and  Calvin  C. Thom­ port  because  the  channel  was  to cross into Texas and  work at the  tract  offer  had  been  rejected  898  strikebound  Peyton  Packing  Com­ to 90.  as,  AB,  Mathews,  Va.  closed  several  days  by  the  AmOco  4"  4'  4"  pany  in  El  Paso.  About  240  men  The  eighth  man  was  a  Houston  Virginia  fire  of  two  weeks  ago.  are  involved,  despite  a  finding  by  The national shortage of  contain­ fireman  who  fell  into  an  oil­filled  The  vessel  is  sitting  on  the  bot­ the  US  Department  of  Labor  that  ers  was  eased  somewhat  as  the  Rolling  up a  near­perfect record,  hold  and  drowned.  tom  of  the  channel,  and  leaking  American  Flint  Glass  Workers  re­ the  SIU  Training  School  in  New  At  least  18  members  of  the  gasoline.  Until  it  can  be  raised  turned  to  work  after  a  51­day  York  has  graduated  169  successful  tanker's 41­man  crew were  injured,  and  towed  out  in  the  bay,  the  strike.  The union  won  a  two­year­ candidates for  a  lifeboat ticket  out  and  three firemen  hurt  when  they  27­cent  hourly  package  for  3,200  of  173  who  have  attended  thie  feil into the  Houston Ship  Channel  Coast  Guard  is  keeping  the  water­ way  closed  to  all  traffic.  members in 80 plants.  Actual wage  school  to­date.  the fiames.  As  a  result  of  the closing  of  the  increases  amount  to 18 cents  over  The  lifeboat  trainees,  after  tak­ while fighting  was written  channel, acting  Port Agent  Charles  .the  two  years,  with  a  union  shop  ing  both  classroom  and "boat  in­ off The $6 million vessel  as total  loss by  its operator, the  Kimball  reports  the  largest  regis­ applying  for  the first  time.  Glass  struction,  have  been  whizzing  American  Company.  Also  lost  tration  list  ever.  containers, such  as milk,  beer, and  through  the  Coast  Guard  examina­ were  some Oii  38,000  barrels  of  heat­ The  following ships  paid­off  and  soda .bottles had  been  in  tight sup­ tions  with  ease.  ing  oii  and  15­20,000  barrels  of  signed­on  during  the  last  two  ply, while  ^e supply of  metal cans  high­test  gasoline,  as  well  as com­ weeks: Jefferson  City Victory  (Vic­ In  addition  to  the 169  successful  has  been  dwindling  because  of  the  plex  loading  facilities  at  the  Hess  tory)  and  the  Del  Viento  (Miss.).  lifeboatmen, °  the  training  school  steel  shortage.  Terminal, where the ship  was load­ has assisted  24 ordinaries  who sub­ .In­transits  were:  Bienville •  (Pan  • '   ISf  4"  4"  Atlantic);  Andrew  Jackson,  DeSo­ A  new  dues  schedule  will  take  sequently  obtained  their  AB  tick­ Lpg at the  time of  the blast.  Gasoline Spill  to  and  Antinous  (Waterman);  effect  in  the  United  Automobile  ets,  plus  a  number  of  wipers  who  A  Coast  Guara  spokesman  said  Bents  Fort,  CS  Baltimore,  Council  Workers  as  a  result  of  a  decision  have gone  up to firemen.  by the last tJAW convention.  Total  Ordinaries and  wipers interested  the fire  is beiieved  to have  started  Grove,  CS  Miami,  Winter  HUl.  dues  will  be  S5  per  month,  with  in  enrolling  in  the  school  for  up­ when  gasoline  spilling  from  a  Chiwawa,  Bradford  Island,  and  $3.75 for  union  administration  and  grading,  as  well  as  tnen  in  any  barge was  ignited  by a  passing tUg.  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Sendee);  Del  $1.29 ior the strike fiind.  The pre­ category  who  lack  lifeboat  tickets  In  Washington,  meanwhile,  the  Viento  (Miss.);  The  Cabins  (Texas  vious  due .l evel  wafs $3 per  month,  can  enroll  in  tne  schpoil  by  con­ Coast  Guard  announced  that  a.  City  Refinery);  Mermaid  (Metro.  but the union found .it far too • small  tactings  the  dispatch  counter  on  board  of  inquiry  would  begin  an  Pet.); and  the Seatrain  New Jersey  to' continue. i|t9;fui|>ctions  successi  the  second  deck  in  the  New  Yoik  iininediate  investigation  of .  the  and  Seatrain  Georgia  (Seatfain  ­ , ­  . .  tragedy,  but  it  was  beiieved  it  Lines).  folly.,  •  hall.  :A  ­k  H  Typewriter  Is Fat Payoff  Eight Perish As Amoco  Tanker Explodes At Dock  Lifeboat  OK  Given 169  From Sill  I ­'S""  Fire Stymies  Ship  Action  In Houston  • 4  1  ­.i*  •  ,  • I  ;  •   I  I 1  �SSATAREUSLOIS^  TXvi&s&et  t», Vtm  Labor, Indusfry  Plan T­H Talks  With steel  workers back  on  the job following  the Supreme  Court's action  in issuing  an 80­day  Taft­Hartley "cooling off  injunction, the  Government  and  US labor  started discussions  to  patch  up  the  inadequacies •   Despite  the  late  start  of  naviga­ change,  the  workers  will  be  back  of  T­H.  tion,  and  the  steel  strike,  the  vol­ At  the  suggestion  of  AFL­ on strike  after  the New  Year  when  ume  of  tonnage  passing  through  CIO  President  George  Meany,  the  Injunction  runs  out.  the  St.  Lawrence  Seaway,  during  President  Eisenhower  is  arrang­ As  Meany  put  it,  the  Taft­Hart­ its first  full  season,  is  expected  to  ing  for  joint  talks  between  top  la­ ley  "oooling  off"  period  Is  simply  hit about  80  percent  of  pre­season  bor  and  management  leaders  to  a  "heating  up"  period  in  which  estimates.  develop  some  kind  of  policy  for  nothing  is  accomplished.  The  rec­ The Seaway was opened April 25,  dealing  with  labor­management  ord  of  past  strikes  halted  by  T­H  and  traffic experts of  the  St.  Law­ injunction  action  shows  that  very  disputes.  rence  Seaway  Development  Cor­ poration  predict  it  will  handle  The  futility  of  the  Taft­Hartley  few  were  actually  settled  as  a  re­ about  20  million  tons  of  cargo  by  injunction  was  pointed  up  by  the  sult  of  the  injunction.  the  time  it  closes  November  30.  fact  that  no  real  negotiations  have  In­the  steel  situation,  there  is  It  had  been  estimated  that  this  taken  place  in  the two weeks since  no  sign  that  the  industry  is  going  year's  cargo  would  total  25  million  the steel  workers  went back  on the  to  back  down  on  its insistence  that  Ex­Seafarer  William  frank  points  out  collapsed  house from  tons,  and  that  this  figure  would  job.  Unless  there  is  a  marked  it  ha^  the  right  to  change  work  rules  unilaterally.  In  fact  having  which  he  pulled  three  non­union  housewrreekers  while  he  was  double  itself  within  five  or  six  fought  the  unions  this  far  on  the  on  picketline  duty,  frank  resumed  picketing  alter  the  rescue.  years.  These  estimates  of  cargo  volume  issue,  the  industry  is  liable  to  use  were  the  basis 'on  which  the  US  the "cooling  off" period  to rebuild  and Canada  devised the tolls  which  .  its  finances  and  strengthen  them­ are  expected  to  pay  off  the  $471  selves  for  renewing  the  battle  million  waterway  in  50  years.  with  the  steel  union.  However,  in  view  of  late  ice  The  union  men,  on  their  side,  which  hampered  early  navigation,  resenting  being  forced  back  to  Disregarding possible danger to himself and forgetting their  and because  of the ore  fleet tie­up  work  under  an  injunction,  are  go­ ing  to  use. the  rest  period  to  pay  labor  differences,  former  Seafarer  William  Frank  threw  off  caused  by  the  steel  strike,  Sbaway  off  some  of  their  debts  and  accu­ his  picket  sign  and  ran  into  a  wrecked  building  to  rescue  officials  vieWed  the  season  as  highly  successful,  even  thougk  it  mulate  personal  fiinds  so  that  hree  non­union  workmen*^  fell  five  million  tons  short  of  ex­ they  can  go  out  again.  to  work  ashore  as  a  bouse­ pectations.  .  who  were  trapped  when  a  WASHINGTON—Elaborate plans  Consequently,  as  Meany  pointed  wrecker.  The  officiate  also  predicted  that  by  the  Japanese  government  for  out,  the  truce  Is  likely  to  be  just  wall  fell  on  them  at  a  struck  some  6,600  ships  will  have  used  housewrecking  project.  construction  of  nuclear­powered  a  means  of  preparing  for  neyir  in­ the  Seaway  by  the  time  it  closes.  merchant  vessels  have  been  an­ dustrial  warfare  unless  a  new  ap­ The  incident  occurred  in  Brook­ The  6,OOQtb  ship cleared  the  locks  lyn  early  this  week  while  Frank,  nounced  here  by  the  head  of  the  proach  is  forthcoming.  nearly  two  weeks  ago,  and  others  now a  member  of  the  Housewreck­ Japan  Nuclear  Ship  Mission.  Five  have  been  transiting  the "waterway  «rs  Union,  started  picketing  the  different  vessel  types  have  been  at a  rate  of  30 a  day.  site  of  a  non­union  wrecking  proj­ suggested  as  the  basis  upon, which  Although  the  Seaway  itself  will  iect.  While  walking  his  post.  Frank  to  construct  the first  Japanese  PARIS—An  overflow  of  mer­ close  November  30,  the  Welland  said,  he  heard  a  crash  and  saw  a  nuclear ­ powered  ship.  iwall  collapse  on  five  non­union  chant  ships  is  causing  a  crisis,  to  Canal,  connecting  Lake  Erie  and  Among  the suggested  vessels are  workers,  burying  them  in  the  world  merchant  shipping  that  is  Lake  Ontario,  is  expected  to  be  a  passenger­carrying ship  of T7,000  likely  to  last  for  several  more  opeii until  December 15. The Sault  debris.  gross  tons;  a  small  experimental  Bull Lines,  which  last  m<mth  an­ Taking  off  his  picket  sign,  he  years,  according  to  a  study  and  Ste.  Marie  Canal, <  between  Lake  ship  of  4,000 gross  tons, and  three  nounced  it  was  planning  a  new  ran  into  the  wreck  and  carried  statistics  on  the  international  mer­ Huron  and  Lake  Superior,  is  ex­ oil  tankers  of  different  sizes  and  coiitainership  service  to  Puerto  three  of  the  injufed  men  to  safe­ chant fleet complied  by the  Central  pected  to  be  open  until  December  Rico,  has revealed  some  of  the de­ horsepower  ratings.  ty.  Passersbys  rescued  the  other  Committee  of  French  Shipowners.  12.  tails of  its projected  vessels.  —  The  passenger  ship  would  be  The company  is  planning to  con­ two  men.  Frank  then  picked  up  The  world's  merchant  shipping  used  to carry  Japanese Immigrants  vert  One  of  its eight  C­2 freighters  his  sign  and  continued  to  picket  tonnage  reached  100  million  tons  Sign Name On  to  South  America,  while  the  into  a  lift­on,  llft­oif  ship  which  the  operation.  ,  at  the end  of  1958,  but  despite  the  smaller,  experimental  ship  would  would  hold  140  35­foot  container  recent  increase  in  maritime  traffic  Their  Lives  Mattered  LOG Letters  be  used  as  an  ocean  survey  vessel.  vans  between  decks  and  another  A  strong union supporter,  Frank,  there  is  a  10  percent  surplus  of  For obvious  reasons  the  LOG  It  is  expected  that  the  Japanese  40  vans  of  the  same  size  on  the  who  has  been  out  of  work  for  the  available  space,  says  the  report.  cannot  print  any  letters  or  Atomic  Energy  Commission  will  main  deck.  past  month,  said  that  he  hated  to  The  potential  surplus,  it  adds,  other  communications  sent  in.  make  a  selection  of  a  prototype  The  remodeled  ship  will  be  see  these  men  working  behind  a  amounts to  30 percent—^if  ships be­ by  Seafarers  unless  the  author  vessel  shortly  so  that  the  basic  equipped  with  craqes  to  transfer  picket  line.  But  when  the  wall  fell  ing built or on order are taken into  signs  his  name.  Unsigned  designing can  begin  next  year  and  the  containers  to  and  from  dock­ on  them  and  they  were  trapped,  account.  At  present,  25  million  ammjunous  letters  will  only  the  ship  enter  service  in  1964.  side trucks,  in an  operation similar  their  lives  became  more  impor­ tons  of  shipping  is on  order  while  wind  up  in  the  waste­basket.  The first  American  nuclear­ to the one used by the  Pan­Atlantic  tant  than  anything  else,"  he  com­ eight million tons are  being laid up.  If  circumstances  justify,  the  Excess new  tonnage ­over break­ LOG  will  withhold  a  signature  powered  ship,  the  SS Savannah,  is  Steamship  Company.  Other  ships  mented.  expected  to  enter  service  somer  would be converted  subsequently if  Frank  sailed  with  the  SIU  up  ups would  continue for at least  two  on  request.  until  1955  as  FWT,  before  going  years,  the report  predicted.  time  next  summer.  the  traffic  warranted  it.  Infirst Year  1964 Goal  Of  Japan's  Atom Ships  Is'­ 1^'  Ex­Seafarer  Rescues 3;  Resumes  Picket  Line Vigil  Vessel Glut  To Continue  Bull Studies­ C­2 Change  11.  r  '  \k­ Walk/Do Not Run '  .(V;  ;•   f­''' 'H­IS  It' ­  ,  iMONG the commonest  causes of  shipboard mishaps  are  slips  and  falls  while  going up  or  down  ladders or  on  a seemingly  level  deck.  Whether  they  happen  when  the  ship  goes ^'Tilt!"  or  when  sorneone  foils  to  detour  around  a  tool  or  patch  of  oil  or  grease,  'Occidents do happen.  Since  the potential  is always there,  it pays to  take  care  and  watch  your  step.  S­ V  •   i; • /• •'!•/    J  K­'O• y­iiiKj­fe;,  .• 5,V  ..  /(• • TV  This  con  best  be  done  by  walking  instead  of  sprinting  oround^^"^  ­ ^  ^  with  no  regard  for  your  surroundings.  Then, : even  if  you  take  a­  tl,  "  spill,  the  possibility  of  serious  injury  is  minimized.  Use^your  head'  '  as  well OS  your  feet  to get  where  you're going.  ­ r,.X  • :  1  (• •  • va.iv­ ViUi­pSSi;:}!  i'.',  i­ v,'vVi.vy>:  V  • '('i  fn  • • ­•.  �HvnaSmFrn,  ISSf  i  SEAFARERS  LOG  •  YOUR  DOLLAR'S  WORTH  Seafarer's Gnide To  Better  Boying  Ftc« SCVM  Railway Unions Counferattack  Rails^ Featherbed ding Smear  Incensed  by  a  nationwide  railroad  advertising  campaign  designed  to  portray  railroad  workers  as  professional  featherbedders,  AFL­CIO  railroad  unions  have struck  back  at  th»  distortion  of  the issues.  In  the process,  the railroad  unions  have come  up  with  some star­ tling material on the activitiesf  m  Small Car Battle Just Beginning  of  railroad  management  on  ETSrOtaain^  contrc  Demand  for  Detroit's  new  compact  cars  already  is  running  high.  this issue.  Heavy ^ales  show  the  pubiic  really  wants  economy  cars  even  though  The  "feajtherbedding"  charges  it  took  Detroit  madufacturers  several  years  anu  many  lost  sales  (and  have  been  widely­circulated  by the  lost  jobs)  before  they  would  believe  if. Just  prior  to  the  introduction  railroads in  a  costly  and  extensive  of  the  new  US  makes,  the smali  imports  had  grabbed  off  ten  percent  newspaper  and  magazine  advertis­ of  the  American  car  market.  .  ing campaign  which has been going  Of  the  imports,  there  now  are  over  80  different  makes  being  sold  on  for iponths.  Just  as in  the steel  here,  with  about  70  still  $100  or  more  below  the  American  compacts.  contract  situation,  management's  The  US  compacts,  however,  are  more  powerful  and  larger  than  the  charges  are  aimed  at  destroying  work  rules  which  have  existed  for  small  imports.  Enough  is  known  now  about  the  US  compacts  so  buyers  can  begin  many  years  for  the  protection  of  railroad  employees.  evaluating  the  cars  for  their  own  driving  needs.  There  are  now  six  US  compact  cars:  GM's  Corvair,  Ford's  Falcon,  What  has  incensed  the  railroad  Chrysler's  Valiant,  Rambler's  Rambler  American  and  Studebaker's  unions  is  the  failure  of  ads  to  Lark.  Dodge's  "Dart"  is  smaller  than  other  Dodge's  but  still  a  large  mention, the other  side  of  the coin  car,  competing  with  Chevy,  Ford  and  Plymouth.  Mercury's  Comet  —that railroad  unions  have waived  many  conventional  benefits  in  will  be offered  this spring as the "aristocrat  of  the economy  cars."  ­ order  to  obtain  the  work  rules.  COMPARISON  WITH  STANDARD  MAKES:  In  general,  the  new  These  benefits include  many  items  US compact  cars are  about  to  three feet  shorter  in  overall  length,  standard  in  other  union  contracts  and  about  1,500  pounds  lighter,  than  the  Ford­Chevy­Plymouth  group.  such as Saturday  and Sunday  over­ The 106­109  inch  wheelbase  of  the  time;  no  layover  pay;  no  differen­ new  compacts  compares  with  118  tial  for  night  work;  no  overtime  up  for  the  standard  makes.  You  over  eight  hours  or  oyer  40  hours  .don't  really  _give  up  much  In  a week  in  many instances;  no extra  wheelbase,  but  only  bod'  over­ pay  for  holidays;  no  expenses  for  hang.  In  fact,  the  compacts  have  food  and  lodging  while* away  from  been designed so yon  sacrifice only  home  awaiting  assignment  and  no  about  an  inch  of  inside  leg  and  standby  pay  when  awaiting call.  Often,  the  unions  point  out,  head Toom.  —  The compacts generally  have six­ operating  employees  in  freight  Clip  from  "Labor,"  publicotion  of  the  railroad  unions,  depicts  cylinder  engines  (Rambler  also  of­ service  work  a  seven­day  straight  way  that  rail  labor  numbers  hove  declined,  executives'  num­ fers  an  eight),  with  horsepower  time week of  56 hours, and on  occa­ ratings  of  80  for  Corvair,  90  for  sion this can  go as  high as 96  hours  bers  have  remained  static.  Falcon  and  Lark,  100  for  Valiant,  without  OT.  A 100­mile passenger run is a  basic  127  for'  Rambler.  This  compares  The  rail  unions  estimate  that  if  day's  run,  while  freight  runs  call  with  132  up  for  the  stardard­size  the  railroad  workers  had  weekend  for  additional  mileage.  Thus,  in  cars.  But  since  the  compacts  are  premium  pay,  overtime,  and  lay­ lieu  of  overtime  and  other  bene­ much  lighter,  they  are  pretty  over  benefits  comparable  to  other  fits,  the  railroad  worker  can  col­ nearly  as  responsive  and  powerful  unions,  it  would  involve  a  $648  lect  more than  one  basic  day's  pay  in  performance  as  the  big  cars.  million  additional  wage  bill a  year  on  a  given  run  within  an  eight­ the  ^railroads.  hour  day.  This  has  been  attacked  One  reason  for  the  lighter  for  To compensate for the absence of  weight  of  the  new  compacts  is  these benefits, railroad  workers are  by  the  railroads  as  "featherbed­ their  unitized  constructidto,  with  paid  on  the  basis of  mileage  units.  ding"  in  their  ads,  while  they  neglect  to  explain  that  the  pay­ • b  ody  and  frame  welded  as  a  ments are in  lieu of  other  benefits.  NEW  YORK—Adam  H.  Hamil­ single  unit. This  also lowers  the height  and. cuts dovim  on  body  rattles.  Rail  unions  call  the  absence  of  ton,  comptroller  of  the  SIU  \yel­ The  compacts  have  list  prices  of  around  $2,100  for  a  sedan,  includ­ the  conventional  rules,  "thorn­ fare  Plan,  died  at  the  Methodist  ing  Federal  excise  and  deaier  preparation,  but  not  local  taxes,  trans­ bedding"  and  indicate  they  will  Hospital, Brooklyn on  November 18  portation  nor  optional  equipment.  This  is  about  $200  less  than  the  demand  their inclusion  in  the next  after  a  short  illness.  He  was  55  lowest­price  standard  sixes.  agreement  should  the  railroads  years  old.  In  general  the US  compacts  give  a  chance  to  save  some  of  the  fuel  seriously  attempt  to  do  away  with  Hamilton  became  comptroller  of  cost  of  the  big  models  and  ten  percent of  the initial  price  and finance  the  mileage  units  of  pay.  the  Plan  in  December  1952  after  charge,  and  have  more  maneuverability.  Early  indications  are  that  iJespite  all  the  charges,  the  many  years  of  experience  as  a  the  compacts  wiil  provide  in  the  neighborhood  of  18­22  miles  per  unions note that the average hourly  gallon,  compared  with  about  15  for  the  standard­size  sixes.  An  Arab  League  move  to  get  a  wage  of  railroad  employees  is  trouble  shooter  and  top  adminis­ trator  in  the  produce  industry. Ha  COMPARISON  WITH  SMALL  IMPORTS:  The  two  most  popular  bigger  share  of  oil  wealth  may  $2.47 an hour, which is below wages  served  as  comptroller  until  his  small  imports  are  Volkswagen  and  Renault  Dauphlne.  Their  95­inch  have  important  repercussions  on  in  steel,  auto  manufacturing,  air­ death.  wheeibases are smaller  than the 106­and­up  of  the US  compacts.  Their  American­flag  tanker  shipping  in  craft, coal mining and construction.  Hamilton  supervised  the  daily  four­cylinder  engines and  lighter  weight  (1,400­1,600  pounds  compared  the long  run. The~Arab  nations are  The  real  kicker  in  the  railroad  operations  of  the  Plan  and  was  to about  2,350),  makes  possible  a  good  30­35  miles  per gallon  of  ga.s.  ready  to  present  a  formal  demand  charges, the rail  unions' newspaper  assistant  to  the  Administrator.  In  price,  too,  the  small  imports  shade  the  new  US  compacts.  They  for  a  50  percent  share  in  all  the  "Labor"  points  out,  is  in  the  fig­ list  at $1625­$1645,  not  Including  transportation  from  port  of  entry.  profits  made  by  the  big  interna­ ures  on  the  numbers  of  railroad  But  the US  compacts do  have  more interior  space for  a family;  more  tional  oil  companies  out  of  Ara­ workers  employed  today  as  com­ pared to  the palmy days  of  railroad  power, especially  valuable  in  hilly country,  wd a  smoother  ride. They  bian  oil.  At  present,  the  Arab  states  operation  back  in the 1920's.  represent  a  compromise  between  the J>ig  cars and  the small  ones.  "50­50"  arrangements  coverr  In  1923,  the  paper  said,  there  COMPARISON  WITH  EACH  OTHER:  Chevrolet's  Corvair  is  the  have  ing  crude  oil  output  only.  They  were  1,800,000  railroad  employees  smallest  of  the  three  new  compacts,  both  in  length  and  width,  and  are asking  for  a  share in  the  prof­ and  16,000  executives.  closest  in  design  and  purpose  to  the small  imports. "Like  Volkswagen,  its  of  refineries,  and  of  pipeline  In  1959,  railroad  employment  Is  Corvair  has  the  eng.:ie  in  the  rear.  It's  aluminum  and  air­cooled  (no  and  tanker  companies.  down  to  less  than  900,000,  but  anti­freeze  needed).  In  effect,  the  Arab  move  would  there  are  still  16,000  executive  Chrysler's  Valiant  is  the  largest  of  the  three  new  cars  in  overall  give  them  half­ownership  of  the  officers..  length: four  inches  longer  than  Corvair  and,three longer  than  Falcon.  giant  runaway­flag  tanker  fleet  If  anything  then,  the  newspaper,  But  its  106V^­inch  wheelbase  actually  is  less  than  Corvair's  108  and  which  service  the Persian  Gulf  oil­ concludes,  it  is  railroad  manage­ Falcon's  109V^.  Valiant^also  is  300  pounds  heavier, than  its  rivals.  Of  fields.  These  fleets  are  largely  ment  which  Is  doing  the  fqather­ the  three,  VaUant  is  closest  to  the  standard­size  cars,  but  of  course  owned  or  controlled  by  the  big  bedding, including use  of  stock op­ can't  be  expected  to  yieid  as  much  gas  mileage.  international oil  companies such  as  tions,  expense­account  "entertain­ ment" and  other  devices  to  fatten  Ford's  Falcon  is  in  between  in  size.  It's  a  clean­looking  car  with  Esso,  Socony,  Royal  Dutch,  more  trunk  space  than  the  Corvair.  It  retains  the  cast­iron  engine  in  At  present,  the  income  of  the  the  executive  payrolls.  fronf^ but  next  year  expects to  make it  aluminum.  Arab  nations  for  crude  oil  is  es­ The Rambler,  already  proved  to be  a  successful car, is a  little bigger  timated  at  a  billion  dollars a  year,  Photo Error  all­around  than  the  three  new  compacts.  It  has  a  108­inch  wheelbase  but  the  profits  of  refining  and  Tha late Adam  Hamilton  Through  an  error,  the photo­ and  191­inch  overall  length.  The  1960  Rambler  has  been  restyled  for  transportation  go  exclusively  to  graph  of  another  Seafarer  was  Trustees  of  the  Plan  credited  a  cleaner  look. The  Rambler  American is  the smallest  and  least­expen­ the  large  international  oil  com­ used  in^  the  his  business  skiUs  and  wide  sive  of  the  US  compact  cars,  with  a  100­inch  wheelbase,  five  more  bines  which  operate ships at  mini­ September  25,  knowledge  with  the  successful  op­ than  Volkswagen,  11  more  than  the  Renault  Dauphine,  and  18­23  mum  costs  under  the  runaway­fiag  1959,  LOG  in  eration  of  the  Plan  and  its  steady  inches  more overall  length.  set­up.  the  place  of  growth  and  servicibility  to  the  The  Lark  is  much  the  same  as  the 1959  model.  It's  just  175  inches  American­flag  ships  get  none  of  the  late  Sea­ membership.  long on  a  108V&­inch  wheelbase and  is  priced  about  $100  less  than  the  this offshore  business  and  are con­ farer  Enrique  He  was  born  on  March  4,  1904,  other four  compact  American  cars.  fined  to  the  US  domestic  trades.  Bazo,  in  the  and  made  his  home  recently  in  The  real  controversy  is  over  Corvair's  rear  engine  compared  to  the  However,  should  the  cost  of  han­ announcement  Forest  Hills,  N.Y.,  where  he  lived  fioiii  engines  of  the  otBer  makes.  In  general,  rear  engines  are  con­ dling  oil from  the Persian  Gulf  go  of  his  death.  his  wife  Dorothy.  He  is  sur­ sidered  to  haye  these  advantages:  elimination  of  the  driveshaft  hump  up,  it  would  tend  to  encourage  a  The  LOG  re­ with  vived  by  his  wife  and  his  mother.  so  you  have  a  flat  floor;  better  traction  on  ice;  more  maneuverability  greater  concentration  of  oil  ex­ grets  the  er­ services  will  take  place  at  low  speeds;  easier  parking;  better  braking.  Front  engines  are  con­ ploration  and  producing  here  in  ror.  Adjoining  at Funeral  1  PM  today  at  the  Boyertown  sidered  to  provide  better roadability  at'high  speeds  or  in  high  winds;  the  United  States,  in  which  case  Is  the  coiTMt  photograph  of  Chapel,  38  Lafayette  Avenue,  less  wander  and  less away on  curves;  possibly  more safety  in  a  front­ US­flag  tanker  operators  would  Brother  Bazo.  Brooklyn.  end crash  and more luggage spacer'  benefit.  By  Sidney  Margoliu*  Adam Hamilton  Dies, Was SlU  Welfare Aide  " • ­ 'i A  ­  •  ­V :s  • 7K •  'I  'I  ­  •   ­• A  'i i  . ­J  <  ­1  Arabs Seek  Bigger  SIke  Of  Oil Pie  II  • J "1  • } ''  ­I  �• C­ rare  »rlt  SEAFARERS  LOG  Ninreaiter  tt. lift  I'; .  ir,^­ "V,  y  Ifc  •   ir­•   FOR  EVERY  5IU MEMBER...  I*.­I  K'  FOR  ALL  WORKERS...  _ STTJ;'  IC  •   • • *.  W­ '55;  TheSIU  ORGANIZES  A PRIMARY  funcHon  of  a  union  is  to  continue  or­ ganizing  efforts  in  its  field os  long  as  there  are  workers  without  the  protection  of  q union  con­ tract.  Consequently,  active  organizing  campaigns  have  been  a  constant  feature  of  the  SlU  down  through  the  years.  Why  does  a  union  organize?  For  one  thing,  its  pur­ pose,  as  a  union,  calls  for  it  to  extend  the  benefits  of  union protection  and union  conditions to  all men  working  in  its  industry.  Secondly,  the  existence  of  cheap  wage,  non­union  operations  is  a  dire  threat  to  the  jobs  of  its  members, because  non­union  outfits can  and do undercut  union firms.  Finally, it can be clearly  seen  that  the larger  and stronger  a union  is,  the more it organizes in the  vari­ ous  fields within its industry,  th^  better  it is  equipped  to  represent  and  protect  its  membership.  f ­  ­ %L  •  In  the  maritime  industry,  the  closely­related  interests  of  seamen,  tugboatmen,  harbor  workers,  fishermen  and  allied  crafts  and  their  mutual  interdependence  up  and  down  the  coast  and  on  fresh  water  make  organizing  an  essential of union  growth and survival. Then  too, maritime  faces a  problem which  is unique  and in  which organizing  will play an  ever­increasing  role—the problem  of  Amer­ ican^controlled  runaway  shipping.  .•>,.' • . '• !•   f­.  •  .  •  K.:  IP­'  Ifei'r"  m­ •  iw­  '. •  Organizing,  of  course,  is  easier  said  than  done.  In  to­ day's political  climate, with  anti­union  forces on  the  rise,  it is more  difficult, more costly and  more  time­consuming  than ever. That  is because  today's labor  laws have a  host  of built­in obstructions  to delay, harass and  weaken union  organizing activities. Nevertheless,  the SlU is carrying  on  its traditional program in several areas as described here.  0:  • i'.'fy.i'Mi'i  5 '' '''  ''fika  ,  •  *;•   "'  ' • H   r  :  ­3­­T" ­  ­f '•   • }  i ij/ ?  if: • • • '<  •  '.'f  .  /'.Si;.­J  M  ;<iS­  ,  nxi,­ •   i,i5:5­5 •^  t   '  yM./.i'?• j''...  /  1  ;  5.;  % '^55# • •   e  .  • >  : =>  • C#'!;,;; •  *'  • ­  n i.' • '   "  •   y."  '.  •   '­i'M'' ­  ':y?­ sv. ^  • "­'J ^  f  :  ,5  kSkry^''t'<. '^4.  .­.v.. S­'  /;  .ywlg;/./ • .^..3; ./(u./yw/i'//s^;­ ^ .is  ,/"• •V   •  I 'inftifiiitoi if'f  •  •   V  •  ":.5 !a:.v  �Navraiber  tt, ItSt  SEAFARERS  LOG  FkivHfM  /M  .  • • ^'V  ­ry.W'  . I..  •  •  i  • ;%: ­r"''  ;..n  ­ • •   ;.;„  I  :• •  '  Runaway  Flags  The  biggest,  most  important  and  most  difficult  organiz­ ing  task  confronting  the SIU  is on  the runaway­flag  ships.  It is obvious  by  now  that if  American­owned  or American­ controlled  shipping  is  permitted  to  Operate  without  hin­ drance under  runaway flags, then  the future  of  the Ameri­ can  seaman  is gloomy  indeed:  Already,  the SIU  has  had a.  tasijC  of  what  runaway­flag  organizing is like  in  the fight  with P&O Steamship, opera­ tors  of  the SS  Florida,  and  with  the  runaway­flag  owners  of  the Yarmouth,  Although it Js well  over  a  year since the  Union  won  an  historic election  on  the SS Florida, the  run­ away  operators  are  employing  every  legal  device  to  block  a union  contract. This has  been  a long, costly  and time­con­ suming fight,  principally  because  it  is a  key  test  of  Ameri­ can  unions' rights  to sign  up runaway  ships.  ernment's  "operation  bootstrap."  The  SIU's  Puerto  Rico  Division  has successfully organized  dozens of  companies on  the  island  representing  the  new  Industries  which  have  sprung  up  in  recent  years.  Organizing in  Puerto  Rico  is  a  vital operation,  because without  union  protection, the new­ ly­industrialized  island  could  quickly  become  a  haven  for  cheap  wage  operators  who  would  exploit  the  big  pool  of  unemployed  on  the island. In  the final analysis, such  cheap  wage conditions will have detrimental effects on  the island's  economy and  on shipping  and, unless checked,  could  under­ mine conditions for seamen maqning US ships on  the island  run./  I  "Tli  %  Ui  Seaway  And Lakes  While  the Florida  case  is being  fought  out,  the SIU  and  NMU  are  planning  a  long­range  joint  organizing  program  which  is an  outgrowth of  last  year's elaborate, nation­wide  protest demonstrations against  runaway­flag shipping.  .  ,  ;  .1 .  Harbor^ Allied! Trades  Barges, tugs, riverboats, lighters and similar craft, as  well  as marine suppliers and related operations are all important  elements in  a sound  maritime union  operation. Through its  various  divisions,  such  as  the  Harbor­and  Inland  Water­ ways Division  and the Marine Allied  Workers Division,  the  SIU has made considerable progress over the past few years.  Yet  the potential in this field  is still trerhendous  and much  remains to  be done.  • ?  J  ­.3  i  The  opening  of  the  Lakes  to  saltwater  traffic  promises  far­reaching effects on  the patterns of  operation in the ship­ ping industry. Up until now, a good  part of  the Lakes opera­ tion  has been  the preserve  of  non­union  or  company  union  operations. Now  the SIU, through the Great  Lakes District,  is making an intensive  effort in  the Lakes area  and has  met  with  initial  successes.  This  too  has  all  the  earmarks  of  a  long­range  operation  before  Lakes  seamen  and  saltwater  men  on  the Seaway  can  both  be assured of  full  union  pro­ tection.  I  • J  Fishermen^ Canneries  • V  • J  Puerto Rican Division  A key link in SIU shippiiig operations, the island of  Puer­ to  Rico  is' rapidly  becoming  industrialized  under  the  gov­ The  successful  organization  of  New  Bedford  fishermen  under  the  SIU  banner  is  a  classic  example  of  how  local  groups  such  as  these  can  benefit  from  the  assistance  of  a  larger organization  like  the SIU.  Unable  to make  headway  on their own, they  have now firmly established  themselves  with SIU  help and  vastly  improved  their  conditions. Other  fishermen  and fish  cannery  workers not  now  receiving the  full  benefits  of  union  protection  are seeking  the  SIU's  as­ sistance.  1  • 1  'i  .­"v.­­ .  "V'  �r^tcB  SEAFARERS  LOG  MTD Adds To Strength;  Gains Four New Unions  Pick Up 'Shot'  Card At Payoff  PENSIONERS'  CORNER  Seafarers  who have  taken the  series  of  inoculations  required  for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  reminded  to  be  sure  to  pick  up  their  inoculation  cards from  the  captain or the  purser when they  pay off  at the end  of  a voyage.  The  card should  be  picked up  by the  Seafarer and held so that  it  can  be  presented  when  sign­ ing on for another voyage  where  the  "shots"  are  required.  The  inoculation  card  is  your  only  proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ quired  shots.  Those men  who forget  to pick  up  their  inoculation  card  when  they  pay  off  may find tbaf  they  are  required  to  take  all  the  "shots"  again  when  they  want  to sign  on for another  such voy­ age.  (The  brother  described  below  is  receiving  the  $150  monthly  SIU  dlf­ ­ Four  more  AFL­CIO  unions  have  joined  the  ranks  of  the  ability­pension  benefit.)  rapidly­expanding Maritime Trades Department,  boosting the  Thomas Horan  . . . 6$... sailed on  all  types of  ships—Hog  Islanders  to 56,000­ton  passenger ships.  ^Horan commenced  his career  sailing out  department's  strength by an  additional  17,500  workers in  the  of  Liverpool,  England, in  1920.  His first  employer  was  the  "Lapland"  industry.  •   of  the old Red Star  Line.  Later he sailed  with the  Hamburg­American  shipboard  members  of  MTD,  The  latest  MTD  additions  within  the  broader MTD  structure.  Line,  and  has  sailed  under  the  American  flag  since  then  up  to  his  are  the  Iron  Workers,  with  retirement in  1959.  The  agreement  to  set  up  the  about  10,000  men  employed  in  Horan  was a  member of  the steward  department.  He  had  no special  marine  trades;  Sheet  Metal  Work­ new  division  within  MTD  was  preference  for  type of  ship or  type  of  run,  taking  them  as they  came.  reached  at  last  month's  MTD  con­ ers,  with  5,000;  the  American  Ra­ Presently he  is an  outpatient at  the Staten  Island  hospital  where he  is  ­dio  Association,  representing  1,500  vention  in  San  Francisco  between  receiving  treatment  for  a  heart  condition.  Married,  Horan  lives  in  MTD  " and  the  AFL­CIO  Maritime  radio  operators,  and  the  Uphol­ Brooklyn, KY,  and  often  visits  the  Union  hall.  sterers  Union,  which  has  1,000  Committee.  This  meant  four  addi­ 4>  4'  tional  uilions,  two  of  them  being  members  working  aboard  vessels  Victor  H. Gnstafsen ...  71 ...  a member  of  the  engine department,  the  NMU  and  the  ARA,  would  be­ on  shipboard  furnishings.  come  MTD  members.  The  other  Gustafson  started  sailing  in  Swe­ Now  25  Unions  two  are  Local  5,000  of  the  Steel­ den  in  1905.  He  retired  in  June,  1959.  During  his  many  years  of  These  additions,  along  with  the  workers,  and  the  Industrial  Union  sailing  Gustafson  had  no  special  decision  of  the  National  Maritime  of  Marine  and  Shipbuilding  Work­ run,  and  he  didn't  care  what  type  Union  to  join  the  MTD,  boost  the  ers.  of  ship  he saiied  on  as  long  as "it  organization's  total  membership  to  wu an SIU ship."  25  unions.  As  reported  in  the  last  SEAFARERS  LOG,  the  NMU  ­  sailed  for­ membership  has  voted  favorably  '  and  non­union  ships  in  on  the  move  to  aiffiliate  the  NMU  " 'the  old  days,  any  SIU  ship  was  with  MTD  in  a  special  seafarers'  suitable  because  it  was  far  su­ section  jointly  headed  by  NMU  perior in shipboard  living ahd  con­ President  Joseph  Curran  and  BALTIMORE—Shipping  is showing  favorable signs  in this  ditions.  SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall.  Gustafson's  home  is  in  Chicago,  port  city, reports'Earl  Sheppard, Baltimore  agent.  Two Bull  The  new  Seafarers'  section  Is  Illinois,  but,  because  of  his  health,  devoted  to  the  problems  of  the  Line ships  crewed up  recently and  ore boats  are expected  to  he  Is  spending  his  winter  down  go  back  into  action  now  that  Rerired  Seafarer  Vicfor  H,  south;  Thanks  to  the  Union's  the  steel  strike  is  tentatively  two weeks  were: the  Penn  Mariner  Gustafson  and  his  landlady,  monthly  $150  SIU  disability­pen­ sion benefits,  as he put it.  He still  (Penn  Trans);  Dorothy,  Jean,  Mae,  Mrs. Anna  Emerick.  over.  corresponds with  his old shipboard.  Emilia,  and  Edith  (Buil);  Oremar  Fifteen  men  were  signed­on  as  (Marven);  Alamar  (Calmar)  and  buddies  John  Lewis  and  Frank  Moran.  stand­bys  aboard  Calmar  Line  Cities  Service  Baltimore.  ships  being  prepared  for  winter  Signing  on:  Penn  Mariner  (Penn  lay­up.  Though  this  line's  ships  Trans);  Alcoa  Runner  (Alcoa);  Fel­ may  be  here  for  some  time,,  tore,  Oremar  (Marven);  Iberville  there  are  a  lot  of  crewless  ships  (Waterman);  Oremar  (Marven)  and  Members  of  the  Marine  Fire­ laying  here  waiting  for  charters  Angelina  (Bull).  In  transit  were:  Longview  Vic­ men's Union have  voted to approve  which  could  come  at  any time.  (Continued from  page 2)  keeps  going  down.  most  of  the  proposed  changes  in  A disputed  overtime case  involv­ tory  (Victory!;  Steel  Scientist,  ported,  the  following  are  some  of  • The    seamen's  accident  rate  is  the  union's  constitution.  Among  ing  the  Calmar  Line  has  been  Steel  Director,  Steel  Admiral,  the  CG's  conclusions:  far  lower  than  in  scores  of  indus­ settled  with  the  mailing  of  checks  Steel  Designer,  Steel  Navigator  changes  approved  is  one  calling  e  Only 6 accidents resulted from  tries,  such  as  breweries,  bakeries,  for  setting  up  dues  on  a  monthly  to  this  hall  for  the  individuals  (Isthmian);  Santore  (Marven);  Al­ a "physical  deflolency" of  the men  paper  plants,  woolen  mills,  among  concerned.  coa  Patriot  (Alcoa);  Robin  Trent  basis  instead  of  quarterly,  and  airport ground personnel,  paA em­ involved  Paying  off  here  during  the  past  (Robin).  changing  the  length  of  terms  of  ployees  and  many  others.  • OiUy    6  were  attributed  to  a  But  while  office.  The  MFOW  membership  they  do  show  all  of  factor  labeled  "psychological  (im­ voted  to  keep  the  present  system  this,  these same figures are  rightly  maturity, insanity)"  of  having meetings  on the first and  discredited  within  the  AMMI  and  third  Thursdays  of  the  month.  o  25  were  caused  by  an  "unsafe  the Safety  Council itself.  The sam­ movement  (running,  jumping, etc.)"  ple is so small  as to  be almost  non­ t  o  256 were  attributed to  an "un­ existent.  In  three  of  the  last  four  The  Sailors Union  of  the  Pacific  safe  prac­tic­e"  years,  only  three  shipping  compa­ has  gone  on  record  to  support  the  _f  548  were  to "other  human  er­ nies were  included in  the computa­ Steel  Workers Union with  a $3 per  rors"  not  otherwise  explained  tions.  Last year  there  was_a grand  man  per  month  contribution.  "The  • 98 to    "weather  conditions"  total  of five  shipping  companies  contribution  will  take  effect  in the  • 184    to "other"  factors  of  "en­ among­the  35  companies  reporting  event  the  steel  union  has  to  go  vironment"  back  out  on  the  picket  line  at  the  to  the  Council.  During  1955­57,  end­  of  the  present  80­day  Taft­ • 75 to "failure    (of)  unapproved  there  were  22.  Hartley  cooling  off  period.  equipment  or material"  It's  less  than  accurate  to  tar  a  • 115 were    listed  under "other"  whole  industry,  especially  its  sea­ 4.  3^  (not  attributed to  "human" or  "en­ men,  by. using  such figures,  when  The  first  Canadian­flag  ship  to  vironment"  factors)  due  to  "insuf­ it's  really  the  obligation  of  the  cross  the  Atlantic  in  many  years,  ficient information to  classify as  to  shipowners to file the  reports.  The  the  Eskimo,  will  service  a  winter  cause" and "miscellaneous  causes."  failure  to  report,  of  course, .goes  route  from  Quebec  City  to  the  These figures,  particularly  the  back  to  the  fact  that  many  ship­ United Kingdom for Canada  Steam­ first two,  certainly  belie  the  "un­ owners  aren't  at  all  interested  in  ship  Lines.  The  Eskimo,  built  to  stable,  chronically  ill"  label  many  having  creditable figures available.  handle  the  ice  conditions  existing  Seafarers or children of Seafarers who qual­ tiy to pin  on seamen.  in  Canadian  waters,  is  manned  by  As  reported  in  the  last  LOG,  ify for  the SlU's $6,(X)0 four­year scholarships,  the  SIU  Canadian  District.  Since  Ralph  Casey,  president  of  the  Canada  permits unrestricted  trans­ are urged  to complete their  applications now  American  Merchant  Marine  Insti­ fers of  ship  tonnage  to  British  and  so~as  to  be  eligible  to  take  forthcoming  tute,  also  spoke  on  "safety" at  the  other  flags,  the  Canadian deep  sea  College  Entrance  examinations. The next  ex­ same  convention  of  the  Marine  fleet  has  virtually  disappeared.  Section.  Both  the  Safety  Council  aminations are given  on January 9, February  3^  ft  4"  and  its  separate  Marine  Section  WILMINGTON  —  Shipping  has  6, and  March  12. The latter  date  is the  last  The  Inland  Boatmen's  Union  is  publish  a  set  of figxires, but  Casey  been  slow  here  for  the'"past  two  continuing  its  long  strike  fight  possible­examination that can be taken before  chose  to rely  on  the figures of  the  weeks,  and  so  is  registration;  re­ against  barge  and  tug  operators  in  the awards are  given. Since applicationt for  Safety  Council­^not  the  .Marine  ports  Port  Agent  Reed  Humphries.  San  Francisco  harbor  with  the  Section  he  was  addressing.  Twenty  jobs  were  shipped,  but  the  examination  have  to  be  compfofeif  operators out to put an end to work  The  Marine  Section fitmres, cov­ only  17  men  registered.  The  com­ about a month ahead  orthe examination  "rules  involving  overtime  and  man­ ering  a  much  larger,  more  repre­ ing  two  weeks  should  be .^good,  ning.  The  IBU  is  getting  financial  date, it is urgerit  that candidates act new.  sentative  sample  of  work  aboard  says  Humphries,  with  the  payoff  support  from  the  SHJ  Pacific  Dis­ ship,  completely  refuted  what  he  of  one  ship  and  the  arrival  of  All  applications  are  handled  by  the Sea­ trict  for  the  duration  of  the  beef.  was  trying  to  say.  They  clearly  seven  ships  in  transit  farers  Welfare  Plan,  J1  Broadway, New  3^,  4"  3^  show  a  continuing  decline  in  the  Tbere  were  no  payoffs  or  sign  York City.  accfdent  frequency  rate  for  sea­ ons during  the past  two weeks, and  Crews  of  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  District  have  gone  back  aboard  men.  only  five  ships  arrived  in  transit.  their  ships  as  traffic  started  to  The figures he ignored  on  the ac­ The  Almena  (Clover  Carr.)  was  move again  with  the  return  of  the  cident  rate  for  seamen—printed  expected  to  pay  off  early  this  SEAFARERS  WEtFARE  PLAN  steel  vsbrkers  under  the  80­day  side  by  side  with  those  he  used—  week,  and  the  following  vessels  Tift­Hartley  injunction.  Steel  also repudiate his whole  argument.  were  scheduled  to  arrive  within  a  11  BROADWAY  plknts  are  trying  to  stock­ np^  on  They  show  the  following:  few  days:  Yaka,  City  of  Alma,  ore,  coke,  limestone  and  other  re­ • The    accident  rate  for  seamen  Warrior  (Waterman);  Almena  (Clo­ YORK  4^  N.  Y.  quirements for  steel­makihg in  the  is  the  lowest  of  all  the  rates  ver);  Steel  Scientist  (Isthmian);  few siiort weeks that remain  before  lumped  togi^er to make the  over­ Rebecca  (Inter­continental),  ahd  the  Lakes  Heeze  over  and  hall  all  maritime industry  rate.  Calmar: (Calmar); according  to  Ohipping.  • The accident    rate  for seamen  ports.­­  ' •   ­',  "V­ • '  ­/  Baltimore Shipping Rises;  Bull Line Crevrs  2 Ships  C6 Figures  Add  New  Element To Safety  Issue  Calif, Porf  In as Slump  im  I;­ •   if  w^­ u.  .  �• • • • •V_'^  /" '  V:  >_  :'.;r;­v­  • _  • •   Tm  m,vm  ­  .f,  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Using His Head'  • J'''  •   •   ..J'.V'  P<««  Btwm  Charge Ship Firms  Sneer  At US Law  WASHINGTON—After  hearing  testimony  from  a  number  of  steamship  companies  concerning  the  granting  of  rebates  to customers in one form or another  to evade standard freight  charges.  Rep.  Emanuel  Cel­­*  ler  (Dem­NY),  chairman  of  such  rebates  were  common,  either  an  antitrust  subcommittee,  in  the  form  of  actual  cash,  free  ^  df^  has  charged  the  industry  with  numerous  abuses  of  the  anti­trust  acts.  Celler,  who  is  also  chairman  of  the  House  Judiciary  Committee,  noted  the  existence  of  a  whole  series  of  secret  agreements  on  freight  rates,  rebates,  discrimina­ tion  against  certain  shippers  and  other  violations  in  wholesale  lots.  Theoretically,  ship  operators  are  supposed  to  charge  the  same  rate  to all  comers  in a .given  trade,  and  rebates  to  selected  customers  are  a  violation  of  US  law.  Testimony  by  ship  operators  indicated  that  transportation  or  "entertainment."  In  addition  to  the  hearings  on  the  rebate  issue^  the  committee  heard  testimony  by  a  representa­ tive of the independent tanker oper­ ators  who  charged  major  oil  com­ panies  with  cross­chartering  ships  to  each  other  at  a  loss  so  as  to  freeze  out  the  independent  opera­ tors. The  spokesman, Samuel  Wang  of  the  Sru­contracted  North  At­ lantic  Marine  Company,  called  for  legislation to provide  minimum and  maximum  rates  on  oil  cargoes  in  the  domestic  trades.  Meanwhile,  the  Joint  Committee  for  American­Flag  Tankers,  a  group  in  which  the  SIU  and  NMU  are  participating  along  with  inde­ pendent operators, has submitted  to  the  Office  of  Defense  Mobilization  supporting  data  in  its  bid  for  a  "50­50"  rule  on  oil  imports  into  the  United  States.  Ships Halted;  Box­Carrier  Gets Cargo  Boss Convicted  HOUSTON — One  reason  why  ship  operators  are  turning  to  the  containership  idea  in  increasing  numbers  was  offered  by  the  ex­ perience  of  Pan­Atlantic's  Bien­ The owner  of  a  printing  plant in  ville liere. The SlU­contracted ship,  the  metropolitan  New  York  area  barred  from  its  terminal  by  the  has  been  fined  $1,005  in  Federal  aftermath  of  the  Amoco  Virginia  Court  after  pleading  guilty  to  em­ fire,  simply  moved over  to another  ^oyment  of  child  labor.  pier  in  Texas  City  and  unloaded  The  fine  was  assessed  against  and loaded  its 226  trailers  there.  Instructive  Books,  Inc., of  Baldwin,  Port  authorities  had  been  com­ Long  Island, after  the  owner,  Mor­ pelled  to close  several  miles of  the  ton  Cache,  pleaded  guilty  to  two  Houston ship channel  following the  counts  of  a  criminal  information.  •  Just  a  few  days  after  Landrum­Griffin  bill  took  effect  blaze on the Amoco  tanker, because  It  was  found  that  the  printing  the White  House announced  that, on  the suggestion  of  AFL­ gasoline  and  fuel  oil,  leaking  out  plant  was  employing  39  children  CIO President George Meany,  it would  convene a  labor­man­ of  the grounded tanker, endang^'ed  under  18.  Of  these,  27  were  be­ ship  traffic  and  threatened further  tween  14 and  16 and  were  working  agement  conference  for  the  purpose  of  working  out  ways  outbreaks of fire. As a consequence,  illegally  in  and  about  a  factory  and  means  to  resolve  difficulties in  labor  relations.  the  Bienville  was  unable  to  ap­ under  the  Fair  Labor  Standards  At the same time, no settlement appears in sight in  the na­ proach  its  Houston  terminal.  Act.  Another  group  of  12  between  tional  steel  beef,  and  a  major  labor­management  collision  Since  the  Pan­Atlantic  ships  the ages of  16 to 18,  were employed  carry  their  own  loading  and  un­ illegally  oh  power­driven  machin­ appears likely  in  the railroad  industry and  elsewhere.  loading  gear,  in  the  form  of  trav­ What  this all  proves  is  that all  the  voluminous legislation  eling  cranes  built  right  onto  the  ery.  passed  since  World  War  II,  including  Taft­Hartley  and  ship,  the  vessel  simply  beached  MOBILE—Shipping  in  MobUe  Landrum­Griffin,  has  done  nothing  to  improve  labor­man­ its  containers  in  Texas  City.  during  the  past  two  weeks  has  agement  relations and  prombtei.^dustrial peace.  Drivers  brought  the  trailer  cabs  been slow,  with most arrivals being  and  chassis  from  Houston  to Texas  The reason  is that  the motives  of  those­ who  promoted  this  Seafarers  nverseas  who  want  the'short  trip  variety  and  needing  City,  picked  up  the  containers  for  few  replacements.  Fourteen  ves­ legislation­ were  not  above  reproach.  Under  the guise  of  im­ delivery  there  and  delivered  them  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ sels  are  expected  here  during  the  proving  labor  relations  or  correcting  abuses,  they  have  ac­ in  the  "Standard  fashion  as  if  ters  in  a  hurry  can  do  so  by  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  next  two  weeks—either  for  payoff  tually  sought  to  weaken  a  union's  ability  to  represent  its  nothing had  happened.  '­''• ess,  SEAFARERS  NEW  or  in­transit.  membership.  One  of  the  chief  selling  points  YORK.  of  the  containership  in  the  Pan­ There  are  two  .World  Tramping  The proof  of  the pudding lies in the open offensives, against  Use of  this address will  assure  ships  here  awaiting  legal  develop­ working  rules,  job  security,  grievance  procedures,  seniority  Atlantic  style  is  its' ability  to  han­ leedy  transmission  on  all  mes­ dle  cargo  at  any  dock  where  a  ments which  will clear  the way  for  protection  and  other  union  benefits  which  are  being  waged  truck  can  pull  up  alongside  the  sages  arid  faster  service  for  the  their  sale.  Settlement,  however,  is  by big steel and  the mammoth railroad  industry.  men  inv­'ved.  ship.  not  expected  for another  month  or  The  steel  industry,  for  example,  figured  that  steel  union  so,  according  to  attorneys.  Mean­ while,  the  Union  is  doing  all  it  members had  lost  their' desire to fight  and  would cave in  un­ can  to alleviate  hardships resulting  der  pressure,  but  much  to  their  surprise,  the  rank  and  file  from  these  vessels  being  unable  to  of  the union  held so solidly  that there wasn't even a  whisper  pay  off  when  they  arrived.  of  a "back  to  work" movement  at  any sta^e of  the  walkout.  Most  of  the  grain and  petroleum  What  it  boils  down  to  is simply  this:  when  the  chips  are  cargoes  here  are  being  hauled  by  down,  as  they  are  today,  union  members  know  that  union  foreign shipping  lines.  American  protection  is  the only  way  by  which  they can  preserve  their  flag  ships  stop  here  only  off  their  Way out  and load  up the scant  rem­ status  and  their  job  security.  nants.  Consequently,  there  are  no  offshore  payoffs  here  at  the  mo­ ment.  A  British  shipping  industry, spokesman  came  up  with  Families  of  seamen  who  drive  some  refreshing  observations  the  other  day  in  discussing  vehicles  on  the  docks  here  regu­ the  runaway­ship  operations.  He  said,  in  effect,  "Let's  not  larly  are  urged  to  get  stickers  for  their  cars  from  the  Police  Office,  holler­  'runaway'  at  Panama  and  Liberia  while  we  permit  Alabama  State  Docks.  Rigid  rules  operators  to  register, in  Bermuda  under  the  British flag."  US, and  Canadian, seamen's  unions could  vvell say "amen"  are  being  set  up  for  use  of  pier  facilities,  and  soon  all  cars  using  to  that.  For  the flag  of  Bermuda  has  become  a  hangout  for  the^ docks  will  need  stickers.  what  was once  Canadian shipping,  as  well  as for  American­ The following  ships are  due here  owned  tanker  operations.  Within  the  next  two  weeks  either  The  real  prublem,  of  course,  has  never  been  Panama  and  for  payoff  or  in  transit;  Monarch  Liberia as suc|)^since  if  they didn't  register ships some other  Of  the  Seas,  Claiborne.  Hastings,  small  country  Would  be  found  to  serve  the  same  purposes.  iberville.  Young  America  (Water­ man);  Alcoa  Corsair,.  Roamer,  The  problem  lies  in  lax  international  regulation  on flag  Cavalier,,Banger,  Partner  (Alcoa);  registries.  Back  in  the days of  pirates and  privateers, a  ship  Visiting  Japaneso trade  union  debgation leads  details about  SIU  j^teel  Admiral  (Isthniian); Beatrice,  could,  and did, fly  any flag  which  suited  it at  the  moment.  Welfare Plan Clinic in Brooklyn  fr^m Pr.'Joseph B. Logue, medical •   Eliiiabeth  (Buil);  Del  Alba  and  Del  The  same  situation  applies  today,  oddly  enough,  with  the  director^left).  The  labor  group jtoured  yaripus  SIU  facilities  in­ cluding Union headquarters nearby.  Bio  (Miss.).  support and connivance  of  the US State Department.  ..  • i  • ­..S  • k  A  n  vjj  ­6  •  ".'i  • J  ­I  'J  On Child Labor  Foreign Flags  Grab Bulk Of  Mobile Cargo  Union Has  Cable Address  3i  .­I  '• 'I  '''1  • ii.  *•  ­a  Tour SIU  Clinic  •   !.''i  Bermuda Too  • •  ­i'   �Union Benefits  Made Difference  m  November t«, 19S|,  SEAFARERS  LOQ  par* Twelra  tically  unanimous  approval  of  the  membership.  /  Homesteaders,  in  mj^bplnion,  fall  into  three  categories.  First  is  the  guy  who  wants  to  im­ press  people  by  getting  a  new  ear  every  year  and  putting  on  the dog  otherwise.  Somehow he  always  remains  in  hock.  The  second  is  the  gambler  who  is  forever  trying  to fill  an  inside  straight.  He's  just  a  steady  source  of  income  for the  expe­ ;  .u.  To  the  Editor:  It  is  with  heartfelt  thanks  that  I send  my  appreciation for  the  death  benefit  check  which  I  Just  received.  I  had  to  admit  The  following  is  a  round­up  of  safety  suggestions  taken  I was  worried until  it came,  and  from  recommendations  at  safety  meetings  on  some  of  the  I  will  never  forget  It.  for  it  SIU  ships.  These  meetings  are  held  regularly  on  SIU  ships  .  lifted  a  great  many  worries  from a  broken heart.  Our debts  under  the  joint  union  —  In­'*'  were  very  heavy  and  J.  was  careful,  then  neither you  nor  your  dustry Safety Program.  happy to pay  them.  buddies will end  up in drydock.  On  the  Wild  Ranger,  eye  My  husband's  greatest  desire  safety  was  the  matter  of  greatest  was  to return, to  the sea,  to  the  attention  and  Seafarers  were  re­ Birthday Suit  ships  he  loved.  For  this reason,  minded  to  be  careful  when  remov­ he would never  retire.  However  ing  face  shields  and  goggles,  since  he  was  vfery  sick  for  so  long,  rust  or  foreign  matter  could  most  with  expensive  medical  bills,  easily  enter  the  eye  at  that  time.  and  the  disability  payments  On  the  Afoundria,  it  was  sug­ kept  us  going.  He  always  told  gested  that Seafarers  remember  to  All  letters  to  the  editor  for  me  that  If  anything  happened  use  goggles  for  sealing  and  sand­ publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ to  him,  I  would  get  this benefit.  ing,  and  especially  chiseling  and  ERS  LOG  must  be  signed.  Thanks for such  a  Union.  I  am  hammering,  since  many  accidents  by  the  writer.  Names  will  proud  of  the  wonderful  people  •  to the eyes happen during this type  be  withheld  upon  request.  there,  that  are  so  good.  of  work.  I  would  like  to  continue  re­ The  crew  on  the  Choctaw  had  a  ceiving  the  LOG  as  it  meant  so  rlenced  card­players.  The  third  novel  safety  suggestion.  They  sug­ much  to  us,  and  I  can  see  all  is the  bird who wants  to become  gest  a  man­rope  with  knots  in  it  the  good  you  are  doing.  a  millionaire  overnight.  be  installed  in  a  vertical  position  Mrs.  G.  Schrunk  Every  fall  he  buries  a  bunch  near  the ladder  in  the steering en­ of  silver  eagles,  digging  them  i t.  i  gine  room  to  aid  a  tall  man  using  Littia  Jimmy  Bechiivanis,  aga  up  at  the  spring  in  the  hope  the  ladder.  The  master  discussed  15 months, and his sister Mary  that  they  bore  offspring.  Since  Praises 'Love?  fire fighting and suggested  that the  are out for a walk  in the coun­ the company supplies the dough,  men  attend  a  fire  fighting  school  Poem in LOG  try.  Their  father,  Nick  Bech­ his  devotion  and  loyalty  is  when  they  had  the opportunity.  To the  Editor:  iivanis,  is  an  AB  and  lives  in  strictly  given  to  it and  the  offi­ Of  course,  the .most  Important  I  got  a  big  kick  out  of  the  cers.  For  time  off,_  extra  time  Brooklyn, where its much hard­ factor  in  safety  is  you  ... if  you  poem  "retribution"  by  Roy  or  other  favors  he  will  surrep­ er  to  be undraped.  keep your  mind on  the job  and are  Fleischer.  The  dame  in  the  titously  do  favors  without  over­ poem  is  just  like  my  own,  but  time.  Some  of  these  become  I  still  love  the  old  gal.  all­around finks.  This  I  have  Fleischer  is  a  genius.  personally  seen  during  my  18  Name  withheld  years  in the  Union.  ^  (Ed.  note:  Fleischer's  poem  Don't  be  taken  in  by  any  in the  last  LOG  dealt  with  the  CMCodile  tears  this  character  TAMPA  .......1809­1811  N.  Franklin St.  fidcleness of  women.  The  letter  niay  shed  in  telling  you  his  SIU,  A&6 District  B. Gonzalez, Acting Agent  Phone 2­1323  writer's name  is  beinp  withheld  troubles.  He  does  not  support  SECRET ARY­TREASUHEH  WILMINGTON.  Calif  605  Marine  Ave.  Paul Hall  Reed Humphries, Agent  Terminal 4­2528  for  obvious  reasons.)  a  dear  old  grandmother  who  is  ASST. SECRETARY­TREASURERS  HEADQUARTERS....675  4th  Ave..  Bklyn.  J. AlgUia, Deck  W. Hall, Joint  suffering  from  some  obscure  i  i  4­ C. Simmons, Eng.  J. Volplan, Joint  SUP  disease.  Neither  does  he  put  a  E. Mooney. Std.  BALTIMORE  1216  E.  Baltimore  St.  HONOLULU... .51 South  Nimltz  Highway  Hit Homesteader  grand  niece  through  college.  Earl Sheppard. Agent  EAstern 7­4900  PHone  562­777  Hell,  its  an  effort  just  to  get  623  BienvUle  St.  BOSTON  276  State  St.  NEW  ORLEANS..  Union Outiook  Jackson  5­7428  G. Dakin. Acting  Agent  Richmond 2­0140  the  right  time  from  him.  Ave., Brooklyn  HOUSTON  *.4202  Canal  St.  NEW  YORK..:..... .675 4th  To the  Editor:  My  advice  is,  don't  make  the  HYacinth  9­6609  R. Matthews. Agent  CApital 3­4089; 3­4080  PORTLAND  ......  211  SW  Clay  St.  As  everyone  knows,  a  union  vacation  fund  a  pension  fund,  MIAMI  74#  W.  Flagler  St.  CApitol  3­4338  Louis Neira, Ageqt  FRanklin 7­3564  SAN  FRANCISCO.  450  Harrison  St.  can  only become  strong and  re­ it may turn pretty sour.  A vaca­ MOBILE  '. .1 South  Lawrence  St.  Douglas  2­8363  main  that  way  if  it  has  the  un­ tion  fund  is  just  what  the  word  Cal Tanner. Agent  HEmlock 2­1754  SEATTLE  2505  1st  Ave.  Main  2­0290  stinting  support  of  its  members  says,  vacation.  Take  it  and  join  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  SOS  Marine  Ave.  WILMINGTON  Lindsey Williams. Agent  Tulane 8626  on  all  union  matters  even  the  fraternity  of  good  Union  Terminal 5­6617  NEW  YORK  675  4th  Ave.. Brooklyn  though  they  may,  at  times,  in­ brothers.  HYacinth 9­6600  MC&S  NORFOLK  416  CoUey  Ave.  volve  a  temporary  hardship.  M.  Gottschalk  J. BuUock. Agent  MAdison 7­1083  HONOLULU....51  South  Nimlts  Highway  For many  years we have gone  PHone  5­1714  i  i  i  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  523  Bienville  St.  S. CarduUo. Agent  Market 7­1635  NEW  ORLEANS.  all  out  tc!. support  other  unions  RAmond  7­428  SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  NEW  YORK  675  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  trying to better  their conditions.  SIU Film Aids  Marty Breithoff. Agent  Douglas 2­5475  HYacinth  9­6600  SANTURCE.  PR. . 1313  Fernandez  Juncos.  PORTLAND  Some  members  appeared  puz­ Students'  insight  211  SW  Clay  St.  Stop 20  CApitol  7­3222  zled  when  asked  to  support  la­ Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep.  Phone 2­5996  SAN  FRANCISCO  350  Fremont  St.  JACKSONVILLE  920  Main  St..  Room  200  bor disputes  in totally unrelated  To  the  Editor:  EXbrook  7­5600  William  Morris.  Agent  ELgin  3­0987  SEATTLE  2505  —  Ist  Ave.  Last  week  I had  the  pleasure  fields such as the  office workers,  MAln  3­0089  SEATTLE  2505  1st  Ave.  of  showing  fellow  students  in  .'.....SOS  Marine  Ave.  Ted  Babkowski.  Agent  Main  3­4334  WIL.MINGTOr  hospital  personnel,  restaurant  TErminal  4­8538  workers and  many others.  How­ my labor  and management class  ever' this  farsighted  policy  by  the fine film  concerning  the  Great  Lakes  Distrid  SEAFARERS LOG.  ALPENA...  127  River  St.  our  officials  has  paid  off  hand­ Seafarers  International  Union.  I  believe  It  was  very  helpful  ELmwood  4­3616  675  Fourth  Ave.,  somely,  in  gaining  reciprocal  BUFFALO.  NY  914  Main  St.  to myself and the rest of  the stu­ support ill return on many occa­ GRant  2728  Brooklyn  32, NY  dents  In  gaih­ CLEVELAND  ....1420  W.  25  St.  sions  and  winning  tha  respect  MAln  14147  ing  an  insight  of  the  entire  labor  movement  I would like  to receive the  DULUTH...  621  W.  SupeHor  St.  of  the  pro­ .  Phone:  Randolph  2­4110  up  to  the  highest  level.  SEAFARERS LOG — please  FRANKI'ORT.  Mich  ...PO  Box  287  cedures  a h d  In  my  estimation  a  good  Un­ objectives  of  633  S.  Second  Ave.  put my name on your moiling  MILWAUKEE  ion  member  will  make  it  his  BRoadway  2­3039  the  SIU  in  ac­ W.  Jefferson.  Ave.  (Print  Information)  RIVER  ROUGE.. 10225  list.  business  to  be  informed  about  tion.  After the  Mich.  Vinewood  3­4741  all  his  Union's  activities,  serve  SOUTH  CHICAGO  9383  Ewing  Ave.  class  I  con­ SAginaw  1­0733  on  unpaid  coinmittees  if  asked,^  NAME  TOLEDO  120  Summit  St.  ducted  a ques­ CHerry  8­2431  and  give  blood  to  the  blood  tion  and  an­ bank  which  the  Union  provides  swer  period  Canadian District  Cirignaiiq  for  the  member  and  his family.  concerning the  FORT  WILLIAM  408  Simpson  St.  These  are  just  some  of  the  the  SIU  and  the  response  was  Ontario  Phone:  3­3221  STR€ET  ADDRESS  HALIFAX  N.S  128H  Hollis  St.  many  activities  going  on  In  the  one  of  favorable  proportions.  Phone  3­8911  progress  of  his  Union.  MONTREAL  634  St.  James  St.  West  I  believe films  of  this  type  Victor  2­8161  .  However,  on  the  other  hand  are of  a great help to the  Union  QUEBEC  44  SauIt­au­Matelot  Quebec  LAfontalne  3­1569  we  have  the  homesteader  who  in  giving  the  general  public  52  St.  David  St.  CITY  ....... ..^ONE...  THORpLD.  Ontario  hibeniates  on  a  ship  for  years,  knowledge  of  our fine  organiza­ TORONTO.  Ontario  272  King  St?^R  totally  disinterested Jn ­  every?  tion.  The  pleasvu­e  was  all  ST^kTE"  ".'i  ST.  JOHN.  NB  ....177 PrlnM^WUilam^SL  thing  except  to "hurray"  at  an­ mine.  other  pay  raise  or  benefit  298°Mata^SL  Louis  A.  Cirlgnano.  Jri  TO  AVOID  DUPLICATION:  If  you  VANCOUVER,  EC  gained.  He  is  perfectly  happy  (Ed. note:  Brother cjlrignano,  • ro  on  old  fubtcribei  and  have  a  MFOW  to  reap  all  the  gravy  but  will  a  member  of  the  SIU  for  the  changa  of  address,  plaasa  giva  your  BALTIMORE  1216  East  Baltimore  St.  not  lift  a fingei  in  support,  let­ past  H  years,  is  presently  tak­ fo^ar  address  balow:  EIAstern  7>3383  HONOLULU^.. .56  North  Nimitz  Highway  ting  the  othet  guy  knock  his  ing  special  courses  at  the  Pat­ brains  out  erson State College, in New Jer­ NEW  ORLEANS  823 ^envUle^t!  ^DRESS  ..............  sey.  As part  of  one of  his labor  Other  unions  were  forced  to  NEW  YORK  ..........130  course^, [pother  Cirignano  pre­ smoke  these  pe^le out  by  put­ • •   • • • tee  PORTLAND..........522  NW'ii?orott"st  ting  a  year  limit;  later  reduced  sented .d  showing  of  a  movie  SAN  FiRANCISCO..MO^'sMOn^'sL  to seveh  naontllsi  On  the  time a  about  the  SIU,  and  esiplained  CITY^®fell,ZPNE.;.,v, SAN  PEDRO  ithan  eah  stay idn  a  ship.  This,  the  lihidn's  basic  functions  and  ': "  \  mind  yoh,  was  done  with  iprac­ objectives.t  SEATTLB.............,^'W­„«1^  '0  0  .•   • ,.»­0"^y.0­0 0    0  Tips On  Safety  Letters  To  The  Editor  • I" v..  m •>:  .  MAln  2­6326  Dei Sud Has  Fact Proposals  v  To  the  Edltori  I made  the following motions  at  a  recent  meeiing  aboard  the  S S.  Del  Sud  which  I  think  should  be  brought  to  the  atten­ tion  of  the  membership.  .That  all  men who  work  seven  days  a  week  be  given  one  day  off  a  month.  '  That  bread  and.abutter  be  available  24  hours  a  day.  That  men staying  on  ship  one  year  be  forced  to  get  off.  This  last  piotlon  was  seconded  by  Brother  J.  j.  Culeton,  but  was  voted  down..,  Arnt  Larsen  4  4  4>  Crew Offers  Pact Changes  To  the  Editor:  At  the  last  meeting  of  the  SS  Penn  Mariner,  we  had  an  ex­ tensive  discussion  and  decided  upon  several  recommendations,  which  I  have  forwarded  to  the  SIU  negotiating  committee  for  consideration  in  the  forthcom­ ing  contract  negotiations.  I  might  add  that  the  recommen­ dations  were  carried  unani­ mously.  They  are  as follows:  That  the  present  hospital  benefits  be  in­ creased  to  $50  per  week,  to off­ set  undue  hardship  among  fam­ ily  men  due  to  the  high  cost  of  hospitalization.  ' This  motion  was  made  by  W.  Millison.  Provisions  should  be  made  to  overcome  the  wide  gap  in  the  base  wage  and  overtime  rato  between  the  licensed  and  unli­ censed  crewmembers.  Also,  the  present  vacation  benefits  now  paid  to  unlicensed  and  licensed  members  should  be  revised  to  provide  equal  benefits  to  all.  This  motion  was  made  by  my­ self.  As  far  as  the  motion  men­ tioned  above  is  concerned,  re­ gardless  of  its  outcome,  the  present  vacation  benefits  should  be  maintained  without  restric­ tions.  This motion  was made  by  R.  J.  Brown.  Future  pay, increases,  if  any  aro  granted,  should  bp  equal  to,  in  dollars  and  cents,  or at  least  on  an  average  with,  &e  in­ creases  obtained  by  the  piates  or  engineers.  This  was  another  motion  that  I  made.  Aside from  these motions, the  crew  went  on  record  extending  a  vote  of  thanks  to  C.  Fiowrers,  for  doing  such  a  good  job  on'.'  the  sanitary  work  on  the  deck  department,  anfi^to  °M.  Malda­ nado and  T. Rabago,  crew mess­ man  and  pantryman  respective­:  ly,  for  their .effi<dent  and  good­ natured  food  service.  As far  as the  rest of  the crew  is  concerned,  there  have  been  no beefs  of  any significance  and  everything  has  been  running  very  smoothly.  W.  Besselievre  4  4  4  Applaude Giaiiie  Of Medical Clinic  To the  Editor:  '  •  •   Enclosed  herewith  is  my  new  address,  I  would  like" to  con­ tinue  to  receive  the  SEAFAR­ ERS  LOG  and  keep  informed  on  the  SIU'S  enterprises.  '  I  would  like  to say  that  I am  very  happy  and  gratified  to  see  how  enlarged  and  magnificent  your  new  hospitalization,  and  medical  clinic  program  have  reached  in  such  a  dlmunitive  time.  My  congratulations  to the  sponsors,  organizers  and  the  men  uehiiid  tlie  slory.  Modesty  is  one  of  our  greatest  assets,'  Keep  up  the  geod  work.  .  ­ '  Thahk  yoq  for  your, kindness'  and  coopefati6^l/• • ^'i­  '" <1^:"  LiniU H.  Romaii  '  �Pace Tbkiea  SEAFAitERS  LOG  Ita^cMtcr M. ItSt  • ­  ,v>  In  Between  Missile  Shoots  Crewmembers of  the  Sampan  Hitch,  one  of  the  ships  of  the  South  Atlantic  mis­ sile  r^nge  fleet,  buckle  down  to  the  day's  work  while  awaiting  a  shoot.  Photos  by  Chester  Coumas.  SIU SHIPS AT SEA  Things  must  be  pretty  tough  aboard  the  Gulfwater.  According  to  reports" from  P. Dousat  and  A.  Mangold  the ship  sailed  from  America  with  Australian  lamb,  which  they  sw^  was so tough,  the  lambs  must  have  swum all the  way  to  the  States  to  Mangold  get  here.  To  gild  the  lily,  the  Suez  pilot  said  that  the Gulfwate#: was the worst  feeder  of 1 any ships  he  had  ever  been  on.  He  suggested  they  rename  it  the  Bilgewater.  4.  4  They're  plenty  sore  aboard  the  Ocean  Alice ... It seems  that  the  doctor in Portland, a company man,  used  only  one  needle to give shots  to  the  entire  crew.  The  crew  has  decided  to  ask  that  more  needles  be  used  on  all  future  candidates.  ^ PHOTOS  ^sroRies  reports R. Schaffer,  meeting secre­ tary.  Russei  E.  McLeod  is  ship's  delegate.  It's official now. The  bucko mate  is  virtually  a  thing of  the  past.  Or  at  least  that's  a  natural  reaction  after querying  a  couple of  younger  crewmehibers  on  the  Steel  Flyer  when  she  was  paying  off  in  New  York  last  week.  "Bucko  mates?  What  are  they?  We don't know  what bucko  means,"  the two  responded.  Time  was,  and  not  so  long  ago,  when  bucko  mates  or  engineers  were a fixture  on many ships, even  on  Union­contracted  vessels.  They  descended  from  a  long  line  of  ancient shipboard  tyrants.  Back  in  the  days  when  Andrew  Furuseth  was  trying  to  win  decent  treatment  for  seamen,  your  bucko  was  mighty  handy  with  a  billy,  a  pair  of  heavy­shod  boots  or  a  sim­ ilar  weapon  if,  in  his  opinion,  any  seaman  didn't  turn  to fast  enough.  In  later  years,  thanks  to legisla­ tion and Union advances, the  bucko  was  compelled  to  refrain  from  physical  assault  on  seamen,  but  there was  nothing to stop him  from  hard­timing  a  crew  in  other  ways.  The  term  "bucko"  came  to  mean  a  despotic  officer  who  stretched  his  authority  to  the  limit  allowed  by  law  and  took  unholy  glee  from  making  seamen  miserable.  Nor  were some of  them beyond  provok­ ing  a  fight  with  a  seaman  on  the  dock.  Now  the_worst  that  anybody  can.  seem to say about a  mate is that  he  won't  let  the  man  on  the  wheel  smoke  while  on  duty. Undoubtedly  there are a  few buckos around, but  seamen  may  have  to  hunt  around  a  little to find  them.  «S  NORFOLK  (Cttloi  • • rviM),  Nov.  VrXIwlrman,  A.  Hsbortf  Sacretary*  W.  Meara.  Sanitary  men  not  to ttirow  water' in  laundry  licJca.  No  beefs.  USAF­C­Sa­MU  (F.A.A.).  Oct.  Chairman.  A.  Fhllips;  Secretary,  O.  Jattan.  New  agreement  under  nego­ tiation.  Subsistence  to  be  paid  on  weekends  for fakeals  not  served  bn  ship.  New  delegates  elected.  Request  less  noise  at  night.  Keep  table  clean  at  coffee  break.  par.  Request  stronger  roach  and  In­ sect  detergent.  Complaint  re  drinking  water  having  too  much  chlorine.  MT.  WHITNEY  (Carga  Ship  Man­ ayament),  Sept.  f  —  Chairman,  T.  Lewis;  Secretary,  F.  Neely.  New  delegate  elected.  Some  OT  disputed.  Discussion  re  men  fouling  up.  Sept.  17—Chairman,  T.  Lewis;  Sec­ retary,  F.  Naaiy.  Repair  list  turned  FORT  H06KINS  (Cities  Service),  Nav.  l­^halrnian, ­ g.  Schilling;  Sac­ rataryr  R.  Hartley.  Two  men  short.  Ship's  fund  S9.39.  One  man  paid  off  In  PR.  No  beefs.  One  missed  ship  In  Perth  Amboy.  Request  menus  be  typed  Instead  of  written  on  black­ board.  .  ­./  ALCOA  PLANTER  (Alcoa),  Oct.  17  ­^Chairman,  T.  Smith;  Sacratary,  H.  Doclonx. :.Four  men  logged.  One  man  npatrlatod  to .US.  Ship'a  fund  S40^  Fast  hours  OT  disputed.  One  man  lost  in  Italy  due  to  illness.  Motion  that  keya  he  made  for  each  man  in  foc'Sle,  and  Yale  locfca  installed.  Dis­ cussion  re  retirement  plan.  ' 'COASTAL  S^'FRY  (Suwannat),  Sapt.  S7—Chairman,  C.  Eruea;  Sesre­ tary,  R.  Archer.  Captain  to  pay  off  at  end'  of  each  month  in  cash  per­ taining  to srages  only,  OT  to­bo  paid  biL check,  Ship'a fund  $17.  Few  hours  OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  One  man  missed ship  In Redtei­ Suggest  canned  fruit,  be ­ftrved  every  night  at  sup­ Ankotni Biiyk, AB, holds a pulley  while Bosun  Mason  takes  a  kink  out  of  a  line.  Steward  Robert  Donnely  looks  on,  as  supplies  coming  aboard are  checked.  EDITH  (Bull),  Nov.  1—Chairman,  J.  Hanauit}  Secretary,  L.  Savior.  Ship's  fund  S12.96.  Some  OT  disputed  in  deck  dept.  To  see mate  re slick  paint  on  bridge.  Suggest  fantaU  be  kept  cleaner.  Cigarettes  and  matches  to  be  thrown  overboard  instead  of  on  deck.  OCEAN  ALICE  (Sea  Libartias).  Oct.  IS—Chairman,  Langicy;  Secretary,  R.  Schaffer.  Discussion  re  subsistence  due  crew  from  St.  Johns,  Oregon...  Draws  to  be  limited  to  half  amount  due draws,' allotments and  Slops.  Some  OT  disputed.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  job  well  done.  Urgent  repairs  needed  on  galley  range  and  stack.  STEEL  ADMIML  (Isthmian),  Oct.  23—Chairman,  R.  Hunt;  Secretary,  M.  Burns.  Screen  doors  made.  One  man  hospitalized.  Few  hours  disputed  OT.  Report  217  accepted.  Slop  chest  dis­ crepancy.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for' fins  dinners.  ­STEEL  SEAFARER  (isthmian),  Oct,  1^—Chairman,  L.  AUkander;  Secre­ tary,  E.  Kaufman,  No  beefs:,  every­ thing  running  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  S8.4S.  Delegate  to  inquire  ro  amount  of  qnlnine  on  board,  also  about  Sy  spray  and  keya  for  rooma.  NATALIE  (Marltlmo  Oversaas),  Oct.  IS—Chairman,  W.  Smith;  Sacratary,  S.  Rothschild.^ Ship's fund  SSiSS.  Some  OT dispntad  in ateward  dept.  Request  less  noise  in  messrqom.  .  Suggest  proper  attire  be  worn  in  messroom.  I  %  in.,  Few  hours  OT 'disputed.  Vote  of  thsnks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  WACdSTA'  (Watstihsn),  Oct.  25—  Chairman,  J.  Blsnchardi  Sscrctsry,  J,.  Furssii.  Few  repairs  to  be  done.  No  beefs.  Delegate  rcrclected.  Suggest  hegotuting  on  next  contract.  SUZANNE  (Bull),  Oct.  ' 1S­i­Chalr­ msn,  N.  Mebisy;  Secretary,  O.  Has­ kail.  Two  men, .hospitalized.  Few  men  logged.  Ship's  fuisd  $18.90.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  STBBL  DESIGNER  (irtmian),  Nav.  1—Chairman,  A.  Saccei  isocratary,  J.  Gibbena.'  Discussion  re  draw,  Ship'a  fund  S18.4S.  No, beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Discussion  re  misuse  of  wash­ ing  machine.  VotC'Of  thanks  to  stew­ ard  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  /  ALCOA  PIONEER  (Alcoa),  Oct.  3—  Chairman,  (3.  Trcsclair:  Sacretary,  E.  Canenliado.  One  man  missed  ship;  one  man  logged.  . Men  warned  of  loggings—to  bo  reported  to  Coast  Guard.  Ship's  fund  326.  No  beefs.  Nov.  1—Chairman,  A.  Hauka;  See­ rotary,  E.  Canonlzado.  Two  safety  meetings  held  each  trip.  To  report  any  h^rd  to  delegate.  Thanks  to  delegates  for  good  cooperation  during  trip.  Ship's  fund  $65.  Thanks  to  steward  dept.  Ipr  work  well  done.  STEEL  FLYER  (isilimlan).  Sept,  S—  Chairman,  Don  Keddy;  Secretary,  Lacncie  Caidcron.  Everything  smooth:  each  person  .to  clean  hla  ' own  fan.  $2.25  left  in  ship's  fund.  Motion  ap­ proved  to instruct  Frisco  ItaU  to have  patrolman  available  to  visit  ships  when  requested.  John  M e r k e t  Sword Knot bosun,  on  visit.  Charles  D'Amico,  Jr.,  DM,  coils  wire rope.  plates  be  kept  over  moving  parts  of  feed  pumps: life  rings be  moved from  resistor' house  top  to  main  deck.  $5  donation  to  be  made  toward  movie  fund.  Few  hours  disputed  OT.  Re­ port  218  accepted:  Diseussion  on  movie  funds.  Chairs  to  be  repaired  and  porthole  panels  be  installed  m  recreation  room.  CHICKASAW  (Waterman),  Oct.  25—  Chairmen,  J.  McLaren:  Secretary,  H.  Kennedy.  Two  men  hospitalized.  Pa­ trolman  to  handle  cargo­ and  bonus.  Need, new  washing ­ machine.  Vote  of  thanks  to  delegate.  Each  man  to  be  given  list  of OT.  Ship's  fund  $20.  Few  hours  disputed  OT.  Patrolman  to  check hospital  supplies.  Need more  water  pressure.  Vote  of  thanks  to  deck  delegate.  To  order  brushes  for  coffee  urn  glass.  STEEL  WORKER  (isthmian),  Oct.  11  —Chairman,  V.  L.  Mcehan;  Secretary,  P.  Robartsen.  Few  men  have  been  logged:  beefs  occasionally  re  food,  which  will  be  taken  up  uiider  good ft  welfare.  $32.58  in  ship's  treasury.  Oct.  3—CtiBlman,  Oomaz; Sacretary,  J.  Fidaigo.  Beef  about  washing  down  ship.  Delegate  resigns:  another  elect­ ed.  New  delegate  is Gomez.  Two men  logged.  Deck  hands  wanted  to  know  why  mate  didn't  want  crew  to  ­wash  down  decks.  Mate  explained  that  after  delegate  had  approached  htm.  he  didn't  want  men  to  tell  him  what  to  do.  CS  BALTIMORE  (Cltlos  Sarvlea),  Nov.  a—Chairman,  Thomas  Hitt;  Sac­ ratary,  F.  A.  Oray.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Ijfte  Charles.  No  beefs.  $14.65  In  ship's  fund.  Discussion. ra  washing' machine  and  drinking  foun­ tain.  ­ HASTINGS  (Walarman),  Nov.  1—  ChairffMh,' J.. M.  Callamaiw  Sacratary,  J.  i. Walls.  Atk  Ifaat  crew lake  beefs  to  delagateir  not  captain.  Man  asked .  to  respetA  tholr  delagai*.  Few  beefs  ALCOA  PARTNER  (AlCM),  NOV.  2—  Chairman.  N.  Flowars;  gecretary., J.  taken  up  wttli  patMtaaan. ­  One­man  Baxlor.  Repair  list  submittM.  S­.fety  ;ln  hbspltal  In  Rotterdam:  one  missed  Euggcstiona made  that  duck'boards he­ .ship In  Ramhunt.  Delegates  aMted  to  installed around, main  genen­.tor; di^ek  . get  up., repair.,  lists.  ORION  CLIPPER  (Orion),  Sept.  25—  Chairman,  R.  WIman;  Secretary,  R.  Barker.  Few  hours  OT  disputed;  no  beefs.  American  money  to  be  issued  for  draws  remainder  of  voyage.  S8.42  in, ship's  fund.  One  man  missed  ship,  one  man  hospitalized,  in  Bahrein  Is­ land.  Motion  carried  to  have  SIU  representation  in  Yokahama.  Only  12  of. 20  mattresses  ordered  received  in  Yokohama: will  write  hq  to  clarify.  MAXTON  (Marine  Carr.),  Nov.  I—  Chairman,  E.  J.  Riviere;  ­Secretary,  none  named.  Everything  running  anoothly.  All  repairs  taken  care  of.  Small  amount  of  OT  disputed.  Two  men sick  during  cruise. Suigest  ample  number  of  keys  to  heads  be  made  available.  FENN  EXPLORER  (Pern.),  Oct.  28—  Chairman,  S.  H.  Mills;  Sccratary,  J.  W.  Thomas.  Everything  running  smoothly:  no  beefs.  Suggest  that  lights  in  recreation  and  mc  ; halls  be  brighter, and  that  slnpchest  be  opened  at more  convenient hours  for  crew.  .  RAPHAEL  SEMMES  (Fan­Atlantic),  N«v.  a—Chairman.  W.  Heater;  Secre­ tary,  B.  Varn,  Jr.  Most  repairs  taken  made.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Mi­ ami.  Engine  dept.  quarters  need  aougeeing:  showers  and  head  need  painting.  More  care  should  be  taken  with  washing  machine.  FENN  TRADER  (Pcnn.  Shipping),  Oct.  2S—Chairman.  R.  J.  Aumiller:  Secrataryf  W.  T,  Strickiin.  Beef  on  hot  w*tir  for  all  showers' taken  up  With  chief  en^eer.  Motion  (wrried  to  write. hq  ra  chief  engineer  inter­ ­'farring  with  or  trying  ta .ruii  all  de  partments.  SEAFAIR  (Colonial).  Nov.  t—Chair­ man,  Frad  R.  Hicks,  Jr.;  Sacratary,  Jasse  P.  Brinklay.  Cheeked  repair  list  frum  last,  trip:  evcryililiig  ukay.  SIU  notified  by  mail,, re  men  hospitalized  at  Port  Sold.  Captain  requests  handa  to keep  Alp cleaner.  Two men  111  dnrinq  trip  left  .<,hip  shorthanded­ • ipit manaeed fine­  We.alher  hot.  Go,,'  "ltorber»"'  aboard.  :  J  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Par*  PoBrtMB  SEAFARERS  IN DRYDOCK  Nmretnber M, Itit  'Just  Look Joe' Brings  Tony Woe  The  following  item  teas  submitted  to  the  LOG  byt  Seafarer WilliamCalefato.  This  a  tale of  Seafarer  Tony, ashore  in Bombay for  the first time. But  NOBODY wai  In  the  New  York  area,  Seafarer  Benjamin  Mirnano,  is  recuperating  going  to  "take"  him  as  they  did  in  Manila,  or  in Tokyo,  or  in  fact  in  nearly  every  other  from  a  minor  ailment  and  expects  to  be  discharged  any  day  from  the  port  he'd visited.  Staten  Island  USPHS  hospital.  An  AB,  he  last  sailed  on  the  Orion  He  was  just  looking  over  "Wait  bud,  what's  the  scoop?  with a  deep, deep root.  Each grasp­ Comet.  the rail at the activities on the  What's  this  costing?"  ing  a  foot,  they  began  to  cut  int®  Also  there  is  Thomas  Bubar,  ad­ "Sh­h­h,  it's all  right.  Don't  talk,  Tony's  callouses.  dock  below,  when  someone  mitted  October  16  from  the  Nor­ about  money,  me  show."  Remarkable  Tony  thought,  but  touched  his  shoulder.  folk  USPHS  hospital,  for  a  gen­ "Hello  Joe,  look."  The  fingernails  were  clean  and  he  wasn't  too  sure  that  callouses  eral  checkup.  An  OS,  his  last  One  of  the  many  Indians  who  the  Indian  talked  on.  He  said  he  had roots.  In  the States  the chirop­.  ship  was  the  Bienville.  had  boarded  the  ship,  held  up  a  was  an  authorized  chiropodist  and  odists  just  shaved  them  off.  Another  Seafarer  in  drydock  in  Soon  they  were  finished,  and  it  small  chisel  about  three  inches  wanted  to look  at Tony's  feet.  New York  is Teodorico C. Cepriano,  was  time  to  pay.  Tony  knew  this  long.  /"Well  I'm  not  taking  my  shoes  an  AB  who  last  sailed  on  the  Paci­ Tony  looked.  That  was  his  first  off  for  nobody,  I  got  no  corns."  by  the  way  they added  up so  many  fic  Tide.  He  was  admitted  Octo­ mistake.  ^  "I see  in your  face that  you have  junior,  senior  callouses,  some  ber 6 with  a case of  diabetes, which  "What's  that,"  he  asked.  That  bad  feet.  Let  me  show  you,  no  corns,  a  pedicure  and  a  manicure.  Bubar  Mignano  fortunately,  is  almost  under  con­ That  price,  $15,  American.  was  his  second,  and  fatal  mistake.  money."  trol  now.  "That's robbery," Tony screamed.  The Indian started  to trim a finger­ In  Houston is  Vivian E.  Wilkerson, deck  engineer, who  tore ligaments  nail  and  soon  had  it  scraped  clean.  By  this  time  the  corn  puller  was  "Sh­h­h­h, OK, $10.  But we make  in  his  leg,  causing  a  blood  clot.  Wilkerson,  who  last  sailed  on  the  Before  Tony  knew  it,  he  was  start­ joined  by  a  partner  who  also  told  special  price  for  you.  No  speak  to  Tony he  was in  serious trouble  and  nobody  we  make  it  so  cheap."  Pacific  Carrier,  is  doing  fine  and  ing  on  a  second finger.  pleaded  to  let  them  help  him.  Much  to  his  woe,  Tony  learned  should be  out  of  the hospital  in an­ While  talking  they  had  untied  his  later that  they charged  him  double  other  week.  shoe  laces.  Tony  was  overwhelmed  the  going rate.  Also there  are Seafarers  William  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  with  the  mystery.  How  did  they  • And so it went  in Bombay. Tony's  R. Mcllveen, a  former messman  on  know  he  had  corns  and  callouses.  intentions  were  good,  his  determi­ the De Soto and James H. Hawkins,  They  told  him  he  had  junior,  nation  unfailing.  The  trouble  was  who* sailed  last  as  an  oiler  on  the  senior,  first,  second  and  third  that  his  will  power  was  just  too  Wild  Ranger.  Mcllveen  had  a  degree  callousus,  and  each  one  weak.  blood  clot  in  his  leg and  will  be  in  .  By  Bobby  Winters.  the hospital for  another two  weeks,  as  will  Hawkins,  who  is  suffering  Sometimes  to  meet  head­on.  ­by Seafarer  "Red"  Fink  Cepriano  Wilkerson  from  a  herna.  Nurtured  by hatred  and  venom ...  The  following  is  the  latest  available  listing  of  Seafarers  in  the  vari­ The^ elements  they  so alarm.  ous  PHS  phospitals.  If  you  are  in  port,  take  time  out  for  a  visit  to  any  of  your  former  shiprhates  who  are  laid  up,  or  else  drop  them  When  affability  and  peacefulness  Could  permeate  the  air.  a  line.  It  will  certainly  be  welcomed  by  them.  Why  all  this  hostility  and  ques­ MT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSP.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE,  MD.  BALTIMORE,  MD.  tioning?  Crossed  Signals  'Sea Spray'  GoUy  ggg*  Joseph  Kalata  Henry  Adams  George  Baker  Jr.  Elmer  King  Stephen  Bergeria  James  King  George  T.  Butera  William  Lang  Francisco  C.­issasco  Marion  Luksa  James  Macunchuck  Donald  Catlin  David  MiUer  Charles  Cawley  Johan  Nordstrom  Francis,  Chase  George  Richardson  Jeff  Davis  Edward  Scherzer  John  Dixon  Anthony  Pinchook  Ira  W.  Eminizer  Clark  Waldron  Eddie  Game  Bruce  Webb  Gorman  Glaze  George  Williams  David  Hebert  Chester  Wilson  Charles  Hooper  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BRIGHTON.  MASS.  P.  Konstantinidis  William  MitcheU  Stavrus  Marconis  Raymond  Perry  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  Phillip  BUboa  William  Mcllveen  James  Hawkins  James  Matthews  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK.  VA.  Philip  Adkins  Peter  Raptakis  Henning  Bjork  Robert  Rhea  James  Black  Samuel  Warren  Francis  Boner  Robert  Wiseman  Allen  Burke  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAN  FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  Mack  Acosta  Edward  Huizenga  Charles  Fishel  Richard  Kohls  Charles  Harris  Joseph  Neubauer  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH,  GA.  John  M.  Power  Ernest  Webb  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE.  WASH.  Joseph  Barron  John  L.  Millner  John  Brady  Louis  W.  Pepper  Leonard  W.  Leidig  Joseph  Prabech  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH,  TEXi^S  Richard  Appleby  Max  Olson  B.  F.  Deibler  Leo  Watts  Woodrow  Meyers  Joseph  Wise  Albert  Ogletree  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.  George  Davis  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thpmas  Isaksen  VA  HOSPITAL  TUCSON,  ARIZONA  Frank  Mackey  VA  HOSPITAL  HOUSTON.  TEXAS  Raymond  Arsenault  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN.  VA.  Joseph  Gill  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  JAMAICA.  LI,  NY  James  RusseU  US  SOLDIERS  HOME  HOSPITAL  WASHI>}GTON,  DC  William  Thomson  VA  HOSPITAL  CENTER  HOT  SPRINGS  SO.  DAKOTA  Clifford  Womack  USPHS­HOSPITAL  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Ivar  Anderson  D.  Kambanos  George  Berry  Alford  Keenura  Thomas  Bubar  John  Lefco  Arthur  Camara  John  Metsnit  George  Champlin  Robert  Nielsen  Diego  Cordero  Joseph  Puglisi  Henry  Cordes  Raymond  Reddick  Claude  Davis  Emeterlo  Rivera  P.  DeJesus  John  Roberts  Brigido  Figueroa  Jose  Rodriguez  Michael  Filosa  Frank  Rossi  Milton  Flynn  Manuel  Sanchez  Eugene  Hall  Tadashi  Yatogo  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH  BROOKLYN,  NY  Matthew  Bruno  Thomas  Lehay  G.  Caraballo  Leo  Mannaugh  Leo  V.  Carreon  Primitivo  Muse  Joseph  Cox  Jeremiah  O'Byrne  John  Driscoll  George  Phifer  OtU  Gibbs  Aimer  Vickers  Bart  Guranick  R.  Waterfleld  Taib  Hassan  Luther  Wing  Joseph  Ifsits  Pon  Wing  WiUiam  Kenny  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS,  LA.  Sidney  Anderson  Edward  Knapp  Salvador  Blanco  Leo  Lang  Roderick  Brooks  J.  McCiarence  Serando  J.  Canales  Henry  McKay  Melvin  Chilton  Fred  Morris  Js.  Paul  Cook  William  Nelson  Benjamin  Foster  James  Norlleet  Roy  Gallagher  John  Pennell  Salvatore  Gentile  Eugene  Plahn  James  Glisson  John  Psilos  Earl  Hardeman  Aubry  Sargent  Wade  HarreU  Paul  Signorino  Sidney  Irby  David  Williams  Edward  Jeanfreau  Salvatore  Zammlth  Jesse  Joy  Like  a  leopard  in its  lair.  Caged  and  ready  to spring  out.  With  venom  in  its  claios  . . .  When  some  definite  persuasion  Could  bring  foy  to  peoples  hearts.  Why  smear  good  intentions.  Arid  willingness  to  serve?  We  all  of  us  have  our  desires  and  worth.  Let  there  be  good  will  And  peace  on  earth.  I  hope  Mr.  Khrushchev  returns  to  Russia  With  much  faith  and  humility.  For  our  country  and  our  way  of  life.  Forgive  «s  our  transgressions  And  ill  will  in  countries  every­ where,  For  the  lion  could  leave  its  cage  And  cause  tumult  in  countries  everywhere.  • ppivK  "Damn bird is  always embarrassing  me when  I've got  company."  Life Jackets Plug  Cracks  On Steel Maker  Intake Pipe  STEEL  MAKER,  at  sea—Sometimes  life­jackets  can  ba  "life­sayers" even if your not overboard or just plain floating  around in the middle qf a chop ?y sea.  That's what the engine gang  it  was  plugged  and  they  could  and deck crew of  the Isthmian  till  get  things  under  control.  This  Lines' Steel  Maker  found  out  makes  one  of  the  few  times  that  when  the  vessels'  circulating  in­ take  pipe  cracked  about  12  hours  out  of  the  port  of  Baltimore.  Then  the  engine  gang.  Bosun  Ruffes and  deck maintainance  men  Johnston  and  Reinchuck  sloshed  around in  water,  up to  their necks,  for  three  hours  before  thgy  could  stop  the  leak.  jrhey  did  this  by  wrapping  life  jackets and  canvas around  the  leak  some Seafarers could  say "we  were  up  to  oiir  necks  in  trouble,"  and  really mean  what they were  saying.  All  in  all,  the  men  cdrtainly  dis­ played  a  great  deal of  resourceful­ ness  and  courage  and  doing  this  work  under  such  difficult  condi­ tions.  Life  jackets are  supposed  to  keep  people  from  sinking,  but  if  they  can  keep  a  ship  from  doing  that, so much the better.  �^  Pace  Fifteea  SEAFARERS  LOG  November  20^1959  Labor, Biz Hit Tax Proposals  SlU  BABY  ABBIVALS  WASHINGTON—Labor  and  business—^which are usually  at odds  with one  and another  —^joined  forces  in  a  common  cause at  an  Internal  Revenue  Service  hearing  in  Washington  Ail  of  the  following  SIU  families  have  received  a  $200  maternity  last  week  on  tax­deductible  dues  paid  by  their  members.  The  IRS  called  the  hearing  benefit  plus  a  $25  borfd  from  the  Union  in  the  baby^  name:  to clarify  its rules on the non­ DebVa  Lee  Chiaramonte,  born  and Mrs.  Asterio Muentes, New  Or­ deductibility  of  expenditures  *!5eptember  21,  1'959,  to  Seafarer  leans, La.  for  lobbying.  The  Government  and  Mrs.  Joseph  Chiaramonte,  XXX  contends  that  expenses  incurred  Brooklyn,  NY.  Carta  Jeanine  Larce,  born  Octo­ ber  3,  1959,  to  Se^arer  and  Mrs.  during  the  "promotion  or  defeat  Kimi  Suzanne  Johnson,  born  William  M.  Larce,  New  Orleans,  of  legislation"  can't  be  written  off  as  "business  expense,"  and  are  September  25  ,1959,  to  Seafarer  La.  therefore  non­deductible  items.  and  Mrs.  Woodrow  Johnson,  As­ XXX  toria, NY.  Robert Patrick  Lewis, born  Octo­ Or,  in  the  IRS's  terminology:  ber  5,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  "Dues  .  .  .  are  deductible  in  full  i  4,  i  unless  a  substantial  part  of  an  orr  Michael  John  Manen,  born  Sep­ Jesse Lewis,  Norfolk, Calif.  ganization's  activities  is  lobbying."  tember  12,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  X  X  X  Mrs.  John  Manen,  Rockport,  Tex.  Peter  Fotl  Jr.,  born  October  9,  "to  this,  AFL­CIO  counsel  Rob­ 1959,  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Peter  D.  ert  C.  Mayer  noted  that  trade  un­ 4>  4>  i  Wanda  Ivette  Ortiz,  born  Sep­ Foti,  Bayonne,  NJ.  ions  had  been  established  for "leg­ islative  and  political  activity  on  tember  22,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  X  4"  X  •   Mrs.  Guillenno  Ortiz,  San  Juan,  Yvette  Feliciano,  born  May  19,  one  hand  and  collective  bargain­ PR.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and.Mrs.  Julio  ing  on  the  other"  to  improve  con­ Feliciano,  New  York  City.  ditions  under  which  people  work  t '  4,  4i  Carolyn  Gregg  Price,  bom  July  and  live.  XXX.  18,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Charles  Kenneth  Neumann  Jr.,  The  AFLrCIO  regards  the  move  Thomas  R.  Price,  Baltimore,  Md.  bora  October  8,  1959,  to  Seafarer  as  an  attempt  to'  hamper  union  and  Mrs..  Charles  K.  Neumann,  activities  in  the  legislative  and  .  %  ^  ^  ..Catherine  Ann  Smith,  born  Long  Island  City,  NY.  political  arena.  August  26,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  XXX  Members  Might  Quit  Mrs.  William  R.  Smith,  BalUmore,  Dana  Arthur  Paradise,  born  Oc­ Many  speakers  from  community  Md.  tober 5,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  groups  admitted  that  if  dues  be­ Leo  Paradise,  Swansea,  Mass.  4>  4"  t  come  non­deductible,  members  Domlnick Trevisano Jr., born  Oc­ X  X  X  may  become  non­existent.  Juan Rodriguez Jr., born  October  tober 22,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs.  At  present,  however,  there  are  Dominick Trevisano,  Brooklyn, NY.  16, 1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs. Juan  five  bills  pending  in  Congress  Rodriguez,  Galveston,  Tex.  X  i,  X  • :  ^  which  will change  the  tax  rules on  Craig John  Wilcox, born October  XXX  26,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Earl  Tomas  Romero,  born  September  non­deductible  lobbying  expenses.  Paul  Wilcox,  Edgewater,  NJ.  9,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Jose  It  should  be  pointed  out  that  even  if  the  IRS  ruling  becomes  Luz  Romero,  Houston,  Tex.  XXX  official.  Union  members  would  Cecilia  Marchelle  Myers,  born  XXX  October  14,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Denlse  Arlene  Warden,  born  Oc­ have  to  disallow  only  a  tiny  por­ Mrs. James  Thomas Myers,  Mobile,  tober 4,  1959,  to Seafarer  and  Mrs.  tion  of  their  annual  dues  at  tax­ Richard  Warden, So.  Portland.  paying  time.  Ala.  i­  .  i  XXX  Donald  John  Blakeslee,  bom  September  23,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  William  A.  Blakeslee,  Pinellas Park,  Fla.  XXX  Asterio and Carlos Muentes, born  September  10,  1959,  to  Seafarer  EVERY  i  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  ^  I BROADCAST  Urge Sfcrfe  Dep't To Hit  Sea Unions  (Continued  from  page  3)  doubtedly  been  heightened  by  de­ velopments  in  Athens  last  month  where  the  International  Transport­ workers  Federation  won  approval,  in  'principle,  from  Greek  ship­ owners  that  unions  in  the  country  where  actual  control  of  a  vessel  is  vested are the  ones who have rights  to  organize  such  ships.  The  Greek  shipowners  Involved  operate  numerous  American­con­ trolled  ships  under  the  runaway  flags.  It  was  also  agreed  that  the  Gjr^ek  ,  Seamen's  Union  would  terminate  agreements  it  has  with  runaway  ships  controlled  by  the  Orion  Shipping  agency  of  New  York,  in  line  with  the  above,  leav­ ing the  Orion ships  open to. Ameri­ can  upion  organbing.  jAmbng  the  various  cases  now  pending  before  the  Labor  Board,  the  KfLRB  New  Orleans  regional  office  is  now  investigating  unfair  labor  charges  made  by  the  SIU  against the owners  of  the Sea Level  charging  discrimination  against  Cuban  seamen  who  signed  SIU  pledges.  In  the  SS  Florida  case,  an  NLRB field  examiner  has  ordered,  the  owners  to  reinstate  eight  discharged  crew  members  and to  bargain wjth  the SIU,  while  in  Hhe  Yarmouth  situation,  the  NLRB  has  agreed  to  hear  the  tihion's argument  that it  has  juris­ diction  over  that  ship.  Anothei'  pending  case  involves  the  Marine  Cooks  and  Stewards  Union.  Here  the  US  Supreme  Court  has  agreed  to. review  lower  court  decisions  which  halted  the  picketing  of the  Liberieh­flag  ves­ sel  .In  Tacomd,  Washfihgton,.  in  June,  1957.  •   I  I  Many  Payoffs Tftis Week  To Brighten N'  Orleans  NEW  ORLEANS—With  the  expected  arrival  and  payoffs  of  11 ships in a week  or so,  the outlook  is bright for shipping  from  this  Gulf  port.  ­tt  Brother C, J. "Buck" Steph­ ens," acting port agent,  reports  that after the first of  the year,  Mississippi  passenger  ships  will  go  on  a  new schedule.  Instead  of  sail­ ing  on  Fridays  for  Texas  ports,  returning  Tuesday  and  leaving  again  on  Thursdays  for  the  Lone  Star  State,  the  ships  will  depart  Monday  evenings at  6  PM  and  sail  southward from  Houston on  Thurs­ days.  In  light  of  an  upcoming  state  election  which  is  expected  to  have  great bearing  on  labor activities  in  Louisiana,  the  membership  here  went  on  record  to  support  candi­ dates  who  will  aid  the  cause  of  labor.  Ships  that  paid  off  during  the  past  two  weeks  were:  Alcoa  Planter  and  Alcoa  Pilgrim  (Alcoa);  Del  Sud  and  Del  Rio  (Miss.);  Lucile  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield);  Hastings  (Waterman);  and  Maxton  (Transocean  Pet.).  Signing  on  were:  Alcoa  Planter,  Alcoa  Pilgrim  (Alcoa);  Del  Sud  (Miss.);  Antinous,  Wild  Ranger  (Waterman);  Ames Victory  (Victory  Carr.);  and  Producer  (Marine  Car­ riers).  In  transit  were:  Alcoa  Corsair,  Alcoa  Ranger  (twice),  Alcoa  Cava­ lier,  Alcoa  Roamer,  Alcoa  Clipper  (Alcoa); Seatrain  Louisiana  (twice),  Seatrain  New  Jersey,  Seatrain  Georgia (Seatrain); Del Sud  (Miss.);  Elizabeth,  Kathryn,  Edith,  Frances  (Bull);  Steel  Navigator  (Isthmian);  Warrior,  Monarch  of  the  Seas,  De  Soto,  Claiborne,  La  Salle  (Water­ man);  Atlantis  (Petrol  Shipping);  Gateway  City  (twice),  Raphael  Semmes  (Pan  Atlantic);  Ames  Vic­ tory,  and  Longview  Victory  (Vic­ tory  Carriers).  TO SHIPS  IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  MTD'  "THE VOICE OF THE  Ray  "Blackle"  Petera  Please  contact  Gloria  E.  Peters,  Main  Street,  East  Falmouth,  Mass.  Tel.  KImbal  8­2209  (East  Fal­ mouth).  Anybody  having  informa­ tion  as  to  his  whereabouts  con­ tact  the  above.  Giles Glendenning  '  Please  contact  your  mother  at  her  new  address:  4212  Groveland  Ave.,  Baltimore • 1  5,  Md.  James  Rogerson  Important  you  contact  Mrs.  Gwen Webb.  25 S.  Exeter St., Balti­ more,  Md.  Phone  EAstern  7­9357.  Berkey  Schuler  Please  contact  Alba  Black,  141  East  3d  St.,  New  York  9,  NY.  E.  Clyde  Barnhill  Please  contact  your  brother,  Emerson  Lee,  OX  7­9864,  or  go  to  Tommy's  house  next  time  you're  in  Houston.  Nunzio  La  Plaza  Please  contact  your  wife  at  173  Banta  Ave.,  Garfield,­NX,.  Marion  B.  Mallia  Please  contact  your  wife  at  4319  Alice  St.,  Houston  21,  Tex.  Frederick B.  Neely  Anybody  knowing  his  , where­ abouts  contact  Mrs.  Ernestine  Neely, 7  South 3rd Street,  Prichard,  Ala.  Frank Lego  Helen  Wilse  is  trying  to  locate  you.  Contact  her  at  Jaka  Ham  Co.,  Inc.,  99  Hudson  Street,  New  York  13,  NY.  Robert Hussey  Contact  John  Swoboda.  Impor­ tant.  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  GMT  (11:20  EST  Sunday)  WFK­39.  19850  KCa  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  States.  WFL­6S,  15850  KCa  Ships  in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  .  WFK­95,  15700  KCa  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area,  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  East  Co^st.  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­World  Wireless Broadcasts  Continue . . .  ;  '  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  (2:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  WCO­13020  KCs  Europe  and  North  America.  WCO­16908.8  KCs  East  Coast  South  America  WCO­22407  KCs  West  Coast  South  America  ^4% [J.  Every  Monday,  0315  GMT  (10:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  mm 25­15607  KCs  Australia  WMM  81­11037.5  Northwest­Pacific  MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  The  deaths of  the following  Sea­ farers  have  been  reported  to  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan  and  the  death  benefit,  has  been  paid  to  their  beneficiaries:  Pedro Claudio,  54. Brother  Clau­ dio died of heart  disease on Novem­ ber  11,  1959.  He  was  buried  at  St.  Michaels  Ceme­ tery,  Astoria,  Long  Island,  NY.  Brother  Claudio  was  a  member  of  the  engine  de­ partment  and  joined  the  Union  in 1943.  He is sur­ vived  by  his  wife,  Eleanor,  df  The  Bronx,  NY.  4  3^  4  William  J.  Davis,  51.  Brother  Davis  died  in  a  drowning  accident  on  October  12,  1959,  in  the  Mis­ sissippi  River  at  Canal  Street.  He  was  buried in  the  Garden of  Memo­;  ries  Cemetery  in  Louisiana.  Brother  Davis  was  a  Bteward  and  !  joined  the  Union  in  1941,  He. Is  survived .by  .his ^  sister,  Madelihs: 'Cbenivert,  of  New  Orleans,  Lk..  ­ 1  MATES 4T TWe SKJScm  ,4*47  SWAP  THEPkSHTSONTV.  WHW LOW PRICES  WBlCcmMBREAf  YOJ/eowW PLACE.  OynNEQAtOOPERAIEO  BYTMb  mUNlOM­A^AR  V'j­ rr­JJtdV.:': :•  •   ^1  �Vol. XXI  No. 24  SEAFARERS^LOG  Nov. 20.  195f  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OP  THE  SEAFARBK^  INTERNATIONAL  UNION • ATLANTIC AND  GULP  DISTRICT • AFL.CIO    •   US Ship Haulage  Of  Farm Surplus  Expected To Hise  Man­Made 'North Star'  WASHINGTON—Prospects  of  an  increased  farm  surplus  shipment  program  are  in  the  offing  as  a  result  of  a  record  harvest  of  farm  products  in  1959.  The corn crop is  the largest  on  record,  far  exceeding  that  and  gifts  of  surplus  abroad,  the  expansion  of  farm  production  has  of  any  previous  year,  and  left  the  Government  with  more  other  staples  such  as  wheat,  soy­ surplus  of  some  commodities  than  beans,  dairy  products  and  cheese  when  the  program  started.  The  are  also  being  produced  in  record  implication  is  that  the  farm  sur­ plus  shipments  abroad  will  con­ or  near­record  nuantities.  As  a  result,  the  Government  tinue for  a  number  of  years  on'an  faces  the  prospect  of  having  about  increased  scale.  $10  billion  worth  of  surplus  in  Agriculture  Secretary  Ezra  Taft  storage  by  the  time  all  the  crops  Benson  has  already  indicated  that  he  would  seek  authority to expand  arc  in.  food  distribution  overseas.  The  only  way  to  get  rid  of  the  embarassment  of  riches  is  to  ship  The  farm  surplus  cargoes  have  it  overseas,  and  the  only  way  to  been the  mainstay of  the American  do  that "is  either  to  give  the  food  tramp fleet,  particularly  with  the  away  or  "sell"  it  under  extremely  decline  in  foreign  aid  and  military  aid  appropriations.  Many  tankers  generous  terms.  and  regular  cargo  liners  have  also  At  present,  the  US  is  sending  farm  surplus  abroad  at  the  rate  of  been  participating  in  the  program  $1.5  billion  worth  each  year,  half  which  has  supplied  huge  quanti­ Official  Navy  photo  shows  unidentified  officers  with  navigation  of  which  is  shipped  on  American­ ties of  food and fiber  lo such coun­ satellite.  When  placed  in  orbit,  these  satellites  will  enable  any  tries  as  India,  Korea,  Turkey,  flag vessels  under  the "50­50"  law.  ship  at sea  to fix its  exact position,via  radio signals  received from  Spain,  Poland  and  other  under­ Up  until  this  year,  the  program  developed  areas.  the orbiting navigation aid.  had  been  renewed  from  year  to  year,  starting  off  as  $750  million  worth of  sales in 1954  and doubling  in size  as time  went  by.  Last  year,  a  study  by  special  advisors  to  the  President  recommended  a five­ SACRAMENTO,  Calif,—Governor  Edmund G. Brown of  California, has offered strong  year  long­range  effort  to  dispose  of  the  surplus.  Congress,  after re­ support  to  the  fight  of  the  SlU­affiliated  Cannery  Workers  Union  of  the  Pacific  against  ceiving  the  proposal,  voted  a  two­ runaway canneries.  year  program  at  $1.5  billion  an­ In  a  telegram  sent  to  Mrs.  America  vice­president,  represent­ the  runaways  is Puerto  Rico.  Re­ nually.  Andrea  Gomez,  union  presi­ ing  the  Cannery  Workers  Union  cently a  number  of  canneries have  However, despite  the heavy  sales  dent,  Gov. Brown said,  "Your  was  recently  invited  to  Puerto  opened  there,  and  Mrs.  Gomez  program  of  resisting  runaway  can­ Rico  by  the  island's  labor  depart­ charged  them  with  being  run­ neries  has  my  wholehearted  sup­ ment  to  survey  the  canning­situa­ aways.  Puerto  Rico  has  a,new  de­ velopment  program  which  induces  port.  We  must  keep  our  fishing  tion.  and  canning  industries  healthy  During  the  past  few  years,  can­ new  industries  to  set  up  there,  and expanding  along  with all  other  nery  workers  in  Southern  Califor­ with  sizable  tax  reductions  and  industry  to  provide  jobs  for  our  nia  have  been  fighting  the  prob­ concessions  for  a  ten  year  period.  lem of  runaway operations.  But  the  industries  are  supposed  own. people.  "We  cannot  afford  to  sit  idly  One  example  of  a  runaway  is  to  be  new enterprises  and not  run­ by,"  he  continued,  "while  any  in­ the  Van  Camp  company,  a  leading  aways  seeking  the  tax  concessions.  dustry  moves  to  areas  of  low  tuna  packer.  It  has  established  a  Mrs.  Gomez  said  that  she  is  con­ Time  is  short  for  Seafarers  and  wages  and  poor  working  condi­ large  operation  In  American  Sa­ fident  that  if  she  establishes  that  their  dependents  to  file  all  of  the  tions.  Good  businessmen  know  moa,  where  the  mainland  $1  an  any  of  the  plants  are,  in  actuality,  papers necessary  to compete  for an  that  business  thrives  most  in  a  hour minimum  wage scale  does not  runaways,  the  Puerto  Rico  au­ SIU  scholarship.  Welfare  Plan rep­ healthy  economy  where  employees  apply.  In  ..California,  unionized  thorities  will  take  steps  to  with­ resentatives have warned.  Although  are  able  to  maintain  a  high  stand­ plants average  $2.50 an  hour.  draw  tax  exemptions  granted  the scholarship committee  does not  ard  of  living."  The  latest  stamping  ground  for  these  cgmpanies.  meet  until  next  May,  applications  The  governor  also  congratulated  for  the  five  $6,000  scholarships  her  on  her  recent  election  to  the  must  take  the  college  entrance  ex­ presidency  of  the  cannery  union.  amination  and  submit  the  results  She  had  formerly  been  the  busi­ with  their  papers.  ness  representative.  Qualifications  for  the  scholar­ Mrs.  Gomez,  an  SIU'  of  North  ships are  three years' seatime,  with  one  day  in  the  last  180,  and  90  days in  the  previous calendar  year  The  college  entrance  examination  With  the full impact  of  the Landrum­Griffin' amendments  is  given every  month,  the  commit­,  to  the Taft­Hartley  Act  taking  effect  on  Friday,  November  tee  advised,  with  the  last  one  be­ fore  the  committee's  May  meeting  13,  both  the  unions and  the  Government  agencies  involved  being  on  March  12,  1960.  Appli­ SIU  membership  meet­ are  still  scratching  their  col­"^  cants  must  file  for  this  examina­ ings  are  held  regularly  lective  heads  attempting  to  ing the  provisions of  this'act," The  tion  about  a  month  ahead  of  time.  involved,  15,000  words  every  two  weeks  on  Wed­ figure  out  just  what  the  law  provisions  A  select  committee  of  college  in all, will  be published  in the next  and university  deans and registrars  nesday  nights  at  7  PM  in  means.  issue  of  the SEAFARERS  LOG,  at  will  pick  the  five  winners  of  the  all  SIU  ports.  One  effect  of  the  new  law  is  a  considerable  added  expense.  All  Sea­ Union's  scholarships.  Although  already  clear—it  is  going  to  in­ In addition to bonding and  print­ there  was a  total  of  17  applications  farers  ore  expected  to  volve  a  considerable  increase  iQ  ing  costs,  many  unions  will  have  filed  so  far,  16  of  them  are  as  yet  attend;  those  who  wish  to  union  operating expense  to comply  to revise and reprint their constitd­ incomplete.  be excused  should  request  with  the law.  For example,  the  bill  tions  and  by­laws  and  some  small  Further information on the SIU's  requires  Individual  bonds  for  all  local  unions  will  have  to  draft  up  scholarship  program  may  be  ob­ permission  by  telegram  union  officials  up  to  a  fixed  per­ constitutions.  Lawyers fees  are  ex­ tained  from  the  Seafarers  Wel­ (be  sure  to  include  regis­ centage  of  the  union's  assets.  Pre­ pected  to  mount  considerably  for  fare Plan,  11 Broadway,  New York.  tration  number).  The  next  viously'a  blanket bond  was permit­ many unions,  to meet the  many re­ SIU  meetings  will  bo2  «  ted  which  was  much  cheaper  than  quirements of  the law.  individual  bonding.  Thd  complexities  of  the Taw are  November  25  Then  the  law  requires  that  Its  such  that  the  Justice  Department  details  be  given  to  the  union's  and  the ­ Labor  Department  still  December  9  membership. Section  105 o.f  the act  haven't  been  able  to  decide  who  says,  "Every  labor  organization  handles  what  ia  the  administra­ December  23  shall inform  its members  concern­ tion  of  the act  NEWS  HEADLINES  IN  REVIEW  «  OVJNAm WMB/M SAHAfiA  lAl AlgARR/rUieB „ vTWeAHV  Ama^AfiDfi&tMAjATtcm  ?Romsn'ceeoF&/^AfiA  *  i i  A'  %(f^£L\6M<XDfOOfm  ^LBCVO//, VOIP  BSV  &URlOAlAhS> fAOOBWeS  a­  it  '  Governor Backs TunaUnlonFight  SlU College  ^IHVAVB" CANAL ­Zom,  ^oRM asmsAsa/.  it  it  it  Applications  Due Shortly  |i  I,  \i.­y­  '•   C­.  • •   SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  anDvii.  yoinsm  EXPAAIDS GlOeB'­TROr  ^ZiAAfs... o?s visnp  NlUB­ to  ARS>iJ\\&RtAW CmERB,  it  i  it  Labor Measure Will Cost  Uiuons More In Expenses  SAID/A AsiDRS> MA SSf/ZA  Af 0VP3 ol eORDSH  MBMAVOIP/M& Mmor  WmtiscgiHAmn>m~  \fliu. fis&erA^fiEssa!.  ^  it  m?iw,  it ^  . ­ �"I .  v..  CONTRACT CLARIFICATIONS  ,  "  .• •  • ' ­ .• f­ .  f  ;1  J?s  •  '.3:  '• 3  ­'to.  , M  . • . •   jj  • V  It  wof  agreed  between  the  Union  and  Management  Negotiating  Committees  that  the  following  Clarifications  would  take  effect  as  of  November  4, 1959:  • r  ARTICLE  II  GENERAL  RULES  CLARIflCATION,  SECTION  10.  CUSTOMARY  DUTIES.  ^(h)  The  greasing  and  tesdng  of  reach  rods  in  cargo  holdi^,  exciting the  freeing up  or mechanized  repairs  thereto.  When  no  carpenter  is  carried  this  work  shall  be  performed  by  the  deck'  maintenance  men  without  the  payment  of  overtime.  Clarification  Section  10 regarding  AB  Maintenance  Men  is ade<  quately  covered  in  Article  III,  Section  4  (b),  and  Article  II,  ^tioii 27.  Clarification  Section  10 regarding  wipers.  Add a  new paragraph  (n)  to  Article  IV,  Section  28:  (n)  At sea, when a watchstSnder  becomes ill or injured, a W'pef  may  be assigned  to  stand  his  watches  for  which, he  shall  be  paid  his regular overtihie  rate. If  the original man  remains incapacitated  for a  period  in excess  of  three  (3)  days,  the Wiper  may  then.be  promoted and shall  receive the  differential  in pay  only.  Clarification  Section'10  regarding  Engine  Utility  is  adequately  covered  under  Article  IV,  Section  16(d).  Clarificajtion  Section  10: New  paragraph  to  be added  to Article  IV numbered  Section  36.  SECTION  36.  STANDING  SEA  WATCHES.  DAY  WORKERS.  All  other  unlicensed  personnel  in  the  engine  department  who  are  classified  as  day  workers,  excepting  Deck  Engineer,  Engine  Utility  and  Wiper,  when  required  to stand  watches  due  m a  shortage  of  unlicensed  watchstanders,  shall  be  entitled  to  overtime  for  all  watches  to  stood.  >  .  ,  •  •   •  a  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  12.  MEDICAL  RELIEF;  To  be add^  as  paragraph  (c)  of  the  contract:  ,  ;  .  (c)  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  ^e crew,  such  as  vener^l  disease,  et&  •   •   •   CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  14.  RBPATRIATION,  UPKEEP  AND  TBANSPORTATJON,  (a):  Inrorporsted  as  second  paragraph  of  conttact  paragraph  (a).  SECTION  14.  REPATRIATION,  UPKEEP  AND  TRANSPORTATKW.  (a)  Where a crewmember  must leave  a vessel  because of  illness  or  injury  in  any  location  outside  the  continental  United  Sutes,  he  stuU  be  repatriated  at  coihrany  exprate  as  set  forth  herein,  pt  die earlietic!da«  possiblp. an^wYAncea  equalled. ;*<>  allotmenti.  If  any,  shall  continue  during  such  repatriation,  provided  he  has  'sufficient  monies  due  him  from  the  Company  to  cover  such  advances.  It  it  the  purpose  of  die  above  paragraph  to  provide  for  the  automatic  payment  of  advances—in  a  sum  equal  to  the  agreed  allotment—and  to do  this  automatically)  which  advances ­are  then  to  be  charged  against  any  claim  for  earned  or  unearned  wages.  The advances  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 "repatri­ ation"  refers  to  the  entire  period  for  which  unearned  wages  are  due,  and  "advances"  are  to  be  made  during  the  entire  period,  except  in  those  cases  where  the  law  sanctions  a  refusal  to  pay  unearned  wages  (which can  be  established  under  law  to  be gross  negligence, willful  miscondua, etc).  If  repatriated  on a  vessel  of  the company,  he shall  be signed  on  as a  non­working  workaway.  If  repatriated  on  a  vessel  of  another  company,  he  shall  be  given  not  less  than  second  class­  passage.  In  the  event  he  is  given  less  than  second  class  passage  on  a  vessel  of  another  company,  be  shall  be  given  the  cash  difference  between  the  passage  afforded  and  second  class  passage.  The  seaman  shall  have  the  option  of  accepting  repatriation  by  plane  • i  f  such  transportation  is  offered.  Repatriation  under  this  section  shall  be  back  to the  original  Port of  Engagement.  (b)  In the  event a crew  member miist.leave  a vessel  because of  illness  or  injury  incurred  in  the  service  of  such  vessel  while  in  a  location  within­ the  continental  United­ States,  and  such  illness  or  injury  is  known  prior  to­ his  leaving,  he  shall  be  entitled  to first  class  transportation  by  rail  to  his  original  Port  of  Engagement  in  accordance  with  Article  II,  Section  59.  (c)  While  awaiting  repatriation  under  section  (a)  and  (b)  herein,  the seaman  shall  be  entitled  to  repatriation  upkeep  in  the  sum  of  $8.00  per  day  until  affhrded  transportation  as  outlined  in  said  subsections.  Such  upkeep  shall  be  paid  up  to  and  inclusive  of  the  day  he  is  afforded  the  means  of  transportation  by  which  he  is  to  be  repatriated.  The  Company  or  its  Agents  may  make  arrangements  for  meals  and  lodgings  while  the  seaman  is  await­ ing repatriation  transportation, but  in  no event  shall  these arrange­ ments  be at  a  cost  of  less  than  $8.00  per  day.  In  cases  where  regular  meals  are  not  included  in  the  trans­ portation  herein  provided  for,  the  repatriated  seaman  shall  be  paid  the sum  of  $6;00 pec  day  for  food duritig  the  transportation  period.  (d)  Where a  seaman  leaves  the  vessel  due  to  illness  or  injury  ­and  auch  illness  or. injury , has  been  Icnowii  prior  to  his  leaving.  he  shall  receive  a  full  statement  of  his  account  showing  waget  due  him.  Where  time  does  not  permit  the  statement  being  given  to  the  man  before  he  leaves  Ae  vessel  or  before  the  vessel's  departure,  the  Master  shall  promptly  advise  Ae Company's  Agent  and  the home  office of  the status  of  the man's  account at  the  time  he  left  the  vessel.  Thereafter,  when  the  seaman  presents  himself  to  the  Agent  at  the  Port  where  he  left  the  vessel,  the  maximum  allowable  pay­ ment shall  be  made  to  him  by  that  Agent.  When  the  seaman  presents  his  claim  for  wages  to  the  Agent  or  office  of  the  Company  at  the  port  of  engagement  or  to  Ae  home  office of  Ae company,  he  shall  receive  payment as  promptly  as  possible.  Failure  to  pay  the  seaman  wages  within  72  hours  exclusive  of  Saturdays,  Sundays  and  Holidays  after  presentation  of  his  claim  shall  entitle  the  seaman  to $8.00  per  day  until  the  full  wages  due  the  man  at  the  time  he  left  the  vessel  are  paid.  Clarification,  Section  14(a)  and  (b): Delete.  '  Clarification,  Seaion  14(b):  To  be  incorporated  as  paragraph  .  (e)  of  the contract  as  follows:  (e)  Original Port  of  Engagement as  used  herein shall  mean  Ae  port  in  Ae Continenal  Uni^ States  where  a  crew  member  was  first employed  on  board  the  vessel.  •   ­  •   •   CLARIFICATION, SECTION  18. EMERGENCY DUTIES  AND DRILLS  (a): Incorporated iii contract as second paragraph of  Section 18 (a)  as  follows;  In  an  emergency  such  as  the  above  paragraph  deals  wiA,  it  h  not  necessary  to  call  out  all  hands  unless  the  Master  of  the  vess^  feels Aat  it'is necessary.  ­  '  '  ;  CLARIFICA'nON, SECTION  27. IMVISION  OF  WAGES OF  ABSENT  MEMBERS:  Deleted  as  contract  clause  is  self­explanatory.  •   •   •   CLARIFICATION.  SECTION  29.  EXPLOSIVES:  Shall  be  amended  to  read  as  follows:  ­ SECTION  29.  EXPLOSIVES.  On  vessels  carrying  explosives  in  excess  of  50  long  tons  as  permitted  by  law,  Ae  Company  agrees  to  pay  each  member  of  Ae  Unlicensed  Personnel,  in  addition  tq  Aeir  regular  monthly  wage,  10%  per monA  of  such  wages  front  Ae  time  Ae  loading  of  Ae  explosive  cargo  is  started  until  th#  . explosive  cargo  is  completely  discharged.  .­.4Sw. i  �;'f.  r  darlfleatiaiia—^Pace  t  »r.v  r..'  f.';:  '  f,  •  '  • f  (.  Navembcr M,  ISIt  SEAFARERS  LOG  When  the Unlicensed  Personnel  is  required  to work  explosives  at any  time, they  shall  be  paid  for  such  work  in  addition  to their  tegular  monthly  wages  at  the  rate of  $5.00 per  hour.  For  die  purpose  of  this .agreement,  explosives  shall  consist  of  die  following  items:  ^  Nitroglycerine  '  *  Loaded  Bombs  T.N.T.  Dynamite  Poison Gases  loaded  shells  of  one  Black Powder  pound  or  over  but  not  Blasting Caps  small  arms  ammunition.  Detonating Caps  get other  data  if  possible, such  as  wMther  reports  to furdier  badp  his  decision.  When launch  service is arranged  for  by the  Company, the sdied­ ule shall be sueh that each and  every member shall  be given oppor­ tunity for a round trip as called for herein on his watch  below.  In  port  where  regular  boat service  is  not  available,  members  of  the crew  may make  their ,owh  arrangements  for  transportadon and  the  company  agrees  to  reimburse  either  the  crewmember  or  tte  owner of  the boat  up to $2.00 pet round  trip pet man  carried once  every 24 hours.  .  •   •   ' •   CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  41.  REST  PERIODS:  First five  clari­ CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  30.  PENALTY  CARGOES:  Shall  be  fications deleted  as  contraa  clause  is  self­explanatory.  incorporated  in  paragraph  (a)  as  follows:  Second  para^aph of  Section  41  (a)  is to  be changed  as follows,  SECTION  30.  PENALTY  CARGOES,  (S)  ^en membert­of  the  Unlicensed  Personnel  are  required  to  clean  holds  in  which  lead  and .sixth  clarification  to  be  incorporated  into  contract  as  para­ concentrates, coal, coke  or  penalty cargoes,  as specified  herein, have  graph  (d):  been  carried  they shall  be  paid  straight overtime'  for  the watch  on  SECnoN'41.  REST  PERIODS,  (a)  ^XTien  ship  is  under  port  deck  and  overtime  and  one­half  for  the  watch  below,  provided,  working  rules  and  sea  watches  have  not  been  set  and  members  of  however,  that  when  holds  have  been  cleaned  by  the  unlicensed  the  unlicensed  deck  and  engine  personnel  off  duty are  required  to  personnel after carrying penalty cargo, no overtime for cleaning will  be  ^id  for  subsequent  cleaning  of  holds  unless  another  penalty  work overtime  between  midnight and  6 a.m., they shMl  be entitled'  to one hour of  rest for each  hour actually  worked. Such  rest period  cargo  is  carried.  shall  be  given  at  any  dme  during  the  same  working  day.  The  •   •   •   rest  period  shall  be  in  addition  to cash  overtime allowed  for  such  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  31.  STANDBY  WORK:  Deleted  as  worlc  If  such  rest, period  is  not  given,  men  s^U  be  entitled  to  contraa  clause  is  self­explanatory.  ^ertime at the  regular overtime rate  in  lira  thereof. This shall  not  apply  when  sea  watches  are set  the  same "day  and  before  the  test  In first  paragraph  of  contract  put  comma  after  word  "day"  in  period  is completed.  second  line  and  delete  words  "and  board  and  lodging  are  not  (b)  On  days  of  arrival,  if  members  of  the  unlicensed  deck  or  . furnished  them  on  the  ship".  engine  personnel  off  duty  are  required  to  perform  work  between  •   •   •   midnight and 8 a.m., they shall be entitled  to 1 hour of  rest for each  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  34.  PORT  TIME:  Incorporated  in  hour  worked. If  sbch  period  of  rest  is  not  completed  at 5  pJn. of  Section  34,  paragraph  (a)  as  follows:  the same day, overtime.shall be allowed for  the incompleted  portion  SECTION  34.  PORT  TIME.  For  the  purpose  of  applying  port  of  such  rest  period.  overtime  provisions  of  this  agreement,­"port  time"  or  the  words^  (c) On  days of  deparmre, the  rest period  provision  herein shall  apply  to day  workers only.  "in  port" shall  be defined  to mean  the  following:  COMMENCEMENT  OF  PORT  TIME.  (d)  Where a  seaman  is entitled  to a  rest  period  under  the pro­ (a)  From  the  time a  vessel  is  properly  secured  to a  dock,  buoy  or  dolphins  for  the  purpose  of  loading  and/or  discharging  cargo,  visions of  Seaion  41, such  rest  period  shall  be  granted  during thd  ballast,  passengers  or  mail;  undergoing  repairs;  taking  on  fuel,  time  that  he  would  normally  be  required  to  work  in  order  to  water  or  stores;  fumigation,  lay­up;  awaiting  orders  or  berth,  complete  his  working  day.  except  when  a  vessel  is  moored  or anchored  in  or outside  the Port  •   •   »  of  San  Pedro for  the purpose  of  taking  on  bunkers.  CLARIFICATION, SECTION  42. FRESH  PROVISIONS:  Incorporated  Clarification,  Section  34.  Termination  of  Port  Time:  Deleted  in  new  paragraphs  (c)  and  (d), as  follows:  as contract  clause  is  self­explanatory.  (c)  When  a vessel  is proceeding  coastwise  between  Continental  •   •   • .  United  States  ports, a  sufficient amount  of  fresh  milk  shall  be  pro­ CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  35. SHIFTING  SHIP:  Incorporate first  vided  in  each  port.  However,  forty  (40)  gallons  of  fresh  milk  two  clarifications  into  new  paragraphs  (c)  and  (d)  of  contract,  shall  be  on  board  prior  to  departure  from  the final  port.  as  follows:  •  (d)  If  milk  is  provided  for  persons  other  than  crewmembers,  (c)  A  move from  Honolulu  to Pearl  Harbor  or vice  versa shall  then  additional  milk  must  be supplied  for such  use.  be considered a shift of  the vessel.  •   •   •   (d)  A  move  fiom  Galveston  to Houston  or  vic^. versa  shall  be  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  44.  MEAL  HOURS:  Deleted,  as  con­ tract  clause  is  self­explanatory.  considered  a  shift  of  the  vessel.  Clarification, Seaion  35  (b). Shifting Ship:  Deleted as  contract  is self­explanatory.  Section  35.  Shifting  Ship:  Add  uiider  (a):  All  moves between  ports on  the St. Lawrence  Seaway  and/or on  the Great  Lakes,  West  of  Montreal, except  those  moves  which  are  less  than  eighty  (80)  miles.  •   •   •   CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  36.  RESTRICTION  TO  SHIP:  Incor­ porated  in  contract  by  addition  of  second  paragraph,  as  follows:  SECTION  36.  RESTRICHON  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  restriction  order  when  the  crew  is  paid  off.  A  letter  from  the Company's  agents  will  not  be suflScient  proof  of  the existence of such  an order.  If  the Company is  unable to produce  such an  official order  from  the government  of  the country  involved  and is unable to satisfy the  Union of  the validity of  such  restriction,  the  crew  shall  be  compensated  for  haying  been  restricted  to  the  ship by  the  payment  of  overtime  for  the  period  of  the  restriction.  When  a  restriction  occurs  because  of  quarantine,  immigration  or  custom  procedure,  a  letter  from  such  government  agency  shall  suffice.  •   •   •   CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  38.  SAILING  BOARD  TIME:  First  three  (3)  clarificauons deleted  as contract  clauses  are self­explana­ tory.  Last  clarification  to  be  incorporated  in  Article  II,  Section  38  paragraph  (e), of  contract,  as  follows:  (e)  In  the  event, after  cargo  is  aboard  or  discharged  and  ship  is ready  to  proceed,  the  full  complement  of  Unlicensed  Personnel  is  not  on  board,  no  overtime  shall  be  paid.  Full  complement,  as  used  herein,  shall  mean  the  full  complement  as  required  by  the  vessel's  inspection  certificate.  Add  new  paragraph  to  Section  38  (f), as  follows:  (f)  The overtime  prescribed  above shall  not apply  when  sailing  is delayed  on  account  of  weather,  such  as  rain,  fog,  or  any  other  condition  beyond  the  vessel's  control.  When  the above  conditions  prevail  and  it  is expected  that such  delay  will  exceed  two  (2)  hours,  the  new  time of  departure shall  be  posted  as  soon  as  possible,  but  in  no event  later  than  the time  originally  posted.  Failure  to  comply  will  invoke  penalty  provided  for, in  (d)  above.  ­ •   •  •   .  "  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  40.  LAUNCH  SERVICE:  To  be  incor­ porated  as  second  paragraph  of  contraa,  completing  Section  40  as  follows:  SECTION  40. LAUNCH SERVICE.  When a ship  is anchored  or  tied  up to a  buoy for  8 hours or  over, for  the  purpose outlined  in  Arti­ cle II, Section  34, each  member of  the  Unlicensed  Personnel  while  on his  watch  below shall  be allowed  one round  trip to shore  at  the  Company'.', expense  every  24' hours.  The  master  shall  use  his  own  judgment  and  if  in  his  opinion,  die  conditions  are  pot  safe,  he  shall  not  provide  launch  service.  However,  he  shall  as  usual  make'his  entries  in  the  log  as  to  the  weather condidons  and  advise ship's delei^te  accordingly. He shall  •   •   •   •  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  45.  MIDNIGHT  LUNCH:  Shall  be  substituted  for  contraa  clause  and  amended  as  follows:  SECTION  45. MIDNIGHT  LUNCH,  (a)  If  the crew  works  as  late  as  9 p.m.  coffee  and  night  lunch  shall  be  provided.  If  work  con­ tinues  after  9 p.m. fifteen  minutes  shall  be  allowed  for  the  coffee  and  night  lunch,  which  time  shall  be  included  as  overtime.  (b)  If  crew  starts  work  at  or  before  9  p.m.  and  works  con­ tinuous  overtime  until  midnight,  the  men  shall  be  provided  with  a hot  lunch at  midnight. If  the work  continues after  midnight one  unbroken  hour  shall  be  allowed­ for  such  hot  lunch.  If  this  un­ broken  hour  is  not  allowed  the  men  involved  shall  receive  one  hour's overtime  in  lieu  thereof,  which  shall  be  in  addition  to  the  actual  overtime  worked  during  the  hot  lunch  hour.  (c)  If  crew  is  broken  out after  9 p.m.  and  works  continuously  for  three  hours, a  hot  lunch  shall  be'provided  at the  expiration  of  the three  hours  if  the  work  is  to be  continued. Otherwise,  a  night  lunch  shall  be  provided.  An  Unbroken  hour  shall  be  allowed  for  the  hot  lunch  and  if  such  unbroken  hour  is  not  allowed  the men  shall  receive one  hour's overtime  in lieu  thereof, which  shall  be in  addition  to the  actual  overtime worked  during the  hot lunch  hour.  (d)  If  crew  works as  late as 3 a.m.. coffee  ahd  night lunch  shall­ be  provided  and  if  work  continues  after  3  a.m., fifteen  minutes  shall  be  allowed  for  coffee  and  night  lunch,  which  time  shall  be  included  as  overtime.  (e)  If  crew  works  as  late  as  6  a.m.,  coffee jhall  be  provided  and  if  work  continues  after  6  a.m., fifteen  'Minutes  shall  be  allowed  for  coffee,  which  time shall  be  included  as overtime.  (f)  When a  vessel  is scheduled  to depart at  midnight, the  mid­ night  lunch  hour  may  be shifted  one hour  either  way.  7.  ^eo standing midni^t to 8 tjn. .watdi on die mine day W  vessel  is  fumigated  shall  be entitled  to  room  allowaoitx  gardless of  when  the vessel  is cleared,  .  8.  Work  such  as  chipping,' welding,  riveting,  hammering,  or  other  work  of  a  similar  nature  is  being  performed  in or a^t*  the crew's  quarters  between  8  p.m. and  6 a.m.  ,9. iSuch  work  as  oudined  in  8 above  is  beioig  performed  in  oit  around  the  quarters  of  the  men  who  stand  donk^  watchm, .su(:Iy  men  will  be ­provided  with  other  quarters  or  room  allowance  will  be  allow^.  CLARIFICATION, SECTION  49. CREW  EQUIPMENT:  Incorporated  in  contract,  which  is  amended  a$  follows:  ' SECTION  49. CREW  EQUIPMENTI  The  following  items  shall  be  supplied the  Unlicensed Personnel employed  on board  vessels of  the  "Company:  1.  A  suitable  number  of  blankets.  2.  Bedding  consisdng  of  two  white  sheets,  one  spread,  two  white  pillow  slips,  which  shall  be  changed  weeUy.  3.  One face  towel  and  one  bath  towel  which  shall  be changed  twice  weekly.  4.  One  cake  of  sundard  f^ce  soap,  such  as  Lux,  Lifebuoy  or  Palmolive  soap,  with  each  towel  change.  5.  One box of  matches each  day.  6.  Suitable  mattresses  and  pillows  shall  be  furnished  but  hair,  straw or excelsior shall  not be suitable. As  mattresses now  on  board  wear  out,  they  shall  be  replaced  by  innerspring  mat­ tresses.  7.  All  dishes.provided  for  the  use  of  the  Unlicensed  Personnel  shall  be of  crockery.  •   8.  One cake of  laundry soap,  one cakenf  lava  soap, one boocTif  washing  powder  weekly.  >  .  9.  Sanitubes  shairbe available  for  the  Unlicensed  Personnel  at  all  times.  10.  Cots shall  be supplied  to the ctew  while in  die trqpics except  on  the new  type  passenger  vessels.  11.  Two  twelve­inch  fans shall  be fumfshed  in  forecasdes  occu­ pied  by  two or  more  unlicensed  persontiel, and  one sixteeii­ inch  fan  in  all  forecasdes  occupied  by  one  member  of , the  Unlicensed  Personnel. This shall not apply to air­conditioned  vessels.  Any  member  willfully  damaging  or  dntroying  linen  shall  be  held accountable  fbr same. 'When  full linen is  not issued,  men shall  receive $2.00 each  week  for  washing their  own  linen. The Steward  shall  not issue clean  linen to any  individual crewmember  until such  member Jias turned  in  his  soil^  lineii.  •   •   •   CLARIFICATION, SECTION  51. MESS ROOM:  Deleted' as contraa  is  self­explanatory.  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  57. "rRANSFORTATioN  AND  PAYING  OFF  PR(X:EDURE:  Incorporated  in  contract  clause  amended  as  follows:  SECTION  57. TRANSPORTATION  AND  PAYING  OFF  ^OCEDURB.  1.  (a)  Vessels  in  the  bauxite  trade or  on  foreign  voyages  shall  be  sign^  on  for  one  voyage  for  a  terth  of  time  not  exceeding  9 calendar  months.  Vessels  in  the  Far  East  trade  shall  be  sightd  on as  herein  stated  except  that  die  term  of  time  may  be  12  caleii­ dar  months.  (b)  It is also agreed  that  the Articles  shall  terminate at  the final  port  of  discharge  in  the  continental  United  States  of  America.  If  the final  port  of  discharge  is  located  in  an  area  other  than  the  area  in  the continental  United  States  in  which  is  located  the  pon  of  engagement, first­class transportation  shall  be  provided  to  only  those men  who­leave  the vessel,  plus wages  and subsistence  to port  of  engagement in continental  United States. At  the seamen's option,  cash  equivalent  of  the  actual  cost  of first  class  rail  transportation  shall  be  paid.  (c)  If  the vessel  departs from  the final port of  discharge witfaio  10  days  after  inbound  cargo  is  completely  discharged  to  retutiT  to the  area  wherein  is  located  the  port  of  engagement,  the aboVe  shall  not  apply.  (d)  For  the  purpose  of  this  Section,  the  Continental  United  States  shall  be  divided  into five  areas—^Pacific  Northwest;  Cali­ fornia;  Atlantic  Coast  Area,  North  of  Cape  Hatteras;' Atlantic  Coast  Area,  South  of  Cape  Hatteras;  and  the  Gulf  Coast  Area.  (e)  It  is  further  agreed  that  in  die  event  a  ship  returns  light  of  in  ballast  to  the continental  United  States, articles  shall  termin­ ate  at first  port  of  arrival  in  accordance  with  voyage  description  set  forth  in  the  articles,  exc'ept  that  when  the  arrival  at  the first  ^port  is  for  the  purpose  of  securing  additional  bunkers,  stores,  or  making  emergency  repairs  of  not  more  than  7  days  duration,  ardcles  shall  continue  until  the  vessel  can  proceed  to  another  continental United  States  port.  (g)  In  the  event  the  midnight  lunch  is  not  se'rved  the  men  further  agreed  that  if  within  30  days  of  signing  clear  involved  shall  be  paid  the  supper  meal  allowance  in  addition  to  of  (f). It is  the articles a  seaman  who accepted first­class railroad  transporta­ the overtime  provided  for  in paragraph  (d)  above.  tion  in  cash,  presents  himself  in  the  Company's  or  agent's  office  at  the  port  of  engagement,  he  shall  be  paid  an  amount  equal  to  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  47. CREW'S QUARTERS:  Incorporated  wages  and  subsistence  for  the  number  of  days  ordinarily  required  to travel  from  port of  signing off  back  to the  port  of  engagement.  in  contract,  under  item  (1), and  contract  amended  as  follows:  2.  (a)  Vessels making a voyage, or voyages  to Bermuda, Mexico,  SECTION  47.  CREW'S  QUARTERS.  All  quarters  assigned  for  die  use  of  the  unlicensed  personnel  are  to  be  kept  ftee  from  vermin  West  Indies,  including  Cuba,  Canada,  Newfoundland,  and/or  insofar  as  possible. This  is  to  be  accomplished  through  the  use  of  coastwise  in  any  order, either  direct  or  via  ports,  shall  be  signed  extermination  facilities  provided  by  the  Company,  or  fumigating  on  for  one  or  more  continuous  voyages  on  the  above­described­ route or  any  part thereof  and  back  to a final  port  of  discharge on  the quarters  every  six  months  with  gas.  the  Atlantic or  Gulf  Coast  of  the  continental  United  Sutes  for  a  Room  allowance  as  provided  iQ  Seaion  43  shall  be  allowed,  term  of  time  not  exceediiig  6 calendar  months:  when  (b)  When  a  vessel  is  on  domestic  articles  or' harbor  payroll  1.  Heat is  not furnished  in cold  weather. When the  outside tem­ prior  to  proceeding  on  a  foreign  voyage  a  member  of  the  Un­ licensed  Personnel shall  not be entitled  to transportation  to the  port  perature is  65 degrees  or  lower, this  provision shall  apply.  of  engagement  if  he  fails  to  make  the  foreign  voyage,  unless  the  2.  Hot water  is  not available  in crew's  washrooms  for  a  period  cdmpany  terminates  his employinent  through  no  fault  of  his  own.  of  12  or  more  consecutive  hours.  Once a crewmember has made  the initial foreign voyage  and earned  3.  Crew's quarters have been  painted and  paint is  not absolutely  transportation,  the  transportation  remains  payable  so  long  as  he  dry  and  other  suitable  quarters are  not  furnished  aboard.  pays  off  in  another  area  other  than  the  area  wherein  is  located  his  original  port  of  engagement.  ­ 4.  At all  times  when vessel  is on  dnr dock  overnight.  5.  Linra  is  not  issued  upon  men's  request  prior  to  6  p'jn. on  (c) If  the port where the articles  are finally terminated  is located  "  die day the seanian  joins die v^l.  in an  area  other  than  the area  in  the continental  United  States  io  6.  Vessel  is  being fuffli|ated  and  is  not  cleared  before  9 pjn.  ­which  is located  the  port  of  engagement, first­cla^s transpotj^iioii  A  �M,'19Sf  iftiill  be  ftovfdlSd  to  diiose  inen  cily  wfio  leaVe  die  V^KI,  plus  ^gk and subsistence  to pon of  ehgageineht in  continental  United  States.  At  the  stkfman's  option,  cash  equivalent  of  the  actual  cost  of first­class fail Wansportation  shall  be paid.  SEAFARERS  LOG  lO 'days  or less,  the'Unlicensed  Personnel  shall  be  kept on  board  at  the  regular  monthly rate  of  pay.  Ikwever, when  it  is expected  that said  vessel  will  be idle  for  a period  in  excess of  10 days,  the  Unlicensed  Personnel  may  be  r^uced  on  arrival.  Should  the  resume  service  within  10  days,  the  vessel's  Unlicensed  The  crewmemhtr  shall  be entitled  to  transporution  regardless  vessel  Personnel  who  are  entitled  to return  to  the  vessel,  shall  receive  of  the  number  of Ivoyages he  maka  once, transportation  has  been  wages,  room  and  meal  allowances  for  the  period  for  which  they  due  him  as  long lis  he  pays  off  in  an  area  other  than  an  area  Srhereiil  is locatH lUie original  port of  (engagement.  Tn  these cases  were  laid  off.  (b)  Crewmembers entitled  to return  to  the  vessel  and  who fail  ^ragraph  (d)  bebw  shall  not  apply.  to  do  so,  shall  likewise  be  entitled  to  the  above  benefits,  except  (d)  If  the vessell departs from  the final port of  discharge within  ratings  required  by  the manning  scale  prescribed  in  Article 11,  10 days after  arrival  to  return  to  the  area  wherein  is  located  the  Section not  62,  hereof.  port  of  engagement^  the  above  shall  not  apply.  Clarifleatioii*—Par* S  meal  hours  are  changed,  the  hours  of  work  shall  be  changed  ac­ cordingly,  provided  that  when  a  meal  hour  is  changed,  it  must  be  changed  for  the  entire  department.  CLARIFICATION,  SECT.ON  12.  CARPENTER'S  DUTIES:  Shall  be  incorporated  in  contract  clause,  as  follows:  SECTION  12.  CARPENTER'S  DUTIES,  (a)  Routine  duties  of  the  Carpenter  shall  include  the  following:  1.  Painting,  chipping  and  cleaning  the  windlass.  2.  Sounding  bilges,  fresh  water  and  ballast  tanks  daily.  3.  Shoring­up  cargo.  4.  Standing  by  the  windlass  when  necessary.  5.. Maintenance work  such  as  repairing locks,  installing  porthole  ^  gaskets, fixing  and  fastening  steel  lockers,  and  all  blocks.  6.  Such  other  work  as  is  customary  for  Carpenters  to perform.  (b)  No overtime shall  be paid  to members  of  the Deck  Depart­ ment who  are required  to assist  the Carpenter  during their  regular  hours.  "  (c)  When  members  of  the  Deck  Department  are  required  by  die officer­in­charge  to  perform  regular  carpenter  work  they  shall  be  paid  straight  overtime  for  their  watch  on  deck 'jmd  overtime  and  one­half  for  their  watch  below.  (d)  Routine  soundings  shall  be  taken  on  Saturdays,  Sundays  and  Holidays at  sea. Except  in an  emergency, only  members  of  the  Utilicensed  Deck  Department  shall  take  soundings  in  the  absence  of  the Carpenter  and  Boatswain.  After  5  p.m.  and  before  8  a.m.  weekdays and  on  Saturday, Sunday  or  Holidays,  they  shall  be  paid  « their  regular overtime  rate.  "(e)  When  no  Carpenter  is  carried,  the  Boatswain  shall  sund  by the  windlass^ and shall  uke soundings.  An  Able Seaman  may  be  required  to  relieve  the  Boatswain  at  the  windlass  during  regular  working  hours.  (e)  For  the  purpose  of  this  section,  the  continental  United  States shall be  divided  into five areas; Pacific  Northwest; California;  ARTICLE  m  Atlantic Coast  area,  North  of  Cape  Hatteras;  Atlantic  Coast  area,  DECK  DEPARTMENT  ^th of  Cape Hatteras;  and  the Gulf  Coast  area.  (f)  It is  further  agreed  that  if  yvithin  30 days  of  signing  clear  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  2.  DIVISION  OF  OVERTIME:  Shall  of  the articles, a  seaman  who accepted first­class rail  road  transpor­ be  iiicorporated  into  contract  clause,  which  shall  be  amended  to  tation  in  cash,  prexnts himsejf  in'the Company's  or  Agent's office  read  as  follows:  at  the  port  of  engagement,  he  shall  be  paid  an  amount  equal  to  SECTION  2.  DIVISION  OP  OVERTIME.  All  overtime  shall  be  wages  and  subsistence  for  the  number  of  days  ordinarily  required  to travel  front  port of  signing off  back  to  the  port  of  engagement.  divided as equally  as possible among  the members of  the deck crew.  In  any  event,  the  Boatswain  shall  be  allowed  to  make  as  many  (g)  It is  also agreed  that the  transportation  provisions contained  hours  overtime  as  the  high  man's  overtime  hours  in  the  Deck  herein  shall  not  apply  until  the  articles  are finally  terminated.  Department, except where  such  overtime has  been  paid  for  routine  Boatswain  shall  have  the  right  to stand  week­end  3.  Any  member  of  the  Unlicensed  Personnel  will  be  allowed  sea  watchbs. The  watch  in  turn  with  the  rest  of  the  deck  department.  If  to  pay  off  the  vessel  in  any  port  in  continental  United  States  or  gangway  he  fails  to  exercise  such  right  he  has  no  claim  for  high  man's  Puerto.  Rico  upjon  24  hours  notice  to  the  Master,  prior  to  the  overtime.  sch^uled  sailing  of  the  vessel.  In  like  manner,  the  Master  shall  be  allowed  to discharge  any  inember  of  the  Unlicensed  Personnel  If  the  Boatswain  is  required  to  work  with  and  supervise  the  upon 24  hours notice.  If  the seaman exercises  his  rights  to  be  paid  watch  on  deck  on  Saturdays, Sundays,  or  Holidays,  for  which  the  off,  as  provided  for  in  this  paragraph,  transportation  provisions  watch  on  deck  receives  additional  overtime,  he  shall  receive  the  shall  not'be  applicable.  If  the  Master  exercises  his  right  to  dis­ same  amount  of  overtime {Mr  hour  as  paid  to  a  member  of  the  char^ a  seaman  as  provided  for  in  this  paragraph,  transportation  watch  on  deck,  in  lieu  of  his  regular  overtime  rate.  (f) When  no Carpenter is  carried, driving wedges and  chipping,  provisions  shall  be  applicable.  However,  a  member may  be  dis­ When  the  Boatswain  is  working  alone,  or  with  men  on  watch  painting  or  cleaning  the  windlass, repairing  and  maintenance  of  charged  in  Puerto  Rico  for  just  cause  and  shall  not  be  entitled  ^, nansportation.  Shpuld  the  Union  object  to  the  discharge,  the  below  only,  on  Saturdays,  Sundays,  or  Holidays,  he  shall  receive  all  blocks,  shall  not  be  considered  Carpenter  work.  idattet  shall  be  handled  in  accordance  with  grievance  procedure.  the  regular  overtime  rate  prescribed.  (g)  When  the  Qrpenter  is  required  to  remove  old  paint  or  varnish  preparatory  to  repainting,  sand,  and  repaint  the  same,  he  4. ­Applicable  Operations  Regulations  shall  be  effective  on  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  6. BREAKING  WATCHES  AND  WORK  shall  be  paid  overtime  for  such  work  performed.  GAA  vessels.  IN  PORT:  Shall  be incorporated  into contract  clause, as  follows:  (h)  When  a  Carpenter  becomes  ill  or  injured, a  deck  mainter  Wages and'subsistence  under  Section  37, 1  (f), shall  be  paid  SECTION  6. BREAKING  WATCHES  AND WORK  IN  PORT,  (a)  In  nance  man  may  be  assigned  to  perform  carpenter  work  for  which  promptly and  the Company  shall  furnish  an  order  therefor  at  the  time the transporution  is paid,  which shall  be signed  by the Master  all  ports, watches  shall  be  broken  except  in  those  ports where stty  he shall be  paid  his regular  overtime  rate. If  the Carpenter  remains  of  vessel  will  not  exceed  24  hours,  then  watches  shall  run  con­ incapacitated  for  a  period  in  excess  of  three  (3)  days,  the  deck  or  Company  represenutive  and  by  the  seamen.  maintenance  man  may  then  be  promoted  and  shall  receive  the  secutively.  differential  in  pay  only.  Any  part of  a sea  watch  from  midnight  until 8  a.m., on  day  of  ;  Steamship  Company  arrival,  shall  constitute  a  complete  watch.  This  shall  not  apply  Note: The  last clarification  of  Section  12  was  incorporated  into  '  R«turn  Transportation  Rocoipt  to  men  required  for  ^ngway  watch.  When  arrival  occurs  on  a  Article  III, Section  34,  paragraph  (d).  Saturday, Sunday or  Holiday, overtime shall  only  be paid  for  hours  Name of  Vessel:  •   •   •   actually  worked  on  such  watch.  Name of  Seaman  ­  Rating:..,..  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  14.  DOCKING  AND  UNDOCKING:  (b)  In  port  when  sea  watches  are  broken,  the  hours  of  labor  Port:  Date  Deleted,  as  contract  clause  self­explanatory.  shall.be  from  8 a.m.  to  12  ntion  and  1  p.m.  to  5  p.m.,  Monday  Original  Port of  £ngagemei)t  •   •   •   '  through  Friday.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  herein,  any  work  Cash  Aiht.  Paid  Received:  outside of  these hours  or on Saturdays,  ^undays and  Holidays shall  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  15. TOPPING  OR  LOWERING  BOOMS:  be paid  for  at  the  regular  overtime  rate  for  the  respective  ratings.  Deleted,  as  applies  to  one  company  only,  and  they  have  a  letter  Vouchor  (c)  When  watches are  not  broken  in  port and  the vessel's  stay  from  Union.  Travol  Subsistenco  and  Wages  exceeds  24  hours  in  port,  overtime  shall  be  paid  for  all  watches  The  ifcarer  Z#  whose  signature  after  5 p.m. and  before 8 a.m.  after  24  hours. If  watches are  appcnn^ below  was  paid  off  the above  vessel  on  the date  indicated  stood  CLARIFICATION, SECTION  16. UNSAFE WORKING  CONDITIONS;  broken  in  a  port  after  having  been  maintained  for  a  period­of  and  is entided  to  days travel  subsistence at  per  day,  time,  Incorporate  in  contraa  clause,  as  follows:  overtime  shall  be  paid  for  all  watches  stood  between  time  atid  days wages at }  per month, less  taxes, upon  of  arrival and  breaking of  watches. This  shall  not  apply  when  the  SECTION  16.  UNSAFE  WORKING  CONDITIONS.  Working  in  pfesenution  of  satisfactory  identification  to  .rr.  ,.  crew  is being  paid  overtime for  standing  watches.  holds  into  which  cargo  is  being  loaded  or  discharged  shall  be  (Company or Agent)  •   •   •   considered  unsafe  working  conditions.  However,  this  will  not  located  at  within  thir^  (30)  days  (address)  CLARIFICATION,  SEcnoN  7.  MEN  STANDING  SEA  WATCHES:  prohibit  the cleaning  of  between­deck.spaces  while  cargo  is  being  worked  in  the  lower  cargo  holds.  (Men  working  or  watching  from  the date  of  payoff.  Delete  as  applicable  to  and  covered  in  Article  IV.  cargo  shall  not  be  included  in  this  clause.)  •   •   •   Master, or Company Represenutive  Seaman  •   •   •   CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  10.  GANGWAY  WATCHES:  Shall  be  incorporated­into  the  contract  clause  as  follows:  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  17. CALL­BACK  TO  SHIFT  OR  HAUL  Received Pr yment  SECTION  10.  GANGWAY  WATCHES,  (a)  In  all  jwrts  when  VESSEL:  Incorporate  in  contract  clause  as  follows:  Section  57, 1  (d): Amend  by  deleting  word  "five"  preceding  vvatches  are  broken  a  gangway  watch  shall  be  maintained  at  all  SECTION  17.  CALL­BACK  TO  SHIFT  OR  HAUL  VESSEL,  (a)  ­  areas  and  insert  word  "eight"  in  lieu  thereof.  Add  after  "Gulf  times.  A  sailor  shall  be  assigned  to  maintain  this  watch  and  When  vessel  is in  port and  watches are  broken  and  men  are called  Coast  area",  the  State  of  Alaska,  the  Western  Great  Lakes  Area  ­8  hours  shall  constitute  a  watch.  No  overtime  shall  be  paid  for  back  for  shifting  ship,  after  5  p.m.  and  before  8  a.m.,  Monday  and  the Eastern  Great  Lakes  Area. The  dividing  line  between  the  these watches  on  weekdays  between  the hours of  5 p.m. and  8 a:m.  through  Friday,  they  shall  receive  a  two­hour  minimum  for  such  Western  and  Eastern  Great  Lakes  shall  be  the  Mackinac  Straits  On  day  of  arrival  sea  watches  for  men  who  are  to stand  gangway  call­back.  Bridge  and  the  Sault  Ste.  Marie  Locks.  watches  shall  be  broken  at  midnight  when  stay  of  vessel  is  to  In  the  event  the  shift  exceeds  2  hours,  the  men  shall  receive  exceed  24  hours.  Add a paragraph:  overtime for  the hours actually worked.  On  day  of  departure  sea  watches  for  men  standing  gangway  When  Hawaii  becomes  a sure  this shall  not  constitute  an  addi­ On  Saturdays,  Sundays,  and  Holidays,  the  men  shall  receive  tional  area  for  the  purpose  of  transportation,  however  seamen  watch shall be set at  midnight prior to scheduled  sailing time. Over­ a  minimum  of  4  hours  for  such  call­back.  They  may  be  turned­ time  shall  be  paid  for  watches  stood  from  midnight  to  midnight  shipped  in  Hawaii  who nre  paid  off  in  the  Continental  United  to one or  more  times  without  the  payment  of  additional  overtime,  Sutes and who are entitled  to transportation under  other provisions  on  Saturdays,  Sundays  and  Holidays.  Sailors  standing  gangway  except  where  the  time  exceeds  4  hours,  in  which  case  they  will  ­watches  shall  not  be  required  to  care  for  cargo  lights  without  of  this  contract  shall  receive  transportation  to San  Francisco.  payment  of  overtime.  Sailors  standing  gangway  watches  shall  not  be  paid  for  the  hours  actually  worked.  Amend  Section  57,  paragraph  3,  by  adding  a  sentence:  The  be  required, to do any  other  work, except  raise  or  lower  gangway,  During  such  call­back  the  men  may  be  required  to  secure  the  provisions of  this  paragraph shall  not apply  to Alaska  and Hawaii.  ensign,  tend  gangway  lights  and  gangway  ropes,  call  the  deck  vessel for  sea, but  may not  be required  to do maintenance  or  repair  •   •   •   watches  and  Steward  Department  and  turn  off  and  on  deck  light  work.  CLARIFICATION,  SECHON  58.  RETURN  TO  PORT  OF  ENGAGE­ and  anchor  light  switches.  (b)  When  men  are  called  out  to  haul  ship,  after  5  p.m.  and  MENT:  Shall  be  incorporated  in  contract,  which  is  amended  as  (b)  Gangway  watches  shall  not  be  maintained  while  ship  is  before 8 a.m.,  Monday  through  Friday,  they  shall  receive  a  2­hour  follows:  underway  during  the  shifting  of  the  vessel.  minimum  for  such  call­back.  SECTION  58.  RETURN  TO  PORT  OF  ENGAGEMENT,  (a)  In  the  In  the  event  the  haul  exceeds  2  hours,  the  men  shall  receive  (c)  The following  companies  will  be  considered  in  compliance  event a  ship of  the  Company  is  sold,  interned,  lost,  laid  up,  run  when  they  maintain  their  own  shoreside  gangway  watchmen  in  overtime  for  the  hours  actually  worked.  aground or  is Stranded  and  the crew  is  required  to leave  die vessel  only  the  ports  as  listed, below: •   On  Saturdays,  Sundays  and  Holidays,  the  men  shall  receive  the  by  reason  thereof,  the  crew  shall  be  given  transportation  back  to  minimum  of  4  hours  for  such  call­back.  ,  the  port  of  engagement  with  subsistence,  room  and  wages,  at  the  Calmar Steamship—Sparrows  Point, Philadelphia, San  Francisco.  When  hauling^ ship, if  men are  knocked  off  for less  than 1 hour  tinie  of  payoff,  as  per  Article  11,  Seaion  59.  of  this  agreement.  Isthmian  Lines—Baltimore,  Long  Beach,  Boston,  New  York,  overtime shall  be  continuous.  When  room  and  subsistence  is  not  furnished  aboard  the  vessel,  ~San  Francisco,  Philadelphia.  ,  (c)  The duty  of  men  called  for  the specific  purpose  of  shifting  foom  and  meal  allowance, will  be  paid  as  prescribed  in  Article 11,  ship  shall  be  limited  to  work  necessary  for  shifting,  and  shall  Mississippi  Shipping—New  Orleans.  Section  43,  until  crew  is  furnished  repatriation  by  train, vessel  or  not include  maintenance or  riepair  work.  commercially  operated  airplane,  equivalent  to  the equipment  of  a  Robin  Line—Boston,  Philadelphia,  New  York,  Baltimore.  regularly scheduled  airline, or in  the event such airplane transporta­ (d)  All  hands  available  shall  be  used  for  shifting  or  hauling  tion  is not  equivalent  to a regularly scheduled  airline, they  shall  be  Waterman  Steamship—New  York,  Philadelphia,  Baltimore,  vessel.  Mobile.  '  paid  the difference  in  cash.  ­•   •   •   •   (e) When  a shift  or  haul  commences at  exactly  5 p.m.  and  the  (b)  The  port  of  engagement  of  the seaman  is  the  port  in  the  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  11.  DAY  WORKERS:  Incorporated  in  meal  hour  has  been  changed  to  4  p.m.  to  5  p.m.  for  the  entire  Continental  United  Setes  where  he  was first  employed  by  the  contract  clause,  as  follows:  crew,  the  crewmembers  who  are  on  the  vessel  and  are  working  company  for  the  vessel  involved.  It  is agricxd  that  where a  seaman  not  be entitled  to  the call­back.  "Those  men  who  have  com­ SECTION  11.  DAY  WORKERS',  (a)  The  following  ratings  shkll  would  quits  and  a  replacement  is  obuined  in  the' Continenul  United  pleted  their day's  work  prior  to 5 p.m.  and  were called  back  vfould  States port,  the replacement's  port.of  engagement  shall  be  the same  be  classified  as  day  workers:  Boatswain,  Carpenter,  Storekeeper,  be entitled  to the  two­hour  call­back.  as  the  seaman  he  replaced  except  that  the  replacement  would  be  AB  Maintenance.  .  »  •   •  •   entitled so  transportation  to  his  port  of  engagement  if  the ship  is  (b)  The working  hours at sea  and  in port  for  all  men  classified  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  24.  VESSEL'S  STORES:  Incorporated  laid up and he is laid off.  as  day  workers  shall  be  from  8 a.m.  to  12  noon,  and  1 p.m.  to  in  contract  as  follows:  •   •   •   5 p.m.,  Monday  through  Friday. Any  work  performed  by  day men  CLARIFICATION,  SECTIOIJ  60.  IDLE  STATUS:  ^hall  be  incor­ outside of  these  hours  shall  be  paid  for  at  their  regular  overtime,  SECTION  24.  VESSEL'S  STORES,  (a)  Sailors  may  be  required  porated  in  contract  clause,  which  is  amended  as  follows:  to handle  Deck  stores, radio  baneries  and radio  equipment, either  rate, except  for  such  work  as  defined  in  Article 11,  Sectiott 18.  on  the  dock  or  aboard  ship  during  their  regular  hours  without  SECTION  60.  VISSSEL  IN  IPLB  SrAtris.  (a). When  a  vessel  is  (c)  When, in  accordaiice  with  Artide  II, Section  44  (c), die  paynaent  of  overtime.  Regular  hours  shall  be  from  8  aun.  to  Itu^ve in  a  United  Sutes  port  for  any  reason  for  a  periul  of  /• fVi  "  ­ 4  mi  • u  �CbcificaHmis—Pace  4  SEAFARERS  LOG  Keventber t», 19»  ' 12 noon and from  1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Monday ^roagh  Friday.  sails before  noon, sea  watches shall  be set  not later  than one  Kouf  ia  contract  as  paragraph  (d)' as  follows:  (d)  When  a vessel  proceeds  from  one city  to another  city utd  (b)  When  sailors  are  required  to  handle  galley  coal.  Steward  kforr scheduled departure.  or  Engine  room  stores,  either  on  the  dock  or  aboard  ship,  they  \ Sea­ watches  for  men  standi^ donkey  watches  shall  be  set  at  (always  assuming  that  the  vessel  is  under  Register  or enrollmeoc  prior  to scheduled  sailing  time.  Where  sea  watches  are~  and  a  Custom  clearance  or permit  to  proceed  is  required),  rh<iq  shall  be  paid  overtime  at  their  regular  overtime  rates  during  midnight  set at midnight and  the vessel  does not  sail  before midnight  of  the  those  cities  are  to  be  considered  two  separate' and  distinct  ports.  straight­time  hours  and  the ¥ate  of  time  and  one­half  their  over­ following  day,  overtime  shall  be  paid  for  all  time  in  excess  of  If  a Custom  cletuance or  permit to  proce^ is not  required  Ae two  time  rate  during  overtime  hours.  24  hours  after  setting  sea  watches,  in  accordance  with  the  agree­ cities  are .to  be  considered  the  same  port  for  the  purpose  of  (c)  Daily  supplies  of  provisions  to  be used  for  port  consump­ ment.  Overtime  will  be payable  to the  Firemen­Watertenders after  applying  the  overtime  provisions  of  above.  tion  shall  be  brought  aboard  by  the  sailors  during  regular  hours  the  first  24  hours  since  setting  sea  watches,  until  the  vessel  sails.  Once a  vessel pays  off  in  the port,  that port shall  be used  for  the'  '  when  required  to  do  so,  without  payment  of  overtime.  •   •   •   purpose  of  applying  the  provisions  of  paragraph  (c)  above  until  (d)  li.e officer­in­charge  shall  determine  the  number  of  sailors  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  7.  BREAKING  WATCHES:  Incorporate  such  time  as  the  vessel  makes  another  voyage  and  pays  off  in  required  for  handling  ship's  stores.  in  contract  clause  as  follows:  another  port  at  which  time  the  latter  port  shall  then become  tte  (e)  The  Company  reserves  the  right  at  any  time  to  use  shore­•   SECTION  7.  BREAKING  WATCHES.  When  a  vessel  is  in  jmrt  as  port  of  payoff,  etc.  gaogs  to handle  ship's stores.  •   • •  •   defined  in Article  II, Section  34, and  is scheduled  to remain  in port  •   •   •   twenty­four  hours  or  longer,  sea  watches  shall  be  broken.  When  CLARIFICATION,  SECTIDN  4.  WORKING  HOURS:  Incorporate  ­ CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  31.  BILGES  AND  OIL  SPILLS:  Incor­ scheduled  stay of  vessel  is less'than  twenty­four  hours, sea  watches  in contract  clause as  follows:  porate  in  contraa  clause  as  follows:  shall  be  maintained.  If  sea  patches  are  to be  broken,  they shall  be  SECTION 4. WCMIKING  HOURS.  . •   SECTION  31.  BILGES  AND  OIL  SPILLS,  (a)  When  men  are  broken  when  "Finished  with  Engine" bell  is rung.  Sea  watches  for  Steward, 8  hours  between 6:30  a.m. and  6:30 p.m.  required  to  clean  bilges,  they  shall  be  paid  straight  overtime  for  men  who  are  to  stand  donkey  watches  shall  be  broken  at  mid­ Chief  Cook, 8  a.m.  to  1  pjn.—3  pJn.  to 6  pm.  their  watch  on  deck  and  overtime  and  one­half  for  their  watch  night  on  day  of  arrival  when  stay  of  vessel  is  to  exceed  twenty­ Night Cook  and'Baker, 2 ajA.  to 10 a.ffl.  four  hours.  below.  Second Cook,  7 a.m.  to 1  p.m.—4 p.m.  to 6 p.m.  On  day  of  arrival  any  part  of  a  sea  watch  from midnight  until  (b)  When  men  are  required  to  clean  up oil  spills  on  deck  or  Third Cook, 7 am. to 1 p.m.—4 p.m.  to 6 pm.  oil  spills  on  houses,  masts  or  over  the  side,  as  a  result  of  fueling  8 a.m.  shall  constitute  a  complete  watch.  This  shall  not  apply  to  Messman,  6:30  a.m.  to  9:30  am.—10:30  am.'to.l  pm.—>  or overflow  from  tanks,  they shall  be  paid at the straight  overtime  men  who  are  to  stand  donkey  watch.  When  such  arrival  occurs  4 p.m.  to 6:30 p.m.  rate  for  their  watch  on  deck  and  overtime  and  one­half  for  their  on a Saturday,  Sunday  or Holiday,  overtime shall  only  be paid  for  Steward Utilitymaii,  7 a.m.  to 1  p.m.—4 p.m. to 6 pm.  hours actually worked  on such watch.  When watches are not  broken  watch  below.  Galley  Utility,  6:30  am.  to  10  a.m.—11  a.m.  to  I  pm.—  (c)  There  shall  be  only  one  payment  for  cleaning  up  after  in pert and  vessel's stay  exceeds  24 hours  in  port overtime  shall  be  4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.  paid  for  all  watches  stood  after  5  p.m.  and  before  8  *.m.  after  each  spill.  When  passengers  are  on  board,  the  passenger  utility's 'working  '  •   •   •   24 hours.  If  watches are  broken  in a  port  after having  been main­ hours shall  be the  same as  the messmen.  tained  for a  period  of  time,  overtime  shall  be paid  for all  watches  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  32.  TANK  CLEANING:  Incorporate  In all  ports, the  Night Cook  and  Baker shall  work on­a  Khedule  stood  between  time of  arrival  and  breaking watches.  This  shall  not  bemeen  in  contract  as  follows:  6 am.  and  6 p.m.  as  set  fonh  by  the  Steward  except  on  apply  when  the  crew  is  being  paid  overtime  for standing  watches.  SECTION  32.  TANK  CLEANING,  (a)  When  members  of  the  days  of  arrival.  'This  excludes  men  standing  donkey  watches.  crew on or  off  watch are  required  to enter any  tank  in  which  water  When meal hours are  changed for Deck  and Engine  Departments  •   •   •   is regularly  carried,  for  the  purpose  of  cleaning  or making­repairs  in accordance with  Article II,  Section 44,  the Steward  Department's  CLARIFICATION, SECTION 9.  ELBCTRiaANS:  Incorporate  in con­ working  hours  may  be  changed  accordingly  provided,  however,  therein, they  shall  be paid  straight overtime  for straight  time hours  and  overtime  and  one­half  between  the  hours  of  5  p.m.  and  tract  clause  as  item  (22), as  follows:  that  they  be  given  2  hours'  notice  prior  to  the  time  necessary  to  (22)  No overtime  is  payable  under  this  section  when  the  MG  prepare meals.  8  a.m.  weekdays,  or  on  Saturdays,  Sundays,  and  Holidays.  •   •   •   (b)  When members of  the crew  are required  to enter  tanks that  sets supply  electricity  for  the entire  vessel.  Regardless  of  the  loca­ CLARIFICATION, SECTION  5. MANNING  SCALES:  Shall be  incor.  tion  of  the  MG  sets  the  use  shall  determine  whether  or  not over­ have  contained  animal,  vegetable,  {xtroleum  oij,  or  creosotes  in­ ,  cluding  bunkers  or  molasses,  including  use  of  Butterworth  System  time is  payable. If  the MG sets  are used  to supply electricity  for the  porated  in  contract  as  follows:  When  $2.50 per  day per  passenger  is being  paid  to members  of  vessel,  no  overtime  is  payable.  If  the  MG  sets  are  not  used  for  for  the  purpose  of  cleaning  or  making  repairs  therein,  the  watch  the  Steward  Department,  there  shall  be  no  division  of  wages  as  on  deck  during  straight  time  hours  shall  be  paid  at  Ae  rates  of  entire vessel  but used  for  reasons specified  in  Article  IV, Section  9  outlined  in  Article  V,  Section  7,  because  of  the  absence  of, this  (3), overtime  shall  apply  as  specified  in  agreement.  $2.14  per  hour  for  those  ratings  receiving  a  basic  monthly  wage  •   •   •   member  in  the  Steward  Department.  of  $348.54  or  below;  $2.18  per  hour  for  those  ratings  receiving  When  the company  receives  no compensation  for a minor child  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  15.  DECK  ENGINEER:  Incorporate  $355.38  but  not more  than  $405.66 and  $2.23  per hour  for  those  then  the  $2.50  per  day  shall  not  be  applicable.  ratings  receiving  $413.47  or  above.  On  Saturdays,  Sundays,  and  in  paragraph  (a)  of  contract  clause  as  follows:  •   •   •   SECnoN  15.  t>ECK  ENGINEER,  (a)  It  shall  be  the  duty  of  the  Holidays  or  between  the  hours  of  5  p.m.  Aid  8  a.m.,  weekdays,  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  8.  ROUTINE  WORK:  Incorporated  the  rates  for such  work  shall  be  $4.28;  $4.36 and  $4.46 per  hour  Deck  Engineer  to  oil  and  maintain  winches  and  do  maintenance  respectively,  dependent  upon  the  monthly  wage  ranges  specified  and repair  work  to deck  machinery  and  deck  piping, and  wl^en  no  in  contract  as  follows:  SECTION  8.  ROUTINE  WORK,  (a)  The  regular  routine  duties  Electrician  is  carried  he  may  be  required  to  care  for  lights,  fuses  above.  Three hours  overtime  at the  rate of  $2.14; $2.18  and  $2.23 per  and overhaul  electric fans. This  will not  include mast  lights, naviga­ laid  out  below  shajl  be  carried  out  within  the  scheduled  woikiog^  "  hour  respectively,  dependent  upon  the  monthly  wage  ranges  speci­ tion  lights  and  cargo  lights  permanently  installed.  Lifeboat motors  hours  as  specified  above  and  it  shall 'be  the  duty  of  the  Steward  fied  above, shall  be paid  for  this  work  in addition  to  the overtime  are  not  to  be  considered  as  deck  machinery.  The  Deck  Engineer  Department  to organize  its  work  so  that  it is  accomplished  within  actually  worked,  provided  however,  that  these  three  (3)  hours  shall not  be required  to work  on any  electric motors such  as refrig­ the  eight  hours  per  day  as  scheduled  in  this  agreement.  Routine  duties  of  the  Steward  Department  shall  be  to  prepare  and  serve  overtime  shall  be  paid  only  once  when  tanks are  being  cleaned on  erator  motors,  etc.,  without  the  payment  of  overtime.  the  meals.  They  shall  also  clean  and  maintain,  including  spot  consecutive  working  days.  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  17.  OILERS­DIESEL:  Delete.  Add  sougeeing  and  polishing  woodwork,  the  quarters  of  the  licensed  •   •   •   a  new  section  37  in  Article  LV  by  putting  in Article  111, Seaion  personnel, the  Radio Officers,  the Pursers, Passengers  and  the ship's  CLARIFICATION,  SECTTON  33.  CLEANING  STEERING  ENGIN^:  17, as amended.  office,  all  dining rooms,  messrooms,  washrooms,  galley  and  pantry.  Shall  be  incorporated  in  contract  clause  as  follows:  •   •   •   They  shall  sort  and  cull  fruit  and  vegetables.  Unless  otherwise"  SECTION  33.  CLEANING  STEERING  ENGINE.  When  sailors  on  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  18.  OILERS  ON  SEA  WATCHES—  specified  in  this  agreement  no  overtime  applies  to  ^ above  pr  off  watch  are  required  to  clean  steering  engine  or  steering  STEAM:  Deleted  and  letters  to  companies  involved.  routine  work.  engine  bed,  they  shall  be  paid  overtime  for  such  work.  However,  .Add  a  new  paragraph  (g)  as follows:  (b)  The  Steward  Department  shall  not  be  requited  to  do any  sailors  may  be  required  to  clean  and  paint  steering  engine  room  (g)  In port  when sea  watches are  maintained and  cargo is  being  work  in  the Radio  Shack  without  the payment  of  overtime.  and  grease  tiller  chains  while  on  watch  during  straight­time  hours  work^ after 5  pjn. and  before 8  a.m. Monday  through Friday,  the  (c)  It shall  be  routitie  duties  for  the  Steward  Utility  to count  without  the  payment  of  overtime.  oiler  on  watch  shall  be  paid  overtime  in  accordance  with  Article  and  bag  linen,  work  in  storerooms,  linen  lockers,  toilets  and  •   •   •   IV, Section  29, of  the agreement.  Steward  Department enclosed  passageways and  do general  cleaning  •   •   •   CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  34.  ADDITIONAL  WORK:  Incor­ within  his  8  hours as  directed  by  the Steward.  porate  in  contract  and  amend  as  follows:  CLARIFICATION, SECTION  19. OILERS ON  DAY WORK—STEAM:  (d)  Where  the Saloon  Messmen are  required  to wax  and  polish  decks,  it  shalF  be  among  their  routine  duties  to  maintain  same  SECTION  34.  ADDITIONAL  WORK,  (a)  In  all  ports,  members  .  Incorporate  into  contract  clause as  follows:  SECTION  19. OILERS  ON DAY  WORK—STEAM. Tliey  shall assist  daily.  When  he  is  required  to  remove  old  wax  preparatory  to  of  the  Deck  Department  may  be  required  to  chip,  sougee,  scale,  prime  and  paint  the  vessel  over  the  sides.  the  enginers  in  maintenance  and  repair  work  in  engine  room,  rewaxing,  and  rewax  same,  he  shall  be  paid  overtime  for  such  •   •   •   (b)  Overtime  shall  be  paid  when  sailors  are  required,  either  machine  shop,  shaft  alley,  ice­machine  room,  and  storeroom  when  work  performed.  In  port  or  at  sea,  to  chip,  sougee,  scale,  prime  or  paint  galley,  located  in, or  adjacent  to engine  room. They  shall  not  be required  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  12.  SHIFTING  MEALS:  Deleted  as  pantry,  saloon, living  quarters,  forecastles,  lavatories  and  wash­ to  do  any  cleaning  of  boilers,  painting,  cleaning  paint,  polishing  matter  is  covered  in  amended  Section  4.  Amend  as  fpllows;  .rooms,  which  are  not  used  by  the  Unlicensed  Deck  Department.  work,  wirebrushing,  chipping  or  scaling  without  the  payment  SECTION  12. SHIFTING  MEALS.  When  meal  hours  are extended  This  shall  also  apply  to  all  enclosed  passageways  with  doors  or  of  overtime.  for  any  reason  and  all  of  the  unlicensed  personnel  are  unable  to  bulkheads at  both  ends.  Clarification  regarding relieving  for supper  shall  be incorporated  eat  within  the regular prescribed  time, all  members of  the Steward  (c)  Non­permanent* tt­ansient  or  irregular  foreign  shore  labor  in  Article  IV,  Section  8,  Supper  Relief,  by  adding  a  new  para­ Department  required  to  stand  by  to  prepare  and  serve  the  meals  shall  not  be  employed  to perform  any  of  the  work  in  the  licensed  graph  (c)  as  follows:  ,  shall  be  paid  at  the  regular  overtime  rate  for  the  time  the'meal  or  unlicensed  quarters,  sto(e  rooms,  passageways,  galleys  and  mess  (c)  In  United  States  Continental  ports  when  supper  is  served  is extended.  As  much  notice as  possible shall  be given  the  Steward­ rooms,  except  in  those  instances  where  the  Company  uses  estab­ from  p.mu  to  5:30 p.m.  an  piler  may  be  required  to relieve  Department  when  meal  hours  are  to be  shifted,  and  in  no  event  lished  shore  labor.  Companies  on  regular  trade  routes  who,  prior  the  Fireman­Watertender  for  supper  from  4:^0  p.m.  to  5  p.m.  shall  this  notice  be  less  than  two  hours  in  advance.  In  the  event  the two­hour  notice is  not given the  meal hour  shall not  be shifted.  to June 7,  1954, used  established, shore labor  in  foreign ports  may  without  the  payment  of  overtime.  •   •   •  continue  such  practice.  *  •   •   I  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  13.  MEALS  IN  PORT:  Incorporated  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  28. WIPERS:  Incorporate  in  contract  (d)  At sea  or  in  port,  the  deck  department  may  be  required  to  in  contract  clause  as  follows:  clauses  (b)  and  (d)  as  follows:  ­ sand  and  varnish  all  outside  rails,  storm  and  screen  doors.  SECTION  13.  MEALS  IN.  PORT,  (a)  When  meals  are  served  in  (b)  It  shall  be  routine  duties  for  the  Wipers  to  do general  port  to other  than  regular members  of  the  crew,  passengers,  pilots  cleaning,  including  oil  spills  on  deck,  painting,  cleaning  paint,  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  35.  CHAIN  LOCKER:  Delete  and  port  engineers,  supercargoes  and  porr  captains,  when  assign^  to  wirebrushing,  chipping,  scaling,  sougeeing,  polishing  work  in  the  change  contract  clause  as  follows:  the  vessel,  $2.50  per  meal  shall  be  paid  and  divided  among  the  SECTION  35.  CHAIN  LOCKER.  Not  less  than  two  Able  Seamen  Engine  De]»rtment,  including resistor  houses and  fanrooms; clean­ members of  the Steward  Department actually  engaged  in preparing  *  ing and  painting  steering  engine  and  steering  engine  bed,  and  to  shall  be  sent  into  the  chain  locker  to stow  chain.  and  serving  meals.  •   •   #  uke on  stores.  However, when  taking on  fuel oil  or  water  and  the  •   •   #  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  14.  EXTRA  PERSONS  SLEEPING  CLARIFICATION,  DECK  DEPARTMENT.  PASSENGER  VESSELS:  hoses  are  connected  and  disconnected  by  shoreside  j^rsonnel,  the  Wiper  sh^l  not  be  required  to  assist.  When  the  ship's  personnel  ABOARD:  Incorporated  jn  contract  dause as  follows:  ,To  be  covered  by  letter  to  companies  involved.  SECTION  14.  EXTRA  PERSONS  SLEEPING  ABOARD.  When  two  handles  the  connections,  the  Wiper shall  be  used  to assist  in con­ #  •   #  ,  neaing and  disconnecting  acid  putting  hoses  away  but  should  not  or more persons, other than regular aewmembers, passengers, super­ cargoes  and  pilots,  sleep  aboard,  the  member  of  the  Steward  De­ be  required  to  standby.  •  •   ARTICLE  IV  (d)  One  Wiper  shall  be  assigned  to  clean  quarters  and  toilets  partment  who takes  care  of  the  room  ishall  be  paid  1  hour's  over­ ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  of  the Unlicensed  Personnel  of  the Engine  Department daily.  Two  time per  day. This  does not  apply when  a^ship carries  the  required  complement  to accommodate! passengers  and  the  number  of  extra  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  3.  HOURS  OF  WORK:  Incorporate  hours  shall  be  allowed  for this  work  betwen  the  hours  of  8  a.m.  persons  aboard  does not  exceed  the full  complement of  jo^engers  and  12  noon  daily  both  at  sea  god  in  port  as  designated  by  the  ;  in contract  clause  as  follows:  "  •   allowed.  .  •   •   »  SECTION  3.  HOURS  OF  WORK,  (a)  Working hours  in port  and  engineer in charge.  .  GLARiFicA­qoN,  SECTION  J6.  MUSNIGH'T  MEALS  AND  NIGHT  Pumping .of  galley  fuel  tank  shill  be  performed  on  Saturdays,  at sea  for  all  men  classified  as  day  workers  shall  be  from  8  a.m.  LUNCHES: Incorporated  in contract clause  and amended as  R>llowf:  the two hours  sanitary  work.  to  12  noon  and  1  p.m.  to  5  p,m.  Monday  through  Friday.  Any  Sundays and  Holidays during  •  •   •   •   SECTION  16.  MIDNIGHT  MEALS  AND  NIGHT  LUNCHES,  (a)  work  outside  these  hours  or  on  Saturdays,  Sundays,  or  Holidays,  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION, 31.  USING  PAINT  SPRAY,  GUNS:  Members  of  the  Sfeward  Department  actually  engaged  iq  serving  to  be paid  for  at  the  applicable  overtime  rate,  except  as  provided  lunches  at  9  p.nt.  or  tUidnight  or  3  a.m.  are  to  be  allowed  in  Article  II,  Seabn  18.  Wh^n  in  accordance  with  Article  II,  Incorporate  in  contract  as  per  Article  Iff,  Section  25,  2nd  para­ hot  3  hours  overtime  for  preparing  and  serving  same.  ?  as  follows:  ,  Section  44  (c), the  meal  hours  are  changed,  the  hours  of  work  graph,  (b)  When  not  more, than  the equivalent  of  one  department  is  SECTION  31.  USING  PAINT  SPRAY  GUNS.  When  members, of  shall  be  changed  accordingly,  provided  that  when  a  meal  hour  is  the crew  are  required  to  use  paint  spray  guns,  they  shall  be  paid  served at  9 p m. or 3 a.m. night  lunch, one cook  and one  Messmaa  changed,  it  must  be  changed  for  the  entire  department.  it the straij^t  overtime  rate during  straight  time  hours,  and  over­ shall  be turned  out to perform  this  work.  When  serving  the mid­ (b)  Working  hours  in  port  or  at  sea  for  all  men  classified  as  time and  one­half  during  overtime  hours.  night  hot  lunch,  one  cook  and  two  messmen  shall  perform  this  Watchstanders  shall  be  forty  hours  per  week,  Monday  through  When  spray  guns,  other  than  small  hand  type,  are  being  used  work.  Friday.  Any  work  performed  on  Saturdays,  Suhdayj  or  Holidays,  for  painting,  two  men  shall  operate  same  and  both  men  shall  (c)  When  meals  are riot  provided  as  specified  in  Article  11,  shall  be  paid  for  at  their  regular  overtime  rate.  Section  34,  above,  the  number  of  the  Steward  Department  who  receive overtime.  •   •   •  .  would  normally  be broken  out to prepare  such meals  shall be  paid  J  CLARIFICATION,  SECTION  6.  SETTING  WATCHES:  Incorporate  the  overtime  specified  in  paragraph  (a)  above.  AkTICLs' V  l­ia  contract  clause  as  follows:  STEWARD  DEPARTMENT  , 7  SBcnoN  6.  SETTING  WATCHES.  Sea  watches  shall  be  set  not  CLARIFICATION, SECTION  27. DAY  WORK:  Deleted as  ooottaa  iam tfian noon  the day  of.d(^oire> except  that  when  vessel  CLARiFfCATK;^,  SECnjDN  3,  HOURS  OF  WORK;  JocotForate  clause  Klf­expianatory,.  •  •  •  •  1^1 •  •  •  • •  •  � 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 November 20, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: RUNAWAYS ASK STATE DEP’T TO ‘STOP UNIONS’ PREDICT STEP-UP IN SURPLUS CARGO ORDER SALE VESSEL IN PAY BEEF 4 UNIONS TO AFFILIATE WITH MTD CG FIGURES ADD NEW ELEMENT TO SAFETY ISSUE ‘SAVE OUR CUT-RATE WAGES, ‘RUNAWAYS BEG STATE DEP’T COURT ORDERS SALE OF ‘NO PAY’ SHIP; UNION PRESSING CLAIMS EIGHT PERISH AS AMOCO TABKER EXPLODES AT DOCK LABOR, INDUSTRY PLAN T-H TALKS SEAWAY GETS HEAVY PLAY IN FIRST YEAR RAILWAY UNIONS COUNTERATTACK RAILS’ FEATHERBEDDING SMEAR MTD ADDS TO STRENGTH; GAINS FOUR NEW UNIONS US SHIP HAULAGE OF FARM SURPLUS EXPECTED TO RISE LABOR MEASURE WILL COST UNIONS MORE IN EXPENSES 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 11/20/1959 Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource Color photograph Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Vol. XXI, No. 24  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/bd851ec565912be522d48e46eb2e25cd.pdf 86dffafa4343b25b15266e25fb465aac PDF Text Text '4'.  Feature On Page 7  SEAFARERS»LOG  ­M  February  27,  1959  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   Navy—Run Missile Ships:  if—,  Readying the ship for  annual inspection and refur­ bishing,  SIU  porters  Yee  Chuen  Lee  (left)  and  R.  Cohn  lay  canvas  over  carpeting,  in  passenger  lounge  aboard  SIU­ contract^  American  Banner  liner  Atlantic.  Canvas  will  help  avoid  damage to carpeting while ,vessel Is in shipyard.  Next voyage is slated  to  begin March  7.  (Story  on Page  16.)  • '• 5 I  PACIFIC SIU  HITS  MSTS  SHIP  PLAN  ­Story  On  Page  3  Courts To Get  Runaway  Issue  ­Story  On  Page 2  Cite 2 SIU Crews  For  'Heroic  Acts'  ­Story  On  Page  2  SIU  CHRISTMAS  ^  'Armei  with  camera  and  notebook,  K.  Saito  (left),  an  If fSIfor* official  of  the All­Japan  Seamen's Union  in Tokyo, gets  first­hand information on SIU shipboard conditions from steward Wil­ liam Vidal on the Ines.  Saito is in the US studying American working  conditions  and  has  been  observing  SIU  operations  at  headquarters  and  aboard  ship for  past  two  weeks. ^ ~  '  ­  '  KOREA  Photos, Story  On Page 9  "M  ^ 'I  '­EI  'E'EI  �Fwe Tw»  SEAFA*BJM Fptory 2^, im £OG Runaway Beef Will Go  To Trial, Judge  Says  On The Peck At Headijuarters  A trial is in  the oflFing  in Federal  District Court in New York on "issues Of  fact" arising  from  the  joint  picketing  by  American  maritime  unions  in  a  protest  demonstration by  the  International  Transportworkers  Federation  .last  December  against  runaway^flag  ship­ ping.  jlUthough  Federal  Judge  Frederick  Van  Pelt  Bryan  A Congressmen Stafes  The Heart Of  The Issue  originally  dismissed  the  runaway  operators'  petition for a  temporary  injunction  against  picketing,  he  ruled  this  week  that  the  questions  (Ed.  note:  The  JollovAng  is  the  text  of  the  letter  sent  by  Rep.  raised  on  both  sides  required  a  full  hearing  in  court.  In  denying  Abraham  J.  Mutter  of  Brooklyn  to  the  "American  Committee  for  the  temporary  writ.  Judge  Bryan  Flags  of  Necessity."  The  committee,  which  represents  American  had  ruled  that  if  the  operators  owners  of  runaway  tonnage,  had  sent  out  wires  to  Congress  ot­ sought  relief,  the  proper  place  to  tacking  the  SW­NMU  stand  on  the  runaway  issue.)  "I have  read  with  interest  your  lengthy  telegram  of  Februaiy  8,  seek it  was before the  National La­ apparently  intended  to  offset  the  telegram  of  February  5  sent  to  bor  Relations  Board.  However,  in  a  calculated  effort  Members  of  Congress  on  behalf  of  the  National  Maritime  Union,  to  bypass  the  whole  question  of  AFL­CIO,  and  the  Seafarers  International  Union,  AFL­CIO.  Sdafarer  Ai Arnold  took  the  floor  under  "good  and  welfare"  at  "This  problem  will not  be' solved  by  trying  to equate  the patriot­ NLRB  jurisdiction  in  such  dis­ SIU headquarters meeting lost week  to discuss mall facilities.  His  ism' of  the  members  of  those  Unions  with  that  of  the  members of  putes,  the  operators  are  challeng­ suggestion on operating mall room was quickly  adopted next day.  ing the  unions'  contention  that  the  your noup.  From my experience,  the members and officers of  those  beef  witli  the  runaway  operators  UniojUB  have  laid  their  Uves  on  the  line  whenever  and  wherever  is  a,  "labor  dispute,"  The  com­ that  was  needed.  1 am  certain  that  their  interest  in  onr  national  ,  panies  claim  the  issue  is  a  "poli­ SMurity  is at  least equal  to  that  of  any  other  group.  "Their  desire  to  m^taln­and  improve  their  standards  of  living  tical,"  matter  arising  from  a  "for­ eign  relations"  dispute.  They  is  an  admirable  American  trait.  "I  cannot  more  vigorously  disagree  with  your  conclusion  that  have  also  challenged  the  status  of  f  the  practice  of  permitting  American  vessels  to  be  registered  imder  the  ITF  as a  labor  organiz^ticn.  The  precedent  for  NLRB  juris­ foreign  flags  is  'at  no  cost  to  the  American  taxpayer.'  Whenever  diction  in  determining  bargaining'  such  practices  resuits  in  the  elimination  of  the  jobs  of  Americans,  NEW'YC)RK—The  crews of  two  SlU­manned  vessels,  the  rights  for  crewmen  on  runaway  ob  prevents  them  from  getting  fair  compensation  for  their  work,  ships  was  established  when  the  the  American  taxpayer  is  required  to  carry  the  increased  burden  Alcoa Pioneipr  and the Steel Age, received Citations of  Merit  SIU  won. bargaining  rights  for  the  resuiting  therefrom.  from  the  American  Merchant  Marine  Institute and  the  Na­ "One  test  of  your good  faith  in  this matter  would  be  your  will­ crew  of  the  Liberian­fiag  liner  onal Safety Council for their^  ingness to support  the  enactment of  legislation which  would require  }a]^t  in. heroic acts  at sea  durr  Florida,  last  May.  Meanwhile,  in  Washington,  rep­ that  those  employed  on  American  ships flying  fmeign flags  be  paid  ing  the  past  year.  resentatives  of  the  Niarchos  ship­ the  same  wage  seale  and  be  granted  the  same  working  conditions  The  award  given  to  the  Alcoa  ping  interests  moved  to  counter  a  as  those  employed  on shim flying  the  American flag.  ^  Pioneer  was for  its hand  in rescu­ "I  await  your  reply  with  interest."  demand  for  a  Congressional  in­ ing  the five­man  crew  of  the small  Sincerely  yours,  vestigation  of  Niarchos'  far­flung  schooner,  Amber jack  II,  after  the  Abraham  J,  Multer  American­flag  and  runaway­flag  vessel  was  swiped in  rough  seas  operations  by  Rep,  Herbert  Zel­ in  the Straits  of  Florida  last Janu­ enko  (Dem.­NY).  A  Niarchos  A  disclosure  by  a  shipyard  official  New  York  metropolitan  area  have  ary.  The  award  was  for saving  the  spokesman  said  the  Maritime  Ad­ last  year  that  construction  of  the  gone  on  record  most  strongly  in  ministration  had  agreed  to  insure  Niarchos  supertanker  was  being  favor  of  the  union's  proposals.  In  crew  during  "boisterous  weather  the,. mortgage  on  a  106,500­ton  stalled  sparked  demands  for  a  addition  to  Rep., Emanuel;Celler,  conditions"  which  forced  the  Pio­ neer  to  accomplish  the  rescue  tanker  on  which  construction  was  Congressional  probe  of  the  orig­ ;  SAN  JUAN=A  four­man  com­ (Continued, On  page  iSl)  ;  thrqugh "extensive maneuvers."  supposed  to start  a year  ago.  inal trade­out  transaction.  mittee  appointed  by  the  AFL­CIO  The, Steel Age received its award  An  MA  official,  however,  said  At  the  same  time,  following  the  executive council  will investigate M  i  or  helping  put  out  a fire  in  the  only  that  an  agreement  "in  prin­ joint  SIU­NMU  caii  for  legislative  hold of  the Oeman freighter Cros­ formal application  for readmission  ciple"  had  been  reached  on  the  action  to  ^eal  with  the  runaway  tafels  in  the  Indian 'Ocean.  The  to  the  merged  labor movement  by  mortgage  insuran«f  and  that  de­ ship  issue,  the  unions  received ad­ vessel  had  radioed  the  Steel  Age  the  Independent  International  tails  remained  to  be  worked  out.  ditional  pledges  of  support and  as­ that  a fire  broke  out  in  a  hold  surance  from  a  large  number  of  which  contained,  among  other  Longshoremen's  Association.  The  Congressmen,  cargo,  a  shipment  of  calcium  car­ action was approved by  the coimcil  Members  of  the  Senate  and  bide, and  that the  ship had no COi  during  its  mid­winter  meeting  House  merchant  marine  commit­ BALTIMORE  —  ^AlUiough  last  fire fighting  equipment  aboard.  here.  tees  and.jother  legislators  coming  period's  predictions  about  the  Six  members  of  the  Steel  Age  The  ILA  said  in  its  bid  for  re­ from  seaboard  states  .  have  re­ Irenestar  (Triton)  and  the  Texmar  boarded  the vessel  with COi  cylin­ sponded  to  the  unions'  call  for  (Calmar)  cgming  out  of  lay­up  and  ders,  oxygen­breathing  aparatus,  admission  that  it  had  corrected  and  eliminated  the  conditions  changes  in  the  Merchant  Marine  taking  on  crews  came  true,  heavy  fresh  air  breathing  apSratus,  pip­ Act  to  protect  the  US­flag fleet  registration in ail departments kept  ing, hose and fittings.  The hatch  to  which led to  its expulsion from the  BOSTON—^When  it  gets  cold,  against  "administrative  abuse"  shipping  for  the  port  down in  pro­ old  AFL  in 1953.  the  burning* hold  and  all  ventila­ the  shipping  business  usually  and  runaway  depredations.  portion  to  the  number  qf  men  on  :prs  were  securely  battened­ down  President  Larry  Long  of  ^e  picks  up  in  Boston,  and  the  past  In  addition  to  pledges  of  sup­ the  beach,  'Earl  Sheppard,  port  and  a  hole "cut  into  the  deck.  The  AFL­CIO  International  Brother^  two  weeks  were  no  exception  to  port  previously  reported  In  the  agent,  reports.  12  bottles  of  COt  were  then  emp­ hood  of  Longshoremen  said  his  the rule.  In  addition  to  the  usual  SEAFARERS  LOG,  such  influen­ Administratbrs  of  the SIU  medi­ tied into the  hatch. This smothered  union,  which  was  chartered  after  load  of  tankers  carrying  fuel  oil  tial  legislators  as  Rep.  John  Mc­ cal  clinic  in .this  port  haye  asked  the fire  and  enabled  the  Crostafels  the ouster of the ILA,  would follow  to  the  frozen  north,  shipping  got  continue into  Karachi under her  the  decision  of  the  Investigating  an unexpected assist  when the  Val­ Cormack,  (Dem.­Mass.)  majority  the  Union  to remind  the  member­ committee  and  the  Federation.  iant  Hope  (Ocean  Carriers)  loaded  leader  of  the  House,  and  Senator  ship  to  make  sure  they  have  ap­ own  power.  Last  year the  SlU­manned  Clai;  Long  said  that  if  (be  council  ap­ grain  at  Portland,  Maine,  for  a  Warren  Magnuson  (Dem.­Wash.)  pointments  for  themselves  and  indicated  their  sympathy  for  the  their  families  before  going  in  for  borne  won'the  group's  top  annual  proved  the  ILA  bid,  it  was  likely  voyage  to  Tunisia.  'unions*  position  against  nmaways.  a  check­up.  The  clinie  usually  award  for  its  participation  In  that  a  merger  arrangement  could  Most  grain ^ going  overseas  has  Local  representatives  from  the  schedules enough  appointments for  saving  the  43­man  crew  of  a  sink­ be  worked ..out  between  the  two  been  coming  out  of  the  Gulf,  and  each  day  in  advance.  Tuesday  : ng Liberian  tanker off  the coast of  dock  unions.  in  any  case,  it  is  a  rare  event  to  afternoons have  been  set aside /or  Florida  and  for  its  later  rescue  Other  action  by  the  council  in­ find  a  grain  ship  operating  out  of  childrien's  visits  and  Thursday  a Navy Jet  pilot who had ditched  cluded  the  chartering  of  a  special  the  Boston  area,  so  the  Liberty  evenings  for  wives  and  dependent  his  plane  off  Newfoundland  after  local  to  organize  truck,  warehouse  ship's  cail  was  something  of  a  F.b. 17,195»  Vol. XXI. No. 5  parents.  and  other  workers  in Puerto  Rico,  running  out  of  fuel  in a. storm.  windfall  for  this  port.  Acting  Agent  Gene  Dakin  re­ There  were  eight  ships  paying  The  AMMI  makes  its  awards  and  endorsement  of  the  Kennedy­ ported  two  ships  paying  off,  one  off  In this  port during  the past  two  each year  jointly with  the National  Ervin labor  reform bill  in  its pres­ signing on and nine in­transit  ships  weeks.  Six signed  on and  six were  Safety  Council.  The  other  1958  ent  form.  during  the  two  weeks  up  to  Feb­ in  transit.  Paying  off  were  the  wnners  were  the  Independence,  The  council  also  drew  up  plans  PAVb  HAIX.  Secr«tarv­Tr«atur«r  ruary  17.  The  payoffs  were  the  Jean, Mae,  Emilia  (Bull); Mermaid  Columbia  Trader,  Esse  New  Or­ for  a  mass  legislative  conference  Bents  Fort  and  Cantigny  (Cities  HioaiBS  BRAHD,  Editor.  BOMASD  SCA­ (Metro); Masmar,  Bethcoaster (Cal­ leans,  Greenville  Victory  anihRen­ in  Washington  this  spring  to  deel  Bditor.  HnxAii  Anmn. lawm  Service).  The  Valiant  Hope  was  *Ajr. Art  with  problems  of  unemployment.  SPXVAOC,  At  HASXIN,  JOHN  BRAZIL,  AHA.  mare);  CS  Baltimore  (Cities  Serv­ dleton.  the  lone  sign­on  and  the  nine  in­ loii  Lxvxorr, Staff  Wrltm,  BILL  Moosr.  ice)  and  the  Santore  (Marven).  Members  of  the  committee  transits  were  the  Bradford  Island,  Gulf  Arta  Beprtttntativ.  The  Feltore,  Santore.  (Marven);  named by  the council  to' deal  with  Royal  Oak,  Cities  Service  Norfolk  Texmar,  Massmar,  Bethcoaster  the  ILA  application'are:  Richard­ (Cities  Service)^  Robin  Sherwood  (Calmar) and the  Irenestar (Triton)  F.  Walsh,  Theatrical  Stage  Em­ and  Robin  Hood  (Robin);  Steei  signed  on.  ployees,  who  will  be 'chairman;  Scientist  (Isthmian);  Vaichem  In  transit  were  Uie  Steel  Navi­ Joseph  Cuiranj  National Maritime  Stcond  CIRM  postoa*  MM  (Heron),  Atlantis  (Moran)  and  the  ­.....  gator,  Steel  Rover  (Isthmian);  Union;  David  Dubinsky,  Ladies  jHelen  (Olympic  Trans.).  Of  the  Marymar  (Marven);  Robin  Sher­ Garment  Workers,  and  Jacob  S.  twelve  hhips  the  port  handled,  IM  wood  (Robin)  gnd  the  Alcoa  Pen­ Potofsky,  Amalgamated  Clothing  jtlght  were  tankers.^  .  nant and the Alcoa  Runner (Alcoa).  Workers.  •   •  ­  ^  .u,.  Cite SIU  Ships  for 'Heroic Acts  AFL­CIO  Studies ILA  Return Bid  Grain Ship  Boosts Hub  SEAFARERS  LOG  _..  iUSiSfe!­ �Febniarr 27. 195*  SEAFARERS  LOG  Russia  Victim Of  'Lies'i Bridges  '  i"'  ­/  MOSCOW—Haying  arrived  in  the  Soviet  Union'e  capital  on  hU  world  tour  to  "atudjr  the  conditiont  of  longshore  unions,"  Harrjr  Bridges, to  nobody's surprise,  demonstrated his pro­Communist  bias  as  follows:  e  American  union  members  should  visit  Bnssla  because  "they  would  learn  that everything  the worker  in America  heard about  the  USSR  is nothing  bnt  lies and  siandctous  propaganda."  '  o  The  Russian  union  system  of  elections  and  basic  organiution  is "more  democratic than  many  American  trade  unions."  Bridges  arrived  at these sweeping  conclusions  after  one  week  in  the  Soviet  Union.  He  was  quoted  in  "Trud,"  the  official  organ  of  the  Soviet  trade  union  apparatus,  which,  of  course, is controlled  by  the  Russian  Communist  Party  and  mouths  the  Party  line.  .  Bridges  also  was  quoted  as  saying  that  he  was  inviting  a  Soviet  trade  union  delegation  to  attend  a  longshoremen's  gathering  to  begin  April  1  In  Seattle.  The  same  issue  of '"Trud"  in  whidh  Bridges'  remarks  appeared  defined one of  the main­responsibilities of  trade'unions as  "actively  mobilizing  the  masses of  the  woriclng  people  for  solving  the  tasks  set  by  the  party"—in.other  words,  carrying but  the  objectives  of  Communist  Party  policy.  Halifax Liens Hit  Struck CHS Ships  raft tiifM  Pacific District Hits  MSrS  Manning Of  WC  Missile  Fleet  SAN  FRANCISCO—^A  Defense  Department plan to crowd out private  ship­ ping: operators from the West Coast missile ship program has drawn the fire of the  SIU Pacific  District. Protesting the military invasion of this area of  the merchant  marine, Morris Weisberger,"  panies and  manned by  civilian sea­ In  this  Instance  runs  directly  con­ SIU of NA first vice­presi­ men  and  civilian  officers,  Weis­ trary  to  that  policy."  berger  declared:  IVelsberger's  position  has  the  dent  and  secretary­treas­ "There has been  no reason  what­ full endorsement  of  all  three mem­ urer  of  the  Sailors  Union  soever  offered  for  this  change  in  ber  unions  of  the  Pacific  District,  policy  which  has  been  in  effect  with  parallel  positions  taken  by  of  the  Pacific,  has  called  for  two  years  on  the  Rast  Coast.  Sam  Bennett,  president  of  the Ma­ The plight  of  the US merchant ma­ rine  Firemen's  Union, and  Ed Tur­ for  a  reversal  of  the  deci­ rine  Is  such  that  the  Government  ner,  secretary­treasiu­er of  the Ma­ sion  to  have  the Military  Sea  should  be  making  aU  efforts  to  rine  Cooks  and  Union.  Transportation  Service  oper­ encourage  private  shipping  and  to  Letters  stating  the  Pacific  Dis­ withdraw  from  the shipping  indus­ trict  position  on  the  missile  ship  ate the  ships.  Pointing  out  that  for  over  two  try.  Furthermore,  It  has  been  the  Issue have  already been  dispatched  HALIFAX—Two  strikebound  ships  ol  tho  Canadian  Na­ years now,  ships  on  the  South  At­ stated  policy  of  the  Administra­ to  key  members  of  the  House  and  tional Steamship fleet have  been seized by  creditors for non­ lantic  missile  range.  have  been  tion to  get  Government  out of  pri­ Senate,  Weisberger  said.  In  addi­ payment  of  bills,  the  SIU  Canadian  District  reports.  The  operated  by  private  shipping  com­ vate  business.  The MSTS  decision  tion,  the  Pacific  Maritime  Associ­ ation, representing  the  West  Coast  Halifax  sheriffs  office  plas­'  maritime  Industry,  has  also  pro­ tered  liens  on  the  Canadian  tested the  MSTS action.  Constructor  and  the  Ciudad  The present plan  calls for MSTS  de  Detroit,  formerly  thb Canadian  to man  an estimated  eight or  more  Cruiser,  for  failure  to  pay  a  ship  missile  ships  with  non­union  sea­ chandler's  bill.  men,  Instead  of  permitting  pri­ The  effect  of  the  liens  is  to  tie  vate operators  under contract  with  up  the  two  vessels  via  legal  pro­ the  SIU  Pacific  District  to  han­ ceedings until  the matter has  been  dle  the  assignment.  cleared'  through  the  Canadian  On  the  East  Coast,  the  SIU­ courts.  The liens also  name a  third  contracted  Suwannee  Steamship  ship,  the  Ciudad  ds  la  Habana,  Company  operates  a fleet  of  12  formerly the  Canadian  Challenger,  missUe  ships  to  track  missiles  which  is  now  laid  up  in  a  Balti­ launched  from  Cape  Canaveral,  more  shipyard.  Florida.  Further,  indicating  the  The  Canadian  District  reports  continuation  of  this  policy,  the  that  the  bills  in  question  cover  company  is  adding  a  13th  ship,  supplies put  aboard by  a local  ship  the  Sampan,  to  this  operation  and  chandler  when  the  vessels  were  an  NMU­contracted  company  also  attempting  to  get out from  behind  has recently placed a special radar­ SIU  Canadian  District  plcketllnes.  (Continued on  page 15)  Other  bills are also reported  to  be  pending,  the  "Canadian  Sailor"  said.  Now  owned  by  a  Cuban  govern­ ment.  bank,  the  eight­ship fleet  has  been  strikebound  for  19  months  because  the  former  Cana­ dian owners  tried to  sell the ships,  u>M ail  t*NU  rather  than  sign  a  new agreement  with  the Canadian  Seafarers.  In  a  related  development,  a  Diagram Indicatoi  how  nucloar  roactor  could  bo  Inttalled in  conventional tanker  by substituting  it for  WASHINGTON—The  Maritime  spokesman  for  Troy  Browning,  one  of  the  cargo  tanks  of  the  ship.  Administration  has  decided  that  Great  Lakes  ship  operator,  said  for purposes of  subsidy, two  trans­ that  the  government  of  Cuba  was  pacific  trade routes,  29 and  30, can  no  longer  interested  in  direct  be  combined  Into  one  trade  route.  ownership  and  operation  of  a  The finding  could  affect  the  pro­ Cuban  merchant fleet  Including  posed  subsidy  operations  of  four  the  eight  ships.  Instead,  the  new  companies  now  applying  for  Gov­ Cuban  regime  has  Indicated  it  ernment  assistance  on  that  route.  would  like  to  see  private  com­ WASHINGTON  —  A  proposal  to  install an atom  power plant  in a conventional tank­ The combined  trade route  covers  panies  running  its  merchant  marine.  Browning was  supposed to  er  has  been  made  by  the  Isbrandtsen  Steamship Company. The proposal, if  accepted by the  calls  between  Pacific  Coast  ports,  have  run  the' Cuban fleet  for  the  Government,  would  be  the first  use  of  atomic  power  in  a  commercial  American­fiag  ship.  including the  Hawaiian Islands and  . Batista  government.  Submitted  Jointly  by  Is­ powered tanker from  scratch, shar­ for  Isbrandtsen,  costing  $15  mll­ ports  in  Japan,  Formosa,  the Phil­ A new  agency, the  Maritime  De­ brandtsen,  Maryland  Ship­ ing  ippines,  Korea,  Hong  Kong,  South  cost  of  such  construction  Uon.  velopment  Commission,  has  been  building  and  Sperry  Hand,  with the  Actually  though,  $5  million  of  Vietnam,  Cambodia,  Laos  and  the  Government.  The  SIU­ set  up  in  Cuba,  to  handle  Cuban  the  proposal  calls for  development  contracted  the cost  would go Into the  develop­ Thailand.  Cities  Service  Oil  Com­ maritime  matters,  and  it  Is  re­ At  present,  the  two  trade  routes  construction of  an appropriate  pany  announced  some  time  ago  ment  of  the  reactor,  with  the  re­ ported  to  be  roaklng  arraugefiieuts  and  are  serviced  by  American  Mail  mainder  for  construction  and  test­ nuclear  reactor  and  installation  that  It  too  was  studying  the  feasi­ for  sale  of  the  government­owned  and testing  ing.  In  other  words,  should such  a  Line,  American  President  Lines,  bility  of  using  atomic  energy  to  of  the reactor  in a  huU  ships  to  a  private  operator,  pos­ section  which  would ^e  built  espe­ power  a  tanker  but  it  has  made  reactor  prove  workable,  duplicates  Pacific  Far  East  Line  and  States  (Continued on  page 15)  no  further  announcement  on  the  could ibe  made for other  ships  at a  Steamship  Company,  all  West  cially for  the  purpose.  Coast  operators.  Isbrantsen,  States  cost  of  $10 million  or less.  The  third  would  be  cutting  subject.  Marine  Lines,  Waterman  and  Isth­ Up until  now, the  position of  the  Still,  this  cost  would  make  the  apart  an  existing  tanker,  probably  mian,  all  subsidy  applicants,  also  Make Checks  ship  plus  plant  more  expensive  American  shipping  Industry  has  one  in  the  32,000­ton  class,  and  in­ operate  on  the  route.  the  new  hull  section  and  been  to "wait  and  see"  what  hap­ than  constructing  a  conventional  In  combining  the  two  trade  To 'SiU­A&G'  stalling  pens  to  the  NS  Savannah  before  tanker,  although  the  witnesses  reactor.  Seafarers  mailing  in  checks'  making  any  commitments  on  claimed  that  such  ships  could  be  routes,  the  Maritime  administra­ The  plan  would  then  bypass  the  atomic  or  money  orders  to­  the  Union  power  plants.  This  is  also  made competitive  within ten  years.  tion  recommended  a  modest  In­ to  cover  dues  payments  are  construction  of  a  new  ship  and  the  position  of  the  Administration,­ If  the  plan  is  approved  by  the  crease  of five  to  12  sailings  annu­ urged  to  be  sure  to make  all  of  would  also  make  unnecessary  the  although  It  has  been  pointed  out  Government  and  funds  voted,  the  ally  over  the  combined  niaximum  them  payable  to  tho SlU­A&G  construction  of  a  separate  proto­ that  new  and  more­satisfactory  re­ reactor  would  be  ready  in  three  sailings  of  the  two  routes.  type  reactor  for  testing  purposes.  actors have  already been developed  years  and  sea  trials  could  begin  However,  the  subsidy  applica­ District.  tf  the  plans  were  td  go through,  which  for  practical  purposes  have  about six months  later, making  the  tions  pending  call  for  many  more  Some  Seafarers  have  sent  in  the  power  plant on the  shid  would  made  the  NS  Savannah  reactor  earliest  target  date  late 1962.  sailings  on  the  run  than  provided  checks and  money orders  in  the  be  operated  by  members  of  the  in  the  Maritime  Administration's  obsolete.  (See story  on  page 5,)  The  reactor"proposed  would  be  names  of  individual  Headquar­ ters  officials.  This  makes  for  a  SlU­afflliated  Brotherhood  of  Mai^  Testifying  for  the  proposal  be­ a  gas­cooled  type  which  uses  he­ findings.  fore  the  Joint  Congressional  Com­ lium  as  its  cooling  medium.  The  States  Marine  alone,  for  ex­ problem  In  boo|^keeping  which  ine  Engineers.  Following  the  Isbrandtsen  pro­ mittee on Atomic  Eiverfiy. the three  Savannah  has  a  pressurized  water  ample,  has application  pending for  can  be  avoided  if  checks  are  made  out  to  the  Union  directly.  posal, Esso Shipping Company said  concerns  have  asked  for  Govern­ reactor,  which  as.­the  name  im­ 36  to  60  sailings  on  trade  routes  it  would  like  to.biilld  an  atomic­ ment flnanclng  of  the  reactor  plies,  uses a  water^ooling  system.  29  and  30.  Far  East  Ship  Routes  Combined  Propose Commercial  A­Ship  By  Modifying  Existing Tanker  .• I,  �Pace  iW  /  "  '  FeDToary  »»;, iww  SEAFARERS  LOG  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPmO  ROARD  February 4 Through  February  17, 1959  SIU  shipping  continued  to  climb  this  period,  reaching  the  highest  point  since  mid­December.  The  dispatch  total  was  1,083  jobs,  which  represented  a  gain  for  all  except  class  B.  Registration fell  below shipping  to a  total of  1,027.  The totals  for men  atiU  registered  on  the  beach  at  the  end  of  the  two­week  period  hit a  12­month low,  especially for  class A,  reflecting a  healthy shipping  picture  through  increased  job  opportunities  for  Seafarers.  The heavy  job  turnover arose  out  of  57  payoffs,  28  sign­ons  and  137  in­transit  calls  in all  ports,  or  a  total  of  222  visits.  New  York  had  39,  New  Orleans  32  and  Houston  31.  Between  them,  these  three  ports  accounted  for over  100  visits.  (See "Ship  Activity"  summary  at  right.)  Five  ports  reported  increased  shipping  activity  during  the  period,  two  showed  no  change  and  the  rest  declined.  The  rises  in  shipping  were  listed  by  Boston,  New  York,  Philadelphia,  Mobile  and  New  Orleans, and  was especially  welcome  in  the two  Gulf  ports.  Mobile has  been relatively  slow for  four months  and  New  Orleans has been  off  its  normal  pace  for several  weeks  also.  Savannah  and  Seattle  maintained  the  status  quo,  but  this represented  a  fairly  active  period  for  Seattle  anyway.  Ship  Activity  "  Baltimore,  Norfolk,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles,  Houston,  Wilmington  and  San  Francisco  all  fell  off.  Despite  the  drop,  Baltimore,  Houston  and  Pay  Stqs  la  /  'Frisco  were  still  kept  quite  busy.  Houston  has  been  shipping  more  Offs  Oat  TraBt.tOTAI.  men  than  Baltimore  for  several  months.  2  I  »  .  11  Seniority­wise,  the shipping  totals  show class  A  men  accounting  for  Nm  York....  20  B  14  tf  68  percent  of  the  jobs  dispatched,  class  B lor  21  percent  and  class  €  Phlladalphla..  2  1  11  14  for the  remaining  11  percent.  These figures  show  a  drop  In  the  class  4  20  B  portion and  a  corresponding rise In  "C" shipping.  Class A  remained  Baltimore  ...  •   4  the  same.  Norfolk,  Tampa.  Lake  Charles  and  Wilmington  shipped  no  Norfolk  ....4—  4  ,>  4  class  C men  at  all.  ,  »  Savaaaab  ... —  1  10  II  Figures for the men  on the beach  by the end  of  the period show nine  Toaipa  ......i­.  —  i  i  ports had 100 or less men on  hand in all departments.  These ports were  Mobile  .....  9  2  4  IS  Boston,  Philadelphia,  Norfolk,  Savannah,  Tampa,  Lake  Charles,  Wil­ 3  23  32  mington, San Francisco and Seattle.  Of  these, Boston, Savannah, Tampa  New  Crieoas. .  4  Lake Cborlofl..  1  1  11  13  and  San  Francisco  also had  fewer  than  50  class  A  men  on  tap.  HoBtfcB  ....  4  3  24  .  31  The  following  Is  the  forecast  port  by  port:  Boston:  Quiet  .  . . New  Witmlagtea  7  7  York:  Good  .  .  .  Philadelidila:  Fair . . .  Baltimore:  Good  . . .  Norfolk­ 3  7  Slow\ .. Savannah, Tampa:  Quiet.. . MobUe: Good  . . .  New  Orleans­ Sea  Preaeliee.  2  2  Good  . .  .  Lake  Charles:  Slow  .  . .  Houston:  Good  and  steady  . , .  SeatHe  3  3  4  10  Wilmington: Fair .. . San Franclseo:  Good .. . Seattle: Good.  ••—  —  TOTALS  ... S7  20  137  22S  DECK DEPARTMENT  Registend  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  H P O C GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  Port  12  3  ALL  123 ALL  __1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  Boston ................  4  4  4  3  11  1  —  1  New  York.  30  45  10  85  23  40  20  83  6  7  13  PhUadelphla..  2  8  10  4  11  4  19  Baltimore  10  18  10  38  32  6  «0  1  6  11  Norfolk • ..............  1  3  —  4  4  4  —  1  1  Savannah............. •   2  8  6  —  2  2  4  Tampa................  —  2  —  2  2.  1  3  Mobile.  v...  5  6  1  —  12  2  1  15  1  New  Orleans....  11  22  10  43  14  20  10  44  1  7  Lake Charles..........  15  5  11  2  1  2  5  Houston  10  30  9  49  14  25  6  45  3  9  12  Wilmington.  3  1  2  —  1  1  2  San  Francisco  4  7  2  13  7  2  9  —  4  7  Seattle  8  13  1  22  8  4  16  3  3  6  88  163  47  298  TOTALS  88 ' 145  5§"  292  10  15  37  62  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CUSS  B  1  GROUP  CLASS  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C ALL  1  2  3  A1.T.  1  2  3  AI.t.  —  —  —  —  11  1  —  12  4  8  4  16  1  4  1  a  6  8  13  83  13  13  109  91  146  36  273  1  17  21  39  —  —  —  1  1  19  —  1  20  12  15  6  33  1  1  S  —"  —  —  —  32  11  *2,  32  80  11  123  1  14  21  3«  —  —  1  —  4  5  8  —  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addition,  the  clear­powered  icebreaker.  He  also  base  cost  and  operation  estimates  department,  we  Job of ship's dele­ Atomic  Energy  Commis­ pointed  to  the  President's  request  for  atom­powered  ships  in  the  fu­ should  let  him  sion,  gate  should  be  Commerce  Department  and  authority  to  distribute  nuclear  ture,  and  that  the  tanker construc­ continue  'in  that  Maritime  Administration  officials  for  rotated  among  materials  use  as  fuel  on  US  tion  would  be  essential  at  some  post.  If  he  is  testifying  before  the  House  Mer­ merchant  for  the  three  depart­ ships.  doipg a  good Job,  chant  Marine  Committee last  week  This  followed  an  exchange  dur­ future  time.  ments.  In  this  no  one  will  want  indicated general  agreement on the  ing  which  AEC  Chairman  John  A.  It  was  not  made  clear  how  the  manner  every  him  put.  But  if  value of  the prototype­construction  McCone  conceded  that  Japanese  authorization  for  using  nuclear  member  will  get  materials  as  fuel  on  an  experi­ he  fails,  then 'but  pleaded  the  necessity  for  fol­ a  chance  to  be­ and  German  interests  and  some  mental  commercial  ship  would  most  likely  they  lowing  Presidential  budget  direc­ American  oil companies  are  gi^g  come  familiar  prod  private  investors  Into  putting  will elect another.  tives.  Meanwhile,  they  said,  re­ seriou  consideration  to  nuclear­ .with  the  Job  of  up the necessary funds for building  enforcing  the  Union  contract,  and  A  good  delegate  is necessary  for a  search  and  development  studies  powered  merchant  ships,  but  that  such a  vessel, with no  assurance  of  the  method  of  settling  beefs  that  smooth­running  ship,  and  if  you  would  continue.  he  knew  of  no  US  program  where  Federal  aid.  may  arise  between  the  crew  and  have  one,  keep  him.  "real  money  has  been  appropri­ A  West  German  concern  an­ However,  Maritime  Administra­ topside.  tor Clarence  G.  Morse  went  a step  ated."  He  farther  admitted  that  nounced  the  signing  of  contracts  a  »  4^  »  further  in  urging  that  the  Govern­ private  industry  can  not  do  much  few  weeks  ago  calling for  the  con­ R.  S.  Nandkeshwar,  oiler  If  a  S. Peleksse, AB: These Jobs should  ment "get  on with  the construction  on  developing  nuclear  ship  pro­ struction  of  a  commercially­useful  good  man  is  elected  to  the  Job  of  rotate  every  trip,  if  it  is  a  short  of  a ship which  probes the  econom­ pulsion  plants  until  the  Govern­ atom  tanker  by  1964.  The  Soviet  • hip  or  depart­ trip,  and  more  ics  of  nuclear  propulsion.  This  is  ment  proves  their  value  in  com­ Union  wil  launch an  atom­powered  ment delegate and  often  if  it  is  a  icebreaker  later  this  year.  The  something  that  continued  reseimch  mercial  operations.  long  run.  This  Is doing  it in  SIU  McCone  also  made  It  plain  that  Savannah is  not  due  out until mld­ and  development  cannot  do."  way everyone wiU  style,  I  think  he  the  NS Savannah  by  Itself  will not  1960.  Morse  emphasized  that  the reac­ have  a  chance  to  should hold  on to  tor  on  the  Savannah,  while  it  will  it  for  as  long  as  handle  a  dele­ answer  many  questions  about  he  wants.  After  gate's  Job  aboard  nuclear  propulsion  on  ships,  "caur  ship.  However,  if  all,  if  the  crew  not  answer  the  specific  economic  you  should  get  a  feels  that  he  is  questions  raised  by  builders  and  good  delegate,  I  not doing  a  good  operators  of  tankers,  ore  carriers,  would  leave  him  Job,  they  wUl  large  passenger  ships."  Another  in  the  Job,  for  it  elect  someone  elsa  to  take  his  place  fast enough.  is  better for  the  crew  In  the  long  type of  reactor now  under develop­ It's  not  necessary  to  Rotate  these  rud when  he  knows how  to handle  ment,  the  boiling  water reactor,  he  NEW  YORK—^While  shipping  for  this port  perked slightly  said, "appears  to be  more  compact  jobs  if  the  present  delegate knows  his  duties.  and  lighter  ... is  suitable  to  the  over the past  period, it  is still  far  behind the  high it  hit dur­ What  he  is  doing.  X  *  i­ maneuvering  requirements  of  a  ing  the  early  part  of  the  year.  Bill  Hall,  assistant  secretary­ it  4"  *  •  Charles Dawson,  AB:  I think  we  Jose  Luis  Marrero,  2nd  cook:  I  merchant  ship  ... is  almost  self­ treasurer,  noted.  The greatest gain was in the  a  couple  of  vessels  scheduled  hers  regulating,  and  therefore,  it  does  should limit a delegate's Job  to one  think  every  man  should  get  a  .  trip.  Otherwise  a  break  in  being  a  not  require  an  elaborate  control  deck  department  which  fook  during  the  past  two  weeks.  more  than  one  third  of  the  301  There  were  20  vessels  paying  delegate  may  get  delegate and dele­ system."  ..to  the  point  that  gates  .should  Earlier  in the  hearings, the com­ jobs  shipped  during  the  past  two  off  in  this  area  during  the  last  he  loses  interest  change every trip.  mittee was advised that  the Admin­ weeks.  But  the  significant  fact  was  two  weeks.  Five  signed  on  and  in  the  job  and  This way the dele­,  istration  wasn't  seeking  authoriza­ the  jur  "n  shipping  among  class  14  were  in  transit.  All  of  these  takes  it  for  gates  will  not  tion  now  to build a  nuclear  fanker  C  meiv  .iiich  rose  from  25  in  the  ships  came  in  with  very  few  beefs  granted.  By  become too famil­ and  would  oppose  such  a. bill  if  it  prior  period  to  51  this  period.  By  outstanding.  Headquarters  would  changing  dele­ iar with  the crew,  were  introduced  in  Congress.  It  departments,  13  "C" cards  shipped  like  to  extend  a  vote  of  thanks  to  gates,  we  will  be  and can avoid any  was  made  clear  that  there  is  no  in  the  deck,  18  in  the  black  gang  the  delegates  and  crews  on  these  getting  fresh  partiality  on  his  room  in  the  proposed  budget  for  and  20  in  the  steward  department.  Ships  for  bringing  their  vessels  in  ideas,  and  also  part  in  settling  this  expenditure  and  that  a  bal­ Since there  was no major  change  dean.  relieving  a  dele­ beefs. Besides it's  anced budget  this year had priority  in  the  registration  totals  for  the  r  The  vessels  paying  off  here  dur­ increased  ing  the past  period  were  the  Wang  gate  of  dissentlon  that  may  arise  good  training and  keeps a man on  over such  "worthwhile" projects.  port,  ,Hall  said, tte  shipping for  class  C men  indicates  Pioneer  (Inter­Oceart);  CS  Miami,  among  the  crew.  his  toes. .  Rep.  Helbert  C.  Bonner  (Dem­ that  a  good  number  of  the  "A"  Council  Grove  (Cities  Service);  NC),  committee  chairman,  com­ and  "B"  men  on  the  beach  here  Ines,  Evelyn,  Suzanne,  Beatrice  mented  that  the  committee  has  are  waiting  for  a  special  run  or  (Bull);  Azaela City,  BienviUe, Gate­ spent  a  lot  of  time  trying  to carry  particular  ship.  way  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Alcoa  out  the  intent  of  the  1936  Mer­ As  for  the  next  two  weeks  ship­ Pilgrim  (Alcoa);  Marymar  (Cal­ chant  Marine  Act  and  that  "it  is  ping  should  remain  about  the  mar);  Steel  Rover,  Steel  Scientist,  hard  to  understand  the  position  of  same.  Although  there  are  a  num­ Steel  Navigator  (Isthmian);  Robin  the  Administration  and  the  Presi­ ber  of  vessels  expected  in  from  Sherwood,  Robin  Goodfellow  (Rob­ dent."  Rep.  Bonner noted  that  the  long  trips,  they  could  be  diverted  in);  LaSalle  (Waterman),  and  the  Seamen and  passengers alike  will truly  be "sailing, siailing,  President had  already vetoed  a hUl  to other  ports as  was  the case  with  Jefferson  City­  Victory  (Victory  over  the  bounding  main"  if  test  studies  for  an  80­knot­^­ Carriers).  Signing  on  were  the  Ocean  hour  hydrofoil  sea  Craft  can  be checked  out  in actual  opera­ Joyce  (Ocean  Clippers);  LaSalle  tion.  tons,­large  enough  to  carry  100  or  (Waterman);  Wang  Pioneer  (Inter­ The  Maritime  Administra­ more  riders.  Ocean);  Ines  (Bull);  Robin  Good­ fellow (Mormac)  and the Sand  Cap­ Hydrofoils are submerged, move­ tion has  just  awarded a  $248,­ tain  (Construction  Aggregates).  628  contract  to  Grumman  Aircraft  able fins  attached  to  a  vessel's  The  in­transit  vessels  were  the  Engineer  Corp.  to  design  a  high­ sides  that  provide  the  lift  to raise  Azalea  ' City,  Raphael  Semmes,  the  hull  from'the  water.  They en­ speed  test  vehicle  demonstrating  able  a  vessel  to  travel  faster  with  The  Alpoa  Partner became  the second  Alcoa ship this  year  Fairland,  Beauregard  (Pan­Atlan­ ths  operation  of  hydrofoil  craft  its  regular  propulsion  equipment  to  record  500  consecutive  days  without  a  lost­time  accident.  tic);  Losmar,  Flomar  (Calmar);  under  actual  sea  coiiditiohs.  Its  by  offering  Tess  resistance  to  the  The passing of  the 500­day mark  boosts the Partner's chances  Seatrain  Louisiana,  Seatrain  Geor­ gia,  Seatrain  New  Jersey,  Seatrain  size  will  be  between  50  and  100  water than  the  hull  itself.  Earlier  studies  by  Grumman  of  tieing  the  all­time  record  Recording  the  500­day  record  Texas  (Seatrain);  Andrew  Jackson  showed  that hydrofoil operation  Is  high  of  715  days,  set  by  an­ also  puts  the  Alcoa  Partner  in  a  (Waterman)  and  the  Eagle  Trans­ Moving? Notify  "well­suited  to  a  wide  range  of  other  Alcoa  ship,  the  Roamer  class  with  a  number  of'other  SIU  porter  (Terminal  Trans.).'  high  seas  application."  Hydrofoil  vessels  who  have  passed,  or  come  earlier this year.  SiUp Welfare  can  operate,  at  more  than  Company  officials,  to .commemo­ close  to  achieving  the  same  rec­ Seafarers  and  SIU  families  craft  times  ths  speed  of  conven­ rate  the  Partner's  accident­free  ord.  The  Robin  Tuxford  recorded  who  apply  for  maternity,  hos­ three  tional  vessels  while  maintaining  record,  presented  the  ship's  crew  502  accident­free  days  before  her  pital  or  surgical  benefits  frpm  the  same  ratio of  payload to  gross  with  a  movie  projector  while  the  sale  to  I^randtsen,  while  the Sea­ the  Welfaie  Plan  are  urged  to  weight.  They  should  also  be  able  vessel  was  at  the  Brooklyn  Army  train  Georgia,  had  recorded  over  keep  the  Union  or  the  Wei­ to  maintain  sustained  high  speeds  Base  yesterday.  460  days.  A  number  of  other  SIU  ­fare  Plan  advised  of  any  in  rough  seas  TAMPA—The fishing  ought  to  with  prospect  for  ships  have  gone  a  full  year  with­ As  part  of  its  poUcy  to  spur  In­ changes  of  address  vdille  their  much­improved  passenger  comfort  be  good  because  there  is  very  out  a  lost­time  mishap.  terest  among  the  crews  in  the  applications  are  being  proc­ in  ship  travel.  Uttle  in  the  way  of  shipping  to  The  Partner's  record,  coupled  joint  SlU­eompany  sponsored  essed.  Although  payments  arc  Additional studies are stiU  going  safety  program,  Alcoa  officials  with the  715­day record high  of the  divert Seafarers who arc  registered  often  made  by  return  mail,  ahead  with  a  view  to  designing  a  have^  announced  that  they  will  Roamer,  should  put  the  company  in  this  port.  changes  of  address  (or  illegible  500 r ton  Five  in­transits  summed  up  the  conventionaUy ­ powered  present  movie  projectors  and  close  to  the  top  in  the  annual  Na­ return  addresses)  delay  them  craft  and another of  port's activity, and  there were very  tional  Safety  Council  contest  for  undetermined  when  checks  or  "baby  bonds"  size for nuclear  propulsion.  Hydro­ other  prizes  to  vessels  having  500  the  safest fleet  in  the  merchant  few job calls  aboard  the ships  that  consecutive  accident­free  days.  are  returned.  Those  who  are  foil  craft  are  said  to  be  ideal  for  marine.  Alcoa's 16­vessel fleet  had  did  pull  into  Tampa  Bay.  moving  or  plan  to  move^ are  high­speed,  short­range  operation  Other  SIt7­contracted  companies  recorded  "only  18  lost­time  acci­ The five  ships  were  the  Alcoa  among  them  Mississippi  and  Isth­ advjsed  to  immediately  notify  Pennant  (Alcoa);  Warrior  and  La  dents  for  the  ten­month  period  in telatively  rough  seas.  They  are  mian grant  awards  to the  crews  of  SIU  headquarters  or  the  Wel­ reportedly being used  from  January  to  October,  Of  last  Salle  (Waterman);  Gateway  City  commercial­ vessels  having  the  lowest  accident  iare.Plan. at 11  Broadway,  New  ly  on  a  Unilted  scalk  in  Russia,  total  in  their fieets  over six­month  year.  Final  totals  for  .the  entire  (Pan  Atlantic),  and  Bradford  Is­ York,  NY.  .  year  have  not  yet  been  published.  land  (Cities Service).  or  one­year  periods.  :(Sii^ansr  ItelY­^  i  ­i*  '  NY  Jobs  On  Even Keel;  Predict Steady Shipping  Hydrofoil Test  Ship  Contratf  Awarded  Vessel  Boasts  500  Injury­Free  Days  Tampa Sees  Few  Ships  1  I  a  *^1  �Peteury  »» lUft  SEAFARERS  LOG  rate Sit  8IU Walters­Trainees  All Set  To  Go  >•" . K'"'  •ET'i­*"  sK' •  Mobile Welcomes Yisjt  By Safety Plan Director  MOBILE—The  start  of  Bull  Line's  coastwise  service  was  delayed  a  couple  of  days  when  the  Frances,  the  first  vessel  to  enter  the  service,  collided  with  a  German  freightship  in  this  port's  channel  during  a­*  —  ——:——  heavy  fog,  Cal  Tanner,  port  on the  fair side althopgh  there  was  agent, reports.  only  a  handful  of  vessels  in  poit.  '  Damage  to  both  vessels  was  not  during  the, period.  Among  thoM  too  extensive.  Tanner  noted,  and  here  for  the  payoff  or  in  traflSit  there  were  no  injuries  to  crew­ were the Alice  Brown  (Bloomfield); •   members on%ither ship.  The Fraur  Warrior, Claiborne,  Morning  Light,  ces  sailed five  days  late  after  un­ Monarch'Of  the  Seas  (Waterman)i  dergoing  repairs  in  the  shipyard.  Alcoa  Clipper,  Alcoa  Roamer,  Al­ The fog  which  caused the  collision  coa  Corsair,  Alcoa  Ranger  (Alcoa)j  had  been  plaguing  this  port  for  Frances  (Bull);  Steel  Maker,  Steel  three  days  and  was  Just  lifting  Director (Isthmian) and  the Del  Sol  when  the  Bull  Line  ship,  entering  (Mississippi).  the  harbor,'ran  into  the  German  Prospects  for  the  coming  two  freighter  about  half­way  down  the  weeks.  Tanner  said,  look  pretty  Ready to  go to work  under new  woiters' troining  progrom estoblished at SlU New York  heodquotters  channel.  good.  In  addition  to  a  fair­sized  ore troinees  (1 to  r) Joe  Cino, Herb  Yoger, Ken  Rose,  John  Simmons  ond Don  Stewort.  Progrom  is  There was a lot of favorable com­ number of  vessels scheduled  to hit  ^designed  to  quolKy  m^n  for  possenger  ship  service  needs.  A  portion  of  the  heodquorters  cafe­ ment  from  the  membership  here  the  port,  the  Alice  Brown,  which  teria hos  been  converted  to table  service  for  the  training program.  on  the  recent  meeting  held  by  has  been  in the  shipyard  here .for  Captain  Penney,  safety  director  of  the  last  three  weeks,  is  expected  the  SIU  Welfare  Plan,  with  com­ to  take  on  a  full  crew.  pany officials and  Seafarers on­ves­ sels in the harbor.  Captain Penney  outlined  the  Union's  safety  pro­ Tax­deductible "conventioneering"  abroad  luxury  cruise  liners  is  a  growing  business  gram  and how it  would work  to the  practice,  according  to. a  front­paged  item  in "The  Wall  Street  Journal."  benefit  of  all  hands.  Many  of  the  The story openly  touted  the  practice  with the headline:  men  were  of  the  opinion  that  the  'More  Conventioning  Businessmen • f land­based  gatherings,  with  the  liner  ope]fators  that  the  West  program  would  help  ^keep  ship­ Go  Down  To  The  Sea  In  Sliips'  result  that  the  conventioneers'  Indies  cruise  and  convention  tour  board, injuries down  to a  minimum  if  all  cooperated  with  it.  find  the  gatherings  somewhat  gimmick  can  keep  their  vessels  Negotiations  are  being  held  on  "Uncle  Sam  Helps  Foot, Bill  sedate.  fully  occupied  right' through  the  the various  HIWD contracts  in  and  For  West  Indies  Cruises—  Costs for  the  ladies  are  not  tax­ winter  season  when  travel  to  around  the  harbor.  Progress  has  NORWALK,  Ohio—Former  Sea­ ^  But Not  For The  Wives"  deductible,  although  some  far­ Europe  falls  off.  been  made  and  it  is expected  that  farer  Raymond  Davis  was  killed  Seagoing  conventions  have  a  seeing  executives  doubtless  pro­ Proposals  for  "floating  hotels"  major  advantage  over  those  held  vide  their  spouses  with  shiny  new  or  "convention  halls" dedicated  to  there  will  be  signihgs  In  the  near  on  February 13, 1959,  when  his car  collided  with  a  trailer  truck  on  shoreside  since no  one  can  run  off  shorthand  books  for  the  Occasion  this  new  cruise  trade  have  been  future.  Shipping  for  the  port  has  been  Route  20,  near  to  the  golf  course  while  the  busi­ to  justify  putting  the  girls  on  the  advanced  before  Congressional  here.  He' was  S3  ness  sessions  are  going  on.  The  e}4>ense  tab  also.  committees  several  times  since  years  old.  only  sour  note  reported  by  some  The  "Journal"  pointedly  noted  1955,  princip,ally  by  New  York  A  full  member  Is  that  the  shipboard  affairs  at­ how  one  group  held  two  business  hotelman  H.  B.  Cantor.  Measures  of  the  SIU,  Davis  tract  more  of  the  wives  than  the  meetings  on  the  cruise—one  on  seeking  Federal  assistance  in  had  been  sailing  each  leg  of  the  round  trip.  "At­ building  super­ships  capable  of  since  1943  in  the  tendance  was  carefully  checked  haufing  6,000  passengers  a  trip  engine  depart­ Get That SS  and  recorded  so  members  would  were  endorsed  by  the  AFL­CIO  ment,  but  in  re­ for their  tax forms,"  Maritime  Trades  Department  at  SAVANNAH  —  It  was  a  fairly  cent  years  had  Number Right  have evidence  the  story  recounted.  Another  hearings  last  year.  quiet  period  on  the  shipping  side  been*,  working  Seafarers filing  vacation  group  of,bankers  went  to  Nassau  'The  ships  would  offer  "pay  as  as  only  one  vessel.  Valiant  Enter­ Davit.  ashore  in  Nor­ money claims  should make  smre  in  1949, to  Havana in  1953 and  will  prise,  on  coastwise  articles,  signed  that  they  use  their  correct  So­ be  bound  for Bermuda for  Its con­ you  go"  service  '  sed .on  a  $50  on  in  thi!<  port  during  the  past  walk  for  the  State.  Highway  De­ payment  for  fare  only  by  each  two  weeks.  In  addition  there  were  partment. •   cial  Security  number.  Use  of  clave  this  October.  the wrong taumber means a cler­ Agencies  handling  the  ship  con­ passenger.  Each  traveler  would  10  in­transit  ships  calling  during  Davis  was  riding  in  his  car \vlth  his  nine­month­old  baby  daughter  ical  headache  for  the  Vacation  vention  business  report  it  boom­ then have  the'option  of  taking his  the period.  Plan  office  and  slows  up  the  ing,  with  the  result  that  there  are  meals  cafeteria­style,  in  one  of  In­transits  were  the  Seatrain  when  he  collided head  on with the  handling  of  payments.  far  too  few  ships  to  accommodate  several  dining  rooms  or  even  Texas,  Georgia,  'Savannah  (twice),  trailer. The  baby  was  thrown  clear  Also, a  Seafarer  who uses  the  the  traffic.  One  tour  concern  re­ bringing  his  own.  The  ship  was  Louisiana  (Seatraihlj  Chiwawa  of  the  car  and  was apparently  un­ Incorrect  Social  Secimity  num­ ported  its  business  of  this  type  visualized  as  a  way  of  tapping the  Cities  Services);  Fatrland,  Azalea  hurt.  ber  is  crediting  his  tax  deduc­ tripled  since  1955.  The  growing:  vast  potential  of  middle­income  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  Steel  King,  He  is  survived by  his  wife,  Mrt.  tions to  some  other  US  worker.  business  has  spurred  the  realiza­ Americans unable  to pay thpir  way  and  the  Steel  Navigator  (Isthmi­ Mildred  Davis  mnd  Us  daughter,  Cathy.  i  an).  tion  by  some  of  the  transatlantic  for  luxury  travel  overseas.  .  New Tax Dodge: Ship Conclaves  r..­ ?• ,  t'­ i.  Crash KiNs  Ray  Davis  SavannahOn  Short Ration  I;­ I'  • I  •  i'  i'i 't<'  t  •  ?j­ I  it 'i'  Too Big For One?  Get Help !  It's unfortunate,  from the  sofety point  of  view, that  too,  many  crewmembers  regard  it  as  a  sign  of  weakness  to  osk  for  help  in  hoisting  and  carrying heavy  loads.  The  result of  attempting to  do the  job singiehonded  is all  too  often a  disabling infury.  If the load is too big to handle, there's no point in treat­ ing it  as a challenge  to your  manhood.  Get a  shipmate  to  give  you  a hand  and  protect  yourself  from  possible  flrief. •  •   i,  ­.  '­­yr  r:r­ �im­­ ;  y»bnuit «e9. itw  SEAFARERS  LOG  PiMW Sevai  Tips For Seafarers On Filing  \m DOllAR'S  WOM  Federal Income Tax Returns  Slafarer's Guide  To  Better  Buying  By  Sidney  Margolin*  Some Buying Questions Answered  The  following is an up­to­date revision of  an article hy the SIU's tax expert on question#  involving Seafarers'  income tares.  %  t  Generally,  with  very  few  blindness apply also to a taxpayer's  and medicine can be deducted. The  exceptions,  seamen  are  wife,  and  can  also  be  claimed  by  deductible  portion  is  then  com­ bined  with  other  medical  and  treated  no  differently  under  both of  them.  dental  expenses  which  are  subject  the income tax laws than  any  in In^cases where a man's wife lives  a  foreign  country,  he  can  still  the  three  percent  rule.  How­ other citizen or resident of the  claim  the  $600  exemption  for  her  to  ever,  deductions  of  aU  expenses  as his  wife.  If  she  has  income' in  for  medical  services,  drugs  and  US.  OIL BURNERS:  "I am considering  buying an oil  burner.  We  wanted  a  low­pressure  burner  as  we  have  heard  they  are  cheaper  to  operate.  But  my  husband  was  told  that  low­pressure  burners  are  complicated  and  require  a  skilled  repairman,  and  that  the  high­pressure  type  is  Just  as  efficient  and  economical."  '  It  is  true  that  the  low­pressure  burners  are  more  economical  but  also  moi^ complicated.  Most  repairmen  don't  understand  them  imless  (The  non­resident  alien  seaman  must  also file  a  return,  but  the  apecially^ained.  Some  won't  even  work  on  them.  This  department  recommends  the  Shell  head  with  a  high­pressure  rules are not  the Same  for him.)  burner.  This special  combustion  system  makes  a  high­pressure  burner  WHO  MUST  FILE.  Those  un­ comparable in economy to a low­pressure.  The Shell head  costs dealers  der  65  years  of  age  earning *over  about  $45­$50  extra,  and  most  will  install  It  for  about  $60  extra.  It  ­delays the  oil until  the fan  is operating  at full  speed,  and  has  built  up  $600  and  those  over  65  earning  maximum  pressure.  Thus  the  burner  starts  operating  at  its  pedft  of  over $1,200  must file  a  Federal  tax  combustion  efficiency.  The  head  also  cuts  off  the  burner  at  its  peak  return.  of  comburtion.  This eliminates  the  smoky  starts and  stops  which  both  If  earnings  were  less  than  the  waste  oil  and cause  soot  One  of  the  largest  Eastern  wholesale  equip­ minimums  stated,  and  withholding  ment suppliers, The Sid Harvey Co., estimates savings of  300­600 gallons  a  year  with  this  type  of  head,  thus  recovering  the  initial  cost  In  a  year's time.  The, Shell  and  similar  special  heads  seem  most  satisfactory  with  cast­iron  boilers;  but  also  can  be  used  with  steel  boilers  and. hot­air  furnaces if  the combustion  chamber is  not too limited as in some  small  suspended furnaces.  In these,  the Shell head may  cause too  hot a fi»e.  the  foreign  country,  it  cannot  be  medicines  are  limited  to  a  max­ taxed  by  the  US.  imum of  $2,500 for each  exemption  In addition, a  taxpayer can claim  claimed  up  to  a  total  of  $10,000.  $600 for  each child,  parent,  grand­ The  three  percent rule  on  medical  parent,  brother,  brpther­in­law,  services  does  not  apply  in  cases  sister, sister­in­law,  and each uncle,  where  a  taxpayer  is  over  65,  but  aunt,  nephew  or  niece  dependent  the  one  percent  rule  on  medicines  on him,  provided he provides  more  and  drugs  does.  than  one­half  of  their support dur­ CHILD  CARE.  This  allows  a  ing  the  calendar  year.  The  de­ deduction  of  up  to  $600  to  a  pendent  must  have  less  than  $600  widower,  divorced  or  legally  sepa­ income anff'iive  in the US.  Canada,  rated  taxpayer  toward  the  co^  of  Mexico, Panama or the Canal  Zone.  providing  care of  a  child  under  12  A  child  under  19,  or  a  student  or  a  person  physically  or  mentally  over 19 can earn over $600 and still  incapable  of  support,  regardless  of  count  as  a  dependent  if  the  tax­ age.  This  expense  is  deductible  payer  provides  more  than  one­half  only  if  its  purpose  is  to allow  the  taxpayer  to  remain  gainfully  em­ cf  his  support.  The  law  also  enables  a  seaman  ployed.  It  cannot  be  claimed  if  •   *  *  .  who  is  contributing  (with  other  the  payment  for  child  care  went  TANK  CONDENSA­nON:  "Can  Methanol  anti­freeze  be  used  with  relatives) more  than ten  percent of  to a  person  who  is already  claimed  fuel  oil  for  condensation or  does it  hava  to  be  plain  alcohol?"  the  support  of  a  dependent  to  as  a  dependent.  Experts  say  any  wood  alcohol  ALIMONY.  Periodic  payments  claim, an  exemption  for  that  indi­ bould  be  used  in  a  fuel  tank,  but  cf  alimony to  a  wife  in accord  with  vidual,  provided  the  other  contrib­ it's  neither  an  efficient  nor  cheap  utors, file  a  declaration  that  they  a  written agreement  between  them  method  of  solving  the  problem  of  will  not  claim  the  dependent  for  can be  deducted.  water  in  a  tank.­  For  one  thing,  tax  was  deducted,  a  return  should  that  year.  CASUALTY  LbsSES.  The  rea­ alcohol  won't  prevent  corrosion.  be  filed  in  order  to  receive  a  re­ DIVIDEND  INCOBIE.  If  a  sea­ sonable  value  of  all  clothing  and  Water may collect  for a  number of  fund, of  the  entire  tax  deducted.  nr.an  has  income  from  stock  divi­ gear lost at sea due  to storm,, vessel  reasons  besides  condensation.  If  WHEN  TO  FILE.  Tax  returns  dends, he  can exclude the first $50  damage,  etc.,  for  which  the  tax­ you  do  have  water  in. your  tank,  it needs  to  be  pumped  oiit  Many  must  now  be filed  by  April  15,  he  receives  as  dividend  income  payer  is  not  otherwise  compen­ 275­gallon  indoor  tanks  also  have  1959.  However, the April  15 dead­ from  his  gross  Income.  He  may  sated,  can  be  deducted  as  an  ex­ a  bottom  drain.  If  the  water  can't  line is ­waived in cases where a sea­ be  eligible  to  an  additional  credit  pense.  The same applies  to fire loss  be pumped or  drained off  for some  man  is  at  sea.  In  such  instances,  against  his total  tax liability up  to  or  losses  in  auto  accidents  which  are  not  compensated  by  insurance.  reason,  you  can  .use  calcium­ the  seaman must file  his return  at  the first opportunity, along  with an  LOSSES  DUE TO  THEFT.  Per­ chloride salts  to inhibit  rust  Most  affidavit  stating  the  reason  for fil­ .'inal  items  the  loss  of  which  can  dealers  can  sell  you  this  material  b€  proven  are deductible.  in  tablet  or  powder  form  to  put  ing  later  WORK  CLOTHES, TOOLS.  The  in  the  tank.  But  don't  overpay.  Another tox  rule  specifically  af­ cost  and 'cleaning  of  uniforms  and  Some  of  these  preparations  carry  fecting  seamen  governs  situations  work  clothes  which  ordinarily  pan­ a  printed  price  of  $3  on  the  pack­ where  a  seaman  signs  on  in  one  not  be  used  as  dress  wear  can  be  age  but  cost  the  dealer  only  25  year,, signs  off  the  next  and  gets  a  statement  of  his wages  and  the tax  deducted.  This  includes  protective  cents.  4i  4>  ill  withheld  (W­2  form)  fro^  the  work  shoes,  gloves,  caps,  foul  weather  gear,  clothing  ruined  by  HEARING  AIDS:  "Is  there  shipping  coinpany  when  he  signs  grease  or  paint,  plus  tools  bought  inore  to hearing  aids than  amplification?  One  company,  Bdltone,  says  off.  Under  such  an  arrangement,  for  use  on  the  job,  or  books  and  theirs have  directional finders.  Is  it true  that  tests made  in the usual  it is possible  for a  seaman  to  have  suiroundings are  better  than  those  made  in  the lv>oths  of  heartog­aid  no  income  in  one  year  and  the  a  maximum  of  four  percent of  the  periodicals  used  in  direct  connec­ centers?  Beltene  claims  their  company  has  a  patent  which  is ­far  in  equivalent  of  two  years'  income  balance  of  the  dividends  received  tion  with  work.  in  another.  advance  of  others.  Is  this  true?"  UNION  DUES.  Dues  and  initia­ in  1958.  "Directional finders" is not  a  specific  term, and doesn't  mean  much.  In  order  to  alleviate  this  situa­ tion  fees  paid  to  labor  organiza­ CONTRIBUTIONS.  A  taxpayer  Some hearing  aids have  tone control,  and others  have devices  to make  tion, the  seaman can report  the to­ can  tions  and  most  union  assessments  deduct  up  to  20  percent  of  sound loud,  medium and  soft.  All aids first must  be  tested in  a  booth,  tal  of  his  allotments,  slops,  draws  gross  income  for  contributions  to  can  be  deducted.  then in  natural surroundings.  The League  for Hard  of  Hearing,  which  and  other^cash  items  as  income  charitable  institutions,  and  an  ad­ WELFARE  BENEFITS.  Benefits  we consulted,, is not allowed  to specify  which  makes  may  be  best.  Its  and  then  deduct  this  amount  from  ten  percent  in  contribu­ received  from  the  SIU  Welfare  ; experts  state  that  Beltone  is  a  good  aid,  but  do  not  indicate  any  evi­ the  total  income  reported  on  the  ditional  tions  to  churches,  hospitals  and  Plan  do  not  have  to  be  reported  W­2  form  he  gets  in  the  second  ; idence that it is "best" as you say Beltone claims.  as income  with one  exception. That  educational  institutions.  *  *  *  year.  INTEREST.  Interest  paid  to  LIVING COSTS:  "You mention figures of  $5,000 and  $5,400 in refer­ He  cannot  claim  any  tax  with­ ' ence to a  standard of  living.  What  are the known  factors  or standards  held  in  the first  year" either,  but  banks  and  individuals  on  loans,  you base it on?  Where can I get a  copy of  these standards  to study for  can  claim  all  of  it  for  the  second  mortgages,  etc.,  is  deductible.  our  imion  local?  If­what  you  say  is  true,  then  many  workers  at  our  year when  he files his return  along  TAXES.  State  and  city  retail  plant are  $1,000 a  year below  the standard  of  living."  sales  taxes,  property  and  school  with  the  W­2  form.  These figures  were  approximations  based  on  studies  by  the  Bureau  state  stamp  taxes  on  securi­ taxes,  HOW  TO  FILE.  The  Seafarer  ties,  state  of  Labor  Statistics  and  the  Heller  Committee  of  the  University  of  who  gas  taxes,  auto  license  has  deductible  expenses  and  drivers'  California,  of  costs of  a "modest  but  adequate" standard  of  living  fair  (amounting  license  fees and  state  to  ten  percent  or  less  a family  of  four.  The Heller  Committee  standard  is a  little more  ade­ of  income) and  an income of  under  income  taxes  actually  paid  within  quate.  If  we  may  take  the  liberty  of  updating  the  cominittse's figures  consisting  of  wages  on  the  year  are  deductible.  and  adjusting  them for other  cities,  without  the  committee's  sanction,  $10,000,  which  tax  was  withheld  and  not  MEDICAL  AND  DENTAL  EX­ we  estimate, that  currdntly  this  standard  of  living  for  a  home­owning  more  than  $200  of  other  income  PENSES.  All  expenses  over  three  wage­earner family would  range from  about $6,l00­$6,200 in  San Franr­ (for example, untaxed wages, divid­ percent  of  adjusted  gross  Income  ' Cisco to  about  $5,400  in Scranton,  Pa.  In  Detroit and  Cincinnati  which  ends  or  interest  earnings),  is  ad­ for doctor and dental bills, hospital  is  for  a  Seafarer  over  65  who  is  are  about  average  for  the  country,  this  cost  would  be about  $5,900  a  vised to use the short form, 1040 A.  bills,  medical  and  hospital  insur­ getting disability  benefits.  The  law  such  payments  to  men  :  year.  A renting  family's costs  would  be  about $400  a  year  less.  with  incomes  under  $10,000  ance,  nurse  care  and  similar  costs  considers  over 65 as  pensions and taxes  them  The  lower­cost  BLS standard  for a  renting family  of  four, now  runs  Those  but  with  deductible  expenses  can  be  deducted.  Other such  costs  about  $4,700­$4,800  in New  York  City  which  is one  of  the  lowest­cost  higher  than  ten  percent  of  income  include  such  items  as  eyeglasses,  as  income.  ^  cities.  For  the  average  city this  cost  would  be  about  $4,900.  should  use  the  long  form,  1040.  ambulance  service,  transportation  GAMBLING  GAINS.  All  net  You  can  get  a  copy  of  the  Heller  Committee's  "Quantity  and  Cost  Those Seafarers  Whose incomes are  to doctors'  offices, rental of  wheel­ gains from  gambling  (the  excess of  Budgets" for  $1.50 from  the ASUC  Store,  Berkeley,  Calif.  "Standards  $10,000  or more  must  use  the  long  chairs and  similar equipment, hear­ gains  if  any,  over  losses)  must  be  reported  as  income.  However,  if  i.and  Levels  of,Living of  City­Worker  FiuniUes"  by Faith  M.  Wiiliams,  form,  1040.  .  ,  ing  aids,  artificial  limbs  and. cor­ more  was  lost  than  gained  during  (  Reprint  No. 2204, can  be secured from  the­US Bureau of  Labor Statis­ A  husband  and  wife  should file  rective  devices.  the year,  the  losses are not  deduc­ 'tics,  Washington  25,DC. or from  region^ BUS offices in  Bos^^  a  joint  return  on  either  the  long  However,  If  the  Seafarer  Is  re­ tible,  but  simply  cancel  out  the  '  cago. New  York, Atlanta and San Francisco.  or short  form to  take advantage  of  imbursed by the Seafarers Welfare  gains.  .•   UNION­MADE  CIGARETTES:  "My  husband  is a  union man.  I read  the split­luuuuie  provisions, even  if  Plan  for  any  of  these  costs,  such  TAX  CREDIT  FOR  RETIRE­ as  family hospital  and surgical  ex­ MENT  INCOME.  A  tax  credit  of  :  your paper  and  was interested  in  that you  mentioned Camels  as being  the  wife has no  income.  j  non­union  made  but  didn't  mention which  are  union  made.  HoVr  can  EXEMPTIONS.  Each  taxpayer  pense,  he cannot  deduct the  whole  upcto  $240  is  allowed  for  indiv'd­ I  we purchase  the union­made  products if  we don't know  what they  are?  is entitled  to  a  personal exemption  bill,  only  that  part  which  is  in  uals  against  retirement  income  ;.'I  asked  several union  men  and  they  didn't know."  of  $600  for  himself,  $600  for  his  excess  of  the benefits  paid  by  the  such  as  rents,  dividends  and  earn­ ings  at  odd­jobs.  However,  an  ad­ Al^ cigarettes except  those  mahufactw^d  by  the Ri  J.  Reynolds  Co.  wife,  an  addiUonal  $600  if  he  is  Plan.  are iinioh­made.  non­union Reynolds  brands include  Camels, . Win­ over  65  and  another  $600  if  he  is  All expenses over one  percent of  justment  must  be  made  in  this  bjU^d.  The exempttpos  age and  adjusted  gross  ineolne  tor  drtigs  credit  for Social  Security  benefits.  •   aton. Salem,  .  "...  I  II  ^1  '  11 ^1  i  :'(l  •• • 'I i  .1  I  �Pare  Bdit  New  Orieans  Bounces  Back  NEW  ORLEANS—Now  that  the  Mardi  Gras  is  over,  shipping  is  again  the  main  topic  of  conversa­ tion  among  the  men* on  the  beach  in this  port.  And a  good topic  it is  as  the  totals  showed  that  shipping  ran  slightly  ahead  of  registration  for  the  period.  There  was  a  total  of  32  vessels  calling  into  the  port  over  the  past  period.  Six of  them paid  off, three  signed  on  and  23  were  in  transit.  In  addition  to  the  men  Shipped  to  deep­sea  berths,  there  were  10  re­ lief  jobs  and  42  HIWD  berths  called  in  during  the  past  two  Any  Seafarer  planning  to  sign  with  Christpias  in  Rio  and  New  wee^s.  on the  Hurricane in the near future  Years  in  BA.  Other  thanks  went  The  next  period  should  remain  had  better  make  to  the  galley  gangs  on  the  Brad­ about  the  same,  as  there  will  bC  a  sure  ha  brings  ford  Island,  Robin  Goodfellow,  number  of  vessels calling  in  trans­ along  some  Beauregard,  Edith,  Valiant  Faith,  it,  and  this  will  mean  calls  for  clothes  that  are  Coe  Victory,  Armonk,  Seatrain  replacements.  So far  there are  siX'  at  least  one  size  Louisiana,  Pacificus  and  the  Steel  vessels  scheduled  to  pay  off  and  larger  than  those  Seafarer.  Special  mention  was  sign  on  here  during  the  next  two  he  is  wearing  given  to  baker  Grady  Faircloth  weeks  and  20  or  more  as  in­ now,  Edward  for  a  Job  well  done  in  the  sweets  transits.  Dooley,  ship's  department  on  the  Steel  Seafarer.  Paying  off  here  were  the  Del  delegate,  warns.  Norte,  Del  Santos,  Del  Sol,  Del  It is almost  guar­ It  may take some doing,  but  the  Mundo  (Mississippi);  Steel  King  Dooley  anteed  that  he  crew  of  the  Valiant  Explorer  ex­ (Isthmian)  and  the  Producer  (Ma­ will  not  be  able  to  wear  the  same  pects  to  have  the  vessel  up  to  rine  CaWiers).  Signing  on  were  size  when  he  gets  off,  be  said,  as  SIU  standards  in  short  time,  ac­ the  Alcoa  Partner  (Alcoa),  Lucile  the  cooking,  baking  and  service  cording  to  ship's  delegate  George  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield)  and  the  aboard  the  Hurricane  is  "out  of  OHoorke.  The crew took  over  the  Steel Maker  (Isthmian).  this world."  However,  possibilities  vessel  not  too  long  ago  after  the  In­transits  were  the  Alcoa  of  an  open  berth  soon  are  dim  as  ship transferred back  to the  Amer­ Ranger, Alcoa  Cavalier, Alcoa Clip­ this  trip  has  all  the  earmarks  of  ican flag  from  Liberian  registry.  per,  Alcoa  Partner  (Alcoa);  Sea­ a  vwy  good  voyage,  Dooley  noted.  The  vessel,  they  found,  had  been  train  Louisiana,  Georgia  (Sea­ All of  the crewmembers are  really  stripped  of  most fire  equipment,  train); Del  Norte,  (Mississippi); Lu­ >howing  that  "good  SIU  brother­ bunk  lights,  tools  and  utensils.  cile  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield);  ,h6bd  spirit" and  are keeping  beefs  However,  the  captain  has  co­ Yaka,  Topa  Topa,  Morning  Light  operated  with  the  crew  oh  store  (Waterman);  Raphael  S e m m e s.  low  and  cooperation  high.  requisitions and  most  of  the major  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlantic);  At­ t  4  thanks were in order for « num­ items  were  aboard  before  the  ves­ lantis  (Petrol  Shipping),  the  Edith  ber  of  steward  departments in  the  sel  left  New  York,  O'Rourke  said.  and  the  Frances  (Bull).  meeting  reports  received  by  head­ quarters  during  the  pas't  week.  Most  of  them  were  for  the fine  holiday  meals  served  Christmas  and  New  Year's  days.  Among  tliem  were  thanks  to  chief  stew­ ard  Bourgeois,  second  steward  Lanier, chief  cook  Huston  and  the  rest  of  the  department  on  the  Del  HARRISBURG—Pennsylvania  Is.  the  latest  maritime  Mar.  The  meals  were "excellently  state to  get In  line  with  tax  increases.  A tax­study  commis­ prepared  and  proficiently  served,"  sion has recommended $425 million in new taxes which would"  they  said.  The  crew  celebrated  go  into effect  on  June  1.  the  holidays  in  South  America  The  Pennsylvania  taxes  with  SIU  men  is  the  question  of  would  Include  an  increase  in  legal  residence.  New  York" authori­ the  state  sales  tax  from  three  to  ties  in  the  past  have  held  that  31^  percent;  a  one­cent  increase  where  a  Seafarer. uses  the  head­ in  cigarette  taxes,  a  25  percent  quarters  hall  or  the­  Seamen's  tax oh  dgars and  tobacco; a tax  on  Church  Institute  as  a  mailing  ad­ soft drinks  and  taxes  on  corporate  dress,  then  that  establishes him  as  income,  personal  property  and  a .rerident  of  New  York  State.  In  (luch an  instahce, he has­io: pay tax  other items.  Pennsylvania's  action  comes  on all his  earnings, whether, or not  after  proposals  for  income  tax  in­ he  rvorked  for  companies  with  Liberia  may  be  losing  some  of  creases  in  New  York  and  Califor­ headquarters  in  New  l^­qrk.  • .  its  luster as a  tax haven  according  nia  as  well  as  increases  in  taxes  A  Seafarer  wbuld  have  to  show  to  latest  accounts.  One  sign  is  the  on  gasoline,  cigarettes  and  other  l»roof  tkat he  hto actiigi  residence  announcement  that Firestone  Rub­ consumer  items.  Similarly,  Massa­ in  a  state  other  than  New  Y^  ber  Plantations  Company  has  chusetts  has  Just  put  its  state  in­ to  establii^  exemption .from toeto  agreed  to pay  ah additional  10 per­ come  tax  on  a  witliholding  basis  taxes.  cent  tax  to  the  Liberian  Govern­ and  is  arguing  over  a  statewide  Since  New  York  is  the  leading  ment  on  income  derived  from  its  sales tax.  port,  most  SlU­contracted  compa­ Liberian  operations.  The  tax  increases  are  not  neces­ nies  do  have  their  headquarters  The  agreement  now  raises  Fire­ sarily  confined  to  maritime  states  here.  Major  companies  whose  stone's  Liberian tax  rate to  35  per­ since many  others,  including  Mich­ headquarters''  are  in ^ther  states  cent  of  income.  In  addition  hun­ fgan and  Colorado, are  taking simi­ Include  Waterman,  Fan­Atlantic,  dreds  of  US  citizens  working  for  lar  steps.  Mississippi,  Alcoa,  Bloomfield  and  the  company  who  have  never  had  iSiiwannee. Seafarers who are work­ to pay US or  Liberian income taxes  As  reported  in  the  last  SEA­ inn  for  these  companies  and  are  will  now  have  to  pay  tax  to  Li­ FARERS  LOG,  the  New  York  not  residents  of  New  York  State  beria.  In  agreeing to  the tax  boost,  State  income  tax  change  would  in­ do  not  have to  pay  New  York  Firestone  said  it  took  into  con­ clude  a  switch  to  a  withholding  State  taxes  on  earnings  aboard  sideration  the  Liberian  Govern­ basis  as  well  as an  actual  increase  toese  companies'  ships.  ment's  development  program  in the  tax rates.  which it  Wanted to assist. The  com­ For  Seafarers  working  for  com­ Be Sure To Get  pany  reported  a  $14,000,000  profit  panies  in  several  different  states  in  1958  from  its  Liberian  opera­ and  having  residence  in  a  state  other  than  where  they  work,  the  ­  Dues Receipts  tions  alone.  Headquarters  again  wishes  to  However  while  shopping  afound  new tax  set­up offers more  than its  for  additional  revenue,  the  Liber­ share  of  headaches.  Seafarers  remind  all  Seafarers  that  pay­ ian  government  has  not  made  working part  otthe year for a  New  ments  of  funds,  for  .whateVer  mention  of  taxing  the  income  of  York company  will be  taxed during  Union,purpose,  be  made,  only  .millions  of  tons  of  American­ that  period  at  a  rate  which  as­ to  authorized  A&G  representa­ and  tha( an  official  Union  owned  merchant  vessels registered  sumes that  they  will  be  continuing  tives  receipt  be  gotten  at  that  time.  . under  her flag.  A  tax  on  these  such  earnings  in  the  state  for  the  If  no  receipt  is  offered  be  sure  runaway  ships  ­could  provide  a  fuil  year.  For  most  Seafarers  this  to  protect  yourself  by  Immedi­ profitable  means  of  revenue  to the  will  mean  that  they  will, have  to  ately  bringing the matter to  thp  file for  tax  refunds  from  the  state  Liberian  government,  but  might  attention  of  the  secretary­tr'»ais­ also  cause  the  ships  involved to  each'year.  .. .  ...  hunt for  another,'hiftndier fla'gi '  ­ Another probleih  that has  arisen  ufer's offijto­  .  SIU SHIPS AT SEA  l­'j­ia.  li'l:  |/v;;;  ;;i;  !' X  .  V; .­'  '  •  S> ­  •  t.  •   ,  •:  Ir :*• I'­­  • ­?• • '    ' •  '  dV' •   •  *  ^  Febninp. 27,  195$  SEdFARERS  LOG  Pa. Joins  Maritime  States' Tax­Boosting  Liberia  Votes  Tax, But Not  On  Runaways  iiiiairSi.'.;'...  INIS  (gull),  Jan.  It—Chairman,  1.  LatMfi  taeratary,  R.  Deuolaa.  No  beefs.  Television  set  and  converter  need  repairing.  Each  dept.  delegata  to  put  In  repair  list.  KENMAR  (Calmer),  Jan.  1»—Chair­ man,  J.  Davis;  Secretary,  R.  Carr.  No  be^fs,  Getting  coffee  pots  and  smaU  Pitchers  for  tables.  to  come  aboard.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for­flne  holiday  meals.  Each man­to  donate $1 for  ships fund.  Repair  lists  given  to  dept.  delegates.  OCEAN  EVELYN  (Marltlms  Over­ seas),  Dac,  1S­.­Chaitman,  Nickolsen;  Secretary,  None.  No  maior  beefs.  Few  disputed  hours OT.  Request  new  washing  machine  or  have  present  one  repaired.  Suggest  timer  in  washing  machine.  Dairy ­  box  door'  urgently  needs  repair...  Suggest  extra  electric  sockets  InstaUed  in  messroom.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  good  Job.  ROBIN  GOODFELLOW  (Robin),  Jan.  11—Chairman,  H.  Nelson;  Secretary,  B.  Stark.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  good  holiday  menus.  Chief  electrician  hospitalized.  Two  men  missed  ship.  S4.49  In  ship's  fund.  Use  washing  machine  carefully.  AU  sur­ ORION  PLANET  (Orion),  Dec.  3S—  plus  linen  and  cots' to  be  turned  In.  Chairman,  A.' Brown;  Secretary,  T.  Request  less  noise  in  alleyways. '  ' Parrstt.  Warning  about  drinking  on  watch.  One  man  died;  body  at  Sin­ OCEAN  EVELYN  (Marltlmo  Over­ gapore.  One  man  hospitalized  at  Sin­ Mas),  Nov.  S3—Chairman,  None;  See­ gapore,  one  in  Sasebo.  Japan.  'Two  men  missed  ship  In  'Yokohama.  Japan.  One  man  logged.  Few  hours  OT  dis­ puted.  New  delegate  elected.  Re­ turn  coffee  cups  to  pantry  after  use.  Vote  of  thanks  to  outgoing  'Belegato  for  good  job.  RAPHAEL  SEMMES  (Pan­Atlantic),  Jan.  35—Chairman,  P.  Csrier;  Secre­ tary,  B.  Yarn.  No  beefs.  All  repairs  ­taken  care  of—new  list  to  be  turned  In  for  payoff.  $25.29  ship's  fund.  Vote  of  thanks  to steward  dept.  for  food  &  ser­'ice;  Scuttle  butt  to  be  repaired  In  Port  Newark.  TV ­ to  be  repaired.  Request  donation  for  ship  fund.  Dis­ cussion  on  having  beneffciary  card  filled  out  properly  and  poking  of  more  accurate  sailing  board!  Have  day  off  clause  put  into  trallershlp  agreement.  SEATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Seatrain),  rotary,  R.  SIroa*.  No  becfst  every­ Jan.  J.  Collins;  Secre­ thing  running  smoothly.  Some  dis­ tary,  35—Chairman,  N.  Remley.  No  major  beefs.  puted. OT.  Have  ship  fumigated.  Clari­ Some  disputed  OT.  Ship's  fund  $192.  fication  needed  re  unlicensed  person­ In  keeping deck  nel performing  welding work  on board  Cooperation requested  Repair  Icebox  door  in  mess­ whip  on  weekends:  clarify.  OT  rates.  clean.  room.  Vote  of. thanks  to  steward  8­12 firemen's  quarters  porthole  leak­ dept.  for  job  well  done.  Request  ing  badly.  New  mattresses  ­needed.  laundry  man  to  come  aft  .to  pick  Discussion  on  repairs.  Suggest  waste  crew's  personal  laundry:  Vote  up  of  disposal  be  placed  in  recreation  room,  thanks  to  Bill  Hall  for  prompt  action  also  library  be  locked  up  in  port.  Re­ received  re  ventiiaiing  system  in  en­ quest  linen  be  placed  In  linen  locker  gine  room.  TV  set  to  be  raffled  for  and  not  In  recreation  room.  new set.  Laundry  room  needs sougec­ Ing  and  painting.  OCEAN  DINNY  (Maritime  Ovarteas),  Jan.  It—Chairman,  C.  MaiaH;  Secre­ ALCOA  RUNNER  (Alcoa),  Jan.  35—  tary,  T.  Dalaney.  Chief  steward  in­ Chairman,  C.  Welsh;  Secretary,  R.  jured  and  hospitalized  In  Yokohama,  Hell.  Pick  up  all  books  before  pay­ should  rejoin, ship  in  Okinawa.  Mate  off.  $4.70  ship's  fund.  One  man fired  using  key  to  enter  crew  rooms.  One  in  Puerto  Rico.  Few  hours  OT  dis­ man  missed  ship  in  Kobe.  Some  dis­ puted.  No beefs.  Keep library  locked.  puted  OT.  Discussion  on  slop  chest  Request  more  caution  in  laundry,  as  and  fresh  milk  situation.  Capt.  in­ water  has flooded  storeroom  causing  spected  reefers  with  chief  cook—  damage.  should  be  sufficient  stores  to'last  to  Okinawa.  Delegate  to  collect  $1  per  HASTINGS  (Waterman),  Jan.  11—  man  to  cover  message  cost  and act  as  Chairman,  W.  Palmer;  Secretary,  J.  treasurer.  Wells.  Captain  to  put  draw  out  every  In  India—men  told  not  to  foul­ MASSMAR  (Calmar),  Jan.  1$—Chair­ day  up.  No  beefs;  everything  running  man,  C.  King;  Sscretary.  J.  Eichen­ smoothly.  barg.  No  beefs.  Repair  list  to  be  made  before  canal.  One  man  missed  ANTINOUS  (Waterman),  Jan.  :mip  Ijtaving  Baltimore.  Deck  dept.  to  write  letter  to  hdqrs.  re  necessary  Chairman,'  F.  LambertI;  Secretary,  OT.  New  washing  machine  to  be  or­ Charles  Parker.  Three  men  hospi­ talized  and  left  In  Japan.  Ship's  fund  dered.  *28.  S'.­i  hours  disputed  OT.  Fireman  STEEL  DESIGNER  (Isthmian),  Jan.  hospitalized,  one  wiper  ill,  and  baker  14—Chairman,  J.  Lapolnte;  Secretary,  and  messman  hospitalized.  No  beefs.  J.  Shelton.  Repair  being  done  slowly.'  Request  new  washing  machine.  Be­ Some  disputed  OT.  No  beefs,  See  cause  of  only  one  active  wiper,  elec­ about  painting  engine  dept.  foc'sles.  trician  allowed  to  paint ,pwD  quarters  with  payment  ol OT.  ,'  OCEAN  ULLA  (Overseas),  Jan.  11  SHINNECOCK  BAY  (Veritas),­ Jan.  —Chairman,  C.  Connell;  Sacretary,  S.  Rothschild.  Repair  list  given  to  cap­ 11—Chairman,  P.  Brady;  Secretary,  J.  Jellette.  NeW:  ateward  aboard  ip  tain.  Sufficient  money  will  be  avail­ able  to crew  for small  draw  on arrival  Houston borrowed  money  from several  In  US.  Two  men  signed  on  in  Casa­ membert  and  shirts,  then  south  of  blanca as OS—have  iy>  seamans papers  border.  No­beefs.  Vote  of  thanks  to  or  Union  affiliation.  One  man  logged  ' retiring  delegate  for  job  well  done.  —not  lifted.  All  ships  should  carry  Complaint  about  unsanitary  handling  spare  washing  machine  motor.  Amer­ Of  meat.  Pantrymqn not. keeping place  ican  money  or  travelers'  checks  to  be  clean.  Require more  night  lunch.  Issued  only.  Clean  up  foc'sles  and  STEEL  SEAFARER  (Isthmian),  Jan.  lockers  before  arrival  In  States.  Or­ dered  mattresses  not  received.  In­ 3S—Chairman,  R.  Hauser;  Secretary,  S.  Mchrlnger.  One  man  hosplMllzed  sufficient  coffee.  in  Djlboute  and  one  refused  to  join  BRADFORD  ISLAND  (Cities Service),  ship.  Both  have  been  repatriated  to  Jen.  IS—Chairman,  J.  Flaherty; Secre­ otates.  No  official­word  on­subsidy,  tary,  L.  Relqghuck.  One  man  hospi­ status of  aliens unknown.  Ship's  fund  talized.  Repair  list  to  be  takep  up.  $17.77.  Some  disputed  OT.  No  b**'*­ Vote  of  thanks  t«  steward  dept.  for  Vote  of  thanks  to baker  for  job  well  done, also  to  3d mate  for  taking  care  fine  job.  'Request  liew  Ubrari(.  ,  '  o^, mall.  .  '  I  .  '  .  ALCOA  RANGER  (AlCOa),  Jan.  IS—  Chairman,  S.'  Monardo;  Secretary,  F.  ROBIN  TRiNT  (Robin),  Jan.  4—  King.  Return  chairs.  Keep recreation  Chairman,  L.  Ames;  Secretary,  W.  room  clean.  No  beefs.  Keep  noise  Walker.  Some  repahra  made.  Steward  down  in  messhall  at  night.  Steward  dept.  rooms  to'  be  painted.  S8.30  in  doing  good  job.  ship's fund.  Motion  made  and  carried  to have  each  member  donate  one  dol­ COB  VICTORY  (Victory  Carriers),  lar  to  ship's  fiind.  New  delegate  and  Jan.  IS—Chairman,  L.  Curry;  Secre­ treasurer  elected.  Motion  made,  sec­ tary,  G.  Urich.  Two  men  hospitalized.  onded  and  carried  that  Seafarers  de­ One  man  missed  ship  In  France.  One  pendents be  Issued Identification  cards.  man  logged.  One  hour  disputed  OT.  Suggest  proper  attiye  in  messhall.  Requegt  clarifieation  of  retirement  Less  noise  requested  in  part  passage­ plan  with  definite  number  of  years  way.  Suggest  better  care  of  washing  seatime  regardless  of  age.  Need  new  machine  and  have  exhaust  fan  In  coffee  urn.  Check  messroom  heating,  engine  room fixed.  • ^ut cups  In  sink  at  night.  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Alcoa),  Jan.  3S—  NORFOLK  (Cities  Service),  Jan.  34—  Chairman,  J,  Naylor;  Sacretary,  G.  Chairman,  F.  Reld; Sacretary,  W.  Man­ Annlt.  Request  expiring  medical  ual.  Repairs  taken  care  of.  Every­ cards  be  renewed  before  ship  sails.  thing  running  smoothly.  See  patrol­ Men  paying  off  In  Mobile  must  go  to  man  about  lodging,  re—no  heat  deck  company  office for  their money.  Ship's  foc'ales.  Sbip'a  fund  $18.29.  fund  $395.77.  No  beefs;  everything  running  smoothly.  Longshoremen  to  WESTPORT  (World  Tramping),  Dac.  stay  out  of  passageways.  Clean  mess­ 11—Chairman,  T.  Hlnion;  Secretary,  room  and  return  cups  and  plates.  R.  Maloy.  No  beefs.  Captain  to  have  money  for  draws  in  India.  Ship's  PACIFIC  STAR  (Compsis),  Jan.  17—  fund  $.48.  Delegate  has  details  rS  Chairman,  W.  Young.  Request  ship­ beef  between  8­12  OS  &  steward.  ping  cards  with  Info  to  boarding  pa­ trolman  for  cleaner  payoff.  No  beefsl  FLOMAR  (Calmar),  Dec.  30—Chair­ 23ti  hours  disputed  OT.  ;  man, J.  Green; Secretary,  D. Masslnsr.  One  man  missed  ship.  One  man  in  ALCOA  ROAMER  (Alcoa),  Jan.  13—  hospital.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  Chairman,  J.  Tilley;  Secretary,  C.  elected.  Discussion  on  steak  problem  Strlngfallow.  New  delegate  elected.  and  general  feeding.  .  No  beefs.  Request  ship  be  gorayed  for roaches.  Keep  screen  door  locked'  STEEL  NAVIGATOR  (Isthmian),  Jan,  while  In  PR.  Suggest  steaks  out  ­ ISs­ChsIrman,  B.  Browning;  Secre­ thicker.  tary,  E.  McClalH,  '  Two  men  hospi­ Jan.  3S—Chalrmaff,  I,  Wilson;  Ssc­ talized.  No  beefs.  Some  disputed  OT.  retary,­X.  Strlnsfsllow,  Repair  Uot  •   Question  practice  on' finetj . fbr  bblng  to  be  sent  In  front  Sah  Juan.  $86  in .  logged.  Motion  made  arid  Seconded  ­movie  fund.  No b«^s.  See  patrolman:  to put firat'quality  goods in slop  chest:  ^SboUt  meeting  held­ ond:  also  chief,  New  delegate  elected.  Exterminators  cook  being fired.  �• I   • /  9^mt  .^­• ^Kebtuiy t7. if at  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace  NiM  8VRVEYOB  CREW  LIST  Deck  Department  B.  M.  Green,  captain  C.  Oaggg,  1st  mate  G.  R.  Carlson,  2nd  mate  B.  Dennis,  3rd  mate  P.  Lowell,  Jr.,  3rd  mate  R.  S.  Griffiths,  radio op.  G.  P.  Libby,  bosun  G.  Gillispie,  carp,  E.  Delaney,  DM  J.  Boldiszar,  DM  E.  M.  Howell,  AB  P.  J.  Scanlon,  AB  M.  Gendron,  AB  F.  Pasquale,  AB  M.  Awall,  AB  T.  G.  Lyons,  AB  H.  Cole,  OS  W.  Field,  OS  E.  Russell,  OS  Engine  Department  B.  E.  Dickey,  chief  eng.  F.  P.  Tynan,  1st  assistant  J.  L.  Pace,  2nd  assistant  R.  P.  Herald,  3rd  assistant  C.  Culpepper,  chief  elect.  H.  Viik,  2nd  elect.  J.  Duffy,  oiler  F.  Paskowski,  oiler  A.  F.  Waterbury,  oiler  W.  S.  Daniel.  FWT  E.  E.  O'Sullivan.  FWT  J.  St.  Laurent,  FWT* •   E.  T.  Marti,  wiper  J.  Chambers,  wiper  sV.''  =• >­ ::• >  .­,,  ••_  j  ­ siu  Jf  '  '  Christmas  In  Korea  r>' ^a­"­}.• • I '  .  ..  .  i*­, :.  \  Steward  Department  F.  Shaia,  ch.  steward  E.  A.  Fancher,  ch.  cook  D.  C.  Polite,  baker  Ralph  Jones,  3rd  cook  B.  Teter,  MM  P.  Swing,  MM  J.  Krause,  MM  J.  Johnson,  MM  ^^.­.  ­ iry.^r  •  .  • .;\^.v.r4­v,  .,.  ii.f\i.i}^  >J''«iO.­^'­• '•   i  • ,:>'.  .• •   • ,,^­, ,  _V  ;.,•   Jil­ • !  , f..­,.­.T,^^._j.  r  .ii­'  r;'' • .;,­• >.  • .•.•  ­• .^'• i...i  .;,s.  . ,>;  , • ,  ^­.  ­M­  .  ­al" •   1 "  • •   :  !­• ::• : •   .• ' :»,  V  rj  • • r ­i*  ,1  j;  .  T­  . ­1^.. .;r.  • i,sl,­U­..^rt­?,­  W  *.t;  "­ '•   '.  ''• ?  11'''  ­.i  i;  /:• ,• •   X­i'v.­• •   Steward  Fred  Shaia and  Mrs. Kim, orphanage  head,  pose with two  guests.  J.  M.  SpeUer,  MM  M.  A.  EaU,  MM  • Brother    St.  Laurent  passed  away  on  board  the  ship  on  January  25,  ItSt,  of  a  heart  attack.  ">• !­vVs^irt ^ .  ..,' ;v.:.  Kids dug  into roast  duck  dinner, ice  cream and  soda with a vim.  Surveyor's, skipper, B. M. Greeriy Sargeimt Kellyi  and  guesk  ^  VOv  ^^^EAFARERS  accept  as  one  of  the  draw­ backs  of  shipboard­ living  that  they  are  like­ ly  to  observe  Christmas  at  sea  or  in  some  alien  port.  Consequently,  when  the  Steel  Surveyor  left  New  York  last  fall,  the  crew  knew  it  would  be  spending  Christmas  a  long  way from  the States.  Like  any  other  crew,  it  expected  an  elaborate  dinner  on  the  ship  and  Christmas  decorations  to  ' substitute for  the conven­ tional  Christmas  ashow.  Undoubtedly  though,  some  of  them  regarded  it  as  a  makeshift  eompaied  to  Christmas  at  home.  With  this  in  mind,  the  crew  came  up  with  aii  Idea  which,  thanks  to  the  cooperation  of  pll  hands,  made  the,Surveyor's  Christmas­one of  the most  Orphans  performed ^or  crew  after  dinner.  memorable  the  men  ever  experienced,  The  planned  Itinerary called for  the ship to be  in Pusan, Korea, around  the holiday.  Why  not  then,  arrange a  Christmas  party for  one .of  the many orphanages  in  that  city?  All  hands  reacted  to  the  proposal  with  enthusiastic  approval.  Chief  steward  Fred  Shdia,  himself  a  grandfather,  undertook  preparations  as  company  ­officials  quickly  gave  their  okay.  The  plans  called  for  a  party  in  the  ship's­saloon,  catered  by  the  .steward  department and  served, by  all hands.  A tarpaulin  muster was taken  to which  every man  contributed. ­Before  the Surveyor  left  Sah  Francisco it was  stocked  with  a  supply  of  toys,  Christmas stockings,  candies  and  fruit.  When  the ship  dropped  the  hook  in  Pusan  harbor,  the crew  contacted  US  Army  headquarters, as  there are a  number of  orphanages  in  Pusan financed  by Amer­ ican servicemen.  The Bi­dul­gi Orphanage  Was  selected, and  on  December 17;  25  boys  and 25 girls, age one year to  6V4  years, were deposited  at the  pier by  two Arniy trucks.  They tro#ed  up the gangway,  the smaller  ones carried  by the  "big" six­year­olds.  All  was  ready  in  the  saloon  mess,  including  Christmas  stockings  stuffed  with  toys  for each  guest, and  a decorated  Christmas tree.  Deck  and engine  crewmembers  helped  wait on  tables,  while  the kids  dug into  the menu  featuring  roast  duck, fruit  cake, and  ice  cream.  Afterwards,  the crew  cleaned  up  and  plunged  into  the  task  of  washirg  dishes,  pots  and  pans  along  with ^  the  galley  gang.  .  The  highlight  of  the  party  was  the  entertain­ ment  put  on  by  the  or­ phans  for. their  hosts.  As  the  costumed  tots  went  through  their  perform;  ance,  Shaia  said  he  no^  tlced  several  crewmcm=  hers  surreptitiously  wip­ ing  away  a  tear  or  two.  When  it  was  all  over  it  would  have  been  hard  to  convince  any . man ^  aboard  that  the  crew's  Christmas  coiild  have been surpassed  Sioywhece  • '  got stocking­full  of  toysi  ~  I..  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Page Tea  us Operators Quarrel Over '50­50'  WASHINGTON—The  "50­50"  law,  long a  source  of  dispute  between  US  and  foreign­ flag shipowners, is now  the subject  of  much elbow­digging within the American­flag family.  Tramp shipowners  and liner  operatom are both trying  to position  the Comptroller  General  into  a  ruling  which  would  give each  of  them an  edge on  get  the  maximum  amount  on  for­ equally  down  the middle.  The  US  "50­50"  farm  aid  cargoes.  In  eign  vessels.  The  Department  has  ship  operators  retort  that  the  law  the  background,  the  Department  long  been  hostile  to  the  "50­50"  means  nothing  of  the  sort—but  of Agriculture is trying to interpret  law  because  of  the  higher  freight  that  it  does  call  for  "at  least"  50  the  law  as  setting  «  ceiling  of  50  rates  involved  on  American  ships.  percent  of  cargoes  on  American  percent on cargo for American­flag  Consequently,  It  wants  the  law  ships;  For practical  purposes,  they  ships  instead  of  the  50  percent  interpreted  to  mean  that  foreign  say that  this 50  percent  is a  mini­ ships  are  also  guaranteed  "50­50"  mum,  not  a  maximum  on  the  floor  it  was supposed  to  be.  The core  of  the dispute  involves  and  that  all  cargo should  be split  amount  of  cargo  they  are  to  get.  the  entrance  of  T­2  tankers  into  the  grain­carrying  trade  in  large  numbers.  With  oil  business. slack,  the  tankers  have  been  carrying  a  great  deal  of  dry cargo  lately. The  question  arose  then, as to how  the  50  percent  share  of  American  cargo  is  to  be  computed.  The  tramps  are  arguing  that  it  SAN  FRANCISCO—Morris  Weisberger  was  elected  to  his  should be figured according  to ship  second  full  term  as  secretary­treasurer  of  the  Sailors Union  types—US  tramps  against  foreign  tramps; US  tankers against  foreign  of  the Pacific and five of  seven propositions were passed, ac­ tankers  and  US  liners against  for­ cording to  the final  SUP elec­ trustees  while  Weisberger,  Arm­ eign  liners.  This  would  tend  to  tion returns.  give  the  tramps  the  lion's  share  Garnering  5831  of  3907  strong,  Dwyer,  Coester  and' Ellis  of  the  business since  foreign  tank­ votes  cast,  Weinberger  led  the  were  elected  as  delegates  to  the  ers  and  liner  services  carry  very  field  in  the  voting.  This  in­ biennial  SIUNA  convention  com­ little in the way of  aid cargoes, add  cluded  Assistant  Secretary­Treas­ ing  up this  May  in  MontreaL  American  ships  In  the  last  two  urer Harry Johnson; San Francisco  Among  the  propositions  receiv­ categories would thus match  the SO  dispatcher  Joe  Pohorencq;  San  ing  the  required  %  vote  was  one  percent  of  their  foreign  counter­ Francisco  patrolmen  Jack  Dwycr,  which  permits  saUors,  aside  from  parts  with  a  relatively  small  C. P. Shanahan and Jim Dimitratos;  fuU­time  employees,  and  fuU­tlme  amount of cargo.  and  Frisco  engine  and  steward  officials  or  steady  standby men,  to  With this in  mind, the  liner com­ patrolman  Homer  Davis.  work  ashore  and  at  the  same  time  panies  are  arguing  that  the  law  Other  agents  and  patrolmen  retain their shipping card. Another  calls for all  United States­flag  ves­ proposition  requires  men  shipping  sels,  irrespective  of  type,  to  be  elected  were:  Ed  Coester  and  Ted  from  a  foreign  port  to  get  off  at  Lewis  (Seattle);  William  Benz  and  matched  against  all  foreign­flag  the  US  port  in  which  the  SUP  vessels.  Such  an  Interpretation  Frank Fellows (Portland); "Blqckie"  has a  hall.  Ellis  and  Ray  Murphy  (Wilming­ would enable the liners and tankers  ton);  BUI  Armstrong  and  Geert  One  of  the rejected  propositions  to compete directly with the tramps  for  a  share  of  these  cargoes  with­ Pott  (New  York);  James  Dooley,  would  have  increased  from  10  to  out  restricting  them  to what  their  Honolulu  port  agent;  and  Tony  21  the  number  of  days  In  which  opposite  numbers  carry  under  the  Finale,  Wilmington  engine  and  a man can return  to a laid­up ship.  steward  patrolman.  The  other  would  have  boosted  the  foreign  flag.  The  Agriculture  Department,  on  Weisberger,  Johnson,  Dwyer,  penalty  for  violation  of  the  shi^  the  other  hand,­doesn't  care  who  Tort  Hookey  and  Alex  Wharton  ping  rules from  30  days  forfeiture  carries  the cargo  as long as  it can  were  elected  BuUding  Corporation  of a man's shipping card to 90 days.  TUbinarf  VI,  19Sf  VALLIY  POROI  (Panrnwiar  Nay.  Co.),  Dac.  U­­Chalrman,  H.  Nieholsi  Saerafary,  J.  Poluchevlch.  S24.B9  in  ahlp'a  fund.  Soma  disputed  OT.  No  beefs.  Motion  mada  and  aaconded  to  bavo dalafata  taka cara  of  repair  list.  Suggest respective  dept. heads  to tako  caro  of  neceasarjr  painting,  aougee­ ing,  repairs  otc.  Request  improve­ moat  of  food  preparation.  Provide  napkin holdera  and  ashtrays  fur  mess­ PACIFICUS  (Orion),  Doc.  2»—Chair­ man,  A.  MIchalskli  Saeratary,  O.  Ruddy.  New  delegate  elected.  Ship'a  fund  SIO.  Gratitude  expressed  to  stewiu­d  dopt.  for fine  Christmas  din­ ner.  Also to captain  for refreshmenta.  THI  CABINS  (Taxes  City),  Jan.  4~.  Chairman,  J.  Morria;  Sacroiary,  P.  Netaln.  One  man  |eft  ahlp.  Requeit  SC/P  Votes 5  Hules;  Elects Weisberger  Phils. Snaps  Out  Of  Lull  Edwwd  Jacobsen  . . . 70  . . . worked  between  maritimt  and  con­ PHILADELPHIA—As  had  been  fltruction Industries  in  early  years  . . . made final  decision  to  saU  in  predicted,  shipping  In  this ^ port  1934,  staying  with  it  until  retirement  In  1956  . . .  perked up  considerably in the  past  85  years  total  sea­time  with  seven  different flags  two  weeks  Snd  all  hands  on  the  ... before  joining  the SIU  spent 10  years on  whal­ ing ships in the Antarctic, enduring  the most rugged  beach  were  feeling  considerably  conditions  found  anywhere  in  the  seafaring  indus­ mors  cheerful  as  a  result  of  the  try ... also  saUed  on  tankers  and  dry  cargo  ships  change.  What's  more.  Port  Agent  working  as  carpenter  , ,  •  preferred  aroimd­the­ A.  S.  Cardullo  Indicated  that  the  wmrld run—good  pay, good sights ... often worked  next two weeks look  fairly proipis­ on  the  Isthmian  Line  ships  on  this  particular  run  Ing  with  the  Losmar  and  Dorothy  ,  . .  Norwegian­bom,  his  four  chUdren  still  live  expected  In  for payoffs.  there  . . . he  makes  home  In  Long  Island  ... a  Two tankers,  the Ideal  X (Penn)  Jacobsen  member  of  various  unions  in  the  past,  he's  been  and  Winter  Hill  (Cities  Service),  with the SIU  for last 13 years and finds It "the  best."  provided the  port's payoff  activity,  while  there  was  one  ship  signed  on,  the  MT  Whitney.  In­transits  totaled  11  in  jiU.  They  were  the  Edith  and  Jean  (Bull);  Marymar  and  Texmar  (Calmar);  Andrew  Jackson  and  Warrior  (Waterman);  Alcoa  Runner. (Alcoa);  Steel  Navi­^  gator  (Isthmian);  Robin  Sherwood  (Mormac);  Michael  (Carras)  and  Josefina  (Liberty  Navigation).  Throw In For  A Meeting Job  Ibeto  of  whalb  faohHy  iMp<idack  eovared  wlth  earcaisei  of  ¥^les U loovonlr  of SMrforar lei Jooabsofi^  Under  the  rules  of  the  SIU,  any  member can  nominate him­ self  for meeting chairman, read­ ing clerk or  any other  post that  may  be  up  for  election  before  the membership,  including com­ mittees  such  as  the  tallying  conunittees, financial  commit­ tees and other  p'oups named by­ the  membership.  Since  SIU membership  meet­ ing  officers  are  elected  at  the  start of  Mcli meeting, those who  wish  to  run  for  those meeting  officei ean  do so.  mixer  for  galley.  To  save  time  when  .i­iminy  unemployment  benefits,  re­ quest filling  out  company  form  stat­ tag  reason  for  getting  off.  XLAMAR  (Calmar),  Jan.  U—Chair­ man,  S.  Woturskl;  Socretary,  J.  Me­ Fhaul.  Members  mlssod  ship  at Spar­ rows  Ft,.  Md.  SIO.SS  ship's  fund.  No  beefs.  Return  water  pitcher.  ALCOA  POLARIS  (Alcoa),  Jan.  SS—  Chairman,  R.  Oalling;  Secretary,  R.  Hutchlns.  No  beefs.  JSverythlng  run­ ning  smoothly.  SIB  in  ship's  fund.  Bequest  no  glasses  bo  left  in  sink.  ELIZABETH  (Bull  Lines),  Jtn.  .  Chairman,  F.  Gospor;  Secretary,  R.  Hornsndos.  Complaints  about  using  leftovers.  Steward  explained  about  same  and  crew  seemed  aatltfied.  YOUNG  AMERICA  (Waterman), Jan.  13—Chairman,  R.  Rvans; Sacretary,  F.  Van  Wygardan.  Everything  running  smootbly.  New  delegate  elected.  Un­ licensed personnel  should not  regulate  heating  syitem,  but  to  Inform  engi­ neer  of  same.  Vote  of  thanks  to  de­ parting  Ship's  delegate.  ALMRNA  (Fonn),  Feb.  I—Chairman,  J.  Zlorolt;  Socretary,  G.  Luke.  Some  disputed  OT.  Beef  re  wiper  working  for  oiler,  dilef  did  not  turn  in  for  week—didnt  get  linen.  (Nd  machine  broken  down—awaiting  new  agitator  for  waahing  macfaine.  Request  men  getting  off  to  strip  bodi  and  turn  in  linen.  FRODUCIR  (Fonn)r  Fob.  1—Chair­ man,  L. Schmidt)  Secretary,  L.  Brown,  • verythlng running  smoothly.  Vote of  thanks  to  all  three  departments  for  floe  Job.  Requeit  list­uf  aU  OT  on  • vacuators  be  agreement  can  b*  reached  If  ships  continue  to  use  • vacuators.  MKRMAID  (Metro),  Fob.  S—Chair­ man,  W.  Matthews;  Secretary.  O.  Calney.  Payoff  through  3­S­58—OT  to  bo  paid  through  2­1­59.  Everything  running  fairly  smooth.  Ship's  fund  S.49.  Soma  disputed  OT.  Complainta  on  grade  of  meats.  Dlseusslon  on  feeding  of  ship.  Request  for  springs  for  bunk  and  straps.  Jan.  3—Chairman,  P.  Leonard;  Sec­,  rotary,  W.  Matthews.  Complaint  on  length  of  time  betwen  payoSs:  last  payoR  was  over  SI  days  ago:  drgws  are Inadequate  and amounts  asked for  are  always  cut  down.  Request  every  two  trip  payoff,  ice  cream  has  bad  taste.  *  WANO  TRADER  (North  Atlantis  Marine),  Fob.  7—Chslrman,  J,  Clspp;  Secretory,  H.  Zurn.  No  beefs;  every­ thing running  smoothly.  Discussion on  fans  to  be  referred  to  chief  engineer.  Return  cups  to  pantry.  Keep  mess­ hall  and  recreation  room  clean.  repair  Ust.  Suggeat  water  tanka  bo  cleaned  and  cemented.  Mew  delegate  elected.  VALIANT  FAITH  (Ocean  Carriers),  Jan.  2S—Chairman,  J.  Martin;  Secre­ tary,  S.  Kollna.  Repalra  to  bo  taken  care  of,  insuffirient  draws.  Some  OT  disputed.  New  delegate  and  secretary  reporter  elected.  Request  lights  turned  oif  when  through  with  wash­,,  tag  machine.  Vote  of  thanks  to  Steward  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  COS  VICTORY  (Victory  Carriers),  .  Feb.  7—Chairman,  C.  eilbart;  Secre­ tary,  A.  Eipenoda.  Request  crew  get  pass In  PX  (Germany).  Vote  of  thanks  to  delegate  for  fine  Job.  No  beefs.  Request  cleanliness  With  water  cooler.  Motion  to  have  small  ship's fund,  do­ nations.  .  ­  VALIANT  EXPLORER  (Ocean  Cai^  riart),  Oct.  S—Chairman, T.  Crawford;  Socretary,  J.  Elliott.  Items  received  of  quick  ships'  inventory  at  NY.  •   Everything  smooth  after  eight  days*  stowing  Etorea  in  NY.  Request  dele­ gates get  up repair Ust ft  pick up  shot  cards.  Disputed  hour  OT.  Shortage  of  soap ft  powders.  Consideration  re­ quested  for  off  watch  men  sleeping.  Screendoors ft  messhall  to  be  locked  In  ports,  watch  holds  key.  Caution  crossing  hatches  with  working  cargo.  Request more  coffee  percolators.  Vote  of  thanks  to  captain  for  cooperation  on  stores  requisitions.  Nov. I—Chairman,  T. Crawford)  Sec­ retary, J.  EllloH. One  man hospitalized  at  Port  Said.  Beef  re  chief  mate  spending too  much time  running about  deck.  OT  cut  down  to  minimum.  He­ quest  box  of  powder  be  given  with  weekly  Unen'change,  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  doing  good  Job  on  limited  suppUes,  also  vote  of  thanks  to  Welfare  Dept.  for  prompt  action  re  hospitalized  men.  Doc.  21—Cholrman,  J.  Elliot;  Sec­ retary,  J.  Dehosa.  One  man  ill—to  bo  sent  to  USPHS  hospital  for  examina.  tion  on  arrival  in  Seattle.  Some  OT  to  be  brought  to  patrolman's  atten*  tion.  One  hour  OT  disputed.  Foc'sles  io  be  soiiseeil  Or  paiuted.  DliCugsion  on  suppUes  needed.  Vote  of  thanks  to  delegate,  captain,  radio  operator,  bosun  &  baker  for  Jobs  weU  done..  Delegate  urges  safety  meetings.  Re­ quest  no  repetition  of  Calcutta  beef.  TIMBER  HITCH  (Suwannee),  Dee;  12—Chairman,  H.  Warren;  Secretary,  G.  Cullan.  Ship's  fund  $7.55.  Three  men  short.  No  I>eef8.  Water  not  drinkable—to  be  tested.  Requeited  better grade  of flour.  Chairman,  Wsrran;  Saeratary,  New*  • ontis.  New  delegate  and  reporter  elected.  No  beefs.  See  chief  engineer  re  cleaning ft  painting  of  black  gang  —forecastles.  Jan.  2—Chslrman,  A.  Mosher;  Sse­ rstary,  G.  Cullcn.  SVS  hours  OT  dis­ puted.  New  delegate  elected.  Discus­ sion  on  replacing  or  obtaining  new  motor  for  washing  machine.  Suggest  getting  iron ft  ironing  board.  CS  BALTIMORE  (CItlot  Service),  Fob.  10—Chairman,  B.  Hagor;  Socre­ tary,  W.  Cassldy.  No  beefs.  Donation  of  $20  to  Hafcb  of  Dimes.  ALCOA  FENHAHT  (Alcoa),  Fob.  S—  Chairman,  W.  Cameron)  Seerotary,  F.  OlCarlo.  One  man  hurt.  Ship's  fund  $45.50.  No  beefs.  Refrain  from  leav­ '  tag  dirty  cups  in  mesShall.  Unused  linen  to  bo turned  in to  steward.  HURRICANB  (Waterman),  Fab.  1—  Chairman,  B.  Jones;  Seerotary,  J.  Cabral.  Chief  engineer  ok'ed  buzzer  system  In  messroom  for  watch  stand­ bys.  Ship's  fund  S5.50—S20  to  be  added  from  arrival  pool.  Delegate,  secretary  reporter,  and  treasurer  elected.  To  see  if  waslitag  machine  ,  can  be  installed  topside.  Keep  all  screen  doors  on  deck  locked  and  use  top  side  passageway  to  go  on  deck.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  fine  food  and  service.  SEAFAIR  (Colonial),  Jan.  2S  —  Chairman,  W.  Culpappor;  Socretafy,  F.  HIcki,  Jr.,  New  delegate  elected.'  No  beefs:  everything  running  smooth­,  ly.  One  man  missed  stilp  in  Norfolk.  Some  OT  diwuted.  See  about  getting  deck  dept.  showers  painted  this  voy­ age.  ROBIN  LOCKSLEY  (Robin),  Feb.  2  —Chairman,  E.  Cretsky;  Sacretary,  J.  DeVlto.  New  delegate  elected.  Soma  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.  Complaint  on  lack  of  itema  and  Inferior  grade  of  stores.  Discussion  on  food,  menus ft  cooking: steward  and  chief  cook  to do  CITIES  SERVICE  MIAMI  (Cities.  better.  Letter  sent  to  hdqr.  ra  mail  Servlcs),  Fsb.  S—Chairman,  N.  Rob­ not  being  forwarded  from  NY.  erts;  Sacretary,  C.  Wood.*  No  beefs.  Washing machine  to  bo repaired.  New  BEL  SOL  (MisstulppI),  Nov.  SO­­­ delegate elected.  Ship's fund  SI: S3.39  Chalrman,  H.  Fountain;  Secretary,  O.  duo  for  previous telegrams.  Two men  Payna.  S3S  in  ship's  fund.  No  beefs.  missed  ship.  Complaint  by  oiler  ro  New  delegate  elected.  One  minute  of  chief  steward—concerning  discrimina­ silence  for  departed  brothers.  tion.  REBECCA  (Maritime  OverMas),  Jan.  BIENVILLS  (Pan  Atlantic),  Fob.  II  2S—Chairman,  R.  Barnes;  Socrataryi  —One  man  failed  to  Join  ship In  Port  f, Honnlng.  Repair  list  turned  in. $35  Newark:  ship  sailed  two  men  short.  from  raffle  of  record  machine  is  in  Rooms  A  passageways  being  painted.  ship's  fund.  Complaints  about  wind  Everything  running  smoothly.  chutes,  mattresses,  mop  buckets,  and  poor  grade  of  coffee.  Some  OT  dis­ ,PCEAN  DEBORAH  (Ocean  Trans.),  puted.  Request  sign  on  and  payoff  Fob.  S—Cllalrman,  W.  Compton;  Sac­ on  same  date  so  men  can  get  allot­ ratary,  B.  Kaufman.  Got  new  wash­ ments  soon  as  possible.  Vote  of  ing.  machine  and  2  new  fans.  No  thanks  to  headquarters  for fine  Job  beefs.  Shortage  of  linen—crew  asked  on taytag  to stop  set­up  of  runaways.  to  turn  in  surplus.  '  ROYAL  OAK  (Cltlss  Service),  Jan.'  SANTA  VENETIA  (BIsm),  Fob.  I—  ,  27—Chairman,  P.  Hammsl;  Sacretary;'' I  Chairman,!  A.  Slstrunk;  Sscrotary,  R.  D.  Board;  $3.62  in  sblp^s  fund.  New,­,  Maldonado.  No  beefs.  Some  disputed :  delegate  elected,  Mattresses  should  OT.  Vote  of  thanks  (o  steward  dept,  .  be*  checked  by ' steward  and  ahip's '  delegate.  Collection  to  be  made  at;  .  for fifio food.  payoff  to  increase  ship's  fund.  CHiWAWA  (Cltlo^ Service),  Fob.  •   —Chalnimn,  J.  lelllaReJ  Seerotary,  EDITH  (Bull),  Jen.  31—Chslrman,  W.  'Dickons.  No  boefs)  ovei^htag  J.  Parker;.  Secretary,  M.  Curry.  No  running smootbly.  Somo­dlsputed OT.  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Uesd­ One mail  misMd ship in  lAke caurles:  room  to  bo  painted  and request keew ,  Motion  made  and  seconded  to  bavo  same  clean.  Wash  cups  after  using.  Sort  agent  clarify  article  3,  section  B  vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for'  I  V|  on  equaliutidu  of  OT.  Ducuaaion  on  .good  Job.  :  •  • ,  ;  �ffpinury  X7. IfSt  SEAFARERS  LOG  'An  SlU  Ship..  !l  Pace  EleTca  'Work' Laws Not  All  Bad ­ ­ Just  Terrible  A  university  professor's  general  conclusion  that  "right­to­ work" laws are not  as  harmful  nor  as  good  as  they're  made  out  to  be—depending  on  your  point  of  view—apparently  doesn't  square  with  his  own^"  findings.  However,  as  employers,  they  made  Prof. Frederic  Meyers,  in  a  no  guarantee  of  a  job."  report  just  issued  by  the  Fund  for  Who, then,  besides the employers  the  Republic,  said  his  study  in­ and "free riders"  benefit  from  the  dicates  that  the  11­year­old  Texas  law?  The  report  comments:  "The  "work"  law  has  had  only  a  "mini­ law has given  much emplosnnent  to  mal  direct  effect"  on  union­em­ attorneys  and  has  made  necessary  ployer  relations.  Unions  and  a  variety  of  subterfuges  designed  employers  working  under  the  gun  to  conceal  the  real  nature  and  of  the  Texas state  law  have  made  object  of  employer  and  union  ac­ some  progress,  he  contends,  al­ tivity."  though  the  measure  has  produced  Any  more  questions?  an  equal  and  opposite  effect  as  well.  But  the only  Jobs  it has created  he  notes  in passing,  is  for  lawyers  and Judges,  due to increased iitlga  ticn.  These  are  some  of  the findings  in  the  46­page  report:  • "...    In enforcing restrictions on  unions, it  (the statq  law)  has  not  served  effectively  to  protect  the  MONTREAL—Full  details of  the  , rights  of  tlie  union  employee  or  agreement  reached  between  the  of  collective  bargaining.  To  en  SIU  Canadian  District  and.  the  force  these  rights,  a  union  must  Bri'ish  Seamen's  Union  have  been  sUii  look  to Federal  law, or  look  published in  the "Canadian  Sailor,"  official  newspaper  of  the  Canadian  in  vain."  • "The    absence  of  union  security  District.  The  agreement  deals  has  forced  unions  into  bargain­ with  jurisdiction  over  Canadian­ ing  positions  conditioned  "ly  owned  ships  on  the  Great  Lakes,  minorities  and  indefensible  on  and  was  reached  at  the  recent  In­ any  grounds  other  than  the  ne­ ternational  Transportworkers  Fed­ eration convention  in  London.  cessity  of  survival.  • "It    may  be  that  some  of  the  The  agreement  rose  out  of  the  managements  would  prefer  this  practice  of  some  Canadian  opera­ situation  to the  necessity  of  bar­ ators  of  registering  ships  under  gaining about  union security,  but  the  United  Kingdom flag  and  fly­ it  seems  doubtful  that  the  law  ing  in  British  crews  to  work  them  should  make  the'  choice  for  below  the  prevailing  Canadian  wage  scales.  It  was  pointed  out  them."    .  .  . In  the  few  instances  in  that  this  practice  was  unfair  both  The  presentation  of  an  award  to  the  Alcoa  Partner  this  • •which  the statute  served  to  abet  to  the  Canadians  and  the  British  week for  going more than 500  days without  a  lost­time acci­ deliberate management  seamen  since  it  forced  the  latter  dent is another striking example of  the growing success of  the  to  keep  a  union  weak practices  and ~in­ to  live  on  British  wages  in  the  joint  industry­union  safety  program  on  SIU ships.  effective. It  is  doubtful  that  the  higher­priced  Canadian  market.  This  award  is  significant  not  because  it  cites  a  unique  law  should  serve  these  purposes  As  a  result,  SIU  of  NA  Vice­ President  Hal  Banks,  secretary­ achievement; on the contrary, its significance derives from the  either."  treasurer  the  Canadian  District,  fact that the Partner  is  just  one of  several SlU­manned  ves­ Generally,  the  study  found  that  and  Tom  of  Yates,  head  of  the  Brit­ "strong"  unions  in  heavily­un­ sels which have attained a record of  this kind.  At least  three  areas  were  best  able  to  ish  Seamen's  Union,  worked  out  other SlU­manned  ships have  matched  or surpassed  the 500­ ionized  agreement  of  which  the  follow­ LAKE  CHARLES—Heavy  rains  day figure since the safety  program got  underway arid  one of  withstand  the  effects  of  the  law,  an  except  of  course  in  cases  where  ing  is  the  core:  and  fog  have' tied  up  commerce  on  the  river  here  and  delayed  the  thein went over 700 days without a lost­time accident.  Several  the  law  operated  to  destroy  this  (1)  "Canadian  seamen  do  not  atart  of  several  construction  proj­ additional SlU­manned vessels have gone a full calendar year  status.  The  law's  operation,  the  seek  to  encroach  on  legitimate  ects  which  were  to  be  underway  without  suffering  as  much  as  one  hour's  lost  time  because  report  notes,  resulted  in  increased  British  shipping  operations,  con­ trolled  by  Britishers  and  under  early  this  month,  Leroy  Clarke,  of  a shipboard injury.  harassment  of  unions,  hampered  British  registry.  port  agent, reports.  Grated that it isn't everyday  that a ship comes along with  organization  of  non­union  workers,  (2)  "Canadian  ships,  whose  The >fog  hung  over  the  harbor  a record  of  this kind.  But the number of  ships that have at­ weakened  union  growth  in  mar­ for  about  a  week  and  held  up  a  tained such  records indicates that these achievements are not  ginal  industries  and  emphasized  owners  have  expressed  their  in­ to  transfer  to  the  British  number  of  vessels at  the  mouth  of  "an  anti­union  social  atmosphere  tention  flag  with  the  object  of  evading  the  river.  When  the  fog  would  one­of­a­kind  freaks,  but  the  direct  product  of  a  total  ship­ as  something  desirable.  conditions  will  not  be  lift  for  a  short  time,  Clarke  said,  board approach to safety by officers, crew, shoreside company  Recalling  the  propaganda  used  Canadian  manned  by  British  seamen.  there  would  be  a  run  on  the  piers  personnel and  the Union.  by  employers  to  push  passage  of  (3)  "Canadian­owned  and  op­ here, especially at  the refinery, and  the  law  In  1947,  Prof.  Meyers  erated  3^  t  4>  ships  plying  in  the  Carib­ this  has  resulted  in  a  delay  in  pointed  out  how  management  bean  ore­carrying  trade  should  loading.  The  delay'In  loading,  he  "spoke  of  the  necessity  to  protect  come  under  tbe  complete  jurisdic­ noted,  has  not  made  these  crews  the  right  of  a  worker  who  wished  tion  of  the SIU  Canadian  District.  unhappy  for  it  means  more  shore  Taxes  are  very  much  in  the  news  these  days  what  with  to  refrain from  tmion  membership  (4)  "Statements  that  the  Brit­ time for them.  to  seek,  obtain  and  hold  a  job.  ish  Seaman's  Union  has  an  agree­ In  addition  to  holding  up  ship­ New  York,  Pennsylvania,  California  and  Massachusetts  all  ment with  the Saguenay  Group are  ping,  the  rain  swelled  the  rivers  raising  income and  excise  taxes  in  varying forms.  The  net  untrue.  The  Saguenay  Canadian­ here and  has kept  the fishermen of  effect of  these tax changes will  be to boost the tax burden en  owned  ships come  under  the  juris­ the  port  from  taking  out  their  workers, including Seafarers, to support  what are apparently  of  the  Canadian  SIU  and  a  diction  hosts.  However,  they  have  been  essential state services.  similar  position  applies  to  the  spending  their  time  waiting  for  Accepting the argument  that  this money  is  needed  by  the  Markland  Shipping  Co.,  which  is  clear  weather  brushing  off  tales  states, in  addition  to the need for large tax  payments to  the  Canadian­manned, owned,  operated  of  the  "big  one"  that  got  away  Federal government  which show no sign^of  being reduced  in  and  controlled  and  exclusively  en­ last trip.  SEATTLE  —  Shipping  for  this  in  trading  in  North  Ameri­ .  Construction  work  in  the  port  the visible  future, it is odd  then, that  efforts are still  under­ port  continued  to  mount  with  gaged  has  also  come  to  a  standstill  be­ way  to provide additional  tax concessions for  business enter­ three  vessels  paying  off  and  sign­ can  waters."  cause  of  the  continuous  rain,  prises,  and  that  certain  obvious  tax  abuses  by  business  are  ing  on  during  the  past  two  weeks,  permitted  Clarke said.  c,  .  to  ,  continue.  ,  X.  ,  Port Agent  Ted Babkowski  reports.  Sign Name On  Shipping  for  the  port  has  been  S6Hi3r6rs  by  now  know  all  about  the  operations  of  run­  jn addition  the four  in­transit ves­ fair  although  there  were  several  away shipowners who have found a tax heaven all their own.  sels  which  called  into ­the  area  for  LOG Letters  yessels  in  the  harbor  during  the  In  addition,  American  business  with  legitimate  foreign  in­ servicing  tooF  on  some  replace­ For  reasons  the  LOG  period.  However  on^ a  few  men  vestments—^that  is,  genuine­investment  in  plant,  equipment  ments,  Which  helped  boost  the  cannot obvious  print  any  letters  or  got  off  with  the  result  that  there  ahd  working  forces  in  a  foreign  country,  are  now  seeking  port's  shipping  total.  other  communications  sent  in  still  is a  large  registration  list for  favored tax treatment  over domestic businesses.  Paying  off  here  were  the  Al­ by  Seafarers  unless  the  author  all  three  departments.  coa  Pioneer­ (Alcoa);  Ocean  Din­ signs  his  name.  Unsigned  Calling  into  the  area  over  the  .  Then  there  is  the  continuation  of  the  business  expense  ny  (Maritime  Overseas)  and  the  anonymous  letters  will  only  racket  whereby  business  groups  can  charge  off  vacations  |ia9t  two  weeks  were  the  QS  Bati­ Longview  Victory  (Victory  Car­ wind  up  in  the  waste­basket.  more. Royal  Oak, CS Miami,  Bents  and assorted junkets to Uncle Sam.  riers).  In  transit  were  the  York­ If  circumstances  justify,  the  Fort,  Cantigny,  Chiwawa,  Winter  It seems  the  practice for  both  the Federal  and  Stjate  gov­ mar,  Pennmar  (Calmar);  City  of  LOG  will  withheld  a  signature  llill,  CS  Norfolk  and  the  Council  ernments  to  allow  business  a  variety  of  outs  pn  taxes ^ut, Alma.. (Waterman)  and  the  Ames.  on request.  |Brove (Cities Service).  to raise  the ante on  wage and salaried employees.*^  '  Victoi3?^iVicttp,42aiyiers),  .  Canada  SIU  Sets  Forth  Pact  Skies Are  Drippy  In  Lk, Charles  Tax Shoals Ahead  Seattle's Job  Rise Persists  �Homeowners  SEAFARERS  IN  DRYDOCK  h­\'/  1­5  •   rh'":  [ii.  V'­ ,f  '•   l­­"^  I •'  '  Seafarer  Fred  Bentley  and  wife  Dorothy  proudly  pose  outside  nearly­completed  new  home  in  Granite  Falls,  NC.  Bentley  is  steward  on  the  Antinous.  Fish Fouling  Fuel Bonus?  Operating  on  the  tried­and­true  theory  that  an  ounce  of  prevention is worth a pound  of  cure, Seafarers Eric  W. John­ son and Joseph. S. Barron  have checked  in at the  San Fran­ cisco  US  Public  Health  Service  hospital  for  medical  cheqk­ups. ­ In that  way, If  they have any bothersome  aches and pains,  the medics  can  check  them out  before they  develop further.  Johnson  was  a  mess­ man  on  the SS  John  C. and Barron  last  shipped as  oiler  on  the  Ocean  Transporter.  The  New  Orleans  PHS  hospital  has  a  trio  of  newcomers  in  Robert  Brown,  ex­Alcoa  Corsair;  Terral  McRaney,  ex­Westport,  and  Nicholas  Katoni  off  the  Atlantis.  Brown  is  reported  In  "good  shape"  now,  after getting banged  up in an  auto­ mobile  accident.  He  expects to  be  discharged  in  about  thre^  weeks.  McRaney  is  in  for  a  broken  knee­ ­cap  suffered  in  a fall  aboard  ship,  and  is in  fair  condition.  Katoul  is  in  New  Orleans  after  being  trans­ ferred  from  the  Baton  Rouge  Hos­ pital.  He  may  be  hospitalized  Katoul  Barron  for  a  while  for  treatment  of  a  stomach  ailment.  Houston reports  Lonnle  C.  Cole.  Jr.  and  James R.  Matthews  aS re­ cent  arrivals  at  the  Galveston  PHS  hospital.  Last  aboard  the  Royal  Oak,  Cole  Js  suffering  from  ulcers.  Matthews,  who's  off  the  Alcoa  Patriot,  has  been  sidetracked  by  a  kidney  ailment.  .  Another  glU  brother  in  for  a  general  check­up,  according  to  the  Baltimore  roster,  is  Frank  Meacher,  ex­Flomar.  Meacher,  who  ships  FWT,  is  doing  very  well.  Ditto  on  Bruce  Webb,  ex­night  cook  and  baker  on  the  Ocean  Deborah,  who  is being  treated  for  a  stomach  con­ dition.  Henri  Robin is another  new man  laid  up at  the  Baltimore  hos­ pital.  He's doing  as well as  can  be  expected after  an  operation  to  ease  a  back  condition.  He  was  chief  cook  on, the  Armonk  the  last  time  out.  These  brothers  and  all  those  in  the  hospitMs  appreciate  and  need  visits and  mail  from  their  shipmates.  Seafarers  are  urged  to  write  or  drop  in  on  them  when  they can.  The following  is the latest available  list of.SIU  men  in  the hospitals:  The  way  things look  on  the  SS  Valiant  Faith,  there's  no  limit  to  the  lengths  some  en­ gineers  wiii  go  if  there's  a  chance  of  jacking  up  their  fuel  bonus.  According  to  ship's  reporter  Phil Roshke,  the topper came  when  John  L.  "Frenchy"  Hubberd  put  a fishing  line  over  the  stern  and  waited  for  a  big  one  to  nibble.  Checking  his  line  from  time  to  USPHS  HOSPITAL  time,  he  suddenly  discovered  it  BALTIMORE.  MD.  was  gone.  Dejectedly,  Hubbard  Talmadge  Barbour  Frank  Meacher  contemplated the  size of  a fish th.it  Maximino  Bemei  Harry  Muchea  Bjork  Domingo  Orbigoso  could  have  parted  a  2,500­pound  Kenning  MUlard  E.  Byron  Frederick  Radtke  Patrick "Durkin  Vincent  Rizzuto  test  nylon  line.  Gardner  Henri  Robin  Jr.  But  that  wasn't  the  case  at  all.  Clarence  Gorman  T.  Glaze  George  Warrington  It  wasn't  a fish  but  rather  chief  Wnwood  Gregory  _  .  Bruce  Webb  oyd  Hurd  Jr.  engineer  Singleton.  The  chief  had  Flo:  USPHS  HOSPITAL  taken it  upon himself  to reel in the  BO.STON,  MASS.  •   line, stow it in the fidley and issued  Kenneth  LaRose  Raymond  L.  Perry  orders  to  the  effect  that  there  Chat.  A.  McCarthy  Ray  Petera  USPHS  HOSPITAL  would  be  no  more fishing over  the  GALVESTON,  TEXAS  stem since  it  '.'slows  up  the  ship."  R.  E.  Morn.«niv  M.  E.  Swartout  Seafarer  "Frenchy"  Hubbard  dejectedly  shows  tangled  mass  of  line  after  it  was  cut.  Photo  by  Roshke.  P­'  Ifcf  Joseph  O'Neal  V.  E.  Wilkerson  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  Melbourn  W.  Clark  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Ronald  Babbitt  A.  L.  Laureano  Robert  Barrett  Isidore  Levy  John  Bigwood  Terral  McRaney  Claude  Blanks  Granvme  Matise  Alphonse  Bosarge  "Michael  MiUer  Robert  Brown  John  MiUs  D.  B.  Carpenter  Michael  Muzio  Herman  Carson  WUliam  E.  Nelson  Cloise  Coats  Dominic  NeweU  Henry  Cordes  Edward  Northrope  Fess  T.  Crawford  Fred  Peterson  Chas.  R.  Dalcourt  Winford  Powell  Adolph  L.  Danne  Edward  Rogg  Aden  Ezeil  WUliam  RoIUna  Oliver  Fiynn  Calvin  A.  Rome  Henry  Gerdes  WUUam  Scarlett  James  C.  Glisson  James  Shearer  Herbert  E.  Grant  Paul  Signorino  James  E.  Guy  Andrew  Stauder  John  Hrolenok  Thomas  H.  Stevens  James  Hudson  Fernando  Tiaga  Sidney  Irby  Benjamin  Tingly  Nicholas  Katoul  James  Ward  Leonard  Kay  Robert  Wiseman  Wooldrldge  King  Joseph  Woolley  Edward  Knapp  CUfford  Wuertz  Leo  H.  Lang  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  Lawrence  Anderson  John  C.  Palmer  B.  F.  Deibler  H.  LedweU  Jr.  Woodrow  Meyers  .  VA  HOSPITAL  RUTLAND  HGirrS..  MASS.  Charles  Bartlett  Daniel  Fltzpatrlck  Editor,  SEAFARERS LOG.  i 675  Fourth  Ave.,  '  ; Brooklyn  32,  NY  j  I  would  like  to  receive  the  SEAFARERS LOG—  I pleose  put my  name  on  your  mailing  list.  (Print laformation}~^\  SAILORS  SNUG  HARBOR  STATEN  ISLAND,  NY  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  VA  HOSPITAL  BROOKLYN,  NY  E.  T.  Cunningham  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN.  VA.  Joseph  GUI  VA  HOSPITAL  BOSTON.  MASS.  Thomas  W.  Killion  VA HOSPITAL  BUTLER.  PA.  James  F.  Markel  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH,  NY  Lewis  R.  Akina  Frcnk  Hernandez  Manuel  Antonana  Claude. B.  Jessup  Eiadio  Aris  Ludwig  Kristiansen  Fortunato.  Bacmno  Thomas  R.  Lehay  Joseph  Bass  Kenneth  Lewis  Matthew  Bruno­ Leo  Mannaugh  Leo  V.  Carreon  J.  S.  O'Byrne  James  F.  Clarke  C.  Osinski  Joseph  D.  Cox  George  G.  Phifer  Juan  Denopra  Winston  E.  Renny  John  J.  DriscoU  George  Shumaker  Otis  L.  Gibbs  Aimer  S.  Vickera  Bart  E.  Guranlck  Pon  P.  Wing  Taib  Hassan  •   Royce  Yarborougb  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK.  VA.  Francis  J.  Boner  John  Harrison  Albert  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Scheving  Myron  E.  Folta  Henry  Schreiner  eeeeeeeeei  STREET  ADtRESS  CITY  rebnuTf  Z7»  liet  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace  Twelve  •  • e   •  •   . .ZONE...... STATE  TO  AVOID DUPLICATION: If you are an  old subscriber  and havg  a changt  of  address^, please  give  your  former  address  belowt  *DDR)ESfl^.v;.,.,............  CITY  •  vs?­•   Queries Duties  Of Pumpmen  To  the  Editon  I  have  just  finished .reading  the  LOG  (Jan.  2)  and  I  see  where  our  representatives  ,are  in  the  process  of  updating  the  tanher agreement for reprinting.  As  one  who sails  regblarly  as  pumpman,  I think  I have a  very  good  point for  bargaining that  I  would  like  to see  gained for  us.  It  has  become  a  routine  thing  for  the  mates  and  engineers  on  tankers  to­hold  tank  work  for  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.  the  pumpman  until Saturday  or  Sunday  or  at  night  rather  than  have  him  make  overtime on his  his regular  Working'Irtmrs Mon­ day  through  Friday.  I  think  there should be  an extra  penalty  when  this.is done  since.there  i»  already  overtime  for  everybod;^  except the  pumpman.  For  examiffe:  There  have  been  numerous  times  when  I  bate  been  given  a  wiper  to  as­ sist  me  in  the  tanks  who  wouldn't  even  know  his  way  down  in  a  tank.  He  goes along  to  hold  a  light  for me  and  then  money­wise, he collects time and  a  half  during  his regular  work­ ing  hours.  After  his  working  hours he  gets double  time  while  I only receive straight  overtime.  This doesn't  seem at  all ri^t.to  me.  We  also  once  received  overtime  for  butterworthing  tanks  but  we don't  any more.  I also think that the agreement  covering  electricians  and  pump­ men  should  be  clarified  to  tell  us who  we  are supposed  to take  orders  from,  whether  the  chief  engineer  or  just  anyone  who  happens  along  from  the  captain  on  down.  I would  like this to be  pribted  in  the  LOG  and  have  some  of  the other  brothers express their  views  on  it.  Also,  please  call  the committee's attention to this.  Joe  N.  Atchison  SS Bent's Fort  (Ed:  note:  Headquarters  of­ ficials point  out  that  the  pump­ man  is  supposed  to  get  his  or­ ders  from  the  chief  engineer,  except  when  loading  or  dis­ charging:  Then  he  gets  his  or­ ders  from  the  chief  mate.  Also,  overtime  is  poid  for  but­ terworthing  when  the  pump­ man  actually  assists  in  the  but­ terworthing  operation.  It  is  not  paid  when  the  pumpman,  as  part  of  his  regular  duties,  turns  on.  steam  for  the  ma­ chines. )  Si  Urges Identity  Card For Wives  To  the  Editor:  I  am  in  full  agreement  with  various  letters  printed  in  the  LOG  supporting  the idea of hav­ ing  the  Union  issue an  ID  card  •  for  SIU  men's  wives.  On  different'  occasions  we  have  d'scussed  this  subject.  We  think  this  is  the  best  idea  for  helping  a  Seafarer's  wife  to  identify herself, especially  when  .requesting medical  care for her­ self  or  her  children at  ai^ hos­ pital  or  for  A  check­up  at  an  SIU  clinic.  An  ID  card  would  also  he  helpful  when  someone  has  to  cbsh  an  allotment  check  at  a  store  or  bank  In  places  where  the  shipping  company  or  the  Seafarer's  work  is  not  known.  Our  hats  off  to  Mrs.  Delgado  (LOG,  Nov.  21)  for  her  grand  idea.  I  would  like  to  suggest  that the  sooner our Welfare  De­ partment  issues  these  ID  cards  to the Seafarer's dependents  the  better  it  will  be  for" all  con­ cerned.  Our  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  already has  on file a  photostatic  copy  of  each  man's  man^gge  certificate  and  the  birth  certifi­ cates  of  the  children.  This  should  make  il  easy  to  issue  the  necessary  cards  for  each  family.  We  seaman  are  sometimes  on  a ship halfway around the globe,  when  the  Seafarers  Welfare  Plan  has  to  come  into  the  pic­ ture  in  any  emergency  at  our  homes.  The  ID  card  will  make  it  simple  to  act  in  such  an  emergency.  Evaristo­ Rose  ir  ^  a­ Limit On Jobs  Seen Harmfui  To  the  Editor:  I  want  to  iake  this  time  to  ^te that  I  am  again­st  any  so^  called  limit  on  a  job  aboard  ship.  I  have  my  reasons  to  be  against this, but the main reason  why  many  SIU  men  are  against  it is to meet  oiur responsibilities  to others.  The  reason  we  work  is  to  meet  this  need.  A  man  taking  pride  in his  job  and  staying  on  a  ship  of  his  choice  is  taking  pride  in  earning  a  living  for  his  famUy.  His  job  fulfills  his  needs.  If  a  man  has  to  face  job  un­ certainty  during  his  working  years,  he  can  never  fulfill  the  needs  of  tomorrow.  Thus  he  creates  the  greatest  money  problem  he and his  family  will  ever  know.  A steady  job, year  in and  year  out,  enables  a  man  to  set  asi'do  a  small  percentage  of  his  cur­ rent  .eMnings  for  the  future.  Thus faie provides  assurance  for  the  future  of  his  family  when  hts income is  not­available from  any  other  source.  H.  E.  Crane  SS  Del  Norto  it  ir  ir  Thankful F'Or .  SIU Blood Bank  To  the  Editor:  My  family  and  I  would  like  to  express  our  sincere  thanks  and  .appreciation  to  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  for  its  assistahco  and  aid  to­my  mother  during  her  recept.  illness  (LOG,  Feb.  13).  *  It  is  only  when  something  like  this  hits  home  that  ono  can  really  understand  the  sig­ nificance  and  importance  of  a  welfare  service ­like  our  new  SIU  Blood  Bank  program.  My  mother'  is  doing  very  nice^  now  thanks  to­  this  Union  service.  Buying  blood  is  yery  costly  and  securing  the  necessary  do­ ­ nors  having  certain  rare  blood  types isn't easy in an  emergency  when  the  time  factor  can  ba,  very  important.  By  having  a  Blood  Bank  of  pur  own  to  turn  to  we  bypass  both  these  prob­ lems and  can draw  on the  Bank  whenever  the  need  deve^ps.  Thanks  again  to  those  who ­ set  up  this  program  and  ccr­  ,  tainly  to  those  who  have  vol­­ untdbred  as  donors  since  the  '  Bank  began  operating.  J  L.  N.  Cirignane^  �Fefrraanr  27. Ids?  DtL  klO  (IMIta)/  Jan.  91—Chair­ man,  A.  Duma*;  loeratary,  L,  Mor­ salt*.  All  beefs tettled.  80  quarts  extra  milk  placed  aboard  ship.  All  repairs  taken  care  of  except  for  new  extra  fan  for  messroom. • One    man  injured.  Ship's 'fund  173.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Refrain  froiq  opening  delegate's  mall.  New  weekly  clean  up  laundry  room  list  to  be  made  up.  KYfKA  (Waterman), Jan.  11—Chair­ man, R.  Parrandlzj  Secretary, V.  Capl­ tane.  Insufficient  stores.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  18  in  ship's  fund.  No  beefs.  Suggest  wind  dodger  for  look­ out  man  on  bow.  Vote  of  thanks  to  steward  dept.  for fine  Job.  Request  better  quality  of  food.  BEATRICl  (Bull),  Feb.  15—Chair­ man#  D.  Neill;  lacratary,  P.  Dunphy.  SEAFARERS flred.  Request  radio  he  toned  dosrh  during  meal  hours.  VALIANT  FREEDOM  (Ocean  Car­ riers),  Jan.  25—Chairman,  J.  Nelson;  Secretary,  T.  Berry.  Repair  list  made  up and  turned  in.  Some  disputed  OT.  Three  men  logged.  Replenish  medical  chest.  MANKATO  VICTORY  (Victory),  Jan.  1*—Chairman,  J.  Farrand;  Secretary,  L.  Pepper.  New  ice  box  &  washing  machine  installed.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  No  beefs.  Discussion  on  misuse  of  electric  coffee  perculators.  ALCOA  PILGRIM—(Alcoa),  Feb.  IS  —Chairman,  C.  Inman;  Secretary,  L.  Meyers.  Some disputed  OT.  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Request  fumi­ gation  of  roaches.  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Alcoa),  Feb.  15—  Chairman,  M.  Phelps;  Secretary,  A.  Jallente.  Donation  requested  for  brother  having  accident.  Ship's  fund  1437.53.  No  beefs.  Three  men  ilred.  Return  coffee  cups  to  pantry.  WANG  GOVERNOR  (Clark),  Feb. 1—  Chairman,  R.  SIpsey;  Secretary,  R.  Morrow.  One  man  hospitalized  in  Bombay.  One ­  man  deserted  ship.  Transportation  discussed  due  to  ship  laying  up  in  Japan.  No  beefs.  Soma  OT  disputed.  Vote  of  thanks  td  stew­ ard  dept.  for  Job  well  done.  COASTAL  CRUSADER  (Suwannee),  Feb.  S—Chairman,  M.  Sanchez;  Secre­ tary,  D.  Wagner.  One  man  logged.  Repair  list  not  completely finished.  Request  granted  to  have  arrival  pool  to  increase  ship's  fund.  Shortage  of  OT  sheets.  Suggest  cooperation  in  No  beefs.  New  delegate  elected.  Mo­ keeping  library  up  to  date.  New  tion mad«  and seconded  to send letter  treasurer  elected.  34)00  cruzeiros  in  to  hq.  re  Slowness  in  bookkeeping  ship's  fund.  One  man  hospitalized.  dept.  on  checking  off  dues  and  loans.  Some  OT  dbqinted.  New  electric  iron  Washing  machine  not  to  be  used  for  purchased.  Shortage  of  linen.  Dis­ too long  a  period.  Request more  milk  cussion  no  convlaints  of  insects  and  after  meals.  pests aboard  ship.  Return  coffee  cups  to  pantry  after  usage.  Only  one  re­ CITY  OF  ALMA  (Waterman),  Jan.  maining  percolator  for  watch.  Dis­ 11—Chairman,  V.  TaraHo;  Secretary,  cussion  on  poor  medicine  chest  stock  c.  Collins.  Repair  Ust  turned  in.  TO  and  very  poor  sick  call  procedures at  see  about  better  launch  service  in  sea  and  in  port.  Korea.  No  beefs:  everytliing  running  smoothly.  Ship's fund 113.  Few hours  SEATRAIN  NEW  JERSEY  (Sea­ OT  disputed.  Suggest  men  taking  train),  Feb.  IS—Chairman,  V.  Ratcllff;  Mtowers  and  washing  clothea  do  so  Secretary,  M.  Gettschalk.  Two  men  earlier  ao  men  coming  off  watch  can  missed  ship  in  Texas  City.  148.50  in  have  hot  water  to  wash  up.  Screen  ship's fund.  No beefs.  Tray requested  door  aft  end  of  midship  passageway  for icebox.  Empty  garbage  ever stem  to  be  covered  with  canvas.  Vote  of  of  ship.  Request  tray  for  air­condi­ thanks  to  steward  dept.  for  Job  well  tioner.  done.  KATHRYN  (Bull),  Feb.  IS^halr­ STEEL  ADVOCATE  (Isthmian),  Jan.  J.  Turner;  Secretary,  F.  Keller.  3t—Chairman,  S.  Alpedo;  Secretary.  man,  One man  missed  ship in  Rijeka,  Yugo­ T.  Concepclon.  Everything  running  slavia.  Some  OT diluted.  Insufficient  smoothly.  Refrain  from  being  too  noisy  so  people  could  sleep.  Request  food.  Patrolman  to  check  washing  everyone  be  back  on  board  one  hour  machine#  before  sailing  time.  Request  con­ DEL  MAR  (Mississippi),  Jan.  91—  tribution  for  ship's  fund.  Chairman,  M.  Machaal;  Secretary,  O.  PSNM  EXPLOREit  (Penn  Shipping),  McFall.  Two  men  left  behind  in  Rio  Janeiro.  Flowers  sent  and  con­ Feb. 1—Chairman, L.  Beale; Secretary,  De  M.  Lynch.  No  beef*.  Repair  list  In.  dolence  conveyed  to member's  loss  of  Four  hours  OT  disputed.  Washing  mother.  Ship's  fund 1504.  Few  hours  OT  disputed.  One  man  missed  ship  in  machine  and  toilets  to  be  repaired.  BA.  M/S/C  to  take  1245  from  ship's  fund  purchase  movies  and  to  buy  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isthmian).  spare to  for  movie  projector.  Re­ Dec.  21—Chairman,  R.  LInkowskI;  Sec­ quest  parts  repair  of  washing  machine  or  retary.  J.  Dunne,  $42  in  ship's  fund.  get  new  one.  Vote  of  thanks  to stew­ Insufficient  cigarettes.  Non  food  han­ dept.  for  good  Christmas  and  dlers  to  stay  out  of  pantry  during  ard  New  Year's  dinners,  also for  cooperh­ meal  hours.  See chief  engineer about  tlon  in  refraining  from  throwing  gar­ heating  system.  Get  repair  list  made  bage through  portholes.  Keep lounges  out.  clear  Feb.  12—Chairman,  • . Ruf;  Secre­ siders. of  longshoremen  and  other  out­ tary,  H.  Frinclpe. , Complaint  about  Feb.  1—Chairman,  B.  Beurgaolsi  .rusty  water  aboard.  Repairs  being  lecratary,  McFall.  Wiper  who  taken care  of. Few hours  OT disputed.  missed  ship G.  Buenos  Aires  is  com­ Discussion  on heat  ventilatora lb  crew  ing  back  on  in  Del  Norte.  Some  repairs  quarters  and  galley  exhaust  blower  taken  car*  of.  man  hurt;  one  system,  also  about  rusty  water  in  missed  ship  in One  NO.  Ship's  fund  pipes  and flush  toilet  valyes.  1333.38.  New  delegate  elected.  lAOLB  TRANSFCRTEII  (Terminal  PACIFIC  WAVE  (World  Tramping),  Trans.),  Feb.  IS—Chairman,  B. Merani  Jan.  95—Chairman,  G.  Fettlpas;  lec­ Secretary,  P. Oraham.  Beef  en draws.  ratary,  L.  Warner.  OT  for  trimming  One  man  missed  ship  in Long  Beach.  vents  disputed.  No  beefs.  Request  Two  men  missed  ship  in  Seattle  and  better  system  of  checking  dues  and  rejoined  in  Portland.  All  repairs  assessments  to  eliminate  necessity  of  okayed  by  company  heads  except  for  carrying  receipts.  Suggest  stainless  mattresses  and  singling  up  of  bunks.  steel sinks  In  pantry  A galley  and also  Ship's  fund  13.  Few  hours  OT  dis­ fan  in  pantry.  puted,  ALCOA  PURITAN  (Alcoa), Jan.  95—  ALCOA  PIONEER  (Alcoa),  Feb.  1—  Chairman,  R;  Fierce;  lecretary,  A.  Chairman,  J.  Stewart;  Secretary,  D.  Ferrara.  Keys  made  for  all  rooms.  Edwards.  No  beefs;  everything  run­ Beef  about  launch  service  in  Rljeka.  ning  smoothly.  See  patrolman  about  Ship's  fund  11.75.  57  hours  disputed  new  washing  machine  before  signing  OT.  No  beefs. Clean  washing machine  en.  Request  variety  of  night  lunch.  after  use.  Request  less  noise  in  pas­ Vote  of  thanks  to  stetrsTll  dept.  for  sageways.  Care to  be taken  with night  Joh  well  done.  '  lunch.  Request  pump  for  washing  machine  and  require  doffee  urn.  Deck  HELEN  (Tankshlp),  Feb.  r—Chali­ dept. forecastles to  be painted  on way  man,  W.  Wade;  Secretary,  S.  SImes.  home—also  same  other  departments.  Everything  running  smoothly.  To  sea  about  men  missing  watches.  Repair  ALCOA  RANGER  (Alcoa),  Feb.  1—  list  to  be  made.  Chairman',  R.  Hommel;  lecretary,  F.  King.  New  delegate  elected.  One  MANKATO  VICTORY  (Victory), Feb.  man missed  ship: one man  hospitalized  g—Chairman,  O.  Waas;  Secretary,  L.  in  San  Juan.  PR.  No  beefs.  Suggest  Pepper.  No  beefs.  Request  washing  new  washing  machine.  Request  time  machine  be  moved  to  more  con­ off  to  secure  physical  cards.  Discus­ venient place  to  be operated.  Foc'sles  sion  on  TV  for  recreation  room—will  to be  painted.  More  coffee percolators  check  price.  to  be  ordered.  Suggest  more  steaks.  Steak  knives  to  be  ordered.  EDITH (Bull),  Jan.  17—Chairman, H.  Jones; lecretary, J.  Parker.  Two men  WM.  H. CARRUTH  (Penn), Jan.  24—  hospitalized.  Two  hours  OT  disputed.  Chairman,  O.  Headtey;  Secretary,  S.  Request  doors  that  lead  out  to  after  Holden.  Discussion on  ordering stores.  fantaU  be fixdd.  Request  clean  water  in  showers.  Washing  machine  out.of  order;  re­ BIENVILLE  (Fan­Atlantic),  Feb.  1—  quest  new  one.  Turn  in  all  cots.  Re­ Chairman,  A.  Thompson;  lecretary,  J.  pair  list  turned  in.  No  beefs.  Holden.  Ship's  fund  12.57.  One  man  missed  ship  leaving  Houston.  Every­ FLORIDA  STATE  (Pence),  Feb.  S—  thing going  smoothly.  No  beefs.  New  Chairman,  J.  Kllgore;  Secretary,  O.  delegate  elected.  See patrolman  about  Turner.  No  beefs;  everything  run­ having  drinking  water  tanks  cleaned.  ning  smoothly.  Ship's  fund  110.  Midships  house  quarters,  steward  New  delegate  elected.  Discussion  on  dept.  rooms,  messrooms.  galley,  pan­ fans  being  serviced  more  often.  Re­ try and  all  passageways require  paint.  quest  table  tops  in  messroom  be  re­ Shortage of  coffee.  newed.  Ettra  linen  to  be  turned  in.  c­so­isia  (Fan  American  World  Air­ CS  NORFOLK  (Cities  Service),. Feb.  ways,  Inc.),  Fak  3—Chairman,  A.  IS—Chairman,  W.  BuHertoni  Saere­ Philips;  locrotaiY,  T.  Doorner.  New  tary,  A. Hebert.  118.25 in  ship's fund.  ship and  deck  delegates elected.  Fine  Ne  beefs.  Motion made  and  seconded  of  1.35 for  leaving cups adriJL  Sailed  to have  diipa  aWonditioned, running  short  one  oiler  aad  mesnsam  fcon  to  troptaak  cllmaic  nrcas.  One  man  Port  CanavaraL  ­ LOG Pace Thlrtcea  CUTTING THE GORDIAN KNOT  The ship  was Joading  in Aruba; the oil was  coming  in  at  the  rate  of  30,000  gallons an  hour.  The 4­8 watch  was pretty  active while topping  off  whig  tanks.  The  chief  mate  had  pne ashore  to look  at the  draft figures and had  noticed  that the gangway  was fouled.  He  ad given  me  the word  abouti  it  and  I  went  over  to  check.  This story  was  submitted  to  efforts  along  came  the  captain.  I  He  also  told  me  to  stand  by  the  LOG  By  Seafarer  Charles  hadn't  seen  him  for  two  days  hut  f number  six  wing  tank  and  shut  it  off  when  he  gave  the  sign.  It  took  only  a  minute  to  find  that  the  gangway  needed  a  little  more  than  peremptory  attention.  When  it  had  been  made  fast,  the  ship  had  been  light  and  the  gatlgway, had  slanted  down  from  the  top  of  the  guard  rails.  It  had  been secured to the rails by lashing  and  now,  with  the  ship  nearly  loaded,  top  rail and  gangway  were  level  with  the  dock.  Jammed  Against  Side  Where the lashing  met the  gang­ way  the line  had  become  taut  and  here he  was as  ready  as the  point­ after­touchdown  kicking  specialist.  "What's  the  matter,  son?"  the  knot  jammed  against  the  side  "Well, captain,  this line  securing  of  the dock.  There was  a  tempting  the  gangway is  jammed  up  against  little loop  that invited  a  tug which  the  wharf.  I tried  to  free  it  hut  would  have  freed  the  whole  knot,  I'm  afraid  the  only  thing  to  do  is  hut  the  jam  was such  that  neither  cut  It."  "Here,  let  me  look."  loop  nor  knot  moved.  I  didn't  have  my  knife  with  me  There  could  be  no  questions  and  was  attempting  to  manuever  about  the  captain's  background.  the  gangway  by  pushing  and  pull­ He  strode  with  the  undimmed­ ing—a  futile  gesture,  hut  one  you  conlidence  of  Achilles  going  into  do instinctively  as  being the lesser  battle;  thrusting  me  aside,  he  was  Hector  pushing  aside  a  lesser  of  two  evils.  warrior  so  that  he  himself  could  In  the  midst  of  my  fruitless  engage the enemy.  With one glance  at  the situation,  be  was  as  Ulysses  with  the  solution.  SI Up NMUp Italian Crews Trade Visits  —all­vdse  But  he  had  been  trapped.  The  provocative  little  loop  was  as  in­ viting  as  a  dimpled  smile.  1  winced  inside,  feeling  awkward  in  the  presence  of  another's  embar­ rassment.  Embarrassment?  Hell!  He  gave  one  tug  then  another  half­hearted­ ly.  Non­plussed,  he  looked  at  me  and  spoke  in  a  tone  not  entirely  scornful.  Here  was  the  voice  of  experience,  imparting  a  small  hit  from  a  lifetime  of  learning  to  a"  poor  apprentice.  AU  he  said  was  "KNIFE"  as  he  turned  and  walked  from  me!  (Ed. note: According to mythology after Gordius had tied an intricate knot, c seer forecast that the person xcho untied it would become king. Unable to do so, Alexander the Great disposed of the problem by cutting the rope with one stroke of his sword.) Wiggin.  Bethcoaster  Back On Run  All's  well  again  with  the  SlU­manned LST Bethcoaster  following  a  collision  v{ith  a  Highlights of  a quick  trip into  the  Persian  Gulf  by  the  Steel  Sea­ farer included  a visit  en the  NMU­manned Green  Harbor and  an  opportunity for  a card game (top) with  members of  both crews sit­ ting  in.  Among those  pictured  are  Seafarer  1.  A. Zirelli (center),  C. H. Stanley and F. D. Richardson,  in bottom photo, it was  visit­ ing  time  on  the SlU  ship  for  crewmen  on  an  Italian­flag ship  tied  up  alongside  for  the  transfer  of  cargo.  Seafarer  J. Miles,  BR,  is  pictured at  top (right).  Photos by  ship's reporter'Vernon Douglas.  Remember: Tax  Bite Is Higher  A  word  to  the  wise  now  that  1959  is  underway  is  offered  by  "Sit  Charles"  on  the  Seatrain  Georgia.  He,  notes,  despite­ stories  In  the  LOG  and  else­ where,  that  some  brothers  get­ iing  slightly  smaller  paychecks  than expected  this year are  get­ ting hot  under the  collar for  no  rgason.  The  difference  Is  the  extra  Social  Security  tax  bite,  which  went  up on January  1 to  percent  of  the  first  $4,800  of  innual  earnings  to  pay  for  higher  benefits.  It  used  to  be  ZVA  percent  of  the  first  $4,200  of earnini^.  The rise Is the first  ef « serlet  ef hoests­slBted  ever  the next ten  yssn.  barge  in  New  York  harbor  last  month.  There  were  no  injuries  reported.  The  mishap  occurred  on  Janu­ ary  23  when  the  Bethcoaster  met  up  with  the  barge  on  the  East  River  and  suffered  a  gash  several  feet  long  on  one  side.  She  went  Into  a  Brooklyn  shipy^d  for  re­ pairs  and  new  plates  for  a  period  of  ten  days.  Everything  is  apparently  run­ ning  smoothly  now  with  the  ship  back  In  action  on  her  coastwise  run.  The  delegates  reported  everybody shook  up a  little by  the  collision  hut  with  no  major  ad­ verse  effects.  The  photo  below  showing  the  gash  in  the  side  plates  was  taken  by  the '3rd  mate  when  the  ship  went into  the yard for repairs.  �SEAFARERS Fag»  Foniicea  Sword Knot Missilomon  I  ^  1  PI  SIUIMX  DIRE(]TOM  SIU,  A&G  Distrlcl  BALTIMORE  UlS B.  Baltimor* 8t  Earl  Sheppard.  Afent  BAatern  7­4900  BOSTON  278  SUta  St.  A1  Tanner.  Agent  Richmond  2­0140  HOUSTON  4202  Canai  St.  R.  Matthews.  Agent  CApltal  3­40e9>  3­4080  LAKE  CHARLES.  La....  1419  Ryan  St.  Leroy  caarke.  Agent  HSnUoek  0­0744  MIAMI  '.  744  W.  Flagler  St  Louia  Neira.  Agent  FRanklin  7­3064  MOBILE  1 South  Lawrence  St.  Cai  Tanner.  Agent  HEmlock  3.17M  NEW  ORLEANS  823  BienvUle  St  Lindi­ey  WilUaua.  Agent  Tulhne  8828  '^«''^a'iinfh"£SS8  il­:  ­ Some  of  the  missilemen  referred  to  by  Brother  DeHoven  below  ore pictured  by Seafarer  Chester  R. Coumas.  At left,  Jim  Kyri­ akos,  AB,  climbs  aloft  to  check  rigging.  Chuck  Higgins,  DM  fright), is  all painted out  as  he pauses  for  picture during  painting  |ob.  Both  are aboard  the Sword  Knot.  NORFOLK  127­129  Bank  St.  J.  Bullock,  Agent  MAdlaon  7­1083  PHiLADBaj>HlA  337  Market  St.  S  CarduUo.  AMttt  Market  7­1838  SAN  FRANCTSCO  450  Barriaon  St  Martv  Brelthnff.  Aeen*  Douglaa  2­8478  SANTURCK.  PR.. 1313  Fernandez  Juncoa.  Stop  2U  Keith  Terpe,  Ho.  Rep.  Phone  2­3998  SAVANNAH  Abercorn  St.  William  Morrla.  Agent  Adama  3­1728  SEATTLE  2508  lat  Ave.  Ted  BabkowaU.  Agent  Main  3­4334  TAMPA  ­  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  B.  Gonzalez.  Acting Agent  Phone  2­1323  WILMINGTON.  Calif.  .  805  Marine  Ave,  Reed  Humphrlea.  Agent  Terminal  4­2874  HEA1M1UARTER5  873 4th  Ave..  Bklyn.  SECRETARY­TREASURER  Paul  Hall  ABST  SECRETARY­TREASURERS  J  Alglna,  Deck  W._HaU.  Joint.  ^  C.  Slmmona,  Eng.  3.  Volplan.  Joint  E Mooney. Std.  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  I  On The Missile Range  By  Lionel G.  DeHaven  (Ed.  note:  The  writer,  a  retired  SIU  member,  is now  2nd  mate  on  the  SlU­inanned  M/V  Rose  Knot, one  of  the  missile ships.  They come from California, from Vigtnia and from Maine, .^ Down to the coast of Florida, from the hill and the plain; Boys from the schools and men from the street To fill the cabins and foc'sles of the US missile fleet. Sons  of  Norsemen,  of  Frenchmen  and  Greek,  ,  •  < Some of them English, like the language they speak. True Americans now, and comrades all. They  roam  the  seas  where  the  missiles  fall.  Whether from Suwannee, Pan-Am or R-C-A, For romance, adventure, promotion or pay. They  mswer  the  call  and  accept  their  lot,  A  berth  on  the  Crusader,  Sentry  or  Rose  Knot,  ;  ;  From  Florida's  beaches,  through  the  Indies  calm,  ,' '  :  Over  the  ocean swells  to Africa's  sand;  .  •  ^  .  They await the missiles uHth the stations manned. Scanning  the  skies  for  the  rocket's  flash,  ;  The  angry  roar,  and  the  mighty  crash.  i  •   '  Now the ocean's face is rent asunder, ' And the sound comes back, like a great clap of thunder. ' Then the tape is recorded, all the keys click As the data is noted, sure, true and quick. It's very quiet then in the missile fleet, ' As the tech crew beds down—no time to eat; Their heads all ache and their nerves are beat. They, need some rest for tired feet. When stores get short and the fuel drops low. It's time to leave the ocean and find a friendly port to go. ^ Up and down the missile range, along the tropic shore. Pleasures that await, for those who know the score. Some go where the lights are bright. To rock  and roll for  half  the night,  ....,  And  drink  their gin  til they  hold no  more,  •  •••  ­ Awaking next morning with heads all sore. When the money has all vanished. And the new friends start getting strange. Then it's time to cast the lines off An^ get  back  on the  range.  '  v,  :  Later,  when  they  are  older,  in  a  quiet,  settled  place,  '  ~  They can tell their children's children How they served as pioneers and helpers. In the race out into space. They may sit upon the shore, when they are fat and rich. And ponder on the Sword Knot, the Rose and Timber Hitch. All may be gone to scrap, but would it seem so strange If their ghosts were all still there, roaming up and down the range? SUP  HONOLULU....81 South  N^tz^H^wa;ir  NEW  ORLEANS........823  BlbnvUle'st.  JAckaon  5­7428  NEW  YORk  878  4th  Ave.,  Br^Uyn  HYaclnth  9­8605  PORTLAND  ...<C  211  SW  Cl«r  St.  CApltal  3­4338  SAN  FRANCISCO  450  Harrlaqn  St.  Douglaa  2­8363  SEATTLE  lat  Ave.  .  Main  2­0290  WOJdlNGTON  805  Marine  Ave.  Terminal  5­8817  MC&S  HONOLULU....51  South  Nlmltz  Highway  PHone  5­1714  NEW  ORLEANS  823  BienvUle  St.  RAmond  7428  NEW  YORK  675  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  HYaclnth  9­8600  PORTLAND.,  211  SW  Clay  St.  CApltol  7­3222  SAN  FRANCISCO  350  Fremont  St.  EXbrook  7­5600  SEATTLE  .2505 — lat  Ave.  MAln  34)038  W1L5UN6TON  805  Marine  Ave.  TErmlnal  4­8538  BALTIMORE  MFOW  1218  Eaat  Baltimore  St.  EAatem  7­3383  HONOLULU.:..88  North  Nlmltz  Highway  PHone  5­6077  NEW  ORLEANS....  823  BienvUle  St.  MAgnolU  0404  NEW  YORK  ,...130  Greenwich  St.  COrtland  7­7094  PORTLAND  522  NW  Everett  St.  CApltol  3­7297­8  SAN  FRANCISCO  240  Second  St.  DOuglaa 2­4592  SAN  PEDRO  .....296  Weat  7th  St.  TErmlnal  3­4485  SEATTLE  .2333  Weatem  Ave.  MAln 2­6328  Great^ Lakes  District  ALPENA  ....1215  N  Second  Ave.  ELmwood  4­3618  BUFFALO.  NY  914  Main  St.  GRant  2728  CLEVELAND  1410  W.  29  St.  MAln  1­0147  DULUTH  621  W.  Superior St.  Phone:  Randi Iph  2­1110  FRANKFORT.  Mich  PO  Box  287  ELgln  7­2441  KHLWAUKEE  633  S.  Second  Ave.  BRoadway  2­3039  RIVER  ROUGE  ..10225 W.  JeKeraon  Ave,  Mich.  Vlnewood  3­4741  Canadian District  FORT  WILLIAM  Untirio  HALIFAX,  N.S  February  Z7,  19^'  LOG 408  Simpaon  St.  Phone:  3­3221  128^  HoUla  St.  Phone 3­8911  MONTREAL  634 SL  James St.  Weat  Victor  2­8161  QUEBEC  44  Sault­au­Matelet  Quebec  LAfontalne  3­1569  THOROLD.  Ontario  53  St.  David  St.  CAnal  7­5212  TORONTO.  Ontario  312  Kins  St. E.  EHUplre  4­5719  ST.  JOHN.  NB  ....177 Prince  WRUam  St.  OX  2­5431  VANCOUVER.  BC  298  Main  St.  MU 1­346P  Letter Recalls  His First Trip  To  Iht  Editor!  Upon  reading  tho  Jan.  18  LOG,  I  took  special  note  of  tho  article  written  by  tho  18­year­ old  kid  on  his first  trip  to  sea.  That article  reminded  me of  my  first trip to sea, which  whs  dur­ ing  the  war  in  1045.  Since it  was wartime,  the men  didn't  have  the  working  and  shipboard  living  conditions  of  today.  W  hava  the  war  letters  To  The  Editor  All letters to the editor for publication in the SEAFARERS LOG must be signed by the writer. Names will be withheld upon request. uneasiness  and  sometimes  the  fear  of  being doomed,  I  was 18  years old at the time and I guess  the  fear  and  irritability  didn't  bother  me  as  much  as  it  did  some of  the  seasoned Seafarers.  I  never  became  a  member  of  the  SIU,  but  someday  I  hopO  to  return  to  sea  and  of  course  under the  SIU where  a man has  working  conditions  that  make  for  teamwork  and  ship  opera­ tion  at its  peak.  Although  I  am  not  an  SIU  member,  I  would  appreciate  it  if  you  would  continue  to  send  the XOG.  I think  the  SEAFAIU  ERS  LOG is the  best condensed  ­form  of  current  world  affairs  that  is  published  today.  More­ over,  the  news  items  are  not  exaggerated  beyond  the  true  facts,  as  in  some  other  news  publications.  Xi John R. Webb X Seeks Mail On  Phote Problems  To  the  Editor:  As an  ardent camera  bug and  darkroom  fanatic,  I  would  like  to  correspond  with  Seafarers  who  have  the  same  hobby  and  interests.  During  my  seven  years  of  at­ tempting  to  acquire  a  basio  photographic  education  aboard  ship,  I  have,  I  believe,  picked  up  many  helpful  hints  on  de­ veloping  and  printing  under  the  handicap  of  shipboard  con­ ditions.  These cover such  prob­ lems  as  extreme  changes  of  temperature,  water  shortages,  occasional  saltwater  ,  leakage  as  well  as  the  many  types  of  water  encountered  with  chemical  impurities  like  rust,  chloride  and  alkalines.  I  am  also  familiar  with  tho  difficulties  in  obtaining  photo­ graphic  supplies  overseas  that  can  be  used  under  these  same  eondltlons.  I  have  tested  Ger­ man,  Belgian,  Italian,  English  and  Japanese  paper, film,  de­ HEVI WHATSAMATIAWITH  YOU ? You KNOW THAT  velppers, fixing  salts  and  short  stops,  and  have  made  up  work  tables  for  most 'of  them.  /  In addition,  I have  the namea  and  addresses  in  various  ports  where  supplies can  be  obtained  with a  reasonable certainty that  they  will  be  taken  from  fresh  stock.  I  believe  that  If  it  became  known  4o  the  SIU  Sea  Chest  Just  what films  aiid  cameras  were  preferred  by  Seafarers,  these  items  would  always  be  kept  in  stock.  I've  also, been  assured that if  we gave the  Sea  Chest  people  a  few days to  ob­^  tain  any  kind of  earners  equip­ ment we  wanted, they  could get  it for  US' at  a fair  discount.  Therefore,  how  about  it  camera  bugs?  Drop  me  a  line  care of  the SIU hall in Houston.­ Maybe  we  can  get  together  by,^  mail  at  least  on  some  of  our  common  problems.  If  I  don't  have  the  answers,  I'll  get  them  for  you  froin  reliable  sources.  I  really  am  very  much  inter­ ested  in  photography  and  would  like to  get  in  touch  with  Seafarers  who  have  the  same  Interests.  John  Wnnderlicli  SS  Michael  ^  income Tax Rule  Raises Problem  To  the  Editor:  Income tax time is nigh again.  On  this ship  we  have  had  some  discussion  about  how  the  tax  laws  affect  seamen.  We  would  like  to  know  what­ happens  if  a  man  is  employed  by  a  steamship  company  and  signs  On  articles  in  one  year,  say  1957,  and  then  pays  off  in  1958.  Are  his earnings  for 1958  taxable  in  that  year  (1958)  or  do they become  taxable in  1959?  Please  reply  through  the  LOG.  Paul Arthofer SS Iberville (Ed. note: Income becomes taxable in the year- in.,which it is received. Thus, edrhinpt actually received in 1958, even though they also cover work during 1957, must be reported on tax returns filed in 1959. The tax return filed in 1959 is on 1958 income. Check the income tax tips published in this issue on page 7 for further information.) 4;  All Gees  Well  On Transporter  To the  Editor:  Please  forward  the  LOO' to  us at the  port of  Bombay, India,  especially the  LOG  that has the  returns  on  the  election  of  our  officers:  Also  send  a  couple  of  copies of  the tanker  agreement.  The crew on  board here sends  the  LOG  staff  a  vote  of  con­ fidence for  its  good  work  and  wish  everyone  the  best  in 1959.  All  Is  okay  here  on  the  Pan­ Oceanic  Transporter  with  a  'good crew all around  and every­ body  having  lots  of  fun  so  far.  J.  R.  Tonart  Ship's  delegate  NOT  /  �7e^b?ss77  S7. ;iSSS,  SEAFARERS  LOG  Father And Son  FIN A L  DISPATCH  Page  FUteeu  SIU  BABY  ABBIVALS  All of the following SIU families have received a $200 maternity benefit plus a $25 bond from the Union in the baby's name: Plasece  Thomas  Billd,  bom  Marian  Ann  Michell,  born  Janu­ January  12,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  ary  20,  2959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Mrs.  Carlo  £.  Billo,  New  Orleans,  August  Michell,  New  Orleans,  La.  La.  if  if  if  t.  t.  i^  •  Sharon  Ann  Wojtkelenicz,  bora  Georgia  Espino, bom  January  5.  January  12,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  1959, to Seafarer  and  Mrs. Atanasio  Mrs.  Chester  Wojtkelenicz,  Balti­ D.  Espino,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  more,  Md.  The deaths of' the folUnvlnff Seajarera havt Veen reported to the Seajarere Welfare Plant. JoMph  St.  Laurent,  63:  Heart  Lawrence  Evans,.  23:  Brother  iailura  while  aboard  ahip  caoeed  Evans died  of  coronary thrombosis  Brother St Laur­ last  July  18  while  in his  home  in  ent's death  Janu­ Mobile,  Ala.  A  Union  member  ary  29.^ He  had  since 1982,  he sailed  in the  engine  worked  in  the  department.  Mrs.  Anna  Evans,  Seafarer Vincent  Tividad han­ engine  depart­ his  wife,  of  Mobile,  survives  him.  dles  the  feeding  chore  for  his  ment  since.  Join­ Burial was  in the  Pine  Crest Cem­ Infant  son  in his  New  Orleans  ing  the  SIU  in  etery  in  Mobile.  home.  1954.  Mrs.  Helen  if  if  St.  Laurent  his  wife,  of  Broolfr  David  Anderson,  42:  W^e  on  lyn,  NY,  survives  board ship. Brother Anderson  acci­ dentally fell over­ him.  Cremation  board on  Februa­ took  place  at  Mt  View  Ccme­ ry 19 and was lost  etary,  NY.  Charles  Ackerman  at  sea.  A  Union  »  »  »  Clarence  E.  Tobias  member  since  Paul  Seidenberg,  48:  A  Union  1953, he  sailed in  It  is  important  that  you  get  in  member  since  1941,  Brother  Seid­ the  deck  depart'  touch  with  John  E.  Brady  as soon  enberg  died of  an internal  conges­ meht  He  is  sub  as possible.  You  can  reach  him  at  tion  November  22.  He had  sailed  vived by his wife,  418  Dauphine  Street,  New  Orleans  in  the  steward  department  Mrs.'  Mrs.  Joanne  An  10,  La.  porothy  Seidenberg,  his  wife,  of  derson.  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  survives  him.  if  if  if  if  if  John  William  Gardner,  bora  De­ cember  23,  1958,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  John  B.  Gardner,  Gulfport,  Fla.  .  if  if  t.  Salvador  Marino,  born  January  24,1959, to Seafarer and Mrs. Carlo  Marino,  New  Orleans,  La.  PERSONALS  AND  NOTICES  if  if  ^  Patricia  Ann Gaun'tlett,  born De­ cember  30,  1958,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Harry  A,  Gauntlett,  Upper  Darby,  Penna.  4.  i  t  Wayne  John  Hall,  born  Novem­ ber  8,  1958,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Frank  Hall,  San  Francisco,  Cal.  if  if  i.  John  Steven  Harris,  born  Feb­ ruary 1,  1959,  to Seafarer  and Mrs.  John  B.  Harris,  Norfolk,  Va.  4  4  4  Eric Clayton  Jones, born January  Berlin  Richerson  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Please contact  your father,  L. H.  Darius  Clay  Jones,  Newport  News,  Richerson,  as  soon  as  possible.  It  Va.  is  very  important  that  he  gets  in  4  4  4  touch  with  you.  Alan Philip  Sentel, bora  Februa­ ry  6,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mis.  t  if  if  '  Aibert  J.  Sentel,  Philadelphia,  Pa.  Donald  E.  Shattuck  4  4  4  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  Ann  Marie  Giuliano,  bora  De­ Frank  G.  W.  Flint  mother,  Mrs.  William  Helton  at  Please  contact  Carl  R.  McCoy,  RFD  1,  Co.  Rd.  128,  Valley  City,  cember  24,  1958,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Anthony  Giuiliano,  Elizabeth,  MQPOB  417,  Indiana  U.,  Bloom­ Ohio.  NJ.  ington,  Indiana.  His  phone  num­ if  ilf  4  4  4  ber  is  3254.  It  is  very  urgent.  Robert  Delmont  Maria Grivas,  born  December 13,  if  if  if  It  is  important  tuat  you  get  in  1958,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Deme­ Cookbook  For  Sale?  touch with  your aunt, Mrs. Frances  trios  Grivas,  Woodside,  LI,  NY.  MSTS  would  raise  the  "security"  An  SIU  member  is interested  in  Dahlstrom at  *7022  Emerson  Street,  (Continued  from  page  3)  equipped ship, the  American  Mari­ argument  since  there  has  never  buying a  copy in  good condition  of  Morton Grove,  Illinois.  It concerns  been a  beef  on that score.  A secur­ the  cookbook  titled  "Cooking  and  your  family.  ner,­ in  this  operation.  ity  check  is  run  by  the  Govern'  Baking  on  Shipboard"  published  ,  The  Pacific  District's  posftion  if if if has  been strongly  seconded  by  the  ment  on  all  seamen  participating  by  the  .War  Shipping  Administra­ Ignatius  J.  Torre  AFL­CIO  Major  Maritime  Trades  in  the  missile  program.  In  fact,  tion  in  World  War  II.  Replies can  Ex­SS  Stony  Point  Department,  representing ­ major  original  Defense  Department  plans  be  sent  to  the  SEAFARERS  LOG,  Uoiiaid  £. Mackay  (Continued from  page 2)  called for  the Atlantic  missile fleet  674 4th Ave.,  Brooklyn 32,  NY, and  maritime  unions.  In  a  protest  sent  Francis  C.  Dowd  as  reported  in  the  last  LOG,  Rep.  to all members of  the Senate  Com­ to  be  manned iby  Panamanian  sea­ will  be  forwarded.  Joseph  Frindezes  Victor Anfuso,  Brooklyn  Democrat,  merce  Committee  and  House  Mer­ men.  The  plan  was  dropped  after  if  if  if  Ex­SS  Arickaree  wrote  Maritime  Administrator  vigorous  union  and  Congressional  chant  Marine  Committee,  MDT  Robert  Griffin  Will  the  above  please  contact  Clarence  Morse  that  he  could  not  Executive Secretary Harry O'Reilly  protests.  Get  in  touch  with  George  Ry­ Bill  Feldesman,  c/o  Miller  &  See­ see  Morse's position  defending  the  pointed  to  the  "depressed  condi­ beck  at  835  State  Street,  Perth  ger,  26  Court  St.,  NYC.  runaways  and  would  like  an  ex­ tion" of  the  US merchant fleet  re­ Amboy, NJ.  He would  like to  hear  planation.  Rep.  Abraham  Multer,  sulting from  substandard runaway­ from  you.  also from  Brooklyn,  denounced  the  flag competition. This condition,  he  Rudy  Barber  ^  t  $  said,  is ".  .  .  aggravated  by  many  Smokey Byron is anxious to hear  position of  the runaways and calljed  Claude T.  Allen  from Rudy  Barber who  was on  the  on  them  to  show  their  "good  of  the" operations  of  the  Military  Your  father  Cecil  Allen  wants  L.  B.  Vance  in  1942.  Contact  him  faith" by paying  their seamen "the  Sea  Transportation  Service,  which  you  to  contact  him.  He  is  at  119  c/o Burgess,  1826  St.  Paul  Street,  same  wage  scale"  and  providing  dpntinuously encroaches  on private  "the  same  working  conditions  as  W.  10th  Street,  Galena,  Kansas.  Baltimore,  Md.  enterprise. •   those employed  on ships flying  the  "We  think  it  is  an  intolerable  iC>  ^  if  if  if  ^  (Continued  from  page  3)  American flag"  (See  box  on  page  thing for  an agency  of  the Federal  sibly  Browning.  Just  how  this  Oscar  N.  Raynor  Anyone  who has  foiuid seamen's  2.)  Government  to aid  in  the  destruc­ would affect  the Canadian  National  Anyone  having  any  Information  papers  belonging  to  L.  J.  Good­ The  proposed  Zelenko  inquiry  tion.  of  the  Anrerican  merchant  fleet  is not  clear  at  present  on  the  above,  please  contact  his  win,  Z­137498,  is  urged  to  mail  would  parallel  a  similar  set  of  marine,"  he  added.  Originally  struck  on  July  4,  sister,  Mrs.  Florence  Dowdy,  PC  them  to him  at 1200  Eutaw  Place,  hearings  into  the  activities  of  MSTS officials have  so far failed  1957,  the  Canadian  National  ships  Box  376,  Milan,  Georgia.  Baltimore,  Md.  Aristotle  Onassis,  which  were  con­ to cite  any  reason  why  the  agency  were  idle  for  a  year  until  the  ducted  last  year.  The hearings  re­ i^ould move  in on  the missile  ship  Cuban government bank  purchased  vealed  that  the  Maritime  Admin­ program.  On  the  contrary,  all  them  last  summer.  Attempts  to  istration  had  permitted  Onassis  to  MSTS  statements  recently  have  crew  the  ships  with  Cuban  sea­ transfer fourteen  ships,  12  tankers  called on  private  operators to  take  men  and  sail  them  In  face  of  dnd  two  Libertys,  to  the  Liberian  over  various  phases  of  shipping,  the  Canadian  District  picketlines  flag,  without first  obtaining  iron­ including  carriage  of  military  de­ were  blocked  by  mass  demonstra­ clad  guarantees  and  concrete  ac­ pendents.  tion on a pledge that Onassis would  tions  up  and  down  the  Atlantic  At  least  two  experienced  ship­ and  Gulf  Coasts.  The  Canadian  build  new  tonnage  under  the  ping companies  are reported  to be  District,  supported  by  the  A&G  American flag.  The  fourteen  ships  interested  in  undertaking  the  op­ District  and  other  SIU  affiliates,  involved  had  all  been  manned  by  eration  of  the  West  Coast  missile  tied  up  all  Cuban  shipping  In  Seafarers.  fleet.  Both  American  President  American  ports  and  also  picketed  Subsequently, the Department of  Lines  and  Pacific  Far  East  Lines  the  Cuban  consulate  and  the  Justice  instituted suit  for damages  already operate large fleets  of  theiir  United  Nations  in  New  York,  pro­ against  Onassis  because  of  the  breach  of  agreement  to  build  the  own  under  Pacific  District  con­ testing  the  Batista  government's  new  tonnage.  Although  the  suit  tract.  action.  was  instituted  last  year,  there  has  It  is  considered  unlikely  that  As  a  result,  only  one  ship,  the  been  no  further  action  in  the  Ciudad  de  la  Habana,  got  out  of  fUE fOOO AHV VO.\CeSAXeMiOf)H  matter.  Halifax,  and  she  was  tied  up  in  Zelenko,  in  calling  for  the  Baltimore  where  she  still remains.  Niarbhos  investigation,  declared:  The  Cuban  seamen,  who  had been  "The  effect  of  the  so­called  Niar­ Seafarers  overseias  who  want  flown  to  Halifax  and  put  aboard  chos  trust  closely  parallels  that  of  the ships  under the  surveillance of  to  get  in  touch  with  headquar­ Onassis.  It has  given the  Niarchos  ters.  in  a  hiury  can  do  so  by  armed  Cuban  military  men,  interests  multi­million  dollar  tax  cabling  the  Union  at  its  cable  walked  off  the  Ciudad  de  la  windfalls.  It  has  caused  the  un­ pdriress,  SEAFARERS  NEW  Habana  'in  Baltimore  and  sup­ employment of  hundreds  of  Amer­ ported  the  protest  In  Halifax.  YORK.  ican  seamen.  It  has  depleted  the  Use of  this address will assure  They  were  withdrawn  from  the  American  merchant  marine.  As  a  peedy  tfahsmisalon  on  all  mes­ ships  subsequently  and  sent  home  matter  of  fact,  the  abuses  in  this  following  negotiations  with  Cuban  sages and  faster  Service  for  the  transaction  appear  to  far  surpass  government  representatives  here  men  lnv?'ved.  any  of  the  others."  and  In ^avana.  MSTS  Assailed On  Missile Ship Plans  Ask  Probe  Of  Niarchos  Struck  CN5  Ships Target  Of  Seizures  "FilrAr a Seafarer!  Union Has  Cable Address  mimfisAnomicmsiocAF£7mi4s  ­ft® ^&iFAP&ZS ­ me MBMBP^  uN\od. itw  '  inmem/.rTiMeYaJkEAriH£AALL.  �Vol. XXI  No. 5  SEAFARERS  •  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UN IO N  • AT L ANT    10  ANP  GULF  DISTRICT  • AFL­CIO    •   MTD Board Acts  On Several US  Maritime issues  1^  ­CHICAGO—A  regional  director  of  the  National  Labor  Relations  Board  has .recommended  the  cer­ tification  of  the  SIU  Great  Lakes  District as bargaining agent for the  unlicensed  personnel  on  the  six­ ship fleet  of  Gartland  Steamship  Conipany,  a  Great  Lakes  bulk  op­ erator.  .  .  :  Trades  Department  here.  by  Sen.  Warren  G.  Magnuson  The  director's  recommendations  Meeting  in  San  Juan  on  Febru­ (Dem.­Wash.) that all Federal mari­ came after  he dismissed a  series of  ary 17,  the  MTD  discussed  a  num­ time laws be revised  and combined  formal objections ifUed  by the  com­ ber  of  matters  affecting  member  in  a  single  statute.  pany,  and  upheld  the  union's  poisU'  • It    backed  a  demand  by  tne  unions  in  the  maritime  industry.  tion  om  the  one  challenged­ballot'  In addition  to the  above­mentioned  Masters,  Mates  and  Pilots  calling  cast  in  the  election..  The  Board's  for  compulsory  use  of  American  issues, they included  tlie following:  count showed  72­votes for the SIU,  • The    board  endorsed  the  bill  and  Canadian  pilots  on  all  vessels  Waiting  for  Customs  inspection,  Sargeant  First  Class  Fields  and  71  votes  for  "no  unlpn,"  one  void •  submitted  by  Rep.  Pelly  (Rep.­ on  the St. Lawrence Seaway.  family  relax  in  lounge  of  SS  Atlantic  after  winter  transatlantic  and  one  challenged  ballot.  The    a  bid for statehood  Wash.) which would  keep runaways  • Supported  crossing.  '  Vessel  was  delayed  by  severe  storms  on  return  frotn  SIU challenged  one  ballot  because  from  participating  in  "50­50"  car­ for  Hawaii.  it  was  cast  by  a  supervisory  ena­,  • Reaffirmed    the  Department's  Europe.  goes by limiting such cargoes either  ployee.  !  policy  of  establishing  and  imple^  Organizing. in. the  Gartland fleet'  menting  its  port  council  program  began  last September  after a  num­ in  all  ports  of  the­United  States.'  • Called    for  continuing  and  ber  of  the  contpany's  unlicensed  personnel  requested SIU  represen­ intensifying  of  the  current  MTD  campaign  on  the  Great  Lakes.  tation.  The  Union  petitioned  for  • Reaffirmed    its  position  on  an election  on  October 30,  and vot^  establishment of  a Caribbean  Mari­ was held from  November  23 to  Slightly  weary  after  doing  battle  with  a  whoppet  of  a  ing  time  Federation.  December  6.  North  Atlantic  storm,  SIU  crewmembers  of  the. American  '  The  Gartland fleet  consists  of  Reviewed  Runaway  Protest  HOUSTON  —  Shipping  for  this  The  resolution on  runaway  ship­ Banner  Lines SS  Atlantic  were  glad  to  pile  off  the ship  for  two  self­loaders,,  carrying  stone,  port  continued  to  run  ahead  of  ping  reviewed  the  four­day  world­ coal  and  gypsum,  and  four  bulk  registration,  which  is  a  very  wide protest in  December and went  their  first  real  vacation "since^  carriers  transporting.  ore,  coal,  the  company  said,  will  provide  "healthy  situation."  Port  Agent  on  record  "fully  supporting  all  the  vessel  began  her  New  more  space  for  passengers  than  grain and other bulk cargoes.  There  Bob  Matthews said.  As  was  report­ organizational, legislative and other  York­Europe  tourist  run  last  the  present  accommodations  at  are  about 158  Jobs  involved  in  the  pearlier,  much  of  this  improved  activities  undertaken  by  American  June.  The  occasion  for  the  crew's  fleet.  i^^ping  is  due  to  the  increase  maritime  unions  in  dealing  with  breather is the annual  Coast Guard  Kent St.,  Brooklyn.  in  grain shipments  moving through  this  issue"  and  added  that  "this  inspection sna overhaul  of  the ship  this  port,  bound  for  India  and  resolution  be  submitted  to  the  which is taking place in  the Bethl^  Europe.  AFL­CIO Executive  Council for  its  hem  Shipyard  in  Brooklyn.  The  outlook  for  the  coming  support  of  the  objectives  and  ac­ The  storm  struck  the  passenger  period  is  very  promising,  Mat­ tions  herein  set  forth."  the coast  of  Newfoundland  thews  said.  In  addition  to  the  in­ On  the  missile  sliip  Issue,  MTD  ship off  and  delayed  her  arrival  in  New  The Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific  union  members.  The  courses,  creasing  number  of  in­transit  ves­ Executive Secretary Harry O'Reilly  sels  which  are scheduled  here,  the  has  already  written  all  members  York  one  day,  after  she  had  lost  has  concluded  contract  negotia­ under  study  by  the  union's  Board  Steel Seafarer  is  due  in  for  payoff  of  the  Senate  Commerce  Commit­ another  day  on  the  eastbound  tions  with  the  remaining  major  of  ^ucation,  will  be  as  stream­ and  will  take  on  a  number  of  re­ tee  and  House  Merchant  Marine  crossing.  It was one  of  those which  tanker  companies .under  SUP  con­ lined and  well­rounded as  possible.  placements.  However  this  may  be  Committee  protesting  Navy  plans  qualify  for  the  seaman's .adjective  tract,  signing  agreements  with  Members  eager  to  iinprbve. thei^  temporarily offset  by  the laying  up  to operate West Coast  missile ships  "worst  storm  I"  ever  Saw,"  with  Richfield  Oil,  General  Petroleum  mastery of  various  jobs as a means  of  the  Atlas,  scheduled  for  this  through  the  Military  Sea  "Trans­ winds  reportedly  as  high  as  100  and  Pacific  Coast  Transport.  The  towards  promotion  are  urged  to,  week.  portation  Service. The  MTD  board  miles  an  hour  and  80­foot  waves  agreements provide wage increases  apply  for  training  at  the  schoolf^  ranging  from  a  minimum  of  $1Q  which Is one of  the few.such union­ On  the  whole  though,  the  port,  declared  that  "privately­opei­ated  battering  the  ship.  should  continue  to  enjoy  good  ships,  manned  by  AFL­CIO  crews  After  it  was  all  over,  the  ship's  monthly  to  a  maximum  of  $31,  run  institutions  in  the  country,.  shipping  for  the  next  couple  of  should  be  used  rather  than  the  skipper sent commendation  notices  bringing  monthly  wages  on ' the  weeks.  MSTS, as is no^ being  done on the  to  each  of  the  252  passengers con­ vessels  in  the  three  companies  to  Approval  for­the  Isbrandtsen  South  Atlantic  missile  range;  and  gratulating  them  for  their  "forti­ the  $285­530  scale.  Numerous  Company.;;s  bid  to  operate  ships  Start  Eyeglass  Program  that this program  should  go  to  pri­ tude."  fringe  benefits  were  also  included  from  North  Atlantic  ports  during  The  new  eyeglass  program  went  vate  shipping  companies—^for  Arrive During Cold Snap'  the  the  winter  months when the  Grea||.  in  the  contracts.  into  effect  in  this  port  last  week.  sake of  economy and efficiency and  Lakes  «re  ice­bound  has  been  Although  some  of  the  kinks  which  to  provide  jobs  for  American  When  the ship finally  arrived  In  ;  ^  •   New  York,  the  thermometer  Eleven  members  of  the  Marine  granted  by  the  Federal  Maritime^  arose  are  still  being  ironed  out,  plun^d  to  eight  degrees  above  Board,  the  Brotherhood  of  Marinf  20  Seafarers  have  had  their  eyes  seai^n."  zero, and  crewmembers  put  in  sev­ Cooks and Stewards have'had their  Engineers  reports.­  The  subsidy  checked  and  received  new  glasses  applications  approved.  pension  eral  hours  chipping  Ice  off  the  grant, which  Isbrandtsen  has  been  under  the  program.  From  all  ac­ superstructure, beginning  at 5 AM.  They  are:  Arthur  Abbott,  P.' .N.  seeking,  has  not  as  yet  been'au­ counts,  Matthews  reported,  the  Coletsos,  Hirsch  Ma'to,  Abrahani  Then ,  thqy  went  to  work  tidying  Miller,  Emile  Sollberger,,  Robert  thorized,  but  its  chances  for. ap­ men  have' been  treated  well  and  her  up  for  the'shipyard.  are  happy  with  the  set­up  as  it  is  Race,  John  Edwards,  Paul  Lazo,  proval  look  good.  The storm  wasn't the only  weath,  .  .  A  .4  •  now  operating.  er hazard  encountered  by the  ship.  Jose  Rodriguez  and  Jack' Walls.  New  seniority  liiles  which  went  The ships  paying  off  in  this  port  •   it  t  J  i)  .  into effect at the Marine Cooks and  during  the  past  week  were the  Al­ SlU  membersllip  meet­ Enroute to Amsterdam  she ran into  coa  Pioneer  (Alcoa);  Coalinga  ings  are  held  regularly  heavy  fog  and  had  to  grope  32  Construction  is  coloring  the  Stewards  Union  give  higher  senif  miles  up­channel  entirely  via  Canadian',  picture  these  days.  ority  to  seamen  who  make  sidling  Hills  (Marine  Tankers);  Penn  Ex­ plorer  (Penn)  and  the  Margaret  every  two  weeks  on  Wed­ radar.  The shoreside  radar stations  Ground­breaking is expected short­ their primary or sole means of livei  Brown  (Bloomfield).  Signing  on  nesday  nights  at  7  PM  in  tracked  the ship all  the ^y pp, re­ ly  for  the  SIU  Canadian ­District  lihood.  Classifications  of  ''A"j  were  the  Wacosta  (Waterman);  Al­ all  SlU  ports.  All  Sea­ laying  instructions  to  the  pilot  via  hotel  in. Thorold,  while' the  mod­ • <B"',  ('C"  or  "non­seniority?'  how  walkie­talkie.  "Visibility  was  down  ern six­story  addition  to the­ head­ govern  the  hiring  of  steward  de^  coa  Pioneer  (Alcoa)  and  the  Coal­ farers  are  expected  to  quarters' buitdihg  in" Montreal  is  partment personnel.  ''  to  zero  at  the  time.  inga  Hills  (Marine  Tankers).  just about completed,'  Most'of  the  In  transit  were  the  Steel  Arti­ attend;  those  who  wish  to  Smooth. Payoff  .  remaining • w   ork  there  will"  be  of  san, Steel  Director  (Isthmian);  Mi­ be excused  should request  After  a  smooth  payoff,  many  chael  (Carras);  Petro  Chem  (Val­ members' of  the  ship's steward  de­ the  indoor  'variety,  plai^ering,  entine);  Morning  Light,  Wacosta  permission  by  telegram  partment  took  the  opport'Jiity  to  wiring,  painting,  etc.' :  (Waterman);  Del  Norte.  Del  San­ (be  sure  to  include  regis­ go after  their Coast  Guard lifeboat  Architects: for  the  hotel  have  tos  (Mississippi);  Atlas  (Tankers  tration  number).  The  next  certificates.  The  vei^el,  which  ae­ already  been  'commissioned  Sqd  and  Tramps);  The  Cabins  (Texais  commodates  850.  passengers  in  have been'requested to submit con­ City);  Bienville,  Ideal  X,  Beaure­ SlU  meetings  will be:  tourist class  and 50 in first  class, is  struction  plans' in the shortest pos­ gard  (Pan­Atlantic); Seatrains  New  scheduled  to  go. back  into  service  sible, timb.  March  4  t  4i  Jersey,  Texas,  New  York  (Sea­ on  March  7,  which  marks  the  be­ train);  Mermaid  (Metro);  Wang  ginning  of  the  spring  tourist  rush  The  MarRie  Cooks'and Stewards  March  18  Juror  (Denton);  Bradford  Island  to  Europe.  When  she  resumes  Training  Center  near  Santa  Rosa,  (Cities  Service);  Producer  (Marine  operations,  it  will  be  from  a  new  Calif.,  is  scheduling  a flock  of  re­ April  I  Carriers)  and  the  Helen  (Olympic  location.  Pier . 97,  North  River,  at  fresher  courses  designed to  at­ Transport).  Str,eet.  The  new  pier,  tract  a  record  enrollment  from  SAN  JUAN—A  call for  AFL­CIO  support  in  the fighj: on  the runaways and a demand  that the Military  Sea Transpor­ tation  Service  turn  missile  ship  operations  over  to ^private  shipowners  highlighted  the  to  US  ships or  ships  of  the  nation  midwinter  executive  board  receiving  US  aid.  meeting  of  the  Maritime  • It    also  approved  a  proposal  55  Atlantie Takes  Two­Week  Breather  Houston On  Ship  Binge  •  ' ;  t­­'­ Okays  SIU  Lakes  Win  SCHEDULE  OF  SlU  MEETINGS  Send 'em to the  iOG:  .f'i  � 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 November 27, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: INCOME TAX TIPS FOR SEAFARERS PACIFIC SIU HOTS MSTS SHIP PLAN COURTS TO GET RUNAWAY ISSUE CITE 2 SIU CREWS FOR ‘HEROIC ACTS’ SIU CHRISTMAS IN KOREA RUNAWAY BEEF WILL GO TO TRIAL, JUDGE SAYS CITE SIU SHIPS FOR ‘HEROIC ACTS’ PACIFIC DISTRICT HITS MSTS MANNING OF WC MISSILE FLEET HAILFAX LIENS HIT STRUCK CNS SHIPS PROPOSE COMMERCIAL A-SHIP BY MODIFYING EXISTING TANKER BUDGET BLOCKS US ACTION TO HOLD ATOM SHIP LEAD HYDROFOIL TEST SHIP CONTRACT AWARDED MOBILE WELCOMES VISIT BY SAFETY PLAN DIRECTOR NEW TAX DODGE: SHIP CONCLAVES PA. JOINS MARITIME STATES’ TAX-BOOSTING US OPERATORS QUARREL OVER ’50-50’ MTD BOARD ACTS ON SEVERAL US MARITIME ISSUES LABOR BOARD OKAYS SIU LAKES WIN 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 02/27/1959 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. XXI, No. 5  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/6df3791583c273ec0b445566e610b973.pdf b59bf32af5ca52b30ae1acee400952b3 PDF Text Text li  :V'  '  rK  SEAFARERS^fe^LOe  »  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION  • ATLANTIC    AND  GULF  DISTRICT  • A   FL­CIO  •   • i  RUNAWAYS'  SHIPS  :1  .Story  On  Page  S  Bait, MTD Seeks Port Overhaul .Story  On  Page  2  ?  w  th  Uv%n^rKv  York  headquarters  nofiaajr  vffiecr•  cafeteria  was  host  to  600  guests at  Thanksgiving Day  feast.  Above, Seafarer  ad­ mires display  of  fruit  and  other  holiday  delicacies.  At  left,  two  of  the  many  family  groups  who  came  to  the  dinner dig in.  At rear are David Blonstein, AB, his wife  Anna, sons Charles 7, Neil 4%.  In foreground are Lucy  and Margy Guzman.  (See other photos, page 3.)  lv>.>  h  hV­'  IV'"­^  . jMliJ  Congress Inquiring Info  Military Role In Kings  Point Maritime School  •  . • if:  M  ^  Jt  EM  I  After being stranded in Detroit by runaway shipowners,  r irSf  wOOCi  AtCfll* crew of  Panama­flag Theodoros A looks forward  to tur­ key  dinner  provided  by  Union.  SlU^steward  Walter  Anderson  does  the  honors.  Owners  have  disappeared,  leaving  crew  holding the bag.  (Stpiry  pp page .9.)  v..  .  A  Congressional  subcommittee  is  now  conducting  an  inq^uiry  into  the  nature  Of  Kings Point train­ ing  for  merchant  marine  officers.  tStory on page 7.)  'I  ,A  • '  y\  •  i  • A  �Pire Tm  December  4,  1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Bait. Afro Seeks  Role In Port Plans  SCHEDULE  OF  SIU  MEETINGS  SiU  membership  meefo  ings.  are  held  regularly  every  two  weeks on  Wed­ nesday  nighls  at  7  PM  in  all  SIU  ports.  All  Sea­ forers  are  expected  to  attend;  those  who  wish  to  be  excused should  request  permission  by  telegram  (be  sure  to include  regis­ tration  number).  The  next  SIU  meetings  will  be:  Deceinber  9  December  23  Jonudry  6  Foreign Co's  Pick Up All  Lakes drips  BALTIMORE—^Maritime  labor  in  this port  is  putting  the  pressure  on  the  state  govern­ ment  and  the  Maryland  Port  Authority  to  get. moving  on  construction  of  package  cargo  With  the  seasonal  closing  of  tho  piers here.  The  drive  for  modernization of  the  port  was  kicked  off  by  the  Baltimore  Port  St.  Lawrence  Seaway  last  week,  Council  of  the  Maritime^  ;  ;  ^  foreign flag  operators  can  look  Trades  Department  AFL­CIO  mitted  to  Governor  J.  Millard  Authority  board  and  among  its  back  on  their  best  cargo  year  on  personnei.  and  has  stirred  up  dormant  Tawes.  the  Lakes  while  their  US counter­ The  MTD  communication  "If  we  don't  get  representation  plans  to  improve  the  port.  parts  glumly  review  a  "red  ink"  At  present,  Baltimore  depends  charged  that  the  Port  Authority  through  normal  appointment chan­ year  and  think  only  of  the  future.  almost exclusively  on  various types  discriminates  against  maritime  la­ nels,"  Sheppard  concluded,  "we'll  A  survey  ibdicates  most  foreign  of  bulk  cargoes.  Development  of  bor  by  failing  to  include  labor  press  for h  change  in  the  law."  lines  made  money,  a  few  "broke  The  Authority  itself,  through  its  package  cargo  trade  would  provide  representation  on  the  body.  even."  But  spokesmen  for  the  more  employment  opportunities  It was  pointed out  that  3^ years  chairman,  John  L.  Kronau,  con­ foreign flags  operating  in  the  for  seamen  and  other  maritime  have  passed  without  the  Authority  cedes  it  hasn't  been  getting  any­ Great  Lakes  said  competition  for  workers  shipping  out  of  this  port  coming  up  with  a  single  plan  for  where.  He  urges  development  of  business this  year was  so keen  that  and  would  benefit  the  shipping  building  a  general  cargo  terminaL  Harbor Field  as an  integrated  gen­ One reason  given for  the failure  is  eral  cargo  terminal.  numerous lines  were fcrced  to low­ industry  generally.  er  rates  below  established  scales  Seafarer  Walter  Sibley, secretary  that  the  railroads  and  other  busi­ in order to continue  operating. One  of  the  Baltimore  Port  Council  of  ness groups are dragging their feet.  representative  of  a  foreign  line  MTD, raised  the whole  issue of  the  Elaborating on  the problem,  Earl  which  broke  even  this  year  said  inactivity of  the Maryland  Port Au­ Sheppard,  SIU  Baltimore  port  thority  and  its  failure  to  heed  agent, put  it this  way:  his flrm  would  be  back  next  year  "Present  one­industry  monopoly  labor's  voice  in  a  resolution  trans­ with  bigger  ships  and  expectations  in  the  harbor  must  be  ended  if  of  an evep  greater competitive year  we're  to get  ahead.­ Pier  operators,  for  the  lines.  mainly  the  railroads,  haven't  been  US  Lines  LMC  able to cooperate  with the  Port Au­ Two  of  the  12  ships  operated  by  the  World  Tramping  One  US flag  line,  AmeAcan  Ex­ thority  in  building  general  cargo  Agency, and  manned in  the unlicens^ departments  by mem­ port,  estimated  losses  this  year  at  terminals.  bers of  the SIU  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District have been,  sold at  $500,000;  another,  Grace  Lines,  is  "Today,  after  years,  such  expected  to  report  heavy.losses  as  public auctions to satisfy cred­ proposals  aren't  any  further  along  well.  itors'  liens  against  them,  in­ the  US  District  .Court  In  Boston  than  when  the  Authority  was  es­ It  has  been  apparent,  however,  tablished.  Immediate  public action  cluding  crewmembers'  claims  to approve  the  transaction.  for  wages and  family  allotments.  The  Pacific  Carrier  was  sold  tor  that  foreign  operators  with  their  is  Imperative.  "We  must  build  general  cargo  The  two  freighters  are  the  Pa­ the  Standard  Marine  Company  for  shallower  draft  ships  had  a  very  piers  of  the  quality  of  new  termi­ cific  Navigator,  which  was  sold  on  $129,000,  also  subject  to  court  ap­ definite  advantage  over  American  operators  in  the St. J­awrence  Sea­ WASraNGTON—The  27V^  per­ nals  at  New  York  and  Hampton  November  23  in  Boston,  and  the  proval  Pacific Carrier,  which was  sold  the  The  matter  first  came  to  the  way,  in  that  they  could  easily  ply  cent  depletion  allowance  which  Roads,  or. give  up.  has  helped  fatten  the  pocketbooks  "One  of  the  gluing  deficiencies  following  day  in  Baltimore.  The  attention  of  the  Union  when  crew­ the  water passage  even  when  load­ Baltimore  sale  has  not  yet  been  of  oil  and  gas  prodj^jpers  for  years  in  the  Port  Authority­  is  that  no  approved  as  there  was  only  one  members  began  to  complain  that  ed  to  capaci^.  their  families  were  not  receiving  Even  before  the. Seaway  was  single one of  its five commissioner­ —most  of  whom  also  operate  run­ bidder  present.  aways,  and,  consequently  get  tax  appointees  has  had  prior  maritime  Six  other  World  Tramping  ships  their  allotments,  or  that  allotment  completed  foreign  ships  had  been  checks  were  bouncing  when  they  making  inroads  on  the  Lakes  with  benefits  there—is  under  sciutiny  experience. Without  maritime man­ are  still  immobilized  by  creditors'  did  come  through.  small, motorshlps which could  navi­ by  the  House  Ways  and  Means  agement  or  labor  bringing  its  liens  in  various  US  ports,  while  When  the  ships  hit  the  States,  Committee  in  its  study  of  the  na­ know­how  directly into  MPA  delib­ three are  coming  in  from  the Mid­ many  of  them  were  extremely  low  gate  the  14­foot  depths  of  the  erations,  progress  is  bound  to  be  tion's  tax  structure.  dle  East and  Africa. The  12th  ship,  on  stores  and  there  were  no  pay­ Lachine Canal.  slow ... the  port's  30,000  workers  Already,  the  Congressional  unit  the Pacific  Ranger, had  been  taken  masters  on  hand  to  pay  the crews  '  On  the  other  hand,  American  ships  of  deep  draft  couldn't  safely  has  been  bombarded  by  presen­ are  completely  without  a  voice  in  over  previously  by  another  SIU­ off.  tations  from  both  sides  of  the  the  Port  Authority,  either  on  the  contracted  company  which  is  pay­ The  Union  immediately  took  navigate  there  unless,  of  course,  fence,  which  were  recently  made  board  or  among  its  paid  staff,"  ing off  her obligations.  steps,  through  Its  attorneys,  to as­ they  carried  less  than  capacity  Sheppard  noted.  public  by  the  study  group.  Two of  the  other  ships  stranded  sist  the  criewmen  in  putting  liens  cargoM.  11  {hey  did.  they  couldn't  US  maritime  unions,  including  In  comparison,  the  railroads,  in  the  Middle  East  have  now  been  against  the  vessels.  It  also  took  possibly  compete  with  the  foreign  the  SIU,  are  on  record  against  the  maritime  banking  and  other  busi­ turned over  to new operators.  They  other steps to aidihe crewmen and  vessels and,  consequently,  wouldn't  depletion  allowance  as  being  an­ nesses  are  well represented  on the  are  the  Westport  and  the  Pacific  their families pending  the outcome  break  even  for  their  efforts.  other  form  of  underserved  special  Venture,  which  are  loading  ore  in  of  the  legal  actions.  The  25  to  27­foot  depth  limit  of  privilege  for  giant  oil  companies  South  Africa  for  delivery  on  the  the  Seaway  imposes  limitations  on  US  East  Coast.  which  are  the  backbone  of  runa­ American  ocean­going  ships  which  The  Pacific  Navigator  was  stold  way­flag  operations.  usually  need  around  30  feet  of  to  satisfy  16  creditors'  clai/is  A  joint  statement  issued  by  the  water.  But even  worse  is the prob­ against  her,  including  Claims  for  •   The fuU  text of  the Landrum­ lem  in several  of  the  major  Lakes  Seafarers  Section  of  the  MTD  about  $20,000  in crewmen's  wages.  Griffin  amendments,  to  the  cities  whose  ship  channels  are  called  the  depletion  allowance  The  purchaser  was  the  holder  of  Taft­Hartley law is now  in proc­ often  shallower  than  the  Seaway  the  "most  glaring  concession  in  the  ship's  mortgage,  the  Equitable  ess  of  being  set  up.  It  will  be  our  tax  structure  .  .  ,  (which)  itself. .  Shipping  Corporation  of  Dover,  "shifts  the  tax  burden  in  part  to  printed  in  the  December  18  Another  problem  in  Seaway  op­ Del.,  and  the  sale  price  was  non­privileged  taxpayers."  SEAFARERS  LOG.  Technical  erations  has  been  frequent  acci­ $154,000.  The  union  statement  also  point­ Since  the  sale  price  was  $36,000  difficulties delayed  the  printing  dents  in  the  lock  sections  causing  ed  out  that  the  major  oil  compa­ which  was  Iqitially  scheduled  expensive  repairs  and  lengthy  de­ RIO  DE JANEIRO—The  crew  of  less than the ship's appraised value  nies  are  allowed  to  charge  pay­ for  this issue.  lays.  ments  to  such  countries  as  Saudi  the  Del  Norte  had  an  unscheduled  of  $190,000,  it  was  necessary  for  stopover  in  this  city  this  Week  as  Arabia  against  their  domestic  taxes,  costing  the  US an  estimated  the the result of  an accident off  the  coast  of  Brazil  which  disabled  the  $3  billion.  An  economics professor  who rec­ ship.  ommended  its  elimination  called  The  Del  Norte  en  route  to  New  the  tax  benefit  "fraught  with  evil  Orleans broke  her rudder shaft  300  .  .  .  devoid  of  merit."  Specifically,  miles out  of  Rio  de  Janeiro and  40  miles offshore, and had to be towed  he  said:  "This  is  not  to  deny  that  there  to  Rio by  a  Brazilian navy  tug. The  exist  many  practical  problems  of  crew  and  41  passengers  spent  serous  public  import  in  connec­ Thanksgiving  Day  l3eing  towed  back,  arriving  in  Rio  the  next  day.  (Continued  on  page  5)  The  Del  Norte  is  expected  to  leave Rio December 5 and to return  SPFAFARERS  LOG  to New  Orleans by  way of  Curacao.  The  ship  is  expected  to  arrive  in  Dec 4, 1959  Vol. XXi,  No. 25  New  Orleans  about  December  18.  A replacement for the broken rud­ der  shaft,  weighing  some  4i/i  tons,  was  flown  to  Rio  by  air  freight.  PAVI  HALL  Secretary­Treaxurcr  A spokesman  for  the  company  said  HBsnon  B«AND  KdUor.  BKBHAU  SBA  it  has  not  been  determined  yet  XI.IN  Art  KdUor.  UEBMAM  ABTBVB.  lawn  ISPIVAK,  At.  HASKIM.  JOHM  BKAzn.,  ABTIIUB  whether  the  ship  will  be  laid  up  BEBcn.  Cnuoxs  BKACMET.  'Haft  Wr'HsrM.  upon  its  return  here,  whether  it  BILL  BIOODY.  Gulf  Area  Representaiivt.  will skip  a  voyage, or  whether they  PuMisliM  MwMkty  M  ar  ma  ma usaAqwartan  will  try  to  fit  it  into  another  intarnational  Unton.  A^  of  Hia  .  lanHe « e«|f Oiatrlcf, APL^CIO, «75 F^'rK>.  schedule.  Avomia  Sroaklyn  32,  NV  Tal  HVaUinn  The  passengers  aboard  the  ship  Sacofid  class  pesfaea  paM  Anolhw  group of Seafarers  who  suecossfully cqmploied  course  of  framing  Of  SIU  Lifeboof  School  at ma  Post  oeica in arookivn. HV. imdar  at  the  time  of  the  accident  were  poses for phofo of heodquarfers  with insfructor  Bill Dook  fcenfer,  reorl.  In  group  ore  Seoforers  A.  MM iMI a»  Ana  2A  1*12.  transported to New Orleans by vari­ I2t  Homok; B. Benlit J.  Bentx^ J.  Schinkel, Fobion, S. Bober.  E. Oe Quortel, E. Becker,  J. Moody, W. Dol­ ous  methods,  including "by  air  and  Bdemiro, M. Gelles, C Hompson.lJ, McGrath, J. Borone, FimuW.  by  other cruise ships  out of  Rio., .  . ton. S. Woloi  db' t» 1^4 9 f  '  I'iJ  eAt>q  I<  fJ C.Ii  Sell Two  World Tramp  Libertys; More Coming  Sea Unions,  Others Rap  Oil Tax Rig  Del Norte  Disabled; In  Drazil Yard  Labor Act In  Dec. 18  LOG  SiU Lifeboat ^hool^raduating Class  m  �Deeember 4, 19S§  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page Three  Set Up  Runaway­Ship  Union  TURKEY  DAY  AT  SlU  Operators  of  runaway  ships  will  now  face  concerted  organizing  activity  on  their ships.  A  new  union,  the International  Maritime  Workers  Union,  has  been  formed  specifically  for the  purpose of  organizing  and  representing  the  crews  of  runaway­flag ships.  standards,  working conditions,  wel­ when  enrollment  in  the  union  In  the announcement of  fare  protection  and  job  security."  reaches  a  substantial  level.  the  new  organization,  It  is estimated  that  the  runaway  Following  announcement  of  the  principally  Liberia,  Panama  new  organization.  Hail  and  Cur­ SlUNA  President  Paul  flags,  and  Honduras,  offer  tax­free  low­ ran  left  for  a  meeting  of  the  Fair  Hall  and  NMU  President  wage  havens  to  operators  of  some  Practices  Committee  of  the  ITF  in  1,695 ships  of  over 24 million  dead­ Antwerp.  The meeting will  discuss  Joseph  Curran  declared  weight  tons.  An  estimated  70,000  jurisdictional problem^ on runaway  that its  objective is the  organ­ seamen  are  employed  on  the  ves­ ships as an  aftermath of  the earlier  ization  of  "all  seamen  em­ sels involved.  meeting  in  Athens.  At  the  Athens  ployed  aboard  vessels  whose  Curran  and  Hall have been desig­ meeting,  the  Greek  seamen's union  Seafarer  Robert  Bettancourt  and  his  two  sons  Luciano,  10  and  Fran.k,  8 dig in  to their  Thanksgiving dinner.  The kids  had a  won­ derful  time  with  the  shrimps,  turkey,  and  pie«  Dinner  was  served  from 10 AM to 3  PM.  Cafeteria  staff  in  New  York  hall  pose  behind a  roost  beef,  turkey  and ham display fust  a few minutes  before the annual Thanksgiving  meal  was  served.  Feast  included  twenty­odd  turkeys,  plus  hams  and roast beefs.  Nick Goresh  and family,  along  with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Tymoczko  (extreme right) pause a moment before beginning to eat the  turkey  oh their  plates.  They  W9r9 among  the first  to arrive  at this  year's  Thanksgiving dinner.  flags  are  foreign  to  the  US  and  whose  ultimate  ownership  or  con­ trol  has  no  substantial  connection  with  the  country  of  registry,  in  order  to  assure  those  seamen  just  and  fair  treatment  and  to  improve  aiid  protect  their  wages,  their  hours  of  labor  and  their  working  conditions."  Other  Unions  Invited  The  staff  and  facilities  of  the  new  union  will  be  provided  by  the  SIU and  NMU until  it is  able to set  up  its  own  facilities.  The  organ­ ization  will  function  in  all  major  US  ports  and  elsewhere,  if  neces­ sary,  and  will  invite  participation  by  other  AFL­CIO  unions,  includ­ ing'the  licensed  officers'  unions.  The establishment of  the new un­ ion  is  the  outcome  of  a  year  of  joint  activity  by  American  water­ front  unions  and  other  unions  af­ filiated  with  the  ITF  on  the  run­ away  issue.  The  joint program  be­ gan  a  year  ago  when  ITF  unions  around  the  world  ran  off  a  four­ day  protest  against  runaway  flags.  Here  in  the  US,  some  160  ships  were  tied  up  during  the  four days.  The  two  union  presidents,  in  making the  announcement, pointed  out  that  they  anticipate  an  enthu­ siastic response from crewmembers  on the runaway  ships, as these  men  have  long  been  exploited  through  rock­bottom  wages  and  working  conditions.  "Our  aim,"  they  said,  "is  to  provide  the  seamen  on  run­ away  ships  with  the  means  of  ob­ taining for the  first  time,  a  proper  collective  ­  bargaining  relationship  which  will  assure  them  decent  nated  to  serve  as  co­chairmen  of  the  new  organization.  They  are  charged with  calling a  constitution­ al  convention  for  the  purpose  of  adopting  a  permanent  constitution  agreed  to  cancel  contracts  on  US­ controlied  runaway  ships,  and  Greek  shipowners  recognized,  in  principle,  the  rights  of  American  unions to  organize  such  ships.  Runaways  Intervene  In Sea Level Case  The unfair  labor charges which  the Atlantic  and Gulf  Dis­ trict filed  earlier  this year  against  the operators  of  the Libe­ rian­flag Sea Level now are shaping up as an important legal  *  test  of  organizing  jurisdiction"^  was  made  by  the  same  runaway  over  American ­ owned  run­ operators'  lobby—the  so ­ called  aways—and  one  that  seems  "American  Committee  for  Flags  ot  headed for  a  Supreme  Court  show­ Necessity"—and  was  made  even  though  the  operators  of  the  Sea  down.  This  became  apparent  when  Level  do  not  belong  to  the  com­ American  runaway  operators,  ob­ mittee.  viously  running  scared  because  of  SIU  attorneys  are  now  prepar­ the  headway  maritime  unions  have  'ing  the  Union's answer  to the oper­ been  making  in  their  campaign  ators'  claims,  for fiiing  with  the  against  the  runaways,  asked  the  board.  Meanwhile,  the  Union  has  National  Labor  Relations  Board  to  indicated  that  it  intends  to  con­ knock  out  the  SIU  charges  on  the  tinue  the  campaign  against  these  grounds  that  the  board  has  no  vessels,  with  the  result  that  any  decision  by  the  Labor  Board  will  jurisdiction  in  this  area.  undoubtedly  be  carried  to  the  na­ Plea  To  State  Dep't  tion's  highest  courts  by  either  the  The  operators'  appeal  to  the  La­ bor  Board  came  on  the  heels  of  Union  or the oper^ors—depending  their  recent  plea  to  the  State  De­ on  how  the  decision  goes.  partment,  asking the  State  Depart­ Fired  Crewmen  ment  to  protect  their  cut­rate  The  SIU's  complaint  about  the  wages  and  tax­dodging  gimmicks  Sea  Level—the  old  Seatrain  New'  by  upsetting  the  application  of  US  Orleans — charged  the  company  labor  law  on  their  vessels.  with  discriminating  against  the  The  appeal  to  the  Labor  Board  ship's  Cuban  crewmembers  who  signed  SIU  pledges.  The  case  began  before  the  NLRB  regional  board  in  New  Orleans,  but  last  July  was  taken  before  the  full  Labor  Board  in  Washington  be­ cause  of  the  importance  of  the  jurisdiction  question  involved.  Besides  the  Sea  Level  case,  the  SIU  has  a  number  of  other  cases  WASHINGTON —Soviet  Premier  Nikita  Khrushchev's  pending,  and  the  Labor  Board  de­ on  any  of  these  will  also  boasts  about  passing  the  US  in  industrial  might  are  coming  cisions  have  an  important  bearing  on  the  true very rapidly in  one arena—that  of  merchant shipping.  question  of  runaway  jurisdiction.  The Russians are fast catch­­*  :  Yarmouth  Hearing  ing  up with  the United  States  unlikely  that  pressure  by  force  of  in  merchant. shipping  while  arms  can  be  used  on  a  large  scale  In  the  case  of  the  runaway­flag  the  US  merchant  marine  dwindles  in  a  hydrogen  bomb  age,  the  Rus­ Yarmouth,  the  NLRB  has  agreed  on  the  vine  in  part  because  of  sians  have  openly  announced  that  to  hear  the  Union's  argument  that  apathy  and  hostility  to  shipping  in  they  are  going  to  try  to  outdo  the  it  has  jurisdiction  over  that  ship.  In  the  case  of  the  runaway­flag  some  official  quarters.  A  major  US  in  production  and  trade.  Florida,  an  NLRB field  examiner  If  the  Russians  can  capture  a  villain  is  the  US  good  part  of  US  trade  markets  in  has  already  ordered  the  owner  to  Government's  en­ SEAFARERS  such  areas  as  the  Far  East,  the  reinstate  eight  discharged  crew­ couragement  of  LOG  oil­rich  Midd'le  East  and  Latin  members  and  to  bargain  with  th®  runaway  ­ flag  America,  they  can  damage  the  US  SIU.  shipping  at  the  SPECIAL  economy  accordingly  and  increase  Another  important  test  of  Labor  expense  of  the  REPORT  the  size  of  their  own.  And  Russian  Board  jurisdiction  is  vising  out  of  American  flag.  merchant  shipping  is  obviously  a  a  recent  petition,  by  the  National  Another  is  the  Maritime  Union, for  an  election  on  pro­railroad  policies  of  the  Inter­ key  weapon  in  any  such  effort.  19  ships  operated  by  the  United  Already,  the  Russian  merchant  state  Commerce  Commission  which  is destroying  shipping  in the  marine  on  a  ship  count  basis  is  al­ Fruit  Company  under  the  Hon­ domestic  trade,  the  one  area  in  most  as  large  as  the  privately­ duran flag.  The  NMU  already  has  which  US  shipping  could  flourish  owned  US  merchant  marine—and  under  contract  19  other  United  without  subsidy  because  it  is  pro­ is  more  modern  to  boot.  Here  are  Fruit  ships  under  the  American  flag.  An  election on  the  Honduran­ tected  from  foreign  competition.  the  comparitive  figures:  As  has  been  pointed  out  before,  •  The  Soviet  merchant  marine  flag  ships  would  involve  about  500  in  an  emergency,  a  domestic  ship  now  stands  at  800  ships  totaling  crewmen.  The  NMU  and  SIU  have  been  is  just as  good  as an  offshore  ship.  some  4  million  deadweight  tons.    active  US  privately­ spearheading  the  American  cam­ The  merchant  marine  issue  • ­The  looms, as  one  of  particular  import­ owned  merchant  marine  accord­ paign  against  runaways,  which  is  aflce  at  this  time  because  of  a  ing  to  the  American  Bureau  of  being  sponsored  on  a  global  seal®  change  in  the  strategy  of  .the  cojd  Shipping,  stoocLat.SOS  sbipa  ot 12  by  the  Intisyijitional  Transport­ workers  Federation.  war.  Since  it  is  generally  deemed  (Continued  on  page 5)  Soviet Cargo Fleet  Gaining Fast On US  �DcMiBber 4,  1M9  SEAFAKEKS  LOG  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIFPINO  ROARD  N.  Ship  AcfiVfly  NoveiriBer  12 Through  November 25,  1959  Tlie  coming holiday  season  should  be  a  good  one  for Seafarers  if  the  The  job  breakdown, percentage­w;se, remained  fairly constant  Class  PV  Si«u  in  OHs  Om Trau..TOTAi:  present shipping  trend  continues  to  hold  up.  According  to  the reports  A  men  continued  to take  the  greater share, claiming  some  72  percent  turned  in  by  the  14  SIU  ports,  shipping  for  the  past  period  bounced  Class  B  men  accounted  for  21.5  percent  and  class  C  the  remaining  ierfea  ..  —  _  .  8  .  6  back  with a  flourish, topping  the 1,200  mark.  There was a  total of  1,230  New  Ymfc  ... ... 14  a  14  36  6.5 percent.  This represents  only a  slight change  in  the  class B and  C  men shipped during  the last two  weeks, a gain of  some 360 jobs over the  ;  a  3  7  12  categories,  prior  period.  6allbuoru  ...  11  8  7  27  There  were  10  ports  showing  increased  shipping.  Three  showed  Although there  were less ships  in port  as compared  with the  previous  3  4  '  7  little or  no change,  and one.  New  Orleans, reported  a decline.  Most  of  two  weeks,  a  greater number  of  them  signed  on,  accounting  for  much  NmMk  7­ f  the increases  were  the  result  of  a  number of  vessels coming  out of  lay­ of  the increased shipping.  There was a total of  205 vessels serviced over  JuHweaviHe  ..  1  1  1  3  up and  calling for  crews, and  because  of  a  number  of  long­trip payoffs.  the  last  two  weeks.  Of  this  figure,  54  paid  off,  36 signed  on and  115  Mloiid  4  —  Tumpu  a........  8''  S  Baltimore  this  period  took  the  Igad  over  all  the  other  ports,  ship­ were in  transit.  MeMIe  ping a  total  of  263  men.  New  York,  generally  the  leader,  took  second  The  following  is  the  forecast  of  SIU  shipping,  port­by­port:  S  ...  4  17  4  place  with  226,  and  New  Orleans  third  with  185.  The  ports of  Hous­ Boston:  Should  improve  . .  . New  Yoifc  Good,  a  number  of  vessels  New Orieem ..  i  3  ^1  32  ton  and  Seattle  also  reported  sizable  increases,  shipping  130  and  119  due  in from  long  trips .  . . Philadelidiia:  Good,  shows  signs  of  picking  Hmnteu  .  3  4  23  32  men  respectively.  New  York  recovered  somewhat,  but  it  totals  still  up  .  .  .  Baltimore: Exceptionally  good  . . . Norfolk: Slow  . . . Jackson­ WUmiugteu  ..  1  —  A  _7  lag  behind  the port's average  280­320 men  shipped.  ville: Steady  . . . Miami:  Slow ... Tampa: Steady . . . Mobile: Slow  . . .  Son rimnlma ..  3  2  5  16  Down  in  the  Gulf,  Mobile  shipped  66  men  this  period,  more  than  New Orleans:~Should  pick  up ... Houston: Picking  up, but  registration  Seattte  ..  4  2  1  .  7  twice  its prior  total.  But  this  is still  far  behind  what  this  port  usually  lists heavy  . .  . Wilmington: Slow ... San Franeiseo: CkK>d  ... Seattte:  handles.  Very goo^  Tofub  .  .  84  34  118.  Mi  DECK  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  7  3  11  —  1  1  1  2  66  —  19  32  9  9  13  22  7  11  2  20  1  —  1  2  11  22  8  41  2  3  9  14  .  2  8  —  4  2  4  3  7  IS  —  S  7  1  3  3  6  —  —  1  —  1  —  —  —  —  5  —  5  —  1  —  1  12  10  2  2  4  24  —  6  70  1  10  14  23  35  12  25  10  17  7  34  2  4  8  14  1  5  —  6  —  5  1  6  4  14  4  22  —  1  1  2  14  4  38  —  5"  1  6  167  184  54  345  €  48  59  113  Perl  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville.  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans  Houston  Wilmington  San  Francisco  SeatUe  TOTALS  Shipped  CLASS  C  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  —  1  2  —  —  —  tfi  —  ,  4  6  16  15  34  16  4  12  6  22  —  —  2  2  20  39  9  68  2  13  18  33  3  7  1  11  2  —  2  2  6  1  [  9  —  2  1  —  —  —  —­ —  —  —  —  !  3  —  3  —  —  1  I  5  S  5  18  —  2  6  23  25  10  58  1  —  7  *  12  25  5  42  —  1  6  1  5  2  8  3  1  1  5  8  2  15  —  1  4  8  11  3  22  1  4  4  99  183  61  343  9  28  58  2  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Kegtowned On The  Beaeh  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  S  ALL  A  2  3  B  C  ALL  1  _  2  ....  2  4  18  5  1  —  1  65  10  1  76  98  217  36  —  22  —  —  2  24  11  16  13  _  1  1  68  33  1  162  45  70  14  ...  1  1  11  4  1  16  8  1  3  _  1  1  2  9  3  2  14  3  5  1  —  __  1  ...  __  3  1  ~2  11  2  _  IS  8  26  33  32  4  _  1  1  58  8  1  67  42  79  24  —  _  _  42  7  49  31  53  8  2  ^  2  8  5  2  15  3  10  ...  '  15  5  26  14  19  S  —  4  10  14'  22  9  14  45  9  11  1  —  22 343  95  221  468  383  543,116  1  €  u  GROUP 1  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  27  _  4  3  7  351  . 5  34  49  88  40  1  .3  4  129  8  lia  25  47  12  7  7  14  9  1  1  2  I  IS  2'  :2  89  1  8  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92  3  22 283  92  22  397  123  482  83  668  12  126  91  229  9  10  ..1.  STEWARD  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  • ii­ kfe­ Port  Boston  New  York  ...  Philadelphia..  Baltimore....  Norfolk  ...  Jacksonville..  Miami  Tampa  Mobile  New Orleans.  Houston  .  —  Wilmington..  San Francisco  Seattle  .. ..  TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  B  GROUP  123 ALL  2  2  5  15  21  43  3  7  12  6  9  23  6  7  5  8  3  11  9  10  2  7  12  91  2  1  1  9  9  35  6  15  3  2  2  7  4  6  48  115  I  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  123 ALL  12  3  ALL  1  1  2  —  2  21  2  17  19  18  6  36  60  2  2  5  2  8  15  1  2  9  12  24  8  18  SO  1  1  1  3  2  1  3  1  4  1  3  1  8  6  21  53  31  —  7  16  22  1  254  S"  2  4  4  6  21  21  8  1  6  7  8  1  2  3  3  5  8  9  71  I  83  98  'k  1  3  2  11  19  4  33  45  3  9  1  2  5  1  5  9  2  22  31  148  261  Shipped  TOTAL  Registered  On The  Beaek  CLASS  C  SHIPPED  CLASS  A  CLASS. B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  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deadweight  tons  on  June  on  which  the  West  depends.  But  its  foreign  trade  is  now  down  to  30.  Large  tankers  and  passenger  up until  now  they  have  lacked  the  less  than  10  percent,  and  the  pri­ ships  help  account  for  the  sizable  tanker  capacity  to  do  |p.  Now  vately­owned  fleet  Is  hovering  at  Vice­Admiral  Ralph  E.  Wilson,  Its  lowest  post­war  ebb.  difference  in  tonnage.  deputy  chief  of  Naval  derations  To  these  905  ships  should  be  reports  the  Soviet  is  out  to  added  the  148  ships  of  the  Mili­ supplant that  the  western  oil  compa­ tary  Sea  Transportation  Service  and  the  400  or  so  ships  in  the  re­ nies  as  the  carriers  of  oil.  serve fleets,  Victorys,  C­2s  C­3s,  Aside from  the dollars  and  cents  cost  of  hauling  oil,  in  an  oil­rich  and  C­48  which  are  still  usable.  Quantitatively  then,  the  US  Middle  East  country  it  is  easy  to  sUll has  a  big  edge in  tonnage  and  see  which  would  more  impress  the  numbers.  But  the  trend  is  all  local  governments  and  populace—  (Continued from  page  2)  agakist  the  American  flag.  It  1«  the  sight  of  tankers  flying  the  expected  that  the  Soviet  fleet,  Russian  flag  or  one  flying  the  Li­ tion  with  the  discovery,  develop­ within  six  years,  will  be  about  berian flag.  ment  and  scientific  utilization  of  twice  Its  present rise,  based  on  Should  the  Soviets  be  success­ mineral  resources.  estimates  of  ships  planned  or  un­ ful  in  this  gambit,  they  would  be  "It  does  deny,  however,  that  tho  der  construction.  In  that  same  able  to  deny  many  Western  Eu­ depletion  allowance  is  an  effec­ period,  the  US  privately­owned  ropean  countries  part  of  their  oil  tive  or  socially  desirable  means  of  The  SIU  blood  bank  supplies  Seafarers  or  members  of  their  families  owned  merchant  fleet  is  likely  to  supplies.'  The  same  tactics  could  solving  these  problems.  Within  tho  be  employed  in  Indonesia,  Vene­ vnth  blood  anywhere  in  the  United  States.  Seafarers  can  donate  to  shiMik,  if  anything.  broad  latitude  of  private  ingenui­ the. bank  at  the  SU  clinic  in  Brooklyn.  Listed  here  are  a  few  of  the  Further^  a  good  proportion  of  zuela  and  other  areas,  once  the  ty  and  governmental  powers,  many  Seafarers  and  others  ivho  have  donated  to the  blood  bank.  The  names  the  American  fleet, both  privately­ Soviet  has  enough  tankers  on  alternative  arrangements  are  pos­ "of  other  donors  will appear  in  future  issues.  Protect  yourself  and  your  owned  and  Government­owned,  hand.  According  to  Admiral  Wilson,  sible  for  evolving  practical  solu­ family.  Arrange  to donate  to the  SIU  Blood  Bank  now.  consists  of  ships  such  as  T­2s,  the  US  "must  insure  that  we  have  tions  which  would  be  both  effec­ Victorys  and  Libertys  which  are  at  all  times  direct  control  of  tive  and  socially  beneficial,"  he  Erbrick,  Dennis  W.  Zola,  John  E.  either  over­age  or  rapidly  becom  enough  fast,  modem  shipping  to  reported.  Rodriguez,  Sixto  O'Connor,  Jahn  M.  ing so.  Cirignano,  Louis  N.  meet  our  essential  needs.  To  do  The  witness  suggested  that  it  Morriss^y,  Patrick  J.  Red Threat  Realized  Doughrty,  Ralph  H.  otherwise  is  to  invite  disaster  .  .  .  would  be  ill­advised  for  Congress  Torres,  Enrique  Kaust, Casmier  A.  "While  our  ocean  commerce  to  attack  t h e  allowance  as  a  US  officials  who  have  studied  Bbrst,  Frank  E.  Landron,  Angel  L.  Colucci,  Michael  —  the. situation  believe  that  the  Rus­ and  consequent  dependence  on  "pecularly  objectionable  form  of  Fediow, John  Monselli,  Frank  sians  could  make  a  serious  dent  the  sea  are  increasing—our  posi­ tax  privilege,"  while  overlooking  Gardner,  Ira  M.  Snarez,  Elisha  in US  trade  by  concentrating  ship  tion  in  world  trade  is  threatened—  other  less  publicized  means  of  tax  Mansell,  Robert  P.  Ricciai^i,  Joseph  ping  on  a  few  trade  routes  and  and  our  maritime  strength  is  ebb­ relief.  A  spokesman  for  an  oil  and  re­ Carey,  Daniel  F.  Fnnk,  Richard  A.  ^  carrying  cargo  far  below  costs  to  ing.  Energetic  leadership  is  re­ fining  company  who  said  the  al­ Zhemeck,  Joseph  Demarest,  William*,  Jr.  drive  out  American  shipping.  This  quired  to  correct  these  ominous  lowance  was  necessary,  attacked  Chimera, Thomas  Moros,  Demosthenes  would  also  open  up  markets  for  trends."  Bull, Hartley  Arnold,  Edward  Russian  manufactured  products  at  To  confirm  Admiral  Wilson's  various state  and  federal  taxes  im­ posed  on  oil  and  gas  producers.  Johnsou,  Carl  R.  Spear, Maurice V., Jr.  the  expense  of  American  produc­ A  professor  of  law  told  the  Bayless,­Gerald  W.  Modin,  Otto  tion,  and  for  Russian  farm  prod­ Committee  that  examination  of  Boyle,  Edward  GotUieb,  WUliam  ucts  at  the  expense  of  US  grain  taxes  on  the  industry  must  take  Casey,  Richard  J.  Pierce,  Ernest  W.  and  cotton.  into  account  tlie  increasing  c­om­ Orchart,  Hannibal  Sweet, David G.  Another  area  which  the  Rus­ plexity  of  the  "so­called  foreign  Ostergaard.  Finn  Kisberl,  Raymond  ^  sians  are  sure  to  make  a  dent  is  situation/' noting  that  "the  almost  Farley, Teddy  Cofone,  William  G.  in  the  hauling  of  petroleum  prod  irrestible  pressures  for  admission  Jansons,  Valentins  Collier,  Robert  J.  ucts,  up  until  now  monopolized  by  WASHINGTON — More  massive  of  foreign  oil  are  contributing  to  Rexin,  Ernest  H.  Greaney,  Thomas F.  American­owned  runaway  ship­ shipments of  farm surplus products  the  deterioration  of  the  position  of  Karlsen,  Charlie  Wong,  Kim  Soon  ping.  In certain  areas  of  the  world,  to India ai­e in  the offing. An agree­ the  producer  who  has  only  domes­ Gomez,  Juan  Pickett,  Frank  such  as  the  Middle  East,  the  Rus­ ment has been  reached for the  sale  tic  reserves."  St. Clair, George A.  Samat, Kassim  B.  sians  have  long  sought  means 'to  of!)>nearly  $239  million  worth  of  Lord, Alfred  J.  Fleming,  George  B.  agricultural  surplus,  half  of  which  will  move  on  US­flag  ships  under  terms of  the  "5O50"  law.  Included  in  the  shipments  are  110  million  bushels  of  wheat  and  For  obvious  reasons  the  LOG  flour,  100,000  bales  of  cot­ WASHINGTON —Scheduled  increases  in Social  Security  taxation  will  take  eff«t  on  wheat  cannot  print  any  letters  or  ton,  almost  four million  bushels  of  January 1 with the possibility that  new or  improved Social Security  benefits will f^ow.  various  feed  grains  and  500,000  other  communications  sent  in  by  Seafarers  unless  the  authcur  As of  the first of  the year, ^e payroll tax  bite on a worker s wages for Social Security  pounds  of  tobacco.  signs  bis  name.  Unsigned  The  India  grain  run  has  been  purposes goes up to three  per­'  in  disability  pensions.  At  present,  the biggest  single  item  in  the farm  anonymous  letters  will  only  cent from  the present 2% per­ ent  $120  a  year.  pensions  are  llndted  to  workers  surplus trade,  and has  kept a  num­ wind  up  in  the  waste­basket.  Under  the  prdvisions  of  the  act  cent.  Payroll  taxes are  taken  If  circumstances  justify,  the  over  the  age  of  50.  However,  the  out  of  gross  wages  up  to $4,800  a  employers  also  will  have  to  in­ program  is  costing  \ess  than  was  ber  of  tramp  Libertys  and  T­2  LOG  will  withhold ^a  signature  tankers  in  business  over  recent  year,  so  that  at  three  percent,  the  crease  their contributions  to  $144.  estimated  originally  and  the  re­ on request.  maximum  payments  will  be  $144  One  area  where improvement  in  serve  for  disability  purposes  is al­ years.  annually,  as  compared  to the pres­ the benefits  is liable  to be made is  most  $2  billiims.  *  As  a  result,  it  is  expected  that  all  age  limits  for  disability  pen­ sions  are  likely  to  be  eliminated,  enabling  an  estimated  125,000  dis­ abled  workers  under  50  to collect  the  benefit.  Such  a  move  would  mean  US  benefit  payments  of  varying  On the heels of  the Interstate Commerce Commission's rate­ amounts for  disabled Seafarers un­ der  age  50  who  are  at  present  re­ cutting  weapons  with  which  to destroy  the  paper  and pulp  ceiving  the  $35  weekly  disability­ shipping  trade out  of  Savannah, the SlU­contracted Seatrain  pension  frdm  the  Seafarers  Wel­ fare  Plan.  The  amounts  of  such  Lines  has  had  to  go  to  court  —  to  block  still  another  railroad  holds, cut  the rates­ on all­rail  traf­ benefits  vary  with  the  wage  earn­ fic  from  Eastern  steel  mills  to  ings  during  a  itorker's  lifetime.  rate­cutting  maneuver.  Southwest  oil  fields.  At  the  same  Seatrain  is asking  for a court  in­ time,  they  made  no  reductions  in  Regulations  are  liable  ,to  be  junction  which  would  compel  the  rates where  the railroads carry  the  loosened  as  well.  Under  the  exist­ railroads  to  live  up  to  a  1942  ICC  pipe to and from the  dock for sliip­ ing  regulations,  more  than  two  of  ruling  on  rates  for  steel  pipe.  For  ment  by ship.  This is  the standard  every.five  disability  applicants  was  the  past  two  years,  the  shipping  railroad  tactic  whe?eby  the  rails  rejected.  Less  likely,  but  possible  in  1960,  company,  charges,  the  railroads  rig  rates  so as  to virtually  compel  is  a  general  increase  in  maximum  have  ignored  the  1942  ruling  and  the  shipper  to  send  his  cargo  ex­ monthly  payments.  There  are  23  have  cut  steel  pipe  rates  on  the  clusively  by  rail.  bills  in  the  hopper  to  boost  the  long  haul  so  as  to  take  away  bqsl­ '  ICC Suspends  Rate*  present ceilings of  $162.80 a  month  ness  from  shipping.  The  railroads,  the  Seatrain  suit  As a  result of  the railroad action  for  a  worker  and  his  wife  now  re­ in  April,  1958,  the  company  con­ tired,  and  $190  nmnthly  for  those  tends  that  Seatrain's  carriage  of  retiring  in  future  years.  Another  steel  pipe  has  been cut  in  half  on  100  bills, have  been  introduced  which  would  liberalize  the  $1,200  the  southbound  run.  Going even beyond that, the rail­ annual  earnings'celling.  ­ Oiganked  labor  is  particularly  roads had  recently established new,  lower rates on steel pipe on the all­ interested  in  a  bill  which  would  Navy  hospital  ship  Con;.Cilaiion  is  shown  at  anchor  in  Son  Fran  rail, long­haul run. These new rates  provide,  hospital ­ surgical  benefits  CISCO  as sponsors  of  Proioct  Hopo start  fund  drive to  send  her  to  have  been  suspended  by  the  ICC  for Social  Security  pensioners,  but  Asia  OS  floating  hospital.  Ship  will  be  operated  by  American  pending  the  outcome  of  the  court  this is running into the usual heavy  President Lines.  opposition  of .,  organized  medicine.  actiiMi.  '  ,  1  "I  Unions Hit  Oil Tax Rig  'I  • S  ''p,  'J  India  Gets  Surplus Deal  See Boost In US Age Benefits  Sign Name On  LOG Letters  Needs  $$  For  Refitting  Seatrain In Court  To Bar Railroad Rates  I  ­  • •a    . . '.­4  '1  •   '• n '  �•  •# .  1959  SEAFARERS  tOC  New Hall For Lakes Sailors  Amon^  Our  Affiliates  BUSINESS ETHICS  OUTLOOK—DIM  Under  the SIU  Great Lakes  Dis­ trict  seniority  set­up,  603  men  shipped  out,  with  594  registered,  during  the period  ended  November  13.  All  Job  vacancies  were  han­ dled  in this  manner:  If  the  senior  man  couldn't  ship  at  once,  a  tem­ porary  seaman  was  shipped—with  a  guarantee  of  at  least  seven  days'  work—until  the  senior  man  was  able  to  pick  up  the  vessel.  The  heavy shipping reflected the return  of  Lakes  operations  after  the  steel  strike.  Since business concerns  and  their political  sympathizers in  and out  of  Congress have been  raising a considerable hue and  cry about  ethics and  corruption for the past  couple of  years,  it  is  interesting  to  note  the  following  round­up  of  items  errant  stores.  It  was  charged  that  that  were  gleaned  from  just  consumers  were  cheated  of  heavy  one  week's  perusal  of  the  daily  sums  by  rigged  scales  or  manipu­ lation  of  scales  in  the  shops.  press:  • The    Michigan  Supreme  Court  Among  stores  receiving  summons  has  reinstated  a  suit filed  against  were  branches  of  such  national  General  Motors  corporation  deal­ chains  as  A&P  and  Safeway.    ing  with defective  power brakes  on  • Congressional investigators are  1953  Buicks.  The suit  was filed  by  busy  inquiring  into  payoffs  by  rec­ Great Lakes Seafarers shipping  out  of  Alpena, Mich.,  are now  us­ a  pedestrian  who  lost  a  leg  after  ord  companies  to disk  jockeys  and  ing this new facility recently opened  by the Great  Lakes District.  being  hit  by  a  '53  Buick  with  de­ officials  of  radio  and  TV  stations.  fective  brakes.  In  reinstating  the  The  payoffs  were  designed  to  pro­ suit,  the  court  ruled  that  General  mote  recordings  put  out  by  the  Motors  concealed  the  defects  from  companies,  give  them  false  popu­ purchasers  of  these  cars.  It  did  larity  ratings  and  play  them  re­ instruct  its dealers  to repair  power  peatedly in  order to  stimulate their  brakes  on  all  1953  Buicks  which  sales.  I  Federal  agencies  have  em­ came  in  for  servicing,  but  did  not  inform  the  general  public  of  the  barked  on  a  drive  against  phony  existence  of  this  defect.  Conse­ ads  on  television  which  use  decep­ SAN  FRANCISCO—Backed  solidly  by  Harry  Bridges  In­ The  ternational  Longshoremen's  and  Warehousemen's  Union,  a  quently,  many  Buick  drivers  were  tion  or  outright  lies.  blithely  driving  cars  with  defective  campaign  is  an  aftermath  into  the  brakes.  The success  of  the suit  will  investigation  into  rigging  of  TV  Communist candidate for San Francisco^s board of supervisors  undoubtedly  inspire  others  from  quiz shows  in which  the contestants  polled  33,310  votes  in  this"*  received  "formal  labor  support  people  who  were  involved  in  acci­ received questions  in  advance.  The  city's  election.  .  .  .  in  the  endorsement  of  the  dents  with  that  model  automobile.  advertising investigation  deals with  • A   widespread  short­weighting  fakes,  deceptions  and  false  claims,  The showing of the Commu­ joint  legislative  committee  of  the  nist  candidate,  Archie  Brown,  >vho  fraud among  New York  City butch­ with  medication  claims  being  the  also  happens  to  be  a  member  of  San  Francisco  locals  of  Brown's  own  union,  the  Int'l  Longshore­ worst  offenders.  GM  is  indirectly  ers  and  supermarkets  was  exposed  Bridges'  union,  was  the  subject  of  in  the  city  and  dozens  of  sum­ involved  in  one such  set of  charges  considerable  exultation  in  "The  men's  and  Warehousemen's  Un­ monses  have  been  handed  out  to  made  against  its  supplier  of  auto  Worker"  of  Sunday,  November  29,  ion."  The next pitch,  politically, is that  glass.  the  official  Communist  Party  or­ labor  should "get  together" behind  New  York  State  is  investigat­ gan.  "an  independent  labor  candidate"  ing  eight  savings  and  loan  associa­ tions  which  have  advertised  for  The  open  backing  given  by  the  in  future  elections.  Undoubtedly  funds  in  the  state,  claiming  that  ILWU  to  Brown's  campaign  re­ the  "independent  labor  candidate"  Headquarters  wishes  to  re­ their  deposits  were  fully  insured.  flects the increasing boldness of the  will turn out to  be a loyal  CP mem­ mmd  Seafarers  that  men  who  The insurance  agency turned  out t|)  Communist  Party  waterfront  sec­ ber.  are  choosy  about  working  cer­ be  a  one  room  office  in  Morocco  tion,  of  which  Bridges  is  the  top  tain  overtime  cannot  expect  an  which  had  just  $150,000  in  assets  figure,  for  practical  purposes.  It  equal  number  of  OT  hours  with  to  "protect"  deposits  of  over  $ldB  follows  upon  Bridges'  visit  to  the  the  rest  of  their  department.  In  million.  The. attorney  general  is  Soviet  Union  early  this  year,  his  some  crews  men  have  been  seeking  to  bar  the  associations  heading  up  of  the  Communist­ dominated  Tokyo  conference  of  NEW  YORK—the  Maritime  Ad­ turning  down  unpleasant  OT  from  soliciting  funds  in  New  York  dockworkers  unions,  the  visit  of  jobs  and  then  demanding  to  State.  ministration  has  invited  US  inter­ Nikita  Khrushchev  to  Bridges'  ests  to  bid  on  another  25  Liberty  come  up  wi.th  equal  overtime  The  same  state's  Motor  Ve­ headquarters and  their fervent  em­ ships  for  scrapping  purposes.  The  when the  easier jobs  come  ­­lo; s.  This  practice  is  unfair  to  Sea­ hicle  Bureau  and  attorney­general  braces,  and  finally,  the  invitation  Agency  reports  it  won't  consider  farers  who take  OT  jobs as  they  are  looking  into  a  $250,000­yearly  from  top  Russian  officials  to  less  than  $70,000  per  vessel.  Bid  take  of  a  group  which  peddled  Bridges  to  come  to  Moscow  again.  come.  opening  date  is  December  16,  in  The  general  objective  is  to  driver's  licenses' to  non­  qualified  Communist  Gets  Votes  Washington,  DC.  applicants  at  $10  a  throw.  The  equalize  OT as  much  as possible  The  ships  offered  for  sale  are  but  if  a  man  refuses  disagree­ ring  was  set  up  by  driving  schools  The  "Daily  Worker"  described  able  jobs  there  is  no  require­ in  conjunction  with  corrupt  motor  Brown as "a longshoreman by trade  at  anchorages  in  the  reserve fleets  for the  past  23  years,  and  a  Com­ of  the  following  states:  Alabama,  ment  that  when  an  easier  job  vehicle  inspectors.  No  comment  yet  on  any  of  these  munist  by  political  conviction  for  California,  New  York,  North  Caro­ comes along  he can  mak­  up the  lina,  Oregon,  Texas,  Virginia,  and  overtime he  turned down  before.  items  from  either  Landrum  or  more years  than that. . ."  Griffin  The  "Worker" noted  that  Brown  Washington  State.  4"  Bridges Goes All Out  For Red Candidate  Turned Down OT?  Don't Beef  On $S  Seek Ship Bids  4  An  SIU  Canadian  District  neg­ otiating  committee  is  working  up  a  list  of  recommendations,  to  be  presented  at  meetings  with  Lake  shipowners.  At  the  top  of  this  list  are  increased  wages,  a  shorter  worH  week,  a  vacation  pay  pro­ vision,  payment  for  statutory  holi­ days,  and  safer  working  conditions  for  seamen.  4/4  4  Forty­two  candidates  have  'ac­ cepted  nominations  will  vie  for of­ ficial  posts in  the Sailors  Union of  the  Pacific  and  five  for  regular  positions  as  building  trustees,  dur­ ing  elections  starting  next  month  and '  running  through  January.  Originally  102  members'  names  were  received  for  official  offices;  another 14 for the trustee positions.  To  qualify,  candidates  for  SUP  office  must  (1)  possess  American  citizenship;  (2)  have  two  years'  good  standing  with  the  SUP  and  three  years'  sea  time  on  SUP  ships,  and  (3)  must  not  have been  ashore  more  than  six  months  at  the  time  of  nomination.  4  4  4  In  accord  with  the  Landrum­ Griffin  law  and  in  an  effort  to  modernize  Its  constitution,  the  Sailors  Union  of  the  Pacific's  headquarters  membership  has  adopted  a  series  of  recommenda­ tions  as  the  basis  for  a  new  con­ stitution  draft.  The  draft  is  now  in  process  and  is  expected  to  be  put  to a  membership vote  between  December  and  January  of  next  year.  /two./,  ^  Dress For Tlie Weather '  Now  that  the  foul weather  season Is upon us,  It's Important  for Seafarers  to be properly protected against the  elements  when going  out on  deck.  '  It may  be  a  nuisance  to have  to  wear  rain  gear  or  a.  cumbersome poncho while at work, but it's a lot better than  coming ­down  sick  or  getting  so  fatigued  from  chill  and  wetness  that  you hove  an accident.  Keep  that foul weather  gear handy,  and make  sure  you  come  home  healthy—and  safe.  /  "  ­  "V  !  '4'­ 'I .  :  i  i  I  1  •  �f.jf.  DBe»^4.1t50  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pa«e Screa  YOUR  mm WORTH  Open Kings Point Inquiry;  Seafarer's Guide To  Better  Buying  Focus On Military Role  WASHINGTON—An  investigation  of  the  Kings  Point  Merchant  Marine  Academy  has  been  ordered  by  the  House  Merchant  Marine  Committee  to  go  into  the  operation  of  the  maritime  school  from  top  to  bottom.  A  three­man  subcommittee  consisting  of  Rep.  Her­ Science Comes Cheaper Than Toys  bert  Zelenko,  "Victor  Anfuso­*­ Amonr  the  busiest  people  in  the  new field  of  space  exploration  are  and  Francis  E,  Dorn,  all  of  ing  on  ships,  18.5  percent  of  the  receive.  The  bills  were  supported  the  toy  manufacturers.  .  ­ New  York  City,  will  handle  total,  A  larger  group,  214  men,  by  the  Maritime  Administration.  But  it's  far  better  for  a  child  if  you  invest  your  gift  money  in  • I  si By Sidney Margoliua the  inquiry.  Zelenko  and  Anfuso  24.3  percent,  are  working  for  At  the time, criticism  of  the staff  genuine  science  equipment  than  in  the  novelty­type  toys  some  of  the  are  Democrats,  Dorn  a  Brooklyn  steamship  companies  in­ shoreside  included  the  tax­free  allowances  large  manufacturers  have  produced  for  Christmas.  You  can  spend' $10  Republican.  jobs,  making  43.8  percent  of  the  and  exemption  from  civil  service  for  the  miniature  rocket  launcher l)eing  advertised  on  TV.  It  sounds  Apparently the  investigation  was  graduates  having  some  merchant  regulations. The staff  then included  a  siren  and  pops  a  plastic  projectile  into  the  air.  This  is  supposed  prompted  by  dissension  arising  marine connection at present. Obvi­ 205  officers  and  petty  officers  and  to  be  the  hottest  item  in .the toy  industry  this .year  (from  the  seller's  from  moves  by  some  Kings  Point  ously,  since  the  men  working  for  19  seamen,  many  of  whom  per­ point  of  view).  Or  you  can  put  that  money  into  a  microscope,  astron­ staff  members to  retain their  semi­ shipping companies shoreside grad­ formed routine  maintenance duties.  omy  kit,  physics  kit  or  other science  materials.  military  status.  Legislation  which  uated  since 1954,  they can  point  to  At  present.  Kings  Point  has  an  enrollment  of  1,000  cadets,  and  Since  most  of  a  child's  playthings  for  the  whole  year  will  be  those  would  have  put the  Academy  on an  very  little  actual  seatime.  Another  361  graduates,  or  40.9  graduates about  200 men  each year.  he  gets  for  Christmas,  test  the  value  this  way:  Can  you' see  the  child  entirely  civilian  footing  has  been  percent  are  on  ­active  Navy  duty,  The  superintendent  of  the  acad­ playing  with  this  item  two  qg  opposed  by  some  staff  members.  three  months  from  now?  Does  it  Since  a  good  part  of  the staff  is  with  the  remaining  16.3  percent,  emy,  Rear  Admiral Gordon  McLin­ teach  him  anything  about  the  drawn  from  the  Navy,  the  instruc­ 144  men,  working  ashore  in  non­ tock  said  that  he  would  welcome  tors  and  other  staff  members  in  maritime  pursuits,  studying  for  the  study, which  will  discuss  plant  world  around  him?  In  'general,  prices  of  toys  and  many instances receive subsistence,  advanced  degrees  or  otherwise  not  improvement,  and  standards  of  in­ struction  as  well  as  looking  into  playthings  this  Christmas  are  no  living  allowances  and  other  bene­ classified.  higher  than  last,  hut  still  at  rec­ fits  which  would  be cut  off  if  they  Six  months  active  duty  with  the  the  civilian  status  of  the  institu­ Navy  is  a  requirement  from  the  tion.  ord  levels.  One  development  is  had  to  assume  civilian  status.  graduates under  the selective  serv­ One ol the major arguments used  Union  Criticism  that  competition  of  supermarkets  ice  laws  at  present.  and  drug  chains  has  forced  some  Traditionally,  the  SIU  has  been  '^e present  quarrel  over  Kings  by  Academy  supporters is  that  the  of  the  traditional  toy  retailers  to  critical  of  the  Kings  Point  opera­ Point  staff  arose  in  March,  1958,  complexities  of  modern  shipping  offer  more  low­priced  toys.  Some  tion  on  several grounds.  One is  the  when  bills  were  introduced  jointly  requires  officers ^ith  sound  basic  of  the  dolls  and  other  playthings  Union's  belief  that  seamen  coming  by  Rep.  Bonner and  by  Sen.  War­ training  in  the  sciences.  However,  the  Union  holds  that  the  small  sold  at  low  prices  by  the  big­vol­ out  of  the  ranks  should*be  en­ ren  Magnuson  (Dem.­Wash.)  which  percentage  of  Kings  Point  grad­ couraged  and  given  opportunity  to.  ume  retailers  are  relatively  good  would  have  classed  aH  Academy  uates  who  make  shipboard  mer­ value.  You  can  buy  dolls  in  the  become  ship's  officers,  rather  than  staff  members  as  civil  service  em­ chant  service  their  career  tends  to  have  officei­s  trained  in  a  military  big  markets  for  as  little  as  $5  or  ployees  and  include  in  their  pay  defeat  any  advantages  that  might  less  for  big  20­inclr  models.  Just  atmosphere. The other was that the  tax­free  expenses  which  they  now  be  gained  from such  training.  maritime  funds  available  limited  make  sure  they  are  the  preferred  should  not  be  used  to  pay  for  the  all­vinyl,  are  fully  jointed  and  training  of  steamship  officers  at  have  rooted  hair.  Government  expense,  but  rather  The  real  reason  for  the  high  that  candidates  for  marine  officer  price  of  toys  is  the  high  mark­up,.  jobs  should  either  pay  their  own  Manufacturers  usually  mark  up  way through  school or be supported  toys  approximately  "four  to  one",^ as  they  say  in  the  industry.  A  toy  by  the  industry.  that  costs  $2.50  to  manufacture  will  have  a  retail  list  price  of  $8.98  Further, the SIU  has objected  to  or $9.98.  On  a  toy  that  has  a  list  price  of,  say, $10,  the  retailer  gets  the fact that  the Academy  has been  40  percent  of  the  retail  list  price  and  often  also  a  ten  percent  adver­ an  annex  of  Annapolis, rather  than  tising  allowance.  He  thus  pays  $5  for  the  $10  toy.  The  manufacturer  a  maritime  training  center,  with  a  also  pays a  ten  percent  jobber's  or sales  commission. His  own  mark­up  majority  of  its  graduates  either  for  administrative  expense  and  profit  typically  may  be  $1.50  of  the  going  into  the  Navy  or  into  shore­ side  jobs.  $10  list  price.  Nowadays  many  stores  in  the  more­competitive  urban  shopping  A  SEAFARERS  LOG  article  in  September 30, 1955, at  a time  when  centers  do  give  discounts  of  20­30  percent  on  toys.  •   This  department  consulted  expe'­ts  in  educational  and  science  ma­ Kings  Point  future  was  being  de­ terials  for  suggestions  on  values  in  science  playthings.  We  haven't  bated,  put  it  this  way:  Pay Own  Way  covered  the whole field  by  any  means,  but  can  offer  these suggestions:  BegiBBer'.s  Microscope,  $7.25;  Pre­Electricity  Physics  Lab,  $5.95;  "... the SIU  position  has  been  Ultraviolet  Science  Lab,  $11.95;  Calculo  Analog  Computer  Kit,  $16.95  that  the  Government  should  not  (a  recent  award­winning  kit  for  age  12  and  up).  Available  in  depart­ pay  for  the  training  of  steamship  ment  stores  and  book  shops  or  from  Science  Materials  Center,  59  officers.  Officers,  it  holds,  like  the  Fourth  Avenue,  New  Yortt  3. You  can  get  a  catalog  of  these  and  other  other licensed  professions—doctors,  science  materials  from  the  center.  The  center  includes  a  free  color  lawyers  or  teachers—should  pay  their  own  way  through  school,  or  spectroscope  worth  about  $3  with  orders  over  $5.  their  training should  be  supported  In  buying a  child's microscope,  judge quality  not  only  by  the number  by  the  industry.  Men  moving  into  Seafarers  Joe  Holzenbach,  and  A. C. Ezell,  ABs  off  the  Maxton,  of  times  it  magnifies,  but  by  the  optical  clarity  and  mechanical  per­ officers'  ranks  through  the  foc'sle  formance—how  well  and  accurately  the  knobs  and  slides  move.  pose  in  front  of  winery in  Jerez,  Spain, center  of  sherry  wine area.  have  had  to  pay  their  own  way  at  Basic  Mathematics  Kit,  manufacture­d  by  Harvey  House,  $3,  is  well  private  schools  to  get  necessary  Pix  from  United  Seamen's  Service.  recommended  and  available  in  many  stores;  age 12  up.  training. The  vast  inajority  of  offi­ Bridge­and­Tumpike  Building  Set;  girders  and  panels  enable  young  cers on  US  merchant  ships did  not  engineers  to  build  highways  with  modern  cloverleafs,  bridges,  build­ come from  Kings Point.  ings,  This  new  building  plaything  is  recommended  by  educators.  "The Union  believes that  the ex­ Prices: $3  to $10,  depending on  number  of  pieces in  the set  and  where  istence  of  a  Government­operated  you  buy  it.  academy  tends  to  perpetuate  a  Starmaster  Astronomy  Set;  battery­powered  kit  teaches  identifica­ training  situation  that  is  not  re­ tion  of  constellations;  about  $8­$9  in  many  stores.  MOBILE—More  than  300  Seafarers,  their  wives  and  chil­ sponsive  to  the  ebb  and  flow  of  Girl's  Lab  Technician  Set  by  Gilbert,  lists  at  $12.98.  Manufacturers  manpower  in  the  industry."  dren  enjoyed  the  wonderful  Thanksgiving  turkey  dinner  eonsider  girls,  too,  potential  scientists,  at  least  for  the  purpose  of  Criticism of  Kings  Point  has em­ given  in  this  port.  The  hall's  meeting  floor  was  converted  selling  playthings.  The  girl's  includes  microscopes,  specimens,  appa­ phasized that  only a minority  of  the  into a banquet room with long  ratus.  Another  Gilbert  set  with  somewhat  fewer  extra  materials  but  school's  graduates  rr'«I'e  a  career  tables,  attractively  arranged  crewing  up  of  the  Cantigny,  a  of  seafaring.  On  this  score,  the  similar  microscope  costs  about  $1  less.  In  general,  Gilbert  science  sets  are  considered  fairly  good  in  com­ latest  figures  supplied  by  the  with  flowers,  ferns  and  other  Cities  Service  tanker  which  has  holiday  decorations,  adding  to  the  been  laid  up  .here  for  some  six  parison­with  some  of  the  other  commercially­manufactured  sets.  Gil­ academy  for  the  period  1954­1958  holiday spirit.  Everyone  was  unan­ months  now.  The  vessel  went  back  show 163 out of 882 men  now work­ bert  also  has  a  new  Physics  Lab  set  with  a  list  price  of  $15,  and  a  imous  in  their  praise  of  the  staff  into the  coastwise  trade.  Star  Finder  with  illuminatetT viewer and  sky  compass,  listed  at  $8.  for  the  cooking,  preparing  and  The  prospects  for  the  coming  Beginner's Slide  Rule  with  instruction  book  teaches  youngsters  how  serving  of  the  meal,  Harold  period are about  the same, with  the  to use  this engineering  and  math  aid; $1.25;  available at  local  stores or  Fischer,  acting  agent,  reported.  exception  of  the  Valiant  Freedom  Science  Materials  Center.  Other items which received  favor­ which  is  scheduled  to  payoff  here,  Book  Of  The  Month  Club  has  a  special  "Young  Readers"  offer  of  able comment  around  the hall  here  if  they  can  get  the  vessel  off  the  telescope  and  junior  microscope  free  if  you  buy  one  "Landmark"  or  during  the  last  two  weeks  were  rocks  in  Cuba.  The  ship  ran  "Allabout"  book  at  $1.75  each  month.  the  new  diabetes  program  and  the  aground  recently.  "Adventures In  Science  At  the Smithsonian," a  24­page  science  book  WILMINGTON,  Calif.  —  Fair  publication  of  the freightship clari­ There  were  six  vessels  paying  for  junior­high  students,  gives  information  about  many  different  shipping  and  slow  registration  was  fications, Fischer said. The recently  off  in this port, all after short  trips.  sciences,  25  cents  from  Smithsonian  Institution,  Washington  25,  DC.  noted  in  this  port  during  the  last  announced  plan,  to  check  all  Sea­ They were  the Alcoa  CBrsair, Alcoa  Wildlife  Kits,  Games,, such  as  Adventure  Kits  for  collectors,  $2.95  period. Three ships are  due in  dur­ farers  and  their  families  for  dia­ Roamer,  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  from  National  Wildlife  Federation,  232  Carroll  St.,  NW  Washington  ing  the  next  two  weeks,  so  at  this  betes  was  well­received, for  as  the  Partner  (Alcoa),  Monarch  of  the  12, DC.  The  federation  will  send  a  list  of  gift  ideas.  point,  another  slow  span  is  ex­ ^membership knows,  if  caught early  Seas  and  the  Claiborne  (Water­,  Natural  History  Materials  such  as  the  famous  "Pebble  Pups" rock­ pected.  enough, this disease can­ be brought  man). Signing  on  were the  LaSalle,"  specimen  kit  ($1.25),  also  science  books,  are  available  from  mufwiims.  Paying  off  was  the  Almena  under  control.  Iberville, Hastings  (Waterman); AI­;  The following  will  send  price  lists  of  rock,  gem, insect,  weather,  shell  (Clover  Carr.). There  were  ho sign  On  the shipping  side  it  has  been  coa  Partner  (Alcoa)  and  the  Can­ and  other  collections and  kits.  Chicago  Natural  History  Museum  Book  ons.  a  fairly  slow  period.  Most  of  this  tigny  (Cities  Service).  In  transit  Shop,  Chicago  5;  American  Museum  of  Natural  History Shop;  Central  In  transit  were:  Yaka,  City  of  was due  to the fact that  there were  were  the  Del  Alba  (Mississippi);  Park  W.  at  70th  St, New  York  (also  publishes  Junior  History  Maga­ Alma,  Warrior,  Maiden  Creek  no  offshore  payoffs  in  this  port  Beatrice,  Elizabeth  (Bull),  Steel  gine at  $1:75 for 14  months); Museum  of  Science and  Industry, Jackson  (Waterman);  Steel  Scientist  (Isth­ over  the  last  two  weeks.  The bulk  Admiral  (Isthmian)  and  the  Alcoa  ihian.h'  Rebecca  '(Intercontinental).  of the business for the port was the  Ranger  (Alcoa).  Park, Chicago  37.  • '   .  • • i  ­'ii  1  ­ Where Genuine  Sherry Conies  From  • ii  ­.1  •• 'tl  31  Tanker  Crevr­Up  Boosts  Mobile^ 300  At  Dinner  Slow Outlook  In Wilmin^on  • ­i I  i'j I  I:?­ �S;:  :iN'  y  ®*e«iber 4,  195t  SEAFAREHS  LOG  pace  Elclit  'Job'  Peddlers Back Again  Want  to  be  in  the  merchant  marine?  Want  to  VISIT  INTERESTING  COUNTRIES,  travel  to  EXOTIC  and  ROMANTIC  lands,  and  be WELL PAID for  aU  this  According  to  a  letter  being  distributed  by Captain H. Wohlenberg, of  PO Box 192, New  York  4,  the gateway  to  these  opportunities  will  be  flung  sources of  possible employment.  conditions  found  in  the  American  .  Any  of  these  addresses,  of  Merchant  Marine  as  compared  to  open  for  just  $2.  Your  $2  will  get  you  a  mimeo­ course,  could  be  found  in  the  tele­ gi aphed, 13­page booklet ostensibly  phone  directory.  telling  you  how  to  get  a  job  on  a  The  captain  does  make  it  clear  that  legitimate  maritime  unions  ship.  The  booklet  says,  essentially,  like  the  SlU,  SUP  and  NMU  are  that  if  you  want  a  job  on  a  ship,  responsible  for  the  wages  and  go  to  a  shipping  company,  or  a  working  conditions  that  most  American  merchant  seamen  enjoy  maritime union.  As  an  added  service,  the  book­ today.  let  lists  the  addresses  of  some  ma­ He says, for instance,  that "these  ritime  unions,* including  the  SlU,  unions  are  responsible  for  the  ex­ SUP  and  NMU.  It  also  lists  some  cellent  conditions  and  high  wages  non­union  oil  companies,  non­ found  aboard  American  ships  to­ union outfits like the Lake Carriers  day.  They are also  responsible for  Association,  and  a  few  other  the  high  quality  and  abundant  quantity  of  the  food  served,  the  rigid  safety  requirements  and  the  overall  higher  standard  of  living  Propose  US  Tax  Aged  WASHINGTON  —  Uncle  Sam,  looking  for  more  dollars,  may  put  the  next  tax  bite  on  the  country's  retired,  if  the  suggestions  of  some  economists  are  hee'ded.  Testifying before  the House Ways  and  Means  Committee,  several  economists  suggested  that  Social  Security  retirement  benefits  be  made subject to the Federal income  tax.  ­One  Brooklyn  college  professor  said  that  if  Social  Security  bene­ fits vere  taxable,  the  contributions  should  be  deductible.  There  were  also  several  sugges­ tions for  repealing  the existing  tax  exemption  on  sick  pay  benefits.  The law now  permits the exemption  of  up  to  $100  a  week  paid  in  lieu  of  wages  to  workers  absent  from  their  jobs  because  of  sickness  or  Injury.  ^UIREMENTS ARE NECESSARYI  You^akl^  PHYSICAL OR  EDUCATIONAL Rt  EXOTIC AND  * How"  Excerpts  from  leaflet, promising  money,  travel,  adventure  and  romance—all for  a $2 bill.  Leaflet is one  of a series  of  such oper­ ations  which  pop up  from  time  to  time  to milk  the  gullible.  Your Gear..  tor  ship ... for  shore  Whatever  you  need,  in  work  or  dress  geor,  your  SlU  Seo  Chest  hos  it.  Get  top  quolity  geor  at  substontiol  sovings  by  buy­ ing  ot  your  Union­owned  ond  Union­ operoted  Seo  Chest  store.  Sport Coats  Slacks  Dress  Shoes  Work  Shoes  Socks  Dungarees  Frisko  Jeens  CPO  Shirts  Dress Shirts  Sport  Shirts  Belts  Khakis  Ties  Sweat  Shirts  T­Shirts  Shorts  Briefs  Swim Trunks  Sweaters  Sou'westers  ,  Raingear  Caps  Writing Materials  Toiletries  electric Shavers  Radios  Television  Jewelry Cameras  Luggage  the  foreign  flag ships."  But  in  case  you're  not  inclined  to  get  out  of  bed  and  seek  out  a  union,  things  are  made  easier  for  you.  By  mail  you  can  apply  for  membership  in  the  "International  Brotherhood  of  Seamen,"  Box  17,  Brooklyn  8.  This  application  will  cost  you  only  $5—"to  cover  cost  of  etc."—and  will  entitle  you  to  be  put  on  the  list  for  a  job.  When  your  number  comes  up,  you'll  be  notified.  Meanwhile,  don't  call  them—  they'll  call  you,  when  and  if  they  get  a  ship  and  jobs  under contract  which  might  be  in  the  year  2000.  SEA  CHEST  QUESTION: Soma  paople claim  thai bucko mates  an<Lengineers no  longer  exist.  Do  you  agree  with  them?  A.  Thomas,  wiper:  No,  they've  DOB Keddy, electrician: As a rule  still  got  them.  I've  come  across  I'd say there are hardly any around.  them  on  a  few  Of  course,  there  ships  in' the  last  are  exceptions  to  year  or  so.  But  every rule and  its  I  do  think  that  always possible to  they  are  getting  find  bucko every­ where.  But  much  scarcer.  There  are  less  of  them  less  than  before,  because  they  around  than  ever  can't  get  away  before,,  which  is  with  it,  and  they  fine, as far as I'm  know  it, too.  concerned.  $  $  M. Landron , bosun: I don't think  A.  Miranda,  OS:  There  are  no  thgy exist  anymore.  1 know  that I  buckos  around  anymore.  A  long  time  ago,  in  the  h a v e n't  come  early  f o r t i e s,  across  any  for  a  there  were  long  time.  In  buckos,  but  fact  its  been  so  they've just about  long  ago  since  I  disappeared.  did run up against  We've  got  a  bet­ one  that  I  can't  ter  organization  eveh  recall  when  now, so they can't  it happened  or on  bother us the way  what  ship  I  was  they  used  to,  in  sailing.  the early  days.  ~  4"  it  Dennis  W. Erbrick,  OS:.I've  just  finished  my  first  trip  at  sea,  so  I  can't  really  com­ ment about  bucko  mates,  except  that  I  certainly  couldn't complain  any  buckos  on  the ship I  was on.  The crew  and  the  officers  were  okay  and  I  was  WASHINGTON —The  relation­ very  happy  with  ship  between  smoking  and  lung  them  and  the way  they treated  me.  cancer is  once  more a  public  issue.  This  time,  the  Surgeon  General  of  the  Public  Health  Service,  Dr.  Leroy  E.  Burney,  is  the  authorita­ tive  spokesman.  In  an  article  published  in  the  "Journal", of  the American  Medical  Association,  Dr.  Burney  reported  that  filter­tipped  cigarettes  do riot  minimize  the  hazards  of  lung  con­ cer, and  that no method of  treating  BALTIMORE—Shipping  is  bust­ the tobacco  had  reduced  the  peril,  ing out  all over  here after  the long  doldrums  occasioned  by  the  steel  either.  strike,  Baltimore  Port  Agent  Earl  Cites  Data  Sheppard^reports.  It  was  so  good,  Specifically, he cited  several .fac­ in  fact,  that  nearly  twice  as  men  tofs  resulting  from  PHS  studies  shipped  as  came^^in  to  register,  to  date.  They  included:  thus  eating  heavily  into  the  back­ _•  Smoking  was  the  principal  log  of  men  on  the  beach.  cause  of  lung  cancer,  and  Is  asso­ ciated  with  the  increased  chance  The  prospects  of  continued  good  shipping  are  bright  with  the  com­ of  developing  this  cancer.  ing  of  the  Christmas  holiday  pe­ • Eliminating    cigarette  smoking  riod  which  usually  makes  for  a  after long  exposure is  beneficial.  heavy  turnover.  On  top  of  that,  • Non­smokers    have  a  lower  in­ the  rumor  mill  has  it  that  three  cidence  of  lung  cancer—regardless  ships,  the  Irenestar,  Kenmar  and  of  their  sex,  occupation  or  area  of  Valiant  Explorer,  will  be  crewing  residence.  up  very  shortly.  Taking  issue  with  Burney's  re­ All  this  shipping  prosperity  port  was  James P.  Richards,  presi­ could  prove  a  flash­in­the­pan  un­ dent of  the Tobacco Research  Instir  less  the  steel  compariies  sit  down  tute,  who  called  the  surgeon  gen­ eral's  summations  "extreme  and  and  talk  turkey  with  the  Steel­ workers  Union  on  a  contract.  Bal­ unwarranted."  timore,  being  the  port­of­call  for  Research  Spelled  Out  Galmar  and  Marven  ships,  was  Dr.  C.  C.  Little,  scientific  direc­ hardest  hit  by  the  lengthy  steel  tor  of  the  Tobacco  Industry  Re­ tie­up.  search  Committee,  which  makes  The  11  welcome  payoffs  here  grants for independent  medical  re­;  Included  the  Santore,  Baltore,  search,  cited  the  following:  People wha are the world's  heav­ Venore,  Chilore  (Marven):  tha  iest  smokers  have low  lung  cancer  Evelyn,  Jean,  Edith  and  Hilton  deaths  compared  with  those  who  (Bull);  the  Cities  Service  Balti­ smoke,  less  but  have  long  been  more  (Cities  Service),  and  tha  Oceanstar  (Triton),  *  exposed  to  urban  air  pollution.  Sign­ons,  nine  in  number,  in­ Animals  Tested  cluded  the  Santore,  Baltore,  Ven­ Exposing  laboratory  animals  to  ore  and  Chilore  (Marven);  Beth­ cigarette sipoke has not  resulted  in  causing lung cancer  among the ani­ coaster,  Alamar  Seamar  (Calmar);  the  Bethtex  (Ore),  and  the  Gulf­ mals  tested.  Lung  tissues,  which  undergo  water  (Metro).  A  number  of  these  changes,  are  found  in­both  young  ships  had  been  idle.  and  old  smokers  and .non­smokers.  Another  seven  in­transits  took  Lung  cancer  occurs  niore  fre­ men  off  the  beach  including  the  quently  in  people  who  have  a  pre­ Alcoa  Pennant  (twice);  Alcoa ftun­ vious  medical  history  of  serious  ner  and  Alcoa  Polaris  (Alcoa);  lung  ailments  such  as  TB,  pneu­ Robin  Qoodfellow  and  Robin  Kirk  monia  and  influenza,  he  reported.  (Robin)i  and  Oremar­  (Marven).  (Sgs Cause  Cancer, PHS  Headlnsists  Liners Veto  Cuban Ports  Fidel  Castro's  fiery  condemna­ tions  of  the  United  States,  and  the  internal  turmoil  within  Cuba  have  frightened  away  some  $750  million  dollars  worth  of  tourist  trade  from  the ^city  of  Havana,  a  traditional  stop  on  the  itineraries  of  most  of  the  cruise  ships  that  sail  to  the  Caribbean  islands.  At  present,  eight  cruise  compa­ nies  have seen  fit  to  cancel ^a  total  of  41  visits  to  Havana,  and  other  companies  are  studying  the  situa­ tion.  Many  of  the  runaway­flag  op­ erations  out  of  Miami  live  off  the  Havana  trade.  The  cancellations  have  followed  upon  unfavorable  passenger  reac­ tions  to  the  unsteady  political  sit­ uation  in  Cuba  under  the  Castro  regime.  One  line  mentioned  that  90  percent  of  its  passengers  had  commented  upon  the  political  un­ rest in  Cuba  and  gave  negative  re­ actions  towards  stopping  in  Hava­ na,  Since  each  passenger  usually  spends  an  average  of  fifty  dollars  between  purchases, sightseeing  and  nightclub  visits,  the  loss  of  rev­ enue  to  Cuba  is  substantial.  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  • ess,  SEAFARERS  NEW  YORK.  Use of  this address will assure  ledy  transmission  on  all  mes­ sages  and  faster  ­ervice  for  the  men  in' ­'ved.  Jobs Boom  In Baltimore  /i  �Lakes SIU Aids Grew;  Runaway Owners Vanish  DETROIT—Faced  with  the grim  prospect  of  exposure  to  winter  weather  without  money,  food  or  clothing,  the  Greek  crew  of  the Panamanian­flag Theororos A has received  a helping hand  from  the SIU  Great  Lakes District  here.  The  Union  has filed  suit  on'*^  —  —  ­•   their  behalf  in  Federal  court  different  rates  of  pay.  The  ship's  The  owners  of  the  ship  are  be­ for  som^  $50,000  in  wages  articles  had  no  duration  date—  lieved  to be  residents of  New  York  coming  to  28  officers  and" men  of  they  were  renewed  from  year  to  who registered  the vessel  under the  the  ship  who  have  been  stranded  year  the flrst  of  the  year.  Al­ Panamanian  flag.  here since  November  9  because  of  though  all of  the crew  (all  but  two  The  Theodores  A  originally  $35,000  in  unpaid  bills.  '  are  Greek  nationals)  are  members  came  into  the  Lakes  from  Mexico,  Going  beyond  that  to  meet  the  of  the Pan  Hellenic Seamen's  Fed­ discharging  cargo  at  Cleveland  immediate  needs  of  the  crew,  the  eration,  there  was  no  union  con­ and  Detroit.  It  had  picked  up  a  Union  saw  to  it  that  the  crew  re­ tract  on  the  ship.  load  of  grain  in  Duluth,  Minne­ ceived  a  full­fledged  SlU­style  sota,  and  was  headed  for  Vene­ After  this kind  of  treatment,  the  Thanksgiving  dinner  and. is  giv­ zuela  when  creditors  hit  her  with  crew  was  stranded  when  the  run­ ing  them  financial  assistance  so  away  owners  disappeared.  They  an  assortment  of  liens  for  ship  that  they  are  assured  of  meals,  are  believed  to  have  taken  a  $48,­ supplies,  Seaway  tolls  and  other  shelter,  medical  aid  and  winter  000  advance  on  the  ship's  grain  unpaid  bills.  The  crewmembers  gear  until  the situation is  resolved.  cargo  and  then  skipped.  US­  au­ themselves  had  not  been  paid  The  story­of  the  Theodores  A  is  thorities  have  been  looking  for  since  August  31.  a  digest  of  the  kind  of  treatment  them  for almost  a  month.  The  at­ When  the  liens  were  put  on  the  handed  out  by shipowners  to crew­ torney  for  International  Milling  ship,  the  US' Marshall's office  paid  members  of  runaway­flag  ships?  Co.,  owners  of  the  164,000  bushels  seven  crewmembers  $7  a  day  Conditions  on  the  Panamanian­ of  wheat  aboard,  charged  that  the  'about  three  times  as  much  as  flag  vessel  were  the  rock­bottom  owners  deliberately  defaulted  to  their  regular  wage)  to  safeguard  variety  under  which  runaways  op­ creditors,  milking  the  ship  for  the  ship.  The  men  took.the  $49  erate.  Wages  varied  from  $70  to  whatever  revenue  they  could  get  and  split  it  up  among  the  crew  to  $90 a  month and,  even at that,  men  at  the  expense  of  the  crew,  the  try  to  cover  their  needs  until  the  working  the  same  ratings  received  shippers  and  the  ship's  suppliers.  SIU  stepped  into  the  picture.  Chief  mate Eustathios  Chorlabotis paces  dock  on  front  of  tied­up  Jheodoros  A  in  Detroit, awaiting  word  about  disposition  of  ship.  Owners  have  disapjjeared  and  crew  has  not  been  paid.  1  Cheered  by  support  given  by  SlU  Great  Lakes  District,  crew­ members  pose  in  front  of  the  Union's  Detroit  headquarters  hall  where  they  authorized  legal  action  on  their  behalf.  SIU steward Walter  Anderson gets ready  to carve  Thanksgiving  dinner  turkey  aboard the  Theodoros  A  as  Greek  crewmembers  of  the  runaway  ship  look  on  expectantly.  Union  has  been  feeding  and  maintaining  the  crew.  At meeting  in SlU  headquarters crew  discussed  ways  and  means  to  process  claims  against  ship,  get .clearance  from  Immigration  and  other  US  authorities.  "Brotherhood  of  Sea"'is  signified  by  (I  to  r)  Paul  Drozok,  StU  organizer;  Scotty  Quinlivan,  SlU  messman;  C. Maroutas,  ch.  en^  gineer;  B­ed  Farneni  sec.:treas.,  Lakes  District;  E.  Charlabitas.  At  work  in  galley  preparing  dinner  are, Carlos  O'Faril,  ass't.  cook;  C.  Sklikas,  cook;  Walter  Anderson,  SIU  steward;  Alton  Hoyt, SIU  messman.  Looking  on (center)  is  George Galinas,  AB.  Copt.  Yossilios  Trimis  re­ laxes  knowing  that  crew's  needs  are  being  met.  �j;;  rac* TCB  hlk  • =J  •   SEAPARERS  LOG  AflT  Revises Job  Calls Procedure  Keeping Things  Shipshape  NEW  YORK—Shipping has improved  here during the  past  two weeks, with 14 ships paying off, two signing on and 14 in­ transit.  During  the  next  shipping  period,  only  a  few  ships  are  expected  to  arrive  from­*"  long  tripKS,  reports  Assistant  the  dispatcher,  too.  Secretary­Treasurer Bill Hall.  The  lifeboat  and  AB  schools  Deeember i. I99h  ^  Ui^rn  For  In La. Port  NEW  ORLEANS—With  eight  ships  paying  ott,  three  signing  on  and. 21  in­hransit  during  the  last  period,  shipping  can  be  classified  as  "good,"  repmrts  acting  agent  Buck Stephens.  ­  '  Six  ships  are  scheduled  to  pay  off  before  the  next  meeting;  two  crewless  vessels  are  waiting  to  load grain  for a  Brazilian  run,  and  another  Is  waiting  for  its  cargo.  The  three are  expected to  crew  up  soon, and  thereby keep  shipping  at  a fair pace,  says Stephens.  The following ships  paid off; Del  Alba, Del  Campo, Del  Mar, Del  Sol  (Miss.);  Neva  West  (Bloomfield);  Steel Age Gsthmian); Young Amer­ ica  and  Arizpa  (Waterman).  Most  were  good  payoffs,  with  a  few  minor  beefs  being  resolved.  Signing  on:  Del  Alba.  Del  Mar  (Miss.)  and  Lucile  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield).  In  transit  were:  AICM  Roamer,  Alcoa  Corsair  (Alcoa);  Seatrain  Louisiana  iScatrain);  Del  Viento,  Del  Mar  (Miss.);  Beatrice.  Evelyn,  Elizabeth  (Bull);  Neva  West  and  Lucile  Bloomfield  (Bloomfield);  Steel  Admiral,  Steel  Flyer  and  Steel  Age  (isthmian);  Iberville.  Monarch  of  the  Seas,  Hastings,  Claiborne  (Waterman);  Raphael  Semmes  (Pan  Atlantic);  Atlanfis  (Petrol Shipping); Gulf water (Metro  Pet.);  and  Robin  Kirk  (Robin),  A  new  set  up  in  dispatching  has  have  beqn  very  successful,  but  gone  into  effect,  whereby  calls are  filings  have  been slow  in  the  FWT  being  made  according  to  depart­ school.  Wipers  with  at  least  six  ments,  not  ships.  The  dispatcher  months'  sea  time  can  sit  for  their  would  appreciate  it  if  the  engine  FWT  endorsement;  those  who  are  and steward department men would  qualified  should  check  with  the  stand  back  until  jobs  for  their  dispatcher  for  particulars.  It  also  departments  are  called.  This  will  should t>e  pointed out  that ordinary  make  things  easier  for  both  mem­ seamen  ^ith  12  months'  seatime  bers  who  are  shipping  out  and  for  can  qualify  for  their  AB  tickets.  Lifeboat school training is available  to  ail  three  departments.  Any Seafarer  who re­registers  in  this  port.  Hall  noted,  should  be  sure  to  tell  the  patrolman,  so  that  he  can  replace  the  present  regis­ John  Potino,  FWT,  pouses  From  ha  bumer­deaning  dutios  long  tration  card  with  a  new  one.  enough to pose for LOG comero in engine room of Steel Desi^er.  He also  stressed  that  if  a man  Is  turned to aboard ship by the depart­ ment head  and he thinks the nature  of  the  work  he's  doing  should  be  classed  as  OT,  be  sure  to  submit  same;  otherwise,  the  patrolman  won't  be  able  to collect  this.  NEW  ORLEANS—The  keels  The following  ships paid  off  dur­ have  been  laid  for  three  new  de­ ing  the  past  two  weeks:  Elizabeth,  At  the  Airline  FUets  Associa­ ates  plabts  in  Kenoca  and  Fwt  luxe  freighters  of  the  Mississippi  Kathryn,  Angelina  and  Frances  tion's  seventh  annual  air  safety  Frances,  Ontario.  .  Shipping  Co.,  operator  of  the  Del­ (Bull);  Alcoa  Patriot,  Alcoa  Run­ forum,  the  union  stated  that  the  The  paper  industry  also  saw  ta  Line.  The  new  13,000­ton  dis­ ner,  and  Alcoa  Pennant  (Alcoa);  greatest  safety  problem  in  avia­ members  of  Local  237  negotiate  a  placement  vessels  will  feature  Raphael  Senunes  (Fan  Atlantic);  tion is adequate  pilot training.  The  two  year  pact  with  Certain­Teed  air­conditioning,  a  two­island  de­ Seatrain  Louisiana,  Seatrain  NJ  union  contends  that  some  airlines  Products  Corporation,  Tacoma,  sign  which  permits  easier  access  (Seatrain);  Steel  Voyager  (Isth­ stiU  rely  on  "on­the­job  train­ Washington.  The company  agreed  to. cargo space, and  a  service speed  mian);  Madaket  (Waterman);  CS  ing."  Such  training  is inadequate,  to an eight­cent an hour general in­ the  union  pointed  out,  especially  crease,  with  a  wage  reopener  in  of  18  knots.  Nmrfolk  (Cities  Service);  Ocean  today  with  the  complexities  of  August,  I960, plus other benefits.  The navigation  bridge,  passenger  Evrfyn  (Ocean  Trans.).  ^  i  X  and  deck  and  steward  crewmen's  Signing  on  were:  Robin  Trent  jet  aircraft.­ if  %  if  Unfair  labor  practice  complaints  quarters,  messhalls  and  galley  will  (Moore  McCormack)  and  Santa  As the  result  of  negotiatioBS be­ were lodged  by the  general counsel  be  situated  well  forward;  engine  Venetia  (ElamK  tween  five  international  paper  un­ of  the  National  Labor  Relations.  room  and  engine  foc'sles  will  be  In  transit  were:  Azalea  City,  back  aft,  with  two  catwalks  for  Beauregard,  Bienville  (Pan­Atlan­ ions  and  the  Ontario­Minnesota  Board  against  Bethlehem  Steel  tic);  Seatrain  Savannah,  Seatrain  Pulp  and  Papfer  Company,  em­ Co.'s  shipyard  division,  which  em­ communication.  The  vessels,  of  the  C­3  variety,  Texas,  Seatrain Georgia  (Seatrain);  ployees  of  Ontario­Minnesota  Pulp  ploys  nearly  17,000  members  of  will  have  seven  holds—^five  of  Emilia,  Jean (BuU);  Antinous,  Wild  and  Paper  Company  will  receive  the  Marine  &  Shipbuilding  Work­ them  amidships,  serviced  by  five­ Ranger  (W,stennan);  The  Cabins  higher  retirement  benefits,  in­ ers.  The  huge  steel firm  refused  ton  cranes.  Also,  there  will  be  a  (Texas  City);  Capt.  N.  Sitinas  creased disabili^ benefits, and sev­ the  union's  offer  to  extend  the  hatch  forward  of .the  bridge,  and  (Tramp  Shipping);  Fairland  and  eral  other  improvements  in  their  agreement  "during  continued  ne­ pension  plan.  The  company  oper­ gotiations and  imposed major  work  one  aft  of  the  stack.  Additionally,  Gateway  City  (Pan­Atlantic).  the $10  million  ships will  befitted  rule changes  affecting job  security,  WASHINGTON—The removal  of  with  60­ton  Stuelcken  heavy­lift  wage  rates,  grievance  procedures,  the  50  percent  1^6  Merchant  equipment,  first  to  be  installed  on  rest  periods  and  size  of  work  Marine  Act  limitation  on  construc­ American  flag vessels.  crews,"  the  report  said.  The  tion subsidies  for ships  built  in  US  The  new  freighters  will  be used  union  has  been  working  for  the  yards, will  be the  subject of a  hear­ on  Delta's  South  American  and  firm  without  contract  protection  ing next  week  in San  Francisco  by  the Senate Committee on Interstate  West  African  runs.  They  will  have  since  last  July  1.  and  Foreign  Commerce.  an  over­all  length  of  506  feet,  a  if  i  i  PHILADELPHIA—More  and  more  Seafarer  "sidewalk  Undmr existing law,  the construc­ beam  of  70 feet  and a  design  draft  'rhe United Paeidng H«He  Work­ of  28  feet,  according  to  the  firm.  superlntendants"  have  reported  favorably  on  the  progress  en  continues  its  strike  against  tion subsidy  may not  exceed 33 1/3  being  made on  the construction of  the new SIU hall for  this  Wilson &  Co., a large meat­packing  percent  of  the  com^ction  costs  the  vessel,  less  the  cost  of  na­ port,  Port  Agent  Steve^  Car­"^^ Voyager (Peon Shipping) signed on.  concern with  plants in at least nine  of  tional  defense  features,  with  tha  dullo  reported.  All  of  the  In  transit  were  the  Robin  Kirk,  cities  throughout  the  US.  UPWA  exception  that  in  cases  where  the  to  negotiate  with the firm's  government  has  information  that  ^ G  A  A  ZER. S  brothers  who  have, looked  Robin  Goodfellow  (Robin);  Petro­ efforts  top  (^icials  met  with  demands  the  actual  differential­  between  over  the  construction  site  said  it  chem  (Valentine);  Steel  Traveler  from  the  company  about  "manage­ costs  in  the  US  and  abroad  is  (Isthmian); Jean. Emilia  (BuU), and  will be. a hall to be proud  of.  ment  rights,"  and  an  offer  to  re­ greater  than  the 33  1/3 percent,  it  the  Alamar (Calmar).  As  has  been  the  custom  in  the  turn  them  to  their  jobs  if  they  may  okay  a  differential  subsidy  of  past.  Thanksgiving  dinners  were  would  ^gn  antf­nnion  contracts.  up to  50 percent.  served  to  aU  of  the  members  and  Meanwhile,  AFL­CIO  Presidrat  Proposed  legislation  al(Hig  these  their families in  the port.  This has  George Meany pled^d  full siroport  lines  was  introduced  recently  by  been a  practice in the past, and one  to  the  workers.  Senators  Magnuson  (Wash.)  and  which  has  been highly  received  by  Bufler  (Md.).  XXX the  membership.  The  ofiicials  of  Some  2,«M  OO,  CIwBdeal  *  The 50  percent  limit  has become  the  port  of­Philadelphia,  in behalf  of  the SIU,  wouid like to take  this  SAN  FRANCISCO  ­^.Though  Atomic  Workers  have  been  on  unworkabro  to  a  degree  because  picket  lines  in  three  cities  since  some  foreign  y&rds,  principally  In  opportunity to  wish each and evety  shipping  has  been slow  during  the  last  July in  an  effort  td  save  their  Japan,  can  build a ship  at less  than  member of  the SIU a pleasant  holi­ last period,  it's expected to pick up  coiitracts  at  American  Oil  and  half  the cost  of  construction  in  an  day season.  some  here  with  the crewing  up  of  Standard  Oil of  Indiana.  Contract­ American  shipyard.  Shipping  for  this port  continued  a  presently  crewless  sliip  in  the  destroying  measures' by  the  firms  to hold its  own. The crewing  of  the  —such  as job reclassification,  man­ Penn  Voyager  made  this  possible,  near  future.  About  a  dozen  slots  were filled  ning of  units and making grievance  as  did  the  usual  number  of  in­ transit ^ips and vessels pajdng  off  by  men  here  after  getting  a  Call  and  arbitration  procedures  ineffec­ here  and  taking  on  replacements.  from  Seattle,  which  had  active  tive—comprise  the  gist  of  the  oil  Seafarers  with  beefs  regard­ In  answer  to  many  inquiries,  the  shipping.  This  helped  to  perk  up  workers' beefs.  ing slow payment  of  monies due  SS  Ocean  Ulla, a  new  supertanker  somewhat  the  unsteady  shipping  4  firom various  operators  in  back  conditions.  which  recently  underwent  her  sea  The  Cahan  Confederation^  of  The  foUowing  vessds  paid  off:  Workers  withdrew  last  week  froih  wages  and  disputed  overtime  trials,  is  stiU  in  the  drydoek  here.  should first  check  whether  they  The vessel is undergoing repairs to  Rebecca  (Maritime  Overseas);  City  the  Inter­American  Regional  Or­ have  a  proper  mailing  address  her  sh'aft,  and  there is no  set  date  of  Alma and Maiden Creek  (Water­ izatien  of  Labor.  A  resolution  on file  with  the  company.  SIU  •  as  to  vdien  she  will  be  put  into  man).  adopted aftmwards  by the  (Cuban)  headquarters  officials  point  out  operaliua.  Siguhtg  on  were: Rebecca  (Mar­ National  Labor '  Cmgress  called'  that  repMts  received  from  sev­ "niere  was  a  total of­­lu  tiesselS  itime Overseas) and  Maiden  Creek  the regbmal organiiatlon "an  agen­ eral operators  show cheeks have  (Waterman).  Calling  here. Two  vcsscL.  imi of?,  cy  of  American finpOrfaliMu."  been  mailed  to  one  addrms  thre* signed on  and seven  were in  In  traasat:  TraiMCMtam  (Trans­ Congress decided to set wp  its own  while ft  beef  on  the  same sleere  transit. The vessels paying off  were  eastern);  Ocean  Eva  (Maritime  copfedefatioh,  to  be  composed  fs sent ftjant  aimtber,  thus ere­ the  J<dm  B. Waterman  (Waterman)  Overseas);  Steel  Scientist  (Isth­ hiafnfy  of  "revolutionary  workers"  ftting mpeh difficulty  in keeping  and  the  Marore  (Marven).  These  mhitt);  Atlas  (TVamp'Tankers); and  of  Latin  America,  with  headquar­ accounts  straight  twtt  ships,  along  with  the  Penn  De Soto (WataTBanX  ters  in  Havana.  Yard Starts  Keels For  Delta Ships  LABOR  ROm­lIP  Senate ^dy  To Discues  Subsidy Limit  New Phila. Hall Big  Draw For SlU Men  r,r  m  SR&St  ^  r"  •   •  Vl^/  '  .'.  '• '• r.V?'­­ .  m SOTH  tlBumwrn 'Frisco Sees  Job Pick­Up  UseOniyOne  Mail Address  Ifbofm acMHcne  �DcMinber 4.196t  SEAFARERS  LOG  'Relocation Is Indicated  In  Light Of  Current Conditions'  iV  Pare  EleveB  Tanker Cain Seen  In Surplus Ruling  WASHINGTON—The  tanker  industry,  which  has  been  in  the doldrums  lately, is due  to get  a  big  boost  under  an Agri­ culture  Department  decision  which  makes  available  to  that  industry  a  greater  volume  of­*^  :  farm  surplus  cargoes.  At  the  ican­fiag  tankers  are  presently  in  same  time,  the  implementa­ lay­up,  including  some  newly­ tion  of  the  decision  will  cause  launched  supertankers  which  hav«  heavy  economic  stress  to  Liberty  been finable to pick  up  oil­carrying  and  berth  ships.  charters.  The  new  agreement  is  a  clarifi­ cation  of  the  "50­50"  law  which  allows  American  shipping  interests  to  obtain  an  equal  half  of  all  over­ seas grain  shipments  under foreign  aid  programs  of  the  US  Govern­ ment.  Cargo  allocations  in  the  past  HAMBURG — Atomic  ­  powered  were  made  by  the  department  on  ships  will  be  as  common  as  flies  a  ship  category  basis.  In  other  within  five  years,  judging  from  all  words,  for  every  cargo  transported  the  activity  in  this  area.  On  the  in  a  foreign  tanker,  there  must  be  heels^of  similar  plans  announced,  one  on  an  American  tanker,  and  or  being  worked  on,  by  Japan,,  so  on  for  the  tramps  and  berth­ the  United  States,  Great  Britain  liners.  and  the  Soviet  Union,  West  Ger­ Now  that  Uncle  Sam  is  making  many  plans  to  convert  a  T­2  tank­ his  grain  allocations  strictly  on  a  er  for  nuclear  propulsion.  The  ship  involved,  the  Esso  basis  of  distribution  among  Ameri­ can ships,  the tankers—with  a  defi­ Bolivar,  will  be  converted  to  serve  nite  rate  advantage  over  the  other  as  a  testing  ground  for  nuclear  classes—will  be  getting  the  larger  propulsion.  Conversion  costs  are  percentage  of  grain  tonnage.  Still  estimated  to  run  between  $5  mil­ another advantage  the  vessels have  lion  and  $7,500,000.  is that  they can  pick up  oil cargoes  The  conversion  will  be  handled  in  the  East  after  making  delivery,  by  the  Society  of  Nuclear  Engi­ and  return  Stateside  fully  loaded.  neering,  which  is  a  Government­ A  considerable number  of  Amer­ financed  private  enterprise  in  Ger­ many.  Conversion  time  is  expected  to  take  two  to  three  years  follow­ ing  the  raising  of  the  necessary  funds.  The  Japanese  have  announced  In  order  to  assure  accurate  possibly  the  most  ambitious  plans  digests  of  shipboard  meetings  in  the  LOG,  it  is  desirable  that  involving  a  variety  of  ship  types  the  reports  of  shipboard  be  and  sizes.  The  US  nuclear  ship  Savannah  should  be  coming  out  typed  if  at all  possible.  some  time  next  summer.  J  Germans  Plan  Atom  Tanker  Type  Minutes  When  Possible  Two  developments  in  the  past  couple  of  weeks  have  cast  more  Jight  on  the  shabby  myth  of  "effective  control"  and  on  the equally­shabby  practices of  runaway shipowners.  One  was the  riot last  Saturday, the second  of  its kind,  at the  bor­ ders  of  the  Panama  Canal  Zone.  The  other  was  the  condi­ tion of  the crew aboard the runaway ship Theodoros A.  The  riots  in  Panama,  the  second  in  a  series  of  such  out­ (The brothers described below are receiving the $150 monthly SIV disbreaks,  showed  up  the  opportunistic  and  unrealistic  nature  ability-pension benefit.) of  US shipping policy.  The State Department and other agen­ Dusan De  Duisin .. . 52 . .. One  of  the veteran  Seafarers  who  joined  cies  which  back  this  policy  have  been  passing  out  soft  soap  the  Unioq  at  its  inception.  Brother  De  Duisin  sailed  in  the  black  gang  to  the  effect  that  it  isn't  necessary  to>have  ships  registered  for over 21  years before  retiring in  June,  1959.  Brother  De  Duisin  under  the American flag;  any "friendly flag"  will do.  *  started  sailing  initially  back  in  NORFOLK—When  four  amateur  What this policy overlooks is that nobody can guarantee the  1935 in the New York port  area and  "friendliness" of  a  nation  to  the  United  States forever;  wit­ salvagers  succeeded  in  raising  the  went  deep  sea  upon  joining  the  stern  section  of  the  sunken  Li­ ness the  Panama disturbances.  It could  put the  US merchant  SIU  in  1939.  In  the  course  of  his  berian  tanker  African  Queen  sev­ marine  in  the ridiculous  position  of  having to dig up a  new  many  years  at  sea  he  has  sailed  "friendly" flag  every  time  the  international  political  picture  virtually  every  type  of  ship  afloat  eral  months  ago,  they  received  a  changes color.  except  the  Mariners.  great  deal  of  attention  from  the  Nor  does  it  hplp  the  United  States  win  friends  and  influ­ His preferences were for the Med­ newspapers.  After  all,  they  did  ence people in  Africa  or South  America  when  they see  huge  iteranean  and  Caribbean  rui^  be­ raise  tbe  ship,  which  the  profes­ and  wealthy  US corporations  using  the flags  of  a  poorer  na­ cause of, as  he put  it, the  beauty of  sional  salvagers  hadn't  been  able  tion  to avoid  paying decent  wages to the  crews and  taxes to  the women,  the delightful  food and  drink  ^nd  the  pleasant  climate.  to  do,  and  they  had  risked  their  the  US  Government.  Everybody  agrees  by  now  that  this  is  During  World  War  II,  Brother  lives and $100,000 dollars in  a four­ the real reason  why they seek  a "friendly flag."  The "effec­ De  Duisin  had  two  ships  shot  out  tive control" excuse which has been  used to answer criticisms  month  effort.  from  under  him,  the  H.  M.  Baker  was simply  thought  up as  an  afterthought.  As for "effective  Millions  Quoted  the  Bienville,  but  came  back  and  control"  one  of  these "friendly flags"  may  some  day  decide  Dusan  De  Duisin  and  his  pet  Figures  like  $3  million  dollars  to  pass  a  law  seizing  all  or  part  of  the  ownership  of  such  dog  outside  his  Jersey  home.  to shipping as soon as he was on his  feet.  His  wartime  experiences  were  quoted  in  the  papers  as  the  ships.  Under international law, they  would have a very  good  were written  up at length  in the  June 11,  1948,  SEAFARERS LOG.  possible reward for this daring  ven­ chance  of  making such  conflscation  stick.  Now  in  retirement.  Brother  De  Duisin  shares  an  apartment  In  ture,  and  there  was  a  general  air  The  case  of  the Theodoros  A illustrates  another  aspect  of  Jersey  City  with  Arthur  Thompson,  his  shipmate  for  ipany  years.  of  optimism  surrounding  the  sal­ runaway operation.  It is simply  that if  you give a shipowner  vagers. They said they also  planned  a  free  hand  under  a  runaway flag  he  will  grind  down  the  to  tackle  the  Andrea  Doria  with  conditions'of  his  crew  to  rock  bottom  levels  of  human  ex­ Marcel  Mitchell ... 57  ... A  member  of  the  steward  department,  secret  methods,  involving  balloons  istence—in  this'case,  $70  a  month  wages,  indefinite  articles  Mitchell  retired  from  Seafaring  on  July  7,  1959.  He  is  now  on  and such.  outpatient  at  the  US Public  Health  Service  Hospital  The whole grand  affair  suddenly  without a termination date which bound the crew to indefinite  on Staten  Island, after suffering  a  stroke  which  par­ servitude,  no  union  contract,  no  accident  or  sickness  pro­ collapsed  like  a  punctured  balloon  tially  paralyzed  him.  However,  thanks  to  a  daily  when  not  a  single  bid  was  offered  tection,  rotten  food  and  terrible  treatment.  weight­lifting  program  and  other  physical  therapy  Anytime anybody  attempts to hand  you a  line that  today's  for  the  rusting,  oll­smeared  vessel  activities, he  is now  coming along  nicely.  when  It  was  put  on  the  auction  ship operators are "enlightened" and that they would pay good  Sailing  usually  as  chief  cook,  Mitchell  had  been  ­ block.  "I  don't  know  what  we'll  do  wages out of  the goodness  of  their  hearts even  if  there were  in the old Internatiooal Seamen's Union  back in  1936  now,"  said  Lloyd  Dier,  one  of  the  no union, take a good look at ships like the Theodoros A.  But  and  became  a  Seafarer  with  the  chartering  of  the  ^amateur salvager J  after he watched  for  a  union,  all seamen  woiild  be  living  ani5  working  under  SIU  In  1938.  "I'm ftnankful  for  the  benefit  cheeks  bis  dreams  of  a  fortune  disinte­ such conditions today.  I receive  every  week,"  Mitchell  writes,  but  the  best  grate.  The reality behind the shabby  pretenses of  the runaways is  news he could  get would be  that he could  go back  to  The  LOG  had  predicted  in  its  Oct.  9,  issue,  that  the  salvagers  that  they  are paying  the lowest  possible  wages they can  get  work  again.  would "be  lucky  If  they even  make  away with.  Their excuse  that  they cannot  operate under  the  He  still  keeps  in  touch  with  former  shipmates  Henry  Harris, and  •  profit  when  they  sell  *it  for  American flag  because wages are "too high," falls flat  in face  Philip Swing,  and  would  like  to  hear  from  more  of  his  old  shipmates.  of  their  refusal to pay  their  crews more  than $100  a  month.  They can reach him at 343 St. Nicholas  Ave., Apt. 29,  New York  27, NY.  scrap."  Salvagers $  Hopes Fade:  Ho Bidders  ­ '  .­v.'' V;­'?  �SEAFARERS  LOG  Twelva  SEHFUEIIS M nrDOC  $:•   S'­ t  i;'i  '  'tr  #•  •   r'  .  i,  "i.  I  r  Brother  Allen Burke,  who  last sailed on  the  Penn Trader,, is laid  up  In  the  Norfolk  USPHS  with  a  heart  condition,  but  he  is  improving  steadily and  should  be released  in  the near future,  the  Norfolk  welfare  representative  reports.  Also  down  Norfolk  way  are  brothers  Henning  Bjork, and Leon Gray.  Bjork, a former able seaman on the Jean Lafitte,  underwent head surgery and is now  getting  along  fine.  Gray,  also  an  AB,  landed  in  the  hospital  because  of  stomach  trouble,  but  he  is  im­ proving  steadily,  according  to  last  reports.  In  the  Baltimore  area,  brothers  Maurice  Flynn,  Euslbie  Gherman  and  Marion Luska  are currently  in  the  hospital.  Brother  Flynn  is  making  tine  progress  in  the  VA  Burke  Bjorke  hospital  and expects to  be released  in about  two months.  He has  been confined  with a  broken hip.  Gherman  has  been  in  the  Baltimore  general  hospital  since  October  and was  recently transferred  to the  PHS hospital for further treatment.  He  was  injured  in  an  automobile  accident.  '  Brother  Luska  is confined  to  the  USPHS  with  ulcers.  He  has  been  responding  to  treatment  and hopes  to be  released soon.  Seafarers are urged  to remember  their  friends  in  the  hospitals  and  visit them  or  write letters  to them.  Gherman  If  you're  in  port,  why  not  drop  in  to say  hello and  cheer up a  buddy.  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE,  MD.  Henry  Adams  David  Herbert  Edward  Allen  William  Ktrby  George  Baker  William  Lang  Edward  Broaders  Marion  Luksa  George  Butera  G.  Macunchuck  Donald  Catlin  George  Mucha  Charles  Cawley  Johan  Nordstrom  Jeff  Davis  Anthony  Pinchook  John  Dixon  Elu  Pule  Charles  Efford  Jr.  Felipe  Serrano  Maurite  Flynn  Jose  Soares  Eusebie  Gherman  Dolar  Stone  Joseph  Gibowicz  Vyrl  Williams  Robert  Goodwin  James  Winters  VA  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE.  MD.  Maurice  Flynn  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON.  MASS.  Robert  King  Raymond  Perry  Charles  McCarthy  Thomas  Ritson  Felix  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CITY  ...'  ZONE  ...  STATE  .  .  • • • '• • • • • »•* • • • • '•  • • I  rO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you era  an old  subscriber  arid have  a  change'  of  address,  please  give  your  '^ormer  address  below:  ADDRESS  '  CITY  •   ,  ZONE  STATE  n  DeMnber 4,  IfSI  caught  fire  while  alongside  the  Men Suggest  docks.  And  these  were  never  the  fault  of  a  cigarette  or  Vacation Plan  To  the  Editor:  lighted match.  To  the  Editor:  At  recent  ship  meetings  There  are  many  things  that  Just  these  few  lines  to  let  "you know, that I get a  wonderful  can  cause  an  explosion,  and  ­"aboard  the  Robin  Locksley,  view  of  the  Harbor  of  Aden,  things  can  be  done  to  correct  there  have  been  quite  a  few  discussions on  vacation  pay.  As  known  as  Steamer  Point,  from  these  on  tankers.  my bed  on the open  air veranda  First  of  all,  have  a  general  the  ipembership  ­knows,  the  mates  and  en­ of  this  Royal  Air  Force  Hos­ inspection  of  the  tanks  to  see  gineers  enjoy  pital.  that  they  are  rustproof.  Then,  two m o n t h s'  In  the  interests  of  better, un­ see  that  the  pumps  do  not  get  vacation  with  derstanding  and  tolerance  be­ too  hot  so  that  the  friction  pay­a  year,  as  tween  all  peoples,  I  can  only  causes  an  accident.  See  that  compared  to.  state  the  truth  and  say  these  every  possible  precaution  is  less  than  one  taken  while  loading  the  ships.  months'  pay  a  Make  sure  that  the  crew  is  off  year  for  most  the ship  and the  plant  is closed  ratings  in  the  down.  SIU.  Horns  ' Every  state  should  get on  the  The  mem­ hall  to  see  that  a  seaman  can  bership  aboard  this  vessel  has  have  a  clear  mind  and  Sleep  sent  a  resolution  to  headquar­ in  peace  without  having  to,  ters  calling  for  the  negotiating  worry  when  they  will  he  going  committee to petition  for a raise  All  letters  to  the  editoit  for  .  into "orbit."  in  vacation  pay  to  at  least  $600  publication  in  the  SEAFAR­ There  have  been  more  lives  per  year.  ERS  LOG  must  be  signed  lost  on  tankers  in  the  last  few  This  might  also  solve  the  by  the  writer.  Names  will  years than  on those  ships in  the  problem  of  homesteading,  since  be  withheld  upon  request.  war.  Ill  the  war  we  could  not  with  $600  a  man  could  well  af­ ,  help it, but now we can do some­ ford  to  get  off  a  ship  after  a  Limeys (so called)  are giving me  thing,  if  we'll  just  use  a  little,  year,  and  takes  his  vacation.  the  best  of  care  and  I've  made  hit  of  common  sense.  I'd  like  How  about  discussing  a  vaca­ many friends among  thejn  since  to see what  other members have  tion  raise  at  your  next  meeting  coming  here.  to say  on  this  subject.  and sending your findings tb the  Johnnie  Hoggle  I  have  my  right  leg  in  a  cast  negotiating  committee.  now,  and  after  spending  a  few  Bill  Horne  t  t  i  sleepless  nights  immediately  4  4  4"  after  breaking  my  ankle,  I'm  Thanks Seafarers  resting  more  comfortably  now.  SI Hospital  f  get  the  use  of  a  wheelchair  For.Biood  Rates Tops  when  needed.  To  the Editor:  To the  Editor:  Yesterday a  traveling show  of  I  want  to  give  my  deepest  British  entertainers  did  their  gratitude to the  following broth­ Having  spent  22  days  in  the  stuff  and  I  had  a  ringside  seat  ers  for  the  blood  they  donated  Stdten  Island  Public  Health  from  my  wheelchair.  Actually"  for me here at the Public Health  Service  hospital,  beginning  on  October 26,  I had  a good  oppor­ it sort of brought  back memories  hospital  in  New  Orleans,  La.  tunity  to  see  what  the  hospital  of  during  the  war  when  enter­ Philip  Cardinals  is  like  from  the  inside.  In  my  tainment  was  so  necessary  to  Laffarque  Lawrence  opinion,  the  seamen  who  get  keep up  the  morale.  Peter  Gehhia  Jr.  .  treatment,  in  this  hospital  are  I  shall  be  sent  back  at  the  Ciine  S.  Galhraith  fortunate. They are getting what  company's  expense  as a  passen­ John  N.  Pinter  must  be  close  to  the  best  medi­ ger either on a vessel or a  plane.  Ray  J.  Elliot  cal  care  that  can  be  given  by  Naturally,  I'd  prefer  a  plane  James P.  Pendergrass  anybody  anywhere  in  this  coun­ trip.  Joseph M.  Camhern  try.  One  consolation  is  that  due  Carlos  A.  Martinez  to  our  agreement  my  wages  I had  to go in for an  operation  Harold  B. Sandoz  continue  until  the  end  of  the  for a  hernia, hiit  what  I was  im­ Also,  I  would  like  to  thank  pressed  with  particularly  was  voyage.  I  hav^  recourse  to  other means of  redress also,  but  Buck  Stephens,  Charley  Tanne­ the  way  in  which  I  was  checked  that  must  wait  until  I  arrive  hill and  Boh White  for  their co­ out  so  thoroughly  before  the  operation.  surgeons  would  touch  me  with  back  in  the  good  old  USA.  Harold  Restucher  the  knife.  The  examination  I  Many  vessels  come  through  was  put  through  covered  every  here  because  it  is  a  refueling  (Ed.  note;  Seafarers  or  mem­ possible  aspect  of  my  personal  port,' but  none  seem'  tp  stay  very  long.  The  US  Consul  bers  of  their families  who need  health  (including  dentistry').  brought  me  a  LOG  with  my  blood  can also  obtain  it  by  con­ Some  of  the  hyothers  who  go.,  son's  picture  in  it.  The  agent's  tacting  the  SIU  welfare  repre­ into  tbe  hospital  complain  a hit  representative  brought  me  the  sentative  at  headquarters  about* having  to  go  through, all  articles  to  sign  so  that  I  could  through  the  Union's  teletype  kinds  of  tests,  hut  believe  me,  pay  off  by  voucher  the  balance  system.  "The  blood will  be mqde  it's  the  most  sensible  thing  for  of  my  wages  if  needed  by  me  available  through  exchange  ar­ the hospital to function this way,  at  any  time.  He  also  patiently  rangements  which  the  Union  because  there  is  no  point  in  a  bank  has  with  local  blood  man  being  treated  for  one  con­ explained  about  what  I  could  blood  dition  and  then  finding  out  a  expect  in the  way of  transporta­ banks.)  few  weeks  or months  later  that­ tion, etc.  t  f  sometliing  else  is  wrong  with  In  sixteen  years  of  sailing  him.  under  the  SIU  banner  (and  I  LOG  Stirs  The  thorough  check­up  the  wouldn't  have  it  any other way)  hospital  does  on  all  it's  patients  this  is  my  first  occasion  to  use  Sea  Memories  is  positive  assurance  that  when  a  hospital in  a  foreign port.  In  To the  Editor:  away  I'm  glad  it  turned  out  to  As  I  read  the  Log,  which  I  a man  is discharged he  is in  the  he  in  one  in  which  everybody  get  regularly  and  enjoy  very  best  possible  condition  that  the  spoke the  same language I do.  much, the  memories of  the days  doctors  can  put  him  in.  Clarence  Cousins  I  sailed  with  the  SIU  as  night.  I  also  would  like  to  say  that  cook  and  baker come  hack.  My  the  personal  attention  and  con­ . i  i  t  always on  the  boys  cern  shown  by  the  doctors  and  Put Men Ashore  thoughts are  I  ^sailed  with,  and  I  forever  nurses  is all  that  anybody  could  hope  that some  day I may  again  ask  for.  They  show  a  genuine  During Loading  personal concern about the well­ make a  trip.  "  To  the Editor:  being  of  any  patient  which  Js  To me, the SIU  is the only  urn  In  regards  to  the  last  tanker  wonderful  for  a  man's  spirit.  explosion  in  Houston,  Texas—  ion  that  anyone  going  to  sea  I want  to particularly mention  should  have  to Jielong  to  .  . .  I  Why  is  it  the  seamen  always  Dr.  Detweiler,  Dr.  Kurtz,  Dr.  have  to  be  the  fall  guys  everyr  extend  my  best  wishes  for  a  Manier  among  others,  for  their  happy holiday and God  bless all.  time a  tanker goes  up?  care  and  attention.  And  there  Arthur  Brazil  Why  can't  the  oil  companies  are  many  others  on  the  staff  1  pay  lodging  money  to  all  the  could  name  if  space  permitted.  t  4"  t  crewmemhers,  while  a  ship  is  Furthermore, I  was impressed  loading?  We  never  know  when  Crew  Wishes  with  the fact  that ail  the exami­ • • ..  a ship  will catch  fire or  have an  nations and tests were conducted  explosion, causing  many lives to  Happy  Hoiiday  very  efficiently  and  speedily.    o  the  Editor:  he  lost, and a  grg/at  deal  of  suf­ • T We  seamen  have  really  good  The  crew  of  the  SS  Trans­ set­up  to  turn  to  in  the  Public  fering.  The few dollam that  the  steamship  companies  would  east e r u  '  send  greetings  at  Health­  hospitals  and  we  should  have  to  put  out  wouldn't  hurt  Thanksgiving  to  the  entire  make  sure  that  they  stay  that  membership  ashore,  at  sea  and  way  by  helping  them  get  the  them  very much.  I notice  that  there have  been  in  the  hospitals.  money  they  need.  SS  Transeastem  plenty  of  tankers  that  have  'Toby  Flynn  ,  Beached By Leg,  Loves Limeys  letters To  The  Editor  �•  M  P««eiii1ber 4. ItSf  On The Ships  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pace Thirteea  Fairport Survives Hurricane D/nah's III Winds  SS  FAIRPORT,  Japan—^"The  SS  Fairport  IS a seaworthy  SIU's  own  version  of  a  seagoing  thriller  is  told  here  by  Francis  vessel.  Of  that, the crew can attest, especially after  our wild  "Mac" McCall  who  describes  the  voyage  of  the  SS Fairport  and  her  ride  through  typhoon  Dinah,  in  late  October,  North  Pacific  bout  with  Hurricane  "Dinah."  bound for Japan.  "From  the  oldtimers,  with  youngest  members,  the  opinion  seas did  tower  over  our main  mast  boat  or  raft  for  use  in  any  dis­ was  unanimous  that  the  seas  were  35  years  at  sea,  down  to  the  the  biggest  anyone  had  ever  seen.  when  we  were  in  the  trough,  but  astrous  circumstances  that  may  He  Points To  Family Tree  Philanthropy  Felix  Dayrit  watches  the  gages as he takes over  the oil­ er's slot  on Steel  Executive.  Donald  Thompson,  better  known  as  "Bugger  Red,"  a  messmon  on  the  Iberville.  Horace  Cormichoel,  steward  and  Clarence  White,  chief  cook  (I  to  r)  on  the  Iberville.  "It  took  some  time,"  Seafarer  Ctiarles  Rawlings  writes,  "but  the  proof  is  in  the  pudding." Rawlings  had  often  boasted  about  his  heri­ tage  to  many  of  the  fellow  crew­ members,  but  to  no  avalL  "They  just  didn't  believe  me,"  he  said.  Well,  now  he  can  back  up  his argu­ ments, with sound  proof.  Croing  through  some  old  papers,  Rawlings  said,  he  came across some  records  of  an  early  date  from  Evansville,  Indi­ Rowlings  ana,  from  his  great­great  grandfather,  Willard  Carpenter.  Carpenter,  he  said,  had  made  his  fortune  following  the  words of  Horace Greeley—"go west,  young  man,  go  west."  Philanthropie Works  Having  made  his  fortune.  Car­ penter  decided  to  settle  down  jn  Evansville,  and  to  use  some  of  his  money  for  philanthropic  works.  In  a letter to a group of men he picked  as  trustees.  Carpenter  said  he  wanted  to  devote  a  portion  of  his  property  and  means  to  public  use.  As  a  result  of  his  donations,  the  trustees  built  the  "Willard  Li­ brary,"  and  the  "Willard Park."  However,  the  library,  a  notable  addition  to  the  town,  was  not  the  only  gift  Rawling's  great­great­ grandfather bestowed.  He also con­ tributed  a  large  portion  of  the  Christian  Home  and  sent  gifts  and  bequests to ji number of  clergy and  missionaries  throughout  the  coun­ try.  In addition,  he spent a  good deal  of  his money,  and time,  running an  underground railroad helping slaves  "to  the  north  before  the  Civil  War.  The  complete  story  of  Rawling's  grandfather and  his activities is  re­ called in  a number  of  different old  manuscripts  and  pamphlets  in  the  possession  of  the  Willard  library.  Sailors  are  notorious  for  their  ex­ aggerations—from  the  beauty  of  the  girl  met  in  Singapore—to  the  heat  of  the  Persian  Gulf—to  the  cold  of  the  North  Atlantic—to  the  mountainous seas  that  we rode  out  back'in  '03.  Errol  Flynn  Too  "Why  even  such  old  salts  as  Clark  Gable  and  John  Wayne  would have to admit that this storm  was  at  least  the  equal  of  anything  they ever had  to face  on the  studio  lots  of  MGM  or Warner  Bros.  "In  all  seriousness  though,  the  she  rode  'em  like  a  duck  over  one  giant wave  after another.  Our dam­ age  was minor,  though  we  did  ship  water  through  the  fresh  air  vents  in  the  after  living  quarters,  and  it  was  not  so  laughingly  suggested  that  we* put  in  for  50  percent  sub­ marine  pay,  as  the  quarters  were  below  the  water  line  at  the  height  of  the  storm.  No  Raft  Aft  "Our  snorkel  device  was  inade­ quate.  Talking  of  inadequacies  it  should  be  mentioned  that  the  22  men  living  aft'  on  a  Waterman  C2  are  left  without  benefit  of  a  life­ ^  1  .• I  '4  i  arise.  Shaft  Alley  Link  Our  only  connection  with  the  midship  for  the  better  part  of  two  days  was  the  shaft  alley,  and  had  this  beMi  broken,  what  a  slim  chance  those  men  aft'  would  have  had.  To my knowledge,  none  of  the  30  odd  Watermans  have  eyen  a  raft  aft'  which  is  an  oversight  that  should  and  can  easily  be remedied.  "With  the  politicking  out  of  the  way,  and  the  storm  now  a  well  remembered  phase  of  our  sea­ going,  our  story  is  complete  from  the  Faifpor.t."  Pacific Wave 'Survivors'  Have  Rocky  Flight Home  Seafarers stranded upon the Pacific Wave,  when it ran out of  money and everything else  in Haifa  had quite  a time on  their  return  trip  to  the United  States.  The  men  were  tied  up  for 47  days in  Israel, while  arrangements were  being  made  for  the  disposition  of  the  ship.  '  It was stranded in Israel when  its  parent  company,  World  Tramping,  seemed  to  collapse  Gorman Seymour  (I)  and  Paul  Finrow  relax  at the  airport  in  Brus­ sels  while waiting  for  their  plane to  the  United States.  — by  Seafarer  R. W.  Perry  Chow time aboard  the Sabena plane taking  the boys to  New York.  One of the lovely stewardesses pours  tea'... "Crumpets anyone?"  from  lack  of  funds.  A  lien  was  promptly  attached  to  the  Pacific  Wave and three  Seafarers remained  in  Haifa  to  take  care  of  the  legal  niatters involved  in selling  the ship  while  their  buddies  winged  home­ ward.  (The  World  Tramping  Com­ pany  also  left  a  number  of  other  ships  stranded  and  they  are  being  similarly  disposed  of).  On  their  trip  home,  the  men  stopped  in  Athens  for a  while,  and  spent  one  night  in  Luxembourg  when  bad  weather  forced  their  plane  down.  They  made  it  to  Brus­ sels  the  next  day  and  were  all  set  to take  off  at  1  AM  when  a  fire  jn  an  engine  forced  them  to  delay  again.  They  reported  at  4  AM  and  made  a  brief  stop  at  Shannon  In­ ternational  Airport,  Ireland,  where  they  saw  "some  of  the  most  beau­ tiful hostesses  in  the  world."  The  Crew  of  the  Pacific  Wave  was  quite  favorably  received  in  Israel.  According  to  Gorman  Sey­ mour,  one  of  the  crewmenibers,  "There were  items in  the Jerusalem  Post about  us being  stranded there.  "And  the.  seamen's  club  there  was  very  good  to  us,"  he  added.  "They put  on special  movies for us,  and  were  very  courteous."  Perhaps  the  nicest  touch  in  the  whole  rocky  voyage  came  at  the  end  of  the  trip,  when  Patrolman  Jeff  Gillette  came  down  to  meet  the  men  at  Idlewild  Airport  and  made arrangements for them  to get  home.  Many  of  the  cfewmembers  flew to  their homes  that afternoon.  Moving? Notify  SlU, Welfare  Is*:?:.;,  I.J* (;«*  8  >  A  SlU  patrolman  Jeff  Gittette  checks  the  men  in  at  the  airport  after  V iliMlri flight IrbiniJsriielj^ ^Photcft submitted by Gorman Seymouk­f  r  >11  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  a4dre5s  (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.  ,  V  r­  » i  '<  • '<  F'  •  r  S  f*  5  f.  > n  f  K  J  f­ • t r 0 I'^  n  �PENN  VANGUARD  (Penn  Marin*  Co.),  Nov.  14—Chairman,  Jamai  F.  La*;  Secretary,  S.  T.  Aralat.  Thanks  to  all  delegates  in  the  three  depart­ ments  for  their  cooperation  during  this  voyage.  Communication  concern­ ing  our  night  cook  and  baker  who has  been  sent  back  for  hospitalization  in  US  have  been  concurred  by  members.  150  hours  of  disputed  overtime.  SEATRAIN  LOUISIANA  (Seatrain),  Nov.  IS—Chairman,  Bianchard;  Sec­ retary,  Berger.  Food  situation  is  not  up  to  par.  Vote  taken  on  this  is  7  for,  13  against,  8  not  voting,  6 .men  on  watch.  Steward  should  be  in mess­ room  at  meal  time  to  supervise  serv­ ing  meals.  Food  beefs  to  be  turned  over  to  food  committee.  $9.25  to  buy  nuts  and  brandy  for  holiday  cakes.  $104.09  in  fund,  not  Including  profits  on fifty­five  cases  of  Coca­Cola  yet  to  iv  DEL  ORD  (MlulsslppI),  Oct.  »—  Chairman,  Henry  C. Gardes;  Secretary,  George  Duncan,  M.  T.  Morris  elected  ship's  delegate.  $8  In  ship's  ftmd  at  present.  No  beefs.  VENORE  (Marven),  Oct.  31—Chair­ man,  Roy  C.  Wilt;  Secretary,  O.  C.  Maddox.  Ship's  delegate  resigned.  Stracciali  was  elected.  No  beefs.  i  MAIDEN  CREEK  (Waterman),  Nov.  I—Chairman,  W.  L  .Holland  Jr.;  Sec­ retary,  J.  P.  Baliday.  Ship's  delegate  reports  everything  running  smoothiy.  ­Ship's  fund  was  $26.05.  $3  for  cable­ gram  to  hq  concerning  man  hospi­ talized  in  Yokohama.  S.65  for  mail.  Balance  $22.40.  Few  hoiu­s  of  disputed  OT.  Resolution  to go  baek  to old  way  of  logging.  Other  resolution  is  that  there  be  no  payoff  without  a  Union  representative  on  board  like  previous  trip.  We  suggest  that  crew be  present  at  safety  meetings.  MONARCH  OF  THE  SEA  (Water­ man),  Nov.  14—Chairman,  N.  Powell;  Secretary,  L.  B.  Moore.  Suggest  extra  screens  for  laundry  machine,  fan  In  laundry,  removal  of  items  from  cloth­ ing,  drains  to  be  cleaned  in  wash  basin,  and  removal  of  clothing  when  dry.  Some  disputed  overtime.  No  beefs.  VENORE  (Marven),  Nov.  11—Chair­ man,  R.  Noren;  Secretary,  H.  Starry.  |v''  ffl::  Suggest  that  a  representative  of  the  food  plan  to  inspect  food  quality  and  amount  of  stores  on  board.  Shortage  of  drinking  glasses  and  washing  ma­ chine  working  improperly.  No  beefs.  SANTORE  (Marven),  Nov.  $—Chair­ man,  J.  Michael;  Secretary,  H.  Col­ lier.  Two  men  missed  ship  and  four  men  late  at  sailing  time.  Dispute  penalty  for  delayed  sailing.  Request­ ing  two  fans  for  recreation  room.  Only  one  fountain  working.  Would  like  two  to  be  repiaced.  Request  master  carry  sufficient  money  to allow  men  to  draw  limit  allowable.  Oct.  18—Chairman,  Michael;  Sec­ retary,  Frank  Alien.  H.  Collier  elected  as  ship's  delegate.  No  beefs.  RE  Steel King Gives Orphans Party  MARORE  (Marven),  Nov.  19—Chali^  man,  C.  M.  Rice;  Secretary,  Richard  Glaze.  Request  to  be  made  for  more  fruits  and  ice  cream.  Butter  incident  to  be  brought  to  attention  of  patrol­ man.  Few  minor  repairs  made.  Machinist  injured  foot.  Taken  off  in  Panama  Canal.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Philadelpliia.  Some  disputed  OT,  CAROLYN  (Bull),  Nov.  8—Chairman,  John  Giordano;  Secretary,  Frank  Nak­ licki.  Things  running  smoothiy  ex­ cept  for  a  few  hours  disputed  OT.  $8.40  in  ship's  fund.  One  man  missed  ship  in  San  Juan,  Delayed  sailing  disputed  in  San  Juan.  Discijssions  held  regarding  men  missing  ship,  "B"  &  "C"  men  having  same  say  so  as  anyone  aboard.  Men  urged  to  use  better  sanitary  habits.  Washing  ma­ chine  is  not  operating.  THE  CABINS  (Texas  City  Refining),  Oct.  18—Chairman,  Herman  Whisnat;  Secretary,  John  Breen.  Delegates  to  get  repair  Jist  for  next  port.  Call  hall  in  Houston  concerning  wiper  being fired.  $13  in  ship's  fund.  N.  Okray  resigned  as  ship's  delegate  in  favor  of  H.  Sanford.  See  patrolman  concerning  letter  from  headquarters  regarding  payoff  at  sea.  Enter  mess­ room  properly  clothed.  Keep  mess­ room  in  clean  condition.  Vote  of  thanks,  to  steward  department.  No  beefs.  be  sold.  Some  disputed  overtime.  Delegates to  turn  in repair  iist.  Cards  to  be  bought  out  of  ship's  fund.  DeMmber  4,  1989  SEAFARERS  LOG  Piue  Fonrteen  AMES  VICTORY  (Victory),  Nov.  t—  Chairman,  H.  B.  Raines;  Secretary,  S.  A.  Schnitzer.  Library  stocked  with  pocket  books.  To  select  a  man  from  each  department  for  safety  meeting.  FLORIDA  STATE  (Ponce),  Nov.  31  —Chairman,  H.  Will;  Secretary,  Jer­ ome  B.  Kiigore.  Would  like  to arrange  for  patrolman  to  board  8hip  in  Ponce  to  settle  beefs.  Having  trouble  get­ ting  captain  to  call  replacements  promptly.  All  beefs  to  be  taken  up  with  Union.  No  deals  with  topside.  Rebuilding  the  ship's  fund.  Steward  ordered  three  sets  of  linen.  Matches  on  board  not  serviceable.  Trying  to  purchase  American ­ made  matches.  Some  disputed  OT.  One  man  getting  off.  ALCOA  POLARIS  (Alcoa),  Nov.  14—  Chairman  P.  L.  Miranda;  Secretary,  W.  Young.  W.  Messenger  retires  as  ship's  delegate.  $36  in  ship's  fund.  There  were  numerous  petty  beefs.  None  were  settled  satisfactorily.  J.  Ivankovic  elected  ship's  delegate.  Mo­ tion  that  ail  scuppers  be  cleaned  out  due  to  foul  odor  coming  from  all  of  them.  All  persons  able  to  wash  clothes  by  day  are  requested  to  do  so  in  order  that  those  who  are  not  able  to  use  them  by  day  can  wash  at  night.  Crew  not  in  favor  of  hous­ ing  project.  HILTON  (Bull),  Nov.  15—Chairman,  A.  Wile;  Secretary,  G.  Seeberger.  Discussed  operation  of  new  washing  machine.  A  vote  of  thanks  to steward  department  for  good  meals  and  serv­ ice.  Some  disputed  overtime.  ROBIN  LOCKSLEY  (Robin),  Nov.  7  —Chairman,  William  Home;  secre­ tary,  John  Reinoss.  It  is  suggested  that  messhails  be  locked  while  in  port.  Watchman  to  cooperate  by  keep­ ing  others  out.  Ship's  fund  $13.50  of  which SB  was donated  to the  American  Seamen's  Friend  Society  Library.  No  beefs.  Wish  to  have  vacation  pay  raised  accordingly.  Members  feel  that  vacation  benefits  for  mates  and  engi­ neers  are  far  better.  COASTAL  SENTRY  (Suwannee),  Nov.  8—Chairman,  Henry  Murranka;  BALTORE  (Marv^), Nov.  13—Chair­ Secretary,  C.  H.  Bruce.  No  response  man, S.  Hoiden; Secretary,  P. M. Meth.  to  request  for  clarification  of  over­ Elected  new  deck  delegate.  Some  dis­ time  for  spray  painting  and  handling  puted  overtime  in  engine  department.  cargo.  Correction  sent  to  LOG  con­ E.  McNab'elected  ship's  delegate.  Re­ cerning  nose  cone  retrieved  by  this  quest  headquarters  to  clarify  matters  vessel.  It  was  not  the  Rose  Knot.  such  as  delayed,  sailing,  when  com­ Captain's  letter  to  Suwannee  regard­ pany  must  change  board, fines  for  ing  quality  of  meat  and  vegetables  missing  ship,  and  whether  pre  ships  aboard  fully  justified.  Brazilian  bread  are  considered  "in  port" in  Puerto  de  Is  of  poor  quality.  Suggest  American­ Ilierro  and  Cruz  Grande.  New  wash­ style  bread  to  be  baked.  ing  machine  ordered.  Quality  of  drinking  water  should  improve.  Dis­ JOSEF INA  (Liberty  Nav.),  Nov.  8—  cussed  repairs  to  sink  and  coffee  urn.  Chairman,  J.  E.  Tanner;  Secretary,  Boyd  H.  Amsberry.  J.  E.  Tanner  ALCOA  PEGASUS  (Alcoa),  Nov.  elected  ships'  delegate.  No  beefs.  Chairman,  U.  Saunders;  Secretary.  L.  _.  Most  of  repairs  were  done  in  port.  L.  'Phillips.  Discussion  was  held  on  the  problem  of  fresh  milk.  No  beefs  CHILORE. (Marven),  No  date—Chair­ in  any  department.  man,  W.  Tregembo;  Secretary,  A.  Whitmer.  Mate  has  keys  &  tumblers  ALCOA  CORSAIR  (Alcoa  Steam­ ­  but  no  control  key.  Eight  members  ship),  Oct.  15—Chairman,  Jimmy  Nay­ complained  about  food  quality.  Baked  lor;  Secretary,  D.  Marine.  No  beefs.  goods  and  vegetables  were  not  criti­ Everything  running  smoothly.  $226.10  cized.  Few  hours  overtime  disputed.  in  movie  fund.  Need  longer  spreads  No  beefs.  to  cover  mattresses.  ^  Seafarer  Fred  Shaia (left)  and  John  James,  2nd  electrician,  both from the Steel  King,  ose  with  the  superintendent  of  the  Bi­Dul­Gi orphanage in Pusan,  Korea,  and  orphans.  Crew­ membera  of  tne  Steel  King  ALCOA  POINTER,  Leghorn—If  bought  candy  for  the  kids.  Men Seek  'More Milk'  Some  orphans  in  Pusan,  Korea  are much  happier today  because of  the  generosity  of  Seafarers  in  the  crew^f  the  SS  Steel  King.  The  men  got  together  and  chipped  in  to  buy  candy  and  refreshments  for  the  children  in  the  Bi­Dul­Gi  orphanage,  and  then,  when  the  ship  docked  in  Pusan,  Fred  Shala,  John  Jamea  and  a  passenger,  Mr.  Thomas  Osborne,  of  Phoenix,  Ari­ zona  volunteered  to  bring the  gifts  to  the  children  at  the  orphanage.  Last  year,  the  Steel  Surveyor  '  threw  a  Christmas  Party  aboard  ship  for  the  same  group  of  chil­ dren.  .  The  voyage  of  the  Steel  King  seemed  to  run  pretty  smoothly,  reports Seafarer  Shaia.  "I want  to  say  that  the  crew  was  very  con­ siderate,"  he  says,  "as  the  trip  ended  up  a  little  longer  than  scheduled, and  we  ran  out of  some  provisions  that  couidn't  be  re­ placed.  "Ijtherefore  wish  to thank  them  one  and  all,  and  especially  Bosun  'Tiny'  Walace,  AB  Herman  Fruge  and  the  very  well  known  T.  T.  (Tommy  Tucker)  of  Bourbon  Street,  New  Orleans."  the crew beefs on the Alcoa Pointer  are  any  sample,  the  favorite  bev­ erage  of  Seafarers  is  miik—and  abshnce 'of  same  is causing  consid­ erable  unhappiness on  this  ship.  The minutes of  November  21 re­ ceived  at  headquarters  put  it  very  succintly:  "Motion  by  Roy  Evans,  Great  Lakes  District  SlU, A&G District  ALPENA  127  River  St.  seconded  by  C.  Guilet  to  see  the  SECRETARY­TREASURER  ELmwood  4­3616  Paul Hail  patrolman  at  the  payoff  and  have  BUFFALO,  NV  ,.,...914  Main  St.  ASST. SECRETARY­TREASURERS  GRant  2728  J. Algina. Deck  W. Hall, Joint  a  meeting  with  the  ship's  crew  to  C. Simmons, Eng.  CLEVELAND  1420  W.  35  St.  J. Volpian. Joint  try  and  get  the  captain  straight­ E. Mooney, Std.  MAin  1­0147  621  W.  Superior  St.  ened out  on ordering  milk where  it  BALTIMORE  1216  E.  Baltimore  St.  DULUTH  Phone:  Randolph  2­4110  Earl Sheppard. Agent  EAstern 7­4900  FRANKFORT.  Mich  PO  Box  287  is available  according to the  agree­ BOSTON  278  State  St.  ELgin  7­2441  ment."  G. Dakin. Acting Agent  Richmond 2­0140  MILWAUKEE  633  S.  Second  Ave.  BRoadway  2­3039  HOUSTON  4202  Canal  St.  It  seems  that  the  skipper  had  R. Matthews. Agent  CApital 3­4089; 3­4080  RIVER  ROUGE. .10225  W.  Jefferson.  Ave.  Vinewood  3­4741  informed  the  crew  he  would  not  MIAMI  744  W.  Flagler  St.  SOUTH  Mich.  CHICAGO  9383  Ewing  Ave.  FRanklin 7­3564  order  milk  in  Italy  pnless  he  got  Louis Neira. Agent  SAginaw  1­0733  MOBILE  1 South  Lawrence  St;  TOLEDO  120  Summit  St.  a  letter  from  the  American  consul  Cal Tanner. Agent  HEmlock 2­1754  CHerry  8­2431  certifying  it  was  pasteurized.  The  NEW  ORLEANS  523  Bienville  St.  Lindsey Williams. Agent  Tulane 8626  crew  thought  he  ought  to  take  the  Canadian District  675 4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  FORT  WILLIAM  408  Simpson  St.  local government's certification  for  NEW  YORK  HYacinth 9­6600  Ontario  Phone:  3­3221  same  as  being  authentic,  but  the  NORFOLK  416  CoUey  Ave.  HALIFAX  N.S  12814  HoUis  St.  J. BuUock,  Agent  ­  MAdison 7­1083  Phone  3­8911  captain  would  have none  of  that.  PHILADELPHIA  337  Market  St.  MONTREAL......634  St.  James  St.  West  „  Victor  2­8161  S. CarduUo. Agent  Market 7­1635  The indignant  crewmembers also  44  Sault­au­Matelot  FRANCISCO  450  Harrison  St.  QUEBEC  came to  the defense  of  the steward  SAN  Quebec  LAfontaine  3­1569  Marty Breithoff. Agent  Douglas 2­5475  52  St.  David  St.  and  his  department,  which  they  SANTURCE.  PR.. 1313  Fernandez  Juncos.  THOROLD,  Ontario  CAnal  7­5212  Stop 20  noted  are ' doing  "a  good  job  of  Keith Terpe. Hq. Rep.  TORONTO.  Ontario..,,..272  King  St.  E.  Phone 2­5986  . .  EMpire  4­5719  Main  St.,  Room  200  ST.  JOHN.  NB  ....177 Prince  William  feeding  and  is  still  trying  to  get  JACKSONVILLE. .920  St.  WiUiam  Morris.  Agent  ELgin  3­0987  that  milk."  They  suggested  the  SEATTLE  OX  2­5431  2505  1st  Ave.  VANCOUVER.  BC  298  Main  Sti  Babkowski.  Agent  Main  3­4334  skipper "get off  the steward's back.  Ted  1809­1811  N.  Franklin  St.  The  man  is  doing  a  fine  job  and  TAMPA  B. Gonzalez, Acting  Agent  Phone 2­1323  MFOW  WILMINGTON.  Calif  505  Marine  Ave.  BALTIMORE  everyone  seems  to  be  satisfied,  Reed Humphries. Agent  1216  East  Baltimore  St.  Terlnlnal 4­2528  EAstern  7­3383  HEADQUARTERS.. . .675  4th  Ave..  Bklyn.  HONOLULU.,. .56  North  Nimltz  even  the  officers  on  this  ship."  Highway  Turning  to  less  controversial  NEW  ORLEANS  523 ™enville®'st[  SUP  topics,  the  minutes  note  that  we  HONOLULU.... 51  South  Nimltz  Highway  NEW  YORk  130'crcenwfch''^  have  a  very fine crew  on  this ship,  PHone  502­777  523  Bienville  St.  NEW  ORLEANS..  PORTLAND  .522  NW'Everett'SL  including  several  oldtimers  out  of  Jackson  5­7428  CApitol  3­7297­8  Ave.. Brooklyn  SAN  FRANCISCO.  the Gulf  such  as "Cherokee"  Hall­ NEW  YORK....... .675 4th HYacinth  240  Second  St.  9­6605  DOuglas  2­4592  man,"  "Pinky"  McEvoy,  Freddie  PORTLAND  211  SW  Clay  St.  SAN  PEDRO  296  West  7th  St.  CApitol  3­4336  Hog  Jaw"  Hunter,  Roy  "Cool  SAN  FRANCISCO. .......450 Harrison  TErminal  3­4485  St.  SEATTLE  2333  Western  Ave.  Breeze"  Evans,  "Daddy'  Rfed"  Douglas  2­8363  MAin  2­6326  8505  1st  Ave.  Burke,  the  Frenchman  with  all his  SEATTLE..  Main  2­0290  pretty  berets,  and  one  crewmem­ WILMINGTON....  505  Marine  Ave.  Terminal  5­6617  ber  identified  only  as  "Sabu,"  all  of  them  devotees of  the cool, foam­ MC&S  If  a  crewmember  quits  while  ing, creamy brew—milk that is.  HONOLULU... .51  South  Nimltz  Highway  a  ship  is  in  port,  delegates  PHone  5­1714  523  Bienville  St.  are  asked  to  contact  the  hall  NEW  ORLEANS..  RAmond  7­428  immediately  for  a  replace­ NEW  YORK...... 675  4th  Ave..  Brooklyn  HYacinth  9­6600  ment.  Fast  action  on  their  part  fJBin VMS  211  SW  Clay  St.  PORTLAND  will  keep  all  jobs  aboard  ship  CApitol  7­3222  I'LL  SAN  FRANCISCO  350  Fremont. St.  filled  at  all  times  and  elimi­ EXbrook  7­5600  SEATTLE  ...2505  —  1st  Ave.  nate  the  chance  of  the  ship  MAin  3­0088  WILMINGTON...,  ..505  Marine  Ave.  sailing  shorthanded.  Shorthanded?  TErminal  4­8538  mC::'  r  IPJ;?''"'­,  :\t  •  WHAX  HAPP^MEP  To  ­BY SClEN/CE  to 6RIA)S  yof  KAJOW  i4oW  ­THE  BEAJEFITS OP  THIS  AMBfZlCAtJ  iMDUSt^  M0VE.9N AGE  IS  USifiOAU. AOVAfJCES.  tt> THE  PUBLIC ...  I  W£tL, I  WAS  Bl?OL>SHT  THE  LATEST jADVjAMCe  IM SAFETY RAZOPS..  ¥i'f.  'K:  4i4si;  �iNwcmlier 4, 1959  Takes SlU Milk Break  SEAFARERS  LOG  PO Urges  Mail Care  Pan Fifteea  FINAL  In order to avoid  delays in  deliv­ ery  of  packages  or  letters  this  Christmas  season,  the  Post  Office  Department  reminds  everyone  to  use  a  bit  of  extra  handling  ewe  during  the  coming  holidny  season.  Officials  suggest  you:  • Carefully    pack  and  securely  wrap  your  packages.  The  deaths  of  the  following  Seafarers  have  been  reported  to  the  • Mark    delicate  gifts  (such  as  Seafarers Welfare  Plan:  glass, radios, etc.) "FRAGILE," and  foodstuffs,  "PERISHABLE."  Thomaa  L.  Teears,  48:  Brother  10  at  the  USPHS  Hospital,  New  • Insure    parcels  or  letters  of  Teears,  a  mem­ Orleans,  La.,  of  pulmonary  tuber­ real  value.  ber  of  the  SIU  culosis.  He  leaves  a  cousin,  C.  F.  You can pick  up a free  pamphlet  since  1946,  died  Stevens  of  Houston,  Tex.  Place  of  called  "Packaging  and  Wrapping  of  bronchial  burial  was  Thompson  Brothers  Parcels  For  Mailing"—at  any  Post  pneumonia  at  the  Cemetery,  Memphis,  Tenn.  Office.'  USPHS  Hospital,  4  4  4  New  Orleans,  on  December  8,  E.  R.  CTOW^,  49:  Brother  Cro­ well died  October  1958.  He  had  4 at his residence  been  a  member  in Mobile,  Ala.  A  of  the  SIU  since  member  of  the  1946,  serving  in  the  deck  depart­ deck  departmeBt  BizabeHi  Young,  V/2, looks  curiously  at camera  durmg ber  visit  ment  He leaves a wife, Mrs. Ira  M.  he  had  been  sail­ to  SiU  cafeteria  witli  her  dad,  Lorry,  S1U  steward  <kpartment  Teears  of  Mobile.  Burial  was  at  ing  with  the  SIU  member.  Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans.  since 1942.  Burial  4  4  4  Wm.  E.  Thempsw^  Jr.  was  at  Pine  Alfred  C.  KeasJIng,  49:  Brother  Urgent that  you contact  your ex­ Crest,  in  Mobile.  wife  promptly concerning  some im­ Kessling,  an  SIU  deck  department  Brother  Crowell  portant  matters.  She  hopes  you  member  since  1951,  died  Septem­ was  unmarried.  have  fully  recovered  from  your  ber  25  of  a  cerebral  hemorrage  aboard  the  Alcoa  Pilgrim.  Surviv­ recent  illness.  ing  him  is  his  mother,  Mrs.  Nora  Jose  F.  Wiscoviche  AU  of  the  following  SIU  familiet  have  received  a  $200  maternity  Your  discharge  off  the  Wang  Kessling  of  New  Orleans,  La.  Burial was In  Cypress Grove Ceme­ benefit  plus  a  $25  hand  from  the  Union  in  the  hahy's  name:  Archer  has  been found  and  turned  tery,  New  Orleans.  Linda  Lee Gnagey.  born  October  ' Evelice  Rodrifuez,  born Sepfem­ into  the  LOG  office  at  headQi.iar­ 4  4  4  11,  1959,  to  Seafarei'  and  Mrs.  ber  1,  19S9,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  ters.  Jacob  R.  Gnagey  Jr.,  Baltimore,  Juan  Rodriguez,  New  York  City.  James  E,  Ward,  55:  Brother  William  Wiemers  Md.  4  4  4  Please  contact  your  uncle.  Jack  Ward,  who  sailed  in  the  steward  Claud  Webb  Jr.,­hom  November  W.  Wimers,  at  136  Mercer  Street,"  department  since  1944,  died  May  ^  ^  Edna  Irene  Goodnick,  born  Sep­ 4, 1959,  to Seafarer and  Mrs. Claud  Jersey  City  2,  NJ,  telephone  HE  tember  19,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Webb,  Mobile,  Ala.  ff4844.  4  4  4  Mrs.  Robert  K.  Goodnick,  Balti­ Crewmembers  Van  Dewey  Riviere,  bom  Octo­ more,  Md.  Steel  Advocate  ber  22,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  t  i  4.  Feb.  6­May  15,  1959  Edward  J.  Riviere,  Ontario,  Calif.  Extremely  important  that  mem­ Crawford  L.  Hodge  Jr.,  born  4  4  4  August  27,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Debra  Catherine  Coleman,  born  bers  of  crew  aboard  at  that  time  Mi­s.  Crawford  L.  Hodge,  Awedaw,  September  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  contact  Perry  Pederson,  12­4  AB,  SC.  and  Mrs.  Roger  P.  Coleman,  New  356  55th  Street,  Brooklyn  20,  NY.  Orleans,  La.  4.  4  Jack  Dolan  Contact  your  sister  in  Warwick,  4  4  4'  Donna  Hilado  Tigmo,  horn  No­ Wilfred  Cruz,  born  October  1,  NY.  '  vember  9,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Edward  Louis  Schmitz  Mrs. Manuel N.  Tigmo, Jamaica NY.  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Juan  Cruz,  Jr.,  New  York  City.  Contact  Mrs.  J.  Schmitz,  191  4i>  4>  4'  4  4  4  _  Park  Avenue,  Brooklyn  1,  NY.  Andrew  Danlluk,.  born  October  Margaret  Curtias  Higgins,  born  TO SHIPS  IN ATLANTIC EUROPEAN  Earl  R.  Harrison  October  16,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  5,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  An­ Urgent  you  contact  your  wife  as  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  Mrs.  Charles  B.  Higgins,  Meriden,  drew  Daniluk  Jr.,  Los  Angeles, 'she  is ill.  Calif.  Conn.  Thomas  T.  Willis  4  4  4'  4  4"  4' "  Your  mother  is  worried  abo.ut  PhilUs Ann  Flanagan, born  Octo­ Richard  Daniel  Clark,  born  Sep­ ber  20,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  not having  heard from you.  Please  tember  14,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  contact  her  at home.  Mrs.  Melbcum  Clark,  Washington,  John  Flanagan, Philadelphia,  Pa.  Income  tax  refund  checks  are  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  GMT  f 11:20 EST  Sunday)  ,4  4  4  DC.  ,  Cathy  Ann  McNeely,  born  July  being  held  for  the  following  men  4  4  4  WFK­39. 19850  KCs  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  11,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ Berenadett  Cillne  Fritch,  born  James  P.  McNieely,  Brooklyn,  NY.  at  Room  201,  SUP  Building,  450  Harrison  Street,  San  Francisco  5,  tic  and  East  Coast  of  United  September  15,  1959,  to  Seafarer  4  4  4  Calif.  Contact  Jack  Lynch:  Ernest  States.  and  Mrs.  Michael  Fritch,  Tampa,  Janice  Doreen  McVey,  born  C.  Anderson,  Claude  D.  Berry,  Florida.  WFL­65,  15850  KCs  Ships  in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ September  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  Theodore  G.  Claapothakos,  Donald  bean,  West  Coast  of  South  4  4  4  and Mrs.  Ray  F.  McVey,  Baltimore,  L.  Christensen,  Bleslav  J.  Dzelak,  America,  West  Coast  of  Mexico  Levem  Mitchell  Miles,  born  Md.  Thomas  V.  Logan,  Sheffield  Ner­ and  US  East  Coast.  October  30,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  4  4  4  kitt, Joseph  Pitetta, Bernardo  Tom­ Mrs.  Wilbert  J.  Miles,  Prlchard,  Sharon  Elizabeth  Moore,  born  bocon.  Ding  Hai  Woo.  WFE­95,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  North  Atlantic,  European  and  Ala.  October  24,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Jan Amland  US  East  Coast  4  4  4  IVIrs.  Lawrence S.  Moore,  Washing­ ­  Get in touch with  Hatsuko Kuma­ George  Francis  Clarke,  born '  ton,  IJC.  gai,  1565,  Miko  Okamae­cho,  Hi­ October  21,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and '  $  $  Mrs.  George  F.  Clarke,  Chicka­ David  &  Raquel  Rivera,  born  meji,  Hyogo­Ken,  Japan.  Robert  Bucdick  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­World  saw,  Ala.  October  7,  1959,  to  Seafhrer  and  Lloyd  Forster  Mrs.  Alfonso  C.  Rivera,  Santucce,  Dempsey  Nicholson  Wireless Broadcasts  Continue .  .  .  PR.  ex­Wang  Forwarder  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  4  4  4  Contact  Edgar  R.  Bonsall,  attor­ (2:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  Christopher  Sovich,  born  Octo­ ney,  690  Market  Street,  Room  824,  WCO­13020  KCs  ber  30,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  San  Francisco.  Europe  and  North  America  Ship's  delegates  are  urged  to  Michael  Sovich,  Clifton,  NJ.  notify  the  Union  immediately  .  The  following  men  are  advised  4  4 ;  4  WCO­I6908.8  KCs  when  a  shipmate  is  taken  off  Donlta  Gwyn  Swann,  born  Sep­ to  pick  up  their  gear  from  the  East  Coast  South  America  the  vessel  in  any  port  because  tember  12,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Cities Service  warehouse  within  60  WCO­22407  KCs  of  illness  or  injury.  Delegates  Mrs.  Herman  C.  Swann,  Garden­ days.  Otherwise  it  will  be  donated  West  Coast  South  America  should  not wait  until  they  send  dale,  Ala.  to  charity:  Doiixlas  HarreU.  S.  Pool,  W.  Graham,  in  the ship's minutes  hut should  Every­Monday.  0315  GMT  4  4  4.  Robert  Peters,  R.  Whitehurst.  C.  Cawley,  handle  the  matter  in  a  separate  (10:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  James  Randolph  Trehern  born  Paul  Raggett,  H.  Ha]iprrsett. Robert  Con­ communication,  so  that  the  Un­ October  17,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  roy,  L.  Brown.  W.  Armstrong,  B.  Brod­ Aaron  Duncan,  W.  J.  Meehan,  A.  WMM  25­15607  KCs  ion  can  determine  in what  man­ Mrs.  Raymond  W,  Trehern,  Whist­ erlck,  Granger,  Willie  J.  Rogergon,  A.  Australia  ner  it  can  aid  the brother.  Thuemjnd,  lH>uis  Rohn,  Lawrence  Kelly,  ler,  Ala.  0. Ramsey.  W. W.  Moore, L.  Marshall,  D.  It  would  also  be  helpful  if  ^  ,  WMM  81­11037.5  Franco,  W.  Delphy,^  W.  Walker,  Leroy  4  4  4  the. full  name,  rating  and  book  Northwest  Pacific  Duhon,  William  Connerty,  Louis ­ Boren,  Brigitte  Laura  Wagner,  born  jr.  SpcUman,  R.  WUUamson.  J.  King,  /number  was  sent  in.  Address  October  31,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Geo  Tucker,  P.  R.  Wagner,  W.  GuiUory.  these  notifications  to  Welfare  Mrs.  Emil  P.  Wagner,  Ford  City,  .Toseph  CuhomskL  W.  C.  Connors,  M.  Lavoie,  Towns,  John  Duffy,  Manuel.  Jo­ Services at headquarters.  Pa.  .  "  «ej|b  9ol|j  M.  Simtpj,'Jan^e|/^an.  DISPATCH  SIU  BABY  ARRIVALS  Tell  it  to  tilt  Log;  •  •:  • '1 •  •>  J  III  If  ­  .  ;•   EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  IDROADCAST  I  'M  ''I  I  MTD­ "THE VOICE OF THE  J­:­II  .  1  lid  li,/  Notify Union  About Sick Men  MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  S W  m­ m  • ­  M H « M 'W  i.: .11: • •.  Ji    j  'i  t J=!tI'll  1i   HI iMi  I'"  11  • • • • :'  �I  ^.  [  Vol.  XXi  No. 25  SEAFARERS^LCKI  • OFFICIAL    ORGAN  OP  THE  SEAFARBR5  INTERNATIONAL  UNION • ATLANTIC    AND  GULP  DISTRICT • AFL­CIO    •   Man  With Patience  'Valchem,  Rosa  Both Guilty'; CO  NIWS  HIADIINIS  IN  REVIEW  WASHINGTON—The  tanker  88  Valchem  and  the  liner  Santa Rosa  were both found  responsible for the March 26  col­ lision  between  the  two  in  fog  off  Atlantic  City,  it  was  an­ nounced  by  the  Coast  Guard •   after  a  lengthy  investigation.  isn't on the bridge, the Coast Guard  Three SIU  men on  the tanker  chief  noted  that  said  duties  have  and  an  engineer  lost  their  lives  in  "long  been  established  by  law  and  the crash  which  was caused  princi­ regulation  and  court  interpreta­ pally  by  " . . . failure of  both  ves­ tion."  He  agreed  with  the  board's  rec­ sels  to  slow  to  a  moderate  speed  when  conditions of  reduced  visibil­ ommendation,  however,  that  mas­ ity and  fog  were encountered,"  the  ters  •  and '  deck  officers  should  Coast  Guard  held.  The  ships  were  qualify  as  radar  observers,  noting  traveling  at  tojv cruising speed, the  that this  would  be taken  up at  next  Just  for  laughs,  you  might  oslc  Seafarer  Bob  Kelley,  AB,  for  a  year's  meeting  in  London  of  the  Coast  Guard  said.  match.  IHe used 8,500 of  them on  this detailed model of  his ship,  International  Safety  at  Sea  Con­ Adm.  Alfred  C.  Richmond,  com­ vention.  the Alcoa Roomer.  mandant  of  the  Coast  Guard,  up­ held  the  conclusions  of  a  three­ man  investigation  board  including  one  which  stated  that  both  vessels  misinterpreted their radar. Another  Agreement  has  been  reached  between  the  International  Longshoremen's  Association  contributing cause was the fact that  "both  vessels  failed  to  take  timely  and  longshore  employers  on  the  terms  of  a  three  year  contract.  The  contract  contains  a  action  and  stop," the  Admiral said.  decision  on  the all­i.aportant  automation  issue.  It is expected  to be followed  up by a speed­ At  the  time  of  the  crash,  the  up  up in the number of ships con­­*  ;  ;—:  Santa  Rosa  was  ndrthbound,  head­ verted  to container  vessels.  ber 10.  Failure to  reach agreement  act  promptly  on  containerizing  ing  for  New  York;  the  Valchem  The  three­year  agreement  will  result  in  the  issue  going  to  their  ships  is  the  SlU­contracted  was southbound,  making its  way  to  provides for  the following:  arbitration.  Bull  Line.  The  company  has  been  the Gulf. The inquiry  board recom­ Under  the  Taft­Hartley  law,  the  ­studying  conversion  of  some  of  its  A  41­cent  package  of  wages  mended  a  study  be  conducted  on  longshoremen  will  be  voting  by  establishing  separate  tracks  for  and  welfare  benefits.  Twenty­two  secret  ballot  on  the  terms  of  the  C­2s  for  use  in  container  trade  be­ tween  New  York,  Puerto  Rico  and  cents  are  in  straight  wages,  eight  north  and  southbound  ships,  but  agreement,'  hence  the  December  the  Dominican  Republic.  Other  cents  for. pensions,  four  cents  for  Admiral  Richmond  said  such  a  10  deadline.  companies  in  the  nearby  foreign  study  "does  not  appear  to  be  war­ welfare and  three cents for medical  The  longshoremen,  whose  con­ trade  are  expected  to  do  likewise.  clinics.  ranted  at  this  time."  • Agreement    that  the  present  tract  expired  September  30,  struck  Longshoremen's  Goals  As  to  the  board's  recommenda­ standard  gang  size,  20  men  in  the  East  and  Gulf  coasts  O'ctober  For  the  longshoremen,  every  tion  that  standard  instructions  be  issued  specifying  duties  of  masters  most  instances,  will  be  retained  1 and  remained  off  the  job  until  automated  ship  could  mean  a  loss  the  Taft­Hartley  injunction  sent  and  watch  officers  on  the  bridge  on  container  ships.  of  longshore  jobs.  For  this  reason,  • The    question  of  premium  pay  them  back  to ­ work  October  8.  If  the  longshoremen  had  made  the  and  specifying  under  which  condi­ tions a  mate should  be  required  to  for  handling  containers  will  con­ they  do  not  accept  the  contract  retention  of  jobs  their  primary  notify  the  master  when  the  latter  tinue to  be negotiated  until Decern­ terms,  the  longshoremen  will  be  goal  during  the  contract  negotia­ free  to  strike  again  on  Decem­ tions,  and  money  items  have  be­ ber  27.  come  a  secondary  consideration.  Automation  The  Issue  Both  the  union  and  employers  Automation,  of  course,  is  in­ had  been  in  agreement  on  the  volved  in  the  most  revolutionary  money  settlement  proposed  by  cargo­handling  development  in  re­ Federal  mediators  in  the  dispute.  cent  years  as  operators  have  been  The  N6w  York  Shipping  Associ­ turning  to  containerships  in  in­ (This  column  is  intended  to  acquaint  Seafarers  with  important  creasing  numbers  to  reduce  their  ation  negotiates  wages,  hours  and  provisions  of  the  SIU  contract  and  will  deal  with  disposition  of  costs  by  chopping  down  cargo­ fringe  benehts  for  Atlantic  Coast  various  contract  disputes  and  interpretations  of  the  agreement.  If  employers from  Maine  to  Virginia.  Seafarers have any  questions about  any section  of  the agreement which  handling  charges.  Companies  like  The  wage  terms  reached  in  the  they  would  like  to  have  clarified,  send  them  in  to  the  editor  of  the  Pan­Atlantic  on  the  East  Coast,  New  York  settlement  generally set  Matson  on  the  West  Coast,  and  SEAFARERS  LOG.)  Browning on  the Great Lakes,  have  the pattern for  wages in  the South­,  SECTION  30. Penalty  Cargoes,  (a)  When  members of  the  nnUcensed  already  turned  to  containerships  ern  ports,  with  a  differential  of  personnel  are  required  to CLEAN  HOLDS  in  which  lead concentrates,  and  a  number  of  other  companies  about  eight  cents  an  hour.  The  coal,  coke  or  penalty  cargoes,  as  specified  herein,  have  been  carried  are  reportedly  awaiting only  a  res­ other  contract  terms, in  the South­ they  shall  be  paid  straight  overtime  for  the  watch  on  deck  and  over­ olution  of  the  longshoremen's  dis­ ern  and  Gulf  ports,  are  generally  negotiated  on  a  port­by­port  basis.  time and  one ­half  for the  watch  below.  pute  before  they,  too,  ad6pt  con­ (b)  For  the  purpose  of  this  agreement  the  following  are  classed  as  tainership  techniques.  •  penalty  cargo:  Among  companies  expected  to  In  Bulk  Bones  Caustic  Ash  Green  Hides  Soda  Ash  Manure  Creosoted  Lumber  Seafarers  being admitted  to a  In  Bags  or  Bulk  Public  Health  hospital  are  Bone  Meal  Super  Phosphate  urged  to  carry  with  them  their  Chloride of  Lime  Cyanide  Union  book  plus  proof  of  eli­ Lampblack  Cement  gibility,  for  SIU  benefits;  Carbonblack  Gasoline  carried  in  any  manner  Christmas  dinners  for  Seafarers  Sidphur (3,000  tons)  Greave Cakes  and  their  families  on  the  beach,  namely, a  record that they  have  Sulphur  Saltcake  and  a $25 Christmas  bonus for men  at  least  90  days  seatime. during  (c)  Oh  vessels  carrying  penalty  cargoes  IN  BULK  in  the  combined  in  the  hospitals  will  be  given  in  the  previous  year  and  at  least  weight  of  1,000  long  tons  or  over,  unless  otherwise  specified,  the  keeping  with  the  holiday  season.  one  day during  the  previous six  company  agrees  to  pay  each  member  of  the  unlicensed  personnel,  in  Both  of  the  benefits  have  long  months.  Failure  to  have  the  addition  to  the  regular  monthly  wages,  10%  of  such  wages  from  the  been  traditional.  proper  credentials  will  cause  a  time  the  loading  of  the  penalty  cargo  is  started  until  the  penalty  The  Christmas  money,  as  voted  delay  in  payments  to  the  Sea­ cargo  is  completely  discharged.  by  the  trustees  of  the  Seafarers  farer,  Just  recently  a  ship  paid  off  in  New  York  which  had  been  carrying  Welfare  Plan,  will  go  to  all  Sea­ If  the Seafarer  is admitted  to  5,000  long  tons  of  sulphur  in  bags.  The  crew  had  not  done''any  hold  farers  who  are  hospitalized' for  at  a  hospital  which  is  not  a  PHS  cleaning  on  the  vessel  involved  so  there  was  no  overtime  payment  least one  day between  December 21  institution,  he  should  contact  involved.  However,  several  Seafafes  on  the  ship  thought  they  were  and  December  27.  It is  in  addition  the  Union  immediately.  The  entitled  to collect  the ten  percent  bonus for  penalty  cargo.  Union  will  arrange  with  the  to the  regular  weekly  hospital  ben­ It  was  pointed  out  that  Section  30  (c)  of  the  general  rules  called  efit  paid  to  Seafarer^.  USPHS for  a  transfer to  a Pub­ for  the  ten  percent  payment  only  when  such  cargoes  are  carried  IN  The Thanksgiving  and Christmas  lic  Health  hospital  in  his  vicin­ BULK,  whether  or  not  the  hold­cleaning  is  involved.  The  ten  percent  meals  and  the  $25  Christmas  ity.  The  PHS  will  not  pick  up  bonus  is  not  collectable  when  any  of  this  cargo  is  carried  in  bags.  bonuses  to  hospitalizdd  Seafarers  the  hospital  tab  for  private  The  hold  cleaning  overtime  as  specified  in  paragraphs  (a)  and  (b)  are  part  of  the  .services  provided  hospital  care,  unless  it  is  noti­ can  be  collected  when  the  sulphur  is  in  bags  as  was  the case  on  this  to  members  by  the  Seafarers' Wel­ fied in  advance.  y ,,i|biiq«.buL l^he, ten  percept, pen^ty. wage  does  not  ap|>ly.  fare  Plan.. , ;  .  Reach  Dock  Automation  Pact  KN0W1N6  YOUR  SIU  CONTRACT  fc:  \\i:­ h'­ • .T­.  It­  .  i­ .«•  SIU Men Get  Hospital Bonus  ^jb7W£R aSMCCNRCCKiFr  ­ BUDVJS UP .... A/O  $rA^lDBy /?OCWFrM/LA6/.B  VM1\LS0MBTIME /M I960.  i|  bieAAJCE AMI>AlJ5B^lA GTiLL  mCB PAAife.  F/2AMCE mm CEASE­FIRE  g^R:?RE rAiyB.AysEm^vk^  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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 December 4, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: SET UP UNION FOR RUNAWAYS’ SHIPS BALT. MTD SEEKS PORT OVERHAUL SEA UNIONS, OTHER RAP OIL TAX RIG SELL TWO WORLD TRAMP LIBERTYS; MORE COMING RED FLEET CATCHING UP ON US SEATRAIN IN COURT TO BAR RAILROAD RATES SEA BOOST IN US AGE BENEFITS BRIDGES GOES ALL OUT FOR RED CANDIDATE OPEN KINGS POINT INQUIRY; FOCUS ON MILITARY ROLE LAKES SIU AIDS CREW; RUNAWAY OWNERS VANISH NY REVISES JOB CALLS PROCEDURE SEE UPTURN FOR SHIPS IN LA. PORT NEW PHILA. HALL BIG DRAW FOR SIU MEN TANKER GAIN SEEN IN SURPLUS RULING SALVAGERS $ HOPES FADE: NO BIDDERS ‘VALCHEM, ROSA BOTH GUILTY’: CG 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 12/04/1959 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. XXI, No. 25  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log http://seafarerslog.org/archives/files/original/8bc74e82db4278e980d8ef6edf4e10e8.pdf a701fbab4c59d37ee6eb0dc999df1d7c PDF Text Text SEAFARBRSALOO  imtit­:.  ,P:'^  %\;L  »  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERN ATION AL  UN ION  •  ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DIS T RICT  •  AFL­CIO  •   :iill  '^1  • • • 'I  rJ­1  V^l  • l  i  :4­'*  m  4  .Story  On  PagO  8  Ship Co. Spells Out  Registry Cover­Up  T  ';.• '  •  •  h)  Story  On  Page  3  i  FULL  TEXT  l^  '  >  Griffin­Landrum Bill  {"LABOR­MANAGEMENT  REPORTING  &  DISCLOSURE  ACT  OF  1959")  See Cenfertold  r  :  ter  =­i  iV  .• "   ^• j'Ari  ^  ,  i&'V  TS  ­tL  •   41  �December  Ig, 1959  SEAFARERS  LOG  Pan Two  Up From the Deep Six  iA''  ii.  ­i  I !  Senate Croup Explores  Medicine  Price­Gouging  FPW'lF'Wlfll  C  i  ­ i'...  WASHINGTON—The  high  cost  of  medicine and  the tragic  impact of  these costs,  par­ ticularly  on  the  aged  who  have  limited  incomes,  is  being  explored  at  Senate  subcommit­ tee  hearings  headed  up  by  Senator  Estes  Kefauver  (Dem.­Tenn.).  The  initial  testimony  thus far, despite angry denials  by the heads of  the large drug  tion,  twice  as  much  as  the  profit  'become  guinea  pigs  for  the  new  companies, shows  clearly  that  ratio  for  all  other  industry.  (As  drugs.  • The drug    companies have  sold  to  the  Veterans  Administratipn  at  half  the price  of  wholesale  charges  to  the  corner  drugstore  for  pri­ vate  sales.  • Government    statisticians  esti­ mate that  the cost  of  prgscriptions  has  gone  up  33  percent  in  ten  years,  compared  to  a  25  percent  increase  in  the  consumer  price  index.  The drug  companies' defense  for  their  high  prices  is that  they  have  to invest  heavily in  research, often  spending  millions  on  what  may  turn  out  to  be  an  unusable  item.  However,  heavy  research  outlays  are  equally  common  in  other  in­ dustries,  such  as  chemicals,  elec­ tronics, textiles, aircraft and alumi­ num,  and  very  often,  these  out­ lays  do  not  pay  off  either.  Color  television, for example, is one such  costly  flop.  Nevertheless,  these  industries operate on much  smaller  profit  margins  than  the  drug  com­ panies.  The  difference  is,  of  course,  that the  consumer, if  he so  desires,  The Norwegian freighter  Maksefjell hooked this cor  wreck  with her  can  turn  up  his  nose  at  color  tele­ anchor In Montreal harbor. No one knows how it got th^re, or why.  vision  or  some,  other  heavily­ researched  product,  but  the  sick  patient  wSo  receives  a  prescrip­ tion  from  a  physician  has  no  choice.  He  either  pays  the  going  price  or  suffers  needless  pain,  disability  or  even  death.  The sales of  additional ships operated by the World  Tramp­ Damaging  Testimony  ing agencies  are in  process as  the Union  is continuing  its ef­ Pgrhaps  most  damaging  to  the  WASHINGTON—The  first  indication  that  the  Interstate  forts  to secure  back  pay for  the crewmembers involved.  In  drug  companies  was  the  testimony  Commerce Commission  is taking  a new look  at  the  problems  order  to  assure  the  earliest  by  witnesses  for  the  American  of  coastwise  shipping  has come  in  the report  of  an  ICC  ex­ possible  payment  of  claims,  Pacific  Carrier  and  Pacific  Naviga­ Association  of  Retired  Persons and  aminer.  Examiner Charles E."*  ^^  crewmembers of the following  tor  have  already  been  sold  and  the  National  Retired  Teachers  Morgan  has  called  for  the  helpless  to  meet  this  kind  of  rate  sliips  are  urged  to  contact  the  hearings  have  been  ordered  to de­ Association,  two  organizations  comj^etition.  office  of  Miller  St  Seeger,  Union  termine  the  priorities  of  payment  which  tried  to  provide  cheaper  Commission  to  set  all­rail  Once  having  starved  out  ship  through  rates  on  piggyback  cargo  medicines  for  their  •   members  attorneys,'  at  26  Court  Street,  of  the proceeds.  at  a  higher  level  than  rates  on  operators,  the  railroads  would  be  Brooklyn  1,  New  York  and  for­ A ninth ship, the Pacific  Venture,  through  sale  of  drugs  at  discount  cargo  carried  by  ship  and  then  by  in  a  position  to  charge  any  rates  ward  pay  Vouchers  and  any  unpaid  arrived  in  Baltimore,  with  a  load  prices.  When  they  set  up  a  West  rail.  they  pleased,  particularly  on  bulk  allotment  checks.  The  eight ships  of  ore  on  Monday  and  promptly  Coast  outlet,  it  was  ordered  out  of  business by  the California  Board  Such  a  policy,  if  adopted  by  the  cargoes  for  which  trGcking  cannot  are  the  Pacific  Ocean,  Pacific  Car­ was seized  by  a  US marshall.  compete  very  effectively.  rier,  Pacific  Navigator,  Pacific  Ex­ A  JOth  ship,  the  Pacific  Wave,  of  Pharmacy  for  violating  state  ICC,  would  deal  a  body  blow  to  The  examiner's  recommenda­ the  railroad's  rate­cutting  cam­ fair  trade  laws.  The  East  Coast  plorer,  Waldo,  Pacific  Tide,  Pacific  appears  to  have  been  abandoned  paign  which  is designed  to  put the  tions  came  in  a  case  involving  the  Thunder and  Pacific Star.  outside  the  breakwater  at  Haifa  service,  which  discounts  drugs  for  last few  domestic ship  carriers out  rates of  Seatrain, Pan­Atlantic  and  at least  25  percent less  than stand­ •   Yesterday,  the  Pacific  Thunder  and  its  fate  has  not  yet  been  de­ the  railroads on  a  variety  of  com­ was  auctioned  off  in  Houston,  termined, although means are being  ard  charges,  found  that  several  of  business.  modities.  However,  it  is  up  to  the  companies  refused  to  sell  it  At  the  same  time,  the  Interstate  Texas,  while  the  Pacific  Star  is  sought  to  obtain  payment  on  be­ full  commission  to  decide  whether  merchandise  because  of  the  price­ Commerce  Commission  has  set  up  for  sale >  on  January  5.  The  half  of  the crew.  Two other vessels  to  establish  the  examiner's  recom­ cutting.  As  a  result,  the  retired  hearing  dates  on  December 15  and  have  been  taken  over  by  other  oldsters  had  to  pay  higher  prices  January  4  to  take  up  a  complaint  mendations  as its  standard  policy.  operators  and  should  be  able  to  for their medicines.  by  the  SlU­contracted  Seatrain  meet  their  obligations.  ­ The  testimony  about  fantastic  The  eight  ships  previously  men­ mark­ups  on  individual  drugs,  Line  and  the  State  of  Georgia  tioned  have all  been libeled  by the  which  caused  jnuch  furore,  cited  against  railroad  rates  on  aaper  Union's attorneys  to recover  wages  one  company  as  producing  a  corti­ products out  of  the Savannah  area.  due,  plus  payments  to  welfare  and  sone  derivative  for  1.6  cents  a  The  railroad  rates  on  the  all­rail  long  haul  to  the  New  York  area  vacation  funds.  The  claims  of  the  Sixty­five  years  of  age  and  hav­ unlicensed  crewmembers  present  tablet,  wholesaling  it  at 17.9  cents  were  deliberately  set  below  the  ing  sailed  for  nearly  two  decades  some  special  problems  since  many  a  tablet  and  suggesting  a  retail  combined  Seatrain­railroad  rate  so  with  the  Union,  Seafarers off  these eight  ships took  price  of  29.8  cents.  Another,  as  to  put  the  shipping  company  BAY  CITY,  Mich.—Everybody's  heard  about  hit­and­run  automo­ Seafarer  Moses  their pay  vouchers with  them when  smaller  drug company,  was  whole­ out  of  business  in  that  port.  A. Lucas  has won  they left  the vessel.  Further, some  saling  the  same  drug  for  2.7  cents  The  governor  of  Georgia. infer­ biles,  but  it  remained  for  a  tanker  a  tablet.  Several  examples  of  this  here  to  establish  itself  as  a  hit­ approval  from  vened and  asked for  a  new hearing  and­run  ship.  allotment  checks  for  which  the  kind  were  listed.  ,  '  the  SIU  Welfare  company  took  credit  were  either  because  the  destruction  of  Sea­ The  vessel,  the  tanker  Lio,  ran  Plan  trustees  on  never  received  by  the  Seafarer's  The  company  involved,  the  train's  pulpboard  traffic  out  of  (Continued  on  page  6)  into  a  railroad  bridge  pier  in  this  his  application  dependents,  or  if  they  were  re­ Savannah  would  knock  the" state's  for  a  disability­ ceived,  bounced  at  the  bank.  £avannah  port  program  out  of  city,  doing  $150,000  damage  and  then  just  took  off  without  report­ pension.  kilter.  Tlonsequently,  in  order  to  estab­ ing  the  incident.  '  Lucas  was  ap­ lish an  accurate payroll  record and  Dec.  18, 1959  Vol. XXI, No. 26  The  examiner's  proposal, would  Came the following  morning and  proved at  the last  the  status  of  the allotment  checks,  call for the all­rail rates to be three  astounded  Bay  City  officials  dis­ Lucas  trustees'  .  meet­ the  crewmembers  on  these  ships  percfot  higher,  or  ai  least five  covered  a  huge  gash  in  the  pier,  T  ing,  qualifying  him  for  the  $35  should  get  in  touch  with  the  cents  a  hundred  poun'ds  higher  which  had  been  pushed  about  14  ,  weekly  disability  benefit as  of  No­ Union's  attorneys  promptly.  In  than  the  combined  sea­rail  rate.  inches  out  of  line.  PAOI  HALL,  Secretary­Treasurer  ,  vember  29.  Two  years  ago  he  addition  to supplying  pay  vouchers  A  differential of fhis kind  is neces­ Some  quick  detective  work  fol­ HcBBtRT  BRAND.  Editor.  BCRNADD  SCA­ actively  participated  in  the Amerir  and  unpaid  allotment  checks,  the  dAH.  Art  Editor.  HRRSIAN  AjiTHua,  IRWIN  sary  for  ships  because  of  slower  lowed,  including'  examination  of  SPIVAK,  AL  MASKIN,  JOHN  BRAZIL,  ARDIUR  can  Coal  campaign.  Seafarer  should  furnish  details  BERCER,  CHARLES  BEAUMBT,  Staff  Writers.  delivery  and  uncertain  schedules.  the  ship's  paint  that  had  scriped  The veteran Seafarer  has shipped  about  errors  in  the  pay  voucher  BILL  MOODY.  GU(/  Area  Representative.  What  the  railroads  have  beeo.  off  onto  the  pier,  plus  a  check  of  —as chief  jsteward  and cook  with  the  and  concerning  allotment  checks  Pubiisfied  MwMkiT  NT  TB*  hNNduuirters  doing  is  cutting  the  all­rail  i­ates  the  vessels  that  had  been  in  the  of  the  Seafarer*  Infernational  Union,  At­ while  at  the  same  time  keeping  ­  SlU. He  last sailed on  the Seatrain  that  were  not  received.  vicfjiity.  The tanker  was  contacted  lanfic » Oulf District. APL­CIO. «75 Fourth  New  Jersey  in  September,  but  has  In  sending  these  documents  Avenue  Brooklyn  32.  MY  Tel.  HViclnih  high  rates  on  the  short  haul  to  by  radiotelephone  and  the  skipper  V­MOO.  >  Second  class  postage  paid  «i: been  unfit for  duty  since  then  be­ through  the  mail,  include  name,  at the  Post  Ottlce In  Brooklyn, NY,  under  and from  the dock.  Since the short  admitted  that, his  vessel  was  re­ i­cause of  a heart condition.  haul  rates  go  into  making  up  the  sponsible.  "Z­number,  Social  Security, number  ^ Aeluf  AOS  14.  mt,  •  Lucas  is  a  resident  of  Hyagnis,  and  a  mailing  address  where  combined sea­rail  rate, the shipping  No  explanation  was  given'  for  ­  yf"  can  be  reached.  companies  have  been  virtually  the  failure  to  report  the  accident  Mass.  J  • • Mil  !  «.•   J  f.  '­'^.7 I  • !•   anr  i (tr I/ T  «  i(  !  u'J  V  I! .'•  • i'­  6  1  t  <  J  I­  ,  I  1'  • ;  1/1  t­.  the  prices  of  many  prescriptions  pointed  out  in  the  July  3  SEA­ are  way  out  of  line  with  what  the  FARERS  LOG,  three  of  the  first  ten  most­profitable  companies  in  public  should  be  paying.  Aside  from  the  severe  problem  the  US. are drug  companies).  these  costs  create,  particularly  for  • Drug    compahies  spend  many  Americans  afflicted  with  chronic  millions  a  year  on  so­called  "de­ diseases,  the  heavy  price  the  pub­ tail" men,  who  go  around  to physi­ lic  pays  for  medicine  is  a  promi­ cians  "explaining"  the  "superior­ nent  factor  in  inflation.  As  the  ity"  of  their  brand  name  product  SEAFARERS  LOG  pointed  out  in  over  all  others.  a  feature  article  on  July  3,  1959,  • Drug    discount  houses  com­ the  cost  of  medical  care  in  all  its  plained  that  they  had  their  sup­ forms  has  gone  up  faster  than  any.  plies of  medicine cut off  when they  other  item  in  the  cost­of­living  tried  to sell  at  less than  the  "sug­ index.  In  this  area,  the  organized  gested" retail  price.  labor  movement  plays  little  or  no  • A  specialist  in  pharmacology  role.  at  Johns  .  Hopkins  University  While  the  hearings  are  still  in  charged  the  drug  companies  with  the  preliminary  stages,  several  promoting  "new  models"  of  the  illuminating  facts  have  been  same standard medicines year after  brought  forward  in  the  process:  year,  simply  as  an  excuse  to  get  • Some    individual  drugs  were  higher  prices  and  to  persuade  being  sold  at  prices  between  1,000  physicians  to  prescribe  them.  and  7,000  times  their  actual  pro­ • Doctors    are  overwhelmed  by  duction  costs.  the  flood  irf  literature  and  new  • The    drug  industry  realizes  products  and  often  prescribe  them  profits  of  22  percent  on  its opera­ sight  unseen.  The  patients  then  ],?• •   Urge World Tramp Crews  To Forward $ Vouchers  SlU Veteran  Gets Benefit  'Hit­Run' SMp  Wrecks  Pier  SEAFARERS  LOG  i­:  ;•   75',  .  I'"  I  ICC Officio/  Asks  End Of  Rail Bias  �Deeember  It, IfSf  SEAFARERS  LOG  ratoTkt—  Win  Key  Ballof  In  Lakes  51U  Drive;  12  Ships  Co Union  '• JP'  Parf  of  19­man  US labor  delegation  is  shown  at meeting  of  Inter­ national Confederation  of  Free Trades  Unions in  Brussels.  At left,  AFL­CIO  President  George Meany  discusses  point  with delegate.  Others  are  Jay  Lovestone,  Director  of  International  Publjccrtigns,  AFL­CIO  and  Paul  Hall,  SlUNA  president.  US Unions Chdck  Greek Ship Pacts  'm  An organizing^ campaign which got underway last  spring among  crewmembers  of  the  Reiss Steamship  Company fleet, a major  Great  Lakes  operator,  reached  a  successful climax as unlicensed seamen of  the 12­ship fleet voted for representation  by  the  SIU  Great  Lakes^  District.  The final tally of a week­ long  consent  election,  an­ nounced  last  Wednesday,  showed  166  votes  for  the  SIU as  against 109 "no  union"  votes.  There  were  no  chal­ lenged  or  voided  ballots  among  the 275  cast.  Voting  was  conducted  by  the  Honest  Ballot  Association  under  a  consent  agreement  reached  be­ ANTWERP—Further  steps  toward  determining  the  true  tween  the  SIU  and  the  company.  control  of  specific  runaway­flag  ships  and  the  rights  of  The consent agreement  enabled the  American  unions  to  organize  these  vessels  were  taken  at  vote  to  be  completed  just  before  the  Lakes  ships  laid  up  for  the  a meeting  of  the International^^  ^^  end  the shipping season.  Other­ Transportworkers  Federation' clearly  identify  the  vessels  on  it  wise, of the  election  campaign  would  here.  As a  result of  the meet­ as  being American­owned  and con­ have  had  to  carry  over  to  next  ing,  us maritime  unions  have  ob­ trolled  beyond  any  doubt.  tained  the  right  to  check  into  the  "In  a  related  development,  attor­ spring.  The  Reiss  vote  represents  a  Symbolizing  end  of  Lakes  shipping  season,  Roland  Williams,  AB,  control  of  all  runaway­flag  vessels  neys  for  the  SIU  and  the  NMU  breakthrough  by  the  Union  in  one  ­heaves  ice  blocks  over  the  side  of  Sultana  in  Buffalo.  Cold  snap  which  are, under  contract  to  the  have  denounced  the  activities  of  of  the last  major non­union  strong­ caused ice  formation topside.  the  runaway  operators'  lobby—the  Greek  Seamen's  Union.  holds  in  American  maritime.  The  _  _  "American Committee for the Flags  The  meeting  was  called  to  con­ victory  was  considered  especially  actively­organizing  on  the  Lakes, efforts  among  several  other  non­ sid'er'appVovar of"Greek  Seamen's  Necessity"­in  seeking  State  significant  in  that ' crewmembers  since  the  shipping  season  began  union fleets  when  the  shipping  union  contracts  with  runaway  ves­J Department  intervention  in  pend­ of  the  Reiss fleet,  in  most  in­ in  the  spring.  However, organizing  season  begins  again  next  spring.  sels  but  this  approval  was  put  off  ing  runaway­ship  representation  stances,  had  records  of  many  this  year  was  hampered  severely  A1 Tanner,  Maritime  Trades  De­ until such  time as the US maritime  cases  at  the  National  Labor  Rela­ years'  continuous  employment  when  most  Lakes  operators  idled  partment  coordinator  on  the  unions can  look into  the ownership  tions Board  and in  the courts.  The  with  the  company.  Nevertheless,  their  ships  following  the  start  of  Lakes,  said  that  steps  would  be  attorneys  charged  the  committee  involved.  •  with "impropriety" in  trying to  get  they  chose  union  representation  the  steel  strike.  Nevertheless,  SIU  taken  immediately  to  prepare  for  In  addition,  the  American  un­ the  State  Department  to  intervene  to  assure  their  job  security  and  Lakes organizers  persisted in  their  contract  negotiations  with  the  ions, represented  by SIUNA  Presi­ in  legal  proceedings  which  should  benefits.  efforts.  company  to  bring  about  a  speedy  dent Paul  Hall and  NMU President  be  decided  on  the basis  of  the law  The  Great  Lakes  District,  as  Encouraged  by  the  outcome,  the  contract  and  coverage  of  the  Reiss  Joseph  Curran,  put  into  the  rec­ well  as  other  unions,  has  been  Lakes  District  pledges  redoubled  crews  by  the  SIU  Job  Security  (Continued  on  page  15)  ord  a  list  of  ships  which  are  Program,  which  provides  job  se­ deemed  to  be  under  the "effective  curity  and  seniority  protection  un­ control"  of  the  US  Government.  matched  on  the  Lakes.  While  disagreeing  with  the  con­ Tanner  termed  the  vote  results  cept  of  "effective  control"  the  US  "clear­cut  proof  of  the  fact  that  maritime unions  hold  that any ship  when  Lakes  seamen  learn  the  so  regarded  by  a  US  Government  whole  story  of  the  SIU  and  its  agency  must  obviously  be  a  vessel  program  of  benefits  they  always  owned  or  controlled  by  US  Revealing  details  of  how  American  operators cover  the ownership and control  of  their  vote  in  behalf  of  the  SIU."  nationals.  The  Reiss  voting,  which  began  ships in registering them under runaway flags, as well as the flags of  legitimate maritime na­ just  as  the  ships  were  going  into  tions,  came  to light  last  week  at a  Federal  Maritime Board hearing in  New York.  IMWU Started  lay­up  for  the  1959  season,  got  The  information,  brought"*  The  American  union  representa­ under  way  on  November  28  and  tives  also  reported  on  the  forma­ out  in  a subsidy  hearing con­ is a  States  Marine  subsidiary. The  was  reported  that,the  terms  of  ended  December  4.  The  ballots  their  charter  operation  will  fully  tion of  the new  International Mari­ cerning  States  Marine  Lines;  ships  were  all  built  since 1951.  were  counted  on  December  9.  time  Workers  Union  which  has  showed that the  company "sold" its  Not  only  was  the  "sale"  for  repay  the  cost  of  construction  in  With  the  exception  of  14  mail  15 years,  with  the remaining  years  been  set  up  for  the  purpose  of  foreign­flagships  to  a  Norwegian  "free"  in  terms  of  no  doWn  pay­ ballots,  all  voting  took  place  organizing  seamen  on  runaway­ company without a single  penny in  ment  being involved,  but all  of  the  pure  profit.  aboard  the  ships  as  they  arrived  flag  ships.  cash  changing  hands  as  a  down  ships  have  long­term  charters  to  Further  evidence  of  the  trans­ in  lower  Great Lakes  ports, except  parent  nature  of  the  "sale"  was  American  industrial  concerns.  The  new  union  is  in  the  process  payment.  Thera  were  16  modern  one  vessel  which  was  laid  up.  industrial  companies,  who  the  fact  that  Global  Bulk  had  the  on Reiss,  of  obtaining  facilities  and  setting  ships  involved,  of  more  than  400,­ These  which  has  325  unlicensed  option  to  repurch^ise  the  ships  if  also  have  a  piece  of  the  Global  up  staff.  Shannon  Wall,  a  vice­ 000  deadweight  tons.  men  in  its fleet,  in  the  Bulk  operation  in  one  form  or  Norway  tried  to  nationalize  its  grain,  coal,  stone  operates  president  of  the  National Maritime  The  testimony  came  to  light  as  another,  and  ore  trades  include  Republic  Steel,  shipping  or  quit  its  ties  with  the  all  over  the  Lakes. Six  of  its ships  Union  has  been  appointed  execu­ the  result  of  States  Marine's  bid  west.  Kaiser  Aluminum,  Joshua  Hendy  tive  director  of  the  IMWU  and  to  keep  certain  of  its foreign  ship  are  conventional  bulk  freighters,  Norwegian  Guarantee  will  head  up  the  organizing  activi­ operations  while  at  the  same  time  (which  also  operates  a fleet  of  while  the  other  six  are  self­un­ ties.  It  is  expected  that  the  new  receiving  operating  and  construc­ tankers  for  the  Navy  under  con­ The  Norwegian  group  guaran­ loaders.  organization  will  function  in  all  tion  subsidies  from  the  United  tract  with  the  Sailors  Union  of  teed  to provide  a  Norwegian  head­ The  SIU's  campaign  in  the fleet  ma.ior  US  ports,  and,  if  necessary,  States  Government.  This  bid  has  the  Pacific),  Freeport  Nickel  and  quarters  to  manage  the  vessels  got  under  way  in  April  and  was  will  establish  officers  overseas  as  been  challenged  by  several  other  Utah  Construction  Company.  and  to  man  them  with,  Norwegian  able  to  continue  without  interrup­ well.  American­flag  subsidized  opera­ The  States  Marine  transaction  officers  and  crews,  thus  providing  tion  because  Reiss  was  one  of  the  Wall, who  was elected  NMU vice­ tions.  At  present,  subsidized  com­ then,  appears  to  be  a  classic  ex­ a  respectable  cover  for  a  runaway  few  Lakes fleets  which  operated  throughout  the  steel  strike.  president in 1958,  will take a  leave  panies  are  prohibited  from  having  ample  of  the  way  major  US  in­ operation.  dustries  and  US  Shipowners  set  The  States  Marine  paper  set­up  As  soon  as  the  steel  strike  was  of  absence  effective  the  first  of  foreign­flag  ties.  up  a  complex  sequence  of  ship  in  Norway  is  particularly  interest­ halted,  however,  the  SIU  resumed  the  year  to  devote full  time  to the  States  Marine  Shares  transfers  to  create  the  appearance  ing  in  light  of  changes  in  policy  full­scale  organizing  efforts  and  new  union.  .  He  was  previously  NMU  port  agent  in  Baltimore  and  The  details  were  given  by  Jo­ that  the  ships  are  not  really  by  the  Internationai  Transport­ there  are  now  a  number  of  other  served  in San  Pedro and  San  Fran­ seph  H.  Ball,  former  US  Senator  American  vessels.  This,  in  turn,  workers  Federation  earlier  this  elections  pending  in  non­union  cisco  before  that.  He  sailed  from  from  Minnesota  and  now  a  States  is  done largely  to avoid  organizing  year.  Originally,  the  ITF  regula­ fleets.  These  are  expected  to  be  1^43  to  1951  and  holds  a  bosun's  Marine  vice­president.  He  testi­ by  US  maritime  unions, as  well  as  tion  was  that  the  nationality  of  a  held  when  shipping  resumes  in  fied  that  as  the  ships  were  built.  for  tax  advantages.  ming.  crew  decided  which  union  could  the, spring.  Global  Bulk  Transportation  Corp.,  Obviously,  by  registering  ships  organize  a  given  ship,  so  that  the  The  SIU  success  in  the  Reiss  Principal ­targets  for  IMWU  ac­ tivity  are  some  1,695  ships  under  a  Panamanian­subsidiary  of  States  ovvned  by  a  Panamanian  corpora­ States  Marine  device  was  effective  fleet  is  the  latest  in  a  number  of,  the  flags  of  Liberia,  Panama  and  Marine,  sold  the  ships <  to  three  tion  under  the  Norwegian flag,  a  protection  from  US  Marine  Union  organizing  victories  which  have  Hbnduras,  employing  an  estimated  Norwegian  ship  operators  and  six  legitimate  maritime flag,  it  was  organizing.  At  the  insistence  of  been  won  on  the­ Lakes.  Other  70,000  seamen.  As  the  first  step,  companies. The  Norwegians  got  60  hoped  that  the States Marine  ships  US  maritime  unions,  this  was  new  companies  signed  to  contracts  the  union  are  seeking  identifica­ percent  of  the  stock  and  the  re­ could  escape  the  "runaway"  tag.  changed  to  provide  that  the  own­ have included  the Tomlinson  Fleet  tion  of  those  ships  which  the  US  maining  40  percent  was~held  by  a  The  16  Global  Bulk  ships  in­ ership  and  control  of­a  vessel  de­ Corporation,  with  12  ships,  and  Navy deems as  being under its "ef­ Panamanian  company  affiliated  volved  are  all  large,  modern  bu'k  termines  who  has  the  organizing  the  Gartland  Steamship  Company,  with  7  ships.  fective control."  Such a  list  would  with  Global  Bulk—which  in  turn.  ore  carriers  and  supertankers.  It  rights.  Hearing  Shows  How  US  Co's  Cover  Up  Foreign­Flag  Ships  • 1  f  i\  •   ^ I  I  l..:|  41  �i .  •   '  9mrm  Facefon  SEAT  ARViRS  LOG  Deeemlin' 18,  1959  SEAFARERS  ROTARY SHIPPING  ROARD  ir­ >.^­ November 25  Through December  8, 1959  Ship  Atfivify  The  coining  Christmas  and  New  Year  holidays  have  already  brought  the  ports  of  Miami,  Tampa,  and  New  Orleans held  their  own.  good  cheer  to  a  number  of  Seafarers  on  the  beach  in  the  various  SIU  Percentage­wise,  class  C  cards  picked  up  slightly  as  did  class  B  Pay  »«a  la  ports,  according  to  this  period's  shipping  figures.  Although  lagging  books.  The  corresponding  loss  was  in  the  number  of  class  A  men  Offe~  Oas  Treat. TOTAL  slightly  behind  the  last  two  weeks,  shipping  for  the  14  ports  during  shipped  which  dropped  fcom  72  percent  to  68  percent.  Class  B  men  4  '  3  7  the  last  period  held  its  own,  and  in  many  areas,  picked  up  consider­ accounted  for  24.5  percent  of  the  Jobs  and  class  C fo^, the  remaining  iotroB  New  York  ,....  20  1  11  34  7.5  percent.  ably.  There  was  a  total  of  1,169  men  shipped,  which  is  about  61  men  less than  the total shipped  the previous  period.  While  the  overall  totals  on  the number  of  ships calling  at SIU  ports  MHIedeiliiifa..  2  2  10  T4  As has  been  the  trend  in  the  past,  shipping  usually  picks  up  around  remained  the  same,  the  breakdown  changed.  There  were  51  vessels  leltlaieM  ......  *  7  17  30  this time  of  the year  as many  of  the men  pay off  to spend  the holidays  paying  off  in \he  last  two  week  period,  23 signed  on  and  the  remain­ Nerfeik  ..  .,  2  1  4  9  with  their  families.  New York  and  Houston  showed  sizable  increases,  ing  131  were  in  transit.  This  represents  a  fairly  large  dropin  the  Jeehteaviile  ..1­  1'  7  9  shipping  almost  500  men  between  them.  On  the  West  Coast,  San  number  of  vessels  signing  on,  and  a  big  increase  in  the  number  of  Miami  .  —  i—  2  2  Francisco  almost  doubled  its  prior  totals  when  124  men  shipped  from  in­transit  ships.  The  four  ports  of  New  York,  Baltimore,  New  Orleans  Tempe  ^  ^   g  g  that  port  over  the  last  period.  However,  the  shipping  boom  in  'Frisco  and  Houston  accounted  for  a  total  of  127  vessels.  There  were  three  S  2  i  15  was confined  to  that area  as  the  other  two  West  Coast  ports,  Wilming­ ports,  Miami,  Tampa  and  Wilmington  which  had  no  ships  signing  on  Mobile..:  3  25  32  ton  and  Seattle,  normally  good  for  shipping,  dropped  considerably.  or  paying  off  while  two  others,  Boston  and  Seattle,  had  no  sign­ens.  NewOrlMRt..  4  Also  hit  fairly  heavily  over  the  past  period  were  the  ports  of  Phila­ The  following  is  the  forecast  of  SIU  shipping,  port­by­port:  Boston:  Hoetfon  4  1/  26  31  delphia,  Norfolk  and  Baltimore.  Between  them, the  three  ports shipped  Fair  . .  .  New  York: Should  hold  up  .  .  ,  Phlladel^ia: Looks  slow  . .  .  WilmlngtoB  ....  —  —  2  2  only  214 men, or  about  18  percent  of  the  total  men  shipped.  Baltimore:  Shows  signs  of  improvement  .  .  .  Norfolk: Blow  .  .  .  Jack­ Sea  Franelica.;  2  3'  4  9  Shipping  from  the  other  SIU  ports  remained  steady,  with  Boston  sonville:  Fair  .  .  .  Tampa:  Slow  .  .  .  Mobile:  Slow  .  .  .  New  Orleans:  Scenle  I  —  2  3  showing  a  slight  increase,  shipping  18  men  as  compared  to  eight  for  Steady  ,  Hnuston:  Good  ,  .  .  Wilmington:  Should  pick  up  . . . San  the  prior  period.  Jacksonville  dropped  somewhat  as  did  Mobile,  but  Francisco:  Good  .  .  .  Seattle:  Should  improve.  Totals  f.  51  23  131  205  DECK  DEPARtMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Port  Boston  New  York  Philadelphia.. .  Baltimore  Norfolk  Jacksonville  Miami  Tamipa  Mobile  New Orleans  Houston  Wilmington.  San  Francisco.  Seattle  1  TOTALS  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  • —  ••   —  Shipped  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  2  8  —  10  —  1  —.  1  1  5  2  8  1  73  24  40  6  13  19  20  47  18  85  8  9  17  2  2  —  4  —  3  2  2  1  1  1  4  —  —  1  1  12  19  6  37  1  . 10  12  23  17  20  8  45  1  5  8  14  3  12  1  16  —  4  4  1  3  —  1  1  3  —  .  3  8  3  11  —  —  1  1  2  4  I  ­7  —  5  1  6  —  —  .  —  —  '  —  —  1  —  1  5  —­ 4  —  1  1  —  1  —  ­  4  4  1  1  —  2  4  11  5  20  2  5  9  6  20  :—.  ...  1  1  21  33  9  63  2  8  10  20  9  27  7  43  6  4  8  18  3  2  14  23  4  41  1  6  20  38  7  65  7  12  19  3  4  8  —  —  2  1  2  3  —  3  1  1  5  23  1  29  2  2  5  9  13  12  8  33  3  5  3  11  • ....  6  6  3  15  —  4  1  5  4  5  •  1  10  —  —  1  1  95  193  45  333  6  36  54  96  93  173  61  327 ­10  39  45  94  t  Shipped  CLASS  C  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  c ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  Z  3  ALL  _  5  1  6  9  16  2  22  2  1  3  5  6  11  83  17  11  113  97  203  21  324  4  33  51  88  _  4  1  5  15  14  12  41  1  2  2  .  5  2  3  5  10  45  14  69  34  30  9  93  2  12  23  37  _  _  3  3  6  9  9  3  21  5  10  15  —  7  6  13  2  10  1  13  1  1  .  .,  2  2  '  _  __  4  1  5  2  10  1  13  2  2  4  _  20  1  21  31  29  5  65  .  1  8  ^  9  3  43  18  3  64  54  85  26  ­165  2  1  20  l6  36  _  "  65  10  84  21  28  8  57  1  14  6  21  '  .  3  1  4  4  9  4  17  3  2  5  1  4  1  '  8  33  11  8  50  8  21  3  32  2  2  5  9  —  1  1  10  1  1.  12  9  11  1  21  3  1  4  8  3  14  14  31 327  94  31  452 290  496  100  886  13  97  131  241  io  /  —  ..I.  ENGINE  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  .  Registered  CLASS  B  Shipped  CLASS  A  Shipped  CLASS  B  shipped  CLASS  C  •  TOTAL  SHIPPED  Registered  On The  Beach  CLASS  A  CLASS  B  GROUP ­ GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  A  B  C  ALL  1  2  3  ALL  __  5  6  —  —  1  1  Boston  4  1  1  3  2  5  1  2  3  3  ­ 8  7  7  11  34  5  50  1  11  8  20  10  57  6  73  1  10  8  19  New  York  1  3  4  73  19  4  96  40  119  28  187  ft  Philadelpbia. .  9  3  12  4  1  5  2  2  7  2  22  o  32  2  5  vwr  Baltimore  9  12  21  2  23  4  29  ­ 4  30  10  44  ,  8  13  21  1  7  3  11  29  21  11  61  9  65  8  82  —­ —  Norfolk  2  —  6  4  2  2  1  1  ...  2  3  5  1  0  1  1  5  1  .  •  7  14  14  Jacksonville  2  3  —  5  • 1  1  2  —­ 3  3  1  1  2  2  2  2  6  3  2  6  11  2  7  9  —  .  —  —  —  .  —  —  —  —.  —  —  —  —  •   ,  —  —  —  —  ,  Miami.  —  '—  —'  _  —  _  .  — .  __  Tampa....;.... •  • • • • *  6  —.  6  ....  5  1  6  6  6  2  13  15  '  —  1  Mobile  6  7  1  14  8  3  5  2  10  2  6  .  2  3  5  1  10  5  1  16  14  43  3  60  New Orleans...  .  12  33  2  47  ^  15  6  21  If  24  7  42  3  10  13  —  —  2  2  42  13  2  57  31  63  7  101  •  Houston  6  13  —­ 19  10  3  13  6  33  5  44  2  5  15  22  44  22  66  13  30  1  44  Wilmington  —  —  _  4  5  —  5  1  1  2  —  3  1  4  1  1  1  5  2  10  12  San Francisco...  —  1  7  5  22  5  32  4  11  7  22  1  3  3  8  9  17  1  32  17  1  SO  8  15  ~2  25  Seattle  .......  —  10  5  15  6  —  5  —  6  '—  5  2  '  —  1  3  —"  —  5  3  8  16  5  21  46  167  34  247  2  62  43  107  37  188  34  259  5  40  68  113  3  11  12  26 259  113  26  398 123  424  62  609  TOTAIS  ­ Port  Oh  i  •  t .  .  •—  —  •  w...  1  •  •  •—  •—   •  •.  —  „  GROUP  1  2  3  ALL  1  2  3  8  41  27  76  9  1  2  10  13  23  1  2  5  8  1  vl  .  3  3  2  9  11  2  39  47  11  11  22  6  4  2  2  2  4  6  4  10  13  IZO­ 84  217  MM  MM  • .  STEWARD  DEPARTMENT  Registered  CLASS  A  Registered  C^ASS  B  GROUP  GROUP  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424/  62  i  609 •   13 ,  120  84  I ;i217  1  1—  37  88 204  77  38  319  318:  00.290  [  797  ,  30  187  1.^5  7  26  ^3  05 r790  284  05  1169 >731.1019  452^ 12202 144  247  402  1  693  •  I.  • Ni  i'sO'tt'life �December  IS, 19SS  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page  Rf*  Probers  Find  Kings  Pf,  Is Unhappy  Ship  A  three­man  Congressional  subcommittee  Completed  three  and  from  ships  when  going  on  pared to  the $300 annual allowance  days  of  hearings  on  the status  and  operations  of  the  Kings  training  cruises  which  are  part  of  to Kings  Point students.  The  other  academies,  of  course,  Point  Merchant  Marine  Academy  and  heard  pleas  for  more  the  schooi's  program.  arc  preparing  students  for  service  The president of  the Kings Point  money  for  everybody—staff  In  the  Armed  Forces,while  Kings  Alumni  Association,  Melvin  J.  rotate  as  waiters  in  the  academy's  and  students.  The  major  ob­ Tubiin,  testified  that  cadet  morale  Point  students  are  being  schooled  jective of  the hearings  was to  dining room.  was  low  because  West  Pointers  or  for  civilian  jobs  on  merchant  The  only  funds  actuaily  laid  out  NEWS  HEADLINES  IN  REVIEW  inquire  Into  the  quasi­miiitary  by the  cadets during  the four years  Navy  men  at  Annapolis  get  $1,300  ships.  status  of  the staff  which  has  been  Also  discussed  at  the  hearing  the  target  of  proposed  legislation,  are  $700  for  uniforms  and  fare  to  a  year  for  personal  use  as  com­ was  the  impact  of  reclassification  as  well  as  the  operations  of  the  of  academy  instructors  and  other  academy  generally.  staff  members as  Civil Service  em­ ployees.  In  most  instances,  this  However,  a  good  deal  of  tes­ would  result  in  losing special  mili­ timony  consisted  of  complaints  tary  allowances and  other  benefits.  that  the  academy's  cadets  do  not  It  had  been  charged  In  the  past  receive  enough  spending  money  that  the  academy  staff  was  loaded  from  Congress,  as  well  as  mutual  with  Navy officer  and  petty officer  recrimination  between  faculty  and  .reiuMPMAtfrwz  staff  members,  and  faculty  and  No  ruling  has come down  from  the Coast  Guard  as  yet  as  ratings.  SIU  has  long  been  opposed  OP ASIA ,?  SE5.B\e^fiMeR.  students.  to whether or not Walt Welles, second mate of  the Santa Rosa,  to The  the  operation  of  the  academy  60B6 To FAfZiS  The  investigation  had  been  has the right to withhold  testimony in  hearing.s on negligence  for  two  reasons:  the  military  at­ a dispute  between the  charges  arising  out  of  the­t  VBSAOLLB .. .fioResT&aws  prompted by  mosphere  under  which  students  Maritime  Administration  and  a  Valchem­Santa Rosa  collision.  the  loss  of  direct  testimony  by  are  trained  for  civilian  jobs,  and  segment  of  the  faculty  over  estab­ The  collision  last  March  took  Welles.  secondly  because  Government  GAULVB, WHICA^ HA\/e  lishing civilian status for all acade­ the  lives  of  three  Seafarers  and  The  constitutional  issue  has  not  funds  are  used  to  train  a fixed  been  raised  before,  but  the  SIU­ my  instructors.  Legislation  to that  an  engineer  on  the  Vaichem.  WEAKEA//N^  /V­A.TO.  number  of  officer  candidates  an­ end  has  been  introduced  but  is  ^The  Coast  Guard,  holding  hear­ has  objected  recently  to  proposed  nually  irrespective  of  the  needs  Coast  Guard  hearing  procedures.  being fought by some faculty mem­ ings on  negligence  charges  against  of  the Industry.  bers  and  some  of  the  academy's  the  Valchem's  second  mate,  ran  The  SIU  has  held  that  the  proce­ The  Union  position  has  been  dures  should  be  as  close  as  possi­ alumni.  into  a  stumbling  block  when  ble  to those, followed in  a  court  of  that  merchant  marine  officers  Welles  refused  to  answer  ques­ law  and  that  witnesses  have  the  should  come  out  of  the  ranks  of  'Plight'  Of  Cadets  tions  in  cross­examination.  He  same  protection  in  a  Coast  Guard  merchant  seamen,  and  if  anything,  At  the  hearings  before  Reps.  claimed  that  such  answers  would  funds  for  their  training  should  Herbert  Zelenko  and  Victor  An­ be damaging  to his own  case  as  he  hearing  as  in  a  legal  proceeding,  be  provided  by  the  industry.  because  their  Job  rights  are  at  iSiMERICA FRBBSm R>Z  Re­ fuso.  New  York  Democrats,  and  Is  facing  similar  charges.  in  any  such  disciplinary  The  Congressional  subcommittee  rucrioN OF RmfeAA;­n?AP&  Rep.  Frank  Dor'n,  New  York  Re­ His  lawyer,  Raymond  T. Greene,  stake  also  heard  testimony  as  to  the  proceeding.  publican, .testimony  was  given  as  argued  that  his  constitutional  limited  number  of  academy  grad­ 6A<2glERS ASAlMsraS  to  the  "plight"  of  the  cadets  in  rights  would  be  impaired  if  he  Consequently, the outcome of  the  uates  who  make  a  career  out  of  Dt/cr5..»TARlFiES^Af  their  four  years  of  study  at  the  were  required  to  answer.  Welles'  case,  irrespective  of  his  responsibility  for  negligence,  may  seafaring.  As  reported  in  the  last  £)^sr/Aj UArtS  academy.  The  prosecuting  attorney,  Lieut.  have  an  important  bearing  on  the  SEAFARERS  LOG, 163  of  the  882  HA\IBA\V£V.  The  Congressmen  were told  that  Comdr.  Albert  S.  Frevola,  ques­ legal  rights  of  seamen  facing  graduates  since  1955  are  now  pre­ sently  working  aboard  ships  with  the  cadets,  who  receive  a  free  tioned  whether  any  constitutional  Coast  Guard  charges.  college  education,  free  room  and  rights  were  involved.  He  main­ The  hearing has  been  adjourned  the  rest  working  ashore,  in  the  board  and  $25  a  month  spending  tained  that  the  hearing  was  not  a  until  December  28.  Meanwhile,  Navy,  or  doing  graduate  work  for  money,  occasionally  have  to  take  criminal  proceeding  but  a  discipli­ both  lawyers  were  told  to  submit  advanced  degrees.  on  odd  Jobs  on  the  weekends  if  nary  action,  and  that  the  Govera­ briefs.  they  want  extra  cash,  and  also  ment  should  not  be  penalized  by  Welles  had  refused  to  answer  questions  about  whether  the Santa  Rosa's  master,  Capt.  Frank  S.  Si­ wik  had stood  next to him during a  . A5SEMBtVc/OSES  radar  plot,  or  whether  the fog  had  cleared at  the time of  the crash  off  .".OFFE/SEP Re5DUtr»CAlS OAJ  Atlantic  City.  He  also  would  not  SAN  FRANCISCO  —  Shipping  Ti0Er ^ HMBAR^WrtH FJAfiS  tell whether or not  he had  reported  has  been  very  good  here  during  WR ARMS COf^ROl. ,:'6/0ci'  plots  to  the  captain.  the  last  two  weeks,  with  two  full  OF AFRICANi AIATIQNIS RJ^EP  New  York  longshoremen  have  voted  in  favor  of  a  new  He  did,  however,  answer  ques­ crews  signing  on  and  another  ex­ AA)P <SA/A)/M5 W /MfORlAAfeJe.  three­year  contract  with  waterfront  employers  by  a  healthy  tions about  the  crash  when  he  was  pected  to  do  same  as  soon  as  th*  3­1  margin.  The  voting,  held  December  10,  was  also  con­ questioned  directly by  Commander  ship  in  question  gets  a  charter.  Frevola. The Coast Guard  has been  But  the  coming  period  does  not  ducted  all  along  the  Atlantic^  holding hearings  since June  on the  look  as  bright,  it's reported.  seaboard  from  Maine  to  Nor­' shoremen  will  be free to strike,  be­ charges against four officers  of  the  Paying  off  were:  Chocta,w  folk, Va.,  with similar  results.  cause the  Taft­Hartley 80­day  cool­ two  ships,  the  masters  and  second  (Waterman)  and  Steel  Fabricator  ing­off  period  expires then.  It was  In  New  York  13,398  voted  for  mates, and  recently held  that  both  (Isthmian).  the  agreement  and  4,214  against  used  to  "halt  October's  eight­day  the ships were guilty  of  negligence  Signing  on:  Marine  Carrier  it. The  acceptance  of  the  contract  dock  strike  originally  provoked  by  in  the crash.  (Marine  Bulk)  and  Steel  Fabrica­ had  been  recommended  by  the  In­ the  refusal  of  southern  employers  Both  vessels  had  misinterpreted  tor  (Isthmian),  PPBSG srR£eBe<  ternational  Longshoremen's  Asso­ to agree to retroactivity.  their  radar  and  were  traveling  at  In  transit:  Fairport,  City  of  The  big  issue,  the  matter  of  top  cruising  speed  during  condi­ Alma  (Waterman);  Ocean  Dinny  CO^.isrBNCt INBTBAV OP  ciation.  The  vote  left  the  contract  prob­ automation  on  the  docks,  seems  to  tions  of  reduced  visibility,  the  (Mar.  Oversea);  Steel  Flyer  (Isth­ VITRIOLIC ArrAd<S}  Bur  lems of  the southern longshoremen  have  been solved  by  a compromise.  Coast Guard  said.  mian); and  Thetis (Rye  Marine).  ^nWABCUTARMm •   still to  be resolved.  The employers  The  employers,  represented  by  the  York  State Shipping  Associa­ CP Wp&r^M  SBR/AMi.  in the  South have  been  balking on  New  agreeing  to  a  contract  on  the  pat­ tion,  won  the  right  to  introduce  tern  of  the  North  Atlantic  Coast.  labor­saving devices at  the  piers.  Unless an  agreement is  reached  by  This  means  that  containerization  December  27,  the  southern  long­ wil'I  become  a  more  important  means  of  transporting  cargos.  The  agreement  gives  operators  the  go­ ahead  to set  up  the docks  for  con­ tainer  shipping.  The  ILA  however,  gained  the  assurance  that  the  size  of  work  gangs  will  not  be  cut,  and  that  „ ^ J CO/AhAOt^!^  f^RTV  longshoremen  will  get  a  slice  of  PHILADELPHIA—Though  ship­ .. jips c^?/V\/le/^r^Q^/, ovz­V  ping  has  been  relatively  slow  dur­ the  profit'pie  the  new  devices  are  '£?CCO INPARTTAMt'Mi  ing  the last  period, it's  anticipated  expected  to  produce.  that  things  will  get  better  during  How  much  they  are  to  get  will  the  next  two  weeks,  as  four  ships  be  settled  either  by  negotiation  or  are  due in this  port,  reports Steve  arbitration.  This  "premium  pay,"  Gardullo,  agent  is  to  be  based  on  some  kin^  of  a  The  possibility  of  a  longshore­ formula  that  will  establish  a  spe­ men's  strike  in  Philadelphia  was  cial  premium  fee  for  each  ton  of  erased  recently  when  that  union  cargo  handled  by  the  new  tech­ settled  negotiations  and  agreed  to  niques.  various  benefits  covering  the  com­ The  vote covered  a  master  con­ tract  that  established  new  wage  ing  three­year  period.  The following  ships paid  off  and  scales,  and  a  19­cent  package  in­ coastwise:  Fort  IIos­ volving  empnlyer  contribution  to  Mi^sRsomAf^EicAfi  are operating  kins.  Royal  Oak  (Cities  Service).  welfare  and  pensions.  The  new  WTAW WAS TW6TA«^  In  transit  werei. Seamar,  Ken­ pay  rate,  retroactive  to  October 1,  C>PA RevfeM­Lmo/M.­TWl^  mar,  Massmar  (Calmpr); Steel  Ad­ the  day  after  the  old  contract  ex­ Pottins  ting In  for a  vacation chock  in  SIU  hoi! it  Josoph C. Cyr, who  i//vt6 lAJ  pARAdaAy..nf/6  miral,  Steel  Surveyor  (Isthmian);  pired,  raises longshoremen's  wages  recently returned; to tho Statei after a  ontly returned; to tho Statei after a  IS­inonth trip  oboard Steel  (Bull);  Yaka  (Water­ from  $2.80  to  $2.07  an  hoiir  fbr  RBBBlSvJEPti f^Bftazr^  Jean, Emelia  man);  Alqoa  Pioneer  (Alcoa);  and  this  year.  The  rate  will  climb  to  Admiral,  during  which  time  he .cultivated  the  Castre  crop  lie's  'Petro Chem  (Valentine  Chein.).  sporting.  $3.02  on  October  1, 1961.  Valchem Crash  Witness  Tests Constitution Right  ILA Men Vote OK  To New  Dock  Pact  ,!•   i:r,  11  •  11  j  m  • S 4  Sign­Ons Give  'Frisco Boost  'Si  Hair­Raising Vacation  Due  Phila. Looks  For  Pick­Up  TOM l94^?^t^UFSopcx>,  :'<T\.'­ "lA  1»«E  .  •   • • .• 3 .  • 'J  • m  �•<  PAffe  Six  P r  5£>IF^RER5  tO<;  Assail  Drug  Prire­Gouging  f­  #•   R­­  .  u­::  5!^:­ r.:­ i  'fiTjr ­•   KS,  ­ 8IU Fishermen Back Fiind Drive  (Continued  from  page 2)  other  major  concern,  Merck  and  miracle  drug  for  all  kinds  of  ail­ Schering  Corp.  had  been  sol4  by  Co.  ha^730  such  employees,  at  a  ments.  As  a  result,  too  many  pa­ the  Government  as  an  alien  prop­ total  payroll  cost  of  $5475,000  tients  got  too  much  penicillin.  erty  in  19b2  for  $29  million.  In  annually,  plus  expenses,  to  pro­ Now,  many  people  have  developed  years,  it  earned  back  the  pur­ mote  the  sale  of  its  drugs.  Alto­ severe  allergy reactions  to  penicil­ chase  price  after  taxes  with  $3  gether,  there  are  some  15,000  of  lin  which  can  prove  fatal,  and  the  these  "detail"  men.  drug  has  largely  lost  its  effective­ million  left  over.  In  defending  these  charges,  the  The  role  of  these  detaU  men  ness  for  treating  many  ailments.  Similarly  the  cortisone  drugs  companies  cited  the  heavy  outlays  produced  some  of  the  most  explo­ spent  to  "instruct"  physicians  in  sive  charges  in  the  testimony  thus  were  widely  misused,  with  the  re­ the  use  of  the  drugs.  It  was  far.  Dr.  Louis  Lasagna,  a specialist  sult  that  many  patients  showed  brought  out  that  Schering  em­ from  John  Hopkins  University  severe  reactions  to  them.  ployed  500  so­called  "detail  men"  medical  school,  charged  that  the  Flood  Of  Ads  who  did  nothing  but  go  to, one  detail  men  unload  rafts  of  "mis­ As  a  dramatic  example  of  the  physician  after  another,  "instruct­ erable"  medicines  on  physicians  flood  of  literature  to  which  doc­ ing"  them  about  the  drugs.  An­ each  year.  The  physicians  are  un­ tors  are  subjected  in  the  high­ able  to  keep  track  of  the  flood  of  pressure  campaigns  of  drug  com­ products,  and  are  constantly haras­ panies,  a  committee  investigator  sed  by  salesmen.  brought  in  a  large  paper  carton  of  What  happens,  he  said,  is  that  such  literature  received  by  a  sin­ the  drug  manufacturers  alter  the  gle  doctor  a  small  Minnesota  same  product  slightly  at  frequent  town. There in  are 150,000  physicians  intervals. The  usual  claim, he  said,  in  the  country,  most  of  whom  get  in  this  "numbers  racket,"  is  that  similar  quantities  of  literature,  the  new  drug  is  "more  potent"  running  up staggering printing  and  than  the older  model. "To  say  th3t  distribution  costs.  one  drug  is  more  potent  than  the  other is  like saying  a  dime  is more  A  reduction  in  the  drug  6om­ panies'  high  pressure  selling,  ad­ potent  than  two  nickels."  The  new  "more  potent"  medi­ vertising and  promotion  operations  cines,  he  charged,  are  simply  mix­ could  lead  immediately  to a  sharp  tures  of  the  same  old  compounds.  reduction  in  the  cost  of  prescrip­ Clustered around Jiminy  Cricket, symbol o  the United Fund  drive,  Often,  the  original  compound  ij  tions  to  the  public.  cboord  fishing  vessel  New  Bedford  are  l­r.,  standing)  Edmund  Equally  damaging  to  the  drug  superior  he  asserted.  Opozda,  Durwood  Fowie,  Manuel  Rezendesi  Richard  Lawrence,  companies'  position  was  testimony  Since  the  doctors  are  inundated  by  barrelfuls  of  promotional  lit­ on  prices  charged  the  Veterans  Capt, William Greeb,  Secretary­Treasurer Howard  W. Nickerson^  erature  about  new  drugs,  they  Administration.  In  competitive  of  the  SlU­affiliated  New  Bedford'Fishermen's  Union  and  Efbll  have  no  time  to  evaluate  their  bidding,  Merck  sold  a  cortisone  Dugas.  In hatchway  is Henry  Martinez.  worth,  or  to  determine  if  they  drug  to  the  VA  for  $65  per  1,000  tablets.  The  company  charges  have  any  harmful  impact.  ­jrssV­­ Many  of  these  drugs  have  been  druggists  $170  for  the  same  quan­ oversold  in  the  past.  A  prime  ex­ tity,  with  a  suggested  retail  price  ample  is  penicillin,  which,  upon  of  $283.  its  introduction,  was  hailed  as  a  The practice  of  doctors  prescrib­ ing  by  brand  names  has  become  so  well­established  now,  that  drug­ stores  have  difficulty  in  stocking  all  the  thousands  of  varieties  of  MOBILE—Shipping  has  been  fair,  and  should  continue lo  pills on  the  market.  Consequently,  be  the  same  for  the  next  two  weeks.  However,  to  brighten  some druggists  are  now  setting  up  exchange  systems,  whereby  they  the  picture,  Alcoa  announced  it  is stgrting  regular  runs  be­ specialize  in the  product  of  one  or  tween Trinidad  and  Gulfport,  two  manufacturers,  and  obtain  the  hit  by  the  presence  of  these  for­ competing  manufacturer's  drugs  Miss.,  assuring  the  Mobile  eign  ships,  which  outnumber  TORONTO,  Ont.—Six  "refugees"  of  the  International  by  exchanging  with  other  drug  port  of  better  shipping  condi­ American  vessels  by  around  seven  Woodworkers of  America have found  temporary employment  stores.  tions  during  the  coming  year.  The  or  eight  to  one.  company reports  It  will  use  one or  here  after  their  union  was  "decertified"  by  the  provincial  Last Period Report  ­two  C­ls  to  carry  the  cargo,  baux­ government  for  exercising its'*  ite,  which  will  be  stockpiled  in  The following  ships paid  off  dur­ right  to  strike  for  better  em­ ers"—^was  set  up  under  the  direc­ Gulfport.  There'll  be  a  trip  every  ing  the  past  shipping  period:  Al­ tion  the  Newfoundland  govern­ ployment  conditions  against  SEATTLE—Shipping  has  been  15  days  between  Gulfport. and  coa's  Clipper,  Corsair  and  Ranger  ment.  two  major  paper  companies.  very  slow  during  the  past  two  The  six  are  among  100  wood­ Now  IWA  loggers  can't  get  jobs  weeks, with^ only one  vessel  paying  Trinidad,  with  about  three  days  in  (Alcoa); MonarcJi  of  the  Seas, Clai­ borne  (Waterman).  workers who  have been blackliiA;ed  in  Newfoundland  unless  they  re­ off  and  two  in  transit,  says  Ted  port  in  both  places.  iii  their  home  province  as a  result  nounce membership la their  union.  Rabowski,  Port  Agent.  Things  are  Much  comment  has  been  heard  Signed  on  were:  Arizpa  and  of  legislation  pushed  through  the  Consequently  they  are  at  the  expected  to  pick  up­ in  the  coming  relative  to  SIU­NMU  and  other  Morning  Light  (Waterman).  unions'  attempts  to  organize  all  In  transit:  Young  America  and  local  law­making  body  by  Premlmr  mercy  of  the  industry  and  the  period,  however.  Joseph  Smallwood.  Tho  bill  effec­ Newfoundland  government.  Paying  off  was  the  Coeur  foreign flag  vessels  in  order  to  John  B.  Waterman  (Waterman);  tively  killed  the  loggers'  union.  The  SIUNA  and  the  Canadian  D'Alene  Victory  (Victory  Cam).  bring  their  standards  up  so  that  Kathryn; Frances (Bull); Steel Voy­ Shortly  thereafter,  a  strikebreak­ District  contributed  $6,500  to  the  In. transit were: Steel  Fabricator  American­flag  ships  can  compete  ager (Isthmian); Alcoa  Roamer (Al­ ing  union—known  as  "Newfound­ logg:er8  when  the  strike  first  (Isthmian)  and  Almena  (Clover  with  them  on  more  even  terms.  coa); Chiwawa  (Cities Service),  and  Carriers).  land  Brotherhood  of  Woodwork­ started.  Mobile  has  been  particularly  hard  Pandora  (Bphipany).  ;  PORT&CALL  stiSEwyoac  • *.Wi<^l­ DiMBikar  If, IMS  IN eALrum  Newfoundland Blackballs  Logger  Union  Members  A/coo Starting  Trinidad­Cult  Run  Seattle Slow  1;^­ 1|:'"  Do You Have  Your Lifeboat Ticket ?  Part of  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Steam­ ship's  missile­tracking  fleet.  The  two  vessels  are  disput­ send  a  man  into  space  in  the  LOG  from  Seafarer  Bill  MacDon­ Arthritis suffers  have become  major victims  of  false­advertised prod­ ing  over  which  one  had  the  Project  Mercury  program.  ald,  the  Rose  Knot ship's reporter.  ucts.  The  Arthritis  Sc  Rheumatism  Foundation  reports  that  arthritics  honor  of  successfully­recovering  The  original  newspaper  reports  "In  reference  to  your  article  oa  throw  away  $250  million  a  year  on  exaggerated  "cures" ranging  from  the first  intact Atlas  nose­cone last  last July  had  it that  the Rose  Knot  the  subject  of  the  recovery  of  the  glorified  aspirin  to  gadgets containing  low­grade  uranium  ore.  July  31.  The  incident  has  con­ was  the  successful  ship,  picking  Atlas  Nose  Cone  in  the  November  That's  what  a survey  by  the  Arthritis  &  Rheumatism Foundation  In­ siderable  historical  importance  be­ up  the  Atlas  nose  cone  approxi­ 6  issue  of  the  SEAFARERS  LOG»  dicates.  The  largest  number  of  falsely­advertised  arthritis  products  cause  the  nose­cone  in  question  is  mately three  hours after its launch­ submitted  by  A1  Borjer,  ship's  bought by arthritics questioned in a Foundation survey, were  purchased  the  type  in  which  the US  hopes  to  ing  from  Cape  Canaveral,  Florida.  delegate  of  the  Coastal  Sentry,  That  was  how  It  was  reported  in  we, the crew  of  the MV  Rose Knot  as  a  result  of  TV  ads.  Twenty­five  percent  reported  they  have  been  the  SEAFARERS  LOG  of  July  31.  feel  duty­bound  to  make  known  led  by TV  into buying  misrepresented products.  Newspaper ads  turned  The  LOG  story  brought  an  in­ the  true  and  correct  facts  sur­ out  to  be  runners­up in  inducing  purchases  of  ^hritis "cures."  dignant  rebuttal  from  Seafarer  rounding  the recovery  of  said nosa  Similarly,  Dr.  Harold  Hillenbrand  of  the  American  Dental  Associa­ A1  Borjer,  ship's  delegate  of  the  cone.  tion,  says  some  TV  toothpaste  commecials  are  as  "rigged"  as  the  re­ Coastal  Sentry  which  was  printed  "As  an  eyewitness  at  the  scene  cently  exposed  quiz  shows.  He  said  much  toothpaste  advertising  ac­ in  the  November  issue.  "We  don't  of  this historical  recovery,  without  tually discourages proper  care, and  know  what  the  source  of  your  in­ the  least  shadow  of  a  doubt  the  gives viewers a  false sense  of  secu­ formation  was," Borjer  wrote, "but  Rose  Knot  did  find,  secure,  and  rity  about  decay,  especially  the  yqu  were  totally­misinformed as  to  recover  the  Atlas  nose  cone.  Un­ commercials  for  one  toothpaste  the details.  fortunately,  due  to  the  absence  claiming  to  provide  an  "invisible  "Said  nose  cone  was  not  re­ aboard  the  Rose  Knot  of  the  spe­ Shield."  This,  of  course.  Is  Col­ covered  by  the  Rose  Knot,  but  by  cific  type  of  technical  personnel  gate's  Gardol,  promoted  with  the  the Coastal Sentry.  However,  both  on  this  particular  mission,  orders  dramatic  demonstration  of  the  an­ vessels were  at the scene of  the re­ were  received  from  Patrick  Air  nouncer  protected  by  a  glass  NEW  YORK—Shipping  has  covery,  but  the  Coastal  Sentry  at­ Force  Base  to  surrender  said  cone  shield,  and  Mama  sending  continued to climb during  the  tained  the  honor,  and  the  whole  to  our  sister ship  the  Coastal  Sen­ off  her  family  with  their  teeth  past  two weeks and  should be  operation  went off  without a  hitch.  try.  protected  by  Gardol's  "invisible  better  in  the  coming  period,  re­ We  were  highly  praised  for  a  job  "This  we  did  gracefully,  and  in  ports Bill  Hall,  assistant secretary­ well  done."  shield."  the knowledge that  besides it being  The  implication is false.  Brush­ treasurer.  Just  last  week.  Coastal  Sentry  a  great  victory  in  our  country's  ing  once  a  day  with  Gardol  won't  During  the  last  period  two ships  crewmember  Karl  Treimann  defense  in  the  missile  field,  we  protect  your  teeth.  All  dental  ex­ crewed  up,  20  paid  off  and  one  brought  a  photograph  Into  the  were fortunate  and  skillful  enough  perts  say  they  need  to  be  brushed  signed  foreign  articles.  About  285  LOG  office  which  apparently  was  to  find  and  retrieve  the  said  noss  after  every  meal  for  genuine  pro­ men shipped during  the two weeks.  the  clincher.  It  showed  a  group  of  cone."  Hall  reported.  tection.  Coastal  Sentry  men  clustered  In the light  of  this contradictory  In  the  Journal  of  the  New  Jer­ The  Marine  and  Allied  Workers  around  the  monstrous  Atlas  nose  testimony  from  Seafarers  Borjer,  sey Medical  Society,  Dr.  Robert  E.  Division  is  still  concentrating  its  cone  on  the  deck  of  the  Sentry.  Treimann  and  MacDonald,  the  Marin  recently  charged  that  me­ efforts  on  three  companies,  with  a  But  the  last  word  still  to  be  LOG  is  turning  the  whole  matter  dical  hucksters  on  television  are  total  of  1,000  jobs  at  stake.  Na­ heard.  Last  Monday,  an  equally  over  to  the US  Air Force  for  veri­ taking  the  public for  millions with  tional  Labor  Relations Board  hear­ indignant  letter  arrived  at  the  fication.  commercials implying  that a  multitude of  laxatives and other drugs  are  ing  is  scheduled  later  this  month  • 'approved by  doctors  everywhere."  In  one  commercial.  Dr.  Marin  on  the  larger firm, which  employs  says, "The  model, a  beautiful young  girl,  downed  a  foaming drink  and  an  estimated  500  persons.  shortly,  by  well­defined  impUcation,  had  her  best  evacuation  in  years  The  lifeboat,  AB  and  FWT  .. . The  product,  was,  bf  course,  widely 'prescribed by doctors'.  training  schools  continue  to­pro­ For a  while NBC had Regimen  usefk  weigh in on  the  Dave Garroway  gress  with  new  classes  underway.  "Today" show.  The  people  shown  on  television may  have  lost  weight.  Hall  asked  all  men  on  the  second  QUESTION: What did you  do on your  most memorable  Christmas?  But  the  implication  that  overweight  people  can  reduce  by  taking  a  deck  not  to  bring  food  and  coffee  pill  before  each meal,  With  no change  in  their  eating  habits,  is  a  mis­ there,  as  it  causes  quite  a  mess.  leading one.  CBS  had similar  commericals for  Regimen.  He ­  thanked  the  membership  for  Kennlth  Lee,  AB:  My  most  E. Gustafson, bosun:  During past  There  are  many  other  charges  of  rigged  or  otherwise  deceptive  TV  cooperating  on  new  dispatching  memorable  Christmas,  as  I  recol­ years  I  have  always  been  at  sea  lect,  was  in  1945,  during  Christ­ commericals.  These  range  from  the  use  of  hidden  sandpaper  to  set  up.  when  I  spent  a  mas;  however,  "prove"  one  cleanser  cleans  a  sink  better,  to  the  use  of  a  vegetable  The following  ships paid off  here  very  nice holiday  last  year  I  en­ derivative  or  ordinary  Salt  to  make  one  brand  of  beer  foqm  longer  during  the  previous  shipping  pe­ with  the  entire  Joyed  spending  than  Brand  X,  and  varnish  to  make  a  floor  wax seem  to  leave  a  high  riod:  Seatrain  Georgia,  Seatrain  family  at  Gales­ Christmas  Day  at  gloss.  Savannah,  Seatrain  Texas  (Sea­ burg,  111.  It  was  the  Hall  in  New  Another type  of  rigged commercial are  medical dramatizations  which  train);  Ocean  Deborah  (Ocean  a  happy  event  York  —  where  I  are factual  In  themselves,  but give  you a  wrong implication.  One is  the  Trans.);  Yaka  (Waterman);  Robin  for  all,  because  was  treated  to  a  TV  demonstration  showing  stomach  acid  burning  a  hole  in  a  hand­ Sherwood  (Robin);  Alcoa  Pioneer,  my  older  brother  delicious  turkey  kerchief.  The fallacy is that the stomach doesn't  have that strong a con­ Alcoa  Polaris,  Alcoa  Runner  (Al­ had  just returned  dinner  with  all  coa);  Atlantis  (Petrol  Shipping);  centration  of  acid.  from  the  service.  the  trimmings.  The  Federal  Trade  Commission's  charge  that  Libbey­Gwens­Ford  Steel  Architect  (Isthmian);  Bea­ There's  a  lot  to  be  said  for  being  Every  Christmas  since  then  I have'  and­General  Motors  use  trickery  in  their  commercials  comparing  car  trice,  Dorothy,  Elizabeth,  Suzanne  ashore  during  the  holidays.  been  at  sea.  windows,  is another  item in the  mounting evidence  that TV  advertising  (Bull);  Bienville,  Fairland,  Gate­ i,  i,  4"  4"  way  City,  Azalea  City  (Pan­Atlan­ has  become  the  No.  1  deceiver  of  the  buying  public.  Leo  MovaU, chief  steward: After  tic);  and  CS  Norfolk  (Cities  Serv­ Roosevelt  Robblns,  steward:  I  The  FTC  charge  against  Libbey­Owens­Ford  and  General  Motors  my  ship,  the  Clary,  was  sunk  dur­ was aboard  the  troop ship  Evange­ Shows  that  you  can't  rely  on  the  ads  even  for  so­called "reputable"  ice).  /  ing  the  battle  of  line  in  New.Or­ companies.  The complaint  alleges that  these TV  commericals use  cam­ One  ship  signed  on,  the  Robin  Dunkirk  in  1940,  leans  harbor  just  era  trickery  to compare  safety  plate  glass  in  side  windows of  GM  cars  Goodfellow  (Robin).  I  was  captured  a  few  days  be­ with safety sheet  glass in  side windows  of  competitors cars.  According  •   In  transit  were:  Steel  Architect  by  the  Germans  to  FTC,  the­advertiser  uses  different  camera  lenses  to  exaggerate  and  Steel  Age  (Isthmian); Seatrain  and  sent  to  pris­ fore  Christmas,  the distortion  of  the view  through the sheet  glass.  To show  the "view"  New  Jersey,  Seatrain  Louisiana,  1943.  My  wife  outside  Bor­ through  the GM  cars,  the picture  actually  was taken  through  the  open  Seatrain  Savannah  (Seatrain);  on  had  prepared  deaux.  My  fam­ everything  for  Window,  FTC  says.  Hurricane  (Waterman);  Cantigny  ily  was  later  no­ the  occasion,  ex­ This  is  not  to  say  that  television  is  the  only  purveyor  by  far,  of  (Cities  Service);  Emilia  (Bull),  tified  that  I  was  pecting  me  to  be  misleading  ads.  Some  of  the  most  flagrantly­useless medical  products  Steel  Admiral  (Isthmian)  and  presumed  dead.  home  then.  At  are sold  by  mail.  One  expert  says  that some  or  the  recent  newspaper  Raphael  Semmes  (Pan­Atlantic).  With  the  help  of  editorials  criticizing  TV  advertising  verge on hypocricy.  A  number of  the  French  underground,  however,  the  last  minute,  the same newspaper  carry ad's  for medical products that are  just as  bad.  I  made  good  my  escape,  arriving  though,  the  schedule  was  changed;  we sailed December 24 and I didn't  The  "glorified  aspirins"  are  a  particular  problem.  These  drugs  in Stockholm  Christmas  Day,  1940,  get  the  chance  to  call  my  wife,  typically  cost  $3  for  100  tablets  whose  chief  ingredient  is  aspirin  or  for a  wonderful family  reunion.  before  we  departed.  hipiilar pain  relievers.  You can buy ordinary aspirin for anywhere  from  $  4^  Ship's  delegates  are  urged  to  $  $  12  to  59  cents  for  100  tablets.  Jose  Maldonado,  FWT:  I  espe­ Maye  Russ,  director  of  the  National  Better  Business  Bureau's  food,  notify  the  Union  immediately  cially  remember  the  Christmas  of  Bill  Stark,  chief  steward:  Oddly  drug and  cosmetics division,  calls it a "tremendous  economic cheat  and  when  a  shipmate  is  taken  oft  1954,  because  I  enough,  every  Christmas  for  the  past  20  years  I  public  deception  to  take  ordinary  pain  reUevers  and  promote  them  the  vessel  in  any  port  because  was  forttmate  of  Illness  or  injury.  Delegates  have  been aboard  enough  to  catch  With> claims implying  they are  new medical  discoveries."  ship.  But  I  sup­ a  run  to  my  In fact. Researcher Ruth  Walrad, who prepared  the Arthritis  Founda­ should  not  wait  until  they  send  pose  all  of  them  home,  Puerto  tion  report,  told this department  that some  of  the costly  pain  relievers  in the  ship's minutes  but should  handle  the  matter  in a  separate  are  memorable.  I  Rico,  where  I  contain  only  half  as  much  aspirin  as  ordinary  aspirin  USP.  communication,  so  that  the  Un­ prepare  a  special  spent  Christmas  Among  the  widely­promoted  pain­relievers  sold  at  six  to  twenty  ion  can  determine in  what man­ "hotel  buffet" for  with  my  family.  times more  than the  price of  aspirin are  Norkon  (recently cited  by FTC  ner it  can  aid  the  brother.  the  crew  each  Last  year  I  as  falsely­advertised); "Dolcin  (simply  a  buffered  aspirin  and  also  It  would  also  be  helpful  If  Christmai^,  and  missed  a  PR­ cited  by the FTC);  Pruvo;  Imdrin;  R­Tabs;  Ar­Pan­Ex; Super  Sustamln  the  full  name,  rating  and  book  take pains to dec­ bound  ship  by  212 (sold  by the makers  of  Regimen as extra potent  but actually  merely  number  was  sent  in.  Address  orate  the  mess­ delayed  In  action  because  the  tablets  are  coated);  Zairumln  (another  these  notifications  to  Welfare  one  day,  but  hope  to  get  a  trip  going  that  Way  so  I  can  be  home  halls. etc. even if  I have to dig  into  coated  tablet);  ancF  Arthrycin  (advertised  as  an  amazing  advance  but  Services at  headquarters.  my  owt  pockets  for  the  expenses.  this  year.  basically  only,aspirin).  Wm  • 11  rfi  Number One TV Fraud­The Ads  NY  Getting  Ship  Boost  For Hoiidays  INQUIRING  SEAFARER  Notify Union  About Sick Men  J'  I  '..I­ 4.:  4^  4 •   "T  • 'I •  /•   • !.  is  .  't  ; ­  ­i •  • li  1  • Mr*  �December  IS,  ISit  SEAFARERS  LOG  race  Efelit  M5T5 Cuts  Back  Its Tankers  PENSIONERS'  CORNER  WASHINGTON—Witk­large  numbers  of  American­flag  tankers in  lay­up,  the Military  Sea Transportation  Service  has agreed  to drop  another  six  T­2s  from  its  operations  and  charter privately­owned  ships instead.  The  action  represents  an­^—  other  concession  to  constant  ships  give  to  privately­owned  agreed  to  charter  four  privately­ (The brothers described  below are  receiving the |190  monthly SIU  dis­ owned  T­28  and  one  jumbo  T­2.  ability­pension  benefit.)  complaints  by  the  maritime  fleets.  unions  and  the  private  ship  As  a  result  of  the  retirement  of  The  charters  run  from  one  to flve  Peter Bush ... 60 ... an  FWT­oiler  in  the engine  dept.,  he  started  operators  over  competition  MSTS  the six  MSTS T­2s,  the agency  has  years  with" the  ships  running  to  sailing the great  Lakes in 1937,  affiliated  with  the SIU in  '39.  However,  military  bases  around  the  world.  his first  shipboard  life  was  with  the  Navy  in  World  War  I.  He's  sailed  on  most  types  of  ships;  pre­ Private  Tankers Get  Half  ferred  coastwise  trips  because  he  could  be  home  "The  retirement  of  Government­ more often.  owned  ships  has reached  the  point  Brother Bush,  who retired last  January, recalls an  that  half  of  MSTS  oil  transporta­ unusual  experience  aboard  the  Wang  Pioneer  in  tion  needs are  now  being  handled  1957  when  the  mainsteam  line  broke.  "It  was  like  by  private  tankers  on  long  term  being  hit  by  a torpedo," he  remembers, "but  luckily  charters,  and  another  20  percent  no one  was  hurt."  Aside from  that, he  found  all of  by  single­voyage  charters.  There  hla  wartime  trips  exciting.  He  has  no  special  hob­ NEW  ORLEANS—Shipping  has  continued  at  a  good  pace  are  now  17  tankers—six  T­2s  and  bies  at  the  moment,  and  is  just  taking  it  easy,  he  here and should be even better in  the two weeks to come, due  11  supertankers—on  long­term  Bush  reports . .  to  thank  the  SIU  Welfare  Serv­ charters to MSTS.  By contrast, the  ices  Department "which  came . Wishes  to the fact  that  ten ships  are due in  for  payoffs.  forward  immediately  when  my  wife  was  MSTS  tanker fleet  still  consists  of  ill and needed  benefits."  The Del Norte, which wai in  16 ships,  11  of  them  T­2s  and  the  drydock in  Rio after  breaking  Helen  (Olympic  Trans.).  rest  T­5  vessels.  In  transit  were:  Alcoa  Ranger,  William J. B. Groenweld . . . 67 . . . joined  at its  inception  in  1938,  her  rudder  post  is due  to  ar­ first started  sailing  at  Rotterdam,  Holland,  in  1909.  rive  in  New  Orleans,  minus  her  Alcoa  Cavalier,  Alcoa  Roamer  and  In  recent  years,  the  MSTS  has  Shipped  on  sailing  ships,  tugs,  passenger­freight  passengers,  on  the  19th  of  this  Alcoa  Clipper  (Alcoa);  Seatrain  been  slowly  reducing  the  size  of  month. The company  doesn't at  the  Louisana,  Seatrain  Georgia  (Sea­ its fleet  under  pressure  from  the  ships and  whalers, but  had  no preference as to runs.  moment  know  what  It  will  do  with  train);  Del  Campo  (Miss.);  Eliza­ maritime  unions  and  the  industry.  A member of  the steward's department, he retired  In  the crew,  but we  suspect  they'll  be  beth,  Kathryn,  Evelyn,  Frances  It  has  been  argued  on  many  occa­ April  of  this  year .\^. Still  makes  meetings  at  New  laid  off.  Its  next  sailing  is  sched­ (Bull);  Margaret  Brown,  Alice  sions  that  it  is  more  economical  Orleans  hall  in  order  to  keep  in  touch  with  old  uled  for  January  25,  which  means  Brown  (Bloomfield);  Steel  Voy­ for  the  Government"  to  charter  shipmates.  at least that at that time, there  will  ager,  Steel  Traveler  (Isthmian);  privately­owned ships than  to build,  As a  charter  member  of  thtf  SIU,  Brother  Groen­ be  approximately  103  jobs  avail­ Young  America,  Monarch  of  the  man  and  operate  ships  under  weld  reports  he  had  only  one  ship  under  another  Seas,  John  B.  Waterman,  Clai­ MSTS.  A  major  factor  involved  able.  maritime union.  The ship  was laid  up,  however, and  The  following  ships  paid  off:  borne,  Morning  Light  (Waterman);  has  been  the larger  manning/eciile  he returned  to the SIU  and  has sailed  with  the  Un­ Groenweld  Del  Valle, Del  Aires (Miss.);  Morn­ Gateway  City,  Raphael  Serames  that  has  been  common  to  Navy  ion since that time.  ing  Light  (Waterman)  and  Helen  (Pan  Atlantic);  Ocean  Deborah  ships  as  against  comparable  ships  (Ocean  Trans.);  Bents  Fort  (Cities  in  the  privately­owned fleets.  (Olympic  Trans.).  Signed  on:  Steel  Voyager  (Isth­ Service),  and  Jackie  Hanse  (NH  Last  year, MSTS  handled  almost  mian);  Del  Campo  (Miss.)  and  Shipping).  17  million  tons  of  oil  in its world­ wide  operations.  N'Orieans Girds For Rush;  Del Norte Ready Jan. 25  I  SlU  BLOOD  BANK  HONOR  ROLL  iiv  If 1^­•   I. %  1' <  •   ^ JV  I'­ Quitting Ship?  Notify Union  ­  $  ^  Ask For Passenger  Service To Alaska  WASHINGTON—Action  to  restore  ship  passenger  service  to Alaska  has been  initiated by Rep. Thomas M. Pelly  (Rep.­ A  reminder  from  SIU  head­ Seattle), as  a  means  of  tapping a  growing tourist  market  in  quarters  cautions  all  Seafarers  the 49th state.  Writing to Un­­*  ^  :  leaving  their  ships  to  contact  dersecfetary of  Commerce  under  the  surface,  the  ship  does  the  hall  in  ample  time  to  allow  the  Union  to dispatch  a  replays­ John  Allen,  Rep.  Pelly  has  not  have  to fight  water  resistance  ment.  Failure to give  notice be­ suggested  that  the  Government  and  is  capable,  in  theory  at  least,  fore paying  off  may  cause  a  de­ should  look  into  the  possibilities  of  speeds  up  to  70  knots,  Hydro­ layed  sailing,  force  the  ship  to  of  high­speed  hydrofoil ships  being  foils  have  been  tested  on  a  small  scale  but  have  never  been  used  sail  short  of  the  manning  re­ utilized  in  this  trade.  commercially.  The  hydrofoil  ship  rides  up  out  quirements and  needlessly make  the  work  tougher for  your ship­ of  the  water  as  it  gathers  speed  Since  .  the  distance  between  on  what amounts  to a  set of  water  Seattle  and  Ketchikan,  Alaska,  is  • "ates.  skis. Since  there is no  hull as  such'  660  miles via  the inland  waterway,  it  would  be  possible  to  set  up  a  kind  of  ferry  service.  Rep.  Pelly  claims,  between  the  two  cities.  Aside  from  the  absence  of  pas­ senger  service.  Rep.  Pelly  noted  that lack  of  shipping Is  leaving ths  exploitation  of  Alaska  pulp  and  Members  of  the  Typographical  trial  bond  programs  and  similar  mineral  resources  to  foreign  con­ The  SIU  blood  bank  supplies  Seafarers  or  members  of  their  families  Union  in  Boston  have voted  to end  tax  favors  now  used  by  communi­ cerns and foreign  shipping.  with  blood  anywhere  in the  United  States.  Seafarers  can  donate  to  their strike  against  six newspapers  ties  seeking  to  lure  "runaway"  Passenger  service  used  to  b«  the  bank  at  the  SU  clinic  in­Brooklyn.  Listed  here  are  a  few  of  the  in  that  city,  and  submit  Issues  in  shops  and  assorted  Industries  into  operated  to  Alaska  by  the  Alaska  Seafarers and  others  who have  donated  to the  blood  bank.  The names  dispute  to  arbitration.  This  vote  their  area.  He  recommended,  in­ Steamship Company, but was aban­ of  other donors  will appear  in  future issues.  Protect  yourself  and  your  reversed a  previous decision  by the­ stead,  a  program  of  economic  as­ doned  after  the  Korean  War,  At  men to reject  arbitration and  strike  sistance  such  as  that  contained  in  present, tourists  headed for  Alaska  family.  Arrange  to  donate  to  the  SIU  Blood  Bank  now.  all  but  one  of  Boston's  papers,  a  pending area redevelopment  bill,  have  a  choice  of  flying  or  under­ Yager,  Nathan  Landron,  Angel  L.  charging  that  the  former  meahs  taking  the  difficult  drive  on  th*  t  t  Zebroski,  Stanley  McKinney,  Melville,  Jr.  Alcan  highway.  were  "discriminatory."  Heads  of five  railway  operating  llund,  Helmer  L.  Sojak,  Robert  H.  brotherhoods  met  in  Cleveland  in  Milton,  Henry  Nathan  Delgado,  Pastor  an  effort  to  work  out  a  policy  to­ Lugo,  Felipe  Irizarry,  Antonio  Yule Decor On Tug  ward  rail  management's  demand  Trakimovich,  Ernest  Christensen, Anton  C.  for  a  six­point  revision  in  working  Herz,  Henry  Skillman,  Anthony  J.  rules designed  to  end  what  it  calls  Beasley,  William  Yates,  John  McCabe  "featherbedding."  Just  before  the  Inman,  Henry  Sankovidt, Arthur C.  meeting,  it  was  reported  that  the  Richmond,  Walter  S.  Perez, Pedro  J.  AFL­CIO  Transport  Workers'  Un­ Telles­Manzanet,  David  Cortes, Jose  ion  had  broken  off  negotiations  Selzer,  Milton  G.  Warhola,  Paul  with  the Pennsylvania  RR after  30­ Quinn, Arlen E.  Elliott, Millard  B.  odd  months of  fruitless  bargaining,  Rondo, Hector  Peter  Fediw, Charles  and  had  called  for a  strike  on  De­ Edgett, Fred  McGuire, Charles  S.  Feil,  William  Charles  Pardbvich, Philip C.  cember  21.  Punch,  Early  Antoine  Janavaris,  Guss  A.  Bibeault,  Armand  L.  Adosci,  Frank,  Jr.  Elliot,  James  Bruce  Giffor'd, Bain  Clark, Earl  W.  O'Donnell, James  Joseph  Dix, Donald  E.  Jarve,  Karl  Biegel, Fred  R.  Messenger,  Warren  E.  Lynch,  George  Cernn,  Louis  Claus, Carl  Vincent  Mackelis,  Vincent  Donohoe, Joseph  M.  Turi,  Leonard  .  KaUaste,  John  t  Put,  Henry  Pattee,  Earl  D.  Hanboussy,  Mifchael  Y.'  O'Brien,  Leo James  Colucci, Mike  Harding,  Clive  Cirignano,  Lawrence  A.  Gagnon,  Donald A.  Trujillo,  A.  Tselentis, Argyrangelos  Curry, Thomas  C.  Rodriguez,  Rodalfo  Trefethen,  Donald  A.  Korol,  Philip F.  Hampson, William E.  Pereira, Sebastian  Biss, Barry  Lisenby, Stephen  L.  Carlos,  Eric M.  t  t  Around  200  delegates from  vari­ ous  California  labor  unions  last  week  attended  a  four­day  confer­ ence  in  Santa  Barbara,  delving—  with  legal  and  professional  assist­ ance—into  the  why's  and  where­ fores of  the Landrum­Griffin  Labor  Law.  The  get­together  was  jointly  sponsored  by  the  California  Labor  Federation,  AFL­CIO,  and  the  University  of  California.  $•   i  Textile  Workers  Union of  Amer­ ica  representative  Solomon  Barkin  urged  the  House  Ways  and  Means  Committee  studying  tax  structure  to  use  methods  other  than  Indusr  SIU­HIWD men from Baltimore harbor  pose proudly  amid Christ­ mas decorations they arranged oboard the tug America, of Baker­ Whitley.  I  �Heccmber  U59  Fss« K!s«  SEAFARERS  LOG  '.r '^^•   While working aboard the con­ tainership  Fairland  on  the  coastwise  run, Seafarer  John­ Wunderlich  unlimheted  his  camera  and  produced  some  fine  studies  of  his  shipmates  at  work,  some  of  which  are  shown here. The birthday cake  is  a  handsome  portrait  as  well.  Goff, the  cook  about  to  dish  something  out.  Nick Bechlonis  models a  cheerful smile.  "The  Dutchman,"  a  fireman,  down  under.  The  {unior  3d mate checks  on  ship's  course.  Nick  Bechlanis,  Johnny  Crews,  the  "birthday  boy,"  and  unidentified  dayman,  painters  ell, pause  for  a breather  for  photographer  Wunderlich.  'J  .• M  S. S. FA   IRLAND  i  "  I  Top" West, pantry ulil­ ity,  on  the  joD.  Crew  messmon  starts  setting  up  for  meal.  Third  engineer  keeps  his  eye  on  his  gages.  Galley  utility  performs  necessary  task,  peeling spuds  for  dinner.  George  Dinaso,  3rd  cook,  stirs  a  potful,  contents  unknown.  Smiling  oiler,  pictured  standing  watch,  wasn't  identified.  Chief  cook  F.  Agosto  and  Johnny  Crews  at  birthday  party.  This  intricate  cake  was  baked  for  the party.  Looks  good  too.,. ^  �ir iMl  SSAFASSSSS  toe  :­­jfe;  II­ •  Ir:  • i.y  jji'  IK  51Lakes Co's Join Fighf  Against Pro­Railroad Proposal  to  ir.  uuiq.  1  Both  the Seafarers  International Union  and  Great  Lakes  steamships  companies  are  jointly  opposing  a legislative  move  which  would assist the railroads in their continuing  ef­ forts to destroy  domestic shipping.  The legislative  proposal,  if  successful,  could  result  in  substantially­reduced or elim­­*  inated  Great  Lakes  shipping  The  Panama  Canal  Act  was  now  pending  in  Congress  could  operations  and  could  under­ passed  many  years  ago  to  prohibit  thus  be  a  green  light  to  the  rail­ railroad  ownership  of  steamship  companies  engaged  in  domestic  trades  both  through  the  Panania  Canal and  in the  Great Lakes  area.  Rails  Imperil  Shipping  Prior  to  passage  of  the  Panama  Canal  Act,  it  had  been  the  policy  of  the  railroads  to  own  steamship  companies  which  they  operated  at  a  loss in  order  to drive  their water  competition  out  of  business.  The  passage  of  this  legislation  roads  to  resume  their  shipping­ busting  tactics  with  Great  Lakes  operators  as  their  immediate  tar­ get.  There  has  been  an  exchange  of  communications  between  the  SIU  and  SIU  Lakes  District­contracted  Great  Lakes  operators,  and  the  SIU  is  prepared  to  oppose  the  pending  bills  when  hearings  on  them  are' held  in  Washington,  as  well as  to take other  steps to coun­ teract  the  threat  to  Great  Lakes  seamen's  jobs.  SIU  Takes  Stand  The  SIU  has  long  been  engaged  In  a  campaign  to  protect  domestic  shipping  and  the . jobs of  American  seamen  which  depend  on  this  shipping.  Last  May,  for  instance,  the  passage  of  legislation  to  safe­ BOSTON—Oddly enough, the construction of  the St. Law­ guard  domestic  shipping  from  the  rence Seaway has turned out to be a boon  to this  East Coast  destructive  tactics  of  the  railroads  port  which  has  long  been  in  the  doldrums,  shipping­wise.  and the  Interstate Commerce  Com­ With  the  closing  of  the  Sea­*  "  mission  was  urged  by  Paul  Hall,  way  for  the  winter,  Boston  is  from the  midwest to Atlantic  ports.  president  of  the  SIU  of  North  Curiosity—^nd  perhaps fear—4s  reflected  In  the  eyes  of  "Nico­ now  experiencing  its  greatest  In  other  words,  in  all  the  years  America,  who  is also  a  member  of  demus"—^the  luclcy feline  who's official  mascot  of  the Steel  Fabrf­ concentration  of  grain  exports  when  there  was  no  Seaway,  rates  Advisory  Council  on  Transporta­ to  East  Coast  ports  had  been  kept  tion  of  the  Senate  Interstate  and  cotor's  crew.  since  World  War  II  days.  Foreign  Commerce  Committee.  The activity  has involved  a  num­ artificially  high  by  the  railroads  because  of  lack  of  competition  With  regard  to  the  pending  leg­ ber  of  SIU  ships,  with  recent  call­ from  any  other  mode  of  transpor­ islation,  the  SIU  president  de­ ers at  the port Jor  grain  cargo  in­ cluding  the  Steel  Voyager  and  tation.  The  net  result  was  to  de­ clared  that "we  certainly share  the  Mount Evans and  the Steel  Age, as  prive East  Coast ports  of  any share  view  that  the  railroads'  rate­mak­ ing  policies  are  destroying  domes­ well  ds  a  considerable  number  of  in  grain  export  trade.  tic  shipping,  particularly  in  the  RB's  Cut  Rates  foreign­flag  vessels,  .  ! ^  Lakes  and  coastwise  trades.  Our  SEATTLE—The SlU­mannedi Steel Fabricator put into here  With  the opening  of  the Seaway,  What  sparked the grain shipping  organization  will  continue  most  upturn from  Boston was  the action  the  railroads  suddenly  discovered  vigorously  to  oppose  not  only  the  with  an  unusual  passenger  aboard—the  wife  of  a  National  that  their  rates  from  the  midwest  Chinese colonel who came to the US for an American college  of  the  railroads  in  reducing  rates  ^^  were  too  high.  Now  that  the  Sea­ pending  bills,  but  every  other  way  is  shut  down  for  the  winter,  measure  which  is  injurious  to  the  degree.  best  interests  of  maritime."  Mrs.  Len  Yee  Yimg,  the  mother of si^f  children and the  Boston  is  profiting  accordingly.  wife  of  a  Chinese  air  ^rce  offi­ Before  the  reduction  in  rail  cer,  is  going  to  spend  two  yeari  rates, most  of  the grain had moved  at  the  University of  Kentuifisy  getr  dovra  the  Mississippi  to  New  Or­ ting  a  master's  degree  in  educa­ leans  and  Houston.  tion.  She  is  the  recipient  of  a  The  Boston  experience ~  shows  scholarship  to  attend  the  school  how the railroads  can turn a  port's  here.  business on  and  off  at  will,  simply  Exchange  of  Talent  by adjusting rates accordingly.  The  About  half  the  membership  of  maritime  unions  have  been  charg­ On  the  seven­week  run  from  the  inland  Boatmen's  Union  re­ ing the  railroads with  rigging rates  Formosa  to  the  States,  Mrs.  Yung  turned  to  their  jobs  aboard  tugs  all along  in areas  where they  com­ picked  up  some  useful  informa­,,  and  barges  two  weeks  ago  after  pete  with  coastwise  shipping,  and  tion from  the  crew,  including  how  contracts  were  signed  ending  a  keeping rates  artificially, high else­ to  brew  coffee.  In  return,  she  strike  which  started  May  15.  Still  where.  typed  up  the  ship's  minutes  and  cn  the­picket  lines  are  IBU  mem­ mehus  and  painted  three  water­ cblors  which  are  hanging  in  the  bers who work  aboard regular tow­ saloon  mess.  She  also  practiced  boats,  ocean­going  tugs  and  sight­ her  command  of  English  on  the  seeing  launches.  crew,  add  apparently  made  . but  4"  4"  very  well  in  that  department.  Twenty  graduates  of  the  Marine  Mrs.  Yung,  who  is 40,  Is a metn­ Cooks &  Stewards School  in  Santa  ber of  one of  the leading  National­ Rosa,  Calif.,  recently  put  out  to  ist  Chinese  families.  Her  uncle  is  sea aboard  the Matson  Lines' Mari­ Finnish  Seamen's  Unions  are  Nationalist  China's  ambassador  tp  I  Seafarer! or cliildrtn of SMfaren who quol­ posa, bound for Australia. Students  trying  to  work  out  an  equitable  Japan.  who  attend  classes  at  the  school  overtime  agreement  with  the  ship­ I  ify for the SlU's $6,000 four­)r«ar scholarships  are  instructed  in  various  phases  ping  industry,  based  on  a  45­hour  are urged to complete their appllealtons now  of  cooking,  arranging  tables,  etc.,  week.  They  are  paid  for  a  4B­hour  so  OS  to  be  eligible  to  take  forthcoming  all  aimed  at  pleasing  the  passen­ week  at  straight  time  rates,  at  I  "" College Entrance  examlnationSe The next ex­ gers  and  crew.  present.  What  they  want  now  is  I  amlnatlons are given on January 9, February  4"  4  4  the  privilege  of  selecting  either  Rawmaterials  and  machinery  to  overtime  pay  for  working  in  ex­ I  6, and March 12. .The  latter  date Is  the last  be  useiL­for  the  construction  of  a  cess of  the 45­hours a  week, or  for  I  pouible examination that can be taken before  $13.5  million  cement  plant  in  more than  eight hours a  day; elect­ WILMINGTON  —  Shipping  was  ­  the awards are given. Since pppf/cofiom for  Hawaii  is  being  trasported  to  Ho­ ing  to  have  the  time  applied  to  slow and so was registration during  I  tho  examlnoffon  hav  to  bo  compfeted  nclulu  by  SUP­contracted  freigh­ their  paid  annual  vacations,  or  the  last  period.  With  the  arrival  ters  of  the  Matson  Lines.  Some  merely  taking  the  extra  time  off  about a month ahead of the oxaminatlon  cf  ten  ships  during  the  coming  2,700  measurement  tons  of  equip­ when  in  port  to  compensate  for  period,  however,  conditions  are  dote, ft is urgent that condidates act now.  ment—  or  about  three  shiploads  the  extra  work.  expected to pick up.  I  Ml applkatlom are  hondfed  by tho  Sua­ Want  Extra  Vacation  —^will  be moved  to the  area.  Plans  were announced  this  week  Most  of  the  Finnish  seamen  I  farers WoHaro, Plan,  II Broadway, Now  '4  4  4  for  the  prpjected  construction  of  would  be  content  merely  adding  YorkCHy.  Xhe  Mew  Bedford  Fishermen's  the  hours  in  excess  of  45  to  their  a  huge  grain  handling­storage  Union has  repaid  the SIUNA,  with  paid  annual  vacations;  the  ship­ facility in  Long Beach.  It has bedn  warm thanks added,^e $5,000 loan  owners,  on  the  other  hand,  have  engineered  so  that  it  will  be  ca­ advanced  by  the  Seafarers  Union  said they  prefer to give the. seamen  pable  of  expanding  to  a  9,000,000­ SEAFARiRS  WELFARE  PLAN  when  the  NBFU  was  reorganizing  just  one  extra  week  of  paid  vaca­ bushel  capacity.  The  elevator  will  Its  union  affairs  last  year.  Secre­ tion  for  working  overtime.  be  able  to  load  and  unload  ships  11 BROADWAY  tary­Treasurer  Howard  Nlckerson,  The  Finns  are  hopeful  that  they  at  a  rate  of  eight  60­ton  rail  cars,  on  behalf  of  the  NBFU  member­ can  present  their  case  to  Parlia­ NEW  YORK  4, N,  Y.  or twelve  20­ton trucks  per hour.  ship,  thanked  the  SIUNA  for  its  ment  and,  with  agreement  from  No ships  were paid  or signed  on.  "moral  as  well  as financial  sup­ the  shipping  industry,  come  to  In  transit  duHng  the  last  period  port  ... at  the  time  of  ovr great  mutually  acceptable  terms  via  were:  Iberviile  and  Jean  iafitte  liegislation.  need."  "  (Waterman).  mine  the  job  security  of  Great  Lakes  seamen.  It  is  designed  to  give  the  railroads  a  weapon  with  which  to  attack  shipping  competi­ tion  on  the  Lakes.  The  current  situation  is  the  re­ sult  of  companion  bills,  introduced  earlier  this  year  in  both  the  Sen­ ate  and  House  of  Representatives,  which  would  amend  the  Panama  Canal  Act  so  that  it  would  not  ap­ ply  to  the  Great  Lakes  area.  Boston Gets Wheat Cargo  As Seaway Season Ends  ' fU.­ It:;.;  is  •  i..  ;•   %<• '  •  1' •  •   P  SIU Crew  Gets Seeretary  ^From Formosa To US S  Finns  Seeking  Scholairsltips.. •   45­Hr. Week  I  I Ms­ p  §:y.  I ]  Wilmington To  Get Grain Run  �mrnaamt is^  ina  Pac« nercB  SSAFAMEnSlOG  'Take As  Directed'  .• ^.­.,• .'161  Seek Millions In Refunds  From Ships On PR Run  WASHINGTON—Operators in  the Puerto Rican  trade may  have to refund  millions  of  dollars  to shippers if  the  Federal  Maritime  Board  rules  that  certain  rate increases  are  unlaw­ ful.  Both  shippers  to  and­^  from  the island and  the  Com­ justified  under  the  regulations  rate­making.  monwealth  of  Puerto  Rico  governing  The  rate­making  regulations  are  are  fighting  the  increases  which  totaled  28.8  percent.  They  are  complicated,  but  essentially,  they  seeking  to  have  a  part  of  the  in­ provide  that  rates  should  cover  creases  outlawed  as  not  being  the  cost  of  operation  plus  a  rea­ sonable  return.  The  Puerto  Rican  government  is  arguing  that  the  rate  increases  were  based  on  un­ usual  and  artificial  costs  re  dting  from  the  1957  strike  against  Bull  Line.  Puerto  Rico  also  charges  that  depreciation  allowances  on  the  vessels  were  exaggerated.  The  public  counsel  of  the  Fed­ eral  Maritime  Board  also  held  that  BALTIMORE — Shipping  at  the  the  Federal  Maritime  Board  ex­ moment  is  good  here,  but  it's  ex­ aminer  was  in  error  in  allowing  pected to  drop off  during the  com­ certain expenses  to enter into  rate­ making.  ing period,  according to Earl  Shep­ Bull  Line, as  the  major  operator  pard,  port agent.  in  the  Puerto  Rican  trade,  would  Last  week,  the  port  crewed  up  be heavily­affected  by any  decision  the Massmar,  and expected  to crew  calling  for  a  refund  to  shippers.  another  over the  weekend. Several  Also  involved  to  a  smaller  degree  ore  carriers  are  expected  this  are  Alcoa,  Waterman  and  Lykefl  week,  and  there  should  be  a  need  Brothers.  for  quite  a  few  replacements  aboard.  According  to  all  indications SIU  crewmembers  should  be  able  to  get  their  wages  soon  from  the  re­ cent  sale  of  the  Pacific  Venture.  At  the  moment,  the  Internal  Rev­ enue  Service ­seems  to  be  holding  up  the  payoff,  possibly  because  they  have  a  stake  in  the  proceeds  of  the  sale,  too.  Seafarers  who  ship  from  here  are  urged  to  check  the  bulletin  board  to  see  if  any  baggage  is  be­ HOUSTON—The  iron­grip  that  held  for  them.  ^  It appears that Senator Kefauver has struck some  pay dirt  ing  the AMA  holds on  doctors  and  the  This  port  will  hold  the  annual  whole  American  medical  profes­ in his investigation of  the high cost  of  drugs and medicines to  Christmas  Day  dinner  in  the  cafe­ sion  was  spotlighted  once  more  in  the American  public.  The  initial  returns from  Senate  sub­ teria,  and  all  families  and  friends  a  recent  medical  school  contro­ committee hearings, which are likely to run for many months,  are  invited.  There'll  be  a  decorat­ versy  in  this  city.  tree  and  stockings  for  the  kids  The  local  medical  society  here  indicate  strongly  that  totally­unjustified  price  gouging  has  ed  in the  hall, and  perhaps  Santa  will  has  been  ham­stringing  Baylor  been practiced  both  by drug producers and dfug retailers.  make  the  scene,  too.  University's  attempts  fo  expand  As an example some of  the early testimony showed that ma­ The  following  ships  were  paid  its  medical  school  facilities  with  off  during  the  last  two  weeks:  the  construction  of  a  $15  million  jor  drug  companies  were  charging  as  much  as  17.9  cents  a  Emilia,  Carolyn,  Mae,  Jean  (Bull);  Texas Medical  Center. The medical  HOUSTON­^Shipping  conditionB  ' liav«  picked  up  a  little  and  should  tablet wholesale for a cortisone derivative which cost 1.6 cents  Oremar  (Ore)  and  Penn  Vanguard  society  is  dragging  its  feet  on  the  projected  center  because  control  Kh  about the  same  during the  com­ ta  manufacture.  The  druggists  turned  around  and  sold  the  (Penn.  Shipping).  Signing  on  were:  Northwestern  matters  have  not  been  settled.  ihig  two  weeks.  Five  ships  paid  Off,  same tablet at retail for 29.8 cents.  ­ Victory  (Victory  Carr.);  Penn  Van­ Now,  because  of  the  delay,  the  ohe  signed  on  and  25.  were  in  Of course, alT drug items do not have such outrageous mark­ guard  (Penn.  Shipping);  Oremar,  original  $15  million  will  not  be  transit  The  membership  will  be  notified  ups,  but  the  fact  remains  that  the  returns  to  the  drug  in­ ^Santore  (Ore),  and  Marymar,  Ken­ enough  to  finance  the  project.  Matters  came  to  a  head  when  a  as  soon  as  the  courts  are  dustry are  far higher  per dollars' worth of  sales  and  invest­ mar  and  Massmar  (Calmar). ­  ^  distinguished  Houston  physician.  ready  to  pay  back  wages  incurred  In  transit  were: Feltore,  Venore,  by  seafarers  who  sailed  on  World  ment, about twice as much, as all the rest of  American indus­ Marore,  Baltrore  (twice)  (Ore);  Dr.  Abel  Leader,  announced  pub­ Seamar, Bethcoaster,  Kenmar (Cal­ licly  that  he  could  not  "in  good  Tramping  Ships  which  currently  try combined.  (For  details, see story  on  page 2.)  conscience"  support  the  attitude  are  being  sold  to  satisfy  these • 'and  The excuse offered  by the drug companies  is that  research,  mar);  Steel  Admiral,  Steel  Trav­ of  the  medical  society there.  Steel  Age,  .Steel  Voyager  other  claims.  The  city's  hospital  shortage  had  development and promotion of  new drugs is a risky and costly  eler,  (Isthmian);  CS  Baltimore  (Cities  become  a  scandal,  he  said,  and  The  following  ships  paid  off:  Valiant  Force  (Force  Co.);  Penn  venture.  The same,  of  course, could  be said  for  many other  Service):  Alcoa Runner,  Alcoa  Pat­ there  was  "a  barbaric  state  of  Tracier  (Penn.  Shipping);  Mairirato  industries such as chemicals, electronics and aircraft who may  roit (Alcoa); Yaka. (Waterman); and  overcrowding"  at  Jefferson  Davis  Victory  (Victory),  and  Margarett  invest  much  larger  sums  of  money,  yet  grow  and  prosper  Atlantis  (Petrol).  Hospital  there.  Any  physician  who  Brown  (Bloomifield).  would  "knowingly  do  injury  to  a  hugely on a far smaller rate of  return than the drug industry.  The  Robin  Kirk  (Robin)  was  the  medical  school  differs  little  from  Drug companies can get  away  with it  simply  because they  only  ship  to  sign  on.  the  man  who  would  beat  his  have  a  captive  market,  the sick  patient  who  buys  what  the  parents,"  the  doctor  said.  Jn> transit  were:  Del  Alba,  Del  A  few  days  after  this  announce­ Campo, Del  Sol (Miss.); The  Cabins  doctor  writes  on  the  prescription  pad.  The  consumer  can  ment,  the  local  AMA  board,  called  (Texas  City  Refinery);  Penn  Ship­ turn  his  nose  up  at  a  dacron  shirt  if  he  thinks  the  price  is  Seafarers who  have  taken  the  per  (Penn.  Shipping  Co.);  Council  too  high,  but  if  the  prescription  costs  $12,  he shells  out  the  series  of  inoculations  required  the  Harris  County Medical  Society,  charged  him,  through  its  censor­ Grove,  Bradford  Island,  CS  Nor­ money.  for  certain  foreign  voyages  are  ship  board,  with  "unethical  con­ folk,  CS  Baltimore,  CS  Miami,  Another factor should  be considered, aside from the crush­ reminded  to  be  sure  to  pick  up  Cantigny,  Winter .Hill,  Royal  Oak  ing burden  the drug pricing  practices place upon  the victims  their  inoculation  cards from  the  duct."  He  will  be  tried  early  next  (Cities  Service);  John  B.  Water­ of  ainess.  Organized  labor  has  born  the  brunt  of  shrill  captain  or the  purser  when  they  month.  According  to  the  society's  rules,  the  proceedings  will  be  man,  Arizpa  (Waterman);  Mermaid  condemnation for US inflation during  the past several years.  pay off  at the  end of  a  voyage.  secret  and  his  lawyer  cannot  be  (Metro  Pet.);  Edith,  Ines  (Bull);  Yet, as was pointed out in the July 3,1959, SEAFARERS LOG,  present.  The  card  should  be  picked up  Atlantis  (Petro);  Santa  Venetia  the biggest inflation has been in medical care costs, and this is  If  expelled,  Dr.  Leader  will  be  by the  Seafarer and  held so  that  (Elam);  Colinga  Hills  (Marine  just  the  area  where  labor  costs  are  an  insignificant  part  of  it  can  be  presented  when  sign­ thrown  out  of  the  AMA,  which  Tankers);  Beauregard  (Pan  Atlan­ ing on  for another voyage  where  means  that  he  will  not  be  able  to  tic); Capt.  Nicholas  Sitinas (Tramp  the whole.  "shots"  are  required.  The  practice  in  a  hospital  or  consult  Whose  inflation  is  it  if  drut  companies  can  establish  and  the  {Shipping);  Michael  (Carras);  Texas  inoculation  card  is  your  only  with  a  doctor  in  good  standing  fSeatrain),  and  Ocean  Deborah  maintain  excessive  profit  margins,  if  business  firms  spend  proof  of  having  taken  the  re­ with  the  medical  society.  (Ocean  Trans.).  huge  sums  on  so­called  "institutional"  advertising,  if  oil  quired  shots.  Critics of  the AMA  have charged  that  the  group  is  interested  in  concerns get  fat  depletion  allowances,  if  self­employed  busi­ who forget  to  pick  keeping  down  the  number  of  nessmen, professionals  and farmers report  only 75 percent  of  up Those men  their  inoculation  card  when  physicians  to  keep  up  incomes  of  their  total  earnings  to  the  tax  collector,  if  executives  vote  they  pay  off  may find  that  they  doctors.  The  shortage  of  doctors  themselves fat stock options?  All of  these costs  are paid  for  are  required  to  take  all  the  in  • A/g)<T VMe  America  is  becoming  critical.  by the US Government and  the public.  "shots"  again  when  they  want  A  recent  flare­up  in  New  York  I'LL 7<Y  By the time Senator Kefauver^explores all the ramifications  to sign  on  for another  such  voy­ revealed  that  a  significant  num­ of  business  pricing,  the  causes  of  inflation  may  have  been  age.  ber of  internes in  the  hospitals are  foreign­trained  doctors.  placed iR  their proper perspective.  Idle Ships  Call Crews  In Baltimore  If  I  MD  Speaks  Mind; AMA  Grabs Whip  Houston On  Tlte Upside;  Outlook Fair  ­>*•  Pick Up 'Shot'  Card At Payoff  'V 1%  ­  •  ­­i?  1  'm  �December  IS,  195S  SEAFARERS  LOG  Twelve  ­U'iv •  •   SEAFARERS  IR RRTROCid  l­KV"?;'"'­ 1^­ fc";..  •  Among  the  men  laid uji  in  the  Pacific  northwest,  in Seattle,  reports  the SIU  hall there, are  Brothers F.  Langley, J.  Balderston, and  J. Pra­ beck.  Brother  Langley,  who  last  sailed  as  a  FWT  on  the  Ocean  Alice,  is  ' STEEL  FABRICATOR  is  in  the  hospital  with  a  back  In­ The  company's In hot  water  over  jury,  but  Is  coming  along  well.  no  hot  water  on  the  Steel  Fabri­ Seafarer  Balderston,  who  sailed  cator.  The baker  had to heat water  recently  as  the  chief  cook  on  the  for  his  baking,  and  the  crewmem­ Orion  Star  is  in  for  a  general  bers,  all  hot­and­bothered  about  check­up, and  Is said  to be  progres­ the inconvenience,  are going to ask  sing satisfactorily.  for a  lodging allowance.  Chairman  Brother  Prabeck,  who  once  at  the last  ship meeting  was Frank  Langley  Balderston  sailed  as  a  wiper  on  the  Marymar  Frank White  was meet­ before  coming  down  with  TB,  is reported  to  be  doing  all right  at  the  Baron, and  ing  secretary,  USPHS hospital  and  is in  pretty good  shape.  4"  4  In  the  New  York  area  at  the  Statcn  Island  USPHS  are  Seafarers  OREMAR  Neil H.  Lambert, George  Fiance and  John Ulis.  Lambert, who  ships as  The  Oreihar  has  undergone  re­ an  AB,  was  last  on  the  Wild  Ranger.  He  is making  satisfactory  pro­ pairs,  and  more  are  needed.  The  gress  with  kidney  stones  and  expects  to  be  released  in  the  next  week  men have gained  a  concession from  or  so.  the  powers  that  be,  and  Kool­Ade  Brother  Fiance,  who  last sailed  on  the  Gateway  City,  is in  the  hos­ is  going  to  be  left  In  the  pantry  pital  for  a  check­up  on  his  diges­ for  the  3:00  PM  coffee  time.  This  tive system.  John Ulis,  whose  last  news  comes  from  P.  G.  McNabb,  ship  was  the  Seatrain  New  Jer­ the  meeting  secretary  and  M.  H.  sey, is a  quartermaster.  He is hos­ Jones the  meeting chairman  on the  pitalized  with a  heart condition.  ship.  Seafarers  on  the  beach  or  off  their  ships  on  shore  leave  should  Albatross  take  time off  and visit  their broth­ ers  laid  up  in  the  hospitals.  A  Visit  from  shipmates,  especially  now  with  the  holidays  coming  up,  Lambert  would be most  appreciated.  The following is  the latest list  available of  hospital patients:  USPHS  HOSPITAI.  BALTIMORE,  MD.  George  Baker  Robert  Godwin  Donald  Catlin  Marion  Laksa  Charles  Cawley  James  Macunchuck  Frank  Crosble  John  Nordstrom  Leonard  Davis  Jose  Soares  Eusibie  Gherman  Charles  Taylor  Jr.  Gorman  Glaze  USPHS  HOSPITAL  BOSTON,  MASS.  Peter  King  Charles  McCarthy  Bobert  King  Raymond  Perry  PENNSYLVANIA  HOSPITAL  PHILADELPHIA.  PA.  Ernest  Atkins  USPHS  HOSPITAL  GALVESTON.  TEXAS  Isham  Beard  Paul  Painter  WiUlam  Brown  Roy  Pappan  Hubert  Jackson  Edwin  Parsley  William  McUveen  Charles  Ries  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SAVANNAH.  GA.  James  Michael  VA  HOSPITAL  HOUSTON.  TEXAS  K.  Arsenault  SAILOR  SNUG  HARBOR  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Victor  B.  Cooper  Thomas  Isaksen  MT.  WILSON  STATE  HOSPITAL  BALTIMORE.  MD.  George  Davis  VA  HOSPITAL  KECOUGHTAN.  VA.  Joseph  GIU  USPHS  HOSPITAL  CHICAGO.  ILL.  Olnlr  Meder  TRIBORO  HOSPITAL  JAMAICA.  LI.  NY  James  RusseU  US  SOLDIERS  HOME  HOSPITAL  WASHINGTON.  DC  Wm.  A.  Thomson  VA  HOSPITAL  CENTER  HOT  SPRINGS  SO.  DAKOTA  CliiTord  Womack  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NEW  ORLEANS.  LA.  Alton  Bell  Joseph  CoIUifs  Salvador  Blanco  Paul  COOK  Colon  Boutwell  Henry  Cordes  Roderick  Brooks  Homer  CToss  James  Cheshire  Chas.  Dandridge  Melvin  Chilton  James  Dial  Lawrence  Coats  Harry  Duracher  Yue  Kung  Fah  Arthur  Opsal  Charlie  Gedra  Francis  Regan  James  GUsson  Anthony  Plsanl  Walter  Griffin  H.  Restucher  Wade  HarreU  Edwin  Reynolds  Edward  Knapp  Antonio  Santiago  Leo  Lang  David  WlUiams  Clyde  Leggctt  James  WUliford  Henry  McKay  Nelson  Wood  James  Norflcet  USPHS  HOSPITAL  FT.  WORTH.  TEXAS  Richard  Appleby  Albert  Ogletree  Benjamin  Deiblcr  Max  Olson  Woodrow  Meyers  Leo  Watts  John  C.  MltcheU  Joseph  Wise  USPHS  HOSPIT.\L  STATEN  ISLAND.  NY  Ivar  Anderson  Leo  Mannaugh  Thomas  Bubar  Frank  Mazet  Robert  Bunner  Emeterlo  Rivera  Arthur  Camara  Pedro  Rivera  T.  Cepriano  John  Roberts  Joaquin  Cortei  Jose  Rodriguez  Claude  Davis  Frank  Rossi  George  Fiance  Manuel  Sanchez  Brlgido  Flgueroa  JuUus  SUagyi  Michael  Filosa  Stanley  Watlack  Gunnar  Grahne  Richard  Welch  Luis  Gutlerez  Daniel  Wilson  NeU  Lambert  Jolm  Winn  USPHS  HOSPITAL  NORFOLK.  VA.  Hennlng  Bjork  Tommie  Parker  H.  Broughon  Vernon  Parker  Robert  Wiseman  Allan  Burke  Leon  Gray  SEASIDE  MEMORIAL  HOSPITAL  LONG  BEACH.  CALIF.  Irving Clark  Lawrence  Floyd  James  Davis  USPHS  HOSPITAL  MANHATTAN  BEACH  BROOKLYN.  NY  Matthew  Bruno  Thomas  Lehay  G.  Caraballo  Primltivo  Muse  Leo  Carreon  Jeremiah  O'Byrne  Wade  Chandler  George  Phifer  John  DriscoU  Henry  Smith  Bart  Guranick  Aimer  Vickert  Taib  Hassan  Luther  Wing  WUliam  Kenny  Pon  Wing  L.  Kristlansen  USPHS  HOSPIT.\L  SAN FRANCISCO.  CALIF.  Hilariona  Aquio  Charles  Hyde  Pauls  Frankmanls  Richard  Kohls  Daniel  Gemeiner  Abraham  Manders  Charles  Harris  Louis Schwartz  Edward  Hulzenga  Fred  Shaia  USPHS  HOSPITAL  SEATTLE.  WASHINGTON  Joseph  Barron  NUs  Larsson  Fay  Langley  Joseph  Prabech  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  '  t  • t    • •     5  STREET ADDRESS  I CITY .:..V............ ZONE..... ^ STATE...... mi'  '  ­ v  • '•   • • ­1­ •  •   TO AVOID DUPLICATION: If you  or#  an olJ lubicrlbar and  hava  a  ehanga  1  of  addrois,  ploata  qlvo  your formar  addreu  balowt  i ADDRESS  CITY  ' , eeoeeoeeaeeeVeeenaeeeMas  STATE,  • • iiaaaeeaapfoeeaaa  e  Thanks Band  For USPHS Show  To  the  Editor:  As  it  often  happens,  when  a  man  is called  out  to work  over­ time at night,  he may  only  earn  one hour's  pay, although several  hours  of  sleep  will  bo  lost  in  the deal.  Inasmuch  as  we  feel  that  more  than  one  hour may  be  In­ volved when  a man  Is called out  to  work  overtime  at  night  and  To the  Editor:  I  was  wondering  if  it  would  be  possible  to  extend  a  vote  of  thanks  In­  our  SEAFARERS  LOG  to  Tony  Americo  and  his  band.  They  came  here  to  the  Marine Hospital  in New  Orleans  and  sure entertained  us sick  fel­ lows  on  Tuesday night,  Nov.  23.  I'm  sure  that  they  were  all  for  us, 100  percent.  Vincent J. Fitzgerald  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  withheld  upon  request.  only  works  one  hour,  and  in  view of  the fact that many  trade  unions  and  maritime  affiliates  have  a  minimum  call­out  clause  in  their  contracts,  we  request  that  due  consideration  be  given  to  introducing  in  negotiations,  at  the  proper  time,  a  similar  clause,  whefeby  we  would  be  guaranteed  a  two  hour  mini­ mum  for  being  called  out  to  work  overtime  between  5  PM  and  8  AM.  Crew,  Alcoa  Corsair  • v.  An  albatross  is  held  by  L  Thomas,  left,  Raymond  Perez,  end  "O'Mara" the  bull  wiper  on  the  Voliont  Hope.  The  bird  did  not  stay  long  be­ cause  "there  was  no  draw  or  chow to  hove v* • "  STEEL  MAKER  The  crew  of  the  Steel  Maker  sends regards  to all.  The ship  took  up  a  collection  which  they  gave  to the  St. Mary's  Orphange for  the  children  there.  Johnny  Johnston  is  ship's  delegate  and  Harris  Ben­ net  was  secretary  at  the last  meet­ ing.  LONGVIEW  VICTORY  Seafarers  on  the  Longview  Vic­ tory have  finally decided  to  play it  smart  ... it  seems  that  assorted  visitors  have  been  eating, all  the  night  lunches, so  from now  on, the  pantry  is  to  be  locked  up  when  the ship's  in port;.  The galley  stove  isn't  working,  and  the  men  are  a.  bit  burnt­up  about  that,  although  they're  happy  the  food  Isn't.  C.  W.  White  was elected new ship's  dele­ gate.  4  4  4"  ATLAS.  Somebody's  having  a'  "boll"  aboard  the  Atlas,  not  the  men  but  the  weevils.  Weevils  have  been  discovered in the  crackers and  new  crackers are to be  picked up.  There  are  a  few  things  that  will  have  to  be settled  before everything  Is real  smooth says  Sam Vatis,  ship's dele­ gate,  but  otherwise  all  is  well.  4  4  4  JEAN  LAFITTE  There  was not  even a  thank  you  coming  from  the  chief  mate  of  the  SS  Jean  Lafitte  to the  members of  the  deck  department  ... all  they  did  was  save  his  life  ... so  the  crew  gave  them  a  vote , of  thanks,  anyway.  The  niate  was  stricken  with  a  heart  attack­ while  the  ship  was  leaving  Yokohama,  and  the  members  of  the  deck  department  looked  after  him  till  he  could  be  taken  care  of  by  medical  authori­ ties.  Otherwise,  things  are  running  pretty  smoothly  ... the  steward  department Is coming up with good  meals and  menus and  there are  no  major beefs.  Ronald Eden  is ship's  • • • • • • • • '• eaeeeeoeeaeeaeaeVeeeeeeeaele  ZON^,  Crew Wants  New OT Clause  deleiate,.  ­ 4  4  4  Steel Crew Sends  Holiday Greetings  To the  Editor:  We,  the crew  members of  the  SS  Steel  Maker,  wish  a  Merry  Christmas  and  a  prosperous  New  Year  to  all  the  members  and officials of  the Seafarers In­ ternational  Union,  Atlantic  and  Gulf  District,  wherever  they  may  be.  Crew of  the SS Steel Maker  4  4  4  Pacific Carrier  Says 'Thanks'  To  the  Editor:  As  ship's  delegate  on  the  SS  Pacific  Carrier,  I  wish  to  offer  my thanks and  the  thanks of  the  rest of  the crew  to the  SIU offi­ cials  in  the  port  of  Baltimore  for  their cooperation  and  court­ esy  iq  the  partieuair  situation  Involving  this ship.  The  Pacific  Carrier  was  one  the  eight  ships  tied  up  by  the  SIU  for  back  wages  due  the  crew.  During  this  period  most  of  the  men  were  either  without  or  low  on  funds,  and  the  offi­ cials  here  extended  them  the  services  of  the  port.  Again  I  say,  thanks  from  the  Seafarers  on the  Pacific  Carrier  for  their  aid.  Vivian  Wilkerson  Ship's delegate  4  4  4,  'Retribution'  Tickles Fancy  .  To  the  Editor:  Log­A­Rhythm.  "Retribution"  best belly  laugh in boat  bursting  with  sides  split  open  laughing.  Some  fun.  A.  Trapolis  4  4  4  Praises SlU's  Food  Program  To  the  Editor:  ­*  I  would  like  to  give  a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  representatives  of  the  SIU  Food  Program.  The  consultants  in  each  port  are  ac­ tive,  ready  and  willing  to  help  the  stewards  understand  the  function  of  the food  program.  I've  had  the  pleasure  of  sail­ ing  on some  ships that  had  pro­ gram  consultants  for  stewards,  and  they really  kn^ew  their busi­ ness.  I  know  that  some  of  the  old  time  stewards  are  reluctant  to  ask  questions  when  the  Food  Program  representatives  . come  aboard  because  they  feel  that  they  are  degrading  themselves  If  they  do  so,  but  they  are  not.  They^must  remember  that  the  food  consultants  are  old­timers,  too.  They  were  taught  how  the  new  Food  Program  works,  and­ in  turn,  teach  all  SIU  stewards  what  they've  learned.  To  me,  a  good  steward  Is  one  who  knows  what  he  has  on  the  ship  and  knows  how  to  dis­ tribute  everything  in  tHe  best  interests  of  all  concerned.  If  shipboard  stewards  would  coop­ erate  with  the  program  and  its  representative,  ail  SIU­mannedT  ships  would  be  clean ^jind  good  feeders.  .  Vernon  Douglas  4  4  4  '  'A' Men Ask  Watch  Changes  To the  Editor:  We  the  class  A  men  of  the  deck department pf  the SS Penn  Vanguard  would  like  to  direct /  your  attention  to  the  way  we  have  been  drawing  for  the  watches.  The  black  gan^  picks  their  watches  according  to  date  \  of  register  and  the  steward  de­ partment  is  . called  according  to  the  job,  but  we  have  sugges­ tions  to  make.  j,­ ;  We  would like  to see the  deck  4  4  4  department  come  under  senior­ Praises The SIU  ity: Class  A  men first, according  to  the  register,  then  B  men,  For  Deeds  then  C  men.  As  you  know,  the  To  the Editor:  way  we  do  It  now,  the  A  men  I  would  like  to  be  put  on  the  have  to  chance  it  along  with , a  mailing  list  for  the  SEAFAR­ first­tripper and  that  is  hardly  ERS  LOG.  I  sailed  for  a  num­ fair to  the fellows  who have  top  ber  of  years­as a fireman, oiler,  seniority  in  the  SIU.  and  watertender,  though  I  We  would  like  to  sea  more'  haven't  sailed  since  December  about  this  in  the  LOG  in  the  of  '46  .  .  .  still,  all  my .papers  near  future,  pro  and con.  are  in  order,  and  J  even  have'  •   James­F,. Lee  all my bid  picket  cards.  <  '•   •  E.  F/ 'riUi^;;'^.­,  '  WWi­TreAaway­''^^  I  believe  In  the  SIU  ; .  . it's  AlfCed B. Fahm  done  more  for  the  seamen  than  V:  W.  O'Maiy  any  other  organization  in  his^  tor^.. Keep up the good  iybrk.  '  '  J. For  '  '  A. F.  O'CdjDiiM';'  i /<• ,  �V"  Deeember  18,  1959  ,  SEAFARERS  LOG  Page Tblrtcea  Freedom  Grounded  On Cuban  Beach  Seafarer  Art  Anderson  Reports  On  Incidents  And  Conditions  Aboard  The  Valiant  Freedom ^ran  up  on  the  beach  shortly  after mid­ night  Friday,  November  20.  We're  laying  level  in  about  20  feet  of  water,  which  isn't  good,  since  our  normal  draft  with  a  load of  bauxite  is 29  feet.  Rumors  have  it  that  we  were  40  miles  off  course  when  we  went  on  the  beach  .  .  .  the  ru­ mors  also  say  that  sights  taken  during  the  night  led  a  straight  line for the beach.  If any  of  this stuff is true, why  wasn't  the  course  altered  to  avoid  grounding,  and  why  was  It  said  that  nobody  properly  checked  the  ship's  course  and  the necessary alterations?  Whatever  the  facts  are  some­ thing  should  be  done  about  the  neglect  or  carelessness  that  en­ da n g e r s  the  crewmembers  aboard  this ship.  This isn't  the  first  time  we've  come  close  to  disaster  during  this  voyage  . .  .  we almost  ran  on the  rocks dur­ ing  the  night  when  we  arrived  at  Trinidad"  a  couple  of  weeks  ago.  If  it  wasn't  for  the  sharp  eyes of  the  lookout  on  the  bow,  we  probably  would  have  crashed.  Cloudy  Coast  The  captain  said  that  he  thought  the  mountainous  coast­ line  was­clouds.  I'm  sure there  must  be  navigational  equip­ ment  on  the  bridge;  why  don't  they  use it?  At  present,  the  Merrit,  Chap­ man  and  Scott  salvage  tug  "Curb"  is  setting  out  to  beach  anchors  and  aid  us  in  getting  off,  but  we'll  have  to  be  towed  to  Mobile,  since  the  shaftal­ ley  is  flooded  up  to  sea  level.  We  all  hope  to  be  home  for  Christmas, so lets  hope they  can  get us  off  on the first  try.  I think first  aid classes should  be compulsory for mates.  Every  time you go  to a chief  mate  that  I  know  and  complain  of  an  ill­ ness,  the  first  thing  he  comes  out with  is "I'm not a  doctor, so  what  do  you  want  me  to  do?"  Medical  Mates  If  you  ask  him  for  iodine  for  a  cut,  or  something  similar,­he  complains it's bis meal hour and  asks  you  why  didn't  you  see  him  earlier  when  he  was  in  the  hospital  giving  medication  to  someone  else.  What  in  blazes  are we to do ... injure ourselves  to  meet  his  own  private  sched­ ule?  This  isn't  all  that  happens  on  here,  not  by  a  long  shot.  We  have  a  character  in  the  engine  department who really  takes the  cake  for  throwing  the  bull.  The  way  he  talks  about  the  airplane  he  dVns,  the  shipping  company he  owns in  the Philip­ pine  Islands,  the  big  game  sa­ faris he's  been  on,  his  war­time  adventures,  the  chief  engineer  positions  he's  turned  down  on  the  world's  biggest  ships,  he  makes Einstein  look  like a  first­ grade  pupil  compared  to  him.  If  he  starts  shooting  the  bull  with  you,  you  can't  get  away  ... He'll follow you all over the  ship.  In  fact,  he'll  usually  corner  an  unlicensed  man  in~  the  engine  department,  tell  aU  about  his  experiences—what  a  football hero  he used to  be,  etc.  then,  the  first  chance  he  gets,  he'll  dispute  the  devil  out  of  the  overtime or delayed  sail­ ing claims.  Seafarhig  Superman  In  my  books,  this  joker  is  a  first  rate  hot­air artist.  I think  he  reads  all  this  stuff  he  tells  us  about  In  adventure  maga­ zines,  then  imagines  himself  as  v2:  ,  the  hero  of  the  story,  till  he  actually  believes  it.  I  think  he's lost  about half  his marbles,'  that  is,  if  he  ever  had  any  in  that  swelled  rock  of  his  he  re­ fers to  as  his head.  I  do  have  certain  things  to  say about the ship that are  good.  We  have  a  darn  good  crew  and  a  wonderful  department.  The cooks have kept  us  well  fed  and Earl  Gates and  John  Eaton,  our  chief  and  third  cooks  haVe  put  out  such  good  chow  that  the chow hounds like me haven't  lost  an  ounce  of  weight.  I guess  Dr. Logue  at the  New  York  clinic  won't  be  happy  about that when  I  show  up  with  the  same  bay  window  I've  had  . . . I'm  supposed  to  diet  to  im­ prove  my  general  health.  Its  either  a  case  of  having  no  will  power  or  too  good  a  cooking  staff  on  the ship ... I  guess Til  blame it on the good cooks.  "J" I  .  ­.J  ­%  ­• i  '$  Fancy  Ropework  On  Sampan Hitch  enu  SHRfVP  COiJKTAlL  "  TWTO  JUiCe  acx­fMt  m  ­  issofitTEP  i^icKLEs  ­ cum ­ eeiEw  •  ASSOfiTES  CAAAPES  •  S0A8T  TURXEV  aiTH  »Af.tJUT  Hi) WStET  |t  '­  pRm sisa  iT  8E€f  All  m m osma  iMSHEi)  pumoea  ­  euTTERen »  BumREB  im { e*8R{»rs  ­  CAafiiEBYAua  ,  net  PAftKSl  (HkL8  •   amjEPlE  ,  ' PUttPKi*  riE  PIE  :  nsttr nucr  ­  rnvMT eiTU  rariW  sraAaspaRfFi  '  UWT  ­  ICE  F8E8H 3T8AI  •  J  ««EW  fisujta  Rj  Asmmms }:  WXEb CAtlWES  A*© ttlNTS  „Rj earn  ­m  mw  t£WH«e  1  ­M  ­S'l  ­'S  Lois  of  knots  aboard  the  Sampan  Hitch.  This  virtuoso  display  of  knot­tying  is  shown  by  Seafarers  (left  to  right}  Charles  Romano,  OS; William  B.  Wilson,  A6; and Chick  Vdntenaella, AB.  The  photo  was  shot  during jhe 4­8 watch  by H. F.  Holmes  of  the  engine  department.  The  boys  may  try  their  j hand at knitting a sweater  next.  Chief  steward  Francis  Napoli  was  responsible  for  the  menu  and  Chester  Coumas,  oiler,  did  the  photography  and  printing  for  the  Sword Knot's  Thanksgiving  dinner.  V'J  I  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  ^Sea Spray'  I  ­by Seafarer "Red"  Fink  Christmas  By William WiUdridge  Every  year  there  comes  a  holiday  Will  always  be  as  time  goes on  Tis a  day we  mortals all  respect  As  its  the  day  our  Saviour  was  bom  Dec. 25  is  that  day  We  all  know  as  Christmas  time  Its  a  time  when  choirs  are  singing  And  churchbells ring  their  chimes  *5^"  a ,day  for. little  children  Who  yet  do not. know their  King  They  want  to  see  the  Christmas  tree  And  see  what  Santa  had  to bring  'Beggars  can't  be^c^ser^*  Female Mako shark  caught by  the Hitch weighed 550 pounds  and Was  10 feet  long.  When  pbened os abpye, she was  full  or  bdby  sharks.  Over  40  were counted.  Then  there  is another  man  He's  the  man  who  goes  to  sea  Who  doesn't  get  home  for  Christmas  To see  his family,  or the  free  So  to  atl  yow Seagoing ^brothers  .  We wish  a  Merry Christmas  to  you  Also  a  hapi)y  and  prosperous  year  '  Ai  you  sail  with the  SIU  i'­n m  m­i*  • «  B­B  ­i.­fr:!"  ­.i  .sVV'ji  • 4  v':4|if  ­ t li­M **­­/  ­ f  •   �STEEL  EXECUTIVE  (iithmlan),  Nov.  ning  smoothly.  $S  in  ship's  fund.  3—Chairman.  A.  D.  Bridle;  Secretary,  Motion  made  and  seconded  to  pay  off  James  Welch.  Captain  requested  in­ every  six  weeks.  Suggestion  made  formation  on  ship's  delegate's attitude  that  steward  get  chairs  for  after  rec­ toward  him.  Ship's  delegate  said  that  reation  room.  it  was  up  to  the  crew  if  they  wanted  .  PACIFICUS  (Orion),  Sept.  13—Chair­ his  resignation.  Man  was  hospitalized  in  Manila.  Will  join  ship in  Singapore.  man,  T.  Spiers;  Secretary,  Manuel  T.  One  man  missed  ship  in  Manila.  Floras.  Steward  made  treasurer;  pres­ Some  disputed  overtime  and  minor  ently  $10  in  fund.  Captain  used  pre­ beefs.  Patrolmen  will  be  notified  that  vious  $10  to  buy  a  new  washing  ma­ there  has  been  no  representation  on  chine.  No  beefs.  3d  cook  made  ship's  this  vessel.  Brother  Cedric  Wood  new  delegate.  Suggest  steward  put  more  night  lunches  out.  ship's  delegate.  Nov.  5—Chairman,  T.  Spiers;  Secre­ THE  CABINS  (Texas  City  Refining),  tary,  N.  W.  Daiatte.  No  beefs;  ship's  Nov.  17—Chairman,  James  Whatiey;  delegate  report  satisfactory.  $30  in  Secretary^,  Jesse  Maloney.  Discussion  ship's  fund.  Motion  approved  to  do­ concerning  a  request  to  headquarters  nate  $20  of  ship's  fund  monies  to  to  change  method  of  pay­off.  Fund  American  Merchant  Library.  One  man  consists  of  $13.  One  man  removed  at  hospitalized  in  .Montevideo.  Houston  due  to  ear  injury.  Steward  ATLANTIS  (Petrol),  Oct.  30—Chair­ requested  to  notify  ship's  delegate  if  man,  F.  A.  Arena;  Secretary,  C.  P.  Parker.  Various  repah's  not  being  done,  and  will  be  reported  to  patrol­ man  at  payoff.  Crew  asked  to  donate  to  depleted  ship's  fund.  Patrolman  asked  to  do  something  about  soot  coming  through  vents  in  quarters.  No  beefs.  CS  MIAMI  (Cities  Service),  Nov.  7—  Chairman,  C.  M.  Houchins;  Secretary,  T.  J.  White.  One  man  missed  ship  at  Hetties  island;  another  quit  ship  at  Linden,  NJ.  Man  fell  from  catwalk  and  was  hospitalized  at  Lak*  Charles.  Not  serious.  One  year  rule  to  be  enforced.  Clean  messhall  after  each  watch:  bring  coffee  cups  back  to  pan­ try  after  using.  milk  delivery  fails  to  come  aboard  before  sailing  time.  No  disputed  OT  and  no  beefs.  FAiRPORT  (Waterman),  Nov.  Chairman,  F.  McCaii;  Secretary,  R.  Young.  Ship's  fund  is  $3.60.  A  vote  of  thanks  to  John  Radecke  for  obtain­ ing  library.  Ship's  delegate  to  make  addition  this  time.  No  beefs.  'iK  l! !?  •  #­.f ^  ID:  ­v  FAIRPORT  (Waterman),  Oct.  IB­ Chairman,  Tom  Moriarity;  Secretary,  E.  M.  "Ai"  Watts.  Francis  E.  McCall  elected  ship's  delegate.  .  No  beefs.  Suggested  that  all  Koreans  keep  out  •  of  passageways  and  crew's  quarters.  Ask  all  departments  to  draw  up  re­ pair  lists­  and  see  that  repairs  are  made.  One  man  hospitalized  with  back  injiu­ies  at  Kobe,  Japan.  STEEL  DIRECTOR  (isthmian),  Nov.  15—Chairman,  Charles  Stambul;  Sec­ IBcRVILLE  (Waterman),  Nov.  13—  retary,  A.  Bearden.  Warned  all  mem­ Chairman,  William  Turner;  Secretary,  mers  to  behave  as  captain  was  log  William  Cameron.  Porthole  gaskets  happy.  Also  warned  crew  to  stay  for  entire  crew  need  checking  and  clear  of  Coast  Guard.  Elected  new  repairing.  Deck  and  engine  foc'sles  ship's  delegate.  Discussion  was  held  need  repairs.  $16.48  in  fund.  Checks  on  poor  preparation  of  food.  Instruc­ should  be  made  on  medical  supplies,  tions  were  given  for  using  washing  cleanliness  of  ship  hospital  and  sug­ machine.  No  beefs.  Few  hours  of  gestions  made  pertaining  to  ways  to  disputed  OT.  improve  menu.  AZALEA  CITY  (Pan  Atlantic),  Nov.  VENORE  (Marvan),  Oct.  31—Chair­ 27—Chairman,  M.  Richardson;  Secre­ man,  Roy  Wilt;  Secretary,  C.  C.  Mad­ tary,  J.  A.  Davis.  No  delegate  at  dss.  Ship's  delegate  resigned  and  meeting.  Elected  Richard  Lee  as  new  one  elected.  No  beefs.  ship's  delegate.  Requested  ship's dele­ gate  to  get  up  ship's fund.  Portion  of  JOHN  B.  WATERMAN  (Waterman),  fund  to  be  used  for  library.  Nov.  IS—Chairman,  N.  Matthey;  Sec­ retary,  I.  A.  Brown.  Good  trip  so  VALIANT  FORCE  (Force  Steam­ far.  Slopchest  out  of  certain  popular  ship),  Nov.  22—Chairman,  R.  L.  Tay­ brands  of  cigarettes  since  beginning  lor;  Secretary,  D.  F.  Mease.  Repairs  of  trip  from  SF.  Main  deck  scuttle­ being  taken  care  of.  List  to  be  given  butt  not  operating.  No  freon.  $7.60  to  payoff  patrolman.  Few  hours  OT  turned  over  at  Wilmington  by  chief  disnuted.  No  beefs.  cook.  No  additional  donations.  Vote  Sept.  5—Chairman,  D.  F.  Mease;  of  thanks  to  steward  department.  Secretary,  J.  W.  McDonald.  Election  Coffee  urn  spigot  needs  repairing.  of  ship's  delegate.  Held  discussion  on  Repair  list  okay.  new  repairs.  No  beefs.  ALCOA  RANGER  (Alcoa),  Nov.  I—  Chairman,  Bethiaume;  Secretary,  W.  PENN  TRADER  (Penn),  Nov.  29—  Barnes.  No  beefs.  All  asked  to  ob­ Chairman,  Paul  Hugglns;  Secretary,  serve  safety  rules  and  sign  crew  list.  W.  T.  Strickiin.  Vote  of  thanks  to  New  aerial  for  TV  cost  $4.50.  Total  steward  department for  job  well  done.  in  ship's  fund  $20.19.  Elected  J.  Patrolman  to  check  slop  chest  before  Smith,  S­648,  new  ship's  delegate.  sailing.  Repairs  done  at  sea.  Letter  Steward  to  try  to  get  fresh  trout  or  to  Union  signed  by  all  crewmembers.  mullet.  Members  asked  to  turn  off  OT  to  be  squared  up  with  mate  or  washing  machine  when finished,  not  patrolman.  No  beefs.  to  throw  razor  blades  on  deck.  STEEL  ROVER  (isthmian),  Nov.  1—  MOUNT  EVANS  (Cargo  Tankship),  Louis  J.  Cuzzi;  Secretary,  Oct.  15—Chairman,  W.  Downs;  Secre­ Chairman,  tary,  D.  Forrest.  One  man  missed  C.  M.  Wright.  Request  made  to  keep  ship  in  PhUiy.  W.  Gonsalves  elected  longshoremen  out  of  pantry  and  keep  ship's  delegate.  Repair  list  to  be  doors  locked  when  not  at  meals.  Do­ made  up.  Port  dogs  to  be  freed.  nation  of  $.5(t­per  m»n  to ship's  fund.  Missing  ijrewmember's  effects  cata­ FORT  HOSKiNS  (Cities  Service),  loged  and  itemized.  Nov.  25—Chairman,  John  P.  Schilling;  Secretary,  Pater  J.  Coff.  WUl  check  STEEL  APPRENTICE  (isthmian),  Nov.  8—Chairman,  Frank  Van  Dusen;  with  patrolman  concerning  OT  and  Sacratary,  Vincent  Chavez.  Saw  cap­ subsistence  for  men  sent  to headquar­ tain  about  penalty  cargo.  All  OK.  One ­ ters  last  trip.  Repair  list  taken  care  man  missed  ship  in  Seattle  and  re­ of.  No  beefs.  No  disputed  OT.  Re­ joined  in  Anacortes  and  then  paid  quest  made  for  watertight  doors  <)n  off.  Picked  up  a  few  replacements  in  after  main  deck  to keep  passage  ways  Messhall  and  San  Francisco  and  Seattle  since  leav­ from  being flooded.  ing  Tampa.  No  major  beefs.  Good  pantry  should  be  kept  clean  at  night.  Request  a  minimum  of  noise  In  pas­ bunch  of  guys.  Ship  delegate  to  see  captain  about  cleaning  tanks in  Japan.  sage  ways  during  day.  Ship's  fund  is  Thanks  to  deck  standbys  for  keeping  $20.  No  beefs.  No  disputed  OT.  messhall  and  pantry  in  SlU  shape.  STEEL  FABRICATOR  (Isthmian),  Red  Simmons  and  his  gang  are  feed­ Nov.  21—Chairman,  Frank  Baron;  ing  the  whole  crew  very  well.  Secretary,  Frank  White.  Union  mail  ALCOA  PATRIOT  (Alcoa),  Oct.  II—  being  tampered  with.  Hot  water  prob­ Chairman,  Jimmy  Jones;  Secretary,  R.  lem  with  showers  and  kitchen.  Re­ Ramos.  Depfs asked  to  turn in  repair  questing  Union  to  get  cash  instead  of  lists.  Ship's  fund  has  total  of  $10.65.  travelers'  checks  for  draws.  Lodging  No  beefs.  Crew  thanks  steward's  allowance  to  be  claimed  by  all  hands.  dep't.  for  job  well' done.  Vote  of  confidence  for  steward.  Crew  backing  steward  in  beef  with  topside.  BEAUREGARD  (Pan  Atlantic),  Nov.  Officers  requesting  transfer if  steward  I—Chairman,  B.  Brown;  Secretary,  T.  is  permitted  to  stay  aboard  for  next  D.  York.  No  beefs;  everything  run­ trip.  No  beefs.  Some disputed  OT.  •> .  • ;  '  f) i"­ ''  'iiii#  iOcoeiiiber  IS,  ISSt­ SEAFARERS  LOG  FoortteH  'Alls WeU:'  SS Emilia  Things  seem  to  be  going  pretty  smooth  aboard  the  Bull  Company's  SS  Emilia,  according  to  Seafarer  Roman  Topski.  The  fooij is  extra­ good  and  the  crew  gets  along  very  well  . . . making the  trip  an  ideal  one from  most every  point  of  view.  Here are some  photos sent  in from  the  ship.  Details are  below.  These  SS  Emilia  stewards  &  cooks,  serving  the  men  the  "best  food  on  the  ship  in  a  long time," are: Seated, I to r)  T.  Nerosa,  3rd  cook;  W.  Heartlov.e,  chief  cook; L Ga­ rabedian,  steward;  (second  row, I to r)  M. Endres, Galley­ man;  R.  Wajcik,  BR;  (third  row, I to r) F. Monzo  and R. E.  Ferebee, Messmen; and  E. C.  Danner,  2nd  cook.  *  Some  of  the  healthy­looking  members  of  the  crew  on  the  Emilia  are: (1st  rOw,  I to  r)  E.  Swiontkowski,  R.  Jopski,  Tex  McKinney, Art Rowhedder,  A!  Hansueldt,  (standing,  I  to  r)  F. Bona, t. Gladhill, J. Webb,  F.  Hipp,  and  E.  Joyner.  Photos  by  Roman  Topski.  LOG­A­RHYTHM:  I  Librarians  By  Roy  Fleischer  (Inspired by  the librarians in the  Seaman's  Church  Institute  on  South  Street.)  What  do  librarians  think  As  they  sit  at  their  desks  In  the  Conrad  room?  Well, I  can  only  guess.  I  They  have  a  worldly  frown  As  they  flip  dusty  pages  And  meditate  I'm  certain.  The loisdom  of  the ages.  Or  do  they  think  of  files  And  books  on  wrong  shelves.  Mixed  and  scattered  By  Seafaring  elves?  Perhaps they  think  of  Nice,  Vienna, Troy, or Rome,  Or  only closing  time,  And  sailing  straight  for home.  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Cortland  7­7094  WILMINGTON  .505  Marine  Ave.  PORTLAND..'.  523  NW  Everett  St.  Terminal  5­6617  CApital  3­7297­8  SAN  FRANCISCO...  240  Second  St.  DOuglas  2­4592  HONOLULU....81  South  Nlmltz  Highway  SAN  PEDRO  ....296  West  7th  St.  PHone  5­1714  TErminal  3­4485  NEW  ORLEANS........523  Bienville  St.  SEATTLE..:.­­,.  2333  Western  Ave.  RAmond  7­428  MAin  2­6326  SUP  MFOW  MC&S  �December  18,  1959  rage  Flfteea  SEAFARERS  LOG  yMd. Port Plan Revealed  Imer MTD Cdlfl For Action  Absorbing Literaturo  At Union Hail  \l.BALTIMOBE—The  Maryland  Port  Authority—following  ipme prodding by the Maritime Trades Department, AFL­CIO  has4)egun taking steps aimed  at modernizing  its Baltimore  ' facilities in an effort to attract f'  pr'^e  cargoes  and  steamship  all  goes  well  the  Port  Authority  will  own  all  the  general  cargo  an«i^  to the area.  W  has  approached  major  rall­ piers  in  Baltimore.  /'roads which  own  the general  cargo,  At  present,  Baltimore  depends  />iers in  Baltimore,  and  is attempt­ almost exclusively  on  bulk  cargoes.  ' jng  to  buy  all  these  facilities.  If  The  addition  of  the  package  cargo  trade  will  enhance  shipping  con­ ditions,  and  offer  more  employ­ ment  for  seamen,  among  other  things.  VI  The  issue  of  port  inactivity  was  made  known  to  Maryland's  Gov­ ernor  Tawes  recently.  An  MTD  resolution  charged  the  authority  with  discrimination  against  mari­ time  labor  by  failing  to  include  The  deaths  of  the foUovoing  Sea­ labor representation  in  that  organ­ farers  have  been  reported  to  the  ization,  despite  the  big  stake  labor  SIU  Welfare  Plan  and  the  death  has  in  the  port's  operations.  benefit  hos  been  paid  to  their  While  the  port  group  is  now  showing signs of  acting on  its long­ benejiciarics;  overdue  program,  there  has  been  Carl  I.  Franson,  64:  Brother  no  indication  as  yet  that  the  state  Franson  died  of  a  pulmonary  con­ administration  intends  to  give  dition  at  his residence  in  New  Or­ maritime  labor  representation  on  leans  on  November  25.  He  had  the authority.  been  a  member  of  the  SIU  deck  department  since  1944.  He  is  sur­ vived  by  his  wife.  Burial  was  in  St. 'kary's. Cemetery,  New Orleans.  • r  • 't—  •). ' I'T.  Edward  M.  BurgOs,  53:  Brother  Burgos,  a  steward,  passed  away  October  25  in  Portland,  Oregon,  of  a  heart  ailment.  A  member  of  the SIU since  1956, he  was a  native  of  San Pedro,  Calif. Place  of  burial  was  not  given.  1  nmm!  EVERY  I  SUNDAY  I DIRECT  VOICE  I BROADCAST  •  'v  •   • •   •   I  I  TO SHIPS IN ATLANTIC  EUROPEAN  AND  SOUTH  AMERICAN  WATERS  • ),•  MTD"  •  •   i'  "THE VOICE OF THE  )  EVERY  SUNDAY,  1620  GMT  (11:20  EST  Sunday)  •  i  WFK­39,  19850  KCs  Ships  in  Caribbean,  East  Coast  of  South  America,  South  Atlan­ tic  and'  East  Coast  of  United  States.  1#  VFFL­65.  15850  KCs  Ships  in  Gulf  of  Mexico,  Carib­ bean,  West  Coast  of  South  America,. West  Coast  of  Mexico  and  US  East  Coast.  IVFK­95,  15700  KCs  Ships  in  Mediterranean  area.  North  Atlantic,  European  and  US  East  Coast  vx­;.­.  N"  i  fx  •   "• fi  X  !.)  1.­  •   !.  I  IJ  n •  •  .  Meanwhile,  MTD  'Round­The­WorJd  Wireless  Broadcasts  Continue . . .  • '1,­ _  V,  Every  Sunday,  1915  GMT  (2:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  WCO­13020  KCs  Europe  and  North  America  c  WCO­16908.8  KCs  East  Coast  South  America  .V;'  "i  WCO­22407  KCs  West  Coast  South  Americg  "V; ­v  Every  Monday,  0315  GMT  (10:15  PM  EST  Sunday)  WMM  25­15607  KCs  Australia  J 11 ^ •   I''  •  WMM  81­11037.5  Northwest  Pacific  #  1  kr  .  ­jif­stf. JX'd' *­•   MARITIME TRADES DEPARTMENT  ^  ^  J"*  ­• •     Nick  Chrisomalis,  steward  dept., and  his  nephews  (l.­r.)  Andrew  and  George  Litos  review  some  cur­ rent  magazines in  the  lounge  at Union  headquarters.  •   VA  Researcher  Backs  PHS On  Cigs  After  five  years  of  experimentation,  involving  the  miscroscopic  examination  of  20,000  slices of  lung tissue  taken  from  402  dead  bodies, a  New Jersey  medical researcher  has come  up with  what he calls  the "final link" connecting  lung cancer  with cigaret smoking.  His  findings  were  ques­ •   tioned  by  the  tobacco  indus­ tee  countered  with  claims  that  his­ selves  by  using  suntan  machines;  findings  were  inconclusive  and  getting too much  sun. It  seems that  try.  Dr.  Oscar  Auerbach  of  the  Vet­ erans  Administration  Hospital  at  East  Orange,  NJ,  reported  to  the  American  Medical  Association  the  findings  of  his  study.  The  study  demonstrates,  he  said,  that  cancer  and  the  abnormal  changes  that  lead  to  cancer  were  many  times  more  numerous  in  the  lungs  of  smokers  than  non­smok­ ers,  and  that  there  was  a  correla­ tion  between  the  cancerous  and  pre­cancerous  damage  done  the  lungs  and  the  amount  of  smoking  done. Damage  to  the lungs  was  the  worst  among  the  heaviest  smokers.  "These  anatomical  observations  seem  to us  to  indicate  that  cigaret  smoking  is  a  major  factor  in  the  causation  of  lung  cancer  in  man,"  Dr.  Auerbach  said.  In  brief,  Dr.  Auerbach  found:  Of  the  402  bodies  examined,  63  had  died  of  lung  cancer,  all  of  whom  were  smokers;  the  remain­ ing  339  had  died  of  other  causes.  The  microscopic  investigations  showed  that  seven of  the lung can­ cer  deaths  had  one  or  more  tiny  lung  cancers  in  addition  to  the  cancer  causing  the death.  He  also  examined  the  tissue  for  changes  and  abnormalities  that  lead  to  cancer,  and  found  that  these  pre­cancerous  changes  were  more common  among smokers  than  non­smokers.  The  Tobacco  Research  Commit­ Unions Sift  SItip Control  (Continued  from  page  3)  and not  on foreign  policy consider­ ations  of  the  moment.  SIUNA  President  Paul  Hall, who  attended  the  ITF  session  in  An­ twerp,  subsequently  took  part  in  the  meeting  of  the  International  Confederation  of  Free  'Trades  Un­ ions  as  an  AFL­CIO'  delegate.  Other  delegates  included  Joseph  Curran,  NMU;  Walter  Reuther,  UAWl  Joseph  Keenan,  Electrical  Workers  Brotherhood^ James  Suf­ fridge,  Retail  Clerks;* A.  P.  Ran­ dolph, Sleeping  Car Porters; James  Carey,  lUE;  William  Doherty,  Let­ ter  Carriers;  Richard  Walsh,  lATSE;  Karl  Feller,  Brewery  Wor'Kcrs;  George  Harrison,  Rail­ way  Clerks;  Herman  Kenin,  Musi­ cians;  C.  J.  Hagerty,  Calif.  AFL­ CIO;  Irving  Brown,  Michael  Ross  and  Jay  Lovestone,  AFL­CIO  na­ tional  office; Victor  Reuther,  UAW  and George Meany, AFL­CIO  presi­ dent  as  head  of  the delegation.  that  smoking  does  not  necessarily  lead  to  cancer.  In  addition  to  the  smoking  dam­ age,  it  seems  that  a  number  of  Americans  are  also  injuring  them­ suntans  have  a  negligible  health'  value  but  can  have  considerable  bad  effects.  These  harmful  effects  include  skin  cancer,  usually result­ ing  from  overexposure.  Hector  Conrad  Anyone  knowing  the  . where­ abouts  of  Hector  Conrad,  missing  since  October,  1957,  please  get  in  touch  with  Mr.  C.  H.  Conrad,  32  Berea  Rd.,  Durban,  South  Africa.  Ernest  C.  Anderson,  Claude  D.  Berry,  Donald  L.  Christensen,  Arthur  L.  Craig,  Jr.,  Boleslav  J.  Dzelak,  Fong  Yao  King,  Sheffield  Nerkitt,  Bernardo  Tombocon  and  Ding  Hai  Woo.  Jack  H.  Roberts  Please  get  in  touch  with  Harold  L.  Lokos,  3189  NW  19  Terrace,  Miami,  Florida.  He  has  your  book  and  Social Security  card.  ^  Emil  and  Bill  Wedding  off.  She  married  some­ one  else  the  weekend  of  October  23.  Will  arrive  in  NY  around  Christmas.  Write  me  at  my  home  address.  Your  friend  Walter.  Members  having  baggage  stored  in  present  Philadelphia  hall  are  urged  to, claim  it  within  30  days.  The  new  building  will  be  opened  shortly  and  all  baggage  will  have  to  be  removed  from  the  old  Union  hall.  4  4  SIU  BABY  ARBIVALS  t  Gordon Chambers  Please  get  in  touch  with  your  mother,  Mrs.  A.  Chambers,  1145  Kimberly  Ann  Farrier,  born  Oc­ Woodycrest  Ave.,  Bronx,  NY.  tober  28,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Walter  C.  Farrier,  Baltimore.  1"  . t  George  W.  Flint  4  4  4  Please  contact  Richard  R.  Hart,  Alan  Gwin  and  Effie  Lynn  Mc­ American  vice­consul,  at  the  AH,  born  November  19,  1959.  to  American Consulate General,  Yoko­ Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Richard  E.  Mc­ hama,  Japan.  This  is  in  reference  AIl,  Saraland,  Ala.  to  a  matter  of  utmost  importance  4  4  4  Robert  Vernon  Roberson,  born  to  you.  November 14,  1959, to  Seafarer and  Mrs.  Charles  V.  Roberson,  Prich­ Frank  Rossi  Any  friends  of  Frank  Rossi  can  ard,  Ala.  visit  him  at  the  USPHS  at  Staten  4  4  4  Theresa  Anne  Saboy,  born  Oc­ Island.  Mail  and  visits  will  be  ap­ tober  14,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  preciated.  Mrs.  Joseph  J.  Saboy,  Baltimore,  Md.  Jose  Silva  Luna  Anybody  knowing  whereabouts  4  4  4  James  Michael  Thompson,  born  of  the  above,  please  contact  Manu­ el  S.  Luna,  3505  Date St.,  Houston,  October  5,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Mrs.  Ronald  J.  Thompson,  Everett,  Texas._  Mass.  4­  t  Crewmembers  4  4  4  Rosilyn  Bernadette  Alien,  born  SS  Steel  Advocate  October  2,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and  Feb. 6—May  15, 1958  Please  contact  Seafarer  Martin  Mrs.  James  Allen,  New  Orleans,  Pederson  as  soon  as  possible.  La.  Urgent.  He  can  be  reached  at  356  4  4  4  Brenda  Diana  Loper,  born  Oc­ 55th  St.,  Brooklyn  20,  NY.  tober  24,  1959,  to  Seafarer  and.  4.  4  t  Income  tax  refund  checks  are  Mrs.  Collie  Loper  Jr.,  Mobile,  Ala.  being  held  for  the  SIU  members  '4  4  4  "  , . ;  listed  here  by  Jack  Lynch,  Room  Joan  Penelope  Pitiak,  born  Au­ 201,  SUP  Building,  450  Harrison  gust 11,  1959,  to  Seafarer and  Mrs.  Street, San  Francisco 5. California:  Steven  Pitiak,  South  lAmboy;  NJ.  ,3  �;i' v f  •  Vol. XXI  No. 26  If. "  ax  SI^IFARERS  »  OFFICIAL  ORGAN  OF  THE  SEAFARERS  INTERNATIONAL  UNION ' ATLANTIC  AND  GULF  DISTRICT  •  AFL­CIO  ®  s^• .  i  I'  • ­U^.  ft­.  • il:  .  pr^  \ 'i  p5}:.' •   .{  •'  .  '  J0>  „  J  • >  '  L f ^  '  ,  /''  ­^'i''''­:'  i'­­ f  • '  •   r'^''  n  ji4»"  ; I  W'Wf  *  *  if  • ""'.  '• '.*•  ­"• .'• • '**'"• •   "  ''.• Vlv"""­m.  A'  1*^,:  maa^ y • • • .;­  .. : . •r•  r'^  .• ­' .  �r I  T.­  •" ''li •  GRIFFIN­LANDRUM  LABOR  ACT  An Act  To  provide  for  the  reporting  and  dUcloture  of  certain  financial  trantactions  and  administrative  practices  of  labor  organizations  and employers,  to prevent abuses  in  the  administration  of  trustee­ ships  by  labor  organizations,  to  provide standards widi respect  to  tlie  election  of  oRicers  of  labor  organizations, and  for other  pur­ poses.  Uc  il  enacted  by  the Senate  and  House  of  Representatives  of  the  United  States  of  America  in  Con­ gress assembled,  _  Short  THIo  Section  1.  This act may  be cited  as the "Labor­Management Report­ ing ;ind  Disclosure Act  of  1959."  .Paclaratlon  of  FIndlnca,  Pnrpiw**,  and  Folley  Sec.  2.  (a)  The  Congress finds  that,  in  the  public  interest,  it con­ tinues  to  be  the  responsibility  of  the Federal  Government to protect  employees'  rights  to  organize  choose  their  own  representatives,  bargain  collectively,  and  otherwise  engage  in  concerted  activities  for  their miitual aid or protection; that  the  relations  between  cinplaysTi  and  labor  organizations  and  the  millions  of  workers  they  represent  •h   ave  a  substantial  impad  on  the  commerce of  the  Nation; and  that  in  order  to  accomplish  the  objec­ 'tive of a free flow of  commerce it is­ essential  that  labor  organizations,  employers, and their officials adhere  to the  highest standards  of  respon­ sibility  and  ethical  conduct  in  ad­ ministering  the  affairs  of  their  or­ '  ganizations, particularly  as  they af­ fect  labor­management  relations.  (b)  Tlie Congress further finds,  from  recent  investigations  in  the  labor and  management fields,  that  I  there  have  been  a  number  of  in­ stances  of  breach  of  titist,  corrup­ tion, disregard of the  rights of indi­ vidual  employees,  and  other  fail­ ures  to  olmrve  high  standards  of  responsibility  and  ethical  conduct  which  require  further and  supple­ mentary legislation  that will  afford  necessary  protection  of  the  rights  and  interests of  employees and  the  public  generally  as  they  relate  to  the  activities  of  lalior  organiza­ tions,  employers,  labor  relations  ,  consultants,  and  tlieir  officers  and  representatives.  (c)  The Congress, tlierefore, fur­ ther fintls and declares that  the en­ actment of  tills Act  is necessarysto  elimiiiate  or  prevent  improper  practices  on  the  part  of  labor  or­ ganizatioiM,  employers,  lafior  rela­ tions consultants,  and  their officers  and  representatives  which  distort  and defeat the policies of the Labor  Management  Relations  Act,  1947,  as  amended,  and  the  Railway  La­ lior Act,  as amended, and  have the  tendency or  necessary eflect  of bur­ dening or obstructing commerce by  (1)  impairing the efficiency,  safety,  or Operation  of  the  instrumentali­ ties of commerce;  (2), occurring in ,  the current'of commerce;  (3)  mate­ rially affecting,  restraining, or con­1  milling  the flow  of  raw  materials  or  manufactured  or  processed  goods into or  from  the channels­of  coitimerce  or  the  prices  of  such  materials  or  goods  in  commerce;  or  (4)  causing dimintition  of  em­ ployment  and  wages  ­in  such  vol­ ume as  substantially  to  impair  or  .disrupt  the market  for goods flow­ ing  into  or  from  the  diannels  of  coinmerce.  Daffnltlpna  Sec. 3.  For the  purposes of  titles  J,  If,  III,  IV,  V  (except  section  505), and VI of tills Act­ (a)  "CtHiimerce"  means  trade,  traffic,  commerce,  traiisi>ortation,  transmission,  or  communication  ainong  the  several  States  or  lie­ tween any  State and any place  put­ side thereof.  (b)  "State", includes  any  State  f the United Sutcs,  the District of  Columbia,  Puerto Rico,  the Viigin  Islands,  AUieriCan  Samoa,  Guam,  Wake  Island,  the  Canal  Zone,  and  .Outer Continental Shelf  Lands de­ fined  in  the  Outer  Continental  .Shelf  Lands­Act  (43  U.S.C.  1331­ 1343).  .y­'  ­  '•   (c)  .  'yndiislry  affecting  com­ mote" metins any activity business,  '  or  industry ­  in  comtnerce  or •   in ­ which a labor dispute would hinder <  or ol^truct  cominerQ:  or the  fiw  Iflow of commerce  and includes any  .activity  or intlustry "affecting  com­ merce"  within  the  meaning  of  the  Latior  Management  Relations Act,  1947,  as  ameiuled,  or  the  Railway  Labor ­Vt, as  amended.  ­ (d)  "Person"  includes  one  or  more  individuals,  labor  organiza­ tions,  partnerships,  associations,  corporations,  legal  representatives,  mutual companies, joint­stock  com­ panies,  trusts,  unincorporated  or­ ganizations,  trustees,  trustees  in­'  bankruptcy, or receivers.  (e)  "Employer"­ means any em­ '|doyer or any  group or  association  of  employers engagnl  in an  indus­ try  affecting  commerce ­  (1)  which  is,  with  respect  to  employees  en­ gaged iri  an Industry ailecting com­ merce,  an  employer,  within  the.  meaning of  any  law of  the  United  States  relating  to  the  employment  of any employees or (2)  which may  deal  with  any  labor  organization  concerning  grievances,  labor  dis­ putes, wages,  rates of  pay, hours of  employment, or conditions of wprk,  and  includes any  person  acting di­ rectly or  indirectly as  an employer  lor  as  an  agent of  an  employer  in  relation­1^ an employee  but  does  not  include  the  United  States  or  any  corporation  wholly  owned  by  the  Government  of  ­  the  United  Statn or any State or  political sub­ division thereof.  • •    ... .­.­r  • • *" •   * mganhatioa; or  (5). is a conference, general com­ mittee,  joint  or  system' board,  tir  joint council,  subordinate to a  na­ tional  or  international  labor­  or­ ganization, which  includes a labor  organization  engaged  in an  iridus­ try  affecting  commerce  within  the  meaning  of  any  of  the  preceding  paragraphs of this subsection, other  than a  State or  local  central  body.  (k)  "Secret  ballot"  means. the  expression  by  ballot,  voting  ma­ chine, or otherwise, but in no event  by  proxy,  of  a  choice  with respect  to any election  or vote  taken upon  any matter,  whicli  is cast  in su^ a  manner  that  the  person expressiiig  such  choice  cannot  be  identifi^  with  the choice  expressed.  (1)  "Trust  in  which a  labor or­ ganization  is  interestc'l"  means  a  trust or  other fund or organization  (1)  which  was  created  or  estab­ •   lished  by  a  lalior  organization,  or'  one or more  of  the trustees or one  or more members of  the governing  body  of  ­which  is  select^  or  ap­ pointed  by  a  labor  organization,  and  (2)  a  primary  purpose  of  which is  to provide benefiu for the  members.of such labor organization  or  thelV  beneficiaries.  (m)  "Labor  relations  consult­ ant"  means  any  person  who,  for  compensation, advises or represents  an  employer,  employer  organiza­ tion, or lalior organization concern­ ing employee organizing, concerted  activities, or  collective  bargaining  activities.  (n)  "Officer" means  any  consti­ tutional  officer,  any  person author­ izetl  to  perform  the  functions  of  president,  vice president,  secretary,  treasurer,  or  other executive  func­ tion  of  a  labor  organization,  and  any member  of  its executive  board  or similar governing body.  i(o)  "Member"  or  "member  in  good  standing",  when  used  in ref­ erence  to a  labor  organization,  in­ cludes any person  who has fulfilled  the  requirements  for  membership  in  such  organization,  and  who  neither  has  voluntarily  withdrawn  from membership  nor has been  ex­ pelled or suspended  from member­ ship 'after appropriate  proceedings  consistent  with  lawful  provisions  of  the  coiutitution  and  by­laws of  such organization.  (p)  *'Secreury"  means die  Sec­ retary of Labor.­ (q) "Officer, agent, shop steward,  or other representative", when lised  with  respect  to  a  labor  organiza­ tion,  includes  elected  officials  and  key  administrative  personnel,  whether elected or appointed  (such  as business agents, heads  of depart­ ments  or major  uiu'ts,  and  organ­ .izers who exercise substantial  inde­ pendent  authority),  but  does  not  include  salaried  non­supervisory  professional staff, stenographic, and  • '  service personnel.  '  (f)  "Employee" means any indi­ vidual  employrf  by  an  employer,  and  incliidn any  individual whoso  work  has  ceased  as  a  consequence  of, or, in connection  with, any  cur­ rent  lalior  dispute  or  because  of  any unfair labor practice or because  of  exclusion  or  expulsion  from  a  labor  organization  in  any  manner  or for any  reason inconsistent  with  tlie requirements of  this .\ct.  (g)  "Labor  dispute"  includes  any  controversy  concerning  terms,  tenure,  or  conditions  of  erajiloy­ ment, or concerning the association,  or  representation  of  persons  in  negotiating, fixing,  maintaining,  changing,  or  seeking  to  arrange  temris or conditions of employment,  regardless  of  wheUier  the  dispu­ tanu'stand  in  the  proximate  rela­ tion of  employer and  employee.  (li)  "Trusteeship"  means  any  receivership,  trusteeship,  or  other  method  of  supervision  or  control  whereby  a  labor  organization  sus­ pends  the  autonomy  otherwise  available  to  a  subordinate  body  under iu constitution or  bylaws.  (i)  "Labor organization" means  a labor organization engaged  in an  industry affecting commerce and in­ cludes  any  organization  of  any  kind, any agency,  or employee rep­ resentation committee, group, asso­ (r)  "District court of the United  ciation,  or  plan  so  engaged  in  States" meaiu  a United  States  dis­ which'  employees  participate  and  trict  court  and  a  United  States  Which  exists  for  the  purpose,  in  court  of  any  platx  subject  to  the  wliole  or  in  part,  of  dealing  with  jurisdiction of  theUnfted $ta.tcs..  employers  concerning  grievances,  labor disputes,  wages, rates of  pay,  hours, or other terms or  conditions  jof  employment,  and  any  confer­ ence,  general  committee,  joint  or  system  lioard,  or  joint  council  so  engaged  which  is subordinate  to  a  national  or international  labor oxr  ganization',  other  than  a  State  or  local  central  body.  (j)  A  labor  organization  shall  be  deemed  to  be  engaged  in  an  industry  affecting commerce  if  it—  (1)  is  the  certified  representa­ Sec,  lOl.  (a)  (1)  Equal  Rights'—'  tive of  employees  under the  provi­ Every member of  a  labor organiza­ sions of  the  National  Labor  Rela­ tion . shall  have  equal  rights  and  tions Act, as  amended, or the Rail­ privileges within  such organization  way­Labor Act,  as amendedfor  .  to nominate candidates,  to vote  in  (2)  aliliough not  certified,  is a  electioiis or referendums  of  the  la­ national  or inteniational  lalior or­ bor  qrganiration,  to  attend  mem­ ganization  or  a  local  labor  organ­ bership  meetings,  and  to  partici­ ization  recognized or  acting as  the  pate  in  the delifierations  and  vot­ representative  of  employees  of  an  ing upon the business of sUch meet­ employer or  employers engaged in  fngs,  subject  to  reasonable  rules  an  industry affecting commerce;  or  and  regulations  in  such  organiza­ (3)  has ciiartered  a local  labor  tion's constitution  and bylaws.  organilation  or  sutnidiary  body  (2)  Freedom  of  Speech  and  As­ which  is  repte^nting  or  actively,  sembly.­^Every  member  of  any  la­ seeking  to  represent  einployees  of  bor  organization  shall  have  the  employers  within  the  meaning  of  right  to  meet  and  assemble  freely  paragraph  (1)  or  (2); or  with other members; and to express  (4)  has been chartered by a labor  any vievys,  arguments, or opinions;  organization representing or active­ and  to express  at  meetings  of  the  .  ly  seeking  to  represent' employees  labor organization  his views,  upon  ­ within  the roe»ning  bf  paragraph'  candidates  in  an  election  of  the  (1) or  (2)  at die local  or stibordi­ labor  oiganization  or  upon  aiiy  nate body through which such  em­ business  properly before flie  meet­ ployee* may  enkiy membership  or  iiig.  subject  to die  organization's  bcciime  affiiiattn  with  such , labor  ­cstablishetf  and  reasonable  rules  Title I i  ­ Bill Of  Rights  Of  Members  Of  Labor  Organizations  'penafning to the txmduct 6t rbeet­ Gee  of  luds  igbor  tirgantzation  ii­ ings:'Provided, That nothing here­_  located.  in shall be construed to in^ir the'  Rotoiitlon  of  ExIaUns  RfKhte  Sec.  103.  Nothing contained  in  .­right  of ft  labor  organization  to  this  title shall  limit  the­rights and  ­adopt and  enforce reasonable rules  remedies of  any member of  a  labor  as  to  the  responsibility  of  every  organization  under  any  State  or  memlier toward the organization  as  Federal  law or  before any  court or  an institution and to bis refraining  other  tribunal,  or  under  the  con­ from  conduct  that  would  interfere  stitution  and  bylaws  of  any  labor  with its ^formance  of  its legal or  organization.  contractual obligations.  (3)  Dues,  Initiation  Fees,  and  RfCht  to  CoplM  of  Colloetlvo  BorKainlnft  AftrMmonIs  Assessments.—Except  in  the  case of  Sec.  1(».  It shalj be  the duty  of  a  federation  of  national  or  inter­ the secretary or corre$]ionding prin­ lutional  labor  organizations,  the  cipal officer of  each  labor organiza­ rates  of  dues  and  initiation  fees  tion,  in  the . case  of  a  local  labor  payable  by  members  of  any . labor  organization,  to forward  a  copy  of  organization  in  effect  on  the  date  each  collective  bargaining  agree­ .of «iuctment  of  this Act  shall  not  ment made  by such  labor organiza­ be  increased,  and  no  general  or  tion  with  any  employer  to  any  special  assessment  shall  be  levied  employee who  requests such a  copy  upon such members, except—  and  whose rights  as such  employee  (A)  in­ the case  of  a local  labor,  are directly  affected  by such  agree­ organization,  (i)  by majority  vote  ment,  and  in  the  case  of  a  labor  by secret  ballot of  the members  in  organization  other  than  a  local  good  sunding  voting  at  a  general  labor  organization,  to  forward  a  or special  membership meeting,  af­ copy of any such agreement  to each  ter  reasonable  notice  of  the  inten­ constituent  unit  which  has  mem­ tion to  vote upon such question, or  bers directly affected by such agree­ (ii)  by  majority  vote of  the mem­ ment; and  such .officer shall  main­ bers  in  good  standing  voting  in a  tain  at  the  principal  office  of  the  memlienhip referendum conducted  labor  organization  of  which  he  is  by secret  ballot; or  an officer  copies of  any such  agree­ (B)  in  the  case  of  a  labor  or­ ment  made ­or  received­ by  such  ganization, other than a local  labor  labor  organization,  which  copies,  organization or  a  federation of  na­ shall be  available for  inspection by  tional or iiiteiiMtiqnal labor organ­ any  member  or  by  any  employee  izations,  (i) by majority  vote of  the  whose  rights  are  affected  by  such  delates voting  at  a  regular  con­ agreement.  The  provisions  of  sec­ vention, or  at a  special convention  tion  210 shall  be applicaflle  in  the  of  such  labor  organization  held  enforcement of  this section.  upon  not  less  than  thirty  tlays'  Information  as  to  Act  written  notice  to the  principal  of­ ­  Sec.  105.  Every  labor  organiza­ fice  of. eacli  local  or  constituent  tion  shall  inform  its members  con­ labor organization  entitled  to such  cerning  the  prcrvisions  of  this  Act.  notice,  or  (ii)  by majority  vote  of  the  members  in  good  standing  of  such labor organization  voting in a  membership referendum conducted  Title II  by secret ballot, or  (iii) by majority  vote  of  the  members of  the  execu­ tive  board  or  similar  governing  body  of  such  labor  organization,  pursuant  to express  authority  con­­ tained  in  the  constitution  and  by­ laws  of  such  labor  organization:  Provided, That  such action  on the  part of  the executive board  or sim­ ilar  governing  body  shall  be  effec­.  tive  only  until  the  next  regular  convention  of  siich labor  organiza­ tion.  (4)  Protectioa  of  the  Right  to  Sue.—No  labor  organization  shall  limit  the  right  of  any  meinber  thereof  to  institute  an  action  in  any  court,  or  in  a  proceeding  be­ fore  any  administrative  agency,  ir­ respective  of  whether  or  not  the  labor organization or its officers are  named  as  defendants  or  respond­ ents  in such  action  or  proceeding,  or  the  right  of  any  nfember. of  a  labor  organization  to  appear , as ft  witness in  any  judicial, administra­ tive,  or  legislative  proceeding,  or  to  petition  any  legislature  or  to  communicate  with  any  legislator:  Provided,  That  any  such  member  may be required  to exhaust reason­ aWe  hearing  procedures  (but  not  to  exceed  a  four­month  lapse  of­ time)  within such organization, be­ fore instituting legal or administra­ tive : proceedings  against  such  or­ ganizations  or  any  officer  thereof:  And  provided! further.  That  no  interested  employer  or  employer  association  shall  directly  or  indi­ rectly finance,  encourage,  or  par­ ticipate  in,  e.xcept  as  a  party,  any  such  action,  proceeding,  appear­ ance,  or  petition.  (5)  Safeguards Against Improper  Disciplinary  Action.—No  member  of  any  labor  organization  may  be  fined, suspended,  expellet), or  oth­ envise  disciplinetl  e.xcept  lor  non­ payment of  dues by  such organiza­ tion or by  any officer tliereof  unless  such  member, has been  (A) served  with  written  specific  charges;  (B)  given a  reasonable  time  to prepare  his defense;  (C) afforded a full and  fair hearing.  (b)  .\ny provision of  the consti­ tution  and  bylaws  of  any  labor  organization  which  is  inconsistent  with  the  provisions'of  this section  shall be of  no force oi­ eflect.  Civil  Cntoreamont  Sec.  102.  .Any  iierson  whose  rights secured  by  the provisions  of  tliis  title  have  been  infringed  by  any violation of this title may bring  a civil action  in a  district court  of  the  United  States  for  sucli  relief,  (including ^tijiinctions)  as may  be­ appropriate.  .Any  such  action  against  a  labor  organization  shall  be brought  in the  lUstrict court  of  the  United  States  for  the  disuicc  whert  the  alleged  violation  oc­ ttuxed, or  where  the  principal of­.  Reporting  By  Labor  Organizations,  Off iters  And Employees  Of  Labor  Organizations,  And Employers  Roport  of  Labor  Orsanlxationa  • '  s"'^'ii.y%''• "I­.­­ ."^'(  I appeal  procedures,  (J)  authoriub  tion  for  bargaining demands,  (K)  ratification  of  contract  terms,  (L)  authorization  for strikes,  and  (M)  issuance  of  work  permits.  Any'  change in  the information required  by  this Subsection shall  be reported  to  the  Secretary  at  the  lime  the  reporting  labor  org.iniz.­ition filet  with  the  Secretary  the  annual fi­ nancial  report  required  by  subsec­­ tion  (b).  (b)  Every  labor  organization  shall file  annually  w­itfi  the  Secre­ tary a financial  report signed  by its  president  and  treasurer  or  corres­ ponding  principal  officers  contain­ ing  the  following  inrormatton  in  such  detail  as  may  be  necessary  accurately  to  disclose  its financial  condition  and  operations  for  its  preceding fiscal  year—  (1)  assets  and  liabilities  at  tlie  beginning  and  end  of  the  fiscal  year;  (2)  receipts of any kind and  the  sources  thereof;  (3)  salary, allowances, and other  direct  or  indirect  disbursements  (including  reimbursed  expenses)  to  each  officer  and  also  to  eacli  employee  who,  during  such fiscal  year, received more than  310,000 in  the  ag^gate  from  such  labor  or­ ganization  and  any  other  labor or­ ganization affiliated with  it or with  which  it  is  affiliated,  or  which  is  affiliated witli  the same  national or  .international  labor organization.  14)  direct  and  indirect  loans  made  to  any  officer,  employee,  or  member,  which  aggregated  more  than  3250  during  the fiscal  year,  together  with  a  statement  of  the  purpose,  security,  if  any,  and  ar­ rangements  for  repayment;  (5)  direct and  indirect loans  to  any  business  enterprise,  together  with  a  statement  of  the  purpose,  security,  if  any,  and  arrangements  for repayment; and  (6)  other  disbursements  made  by  it  including the  purposes  there­ of;  all  in  such  categories  as  the  Secretary may  prescritie.  (c)  Every labor organization  re­'  fpiired  to  submit  a  reimrt  under,  this  title  shall  make  available  the;  information  required  to  be  con­ tained  in  such  report  to  all of  its  memben, and  every such  labor or­ ganization  and  its  officers  shall  be  under  a  duty  enforceable  at  the  suit of  any memfier of  such organi­ zation in  any State court of  compe­ tent  jurisdiction  or  in  the  district  court  of  the  United  States  for  tfie  district  in  which  such labor  organ­ ization  maintains  its  principal  of­ fice,  to  [lermit  such  member  for  just  cause  to  examine  any  books,  records,  and  accounts  necessary  to  verify  such  report.  The  court  in  such action  may,  in  its  discretion,  in  addition  to  any  judgment  awarded  to  the  plaintiff  or  plain­,  tiffs,  allow  a  reasonable  attorney'!  fee to be paid by the defendant and  costs of  the action.  (d)  Subsections  (f),  (g),  and  (h)  of  section  9  of  the  National  Labor  Relations  Act, as  amended,  (e)  Clause  (i)  of  section S(a)(3)  of  tlie  National  Labor  Relations  .Act,  as  amended,  is  aiiieiidetl  by  striking  out  the  following:  "and  has at  the  time  the  agreement  was  'made  or  within,  the  preceding  twelve  months  received  from  the  Board ft notice  of  conipliance  with  sections 9  (f),  (g),  (h)."  Sec. 201.  (a)  Every labor organ­ ization  shall  adopt  a  constitution  and  bylaws  and  shall file  a  copy  thereof  with the Secretary, together  witli ft  report,  signed  by  its  presi­ dent  and  secretary  or  correspond­ ing  principal  officers,  containing  the following  information—  (1)  the  name  of  the  labor  or­ ganization, its mailing address, and  any other address at which it main­ tains its principal  office or at which  it keeps  the records  referred  to in  this title;  (2)  the  name  and  title  of  each  of  its officers;  (3)  the initiation  fee or fees  re­ quired  from  a  new  or  transferred  member and fees  lor work  permits  required  by  the  reporting  labor  organization;  (4)  tlie regular  dues or  fees  or  other  periodic  payments  required  to remain a member  of  tlie report­ ing labor  organization; and  (5)  detailed  statements,  or  ref­ Iloftort  of  Offiears  and  erences  to  specific  provisions  of  • inployns of  Labor  documents filed  under  this  sub­ Orftanizatlons  section  which  contain  such  state­ Sec.  202.  (a)  Every  officer  of a  '^ments, showing  the provision made  and  procedures  followed  with  re­ labor  organization  and  every  em­ spect to each of the following;  (A)  ployee  of  a  labor  'organization  qualifications for  or restrictions on  (other  than an  employee  perform­ ing exclusively  clerical or custodial  membership,  (B)  levying of  assess­ ments,  (C)  participation  in  insur­ services)  shall file  with  the  Secre­ ance  or  other  benefit  plans,  (D)*  tary  a  signed  rejiorc  listing  and  describing  for  his  preceding fiscal  authorization  for  disbursement  of  funds  of  the  labor  organization,  year­ (1)  any stock, bond, seairity,  or  (E)  audit of financial  transactions  other  interest,  legal  or  equitable,  of  the labor  organization,  (F)  tlie  which  he  or  his  spouse  or  minor  calling of regular and special  meet­ child ^lirectlyor indirectly held  in,,  ings,  (G)  the  selection ^of  officers  and any  income or any other  bene­ and stewanls  and of  any represen­ fit with  monetary  value  (including  totives to other bodies comp^ of  reimbursed  e.xpenses)  'which he  or  labor  organizations'  representa­ his spouse  or  minor  child  derived  tives;  with  a  specific  statement  of  directly or  indirectly  froih,' an  em­ the  manner  in  which  each  officer  .^iloyer whose  employees such labor  was  elected,  appointed,  or  other­ wise selected,  (H)  discipline or re­ lorganizatioii  represents  or  is  ac­ moval  of  officers  or  agents  for  jtively  seeking  to  repf­eseiit,  except  breaches ofhheir trust.  (I)  imposi­ Inpayments  and  other  benefits  rc­ tion  of  lines,  suspensions,  and  ex­ ceiveil  as  a  bona  fulc  employee  of  pulsions of members, including the  such  employer;  (2)  any transaction in  whicli he  grounds for  sndr  action  and  any  pwbioa made for notice, hearing  ,or  his  spouse  or  minor  cliild  .ea­ judgment  on  die  evidence,  and  .  • gagetl. direcdy  or  indirectly.  m  �m  BaVpleiiieii^Pase  Two  SEAFARERS  LOG  Deeenliar 1«,  l»5|  'k'Wc^:­ iv  §?­ M''  lii­­ Ife­ ;T.'^  .  .• ij"­ W  tf.­'  >•   'jlsV  'Vs''  • J '4'^'  m'­ •   m­:  i;i  Lfti:!  '  • voiving  any  atock,  bond,  security,  • or loan  to or  from, or  other  legal  or equitable interest in the business  • of  an  employer  whose  employees  'such  labor  organization  represents  ior  is  actively  seeking  to  represent;  (3)  any stock,  bond, security, or  • other interest,  legiil  or  equitable,  which  he  or  his  spouse  or  minor  chilli directly  or  indirectly held  in,  and any  income or any other  bene­ .fit with  monetary value  (including  .reimbursed  expenses)  which  he or  'his spouse  or  minor  child  directly  or  inilirectly  derived  from,  any  business  a  substantial  part  of  which consists of  buying from, sell  ing or leasing to, or otherwise deal­ ing  with,  the  business  of  an  em­ ployer whose  employees such  labor'  organization  represenu  or  is  ao,  lively seeking  to represent;  (4)  any stock, bond, security, or  other  interest,  legal  or  equitable,  which  he  or  his  spouse  or  iniix>r>  child directly or  indirectly held  in,  and any  income or any other bene­ fit with  monetary value  (including  reimbursed  expenses)  which  he or  his sqpiw  or jninor  child  directly  or iiiditectly  derived  from,  a  busi­ ness any  pan of  which  consists of  buying  hom, or  selling  or  leasing,  ilirectiy  or  indirealy  to,  or other­ wise  dealing  with  such  labor  or­ ganizations;  (5)  any  direct or  indirect  busi­ ness' transaction or arrangement be­ tween  him  or his  spouse or  minor'  child and  any employer  whose em­ ployees his  organization  represenu  or  is aaively  seeking  to represent,  except  work  performed  and  payr  menu  and  benefiu  received  as  a  bona  fide  employee  of  such  em­ ployer  and  except  purchases  and  sales of goods or services in the r^­ ular  course  of  business  at  prices  generally  available  to  any  em­ ployee of such  employer; and  (6)  any  payment  of  money  or  other thing of  value  (including re­ imbursed  expenses)  which  he  or  .his spouse  minor diild  received  directly or  indirectly from  any em­ ployer or  any  person who  acu as a>  labor  relations .consultant  to  an  employer,  exwpt  paymenu  of  die  kintis referred  to in section  302 (c)  of  the  Labor  Management  Rela­ tions Act, 1017," amended.  (b)  The provisions of paragraphs  ^1).  (2),  (3). (4), and  (5)  of sub­ section  (a)  shall  not  be constru^.  to require  any  such  officer  or  ployee  to  report  his  bona  litle  in­ vesimenu  in  securities  traded op  a  securities  exchange  registered  as  a  national  sectirities exchange  under  the'  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1931,  in  shares  in  an  investment  company  registered  imder  the  In­ v'estment  Company  Act of  1940, or  in  securities  of  a.  public  utility'  holding  company  registered  under  the  Public  Utility  Holding  Com­ pany Act  of  1935, or  to report  any  income derived  therefrom.  >­ (c)  Nothing  contained  in  this '  section  shall  be  construetl  to  re­ quire any  officer  or  employee  of  a  labor  organization  to  file  a  report  tinder  subsection  (a)  unless  he or  his spouse  or minor  child  Itolds  or  has  held  an  interest,  has  received  inctnne  or  any  other  benefit  with  monetary  value  or  a  loan,  or  has  engaged  in  a  transaction  described  therein.  Raport  of  Empfoyora  Sec.  203.  (a)  Every  employer  who in  any  fiscal  year made—  (1)  any  payment or  loan, direct  or  indirect,  of  money  or  other  thing  of  value  (including  reim­ ­  bursed  expenses),  or  any  promise  .or agreement therefor,  to any labor  organization  or officer,  agent, shop  steward,  or flher  representative  of  a  labor  organization,  or  employee  of  any  labor  organization,  except  .(A)  payments  or  loans  made  by  any  national  or State  bank,  credit  union,  insurance company,  savings  and loan association  or other credit  Institution  and.  (B)  payments  of  the  kind  referreti  to  in  section  302 (c)  of  the 1­abor  Management  Relations .\ct, 1917, as amended;  (2)  any  payment  (including re­ imbursed  expenses)  to any  of  his  employees,  or  any  group  or  com­ mittee  of  such  employees,  for  the  .purpose of  causing  such  employee  or  group  or  committee  of  em­ ployees  to  persuade  other  em­ ployees  to  exercise  or  not  to  exer­^  cisc,  or as  to  the  manner  of  exer­ ;ci$ing,'  the  right  to  organize  and  bargain  collectively  through ' rep­  •  rtentatives of  their  own  chdosing  hiiesi such payihehts were  contim­ j^afoedu'sly or  jlrevlousif disclosed;  to such other  employees;  ji!2  slitiofis of employment or'the nego­ ­ •   ten requited  to be reported which'  Sec  SOI.  (a)  ­Every  labor  or­ .  Mlutfon  thereof.  will provide  in sufficient detail  the  tiation  of  an  agreement  or  any  ganization  which  has  or  asstimesj  (b)  Any  peison  who  wiflfun.  necessary  basic  information  and  trusteeship  over  any  subordinalej  fj[uestion arising thereunder,  violates  this, section  shall  be finetl  dau  from  which  the  documents  (d)  Nothing  contained  in  this  labor  organization  shall file  witli:  not  more­than  $10,000  or  impris­ filed with the Secretary may be  ver­ section  shall  be  constnied  to  re­ the  Secretary  within  thirty  days:  oned  for  not more  than  one  year,  ified,  explainetl  or  clarified,  and  quire an  employer  to file  a  report  after  the date  of  the  enactment  of'  or both.  untler subsection  (a)  unless he has  this  Act  or  the  imposition  of  aiiy.  checked for accuracy and  complete­ • nforMmont  made  an  expenditure,  paynfont,;  ness,  and  shall  include  vouchen,;  such  trusteeship, and  semiannually  .Sec.  .304.  (a)  Upon  the written  loan, agreement, or arrangement  of|  worksheets,  receipts,  and  applica­i  thereafter,  a  rci>ort,  signed  by  its  complaint  of  any  member or  sub­ the  kind  described  therein.  Noih  president  and  treasurer  or  corres­ Ue resolutions, and shall keep such  ordinate boily  of  a  labor org­aniza­ ing contained  in  this  section Shall  |>on'ding  principal  officers,  as  well  rKords  available  for  examination  be construed  to require  any  other  as by  the  trusted  of  siich  subordi­j  tion  alleging  that  such  organiza­ for a  period  of  not  less  than five  person  to file  a  report  under  sub­ nate lalior­organization, containing;  tion has  violated  the  provisions ol  years  after  the filing  of  the  docu­ section  (b)  unless  he  was  a  party  the following  information:  (I)  thej  this  title  (except  section  301)  the  ments  based  on  the  information  to an agreement or arrangement of  name  and  ­address  of  the  subordi­!  Secretary shall  investigate  the com­ which ^ey contaiit,  the kind describetl  therein.  nate organization;  (2)  the date  of|  plaint  and  if  the  Secretary finds  EffMtlvo  Dat*  (e)  Nothing  contained  in  this  establishing  the  trusteeship;  (3)  a|  l>robable cause  to believe  tliat such  .  Sec 207.  (a)  Each labor organi­ section  shall  be  construed  to  re­ deuiled statement  of  the reason  or;  violation has  occurred and  has not  zation  shall file  the  initial  report  been  remeilied  he  shall,  without  quire  any  regular  officer,  supers  reasons  for  establishing  or contin­i  required  under  section  201 (a i  disclosing the  identity  ol  the  com­ visor,  or employee  of  an  employer  uing  the  trusteeship;  and  (4)' thei  within  ninety  days  after  the  date  plainant,  bring  a  civil  action  in  '  to file  a report  in connection  with  nature and  extent  of  participation  on which it first becomes subject, to  any  district  court  of  the  United  by  tlie membership of  the subordi­ services rendered  to such employer  this Act.  States  baving  jurisiliction  of  the  • nor shall any employer be r^uiretl  nate  organization  in  the  selection  (b)  Each person required  to file  labor  oq;anizatioii  for  such  relief  to file  a  report  covering  expendi­ a report under section 201 (b), 202,,  of  tielegates  to represent  silch  or­ (including  injunctions)  as may  be  tura  made  to  any  regular  officer,  g.anizati6n  in  regutaf  or  special  203 (a), or  the  second  sentence  of  apiHopriate.'Any  member or  sub­ supervisor,  or  employee  of  an em­ conventions  or  other  policy­ileter­ 203 (b) shall file such report  withiii  ordinate boily  of  a  labor organiza­ mining bodies  and  in  the election  ployer as  compensation  for service  ninety  days  after  the  end  of'each  tion  affected  by  any  violation  of  as  a  regular  officer,  supervisor  or  of offircix  of  the labor oiganiZation  of its fiscal years; except  that where  this title  (except section  301)  may  empk^ee of  such employer.  which has assuqjetl  trusteeship over  such  person  it  subject  to  section  bring a  civil  action  in any  district  (f)  Nothing  contained  in  this:  201 (b), 202, 203 (a), or the second  such subordinate organization. The  court  of  the  United  States  having  initial  re|>ort  shall  also  include  a  section  shall  be  construed  as  an  sentence ot 203 (b), as the case may  jurisdiction  of  the  labor  oiganiza­ full  and  complete  accotinf  of  the  amendment  to, or  modification of,  be,  for  only  a  portion  of  such' a­ lion ­for  such, relief  (including  in­ financial condition of stich subordi­ the righu protected by  secuon 8(c)  fiscal  year  (because  the^date  ol  junctions)  as  may  be  appropriate.  nate­orgaiWzation  ­as  of  the  time' ­ of  the  National  labor  Relatimu  enactment  of  this  Act occurs  dur­ (1^ For  the  purpose  of  actions  trusteeship  was  assumed  over  dt.'  Act, at amended.  ing such person's fiscal year or such  under  this  section,, district  couru  During  the continuance  of  a  trus­ per^ beomies subject to  this .\ct  (g)  The  term  "interfere  with,  of  the  United  ­  Sutes  shall  be  teeship  the  labor  organization  during iu fiscal  year)  such  person  restrain, or  coerce" as used  in this  'deemed  to  have  jurisdiction  of  a  which has aisnmed rr.usieeiliip oyer  section  means  interference,  .re­'  may  coinidcr  ibat  portion  as  the  hhor Ofgaiiiuiiion  (1)  in  the  dis­ enu're fiscal  year  in  making  such'  a  subordinate  labor­ organization!  straint, and coercion whidi, if dime  trict  in  which­ the  principal  office  shall file  on bepalf  of  the siibonli­'  report.  with  respect  to  the  exercise .  of  of >sncb  labmr. organization  it  lo­ nate labor organization  the annual,  rights  guaranteed  in­  sectipii ­7  of  cated,  or  (2)  in  any  district  in  Rulaa  and  RacuiaMna  financial report requited by section­  .  die National  Labor ReUtions  .\ct.  Sec.  208.  The  Secretary  shall  which  its  duly  authorized  officers  201 (b)  signed by the president  and'  as  amended,  would,  under  section  have authority to issue, amend, and  or agents  are engagedi  in  conduct­ treasurer  or  correspowh'ng  princi­'  8 (a) of  such Act,  constitute an un­ rescind'rulm  and  regulations  pre­ ing­the affairs of  the­trusteeship.  pal­officers of  the  labor  oiganiza>  fair  labor  practice.  scribing  the  form  and  publiqition  (c)  In any  proceeding punuant  tion  whidi  has assumeil  such  trus­;  of  reports  required  to be filed  un­ to this  section  a  triisteesliip csub­ iHttoriioy­Cllont  teesliip and tlie­trustees of  the sub­'  der this title and such other reason­ lishcd  by  a  labor  organization  in  Communleationa  EitMiitod  ordinate labor organization.  conformity  with  the procedural  re­ Sec.  204.  Nothing  contained  in  able rules and  regulations  (includ­ (b)  Tlie  provisions  of  section:  ing  rules  prescribing  reports  con­ quirements of  its constitution  and  this  Act  shall  be .construed  to  re­ %  201 (c). 205, 206, 208, and  210 shall  bylaw's  and  authorized  or  ratified  quire an attorney  who is a member  cerning trusts  in  which a  labor or­ be aiqilicable to reiiorts filed umler  ganization  is interested)  as he may  after  a  fair  hearing  either  before  in good  standing of  the bar  of any  this title.  find  necessary  to  prevent  the  dr­ ihe executive board  or before such  State,  to  include  in  any  report  re­ other body. ds  may  be  proviiled  in  (c)  Any  jierson 'who  willfully­'  ijuired  to  be filed  pursuant  to  the  itimvention  or evasion  of  such  re­ porting  requirements.  In  exercis­ violates  this  section  shall  be fined  accordance  with  its constitution or  provisions  of  this  Act  any  infor­ not  more  than  .310,000  or  impris­ bylaws shall  be­piesiimed valid  for  |  mation  which  was  lawfully  com­:  ing  his  power  under  this  section  the Secretary shall prescribe by gen­ oned  for  not  more  than one  year,  a  period of  eighteen  months from  municated. to such  attorney by any  eral  rule  simplified ­reports  for  la­ or both.  the  date  of'its  establishment  and  of  his  clieiiu  in  the .course  of  a  bor organizations  or employers  for'  shall­ not  be  subject  to attack  dur­ (d)  Any  person  who  makes  a  le^timate  attorney­client  relatioiy­ whom  he finds­that  by  virtue  of  (b)  Every  person who  pursuant  ing  such  jiei'iod  except  upon  clear  false sti.tement or rcpresenution of  their  size  a  detailed, ix'port would  to  any  agreement, or  arrangement  and convincing proof  that tlic  trus­ ji material  fact,  knowing  it' to  be  Raporta  Ma4a  Rublla  be  unduly  burdensome,  but  the  with an employer  undertakes activ­ InforMatioii  teeship  was  Jiot  essablished  or  false, or wlip knowingly fails to dis­ ities  where  an  object  thereof  is,  maintained in good  faith for a put^  close a  material  fact,  in any  report  Sec.  205.  (a)  The  contents,of  Secretary  may  revoke  such  provi­ sion  for  simplified  forms  of  any  directly of­Indirectly—  )>Ose  allosvable  nndec .section  302,  required  under  the  provisions  of  :he  reporu  and  documents, filed  labor  organization  or  employer  if  (1)  to persuade employe^ to ex­ .\fier  die  expiration  of  eighteen  this section  or willfully  makes nny  with  the Secretary  pursuant  to sec­ he determines, after such investiga^  ercise  or  not  to  exercise,  or  per­ months  the.: trii.sieeship  shall  be  false  entry  in  or  willfully  with­ tion ^I, 202, and 203 shall he pub­ suade  employees as  to  the  manner  presiimetl . invalid  in­any, such pro­ holds,  conceals,  or  destroys  any  lic  information,  and  the  Secretary  tion  as  he  deems  proper  and  due  of  exercising,, the right  to organize  ceeiling  and  its  discontinuance  may  publish  any  information ­ and  notice and  opportunity for  a  hear­ dtMaiments,  books,  reomr­, reports,  and  bargain  collectively  througli ^  data  which he obtains  pursuant  to  ing,  that  the  purposes  of  this  sec­ shall  be  decieeil  unless  the  labor  or statements  upon  which such  re­,  tkm  would  be served  thereby.  representatives of  their own  choos­ organization  shall  show  by  clear  the provisions of this title. The Sec­ port  is  based,  shall,  be fined  not  •   Criminal  Rravlsiona  ami convincing  proof  that  the con­  '  ing; or  retary may use the information and  more  than  $10,000  or  imprisoned  Sec  209.  (a)  Any  person  who  (2)  to supply an  employer with  linuatioii of  'he  trusteeship is  nec­ data  for  statistical  and  reseaith  for  not  more  than  one,  year,  or  information  concerning  the  activi­ essaiy  for  a  pni'|>ose  allowable  un­ purposes,  compile and  publidi  willfully  violates  this  title shall  be  both;  fined not more than  $10,000 or im­ ties of  employees or a  labor organ­ der section 302.  In the  latter.event  such studies, analyses,  reports, and  (e)  Each individual  re(|uired to  ization  in connection  with  a  labor  the  court may  dismiss  the ­com­ surveys  based  thereon  as  he  may­ prisoned  for  not  more  than  one  sign  a  report  under  this  section  year, or  both.  dispute  involving  such  employer,  plaint or  retain  jurisdiction  of  the  deem  appropriate.  shall  be  jiersonally  res|>onsible  for  (b)  Any  person  who  makes  a  except information for use solely, in  (b)  The Secretary shall by re­ the filing  of  such  re|>oi't'and  for  cause  on  such  romlilions  and  for  conjunction with an administrative  such  perioti  as  it  ileems  appropri­ lation  make'  reasonable,  proviuon  false sutement or representation of  any  statement  contained  dierein  a material  fact,  knowing  iD  to  be  or  arbitral  proceeding  or  a  crim­ 'ate.­ ­  '.  ­  .,  .  ­ for  the  inspection  and  examina­ which he knows to be false;  inal or civil judicial proceeding:  tion, on  tlTe  request of  any  person,  false, or who knowingly fails to div  Rurpeaos  for  Which  a  .  ReBorf t4  ConsrMS  close a  material  fact,  in  any docu­ Truatooship  May  Bo  shall file within  30 days after enter­ of  the  information  and  data  con­ Sec, 31)5.  The Secretary shall sub­ EsUbliahad  ment, report,  or otiier  information  ing  into  such  agreement  or  ar­ tained in any  report or other docu­ mil  to  ibe Congress  at  tlie expira­ rangement a  report with  the Secre­ ment filed  with  him  pirrsuant  tt^  required  under' the  provisions  of  tion .of  three  years  from  the  date  .  See.  302.  Trusteeships  shall  be  this  title  shall  be fined  not  more  tary,  signed  by  its  prnidem  and  section  201,  202, or  203.  of  enaciment  of  tin's  .\ct a  rejiort  established  and  administered  by  a  .tlian $19,900 or imprisoneil  for not  treasurer  or  corresponding  princi­ (c)  The Secretary shall by regu­.  tqxni  the o|>eration of  this title.  labor organization  over  a  subordi­ pal  officers,  containing  the  name  lation  provide  for  the  furnishing  more than one year, or both.  nate boily  only in  accordance 'svith  ^  Any  person  who  willfully  under  whith  such  person  is  en­ by  the  department  of  Labor  of  Coinitlqint  By  Secretary  the constitution  and bylaws  of  the  makes a  false  entry  in  or  willfully  gaged  in  doing  business  and  the,  copies  of  reports  or  other  docu­ Sec. 306.  The rights  and  reme­ organization  svhich  has  assumed  conceals, withholds, or destroys any  address  of  its  principal  office,  and  dies  provided  by  this title  shall be  ments filed  with  the Secretary  pur­ trusteeship  over  the  subordinate  a  detailed  statement  of  the  terms  in  addition  to  any  and  ail  other  yiant  to  this  title,  upon  payment  books,  records,  rejiorts,  or  state­ body  and  for  the  purpose  of  cor­ and  conditions  of  such  agreement  righu  and  remedies  at  law. or  in  of  a charge  based upon  the cost  of  ments  required  to  be  kept  lyr  any  recting corruption or financial mal­ or arrangement.  Every suclt  person  equity:  Provided, That  upon  the  the  service.  The  Secretary  shall  provisioti of  this iitle'shall  be fined  practice,  assuring  tlie  performance  shall file  annually,  with  respect  to  filing  of  a  complaint  by  die Secre­ make available without payment of  not  more  than  .$10,000  or  impris­ of collective  baiga­ining agreements  each fiscal  year during  which  pay­ a charge,  or require  any  person  to  oned  for  not  more  than  one  year,  tary the  jurisdiction of  the district  or other duties of a bargaining rep­ ments are  made as  a result  of  such  court over such trusteeship shall  be  furnish^  to such  State  agency  as  is  or both.  resentative,  restoring  democratic  (d)  Each individual  retjuired to  an agreement or arrangement, a re­ exclusive  and  the final  judgment  designated  by  law  or  by  tlie  Gov­ procedures,  or  othenvise  carrying  sign re]>oris  under sections 201  and  port  with  the Secretary,  signed  by  ihall be  res  judicata.  ernor  of  the  State  in  which  such  out  the  legitimate  objects  of  sii­ch  203 shall  be  )iersonally  res|xinsible  iu  president  and  treasurer  or  cor­ person  has  his  priiKipal  place, of  for  tlie filing  of  such  reporu  and  labor organization.  responding  principal  officers,  con­.  business  or headquarterg,  upon re­ Unlawful  Acta  Ralatlng  to  for any  statement contained  there­ taining a  statement  (A)  of  iu  re­ quest  of  the  Governor  of' such  Labor  Organlaatlon  Under  ceipts of  any kind  from  employers  Truatooahip  State,  copies  of  any  reports  and  in which  he knows  to be  false.  on  account  of  labor  relations  ad­ '  Sec. 303.  (a)  During any |>eriod  documents filed,  by  such  person  Civil  Rnforeemont  vice  or  services,  designating  the  when a subordinate iHxIy of a labor  with  the Secretary  pursuant  to sec­ Sec  210.  Whenever  it  shall  ap­ sources thereof,  and  (B)  of  its dis­ organization  is  in  trusteeship,  it  tion  201,  202,  or  203,  or of  infor­ pear  that  any  person  has  violated  Term*  of  Office;  Election  bursements of  any kind, in connec­ shall  be unlawful  (I)  to count the  mation and data contained therein.  or  is  about  to  violate­any  of  the  Rrcceduree  tion  with  such  services  and  the  vote  of  delegates  from  such  botly  No  person  shall  be  required  by  provisions  of  this  title,  the  Secre­ .Sec.  401.  (a)  ­ Every  national or  puri>oses thereof.  In each suclt­case  in'  any  convention'or  election  of  reason  of  any  law  of  any  State  to  tary  may  bring  a  civil  action  for  such  information shall  be set  forth  officers  of  the  labor  organization  . iiiiernational  lalxir  organizaiion,  furnish  to any  Officer  or  agency of  sutdi relief  (including injunctions)  in  siich  categories  as  tiie  Secretary  such  State  any  information  in­ unless  the  delegates  have  been.  .  except  a  federation  of  national  or  as  majj  be  appropriate.  Any  such  International  labor  organizations,  may prescribe.  chosen  by  secret  ballot  in an  elec­ cluded  in  a  report filed  by  siich  .­action  may  be  brotiglit  in  tlic  dis­ sliall  elect  its officers  not  less often  (c)  Nothing in this section  shall  tion  in  which  all  the  members  in  person with  the Secretary  pursuant  titan once every five  years either by  be  construed  to  reipiire  any  em­'  to  the  provisions of  this  title, ­if  a  trict  court  of  .the  United  Sutes  good standing, of  such  subbrdinate  wliet­e the  violation occurred  or»at  .­lecret  ballot  among  the  members  ployer  or  other  jrerson  to file  a  copy of  such reijort,  or of  the'por­ body  were  eligible  to^ participate,  tlte  option  of  the  parties,  in  the  in goml stamiing or at a convention  re|)ort covering  the services of  such  Vw  (2)  to  transfer  to  such  organi­ tion thereof  containing such  infor­ United States Distria Court for the  III delegates chosen by secret ballot.  jserson  by  reason  of  his  giving  or  zation any current receipts or other  mation,  is furnished  to such  officer  (b)  Every  iocal  labor organiza­ agreeing  to  give  advice  to  such  or agency.  .\ll moneys  received  in  District of  Columbia.  funds of  the subordinate  boily  ex­ tion  shall  elect  its  officers  not  less  employer or  representing  or  agree­ cept the  normal  per. capita  tax and  payment  of  such  cha^^ fixed  by'  orteii  than  once  every  three  years  ing  to represent  such employer  be­ assessments payable by  subordinate  the Secretary  punuant  to this  sub­ fore  any  court,  administrative  section  shall  be  deposited  in  the  bodies not in trusteeship: Provided,"  by  secret  ballot­among,the  mem­ liei's  in good  standing.  That  nothing  herein  contained  agency,  or  tribunal  of  arbitration  general  fuml  of  the  Treasury,  ot  engaging or  agreeing to engage  shall  prevent  the  distjribution  of  (c)  Every  national  o'r  intermi­ Ratontlon  at  Raaorda  ill  collective  bhrf^ning.on  behalf'  the assets^f aTabor organization in  'Sec.  206.  Every  iierson  required  tional  labor organization;' except a'  of  such  employer  with  respect  to  to file, any  report  itndeir  this  title  accordance  wiilv  its ' cbnititiition  federation  of  national  or  and bylaws  u|M>n*he bona fide  ills­.  lUonal  labor^twganizations,  and  ev­ wages, hours, or other terms or con­ shall maintain  records on  the ma^  (3)  any expenditure, during the  fiscal year,  where an object thereof,  directly or indirectly, is to interfere  witli,  restrain, or  coerce employees  in  the  exercise  of  the  right  to or­ ganize  and  bargain  collectively'  through  representatives  of  their  own  choosing,  or  is  to  obtain  in  formation concerning  the activities  of  employees  or a  labor  organiza­ tion  in  connection  with  a  labor  ilispute  involving  such  employer,  except for use solely in coiijunrtion  with  an  administrative  or  arbitral  proceeding  or  a  criminal  or  civil  judicial  proceeding;  (4)  any  agreement  or  arrange­ ment  with  a  labor  relations  con­ sultant  or  other  independent  con­ tractor or organization punuant  to  which  such  person  iinderukes  ac­ tivities where an objea thereof,  di­ rectly  or  indirectly,  it  to persuade  ercise, or persuade  employees as  to  the manner of exercising,  the r^t  to  organize  and  bargain  collec­ tively  through  representatives  of  their  own choosing,  or underukes  to  supply  such  employer  with  in­ formation concerning  the activities  of  onployees  or  a  labor  organiza­ tion  in  connection  with  a  labor  dispute  involving  such  employer,  except  information  for  use  solely  in conjunction with an administra­ I tive  or  arbitral  prboceding  or  a  criminal  or dvil  judicial  proceed­ ing; or  (5)  any paymetit  (including re­ imbursed'  expenses)  pursuant  to  an  agreement  or  arrangement  de­ scribed  in subdivision  (4);  shall  file  with  the  .Secretary  a  re­ port,  in a  form  prescribed  by him,  signed  by  its  president  and  treas­ urer or corresponding principal  of­ ficers. showing  in  detail  the  date  and amount of each stich  payment,  loan,  promise,  agreement,  or  ar­ rangement  and  the  name,  address,  and position,  if any,  in any firm  or  labor organization of  the person  to  whom  it was  made and  a  full  ex­ ­planation  of  the  circumstances  of  all  such  payments  including  the  terms  of  any  agreement  or  imder­ .standing  pursuant  to  which  they  were matle.  •   ~  •  •  •  Title IV  f/cfdfons  TiileUI  Jfrusieeships  *«por#s  •  !  �Becember  18, 1968  cry loral bbor aritanization, and il*  ofRcen,  shall  be  under a  iliity, en­ forceable, at  the  suit  of  any  bona  fide  candidate  for  office  in  such  labor  orKani/ation  in  the' distria  raiirt of  the United Slates  in which  such  labor  or)^ni<aiion  maintains  its priiKipal  office,  to comj)ly  with  all  reasonable requests  of  any  can­ didate  to  distribute­  by  mail  or  otherwSte  at  the  candidate's  ex­ pense  lampaign  literature  in  aid  of  such  jrerson's  candidacy  to  alf  members  in  noosl  stamling of  such  labor  organi/ation  and  to  refrain  from  diM'rimination  in  favor of  or  against any  candidate  with­res|)ect  to the  use of  lists of  members, ami  wlienever such  labor  organizations  or its officers authorize the distribii­.  lion  by  mail or  otherwise  to mem­ bers of  ram|>aign  literature on  be­ half  df  any  candidate  or  of  the  labor organization  itself  with refer­ ence  to  such  election,  similar  dii­ tribiilion  at~  the  request  of >  any  other bona  fitle candidate  shall  be  matle  by  such  labor  organization  and  its members,  with equal  treat­ Bieiit as to  the expense of  such dis­ tribution.  £very  bona fide  candi­ date  shall  diave  the  rights  once  tcHhin W days i>rior  to an election  of  »  labtzr  organization  in  whicli  he­is a  candidate,  to  inspect  a<liit  ctmtainiiig  the  names  and­lau  known adtlresses of all  members of  die  labor  oiganiziitibii  wlio  arc  aiibjcCl  to  a  cullcciivc  bargaining  agreeiiieiit  r^uiring  .membership  therein  as  a  cotHlkiun  of  employ­ .  ment,  srhich  list  shall  be  main­ laiii«l  and  kept  at  the  priiici|Ml  office of  such'labororganizatitm by  a  designaicd.official  thereof:. Ade­ quate 'Safeguards  to  insure  a  (ait  election  sliall  be  providetl,  hicluil­ {sig tbc'. right of  any  candiilate  to  (have  an  olMcrver  at  tlie  jtolls  and  at  tile counting  of  ilie  ballots.  (<l)  Officers of  intermediate botl­ ies, such as general committees, sys­ lesu­ boiirds,  joint  boanls.  or  joint  ceimcils:  shalMie  elected  not less  pften. than mice every four years by  secret , ballot .among  the jgiembers  in .gooti stamluig  or  by  labor  or­ ganizaiiim officers  representative of  such  .members  who  have  been  elected  by  secret  ballot......  (c)  In any  election re<|iiired  by  tin's seriimi  which  is  to be held  by  secret  ballot  a  re.­isoiial>le opportu­ nity  shall'be  given  for  the  nom­ .fnation'  tif'  candidates  and  every  meniber in  good  stamling shall  be  ' eligible  to be  a  candidate  and  to  hold'office  (subject  to section  504  .'and  to  re.­isonable' qualifications  uniformly Imposed)  and sliall have  the  right  to  vote  for  or  otherwise  Sup|ioit  the  candidate  or  candi­ dates of  his chm'ce,  without  being  stibject'  to  penally,  discipline,  or  improper  interference  or  reprisal  of any kind by siidi organization or  any: member thereof.  Not lass  thait  fifteen  days  prior  to  the  election  notice  thereof  shall  be  mailed ­to  each  member  at  his  last  known  home  address.  Eacli  mfinber  in  good  standing  shall  be entitled  to  one vote.  No member  whose  dues'  have  been  withhehl  by  his. em­ • p  loyer  for payment  to such  organ­ ization  pursuant  to  his  voluntary  authorization  provitTed  for  in  a  collective,  baigaining  agreement  shall  be declared  ineligible to  vote  • r be a candidate  fur office  in such  oigaiiuation  by  reason  of  alleged  .delay or default  in theqtaymeut of  dues.  The  votes  cast  by_ nieiubers  of  eadi  local  lalzor  urgauization  shall  be  cuuuted,  and  the  results  ptiUisheil, se]>ar.itely. The election  officials tlesigiiated  in  die constitu­ tion anil bylaws  or the secretary,  if  no  oilier  official  is  designated,  shall  preserve  for one  year  the bal­.  lots  aiuKjill. other records  jicrtain­ ing  to  the  election.  Tlie  election  '  dtall  Ire  condiictdl  in  accordance  .with  the  constitution  and  bylaws  uf such organization  insofar as t^ey  • re not. inconsistent  with  the  pro­ visions of this  title.  {!)  When officers  are choseii  by  "  • conveittinn    of  delegates  electeil  fey  secret  ballot,  tlie  conveniion  shall  be  conducted  in  accordance  Swth the constitution and bylaws  of  the  labor  organization  insofar  as  they  are  nrtt  inconsistent  svTih  the  provisions  of  this  title.  The  offi­ cials designated  in  lire constitution  . and  bylaws  or  the secretary,  if  no  other  is  tlesignated,  shall  preserve  for  one  year  the credentials  of  the  delegates  and  all  niinntes  and  mhcr  records  of  the  convention  ;.'to  the  election  of  of­ SEAFARERS  LOG  ^ No moneys received by any  labor org:iiiizaiioii  by  way of  dues,  assessment,  or similar  levy, and  no  nioneys  of  an  employer  shall  be  contributed  or applied  to promote'  tiic candidacy  of  any  jiersop  in ats  election  snbject  to  llie  jirovisions  of  this  title.  Sufti  moneys  of  a  lalior urganizaiiun  may  be  utilized  for  notices,  factual  stateineius  of  issues  not  involving  candidates,  and  other  ex|)cnses  necessary  for  die holding of  an election.  (Il)  If  the  .Secretary,  iijion  air­ plication of  any member  of a  local  labor organization, fintis after Iiear­ ing  in accordance with  the Admin­ istrative  Procetliire  Act  that  the  constitution  and  bylaws  of •   such  labor  organization  ilo  not  provide  an adequate  procedure  for the  re­ moval of an  elected officer guilty of  serious  misconduct,  such  officer  may  be  removed,  for cause  sliown.  and  after  notice  and  hearing,  by  the members  in good  standing vot­ ing in  a secret feallot conducted  by  the  officers of  such  labor organiza­ tion  in  accordance  with  its consti­ liMion  ami  bylaws  insofar  as  they  are  not  inconsistent  with  the  pro­ yiiions of  this title.  .(i). Tlie Secretary shall  promul­ gate rules and regulations  prescrib­ ing  minimum  standards  and  pro­.  cedures  for  detennining  the  ade­ <|uacy of die removal procedures  la ­ which  reference  is  inade  in  sub­ section  (b).  .  ' KntorceiiMnt  Sec. 402;  • (  a)  member of a Iti­ l)i>r  organization—  '  (I)  'svho has exhausted  the retn­ ediM  available  under  the  cbnstitu­ ikm­and  bylaws  of  such  organiza­'  lion and of any parent hotly, or  (2)  who has invoked  such avail­ able remedies  without  obtaining a  hiial detnsion  within three calendar  months after ilieir invocation,  may­ file a complaint  with  the Sec­ retary  within  one  calendar moiuh  thereafter .alleging  the  violation of  any  provision  of  section  401  (in­ cluding  violation  of  the • c  onstitu­ tion and bylaws of  the labor organ­ i/ation  pertaining  to  the  election  and removal of  officers).  The chal­ lenged  election  shall  be  presumed  valid  pending  a '  final  decision  thereon  (as  hereinafter  provided)  and  in  the  interim  the  affairs  of  the organization shall be conducted  fey the  officers  elected  or  in  such  other  manner  as  its  conttitiHion  .ind  bylaws  may  provide,  (b)  The Secretary  sliall  investi­ gate such complaint and, if­iie finds  probable  cause  to  believe  that  a  violation of  this  title has  occurred  and  has  not  been  remedied,  he  shall,  within  sixty  days  after  the  filing  of  such  complaint,  bring  a  invil  action  against  the  labor  or­ ganization  as  an entity  in  the  dis­ trict court  of  the Unit^ Stales  in  which  sudi  labor  organization  maintains its  principal  office  to set  aside  the  invalid  election,  if  any,  and  to  direct  the  conduct  of  ah  election or  hearing and  vote upon  llie  reiiiuval  of  ulKcers  under  the^  lupenision of  tlie Secretary and  in  accordance  with  the  provisions  of  this  title and  sufli  rules and  regu­ lations' as  tlie  Secretary  may  pre­ scribe.  The court shall have power  to 'take  such  action  as  it  deems  proper to  preserve  tlie assets of  the  labor  organization.  (c)  If, upon a preponderalice  of  the evidence after­a  trial  upon the.  merits,  tlie court  rmds—  (1)  that  an  election  has  not  been  held  within  the  time  pre­ scribed  by section  401, or  (2)  that  the violation  of section  401  may have  affected  the outcome.,,  of  an  election,  the court shall declare  the election,  if  any,  to  be  void  and  direct  the  conduct  of  a  new  election  under  supervision of  tlie Secretary and, so  far  as  lawful  and  practicable,  in  conformity  with  the  constitution  tion. The  .Secretary shall  promptly  certify  to  the  court  the  names  of  the  persons  elected,  and  ilie court  shall  thereiqion  enter a  decree  de­ claring such  persons  to be  the offi­ cers  of  the  labor  organization.  If  . the­proceeding  is  for  the  removal  of  officers  pursuant  to  subsection  (h)  of  section  401,  tlie  Secretary  jiiiall  certify  the  results of  the vote  and  the court  shall  enter a  decree  declaring  whether  such  persoiu  have  been  removed  as  officers  of  the  lafenr  organization.  (d)  .4n  onier  dii­ecting  an  elec­ tion, 'dismissing  a  complaint,  or  designating electeti officers  of  a  la­ bor  organizatitkif  fhail  be  appcal­ afele  in  the  .same  manner  at  fhe  final  judgment  in  a  civil  action,  but :|u order  direriing  an  election  shall not  be stat ed pending apjieal.  Agglleatlan  of  Other  Ltiwa  See.  403.  No  labor  organization  shall be re<|iiired  by law  to conduct  elections  of  officers  with  greater  frecpiency  (or  in  a  dilfeient  form  or  manlier  than  is  required  by  iu  own  constitution or  bylaws,  except  as'oilienvise provided  by  this  title.  Kxisiiiig rights and  remedies  to en­ force  tlie  constitution  and  bylaws  of  a  labor  organization  with  re­ t|>ect  to elections  prior  to  the con­ iluct  thereof  shall  not  be  aHected  by  the provisions of  this title.  The'  remedy  provided  by  this  title  for  challenging  an  election  already  condutted  shall  be  exclusive,  • ffwtlva Date  Sec.  404.  The provisionT of  this  • t  itle  shall  become  applicable—  (1)  ninety days after the date  of  enaament  of  this .Act  in  the  case  of  a  labor, organization  whose con­ stitution  and  bylaws  can­ Jawfully  be modified  or amended  by  action  of  its constitutional  officers or  gov­ erning body,  or  (2)  where such modification can  only  be  matle  by  a  constitutmniiil  convention,  of  the  labor  organiza­ tion,  not  later­than  the Jiext  con^  atitutional  conveniion, of  such  la­ bor  organization  after  the date  of  eiuclnient of  this .{'ct,  or. one year  after such, date,  wtrichewr  is soon­ er.  If,no such  convention  is'hekl  within  such  one­year  period,  the  executive  board  or simiffif  govern­ "ng  body 'empowered  to  act.  for  such  labor  o^nization  betwecn­<  conventions is  em]>owcrfd  to make  such interim  constitutional changes  as  are  necessary  to  carry  out.the  provisions  of  this  title.  Title V  Safeguards  For  Labor  Organizations  Fiduciary  Rasiianclblilty  of  Offleara  of  Labor  Orcanlaotlons  Sec. 501.  (a)  Tlie officers, agents,  shop  stewards,  and  other  repre­ sentatives  of  a  labor  organization  occupy  positions  of  trust  in  rela­ tion  to  such  organi/ation  and  its  .  members  as  a  group.  It  is,  there­ fore, the  duly of  each such  person,  taking  into  account  the  special  problems  and  functions of  a  labor  organization,  to  hold  its  money  and  property  solely for  the benefit  of  tlie  organization  and  its  mem­ bers and to m.'inage,  invest, and ex­ pend the  same  in  arcordaiice  with  iw  constitution  .­Ind  bylaws  and  any  resolutions  of  the  governing  bodies  adopted  thereiiiMler,'to  re­ frain  from  dealing  with  such  or­ ganization  as  ati  adverse  party  or  in  behalf  of  an  adverse  party  in  any  matter  connected  svith  Tiii  duties and from  holding or acquir­ ing  any  pecuniary  or  personal  in­ terest Which, rondicts  with  the  in­'  teresLs of  such  organization, and  to  account to  the organization for any  profit  received by  liim  in whatever  rapacity  in  connection  with  trans­ .­ictions  conductnl  by  him  or  un­ der  his  direction  on  belialf  of  the  organizaticifi..  .A  general  exculpa­.  lory  provision  in  the  cons'titiition  and  bylaws  of  such a  labor  organ­ ization  or  a  general  exculpatory  resolution  of  a  .governing  body  purporting to  relieve a.ny  such  per­ son  of  liability  for  breach  of  the  duties declared by  tliis section shall  be  void  as agaiiist  public policy.  (b)  VVlieii  any  officer,  agent,  sliup  steward,  or  representative;  of  any  labor  organizatioi'i  is  alleged  to liave violated the duties declared  in  subsection  (u)  and  the  labor  oigaiiiz.atioh or its governing board  or  ollicer^ refuse  or  fail, to  sue  or  recover  damages  or  secure  an  ac­ counting  or  other  appropriate  re­ lief  wiiliin a  reusoirable  time  after  being  requested  to  do  so  by  any  member of  tlie  Jafeor  organization,  sucli  iiiember may  sue siicli  officer,  .igeiit, sliop  steward, or  representa­ tive  in  any  district  court  of  tlie  United States  or in aiiy State  court  of  competent  jurisdiction  to  re­ oiver  damages  or  secure  an  ac­ 'txiiiiiting  or  other  appropriate  re­ lief  for  the  benefit  of  the  iai.Mjf  oigatiiz.at(t)n.  No  such  proceeding  shall be luought except upon  leave  uf  tlie twuit obtain^ upon verified  |;  applicatioiT  and  for  good  cause  shown,  which  application  may  be  made  ex  parte.  The  trial  judge  may  allot a  reasonable  part  of  the  recovery  in  any  action  under  this  subsection  to pay  the  fees of' coun­ sel  prosecuting  the  suit  at  the  in­ stance of  the member  of  the  lairor  organization  ami  to  compensate  inch  member  for  any  expenses  necessarily paid or incurred by him  in  connection  with  the  litigation.  (c)  Any  |ierson  wlio  embezzles,  steals,  or  unlawriilly  and  willfully  abstracts  or  converts  to  his  own  use,  or  the  use  of  another,  any  of  the moneys,  funds, securities,  prop­ erty,  or  mher  assets  of  a  labor  or­ ganization of  whicli he is  an officer,  or by whidt  he is employed, direct­ ly or  indirectly,  shall  be fined  not  more  than  $10,000  or  imprisoned  for  not  more  than five  years,  or  both.  502^'  (a)  Every officer, agent,  shop  steward,  or  btlier  representa­ tive  or  employee  of  any  labor  or­ ganization  (other  tha'h  a  labor or­ ganization  whose  property and  an­ nual financial  receipts  do  not  exceed  $5,000  in  value),  or  of  a  trust in  which a labor organization  is inierested,  who handles funds or  tither  property  thereof  shall  be  bonded  for  the  faithful  discharge  of  his  duties.  The  bond  of  each  such  person  shall  be fixnl  at  the  beginiling of  the organization's fis­ cal year  and slmll  Ijc  in an amount  not  less tlian  10 per  centum of  the  fuiiils handletl  by him  ami his  pre­ decessor  or  pr^ecessors,  if  any,  during  the  preceding fiscal  year^  but in no case more  dian $500,000.  If  the  labor  organization  or  the  trim in  which a  labor organization  is  iinciestetl  does  not  Iiave  a  pre­ ceding fiscal  year,  the  amount  of  llie bond  shall  be,  in  the rase of  a  local  labor  organization,  not  less  than $1,000,  and in  the rase of  any  other  labor  organization  or  of  a  trust in  vriiidi a  lalmr organization  is inteiestetl,  not less'tlian .$10,000.  Such  bonds  shall  he  individual  or  schedule  in  form, and  shall  Jiave  a  corporate surety  company as surety  thereon.  Any  person  wlio  is  not  covtued  by siidi bonds  slia'll  not be  permitted  to  receive,  handle,  dis­ burse, or otherwise exercise custody  or  control  of  the  funds  or  other  property of  a labor  organization or  of  a  trust  in which  a  labor organi­ zation  is interested.  No such  bond  shall  be  placed  through  an  agent  or broker or with a surety company  in whidi  any labor organization  or  any officer,  agent, shop  steward, or  other representative  of  a  labor  or­ gjiiiziitiiMi  has  any  direct  or  indi­ rect  interest.  Such  surety  com­ pany  sliafl  a  t'oi'iKirate  surety  sdiich  holds  a  griiiit  of  aiiihoriiy  from ilie Secretary  of  the 'X'reasiii y  under  the  .Act  of  July  3(1,  J<>17  (6  U.S.C. 6­13), as ail  acceptable siire­ • ty on  Fetleral  bonds.  (b)  .Any  person  svlio  willfully  violates  tliis  section  shall  be fine^  not  more  than  .^10,000  or  impris­ oned  for  not  more  than  one  year,  or  both.  Maklac  of* Leans;  Paymsnt  of  Finoa  Sec.  5U3.  (a)  No labor  oigaiiiza.  tion shall make diieclly or indirect­ ly any  loan  or  loans.to any  officer  or  employee  of  such  orgmization  which  results  in  a  total  indebted­ ness  on  die part  of  such  officer  or  employee to  the labor  organization  in c.xcess  of $2,000.  (b)  No  labor  organization  or  emjdoyer shall  directly or  indirect­ ly  pay  the fine  of  any  officer  oi:  employee, convicted  of  any  willful  violation  of  this  .Act.  (c)  Any  person  who  willfully  violates  this  section  shall  be fined  not  more  than  $5,000  or  impris­ onetl  for not  more  th.­in  one.year,  or  both.  Prohibition  Aaalnst  Cortaln  Porsons  Holdlns  Offlco.  Sec.  504.  (a)  No  person  who  is  or has been a member  of  die Com­ munist Party  or wlio lias  been con­ victed  of,  or  served  any  part  of  a  prison term resulting  from his con­ viction of,  robbery,  bribery,  extor­ tion, embezzlement,  grand larceny,  burglary,  arson,  violation' of  nar­ cotic .  laws,  murder,  rape,  assault  with  intent  to  kill,  assault  which  inflicts grievous bodily  injury, or a  violation  of  title  II  or  IU  of  this  Act,  or  conspiracy to  commit  any  such  crimes,  shall  serve—  (1)  as  an  officer,  director,  trus­ tee, member of any exmidve board  .or similar governing b^y, businest  agent, manager, organizer, ortothei  Supplement—Pa^e Thre*  employee  (other , than  at  an  em­ ployee performing  exclusively cler­ ical  or  custodial  duties)  of  any  labor  organization,  or  (2)  as a  labor relations  consult­ ant  to a  person  engaged  in  an  in­ dustry  or  activity,  ­affecting  com­ merce,  or  as  an  officer,  director,  agent,  or employee  (otJier  than  as  an employee  performing exclusive­ ly  clerital  or  custodial  duties)  of  any  group  or  association  of  em­ ployers  dealing  with  any  labor  or­ ganization,  during  or  for five  yean  after  the  termination  of  his  inembership  in  the  Commzinist  Party,  or  for five  yean  after  such  conviction  or  after  die. end  of  such  imprison­ ment,  unless  prior  to  the  end  of  such five­year  period,  in  the  case  of  a  i>erson  so  convicted  or  im­ prisoned:  (A) his citizenship rights,  having  been  revoked as  a  result of  such'  conviction,  have  been  fully  restored, or (B) the Board of  Parole  of  the  United  States  Department  of Justice determines iliat such per­ ron's  service  in  any  capacity  re­ ferred  to  ill  clause  (1)  or  (2)  would  not  be contrary  to  the pur­ poses of  this Act.  Prior to  making  any  such  determination  the  Board  shall hold  :in  administrative  hear­ ing  and  shall  give  notice  of  such  proceeding by  certified mail  to the  .Slate,  county,  artd  Federal  prose­ niting  officuds  in  the  juiisdicdon  or jurisdictions  in which' such  per­ son  was  convicted.  The  Board's  determination in  any such  procecd­ itig shall  be final.  No labor organ­ ization  or  officer  thereof  ^ail  knowingly permit any  person to as­ sume  or  Iiold  any  office  or  paid  position, in  violation  of  this  sub­ section.  (b)  '.Any  person  who  willfully  violates  diis  section  shall  be fined  not  more  than  $10,000  or  impris­ aned  for  not  more  than  one  year,  or  both.  (c)  For  the purposes  of  diis sec­ . tion,  any  person  shall  be  deemed  to  have  been  "convictetl"  and  tin­ der  the  disability  of  "conviction"  from  die  date of  the  judgment  of  the  trial  court  or  the  dale  of  the  final  sustaining  of  sucli  judgment  on  ap))cal,  wlu'ciiever  is  die  later  event,  regardless  of  whether  such  conviction occurred  before .or after  the date  of  enactment  of  tliis  Act.  AmandnMnt  to  iMtloil  SOS,  Labor  Manaaomont  Ralatlana  Act,  1947  Sec.  505.  Siibsetiioiis  (a),  (b),  and  (c)  of section  302 of  the Labor  Management  Relations  ­Act,  19­17,  as  amended,  are  amendetl  to read  as  follows:  "SEC.  302.  (a)  It shall  lie unlaw­ ful  for any employer  or association  of  employers  or  any  |)erson  who  acts as a  lalmr relations expert,  ad­ viser, or consultant  to an eiiiployir  or  who  acts  in  the  interest  of  an  employer  to  pay,  lend,  or  deliver,  or  agree  to  pay,  lend,  or^deliver,  any  money  or  other  thing  of  value—  " (1)  to  any  representative  of  any of  his employees  who are  em­ ployed  in  an  industry  affecting  commerce; pr  "(2)  to  any  labor  organization,  or any  officer or  employee  thereof,  which  represents,  seeks  to  repre­ sent,  or  would  ailmit  to  member­ ship, any  of  the employees  of  such  employer  who are  employed  in  an  industry affecting  commerce; or  " (8)  to  any  eiiqiloyee  or  group  or committee of  employees of  sudi  employer employeil  in  an  industry  affecting  commerce  in  excess  of  their normal  conipensatioii  for  tlie  purpose  of  causing  such  emjiloyee  or  group or  committee  directly  or  indirectly  to  influence  any  other  employees  in  tlie  exercise  of  the  right  to  organize  and  bargain  col­ lecdvely dirougli  representatives of  tlieir own  choosing; or  " (4)  to  a'Uy  officer  or  employee  of  a'labor organization  eiigageil  in  an  industry  affecting  commerce  with intent  to iiilluence  liim  in re­ s|iect  to  any  of  his  actions,  deci­ sions,  or duties­as  a  l epresentalive  of  employees  or  as  sutii  officer  or^  employee  of  such  labor  organiza­ tion.  " (b)  (1)  It  sIuilL be  unlawful  for any person  to request, demand,  receift,  or  accept,  or  agree  to  re­ ceive  or  accept,  any  payment,  loan, or  delivery  of  any  money  or  other tiling  of  value prohibited  by  subsection  (a).  • •(2)    It shall  be unlawful for any  labor oigaiiizaiion, or  for any  per­ ; SOD  acting as  an offictftr^  agent, rep­ resentatives  or  employee  of  sudi  labor  organization,  to  demand  accept  from  the  operator  of  any  motor  vehicle  (as  defined  in  part  il of the  Interstate Commerce Act)  employed  in  the  transportation  of  ])ro|)erty  in  commerce,  or  the  em­ ployer  of  any  such  operator,  any  iiioney or other  thing of  value pay­ able  to such  organization  or  to an.  officer, agent,  rei>rescntative or em­ ployee  thereof  as  a  fee  or  charge  for  the  unloading,  or  in  connec­ tion  with  die  unloading,  of  the  cargo  of  such  vehicle:  Provided,  • f'liat  nothing  in  this  paragraph  shall  be  construed  to make  unlaw­ ful  any  payment  by  an  employer  to any of  bis employees as  compen­ sation  for  their  services  as  em­ ployees.  "(r.)  The  provisions  of  this  sec­ tion shall  not lie  applicable  (I)  iiF  res|>ect  to  any  money  or  other  tiling  of  value  ]>ayable  by  an  em­ ployer  to  any  of  iiis  employee*  whose  established  iliilies  include  acting ojieiily  for siirli  employer in  matters  of  labor' relations  or  peiv  soniiel  administration  or  to  any  representative of  his em|)!oyees,  or  to any  officer  or  employee  of  a  la­ bor  organization,  who  is  also  an  em]jIoyee  or  former  emjdoyee  of  such  employer,  as  com|)en$ation  for,  or  by  reason  of,  his service  as  an  employee of  such  employer;  (2)  ss'iili  resjiect  to die  payment  or de­ livery of  any  money or other  thing  of  value  in  satisfaction  of  a  judg­ ment  of  any  court  or a  decision  or  award of  an arbitrator or'im|»rtial  chairman  or  in  compromise,  atl­ jiisiment,  settlement,  or  release  of  any claim,  complaint, grievance, or  dispute  in  the absence  of  fraud  or  duress;  (3)  with  respect  to  the  sale  or  jiurchase  of  an  article  or  conimodiiyT at  the  ]>ievuih'iig  mar­ ket  price  in  the  regular  course  of  business; (4)  witli  resiject  to money  deducted  from  tlie  wages' of  em­ ployees  in  jiaynieiu of  memliersliip  dues  in  a  labor organi/ation:  Pro­ vided,  Tliat  die  enijdoyer  has  re­ ceived  from  each  employee,  on  whose account  sticli  dediictioiis are  made,  a  written  assignment  which  shall  hot  be  irrevoi'alzle  for a'jicrt­ od  of  more  than  one  yc:ir,'  or  be­ yond  the'teimiiiaiioii' diite  of  the  ajrplicable'  collective  iigreement,  whichever'occurs  stxmer;  (5)  with  re.si>ect  to money  or other  thing of  value  paid'to  a  trust  fund  estab­ lished'by  such  representative,  for  lite  sole  ami  exclusive  lieiiefit  of  the  employees  of  such  employer,  :ind  their  families  ami  de|>eiidenls  (or  of  such  employees,  himilies^  ami  ilependents  jointly  with  the  employees of  other employers mak­  •   iiig  similar  payments,  and  their  families  and  dejiemients):  Pr<^  vidcd. That  (.\) such­  jiaymeiits are  belli  in  trust  lor  the  pur|M)se  of  paying, either from  principal or  in­ come  or  both,  for  the  benefit  of  employees,  their  laiiiilies  and  de­ jiendents,  for  meiliraf  or  linspital  care,  pensions  or  retirement  or  death  of  em|)loyees,  compensaiion  for  injuries  or  illness  resulting  from  occupatiuiial  activity  or  in­ surance  to provide  aiiysif  the  fore­ going,  or  imcmployment  lienefits  or  life  insiiiaiice,  disability  and  sickness  insiiiauce.  or  accident  in­ surance;  (B)  the  (Igtailed  basis  on  wliich  sudi  paymeiiis  are  to  be  made is s])ecified  in :i  written agree­ jinent  with  the  employer,  ami  em­''  |ployees  and  employers  arc  e<|ually  represented  in  die  admiiiisiiatiun  uf  sucli  fumi,  together  wiUi  such  neutral  persons  as  the  i'e|>reseiita­ tives of  the eniployers and  the rep­ resentatives  of  employees  may  agree  upon  and  in  the  event  the  employer  ami  employee  giuiqis  deadlock  on  the  admiiiistratluii  of  such fund and  there are  no iieuti::!  jiersons  emimwered  to  break  such  deadlock,  sudr agreement  provide*  that  the  twxi  groups  shall  agree  on  an impiqt'ial  uiiijiiie to ilei ide such  dispute, or  in event of  their laihire  to agree witliiii  a  leasumible length  .>f  lime,  an  inijiartiai  umpire  to •   decide  such  dispute  .shall,  on  |>eti­ tioii  of  either group,  he ap|wliited  • by the district  court  of  the  United  States  for  tlie  district  wliere  the  trust  fund  has  its  principal  office,  and  diall  also  coiitaii'i  provision*  fur  .m  aiuiual  audit  of  the  trust  fund, a  statemeiu  of  the  lesiilts  of  wlilidl stall be  available for  iiisjiec­.  tioii  by  interested  jiersons  at  the  jirim'ijKiI  office  of  the  trust  lofd  iuid at  sucli otiier  pl:iccs as may  be  dcsigiiatesl  in  siicIi  written  agree­ iiieiit;  ami  (C)  such  jxiyments  a*  ,:ire iiiteuded to be usesi fur  the pur­ m  �• npplemeni—Pase Four  SEAFARERS  LOG  pose  o{ (iroviding  pensions  or  an­ nuities  (OT  employees  are  made  tp  a  sepanite  trust  which  proviilei  • liat the  fumls held therein  cannot  be used  for any purpose other  than  paying such  pensions or  annuities;  or  (ti)  witli  resjject  to  money  or  otiter  thing  of  value  paid  by  any  employer  to  a  trust  fund  estab­ lished  by  such  representative  for  the  purjrose  of  pooled  vacation,  holiday,  severance  or  similar  ben  efits.  or  defraying  costs of  appren  tireship  or  other  training  pro­ grams:  Prmiidrd,  That  the  re­ t|uirements  of  clause  (B)  of  the  proviso  to  clause  (5)  of  this  sub­ section  shall  applv  to  such  trust  ftmds."  SM. fiOI.' (a)  The Secretary shall  have  jjower  wFien  he  believes'  it  iierevsary ­  in  order  to  determine  whether .any  iterson has violated  or  is about  to violate any  jsrovision of  diis Act  (except Title  I  or amend­ ments  m:ide  by  this  Act  to  other  statutes)  to  make  an  investigation  and  in  connprtion  theretvith  he  may  enter  such  places  and  inspect  such  records  and  accounts  aiul  ijtiestioii  such  [lersons  as  he  may  (ieem  necessary  to  enable  him  to  (leteriniiie  the  facts  relative  there­ to.  The  Secretary  may  reiiort  to  iiui­icstcd  persons  or  officials  con­ ceiiiing  the  facts  to  be  shotvn  in  any  report  required  by  this  Act  and  conteniing  the  reasons  for  failure or  refund  to fife  such  a  re­ port or  any other  matter which  he  deems to be appropriate  as a result  of siidt  an  investigation.  j(b)  For  tlie  piii'iMise  of  any  in­ vestigation  provided  for  in  this  Act,  the  provisions  of  sections  9  and  10  (relating  to tlie  attendance  of  witnesses and  the production  of  ^bboks,  papers,  and  documents)  of  'tlid Federal Trade Commission Act  ,  of Sei>tember  10, 19H,  as amended  (l.'r  U.S.C.  49,  50),  are  hereby  made  applicable  to  tlie  jurisdic­ tion, {lowers, and  duties of  the Se£  retary or  any officers designated  by  hltn.  Extortlonat*  Plckatlng  Sec. 002  (a)  It shall be  unlawful  to cany  on {licketiiig  on or  about  .tlie  premises  of  any  employer  for  tlie  pur|>ose  of,  or  as  part  of  any  ,  conspiracy  or  in  furtherance  of  any  plan  or  purjiose  for,  the  |ier­ lonal  profit  or  enrichment  of  any  individual  (except  a  bona  fide  in­ crease  in  wages  or  other  employee  benefits)  by  taking  or  obtaining  any money  or other  thing of  sralue  from sudi employer against his will  or with his consent.  (b)  Any  {lerson  who  willfully  violates  this section  shall  be  lined  not  more  than  $I0,(H)0  or  impris­ oned  not  more  than  twenty  years,  or  both.  k:.­ u.  mm  'i&y  Amendments To  The Labor  Management  Relations  Act, 1947,  As  Amended  Sec.  606.  The  {novisions  of  the  Administrative Procedure Act shall  be  applicable  to  tlie  issuaiKe,  amendment,  or  rescission  of  any  rules or regulations, or any  adjudi­ cation,  autliorized  or  required  pursuant  to  the  provisions  of  this  Act.  InvMtlsaUaiia  i.  Sarvlc*  of  Proeo**  Administrative  Preeeduro  Act  Miscellaneous  Previsions  1  provision  to'any person  or clrcuml  stances,  shall  be  held  invalid,  the  remainder'oC this Act  or the  appH­ catipn of  such provision  to jiersons  or  circumstances  other  than  those  as to which it is held  invalid, shall  not be  affected  thereby.  Sec. 605.  For the  pur(X)ses of this  Act, service of summons, subpoena,  or other legal  process of  a court  of  the  United  States  upon, an  officer  or agent of  a  labor organization in  his capacity as such shall constitute  service  upon  the  labor  organiza­ tion.  Title VI  'fi­ shall  be  construed  to  impair  or  diminisli  tlie  authority  of  any  State to  enact and  enforce general  criminal  laws  with resjiect  to  rob­ bery,  bribery,  extortion,  embezzle­ ment,  graml  Larceny,  burglary,  ar­ son,  violation  ^ narcotics  laws,  murder,  rajie,  assault  with  intent  to  kill,  or  assault  which  inflicts  grievous  bodily  injury,  or  conspir­ acy  to commit  any  of  such crimes.  Othar  Agonel**  and  Oopartmont*­ Sec.  607.  In  order  to avoid  un­ necessary  ex|)ense  and  duplication  of  functioiu  among  Government  agencies,  the  Secretary  may  make  such  arrangements  or  agreements  for  cooperation  or  mutual  assist­ ance  in  the  {lerformance  of  his  functions  under  this  Act  and  tlie  functions of  any such  agency as  he  may  find  to  pracucable  and  consistent with  law.  The Secretary  may utilize  tlie facilities  or services  of  any  department,  agency,  or  es­ tablishment  of  die  United  States  or  of  any  State  or  {lolitical  sub­ division  of  a  Sute,  including  the  services  of  any  of  its  employees,  with the  lawful consent of  such de­ partment,  agency,  or  establish­ ment;  and each  department, agen­ cy,  or establishment of  the  United  States is authorized  and directed  to  cooperate  with  the  Secret.­iry  and,  to the  extent {lermitted  by  law,  to  provide  such  information  and  fa­ cilities  as  he  may  request  for  his  assistance in the jierformance of  hit  functions under  this  Act.  The .At­ torney  General  or  his  representa­ tive shall receive from the Secretary  for  appropriate  action  such  evi­ dence  develo|ied  in  the  jierfbrm­ ance  of  his  functions  under  this  Act  as  may  be  found  to  warrant  consideration  for criminal  prosecu­ tion  under  the  provisions  of  this  Act or  other  Federal  law.  Criminal  Conta  Sec. 608. No {lerson shall  be pun­ ished for any criminal contempt al­ legedly committed  outside  the  im­ mediate  presence  of  the  court  in  connection  with  any  civil  action  prosecuted  by  the Secretary  or any  other  {lerson  in  any  court  of  the  United States under  the  provisions  of  this Act  unless the  facts consti­ tuting sudi  criminal  contempt are  established  by  the  verdict  of  the  jury in  a proceeding in  the district  court  of  the­Unitetl  States,  which  '  jury  shall  be  chosen^ and  empan­ Ratantlon  of  RIshts  Undar  eled  in  tlie  manner  prescribed  by  Other  Fadaral  and  .the  law  {governing  trial  juries  in  Stat*  Law*  Sec. 00>t.  (a)  Kxcept as explicitly  criminal  prosecutions  in  the  div  provided  to  the  contrary,  nothing  trict courts  of  the United  States.  in this .\ct shall reduce or limit the  Prohibition .on  Certain  responsibilities of  any  labor organ­ DIseiplIno  by  Labor  4/ation  or  any  officer,  agent,  shop  Orsanlzatlon  Sec. 609.  It shall be unlawful  for  .steivard.  or other  representative of  a labor organization, or of any trust  any  labor organization,  or any  offi­ in  which  a  labor  organization  is  cer,  agent,  shop  steward,  or  other  representative  of  a  labor oiganiza­ interested,  under any  Federal  law  or under the laws of any State, and,  tion,  or  any  enijiloyee  thereof  to  except as explicitly provided  to the  fine,  sus|>end,  ex|)el,  or  otherwise  contrary,  nothing  in  this Act  shall  tliscipline  any  ol  its  members  for  take away any right or bar any rem­ exercising any  right  to Wtiich  he is  etly  to  which  members  of  a  labor  'Mititled  under  the  {irovisions  of  organization  are  entitled  under  this ­Act.  The jirovisions of  section  such  o(her  Federal  law  or  law  of  102  shall  be applicable  in  the  en­ I'oiccment  of  this  section.  9ny  State.  Doprlvatlon  of  RIEHU  Undor  (b)  Nothing contained  in  titles  Act  by  VIolonc*  ­ I, II.  fir,  IV, V,  or VI,of  this Act  Sec.  610.  It  shall  be  unlawful  shall  lie construeil  to  supersede  or  fyr  any  {lersoii  tlirougli  the  use  of  im|rair or  otherwise affect  the  pro­ visions of  the  Railway  l­abor  Act,  force  or  violence,  or  threat  of  the  use of force  or violence, to restrain,  as  amended,  or  any of  the obliga­ tions,  rights,  benefits, privileges,  or  coerce, or intimidatCrOr attempt to  restrain,  coerce,  or  intimidate  any  immunities  of  any  carrier,  em­ member of a  labor organization for  ploj­ee,­  organization,  representa­ tlie {lurjiose  of  interfering  with  or  tive, or  person subject  thereto; nor  preventing the exercise of any  right  shall  anything  contained  in'  said  to  which  he  is  entitled  under  the  titles  (c.xcept  section  505)  of  this  provisions of  this Act.  Any  person  Act  be  construetl  to  confer  any  who  willfully  violates  this  section  righto,  {iriviJeges,  immunities,  or  shall be  rmctl not more  than .'JLOOO  defenses  u{ion employers,  or  to im­ pair or otlicrw'ise  affect  the  rights  or  imprisoned  for  not  more  than  of  any  {lerson  under  theJN'ational  diiis  year,  or  both.  • pparabllKy Pravialans  '  ­  Labor  Relations  Act,  as amended;  Sec. 611,  If any  provision of  this  'V  • " **• *• Low*    Act,  or  the  application  of  such  •   ^  Nothing  in  tliis  1U  'i  • J­:.'­­ Title VII  r*d*ral­SUt*  Jurlsdlattan  Sec.  701.  (a)  Section  14  of  the  National  Labor  Relations  Act,  as  amended, is  amended by  adding at  the end  thereof  the following  new  subsection:  " (c) (I)  The  Board,  in  iu dis­ cretion, may, by  rule of decision or  by {Miblished  rules adopted  {iiirtu­ ant  to  the  .Administrative  Proce­ dure  Act,  decline  to  assert  juris­ diction  over  any  labor dispute  in  volving any class or category of em­ ployers,  wiiere,  in  the  0{>iiiit>ri  of  the Board,  the effect of  such  laboi  dispute  on  commerce  is  not  suffi­ ciently  substantial  to  wamiit  the  exercise  of  iu  jiirisdiction;  Fro­ vided,  That  the  Board  shall  not  decline'to assert  jurisdiction  over  any  labor  dis|Hite  over  which  it  would assert  jurisdiction under  the  standards  prevailing  u[>on  August  I,  1959.  "(2)  Nothing  in  this  .Act  Shall  be  (teemed  to {irevent  or  bar any  agency  or  the  courts  of  any  State  or  Territory  (including  the  Com­ monwealth  of  Puerto Rico,  Guam,  and  the  Virgin  Islands),  from  aV  siiming  and  asserting  jurisdiction  over  labor disputes  over which  the  Board  declines,  pursuant  to  para­ graph  (1)  of  this  subsection,  to  ^assert jurisdiction."  (b)  Section S (b)  of  such Act  Is  amended  to read  as  follows:  "(b)  The  Board  it  aiithorized  to delegate  to  any  group of  three  or more members any  or all  of  the  (lowers  whidi  it  may  itself  exer­ cise.  The BoanPis  also authorized  to dclegiitc to  iis I'cgional  directors  its powers under section 9 to detCT­ 'liiiiie  the  unit apprbpHa'te  for  the  puqxMe of collective bargaining, to  investigate  and  provide  for  liear­ ings,  and  detennirlF  whether  a  question  of  representation  exists,  and  to direct an  election or  take a  Kcret  ballot under  subsection  (c)  or  (e)  of  section 9  and certify  the  results  thereof,  exce|H  that  iijion  the filing of a request Uierefor with  ^the  Board  by  any  interested  per­ son,  the Board  may Rview any  ac­ tion  of  a  regional  director  dele­ gated to him under  this paragra|>h,  but such  a review  shall not,  unless  specifically  ordered  by  the  Board,  operate  as  a  sUy  of  any  action  taken  by  the  regional  director.  A  vacancy in  the Board  shall not im­ pair  the  right  of  the  remaining  members to exercise all of  the pow­ ers  of  the  Board,  and  three mem­ bers  of  the  Board  shall,  at­all  times,  constitute  a  quorum  of  the  Board,  except  that  two  members  shall  constitute  a  quorum  of  any  group  designated  pursuant  to  tlie  first  sentence  hereof.  The  'Board  shall  have  an  offici;il  seal  svhich  shall  be  judicially  noticed."  Economic  Strlkora  Sec.  702.  Section 9 (c)  (3)  of  tlile  NatioiiTil  Labor  Relations  .Act,  as/  amended, is  amended by  amending  the second sentence thereof  to read  as follows:  "Fniployees engaged  in  an economic strike who are  not en­ titled  to  reinstatement  shall  be  eligible  to vote  under such  regula­ tions  as  the  Board  shall find  are  consistent  with  the  purposes  and  provisions  of  this .Act  in  any  elec­ jion  conducted  within  twelve  months­after the commencement of  the  strike."  Vacancy  In  OHIc*  of  aanaral  Counsal  Sec.  703.  Section  3(d)  of  the  National  Labor  Relations  Act,  as  amended,  is,  amended  by  adding  after  the {leriod at  the end  tliereof  the  foOlowing:  "in  case  of  a  va­ ewicy  it  the  office  of  the  General  Cotmio  die  President  ii  author*  ued to designate  the officer or  em­ ployee  who  shaU  act  as  General  Counsel  dti.*{ng  such  vacancy,  but  no {lenon or {lersons so designated  shall M act  (1)  for more than forty  days  when  the  Congress  is  In  ses­ sion  unless  a  nomination  to  fill  sudi  vacancy  shall  have  been sub­ mitted  to the  Senate,  or  (2)  after  the  adjournment  sine  die  of  the  session of  the Senate in which such  nomination  was submitted."  Royostt*  and  RacaRaHlM  PlekatlnV^  Sec.  704.  (a)  Seaion  8(b)  (1)  of  the  National  Labor  Relatioiu  December  M,  19S9  oontratx  or agreement,  expieii  or  tm(>lied,  whereby  such  emidoyer  ceases or refrains or agrees to cease  or  refrain  from  handling,  using,  selling,  trans{>orting  or otherwise  dealing  in any  of  the  products  of  any othn­ employer, or  to cease do­ ing business with any other (iers<m,  and any contract  or agreement  en­ tered  into  heretofore  or  hereafter  containing such an agreement shall  be to such  extent unenforcible and  void:  Provided,  That  nothing  in  this  subsection  (e)  shall  apply  tp  an  agreement  between  a  labor  or­ ganization and  an'einployer in  the  construction  industry  relating  to  the  contracting  or  subcontracting  of  work  to  be  done at  the  site  of  the  construction,  alteration,  (Mint­ ing, or  re|>air of  a  building, struc­ ture, or other  works: Provided  fur­ ther, That  for  the purposes  of  this  subsection  (e)  and  section  8(b)  (4)  (B)  the  lerms  'any  employer,*  any  (lerson  engaged  in  commerce  or an industry affecting commerce',  '' and 'any  (lerson'  when  used  in re­ lation  to  the  terms 'any  other pro­ ducer,  processor, or  manufacturer',  'any other employer', or 'any  <Hher  person'  shall  not  include  (lersons  in  the  relation  of  a  jobber,  man­ ufacturer,  contractor,  or  stilKon­ tractor  working  on  tlie  goods  or  (ireniises  of  tlie  jobber  or  manu­ facturer or (lerforming  (larts of  an  ­  integrated process  of production  in  the ap(iareljind  clothing industry:  Provided further. That  ncHliing in  this Act  shall (irohibit  the enfoiee­ ment  of  any  agreement  ­which  is  within  the foregoing  exception."  (c)  Section 8 (b) of  the National  Labor  Relatkms Act.  as  amemTed,  it  amended  by  striking  out  the  word  "and"  at  the  end  of  (lara­ gra[ih  (5), striking out  the (lefiod  at  the end  of  (xiragriq^h  (6), ami'  inserting  in  lieu  thereof  a  semi­ colon­and  the  word  "and,"  knd  adding a new  (lamgraph as follows:  "(7)  to  picket  or  cause  t(i  be  (ticketed,  or  threaten  to picket  or  cause to  be (lirketed, any  em[iloyer  where  an object  thereof  it  forcing  .or requiring  an em)iloyer  to recog­ nize or bargain with a  labor organ­ ization as  the represenutive of  his  employees,  or forcing  or requtring  the  emidoyee  of  an  employer  to.  accept  or select  such labor organ*  ization  as  their  collective  bargain­ ing .representative,  unless  such  la­ lior organization  is currently  certi­ fied  as  the  representative  of  sudi  em(sloyees:  Act,  as  amended,  is  amended  to  read  as  follows:  "(4) (i)  to  engage  in,  or  to  in­ duce  or  encourage  any  individual  employed  by  any  {lerson  engaged  in commerce  or  in an  industry  af­ fecting  commerce  to  engage  in,  a  strike or a  refut.al  in the  course of  his  employment  to  use,  manufac  ture,' {irocess,  transport,  or  othei>  wise handle  or work on  any goods,  articles,  materials,  or  commcKlities  or to  jierform any  services;  or  (ii)  to threaten,  coerce, or  restrain  any  {lerson­ engaged  in commerce of  in­ :in  industry  affecting  commerce,  where  in  either  case  an  object  thereof is—  "(A)  forcing  or  requiring  any  employer  or. sejf­employed  {lerson  to  join  any  labor  or  employer or­ gahi/atjon  or  to  enter  imo  any  agreihient  whidr  is  prohibited  by  secti  ?^.(e);  "(B)  forcing  or  reqidring  any  person  to cease  using, selling,  han­ ^lling,  transjiorting., or  otherwiw  dealing  in  the  products  of  any  other  producer,  processor, or  man­ ufacturer,  or  to  cease  doing  busi­ ness with any other  jiei­son. or forc­ ing or requiring any  other employ­ er  to  recognize  or  bargain  wiUt  a  labor organization as tlie represent­ ative of  his employees  unless  such  labor  organization  has  been  certi­ fied  as  the  representative  of.  such  employees  under  the  provisions  of  section 9:  Provided, That  nothing  contained  in  this ciause  (B)  shall  be  construed  t6  make  unlawful,  where  not otherwise  unlawful, any  primary  strike  or  primary  picket­ ing;  '(C)  forcing  or  requiring  any  employer  to  recognize  or  bargain  with  a  (larticular  labor  organiza­ tion  as  the  representative  of  his  employees  if  another  labor  organ­ ization  has  been  certified  at  the  representative  of  such  employees  "  "(A)"where  the  employer  hai:  under  the'provisions  of  section  9;  "(D)  forcing  or  requiring  any  lawfully  recognized  in  accordance  employer to assign  particuliy: work  with  tliis  Act  any  other  labor  or­ to employees  in  a  (nrticiilar  labor  ganization and  a qUesticin  concern­ organization  or  in  a  particular  ing representation  may  not appro­ trade, craft, or  class rather  than  to  priately  be  raised  under  section  employees in  anotlier labor organi­ 9 (c)  of  this Act.  zation or in another  trade, craft, or  "(B)  wliere  within'the  preced­'  class,  unless  such  employer  is  fail­ ing twelve  months a  valid election  ing to conform  to an order  or cer­ under section  9 (c) of  this Act  has  tification  nf  the  Board  determin­ lieen conducted, or  "(C)  where  such  picketing  has  ing  the  bargaining  representative  for  employees  (lerforming  such  been  conducted  without  a  (icti­ work:  Provided,  That  nothing  tion  under  9(c)  being filed  with­ contained, in  this  subsectiiin '  (b)  in  a  reasonable  (leriod  of  time  shall  be construed  to make  unlaw­ not  to  exceed  thirty  days  from  ful a  refusal by  any (lerson to enter>  the commencement  of  such  picket­ iqion the  premises of any  employer  ing:  Provided,  That  when  such  a  (other  than  his own  employer),  if  (setition  has  been filed  the  Board  the  employees  of­  such  employer  shall  forthwith,  without  regard  to  are  engaged  in  a strike  nitilied  or  the (irovisions  of  section 9 ((:)  (1)  iqijiroved  by  a  representative  pf  or  the  absence  of  a  showing, of  a  such  employees'  whom  such  em­ substantial  interest  on  the  part  of  the  labor  organization,  direct  an  jiloyer  is  required  to recognize  im­ der  this  Act:  Provided  hirlher.  election in such iinit'as  the  Board  finds  to  be  aiipropriate  and  sluill  That for  the {lurjioses of  this {lara­ graph  (4)  only, nothing contained  certify the  results thereof; Provided  in  such  panigrapli  shall  be  con­,  further. That  nothing  in  this suli­ striied  to  (irohibit  publicity,  other  paragraph.  (C)  shall  be  construed  than  (licketiiig,  fur  the  |>ur|iose  of  to­(irohibit  any  picketing or'other  (lulilicity  for  the |iur]iose  of  truth­ truthfully  advising  the  public,  in­ cluding consumers and members of  fully  advising  the  public  (includ­ ing  consumers)  that  an  employer  a  labor  organization,  that  a  prod­ uct or (irikiucts are produced by an  does,  not  em|iloy  members  of,  or  have  a  contract  with,  a  labor  or­ employer with  wliopi  the labor  or­ ganization  has  a  primary  dispute  ganization,  unless an  effect of  such  and arc'distributed  by another em­ .(licketing  is  to induce  any  individ­ ployer,  as  long  as  nich  (lublicity  ual  enijiloyed  by any  other  (lerson  does  not  have  .an  effect  of  induc­ in  the  course  of  his  ein|iIoyment,  ing  any  individual  employed  by  not to pick  up, deliver or trans(iort'  any  (lerson other  than  the (irimary  any  goods  or  not  to  (icrform' any  services.  employer  in  the  course  of  his era­ "Nothing in  this  panigrapli  (7)  [iloyment  to refuse  to  pick  up, de­ iver,  or  traiiqiort  any  goods,  .or,  shall  be. construed, .to  jiennit  any  not  to perform  any service.s,  at the  act  which  would  othenrise  be  an  establisliment  of  tlie  employer  en­:  itnT­iir  labor  (irqctice  under  this,  section  8 (b)."  giged  in  such  distribu!;.;:;:".  (d)  Section lO (1)  of the  Nation'­ (b)  .Section  8  of  the  National  Lalxir  Relations  Act,  as  amended,  al  Labor  Relations Act,  as amend­ is  amended  by  acldiiig  at  the  end  'sd. Is amended  by adding after  tlie  thereof  the  following  new  subsec­ words  "section  8(b),"  the  wrords  tion;  ,  'or  section  8(e).  or  section  8(b)  (e)  It shall  be an  unfair labbr:  (7)," and by striking out  the (leri­ pmctiw, for any labor otgani^tloii *  dd.at  the end of the third  sentence  and aiiy employer to enter into any  and ^jrting in lieit  thereof  a ix>­  .  J •  !• •  ;  I'­c io­  ­a.  ion  and  the following: "Providf  further.  That  such  officer  or  gional attorney shall  not apply  for  any restraining order under sectkm  8(b)  (7)  if  a  charge  against  tho  emidoyer  under  section  8 (a) (2) •   has been filed and  after the prelim;  'inary  investigation,  he  has reason­ 'able  cause  to  "believe  that  such  Icharge is  true and tliat a complaint  .should  issue."  (e)  .Section SOS (a)  of  the Labor  Management  Relations  Act,  1947i  is amended  to read  as follows;  "(a)  It shall be unlawful, for tlic  (impose of­this  section only,  in an  industry  or  activity  affecting  com­ merce,  for  any  labor  organization  to  engage  in  any  activity  or  con­ duct  defined  as  an  unfair  labor  practice'in  section  8(b)  (4)  of  the  National  I.abor  Relations  Act,  as  amended."  Rulldlng  and ConatmotlaN  Industry  Sec. 705.  (a)  S.eciion 8 of the Nt­r  '(ional  I.abor'  Relations  .Act,  ae  amendetl  by section  704 (b)  of  thi*  .Art.  is  amended  by  adding  at  the  end thereof  the following new  sub­ stction;  ;  r  '  "(f)  It  shall  not  be  an  unfair  labor  practice  under  subsections  (a)  and  (b)  of  this section  for ait"  employer engaged  primarily  in the  building and  construction industry  to tmike an agreement covering em­"  ployecs  engaged  (or  who,  u|ion  their  employment,  will  be  en­ gaged)^ in  the  building  and  con­ 'struGtiofj industry  with a  labor or­ ganization  (if  tyhich  building  and  construction  cm(iloyeet  are  mem­ bers  (not  establish^,  mainuined,  m aswted by any action defined ia  section  8(a)  of  this Act  at an  un­ fair  labor  (iractice)  because  (1)  the  majority  status  of  such  labiir  organization  has  not  been  estab­ lished  under  the  (irovisions of  sec­ tion 9 of this .Act  prior to the mak­ ing of such agreement, or  (2). such  agreemenLrequires  as  a  condition  of  employment,  membership'  in  such  labor,  organization  after  the  seventh  day  following  the  begin­ ning  of  such  employment  or  the  effective  date  of  the  agreement,  whichever  is  later,  or  (3)  such  'agreement  requires  the  employer  to notify such labor organization of  o|i(iprtunities for etnployment with  such employer,  or gives such  labor  organization  an  opiidiftiinity  .t(s  refer  qualified  apjilicants  for  siich  em[>loyment,  or  (4)  such  agree­ ment  specifies  uiiiiimiun  training  or exjperience qualificationsior ^n­ (doyment  or  provides  for  priority  in  o|iportunitiet  for  employment  bated  u(ion  length  of  service  svith  such  emjiloyer,  in  the  industry  or  .  in the (larticular geographical area:  Provided,  That  nothing  in  this  .subsection shall  set­aside  the final  proviso to section. 8 (a) (3)  of  this  • Act:  Provided  /Mir(/ier,..'riwt­>any  agrrement which would be  invalitl,  but  for  clause  (1)  of  this  subsec­ tion, shall not be a bar to a(ietition  filed  (Miftuant  to section  9(c)  or­ 9(e)."  ­  (b)  Nothing  conuined  in  tlie  amendment  made' by  subsection  (a)  shall  be constnieil  as authoriz­ ing the execution or application of  agreements' requiring  meittbtuihip  in a  labor organization  as a  condi­ tion of emyiloyment  in any State  or  Territory  in which  sudi execution  or  apjilication  is  (irohibited  by  State or "jferritorial  Law.  Rrlorlty  lii  Cas*  HISndllnR  Sec.  706.  Section  10  of  thc­A'.i­ tioiial  I.abor' Relations  .Ac|;,j­:.  as  amended, is  amended by  adding at  the  end  thereof  a  new  sub^ion  us follows:  " (ill)  Whenever  it' is  charged  that any  person  has engaged  iii an  unfair  labor  (iractice  within  the  nicaning"of  subsection  (a) (3)  or  (h) (2)  of  section  8,  such  charge  slAll  be • g  iven  (iriority  over  all  other castei e.xce(H cases of like char­ ­acter  in  the  office  where  it  is filed  or to which  it is  referred and  cases  given  (iriority  unijzyr  subsectian  (1).'.'  Eftaetiv*  Rat*  of  Am*ndm*nta  Sec.  707.  The  amendments  matie .by this  title shall  ­take  effect  sixty  days  after  the  date  of  the |  enactment of  this .Act  and  no pro­ "vision of  this  title shall  be deemed  to  make  an  iiufair  labor  praciico;  any  act  which  is  (lerformed  prior  to  sudi  effective  date  wlwcli  did  not constitute an unfair labor prac­.  tice  prior  thereto.  Approved Septepiber  14,  1959.  /  (fi  .mm  � 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 December 18, 1959 Description An account of the resource Headlines: LAKES SIU WINNER IN 12-SHIP FLEET SHIP CO. 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SIU MISSILE SHIPS ENTER COUNTER-CLAIMS NY GETTING SHIP BOOST FOR HOLIDAYS MSTS CUTS BACK ITS TANKERS N’ORLEANS GIRDS FOR RUSH; DEL NORTE READY JAN. 25 SIU, LAKES CO’S JOIN FIGHT AGAINST PRO-RAILROAD PROPOSAL BOSTON GETS WHEAT CARGO AS SEAWAY SEASON ENDS SEEK MILLIONS IN REFUNDS FROM SHIPS ON PR RUN VALIANT FREEDOM GROUNDED ON CUBAN BEACH VA RESEARCHER BACKS PHS ON CIGS 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 12/18/1959 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. XXI, No. 26  1959 Periodicals Seafarers Log